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ing neither the suture nor lateral margin, and the convex side of each 

 being turned inwards from the apex. The legs and abdomen are 

 bright ferruginous. 



Hyd. Malthinus. Facies omnino Malthini: caput croceum, oculis 

 lineaque verticali nigris : prothorax niger, marginibus antica 

 posticaque croceis : scutellum nigrum : elytra nigra, basi tenue 

 apice late croceis : pedes crocei, femorum linea tarsisque fuscis, 

 abdomen subtus nigrum. (Corp. long. "225 unc. lat. '03 unc.) 



Inhabits Van Dieman's Land. There is a single specimen in the 

 cabinet of the Entomological Club. This insect has very strikingly 

 the figure and appearance of a Malthinus : the head is bright yellow, 

 with the exception of the eyes and a line extending between them on 

 the crown, which are black : the prothorax is black, with the anterior 

 and posterior margins saffron-coloured : the elytra are black, with the 

 base and apex saffron-coloured : the legs are saffron-coloured, with a 

 black line on the upper side of each femur : the under side of the 

 body is black. 



Natural Order. — Carabites, Newman. 

 Genus. — Dromius, Bonelli. 



Dromius crudelis. Caput nigrum, antennis testaceis : prothorax 

 testaceus : elytra quoque testacea, cruce nigerrima signata : 

 q. e. d. sutura nigra fasciaquc paullo post medium late at prave 

 nigra : pedes testacei : abdomen nigro varium. (Corp. long. 

 '35 unc. lat. '1 unc.) 



Inhabits Kanguroo Island. In the cabinet of the Entomological 

 Club. 



Dromius tridens. Caput et antennae testacea, oculis fuscis : pro- 

 thorax testaceus : elytra quoque testacea, vitta suturali haud 

 apicem attingenti, alteraque utriusque submarginali fuscis : po- 

 ne medium fascia transversa lata vittas conjungit. (Corp. long. 

 •35 unc. lat. *1 unc.) 



Inhabits Kanguroo Island. In the cabinet of the Entomological 

 Club. The black markings on the elytra somewhat resemble the tri- 

 dent assigned to Neptune. 



