A ni<fr(iii(i It and Tasvifinian Golooptera. 199 



( 'li/d/iij/clops/s /rfiriifafd, n.sp. (Fig. 16.) 



Brownisli castaneous, appendages somewhat p;ilei'. Glal)rous, 

 except for humeral membranes, and some sparse pubescence on 

 appendages. 



Head with shallow reticulate punctures. Antennae fitted into 

 grooves at apex of prothorax, basal joint very large, with punc- 

 tures as on head, curved, with a strong inner groove ; club about 

 as long as basal joint, lightly curved and subcyclindrical. Pro- 

 thorar about twice as wide as long, disc gently convex ; front 

 margins narrowly but distinctly raised, sides gently incurved to 

 middle ; with regular, shallow, reticulate punctures. Elytra 

 about as wide as long ; with a wide, deep, highly polished, sub- 

 basal impression, which, close to the base has a flattened space 

 ,on each side of scutellar region terminating abi'uptly ; shoulders 

 in the form of raised, arched, striated epaulettes beyond each 

 of which projects a fine and rather short membrane covered 

 with golden pubescence, each epaulette separated from base by 

 a narrow wedge-shaped space, and bounded posteriorly by a 

 distinct notch ; middle beyond subbasal depression finely 

 striated, the striae towards apex merging into punctures as on 

 prothorax, similar punctures elsewhere ; each side with a large 

 shallow depression about middle and a smaller one about apex ; 

 outer margins with strong striae converging to subbasal notches. 

 Pygidium and propygidiuni with punctures as on prothorax, 

 but becoming feeble at apex. Prosternum not ridged along 

 middle, but with a narrow oblique ridge on each side marking 

 the inner side of the femoral receptacle; punctures in middle 

 as on pronotuui l)ut l)ecoming obliterated at sides. Mesosternum 

 with a wide, punctate, intercoxal process. Metasternum ini- 

 punctate. Abdomen with punctures towards sides and a row of 

 small ones at base of intercoxal process. Legs rather long ; 

 tibiae near base suddenly and strongly inflated and then gently 

 narrowed to apex, the inflated jDarts thin and each with a 

 shallow groove for the reception of tarsi. Length 2^ mm. 



Hah. — Australia (a single specimen, without locality label, 

 from the late Rev. R. L. King's collection). 



In many respects close to striatella, but the depressed basal 

 part of elytra with a greater portion highly polished, the epaul- 



