C. PAPERS READ. THE INSECTS OF KING’S SOUND AND ITS VICINITY. Part IL— T H E LAMELLICORNES. By William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. Family SCARAB ^ I D Sub-Family COPRIDES. 107. Tessarodon variolosus, n.sp. Bound, very convex, black, sub-nitid. Head coarsely punctate, bidentate in front, with a notch on each side instead of the outer dentation of the other species of the genus, and rounded at the sides and in front of the eyes. Thorax much wider than the head, and twice as wide as long, coarsely punctate — the punctures oab- elongate and variolose, the anterior angles prominent and acute. Elytra wider than the thorax, and much wider than long, the base a little emarginate with the humeral angles I’ather acute, rounded on the sides and apex, finely striate : the striae formed of two very thin close parallel lines, with the interstices, except near the humeral angles, flat, and each marked with two rows of punctures. The postei'ior tibiae spurred as in T. anr/ulatus, Westwood. Long. 2|, lat. 2 lines. ^ This species most resembles the Ateuckus Ilollandifu of Fabricius ( Tessarodon, Hope), but the head of that insect is distinctly quadridentate, and the sculpture of the elytra is more profound. 108. Temnoplectron rotundum, Westwood. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2016. 898 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, 109. Temnoplectron occidentale, n.sp. Round, very convex, black, nitid. Head finely and densely punctate, sex-dentate in front, the inner pair largest, the outer very small, the sides rounded. Thorax transverse, minutely punc- tate, a little emarginate in front, wider and broadly rounded at the base, fitting close to the base of the elytra. Elytra emarginate at the base, the humeral angles sub-acute, the sides and apex much rounded, very finely striate-punctate, with the interstices smooth and fiat. The tibise are much curved, the posterior ones with a long acute spine on the inner apex. Long. 2^, lat. 2 lines. 110. Temnoplectron lucidum, n.sp. Smaller and more globular than the last species, more nitid, and generally more minutely punctate, the six dentations of the clypeus are a little larger, the minute striations of the elytra are more eflfaced, the punctures almost obsolete, the spur of the hind tibia? acute and a little curved. Long. 2, lat. 1|^ lines. 111. Temnoplectron PYGMiEUM, n.sp. Very minute, globular, black, nitid. Head smooth, acutely bidentate with a small semi-circular emargination between. Thorax transverse, much wider than the head, the anterior angles acutely produced, the disk very minutely punctate. Elytra very faintly striate, the interstices nearly flat. Hind tibiae slightly curved and flattened, spur very short. Long. 1, lat. 5 lines. 112. Onthophagus atrox, Harold. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2025. 113. Onthophagus nodulifer, Harold. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2058. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, P.L.S. 899 114. Onthophagus rufosignatus, Mad. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2075. 115. Onthophagus declivis, Harold. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2035. 116. Onthophagus devexus, n.sp. Very like 0. declivis, but of a much coarser and rougher sculpture, black, nitid. Head punctate, rounded, and a little recurved at the apex, with two transverse ridges on the forehead, the upper one very minutely emarginate in the middle. Thorax very much wider than the head, transverse, the anterior angles acute, the sides angularly rounded and covered with sub- vaviolose, sub-elongate punctures ; the male has a strong promi- nent tubercle in the central line near the base, from which it slopes forwards in a flat surface to the apical margin, presenting a large triangular flat space, with the side angles formed of a strong tubercle excavated a little on the inner side and almost smooth. The elytra are scarcely so wide as the widest part of the thorax, distinctly but not deeply striate, the interstices wide, a little convex, minutely punctate, and rugose. Legs piceou.s, the anterior tibiae more strongly quadridentate than in 0. declivis, with the terminal spur stronger and more recurved. Female unknown. Long. 6, lat. 4 lines. 117. Onthophagus fissiceps, n.sp. Black, nitid. Head with two transverse ridges, one on the clypeal suture, the other between the eyes and rounded in front ; the head up to the first ridge quite smooth, from that to the clypeal suture very slightly punctate ; the clypeus densely and strongly punctate j the anterior angles of the head are acute and laterally produced, the clypeus is narrowed towards the apex, much recurved and emarginate. The thorax is of a waxy gloss, very transverse, rounded on the sides and base, the anterior angles i 900 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OP KING’s SOUND, very prominent and broadly truncate, the apical portion retuse and quite smooth ; the rest of the disk, the middle of the base excepted, very rugosely punctate ; a large protuberance forming two flattened triangular horns, divided by a semi-circular emargi- nation, extends from the highest part of the front of the thorax upwards and forwards over the retuse portion ; on each side is a small obtuse protubei'ance ; the fovea on each side is smooth, deep and impunctate. Elytra sub-opaque, sti’iate, the interstices sub- convex ; both strife and interstices stronger towards the sides and minutely punctate. The anterior tibife strongly quadridentate. Male specimens only. Long. 6, lat. Sh lines. 118. Onthophagus integriceps, n.sp. In many respects resembling 0. Jissiceps, but the clypeus is not emarginate and very slightly recurved ; the anterior angles of the head are laterally produced, but quite round ; the space between the clypeal suture and the upper transverse ridge is much larger and more densely punctate, and the upper transverse ridge is straight and considerably elevated, and has the angles and the middle of its apex slightly prominent. The thorax difiers in having the sides more bulging in the middle, the anterior angles quite as prominent, but rather acute ; the discal pi’otuberance short, scarcely emarginate in the middle, and with the angles square and not projecting ; the lateral tubercles are strong and conical. In all else like 0. Jissiceps. One male. Long. 6, lat. 3^ lines. 119. Onthophagus salebrosus, n.sp. Black, nitid. Head smooth behind, without the two transverse ridges, the position of the first ridge shown by a short curved line only showing on each side near the eyes, all in front of that minutely punctate, the anterior angles broadly rounded and very little prominent, the clypeus rounded in front, with the extreme apex slightly reflexed and rather truncate. Thorax much bulged out at the sides, transverse, acutely angled anteriorly, roughly and BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S, 901 rugosely punctate, a small smooth retase space near the anterior margin, with two short tubercles above, divided by an emargina- tion on the median line and a smaller obtuse tubercle on each. Elytra finely striate, the interstices each with a row of small round tubercles, some of them forming occasionally an almost continuous row. Pygidium rugose and punctate. Anterior tibiae not very strongly quadridentate, the posterior rather slight. One specimen. Long. 3^, lat. If lines. 120. Onthophagus bicornis, n.sp. Piceous, nitid, the thorax with a reddish-purple tinge. Head hemispherically i-ounded and recurved in front, in the male slightly pointed, smooth, a curved transverse ridge on the clypeal suture, a short acute horn on each side a little behind and inside the eye. Thorax transverse, much bulged out on the sides, extremely minutely punctate ; the anterior angles slightly prominent, the apical face shortly retuse with a rather broad protuberance in the middle over the retuse portion, emarginate in the middle and rounded at the angles, and a small sub-acute tubercle on each side of it. Elytra scarcely as wide as the widest part of the thorax, punctate-striate, the striae distinct, but not profound except near the sides. The female is without prominent horns or tubercles, and has the head more punctate. Long. 3, lat. If lines. This species most resembles 0. purpureicollis, Mad. 121. Onthophagus propinquus, n.sp. Very near the last described species, but entirely black, the apex of the clypeus moi’e acuminate, the horns on the back of the head smaller and more obtuse, the thorax more distinctly j)unctate, the retuse part much smaller, and the prominences above it small, the elytra strongly punctate-striate, and the interstices slightly convex and very minutely punctate. Long. 2|, lat. 1|^ lines. 902 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OP KING’s SOUND, 122. Onthophagus villosus, n.sp. Black, nitid, cinereo- villose chiefly on the head anterior thorax and under surface, the elytra reddish-piceous. Head punctate, the clypeus turned up and emarginate at the apex, the lateral angles of the head round and dilated, the transverse ridge on the clypeal suture scarcely raised, the posterior transverse ridge rather elevated, with a sub-acute conical horn on each side behind the eye. Thorax punctate but not very densely, transvei’se, the median line distinct, a very short retuse space in front which is coarsely and sparsely punctate, and above it in the middle a short broad flattened protu- berance, curved a little upwards and overhanging a little theietuse portion. The elytra are less wide and not longer than the thorax, reddish-piceous, sub-opaque, striate-punctate, the striae broad and shallow, the punctures rather large and very shallow, and the interstices sub-convex, the lateral striae more deep. The thighs are red, and the legs generally slenderer than usual. The female scarcely differs from the male. Long. 2|, lat. If lines. 123. Onthophagus cruciger, n.sp. Black, very nitid. Head nearly smooth behind the upper transverse ridge, punctate between the two ridges, and densely punctate on the clypeus, a little recurved and slightly emarginate at the apex, the anterior transverse ridge straight, the posterior rather more elevated and slightly emarginate in the middle. Thorax scarcely transverse and finely punctate, with a large red spot occupying nearly the whole of each side. Elytra about the width of the thorax and of the same length, finely punctate- striate, the interstices smooth, red, with a vitta on the suture very broad on the basal part, and a fascia a little behind the middle, black. Thighs red. Long. 1^, lat. 1 line. 124. Onthophagus minusculus, n.sp. Nearly identical in form and sculpture with the last, but the thorax entirely black, the elytra more deeply striate-punctate. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 903 the interstices minutely punctate and slightly convex, with the suture and a broad middle band black, the rest red. The legs are piceous. Long. 1^, lat. f line. 125. Onthophagus rubescens, n.sp. Entirely of a dark reddish colour, excepting the head, the middle of the thorax, and the scutellar region, which are blackish, moderately nitid. Head broadly rounded and somewhat reflexed in front, the transverse ridges scarcely raised. Thorax finely and not densely punctate, the elytra shallowly striate-punctate, the interstices minutely punctate. The sexes scarcely diflier. I.ong. 1:1^, lat I line. 126. Onthophagus humeralis, n.sp. Black, very nitid. Head smooth, the lateral angles rounded and laterally prominent, the clypeus slightly rugose, broadly and shallowly emarginate in front, the anterior transverse ridge scarcely traceable in the male, the posterior with two short strong triangular horns, divided by a rectangular emargination. Thorax finely and thinly punctate without any retuse portion. Elytra very finely striate-punctate, the interstices flat and smooth, with the humeral angles and extreme apex of a deep piceous red. Thighs piceous. Long. 1|, lat. 1 line. 127. Onthophagus acuticeps, n.sp. Black, very nitid. Head smooth in the male, the clypeus very minutely punctate on the reflected border, and sub-acutely pointed upwards at the apex ; in the female the head is punctate, and the clypeus transversely striolate and rounded in front ; a short obtuse horn on each side between the eyes. Thorax very finely punctate, a little retuse in front, surmounted by four small tuberosities, the two middle ones separated by a slight emargina- tion only from one another, and by a deeper emargination from the others; these tuljerosities are not noticeable in the female. 904 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, Elytra strongly striate-punctate, the interstices slightly convex. Legs piceous. Long. 2|, lat. IJ lines. 128. Onthophagus incands, n.sp. Entirely of a sub-nitid bronzy black, coarsely punctate, and densely covered with a rather short erect grey pubescence. The head is finely transversely striolate, the clypeus very shallowly emarginate at the apex, the posterior transverse ridge very slightly more elevated at the sides than in the middle. Thorax rugosely punctate, almost vermiculate, the median line well impressed on the basal half. Elytra finely striate, the interstices coarsely and rugosely punctate. One female specimen. Long. 2J, lat. 1| lines. Nine other species of this genus are represented in the collection, but all by female specimens, perhaps belonging to species of which the males have already been described. Sub-Family APHODIIDES. 129. Aphodius lividus, Oliv. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2087. 130. AMMiECTUS SEMICOECUS, n.sp. Oblong-oval, sub-convex, black, sub-nitid. Head transverse, minutely punctate,, the anterior part of the eye only showing from beneath the thorax, the angles in front of the eyes sub-acute, narrowed from thence to the apex, which is broadly rounded and Innately emarginate. Thorax a little wider than the head, nearly square, all the angles nearly rectangular, finely punctate and without trace of the median line. Elytra about the width, and about twice the length of the thorax, and of a more brownish- black colour, strongly punctate-striate, the interstices raised and having a crenulate appearance from the depth of the punctures in the striae. Legs piceous. Long. 1|, lat. f lines. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 905 131. Amm^ecius occidextalis, n.sp. In form like the last species, but smaller and of a piceous colour and nitid. Head as in the last, but the eyes entirely invisible from above. Thorax slightly transverse and rather more sparsely punctate than in A. semiccecus. Elytra finely and deeply striate- punctate, the interstices smooth and sub-convex. Long. 1^, lat. \ line. 132. AMMiECmS ELONGATULUS, n.sp. Black, opaque, of sub-cylindrical form. Head short, rather broadly emarginate in front. Thorax slightly transverse, scarcely rounded on the sides, the apex and base of equal width, veiy finely and thinly punctate. Elytra of the width of the thorax, and two and a-half times the length, parallel-sided and striate, the striae groove-shaped, with the interstices raised into narrow costae. Long. 1-|, lat. ^ line. 133. Amm^cius rugicollis, n.sp. In form resembling A. occidentoXis, but smaller and entirely of a piceous-red and sub-nitid. The head is scarcely perceptibly emarginate in front, almost truncate, punctate, the anterior edge of the eyes just visible. Thorax transverse, punctate, the punc- tures large and variolose-looking. Elytra striate, the insterstices convex, not punctate. Long. 1, lat. ^ line. Sub-Family HYBOSORIDES. 134. Phl^ochrous hirtipes, Mad. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2096. Sub-Family GEOTRUPIDES. 135. Bolboceras Reiciiei, Guer. Mast. Cat. Col Sp. 2122. 136. Bolboceras rotundatum, Hope. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2124. 906 THE INSECTS OP THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, 137. Bolboceras rubescens, Hope. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2125. 138. BOLBOCERi^.S INGENS, n.sp. Of a chestnut colour, nearly black on the head and thorax, rather nitid. Head densely and rugosely punctate, rising into a broad strong projecting and slightly recurved horn at the apex of the clypeus, and vertical and slightly retuse on the forehead. Thorax three times wider than long, deeply emarginate at the apex, enclosing the head to the middle of the eyes, much ampliated and rounded to the base, which is broadly rounded, the sides densely ciliated and crenulate, the anterior portion of the disk vertically retuse showing three excavated and smooth surfaces — the middle one of crescentic form, with a prominent protuberance on each side, the others more profoundly excavated, the rest of the disk largely and coarsely punctate. Elytra not so wide as the thorax and much wider than long, emarginate at the base, rounded on the the sides and apex, and 14 punctate-striate. Beneath very hairy; anterior tibiai 5-dentate. One male specimen. Long. 10, lat. 7 lines. 139. Bolboceras cornutum, n.sp. Piceous-red, nitid. Head small, densely punctate, the vertex raised into a long straight rather obtusely pointed horn, with the ti'ansverse raised line Vjetween the eyes truncate in the middle. Thorax about twice as wide as long, the sides moderately ciliated, not serrated, and much bulged out towards the posterior angles ; the base broadly rounded, a large transversely rounded smooth hollowed-out space occupying the middle of the disk, with a strong compressed tubercle on each side of it, and a large patch of rough large punctures between the hollowed-out space and the sides, the rest of the disk smooth. Elytra much narrower and little longer than the thorax, finely striate-punctate. The female has, instead of the horn, a small bifid tubercle on the forehead and no tubercle on the thorax. Long. 8, lat. 5 lines. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 907 140. Bolboceras hippopus, n.sp. This species is very like the preceding, but differs in being much smallei’, in the more elongate horn on the vertex, in the transverse line on the clypeal suture being a little sinuate, in the thorax, which has in the front and middle a deep well-formed horse-shoe-shaped excavation, deeply impressed on the median line, with a short laterally compressed horn on each side, and in the elytra being more sti’ongly striate-punctate. Long. 6, lat. 4^ lines. Sub-Family TROGIDES. 141. Trox dilaticollis, n.sp. Black, very opaque, squamose. Head a little triangular in front, with two minute transverse tubercles on the forehead. Thorax transverse, much dilated and reflected at the sides with a notch about the middle, and a large excised emargination from that to the base, which is bisinuate and not wider than the apex ; the discal ridges on the thorax are in three pairs and nitid ; the pair nearest the middle nearly reach the base and bulge apart a little in the middle, the next pair are divided in the middle and continuous at base and apex, the outer pair appear as a short ridge at the base with a very short one above, not in the same line. Elytra of the width of the thorax at the base and four times the length, ampliated and rounded towards and at the apex, with ten rows of well-marked equi-distant punctures, separated alternately by very fine ridges, sub-costate near the base and of elongate minute tufted tubercles behind, and distant minute tubercles on flat interstices. Long. 8 lines. 142. Trox alatus, n.sp. Black, very opaque, sparingly stpiamose. Head with two .small tubercles in front, the apex of the clypeus rounded. Thorax very transverse, the sides entire and a little rounded, very broadly dilated, flat and reflected, much narrowed behind in a 908 THE INSECTS OP THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, semi-circular sweep, largely lobed and biemarginate at the base, a little rounded and elevated at the apex ; the disk thinly and sub-rugosely punctate with a sub-nitid ridge on each side of the median line converging a little behind and not reaching the base, and two very short basal ridges on each side of it. Elytra oblong- ovate and nearly three times the length of the thorax, with 10 rows of large shallow punctures on each elytron, the interstices being alternately finely costate and granulate, or minutely tuber- culate. Legs long, the anterior tibiae without the usual tooth on the middle of the outer side. Long. 7 lines. 143. Trox asperatus, n.sp. Black, very opaque, rough. Head broadly rounded at the apex, with a reflected margin, the forehead with a short transverse ridge divided in the middle. Thorax very transverse, the sides very little dilated, slightly rounded and crenulated, a small emargination above the posterior angles which are square; the base a little rounded, lobed in the middle, and wider than the apex, the disk rather coarsely and faintly punctate with three j)airs of strong glossy longitudinal ridges — the first pair diverging in a curve in the middle and not reaching the base, the next pair continuous from base to apex excepting a slight break in the centre, the outer pair on the basal half only. Elyti’a broadly ovate, wider than the thorax and more than three times the length, with 10 rows of coarse, rough, rather shallow punctures and granules, with the interstices alternately of elongate, obtuse, glossy tubercles and small round ones, the third and fourth inter- stices have the tubercles largest and are sub-costate at the base. The legs are short and strong, the anterior tibiae have one strong tooth on the outer apex, with two small ones about the middle. Long. 7, lat. 5 lines. 144. Trox nodicollis, n.sp. Black, very opaque, squalid. Head coarsely punctate, bituber- culate in front, and sub-triangulai’ly rounded and reflexed at the BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 909 apex. Thorax very transvei’se, punctate, slightly rounded on the apex, advanced at the anterior angles, the sides from thence sloping out-wards for one-third of the length, then shortly and lightly emarginate, and again near the posterior angles more deeply emarginate, giving the sides a trilobed appearance, the base is broadly and sub-triangularly lobed, the central pair of longitu- dinal ridges bulges out in the middle and does not extend to the base, the next is interrupted in the middle, the outer pair is inter- rupted and occupies only the basal half. The elytra are shortly and broadly ovate, wider than the thorax and about four times the length, with 10 rows of large granulose punctures, the interstices consisting of small squamose sub-elongate tubercles, the 3rd and 5th interstices lai’ger and sub-costate at the base. The anterior tibiae with two strong compressed triangular teeth on the outside, one terminal. Long. 5^, lat. 3^ lines. 145. Trox asperrimus, n.sp. Black, opaque, sculpture very rough. Head rather prominently bituberculate in the middle, roughly and rugosely punctate. Thorax transverse, rounded and widened from the anterior angles to behind the middle, then a small rather abrupt emargination, the posterior angles prominent, the base I’ounded and lobed in the middle, the entire disk so rough and irregular as to make the three pairs of ridges appear like oblong tubercles without order. The elytra resemble those of T. nodicollis in form and sculpture, but are much coarser and rougher. Legs short, a minute tooth in the middle of the outside of the anterior tibiie, with one or two extremely minute ones above. Long. 4 lines. 146. Trox vitreomaculatus, n.sp. Black, opaque, squamose. Head with two comparatively large round tubercles in front, the clypeus triangularly rounded. Thorax transverse, the sides with two emarginations forming three con- spicuous lobes, the three pairs of longitudinal ridges of normal 910 THE INSECTS OP THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, form; the second pair near the central ones. Elytra wider than the thorax and three times the length, broadly ovate, with 10 rows of punctures on each elytron, the interstices composed of alternate rows of larger and smaller elongate tubercles, the third and fifth costate at the base, a series of six or seven square or stellar vitreous spots on the second, fourth, and fifth interstices. Legs short and strong, the anterior tibiae with a large sub-bifid tooth on the outer apex, and a small tooth in the middle. Long. 3^ lines. 147. Liparochrus multistriatus, Harold. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2151. 148. Liparochrus geminatus, Westw. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2150. 149. Liparochrus politulus, n.sp. Piceous-red, nitid, of oval form. Head finely punctate. Thorax transverse, the sides with reflexed margins, the anterior angles very acute and prominent, the posterior also acute and pointing a little backwai’ds, the disk finely and equally punctate. Elytra about the width of the thorax and twice the length, striate- punctate ; the interstices broad, smooth, and very slightly convex; the colour is a little redder than that of the thorax, and the striae have a slightly crenulate appearance. Long. 24, lat. 14 lines. 150. Liparochrus globuliformis, n.sp. Of globular form, piceous-red, nitid. Head sub-rugosely punc- tate. Thorax as in L. muUistriatits, with acute anterior angles, and rounded posterior ones, but the puncturation is sparser. The elytra are broadly rounded behind, covei'ed with a short cinereous pubescence, and multistriate, the striae very lightly punctate, the interstices narrow and sub-convex. Long. 1|, lat. 1 line. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 911 Sub-Family MELOLONTHIDES. 151. M^chidius fissiceps,. n.sp. Chocolate-brown, sub-opaque, densely covered with rather coarse variolose punctures, each puncture bearing a small light coloui'ed scale. Head with the clypeus large, projecting laterally in front of the eyes in an acute point, narrowed and biemarginate from thence to the apex, deeply and narrowly emarginate at the apex, prominently and sub-acutely pointed on each side of the emargina- tion, and with the margin rather broadly reflected. Thorax twice as wide as long ; the antei’ior angles acute and slightly produced, the sides very slightly rounded, the widest part being about one third from the base, the anterior third of the sides slightly crenu- late, the posterior angles nearly rectangular. Elytra rather wider than the thorax at the base, and three times the length, a little ampliated, and broadly rounded at the apex, with on each elytron about twenty very regular I’ows of rather oblong variolose raised punctures, each furnished with a minute setiform scale, the inter- vals quite smooth. The anterior tibiie are rather strongly bidentate at the outer apex, with a minute tooth about the middle. Long. 5, lat. 2|- lines. 152. MiECiiiDius Froggatti, n.sp. Dark brown, sub-opaque, of oblong-ovate form, punctate and scaly. Head roughly punctate, the clypeus reflected in front and emarginate but not deeply, the angles in fi'ont of the eyes not very prominent as in the last species, and a distinct transverse swelling extends along its middle. The thorax is moi’e finely punctate than in M. fissiceps, the anterior angles are more obtuse and produced, the sides slightly but regularly rounded, the posterior angles rectangular, and the base slightly rounded. Elytra not wider than the thorax and about three times the length, strongly punctate in numerous rows, the interstices all very narrow, but the alternate ones showing distinct lines, the i*ow from the humeral angle costiform for a third of its length, the a}>ex of the elytra is 59 912 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KINg’s SOUND, a little emarginate, each elytron being separately rounded. The anterior tibiie are sti’ongly tridentate. Long. 4, lat. 1| lines. 153. Liparetrus radius, n.sp. Of the group of L. ruhifactus and rujipennis ; of a reddish- chestnut colour, nitid, glabrous above, beneath slightly cinereo villose. Head densely punctate, blackish, the clypeal suture nearly straight, the clypeus narrowed a little to the apex, which is broadly truncate and squarely angled, the angles in the male almo.st pointed. Thorax ti’ansverse, finely punctate, much wider than the head, the anterior angles acute, the sides moderately rounded, the posterior angles and the base broadly rounded, the median line traceable only and very slightly near the apex, a brownish callus near the middle of each side. Elytra wider than the thora.x, and nearly as wide as long, densely, finely and rather rugosely punctate, with three rather faint geminate striae, and a strong sutural stria on each elytron, and a small callus near each humeral angle. The propygidium and pygidium large, convex and completely uncovered, and finely punctate. The legs and abdomen piceous-red, the anterior tibiae bluntly tridentate exter- nally, the first joint of the posterior tarsi scarcely so long as the second. Long. 3|, lat. 2 lines. 154. Liparetrus lanaticollis, n.sp. Belonging to the L. phcenicopterus section. Testaceous, nitid, and, excepting the elytra, cinereo-villose. Head blackish, punctate, clypeus wide, square and reflected in front. Thorax piceous, almost black in front, transverse, thinly and rugosely punctate, truncate in front and rounded on the sides, posterior angles and base. Elytra wider than the thorax and considerably widened towards the apex, very I’ound and a little dehiscent at the apex, distinctly but finely striate-punctate, and of a very pale glossy testaceous colour. Pygidium and propygidium very convex^ and exposed, and very minutely punctate. Anterior tibiae unidentate, the first joint of the posterior tarsi scarcely so long as the second. Long. 25 lines. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 913 155. Liparetrus gagaticbps, n.sp. Testaceous, nitid, the head and sterna black. Head thinly and minutely punctate, the clypeus broadly rounded and a little recurved at the anterior margin. Thorax transverse, very minutely punctate, rounded behind and on the sides. Elytra wider than the thorax, partially covering the propygidium, and finely punctate with three geminate striae. The anterior tibiae unidentate, the first joint of the posterior tarsi about the length of the second, but much thicker. Long. 1| lines. This species will enter into the same group as L, badius. 156. COLPOCHILA TESTACEIPENNIS, n.Sp. Oblong-ovate, convex, testaceous, nitid. Head brownish, trans- verse, rather thinly punctate, the clypeus more densely punctate, broadly rounded and reflected at the anterior margin, and bisinuate on the suture ; the antennae are 9-jointed, the first and second normal, the third and fourth small and of equal ’size, the fifth and sixth as short as the previous two but wider, and the last three forming a short club. Thorax brownish, transverse, — the width twice the length, — thinly and minutely punctate, the anterior angles very acute and prominent, the sides a little rounded and widening to the base, the posterior angles acute, and the base slightly rounded, the whole sti’ongly mai’gined. Elytra i)ale testaceous with the base and suture a little brown, of the width of the thora.x at the base, widening considerably, and very convex towards the apex, about four times the length of the thorax, and thinly and finely punctate with four rather faint geminate striieon each elytron. Abdomen reddish - testaceous, very thick, the pygidium and [U’opygidium conve.x and completely exposed, the sterna and thighs cinereo-villo.se, the anterior tibiie strongly tridentate, the posterior tibiie strong and spinous, the hrst joint of the posterior tarsi not longer than the second. Long. 7i, lat. lines. 914 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, 157. Heteronyx piceoniger, n.sp. Oblong-ovate, sub-depressed, piceous, nitid, coarsely punctate, and clothed thinly with soft erect cinereous hairs. Head very transverse, the clypeus extending laterally beyond the eyes, the angles rounded, the apex broadly rounded, and a little reflexed, and the clypeal suture lightly marked and nearly straight. Labrum not showing in front of the clypeus. Antennae 9-jointed, the last joint of the maxillary palpi truncate. Thorax transverse, wider than the bead, more thinly and less coarsely punctate than the head and elytra, the anterior angles acute, the sides naiTowly margined and widening a little to the base, the posterior angles rather acute and the base lightly bisinuate. Elytra not wider than the' thorax, and nearly four times the length, paralleUsided and rounded at the apex, nearly covering the pygidium, and irregularly and densely rugosely punctate, The under surface is piceous-brown, nitid and less coarsely punctate than the upper surface, the legs are piceous-red and strong, the anterior tibise tridentate, the two first teeth very large, the third small, the thighs are much compressed and the posterior tibiie spinous and setose. The claws strongly toothed below. Long. 6|, lat. 3 lines. This species approaches most nearly to II. rugosipennis, mihi. 158. Heteronyx corpulentus, n..sp. Of the colour and sculpture of the preceding species but of shorter and stouter form, more convex, more sparsely punctate, and thinly covered with long erect reddish hairs. Head densely punctate, the clypeus broadly rounded as in II. piceoniger, but not produced so much laterally beyond the eyes, and more arcuate on the suture, the punctures on the thorax more distant, and those on the elytra considerably sparser. The under surface and legs dark piceous, sparingly punctate, the pygidium uncovered, of rounded triangular form and nearly smooth. Long. 5L lat. 3 lines. An apparent variety of this species is piceou.s-red on the elytra. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 915 159. Heteronyx rufopiceus, n.sp. Oblong, piceous-red, nitid, densely punctate, almost glabrous. Head short, minutely punctate, the clypeus longer than the head in the middle, slightly projecting laterally beyond the eye, widely rounded in front and a little reflexed, the suture distinct and arcuate, the labrum not showing beyond the edge of the clypeus. Eyes large. Thorax transverse, less densely and finely punctate than the head, the anterior angles prominent but not very acute, the base rather wider than the apex and scarcely bisinuate, and the angles rectangular. Elytra not wider than the thorax and three times the length, densely punctate all over, the punctures larger than tho.se on the thorax. Under surface piceous-brown, coarsely punctate, thinly fulvous-hairy. Legs reddish, thighs short, and broadly bellied, anterior tibise strongly bidentate. Long. 4J, lat. 2 lines. A variety of what I suppose to be this species is of a piceous- black colour. 160. Heteronyx Froggatti, n.sp. Of a shorter and broader form than the last, of the same colour, more strongly punctate and glabrous. Head very thinly and clypeus densely punctate, broadly rounded in front, the clypeal suture slightly arcuate, the labrum not showing in front of the clypeus. Thorax transverse, much wider than the head, rather thinly punctate, wider at the base than at the apex, the anterior angles prominent and rather obtuse, the posterior almost rectan- gular, a small shallow fovea near each side about the middle. Elytra scarcely as wide as the thorax at the base, but widening considerably towards the apex, and a little under three times the length, coarsely but not densely and somewhat rugo.sely punctate. Under surface slightly punctate and hairy. Anterior tibiae ti’i- d entate. Long. 4, lat. 2 lines. 916 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, 161. Heteronyx capillatus, n.sp. Oblong, dark bro-wn, sub-nitid, minutely and densely punctate, and covered with a soft, somewhat silky, cinereous pile. Head transverse, clypeus emarginate in front, with the labruni visible from above, the clypeal suture very little arcuate. Thorax trans- verse, convex, the sides a little rounded and slightly widened at the base, the anterior angles slightly produced, the posterior rather rounded. Elytra about the width of the thorax and twice the length, sub-truncate at the apex, and minutely rugo.sely punctate, with tlu’ee very faint strue on each side of the suture. Under surface of the same colour as the upper, but less densely punctate and pilose. The legs are piceous and ciliated with long red hair, the hind legs are long, the anterior tibia; tridentate. Long 5^, lat. lines. 162. Heteronyx radius, n.sp. This species very closely resembles the last ; it differs in its less parallel-sided form, in its pale reddish colour, in the more projecting labrum, in the more transverse thorax, with the punc- tures a little larger and the posterior angles more rounded, in the elytra proportionally longer, more dilated behind, and with only one very faint stria on each side of the suture, and in the hind legs less elongate. Long. 4i, lat. 2^ lines. 163. Heteronyx subfuscus, n.sp. Oblong, chocolate-brown, sub-nitid, extremely minutely punc- tate, with a shorter sericeous pile than in the last two species. Clypeus rounded and rather broadly margined and recurved in front, except in the middle, which is emarginate, with the upper edge of the labrum showing in front of it ; the clypeal suture nearly straight and a little impressed in the middle. Thorax transverse, the anterior angles scarcely produced, the sides much rounded, the posterior angles obtuse. Elytra of the ^vidth of the thorax and three times the length, almost parallel-sided, the BY AVILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 917 humeral angles suh-acute, and the puncturation extremely dense and minute. Under surface very sparsely punctate. Legs moderately stout, the anterior four ciliated with red hair, the anterior tibiae tridentate. Long. 4, lat. If lines. 164. Heteronyx scutatus, n.sp. Oblong-oval, reddish-testaceous, nitid, very minutely punctate, almost glabrous. Clypeus emarginate in front, the labnim showing in front of the emai’gination, the clypeal suture almost straight. Thorax of the same form as in H. suhfuscus, but more minutely punctate, and with the median line very indistinctly impressed on the anterior half. Scutellum elongate, triangular, obtusely pointed. Elytra slightly rounded on the sides, about thrice the length of the thorax, a little less densely and finely punctate than in H. suhfuscus, and with one stria on each side of the suture. Under surface and legs reddish-chestnut, sparingly villose, the latter short, the anterior tibiae tridentate. Long. 4, lat. 1|^ lines. 165. Heteronyx transversicollis, n.sp. Oblong, piceous-red, nitid^ moderately densely and finely punctate, and clothed with a rather long cinereous pubescence. Head roughly punctate, the clypeus not extended laterally beyond the eye, and rounded and refiexed throughout, excepting a very small emargination in the middle, which scarcely permits the labrum to be seen in front. Thorax twice as wide as long, rather thinly punctate, the anterior angles a little produced and acute, the base slightly rounded and a little wider than the apex. Elytra of the width of the thorax and about four times the length, slightly rounded on the sides, finely but rather thinly punctate and tran.sver.sely sub-rugo.se, with one faint stria on each side of the suture. Legs reddish, anterior tibiso tridentate. Long. 3^, lat. 1 \ lines. 918 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OP KING’S SOUND, 166. Heteronyx subglaber, n.sp. Oblong, piceous-red, nitid, punctate, glabrous. Head densely punctate, the clypeus I’ather acutely angled in front of the eye, rounded and with reflexed margin in front and eniai’ginate in the middle, leaving the anterior edge of the labrum distinctly visible, the clypeal suture is indistinct and nearly straight. Thorax rather convex, not much wider than long, much rounded on the sides, a little wider at the base than at the apex, the puncturation minute but not crowded, a small fovea near each posterior angle. Elytra the width of the thorax and a little over twice the length, parallel- sided, rather flnely and sparsely punctate, with a well-marked stria on each side of the suture. Underneath thinly punctate, Avith reddish hair, anterior tibiie tridentate. Long. 3, lat. IJ lines. 167. Heteronyx subvittatus, n..sp. Oblong-ovate, pale chestnut, sub-nitid, very minutely and densely punctate, and covered with a short cinereous pubescence. Head rather roughly punctate, the clypeus emarginate in front showing the labrum, the clypeal suture indistinct. Thorax rather trans- verse, truncate in fi’ont, rounded a little on the sides, wider behind than in front, the posterior angles I’ounded, a slight depression on the basal half of the median line and a small fovea about the middle of each side. Elytra about the Avidth of the thorax and more than twice the length, completely covering the pygidium, extremely minutely punctate, Avith eight or more \-ery faint indis- tinct vittie of a lighter colour on each elytron. Beneath villose, nitid, the anterior tibise tridentate. Long. 3, lat. lines. 168. Heteronyx parvulus, n.sp. Oblong, reddish-chestnut, nitid, flnely and densely punctate, with a short ashen pubescence. Head emarginate in the middle of the clypeus ; the clypeal suture deeply marked and arcuate. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, P.L.S. 919 Thorax a little wider than long, rounded on the sides, a little wider at the base than the apex, the posterior angles rounded, with a small fovea near the middle of each side. Elytra of the width of the thorax, about three times the length, parallel-sided, very finely punctate, but neither so minutely nor densely as in H. suhvittatus. Anterior tibiae strongly tridentate. Long. 2^, lat. 1 line. 169. SciTALA PALLIDULA, n.Sp. Sub-ovate, pale reddish-brown, sub-opaque. Head slightly convex, extremely minutely punctate, the clypeal suture deeply impressed and bisinuate, the clypeus nearly square and somewhat excavated and refiexed in front, with a very light emargination. Thorax more than twice wider than long, the anterior angles acute and prominent, the sides widened to near the base, the posterior angles rounded ; the puncturation almost invisible, the median line obsoletely impressed. Scutellum elongate-triangular. Elytra very pale testaceous, sub-nitid, sub-oval, about three times the length of the thorax, and finely punctate, with a callus at the humeral angle, and a sutural and four geminate strise on each elytron. Legs moderately robust, anterior tibise tridentate. Long. 4, lat. 2 lines. This should perhaps form a new genus. 170. Riiop.ea castaneipennis, n.sp. Elongate-ovate, piceous or piceous-red, nitid. Head roughly punctate, the clypeal suture straight in the middle and directed obliquely upwards on each side to the eye, clypeus not wider than the head and nearly as long, a little reflected and nearly truncate in front, the antennoe 10-jointed, the second and third joints equal, the fourth shortly lamellate, the other six largely lamellate, the lamellae long, curved, and of a pale yellow. Thorax twice as wide as long, truncate in front, rounded on the sides, wider at the base than apex, sub-truncate at the base, moderately hnely 920 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KINO’s SOUND, and densely punctate — each puncture with a veiy minute whitish scale and with the median line slightly impressed in the middle, and a small fovea near each side. Scutellum transverse, rounded behind. Elytra slightly wider than the thorax and three times the length, widening a little towards the apex, of a chestnut-red colour, largely and irregularly punctate each puncture with a very minute whitish scale, with a sutural stria, and three almost obsolete raised lines on each elytron. Legs rather slender, the anterior tibiie tridentate. Long. 8, lat. 4 lines. 171. Lepidiota squamulata, Waterh. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2407. If I am right in my determination of this specie.s, it is not uncommon on all the east coast of New Holland north of Bris- bane. Mr. Waterhouse describes it from Swan River. I have received only one specimen from King’s Sound. Sub-Family RUTELIDES. 172. Calloodes Greyanus, White. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2443. Sub-Family DYNASTIDES. 173. Heteronychus lucidus, n.sp. Broadly ovate, convex, piceous-red, very nitid. Head small, densely punctate, the clypeus rather acutely angled in a lateral direction in front of the eyes, the sides narrowing in a concave sweep to the apex, which is narrowly and slightly emarginate, and minutely bidentate on the edge, a transverse ridge between the eyes. Thorax narrow in front, very rounded on the sides, broad at the base, and thinly and finely punctate, with a small tubercle in the middle of the anterior margin. Scutellum BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 921 transverse, rounded behind and smooth, with a transverse depres- sion at the base. Elytra a little broader than the thorax and nearly twice the length, with a strong stria on each side of the suture, the rest punctate, the punctures large and in rather irregular rows, growing more crowded towards the sides, — excepting a space near the suture, widest at the base, which is almost impunctate. The legs ai-e short, strong, spinous, and ciliated, the anterior tibiae broadly and flatly tridentate. Long. 8, lat. 4 lines. In an insect which I take to be the female of this species, the occiput is smooth, and there is no trace of a tubercle at the apex of the thorax. 174. IsoDON PiciPENNis, n.sp. Oblong-ovate, black, nitid, elytra piceous-red. Head small, transverse, clypeus like the last species, but the apex more trun- cate. Thorax transverse, narrowed at the apex, large, rounded on the sides, much wider at the base than the apex, largely and roundly excavated in the middle on the anterior half, with a short conical tubercle on the anterior margin, and punctate only on the anterior and lateral mai'gins. Scutellum as in the last species. Elyti’a the width of the thorax and one and a-half times the length, punctate and marked as in the preceding, but the punc- tures coarser and more rugose, and the smooth space on each side of the sutural stria of less width. The legs strong, the anterior tibia} with three strong, flat, and obtuse teeth. Long. 6J, lat. 3^ lines. 175. ClIEIROPLATYS 0CCIDENTALI3, n.Sp. Ovate, black, nitid. Head small, transverse, rugosely punctate, the clypeus finely punctate, narrowed in a straight line towards the apex whicli is sub-truncate, the clypeal suture straight and ridged. Thorax narrow in front, much rounded on the sides, 922 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, and broad behind, considerably wider than long, and minutely but not densely punctate, with a deep excavation of a rounded triangular form occupying the anterior two-thirds of the middle of the thorax, and a blunt conical tubercle in front. Elytra about the width of the thorax and twice the length, strongly striate on each side of the suture, with about twelve rows of punctures disposed in more or less irregular oblique rows on each elytron, some of the rows striate, the punctures rather small and distant on the first two rows, the others very coarsely punctate. Beneath piceous, reddish hairy ; legs reddish, the anterior tibiae bluntly tridentate. Long. 6|, lat. 3^ lines. 176. Cavonus turritus, n.sp. Broadly ovate, convex, reddish-chestnut, nitid. Head small, transverse, depressed and thinly punctate, the clypeus narrower than the head, and nearly at right angles to it, with the sides and apex rounded ; the whole surrounded by a strong ridge, of which the clypeal suture forms the base. Thorax very transverse, the sides very prominently bulged out in the middle, the whole disk very deeply excavated, with a small tubercle on the anterior edge of the excavation, and a large turret-like elevation on each side of the excavation, terminating in a broad flattened slightly bifid summit, the interior of the excavation is smooth and densely villose, the turrits are coarsely punctate and nearly black, and a strong curved ridge crosses the front of the lower part of them, the end of which forms a tooth on the inner edge. Scutellum large, triangular, rounded behind, and finely rugose. Elytra as wide as the thoi'ax and one and a-half times the length, largely but not deeply rugosely punctate in irregular rows, a strong punctured stria on each side of the suture; beneath densely covered with long hair, the legs short and strong, the anterior tibiae tridentate, the posterior very large. Long. 9, lat. 5 lines. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, P.L.S. 923 177. Oryctes Barbarossa, Fab. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2500. The collection contains two fine specimens of this insect, the first I have ever seen. 178. Cryptodus Fairmairei, n.sp. I name the present species after Mr. Fairmaire, who has written the most complete monograph on this genus I have seen. It has a considerable resemblance to G. variolosus, White, from King George’s Sound, but differs in being of slightly more elongate form, in being of a blacker colour, in the minute tubei’cles on the forehead, in the thorax less transverse, more densely punctate, and more distinctly depressed on the median line, in the elytra more square at the humeral angles, more parallel-sided, and more elongate, with the variolose punctures more crowded and less deep, with the costae less distinct, and the small punctures spread throughout much smaller and denser. Sub-Family CETONIIDES. 179. Hemipharis Froggatti, n.sp. Of more elongate form than H. insularis. Entirely golden green. Head punctate. Thorax smooth, slightly scratched and punctate on the lateral margin. Elytra also smooth, a little transversely scratched at apex and sides, narrowing to the apex more than in II. insularis. Pygidium transversely scratched. The undersurface almost witliout punctu ration. Long. 11|, lat. 5 lines. 180. Dilociirosis tourida, Jans. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2549. 181. Polystigma vitticolle, n.sp. The genus Pohjstifjina is one of the many into which Dr. Kraatz has cut up the old genus Schizorhiva. It includes the 6'. punctata 924 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OP KING’S SOUND. of Donovan, a species which, in general appearance and in the lanceolate form of the sternum, comes nearest to the present insect. I therefore place it in the same genus. Elongate ovate, yellow, nitid, scarcely visibly punctate. Head with a semi-circular black mark on the occiput. Thorax longer than wide, and widest at the base, with two black vittse extending from the black mark on the occiput to the base of the thorax, gradually ^videning from apex to base. Elytra a little wider than the thorax at the base; suddenly narrowed on the sides behind the humeral angles, very faintly punctate and scratched, the suture smooth, raised and of a pale reddish colour, with a small round spot at the humeral angles, a triangular one on each side of the scutellum, a broad curved fascia behind the middle not reaching the sides, and a moderately large round spot near the apex, black. Mesostemum of broad lanceolate form, blunt at the apex and slightly curved inwards, the abdominal segments narrowly mar- gined with brown at the base, the pygidium transverse and transversely scratched, the anterior tibise feebly tridentate, the upper one very minute. Long. 5, lat 2^ lines. 182. Glycyphana brunnipes, Kirby, Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2616. CATALOGUE OF THE KNOWN COLEOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA, INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF NEW IRELAND, NEW BRITAIN, DUKE OF YORK, ARU, MYSOL, WAIGIOU, SALWATTY, KEY, AND JOBIE- By George Masters, Part II. Family CURCULIONID^. Sub-Family BRACHYDERIDES. OTTISTIEA. Pascoe. 969 BicoRNis, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI, 1872, p. 441. t. 10, f. 6. Dorey. 970 BiSPiNOSA, Pascoe, l.c, p. 441. New Guinea. 971 FASCiATA, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) I, 1886, p. 184. Fly River. 972 iRRORATA, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II, 1885, p. 202. Salwatty. 973 MIXTA, Pascoe, l.c. p. 203. Aru, LAODICE. Gemminger. 974 CONSUETUS, Chev. Le Nat. II. 1880, p. 333. New Guinea. 975 FUNEBRis, Chev. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) V, 1880, p. cm. Fly River, Yule Island, &c. RHINOSCAPHA. Montrouzier. 976 Albertisi, Pascoe, Ann. Mus, Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 204. Sorong, New Guinea. 977 albipennis, Pascoe, l.c. p. 205. Yule Island. 978 ALMA, Pascoe, Joum. Linn. Soc. XII. 1873, p. 3, Aru. 926 CATALOGUE OF THE KNOWN COLEOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA, 979 ANGUSTA, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, IV. 1853, p. 218, t. 13, f. 14. Aru. 980 ARROGANS, Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. 1835, p. 358, t. 7, f. 8. New Guinea. 981 AZUREiPES, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, IV. 1853, p. 219, t. 13, f. 15. zonata, Blanch, l.c. p. 219, t. 13, f. 16. New Guinea. 982 BASILICA, Pascoe, Joum. Linn. Soc. XII. 1873, p. 1. Dorey- 983 Beccarii, Pascoe, Ajin. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 206. Ramoi, New Guinea. 984 BiFASCiATA, Cliev. Le Nat. III. 1881, p. 348 ; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) I. p. Lxix. New Guinea. 985 DoRiiE, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 206,1, 1, f. 11. FI7 River. 986 Fabricii, Thoms. Arch. Ent. I. 1857, p. 443, t. 17, f. 5. Aru. 987 GENEROSA, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 204. Dorey. 988 Maclayi, Mad. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. IX. 1884, p. 705 Maclay Coast. 989 MiLiARis, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XII. 1873, p. 5. Mysol. 990 OPALESCENS, Pascoe, l.c. p. 3. Waigiou, Mysol, Dorey. 991 PERVERSA, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 205. Dorey. 992 PLAGiATA, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, IV. p. 216, t. 13, f. 12. Aru. 993 ScHMELTZi, Fairm. Pet. Nouv. II. 1877, p. 185 ; Journ. Mus. Godeffr. XIV. 1879, p. 112. Duke of York Island. 994 SORDIDA, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, IV. 1853, p. 217. Aru. 995 STOLIFERA, Pascoe, Joiu'n. Linn. Soc. XII. 1873, p. 4. Waigiou. 996 STRiATOPUNCTATA, Guer. Voy. Coquille, II. 2, 1830, p. 113, t. 6, f. 2 ; Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. 1835, p. 260. New Guinea. 997 viRiDULA, Kirsch, MT. Mus. Dresd. Heft II. 1887, p. 147. New Guinea. BY G. MASTERS. 927 PACHYRHYNCHUS. Germar. 998 BiPLAGiATUS, Guer. Rev. Zool. 1841, p. 216; Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1877, p. 154, t. 24, f, 3. Duke of York Island. 999 DECEMPUSTULATUS, Gestro, Ann. Mu.s. Genov. XIY. 1879, p. 562. New Guinea. 