138 THE CARABIDAE OF TA.SJIAXIA, 



Nemaglossa obtcsa^ »p. nov. 



Elongate-oval; head bifoveate; prothorax laevigate, punctate on each side 

 of basal foveae; elytra tiuneate-oval (2.5 X 1.8 mm.), convex, fully striate, second 

 interstice without striole at base, third interstice unipunctate a little before apical 

 third. Head black ; prothorax ferruginous, middle of anterior margin and disc 

 vaguely infuseate; elytra piceous-black, first interstice, lateral margins and apex 

 reddish; legs testaceous; antennae infuseate, two basal joints testaceous; man- 

 dibles and labrum reddish. 



Head laevigate; each frontal fovea giving off an oblicjue line running towards 

 middle of eyes; vertex convex; eyes prominent, lightly inclosed behind. Pro- 

 thorax broader than long (0.9 X 1.2 mm.), widest before middle; sides lightly 

 rounded, roundly and strongly narrowed to apex, decidedly narrowed to base; 

 apex truncate; angles rounded, not marked; base tnmcate in a curve, angles 

 obtuse, not marked; lateral basal foveae wide, shallow, punctate; median line 

 distinct. Length. 3.8 — i.l mm., breadth, 1.8 mm. 



Hab. — Evandale (Simson, No. 2494); Launceston, Latrobe, Strahau (Lea). 



This is the species whicli is entered as Thenarotes discoidalis Blackb. in Lea's 

 "List" of 1902, but I believe it to be a distinct species. Compared with .Y. 

 atriceps (^ Trechus id Macleay), it differs by prothorax more strongly narrowed 

 to base, basal angles more rounded off. I am not sure that I know X. minor 

 Blackb., which may not be different from N. atriceps Mad. ; the same differences 

 should separate A', olitusa from N. minor as from X. atriceps. It seems to me 

 better to consider the Tasmanian species as distinct, rather than attach it to any 

 of the described species of the mainland as a variety. All the allied forms known 

 to me from the mainland differ from A'^. ohtusa by having the prothorax less 

 strongly narrowed to base, and witli the basal angles more marked. 



Two small specimens belonging to Mr. Lea, ticketed "Launceston" are 

 smaller than the typical form (3.5 mm.) and have the elytra almost wholly 

 black, only the first interstice towards apex, lateral margins posteriorly, and apex 

 narrowly reddish; it may be a variety. 



Nemaglcssa (Thenarotes) tasjianica Bates. 



Hab. — Launceston (Simson, No. 249]). Also cimmion in S.E. Australia. 



Genus E u t ii e n a r u s. 



Prothorax with basal angles rectangular: legs yellowish .. //ow/i/zw Erichs. 

 Prothorax with basal angles obtuse; legs black nii^r/his B\. 



Euthexarus (Harpalu.s) PRo:HPTrs Erichson. 



Ilab. — Launceston, Beaconsfield, Kelso, Zeehan (Simson, No. 2859); Latrobe, 

 Strahan. King Is. (Lea). Common in S.E. Australia. 



Euthexarus xigellus, sp. nov. 



Elongate-oval; prothorax laevigate, sparsely punctate in ba.sal impressions; 

 elytra convex, fullv striate, second interstice without striole at base, third inter- 

 stice unipunctate near posterior third. Black; antennae piceous with basal .loint 

 reddish ; legs black ; tarsi ferruginous-brown, posterior darker tlian anterior. 



Head laevigate- frontal im])ressions well nuirkcd, ()l)li(me. anterior extremi- 

 ties connected by clypeal suture; eyes not prominent. Prothorax broader thaa 



