150 THE INSECTS OF GAYNDAH, 



Sub-family Oxttelid^. 

 253. — Megalops nodipennis. n. sp. 

 Length 1| lines. 

 Pale red, subnitid. Head large and vertical, with a circular 

 impression between the eyes, and large punctures over the whole 

 surface. Thorax nearly as broad as the head, not longer than 

 the breadth, subcylindrical, and covered with a number of 

 deep transverse impressions full of punctures, giving a rough and 

 irregular appearance to the whole. Elytra brown near the suture, 

 the remainder occupied by large yellow rounded nodular eleva- 

 tions. Abdomen thick, short, and rounded at the apex. 



254. — Bledius mandibularis. n. sp. 



Length 1| lines. 

 Brown, opaque, finely punctured. Head with a small horn on 

 each side near the eyes. Thorax nearly square, and rounded at 

 the posterior angles, with a very fine median line. Elytra a little 

 broader than the thorax, conjointly emarginate and slightly 

 dehiscent. Abdomen black, with the tip yellow. Legs and palpi 

 reddish. 



255. — OXYTELUS brdnneipennis. n. sp. 



Length If lines. 

 Red clouded with brown, subnitid. Head large, smooth, ex- 

 cavated in front, terminating in a sharp point before the eyes, 

 truncate behind, and attached to the thorax by a thick neck. 

 Thorax transverse, truncate in front, rather rounded behind, 

 with the median line well marked, and on each side two deep 

 longitudinal grooves, the external one near the lateral margin. 

 Elytra broad, truncate behind. Abdomen broad, rather depressed, 

 and becoming suddenly pointed at the apex. 



256. OXYTELUS IMPEESSIFRONS. n. Sp. 



Length 1| lines. 

 Black, nitid. Head large, smooth, and truncate, with a short 

 deep impression in the centre of the forehead. Thorax the same 



