32-i Mr, Bates on new species of 



rouuded, the greatest widtli lieiug a little before the middle, 

 and posteriorly slightly sinuate and narrowed to the rounded 

 hind angles. The elytra are conspicuously sinuated toAvards 

 the apex, and the latter is produced (although rounded near 

 the sutural angle) ; in L. cursor, there is no trace of this 

 peculiar formation. 



South or Central Tasmania (Mr. Simson). Coll. A. Fry and 

 H. W. Bates. 



The genus Zargus, WoUaston, Insecta Madcrensia, p. 31 

 (1854:) is closely allied to, if not identical with, Lestignathus, Er. 

 (1842). 



Scopodes Tasmanicus. 



Oblongus, omuino niger, elytris fortissimo sericeo-micantihus ; 

 labro antice triangulariter valde producto, apice obtuso, convexo, 

 l^vi : capite siipra minus recte striolato : thorace valde trans- 

 verso, quadrato, angulis anticis rotundatis, jjosticis obtusis, 

 marginibus anticis et posticis medio pauUo rotundatis, lateralibus 

 medio sinuatis ; supra subtiliter transversim striolato : elytris 

 oblongis, humeris distincte sed obtuse angulatis, apice leviter 

 sinuatim truncatis, supra liste undulato-sericeis utrinque 3 foveo- 

 latis, striis latis vage impressis. Long. 6 mm. 



A large, oblong, rather parallel-sided species, distinguished 

 from all others known to me by the broad and short, quadrate 

 thorax. The eyes are very large and j^rotuberant ; the labrum 

 strongly advanced in the middle, the obtuse point reaching 

 beyond the mandil)les when closed. The thorax equals in width 

 the head (with the eyes), and is but shghtly narrowed behind. 

 The anterior margin (like the posterior) is a httle arcuated 

 forward in the middle ; the anterior angles are rounded, the 

 lateral margin before the middle gradually and very shghtly 

 sinuated, the hind angles being distinct but obtuse and reflexed. 

 The whole insect is deep black, brightly shining beneath, and 

 extremely lustrous or satiny on the elytra. 



Generally distributed (Simson, Atkinson). 



IMr. Simson has sent also a single example of the apparently 

 rare Scopodes boops (Erichson). 



DIABATICUS, n. geu. 



(tcu. Pinacodcrai similis ct affinis, sed tarsis Gen. Plochioni 

 et capite Geu. Xanthojyhcea'. Corjjus glabrum. Cajnit elonga- 



