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therefrom being the appendiculate claws. (11 > The supple- 

 mentary piece to each claw varies considerably, in some being 

 blunt and basal, in others acute and basal, whilst in others 

 it is so much like the claw itself that each tarsus appears to 

 be terminated by four almost equal claws, and there are 

 numerous intermediate stages. It is often difficult or impos- 

 sible to see it under a hand lens, and so much manipulation 

 is needed to see it clearly under the microscope, that it is a 

 character that in the present early stage of our knowledge of 

 the subfamily should not be too much relied upon. 



The genera known to me from Australia may be tabulated 

 as follows : — 



Femora dentate (the dentation, however, some- 

 times very feeble) Elleschodes 



Femora edentate. 



Eyes finely faceted Hibberticola 



Eyes coarsely faceted. 



Tibiae distorted in male ... ... Sellechus 



Tibiae not distorted in male ... ... Elleschus 



SUBFAMILY BELIDES. 

 Pachyura pyriatra, n. sp. 



Black; sides of elytra and appendages (two apical joints 

 of tarsi excepted) reddish. Upper- surf ace rather sparsely and 

 irregularly clothed with whitish pubescence. Under-surface 

 with dense whitish pubescence, denser on sides of sterna than 

 elsewhere, but each abdominal segment with a nude spot on 

 -each side. 



Head shorter than prothorax ; with dense, and in places 

 partially - concealed, punctures. Rostrum stout, wide, the 

 length of head ; basal two-fifths with rather coarse, partially- 

 concealed punctures, and a feeble median carina; elsewhere 

 polished and lightly punctate; rather suddenly narrowed 

 beyond antennae, and then inflated towards apex. Antennae 

 long and thin, two basal joints moderately stout, first slightly 

 shorter than third. Prothorax about as long as wide, disc 

 regularly convex, base strongly bisinuate; punctate-granulate 

 throughout. Scuiellum strongly transverse. Elytra consider- 

 ably wider than prothorax, shoulders strongly rounded, sides 

 very feebly dilated posteriorly, conjointly rounded at apex, 

 each separately strongly rounded at base ; punctate-granulate 

 throughout. Legs rather long ; femora edentate, posterior 

 passing apex of second abdominal segment; front tibiae 



(11) As the supplementary pieces are often so hard to detect 

 it seems a reasonable supposition that some of our genera have 

 been referred in error to the Erirhinide.s. 



