Lea — Australian Dung Beetles 391 



Head with dense and moderately large, snbasperate punctures; a shallow 

 depression in middle. Clypeus with sides rather lightly elevated, apex distinctly 

 notelied, with a small process on each side of the notch; suture in three parts, 

 median part carinated and straight, lateral parts ill-defined. Prothorax evenly 

 convex, sides strongly rounded and finely margined, front still more finely mar- 

 gined, base not at all; median line scarcely traceable; punctures crowded but 

 sharply defined. Elytra with narrow, geminate striae, containing small, distant 

 punctures; interstices shagreened, opaque, and with numerous small, shining 

 granules. Metasternum with irregularly distributed punctures of various sizes. 

 Abdomen with apical segment somewhat narrowed in middle; pygidium 

 shagreened and opaque. Length, 5-5-6 mm. 



9 Differs in having the clypeus granulate-punctate, apical segment of 

 abdomen not narrowed in middle, and tibial teeth larger and more acute. 



ITah. Queensland: National Park, in December (H. Hacker). Type, in 

 Queensland Museum. 



With the general appearance of very small specimens of 0. carteri, but the 

 granules appear to rise evenly (although not in regular rows) from the elytra, 

 which are finely shagTeened and non-setose; on 0. granulatus and 0. planicollis 

 the granules on the elytra are mostly confined to single rows, and the head and 

 prothorax are very different; on 0. granicollis the prothorax is densely granulate, 

 and the elytral granules are smaller and setiferous. On the female the legs and 

 metasternum are of a dingy red, but this may be due to immaturity ; the margins 

 of its clypeus are more strongly elevated than on the male, and the process on 

 each side of the median notch is more prominent, but the male appears to be old 

 and worn. 



ONTHOPHAGUS STRABONIS sp. nov. 



$ Black, shining, head and ju-othorax with a slight l)ronzy or bronzy-green 

 gloss; antennae, palpi, and tarsi reddish, club blackish, but with grey juibescence. 

 Under-surface and legs with rather sparse clothing. 



Head with two obtusely triangular transverse elevations between eyes ; 

 between elevations and clypeal suture with rather small punctures, somew^hat 

 larger and more sharply defined on sides. Clypeus with sides slightly rounded 

 and slightly elevated, apex scarcely more elevated and rather feebly notched ; 

 punctures sharply defined on sides, rather feeble about middle of base ; suture not 

 carinated, and feeble in middle, distinct on the sides. Eyes very narrow, with 

 distinct facets. Prothorax moderately large, evenly convex, sides finely mar- 

 gined, apex and base still more finely; with numerous but not crowded, and 

 sharply defined but rather small punctures. Elytra Avith fine geminate striae; 

 interstices not separately convex, with rows of rather small but sharply defined 



