72 H. I. Carter: 



and equal jointed, not excavate beneath. The nodular hind tibiae 

 suggests the male sex from analogy. Type in the British Museum. 



Neocistela, Botch. 



Pseudocistela, Blackb. (nom-praeocc). 



Having dissected and examined N. ovalis, Blackb., very closely, 

 I find that the maxillary palpi have the last joint securiform, not 

 triangular, as the author states, with the apical edge much longer 

 than the longer side. The antennae are remarkable in having the 

 2nd joint nearly as long as, but less tumid than, the first joint. 

 The eyes are somewhat as in Chromomoea. 



Atoichus, n. gen. 



Head prolonged into a beak, mandibles simple and acutely 

 pointed, maxillary palpi last joint cultriform, labial palpi last 

 joint triangular, antennae robust, 2nd joint nearly as long as the 

 1st, 3-10 obconic subequal, 11th as long as 10, finely pointed. 

 Prothorax widest at base, arcuately narrowed, or nearly straightly 

 converging to the apex. Elytra ovate, wider than prothorax at 

 base, procoxae contiguous without separating partition, posterior 

 inter-coxal process sharply triangular, tibiae straight and slender, 

 claw-joint very slender, minutely pectinate. 



A genus which includes the insect named by Blackburn, Licym- 

 ii ins l>i color, which may be taken as the type. It differs from 

 Neocistela in having the elytra wider than prothorax at base, and 

 in the procoxae being contiguous, without any separating partition. 

 The species may be differentiated inter se as follows : — 



Atoichus, n. gen. 



1 3 Head, elytra and legs black 



2 Prothorax yellow or red bicolor, Blackb 



3 Prothorax black tasmanicus, n.sp. 



4 6 Upper surface (mostly) and legs yellow 



5 Base of head and eyes black, knees piceous flavus, n.sp. 



6 Elytra with black markings crassicornis, n.sp. 



Atoichus tasmanicus, n sp. 



Ovate, nitid black, glabrous, tibiae, base of femora, prosternum, 

 ;in<l (sometimes) basal joints of antennae reddish. Head and pro- 

 thorax strongly punctate, the punctures round and sub-contiguous, 

 apical joints of maxillary palpi securiform, eyes small and widely 



