186 Notes on Australian Coleoptera. 
impressions, which extend on all the length; the margin 
is also similarly impressed ; lower side of the body and legs 
of a brilliant black; antennez black. 
One single specimen of this insect was found near Bris- 
bane, by Dr. Howitt. | 
Harpalus Montanus: length 54’; black, with a very 
faint shiny tinge; almost as long as broad, with the sides 
rounded; the longitudinal sulcate, front transverse impression, 
and the two elongated posterior ones, rather feebly marked ; 
the lateral sides of the thorax not sensibly bordered; elytra 
a little broader than the thorax, oval, rather depressed, 
striated; having a series of six to eight punctiform impres- 
sions between the second and third striz ; a series of impres- 
sions extend near the margin on the posterior half of its 
length; the thighs are black, the tibie aud tarsi of a 
brownish red, the same as the antenne and palpi. 
Pine Mountains, near Ipswich, in Queensland. 
Harpalus Invpressipenmas : length 43’; of a dark bronzed 
colour; head rather large, having in front two punctiform 
impressions united by a transverse line; thorax transverse, 
rounded laterally, with the angles rather rounded; a feeble 
transverse impression in front, a weak longitudinal sulcate 
in the centre, and behind two impressions feebly marked, but 
broad; elytra oval, rather depressed, striated; the ab- 
breviated stria of the basis well marked; five punctiform im- 
pressions on the third striz, three or four between this and 
the second on the posterior part of the elytra, and from 
three to five on the fifth strize; a series of impressions on 
the margin; lower side of the body black, legs, palpi, and 
first article of the antennz brown; remaining articles of the 
last obscure. 
Rockhampton. Found by Mr. Thouzet. 
Harpalus Rana: length 44°; broad; black; head large, 
feebly impressed; thorax broad, rather short, very much 
rounded laterally, as broad in front as behind; posterior 
angles obtuse; the transverse impressions in front hardly 
visible ; the longitudinal sulcate moderately marked, but the 
two posterior impressions strongly so; elytra oval, broad, 
striated ; the abbreviated striz very short, the margin feebly 
impressed in front and behind; lower side of the body more 
brilliant than the upper surface; legs black, palpi red; first 
article of the antennze of the latter colour; the three fol- 
lowing black and shiny, the others brown and hirsute. 
Melbourne. | 
