418 A REVISION OF THE STAPH YLINIDjE OF AUSTRALIA, 



magis obscuro, multo longiore, angustiore, vix transverso, antice 

 paulo magis quam postice angustato, lateribus paruni rotundatis, 

 angulis posticis fere omnino rotundatis, fovea basali obsoleta ; 

 elytris angustioribus, sat dense fulvo pubescentibus. Long. 

 2J-2J mm. (Fvl) 



Adelaide, South Australia. 



12. HOMALOTA CHARIESSA, Sp. n. 



Elongate, narrow, moderately convex, reddish testaceous, shining, 

 very sparingly covered with fine fulvous pubescence ; head and 

 abdomen, except the first two and terminal segments, pitchy 

 black ; two first joints of the antenna) and legs pale testaceous. 



Head ratherconvex, extremely finely and sparingly punctured on the 

 disc, a few moderately strcng punctures on each side of the middle, 

 with an indistinct transverse impression at the base. Antennae 

 rather short, moderately robust and thickened towards the extremity, 

 4th joint transverse, 5th to 10th distinctly transverse. Prothorax 

 slightly transverse, extremely finely and not very closely punctured, 

 with four large punctures just before the middle on the disc, and a 

 few smaller punctures near the anterior margin ; sides moderately 

 strongly rounded. Elytra somewhat broader and considerably 

 longer than the prothorax, moderately strongly, irregularly and not 

 very closely punctured ; the sides and the external apical angles 

 pitchy. Abdomen finely and sparingly punctured ; segments 

 2 and 3 dusky, the 7th and the apical margin of the 6th testaceous, 

 the others pitchy black. Legs pale testaceous. Length 2 mm. 



Hobart, Lottah, Gould's Country, Tasmania. 



13. HOMALOTA GENTILIS. 



Homalota gentilis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. XIII., p. 578 

 (1878). 



Facie marinae, sed minor et angustior, picea vel rufo picea, 

 corpore antico dense longius griseo pubescens, capite nigro piceo, 

 abdomine praeter basim nigricante, segmento 6.° apice latins, 7.* 

 toto, antennarum articulo 1.° pedibusque testaceis ; his rufo piceis, 

 articulo 4.° subquadrato, sequentibus sensim parum latioribus, sat 



