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Further Notes on Australian Goleoptera, 

 ^wiTH Descriptions of New Genera and 

 Species. 



By the Rev. T. Blackburn, B.A. 



[Read April 7, 1903.] 



XXXII. 



CARABID^. 



EUCALYPTOCOLA. 



The following species seems to be doubtfully referable to this 

 genus. Its structural characters are : tarsi not bilobed ; aerobes 

 of mandibles present ; postocular prominences of head wanting ; 

 mesosternum narrow between the intermediate coxae ; head not 

 transversely impressed across occiput; interstices of elytra 

 glabrous and not punctulate ; claws serrate. It stands by virtue 

 of the above characters in Eucalyptocola, in Mr. Sloane's tabula- 

 tion of the Lehiid genera (P.L.S., N.S.W., 1898, pp. 493 and 

 494). It differs, however, from Mr. Sloane's diagnosis of 

 EucalyptoGola in having its elytra only feebly striate, and from 

 an insect sent to me by Mr. Sloane as E. (Philophloeus) dubia, 

 Macl., in its prothorax being only narrowly margined so as to 

 resemble the prothorax of Dromius. It is much like a Dromius 

 in general appearance but differs from that genus not only by its 

 narrow mesosternum but also by its very stout antennae which 

 are shorter and stouter even than those of Eucalyptocola duhia. 

 Its narrowly margined prothorax distinguishes it from 

 JEucalyptocola so strongly as to render its right to a place in the 

 genus very doubtful, but if not placed there it must be treated 

 as the type of a new genus and for the present it seems better 

 not to create new Lehiid genera iu Australia if they can be 

 avoided. 



JE. marcida, sp. no v. Nitida ; nigro-picea, elytris (fascia post- 

 median a lata sinuata et utrinque macula parva basali nigris 

 exceptis) sternorum parte mediana coxis pedibusque tes- 

 taceis, palpis mandibulis antennis et pronoti margine (hoc 

 anguste) rufo-testaceis ; supra laevigata ; prothorace sat 

 transverso, postice quam antice parum angustiori, antice 

 leviter emarginato, longitudinaliter canaliculate, lateribus 

 leviter arcuatis prope basin leviter sinuatis anguste margin- 

 atis puncturis setiferis 2 impressis, angulis obtusis ; elytris 



