ARTHUR M. LEA, CRYrTOPHAGIDAE, CUCUJIDAE ETC. 19 



as in H. rhyticephalus, and several other species. The upper- 

 surfaoe of the abdomen is black, with the tip and sides of 

 each segment reddish, but a greater amount of the iinder- 

 surface is black. On the type the base of the head has a 

 deep transverse impression, but this wouid probably be 

 concealed on most specimens. 



Helcogaster geiiiculatiis sp. nov. 



rf Black; four basal joints of antennae, knees, and front 

 tibiae and tarsi more or less reddish. With some inconspi- 

 cuous hairs on sides. 



Head wide, a small deep impression between eyes, marking 

 the centre of a very shallow depression, behind this a narrow 

 elevation to base, and in front of it a feeble elevation, gently 

 concave along its middle to apex; with dense punctures. 

 Antennae moderately long. Prothorax near a^ex distinctly 

 wider than long; a fairly wide subbasal depression, closed 

 at each end. Elytra not very long, dilated from near base; 

 with numerous minute, rugulose punctures. Basal joint of 

 front tarsi lopsided, with a black inner comb. Length, 2mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (Dr. E. Mjö- 

 berg). Type (unique), in Stockholm Museum. 



From some directions the head appears to have a fairly 

 large interocular depression, with an acute tubercle overhang- 

 ing the middle of its base. In some lights the parts of the 

 head adjacent to the eyes appear to be obscurely diluted 

 with red. Regarding the species as belonging to a a of ra}^ 

 table^ it would be associated with H. äter, which has a large 

 portion of head påle, and the excavations and antennae 

 different. 



Helcogaster punctipeiinis Lea. — Five females, from 

 Malanda, Herberton and Cedar Creek, possibly belong to this 

 species, but differ from the typical form in having the elytral 

 punctures less sharply defined, although distinct; each hasa 

 small fascicle of black hairs, at the middle of the apex of 

 the antepenultimate segment of abdomen. 



Helcogaster bacchanalis Lea. — Mount Tambourine. 



Dasytes fuscipeiinis Hope. — Alice River, Cape York 

 Peninsula, Herberton, Mount Tambourine. 



^ Loc. cit , p. 215. 



