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distinguisli it from all the hitherto described Australian 

 Gnathapliani. 



Everard Range, kc. 

 G. Adelaidii', Cast. Kilpena, A-c. 



SARTICUS. 



<S. obscurus, sp. 110^-. Sat robustus ; nitidus ; niger, antemiis 

 palpis pedibusque piceo-rufescentibus ; prothoraco leviter 

 transverse, antice quam postice vix angustiori, leviter 

 canaliculate, utrinque ad basin foveolato, lateribus et angulis 

 posticis rotundatis; elytris elongato-ovalibus, fortiter striatis, 

 striis obscure crenulatis, interstitiis sat plains (3° puncturis 

 3 seriatim oniatis) ; nietasterno ad latera et segmentis 

 ventralibus sat fortiter punctulatis. Long., 4i 1 ; lat.. If 1. 



The small size of this Sartiais -will distinguisli it from all 

 previously described, except cycloderus, Chaud., and inchiius, 

 <^haud. Its general form will separate it from both the latter, 

 t^ompared with cycloderus it is of more robust appearance, with 

 elytra less narrowed in front, and consequently seeming more 

 Eiassive and parallel. Inchnus is described as " of more slender 

 and elegant form than cycloderus," and its prothorax is said to be 



much narrower behind " (the prothorax of the present species 

 being if anything wider behind). From cycloderus this insect 

 also differs by the presence of a row of three punctures on the 

 third interstice of the elytra. 



Everard Range. 



'-'• orevicornis, sp. nov. Minus convexus ; nitidus ; niger, 

 autennis apicem versus palpisque ferrugineis ; prothorace 

 quam longiori fere tertia parte latiori, postice quam antice 

 lere .angustiori, leviter canaliculate, utrinque ad basin 

 foveolato, lateribus et angulis posticis fortiter rotundatis ; 

 elytris ovalibus, modice striatis, striis vix manifeste punct- 

 ulatis (lateralibus subobso]etis), interstitiis sat planis 

 (3 puncturis 4 — liarum tribus anterioribus striam3""'tangent- 

 ibus — ornate) : nietasterno ad latera vix manifeste punct- 

 ulato ; antennis gracilibus brevibus, protheracis basin haud 

 attmgentibus ; prothorace antice in medio vix manifeste 

 marginato. Long., S 1. ; lat., 3 1. 



■though this species has altogether the facies of Sarticus, its 



comparatively slender and short antenna, and the anterior pro- 



horacic margin almost failing in the middle distinguish it 



1 ''°'J8iy from all its previously-described congeners. It should 



e placed near 8. Aidiei, Cast., although its elytral striie are not 



^ e so absolutely impiunctate as in that species. Its prothorax 



ffluch like that of S. discopunctaius, Chaud., but with even 



