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hoc et capite protLoraceque crasse nee profunde, elytris 

 crasse nee profunde subseriatim, pjgidio propygidioque 

 sparsim profimdius, punctatis ; striis geminatis vix evi- 

 denter impressis ; elytris brevibus ; tibiis anticis (? alteru- 

 trius sexus solum) apice longe leviter arcuatiin productis, 

 margine exteruo leviter bidentato ; tarsorum posticorum 

 articulo 1° 2° duplo lougiore anteniiis no vies articulatis (?). 

 Long., 4i mm. 



This is one of the smallest species of the genus known to 

 me. The antennae of the single specimen placed in my hands 

 for description are not capable of satisfactory examination y 

 but they are evidently peculiar, having the portion between 

 the second joint and the club exceptionally short and thick, 

 and apparently consisting of four joints, though these joints 

 are so small and crowded together that I cannot be absolutely 

 certain on this point without breaking an antenna off. The 

 anterior tibiae (with two obscure teeth on the external margin^ 

 and then one very long and only slightly curved at the apex) 

 are also peculiar, as is the fringe of long thick bristles at the 

 apex of the elytra. These latter project across the narrow 

 riband-like membranous border that edges the hinder portion 

 of the elytra so conspicuously in some Jjiparetri, and which in 

 this species is yellow and very broad. The general appearance 

 of the insect is, however, quite that of an ordinary Liparetrus^ 

 and it is much of the build of hitubeo^culatus, Macl. 



Taken by Mr. Eothe, near Sedan, South Australia. 

 L. analis, sp. nov. Ovatus ; supra glaber ; nitidus ; ater, 

 antennis palpis pedibus, pygidio, propygidio, et subtus 

 tota superficie (metasterno ad latera infuscato excepto) 

 laste rufis ; prothorace antice et ad latera capillis fulvis 

 fimbriate ; elypeo crasse nee fortiter punctate, antice 

 reflexo rotundato ; capite crebre sat fortiter, prothorace 

 fortiter minus crebre, elytris sat fortiter subseriatim, 

 punctatis ; his striis geminatis evidenter impressis ; pro- 

 pygidio antice vix evidenter, hoc postice et pygidio toto 

 fortiter, punctatis ; tibiis anticis tridentatis ; antennis 

 novies-articulatis ; subtus obscure pilosus ; tarsi postici 

 specimini descripto desunt. Long., 7\ mm. 

 Although the loss of the hind tarsi involve the omission from 

 the preceding description of an important character, yet the 

 species is so widely distinct from its congeners, that I have no 

 hesitation in describing it. It must bear a good deal of resem- 

 blance to L. erytJiopygus, Blanch, (indeed, if my identification 

 of that species is correct, its superficial resemblance is very 

 close), which, however, seems to have antennae consisting of 

 only eight joints. The position of L. analis in Mr. Macleay's 



