Australian species of the Coleojiterous family LycidcB. 79 



P. scalare, sp. n. (PL I. figs. 53 — 5Q.^ 



Atrum; elytrls apice sordide flavo; rostro latitudine 

 breviore; elytris quadricostatis, interstitiis retlculatis. $. 



Long. 4^ lin. 



The elytra have each four costte, the interstices are 

 rather strongly reticulate. 



Ilab.—]^. \V. Australia. Brit. Mus, 



P.fallax, sp. n. (PI. I. figs. 57—60.) 



Elongatum, parallelum, nigrum ; thorace elytrisque 

 flavo-rufis, his apice nigro; rostro latitudine paido breviore, 

 opaco, utrinque fovea nitida; elytris thorace quinquies 

 longioribus, sat convexis, parallelis, quadricostatis, inter- 

 stitiis biseriatim punctatis. ^ . 



Long. 6| lin. 



Elytra about five times as long as the thorax, black at 

 the apex, quadricostate, the interstices with two regular 

 rows of square punctures, the rows divided by a fine costa. 



Hab. — Moreton Bay. Brit. Mus. 



P. salehrosum, sp. n. (PI. II. figs. 61 — 64.) 



Statura et color P. rufipennis, at minor, rostro brevds- 

 simo. Niger, elytris rubris, qviadricostatis, interstitiis 

 biseriatim punctatis. $, $. 



Long. 4 lin. 



Differs from P. rujipenne in having the rostrum very 

 short, Avith a deep fovea in front of each eye. Third 

 joint of the antennae as broad as long. Elyti-a red, quadri- 

 costate ; the interstices with two rows of punctures, the 

 rows separated only at the base of the elytra by an obscure 

 costa. 



The female differs from the male in having the antennae 

 a little less strongly dentate. 



Hah. — Melbourne and V. D. Land. Brit. Mus. 



P. licemorrhoidale, sp. n. (PL II. figs. 61a — 64a.) 



Elongatus, parallclus, niger ; elytrorum apice riifo ; 

 elytris quadricostatis, intei'stitiis biseriatim caucellato- 

 punctatis. $ , ^. 



Long. 4 5 lin. 



Dull black. Rostrum shorter than broad. Thorax 

 small, divided above into seven areolets. Elvira with four 