1000 PLUTUS, Ober. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) III. 1883, p. xxv. New Britain. 1001 QUADRIPUSTULATUS, Gestro, Ann. Mus. Genov. VII. 1875, p. 1008. Geelvink Bay, New Guinea. 1002 VERRUCATUS, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1877, p. 154, t. 25, f. 3. Duke of York Island. EPISOMELLUS. Kirsch. 1003 PAPUANUS, Kirsch, MT. Mus. Dresd. Heft II. 1877, p. 151. New Guinea. HYPOMECES. Schonherr. 1004 INFLATUS, Chev. Pet. Nouv. II. 1877, p. 189. New Guinea. EUP HOLDS. Gu4rin. 1005 ADMiRANDus, Kirsch, MT. Mus. Dresd. Heft II. 1877, p. 150. New Guinea. 1006 ALTERNANS, Kirsch, l.c. p. 149. New Guinea. 1007 AmalijE, Gestro, Ann. Mus. Genov. VII. 1875, p. 1004. Ramoi, New Guinea. 1008 ARPAKi, Chev. Le Nat. II. 1880, p. 333. New Guinea. 1009 ARFAKiANUS, Gesti’o, Ann. Mus. Genov. VII. 1875, p. 1003. Hatam, New Guinea. 1010 AZUREUS, Mad. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. IX. 1884, p. 704. Maclay Coast. 1011 Beccarii, Gestro, Ann. Mus. Genov. VII. 1875, p. 1005. Dorcy. 1012 Bennettii, Gestro, l.c. VIII. 1876, p. 387, fig. S. New Guinea. 1013 Brownii, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1877, p. 155, t. 25, f. 2. Duke of York Island. 60 1^28 CATALOGUE OF THE KNOWN COLEOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA, 1014 Bruijnii, Gestro, Ann. Mus. Genov. VII. 1875, p. 1007. Hatam, New Guinea. 1015 CuviERii, Guer. Voy. Coquille, II. 2, p. 118, t. 6, f. 4 ; Mon. p. 4, t. 97, f. 4; Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. 1835, p. 363. New Guinea. 1016 Geoffroyii, Guer. l.c. p. 115, t. 6, f . 3 ; Mon. p. 3, t. 97, f. 2. mirabilis, Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. p. 364. New Guinea. 1017 Guerinii, Chev. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) V. 1880, p. xvi. New Guinea. 1018 Latreillei, Kirsch, MT. Mus. Dresd. Heft II. 1877, p. 148. New Guinea. 1019 Linnei, Thoms. Synops. Arch. Ent. I. 1857, p. 442, t. 17, f. 4. Aru. 1020 MAGNiFicus, Kirsch, MT. Mus. Dresd. Heft II. 1877, p. 148. New Guinea. 1021 Petitii, Guer. Rev. Zool. 1841, p. 216; Mon. t. 97, f. 1; Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, IV. 1853, p. 214, t. 13, f. 10. New Guinea. 1022 QUADRiMACULATUS, Kirsch, MT. Mus. Dresd. Heft II. 1887, p. 149. New Guinea. 1023 Raffrayi, Chev. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) V. 1880, p. xvi. New Guinea. 1024 Schonherri, Gu6r. Voy. Coquille, II. 2, p. 116; Mon. t. 96, f. 1. New Guinea. 1025 Tupinieri, Guer. Voy. Favorite, Mag. Zool. p. 65, t. 233, f. 1 ; Mon. p. 4, t. 97, f. 3. New Guinea. APOCYRTUS. Erichson. 1026 IMPRESSUS, Chev. Le Nat. I. 1879, p. 133. Dorey. 1027 MARGARITA, Oliv. Ent. V. 83, p. 374, t. 19, f. 238. aeneus, Fabr. Syst. El. II. p. 508 ; Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. p. 347. New Guinea. 1028 NiTiDULUS, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1873, p. 157. Waigiou. BY G. MASTERS. 929 1029 Roelopsi, Ancej, Le Nat. II. 1880, p. 205. New G-uinea. 10.30 viRiDis, Chev. Le Nat. I. 1879, p. 134. Dorey. Sub-Family OTIORHYNCHIDES. SITEUTES. Schiinherr. 1031 ccERULEATUs, Pascoe, Cist. Ent. II. 1881, p. 594. Yule Island. 1032 GLABRATUS, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XL 1873, p. 157. Fly River. 1033 GRANiGER, Pdscoe, Cist. Ent. II. 1881, p. 593. Yule Island. PHRAOTES. Pascoe. 1034 TUBERCULATUS, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov (2) II. 1885, p. 209, t. 1, f. 4 Fly River. COPTORHYNCHUS. Guerin. 1035 ALBiDOPLAGiATUS, Fail’m. (Sphaeropterus) Ann. Ent. Belg. XXVII. 2, 1883, p. 35. Duke of York Island and New Britain. 1036 ALBOLiNEATUS, Guer. (Sphaeropterus) Voy. Coquille, II. p. 123; Bohem. Schonh. Gen. Cure. VII. 1, p. 234. luctuosus, Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. p. 396 ; d’Urville, Dej. Cat. 3 ed. p. 294 ; Guer. Rev. Zool. 1841, p. 192. Hatam, Andai, Dorey, &c. 1037 BiTUBERCULATUs, Kii’scli, (Sphsei’opterus) MT. Mus. Dresd. Heft II. p. 152. Jobi. 1038 BOMBicoLLis, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) I. 1886, p. 185. bly River. 1039 BOMBYLIU.S, Guer. (Sphaeropterus) Rev. Zool. 1841, p. 192. New Guinea. 1040 CAUDATUS, Guer, (Sphacropterus) l.c. p. 192 ; Blancli. Voy. Pole Sud, IV. p. 228, t. 15, f. 16. New Guinea. 930 CATALOGUE OF THE KNOWN COLEOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA, 1041 CRASSiROSTRis, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p, 213. Sorong, Salwatty. 1042 GUTTATUS, Paseoe, l.c. p. 214, t. 2, f. 4. New Guinea. 1043 GUTTIGER, Blanch. (Sphseropterus) Voy. Pole Sud, IV. p. 222, t. 15, f. 9. New Guinea. 1044 iMMiTis, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 212. Hatam, Korido. 1045 LEUCOSTiCTUS, Pascoe, l.c. p. 214. Sorong, New Guinea. 1046 LIGATUS, Pascoe, l.c. p. 212. Dorey, Ramoi. 1047 M(ERENS, Pascoe, l.c. p. 212. Korido, New Guinea. 1048 NUDUS, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) I. 1886, p. 185. Fly River. 1049 QuiNARius, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 214. Geelvink Bay, New Guinea. 1050 14-maculatus, Chev. Pet. Nouv. II. 1877, p. 189. New Guinea. 1051 SERViLis, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 211. Fly River. 1052 speculatus, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) I. 1886, p. 185. Fly River. 1053 TESSELLATUS, Blanch. (Splneropterus) Voy. Pole Sud, IV. p. 223, t. 15, f. 10. Aru. CELEUTHETES. Schunherr. 1054 BICRISTATUS, Moiitrouz. Ann. Soc. Agr. Lyon, VII. 1857, p. 49 ; Lacord. Gen. Col. VI. 1863, p. 150, note 2 ; Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. IX. 1884, p. 715. Maclay Coast, &c.. New Guinea. 1055 ciNERASCENS, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, IV. p. 231, t. 15, f. 6. Aru. 1056 ECHiNATUS, Fab. (Curculio) Syst. El. II. p. 525 ; Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 209. Dorey, Salwatty, Aru, &c. Yule Island. 1057 SETiGER, Pascoe, l.c. p. 210. BY G. MASTERS. 931 APIROCALUS. Pascoe. 1058 Gestroi, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 209, t. 1, f. 3. Yule Island. PSOMELES. Gu6rin. 1059 PLAGiATUS, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sucl, IV. p. 229, t. 15, f. 18. New Guinea. GYNARIA. Pascoe. 1060 NASUTA, Pascoe, Ann. Nat. Hist. (5) XII. 1883, p. 89. Aru. ELYTROGONUS. Guerin. 1061 SUBANGULATUS, Fairm. Ann. Ent. Belg. XXVII. (2), 1883, p. 34:. Duke of York Island. TRIGONOPS. Guerin. 1062 viTTicoLLis, Fairm. Ann. Ent. Belg. XXVII. (2) 1883, p. 34. Duke of York Island. Sub-Family LEPTOPSIDES. CATASTYGNUS. Pascoe. 1063 LIMBATU.S, Pascoe, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1871, p. 94; Fairm. Ann. Ent. Belg. XXVII. 1883, p. 35. Duke of York Island. Sub-Family RHYPAROSOMIDES. 1064 ERGIAS. Pascoe. TURBATUS, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. MIOTUS. Pascoe; (2) II. 1885, p. 219. Fly River. 1065 STYPiiLOiDES, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 220. Hatam, New Guinea. 932 CATALOGUE OF THE KNOWN COLEOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA, Sub-Family ATERPIDES. DEXAGIA. Pascoe. 1066 SUPERCILIARIS, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1873, p. 166, t. 7, f. 2 Am. HYPERMETRA. Pascoe. 1067 ANALis, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1873, p. 157, t. 9, f. 5. Mysol. RHINARIA. Kirby. 1068 VARIEGATE, Boiscl. Voy. Astrol. II. p. 411, t. 7, f. 10. New Guinea. Sub-Family C LEONIDES, LIXUS. Fabricius. 1069 AUSTRALIS, Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. 1835, p. 404. New Guinea. 1070 coNFORMis, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 223. Uatam, New Guinea. 1071 Duponti, Schonb. Gen. Cure. VII. 1, p. 478. farinosus, Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. 1835, p. 406. New Guinea. 1072 MONTicoLA, Kirsch, Mus. Dresd. Heft II. 1877, p. 152. New Guinea. 1073 Ritsem^, Pascoe, Notes Leyd. Mus. V. 1883, p. 87. Andai, New Guinea. Sub-Family HYLOBIIDES. PAIPALOSOMUS. Schonherr. 1074 dealbatus, Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. 1835, p. 425; Lacord Gen. Col. VI. 1863, p. 445, note 2. New Guinea; Duke of York Island. 1075 ZONATUS, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1873, p. 168. New Guinea ; Aru, .247, t. 11, f. 4. 944 CATALOGUE OF THE KNOWN COLEOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA, DERETIOSUS. Pascoe. 1229 ARiDus, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1871, p. 185, t. 8, f. 10. Dorey. PERICHIUS. Pascoe. 1230 VERRUCOSUS, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1871, p. 186, t. 8, f. 9. Waigiou. ENDYMIA. Pascoe. 1231 viPio, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1871, p. 200, t. 8, f. 5. Dorey. NEDYMORA. Pascoe. 1232 VENTRICOSA. Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI. 1871, p. 202, t. 8, 1. 1. ■ Aru. Sub-Family ZYGOPIDES. MECOPUS. iSchonherr. 1233 BISPINOSUS, Weber (Rhynchsenius) Obs. Ent. p. 94. Andai, Korido, &c. 1234 DORYOPHORUS, Quoy et Gaim. Voy. Dran. Ent. 1824, p. 82, f. 9-10. New Guinea. 1235 ONCA, Pascoe, Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) II. 1885, p. 280. Fly River. 1236 SERRiROSTRis, Pascoe, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1871, VII. p. 206. Andai,' Dorey, &c. 1237 TENUIPES, Pascoe, l.c. p. 205. Key ; Aru ; Dorey. 1238 TRILINEATUS, Guer. Voy. Coquille, 1830, p. 126; Boisd. Voy. Astrol. II. p. 441. New Ireland. AGAMETIS. Pascoe. 1239 FESTIVA, Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. X. p. 474, t. 19, f. 5. Andai, read, such for instance, as the forms of which Helix citrina L., and Bulimus perversus L., are the types. It is highly probable that we have in the Malay Peninsula and its islands the remains of a very ancient continent. None of the younger formations have any place except in Sumatra and Borneo. At any rate there are no rocks which would justify the supposition that the region has been completely submerged within modern geological times. For these reasons, therefore, we have in the molluscan suV)-kingdom a fauna of great anthjuity. The circumstances also favour the restriction of species, because the land is so broken up into islands. Thus si>ecific peculiarities become propagated and I’estricted. It may be said, in keeping with this, that though the species or varieties of the region are very numerous, yet the types are comparatively few. I take here the opportunity of noting that though I give a list of all the species enumerated by various authors known to me, I am very far from endorsing their views as to the value of the specific distinctions in any case. Probably the number of species, and even the genera, will admit of extensive reduction hereafter. In BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1005 looking through a large collection with every gradation of shape and colour between one species and another, one cannot help being struck with the slender evidence on which some species rest. One i.s inclined to say that the species are comparative!}^ few, but the variations are great in extent and endless in number. Nevertheless, there are certain peculiar genera which stamp a character on the region, besides certain abnormal species. The facies of the region is Indian. All traces of African influences have disappeared. There is no Achatina, few Pupas, whilst Cyclostoma is beginning to take a subordinate place. Amongst the Cyclophoridae we find peculiar though wide-spread types \ and amongst the Helicidse unmistakable uniformity. The individuals have all marked characters, so that a small amount of experience suffices to enable us to tell at a glance whether any individual shell is a member of the Malayan fauna. There are in the region we are dealing with about 380 known species or varieties of land-shells divisible into the following genera : — Streptaxis, E)inea, Vitrina, Helicarion, Nanina, Troclio- nanina, Ilyalinia, Trocliomorp)ha, Fatula, Helix, Cochlostyla, Bulimus, Bulimina, Stenogyra, Rhodina, Glessula, Pupa, Hypse- lostoma, Clausilia, Cyclotus, Opisihoporus, Pterocyclos, Sjyiraculum, Cyclophorus, Leptopoma, Alycctus, Diplommatina, Opisthostoma, PupiTia, Megalomastoma, Uyhocystis, Georissa. Of these the dominant genera are Nanina, Helix, Cyclophomis, Bulimus, and Clausilia. And this is the ca.se in the Indian fauna. Thei’e is in fact the strongest resemblance between the relative proportion of certain genera in the two provinces ; the difference being the complete disappearncc from the Malayan Peninsula of AcJmtina and some other African genera. The large j>redominance of forms of Helix resembles India almost to the very number of species. The peculiar form of Vitrina distinguished as Nanina, but with slender claims to a generic j)Osition, is a feature shared by Ceylon, and to some ext<‘nt by the Philippine Islands. Nanina is a thin, dopre.ss(‘d, uinbilicated shell, with a keel at the periphery, highly j)olishcd and with a tendency to bi-partite colouring. 1006 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Some of the peculiar genera of this region have extraordinary oi’gans which are not seen elsewhere. Thus Opisthoporus is a depressed shell furnished with a little open tube behind the mouth. Pterocyclos has an almost similar tube formed by a notch in the peristome at its junction with the superior whorl, an arrangement which is slightly modified in an allied genus named Spiraculum. Alycceus has the last whorl swollen, constricted and strongly twisted near the mouth. Allthe.se species have peculiar opercu la composed of a calcareous spiral series of concentric plates. In the family Pupininse there are the strongest modifications of the last whorl which becomes twisted and constricted in the most erratic manner. In Opisthostoma it is elevated vertically in the air like an elephant’s trunk. In Hyhocystis we have a very peculiar form of land-shell, of which a full description is given at the end of the list. It is an approach to Megalomastoma, and may be said to be confined to Burmah and the Malay Peninsula. As the limits of the region here dealt with are so little explored, no such things as sub-provinces can be made, unless it be in the way of considering each island a sub-province in itself. It is obvious to any one who considers the size and extent of any of the islands, that only a very small portion of them can have been well explored for their molluscan fauna. The total number of known species or varieties, amounting as it does to scarcely 400, can only be considered as an instalment of the actual census. The large island of Borneo alone might be expected to furnish such a number, when we remember how the climate, soil, and vegetation of this I’egion favour the development of the molluscan fauna. Yet the species of Borneo can scarcely be said to be known at all. In dealing with the genera and species of the various authors, it has already been stated that the specific or generic value in any individual case is a matter for which the authors themselves are alone responsible. Yet it must be borne in mind that the diffi- culty of dealing with some of the larger genera renders sub-division of some kind absolutely necessary. Thus in the immense genus BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1007 Helix it is no use to catalogue species without adopting sectional divisions, which has been done in the present list. It must be admitted that they are not easy to identify, as the features are so feeble, and there is so little to go upon. Still the sections may be of some assistance, and they are meant to have no higher value in classification. With the genera it is difierent, and except in such a case as Nanina the divisions are well marked, and can hardly be mistaken one for another. In the smaller genera the features are very pronounced, that is genera small in point of numbers, not of size. I believe it may further be said that all the species of the genera Trochomorpha, Bidimus, Cyclotus, Cyclophorus and Alycceus, though perhaps not well distinguished from one another, are referable to a type which has certain well-defined geographical limits. With a little experience a species of Cydophorus^ for instance from the Malayan Peninsula, could be easily recognized as belonging to the region ; but it would require a prolonged familiarity to distinguish between the characteristic types of the various islands, as for instance Java and Sumati'a. The Bornean shells are easily recognized, though there are strong resemblances to the types of the Philippine Islands. Amongst the shells enumerated there is no foreign element. No molluscan animals, as far as it is known, have been introduced from foreign regions, and Ijecome iraturalized in the region now described ; but the large introduction of Euiopean and Chinese plants will alter this state of things Ijefore long, if it has not done so already. The following list has been taken from various sources. No special study has ever Vjeen made of the laml mollusca of the Malayan Archipelago. But owing to the labours of Pfeift'er and Albers, the task of compiling this list has been very much facilitated. The whole references in the case of every s[)ecies liave not Iteen given. As far as |)o.ssibl(! tluj refemmes ai-e made to three or four of tin; most easily accfjssible works, where more than one author has given a d(!Sci’iption. The woi k of I’feifl'er Gl 1008 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, ( “ Monographia Heliceoruai Yiventium,” 8 vols.), is taken as the standard, but corrected according to his most recent determina- tions of species before his decease as contained in “ Xomenclator Heliceorum Viventium.” These works with his “ Moaographia Pneumonopomorum Viventium,” may be said to contain nearly all that has been done in this department of natural science. All that one requires in addition are the essays of Nevill, Benson, De Morgan, von Mbllendorff and Hungerford, and these are princi- pally contained in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Calcutta branch. To facilitate reference, a catalogue of works, mentioning species quoted in the list, is given. It is not by any means intended as an exhaustive bibliography of the subject, but it is hoped that no author is omitted who has described any Malayan land shell. It may be necessary to add that I have not been able to verify the references of every species, which of course would impose a vast amount of labour, and enormously increase the time required for the preparation of the catalogue. But in a great many instances, perhaps the majority, I have consulted the original authors espe- cially in the case of the older conchologists. It should be mentioned that Pfeiffer’s nomenclature of the families has been adopted, following also his orthography. LAND MOLLUSCA. Family STREPTAXID^. 1. Streptaxis, Gray, 1837, Loudon’s Magazine, n.s. I. p. 484. oval or oblong, in the young state sub-hemispherical, deeply umbilicate, irregular and oblique from the lower whorls which rapidly increase in size, receding from the axis of the upper. Near the close of the penultimate whorl the umbilicus is compressed by a return to the original axis. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-AVOODS. 1009 Animal heliciform and like the genus Anostoma. Mr. Gray established this genus for species manifesting a tAvist in the axis, or an irregular deviation in the disposition of the whorls, causing an unsymmetrical spiral. He divides them into many groups amongst which he includes a species of Pupa. Streptaxis conoideus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 329. Keddah State, Malay Peninsula. S. PLUSSENSIS, De Morgan, Le Naturaliste, VII. 1885, No. 9, p. 68 •, von Moll, Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LV. 1886, p. 299. Mt. Chekel, River Plus, Perak, Malay Peninsula. S. MICHAUI (Ennea), Crosse and Fischer, Jour. Conch. 1863, pi. 10, fig. 4, p. 357. Pulo Condor, Gulf of Siam, between east side of Malay Penin- sula and Cambodia. S. BULBULUS (Ennea), Morelet, Jour. Conch. 1863, pi. 10, fig. 3. Pulo Condor. 2. Ennea, H. and A. Adam.s, Gen. Rec. Moll. II. p. 171. Shell slightly rimate, sub-cylindrical ; apex obtuse, smooth, shining, hyaline ; Avliorls flattened, the last narroAv, sulcated ex- ternally in the middle, lamellate within, Avith a strong plait parallel to the columella ; aperture sub-circular ; parietal lamella extending inwards and situated close to the right margin ; peri- stome expanded, the right margin flexuous, thickened in the middle. Ennea perakensis, Godwin-Austen and Nevill, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 735, pi. 59, fig. 2 ; von Moll. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. p. 300. Bukit Pondok, Gapis Pass, Perak. (X.B. — This is one of the places referred to where Bukit I’ondok is spelled Buket Pondong). 1010 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, E. HUNGERFORDIANA, von Moll. Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, l.c. p. 301. Bukit Pondok, Perak. Family VITRINEA. 3. ViTRiNA, Draparnaud, 1801. Tab), pp. 33, 98. Shell dextral, depressed or suV)-globose, very thin, pellucid, with a very large last whorl ; no umbilicus, columella spiral ; aperture large, oblique semi-lunar, Avithout teeth ; peristome thin, acute, not continuous. Animal long, like a slug, and too large for the shell, tail very short ; mantle reflected over the shell-margin with posterior right lobej radula 100 rows of 75 ; marginal teeth with a single long curved apex. ViTRiNA NUCLEOLA, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beiig. XL. pi. 4, fig. 12 ; Pfr. Nomencl. Hel. Viv. p. 28, No. 45. Penang ; Prince of Wales Island ; Straits of Malacca. 4. Helicarion, Ferussac, (1821), Tabl. Syst. des Animaux Mol- lu.sques, p. XXXI. and Yoy. de Freycinet. Shell heliciform, round oval, thin, fragile, covered with a very thin periostraca, spire short, Avhorls few, the last much enlarged, oblong triangular ; peristome simple, acute. Animal like Vitrina, but the foot is truncate at its posterior extremity, with a caudal gland like Arion. Helicarion permollis, Stol. (as Vitrina) Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLII. pi. 1, fig. 11. = Vitrina permollis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 10. Penang. H. BORNEENSis (Vitrina), Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 793; Nov. Conch. I. pi. 28, figs. 10-12. Borneo. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1011 A specimen of this shell was seen by me in the collection at Government House, Labuan, but no locality noted. H. ID.E (Vitrina), Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 793 ; Nov. Conch. I. pi. 28, tigs. 13-15. Celebes. “ One of Pfeiffer’s figures shows a narrow orange-brown band, which is not mentioned in the description.” Tryon, Man. Conch. 1. p. 178. Collected in Celebes by Ida Pfeiffer, the celebrated female traveller. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 325. H. cELEBENSis (Vitrina), Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 325 ; Nov. Conch. I. p. 101, No. 172, pi. 28, figs. 16-18. Also collected in Celebes by Madame Ida Pfeiffer ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 793, where the author doubts whether the species should not be refeiTed to the genus Helix. H. SUTURALIS, von Martens (Helicarion), Ostas. Zool. II. 1867, p. 183, pi. 12, fig. 2; pi. 5, fig. 9, a, b, c: Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 17 (Vitrina). Island of Burn, Moluccas. Sub-globose, very plainly striate at the suture ; yellowish-green, with an opaque white zone. H. LINEOLATUS, von Mart. op. cit. p. 184, pi. 12, fig. 4; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 17, No. 56. Java; Sumatra. H. SERICEUS, von Mart. op. cit. p. 185, pi. 12, fig. 1 ; (Vitrina), Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 18. Island of Timor. H. ALBELLU8, von Mart. op. cit. p. 186.= Helix wonosariemis, Mousson, in co\\.= Vitrina albella, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 18. Kastern Java, Wono.sari. I collected a specimen on the lower slopes of Mount Tengger. 1012 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Family VITRINOIDEA. 5. Nanina, Gray, 1834 ; Pfr. Sym. I, p. 5, No. 3. Shell heliciform, perforated, dextral or sinistral, somewdiat depressed, thin, polished, particularly below ; periphery round or keeled, inner lip short, reflected, often covering the umbilicus ; outer lip simple or scarcely reflected. Animal with two mantle-lobes covering part of front of shell ; foot long, narrow, truncate behind, with a pore like a slit, some- times with a projection like a horn ; mantle-lobes with power to expand and retract laterally. Over 500 species ; tropical and sub-tropical Africa, Asia, and Oceanica. N. viRiDis, Quoy and Gaimard, (as Vitrina), Voy. Astrol. II. p. 138, pi. 11, figs. 16-18; Lamarck, Deshayes edit. VII. p. 730, No. 7 ; H. Beck, Index II. p. 4 \ = Helix viridis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 82. Island of Celebes in the mountains near Menado, is the refer- ence given by Q. and G. This part of Celebes, it will be remem- bered, is the only active volcanic portion. N. Lowi, Issel, = Hyalina (? ) lowi, Issel, Moll. Born. p. 38, pi. 5, figs. 16-18 ; = lov)i (Hyalina?), Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 523. Sarawak, Borneo. N. TERSA, Issel, ( MacrochlamysJ, Moll. Born. p. 36, pi. 5, figs. \-i = Helix (Nanina) tersa, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 525 = Nanina tensa, Pfr. Nomencl. Hel. p. 37, No. 222a. Borneo. N. PERLUCiDA, Issel, (Hyalina?), Moll. Born. p. 39, pi. 5, figs. ‘Ni-IZ = Helix perlucida, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 526. Bintulu, Sarawak, Borneo. N. MACDOUGALLi, Issel, Moll. Born. p. 37, pi. 5, figs. 9-12 = Helix macdougalli, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 526. Sarawak, Borneo. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1013 N, PALMicoLA, ^to\. — Microcystis palmicola, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLII. 1873, p. 18, pi. 1, fig. \Q = Helix palmicola, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 100. Penang • in cocoa-nut trees. N. CASTANEA, MM[ev, = Helix castinea, Mull. Hist. Verm. II. p. 67, No. 262 ; Chemnitz, IX. pt. ii. p. 135, pi. 131, figs. 1177- 78, = Hanina castanea, Beck, Index p. 4 = Helix castanea, Pfr. Mon. Hel. 1. p. 44. Sumatra. N. viTELLUS, Shuttleworth, in Cuming’s list = Chemnitz, 2nd edit. Helix, No. 957, pi. 145, fig. \\ = H vitelh/.s, Pfr. Mon. Hel. HI. p. 44, where it is thought possibly to be a variety of H. citrina, L. so commonly distributed throughout the Archipelago. This specimen was found in Amboyna by Cuming. Celebes. N. NEMORENSIS, Miill. Hist. Verm. II. in Index and quoted under the same name by Chemnitz, 2nd edit. Helix, No. 183, pi. 35, figs. 9-1 1 =Ferussac, Hist. Nat. Moll. pr. 232, as Helicella = Helix neinornlis, Mull. op. cit. II. p. 62, No. 257 = H. cretncea, Born, ]\Ius. p. 376, pi. 16, figs. 1-2; Chemnitz, IX. pt. II. p. 119, pi. 129, figs. 1 1 46-47 ; neuvardii, De Haan in Menke’s Synopsis = Nanina nemorensis, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 59 ; also Beck, Index, p. = Helix nemorensis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 46. Moluccas and New Ireland. This shell was once to be found in all the old Museums in Europe. N. BROTH, Bonnet, = Helix brotii, Bonnet, Rev. et Mag. Zool. XVI. 1864, 67, pi. 5, fig. 1 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 466. Pfr. doubts whether this specimen is really distinct from H nemorensis, and whether it is really indigenous to Borneo. N. BIMAENSI8, Mousson, Moll. Java, p. Ill, pi. 21, 6g. 1 = llemiplecta Inmaensis, Albers, Heliceen, p. Q>()= Helix hima'ensis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. 111. p. 45 = Vanina lirnaensis, Adams, Genera, Moll. II. p. 223. In jungles, Bimah ; Sumbawa. 1014 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, N. OVIVITELLTJS. Reeve, = Helix ovivitellus, Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 1425, pi. 202 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 22. Amboyna. N. HALATA, Mouss. Moll. Java, p. 112, pi. 21, fig. 2 = Hemiplecta halata, Albers, Heliceen, p. 60 = Helix halata, Pfr. in Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix, No. 929, pi. 142, fig.s. 9-10 ; (JSfanina), Pfr. Mon. Heb III. p. 45. Dompo, J ava. N. RAREGUTTATA, Mouss. Moll. Java p. 112, pi. 21, fig. .3 = Helix rareguttata, Pfr. INIon. Hel. III. p. 46. Bimah ; Sumbawa. N. SPARSA, Mouss. Jour. Conch. VI. 1857, p. 155, pi. 6, fig. 4 = Helix sjmrsa ( Hanina), Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 343. Island of Bali. N. COFFEA, 'Piw = Helix coffea, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1855, p. 111 = Nanhyx (Xesta) cqffea, Pfr. Versuch. p. 119 = Helix coffea, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 23. Moluccas and Island of Lombok. N. CRESPIGNYI, Higgins, = iV. decreepignii (Xesta), Higgins, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 179, pi. 14, fig. i = N. deer epignyi Z' Xesta), Paetel, Catal. p. 84 = Helix zrespignyi, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 80. Island of Labuan. N. TROCHUS, Helix irochus. Mull. Verm. II. p. 79, No. 275 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix, No. 127, pi. 21, figs. 13-14 = Trochus hurtensis, Chemn. IX. pt. II. p. 52, pi. 122, fig.s. 1055-56 = Nanina trochus. Beck, Index p. 4 = iV circurndata, von Martens = var. Helix sulphurea, Reeve H. drcumpicta, Mousson = H. colorata, Mousson = Nanina t Hemiplecta j drcumpicta, Paetel, Catal. p. 84 = Helix trochus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 46 ; III. p. 46 ; VII. p. 80. Also, Zeitsclirift fiir Malak. 1851, and Chemn. Ed. Nov. Helix I. p. 160, pi. 146, figs. 3-5. BY THE REV, J. E, TENISON-WOODS. 1015 An impei’forate trochiform conical shell with an obtuse vertex ; white with a broad red band, which is wanting inside, about an inch high and 10 lines in diameter. This shell is said in one place to come from Macassar, and in another from the East Indies ; but it is evidently a common widespread species, well- known to many earlier conchologists. N. ciDARis, Lamarck, = Helix cidaris, Lamarck, Hist. d. animaux, 43, p. 77 ; Deshayes’ edit. p. 45— H. cidaris, Delessert, Rec. de Coq. pi. 26, fig. 11; = Naninoj rajja, Beck, Index, p. 3 ; = Helix cidaris, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 45. Timor. N, GLUTINOSA, Metcalfe, = Helix glvjtinosa,^letca\te, Proc. Zool, 8oc. 1851 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 54. Boi’neo. N. ciTRiNA, L, = Helix citrina, L. Syst. Nat. lOth edit. p. 771 ; 12th edit. No. 679, p. 1245. This widely distributed and well-known shell has been described by all the ancient conchologists as far back as Lister, and, strange to say, for a species which varies a good deal, has not many synonyms. It is an umbilicate shell, orbicularly convex, with an obtuse spire ; yellowish with a brown baud, or with a white band or two, or a purple band joined to a white one ; with varieties in which the band is red, yellow, white, blackish, and even yellowisli- green. This band of colour seems to divide the shell into an upper and lower portion. There are excellent figures of the animal in the “ Voyage de TAstrolabe,” pi. 11, figs. 1-4. It is very common through the islands of the whole Archqielago and the Malay Peninsula. N. COAGULATA, Pfr. = Ilelix coayulata, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 32 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 41. Amboyna. N. LUCTU08A, Beck, Index, p. 3= Helix cif.rirutj, var. of Miiller, L’hemn. and Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 53. 1016 MALIYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, This is a common shell like the last, and is subject to similar variations in colouring, which divide into three principal forms. Var. A : chestnut above, white below, divided at the periphery by a broad white band ; umbilicus, chestnut brown. This variety is figured by Chemn. (Helix, fig. 1174). Var. B; greyish above with a brownish median (Chemn. fig. 1175). Var. C: white with a blackish-brown band. Regarded by some as quite distinct from K. citrina. Moluccas, Malay Peninsula, &c. N. FULVizoNA, Mousson, in coll. ; von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 2Q\ = Helix fulvizoiia, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 96. This is a most variable shell with regard to its colouring. Ten difterent varieties are enumerated by Pfr., the type approaching somewhat to Helix citrina, L. Celebes. N. PARCTPILA, von Martens, in Monat. Akademie Berlin, 18th April, 1864, p. 264 ; (Xesta) Ostas. Zool. II. p. 192, pi. 9, fig. 1 = Helix imrcipila. Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 119. Adenare Islands, Moluccas. N. IGNESCENS, Pfr. = Helix ignescens, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, j>. 20, pi. 2, fig. \=Nanina ignescens, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 406 ; (Xesta) von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 192, pi. 9, fig. 2 = Helix ignescens, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 98. Batchian Island, Moluccas. N. MONOZONALIS, Lamarck, = V. monozalis, Pfr. Nomen. Hel. p. 40, No. 582 = Helix monozonalis, Lamarck, Hist. Nat. 1st edit. IV. j). 66, Desh. edit. p. 29 = Helix unizonalis, Desh. Encycl. Meth. pi. 462, fig. 6 = Helicella unizonalis. Per. pr. 241, Hist, pi. 91, fig. 4= Nanina monozonalis. Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 59 = Zonites unizmialis, Swainson, Malac. p. 331 = Helix monozonalis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 72. Swainson regards this shell as a mere variety of X. citrina. Amboyna. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1017 N. OBLIQUATA, Reeve, = Helix ohliqiuita, Reeve, Conch. Icon, pi. 74, sp. 384 =5. var. Cliemn. 2nd edit.pl. 24, figs. 1-2; = Nanina teysmanni, Mou.sson, in coll. = N. ohliquata, von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 235 = Helix ohliquata, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 115. Sumatra ; Borneo. ? N. NANINOIDES, Benson, = Helix naninoides, Benson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. IX. 1842, p. 486 ; Phil. Icon. II. 9, p. 2, pi. 6, fig. 3 ; Cheinn. 2nd edit. Helix, No. 158, pi. 25, figs. 7-8 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 70. This species varies in having distinct concentric striae or being without them. Colour bi’ownish or nearly white ; periphery more or less distinctly keeled. Singapore ; Chusan. N. UMBinitARiA, Leguillou, = Helix 'umbilicaria, Leguillou, Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 137 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix, No. 63, pi. 11, figs. 14-15; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 64, V. p. 123. Differs from the following in being a more solid shell, opaque, and smoother. Sumatra ; Banka ; Java. N. DESGRAZii, Homb. et Jacq. = Helix desgrazii, Hoinb. et dacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Zool. V. p. 12, pi. 5, figs. 4-6; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p, 42. Sumatra. N. .JAVANic.A, Lamarck, = Helix javanica, Lamarck, 1st edit, p. 76 ; 2nd edit. p. 45 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix, No. 62, pi. II, tigs. 12-13 = Helicella gavanensis, Fer. pr. 234 ; Hist. pi. 92, fig. 2 = Nanina javanensisi, Cray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 59 = N. javaim, Beck, Index, p. 4 = Helix javanica, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 64. Very close to Nanina naninoidets. Java. 1018 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, N. INDUTA, Pfr. = Helix induta, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845, p. 128 ; Mon. Hel. I. p. 79 = Nanina induta, Gray =H. bataviaym [junior (?)], von Martens. Java. N. CONVOLUTA, Desliayes, = Helix convoliUa, Deshayes, Fer. Hist. I. p. 401, No. 255 bis, pi. 87, fig. 2 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IIT. ]i. 48 = Nanina convoluta, Gray. Sumatra. N. CUTTERI, H. Adams, = Macrochlamys cntteri, H. Adams, Proc. Zool. 8oc. 1870, p. 794, pi. 48, fig. '2\ — Helix cutteri, (Macrochlamys), Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 80. Busan, near Sai’awak, Borneo. N. AUREA, von Martens, = N. (Orohia) aurea, v. Mart. Mon- atsber. Berl. Ak. Ap. 18th, 1864, p. 266 ; Osta.s. Zool. II. p. 243, pi. 12, fig. 12; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V.'p. 67. Kepahiang, Sumatra. N. CONSUL, Pfr. = Helix consul, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 289; Reeve, Conch. Icon. Helix, No. 1395, pi. 198 = Vam'm (Xesta) consul, Pfr. Vers, p \20 Helix consul, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 44. Sarawak, Borneo. N. ciNNAMOMEA, Valeiic. = Helix cinnamornea, Valenc. iNIuseum, Paris ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 442, pi. 83 (?) = Nanina cinnamornea, Albers, Heliceen ; Gray, Catal. Pulmon. p. 93 ; H. and A. Adams, Gen. II. p. 22 = Xesta cinnamomeo., Pfr. Vers. p. 120 = Helix cinnamornea, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 54, III. p. 62, IV. p. 42. Penang. N. JUCUNDA, Pfr. = Helix juciinda, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 524; Novit. Conch, p. 307, No. 419, pi. 74, figs. 13-14 = Nanina jucunda ( Macrochlamys), von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 240, pi. 12, fig. 7 = Helix jucunda, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 101. Collected in the island of Labuan by Sir Hugh Low. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 10J9 N. FULVO-CARNEA, von Mai’teiis, iu Monatsber. Ak. Berlin, 18th April, 1864, p. 266 (Orohia) — Macrochlamys ftdvo-carnea, V. Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 242, pi. 12, fig. = Helix fulvo-carnea, Pfr. Mon. Hel. Y. p. 101. Menado, Celebes. N. MALACCAN A, Pfr. = Helix malaccana, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 147 ; Peeve, Conch. Icon. Helix No. 1373, pi. 195 = Kanina malaccana (Xesta), Pfr. Yers. p. 120 = Helix malaccana, Pfr. Mon. Hel. lY. p. 45. Keddah, Malay Peninsula. N. AGLAJA, = Helix aglaja, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 289 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. Helix No. 1396, pi. 199 = Kanina agJxija (Xesta), Pfr. Yers. p. 120 = Helix aglaja, Pfr. Mon. Hel. lY. p. 46. Sarawak, Borneo. N. STEPIIOIDES, Stol. = Macrochlamys stejjhoides, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLII. 1873, p. 17, pi. 1, fig. 9 = Helix stephoides (Macrochlamys), Pfr. Mon. Hel. YII. p. 109. Penang Hill. N. INFANS, Pfr. = Helix infans, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 290; Reeve, Conch. Icon. Helix No. 1417, pi. 201 ; ( Microcystis) Pfr. Yers. p. 123 ; Mon. Hel. lY. p. 51. Laliuan and Sarawak, Borneo. It also occurs in Java, where it was uaTned Helix adnata by Mousson. N. CLAIRVILLEA, Per. — Helix clairvillea ( ffelicella ), Per. pr. 243, Hist. pi. 91, fig. 1 = Kanina, clairvillea. Gray, Pi'oc. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 59 ; Reck, Index, p. 3 = Helix clairvillea, Pfr. hi on. Hel. I. p. 43. A niboyna. N. WAANDERSIANA, Zollinger; Mousson, .Jour. Conch. VI. 1857, p. 154, pi. 6, fig. 1 = Helix waayidersiana (A'anina), Rli. Mon. Hel. p. 345. Island of Bali. 1020 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, N. BALIENSIS, Moiisson, Jour. Conch. VI. 1857, p. 155. pi. 6, hg. 6 = Helix halie'iisis ( Xanina), Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 345. Diambrana, Bali. N. INQUINATA, v.d. Busch, = inquinata, v.d. Busch, in Phil. Icon. I. 1, p. 10, pi. 1, tig. 4 ; Cheinn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 169, pi. 31, tigs. 5-6 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 46. Java. N. SEMISCULPTA, von Martens, Malak. Bl. XX. 1872, p. 167 ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p. 123, No. 826, pi. 128, tig. ^ — Helix semisculpta fNanhia), Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 87. Celebes. N. CINCTA, \jQ2i, = Helix cincta, Lea, Obs. I. p. 168, pi. 19. tig. 68 Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 54. In the tigure the columellar margin of the peri.stome appears thickened and dilated ; = Nanina steursii, Shuttlew.= H. contri- stata, Mousson. J ava. N. HUMPHRETSIANA, Lea, = Helix humphreysiana, Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. VII, p. 463, pi. 12, tig. 16 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 168, pi. 31, tigs. 3-4; Per. Hist. XXXIV. pi. 2, tig. 7 ; von Martens, Ostas. pi. 10, tig. 4. This shell seems somewhat widely distributed, since it is recorded from Pondicherry, Singapore, and Sumatra. It is an orbiculately conical shell, convex below, rugulosely granular, yellowish brown with a chestnut band at the periphery ; spire somewhat elevated and acute, whorls six to seven, aperture oblique, simple acute, diam, maj. 53, min. 47. alt. 33 mill. Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 43. N. CORROSA, Mousson, Jour. Conch. VI. 1857, p. 156 = Helix corrosa (Nanina), Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 348. Java. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1021 X. NOBILIS, Pfr. = Helix nohilis, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1849, p. 127 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 771, pi. 125, figs. 1-2; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 69. Borneo ; var. in Philippines. N. ARGTJTA, Pfr. = Helix arguta, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 327 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 61. Tengger Hills, Java (written Teuga Hills in Pfr.). N. HERKLOTSIANA, Dohrn, Malak. Bl. VI. 1859, p. 206 — Helix herklotsiana, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 121. Java. N. BATAVIANA, V. d. Busch, = Helix hataviana, v. d. B. in Phil. Icon, I. 1, p. 9, pi. 1, fig. 3 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 58, pi. 11, figs. 1-3 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 77. Java. N. SOULEYETIANA, Pfr. = Ilelix souleyetiana, Pfr. in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851; Chemn, 2nd edit. Helix No. 950, pi. 144, figs. 16-17 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 74, (N.B. — The reference is erroneously given as 73 in Pfr. Nomen. Hel. Viv.). Borneo. N. DONOVANi, Pfr. — Helix donovani, Pfr. in Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1851, p. 26 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 967, pi. 147, figs. 8-9 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 75. Borneo. N. CENTRALIS, iVlouss. Moll. Java, p. 17, pi, 2, fig. 1 = iV. ( Ilemiplecta) centralis, Albers, Heliceen, p. GO = Helix centralis (Nanina), Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 78. J ava. N. MENADEN8I8, Mou.ssoii, Jour. Conch. VI. 1857, p. 157 = Helix niena/lensis, Pfr, Mon. Hel. IV. p. 345. Menado, Celebes. 1022 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, N. RIEDELII, von Martens, Monatsber. Ak. Beilin, 1 8th April, 1864, p. 264 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 213, pi. 8, fig. 5 = Rdix riedelii, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 131 = H. securiforniis, Mousson, not Deshayes = Cochlostyla riedelii, Paetel, Menado, Celebes. N. CYMATIUM, Benson, = Helix cymatium, Benson, MS ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. I. p. 58, No. 95, pi. 17, figs. 1-2 =Nanina cyma- tium (^Hemiplecta), Pfr. Vers. p. 121 = Helix cymatium, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 109. Lancavi Island, Straits of Malacca ; Penang and Perak, Malay Penin.sula. N. CHEVALIERII, Souleyet,= Helix chevalierii. Soul, in Revue Zool. 1842, p. 101 ; Voy. Bonite II. p. 504, Atlas, pi. 28, figs. 24- 26; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 120 = Aa?zw« chevalierii, Albers, Heliceen. Tiieonly locality given in the “Voyage de la Bonite” is Peninsula of Malacca. N. SCHUMACHERIANA (Heli.x), Pfr.= Helix dema, Adams and Reeve, Voy. of Sainarang, Moll. p. 62, pi. 16, fig. 8 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 954, pi. 145, figs. 5-7 = //. schumacheriana , Pfr. Zeitschr. fr. Malak. 1850, p. 70 = H. densa, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 111. Philippines ; Boimeo. N. CELEBENSIS, Pfr. = celeheiisis, Pfr. Jour. Conch. X. 1862, p. 229, pi. 10, fig. 8; Sowerby, Jour. Conch. XV. 1867, p. Ill (Char, emend.); Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 71. Rhwo (Rhio ?) Island, Celebe.s. N. VIRENS, von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 237 ~1 Helix tumens, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 43 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 477 (also cited for H.cidaride) = Hanina virens, von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 237 = Helix virens, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 73. Sumatra. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1023 N. WALLACEi, Viv. — Helix loallacei, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 20, pi. 40, fig. 5; Oliemn. pi. 164, figs. 13-15; Pfr. Mon. Hel. Y. p. 96 = Nanina wallacei, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 406 = Y. [Xesta) toallacei, von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 202, var. Pfr. Novit. Conch. lY. pi. 128, fig. 5. Macassar ; Celebes. N. RAPA, (Helix), Muller, Yerm. II. p. 67, No. 261 ; Chemn. IX. pt. II. p. 134, pi. 131, fig. 1176; Pfr. Zeitschi’. Malak. 1844, p. 178 ; Mon. Hel. I. p. 62 = Helix cidaris, Lamarck. Amboyna. N. BORNEENSis, Pfr.= Helix horneensis, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1849, p. 127 ; Keeve, Conch. Icon. pi. 196, fig. 1379; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 70. Borneo. N. RUGATA, von Martens, Monatsber. Ak. Berlin, 18th July, 1864, p. 528 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 229, pi. 10, fig. 3 — Helix cidaris, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 43 (not Lamarck) ; Reeve, Conch. Icon, pi. 86, sp. 464 = Hemiplecta cidaris, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. = Helix clairvillea, Reeve, Conch. Icon. Helix ijl. 206. sp. 1454 (not Fer). = Yawnrt cidaris. Gray, Catal. Pulmonif. p. 114. Celebes and Timor. N. SUMATRENSIS, Mouss. MSS. ; von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. j>. 237 = Ilelix su/natrensis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. Y. p. 77. Sumatra. N. I'EASEANA, Viv.= Helix peaseana, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 603 ; Mon. Ilel. V. ]). 77 = Hemiplecta pmseana, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 406 = Nanina rareyultata, var. ? von Martens, Osta.s. Zool. II. p. 206. Timor and Bum. N. MArni.M, Pfr.- Ilelix martini, Pfr. I’roc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 149 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. Helix No. 1356, [>1. 193 ; Pfr. (Caracolus), Vers. p. 141 = Nanina amphidrovw, von Martcn.s, 65 1024 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Ostas. Zool. pi. 11, figs. 2-5 (Normal and sinistral shells) = Nanina producta, Mousson = AriopUanta martini, Semper = Helix martini, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 300. Padang, Sumatra. N. BROOKEI, Adams and Pteeve, = Helix hrookei, Adams and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 60, pi. 15, fig. 4; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 870, pi. 135, figs. 1-2; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 52 = n. gigas, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1850, p. 81. In the mountains of Borneo. N. HUGONis, Pfr. = Helix hugonis, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 523 ; Novit. Conch, p. 304, No. 415, pi. 74, figs. 1-3; Mon. Hel. V. p. 81 == ZT. sinistra, Bonnet, Rev. Zool. 1864, p. 67, pi. 5, fig. 2 = Nanina hugonis, von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 225. Collected in the island of Lahuan by Sir Hugh Low. N. REGALis, Benson, = Helix regalis, Annals Mag. Nat. Hist. 1850, p. 215 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 915, pi. 141, figs. 5-6, var. 7-8 = H. vittata, Adams and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll, p. 60, pi. 15. fig. 7. Sarawak and Balambangan. N. LiNDSTEDTi, Pfr. = Helix lindstedti, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 387 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 31. Malacca. N. JANUS, Chemn. = Helix janus, Chemn. XI. p. 307, pi. 213. figs. 3016-17; 2nd edit. Helix No. 59, pi. 11, fig.s. 4-6; Pfr Proc. Zool. Soc. 1842, p. 87 ; Mon. Hel. I. p. 77 = Helicella hifrons. Per. p. 233= Helix mackenziaiia. Soul. Rev. Zool. 1841, p. 347 = H. balesteriana, Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. VII. p. 460, pi. 12, fig. 10 = Ariophanta ganus, Beck, Index, p. 5. Mount Ophir, near Malacca. N. RUMPHii, v.d. Busch, = Helix rumphii, v. d. Busch, Phil. Icon. I. 1, p. 9, pi. 1, fig. 2 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 60, BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1025 pi. 11, figs. 7-9 j Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 76 3 (Nanhia ?) Symb. II. p. 20. Island of Java. X. CLTPEUS, Mouss. Jour. Conch. VI. 1857, p. lb'6 = Helix clypeics, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 344. Mount Semeru, Java. N. NASUTA, Metcalfe, = Helix nasuta, Metcalfe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851 3 Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 203. Borneo. N. (Ariophanta) interrupta, Gr. Nevill, Hand-list Moll. Ind. Mus. 1878, p. 20 (n.sp. ?). Kuala Kangsa, Perak, Malay Peninsula. N. (Rhysota) sp. 1 von Mollendorff, Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, LY. 1886, p. 301. A large greenish-brown shell, with dark brown band at periphery, and broader band at umbilicus3 periphery obtusely angular3 spire of six whorls, coarsely sculptured. Near N. pluto, Pfr. from Cambodia. Perak, Malay Peninsula. N. (Euplecta) BI.JUGA, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, XLII. 1873, p. 14, ]d. 1, figs. 4-7, pi. 2, figs. 16-18 [Rotula) = Helix hijuga, Pfr. i\Ion. Hel. VII. 1876, p. 105 — Nanina hijuga, C. Nevill, Handl. i\loll. Ind. Mus. 1878, p. 31 3 (Rotula), Crosse, Jour. Conch. XXVII. 1879, p. 336. Bukit Pondok 3 Penang 3 Malay Peninsula. N. (Macrociilamys) sp. 2 and a species of Microcystis were found at Bukit Pondok by Dr. Hungerford. N. (Microcystina) townsendiana, Godwin-Au.sten and (1. Nevill, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 736, pi. 49, fig. 1. Bukit Pondok. N. (Kaliella) perakexsls, G. Nevill and Godwiu-Austen, Land and Fre.shw. Moll. Ind. I. 1882, p. 8, pi. 2, fig. 7. Bukit Pondok, Perak. 1026 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, N, (Sit ala) carinifera, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, XLII. 1873, p. 16, pi. I, fig. 8 ; Godwin-Austen, Land and Freshw. Moll. Ind. II. 1882, p. 35. Penang. 6. Trochonanina, IMousson, 1869. Jour. Conch, 1869, p. 330. The author states that certain Helices should be separated from the genus Trochomorpha, Albers (Heliceen, p. 60), under the name of Trochonanina^ distinguished by an upper surface more or less sculptured, base polished with a callosity at the insertion of the columella. Trochonanina ly'chnia, Benson, = Helix lychnia, Benson, Ann. and Magaz. Nat. Hist. 2nd series, X. 1852 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 626= T. lyclieria, Pfr. Nomen. Hel. Yiv. p. 57, No. 113. Island of Singapore. T. TROPIDOPIIORA, Adams and Reeve, = Helix tais, Hombron et Jacquinot, Voy. Pole Sud, Atl. Livr. 22, pi. 7, figs. 42-45; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 782, pi. 125, figs. 32-33 = H. thais, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1849, p. 68=^. tropidophora, Adams and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 59, pi. 14, fig. 14 = ^. tais, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 37. Islands of Marquesas ; Borneo. T. CONICOIDES, Mete. = Helix conicoides, Mete. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 1020, pi. 153, figs. 20-21 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 37. Borneo. T. JENYNSI, Pfr. = Helix jenynsi, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845, p. 131 ; Phil. Icon. II. 11, p. 86, pi. 7, fig. 8; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 81. Java; New Hebrides. BY THE REV, J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1027 7. Hyalinia, Fei’. 1819, Prodromus, p. 40 = Aiilostoma, Moquin- Tandon, 1855. Shell depressed or conical, more or less longitudinally, but not spirally striate ; semi-transparent smooth and shining ; umbilicus large, rarely small or none ; epiphragm none, rudimentary or vitreous. Flagellum none or short, thick and steadied by a ter- minal muscle ; mucous vesicles represente by a glandular layer. 50 sp. 3Iostly Europe and North America. Hyalinia amboinensis, von Martens, Monatsber. Berl. Ak, 18th Ap. 1864, p. 266 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 244, pi. 12, fig. 11 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. Y. p. 141. Bum ; Amboy ua ; Banda-Nera. 8. Troctiomorpiia, Albers, 1850, Heliceen, p. 116. Section of Helix = Geotroclms, van Hasselt. Shell sub-perforate, spire depressed conical ; last whorl carinated at the periphery ; columella very short, vertical ; lip simple. 19 sp. Mauritius ; India ; East Indies. Trociiomorpha conus, Phillippi,= i7eZix conus, Philippi, coll. Pfr. Syrab. I. p. 39; Phil. Icon. I. 1, p. 11, pi. 1, fig. 6; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 216, pi. 28, figs. 6-7 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 35. Java. T. (?) ANGULATA, Issel, Moll. Bom. 1874, p. 42, pi. 5, lig. 5-8 = Helix any ul ala, Pfr. Mon. He). A^II. p. 528. Sarawak, Borneo. T. CEROCONUS, Pfr.= Helix ceroconus, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 523 ; von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. ]>. 257 ; Pfr. Mon, Hel. V. p. 84. Labuan. 1028 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, T. LEUCOPHLOEA, von Marteiis,= ^eZ?£C leucoiMoea (Fruticola) von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 269, pi. 12, fig. 14 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 85. Korth Celebes. T. CONULUS, von Martens, = Helix conulu^, von Martens, Mon- atsber. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 523 (not H. conula, Pea.se, 1861); {Fruticola), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 269, pi. 13, fig. 15; Pfr. Mon. Hel. Y. p. 333. Kepahiang, Sumatra. T. GYSSERiANA, Pfr.= Helix gysseriana, Pfr. Malak. Bl. XII. 1865, p. 122; Novit. Conch. Fasc. XXIII. p. 270, No. 381, pi. 67, figs. 3-5 ; Mon. Hel. Y. p. 333. hloluccas. T. TERNATANA, Le Guillou,= Helix ternatana, Le Guill. Revue Zool. 1842, p. 138 = .S! hatchianensis, Pfr. Malak. Bl. 1860, p. 235 = Trochomorpha hatchianensis, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 407 = T. ternatana {Figritella) v. Mai'tens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 246, pi. 13, fig. 1 = Helix ternatana, Pfr. Mon. Hel. Y. p. 254. Moluccas. T. CARiNiFERA, Stol. = Sitala carinifera, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, XLII. 1873, p. 16, pi. 1, fig. 8 — Helix carinifera, Pfr. Mon. Hel. YII. p. 103. Penang Hill. T. MICULA (ZoNiTEs), Mouss.