BY A. M. LEA. 



751 



SCRAPTIA MICROSCOPICA, n.sp. 



Blackish, appendages not much paler. Rather densely 

 clothed with short, dingy pubescence. 



Head with crowded and rather small punctures. Eyes widely 

 separated, rather deeply notched. Antennae moderately long 

 and thin, second joint small, slightly larger than third, the lat- 

 ter indistinctly separated from fourth. Prothorax about thrice 

 as wide as the median length, sides feebly rounded towards 

 base, but strongly towards apex; punctures much as on head. 

 Elytra at base the width of prothorax, sides feebly dilated to 

 beyond the middle, and then feebly narrowed to apex; punc- 

 tures slightly sparser and better denned than on pronotum, 

 but of similar size. Spurs to hind tibiae very unequal, the 

 longer about the length of second tarsal joint. Length, If -2 

 mm. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Geraldton. — Tasmania: Huon 

 River (A. M. Lea). 



A very small dark species, at first glance suggestive of some 

 of the small species of Dasi/tes of the Malacodermidae. The 

 notches in the eyes are rather deep, but owing to the black 

 colour of the head they are distinct only on close examination. 



A specimen from New South Wales (National Park) appears 

 to belong to the species, but is not in condition for confident 

 identification. 



Tkmxopalpus tricolor, n.sp. 



Black, elytra deep purplish-blue, prothorax reddish flavous, 

 tarsi somewhat paler. Sparsely clothed with rather short 

 blackish hairs, becoming shorter and somewhat denser on under- 

 surf ace . 



Head with fairly dense and rather coarse punctures. Eyes 

 very prominent. Antennae passing scutellum, first joint mod- 

 erately stout, almost as long as second and third combined, 

 third slightly shorter than second or fourth, first to sixth shin- 

 ing, the others subopaque and slightly wider. Prothorax 

 transverse, sides strongly rounded, base narrower than apex, 

 with a shallow depression towards each side of base; punctures 

 the size of those on head, but much sparser. Elytra distinctly 

 wider than prothorax, almost parallel-sided throughout; punc- 

 tures slightly larger than on prothorax, and midway in density 



