Coleopterous Family Clerida'. 87 



Trogodendron montitrosum, n. sp. 



Nigrum, sub-opacum, elongatum, sub-cylindricum, capite cum 

 tliorace sparsim nigro-villosuin, creherrinie punctatum. Elytris 

 thoracis latitudine, lunula mediana, et gutta ohliqua ante apicem, 

 sutura approximata, eburneis, parum elevatis, inter his nigro- 

 velutinis, a basi usque ad lunulam grosse seriatim punctatis. 

 Antennis testaceis, articulo ultimo in ramis duobus longis 

 obducto, pedibus nigris, tarsis rufis. Long. lin. 5. ^ 1 



This very remarkable species is the only instance I have seen 

 in this family of a bifid termination of the antennte. I have 

 indeed heard that a species of Scwbir/er has similar antennae in 

 the ^ , and it is to be presumed that the present is a sexual 

 difference, rather than a mere monstrosity of which it has all 

 the appearance ; the four of five joints preceeding the last are 

 strongly transverse, and the singular bifurcation springs from 

 each side of the penultimate, each ramus is curved and com- 

 pressed. 



Hab. Uueensland, (Saunders). 



ScROBiGER, Spinola. 

 Type S. splendidus, Newm. 



Olesterus, Spinola. 

 Type O. austrcdis, Spin. 



Olesterus yracilis, n. sp. 



Niger, subnitidus, pilosus, ca})ite et thorace subtiliter punc- 

 tatis, elytris dimidio basali striato-punctatis, apicc sub-hevi, 

 cinereo pubescente, medio albo fasciato, antennis articulis 

 tribus basalibus rufo-testaceis, ]K'(libus longis, tibiis curvatis. 

 Long. lin. 3|. 



Head opaque, very closely and confluently punctured, thorax 

 rather more shining, sides straight for half the length, then 

 strongly narrowed to their base, a well impressed constricted line 

 in front. Elytra sub-parallel, cylindric, the second interstice 

 and humerus raised at the base ; the punctured strite produced 

 to beyond the white fascia, terminating at the apical grey portion, 

 below the fascia the punctuation is crenate. Legs hairy, black, 

 all the tibi;ie moderately curved. 



Hab. Australia, (Pascoe). 



