834 REMARKS ON AUSTRALIAN PTINID.E, 



Ptinus adeps, sp. n. 



Ovate, rather broad, not very strongly convex, shining black, 

 tinged with metallic green, moderately thickly clothed with long 

 black pubescence ; prothorax not very strongly constricted 

 behind ; elytra finely punctate-striate, with a moderately large 

 transverse spot of white pubescence near the humeral angles and 

 a narrow fascia behind the middle. 



Head rather strongly produced in the middle, finely, irregularly 

 and very closely punctured. Antennae pitchy, finely pubescent. 

 Prothorax slightly longer than broad, feebly constricted behind, 

 strongly and not very closely punctured, the basal impression 

 moderately deep. Scutellum small, rounded behind, finely 

 pubescent. Elytra very feebly rounded at the sides, finely 

 and closely punctate-striate, the interstices rather broad and 

 ijnpunctate. Underside and legs finely pubescent. Length 3-3:|^ mm. 



Wide Bay, Queensland ; Morpeth, Sydney, New South Wales. 



This species and Ptinus albomaciilatus, Macleay, from Gayndah, 

 are very closely allied ; the latter may be distinguished by its 

 slightly larger size, blue-black c;)lour and by its much more 

 strongly punctured elytral strite. 



Ptinus eminens, sp. n. 



Elongate-ovate, moderately convex, pitchy black, shining, 

 densely clothed with rather long black pubescence ; prothorax not 

 very strongly constricted behind ; elytra rather strongly and 

 irregularly punctate-striate, with four large transverse patches of 

 yellow pubescence, two near the humeral angles and one on each 

 side behind the middle. 



Head produced into a point between the antennte, finely and 

 closely punctured. Antennte castaneous, clothed with fine grey 

 pubescence. Prothorax slightly longer than broad, rather finely 

 and closely punctured, deeply impressed at the base. Scutellum 

 small, rounded behind, densely covered with grey pubescence. 

 Elytra nearly parallel for two-thirds of their length, then 

 arcuately rounded to the apex, rather strongly and irregularly 



