BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 501 



prosternum wide, truncate at base and apex, feebly constricted 

 in middle, sides carinate. Metasternuni indistinctly transversely 

 wrinkled. Abdomen moderately densely punctate ; lamellae 

 extending to suture, this just traceable across middle. Length 

 2 1 mm. 



Hab. — Armidale, N.S.W.; Hobart, Tasm. 



I believ^e the specimen under examination to be $, although 

 the head and prothorax are entirely black. The apical patch of 

 the elytra appears to be almost trilobed owing to its slight exten- 

 sion along suture and sides. In colour it resembles Rhizobius 

 apicalis and (except for the under surface and legs) the 9 of ;S'. 

 Meyricki. 



SCYMNUS INDISTINCTUS, n.Sp. 



Oblong-ovate, convex, shining. Black; head, anterior angles 

 of prothorax, mouth-parts, antennre, anterior legs and all the 

 tarsi testaceous; four posterior tibire (with or without the femora) 

 piceous- or testaceous-brown; basal half of eiDipleurse brownish; 

 apical third of elytra with a somewhat obscure reddish blotch. 

 Clothed with tine, ashen-yellow pubescence. 



Densely, the elytra moderately coarsely, punctate. Intercoxal 

 process of prosternum wide, truncate ; sides finely carinate. 

 Metasternum polished, and almost impunctate in middle. Abdo- 

 men densely punctate; lamella^ narrowly touching suture, this 

 traceable across middle with great difficulty. Length 14-2 mm. 



Zra6.— Forest Reefs, N.S.W. 



Somewhat resembles Meyricki in colour, but less ovate and 

 considerably smaller than that species, the apical markings more 

 obscure, &c. I have three specimens (all males) under examina- 

 tion. 



SCYMNUS TRIANGULARIS, n.sp. 



Oblong-ovate, depressed, feebly shining. Testaceous; under 

 surface (except epipleurse) and a large triangular elytral patch 

 infuscate. Clothed with very fine aslion pubescence. 



Intercoxal process of prosternum truncate. First ventral suture 

 obsolete in middle. Length 1 mm. 



Hab. — Windsor, N.S.W. (two specimens in fiood debris). 



