BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 423 



elytra reddish testaceous, legs pale testaceous ; prothorax with an 

 iudistinct fovea on each side at the base ; abdomen with segments 

 1-3 bordered with testaceous posteriorly. 



Head slightly narrowed behind the eyes, rather finely and not 

 very closely punctured, broadly and rather deeply depressed in 

 front between the antennae ; the depression extending to behind 

 the middle where its limit is denned by a small foveolate puncture. 

 Antennae considerably longer than the head and prothorax together, 

 the first five joints paler than the others. Prothorax somewhat 

 broader than the head, slightly narrowed in front, finely and not 

 very closely punctured, narrowly margined behind, with an in- 

 distinct fovea near each side at the base ; the anterior margin 

 nearly straight ; the sides rounded ; the anterior and posterior angles 

 strongly deflexed and round ad ; median line feebly indicated. 

 Scutellum finely and sparingly punctured. Elytra rather longer 

 and broader than the prothorax, slightly increasing in width 

 posteriorly, finely margined behind, moderately strongly and 

 rather closely punctured, moderately thickly clothed with short 

 grey pubescence ; humeral angles not very prominent ; posterior 

 margins slightly sinuate near the external angles. Abdomen 

 elongate, narrowed behind, finely and not very closely punctured ; 

 segments 1-4 moderately strongly and not very closely punctured, 

 the others more finely and less closely punctured. Legs moderately 

 robust, pale testaceous. Length 4^ mm. 



Wagga Wagga (under bark, in early spring), Sydney, New 

 South Wales. 



6 Pelioptera. 



Kraatz, Linn. Ent.XI.,p. 55(1857) — Termitopora, Motschulsky, 

 Etud. Enc. p. 91 (1859). 



Ligula short, broad, bifid. Paraglossse slightly prominent. 

 Maxillary palpi moderately long, 3rd joint longer than the 2nd, 

 4th joiut small, subulate. Labial palpi 3-jointed, the 2nd joint 

 short. Maxilke with the internal lobe pubescent internally ; 

 external lobe pubescent near the apex. Head rounded, narrowed 

 behind. Antennas thickened towards the extremity, joints 4-10 



