Mr. F. P. Pascoc on some new Anthribidce. 41 



tra strongly punctato-striate, the alternate interstices tessellated 

 with deep black and fulvous; antennce fulvous, apices of the 

 joints and club dark brown ; legs dark brown, the tibise and 

 tarsi varied with greyish; beneath pitchy black, with a very 

 slight greyish pile. Length 3 lines, 



Named after Robert Bakewell, Esq., of St. John's Wood, the 

 possessor of a large collection of Australian insects, who first 

 (and I believe it was the only time) took several individuals of 

 this species near Melbourne. I am also indebted to him for the 

 opportunity of describing the next very remarkable genus. 

 There arc two more Anthribida in his collection, one related to 

 Tropideres,i\iQo\\ieYQ.nAraicerus[}^Qv\\dL])?,A.sambucinus,^VljC^\)y 

 both from Melbourne; but as they arc single specimens, and 

 very small and obscure, I hesitate to describe them at pre- 

 sent as new. These bring up the number of Australian species* 

 known to me to about ten. Although many more doubtless 

 remain to be discovered, the poverty of this family in Australia 

 is strongly contrasted with its abundance in the Indian islands : 

 even the neighbouring land of New Guinea yielded forty-five 

 species to Mr. "Wallace during his short visit, notwithstanding 

 that his researches were confined to the very narrowest limits, 

 not ranging over, I believe, more than a square mile of the 

 country around the half settlement of Dorcy. 



Genethila. 



Head rather broad in front, slightly contracted below the 

 eyes; the rostrum stout, the sides nearly parallel, the apex 

 deeply emarginate. Antennee short, arising from a deep groove 

 at the side near the apex ; the first joint short, almost hidden in 

 the groove ; the second tumid, and longer than the third ; the 

 last three forming a stout compact club. Eyes distant, lateral, 

 nearly round, entire. Labrum descending to the outer margin 

 of the mandibles when closed. Maxillary palpi rather stout, 

 the terminal joint conical ; the labial slender, pointed. Prothorax 

 elongate, arched above, narrowed anteriorly, the sides slightly 

 rounded, the carina basal, terminating in a slight hook at the 

 side. Scutellum ovate. Elytra wider than the prothorax, elon- 

 gate, subparallel, truncate at the apex. Legs of moderate length ; 

 00X02 of the middle pair subapproximate ; the four anterior tarsi 

 longer than the posterior, the first joint nearly as long as the 

 rest together. 



In habit and coloration very similar to Ancyhtropis, Jekel, 

 but differs in the short antenna?, the stout club, the thick broad 



* Tasmania is excluded. Anthrihus r/riseus, Tab., and Cratoparis cerato- 

 deres, Sch., are too doubtful to be included among Australian insects. 



