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DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN 

 COLEOPTERA. Part xiv. 



By Arthur M. Lea, F.E.S. 



LUCANID^. 



LiSSOTES C4RAMMICUS, 11. Sp. 



(J. Black, shining; parts of appendages obscurely diluted with 

 red. Sides and undersurface very sparsely clothed, the legs 

 moderately setose. 



Head gently and almost evenly convex, a fairly large notch on 

 each side, front incurved to middle and almost impunctate; with 

 large, round, dense punctures at sides and about eyes, becoming 

 smaller towards middle of base. Mandibles not very large and 

 almost simple. Eyes small, round, completely enclosed, and four 

 in number, the lower ones slightly smaller than the others. 

 Antennje with three apical joints moderately large, the apical 

 one truncated. Prothorax with sides and base margined, sides 

 lightly sinuous, dilated to near apex; with large, round, dense 

 punctures on sides, becoming smaller towards middle, the middle 

 itself almost impunctate and evenly convex. Elytra scarcely 

 longer than head (including mandibles) and prothorax combined; 

 each with four, rather wide, shining, impunctate lines from base 

 to beyond the middle, elsewhere with crowded and comparatively 

 small punctures, but a few larger ones at sides of the smooth 

 lines Front tihice with two, strong, obtuse, apical teeth, and 

 three smaller and still more obtuse ones. Length, 16 mm. 



ffab.~New South Wales: Bodalla (Dr. R. H. Pulleine). 

 Unique. 



No other Australian species of Lissotes, except L. Inteus {which. 

 by the figure looks like a Lissotes, and was doubtfully referred 

 by Westwood to Dorcus; it was omitted from Masters' Catalogue), 

 has been described as having four eyes; Westwood regarded the 



