540 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



Apph/ana veris, Oil. — The 9 of this species was unknown to 

 Mr. Olliff. Of it I have taken several pairs ni copula at Tam- 

 worth. The 9 has antennae as in Calodera and strongly resembles 

 C. incequalis, Fvl. 



Cafius laetabilis, oil. — Two of my specimens which were 

 - compared with the types of this species and also with the descrip- 

 tion agree in every particular. The specimens were lent to Mr. 

 Blackburn who said he could not distinguish them from Philonthus 

 longiconiis, Stephens, and that possibl}^ I had made a mistake; 

 however, J am convinced that my identification is correct. With 

 the description of P. hyigicornis (as given by Fauvel) and also 

 with specimens sent me under that name by Mr. Blackburn my 

 specimens agree. Mr. Olliff unfortunately did not come to 

 Philonthus in his revision of the family, or doubtless this error 

 would have been rectified. 



Cafius seriatus, Fvl. — I have several specimens from Pelsart 

 Island which agree too closely with the description of this species 

 to warrant my describing them as new, although they are pro- 

 bably distinct. The number of punctures in the dorsal series of 

 the prothorax is liable to variations in several species; of the 

 specimens I doubtfully refer to seriatus one has 14 punctures on 

 one side and 15 on the other; another has 12 and 11. Of (J. 

 littoralis, Fauvel, I have specimens with punctures varying in 

 number from 8 to 13 and frequently different on each side. 



C. AREOLATUS, Fvl. Hab. — Sydney. 



C. SABULOSUS, Fvl. ffab. — Sydney, N.S.W.; Melbourne, Vic. 



C. velutinus, Fvl. Ilab. — ^ Albany, W.A. 



C. LITTORALIS, Fvl. Hab. — Swan River, Rottnest Island, W. A. 



PiNOPHILUS QUADRATICOLLIS, n sp. 



Narrow, feebly shining, abdomen slightly iridescent. Moder- 

 ately densely clothed with fine ashen pubescence, sides of elytra, 

 abdomen and base of head with longer and darker hairs. Piceous- 



