492 Mr. D. Sharp's descriptions of new genera 



well as in the structure of the maxillary palpi, appears to 

 stand intermediate between P. lineatus and P. clavatus. 

 King;. The antenna3 are similar in structm-e to those of 

 P. lineatus, but scarcely so long. The maxillary palpi are 

 moderately long, and the slender basal portion of the termi- 

 nal joint is not quite so long as the dilated extremity. The 

 eyes are placed close to the back of the head, and the 

 vertex is a little swollen on each side, and has an indistinct 

 channel along its middle ; between the eyes is a depression 

 formed by two fovea3, confluent in front, but indistinctly 

 separated behind. The thorax is about as broad as long, 

 and the curved basal impression is entire and very deep 

 and distinct. The elytra are longer than the thorax, and 

 have a sutural, and a fine curved discoidal stria. The 

 upper surface of this species possesses no long curved 

 hairs, but is s])rinkled with very fine short depressed ones. 

 Victoria. The single specimen sent me by H. Edwards, 

 Esq. is, I beheve, a female. As I have remarked above, 

 the species appears intermediate between P. clavatus and 

 P. lineatus ; as regards the former of these names, it 

 appears to me highly probaljle that the var. Edwardsii of 

 Mr. King should form a distinct species from the P. cla- 

 vatus ; ]\Ir. King gives two figures of the maxillary palpi 

 of P. clavatus (without any explanation), and it appears 

 to me that the two figures e^*idently refer to two different 

 species. I should, perhaps, therefore have been more 

 correct in saying that the P. mundus is intermediate 

 between P. lineatus and P. Edivardsii. 



Pselaplms pauper, n. sp. Rufo-castaneus, nitidus; capite 

 medio impressione magna; prothorace elongato, impres- 

 sione basali ciu'vata bene distincta; elytris stria discoidali 

 sat profunde impressa. Long. corp. 2^ mm. 



Obs. — P, lineato King, peraffinis ; prothoracis impres- 

 sione magis profunda, ejusque parte basali nitida, elytro- 

 rumque stria discoidali bene distincta, differt. 



AutennjE longer than head and thorax, the 9tli joint but 

 little thickened. Head Avith the channel between the 

 fi-ontal processes rather broad, and terminating between 

 the eyes in a deep impression, which is continued back- 

 wards along the vertex. Thorax not more than half the 

 width of the elytra, longer than broad, not much dilated 

 in the middle, in front of the base Avith a deep curved 

 impression, the part behind this shining like the rest of 



