collected in Australia and Tasmania. 263 
One specimen, apparently a female, sent by Mr. Walker 
to the British Museum. This small species belongs to 
Laferte's second division of the genus. The elytral 
markings resemble those of the European A, tenellus. 
Anthicus cavifronsj n. sp. 
Moderately elongate, rather broad, feebly convex, very shining, 
pitchy-black ; the antennae with joints 1-6 testaceous, the others 
pitchy-brown ; the legs testaceous, the femora and the outer half of 
the tibiae infuscate ; the upper surface sparsely clothed with long 
yellowish-white hairs, some of which are quite erect, the others 
decumbent. Head transverse, broad, subtriangular, with a few fine 
scattered punctures, the front smooth and triangularly depressed in 
the middle, the hind angles rounded ; the eyes large, rather pro- 
minent, the head somewhat narrowly extended behind them ; 
antennae slender, rather short, not half the length of the body. 
Prothorax transverse, trapezoidal, as wide as the head including the 
eyes, slightly flattened on the disc, transversely convex in front, 
strongly constricted behind, the surface finely, sparsely punctate. 
Elytra moderately long, feebly rounded at the sides, subtruncate at 
the base and apex, much wider than the prothorax, the entire sur- 
face sparsely, finely punctate. Legs moderately long, the tibiae and 
tarsi slender. Length 2|, breadth 1 mm. 
Hah. W. Australia — Fremantle. 
One specimen, sent by Mr. Walker to the British 
Museum. Allied to A. charon, King, from King George's 
Sound 'j but differing from the description of that insect 
in the colour of the prothorax, the punctuation of the 
elytra, etc. The legs are simple, and the fifth ventral 
segment is unimpressed, nevertheless the example 
described is probably a male. 
Anthicus australis, n. sp. 
Elongate, convex, rather narrow, shining ; the head pitchy-black, 
ferruginous in front ; the prothorax rufous, infuscate on the disc ; 
the elytra pitchy-black, with a very broad transverse fascia before 
the middle, and a narrower one beyond it, fulvous, the anterior one 
widening outwards, the posterior one widening inwards in front, the 
suture reddish- brown ; the oral organs obscure testaceous, the 
antennae brown, with the four basal joints rufo-testaceous, the legs 
testaceous, the tibiae infuscate in the middle ; the upper surface 
