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HISTERID 4. 
PAROMALUS. 
P. Ludovict, sp. nov. Ovalis; modice convexus; sat nitidus ; 
piceo-brunneus, antennis pedibusque testaceis; capite sat 
plano sat crebre minus fortiter punctulato, stria frontali 
haud antice continuata ; prothorace transverso, fere ut caput 
punctulato, antrorsum a basi arcuatim angustato, angulis 
posticis rectis, stria marginali antica integra; elytris quam 
prothorax magis fortiter paullominus crebre punctulatis, 
striis nullis nisi 2 lateralibus subobsoletis ; propygidio sub- 
tilissime punctulato; pygidio (femine?) subgibbo  sulcis 
obliquis 2 postice conjunctis instructo ; prosterno bistriato ; 
stria mesosternali biangulata; tibiis anticis fortiter dilatatis, 
denticulis valde minutis 6 extus armatis. Long., 71; lat., 21. 
The denticulations of the front tibize are so minute as to be 
scarcely distinct without the use of a compound miscroscope ; 
four of them are larger than the other two. I do not think this 
species is very close to any previously described ; it is probably 
nearest to P. miliaris, Mars., from Western Australia. 
New South Wales; Blue Mountains. 
PHALACRIDZi. 
LITOCHRUS. 
L. Sydneyensis, sp. nov. Obovatus; nitidus; piceo-niger, 
antennis palpis pedibusque testaceis ; capite prothoraceque 
vix perspicue punctulatis ; elytris vix striatis, striis antice 
vix manifeste postice gradatim magis perspicue punctulatis, 
interstitis fere levibus. Long., 1 1. (vix); lat., 21. 
Differs from L. alternans, Blackb., inter alia by the absence of 
conspicuous punctures in the alternate interstices of the elytra ; 
from L. frigidus, Blackb., by its entirely testaceous antenne ; 
from L. lateralis, Blackb., and suturellus, Blackb., by the almost 
entire absence of sculpture on the front half of the elytra ; from 
brunneus, Er. (judging by the description of that species), by its 
darker colour and smaller size; and from its other previously 
described congeners by the want of a pattern on the elytra. It 
is a typical Litochrus, and therefore differs structurally in the 
tarsi from the species which I have attributed doubtfully to this 
genus. 
New South Wales; on flowers near Sydney. 
NITIDULID:. 
NOTOBRACHYPTERUS (gen. nov.). 
Brachyptero affinis sed prosterno in processu distincto pone coxas 
anticas producto. 
