188 ON THE SCARITID^ OF NEW HOLLAND, 



1. — EURTSCAPHDS ANGDLATUS. 



Niger subnitidus, tliorace basi truncato angulis posticis 

 subrectis, abdomine longiore quam latiore, elytris sub leate 

 subtiliter striatis. 



LoDg. 19 lin., lat. 7 1 lin. 



Hab. Victoria River, Mitchell's Expedition. 



The head is square, broad, and flat, with two parallel rugose 

 sulci, joined together behind by a shallow transverse groove, and 

 diverging in front at nearly right angles towards the anterior 

 angles of the head. The thorax is a little broader than the head, 

 and much broader than long. In front, it is a little emarginate, 

 while behind, it is truncate with the posterior angles sharp, and the 

 sides rounded off towards them. The elytra are of the same 

 width as the thorax, a little longer than broad, very convex, and 

 covered with very fine indistinct stride. The fore tibi?e have 

 three very small teeth or tubercles above the two large teeth. 

 The intermediate tibiiB are armed externally with a short 

 subacute tooth. 



2. — EURYSCAPHUS DILATATUS. 



Niger nitidus, thorace late marginato angulis posticis reflexis 



rotundatis, elytris convexis striatis. 

 Long. 15 lin., lat. 61 lin. 

 Hab. unknown. 



The head in this species is less rugose than in that just 

 described, and wants the transverse groove behind. The thorax 

 is much broader than long, and slightly emarginate in front, 

 while behind, it is somewhat lobed, with the posterior angles 

 broadly margined, rounded, and reflexed. The elytra are very 

 convex, nearly circular, and rather distinctly striated. The fore 

 tibiaa have three veiy minute teeth above the others. The interme- 

 diate tibijB have no external tooth. 



This insect, like the last and the follomug one, is represented 

 by a single specimen in the Museum, but there is no label attached 

 to it, and nothing to indicate the place where it was found. 