= Zonites micula, Mouss. Jour. Conch. YI. 1857, p. 158 = Helix micula (Zonites), Pfr. Mon. Hel. lY. p. 343. Bali Island, Java. T. TRICOLOR, von Martens, Malak. Bl. X. 1863, p. 134 ; [Videna), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 252, pi. 13, fig, 3 = Helix tricolor, Pfr, Mon. Hel. Y. p. 181. Island of Buru, Moluccas. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1029 T. BICOLOR, von Martens, Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th Ap, 1864, p. 267 ; [Videna), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 252, pi. 13, fig. ‘2, = Helix hicolor, Pfi*. Mon. Hel. V. p. 182. Sumatra ; Borneo. T. ZOLLINGERI, Pfr. = Helix zollingeri, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851 : Cliemn. 2nd. edit. Helix No. 939, pi. 143, figs. 21-22 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 113. Java. T. CAXTORiAXA, Bensoii,= Helix cantoriana, Benson, in Ann. and Magaz. Nat. Hist. 3rd series, VII. 1861, p. 85 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 186. Sang-sang, near Penang. T. PLAXORBis, IjQS.'s,.— Helix x>l(^'^orhis, Less. Voy. de la Coq. p. 312, pi. 13, fig. ^ = H. marginata, Miill. (teste Beck) = H. planorhift, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 122. New Guinea; Java; Borneo. T. GOROXTALENSis, von Martens, = T. sp. von Martens, Malak. Bl. XX. 1873, p. 168 = T. gorontalensis, v. Martens in Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p. 124, No. 827, pi. 128, fig. 7 = Helix gorontalensis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 208. Gorontalo, Celebes. T. TiMOREXSis (Videxa), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 248. pi. 13, fig. 6 = Helix tiniorensis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 187. Island of Timor. T. lardea, von Mart.= Helix zollingeri, Mouss. Coll, (not Pfr.) = Trod Minor ])lia lardea, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18tli April, 1864, p. 267 ; (Videna), Ostas. Zool. If. p. 251, pi. 13, figs. 5-6= llelix lardea, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p, 255. Ceram, Moluccas. 1030 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Family HELICIDA. 9. Patula, Held, 1837. Isis, p. 916 ; Albers, Heliceen, p. = Eyryomjyhala, Beck, 1837 = Delomphalus, Agassiz, 1837 = Euryomphala, Herrmansen, 1846 = Z)iscMS, H. and A. Adams (Genera II. p. \\%) = Pitys, Harper Pease, 1871. Shell perspectively umbilicate, discoid or turbinate, depressed, rugose or striate ; whorls gradually enlarging ; aperture round, toothless ; lip acute ; jaws smooth or slightly striate, with a more or less marked median protuberance. About 327 species, with a. world-wide distribution. Patula qtjadrispira, von Mart.= Helix quadrispira, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th April, 1864, p. Patula quadris- pira (Rhytida), von Mart. 0.stas. Zool. II. p. 259, pi. 13, fig. 9 = Helix quadrispira, Pfr. INIon. Hel. V. p. 157. Ceram, Moluccas. P. OBSCURATA, Adams and Reeve,= Helix obscurata, Ad. and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 59, pi. 14, fig. 18, (not Porro) = H. arthurii, Pfr. Zeitschx’. f. Malak. 1851, p. 16; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 940, pi. 143, figs. 23-25 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 102. Borneo. P. LUTEA, von Mart. = Helix lutea, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th April, 1864, p. 268 = Patula lutea {Macrocy- chides), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 260, pi. 12, fig. 16 = Helix lutea, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 167. Burn, Moluccas. 10. Helix, Linnaeus. Shell of variable form, smooth, rugose, striate, ribbed or tuber- culate, sometimes pilose ; orbicular-convex, planorboid, trochiform, sub-turriculated, or short bulimiform (monstrosities sinistral, or with the whorls moi*e or less uncoiled) ; aperture oblique, oval, BY THE REV. J. E. TENISOX-WOODS. 1031 or semilunar, with or without interior teeth on the margin or parietal wall ; lip simple or thickened internally or reflected ; umbilicus covered to widely open. Animal capable of complete retraction within the shell ; the jaw finely striate, or ribbed, sulcate, or plicate. Itadida : — central teeth tricuspid, laterals bicuspid or tricuspid, with an obsolete internal cusp 3 marginals usually wider than high, short, with two or three small cusps. Distribution : — world-wide 3 about 3,400 species known. Pfeiffer, Albers, Beck, Swainson, Ferussac, Tryon, H. and A. Adams, and others have proposed a great number of groups in which it is generally found that similar ones have a similar geographical distribution. Unfortunately there has been a lamentable want of consent amongst these and other authors as to the grouping, and there is no accepted system which is followed V>y the generality of conchologists 3 it would seem in fact as if each one had his own. In this list the system of Pfeiffer is followed, who makes 86 sections and 67 sub-sections. Section 22, Htjgromia. Sub-section 1, Fruticola. Helix miliacea, von Mart.= H. milium, von Mart. Monatsbei*. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 524 (not Morse, 1859) = H. milicea, {Fruticola), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 268, pi. 12, fig. 15 3 Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 68. Amboyna. H. CRYPTOPiLA, Mouss.= I], cvyptojnla, Pfr. Novit. CWch. IV. p. 40, No. 711, pi. 117, \0-\2 — H. helicinoides, var. von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 270 3 Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 23, pi. 2, tig. 63 Pfr. Mon. Hel. HI. p, 162, V. p. 259 (not Horn, et Jaccp) — n.cryptopila, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 391. Island of llakata 3 Java. II. everetti (Fruticola), H. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, p. 207, pi. 23, fig. 11 3 Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 401. ►Sarawak, Borneo. 1032 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, H. MENDAx, von Martens, Monatsber. Berl. Ak. I8tli July, 1864, p. 524 ; {Frulicola), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 272, pi. 13, fig. 14 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 350. Atapupu, Timor. H. . CRAssuLA, Philippi, Icon. 1, 7. p. 152, pi. 5, fig. 3; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 198. Java. Sub-section 2, Monacha. H. PULViscuLUM (Fructicola T), Issel, Moll. Born. 1874, p. 43, pi. 5, figs. 24-27 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 521. Borneo. Section 29, Plectotropis. H. wiNTERiANA, Pfr. Symb. II. p. 41 ; Philippi, Icon. 2, p. 23, pi. 2, fig. 7 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 605, pi. 95, figs. 1-2 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 202. J ava. H. nuTTONi, Pfr. Symb. II. p. 82.= .S orhicula, Hutton, Jour. As. Soc. VII. p. 217 = 11, huttoni, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 202. Himalayas ; Java (1). H. SUMATRANA, von Mai’t. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 523 ; (Plectotropis), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 266, pi. 13, fig. 13 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 409. Wonosari, Java. H. SQUAMULOSA, Mouss. MSS ; ( Plectotropis ), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 266 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 409. Island of Madura, near Java. Section 45, Hemicycla. Subsection 3, Coelatura. H. SIMPLEX, Lamarck, 42, p. 77, Desk. edit. p. 45 ; (Helicogena), Fer. pr. add. 48 bis Hist. pi. 25 B. fig. 6; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 20. Amboyna. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1033 Section 62, Cej)olis. H. PORCELLANA, Grateloup, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, XI. p. 410, pi. 1, figs. 5-6 ■, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 346. Lombok, near Java. Section 65, Fliania. H. PYROSTOMA (Helicigona), Per. pr. 139, Hist. pi. 15, fig. 3-4 ; Pfr. Symb. III. p. 73 ; Cheinn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 401, pi. 67, figs. 4-5 — Carocolla 'pyrostoma, Gray, Ann of Phil. n.s. IX. p. =i Helix pyrostoma, Pfi\ Mon. Hel. I. p. 295. Island of Gilolo. Section 68, Obba. Sub-sectioji Genuince. H. MAMMILLA (Helicella), Per. pr. add. p. 67, Hist. pi. 25, figs. 1-2 ; Quoy and Gaim. Astrol. II. p. 93, pi. 7, figs. 3-5 (c. anim.)) ; Lamarck, Desh. edit. 163, p. 105 = Obba mammilla, Beck, Index, p. 30 = Helix mammilla, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p, 318. Celebes. H. PAPILLA, Mull. Verm. II. p. 100, No. 298 ; {Helicogena), Per. pr. 43, Hist. pi. 25 B. fig. 5; Lamarck, 79, p. 87, Desh. edit. p. 65 ; Cheran. 2nd edit. Helix No. 124, pi. 21, figs. 8-9 = Trochus papilla, Cheran. IX. p. 51, pi. 122, figs. 1053-54 = Obba papilla. Beck, Index, p. 30 —Helix papilla, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 318. Celebes. Sub-section 2, Janira. H. CAMPANULA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845, p. 65; var. Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No.. 694, pi. Ill, figs. 13-14 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 321. Indian Archipcdago. Sub section 3, Philina. H. LOXOTROPis, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1850, p. 82 ; Chemn 2nd edit. Helix No. 871, pi. 135, figs. 3-4 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IlL p. 226. Island of Gilolo. 1034 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, H. LORQUINI, Pfr. Malak. Bl. XII. 1865, p. 122 ; Novit. Conch. Fasc. 23, p. 273, No. 385, pi. 67, figs. 14-15 ; Mon. Hel. Y. p. 345. Moluccas. H. QUOYi, Deshayes,= H. tmdulata, Quoy and Gaim. A.strol. II. p. 91, pi. 7, figs. 1-2 = II. quoyi, Desli. Lamarck, Desk. ed. 162, p. 105 ; Fer. Hist. pi. 73 B. fig. 4 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 373, III. p. 238 ; IV. p. 286 ; Chemn. new edit. III. p. 358 ; {Ampelita) Pfr. Vers. p. 137 — Valloma undulata, Gray, Fig. Moll. An. pi. 72, fig. 3. Celebes. H. ATACTA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 386, pi. 37, fig. 5 ; von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 306, pi. 16, fig. 1 = Planispira atacta, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 409 = Helix atacta, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 376. Ternate ; Gilolo. H. HEROiCA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1855, p. 114 ] {Obha), Vers, p, 137 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 291. Celebes. H. ATROPUSCA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 22, pi. 3, fig. 3 ; Novit. Conch, p. 164, No. 261, pi. 45, figs. 1-3; (Pla7iis]nra), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 299 = Planispira alro-fusca, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 409 = Helix atro-fusca, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 382. Island of Batchian. H. LATizoNA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 524 = Planispira latizona, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 409 = Helix latizo7ia, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 394. Ceram Island, Moluccas. H. BICONVEX A, von Martens, Monatsber. Berk Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 526 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 317, pi. 16, fig. 13 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 404. Island of Tavalli, Moluccas. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1035 H. SORORCULA (Obba), von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. p. 294, pi. 17, fig. 4 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 405. Celebes. H. kobeltiana, Pfr. Malak. Bl. XVIII. 1871, p. 124; Xovit. Conch. IV. p. 73, No. 760, pi. 121, figs. 12-13; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 456. Ceram. Section 69, Trachia. H. MALAYANA, 0. von MdllenclorfF, Jour. As. Soc. Beng. 1886, LV. p. 303. Perak, IMalay Peninsula. H. PEXANGENSis, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLII. 18 73, p. 24, pi. 3, fig. 1 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 399. Penang. Section 72, Planispira. H. ExcEPTiUNCULA. Per. pr. 176, Hist. pi. 70, 6g. 1, pi. 73 A, fig. 1; Pfr. Symb. III. p. 75; Mon. Hel. I. p. 311; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 453, pi. 76, figs. 1-3 —Planispira exc&pti- vAxcula, Beck, Index, p. 29. !Molucca.s. H. piiEYXE, Pfr. Nomen. Hel. p. 182, No. 2530 = H. excepti- unctila var. Per. Hist. pi. 73A. fig. 1 = iZ. Pfr. Proc. Zoo]. Soc. 1861, p. 386, pi. 37, fig. 7 = Planispira phryne^ Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, i). 409 = Helix pJiryne, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 311. Ternatc ; Cilolo. H. FLAViDULA, von Mart. — Il.Jlaveola, von INlart. Monatsber. Berk Ak. 18tli July, 1864, p. 525 (not Kryn, 1837) = Il.Jlavi- dula, von Mart. (4unth. Zool. Jabresber. 1864; [Planispira) Ostas. Zool. [I. p. 302, pi. 14, fig. 4 ; Pfr. ISIon. Hel. V. p. 378. Maros, Celebes. H. QUADKiFASCiATA, Lo Guill. Kevtio Zoologique, 1842, p. 141 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. 1. p. 381. Ternate ; Halinahera. 1036 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, H. ENDOPTYCHA, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th A]). 1864, p. *268; [Planisjnra), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 301, pi. 14, fig. 2; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 383. Ternate ; Batjan (? Batchian). H. zoNALis (Helicella), Per. pr. 175, Hist. pi. 70, fig. 3; Pfr. Symb. II. p. 42 ; Mon. Hel. I. p. 380 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 24, p. 50, pi. 6, figs. 14-15 = 7?. zonaria, Chemn. IX. Pt. 2, p. 140, pi. 132, fig. 1188= Planispira zonalis, Beck, Index, p. 30. Gilolo. H. (Dorcasia) compta, H. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 414, pi. 21, fig. 8; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 380. Batchian. H. KURRi, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1847 ; Mon. Hel. I. p. 386. Ceram. H. ZONARIA, L. Syst. Nat. 12th edit. p. 1245, No. 681 ; {Helicella), Per. pr. 177, Hist. pi. 71, figs. 6-10, pi. 73, figs. 3-10; Lamarck, 37, p. 75, Desh. edit. p. 44; Per. Yoy. de Preycin. Zool. p. 469, pi. 67, figs. 14-15; Quoy and Gaim. Astrol. II. p. 104, pi. 8, fig. 14; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 569, pi. 14, figs. 11-12, pi. 90, figs. = Planispira zonaria, Beck, Index, p. 30 = Pusiodon zonaria, Swains. Malac. p. 330 : Knorr, Yergniig. Y. p. 33, pi. 21, fig. 41 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 386. Amboyna ; Ceram ; Burn. H. FAsciOLATA, Lessoii (1), Yoy. Coq. Zool. II. 1, p. 311 (1) ; (Planispira), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 314 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel Y. p. 505. Moluccas. H. coLLis, Mouss. in coll. Pfr. Novit. Conch. lY. Pasc. 39, p. 36, No. 708, pi. 117, figs. 1-3 = zonaria, var. von Mart. Ostas. Zool. Moll. p. 312 = ?T. collis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. YIl. p. 444 Amboyna. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1037 H. COLUBER, J^ec\,=Planis2nra coluber, Beck, Index, p. 30 = Helix coluber, Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 23, p. 49, pi. 6, figs. 8-9 = H. zonaria, Chemn. IX. Pt. 2, p. 140, pi. 132, fig. 1189 ; var. Per. Hist. pi. 73, figs. 1-2 ; Knorr, Vergniig. V. p. 33, pi. 21, fig. 3 = H. coluber, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 386. Gilolo. H. MERSiSPiRA, von Mai’t. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 525 ; (^Planispira), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 303, pi. 14, fig. 8 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 388. Island of Moti, Moluccas. H. AURiTA, von ]\Iart. Monatsbex’. Bei’l. Ak. 18th April, 1864, p. 269 ; (Chloritis), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 316, pi. 16, fig. 12 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 389. Moti Island, Moluccas. H. GUTTATA, Le Guill. Revue Zool. 1842, p. 141 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 388. Cei’am. H. ZEBRA, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1850, p. 83 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 875, pi. 135, figs. 16-18; Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 499, pi. 92 =H. zonaria, var. Per. Hist. pi. 73, fig. 5 ? = ZT. zebra, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 246. Ceram ; Goram. H. EXPANSA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 22 ; Novit. Conch, p. 165, No. 262, pi. 45, figs. 4-6; {Chloritis), von Mart. 0.stas. Zool. II. p. 286, pi. 14, fig. 3 = H. anozona, von Mart. Monatsber, Berl. Ak. 18th Ap. 1864, p. 269 = Planispira expansa, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 409 = Helix expansa, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 391. Batch ian, H. MARGARITU8, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1850, p. 83 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 876, pi. 135, figs. 19-21 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel III. p. 246. Moluccas. 1038 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, H. EMBRECHTIANA, Mouss. in coll. ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p. 39, No. 710, pi. 117, figs. 7-9; Mon. Hel. VII. p. 446 (erro- neously marked p. 746 in Xomen. Hel.) Moluccas. Section 73, Chloritis. H. ZODIACA, Per. (Helicella) pr 184, Hist. pi. 75, fig. 2 ; Pfr. Syra. III. p. 78 = II. zodiacus, AVood, Suppl. pi. 7, fig. 52 —Ampelita zodiaca, Beck, Index, p. 30 = Helix zodiaca, Pfr.. Mon. Hel. I. p. 373. Celebes. H. TUBA, Albers, Malak. Bl. 1854, p. 214; Pfr. Novit. Conch. I. p. 25, No. 41, pi. 7, figs. 1-3 ; (^Ampelita), Pfr. Vers. p. 127 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 288. Celebes. H. BULBULUS, Mouss. = II. hulbus, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 113, pi. 21, fig. 5 = B. hidbulus, Mou.ss. MSS. ; Pfr. ]\Ion. Hel. III. p. 271. Maros, Celebes. H. UNGULiNA, L. Syst. ed. 10, p. 772, ed. 12, p. 1245 ; Pfr. i\Ion. Hel. I. p. 383. Ceram. H. UNGUicuLASTRA, von Martens, Monatsber. Berk Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 524; (Chloritis), Ostas. Zook II. p. 281, pk 14, fig. 1 ; var. pilosa, von Mart. Ostas. Zook II. p. 282 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 386. Amboyna and Burn. II. CERAMENSis, Pfr. Pi’oc. Zook Soc. 1861, p. 192; (Chloritis), von Mart. Ostas. Zook II. p. 283 = Semicornu ceramense, Wallace, Proc. Zook Soc. 1865, p. 410 = Helix cerainensis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 386. Ceram. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1039 H. UNGuicuLA, (Helicella), Fer. pr. 191, Hist. pi. 76, figs. 3-4; Lamarck, Desk. edit. 151, p. 99; Desh. in Fer. Hist, p. 12; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 38, pi. 8, figs. 10-11 = H. nnguUna, Chemn. IX. P. 2, p. 81, pi. 125, figs. 1098-99 — Chloritis nnguicula, Beck, Index, p. 29 = Helix xinguicula, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 384. Amboyna. H. FLEXUOSA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1855, p. 112; ( Planispira), Pfr. Vers. p. 136 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 292. Borneo. H. MARTENSi, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 193; (Chloritis), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 279 ; — Planispira martensi, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. •, = Helix martensi, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 389. Ceram. H. UNGuicuLiNA, von Mart. Malak. Bl. X. 1863, p. 135 ; {Chloritis) Ostas. Zool. II. p. 278, pi. 14, fig. 5 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 390. Burn. H. BIOMPHALA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1862, p. 272 ; {Chloritis) von Martens, Ostas. Zool. II. \). = Semicornu hiomphalum, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. Helix hiomphala, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 391. Ceram. H. QUADRivoLVUS, von ]\Iart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 16th Jan. 1865, p. 53 ; {Chloritis), Ostas. Zool. 1 1. p. 288, ))1. 14, fig. 6; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. ]>. 392. Borneo. Section 77, Dorcasia. TI. ARGiLLACKA, (Hemcogena), For. pr. 38, Hist. pi. 26, figs. 1-2; Lamarck, 53, p. 80, Dh. edit. ]) 50 ; For. Voy. Froycin. Zool. p. 468, pi. 67, figs. 6-7 ; Chemn. 2nd. edit. Helix No. 326, pi. 58, 66 1040 xMALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, figs. 4-5 = Galaxias aryillacea, Beck, Index, p. 42 = Helix argil- lacea, var. Fer. pi. 26, fig. 3 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 320. Timor ; Rawak ; Flores. H. TRANSVERSALis, Mouss. Jour. Coiich. VI. 1857, p. 158> pi. 6, fig. 5 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel IV. p. 350. Bali. Section 78, Camcmna. H. TRAiLLi, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1855, p. 107, pi. 32, fig. 4; {Camaena), Vers, p. 138 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 256. Palawan Passage, near Borneo. H. GERMANUS, Reeve, = .^. orientalis, Ad. and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 61, pi. 16, fig. 4 (not Gray) = H. germanus, Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 385, pi. 74 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 925, pi. 142, figs. 1-2; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 222. Borneo (?) Japan. H. PALAWANiCA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1855, p. 107, pi. 32, fig. 7 ; {Camaena), Pfr. Vers. p. 138 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 261. Palawan Passage, near Borneo. H. CONDORIANA, Ci’osse and Fisch. Jour. Conch. XI. 1863, p. 351, pi. 14, fig. 1 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 377. Pulo Condor, Cochin-China. Section 80, Geotrochus. Subsection 1, Geotrochi genuini. H. PERAKENSis, Crosse, Jour, de Conch. XXVII. 1879, p. 199, pi. 8, fig. 4 (Geotrochus). This is a small regularly conical shell, 10 millimetres in diameter and 11 high. Dr. Hungerford has some doubts about its being a Geotrochus, a group which ha,s not yet been observed in the Indian region. The figure gives the idea rather of Satsuma (or Fruticotrochus, Kol.), which group is widely spread BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. lOil ill China, and might very well range into the Malay Peninsula, hitherto so little explored. Von Moll, Jour, As. Soc. Beng, LY. 1886, p. 303. Perak. H. swETTENHAMi, De Morgan, Le Naturaliste, VII. 1885, p. 68 } O. von Mollendorflf, Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LV. 1886, p. 304, who says the species may be a Trochomorpha or a Plectotropis. He makes the same observation with regard to the three following species ; — H. THiEROTi, De Morgan, l.c. Gunong-Chura, north of Ipoli, Kinta Valley, • H. HARDOUiNi, De Morgan, l.c. Valley of the Kinta, between Lahat and Ipoli. H. LAHATENSis, De Morgan, l.c. Same locality, H. ANTiQUA, Ad. and Pv,eeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 61, pi. 16, fig. 1 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 402, pi. 77 \ Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 949, pi. 144, figs. 14-15 \ Pfr. Mon, Hel. HI. p. 172. Unsang, Borneo. Subsection 2, Perforati. II. EUCHROES, Pfr. Malak. Bl. 1854, p. 57 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 1346, pi. 192; Pfr. Novit. Conch. I, p. 2, No. 3, pi. 1, figs. 7-8; (Geotroclius), Pfr. Vers. p. \i^=Acavus euchroiis {Geotrochus), H. and A. Adams, Gen. II. p, 196 = Relix euchro'es, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 256. Indian Archipelago. H. LENTA, Pfr.= /7. pihus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 324 ; var. Chemn, new edit. Helix I. p, 157, pi. 40, fig. 5 =11. lenta, Pfr. Malak. Bl. 1854, p. 57 ; {Geotrochus), Pfr. Vers. p. 145 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 257 = Acavus lenlas {Geotrochus), 11. and A. Adams, Gen. II. p. 196, Moluccas. 1042 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, H. STURSiANA, Shuttlew. Bern, Mittheil. 1852, Aug. p. 200; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 179. Amboyna. H. piLEOLUS, Per. Hist. pi. 63 A. figs. 1-2 (not Pfr. Mon. H. I, p. 324); Pfr. Malak. Bl. VII. 1860, p. 64; von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 321, pi. 17, figs. 8-9 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 326. Batchian. H. ZOAE, Pfr. Malak. Bl. XII. 1865, p. 121 ; Kovit. Conch. Fasc. 23, p. 274, No. 386, pi. 67, figs. 16-17 — I/, pileohis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 324. INloluccas. H. suBViTREA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 148; Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 1361, pi. 194 ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. I. p. 8, No. 13, pi. 3, figs. 8-9 ; ( Geotrochus) Pfr. Vers. p. 145. Moluccas. H. RHYNCHOSTOMA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 21, pi. 2, fig. 6; Novit. Conch, p. 166, No. 264, pi. 45, figs. 9-11 ; Mon. Hel. V. p. 328. Batchian. H. LANCEOLATA, Pfr. Pi’oc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 386, pi. 37, fig. 6 ; von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 320, pi. 17, fig. 7 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. S2S ~ Pajmma lanceolata, Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 411. Gilolo ; Moti. H. NODiFERA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 21, pi. 2, fig. 4 Novit. Conch, p. 166, No. 263, pi. 45, figs. 7-8 = Paimina nodifera, AVallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 411 = Eelix nodifera, Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 328. Batchian. H. viTREA, Fer. (Helicigona), pr. 145, Hist. pi. 64, fig. 4 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 459, pi. 76, figs. 18-19; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 326. Ternate ; Moti ; Batchian. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1043 H, ALBULA, Le Guill. Revue Zool. 1842, p, 139 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. I. p. 328. Teniate. Svh-section 3, Pseudopartula. H. (Bulimus) galericulum, Mouss. (Pfr. Nomenclator Hel. p. 197, No. = Bidimus galericulum, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 34, pi. 3, fig. 5 3 Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 302. Parclana, Java. Section 85, Corasia. H EXTENSA, Miill. Verm. 11. p. 60, No. 254 (not Per.) \ Gmel. Syst. p. 3631, No. 59; Lamarck, Hist. VI. p. 70, No. 18, Desk. edit. VIII. p. 37 ; Desk, in Per. Hist. I. p. 246, No. 313, pi. 96, figs. 5-7 ; Ckemn. 2nd edit. Helix No. 1090, pi. 160, tigs. 6-7; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. = Eurycratera extensa, Beck, Ind. p. 46, No. 9. Amboy na ; Goram. H. LEUCOPHTHALMA, Pfr. Malak. Bl. XVII. 1870, p. 93 ; Novit. Conck. IV. p. 10, No. 681, pi. Ill, figs. = Gochlostyla {Corasia) leucophthalma, Paetel, Catal. 1873, p. 97 ; = Helix leucophtltalma, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 355. Celebes. H. LAIS, Pfr. Proc. Zool. 8oc. 1853; Mon. Hel. III. p. 647. Island of Tukan Bessi. 11. CocHLOSTYLA, Per. Prodromus, j). 47, Sub-genus of Helix. Shell not umbilicated, oval, conical, ventricose, somewkat like a Jhdimus witk ratker obtuse apex. Aperture large, ovate ; colu- mella straigkt or sligktly curved ; })eristome rellected. About 214 species, generally characteristic of the Pkili})pines and Indian Archipelago, some in India, others in Cochin China, while a few extend into the Pacific as far as Piji and New Caledonia. (1) 1044 MALAYSIA^ LAND AND FRESIIWATKR MOLLUSCA, CocHLosTVLA THOMSONI, Pfr, Noiuen. Hel. p. 205, No. 2116 = Helix thomsoni, Pfr. Malak. Bl. XVIII. 1871, p. 120; Novit. Conch. IV. p. 70, No. 756, pi. 121, figs. 1-2 = C ochlostyla thomsoni (CorasiaJ, Paetel, Catal. 1873, p. 97 = Helix thomsoni, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VII. p. 308. Island of Tukan Bessi. C. INDUSIATA, Pfr. Noniencl. Hel. p. 205, No. 2489 = Helix indusiata, Pfr. Malak. Bl. XVIII. 1871, p. 121 ; Novit. Conch. IV. p. 71, No. 757, p. 121, figs. 3-4 ; Mon. Hel. VII. p. 355. Tukan Bessi. C. RUSTICA, Mouss, = rusticus, Mouss. Jav. Moll. 115, j)!. 22, fig. 1 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 574, pi. 78 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 296 = Cochlostyla rustica, Pfr. Nomen. Hel. p. 208, No. 17. Java. C. TRAiLLi, Pfr. = Bulimus trailli, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 106, pi. 32, fig. 6; ( Amphidromus ), Pfr. Vers. p. 146; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 362. Boi-neo. C. PALAWANENSis, Pfr. = BuUmus palavmnensis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 372. Palawan. C. LiBROSA, Pfr. = B^ilimus lihrosus, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 388 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 375. Palawan. 12. Bulimus, Scopoli, Delicise Floi’ae et Faunae Insubricae. (Lombardy) Vol. I. p. 67. IShell oval, oblong, or turriculate, solid, sub-perforate or imper- forate ; whorls few ; ultimate ventricose wide ; aperture longitu- dinal ; columella broad, rarely plicate ; peristome thickened, reflected ; margins usually joined by a callus. BY THE REV. J, E. TENISON-WOODS. 1045 Animal similar to the animal of Helix, with a simple jaw.* Radula similar also to Helix. Between 300 and 400 species, mostly South American, f * It cannot be questioned that Scopoli rather than Adanson should be given as the authority for this genus, although the author of the work referred to in the text says distinctly, “ Proprium itaque ex his constituo, et duce celeberriino Adansonio Bulimos voco, ut eo facilius adnoscantur. Solam testam nec animal inhabitans vidi, quod diversum esse a Limace afflrmat Adansonius.” p. 67. Cf. Histoire Naturelle du S6n4gal (Paris, 1757), where M. Adanson writes the name Bulin. The Latin (?) name on pi. 1 looks very much like Bulimus inconsequence of the strokes of the ‘'n” and “u” being con- fused. A brief account of this curious work may be useful. It is divided into two parts; the first of 190 pages is devoted to the “Voyage au Senegal the second part is a “ Histoire des Coquillages, ” consisting of : — 1. Preface, 28 pp. ; 2. Definitions des parties des coquillages, 32 pp. (a most useful series of observations well deserving of study) ; 3. Table des rapports ou des combinaisons autrement appell6s syst6mes ou arrangements m^thodiques, 26 pp. ; 4. Table chronologique des auteurs, 4 pp. ; 5. Division g6nerale, 4 pp. ; 6. Coquillages (including index), 275 pp. ; 7. Plates, 19 pp. At p. 5 of the Coquillages is a full description which extends to three pages of Le Bulin or Bulinus, from which only the first sentence need be cited, as it shows the author is dealing with a fresh-water shell. “ Je donne le nom de Bulin a un petit coquillage d’ eau douce, qui vit commun^ment sur la lentille de marais et sur le lemma, dans les marais et les ^tangs de Podor. ” Therefore Scopoli’s genus, spelled differently, is justly regarded as new. t It is a curious feature in the Philippine and some of the Malay species that the varieties of pattern, which constitute their chief ornament, reside only in the epidermis. The colours of the shell rarely describe any sort of configuration ; they are mostly blended into a uniform tint, over which a fanciful pattern is produced l)y the epidermis forming a double poi’ous membrane in some places, and a single one only in others, developed, moreover, with the same continuous regularity as the textile marking of a Volute or Cone. This phenomenon is easily detected by immersing the shell in water, when the light portion or upper porous layer of epidermis becomes saturateil, and the ground color of tlie shell is seen through it ; as the moisture evaporates, the epidermis resumes its light appearance. .Sir David lirewster, in reply to a letter from Mr. Broderip on this subject, says : “ It appears to me, from very' careful observations, that tlie epidermis consists of two layers, and that it is only the upper layer which is porous w lierever the pattern is white. Tliese white or porous portions of the 1046 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Section Amphidromus. Bulimus loricatus, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 293; {Amp>hidromus) Pfr. Vers. p. 147 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 372. Java. B. PERVERSUS, L.= Helix perversa, L. Syst. Nat. 12th edit. .Species, No. 136. Sub-umbilicate, ovate, oblong, often sinistral, colour various, but generally uniformly light green, lemon yellow, or white ; or marked variously with spots or bands, such as a deep brown oblique streak, white with red spot, red lip, white lip, variously spotted with a bluish throat. This well-known and widely-spread shell which . is found all through the Archipelago ( Borneo 1), Malay Peninsula, Moluccas and Burmah, was known to the early conchologists, twelve authorities being quoted by Linnfeus for this species and B. dextra, which is evidently a variety. It is unnecessary to reproduce the authorities which occupy nearly two pages of Pfeiffer’s Mon. Hel. (Vol. III. p. 308). It is very common about Malacca, and on wet days especially may be gathered off the leaves of the trees where it is with difficulty distinguished on account of the similarity of its colour. Without quoting authorities, it may be mentioned that it has been known by the following names ; — Bulimus, Helix, Limax, Orthostylus, perversa, dextra, sinistra, atricallosa, interrupta, aurea, citrina, sultana, javanica, niacassariensis. B. LEUCOXARTiius, voii Mart. = B. leucoxanthus, von Mart. Monatsber. Berk Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 526 (Reeve, Bui. f. 187 b: dextra.); Ostas. Zool. II. p. 348, pi. 20, figs. 11-12 (sinistr.) ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 18, Java. epidermis differ from the other jjarts of the upper layer only in having been deprived of, or in never having possessed, the element which gives trans- parency to the membrane ; in the same manner as hydrophanous opal has become white, from the expulsion of its water of crystallization.” Reeve, Conch. Icon. Bulimus. BY THE REV, J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1047 B. POLYMORPHUS (Cochlostyla), Tapp. Canefri = Gochlostyla poJymorpha^ Tapp. Canefri, Malac. del viaggio della fregata Magenta, 1874, p. 82, pi. 2, figs. 4 &-h. = Bidimus polymorpliusy Pfr. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 23. M. H. Crosse (Jour. Conch. 1874, p. 320) regards this species as only a variety of B. (^Amphidromus) comes, Pfr. of Cambodia. Singapore. B, MELANOMMA, Pfi*.= Helix Jtammea, Chemn. IX, p. 94, fig. 927 = Bidimus inversus, Kust. pi. 6, fig. 3 (ex Chemn.) = B. citrinus, var. Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. 31, fig. I87a = R. elongatus, Hombr. et Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Moll. pi. 8, figs. 3-4 (?) = B. melanomma. Pfr. Zeitsch. f. Malak, 1852, p. 95; Chemn. 2nd edit. Bui. No. 179, pi. 39, figs. 28-29 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. HI. p. 310. Singapore ; Borneo. B. LiNSTEDTi, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 388 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 374. Malacca. B. MUNDUS, Pfr. Zeitschr, f. Malak. 1853, p. 57 ; Mon. Hel. Ill, p. 651 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Bui. p. 373, pi. 70, figs. 21-22. Singapore. B. BATAviiE (Partula), Grateloup,= Partida hatavios, Grat. Act. Bord. XI. p. 425, pi. 2, fig. 12 = Bulimus hatavice, Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 40. Java. B. INVERSUS, Mull. = 77. inversus, Mouss. Jav, Moll. p. 107; Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1849, p. 132; ( Amj)hidronms) hAherfi, Helic. p. 138; {Helix) Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 318. Thi.s has been as long known as Bidimus perversus, and has had the same synonyms applied to it. Malacca ; Singapore ; Siam. 1048 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, B. WINTER!, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. . Malak. 1849, p. 135; Cheinn. 2nd edit. Bui. No. 177, pi. 40, figs. 3-4; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 319. Java. B. TEYSMANNi, Mouss. MSS. ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p. 32, No. 704, pi. 116, figs. 2-3 ; Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 40= B. winteri, von Mart. Ostas. II. p. 353. Moluccas. B. HEERiANUS, Mouss. MSS. ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p. 31, No. 703, pi. 116, fig. i = B. winteri var. von Mart. Ostas. Moll, pi. 20, tig. 10 (1) = B. heerianus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 40. Moluccas. B. PALACEUS, V. d. Busch, in litt ; Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 28, pi. 3, tig. 1 ; Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1849, p. 136 ; Mon. Hel. III. p. 320; Chemn. 2nd edit. Bui. No. 178, pi. 40, fig. 6; {Amphidromus) , Alb. Helic. p. 138 = B. perversus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 37. Java. B. PURUS, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 29, pi. 3, fig. 2 ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p. 33, No. 705, pi. 116, fig. Q> = B. palaceus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 320 = B. winteri, von Mart. Ostas. Moll. p. 354, ex parte = B.purus, Pfi'. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 41. .Java. B. EMACiATus (Amphidromus), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. . II. p. 347, pi. 20, fig. 7 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 25. Java ; Bali. B. APPRESSUS, Mouss. in coll. ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 26, No. 213b. (ex v. Mart.j; (^AmpMdromua) von Mart. Ostas. Moll, p. 353; Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p. 34, No. 706, pi. 116, figs. 4-5 ; Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 42. Java. B. L^vus, Mull. = ZTeh'a; Iceva, Miill. Verm. II. p. 95, No. 293 ; Chemn. IX. P. I, p. 103, pi. Ill, figs. 940-49; Gmel. p. 3644, BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1049' No. 100; Dilhv. Descr. Cat. II. p. 935, No. 112; {Cochlogena) Fer. pr. 416 = //. perversa, Gmel. p. 3643 (e fig. Kamm.) — Bulimus Icevus, Brug. Enc. Meth. I. p. 317, No. 31 ; Quoy et Gaim. Astrol. II. p. 120, pi. 10, fig. 4 ; Lamarck, Desh. edit. 80, p. 260 ; Ktister, p. 15, pi. 9, figs. 7 -IQ — Orthostylus Icevus, Beck, Ind. p, 50, No. 15; Kiimmerer, p. 125, pi. 10, fig. S = B. Icevus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 39. Timor. B. SHSPECTUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18tli July, 1864, p. 526 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 362, pi. 21, fig. 8; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 27. Kupang, Timor. B. SUMATRANUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 526 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 366, pi. 21, fig. 6 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 27. Sumatra. B. siNiSTRALis, Eeeve, Conch. Icon. No. 603, pi. 81; Chemn. 2nd edit. Bui. No. 181, pi. 41, figs. 11-13 = .5. laevus, var, Desk, in Fer. Hist. pi. 161, figs. 11, 14-18 = 5. sinistralis, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 321. Celebes ; Timor. B. CONTRARIUS, Muller, =■ contrarius. Mull. Verm. II. p. 95, No. 292 (Swamm. pi. 7, No. 11) ; Gmel. Sy.st. p. 3644, No. 99; B’er. Voy. Freyc. p. 474, pi. 67, figs. 8-9 = 5?. interrupta sinistrorsa, Chemn. IX. p. 101, figs. 938-232 = Bulimus contrarius, Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 327. Macassar ; Timor ; Java. B. PORCELL.wu.s, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 33, pi. 3, 6g. 4 ; {Amphidromus), Alb. Helic, p. 139; Chemn. 2nd edit. Bui. No. ■ 182, pi. 41, figs. 14-15 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 328. Java. B. ADAM8II, Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 73, pi. 13; Adams and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 58, pi. 15, fig. 1; Chemn. 2nd 1050 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, edit. Bul. Js’o. 105, pi. 31, figs. 11-12 ; Pfr. Nomen. Hel. p. 214, No. 300. Borneo. Family BULIMINIDA. 13. Bulimina, Ehren. Symb: Pliy.s. Oken Isis, 1833, p. 734, sub-genus, Chilodontis. Shell solid, rimate, oblong conical, or fusiformly cylindrical ; apex obtuse, horny, last whorl shorter than spire ; aperture small, oblique, oval; peristome straight, labiate within, simple or dentate; lip rather expanded, columella reflexed and spread. Animal similar to Bulimus, jaw arcuate and finely striate lengthwise ; radula like Helix. About 350 species, v/hich are divided into about a dozen sub-genera, of which four only belong to America or about an eighth of the species; the rest are in Europe and western Asia, with a few extending into the Indian Archipelago, belonging as far as known to the sub-genus Eiia. Bulimina lorraini, Vh'. = Bulimus lorraini, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 332 ; Mon Hel. IV. p. 468. Penang. B. SPILOZONA, von = Bulimus (Bhachis) spilozonus, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 527 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 368, pi. 21, fig. 13; Pfr. Mon. Hel VI. p. 112. Celebes ; Timor. B. GREGARiA, Ad. and Reeve, = Bulimus yregarius, Ad. and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 58, pi. 14, fig. 4 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. No. 612, pi. 83 (aliquantulum auct.); Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 351. Borneo; Japan. B. GLANDULA, Mouss. = glunclulus, Mouss. Jav. Moll, p. 34, pi. 4, fig. 3 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 353. Java. BY THE REV. J. E. TEXISON-WOODS. 1051 B. APERTA, von Mart. —Pufa aj)erta, von Mart. IMalak. Bl. X. 1863, p. \^0 = BvMminus ajjertus (JVajjaeus), von Mart. Ostas, Zool. II. 370, pi. 22, fig. Q = Buli')mi$ ai:tertus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 61. Timor. 14. Stenogyra, Shuttleworth, Diagnosis Nov. Moll. No. 6, p. 137. Shell elongate, tnrriculate ; whorls numerous ; apex obtuse or truncate; aperture oval, small; columella thin, straight; peristome simple, sharp. Animal like Achatina. Jaw finely plicate or ribbed ; radula with median tooth, very small ; laterals tricuspid with a rather long central cusp ; marginals short, tricuspid. About 250 species, of world-wide distribution. The species of the Malayan region belong to the section Opeas^ in which the sliell is small, thin, subu- late, covered with small ribs. Stenogyra gracilis, Hutton, Jour. As. Soc. Beng. III. p. %^ = Bulimus gracilis, Hutton, l.c. =.5. indicus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 157 ; Chemn.pl. 21, figs. 18-19 = .5. apex, M.ouss. = Spiraxis ^ra Blanford, Contrib. Ind. M dlac. = Bulimus ceretis, Heexe, Conch. Icon. Achatina, pi. 17, fig. 81. Java ; Bukit Pondok, Perak. S. (Subulina) tchehelensis, De Moi’gan, Le Naturaliste, 1885, p. 69 — aS'. {Opeas) terehralis (?), Theobald (1 n.sp.), G. Nevill, Handl. Moll. Ind. Mus. 1878, p. 166 ; 0. F. von Mbllendorff, •lour. As. Soc. Beng. LV. p. 304. This is a fine subulate shell, more than an inch long with 10 or 1 2 whorls. Mount Chehel, near the River Plus and Bukit Pondok, Perak. S. ahctlspira (Opeas), von IMart. Ostas. Zool. TI. p. 374, pi. 22, fig. \0 = Jjulimus arctispirus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 102. J ava. 1052 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, S. DENSESPiRATA, Mouss. = densespiratus, Mouss. Jour. Conch. VI. 1857, p. 159 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 497. Buitenzorg, Java. S. ACUTissiMA, Mouss. = acutisswius, Mouss. Jour. Couch. VI. 1857, p. 159; Pfr. Mon. Hel. IV. p. 453. Buitenzorg, Java. S. LAxispiRA, von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 373, pi. 22, fig. 14 = Bulimus laxispirus, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 92. Sumatra. S. HOCHSTETTERi, Zelebor, Bulimus Tiochs tetter i, Zeleb. Reise tier Freg. “Novara;” Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. j). 107. Java. S. ACHATiNACEA, Pfr.= Bulimus achatinaceus, Pfr. Symb. III. p. 82; Mon. Hel. II. p. 156. Java; Borneo. 15. Rhodina, De Morgan, Le Naturaliste, 1885, p. 68. Shell cylindraceous, striate ; whorls numerous, last much larger ; aperture triangular ; columella reflected, very prominent ; peri- stome continuous. M. de. Morgan has founded this new genus for a curious shell like Stenogyra. He thinks it is related to Rhodea by the absence of keel and the cornet-like aperture. Rhodina perakensis, De Morgan, l.c. Shell cylindrical, fragile, horny, yellow, with 10 regularly in- creasing whorls very regularly and distinctly striate, the suture linear and well marked ; the aperture triangular, oblique ; peristome thin, not reflected. Long. 25, diam. of last whorl 4^, long, of aperture 5, lat. 3 mill. Limestone rocks of Gunong Tcheura, near Ipoli, Kinta Valley, under dead leaves. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1053 Family CIONELLIDA. 16. Glessula, Albers, Helic. p. 194. Shell ovate, oblong ; thin translucent j spire pyramidal ; apex obtuse ; whoids numerous, last inflated ; columella short, arcuate, abruptly truncate. Fifty-nine species in India, Malayan region, and West Africa. Glessula wallacei, Ffv.=Achaima wallacei {Electro), Pfr. Malak. Bl. 1855, p. 168; Novit. Conch. I. p. 82, No. 140, pi. 22, figs. 9-10 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 606. Sarawak, Borneo. G. SUMATRANA, von Mart. = .4 cAafina sumatrana, von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. pi. 22, fig. 5 = Cionella sumatrana, von Mart. Monats. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 527 =Achatina sumatrana, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 225. Sumatra. G. JAVANICA, Achatina javanica. Peeve, Conch. Icon. No. 79, pi. 1 7 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. III. p. 493. Java. Family PUPIDA. 17. Pupa, Lamarck, Syst. Anim. s. Vert. 1st edit. p. 88. Shell usually very small, cylindrical or oval oblong ; umbilicus slight or a mere slit, striate, plicate or ribbed, brown or horn- colour ; columella plaited or sub-dentate ; lip reflected, dentate or plaited within ; peristome joined usually by a callosity. Animal with a short foot, pointed behind, lower tentacles short ; jaw smooth or finely striated, often with a superior appendage like Succinea. liadula resembling Helix ; the central and lateral teeth similar, tricuspid ; marginals very short and denticulated. 1054 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Pupa ascendens, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 528 ; (Anosiomella), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 386, pi. 22, fig. 23 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 297. Aniboyna. P. ORCELLA (Pupisoma), Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLII. 1873, p. 33, pi. 3, fig. 2 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 358. Penang. P. MORELETi, A. D. Brown, Jour. Conch. XVIII. 1870, p. 393 = Vertigo moreleti, Issel, Moll. Born. yi. 52 = Pupa moreleti, Pfr, Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 391. Labuan. P. MALA YANA, Issel, = XcrAyo malayanus, Issel, Moll. Born. 1874, p. 53, pi. 5, fig.s. 30-32 = Pupa malayana {Ver-tigo), Pfr. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 404. Borneo. P. PALMIRA (Scopelophila), Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLII. 1873, p. 32 j Pfr. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 409. Penang. 18. Hypselostoma, Benson, Ann. and Magaz. Nat. Hist. 1856, Feb. p. 130, also, Ap. p. 342 ; H. and A. Adams, Gen. II. p. 640.= Tany stoma, Benson, l.c. Shell convolute, conical, perforate, last whorl free, opening upwards, protracted ; aperture trumpet-like and dentate ; peri.stome horizontal, expanded. Three species collected in Burmah. Hypselostoma bensonianum, W. Blanford, Contr. Ind. Mai. IV. 1863, p. 8 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. 1868, p. 437 ; Conch, Indica, pi. 8, fig. 2 ; von Moll. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LV. 1886, p. 306. Perak. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISOK-WOODS. 1055 19. Clausilia, Draparnaud, Hist. Nat. d. Moll, terrest. et fluv. pp. 24, 29, 68. Shell iusiiorm, usually sinistral ; aperture elliptical or pyriform with a posterior sinus conti’acted by lamellae closed when adult by a moveable shelly plate (Clausilium); peristome continuous, reflected. Animal with a short obtuse foot ; upper tentacles short, lower small ; lung and reproductive orifices on the left side ; jaw finely grooved. Radula like Helix, but both rows very numerous, sometimes as many as 120 x 50. About 700 species, of world- wide distribution. The peculiarity of the genus is the Clausilium, which is developed ill the adult state. The animal secretes an elastic calcareous filament attached to the columella, round which it makes a half turn. At the free end is a spoon-shaped, lamina, smaller than the aperture, but fitting it. Its elasticity enables the animal to push it on one side when walking, and to use it as a door when within the shell, securing it against intrusion. Clausilia moluccensis, von Mart. Monatsber. Berk Ak, Apr. 1864, p. 270 ; (Phaedicsa), Ostas. Zool. II. p. 381, pi. 22, fig. 19; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 412. Halmahera ; Ternate. Cl. penangensis (Piiaedusa), Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng, XLII. 1873, p. 27, pi. 3, figs. 4-6; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 465. Penang Hill. Cl. sumatraxa, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. April, 1864, p. 270 ; ( Phaedusa), Ostas. Zool. IT. p. 379, pi. 22, fig. 17 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 410. .Sumatra. Cl. iiELDii, Kii.st. p. 27, pi. 2, figs. 29-31 =C/. javana, Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 405. Java. 67 1056 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Cl. javana, Pfr. Symb. I. p. 49 ; Kiist. p. 26, pi. 1, figs. 26-28 xni Cl. heldii, Kiist. p. 27, pi. 2, figs. 29-31 = Cl. javana, Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 405. Java. Cl. corticina, v. d. Busch, MSS.; Pfr. Symb. II. p. 60 ; Kiist. p. 26, pi. 2, figs. 24-25 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 404. Java. Cl. borneensis, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 296 ; (^Phaedusa), Pfr. Vers. p. 181 ; Mon. Hel. IV. p. 736. Borneo. Cl. junghuhni, Phil, in Kiist. Mon. p. 23, pi. 2, figs. 5-7 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 405. J ava. Cl. cornea, Phil, in Kiist. Mon. p. 22, pi. 2, figs. 1-4 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 405. Java. Cl. excurrens, von INIart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 18th July, 1864, p. 527 ; Ostas. Zool. II. p. 384, pi. 22, fig. 16 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 480. Kepahiang, Sumatra. Cl. filicostata (Phaedusa), Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLII. 1873, p. 28, pi. 3, figs. 7-8; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VIII. p. 471. Penang Hill. Cl. obesa (Phaedusa), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 380 (not Pfr.) -- Cl. obesa, Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 411. Indian Archipelago. Cl. orientalis, v.d. Busch, MSS.; t*fr. Symb. II. p. 60 ; Kiist. p. 25, pi. 2, tigs. 17-19 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 414. Java. Cl. schwaneri, Herklots, Mus. Lugd. Bat. ; (Phaedusa), von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 382 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. VI. p. 468. Borneo. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1057 Cl. (Pseudonenia) filicostata, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLTI. 1873, p. 28, pi. 3, figs. 7-8 ; var. tenuicosta, G. Nevill, Handl. Moll. Ind. Mus. 1878, p. 183; H. Crosse, Jour. Conch. XXVII. 1879, p. 337 ; O. F. von Moll. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LY. 1886, p. 306. Bukit Pondok, Perak. “ The few badly preserved specimens which Dr. Hungerford found seem to justify Nevill’s classification of the Perak form as a variety of the Penang Cl. Jilicostata.” 0. F. von Moll. l.c. Family SUCCIXEIDEA. The shells of this family are thin, horny, oval, oblong ; spire only slightly developed, mouth very wide, oval ; columella simple not truncate, peristome with a thin edge. 20. SucciNEA, Draparnaud, Tableau Moll. pp. 32, 55. Shell imperforate, thin, ovate or oblong ; spire small ; aperture large, obliquely oval ; columella and peristome simple, acute. Animal large, tentacles short and thick, foot broad ; lingual teeth like Helix. Inhabits damp places, but rarely enters the water. SucciNEA BORNEENSis, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851 ; Mon. Hel. m. p. 11. Borneo. S. TAYLORi, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851 ; Mon. Hel. III. p. 10. Singapore. S. 8UBRCGATA, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851 ; Mon. Hel. III. )). 10. Borneo. S. OUESA, von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 387, pi. 22, fig. 21 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. V. p. 463. East Java. 1058 MALAYSIAX LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, S. GRACILIS, Lea, Proc. A.mer. Phil. Soc. 1841, II. p. 31 ; Pfr. Mon. Hel. II. p. 518. Java (?). S. MiNUTA, Mouss. Zolling. in Peterm. Geog. Mittheil. 1864, H. VIII. p. 303 (Nomen) ; Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 388; Pfr. JNlon. Hel. V. p. 464. Bali. Family CYCLOPHORID^. The Cyclophoritlse have heliciform shells with a circular opening, and covered with a thick periostraca ; operculum cal- careous or horny, spiral with numerous whorls. Animal with long, slender, pointed tentacles, foot broadly expanded, not grooved. 21. C'y CLOTHS, Guilding. Conchological Papers, by L. Guilding. See Swainson, “Shells and Shell-fish,” pp. 182 and 336. Shell nearly discoid ; pillar none ; spire scarcely raised ; lip thickened; widely umbilicate; operculum shelly; whorls numerous with raised margins. 44 species, mostly tropical. Cyclotus hungerfordianus, 0. von Moll. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LY. 1886, p. 306. Bukit Pondok, Perak. C. (1) DiscoiDEUS, Sowerby = Cyclostoma discoideum, Sow. Thes. N. 60, p. Ill, pi. 25, figs. 87-88; Chemn. 2nd edit. Cycl. No. 153, p. 144, pi. 20, figs. 1-3 ; Mouss. Jav. IMoll. p. 50, pi. 20, fig. 10 = Aperostoma discoideum, Pfi’. in Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1847, p. 104 = Cyclotus discoideus, Gray, Catal. Cycloph. p. 8, No. 11 ; Pfr. Consp. No. 36 ; INIon. Pneumon. Viv. p. 36, Malang, Java, C. OPALINUS, Mouss. = Cyclostoma opalinum, Mouss. Jav. Moll, p. 51, pi. 5, fig. 12= Cyclotus opalinus, Pfr. Consp. No. 37 ; Mon. Pneumon. p. 36. Malang, Java. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISOX-WOODS. 1059 C. CORNICULUM, Mouss.