busque sordide testaceis, protliorace rufescenti ; elytrorum 

 apice obscure iiavo, abdominis segmenti Gi. apice anguste 

 albo-marginato ; antennis robustis ; capite fortiter traus- 

 verso, protborace vix angustiori ; protborace, latitudine 

 longitudiui sequali, pimctis 2 ante medium disco sat ap- 

 proximatis notato ; elytris protborace yix lougioribus, sub- 

 tiliter crebrius punctatis, abdomiue crasse sparsim punc- 

 tato. Maris segm. 6° parum profunde emargiuato. 

 Loncf., 4-5 mm. 



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Tbis species seems to be ratber closely allied to H. laticeps, 

 EauY., but is very differently coloured, bas tbe bead smootbly 

 convex between tbe antennae, and doubtless differs in otber res- 

 pects, but as M. Eauvel, instead of describing S. laticeps. 

 merely compares tbat species witb \A% picipennis, ?indi picipenms 

 again witb tbe European prcBvius, Er., it is difficult to gain a 

 correct notion of tbe relative lengtb of its tborax, elytra, &c. 

 I sbould judge, bowever, tbat tbe bind body of II. laticeps is 

 considerably more closely and finely punctured tban tbat of tbe 

 insect I bave just described. 



In one of my specimens (perbaps immature), tbe wbole elytra 

 are suffused witb testaceous, so tbat tbe yellow apical border 

 is less conspicuous tban in darker examples. 



In sbape tbis species resembles Quedius aicricomus, Kies., 

 tbougb tbe eyes are mucb smaller and tbe antennae longer and 

 more robust tban in tbat insect. 



Under bark of JEucalyptus, about 30 miles nortb of Port Lin- 

 coln. 



QUEDirs. 

 Q. inconspicuus, sp. nov. Niger, nitidus, antennis piceis apicem 

 versus ferrugineis, palpis pedibusque piceis, tarsis rufis, 

 protborace rufo-piceo, elytris viridescentibus, abdominis 

 segmentis 6° (ad apicem) et 7° obscure cupreis ; anten- 

 narum articulo 3° 4° sat longiore, articulis 4-10 subaequali- 

 bus vix elongatis ; capite suborbiculato, utrinque punctis 3 

 (2 in margine ipso oculi), 2 aliis utrinque basi, aliis post 

 oculos subtilibus, notato ; protborace capite sat latiore, 

 fortiter transverso, tertia parte disci antica punctis 2 ap- 

 proximatis notato, angulis anticis obtusis, posticis rotun- 

 datis ; elytris protborace vix longioribus, his cum scutello 

 fortius sat sparsim punctatis ; abdominis segmentis basali- 

 bus fortiter nee crebre, segmento 6"^ fortiter crebrius, 

 segmento 7° fortiter sparsim punctatis. Long. S mm. 

 Apparently not unlike Q. luridus, Eauv., but differing in 

 colour and m baving longer antennae (in wbicb none of tbe 

 joints are transverse), more faintly punctured elytra, &c., &c. 

 Wallaroo. 



