1G8 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



MlSOELUS MORIOFORMIS. 



Niger niticlus antennis palpisque piceis opacis, capite piano 

 antice emarginato, thorace subcordiformi postice trun- 

 cato lateribus setigeris setis 1 in angulo postico 2 ante 

 medium locatis, elytris subopacis parallelis novemstriatis 

 interstitiis planis setis marginalibus longissimis — 1 

 apieali, 2 distantibus prope angulis apicalibus, 3 subhu- 

 mera]ibus. pedibus nigro-piceis. 



Long., 44 lin. ; lat. Lj- lin. 



Hab. Hall Sound, New Guinea. 



This insect lias very much of the form and appearance of a 

 Morio, and, like the species of that genus, was found under the 

 bark of a decayed tree. I have never seen anything like it in 

 Australia, and, as the only two species hitherto known come 

 from Java, I presume it may be looked upon as a Netherlands- 

 Indian form. I have never seen Miscelus unicolor, Putz, nor can 

 I find a description of it, but it is most unlikely that it can be 

 identical with the present species. The typical species, M. 

 Javanus, is in my possession, and it is very different in many 

 respects. Only one specimen was captured. 



Harpalus Papuensis. 

 Niger nitidus subconvexus, capite subplano laevi antice 

 leviter irapresso, thorace laevi subquadrato antice leviter 

 emarginato (angulis sub-product is) postice truncato 

 (angulis rotundatis) medio postice leviter striato basi 

 utrinque impress©, elytris striatis interstitiis subplanis 

 (interstitia secunda ad basin breviter striata tertia 

 prope apicem interne punctata) marginibus lateralibus et 

 apicalibus rugose punctatis, antennis pal pis tarsisque 

 rufopiceis, tibiis anticis extus prope apicem minute tri- 

 dentatis. 



Long., 5 lin; lat., If lin. 



Hab. Hall Sound, New Guinea. 



A few of this species was found under stones. 



