750 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



its much coarser elytral punctures, the derm also appears to be 

 of harder texture than usual. Of the three specimens under 

 examination two are uniformly flavous, except that the ap- 

 pendages are slightly paler than the body parts; but the third 

 is slightly darker, and vaguely infuscated along the suture. 

 They are apparently all of one sex, probably female as the eyes 

 are separated more than the length of the first joint of anten- 

 nae; the notch in each eye is rather wider than deep; the outer 

 portion of each is subtriangular in shape, and considerably 

 larger than the inner portion. 



SCRAPTIA FUMATA, n.Sp. 



cT Of a dingy testaceous brown. Densely clothed with ex- 

 tremely short, pale pubescence. 



Head with crowded and small indistinct punctures. Eyes 

 large, almost touching in front, with a deep almost U-shaped 

 notch. Antennae long and moderately thin, passing elytra for a 

 short distance, second joint slightly smaller than third, 

 their combined length distinctly less than that of fourth, fourth 

 and fifth subequal. Prothorax not twice as wide as the median 

 length, sides parallel on basal half, then obliquely strongly nar- 

 rowed to apex; with very dense and minute punctures. Elytra 

 at base slightly wider than prothorax, and with slightly smaller 

 punctures. Legs long and thin; spurs to hind tibiae very un- 

 equal, the longer slightly shorter than the claw joint, the 

 shorter traceable with difficulty. Length ( c? , 9 ) 4£-5f mm. 



9 Differs from the male in being somewhat wider, eyes 

 smaller and more widely separated (at their nearest point they 

 are distant about the length of the first joint of antennae), 

 antennae decidedly thinner and shorter, and front tarsi less 

 dilated. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Mullewa, Lennonville (Miss J. 

 F. May). 



The under surface is usually darker than the upper, the two 

 females before me are paler than the six males, but even they 

 have a dingy, smoky appearance. There are three depressions 

 on the pronotum of all the specimens, but they are usually 

 very vague, and appear to be due to slight contractions; the 

 elytra and abdomen are rather badly shrivelled on most of them, 

 ana even the legs are sometimes shrivelled. 



