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moderately long, the last oval, slightly acuminate. Prothorax 

 oblong-ovate. Elytra truncate behind. Abdomen large. Metas- 

 ternum strongly produced anteriorly. Legs moderately long ; the 

 tibee slightly spined ; anterior tarsi rather strongly dilated in the 

 male, pubescent ; posterior tarsi with the 1st joint longer than 

 the 5th, joints 2-4 pyriform or cordiform. 



The genus appears to be composed of species which are found 

 on the sea-shore, or near the mouths of rivers, where they are 

 usually to be found under decaying sea-weed. The group is well 

 represented in Australia. 



142. Cafius areolatus. 



Cafius areolatus, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X., p. 251 (1877). 



^ In genere statura maxima formaque satis Hadrotem simulante 

 maxime distinctus ; niger, nitidus, capite thoraceque vix aeneis, 

 abdomine dense griseo-sericeo ; palpis, antennis praeter basin 

 tarsisque piceis ; elytrorum margine inflexo latius, apicali anguste 

 segmentorumque marginibus supra subtusque ferrugineis ; antennis 

 minutis, brevibus, articulo 3° 2° longiore, 4-10 moniliformibus, 

 parum incrassatis, 4-5 subquadratis, 6-10 sensijn brevioribus, 

 transversis, 11° parvo, obtuso ; capite transversim subquadrato, 

 antice parum angustato, subdepresso, antennarum basi utrinque 

 sinuato, fronte vix triangulariter impressa, postice punctis 2 parum 

 di stantibus notata, circa angulos posticos subtrancatos basique 

 punctis grossis, punctis aliis subtilibus in margine oculorum 

 antico notato ; thorace capite paulo angustiore, paulo latiore 

 quam longiore, ante medium antice arcuatim, postice sinuatim angus- 

 tato, subconvexo, angulis posticis obtusis, circa angulos anticos sat 

 fortiter dense punctato, punctis 2 vel 3 quasi foveolatis ; scutello 

 crebre sat fortiter punctato ; elytris thorace sat latioribus, quarta 

 parte longioribus, breviter apice aureo ciliatis, vix nigro piceis, 

 summa basi depressa, sat fortiter crebre punctata, disco toto 

 punctis grossis parce, marginibus punctis densis multo subtilioribus 

 notatis, et in fundo subtilissime reticulato-striolatis ; abdomine 

 elytris vix angustiore, segmentis omnibus lateribus sextoque apice 



