138 THE INSECTS OF GAYNDAH, 



tured. Abdomen black, nitid, smooth, and rather convex, with 

 the first and fourth segments red. Tlie legs also are red. 



213. — Xantholinus atriceps. n. sp. 

 Length 2f lines. 

 Head black, nitid, smooth, a little longer than the breadth 

 and rounded behind, with a few punctures scattered over the 

 surface. Thorax red, sparingly punctured, longer than the 

 breadth, broader than the head, slightly broader behind than in 

 front, rounded at both ends and very slightly rounded on the 

 sides. Elytra broader than the thorax, of a nitid brownish red 

 colour, sparingly punctured and conjointly emarginated to a 

 slight degree at the apex. Abdomen brown, very minutely punc- 

 tured, clothed with a very short fine pubescence, and having the 

 last segment long, pointed, and of a dull red colour. The legs 

 are pale red. 



214. — Xantholinus piceus. n. sp. 

 Length 2| lines. 



This species only differs from the last in being a little smaller 

 and of an almost uniform pitchy brown hue. 



215.— Xantholinus ceryinipennis. n. sp. 

 Length 6 lines. 

 Black, subnitid. Head nearly square, rather convex, truncate 

 behind, and marked with a shallow fovece on each side near the 

 eyes, with neai'er the middle two slightly oblique lines converging 

 behind, and with a few punctures on the occiput and sides. 

 Thorax narrower than the head, longer than the breadth, trun- 

 cate in front, narrowed a little behind, and rounded at the apex, 

 with a few large punctures on the upper surface. Elytra not 

 broader than the broadest part of the thorax, coarsely punctured 

 and of a pale brownish red colour. The abdomen is thinly punc- 

 tured, is clothed with soft hairs, and has the terminal segment 

 and the hinder half of the penultimate one of a deep red. The 

 legs and palpi are piccons. 



