BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 461 



broadly transverse and finely margined behind j elytra extremely 

 finely and not very closely punctured ; 6th abdominal segment 

 narrowly margined with testaceous ; antennae and legs dark 

 reddish testaceous. 



Head finely and not very closely punctured. Antennas similar 

 to those of A. haemorrlboidalis. Prothorax strongly trans- 

 verse, nearly twice as broad as long, a little narrowed in front, 

 extremely finely punctured, with a dark fuscous pubescence, the 

 anterior and posterior angles obtuse. Scutellum short and rather 

 broad, very finely punctured. Elytra transverse, decidedly longer 

 than the prothorax, extremely finely and not very closely aciculate- 

 punctate, with a fine and rather long fuscous pubescence. 

 Abdomen very little narrowed behind, finely and sparingly 

 punctured. Length 3| mm. 



Monaro, New South Wales. Two specimens, in steoxore. 

 This species, although closely allied to the three last, especially 

 to Aleochara haemorrhoidalis which it most resembles in form, 

 may be easily separated by^its short and strongly transverse pro, 

 thorax ; it is much smaller and the prothorax and elytra are 

 extremely finely punctured ; the pubescence is longer and the 

 abdomen is not asperate-punctate. 



72. Aleochara analis. 



Oxypoda analis, Macleay, Trans. Ent. Soc. N.S.W. IT., p. 135 

 (1871.) 



Elongate, narrowed both in front and behind, moderately con- 

 vex, dark piceous, shining, sparingly clothed with fine fuscous 

 pubescence ; prothorax rather finely and extremely closely 

 punctured, the anterior margin and the sides narrowly margined 

 with testaceous ; elytra finely and very closely rugose-punctate ; 

 6th abdominal segment margined with testaceous, 7th wholly 

 reddish testaceous ; legs reddish testaceous. 



Head finely, closely and regularly punctured. (Antennae 

 wanting.) Prothorax strongly transverse, considerably narrowed 

 in front, finely and not very strongly margined behind, very finely 

 and sparingly pubescent, anterior and posterior angles obtuse 



