BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 203 



type of P. suhdepressus came from the Swan Eiver. Guerin 

 himself gives Tasmania as the habitat. It will probably be found 

 that the Melbourne species is P. ehgaiis, and that P. subdejjressus 

 is from other localities. 



Promecoderus modestus. 



P. modestus, Casteln. I.e. p. 170 ; Futz. Revis. 1873, p. 327. 



This species I have not seen. It was described from a single 

 female specimen in the Castelnau collection, and is found in 

 Tasmania. Following is a translation of M. Putzeys' description : — 



Of a bronzed black ; palpi, antennce, and tarsi brown ; tirst 

 joint of the antennas of a light red. The tooth of the mentum is 

 triangular, somewhat narrow, emarginate in the centre ; the apex 

 of the lobes is pointed internally. The antennae reach the base 

 of the prothorax. Each of the lateral punctures of the clypeus is 

 prolonged backwards so as to form an oblique fovea. On the 

 vertex there is, on each side, another fovea equally oblique, but 

 not so deep though more elongate than the tirst. The post-ocular 

 prominences are half as large as the eyes. The protliorax is 

 cordate, elongated, a little wider than the head, very little 

 narrowed in front, slightly rounded on the sides, which are 

 narrowed to the angles of the base from the anterior third. The 

 posterior angles are right angles ; the marginal border is hardly 

 noticeable in the middle of the base. The median line is little 

 impressed, hardly crossing the two transverse impressions, which 

 are little marked. The elytra are narrow, oblong, elongate, 

 narrowed to the shoulders, flat above, marked with light punctate 

 striae, of which only the tirst five are impressed ; the two following 

 are faintly traceable. The segments 2-6 of the abdomen have 

 on each side a wide punctiform fovea ; the last segment is rugose, 

 and has on each side of the anus two piliferous punctures. The 

 upper surface of the tarsi is lightly flattened. 



Length 11^, elytra 7, breadth 3|- mm. 



Promecoderus gibbosus. 

 CnemacantJms gibbosus, Gray, Anim. Kingd. II. p. 276 ; Guer. 

 I.e. p. 189; Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, p. 18: Putz. Stett. Ent. 

 Zeit. 1868, p. 337 ; Revis. 1873, p. 329. 



