Austral ia ii Cistelidae. l'-\ 



separated, head narrow; antennae with joint 3 cylindric, as long 

 .as 4, 4-10 shortly obconic and of equal size, last joint as long as 

 10 and pointed. Prothorax narrower than in N. oralis, Blaekl>. . 

 widest at base, thence arcuately narrowed to apex, and there as 

 wide as the head, posterior angles acute. Scutel/um small, trans- 

 verse. Elytra slightly wider than prothorax at base, glabrous, and 

 strongly striate punctate, the seriate punctures large, the intervals 

 transversely rugose punctate and slightly raised at apex, underside 

 nearly smooth; tibiae simple and straight. 



Dimensions.— 6-7 x 1.6-2 mm. 



Habitat. — Hobart, Tasmania. 



Six specimens examined, one pair in the author's coll., possibly 

 taken by himself, three in Mr. Lea's coll., and one in the South 

 Aus. Mus. It is readily separated from neocistela oralis by its 

 strongly punctate and glabrous upper surface, the well-defined 

 striation of the elytra, the narrower head and prothorax, and con- 

 tiguous procoxae. Types in the author's coll. 



Atoichus flarus, n. sp. 



Oval, base of head and eyes black, rest of surface and appendages 

 reddish-yellow, knees piceous, elytra with sparse hairy pubescence. 

 Head and prothorax closely subeonfluently punctate, the punctures 

 coarser than in N. oralis, but finer than in X tasmanicus, eyes small 

 and flat, antennae as in those species, but joints rather more elon- 

 gate than in N. ovalis. Prothorax shaped as in A. tasmanicus, sub- 

 convex, widest at base, the posterior angles subrectangular (slightly 

 blunted), base Insinuate. Elytra slightly wider than prothorax at 

 base, clearly striate punctate, the seriate punctures finer and closer 

 than in tasmanicus, intervals quite flat and minutely punctate, 

 under,side finely punctate, post-intercoxal process narrowly trian- 

 gular; tibiae straight. 



Dimensions. — 5-6 x 1.2-2 mm. 



Habitat. — Dividing Range, Victoria. (South Aus. Mus.). 



Var. — Head and prothorax black. 



Ten specimens examined, including two coloured as in car., which 

 are indistinguishable otherwise from the rest (the more so since both 

 specimens have mutilated antennae). The species is intermediate 

 in sculpture between neocistela oralis and .4. tasmanicus, but while 

 quite differing in colour is nearer the latter in form. The $ 

 specimens are smaller, narrower, with the apical joints of the 

 antennae more enlarged than in the $. 



Types in the South Aus. Mus. 



