320 Mr. Bates on nciv species of 



The species must be closely allied to the Harpalas margini- 

 collis, of Castehiau, from Melbourne, but he gives only three 

 lines as the size. 



Hypharpax puncticauda. 



Oblongus, fusco-cupreus ; antennis basi, palpis, tibiis et tarsis 

 piceo-rufis, tibiis apice obscurioribus : tliorace transverso, angulis 

 obtusis fere rotundatis, lateribus leniter arcuatis, fovea basali 

 utrinque oblongo, subfortiter impressa : elytris apice obtusis, 

 ante apiceni sinuatis, striatis, interstitiis usque ad apicem planis, 

 tertii puncto supra declivitatem posteriorem sito. $ Femora 

 postica incrassata subtus liaud dentata, tibiis flexuosis. Long. 

 8 mm. 



Allied to II. cvreus (Dej.), but larger. Apparently also very 

 near H. Novcehollandia; (Cast!.), which is described as having 

 the " tibiaj very strongly arched," but the author does not 

 describe the form of the femora, lie says the species is common 

 near Melbourne, and a Melbourne Hypharpax common in collec- 

 tions has the femora distinctly dentate beneath. The tibiaj in 

 that species Avould be correctly described as " strongly arched " ; 

 but in //. puncticauda they are not arched, but flexuous, 

 especially towards the apex. The colour of the present species 

 is dull coppery, often with an ajneous tinge. With regard to 

 surface polish there appear to be two forms of $ , in one of 

 which the elytra are sericeous opaque (as usual in $ Harpali), 

 and in the other more shining. The thorax is about equal in 

 width at base and extremity, although the gentle arcuation of 

 the sides seems to narrow the hind a httle more than the fore 

 2-)art. There is a very short scutellar striole. The situation of 

 the elytral puncture near the apex is not an uncommon character 

 in Ilypliarpax. 



South or Central Tasmania (Simson). 



THENAEOTES, n. gen. 



(Sub-Fam. Anisodactylin.e.) 



Gen. Acvpalpvs ct Bradycellus forma et coloribus similis ; at 

 tarsorum 4 anteriorum plantis 2—4 fequaliter, dense squami- 

 pilosis ut in Anisodactylo. Corpus elongatum subdopressum. 

 Capite antice obtusum, sulcis frontalibus extus ad ocidum cur- 

 vatis. Palpi acumiuati. Menti sinus medio dentatus. $ Tarsi 

 fintici articulo primo lineari, vix dilatato," subtus nudo, 2-4 



