244 ON THE AUSTRALIAN CLIVINIDES, 



middle of lower side greatly raised and foi-ming a prominent 

 triangular tooth above upper internal spine, inner apical spine 

 about as long as apical digitation, cylindrical, curved, obtuse, 

 upper spine long, slender, very acuminate; four posterior legs 

 light. 



Length 19, breadth 5-5 mm. 



Ilab. : Queensland — Port Darwin. 



A single specimen of this fine species was sent to me for 

 description by Mr. G. Masters. Excepting a specimen sent to me 

 by Mr. Masters as from Port Darwin, which I cannot separate 

 from C. procera, Putz., this is the largest Clivina I have seen. 

 It represents a distinct section, its nearest ally being C. ovipenni!-', 

 SI., which agrees with it in facies, and in form of metasternal 

 episterna and legs. 



Clivina ovipennis, n.sp. 



Elongate-oval, robust, convex. Head obsoletely impressed on 

 each side behind vertex; prothorax greatly narrowed anteriorly : 

 elytra oval, smooth on sides and apex; four inner strife deeply 

 impressed and coarsely punctate on basal half; eighth interstice 

 obsolete on apical curve; a very feebly developed submarginal 

 carina at shoulder : prostei*num with intercoxal part bisulcate, 

 very wide anteriorly, non-sulcate on base; episterna smooth, not 

 overhanging antei'iorly (the inflexed margins of the pronotum 

 projecting a little at the anterior angles} : lateral cavities of 

 peduncle smooth ; metasternum short : anterior tibite obtusely 

 3-dentate ; external spur of intermediate tibite narrow, short, 

 placed at apex. Black, shining; under surface and femora dark 

 piceous ; four posterior tibire and tarsi clear brown; antennte 

 ferruginous. 



Head not large (2 x 1-9 mm.), smooth, convex, lateral margin 

 sloping obliquely forward from a little before eyes : clypeus not 

 divided from front, not bordered on anterior margin; median part 

 wide, truncate ; wings not divided from the supra-antennal plates, 

 concave, narrow, strongly advanced, rounded at apex ; supra- 

 antennal plates narrow, convex; facial sulci strongly impressed;. 



