BY THE REV. R. L. KING, B.A. 43 



P. geminatus. Westwood. Loc. cit. (PI. XVI. fig. 9.) 

 Ants' nests, Melbourne. 

 The two impressions between the eyes, together with the deep 

 central longitudinal furrow on the head reaching to the eyes, the 

 double striae on the sux-face of the elytra, as well as the three deep 

 impressions on the base of the thorax, united by a narrow curved 

 line, appear to be the distinguishing marks of this species. 



Sp. 11. P. antipodtmi. Westwood. 

 Totus ferrugineo-castaneus ; palpis gracilibus ; capita fossula 



longitudinali e margine antico ad medium verticis extensa, 



ubi in foveam magnam rotundam inter oculos dilatat ; 



prothorace sub-hexagono, fossula curvata prope basin notato ; 



elytris sub-conicis striola suturali alteraque discoidali 



curvata impressis. 

 Long. lin. 1. 



P. antipodum. "Westwood. Loc. cit. (PI. XVI. 8.) 

 Ants' nests, Melbourne. 

 Mr. Westwood describes this species as distinguished by the 

 angularity of the prothorax ; the longitudinal furrow of the head 

 extends to the middle of the upper part, where it ends in a large 

 round impression between the eyes. 



Sp. 12. P. lineatus. R. L. King. 

 Ferrugineo-castaneus elytris pallidioribus ; capite fossula lon- 

 gitudinali e margine antico usque ad collum extensa inter 

 oculos dilata notato ; prothorace sub-hexagono, fossula lata 

 transversa curvata ad basin notato. Elytris striola sutu- 

 rali altera discoidali curvata impressis. 

 Long. -^ poll. 



Parramatta, under wood, in grass. 

 This species comes very near P. antipodum, from which, 

 however, the remarkable longitudinal furrow on the head, ex- 

 tending from between the antennge quite to the base of the head 

 at once distinguishes it. It is also larger. The setre on the 

 elytra are arranged in four regular longitudinal lines, three on 

 the surface and the 4th at the suture of each el3^ti'on, the base 

 of the elytra being thinly fringed with setae. Tlie second seg- 

 ment of the abdomen very lai-ge, thinly setose. 



