Tenebrionidse^rom Australia and Tasmania. 349 



punctatis, interstitiis subtilissime punctatis, seneo et cupreo versi- 

 coloribus. 



Hab. Victoria. 



Broadly oval, smooth, shining ; head glossy black ; eyes 

 not approximate ; clypens rather narrow ; antennas black, ex- 

 tending but little beyond the prothorax, thicker outwards, the 

 last four joints shorter than the preceding, opaque, the rest 

 glossy ; prothorax small, broad at the base, the apex narrow, 

 the anterior angles not produced, glossy black, finely and 

 rather remotely punctured ; scutellum small, triangular, black ; 

 elytra rather strongly convex, the sides nearly parallel or but 

 very slightly rounded, very finely seriate-punctate, the punc- 

 tures very close, the intervals of the rows wide and very 

 minutely punctured, the colour dark greenish, shaded from 

 brassy to copper according to the light ; body, beneath and 

 legs jet-black and very glossy. Length 7 lines. 



Dr. Howitt says of this very distinct species, " common 

 everywhere;" but the two specimens he has sent me are the 

 only ones I have seen. It approaches the following in outline, 

 but is very different in colour and sculpture. 



Amarygmus semiticus. 



A. late obovatus, subnitidus, flavo-cupreus ; elytris subtiliter seriatim 

 punctatis, interstitiis vage et subtilissime punctatis ; corpore sub- 

 tus viridi-nigro. 



Hab. Port Denison. 



Broadly obovate, slightly nitid, colour above an unvarying 

 yellowish copper ; head black ; eyes approximate ; clypeus rather 

 narrow; antennas black, thicker outwards, fourth and succeeding 

 joints of nearly equal length, the third not much longer than the 

 fourth ; prothorax much narrower at the apex, anterior angles 

 somewhat produced, very minutely punctured ; scutellum small, 

 curvilinearly triangular, black ; elytra broadest nearly at the 

 base, then rounded, gradually narrower to the apex, finely 

 seriate-punctate, punctures close, the intervals of the rows 

 wide, sparsely and very minutely punctured ; body beneath 

 glossy greenish black ; legs black. Length 7 lines. 



Amarygmus semissis. 



A . breviter ovalis, modice convexus, niger, nitidus ; antennis art. 4 

 ultimis tarsisque fulvo-ferrugineis ; elytris leviter striato-punc- 



tatis. 



Hab. Kiama. 



Shortly oval, black, nitid, moderately convex ; head scarcely 



