| TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY of SOUTH AUSTRALIA. EDITED BY ISSUED AUGUST, 1900. Adelaide : W. €. RIGBY, 74, KING WILLIAM STREET *& Australia, from Europe and America, should be addressed — Y Per W. C. Rigby, care Messrs. Thos. Meadows & Co., 35, Milk Street, Cheapside, London.” Parcels for transmission to the Royal Society of South GEOLOGICAL NOTES ON THE CLIFFS SEPARATING ALDINGA AND MYPONGA BAYS. By Epwarp Vincent Ciark, B.Sc. [Communicated by Pror. Tark.] [Read November 7, 1899.] sea-level. Both sets of beds are last seen as reefs between low and high water, but as the dip of the Miocene is the smaller, the reef formed by it is much larger than that of the Eocene, extend- Somewhat further if the sand has been swept b a storm. The Post-miocene clays which cap the cliffs then gradually € ordinary high tide is a bank of shingle, increasing in size as we from where the Miocene reef disappears these no | covered with vegetation, and behind them is a lagoon in a basin that was f rly an arm of the sea, but which has re- sediment washed down from the Sellick’s Ranges. . on is how fresh water, or only slightly brackish when full, but dries up nearly every summer. Dead shells of Cowiella confusa are in Profusion in the silt. ; i From this point the sandhills give place to a clayey deposit, still flanked by the bed of shingle (which is much coarser here), nd rising somewhat rapidly in height—about one foot per chain. This clay bears a considerable likeness to the mottled clays over- lying the Miocene at Blanche Point and the jetty, with the exception that it contains a vast amount of gravel, arra n = v 2 the Sellick's Ranges, these clays must be of immense volume. Some five and a half miles south of the jetty—a mile south of where these clays first replace the sandhills—is seen a small patch of Eocene polyzoal limestone at their base. This bed is never visibly above 20 feet in height, and is about 600 yards long in all It is largely worn away at the base, and owing to this its thinness and the weight of the overlying clays—here 80 to à 100 feet in height —it is greatly broken about. The result is that the dip of the bed is hard to estimate, but seems to be five to seven egrees to the south. That the dip is low is shown by the fact that a small extension of this bed as a reef presents a nearly flat surface, not a series of ridges, as is the case further south. reaches it whenever the tide is higher than usual. The reef is, of course, much more indurated, or it could not exist. not well-shown, as, while the coast faces about west, the escarp- ment is irregular, sloping back from the beach, and somewhat overgrown ; also devoid of distinct bands. Up to this point the coast has run pretty consistently north and south, there being a slight bay from the Miocene reef south- wards. Here it takes a sharp turn towards the west, and 15 henceforth very irregular. There is practically no more Miren the shore-line being either a reef or else piled up with detach boulders, with sometimes a few feet of sand interspersed „with rocky debris at the foot of the escarpment. 3 Three hundred yards further on Eocene again appears over- lying the Cambrian. It is here, however, much inclined, dipping to the N.N.W. at an angle of 50° at first, increasing to 65°, and breadth. ue, however, also to the great inclination, it is extremely regular, and for a 150 yards or so where the cliffs take a bend and run approximately parallel to the direction of strike W.S.W.) it consists of a series of ridges, parallel to each other and to the shore. One ridge in particular, though only two feet wide, is so uniform that it was keeping the sea inside at a height of 15 to 18 inches higher than outside. In this the reef is very different to that at the small patch of Eocene rocks to the north, and to the reefs south of the Port Willunga Jetty and at Blanche oint. In these cases, where the dip of the rocks is low, the it to reveal the strata in horizontal bands, but, again owing to the high dip, every projection of a few feet causes a considerable depression in the position of the band on the face of the cliff, and in e same way every recession of a few feet causes a corresponding elevation. "The result is that, seeing the escarpment here alone, one would go away with the impression that the strata were highly contorted. These Eocene beds reach to a considerable height—at their. southern extremity over a hundred feet; but are not so high further north. The lithological character is considerably different from that of the bed before mentioned (though containing pretty much the same fossils), and approaches more nearly to that of the Eocene to the south of the Port Willunga Jettv. The rock is not nearly so.full of polyzoa, and yields only 60-70 per cent. soluble in acid, yards further, their last appearance in the cliff being at an alti- tude of over a 100 feet. The Eocene reef extends for perhaps a B 150 yards more, but after that, as far as I was able to go (about four miles measured along the coast, though much less as the crow flies) no more was visible The cliffs here, at the end of the Eocene, are of great height, but it is hard to say exactly what. The top of the escarpment is not well defined, and from there the ground slopes directly up to the Sellick's Ranges. Quite close to the cliff, though not right atits edge, I was at an elevation of a 180 feet. The Cambrian near here dips at an angle of 65° to 70° to the north, the westerly strike being very clearly shown by the bands ment. This reef protects the cliff from the sea projections, painful to walk on; and others, which present the most peculiar appearance, com of black ferruginous dolomite, whic ears away along the lines of stratification does not appear on the face of the cliff, but is very plentiful on the shoreline, not only along here, but also right back to where the Cambrian first appears. Masses of ironstone are also to be met with occasionally. After the end of the Cambrian reef the cliffs are not nearly 8° back | at, with frequently a surface coating of clayey soil carrying vegetation. The rock itself, which crops out frequently, also becomes more calcareous in is, therefore, hard to obtain, as even where a fair section is shown there is no reef to show the strike, which is highly important with such à great dip. Occasionally, where the cliff slopes back more than with. Also, at intervals, there is a jutting point of rock extend- ing right up to the sea, making it difficult to pass, and this appeared to be more frequently the case towards Myponga. 5 e cliffs here, as mentioned above, are more calcareous than fatte north (especially the jutting points), where they are mostly xu purple, brown, or black shales, with bands of lines qr poor ollowing are the distances of the various distinctive pollità of the coast from the Port Willunga Jetty, as measured by cyclometer :— Distance S. of Port Willunga Jetty. End of Miocene reef .. (say) 2 miles End of thickly-clothed sandhills Li * Beginning of gravelly clays ... m. 44 Appearance of Eocene rocks 54 * Disappearance of Eocene rocks 5g“ Appearance of Cam el Disappearanceof Cambrian and reappear- ance of Eocene (here ‚highly es 62 “ : Reappearance of Cambrian 74 " joe i n Final disappearance of Eocene oe T“ 7 End of C 8l * As mentioned before, fossils are very ; difficult to collect, owing to their being nearly all in fragments. The following, however, I have identified :— From the first et bed (of low inclination )— Cidaris sp. Lovenia Forbesii, pues Woods. Scutellina patella, Tat Fibularia gregata, Tato. Antedon pertusa, Tate, m.s. Waldheimia sp. (indet.). From the Sonn re bed (of high inclination)— ida hans Woodsii, Laube. Lovenia Forbesii, oes Woods. Fibularia gregata, Echinolampas posteroerassus, Gregory. Pecten consobrinus, Waldheimia sp. (indet.). ———— >< NEw MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA—MOSTLY FROM QUEENSLAND. By A. Jerreris Turner, M.D., F.E.S., Brisbane. [Read December 5, 1899. ] XYLORYCTIDE. This family is now merged by Mr. Meyrick in the Gelechiade, but as the Australian Gelechiade, with the exception of this section, have not yet received systematic treatment, it is con- venient to retain the above designation for the pres a > resent contribution is SM Jementary to m * Queensland Zee, ” in the Annals of the p d Museum, No. 4, 1897 PILOSTIBES, Meyr. Forewings with veins 7 and 8 stalked or coincident, 7 to cos On reconsideration, I have determined to retain this genus, altering the definition as above, and regarding P. enchidias, Meyr., as the type; referring P. stigmatias, Meyr., to Xylorycta. PILOSTIBES TRACHYPTERA, n. Female, 40 mm. Head brown-whitish. Palpi een fuscous o Sees mark on costa at one-fourth ; paler fuscous marks Palmwoods, Anker and (60 mile sivi of Brisbane); one specimen taken by Mr. R. H. Relto "m í CRYPTOPHAGA BALTEATA, Walk. Male. Zitna balteata, Walk., Suppl., 1841. Female. Cryptophaga lurida, Meyr., Proc. Roy. Soc., S.A, OT: Both sexes dor one acroleuca, Turner, Annals;Queensland Museum, 1897, I am sid abt to Mr. Meyrick for this synonymy. CRYPTOPHAGA OPALINA, 2. sp. Antennal pectinations in male extremely short (one-half), cilia in tufts from pectinations. Veins 6 and 7 of hindwings separate, but closely approximated at base Male, 29 mm. Head white. ` Palpi white ; base of a joint fuscous externally. Antenne dark-fuscous, with a scattered Pepe scales ; basal joint white. Thorax white, with terior daek taken: Apol with purple reflections. Abdomen whitish ; bases of segments partly ochreous-brown. Legs w ite; a broad grey line pene to hindmargin ; separted by a fine Mni te line from a grey line on margin ; cilia dark-fuscous, with a narrow basni. Te ka at ana angle wholly white. Veces grey; towards r-mar. whitish ; ; cilia white, with a basal grey line um anterior half of hindmargin and around a aie x. very distinet and highly beautiful species. The extremely short antennal pectinations render it difficult to distinguish from Lichenaula. risbane, Queensland ; one specimen at light in. November. XYLORYCTA ASSIMILIS, 7. sp. Female, 26 mm. Head white, side tufts and face ochreous” tinged. at whitish ochreous ; second joint with a few dark- 5 : ir ; 8 ochreous tinged. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs ochreous ; ched, apex r oblique ; snow-white ; costal edge pale-ochreous throughout ; faint i i suffusion at anal angle; cilia wholly pale-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-ochreous ; apical portion of disc greyish- tinged ; cilia EE SAONE This resembles and might be nemini for Neodrepta (Xylorycta) luteotactella, Walk., but be at once distin- guished by the neuration, vein 8 ‘of diss wings running to costa, and not to hindmargin, as in that species. Tt also differs in the absence of orange coloration of face and palpi, and in the ochreous hindwin Sydney, New South Wales; one pecie taken in October by Mr. "a. Lyell. The type is in his collection XYLORYCTA ACROCHROA, n. sp. Female, 20 mm. Head and thorax snow-white. Palpi white. Antenne whitish-ochreous ; basal joint white. Abdomen whitish. Legs whitish-ochreous ; posterior tibie and tarsi white. tore- wings elongate-oblong, costa wow arched, ver round-pointed, hindmargin straight, o ique ; snow-white ; a rrow ochreous streak along costa from before middle to Kec slightly roader towards apex, where it ends in a short, very oblique fuscous streak ; a small triangular orange-ochreous spot on costa just before apex, bounded beneath y a fuscous line ; cilia snow- white, at apex tipped with fuscous, and with a dark-fascous bar at one-third. Hindwings whitish grey ; cilia wh eater ae among the species with n forewings by the apical ma Mount Paitone | (1, 8V0 feet), Queensland ; one specimen in ovember. ZAUUCLOPHORA, n. g. Head smooth. Tongue moderate. Antennæ moderate, in male shortly bipaskinnted throughout, en. joint moderate with- out pecten. Labial palpi very long, re ascending, secon joint ips exceeding base of antenne, termipal joint shorter than second, acute. assecuti palpi very a, m to tongue. orax smooth. Abdomen moderate. Ante and middle tibiæ smooth-scaled, posterior tbe rough-hai ird. Forewing with vein 2 from two-thirds, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 p ago qn apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings over 1, v and 4 differs in the much longer palpi, more slender abdomen, smoother anterior and middle tibie 9 ZAUCLOPHORA PELODES, n. sp. Male, 23 mm. Head and thorax ochreous- brown. Palpi dark-fuscous ; ; zn aspect whitish-ochreous. Antenne dark- fuscous. Abdomen reddish-ochreous ; apices of segments whitish- ochreous. Legs hitik ochreous; firs o pairs dark-fuscous anteriorly. Forewings elongate, coste, moderately arched, apex rounded, hindmargin slightly rounded, oblique ; ochreou s-brown, with ill- detined ochreous-whitish markings; an o Se suffusion i in dise; an outwardly curved line from costa at two- apex, separated by a fuscous spot; hindmargin and anal angle irrorated by fuscous scales ; Vive ochreous-whitish irrorated with fuscous. indwings fuscous ; wards base suffused with ochreous ; cilia whitish- re ium a faint fuscous line at apex and at anal angle. The type is in poor condition, but the species is a very distinct one. es Queensland; one specimen received from Mr. H. ryon LICHENAULA AMBLYGONA, m. sp. male, 28 mm. Vein 7 of forewings to hindmargin. He ian Palpi white; terminal joint mostly fuscous internally. Thorax fuscous, irrorated with -— Be ‚Abdomen ochreous- en, Legs whitish, irrorated with fuscous, except posterior i round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate; w feo rather densely irrorated with fuscous; a triangular fuse us suffusion on inner- ar ner margi suffusion on middle of hiaihné dolls cilia fuscous, at apex w at anal angle with white apices. Hindwings pale. -grey, nk Distinguished from ir other species with an angulated posterior line—Z. ox ona, Luc.; . goniodes, Turn., and L. micradelpha, Turn., pur the fuscous thorax. Brisbane, Queen sland ; one specimen taken by Mr. F Dodd. I am indebted to Lord Walsingham for permission to describe this species, of which the type is now in his collection. - LicHENAULA INSCRIPTA, Turn. p Veteres Mus., 1897, No. 4, 21. Male, Head and thorax white. Palpi white, MS a | second eie liebe fuscous-tinged. Antenne dark-fusco Abdomen fuscous : ; first two rings and apices of segments ind: ; 10 base and at apex whitish ; cilia whitish. Female, 26 mm. Abdomen wholly whitish. Forewings with angulated line replaced by a broad fuscous suffusion, prolonged along fold towards base, its posterior edge sharply de ned. Differs from L. oxygona, Luc., by the ground colour not being greyish, and by the numerous longitudinal blackish lines running into hindmargin ; also by the dot on fold. Its place im my tabulation should be altered accordingly. I have since taken a very perfect male on Mount Tambourine (1,800 ft:), Queensland, in November, and have recived a female taken at Brisbane from Mr. H. Tryon. LICHENAULA THOLODES, %. sp. slightly sinuate, scarcely oblique; purplish-fuscous, densel irrorated with whitish, Jess so along a line from base to anal angle: cilia fuscous. Hindwings with hindmargin sinuate beneath apex ; grey ; cilia pale-grey, with a darker basal line. Allied to Z. ignota, Turn., from which it differs in the purplish- fuscous colouring and absence of markings. : risbane, Queensland; two specimens taken at light in January and March. Maroca mytuica, Meyr. Maroga undosa, Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc., N.S.W., 1893, p- 164. sent a specimen of Lucas’ species to Mr. Meyrick, who 1n forms me that it is identical with his own. 11 EscHATURA LEMURIAS, Meyr. Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc., 1897, p. 382. Phleophora codonoptera, Turner, Annals Queensland Museum, 1897, p. 23. Mr. Meyrick's name has a few weeks’ priority. Whether my Phleophora lactea is referable to the same genus must be left undecided until the male is discovered. PROCOMETIS HYLONOMA, Meyr. Procometis acompta, Turn. Annals Queensland Museum, No. V., p. 30, and Procometis heterogama, Lower, Proc. Linn. Soc., N.S.W., 1899, p. 103, are identical with this species. Brisbane, Stradbrooke Island, and Warwick, Queensland ; Bathurst, New South Wales; and Kangaroo Island, South Australia. AGRIOPHARA NODIGERA, n. sp. Female, 18 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and antennæ ochreous- whitish, irrorated with fuscous. Pa pi very short, not reaching halfway to base of antenn:e, terminal joint minute. Abdomen ochreous-fuscous. Legs whitish, sparsely irrorated with fuscous ; 3 a ochreous-brown spot in dise before middle ; a more obscure curved line of raised dots from costa at one-half to above and before anal - angle; just beyond this is an ochreous-brown spot in dise at two- thirds ; a very obscure series of dots parallel to hindmargin, not raised ; cilia fuscous, with a few whitish scales, and a darker line at one-third. Hindwings fuscous-grey ; cilia grey, with a darker line at one-third. I do not think it necessary to remove this species from Agriophara, with which it agrees in neuration, but the peculiar Palpi constitute a new section of this genus. The markings are obseure, but the raised blackish dots are characteristic. Warwick, Queensland ; one specimen in October. (GECOPHORIDZE. The genera here treated of belong to the section of the family without male antennal ciliations, formerly regarded as a separate family, under the name of Depressariadır. 13 PEDOIS, Meyr. Mo ). rca t base, jun lower branch terminating abruptly before — margin, 2 an 3 from before anal an gle, 6 to apex or co 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. Hindwings 1 or slightly over 1, ibs 3 and 4 connate, 6 and 7 parallel. Posterior tibiæ long-haired. I have A al ight of six species, whieli may be tabulated us— th E en e E ME e i Vei 2. Forewings w with long streaks parallel to veins... cipuntl, m "y ede set without long streaks parallel to veins mopoda, 3 vest i t of palpi with a minute posterior tuft ix neurosticha, Lower Second joint o of palpi v without a minute © posterior i t fo i 4, 4. Hindwings ee m qe i = .. eurnorpha, Meyr. Hindwings not yellow T oe qe 5. Forewings orange-ochreous ... Ih = humerama, T alk. Forewings reddish n dei .. rhodomita, n. sp. PEDOIS nuwERANA, Walk. Armidale (3,500 ft.) and Tenterfield (3,000 ft.), New South Wales, in February. PEDOIS EURNORPHA, Meyr. (MSS.). Armidale (3,500 ft.), New South Wales, in October. PEDOIS NEUROSTICHA, Lower. oc. Roy. Soc., S.A., 1894, p. 112. Ar Victoria, i in January; two specimens received from Mr. S. Lye ell. PEDOIS TRIPUNCTELLA, Walk. Brisbane, Queensland, in August and September. PEDOIS COSMOPODA, n. sp. Male and female, 16-18 mm. Head and thorax grey, irrorated with whitish-grey ; face whitish. Palpi whitish ; second — with a dark-fuscous subapieal ring, and dark-fusco s basal an medium bars on external surface ; terminal joint d rk-fuscous _anteriorly, posteriorly pinkish- tinged. Antenne whitish, pinkish- tinged, annulated with dark-fuscous. Abdomen whitish-grey- hitish ; anterior and middle tibie pinkish, annulated with dark-fuscous. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa strongly arched 13 at base, thence straight, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; whitish-grey irrorated with dark-fus scous ; costal edge pin from base to a ex; the irroration is particularly dense along Weise, o Jem of dise, and in posterior portion of dise shows a ten ency to form short streaks parallel to veins ; cilia w hitish, faintly pinkish- tinged, with traces of a meditis fuscous indwings grey, paler towards ae ; ae grey. andgate and Wynum, near Brisbane, onen four specimens in August. T PEDOIS RHODOMITA, m. sp. Male, 19 mm. Head whitish, suffused with vinous-red. Pa lpi w hitish ; second joint externally suffused with dark-fuscous ; terminal joint reddish-tinged ; anterior and internal surface dark- fuscous, except at base an apex. Antennæ reddish, with fine blackish annulations, beneath whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous, reddish-tinged. Abdomen whitish. Legs whitish; anterior pair reddish-tinged. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa strongly arched at base, thence nearly straight, apex rounded, hindmargin dot in disc before middle, a second beyond middle, and a third on fold bankatk first; a series of reddish-fuscous dots on apical third of costa and hindmargin ; cilia reddish. Hindwings grey, cilia whitish. Allied to P. newrosticha, Lower; very distinct by the reddish colouring. Mt. Tambourine Queensland ; one specimen taken in January by Mr. C. J. Wild ERITORNENTA, Meyr. (MSS.). Head with appressed scales. Palpi long, second joint much exceeding base of antenne, terminal joint shorter than second, net stout, Rn Antenne as long, or nearly as long, as angle, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 apex. Hindwings 1, veins 3 and 4 stalked, 7 En d from 6 at base, somewhat approxi- mated in T then slightly diverging. I have three species “referable here— l. Hindvings a ochreous ... e Sm V MED iut Walk. mi stigmatias, n. sp. MI ra a series of ‘blackish dots from : base to costa at beyond middle — ... thyellia, Meyr. 14 PERITORNENTA CIRCULATELLA, Walk. Brisbane, Queensland, in October. PERITORNENTA THYELLIA, Meyr. (MSS.). Brisbane, Queensland. PERITORNENTA STIGMATIAS, Nn. Sp. Male, 17-19 mm. Head and thorax pale-fuscous ; face whitish. Palpi whitish; terminal joint pale-fuscous, except on internal surface. ntennz whitish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs elongate-oblong, costa strongly arched at base, thence nearly straight, apex obtusely rounded, hindmargin rounded, scarcely oblique ; pale-fuscous, with numerous dark-fuscous dots arranged in rows on veins; a line of dots from base to costa beyon« middle ; a second row from base to inner-margin beyond middle ; eight rows in posterior portion of disc; cilia whitish. Hindwings Brisbane and Mt Tambourine, Queensland ; two specimens in November and January. : SCORPIOPSIS SUPERBA, Turn. Proc. Roy. Soc., S.A., 1894, p. 133. I have seen a second specimen of this species taken by Mr. C. J. Wild on Mount Tambourine, Queensland, in February, and now in the Queensland Museum. PLUTELLIDZE. Exw1A vives, Walk. Lactura dives, Walk., Bomb, 486. Calligenia pilcheri, Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc., N.S.W., 1891, p. 279. Rockhampton, Bundaberg, and Brisbane, Queensland. ENÆMIA MIXOLEUCA, n. sp. Female, 18-19 mm. Head white. Palpi dark-fuscous; ter- variably developed white dot; anterior edge of fascia strongly sinuate, and connected with costa streak ; a second fascia trom 15 costa before apex to anal angle, , moderately broad, inwardly Ww nected with second fascia; cilia white, on markings dark-fuscous. Hindwings reddish- -orange, with an apical fuscous blotch ; cilia on apical ] portion fuscous, with a darker line at one-third, towards anal angle reddish-orange. Gympie, Queensland ; three PREISE taken by Mr. R. Illidge. CALLITHAUMA, n. g. Head with appressed scales, slightly projecting anteriorly. Palpi long; second joint exceeding base of antennæ, smooth scaled, soneel thickened towards apex ; terminal joint much shorter than second, slender, acute. Antennæ in male simple, pecten absent, Thorax smooth. Forewings rather narrow, 1 b furcate at base, 2 from four-fifths, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex. Hindwings under 1, cilia two-thirds, veins 3 and 4 connate, 6 and 7 parallel. Posterior tibi smooth-scaled. Male genitalia provided with a pair of long curved processes, arising from inferior surface and projecting upwards. CALLITHAUMA BASILICA, n. sp. Male and Female, 12-13 mm. Head ye ellow, mixed w reddish on crown. Palpi orange; terminal joint whitish, uh a broad subapical dark-fuscous ring. Antennæ whitish, annulated with blackish; base of first joint reddish. Thorax reddish, mixed with pale yellow. Abdomen grey. Legs whitish ; anterior tibie reddish. Forewings narrow elongate, costa moderately bright-red, mixed with purple-fuscous, markings e yellow, edges ot markings mostly clear red ; an oblique bar f costa; a moderate fascia from costa at one. fourth to inner margin before middle, broadest on costa, somewhat curved in isc; a dot on inner-margin beyond middle, a second dot in dise external to this— these show a variable tendency to connec- ochreous whitish. oowoomba and Fee Queensland; five specimens in September and October PSEUDOTORTRIX, n. g. ead with appressed scales, om tufts rather small. Palpi short, sii er not reaching base of antenne»; second joint Stout, with appressed scales ; ueri joint very short, rather . 16 stout, pointed. Antenne short (half) in male with short cilia- tions (half), pecten absent horax smooth. Abdomen stout. Forewings posteriorly dilated, apex rectangular, hindmargin not oblique ; v ein 1 b fureate at bas se, 2 from near angle of cell, 7 and 8 sale 8 to hindmargin, 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind- wings ov l; ; vein: 2 from angle of cell, 6 and 7 stalked. Posterior tibi smooth-scaled. am indebted to Mr. Meyrick for indicating the correct posi- tion of the following species, which supetticially has a close resemblance to some of the Tortricida. PsEUDOTORTRIX ACOSMA, n. sp. Male and female, 16-17 mm. Head and thorax brownish- fascous. Palpi brownish-fuscous; internal surface of second joint white. Antenn:e whitish-ochreous, sometimes fuscous. men dark-fuscous or brownish-fuscous. Legs whitish. Forewings posteriorly strongly dilated, costa modera tely arched, apex rectangular, hindmargin very slightly sinuate, rounded beneath, not oblique ; brownish-fuscous, posterior portion of psi sometimes suffused with brownish-ochreous ; sometimes a small fuscous middle; a fuscous dot in disc at ml ; followed by tw oblique fuscous lines from costa at three-fifths and foun fifths t : same speci TINEIDZE, NEMOPHORA, Hübner, This genus has not hitherto been recorded outside Europe, and was in some doubt as to whether the first species here recorded should be referred to it, as in my solitary specimen the face is dam: and palpi broken. In a second c wee d allied species received from Mr. G. Lyell these parts are perfect. NEMOPHORA LEPTOSTICTA, n. sp. Male 13 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen nte . Antenne over three, white. Legs whitish. Forewings pos . teriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, 17 hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; white, with numerous pale- grey dots tending to form interrupted transverse strigule ; cilia white. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia white. Ballandean (2,500 ft.), Queensland ; one specimen in February, NEMOPHORA IOLAMPRA, n. sp. Female, 16 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and antennz fuscous. Antennæ over two. Abdomen grey. Legs pale-fuscous; posterior pair whitish. Forewings narrow-elongate, not dilated, costa May. ZONOPS, n. g. Head and face densely rough-haired. Eyes in male divided by a horizontal ridge of scales into upper and lower segments ; lower present. Labial palpi moderate, second joint slender, with horizontal ridge of scales apparently serves to divide the field of vision of each eye into an upper and a lower part. ZONOPS HETEROLEUCA, n. sp. Male and female, 15-16 mm. Head, face, palpi, and antenne dark-fuscous; fillet and bases of antenn® whitish in female. Thorax dark-fuscous, patagia pale-fuscous; in female wholly Abd fuscous, annulated with whitish ; posterior pair whitish-fuscous. Forewings narrow-elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round. B 18 wings two, sinuate beneath apex ; dark-fuscous, in female grey ; cilia grey, with a dark-fuscous line at one-third. Brisbane, Queensland ; two specimens. XYSMATODONA POLYMERES, n. sp. Male, 16 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous. Antenne dark-fuscous ; basal jeint ochreous-whitish. horax dark-fuscous. Abdomen grey; tuft ochreous - whitish e whitish; antorior pair dark-fuscous, with obscure whitish annula- i Forewings elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex peak grates hindmargin obliquely rounded; vein 7 absent; ite; markings dark-fuscous ; a narrow basal fascia prolonged ourth before middle of inner-margin, ~ anterior edge very irregular, deeply excavated in middle; a rather large triangular spot on species is probably variable; cilia whitish, faintly ochreous- tinged, on spots bases are fuscous. Hindwings very pale- Yetis- grey ; ; cilia whitish. It ars to resemble X. hamalitha, Meyr., but may be dis- Kt er, by the wholly pale hindwings. Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in July. XYSMATODONA LENCERES, m. sp. Female, 18 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and antenne white. Abdomen. whitish-grey ; tuft whitish. m whitish-grey; pos- terior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, costa ren un 3 LA 2. 4 E. $ 3 er * g 12, whitish-grey scales, tending to form transverse strigule; cilia white. Hindwings very pale- whitish-grey ; cilia white. Closely allied to X. pelochra, Meyr., differing in its white colour. From X. nephelodes, Meyr., it may be distinguished by the neuration. Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in October. XYSMATODONA PELOCHRA, Meyr. The female is iia ic paler in colour than the male, but otherwise similar ARDIOSTERES SCOTEINA, n. sp, Male, 22mm. Head dark-fuscous. Palpi ochreous, mixed with dark ciliations ; fuscous, except towards base and at apex 19 Antenne dark-fuscous. Thorax with a large posterior crest; dark- aper ; apex of patagia and two postero-lateral spots pale- ochre Abdomen dark- Fons d beneath ochreous; tuft large, ee whitish. Legs dark-fuscous, mix with ochreous. Forewings moderate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa rather strongly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely middle ; cilia dark- fuscous, with a whitish spot sg below middle of hindmargin. Hindwings and cilia dark-fuse t. Tambourine (1, oe ft.), Queensland ; one UTER taken by Mr. Illidge in Febru ary. CHRYSORYCTIS OCHROXANTHA, ^. sp. Female, 15 mm. Head pale-yellowish. Maxillary palpi dark- fuscous. Labial palpi dark-fuscous; internal surface whitish. Antenne dark fuscous. Thorax dark-fuscous, with a small . yellowish posterior spot. Abdomen fuscous. Legs pale-ochreous ; anterior and middle tibie and tarsi dark-fuscous. Forewings fuscous streak along costa nearly to middle, at base reaching i a pale-iridescent-purple fascia from costa at three- fourths, broadening beneath, bounded anteriorly by a fine fuscous, nearly straight line to inner-margin at two-thirds, pos- teriorly efined, and reaching to lower part of h rein ; included in middle of fascia is a small oval yellowish spot, placed transversely, and edged by fuscous scales; a sho ark- wings dark- -grey, with Pas reflections ; cilia grey. Distinguished by the pale colouring, large pe area not occupied by purplish band, and dark subapical strea Brisbane, Qneensland ; one specimen in Ru GRACILARIA PARALLELA, Tur Brisbane, from July to Noveniber; wees to Acacia AR and Acacia aulacocarpa. GRACILARIA LACINIELLA, Meyr. Very common in Brisbane from August to October, but * In the description of this species, for ‘alternating " read “‘ attenuating.” 20 smaller in size than specimens from Sydney. The larve are tapering posteriorly, of a pale-yellowish-green, and nine roundish blotches in the leaves of Hucalyptus piperita (?) and Eucalyptus eugenioides, on which they are sometimes very abundant. GRACILARIA TRISTAINE, Turn. I have bred this species also from Eugenia ventenatii. Like the preceding, the antenns are porrected in repose. Brisbane, from September to December. GRACILARIA OPHIODES, Turn. I took four specimens, all larger and finer than the type, on a fence in Warwick, Queensland, in October. GRACILARIA POLYPLACA, Lower. Male and female, 10-12 mm. Differs from G. ida, Meyr., as streak absent, replaced by two discal spots; fourth and fifth costal streaks not touching, but separated by a band of ground- colour; black margins of fifth, sixth, and seventh costal streaks. e. y ` = T Stt. as defined by Meyrick, it may be distinguished by absence of pale-yellowish suffusion along costa, absence of spot on fold, Tristania suaveolens. G.ida I have always found attached to- Eucalyptus piperita (1), G. formosa to Eugenia ventenatii. GRACILARIA ALBICINCTA, n. sp. Male, 85 mm. Head and thorax pale-ochreous-brown. Maxil- lar lpi ochreous-whitish. Labial alpi ochreous-whitish ; second joint with an apical, terminal joint with a median and subapical dark-fuscous ring. Antenne longer than forewings, ochreous - whitish, annulated with dark -fuscous. bdomen ochreous-fuscous ; beneath whitish. Legs whitish ; apices of — — o B g g & 2 e & B Fi £e B M £g = c S B - = " 5 a = ica D B £g. r > middle tibie much thickened with scales. Forewings reddish ochreous-fuscous, with scattered dark-fuscous scales; an out 21 wardly oblique whitish faseia before middle, edges parallel, well defined, with dark-fuscous scales; some n dark-fuscous dots in fascia ; basal part of dise darker coloured than beyond fascia; cilia dark-fuscous, with a whitish subapical line, at anal angle whitish. Hindwings and cilia dark-grey. Nearest G. xylophanes, Turn., but very distinct by the oblique whitish fascia. Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in September, GRACILARIA LEPTALEA, n. 8p. Male and female, 6-7 mm. Head and thorax whitish. Palpi white; second joint with an apical, terminal joint with a median dark-fuscous ring. Antenne dark-grey. Abdomen dark-grey. Legs whitish’; apex of tarsal joints fuscous ; anterior tibie and first tarsal joints, outer aspect of distal portion of middle and posterior tibie dark-fuscous. Forewings ochreous-fuscous; a white line along inner margin, somewhat dilated at anal angle, to middle; a fine line fro sta at one-fourth, running closely eneath costa to three-fourths, there bent obliquely across disc to anal angle; its lower rgin suffused with k-fuscous, ORNIX TRIGONOPHORA, 7. Sp. Male and female, 10-11 mm. Head and palpi white. Antenne grey. Thorax white, sides fuscous-grey. omen grey, tuft white. Legs white, annulated with grey ; anterior pair grey. Forewings narrow-elongate ; fuscous-grey, markings white DA broad line along inner-margin, its posterior half containing several streaks of ground-colour; three short oblique lines from costa at two-fifths, three-fifths, and four-fifths ; a straight fuscous line, with leaden metallic lustre from costa before apex to anal angle; a dark.fuscous line around margin at apex, enclosing 22 Mt. Tambourine, Queensland ; a dozen specimens taken at one spot in November. ORNIX ACROBAPHES, n. sp. Male, 11 mm. Head and palpi white. Antenne grey. Thorax grey (?). Abdomen grey, tuft white. Legs white, nnulated with fuscous ; anterior pair mostly fuscous. Forewin gs narrow- elongate ; grey, markings white, a broad streak along inner-margin, several very short streaks from costa; ante- apical portion of ' disc c mostly white, containing two short parallel longi- tudinal dark-fuscous streaks ; dam portion white, enclosed in a triangular fuscous line, an ntaining a grey blotch, with central dark-fuscous ut ; cilia "dte, at apex with apices dark- fuscous, at anal angle gr Hin dwings grey, er half intense black, the boundary line i is irregular ; > cilia g Closely allied to the preceding, but at once Totag by the blackish hindwings. The type is not in perfect condition. Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in January. LEIOPRORA, n. g. Head smooth. Tongue short. Antennæ veis eunt veg one, in male simple, basal joint dilated and concave benca form eyecap. Labial palpi short, filiform, cui ng, pol ied Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibie with short stiff transverse vein rudimentary, 3 and 4 absent, 6, 7, and 9 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent. Hindwings linear, cell open, 3, 4, 5, and 6 absent Allied to Lyonetia, Hb., and Phylloenistis, Zel. Distinguish- able from the former by the smooth he: ad, and from the latter by the long antenne, also by the neuration. LEIOPRORA ASCEPTA, n. 8p. Male and female, 5-7 mm. Head ochreous-fuscous, face and palpi white. Antenne greyish, basal joint whitish. Thorax ochreous-fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs whitish, anterior tibie and tarsi fuscous. Forewings narrow-elongate ; ochreous- decus with golden reflections ; an indistinet fuscous suffusio n on of inner-margin, and another on costa iddle ; a v aed fuscous line from inner-margin at eo thirds ee through disc to apex; cilia whitish, apices fuscous, at anal angle grey, with a blackish apical dot, edged towards costa with a few golden- metallic scales indwings and cilia grey Brisbane, TRABE y taken rather ER on fences from June to September. 