BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. - 837 



Ptinus longus, sp. n. 



Elongate, narrow, moderately convex, pitchy black, shining, 

 rather thickly clothed with long yellow pubescence ; prothorax 

 rather strongly constricted behind ; elytra dark piceous, with the 

 sides nearly parallel, distinctly punctate-striate, a yellow patch 

 composed of short pubescence extending from behind the middle 

 to just before the apex, ornamented on the anterior border and at 

 the apex with grey pubescence, a small spot at tlie humeral angle 

 and a common fascia near the base also composed of grey scales. 



Head rather strongly, irregularly and closely punctured. 

 Antennae ferruginous, finely pubescent. Prothorax slightly 

 longer than broad, moderately strongly rugose-punctate, rather 

 abruptly constricted and strongly impressed behind. Scutellum 

 small, rounded behind, finely pubescent. Elytra nearly parallel 

 for two-thirds of their length, then arcuately rounded to the 

 apex, finely but distinctly punctate-striate, the interstices 

 moderately broad, impunctate. Underside and legs dark ferru- 

 ginous, densely covered with grey pubescence. Length 3k mm. 



Wide Bay, Queensland. 



My knowledge of this very distinct species is confined to a 

 single male example. 



D I PHOBIA, gen. nov. 



Body elongate-ovate, convex. Head small, constricted on each 

 side behind the antennae. Eyes small, lateral. Antenme eleven 

 jointed, filiform, the basal joint considerably enlarged, the second 

 about as long as the first but not enlarged, the following joints 

 slightly decreasing in length towards the apex. Prothorax 

 elongate, anterior margin slightly eleva-ted, with a strong curved 

 impression behind the middle terminating on each side at a point 

 where the prothorax is rather strongly constricted. Elytra oval, 

 with short elongate impressions at the base. Legs leather long ; 

 femora somewhat thickened ; tibiee unarmed ; tarsi five jointed. 



