448 New species of Australian coleopterA, 



punctures slightly sparser than on head, but not smaller. 

 Elytra wider than long ; each with the sutural stria distinct, 

 and the dorsal represented by an impression on basal fourth 

 only ; with clearly defined punctures, rather sparser than 

 on prothorax. Abdomen with numerous but rather small 

 punctures on upper surface; lower flattened along middle. 

 Metasternum widely and rather shallowly excavated in 

 middle. Legs long ; front trochanters with a strong truncate 

 tooth, middle subtriangularly dentate ; front femora with a 

 small, acute, subbasal tooth. Length, If-lf mm. 

 * Uab. — Victoria(Macleay Museum). 



The peculiar square tooth of the front trochanters readily 

 distinguishes this from all previously described species ; the 

 punctures also are coarser. At first, it appears to belong to 

 Rytus suhulatus, but the palpi are as in Gerallus. From some 

 directions, the lower hind part of the cephalic impression 

 appears to have a small flavous fascicle, projecting horizon- 

 tally forwards, but it is not very distinct. 



Tmesiphorus foveilateris, n.sp. 



Reddish-castaneous ; elytra, tarsi, and palpi paler. A\'ith 

 rather short, dingy pubescence, denser at tip of elytra than 

 elsewhere ; a fascicle of golden hair on each side of base of 

 head ; lateral foveae of prothorax filled with similar hairs. 



Head with two rather small interocular foveae, front rather 

 deeply longitudinally impressed : densely punctate all over. 

 Antennae not very long ; third to tenth joints transverse, 

 ninth and tenth not very large, but much larger than the 

 preceding ones ; eleventh briefly ovate, longer than ninth and 

 tenth combined. Palpi with a strong spine on second and 

 third joints, apical joint strongly obtusely produced on one 

 side, and acutely produced at apex. Prothorax about as long 

 as wide, widest at about one-third from apex : with a small 

 medio-basal fovea, and a much larger one on each side, but 

 the latter filled with clothing; punctures as on head. Elytra 

 moderately transverse ; the dorsal stria on each rather wide. 



