246 NOTES ON SOME AUSTRALIAN TENEBRIONIDAE, 



I took a single specimen in January, 1918,- and from its close likeness in form 

 — especially of prothorax — to Dinoria picta Pasc, I thought it was Dinoria 

 toelioides Pasc. It is perhaps nearest to B. femorata Cart, in sculpture. 



Type (unique) in Coll. Carter. 



Brtcopia hexagona, n.sp. (Text-fig. 13). 



In form and colour near the former (leai), but clearly differentiated from it as 

 follows: — Head and pronotum much less strongly punctured; antennae coarser 

 and monilifoi-m, joints 6-10 almost round. Prothorax with sides less rounded in 

 front, the lateral angulation more strongly emphasized, posterior angles rectangular 

 and less prominent, disc without the central foveae. Elytra with much larger 

 seriate punctures, coarser and deeper striae — the intervals thus appearing from a 

 side view, sub-convex — intervals almost smooth, except for the few setiferous 

 punctures on the 3rd and 5th intervals. Underside smooth, except for the minute 

 punctures of the apical segment of abdomen, and a row of large punctures on 

 front part of epipleurae. Dimensions : 7J ^ 3 mm. 



//of). — Near summit of Mount Wellington, Hobart (A. M. Lea). 



A specimen was given to me by Mr. Lea some time ago a-s Dinoria sp., from 

 a short series in his collection. 



Type in Coll. Carter. 



Brtcopia obtusa, n.sp. (Text-flg. 14). 



Widely oval, dark bronze, glabrous; antennae piceous, tarsi reddish. Head 

 wide, coarsely punctate, clypeal suture deeply impressed, eyes large and prominent, 

 antennae moniliform, not extending to base of prothorax, joint 3 little longer 

 than 4, 8th-llth enlarging gradually, 11th sub-spherical. Prothorax, Ijase and 

 apex truncate, of nearly equal widtli, sides widely rounded, widest at middle, 

 thence rather straightly narrowed to base; all angles widely obtuse, sides without 

 obvious foliation, narrowly margined throughout, disc irregularly and rather finely 

 punctate; medial line indicated at base only by a very short sulcus; two trans- 

 verse foveate impressions, one on each side behind the middle. Sottelhim small 

 and bead-like. Ehjtra wider than prothorax at base, widely oval, humeri rounded, 

 punctate-sulcate, seriate punctures large, set in deep, well-marked sulci; intervals 

 a little convex — strongly so at sides and apex, 1st (sutural) narrow, rest of uni- 

 form width and impunctate. Sternum finely, epipleurae coarsely punctate, ab- 

 domen smooth; posterior tarsi with 1st joint longer than daw-joint. Dimevsions: 

 7 X 3i mm. 



Hab. — Lizard Island, Queensland. 



A specimen, sex uncertain, amongst some Adeliinae sent from the I'ritish 

 Museum, shows a species near B. cheesmani in its wide form, but differs widely 

 in sculpture and shape of prothorax, especially in its sub-convex, smooth inter- 

 stices of elytra. The pronotum is punctured somewhat as in Adelium calnso- 

 moiden Kirby. 



Type in British JIuscuin. 



Table of Rrycofyia. 



1 — 9 Sides of prothorax crenulate. 



2 — 6 Upper surface pilose (not including occasional setae) . 



3 — 5 Colour bronze. 



4 Sides' of prothorax rounded (not sinuate behind) pilosella Pasc. 



h Sides of prothorax sinuate behind (pilose dothing sparse) tninnta Lea. 



6 Colour black, sides of prothorax angidately widened coiiiata, n.sp. 



