BY H. J. CARTER. 131 



on apical half. Structure of tarsi as in A. Wesficoodi, but colour 

 piceous (in A. Westwoodi reddish). Dimensions — 18 x 8 mm. 



II ah. — Sea Lake, Victoria. 



The unique type-specimen, probably 9, has been sent by Mr. 

 J. C. Goudie, taken by that gentleman during a flood. B}^ the 

 generous wish of Mr. Goudie, it, together with the type of 

 Hymcea laticoUis Cart., will be presented to the National Museum, 

 Melbourne, in the cause of entomology; an example of public 

 spirit much to be applauded. It is easily distinguislied from its 

 congeuers by its flat and parallel form, and different structure of 

 submentum, inter alia. 



Agasthenes Frenchi, n.sp (Text-fig. 2). 



Moderately elongate, oval, opaque-black; antennae, palpi, and 

 underside deep reddish-brown. 



Head: labrum not prominent, mandibles stout and triangular, 

 epistoma subtruncate in front with sides parallel, angles sub- 

 reccangulai-, scarcely separated from front by faint im- 

 pressions at each side; antennal orbits widely 

 rounded, extending outside the eyes, ocular furrow 

 yf\A deeply impressed, extending about two-thirds of 

 ■f":!^^ — distance from the eye to epistoma; eyes larger 

 ^Jf '^ tlian in i. Westwoodi Bates, front rather flat, 



and with epistoma closely punctured and finely 

 longitudinally rugose. Antennt^ not quite reach- 

 ing base of prothorax, third joint longer than 

 Fig 2. fourth and fifth combined, joints 4-7 somewhat 



cylindrical, 8-10 shorter and wider, eleventh 

 longer than tenth, ovoid. Prothorax convex and transverse 

 (ox 7-5 mm., length in the middle) arcuate-emarginate in 

 front, without marginal border, front angles prominent, acute, 

 (less acute than in A. Westwoodi), directed forwards, sides ante- 

 riorly rather straight, very gradually widening till near base, 

 greatest width near base, then rather abruptly but evenly 

 rounded and strongly constricted; hind angles rectangular, dentate 

 deflected and twisted, so that basal edge is almost vertical; 



