Notes on Australian Coleoptera. 191 
Harpalus Erichsons: length 5%’; size and general form 
of Cupreus, Dej.; head with two slight impressions before 
the eyes; thorax almost square, rather transversal, narrow- 
ing a little in front, and rounded towards the anterior angles; 
the longitudinal central sulcate is very feeble, as also the 
transverse anterior impression ; the two longitudinal impres- 
sions of the posterior margin better marked, the posterior 
angles straight; elytra oblong, of the breadth of the thorax, 
covered with strong strize, of which the sutural one 1s rather 
rounded near the scutellum; between that stria and the 
second, in the same part, is a short oblique line; a faint 
punctiform impression is generally seen between the second 
and third interval on its posterior part; a series of deep - 
impressions extends on the posterior half of the margin. 
The insect is sometimes of a brilliant black, and sometimes 
of a copper colour; the legs are black; the antenne of 
a dark brown, with the first article palpi and tarsi of a light 
colour. 
Melbourne. 
Harpalus Ranula: length 34’; body short and broad, of 
a very brilliant black; head rounded, feebly impressed ; 
thorax broad, rather short, very rounded laterally, a little 
narrower in front than behind, with the posterior angles 
obtuse and rather rounded; the front transverse impression, 
the longitudinal one, and the two posterior, are moderately 
marked ; between the two last are one or several transverse 
impressions; elytra broad, oval, rather convex, covered with 
strize, the sutural of which is rather arched in front, but 
there is no abbreviated stria, the intervals of the strize are 
plane, till towards the end, where they become convex; no 
punctiform impressions on the elytra, with the exception of 
the margin, which has a series of considerable ones; lower 
side of the body, legs and antenne brown; first article of the, 
latter and palpi yellowish. 
Melbourne. ; 
Harpalus Tasmanicus: length 4’; general form rather 
broad; head rather large, with two small punctiform impres- 
sions, united by a faint transverse line in front; thorax 
short, transverse, rounded laterally, considerably narrowed 
posteriorly, with the posterior angles straight, the anterior 
rounded ; it has a strong transverse impression in front, a 
longitudinal sulcate in the centre, and two well-marked 
impressions behind; elytra oval, rather short, deeply 
striated; no abbreviated stria near the scutellum; a puncti- 
