BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 487 



Victoria; Ballarat (W. W. Froggatt).; also N.S. Wales (T. G. 

 SI oar e). 



Heteronyx incognitus, sp.nov. 



Elongatus ; postice dilatatus ; subnitidus ; ferrugineus, anten- 



narum clava testacea, pilis brevibus fulvis sat sparsim 



vestitus; capite sequaliter crasse minus crebre, prothorace 



subtilius sparsius, elytris sparsius sat crebre, pygidio sparsim 



vix perspicue, squamose punctulatis ; labro clypeum haud 



superanti (hoc antice sat fortiter reflexo) ; antennis 9-articu- 



latis, unguiculis appendiculatis, unguiculorum posticorum 



parte basali quam pars apicalis sat longiori ; coxis posticis 



metasterno parum brevioribus. [Long. 5f, lat. 2 § lines. 



This species is another ally of H. piceus, Blanch. It is a much 



more elongate species, however, with the ventral series of erect 



setse continued strongly all across the hind body and the punctu- 



ration— especially on the head and prothorax — considerably less 



close. The prothorax is not much less than twice as wide as long 



and its base is little more than a quarter again as wide as across 



the front ; its hind angles are fairly well defined. 



I refer to this species with some doubt two smaller specimens 

 from the Blue Mountains, sent by Mr. Froggatt ; they have the 

 pygidium much more distinctly punctured and the general punc- 

 turation a trifle closer. The differences may possibly be sexual. 

 N.S. Wales. 



Heteronyx alpicola, sp.nov, 



Sat elongatus; postice leviter dilatatus; subnitidus; ferrugineus 

 antennarum clava dilution ; pilis brevibus fulvis sat sparsim 

 vestitus ; capite rugulose sat crasse, prothorace pygidioque 

 sat crebre vix fortiter, elytris, subfortiter subrugulose, 

 punctulatis ; labro clypeum (hoc antice rotundato reflexo) 

 haud superanti ; antennis 9-articulatis ; unguiculis appendicu- 

 latis, unguiculorum posticorum parte basali quam pars apicalis 

 multo longiori ; coxis posticis metasterno paullo brevioribus. 



[Long. 3-3i, lat. lj-l^ lines 



