132 Major Pakky (iu Hoplugonus. 



conspicuous iu the mule; iu l)otli sexes tlie punctuation of the head 

 and thorax is less difiuse, being considerably deeper on the 

 head, and in the centre of the prothorax is a small cluster of 

 punctate impressions, more conspicuous in the female than in 

 the male. 



This remarkable and interesting new insect has been recently 

 discovered in the interior of Tasmania by Augustus Simson, 

 Esq., who, in a letter addressed to Mr. E. W. Janson, expresses 

 the opinion that it is subterraneous in its habits, having been 

 found whilst digging a trench in some mining operations. As 

 the insect has not been dissected I am not in a position to 

 state, whether, as occurs in the genera Lissapterus and Lissotes, 

 its condition is apterous or not. Five specimens have been 

 received exhibiting a slight variation in the size of the pro thoracic 

 spines. 



