60 Arthur M. Lea : 



*Sci/d/iiaeni(s ca.stdfieoyJdber, Lea. 



Dr. Ferguson has taken a specimen of this species on the Blue 

 Mountains^ from a nest of Ertatoiiinia iiiftdlliruni. Its eyes, by their 

 colour alone, are indistinguishable from the rest of the head, and 

 the right club is almost black, the left being normal ; these, however, 

 appear to be individual aberrations. 



*>Sri/d/tiafiiiII(i piisiJJd, King. 



In October, 1910, specimens of this species were taken trom nests 

 of Ectatoinma mt^tdll tni m, Poiicra hit(<i, Stciuiin ma loiujirc ps, Acdii- 

 tholepts Froyt/dtfi, and a species of M oiioiiHirnnii . 



*Sci/(l iiHK II illd ((iiisfricfd. Lea. 



Four specimens were recently taken at (Jlcntield, New Smith Wales, 

 from a nest of termites. There is also a specimen in tlie i\Jaele;ty 

 Museum from Gayndah. 



II ('t('rii(iiidfbii>< III i/riiicrdiih il IIS, n.sp. 



Bright castaneous, somcwluit darker about junction nf prothorax 

 ana elytra. Upper surface with not very dense, l)ut almost evenly 

 distributed pale pubescence. 



Head moderately long and convex. Eyes small, and latero-frontal, 

 but not very prominent. Antennae rather long, passing middle coxae, 

 eight basal points subcylindrical, the others forming a rather narrow 

 club. Protldjrai: rather strongly convex, distinctly longer than wide, 

 sides rather strongly rounded but becoming oblique towards base. 

 Elytra more than twice the length of prothorax, not nmch wider at 

 base, but fully twice as wide across middle ; sides rather strongly and 

 ol)liquely dilated to near middle, and then rounded to apex. Lnjs 

 long; hind coxae widely separated ; femora subclavate. Length '1 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Marrawah, Latrobe, from nests of Aiiih/i/i>//(iiir 

 austraHs (A. M. Lea) ; Victoria : Lai Lai. from nests of sauje species 

 of ant (H. W. Davey). 



About the size of cariiiatiis, l)ut prothorax not carinated and tenth 

 joint of antennae decidedly smaller. Longer, wider and more convex 

 than iirdrilis and antennae longer. Also close to Sci/dinai inift opfafits 

 (which is probal)ly a II etcrotjuathuH), but larger, with decidedly 

 thicker antennae, which have the club three instead of two — jointed. 

 The ninth joint of the antennae properly belongs to the club, although 

 its l)ase is no wider than the apex nf tlic eight li, l)iit it is distinctly 



1 Now flrst ruconlud from the iiiainliuid. 



2 Now first recordud from the iiiainland. 



