BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 101 



obtuse bicarinata ; tarsorum aaticorum articulo primo intus 



dilatato. 



Feminse clypeo antice minus lato leviter reflexo-emarginato, 



anguiis anticis sat acutis ; fronte obtuse minus fortiter 



bicarinata. [Long. 4, lat. 2g lines. 



This species belongs to the first section (Sir W. Macleay's 



arrangement) of Liparetrus, and is not very closely allied to any 



previously described species. 



N. S. Wales ; taken by Mr. T. G. Sloane near Albury. 



Liparetrus Adelaide, si).nov. 

 Ovalis ; sat elongatus ; subnitidus ; niger, palpis antennis 

 (clava excepta) elytris (basi anguste nigra et nonnullis 

 exemplis lateribus infuscatis exceptis) pedibusque rufis ; supra 

 pilis erectis pallide brunneis sat dense vestitus, corpore subtus 

 pygidio propygidioque dense cinereo-birsutis ; capite pro- 

 thorace pygidio propygidioque confertim sat fortiter subrugu- 

 lose, elytris fortiter minus crebre, punctulatis ; prothorace 

 leviter vel vix manifesto canaliculato ; elytris sat distincte 

 geminato-striatis ; tibiis anticis extus 3-dentatis ; tarsorum 

 posticorum articulo 2° quam 1"^ dimidio longiori. 

 Maris clypeo antice minus lato, fortiter reflexo-emarginato, 

 pone ajjicem angustato, anguiis anticis extus sat acute 

 productis ; tarsorum anticorum articulo basali intus anguste 

 elongato. 

 Feminse clypeo antice angustato subtruncato, vix emarginato. 



[Long. 4-4f , lat. 21-2? lines. 



According to description this species must be very near the 



Queensland L. fulvohirtus, Macl., but is very much larger. The 



late Sir W. Macleay compared an example with the type of his 



species and reported it " quite distinct." 



S. Australia ; near Adelaide. 



SciTON, gen.uov. 



Generi Anodontcmyci affinis; labri anguli nullo modo prominuli; 

 palpi maxillares crassi, articulo apicali breviter ovali quam 



