MELANDRTIDAK. 11!) 



wuv betwtvn the large subcontigiKni.s iiiiddk' cnxae. Metasternuiu trajis- 

 versely convex, medially impressed behind, the episterna not parallel, 

 being narrowed backwards. Abdomen gradually narrowed medially, 

 with 6 segments, the basal short, Ith i-ather shorter than the -ird, 

 5th narrowed posteridrly, widely omarginate medially at its apex, 6th 

 shorter, subtriangular. 



This should be located after Lacordaire's Nothides and before the 

 Oedemeridae . The remarkable eyes and the labial palpi will lead to its 

 recognition. 



3436. Nothotelus ocularius sp. nov. 



Elongate, only slightly convex, a little nitid, sparingly clothed with 

 decumbent, slender, yellowish hairs; pale flavo-fuscous; the legs, 

 antennae, and palpi testaceous. 



Head finely but not closely granulate. Thorax not twice as broad as 

 long, widest near the base, which is indistinctly margined and slightly 

 oblique tov.ards the sides, Avith sculpture like that of the head. Elytra 

 as wide as thorax at the base, slightly broader near the hind thighs, 

 rounded behind; distinctly, moderately chisely, and somewliat irre- 

 gularly punctured, more finely near the extremity. Tibiae with pale 

 pubescence, and some fine short setae, but not asperate externally. 



Length, 3 mm.; breadth, 1mm. 



Wallacetown. A single individual of this fragile species is all that 

 I have seen. It was found by Mr. A. Philpott on the 14th November, 

 1909, and mounted by him on cai dboard, but, ha.ving to be removed for 

 examination of structural details, the head became detached, though not 

 lost. 



Grouj) Anthicidae. 



3437. Anthicus fiavitarsis sp. nov. Anthicus Paykull, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 411. 



Subdepressed, glossy black, tarsi flavescent, front and middle tibiae 

 fusco-testaceous; thinly clad Avith slender, suberect, cinereous pubescence. 



Head large, subquadrate, apparently smooth. Thorax deeply con- 

 stricted behind the middle, much narrower than the elytra at the base, 

 the larger anterior portion strongly rounded laterally, its surface with 

 a few fine scattered punctures. Elytra tAvice the length of tlie thorax, 

 their sides very sliglitly, the apices individually obtusely rounded, the 

 pygidiiim uncovered; they are rather distantly, finely, and indistinctly 

 subseriate-jDunctate before the middle, but nearly smooth behind. 



Legs moderately elongate; posterior tibiae with small terminal spurs, 

 the basal joint of the coi-responding tarsi nearly as long as the remain- 

 ing three together. 



Antennae shorter than the head and thorax, not very slender, their 

 2nd joint ratlier stouter aTid longer than the -h-d but hardly as long as 

 the 1st, joints 4—7 longei: tlian broad. 8-10 slightly i>x])anded yet oblong, 

 the terminal longer. 



Underside fusco-piccous, shining, finely and sparingly pubescent. 



A. minor, 1670, is tlie only similarly small, slender species, but in 

 it tlu> penultimate joint of the anterior tarsi has more elongate lobes, 

 joints <S-10 of the antennae ai-e shorter, and the coloration is very 

 different. 



Length, 2^ mm. ; breadth, | nun. 



Wallacetown. A single specimen from Mr. A. Philpott. 



