4 DESCRIPTION OF ANTHICIDES OF AUSTRALIA, 



met with it in this neighbourhood ; but I have received three 

 species from my friend Mrs. Kreusler of Gawler, South Aus- 

 tralia. They were all captured under debris in the dried bed of 

 the river Gawler. Other species might probably be captured in 

 this colony, if looked for under rubbish near the sea beach. 



Sp. 3. M. Ereiosleri. 

 Nigro-cinereus ; elytris sub-parallelis brunneis fasciis duabus 



albis, antennis et pedibus ferrugineis. 

 Long. .10 poll. 

 Gawler ; Mrs. Kreusler. 



The fascige are broad, and apparently composed of whitish 

 setae ; at times they are almost separated at the suture, and 

 appear as large maculae. 



I have named the species after my friend Mrs. Kreusler, who 

 was, I believe, the first to discover them as well as the two 

 following species. 



Sp. 4. M. ziczac. 

 Cinereus ; elytris convexis fasciis nigris anguloso-undulatis 



notatis ; antennis et pedibus incauo-ferrugineis. 

 Long. .10. 

 Gawler ; South Australia. Mrs. Kreusler. 



The marking of the elytra differs somewhat in different speci- 

 mens, but generally there are two small spots behind the shoulder 

 of darker hue than the rest of the elytra. These spots are some- 

 times united, while a zigzag fascia at the middle is connected 

 at the suture with the dark apex. 



Sp. 5. M. concolor. 

 Totus cinereo-castaneus, elytris parallelis. 

 Long. .10 poll. 

 Gawler ; South Australia. Mrs. Kreusler. 



An exceedingly graceful species. The whole insect is of a 

 cinereous chestnut colour with a very silky pubescence over thorax 

 and elytra. There is a faint deepening of colour at the shoulders 

 and at the middle of the elytra which may possibly in some 



