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Elliptical-oval, lightly convex; eyes large, convex, near buccal 

 fissure beneath. Prothorax lightly transverse (2-3 x 2-75 mm.), 

 widest about middle, Irevigate, lightly punctate on each side of 

 base; sides lightly and almost evenly rounded, lightly narrowed 

 to base; apex (1 -8 mm.) narrower than base (2-1 5mm.), emarginate; 

 anterior angles rather prominent ; basal angles not marked ; 

 posterior marginal seta at basal angle; border narrow on sides, 

 not wide at basal angles, entire on apex, obsolete on base; lateral 

 basal impressions long, narrow; spaces between these impressions 

 and lateral margins depressed, punctate. Elytra oval (6-2 x 

 3-8 mm.), rounded on sides; strise strongly crenulate; interstices 

 lightly convex, 3rd unipunctate in middle near 2nd stria. Black, 

 iridescent, often with faint bluish reflections on upper surface; 

 under surface nitid, dark piceous; femora dark piceous, tibise 

 piceous; tarsi, palpi and antennre reddish, 3rd and 4th joints of 

 antennae piceous; labrum piceous. Length 10, breadth 3*8 mm. 



LoxANDRUS L^viGATUS, Maclcay. 



Pferostichus hmngatus, MacL, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., (2) iii., 

 p. 479, 1888. 



9. L. Icevigatus only differs from L. rvfilabris, Casteln., (as 

 identified by me), by size smaller, form wider; prothorax propor- 

 tionately wider (2 x 2-4 mm.), more depressed (especially towards 

 base), more dilatate on sides at widest part; border similar, con- 

 tinuous across base; elytra less convex, wider (5-3 x 3-25 mm.), 

 humeral angles more widely rounded, inner angles formed by 

 junction of basal and lateral border more open, striae more finely 

 crenulate, interstices less convex. Length 9, breadth 3-25 mm. 

 (Prothorax 2x2-4, apex 1-5, base 2 mm.). 



Hab.—N.W. Australia. 



The note given above is founded on a specimen from the 

 Macleay Collection (one of those brought by Mr. Froggatt from 

 King's Sound). A specimen given to me by Mr. C. French, 

 as coming from Central Australia, is larger (length 10 mm.), but 

 I cannot differentiate it from L. Icevigatus; this specimen could 

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