23 OPOSTEGA NUBIFERA, N. Sp. Ma mm. Head and palpi white. Antenne greyish; basal joint white. Thorax white. Abdomen dark-grey. Legs whitish; anterior pair grey. orewings elongate: white; markings suffused greyish; two rather broadly suffused acutely angulated fascize, first before middle, second beyond middle, in- terrupted in disc; a rather broad grey line around apex and hindmargin ; cilia grey-whitish, at apex with basal half white, interrupted by a narrow oblique blackish bar. Hindwings and Resembles O. chalinias, Meyr., but distinguished by the wholly white head, and ape rather broadly suffused markings without golden- fuacous- tin Toowoomba, Qua dud one specimen in September. ELACHISTID A. STATHMOPODA MANNOPHORA, %. sp. Male 14 mm. Hea ark-fuscous ; face ‘tite’ Palpi, external surface dark-fuscous, internal surface white. Antenne whitish-ochreous. Thorax white, with a moderate posterior dark- fuscous spot. Abdomen grey; edges of segments and tuft whitish-ochreous. ^ Legs pale-ochreous; anterior pair fuscous. Forewings white; a moderate dark fuaccus basal fascia; a moderate fuscous-brown fascia from costa at two-thirds to anal angle; cilia on costa whitish-ochreous, at apex fuscous, thence grey, becoming whitish-ochreous again on inner-margin. Hind- wings grey; cilia grey, towards base of inner-margin whitish- ochreous. pn to S. pantarches, Meyr., but at once distinguished by e dark-fuseous head. le veros jer one specimen in November, taken by Mr. H. Tryon LozosToMA ASEMA, m. sp. Female, 10-11 mm. Head dark-fuscous, narrowly edged pos- teriorly with yellow; face and fillet whitish. Palpi whitis!:. Antenne whitish. Thoras bright-yellow. Abdomen grey. Legs whitish ; anterior pair fuscous. Forewings bright-yellow ; some- times a minute dark-fuscous dot in disc beyond middle; cilia bright yellow. Hindwings and cilia grey. Distinguished by the absence of marking. Br isbane and Mt. emae Queensland ; four specimers in October and November. NOTES-ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDSKINS FROM KALGOORLIE, W. By Roserr HALL. [Communicated by. Proressor E. C. SriRLING.] [Read April 3, 1900.] Kalgoorlie, Alice Springs, and Derby are approximately 1,000 miles from each other, embracing a triangular-like mass of species are known to be associated with the South-West position. To Mr. Lindsay Cameron I am indebted for a nice collection of with low rounded hills every few miles, and is covered with short and dry eucalyptus-scrub some 15 feet high. Occasional Casuarinas are seen, wit lsolaceæ interspersed between the ms. Eucalypts, perhaps 50 feet high, are represented wit their branches meagrely supplied with foliage. There appears to be no surface water away from the minin i of this colony is supplying us from a part some 300 miles distant.” From this information we may gather that water birds will not be mentioned in this esent “list, and ae it is a land in which an stern man so much misses the organ-pipe strains of the Persia d u ) and the piping "eins of the Magpie Lark Thos the Sir Thomas Elder Expedition, who above Kalgoortie, and as recorded in the Trans. Roy. Soc., S.A., XVI, p. 156. Eighteen specimens of ten species are there no oted as the total ornitho- logical results of that long journey. The Bower-bird (Chlamy- dodera guttata) appears to bave been the most important find, and not before or since recorded as found in W.A. The Cockatoo (Cacatua roseicapilla) was at that time noted as well, this beings one of three field observations in the West to date. Recorded now as found in West and South-West Australia is the yellow- 35 throated Minah ( Manorhina flavigula). It has probably made its course from the centre of the Eyrean sub-region, where it has long been known to exist. The species received by myself are 33 in number. Mr. Cameron has noted in addition ten species. the ten species recorded by the Elder Expedition further North, seven are found near Kalgoorlie township. CERCHNEIS CENCHROIDES, Vig. and Hors. Tinnunculus cenchroides, V. and H.; id., Gould, Bds, Austr., fol. vol. 3. Cerchneis cenchroides, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., I., p. 431 ; Hall, “ Key to the Birds of Austr.," p. 3. Adult skin pa oh December, 1898. Bars on tail feathers almost obsolet Both sexes take part in incubation, the male ing its mate in the task of incubation pied the day. The young when ready to fly are without the yellow ce HIERACIDEA ORIENTALIS, pa el. Hieracidea berigora, Gould., Bds. Austr., fol. vol. I., pl. 11. Hieracidea orientalis, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. L, p. 122; Hall, * Key to the Birds of Austr.,” p. 3. One juvenile skin received. PACHYCEPHALA GILBERTI, Gould. Pachycephala gilberti, Gould, Bds. Austr, fol IL, pl. 71; Gadow, Brit. Mus, Ca t. Bds eo VIIL, p. 210; Hall, * Key to € Birds of Austr.,’ Skin, male, es 10/98, This specimen does not show a black bg dd collar. b. grey, Pos wing coverts sandy buff. Length of wing, 3:75 ins.; tail 3:5 in On Se bv de lst a nest was found i m: four eggs, three being the hitherto recorded number to a clutch. The nest was composed of small sticks and bark, the ee being— Exterior diameter, 6 ins.; depth of cavity, 4 ins.; total depth, 6 ins.; depth of cavity, 2 ins. Height of nest from 5 feet. ACANTHIZA APICALIS, Gould. Acanthiza apicalis, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. HE, pl. 57; Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds, VIL, p. 296; Hall, “Key to the birds of Austr., ' p. 25. Skin, adult male, 14/8/98. It is a plentiful bird here. 26 SERICORNIS BRUNNEA, Gould. Pyrrholemus brunnea, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. TTI., pl. 68- Sericornis brunnea, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. e . Bds., VIL, p. 302 5 id., Hall, * Key to the Birds of Austr.,’ | Skin, adult male, 12/3/99. Zoe. le Ridge. Micra@ca ASSIMILIS, Gould. Micreca Ben muet, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. ne Me vol, V4 9. 124; Hall, * Key to the Birds i Austr.," p. 1 Adult skin (unsexed), 16/10/'9 PoMATORHINUS SUPERCILIOSUS, Vig. and Hor. Pomatorhinus superciliosus, Gould, Bds. Aust., fol vol. IV.» pl. 22; Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. VIT., p. 419; Hall a, b. Male and female, 1 99, c, d. Immature skins, 17/1798, 19/3/99. XEROPHILA, sp. The one skin received does not agree with any of the known species as described. X. leucopsis is the only species of the genus in Western Australia, and with that it has very little agreement. A provisional description was rd by the writer in the “ Vic- torian Naturalist,” XVI., No. 2 CINCLOSOMA ner Gould. Cinclosoma castanonotus, Gould, Bds. Austr, fol vol. IV., 1.5 en castanonotum, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., VII, p. 333; Hall, “ Key to the Birds of Aust.,” p. 27. Adult skin, male, 2/12,’98. The bac k end. rump feathers are dull chestnut, mn with the rich chestnut of the Eastern birds in my cabine rd RUFA, Gould. Climacteris rufa, Gould, Bds. Austr, fol. vol. IV., pl. 94; Gadow, Brit. Mus . Cat. Bds., VITI., p. 335 ; Hall, “ Key to the Birds of Austr.," p. 35. Adult skin, male, 24/1/98. The common tree-creeper of this district. CLIMACTERIS SUPERCILIOSA, North. Climacteris supareilioea, — Horn Exp. yr Aust., Zool., plate; Hall, * Phe Nat,” vol. X VL, No. 11; id, " Key to n ; 35. ES n" sos 30/10, '08. b. Skin, female, IRAM 98. ceipt of a skin from Nannine, and dated 30/1 /99. “Tt is probably a female, and oak sn Rs central 27 tail deserto to be brown rather than grey, the colour of the upper Wale Perraca BICOLOR, Vig. and Hors. Petroica bicolor, Gould., Bds. Austr., fol. vol. TII., pl. 7 Petreca bicolor, Sharpe, Brit. Mus Cat. Bds. , vol. TV p. 173; Hall, * Key to the Birds of Austr.," p. Adult skin (not sexed), 11/12/ "98. The habits of this bird are very different to those of the other members of this family, and one would scarcely know it to belong to the Robins. It pipes its Moe notes from early to late, and when other Robins are in the shade, this is most actively chasing and eapturing grasshoppers. E^ freely associates with other birds (as the Artamide). Amongst birds in general, there appears to be security in numbers. PETRa:wA GoopENovil, Vig. and Hors. Petroica goodenovii, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. III., pl. Petrwca goodenovii, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Birds, "vol. dv. p. 171; Hall, “Key to the Birds of Austr." p. 13. a. Adult sn LA 20/1/99. c. Skin, juv. male, Dec., 1898. b. Immature skin d. Skin, juv. female, Den, 1898. (a). It is tuc on the throat and duller on the breast than the Eastern skins in my collection. The forehead ‘t reds ” bear the same relation to the breast “reds” in each. (b). It has the basal frontal mark duller than in (a) and much less of it. The breast red is dull, throat brownish-blac (c) It has only a trace of red on the M xd pectoral regions ; throat, crown, and nape greyish-brow (d). It has a tant trace of red on the i oe none on the reas mage of what are called the Red Robins is quite im- perfect * the close of 12 months, yet in this phase they nest and rear a family. Immature birds in Victoria have nested in August of different years. Matured birds will breed twice in a season with two to three eggs laid on successive days. Incubation lasts 14 days, Ae which the disturbed bird will often feign injury when you approach the nest. Mr. J. A. Hill, of Kewell, in a letter to me gives the time between the starting of nest- eds; one patch of brownish feathers remain iet on the chest, while all the others either had * burst their buds " or were doing So into bright-red. Excepting the middle feathers, all the others of the tail were short and irregularly graduated. The brownish 28 wing primaries were giving way to the black quills in order from the first; the earthy plumes of the remaining parts of the body were making poo for the blacks; abdomen and lower tail coverts were already white. Gould proved P. un to moult its “ reds" annually. An supply shows out almost patch for patch in P. phen i in zen Mint 36/1/1900. described Roy. Soc. of V e song of this species is clear and strong, like "p. leggii, but | is much sweeter and of a different setting. ARTAMUS PERSONATUS, Gould. Artamus personatus, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IT., pl. 31; Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat., Bds., vol. XTIL, p. 16; Hall, a Key to a R 48. Immature skin, female, 24/11/98. The mask is not so well defined as in adult rums pua the outer borders of the primaries are edged with light-bro ; his species, like Pora cor onoides, places outposts as an act of prevention when bellicose birds are in thə neighbourhood. They change their sentinels ati eo £ "t log e always sure to have m concerning A. superciliosus. In this case the enemy seemed specially to be the White-backed Crow-shrike (C. leuconota). ARTAMUS SORDIDUS, Latham. Artamus pex Gould, Bds. Austr. fol vol IL, pl 27; Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus, vol. XIIL., p. 19; Hall, «a Key to the Birds of Austr." p. 4 a. Skin, female, 146/98. No white in third primary—indi- cates not quite mature. Second primary lon st. h b. Skin, ee male, 10/12/96. T pper and under surfaces brown, ked and spotted with dusky white, much stronger on the ings deep slate, second and third seit late brown. Tout of wing, 3-1 ins.; culmen, d idi: r5 39 The following portion of their gregarious habit is specially in- teresting :— Roosting for the Night.—Usually in fine weather the sheltered side of a rough shell of an old tree is selected. When cold nights prevail, a stump, so Mee that the upper part forms an inverted funnel, is then chosen. The interest is to watch the shuffling upward movements my the birds as they move towards and enter the hole. While those on the stump are getting safely large enough to hold all; they then cluster in a great bunch (like a beeswatuj when ab rest) beneath the dome. Hence the ditions. Should a person pass too near, there is a nerve-startling rush, such as a tree falling close to ae would produce, and the process of camping has to be repeate PARDALOTUS ORNATUS, Temm. Pardalotus striatus, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. II., pl. 38. Pardalotus ornatus, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bas.) vol. X., p. 55; Hall, * Key to the Birds of Austr.," p. 46. a, b. Skins, adult male and female, 397 98. COLLYRIOCINCLA RUFIVENTRIS, Gould. Collyriocincla i peu Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IT., pl. 75; Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat je vol. IIL, p. 292; Hall, “ Key 3 : a. Skin, adult female, Tra '98. b. Skin, immature female, 4/9/98. a). General eee brownishgrey, lores and iiber parts cor- responding with the brown over most of the grey. Bi black ; length, 0:9 in (5). General colour of plumage grey, lores and other parts agreeing, except region of vent and under tail coverts, which correspond with those of a. Bill light-horn, poo along the culmen ; length, 0-75 inch. he immature female has the eyebrow like its surroundings in colour. TAENIOPYGIA CASTANOTIS, Gould. Amadina castanotis, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. III., pl. 87. eniopygia en Sharpe, Brit. Cat. Bds., vol XIIL, p. 311; Hall, * Key Bds. Austr.," p. 50. Skin, male, 20/11/'98. Forehead and crown uniform grey; under portion of tail deep brown. That this species is a “ host” of the cuckoo, Chaleococeyx basalis, is now placed on record. Mr. Cameron writes—'*A colony of the chestnut-eared Finch had its nests sprinkled about, some 30 eggs, and others vacant. In one of the latter I found the euckoo's egg (skin since received). I left it, and several days after (November 19) I visited the nest, and found no other eggs dded. The Finches had deserted. In one tree there were as many as 30 nests. In the split spout of a ‚eucalypt the nest " oecasionally built." A favourite situation in the vp is at t base of a Crow or Hawk's nest, and the Finch and Hawk per = within a foot of each other amicably. One nest had a elutch of nine eggs. Sometimes the rudely-built nests meant for the non- sitting bird will contain eggs. The v atat of the nest will ma placed in polygynum were very small deg slightly built. It prefers open and dry country, although its presence is indicative of water not being far away. Mr. J. P. Rogers has communi- cated to me a field pia of value. Inland from the Fitzroy River two of us had a terrible thirst experience, and, although we watched a hundred of this bird, we could not find water along the creek bed. atching carefully a dozen, we saw them settle in the bowl of the lowest fork of a large mulga, pa following them, we found about two ee of water init. This is about what is saved from a slight aele and we are pleased to acknowledge thas service rendered by a species of Finch. EPHTHIANURA TRICOLOR,* Gould. Ephthianura tricolor, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IIT., pl. 66; gei Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. MIL, B. 667; Hall, * Key Bds. P. A adult male. at appears in great numbers at Kalgoorlie by the end of October, and begins to depart towards the end of December. Further North Æ. aurifrons has been noticed (Elder Exp.). OREOICA CRISTATA,* Lewin. Oreoica gutturalis, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IT., pl. 81. Oreoica cristata, Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., VIIL, p. 174; Hall, “ rid Bds. Austr.," p. 32. , juv. male, 13/5/99. Forehead brownish-grey, crest feathers Tight black and less in number than in the adult; back less ruddy than in adult; throat fawn-grey, with two whitish feathers on the gorget; one to two blacks showing on breast; winglet new. b. Skin, adult male. The forehead is black, while the lores are the creamy colour of the throat. The lores of a are brownish, like the forehead, with a flush of grey over them. The call of the young differs from that of the adult, and Mr. Cameron clearly distinguishes it from the call of the Eastern 3l bird. The aborigines of W.A. have noted two settled calls. This supports the err of Dr. Stirling and Mr. Zeitz (Roy. Soc., S. A., p. 156) that they are the calls of young and old of the same species. A nest with three eggs was hidden in a group of young leaves. 3 CRACTICUS DESTRUCTOR, Temm. Cracticus destructor, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. TI., pl. 52 Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. VIIL, p. 100; Hall, «Key Bye mining a series of skins, I find the most developed male may be marine by the white throat, grey back, flanks and sides of upper breast greyish-white ; culmen, 1:62 inches. The development i is from deep-brown on the dorsal region to black and young is displaced by the faint blue-grey on the sides of the breast in the adult. Skin, juv. male, 11/12/98. The feather-shafts from the forehead to the interscapulum are rufous-brown. b. Skin, female fledgling, about three days out of nest, 20/11/97. Head, neck, and back deep-brown ; N light-brown ; zuppa fa tail coverts light-brown, barred with deep-brown ; centre heek tinged with pale-rufous ; bill brownish-black at the base, brown at the tips; legs | sla atey- -brown. Length of wing, 4:3 ins.; tail, 2-8 ins.; culmen, PTILOTIS ORNATA, Gould. Ptiletis ornata, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., pl. 39; Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. IX., p. 244; Hall, “Key Austr. Bds.,” a. Skin, adult female, 4/9/98. Loc.—Golden Ridge. b. Skin, adult female, 16/10/98. Loc. Mi Eoi Centre. The two centre tail feathers were very much dec c. Skin, immature, 2/4/99. Loc.—“ Hannan's Taa ” General : br more heavily blotched with brown ges of inner webs of primaries edged with fulvous. New fail quills were developing, and the bird was concluding its autumn moult. MANORHINA FLAVIGULA, Gould. Myzant tha Jlavigula, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., p. 79. Manorkini flavigula, Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., ‘vol. IX; P. 261; Hall, * Key Austr. Bds.," p. 44. 32 je, adul female, 5/3/99. Length of wing, 47 ins; tail, 4:5 in his | bird was concluding its moult, and the innermost quill was pos ng.” The winglet feathers had their sheaths still attac The Winding of M. flavigula in West or S.W. Australia is now placed on record, and the law of representation with this genus, as defined by Gould, is a little interfered with. In likely proba- bility it has journeyed from the central portion of the continent. GLYCYPHILA ALBIFRONS, Gould. Glycyphila er Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., pl. 29; Gadow, Brit. Cat. Bds., vol. IX.. p- 211; Hall, “ Key Bds. ges y d p^ . Tmmature skin, 27/11/98. . Immature skin, male, 27/11/98. Forehead black, a few of the Haken fiore feebly tipped with slatey-white ; around eye dusky-black, edged with impure white ; primaries and primaries- coverts-margins yellowish-green ; under surface of wing fulvous ; upper tail coverts rufous, Bet parts black ; abdomen, flanks, and under tail coverts whitish, with centres of ‘feathers narrowly marked with brownish-black ; bill, legs, and feet black. Wing, 5ins.; tail, 3 ins.; tarsus, 0:8 ins. ; 'éulmen, 0:65 ins. ENTOMPHILA LEUCOMELAS, Cuvier. Melicophila picata, Gould, Bds. nn. a vol. IV., pl. 49. Entomophila leucomelas, Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. IX., p. 220; Hall, '* Key Bds. Aust, ” p. 40. Skin, adult female, 19/10/98 CUCULUS PALLIDUS, Latham. Cuculus inornatus, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., pl. 85. Cuculus pallidus, Shelley, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. XIX., p- 261; Ball, * Key Bds. eus p. 58. Skin, adult male, 4/9/98 The male skins in my cabinet been to fall into three phases in which T lilt E throughout the 5 zn ure, in which white does not predominate throughout the preme The feathers are narrowly edged with white, and 33 feebly dentated by the white; quill tips not edged with white other than the third, and that slightly so. The pigment of the plumage as a whole is dark-brown. Bill blaekish; culmen, 0:8 in. d. ult, in which there is little white thro ughout the plumage, the feathers not being edged with white, and some of the quills and rectrices alone dentated with white; win generally light-brown. Bill blackish; culmen, 0:85 in, and broader at nostrils than in a or b. CHALCOCOCCYX BASALIS, Horsf. Chrysococcya.lucidus, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., pl. 89. Chalcococcyx basalis, Shelley, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. SIN. p. 294; Hall, *Key Bds. Austr.," p. 59. An egg only of this bird was sent to me, but subsequently I was personally able to collect the species just N.E. of Albany. MisocALIUS PALLIOLATUS, Latham. Chalcites oseulans, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., pl. 88. Misocalius PO Shelley, Brit. Mus, Cat. Bds., “val XIX, p. 279; Hall, “ Key Bds. Austr.,” p. 59. Skin, adult female, 4/9/98. HALCYON PYRRHOPYGIUS, Gould. Halcyon pyrrhopygia, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. II., pl. 22. Halycon pyrrhopygius, Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., XVII., p. 258; Hall, * Key Bds. Austr.," p. 57. The adult skin dated December, 1896, has a pale-green head and a clear white nuchal collar. PsEPHOTUS MULTICOLOR, Temm. Psephotus multicolor, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. voL V., Eu Salvadori, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. XX., p. 566; Hall, “ Key ds. Aus str.,” p- 67. a. Skin, adult female, ie: b. Skin, adult male, 11/12/’9 C. Skin, adult male, 15/3/99. a, b, and e indicate three distinct phases of the plumage :— imaries, secondaries, their coverts, the tail and its posed. b) Generai plum above olive, as well as upon the throat and chest; — ae abdomen lemon-green ; shoulder feathers (ce) The olive P (b) is bright-green; abdomen orange yellow; shoulder feathers bright-yellow, illustrating indios oism. Specimen (b) would need to go through another moult to c 34 obtain a brighter frontal yellow band, a clearer red upon the shoulders, and more white upon the tail feathers to become fully adult. BARNARDIUS ZONARIUS, Shaw. Platycercus bauri, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. V., pl. 20. Barnardius zonarius, Salvad., Brit. Mus. Cat. Bde, XX., p. 560; Hall, ** Key Bds. Austr.," p. 66. Adult skin, 19/2/99. The specimen was concluding a moult, for the last of the yellow feathers of the breast were “ ‘bursting All but the outer three quills have a maculated line upon the under surface of the wing. In the South-West this species nips off the blossoms of the eucalypts when they have once been explored for nectar. It is not improbable that this is the means for saving the labour of mining a flower. Thousands of blossoms daily fall by this mean MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS, Shaw, pé at wundulatus, Y Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. V., pl. 44; zug t. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. XX., p. 594; Hall, « Key Bds. Aust p. 68. Skin, wt SR 16/10/98. The species flocks into the district in July, and pairs in October, as far as noted. The skin received showed an inner quill missing from one wing, and one strangely The not unusual occurrence of a snake entering the nest of a bird oceurred under Mr. Cameron's notice, and the four eggs were — by the reptile, after which it slept for several hours in the ne The following species have been recognised by Mr. Cameron, without the skins being forwarded to the writer :— Graucalus melanops, La Podargus phalenoides, Gould (1). Eupodotis australis, Gray. Dromeus nove-hollandie, Latham. Cherameca leucosternum, Gou Plectrorhynchus lanceolatus,* Gould. Gymnorhina dorsalis, Camp. Rhipidura tricolor. Vieill. er * Not yet recorded as a W.A. species. FURTHER NoTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW GENERA AND SPECIES By the Rev. T. BraAcKBURN, B.A. XXVI. [Read May 1, 1900.] CARABID/E. CLIVINA. C. eyrensis, sp. nov. Minus convexa; sat nitida; brunneo- testaceus; mandibulis brevibus; clypeo ab “alis” distincto, quam a magis prono antice fere truncato ad extremi- lis (fere u b. transversim leviter rugato vix punctulato, foveis posticis fere nullis; elytris sat zequaliter sat profunde striatis, striis parum manifeste punctulatis, stria quinta antice cum externis conjuncta; tibiis anticis extus tridentatis. I 3+L; 1. i I characters mentioned above it will be seen that this species ; falls into the group called by Mr. Sloane (Proc. L. mp other strie), by the almost complete absence of elongate foveæ near the 3 hos pronotum, and by its more convex eyes. From the s of the obliquata group not known to Mr. Sloane (of all of “which the types are in my collection) C. eyrensis differs by its much more convex eyes. S. Australia; near Lyndhurst (Lake Eyre basin), taken by Herr Koc C. Adelai ide, Blackb. I ies this Dopo of mentioning that this insect appears to me to be mo that Mr. eoe identifies with C. Siruta Pate. Me oane (/.c.) gives reasons for thinking that obliquata is Funded on an insect = 36 ei Segen deni ien by its author's description, —reasons. b the whole conclusive,—and therefore c. "Adelaide indt be ee I think, as a synonym of obliquata. CYLCOTHORAX. C. ad C Blackb. Mr. Sloane in a recent valuable paper (P.L.S., N.S.W., 1899, p. 563) discusses the relation of this insect to his new species C. cordicollis, and mentions my having half their length so that s Aree the segment is in front of the middle even of the par t with curved sides, whereas in peryphoides the dotresponding part of the lateral Putney is an wider and tesi erh robust-looking. LAMELLICORNES. CEPHALODESMIUS. a Š nor, sp. nov. Niger, antennis palpisque pallidis; sat opacus ; clypeo brevius 4-dentato, dentibus medianis quam ceteri paullo longioribus; prothorace transverso, sat crebre minus fortiter punctulato, leviter canaliculato (canali antice obsoleto), ad latera ampliato-depresso, parte ampliata ad medium tuberculo parvo instructa, lateribus paalo ante medium et sat longe ne medium perspicue angulatis (inter sulcatis (ut C. a rmigeri, Westw., ERS). setis brevibus crassis ferrugineis sparsim vest itis 37 Maris pygidio sat convexo, opaco (apice anguste nitido), minus perspicue nn setis ut elytra vestitis ; ; tibiis posticis manifeste flex Femin: pygidio latos ut maris sculpturato et vestito, es postiea nitida in medio retrorsum me oeg ep tibiis posticis haud flexuosis. Long., Closely allied to C. armiger, Westw., but a ven rm with the clypeal teeth shorter, and having the outline of the prothorax notably different. The lateral margin of that segment runs from well-defined angle runs nearly straight (but slightly inward) nearly to the base where it makes another angle, from which it runs very obliquely to bee base. = outline ‚between the front the clypeal structure altogether peculiar, and Jaticollis, Pasc. (which is very slightly described) is stated to be much larger than the insect before me (long., 7 L) with the prothorax wider than the elytra (in the present insect it is measurement slightly ee than the elytra), n it is implied that the prothorax s of the same shape as in ar N.S. ee Richmond R (simt by Mr. Lea). C. armiger, Westw. The male of this species has the hind tibize watery flexuous and the pygidium very similar to that of C. minor, while the pygidium of the female resembles that of C. minor in having a nitid apical space dilated hindward in the middle, —but the shape of the dilatation is very different in the two species, being in minor a sma l triangular space in the middle minor it is acu LABROMA. L. horrens, Shp. Mr. Lea has recently sent to me for =. fication a mea of this insect. Dr. Sharp (Rev. and Mag. Zool. 1873, p. 262) in characterising the genus stated that the type had no front tarsi, but that very probably they had been broken off. The example before me has front tarsi very similar o those of Cephalodesmius, to which genus it is very close. 38 PLATYPHYMATIA. S. squalidus, Macl. Among some specimens sent to me b Mr. Cowley which agree very well with Sir W. Macleay’s &c., except in the anterior elevation of its prothorax being much less strong, its pygidium notably less gibbose, and its hind femora unarmed. OCNODUS. 0. mrs sp. nov. Ferrugineus, clypeo picescenti, antennarum a dilutiori ; nitidus; fortiter punctulatus, elytrorum parum angus s poe parang lateribus leviter rotundatis, basi vix lobata ; elytris obsolete tricostatis, haud setosis ; tibiis anticis extus Pius Long., 44 1.; lat., 211. Differs from Q. spinicollis Blackb., and fallax, Blackb., inter alia by ida bed hind angles of its prothorax, from O. decipiens, Burm., and ferrugineus, Blackb., by the absence of set on the upper surface, and from lu ugubris, Blackb., by the very much less close puneturation of its pronotum. The upper margin of the labrum is distant from that of the clypeus (as in O. fallax). The sculpture of the upper surface is in all parts very similar to that of O. fallax. It should be noted in respect of this insect (as I have pointed.out in describing other species that I have attributed to Ocnodus) that it is possible it is not really congeneric with O. . decipiens, Burm., a species that I have never been able to identify. S. Australia; basin of Lake Eyre (taken by Herr Koch). HETERONYX. H. unicus, sp. nov. Sat brevis; sat latus; modice convexus ; nitidus ; subglaber, lateribus corpore "subtus pedibusque ite confert te co rugulose, prothorace sparsius sat fortiter, elytris insequaliter , puncturis sat grossis et aliis minoribus ineequaliter * . - . l fortiter reflexo antice late rotundato, sutu a clypeali minus distineta ; prothorace quam bingo fere ane latiori, antice in g aru circiter 4 instructis, his quam interspatia magis exces punctulatis ; tibiis anticis extus 3-dentatis; labro clypeum 39 haud superanti; antennis 9-articulatis ; ; coxis posticis quam metasternum multo brevioribus ; unguiculis — pure basali quam apicalis vix longiori. Long. 241. An extremely distinct species notable for the apical piece of Heteronyx, to which this species belongs (ELS; N.S.W., 1891, pp. 488-9) it falls beside A. Froggatti, Macl., from which it differs inter alia by the uniformly close rugulosity of its head. S.A.; taken by Herr Koch near Lyndhur ANACHEIROTUS (gen. nov. dig h Mas? Mentum quam latius longius, antice parum emarginatum ; palpi labiales breves, articulo ultimo obconico; palpi valde transversum, late leviter ae, vix promi dpt n a clypei parte antica (hac fere ut Haplopsis subtus retrorsum obliquum) bene disereta ; oculi magni = fogs! granulati, antice a cantho profunde incisi; an æ (speciei pe 9-articulatze, clava 3- articulata articulis poma ntibus 4 junctis longitudine sat ali; clypeus supra antice dre i» but D 5 e E aE D a = H K = i á I: d £g a © 3 et 2 © 5 E & 5 g = o l modo striata (atria bere excepta) ; Hep ros extus obtuse leviter tridentatz, posticis modice f Haplopsis l'ineoligere, Blanch.) sed pone ch wen transversim carinatis; tarsi breves robusti (quam parum longiores); unguiculi valde bifidi ; ani sat libre; cox: postice quam metasternum parum bre ores. The small Zumellicorn for which I propose X new generic eis rient oa there the resemb ves ce ends. Its M mum are those of a Heteronyx but its mouth organs and clypeus 40 (especially its extremely narrow,—almost linear, —non- -prominent labrum) separate it widely from Heteronyx. In my tabulation of the Australian Sericoid genera (Tr. R.S., S.A., 1898, pp. 32-4) it must take its place beside Heteronyx, —which is perhaps its most natural position. To include it in the ^ age the following must be substituted for line 25 on page FF. a T notabl Labrum Grass one and prominent ... Heteronyx rum extremely narrow an t prominent ... Anacheirotus. A. inornatus, sp. nov. Tot Selle testaceus ; supra sparsim breviter pubescens, lbs longe ciliatis ; sat nitidus ; punctulatis ; clypei lateribus ante oculos fortiter angulatis ; pronoto transverso, antice parum angustato, lateribus .leviter rotundatis, angulis anticis leviter acutis posticis rotundatis. Long., 2 £1; lat., 11 The clypeal canthus cuts tg the eye to a little in front of its middle, and its lateral margin is strongly angular behind, the apex of the angle projecting a trifle beyond the outline of the eye S. Australia (Basin of Lake Eyre); taken by Herr Koch, near Farina. ANOPLOGNATHUS A. concinnus, sp. nov. Mas?! Sat brevis; minus convexus ; nitidissimus ; supra glaber, corpore subtus pygidioque pygidio ad latera paullo magis perspicue punctulato; clypeo antice sat fortiter elevato-reflexo, rotundato ; antennarum cem junetim late rotundatis; mesosterni processu elongato, acuto; tibiis anticis externe 3- dentatis, dentibos apicalibus 2 approximatis inter se, dente 3° (hoc paullo ante tibiam mediam sito) subobsoleto ; unguibus ad apicem acutis haud fissis. Long., 63 1.; lat., 3i This species is the smallest Anoplognathus yet described, being 41 a little smaller than A. abnormis, Macl, but otherwise does not appear to differ from its typical congeners, either structur rally or in facies. In Sir W. Macleay's grouping of the Anoplognathi (Tr. E.S., N.S. W, IL, pp. 353-4) it should be placed, I think, in the group containing rugosus, Kirby, pectoralis, Burm., and dispar, Macl., from all of which it differs widely inter alia by the subobsolete puncturation of its elytra. . Queensland ; Mr. nch. . BUPRESTIDE. STIGMODERA. In the Ann. Soc. Ent., Belg. 1898, there is a lengthy paper by M. Kerremans containing descriptions of a large number o new Buprestide, chiefly from Australia, Having recently been late work somewhat closely as far as concerns the genus es and in the following notes I record the result, and add some remarks on certain other Stigmodere, together with the Bestie of "ie new species. S. triangulosa, Kerr. (l.e.)—terre-regine, Blackb. (Tr. Roy Soc., S.A., 1893, p. 295). It seems to me doubtful whether both these names will ok have to be dropped in favor of S. uc Macl. (Trans. Ent. Soc., N.S.W., I., p. 24)—a name t applied to an insect which ( judged by the een" nie well be a variety of the species I ee subsequently M. iMt "with its ei a mere variety. S. sensitiva, Kerr. (1.c.)— S. vietoriensis, Blackb. (Tr. Roy. S., S.A., 1890, p. 152). S. "laudabilis, Kore: (Le.) Judging by the description I should say this insect is 8. Skuse, Blackb. (Tr. Roy. S., S.A., 1892, p. 46). S. veraz, Kerr. (l.e.). This species must be very close to (if not ential with) S. Mastersi, Macl. (Tr. Ent. Soc., N.S.W., II, 45). E" colorata, Kerr, (Lc.) nom. prwocc. (Hope, Tr. Ent. Soc., Lond., 1847, p. 283). I pr opose the name duleis for this hand- some «eee of which there is a fine example in the S.A. Museum : minata, Kerr. (l.c.). This species seems to be without doubt identical with S. acutipennis, Thoms. 42 S. placens, Kerr (l.c. k Er REN identical with S. cara, Blackb. (Tr. Roy. Soc., S. A., 18 216). S. vigilans, "Kerr. (le). "a have. before me specimens from Victoria (M. Kerremans’ locality) which agree very well with the description of this species. They Rubens to me, however, to be merely a variety of S. rectifasciata, Sau S. consularis, Kerr. (1.c.).— S. ris Blackb. (Tr. Roy. : 57 E ‘addenda, Kerr. (l.e.). I can find nothing in the description of this insect to distinguish it from 8. pollidipennis, Blackb. (Tr. Roy. Soc., S.A., 1890, p. 154). pur ow moreover, is a nom. preeoce. (Thoms. Typ. Bupr., 1878, S. bucolica, Kerr. (l.e.). The en of this He gi does not. eo any difference from S. Sieboldi, L. an S. tacifa, Kerr. 1.e.). ed habitat of M spe cies is given ately as “Australia” I have examples from Eyre’s Peninsula of a Stigmodera that qae eb well with the description, and which I have regarded doubtfu liy as a variety w = Barth Guer. but on reconsideration I think it is a good spec S. ocularis, Kerr. (l.e.). I cannot find odios i in the descrip- tion of this insect to DAMES it from S. Kepler. Thoms. S. munsueta, Kerr. (l.e.) abitat given is merely “Aus- tralia.” I have specimens ru W. Australia Which fit the description very s an. . erocipennis, Hope (Bupr., p. 6). This species seems to z generally regarded as TER, with S. rufipennis, Kirby. : rs, however, to me to be more probably the Allied d. aun S. dawsonensis, Blackb. In Tr. Roy. Soc., S.A., 1892, p. 220, D expressed a doubt whether this might not prove to be an am een of S. lilliputana, Thoms. It is, however, a good spec s. tasmaniea, Kerr. (C.R. