314 MINGAYE: IRON METEORITE FROM YENBERRIE 



alternate; the third interval widest, the sutural faintly regularly uni- 

 seriately, the others very faintly irregularly sparsely, punctulate. 

 Pygidium moderately coarsely, sparsely punctate, strongly narrowed 

 at apex, which is rounded and without visible tufts of hair at sides. 

 Ventral surface very coarsel)' punctate ; on prosternum deeply sparsely 

 punctate at middle, less deeply and more sparsely at sides; on meso- 

 sternum very coarsely punctate at middle which is deeply concave, 

 more sparsely at sides, and finely on lateral margins of the concavity, 

 coarsely on first abdominal, less coarsely on last segment, finely and 

 sparsely on middle of second, third and fourth segments. Second 

 abdominal segment connate with first except for a depressed line each 

 side of middle not extending to margin of elytra. 



The anterior coxae are more widely separated than is usual in this 

 genus. The anterior tibiae are obliquely truncate, without spur; the 

 middle subtruncate, a little prolonged at apex; the posterior rounded, 

 feebly spurred, and with a small inner tooth. Tarsal joints equal, 

 feebly fimbriate. 



Length 9.5 mm.; width 3.8 mm. 



Crescent City, Fla. (Hubbard & Schwarz). Also collected in Florida 

 by Prof. W. S. Blatchley. 



Type No. 23076, U. S. National Museum. 



This species has somewhat the appearance of Sphenophoms 

 lilkei, but the resemblance is entirely superficial, as it has char- 

 acters that distinguish it from any other known in our fauna, 

 as may be seen at a glance. It is to be regretted that the type 

 is somewhat defective, as it lacks the antennal club and the 

 anterior tarsi. 



PETROGRAPHY. — On an iron meteorite found at Yenberrie, 



Northern Territory of Australia. John C. H. Mingaye, 



Department of Mines, New South Wales. (Communicated 



by Geo. P. Merrill, U. S. National Museum.) ^ 



The iron meteorite described below was found on July 30, 



1918, by Mr. John Hoare, embedded in sandy soil about 20 



miles south southeast of Yenberrie. The entire mass weighed 



about 291 pounds, of which a portion weighing some 28 pounds 



passed into the hands of Mr. Watkin-Brown of Sydney, by whom 



it was sent to the United States National Museum, where it 



was divided among the three museums of Chicago, New York 



and Washington, in the proportions respectively of 4500, 3760, 



' Received April 14, 1920. 



