BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 401 



seriately arransed. those on the interstices are almost as large as those in the 

 regular rows, although not so closely placed, as a result the series appear to be 

 very numerous . 



Elaphodes halticoides, n.sp. 



c?. — Head and prothorax reddish with a coppery gloss; muzzle, basal joints 

 of antennae (the others blackish) presternum, mesosternum, part of abdomen and 

 legs reddish-flavous, elytra pale flavous (almost ivory-white), with darker mark- 

 ings and punctures, extreme base, scutellum, raetasternum, and part of abdomen 

 black or blackish. Moderately clothed with short, wliitish pubescence, Init elytra 

 glabrous . 



7/earf with crowded punctures; median line feeble. Prothnras more than 

 twice as wide as the median length; witli dense Init not very large punctures, 

 becoming crowded on sides; with remnants of an impunctate median line; scutellar 

 lobe scarcely visibly notched. Elytra suboblong; with rows of rather large punc- 

 tures, in distinct striae throughout; interstices with very sparse punctures. Front 

 legs slightly longer than hind ones. Length {S, 2), 2.25 — 2.5 mm. 



?. — Differs in being larger and more robust, under surface entirely pale, and 

 in the usual particulars of the eyes, leg's and abdomen. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Bridgetown (A. M. Lea). 



As the antennal club is but five-jointed this species cannot be referred to 

 PolijacliHS : as the prothorax is clothed and the joints of the club rather lax 1 have 

 tlierefore referred it to Elaphodef< ; at first glance it appears to belong to the 

 Halticides, the resemblance to some of the ])ale sjiecies of Plectroscelis and to some 

 small ones of Arsipoda being quite striking. The markings on the elytra are 

 somewhat the colour of the prothorax, except that in some lights they have a 

 purplish gloss; they are not exactly the same on both specimens; on the male on 

 the left elytron theV form an irregular j (reversed on the right) and a spot on 

 the shoulder, on the female they are more diffused and connected together: the 

 punctures at first appear to be infuscated, but are really slightly metallic. On 

 the male the eyes are larger than on the female, and the distance between them is 

 slightly less than the width of one, on the female their distance apart is more than 

 the w-idth of one. 



COENOBIUS LONGlrOKXIS, U.Sp. 



d". — Black ; nnizzle, basal joints of antennae and parts of legs obscurely paler. 

 Under surface and legs scarcely visibly pubescent. 



Head with a few large punctures in front. Eyes almost touching. Antennae 

 considerably longer than usual in genus. Prntliora.r not twice as wide as the 

 median length, sides strongly narrowed in front, with a fairly deep oblirjue impres- 

 sion on each side about the basal third; without punctures except on the margins. 

 Eliitra short ; with rows of fairly larg'e punctures, becoming larger posteriorly 

 and on the sides, and on the latter set in dee)) striae. Front legs slightly longer 

 than hind ones. Length, 2 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns (Dr. E. W. Ferguson), unique. 



The eyes are as close together as on C. parvnniger, but the antennae are de- 

 cidedly longer and thicker, and the oblique impressions on the prothorax are fairly 

 deep and distinctive: these characters also distinguish the species from C. incon- 

 stans. The antennae, when at rest, pass the base of the abdomen, the first joint 

 is slightly longer tlian the second and tliird cnmljined. the sixth-eleventli arc sub- 



