70 ON THE SCARITID^ OF NEW HOLLAND. 



Cakenidium Kredsler^. 



Nigrum subnitidum viridi-marginatum, elytris obsolete striato- 



punctatis. 

 Long. 15 lin., lat. 4 lin. 

 Hab., South. Australia. 



This species differs from G. gagatinum in having the labrum 

 less deeply emarginated, the thorax and elytra deeply bordered 

 with dull green, and these last indistinctly striated and punctui-ed. 



The only specimen I have seen, was sent to me by Mr. 

 Odewahn, labelled "from Mrs. Kreusler, found near Gawler." 



SCARAPHITES MaSTERSI. 



Niger nitidus, capite profunda biimpresso rugoso, thorace 

 transverso lateribus rotundato postice truncato, elytris latis 

 subtilissime striato-punctulatis punctis: marginalibus con- 

 fertis, sub-marginalibus sex, postice suturam versus tribus 

 impressis. 



Long. 18 lin., lat. 8 lin. 



Hab., Mount Barker, Western Australia. 

 One specimen of this fine insect was brought by Mr. Masters 

 from Western Australia, and is now in the Sydney Museum. 

 The species it most resembles, is the Scaraphites Silenus, of 

 Westwood, but it differs from it very much in the elytra, which 

 are more elongated in the present insect, are less distinctly 

 striated, have the stri« finely punctured, and have three large 

 punctures towards the apex placed parallel to the suture. 



