208 Arthur M. Lea: 



men with fourth segment eoncave in middle, the eoncave portion 

 bounded on each side by a eonspieuous ridge that terminates as an 

 obtuse tooth. I^egs long; hind coxae moderately separated; femora 

 siibclavate; front tibiae hooked at apex. Length, 1 4/5 mm. 



2 Differs in having the metasternum gently convex, abdomen 

 with fourth segment simple, head bifasciculate, antennae and legs 

 somewhat shorter, and front tibiae not hooked. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Stanley, in tussocks on sunniiit of ''Nut," 

 Hobart, in fallen leaves, Huon River. (A. M. Lea.) 



Tlie long and thin antennae, witli peculiar abdomen and front 

 tibiae of t'he male, render this species very distinct. Each joint 

 of the antennae is at least tw'ice as long as wide, except the three 

 basal joints of the club, which, however, are distinctly longer than 

 wide; the seventh is about as long as the eighth. l)ut distinctly 

 narrower. 



Scydmaenus dentiveitfrix, n.sp. 



c? Dark castaneous, elytra somewhat paler, antennae slightly 

 paler than elytra, legs somewhat paler still, tarsi and palpi iiavous. 

 Elytra with moderately long and i-atlier sparse stramineous liairs; 

 on prothorax and head somewhat shortei- and darker, on the former 

 condensed at sides, and on the latter forming a loose fascicle on 

 each side of base; abdomen more densely pubescent than usual. 



Head moderately transverse, flattened between antennae. Eyes 

 moderately large and rather prominent. Antennae long and thin; 

 club distinctly four-jointed. Frothorar feebly transverse; base 

 foveate and impressed. Elytrn moderately wide and rather de- 

 pressed, base wider than prothorax, sides evenly rounded, and 

 widest across middle. Metasternum ratlier convex. Abdomen with 

 fouith segment tridentate. J^egs ratliei' long; hind coxae rather 

 distant; front trochanters triangularly dentate. Length, Xlj nan. 



? Differs in having fourth segment of aVxlomen simple, front 

 trochantei-s unarmed, and eleventh joint of antennae shorter. 



11 at). — Tasmania : Hobart, fronj sods of grass, Huon River, in 

 tussocks, Swansea, Stanley; N. S. Wales: Glen Innes. Tamworth, 

 Wollongong, Windsor (A. M. Lea), Nepean River (A. J. Coates). 



The colour is much as in the typical form of f/iilax/is, and in 

 general appearance it is close to latehricola, but readily distin- 

 guished from tliese by the basal impressions of prothorax. and the 

 abdomen. The teeth on the abdomen of the male ai-e of even length, 

 and very much smaller than in insigni rent ris. with the outer ones 

 more distant from the margins. Seen directlv from above, the 



