CARABIDAE. 



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and Tahiti. S. dingo differs from S. smaragdulus in being unspotted, only tibe 

 suture showing some red colour near the apex, and in having the elytral striae 

 very finely and cleanly excised. The genus stands much in need of revision. 



ANCHOMENINI. 



6. Anchomenus cooki Sloane. 



Platynus coohi Sloane, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales (2), Vol. ix, p. 450, 1894 ; id., Proc. Linn. 



Soc. N.S. Wales, Vol. xxviii, p. 632, 1903. 



" Samoa " (Friedrichs). 



Hitherto only known as occurring in Queensland. 



Length 

 Piceous 



7. Colpodes buxtoni, sp. n, 

 17-0 mm. Width : 6-0 mm. 



elytra dark green, palpi, antennae, and femora more or less brown. 

 (Text-fig. 3.) 



Head moderately convex, slightly constricted behind, smooth, front uneven, 

 the foveae very shallow and inconspicuous, eyes very large and projecting, 

 antennae thick, extending a little beyond base of pro- 

 thorax, joint 3 distinctly longer than 4. Prothorax 

 convex, a little wider than head and also a little wider 

 than long, base bordered, truncate and very oblique 

 at sides, apex bordered and slightly emarginate, 

 front angles much rounded, sides explanate and 

 reflexed, but not bordered, gently rounded and widest 

 a little before middle, not sinuate behind, front lateral 

 pore within marginal channel at widest point, hind 

 one forming a distinct break in the outline just before 

 the rounded hind angles ; median line rather fine, 

 both transverse impressions fairly deep, as are the 

 large rounded basal foveae adjoining hind angles, a 

 slight impressed line on each side of disk, parallel 

 with side margins ; surface nearly smooth, disk with 



a few fine transverse striae, side margins uneven. Elytra moderately convex, 

 nearly twice as wide as prothorax and also nearly twice as long as wide, 



3. — Colpodes bux- 

 toni, sp. n. 



