198 ON THE AUSTRALIAN CLIVIMDBS, 



in an intermediate position between the " bovilhe " and "austra- 

 lasice groups." 



A u s tr al a s ice g r o up. 



Mandibles short; eyes prominent; clypeus with anterior margin 

 emarginate, wings widely rounded, not divided from median part. 

 Elytra with fourth and fifth strise confluent at base; submarginal 

 humeral carina well developed; eight interstice carinate near apex. 



The ^^ australasice group" may be divided into four sections as 

 shown in the following table : — 



A. Prosternal episterna more or less rugulose-striolate, not punctate. 

 B. Prosteviuim with intercoxal part 



attenuate anteriorly, anterior 



tibiae 4-dentate Section I. (Type C seJlata). 



BB. Presternum with intercoxal part 



narrow anteriorly, anterior 



tibiae with two strongexternal 



teeth and a slight prominence 



above apical projection Section II. (Ty^e C. atistralasia-). 



BBB. Prosternum with intercoxal 



part wide anteriorly, anterior 



tibise 3-dentate Section III. (Type C. basalis). 



AA. Prosternal episterna punctate Section IV. (Type C. jjectoralis). 



Section I. 

 Table of Sj)eci<i>i known to me. 



c. Bicolorous C. -stllata, Putz. 



cc. Unicolorous. 



d. Anterior tibiie 4-dentate C. ferruginea, Putz. 



dd. Anterior tibite ^-dentate. 



e. Black, convex, interstices of elj'tra convex C. ore uUa, SI. 



ee. Testaceous, depressed; interstices of elytra 



flat (size veiy small) C. nana, Si. 



It appears as though 0. suturcdis, Putz., C. verticalis, Putz., 

 C. diraidiata, Putz., and C. (vqualis, Blkb., should be placed in 

 this section. 



