BY H. J. CARTER. 



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intervals, with smaller seriate punctures; but, at present, I can 

 only consider it as a variety. Type in the National Museum, 

 Melbourne. 



Strongylium cylindripenne, n.sp. 



Elongate, cylindric, nitid-black, tarsi, a few basal and the 

 apical joint of antennae red, rest of antennae obfuscate, legs 

 reddish-brown. 



Head vertical, wide as prothorax across the eyes, epistoma 

 convex, a'rcuate in front with deep suture behind, rather strongly 

 and closely punctate, eyes in ^ almost contiguous, in 9 more 

 widely separated, eyes large, occupying the greater part of front, 

 scarcely impinged upon by the small nodular canthus. Antennae 

 long, gradually but not greatly enlarged 

 towards apex, basal half sublinear, 3 longer 

 than 4, 8-10 longer than wide, moderately 

 enlarged at apex, 11 ovate. Prothorax 

 very convex, widest at base, subparallel on 

 basal half, slightly arcuately narrowed at 

 apex, subtruncate at apex and base, an- 

 terior sides depressed and rounded, pos- 

 terior angles subrectangular and detiexed, 

 basal margin folded, apical margin narrow, 

 lateral margins not visible from above, disc 

 distinctly and rather closely punctate, with 

 two small discal and three small basal 

 fovese. Elytra convex, wider than prothorax at base and three 

 times as long, shoulders rounded, sides parallel; striate-punctate, 

 the striae well-defined, and becoming sulcate laterally, the first 

 two striae wider than the rest and continuous to apex, the punc- 

 tures in striae large and close, intervals convex (3rd, 4th, 5th, 

 and 6th subcarinate) and quite smooth. Epipleurae narrow and 

 concave, prosternum coarsely punctate, metasternum and abdo- 

 men smooth nitid-black. Legs of moderate length, posterior 

 tarsi with Hrst joint longest, but not as long as the rest com- 

 bined. Dimensions, 9*5 x 2*5 mm. 



Hah. —Tambourine Mt., Queensland, and Sydney, N.S.W. 



Fig. 3. 



S. cylindripenne. 



