S. latehncola, sp. nov. Sublinearis ; minus depressus ; piibe 

 subtili sericans; subtilissime pimctulatus ; piceus; antennis 

 (basi apiceque pallidis exceptis) piceo-testaceis ; palpis 

 (apice piceo exeepto) pedibusque testaceis ; capite sub- 

 quadrato longiore quam latiore ; protborace longiori quam 

 latiori, capite angustiori, postice minus angustato, 

 lateribus minus rotundatis ; elytris capite vix latioribus, 

 protborace paullo longioribus ; antennarum articulo 1° 2° 

 et 3"^ conjunctis longitudine sequali, ceteris subaequalibus. 

 Loug., vix. 3 mm. 

 Mas, latet. 

 As I bave only a single specimen of tbis small insect, it bas 

 not been practicable to examine tbe organs of tbe moutb satis- 

 factorily, but it bas all tbe facies of Scopceus, except tbat tbe 

 bind margin of tbe elytra is not straigbt, but, taking tbe two 

 elytra togetber, is gently emarginate. It differs from 

 S. rujlcollis, Fauv., inter alia in tbe colour of tbe tborax, and 

 from S. digitalis, Fauv., in tbe colour of tbe antennae and tibiae, 

 and in tbe sub-a]3ical joints of tbe antennae not being trans- 

 verse, &c. 



A single specimen occurred in flood refuse near tbe Grange. 



TENEBRIONID^. 

 ALPHITOBirS. 



A. Mauritanicus, Luc. I bave not met witb any record of 

 tbe occurrence of tbis insect in Australia. I bave a specimen 

 of it, bowever, wbicb was taken by Mr. J. J. East at Prospect. 

 Tbere can be little doubt tbat, like its congener, A. diaperinus, 

 Panz., (wbicb is recorded as Australian by Mr. Masters, of 

 Sydney, and a Soutb Australian specimen of wbicb bas been 

 submitted to me lately by Mr. Eotbe), tbis species bas been 

 introduced witb mercbandise into tbe colony. 



