Australian species of tlte Coleopterous family LycidcB. 83 



This species often has the elytra black, with the extreme 

 margin and the suture only red. 



Hub. — Van Diemen's Land (E. D. Atkinson, Esq.). 

 Brit. Mus. 



T. ampliatus, sp. n. (PI. II. figs. 97—101.) 



Niger; thoracis lateribus elytrisque rufis; rostro bre- 

 vissimo; antennis sat longis; thorace lateribus modice 

 reflexis, medio nitido, disco impressione baud profunda 

 instructo; elytris postice paulo ampliatis, septem-costatis, 

 costis alternis minus elevatis, costa juxta suturam basi 

 trifida. $ , ^ . 



Long. 4^ — 6 lin. 



Antenna?, rather long and stout, not much diminishing 

 in width towards the apex. Thoi'ax with the central part 

 black and shining, the sides red and somewhat reflexed. 

 Elytra long and rather Avide behind, with seven costa?, 

 three of which are much stronger and more regular than 

 the others; the interstices reticulate-punctate. 



The two male examples have the disk of each elytron 

 more or less black; the penultimate segment of the abdo- 

 men notched in the middle. 



The two females* have the elytra a little less ample, 

 and with less black on the disk. The abdomen simple. 

 The antenna are less strongly dentate. 



Hab. — E. Australia, Moreton Bay. Brit. Mus. 



T. sulcatus, sp. n. (PI. II. figs. 102—105.) 



Ocbraceus ; antennis, tibiis, tarsis, abdomine, elytro- 

 rumque apice nigris ; rostro fere nullo ; thorace quadri- 

 impvcsso, medio sulcato ; elytris septem-costatis, costis 

 alternis minus elevatis, costa juxta suturam basi trifida, 

 interstitiis reticulato-punctatis. ^ , ? . 



Long. 6 lin. 



Var. Abdomine in parte antennisque basi flavis. 



Head somewhat less engaged in the thorax than in 

 most species of this group; eyes not very large. Antenna? 

 rather long and stout. Thorax moderately reflexed at 

 the sides, with a longitudinal impression reaching nearly 

 from the base to the apex. Scutellum yellow. Elytra 

 with seven distinct costa?, that next the suture divided 

 into three near the base. 



* 1 inx'suiuc llicsc to be the fcmulcs of the same speeics. 



