Anthicus tricoloeicoenis, n.sp. 



Reddish-eastaneons ; elytra flavons, with a rather narrow, blackish, median 

 fascia not quite touching suture or sides; legs pale flavous, femora pai-tly in- 

 fuseated; antennae with basal joints reddish, the median ones blackish, the apical 

 ones whitish. Elytra with fairly dense, subdepressed, pale pubescence, and with 

 numerous erect hairs, rest of upper surface with sparser pubescence and shorter 

 hairs. 



Head short and convex, hind angles strongly rounded, base not notched; 

 punctures sparse and scarcely visible. Eyes moderately large almost as near 

 base as antennae. Antennae rather long, fiftji and sixth joints moderately trans- 

 verse, seventh to ninth strongly so. Prothorax longer than wide, sides of apical 

 two-thirds strongly rounded and much wider than basal third, near base strongly 

 constricted, the constriction continuous across disc; with distinct punctures in 

 constriction, but spai-se and small elsewhere. Elytra convex, elliptic-ovate, 

 shoulders completely rounded off, near middle fully twice the width of pro- 

 thorax; punctures sharply defined but nowhere dense, of moderate size near base, 

 becoming smaller posteriorly. Intercoxal process of abdomen rather narrow and 

 subtriangular. Legs moderately long. Length, 2.25 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 



A beautiful and apparently apterous species, which possibly should liave 

 been refeiTed to Tomoderus, but as there is no trace of a median line on the 

 prothorax it was considered better to place it in Anthicus; the elytra are fasciate 

 as in the description of the Tasmanian T. vinctus, but the antennae are tri- 

 coloured, and prothorax different. The three colours of the antennae are very 

 distinct, but not sharply limited, thus the two apical joints are almost white, 

 but the ninth is rather pale at its tip, and the fourth has its tip infuscated. 



A second specimen (from Cooktown, H. J. Carter) differs from the type 

 in being somewhat wider, elytra slightly infuscated at the base, its median fascia 

 wider (but also not touching suture or sides) and punctures larger, denser and 

 much more shai'ply defined; antennae with three apical joints entirely pale, and 

 femora not infuscated. 



Ahthicus heeus, n.sp. 



Black or dark piceous-brown, elytra with two flavous fasciae, metasternum, 

 part of abdomen, legs (femora sometimes deeply infuscated or blackish, except 

 at base) and antennae dark reddish, tarsi and palpi paler. Elytra with rather 

 dense and short, pale pubescence, shorter and less distinct on rest of upper 

 surface. 



Head rather short, hind angles and base gently rounded, the latter not 

 notched; with crowded, asperate punctures, but leaving a narrow, shining median 

 line. Eyes rather large and prominent, extending more than half-way to base. 

 Antennae rather long, ninth and tenth joints feebly transverse. Prothorax 

 slightly longer than greatest width, sides strongly rounded and widest near apex, 

 where they are fully twice as wide as base, and slightly wider than head across 

 eyes, strongly incurved near base; punctures much as on head. Elytra elongate, 

 much wider than prothorax, shoulders moderately rounded, sides almost parallel 

 to near apex; with crowded but sharply defined punctures, becoming smaller 

 posteriorly. Intercoxal process of abdomen triangular. Legs rather long, the 

 liind ones longer than the others, femora stout, especially the front pair. Length, 

 3.75-4.5 mm., 



Jfrtb.— Queensland: Townsville (F. P. Dodd). 



