Australian and Ta&manian Malacodermidae. Ill 



LYCHNUS, Olliff, P. L. S., N.S.W., 1889, p. 647. 

 Hob. New South Wales : Blue Mountains, Jenolan, 

 Mount Wilson, Sydney, Kiama. 



SCINTILLANS, Olliff, I. c, p. 650 ; decora, Oliv. (Luciola\ 



Revue Sc. Bourbonnais, p. 77 (1902). 

 Rah. New South Wales: Upper Hunter and 

 Clarence Rivers, Newcastle. 



FLAMMANS, Olliff, I. c, p. 651. QUEENSLAND : Cloncurry. 



Atyphella brevis, n. sp. (Fig. 103.) 



(^ . Pale flavous ; head, part of metasternum and the abdomen 

 (two apical segments white) black ; antennae, legs (in parts excepted) 

 and elytra (suture sides and costae excepted) infuscate ; an infuscate 

 irregular spot on the apical portion of prothorax. Rather densely 

 clothed with short pubescence. 



Head large, deeply excavated between the eyes, the excavated 

 space shining. Eyes large, partially visible from above. Antennae 

 very little longer than the width across eyes. Prothorax about 

 thrice as wide as long, apex slightly produced, sides rounded, front 

 angles strongly rounded, with dense and moderately large punctures. 

 Scutelhim densely punctate, apex rounded. Elytra widest at about 

 the middle, sides rather strongly rounded, with dense punctures, 

 rather smaller and deeper than those on prothorax ; each with the 

 suture and side strongly raised and three very prominent costae and 

 traces of another. 



Length 6-65 mm. 



Hah. Queensland : Atherton {E. Allen). 



In general appearance rather close to some males of 

 lychnus but shorter and wider ; elytra not parallel-sided 

 and with much more prominent costae ; eyes much larger 

 (they are, however, no larger in proportion to the bead), 

 partially visible from above, and the space between them 

 much more largely excavated. Its much smaller size 

 readily distinguishes it from fiammans. Mr. Allen sent 

 me twelve males but no females, and wrote me that 

 " These were obtained from the vicinity of Atherton, 

 about 2,600 feet up, and inhabiting the dense scrubs of 

 that district, distant about 65 miles from Cairns." 



This species and Luciola cowleyi might fairly be regarded 

 as linking Atypliclki and Luciola together. 



