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on the present species there is a slight depression immediately 

 behind the elevation. The elevation is somewhat suggestive 

 of that of H. litoralis, on a greatly reduced scale, but the 

 head otherwise, and the colours are different. In my table it 

 would be associated with H. obliqaiceps, which is a smaller 

 species, with more of the head and legs pale, the head flatter 

 between eyes, the elevation of different shape, and antennae 

 much shorter. 



Helcogaster puncticeps, n. sp. 



c? . Black; muzzle and basal joints of antennae obscurely 

 diluted with red. With sparse, dark hairs. 



Head with a vague depression each side in front, leaving 

 a feeble, impunctate, thin, parallel-sided elevation ; elsewhere 

 with dense punctures. Antennae rather long and thin. 

 Protkorax lightly transverse, with a wide subbasal impression. 

 Elytra moderately long; with small, rugulose punctures. 

 Basal joint of front tarsi lopsided, with a small comb. 

 Length, 2*25 mm. 



Hab. — South Australia: Murray Bridge (A. M. Lea)- 

 Type (unique), I. 12122. 



In some respects close to the preceding species, but head 

 without a bottle-shaped elevation in front and antennae 

 thinner; in my table it would be associated with H. obli- 

 qviceps and H. gagatiniis, from which it differs in its darker 

 head, with dense punctures; these are so dense that (except 

 for the feeble elevation in front) the derm is rendered opaque. 



Two females, from Adelaide, possibly belong to this 

 species ; they differ from the type in having the head smaller, 

 with much sparser punctures, antennae shorter and thinner,, 

 base of prothorax obscurely reddish, and front tarsi combless. 



Helcogaster capsulifer, n. sp. 



3 . Black; three or four basal joints of antennae 

 obscurely reddish. With sparse, black hair. 



Head w T ith a flask-shaped elevation bounded by strongly 

 impressed lines; with dense punctures, except on elevation. 

 Antennae rather short and not very thin. Prothorax slightly 

 wider than long, with a wide, closed subbasal depression. 

 Elytra not very long; almost impunctate. Basal joint of 

 front tarsi lopsided and rather large, with an inner comb. 

 Length ( S , 9 )> 3 mm. 



9 . Differs in having head smaller, its elevation much 

 smaller, entirely frontal, not flask-shaped, without deep 

 bounding lines, punctures more evenly dense, antennae some- 

 what thinner, and front tarsi combless. 



Hab.— New South Wales: Eden (H. J. Carter). Type,. 

 I. 11893. 



