BY THE EEV. T. BLACKBURN. 849 



L. JUVENis, sp.nov. 



Ovatus ; sat nitidus ; ferrugineus ; capite toto, mesosterno et 

 metasterno (his parte media excepta), piceis ; minus hirsutus ; 

 capite fortius, profcliorace subtilius, elytris fortius, pygidio propy- 

 gidioque leviter, sparsim punctulatis ; elytris sat evidenter 

 geminato-striatis; clypeo antice rotuadato ; tarsorum posticorum 

 articulo prime secundo vix brevioii ; tibiis anticis externe fortiter 

 3-deiitatis ; antennis 9-articulatis. Long. B^ lines, lat. li lines. 



Closely allied to L. poaticalis. The prothorax is a little more 

 transvei'se, being quite twice as wide as it is long down the middle, 

 otherwise there seems to be no difference in respect of general 

 form, proportions, or distribution of hairs. The head is quite 

 smoothly and sparingly puncfculate, — the prothorax rnd elytra are 

 more finely punctulate than those of L. posticalis ; the latter 

 scarcely differ otherwise. The puncturation of the pygidium 

 and propygidium (which have no trace of a keel) is very distinct, 

 though sparing and lightly impressed. The lower two teeth of 

 the anterior tibiae are very strong and sharp. The prothoracic 

 channel is scarcely traceable. 



Like L. posticalis this species belongs to the pici2oennis group of 

 Liparetrus. The sparing puncturation of its head distinguishes it 

 from most of the members of that group, its color and structure 

 of the legs from nearly all the remainder. Judging by the very 

 brief description of L. latiusculus, MacL, it px'obably resembles 

 that insect, but is much larger, and apparently of a very different 

 color, and no doubt differs in other I'espects. 



Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. 

 Tepper. 



L. FALLAX, Sl^.nov. 



Ovatus ; sat nitidus ; minus hirsutus ; ferrugineus, capite (non- 

 nullis exemplis) piceo ; hoc confertim rugose, prothorace fortius 

 nee crebre, elytris crebrius sat fortiter, pygidio crebrius leviter, 

 punctulatis ; elytris sat evidenter geminato-striatis, clypeo antice 



