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infuscate; joints 4-10 transverse, 11th rounded at the extremity. 

 Prothorax strongly transverse, narrowed behind, rather finely and 

 closely punctured, with a moderately distinct infuscate marking on 

 the disc extending from just behind the anterior margin to the 

 base. Elytra considerably broader and rather longer than the 

 prothorax, rather finely and closely punctured, obscurely infuscate 

 near the sides. Abdomen rather finely and moderately closely 

 punctured. Legs pale testaceous. Length 2^ mm. 

 Lottah, Gould's Country, Tasmania. (Simson.) 



4. Gnypeta. 

 Thomson, Skand. Col. III., p. 6. 



I have not been able to see the description of this genus. The 

 characters indicated in the key (see p. 408) may perhaps suffice for 

 its identification. 



18. Gnypeta fulgida. 



Gnypeta fulgida, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov.XIIL, p. 583 (1878). 



Latiuscula, subdepressa, abdomine attenuato, antice subtilissime, 

 postice parcius longiusque griseo pubescens, nigra, antennarum 

 articulis 3 primis palpisque flavis, pedibus anticis ruf ulis ; antennis 

 parum incrassatis, articulis 6-10 vix trans versis, 11° crassiore, 

 duobus praececlentibus subaequali ; capite transversim ovali, sat 

 depresso, disco inter oculos vix biimpresso, utrinque parum dense 

 subtilissime punctato, linea media longitudinali latiuscula laevi ; 

 thorace sublaevi, capite sat latiore, fortiter transverso, lateribus sat 

 rotundatis, antice fortiter angustatis, angulis posticis obtusis ; 

 elytris sat transversis, thorace quarta parte latioribus et longioribus, 

 apice declivis, crebre omnium subtilissime punctulatis ; abdomine 

 elytris quarta parte angustiore, segmentorum 2-5 marginibus 

 tantum subtiliter, 6.° 7.°que vix punctulatis, 2-3 basil aevissimis, 

 profunde transversim impresso-sulcatis, 7.° apice supra truncato, 

 subtus arcuatim satis producto. Long. 2|-2f mm. (Fvl.) 



Melbourne, Victoria. 



5. Apphiana, gen. no v. 



Mentum transverse, very slightly emarginate in front. Ligula 

 very short, bifid. Maxillary palpi 4-jointed, the 1st joint exceed 

 ingly short, 2nd elongate and thickened towards the extremity 