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1890, p. 2). This insect is certai inly I think one of the in numerable varieties of S. Stricklandi, Hope, of which I have many specimens from Hope's locality (Morialta, near Adelaide) and also from Tas- mania and other localitie es in Southern Australia. Lightly flavous elytra each marked with a dark spot, below the shoulder a median dark fascia, and a large dark blotch filling the apical one-fourth of the elytra and bearing a small reddish or yellow spot in its middle. There is a still lighter variety in which the spot in the dark apex is much enlarged, and another in which it 43 the median fascia becoming more or less wider than in the type. These last-named examples agree with the description of tasmanica in having the elytra "dark violaceous with three pale asciæ. I have specimens of the above forms taken in company Sen promiscuously, from Tasmania as well as S. Australia, Vietoria, and Southern N.S. Wales. Whether this insect is identical with S. Mitehelli, Hope, appears to me very doubtful in spite of Mr. Saunders’ assertion of its identity, for-he says that Mitchelli has elytra unarmed at the apex (which is not the case with the present ju and Hope mentions a fovea on the pronotum near the hind angle which is not to be found in the present insect. The bh of S. Mitehelli was from W. Australia, and I have not seen S. Stricklandi or anything like it from that colony. S. Stricklandi may be distinguished from all the other hitherto fide ii^ Stigmodere as follows: apex of elytra truncate and feebly bi-acute, prothorax dark with lateral margins pale, under surface dark (except sides of prothorax and of abdomen and sometimes a spot on the hind coxze), elytra having transverse zones of dark and pale colouring (more than two zones pale, the 78 NK ME Thoms. This insect is very near Stricklandi, but is a good species, differing by, inter alia, its strongly costate elytral interstices and stro ong sutural spine at the apex of its elytra, as well as in the colouring of its prothorax. T have a fine example of it in my collection, but do not know its exact habitat, which seems to have been unknown to M. Meque also ; there is an example also in the S.A. Museum marked * W.A.? S. Karatte, Blackb. In Tr. Roy. Soc., S.A., 1890, pp. 149-50, I pointed out the distinctions of this species from S. Stricklandi (which I called §. Mitchelli on Saunders’ authority, though now doubt the identity.) If S. Mitchelli be distinct from 5S. Stricklandi, Karatte is still distinct from Mitchelli, being very differently marked and coloured from the type and (even i Mitchelli prove to be variable in colour and markings) differing also, inter alia, in the absence of a fovea near the hind angles of the pronotum ! rugosipennis, Thoms., Arch. Ent., 1857, p. 111. This seems to be cle early a synoym of S. obscuripennis, Mann. Bull. Mosc., 1837, p. 32. I believe this synonymy has hitherto escaped | Bess . Carpentarie, Blackb. This seems to be the insect referred to by Mr. Waterhouse (Ann. Nat. Hist. (s) VII.] as a local form 44 of a specimen previously mentioned by him as a var. of S. viridicincta, Waterh. (Tr. Ent. Soc, Lond., 1874, p. 543.) I have not seen the var. ? last named, but am quite satisfied that S. Carpentarie is distinct from S. viridicincta, as it differs not only in eolouring and pattern (which are very widely distinct) ut in numerous other characters also, ¢.g., its prothorax notably more strongly transverse, the stris of its elytra more closely punctured, the extero-apieal tooth of its elytra less acute. ope. cannot find any difference at all in the two descriptions indicating that they are not founded on one and the same species. Hope, va character, and I can find no other to fall back upon. he species is a very distinct one, with no close allies as yet described. S. Pascoei, Saund. This magnificent insect is stated by its author to oceur in * Australia," without the mention of any more exact habitat. I have seen an example in the collection of M W. W. Froggatt, which was taken at Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia. S. cerulea, Kerr. In Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1892, M. Kerre- mans proposes this name as a substitute for the nom. proce. celestis, Kerr. I, however, had in 1890 (Tr. R.S., S.A., p. 148) proposed the name stillata for it " of each e o 5. flavescens is described as having the apex of each elytron bidentate. Unless Thomson's description is actually incorrect S. capucina, Blackb. I find that this is a nom. pr:wocc. having been used by Thomson (Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1856, p. 46) for an insect that appears to be identical with decipiens, Westw. How- ever, I subsequently (Tr. R.S., S.A., 1894, p. 141) described ina. . carinata, Macl. M. Kerremans (Mem. Soc. Ent., Belg., 1892, p. 145) gives this name as a synonym of S. plagiata, Gory. 45 I have before me several examples of Macleay's iusect, and am inclined to think them distinct from plagiata though undoubtedly the lateral margin (of the spot) which runs hindward as a straight line parallel to the suture to join the lateral margin of the elytra, reaching it at a very short distance from the apex (of the elytra). In plagiata but not in carinata the lateral margin of the elytra. is of a red colour distinctly brighter than the “colour of other parts of the surface, and the pronotum of carinata is evidently more gibbous than that of plagiata with the central longitudinal line considerably more dade impressed. S. engen sp. Sat elongata; minus lata; pone nediu ı minus fortiter dilatata ; sat nitida ; supra glabra, xe) macula communi preapicali (hac formam variabili) cum fascia mediana secundum suturam connexa vel haud asin aoe east is omnibus acutis, bas sat „fortiter mee crenulatis. Long., 6—8} l.; lat., 24 3 l. b most distinctive character of this species consists in the very ee colouring and seulpture of the prothorax. Th disc is occupied by a large violaceo (whieh, however, does 46 los pattern on the enit (apart from colour) resembles amend that and preapical spot ito feste. In some specimens, however, shape of the common preapical spot varies from circular to semi- circular. W. Australia (taken near Cue s ne Ellershaw). uadrifasciata, Saund. I with a few specimens wW (unknown to me by name) near the Cecilia Creek. It is a variable species, both the basal and subapical fascie of the elytra cyaneous remainder of the under surface, while in my three examples the under surface is uniformly cyaneous, but as in all other respects my examples agree absolutely with the figure and colouring of the en is either sexual or occasiona S. rm sp. n Modice elongata, minus convexa, pone ice iia; sat nitida ; supra glabra, subtus — nonnullis fere confluentibus), fasciam postmedianam integram eum macula postbasali mediana anguste in sutura nn et maculam — communem subtriangularem (hac cum fascia postmediana ste in sutura connexa et ad pian. summam dilatata)], qae pedibusque vivlaceis, abdomine rubro ad basin zenescenti ; Bor nis sat brevi, cre rebr re longiori we postice quam antice) ot 12 id T latiori, debts a in medi 4T In one of the two specimens before me the lateral two of the three postbasal elytral spots are widely separated. from the in one specimen than the other; it crosses the elytra at right angles to the suture and E that sense is straight, but) its margins are sinuous. Among the species having the head and — size not less Mw E l. nor more than 911, dies shed acuminate at the . Australia ; a to me by Mr. French. S. insignis, Blackb. In the diagnosis of this species (Tr. Roy. Kun S.A., 1892, p. 217, line 3 of the diagnosis) “ante basin" uld be es apicem.” “Ante basin” being of course non- Ee and the term “subapical” in the remarks following the diagnosis dd evidently applied to the same marking that ante : basin is applied to in the diagnosis, probably any reader would discern that ante basin must be a apsus calami, but it is better to draw attention to it here. S. filiformis, Blackb. In the diagnosis of this species (Tr. Ro Boc, S.A., 1892, p. 218, line 8) for “suture” read FOEL margin.” S. cin eim Blackb. are a Kerr., nom. proce). “ Aus- tralia” is the habitat attributed to this species. I have an example bs W. Australia. S. obesi pies ROM (Typ. Bupr., APP. L, 1879, p. 32), is clearly a synonym of S. Saundersi, Wate h. (Ann. NH, 1876, p. eas This sv x Abu has not been Bore: itn recorded. S. flavipennis, Géhin. My collection and that of the S.A. Museum contain specimens of what I take to be this insect. differ by the presence of long white hairs on their he aud thickly thin’ their sterna, as well as by the very much closer puncturation of their prosternal process. There is a doubt, it is true, about the identity with flavipennis of the specimens before me because the pilosity of their sterna is quite dense, whereas 48 Géhin speaks only of **quelques poils rares;" because their form is notably shorter and wider than the form of Yarrelli, while Géhin seems to say that flavipennis is * narrower and longer than Yarrelli,—but it is not quite clear he may not mean that Yarrelli is narrower and longer than flavipennis (which is the more likely since Yarrelli is a particularly narrow and elongate species); and cause their sterna and hind coxe are variably (but always considerably) variegated with yellow, whereas in flavipennis they should be entirely green. The last-named discrepancy is of less consequence inasmuch as Géhin's description is evidently care- lessly written containing the statement that the “ ventre et bords posterieurs des segm abdominaux ” are of a beautiful green olour tral segments of the specimens before are i ea Non vae es the SION one, puse giae pm of Géhin's "D is smaller than Yarrelli (Long notably less narrow and elongate. Its under surface and legs are considerably more closely punctalate, its sterna quite densely clothed with long white hairs. Its head is pilose, the sutura! ' apex of its elytra bears a distinct Kahn not long or very sharp) spine limiting a distinct (though feeble) truncation of the apex of each elytron. Its colours and markings are very similar to those of Yarrelli except on the elytra where they are quite different. The elytra vary from uniform reddish testaceous i i i All (except the extreme base) to a form in which re is à sm common sutural cyaneous spot a little behind the scutellum, a an ts placed transversely um on each Saunders, Tr. Ent. Soc., Lond., 1868, P. 32), and in exa les in my collection the. apex of the elytra i is simply rounded, while in other specimens before me (otherwise indistinguishable) apex s elegans, Géhin. This insect (referred to Be as possibly identical with NDS ga Géhin) is more probably, I think, a distinct species that I have not seen. I cannot understand its being called a variety of Yarrelli as no variety of the latter (observed by me,—and I have seen many) much resembles it in markings, and the size (12—13 mm.) greatly increases the difti- mr of supposing it to be Yarrelli. Its author mentions having a good many specimens and the varieties he indicates are 49 still less than the type like Yarrelli. Its markings come nearer those of 8. b ifasciata, Saund., than of any other Stigmodera known to me, but it is certainly not that species. EUCNEMIDE. NEOLYCAON (gen. nov.) I propose this name as a substitute for Zycaon, Bonvouloir (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1875), my tiation having been called by A. T 8. Hall, M.A. (of Melbourne University) to its being a om. pra@nce. in Zoology, owing to its use for Mammalia by Bos (I see Scudder gives it “Smith ”)in 182 » ELATERIDZE. Victorie, Cand. In a Ua N.S.W., 1891, p. 508, I M attributed to this species an insect occurring near Melbourne, the doubt arising from its antenn: being testaceous sent me a specimen as Ne Vietorie, which is identical with the insect I called ipa the n L. Farinensis, sp. n pt latus; sat opacus ; piceo-ferrugineus, prono vix latiori, sat vale er convexo (a latere viso), lateribus a basi sat longe ultra medium leviter subsinuatim divergenti- bus (hine ad inem fortiter convergentibus); elytris quam prothorax ut 9 ad 5 longioribus, subobsolete punctulato- striatis, interstitiis planis biseriatim (quam stris baud magis subtiliter) punctulatis plus minusve distincte grarulatis vel rugulosis,—epipleuris adversus abdominis basin recte ; i sulcis ad -tarsos recipiendos in prosterno metasternoque sat fortiter Fem peen nec (ut Z. caliginosi, Guer., sunt) bene Ree Long., 22—31 l; lat., 1—1# 1. A very ilio t little species; the following characters in combination. distinguish it from all its described Australian D 50 than those of the interstices, antenn® of pale-ferruginous colour, are, I think, L. duplex, Blackb., and Victorie, Cand., from both which it differs inter EM by its colour and the strong rugulosity of its elytral interstice S.A.; Lake Eyre xeu ; taken by Herr Koch at Lyndhurst, -near Farina. RHIPIDOCERIDE. ENNOMETES. Er ice fi ) ruficornis, Gray. Some years ago I took, in the Blue’ Mountain district of N.S.W., a species which seems to be the very briefly described Callirrhipis ruficornis, Gray. It is however quite clearly a me of Pascoe’s genus Hnnometes (which seems to me w atio ep ting considered really distinct from Callirrhipis). I can find no character to distinguish as species E. Lacordairei, Pasc., and C. ruficornis, Gray, nor does the insect before me diffe r from either description except in being somewhat larger than the specimen described 7 ea (Gray oes not mention the size of his species). As Pascoe makes no reference to C. ruficornis it seems not unlikely that » Minh ie it, and I suspect that Callirrhipis ruficornis and Ennometes acordairei are identical, in which case the insect must stand as Ennometes ruficornis, Gra RHIPIDOCERA, R. mystacina, Fab. Mr. Waterhouse (Tr. E.S., Lond., 1875, p. 202) describes the typical specimen of this insect and mentions that examples from Northern Queensland are quite identical with it. Hethen mentions what he calls the ** common form" which he says has the prothorax spotted not a. clothed) with white pubescence as being in his opinion a variety of mystacına. I have before me specimens of typical ee from N. Queens- land and also examples with spotted prothorax from Tasmania, Victoria, and S. Australia. These do not appear to differ inter se ti of the prothorax) by inter alia the darker colour of their derm and the notable sinuation of the sides of their prothorax (the same in mystacina being nearly straight). 51 MALACODERMIDÆ. TRICHALUS. n Tr.R.S., S.A., 1894, I expressed the opinion that the genus T inis cannot be maintained as distinct from Metriorrhynchus. In Proc.L.S., N.S. W., 1898, Mr. Lea concurs with this view but seems to think that it is desirable to use the name as a matter of convenience because the distinction between the two forms is easily recognisable (the subsutural elytral costa in Z'richalus becoming obsolete at a short distance behind the base, while in Metriorrhynchus it is similar to the other costs). I think there is something to be id in favour of that N as both orms are very numerous in Australia, and to treat them as generically distinct Hee simplifies the task of identifying and describing them. Accepting the name Z'richalus on the NOS grounds, I offer the following notes. T. (Metriorrhynchus) semicostatus, Blackb. Trichalus oog regarde d as a genus this species must be referred T. Raymondi, Lea, must be somewhat close to it, and was tas en in the same region (the Australian Alps). Probably however it is distinct, as Raymondi is said to have the median line of the head distinct, the antenn of the male not reaching to the middle of the elytra and the rostrum tinged with red at the apex, whereas in semicostatus there is no distinct median line on the head, the antenne of the male would certainly reach back to the middle of the elytra and the rostrum is entirely black. If the two Voies should prove to refer to the same insect my name has the priori T. jo sp. nov. Niger, elytrorum apice testaceo ; rostro nullo; prothoracis areola discoidali lanceolata bene definita : bus), interstitiis biseriatim areolatis (series lineis a continuis separantur); antennis quam corporis dimidium sat longioribus, sat ee articulo 4° quam 3s pnm longiori. Long. 4} l; lat., 141. Its colouring (entis y bleak us the usage. apex of the elytra) inter alia distinguishes this species from ts described Australian congeners. The only one of them in which the pro- thorax is black and the elytra not entirely red is 7. discoideus, Er., o£ which Mr. Waterhouse mentions a form (in his opinion a variety) coloured like the present insect except in having the suture of the elytra red. The description of that species, how- ever, calls the prothorax “antrorsum angustatus," which would 52 Trichalus from Tasmania ne locality) which I believe to be discoideus and from which the present insect differs inter alia by the very much larger areol» into which its elytral interstices. are divided ; they are like those of Metriorrhynchus ( Stadenus ) inquinulus, "Waterh ictoria ; Dividing Range. T. distinctus, Lea. The description of this resi scarcely differs from that of 7. ampliatus, Waterh., and both descriptions might well be founded on the same insect as Lycus ochraceus, Dalm. METRIORRHYNCHUS. M. insignipennis, Sp. Mas. Totus niger; prothora 7-areolato ; rostro Fs nullo; elytris costis longitndinalibus 4 instructis; hs cost costu is transversis numerosis bene definitis inter se juncte sunt, ita ut in utroque elytro areolæ quadratæ longitudinaliter 5-seriatim positæ sunt; antennis corporis dimidio longitudine sat æqualibus, sat fortiter compressis, articulis omnibus (basali 2° que exceptis) quam latioribus plus PEE longioribus, articulo 3° 4^ æquali. Long., 33—4 1.; PEE Although the ER is very short it cannot be called quite ger ae the distance from the base of the antenne to the length of one of the latter. The elytra have each four discal cost without any trace of intermediate elevated longitudinal conspicuous. This sculpture is ee Bh of Mr. Waterhouse's genus oa but the costule connecting the elytral cost are if in any case Xylobanus does not appear to me capable of being maintained as more than a section of Metriorrhynchus. The second joint of the antenne is scarcely visible. Tasmania. Y. s Fab. Fem. Totus niger; prothorace 7-areolato rostro fere nullo ; elytris costis longitudinalibus discoidalibus 4 instructis, interstitiis biseriatim indistincte areolatis (series lineis indistincte, oregano magis distincte,—elevatis separan- multo angustiori. Long., ia 1s i iL Very near M. hemorrhoidalis, d a ae I should be dis- 53 PE to consider it a colour var. with the elytral sculpture acci- dentally wanting in distinctness were it not for the very evident cannot be much doubt of this Tasmanian Meisner being identical with it I have thought it desirable to describe it fully. mania. M. cliens, sp. nov. Fem. M. clientulo, Waterh., affinis; niger, in elytrorum partibus tribus anticis ruber; prothorace 5- àreolato ; rostro nullo; elytris costis ARSTE dis- coidalibus 4 instructis. (his inter se sat æqualibus), inter- stitiis biseriatim areolatis (series lineis subtilibus elevatis separantur), scu ptura basin—et præsertim apicem—versus quam in medio magis pers Ped — quam Base: a vix longioribus, sat fortiter compressis, articulis 4° — 9? quam longioribus sat tioribus tee 3? quam 4" sat Wale Easily distinguishable from most 5 its congeners by the surface antero-lateral ones are coarsely punctulate. Differs from M. clientulus, Waterh., inter ^a by the four principal eli cuta lines on the disc of its elytra being equal inter se, and the hind angles of its prothorax not produced outward. N.S. W. (Tweed R.) M. flagellatus, sp. nov. Mas. Niger, elytris rufo-testaceis ; prothorace 7-areolato; rostro elongato (tibie anticæ longi- interstitiis biseriatim perspicue et regulariter areolati (series lineis subtiiibus elevatis ei definitis separantur); antennis quam corporis dimidium vix longioribus, sat fortiter TR articulis 3°—10° TR flabellatis, flabellis haud serratis ea M. gigantis, Blackb. , sunt), articuli 3' flabello ultra ation! 5' basin producto. Long., 71.3 lat., 121 The long slender rami into which the antennal ida ot the male are produced feti this spain is from all the other dE of the elytral costs to become feebler towards the apex, the narrower prothorax (especially in proportion to the width of 54 the head), and the non-serrate outline of er AMD rami. The antenn:e resemble those of M. cinctus, Wat N.S. Wales; taken by Mr. Froggatt near ua (His. No. 44.) M. miles, sp. nov. Mas. Niger, elytris rufis; prothorace 7-areolato ; rostro fere nullo ; elytris ace longitudinalibus discoidalibus 4 instructis (his inter se sat ualibus), inter- stitiis biseriatim areolatis (series lineis subtilibus distinctis, is basin versus quam cost:z vix minus elevatis, —separ- antur); antennis quam corporis dimidium brevioribus, fortiter compressis, articulis 3? leviter, ——4^— 10^ valde transversis, 4° quam 3“ paullo breviori. Long., 5 1.; lat., 141. Thi ould be reckoned, I think, by Mr. S VEERA a true Sat oitighcien. It differs from ail the species resembling it in respect of colour (except rufipennis, Fab., and brevirostris, aterh.) by its having scarcely any rostrum. From rufipennis —=salebrosus, Waterh.) it differs inter alia by its still shorter and wider rostrum, by the much shorter and wider joints of its antennæ, by the obtuse hind angles of its prothorax, and by the much more distinct lines separating the interstitial areolets of its elytra which in the front might be called intermediate cost. erythropterus, Er., by **the rostrum shorter, scarcely longer than broad." In the present species the rostrum is very much broader than long. Victoria; Dividing Range. M. mentitor, sp. nov. Fem. Ni er, prothoracis elytrorumque lateribus anguste, et horum apice sat late, rufis ; rostro fere stitiis biseriatim areolatis (series lineis subtilibus sat mani- festis separantur); antennis quam corporis dimidium vix brevioribus, fortiter compressis, articulis. 3°—10° quam ee vix latioribus, 3° 4° que longitudine sat :equali- ; k ate entirely black. fa colour ames in the red edging g of its pro- thorax), ime ws un elytral sculpture, remarkably like the insect that Mr. Wa use described as M. inguinulus, but m ren (on the we fe of its peculiar prothoracic areolation) in his genus Stadenus. According to Mr. Waterhouse’s 55 arrangement of the Australian Zyeides this is a true Metriorrhynehus. | Victoria; Dividing Range. M. paradova sp. nov. Mas. Niger, elytrorum apice sat late et gine externo (parte antica excepta) anguste rufis; pro theses T-areolato ; rostro nullo; elytris costis longitudinali- bus discoidalibus 4 (his inter se sequalibus) instructis, costis lineis recte transversis (his ut cost »qualiter elevatis) con- junetis ; antennis s quam corporis dimidium paullo longioribus, sat fortiter compressis, articulis omnibus (2? excepto) quam latioribus longioribus, articulo 3? quam 1” duplo longiori, 3° — 11° longitudine sat wqualibus modice serratis. Long., 41; lat., 12 1. The well defined seven areolw of the prothorax together with the remarkable SUN sculpture render this species eas recognise. It does not appear to fall into aay of the subgenera that Mr. Watcmousr has formed at the expense of M Each longitudinal costa on the elytra is connected with that next to it by a regular series of perfectly transverse short costze of i same elevation as the longitudinal costi, and there is no trac whatever of intermediate longitudinal lines. Mr. Wa use would perhaps place this insect in his genus Aylobanus. Victoria; Dividing Range. M. er emita, sp. nov. Mas. Niger, prothoracis lateribus mar- gineque antico et elytrorum sutura (anguste) m Sdn cm ( sat late) apiceque (vix in parte elytrorum septima rufis; rostro latiori quam longiori; prothorace Calan: elytris costis longitudinalibus discoidalibus 4 (his fortiter cariniformibus inter se zqualibus) instructis, interstitiis biseriatim Picea (quam M. erythropteri, Er., manifeste minus gro presertim in parte mediana ; ; series lineis subtilibus dotata sat continue separantur); antenn is quam cor ire ge paullo longioribus, sat forti er compressis, culo 3? quam 4** vix longiori, articu lis 3°—10° sat irre serratis parte producta quam articuli pars cetera parum Fem. antennis minus fortiter serratis. Long., 5—64 1.; lat., 12—21. Rather closely allied to M. monticola, Blackb., and margini- pennis, Lea; from the former it differs inter alia by the much less coarse sculpture of the intervals between the elytral costæ ; from the latter by inter alia the discoidal costæ of the elytra being similar inter se and the structure of the antenne. r is evidently something wrong in the numbering of the joints in the description of the antennæ of marginipennis of which it is 56 stated that the “second joint is concealed and the third slightly longer than the second, second to tenth subequal, eleventh I suspect this means that the fourth is slightly species before me. The colourin in all the examples I have seen) also differs from that of the tw species with which I am comparing it, the black discal patch on the elytra Sienna from the inner margin of the external while those of Zineatus (male,— not figured by Waterhouse) are like Mr. Waterhouse's figure of the antenn® of Trichalus Jlavopictus, Waterh. Victoria; Dividin M. rufipennis, Fab. I fia vd little doubt that Mr. Waterhouse is right in thinking (tho ough he is not very confident on the point) that his salebrosum is identical with Fabricius' speci M. marginatus, Er. T should say there is no RR that M. hemorrhoidalis, Waterh., is identical with this species. I cannot however agree with Mn Waterhouse (Typ. Br. Mus., Lyc.) that his this rem be a colour var. of. rufipennis, Fab. The two are aiii closely allied apart from colour ; but there is à very marked difference in the antennæ, the pr roduced — of each joint beginning with the sixth being in rufipen Er much more slender than in hemorrhoidalis pe marginatus, r CALOCHROMUS. C. cucullatus, sp. nov. Sat elongatus; modice convexus; sat nitidus (elytris exceptis); elytris pubescentibus; niger, el prothorace fortiter transverso, antice parum angustato, lateribus modice arcuatis, angulis anticis valde obtusis postieis (superne visis) fere rotundatis, disco medio profunde need sulcato, sulci lateribus valde gibbis (pre- rtim postice), disci parte postero-externa valde obtuse meh basi parum manifeste 'bisitnate ; elytris costis 57 modicis discoidalibus 4 instructis, parte inter suturam costamque subsuturalem in dimidia parte antica sat dis- tincte carinata, interstitiis subtilissime granulosis Maris clypeo antice profunde trifido, processu intermedio spiniformi suberecto; femoribus anticis es seg- mento ventrali penultimo i in medio emargin Femins clypeo antice minus profunde A or processu inter- medio nec spiniformi nec erecto; femoribus simplicibus; seg- mento ventrali penultimo haud emarginato. Long., 44—54 l.: i; lat., 21. Allied to C. nodicollis, Bourg., but differing from it, inter alia, by the markings of the elytra much more widely than my obser- Thus the black patch bears a rough resemblance to a hood thrown back over the elytra from their base. This marking seems constant. There are various details in which this insect departs otherwise from the description of C. nodicollis ; inter alia the interstices of its elytral coste are said to be rugose whereas in © present species they are excessively finely granulated,— scarcely more than coriaceous, and nodicollis is said “to a casual inspection to remarkably recall C. scutellaris, Er.,” whereas the present insect is a much more robust species of ehr wider form with very much longer antennx. e measurements of C. nodicollis make it fully three times as long as wide; the remarkable clypeal sexual characters of this spec me have the prothorax bicolorous (very remarkably so in C. Poesie a, and pilosicornis, Lea, in which the prothorax is said to be "yellow tinged with red," and those having a black posten (even if the clypeal sexual characters have mere over- looked in the descriptions, — that I have not seen Fre strongly marked differences that make Pus agii very dist Vie ; Dividing Ra we c. E sp. Si Proecedenti (C. cucullato) affinis ; differt elytrorum parte communi nigra antice an, ultra costam primam haud extensa) sat longe ante medium dilatata (sicut 58 hinc fere ad apicem costam tertiam fere attinet) ante apicem sat abrupte truncata, prothoracis basi sat fortiter bisinuata (sicut certo adspectu anguli postici nonnihil retrorsum directi videntur). Long., 541; lat., 141. Apart from the characters noted above the description of C. cucullata is an accurate description of M insect, and therefore need not be repeated. The markings o e elytra are identi € in all the specimens that I have seen. The ; di fference in the for of the erm of the prothorax furnishes a satisfactory parnai charact 8. A Adelaide District. . nov. Elongatus; minus convexus; minus nitidus; supra pubescens; niger, prothoracis lateribus et elytris totis aurantiaco-rufis; capite minus porrecto, antice rostro manifesto (hoc quam longiori sat latiori) instructo, inter oculos longitudinaliter minus profunde canaliculato ; prothorace transversim subqua adrato, longitudinaliter béihiali- ro e x © w > 3 Cw = 55 un "a rectis ; elytris striatis, interstitiis angustis leviter convexis (alternis quam cetera vix ma corporis imidium vix longioribus, modice compressis, articulis 3° 4° que longitudine sat æqualibus. ` Maris segmento ventrali septimo profunde emarginato. Femin; segmento ventrali se ptimo profunde ere ad basin reife aedi ciet et ad apicem emarginato. Long., 41.;. h 12 l. The Biere slight exsertion of the head in this species together with the presence of a distinet rostrum and the scarcely noticeable dilatation of the front femora in the male renders this ne female I am not pe sure of there seven segments but pr y is an extremely short banal one which would be vi edn if the ind body were broken he sculpture of 59 Calochromus that I have seen; a thick wheal-like edging com- diately in front of the base and a somewhat deep excavation immediately within the hind angles. The prothorax is entirely margined with a thickened edging which however is not so thick as the wheal-like carina that crosses the disc. S. Australia; taken by Mr. Jung ou Yorke's Peninsula. TENEBRIONID. CHALCOPTERUS. C. Kochi, sp. nov. Sat cylindricus ; sat nitidus; niger, elytris metallico-versicoloribus (in disco cceruleis, latera versus aureo- viridescentibus, suturam versus purpurascentibus); capite crebre sat sequaliter punctulato, inter oeulos quam anten- nigro setosis, posticorum articulo basali quam 4" haud multo longiori; abdomine modice punctulato et longitudinalite rugato. Long., 94 1.; lat., 441. 60 the much shorter basal joint of its hind tarsi. I am doubtful of may be thus distinguished :— J. Prothorax twice (or all van twice) as wide as long. K. geh pain) sigte, not enfeebled behind [cupreus, Fab. ] KK. Seriate niet Ecol of elytra HE very feeble r apex sc “Rochi, Blackb. S. Australia ; Basin of Lake Eyre ; sent by Herr Max Koch. . gr Viikiseo nis, Blackb. (Tr. R.S., S.A., 1899, p. 45). The re of this species is N.W, Australia : oe Blackb. (/.c., p. 48). The habitat of this species is N. Queensland. RHIPIDOPHORID. EVANIOCERA E. peremit sp. nov. Mas. Picea, elytris pe tpn minus ida; confertim subtiliter punctulata ; cinereo-pubescens dni in elytris); oculis RU su HMM inet (inter- spatio quam antennarum articuli basalis longitudo parum latiori separatis); antennarum articulis 1° compresso ar 8 ramus articuli 4' a ramo articuli 5' remoto); prothorace conico, basi bisinuata, lateribus (superne visis) vix sinuatis; elytris postice minus angustat Feminz antennarum articulis (basalibus ; exceptis) sat fortiter serratis. Lon $1; lat, I—141. Closely allied to E. Meyricki, Blackb., with similar iyen bescenc t elongate and havi sterior angles less strongly directed hind- Bue: The other previously described species having nine nal rami are pruinosa, Gerst., and perthensis, Blackb., neither of which has elytra marked with longitudinal pubescent vitte ; moreover pruinosa has the first antennal ramus even Marcia than that of Meyricki, a much more elongate prothorax, 61 &c.; while in pe: thensis, inter alia, the antennal rami are all less elongate and the antennal joints are shorter so that all the rami are notably more closely packed together than in the present my knowledge seen, the antenne of oe vv not exactly species. The two species of the genus that have not to described, are @erstäckeri, Macl., and Garoto [Mach 1J, — which are so differently coloured. that ey are not at al likely to be identical with the present species. The rest of the described species have only eight antennal rami in the male. In my tabulation of the ‚species of Evaniocera en r. Roy. Soc., 8.A., 1899, p. 52) this species will stand Br A , perthensis, Blackb., from which it mey be distinguished thus C. Eyes divided P : a. interes Blackb.. CC. Eyes normally emarginate n: us DEE s, Blackb. Victoria; in my collection; iie: in the feles ‘of Mr. French. E. perthensis, Bl:ckb. When I described n dir d. = ) I did n i t har so that the insect has four eyes,—a character which may perha have to be treated as generic eventually. EMENADIA. E. difficilis, Blackb. (Tr. R.S., S. A., 1899, p. 55). The habitat. of this species is South Australia CURCULIONIDA. B. orchivora, Blackb. Sat lata; minus nitida; tj ge picea (no orum exemplorum elytris atera rufescent- strigato, scrobibus subtus conniventibus; oculis subtiliter granulatis ; bises scapo oculum fere attingenti ; i er i o 1 1 granulatis ; femoribus sat elongatis vix clavatis, dente parvo armatis ; tibiarum unco apicali parvo horizontali ; unguiculis V Mo, ad basin fere connatis. Long. (rostr. excl.), 141; 41 A very "€ inet species. It was bred in Sydney from the stems "x a d. een Orchid (Dendrobium sp.) and sent to me by Mr. 62 BRUCHIDE. BRUCHUS. B. lyndhurstensis, sp. nov. Rufo-castaneus, capite antennis apicem versus metasterno elytorum sutura maculisque nonnullis lateralibus et tarsorum apice obseurioribus; — pube ochracea et albida indeterminate variegatus ; subtus eum pygidio sat dense albido-pubescens ; capite ariera elongato minus lato (fere ut B. rufimanus, Schönh.) inter leviter serratis ; prothorace conico, crebre subtiliter aspere punctulato ; elytris subtiliter striatis, interstiis planis ut prothorax punctulatis ; femoribus posticis inermibus. “Maris segmento basali ventrali fovea magna circulari (hac pube subtili i flava i in funda vestita) impresso. Long., 1 1.; lat., .l. Variat antennis minus obscuris, capite postice testaceo, elytris utura et ad latera magis late obscuris, pygidio nigro- maculato vel eue omnino nigro, femoribus posticis plus minusve obscur A most variable species, if I am right in ee S the speci- mens before me (which were taken y myself and others, in ‚Central Australia in seeds of Cassia) as representing only a single species. The most distinctive character seems to be that on the basal ventral segment of the male, consisting in the presence ofa large shallow circular i is tege placed anteriorly, and having a diameter equal to about thirds of the we of the segment on the median line. lái some examples this mpression is more sharply defined on the hind part of its outline hien in others, qp in some its floor is covered with fine yellow pubescence, whic hi wanting in others. I take these differences to be caused partly tion of prothorax, &c., but not definitely triangular in any "d men. In Mr. Lea's tabulation of Bruchi (Proc N.S. DN » PP- 637-8) the place of this species is beside B. "perpastus, 63 Central Australia; Oodnadatta, Lyndhurst (Koch), Leigh's Creek, B. Oodnadatte, sp. nov. Nigricans, antennis sordide testaceis apicem versus vix infuscatis, pedibus testaceis, femoribus (presertim posticis) plus minusve nigricantibus, elytris ad a inusve distincte rufescentibus pra pube nigricanti et albi ndeterminate variegatus, subtus cum pygidio sat dense albido-pubescens ; femoribus posticis ante apicem denticulo manifesto sed minuto armatis ; cetera u B. lyndhurstensis. Maris segmento basali ventrali antice fovea parva ovali leviter impresso. Differs from the preceding by its very different colouring, by the presence of an extremely small denticulation on the hi nd femora and by the very much smaller fovea (which is elongate oval, not cireular) on the basal ventral segment of the male. In some eris there is an extremely well defined bright red apical spot. n Mr. Lea's tabulation of Bruchi (loc. cit .) the place of this Beh is beside diversipes, Lea, from which it differs inter alia y the minute size of the tooth on its hind femora. Central Australia. larger insect from W. Australia, which he pea identifies with it. I doubt the identity of the two, although I cannot find any good structural character to distinguish them. Unfortunately h l l fovea, ind an examination of a male PONTEM from N.S. segment B. ouo DRE sp.n Niger, antennarum articulis basalitus 4, rorum Pre apiceque et pedi (femorum basi et tarsorum apice exceptis) rufo-testaceis ; supra pube albida et testacea vel rufa variegatus; subtus ygidio minus dense albido-pu ns; capite modice elongato, inter oculos longitudinaliter carinato; oculis sat subtiliter granulatis ; antennis sat elongatis, articulis 5 stis leviter serratis; prothorace transversim trapezoidali antice minus fortiter angustato, crebre subtiliter ruguloso, elytris sub- fere ut thorax asperis sed rege a subtiliter ; femoribus posticis dente parvo acuto a Maris segmen to basali conus nelle modo foveolato. Long., at., 2 ]. 64 Variable in the sagi: of the elytra. The — suture e pubescence ; the rest of the surface (a broad discal patch not reaching the base) is of lighter colour and is variegated with whitish and slightly reddish pubescence not differing much in colour, but each shade running any so as to give a faintly striped appearance ; abraded examples have black elytra ish discal vitta not reaching the base. The antenne have their fifth and following joints much wider in comparison with the fourth joint than in the species described ing of a stem of species stands beside B. despicatus, Lea, from which it differs inter alia by the basal four (not three) goes of its antenn:e testaceous and Der series of serrate joints beginning with the fifth (not the four S. Australia ; ek B. fabe, Fab. I presume that abe eg which Mr. Tryon reported (Tr. Nat. Hist. Ban Brisban l L)as B. obtectus, ay, is this pene Mr. Tryon does eem say why he prefers Say's name; it is to be noted however that it is later than that B. pisi, Linu. In a note to his remarks on Bruchus (loc. cit.) a mentions B. pisi (without an author's eg apparently as the same species which in the note he calls py B. persimulans, sp. nov. Niger, Sr "thia nonnullorum emplorum articulos 6°—10° plus minusve infuscatos prebentibus) pedibusque (horum femoribus posticis basin versus et tarsorum articulo ultimo obscuris) testaceis, veda rufis nigro-cinctis (apice rufo excepto); sat equaliter cine pubescens ; antennarum articulis 4^— 10^ sat robustis leviter subtiliter sculpturatis, vix asperis ; cetera ut B. quornensis. g^ xcept in respect of the characters mentioned above, the description of B quornensis applies to this species also. The 65 colouring of the derm in the two insects is very similar, but the pubescence of the elytra differs considerably, a fresh specimen of i res very different antenne, there being much less difference in size between the fourth and fifth joints and the fifth and sixth joints being inter se equally dilated, while in guornensis the fifth joint is notably less dilated than the sixth. B. persimulans also has a good deal of colour resemblance to partially abraded examples of some varieties of B. lyndhurstensis, but is readily uris umi from it by its longer antennz, black prothorax, as well as by t presence of a tooth on the hind femora and the absence of aa characters on the basal ventral segment. This species does not fit into any of the groups in Mr. Lea’s poene not having its prothorax and elytra either both red or both bla. entral Australia ; Oodnadatta. PHYTOPHAGA. MEGASCELOIDES. M. circumcinctus, sp. nov. Fem. Minus elongatus ; pubescen piceus, antennarum basi capite prothorace antice iro (marginibus totis anguste piceis exceptis) pedibusque rufis ; capite brevi lato sat fortiter punctulato ; antennis filiformi- bus quam corporis dimidium su ublongi ioribus ; ; prothorace rectis, angulis anticis subdentiformibus ticis obtusis ; e s er minus subtiliter erg lin elevatis DB PR DRAN DUE circiter 3 instructis; femoribus leviter incrassatis n $21; lat, 121 (vix > The insect déooribed above has been in my collection for some considerable time comen ” doubtfully as belonging >= the Megascelides. Mr. French has recently sent me an insect closely allied to it which being a male I can identify wei with Mr. Jacoby’s genus Megasceloides (it is probably the typical species); and by y comparing my speci ies with it I have re myself that the former is a female of the same genus. from the male in what are likely to be sexual characters by the intermediate joints of its antenns scarcely dilated and its less Strongly dilated femora. Specifically it poc fron M. a numerous elevated lines on its elytra. E 66 EDUSA. The following species while certainly, I think, a member of the group Edusites, differs from typical members of the genus Edusa by its unusually narrow parallel form and its entirely glabrous upper surface. Five Edusoid genera have been recorded as Australian, viz., Edusa, Edusoides, Clepter, Thawmastomerus and Ocnida. The insect before me certainly cannot be attributed to the second or third of those genera,—but the last two do not appear to me to have been satisfactorily differentiated from Edusa. Thaumastomerus was unknown to Dr. Chapuis (as it is ts place in Zdusa which (as Dr. Chapius cogat it) included focis widely differing in superficial charact E. angustula, sp. nov. Sat angusta, sat Saralisin ; supra glabra; tus pilis erectis brevibus gracilibus sparsim vestita ; metallico-versicolora (viridis, aureo cupreoque varie micans), antennis (his apicem versus infuscatis) palpis labro pedi- busque testaceis; capite verticali, sparsius subtilius punc- tulato ; antennis filiformibus apicem versus parum incras- m (his, in in prosterno visis, dentiformibus); elytris crebre punc- - tulatis, apicem versus nonnihil punctulato-striatis, totis fortiter rugatis; femoribus red eg nd hauo dentatis sed subtus late subangulatim dilatatis. i, Bag $ In my tabulation of the species of rp (Tr. R. S., 8 SA, ane pp. 142-3) this insect falls beside glabra (at the end of the table) from which it may be thus distinguished :— C. Form widely oval Sis ix crs .. glabra CC. Form narrowly parallel de sea on Ce I have seen four examples of this REN among which I find no a die: sexual To Probably they are all females. W nt by Mr. Fre RUPILIA. R. aogais, sp nov. Ovata; mopa nitida; supra obscure ns, capite antice antenn s (apice excepto) kabay marginibus omnibus scutelloque plus minusve 67 distincte rutescentibus; subtus obscure rufa, we obscure ceruleo viridimicanti, eie piceis plus min rufescentibus ; capite inter ennas longitadinaliter excavato in s perspicue Mercer postice planato sparsim sat grosse vix fortiter punctulato ; antennis robustis minus elongatis, articulis 1° 3° 4° que — inter ne et ret sum convergentibus); elytris parum debacle haud longitudinaliter impressis, crebre minus subtiliter subaspere nec rugulose punctulatis; scutello lato, fere ut elytra pun netulato Maris elytris ultra segmentum ventrale penultimum atting- entibus minus latis; femine segmenti penultimi medium vix attingentibus sat Jatis. Long., 3—341.; lat., 12 1.