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on each side (the impressions are hardly more than indicated 

 on the typical form). 



COENOBIUS PARVONIGER, n. Sp. 



d" . Black; labrum, basal joints of antennae, and parts 

 of legs obscurely paler. Under-surface and legs scarcely 

 visibly pubescent. 



Bead with rather large punctures in front. Eyes large 

 and almost touching. Frothorax at base not twice as wide 

 as the median length, sides strongly rounded; punctures 

 sparse and minute. Elytra hri^^j suboblong; with rows of 

 fairly large punctures, on the sides set in deep striae. Lengthy 

 1'75 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns. Type (unique), I. 10869. 



In general appearance rather close to the preceding 

 species, but more compact, eyes even closer together, and 

 prothorax almost impunctate, even on the sides. 



COENOBIUS BINOTATUS, n. Sp. 



d" . Black; labrum, basal joints of antennae, a large 

 spot on each elytron, and sometimes the tips, reddish. Under- 

 surface and legs slightly pubescent. 



Head rather coarsely sculptured in front. Eyes large and 

 close together. Frothorax not twice as wide as the median 

 length, sides strongly narrowed in front, somewhat gibbous 

 in middle; with a few large punctures on sides, elsewhere 

 impunctate, or almost so. Elytra briefly suboblong; with 

 rows of rather large punctures, mostly in shallow striae, but 

 on the sides in deep ones ; interstices scarcely visibl)^ punctate. 

 Leg^ moderately stout, front ones very little longer than hind 

 ones. Length ( cJ , 9)? 2-2'5 mm. 



9 • Differs in being more robust, antennae and legs 

 somewhat smaller, and abdomen larger, more convex, and 

 with a large apical fovea. 



Bah. — New South Wales: Sydney (W. du Boulay and 

 Dr. E. W. Ferguson), Galston and Tamworth (A. M. Lea); 

 Victoria: Birchip (J. C. Goudie, No. 234). Type, I. 10877. 



The maculate elytra readily distinguish this species from 

 all other Australian members of tjie genus; the large spot 

 on each elytron is usually shaped like an obtuse- angled 

 triangle, one of the acute angles being on or near the shoulder, 

 the other approaching but not touching the middle of the 

 suture; in addition to the large spots the tips of the elytra, or 

 at least two subcontiguous spots, are also reddish on eight of 

 the specimens before me, but on eight more the tips are dark, 

 or at most very obscurely diluted with red, the difference is 



