402 Major T. Broun on new Genera and 



indistinct near the shoulders ; their punctuation close, some- 

 what rugose, fine but distinct, and rather shallow; they are 

 sparingly clothed with slender ash-coloured hairs, the sides, 

 however, are more evidently pilose. 



AntenncB stout, clothed with short, rather thick pubescence; 

 second joint evidently shorter than third, all longer than 

 broad, eleventh slightly narrower than the preceding one ; 

 they reach backwards almost to the posterior femora. 



Very much like A. Iceviguta, but with the antennae less 

 serrate, and without the longitudinal central thoracic groove 

 seen in that species, which, moreover, has less-defined sculp- 

 ture on the elytra, so that these are more shining. 



Length If; breadth 1^ line. 



Broken River [Mr. J. H. Lewis). One only. 



Asilis sinuellus, sp. n. 



Depressed, moderately elongate, closely covered with fine 

 ashy pubescence ; head and thorax shining black, elytra 

 rather dull ; legs infuscate, the knees and claws castaneous, 

 antennae quite opaque. 



Thorax transverse, very finely punctured, nearly quite 

 smooth on the middle, with a fovea near each side at the base 

 prolonged inwardly to the middle, this basal depression has a 

 transverse series of small but distinct j)unctures, there is 

 also a slight broad median depression near the base ; lateral 

 margins a little rounded, thickened or flattened at the 

 middle only, a little narrowed but not sinuated behind, 

 posterior angles almost acutely rectangular ; base medially 

 emarginate, and widely slightly sinuated towards the sides. 

 Elytra finely but distinctly and a little rugosely punctate. 

 AntenudB hardly attain the hind thighs. 



On comparison with A. tuniida, 1195, it will be noticed at 

 once that the thoracic punctuation of that species is quite 

 close and distinct, that the ante-basal depression between 

 the swelling on either side of it has a fine groove, that the 

 basal margin is raised but not sinuate in front of the 

 scutellum, and that there are three impressions on the head 

 which are wanting in A. sinuellus, which, moreover, is smaller 

 and less glossy. 



Length 2|; breadth 1 line. 



Otira Gorge. One individual from Mr. J. H. Lewis. 



Asilis granipennis, sp. n. 



Subopaque, elongate, subdepressed, rather densely clothed 

 with very slender cinereous pubescence; black, legs and 



