BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 621 



Anthicus rarus, King; Mast. Cat. 8p. No. 4303. 

 A. propinquus, MacL; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4301. 

 Hub. — ^Windsor, Sydney, Tamworth. 



A. coMPrus, Laf.; Ma-^t. Cat. Sp. No. 4275. Hab.— Sydney. 

 A. Denisoni, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4280. ^a6.— Galston, 

 Sydney. 



A. DUBius, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4281. /Jab. — Tamworth. 



A. Gawleri, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4283. //(t6.— Tamworth. 

 There is also a specimen in the Macleay Museum from N.W. 

 Australia. 



A. GLABER, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4284. Hab. — Tamworth. 

 A. GLABRicoLLis, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4285. Bab. — -Inverell. 

 A. Kreusleri, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4291. Hab. — Sydney. 

 A. MYRTEUS, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4297. Hab. — Tamworth, 

 Sydney, and Whitton. 



A. PALLiDUS, MacL; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4300. //a6.— Windsor. 

 A. WoLLASTOXi, King; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4307. ^ct6. — Whitton. 



Syzetox Blackburni, n.sp. 



Elongate-ovate, shining. Reddish-testaceous; head black, two 

 oblique maculae in the centre of the elytra (almost touching the 

 suture) piceous, palpi pale te.staceous; antenna? red, from the 7th 

 joint darkening, the apical piceous, but with its extreme point 

 lighter; in one sj)ecimen the posterior thighs are darkened. Above 

 with decumbent whitish pubescence ; beneath more sparingly 

 clothed. Above densely and minutely punctate, the punctures 

 largest at the base of the elytra, smallest on the head. 



Head wider than the prothorax. Prothorax slightly transverse, 

 rounded at apex, truncate, or very slightly bisinuate at base; the 

 sides scarcely arcuate; there are two very irregular transverse 

 impressions, the apical very shallow, the posterior being formed 

 l)y shallow irregular fovese. Elytra much wider than prothorax,. 