= Cyclostoma cornimilum, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 51, pi. 5, tig. 11 = Gyclotus corniculum, Pfr. Consp. No. 40 3 Mon. Pneumon. p. 38. Parclana, Java. C. TAYLORi ANUS, Pfr. = taylorianum, Pfr. Zeitsclir. f. iMalak. 1851, p. 7 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Cycl. No. 285, pi. 38, tigs. 27-29, pi. 43, figs. l-S = Gyclotus taylorianum, Pfi\ Mon. Pneumon. p. 40. Sarawak, Borneo. C. ROSTELLATUS, Pfi*.= Gyclostoma rostellatum, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1851, p. 8 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Cycl. No. 286, pi. 38, figs. 30-34 = Gyclotus rostellatus, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 40. Singapore. C. LiNDSTEDTi, Pfi’.= Gyclostoma lindstedti (Gyclotus), Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1856, p. 391 = Gyclotus lindstedti, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. I. p. 24. Mount Ophir, Malacca. C. PTYCHORAPHE, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1864; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 15. Borneo. C. (1) PARVULUS, von Mart. Malak. Bl. X. 1863, p. 85 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 17. Ternate ; Tidore. C. RETICULATUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1864; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 17. Timor ; Flores ; Adenai’e and Solor. C. succiNCTUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1864 ; Pfr. .Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 17. Timor. C. LIKATUEUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1864 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. 1 1. p. 27. Moluccas. 1060 MALAYSIA^ LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, C. BICARINATUS, voii Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1864 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. IT. p. 27. Ceram. C. CARiNULATUS, YOU Mart. Monatsber. Berl, Ak. 25 Feb. 1864; Pfr. Mon. Pnenmon. Suppl. II. p. 28. Burn. C. PRUINOSUS, von Mart. Malak. Bl. X. 1863, p. 83 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 34, Animal black. Common in the islands of Molucca, Ternate, Tidore, and Moti. C. BATCHiANENSis, Pfr. Pi’oc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 28, pi. 3, fig. 1 ; Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 35 ; Beeve, Conch. Icon, sp. 46, pi. 8. Batchian. C, LATISTRIGUS, von Mart. Monatsbei*. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1864 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 35. Borneo. C. FASoiATUS, von Mart., Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1864 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 35. Celebes. C. FULMiNULATUS, YOU Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 16 Jan- 1865, p. 21 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 27 =Cyclotus politus, von Mart. Malak. Bl. XI. 1864, p. 141 (not Sowerby). Celebes. C. LONGIPILUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 16 Jan. 1865, }). 51 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon, Suppl. III. p. 28. Maros, Celebes. C. AMBOINENSIS (Cyclostoma), Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. IIL p. 32 ; von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 121, pi. 2, figs. 4-5 = Cyclostoma amboinense, Pfr. 1852, =(1) Cyclophorus amboinensisf Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 82, No. 49 = Cyclophoriis marmoratus, Fer, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 68 (Martens). Amboyna ; Ceram ; Burn. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1061 22. Opisthoporus, Benson. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1851, p. 8 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Viv. Suppl. 111. p. 41 ; Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1851, p. 8 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Yiv. Suppl. I. p. 25, 11. p. 36. Shell depressed, oi’kiculai’, largely uinbilicate ; aperture double, with the external parts spread out ; suture behind the opening and furnished with a little open tube ; operculum calcareous, circular, rather thick, concave at both sides, multispiral, double ; the internal side covered with a horny periostraca, the external calcareous and rough ; columella margin concave. Opisthoporus solutus, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLl. 1872, p. 266, ph 10, figs. 8-10; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. 111. 1876, p. 44; G. Xevill, Handl. Moll. Ind. Mus. 1878, p. 263 ; H. Crosse, Jour. Conch. XXVll. 1879, p. 337. Bukit Pondok ; Penang. 0. PENANGENSis, Stol. l.c. 1872, p. 265, pi. 10, fig. 7 ; Pfr. INIon. Pneumon. Suppl. 111. 1876, p. 43 ; G. Nevill, Handl. 1878, p. 263 ; H. Crosse, Jour. Conch. XXVll. 1879, p. 338. Bukit Pondok ; Penang. O. JAVANUS, Pfr. Malak. Bl. Vll. 1860, p. 215, pi. 3, figs. 8-10; Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. 11. 1865, p. 37. Nungnang, Java. O. SUMATRANUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berk Ak. 25 Feb. 1864 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. 11. 1865, p. 37. Sumatra. (?) O. spiNiPERUS (Cyclostoma), Morelet, = Cyclostoma syini- fcrum, Morelet, Jour. Conch. IX. 1861, [>. \11 = Opisthoporus spinifer'us, von Mart. Ostas. Zool. 11. p. 113; Pfr. Mon. Pneu- mon. Sui)j)l. 111. p. 41. Borneo. O. PKRTU8U8 (Cyclostoma), Morelet; Issel, Moll. Born. p. 75; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. 111. p. = Cyclostoma pertusuviy Morelet, Jour. Concli. IX. 1861, p. 177. Borneo. 1062 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA. 23. Pterocyclos, Benson. Jour. Roy. As. Soc. I. 1832 and V. 1836 ; Zoological Journ. V. No. 20, p. 462. Shell svib-discoid, lai’gely umbilicate ; aperture circular, the external layer overlapping the inner and dilated posteriorly with a distinct groove at the suture ; operculum thick, composed of several spiral calcareous layers externally concave and horny within. A small genus chai acteristic of the Indian region. Pterocyclos albersi, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1847, p. 151 ; Ohemn. 2nd edit. Cyclostoma, p. 197, pi. 28, figs. 1-5; Pfr. IVJon. Pueumon. p. 45. Perak ; Kinta Valley (!), Selama (!). Pt. brevis (Lituus), Marty n, = Lituus brevis, Marty n, Fig. of non-described shells, pi. 28c; Ed. Chenu (Bibl. Conch. II.) p. 21, pi. 8, fig. 2 —Turbo petiverianus, Wood, Suppl. pi. 6. fig. 2 = G yclostonia petiverianum. Gray in Wood’s Suppl. p. 36 = Cyclos. toma breve, Pfr. in Chemn. 2nd edit. No. 180, p. 166, pi. 24, figs. 1-2 = Myocostoma petiverianum, Trosch. in Zeitschr. f. Malak. = Pterocyclos brevis, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1851, p. 9 ; Consp. No. 46 ; Mon. Pneumon. p. 42. India ; Pulo Condor. Pt. planorbulus, Lamarck, = Cornu venatorimn, Chemn. Cab. IX. p. 104, pi. 127, figs. 1132-33 (^) = Cyclostoma planorbula, Lamarck, Encyclop. INIeth. pi. 461, fig. 3— Cyclotus planorbulus, Swains. Malacol. p. 336 = Pterocyclos planorbulus, Pfr. Consp. No. 47 ; Mon. Pneumon. p. 43. Java (?) ; Borneo (?). Pt. tenuilabiatus. Mete. ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 45 = Cyclostoma tenuilabiatum, Mete. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851. Borneo. Pt. blandi, Benson, Ann. and Magaz. VIII. 1851, Aug. pi. 5, fig. 1 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 49. Pulo Susson. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1063 Pt. C?) spiracellum, a. Ad. and Reeve ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 50= Cyclostoma spiracellum, A. Ad. and Reeve, Yoy. Samar. Moll. p. 56, pi. 14, fig. 1 j Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 50. Borneo. Pt. labuanensis, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863; Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 41. Labuan. Pt. lowianus, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863 ; Mon. Pneumon. Buppl. II. p. 41. Labuan. Pt. sumatranus, von IMart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 25 Feb. 1 864 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 42. Sumatra. Pt. batchianensis. Reeve, Conch. Icon. sp. 6, pi. 2 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 43. Batchian. Pt. (1) eudaedaleus, Crosse, Jour. Conch. XVII, 1869, p. 187; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 51. Borneo. 24. Spiraculum, Peanson, 1833, Jour. R. As. Soc. II. p. 391 ; H. and A. Adams, Genera, p. 278. SAell depressed, sub-discoid, with a thick periostraca, which is sometimes covered with small hau’s ; aperture circular ; at the la.st whorl a sutural tube formed by the union of the outer layer of the shell over the channel on the penultimate whorl. By most authors thi.s is regarded as a sub-genus of Pterocyclos. Spiraculum (?) regelspergeri, de Morgan, Le Naturali.ste, VII. 1885, No. 9, p. 69 (Cyclophorus) ] 0. von Mdllendorff, Join*. As. Soc. Beng. TiV. 1886, p. 308. The last-named author .says (l.c.) that the species is decidedly not a Cyclophorus but a Pterocyclos, which might bo related to 1064 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Pi. alhersi, Pfr., on account of the curious canaliculated suture. He adds : “ De Morgan’s mention of a tube, and of the fine membranaceous lamellse of the operculum to render its fitting more hermetic, suggest a Spiraculum or Rliiostoma ;* but against the inclusion in the latter genus, it may be mentioned that the last whorl is not fi’ee.” Environs of Lahat and Pappan ; Kinta Valley ; Larut. I collected three specimens, one on the road between Lahat and Hoping, one at the mouth of the Diepang River, and one at Pappan, all in Perak. S. KiNTANUM, De Morgan, l.c. 1885, p. 69 = Cyclopho7'us kintamim, De Morgan, l.c. = Spiraculum kintanuin, O. v. Moll. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LV. p. 308. Kinta Valley. 25. Cyclophorus, Montfort, Conch. Syst. II. p. 290. Shell globose, turbinate or depressed and discoid, well umbili- cated 3 peristome entire, thick, double, and reflected ; periostraca thick ; operculum horny, orbicular, thin, multispiral. A large genus, which formerly included nearly 200 species, but has now been sub-divided into several genera. Even after this Pfeiffer enumei’ated about 250 species. They are principally tropical and Indian, but some of the species are particularly characteristic of the Malayan region. Cyclophorus conpluens, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 140; Reeve, Conch. Icon. sp. 69, pi. 15 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Siippl. II. p. 60. Borneo. *It should be noted that in Chenu’s “ Manuel de Couchyliologie ” the genus is always written Registoma, possibly Van Hasselt’s genus, the etymology of which is pgyg and (rrofia, but the derivation of Rhiostoma is from eiov, a promontory. BY THE REV. J, E. TENISON-WOODS. 1065' C. BANKANUS, von Mart. Ostas. Zool. II. p. 135; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 101. Banka Island. C. MALAYANUS, Benson,= Cyclostoma malayanum, Bens. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd series, X. p. 269 = Cyclostoma volvulus [trochiformcB, Lamarck), Soulev. Voy. Bonite, Moll. pi. 30, figs. 18-21 =Cyclohis(l) trocTiiformis, M. E. Gray, Fig. Moll. Anim. pi. 303, fig. 11 (ex Souley.) = Cyclophorus malayanus, Pfr. Malak. Bl. 1854, p. 82 ; Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. I. p. 42. Malayan Peninsula. C. DEBEAHXi, Crosse, Jour. Conch. XII, 1864, p. 42 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 62. Singapore . C. TUBA, Sow. = Cyclostoma tuba, Sow. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1843, p. 83 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Cycl. No. 183, p. 169, pi. 23, figs. 10-11 ; Souley. Voy. Bonite, Moll. pi. 30, figs. 25-27 = Cyclophorus tuba, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1847, p. 107 ; Consp. No. 68; Mon. Pneumon. p. 57 ; Gray, Catal. Cycloph. p. 16, No. 3. jNIount Ophir, Malacca. C. PPEiFFEai, Eeeve, Conch. Icon. sp. 11, pi. 3; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. II. p. 64. Pulo-Penang. C. BORNEENSIS, M.eic. = Cyclostoma borneense. Mete. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. Cycloph. No. 384, pi. 47, figs. 1-3 = Cyclojjho7'us horneensis, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 63. Borneo. C. FERDix, Brod. and Sow. =; Cyclostoma perdix, Brod. and Sow. Zool. Jour. V. p. 50 — Cyclostoma variegatuin, Val. Mus. Paris = Cyclostoma aglae. Sow. test. Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 54 = Cyclophorus perdix, Pfr. Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1847, p. 107 ; Mon. Pneumon. p. 63. Java. C. ZOLLINGERI, Mouss. = Cyclostoma zolUngeri, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 55, pi. 7, fig. 2 = Cyclophorus zolUngeri, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. j>. 64. Java. 1066 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, C. CANTORi, Bens. = Cyclostoma cantori, Bens. Ann. and Mag_ Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. VIII. p. 168; Chemn. new edit. p. 383, pi. 50, figs. 4-8 = Cyclophorus cantori, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 65 ; Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. I. p. 49 ; Gray, Cat. Phan. p. 44 ; H. and A. Adams, Genera II. p. 279. Penang. C. EXIMIUS, Mouss. = Cyclostoma eximium, Mouss. Jav. Moll, p. 53, pi. 7, fig. 1 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. No. 227, pi. 33, figs. 1-2 = Cyclophorus eximius, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 69. Java. C. BELULUS, von Mart. Monatsber. Berl. Ak. 16 Jan. 1865, p. 52 ; Issel, Moll. Born. p. 69 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 106. West Borneo. C. OCULUS CAPRI, Wood, = Helix oculus capri, Wood, Ind. pi. 32, fig. 7 — Cyclostoma oculus capri, Gray, Mus. Brit. ; Reeve, Conch. Syst. pi. 184, fig. 11 ; Sow. Thes. No. 73, p. 115, pi. 25, fig. 96 ; Chemn. 2nd edit. No. 18, p. 26, pi. 3, figs. 5-6 ; Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 52, pi. 6, fig. 2 = Cyclostomaraffiesii, Brod. and Sow. Zool. Journ. V. p. 50 = Cyclostoma indicum, Phil. Abbild. I. 5, p. 103, pi. 1, fig. '2 = Cyclophorus oculus capri, Gray, Catal. Cycloph. p. 20, No 23 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 87. Java; Sumatra. C. SEMisuLCATUS, Sow. = Cyclostoma semisulcatum, Sow. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1843, p. 62; Chemn. 2nd edit. No. 81, p. 80, pi. 11, figs. 1-2 = Cyclophorus semisulcatus, Gray, Catal. Cycloph. p. 20, No. 24 ; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p. 88. Malacca. C. CHARPENTiERi, Mouss.= Cyclostoma charpetitieri, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 56, pi. 6, fig. 3 ; Morch, Catal. Conch, p. 8 (sharpentieri), pi. 1, fig. 6 = Cyclostoma inoolvuius, var. ? Chemn. 2nd edit, p. 30, pi. 8, figs, \ii-\2 = Cyclophorm sharpentieri, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. p 89. J ava. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. i06r C. TAENIATUS, Pfr. = Cyclostovia taeniatum {CycIopTiorus), Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 301 = C ydoi:>lior%i8 taeniatus, Pfr. Mon.. Pneumon. Suppl. I. p. 59. Sumatra. C. TENEBRicosus, Aclams and Reeve, = Cyclostoma tenebricosum, Ad. and Reeve, Voy. Samarang, Moll. p. 57, pi. 14, fig. 6 = Leptopoma tenebricosum, Pfr. Consp. No. 171 3 Mon. Pneumon. p. 117 = Cyclophorus tenebricosus, Ad. Genera, p. 280 ; Pfr. Mon.. Pneumon. Suppl. I. p. 76, II. p. 69. Borneo. C. BELLUS, von Mart. Malak. Bl. XX. 1872, p. 159 ; Pfr. Novit. Conch. IV. p, 126, No. 830, pi. 128, fig. 10; Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 113. Celebes. C. METCALFEi, Issel, Moll. Bom. 1874, p. 69, pi. 6, figs. 4-6; PR. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 113. Sarawak, Borneo. C. TROCHOiDES (Lagocheilus), Stol. = LagocJieilus trocTioides Stol. Joui’n. As. Soc. XLI. 1872, p. 273, pi. 10, fig. 15 ',=Cyclo- phorus trochoides, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 123. Penang. C. STRIOLATUS (Lagocheilus) Stol. = Lagoclieihis striolatus, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLI. 1872, p. 271, pi. 10, fig. = Cyclo- phorus striolatus, Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 123. Penang. C. REGELSPERGERi, De Morgan, Le Nat. VII. 1885, No. 9, p. 69 = Spiraculum regehpergeri, von Mollendoff, Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LY. 1886, p. 308. Environs of Lahat and Pappan, tlie Valley of the Kiiita River, Perak. C. KiNTANL'M, De Morgan, l.c. 1885, p. 60 = Spiractdtim kintanum, von Mollendorff, l.c. Kinta Valley, Perak. 1068 MALAYSIAN LANB AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, C. EXPANSUS, Pfr. (?) var. von Mollenclorff, l.c. p. 309 ; G Nevill, Handl. 1878, p. 269. Biikit Pondok. C. Lowi, de Morgan, l.c. 188.5, p. 69; von Mollendorff, l.c. p. 309. Kinta Valley ; Patani. C. (Lagochilus T) townsendi, Crosse, Jour. Conch. XXVII. 1879, pp. 200, 339, pi. 8, f. ‘d = Lagocheilus, n.sp. G. Nevill, Handl. 1878, p. 282 = Cgclophorus haylei, De Morgan, l.c. 1885, p. 69 = Lagochilus townsendi, von Mollendorff, l.c. p. 309. 26. Leptopoma, Pfeiffer, Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1847, p. 47. A Cgclophorus with a thin operculum. Leptopoma aspirans, Benson, von Mollendorff, l.c. }>. 309. Bukit Pondok. 27. ALYCiEUS, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850. Shell conical or depressed, very deep sutures, last whorl much swollen, constricted and twisted near the opening, which is round ; peristome double, the outer plate reflected ; operculum thin, circular, calcareous, with numerous whorls. ALYCiEUs GIBBOSULUS, Stol. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. XLI. 1872, p. 268, pi. 10, fig. 14; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 58. Penang. A. PERAKENSis, Crosse, Jour. Conch. XXVII. 1879, pp. 206, 339, pi. 12. fig. 7 ; von Mollendorff, Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LV. 1886. Bukit Pondok. Crosse compares this with A. jagori, Mart., fx’om Java. It is, however’, well distinguished from this latter by its large size, bright yellow colour, the smaller number of its whorls, and its spiral sculpture (von Mollendorff). A. DiPLOCHiLUS, von Mollendorff, l.c. p. 310. Bukit Pondok. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS, 1069 A. OLiGOPLEURis, von Moll. l.c. p. 310. Bukit Pondok. A. MICRODISCUS, von Moll. l.c. p. 311. The peculiar distortion of the last whorl, which first descends after the constriction, and is again deflected towards the aperture, separates this Diinute species from all forms known (von M61- lendorfi'). Bukit Pondok. A. PARVULUS, von Moll. l.c. Another minute form, still smaller than the last to which it appears somewhat related. It difiers, however, in the constriction being nearer the aperture, almost regular last whorl, the broad outer and very prominent inner peristome (von Moll.). Bukit Pondok. A. MICROCONUS, von Moll. l.c. By the conical shape, the regular last whorl and the reticulate sculpture this small species is very well distinguished from all Indian Alyccd. Bukit Pondok. A. .TOussEAUMEi, De Morgan, Le Nat. VII. 1885, No. 9, p. 70 \ von Moll. l.c. p. 312. Limestone hills of the valley of the Kinta, summit of Mt. Lano. A. ciiAPERi, De Morgan, l.c. p. 70, probably = A. gibbosulus, Stol. Ita von Moll. Penang ; Bukit Pondok. Family DIPLOMM ATINACEAE, Benson. (Including the genera Paxillus, Palaina, Arinia and Diplommatina). 28. Diplommatina, Benson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1849, 8ept. p. 193. i^hell sub-oval, with the slightest trace of an umbilical slit ; jicristoine interrupted expanded ; ojjerculum thin, between testa- ceous and horny, with a projecting thin claw. 1070 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Shells belonging to the Indian region amounting to about 30- species, but some of uncertain position, which extend to New Zealand, Lord Howe’s Island and Australia. The family may be said to be represented partly in southern Asia and its islands. Animal with long and filiform tentacles, with sessile eyes on the posterior base ; foot short. The name of the genus refers to two lobes on each tentacle at the base behind, on each of which there is an eye. The species abound in masses of decayed vegetable matter, or under stones m damp situations, and beneath trees on the shady sides of mountains. I found a good many on a dead tree which had been felled in the clearing of a coffee plantation. At daybreak in the morning I generally found one or two walking about. This was probably D. mirabilis. The genus Paxillus is founded on a smooth I’eversed species from Borneo. Diplommatina concinna, H. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1872, p. 13, pi. 3, fig. 22; Issel, Moll. Born. p. 77; Pfr. Mon. Pneumon. Suppl. III. p. 74. Borneo. D. canaliculata, von Moll. Jour. As. Soc. Beng. LV. 1886, p. 312. Bukit Pondok. D. nevilli, Crosse, Jour. Conch, XXVII. 1879, pp. 203, 339, pi. 8, fig. 2 {Palaina) ; von Moll. l.c. p. 313. Bukit Pondok. D. crosseana, Godwin-Aust. and G. Nev. Proc. Zool. >Soc. 1879, p. 738, pi. 60, tigs. 3, 3a. Bukit. Pondok. D. MIRABILIS, Godwin-Aust. and G. Nev. l.c. p. 739, pi. 60, figs. 4i re elongated, generally more or le.<5S eroded towards the apex ; columella smooth, arched ; aperture ovate, entire, sometimes attenuately channelled at the ba,se ; lip simple. Animal-, di.sk short and slight; head proVjoscis-shaped, sub- conical, truncated, with the tentacles distant and subulate, having the eyes on the outer side and sometimes at the base, sometimes more advanced ; mantle fringed ; operculum horny. Univalve shells chiefly inhabiting the tropical rivers of India, the Indian Archipelago and tropical North America. About 160 species have been described, but these are capable of great reduction. Melania foeda, Lea, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1850; Brot, Mater. III. p. 33, pi. 3, tig. 4; Brot, Melanidse, Conchylien Cabinet I. p. 51. Java. M. angulifera, Brot, Mater. III. p. 32, pi. 2, fig. 9 ; Melanidee, Conch. Cab. I. p. 51. Java. M. PARVA, Lea,= Packy chillis parvum., Lea, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1856 = crassilahrum, Conch. Icon. f. 221 = Paludoinus cyanostomm, Morelet, Jour. Conch. 1864, p. 288 = Melania parva, Brot, Melan. (Conch. Cab. I.) p. 55. Sarawak, Borneo; Siam ; New Caledonia. (?) M. SULCOSPIRA, Mouss. Jav. Moll, pi. 9, fig. 3 ; Brot, Melan. p. 56 = Sulcospira typica^ Trosch. (lebiss der Schnecken. Java. BY THE REV, J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1079 M. PERFECT A, Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 22, fig. 5 ; Reeve, Concli. Icon. fig. = Melanoides perfecta, H, and A. Ad. Gen.= Melania perfecta, Bi’ot, Melan. p. 79. Amboyna j Maros, Celebes. M. WALLACEi, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 66 j Brot, Melan. p. 80 = M. constricta, Mouss. MSS. Celebes ; Macassai’. M. VARiABiLis, Benson, Jour. As. Soc. Calcutta, 1835; Hanley and Theobald, Conch. Ind. pi. 109, figs. 2-6 = Melanatria varia- bilis, Gray, Guide Syst. distrib.= Melania herculea, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 4 a. 1. — Melanoides herculea, H. and A. Ad. Gen.= Melania variahilis, Brot, Melan. p. 85. Java ; Burniah. M. suMATRENSis, Brot, Melan. p. 87. Sumatra, Java. M. EPiscoPALis, Lea, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850; (?) Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 12; Brot, Melan. p. 97. Malacca. M. INFRACOSTATA, Mouss. Jav. Moll. p. 65, pi. 10, fig. 3 (not Reeve) ; Brot, Melan. p. 98 = M. episcopalis, Lea, var. Brot, Catal. of Rec. Mel. p. 280, No. 80. J ava. M. BROOKEi, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 207 = M. episcopalie, Lea, Catal. Rec. Melan.— M. pontifcalis, v. d. Busch, Zeitschrift f. Malak. 1853, p. 178 = J/. hroohei, Brot, Melan. p. 99. Borneo. M. AGRESTis, Reeve, Conch. Icon. f. 140 = M. coarctata, I^ani. var. Brot, Mater. I. p. 42 = M. agrestin, Brot, Melan. p. 101. Borneo. M. ciRGUMSTRiATA, Metc. Pfoc. Zool. Soc. 1851, p. 73; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 205 = Melanoides circuuistriata, H. and A. Ad. Gen.= Melania circumstriata, Brot, Melan, p. 101. Borneo. 1080 MALAYSIAN • LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSC A, M. cLAVAEFORMis, Brot, Melan. p. 103. Borneo. M. TORQUATA, V. d. Busch, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 1, fig. 18 ; Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 12, fig. 2 ; Brot, Melan. p. 110 = iiT. terehra, Beeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 59 ; Hanley and Theobald, Conch. Ind. pi. 71, figs. 8-9. Java ; Bengal. M. soOLOOENSis, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 31 ; Brot, Melan. p. 105. Sulu. M. ZOLLINGERI, Bi'ot, Mater. II. pi. 2, fig. I, p. 42 ; INIelan. p. 111. Java. M. CRENULATA, (Desh.) var. tirouri (Per.); Desh. in Lam. An. s. V. No. 18 ; Chenu, Man. Conch, fig. 1986 ; H. and A. Adams, Gen.; Brot, Melan. p. 114. Celebes. M. CRENULATA (Desh.) var. porcata, Jonas, Zeitschr. f. Malak. 1844, p. 50; Phil. Abbildg. pi. 4, fig. 19; Mousson, Moll. Jav_ pi. 11, fig. 4; Brot, Melan. p. 114. Java. M. SEMic.ANCELLATA, V. d. Busch, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 3, fig. 2 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 376; Brot, Melan. p. 118 = J/. loevis, (Gray) Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 40 (not Gray) = 31. phlehntomum, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 105. J ava. 1\I. OBESULA, Brot, Melan. p. 121. Java. M. ACULEUS, Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. Philad. Y. pi. 19, fig. 72 ; Hanley, Conch. Misc. fig. 33 = 31. latromm, Tarnier, ]\ISS.= 31. suhidata, Sow. Man. Conch. 313 = M. aculeus, Brot, Melan. p. 122. Java. BY THE REV, J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1081 M. UNiFORMis, Q. and G. Voy. Astrol. pi. 56, figs. 30-35 ; Desb. in Lam. An. s. Y. No. 26 ; H. and A. Ad. Gen. ; Brot^ Melan. p. 124= Ji! fulgida, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 24=1/. baculus. Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 130. Menado, Celebes ; Philippines. M. ANTHRACiNA, V. d. Busch, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 3, fig. 3 ; Brot, Melan. p. 127. Java (?), .M TEREBRiFORMis, Bi’ot, Mater. I. p. 51 j Melan. p. 144 = M. terehra, v. d, Busch, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 1, fig. 17 ; Reeve, Conch., Icon, fig, 46. Java, M. TURRis, Brot, Mater, III. p. 38, pi. 2, fig. 11 ; Melan. p. 146. Borneo. M. AcicuLA, Brot, Mater. III. p. 39, pi. 3, figs. 8-9 ; Melan. p. 154. Labuan, Borneo. M. SEMiORNATA, Brot, Rev. Zool. 1860, pi. 16, fig. 5 ; Melan. p. 159. Java. M. arcte-cava, Mouss. Jour. Conch. 1857, p. 161 \ Brot, INIelan. p. 165 = M. arcticava, Mouss. in Reeve, Conch, Icon, tig. 71. Bajuniatil, Java. hi. MOLUccENsis, Q. and G. Voy. Astrol. pi. 56, figs. 22-25 ; Desli. in Lam. An. s. V. No. 24 ; Brot, Mater. III. p. 44, pi. 3, fig. 3 (not Reeve, Conch. Icon.) ; Melan. p. 166 = Jxiga nioluccemis, (1^. and G.) H. and A. Ad. Gen. Ainboyna ; Halmaheira. M. .MONILE, Mouss. Jour. Conch. 1857, p. 162 ; Brot, Melan. p. 173. Java(?); Moluccas, 1082 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, M. ORNATA, V. d. Busch, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 1, figs. 15-16; Brot. ]\Ielan. p. 173. Java, M. TRiSTis, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 121 ; Brot, Melan, p. 175, Java, M. FULGDRANS, Hiiids, Anil. Mag. N. H. XIV. p. 9 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 55 ; Chenu, Man. Conch, fig. 1993 ; H. and A. Ad. Gen.; Brot, Melan. p. 183, Moluccas; New Ireland ; Formosa. M. LABUANENSis, Brot, Mater. III. p. 41 ; Melan. p. 184. Labuan, Borneo. M. PAPUENSis, Q. and G. Voy. Astrol. pi. 56, figs. 45-47 ; Desh. in Lam. An. s. V. No. 27 ; Brot, Mater. III. p. 45 ; INIelan. p. 186. Moluccas (?). M. DiSTiNGUENDA, Brot, Melan. p. 190 — i/. (Bens.) Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 51 (not Bens, nor, v, d. Busch). Borneo. M. AMABiLis, V. d. Busch, in Reeve, Conch Icon. fig. 223 = 31. pulchra, v.d. Busch, Malak. Blilt. 1858, p. 35 = 3L aniahilis, Brot, Melan. p. 192. Celebes. M. SUBSUTURALIS, Metc. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1851, p. 73; Brot, iSlelan. p. 197 = Jf. metcalfei, Reeve, Conch. Icon, fig, 212. Borneo. M. DISJUNCTA, Brot, Melan. p. 198. Borneo. ]\I. INHONESTA, V. d. Busch, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 4, fig. 5; (1) Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 226 ; (1) Mousson, Jav, Moll. p. 71 ; Brot, Melan, p. 206 — M. ovalana, Mouss. Jour. Conch. 1870, p. 208, Java ; Ovalau. M. CREPiDiNATA, Reeve, Conch, Icon. fig. 120; Biot, Melan. p. 238. Java ; Borneo. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1083 M. JAVANICA, V. cl. Busch, MSS. (Philippi states that this is a MS. name of van clen Busch) ; Bi’ot, Catal. Rec. Mel. No. 200 ; Melan. p. 246 = 31. coarctata (Lam.) Phil. Abbiklg. pi. 4, fig. 20 ; Reeve, Couch Icon. fig. 22. Java. M. TUBEBCULATA, Mii]l. Verm. Ter. No, 378 ; Chemn. IX. p. 189 ; Phil. Abbildg. pi. 1, fig. 19 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 87 ;= 3Ielanoides tuberculata (Miill.), H. and A. Ad. Gen.= Melania fasciolata, Lam. An. s. V. No. 16 =iU. suturalis, Phil. Abbildg.. p. 4, fig. 17 = Jf. tuberculata, Brot, Melan. p. 247. Siam ; Java ; Malta ; Madagascar ; India ; Ceylon, &c. jM. cylindracea, Mouss, Jav. Moll. pi. 11, fig. 9; Brot, Melan. p. 252 = Melanoides cylindracea (Mouss.), H. & A. Ad. Gen. Java. M. FONTiNALis, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 5, fig. 7 ; Bi’ot, Melan. p. 253. Pulo-Pinang. M. MALAY ANA, Issel, Moll. Bom. p. 100 ; Brot, Melan. p. 253 = 31. tuberculata. Mull. var. malayana, Issel, l.c. Sarawak, Tangiou-Datou, Borneo. M. PARREYSSii, Brot, Melan. p. 254. Java (?). M. UNiFASCiATA, Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 11, fig. 8 ; Brot, Melan. p. 262 = Melanoides unijasciata (Mouss.), H. and A. Ad. Gen. Malang, Java. M. SCABRA, ’Miill. in Hanl. Theob. Conch. Inch pi. 73, figs. 1-4; Brot, Melan. p. 260 = Buccinum scabrum, Miill. Verm. p. 136, No. 329 — flelix scabra, Chemn. Conch, pi. 130, fig.s. 1259-00 - Melania spinulosa, Lam. An. s. V. No. 12 ; Q. and G. Voy. Astrol. pi. 50, figs. 12-14; Mouss. Jav. IMoll. pi. 11, tigs. 11, 12 - l*lotia scabra (Lam.), II. and A. Ad. Gen.; Clienu, Man. C’onch. fig. 1913. Java; India; Ceylon; New Guinea, &c. 1084 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA M. GRANUM, V. d. Busch, Phil. Abbiklg. pi. 1, fig. 7 ; Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 12, fig. 3; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 219; Brot, Melan. p. 270 = M. scrahella (Phil.), Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 12, fig. 2 = Plotia granum (v. d. B.), H. and A. Ad. Gen. Java. M. MYURUS, Brot, Rev. Zool. 1860, pi. 16, fig. 3 ; Melan. p. 271. Java; Borneo (1). M. ACANTHicA, Lea, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850; Hanley, Conch. Misc. fig- 8; Brot, Melan. p. 278 = M. spinulosa (Lam.) Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 156 a-b (not Lam.) = Tiara acanthica (Lea), H. and A. Ad. Gen. Manila; JMegros ; Moluccas. M. RUDicosTis, Mouss. Brot, Melan. p. 280. Amboyna, M. DiADEMA, Lea, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon, fig. 174; Brot, Melan. p. 293= Tiara diadema, H. and A. Ad. Gen. Philippines ; Amboyna. M. CYBELE, Gould, Proc. Bost. S.N.H. 1847 : Mouss. Jour. Conch. 1865, p. 199, 1870, p. 214= Tiara cyhele (Gould), H. and A. Adams, Gen. = T. crenularis (Desh.) H. and A. Ad. op. c. = Melania cyhele, Brot, Melan. p. 294. Sumatra ; Fijis ; Philippines. M. SETOSA, Swainson, Quart. Jour. Sci. 1824; Gray, Zool. Jour. I. pi. 8, figs. 6-8 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 186 ; Brot, Melan. p. 297 = Buccinum aculeatum, Listei’, Hist. s. syn, meth. Conch, pi. 1055, fig. 8 = Helix amarula, var. Chemn. IX. pi. 134, figs. 1220-21. A mboyna. M. ORiENTALis, A. Adams (Plotea), Proc. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 99; Reeve, Conch. Icon. tig. 181; Brot, Melan. p. 300 — Tiara orientalis (Ad.) H. and A. Ad. Gen. = Melania hippocastanum, Brot, Rev. Zool. 1860, pi. 16, fig. 1. New Caledonia ; Eastern Archipelago. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1085 M. wiNTERi, V, d. Busch, Phil. Abhildg. pi. 1, figs. 1-2; Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 12, fig. 1 ; Beeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 157 ; Brot, Melan. p. 301 = Plotea winteri (v. d. B.) H. and A. Ad. Gen. ; Chenu, Man. Conch, fig. 1945. Java. M. HERKLOTZi, Petit, Jour. Conch. 1853, pi. 7, fig. 10 ; Brot, Melan. p. 303 = M. dura^ Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 187 = M. strohilus, Reeve, op. c. fig. 214 = Plotea herhlotzi (Petit), H. and A. Ad. Gen. J ava. M. RUDis, Lea, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850; Reeve, Conch. Icon, fig. 172 ; Brot, Melan. p, 305; Mater. II. pi. 1, fig. 1 — M. micro- itoma, Lea, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850 ; Hanl. Conch. Misc. fig. 58 = Tarelia microstoma (Lea), H. and A. Ad. Gen. Batchian, Moluccas. M. SEMicosTATA, Phil. Abhildg. pi. 4, fig. 12 ; Brot, Melan. p. 308 = Sermyla semicostata (Phil.), H. and A. Ad. Gen. = Melania riquetti {Qvo.te\.) Mou.ss. Jav. Moll. p. 76. Samarang, Java. A[. ARMiLLATA, Lea, Proc. Zool, Soc. 1850; Brot, Mater. II. boynfig. 12 ; Melan. p. 309 = Tarelia armillata (Lea), H, and A. ien. J ava (1) ; India. M. CELEBENSis, Q. and G. Voy. Astrol. pi. 56, figs. 26-29 ; Desh. in Lam. An. s. V, Ro. 25 ; Brot, Mater. II. pi. 1, fig 13 ; = Tarelia celeletisis (Q. and G.) H. and A. Ad. Gen. ; Chenu, Alan. Conch, fig. 2014 = Vilex celelensis (Q. and G.) Gray, Guide Syst. List. = Melania celelensis, Brot, Melan. p. 317. Menado, Celebes ; Arrow Island. AI. CRKNiFERA, Lea, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 169 ; Brot, Melan. p. 323 = Tarelia crenifera (Lea), II. and A. Ad. Gen. Java. 1086 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, M. GRANOSPiRA, Mouss. Jour. Conch. 1857, p. 161 ; Brot, Mater. II. pi. 1, fig. 10 ; Melan. p. 3*24. Bali. M. coFFEA, Phil. Abbilclg. pi. 2, fig. 4 ; Brot, Melan. p 326 = Tarehia coffea, (Phil.) H. and A. Ad. Gen. Java (1). M. ASPERULA, Brot, Mater. II. pi. 1, fig. 11 ; Melan. p, 327 = M. semigranosa (v. d. B. ) Mouss. Jav. IMoll. p. 74. J ava. M. LiRATA, Ben.son, Glean, of Sc. 1830, II. ; Jour. As. Soc. Beng. 1836, V. 782 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 170 = M. lineata (Gray), Hanl. Theob. Conch. Ind. pi. 71, fig. 7 ; Phil. Abbildg. pi. 3, fig. 7 ; Mouss. Jav. Moll, pi. 10, fig. 6 = I\l. semigranosa^ V. d. Busch, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 1, fig. 13; Reeve, Conch. Icon, fig. 1, 67 = M. flavida, Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 10, fig. 5 = Tarehia lineata, H. and A. Ad. Gen.= T. favida (Dunker), H. and A. Ad. Gen.= Melania lirata, Brot, Melan. p. 329. Java ; Bengal, &c. M. RiQUETTii, Gratel. Mem. plus. esp. Moll. pi. 3, fig 28 ; (?) Hanl. and Theob. Conch. Ind. pi. 71, fig. 10; Brot, Melan. p. 333 = M. harpula, Dunker, Phil. Abbildg. pi. 3, fig. 6 Tarehia riquettii (Gratel.), II. and A. Ad. Gen. Rec. Mr^ — tSermyla harpula (Dkr.), H. and A. Ad. op. cit. Philippines ; J ava (?). 3. Claviger, Haldeinann, Silliman’s Journal, 1842. Shell turreted, solid, with a series of longitudinal keels or nodules ; aperture attenuated at the base, sub-canaliculate ; right margin sinuous towards the base, produced in an arcuate manner, furnished with three .short and deep parallel ])lates ; operculum few-whorled, sinistral, with a sub-marginal basal nucleus. Claviger iiippocastanum. Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 188 ; Brot, INIelan. p. 360. Borneo. BY THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS. 1087 4. Faunhs, Montfort, Conch. Syst. II. p. 427. Shell subulate, with an attenuated spire, whorls numerous, smooth, covered with a blackish periostraca ; mouth notched in front, columella lip rather thick, with posterior callosity ; outer lip spreading with a posterior sinus. (Chenu, who figures the common species here described, only admits it as a sub-genus of Pirena). A tropical form with halt a dozen species at most, belonging to tropical Asia, the Philippines, and Western Polynesia. Faunus cantori, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 2 ; Brot, Melan. p, 414 = Pirena cantori, Reeve, Conch. Icon, fig 2, China. Penang. F. ATER, L. = Stromhus ater, L. Syst. Nat. XII. p. 1213; Chemn. pi. 135, fig. 1227 = Nerita atra, Mull. Verm. No. 375 = (7m- thiurn jluviatile, Feruss. Syst. Conch, p. 69 = Pirena atra (L.) Mouss. Jav. Moll. pi. 10, fig. 1 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 5 = Faunus ater (L.) H. and A. Ad. Gen. ; Gray, Guide Syst. Dist. ; Chenu, Man. Conch, fig. 2080 ; Brot, Melan. p. = Pirena terehralis, Lam. An. s. V. No. 1; Q. and G. Voy. Astrol. pi. 56 = Pirena picta, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 3 (stat. juv.) Moluccas; New Guinea; New Ireland; Java; Ceylon; Am- boyna, dkc. 5. Philopotamis, Layard, Ann. and Magaz. Nat. Hist. 1855, p. 138. Operculum with the apex superior, )>aucispiral ; nucleus suh- hasal, dextral. Philopotamis olivaceus. Reeve, Conch. Icon. tig. 5 ; Brot, Gatt. Palud. p. 16. 6. Paludomus, Swainson, Treatise on Malacology, p. 340. Shell thick, sub-globose or conical, solid, imperi’oiatc, smooth or tubercular, covered with an olivaceous epidermis ; spire shorter than the aperture, often eroded ; aperture ovate ; inner lip convex, thickened ; outer lip acute, the margin slightly reflexed ; operculum annular, nucleus sub-central. 69 1088 MALAYSIAN LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA, Animal with the mantle margin fringed. Most of the species from India and Ceylon. Paludomus isseli, Brot, Gatt. Palud. p. 31 = P. crassxis, (v. d, B.), Issel, Moll. Born. p. 95. Sarawak, Borneo. P. BROTi, Issel, Moll. Born. p. 92 ; Brot, Gatt. Palud. p. 32. Sarawak, Borneo. P. LUTEUS, H. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1874, p. 585 ; Brot, Gatt. Palud. p. 46 = P. moreleti, Issel, Moll. Born. p. 93. Sarawak, Borneo. Note. — The Bivalves are reserved for another paper. EXPLANATION OF PLATES. Plates xxvit-xxx. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. 1. — Hybocystis elephas. Animal ( ? ). See p. 1073. 2.— „ ,, „((?)• Seep. 1074. .3. — ,, ,, ,, Profile view. 4. — ,, ,, Radula. See p. 1075. 5a. — „ Portion of one of the mandibular plates, very much enlarged. Fig. 5b. — ,, ,, The same, much more highly magnified. (The above drawings are those of M. Fischer from the “Journal de Conchyliologie, xxv., 1885, p. 179.) Figs. 6-7. — Shell of Bulimus perversiis, L. Figs. 8-9. — Shell of Hybocystis elephas, De Morgan. Figs. 10-11. — Operculum of ,, ,, ,, Fig. 12. — Bulimus sp. (?) (Borneo) Fig. 13. — Cyclophorus sp. Thaiping, Perak. Fig. 14. — Helix algira, L. Fig. 15. —Alycreus gibbus, F^russac. Fig. 16. — Pirena terebralis, Lamarck. Fig. 17. — Helix citrina, L. Fig. 18. — Cyclophorus sp. Pulo-Pankore, Perak. Fig. 19. — Melania episcopalis. Lea. Fig. 20. — Nanina brookei, Adams & Reeve. Fig. 21.- „ sumatreiisis, Mousson. 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Mr. Ogilby also exhibited a photograph of Acanthias Blainvillii, not hitherto recorded from New South Wales, and one of a variety of Acanthoclinus littoreus, originally described by Forster in Cook’s Voyage, the former having been taken in deep water off Port Jackson, the latter under stones between tide marks at Lord Howe Island. Mr. Brazier exhibited a spherical stone about inch in diameter, found in the crop of a Goura pigeon {G. Alhertisi, Salvad.), from Hall Sound, New Guinea. Also a tube of fresh-water shells (Segmentina australiensis, E. A. Smith) from Waterloo Swamps. Mr. MacDonnell showed under the mici’oscope an interesting exhibit of Rotifers {Megalotrocha sp.), living in clusters on pond weed. Mr. Burnell exhibited two living Slow-worms (Tgphlops nigres- cens) from Wentworthville near Parramatta. Mr. Deane exhibited a remarkable exci’escence on a root of Monotoca elliptica, found by Mr. J. F. Fitzhardinge in the neigh- bourhood of Sydney ; a specimen of an apodal lizard [Delma impar) found by Mr. C. F. Price of Arable, near Cooma, where the species is said to be abundant in basaltic country ; and examples of nodular masses enclo.sing fossils, occurring abundantly in a slaty rock in a cutting near Bredbo on the Goulburn to Cooma Railway. WEDNESDAY, 29th AUGUST, 1888. The President, Professor Stephens^ M.A., F.G.S., in the Chair, The following gentlemen were introduced as visitors — Mi\ J. Dennant, F.G.S., Mr, G. Sweet, and Mr. F. G. A. Barnai’d of Victoria ; Mr. J. C. Ross, B.Sc., F.G.S. of Bathurst, and Mr. C. A. Smith, F.G.S. of Sydney ; Mr. R. L. Jack, F.G.S., Queensland. MEMBERS ELECTED. Messrs. H. S, Rohu, Sydney, and Mr. Bourne, Anatomical Museum, Sydney University, were elected Members of the Society. The President announced ; — (1) That the Council had elected Mr. W. M. Bale, F.R.M.S., of Melbourne, a Corresponding Member of the Society. (2) That two Excuz’sions had been arranged for the ensuing month : — (a) September 15th — To Waterfall. Members to meet at Redfern Railway Station to proceed by the 8‘22 a.m. train. (b) September 29th — To the Nepean River. Members to meet at Penrith Railway Station on the arrival of the 9 a.m. train from Sydney. DONATIONS. “ Illu.strated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. No. VII. — Revision of the Ecliini.” By Alexander Agassiz. Five Pamphlets on Entomological Subjects, by Herr J. Faust. From the Horn. W. Macleay, F.L.S., tic. 1098 DONATIONS. Catalogue synonymique et systematique des Coleopt^res de la Tribu des Carabides.” Par J. B. Gehin ; “Catalogus Coleopterorum Lucanoidum.” Auctore, Major F. J. Sidney Parry, F.L.S., 3rd Edition. From T. G. Sloane, Esq. “Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London, 1888.” Part 3. From the Society. “The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.” Vol. III., No. 2 (1888). 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From the Editors. “ Societe Royale Malacologique de Belgique — Proce.s-Verbal.” (July-Dee., 1887). From the Society. “ Australian Museum, Sydney — Report of the Trustees for 1887;” “Catalogue of Fishes — Part I. Recent Palseichthyan Fishes.” By J. D. Ogilby, F.L.S. From the Trustees. PAPERS READ. A NOTE ON THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. By Thomas G. Sloane. The Carenides form a very natural group of the Adepha- gous sub-family Scaritidse, in which are included all the wingless Australian Scaritidse. This group has been made the subject of investigation by Professor Westwood, Count Castelnau, Baron de Chaudoir, the Hon. William Macleay, and the Rev. Thomas Blackburn. In 1887, Mr. Macleay published a revision of the Carenides in Proc. Linn. Soc. N S.W. (2), Vol. II., when he brought the history of the group down to date, and described sixteen new species. Since then Mr. Macleay has added two new species fi'om the Dawson River, Queensland,* * * § and three new species from the Kimberley district of West Australia; f and the Rev. T. Black- burn has contributed two notes on this group to the Royal Society of South Australia, in one of which;}; he describes six new species ; in the other§ he forms the new genus Epilectus (described origin- ally as Eurygnathus but altered to Epilectus, 4th October, 1887). In the present paper I describe thirteen species as new, and suggest three new sub-generic names, viz., Neoscaphus, Palis- capkuSf and Chariscaplerus. In the synoptical table, which I give below, I have used several new features for the purposes of classification. All these characters I believe to be constant, and hope the table, imperfect though it be, will prove useful to the student. The terms “apical plate,” for • Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2), Vol. II. p. 972. + Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, (2), Vol. III. p. 460. X Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia, 1887, Vol. X. § Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia, 1887, Vol. X. 1102 ON THE CARENIDKS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, the flattened space towards the apex of the lower side of the anterior tibiae ; “inferior ridge,” for the spinous ridge of the lower side of the anterior tibiae ; and “ exterior ridge,” for the denti- culated portion of the outer edge of the anterior tibiae above the large external teeth, have been proposed by the Rev. T. Blackburn, who contributes a study of the anterior tibiae of the genus Carenuin in Trans. Roy. Soc. S.A. Vol. X. (1887), p. 53. He attributes considerable value to the apical plate and inferior ridge from a classiflcatory point oE view, but the exterior ridge he regards merely as useful in describing a species. In these conclusions he is undoubtedly right ; the apical plate and inferior ridge differ considerably in species that belong to genera not closely related, but I am unable to indicate exactly these differences. In Carenum (using the term in a wide sense) the inferior ridge is a good way to determine the affinity of the various divisions — thus in Calliscapterus and its allies the inferior lidge reaches to the tarsus, in Carenum it extends hardly so far, reaching only to between the two large external teeth, while in Carenidium, tfec., it is altogether weaker ; these three forms shade into one another through the numerous sub-genera. I have found these terms useful, and shall adopt them in the following descrip- tions. The end of the apical plate often ends in a spur or tooth, which extends sharply downwards below the tarsus ; this tooth I regard as a valuable character for classification. I have made use of various ))unctures as aids in arranging the genera and species ; these are — (1) the punctures above the eyes, or supra-orbital punctures, (2) those of the margins of the pro- thorax, and (3) that near the apex of the anterior femora on the lower and inner side. The fii-st two of these features are recognised as of value in arranging the Carabidse, but, as far as I know, the inner apical femoral puncture has not been used befoi'e. I find its presence invariable in that branch of the Carenides in which I have used it ; while it is also present in all the species BY T. G. SLOANE. 1103 of the tridentate Carenums I have examined, though in all the species of Carenidium, Conoftermn, and Neoscaphus that I have seen, it has been wanting. In addition to the characters mentioned above, the following may be mentioned as variable, and of assistance in classification : the antennae — their general form, the shape of the apical joint, and the relative proportions of the second and third joints ; the nientum — both the lobes and the median tooth ; the form of the thorax and of the elytra ; the legs — the shape of the antei'ior femora, as well as the length and genei’al appearance of the legs. I believe the Carenides may be divided into several main divisions, of which the three most imjiortant are Scaraphites, Ellery scajjhus, and regarding as sub-genera of Carenum all those names in italics in the following list. Of the unidentate genera Monocentrum and Teratidhim I cannot speak definitely, not knowing them. The arrangement of the genus Carenum, proposed by Mr. Macleay (Trans. Ent. Soc. N.S.W. Vol. I. pp. 55 and 146), has been of great use to me ; and for the typical Carenums all his divisions are admirable. The following synopsis is merely a tabular list of genera in which only those characters which are necessary to divide the different genera and sub-genera have been used : — Table of the genera and sub-genera of the group Carenides. I. Palpi filiform, last joint not triangular. The second external tooth of the anterior tibim nearer the apex than where the inner apical spine rises. Intermediate tibiae dilatate at apex, with strong bent and obtuse apical si)ur. Scaraphites. II. Palpi with last joint triangular or securiform. The second external tooth of the anterior tibiae further from the apex than where the inner apical spine rises. Intermediate tibiae not dilatate ait aipex. 70 1104 ON THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, A. Elytra circular, or sub-circular, almost or quite as long as wide, with flattened space behind the humeral angles, usually emarginate at base. Anterior tibiae bidentate externally. Euryscaphus. B. Elytra ovate, at least a quarter longer than wide, without flattened space behind humeral angles. Anterior tibiae bi- or tridentate externally. Carenum. a. Anterior tibiae tridentate externally. b. Two supra-orbital punctures. Elytra costate near lateral margins Philoscaphus. Elytra foveate Laccopterum. Elytra smooth, bipunctate towards apex Calliscajjterus. bb. One supra-orbital puncture. Prothorax convex, posterior angles rounded, sinuate behind Chariscapterus. Prothorax rather flat, posterior angles square, ti’uucate behind Platythorax. aa. Anterior tibiae bidentate. c. Anterior femora with a puncture below and near the apex on inner side. d. Frontal sulci sub-parallel, or only slightly divergent behind. e. Clypeus truncate between the lateral teeth Carenum. dd. Frontal sulci linear, diverging con- tinuously behind. ee. Clypeus with slight median excavation. f. Antennae sub-moniliform, incrassate to- wards apex. Basal punctures in single row Carenoscaphus. Basal punctures placed irregularly near humeral angle Eutoma. BY T. G. SLOANE. 1105 fi. Antennae moniliform, short, not incras- ate towards apex Paliscaphus, cc. Anterior femora without a puncture below and near the apex on the inner side h. Antennae filiform, slender. i. Clypeus and labrum emarginate Carenidium. ii. Clypeus and labi’um not emarginate. Elytra with humeral angles rounded... Conopterum. Elytra with humeral angles promi- nent Neoscaphus. hh. Antennae moniliform. Labial palpi sub-securiform Neocarenum. Labial palpi very securiform Epilectus. ^ . • 1 . X ( Monocentrum. C. Anterior tibiae unidentate < ( Teratidium. I have never had the opportunity of carefully examining any example of either of these two latter genera, so do not attempt to tabulate them. REMARKS.* 1. Calliscajjterus. This sub-genus contains two distinct forms. The first (of which C. campestris, Mach, is the type) with two fiupra-orbital punctures, converging frontal sulci, three marginal prothoracic jiunctures on each side, and ovate elytra narrowed at the shoulders ; the second (type C. disp>ar^ Mach) with one supra-orVfital puncture, parallel frontal sulci, two prothoracic riiarginal punctures, and elytra as in Carenmn. If Carenum Macleayi, Blackburn, be admitted into this sub-genus, a third form will be added, characterised by its inipunctate elytra. Carenum cyaneum^ Fabr., seems to me to be much more closely allied to Laccopterum deauratum, Mach, than to any Calliscapterus I have seen. 2. Carenoscajdim. This sub-genus, as defined in the table, will Vje confined to C. qua/lri-puyictatus, Mach, and the species resembling it, as C. lucidus^ Mach, which are separated from *See Mr. Macleay’s list, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) Vol. II. p. 122. 1106 OJ? THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIOKS OF NEW SPECIES, Carenum scaritioides, Westw'., and its congeners by their large head, with the frontal sulci diverging widely behind. I do not see how these latter can be placed in a different sub-genus to Carenum Bonelli, Brulle. 3. Epilectus. This seems a very distinct genus, which will probably prove of equal value with Scaraphites, Euryscaphus, and Carenum. I believe Neocarenum Mastersi, Mach, will come into this genus. T have lately seen in the Melbourne Museum a species which I attribute to this genus. It was taken by Mr. Kershaw in the north-west of Victoria. SCARAPIIITES IXSUL.ANUS, Sp.nov. Kigpr, subnitidus; capite transverso-quadrato, supra oculos uuipunctato, fronte bifoveolata ; protliorace subcordato, laevi, postice utrinque obliquo, basi leviter emarginato, canaliculato ; ehjtris subcouvexis, nonniliil obovatis, striis quiuque singulatim leviter impressis, serie sublaterali distantium punctorum notati.s, marginibus humeros versus confertim punctatis ; txhiis anticis extus tridentatis, intermediis apice dilatatis, extus valde dentatis. Long. 22 mm., lat. 12|^. Black, rather dull. Head broad (6 x 10)* and rectangular, the frontal fovese rugose, likewise the mandibles, a single puncture above each eye. Prothorax transverse (7 xll), wider than the head, widest in fiont, the sides straight and a little narrowed to the posterior angles which are rounded, behind sloping obliquely on each side to the base which is lightly emarginate, the disc smooth, the median line lightly impressed, ending both in front and behind in a faint transvei'se line. Elytra rather obovate (16 X 12|), the lateral margins wider in front, thickened and strongly turned inwards at the humeral angles; along the anterior half of the margins a clo.sely placed row of ocellated punctures; on each elytron five lightly imj)ressed punctulate strise, and on the *In this and the following descriptions the length •measured in the middle, and the breadth measured at the widest part of the head, thorax and body, are indicated by figures (millimetres) in brackets. BY T. G. SLOANE. 