BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 469 



Phorticosomus macleayi, n.sp. 



Robust, oval. Prothorax transverse, sides sinuate posteriorly, 

 basal angles rectangular; elytra strongly striate, humeral angles 

 rounded, interstices lightly convex, tliird interstice unipunctate 

 above apical declivity; anterior tibiae with outer edge even, apical 

 angle not armed. Anterior tarsi in ^ with joints 2-4 widely 

 dilatate, spongiose beneath: intermediate tarsi with joints 2-4 

 lightly dilatate, spongiose beneath. Piceous; legs and under- 

 surface piceous-red. 



Prothorax rather depressed, bioader than long(2'5 x3-7mm.)) 

 widest a little before middle, wider across base (3mm.) than apex 

 (2-65 mm.), sides rounded, roundly narrowed to apex, sinuate 

 posteriorly, and meeting base at right angles; apex emarginate; 

 base truncate; median line lightly impressed. Elytra truncate- 

 oval (6-5 x4-6 mm.); apical sinuosity lightly developed; apex of 

 each elytron rather pointed. Metasternum punctate on each 

 side. Posterior femora with a row of piliferous punctures along 

 posterior side; posterior trochanters reniform; fourth joint of 

 anterior tarsi transverse, emarginate; of intermediate tarsi tur- 

 binate, lightly emarginate; posterior tarsi narrow, first joint not 

 as long as the two succeeding joints together; fourth joint small, 

 simple. Length, 10-5; breadth, 4-6 mm. 



Ilab.—Q,: Cooktown (Olive), Chillagoe (Dodd)— W.A.: King's 

 Sound and Roebuck Bay {Jide French). 



I believe this to be the species which Macleay took to be Ph. 

 nuytsi Cast.; at least, I have specimens, received from Mr. C. 

 French, which I have compared with the Ph. nuytsi of the 

 Macleay Coll., and found to be similar; but I cannot differentiate 

 these from specimens sent to me by Mr. Olive from Cooktown. 

 It has seemed better to found the species on the Cooktown 

 specimens, which are in better order, and from an exact locality. 

 Ph. nuytsi Cast., is another species; it is larger, with the basa\ 

 border of the elytra raised at the humeral angles, which are 

 decidedly marked. 



Tribe Lebiini. 

 Xanthophcea fasciata, n.sp. 



Elongate. Head oblique behind eyes; prothorax with sides 

 sinuate, basal angles acute; elytra depressed, lightly striate, third 



