152 ON THE AUSTRALIAN CLIVINIDES, 



H. Size small; protliorax longer than 



broad, without anterior line blarkhurni group. 



HH. Size moderate; protliorax broader 



than long, anterior line present... ollijfi group. 



GG. Eyes prominent. 



I. Prosternum with intercoxal part 



attenuate heterogena growp. 



II. Prosterimm with intercoxal part 



narrow bovilhe group. 



EE. Clypeus roundly emargiuate, median part 



not divided from wings australaske group. 



EEE. Clypeus deeply truncate-emarginate, wings 



strongly advanced; (size usually large) .... ^jj-ofCJ-a group. 



Following M. Putzeys' example, I define each group as I come 

 to it. 



I begin the descriptions of species bj'' treating of two species, 

 viz., C. attraia, Putz., and C. oblilerata,^!., which I have felt unable 

 to place in any of the thirteen groups into which I have arranged 

 the species of Clivina found in Australia. C. attrata may not be 

 an Australian species at all. C. ohliterata seems a species of 

 anomalous position, and, in view of its strong resemblance to C. 

 auslralasice, Bohem., even of doubtful validity. 



C. ATTRATA, PutzeyS. 



Mem. Liege, 1863, xviii. p 54; Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1866, xxvii. 

 p. 36; Ann. 8oc. Ent. Belg. x. 1866, p. 179. 



" Nigra, antennis brunneis, palpis jDedibusque dilutioribus. 

 Mandibulpe latfe, breves. Antennte longse, crassiusculse. Labium 

 ['? labrum] bisinuatum. Clypeus emarginatus, alis prominentibus. 

 Vertex 3-impressus denseque punctulatus Oculi prominentes postice 

 cupulati. Pronotum subquadratum, antice subangustatum, basi 

 vix prolongata. Elytra elongata, basi truncata, isunctato-striata, 

 striis apice evanescentibus, punctis maxime distinctis. Femora 

 antica subtus unidentata ; tibi* sulcata?, extus unidigitatse atque 

 unidentat*; intermedise calcaratse. Long. 1 1-|-, EL 6^, lat. 3 mill." 



