BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 239 



From his detailed description of a specimen (2) in his monograph 

 of 1868 we gather that the anterior angles [of the prothorax] 

 are a little advanced, but their point is obtuse ; the marginal 

 border [is] rather fine and becomes straight towards the base to 

 form the posterior angles which are right but not acuminate. 



Hah. — Swan River, 



Apotela nigerrima. 



A. nigerrima, Macl. I.e. p. 335. 



I supplement Sir "William Macleay's original description with 

 the following note made from an examination of his type. 



Black, shining. Head smooth. Labrum rounded on the sides ; 

 anterior margin corneous, lightly emarginate in the middle. 

 Prothorax short, transverse (4 J x 4| mm.), lightly rounded on the 

 sides, very shortly narrowed behind, marginal borders rather wide, 

 crenate, a little widened and slightly advanced at the anterior 

 angles, sinuate in front of the base, not extending to the base ; 

 median line lightly impressed, reaching the base ; dorsal surface 

 finely transversely striolate. Elytra oval (8|^ x 5^ mm.), convex, 

 smooth ; apex subacuminate ; lateral margins very narrow along 

 the sides, flattened and widened behind ; surface covered with 

 minute scratches. Anterior tibise narrow, widened at the apex, 

 armed externally with a sharp tooth-like projection opposite 

 the upper internal spine. Length 14, breadth 5^ mm. 

 Hah. — Percy Islands. 



A single specimen ($) in the Macleay collection, for the oppor- 

 tunity of examining which I have to thank Sir William Macleay. 



Adotela striolata, 



A. strioJata, Putz. Rcvis. 1873, p. 341. 



Unknown to me ; I translate M. Putzeys' description. 



Of a very brilliant black ; palpi, antennae and tibiae of a clear 

 brown. The antennee are rather slender. The labrum is deeply 

 emarginate in a half circle ; the clypeus is equally emarginate, but 

 angularly. On the anterior part of the vertex there are two fovese 

 which unite behind leaving a raised space between them. The 



