Australian < ■istelidae. 



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medial and two transverse depressions near hind angles. Scutel- 

 lum wide, rounded behind, smooth. 



Elytra considerably wider than prothorax at base, and about 

 four times as long (about 9 x 4.8), convex striate-punctate, with a 

 short scutellary, and nine other rows of large oval punctures, 

 rapidly becoming smaller on apical half, and almost concealed in 

 striae on declivity; striae subsulcate on basal half, narrow on 

 apical, epipleurae with a single row of large punctures. Prester- 

 num with large round punctures, apex of mesosternum, and the 

 -episterna coarsely punctate, abdomen finely striolate, submentum 

 with large yellow patch at base, legs stout and moderately long, 

 mid and hind tibiae curved, 6* with short, thick anal forceps. 



Dimensions, — 11-13 x 4-5 mm. 



Habitat.— M.t. Barker and Swan R. (A. M. Lea), Cleve, S.A. 

 <S.A. Mus.), W.A. (H. Brown). 



Four specimens, two of each sex, examined. The species is very 

 -distinct from the combination of very nitid impunctate prothorax 

 and the very coarse and characteristic puncturation of the basal 

 half of elytra, suggesting some of the species of Hypaulax. 



Type 6* in the author's coll., 2 in Mr. A. M. Lea's coll. 



Melaps, Cart. 

 1 Oocistela, Borch. 



1 Elytra irregularly punctate 



2 8 Elytra striate punctate 



3 7 Glabrous 



4 Intervals of elytra flat 



5 7 Intervals of elytra convex 



6 Seriate punctures coarse and distant 

 '7 Seriate punctures small and close 



8 Pilose 



cisteJoides, Cart 



victor kie, n.sp. 



pundatus, n.sp. 

 Uxmvexa, Borch 



pilosus, n.sp. 



Melaps victoriae, n. sp. 

 Ovate, convex, nitid black, glabrous, epistoma, oral organs, 

 antennae and underside red. Head and pronotum with ratlin 

 close, fine, shallow punctures, eyes (from above) round and widely 

 separated, head rather short and wide, epistomal suture wide and 

 nearly straight, antennae moderately long, joint 2 more than half 

 as long as 1, 3 scarcely longer than 4, and rather wide, 4-10 sub- 

 -equal, slightly enlarged at apex, 11 as long as 10, ovate. Prothorar 

 •convex, longer than wide, subtruncate, and equally wide at apex 



Species determined only by description. 



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