196 ON THE SCARITIDzE OF XEAV HOLT. AMD, 



Long. 1 lin., lat. ^ lin. 



Hab. near Sutton Forest. 

 This very small insect was found by W. J. Stephens, Esq., 

 in damp ground early last spring. It is of a brilliant black, 

 with a very slight bronzy lustre. The thorax is very globular. 

 The elytra are marked at the base with regular rows of large 

 punctures, towards the apex these punctures or foveas disappear. 

 As it is the only Australian species of the genus, a minute 

 description is unnecessary. v 



Since the foregoing was in type, I have thought it advisable 

 to subjoin a complete catalogue of the Australian Scaritidge as 

 at present known. 



Genus CARENUM. 



A. — TlliI.E ANTICS EXTUS BIDENTAT-13. 



[" f C. qiiadripunctatum, Jlfffci.j'MH., P. Denison. 



— . scaritioides, JFcstw., N. S. Wales. 

 — . atronitens,7lf«cX.yi««.,GawlerTown, S.A. 

 — . oblongum, 3IncL. jun., Adelaide. 

 Elytra with four puuc- j — intermedmm, JFesfw., Victoria. 



tures. ] — . nigerrimum, J1/i'?rZ., /«/;., South Australia. 



— . ambiguum, MacL. jun., K. G. Sound. 

 — . subquadratum, MacL.,Jnu., S. Australia. 

 — . striato-punctulatum, J[frtfX.y««., Murrum. 

 (^ — . coracinum, MacL. jun., Moreton Bay. 





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f C. tinctilatum, NewDi., N. S. Wales. 



■3,S I — . bipunctatum, MacL. j'lin., Port Denison. 



>, Elytra with two punc- J — substriatulum, MacL. jun., Richmond R. 



'^ ! tures. I — . subrugosulum, J/f/fZ. _/««., New Holland. 



I — . glaberrimum, MacL. jun., N. S. Wales. 



1^ — . undulatum, MacL. jun., Wingelo. 



f C. violaceum, MacL. jun.. South Australia. 



I — . splendidum, MacL. jun., K. G. Sound. 



Elytra without punc- ! — . cupripeune, MacL. jun., K. G. Sound, 



turos. I — . megacephalum, 7Ft.s!!«<'., Port Essington. 



I — . elongatum, MacL. jun.. South Australia. 



1_^ — . gagatinum, MacL. jun., South Australia. 



