840 AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, 



Probably widely distributed in South Australia, but apparently 

 not common. I have taken it near Adelaide, and it has been 

 taken near Port Lincoln by Mr. J. Anderson. 



Cercyon fossum, sp.no v. 



Breviter ovale; convexum; nitidum; piceum ; antennis palpis 

 pedibusque rufescentibus ; capite prothoraceque sparsim subtiliter 

 punctulatis ; elytris striatis ; striis crasse fortiter nee crebre, 

 interstitiis subplanis sparsim subtilius, punctulatis. 



[Long. 1 line, lat. 5 line. 



This species does not very closely resemble any European Cer- 

 cyon known to me, owing to the very coarse wide-set punctures in 

 its elyti'al stride. Placed beside G. Jlavipes, Fab., it is seen to be 

 wider in proportion to its length (especially behind), with thepunctu- 

 ration of the head and prothorax very much more sparing and 

 less noticeable ; the punctures in the strife on the elytra look large 

 enough to allow the thin end of the claw-joint of the tarsi to be 

 inserted into them, and are placed in the strise with a well-defined 

 interval between puncture and puncture The interstices between 

 the strise are almost quite flat in front but become evidently 

 convex near the apex ; they are punctured sparingly but not very 

 finely. The general surface of the underside is opaque, very finely 

 punctulate, the metasternum being nitid and coarsely and sparingly 

 punctulate. The sparing punctui'ation of the head and prothorax 

 will in itself distinguish this insect from E. dorsale, Er. The tarsi 

 are stouter, the basal joint of those of the hind legs shorter, than 

 usual in the genus. 



S. Australia. C U C U J l D ^ . 



LfEMOPHLCEDS DIFFICILIS, Sp.nov. 



Planus; nitidus; vix pubescens; testaceus ; fronte sequali ; 

 prothorace vix transverso, utrinque fortiter stinato, angulis anticis 

 dentatis. Long. 1 line, lat. -j^ line. 



The head behind the clypeal suture is quite smooth without 

 auy impressions whatever, and is sparingly and moderately 



