BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 
1439 
Very similar to the insect described above as M. pimeloides ^ 
Hope. Differs chiefly in the still narrower and more elongate form, 
in the very much less close puncturation of the prothorax, in the 
much smaller size of the punctures in the stride on the elytra, and 
in the less convexity and more sparse puncturation of the inter- 
stices between the elytral striae, which, moreover, are not trans- 
versely rugose. 
The antennae of the male are more than f, those of the female 
not much more than 4, the length of the body. The forceps-like 
process at the apex of the hind body of the male is but little 
exserted in the single ^ specimen before me, but it seems to 
resemble that of J/. pimeloides except in the apices of the truncate 
ends of the forceps not being toothed, — but the specimen is so 
much damaged that possibly teeth may have been broken off. 
The red colouring on the hind body is as in the preceding species. 
Port Lincoln. 
Apellatus. 
A. PALPALis, Mad. 
An insect agreeing very well with the description of this species, 
and which I cannot doubt is identical, occurs all over S. Australia. 
During a recent visit to Port Augusta I observed it in the utmost 
profusion over the whole neighbourhood, — under bark of various 
trees, under stones, running on the ground, flying in the sunshine, 
and immolating itself in lamps at night. Indidduals which I 
ascertained with certainty to be the females of this species agree 
perfectly with the description of A. Mastersi, Mad. The females, 
however, are very variable in colour and markings ; I have seen 
some examples agreeing in these respects with the males. 
In the male the ante-penultimate joint of the maxillary palpi is 
very long and slender (scarcely shorter than the distance from the 
base of the antennce to the apex of the labrum), the penultimate 
less than half as long and strongly dilated from base to apex, and 
the apical joint about twice the length of the jienultimate, 
elongate-cul triform in shape with its outer margin strongly con- 
cave ; the anteniife are about half the length of the lx)dy, joints 
