Pselaphidae of ili<' Iloiv'iit Collcvtioii. < 1 IS 



loiiLrer than ninth and tenth coiiiliini'd. I'alpi with first (ap- 

 parent) joint louif, l)asal halt' lliiu, apical half sti'ongly inflated 

 and siibelliptic in outline : second abont as lone: as inflated 

 jiart of first and somewhat tliinner, third slitihtly longer iind 

 Boniewhat thinner than second. /'t-ofliura r aFjout as lonjn' as 

 greatest width, which is abont apical fourth, sides strongly 

 narrowed to apex, and moderately to base, which is slightly 

 wider than apex ; with a feeble median subbasal impression ; 

 punctures as on head but rather sparser. Elytra distinctly 

 wider than long, shoulders strongly rounded, sides rounded and 

 increasing in width almost to a])ex ; eath at b9.se with two 

 small foveiform impressions, one at base of a strong subsutural 

 stria, the other marking the base of a short impressioii, which 

 is much too short to be regarded as a stria ; punctures rather 

 sparser than on prothorax. Upper surface of abdoni/ii with 

 small punctures; lower surface without fovea. M etdfittrinnn 

 widely and shallowly impressed in middle. /'C//-^' rather long 

 and thin ; front trochanters each with a large truncated tooth ; 

 front femora each with a rather small but distinct subbasal 

 tooth ; front tibiae moderately curved. Length, 2 (vix) mm. 



Hah. — Victoria. 



Tliis species was omitted from Raffray's recent generic 

 monograph of the family, prol)ably on account of their being 

 a T//rJnis hoii'iffi. KiiiL;- (now referred to I'l/rtt />Jiiis). It belongs- 

 to T i/roiiiorpJws, and in general sculpture is close to cribratiis, 

 but differs in being smaller and somewhat differently sculptured. 

 In general appearance it is remarkably close to Rytu^ si/buhitu.s\, 

 \n\X has very different ])alpi. The second segment of abdomen 

 on its lower surface, a|)]iears to have a very feeble ridge across 

 middle of apex, l)ut this is invisible from most directions. 



Bri/aris) (iter. King (now Eu pnx-x (ifni. King). 



King's label "" JJryaxis ater. K.L.K.," and a label '" Dandenong "' 

 in another hand. 



Type ?. IJlack. appendages piceous brown, but antennae 

 somewhat darker than legs. Almost ghiiirctus. 



Head smooth and without impressions. Antennae ratlier 

 short, first joint fairly stout, second as stout as first, Init much 



