394 COLEOPTERA. 



3852. Pheloneis dubitans sp. nov. 



Elongate - oblong, moderately convex, nit id; aeneo - niger, legs rufo- 

 piceous, antennae and tarsi fusco-rufous ; with a few slendei' erect setae, 

 the thorax with minute pubescence. 



Head moderately closely and finely punctate, with an elongate inter- 

 ocular fovea. Thorax about a third broader than long in the middle, 

 distinctly marginate, almost quite straight from the rectangular posterior 

 angles to near the middle, moderately curvedly narrowed anteriorly, apex 

 evidently and widely incurved, the base less so ; its punctation like that 

 of the head, with an elongate depression at each side behind the middle 

 and a small basal fovea between the middle and side. Scutellum strongly 

 transverse. Elytra of about the same width as thorax at the base, nearly 

 thrice its length, curvedly narrowed behind ; each with about 10 dorsal 

 finely punctured striae, those near the sides less distinct ; interstices with 

 numerous fine punctures. 



XTnderside shining, minutely pubescent, the legs more distinctly. Pro- 

 sternum almost smooth, mesosternum closely punctured, the terminal 

 segment more closely and distinctly punctured than other parts of the 

 abdomen. 



At first sight I thought this might be Sharp's Adeli'int. simplex (2049). 

 but as the elytral interstices are described as almost impunctate, but the 

 striae rather coarsely punctate, and as it seems to be destitute of pubes- 

 cence, I now consider it distinct. No. 1404, from Mount Arthur, is another 

 near ally, but it has a longer thorax with several coarse punctures like 

 those of P. thoracicus (694). 



Length, 8|-9 mm. ; breadth, 3| mm. 



Mount Dick. Five examples from Mr. T. Hall, some imperfect, taken 

 on the 10th March, 1914. The erect setae seem to be easily rubbed oft". 

 A specimen from Ben Lomond, on the Gth March, 1914, measures 10 mm. 

 by 4^ mm. 



3853. Pheloneis curtulus sp. nov. 



Oblong, subparallel, moderately convex, nitid, apparently glabrous : 

 aeneo-niger, legs piceo-rufous, antennae and tarsi slightly paler. 



Head finely and closely punctate. Thorax subquadrate, about a third 

 broader than long in the middle, its sides distinctly margined, nearly 

 straight, a little curvedly narrowed before the middle, apex widely emar- 

 ginate, base subtruncate, posterior angles somewhat obtuse ; its sui'face 

 regularly, finely, and closely punctured, with an elongate impression near 

 each side before the middle, and a small basal fovea near each side. Scutel- 

 lum transverse, with some minute punctures. Elytra very slightly wider 

 than thorax at the base, rather more than double its length ; rather closely 

 and finely punctured, each elytron with about 4 fine, irregular, nearly 

 obsolete striae ; these, however, scarcely extend further back than the 

 posterior femora. 



P. lentmn (692) has a triangular excision at the base of the thorax, but 

 nevertheless the scutellum is invisible, otherwise this seems to be little 

 more than a varietal form. 



Lengtli, 7 mm. ; breadth, 3| mm. 



Ben Lomond; 31st Jaiuiarv, 1914. Mi'. T. Hall is tlie tliscoverer. 



