152 Arthur M. Lea : 



characters which are at variance with the original description. 

 The epipleurae of its elytra have a narrow marginal stria, and 

 a deep furrow slightly curved posteriorly, and continuous 

 almost to base and apex. 



Ryhaxis strigiroJiis, Westw. 



Described originally as from an ants' nest in Victoria. The 

 species occurs also in Tasmania, but the specimens before uie 

 were taken on fence tops at dusk. 



Ryha.ris hinatica. King. 



Five specimens of this species were sent for identification by 



the National Museum, of which one was marked '' Out of 



hollow branch containing nest of Podomyrma gratiosa, F. P. 

 Spry." 



Ryharis, sp. 



A single specimen of this genus was taken from a nest of 

 Amhlyopone australis at Sheffield (Tasmania). It perhaps re- 

 presents a variety of electrica, from which it differs in being 

 larger (almost the size of 5-fovtata), and with slightly longer 

 clothing. It is a female, possibly the male would prove the 

 species to be distinct, as I have never taken an undoubted 

 specimen of electrica in ants' nests, although it is the com- 

 monest species of the family in Tasmania. 



Bryaris atriventris, Westw. 



Recorded originally as from ants' nests. M. Raffray regards 

 the genus Bryaris as being entirely absent from Australia, and 

 the species previously referred to it are mostly now referred to 

 Ryharis and Eupints. This sj^ecies, however, he placed^ as a 

 synonym of Fselaphophus clavatus, King, but in this he seems 

 to be in error. 



I have two specimens (seen by M. Raffray) that were com- 

 pared, and agreed with the types of clavatus ; King described 

 the head of that species as having two inter-ocular elongate 



1 Proc. T.iiiTi. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1900, p. 202. 



