BY THOMAS G. 8L0ANE. 435 



by the form of its protliorax, which is wide towarcis base, with 

 obtuse basal angles. 



G rou p Cyiniiidides. 



As far as the Australian fauna is concerned, the Cymindides 

 may be defined briefly as follows : — 



Head convex between eyes, postocular prominences large : 

 mesosternum wide and oblique between intermediate coxa^: labial 

 palpi securiform in ^J; tarsi with fourth joint not bilobed, claws 

 usually pectinate (simple in PhJceocarahns unimaculatus Blackb.). 



The Australian genera of the Cymindides are Anoviotarns, 

 Lifhofitroftis, and Nototarus. 



Genus A x o m o t a u u s. 



For the present, all the Australian Cymindides which are 

 characterised by having the following characters may be put in 

 Chaudoir's gerwxH An omotarns (1875). xlntennse with three basal 

 joints glabrous : mentum with median tooth ; metepisterna 

 elongate. As thus constituted. Avomotariis would include Urea 

 (Fauv6l,» 1882).* 



Anomotarus humeralis, n.sp. 



Narrow, depressed. Prothorax eloilgate-cordate, widest about 

 anterior fourth; base strongly sinuate on each side: posterior- 

 angles subprominent : elytra oval, not covering apex of abdomen, 

 crenulate-striate; interstices lightly convex, first wide at base 

 and with a well-marked elongate striole, third bipunctate: labial 

 palpi with apical joint in $ widely securiform: in $ stout, trun- 

 cate, not securiform. Black; elytra with a testaceous humeral 

 macula on sixth and seventh interstices, ninth interstice and 

 marginal channel, in middle of sides, and a small ante-apical 

 macula on second or second and third interstices testaceous: 

 undersurface piceous: legs and metasternum testaceous; antennje 

 ferruginous. 



Head convex, opaque, punctate between eyes; front lightly 



* Taking Anomotarus in the sen.se indicated above, the following de- 

 scribed Australian species would come into the genus — Qipnindis (tnens 

 Mad., (? = C. illavarrcK ^lacl.) =^ Anomotarus olivaceu.^ Chaud. ; Drmnins 

 crndelis Newm. ; Diahaticus minor Blackb. ; D. tumidkep.<i Blackb. ; Phhro- 

 carabvs unimaculatus Blackb. : Ph, umhratus Blackb. 



