496 ^Ir. D. Shai'p's descriptions of new genera 



side near the margin with a short indistinct Knc or plica. 

 Legs long and slender. 



I have seen but a single specimen of this species ; it has 

 the metasternum deeply channelled, and may therefore be 

 a male, though I notice no other characters to indicate 

 this. It comes from Champion Bay, W. Australia. 



Bryaxis optata, n. sp. Rufescens, abdomine sanguineo, 

 elytris sanguineis, an tennis articulis penultimis obscuris; 

 capite vertice foveis duabus, fronte profunde impressa ; 

 thorace utrinque foveolato, foveis linea impressa conjunctis ; 

 elytris stria suturali profunda, alteraque discoidali ante 

 apicem desinente, epipleuris linea profiinda impressa. 

 Long. Corp. 2^ mm. 



]\Ias, abdomine subtus segmentis basalibus abbreviatis, 

 segmento ultimo late depresso basi medio leviter elevato. 



Fem. incog. 



This species is interesting on account of its resemblance 

 to and real affinity with our European Bryaxis sanyuinca; 

 it is, however, considerably broader than B. sanyuinea^ 

 and has the antennte much shorter, their penultimate joints 

 being transverse, and the thorax shows no trace of the 

 central fovea Avhich exists in B. sanyuinea. 



The male characters are quite different from those of 

 B. sanyuinea. 



Victoria: a single specimen sent by Mr. Edwards. 



Bryaxis recta, n. sp. Castanea, nitida, setls erectis sat 

 crebre vestita ; antennis articulis penultimis nigricantibus, 

 ultimo testaceo ; vertice foveis duabus ; thorace utiinque 

 foveolato, foveis linea curvata profunda conjunctis ; elytris 

 stria sutui-ali, alteraque discoidali ante apicem desinente, 

 epipleuris linea profunde impressa. Long. corp. 2 — 

 2^ mm. 



Antenna? moderately long and slender, the 9th joint 

 distinctly broader than the 8tli, and transverse ; 10th joint 

 broader than the 9th, also transverse. The elytra have 

 the sutural stria deep and well marked ; their discoidal 

 stria is fine ; it starts from a deep intra-hurneral impression, 

 and does not reach the extremity. 



This species is closely allied to the Bryaxis hortensis. 

 King ; and differs chiefly in that the very fine short de- 

 pressed pubescence of B. hortensis is replaced in B. recta 

 by rather long, fine, upright hairs. The antennje also 



