collected in Australia and Tasmania. 257 
Anthicus inflatus, u. sp. 
Moderately elongate, convex, shining ; testaceous, the elytra 
with two rather broad fuscous fascia — one a little before the middle, 
the other near the apex, and both divided at the suture; the 
apical two joints of the antenna slightly infuscate ; the surface 
sparsely clothed with short, fine, sericeous hairs. Head moderately 
large, convex, oval, sparsely, finely punctate, with a smooth narrow 
space down the middle, the eyes small and somewhat prominent ; 
antennas slender, rather elongate, joints 9 and 10 about as broad as 
long. Prothorax considerably longer than broad, a little narrower 
than the head ; the sides strongly constricted behind the middle 
and subparallel at the base ; transversely convex in front, a little 
flattened on the disc behind, and foveate in the middle at the base ; 
the base obsoletely bituberculate ; the surface sparsely, finely punc- 
tate ; the pleural grooves deep. Elytra short, very convex, oval, 
not wider at the base than at the apex, twice as wide as the pro- 
thorax, sparsely, finely punctate. Legs moderately elongate. 
Length 2|, breadth I mm. 
Hah. W. Australia — Albany. 
Described from a single specimen; tv^o others have 
been sent by Mr. Walker to the British Museum. It 
resembles A. segregatus in colour, but differs from that 
species in the short, inflated elytra, which are as narrow 
at the base as at the apex. The head is longer, and the 
thorax is obsoletely bituberculate at the base. 
Anthicus paululus, n. sp. 
Elongate, narrow, rather depressed, shining ; the head pitchy- 
red, the prothorax testaceous ; the elytra flavo-testaceous with the 
base narrowly, and two transverse fascise — one at the middle, 
widening outwards, and the other at the apex, the two connected 
at the sides, — piceous; the antennae and legs testaceous, the former 
with the apical three joints infuscate, the abdomen piceous ; the 
surface clothed with short, fine, silky pubescence. Head orbicular, 
convex, thickly, exceedingly minutely punctate ; the eyes large, 
very coarsely granulated, the head rapidly narrowed behind them ; 
antennse moderately long, thickening towards the tip, joints 9 and 
10 as broad as long. Prothorax a little longer than broad, slightly 
narrower than the head ; the sides strongly constricted behind the 
middle and somewhat dilated at the base ; transversely convex in 
front, flattened on the disc behind ; thickly, very minutely punc- 
tate, the punctures a little more distinct towards the base, the 
