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'easily distinguished from that species by its glabrous upper sur- 

 face, less distinct cephalic punctures, and in having a club com- 

 posed of 4 joints only as against 5 in atronitens. All my speci- 

 mens were secured from damp moss, collected from old logs 

 during the month of April. 

 Type in author's collection. 



Pedilophorus raucus, Blackb. 



Byrrhus rauciis, Blackb., Trans, and Proc, Roy. Soc. S. Aust., 

 -civ.; 1891, p. 133. 



I am not aware of any previous record of members of the 

 genus Pedilophorus being associated with ants, practically all the 

 known species having been taken either in moss or in flood debris. 

 Whilst I also have taken P. raitcus in moss, I have to record 

 the finding of sixteen specimens in a single nest of a- small ant 

 at Lakes' Entrance. 



My friend, Mr. C. Oke, has also collected from ants' nests at 

 •Bacchus Marsh specimens of a Pedilophorus which I believe to 

 be this species, although I have not had an opportunity as yet 

 of carefully examining his material. 



EROTYITDAE. 

 Episcaphula rufolineata^ n. sp. 



3" Black, nitid, all markings yellowish red; apex, sides and 

 about half base of prothorax margined by a moderately broad 

 'band ; prothorax subcqually divided into four zones by three 

 irregular longitudinal stripes starting from the front marginal 

 band, the centre one falling a little short of the basal margin,, 

 the two outer ones joining the basal marginal band ; each elytron 

 with a stripe bordering about half the base, and continuing 

 around the scutellum a short distance down suture; an irregular 

 fascia beginning near suture at about one-third, and meeting 

 at outer edge a narrow marginal stripe starting from shoulder, 

 the latter passing a little beyond its juncture with fascia; a some- 

 what irregular stripe beginning near apex, passing up near 

 suture, then gently curved outwards, meeting margin at about 

 two-thirds, from whence becoming attenuated, it returns along 

 the margin to apex ; all appendages castaneous except club of 

 antenna}, which is black. 



Head moderately distinctly punctured on clypeus, more 

 sparsely elsewhere; eyes widely separated from scape by a 



