476 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



longer and slightly narrower than tenth, its apex semicircu- 

 lar. Vrotliorax slightly wider than long, sides near apex 

 gently dirainishing in width to apex itself, which is 

 gently incurved to middle, base truncate and hind angles 

 almost rectangular ; with clearly defined punctures of some- 

 what irregular size, but none very large. Elytra with regular 

 rows of rather large round punctures, in rather feeble stride, 

 the interstices with sparse and minute punctures ; epipleurse 

 with dense and rather coarse punctures about base, but much 

 smaller and sparser elsewhere. Under-surface with round and 

 usually clearly defined punctures. Abdomen with first seg- 

 ment longer than second, second longer than third, and 

 slightly longer than fifth, third longer than fourth. Front 

 tibi(H wide, their external apical two-thirds with four strong 

 teeth, middle pair slightly longer, not so wide and spinose on 

 external edge, hind pair spinose only at tip. Length, 4-i mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Little Mulgrave River (H. Hacker). 



The type was sent in spirits, with many other small beetles, 

 a few of which were certainly from ants' nests, but many were 

 not. Mr. Hacker when written to, could give me no informa- 

 tion as to how he obtained it. 



CoRiPERA Adamsi, n.sp. 



Black, with a faint coppery gloss in places ; tibiae with a 

 slight purplish gloss ; antennal joints in parts diluted with 

 red. 



Head densely granulate, and with a number of shallow 

 irregular depressions. Prothorax moderately transverse ; with 

 numerous small granules, and small, shallow, irregular de- 

 pressions ; margins wide, obliquely raised, and coarsely ser- 

 rated or lobed. Scutellum, curvilinearly triangular. Elytra 

 feebly raised along suture and sides; with small, dense, and 

 somewhat irregularly distributed punctures ; with numerous 

 minute, subobsolete granules, and with numerous, small, 

 shining granules of not tmiform size, and becoming more 

 numerous towards and on sides, which, in consequence, appear 



