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abdomen, with dense flavous pubescence ; elsewhere very 

 sparsely pubescent, but elytra glabrous, except about base. 



Head about twice as wide as long; eyes oblique and pro- 

 minent. Antennae extending to about basal third of elytra, 

 joints more or less feebly granulated, first stout and somewhat 

 longer than second, second and third somewhat longer than 

 wide, fourth just perceptibly longer than wide, fifth to 

 seventh each about as long as wide, eighth about one-fourth 

 wider than seventh, and once and one-half longer, ninth very 

 little longer than seventh. Prothorax as described in 

 castanei is . Elytra rather widely ovate, strongly convex, base 

 truncate and each side with four small but deep impressions; 

 with regular rows of small punctures, the interstices shining, 

 and sparsely or not at all punctate. Three basal segments of 

 abdomen large, their sutures distinct at sides but very feeble 

 across middle; punctures very small and sparse; apical seg- 

 ments very small. Legs long; femora moderately stout. 

 Length, 3 mm. 



Hab. — Central Australia: Lake Callabonna (A. Zietz). 

 Type, I. 960. 



The head in front of the antennas is invisible from above, 

 strongly sculptured and projecting, with the mandibles further 

 projecting, so that from the sides it appears to be rostrate. 

 From above the second joint of the antennas appears shorter 

 than the third, but from the sides it is seen to be somewhat 

 longer. 



Differs from longicollis in having the elytra larger and 

 more ovate, antennas longer and thinner, with ninth joint 

 considerably longer and much less compressed; in longicollis 

 the eighth and ninth joints are so compressed that their 

 width is fully twice their depth; in the present species, while 

 not circular in section, they are certainly not twice as wide 

 as deep. ''■' 



TENEBRIONID^E. 

 Camponotiphilus, n. g. 



Head immersed in prothorax almost to front of eyes. 

 Eyes rather large and coarsely faceted. Antennas rather 

 short, joints more or less compressed. Mandibles bifid at apex. 

 Prothorax transverse, margins rather wide. Scutellum. dis- 

 tinct. Elytra parallel-sided to near apex, non-striated; 

 epipleuras fairly wide, with a narrow continuous groove from 

 base to apex. Prosternum obtusely ridged along middle, with 

 intercoxal process rather narrow. Mesosternum considerably 

 produced in front; intercoxal process narrow posteriorly, 

 dilated in front, and then subtriangularly depressed. Meta- 

 sternum rather long, episterna wide. Abdomen with first 

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