230 Arthur M. Lea : 



billed, the tenth is short, strongly transverse, and distinctly wider 

 than ninth, the latter is moderately transverse and somewhat 

 larger than the eighth. 



Coatesia, n.g. 



Head small, partially concealed from ajjove. Eyes small, medio- 

 lateral and rather jDrominent. Antennae moderately long, clubbed 

 ^it apex. Maxillary palpi apparently three-jointed, but fourtli 

 joint small and conjoined to apex of third, causing the latter to 

 appear rather large. Labial palj^i minute. Frothorax strongly 

 transverse. Scutellnm minute. FAytra wide. Mesosternuin with 

 an acute intercoxal keel. Metasternum moderately long. Abdomen 

 about as long as ineso- and metasterpum combined. Legs rather 

 long and thin ; hind coxae moderately separated ; tibiae feebly 

 dilated to apex; tarsi very thin. 



The minute species upon which it is proposed to found this 

 genus is much wider in proportion than any other of the family 

 actually known to me, or that I have seen figured. Its prothorax 

 also is Avithout any trace of the medio-basal foveae so common in 

 the family, although the lateral ones are present. 



I cannot speak as to its position in the family generally, but 

 amongst the genera occurring in Australia it should be placed next 

 to Megaladerus, from which it differs in having prothorax decidedly 

 Avide, and hind coxae much closer together. 



Goatesla lata, n.sp. 



Bright reddish-castaneous, tip of abdomen, tarsi and palpi some- 

 what paler. Clothed with moderately dense, not very long, de- 

 pressed stramineous pubescence. 



Head across eyes less than half the width of base of prothorax. 

 Antennae passing middle coxae, seven basal joints rather thin, 

 eighth slightly larger than seventh, ninth distinctly larger than 

 eighth, but not very large, tenth transverse, distinctly longer and 

 wider than ninth, eleventh large, wider than tenth, and as long 

 as three preceding combined. Prothorax moderately convex, fully 

 twice as wide as long, sides strongly rounded in front and almost 

 parallel toAvards base, base more than tAvice the Avidth of apex; 

 hind angles flattened, and each Avith a vague foveate impression ; 

 punctures minute and partially concealed. Elytra about once and 

 one-third as long as wide, Avidest at extreme l)ase, Avhich is closely 

 applied to, and the exact Avidth of base of prothorax, sides feebly 



