27.8 Records of the S.A. Museum 



sparse pubescence on head, sides of prothorax and tii)s of elytra : abdomen and 

 sides of sterna with dense pubescence. 



Head with moderately dense and small, but sharply defined punctures at 

 base, becoming crowded in front. Antennae rather long and thin. Prothorax 

 almost four times as wide as long, sides strongly rounded and finely margined; 

 punctures as on base of head. Scutclhtiu triangular; with distinct punctures. 

 El\tra with gently rounded sides continuous with those of prothorax; with 

 dense and rather coarse punctures on sutural half tn ahont the middle, elsewhere 

 with minute ones. Undcr-siirfacc with crowded and rather small l)Ut sharply 

 defined punctures. Length, 3\t mm. 



Hah. North-western Australia; Upjier f )rd River ( R. Helms). Type, 

 I. 10713. 



.A rather wide, elliptic species, closel}' allied to Ryrrliiiiiis puncfipciinis. but 

 the elvtral punctures not in distinct rows, and becoming very minute on the basal 

 sides, as well as beyond the middle. The sijecimens are possibly somewhat 

 abraded, but the clothing is alike on the three specimens under examination. 



: .. , LIMNICHUS AUSTRALIS Er. 



This species is widely distributed, as si)ecimens before me. many of which 

 were attracted to lights, are from Launceston (Tasmania), Blue Mountains 

 (New South Wales). Brisbane, Mount Tambourine, Dalby, Gayndah, Cairns 

 (Queensland), Port George the F'ourth ( North-western Australia), and Lucindale 

 (South Australia) ; these range from 2 to 2-5 mm. in length. 



\'ar. 1. Some specimens differ in being c(jnsiderably smaller (1-23 — 1-6 

 mm.), but I can find no other differences between them and normal specimens. 

 They are from (Jairns, .Stewart River ( Oueensland ), and Darwin (Northern 

 Territory). 



\'ar. 2. .Some specimens are slightly wider than the typical form, but of the 

 same average length, and have denser clothing, some of which is waved on the 

 elytra, as on many species of small hairy CocciucUidac. They are from Gayndah, 

 Cunnamulla, Cairns (Queensland), Junction of the Fitzroy and Margaret Rivers 

 (North-western Australia), Murray Ri\er (.South .\ustralia), Alulwala and 

 Albury ( New South \Vales ) . 



Var. 3. A specimen from Longreach ( (Jueensland ) appears to have the 

 elytra! clothing nuiltimacnlate, this appearance being mainly due to its waviness. 

 as the s])ots varv from almost e\erv pcjint of \ic\v. In ^ize and shape it is like 

 \ar. 2, but the elytral punctures are certainly nuicli finer than on any other 

 specimen of the species before me. Possibly it reijrc-ents a distinct but allied 

 species. 



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