836 REMARKS ON AUSTRALIAN PTINIDiE, 



Ptinus imulus, sp. n. 



Elongate-ovate, rather convex, pitchy black, somewhat shining ; 

 prothorax thickly clothed with black pubescence, two small 

 indistinct patches of yellow pubescence at the base ; elytra finely 

 punctate-striate, an indistinct patch of grey pubescence near the 

 humeral angles and a distinct transverse fascia considerably 

 behind the middle composed of yellowish pubescence. 



Head very feebly produced between the antenna?, very finely 

 punctured and pubescent. Antenna? dark ferruginous, finely 

 pubescent. Prothorax not very strongly constricted behind, very 

 finely, irregularly and closely punctured. Elytra with the sides 

 arcuately rounded, finely punctate-striate, the interstices moder- 

 ately broad, impunctate. Legs ferruginous, finely pubescent. 

 Length 2 mm. 



King George's Sound, West Australia. 



Ptinus egenus, sp. n. 



Elongate-ovate, moderately convex, dark ferruginous, shining, 

 moderately thickly covered with long yellow pubescence ; pro- 

 thorax with the sides somewhat thickened in the middle, not 

 very strongly constricted behind ; elytra moderately strongly 

 striate -punctate, with a small patch of grey pubescence at the 

 humeral angles. 



Head very feebly produced between the antennse, finely 

 punctured and pubescent. Prothorax rather longer than broad, 

 extremely finely and not very closely punctured on the disc, a 

 few strong punctures along the anterior margin ; the sides 

 slightly thickened just before the constriction ; basal impression 

 rather deep. Scutellum small, rounded behind, finely pubescent. 

 Elytra with the sides arcuately rounded, striate-punctate, the 

 interstices rather broad, impunctate. Underside and legs dark 

 ferruginoiis, very finely pubescent. Length 3 mm. 



Lane Cove, Sydney, Bombala, Illawarra, New South Wales. 



This species should be placed between Ptinus iectus, Boield. 

 and Ptinus exulans, Erich. Its shining upper surface, finely 

 punctured pi'othorax and much less closely striate-punctate elytra 

 will serve to distinguish it. 



