Carabidje from Tasmania. 323 



Notonomus Uthericauda. 



N. politulo (Chaiid), affinis, elongatus, niger politus ; thorace 

 fere quadi'ato, angulis posticis suhrectis ; elytris apice distiucte 

 sinuatis, liumeris hand dentatis, supra fovtiter, simpliciter 

 striatis, interstitiis prope apicem angustioribus, tertio excepto 

 dilatato et iu 9 valde tuberose. Long. 16 mm. 



Glossy-black, without iridescence ; palpi, terminal joint of the 

 antenna? and tarsi pitchy-red. Head oval, eyes scarcely prom- 

 inent and encased behind in an orbit one half their size ; frontal 

 sulci shallow, rest of head smooth. Thorax nearly quadrate, 

 rather broader than long, sides slightly rounded near the middle, 

 thence nearly straight to the hind angles -which are obtuse 

 though distinct ; surface polished, smooth, basal fovea on each 

 side long and moderately deep, Elytra oblong in $ with sides 

 slightly rounded, more ovate in 9 with sides strongly rounded ; 

 distinctly sinuate near the apex, humeral fold arcuated and not 

 projecting at the shoulder ; strife deep and interstices nearly 

 plane, but becoming much deeper, with interstices narrower 

 towards the apex ; the third interstice has two large punctures, 

 the posterior of which (near the apex), is the centre o£ a dilata- 

 tion, slightly elevated in the $ , but raised into a prominent 

 tubercle in the 9 • 



South or Central Tasmania (Simson). 



Mr. Simson had ticketed the males and females as separate 

 species. 



Lestignathus Simsoni. 



L. cu7'S07-i (Erichs.) multo minor. Elongato-ovatus, gracilis, 

 antennis palpis pedibusque plus minusve rufo-piceis ; capite 

 angusto, oculis prominulis : thorace quadrato, antice modice 

 rotundato, post medium leviter angustato ; angulis posticis 

 rotuudatis : elytris oblougo-ovatis, mox pone humeros leviter 

 rotimdato-dilatatis, medio iterum paullulum contractis, apicem 

 versus longe sinuatim-angustatis, apice productis juxta suturam 

 rotundatis; supra acute striatis, interstitiis planis, tertio 3-punc- 

 tato. Long. 11 mm. 



Differs from L. cursor^ besides its very miich smaller size, 

 by the shape of its head, due to the greater roundness and 

 prominence of the eyes. The mandibles also are longer and 

 more slender, and the inner dentiform prominence before the 

 apex is smaller and sharper. The thorax is of the same shape, 

 but rather shorter ; as in L. cursor, it is quadrate, gently 



