220 AHlmr M. Lm : 



combined, base rounded, sides almost parallel, eleventh about 

 half the length of tenth and somewhat narrower, its tip densely- 

 pubescent. Frotliorax slightly longer than wide, each side just 

 before middle produced into an acutely angular tubercle, just 

 behind middle feebly and obtusely produced, and then gently 

 rounded towards base ; densely strigose, most of the strigae 

 converging to a large deep fovea, that is nearer base than apex. 

 Elytra ovate, strongly convex ; with regular rows of rather 

 small and narrow punctures ; interstices impunctate, not sepa- 

 rately convex. Abdomen with first and second segments strigose 

 at sides, the third throughout ; elsewhere with somewhat irre- 

 gular punctures. Legs moderately long. Length l|-^2 mm. 



Hah. — S. Australia: Adelaide, under bark with ants (H. H. D. 

 Griffith). 



Remarkably close in general appearance to foveicollis, but 

 with a sharp tubercle or projection on each side of prothorax. 

 In foveicollis this projection is rounded or in the form of " an 

 obtuse angle." The present species also has the ehdira slightly 

 wider and quite glabrous, instead of sparsely pubescent. The 

 club is slightly compressed, so that from one direction it appears 

 but little wider than the ninth joint, but from another direction 

 distinctly wider. 



Diplocotes decemarticulatus, n.sp. (Fig. 57.) 



Dark reddish castaneous, elytra, legs and club somewhat 

 paler. Elytra with very sparse and extremely short pubescence, 

 prothorax with a few moderately long thin setae ; sterna as in 

 preceding species. 



Head and antennae as in the preceding species, except that 

 the antennae are slightly shorter, and with only ten joints. 

 Prothorax and elytra the same, except that the latter have very 

 minute punctures on the interstices. Ahdonien densely and 

 finely strigose, except on middle of second segment, where there 

 are a few punctures. J-egs moderately long. Length 2 mm. 



Hah. — W. Australia : Geraldton (A. M. Lea). 



Except for a slight diffei-ence in colour of elytra, perhaps 

 not constant, it would be practically impossible to distinguish 

 a specimen of this from one of the preceding species, if the 



