132 THE CARABIDAE OF TASMANIA, 



12 (9) Labium with paraglossae free at apex; mentum dentate. (Elytra 



fully striate.) 



13 (14) \'entral segments (including basal fovea in d'l glabrous. Posterior 



tarsi long, first joint muth longer than se(?ond. S- — Four anterior 

 tarsi with joints 24 wide, clothed with dense tissue beneath 



XemAiSLOSSA. 



14 (131 Ventral segments (including basal fovea in c?) satulose. Posterior tarsi 



short, first joint not as long as two succeeding joints together. 

 (J. — Four anterior tarsi with squamae disposed biseriately at sides 



of joints EUTHENARUS. 



Genus Gnathaphanus. 



Gnathaphanu.s adelaidak Castelnau. 



Hah. — Launceston, Brighton, Great Lake, Avoca, Hobart, Flinder.-: Is. 

 (Siinson No. 2481). 



Genus Diaphorojierus. 



Table of Tasmanian species. 



1 (8) Elytra with humeral angles marked and dentate, third interstice uni- 



punctate. 



2 (7) Legs black, or with tibiae and tarsi piceous; antennae black, or 



infuscate with basal joint ferruginous. 



3 (4) Prothorax with sides not sinuate posteriorly, basal angles obtuse 



(Colour bronze, or viridiaeneous) cdwart/si Casteln. 



4 (31 Prothorax with sides sinuate posteriorly, basal angles square. 



5 (61 Colour virescent. Length, 7 mm reilaii^s^itlus ChawX. 



6 (5) Colour black. Length, S mm quadi-icollis Ohaud. 



7 (21 Tibiae, tarsi, and antennae ferruginous. (Scutellar stride punctifonni. 



Length, 6.5 mm viridipennis St. 



S (1) Elytra with humeral angles not dentate, third interstice impuncta,te. 

 (Prothorax densely punctate on each side of base, sides strongly 

 sinuate to base, basal angles rectangular. Length, 9.7-10.5 mm. 



pcratcr SI. 



Xote. — D. amaroides Casteln. (= Ilarpalut: patnicloides Castelu. = //. raii- 

 diemensis Casteln. = 11. illawarensis Casteln., according to Chaudoir) is al.so re- 

 ported from Tasmania ; but, not having seen it from the island, I liave thought it 

 better not to include it in the table from sjieciuicns of the mainiami. It i> dis- 

 tinguished by its ferruginous tibiae and tarsi. 



DlAI'HOROJIERrS KUWARDSI Ca^tl'luau. 



I'.i'onzi'd, or bronzy-green; legs black; basal joint of anlcnnac testaceous. 

 Length, 8.5 mm. 1 consider this species to l)e conspecitic with />. edward.^i 

 Casteln., a species about which little is yet known. 



Hid). — Falmouth (Simson), Stonor (Lea). Also occurs in X'icturia. 



Dl.MMIOlIllMKlilS HEC'TAXCULUS Chaui 



i)ir. 



A viridcseent s]>iM-ics with basal angles of pi.itlinrax i-cclniii;iilMr. Length, 

 6.5 — 7 nnn. 



Ilab. — Bi'ighton ( Siuison, uniiiuc). Also found in south-ea^tcni Austrrdia. 



