1250 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



Physolesthus pallidus, sp.nov. 



(J. Sat angustus ; obscure testaceus, elytris piceo - umbratis ; 

 capite inter oculos transversim depresso, hoc prothoraceque sub- 

 coriaceis baud distincte punctulatis ; prothorace transverso ; 

 elytris leviter striatis, interstitio 3° 2-punctulato. 



[Long. 25, lat. 5 lines. 



The prothorax is nearly half again as wide as long, the front 

 margin equal in width to the base, the dorsal channel very feeble ; 

 the hind angles are obtuse, the reflexed lateral margins not very 

 wide in front but near and around the hind angles becoming 

 extremely so ; along the front margin are some fine longitudinal 

 wrinkles. The piceous clouding of the elytra is chiefly about the 

 ■suture and apex, and is very little defined. It is just possible 

 that the sudden transverse flattening of the head between the 

 eyes may be a malformation, — but as it is quite symmetrical its 

 presence is more likely to be normal. 



Of much smaller size and lighter colour than P. australis^ 

 Chaud., and suturalis^ Cast. Compared with P. grandipalpiSf 

 Macl., it would seem inter alia to be considerably smaller, with the 

 elytra much more feebly striated, — besides difiering in colour. 



S. Australia; Murray Bridge. 



Lecanomerus flavocinctus, Blackb. 



It is possible that this species is identical with L. insidiosus, 

 Chaud., but unfortunately the latter has not been described, M. 

 de Chaudoir having merely stated its size and colour, and com- 

 pared it with Steyiolophus pi'oximus, Dej., a species I do not 

 possess. If errors occur through such useless descriptions the 

 author of the latter must be held responsible. 



Notophilus. 



When I characterized this genus (Tr. Roy. Soc. S.A., 1887, 

 p. 185), I omitted to state that the 2nd joint of the labial palpi is 

 bi-setose, as in Lecanojnerus and Thenarotes. In Haplaner also 

 the same joint is bi-setose. 



