BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 903 



Head finely and closely punctured. Prothorax broadly trans- 

 verse, finely and closely punctured. Elytra more strongly and 

 closely punctured than the prothorax, the marginal streak tolerably 

 distinct and extending throughout the whole length of the elytra. 

 Abdomen finely and rather closely punctured ; penultimate segment 

 in female with the outer pair of teeth stronger and longer 

 than the inner. Length 4 mm. 



Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales. 



I obtained a single specimen agreeing in every respect with this 

 common European species from beneath dead leaves during the 

 present month (October). The species is probably introduced. 



28. Leucocraspedum. 



Kraatz, Wiegrn. Archiv, XXV., p. 51 (1859) — Euryglossa, 

 Motschulsky, Etud. Ent. p. 84 (1859). 



Ligula entire. Maxillary palpi subfiKforru, 3rd joint a little 

 longer and narrower than the 2nd, 4th nearly one-half narrower than 

 the preceding joint. Labial palpi 2-jointed, the 1st joint very 

 elongate, the 2nd subulate. Maxilla moderately long, mem- 

 branous ; internal lobe hooked at the extremity, armed with small 

 spines ; external lobe ciliate at the apex, inner margin denticulate 

 near the base. Mandibles small. Head concealed, transverse, 

 slightly convex in front. Antennae filiform, 2nd joint larger 

 than the 1st, 3rd much shorter and narrower than the preceding, 

 10th slightly transverse. Legs rather long ; tibiae unarmed ; 

 tarsi 5:5:5, elongate, the 1st joint of the posterior pair almost as 

 long as the three following joints together. 



Separated from all the other Australian genera by having the 

 head concealed beneath the prothorax. 



110. Leucocraspedum Sidneiense. 



Leucocraspedum sidneense, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X., 

 p. 281 (1877). 



Caeteris postice minus acuminatum, sat convexum, nigrum, 

 parum nitidum, pube subtili grisea sat dense, abdomine longius, 

 vestitum ; antennis basi late, palpis pedibusque rufo-testaceis, 



