38 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on new Genera and Species of 



of the prothorax noticeable in some individuals is always a 

 sexual character. 



Atryphodes Gastelnaudi. 



A. niger, vix nitidus ; prothorace transverso, angulis anticis obtusis, 

 lateribus rotundatis, modice foliaceis, sulcis discoidalibus subtiliter 

 impressis ; elytris subnitidis, costis alternis minoribus. 



Hob. Kiama. 



Black, scarcely or only very slightly nitid on the head and 

 prothorax, more so on the elytra ; antennae nitid, especially at 

 the base ; prothorax transverse, not broader than the elytra, 

 anterior angles obtuse, the sides with a moderately wide folia- 

 ceous margin, well rounded, and considerably narrower at the 

 base ; the discoidal lines nearly obsolete, except at the base, 

 the foveas in which they terminate very shallow ; scutellum 

 subcordiform ; elytra about twice the length of the prothorax, 

 their alternate costae smaller than the others ; body beneath 

 and legs pitchy black, shining. Length 10-11 lines. 



I have dedicated this fine species to Count F. de Castelnau, 

 who, in addition to numerous previously well-known ento- 

 mological works, has recently presented us with an appa- 

 rently exhaustive list of the Australian Cicindelidge and Ca- 

 rabidse. 



Atryphodes cordicollis. 



A. niger, nitidus ; protborace subcordiformi, lateribus modice folia- 

 ceis, antice fortiter rotundatis, postice conniventibus, angulis an- 

 ticis late rotundatis, sulcis discoidalibus fortiter impressis, latera- 

 libus elongatis; elytris costis sequalibus. 



Hob. Brisbane. 



Black, shining ; included part of the stirrup-shaped impres- 

 sion of the front raised above the surrounding parts ; pro- 

 thorax somewhat heart-shaped, the sides with a moderately 

 wide foliaceous margin, strongly rounded anteriorly, gradually 

 contracting behind into a narrow base ; anterior angles broadly 

 rounded ; discoidal lines strongly impressed, the two lateral 

 nearly extending to the apex, becoming, however, gradually 

 fainter ; scutellum deeply ensconced between the elytra, rounded 

 posteriorly; elytra more than twice the length of the prothorax, 

 their costse equal ; body beneath and legs glossy brownish 

 chestnut, tarsi ferruginous. Length 9-10 lines. 



The strongly marked form of the prothorax is exclusively 

 the character of this species. 



Atryphodes tericollis. 

 A. niger, nitidus ; capite prothoraceque areo-brunneis, hoc trans- 



