890 A REVISION OF THE STAPHYLINID^ OF AUSTRALIA, 



nearly equal and pubescent at the extremity ; the internal lobe 

 membranous. Mandibles short, membranous internally. Eyes 

 somewhat prominent. Antennae rather long, slender, filiform or 

 gradually increasing towards the extremity; joints 1-3 generally 

 rather longer than the others. Prothorax convex, truncate at the 

 base, narrowed anteriorly \ the anterior angles acute. Elytra with 

 the external apical angles straight. Abdomen not margined laterally, 

 strongly narrowed behind. Mesosternum carinate. Legs with 

 the anterior femora and tibiae destitute of pubescence ; the femora 

 ciliate at the extremity ; the tibiae of the intermediate and posterior 

 legs fringed throughout their length; tarsi 5:5:5, the first four 

 joints gradually decreasing, those of the intermediate and posterior 

 legs being long and glabrous. 



The sexual characters are the same as those of Tachyporus. 



Although more recent in point of date I have adopted Kraatz's 

 name for these insects as Gonurus is in use for a genus of birds. 



90. CONOSOMA AUSTRALE. 



Conurus australis, Erichson, Gen. Staph p. 221 (1840). ; Fauvel, 

 Ann. Mus. Genov. X., p. 279 (1877). 



Niger, fusco pubescens, antennis basi apiceque testaceis, pedibus 

 rubris, elytris thorace tertia parte longioribus ; habitu omnino 

 pubescentis, at paulo major, praecipue latior, antennis brevioribus 

 et debilioribus magis fuscis, thoracis angulis posticis magis pro- 

 eminentibus, elytris apice oblique truncatis, abdomine fortius 

 pilose] lo distinctus ; C. littoreo aequalis, sed multo convexior, 

 niger, subnitidus, pube brevi, depressa, fusca, subsericanre 

 vestitus ; £ segmento 7.° supra apice rotundato, subtus triangu- 

 lariter exciso ; tarsis anticis articulis 3 primis modice dilatatis ; 

 £ segmento 7.° supra quadrifido, laciniis interuiediis ad segmenti 

 medium usque divisis, subtus apice obtuse acuminato, setis rigidis 

 ferrugineis dense ciliato. Long. 4| mm. (Fvl.) 



Port Frederick, Lottah, Gould's Country, Hobart, Tasmania ; 

 Melbourne, Victoria. 