—2 1]. Differs from R. ruficollis, Clk., inter vem by its much m strongly transverse prothorax and its much longer aye. E. viridi-enea, Clk., is not described in a man allow of very satisfactory comparison, but the present species is ve differently coloured, and the phrase “capite inter oculos sculpture of the head of the present species. In AR. impressa, lackb., and brevipennis, Blackb., inter alia multa, the océan is very uch mo and less conspieuously punctulate. inter alia, a less transverse prothorax ve width to its length down the middle as 8 to 5) which is traversed by a very strong and conspicuous transverse sulcus. N. Queensland. R. approximans, sp. Ovata; modiee nitida; obscure ruf- escens, elytris obaeure cyaneis violaceo-tinctis ; capite spars- crassato, lateribus (desuper visis) ab apice ultra medium leviter subrecte (hinc ad basin valde br ) convergentibus ; : elytris modice dehiscentibus, a basi retrorsu m breviter minus perspicue impressis, confertim subtilius Bine ; scutello modico. 68 Maris antennis ultra elytra media Ls MAR, ; elytris segmentum ventrale penultimum medium x ttingentibus. Var. Syn, m. suturam versus NEN Long., 41— 54 1; lat., I. Differs from pe description and figure of R. ruficollis, Cik., angulaticollis differs by, from rugulosa, Blackb., by its non ame sculpture, from angulaticollis by its very different antennæ, and from excelsa, Blac y the sculpture of its pro- thorax. Te is near A. impressa, Blackb. , but differs from it by the strongly and widely thickened front margin of its prothorax, the much closer and more distinct puncturation of that segment, . In R. impressa there is a transverse ill-defined gibbosity on the _prothor, but it is situated distinctly behind the front ma N. Eod. MONOLEPTA. M. cognata, Blackb. This insect,—described from N. Queens- land,—has been sent to me by Mr. French as taken in W. Australia COCCINELLID.E. LIPERN This name (which I used is a i; Coccinallid genus, Tr. R.S., S.A., 1888, p. 211) I find had been previously us used by Mr. SULVANITE: A NEW MINERAL. By G. A. GOYDER. [Read June 5, 1900.] Some specimens were sent to the Assay Department of the Adelaide School of Mines and Industries for assay for copper by Mr. E. Meylan, of Port Pirie, = stated that they were obtained from a new mine near the Burr During the analysis for Bi I found that they contained vanadium, and the eds ore wrote for further samples, which Mr. Meylan promptly se On examination das proved to consist of malachite, azurite, vanadium ochre, quartz, caleite, gypsum, and a metallie mineral, consisting pe d of copper, sulphur, and vanadium. e of this mineral, as free as possible from associated minerals, was powdered and digested with acetic acid (which removed some malachite and calcite), washed, dried, and analysed. There was not su die zu an is cru analysis in detail, g the o figures were ig :— N d E 32 vaa Ht 38 duiphae 3 2644. the balance being silica, lime, and a trace of iron The ratio of copper to vanadium was confir med by a duplicate analysis of a smaller sample by a different method of analysis. The mineral was found to contain nc paca in the form of sulphate, and on heating in a closed tube it gave off no sulphur, V,S, in the sample analysed is 34 to L but an analysis of some other specimens not so pure proved them to contain an oxidized and as the mineral is not distinctly crystalline, and is penetrated by oxidised products almost throughout, its physical properties cannot be aceurately ascertained. *Subsequent analyses show that the mineral is a sulpho-vanadate of copper, 3 Cu,S, V,S,. 70 The lustre appears sub-metallic, and n colour bronze, the Rc gravity over 4, and the hardness I can ascertain from the publientions to hand, there is no rd of any unoxidized vanadium miner Mr. Meylan has promised 2 send me some further and should the mine be worked deep enough, some of the unoxidised mineral may yet come to hand, in which case faithër analyses will be made and the physical properties more aecurately ascertained. EVIDENCES OF ExTINCT GLACIAL ACTION IN SOUTHERN YORKE’S PENINSULA. By Warrer Howocnris, F.G.S. [Read June 5, 1900.] Glacial deposits have already been described in the Hay tions of this Society as occurring o n the eastern and southern m present gulf occupies an eroded hollow or depression in what w. formerly an extended area of glacial till. On this assumption it seemed highly probable that the southern portions of Yorke's Peninsula would be included in the extinct glacial field, This very instructive sections of the glacial beds were observed, whilst many localities inland furnished confirmatory evidences of the previous existence of ice on a large sc SOUTHERN Coasr. Troubridge Hill.—The first locality visited was Troubridge Hill, about ten miles from Edithburg, in a south-west direction, vià Honiton. The sea-cliffs near the Hill are composed of cal- fies its specific name, as it is mostly aggregated in clusters, varying in size up to a foot in diameter. The fo llowing is a section of the cliffs as seen at this spot :— l. Recent — Travertine limestone i: 18 feet ocene-—Fossiliferous (Fibularia gregata) limestone gon 3. Pre-Tertiary—Glacial till with erratics; thickness yon unknown; height exposed above sea level ih» 72 yards in a very remarkable manner. The following two sections can be seen on the same horizon within a distance of less than one hundred yards :— EASTERN SECTION. 1. Recent —Travertine limestone ».: 20 feet ark-coloured cla is em P si 2. Pre-Tertiary | White and pink-coloured argillaceous (Glacial)— | sands, base not exposed; thickness above sea level M Se bos ' WESTERN SECTION. Travertine limestone ... ve = 1. Recent— een sand rock, (?) raised beach Travertine limestone ... in € Dark to reddish clay ... ix s 2. Pre-Tertiary | White kaolinised clay with red patches, (Glacial)—| angular grit and erratics ; thickness above sea level a In the second of the above ec» 2» 00 Q2 91 u cliff sections there is what e$ "4 £2 -— $ [m c [0] e e > Qu & 3 un A er B er oO ^ [e] E, zi [o] Q a oO et z c © B ex á o Ut [t] Q un im weathering, it splits up by vertical jointing which gives it ICT If it b tion) submerged below high-water mark and, at a later period, was raised again and received its second deposit of to The white kaolinised glacial clay of this section is a re- 73 beyond question. The erratics of the coast show that the ice must have passed over a granitic country in which the felspathic constituents of the rock greatly preponderated, and the kaolinised features of the clay on some parts of this coast may be caused by the waste produced by such a fel- spathic bed rock. The beach in front of this line of outcrop is strewn with erratics of all sizes—quartzites and granites being in greatest mbers e o grained, pink-colored, porphyritic granite, end between tide marks, measured fully twenty feet in diame The Eocene beds are absent from this tds Port Moorowie is situated on the southern coast about ten miles shee -west of Yorketown, and about six miles west of the glacial beds near Troubridge Hill, already described. good exposure of boulder clay, carrying numerous erratics, Rt for about a mile near the jetty, chiefly on its eastern side. The beds as seen in section in the cliffs make a low anticline with a maximum height of about 36 ft., exhibiting the following order :— 1 FREE TER and calcareous marls 2e. 15 feet dish clay, with pipeclay bands ... 10 *" Se White - to bluish clay, with dark-red Glaci mire rige above sea level ... 1l * The boulder clay of this section shows a general we to the beds of the same age observed on the coast further to the east, and which have already been described. In the lying clay by a bedding plane. I saw no stones in this upper ayer, the absence of which may raise some doubt as to its in whic no erratics are visible. I gs included the layer uesti i i i observations may show that it quus of dp roii material Erratics of small to moderate size mmon on Abe beach at Port Moorowie. At o en ps dm the jetty a boulder of grey granite, with en crystals of orthoclase giving it a porphyritic c N was observed, and measured at seven feet by four fee 74 NORTHERN Coast. Point Turton.—An interesting geological po was found at Point Turton, situated on the shores of Hardwicke Bay, about six miles in a north- EAN Pe direction from EWR geological formations separated by three lines of uncon formability. The following i is the order of occurrence: I. Jt reves limestone, variable in thickhess up to 20 feet | Reddish, ` mottled clay, preserved i in 2. Miocene— eroded hollows of lower Tertiary limestone ; thickness nil to.. s MAL : Lua fEek- coloured fossiliferous limestone ; ; 9. Focene \ variable in thickness up t saat : Boulder ciay, with an. er rratics ; ie Pre-Tertiary | thickness unknown ; d sega above won] low. wa ter : 15 « The Miocene clay is best seen eue a pen Peut. a kuadro ards west of the jetty, and has been preserved from denuda- tion through occupying an eroded trench in the Eocene lime- stone, the latter having been nearly cut through by the eroding agents. The Eocene i of the section is, as a whole, an ex- tremely compact and pure carbonate of lime. It has been subjected to coundi alteration and reconstruction in situ, a secondary deposit of calcium carbonate having been precipitated within the interstices of the re bed into strong relief, can be seen. The great purity of the stone makes it valuable as a fluxing agen The Eocene beds rest unconformably on the eroded surface of the glacial clay, the line of junction being very sharp. The boulder clay is exposed for some distance in a variable thickness up to fifteen feet, and passes below sea Jevel. The varying regen of the bed is evidently the result of suberial waste that took place in pre-Tertiary times, before the ol land Bard was submerged by the Eocene sea. The clay , ex below high-water mark, and even in that position it main- ei a Food hard floor that can be walked over without pud mfort. 75 Immediately under the Tertiary limestone the clay is much impregnated with dendritic mangin ese, and the upper por- stone is seen to occur below the ferruginous £rust. Beneath this iron-stained layer the clay is dark-colored in shades bluish-black. When seen in plan on the beach (horizontal to the bedding), an extensive system of jointing can be re- cognised, the joint planes crossing each other at various angles. The erratics contained in the clay are for the most jart strongly striated or polished by ice action. The shingle of the beach eae mainly of erratics that have been liberated of boule peer as been A on ides ihe north side of go ao cn in Section 200 (Hundred of Moorowie), ad been excavated in this clay Abovt mentioned a third erratic was found, being a close-grained bluish quartzite, with polished face, and heavily serate The outerop of boulder clay was followed across the road dividing the Hundreds of Moorowie and Par. urlie, and more granites were picked up in Section No. 23 of the latter Hundred. few small weathered pieces of Eocene limestone were seen on the north flanks of Warooka Hill, but whether such are the remains of a small outlier of rocks of this age in the 76 neighborhood, or were carried there, I am unable to say. To all appearance the only deposit superior to the glacial clay in the neighborhood is a thin crust of travertine lime- stone which lies directly on the boulder clay. (b) Corney Point Road.—A large erratic occurs near the main road from Warooka to Corney Point. Ft is situated on the north side within about twent yard of t road in is much greater. It is not a "gran nite roc ock” but a colored, granular, lóra biendiè schist, having a close re- coast at Corney Point. From the effects of weathering it has split into several pieces—the measurements given are in- tended to include the block as a whole. The occurrence of this transported stone in the position described, is intercst- img, as it marks the most westerly point that I was able to it lagoons that are Ra tueféd over the southern portions of a are pneri of ac features Bet. with my visit was on the north side of the ake, in Section No. 178 tains a group of twelve large pieces of pink-colored granite, having but a slight elevation above the ordinary lev el The group measures ten feet by six feet, and was probably only one piece si sent but has split alone joint planes as the result of weathering. bout —€— yards to Pen westward of this erratic, other two huge granite blocks can be seen standing in the mud of € some half dozen other AS boulders varying in size up to several feet in dia er A short distance furtaer. to the westward can be seen two bon which is pida > its ale E only a ow feet, is almost as large. Similar boulders of a smaller sie are strewn in the vicinity. It must have been ice of grea transporting power that could carry stones of such a size as described. The cliffs of the Lake near these erratics are about twenty oe in Poir and consist intermittently of clay and sand change from the one feature to us other is. tt very ee; The clay is generally very compact, grey in color, with red patches; whilst the dp may be colored white, yellow, or a deep brick-red. The stratigraphi- cal lines are often very bewildering. In places no bedding planes can be detected, and in dan they rapidly alter from the horizontal to nearly vertical direction, accompanied with contortions (d) M ken urlie Lagoon.—This is a long narrow lagoon we Ep with the road between Yorketown and Port Moorowie. he widest portion of the lagoon is at its sou- then. ii and on the eastern side of this larger basin in the lake two granite boulders are conspicuous. They are visible from the public road at a distance of about a quarter of a mile. (e) Moorowie Head Station. accor sig about ten miles north-west of Yorketown on the e of the Great Swamp country. I am indebted to Mr. Matthews, of Yorketown, and to Mr. Fowler, of Yararoo, for calling my attention te two erratics of granite which occur near this Station. I was | unable to visit the locality, but the independent description given by the gentlemen named agree in every particular. One of the stones referred to measures three feet by eighteen inches, and lies on the east side of the main road in Section o. 38, Hundred of Moorowie. Mr. Fowler describes it as "red granite similar to the granite seen in the cliffs at Cape Spencer he second of these boulders is described as much pud than the one just referred to, estimated at five feet by three feet, lying on the north side of a small lagoon. in Section No. 37, about three-quarters of a mile from the rst mentioned. (f) Lagoon at Pentonvale Head Station.—Mr. Matthews, of Yorketown, has a granite boulder in his yard that had been brought from the above lagoon as an object of interest. 18 locality is about three inte north-east of Yorketown. The stone is not so coarse in the grain as many of the erratics of block, as a whole, is now of a deep red color en penetrat- ing iron stains. The mica constituent is Bioti (g) Well-Sinking at Yorketown.—Sinking for water has been extensively tried throughout the district with varying suc- sess. All such sinkings have been in stiff clay, and I have hat ar as I could ascertain, was the clay bed penetrated to the bed rock in these sinkings. (h) Government Bore in Tocchi's Lagoon.—In 1890 the Go- vernment put down a trial bore at the northern end of Tocchis Lagoon, situated in Section No. 291, Hundred of Melville, about a mile east of Yorketown. Through the Pe ee of Mr. J. W. J Conservator of Water, l a nabled to give nat TOONIDE particulars of the strata "passed Krach $ in the bor Tt. in. Black mud spa ae Se o 21,9 Dark clay with gypsum ins ran 2 29 UU Dark clay l er 2 ER! Hard sandstone n Kar "e i - HU Sandy clay n a Pe por Ue Very hard blue rock ... a dE. m | i Bore stopped at ... .905 5 e above sinking was ee T in he Balder clay of the district and shows a local dave pant of, at least, something over 300 ft. Work was stopped on meeting a hard rock. which was penetrated to the extent of eleven inches. The false impression that Aci: had been touched. The section is, however, an extr mely interesting one, and supplies evi- dence of the great ne e glacial deposits that occur over the southern portions of the peninsula. 19 CONCLUDING Remar In the observations now detailed a very large area has been added to the known extent of the extinct glacial field of ot only be ried across Gulf St. Vincent, but it is clear that out the whole of the southern portion of Yorke's Peninsula, mea- suring, roughly, forty miles by twenty miles, has been at one time under glacial conditions. This co nclusion has been forced upon me from the widely distributed proofs of ice action on the northern = southern coasts as well as through- out the inland districts. With the BERETA of a few out- r important euis line has been supplied by these aci E tion inferior to the r Tert ere is, moreover, clear proof of stratigraphical unconformability i in the eroded* surface of the glacial clay on which the marine beds of the be newer than a Cretaceous or Cretaceo-Eocen The discovery of glacial clay inferior to the ee beds at Troubridge Hill and Point Turton will contribute to the correlation of beds of a bari character in other parts of the colony. On the north side of the mouth of the Onka- rney Point, where the metamorphie rocks rise above sea level, i is a thin layer of Eocene limestone in a limited patch resting upon the primary lacial clay is absent. At this elevation it may have been originally a thin deposit, and Legs Bar easily denuded before the bedrock sunk below Ae level of the Eocen 80 paringa, a clay in all respects similar to the glacial clays of southern Yorke's Peninsula, rises from beneath the fossili- tation has hitherto bien felt in testing the beds to the lacial h i that they belong to the same aa no reason dá conclude that the extent of the glacial area in South Australia has even yet been fully - determine he limits of the evidence on Yorke’s Penin- e further to the west. It is Hii directions that further investigations should be adult 5 ; acknowledgments are due to Mr. E. H. Matthews, of ^ a; well, junr., Honit ; and Mr. William Fowler, Yararoo, for information and aem facilities by which I was enabled to utilise the short time at my disposal to the best advantage. 2n : Geological Notes on the Cliffs separating Aldinga ga Bays | a i bs. t5 ee Wh. r3 wee E MER. N ee e erreurs : New Micro-Lepidoptera, mostly from Notes on a Collection of Bird Skins from. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY of SOUTH AUSTRALIA, VOL. XXIV., Part ll. [With THREE PrATES.] EDITED BY PROFESSOR R. TATE. ISSUED DECEMBER, 1900. Adelaide: W. C. RIGBY, 74, KING WILLIAM STREET. Parcels for transmission to the. Royal Society of South Australia, from Europe and America, should be addressed “per W. C. Rigby, care Messrs. Thos. Meadows & oe E 35, Milk Street, Cheapside, London.” SUPPLEMENTARY LisT OF PLANTS FROM MOUNT LYNDHURST RUN. By Max Koon. [Read June 5, 1900.] In my lists of plants collected on Mount Lyndhurst Run, published i in September, 1898, 334 species of indigenous plants were recorded. In the following supplementary list I enumerate 56 species. In addition to the 390 indigenous species, about 20 of introduced plants were noticed, of which Sonchus a, and Erodium cicutarium may be regarded as well establis Most of the plants of this list were named by Prof. ei Tate, Adelaide, and some by Mr. J. H. Maiden, Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The most of the species are more or less rare in District S., and some 25 of them have not been recorded from there before; these I have marked by asterisk. Crucifere. *Erysimum lasiocarpum, F. v. Mueller. M. Lepidium leptopetalum, F. v. Sisymbrium filifolium, F. v. M Rutaceze. Geijera parviflora (1, Lindley. Collected by W. Langley. Zygophylle *Zygophyllum crenatum, F. v. M. nese by J. Langley. *Zygophyllum hybridum, Zat is ii by J. Langley, Trinit A— ae Kochii, 7' ate. "First seen by gley, y The genus Zycie, had occupied my attention during urn spring, for I noted in the preceding year various fo ie m o me differen from those described in the handbooks at my disposal. Fortunately, almost all known my neighbourhood, 1899, pp. peti : F 83 In addition to these, the learned Professor admitted the mi Z. ammophilum ; leaflets elliptical to linear cuneate, entire ; petals den, vamus four, seeds two in a cell, outer skin of seed rough (not shining). No. 458, Z. ammophilum, var.; petals white, stamens eight, fruits and seed the same as No. 164. No. 457, Z. ammophilum, var. or new species (?) ; leaflets broadly cuneate, notched; petals yellow, stamens eight, fruits truncate, rounded at the base, deeply angled ; 00 will be seen this form differs from the typical form in— (1) Foliage—164 leaflets entire ... ... 457 leaflets notched (2) er of corolla—164 white ... 457 yellow (3 tamens—four ... oe gig! t . on (5) Form of seed—almost three angular... ER in outline (6) Outer coat of seed—dull and rough ... smooth and polished I have supplied Prof. Tate with more material to work upon, and would not be surprised if he decides to raise No. 457 to specific rank. This form being prostrate in its habit, and the smallest of the genus, I suggest as an appropriate name Zygophyllum humillimum. Malvacez. Plagianthus glomeratus, Bentham. *Sida intricata, F. v. Muelle Euphorbiacez. Phyllanthus Gunnii, J. Hooker. A shrub. N yllanthus rhytidospermus should be struck off my list of 1898. Chenopodiaceæ. An examination of Prof. Tate’s Herbarium at the Univer- sity has convinced i oe the following species in list 1898 should be struck o Atriplex leptoca T np e M. cu bios I now assign A. angulatum, i. as the correct n Bassia booris, M whioh B. data. | seems to be a better reference. Amarantaceze. Ptilotus Hoodii, F. V. Mueller. 83 Leguminosze. Further study has revealed the fact that Glycina tabacina, in list 1898, is wrong, and should be Glycine sericea, Bentham. Acacia salicina, Lindley. Acacia cibaria, F. v. Mueller. This tree, or often shrubby tree, called by ers eim. or by another tribe Wodnera, the same as Acacia aneur Both species are highly valuable .as fodder for cattle and horses, and are often cut down for sheep in protracted droughts. Ficoideze. ar leases Solander. Collected by W. , Knob W Add i oo P v. M. Theform with pink sepals, No. ‚is growing abundantly on the salt plains near Catt’s and Publichouse Springs, north of Trinity Well. Myrtaceze. Melaleuca trichostachya, Lindley. Melaleuca parviflora, Zindley. Black Teatree. Loranthacez. Loranthus exocarpi, Behr. with yellow petals, and green at the summit, is often found. Composite. * Aster decu urrens, Cunningham. *Podocoma cuneifolia, R. Br., var. 348. Leaves pinnate, and flowers much smaller than the i ac eh form. * Podocoma ye R. Br., var. 476. s twice pinnate. Minuriella annua, Tate. A: small a; irat found in horse paddock of tlie * Village Well" on Mount Lyndhurst, but later on frequently met with on pipeclay soils throughout the district. *Pterigeron abi Bentham. Podolepis Siemssenii, F. v. Muel Helipterum cerymbiflorum, Schlechtendal. een —À DeCandolle. Hel aetum, Bentham. "Helle edd. deb cd Henckel. 84 Calocephalus platycephalus, Benth. Calocephalus sp., No. 481 (?). Flowers too imperfect for specific denomination. It is a low perennial, with rigid, divaricate branches, stems, and leaves, which are short, densely woolly. oodeniaceze. Scaevola humilis, R. Brown. Convolvulaceze. *Quscuta australis, R. Brown Boragineze. Heliotropium asperrimum, R. Br. Collected by W. Langley. d setis Cynanchum floribundum, A. Bro Jasmineze. Jasminum lineare, R. Br. Solanaceze. Solanum eremophilum, F. v. Mueller. Lentibularines. Utricularia dichotoma, Labillardiere. Collected by J. Langley ublichouse Springs, *north of Trinity Well," growing in Kati waters. Myoporineze. *Myoporum deserti, Cunningham. A shrub. Myoporum platycarpum, A. Brown. Sandalwood. Aboriginal name in the Dieyerie sp Yumburra en Freelingi M. colonr variety; flowers e typi dirat has a vender corolla. Found » J. Langley near Trinity Well. Juncacez. Juncus bufonius, Linne. Typ Typha angustifolia, Linne. Ken ear eis Springs. eri stock, it seems to be im ble to arrive at a final and satisfactory result with some of the species, and the names given here must be considered as provisionally applied, and. as liable to be improved upon. *Oyperus castaneus, Willd. A dwarf annual ( perhaps a variety, = if Pes a new species). New for the re of South ust 85 *Oyperus squarrosus (?), Linne. A form or an undescribed’ Scirpus lacustris (?), Linne Eriocaulez. *Eriocaulon submersum, Tate. Grows under water, except the tips of the leaves and the flowering stalk. First seen at Publichouse Springs by J. Langley, Trinity Well. Gramineze. Panicum decompositum, R. Brown. 8. *Distiehlis maritima, Rafinesque. Near salt lakes, Publichouse Springs. Filices. Grammitis rutaefolia, R. Brown. Characeæ. *Nitella sp. Not sufficiently developed to admit of D denomination. A weed growing under water in mud tanks. Introduced Plants. A vena fatua, Lin Anagallis arvensis, ere nne. Flowers brick-red. Anagallis arvensis, var. caerulea, Schreb. Flowers blue. DEFINITIONS or Two NEW SPECIES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLYPLACOPHORA. By EDWIN AsHBY. a [Read September 3, 1900.] The discovery of the two new species of mollusca described in this paper is one of the many valuable results of Dr. Verco’s dredging trips. Their discovery is of particular interest, because genera are, as far as our present knowledge goes, very rly represented in any part of the globe. Only one species of 3 enry . Pilsbry, in his * Manual of Conchology," says of this genus and its allied genera—** Of the whole series there are very few species known. All of them are rare” And the other sub- genus Stenochiton is only represented by two or three species, though the allied C s Stenoplax, to which the species herein described bears some affinity, is a little better represented ; but no representative has yet been recorded from this colony Ischnochiton (Stenochiton) pallens, sp. nov. Pl. i., figs. 1a—g. General Appearance.—Shell glossy, dis pig anterior portion tapering to rear. Evenly arched and rounded, side slope curved. our.—Cream, mottled with pink id pu brown. Anterior Valve.—Smooth and glossy, except for several growth lines—that nearer the outer margin being the deeper. This valve is longitudinally much shorter than is the case in Stenochiton THE and S. Pilsbryanus. Slits 13, at very irregular distances apart. Posterior Valve. — Shield - shape tapering rapidly, mucro posterior, only slightly raised. A deep sulcus traverses the whole valve a short distance from the margin, preserving the shield outline of the shell. A shallow diagonal depression crosses the valve from the mucro to the suture. Surface of shell glossy nem numerous growth lines, which are continued right across the dorsal area. The three areas are hardly distinguishable, except that the lateral area is slightly raised. The posterior margin is finely serrated like e where the valves are not worn. Four of the median dios k one broad wedged-shaped slit on each side ; two valves have two slits on each side. Inside of shell 87 irregular imbricating scales, which are finely striated. Measurement.— Length, 26 mm.; breadth, 7 mm. Habitat. —St. Vincent’s Gulf ; dredged by Dr. Verco. emarks.—This species is much broader in proportion to its length than juloides, the first valve being the broadest and very and Pilsbryanus by the anterior valve being longitudinally much Shorter, the creamy white colour, and the densely irregularly Scaled girdle. I am indebted to Dr. Verco for specimens of this and the following species. Callochiton rufus, sp. nov. Pl. i., figs. 2a—g. the lateral area of valve seven, which is pure white; from this valve a white line traverses the girdle; also the four first valves have a light spot on the posterior margin. Anterior Valve, — Under pocket lense quite smooth, with the exception of a few concentric growth lines. Megalospores are very distinct under compound microscope. Slits 11, teeth crenulate, which appearance is caused by the slight projection of the props. The spongy character of the eaves is continued in the slits between the teeth. Posterior Valve is almost equally divided into two areas, the orsal or central broadly wedge-shaped, traversed by eight longitudinal strongly raised ribs, similar to those of the pleural areas of the median valves. Mucro median, although shallow, decidedly more prominent than in C. platessa. Posterior area smooth, decidedly raised at the junction with the dorsal area. Slight concentric growth lines are discernible. Median Valves.—Lateral area much raised, slight ‚growth The pits between are very deep where they join the lateral area. Dorsal area is raised, wedge-shape, divided from the pleural area by a deep spindle-shaped pit, tapering off into a curved groove at 88 anterior margin. .A small white spot on valves three to eight. Slightly beaked. Under one-inch objective this area is closely ribbed with wavy longitudinal riblets. Slits two each side, eaves very y spongy, teeth propp Girdle.— Broad, under pocket ense leathery, same red colour as valves, ; faa dat margin. Under one-inch objective is seen to be densely clotlied. vith evenly packed, long, linear scales or spicules. ese are arranged in rows, the apices curving across Measurement.—Length, 16 mm.; breadth, 10 m Habitat.—Dredged C Vincent’s Gulf by pe ` Verco ; one specimen only. kemarks.—In general appearance this species closely resembles the bright red form of Chiton vage but on eloser inspection the sculpture i is seen to be widely different. The ornamentation in some respects approximates to Callochiton platessa, but that species is much more strongly pitted or decussated, and the longi- tudinal scimitar- ‘shaped sulci are absent; also it is more strongly beaked than the species now described. Only one specimen has been obtained, and only the insertion plates of the first two valves have been examined. 89 DEFINITION OF A NEW SPECIES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLYPLACOPHORA. By M. M. MAUGHAN. [Read September 3, 1900.] Chiton bien sp. nov. Pl. i., figs. 3a—g. General Appearance .—Shape oblong, oval, very elevated, carinated, side eh steep and slightly curved. Shell sloping back from about valve five. Colour. —Greyish green, mottled with olive. Anterior valve slightly lighter in colour than the rest. Dorsal areas tipped with reddish tinge. Girdle same colour as valves, with dark olive stripe opposite each lateral area, and at intervals round anterior and posterior va Mist Anterior Valve. —Steep, almost smooth, but showing scarcely lateral areas of other valves. Immediately in front of this area are = Sos wedge-shaped pits deseribed below. Slits eight. n Valves.—Dorsal area beaked, merging into the pleural area, ‘faintly wrinkled with what appear to be growth lines. The marked feature of this shell i is the row of about 12 parallel, very areas are elevated with very low, Wat: longitudinal, faintly imbricating divisions. Slits 1.1. Insertion plates with pectinated Sinus broad, denticulated with 12 slits. A strong triangular rib, with apex at the posterior margin of the insertion pla ate, is seen inside of each of valves two to seven. Colour of articulamentum greenish white Girdle.—Scales smooth, wide, and very obtuse at apex. Measurement.—Length, 20 mm.; width, 10 mm. Habitat —McDonnell Bay ; : found by Dr. W. G. Torr, to whom I am indebted for specimens. EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. Dorsa l view of entire shell. alve. Anterior valve showing teeth. atn of girdle magnified. . Insertion plate, median valve. p easque pallens. jorge e Ro op n ru $ Chiton oruktus DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN MOLLUSCA (CHIEFLY TASMANIAN).* By PnorrssoR RALPH Tate and W. L. Mar. [Read October 2, 1900.] Lampusia nodocostata, spec. nov. Shell fusiform, rather slender, light-brown. Whorls ign suggestive of a styliform proto-conch similar to that of Z. exarata, but on a larger scale. Costze subacute, with about three nodulations on the anterior half; six intervariceal coste. Mg similar to the costs, except that they are stouter ; seven in The spiral ornament consists of ee threads, Meg obscurely granulated ; 24 on the penultimate whorl, which three on the anterior ied i the whorl are broader, and bili the nodulations on the c Last whorl about merine the total length of the shell. The costæ are extended to the base, and the nodulation is continued below the periphery, corresponding with the intercrossing of six broader spiral threads, which are regularly disposed ; the inter- stitial spaces between the broader threads are occupied by about eight smaller spiral threads. Aperture quadrately oval ; beak short, considerably upturned. The columella is smooth, and ber outer lip is not dentate (the shell is probably not full grow Length, 31; breadth, 16; length of aperture and canal, 17 mm. Ma East Coast, Tasmania l wó examples ( ay ). This species appears from the in i ‘and figures of T'riton tenuiliratus, Lischke, Japan Meer-Conch, to be closely related thereto; but differs by details of M. T. granulatus, n to *It is antieipated that figures of the new species and — unfigured Tasmanian species will be published early next year b e Linnean Society of New Sout les, to e md paper ied ^ Re ised — of the Marine Moll ^ dmt wu: as time does not permit of 91 us, but as it is said to belong to Section Simpulum, whereas our "ie pon to Gutturnium, the two must be regarded as distin Cantharus kingicola, spec. nov. Shell fusiformly oval, somewhat solid; colowr opaque-white, except the summit, which i is pale-orange. Nucleus small, of two and a-half smooth, convex turns. Spire-whorls five, slopingly convex, subangulated towards the anterior by reason of the greater volume of the axial costs. The axial ornamentation consists of close, elevated, panda straight lire, fairly regular, with occasional interstitial threadlets, and there is a sutural band. Aperture elongately oval, half as long as the shell. Outer lip within. Columella concavely arcuate, not plaited at the base. Beak short, rather wide, snper upturned. ngth, 18; width, 9 mm King Island ; two specimens. arginella cratericula, spec. nov. Roundly nee somewhat bulleform, having the general features, as regards shape of a Bullinella, translucent, shining; bluntly rounded posteriorly (where the shell is widest), rapidly attenuating to the subacute front. er concealed and sunken m depressio Outer lip slightly thickened saoth on the inner margin. Columella with two closely approximate large plaits; the anterior one the larger, terminating in a slight anterior emargination. ngth, 2:3; width, 15 m D'Entrecasteaux Channel Pessina; 10 fathoms (W. Z. May), two examples, : This species is conspicuous by its impressed spire, which separates it from all other Marginellide. arginella multiplicata, spec. nov. Shell Caan, rather t shining white, having much the shape of M. Isseli. Spire concealed. . Aperture eilig the total length of the shell, but not extending much beyond the 92 summit; slightly arched, narrow, of nearly equal width till it slightly ‘widens at the everted front. Outer lip thickened and well-margined all round, smooth within. Columella with one strong oblique plait at the front, which is sueceeded on the pillar by seven transverse thread-like plaits; the columella-plait runs ‘out to form the left i Pr v a shallow and wide effuse notch. Length, 1:6: width, - Tasmania; NW. PülterdT. ^ This species much resembles M. Jsseli, Nevill (M. ayn Braz. pk but it has more Eigen and the outer lip is smooth ; cymbalum, which is a much larger shell, it is more een ae. and the Piel of a different type. M. Hallii is truncated at the apex. M. alternans appears to resemble it, and though they have the same number of plications, yet their dispo- sitions are so distinctly different that we must regard them, in the absence of actual comparisons, as distinct. Marginella biplicata, spec. nov. Shell small, ed pellucid, straw-coloured. Spire very obtuse, of three and a-half whorls, scarcely exserted. Aperture narrow-elongate, seen to the front, obtuse-angled posteriorly. Outer lip scarcely thickened; not ascending on the spire, its he posterior one is slightly the stronger ; anterior emargination it^ di fined. Total length, 4; greatest width, 2 Port Esperance, 'Tasmania ; in 94 fathoms, 2 exs. (W. L. May). It is nearest to M. tinilar but is shorter and relatively broader, and the apex is more obtuse, whilst the most prominent differences are in the smooth inner lip and biplicated columella. M Lini at Simsoni, spec. nov. M. denticulata (pars), Tate, non Conrad JM. minima, Petterd, non E Shell pyriform, contracted in front, shining, white. Spire immersed, though not wholly concealed. Aperture as long as the shell, slightly everted in the young. Outer lip thickened, smooth. Columella with about ten plications, decreasing gradually in size from ince front. , 1-9; greatest width, 1-3 mm. Tasmania and South Australia. minima, Petterd, the type of which we have studied has a length of 1:4 and a breadth of 1-0 mm., and besides being smaller han M. denticulata it is slightly more attenuated to the front, se the outer lip is not thickened ; differences which may be attributed to a young age. 93 The description of M. denticulata, Tate, is inapplicable, because it was based on two species—one specimen supplied the charac- ters “ denticulated margin and four-plicate columella" with exsert spire (it is a young micromorph of A. Strangei); the other, * pyriform shape and immersed d gr a smooth outer lip and multiplicate columella, is M. Simso Marginella Mayii, Tate (spec. nov. ). Shell of an elongately oblong-oval shape; the body-whorl rather rapidly tapering from the nn shoulder to the base ; spire obtusely conical, blunt at the a Test thick, smooth, polished. Rennie colour chestnut-brown, relieved on the spire by lighter colour at the posterior sutures ; band at about the posterior one-third, and eae at the base; the dark coloured bands are dee eper €— > ir margins; the thickened aperture, all round, is opaque horls five, nearly flat ; the last convex re and of an even slope thence to the s wide media ally, narrowing thence to the front to about half. Outer lip thickly and broadly callously thickened on the outside, ascending to about one-half the height of the penultimate uii denticulated within (except towards the extremities). Colum stoutly four-plaited, plaits d the posterior pair more transverse than the anterior pai Total length, 12 ; length of aperture, 9 ; maximum width, 6 mm. Frederick Henry Bay (type) and East Coast of Tasmania (W. L. May); Derwent Estuary (#. Harrison). Among Australian congeners M. Mayii comes near to M. pygmea, but is of very much larger size; it is, moreover, more attenuated anteriorly, and especially differs by its outer ^4 variced outside and denticulated within ; also near M. AU which it resembles in its denticulated outer lip aia oain Mariik ovulæformis, spec. nov. Shell minute, ovate, attenuated at the ends, regularly convex, white, shining. Spire concealed, the aperture extending back- ward beyond in Apertu rrow, arcuate, bluntly rounded ee lightly er to the front, ending emargination, which is curved to the left. Outer lip a 94 blunt-edged, edentulous. Columella with a strong terminal spiral plait running out to form the left margin of a deep an somewhat effuse canal. Length, 1:5; cerae width, 1 mm. Tasmania (W. F. Petterd /). This species and M. lubrica are characterised among recent Marginellide by their uniplicate columellas, but that type has an ancestral form in an Eocene species at Muddy Creek. In shape, M. ovuleformis is somewhat intermediate ie M. Flv indersi, with two plaits, and M. Hallii, with seven plaits; M. Isseli is also near, but it has four plaits, and is not so attenuated at the ends. Donovania fenestrata, spec. nov. Shell moderately stout, narrow lanceolar-fusiform, pale-fawn colour. Pullus papillary of ‚three N convex smooth strength, which produce square deep fenestrations; there are five spiral ridges, and on the penultimate whorl there are about twenty axial o Last whorl er with seven spiral Fa to the n three on the concave area below it, and four Aperture roundly oblong, higher than des outer lip entire, vertical in contour, simple, ridged inside, corresponding with the external furrows. Columella arched to its base, thence running out abruptly and obliquely to form the left boundary of a short, wide, A aiU up-turned snout. th, 8; width, 2-75; height of aperture, 2:75 mm. East Coast of Tasmania (W. x May). Natica Tenisoni, nom. mutand. N. nana, Ten.