168 ON THE PSELAPHIDiE OF AUSTRALIA, 



Ttrus speciosus. 



Piceo-castaneus nitidus holosericeus ; capite 2'^"' inter oculos 

 foveis maguis, antennis elongatis, articulis 2"*" et 8'*'° brevi- 

 bus, thorace gibboso non foveolato ; elytris castaneis humeris 

 elevatis, linea discoidali obsoleta ; abdomine piceo, segmen- 

 to o"° postice angulato ; pedibus castaneis femoribus anticis 

 spina armatis. 

 Long. 0"15. 



The Clyde River. Mr. Masters. 

 The anteunse of this fine species are much elongated, the 2°'' 

 and 8"^ joints excepted. It is the largest of the family hitherto 

 detected in Australia, A single specimen only was obtained. 



Tyeds Victoria. 



Niger hirtus ; capite 2*"'' inter oculos foveis magnis, antennis 

 castaneis, articulo penultimo transverso, basali subelongato ; 

 thorace convexo, fovea basali magna ; elytris piceo castaneis 

 sutura nigricante humeris elevatis, linea suturali, nulla 

 discoidali ; abdomine nigro marginibus piceis, segmentis 

 subsequalibus ; pedibus castaneis unguibus subaequalibus. 



Long. O'll. 



Melbourne, from the collection of Count Castelnau. 



The inequality of the tarsal hooks makes this species a doubt- 

 ful member of this genus. I have not had an opportunity of 

 dissecting it, there being but a single specimen in the collection. 



Faronds Pcjnctatus. 



Piceus setosus punctulatus ; capite inter antennas linea longi- 

 tudinali, 'foveis inter oculos duabus, vertice medio altera 

 unica notato ; antennarum articulo basali ovato, 2 — 4 

 globosis, 6 — 10 transversis et a 7""° gradatim crescentibus, 

 11"^° truncato-ovato ; palporum maxillarium articulo 1™° 

 minimo 2"''" elongato-clavato ; 3''° parvo subgloboso, 4'" fusi- 

 formi appendice membranaceo ; thorace ante medium 

 latiori angulato, fovea ad basin magna ; elytris humeris 

 plicatis, linea suturali ; abdominis segmentis subsequalibus. 



