BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 447 



HYDROPHILID/E. 

 Philhydrus burrundiensis, sp.nov. 



Late ovalis ; minus nitidus ; crebre siibfortiter puncfculatus ; 

 subtu.s pubescens ; niger vel piceo-niger ; antennis, palpis, pro- 

 thoracis et elytrorum lateribus, tarsisque, plus minus rufescentibus ; 

 elytris stria suturali perspicua baud instructis. 



[Long. 4, lat. 2 lines (vix). 



This species bears much resemblance to a very large darkly 

 coloured example of P. ynelanocephalus, Fab., from which species 

 indeed it scarcely differs in respect of sculpture except in having 

 no sutural stria on the elytra ; nor do I observe any difference in 

 the form or proportion of the various segments and members 

 except that the maxillary palpi are very much longer, equalling 

 in length the head and prothorax together. The apical joint of 

 the palpi is perfectly concolorous with the other joints. The 

 insect, as a Avhole, is wider than P. inelanocej^halus in proportion 

 to its length. 



Burrundie, N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Dr. Bovill. 



Berosus auriceps, sp.nov. 



Oblongo-ovatus ; convexus ; supra testaceus ; capite (postice 

 longitudinaliter carinato) aureo vel aureo-seneo, prothorace maculis 

 dorsalibus 2 elongatis fere connexis et elytrorum striis (iis mar- 

 ginem lateralem versus exceptis) maculisque vix perspicuis non- 

 nullis, nigricantibus ; subtus fuscus (capite nigro excepto) ; palpis, 

 antennis, pedibusque, pallide fusco-testaceis ; capite crebre subru- 

 gulose, prothorace sparsius sat leviter (linea longitudinali media 

 laevigata excepta), punctulatis ; elytris apice acuminatis, sat 

 fortiter striatis ; striis subtilius punctulatis ; interstitiis planis, 

 eodem modo quo strise punctulatis. [Long. 2, lat, 4 lines. 



The specimen (female) on which the above description is founded 

 is conspicuous by its pale elytra being streaked with fine black 

 striae (the external three striae, however, being black only on a 



