HESPERUS. 



H. Pulleinei, sp. nov. Niger, uitidus, parce nigro-pubesceiis, 

 clypeo, palpis, antennis et abdominis segmentis ultimis 2 

 laete testaceis (his aureo-pubescentibus), elytris violaceo- 

 cseruleis ; capite fortiter trausversim quadrato, crasse 

 punc-tato, disco laevi ; prothorace vix transverso, antice 

 truncato, crasse punctato, disco lougitudinaliter laevi ; 

 elytris protborace vix longioribus, subtilius squamose uec 

 crebre puuctatis ; abdomine subtilius nee crebre punctato. 

 Long,, 12 mm. 

 A single female of tbis beautiful species was taken by Mr. 



H. H. PuUeine at Burnside, near Adelaide, in stercore hovis. 



LEPTACINUS. 



i. linearis, Grav. I cannot discover that this species has been 



previously recorded as occurring in Australia. I possess, 



however, a single specimen taken at Port Lincoln which I 



cannot distinguish from European examples. 



L. Ficticornis, sp. nov. Robustus, nitidus, niger, antennarum 



articulo prime apice, secundoque toto testaceis, articulis 



4-11 fusco-rufis, palpis mandibulis tarsisque rufescenti- 



bus ; capite elongato-quadrato, utrinque sparsim fortiter 



punctato ; prothorace vix elongate, seriebus dorsalibus 6-7 



punctatis; elytris prothorace vix longioribus, confuse- 



lineatim punctatis ; abdominis lateribus punctatis, disco 



laevi. Long., 6-7 mm. 



The antennae are short, joints 4-10 strongly transverse ; the 



forehead has only two longitudinal furrows (which are strongly 



punctate), the external ones of the usual 4 being obsolete. In 



most specimens the knees, and in some the tibiae, are pitchy 



red. In some specimens also the elytra and apex of the hind 



body are of a dull reddish tint. 



I have found this species plentifully in the Port Lincoln 

 district and also near Adelaide. Notwithstanding its abun- 

 dance, however, I cannot ascertain it to have been described. 

 The absence of the lateral furrows of the forehead and the 

 peculiar colouring of the antennae distinguish it strongly. 

 L. Jilum, sp. nov, Augustus ; parallelus ; nitidus ; niger ; an- 

 tennis, palpis, pedibusque piceis ; elytris nonnullis exem- 

 plis apicem versus dilutioribus ; antennarum articulis 4-10 

 sat fortiter transversis ; capite elongate, crebre subtilius 

 punctato, fronte lougitudinaliter obsolete bifoveolato ; 

 prothorace tertia parte longiore quam latiore, subtiliter 

 crebrius vix lineatim punctato, disco laevi ; elytris protho- 

 race vix longioribus, crebrius subtiliter confuse punctatis ; 

 abdomine subtilissime nee crebre punctato. Long,, 5-5|- 

 mm. 



