430 A REVISION OF THE STAPHYLINID^ OP AUSTRALIA, 



common to both elytra. Abdomen nearly parallel-sided, moder- 

 ately strongly and not very closely punctured, segments 2-5 with a 

 row of rather strongly impressed punctures at the base, the 6th 

 segment extremely finely and remotely tuberculose. Legs reddish 

 testaceous. Length 3|-4 mm. 



Wagga Wagga, South Country, New South Wales. 



Allied to Calodera pyrrha^ but easily distinguished, apart from 

 its colouring, by its more strongly punctured upper surface, slightly 

 longer third and fourth antenna! joints, and by the absence of the 

 foveolate depression at the base of the prothorax, which is the most 

 conspicuous character in C pyrrha. 



A specimen in the Macleay Museum differs from the typical 

 form in having all the abdominal segments, except the hindmargin 

 of the sixth, pitchy. It must, I think, be regarded as a variety. 



30. Calodera aglaophanes, sp. n. 



Elongate, rather convex, reddish testaceous, shining, sparingly 

 clothed with fine grey pubescence ; elytra with the sides and 

 suture, especially near the base, obscurely tinged with blue ; 

 abdomen rather bright steel-blue, the apical half of the 6th and the 

 termination of the 7th segments reddish testaceous. 



Head moderately transverse, rather strongly and closely punc- 

 tured, not impressed between the eyes. Antennas with the first 

 three joints and the apex of the terminal joint reddish testaceous, 

 the others pale pitchy ; joints 1-3 somewhat elongate, 4-10 trans- 

 verse, slightly increasing in width, 11th longer than the two 

 preceding joints together, acuminate at the apex. Prothorax 

 transverse, moderately strongly and closely punctured ; the sides 

 gently rounded ; the anterior and posterior angles rounded. Elytra 

 sub-quadrate, considerably broader than the prothorax, moderately 

 strongly and closely aciculate-punctate. Abdomen slightly nar- 

 rowed behind, rather finely, irregularly and not very closely 

 punctured ; segments 2-6 with a row of rather strongly impressed 

 punctures at the base. Legs pale reddish testaceous. Length 3| mm. 



Port Lincoln, South Australia. 



A very distinct species. 



