by a. sidney olliff, f.e.s. 889 



89. Tachinoderus australis. 



Tachinoderus australis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X., p. 277 

 (1877). 



Brevis, ovatus, sat convexus, nitidus, nigerrimus, elytris plus 

 minusve virescentibus, palpis antennarumque articulis 4 primis 

 rufis, pedibus piceis ; antennis brevibus, robustis, ab articulo 5.° 

 dilatatis, articulis 5-10 maxime transversis, 11.° acuminata ; capita 

 thoraceque obsoletissime crebre punctulatis, vix trans versim strio- 

 latis, elytris vix fortius punctato-striolatis, quasi longitudinaliter 

 obsolete multi-sulcatulis, abdomine dense sat fortiter aequaliter 

 puuctulato, segmento 3.° apice utrinque punctis 2 majoribus, 

 4.° 5.° 6.°que punctis 4 supra notatis ; capita trans verso, antice 

 subtriangulari, thorace dimidio angustiore ; hoc dimidio circiter 

 latiore quam longiore, antice subarcuatim fortiter angustato, basi 

 utrinque sinuato ; angulis posticis acutis, sat proeminentibus ; 

 scutello vix striolato ; Elytris basi thoracis latitudine, circa apicem 

 sat angustatis, lateribus impresso-marginatis ; abdomine conico ; 

 Q segmento 7.° supra parum profunde quadrifido, laciniis 

 intermediis longioribus, apice acutioribus ; subtus etiam quadrifido, 

 laciniis intermediis multo longioribus, incisure, profunde triangular! 

 divisis. Long. 5 mm. (Fvl.) 



$ latet. 



Cairns, Kockhampton, Wide Bay, Queensland. 



Easily distinguished from the preceding species by its much more 

 highly polished and less closely punctured surface. Both species 

 appear to be common. 



24. Conosoma. 



Kraatz, Nat. Ins. II., p. 431 (1856) — Conuras, Stephens, 111. 

 Brit. Ent. V., p. 188 (1832) ; Lacordaire, Gen. Col. II., p. 53. 



Body clothed with fine silky pubescence. Ligula bilobed ; the 

 lobes emarginate and armed with pubescence at the extremity. 

 Labial palpi 3-jointed, the 2nd joint about half the length of the 

 first and third. Maxillary palpi with the penultimate joint slightly 

 clavate, the fourth small, subulate. Maxillae corneous, the lobes 



