AitstnduDi iiiiil TasDijt iiian Coh'optera. 71 



C/ihi/ni/c/oji^i" (/rnnnlaht,, ii.sj). (Fijr. 5.) 



Colour and clothinjr as in preceding species. 



Iltad with central portiim svibcircular, gently concave with distinct 

 punctures. Basal joint of antennae large, triangularly dilated in 

 middle, club elongate-ovate, about half the size of basal joint, the 

 intervening ones small. I'rothorar as in preceding species, except 

 that the frontal elevations are stouter, have their outlines more 

 rounded, and that the excavation behind them is larger. Elytra as 

 in preceding s|>ecies, except that the punctures are very small, and 

 indistinct, and that the surface is granulated posteriorly, and sub- 

 granulated elsewhere. Pro-sternum with punctures as on pronotunj, 

 the middle deeply grooved. M ctasterninii with distinct but not very 

 large punctures, the punctures becoming nuich smaller and somewhat 

 <])arser on basal segment of abdomen. Tibi(/e strongly dilated, the 

 iour front ones angular towards base, the others rounded. J>engtli, 

 '2\ mm. 



Hah. — Victoria : Geelung, from a nest of a species of Pheidole (H. 

 W. Davey). 



Closely allied to the preceding species but larger, elytra with 

 scarcely visible punctures, the surface granulated, and punctures of 

 metasternum and basal segment of abdomen not of even size and 

 considerably smaller. It is possible that the specimen should be 

 treated as representing a variety of the preceding species, rather than 

 as distinct, but the differences in the elytral sculpture are so pro- 

 nounced, that it appears best to regard the differences as specific. 

 In some lights, vague remnants nf elytral striation are visible. 



Clilainydopsis opaca, n.sp. 



Black, opaque ; sides of jirothorax, sides of elytra at basal third, 

 their epipleurae, abdomen and appendages of a more or less dingy 

 red. Glai)rous. 



Head vertical, face slightly concave and with small punctures. 

 Each basal joint of antennae about as large as exposed portion of 

 head : somewhat triangular in shape, inner edge bisinuate. outer 

 gently rounded, and upper notched. I'nithora i feebly convex, about 

 twice as wide as long, margins not thickened and very feebly raised, 

 outlines somewhat angular ; surface finely shagreened and with numer- 

 ous small punctures. Elytra sul^quadrate, sides feebly undulated ; 

 with a strong, narrow, transverse impression at apical fourth, with a 

 narrow golden membrane on front edge of impression, occupying the 

 median third of each elytron ; an obliipie line from each shoulder 

 ahijjost to the membrane ; surface finely shagreened and with dense 

 and rather coarse j^unctures, l)ecoming Hner at base, sides and apex } 



