by a. sidney ollifp, p.e.s. 501 



144. Cafius sabulosus, 



Cafius sahulosus, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X. p. 253 (1877). 



Prope crihratum collocandus, sed dimidio minor, facie Philonlh. 

 cephcdotes, et omnino distinctus ; nigro-piceus, capite thoraceque 

 plus minusve cupreis, nitidis ; elytris abdomineque opacis, illis 

 parce pilosis, apice albido ciliatis, hoc dense cinereo-sericeo ; anten- 

 narum articulis 4-11, coxis anticis subtus, tibiis plus minusve, 

 tarsis, elytrorumque sutura post scutellum et apice vix ferrugineis ; 

 his margine inflexo ferrugineo-testaceo ; thorace saepius piceo ; 

 antennis brevibus, articulis 4-10 sensim magis transversis ; capite 

 convexo, ^ quadrato, thorace latiore, ^ hoc paulo angustiore, lon- 

 giore, parcius omnium subtil issime punctulato, punctis antice 

 prope oculos verticeque fere toto majoribus parce notato, duobus 

 medio fronte summa, hac in J" breviter obsolete sulcata ; thorace 

 subcylindrico, in ^ paulo, in ^ tertia parte longiore quam latiore, 

 sub-parallelo, lateribus antice pai"um sinuatis, punctis aliquot 

 prope angulos anticos subrectos notato, angulis posticis fere 

 rotundatis ; scutello alutaceo, subtilius punctulato ; elytris thorace 

 sat latioribus, non longioribus, alutaceis, dense fortiter rugose, 

 abdomine creberrime subtiliter punctatis ; ^ segmento 6° subtus 

 apice latius sat profunde, 7° profunde triangulariter incisis. 

 Long. 6^-8 mm. (Fvl.) 



Cape York, Port Denison, Mackay, Gayndah, Queensland ; 

 Manly (on the sea-shore under sea-weed), Botany, Sydney, Port 

 Hacking, New South Wales. 



An abundant species. 



145. Cafius laetabilis, sp. n, 



Pitchy black, shining ; head and prothorax tinged with bronze 

 green, the latter with a series of four punctures on each side ; 

 elytra inclining to fulvous, shining. 



Head somewhat convex, impressed in front, with two moderately 

 large punctures between the eyes one on each side of the middle. 



