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DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN 

 COLEOPTERA. 



By Arthur M. Lea. 



Part VII. 



(Plate iv.) 



In the present paper I record three additional blind species 

 from Tasmania. Of these, one — Anommatus 12-striatus^ Miill. — 

 has presumably been introduced from England ; a second — 

 Phycochus graniceps, Broun, appears to be indigenous in Tasmania, 

 but occurs also in New Zealand; whilst the third — P. sulcipennis, 

 n.sp. — so far is known only from Tasmania. The number of 

 blind species of Coleoptera now recorded from Australia and 

 Tasmania is eight, as follows : — 



Carabid.e. 



Steganomma porcatum, Macl. Queensland.* 

 Illap)hamLS Stephensi, Macl. New South Wales. 



COLYDIID.E. 



Anommatus 12-striatus^ Miill. Tasmania. 



SCARAB.EID.E. 



Phycochus graniceps, Broun. Tasmania. 

 P. sulcipennis, n.sp. Tasmania. 



CURCULIONID.E. 



Halorhynchus caecus, Woll. West Australia. 

 H. geniculatus^ Lea. West Australia. 

 Tasnianica myrinecojohila, Lea. Tasmania. 



* Although its " eyes " are mentioned, this species is really without them. 

 I do not comment further on the species, as I believe Mr. Sloane is about to 

 do so. 



