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THE Flora and Fauna of Nuyt's Archipelago and 



THE Investigator Group. 



No. 4.-C0LEOPTERA. 



By Arthur M. Lea, F.E.S., Museum Entomologist. 

 Gontrihution from the South Australian Museum. 



[Head September 14, 1922.] 



Plate XIII. 



The small but interesting collection of Coleopt-era here 

 dealt with was obtained on the islands by Prof. F. Wood 

 Jones, and presented to the South Australian Museum. As 

 he w^s specially int-erested in the mammals, and ha;.d but a 

 short time on each island, the time available to collect insects 

 was always small, and those obtained are mostly sand- 

 frequenting species, taken on or near beaches, and usually 

 of wide distribution in Australia ; even the new species, at 

 present known only from the islands, will probably be 

 eventually found on the mainland. Some of the Tene- 

 hrionidae were sent to Mr. H. J. Carter, for his opinion, 

 and his descriptions of two new species are incorporated. 



CARABIDAE. 



Ectroma henefica, Newm. Numerous specimens of a 

 pale variety of this species were obtained in rats' nests on 

 Franklin Island. 



Scopodes sigillatus, Grerm. Six unusually small speci- 

 mens were taken on Franklin Island. 



Lecanom,erus flavocinctus, Blackb. Flinders Island. 



STAPHYLINIDAE. 



Hyperomm/i lacertinum, Fvl. This curious wingless 

 species was previously known only from King George Sound. 

 Prof. Wood Jones took one specimen on Franklin Island and 

 Sir J. C. Verco another on St. Francis Island. 



SCYDMAENIDAE. 

 Scydmaenus franklinensis, n. sp. 



S ■ Bright castaneous, palpi and tarsi paler. Head and 

 prothorax (except in middle) with fairly long and somewhat 

 golden, or pale reddish hairs, similar but sparser hairs on 

 elytra, but fairly numerous about base; under-surface with 

 short pubescence. 



Head rather small; with sparse and small, but (when not 

 concealed by clothing) sharply defined punctures. Eyes small 



