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front margin of its clypeus is distinctly carinate and very evidently 

 (almost widely) reflexed ; the structure of the hind angles of its 

 prothorax places it in Dr. Candeze's "third section" of the genus, 

 of which no Australian species has hitherto been described. The 

 flanks of the presternum are punctured much more strongly than 

 the median part. 



N. Queensland ; sent to me by Mr. French. 



ELATER. 



The little species described below has not altogether the facies 

 of this genus, but its structure seems to place it here. The front 

 of the clypeus presents a clearly defined continuous raised border j 

 the tai'si are quite simple and filiform ; the prosternal sutures are 

 straight and in front excavated ; the mesosternum is declivous ; 

 the hind coxse are those of a typical Elater except that the external 

 hind angle of their dilated portion is very feeble. In the last of 

 these characters this species resembles E. perplexus, Cand. 



• Elater wentworthensis, sp.nov. 



Pallide brunneo-testaceus, capite prothoraceque obscurioribus 

 metasterno abdomineque rufescentibus latera versus plus 

 minusve infuscatis, elytris mox pone medium macula obscura 

 fusca ornatis ; pube pallide fulva vestitus ; capite sat fortiter 

 subci-ebre, prothorace subtiliter minus crebre, punctulatis; hoc 

 subparallelo antice parum angustato, haud canaliculato, 

 angulis posticis vix divergentibus carina sat elongata mox 

 intra marginem lateralem instructis ; elytris striatis, inter- 

 stitiis subplanis leviter sat crebre vix subtiliter punctulatis. 

 (J prothorace quam latiori paullo longiori. 



9 prothorace quam longiori paullo latiori. [Long, lt-2 1,1a 1. 1 line. 

 The minute size and general appearance of this insect — its pale 

 brownish testaceous colour, with the head and prothorax reddish, 

 and a distinct (but not very strongly defined) fuscous spot on each 

 of the elytra immediately behind the middle — render it very 

 distinct from any previously described Australian Elaterid. 

 N. S. Wales ; near Wentworth Falls. 



