154 ON THE AUSTRALIAN CLIVINIDES, 



In regard to its habitat, the original description states that the 

 author had seen only a single specimen which came from New 

 ■ Holland. The " Revision Generale " rather throws doubt upon 

 this by saying that this insect, formerly received as coming from 

 South America, appears rather to be Australian. 



It may be noted that in his tabular view of the species of 

 Clivina in his " Postscriptum," p. 32, M. Putzeys gives as a dis- 

 tinguishing character of C. attrata — eighth interstice not prolonged 

 above the shoulder. 



The species for which I propose the name of G. obliterata, is an 

 anomalous one among Australian species. It So closely resembles 

 C. atcstralasice, Bohem., as to seem merely a A'ariety of that species; 

 but as five specimens are before me, all agreeing in the basal 

 characters of their elytra, I have felt compelled to regard it as 

 distinct, and to place it with 0. attrata, Putz. It requires more 

 study, and should it prove to be a " sport " of C. australasice, 

 of which there seems a possibility, it is a remarkable fact that 

 the strise free at the base should be accompanied by the total 

 obliteration of the submarginal humeral carina. 



Clivina obliterata, n.sp. 



Pacies as in C. avMralasice, only the elytra more truncate at base, 

 with striae free at base and submarginal humeral carina wanting; 

 anterior tibiae 3-dentate. Black, four posterior legs piceous. Only 

 differing from C australasice as follows : — Head more evenly 

 narrowed before eyes, (the sinuosity between the supra-antennal 

 plates and wings of clypeus nearly obsolete), clypeus less deeply 

 emarginate, the wings narrower; elytra with shoulders more 

 marked (though rounded), more declivous, lateral border very fine, 

 marginal channel very narrow behind and at shoulders, interstices 

 flatter, eighth more finely carinate on apical curve, striae lighter 

 especially towards sides, fourth free, fifth hardly joining sixth at 

 base; external teeth of tibije a little weaker. Length 9-5, breadth 

 26 mm. 



Uab. : IST.S. Wales — Carrathool, Mulwala (Sloane); Victoria 

 (Kershaw). 