-Woods, P.R.S., Tasm., 1876, p. 149, non Möller. Long Bay; Ten.-Woods. Thylacodes caperatus, spec. nov. Shells agglomerate, reddish brown; whorls embracing and reciprocally adherent, forming a short broad cone, ornamented with — rounded, irregularly-sized, transverse ridges ; suture distinet. The free tubular portion long, much n arrowed, irregu- arly i circular in section; ornamented as the rest of the shell. Diameter of base, 4 to 5; height of cone, about 2; length of tube, up to 10 ; its diameter, lmm amar Heads, Tasmania; W, F. Petterd . f: Animal unknown, but from its resemblance to some Tertiary species in Australia it is associated with Thylacodes rather than with Vermetus. 95 Turritella Atkinsoni, spec. nov. This species was described as new by Tenison-Woods in 1877, under the name of 7. Tasmanica, which makes double employ- ment with Reeve’s species ; j une in the following Pies it is quote by him in his “Census” as 7. Tasmaniensis (a typographical error). It would appear that he had — admitted = need of a new specific denomination, and the shell has bee locally known as 7. Atkinsoni. Thou ugh its Sieli is ibt traceable in print, we utilise it with ready willingness. . Woods's description is rather misleading, as it implies a bicarinated species, whereas there are four arge keels on the penultimate whorl—the peripheral one is the largest, the posterior two smaller, and the anterior one is nearly as large as the peri- pheral one, with or without a “e — at one or both sutures. Its closest relative is Z’. austrina, Watson, of Kerguelen — but the Tasmanian shell lined interstitial spiral strie, and t are are deeper and wider. ng Bay, Ten.- Woods ; Port oe W. L. May. T. Godeffroyana, Donald, Mal. Soc., IV., p. 53, t. 5, f. 6-6a, 1900, which is founded on a single specimen, may be an indi- vidual variation ; it has three strong keels. alaria (Acrilla) minutula, spec. nov. Shell minute, moderately thick, FM TM Spire- whorls five, pale yellow-brown, flatly convex, and slightly angulated in the posterior-third, separated by a linear suture, bounded anteriorly by a spiral thread ; ornamented by slender slightly oblique ribs, about 15 on the penultimate whorl, which are somewhat bent at the angulation, the interspaces are as wide, and smooth. The translucent-white apex consists of a convex, relatively wide, three- to four-carinated whorl, and of a small hemispheric tip. t whorl flatly convex to the acute margin defining the base, base smooth. Aperture oblong, somewhat effusively expanded at the front ; peristome incomplete; outer lip on shortly insinuate at the suture; columella thin, Poi stra ngth, 2; breadth, :57 m Tas a, W. L. Petterd!; W. Coast of S. Australia, R. Tate /; Victorias y H. Gat tif! Eulima inflata, spec. nov. Whorls slightly enger Dar nvex ; gen whorl some- what contracted; last whorl much infla ted, regularly convex. Aperture relatively soil roundly oval, hardly oblique. Outer lip not retreating at the sutural margin. Length without apex, 6-25; width, 3 mm. 96 his species resembles Æ. T’ryoni, but is thinner, and is a longer shell for the same number of whorls—the whorls are more convex; whilst Tryoni has a more oblique aperture, narrower base, which is oblique on the left side. In t the absence of the tip, it is uncertain to place the species in the Section Mucronalia, to some species of which it has some resemblance. North Coast of Tasmania; W. F. Petterd!. Eulima Mayii, Tate, spec. nov. Shell solid, white, highly polished. Spire with a slight apical twist from before backward, gradually tapering to an extremely or a little higher than wide, im ied oblique; outer lip retreating from the middle line to the s Length, 7:75; Mom 2:5 ; wa of aperture, 2:25 m Seems to resem : intermedia, ut has the jaat whorl approximately about half the m of the shell, instead of one- third, as in the Mediterranean speci I employ the species-name in relie ent to my coadjutor, under which it has been known in manuscript among Tasmanian collectors [ R. Tate East Coast of Tasmania, south of Swansea; W. L. May. Eulima Tryoni, spec. nor. E. Tenisoni (pars), Tryon, Man. Conch., VIII., t. 68, f. 16, non p. 269; E. Tenisoni, Tate, T.R.S., S. Aust., XXII, 1898, SL This is the shell figured by Tryon as Æ. Tenisoni, but it is a different species to E. micans, T.-Woods, to which he applied that name. It is related to E. latipes, Watson, which has a broader base, patulous neo lip, and has a somewhat rapid increase of growth of the s Common in s. Australia; i rd Victoria; and at Derwent Estuary, Tasmania, W. L. ; Stylifer Petterdi, rom. mutand. i S. robusta, Petterd, Journ. Conch., 1884, p. 140, non Pease, 860. Leven Heads, Tasmania, Syrnola Harrissoni, spec. nov. Shell lanceolate, ie are smooth, white. Apex hetero- strophe, small, of one and a-half who rls. Spire whorls five, rapidly increasing in icai nelly flat, suture impressed ( specimens examined are more or less ess corroded, and present, in consequence thereof, a usaid at the posterior suture). 97 perture elongate - oval, somewhat expanding anteriorly ; columella with a ver prominent spiral plait The shell is variable in its proportionate dimensions. The figured specimen has length, 3; width, 1; a large d has breadth, 1:5; length of aperture, 2; estimated rg 5:5 mm Off Brown’ s River, Tasmania, E. ’ Harvis Syrnola Petterdi, nom. mutand. Obeliscus Tasmanicus, Petterd., Jour. Conch., 1884, p. 40; non S. eene Ten.-Woods (Styloptygma), 1877. Tasmania Syrnola punctospira, spec. nov. Shell minute, acuminately oval, rather thin, sub translucent. Spire whorls three and a-half, convex, of rather rapid increase of punctures. Aperture elliptic-oval, front lip we, ppm d dilated on the left; columella Mie Ü kei ghe twisted plait Length, 2:25 ; greatest width, George "Bay, Tasına ania, W. E Pid aah A minute shell, with well-rounded and rather rapidly-increas- ing whorls, with a distinctive sculptured pullus. Several examples, Odontostomia deplexa, spec. nov. Shell minute, imperforate, moderately stout, smooth, pees white, sculptured with microscopic growt lines (without spiral stris). bg five, of moderate increase, convex, slightly pro. tuberant at the re suture. Pullus concealed, except the papillary-like tip of the Aperture oval, ue with a strong transverse fold at its origin. Length, 3; width, 1:1 m Most like 0. lovis, but the whorls are more convex, shell more cylindroid, besides gue much smaller. Frederick Henr nry Bay, Tasmania (W. L. May); S. Australia (R. Tate); Victoria (J. H. Gatliff/). Odontostomia varians, spec nov Shell small, acuminately oval, moderately stout, dull white (dead). Pullus pellucid, smooth, papill ary as a whole, forming a small lop-sided bend. Whorls five, flatly convex, poris by a broad deep suture; sculptured by four deep narro ral grooves, separating flat interspaces of dissimilar width (the o first E 98 three are relatively gen the second and third of about the same width, but wider than o the fourth is a slender lineation sunk in the sutural canal). The first and second ligatures are broken- up into blunt, straight, axial ridges, separated by about as wide indented interspaces. Aperture oval, peristome thin. Columella slightly arched, forming a blunt roundly-effuse angle at the front; thinly a sparingly exsert to form an umbilical chink ; there is a slender Length, 3; width, 1:4 mm. Of six examples two are in accord with the foregoing descrip- tion. A third and fourth, which are translucent horn-colored, have the first and second ligatures deed ma small granules; whilst the fifth and sixth, a without ornament, and the spiral furrows are feebly S T barely traceable on the body-whor D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania (W. L. May). Genus Pseudorissoina, Tate and May. Type :—P. Tasmanica, Tenison-W oods (Stylifer). Apex sinistral, spire and aperture like Rissoina (e.g., R. nivea). “Ts it not rather an Eulim Our study of the species con- firms Ten.-Woods’ einen Am the apex is sinistral—indeed, whilst having the spire and aperture of a Rissoina, like R. nivea (the shell is, idet smooth), it has the heterostrophé loop-like nucleus of Zulimella. Such a combination of characters seem to be unprovided for in the families Pyramidellide or Rissoide, hence the new generic seems Gok Briefly, this new genus is a Pyramillid with a Rissoina aperture or a Rissoinid with a Pyramilloid nucleus. The Night value of the nuclear character in classification induces us to place it, in Pyramidellide, near Eulimella. ne admiranda, nom. mutand E Ten.-Woods, P.R.S. Tasm., 1877, p. 150; non Turbonilla b Pfund. A. Adams, 1 1861. T. festiva, Angas, P.Z.S., 1877, t. 5, f. 4; non Folin, 1867. Victoria, Tasmania, and ‘N.S. Wa les. Rissoia (Apicularia) demessa, spec. nov. Shell minute, strong, pale-brown. Spire-whorls four, convex, ornamented with narrow roun ded oblique ibtd (about fourteen on the penultimate) more prominent medially, and attenuated at the sutures; also with spiral grooves, which are about as wide as the intervening flat threads (about eight on the penultimate) ; on 99 *he last whorl the powder cost stop short at the periphery. Pullus of smooth w This exis is doni] related to R. trajectus, Watson, but «differs by mo elongat e shape, arched ribs, and rounded whorls ; also to R. Strangei, Braz., which has closer and stronger ribs, fewer ‘Spiral stris, iu the shell short and stout Tasmania. Rissoia (Apicularia) apieilirata, spec. nov. Elongate-conie, thin, yellow-fawn, smooth, shining. Pullus 'hyaline, turbinate, two-whorled, ornamented with three, spiral, :simple, relatively broad and hig h keels. Whorls three, slightly bicarinated, the posterior slope somewhat concave, the anterior slope steeper and shorter; ornamented by transverse slender ridges (about twenty on the penultimate), which are oblique on the posterior slope, vertical thence to the front suture; there is à spiral gia. at the posterior suture, and a threadlet near the anterior ; two spiral rows of small nodosities -occupy the near uL third of the whorl. Periphery of last whorl with four riblets crossed by costul:e, ‚and there are a few others on the base which gradually decrease Aperture, oval; peristome PER thin. Length, 2:2; width, 9 mm. D'Entrecasteaax Channel, Tasmania This species is unique in the section by reason of its ornate pullus Rissoia (Pusillina) diserepans, spec. nov. Shell oval-conie, erus A p bar, pale ee " soin apex f t anterior part; an indistinct lineation is at the periphery, as also ‘one above and one below, all in near contiguity; base finely wah econ radially. Aperture oval, r and inner lips thinly callously joined ; ‚outer fip. € (lightly asics dilated behind, front lip wi slight insinuosity—these features are probably the result of an injury ring life). Columella slightly exsert, margining a linear ‘umbilical chink. ngth, 3; width, 1:6 mm. D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasman e ornament and shape, in coii bli tid with the DEPT 'base, distinguish this species from all figured species. 100 Rissoia (Amphithalamus) Simsoni, spec. nov. Pupiform, strong, shining, white, tinted with pale-chestnut.. Whorls four, flatly convex, sculptured with microscopie oblique: strie; suture linear. Apex hemispheric of one and a-half whorls. Last whorl somewhat flattened on the ventral face. Aperture oval; peristome continuous, adnate to the parietal wall. Resem les R. dissimilis on a large scale. Length, 4:5 ; width, 1:5 m Species-name in compliment to our friend and co-worker, Mr. Auguste Simson of Launceston. Derwent — Tasmania ( W. L. May); also Port Fairy, Victoria (Rev. 7. Whan /). Rissoia (Cingula) rubicunda, spec. nov. Shell minute, elevated conic, imperforate, nn thick ; varies in colour from pellucid-brown to opaque-w ul obtuse, of one and a-half turns. Spire. EDER four, moderately convex, widest near the anterior suture examples show a tendency to imbrication), smooth, and sculptured with growth-lines. Suture linear, distinct. Last whorl rather depressed at the suture, rounded at the periphery, a little con- tracted at the outer lip. Aperture rotund, chestnut-coloured in the interior ; peristome entire ; outer lip thin ; columella lip slightly exsert, margining a false umbilical chink. Length, 2:5; width, 1:0 Derwent Estuary, a (W. L. May); many examples. This may prove to belong to Buen when the animal has. been studied. perexigua, nom mutand. Rissoia ER Ten.-Woods, P.R.S. rcge DU p. 122 non Rissoia minutissima, Michelin, ** Gen. Risso Rissoia (Nodulus) pellucida, spec. nov. Shell minute, obliquely oad somew ven stout, translucent-white,. P smooth, shining, imper us small, obtuse. Spire- whorls three and a-half, pisei resur slantingly convex, without visible ornament or sculpture. Aperture roundly oval ;. peristome thick, continuous. B. "15 mm Frederick Henry Bay, Tasmania (W. L. May). s species ditfers from other members of the section by its. Littorina-like shape; however, the following species in Section ina offer some comparisons vimm has the outline of R. hyalina, which possesses spiral raised strie and delicate growth-lines, and it is more obliquely oval than A. littorineformis. 101 Rissopsis buliminoides, spec. nov Shell small, cylindroid, thin, opgoen ia Whorls six, flatly jm sculptured ‚wit th faint axial st rie of growth; sutu somewhat explanulate ; columella with a slight torsion over à minute umbilical chink. Length, 4:25 ; breadth, l:3 mm. Federick Henry Bay, Tasmania; 10 fathoms, W. L. May. Rissopsis consobrina, spec. nov. Elongate, turreted, hyaline (in a fresh state), with rounded whorls and a deep suture, sculptured with curved growth-lines. Specs elongate-oval, somewhat explanulate, columella-lip very ‘thin and exsert. Its turreted form, rounded whorls, and elongate-oval aperture distinguish it from R. buliminoides. ength, 3:5 ; width, 1:0 mm. Federick Henry Bay, Tasmania, common, W. L. eu Cyclostrema porcellana, spec. no Shell oval-conic, moderately stout, smooth, shir ddr opaque- white. Spire-whorls three and a-half, convex, sloping gently faintly marked by oblique striw. Pullus of one an a-ha whorls, translucent, depressedly convex. Periphery of last yer roundly angulated. Aperture roundedly-oval, oblique; peristom incomplete ; outer lip rather thin; columella slightly exsert, but not reflected over a minute umbilicus. Six examples Length, 1:8 ; breadth, 1:3 mm. This species is more conie than such related forms of Tubiola as C. australe, C. contabulatum, and C. micron. Frederick Henry Bay, Tasmania ( W. L. ie Zidora Loddere. Z. d ey PLS, N. 8. S Wales, rp p. 93, three Miror ; non Beddom 3. species is Ar cn to the Japanese Z. reticulata ; and fede from Reeve's figure of that shell, the Tasmanian congener differs by relatively greater wi The shell which. Tate rightly attributed to Beddome's ng ‚and described under the name of Z. Legrandi, T.R.S., S. Aust. XVIIL, p. 118, 1894, differs from other known species by its -apex situated far within the vertical plane of the posterior margin. Tasmania ( Miss Lodder ) ; N.S. Wales (apud Hedley). 102 a prom Tasmaniea, rom. mutand N. parva, var. Tasmanica, Pilsbry, “ en, 1895. Frederick Fury Bay, Tasmania (W. L. May). Cadulus (Gadilia) spretus, spee. Shell small, of medium proportion, well-curved, rigat (im some specimens) with translucent and opaque-white rings and encircling bands. Surface smooth, with ana obliquely annular grooves or lines, without traces of vertical s Apertures circular, transverse. cong bddanly contracted quite near the oral aperture, but exhibits a slight dilatation at he end. Shell most like C. panamensis, Sharp and Pilsbry, but seems to grow more rapidly, has greater breadth throughout, and is more d h of shell, 5:5 ; diameter of larger aperture, ^7 ; of the smaller aperture, ‘3 mm. rt Esperance, Tasmania, in 24 fathoms ( W. L. May). Cyamium mactroides, spec. nov. Shell mactra-like, minute, equivalve, nearly equilateral, some- what thick, smooth, and shining; of a whitish colour, and par tially brown-tinted, moderately convex. Pa ebisie concentrically striated, en radially ise ventral and anterior margins crenulated w Umbos small, approximate, slightly directed forwards, a liste posterior. e line about equally inclined, the anterior margin curved, the posterior margin truncatedly rounded, ventral margin nearly straig e arched and relatively "deep. Left valve with a posterior marginal ligamentel pit, in front of which is a central cardinal tooth with two strong equal divaricating branches, and an anterior oblique cardinal tooth. Right valve with two diverging cardinal teeth, the anterior one bifid at l the tip. ceret doa er diameter, 2-05; serpa diameter, 1:8 mm. Two pairs of valves, taken in F. Petterd/). The reference of this little shell to panic is because its dentition agrees with the emended description of the genie as. implied by Bernard in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat., 1897, p. 311. Carditella delta, spec. nov. Shell equilateral, subequivalve, trigonal, compressed with pro- duced straigh inted umbones. The dorsal lines slope very rapidly from the umbones which are in contact ; the post-dorsal margin slightly arched, the anterior-dorsal straight ; the e and escutcheon occupy deep elliptical depressions, angulated o the margin. The ventral margin is arched, and is distantly crenulated within 103 There is a thin brown epidermis; the ornament consists of Be lines and a few distant 'growth- folds and obscure radial lin U mbo- Ventre T „ 2:25; antero-posterior diam., 2; sec- tional diam., 1:2 Derwent Meurs RC EU (W. L. May). Comes nearest to C. polita, Tate, an Eocene species, but is not produced anteriorly. it differs from C. Atkinsoni by its acutely trigonal outline, and is not so convex. Carditella pectinata, spec. nov. Triangularly oval, inequilateral, rather convex. ntero- dorsal margin straight and steeply inclined ; post-dorsal margin convexly sloping to the narrow rounded posterior side; ventral margin slightly curved, distantly crenulated w bones obtuse, prominent, approximate, ‘deat consider- ably in front of the centre. Colour yellowish-brown. The ornament consists of numerous (fifteen or more) radial broad ridges (most conspicuous anteriorly), separated by linear sulci; and intersected by growth-lines Umbo-ventral amis 15; ; antero-posterior diam., 1:5; sec- tional diam., Derwent (Rep Tasmania ( W. L. May). Genus Thraciopsis, nom. mutand. Alicia; Angas, 1867, non Johnson, 1861. T ype :—7. angustata, Angas (sp. New South Wales, Tasmania, and South Australia. 104 ON THE OCCURRENCE OF MARINE FOSSIL- IFEROUS ROCKS AT KERGUELEN ISLAND. By Prorgessor RALPH TATE. [Read September 3, 1900. ] Plates II. —III. INTRODUCTION. Kerguelen Island was discovered in 1772 by the vegeta a French vessel—Ives Julian de Kerguelen Trem little later it was visited by Captain Cook. Since iba | it has been visited by four scientific expeditions, the first under the command of Sir James Ross in 1840; vim second, that of the Challenger Expedition in 1874, and the two Transit of Venus Expeditions 1874-75, one British, the hel United States of Am > The “island i isin about 49? South latitude, is 100 miles long, and about 50 miles wide, and is about 3,500 miles S.E. from the Cape of Good Hope, and 3,000 miles from the extreme west, coast of Australia. Ross says of it, that it is one of the most barren spots on the earth at the same distance from the pole. One of the names by and rugged mass of sterile mountains, ded A ‚parallel steppes one above another in alternate slopes and precipices, terminating in frightful naked and frowning cliffs, wild dip perpendicularly into the sea. The snow lying upon these slopes between the black cliffs gives a most singularly striped and banded appear- ance to the whole country, each band indicating a flow o volcanic matter, for the island is cove with craters, whose vents have given issue to stream upon ge: of molten se sinuous Kerguelen Inland was visited in 1898 by Mr. Robert Hall, of RN and his collections of lichens, alg, fungi, and rocks, which have been described by experts in the “ Victorian Naturalist, vols. XV. and XV1.,” have supplemented — knowledge in the several departments. But these discove vast] nded by that Ming to the presence of aiae 105 fossiliferous strata; almost unique as regards high Southern la nor. h Address, Phil. Inst., Canterbury, 1884 :—“ From what is known -of the geology of the Antarctie Islands, it appears that all are voleanie, except South Georgia, which is part of an old slate- mountain range.” Nevertheless, Papin Hutton has over- looked the observations o yi er, which indicate the remarks in his “Contributions to the Natural History of Kerguelen Island made in 1874-75,” Bull, U.S. Nat. Mus., 1876 : “The main rocks are basalt and dolerite. The streams had ut their way deeply in places, exposing extensive surfaces of rock, but diligent. search failed to disclose any stratified or fossiliferous beds" in the southern part of Kerguelen Island. extensive deposits of coal of poor quality, and contain many trunks of petrified trees,” p. 34. Position, NATURE, AND FOSSIL-CONTENTS OF THE MARINE Deposit From Mr. Hall’s — and sketches the position of the fossil development occupies a depression on the west side of the peak known as Cat's Fars; it is squeezed in between viva masses at a steep slope, and attains to an elevation of 826 fee The stratum seems as if it had been upthrusted from js horizontal position xh the eruption of the volcanie mass which is crowned by Cat's Ears Natica one sp., Turritella one, Chione t Wes zc ytilus two, Polyzoa two gear on the casts of Chione), Balanus one, Spirorbis one (2.25 mm. diam., ie 35), Serpe two eme iculated, tubes "rv mm. diam, the other solitary, lon vermiculate). The facies of the fauna is Tertiary, and ma y belong to -of it, because, as regards the well-defined species of MA AR not -one is referable to living creation—certainly not in reference to 106 the existing fauna of Kerguelen Island and other similar Southern positions. The Zwrritella resembles 7. Hookeri from ke: Antarctic, without locality ; the Natica has no near analogue, the genera Chione and Gari are not represented in high Saber latitudes ; nevertheless, it is*not en that the two Ape of Mytilus may belong to recent spec auna indicates nothing specialised, ciat that of dis- tivities of species, to separate it from that of a moder deposit ; and in the absence of distinctive genera of Paleogene age, I must refer the deposit to Neogene without any subordinate: assignment. Nores oN THE Fossirs. Natica Tremarici, spec. nov. Pl. ii., figs. 4a-4c. Shell AT hemispheric ; whorls four and a half, sa regen with growth-lines, but without spiral sculpture. Apertu lünáfé. Umbilicus wide; a small callus is reflected over hi upper portion of the umbilicus. In this fossil species is like the recent N. ampla and N. Incei of the same size, but the spire is obtuse and less elevated than in N. Incei, more elevated than in N. ampla, and regularly convex below the suture; the umbilicus is somewhat similar to that of N. ampla. a 19 and 12; height, 10 mm. Turritella Hallii, spec. nov. Pl. ii., figs. 3a-35. Shell broadly conical, a little rounded at the basal angle and on the base. Apex not knowr. Whorls ten, sica d much The ornament consists of two strong keels, one at Fee margin of the side, dividing each whorl into three approximately equal widths; the space between the keels is flattish or slightly con- cave. In addition there are fine spiral threads, usually alter- naternately large and small, six on the intercarinal space, and six on each of the sutural slopes. Aperture quadrately oval, higher than it is broad ; outer lip. not preserved, though there’are traces on the anterior part of the last whorl of eurved growt th lines, ae a broad shallow sinus; columella somewhat arched and thickened (not dilated at the front). Length, 39; breadth, 12:5 ; height of last, whorl, 12 m Among the few bicarinate species of the genus it Mun some pproac roach to T. ambulacrum, Sow., Tertiary in Patagonia and Chatham binds which has the whorls not so quadrate, and the encircling ribs are of unequal size. It simulates 7. Zookeri, Reeve, an Antarctic species, but, judging by the figure, it is 107 narrower, with more numerous whorls. No details of ornament. accompany the diagnosis. 7. austrina, Watson, from Kerguelen, is somewhat broader, the whorls more numerous, not so quad- rate, and the two carinating lire not equally disposed. Chione permagna, spec. nov. PI. ii., fig. 1. Shell triangularly oval, very thick, somewhat heart-shaped, very inequilateral, depresse ly convex. Umbones large, de- i i h. antero-dorsal margin en curved ; ; inner margin of bs quite entire. Lunule broadly elliptic, shallow, its margins. Orname solution of crowded re: growth-ridges and lines, not raised into lamelle } and on the dorsal-half by rounded radial threads with equidistant interstitial furrows, about thirty in a width of ten millimetres. ro-posterior diameter, 86; umbo-ventral diam sectional diam., 40. A larger and more orbicular example has ant.-post. diam., 95 ; umbo-ventral diam., This large ponderous shell is probably the largest i in the genus hence its specific name; it is distinguishable by its obliquely orbicular outline ion Hallii, spec. nov. Plate ii., fig. 5. Shell oblong-oval, moderately convex, somewhat thick, inequilateral ; concentrically grooved, the depressed rounded ten millimetres near the ventral margin. Internal margin of valves quite entire. Antero-posterior diameter, 47; umbo-ventral diam., 38 ; sec- tional diam., 21 rg ost like C. tris Lamk., but the anterior side is mo developed, more Sordat, the post-dorsal — more arched, uM the concentric folds narrower an e Kergueleni, spec. nov. Ww ii., fig. 9. Chion Oval-cordate, subventricose. Post-dorsal margin regularly convex ; ventral margin slightly curved, a rapidly to the m i Ornamented with depressed concentrie ridges, separat ted by narrow deep sulci ; about eight ridges in a width of ten milli- metres at the front (but the various examples show considerable variation in the number of.the growth-ridges) ; faintly radiately and densely striated at least on the sub-surface shell-layer. 108 Antero - posterior diameter, 57; umbo-ventral diam., 45; -sectional diam., 32 mm. This species differs from C. Hallii by its regularly convex dorsal margin and its wide concentric ridges. Gari? sp The collection contains a single RE of a member of the Antero-posterior diameter, 50 ; dorso-ventral ade m., 2 It does not agree with any described rece t species of the family, though it 1 aa to Solseotaliina: siliqua, Reeve, inhabiting New Zea ud sp. (aff. M. planulatus). Shell eo. oval, solid, somewhat angularly attenuated towards t mbo, which is bent down wards, transversely es convex. (Smooth with low concentric growth- folds.) Anterior r margin straight, dorsal margin uninterruptly arched, ventral mar, Length (ineomplafié, 95 mm.; severe width medially, 65 mm. (One imperfect valve, much décórtio This fossil is distinct from M. line wiátil; sese > M. in unable to make a comparative study wi a chorus, i avoid applying a distinctive denomination. Mytilus, sp. (aff. M. RR A mould of a radially sculptured mussel is suggestive of M. Nl, B ue the fine regular radiating ridges indicate some other refere EXPLANATIONS TO PLATES. PraTE I. fs Nat. si permagna. pem 2. Chione Kerguelini. N 3. Turritella Hallii. a, N A b, sectional portion of a whorl, enlarged. 4. Natica Tremarici. Sectional three views, slightly enlarged—a, from above ; b, frontal side; c, base 5. Chione Hallii. Nat. size. Prats III. Carts Ears, looking south-east from Long Island, near entrance to Royal Sound. (A sketch by Mr. R. Hall, 4-1-98). 1. Cat’s Ears 2. Fossil bed. - Heavy masses of rock. 4. Lava much contracted and distorted, 109 SECTION OF A WELL-BORE AT MULGUNDAWA,. NEAR WELLINGTON, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. By Proressor RALPH TATE. [Read September 3, 1900.] In the latter part of 1899 Dr. RE AN on behalf of Mr. Kni ight, of Mulgundawa, handed me some siftings of certain opinion as to the probability of reaching water at no inconsider- able depth, if a second venture should be decided o ll No. 1 was sunk to a depth of 214 feet. At 213 feet a shell-bed, rich in fossils, was penetrated. The fosssils are mainly identical with those of the chief fossil-bed in the Kent Town exceed 20 or 30 feet. It is situated about 40 miles Ki-Ki, which yielded water at 312 feet below ‚sea-level. * Te were rising in their eni ev T assigned a less depth to- reach Pens than obtained a Bore No. 2 was sunk inda to di site of No. 1, and in a letter, dated fly 14, 1900, Mr. John S. Knight advises that “At a depth of 292 feet we struck water, which rose to, and is still the feasibility of an economic. application of a detailed know- ledge of the actual similitudes of fossiliferous horizons. An inerease of like results may lead to the determination of the actual source of water supply contained in the basal beds of the- Eocene in the vast area of country extending eastward from the * See Clark, Trans. Roy Soc., S. Aust, XX., 1896, p. 112. 110 River Murray into the mallee lands of N.W. Victoria. The ‘quality of the water has not altogether been unsuspected, and it is clear from the position of Mulgundawa that the water is im- oun and in consequence has acquired an accession of mineral ingredients ; ; but it is not improbable that, in course of ‘time, some sensible diminution in the percentage value of its salts will result. BoRE-SECTION AT MULGUNDAWA. 3. 40. Fine yellow sand, with fragments of oyster; pectens and spines of Ci idaris. 43. Greyish- a fine-grained calciferous Me with calciferous stone pellets. Jsis sp. a olyzoa. :60-69. Similar W 43. Terebratulina alttiina. Isis sp. Scutellina patella, Fibularia Lon Polyzoa 75. Sameas 43. Shell ee very r .84-93. Same as 60-69. Fossil-debris rare. Scutellina patella = other dee: Graphularia, Dimya ssimilis. “97-98. Grey, ee caleiferous sand, and slightly argillace- us. 100-107. Same as 60-69. Terebratulina catinuliformis. 160-164. Greenish-grey, very fine- Re caleiferous sand. erebratulina catinuliform 175. Yellowish-grey, calciferous, are 180-186. Bluish- grey, clayey sand, very fine, and slightly eal- No fossils. 188-200. Grey kloifoiðui sand and sandrock. No fossils. 202-206. Mottled grey-brown sandy clay. Chief source of the fossils, 207-208. Very stiff brown-black clay. 209. Brown clayey sand. 216-226. (From seven hien D Very stiff brown-black clay. 230-232. Brown clayey sa 238. Light brown v m 246-250. Stiff black clay. ‘254-260. Black and rey clays. 264. Brown clayey s .265. Brown sharp ibd, with much comminuted shell-debris ; E eoe corroded and eroded ; small splinters of wood, freely diffi used. 285. Grey ee ee sand, with wre 292. Greyish-white sand, very fine-grained ; the coarser pene of translucent sub-angular ees z grains up 5 mm. diameter; fossiliferous, and splinters ot carbonised wood 111 EocEnE Fossits FROM MULGUNDAWA-BORE.* Lamna, sp. ‘Otodus, sp. Otolithes Fusus, n.sp., aff. sculptilis Lampusia oligostira Marginella sub-Wentworthi' Uromitra, n.sp., aff. suberenu- s Nation AMO n. i N atica Aldin » SP. Bullinella, n.sp., aff. aratula Dentalium subfissura Dey (s a dissimilis Pan Foulcheri (?) Amussium Zittelli Crenella globularis Septifer, n.sp., aff. fenestratus Nucula Teniso Limopsis creen var. mopsis, Barbatia fr Barbatia limatella Barbatia, sp. Trigonia Rn Crassatella communis, var. Cardita, n.sp. Carditella, n.sp., aff. polita Verticordia, n.sp., aff. rhom- boid Lucina despectans Chi Dosinia imparistriata Tellina porrecta aff Hamil- onensis Myadora lamellata Myadora, n.sp., aff. prelonga Corbula pyxidata Terebratulina gg; Magasella lunat Selenaria Lunulites and many other Pol Cidaris, sp. (spines) Echinus Woodsii (?) Monostychia australis (?) Scutellina patella Fibularia gregata Astrogonium sp. Pentacrinus Comatula sp. Graphularia senescens (?) = sp. bellum pistinctum Fiabellum dedicellare Placotrochus deltoideus Notocyathus viola Notocyathus excisus Notocyathus punctatus Deltocyathus, sp. * The fragm instances of a — specific by Mr. J. Dennan entary condition of the fossils does not permit assignmen many ent. The corals were MAT DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF ACANTHIZA - (A. tenuirostris). By A. Zıerz, F.LS., vens — M Director of the S.A. Mu [Read November 6, 1900.] This new species is nearest allied to Acanthiza reguloides. Its more diminutive size, its feeble bill, the different ghade of rump feathers, and the absence of the bright rufous colouring of the basal third of the tail feathers, Pange. it fro canthiza reguloides, which, according to Gould, a >” common species about Adelaide. wo specimens have been collected by R. M. Hawker, Esq., at pont. Creek, in eges. 1895. propose for this new species the name Acanthiza tenui- rostris (the aft: billed Tit With the general characters of A. (Geobasileus) reguloides. Upper surface of a more greyish tinge instead of olive brown. The feathers on the forehead are much darker and broadly margined with white. Upper tail coverts of a yellowish white tinge; in A. reguloides they are ochreous. Under sur- face whitish and slightly tinged with yellow. Throat and chest still paler, each feather with a very slight broken margin of brown. ase of tail only with a faint, just per- ceptible, rufous tinge. The external margin of the centre tail feathers, and the tips of all greyish. Upper tail coverts whitish, slightly shaded with fawn or comparison ive the measurements of A. reguloides from the hills east of Adelaide, together with those of the new bird. A, tenuirostris. A, reguloides. Total length ne 3°5 in ches ie 4 inches Length of wing ... . 