1107 space between the tifth stria and the margin, near the margin, a row of five or six punctures at wide intervals ; near the apex a few other punctures ; the elytra have a dull appearance owing to numerous minute scratches on their surface. The anterior tibiae ai’e tridentate externally. This species comes near S. rotimdipennis, from which the pro- tliorax emarginate at the base, the broader and less striate elytra, and its generally wider and flatter shape will help to distinguish it. Loc. — King’s Island, Bass’ Strait (taken by Mr. C. French, jun., during the visit of the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria to the island last summer). SCARAPHITES PACIFICUS, Sp.nOV. Niger, nitidus, leevis ; capite sub-quadrato, supra oculos uni- punctato, fronte bifoveolata ; prothorace late transverse, vix cordato, basi truncate, lateribus rnai’ginatis, basi baud marginato, canaliculato 3 elytris sub-depressis, obovatis, antice truncatis, humeris hand notatis, striis sex punctulatis singulatim irapressis, serie sublaterali distantium punctorum notatis, marginibus humeros versus punctatis ; tihiis anticis valide tridentatis, inter- mediis apice dilatatis et extus dente curvato obtuse armatis. Long. 34 mm., lat. 15. Of a shining, pitchy-black. Head sub-quadrate (6 x 9), smooth except the frontal fo'^eye, these less wrinkled than is usual in the genus, one supra-orbital puncture on each side. Prothorax smooth, very transverse (7 x 12), widely but very slightly emargi- nate in front ; the sides parallel in the middle, rounded off’ near the anterior angles and at the posterior angles, sloping obliquely on each side behind to the base, which is truncate 3 a rellexed margin on the sides but entirely wanting on the base ; the median line distinctly, though lightly marked, not reaching either the anterior or posterior margin 3 a light oblicpie line on each side of the anterior angles. Elytra rather flat, obovate (17^x15)3 the base narrower than the thorax 3 each elytron with six light punctulate strue 3 the base truncate, with the 1108 ox THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, angles i*ounded ; tlie lateral margins reflexed, without any thickening at the humeral angles ; a lateral row of punctures along the anterior half of the margins, and a sub-lateral row of a few widely placed punctures on each side. Anterior tibiae wdth three strong teeth externally ; intermediate dilatate towards the apex, with a compressed obtuse curved tooth externally. Loc. — Eiicla, West Australia. Euryscaphus arexarius, sp.nov. Niger, nitidissimus ; capite subquadrato, supra oculos unipunc- tato, sulcis profunde impressLs, antice fortiter divergentibus, postice leviter incurvis et obsolete conjunctis ; prothorace trans- verso, marginato, canaliculato, postice rotundato, lateribus paulum rotundatis, angulis anticis leviter productis, marginibus reflexis, duobus punctis marginalibus utrinque impressis ; elytris laevigatis, convexis, subcircularibus, antice leviter emarginatis, humeris notatis, reflexe marginatis ; tihiis anticis bidentatis, intern ediis ad apicem extus breviter dentatis. Long. 2i) mm., lat. 12 mm. Of a shining black. Head subquadrate, (5x8), with one supra- orbital puncture on each side ; frontal sulci curved inwards behind. Prothorax transverse (6^x11), shortly rouiided and somewhat sinuate behind ; the base lobate ; the sides slightly rounded ; the margins much reflexed, particularly at the ^wsterior angles ; the median line distinctly marked, crossed throughout its length by fine transverse striolae ; behind there is the usual transverse line defining the basal portion ; in front there is a transverse impres.sion near each anterior angle. Elytra convex, nearly circular (13 x 13) ; the base widely eraarginate ; the lateral margins somewhat flattened, with the edge reflexed, especially at the humeral angles ; a row of punctures along the lateral margins, and on the base of each elytron a few punctures in a single row ; the suture distinctly marked. The anterior tibiae bidentate ; the exterior ridge with five projections, of which the two lowest are teeth visible from above. Loc. — ^lulwala, Murray River, N.S.W. BY T. G. SLOANE. 1109 I believe this to be the species which Count Castelnau regarded as Scaraphites lucidus, Chaud. ; but it does not agree with the description of S. luciduis. It is not uncommon on the sandhills near Mulwala. The description above is taken from a rather large specimen. In size it varies, my specimens ranging from 22 ram. to 30 mm. in length. Usually the elytra are quite smooth, but an occasional specimen has traces of elytral striae. It pro- bably has a wide range, for recently I took a specimen at Coonabarabran, N.S.W., which I cannot separate from this species, the only noticeable difference being its indistinctly striate elytra. Euryscaphus ferox, sp.nov. Niger, nitidus ; capite magno transverse, supra oculos bipunc- tato, sulcis frontalibus brevibus, antice fortiter divergentibus, postice linea curvata conjunctis ; prothorace transverse, marginato, leviter canaliculate, postice rotundato, lateribus paulum curvatis, augulis anticis vix productis, marginibus utrinque bipunctatis ; ehjtris convexis, sub-cu’cularibus, basi leviter emarginato, humeris notatis reflexisque, confertim punctulatis, disco postice fortiter bipunctato ; tihiis anticis bidentatis, intermediis extus .spina apicali valde armatis. Long. 35 mm., lat. 16 mm. Not of such a shining black as E. arenarius. Head transverse (G| X 1 1), a little nai’rowed behind the eyes; the frontal sulci short, connected behind by a transver.se impression, in front turning sharply outwards ; the head wi-inkled between the sulci and the eyes. There are two supra-orbital punctures. Prothorax transverse (8 x 14), almost truncate in front, rounded behind, with the sides slightly rounded ; a wide reflexed margin on the sides and behind becoming narrower on the base, thus causing the base to ap[>ear feebly lobate ; the anterior angles obtuse and hardly produced ; the median line lightly marked and crossed by tran.sverse striolai ; some longitudinal wrinkles along the anterior margin ; the basal portion of the thorax defined by a transverse impression. Elytra convex, longer than wide (18x16); the 1110 ON THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, margins reflexed at the humeral angles, where they are wider than behind ; the sides rounded ofif to the shoulders, which are rather prominent ; the base lightly excavated ; the surface of the elytra covered closely with faint punctures (apparent without a lens) ; a large shallow puncture on the apical half of each elytron, nearer the suture than the margin ; a row of jmnctures (seven) on the base of each elytron, and a row of punctures along the lateral margins ; the suture lightly impressed. The anterior tibite bidentate, the exterior ridge with two distinct external teeth, above which are two small projections ; intermediate tibiae spinous, with a strong external tooth at the apex. Loc. — Tintinallogy, Wilcannia, N.S.W. (Dr. H. A. Ellis). This species appears to resemble E. Tatei, Blackburn, from which it seems to differ by its less lobate prothorax, and by the puncturation of the elytra. For the opportunity of describing this and the other specimens collected by Dr. Ellis, I have to thank Mr. A. Sitlney Olliff*. Calliscapterus speciosds, sp.nov. Splendide chalybeo-viridis ; cainte nigro, subquadrato, supra oculos bipunctato, sulcis frontalibus antice fortiter postice late divergentibus ; prothorace late transverse, valde reflexo-margiaato, antice truncate, angulis posticis lateribusque rotundatis, basi leviter lobato, disco canaliculate, antice transverse impresso, marginibus lateralibus utrinque tripunctatis ; elytris sub-ovatis, subplanatis, antice angustioribus truncatis, marginatis, sutura fortiter impressa, postice bipunctatis ; tibiis anticis tridentatis. Long. 23 mm., lat. 8 mm. Brilliant metallic green, with a bluish tint in some lights. Head, middle of prothorax and underparts black, the indexed margins of the elytra green. In general appearance like C. Odewahnii, but with the elytra flatter, more rounded on the sides, and entirely of the one brilliant metallic colour. Head flat, subquadrate (3| X 5^), with the frontal sulci widely diverging behind where a faint curved inipression is noticeable behind them ; two sujjra- BY T. G. SLOANE. nil orbital punctures. Prothorax widely transverse (5 x 8) ; a trifle wider than the elytra ; rounded on the sides, widest at about half its length, and narrower in front than at the posterior angles; lateral margins wide and reflexed ; base lobate, the basal part defined by a transvei’se line, a distinct transverse line in front ; the median line distinct, ending in front and behind in the transverse lines ; an oblique impression near the lateral angles of the base ; each lateral channel with three punctures. Elytra of a somewhat oval form (7f x 11), the sides widest at the middle of the length, and narrowing equally towards base and apex ; the base truncate and declivous ; the lateral margins reflexed, wider towards the apex, at the humeral angles slightly thickened and erect ; the suture rather deeply impressed ; two discoidal punc- tures towards the apex. The anterior . tibiae tridentate as in C. OdevKihnii. Loc. — Gascoigne River, West Australia. I am indebted to Mr. C. Fi’ench of the Botanic Museum, Melbourne, for this handsome species. Chariscapterus, subgen.nov. Caput magnum, supra oculos unipunctatum ; frons bisulcata, sulcis parallelis. Palpi maxillares ordinarii, apice dilatati truncati ; lahiales securiformes. Antennae sub-moniliformes. Prothorax valde transversus, late marginatus. Elytra late marginata, postice bipunctata. an^tcfe valde tridentata; ; femora antica ad apicem intus punctata. This subgenus will come between Calliscapterus (as represented by C. campesti-is, C. Odewaknii^ ikc.) and PLatythorax. 'The anterior tibite are much more strongly tridentate than in Calliscapterue caTnpeetrie, being very like those of Platyt/iora.c 1112 ON THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, interioris ; the shape of the elytra also differs from that of C. campestris in not being narrowed at the base. In C. campestris and its allies there are three marginal punctures on each side of the prothorax, but in my single example of Chariscapterus opulens there appears to be but one marginal punctui’e on each side, viz., that at the posterior angle ; this I believe not to be a constant character, the normal number will probably be found to be two on each side, at the anterior and posterior angles. Carenum cupreo-inarginatum, Blackburn, will come into this sub-genus, as will probably C. porphyreum, Bates, and possibly C. hreviforme, Bates. Chariscapterus opulens, sp.nov. Nitidus, Isevis, elytris viridi-micantibus ; capite magno, sub- quadrato, supra oculos unipunctato, ad clypeum baud punctigevo, sulcis frontalibus parallelis, antice fortiter divergentibus ; thorace ad latera aeneo, margine cupreo, late transverse, antice truncate, angulis anticis productis, postice sinuato, marginato, leviter canaliculate ; elytris margine splendide cupreo, prothoraci latitudine aequalibus, late reflexo-marginatis, antice truncatis, sutura leviter impressa, postice bipunctatis ; tihiis anticis triden- tatis, infra tarsos apice dente longiusculo armato. Long. 21 mm., lat. 7 mm. Under parts, head, and disc of thorax black, elytra bright metallic green, thorax and elytra with vivid cupreous margin. Head large, square (4^ x 5|), smooth, with one supra-orbital puncture on each side ; the frontal sulci parallel, in front turning sharply outwards. The frontal puncture, which is almost invariably present among the Carenides between the out-turned frontal groove and the clypeus on each side, is wanting in the present species. Prothorax convex, widely transverse (4|- x 7), with wide reflexed margin along the .sides and base ; truncate in front, with the anterior angles obtuse, and considerably advanced; shortly rounded at the posterior angles and sinuate behind, the base being lightly emarginate ; the median line distinct. Only BY T. G. SLOANE. 1113^ the margina] punctures at the posterior angles present in my specimen. Elytra smooth, broad, ovate (10 x 7), with wide reflexed margin ; base truncate, not narrowed ; apex widely rounded ; sides pai’allel ; humeral angles distinct, with edge thickened and turned backwards ; two discoidal punctures at about oue-third of the length of the elytra from the apex, a row of punctures aloug the lateral margins, and a few punctures on the base ; the suture I’ather lightly impressed. Anterior tibite tridentate externally ; the exterior ridge with three projections, the lowest i-ather distinct ; the inferior ridge reaches the tarsus ; a tooth projects downwards below the tarsus. This species comes near Carenum cupreo-marginatum, Black- burn. Loc. — Eucla, West Australia. Platythorax iNTERiORis, sp.nov. Niger, nitidus ; prothorace elytrisque tenue cyaneo-marginatis ; capite magno, subquadrato, supra oculos unipunctato ; sulcis fronta- libus antice fortiter, postice leviter divergentibus ; clypeo inter dentes iaterales truucato j prothorace Isevi, late transverse, canali- culato, lateribus parum rotundatis, valde marginatis, antice truncato, angulis anticis rotundatis, productis, posticis subrectis, iimlto reflexioribus, basi sinuato, breviter lobato, marginibus ad angulos anticos posticosque puncto setigero impressis ; elytris convexis, prothorace parum angustioribus, basi subtruncato, humeris vix notatis, obsolete seriatim punctulatis, postice duobus punctis majoriVjus impressis, tibiis aiiticis extus trideutatis. Long. 22 mm., lat. 8 mm. Black, with a narrow bluish-green margin to the prothorax and elytra. Head large, subquadrate (4 x 51) ; the frontal sulci deep, diverging slightly towards the back, in front turning shar|)ly out towards the anterior angles of the head ; pre-ocular processes prominent ; the clypeal teeth strong, the clypeus truncate between them ; one supra-orbital puncture on each side. Prothora.x 1114 ON THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, smooth, squarely transverse (4| x 8), somewhat wider than the elytra ; truncate in front, with the angles advanced, the sides a little rounded ; the posterior angles square ; the base sinuate, with a short wide lobe ; the lateral margins rather widely reflexed, especially at the posterior angles ; the disc rather flat, with a distinct median line ; two lightly marked setigerous punctures on each lateral margin, one towards the anterior angle, and one at the posterior angle ; in front a faint transverse impression becoming more distinct towards each anterior angle. Elytra convex (11 X 7|), with the sides a little rounded, widest at about one-third of their length from the base ; the humeral angles rounded, with the edge a little turned back ; the base truncate ; seven rows of closely placed shallow punctures on each elytron ; two larger discoidal situated towards the apex ; three punctures in a single row on the base of each elytron ; the usual row of punctures extending along each lateral margin. The anterior tibije tridentate externally, the exterior ridge with three projections ; the inferior ridge serrate, reaching nearly to the tarsus ; the apical plate without any projecting tooth. Loc. — Tintinallogy, Wilcannia, N.S.W. (Dr. H. A. Ellis). This species is distinct from the other two described species of the sub-genus Platythorax. Carenum arenarium, sp.nov. Nigrum, nitidum, prothorace elytrisque violaceo-marginatis ; capite sub-quadrato, supraoculos bipunctato, sulcis frontalibus profunde impressis, antice fortiter postice leviter divergentibus, postice fossula curvata conjunctis ; prothorace transverse, lateribus subrotundatis, marginibus tenuiter reflexis, angulis anticis vix productis, posticis I'otundatis, postice utrinque levissime emargi- nato, basi truncate, vix lobato, disco canaliculate, confertim leniter transversim ruguloso, marginibus utrinque tripunctatis ; elytris prothorace paullum latioribus, basi truncate, humeris notatis, quad rip unctatis, subtilissime striatis ; tihiis anticis bidentatis. Long. 22-26 mm., hit. 7-8 mm. BY T. G. SliOANE. 1115 Black, nitid, protliorax and elytra with violet margin. Head large, sub-quadrate (5x6), narrowed behind the eyes ; two supra- orbital punctures on each side ; frontal sulci converging slightly towai'ds the front, where they turn shai’ply out towards the anterior angles of the head ; occiput with a distinct transverse impression which connects the sulci behind. Prothorax large, transverse (6 x 8), rounded behind, slightly rounded on the sides ; the anterior angles hardly at all advanced, the margins narrow ; the median line distinct, and crossed throughout its length by minute transverse striolae ; three marginal punctures on each side. Elytra large, rather convex (13 x 8|), slightly wider than the thorax, truncate at tlie base, rather parallel on the sides ; the surface appears quite smooth to the eye, but with a lens very faint longitudinal striae may be discerned ; the lateral margins narrow, and a little thickened at the humeral angles ; two punc- tures near the shoulders, and two towards the apex. Anterior tibiae bidentate. This species is very closely allied to C. interruptum, Mad./ it is, however, a rather larger insect, more brightly coloured, and has the stx’iae of the elytra less distinct. Loc. — Mulwala, N.S.W. Carexum decorum, sp.nov. Kitidum, elytris violaceis viridi-niarginatis, prothoracis disco nigro, lateribus violaceis ; capite, nigro, supra oculos unipunctato, sulcis frontalibus profunde impressis, antice posticeque fortiter divergentibus ; prothorace ti’ansverso, angulis anticis obtusis leviter productis, posticis rotundatis, pone angulos posticos emarginato, lateribus basique reflexe marginatis, basi emarginato, canaliculato, marginibus ad angulos anticos posticosque [mnctatis ; elytris ovatis, sulx-convexis, leviter striatis, vel subsulcatis, ])OStice bipnnctatis ; tibiis antirAs bidentatis. Ijong. IBimn., lat. 6 mm, Elytra of a rich blue colour, brighter towards the sides, the middle of the di.sc sometimes almost black, the margins of a pale 1116 ON THE CARENIDES, ^VITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, bluish-green ; head and thorax Vjlack, the edges of the latter suffused with blue. Head subquadrate (4 x 5), rather narrowed Vjehind the eyes, with one supra-orbital puncture on each side ; the frontal sulci deep, diverging backwards behind the supra-orbital puncture, and in front turning out sharply towards the anterior angles of the head. Prothorax transverse (4x6), rounded on the sides and at the posterior angles ; the anterior angles obtuse and slightly advanced ; the sides and base with a reflexed margin w'hich is wider on the base, base sublobate, emarginate in middle ; a rather sharp emargination outside each lateral angle of the base making these angles very distinct, and giving to the base its sub- lobate appearance ; median line distinct ; a marginal puncture near each anterior and posterior angle. Elytra ovate (11x6), not very convex, truncate at the base, rounded on the sides, distinctly striate, with two discoidal punctures towards the apex ; the lateral margins narrow, thickened and upturned at the humeral angles; a single row of punctures on the base, and along the lateral margins. Anterior tibiae bidentate externally ; the projections of the exterior ridge (four) feeble. Zoc. — Coonamble dLstrict, and Coonabarabran, N.S.W. Taken in sandy soil in June last. This species comes near 6'. ianthinum, Mach, from which its flatter form, more strongly striate elytra, and the different shape of the basal pai’t of the thorax will serve to distinguish it. Carenum l^vicolle, sp.nov. Nigrum, nitidum, prothorace elytrisque violaceo-marginatis ; capite subquadrato, supra oculoshaud punctigero, sulcis frontalibus antice fortiter postice leviter divergentibus ; pjrothorace laevi, transverse, antice late emarginato, postice rotundato, basi levissime emarginato, fortiter refl exo- margin ato, canaliculate, antice linea transversa impresso ; elytris laevis, impunctatis, convexis, bausi levissime emarginato, .sutura distincte impressa, tenue marginatis ; tihiis anticis extus bidentatis. Long. 19 mm. lat. 6^ mm. Black, nitid, prothorax and elytra with violet margin. Heaid subquaJrate (3^ x 4|) supra-orbital punctures wanting, frontal BY T. G. SLOANE. 1117 sulci convei’ging slightly in front, then turning sharply out towards the anterior angles of the head. Prothorax transverse (3-i x 6), semicircular, anterior angles advanced ; base lightly emarginate ; median line distinct, terminating in front in a transverse im- pression. No trace of prothor.e cic marginal punctures (in my single specimen). Elytra smooth, rather convex, wider than the thorax X 9), slightly emarginate at the base, narrowed towards the apex; suture lightly marked ; margins narrow, slightly thickened , and upturne'd at the humeral angles ; two or three fine punctures on the base near the shoulders, and along the lateral mai’gins a row of widely placed punctures ; without discoidal punctures. Anterior tibiae I'identate. Loc. — Johnstone River, North Queensland. This species has very much the appearance of Carenum IcEvifenne Mach, to which it is allied. Paliscaphus, sub-gen.nov. Caput supra oculos bipunctatum ; frons profunde bisulcata ; clypeus ad labri latera utrinque longius dentatus, medio levissime emarginatus. Palpi maxillares tenues, apice sub-truncati, lahiales modice securiformes. Lahrum truncatum. Mentum dente medio brevi valide instructum. Antennce breves, moniliformes, articulis 1° et 2° glabris, 3° et 4° bisetosis, septem ultimis hirsutis, 2° et 3° sequalibus, ultimo brevi, apice rotundato. Protlhorax transversus, marginibus utrinque bipunctatis. Elytra sub-convexa, disco apicem versus bipunctato. I'ibuK anticce extus bidentatae ; femora antica subtus intus tripunctata. The short moniliform antennae, not thicker towards the end, are the most conspicuous feature of this sub-genus. Its position will be near Eutoma and Carenoscaphus, from both of whicli 8uV>genera the more transverse thorax will readily distinguish it. 1118 ON THE CARENIOES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, Paliscaphus FELIX, sp.nov. Lae^'igatus, splendicle caeruleus, jirothorace elytrisque tenuiter viridi-marginatis ; cajyite sul)-quadi ato, supra oculos bipunctato, sulcis frontalibus untice fortiter postice leviter divergentibus, postice fossula transversa conjunctis ; antennis brevibus, nionili- formibus ; frothyrace transverso, tenue ruarginato, antice truncate, angulis anticis marginatis vix productis, posticis rotundatis, marginibus ad angulos aiiticos posticosque punc- tatis ; elytris ovalibus, sub-convexis, prothorace paruui latioribus, humeris rotundatis, postice bipunctatis ; tihiis anticis extus bidentatis. Long. 17 mm., lat. 5| mm. This beautiful specie.s is of a bright metallic blue colour %vith a narrow green margin to the prothorax and elytra. Head sub- quadrate (3 X 4i), narrowed behind the eyes which are prominent ; the frontal sulci diverging backwards, behind connected by a trans- verse impression extending behind the eyes ; two su]n’a-orbital punctures, and the usual frontal jjunctures near the clypeus; labrum short and truncate in front ; the px’ojecting teeth of the clypeus strong, between them the clypeus lightly emarginate in the middle. Prothorax transvei-se (3^ x 5), truncate in front, with the angles rather acute, margined, and very slightly advanced ; behind rounded ; the sides and base with a narrow reflexed margin, rather thicker on the base ; the ba.sal portion of the prothorax defined by a curved transverse line, rather elevated between this line and the margin ; the meilian line distinct, not reaching the anterior margin ; a short rather oblique transverse line at each anterior angle, and a faint impression on each side of the base ; two setigerous punctures on each margin, one near the anterior angle, the other at the place of the posterior angle. Elytra oval (9 x 5^), a little wider than the prothorax, somewhat convex, the upper surface being rather flat ; bipunctate towards the apex; the lateral margins narrow; the marginal channel rather deep, and closely set with punctures ; the sutui’e deeply marked ; the base obliquely declivous towards each humeral angle, and BY T, G. SLOAN B. 1119 luarkecl with irregularly placed punctures. Anterior tibiae biden- tate externally, with a projection at the base of the upper tooth ; below not oflering any distinctive difference frora Eutoma. Loc. — Tintinallogy, Darling River, N.S.W. (Dr. H. A Ellis). CONOPTERUM MODESTUM, Sp.nOV. Nigrum, prothoiace elytrisque viridi-limbatis ; capite magno, postice angustato, supra oculos bipunctato, sulcis frontalibus profunde imi>ressis, antice fortiter postice late divergentibus ; prothorace tenue marginato, antice truncate, angulis anticis rotundatis, obtusis vix productis, posticis rotundatis, pone angulos posticos utrinque obliquo, fortiter canaliculate, basi late sublobato truncate, marginibus lateralibus utrinque bipunctato ; elytris ovatis, lateribus parallelis, disco planato, sutura fortiter impressa, j subtiliter striatis, tenue marginatis, antice postieeque bipunctatis. j Long. 21 mm., lat. 6|. j Black, prothorax and elytra widely margined with green. Head I large {b x 5i), narrowed behind the eyes, rather convex ; the I frontal sulci widely diverging behind, in front bifurcating, en- ' closing the frontal punctures ; the lateral teeth of the clypeus acute, the s]>ace between them emarginate. Prothorax a little I wider than long (5 x 6. V), truncate in front; the anterior angles t obtuse, and very slightly advanced ; the sides a little rounded ; i the ])Osterior angles rounded off, behind them narrowing I oblifiuely to the base, which is widely sublobate and truncate ; the median line deeply impressed, and crossed throughout by tiansverse striolse ; an oblique longitudinal impres.sipn at each Ijasal angle ; the lateral margins with two ])unctures, one towards the anterior angle, the other at the j)OSterior angle. Elytra oval (7^ x11), the disc flat with the suture strongly impressed, towards the edges the elytra are abruptly rounded, near the suture they are faintly striate, the sides being smooth ; the sides are parallel ; the margins narrow, rounded off and not thickened at the shoulders ; some irregularly placed punctures in 71 1120 ON THE CARENIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES, a depression on the base of each elytron, and a row of separate punctures along the lateral margins ; a strong puncture at the shoulder and another near the apex of each elytron. [The anterior legs are wanting in my specimen]. The prosternum is rounded behind, and without any longitudinal excavation. The elytra with convex rounded sides, and flat on the disc, are the most conspicuous features of this species. Loc. — Nicol Bay, West Australia. I am indebted to Mr. C. French for my specimen. Neoscaphus, gen.irov. Caput pone oculos angustatum, supra oculos bipunctatum; clypeus ad labri latera acute dentatus, medio leviter excavato ; frons fortiter bisulcata. Palpi maxillares securiformes ; labiates latissime securiformes. Lahrum truncatum. Antennoi tenues, articulo ultimo obtuso. Mentum dente medio longius instructum. Prosternum postice rotundatum, inter coxas longitudinaliter subexcavatum. Prothorax longiusculus, margine utrinque bipuuctato. Elytra cylindrica, basi excavato. Tibice anticae extus bidentatre ; femora antica ad apicem intus liaud punctigera. I have placed this genus next Conopterum to which it seems more closely allied by its elongate shape and strongly securiform palpi, than to any other that I know ; the head, however, is much lighter than in Conopterum, and the shape of the thorax is diflferent. Neoscaphus simplex, sp.nov. Niger, nitidus ; capite Irevi, pone oculos angustato, supra oculos bipunctato, snlcis frontalibus antice fortiter postice BY T. G. SLOANE. 1121 leviter divergentibus, occipite transverse impresso ; inotliorace latitudine vix longiore, tenue marginato, marginibus baud reflexis, antice trimcato, postice late sublobato, lateribus parallelis, basi rotundato, mai’ginato, linea transversa impresso, duobus punctis marginalibns utrinque nobato, leviter canal iculato; elytris elongatis, convexis, antice panlo angustatis, basi valde emarginato, humeris fortiter notatis erecte marginatis, apice obtuse mucronatis, sutura valde impressa, segmentis abdominalibus et coxis posticis rugulosis impunctatisque ; tihiis anticis extus bidentatis. Long. 25 ram., lat. 7 mm. Black, shining, the prothorax less nitid than the elytra. Head light, subquadrate (3| x 4|), narrowed behind the eyes ] two supra- orbital punctures ; frontal sulci converging towards clypeus from, behind the supra-orbital punctures, in front they appear to bifur- cate enclosing the frontal punctures. Pro thorax as long as wide (6J X 6^), truncate in front, parallel on the sides, rounded off at the posterior angles towards the base, which is widely sublobate and rounded ; the lateral margins narrow, not reflexed, that of the base more prominent ; median line very lightly impressed ; each lateral channel with two punctures. Elytra nearly twice as long as broad (13 x 7), cylindrical, rather wider towards the apex than at the shoulders, smooth, without discoidal punctures; suture deeply impressed ; the base strongly emarginate, with the humeral angles consi>icuous ; the lateral margins very narrow, thicker and erect at the shoulders ; a blunt projection at the apex. The legs rather light; the anterior tibim bidentate, with both the “exterior” and “ inferior ” ridges weak ; the apical puncture on the inner side of the anterior femora is wanting. The abdominal segments transversely wi’inkled, and without the usual punctures. The jiosterior coxte are without any im[)ressed punctures. This is the only case of a Carenid without posterior coxal punctux’es, that T have seen. Loc. — Mulwala. N.8.W. (A single specimen in my collection). This is a very distinct form differing in the shape of its thorax and in its elytra, (which are very cylindrical, emaiginate at the 1122 OK THE CAREKIDES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. base, and obtusely mucronate at the apex) from all the forms of Carenum known to me. Besides those desci’ibed by me in the present paper, the following species have been added to the Carenides since the Hon. William Macleay’s revision of 1887 : — Philoscaphus Barnardi, Mach; CaUiscapterus foveolatus^ Mach; G. viridicbneus, Mach; Carenoscaphus viridissimus, Mach; Care- num obsoletwn, Mach; C. rugatum (CaUiscapterus}, Blackb.; C. Macleayi, (CaUiscapterus?), Blackb.; G. cupreomarginatum, (Chariscapterus), Blackb.; C. fugitivum, Blackb.; C . inconspicuum, Blackb.; Eutoma Adelaide, Blackb.; Epilectus fortis, Blackb. I append the names of the species found at Mulwala, N.S. W., which will be found of interest as a local list : — Euryscaplius hipunctatus, iSIach E. arenarius, Sloane. PJmloscaphus tuherculatus, Mach P. carinatus, Mach Laccopterum loculosum, Newm. L. spencii, Westw. CaUiscapterus campestris, Mach Carenum scaritioides, Westw. C, arenarium, Sloane. C. murrumbigense, Mach Eutoma loddonense (1), Casteln. Carenidium lacustre, Mach Neoscaphus simplex, Sloane. DIPTEEA OF AUSTRALIA. By Frederick A. A. Skuse. / Part III.— THE MY^CETOPHILIDJE. (Plates xxxi, xxxii.) The Australian species of Mycetophilidse already recoi’ded amount only to the insignificant total of four, referable to as many different genera ; these species were described about thirty-two years ago by Francis Walker in Vol. I. of “ Insecta Saundersiana f since that time our indigenous “ fungus- midges ” have enjoyed a period comparatively free from molestation, except that in certain localities, where insect-life once held an undisputed dominion, the ruthless hand of man has visited and laid bare large tracts of country once replete with native vegetation which afforded sustenance for legion.s. Altogether I have discriminated thirty-one species, but for seventeen of these I have been compelled to create nine distinct new genera, chiefly on account of the venation of the wings, but also because of peculiarities in the structure of the antennae and jjalpi, and in some instances in the character of the legs ; three of my new genera have eleven species distriljuted between them, and the remaining six have been formed for the reception of single species, all of which I consider warrant the innovation. Some of these newly-discovered forms appear from their external characters to have a close relationship to old-established genera : but were the scope of these in any instance enlarged, the question might arise, whether by treating a large number of other genera in the same way the tobil might not be consideral)ly lessened ; tiiough by doing so the determination of the contained species 1124 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, would be made much move difficult, or it would necessitate forming numerous sub-sections whereby to define the peculiarities of several series of species haviug details of structure in common. Insufficiently characterised genera cause much difficulty, particu- larly when the type-specimens are not at hand for reference ; and a glance at the synonymy will show to what a lamentable extent worthless genera encumber our classification ; on the other liand, a genus established which at once sums up the joint characters of the species which belong to it, or which serves as an index to one or more species, cannot fail to be of service to the study of such a multitudinous order of insects as the Diptera, whose identity of structure in certain families and sub-families is maintained to such a puzzling degree. Much confusion has been perpetrated by the manner in which some authors have ignored minor details in structure — minor in comparative magnitude, but important in significance ; for instance, the sub-costal cross-vein, auxiliary vein, and the exact position of other veins, to which Winnertz, in his masterly work on the JNIycetophilidae, attaches much importance, hav’e been so unimportant in the opinion of some writers that not only is their mention quite omitted, but they are wanting in the figures employed ostensibly to illustrate the alar-vein system so essential to notice in a newly-described generic or sj)ecific form. The species upon which new generic names have not been con- ferred, added to those delineated by Walker, belong to the following genera : — Macrocera (3), Cerojylatus (1), Platyura (8), Sciojyhila (1), Leia (1), Trichonta (2), and Mycetophila (2), though, as can be readily seen, it is more than probable that those of Walker will be extremely difficult to determine from his poor descriptions ; as to the localities of the latter, thi’ee are stated to be from “ Van Diemen’s Land ” and the fourth from the very vague locality “ New Holland.” I think that an investigation of the genital organs of the male would result in very interesting and valuable additions to our knowledge of the Mycetophilidae, and the characters and struc- ture of these would perhaps prove useful in defining the genera. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 11-25 There seems to be a great variety in the structure of the holding- forceps of the male; in some genera it is a very complex piece of mechanism provided with numerous spines, claws and setse, and often cannot fail to elicit wonder from the observer as to what are the uses of the various parts. Amongst the small number of Australian Mycetophilidae I have studied, I have only been able to give the male genitalia a cursory examination, but in two instances I have figured them. Winnertz in his Monograph of the Mycetophilidae draws a sum- mary of the European genera known to him, and in the following pages I have given a translation of this valuable portion of his work, altered to suit the interpetration of the alar-vein system which I adopt; and I have introduced amongst the genera, sketches of as many of the genera established since the work of Winnertz, including those characterized from all parts of the world, as I have been able to make out. My reason for taking this trouble is in order to make easier the recognition of hitherto defined genera, species of any of which, it is not improbable, may be yet discovered in Australia. It is more than possible that there are some established genera of which I have not seen even the names, while there ai-e also others of which I have been able only to give the chai’acteristics as they are presented Vjy the authors who drew them up ; in some instances these latter are insufficient for me to be aVjle to divine their proper place amongst the other genera, and these I have for the present set aside by themselves. CLASSIFKJATIOX OF THE MYCETOPlIILIDiE. The Mycetophilidae are so well-defined, and the systematic position of the genera has been .so well .settled Ijy the labours of Winnertz, that in the present state of our knowledge of the family no attempt to improve upon the work of this author has l)een either called for or attempted. I shall not essay an historical account of the classification of the family, through inability to im[)rove u[)on that already e.xtant in Winnertz’s invaluable mouogra[)li ; the great knowledge of that author has enabled him to ably pronounce 1126 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, upon the definitions of this family given by Meigen, Maccjuart, Zetterstedt, and Haliday, and to fully estimate the validity of the genera either introduced or established by them. Besides giving due consideration to the arbitrary characteristics em- jdoyed in the formation of an artificial system, Winnertz has not failed to take into account the young stages, manners of life, and metamorphoses as far as available information would allow, with the view to uniting the genera in natural groujis. In com- menting upon the work of Macquart, Zetterstedt, and Haliday, he points out that these authors have not only placed insects together which lack agreement in their external structure, but moreover have added to Meigen’s group (Fungicolie) insects which even disagree in their metamorphoses and manners of life. Winnertz deals exclusively with the European .Mycetophilidae, accejtts eighteen genera of previous writers, and proposes twenty-four new ones. These are first divided into three sections, and again distributed amongst seven sub-sections. All the ultra-European genera known to me up to the present, added to the European genera characterized since Winnertz wrote his monograph, may be conveniently ranked in one or other of the existing sub-sections. His arrangement of the genera, subject to some modifications in the interpretation of the venation of the wings and in the bestowal of an almost entirely different termin- ology, stands practically as follows ; — Division into Sections. Section T. — Second longitudinal vein arising from the fourth longitudinal vein, at the middle of it, or more or less before the middle of it. Marginal cross-vein elongated, very obliquely situated. Inner marginal cell dilated. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein seldom missing (in Diaxlocidia only). Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein issuing from the ba«e of the second longitudinal vein. Fifth longitudinal vein generally perfect. Ocelli on the front. Section II. — Second longitudinal vein arising from the fourth O O longitudinal vein near the root of the wing. Marginal cross-vein BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE, 1127 not elongated. Inner marginal cell not dilated. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein always present, very small, situated very near the marginal cross-vein, consequently the marginal cell is very small. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein issuing from the fourth longitudinal vein beyond, at, or before the middle of it, rarely near the root of it. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. Three ocelli on the front. Section III. — Second longitudinal vein, marginal cross- vein, fifth longitudinal vein and inner marginal cell as in the second section. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein always missing, therefore only two sub-marginal cells. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein arising from the fourth longitudinal vein V>eyond. at, or before the middle of it, rarely missing, more rarely still the anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein missing. Clcelli three or only two, namely ; — A. Three on the front. B. Three, one on the inner margin of each of the compound eyes, the third always very small, situated in the rniddJe of the anterior margin of the front. C. Tvxj, one on the inner margin of each of the compound eyes. SUMMARY OF THE GENERA.^ SECTION I. Sub-Section I.— DIADOCIDIN^. Genus 1. Diadocidia, Ruthe. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein mi.ssing. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein and the third longitudinal vein issuing from the second longitudinal vein. Fifth longitudinal vein perfect. Inner marginal cell moderately dilated, very short. Surface of the wings liairy. • Omitting EudicruiM, AUocolocera, Monoclona a,nd Par exechia, known to rne hy name only 1128 DIPTERA OP AUSTRALIA, Sub-Section II — MYCETOBIX^. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein large, ending in the costa, and forming with the second longitudinal a fork having its base at or beyond the marginal cross-vein. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein and the third longitudinal vein issuing from the second longitudinal vein. Fifth longi- tudinal vein perfect. Inner marginal cell large. Surface of the wing hairy, or only microscopically pubescent. Genus 2. Mycetobia, Meig. 1. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein and second longitudinal vein forming a fork having its base at the marginal cross-vein. Surface of the wings microscopically pubescent. Genus 3. Ditomyia, Winn. 2. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein and second longitudinal vein forming a fork having its base beyond the marginal cross-vein. Surface of the wings hairy. a. Base of the fork lying before the base of the third sub-marginal cell. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Genus 4. Plesiastina, Winn. b. Base of the fork lying beyond the base of the third sub-marginal cell. Tip of the costal vein uniting with the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Sub-Section III.— BOLITOPHILIN^. Genus 5. Bolitophila, Meig. Antei’ior branch of the second longitudinal vein short, lying almost vertically to the costa or to the first longitudinal vein, and forming with the second longitudinal vein a fork with a long petiole. From the second longitudinal vein, bent angularly in the vicinity of the root, issue the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein and the third longitudinal vein. Fifth longi- BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1129 tudiual vein perfect. Inner marginal cell large, moderately dilated. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Antennas very long, setiform. Sub-Section IV.— MACRO CERIN^. Genus 6. Macrocera, Meig. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein small, lying in an oblique position, going into the costa, and forming a fork with a long petiole with the sti’ongly curved second longitudinal. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein arising from the second longitudinal vein near the base, the third longitudinal vein arising from the same vein, a little anterior to the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal. Fifth longitudinal vein perfect. Inner marginal cell small, moderately dilated. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent, rai’ely more hairy. Antennae very long, filiform. Sub-section V. — CEROPLATIN^. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein small, joining the costa or the first longitudinal, forming a fork with a long petiole. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein arising nearer che base of the latter. Fifth longitudinal vein complete or incomplete. Inner marginal cell short, moderately dilated. Sur- face of the wing microscopically pubescent. A. Proboscis not lengthened. Genus 7. Ceroplatus, Bose. Anteunae broadly flattened. Palpi not incurved. Legs long and slender. Auxiliary vein reaching the costa before the origin of the third longitudinal vein. Genus 8. IIi:teropterna, gen.nov. Antennai and palpi as in Ceroplatvs. I^egs short, the tihiie and tarsi of the hind pair enormously thickened. Auxiliary vein reaching the costa beyond the origin of the third longitudinal vein. 1130 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Genus 9. Platyura, Meig. Antennae not broadly flattened, somewhat compressed, 2-+14- jointed. Palpi incurved. Auxiliary vein usually united to the first longitudinal vein by the sub-costal cross- vein ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein short, ending either in the first longitudinal or the costal vein ; third sub-marginal cell with a vex’y short petiole. Genus 10. Pseudoplatyura, gen.nov. Antennae almost cylindrical, 2- -t- 13-jointed. Palpi incurved. Auxiliary vein not united to the first longitudinal vein by a sub- costal cross-vein and joining the costa before the tip of the marginal ci'oss-vein ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein rather long, taking its origin considerably before the tip of the fir.st longitudinal vein, but ending in the costal vein. B. Proboscis lengthened. Genus 11. Antriadophila, gen.nov. Antennae very little compressed, 2- + 12-jointed. Palpi incurved. Auxiliary vein not united to the first longitudinal vein by a sub- costal cross-vein, joining the costa immediately before the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; anterior branch of the second longitu- dinal vein short, joining the costa ; petiole of the third sub- marginal cell about ^ the length of the anterior branch of the fork. Genus 12. Asindulum, Latr. Antennae cylindrical, somewhat compressed, 2- -h 15-jointed. Palpi incurved. Wings as in Platyura. Abdomen with eight- segments. SECTION II. Sub-section VI.— SCIOPHILIN^. Genus 13. Sciophila, Meig. Tip of the costal vein uniting with the tip of the second longitudinal vein at the apex of the wing. Base of the second po.sterior cell nearer to the root of the wing than the base of the third sub-marginal cell. Auxiliary sometimes complete and BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1131 terminating in the costa above the marginal cell, and sometimes incomplete. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Intermediate coxge of the ^ sometimes with an upward bent spine. Genus 14. Neoempheria, 0. Sacken. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, but not reaching as far as the apex of the wing. Marginal cell sometimes very much lengthened. All the rest as in Sciophila, only that the auxiliary vein is always unshortened and reaches the costa sometimes beyond the marginal cell. No spine on the intermediate coxae of the Genus 15. Polylepta, Winn. Costal and auxiliary veins as in Neoempheria. Inner marginal somewhat shortened. Base of the second posterior cell nearer the Ijase of the third sub-marginal cell than in the preceding, and the branches of the third longitudinal vein longer. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen long, thin, cylindrical. Genus 16. Paratinia, Mik. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitu- dinal vein, nearly reaching the apex of the wing Auxiliary vein joining the costa almost inappreciably beyond the base of the marginal cell. Sub-costal cross-vein situated a little beyond the middle of the inner marginal cell and before the base of the third longitudinal vein. Marginal cell trapezoidal, very lengthened. Anterior branch of the fork of the third longitudinal vein twice the length of the petiole. Base of the second posterior cell lying con si deraVdy before the base of the third sub-marginal cell. Wings broad, cuneiformly nari’owed towards the base, distinctly hairy. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. Abdomen of the ^ seven- segmented, long and very slender. Genus 17. IIo.maspis, gen.nov. Costal vein extending a little beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, nearly to the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein joining the costa over the apex of the marginal cell. Sub- 1132 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, costal cross-vein situated a little before the apex of the inner marginal cell. Marginal cell very small, nearly square. Third longitudinal fork almost sessile. Second posterior cell small, its base situated almost under the middle of the third sub-marginal cell. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. Surface of the wings microscopically pubescent. Abdomen of the ^ with seven segments. Genus 18. Lasiosoma, Winn. Costal vein extending far beyond the tip of the second longitu- dinal vein, but not as far as the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein terminating in the costa far beyond the small marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein long, sessile, or its petiole veiy short. Base of the second po.sterior cell situated far beyond the base of the third sub-marginal cell. Inner marginal cell short. Surface of the wing more or less distinctly pubescent. Genus 19. Empalia, Winn. Costal vein as in Lasiosoma. Auxiliary vein ending in the costa over the greatly shortened marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein with a moderately long petiole. Base of the second posterior cell nearer the root of the wing than the base of the third sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Genus 20. Apolephtuisa, Grz. Costal vein as in Emj)alia. Auxiliary vein ending in the costa befoi’e the middle of the marginal cell; without sub-costal cross- vein. Petiole of the third suV>marginal cell about one-third the length of the fork. Marginal cell twdce as long as Vjroad. Base of the second posterior cell situated before the base of the third sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with seven segments. Genus 21. Tetragoneura, Winn. Costal vein as in the two preceding genera. Auxiliary vein small, bent posteriorly, ending in the first longitudinal vein far before the marginal cell, or shortened to a tooth. The marginal BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1133 cell far beyond the middle of the first longitudinal vein. Inner marginal cell much lengthened. Fork of the third longitudinal vein with a moderately long petiole. Base of the second posterior cell lying before the base of the third sub-marginal cell, with T. hirta (a European species) situated far under the base of the inner marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. SECTION III. Sub-section VII.— MY CETOPHILIN^. A. Three ocelli on the front. Genus 22. Syntemna, Winn. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein large, broken off at the sub costal cross- vein. Basal portion of the second longitudinal vein and the marginal cross-vein equally long. Inner marginal cell short, extend- ing somewhat beyond the root of the third longitudinal vein. Fork of the third longitudinal vein with a tolerably long petiole. Base of the second posterior cell situated before the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing hairy. Abdomen wiih seven segments. Genus 23. Leptomorphus, Curt. Costal vein scarcely extending beyond the tip of the second longi- tudinal vein. Auxiliary vein large, ending in the costa almost at the middle of the anterior border, united to the first longitudinal vein by the sub-costal cross-vein, which latter stands a little before the apex. The basal portion of the second longitudinal ^'ein about double the length of the marginal cross-vein. Inner marginal cell short, extending a little beyond the root of the third longitudinal vein. Fork of the third longitudinal vein with a moderately long petiole. Ba.se of the second posterior cell lying almost under the root of the .second longitudinal vein. Hiirface of the wing apparently with a moderately di.stinct pubescence. Abdomen with sev^en segments. 1134 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Genus 24. Anaclinia, Winn, Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein large, ending in the costa a little before the middle of the anterior l)order, united to the first longitudinal vein by the sub-costal cross-vein which is situated before the middle. Basal portion of the second longitudinal vein and the marginal cross-vein equally long. Anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein incomi)lete, not connected with the third longi- tudinal vein. Inner marginal cell short, extending a little beyond the root of the third longitudinal vein. Base of the second posterior cell situated beyond the root of the second longitudinal vein. Surface of the wing distinctly microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with seven segments. Genus 25. Boletina, Staeger. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein very large, terminating in the costa at the middle or a little before the middle of the anterior margin, and united to the first longitudinal vein V>y the sub-costal cross-vein. Sub-costal cross-vein rarely missing (in the European species B. dispar). Basal portion of the second longitudinal vein to twice the length of the marginal cross-vein. Inner marginal cell short, its apex lying before the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein long, its petiole short. Base of the second posterior cell situated before the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with seven segments. Genus 26. Gnoriste, Meig. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein and sub-costal cross-vein as in Boletina. Inner marginal cell long, its apex situated over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein long, its petiole very short. Base of the second postei’ior cell before the BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1135 base of the second sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing micro- scopically pubescent. Abdomen with seven segments. Proboscis prolonged in the shape of a beak. Genus 27. Phthinia, Winn. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal A’ein. Auxiliary vein and transverse shoulder vein as in Boletina. Inner marginal cell lengthened, its apex lying over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Pork of the third longitudinal vein long, its petiole very short. Second posterior cell very short, widely open, its base situated beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing micro.scopically pubescent. Abdomen long, slender, with seven segments, Antenme long, filiform. Genus. 28 Neoglaphyroptera, O. Sacken. Tip of the costal vein uniting with the tip of the second longi- tudinal vein much before the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein moderately large, terminating in the costa. Sub-costal cross-vein approaching the tip of the auxiliary vein. Marginal cross-vein approaching the tip of the first longitudinal vein, consequently the inner marginal cell is very long, its apex lying beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell and beyond the middle of the wing. Fork of the third longitudinal vein long, its petiole tolerably short. Base of the second posterior cell situated considerably before the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with seven segments. Genus 29. Acrodicrania, gen.nov. Costal vein extending much beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein joining tlie costa almost over or somewhat before the origin of the third longitudinal vein, united to the first longitudinal by the sub-costal cross- vein. Marginal cross-vein almo.st oppo.site the middle of the wing. Fork of the third longitudinal vein about twice the length of its j)etiole ; tip of the anterior branch joining the margin as much above the apex of the wing as that of the posterior branch does 1136 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, below it. