160 THE CARABIDAE OF TASMANIA. 



IS (17) Prothorax minutely punctate in lateral basal impressions. Piceous, 

 elytra with sides (widely) and apex brownish yellow. Length, 

 7 — 8 mm foveipennis Macl. 



19 (2! Elytra with one or two punctures beside .second interstice, (anterior 



puncture wanting) . 



20 (21) Prothorax hardly narrowed to base, sides not subsinuate posteriorly. 



basal impressions wide and shallow ; elytra with only one puncture 

 on third interstice (the posterior one). Length. 10.5 mm. 



sitspfcta Chaud. 



21 (201 Prothorax decidedly narrowed to base, sides subsinuate posteriorly, 



two deep basal impressions on each side ; elytra with two punctures 

 on third interstice beside third stria. Length, 8.5 — 10 mm. 



moiiochroHs Chaud. 



22 (1) Elytra with seventh interstice inclosed at apex by sixth and eighth. 



(Met-episterna elongate.) 



23 (26) Elytra with interstices nitid and strongly convex in both sexes. 



24 (25j Prothorax with basal impressions impunctate. Length, 10 — 11.5 mm. 



coraciniis Erichs. 



25 (24) Prothorax with basal impressions punctate. Length, 7 — 8 mm. 



occidentalis Macl. 



26 (23) Elytra with interstices opaque in 5^. 



27 (28) Prothorax evidently narrowed to base; striole at base of second elytral 



interstice short. Colour atrous. Length, 9 mm. nainoyensis SI- 



28 (27) Prothorax not evidently narrowed to base; striole at base of second 



interstice elongate. Colour of a somewhat bronzy or greenish tint. 



29 (30) Antennae and tarsi ferruginous. Colour atrous, with slight metallic 



bronzed tint on elytra. Length. 7.5 — 9 mm. oodifortnis JVIacl. 



30 (29) Antennae and tarsi infuscate. Upper surface bluish green. Length, 



7 — 8.5 mm (/eV/Vfl/^/wi Tschitsch. 



Note. — P. (Arijutor) nitidipennis MaeL, is a species of Prosopogmii^. but uo 

 specimen is avaihvble to me at present. P. (Ahax) reichei Cast- is likel.v con- 

 specific with P. boi.sdurali Cast. P. {Ilar2jalut') qaudraticollis Cast., I liave not 

 identified. P. inaperatus Sloane is not now available tor reference; the type is 

 missin.n'. All the sj)ecies known to me as occurring- in Tasmania are noted liere- 

 iimler. ' 



PROsoroi;.\n's lkai, sp. nnv. 



?. — Elliptical, lii;litly convex; prothorax >ulii|u:ulrntc, liase (3.2 nun.) much 

 wider than apex (2.5 nun.), basal angles oljtusc; elytra strongly striate, inter- 

 stices not convex except towards ajiex, third interstice 3-punctatc, shouMci-s den- 

 tate; met-episterna (with e]>imera) longer than antcri(n- lircadlh; jirostcniuia boi-- 

 dered at point. Black nitid. 



Head convex (2.2 mm.) across eyes; frontal iiiiiircssions not decii. diveigent 

 hackwards; eyes inclosed beliind. renifonn (with orbits). Prothorax trans\ er.se 

 C2.75 X 3. .5 nun.), widest before middle, strongly narrowed to apex, liglitly 

 iibli(|uely narrowed to base, impunctate near base; anterior margin bordered, 

 liardly eniai'ginale; base lightl.y emarginate in middle, truncate on each side; 

 lateral border narrow; median line lightly impressed; inner basal imiircssicm 

 shallow, sulciform, outer impression obsolete; posterior marginal puncture fovei- 

 form, a little distance from liase. Elytra oval ((i.7 x 4 mm.); third interstice 

 with anterior ))unctnre beside third stria, two jiosterior jniuctures beside second 

 stria; eiglith interstice free at apex, fifth and seventh inclosing sixth, ninth seriate- 



