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prothorax rounded, of which this species may be considered the 

 type, as the series now before me shows that the punctuation of 

 the head and elytra is liable to some variation. The differences, 

 such as they are, between this and the allied species I have 

 recently pointed out in a short paper published in the " Notes 

 from the Leyden Museum," for April, 1884. 



5. Prostomis cornutus. (A.m.) 



Prostomis cornuhcs, Waterbouse, Ent. Mo. Mag., XIV., p. 26 



(1877.) 

 South Australia ; Tasmania. 



It is interesting to find Tasmanian- examples of this species, 

 which is at once distinguished by the jugular processes being at 

 right angles to their base, as showing that its range does not difier 

 greatly from that of the preceding species. The P. mandihularis, 

 Fabr., recorded, with doubt, from New Zealand will probably turn 

 out to be a specimen of this or the foregoing species. 



Bessaphilus. 

 VVaterhouse, Eat. Mo. Mag., XIV., p. 26, (1877). 



6. Bessaphilus cephalotes. 



cephalotes, Waterhouse, Ent. Mo. Mag., XIV., p. 27, 

 (1877). 

 Tasmania. 



Sub-family. II. CUCUJIN^. 



Tribe. I. CUCUJINA. 



CUCUJUS. 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent., 17 /t», p. 204. 



7. CucuJus coLONiARius, sp. n. (A.M.) 



Elongate, much depressed, pitchy black, somewhat shining ; head 

 produced into a distinct node behind the eyes ; prothorax with the 

 anterior angles only slightly produced ; elytra bright red. 

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