536 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



CONOSOMA SEPTIMUM, 11. sp. 



Moderately shining ; brownish-testaceous, prothorax slightl}' 

 paler than elytra; extreme base of prothorax, extreme apex of 

 elytra, apices of basal segments of abdomen and the apical 

 segments tinged with red; antennae brown, basal half, the palpi 

 and legs testaceous. Uniformly clothed with short ashen pubes- 

 cence becoming golden on abdomen, sides with a few straggling 

 hairs. 



Antenate moderately long, 9th-10th joints transverse, 11th 

 slightly shorter than two preceding combined. Rather finely and 

 subequall}^ punctate. Prothorax large, moderately transver.se, 

 posterior angles feebly produced. Elytra transversely oblong,, 

 about once and one-half the length of prothorax, apex feebly 

 emarginate. Length to apex of elytra 2, of abdomen 2| mm. 



//a6. —Tarn worth, Forest Reefs, N.S.W. 



Allied to the preceding. 



CONOSOMA OCTAVUM, n.sp. 



Coloured as the preceding, except that the antennae are much 

 paler, with the 4th-10th joints infuscate. Rather densely and 

 uniformly clothed with short ashen pubescence ; abdominal 

 seo-ments with long blackish hairs (rather more numei'ous than is 

 usual) on their sides 



Antennfe elongate, 10th joint not transver.se, 1 1th fully twice 

 the length of 10th. Prothorax minutely punctate, elytra 

 extremely minutely transversely strigose. Prothorax large, feebly 

 transverse, posterior angles rounded and not at all produced. 

 Elvtra alone- suture about once and one-fourth, along sides about 

 once and one-half the length of prothorax; sides rounded, rather 

 strongly decreasing to apex. Length to apex of elytra 2|, of 

 abdomen 3f mm. 



^(i5._Dalmorton, N.S.W. 



This and the following species are the two largest that I have 

 seen belonging to Conosoma. 