19 T Bi Length of culmen... Aes au uuo Height of bill — ... | m" "23:4 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW GENERA AND SPECIES. By the Rev. T. BLACKBURN, B.A. XXVII. [Read October 2, 1900.] LAMELLICORNES. HETERONYX. H. grandis, ‚Sp. no R obustus, elongato-ovatus ; ; postice mani- obt clypeum sito ; antennis 9-articulatis ; coxis posticis ad latera quam metasternum parum breviori us, quam segmentum ventrale 2°" multo longioribus; tarsis posticis minus elonga- tis, articulo 2° quam 1” manifeste longiori; unguiculis TEReRO ule parte apicali quam. basalis parum breviori. Wi L This T in Heteronyz is near piceus, Blanch, In my tabulation of the species of that group (P.L.S., N.S.W., 1892, pp. 488-9) it must be placed next after alpicola, Blackb., as follows :— HHHH. Sculpture of pronotum very much finer and oser than of head and elytr. is, Blackb. he elytra of this species are not truly dius ge their surface is slightly enay visibly) uneven owing e presence of faint longitudinal wide elevations, the margins of which, from a certain point c oe view, give the elytra a scarcely noticeable quasi- Striate appeara Victoria ; Dividing Range (unique in my collection). H 114 ELATERID. CHROSIS. C. angusticollis, sp. nov. (Mas). Angusta ; valde elongata ; rr rothorace coccineo (in medio nigricanti), cap ite antennisque a pedibus piceis; capite sparsim fortiter 10 ad 7) longiori, supra longitudinaliter profunde trisulcato, ut caput pubescenti, sparsim. subtiliter (ad latera magis crebre magis grosse) punctulato, antice fere truncato, lateri- bus sat parallelis, angulis posticis fortiter divaricatis ; elytris breviter (apicem. versus magis longe) pubescentibus, ad apicem oblique subtruncatis, sat fortiter striatis, a r- stitiis leviter convexis punctulatis. Long., 81; (vix Allied t to C. trisulcatus, Er., but extremely distinct by, inter alia multa, the very much sparser puncturation of its head and prothorax and the narrower and more parallel form, and the more abruptly pia dpa hind angles of the latter. The antennes con- siderably passing od ee of the prothorax indicate the specimen before me to be a Victoria Ditidine. Banga. PARASAPHES. = rete sp. nov. Angustus; valde elongatus ; rrugineus, capite antennis et prothoracis vittis 2 nigrican- tibus femoribus infuscatis; capite crebre subfortiter punctulato, pilis albidis sat elongatis vestito ; prothorace quam ad basin latiori ut 10 ad 8 (quam ad medium latiori ut 10 ad 7) longiori, supra longitudinaliter sat profunde 5- sulcato, in partibus medianis elevatis glabro sparsim sub- subtiliter (latera versus magis grosse) rmm antice subtruncato, lateribus fere rectis, angulis pos haud divaricatis ; elytris breviter ubescentibu us, ad aeo i vado acuminatis, sat fortiter striatis, interstitiis leviter convexis punctulatis. Long., 71; lat., 14 There seems to be no doubt that this species and the following should be associated generically with that for which Dr. Caudeze former is (not horizontal but) strongly declivous ; and the nn have their basal joint very elongate, the 2nd scarcely half a long as the basal une and slightly dilated : the 3rd still hörten, 115 more strongly dilated and sublamellate ; the 4th extremely small (little more than a nodule); the 5th abo ut the same length as the preceding 3 togan I have be fore me specimens of an defined and continued more or less distinctly to, or even beyond, the middle of the pronotum. y specimen of P. quinquesulcatus is probably a female, as the antenn® scarcely pass the base of the prothorax. Victoria (Dividirg Range). r: pere Sp. no Angustus; valde elongatus; niger, pronoti miaii lateribusque et prosterni lateribus rufis; filie crebre subfortiter punctulato, pilis albidis sat elonga- tis vestito; prothorace quam ad basin latiori ut quam ad medium latiori ut 7 ad 5) longiori, supra longitudinaliter sat profunde 5-sulcato, in partibus medianis elevatis glabro sparsim subfortiter punctulato, alibi ut caput pubescenti, confertim subtiliter (latera versus magis grosse) punetulato, antice subtruncato, lateribus leviter arcuatis, angulis posticis divarieatis ; elytris breviter pubescentibus, ad apicem valde acuminatis, sat fortiter striatis, interstitiis punctulatis leviter convexis. Maris antennis prothoracis basin — feminse parum, super- antibus. Long., 54—64 ].; lat., 135—143 1. Victoria (Dividing Range). MALACODERMID. SELENURUS. S. fernshawensis, sp. nov. Elongatus; capite nigro, antice flavo-notato, mandibulis plus minusve luteis, antennis pal- pisque nigro-piceis ; prothorace luteo, macula magna dis- coidali nigra ornato, hac antice margines laterales attingenti, postice bifida ; elytris viridibus ante apicem macula suturali flava ornatis ; corpore subtus nigro, flavo-maculato ; pedibus piceis ; — sesta dte leevibus ; hoc subquadrato postice paullo angustato, margine antico late rotundato, angulis subrotundatis ; elytris crebre rugulose punctulatis, quam abdo multo Pest iei ad apicem dehiscentibus. Long., 4—5 1; lat, 4—1 1. 116 ^ Congeneric with a species I described in Tr.R.S., S. A., 1892, pp. 220-221, but referred to Selenurus subject to the doubt I have already expressed (loc. cit). Victoria (Fernshaw). TELEPHORUS. T. pulchellus, Macl. var. D notophilus. IT have before me two Eee belonging to the S.A. Museum, which appear to be a kable variety Oca. pulchellus. They differ from the type in si Kavi ving a wide very conspicuous and dine ply limited yellow fascia on the elytra a little behind the middle. I can, however, find no other difference. I have seen hundreds of specimens of T. pulchellus, but never one (except these) in which the elytra were not unicolorous. The specimens before me are from Carrie- ton (South Australia) and are male and female. CLERIDZE. The Australian Cleride are much i n need of revision, such nothing to do. The following notes are a contribution to the task of reducing them to order I am not aware of the existence of any memoir showing the relation to each other of the various genera among which the des Coléoptéres," where such of the Australian genera as were known forty-three years ago find a piss among the Clerid genera of the world, and some memoirs by t e Rev. IL orham dealing with such as were known of en in certain groups of the Cleride twenty-four years ago, where again they are placed among the Cleride of the world belonging to those groups. statement ofthe characters distinguishing the genera to which the known Australian Oleride can be referred for the use of students in Australia Herr Lohde has recently published a catalogue of the Cleride of the world, which is of the highest possible value, and includes nearly all the corrections that have been made in the generic position of the Australian species, but as a large part of the erroneous generic determinations ot the bibit describers have ti known to occur in Au serata and then furnish more particular notes concerning some of those genera, together with the diag- 117 nosis of two new emu ME of some new species, and a revision of one genus (Au Tabulation of Austin Olerid genera :— A. wr more or less emargina All the tarsi (viewed b above FIRE 5- — M Head ^ on. ie parallel Cylidrus. CC. Hea : Tillus. BB. Genera bot havi ing ‘all the tarsi (viewed from bove) distinctly 5-joint C. The front rik (viewed rec above) distinctly -jointed. D. Eyes strongly emarginate. .7 T3 than diameter of part of eye visible ed in front. F. Club of antenne lax and lo Clerus. FF. Mes of antennz abrupt dd compara- ort Eleale. EE. ims between eyes equa al to diameter of part of eye — mn in fron .. Stigmatium. EEE. Space between eyes much’ narrow pees diameter of part a se visible in fron adius. LORS im scarcely ema s Orthrius oc. The t tars en ei above appear to edis nly 4 j j = D. The Behr doi above) of the tarsi having only 4 joints arises from the basal joint being z concealed un NE iei second. E. u eyes very c . The apical Joint ji cpm TUE palpi securiform Opilo. FF. The apical: re of the maxillary palpi lon p subtriangular G. Body winged ... dk .. Natalis. GG. “y a e .. Cormodes. EE. The eyes much m e fine F. The apical ets of ‘the x comin so not securifo G. Club = Marco gradual and very fee Metabasis. GG. Club « of antenne ‘abrupt and strong Cleromorpha. FF. The apical joint of the — MR: m rongly securifo G. Mesosternum vertical in front .. Zenithicola. GG. Mesosternum not vertical in front. H. Elytra with conspicuous basal ascicles Trogodendron. HH. Elytra with large basal tubercles Olesterus. HHH. mne at base even (or nearly I, Pivestain with a conspicuous ante us. median transv: ulcus. J. Elytra not more than tw long as (at their base) wide Aulicus, JJ. Elytra than t yura much m as long as (at their base) ide 118 K. The won surface of the d be now m gulose ; ion mint Scrobiger. KK. Apical one- s-thi d or more ds smooth ; head : Neoscrobiger. II. Pronotum aot having an ante- median sulcus, J. Hind per much bor and narrower than front tarsi ... Tarsostenus. JJ. o» Prag tarsi Sind Similar Tarsostenodes. DD. The appearance pt (from. above) of the tarsi having only 4 joints arises from the 4th joint bei ^ a mere no E. Frane club c adem of, 8 serrate joints Tenerus. ^ EE. CT ia club composed of not more an4j F. Apical j olut of maxillary palpi strongl Meu rior rm hn: ae Thanasimomorpha. FF. gem joint of ‘maxillary ‘palpi not (or arce riform G. Siren very ea granulate 2. Pylus. GG. E uch less strongly granulate H. Antennal club abrupt and strong mu nded later- ly but scarcely margined ... Parapylus. IL Pronotum er a rigen mar- gined laterally. J. r M e of on ag palpi ongate-triangular Corynetes. JJ. Apical joint tof maxillary palpi Necrobia. HH. Antennal club elongate narrow feebly defined Crobenia. CCC. kpr ped tarsi Soba from above) appear only 3 j Paratillus. AA. Eyes en B. ew "dar at their base than the base of the rothorax Lemidia. BB. Elytra not vider at their base than the base of the prothor Allelidia. TILLUS The only Australian species that stand in this genus in Cata- logues (Lohde's included) are hilaris, Westw., and dux, Westw. The ae of these is stated by Gorham (Cist Ent. to rouen it, but not to be a Tillus. T. Bipardihua is the type of was confirmed by Dr. Sharp) I have before me a small Clerid from Victoria which Aree well with Westwood's description of T. hilaris (a Tasmanian species) in every respect except in being a trifle small and Nes its tibie and tarsi infuscate. It differs 119 from 7' bipartitus considerably in the sculpture of its pronotum but otherwise its structural characters seem identical, —granula- tion and shape of eyes, Pass and structure of antenna, structure of palpi, &c. Like 7. bipartitus it seems to have only four tarsal joints even under a strong powe er, and it is not easy to feel quite certain which is the missing fifth joint, but I am fairly confident that it is the penultimate which is abnormal, and exists only as a minute nodule at the base of the apical joint. I have no doubt that the specimen before me either is T. hilaris or is excessively close to it, and that 7. hilaris is a Thanasimomorpha, but what- ever it is, it is not a Tillus T. dux, Westw., is à complete enigma. I incline to the opinion that its author was mistaken in calling its claws appendiculate, in which case it might well be a large Natalis, but if he was not mistaken I can make no suggestion about it — in saying that the description, and espec cially the size, do not suggest a true Tillus. I am therefore of opinion that there is no true Tilus known in Australia. It a. seems unlikely that among all e Mr size of a Natalis, subsequently (so far as I can discover) not mentioned by any author, and appertaining to a different genus. OPILO. To this genus nine Australian species are attributed in Mas- ters' Catalogue ; in Lohde's Cat. they stand at the same number but are not the same insects, O. (Notoxus) ephippium, Boisd., and maerens, Westw ing been removed, the former Pils Tr. A chan nge of name also che Whitei orh., m substituted for apicalis, White (nom. prseocc.), a synonym that appears to have e escaped Mr. Masters' notice. Concerning the species referred to Opilo in Lohde’s Catalogue I offer the following notes ongruus, Newm. A true Opilo ; very variable and common all over Australia. O. eburneocinctus, Gorh. Not known to me. Probably a true ilo. 0. ephippiger, White. Identical with Trogodendron (Notoxus) ephippium, Boisd., as pointed out by me (Tr. Roy. Soc., S. m 1891. P. 303). Herr Lohde does not appear to have observed m note. 120 the palpi of an Opilo I am compelled to suppose that the insect ore me is not his species in spite of its agreement in other respects with his excellent description. 1 shall not however n O. sexnotatus, Westw. Not a true T as it has finely granu- lated eyes. I give it à new generic name (vide infra). . variipes, — A true pilo, iiem; very close to O. congru O. Whitei, Gorh. (apicalis, White) Unknown to me. I doubt Opilo. Tbus it appears that there are five known Australian species confidently referable to Oplo and two doubtfully attributable to it. NATALIS. N. debilis, sp. nov. Mas. Elongata; angusta; sat parallela > subtus sat sparsim pubescens ; supra pilis erectis elongatis impresso, pone medium utrinque fortiter dilatato-rotundato ; scutello confertim subtiliter punetulato ; elytris ad apicem inermibus, seriatim punctulatis, puncturis quadratis (antice profundis sat magnis, postice gradatim minoribus minus pro- gracilibus, femoribus posticis perlongis ; tarsis sat elongatis sat gracilibus. g., 64 L; lat 12 1 (v At once distinguishable from all the previously described Natales except porcata, Fab., by the close even puncturation of the entire disc of its pronotum and the feebleness of the lateral rugulosity of that segment. From porcata it differs inter alia its black colour, by its distinctly less convex eyes, by its very much more elongate prothorax, by the very evidently closer and 121 from many of dts congeners (id not from porcata, Fab.) im the absence of ai of close sexual puncturation on the ventral segments tabulation of Natalis (Tr. R.S., S.A., 1899, pp. 29-30) the isteti of this species would cause the substitu- tion for the last line of the following :— AA. Disc of prothorax closely and evenly oc eme: B. Prothorax much longer than wide T. been. Blackb. BB. Prothorax very little ipli than wide... i a, Fab S.A. (basin of Lake Eyre); taken by Herr Koch n near dude. THANASIMUS. There seems to be reason Per) reparei all the Australian in- sects that have been agg s is genus as incorrectly placed there. 7. posing’ it New Ta bei been made the typical species of a new genus (Metabasis, Gorh.), and Mr. Gorham has already ref ie I have no doubt) 7. sculptus, Macl., and his own 7. rufimanus to the genus Aulicus. Necrobia eximia, White (which has been attributed to Thanasimus by some authors,—e.g., Gorham) is certainly not a TAanesimus in my present discuss its position more particularly. I know of only three other Australian species that have been placed in Thanasimus M ., acerbus, Newm., confusus Newm., and cursorius, Westw.), and they pese tedly belong to the genus Stigmatium. "They are all described insufficiently for confident identification among pleat so numerous and superficially so closely resembling each other as are the species of Stigmatium but it seems to me probable that acerbus and cursorius are founded on the same insect and that it is also the same which M. Kuwert has since descri as S. dispar. I think I know S. confusus, Newm., as a species that I have met with in Vic- toria (Newman’s locality) not rarely, and it is probably identical with one or more of the species that have since been descri Stigmatia by other authors, but without examination of types it is difficult to arrive at a confident opinion. I regard it as extremely dotadi whether any true Clerus occurs in Australia. Eight Australian species are ascribed to the genus in Masters’ Catalogue, one of which (crassus, Newm.) dis- appears in Lohde's Cat., having been reported (Tr. R. Soc., S.A., 122 1891, p. 303) as a Hinithisol. Of the remainder C. apicalis, Macl., Mastersi, Macl., delicatulus, Bohem., are Awlici (as noted. below); C. DM Macl., is probably : x Lemidia,—cer- tainly nota Clerus; ventralis, Westw., is evidently an Olesterus ; C. guttulus, White, has been stated by Gorham to be congenerie wa Tillus bipartitus and therefore mentioned by me (loc. cit., p. 304) as probably a Thanasimomorpha (but I have since identified it, and now place it,—as noted below,—in my new genus Tarsostenodes). C. sepuleralis, Westw., remains ; I have generic position. I note however that in a recent memoir Herr i rel from which it seems probable that it is at any rate near Clerus. Perhaps it is an Orthrius (an Australian ally of Clerus named by Mr. Gorham and distinguished inter alia by its scarcely emarginate eyes). CLEROMORPHA. his diagnosis of this genus (Cist. Ent, IL, p. 83) Mr. Gorbam indicates the number of tarsal joints visible on their upper surface as doubtful, —owing I presume to the type having lost its tarsi. His conjecture that the number is four is correct. AULICUS, Under this name Spinola (its author) included species from America and Australia. Later, Gorham expressed the opinion that the species of the two continents ought to be separated, but says that not having examined any of the American species he ne ne not baci on the alteration,” and at the same time pro- s the e Phlogistus for the Australian species, though curo it "doubtful whether Spinola did not consider an Aus- tralian species the typical one. This is decidedly puzzling, and ot seem to me to furnish sufficie on for rejecting . Spinola's name in res f the Australian o. although I observe that in his recent “ Cleridarum Cata " Herr Lohde has done so but (as was of course to be ex ied. in a mere Cata- logue) without assigning a reason. It is quite possible that the of the change of name may eventually be demonstrated, but in the absence of a diagnosis of PAlogistus, —which has not been aie qa by any author,—I retain the name Aulicus for the resen The Keeton species of this genus are in great confusion, not sea of them having been attributed by their authors to the old ra Thanasimus and Clerus and still standing there even in Bast Lohde’s recent Catalogue. Having recently had occasion to examine a considerable number of specimens of Aulicus I have 123 taken the opportunity to study the widely scattered literature of the subject and offer the following notes as an attempt at a generic name Aulicus 21 specific names have been proposed for them, and two species described as Thanasimi and one described as Clerus have been shown to be in reality Aulici,—viz. T. rufimanus, Gohr. and sculptus, Macl., and C. ins stabilis, ew now draw attention to the fact that the following also appear to be decidedly members of the same genus,— —viz., Clerus the above Xylotretus serbbilgitie Spin., is stated by Gorham to be “probably an Aulicus,”—a reference that is followed (but with a!) by Herr Lohde. In this I cannot concur. Spinola describes the insect as having “5 or 6” rows of large deep fovex on the elytra. But in all the large number of Auliei I have examined I have never seen one in which there is any doubt at all about the number of rows on each elytron being ten,—so emphatically is this the case that I am quite satisfied of the presence of that indeed in any Australian Clerid) known to me ncline to t opinion that X. scrobilatus is Pici iua attributed to Australia. If not, it probably represents a genus as yet uncharacte But if the “ transverse fold” can he disregarded as (say) a dee generic identification of X. serobilatus is impossible without an inspection of the type, but whatever it may be it is not an Aulicus unless the description is outrageously ee ace Unfor- UM Spinola gives a wrong reference to his figure, which rts a ue vu peu the matter (as Go rham points y been shown to jog It will be convenient, however, io Rui ok them all now. The following, ‘however I believe to be founded on error, or mere conjecture 124 A. episcopalis, Spin., wrongly regarded by Spinola as a xfer gi of instabilis, Newn. (discussed below). allipes, Chevr., quoted by Herr Lohde as a synonym of foseiulig Macl. This seems to me highly improbable. No reason is given for the reference. A. foveicollis is penny undescribed. It is a Queensland species, and the type is at Sydney. A. coenae is a familiar Tasmanian specie . cas s, Westw., and A. tibialis, Westw. (described by White, Clerid, TV. 60) placed i in all catalogues known to me as synonyms of A. instabilis, Newm. I consider this almost s were gi ——— of A. episcopalis, Spin., but the matter could not be eared up without examination of the types (which are no doubt i in the Br. Museum). The following synonymy seems to be correc A. affinis, Gorh.—4A. samaragdinus, Gorh. pom author says of affinis. ** possibly end a var.’ A. varicolor, Chevr.— A. multicolor, Chevr. Its author says of varicolor “ probabi only a var.’ A. alb vente: Gorh.—4. ochrurus, Chevr. Mr. Gorham has already this synonymy. Both descriptions were published in 1876. and it seems doubtful which has the priority. A. (Thanasms) De Gorh.—4. chrysurus, Chevr. Already noted by Mr. A. erregen One arty pori Macl. Already noted by Mr. Gorhan The following synonymy has not been noted previous - ochrurus, Uhevr. (—alb ered Seg Pee * (Clerus) apicalis, Macl. (Macleay's name has priority). A. viridissimus, Pasc. is (as more fully indicated below) pro- bably a bytes for A. (Clerus) delicatulus, Bohe It should be added that in Herr Lohde's fpi the name “auratus, Gory., il.” occurs as a synonym of A. instabilis, Newm. 1 do not know this insect, and have not seen the de- scription of it, so can express no opinion about it. Assuming the correctness of the above synorymic cies 9 of the 27 names referred to above must be regard mere synonyms. Of the 18 names remaining I have been able to identify 14 with insects on which they appear to have been founded. The four that I have not been able to identify are : 4. foveicollis, Macl. Piactically undes eite: 4. a, ae NA Seems to be differently colored from any Aulicus kno me. The structural characters mentioned would fit shy uin 135 A. le moides, Pase. I have not seen any Aulicus that will fit : enti founded on a comparison with “ A. instabilis, Newm.," but it is impossible to ascertain (without reference to his collection) to what Aulicus Pasc. attributed that name. I should conjecture A. lemoides to be possibly a var. of A. Be acl. A. mellinipes, Chevr. am convinced that I have not seen this species. If the statement that its prothorax is longer than wide is strictly accurate (by measurement) I am doubly sure that I have not seen it In the following pages I describe nine new species of Aulicus and furnish notes on several of the previously described species. I also furnish a tabulation of all the species except the four remarked on above. In this tabulation I have found it necessary characters not actually mentioned in the descriptions, as there is of course a possibility of some of the identifications being wrong, —but, as it is, the tabulation is right according to the repe descriptions even if my identifications are wrong,—except in the case of instabilis, Newm., episcopalis, Spin., delicatulus, dicke and corallipes, Chevr., of " whic I have not seen authentic speci- mens, but have assum ed the correctness of my identification. I The genus has been in so complete a state of confusion that it seems worth while to treat it as a whole (which has not been done before) in respect of its Australian members, even if my treat- ment of it should prove eventually to require a few corrections. Tabulation of species of the genus Aulicus :— A. psi bier ne with different colouring or pubescence in transverse B. At Mél one of the zones testaceou C. en ip and a median (or uic TR zone aceous apicalis, Macl. CC. Hiyta having on ly a median testaceous zone cresus, Blackb. CCC. PAHS or the base and a median D: Fini M of elytra bronzy-red,—no ac .. Mastersi, Macl. DD. Prevailing colour of elytra black .. dives, Blackb. BB. No testaceous colourin the elytra. C. Apical part of. elytra MN aureo-villoe, D. Club of à nee B black .. : e. multicolor, — des Club of antennz testaceo — .. sculptus, . elytra aureo-vi ~ chrysurus, oni AA. Elytre not Lee with diferent pona mr pubescence in B. V i-is ae black |... de a ... lætus, Chevr. 126 BB. Antenne not black. C. Antennz Mpohing back to the base of the horter D. Ninth and tenth elytral series — và tinet from each other and separa well-defined interstice to beyond middle of elytra DD. Ninth and tenth elytral series not as in . € is. E. External face of tibize Mond nene ing ( GG. Seriate sculpture o en ceases arn psy is ly before H. Ne 1 longitudinal sulcus on prono- hind the front transverse sulcus HH. A well- defined longitudinal sulcus on pronotum behin the front transverse sulcus FF. Under acram of head and prothorax ye EE. External face al tibie not having a continuous longitudinal carina. F. The transverse sulei of the pronotum connec by a strong longitudinal cus. G. Transverse interstices of elytral foveole strongly cariniform and crossing several series GG. Transverse interstices of elytral foveole fine, nte raised, "—- rt FF. Transverse sulci of pron notum — by a strong longiteliun! G. Front t of hd oem er both notably narrower than interval between the a HH. Sculpture ot ‘elytra. much en- base, ually s apex or Aoi but eri pes L "Men in menor wider across a than across base. (Legs instabilis, Newm. episcopalis, Spin. s nigrohirtus, Blackb. smaragdinus, Gorh. robustus, Blackb. rufipes, Macl. Plutus, Chevr. delicatulus, Bohem. eremita, Blackb. . amabilis, Blackb. 127 J. Pronotum closely evenly and somewhat strongly punc- Femora red) .. ertbratus, Blackb. f sal part very finely and very T tit tured. Femora dar modestus, Blackb. HHH. Sculpture of elytra much en- feebled at bare, and behind suddenly changing to fine los ely I. Femora entirel .. mundus, Blackb. II. Femora a tentaocone or r red .. corallipes, Chevr. nar rower than interval betwee eyes and also sd emargi re parvulus, Blackb. A. Croesus, sp. nov. Supra cupeo-purpureus, elytris mox ante medium fascia testacea (hac nec suturam nec rn lateralem plane attingenti) ornatis, corpore subtu leo, labro palpis antennisque testaceis, pedibus Elis y (tibiis anticis subtus et tarsis anticis dilutis ; pilis. albidis elongatis me beni ips lat., 1,3, 1. (vix). mn pM 11 J MEC I Peer an Aulici »" its colour and marking, It will be convenient compare it and others of its congeners with A. chrysurus, Chevr. ( riders rufimanus, Gorh.), that being : a previously more transverse, joint 11 much more emarginate at apex), pro- thorax more transverse with muen more strongly rounded sia. fovez of the elytral series much larger (reaching the base and extending much further towards the apex) Its nearest ally is the species that I regard as A. episcopalis, Spin. (=instabilis, 128 Spin. var.) from which it differs (apart from colour and markings) chiefly by its shorter and more convex form, the larger and less crowded foves of its elytral series, the less abrupt cessation pos- teriorly of the same foves, and their continuity to the actual base of the elytra. The antenne of these two species are ex- tremely similar, also the conspicuousness of the ninth and tenth series of fovex and their interstice to the commencement of the smooth apical part of the elytra. 'S. Australia (Yorke Peninsula). A. dives, sp. nov. Cyaneus, elytrorum parte dimidia basali a n magna sanguinea ante-apicali notata), sac palpis tibiis anticis tibiarum intermediarum apice et tarsis anticis inter- mediisque testaceis; pilis albidis elongatis sparsim vestitus ; capite fortiter minus crebre punctulato; antennis prothor- acem medium haud attingentibus, eg 9°—11° trans- versis, 11° ad apicem leviter emarginato; prothorace sat fortiter transverso, fere ut caput (sed poaniil — grosse) (—€— antice breviter tubulato, ad partis tubulate basin tran i In this species the apical joint of the maxillary palpi is more strongly securiform than in most of its congeners. Lacordaire tabulates Aula as having ea Joint securiform, but in diagnos- ing the genus says that it is of the form of an elongate triangle, present species is scarcely traceable. This species is remarkable for its short antenne, having their apical joint distinctly trans- verse. The seriate punetures of the elytra are scarcely smaller A, se tures of its elytra, from A. cresus by the seriate puctures of 5 elytra not nearly reaching the b base, from A. episcopalis by the: 129 9th and 10th series scarcely passing the middle of the length of the elytra, and from A. apicalis, Macl., by the apical part of its elytra nearly black. It is perhaps nearest to A. (Clerus) Mastersi, rom ac he characters attributed to that species (apa m those relating to colour) are valueless for identification, being common to almost all A he pa of A. Mastersi seems to bear a general resemblance to that of the present insect, but the general colour of the i jui is fosa to be “ bronzy red” wbich distance apart of the localities i which the two insects were taken renders it unlikely that they are varieties of one species. S. Australia (Mt. Lofty Range). A. nigro-hirtus, sp. nov. Supra ccruleus purpureo-micans, sub- 8 cyaneus, antennis (clava nonnihil infuscata excepta) pal- pis et tarsis anticis passes tibiis jet subtus ign aS othorace f punctulato sed puncturis rugis See m... pa arcuatis; elytris 10-seriatim entis seriebus 9* 10* que ultra medium vix distinctis ceteris in elytrorum partem quartam apicalem continuis, Forsch, quam A. chrysuri, e magis grossis, parte apicali confuse nec crebre punctulata ; tibiis extus carinatis. Long., 4 l. (vix); lat., 121. The notable characters of this species are He a pe appen- re pu joint of its antennz which is scooped out on its wide compressed face in such fashion as to mala it from a certain point of view look like two joints, the pronotum without concavity or longitudinal suleus behind the anterior transverse sulcus, and is en Bo with s a conspicuous longitudinal carina on their external ace ef AUYUVOO UL UIG isi, id per in the species I call episcopalis, Spinola ; the series (as suc ch) are exceptionally conspicuous owing to the longi- tudinal interstices being distinctly more elevated than the inter- stices separating fovea from fovea in the series. Perhaps nearest 4. imperialis, Gorh., but evidently very distinct from itas to that species is desc ribed as ha aving its pronotum abruptly nar- rowed in front and much depressed dorsally. N. Queensland. A. instabilis, Newm. There seems to be much confusion about I 130 this species. It is quite clear to me that Spinola did not identify it correctly, and I should say that in all probability Newman himself mixed two species under the name. Newman's very brief vi examined ux long series of several Aulici to enable me to say that it is of great value. To "this clue may be added another in the fiot that Hiit all the Cleride described by — are Victorian species, and still another in the size (long., *; of an inch) being stated. Now I have taken somewhat plenti- conspicuous contrast. My opinion is that Newman had both these insects before him and did not observe their specific differ- ence. One of them is about of the size Newman quotes, and of deep violet blue colour with elongate antenn®,—the other is decidedly smaller and of a bright green colour with shorter Newman says “Colore instabilis, nunc viridis, nunc and mentions no other character that is not generic except the mentio colouring of the front legs. As the size given is that of the larger insect just referred to I feel little doubt of its having been that on which the species instabilis was founded and conjecture that either Newman had before him also a green variety (unknown to me) of it, or that he had € on the smaller species referred to above and overloo ecific difference from the specimen on which he founded his Ihn (or at all events his measurement). I feel very little doubt that A. € Spinola, is a species € occurs in ee parts of S. Australia and even extends into - rn part of Western die and is much more ml in posue than I have found the species to be which I regard as instabilis, Newm. Its front tibia are not of two colours divided longitudinally, but are (as Spinola describes them) wholly dark except near the apex where they have a ten- dency to become testaceous. The e species differs from that men- tio : : y apical one-fourth), the ninth and tenth rows being separated by a continuous distinct carina quite into the apical one-fourth of the elytra. As Spinola described a colour-var. of this insect under the name episcopalis, this latter may now stand as the name of the species. 131 A. robustus, sp. nov. Sat elongatus, sat convexus; supra ign. o dcus lete cyaneis, tarsis anticis ferrugineis sonus pice- scentibus; pilis pallidis elongatis vestitus; capite fortius sat crebre punctulato, inter oculos late "leviter antennis prothoracem medium paullo Foren, all 9° 10? que sat transversis 11? obovato ad apicem acuto extus leviter excavato ; prothorace vix transverso Fa sparsim fortius inzequaliter nec rugulose punetulato, sat longe pone apicem arcuatim (et mox ante basin recte) sulcato, pone sulcum anticum longitudinaliter Secum ig breviter canalicu- lato, lateribus ante suleum anticum et inter sulcos separatim rotundatis ; ; elytris 10-seriatim foveolatis (seriebus 9* et 10* haud carina acuta divisis), foveolis fere a basi ad partem tiis a foveolarum interstitiis Maa) dur: tubatis ; tibiis extus longitudinaliter carinatis. Long., 4—4} l; lat., 14—121. This species bears much general ist a ie to that which I take to be A. Plutus, Chevr., but differs from it inter alia by the much shorter longitudinal channel of its pronotum, by the much less coarse sculpture of its elytra, and by the well-marked longi- tudinal carina that traverses the whole length of the external face of its tibi. N.S. Wales (Inverell ; given to me by the late Mr. Olliff). 4. mundus, sp. nov. Minus elongatus, minus convexus; lete cyaneus, antennis palpis et tibiis tarsisque anticis testaceis, tibiis tarsisque posterioribus 4 picescentibus; pilis sat elongatis fulvis vestitus; capite crebre ruguloso, inter oculos fovea profunda im antennis prothoracem medium paullo by seamen articulis 9° 10° que sat fortiter trans- versis 11° obovato ; prothorace vix transverso, supra crebre (interstitio inter series 9™ et 10™ ultra elytra haud cariniformi), foveolis in parte basali obsoletis et subito ad partem apicalem tertiam desinentibus, parte apicali subtiliter vix seriatim punctulata, serierum interstitiis a foveolarum interstitiis iater turbatis. Long., 31; lat., 11. Very closely allied to A. amabilis, Blackb., but satisfactorily distinguishable by the absence of the subscutellar gibbosity on 132 the elytra and the sudden ending of the seriate foveole of the elytra at the beginning of the apical one-third part of the elytra. There is also a difference in the apical joint of the antenne on which in A. anailis there is a distinct external excavation (but not in the present species). The seriate foveolæ of the elytra are apical one-third of the elytra, while in corallipes it reaches nearly into the apical one-fourth. S. Australia (Mount Lofty Range). A. (Clerus) delicatulus, Bohem. I have taken an Aulicus in the Sydney neighbourhood which I have no doubt is Bobemann's species t does not seem to present very strong characters, its most str riking feature being I think the comparatively feeble —' of its elytra, which consists of rows of transversely quadrate —€— — by continuous longitudinal inter- stices which are (not, as they are in A. chrysurus, Chevr., thrown out of shape or zigzagged by still iiber transverse interstices mcr continuously across several the r rows but) straight. In interstices are almost flat, er carry a d row of fine an not very closely placed punctures. The sculpture of the median part of the elytra does not in A. delicatulus abruptly cease or change its character at a more or less considerable distance from the apex (as it does in many species of en but merely becomes near y apex a little feebler and less seri. The hind tibie and tarsi are unusually slender, which cipe the idea that A. virt, Pasc. ign from Sydney) may be a later name for the same insect. Pascoe’s statement that in 4. eg wi elytra are “coarsely” punctured in rows istent with such identity, but the expression is sit altogether tiüpblicutló to the elytra of the insect before me absolutely, although mei méme à (i.e., compared with most other Aulici) the sculpture is not coarse. Some remarks seems to be called for on my having placed delicatulus in my tabulation (a rade with A. Plutus, Chevr., as having the longitudinal channel of tbe rue 'ékooptionally long, whereas Bohemann says of its pronotum *' breviter canaliculato.” Bohemann calls it by the name “ Clerus," however, and it is in comparison with that of other 4ulici that I call the longitudinal channel of its pro- notum elongate. Absolutely, the channel may be called “short” as it does not reach the base, and does not nearly reach the front margin, of the pronotum. 