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ably larger. It is also readily distinguished from that species by 

 having but one discoidal stria on the elytra. 



I have found hitherto but a single specimen. 



Batrisus Edwardsii. 



Castaneus vix nitidus sub lente setosus ; capite transverse 

 inter antennas excavato ; antennis subcapitatis articulo 

 penultimo transverso ; thorace ad medium latiori, linea 

 media longitudinali, altera basali transversa foveas duas 

 laterales conjungenti, fovea media obsoleta ; elj'tris stria 

 suturali altera discoidali obsoleta dimidiata, abdominis 

 segmento 2''° maguo. 

 Long. 0.05. 



Melbourne. Mr. Edwards. 

 This species also comes very near B. harhatus. It is, howevei', 

 smaller, and differs in several important particulars : as for 

 instance in its shorter head, and in the large size of the 2nd 

 joint of the abdomen. The antennae very much resemble those 

 of the genus Eti2:)lectus. 



Brtaxis insignts. 



Polita, parce setosa, capite et thorace nigro elytris castaneis 

 abdomine piceo ; capite inter antennas excavato, foveis inter 

 oculos duabus ; antennarum articulo basali elongate, 2'"'° 

 subgloboso, penultimo piceo ; thorace obcordato 2"^"^ foveis 

 magnis lateralibus linea curvata conjunctis ; elytris linea 

 suturali altera discoidali ; abdominis segmento 2'"''' magno. 

 Long. 0.08. 



The Currajong. W. MacLeay, Esq. 

 This handsome and very distinct species was taken on a 

 fence at dusk. Its black head and thorax at once distinguish 

 it from its Australian congeners. 



Bryaxis basalis. 



Piceo-castanea polita setosa ; capite magno thorace latiori, 

 2*'"" inter oculos foveis notato ; antennarum articulo basali 



