Australian and Tasmanian Scydmaenidae. 22."> 



Head luodcratelv luii^'. Eyes small, latero-frontal and promi- 

 nent. Antennae fairly stout, passing middle coxae, joints of sub- 

 continuous widtli. Prothorax slightly? longer than wide; base with 

 i)regular foveae, partially obscured by clothing. Elytra at ex- 

 treme base the width of prothorax, but considerably wider across 

 middle, sides strongly and evenly rounded; each side of base with 

 two rather large impressions, of which the inner one is the smaller ; 

 narrowly striated on basal fourth close to suture; with small, irre- 

 gularly distributed and usually indistinct punctures. Leffs stout 

 and rather long; hind coxae almost touching; femora not peduncu- 

 late. Length, 2 mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania : Mount Wellington, in moss (A. M. Lea). 



Considerably smaller and somewhat narrower than ladpennis, 

 with denser and paler clothing, and femora approaching the 

 normal. It is stouter than the following species, antennae stouter, 

 clothing denser and longer, and elytra with sides regularly 

 rounded. 



The clotliing is denser on head and sides of prothorax than else- 

 where, on the head almost entirely concealing its sculpture. The 

 eyes are on a lower plane than usual, so that, although distinctlv 

 projecting from their surroundings, they are not very conspicuous 

 from above. The second joint of the antennae is shorter than the 

 first, but longer than the third, the latter is about as long as wide, 

 but with the front edge narrowed to its junction with the fourtli, 

 the fifth to tenth have their apices similarly narrowed, i the tenth 

 is about twice as wide as the third, but the intervening joints so 

 regularly decrease in size, that the antennae cannot be regarded as 

 having a club; the eleventh joint is subconical, and slightly longer 

 than the two preceding combined. Close to the base and imme- 

 diately on each side of the suture there is impressed a verv fine 

 stria, inmiediately outside of which there is a still finei- stria, 

 which is continued for a short distance beyond the first ; but they 

 are rather indistinct from some directions. Seen from the direc- 

 tion of the liead the hind coxae appear rather widely sepaiated, but 

 when examined from along the abdomen they are seen to be almost 

 touching. 



I'hagonopliaiia abundans. n.sp. 

 (? Dark castaneous, elytra, abdomen and appendages somewhat 

 paler, palpi and tarsi flavous. Moderately clothed with not very 

 long, suberect, stramineous hairs. 



1. Similarly shaped joints in the PseJaphidae are described by M. Raffray as trapezoidal. 



