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Edusa blackburni, new name. 

 Terillus suturalis, Blackb., n. pr. 



Terillus suturalis was doubtfully referred by Blackburn 

 to Terillus. The species is a common one in Western Aus- 

 tralia (Swan and Capel Rivers, Mount Barker, Donnybrook, 

 Bridgetown, and Pinjarrah). Its femora are unarmed, but 

 it belongs to Edusa, and there are several closely allied species 

 with similarly unarmed femora. From E . suturalis (Chp.) it 

 is distinguished by its unarmed femora, slightly (but con- 

 sistently) smaller size, elytra! clothing longer and without a 

 trace of lineate arrangement, and prothoracic punctures dis- 

 tinctly coarser. As the name suturalis was previously used 

 in the genus Edusa, I have to propose the above substitute. 



Edusa melanosoma, n. sp. 



Black, non-metallic; tip of clypeus, labrum, antennae 

 (tip excepted), palpi, tarsi, and tips of femora and of tibiae 

 more or less roddish. Moderately clothed with greyish-white 

 pubescence, becoming mostly sooty on elytra. 



Head shagreened and punctures ill-defined, with a vague 

 median line. Second joint of antennae stouter and more than 

 half the length of third. Frothorax shagreened; punctures 

 fairly distinct on sides, but scarcely traceable elsewhere. 

 Elytra with distinct but not very large punctures, becoming^ 

 smaller posteriorly, and nowhere transversely confluent. 

 Femora edentate. Length, 2| mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Forest Reefs (A. M. Lea). 

 Type (unique), I. 3452. 



A small black species, not very close to any other known 

 to me. The type has a small median fovea -on the apical 

 segment of its abdomen, so it is probably a male, although 

 the basal joint of its front tarsi is not conspicuously inflated. 



Edusa Montana, n. sp. 



9- Black, non-metallic; labrum, palpi (tip excepted), 

 basal joints of antennae (the others partly or entirely infus- 

 cated), femora, tibiae, and claw joints (but not the claws) 

 more or less reddish. Moderately clothed with whitish 

 pubescence. 



Head with dense and rather small but clearly defined 

 punctures; median line distinct in front. Frothorax with 

 slightly larger punctures than on head. Elytra with dense 

 punctures of moderate size, becoming larger but not trans- 

 versely confluent at about basal third (but not very large 

 towards suture) and small on apical slope. Femora stout, 

 unarmed. Length, 5^ mm. 



