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31. Calodera CRIBRELLA. 



Calodera cribrella, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X., p. 287 (1877). 



Praecedente [australis] paulo minor, tota nigra, parcius griseo 

 pubescens, antennis piceis, pedibus squalide rufis, tarsis dilutioribus; 

 an tennis tennioribus ; capite non impresso, parcius aeque ac thorax 

 fortiter, elytris dense subtiliter, abdomine crebre subasperatim 

 punctatis ; thorace multo angnstiore, subcordato, magis convexo, 

 paulo longiore quam latiore, basi foveolato, angulis posticis sub- 

 rectis ; elytris thorace tertia parte latioribus, vix longioribus ; 

 abdomine apice parum angustiore, nitidulo, segmentis 2-4 basi 

 transversim fortiter impressis. Long. 2J mm. {Fvl.') 



Sydney, New South Wales; Adelaide, Port Augusta, South 

 Australia 



32. Calodera coracina. 



Tachyusa coracina, Macleay, Trans. Ent. Soc. N.S.W. II., 

 p. 135 (1871). 



Elongate, not very convex, pitchy black, sparingly clothed with 

 fine grey pubescence ; head, prothorax and abdomen somewhat 

 shining ; first three joints of the antennae and the legs dark reddish 

 testaceous, tarsi paler. 



Head finely and sparingly punctured, not impressed between the 

 eyes. Antennae rather short ; joints 7-10 scarcely transverse. 

 Prothorax slightly convex, about as long as broad, considerably 

 narrowed behind, very finely and not very closely punctured, with 

 a moderately large foveolate depression in the middle at the. base ; 

 the posterior angles feebly reflexed. Elytra at the base consi- 

 derably broader than the prothorax, widening posteriorly, rather 

 finely and densely asperate-punctate. Abdomen nearly parallel- 

 sided, slightly narrowed at the apex, finely and not very closely 

 asperate-punctate. Length 2^- mm. 



Gayndah, Queensland. 



M. Fauvel appears to be right in his surmise that this species is 

 allied to Calodera cribrella : indeed it would seem, judging from 



about eight or ten specimens which I have examined, that it is the 



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