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decidedly marked; median line lightly impressed; two short well 

 defined basal impressions placed in a wide depression on each 

 side. Elytra short (3-5 x 3 mm.), lightly convex; basal border 

 meeting lateral border at humeral angle in a short hardly denti- 

 form prominence; striole at base of second interstice punctiform; 

 interstices depressed. 



Length 6, breadth 3 mm. 



Hab. — Geraldton (Lea, " on sea beach "). 



The other described species with which this species is allied by 

 the short metasternal episterna and lightly striate elytra are S. 

 ceneipejinis, Chaud., and S. Jhrt7iumi,* Casteln., neither of which 

 is available to me for comparison with S. leai; it is evidently a 

 proportionately shorter and more compact species than either of 

 these; the prominent humeral angle of the elytra should help to 

 distinguish it from S. fortnumi. 



Genus Pediomorphus. 



94. P. ELONGATUS, n.sp. 



Narrow, elongate, lightly convex; prothorax subcordate, finely 

 punctate near base; elytra parallel, strongly declivous to apex, 

 striate, third interstice impunctate. Piceous-black, legs reddish- 

 piceous. 



Head convex, smooth; front lightly biimpressed; the impressions 

 short, diverging backwards; eyes convex, not prominent. Pro- 

 thorax a little broader than long (1 x 1'25 mm.), widest I'ather 

 before the middle ; sides lightly rounded, lightly and roundly 

 narrowed to apex, gently and obliquely narrowed to base; apex 

 lightly emarginate; anterior angles obtuse, not prominent; base 

 sloping gently forward on each side of peduncle; basal angles 

 obtuse, lightly marked; border very narrow; median line lightly 

 impressed; a short lightly marked longitudinal basal impression 

 on each side. Elytra long (2-8 x 1-6 mm.), parallel on sides; 

 humeral angles widely rounded; apical curve obsoletely sinuate 



* Mr. Blackburn has considered S. curtula, Chaud., a synonym of 5". 

 ''Harpaliis) fortnumi (P.L.S.N.S. W. 18S9 [2], iv. p. 735). In this I concur. 