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein detached at the base. Base of the second posterior cell situated a little before the origin of the third longitudinal vein. Wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with eight segments. Genus 30. Leia, Meigen. Costal vein extending considerably beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein large, ending in the costa. Sub-costal cross-vein missing. Marginal cross-vein situated far beyond the middle of the first longitudinal vein. Inner marginal cell much lengthened, its apex situated about over the middle of the wing. Anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein short, fourth longitudinal vein long, the root of both missing. Base of the second posterior cell lying about under the middle of the inner marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with six segments. Genus 31. Ateleia, gen.nov. Costal vein extending far beyond the tip of the second longi- tudinal vein. Auxiliary vein joining the costa much before the origin of the third longitudinal vein. Sub-costal cross-vein situated about the middle of the auxiliary vein. Anterior Vjranches of the third and fourth longitudinal veins both detached. Marginal cross-vein situated near the tip of the first longitudinal vein, consequently the inner marginal cell very long. Base of the second posterior cell situated much before the origin of the third longitudinal vein. Fifth longitudinal vein distinct. Sur- face of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with six segments. Genus 32. Coelosia, Winn. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein large, ending in the costa. Sub-costal cross- vein missing. Inner marginal cell somewhat lengthened, its apex lying almost over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein long, its petiole somewhat BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1137 short. Second posterior cell small and wide open, its base situated far beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with six segments. Genus 33. Acxemia, Winn. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal •vein. Auxiliary vein large, terminating in the costa, and united to the first longitudinal vein by the sub-costal cross-vein. Inner marginal cell shoit. Fork of the third longitudinal vein long, its petiole short. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein missing. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with six segments. Genus 34. Trizygia, gen.nov. Costal vein extending considerably beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein ending in the costa beyond the marginal cross-vein, united to the first longitudinal vein by the suVj-costal cross-vein. Marginal cross-vein situated consider- ably before the middle of the first longitudinal vein. Third longitudinal vein without an anterior branch. Fourth longi- tudinal vein a little arcuated, the anterior branch detached, appearing as a short piece of a vein, joining the margin. Fifth longitudinal vein missing. Wing microscopically pubescent, the hairs of distinctly two lengths. Abdomen with six segments. Genus 35. Aphelomera, gen.nov. Costal vein extending far beyond the tip of the second longi- tudinal vein, stopj>ing a little before the apex of the Aving. Auxiliary vein joining the costa a short distance before the marginal cross- vein ; no sub-co.stal cros.s-vein. Marginal cross- vein situatiid very much before the middle of the first longi- tudinal vein. Third longitudinal vein detached from the second longitudinal, starting in the wing-disk considerably beyond die marginal cross- vein ; no anterior branch. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein <]uite detached, a[»pearing as a short [liece 1138 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, of a vein, joining the margin. Fifth longitudinal vein very rudimentary. Wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with six segments. Genus 36. Azana, Walk. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein a short rudiment. Inner marginal cell very narrow, almost linear. Anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein, anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein, and the fifth longitudinal vein missing. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with six segments. Genus 37. Para.stemma, Grz. ' Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein very short, terminating in the first longi- tudinal vein ; sub-costal cross-vein missing. Inner marginal cell lengthened, its apex, however, not reaching as far as the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Petiole of the second sub-marginal cell moderately long. Base of the second posterior cell situated before the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Surface of the wing microscopically pubescent. Abdomen with seven segments. B. Three ocelli, one on the inner border of each of the compound eyes, the third one situated in the middle of the anterior border of the front. Sidj-costal cross-vein missing. Surface of the icing microscopically pmbescent. Abdomen of the ^ with six segments. Genus 38. Docosia, Winn. Costal vein extending far beyond the tip of the second longitudina ^•ein. Auxiliary vein moderately long, bent posteriorly, ending in the fii'st longitudinal vein, or bent anteriorly without reaching the costa. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying before the base of the second sub-marginal cell or somewhat beyond it. Fork of the third longitudinal vein long, its petiole short. Base of the second posterior cell lying immediately before the base of the second sub- marsrinal cell. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1139 Genus 39. Brachypeza, Winn. Tip of the costal vein uniting with the tijj of the second longi- tudinal vein before the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein short, bent posteriorly, ending in the first longitudinal vein. Inner marginal cell long, its apex lying over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein with a short petiole. Second posterior cell extended, its base lying under the middle of the inner marginal cell, and much before the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fifth longitudinal ■vein short and delicate. Flagellar joints of the antennae annular, compressed, very 'compact. Legs strong, all the femora, and the fore-legs short ; tibiae almost claviform. Genus 40. PtYMOSiA, Winn. Tips of the costal and second longitudinal veins uniting at a distance before the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein very short, ending in the first longitudinal vein, or short and liroken off. Inner marginal cell long, its apex lying above or somewhat beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Petiole of the third longitudinal fork very short. Second posterior cell extended, nari’owing from its middle to the base, the base lying before the root of the second longitudinal vein, almost under the middle of the inner marginal cell. Flagellar joints of the antennae cylindrical. I^egs long and slender. Genus 41. Allodia, Winn. Costal and second longitudinal veins as in R/jmosia. Auxiliary vein short, bent posteriorly to the first longitudinal vein, or being only like a .short tooth. Apex of the inner marginal cell before the base of the .second sub-marginal cell. Petiole of the third longitudinal foik short. Second postei'ior cell not extended or only slightly, its base lying under the petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal vein. Fifth longitudinal vein short, disap- ]>earing before the base of the second posterior cell. Legs slender. 1140 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Genus 42. Brachycampta, Winn. Wing as in Allodia. Auxiliary vein always very small, bent towards the first longitudinal vein. Second posterior cell more or less extended, its base lying much before the base of the second sub-marginal cell, sometimes before the root of the second longitudinal vein. Fifth longitudinal vein missing. Legs slender. Genus 43. Trichonta, Winn. Costal vein extending almost impei’ceptibly beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein large, running parallel with the first longitudinal vein, in which it ends bent downwards. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the short petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal ; the base of the second postei’ior cell, which is not extended, lies sometimes before, sometimes under, sometimes beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fifth longitudinal vein delicate, very short or only rudimentary. Legs slender. Genus 44. Anatella, Winn. Costal vein extending very much beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, almost to the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein very small, bent posteriorly. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying above the petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal ; the base of the second posterior cell, which is not extended, lies sometimes before, sometimes under, and sometimes beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fifth longitudinal vein delicate, disappearing before the base of the second posterior cell. Legs long, the tibial spurs unequal in length. Genus 45. Phronia, Winn. Costal vein sometimes extending almost imperceptibly beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein incomplete, bent anteriorly, not reaching the costa, rarely going completely into the costa. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the short petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal vein. Second by FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. im posterior cell very small, wide open, its base situated far beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fifth longitudinal vein rudimentary, scarcely perceptible. Legs slender. Genus 46. Exechia, Winn. Tips of the costal and second longitudinal veins uniting at a greater or less distance from the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein short, bent posteriorly, ending in the first longitudinal vein, or broken off, forming only a tooth. Base of the inner marginal cell lying over or beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell; the base of the second po.sterior cell moi’e or less beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Petiole of the third longitudinal fork short. Fifth longitudinal vein broken off under or before the base of the second posterior cell, or disappearing. Sixth longi- tudinal vein lai’ge. Legs veiy slender. Genus 47. Zygojiyia, Winn. Tips of the costal and second longitudinal veins uniting far before the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein incomplete, bent anteriorly, gradually disappearing or only forming a tooth. Apex of the inner marginal cell not situated beyond the base of the second .sub-marginal cell. Petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal vein short. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein wanting. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. Sixth longitudinal vein in most cases large. Genus 48. Sceptonia, Winu. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Costal, first longitudinal, and second longitudinal voin.s approaching one another, running almost parallel. Petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal short. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the petiole of the third longitudinal fork. Anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein, and the fifth lon- gitudinal vein missing. Sixth longitudinal vein very large. 1142 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Genus 49. Epicypta, Winn. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Auxiliary vein incomplete, bent anteriorly. Petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal short. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Second sub-marginal cell and the second posterior cell stretched, almost equally long, the base of the latter lying under or before the base of the former. Fifth longitudinal vein rudimentary or entirely missing. Sixth longitudinal vein very large. Genus 50. Mycothera, Winn. Tips of the costal and second longitudinal veins uniting at some distance before the apex of the wing. Auxiliary vein incomplete, Ijent anteriorly. Petiole of the third longitudinal fork short. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Branches of the fourth longitudinal vein a little inclined towards one another at the tips. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. Sixth longitudinal vein stout. C. Tvjo oeelliy one on the inner border of each of the compoiind eyes. Surface of the loing microscopically pubescent. Costal vein not extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein. Sub- costal cross-vein missing. Genus 51. Mycetophila, Meig. Auxiliary vein incomplete, bent anteriorly. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein with a very short petiole or almost sessile. Base of the second posterior cell before, under or a little beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Branches of the foui’th longitudinal fork inclined to one another towards their tips. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete, broken oflf before the base of the second posterior cell or disappearing. Abdomen of the with six segments. BY FREDERICK A, A. SKUSE. 1143 Genus 52. Brachydiorania, gen.iiov. Auxiliary vein incomplete, very short, bent posteriorly. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the base of the second sub- marginal cell. Fork of the third longitudinal vein with a very short petiole. Second posterior cell small, its base situated far beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Branches of the fourth longitudinal fork divergent. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete, long, ending just before the base of the second pos- terior cell. Sixth longitudinal vein large. Abdomen of the ^ with six segments. Genus 53. Dynatosoma, Winn. Auxiliary vein bent posteriorly, ending in the first longitudinal vein. Apex of the inner marginal cell immediately before or over the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Petiole of the fork of the third longitudinal very short. Base of the second posterior cell under or beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell. Fifth longitudinal vein very stout, long and broken off under the second posterior cell. Abdomen of the ^ with six segments. Genus 54. Cordyla, Meig. Auxiliary vein as a short tooth, bent posteriorly. Apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the fore part of the petiole of the third longitudinal fork ; the petiole somewhat long. Second sub-marginal cell narrow. Third longitudinal vein frequently disappearing before the margin. Second posterior cell large, wide open, the base before, under or beyond the base of the second sub- marginal cell. Fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. Sixth longitu- dinal vein large. Abdomen with seven segments. I N C E R T AH S E D I S. Genus 55. Cnkpiia<:opuil.\, Phil. “Ocelli duo. Antennaj caput cum thorace superantes, Ifi- articulataj ; articulis duobus i»rimis crassis reliquis cylindricis. Ala* cellula basilari unica Vjrevi ; marginalibus duabus, prima 1144 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, brevissima sub-quadrata, secunda longissima arcuata, apicem alae formante ; sub-marginali longa, arcuata, posticis tribus (secunda cum cellula basilari secunda confusa). Tibiae apice calcaratae, caeterum inermes.” Genus 56. Platyroptilok, Westw. “ Sub-genus novum Platyuris typicis affine, attamen antennis flabellatis distinctum. Caput mediocre, baud rostratum, oculis inaximis subtus basin antennarum conjunctis : ocellos 2 magnos approximates tantum vidi. Os indistinctum. Antennae breves, 12-articulatae, articulis brevibus, 3-11 singulatim raraum longum pilosum emittentibus, 12mo elongate. Alae absque cellula parva sub-quadrata, vena Ima longitudinal! ante apicem ramulum parvum obliquum, ad costam extensum, emittente. Pedes satis graciles et elongati, posticorum tibiis calcaribus duobus acutis armatis, articulo Imo longo et reliquis parum crassiori. Abdomen elongatum gracile.” Genus 57. Diomonus, Walk. “ Resembles Platyum as regards its antennae, Avbile its wmgs are those of Lp.ptomorplius, except that tbe areola under tbe anterior mai'gin of tbe wing, absent in that genus, is present in this.” 06s. — Fi’om tbe above it appears that Diomonus belongs to tbe Sciopbilinai, and should probably come near Erniiheria ; Walker in his “ Notes on Diptei’a ” puts this genus amongst tbe Cerato- plinae (Ceroplatinae), between tbe genei'a Platyroptilon and Asindtdum, evidently regarding the structure of the antennae of more importance than the venation of tbe wings. Genus 58. Pseudosciara, Sch. “ Head roundish. Eyes reniform. Front broad. Ocelli two. Antennae 2- -f 10-jointed, the flagellar joints longer than broad, cylindrical, finely haired. Palpi incurved, four-jointed, thick at the base, the last two joints very long and slender. Thorax moderately arched, without a transverse suture. Scutellum small. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1145 Lbclomen cylindrical, slender, with short close hair, the ^ genital losed, the end of the abdomen club-shaped and thickened, -.egs tolerably long ; coxae tolerably robust, elongated ; femora hoi*ter •, tarsi longer than the tibiae ; the foi’e-femora as long, or cai’cely as long, as the coxae. Tibial spurs large. Wings micro- copically pubescent, the anterior border with close short hairs ; )Osterior border ciliated. Discoidal vein distinctly haired ; media- tinal vein rudimentary, very short, gradually disappearing ■ sub- ostal vein joining the costa far beyond the middle of the wing ; lubital vein issuing in a steep way out of the sub-costal vein, learer to the tip of the latter ; the small cross-vein running in the ;ame direction as the cubital vein, appearing as a continuation )f the latter ; the portion in front of the point where the discoidal '•ein branches off to the cubital vein 6-8 times as long as the steep )asal portion of the cubital vein 3 discoidal vein branching off jeyond the tip of the sub-costal vein, the petiole much longer ilian the fork, the bi’anches widely separated, the anterior some- what arched. Postical vein branching far before the middle of die wing, the fork small at the base, theu suddenly widened.” List of the Genera introduced into the Mycetophilidse since the Cipula of Linnaeus, the synonym.s, doubtful genera, those named inly or insufficiently characterised, and genera now deposited in ither families being put in italics : — Ceroplatus, Bose, Act. Soc. Hist. Nat. de Paris, I. p. 42, 1792. Macrocera, Meigen, Illiger’s Magazine, II. p. 261, 1803. Mycetophila, Meig. l.c. p. 261. Cordyla, Meig. l.c. p. 263. Sciara, Meig. l.c. (type of the iSciaridai). Platyura, Meig. l.c. p. 264. Asinduluni, Latreille, Hist. Nat. des Crus, et des Ins. XIV. [). 290, 1804. MolohruH, Latr. N. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. (syn. Sciara). Campy hmyza, Meig. System. Be.schr. I. p. 101, 1818 [now included in Cecidomyidai, but Haliday (Ins. Brit. Dip. III. 6, 1851,) places it in Mycetophilidai]. 1146 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Dixa, ]\Ieig. l.c. p. 216 (now separate family, Dixiclae). Bolitophila, Meig. l.c. p. 220. Syiutplui, Meig. l.c. p. 227 (considered an abnormal form). Mycetobia, Meig. l.c. p. 229. Gnoriste, Meig. l.c. p. 243. Sciophila, Meig. l.c. p. 245. Leia, Meig. l.c. p. 253. Lestremia, Macquart, Dipt, du Nord Fr. p. 173, 1826 (now belonging to Cecidomyidae). Zygoyieura, Meig. System. Beschr. VI. p. 304, 1830 (now included in Sciaridaj). Leptomorphus, Curtis, Brit. Entom. VIII. p. 365, 1831. Diadocidia, Buthe, Isis, XI. p. 1210. Catoclia, Haliday, Ent. Mag. I. p. 156, 1833 (now included in Cecidomyidai). Anarete, Hal. l.c. (now included in Cecidomyidfe). lirachypuJpus, Macq. S. a B. I. p. 144, 1834 (Syn. Cordyla). Macroneura, Macq. l.c. jx 146 (Syn. Diadocidia). Chfinesla, Macq. l.c. p. 151 [Syn. Orphnephila, Hal. (1830) now .sejjarate family, Orphnephilidae). Planetes, Walck. Ent. Mag. XII. 1835 (Syn. Sciara). Messala, Curtis, Brit. Entom. XIII. p. 581, 1836 (Syn. Bolito- phila). Platietella, Westwood, Int. Mod. Cl. Ins. II. Generic synopsis, p. 126, 1840 (Syn. Sciara). Pachyneura, Zetterstedt, Ins. Lapp, (now referred to Bibio- nidae). Boletina, Staeger, Krojer’s Tidsskr. III. p. 234. Cecidoyona, Loew, Stett. Ent. Zeit. V. p. 324, 1844 (now included in Cecidomyidae). Ditomyia, Winnertz, Stett. Ent. Zeit. VII. p. 15, 1846. Macrorrhyncha, Winn. l.c. p, 17 (Syn. Asindulum). Tetragoneura, Winn. l.c. p. 18. Microsciara, Rondani, Nuove Ann. d. Sc. Nat. ser. 2, VI. p. 263. Diomonus, Walker, List. Ins. Dipt. Brit. Mus. I. p. 87, 1848. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. lur Fossil forms found in amber. It appears that these genera have been named only. 1851 (now included in Insufficiently- characterized. SymmeruSj Walk. l.c. p. 88 (Syn. Plesiastina). Platyroptilon, Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. V. p. 231, 1849. Sciobra, Loew, Bernsteinfauna,p. 34, 1850. Dianejma, Loew, l.c. Heterotrica, Loew, l.c. Aclada, Loew, l.c, p. 35. Epidapus^ Hal. Ins. Brit. Dipt. I. p. 7 Sciaridse). Pleasiastina, Winn. Stett. Ent. Zeit. XIII. ji. 55, 1852. Cerotelion, Rond. Prodr. Dipterol. Ital. I. p. 191, 1856. My corny a, Rond. l.c. p. 194. Fungina, Rond. l.c. Lyomya, Rond. l.c. p. 195. Mycetina, Rond. l.c. Neuratelia, Rond. l.c. Pietopalpus, Rond. l.c. p. 196. Bolithohia, Rond. l.c. Mycetomyza, Rond. l.c. p. 197. Bolithoviyza, Rond. l.c. Yposatcea, Rond. l.c. p. 198. NcAirolyga, Rond. l.c. p. 199. Azana, Walk Ins. Brit. III. p. 26. Ayaromyia, Rond. Prodr. Dipterol. Ital. IV, p. 12, 1861. Mycosia, Bond. l.c. M ycozetcea, Rond. l.c. Mycetaica, Rond. l.c. J Enipheria, Winn. V. z-b. G. Wien, XIII. p. 738, 1863 (Syn Neoempheria). Polylepta, Winn. l.c. p. 745. Lasiosoma, Winn. l.c. p. 748. Eiiipalia, Winn. l.c. p. 762. Syiitenma, Winn. l.c. p. 767. Anaclinia, Winn. l.c. p. 770. I Phtliinia, Winn. l.c. p. 779. Insufficiently characterized. 1148 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Glaphyroj)tera, Winn. l.c. p. 781 (syn. Neoglaphyroptera). Coelosia, Winn. l.c. 796. Acneniia, Winn. l.c. p. 798. Docosia, Winn. l.c. p. 802. Brachypeza, Winn. l.c. p. 806. Bymosia, Winn. l.c. p. 810. Allodia, Winn. l.c. p. 826. Brachycanipta, Winn. l.c. p. 833. Trichonta, Winn. l.c. p. 847. Anatella, Winn. l.c. p. 854. Phronia, Winn. l.c. p. 857. Exechia, Winn. l.c. p. 879. Zygomyia, Winn. l.c. p. 901. Sceptonia, Winn. l.c. p. 907. Epicypta, Winn. l.c. p. 909. Mycothera, Winn. l.c. p. 913. Dynatosoma, Winn. l.c. p. 947. Geneja, Lioy, Atti. 1st. Ven. ser. 3, IX. p. 229, 1864 (Syn. Macroceraj. Cnephseoplula, Philippi, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XV. p. 618, 1865. Centrocnemis, Phil. l.c. p. 619 (Syn. Pleasiastina), Ayaricobia, Phil. l.c. p. 626 (Syn. Acnemia). Pseudosciara, Schiner, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XVI. p. 930, 1866. Trichosia, Winn. V. z.-b. G. Wien, XVIII. p. 173, 1867 (in- cluded in Sciaridse). Cratyua, Winn. l.c. p. 176 (included in Sciaridae). Corynoptera, Winn. l.c. p. 177 (included in Sciaridae). Bradysia, Winn. l.c. p. 180 (included in Sciaridae). Eudicrana, Loew, Berl. Ent. Zeit. IX. p. 141, 1869 (unknown to me). Paratinia, Mik, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XXIV. p. 330, 1874. Stcegeria, Wulp, Tijdschr. Ent. XIX. p. XLix. 1876 (Syn. Monoclona). Neoeiupheria, O.Sacken, Catl. Dipt. N. America, 2nd ed. p. 9, 1878. Neoglaphyroptera, O.Sacken, l.c. p. 10. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1149 Parastemma, Grzegorzek, Berl. Ent. Zeit. XXIX. p. 199, 1885. Apolephthisa, Grz. l.c. p. 205. Eurycera, Dzieclzicki, Pam. Fizy. (Syn. Allocotocera). Allocotocera, Mik, Wien. Ent. Zeit. V. p. 102, 1886 (unknown to me). Monoclona, Mik, l.c. p. 279 (unknown to me). Parexechia, Becher, Ins. von Jan Mayen, p. 62 (unknown to me). Hetei’opterna, gen. nov. proposed in the present contibution, p. 1166. P.seudoplatyura, l.c. p. 1180. Anti'iadophila, l.c. p. 1183. Homaspis, l.c. p. 1191. Acrodicrania, l.c. p. 1194. Ateleia, 1 c, p. 1201. Trizygia, l.c. p. 1204. Aphelomera, l.c. p. 1206. Brachydicrania, l.c. p. 1215. Characters of the Family. Habits, (See. The larvae of the Mycetophilidse are generally cylindrical, attenuated towards both extremities, soft, fleshy, smooth or a little wrinkled, moist, often viscous, more or less translucent, witli twelve more or less clearly determinable segments in addition to the head. Stigmata placed one [)air on the first segment of the thoracic region and one pair on each of the abdominal segments from the first to the seventh inclusive. Head horny. Short palpi and mandibles occasionally present, and also generally rudimentary antennso. 'I'lie above is a very general summaiy of the characters; a more preci.se one it is ditlicult to dregins at the collare ; all the stripes tenninate at the scutellum and do not coalesce ; two narrow lines of ochraceous are visible between the stripes, along which are single, rather sparse, rows of very short black hairs ; lateral margins sparingly setose ; scutellum ochraceous with scarcely any hail’s. Halteres yellowish on the stem, the club smoky -brown, the latter with a minute pubescence. Abdomen rather slender, smaller at the base and apex, somewhat more than twice the length of the the head and thorax together, ochraceous-brown, the two last segments (and h»a.se of the forceps) black, tinged with pale brown on the posterior margins ; densely clothed with long black hairs ; forceps rather wider than the terminal abdominal segment, ochraceous-brown ; lamellae of the 9 ovi[x>sitor black. Fore- and hind-coxae ochraceous-brown, the fir-st pair moderately setose in front ; femora and tibiae somewhat yellowish-brown, the fore femora often paler than the other two pairs ; tarsi dusky on account of their dense pubescence. Wings longer than the body, almo.st hyaline, with a greyish tint, veins umber brown; visibly haii-y in all the cells opening on the Ixirder of the apical portion ; brilliantly iridescent with roseous and smaragdine, in which the latter generally greatly predominates. Nearly all the veins ciliated. Auxiliary vein joining the costa somewhat before the base of the BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 116a cross-vein ; first longitudinal vein greatly distended at the tip, and for a short distance before it. A yellowish streak appears in the cells on each side of the cross-vein. Hah. — Knapsack Creek, Blue Mountains (Skuse) ; Elizabeth Bay {Masters tk Skuse). August to Octobei’. Obs. — The description of this species agrees almost exactly with that of the European M. alpicola by Winnertz (Beit, zu einer Mon. der Pilzmiicken, p. 682, No. 11). Sub-section V. — CEROBLATIN.^. Genus 7. Ceroplatus, Bose. Ceroplatus, Bose, Act. Soc. Hist. Nat. de Paris, I. 1792, p. 42; Flatijxhra, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. I. 1818 ; Ceroplatus, Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 140 ; Platyura, Walker, Ins. Brit. Dipt. HI. 1856; Staeger, Kr. Tidsskr. 1840; Ceroplatus, Zetterstedt, Dipt. Scand. IX. 1850, p. 3439; Winnertz, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XIII. 1863, p. 684. Head small, broadly oval, flattened on the fore part. Eyes oval, sometimes a little emarginate on the inner side above. Ocelli three, in a curved line on the front. Palpi short, not incurved, with three or four joints ; first joint small^ the others larger. Antennae projecting forwards, shorter than the head and thorax together, very fiat and broad, broadest in the middle, 2--I-14- jointed ; joints of the scapus catilliform, in some species the first joint prolonged in front ; flagellar joiut.s almost annular, the last joint conical or gemmiform. Thorax oval, highly arched ; scu- tellum almost semi-circular; metathorax arclied. Abdomen cvlindrical or a little fiattened, with seven segments in both sexes. Legs long ; tibiaj spurred, the spurs of unequal length ; lateral spines missing or exceedingly small ; one range on the inner side of the fore tibiae, one on the inner side and two on the outer side of the hind tibiae. Wings micro.scopically pubescent, shorter than the abdomen; ba.se broad and rounded off; in- cumbent in repose. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of Ilb4 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, the second longitudinal vein, ending before the ajiex of the wdng ; auxiliary vein complete, terminating in the costa befoi’e the origin of third longitudinal vein ; sub-costal cross-vein missing ; second longitudinal vein forming a long-stalked fork with a short anterior branch, the latter sometimes running into the costa, sometimes into the first longitudinal vein ; petiole of the third sub-marginal cell always short ; fifth longitudinal vein complete. 141. Ceroplatus Mastersi, sp.n. (PI. xxxi. fig. 3). — Length of antennje 0'080 inch Expanse of wings 0’180x0'070 ... Size of body 0'300 x 0’035 ... 2 '02 millimetres, 4-56 X L77 7-62 X 0-88 Q.— Length of antennae 0‘075 inch ... 1 ’89 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0‘240x0‘090 ... 6‘G9 x 2'27 Size of body 0*330 x 0*060 ... 8*37 x 1*54 Antennae the length of the thorax, deep brown ; first joint of the scapus prolonged anteriorly in an obtuse lobe ; both joints of the scapus and first six or seven flagellar joints more or less obscurely tinged with ochraceous or ferruginous-ochraceous, the terminal joint yellow, narrower and longer than the one preceding it, with a minute bud-shaped projection ; all the joints densely covered with a minute pubescence and fringed on the upper side wdth short semi-erect setaceous hairs. Front brown with black hairs, black on the vertex. Eyes non-contiguous, reaching as far as the lateral ocelli. Hypostoma pale yellow, ochraceous browTiish-yellow. Palpi yellow, three-jointed, the first two joints small, sparsely covered wdth short hairs, the third joint longer than the first tw'o combined, elliptical, densely covered with a micro- scopic pubescence sparsely interspersed with short hail's. Thorax ochraceous-brown, with a short dense black pubascence, setaceous on the lateral margins; almost covered with three deep brown longi- tudinal stripes, so that little of the ochraceous-brown is \'isible, the intermediate stripe broader than the others, very broad at the coUare, cuneiform, terminating in a point a short distance before BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1165 the scutellum, the lateral ones beginning immediately below the humeri, slightly convergent, rather narrower posteriorly, not coalescent, terminating at the scutellum ; pleurae and metathorax brown or ochraceous-brown, scutellum ochraceous-brown, densely fringed with black setae. Halteres short, the stem thick, yellow, with a few very short black hairs; the club pyriform, black or very deep brown, with apparently no pubescence. Abdomen somewhat flattened, not quite the width of the thorax, about three times the length ; first segment much narrowed ; ochraceous-brown, the posterior borders of the segments deep brown (this border of brown is generally narrow, but sometimes covers more than half the segment); densely clothed with black hairs; anal joint lai’ge and robust, forceps not the width of the terminal abdomuial segment, deep brown, densely pubescent, arms narrow, bidentate at the extremity, and armed along the inner side with semi-erect spinitbrm processes.* Coxae pale ochraceous with black hairs on the front ; tips of the fore and intermediate, and ajjical half of the hindcoxae deep brown on the front, also a more oi less indistinct brownish spot generally appears in the middle of the front of the intermediate pair. Femoi-a pale ochraceous, the intermediate and hind pairs tipped with deep brown, the latter sometimes with an indistinct longitudinal marking near the base. Tibiae cinereous, the intermediate and hind pairs deep brown on the tips. Spurs black. Tarsi deep bi’own, the articulations somewhat lighter. Wings the length of the body, pellucid with a pale greyish-brown tint, darker at the apex ; two brown spots on the anterior border. The first spot .somewhat squarish, lying between the costa and base of the third longitudinal vein, not extending laterally quite to the tip of the first longitudinal vein on one side or to the tip of the auxiliary vein on the other side, generally covering a little of the base of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal ; posterior branch of tlie fork not reaching the margin ; second spot more transverse than •The nnmberof these spines varies; in four specimens I counted thirteen, eleven, ten and eight respectively. 1166 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, the first, extending from the anterior branch of the second longi- tudinal to the tip of the costa, thus entirely filling the first sub- marginal cell, and reaching posteriorly to the middle of the second submarginal cell. The auxiliary vein joining the costa opposite the base of the marginal cross-vein ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein joining the costa a little beyond the tip of the first longitudinal ; costal extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein 1 of the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal. 9. — Antenme about the length of the thorax, the joints deep brown, nearly black (in some specimens with an almost imper- ceptible tinge of lighter brown on the flanks of the first six or seven flagellar joints), terminal joint and nipple-shaped projection lighter brown than the rest. Thorax brown, sometimes almost Idack, with little or no indications of the ochraceous brown found in the Pleurie and metathorax ochraceous or ochraceous- whitish, irregularly blotched with brown or deep brown ; scu- tellum brown or deep brown. Halteres black, the base of the stem yellow. Abdomen flat, about the width, and two and a half times the length, of the thorax, uniformly black, .sometimes with a brownish tinge underneath ; lamellse of the ovipositor black or deep btown. Coxae ochraceous-whitish or ochraceous, the inter- mediate pair without Ijrown spots. Wings rather more than | the length of the abdomen, dusky at the apex ; posterior branch of the fork of the third longitudinal, both branches of the fourth longitudinal, and the fifth longitudinal vein not quite reaching the wing-margin. Hah. — Elizabeth Bay, near Sydney (Masters and Skuse). September to March. Genus 8. Heteropterna, gen.nov. Head large, as wide as the thorax, almost circular from below'. Eyes large, oval, entire, very approximate on the face. Ocelli three, in a curved line on the front, the middle one much smaller. Palpi short, very like those of Ceroplatus. Antennae projecting BY FEEDEBICK A. A. SKUSE. 1167 forwards, shorter than the thorax, very flat and broad, broadest in the middle, 2-+ 14-jointed ; first joint of the scapus cupuliforin, the second somewhat shorter and more catilliform ; flagellar joiiits as in Ceroj)lalus. Thorax short, broadly oval, very gibbose, much more so than in Ceroplatus ; scutellum very small, about one-third the width of the thorax, semi-circular ; metathorax highly arched, very steep. Abdomen a little flattened, with seven segments. Legs short ; tibiae spurred, spurs small, those of the hind tibiae larger than those of the others ; tibiae and tarsi of the hind pair of legs enormously thickened ; metatarsus with a distinct range of small spines on the inner side. Wings microscopically pubescent, a little shorter than the abdomen ; base very broad and rounded off ; incumbent in repose. Co.stal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, but not quite as far as the apex of the wing ; auxiliary vein complete, terminating in the costa beyond the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; sub-costal cross-vein missing ; second longi- tudinal vein forming a long stalked fork with a short anterior branch, the latter running into the costa ; petiole of the third sub-marginal cell short ; fifth longitudinal vein complete. Obs. — Having only two specimens of this insect, and those being in a dried state, T caunot examine the palpi with a great degree of satisfaction, but as far as I can judge they seem not to differ essentially from those of C. Mastersi, 142. Hetekopterna Macleayi, sp.n. (PI. xxxi., fig. 4.) — Length of antennae. 0‘050 inch ... 1-27 milliniHres. Expanse of wings 0T.30x 0-055 ... 3-30 x 1-39 Size of body 0-230 x 0-040 ... 5-84 x 1-01 Antennae not quite the length of the thora.x; joints of the .scapus brown ; flagellar joints bright ochi-aceou.s, densely covered with a microscopic pubescence and fringed on the upixu- side with sliort semi-erect hairs. Head black. (Pl.xxxi.,figs. 4a-b.) Palpi and hypo- stoma yellow. Thorax deep brown with a large roundish ochraceous spot under each humei-us and a small j)ale ochraceous de[iression 74 1168 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, above the origin of the wings; densely covered with short deep brown hairs; pleurae deep brown, rnarmorated with pale ochraceous ; scutellum deep brown, fringed with black setaceous hairs. Halteres short, the stem thick, yellow, the club large, pyriform, deep brown almost black; with very little visible pubescence. Abdomen flat, almost the width, and rather more than three times the length, of the thorax; first segment much narrowed ; terminal segment narrower than the first, cylindrical ; deep brown, the last two segments black; third and fourth dor.sal segments bordered anteriorly with pale ochraceous, the fifth with a small pale ochraceous spot on the anterior corners ; second, third and fourth segments rnarmorated underneath with pale ochraceous ; forceps about the width of the terminal abdominal segment, cleft at the extremity, the inner arm with a small spur at its inner angle (PI. xxxi., fig. 4c). Fore coxae ochraceous, brownish at the base ; intermediate and hind paii’S deep brown ; remaining joints in the fore- and intermediate-legs brownish-ochraceous, in the hind-legs deep brown, except that the ba.sal half of the femora is ochraceous, Tibial spurs of the first two pairs of legs ochraceous-brown, those of the hind pair larger, pale ochraceou.s. Intermediate and hind coxae shorter, and the latter more rbbust than the first pair. In the fore-legs the femora very little longer than the coxae, the tibiae about same length as the femora, and the tarsi times the length of the tibiae ; in the intermediate legs the femora about twice the length of the coxae, the tibiae a little longer than the femora, and the tarsi 1^ times the length of the tibiae; in the hind-legs the femora .somewhat more than twice the length of the coxae, the tibiae about ]- longer than the femora, greatly swollen towards the apex when they are about as thick ais the coxae, the tarsi about the length of the tibiae, metatarsal joint very robust, about as thick as the coxae of the fore-legs, second joint about the thickness of the fore or intermediate tibiae, the remaining joints more slender, but twice the thickness of the corresponding joints of the other legs (figs. 4d and 4e). Wings not I the length of the body, pellucid, with pale greyish-brown tint, darker at the apex ; a somewhat indistinct spot in the marginal cell, under the tip of the first longitudinal vein, also a BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1169 faint appearance at the tip of the auxiliary vein ; beautifully iridescent. Auxiliary vein joining the costa a little beyond the origin of the third longitudinal ; first longitudinal vein somewhat dilated at the tip ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein joining the costa immediately beyond the tip of the first longitu- dinal ; costal extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein nearly half the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the fork ; second sub-marginal cell narrow, the posterior branch of the fork not cpiite reaching the wing margin ; fifth lon- gitudinal vein I’eaching the margin of the wing. Ilab. —Como and Woronora (Skuse). September. In caves. Ohs. — This is the only member of the family in which I have observed a pi’oclivity for spiders’ webs. With its legs and wings disposed longitudinally it seems fond of hanging inverted from a single thread, reminding one forcibly of a sleeping bat. Genus 9. Platyura, Meig. Platyx(,ra, Meigen, Illig. Mag. II. 1803, p. 261 ; Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 141 ; Curtis, Brit. Ent. III. 1826, p. 134 ] Stieger, Kr. Tklsskr. 1840, p. 277 ; Zetterstedt, Dipt. Scand. X. p. 4078; Walker, Ins. Brit. Dipt. III. 18.56, p. 47 ; Winnertz, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XIII. 1863, p. 675. Head small, broadly oval, the fore part flattened. Eyes oval, a little emarginate on the inner side above. Ocelli three, of unequal size, near together in a triangle on the broad front, the middle one smaller. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; the first joint small, second shortened-oval as long or somewhat shorter than the third, the third and fourth joints cylindrical, the fourth the longest. Antennie as long as the head and thorax together el- even longer, rarely shorter ; arcuated, projecting forwards, some- what conqu-essed at the sides or cylindrical, gradually dimini.shing towards the tip, 2- + 14-jointed ; joints of the scajius distinctly set-olF, the first cyathiform, the second one more cupuliform ; flagellar joints compact. Thorax oval, highly archeil ; scutellum small, almost .semi-circular; metathorax arched. Al)domen slender, with .seven segments in both sexes ; flattened, claviform, in the 1170 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, ^ somewhat cylindrical at the base, rarely entirely cylin- dncal, always terminating in a forceps. Legs long ; femora somewhat thickened, shorter than the tibiie ; tibim spurred ; very small lateral spines ; one inner and two outer ranges, or the fore-tibiae without spines, and the hind pair with two ranges of lateral spines which are so small as to be only perceptible with a lens. Wings somewhat broad, base rounded off, as long as the abdomen or a little longer ; incumbent in repose ; microscopically pubescent. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, terminating some distance from the apex of the wing ; auxiliary vein ending in the costa, rarely broken-off, usually united to the first longitudinal vein by the sub-costal cross-vein ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein very short, ending either in the first longitudinal vein or in the costa ; third sub-marginal cell always with a veiy short petiole ; fifth longitudinal vein complete or incomplete. B. Anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein running into the costa. a. Fifth longitudinal vein reaching the postericrr margin. 143. Platvura magxa. Walker. Platyura rnagna., Walker, List Dipt. Brit. Mus. 1848, Part I. p. 89. (Div. B. Meig. Dipt. pi. 8, f. 19 ; Mac. Dipt. i. 142.) Cinerea, ahdomine ferrugineo, segnientorum marginihus posticis fuscis, antennis nigris, pedihus fuscis, femorihus flavis, tihiis aprici Jlavo maculatis, all's subjlavis ajnce cinereis. Body grey; mouth yellow; eyes black; feelers black, compact, setaceous, slightly compressed, much shorter than the chest; abdomen ferruginous, rather long ; hind borders of the segments brown; legs dark brown ; thighs yellow ; a yellow spot at the tip of each shank ; wings slightly tinged with yellow ; their tips and the veins brown. Length of the body, 7 lines ; of the wings, 1 1 lines. “ New Holland.” BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1171 144:, Plat YURA venusta, sp.n. $. — Length of antennte 0'070 inch ... L77 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0’220 x 0'075 ... 5‘58xP89 Size of body 0-220 x 0-045 ... 5-58x 8-13 Antennm as long as the thorax ; joints of the scapus and first two or tlii-ee flagellar joints ochraceous ; remaining flagellar joints dusky brown. Hypostoma, proboscis and palpi deep brown. Front and vertex black. Thorax brown, sub-nitidous, with three broad longitudinal stripes of a darker brown, the lateral ones beginning immediately below the humeri ; intermediate stripe with an indistinct median line of very minute black hairs from the collare ; the paler lines between the stripes beset with tidple rows of short black hairs ; the three rows terminating in a dense tuft of long setaceous hair in front of the scutellum ; lateral margins, particularly postei-iorly, with long setaceous hairs similar to the last ; scutellum with a fringe of long black sette. Hal teres brown, with a dense minute pubescence, the base of the stem ochraceous. Abdomen deep brown, the segments indistinctly bordered poster- iorly with ochraceous-biown ; moderately covered with somewhat long black hairs ; lamellae of the ovipositor deep brown. Coxae sordid ochraceous, the intermediate and hind pairs tipped with brownish ; femora less sordid ochraceous, the intermediate and hind pairs deep brown at the base, extending almost one-third of their length ; tibiae and tarsi dusky brown, almost black. Spurs black. In the fore-legs the tibiae and metatarsal joint of about e base of the first flagellar joint brown ; the flagellar joints very deep brown. Hypostoma, proboscis and palpi brown. Front and vertex black. Tliorax brown, the humeri ochraceous, in the 5 pale ochraceous-brown, with three longitudinal rows of short black hairs, the intermediate one is double and stops some distance before the scutellum, the lateral ones are treble, almost reach the scutellum, and terminate in two or three setaceous hairs; lateral margins densely beset, and scutellum fringed, with black setaceous hairs. Halteres ochraceous, the club more or less brovvnish, with a minute black pubescence. Abdomen brown or ochraceous-brown, the segments more or less bordered with black anterioi’ly, the black often appears as longitudinal spots on the lateral borders of the dorsal segments, extending half their length, and appearing on the underside as small lateral spots anteriorly ; ^ forceps, 9 ovipositor and lamellse, and generally the last two segments rather deep brown. Coxae and femora pale ochraceous ; the intermediate and hind coxae slightly tipped with brown, their respective femora very indistinctly brownish at the base. Tibiae and tarsi dusky brown, the latter almost black. Tibial spurs black. In the fore-legs the tibiae somewhat longer than the metatarsal joint. Wings shorter than the body, pellucid, with a very pale brownish tint, and spotted with brown very similarly to those of P. venusta, except that an additional spot occurs under the anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein, the anterior half of the marginal cross-vein is blurred with brown, the spots at the apex coalesce and form an irregular band from the tips of the costal and second longitudinal veins to the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal, and the line and spot under the fourth longitudinal are scarcely distinguishable ; the veins deep brown ; all the spots are a paler brown than those of P. venusta. Costal vein extending beyond the junction with the second longitudinal, al)OUt one-third of the di.stance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; remaining venation similar to that of P . venusta. Ilab. — Elizabeth JJay (Masters and Sku.se). November, December and January. Common in window.s. 1174 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Ohs. — I have also taken one or two specimens of this during the month of May. 146. Platyura Schineri, sp.n. — Length of antennae 0'055 inch ... 1;39 millimetres. Expanse of wings O’lSO x 0'070 ... 4‘56xL77 Size of body 0'200 x 0'045 ... 5'08xl‘13 Antennae slightly shorter than the thorax j joints of the scapus brown; flagellar joints black or very deep brown, the last joint with a very small nipple-shaped jjrojection. Hypostoma, pro- boscis and palpi brown. Front and vertex black. Thorax pale ochraceous with thi’ee prominent deep brown stripes, the lateral ones beginning a little below the humeri ; all coalescing at the scutellum, separated for the greater part of their length by a narrow line of the pale ochraceous ; densely covered with a short black pubescence, setaceous on the lateral margins about the humeri, the origin of the wings, and near the scutellum ; scutellum ochraceous, tinged with brownish anteriorly, fringed with black setaceous hairs. Pleurae and metathorax deep brown almost black. Halteres yellow, stem sparsely covered with very short bail’s, club with a microscopic pubescence. Abdomen deep brown, the second to the fifth segment deeply bordered posteriorly with ochraceous, the sixth and seventh segments indistinctly marked with ochraceous ; densely clothed with a black pubescence. Coxae pale ochraceous, the fore pair not setose, densely covered in front with a very short black pubescence, the intermediate and hind pairs more or less pubescent towards the apex ; femora dusky-ochraceous on account of their dense pubescence, the intermediate and hind pairs deep brown at the base ; tibiae and tai’si dusky, almost black. Tibial spurs black. In the fore-legs the tibiae somewhat larger than the metatar, sal joint. Wings rather shorter than the body, pellucid, with a greyish tint, somewhat smoky at the tip ; veins deep brown. Costal vein extending beyond the junction with the second longitudinal vein nearly one-third of the di.stance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal ; BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1175 postei’ior branch of the third longitudinal indistinct at its base and not quite reaching the border of the wing ; both bi’anches of the fourth longitudinal not quite reaching the posterior border ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal at an angle of 45°, its base situated at a point rather more than one-third the distance from the tip of the first longitudinal to the tip of the second longitudinal ; auxiliary vein joining the costa a little beyond the tip of the marginal cross-vein. Hah. — Sydney (Skuse). September. Ohs. — T have only seen a single specimen. 147. Platyura conformis, sp.n. — Length of antennse 0’047 inch ... 1-23 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0-150 x0'045 .. 3-81 x 1-13 Size of body 0-180x0-040 4-56 x 1-01 Antennse shorter than the thorax ; joints of the scapus brown ; flagellar joints black or very deep brown, last joint with a very small nipple-shaped projection. Hypostoma, proboscis, and palpi brown. Front and vertex black. Thorax black, somewhat ochraceous at the humeri and indistinctly so along the lateral borders, densely covered with a short black pubescence, setaceous on the lateral borders about the humeri, the margin of the wings, and near the scutellum ; scutellum black, fringed with black seta}. Pleurae and metathorax black. Halteres yellow, sparsely fringed with very short hairs on the stem, microscopically pubes- cent. Abdomen black on the dorsal segments, the second to the fifth segment indistinctly bordered posteriorly with a very narrow band of sordid ochraceous, underneath ochraceous, sometimes ferruginous-ochraceous ; lameihe of the ovipo.sitor deep brow)i. Coxae pale ochraceous, the fore pair not setose, densely covered in front with a very short black pubescence, the intermediate and hind pairs more or less pubescent towards the apex; femora dusky ochraceous on account of their dense pubescence, brownish at the base; tibiae and tarsi dusky, almost black. Tibial spurs black. Jn 1176 DIPTERA OP AUSTRALIA, the fore-legs the tibiie slightly longer than the metatarsal joint. Wings a little shorter than the body, pellucid with a greyish tint, very slightly smoky at the tip, veins deep brown. Costal vein extending beyond the junction with the second longitudinal vein nearly one-third of the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein at an angle of i5“, its base situated at a point x'ather less than one-third of the distance from the tip of the first longitudinal vein to the tip of the second longitudinal ; auxiliary vein joining the costa a little beyond the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein indistinct at its base, and not quite I’eaching the wing-margin ; both branches of the fourth longitudinal not (juite reaching the posterior margin. Hah. — Glenbrook (Masters) ; Sydney (Mastery and Skuse). November, December, and January. Ohs. — Although I have a large number of specimens before me, there is not a single ^ among them. This species is evidently very closely allied to the preceding, but its smaller size and black thorax at once distinguish it. b. Fifth longitudinal vein not reaching the 'posterior margin. 148. Platyura fulva, sp.n. 5- — Length of antennae C’030 inch ... 0'76 millim^ti’e. Expanse of wings 0*220 x 0-070 ... 5-58 x 1-77 Size of body 0*220 x 0*040 ... 5*58 x 1*01 Antennae half the length of the thorax ; joints of the scapus fulvous or ferruginous ; flagellar joints brown. Hypostoma and front fulvous ; vertex black or very deej> brown. Palpi brown. Thorax fulvous, densely covered with short black hairs, setaceous on the lateral borders from below the humeri to the scutellum ; scutellum fuhmus, fringed with black setaceous hairs. Pleurae and metathorax ochraceous, with some pale fuscous. Halteres ocliraceous, the club fulvous, with a minute pubescence. Abdo- men about two and a half times the length of the thorax, very BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1177 narrow at the base, a little broader than the thorax posteriorly ; fulvous, densely clothed with a short black pubescence ; ovipositor short, fulvous. Coxse and tibise ochraceous, densely covered in front Avith very short black hairs ; tibiae and tarsi dusky ; the latter almost black. Tibial spurs black. In the fore-legs the meta tarsus somewhat longer than the tibiae. Wings the length of the body, pellucid, with a pale fulvous tint ; veins fulvous, the costal and first, second and fourth longitudinal veins dark. Costal vein extending beyond the junction with the second longitudinal vein about one-third of the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the thii’d longitudinal vein ; auxiliary vein reaching the costa opposite to the tip of the marginal cross- vein; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein at an angle of 4.5°, its base situated at a point about two-fifths of the distance from the tip of the first longitudinal to the tip of the second longitudinal vein ; fifth longitudinal vein very pale, disappearing a short distance from the margin. -Had. — Sydney (Masters and Skuse). May. 149. Platyura jionticola, sp.n. (J. — Length of antennje 0‘045 inch ... PI 3 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0'130 x 0'050 ... 