104 ON THE PSELAPHID^ OF AUSTRALIA, 



BaTEISUS ELIZABETHiE. 



Piceo-castaneus setosus ; capite subquadrato ad basin anten- 

 narum elevato, liuea curvata transversa, foveis inter oculos 

 duabus ; thorace 2"^"* lineis longitudinalibus in 3 partes 

 diviso, inter lineis gibboso ; elytris linea suturali altera 

 discoidali notatis ; abdominis segmento 2''" magno. 

 Long. -^. 

 Sydney. 



This species was found by W. S. MacLeay, Esq., in his garden 

 at Elizabeth Bay. The thorax is widest at the middle, from 

 which point it is somewhat suddenly contracted in both directions. 

 The central space between the longitudinal lines is very convex. 

 The neck is rather long ; the antennas and maxillary palpi are 

 very like those of Batrisus hamatus. Not having had the 

 opportunity of subjecting this species to microscopical inspection, 

 I refer it to the genus Batrisus with some degree of hesitation. 



Bryaxis Armitagei. 



Polita piceo-castanea elytris pallidioribus ; capite thorace latiori, 

 2bus in^pressionibus inter oculos minutis, fossula transversa 

 pone antennarum basin ; antenuarum clava 2-articulata ; 

 thorace obcordato glabro, impressione parva media prope 

 basin unico ; elytris politis stria suturali nulla discoidali : 

 abdomine setoso, segmento 2"^° reliquis multo majori. 

 Long.^. PL VII., fig. 15. 

 Under dead wood on the ground, Paramatta. 

 The antenna are of the ordinary form, except that the 9th 

 joint is narrower than the 8th, but longer, — a character which 

 makes the club apparently biarticulate. 



The logs under which this species (several specimens) was 

 found were half buried in the ground. 



Bryaxis clavatdla. 



Pallide castanea polita non setosa ; antennarum articulo 9 

 decimo longiori, articulo ultimo longe maximo ; thorace 

 obcordato elytris magnis liuea nulla discoidali ; abdominis 

 segnientis subjEqualibus. 



Long. ,f,,. PI. Vir., lig. 12. 



Sydney. 



