BY H. J. CARTER. 63 



A single male specimen, sent by the Melbourne Museum, 

 taken by Professor Spencer, in whose honour I name it, is a close 

 ally of //. insuJaris }iope( ^ h'idescens Blkb.), from which it may 

 be distinguished by (l)its entirely nitid upper surface; (2) the 

 much thicker margin of prothorax, with wider anterior and un- 

 produced posterior angles; (3) the longer and more deeply placed 

 fovese of the elytra; and (4) the coarsely rugose-punctate under- 

 surface, (the same in H. insularis being finely and sparsely punc- 

 tate) besides other minor differences. Type in the National 

 Museum, Melbourne. 



Encyalesthus excisipes, n.sp. 



Elongate, convex, nitid black, oral organs, antennce, and tarsi 

 red. 



Head closely and clearly punctate, epistomal suture distinct 

 and straight, continued obliquely outwards to the margins, 

 canthus little raised, space between eyes flat and not much wider 

 than the width of one eye, very convex behind; antennae extend- 

 ing a little beyond the base of prothorax, joint 3 longer than 1-2 

 combined, 7-11 considerably and successively widened. Pro- 

 thorax 3-5 x 4 mm., convex, truncate at apex, anterior angles 

 widely rounded, depressed, not emarginate, widest about the 

 middle, sides slightly rounded, not at all sinuate, posterior angles 

 obtuse, not at all produced, base biarcuate, subangulate in the 

 middle, lateral and basal border narrow (as in B. punctipennis 

 Pasc), disc closely and evidently punctate, without foveae or 

 middle line. Scutellum triangular. Elytra considerably Avider 

 than prothorax at base, twice and two-thirds as long, very 

 convex and slightly widened behind the middle, lightly striate- 

 punctate, with eight rows of punctures, besides a lateral and a 

 short scutellary row placed in irregular striae, these more deeply 

 impressed at sides and apex, the punctures of about the same 

 size but generally more closely placed than in E. punctipennis 

 Pasc, the intervals minutely but evidently punctate; underside 

 finely punctate, the abdomen longitudinally rugose ; femora 

 swollen towards apex, tibiae without apical spines, the male with 

 front tibiae slightly bent at apex, the posterior tibiae hollowed on 



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