2U2 ON THE AUSTRALIAN CLIVINIDES, 



This species must be associated with C . sellata, Putz., though 

 the form of its clypeus is more that of the " obliqtiata yroup " 

 than of C. sellata. In general appearance it resembles C. queens- 

 landica^ SI., and C. dilutipes, Putz.: from 0. queenslanfJicaitin.a,y 

 be distinguished by its more convex shape; clypeus with 

 median part more truncate, the wings wider, concave, more 

 decidedly advanced beyond median part and roundly subtruncate; 

 elytra with striae more coarsely punctate; prosternum with inter- 

 coxal part attenuate: from 0. dilutipes the wider and punctate 

 anterior part of the head, the stronger external teeth of the 

 anterior tibife, and the shape of the intercoxal part of the 

 prosternum thoroughly differentiate it. 



Clivina nana, n.sp. 



Small, depressed, parallel. Head wide, depressed; prothorax 

 subquadrate; elytra lightly crenulate-striate, fourth stria joining 

 fifth at base, interstices flat, eighth weakly carinate at base, finely 

 and weakly carinate near apex; prosternum with intercoxal 

 part narrow anteriorly; episterna minutely rugulose-striolate; 

 anterior tibite wide, strongly 3-dentate. Testaceous, eyes black. 



Head depressed; vertex rouiidl}^ concave in middle; clypeal 

 elevation well marked, lunulate: clypeus divided from front by a 

 shallow depression, anterior margin subti^uncate (hardly emargi- 

 nate); wings small, not divided from median part, rounded 

 laterally, divided from supra-antennal plates by a decided sinuosity; 

 supra-antennal plates convex, prominent before eyes, extending 

 obliquely backwards without interruption above eyes to form the 

 wide facial carinse; these reaching behind base of eyes; facial im- 

 pressions wide, shallow, not sulciform; eyes depressed. Prothorax 

 depressed, about as long as broad (0-75 x 0-8 mm.), very lightly 

 narrowed anteriorly; disc obsoletely and minutely punctulate; 

 sides roundly subparallel ; basal curve short, lateral channel 

 feebly marked; marginal punctures wide, shallow, the anterior 

 distant from anterior angle, the posterior behind posterior 



