of various Species of Pselaphida. 269 



to add several additional species to the last named most anoma- 

 lous genus. 



Hitherto, so far as I am aware, no species of this family has 

 been described from India or Eastern Asia, but we learn from 

 Mr, Bowring that he has met with numerous species in Siam and 

 China. 



SPECIES FROM NEW HOLLAND. 



Genus Bryaxis, Leach. 

 Sp. 1. Bnjaxis strigkollis, Westw. (Plate XVI. fig. 1.) 

 Castaneus, elytris pone medium pallidioribus, capite obscuriori ; 

 antennis, palpis et pedibus castaneo-fulvis, articulis 9 et 10 

 antennarum nigris ; capite postice profunde bi-impresso, 

 prothorace transverso-rotundato, supra striolis minutis, li- 

 neaque curvata postica cum punctis duobus magnis latera- 

 libus, elytris linea profunda submedia impressis. 

 Long. corp. lin. l^. 

 Habitat in formicetis, Melbourne. 

 In Mus. Melly. 



Caput breve-ovatum, supra punctatum, vertice utrinque ver- 

 sus angulos anticos impressione minuta punctisque duobus 

 magnis profundis inter partem posticam oculorum. Palpi 

 maxillares mediocres, articulo 2ndo apice subito clavato, 

 3tio cyathiformi, 4to majori ovali, apice subacuto ; antennae 

 formee ordinarise, articulis 9 et 10 praecedentibus majoribus 

 cyathiformibus nigris, ultimo adhuc majori ovato, apice sub- 

 acuto. Caput postice in collum breve contractum. Pro- 

 thorax capiti vix longitudine aequalis, at parum latior, 

 transverso-ovatus, lateribus regulariter rotundatis, puncto 

 ma<yno utrinque prope angulum posticum rotundatum, linea- 

 que curvata impressa inter puncta; disco creberrime striolato. 

 Elytra prothorace tertia parte latiora semi-ovata, angulis 

 humeralibus rotundatis ; tenuissime punctata, striola subsu- 

 turali, alteraque discoidali pauUo curvata fere ad apicem 

 elytrorum extensa, cum plicatura humerali. Abdomen supra 

 tenuissime punctatum, segmentis lateraliter marginatis in- 

 tegris, simplicibus. Pedes mediocres, tarsorum articulo 2ndo 

 in omnibus reliquis latiori. 



