BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 507 



elytris abdomineque piceis, omnino cinereo-sericeis, opacis, 

 obsolete creberrimeque punctatis, potius alutaceis, pedibus rufis, 

 tibiis piceis; $ segmento 6° subtus apice obsolete em arginato, 7° 

 late profundeque tviangulariter inciso, incisura basi impresso- 

 marginata. Long. 6 mm, (Fvl.) 



Middle Harbour, Manly (under sea-weed in both localities), 

 Sydney, New South Wales ; Victoria ; Swan River, West 

 Australia. 



153. Cafius densiventris. 



Cafius deiisiventris, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X, p. 258 (1877). 



C. nautico maxime vicinus, niger, elytris abdomineque vix nigro- 

 piceis, opacis ; pedibus i-ufis ; capite thoraceque fere densius sub- 

 tiliusque, elytris densius minusque fortiter, abdomine praesertim 

 quadruple crebrivis subtiliusque, segmento 7° tantum nitidulo 

 parce, punctatis ; abdomine multo densius subtiliusque fusco- 

 pubescente, segmentis subtus utrinque vix piceo-marginatis. 

 Long. 81-9 mm. (Fvl) 



Port Mackay, Queensland ; also found in Aru. 



154. Cafius sericeus. 



Remus sericeus, Holme, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. II. p. 64 (1837) 

 — Philonthus sericeus, Erichson, Gen. Staph, p. 509 (1840) — Cafius 

 sericeus, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. XIII. p. 542 (1878). 



Black, somewhat opaque ; the elyti'a and abdomen clothed with 

 golden yellow pubescence. 



Head rather closely and deeply punctured. Antennae pitchy red. 

 Prothorax closely and strongly punctured on each side, with a 

 raised median line. Elytra one half longer than prothorax closely 

 and finely punctured. Abdomen rather closely punctured. Legs 

 pale pitchy. Length, 3|-4 mm. 



Adelaide, South Australia ; Swan River, West Australia ] also 

 in Europe, Madeii'a, &c. 



A variable species. 



