BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 413 



4. BOLITOCHARA DISCICOLLIS. 



Bolitochara discicollis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. XIII. p. 595 

 (1878). 



Facie et magnitudine B. variae ; rufa, nitida, parce pubescens, 

 antennis praeter basira rufo piceolis, elytris segmentisque 4-5 

 totis, 6° basi plus minusve latins nigro piceis, liumeris saepius 

 rufescentibus ; antennis sat crassis, articulo 4° paulo longiore 

 quam latiore, 5-10 sensim brevius traDSversis, 11° magno, obtuso ; 

 capite vage utrinque parum fortiter, thorace elytrisque sat dense 

 fortius, his vix squamatim, abdomine segmentis 2-5 basi fere 

 tantum, 6° toto parum dense multo subtilius, punctatis ; thorace 

 fortiter transverso, capite tertia parte latiore, disco toto depresso, 

 lateribus ante medium antice fortiter rotundato angustatis, postice 

 parum angustatis, angulis posticis parum obtusis ; elytris hoc 

 tertia fere parte latioribus, quarta loogioribus, sat transversis ; 

 abdomine parallelo, segmentis 2-4 basi profunde transversim, 5° vix 

 impressis. Long. 3^ mm. ( Fvl.) 



Adelaide, South Australia ; West Australia. 



3. HOMALOTA. 



Mannerheim, Brachel. p. 73 (1830) ; Lacordaire, Gen. Col. II., 

 p. 32. 



Mentum transverse, constricted and slightly emarginate in front. 

 Ligula very short, bilobed. No visible paraglossae. Maxillary 

 palpi with the 2nd and 3rd joints sub-equal. Labial palpi 3- 

 jointed, the 2nd joint shorter than the 1st, and a little longer than 

 the 3rd. Maxillse with the internal lobe membranous on the inner 

 side, corneous on the outer side, obliquely cut off internally and 

 ciliate or armed with small spines ; the external lobe a little longer 

 than the other, corneous in the middle, membranous at the base 

 and extremity. Mandibles unarmed. Head sub-orbicular. An- 

 tennae moderately long, somewhat thickened towards the extremity ; 

 2nd and 3rd joints generally equal in length and shorter than the 

 1st. Pro thorax variable in form. Elytra truncate behind, with 

 a short sinus which is usually very distinct near the external 



