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head but sparser. Elytra rather long and thin, vaguely 
striated; with fairly large punctures. Pygidium with fairly 
large, the other small; basal joint of hind tarsi slightly shorter 
and,thicker than second. gth, 6:5-8 mm. 
Hab.—New South Wales: Barrington Tops, January, 
1916 (H. J. Carter). Type, I. 10779. 
e hind angles of the prothorax are not so flattened as 
in nigrolineata, but as the head has some long hairs it possibly 
would have been associated with that species by Blackburn; 
|t is certainly allied to it, differing in being much smaller 
and narrower, hind angles of prothorax sharper, etc. From 
some directions most of the upper-surface appears to be black, 
but from others much of the elytra of a dingy red, it is diffi- 
cult, however, to see their true colours on account of the 
brilliant opalescence (this obscures the margins -of the punc- 
tures, so that it is not easy to be sure of their exact size); 
from some directions even this changes to ‘a pruinose gloss. 
One specimen, with much the same opalescence, has the elytra 
of a rather dingy red, with obscure darker lines. 
. Three specimens from Kurrajong (C. T. Musson) and 
Mittagong (H. J. Carter and A. M. Lea) possibly belong 
this species, and are probably females; they differ in being 
much paler (almost uniformly castaneous), without opalescent 
| gloss, with denser and larger punctures, especially on the 
! elytra, where they are rather crowded and moderately large, 
and shorter legs. ' 
ANODONTONYX NIGER, n. Sp. 
Black, shining; antennae, palpi, and legs dull red, pro- 
: sternum and front of clypeus sometimes obscurely diluted 
: With red. Prothorax and elytra with a thin fringe of red- 
dish hairs, and a few hairs across apex of prothorax, rest of 
upper-surface glabrous; under-surface and legs sparsely 
clothed 
Head with fairly dense punctures at sides, but somewhat 
ackwards to le; punctures near base more crowded 
| . base lightly produced, hind suture rather strongly drawn 
| midd 
than between eyes, but becoming sparser in front. Anten 
as song, front angles produced and subacute, = i d uem d 
