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elytra along the sutural aud marginal portions. In order to 

 define the nature of the puncturation of this insect it may be 

 noted that its largest and coarsest punctures are very similar 

 to the finest of the punctures (occurring near the base) on the 

 elytra of the widely distributed European Noterus clavicornis, 

 De G-eer. The eighth joint of the antennae is considerably 

 dilated. The condition of the specimen before me, apparently 

 a male, does not allow of a satisfactory examination of the 

 tarsi. 



A single specimen, from the collection of Mr. F. AVaterhouse, 

 is in the South Australian Museum. 



STAPHYLINID^. 



QUEDIUS. 



Q.ferox, sp. nov. Xiger ; nitidus ; antennis palpisque piceis, 

 tarsis piceo-rufis, elytris subaeneis ; antennarum articulo 

 3^ 4i° paullo longiore, 4-10 subaequalibus minus elongatis ; 

 capite fortiter transverso (dimidia parte latiori quam lon- 

 giori), utrinque punctis 8 (2 in margine ipso oculi), 2 aliis 

 utrinque basi, aliis prope angulos posticos subtilissimis, 

 notato ; prothorace capite quarta parte latiori, quarta 

 parte latiori quam longiori, tertia parte disci antica 

 punctis 2 sat approximatis notato, antice minus angustato, 

 marginibus seriatim punctulatis ; elytris prothorace fere 

 tertia parte longioribus, quarta parte latioribus, cum 

 scutello fortius sat crebre punctulatis ; abdomiue squamosa 

 nee crebre punctulato. Long, Gf mm. 

 This is a very distinct species of Quedius. Its excessively 

 transverse head, which is a good deal narrowed behind, long 

 antennae, in w^hich none of the joints are distinctl}'- transverse, 

 and rather strongly closely punctured elytra form a combina- 

 tion of characters that differentiate it from all its congeners of 

 similar size and colour. 



I have a single specimen taken near Adelaide in flood refuse. 



LATHEOBirM. 



L. exiguum, sp. nov. Sat nitidum ; piceum ; anteunis (basi 

 pallida excepta), palpis, mandibulis, pedibusque sordide 

 testaceis ; capite a basi ad oculos parum angustato, basi 

 truncate, sparsim fortiter (disco laevi excepto) punctulato ; 

 prothorace capite vix angustiori, tertia parte longiori 

 quam latiori, capite vix subtilius disco liueatim a lateribus 

 confuse punctulato, lateribus subparallelis ; elytris pro- 

 thorace fere dimidia parte longioribus, subtilius liueatim 

 punctulatis ; abdomine subtilissime crebre punctulato. 

 Long., 3-3i mm. 



Maris segmento ventrali 6° depresso tuberculo basali 

 instructo, segmento 7° apice breviter arcuatim inciso. 



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