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nished witli black cilife). I do not observe any iridescence 



on tbis insect. 



Port Lincoln ; also near Adelaide. 



S. Icetum, sp. nov. Subdepressum, nigrum, antennis, mandi- 

 bulis, palpis, pedibus, et abdominis segmentorum margini- 

 bus apicalibus plus minusve f uscescentibus ; elytris (prseter 

 basin) laete rufis ; capite longiore quam latiore, subtiliter 

 nee crebre punctato, punctis majoribus crebrius intersper- 

 sis, disco baud laevi, lateribus rotundatis ; prothorace 

 capitis latitudine, tertia parte longiore quam latiore, spar- 

 sim duplopunctato, disco longitudiualiter laevi ; elytris 

 prothorace sat latioribus vix longioribus, crebre rugose 

 nee fortiter punctatis ; abdomine sat crebre punctato. 

 Maris segmento 6° subtus medio et a lateribus leviter 

 emarginato, incisuris lateralibus nigro-ciliatis, 7° late sat 

 fortiter inciso. 

 Henley Beach and Woodville, under stones , also flying to 



light. 



CEXPTOBIUil. 



C delicatulum, sp. nov. Angustulum ; nitidum ; colore vari- 

 abile ; nigrum, antennis palpis pedibusque testaceis, non- 

 nullis exemplis thorace elytrisque piceis vel rufescentibus, 

 nonnullis antennis tibiisque plus minusve infuscatis ; capite 

 elongate, depresso, fortiter nee crebre punctato, disco 

 laevi : prothorace fere duplo longiore quam latiore, postice 

 angustato, subtiliter crebrius punctato, linea media l«vi ; 

 elytris prothorace vix longioribus subtiliter (nonnullis ex- 

 emplis obsolete) nee crebre punctatis ; abdomine obsolete 

 punctato, segmentis 6-7 apice piceolis : Maris segmento 

 6° subtus profunde triangulariter inciso. Long., 4-5^ mm. 

 Somewhat allied to C.fractiom, Eauv., but smaller, narrower, 



and differently coloured. The thorax is much more narrowed 



backwards, and the elytra much more faintly punctured, indeed 



in some specimens they are almost devoid of defined punc- 



turation. 



Not rare in marshy places near Port Lincoln ; also taken 



near Adelaide. 



srjs-ius. 



8. ceq^ualis, sp. nov. Augustus, ferrugineus ; antennis, palpis, 

 pedibus et elytrorum apice, pallide testaceis, abdominis 

 segmento 6° praeter apicem nigro ; antennis gracilibus, 

 elongatis ; capite elongate subquadrato dense subtiliter 

 aequo ac thorax punctato ; prothorace capite sat angustiori, 

 a parte latissima (paulo post marginem anticum posita) 

 antice fortiter, postice leviter vix rotundatim, angustato ; 

 elytris prothorace sat latioribus longioribusque, fortius 