3-30 x P27 Size of body 0-130 x 0-020 ... 3-30x0-50 9- — Length of antennse 0-040 inch ... POl millimetres. Expan.se of wings 0-130x 0-050 ... 3-30x 1-27 Size of body 0-120x0-025 ... 3-04x0-62 (J. — Antennje about the length of the thorax; 9 shorter than the thorax and rnot-e slender than in the ^ ; joints of the scapus ochraceous-brown, with a few short hairs ; flagellar joints dark, their den.se minute pubescence with a greyish reflection. Hypo- stoma brown. Front black. Palpi ochraceous-brown. Thorax fuliginous-brown, almost black in .some specimens, levigate, with a somewhat greyish reflection, rather densely covered with tolerably 1178 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, long black setaceous hairs ; the humeri deeply tipped with ochra- ceous; three longitudinal treble rows of shorter brown hairs may be indistinctly determined running almost parallel to one another to the middle of the thorax, where the intermedial row appears to terminate, the lateral ones not reaching the scutellum and not con- vergent ; under moderate amplification the fuliginous-brown of the thorax I’esolves itself into three very broad stripes, the lateral ones beginning just below the humeri and separated from the intei- mediate one by very indistinct ochraceous lines, the latter supporting the lateral rows of short brownish hairs ; pleurae and metathorax deep brown, nearly as dark as the thorax ; scutellum brown, more or less tinged with ochraceous, fringed with setaceous hairs. Halteres ochraceous-yellow, with a very minute brown pubescence, the hairs on the stem somewhat longer. Abdomen slender, about three times the length of the thorax, deep brown on the dorsal segments, the two terminal ones generally almost black, somewhat ochraceous-brown underneath ; densely clothed with tolerably long black hairs ; forceps densely haired, as wide as the terminal segment. Coxae ferruginous-ochraceous or ochraceous-yellow ; femora and tibiae brownish-ochraceous, the tibiae darker than the femora ; tarsi dusky brown. Tibial spurs black. In the fore-legs the tibiae | longer than the metatarsal joint. Wings as long as the body in the rather longer than the body in the pellucid with a very pale brownish-grey tint ; the costal and first, second and fourth longitudinal veins brown, the rest ])aler brown. Costal vein extending beyond the junction with the second longitudinal vein about two-thirds of the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the fork of the third longitudinal vein ; auxiliary vein reaching the costa almost imperceptibly before the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal inclined at an angle of about 45°, its base situated at a point somewhat before, immediately opposite, or slightly beyond the tip of the first longitudinal vein ; fork of the third longi- tudinal rather more than three times the length of the jjetiole ; fifth longitudinal vein disappearing at two-thirds of the distance to the margin. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1179 Hah. — Lawson, Blue Mountains, and Bowral (Masters). J anuary. Ohs. — Mr. Masters tells me that he found this species in- habiting caves in thousands in both the above-mentioned widely separate localities ; the caves at Lawson are very damp, and so overshadowed by precipitous I’ocks, that on the hottest days in January the place is perfectly cool and gloomy, while those at Bowral are situated in a small dry gully altogether exposed to the sun ; at the first locality another fly, Br achy dicrania fumosa, described by me in the present paper, occurs in large numbers, and at first glance appears greatly to resemble the above. 150. Platyura graphica, sp.n. (PI. xxxi., fig. 6). — Length of antennae 0‘045 inch ... L13 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0'120x0'045 ... .3'04xl’13 Size of body 0‘120x0'020 ... 3'04x0'50 — Length of antennae 0’040 inch ... I’Ol millimetres Expanse of wings 0*140x0'050 ... 3'55xL27 Size of body 0-140 x0'030 ... 3-55 x 0-76 (J. — Antennae as long as the thorax, somewhat shorter in the 9 ; joints of the scapus and flagellum deep brown, almo.st black, tlie first flagellar joint more than one-half longer than the second. Ifypostoma and palpi deep brown. Front and vertex black. Thorax brown, densely covered with a short black pul)escence, setaceous on the lateral borders ; humeri and collare pale ochraceous ; scutellum brown, fringed with setaceous hairs. Pleurae and metathorax ochraceous, lateral callosity of the nieta- notum brown, llalteres ochraceous, the club brown, sparingly covered with a minute pubescence. Abdomen deep bi-own, the segments indistinctly bordered posteriorly with soj-did ochraceous, moderately clothed with black hairs ; ^ forceps l)rown, armed with two pairs of long, slightly bent, aculeiform hooks ; Q ovi[»ositoi- short, the lamellco ochraceous. Coxfo ochraceou.s, the fore pairs 1180 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, marked laterally, more or less distinctly, with brown, especially in the ^ ; intermediate and hind pairs with an indistinct brownish spot on the front ; femora ochraceous ; tibiie and tarsi dusky brown, the tarsi considerably V)lacker than the tibiae. Tibial spurs black. In the fore-legs the tibiie ^ longer than the meta- tarsus. Wings as long* as the body, almost hyaline, marked with a diffuse fuscous-brown reticulation; behind the fourth longi- tudinal vein there is no reticulation, but an oblique spot extending nearly to the margin ; the base of the wing is clear to the marginal cross-vein ; a small brown spot occurs at the tip of cross-vein and another at the extremity of the auxiliary vein ; clear spaces occur a little before and a little beyond the anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein ; a space from the second longitu- dinal to the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal, extending laterally from the base of the third sub-marginal cell about half way to the tip of the wing ; in the second sub-marginal cell a large roundish space under the extremity of the second longi- tudinal, and a small one under the tip of the costal ; between the third and fourth longitudinal veins and their branches roundish spaces occur on the posterior margin ; an oblong space at the bases of the first and second posterior cells, and a square in the middle of the latter reaching the veins anteriorly and posteriorly. Auxiliary vein reaching the margin over the tip of the marginal ci’oss-vein ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein very little oblique, rather more so in the 5, its base situated at a point considerably less than one-fourth the distance from the tip of the first longitudinal vein to the tip of the second longitudinal ; costal extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal half way to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal. Fifth longitudinal very pale and indistinct, almost reaching the margin. Hab. — Elizabeth Bay (Skuse). December. Genus 10. Pseudoplatyura, gen.nov. Head small, broadly ovate, the fore part flattened ; vertex some- what elevated. Eyes long-oval, a little emarginate on the inner side above. Ocelli three, arranged in a triangle on the front, the middle BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1181 one smallest. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; first, second and third joints of almost equal length, but the second just perceptibly longer than the first and somewhat shorter than the third, also thicker and more rounded than the other joints, third joint ovate, fourth joint twice the length of the third, somewhat fusiform. (PI. XXXI., fig. 7a). Antennm shorter than the thorax; projecting forwards, arcuated, almost cylindrical, somewhat flattened, 2--fl3- jointed ; joints of the scapus distinctly set-off, the first cyathiform, the second cupuliform, shorter than the first; flagellar joints compact, the terminal joint short, gemmiform. Thorax longish- oval, highly arched ; scutellum small, nearly semi-circular ; meta- thorax arched. Abdomen slender, with seven segments in both sexes ; in the ^ somewhat flattened, a little thicker towards the middle, cylindrical at the base; in the ^ flattened, claviform. Legs long and slender, the fore pair considerably shorter than the others ; femora rather more slender than the coxse, shorter than the tibige ; tibiee spurred ; lateral spines extremely small : fore-tibias without lateral spines and the spurs small, intermediate tibiae with one range on the inner and one on the outer side, the spines of the latter widely sepai'ated, hind tibiae apparently with only one range of widely separated spines on .the outer side. Wings moderately broad, rounded ofl“ at the base, longer than the abdo- men, microscopically pubescent. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein ; terminating immediately befoi’e the apex of the wing ; auxiliary vein joining tlie costa immediately Vjefore the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; sub-costal cros.s-vein missing ; anterior Viranch of the second longitudinal vein rather long, issuing from the second longitudinal vein considerably before the tip of the fir.st longitudinal but ending in the costa ; antei ior branch of the fol k ol the third longitudinal vein joining the margin immediately below tlie ape.x of the wing, con.scquently very close to the tip of the costal vein ; petiole of the third sub- marginal cell short ; fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. 1182 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 151. PSEUDOPLATYURA DUX, Sp.n. (PL XXXI., fig. 7.) — Length of antennee 0-0.30 inch ... 0-76 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0-130 x 0-040 ... 3-30 x 7’01 Size of body 0-150 x0 020 . . 3-81 x0-50 9. — Length of antennae 0-027 inch ... 0-67 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0-135 x 0-045 ... 3-42 x 1-13 Size of body 0-135 x0-020 ... 3-42 x0-50 and $. — Antemife slender, shorter than the thorax ; joints of the scapus ochraceous-brown, very sparingly pubescent ; flagellar joints deep brown or black. Hypostoma and palpi brown. Front and vertex deep brown or nearly black. Thorax brown, with three ill-defined longitudinal double rows of short brown hairs, not coalescent posteriorly ] the lateral borders and scutellum with very long setaceous hairs ; pleurae, scutellum and metathorax bi-own. Halteres brown, the stem ochraceous, sprinkled with very short hairs. Abdomen slender in the about three times the length of the thorax, shorter and rather moi-e dilated in the 9 > in both sexes the seventh segment small ; brown, with the first two segments and venter moi-e or less ochraceous-brown, den.sely clothed with brown hairs ; ^ forceps deep brown, densely haired, about the -width of the terminal abdominal segment ; lamellae of 9 positor blown. Coxae and femora ferruginous-ochraceous ; tibite brown; tarsi dusky brown. Tibial spurs black. In the fore-legs the tibiae J longer than the metatarsus. Wings pellucid, with a greyish tint, not darkened at the apex ; brilliantly iridescent ; costal and first two longitudinal veins brown, the rest yellowish- brown. Auxiliary vein joining the costa opposite or almost imperceptibly before the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; marginal cross-vein pale and rather indistinct ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein tolerably long and oblique, its base situated as much before the tip of the first longitudinal vein as its tip is beyond ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein | the distance from that to the tip of anterior BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1183 branch of the fork ; fifth longitudinal vein indistinct, not reaching the bordei-. Hah. — Glenbrook (Masters) ; Sydney (Skuse). November. Genus 11. Aktriadophila, gen.nov. Head small, broadly oval, the fore part flattened ; vertex some- what elevated. Mouth parts prolonged. E3ms longish-oval, a little emarginate on the inner side above. Ocelli three, arranged in a triangle on the broad front, the middle one smaller than the rest (except in A. petulans, where all three are large and of equal size). Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; first joint very small, cylindrical, second almost elliptical, thicker than the first and nearly twice the length, third joint sub-cylindrical, not as thick as, and shorter than, the second, fourth joint twice the length of the third and more slender than the first. (PI. xxxi., fig. 8a). Antennae generally shorter than the thorax, sometimes as long as the head and thorax together ; projecting forwards, arcuated, very little compressed, 2- -i- 1 2-jointed ; joints of the scapus distinct, cupuli- form, or the first joint cyathiform and the second cupuliform ; flagellar joints compact, the terminal joint long, conical. Thorax longish-oval, arched; scutellum small, semi-circular ; metathorax arched. Abdomen slender, with seven segments in both sexes, in the a little flattened, terminating with a forceps ; in the 9 flattened, claviform, the ovipositor with small terminal lamellm. Legs long and slender, the first pair shorter than the others ; femora about as thick as the coxm ; tibia? spurred, the spurs of the fore-legs, and sometimes also those of intermediate-legs, short ; lateral spines ab.sent,* or very minute and occurring on the intermediate- and hind-legs : the intermediate pair with one range on the outer side, the hind pair with two ranges on the outer side. Wings moderately broad, rounded off at the base, longer than the abdomen, mici’o.scoi)ically pubescent. Costal vein extending much beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, almost reaching *I cannot make out any lateral spines on the tibiie of A. elntiUn ami A. riiyricolor. 1184 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, the apex of the wing ; auxiliary vein joining the costa immediately before the tip of the marginal cross- vein; no sub-costal cross- vein; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein short, joining the costa, its base situated beyond the tip of the first longitudinal ; anterior branch of the third longitudinal joining the margin immediately below the apex of the wing, consequently very close to the tip of the costal vein ; petiole about the length of the third sub-margmal cell ; fifth longitudinal vein imperfect. 152. Antriadopiiila nubipennis, sp.n. — Length of antennae 0 030 inch ... 0’76 millimHre. Expanse of wings 0‘130 x 0'045 ... 3‘30xL13 Size of body 0'120x0'020 ... 3*04 x 0'50 — Length of antennae 0'025 inch ... 0'62 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0040 x 0-050 ... 3-55 x 1-27 Size of body 0-125 x0-025 ... 3-16 x 0-62 Antennae slender, shorter than the thorax ; joints of the scapus deep pitch-brown ; flagellar joints deep dusky brown, rather smaller than those of the flagellum, terminal joint conical, about twice the length of the joint immediately preceding it. Head black. Hypo- stoma and palpi black or deep brown. Thorax brown, with five longitudinal Imes of deep brown, the three middle ones running from the collare to the scutellum, each supporting a double row of short brown hairs ; an ochraceous-brown spot occurs before the scu- tellum, bordered laterally by the medial two lines ; the intermediate line not quite reaching the scutellum, stopping at the ochraceous- brown spot ; humeri somewhat tipped with sordid ochraceous or ochraceous-brown ; sprinkled with short brown hairs between the lateral borders and the medial two lines ; lateral borders and scutellum setiferous ; pleurie and metathorax deep brown. Hal- teres wholly yellow, sprinkled with a few minute hairs. Abdomen twice the length of the thorax, deep brown (in some specimens almost fuliginous), the second, thix’d and fourth segments with a bi’oad band of ochraceous anteriorly, the deep brown appeai’ing in BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1185 most specimens as only a narrow border to the hind margin ; fifth segment with a slight indication of ocliraceous anteriorly in the (J, almost as distinct as on the other segments in the 9 : the ocliraceous markings equally distinct on the underside. Coxee and femora deep brown, the latter generally more or less tinged in front with ochraceous-brown ; tibite and tarsi ochraceous-brown ; the intermediate and hind tibiai with minute lateral spines. Tibial spurs black. In the fore-legs the tibite ^ longer than the metatarsus. Wings almost hyaline, with pale brownish-grey cloudings, veins brown. A transverse band from the anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein to the tip of the anterior bi’anch of the fourth longitudinal vein, bending forwards at the third sub-marginal cell and continued in a narrow line along each of the branches of the fork ; that of the anterior branch meeting half way to the margin a patch between the tip of the second longitudinal vein and the end portion of the anterior bi’anch of the fork ; a small, scarcely noticeable spot in the marginal cell against the auxiliary veiia about the tip ; lastly an ii’regularly shaped marking in the second posterior cell, starting from the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal fork opposite to the base of third longitudinal vein, crossing to the posterior branch, extending a little to the other side of it, filling the posterior half of the second posterior cell to the wing-margin, and indistinctly joining the first-mentioned transverse band a little before the mai-gin. Auxiliary joining the costa immediately before the tip of the mai'ginal cross-vein, rather indistinct at the tip ; first longitudinal vein reaching the costa immediately before the base of the fork ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein short, at an angle of about 45°, its base .situated at a point about I of the distance from the tip of the first longitudinal vein to that of the second longitudinal vein ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein J the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the fork ; fifth longitudinal vein very indistinct, not reaching the margin ; a very short and indistinct rudiment of a sixth longitu- dinal vein. 1186 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, IJah. — Lawson, Blue Mountains (Masters) ] Knapsack Gully,. Blue Mountaius, and Middle Harbour (Skuse). September to January. 153. Antriadophila petulans, sp.n. (PI. xxxi., tig. 8). — Length of antennae 0 030 inch ... 0’76 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0*120 x 0'045 ... 3*04x 1 13 Size of body 0*120x 0*020 ... 3*04x0*50 — Length of antennae 0*025 inch ... 0*62 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0*120x0*045 ... 3*04x 1*13 Size of body 0*120x 0*020 ... 3*04x0*50 ^ and 9. — Antennae slender, much shorter than the thorax ; joints of the scapus deep brown, not so dark as those of the tiagellum ■, flagellar joints fuliginous, considerably smaller than the joints of the scapus. Front and vertex black. Hypostoma, palpi, and proboscis deep dusky brown. Thorax brown or light brown, with three longitudinal double rows of short black hairs, which become single rows posteriorly, and are not coalescent ; in a light brown thorax the space between the longitudinal rows of hairs appears darker, particularly on the anterior half ; lateral borders and scutellum setiferous ; pleurai and metathorax brown or deep brown. Halteres wholly yellow, with a sprinkling of minute hairs. Abdomen rather more than twice the length of the thorax, brown or deeji brown, the last two segments frequently black or nearly black, densely clothed with black or deep brown hairs ; in the ^ not as wide as the thorax, forceps small ; in the ^ wider than the thorax, the terminal lamellte brown. Coxa3, femora, and tibiae ochraceous or brownish-ochraceous, the fore coxae sometimes bi’own on the front ; tarsi dusky brown. Tibial spurs black ; the intermediate and hind tibiae with minute lateral spines. In the fore-legs the tibiae about J longer than the meta- tarsal joint (3:2). Wings pellucid with a very pale greyish- brown tint, perceptibly darker at the apex and on the posterior border about the branches of the fourth longitudinal ; brilliantly iridescent ; veins brown, the costal and first two longitudinal BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1187 A'eins very dark. Auxiliary vein very pale, reaching the costa slightly before the tip of the marginal cross- vein ; first longi- tudinal vein reaching the costa a short distance beyond the base of the fork ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein pale brown, at an inclination less than 45°, joining the costa at a point about I of the distance from the tip of the fii’st longitudinal vein to chat of the second longitudinal vein ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein about t of the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the fork. Ilab. — Mossman’s Bay, near Sydney ; Woronora (Skuse). September and October. Obs. — At the first-named locality I found this species repre- sented in great numbers in some caves not far from the sea-shore ; at Woronora I took only a single specimen. 154. Antriadophila electilis, sp.n. — Length of antennse.' 0'030 inch ... 0'76 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0100 x 0‘035 .. 2‘54 x 0‘88 Sizeofbody O'lOOxO-015 ... 2-54x0-38 Antennse slender, about the length of the thorax ; joints of the scapus deep brown, appealing very little lighter than the flagellar joints, the latter sooty-brown, nearly the same size as the joints of the scaiius. Head black. Hypostoma, palpi and proboscis .sooty- brown. Thorax black, levigate, with three longitudinal double rows of short black hairs ; humeri very slightly tinged with lirownish-ochraceous ; lateral borders and scutellum setiferous ; pleurte, scutellum and metathorax black. Halteres wholly yellow, with very little visible pubescence. Abdomen rather more than twice the length, and about the width, of the thorax, black, densely covered with short hairs ; underneath greylsh-ochraceous ; forceps small. Coxm and femora browni.sh-ochraceous ; tibi:e dusky ochraceous ; tarsi fuligijious. Tibial spurs black; lateral spines missing (or exceedingly microscopic). In the fore-legs the tibiie J longer than the metatarsal joint (3:2). Wings pellucid, 1188 DIPTEKA OF AUSTRALIA, with a very pale greyish-brown tint, brilliantly iridescent ; costal and first two longitudinal veins deep brown. Auxiliary vein very pale, joining the costa immediately before the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; first longitudinal vein reaching the costa almost imperceptibly before the base of the fork ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein paler than the second longitudinal, at an inclination of 45°, joining the costa at a point about | of the- distance from the tip of the first longitudinal vein to that of the second longitudinal vein ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein about of the distance from that to the tip of anterior branch of the fork. Hab. — Elizabeth Bay, near Sydney (Skuse). September. Ohs. — The type is the only specimen I have seen. 155. Antriadophila nigra, sp.n. — Length of antenme O'OSO inch ... 0‘76 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0’080 x 0-030 ... 2-02 xO'76 Size of body 0-080x0-012 ... 2.02x0.30 Antenme slender, as long as the head and thorax combined ; deep broAvn, the joints of the scapus somewhat lighter than those of the flagellum ; flagellar joints equal in size to those of the scapus, the terminal joint longer than the rest, conical. Head, hypo- stoma and palpi black. Thorax black, levigate, with three longi- tudinal double rows of short black hairs, not coalescent posteriorly ; lateral borders and scutellum setiferous ; pleurse, scutellum and metathorax black. Halteres wholly yellow, with a few scattered minute hairs. Abdomen nearly three times the length of the thorax, black, densely clothed with short black hair; foi’ceps small. Coxae and femora pale ochraceous ; tibiae ochraceous, darker than the coxae or femora ; tarsi dusky brown ; tibial spiu-s of the fore- and intermediate-legs short ; lateral spines missing (or extremely microscopic). Wings pellucid with a very pale greyish-brown tint; veins greyish-brown. Auxiliary vein pale, almost invisible just before reaching the costa, joining a little before the tip of the BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1189 marginal cross-vein ; first longitudinal vein reaching the costa opposite to the base of the third submarginal cell ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein pale, at an inclination of about 45°, its tip joining the costa at a point about 3- of the distance from the tip of the first longitudinal vein to the tip of the second longi- tudinal ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longi- tudinal vein about f of the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the fork. Hah. — Knapsack Gully (Skuse). October. SF-CTION II. Sub-section VI.— SCTOPHILIK^. Genus 13. ScioPHiLA, Meig. Sciojihila, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. I. 1818, p. 245 ; Macquart, S. aB. Dipl. I. 1834, p. 136; Curtis, Brit. Ent. XIV. 1837, p. 641 ; Staeger, Kr. Tidsskv. 1840, p. 270; Zetterstedt, Dipt. Scand. XI. p. 4101 ; Walker, Ins. Brit. Dipt. III. 1856, p. 36; W. z.-b. G. Wien, XIII. 1863, p. 707. Head small, flattened on the fore part, sitting deep in the thoi’ax, of rounded oval shape owing to its high vertex. Eyes remote in both sexes, oval, a little einarginate on the inner side above. Ocelli three, arranged near one another in a ti'iangle on the broad front, the anterior one very small. Proboscis very short, not prominent. Hypostoma more or less broad. Palpi prominent, incurved, four- jointed, the first joint very small, the second sliorter than the third, the fourth as long or longer than all three together, seldom shorter than them. Antennae projecting forwards, arcuated, tho.se of the $ always longer than those of the in the latter often only as long as the head and thorax together, somewhat compressed, 2- -t- 14-jointcd ; joints of the scapus distinct, cyathiform, setose at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, with downy ])ubescence. Thorax highly arched, oval; .scutellum small, semi-circular; metathoiax acclivous. Halteres with an oblong clul). Al)domen slender, with seven 1190 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, segments, narrowed at the base, generally claviform especially in the somewhat flattened jx>steriorly ; in the male terminating in a short forceps, in the 9 hi a short non-projecting ovipositor ■with tvvo terminal lamellae. Legs long ; femoi’a with a fringe of hair on the under side ; tibiae spurred, the fore pair with two, the hind pair with three i*anges of lateral spines, of which those on the inner side are particularly short and delicate ; coxae elongated, the fore pair hair}" on the front, the intermediate pair only at their apex, the hind pair with a range of setaceous haii-s on the outer side ; in the ^ of some species the a[jex of the intermediate coxae on the inner side has a long arcuated spine, these spines terminate in a double hook-shaped curved point, usually of a dark colour. Wings microscopically pubescent, longish-oval, with rounded oft' ba.se, a little longer than the abdomen. Tip of the costal vein uniting -with the tip of the second longitudinal vein at the apex of the wing, i-arely before it ; auxiliary vein terminating in the costa not beyond the anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein ; base of the second posterior cell lying either before, under or beyond the origin of the third longitudinal vein, but always before the base of the third submarginal cell, and never so far forward as to come under the anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein; fifth longitudinal vein incomplete, usually broken oflF opposite the middle of the second posterior cell, sometimes disapj>eaiing before the base of the second posterior cell. 156. SciOPHiLA PAR, Walker. Sdophila par, Walker, Insecta Saundersiana, Yol. T. Diptera, 1856, p. 417. (Div. a. bbbb. Ins. Brit. Dipt. 111. 36). “(J. — Fusca ; anteniKx. nigroe, hast testacece; tJioracis fascioe duce, latera ptctusque, testacea ; abdominis segmenta rnarginihus posticis apiceque testaceis ; pedes testacei, tihiis ohscurioribus, tarsis nigri- cantibus ; aloe svhhyalincR apice sub-cinerecje, areola cubitali la et vence svd>-apicalis furca infmcatis, venis nig'ris ; Italteres testacei. “ Brown. Palpi, two stripes on the thorax, sides, pectus, tip of the abdomen and hind borders of the segments testaceous. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1191 Antennse black, testaceous at the base. Tibiae dark testaceous ; tarsi blackish. Wings nearly hyaline, greyish at the tips ; first cubital areolet and fork of the sub-apical vein clouded with brown ; sub-costal veinlet opposite the middle of the first cubital areolet, which is of moderate size and about twice longer than broad ; veins black. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 4 lines. “Van Diemen’s Land.” Genus 17. Homaspis, gen.nov. Head small, roundish, flattened on the fore part, situated deep in the thorax ; front broad. Eyes ovate, a little emarginate on the inner side above. Ocelli three arranged in a curved line on the front, the middle one very small. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed, first and second joints small, of about equal thick- ness and length, third joint almost cylindrical, more slender than the first and second, almost as long as these two joints taken together, fourth joint cylindrical, very slender, longer than the three first taken together (PI. xxxi., fig. 9a). Antennae projecting forwards, longer than the head and thorax taken together, 2- -I- 14-jointed ; joints of the scapus distinctly set-ofi’, cupuliform, not setiferous at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, with a downy pubescence. Thorax oval, highly arched ; scutellum small, almost semi-circular ; metathorax steep. Abdomen long, with seven segments, in the ^ cylin- drical, with, a moderate anal joint and small forceps. Legs slender* hind tibiie spurred, and with a few very small spines along the outer side. Wings oblong-oval, moderately rounded at the ba.se, longer than the abdomen, microscopically pubescent. Auxiliary vein complete, joining the costa immediately before the apex of the marginal cell, and at a point about one-third of the distance from the base of the wing to the tip of the costa; costal *In the only specimen I have seen the tibiie and tarsi of the intermediate and hind pairs of legs arc unfortunately lost. 1192 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, vein extending a little beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, and not reaching the apex of the wing ; inner marginal cell short, much widened towards the apex, the apex situated midway between the sub-costal cross-vein and marginal cross- vein ; mar- ginal cell very small, almost equilateral, its base (the marginal cross-vein) situated immediately beyond the base of the second sub- marginal cell ; the second sub-marginal cell almost sessile, the petiole extremely short ; both branches of the fork bending pos- teriorly towards their tip ; second posterior cell very small, its base situated a little befoi’e the middle of the second sub-marginal cell ; fifth longitudinal vein incomplete, not reaching as far as the base of the second posterior cell. 157. Homaspis meridiaxa, sp.n. (PI. xxxi., fig. 9). — Length of antennre 0'090 inch ... 2-27 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0‘150 x 0’045 ... 3-81 x L13 Size of body G’150 x 0'020 ... 3*81 x 0‘50 Antenna slender, considerably longer than the head and thorax combined ; joints of the scapus ochraceous-brown ; flagellar joints 3 to 4 times longer than Vjroad, deep umber brown, densely covered with a very short pubescence with a greyish reflection. Front and vertex black or deep brown, with short golden yellow hairs. Hypostoma and palpi deep brown. Thorax dull deep brown inclining to umber, densely covered with short golden yellow hairs, setiferous on the lateral borders and scutellum ; pleurae, metathorax and scutellum deep brown. Halteres rather long, slender, densely covered with a minute pale pubescence ; stem yellow, club deep brown. Abdomen slender, more than twice, the length of the thorax, deep castaneous brown, rather densely clothed with moderately long golden yellow hairs; forceps as wide as the terminal segment, deep brown, densely haired (PI. XXXI., fig. 9b). Fore coxae ochraceous; intermediate and hind coxae deep brown, the intermediate pair slightly ochraceous at the apex, with yellow hairs ; femora, tibiae and tarsi (these joints of the BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1193 fore legs are missing in the only two specimens I have) brownish- ochraceons, the tibiae and tarsi darker than the femora. Wings somewhat longer than the abdomen, pellucid, with a greyish tint, and the following indistinct pale brownish-grey markings : the apex entirely clouded from the tip of the posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; immediately behind the latter is an arcuated fascia ; at about an equal distance behind this is another similar but less distict band, apparently obsolete between the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein and the posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; lastly two small more or less oblong patches occur one above the other at a similar distance behind the last band, the first reaches from the first to the third longitudinal vein, enveloping the small marginal cell, the other is on the posterior margin of the wing, bordered anteriorly by the extremity of the rudimentary fifth longitudinal vein ; veins brown. Auxiliary vein joining the costa opposite the apex of the marginal cell; sub-costal cross-vein situated opposite the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; first longitudinal vein reaching the costa a short distance before the tip of the posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; marginal cross-vein situated opposite the base ot the fork, and much before the middle of the first longitudinal vein ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein about 1 the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal ; fifth longitudinal vein distinct, stopping a short distance from the margin of the wing ; no sixth longitudinal vein. Ilab. — Gawler, South Australia. Ohs. — The above description was taken from two imperfect specimens of the (J, the only members entirely absent in both l)eing the fore-legs ; however, the shape, covering and venation of the wings, and the structure of the palpi present entirely satis- factory distinctive characters, and the species deserves to be considered as a separate genus, whose nearest affinity appears to \>e Lasionoma, Winn., on the one hand, and I'olylpida, Winn., on the other. 1194 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Genus 29. Acrodicrania, gen.nov. Head ovate, fore part flattened, situated deep in tlie tliorax ; front broad, the anterior margin produced in a small triangle reaching to the basal joints of the antennEe. Eyes oval. Ocelli three, of unequal size, arranged in a line on the front. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; first and second joints robust, short, the second about twice the length of the first, third joint much more slender and a little longer than the second, fourth joint very slender, not the length of the second and third taken together (PI. xxxii., tig. 10a). Antennae cylindrical, projecting forwards, arcuated, about as long or somewhat longer than the thorax, 2- -t- 14-jointed ; first joint of the scapus cyathiform, about twice the length of the second, the latter cupuliform, both with short setaceous hairs at the apex, the second joint generally with one strong seta ; flagellar joints cylindrical, with very short downy pubescence. Thorax ovate, highly arched ; scutellum nearly as wide as the thorax, too flattened to be semi-circular ; metathorax highly arched. Abdomen rather robust, with eight segments, the eighth segment very short and generally hidden by the seventh ; in the flattened, claviform, with a moderate anal joint and forceps ; in the 9 robust, flattened, terminating in a short ovipositor provided with two small terminal lamellae. Legs strong ; femora broadly flattened ; tibiae spurred, and having strong lateral spines on the intermediate and hind pairs ; fore tibiie with a range of minute spines on the outer and inner side, the spines on the latter widely separated and few; intermediate tibite with three ranges on the outer side and one on the inner side ; hind pair with two ranges on the outer side. Wings longer than the abdomen, moderately broad, with rounded-off base; microscopically pubescent. Auxiliary vein joining the costa almost over or somewhat before the origin of the third longitudinal vein, united to the first longi- tudinal vein by a sub-costal cross-vein ; costal vein extending much beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, but consider- ably distant from the apex of the wing ; first longitudinal vein BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1195 united to the second longitudinal by the marginal cross-vein about opposite the middle of the wing ; fork of the thii’d longi- tudinal vein about twice the length of its petiole, very cuneiform, the tip of the anterior branch joining the margin at a point as much above the apex of the wing as that of the posterior branch is below it ; anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein detached at the base ; base of the second posterior cell situated a little before the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; fifth longitudinal vein incomplete. 158, Acrodicrania atricauda, sp.n. (PI. xxxn., fig. 10). (J. — Length of antennae 0‘065 inch .., 1-66 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0‘1.30 x 0'045 ... 3’30 x 1 13 Size of body 0’120x0'025 ... 3’04x0-62 5. — Length of antennae 0-050 inch ... 1-27 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0-150 x 0-050 ... 3-81 x 1-27 Size of body 0-145 x 0-035 ... 3-67 x0-88 ^ and 5. — Antennae slender ; in the ^ longer, in the 5 shorter, than the thorax; joints of the scapus ochi-aceous ; flagellar joints fulvous, sometimes fuliginous, the first two or three generally more or less ochraceous, their pube.scence with a grey reflection. Head ochraceous-brown, vertex brown or deep brown. Hypostoma ochraceous ; palpi pale ochraceous. Thorax ochraceous, almost covered by three broad longitudinal stripes (in some specimens these stripes are ochraceous-brown and little darker than the rest of the thorax, in others they are very deep brown), the intermediate stripe extending from the collai’e to the scute) lum, the lateral ones beginning below the humeri, reaching the scu- tellum but not coalescent with the intermediate stripe ; densely covered witli sliort lirown hairs ; humeri, lateral borders and scutellum setiferous, tlio.se on the latter very long and strong ; pleurie and metathorax in the ^ deep brown, somewhat tinged with ocliraceous, in the ^ ochraceous; scutellum ochraceous or ochraceous-brown. Halteres jiale ochraceous, the apex of the club somewhat infuscated ; apparently no pubescence. Abdomen 1196 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, in the ^ nearly as wide as, and about one-third longer than, the thorax, somewhat flattened ; the first segment, anterior half of the second, the anterior bordei’s of the third and fourth segments slightly, and beneath the first four segments, ochraceous ; pos- terior half of the second, and the two following segments deep brown ; fifth and sixth segments wholly black ; forceps brown ; in the 2 as wide as, and nearly twice the length of, the thorax, somewhat flattened ; dorsal segments soi’did ochraceous, indis- tinctly bordered posteriorly with brown, beneath sordid ochra- ceous ; lamellse of the ovipositor ochraceous ; ^ and 2 densely pubescent. Coxje, femora ochraceous ; tibiae with their spurs somewhat smoky -ochraceous ; tarsi and tibial spines almost fuliginous in a cei’tain light. In the fore-legs the tibiae about J longer than the metatarsus (3:2). Wings considerably longer than the abdomen, pellucid, with a pale brownish-grey tint, somewhat smoky ac the apex ; veins brown, the costal and first and second longitudinal veins much darker than the rest ; mar- garitaceous reflections. Auxiliary vein joining the costa somewhat before the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; first longitudinal vein reaching the costa a little beyond the base of the fork ; marginal cross-vein very short, thick, situated not far from the tip of the first longitudinal vein and immediately before the base of the fork ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein | the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the fork ; tip of the anterior branch of the fork situated as much above the apex of the wing as that of the posterior branch is below it ; fifth longitudinal vein indistinct, extending rather more than half-way to the margin, its basal portion scarcely visible ; a very short stump of a sixth longitudinal vein. Hah. — Sydney (Masters and Skuse). August. 159. Acrodicrania setosicauda, sp.n. (J. — Length of antennm 0’065 inch ... L66 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0*120x0‘045 ... 3-04 x 1-13 Size of body 0-100 x 0-025 ... 2-54x0-62 BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1197 Antennie somewhat more slender than in atricauda, longer than the thorax ; joints of the scapus and first four or five flagellar joints I’eddish-ochraceous, remainder of flagellar joints brown, their pubescence with a grey reflection. Front and vertex ochraceous, the lateral ocelli surrounded by black. Hypostoma and palpi greyish-ochraceous. Thorax dull brownish-ochraceous, with traces of three brown longitudinal stri]>es, the lateral ones reach the scutellum and are very distinct ; densely covered with short brownish-yellow hairs, the lateral margins and scutellum with long brown setae ; pleurae and metathorax deep brown ; scutellum dull ochraceous, more or less tinged with bi’own. Halteres yellow, with apparently no pubescence. Abdomen wider than, and about twice the length of, the thorax, considerably flattened, dull ochraceous, the second to the fifth segment with two large deep brown spots, meeting and forming a broad band in the fourth and fifth segments in most specimens ; posterior margin of the first segment slightly marked with brown ; beneath dull ochraceous, the last two or three segments indistinctly marked with brownish ; anal joint setiferous, ochraceous, forceps ochra- ceous. Coxse, femora and tibiie greyish-ochraceous ; tar.si and tibial spurs smoky ochraceous ■, tibial spines almost fuliginous ; the fox’e tibiae and the hind femora and tibiae slightly tipped with brown. In the fore-legs the tibiae j longer than metatarsus ; the tarsi about twice the length of the tibiae. Wings much longer than the abdomen, pellucid, with a pale brownish-grey tint ; a more or less triangular brown spot, having its base in the second longitudinal vein a short distance from the tip and its apex on the anterior branch of the fork at an equally short distance from the base ; a more or less distinct pale brown marking at the base of the first sub-marginal cell and an irregular streak under the fourth longitudinal vein, beginning under the base of the anterior branch and extending more than half-way to the margin of the wing ; the costal and first two longitudinal veins brown, the rest pale brownish-yellow. Auxiliary vein joining tlie costa almost imper- ceptibly before the origin of the third longitudinal vein; first longi- tudinal vein reaching the costa opposite or almost imperceptibly 1198 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, before the base of the fork ; marginal cross-vein very short, rather indistinct, situated not far from the tip of the first longi- tudinal vein ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein about J the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the fork ; tip of the anterior branch of the fork situated as much above the* apex of the wing as that of the posterior branch is below it ; rudimentary fifth and sixth lon- gitudinal vein as in atricauda. Ilab. — Sydney (Masters). November (?). 160. Acrodicrania fasctata, sp.n. — Length of antennie 0’040 inch ... 1-01 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0‘120x0‘045 ... 3'04xL13 Size of body 0'115x0 030 ... 2‘92x0'76 Antennie slender, rather shorter than the thorax; joints of the scapus and first five or six flagellar joints ochraceous, remainder of flagellar joints black ; pubescence with a grey reflection. Front, vertex, hypostoma and palpi ochraceous. Thorax dull brownish-ochraceous with three indistinct brown longitudinal stripes, the intermediate stripe very indistinct, pai’tly visible just before the middle of the thorax, the lateral ones starting much below the humei’i, terminating at the scutellum ; densely covered with short brownish-yellow hairs, the humeri, lateral margins and scutellum setiferous; pleurie ochraceous; metathorax deep brown; scutellum ochraceous - browm. Halteres wholly yellow, wdth apparently no pubescence. Abdomen about as wide as, and louger than, the thorax, somewhat flattened ; deep brown almost black, the first segment ochraceous ; densely clothed with short l.)rown pubescence ; laraellm of the ovipositor deep brovvn. Coxae and femora gi’eyish-ochraceous ; tibiae with their spui-s ochraceous- brown ; tax'si smoky ochraceous ; hind femora deep brown at the apex ; tibial spines fuliginous. In the fore-legs the tibiae about J longer than the metatarsus ; the tarsi rather more than twfice the length of the tibiae. Wings much longer than the abdomen, BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 119^ pellucid, with a pale greyish-browa tint ; a fuscous transverse band, very pale posteriorly, near the tip of the wing, starting from the costal margin mid- way between the tips of the first and second longitudinal veins, and on the posterior margin enveloping the tip of the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein ; a pale streak under the fourth longitudinal vein opposite to the tip of the rudimentary fifth longitudinal vein ; veins brown, very distinct, except the tips of branches of the fork of the third longitudinal. Auxiliary vein joiningthe costa immediately before the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; first longitudinal vein reaching the costa opposite the base of the fork ; marginal cross-vein very short, situated not far from the tip of the fii’st longitudinal vein ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein ^ the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the folk ■ tips of the fork very pale, almost invisible before reaching the margin, that of the anterior branch situated as much above the apex of the wing as that of the posterior branch is below it ; rudimentary fifth and sixth longituinal veins as in the two preceding species. Hab. — Sydney (Skuse). January and December. Genus 30. Leia, Meig. Leia, INIeigen, Syst. Beschr. I. 1818, p. 253; Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 135; Curtis, Brit. Ent. XIV. 1837, p. 645; Stieger, Kr. Tidsskr. 1840, p. 232 ; Zetterstedt, Dipt. Scand. XI. p. 4140 ; Walker, Ins. Brit. Dipt. III. 1856, p. 27 ; Winnertz, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XIII. 1863, p. 792. Head ovate owing to the high vertex ; flattened on the fore part, situated deep in the thorax. Eyes oval. Ocelli three, arranged in a tiiangle on the upj)er ])art of the broad front, almost situated on the vertex, the middle one .smaller than the other two. Paljn ])rominent, incurved, four-jointed, the first joint small, the next two almost of equal size, the fourth as long or longer than all three together. Antenme cylindrical, pro- jecting forwards, somewhat arcuated, 2--f 14-jointed ; joints of the 76 1200 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, scapus cyathifoi’m, the second one setiferous at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, with very short pubescence. Thorax ovate, highly arched ; scutellum small, almost semi-circular ; metathorax high, acclivous. Abdomen slender, with six seg- ments ; in the ^ almost cyliudi’ical, narrowing posteriorly, with a shortened anal joint and small forceps ; in tlie 9 little flattened, ending in a thick ovipositor, which has two small lamellie at its apex. Legs strong ; femora, particularly the hind pair, broadly compressed ; tibiae spurred and with lateral spines, the fore pair have on their outer side a range of short spines, and a single prickle on the inner side a little above the middle, on the outer side near the range, a little below the middle, and on the apex near the spurs, these separate spines not stronger than the othei’s ; hind tibiai towards their outer side with three ranges of very strong spines, and the intermediate pair with a single spine, which is longer than all the others, on their inner side a little above the middle. Wings longer than the abdomen, longish-oval, rounded off at the base; microscopi- cally pubescent. Auxiliary vein reaching to about one-third of the anterior border, and not united by a sub-costal cross-vein to the first longitudinal vein ; costal vein extending a great deal beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, but not as far as the apex of the wing ; first longitudinal vein, which terminates in the costa a little beyond the middle of the anterior border, united to the second longitudinal vein by the marginal cross-vein almost opposite the middle of the wing-disk, consequently the inner marginal cell is almost half the length of the wing; third longitudinal vein bent upwards a little, reaching the margin immediately below the apex of the wing ; anterior branch of the third and fourth longitudinal veins detached at the base, the former ending in the margin between the tip of the costal vein and the apex of the wfing ; base of the second posterior cell situated much before the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; fifth longitudinal vein present only as a rudimentary root. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1201 161. Leia fulva, Walk. Leia fulvx, Walker, Insecta Sauudersiana, Vol. I. Diptera, 1856, p. 416, (Div. B. Meig. Dipt. I. p. 255 ; Sub-div. b. pi. 9, f. 18). “ 5. — Fulva, robusta, s%ihtus testacea ; abdominis ssgmenta fasciis nonnunqaam interruptis nigris ; pedes testacei, tarsis fuscescentibus ; alee subcinerece apice obscuriorss, venis nigris betsi testaceis. “ Tawny, stout, testaceous beneath. Abdominal segments with black bands, which are sometimes interrupted. Legs testaceous ; tarsi brownish. Wings slightly greyish, rather darker at the tips ; veins black, testaceous at the base. Length of the body H lines ; of the wings, 3 lines. “ Van Diemen’s Land.” Genus 31. Ateleia, gen. no v. Head small, broadly ovate, nearly round, somewhat compressed on the fore part, situated deep in the thorax. Eyes ovate, entire. Ocelli three, arranged in a triangle on the front. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; first and second joints small, moderately robust, the second somewhat longer than the first, third joint more slender than the second and about one-third longer than the latter, fourth joint slender, about the length of the second and third taken together (Plate xxxii., fig, 11a). Antennie cylindrical, tapering towards the apex, projecting forwards, arcuated, 2- -f- 14-jointed ; first joint of the scapus cyathiform, the second cupuliform, setiferous at the a[)ex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, with a very short downy pubes- cence. Thorax ov'ate, highly arched ; scutellum small, almost semi-circular ; rnatathorax high, acclivous. Abdomen in tlio ^ with six segments, rather short, .slender, cylindrical, the fii'.st segment narrowed ; with a large anal joint supporting the forceps. Legs long and strong ; tibiie spurred and proviiled with lateral 1202 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, spines :* a few short ones on the fore tibiae on the inner side, two rows of long spines on the outer side of the intermediate tibiae ; three ranges on the hind 'tibiae, two ranges of long spines on the outer side and one of short ones on the inner side, SVings longer than the abdomen, oblong-oval, with rounded-off base, micro- scopically pubescent. Antenor branches of the third and fourth longitudinal veins both detached. Auxiliary vein joining the costa considerably before the origin of the third longitudinal vein and oppo.site to the base of the detached anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein, united at about the middle to the first longitudinal vein by the sub-costal cross- vein; costal vein ex- tending far beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein ; first longitudinal vein joining the costa immediately before the base of the detached anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; marginal cx’oss-vein situated near the tip of the first longitudinal vein ; anterior branch of the third longitudinal vein reaching the margin immediately above the apex of the wing; apical half of the third longitudinal bent anteriorly ; fourth longitudinal vein much undulated ; base of the second posterior cell situated much before the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; fifth longitudinal vein incomplete, distinct. 162. Ateleia spadicithorax, sp.n. (PI. xxxii., fig. 11). (J. — Length of antennse 0‘070 inch ... L77 milliraetre.s. Expanse of wings OdlO x 0‘040 ... 2’79xL01 Size of body 0’110x0'020 ... 2-79 x 0-50 Antennxe .slender, longer than the head and thorax taken together ; joints of the scapus and first two or three flagellar joints ochraceous, the remainder of the flagellar joints almost cinereous ; flagellar joints 1^ to 2J times longer than wide. Front, vertex and hypostoma deep castaneous. Palpi ochraceous. Thorax very deep castaneous, levigate, the humeri and posterior angles tinged with ochraceous-brown ; rather densely covered with a short * Probably some have been rubbed off in the only two specimens I have before me, both of which are imperfect in other respects. