298 Records of the S.A. Museum 



ones. Prothorax al)oiit twice as wide as the median leno'tli, sides gently rounded, 

 front angles feel)ly produced; striae not sharply defined; p\inctures much as on 

 head, but more distinct on sides. Elytra! parallel-sided to near apex; with 

 regular rows of distinct punctures, becoming snudler towards suture; interstices 

 Avith minute jnmctures. Length, 2-25 mm. 



llah. Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type (unique), T. 11790. 



On the elytra there appear to be three s(»ries of black markings, owing to the 

 pubescence there being similar to the derm on which it rests: a spot on each 

 shoulder, a median fascia, and a sul)a])ical interrupted one; on the prothorax 

 there are also obscure markings; but it is probal)le that on rubbed specimens the 

 markings would disappear or become inconspicuous. Seen from the front, the 

 prolhorax apjiears to have ten longitudinal lines of pubescence, but these decrease 

 in number when viewed from behind. 



DIPLOCOELUS DECEMLINEATUS sp. nov. 



Dull reddish-brown or castaneous, legs, antennae and paljDi somewhat paler. 

 Eather densely clothed with depressed, greyish pubescence, denser and paler on 

 under-surface than on upper ; the latter, in addition, with fairly dense, suberect 

 setae 



Head with dense, partially concealed ])unctures. Antennae short; club 

 three-jointed. Prothorax almost thrice as wide as long, sides gently rounded, 

 front angles scarcely produced ; with ten slight longitudinal elevations, alternating 

 with slight depressions; punctures much as on head. Elytra at base the width 

 of prothorax, slightly wider to about the middle, with rows of moderateh' large 

 punctures, interstices with rather dense and small ones. Length, 3-3 -5 mm. 



Bab. South Australia : Lueindale (B. A. Feuerheerdt), Port Lincoln (A. M. 

 Lea) ; Tasmania: Ulverstone, Hobart (A. M. Lea). Type, 1. 12016. 



Excluding the margins, the prothorax appears to have ten slightly elevated 

 lines, marking otf depressions, including a fairly distinct median one, the depres- 

 sions on each side of the latter interrupted in the middle. 



DIPLOCOELUS PLATYSOMUS sp. nov. 



Blackish or blackish-brown, elytra somewhat paler but very obscure, legs, 

 aniennae and palpi castaneous. Moderately clothed with short, depressed, pale 

 pubescence. 



Head wide; with dense and small but rather sharply defined punctures; a 

 shallow depression towards each side of clypeal suture. Eyes small, lateral, 

 coai-sely faceted. Antennae short, clul) two-jointed. Prothorax not twice as 

 wide as long, widest and straight at apex, hind angles rounded off; with small and 



