36o 



\oTES fj\ TH)': cioxi^s lissotics. 



Il.il'. 'r.'isniania: Stanley, /ccliaii (Aii.i;-. Sinison), 

 /(•fliaii (K. I'iii(llav), lVJa«;Tict (( ). I.. Adams), VVaratah 

 (A. M. Lea), (i) 



III ^duial appc-arancf close jo nidis and ])unclatus. 

 hill readil\ disl in^nislieil Iroiii lliose, and in fact from all 

 species of the ^cnns, 1)\' the eonspicuons niedio-frontal 

 tubercle, in front of wliicli is a narrow Iii;_;lil\ polislierl 

 and iiiipimclalc space, exleiidin^- almost the eiitii-c- width 

 <'l the ape\; Hie siiliire is siiioolher than in oilier species 

 <'t the I'.emis, and Hie (d\lra :\yr nsiialh feehK alleniatelv 

 striped with l>la(ds and dark hrowii, hnt the stripes are not 

 alwavs Iracc-ahle. 



'I he st-tose (dolhiiiL^ of the elytra is shorter and stonier 

 than usual, so thai in fact many of the set.'u mi^lit (|uite 

 fairly be rej^arded as scales; lliey are nsnalb' more notice- 

 able towards the sides and apex, bill thai is pi-obablv be- 

 cause those parts aie less subject to abrasion, d'lie front 

 tibia- iisiiall\ have live oi" six strong- teeth, with a few 

 smaller ones. 'I he female in <j;eneral appearanci- is much 

 like thai ol till' piecedim; species, bill iiia\ be readilv dis- 

 lim.;nislu'd b\ ils suture, wliieli i -, niiudi as in llie male, 

 and l)\ ils medio frontal tubercli,-. 



LIS.S( )'ri':.S LAri('()LLlS, n. sp. (h"i.i;s. 4<;. 50, 51J. 

 Male, I'.lack, shiniiiL:; sides feeblv setose. 



Mead wide, base rather slroi),L;l\' convi'X, front 

 .stron_L;l\ sloped and wide I\ bni i-alher shallow ly concave, 

 towards i-acdi -ide al abniii one f(»mili fioni the apex 

 with a slroiii; and soniewha.l eoiiical tubercle; sides l)e- 

 hiiid e\cs somewhat swollen, but not conspicuously ])r()- 

 jet-liiii;, in lr(»iil (»l e\cs leebb' incur\'e(l lo near aix'X, 

 with moderately lari;e and fairb (K-iise pmu-tures cdose 

 to eyes, but elsewheic nnudi smalKi', s])arser, and irrei;'!!- 

 larl\' disli-ibuled. I ,abriim wide, obtuseK' iioIcIkmI in 

 middle. Mandibles iii< uKiatelN stoiil. eacdi at base wide 

 and c(>n(.a\'e inwardb, swollen near labrnin, apex with a 

 small but acute notch, upper snrfaic- near apex with a 

 stroui^' upward pK >jecti( m. I'liilluirax lari;er than usual, 



(I) l\cc()r(lc(M)y r.oiliMii ;is fr<ini Anst i;ili;i. Iml pr( .Uahly con- 

 liiitd 111 ilic 111. rill wfsi .111(1 wcsl parts ol 'Tasmania. 



