BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 839 



Volvulus punctatus sp.nov.* 



Elliptico-ovalis ; sat nitidus ; niger ; antennis, palpis et pedibus 

 anticis testaceis ; pedibus 4 posterioribus et abdominis lateribu? 

 plus minus rufescentibus; cap ite subtilius minus crebre, prothorace 

 subtilius (disco sparsim, lateribus crebre), elytris fortius (disco 

 sparsim, lateribus crebre) punctulatis • elytrorum margine leviter 

 bisinuato. Long. 2^ lines, lat. \\ lines. 



Compared with V. scaphiformis, Fairm., (I have little doubt 

 that my specimen is correctly referred to it ; it is certainly at least 

 very closely allied) the color of the present insect has no metallic 

 tinge, the shape is very muci~ wider and more rounded on the 

 sides, the elytra are without any trace of the striae except a 

 sutural stria in the hinder half, and the edge of the elytra is 

 lightly bisinuate instead of being gently concave along the whole 

 length. 



There are several specimens in the South Australian Museum, 

 but without any record of particulars of capture. 



Cyclonotum Australe, sp.nov. 



Late ovatum ; nigrum ; antennis, palpis, tarsisque piceis vel 

 rufescentibus ; creberrime punctulatum ; elytris stria suturali 

 impressa. Long. 3 lines (vix), lat. 1§ lines. 



The resemblance of this species to the common European 

 G. orhiculare, Fab., is so close that it would seem to be sufl&ciently 

 described by the statement that it is much larger than that insect, 

 with the palpi of a paler, and the legs of a darker, color, and the 

 puncturation of the elytra slightly finer. Mr. Macleay has done 

 me the favor of comparing it with his C. Mastersi, and tells me 

 that it is a larger insect than his, and that its puncturation is 

 coarser. 



* In some respects (e.g. the very deep insertion of the prothorax in the 

 front emargination of the elytra) this insect seems referable to Gloharia, 

 but it has not the pencil of long hairs at the apex of the hind tibiae which 

 are said to be characteristic of that genus. 



