Australian species of the Culeojiterous family Lycidce. 75 



rows of fove^, less distinct than in P. rvjipenne, the rows 

 not divided by a costa. 



Hah. — Sydney. Brit. Mus. 



Note. — I presume this species to be P. laterale, of 

 Redtenbacher. 



P. ahclominale, sp. n. (PI. I. figs. 19 — 22.) 



Nigrum; thoracis lateribus, elytris (apice excepto), 

 coxis, femoribus basi, abdominis marginibus fiavo-rufis ; 

 rostro elongato, sat acuminato, subtilissime punctulato, 

 apice emarginato ; hibro antice arcuatim angustato ; an- 

 tennis latis ; thorace septem-areolato, postice medio nigro ; 

 elytris quadricostatis, interstitiis regulariter blseriatim 

 foveatis, apice nigris. $ . 



Long. 6f lin. 



Head black ; rostrum nearly a line in length, broad at 

 the base, narrowed towards the apex, closely and very 

 finely punctured (or rather scratched), deeply impressed 

 on each side in front of the eyes, with a small impression 

 also in front at the base close to the antennae ; labrum dis- 

 tinctly longer than broad, arcuate at the sides, narrowed in 

 front, finely and moderately thickly punctured. Antennte 

 broad, opaque, scarcely more than half the length of the 

 elytra ; 3rd joint about \ longer than its greatest breadth, 

 very little narrowed at the base, the loAver anterior angle 

 produced at right angles Avith the axis of the joint, the 

 produced part one-third the length of the entire joint, 

 obtuse at its apex ; the 4th to 8th joints shorter but of the 

 same form, the 9th and 10th a trifle longer, and ha\ing 

 the produced part less at right angles to the axis. Thorax 

 deeply bisinuate at the base, a little narrowed in front, 

 arched at the sides anteriorly. The coxas, the femoia 

 (except at the apex), the sides of the first six abdominal 

 segments and the apical segments entirely orange-red. 



Hab. — East Australia. Brit. Mus. 



P. elegans, sp. n. (PL I. figs. 23—27.) 



Nigrum ; thorace elytrisque ferruginco-rufis, illo areolis 

 posterioribus in parte nigris; scutello nigro; elytris paral- 

 lelis, quadricostatis (basi fei'e octo-costatis), interstitiis 

 regulariter biseriatim foveatis. ^ , $ . 



Long. 6 lin. 



Postrum one line in length, shining, thick at the base, 

 narrowed at the apex, impressed at the sides, Avith a small 



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