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the lateral margin, and also obscurely extending along tlie 



basal and hind margins to the suture. 



A single specimen is in the collection of Mr. R. H. Pulleine. 



It was found in South Australia. 



P. ventralis, Grav. I do not think that the occurrence in Aus- 

 tralia of this European species has been hitherto recorded. 

 I have before me two specimens taken by Mr. Pulleine, 

 which appear quite identical with European types. 



LITHOCHAEIS. 



Z. Lindi, sp. nov. Minus nitida ; piceo-nigra, antennis pedi- 

 busque paullo dilutioribus, illis apice testaceis ; corpore 

 toto subtilissime creberrime vix rugulose punctulato 

 antennis gracilibus sat elongatis ; capite subquadrato 

 prothorace hoc vix latiore, paullo longiore quam latiore 

 ely tris prothorace sat longioribus latioribusque, longioribus 

 quam conjunctim latioribus. Long, 4J mm. 

 In size and build this species resembles L. ocliracea, Gr. 

 The colour, however, is totally different, the antennae are more 

 slender (their length being about the same), as of those of 

 i. ochracea, the thorax is considerably longer in proportion to its 

 width, and the punctaration of the whole insect is less smooth, 

 though scarcely less fine and dense. I have two specimens of 

 this insect (apparently females), both taken on swampy ground 

 near Port Lincoln. 



CArirs. 

 C. occidentalis, sp. nov. Kiger ; elytris abdomineque plus 

 minusve nigro-piceis, his apice dilutioribus ; ore antennis 

 pedibusque rufis vel piceo-iufis; antennis capiti protho- 

 racique conjunctis longitudine sub?equalibus sat gracilibus ; 

 capite antice medio longitudinaliter sulcato, utrinque 

 crasse seriatim punctulato ; prothorace sat elongate, disco 

 subtilius biseriatim punctulato, spatio intermedio lato 

 convexo, lateribus punctis sat crebris subseriatim in- 

 structis ; elytris creberrime subtilissime subrugulose 

 punctulatis, prothorace sat longioribus, parce sericeo- 

 pubescentibus ; abdomine minus opaco, alutaceo, sericeo- 

 pubescenti. Long., 4|-5i mm. 



In size, build, and colour this species is extremely like a 

 large highly-coloured example of C. sericeus, Holme, from 

 which it differs as follows: — It is slightly less opaque, the 

 puncturation of the elytra is less smooth, and the antennas 

 are less stout. The head and thorax are quite different. 

 The former is quadrate in one of my specimens, elongate 

 in the other (apparently male and female), with a strong 

 longitudinal furrow running down the anterior two-thirds, on 



