20 DEiSCRIPTION OF ANTHICIDES OF AUSTRALIA, 



Long. 0.10. 



Nova Hollandia. 

 This was one of the species brought to Paris by M. Verreaux. 

 I have not yet been able to distinguish it among the many 

 specimens in my collection. The male is distinguished by the 

 shape of the posterior tibite, which are robust, broad, somewhat 

 bent, but not armed with a spine or tooth, as in the next species. 



Sp. 38. A. brevicollis. 



Setosus ; capite nigro transverso polito, antennis ferrugincis 

 articulis ultimis piceis ; thorace brevi transversali cordato, 

 antice rotund ato postice contracto, minutissime punctato ; 

 linea basali transversa impressa ; elytris fusco-diaphanis ad 

 latera et apicem, interdum piceo-notatis ; femoribus piceis 

 tibiis flavo ferrugineis ; tibiis posterioribus maris introrsum 

 spinigeris. 

 Long. .12. 

 Randwick. 

 The markings of the elytra are subject to considerable 

 variation. The male is always darker than the female. 



A species from Gawler, sent me by Mrs. Kreusler, agrees in 

 every respect with this description, except that I have not been 

 able to discover the spine on the posterior tibice of the male. 

 Many of the specimens are smaller, and some are even larger 

 than the Randwick specimens. 



The Randwick specimens were captured in some abundance 

 on the leaves of Encalypius marginata running about with great 

 activity. Others were found in the flowers of a Leptospermum. 



Sp. 39. A. glahricollis. 



Ferrugineo-piceus, tenue pubescens ; capite nigro antennis ad 

 basin ferrugineis, clavatis ; thorace ferrugineo cordato 

 glabro ; elytris subtiliter punctatis, duabus fasciis latis flavo- 

 testaceis ; femoribus piceis. 



Long. .10. 



Gawler ; Mrs. Kreusler. ^ 



