240 ON THE AUSTRALIAN CLIVIMDES, 



eighth interrupted at beginning of apical curve, very narrowly 

 carinate near apex, submarginal humeral carinas obsolete; pro- 

 sternum with intercoxal part very wide anteriorly; lateral cavities 

 of peduncle smooth, wide, shallow; anterior tibiae 3-dentate, 

 external spur of intermediate tibi;>3 oblique and near apex. 

 Black, legs piceous, antennte and tarsi reddish. 



Head large (1"8 x 2-2 mm.), smooth between lateral impres- 

 sions; a punctiform impression in middle between eyes; a strong 

 lateral sinuosity between wings of clypeus and supra-antennal 

 plates: clypeus not di^■ided from front, depressed along anterior 

 margin; median part truncate; wings concave, strongly advanced 

 beyond median part, roundly obtuse, oblique on inner side; throat 

 V3r7 convex, guise with a few faint wavy striolfe; eyes convex, 

 prominent, enclosed on lower side posteriorly. Labial palpi stout, 

 penultimate joint about same length as terminal, this stout, 

 fusiform, truncate. Antenmie not long, lightly compressed, not 

 incrassate; second joint decidedly longer than third. Prothorax 

 smooth, transverse (3"2 x So mm.), widest a little before posterior 

 angles, greatly narrowed anteriorly (ant. width 2-5 mm.), rounded 

 on sides, evenly convex, gently and roundly, but deeply declivous 

 to base; anterior angles obtuse ; posterior angles obtuse, but 

 marked; border thick, widened at and passing round antei'ior 

 angles; median line deeply impressed; anterior line distinct and 

 near margin; lateral basal impressions wanting. Elytra oval 

 (7"5 X 4 mm.), convex, wide across base; shoulders rounded; apex 

 widely rounded; striae strongly impressed, entire, coarsely punc- 

 tate, the puncturation strong on apical third, seventh hardly 

 impressed, but distinctly indicated as a row of punctures; inter- 

 stices convex for whole length, seventh wide and convex on apical 

 curve, joining first at apex. Prosternum with intercoxal part bi- 

 sulcate, non-sulcate on base; episterna smooth (only some minute 

 wavy transverse scratches), hardly ovei-hanging anteriorly. Meta- 

 starnum a little longer between intermediate and posterior coxae 

 than length of posterior coxae; episterna rather wide posteriorly. 

 Autei'ior femora compressed; tibia? with apical digitation long, 

 stout, strongly curved, first external tooth prominent, stout, 



