480 THE INSECTS OF KING's SOUND AND ITS VICINITY. 



105. Abacetus flavipes, n.sp. 



Oblong, black, nitid. Head smooth, a short impression on each 

 side behind the clypeus, the antennse piceous. Thorax wider than 

 the head, and slightly longer than wide, much rounded on the 

 sides, narrowed and rectangular at the basal angles, the median 

 line strongly marked, the basal impressions deep, linear and 

 almost half the length of the thorax. Elytra broader than the 

 thorax and about twice the length, sub-convex, strongly striate, 

 the interstices convex, no scutellar stria, the apex broadly tinged 

 with piceous-red. Legs reddish-yellow. 



Long. 2 lines, lat. ^ line. 



106. Abacetus quadratipennis, n.sp. 



Of rather squarer form than the last species, the head more 

 deeply impressed in front on each side, the thorax proportionately 

 broader and more cordiform, the surface generally more nitid, and 

 the legs dark piceous. 



Long. 2^ lines, lat. 1 line. 



In addition to the Carabidce above enumerated there are about 

 20 minute species apparently of the sub-families Pogonides and 

 Beinbidiides, which I am unable to identify at present ; and 1 5 

 at least of others of various sub-families which I have left 

 undetermined ; these with the 1 7 species of Clivina previously 

 omitted bring the total of Catabidce in the collection to 150 

 species, an unusually large proportion of that family for 

 Australia. 



