BY W. MACLEAY, ESQ., F.L.S. 65 



elytris subovatis piirpureo-marginatis postice fortiter bipunc- 

 tatis humeris prominentibus, tibiis anticis extus bidentatis. 

 Long. 6 lin., lat. 2 lin. 



Hab., Salt Lake, Hummock Range, South Australia, 

 The flat appearance of this insect is its most striking character. 

 It is of a very brilliant black, with the sides of the elytra of a 

 violet tinge. The frontal grooves diverge a little behind, and the 

 face on each side of them is rugose. The thorax is as long as 

 broad, gradually narrowing from behind the middle to the 

 posterior angles which are slightly emarginated, the dorsal line is 

 strongly marked, and on each side of it towards the posterior 

 angles, there is a roundish fovea. The elytra are as broad as the 

 thorax, with the humeral angles advanced, and the puncture near 

 the apex well marked. 



I am indebted to Mr. Odewahn for this as well as many other 

 of the South Australian species of Scaritidte. 



Carenum ineditdm. 

 Nigrum nitidum viridi-marginatum sulcis frontalibus sub- 

 parallelis, thorace transverse postige rotundato, elytris 

 impunctatis, tibiis anticis extus bidentatis. 

 Long. 8 lin., lat. 2| lin. 

 Hab., South Australia. 

 The absence of the usual punctiform impression on the elytra, 

 will place this insect in the saine group with G. Icevipenne mihi, 

 and in general appearance it is not unlike that species. 



Carenum rufipes. 

 Violaceum nitidissimum, capite nigro magno sulcis frontalibus 

 divergentibus, thorace transverso late marginato, abdomine 

 ovato, elytris seriatim punctulatis postice bipunctatis, pedi- 

 bus subrufis, tibiis anticis extus tridentatis dente tertio 

 minuto. 



Long. 8 lin., lat. 3 lin. 

 Hab., Stu'ling Range, Western Australia. 

 This very beautiful and distinct species is represented in the 

 Sydney Museum, by one rather immature specimen taken by 



