€02 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



anterior tibise strongly curved, the anterior with about fourteen, 

 intermediate with about ten, posterior with about eight small 

 triangular black- tipped teeth; claw joint long, squamose. Length 

 7^, width 3 1 mm. 



//a6.— King's Sound (Mr. W. W. Froggatt). 



The tibiae in this species are even more noticeably curved than 

 in 0. Alastersi; the teeth are somewhat irregular in size and 

 position, especially towards the apex. My specimen is perhaps 

 somewhat abraded, nevertheless the species should be easily iden- 

 tifiable on account of the absence of tubercles, median carina, 

 thick rostrum, pale club, and tibiae. 



OXYOPS SERRICOLLIS, n.Sp. 



9. Piceous-black; legs and antennae dull red, claws and club 

 piceous. 



Head punctate at base, a narrow longitudinal impression from 

 between eyes to base, a shining impunctate space from impression 

 to insertion of antennae, at the sides of which are rather large 

 punctures. Funicle with 1st joint obtriangular, about half the 

 length of 2nd, 2nd almost as long as scape, 3rd-5th elongate, 6th- 

 7th subglobular but not transverse; club elongate. Prothorax 

 with strong granules or small tubercles, conical, larger and more 

 regular at sides, forming a double irregular oblique row on each 

 side of middle, the rows expanding and becoming less noticeable 

 towards base ; a shining interrupted carina continuous almost 

 from apex to base. Scutellum long, narrow, densely punctate. 

 Elytra broad, strongly convex; densely granulate, the granules 

 larger and more irregular at base, becoming obsolete towards 

 apex ; striate-punctate, punctures large, deep, either oblong, 

 quadrate or round; interstices rather narrow, convex, 3rd, 5th, 

 7th and 9th slightly raised throughout, 3rd and 7th (shoulder) 

 distinctly cristate at base, 5th and 9th slightly so; apices separated 

 but not mucronate. Abdomen with depressed almost obsolete 

 granules. Metasternum with distinct granules, coxal process 

 short, triangular. Mesosternal process distinctly produced. Legs 

 granulate-punctate; anterior tibiae curved at apex, teeth irregular 



