the Tcnc'ljiionida; of Australia (Oc. 101 



punctuvcfl, indistinctly ribbctl, tlie suture raised into a finely 

 marked narrow carina; body beneath dull black, the niarj^ins 

 of tlic elytra flossy ; le*i;s slightly hairy. Lenj^th 4-5 lines. 



A depressed form allied to S. DuhouIaii\ Pasc, but, t)iter 

 alia, with a very distinctly elevated suture. 



Saragiis incisus. 



S. obovatus, fusciis, opacus, postice convexior ; prothorace lobo 

 gibboso postice angulato-emarginato ; elytris singulatim \mi- 

 costatis, extus triseriatim tuberculatis. 



ITab. New South Wales {Mudgee, under stones). 



Obovate, dark brown, opaque ; head and prothorax covered 

 with short minute ridges (except the centre of the latter), 

 and more or less longitudinal or slightly oblique ; eyes not 

 approximate, front rather concave ; prothorax deejjly emargi- 

 nate at the apex, the angles on each side produced, subacute, 

 behind the middle a slightly gibbous lobe angularly emargi- 

 nate posteriorly ; scutellum broad, rounded behind ; elytra 

 gradually broader behind for about two-thirds of their length, 

 the suture finely raised, each elytron M'ith a stout costa near 

 the suture, abruptly terminating near the commencement of 

 the ])osterior declivity, the space between the two irregularly 

 but finely jjunctured, between the costa and expanded margin 

 three rows of small elevated tubercles ; body beneath and legs 

 black, rather glossy. Length 10 lines. 



A very distinct species, a])proaching, but only to a limited 

 extent, S> hevicoUisj Fab., and its allies. 



Saragus asj)erij)es. 



S. breviusculus, obovatus, fusco-niger, opacus ; elytris lineatim sub- 

 tiliter punctatis, marginibus angustis, baud corrugatis ; tibiis 

 tuberculato-hispidis. 



Ilab. South Australia (Port Lincoln, under stones). 



Rather shortly obovate, brownish black, opaque ; clypeus 

 slightly emarginate ; head and prothorax finely but not closely 

 punctured, the latter with the disk slightly convex, distinctly 

 separated from the margins, and of a paler bro^vn, raised and 

 thickened at the edges ; scutellum broadly transverse ; elytra 

 more convex posteriorly, finely punctured in slightly irregular 

 lines, every fourth interval between the lines slightly elevated, 

 the margins very narrow and gradually obliterated posteri<:»rly, 

 not marked Avith transverse folds ; body beneath and legs 

 browTi, slightly nitid ; tibiaj covered with small hispid tuber- 

 cles ; tarsi yellowish ferruginous ; antennfc with the last joint 

 nearly circular. Lengtli 5-G lines. 



