collected in Australia and Tasmania. 261 
Several examples. This species is closely allied to A. dis- 
coideus, the typical form of which it resembles in colour ; 
but is much smaller ; the elytra are less elongate^ more 
convex, and more finely punctured ; the head is more 
transverse and not so closely punctured ; and the thorax 
is so densely punctured as to appear opaque. By beating 
small Eucalyptus bushes (Walker). 
Anthicus monostigma, n. sp. 
Short, rather broad, convex, shining ; testaceous, the elytra with 
a small oblong brownish mark on the suture towards the apex ; 
the surface clothed with fine sericeous pubescence. Head and 
antennas as in A. baudinensis. Pro thorax transverse, cordate, con- 
vex, as wide as the head ; thickly, rather coarsely punctate, the 
punctures not finer than those on the head. Elytra short, rounded 
at the sides, convex, about twice as wide as the prothorax, finely 
and rather sparsely punctate. Length 2-2^, breadth | mm. 
Hah. N. W. Australia — Baudin I. 
Two specimens. At first sight this insect would 
appear to be nothing more than a pallid variety of 
A. baudinensis. It difi'ers from that species, however, in 
the more sparsely and more coarsely punctured thorax, 
the punctures not finer than those on the head j the 
thorax is also a little narrower, and the elytra are more 
sparsely punctured. 
Anthicus tridentatuSj n. sp. (Plate VI._, fig. 15.) 
Short, convex, rather broad, the head and prothorax opaque, 
the elytra shining ; the head pitchy-black, ferruginous in front, 
the prothorax obscure rufous ; the elytra piceous, with two broad 
transverse fulvous fascise — one before the middle, widening out- 
wardly, the other at about one-third from the apex, neither 
reaching the suture ; the antennae ferruginous, the legs and under 
surface testaceous ; the upper surface clothed with fine, decum- 
bent pubescence. Head transverse, broad, convex, finely scabrous, 
narrowly extended on either side behind the eyes, the latter large, 
the hind angles rounded ; antennae short, slender, joints 9-11 
slightly widened, 9 and 10 transverse. Prothorax transverse, as 
wide as the head, strongly and abruptly constricted behind, trans- 
versely convex in front ; the sides armed with three very short fine 
teeth before the middle, parallel at the base ; the surface finely 
scabrous. Elytra short, convex, oval, subtruncate at the base, 
