128 F. Erasmus Wilson: 



similar sliape as 9, but a little wider and noticeably shorter, 11 

 narrower at base than 10, lightly curved, obtusely pointed and a little 

 shorter than 9 and 10 combined, all joints with numerous punctures, 

 those on basal ones being the larger. Prothorax transverse, sides 

 widest about middle, medio-basal impression strong, lateral foveae 

 three in number on each side, one near base, one near apex, and one 

 submedian; punctures fairly numerous, evenly distributed, similar 

 to those on disc of head. Elytra strongly convex, transverse, evenly 

 rounded at shoulders, then gradually increasing in width to near 

 apex, with a large basal impression on either side, midway between 

 suture and lateral border, a round fovea at base of sutural striae, and 

 these impressions; puncturation indistinct, almost wanting on disc. 

 Abdomen about as long as, but a little narrower than elytra, its 

 margins pronounced, and with puncturation stronger than on elytra. 

 Metasternum a little impressed along middle of its apical half, 

 minutely punctured, and almost glabrous on disc of its basal half, 

 with a small round fovea filled with hairs, immediately behind 

 intermediate coxae. Undersurface of abdomen flattened, with a very 

 small and indistinct impression on apical segment. Maxilliary palpi 

 with apical joint strongly inflated Inwardly on its basal two thirds, 

 sharply pointed at apex, somewhat hollowed out beneath. 



Length, 2.8 mm., breadth, 1.1 mm. 



Habitat.— Victoria: Lakes Entrance, in moss, (F. E. Wilson). 



This interesting species differs in two main characters from all 

 other species of the genus, firstly in possessing no armature, and 

 secondly in the very different structure of the apical joint of the 

 maxilliary palpus. At first glance I was inclined to exclude it 

 from the genus, in spite of its PalimholUs like facies. What decided 

 me to include it, however, was that, like the males of all other 

 Palimhohis known to me, it has the inner tarsal claws on the 

 anterior tarsi trifld. 



This character has apparently not been previously commented 

 upon, and my attention was first called to it by Mr. A. M. Lea, who 

 showed me a specimen^of a Palimbolus from the late Canon Blackburn's 

 collection, to which was attached a note stating that the front claws 

 were trifid.) Species which I know to have this character are 

 mirandus. Sharp, victoriae, King, leana, Raff., foveicornis, Lea, and 

 the new species here dealt with. I think that upon examination all 

 the other species also, will be found to have trifid claws. 



Type in author's collection. 



Palimbolus? minok, n.sp. 



(^ Dark reddish-castaneous, palpi paler; moderately clothed with 

 short pale pubescence. 



Head Very lightly transverse, rather strongly narrowed in front 

 of eyes, raised and very convex on basal half; inter antennal elevations 

 not very pronounced, with a very shallow impression between them; 

 with close, but indistinct punctures much obscured by clothing; eyes 

 placed far back, prominent; antennae with joint 1 subcylindric, about 



