BY A. U. LEA. 481 



abdomen feebly impressed along middle, and notched at apex. Legs rather long, 

 tibiae moderately stout, the hind ones subelavate. Length, 3.25 — 3.5 mm. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Swan River (A. M. Lea). 



The colours to a certain extent approach those of A. flavipennis, but the 

 head is more convex, with basal impression more distinct, eyes considerably 

 larger, and punctures much smaller; the prothorax has very different outlines 

 and smaller punctures, and the elytral punctures are much denser and larger; 

 on the elytra at the base they are distinctly larger than on the prothorax, about 

 the middle they are as large as on that segment, but they are minute about the 

 apes. The outlines and general sculpture approach those of A. wollastoni. 



Afthicus castaneoglaber, n.sp. 



Shining pale eastaaeous, legs, antennae and palpi pate-. Elytra with sparse, 

 pale pubescence, rest of upper surface glabrous. 



Head briefl.y elliptic, base completely rounded off and not notched ; with 

 sparse and inconspicuous punctures. Eyes small, medio-lateral and prominent. 

 Antennae thin and moderately long. Prothorax distinctly longer than wide, 

 narrower than head across eyes, sides strongly rounded and subglobular in front, 

 notched near base, base slightly more than half the greatest width, and with a 

 few distinct punctures, elsewhere the punctures are sparse and minute ; median 

 line absent. Elytra rather narrow, much wider than jDrothorax, gently dilated 

 about middle, shoulders slightly rounded; punctures about base moderately large 

 and sharply detined, but not crowded, becoming sparser and smaller posteriorly, 

 and scarcely visible on apical slope. Legs moderately long and thin. Leng-th, 

 3 mm. 



Hah. — South Australia: Murray River. 



Like A. gldber, on a greatly enlarged scale, but (in addition to size) differs 

 in having the eyes smaller in proportion, prothorax narrower at base, and elytra 

 with sparser punctures. The intercoxal process of the abdomen is rather narrow 

 and its tip is truncated, but the notch on the metasternum is acutely triangular. 



Anthicus esophthalmus, n.sp. 



9. Rather pale castaneous, legs (knees excepted), antennae and palpi paler. 

 With very sparse pubescence, and rather numerous erect or subereet hairs. 



Head subquadrate and rather strongly convex, sides almost parallel behind 

 eyes, hind angles slightly rounded, base almost straight; with rather sparse, but 

 mostly sharply defined punctures. Eyes small, very prominent, and distant from 

 base. Antennae rather thin. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, slightly wider 

 than base of head, widest near apex, the sides thence oblicpely decreasing to 

 base, with a narrow transverse impression at extreme base; with fairly dense 

 and moderately large, sharply defined punctures. Elytra much wider than pro- 

 thorax, shoulders slightly rounded, sides feebly dilated to middle; punctures 

 about base slightly larger than on prothorax but less crowded, becoming smaller 

 posteriorly, and almost absent from about apes. Stema with punctures as on 

 prothCras. Legs moderately long. -Length, 2.25 — 2.5 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Winton (A. M. Lea). 



An entirely pale species, but readily distinguished from A. dubhts, A. glaher, 

 and A. pallidus by the longer and more convex prothorax, with much coarser 

 punctures, which are more than twice as large as on duhius and 2MlUdus, and 

 stUl larger than on glaber; the elytral punctures are also decidedly larger and 

 sparser, and more noticeably decrease in size ancL density posteriorly, and the 

 clothing is longer and less depressed. The base of the head is notched, but the 



