52 Arthur M. Lea: 



second, second slig'hth^ larjjrer thiin third, third to tenth small, the 

 ninth and tenth slijjhtly larjjer than the eijrhth, but not forming 

 part of a club, eleventh ov;vte, slio-htl}' lonp:er than ninth and tenth 

 combined, its apex acute. Palpi very small. Prothorar as long as 

 wide, moderately convex ; sides strontrly rimnded, base much narrower 

 than apex ; near base with a strong bisinuous impression, somewhat 

 expanded in middle and terminated at each side in a strong fovea ; 

 median line short and feeble ; punctures very indistinct. Elytra 

 about as long as wide, base wider than prothorax, sides feebly dilated 

 posteriorly, apex incurved to middle ; sutural stria on each narrow 

 and commencing in a very small fovea, the dorsal represented hy a 

 distinct impression at base only : punctures very indistinct. Ah- 

 domen the width of elytra and somewhat longer, rather strongly 

 convex on upper surface, and slightly flattened along middle of lower 

 surface ; apical segment with a median impression. Metasternum 

 depressed along middle of apical half, /^er/.s moderately long ; hind 

 trochanters obtusely dentate. Length 1| - 2 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania : Chudleigh. Kindred, Dunorlan, from nests of 

 I ridomyrmex glaher. 



In appearance fairly close to the preceding species, bub larger, more 

 brightly coloured, differently clothed, narrower and less depressed, 

 punctures smaller, etc. From hrevice/ps it differs in being larger, 

 narrower and more convex. In general appearance it is somewhat 

 like Euplectops carhiatifrons and E. viUosns, but the median line 

 of the prothorax is feeble and isolated. 



The base of the prothorax appears to be rather suddenly narrowed, 

 ar.d the sides in front of the lateral foveae appear to be almost tuber- 

 culate ; the median line is shallow and scarcely visible from some 

 directions, and is traceable neither to the apex, nor to the subbasal 

 impression, but it is somewhat variable individually. The five speci- 

 mens before me appear to be all males. 



M exopldUm, two species. 



Mr. C. Gibbons took a specimen of this genus in a wild nest of the 

 domesticated bee near Sydney ; it is unfortunately a female, so is 

 not now described. Another female of the same species, also from 

 Sydney, is in the Macleay Museuu). 



Mr. H. W. Cox took a specimen of an allied species, also unfor- 

 timately a female, from a nest of Stenamma lonyiceps. 



Limoiiiatfx rampniuiti. n.sji. 



Pale castaneous, abdomen silightly darker, a))pendagcs flavous. 

 Very finely pubescent. 