133 A. eremita, sp. nov. Elongatus, sat angustus, sat convexus ; colore instabilis; antennis palpisque testaceis, pedibus tis vestitus (his in capite pronoto elytrisque fulvis, alibi dilutioribus); eapite inzquali, inequaliter punctulato, longi- tudinaliter sat manifeste rugato, yin. antice subtruncato quam inter oculos caput haud angustiori; antennis SD i a superantibus, articulis E: A. que transversis 11° ovato ad apicem acuto; prothorace quam longiori vix latiori, supra ingqualiter subtilius punetulato. et ante suleum anticum et inter sulcos separatim rotundatis; ‚elytris 10-seriatim foveolatis (seriebus 9* 10^ que ultra minus quadratis, So firi interstitiis a Tr inter- stitiis transversis multo turbatis. Long., 241; lat, 11. (vix). I found a batch of specimens of this insect on flowers on the Dividing Range in Victoria, which vary extremely in coloring, ogs containing green, b pery, and golden individuals e are usually of the general colour, —but always dark, except the front tarsi which e 1 ess e nne palpi a elytral foveol® confused behind the middle, the elytral sculpture not abruptly ceasing (or nearly "i considerably before the apex, the antenne not reaching back to the base of the prothorax, and having the symmetry of the longitudinal interstices of the elytra much disturbed by transverse interstice s continuous across several of its head, and He its elongate tomovhat jor form. Victoria. (Dividing ee 4. ne sp. nov. Minus elongatus, minus convexus ; lete (alibi pilis elongatis pallidis) vestitus ; capite sat plano, inter oculos foveato, qualiter crebre ruguloso, clypeo antice fere 134 truncato quam interoculos caput haud angustiori ; antennis prothoracem medium paullo superantibus, articulis 9° 10° que transversis 11° ovato ad apicem acuto tik leviter excavato; prothorace 1évibé transverso, sat swqualiter fere o titer rotundatis ; elytris 10-seriatim foveolatis (interstitio inter series 9° 10°™ que parum ultra medium distincto), prope scutellum utrinque et ad humeros ınanifeste tumidis, manifeste quadratis, serierum interstitiis a foveolarum inter- stitiis transversis multo turbatis. Long., 23 1.; LP this species the discal sculpture of the elytra boob. con- fused and feeble towards the apex more rapidly than in the other species of the aggregate which I have tabulated as having this sculpture only gradually enfeebled,—so that it is somewhat intermediate between that aggregate and the next. Its general characters associate it with A. eremita from which it differs in many points (cited in the description), the most definite being perhaps that mentioned in the tabulation,— the seriate foveæ of the elytra Eu considerably behind the base of the elytra. It is a shorter and more depressed species than 4. eremita ity. allied to this and the preceding species (A. eremita), but is easily most to conceal the existence of the longitudinal interstices. Victorian Alps. A. ortbratus, sp. nov. Modice elongatus, minus convexus ; supra corpore subtus albidis) vestitus; capite confertim ataie ruguloso, inter oculos fovea impresso ; antennis prot medium parum superantibus, articulis 9° 10° que transversis 11° obovato ad apicem acuto; prothorace quam latiori sub- longiori, ut caput punctulato, sat longe pone apicem 135 arcuatim (et mox ante basin recte) suleato, pone suleum anticum longitudinaliter brevissime canaliculato, lateribus ante sulcum anticum et inter suleos separatim rotundatis ; elytris 10-seriatim foveolatis (interstitio inter series 9** et d ra Invariably more or less black. e few specimens o corallipes (from Tasmania) all have entirely red legs here also considerable and constant difference in the sculpture of the ] the bee apical third of the elytra into a feeble non-rugulose punctura- io n. S. Australia and N.S. Wales. A. modestus, sp. nov. Angustus, elongatus, modice convexus; Supra obscure ®neus, antennis palpisque testaceis, subtus pilis elongatis (his in corpore supra ub interstitiis transversis turbatis. Long., 34 1.; lat., 11. Var. (Jimmat.) pedibus sordide testaceis. This species is closely allied to A. eremita, Blackb. It differs from that insect in colour which is (invariably in all the exam- ples I have seen) dull bronzy above and blackish (tending to cyaneous) beneath, the antenne and palpi testaceous, the front 136 tarsi somewhat ferruginous,—eremita being a brilliantly coloured and much more nitid insect. In eremita the seriate sculpture of pe the whole surface of the head is vaguely uneven, while in modestus the surface of the head is flat with merely a single fovea-like impression between the eyes. S. Australia and Victoria. SCROBIGER. Chevrolat (Rev. et Mag. de Zool., 1874, p. 34) refers Opilo merens, Westw., to this genus. His statement does not appear ge) lx] oO un r= B ® ct = = et Q E ® 3 E et n '$ > un fe) B kh c "1 ry & E 2 m. B 0g 3 8 ® z aw E punctato-striata." This phrase, however, is used by Westwood for elytra (e.g., those of Cleromorpha) which are infinitely less coarsely sculptured than those of Serobiger. Westwood’s locality for maerens is Adelaide, and I think I am fairly well acquain with the Cleride of the Adelaide district. I have seen only one Olerid which agrees with Westwood's description, viz., the intro- duced Tarsostenus univittatus, Rossi, and that insect agrees with it very well and occurs near Adelaide. I have no doubt, there- fore, that the name Opilo maerens must be regarded as a synonym of T. univittatus. NEOSCROBIGER (gen. nov. Cleridarum). Palporum articulus apicalis securiformis; caput breve; labram m antice emarginatum; antenne modice (pro- suleatus ; elytra sat elongata, quam trans basin lata plus quam duplo longiora, »qualia, in parte apicali fere dimi 137 sublevia; pedes sat elongati, femoribus posticis elytrorum apicem p ane vel fere attingentibus tarsis 5-articulatis, articulo basali (tarsorum ichs superne haud manifesto, articulo ultimo robusto przcedenti parum wis ungui- culis parvis pairs disaricadi: ; corpus modice elongatum, capillis erectis vest. Type Opilo a pate Vd ic Westw.). j placed in any hitherto characterised genus. Its finely granulated eyes separate it ‘ (s S & e pe | eo, i] Lj sS Ad zi £e T e € B = [*] er pronotum transversely sulcate near the front, in combination associate it with the Serobiger group of genera m those genera its mesosternum not cal in front, its elytra neither more than twice as long as at the base wide) are sufficient to distinguish it. haracters such as these appear to me certainly entitled to be treated as generic in the Cleride, a family in which many most famili Metabasis and nasimomorpha, e al ostenus and Paratillus) being so much like each other respectively that it seems st to separate them widely, and resent genus, undoubtedly resemble each other closely in Structural characters, but each has so distinctive and censo a facies and type of sculpture that it seems unreasonable t any two of them under one generic name. Probably vins “thet life histories and habits are fully known it will be found t each of these Juge mimics the facies of the group of ine on which it is parasi XN. rauciceps, sp. nov. Sat elongatus, postice sat dilatatus ; sat nitidus; zeneo-niger, labro antennis palpis tibiis tarsisque rufis, elytris ante medium macula discoidali et ad medium fascia sat lata albidis ornatis (parte apicali rufescenti dense EI pubescenti); capite confertim subgrosse ruguloso, 138 palporum maxillarium articulo ultimo leviter securiformi, antennis prothoracis basin paullo superantibus ; prothorace c impresso bus mediis fortiter rotundato dilatatis; elytris a basi ultra medium seriatim sat grosse foveolatis, alibi levibus. Long., 4 1; lat., 145 1. Much TEE N. (Opile) fomtolotuh Westw., but with the apical joint of the maxillary palpi so feebly securiform as to ‚suggest generic distinction. Compared with sernotatus the Victoria ( Di ding Hann EBURIPHORA. This generic name must be removed from the Australian Opilus patricius having been referred to Bee This Tas- manian insect is veapk dena with estwood's O. sexnotatus (also from Tasmania,—a species discussed above) and is certainly not an Eburiphora (inter alia it has not rpg frei As Klug's is the older name the species must be wn as patricia, , Klug. TARSOSTENUS. Ido not believe that any member of this genus is native to Australia. I have myself taken and recorded the occurrence of T. univittatus, Rossi, near Adelaide, but it is no doubt introduced p d Paratillus (Olerus) carus, Newm. Newman's name has priority. T. pulcher, Macl. The description of this insect does not 139 suggest the idea of a Zürsostenus; indeed Macleay himself says- that the insect has the appearance of a Tillus. I suspect, how- ever, that it is congeneric with the species described below Tarsostenodes simulator. TARSOSTENODES (gen. nov. Cleridarum). Pier rca articulus apionlis securiformis ; labr transversum. ice emarginatum ; antenne modice (prothoracis basin vix superantes), clava 3-articulata distincta articulis precedenti- s 4 conjunctis longitudine sat zquali; oculi modici, supra inito se sat distantes, fortiter convexi, ‘sat subtiliter ati lati, subrotundati, antice —— prothorax elongatu antice elongato - globulosus postice sub - tubulifo rmis (Homemote prothoracem MAE caue ; elytra longissima angusta apicem versus sat abrupte (nonnihil globulose) dilatata, nec tuberculata nec fasciculata, notulis eburneis, ornata; pedes sat elongati, femoribus posticis elytroru apicem haud attingentibus, tarsis 5-articulatis, Articalo basali (tarsorum omnium) superne haud manifesto; ungui- culis an beppendioniAiis ; corpus angustissimum, capillis erectis vest The insect = a I Lese this name mimics in a very remarkable manner Lon genera such as Homemota or Zoedia, in company with Which I found it on flowers. I think it should be placed near Tarsostenus, from which inter alia the raised ivory-like markings on its elytra spied: de it. lerus guttulus, White, is a member of this genu Ln simulator, sp. nov. Subopacus; lete deer labro palpis- i tri 3 (basi apiceque late viridibus exceptis) rufo-cupreis, his lineis- elevatis eburneis binis obliquis ornatis (sc. linea brevi ante- mediana a mar rgine externo ERREICHEN et linea longiori post. mediana a margine externo antrorsum, directis); capite pronotoque confertim subtilius Ed aos elytris a basi ultra medium squaliter vix lineatim confertim sat grosse (alibi quam pronotnm kis magis subtiliter) rugulosis. Long., 4 l. (vix); lat., Very different from 7. ia guttulus, White, in its colours = IK ngs; also, inter alia, by the notably wider club of its- pecie (Dividing Range). HYDNOCERA, is generic name des drop out of the Australian Catalogue, This H. bella, Westw., having been recently shown by Herr Schenk- ling (Deutsch. Ent. Zeit, 1898, p. 180) to be a Lemidia. 140 PYLUS. P. anthicoides, Newm., has been stated by Gorham (Tr. Ent. t certainly implies that it is Australian. Probably he was in error place of capture, —or the specimen was an accidentally imported one. I have not seen any Australian Clerid agreeing with eu description. TENEBRIONID/E. HYPOCILIBE. H, veternosa, sp. nov. Late ovata; minus opaca; nigra, anten- nis apicem versus et tarsis” subtus picescentibus ; perspicue punctulato ; clypeo utrinque vix perspicue im i rgi latiori, antice modice emar inato (margi ine antico in 84 latioribus, lateribus rotundatis anguste reflexis, postice alte declivibus; tibiis intus haud tomentosis; coxis anteri- oribus 4 pubescentibus. Long., 8 1.; lat i. Differs from H. Macleayi, Bates, by the A without any trace of cost (even at the suture) and from H. impunctata, H. ' Rutenb., by the very distinct (though bitty impressed) reticula- tion of the elytra which is due to the presence of numerous for the pronotum causing its outline (viewed from the side) appea prida strongly declivous in its hinder one-fourth, the e € con a (with their greatest height— viewed a surface of the scute eve even, the reflexed edging of the elytra notably wider, &c., S. Australia (Basin, of Lake Eyre); taken by Herr Koch near 141 CURCULIONIDE. ALCIDES. A. terreregine, sp. nov. Sat parallelus; sat cylindricus ; castaneus, prothorace antennis tarsis et corpore subtus elytris maculis quinis albo-squamosis ornatis (sc. 1* basali lineari longitudinali in interstitio 3° sita, 2° parva in interstitio 7° hujus ad longitudinis medium sita, 3* post- mediana. in interstitio 3° sita, cdi juam 3* vix Lune riori in subtus plus minusve dense albo-squamoso ; rostro modice punctulatis, interstitiis sat angustis sat rugulose punctulatis ; femoribus subtus dente magno serrato armatis; tibiis arcuatis; segmento ventrali 2° quam 3% paullo longiori. Long. (rostr. “excl.) 241; lat, 11. This little species is very distinct from all |its Fon iia gà of l which I have been able to see the descriptions; from its described Australian ehe it differs widely, — alia, by the markings of its elytra, which consist of 5 s h elytron, one of them being an elongate line on the ‘tem on of the 3rd interstice and there g n e suture or lateral margin n shape it closely resembles A. brevicollis, Pasc. (as figured in Ann. M ,, 4885, T.I T) but with the prothorax very much less transverse. In one of the a before me there A Mt of à scaly spot near the middle of t base of the prono Queensland qe Charters Towers). ANTHRIBIDA. This family is somewhat numerously represented in Australia, though but few of its genera seem to be lentiful in species an but few of its species ‘plentiful in individuals. Its Australian form in 142 concern us, since the second aggregate of that group has not been as Australian. Beyond this I iid em beider d followed YasoRhéi, as his principal (so far as con the Australian e.g., tabulates the true Anthribides as of oblong or oval, —con- *rasted with cylindrie,—form, but in the detailed pn. tit of their genera calls some of them “almost cylindric,” “ subcylin- dric,” and even unreservedly “cylindric.”] I have adopted in the place of those characters others which Lacordaire treats as subordinate to them, founded on (a) the relation between the upper and lower edge of the rostral scrobe, in the one case the lower edge protruding outwards further than the upper edge or the upper edge cutting into m un margin of the rostrum, so that the scrobe is visible from above ; in the other case the upper edge not cutting into the isbérel er of the rostrum and the lower edge not protruding outwards beyond the upper, and the scrobe ee being entirely invisibla from above (5) the form of th Of the ri genera known as Australian I have been able to include in the following tabulation all except ns is a genus characterised by Mr. Jordan (Ent. Z. Stett, 1895, p- scr without seeing it. It is founded on a species of moderately large size, with spinose elytra. Tabulation of the Anthribid eie known to be Australian:— A. ee ee inserted on the be of the ros A transverse carina (independent of - Ape on the pronotum, C. Prosternum and mesosternum elevated and contiguous ii .. Bythoprotus. CC. Pro reed and mesosternum not as in Byt D. name tint scrobes visible Hom ‚ER and not basal vertical and suleiform. E. Eyes small and very e ongate : F. Carina of pronotum strungly arched .. Ancylotropis. FF. Carina of pe straight .. QGenmethila. EE. Eyes not as in the ing two genera. F. "be pror proximate on mn the forehe .. Litocerus, n Carina of 1 RM straight ... .. Ethneca. GG. Carina of pronotum strongly arched ... Commista, DD. Rostral isible above unless they are basal vertical M suleiform. E. Eyes entire or nearly so, 143 F. Rostral scrobes slightly Moet oh from above, ertical, and sulcifor G. Club of antenne 4-jointe : 2. G of antenne 3-jointed Ecelonerus. FF. Rostral scrobes quite invisible from above. G. Rostral scrobes d pero ctae en uleiform H. T a per rfectly even surface with the hea Entromus. HH. The rostrum is on à “diferent plane from the head Epargemus. GG. Rostral edic foveiform. H. Metasternum not extremely short L — D" shorter than choad J. Joint 9 9 T ly wider ime .. Enspondus. JJ. Joint 9 of antenne as wide as join K. je nnal club m pact . Tropideres, KK. Antennal ae gers articu- ate Apatenia. II. Antenne considerably longer than head and .. Cacephatus. etasternum Biete epe .. Xynotropis. EE rongly emarginate Xenocerus. BB. The transverse carina of the ronotum. coincides wit e (at any rate in pore ddle). C. Rostral sc trongly sul Hoc ; antenne notably shorter than head and prothorax .. Basitropis. CC. Rostral scro tenn not as i i . ront coxz widely separated from one another. E. Rostrum emarginate at apex and not an even surface with the co .. Phleobius, EE. Rostrum truncate at apex and Mni an even surface with the head Streneoderma. DD. Front cox: subcontiguous or very "narrowly E. Aussage not reaching the rers of the pro- thorax, and more or less s scrobes visible from er .. Ozotomerus. FF. Rostral scrobes not visi rom a Cratoparis. EE nns reaching much beyond base of protho: (at any rate in male) and ex- are slender. F. Joint 3 of antenn® at least twice as long as 1 and 2 together. G. vr bee of hind tarsi notably longer oss and 3 together Exillis. GG. Bacal joint of noe tarsi about equal to 2 and 3 Euciodes. FF. Joint 3 y eger en equal to 1 and : ge és Notecia. AA. Antennz inserte don the upper surface of the ros rostrum. B. Eyes rounded or widely oval, somewhat finely granulate. C. S oed of front tibie with a strong -— pp to the axis of the tibia Areocorynus. CC. Pres ^ front tibiæ no; 144 * D. Eyes very large and prominent. Antenne equal in length to two-thirds of body .. Misthosima. DD. Ey p "Peg smaller and less convex. ORTEN alf as long as bo E. Front Rp very long and w .. Doticus. EE. Front tarsi much shorter ty narro .. Arseocerus. BB. Eyes narrow and elongate, Sony re .. Arzocerodes, EUCORYNUS. The following species seems to belong to this genus, which has not as yet been recorded as Australian. The presence of an ante-basal carina on its pronotum together with the width of its. * groupe" Ecelonerides. In that “ groupe” the four-jointed club of its antenne refers it to Eucorynus, and I do not find anything in M. Lacordaire's diagnosis of the genus inconsistent with the characters of the insect described below, except in the antenns of the insect being somewhat shorter than they should be accord- ing to the diagnosis. E. Mastersi, sp. nov. Cylindricus ; nigro-piceus, antennis (clava m ^ o i erso, caput punctulato, anti fortiter angustato, lateribus sat arcuatis; elytris leviter striatis, striis nec crebre punctulatis, interstitiis fortiter planis vix perspicue punctulatis ; antennis robustis prothor- 11° clavam compactam depressam (hac quam articuli 49— 7" conjuncti paullo breviori) formantibus. Long., 41.; lat., 12 1. The erect setz are fine and recurved and are piceous or white according to the colour of the depressed pubescence among which they are situated. The white spots are,—about 5 moderately large on the head, a considerable number (all small) on the pronotum, a considerable number (all small except a larger one on the shoulder) on the front half of the elytra, and a large one and a number of small ones on the apical one-third of the elytra. The tibie and abdomen are prettily variegated with piceous an white pubescence, and there is much scattered white pubescence UE S sent to me by Mr. Masters and Mr. Cowley. 145 ENTROMUS (gen. nov. Anthribidarum). Caput transversum ; rostrum planum depressum, quam latius subl og >] f=] & B E Q-* @ © B e " T. 2 oa g n Pde 2 c p~ B e > rn =] er p £e E Ru retrorsum (ut sulci male definiti) productis; antenne graciles, prothoracem medium paullo superantes, articulis basalibus 2 paullo incrassatis (2° quam 1"* multo longiori), 3° 2° longitudine zquali, 39— 8? gradatim brevioribus, 9°— 11° clavam oblongam formantibus, 9° obconico vix trans- v verso, 10° brevi sat tr erso, ll? leviter transversim obovato; oculi parvi integri sat subtiliter granulati; pro- thorax vix transversus, vix in i i rsus trans- versim . ru s) sat convexus, antice minus fortiter atus) n à angustatus, carina antebasali male definita cum rugis transversis adjacentibus subconfusa, in prothoracis lateribus vix perspicue producta ; scutellum sat parvum ; elytra lata depressa, inzqualia, leviter Vrat striis punctulatis; coxe r se his genus is difficult to pn in Lacordaire's .— of classi- fication, hne it seems.to me unnatural to place it far from scrobes didus certainly not simply foveiform would remove it e “groupe” “ Tropiderides.” These are t as in Ecelonerus in outline, but differ in commencing in a fovei- form excavation, the wall of which is interrupted at its postero- genus removes it, however, according to -Ecelonerides. The structure of the basal part of the pronotum e, "s der res vs p albuginosus, Er. are probably con- generic with this insect, bet the descriptions of those species seem to indicate a different arrangement of the inequalities of the elytra, &c. K 146 £E. deren sp. nov. Piceus, pube picea albaque variega- rum scutellum que dense vestienti et in elytris iilii i magnam quadratam communem formanti; antennis perpaucis interrupta et ad latera crenulata. Long., 34 1.; lat., 13 1. The common white spot on the elytra is so densely — that the underlying sculpture is entirely concealed. The spot occupies in its front all the width between the seventh irasi ah of the two elytra but narrows a little to its apex where it occu- pies the width between the two fifth interstices. Its front margin is a little behind the base of the elytra but in its middle runs for- ward triangularly to the scutellum ; its sides are somewhat zig- zagged, being cut into most conspicuously by a black spot a little behind the middle; its apex (a little in front of the hind decliv- ity) is areuately and irregularly emarginate and its surface is interrupted by a few very small black spots. The red pubescence near the apex of the elytra is not entirely confined to the fourth interstices but appears as spots on some of the other interstices, and there is also a little white pubescence near the apex. The third and fifth interstices of the elytra are a little more strongly elevated near the base than in the middle of their length. It is (as already noted) very probable that Tropideres musivus, Er., a nd sgh ges Er., are congeneric with this insect. Assuming them to insect differs from them specifically, —from musivus, inter alia, “ag its Sopsiernyy larger size, by its not having three fascicles of pubescence on its prothiorax and by the proportions of its antennal scat. —from albuginosus, inter alia multa, by its antenne not long enough to reach the s of the prothorax. Victoria; sent to me by Mr. Kers EPARGEMUS (gen nov. pedet Caput. transversum ; rostrum planum, depressum, quam latius vix longius, cum capite n inuum, mox ante in angustatum (et hic quam inter oculos caput sub- NM hine antrorsum ad api gradatim dilatatum, anti oblique een (ut sulci male definiti) productis; ante sat robuste, prothoracem medium vix s superstes, articulis 147 basalibus 2 2 jar incrassatis (2? quam basalis vix breviori), ° quam 2" manifeste longiori, 3°—8° gradatim brevioribus, 9? —11? debii -obléngsis formantibus, 9? vix vitatis 10? brevi transverso, 11° vix transverso quam 9"* vix breviori ; oculi sat magni, integri, sat subtiliter — : prothorax transversus, vix insqualis, sat convexus, antic et postice fortiter angustatus (margine antico quam bas ii ie angus- tiori), carina antebasali definita rer in medio scutellum parvum ; elytra convexa, in»qualia, leviter striata, striis subtiliter sat arabe punctulatis ; cox: antice se manifeste separate ; pedes modici, inter se sat æ tarsi modici, mare basali quam 2% sat longiori, $ in 2° inserto; unguiculi subtus dente parvo armati; metasternum minus breve (quam segmentum ventrale basale vix longius) ; pygidium eei rime : Pieds pubescens This genus is difficult to place in Laco —- aires arrangement. Its rostral scrobes are much like indus of E. dersoplagiatus, being of oblong form and running hindward obliquely on the under surface of the head, but scarcely long and deep enough to be called’ unreservedly ‘‘ suleiform.” It is difficult to say whether Lacordaire would have placed it in the tes having the base of the rostrum narrower than the head, the rostrum being scarcely (but nevertheless a little) narrower a little . in iMd of the base than the head between the eyes. To me it appears that it ought not to said far from Tropideres, hole a striet application of Lacordaire’s tabulation - characters would place it in e " beer gr but in the diagnosis of that “groupe” * serobes découvertes " is one of the eharacters, which they certainly are not in this genus—nor does the species rg a me agree in general characters or facia with any genus known to me of that group. I believe Ld specimen on which I have founded this genus to be a m E. BELA sp. nov. Picea, pube nigricanti ochrea et alba variegata, antennis (clava d et pedibus (plus minusve) rufescentibus ; capite rostroque (his haud continue planis) crebre rugulose punetulatis, dh longitudinaliter obsolete carinato; prothorace quam longiori fere ut 4 ad 3 latiori, supra longitudinaliter sa& dense rugato, lateribus ab apice longe ultra medium arcuatim divergentibus hinc ad basin fortiter convergentibus, elytris inter humeros et scutellum (et in humeris) callosis, interstitiis alternis leviter convexis et tuberculis nonnullis parvis instructis ; eorpore subtus > sequaliter albido- pubsssquhi; pedibus "maculatim albo- e piceo-pubescen Var pubis pallida. ae brunneo-testaceo. . Long., En i lat., iL 348 a fresh specimen the sculpture of the derm is almost Hess concealed by the pubescenee, even the callosities near the base of the elytra being scarcely itecto; ; these are not strongly marked even in an abraded example ; that between the scutellum and the shoulder is the larger, and appears feebly bifid from some points of view. The pattern formed by pube- scence of different etae is extremely intricate and difficult to describe. The rostrum is entirely clothed with pale pubescence ; on the head dark, pale, and ochreous pubescence are vaguely intermingled ; on the pronotum the middle of the disc and base is dark with a few pale spots, the front and sides being mostly pale with some dark patches; the pubescence of the front two- thirds of the elytra is dark, irrorated with pale hairs, which are condensed (interruptedly) along some of the alternate interstices a e apical space on each elytron. The small distinot tubercles on the alternate mon are clothed, some with ochreous, some with very dark, pubescence. In an absolutely unabraded speci- men the front part of the fifth interstice appears more strongly elevated than the other interstices, but this seems to be due to longer and closer pubescence, as I do not find it in abraded specime ns. The greatest dilatation of the sides of the prothorax is at the extremities of the ante-basal carina, from which point the sides converge both forward and SPUNT Victoria and N.S. Wales (specimens in the S.A. Museum are without indication of habitat, but are probably from S.A.). ENSPONDUS (gen. nov. Anthribidarum). Caput transversum ; rostrum depressum planum, cum capite haud conti tenn articulis basalibus 2 quam sequentes robustioribus (2? quam 1™ paullo longiori), 2?—5? longitudine sat sequalibus, 6°—8° paullo brevioribus, 9? quam 8™ paullo longiori sed parum latiori, 10° 11° que clavam formantibus quam 9" duplo latioribus, 10° vix 11° haud transv versis, 11° obeonico; oculi antice fortiter angustatus, carina nnper basi sat a proximata bene definita leviter antrorsum arcuata in pro- thoracis lateribus fere ad medium producta ; scutellum rvum; elytra convexa, insqualia, striata; coxe antice 149 subcontigue ; pedes modici, inter se sat squales; tarsi sat elongati, artieulo basali quam 2" sat longiori, 3^ in 2? inserto; unguieuli subtus dente parvo armati; metasternum modieum (quam segmentum ventrale basale paullo longius); pygidium manifestum ; corpus pubescens. The insect for whieh I propuse this generic name cannot be the tabulation would make it Hypseus (though its eyes are scarcely “ very finely" granulate)—but Hypseus has very different antenne, and eyes converging on the forehead. If the forward mi of the carina be regarded as too slight to place the insect in doubtfally an Apatenia,—but that genus has eyes and antenne insect before me consists in there bein g only two joints in the club of its antenna, joint 9 evidently belonging to the funiculus and being not much longer and wi than the eighth joint. Judging by the ventral us rm (ess | convex and icum overlap- ping the edge of the pygidium ore convex and just covering the edge of the erri in ien Ith ver 1 pon both Sexes before me, and if so there is little or no superficial sexual difference. E. bigibbosus, sp. nov. Oblongus; piceus pube cinerea ochrea brunneaque variegata, antennis (clava excepta) pedibusque (his fusco-variegatis) rufescentibus ; capite rostro pronotoque erebre subtilius rugulosis ; hoc in disco | ullo pone medium tuberculis 2 magnis fasciculatis ornato; elytris confertim subtilissime subaspere punctulatis, ubailiter punctulato- striatis, interstitiis alternis quam ce era vix magis elevatis (3° pone basin et in medio, 5° ante apicem, tubereulis singulis Spiers ornatis) et fasciculis parvis pilosis variegatis. Long., 21.; lat., #1. This inseet is easily recognisable by the presence, on either side of the middle line of the pronotum, of a large tubercle bearing a Feen, of hairs. There is a smaller fasciculated tubercle near th and another about the middle of the 3rd elytral in- tantis, and also another near the apex of the 5th interstiee. There are also very small fascicles (beneath which the derm is scarcely tuberculate) on the alternate interstices, most con- Spicuous on the subsutural interstice and becoming gradually less 150 so towards the lateral margins. The surface of a specimen in good condition is of an ashy colour, being densely clothed with brownish and whitish bairs very evenly “intermingled. On this pronotum and the three smaller ones on each elytron. The scutellum is white. The tubercles are a little larger in some examples than in others. S. Australia. UE TROPIDERES (1) It is with deg a. that I refer to Tropideres, > minute Anthribid described below. Nevertheless, it seems to lack any character ‘shat would definitely exclude it from ^w te genu characte . Lacordaire, is made to contain, at any longer than the basal joint be in itself deemed suflicient. The . i2 01 form and concealed, its plane not evenly continuous with that o the head; antenns not long enough to reach the base of the its surface even, its Aachen carina arched with convexity the lateral margin); elytra slightly gibbous close to the on the disc, but otherwise even or nearly so, obscurely dire striate ; front coxæ a contiguous to each other ; legs some- what short and of nearly equal length ; tarsi moderately Cr ; iA t middle line about as long as the basal ventral segment. T. onsen: sp. nov. Piceus, antennis (clava excepta) pedi- .. busque rufescentibus; pube sat elongata albida disperse 151. vestitus; supra crebre minus subtiliter (in prothorace paullo magis subtiliter) ape punctulatus; elytris indistincte punctulato-striat Long., 1# 1.; lat., ix). I have described ihe: characters of ‘thia sed (above) in dis- "E e E. o basali sat breve setulis elongatis vestito ; coxis anticis inter se anguste separatis. Long., 1—12 1; lat., 3 This species is at once separable from the p roosting two AMAA and Koebelei) and from petii ag De G., by the peculiar structure of the front femora of its e. The e markings (resulting from the presence of spaces on which the ashy pube- elytra, of which the most conspicuous feature is a rather large basal elytral spot close to the scutellum on either side (the two Spots united in some examples). This basal elytral spot appears very dark and well defined when the insect is looked at obliquely from in front, but is much less noticeable when looked at from hind. The other parts of the elytra devoid of ashy pubescence appear as small spots running into indistinct oblique fasciz,—in some examples their fascia-like disposition scarcely discernible. Although I MA taken about seven specimens of this insect, they are all m S. Australia (Eyre's Peninsula). 4. sambucinus, Boisd. Precedenti (A. lindensi) affinis ; minus brevis; antennarum clava magis robusta; elytris ris ad basin haud vel vix in ep ee emt "eh notatis; tarsoru: anticorum artieulo basali sat majori. SER 166 Maris femoribus tibiisque anticis fere ut A. lindensis, sed) spinis (in illius parte media subtus positis) multo brevioribus- vel granuli formibus; tarsorum anticorum articulo basali paullo magis robusto et setulis elongatis p icum eminæ femoribus anticis ad apicem vix deors roduct tibiis intus haud crenulatis, tarsis haud ires sat vestitis. Long., 13—12 1.; lat., „5 l Distinctly larger than A. lindensis and without (or almost without) any indication of the dark blotches at the base of the elytra. Differs from the male of /indensis (and no doubt from. the female also) by the much less slender club of its antenne and the notably larger basal joint of its front tarsi. The male differs from the male of A. lindensis by the sexual ante-apical emargination and apical tooth of its anii being present only in the front pair and by the very much feebler inequalities on the middle part of the undersurface of its front femora.. Differs from fasciculatus, De G. inter alia by its sexual characters. Widely distributed in Southern Australia. A. asperulus, sp. nov. Ovalis; minus latus; sat convexus ;- piceus, pronoto antice elytris tibiisque dilutioribus, antennis (clava excepta) rufis; pube cinerea sparsim (exemplorum visorum haud maculatim) vestitus; antennis prothoracem punctulato, angulis posticis extrorsum manifeste prominulis ir elytris striatis, striis nn interstitiis aspere subfortiter crebre punctulatis ; femoribus mox ante apicem eorsu parvus) acuto; tarsis quam A. fasciculati, De Geer, sat brevioribus sat robustioribus ; coxis om inter se sat late separatis. Long., 14 1.; lat., Ot (vix I am not sure that a new genus ought i in to be formed for this insect on account of its short antenns, comparatively widely separated front cox®, and curiously shaped femora, but as. in the preceding two species the first of the above characters is approached yeg the last is even exaggerated, I think they may be a gradual divergence from the typical characters- of NU. rather than the indieation of a really distinct genus. The present species did ss its elongate oval form an pubescence not condensed into spots (I do not think the two specimens — me are Pei ea has scarcely the facies of reocerus, but the preceding two "reis (which are undoubtedly allied to it) com quite the facies of Areocerus. The insertion of 167 the antennz is altogether as in a typical Areocerus in being slightly nearer to the middle line of the t pA rostrum than is the inner margin of the eye. The s ns before me are females. Their antennal club is short and ace stout. S. Australia; Eyre’s Peninsula. ARJEOCERODES (gen. nov. Anthribidarum). Caput transversum ; rostrum transversum, supra sat lanum, ad 4 scrobibus ut Ar@oceri ; antenn® prothoracis basin paullo oblongo-ovales haud (vel vix) emarginati, grossissime granu- lati ; prothor. orax transversus, equalis, antice modice angus- tatus, carina antebasali nulla; carina basalis ad latera angulata et antrorsum brevissime producta ; scutellum angustum ; elytra convexa, sequalia, striata, atriis fortiter nec crebre punctulatis ; coxs antice sat con tigus ; ; es modici, anticis quam ceteri longioribus; tarsi modici, articulo 3° in 2* profunde inserto ; unguiculi subtus dentati. tete d near to Areocerus, but of evidently more cylindric with narrow, elongate, very coarsely granu eyes The lerari is the smallest Anthribid that I have see lilliputanus, sp. nov. Pallide testaceus, ie clava obscura; pube albido-testacea vestitus, hac in elytris trifa- B. granulatis ; prothoracis ge posticis Preis. visis) re- rorsum acutis. ong., l (vix); lat., e xcessively minute ill at once distinguish this insect from all the previously described Aus n Anthribi N. Queensland ; sent to me by the late Mr. Cowley. PHYTOPHAGA. CLEPTOR. I have before me examples of both species of this genus, named by Mr. Jacoby and agreeing so well with Lefèvre’s descriptions that I can feel no doubt of their yuji But I think the genus is not ge; tly placed next to Zdus it seems to me very much closer to Colaspoides, of which it genet reproduces ud prosternal Panne. M. vre in characterises t LH Edusite inter alia ‚by the phrase “prosternum oblongum E = yet places Cleptor in that group in spite of his diagnosis of its 168 prosternum as being “latius quam longum." T can really find no very marked character to distinguish Cleptor from Colaspoides except in its eyes being almost without sinuation. M. Lacordaire distinguished the “ Edusites” from the ** Endocephalites" (con- taining Colaspoides) by the presence in the former of transverse elytral rugosities, but this distinction is not reliable. M. Lefevre mentions the rugosities as only “generally” present in the former group, M. Lacordaire himself admits that in some Edusites equipped than I am for studying a large cosmopolitan collection of Eumolpides, but however the genera should be grouped I am convinced that Cleptor ought to stand close to Colaspoides. Along with the examples of Cleptor mentioned above Mr. Jacoby sent me a specimen as Colaspoides xanthopus, Har., which appears to be correctly named, but is certainly, I think, a Oleptor. It is ever published such a genus and species, Possibly the genus was published at such time as to forestal Neotax is, but at any rate it indicates that Dr. Chapuis did not place Harold’s insect in Colaspoides. The following is a new species of Cleptor. Haroldi, sp. nov. Glaber, supra cyanescens viridi-micans, subtus niger (certo adspectu aureo-vel cupreo micans), anten- nis ferrugineis apicem versus obscurioribus, ibus piceis plus minusve rufescentibus; pronoto crebre subtilius punc- tulato, puncturis singulis oblongis ; scutello levi ; ; elytris in disco medio crebre fortiter (in ceteris partibus minus bsc a minus id vix seriatim punctulatis, pone basin vix manifeste impressis, pone humeros nero. hdepeotu casto sim leviter me. Long., 24 1.; lat., 13 1. pared with C. rufimanus, Lef., the tenen is considerably more closely we i with the lateral puncturation much more evidently offering a longitudinally rugate appearance, while the semp of the elytra is much finer near the lateral margins ; the form also is notably less convex. Compared with C. inermis, us, Har 2 intér alia multa there is scarcely any indication of a "-— impression near the base of the elytra. N. Queensl 169 NEOCLES. N. gue sp. nov. Minus elongatus; piceus plus miuusve etallico- bici capite antennis palpis femoribus tibiis afa sque: rufis; pube aureo-brunnea (hae nonnihil macu- latim disposita) vestitus ; capite sat profunde ruguloso ; prothorace quam ongiori vix latiori, regum leviter angustato (nihilominus, superne viso, fortiter angustatus apparet), antice valde producto, fortiter granalo so-ruguloso, longitudinaliter leviter late sulcato, lateribus minus arcuatis, angulis anticis sat rectis posticis obtusis ; elytris subseriatim confertim punctulatis et granulatis, nullo modo costatis. ng., 34 L; lat., 121 nus is remarkable among the Zwmolpides by the duced the pronotum (viewed in a somewhat rem $ x tion front ^ dins The present species differs from N. sulcicollis by, alia, its non-costate elytra, and the sides of its prothorax (though slightly serrate, yet) without a defined median angular projection. N.S. Wales ; Tweed R. district. CASSIDIDZ. Mid on a apectin en of 0 mera, Germ., which varies from the type in having its pli more or less spotted with black. I have taken in com y specimens with and without dark spots. Herr Spaeth does m [fear C. mera, to which his insect is at any rate extremely close. 170 ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE Hopal Society ot South Australia For 1899-1900. nt nn mn s ORDINARY MEETING, NOVEMBER 7, 1899. W. L. Cretanp, M.B. (President) in the chair. ExninrTs.—J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S. exhibited a ferruginous: sandstone of peculiar form, and some calcareous travertine, the latter showing rem arkable weathering; both specimens- from the Lake Eyre distict. Mr. S. Dixon some specimens: from Mount Morgan mine, and described the conditions under which they were found. Also he gave a description of the ecu Bag machinery by which 20,000 tons of ore were treated on the mine per month, and referred to the liberal and lesen policy pursued by the directors oy which they were enabled to attract the best available talent to their service. He also showed some rich tin ore speci- mens from North Queensland, and a — bag made by the natives of Queensland from the bark of a tree not identified. Mr. Tepper drew attention to botanical experiments by Von Herzule in 1875, and by . Preuss more recently, which tended to prove that plants must manufacture their own mineral matter. Parer.—“Notes on the Cliffs Separating Aldinga and Myponga Bays,” by Epwarp Vincent Crank, B.Sc. ORDINARY MEETING, DECEMBER 5, 1899. W. L. CLELAND, es B. |. in the chair Exsısırs.—J. G. on gr, FLS, exhibited a — lying in a matrix vi artz from near Williamstown A 171 careous rock from the vicinity of Cape Jervis from a raised beach above the Till, and mentioned that Second Valley was well wo mL a visit, "being 6 vidently M di out of the Homotaxis,” by Pror. RaLpH Tare, F.G.S. (Withdrawn ORDINARY MEETING, APRIL 3, 1900. Wk i — M.B. (P — in the chair. Exuisits.—Mr. GrrTINS showed the fruit of a Japanese ding are which Mr. J. G. 0. Tepper subsequently dis- &c., and made some interesting remarks on this troublesome insect. PAPERS. —“A Collection of Birds Skins from Kalgoorlie, W.A.” by Rosert Hatt. “Further Notes on Australian Coleoptera, &c.," by Rev. THOMAS BLACKBURN, B.A. ORDINARY MEETING, May 1, gg. W. L. Crgnaxp, M.B. (P — - - chai _ Exuisrrs—Preswent, referring to xe. of last mest- ing, stated that it had been. noticed at in two distin , ra matrix in which REN, were found from the De mine, South Africa. A. Zerrz, F.E.S., Assistant Director 2 he Museum, exhibited 20 species of abnormally EY iod collected in South Australia. J. G. O. Terrer, F.L.S hibited a pou of wattle tree stem nike riddled by the larve of (Agrilus Australasie) beetles which ar destruc a in wattle plantations. Also a rare fomite. Battarrea sp.! forwarded from Dalkey by Miss Ware. 172 PaPER.—"A Tentative roo ik of the Nature of Heat ‘as a Form of Energy," by J. G. O. Tzrrzn, F.L.S. Orpinary Merrıng, June 5, 1900. W. L. CLELAND, M.B. (President) in the chair. PROFESSOR RALPH Tate moved, Mr. HowcniN seconded— upon his election as member of the ‚Legislative. Council for the Central District of the colony.”