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much larger than third, third to eighth subequal, ninth to 

 eleventh forming a rather small club, prothorax apparently 

 slightly longer than wide, sides moderately rounded and 

 distinctly narrower at base than elsewhere; punctures not 

 quite as dense 'as on head, but slightly larger, becoming some- 

 what larger on sides. Elytra oblong-elliptic, shoulders rather 

 strongly rounded, greatest width scarcely more than that of 

 prothorax ; striate-punctate, striae well defined but becoming 

 feeble posteriorly, punctures rather large, but becoming 

 smaller posteriorly. Legs rather short and stout; front coxae 

 touching. Length, 1|-1| mm. 



Hob. — Lord Howe Island. Type, I. 6144. 



A very small species, variable in size and markings ; it 

 is smaller and darker than voriipennis, prothorax larger in 

 proportion, shining and with punctures more sharply denned ; 

 the head, however, is subopaque. The upper-surface is 

 glabrous and the under-surface almost so. The head is usually 

 of a dull red, occasionally with a slight metallic gloss, most 

 of the prothorax is black or blackish, with the apical margin 

 and a narrow median line castaneous, but the two colours are 

 not sharply denned; on the elytra there is a (rather obscurely 

 flavous) fascia near the base and not extending to the 

 margins, and the apex is rather widely obscurely flavous; but 

 the markings are subject to considerable reduction in size 

 and distinctness, the apical portion on some specimens being 

 less than half the size that is on others and much less defined ; 

 the sub-basal fascia may extend to the base itself, or may be 

 reduced to two isolated spots (sometimes just traceable) ; the 

 abdomen is seldom entirely black, but the paler apical por- 

 tions are seldom less than piceous-brown. Fifteen specimens 

 were obtained. 



NOTOSALPINGUS METALLICTJS, n. sp. 



Brassy-black, under-surface and legs not much paler; 

 basal half of antennae obscurely reddish. Length, lj-lj mm. 



Hah. — Lord Howe Island. Type, I. 6145. 



Structurally very close to the preceding species, of which, 

 perhaps, it should have been regarded as a variety, but in 

 addition to its uniformly dark colour it differs in being 

 slightly narrower, and with the head somewhat more convex 

 between the eyes. Five specimens were obtained on Mount 

 Gower, including four from the summit. 



NOTOSALPINGUS MONTANUS, n. Sp. 



Somewhat castaneous, in places darker; elytra obscurely 

 flavous or testaceous, with darker markings, legs flavous, 

 femora infuscated towards base. 



