BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 443 



in front, finely margined, very finely and sparingly punctured ; 

 sides arcuately rounded ; posterior angles obtuse. Elytra a little 

 longer than the prothorax, widening posteriorly, finely and 

 sparingly punctured ; the sides feebly rounded ; posterior margin 

 very slightly sinuate before the external angles. Abdomen rather 

 finely and not very closely punctured. Legs testaceous. Length 

 2-2 J mm. 



Sydney, New South Wales. 



49. POLYLOBUS USITATUS, Sp. n. 



Rather broad, moderately convex, narrowed both in front and 

 behind, pale reddish testaceous, shining, finely and rather closely 

 pubescent; antennae with joints 5-11 fuscous; head and 4th and 

 5th abdominal segments pitchy. 



Head rather narrow, finely and moderately closely punctured. 

 Antennae with the first four joints testaceous, the other fuscous ; 

 4th joint distinctly shorter than third. Prothorax broadly trans- 

 verse, narrowed in front, finely margined, moderately strongly and 

 closely punctured. Elytra a little longer than the prothorax, 

 widening posteriorly, moderately strongly and closely punctured ; 

 posterior margin very slightly sinuate before the external angles. 

 Abdomen not very strongly and moderately closely punctured. 

 Legs testaceous. Length 2 mm. 



Sydney, New South Wales. 



In fades this species closely resembles the last. Besides the 

 difference in the colour of the antennae, &c, it is more strongly and 

 much more closely punctured and the pubescence is much shorter 

 and less dense. 



50. POLYLOBUS APICALIS. 



Polylobus apiccdis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X., p. 285 (1877). 



Praecedente [cinctus] angustior, nitidus, subparallelus, sub- 

 con vexus, rufo testaceus, antennis praeter basin piceis, elytris 

 macula magna nigra apicali a medio lateris ad suturae apicem 

 intus producta, abdominis segmentis 2-3 vix medio, 4-5 totis, 

 6.° dimidia parte basali nigris ; antennis articulis 7-10 parum 



