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Q. Anclersoni, sp. nov. Niger, nitidus ; autennis piceis, apice 

 rufescentibus ; protliorace et coxis anterioribus la^te rufis ; 

 elytris ferriigineo-rufis ; pedibus piceis, geuubus tarsisque 

 ferrugiueis ; antennarum articulis 4-10 paulo lougioribus 

 quam latioribiis ; capite suborbiculato, ut Q. inconspicui 

 notato ; protliorace capite niulto latiore, sat trausverso, 

 tertia parte disci antica punctis 2 sat approximatis, extus 

 utrinque punctis 2 marginalibiis, notato, angulis anticis 

 obtusis, posticis rotundatis ; elytris protliorace vix longi- 

 oribiis, bis cum scutello fortius nee crebre puuctatis \ 

 abdomine longe nigro-piloso, sparsim fortiter punctato. 

 Long., 5-6 mm. 



Somewhat near Q. rujicollis, Grav., but smaller and differently 

 coloured, the elytra being bright rustj-red, and the hind body 

 unicolorous ; also the head is much smaller, the elytra are more 

 closely punctured, &c. 



Taken in the Port Lincoln district by Mr. J. Anderson, ta 

 whom I am indebted for the knowledge of this insect. 



Q. Tepperi, sp. noy. Nitidus, niger, genubus tarsorumque 



apice rufis, elytris seneis ; antennis elongatis, articulo 2° 



3° paulo breviore, 4-10 etiam brevioribus nee transversis ;. 



capite fortiter transyerso, antice (? maris soli) fortiter 



depresso, ut Q. inconspicui notato ; prothorace capite 



latiori, antice angustato, tertia parte disci antica punctis 



2 sat approximatis, et quibusdam aliis majoribus in mar- 



ginibus lateralibus, notato ; elytris prothorace evidenter 



longioribus, fortius crebre puuctatis ; abdomine fortius 



minus crebre punctato. Long., 5^ mm. 



This species is probably allied to Q. luridus, Fauv. (which I 



have not seen), but is smaller, with the head and thorax deep 



black. The depression on the front of the head seems to be 



distinctiye, and the antennae are evidently more slender than 



in hi7ndus. The punctuation is finer and closer than in rufi- 



eoUis, Grrav., but stronger and less close than in iridiventris, 



Fauy. Compared with inco7ispicuus, mihi, Tepperi, is much 



smaller, with the elytra more closely punctured, &c. 



There is a single specimen of this insect in the Adelaide 

 Public Museum. It was taken by Mr. Tepper on Mount 

 Lofty. 



OXTPOErs. 



O. Tufus, Linn. Of this European insect (not hitherto recorded 

 as Australian, so far as I know) there is a specimen among 

 the Australian StapliylinidcB in the Adelaide Public 

 Museum. It has no ticket or note of locality attached to 

 it. 



