144 Arf/iur M. Lea: 



The species is dedicated to the meuiory of the hite Rev. R. 

 L. King, the discoverer of many interestintj ants'-nest beetles, 

 some of which are still undescribed. In his collection (now in 

 the Australian Museum) it was labelled as a Dinarda, but it is 

 not even close to that genus, which (as noted by the late A. 8. 

 OUiti') is close to Dabra, and which has the abdomen strongly 

 margined. In this species even the basal segments are immar- 

 ginate. 



P.^ELAPHIDAE. 



The species of this family are often referred to as ants'-nest 

 beetles, although many of them occur in moss, tussocks, under 

 fallen leaves, etc. Still many of them do occur in nests of ants 

 and termites. Of many of those recorded from Australia, the 

 type specimens were obtained during floods, or on fence tops, 

 etc., at dusk ; when their connection with their hosts could not 

 be ascertained ; although they really are inhabitants of nests 

 most of their lives. In many cases also the describers, although 

 they were informed that specimens were obtained in such nests, 

 failed to mention the same. This is also true of the Staphy- 

 linidae and Scydmaenidae. Whilst it is probable that some of 

 the anomalous species of other families are also really ants'- 

 nest beetles, although not so recorded. 



Euphctops sndptus, King. 



A specimen from Forrest (Victoria) sent by Mr. H. W. Davey, 

 as from a nest of small black ants in a log, probably belongs to 

 this species. It agrees well with the description, and is very 

 close to a sjDecies named (with a query) l)y M. Raffray as 

 sculptus from W. Australia ; the latter specimen, however, has 

 the median line of the prothorax rather feebly impressed, 

 whilst the Forrest specimen has it more deeply impressed (in 

 the original description King says " foveola elongata media "' 

 and also " the median impressed line or elongated foveola.' 

 King referred the species to Bryaris, but in the index to 

 Euphctus. 



Euphrtops gibhosus. King. 



I have a specimen from King's collection, named as Batrisus 

 gibb()Sii<, and agreeing with his description. It is congeneric 



