BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 309 



Sericoderus mint'tus, n.sp. 



Broad. Testaceous; protliorax more clear than elytra, and 

 with a piceoiis mark at its ai3ex; undersiirface somewhat darker 

 than above; legs, muzzle and base of antennte jDale testaceous, 

 rest of antennpe brown; abdominal segments slightly paler towards 

 apex. Elytra with moderately long pubescence, slightly sparser 

 on prothorax, undersurface densely clothed with rather short 

 pubescence. Prothorax microscopically, elj^tra densely and min- 

 utely, underneath visibly punctate. 



Prothorax with the base widel}' rounded, angles largely pro- 

 duced, acute. Scutellum slightl}^ transverse, semicircularly 

 triangular. Elytra at the base almost as wide as long, apex 

 almost conjointly rounded. Femora somewhat thickened, distance 

 between posterior greater than their length. Length |, width 

 I" mm. (vix). 



II ab. — Sj^dney, Galston, Forest Reefs, N.S.W. 



Sericoderus comp actus, n.sp. 



Very broad. Piceous, prothorax (except at apex, which is 

 dark dull red) indistinctly lighter than elytra; muzzle, legs and 

 antenme pale testaceous. Above equally • clothed with rather 

 short greyish pubescence, undersurface more sparsely. Above 

 with minute punctures, densest on elytra; metasternum minutely 

 punctate. 



Prothorax feebly depressed at Ijase, bisinuate, angles largel}^ 

 produced, acute. Scutellum small, Ijroadly transverse, semi- 

 circularly rounded. Elytra as wide as long, narrower than pro- 

 thorax, narrowing from base to almost extreme apex, each feebly 

 separately rounded. Femora moderate, distance between posterior 

 less or equal to their length. Length |, width 4 nim. 



Z^rt 6. -—Clarence Kiver, N.S.W. 



Differs from the preceding in Ijeing darker, broader, with a 

 more transverse scutellum, and somewhat different pubescence. 



