616 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



mediate and apical third of anterior femora piceous-black, the rest 

 reddish. Elytra, apical portion of prothorax, and legs with short 

 silky suberect pubescence; abdominal segments minutely pubescent. 

 Head above, and prothorax sparsely and minutely punctate, head 

 beneath more strongly and densely punctate; basal two-thirds of 

 elytra, meso-, and metasternum coarsely and densely punctate; 

 abdominal segments extremely minutely punctate, except base of 

 the first where the j^unctures are stronger. 



Head longer than wide, subrounded, widest across the eyes 

 (which are slightly in front of the middle and prominent, but not 

 coarsely faceted), with a shallow punctate impression in the 

 middle of the extreme base; antennse slender, scarcely passing 

 prothorax, basal joint as long as the two following united. Pro- 

 thorax longer than wide, the width of the head (excluding eyes) 

 scarcely longer; transversely globose in front, narrowest near the 

 base. Elytra broad, nearly twice the width of prothorax at base, 

 about one and a quarter times as long as head and prothorax 

 combined, and about twice as long as wide; shoulders scarcely 

 rounded, sides parallel to about one-third from the apex, towards 

 apex slightly depressed on each side of the suture, the base 

 without depressions. Legs with the femora equal in thickness, 

 all the tibiae straight. Length 2|, width 1 mm. 



Hah. — Tam worth. 



The above species comes closest to A. Kingi, Macl. 



Anthicus exiguus, n.sp. 



Depressed, shining. Head dark or brownish-red, eyes black; 

 prothorax clear reddish-testaceous; elytra testaceous, feebly tinged 

 with brown, two rather narrow brown maculpe (not quite touching 

 suture) immediately behind the middle, base tinged with brown; 

 beneath reddish-testaceous (slightly darker than prothorax), legs 

 paler; antennae red, darkening towards apex. Elytra and apex 

 of head sparsely pubescent, prothorax and lower surface almost 

 glabrous. Head (except at the sides) and prothorax highly polished, 

 almost impunctate; elytra minutely and not very densely punctate, 

 the punctures largest towards the base; meso- and metasternum not 

 quite as strongl y, l^ut more densely punctate than base of elytra. 



