by a. sidney olliff. 209 



Ipsaphes. 

 Pascoe, Journal of Entom., II., p. 39, (1863.) 

 Ipsaphes nitidulus, of Macleay, appears to be allied to the 

 lieteromerous genus Sitophagus, and need not be dealt with here. 

 The resemblance of this genus to the Cucujidse is so great, as to 

 have mislead Herr Eeitter, who has made a special study of the 

 Clavicoi-n Coleoptera, into placing it in that family under the 

 name Schedarosus. 



8. Ipsaphes mgerosus. (A.M.) 



Ipisaphes mcerosus, Pascoe, Journal of Entom., II., p. 40, pi. 3, 

 fig. 9, (1863.) 

 Richmond River, Peter.sham, Lane Cove, Sydney, Chatsworth, 

 Shelley's Flats, Illawarra, Bombala, New South Wales ; Tasmania, 



9. Ipsaphes bicolor, sp. n. (AM.) 



Elongate, much depressed, pitchy black and shining ; elytra and 

 abdominal segments rather bright red. 



Head strongly transverse, considerably narrowed in front of the 

 eyes, rather strongly and closely punctured ; with a deeply 

 impressed line near the base parallel to the posterior margin ; the 

 sides somewhat produced behind the eyes ; the clypens very 

 slightly emarginate in front ; the mandibles closely and finely 

 punctured. Antennae about as long as the head and prothorax 

 together, very sparingly clothed with short grey pubescence. 

 Prothorax transverse, slightly broader in front than behind, 

 moderately strongly, very closely and irregularly punctured ; the 

 anterior margin slightly arcuate, projecting over the head ; the 

 sides rounded and provided with short blunt teeth ; median line 

 indistinct ; with a moderately large irregular impression on each 

 side at the base. Scutellum transverse, somewhat pointed behind, 

 black, rather strongly and closely punctured. Elytra almost twice 

 as long as the head and prothorax together, very finely, closely and 

 irregularly punctured, the suture slightly raised ; humeral angles 

 scarcely prominent ; the sides nearly parallel for two-thirds of 



