84 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



specimens less than 2 J mm. in length (the smallest size recorded 

 by Olliff), whilst 2 J mm. appears to be the maximum size attained 

 by L. ubiquitosus. It is of common occurrence under the bark 

 of several species of Eucalyptus, and may be beaten plentifully 

 into the umbrella from drying leaves. In his original description 

 of L. Australasice, Blackburn saj^s : " elytris ante aincevn fascia 

 lata infuscata or7iatis," and again, " the wide blackish fascia 

 occupying nearly all the apical half of the elytra." In a recent 

 paper he saj'-s, " I have seen specimens in which the subapical 

 infuscation is only slightly developed." In all the numerous 

 specimens of L. ubiquitosus I have seen, the elytra are entirely 

 of uniform colour. L. rigidus appears to be unknown to Mr. 

 Blackburn, and is tabulated by him as having " Sublateral stria 

 of pronotum very much deepened on its hind half;" it should, 

 however, have been placed in the same division "FFF" as 

 Australasioi. 



L.EMOPHL.EUS PILOSUS, n.Sp. 



^ (?). Clothed with short yellowish pubescence, moderately 

 shining. Testaceous, head and prothorax slightly darker. 



Head strongly transverse ; punctures partially concealed ; 

 median line scarcely traceable. Antennaa extending bej^ond pos- 

 terior coxse, 1st joint stout, not much longer than 2nd, 2nd 

 stouter and slightly longer than 3rd, 4th-10th feebly increasing in 

 length, 11th about once and one-half the length of 10th. Protho- 

 rax transverse, sides rounded, apex considerably wider than base; 

 punctures dense and moderately large, but more or less concealed, 

 lateral stri?e partiall}'' concealed. Elytra densely punctate, each 

 with four distinct stripe and with traces of others. Length 

 H mm. 



Hab.—^wsin River, W.A. 



From L. subopacus (also pilose and from W. Australia) this 

 species may be distinguished by its less depressed form, but in 

 particular by the anterior angles of the prothorax being rounded 

 instead of dentiform. 



