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srenns Anemia is widely distributed in S. Europe, Asia (Syria to India). Atrica 

 (widely) and America (California). The above record is the first for Australia. 

 It is found in sandy beaches or sandy soil. 

 Types in the Coll. Carter. 



Hyocis minor, n.sp. 



Shortly ovate, convex, opaque brownish black, elytra with some undefined 

 reddish markings, chiefly in humeral region, antennae and leg's red. Head coarsely 

 punctate, antennae stout, .ioints 9 and 10 transverse, 11th oblong oval. Prothorax 

 emarginate at apex, front angles rounded but prominent, sides rounded, slightly 

 sinuate behind, posterior angles rectangular, base bisinuate, disc coarsely and 

 closely punctate, very sparsely pilose towards sides, with well marked medial 

 sulcus. Elytra wider tliau prothorax at base, oval and convex, deeply punctate- 

 striate, the punctures moderately large and round, more widely separated than 

 usual in the genus, underside more finely punctured than upper surface. Dlmen- 

 gions: 2 — 2^ X IJ mm. 



Hub. — Stradl)riike Island. Queensland (Mr. Pottinger and H. .7. Carter); 

 Sydney (Dr. E. W. Ferguson). 



Six examples taken on the sea-beach near Dunwich (Stradbroke Is.), seem in- 

 separable from the Sydney specimen, which has long been in my collection as a 

 probable sp. nov. It shares with H. nigra Blackb. the distinction of being con- 

 sistently smaller tlian the other described species, while distinguished from nigra 

 by its more convex and wider form and rounded sides of prothorax. //. hake- 

 welli Pasp. is larger aiul has much coarser elytral sculpture with caneellate ridges 

 between the square seriate punctures, and with more angulate humeri. 



Type in Coll. Carter. 



Alphitobius blaiei, n.sp. 



Sub-parallel, depressed, piceous above (elytra nearly black), underside, legs 

 and antennae castaneous. Head closely punctate, eyes rather large, antennal orbit 

 not prominent, antennae submoniliform, slightly and successively widened out- 

 wards, not extending to base of prothorax. Prothdra.r: apex truncate (as seen 

 from above), base bisinuate, anterior angles rounded, posterior angles sub-rect- 

 angular, widest at base, sides arcuately narrowing to the front; disc closely, not 

 very finely punctate, with two small basal foveae. Elytra of same width at ba-se 

 and about two and a-half times as long as the prothorax; finely striate-]iunctate, 

 intervals flat and minutely punctate; underside closely punctate, the prosternum 

 coarsely, abdomen more finely so, tibiae very little enlarged at apex, their margins 

 entire. Dimensions: 3J x Ij (approx.) mm. 



Hal).— Townsville, Queensland (F. P. Dodd) . 



Two specimens were sent from the British Museum, labelled as above, of a 

 species that is dillicult to place; and which I was inclined to think was a 

 Vlomoides, but the shorter body and antennae, more transverse prothorax pre- 

 clude this. 



T V p e in British Museum. 



Alphitobius xajiiaphila, n.sp. 



Elongate-ovate, sub-nitid ; head, prothorax, underside and appendages red, the 

 first often blackish ; elytra piceous, more or less suffused with red, tarsi luteous. 

 Head coarsely and eonfluently punctate, eyes large, prominent and coarsely faceted, 



