o4 Avtlnir M. Lea: 



AdelotopKs srolytidex, Newin. 



A specimen of this species was recently 1aken at Rhyndaston (Tas- 

 niadia) (Vom a nest of Iridomyrmeo'. (jlaher. Tlie beetle was cdnipleteh 

 covered l)y a mass of ants, but the ants were not attacking it. 



IUapli(iiiit>< StcpJieii-'d, Mad. 



y.lv. Davey sent a specimen of this species as from a «iest of an 

 Indo/iij/rnier at Panniuie (Victoria). I had myself taken specimens 

 from under ji stone amongst ants.i l)ut thought they were there by 

 aL;cident. This, however, was probably not the case. Mr. Davey, on 

 being written to for information as to how he c:iptured his specimen, 

 wrote: "The Illdjiluiuit-'t was crawling along a drive with the ants 

 when I took it." 



I have recently taken two specimens of the species, under a stone, 

 close to a nest of Flitidide Tasmaiiieiisis at Dunorlan (Tasmania)^- 

 and another at the side of a nest of a species of Mouoinariuin at 

 Spreiit, and another at the side of the nest of a jumper ant [Mt/r/iiecia) 

 at Evandale Junction. 



Ilhi pjxnrus M (irhdyi. Lea. 



The types of this species were taken under a stone that covered a 

 nest of OrertiHiiKtthux anininatus. At the time it was considered that 

 they were oiily casually with the ants, but this uiay not have been 

 the case. 



Staphylinidab. 

 I'oJi/Inhiis piri^oxnhri iiitfi, n.sp. 



I'iceous ; prothcrax and abdomen obscurely jtaler ; legs, palpi ami 

 base of antennae tlavous. With rather dense and very tine pul)escen(e. 

 longer on abdomen than elsewhere. 



Head rather rounded; eyes scarcely projeciing. Antennae extending 

 to biise of pi'othora.x, lig-htly inflated towai'ds apex, (hiid to teiilh 

 joints transverse, eleventh conical, about as long as three preceding 

 coniibined. Protlioror moderately tran.sverse, front angles stronglv 

 Kumded, sides thence oblique to base, which is gently rounded ; with 

 minute punctuies. Elytra about once and one-third the width of 

 prothorax, sides feeibly, but shoulders strongly rounded, sides al)0t:l 

 one-fourth longer than suture; with dense minute punctures. 

 Ahdoinen feebly decreasing in width to ajiiuil third, thence stiongly to 

 apex. Length. 1^, to apex of elytra f mm. 



1 A snmll liliu'U species, fioin iiu'iimrv i-ithoi- Iri<Unn!)i iiitx ijlubn, or another species of 

 Jridoinynnex. 



■1 It is now first leeoicloil from TiiMiiaiiiii. 



