1104 COLEOPTEBA 



Group-CRYPTOPHAGIDJE. 



Telmatophilus. 



1959. T. olivascens, n.s. Olivaceous, sometimes darker or 

 infuscate, legs rufo-testaceous or infuscate-red ; joints 9-11 of the 

 antennae black, the others clear-red, pitchy-red, or even darker ; 

 clothed with short but conspicuous greyish hairs. 



Head distinctly but not closely punctured ; eyes prominent, dis- 

 tinctly facetted. Antenna as long as head and thorax ; basal joint 

 longer and thicker than second ; third longer than second or fifth ; 

 fifth larger than fourth or sixth ; seventh larger than sixth or eighth, 

 both of which are small; joints 9-11 equally broad, forming a 

 definite club. Prothorax a good deal narrower than elytra, nearly 

 as long as broad, not much rounded laterally, posterior angles not 

 prominent ; its punctation like that of the head ; its base is more 

 or less depressed and it has another impression near each side. 

 Scutellum transversal. Elytra elongate, slightly convex, their sculp- 

 ture closer and coarser than that of the thorax, not at all arranged 

 in rows, and becoming rather finer apically. Legs stout and 

 elongate. 



Underside shining, punctate, with greyish pubescence ; meta- 

 sternum convex, canaliculate behind. 



Much larger than T. depressus, the space above the antennal 

 insertion somewhat raised, eyes less convex, three basal joints of 

 the tarsi less developed, but with the true fourth joint distinct 

 though minute, fifth elongate ; claws thickened at base. 



Length, lf-2 lines ; breadth, f line. 



Numerous examples were brought from Mount Arthur by 

 Messrs. Cheeseman and Adams. 



Group-LATHRIDIID^E. 



Corticaria. 



1960. C. amplipenne, n.s. Shining, sparsely clothed with 

 short greyish hairs ; nigro-fuscous, middle of thorax more rufescent, 

 legs pale reddish-chestnut, tarsi infuscate, apical joint darker than 

 the others ; antennae infuscate, the intermediate joints paler, first 

 joint reddish. 



Head distantly but distinctly punctured ; eyes large, distinctly 

 facetted. Antenna elongate, basal joint thick ; second also stout, but 

 only half as thick as the first ; 3-8 longer than broad ; 9-11 forming 

 a loosely-jointed club. Thorax strongly rounded laterally, con- 

 stricted near the base, so that there is a very evident depression 

 behind the middle ; the frontal portion is very finely and remotely 

 punctured, obsoletely in fact, the sides and the basal portion are, 

 however, more distinctly sculptured. Scutellum rounded behind. 

 Elytra ample, twice as broad as the thorax, widest behind the 

 middle, evidently striate-punctate, except near the extremity, which 

 is nearly smooth, the sutural striae are well marked. Tarsi with the 

 terminal joint rather longer than the other two. 



