Pselaphidae of the Howitt Collection. IJJ 



All that he says of colour is " niger," possibly the colour has^ 

 pomewhat faded (it is between 40 and 50 years since it was- 

 taken), but King appeared to regard almost all fairly dark 

 browns as black. Tlie club might fairly be regarded as three 

 jointed, although the ninth joint is rather small ; the eleventh 

 is rather large, but not much wider than tenth. On each side 

 of the head there are two very feeble impressions, invisible from 

 most directions, one in front and one just above the eye. 



There are before me two females and one male from Tas- 

 mania (Huon River) fhat appear to belong to this species., 

 Tliey differ in being considerably darker (a common occurrence 

 with Tasmanian insects of all orders), with the impressions on 

 the head still very faint, but rather more noticeable. The male 

 differs from the female in having the club larger, with the 

 ninth and tenth joints more transverse. Metasternum widely 

 impressed and subcarinated on each side of middle. From some- 

 directions its first ventral segment appears to have a large semi- 

 circular excavation at apex, bounded on each side by a small 

 distinct tubercle ; from other directions both tubercles and 

 excavation are indistinct. The apical segment has a small 

 circular impression. 



Euplectus ercisns. King (now Eu jilertnps errisiis. King). 



King's label "" Euplectus excisus. King," and a label " Dande- 

 nong " in another hand. 



J' ? Reddish-testaceous, legs and palpi paler. Clothed with 

 short pale pubescence ; sides with a few scattered hairs. 



Head with a deep fovea on each side, the two opening out 

 and conjoined iu front, so as to give the appearance of a wide 

 semicircular impression, middle of base with a short longitu- 

 dinal impression. Antennae just passing middle coxae ; first 

 joint as long as second and third combined, second globular, 

 slightly longer than third, fourth to eighth short and transverse, 

 ninth scarcely longer but distinctly wider than eighth, tenth 

 slightly longer and distinctly wider than ninth, eleventh ovate, 

 base truncate, almost as long as three preceding combined. 

 Prothorax distinctly transverse, sides strongly rounded from 

 apex to middle, then strongly and suddenly constricted, and 



