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Clerus. 

 Eleale. 

 Stigmatium. 



Omadius. 

 Orthrius 



nosis of two new genera, descriptions of some new species, and a 

 revision of one genus (Aulicus).! 



Tabulation of Australian Clerid genera : — 



A. Eyes more or less emarginate. 



B. All the tarsi (viewed from above) distinctly 5-jointed. 

 C. Head elongate, parallel ... ... ... Cylidrus. 



CC. Head oval ... ... ... ... Tillus. 



BB. Genera not having all the tarsi (viewed from 

 above) distinctly 5-jointed. 

 C. The front tarsi (viewed from above) distinctly 

 5-jointed. 

 D. Eyes strongly emarginate. 



E. Space between the eyes considerably wider 

 than diameter of part of eye visible from 

 in front. 

 F. Club of antennae lax and long ... 



FF. Club of antennae abrupt and compara- 

 tively short ... ... ..„ 



EE. Space between eyes equal to diameter of 



part of eye visible from in front 

 EEE. Space between eyes much narrower 

 than diameter of part of eye visible 

 from in front 

 DD. Eyes scarcely emarginate 

 CC. The front tarsi viewed from above appear to 

 have only 4 joints. 

 D. The appearance (from above) of the tarsi 

 having only 4 joints arises from the basal 

 joint being concealed under the second. 

 E. The eyes very coarsely granulate. 

 F. The apical joint of the maxillary palpi 



securiform 

 FF. The apical joint of the maxillary palpi 

 elongate subtriangular. 

 G. Body winged 

 GG. Body apterous ... 

 EE. The eyes much more finely granulate. 

 F. The apical joint of the maxillary palpi 

 not securiform. 

 G. Club of antennae gradual and very 



feeble ... 

 GG. Club of antennae abrupt and strong 

 FF. The apical joint of the maxillary palpi 

 more or less strongly securiform. 

 G. Mesosternum vertical in front 

 GG. Mesosternum not veVtical in front. 

 H. Elytra with conspicuous basal 



fascicles 

 HH. Elytra with large basal tubercles 

 HHH, Elytra at base even (or nearly 

 so). 

 I. Pronotum with a conspicuous ante 

 median transverse sulcus. 

 J. Elytra not more than twice as 



long as (at their base) wide 

 JJ. Elytra much more than twice 

 as long as (at their base) 

 wide. 



Opilo. 



Natalis. 

 Cormodes. 



Metabasis. 

 Cleromorpha. 



Zenithicola. 



Trogodendron. 

 Olesterus. 



Aulicus. 



