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The 1st joint of the antennae is sometimes partly black 

 above, the 4th is sometimes pale below, whilst the 

 11th is usually infuscate at the apex. The prothorax 

 is impressed in various places, but the impressions seem 

 to be mostly due to irregular contraction, as they are 

 seldom the same on any two specimens. In the female 

 the 4th-8th joints of the antennae are noticeably stouter 

 than the others. 



Telephorus kershawi, n, sp. {Fig. 3.) 



(J $ . Black, elytra with a slight greenish or bhiish gloss ; pro- 

 thorax flavous, but with a dark transverse irregular apical patch ; 

 upper surface of abdominal segments dark above, except at tips, 

 lower surface pallid, but each with a spot on each side and one in 

 the middle ; the two apical segments entirely dark. Sparsely 

 clothed with very short pubescence, longer at sides than elsewhere. 



Head elongate, scarcely visibly punctate. Antennae moderately 

 long ; 3rd joint distinctly shorter than 4th. Prothorax much 

 longer than wide, apex and all the angles rounded ; impunctate. 

 Elytra not as long as head and prothorax combined, and but little 

 wider than eitherj each obtusely rounded at apex ; coarsely sculp- 

 tured. Leys long and thin. Length to apex of elytra 4, of abdomen 

 6 mm.* 



Hal. Victoria : Mordialloc (types in National Mu- 

 seum). 



The long prothorax might be considered as evidence 

 that this species belonged to Sclenurus, but I have not 

 considered it advisable to generically separate the three 

 apterous species. It is so narrow that at first sight it 

 might almost be thought to belong to Carphunis. The 

 elytra are so sculptured that they might be regarded either 

 as irregularly granulate or coarsely and rugosely punctate. 

 The dark marking of the prothorax appears somewhat 

 like a figure co on one of the females, but it is not exactly 

 the same in any two specimens. The male is smaller 

 than the female, with longer and thinner antennae and 

 legs, larger head and narrower elytra. 



Telephorus inconstans, n. sp. 



^ $ . Head black, with a metallic-bluish gloss ; each antennae 

 inserted in an indistinct pallid spot ; prothorax reddish ; elytra dark 



* The lengths given are from a female ; three other specimens 

 before me are too much contracted to be measured satisfactorily. 



