Notes on Australian Coleoptera. 103 
ZUPHIUM. 
The number of known sorts of this genus is very limited, 
but they are disseminated all over the globe; New Holland 
seems to have a fair share of them; four are in my collection, 
of which one appears to be the Z. Australis of Chaudoir, 
found by Mr. Masters about Sydney; the others are new. 
Zuphium Thouzeti: length 44’; of a brownish black; 
antennze of a lighter colour and pubescent, with the excep- 
tion of their first article; elytra striated, with a reddish spot 
on the humeral angle; this spot disappears in some speci- 
mens; abdomen and parts of the mouth brown. 
Rockhampton. Found by the indefatigable collector, Mr. 
Thouzet ; I have one specimen also from Port Denison. 
ZLuphium Rockhamptonensis: length 24’. This little species 
is very like Z. Chevrolati of the south of Europe ; the head is 
black, with the base of the antennze and buccal parts tes- 
taceous; thorax of a light brown; elytra lightly striated, . 
yellow, with a broad brown transversal band on the middle 
which grooves narrower towards the sutura; lower parts of 
the body and legs yellow. ) 
Rockhampton. Very rare, sent by Mr. Thouzet. 
Zuphium Mastersit: length 24’; same size, and very much 
like the former; head black, with a brown spot behind the 
eyes; parts of the mouth and entire antenne yellow; 
thorax of the same colour, as also the elytra and the rest of 
the body and legs; elytra striated; a few long straight hairs 
dispersed over the body. 
The unique specimen of this sort in my cabinet was found 
by Mr. Masters on the Eastern Creek, New South Wales. 
ZUPHIOSOMA. 
The insect on which I propose forming this new genus 
has entirely the form of Zuphium, but is distinct by the basal 
article of the antennze much shorter and the absence of the 
tooth of the mentum. It could only be taken for Metazidius, 
but it differs by the palpi, which are not hirsute, and the 
antennee longer than half of the body, and formed of articles 
long and slender. 
Zuphiosoma Fulva: length 3’; of a reddish brown; head 
and thorax covered with a dense puncturation ; elytra rather 
darker, punctured and striated ; parts of the mouth, antenne, 
and legs of a dirty yellow. 
Rockhampton, Mr. Thouzet. 
