70 H. 1. Carter: 



Dimensions. — 6 x 1.5 mm. 



Habitat, — Murray River, South Australia (H. S. Cope). 



Ten specimens examined show very slight sexual, or other, dif- 

 ferences. The males have joints 7-8 slightly flattened beneath. 

 The antennae are much slenderer and more filiform than usual, 

 and in this respect are like those of A. tasmanicus, Champ. It is 

 a rather characterless insect, of uniform colour, and of narrower 

 form than usual, without the usual pubescence. Types in the 

 South Aus. Mus. 



Apellatus li neat 'us, n. sp. 



Elongate, subcylindric. Head black or piceous, antennae, palpi, 

 underside, tibiae and tarsi red, prothorax reddish or testaceous. 

 elytra pale testaceous, with dark red lines following the striation 

 throughout. Underside yellow, apex of abdomen piceous, femora 

 pale testaceous. Head, eyes large, prominent and rather approxi- 

 mate, space between about J diameter of one eye; closely and 

 strongly punctate, antennae with joints 3 and 4 of about equal 

 length. All joints subfiliform, 4-9 slightly widened at apex, 10-11 

 very thin, 11th finely pointed. Prothorax rounded in front, sub- 

 rectangular behind, with rather blunted angles; densely and finely 

 punctate. Scutellum widely rounded behind. Elytra wider than 

 prothorax at base, rather cylindric ; finely punctate striate, and 

 clothed with a hairy pubescence; intervals minutely punctate. 

 Underside finely punctate, all tibiae straight and simple. 



Dimensions. — 6-7 x 2 mm. 



Habitat. — Geraldton, West Australia (Lea). 



Two specimens, the sexes in Mr. A. M. Lea's collection, differ from 

 all described species in their subcylindric form, and the elytra 

 with dark red lines on a testaceous ground. The antennae are 

 somewhat as in plebejus (above), but the joints are more enlarged 

 at apex, except the apical two. In the female the eyes are wider 

 apart, and the prothorax is wider and darker in colour (the last 

 probably individual). 



Types in Mr. Lea's coll. 



Apellatus concolor, n. sp. 



Elongate ovate, pubescent ; whole surface, legs and appendages 

 pale testaeeous. the apical half of antennae slightly piceous. Head 

 and prothorax closely punctate (forehead more sparsely so). Eyes 

 more widely separated than usual, the distance between them fully 