—Carried by acclama- tion. Exuisits—J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S., a piece of leather made from hide destroyed by Queensland tick. ^ E. Asupy, several moths collected by himself; one of which was identi- fie epper as Z4thosia. W. Howcum, F.G.S., ir connection with his paper on glacial action in Southern Yorke Peninsula, specimens of ice-marked stones. One was an ice-polished granite boulder from a well at Yorktown Vor in clay 60 ft n own. ERS.—“Eviden es of Extinct Glacial aon on Sou- die: Yorke Penia wala a" by Warter How : “Supplementary List of Plants from Mount Tondhursl Run,” by Max Kocn. Orpinary MEETING, Jury 3, 1900. W. L. Creranp, M.B. (President) in the chair. PArPER.— The Physical Features of Lake Callabonna, with an Account of the Discovery of its Fossil Remains," by Pro- E. R.S FESSOR C. SmRLING, MD, FRS. (Published in “Memoirs,” vol. L, part 2). ORDINARY MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900. W. L. Crevanp, M.B. (President) in the chair. Exuisits.—A. Zzrz, F.LS, C.M.ZS, exhibited two Mig de of crustaceans, Limnosia sp.? and Chelura sp.? which he discovered boring in the rie of Largs Bay Jetty and destro roying the outer Elano, hilst the Teredo riddles the interior. J. G. O. TEPPER F. L.S., showed a lime fruit affe a new disease not described by McAlpine in Fs “Diseases of Citrus Trees.’ W. H. SELWAY showed som e wild flowers gathered from the foot of hills some tio Tiles west of Golden Grove; also an orchid Caladenia? from Monarto. 173 Parers.—(1) “On the Discovery of Fossiliferous Rocks in High Southern Latitudes (2) “Section of a Well Bore near irn En; Pror. RALPH o 8. “Th mplete Theory of Chan the order of Integra- tion in a Multiple Integral (part D" by RICHARD KLEEMAN. (Withdrawn.) “Definitions of two new Species of South Australian Poly- dco e by EDWIN AsHEY. efimtion of a new Species. of South Australian Poly- platóphiórgr? by M. M. Maven ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 2, 1900. Webi nee M.B. (President) in the chair. ae xHIBITs.—W. L. Crerann, M.B., exhibited photographs aborigines from various parts ts of Australia with a view of re their uniformity of type. ANNUAL Report AND BALANCE-SHEET were read and adopted. Erection or Councın.— President, Prof. Edward Rennie, M.A., D.Sc., Lond. ; Vice-Presidents, Walter How- chin, F.G.S., W. L. Cleland, M.B.; Honorary Treasurer, Walter Rutt, C.E.; Honorary Secretary, G. G. Mayo, C.E.; Members of Council, Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A., Prof. Parers.— ‘New Australian Mollusca,” by Pror. Ratz Tate, F.G.S., and W. L. May. “Further Descriptions of Australian Coleoptera,” by Rev. Tuomas brLACKBURN, B.A. The newly-elected President, Prof. E. H. Rennie, then took the chair, and the Presidential Address, “Factors Pro- ducing Uniformity of Type amongst Australian Aborigines, pes read by the retiring President, W. L. Cleland, M.B. | v. Tuomas BrAckBURN moved, Mr. A. Zerrz seconded— That the above address be printed in the Society's Transac- tions." —— Carried. 174 ANNUAL REPORT. — The Council has to report that during the past year an effort has been made to create a greater interest in independent research, as promoted by this Society, by encouraging science students of the University and the School of Mines to attend the ordinary monthly meetings, and also by giving more pennants to them by advertising in the daily press. These efforts have not been with- ‘out success, but the membership remains almost VER INS The membership of the Society consists of 11 Hon. Fellows, 68 Fellows, and 6 Corresponding Members The second part of the “ Memoirs," vot L, dealing with the Fossil Remains of Genyornis newtoni, from ‘Take Callabonna, the joint aingie of "Prof . E. C. Stirling, M.D., F. Director, and A. H. C. Zietz, F. L.S., C.M Z. S., Ass itant- Director, of the Adelaide Museum ; and the Physical Features of the Lake, by the first-named scientist, has been issued. There seems to be some outside interest in this work already, and, doubtless, when it becomes better known it will find a very prominent place amongst the scientific publie. Mr. Walter Howchin, F.G.S., has extended his researches on Past Glacial Action in Southern S., &e., ns able discoveries; while Prof. Ralph Tate, F.G.S., has brought under the notice of this Society the unique discovery of fossil remains in high Southern latitudes A card catalogue of the Society’ s books and sauny MU literature is now being prepared, which it is hoped will at once - make these valuable works more accessible to the Fellows and Members. 175 "ese “LLAU UULIVM gel "oypny 'AgHSV NIMAH ‘9981109 punoy pus pəypuy sangen PIOLI—-PI® ur — T Kxeaqr ,, ge ee De. ‘adrgsog 'Jurjunaq ,, 193vjo1w)—sof" A ,, "Pene —satourojy. yo 4807) A "' Sarqeunqnq —suorovsuva y. Jo 4809 Kg a) L |> 0 LI e863 1» T E c 0 81941 38919}U] ,, Ut "nensny 'S ]o hse gu. Bump Kxeutpa() SRD juoaurui9A0?») ,, : or Ü eee ... IE gSuorjvuo( ” uorooeg [eoruouod38 y = 5 oM MVC PPM a Aqoqooy jekoy ee " Pt F ‘VITVULSAVY HLOOS JO ALAIOOS 'IVAOH AHL HALIM LN2000V NI YHMASYHYL AHL 176 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. FACTORS PRODUCING UNIFORMITY OF TYPE. AMONGST AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES. By W. L. CrgLíAND, M.B. (Read October 2, 1900.) of Part 3, descriptive of the Calabonna fossils. It is also pleasing to note that the value of the anthropological work men in Great Britain. This has led to a memorial being. sent to the South Australian Government and the University of Melbourne, that these two gentlemen might be allowed a further opportunity of studying the aboriginal habits and customs 1n Central Australia. It is N, gratifying to know that the authorities have seen their way to er ing the un and that the princely abet b of avid Syme, or the Melbourne Age, has supplied the nd sary funds. It may be or interes& to the Fellows of the ee if a Short space is devoted to the consideration of how there Continental dimensions of Australia, er ally the same type of features appears in parts se d by hundreds of miles To enquire why evolution, Viii | is always at work, has not produced qe diversity of type. It has been pointed out by Romanes, in his work, “Darwin and After Darwin," that evolution rests on a tripod con- sisting of Variability, Heredity, and Isolation. And that. evolution again is Ted qn > polytypie according to cer- tain definite conditions , further, that there is no evolution at all if free intererossing is allowed amongst all the members of the parent stock, and if isolation in any of its many forms is not mers. For, although there is a tendency to variability in each individual, yet heredity in the event of free intercrossing neutralises this tendency by the. 177 production of the mean of the whole. Under these condi- tions heredity tends to uniformity of type if the numbers ra E then a new B AER N isolation, comes into play, and an evolution or evolutions of type appear as a re- sult. The diversities of these results will depend p the p separated part is comparatively small, the divergent a would be proportionately marked and appear at an earlie date. ully appreciate the effects of isolation, considerable em- ee is laid on the species of isolation as distinguished from the form of isolation, the former being much more importan as an evolutionary factor. In other words, is the isolation it is a breeding of like with in the indiscriminate it is an teet — di members at a simply isolation ; : simply into numeri ally two equal parts it will e a case indiscriminate isolation. Unfortunately, dif- ferent names have been given to s two kinds of ee r in- y of isolation may be at work ; thus, if a group of intergeneran be segregated into five groups, a, 5, c, d, e, then before tne M 178 segregation there would have been one case of isolation, but after the segregation there would be five such cases. VaRIABILITY.—The most important and fundamental cause of evolution must necessarily be the innate tendency of all organisms to vary one from the other, for a close inspection reveals the fact that no two are exactly alike. It is found tain directions may be ifte inoperative ee applied to others. Romanes quotes as an example of the Eee the goose, which Darwin calls an “inflexible type” compared with most other domesticated birds. He also fedi to some extremely striking examples quoted by Weissmann for the sake of showing that there are cases which seem to tell against the general Bann of modification as due es es ica are habitually compelled to form small isolated colo- widely separated ponds, and, nevertheless, exhibit no Bene of character, although isolation has probably la sted for centuries Again, on Mount Kosciusko were found specimens of flora and fauna characteristic of the alpine regions a. On the other hand, the land me. of Maderia and the Sandwich Islands present diversi- es of types as numerous almost as the different sites suit- able for local isolation. It is evident, therefore, that the mus evolution. In the om — where ~ type is pure, the tendency to variability appears to be l, conveniently seen in cus Jewish, un and ‘ifellabeon types. In the case of the Australian aborıginal, whether he is geographical position. His type is found nowhere else, and he has shown but little tendency to vary that t so that the presumption is on the side of an autochthonous origin. The ee of a tendency to variability must, therefore, have been an important factor in pode ucing uniformity of type amongst the Australian aborigine 179 Herepity.— Variability would not be of much use in evolu- tion where it not n physical characteristics can be trans- mitted from parent t offspring. A tendency to variability will exist in all organisma; —€——" the amount o t be either a help or à hindrance to evolution, as has been plainly shown by Romanes. In the case of the Australian aborigines, which has it been? According to the “Law” of Delboeuf, quoted by ines a constant cause of variation, however insignific ant it may be, changes the uniformity of type little by little, and er der it ad infinitum. From geneous, the homogeneity will be invaded at a single point, differentiation will penetrate the whole, and, after a time— it may be an infinite time—the differentiation will have dis- integrated it altogether. Has this differentiation which existed amongst Australian aborigines ane accentuate fe diffused by heredity? Prof. Pearson and colleagues, wri ing on “Genetic ibo eme a Selection” in deem Philosophi. cal Transactions of the Royal ety of London, vol. 192, in their concluding nau ma e the ollowing statement :— There is, so to speak, in every species an innate tendency to progressive change, quantitatively tnsatareible by determin- ing the correlation co-efficients between fertility and Er characteristics and between u} in the parents and offspring. This “innate tendency" is no mysterious tors causing evolution to take cma in a pre-ordained direction, it is si cal organization of the indivi- race to is types, as e Bhd supporters of panmixia suggest, or the — of the imd t iri selection must not be looked upon. as ar an otherwise permanent or stable type; checking, guiding, and otherwise controlling a progressive ten- dency to change. Heredity, in the presence of free intercrossing, cancels the tendency to variability, causing fixity of type. A considera- 180 tion of the marriage laws as described im Native Tribes of Central Australia, plainly shows that elaborate precautions, no doubt quite unconsciously, are e taken to ensure free inter- press the Helen that the most feasible explanation is that at one time “promiscuity” was the general and universal rule as di marital relationshi Amongst gregarious must theoretically be the rule, al- though in practice one or more of the stronger males will usurp to themselves all the females of the group. Promis- would lead to the extinction of the species. Hence is seen the utility of the emotion ros jealousy, wnich finds its fullest expression in man, and acts beneficially as a selective and is oiim, influence. Du an 2 it may also be noted, but omparatively primine form, and the remark of the me authors that it is but little developed and scarcely n amongst the Australian aborigines, throws an. inter- th o- pagation of the poche, sus the application of the principle "that he takes who can’ not finding favor with the cunning old men 1n the presence of se strong young men, it is found that the former gradually evolved what appears at first sight to be a most elaborate svstem of marital relationships, any neers t of whieh is punishable by death. Although the term "free intercrossing" seems inappropriate to such a rigid "d exclusive rend of marriage relationships, yet an examination of these reveals the fact that they in a most 1 ! n rn Be ie in some than in others. In the first place, four groups were arranged, and these were subsequently sub- divided. If these first ASA are looked upon as a first genera- B's whom. the tribal customs would have to be his father and mother had they been mated. 181 Intergenerant pra Groups. k Ist generation + b produces 9 n 2 } 2nd generation. a MY 2nd generation ... e + 4 b . Far «d } 3ra generation. 3rd generation ... a + € [i : A l 4th generation, The significance of the word “or” in the above table is that different grou pem i are given to the children accord- ing as to w ether “ c., &c., is male or female. The above second generation acco rding to the four second groups (e, f, g, h). Their progeny again cross-marry in the third direction, and have been the mean of the whole, producing a monotypic S ene because, as Romanes points out, na- tural selection per can never produce polytvpic, but onl monotypic evolut The marriage laws of the Australian aborigines are seen, ipfius to favor the maintenance of a uniformity of type IsoLation.—As ET been mentioned, een is a Rapp term having species, sub-species, forms, an a genus the isolation of the Australian Xy has honi a marked one, and, comparatively speaking, a complete one, à us, essentially discriminate. It has been pointed out that that sub-species of Bis ogamy called ae selection, which is the exclusive breeding between those bes t adapted to their en- vironment, is ineffective to produce divergence of type un- assisted, except in one Quern M that its effects may be cumulative ; Or, as writes, it may be occupied with ears checking, guidi ing, and re heren ii: a progressive 182 tendency to change. Although it is not necessarily main- tained that the Australian aboriginal has not changed at all 13 that if he has chan e changed en bloc, and very slowly. As to forms of isolation, I one of the most important is geographical isolati stralia, as an ethnolo- gical province, appears Eum u en secluded to & tion to this, Australia, over a very large area, presents a uniformity of physical conditions of an extent nura sur- passed in any other portion of the earth. Tate, a paper read before the Australian Assoc. aps P an of Science in 1888, on the Influence of Physiographic Changes in the Distribution of Infe in Australia, shows how climatic differences in geological times have dis affected the flora and fauna of respective portions of Australia. A rain- map attached to his paper shows that a cute rainfall of less than 10 inches per annum has been the usual average for about half the continent, and less than 20 inches for another quarter of it, leaving only a well-watered NS chiefly con- fined to the eastern and extreme northern sides. The change in climate has, then, affected Australia as a whole rather than as a part, and there have not been left any isolated regions where a different environment of sufficient in- tensity might by a process of natural selection have led to the ^ed evolution of a portion of the Australian aborigines. There exist also no physical barriers to a free intercourse bitwein t the various separated portions of the tribes, so that in Australia itself there was no isolation of a geographical form to foster any tendencies to variability of type. Another form of ısolation of considerable importance is sexual isola- tion. This is also called by Romanes physiological isola- tion. By itis meant a degree of intertility between groups of intergenerants which leads to the extinction of the off- spring. This is what occurs in natural selection, whereb there is only a survival of the fittest, the less fittest to the ied PH qais or changed conditions disappearing from the Romanes points out that such natural selection can- iot V coliifacé to diversity of type, for it ıs only the fittest type that survives, and the unfit ee vues from the other by a process of qoe ction. t, if natural selection has been at work amongst the hate to fit them for the variation. Another of sexual isolation is a certain degree of infertility, which may exist even between different 183 varieties of the same losen and —— more so between dif- ferent — If it not so, varieties and species would after a time become indistingvishably blended so as to lose their ey characters. is infertility in crossing varies i i less the MN and also with certain aboriginal inhabitants of Amer: It cannot be said that there is any appreciable littoral portions se Australia that, er to Prof. ate in his above quoted adio since the Pluvial Epoch, has gained accessions to its flora from the Indo-Malay pro- vince. above observations respecting a few of the conditions of life and customs of the Australian aborigine sh tionary progress, it does not at all follow “that it was because it had no evolutiona power. Such a condition may ee con- sidered as non-existent in Bor Where no progress it is because the forces are en e antagonistic, ibri It is to variability. The familiar Ventes of t he parr of forces will make clear what is meant. Let A e a of intergenerants set in motion by a force BA (variability) in the dırection of X (evolution). If two other forces Ki e Ns. may have an hs ting or a retarding effect on motion according as to whether their line of action is the same as, or c COMME opposed to, that of BA (variability) If, however, one d the forces CA (isolation) is coh than DA (heredity), am is represented by the line EF, then the evolutionary ires tion of the body will be towards Y (divergent evolution). And whilst referring to the uniformity of type amongst Australian aborigines, it is not to be inferred that there are not a number of individual variations in personal appearance, for Baldwin Spencer and Gillen remark that, whilst con- e to cause a divergent evolution from the common type. the authors quoted show, the tendency to variability is "Enim and it is maintained that that is the initial mgtive powe With these few remarks I must draw this address to a close by suggesting that an interesting investigation might 185 be made durer the proneness or not of the Vadis aborigines to vary individual as compared with mixed or less purely bred races. Prof. Pearson and bint Kol leagues in the Philosophical bra jin of the Royal So- ciety, London, have, duri the t few years, published Contributions to t Modal Theory of Evolu- tion, showing how variatio y be ibited by mathemati- economic, and biolo ical investigations, as, for instance, various types of anthropological measurements. They say, “if measurements be made of the part or organ in several the sıze of the organ, an y the number of specimens falling within a Mio des. range, d x of or; is curve may be termed a frequency curve e centre or gin for measurement of the organ may be taken as th mean of all the specimens m red. t cases, as in the case of errors of observation, they have a fairly definite symme- trical shape, and one that Presta sf with a close degree of ap- proximation the well known or probabi lity curve. A. frequency-curve, h for EMG presented by the error-curve, will termed a vole nii en a series of measurements give rise to a normal-curve, may probably assume so approaching a stable ti partially round the mean. 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III., 1887-1895, Index. &c.; vol. à Arte. 1 to 10, Tidóx to vol. (d 195 Washington—Nat. Acad. of Sciences, Memoirs, vol. IV., pts. 1 and 2; vol. VIIL, 1898, 3 and 4, 1899 ; 18th Annual Rep., pts. 1 to 5, and 5 (con- tinued); 19th Annual Rep., pts. 1 to 6, and or vols. XXIX., XXXI, with Atlas, XXXII., 2, KARATE, XXXIV, . RAR, XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXVIII. are Atlas, fol. 1 to 19, 21 to 37. Eureka Dist, Nevada, Marquette Iron-bearing ‘Dist, Michigan, Bulletin, Nos. 150 to 162, 1 Department of Agriculture—North America, Fauna, 14, 15, and 17; Year-Book, 1898, Bulletin (Biol.), No. 12, Protection of Smithsonian Institution, Proceedings, vol. x Annual Rep. Board cf Regents, to June, 1897. Academy of Science, Proceedings, vol. I., pp. 111 t an and 253 to 339; ditto, vol. IT., ipp. ! to 196 LIST OF FELLOWS, MEMBERS, &c. DECEMBER, 1900. Those marked (F) were present at the first meeting when the Society was founded. Those marked (1) are Life Fellows. o "OS n asterisk have contributed papers published in the Society’s "pessum ions. HONORARY FELLOWS. *Cossmann, M., Rue de en 95, he *Davip, 1. W. Epes EWORTH, B.A., PGS. Professor of Geology, Sydney University. *DENNANT, Joun, F.G.S., F.C.S., Inspector of — Stanh e Grove, Camberwell, Melbourne, Victori — reg eS e Ear vias Museum ydney. GREGORIO, MARQUIS DE, paler Sicily. uLL, H. M., Hobart, *MarpEN, J. H., F.L.S., P.C. C. b: ` Director Botanic Gardens, vog New South Wales *Mxrzgick, E. T. B.A., Ramsbury, Hungerford, Wiltshire, g land. Busse, H. C., BA, F.R.S. z eeen Astronomer, Sydney, New South Wales MIN: J. T., M.D., Professor of Anatomy, Sydney Uni- rsity. Government CORRESPONDING Bainzr, F. M., F.L.S., Colonial a Brisbane, Queens d. *CLoup, "4. C., F.C.S., Manager Wallaroo Smelting Works, outh Australia. eg PauL, Inspector of Police, Palmerston, Northern erritory, Austra Niconar, Rev. G., Prem mantle, Western Australia. *STIRLING, shee, Government Geo eologist, Victor. *STRETTON, W. G., Palmerston, Northern Territo ctoria. FELLOWS. D d, Adelaide, South " Adel: k WIN, Adelaide, Bacor, Joun, Adelaide, South Australia. *BEDNALL, W. T., Adelaide, South Australia. * vp ina Rev. THOMAS, B.A., Woodville, South Aus - "Braoa, W. H., M.A., Professor of Mathematics, University f Adelaide. 197 ec X. L.; F.G.S,, Government Geologist, South alia. Browne, L. G., Tr South Australia. d delaide. BRUMMITT, ROBERT, M.R.C.S., Kooringa, a Australia TOP ps el Inl M.B., E J.P., Colonial Surgeon, side gi Medical Öficer Parkside Lunatic Asylum Lectur on Materia Medica, University of Adelaide, arkade" South Australia. Cuma teem B. M.B., Ch.B. Syd., Parkside, South ustrali - (2) ae et E. " Commissioner of Audit, Adelaide, South Aus- trali COOKE, JOHN H., Adelaide, South Australia. *DIxon, SAMUEL, Adelaide, So "isla ustralia. Gu D d UDLEY, URIAH, "White Rock, MC Drake, New South *East, J. J., F.G.S., 3, Parade, Norw FOWLER, WiLnLrAM, Melton, Yorke Pniauli: South Aus trali FRASER, 7 C., Adelaide, South Australia *GoYDER, GEORGE, NOS: Government Analyst, South Australia. BB, W.OG BES. Went ena Australia. GREENWAY, THOMAS J., East Adelaide wxer, E. W., F.G.S., Metal pene and Assayer, Adelaide. *HicGIN, oa J., Assistant Lecturer Chemistry, Univ versity, ela *HOLTZE, Mior RICE, F.L.S., Director Botanic Gardens, ..de- laide, South Australia. *HowcHI HIN, WALTER, F.G.S., Goodwood East, South Aus tralia Hueues, Sanur, B.Sc., Registrar of the School of Mines, er las | Tuscia: M.R.C.S., MAN South Australia. Jonas OHNCOCK, veio ilmi *KocH, Max, Adelaide. LzNpoN, A. „M.D, Lond. M.R.C.S., Lecturer on Forensic Medicine, and on Chemical M icine niver- sity of Adelaide, Honor Physician Children's Hos- rary pital, ye Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. Lroxp, J. S., Adelaide, u ustralia *Lzxa, A. te ur cum, ed "Hobart, Tasmania. *LowrR, O. B. .. F. Ent. S., Broken pon Me Wales. MOLINEUX, gene Agricultural i Kent T ; South Australia. as e E. 3 ae, Adelaide. Mvnton, H. "Brighton, South Aus (L) MURRAY, Hox. Davıp, Adelaide, Eh Australia. *PARKER, Tuomas, C.E., ‘Rockhampton, Queensland. Pi E 198 Puurs, W. H., Adelaide, South Australia. Poore, W. B Adelaide, South Fnit *PRIESTLEY, P H., Unley-road, Mic ge *RENNIE, EDWARD eet M-A., D.Sc., London, F.C.S., Pro- fessor of Chemistry Univer rsity of Adelaide. *Rurr, WALTER, C.E., Adelaide, Sou "i Australia, SELwAY, W. H., Adelaide, South mas SIMSON, AUGUSTUS, Launceston, Tas Smzaton, Tuomas D., Biakisten, © liiton, South: un STIRLING, B.A., Adelaide. SMITH, ROBERT PAM Adelaide, South Australia. ee Epw G., M. MD, RBS, F.R.C.S., Ponie of Physio logy University of Ade- laide, Honor Director South Australian Museum, —X South Australia *TATE, Rap Professor of Natural Science iré. of Adelaide. *TEPPER, J. G. O., F.L.S., Entomologist South Australian Museum Be South Australia. Tors, W. i. DLD, MA BUL: , Way College. *TURNER, A. JEFFERIS, M.D., Brisba ane bep pur JosePH, M.L.C., J.P., Adelaide, South Aus- *Vanco,. Jodi C., n F.R.C.S., Lecturer on the Prın- ciples and Prac m Medicine and The ieper University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. erg , E. H., B.Sc., St. Peters College, South Aus- irali Warez, W. L., J.P., Adelaide, South ne Wax, Rr. Hox. Sir SAMUEL, Bart, D.C.L., Chief Vy vd and Lieutenant-Governor South Australia, Adelaide S *Zıetz A., F.L.S., C.M.Z.S., Assistant E South Aus- tralian Museum, Adelaide, South Anstralia 199 APPENDICES, FIELD NATURALISTS’ SECTION OF THE Nopal Society of South Australia. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. BEING FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1900. vening Meetings.—Nine evening meetings have besu held of of which the following is a list: — Oct. a Fertilization of Flowers,’ Mr. S. Smeaton, Nov. 21—Reports of Excursion to Port Victor. Various mbers 1900. March eng Sy Ror of Science Congress held at Melbourne n January, 19 Messrs. M. S. Clark and s. Smeaton, B.A. April 24—Results of Easter Encampment of Boys Field Club, Port Noarlunga. r. E. Ashby May 15—“How Plants Live and Grow,” Mr. J. a. oO. T epper June 19— “Seeds and their Distribution,” Mr. S. Smeaton, July 17—“The Structure of Shell Fish," Mr. R. J. M. Clucas, Aug. 21— "The m of Plants,” Miss E. F. Haycraft, B. Sept. 18—Annual Meting Chairman’s Address, “Australian Birds,” Mr. E. Ashby. The ge i ghee meetings has been well sustained, been a course of papers on Structural Botany. In addi- tion to the seeds and leaves of plants, the chemistry of their growth and the question of fertilization have been dealt with. 200 Other points are to be touched upon in subsequent addresses. hairman took up the subject of birds, which has not occu- i much attention with us since the inception Ornithological Association. Exhibits have, as usual, ag hts a wide range in Natural History, and have formed a teresting feature of these meetings. An ne TE aos excursions have been held during the year as un 1899. Oct. 7—Happy Valley. e days). Dec. 9—Glen icri Moralta "Waterfalls), via Norton’s Summ 1900. March 17—Dredging, Port Riv May 19—Grange and Bak Bh ol Beach. June 16—Brighton “ i PER July 26—Black Hil Aug. 18—Stonyfell. Sept. 3—Golden Grove (whole day). " . 22—National Park (Waterfall Gully portion). ese excursions have covered a wide area, and have given opportunity for the study of most branches of Natural His- tory, Geology, Botany, Zoology (both land and marine), Conchology, and ToT having been included in the these excursions was a three days visit to Po Viger and neighbourhood in November, 1899, when about 30 m rs and psy spent a pleasant and profitable time at that indul seaside resort. Several kin er of plants not to be seen in the hills near Adelaide een then ne while 53 species of birds were identified, and chitons and other marine specimens obtained. An Mu was made to find Selwyn's historic Rock in the Inman River, but its identity could not be clearly esta- blished, although the outcrop recorded in its vicinity was found. It was supposed that the rock in question ciim excursion to the Grove introduced a new locality for these outi brought a somewhat distinct character of vegetation ade 201 notice. Successful results were obtained from the excursions visit to the [esee College at Roseworthy, and to the Estate of "Rostrevor," Magill, lent pleasing variety to the in this part of the Section's uperations, and at the id outing there were more than 30 members and friends present Fauna and Flora Protection Committee—A NX ate re- port is presented from this Committee, and shows that the ei of Legislation FOR the Protection of Birds is still porte earnest attent Melbourne Science dos ress.—Several members of the Section dtsn As d the Pe ae of the Australasian Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science held at Melbourne in January, 1900. Some of the important papers then read, and of the excursion then arranged were subsequently brought under the notice of the members of this Section at the evening meetings. Proposed 19th Century Festival of Literature, Science, and Art.—Representatives of this Section were appointed on the Scheme. In anticipation of this gathering being held, no conversazione was arranged for last year in connection with the Section Procehbin gu —Beyond the report issued with the Royal So- ciety’s Transactions, no printed account of last year's pro- ceedings has yet been published, but it is hoped ere long to combine that and the present year's report in one volume. Library.—During the year ib was decided to establish a Membership. — There not been arge an acquisition of new members during the year as might be wished. Your M ittee ho hat members will siete teg to induce omm their friends to join the Section, and so hel counter- 202" balance the loss that is always to be expected. The number now on the roll is 90. Financial—The receipts from subscriptions (£17) have considerably exceeded the disbursements (£8/9). Only £10 has been received in the way of grant from the Royal Society. Epwın Asnpy, Chairman. W. H. Serwav, Hon. Sec. Adelaide, Sept. 17, 1900. TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIVE FAUNA AND FLORA PROTECTION COMMITTEE OF THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ SEC110N OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA TO BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, 181TH SEPTEMBER, 1900. The Committee have met at intervals in the past year. Regarding the Forest Reserves, the Committee received, in the subject, receiving the reply that all Forest Reserves were preserved that were worth preserving. The Birds’ Protection Bill referred to in our last report, having west, has been this year re-introduced by Mr. Play- e Committee were disp osed to join the Bird Prstention Society in die that the Bill should be withdrawn, as ma important provisions contained in their own Sasar upon which this one had been founded, were omi m it. wo the members eaited. upon Mr. Playford "s this end > view, but. after discussing the qun with him, thought it would be better to allow the to go on, and endeavour later to get introduced some Saas eh to meet their owm views. So little progress has, however, been made that there seems little probabilitv of the Bill being passed this session. Epwın Asusy, Chairman M. Symonps Crank, Aon. Secretary. Adelaide, September 18, 1900. 0061 '1equiedog WILT *eprviopy *191n8vo1], puw Aangosoag 0H à 'IAOTT ‘S T "AVAVTHS TH 7M BIONPRY | ASAA M T d 081109 punoj pus pojrpny EI 2:8 168 ss Fis iie * puey ut o0uejeg ,, 0 9 4 CEDE Teo 03 papawmıoz suorgdiaosqng ,, 0 6 8 9 6 I eouspuoMY » |0 0 OI '" i "+ Kgoroog jeKotg woaz query ,, "us i “Pong pur soJwsod „ |O 0 LI | e 09 "' guondtosqng ,, ore Supuug 4g o g gp ™ E: "to preA40j 3u9no4q eouvp y og, ‘pe F "RLNSNSSHOSSI(T DE. "SLATAOG a0) “ad ‘0061-6681 AYTA THL HOA SINAWASHAISI ANV SLdINOS ‘VITVULSNV HLAOS JO ALAIOOS IVAOU YHL AO NOLLOWS .SLSTIVHALVN Q'TI9814 ASTRONOMICAL SECTION. OF THE Boval Society of South Australia. EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT. The Committee have to report that the Section has held six ordinary meetings during the past year, and subjects of interest have been discussed, such as meteors, sun spots, &c. Some of last. Mr. Rus ‚gave a popu ular ep entitled *An Astro- nomical Evening," illustrated by lantern views, at the Society's room, to a good atte Fco ance. In June “thie President, Sir Charles (by request) be y benefit of the general public a few weeks later at ari Royal Society’s Room, at which there was also a large -attendance The EM have met six times for business. The Section now has three English magazines, which treat of astronomical nn and members can obtain them for perusal on applica- o Mr. Hurst, office of the Postmaster-General, Adelaide. p * Astronomical Notes "—published monthly sinec July, 1892, and consequently now in their ninth year—have appeared with consistent regularity during the pet: ygan, and, as formerly, have proved of a highly satisfactory na The question box is still open to enquirers. Adopted at the annual meeting of the Section, held at the -Adelaide Observatory on the evening of Tuesday, September 11, 1900. * Topp, President E. Che EESMAN, Hon. Secretary. 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Ashby, Edwin, Definitions of two new species of Polyplac v a, 86. »Aulicus amabilis ; cræsus, 127 seribatus, '133 ; instabilis, EE modestus, 135 ; us, 131; nigro-hirtus, 129; robustus, "ar: -tabulation of dier of, 12. ‘Australian Aborigines, ‘teatures producing uniformity of type among, 176. "Baris orchivora, 61. Basi ie? — 156; meg a, wc Bird m Kalgoorlie, W.A Blackburn, "Rev. T.F an Note on Aus- eoptera, XXVL, XXVIL, — dies dan fabs, 64; Iyndhursten- , 63; persimulans, 64 ; halcopterus Chione Hallii, Korii permagna, 107. Chiton oruktus, 89. Cus angusticollis, 114. oc been Pat ‘Clark, E. V., ao aad otes on Aldinga and land, 2 Presidential Address, 176. Seabee Haroldi, 168. Cleride, er of Australian genera, 117, delicatatus, 132; Notes on species of, ‘Clivina Adelaide, Evrensis, brag omni 85. ‘Coleoptera, a new gene and a e 102. Cyclostrema porcellana, 10 Cylothorax Fa want ve joe EP 36. Qmm — 4. pe ed Js a Eocene Corals from Mul- er nL DR etse to the Library, 186. Donova pe Jene. Doticu uali, à es P "ee. Eburiphora pm. 138. Edusa angustula, 66. En en erde dive Ennom pen 0. resina dorsoplagiatus, 14 146. ne bed Aldinga and Myponga Bays, s; miroteuca, 14. TIN i, 96; Tryoni, 96. Fossiliterous aa at ‚Kerguelin Island, 104. Fossils, Eocene, list of at Mulgundawa, S.A., Gari Q )sp.,1 Geological fotos. n Aldinga and Myponga ys M. on Nüsse uh 104; Mul- gund re, 109. Glaciation i in Bohr Yorke-Peninsula, a er, G. A., Description of a new mineral albicineta, 20; laciniella, 19; e GO 19; Hal), Robert, Notes on Bird-skin rlie, 24; on the ar of Morgan land, 104. Heteronyx ee 113 cus, 38. Howehin, W., (d ley = ‘Glaciation in us Yorke-Peninsula, 71. H ra, 139, -skins f. rom, 2 Island, marine Ra RAR rocks Koch Max x, Supplementary List of Plants from Mount Lyndhurst Run, 8.A., 81. Labroma horrens, 37, Lacon fa re a a 49. Lampusia Leioprora ascepta, E Nome oasis. 9; inscripta, 9; tholodes List of Fellows, &c., 196. Lozostoma qoem a, 23. Mi ella 92; cratericula, 91; ayii, 93; Mc 91; ovuleformis, -— Simson Ma M. M., "y ge of a new speeies irn 207 May, W. L., and Prof. Tate, Definition of new Species and genera of Australian Mollusca, Megasce loides dpp 5 pm atratus, 5 ; flagellatus, 58; P hemorrhoidal 56; cc in me 52; itor, 54; adora, 55; refine edd 56; jen yter era, new species of, 6, t ma dor ntete, 161. ol nace, Australian, new species of, 86, 89, Lyndhu vid feet well- Pinto at, gr T e fossils from, 111 Myponga Bay, Mytilus spp., Nacella Tasmanica, 102. $, 120. Geological Notes on, 1. ni, 94 ; Tremarici, 106. Nemoni ilampra, 17; leptosticta, 16. Neocles innocuus, 169 Neolycaon, 45. Neoscrobiger patricius, 136 ; rauciceps, 137. Notoliper rnes, Notecia reticulata, 160. Oenodus Zepidus, 33, Odontostomia depl exa, varians, 97. Opilo moerens ‚and spp., 119. 23. ; trigonophora, 21. or, 115; pee 114. opoda. , 12; e npe : Rebar rana, 12; neurosticha, is: Au „13; tripunctella, 12. ie circulatella, stigmatias, thyellia, Pilostibes ¢ trachyptera, Plants from Mount Lyndhurst Run, list of, 81. Platyphymatia squalidu Polyplacophora new ei. es, 86, 89. rx ential Address by Dr. W. L. Cleland, Prostatitis ngs, Abstract of, 170. Procometis hylonoma, 1l. Pseudorissoina Tasmanica ca, 98. Rhipi na, 50 Rissoia apicilirata, 99; dis crépans, 99; pellucida, 100; perexigua, 100; Tubicund, EMI Simsoni, 1i > Rissopsis b inoides, consobrina, 101. Rupilia angulaticolis 66; approximans, 67. Scalaria 5 mr gosse in 14. robiger, 136. Sclonirer Sernshawensis, 115. Stathmopoda mannophora, 93, Stenochiton pallens, 86. tigmodera minata, 21 a maaa 42; biguttata, 41; bucolic: 41; capucina, 44; merum Bg p^ ; Caroli, 44 ; Carpentaria, 43; cincta, 47; lea, 44; colorata, 41; eonsularis, 42; croci- pennis, ; dawsonensis, 42; dulcis, 41; elegans, 48; elegantula, 44 ; is, 47 ; flavescens, 44 ; flavipennis, 47 ; insignicollis, 45; insignis, 46; Karatte, laudabilis, 41 ; mansueta, 42 ; obesissima, 47 ; ocularis, 42; ostentatrix, 43; Pascoei, 44; placens, 42; plagiata, 44; quadrifasciata, 46; rubriventris, 46; rubrocincta, 47; rugosi- pennis, 43; sensitiva, 41; ata, 41; tacita, 42; tasmanica, 42; terræ-reginæ, 41; triangulosa, 41; verax, 41; vigilans, Streneoderma contemptum, 158; planatum, 15 Stylifer Petterdi, 96. Sulvanite, a new d 69. Syrnola Zarrissoni, 96; Pelterdi, 97; punct ospira, 97. Tarsotenodes simulator, 139. Terasse 138. Tate, 2” Re Definitions of new species and gen ot Aus tralian Mollusca, 9); Marine fossilifero eds at Kerguelen, 104 ; Well- section at ee 109, po wies pulchellus, var. (?) notophilus, us dux, fidus distinctus, funereus, semicostatus, Tro ideres 180. Tur a piment 98. Turner, Dr. A. Jefferis, New Micro-lepidop- ra, Turritella Atkinsoni, 95 ; Hallii, 106. Uni of Aborigines, factors producing, 176. Xyloryeta acrochroa, 8; assi. 7 notropis micans, 15 Yorke Puckitals, evidences of glaciation at, Zauclophora pelodes, 8. Zidora Loddere, 101. Zietz, A., Deseription of a new species of Acanthiza, 112. Zonops heteroleuca, 17. Zygophyllum Aumillimum, 82. Vardon & Pritchard, Printers, Gresham-street, Adelaide. Vol. XXIV. Plate I. I. ISCHNOCHITON 2. CALLOCHITON RUFUS (Stenochiton pallens) 3. CHITON ORUKTUS ord sme ele p dolci eng eiii aimul in teste tes tuiquniidutmu itin tr ne Tn Plate IL Vol. XXIV. Plate III Vol. CONTENTS. (PART IL. c bye 1900). ocH, ER Definition of Tes (Plate I. pars) New i dien of South honed M.M.: a Deteliion of of a New Species of South Australian ; phora ( pars) a dien F. RALPH, and W. L. Ma : Descriptions of New Genera. and Species of Australian Mollusca (chiefly Tasmanian)