298 RHIZOBIUS. 



Rhizobius discolor. 



Scymnus discolor, Br. Arch./. Xat. vin. 240 (1842) (T). 

 Rhizobius discolor, JIttls. Spec. p. 1004. 4. 

 Victoria (Janson), Tasmania (Erichson). 



Rhizobius Breweri, sp. n. 



Closely allied to it. discolor, but smallei*, more sparingly punc 

 tate, and with longer pubescence. 

 Swan River (Brewer). 



Rhizobius subnietallica, sp. n. 



Brown, very sinning, with a slight brassy tinge ; pubescence 

 fine, closely adpressed, golden ; punctuation not deeply impressed, 

 sparse ; thorax a little paler at the anterior angles, strongly trans- 

 verse. 



L. 11 lin. Swan River (Brewer). 



Rhizobius hirtellus. 



Ovate, but little convex, pitchy brown, subameous, sparsely 

 but deeply punctate, the punctures almost in rows near the 

 suture ; pubescence suberect, ashy, intermingled with long black 

 hairs ; head, thorax, and legs red. The pubescence will serve 

 to distinguish this species at once. 



L. l£ lin. Queensland (Janson), Victoria. 



Rhizobius Evausii." 

 Rhizobius Evansii, Mv.h. Spec. 100G. 7 (T). 

 Adelaide (Hope). 



Rhizobius xanthurus. 



Rhizobius xanthurus, Muls. Spec. p. 100a. G. 



Punctuation very coarse, uniform ; thorax less strongly punc- 

 tured, with a smooth discoidal line obsolete anteriorly ; epiplcune 

 of the thorax scabrous, presternum not compressed or carinate. 

 Tarsi bright orange. Thorax gently emarginate in front, not 

 margined at the base. This is an approach to Cranophorus. 



Victoria (Bakewell). 



Rhizobius elongatulus, sp. n. 



Elongate, dilated behind, black, clothed with a long, suberect 

 ashy pubescence ; punctuation rather close, coarse, subequal ; 

 thorax slightly emarginate in front, subtransverse, sides with a 

 rcflcxed margin, anterior angles red, coarsely punctate, base not 

 margined j elytra coarsely punctate, epipleura? rough, pubescent; 

 prosternum deeply punctate, subcompressed, not carinated. L. 

 2 lin. This and R. xanthurus will form a new genus leading to 

 Cranophorus. 



Queensland (Janson). 



