BY ARTHUR M. LEA. • 271 



The feature of this species is its very long posterior legs, which 

 are longer than the entire body. From F. australis, which it 

 somewhat resembles, it differs in being longer, slenderer, lighter 

 in colour and more opaque, differently shaped prothorax, longer 

 legs, and in numerous other particulars. 



Anthicus rectifasciatus^ n.sp. 



Depressed, shining. Head, prothorax and undersurface red, 

 elytra testaceous, base somewhat darker, a broad median band — 

 very feebly connected with apex along sides and suture — black; 

 legs, palpi and antennae testaceous, the latter becoming darker 

 towards apex; abdominal segments clouded with piceous at the 

 sides. Above not very densely clothed with yellowish suberect 

 pubescence, on the undersurface the pubescence is shorter and 

 denser. Head densely punctate, prothorax more densely and 

 minutety, elytra strongly punctate at the base, the punctures 

 becoming feebler towards apex; undersurface minutety punctate. 



Head transverse, base truncate; eyes large, coarsely faceted; 

 antennse slender, reaching median fascia, 1st joint slightly longer 

 than 2nd-3rd combined, 2nd short, 3rd longer, 4th-10tli gradually 

 decreasing in length, 11th longer than 10th and as long as 8th. 

 Prothorax slightly longer, and at its widest not quite as wide as 

 the base of head, subcordate, longer than wide, rounded in front, 

 truncate and margined behind. Elytra nearh^ twice as long as 

 head and prothorax combined, much wider than prothorax at 

 base, and wider than head across eyes; shoulders slightly rounded, 

 sides subparallel to near the apex; suture feebl}^ depressed at base. 

 Legs slender, femora slightly thickened, tibiie straight, longer 

 than tarsi, minutely spurred at their apices. Length 3|^, width 

 1^ mm. 



Hah. — Fitzroy Island, Queensland (Macleay Museum). 



Anthicus scutellatus, n.sp. 



Of the form of A. brevicoUis; subdepressed, shining — especially 

 the head and undersurface. Reddish -testaceous, elytra paler than 

 prothorax, which is paler than head; sides of abdominal segments 



