BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 905 



The elongate form, short elytra, and large size of the posterior 

 femora will serve to distinguish this genus from Tacky poms and 

 Tachinus. 



The species live chiefly in fungi, especially in the Boleti and 

 larger varieties, but they are sometimes obtained in moss, &c. 



111. Bolitobius "Fauveli, sp. n. 



Elongate, moderately convex, strongly narrowed both in front 

 and behind, reddish testaceous, shining, sparingly clothed with 

 long pubescence ; antennae dark piceous ; the apical two-thirds of 

 the elytra and the last two abdominal segments black. 



Head transverse, rather short, moderately convex, very sparingly 

 and extremely finely punctured. Antennae rather robust, distinctly 

 thickened towards the extremity; the first two joints narrow and 

 reddish testaceous, the others piceous and much broader, the apical 

 joint moderately large. Prothorax slightly broader than long, 

 considerably narrowed in front, scarcely perceptibly punctured ; 

 anterior angles strongly rounded ; the sides regularly arcuate ; 

 posterior angles slightly obtuse. Scutellum small, triangular, 

 impunctate and shining. Elytra about as long as the head and 

 prothorax together, slightly narrower in front than behind; 

 humeral angles rounded ; sides finely margined ; posterior margin 

 obliquely truncate, slightly sinuate before the external apical angles 

 which are slightly obtuse ; each elytron with an impressed row of 

 fine setigerous punctures near the suture and another similar row 

 near the side ; in the sutural row there are about twelve, and in 

 the other about ten punctures. Abdomen strongly narrowed 

 behind, moderately strongly and closely punctured, finely and rather 

 closely pubescent ; the sides furnished with rather long black setae. 

 Less reddish testaceous. Length 5 mm. 



Sydney, New South Wales. 



This species, which represents a genus not hitherto recorded from 

 Australia, is dedicated to M. Albert Fauvel, who has done so much 

 towards elucidating the family of Coleoptera to which it belongs. 



