Goleoptera of King Island. 149 



Head suiooth ; shalluwly foveafe at sides, between and in 

 front of eyes. Antennae extending to middle coxae. Frothorac 

 about once and one-third as wide as long, apex feebly emarginate, 

 base sinuous towards the sides, each hind angle with a long 

 seta, sides rather strongly reflexed, greatest width alnnit middle ; 

 disc finely wrinkled ; with a feeble median line ; transversely 

 impressed n&iwc base ; each side of base shallowly foveate. Elytr-a 

 ovate, margins narrower than on prothorajc and near apex 

 joined to a narrow carina that extends backwards for a short 

 distance ; very feebly striate, the striae almost impunctarte and 

 disappearing before apex. Front tarsi with fourth joint some- 

 what dilated, deeply bilo'bed and almost white below. Length, 

 4i-5A mm. 



Also from Tasmania (Hobart and Mount Wellington). 



In Blackburn's table this species would be placed beside 

 bipunctatus, from which it differs in the elytra being darker 

 than the head, and with the third interstice impunctate. In size 

 and general appearance it strongly resembles Epelyx lindensis, 

 but, apart from the front tarsi and uiiisetose sides of prothorax, it 

 is readily distinguished therefrom, by the almost impunctate 

 eh'tra. The elytra are always darker than both prothorax and 

 head, but in one specimen they ai'e almost black (except for 

 portion of the suture and the sides) ; at a glance they appear to 

 be quite impunctate, and it is only from certain directions that 

 veiy small and shallow punctures can be seen in the striae. On 

 one specimen the prothoracic sculpture is very feeble. The Tas- 

 manian specimens have been described as the unique one from 

 King Island appears to be immature. 



22. Noioiwnius aredeiis, Chd. 



23. N. c//a/ybeiis, Dej. 



24. Prosopogiitus chalybeipenuis, Chd. 



25. Chlaefiioidiiis pro/ixiis, Er. 



26. Leptopodus solicitus, Er. 



27. Simodojitiis aeneipennis, Dej. 



2(S. Tacliys seinislriaii/s, Blackb. 



Two specimens appear to belong to this species, but have 

 the body darker than in South Australian specimens, the subapi- 



