OUU ON AUSTRALIAN ANTHICIDAE, 



are fully twice as large. From A. fiiscotibialis it differs also in the much larger 

 eyes, and by the sub-basal fascia being composed of two slightly oblique or 

 curved spots, narrowing towards and almost meeting kt the suture, instead of a 

 straight and continuous fascia. In some respects it approaches A. myrteus, 

 but thie large abdominal fovea of the male is at once distinctive. The sub-basal 

 fascia is interrupted before the suture by a subtriangular extension of the dark 

 base, the transverse spots or interrupted fascia at the apical third are quite 

 distinct, but not sharply limited; the metasternum and abdomen, except where 

 they meet, are quite as black as the head. 



Anthicus paevulus, n.sp. 



Eeddish-castaneous, legs somewhat paler, elytra with a black submedian 

 fascia, their base and apex, head, apical half of antennae and most of abdomen 

 intuscated. Elytra with depressed pale pubescence, rest of upper surface very 

 sparsely clothed. 



Head (excluding neck) about as long as its greatest width, hind angles and 

 base strongly rounded; the latter slightly notched, with rather sparse and small, 

 but sharply defined isunetures, sparser along middle than elsewhere. Eyes small, 

 medio-lateral and very prominent. Antennae moderately long, three or four 

 joints trans vei-se. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, sides strongly rounded 

 in front, strongly naiTowed towards and notched near base; punctures small. 

 Elytra not ciuite concealing abdomen, shoulders slightly rounded, sides slightly 

 dilated to beyond the middle, where the width is fully twice that of the widest 

 part of prothorax; with rather dense and moderately large, sharply defined punc- 

 tures, becoming minute beyond the fascia. Metasternum with dense and sharply 

 defined punctures. Intereoxal process of abdomen obtusely pointed. Legs rather 

 thin. Length, 2 mm. 



Hab. — Victoria: Beaconsfleld, in December; Queensland: Goodna, in October 

 (F. E. Wilson). • 



About the size of, and structurally rather close to A. monilis, but with 

 sparser punctures, although on the basal half of the elytra they are quite as 

 large, the head and prothorax are slightly smaller, the antennae are not entirely 

 pale (on some of them the tip of the apical Joint is pale) and the elytral mai'k- 

 ings are reduced to a narrower submedian fascia, with the basal and apical in- 

 fuscations rather faint, although on two specimens these are almost as dark as 

 the fascia; this is slightly beyond the middle, on one specimen it is quite even, 

 but on most of them it is narrowed towards the suture and on two is interrupted 

 there; at its widest it is about one-seventh the length of the elytra. One speci- 

 men has the abdomen entirely pale. The notch at the base of the head is small 

 and invisible from most directions, but is fairly distinct when viewed obliquely 

 from behind. The male diffei-s from the female in having the tip of the abdomen 

 slightly notched, the leg's slightly longer, with the front tarsi wider. 



Anthicus abundans, n.sp. 



(?. Colours and markings variable. Moderately clothed with subdepressed 

 pubescence, and with scattered erect setae or short hairs. 



Head short and wdde, hind angles slightly rounded, base almost straight; 

 punctures of moderate size and sharply defined but sparse, more numerous near 

 eyes than elsewhere. Eyes large and prominent, scarcely more distant from base 

 than from antennae. Antennae moderately long, none of the joints distinctly 

 transverse. Prothorax distinctly wider than long, sides widest and strongly 