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1203 yellowish pubescence ; brown setje at the humeri, and on the lateral borders and scutelluni ; pleura, scutellum and metathorax deep castaneous. Halteres short, fuliginous, the stem ocliraceous, with very little visible pubescence. Abdomen rather slender, about twice the length of the thorax : first thi’ee doi’sal segments bright brownish-ochraceous marked laterally with a small spot of deep brown, fourth dorsal segment very deep castaneous, almost black, bordered anteriorly, one-third of the segment, with brownish- ochraceous ; first to fourth segment ochraceous beneath ; fifth and sixth segments entirely black ; the large basal portions of the genitalia ochraceous, forceps deep brown. Legs brownish- ochraceous, the hind femora deep brown on the apex ; tibial spurs ochi-aceous ; spines deep brown. In the fore-legs the tibise about ^ longer than the metatarsus (4:3). Wings considerably longer than the abdomen, pellucid with a very pale greyish-brown tint ; two faded brown markings ; a short band begins on the costal border a short distance before the tip of the second longitudinal vein, becoming suddenly very indistinct a little before the anterior branch of the third longitudinal foi'k and continues on until a little below the posterior branch ; the second is a very indistinct and very small spot on the fourth longitudinal vein a little in advance of the tip of the fifth longitudinal vein ; costal and first two longitudinal veins brown, the rest ochraceous. Auxiliary vein joiiring the costa some distance before the origin of the third longitudinal vein and about opposite to the base of the detached branch of the fourth longitudinal vein ; sub-costal cross-vein rather pale, very thick, situated about the middle of the auxiliary vein ; first longitudinal vein reaching the costa immediately before the base of the detached branch of the third longitudinal vein ; marginal cross-vein situated a very short distance from the tip of the first longitudinal vein ; co.stal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein rather more than half the distance from that to the tij) of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal ; tips of the thii’d and fourth longitudinal veins and those of their branches very thin and indistinct, all reaching the border ; fifth longitudinal vein pale, 1204 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, extending more than half-way to the posterior margin ; a very short brown stump of a sixth longitudinal vein distinctly visiVde. Ilah. — Bowral (Masters). January, Genus 34. Trizygia, gen. nov. Head small, roundish-oval, flattened on the fore-part, situated deep in the thorax. Ocelli three, of almost equal size, arranged in a triangle on the front. Eyes ovate, a little emarginate on the inner side above. Palpi prominent, incurved, four- jointed, first and second joints short, of about equal length, third as long as the first and second united, fourth slender, about the length of the three preceding (PI. xxxii., fig. 12a), Antennie about the length of the head and thorax taken together, pro- jecting forwards, arcuated, 2- -t- 14-jointed, with a short downy pubescence ; joints of the scapus cupuliform, the second setose at the apex; flagellar joints cylindrical. Thorax ovate narrower and not so gibbose as in Aphelomera ; scutellum small, nearly semi-circular ; metathorax highly arched, not so high as in Apheloniera. Abdomen short, cylindrical, with six segments ; anal joint supporting the forceps longer and narrower than the terminal abdominal segment. Legs long, moderately robust ; femora compressed, the hind pair much larger and broader than the others; tibiie spurred, the intermediate and hind pairs with moderately long lateral spines, the former with a few spines on the inner side, and the hind pair with two distinct ranges on the outer side. Wings ovate, rounded oft' at the base, much shorter and more rounded than in Aphelomera, longer than the abdomen, microscopically pubescent, the minute hairs not all of one length as in Aphelomera, but of two lengths, the longer ones fewer than, and three or four times longer than the others.* Costal vein extending considerably beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, but ending far from the apex of the wing ; auxiliary vein ending in the costa beyond the marginal cross-vein. * The smaller pubescence is even more minute than the jjubescence on the wings of Aphdomtra. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1205 united to the first longitudinal vein by a sub-costal cross-vein ; first longitudinal vein joiniug the costa far beyond the middle of the anterior border of the wing ; marginal cross-vein situated considerably before the middle of the first longitudinal vein ; third longitudinal vein starting a little before the marginal cross-vein, very little arcuated, reaching the margin far below the tip of the wing, no anterior bi’anch ; fourth longitudinal vein a little arcu- ated, the anterior branch detached, appearing as a short piece of a vein joining the margin ; fifth longitudinal missing. 163. Trizygia flavipes, sp.n. (PI. xxxii., fig. 12). (J. — Length of antennee 0 030 inch ... O’ 76 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0 070 x 0 030 ... L77 x 0’76 Size of body O’OSOxO’015 ... 2-02 x 0-38 Antennse rather slender, about as long as the head and thorax taken together; joints of the scapus and first joint of the flagellum ochracecus, the remainder of the flagellar joints sooty-brown, with a greyish pubescence. Head black, with a short greyish-yellow pubescence. Hypostoma black. Palpi ochraceous-brown. Thorax deep brown, almost Vjlack, levigate, densely covered with a greyish- yellow pubescence, the lateral margins and scutellum setiferous ; jjleime, scutellum, and metathorax deep brown. Halteres wholly yellow, with apparently no pubescence. Abdomen about twice the length of, and almost as wide as, the thorax, deep brown, rather densely clothed with greyish-yellow hairs ; anal joint and forceps deep brown, densely haired. Legs long, moderately i-obust, ochre- yellow, the tibite and tarsi darker on account of their dense minute pubescence ; hind femora slightly Ijrownish at the apex ; tibial spurs .same colour as the tibite and tarsi, the lateral spines brown. In the fore-legs the tarsi nearly twice the length of the tibite ; the latter longer than the metatarsus. Wings longer than the abdomen, rounded off at the base, almost hyaline, microscoi)i- cally pubescent, the hairs of two lengths, the longer ones less numerous than the smaller, the latter most numerous on the apical part of the wing ; the apex of the wing, also behind the apical 1206 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, half of the fourth longitudinal vein, faintly clouded with pale yellowish-brown; veins yellowish-brown; auxiliary vein, sub-costal cross-vein, and base of the third longitudinal vein paler than the rest. Tips of the costal and third longitudinal veins about equally distant from the apex of the wing ; detached anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein starting in the wing-disk mid wav between the third and fourth longitudinal veins and a little before the tip of the first longitudinal vein, joining the posterior margin nearer the tip of the fourth longitudinal vein than that of the third longitudinal vein; fifth longitudinal vein altogether missing. Hab. — Sydney (Skuse). September. Genus 35. Aphelomera, gen.nov. Head small, round, the fore part flattened, situated deep in the thorax. Ocelli three, of almost equal size, arranged in a curved line high on the front. Eyes ovate, a little emarginate above on inner side. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; first and second joints somewhat robust, first joint small, second twice the length of the first, third rather longer than the first and second taken together and considerably more slender’, fourth' joint very slender, about equal in length to all the others taken together (PI. xxxii., fig. 1 3a). Antennje ai’cuated, projecting forwards, longer than the head and thorax combined, very slender, 2- -p 14-jointed ; joints of the scapus of about equal size, cupuliform, both setifei’ous at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, with a dense short pubescence. Thorax ovate, highly arched ; scutellum small, almost semicircular ; meta- thorax high, acclivous. Abdomen slender, cylindrical, six- segmented, with an anal joint almost as large as the sixth abdominal segment, and small forceps. Legs long, slender ; femora not so robust as the coxas, compressed ; tibiae spurred, and the intermediate and hind pairs each with two rows of lateral spines. Wings oblong-ovate, longer than the abdomen, rounded off at the base, microscopically pubescent. Costal vein extending far beyond the ti[> of the second longitudinal vein, stopping a little before the apex of the wing ; auxiliary vein joining the BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1207 costa a short distance before the marginal cross-vein ; the humeral cross-vein very oblique ; no sub-costal cross-vein ; first longi- tudinal vein joining the costa at a point f of the distance from the root of the wing to the tip of the costa ; the mar- ginal cross-vein situated very much before the middle of the first longitudinal vein, at a point about one-third of the length of the latter ; third longitudinal vein detached from the second longitudinal vein, starting in the wing-disk considerably beyond the marginal cross-vein, reaching the margin much below the apex of the wing, without any trace of an anterior branch ; fourth longitudinal vein joining the posterior margin before the tip of the first longitudinal vein joins the costa, the only trace of an anterior branch being an indistinct, short piece of a vein, quite detached from the fourth longitudinal vein, and joining the posterior margin a short distance in advance of it ; fifth longi- tudinal vein only rudimentary. 164. Aphelomera Sydneyensis, sp.n. (PI. xxxii., fig. 13). — Length of antenme 0'050 inch ... L27 millimetres. Expanse of wings O'lOO x 0'03Q ... 2‘54x0'76 Size of body O‘llOxO‘015 ... 2’79 x 0’38 Antenme very slender, tapering towards the tip, nearly twice the length of the head and thorax combined ; joints of the scapus yellovvish, with short black or deep brown setie at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, 3 to 5 times longer than broad, deej) Vjrown, with a dense, short, yellowish-grey pubescence. Hypo- stoma and front deep umber brown. Palpi yellowish-brown. Thorax dee(» brown, sub-nitidous, covered with a short yellowish- grey pubescence, with a few long, deep lu'own, setaceous hairs on the lateral Vjorders ; humeri slightly tipped with yellowLsh-grey ; pleune brown, lighter than the thoi’ax ; scutellum and meta- thorax deep brown, the former .setiferous. llalteres long, stem ochraceous, club elongate, deep brown, with a minute pubescence. AVidomen slender, cylindrical, deep Ijrown, almost black, densely clothed with short yellowish-grey hairs; anal joint and force|ts 1208 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, deep brown. Legs long, slender. Coxie and femora pale ochra- ceous ; tibiie cinereous ; tibial spurs, lateral spines and tarsi almost fuliginous. In the fore-legs the tarsi more than twice the length of the tibite, the latter being almost as long as the meta- tarsus. \Ving.s a little longer than the abdomen, almost hyaline, with a pale brownish tint, the veins brown ] brilliantly iridescent. Auxiliary vein distinct. Costal, first longitudinal and second longitudinal veins running almost parallel to one another, the latter .somewhat bent posteriorly towards the tip. Fifth longi- tudinal very short and indistinct. Ilab. — Elizabeth Bay, near Sydney (Skuse). November. Obs. — I have found two ^ specimens only of the above, both collected from windows. ' Genus 42. Triciionta, Winn. Mycetophila, Stajger, Kr. Tidsskr. 1840, pp. 251 and 259 (16 and 27) ; Zetterstedt, Dipt. Scand. XI. pp. 4203 and 4299 (22 and 47) ; Triciionta, Winnertz, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XIII. 1863, p. 847. Head of a broad oval owing to its high vertex ; flattened on the fore part ; situated deep in the thorax ; front broad, the anterior border advanced triangularly in the middle, the apex of which reaches almost as far as the basal joints of the antennae. Eyes circular. Ocelli large, the middle one small, situated in a small depression at the base of the frontal triangle. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; first joint small, the fourth joint longer than the second and third taken together. Antenme slender, projecting forwaids, arcuated, 2- -f- l4-jointed ; fir.st joint of the scapus cyathiform, the second cupuliform, both setiferous at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, compressed from the sides, with short downy pubescence. Thorax small, oval, liighly arched j prothorax hairy, without sette on its borders; scutellum semi- circular, setiferous at the apex ; metathorax high, acclivous, somewhat arched. Abdomen of the ^ with six segments, narrowed at the base, compressed from the side.s, with a more or less large anal joint and forcejis ; in the § with seven segments, narrowed BV FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1209 at tlie base, generally compressed from the sides, often cylindrical, with short, thick, coarse ovipositor, provided with two lamellse at the apex. Legs moderately long ; hind femora more flattened than the fore pair ; tibi?e spurred, and with latei-al spines ; hind tibise and tarsi almost equally long, sometimes the tarsi somewhat shorter. Wings large, extending a little beyond the end of the abdomen, with a I’ounded off or obtusely cunei formly narrowed base, microscopically pubescent. Costal vein exten dingalmostimper- ceptibly beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, terminating before apex of the wing ; auxiliary vein large, running parallel with the first longitudinal vein, ending, bent downwards, in the first longitudinal vein ; marginal cross-vein situated before the middle of the first longitudinal vein ; apex of the inner marginal cell lying over the .short petiole of the second sub- marginal cell; base of the second posterior cell situated before the base of the second sub-marginal cell, sometimes even before the origin of the third longitudinal vein; fifth longitudinal vein delicate, incomplete, frequently almost missing. 165. TrICHOXTA VEGETA, n.Sp. (PI. XXXII., fig. 14). 9. — Length of antenme 0‘050 inch ... 1.27 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0'140x0'050 ... 3’55xl'27 Size of body 0‘140 x 0‘030 ... 3’55 x 0'76 Antennae about the length of the head and thorax taken together, bright brown, the first flagellar joint more than twice as long as broad. Hypostoma and palpi pinkish-yellow. Head greyish- brown, with a short golden-yellow ]>ubescence. Thorax greyish- brown, levigate, rather densely covered with a short golden-yellow j)ubescence, with two indistinct longitudinal single rows of longer l»lack hairs converging towards the scutellum where they almost meet; humeri rather deeply tij)ped with greyish-yellow; lateral borders and .scutellum with brown .setaceous hairs ; pleura) and metathorax deep brown ; scutellum biown. Haltercs whitish, with a very minute ])iibescence. Abdomen rather robust, greatly compressed from the sides, from above almost as wide as the 1210 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, thorax and more than twice its length ; dorsal segments deep brown, with a more or less umber tinge, each segment with a narrow border of pale greyish-yellow posteriorly, densely clothed with tolerably long hairs, underneath whitish ; ovipositor and lamellse deep brown. Fore and intermediate coxae and femora pale greyish-yellow ; hind coxte dark brown ; hind femora pale greyish-yellow, deeply tipped with dark brown. Tibiie and spurs dusky-cinereous ; tarsi dai’ker than the tibiie, almost fuliginous in a certain light. In the fore-legs the tarsi more than twice the length ot the tibiie ; the tibiae somewhat longer than the meta- tarsus. Wings as long as the whole body, rounded off at the apex, almost hyaline, deeply clouded with blackish at the apex; brilliantly iridescent. Auxiliary vein running very close to the first longitudinal vein, disappearing before joining ; costal vein extending very little beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein ; marginal cross-vein situated over the middle of the petiole of the third sub-marginal cell, and slightly before the base of the second posterior cell ; fifth short, distinct. Ilah. — Woronora, Illav/arra district (Skuse). September. Obs. — In Winnertz’s diagnosis of this genus, that author states that the terminal joint of the palpi is longer than the second and third taken together ; in this species the second and third joints are of almost equal length, the third sub-claviform, and the fourth about one-third longer than the third joint, slender, and also sub-claviform. 166. Trichonta ill.etabilis, n.sp. (J. — Length of antenna? 0'060 inch ... L54 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0.110 xO'040 ... 2'79 x LOl Size of body O'lOOx 0*020 ... 2*51 x 0*50 Antenuse slender, somewhat longer than the head and thorax together ; joints of the scapus and first two or three flagellar joints ochraceous, the I’emainder of the joints brown. Head dusky brown with minute golden-yellow hairs. Hypostoma and palpi ochraceous. Thorax dull greyish-brown, humeri deeply tipped BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1211 with greyish-fulvous, densely covered with short golden-yellow hairs, lateral borders and scutellum with brown setaceous hairs pleurie, inetathorax and scutellum light brown. Halteres yellow, with apparently no pubescence. Abdomen moderately slender, twice the length of the thorax, deep broAvn, the first, second and third segments with a narrow border of ochi-aceous posteriorly, tolerably clothed with short golden-yellow hair; anal joint supporting the genitalia about as long as the fifth and sixth abdominal segments together, brown. Coxae and femora ochraceous> the hind coxae tinged with brownish, and the hind femora brown at the apex ; tibiae and tarsi sordid ochraceous, the latter darker than the tibiae, intermediate and hind tibiae slightly tipped with brown. TiVjial spurs sordid ochraceous. In the fore-legs the tarsi twice the length of the tibiae, the tibiae scarcely longer than the metatarsus. Wings a little longer than the entire body, rounded off at the apex, almost hyaline, the whole apex of the wing from the tip of the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein distinctly clouded with brownish-grey ; brilliantly ii’idescent. Auxiliary vein indistinctly joining the first longitudinal vein considerably before the origin of the third longitudinal vein ; costal vein extending almost imperceptibly beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein ; marginal cross-vein situated over the basal half of the petiole of the third sub-marginal cell, almost in the middle ; and imperceptibly before the base of the second po.sterior cell ; fifth longitudinal vein short terminating before the base of the second posterior cell. Ilah. — Lawson (Masters). One specimen. January. Ohs. — Very closely allied to the last. Genus 51. Mycetopiiila, Meig. Mijcetophila, Meigen, Illig. Mag. II. 1803, p. 20 1 ; Macipiart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1831, p. 128 ; Stieger, Kr. Tid.s.skr. 1840, p. 239 ; Zetterstedt, Dipt. Hcand. XI. p. 4174; Walker, Ins. Brit. III. 1850, p. 10 ; Winnertz, V. z.-b. G. Wien, XITI. 1803, p. 915. 1212 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Head somewhat longish round, compressed in the fore part, situated deep in the thorax ; front broad, the anterior border elongated triangularly, which extends to the basal joints of the antennae. Eyes oval. Ocelli two, large. Palpi prominent, in- curved, four-jointed ; first joint small, the others equally long, or the fourth the longest. Antennae projecting forwards, arcuated, 2- -f 14-jointed ; joints of the scapus cyathiform, setiferous at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, compressed from the side, with short downy pubescence. Thorax ovate, highly arched, with a short pubescence, longer hair on the lateral margins, setiferous on the hind border ; scutellum semi-circular or a shortened triangle, setiferous on the border ; metathorax highly arched. Abdomen of the with six segments, of the ^ with seven segments, more or less compressed from the side, narrowing at the base ; anal joint of the generally small ; ovipositor of the ^ with two laniellfe. Legs robust ; femora compressed ; tibiae spurred, the fore pair with small spines on the outer side, the intermediate pair with two ranges of strong spines on the outer side and one range of stronger or weaker ones on the inner side, the hind tibiae with two or three ranges of short spines on the outer side; metatarsus of the hind tarsi with fine prickles. Wings a little longer than the abdomen, longish-oval, the base rounded off or more obtusely- cuneiformly narrowed, microscopically pubescent. Auxiliary vein incomplete, bent anteriorly ; costal vein not extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein and not reaching the apex of the wing; marginal cross- vein situated at, or somewhat beyond, the middle of the first longitudinal vein, and over the base of the second sub-marginal cell, the latter with a short j)etiole or sessile ; base of the somewhat e.xtended second postexdor cell situated before, under or a little beyond the base of the second sub- marginal cell ; the branches of the fourth longitudinal inclined towards one another at their tips ; fifth longitudinal vein in- complete ; rudimentary sixth longitudinal vein stout. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1213 167. Mycetophila .equalis, Walker. Mycetophila cequalu, Walker, Insecta Saundersiana, Yol. I. Diptera, 1856, p. 415 (Div. A. Meig. Dipt. pi. 9, f. 15; Sub-div. a. Yol. YI. p. 297). “ — Nigra; antennce hasi testae ea ; thorax guttis duahus anticis et abdominis segmenta marginibus posticis testaceis ; pedes testacei, femorihus basi fusceseentibus, tar sis fuscis ; alee sub-cinerece, fusco bifasciat(B ; halteres testacei. “ Black, slightly pubescent. Antenme testaceous at the base. Thorax with a minute testaceous dot on each side in front. Hind borders of the abdominal segments testaceous. Legs testaceous ; femora brownish at the base ; tibite darker than the femora ; tarsi brown. Wings greyish, with two irregular brown bands, which are darkest towards the costa. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body If lines ; of the wings 3^ lines. ‘‘ Yan Diemen’s Land.” 168. Mycetophila propria, sp.n. (PI. xxxii., fig. 15). — Length of antennae — inch ... — millimetres. Expanse of wings 0T60x0‘060 ... 4'06xD54 Size of body 0T60x0'030 ... 4‘06x0'76 Antennae lost, except the joints of the scapus ; these are ochraceous, the first much longer than the second, both bristly at the apex. Head ochraceous-brown, densely covered with shoi t golden-yellow hairs ; short brown setie round the hind border of the eyes. Hypostoma and palpi ochraceous ; the joints of the latter oh follows : first joint small, second rather more robust and longer, third less robust than the second and about one-fourth longer, fourth slender, somewhat claviform, almost as long as the second and third joints taken together (PI. XXXI 1. fig. 15a). Thorax ochtaceous-b*-own, densely covered with golden-yellow hairs ; deep brown .setie on the lateral margins; pleurae light ochraceous-brown; setiferous in front of the origin of the wings and above the foie coxie ; scutellum 1214 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, brown, tinged with ochraceous, with four very long brown setse ; metathorax brown. Halteres yellow, with a minute pubes- cence. Abdomen much compressed from the sides, twice the length of the thorax ; segments brown, all excejit the first and the last two with a narrov’^ border of ochraceous posteriorly, the fifth and sixth segments ochraceous beneath ; densely clothed with short golden-yellow hairs ; ovipositor and terminal lamellte ochraceous, pubescent. Legs robust. Coxse and femora bright ochre-yellow ; fore coxae densely haired in front ; foi'e femora not as wide as the coxae, the hind pair very wide, the latter slightly tipped with brown. Tibiae brownish-ochraceous, hind pair slightly tipped with brown, the fore pair with a few short spines on the outer side, the intermediate pair with three ranges of long spines, one on the inner and two on the outer side, the hind pair with two ranges of long spines on the outer side. Spurs brownish-ochraceous, spines brown. In the fore-legs the taisi more than twice the length of the tibiae, the latter rather longer than the metatarsus. Wings longer than the abdomen, rounded off at the base, pellucid, of a pale brownish-yellow tint, with two small distinct light brown spots and faint trace of a third one : the first squarish, between the first longitudinal vein and the base of the anterior branch of the third logitudinal vein, enveloping the marginal cross-vein, as much appearing in the marginal as in the inner marginal cell ; the second spot indeterminate, rather paler than the last, about equal to it in size, filling up the portion of the marginal cell between the tips of the costal and second longitudinal veins, and a short distance from the tip of the latter*, extending half-way across the first sub-marginal cell ; a little below this starts a very pale narrow oblique spot, which continues very indistinctly almost to the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein. Marginal cross- vein situated at about the middle of the first longitudinal v^ein, and over the base of the second sub-marginal cell, the latter- sessile ; base of the second posterior cell situated under the base of the second sub-marginal cell ; fifth longitudinal v'ein not reaching the base of second posterior cell. Hah. — Glenbrook, Blue Mountains (Masters). Nov'ember, BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1215 Genus 14. Brachydicrania, gen.nov. Head roundish, compressed in the fore part, situated deep in the thorax ; front broad, the anterior border prolonged as a small triangle, which reaches to the basal joints of the antenme. Eyes longish-round. Ocelli two, large. Palpi prominent, incurved, four-jointed ; first joint small, second longer, very robust, third joint sub-clavate, about ^ longer than second, fourth joint very slender, about equal in length to all the others united (PI. XXXII. fig. 16a). Antenme projecting forwards, some- what arcuated, 2- ^- 14-jointed ; first joint of the scapus cyathi- form, second much shorter than the first, cupuliform, both setifei’ous at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, somewhat compressed from the side, with dense, minute, downy pubes- cence. Thorax ovate, highly archetl, with a short pubescence, setiferous on the lateral and hind borders ; scutellum semi-circular, setiferous ; metathorax steep. Abdomen slender, in the ^ with six, and the ^ with seven segments, narrowed at the base, cylin- drical or a little compressed from the side ; anal joint of the ^ moderately large ; ^ ovipositor very short, with two small lamella). Legs long, slender ; intermediate and hind femora rather broadly com])ressed ; tibiie spurred, and having lateral spines : fore i)air with one distinct range of very small spines on the inner side, and a few very small spines along the outer side, intermediate pair with range of small s])ines on each side, hind pair with two ranges of longer spines on the outer side ; metatarsus of the hind tarsi with some, very minute prickles. Wings longer than the abdomen, oldong-oval, with moderately rounded base, microscopically haired.'^' Auxiliary vein very short, incomplete, directed towards the first longitudinal vein ; costal vein not extending iteyond tlie tip of the second longitudinal vein ; marginal cross-vein situated about the middle of the first longi- tudinal vein and over the base of the second sub-maiginal cell, the • The microscopic pubescence on tlic wings of the four following species, also in Mycefoj/hi/a prop/ la, ia arranged in longitudinal lows; I have not observed this in other s[)ccies. 1216 DIPTEEA OF AUSTRALIA, latter with a shorter petiole ; tips of the third longitudinal fork somewhat divergent ; second posterior cell short, its base situated much beyond the base of the second sub-marginal cell ; the branches of the fourth longitudinal fork divergent ; fifth longi- tudinal vein long, incomplete ; sixth longitudinal stout and long. Ohs. — This genus evidently should come between Mycetophila Meig., and Dynatosoma, Winn. 169. BRACnTDICRANIA PULLICAUDA, Sp.n. (J. — Length of antenna 0-050 inch ... 1-27 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0-140 x 0-050 ... 3-55 x 1-27 Size of body 0-170x0-025 ... 4-31 x0-62 Antenna tolerably slender, about as long as the thorax ; joints of the scapus pale yellow ; flagellar joints pale greyish-ochraceous, longer than broad, rather difficult to distinguish one from the other on account of their very dense minute pubescence. Head browmish-ochraceous, with short black hairs, and a few shoi-t seta at the hinder border of the eyes. Hypostoma and palpi very pale ochraceous. Thorax ochraceous-brown, densely covered with a short pubescence, the lateral borders and scutellum with black setaceous hairs ; pleura and scutellum ochraceous-brown ; meta- thorax brown, the metanotum with yellowish lateral patches. Halteres yellow, with a very minute pubescence. Abdomen slender, almost cylindrical, rather more than twice the length of the thorax, densely clothed with a shoi*t pubescence •, first four segments sordid ochraceous, all lyit the fourth marked superiorly wdth brown, almost the whole anterior half of the first segment brown, second segment with a triangular spot, third with an oblong spot ; fifth and .sixth segments brown, narrowly bordered posteriorly with sordid ochraceous; anal joint and forceps sordid ochraceous, densely haired. Coxte pale ochraceous, the first pair den.sely covered in front with a short pubescence ; femora and tibise ochraceous-brown, darker than the coxae on account of their dense pubescence; tarsi, tibial spurs and spines dusky brown. In the fore-legs the tarsi more than twice the length of the tibiie ; the metatarsal joint BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1217 somewhat longer than the tihiae. Wings pellucid, with a pale greyish-yellow tint, brilliantly inargaritaceous ; veins brown, the costal and first two longitudinal veins darker than the rest. First longitudinal vein joining the costa a little before the tip of the posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ■, petiole of the second sub-marginal cell very short ; tips of the branches of the fourth longitudinal as widely separated as those of the third longitudinal, all indistinct •, marginal cross-vein situated about mid-way between the origin of the third longitudinal vein and the Vjase of the second posterior cell ; fifth longitudinal vein reaching almost to the base of the second posterior cell, IFah. — Middle Harbour (Skuse). September. 170. Brack YDiCRANiA pictiventris, sp.n. 5. — Length of antenme 0‘045 inch ... 1’13 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0'120x0'04:5 ... 3'04 x 1'13 Size of body 0‘120x0'020 ... 3‘04 x 0'50 Antenme slender, about the length of the thorax ■, joints of the scapus ochraceous ; flagellar joints cinereous, the basal half of the first, which is much longer than the other joints, ochraceous. Front and vertex brown, with a peculiar hoary bloom when viewed in a certain light, densely covered with a minute pubescence ; a few short black setm in the hinder border of the eyes. Hypostoma ochraceous-lnown ; palpi ochraceous. Thorax Imown, den.sely covered with a minute golden-yellow pubescence, and having the same hoary appearance as the head, with three indistinct longitu- dinal single rows of short black hair.s, the lateral ones meeting at the scutellum, the intermediate one not reaching the middle of the thorax ; lateral borders and scutellum setiforous ; i)leui\e, scu- tellum and metathorax deep brown, tinged with ochraccous-brown. Ilalteres pale yellow, with a row of minute brown hairs. Abdo- men slender, more than twice the length of the thorax, densely haired, deep brown, the underside of the segments marked with ochraceous, that of the first and second segments longitudinally, of 1218 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, the rest transversely, the terminal segment only slightly ; ovipositor sordid ochraceous. Coxie and femora pale yellowish, the fore coxie pubescent in fi’ont, all the coxie setose at the apex, the inter- mediate and hind pair slightly tinged with brown at the apex ; hind femora with a brown longitudinal spot near the base beneath ; tibiie almost cinereous; tarsi, tibial spurs and spines almost fuli- ginous. In the fore-lescs the tarsi rather more than twice the length of the tibife ; the latter about the length of the metatarsms. Wings almost hyaline, brilliantly iridescent ; costal and first two longitudinal veins dusky brown, the rest yellowish-brown. First longitudinal vein joining the costa somewhat before the tip of the posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; both branches of the third longitudinal vein, and the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal, indistinct at the tips ; tips of the branches of the fourth longitudinal as widely separated as tho.se of the third lon- gitudinal vein ; fifth longitudinal vein terminating a little before the base of the second posterior cell. Ifab. — Sydney (Masters and Skuse). 171. Brachydicbaxia fumosa, sp.n. (PI. xxxii. fig. 16). — Length of antennie O'OoS inch Expanse of wings 0’115x0’040 ... Size of body 0-120 x 0-020 ... 9. — Length of antennae 0-055 inch Expanse of wing.s 0-120x0-042 ... Size of body 0-130 x 0-025 ... 1- 39 millimetres. 2- 92 X 1-01 3- 04 X 0-50 1-39 millimetres. 3.04 X 1-06 3-30x0-62 and 9. — Antennae slender, rather longer than the head and thorax taken together ; joints of the scapus ochraceous ; flagellar joints brown, the very den.se short pubescence with a hoary reflection. Front and vertex deep brown, densely covered with a minute golden-yellow pubescence Hypostoma brown or ochraceous-brown ; palpi ochraceous. Thorax deep brown, denselv covered with a minute golden-yellow pubescence, with three indistinct longitudinal single rows of short black hairs, the lateral ones meeting at the scutellum, the intermediate one not reaching BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1219 SO far ; lateral borders with black setfe ; pleurae, scutellum, arid metathorax deep brown, long black setaceous hairs on the scutelluio, Hal teres yellow. Abdomen slender, more than twice the length of the thorax, densely haired, deep brown, the seg- ments marked beneath with ochraceous, more distinctly in the 9 than in the ^ j in both sexes tlie first and second segments are marked longitudinally, in the ^ the third and fourtlr segments only are distinctly transversely mai’ked, while in the 9 transverse markings are also usually distinct on all the other segments ; ft anal joint and forceps ochraceous-brown, densely haired ; 9 ovipositor very small, sordid ochraceous. Coxae and femora ochraceous, sometimes pale, sometimes with an almost ferruginous tinge ; fore coxae covered in front with short hairs, all pairs setose and slightly tinged with brown at the apex ; base of the hind femora brown, intermediate anc' hind pairs slightly tipped with brown at the apex ; -.tibiae light uoiber brown ; tarsi, tibial spurs, and spines dusky bx’own. In the fore-legs the tarsi three times the length of the tibiae ; the latter shorter than the metatarsus. Wings pellucid with a slightly yellowish tint, the whole apex, from the tip of the antei’ior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein, clouded with pale greyish-brown, also a very slight appearance behind the fourth longitudinal vein from the ti]t of the fifth longitudinal vein to the wing margin ; brilliantly iridescent ; veins yellowish-brown. First longitudinal vein joining the costa op[)Osite to the tip of the posterior branch of the third longi- tudinal vein ; branches of the third longitudinal fork pale at their tips ; anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein rather pale, particularly at its tip ; fifth longitudinal vein reaching almost to the base of the second postei'ior cell. JIah. — Lawson, Blue Mountains (Masters). 172. Bkaciiydicrania abbueviata, sj).n. fj- — Length of antennte Expanse of wings.. ISiae of body O'OCO inch ... L54 millimetres. 0-095 X 0-035 ... 2-39 x 0-88 0-110 X 0-015 ... 2-79 X 0-38 1220 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 9- — Length of antenna? 0'055 inch ... 1-39 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0-110 x 0-040 ... 2-79 x I'Ol Size of body 0-120x 0-020 ... 3-04x0-50 and 9. — Antennae slender, longer than the head and thorax taken together ; joints of the scapus ochraceous ; flagellar joints Iji’own, their very dense minute pubescence with a hoary reflection. Front and vertex black, densely covered with a minute golden- yellow pubescence ; a few short black setae on the hinder border of the eyes. Hypostoma brown ; palpi ochraceous. Thorax brown, densely covered with a minute golden-yellow pubescence, with three indistinct longitudinal single rows of short black hairs, the lateral ones extending nearly to the scutellum, where thc7 almost meet, the intermediate one reaching to about the middle of the thorax ; lateral borders setaceous ; pleurae, scutellum and metathorax brown, the scutellum with a fesv very long black setae and a short golden-yellow pubescence. Halteres yellow, with a minute pubescence. Abdomen moderately slender, about twice the length of the thorax, densely haired ; in the ^ deep brown, in the 9 deep brown, each segment except the last, marked under- neath with ochraceous, the first two segments longitudinally marked, the third to sixth transversely ; anal joints and forceps of the ochraceous-V)rown, densely haired ; 9 ovipositor very short, sordid-ochraceous. Coxae and femora ochraceous, all the coxae with a few short setae at the apex ; tibiae light umber; tansi, tibial spurs and spines dusky bi'own, the tarsi nearly fuliginous. In the fore-legs the tarsi about 2^ times the length of the tibiae ; the latter as long as the metatarsus. Wings almost hyaline, l^eautifully iridescent ; costal and first two longitudinal vein.'! dee[> brown, the rest yellowish-brown. First longitudinal vein joining the costa a little before the tip of the posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein ; branches of the fourth longitudinal vein ]>ale towards their til?; longitudinal vein reaching almost to the base of the second posterior cell. — Sydney (Skuse). November. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE 1221 EXPLANATION OF PLATES. Plate XXXI. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig. 1. Wing of Macrocera decorosa. 2. ,, ,, Mastersi. 8. ,, Ceroplttiis Mastersi. 4. ,, Heteropterna Maeleayi, 4a, head from above,' 4b, head from beneath ; 4c, $ genitalia ; 4d, fore-leg ; 4e, hind- leg. 5. Wing of Platyara fenestralis. 6. ,, ,, cjraphica, 7. ,, Pseudoplatyura dux, 7a, palpi. S. ,, Antriadophila petidans, Ss., palpi. 9. ,, Homaspis meridiana , 9a, palpi ; 9b, $ genitalia. Plate XXXII. Fig. 10. Fig. 11. Fig. 12. Fig. 13. Fig. 14. Fig. 15- Fig. 16. Fig. 17. Wing of Acrodicrania atricauda, 10a, palpi. ,, Ateleia spadicithorax, 11a, palpi. ,, Trizyqia flavipcs, 12a, palpi. ,, Aphelomera Sydney ensis, 13a, palpi. , , Trkhonta veyeta. ,, Mycetophila propria , 15a, palpi. ,, Brachydicraniii fumosa, 16a, palpi. Diagram illustrating the terminology for the vein.s and cells. {The rujht-hand column denotes the German equivalents of Winnertz (Beit, zu einer Mon. der Pilzniilcken, 1863)'\. Veins. Adern. Costa ( V. costalh J. a, b, c. Randader. Transverse shoulder- vein (v. tram, humeralis). \ d. j-Hiilfsader. Auxiliary ('atJj'iYtarisL e. ^ Sub-costal cross- vein trans. suhcostalis ) . f. Randfclihpieradcr. 1st longitudinal ( v. lonq ImaJ. a, b. Unterrandaroadly and very roughly punctate and depressed, and with the exception of some smooth raised spaces densely covered with a line golden pubescence. Elytra a little wider than the thorax and four times the length, punctate, the punctures becoming smaller to the apex, the sides bi-sinuate behind the shoulders, and serrated at tlie apex, which is acuminate ; the colour is more of a dark purple than the rest of the body, and on each elytron are a round spot at the base near the shoulders, another smaller and more oval near the suture and a little behind the first spot, and a third large and oblong on the lateral margin, about the same line or slightly behind the .second, and two vittio on the posterior half — one near the suture, pointed behind and not reaching the apex, the others close to the lateral margin commencing near the middle and terminating some di.stance from the apex, all covered with a dense short golden pubescence. Beneath golden green, densely clothed with a very short golden pubescence. Long. 13.V lines. This 8i)ecics seems to resemble C. pintor more than any other. 1228 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, 184. Bubastes cylindricus, n.sp. Cylindrical, narrow, nitid. Head brassy-black, punctate, a large roundish fovea on the forehead between the eyes. Thorax brassy-black, punctate, wider than the head, very slightly wider than long, cylindrical, bisinuate at the base, with a fovea at the base of the median line, and four smaller fovea3, two near the middle and two at the base. Elytra of a dark violet hue with purplish reflections, elongate, rather narrower than the thorax, and more than four times the length, very gradually narrowed to the apex, bidentate at the apex, rather irregularly striate, very densely punctate, the first few strife from the suture larger and more coarsely punctate than the others. The under surface is of a brilliant cyaneous colour, with a scanty whitish pubescence about the sides. Long. 6, lat. IJ lines. I am not quite confldent as to this being a Buhastes. I have never seen the typical and only previously known species of the genus — B. splienoida^ and I cannot venture to examine very minutely the only specimen I possess of the present insect. 185. Melobasis lauta, n.sp. Elongate- oval, sub-depressed, golden red above, coppeiy red beneath, and of metallic lustre throughout. Head flnely and densely punctate, a broad very shallow depression between the eyes. Thorax transverse, punctate — thinly in the middle, densely towards the sides, the base a little wider than the apex. Elytra scarcely wider than the thoi'ax and nearly four times the length, sub-obtusely pointed at the apex, the sides serrate on the apical half, minutely and rather irregularly striate-punctate -on the disk, becoming densely and rugosely punctate towards the sides, with a large cyaneous vitta extending from near the base to near the iipex, and including the suture, excepting a short portion at the base. Long. 6, lat. 2 lines. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 1229 186. Anthaxia uniformis, n.sp. Oblong, sub-clepi’essecl, brassy-brown, sub-nitid, densely and very minutely punctate all over. Head deeply immersed in the thorax, the front vertical, flat, without impression. Thorax wider than long, the anterior angles a little advanced, the sides rounded, the base of the same width as the apex, and the median line distinctly impressed, with on each side of it at the base a deep elongate im- pression. Elytra about twice the length of the thorax, but scarcely so wide, parallel -sided and rounded at the apex, a depression near each shoulder, and the puncturation a little rougher towards the base than towards the apex. Long. 2, lat. f line. 187. Anthaxia purpurascens, n.sp. Oblong-oval, sub-depressed, geneous, sub-nitid, with a purplish tint on the elytra, and very minutely and densely punctate. Head covered above by the thorax and broadly impressed on the anterior part. Thorax transverse, more convex and cylindrical-looking than the last species and without either median line or basal impressions. Elytra of the width of the thorax and nearly three times the length, rounded at the apex, and the surface rather irregular with a short oblique thick keel from each shoulder. Long. If, lat. i line. 188. Neocuris viridiaurea, n.sp. Elongate-ovate, brilliant golden-green, very minutely punctate. Head without impression in front. Thorax transverse, little wider than the head, a little wider behind than in front, truncate in front, and lobed behind, and with a sinuate punctiform impression scarcely visible immediately in front of the scutellum. The elytra are of the width of the thorax, and a little more than twice the length, separately rounded at the apex, and not covering the pygidium. Long. 1|, lat. I line. 1230 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’S SOUND, 189. Stigmodera Duboulayi, Saund. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2812. 190. Stigmodera decipiens, Westw. Syn. S. tricarinata, Mad., Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2805. 191. Merimna atrata, Cast, and Gory. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2981. 192. ClIRYSOBOTHRIS INCANA, ll.Sp. Elongate-ovate, depressed, of a bronzy olive colour and sulj- nitid. Head rugosel}’ and vermiculately punctate, thinly clothed with a short grayish pubescence, a shallow fovea in the middle of the vertex, and two larger ones nearer the front. Thorax wider than the head, and twice as wide as long, truncate in front, slightly and unevenly rounded on the sides and deeply bi-sinuate at the base with the apex of the basal lobe truncate ; densely punctate, transversely striate and irregularly foveate. Elytra wider than the thoi’ax and more than four times the length, deeply bi-sinuate at the base, rounded at the humeral angles, narrowed and finely serrate towards the apex, very densely and minutely punctate with four costie on each elytron ; one near the suture extending from base to apex, throwing out a short branch from near the base to the suture to about the fourth of its length ; the second rising in a large fovea at the base, wdiich is also the source of the first costa, and extending over about four-fifths of the length of the elytra, where it joins the third costa, which extends from the humeral angle to a little behind its junction with the second; the fourth rises behind the shoulder and runs nearly parallel to the lateral margin to the apex ; there is a golden fovea in the middle of the second costa, and another towards the apex of the third. The abdominal segments are strongly toothed on the sides at the base. Long. 8, lat. 21 lines. 193. Chrysobothris viridis, iNIacl. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 298G. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 1231 194. CiSSEIS FULGIDICOLLIS, n.sp. Oblong, of a golden-coppery lustre, the elytra black, or purplish- black. Head strongly but not densely punctate, not very pro- foundly impressed in the middle. Thorax a little transverse, wider than the head, lightly bisinuate at the apex, more so at the base, the sides very slightly rounded, sub-convex, rather thinly but strongly punctate, and transversely striolate towards the sides. Scutellum bright copper colour, the disk with five or six strong punctures. Elytra of the width of the thorax at the base and four times the length, the base bisinuate, the sides narrowing a little to the a])ex and finely serrate, uniformly but not densely punctate and sub-rugosely punctate towards the sides, with foveae filled with whitish ])ubescence distributed as follows : on each elytron at the base between the scutellum and the shoulder there is a deep ti’ansvense fovea, a little behind it is a small round one, a little behind that and near the suture is a larger round one, and behind that again, and still neai'er the suture, are two or thiee small round ones, behind that and near the apex on the suture is a rather large round one, and in addition there are on the posterior half, and near and in a line with the sides, two round foveie. The sides of the thorax and sides of the abdominal segments are covered with a fine dense pubescence. Long. 5.t, lat. 2 lines. 195. Clsseis cruciata. Fab. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 2999. 19G. CissEis suTURALis, Hope. ^Mast. Cat. Col. 8p. 3019. 197. Clsseis niguifennis, n.sp. Elongate, the head, thorax, and scutellum of a deep red golden lustre, the elytra i)lack, the legs and umler surface metallic green. Head finely punctate, deei>ly impress(;d in front in the middle. Thorax little wider than long, sub-convex, finely punctate and transversely rugose. Scutellum finely punctate. Elytra punctate, 78 1232 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KINg’s SOUND, of the width of the thorax and thrice the length with an oVdique obtuse ridge from the shoulders to the middle, and with a large depression on each elytron at the base containing two round fovese of a silvery pubescence, three others in a line from the inner of these basal fovese at about ecpial distances apart and near the sutui-e, and two others on the posterior half and near the sides, the hinder of these two of a transverse shape. The under sui*face is finely punctate, a faint silvery spot on the side of each abdominal section. Long. lat. I5 lines. 198. CissEis APiCALis, n.sp. Oblong, narrow, of a golden copper colour on the head, thorax, scutellum and basal half of the elytra, cyaneous on the apical half, and of a brilliant metallic green beneath, very densely, minutely, and sharply punctate, and transversely rugose on the entire upper surface. Long. 3, lat. 1 line. This species seem to be subject to considerable variety in colouring ; the cyaneous apical half of the elytra is sometimes interrupted with golden markings, and sometimes a blue spot is traceable in the middle of the basal half, in this resembling C. cruciata, Fab., a species like it also in other respects, but differing in the coarser puncturation, broader form, and more pointed elytra. 199. CissEis DiMiDiATA, Macl. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 3003. 200. CiSSEIS PURPUREOTINCTA, ll.sp. Oblong, sub-depressed. Head brassy, densely punctate, dee]>ly foveate in the middle. Thorax brassy, transverse, slightly lobed in front and behind, finely punctate and transversely rugose. Elytra of the width of the thorax and more than three times the length, finely and rugosely punctate, greenish at the base and apex, with BV WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 1233 a large purplish patch occupying most of the posterior half. Beneath brilliant metallic green, very lightly punctate. Long. 3, lat. 1 line. 201 Trachys Australis, n.sp. This is the first of the genus described from Australia. It is very small, of the regular trigonal form of the genus, finely punctate, of a brassy colour, and nitid with four wavy fasciie on the elytra formed by a thin whitish pubescence. Long. ^ line. 202. Trachys nigra, n.sp. Of rather more elongate form than the last, black, nitid, roughly punctate, the punctures large. Long. 1 line. 203. Aphanisticus occidentalis, n.sp. Elongate, narrow, bluish-black, sub-nitid, densely punctate. Head globular in front, and canaliculate. Thorax as long as wide, convex, and a little rounded on the sides. Elytra rather narrower than the thorax and more than three times the length, rounded and a little narrowed at the apex, punctate, each puncture with a very short whitish seta, the scutellar I’egion more densely j)unctate and somewhat swollen, an inconspicuous ridge from the shoulder down the middle of each elytron. Beneath cinereo- j)ubesceut. Long. 2, lat. J line. . Family TPJXAGID^. 204. Tri.xagus elongates, Bouv. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 3034. I am not by any means certain that tlie two specimens of Trixagm I have received from King’s Sound, are identical witlx Bonvouloir’s species. Family ELATERIDyE, 205. Agrvpnus Mastersi, Mach Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 3051. 1234 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’S SOUND, 206. Lacon porriginosus, Cand. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 3091. 207. Lacon Froggatti, n.sp. Sub-elongate, sub-depressed, dark brown, sub-opaque, clothed with short setiform scales. Head densely and coarsely punctate. Thorax longer than wide, rather flat, much rounded on the anterior third, then parallel-sided, the posterior angles rectangular and very slightly divaricate, the upper surface densely and almost vermiculately punctate, with a very slight keel along the lateral edge. Elytra about the width and two and a half times the length of the thorax, finely striate, the strife near the sides punctate, the interstices flat and veiy densely- punctate. Beneath of a uniform chocolate-brown, densely punctate, clothed with minute setiform scales. Xo tarsal grooves on the prothorax or metathorax. Long. 8, lat. 24 lines. 208. Lacon nigrescens, n.sp. Elongate, flat, brownish-black, sub-nitid, punctate, and nearly glabrous. Head very slightly transversely ridged on the vertex, the antennjfi reddish, the basal joint large. Thorax like that of the last species, but flatter and narrowei’, with the posterior angles acute, and the median line broadly and very shallowly marked on the basal half. Elytra more than twice the length of the thorax and about as wide at the base, gradually narrowed to the apex, and sti’iate-punctate, with the interstices very minutely punctate. Xo tarsal groove on the prothoi’a.x. Long. 7, lat. 2 lines. 209. Lacon rubescens, n.sp. Elongate, brown tinged with piceous red, sub-nitid, clothed with very short pale coloured scales. Head slightly hollowed in the middle, punctate. Thorax not longer than wide, punc- tate, the sides serrate, much rounded in the middle, narrowed towards the base, with the posterior angles rectangular, prominent. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY,. F.L.S. 1235 a little recurved and rounded, the disk convex, the gibbosity divided on the posterior half by the median line. Scutellum smooth, nitid, largely excavated at the apex. Elytra rather narrower than the thorax and more than twice the length, striate- punctate, the punctures square, the interstices very minutely punctate. No tarsal groove on the prothorax. Long. 5, lat. lines. 210. Lacon incultus, n.sp. Oblong, sub-depressed, brownish-black, sub-opaque, punctate and rather thickly clothed with very short setiform yellowish scales. Head vertical in front, without depression. Thorax wider than long, the anterior angles acutely prominent, the sides rounded on the anterior third, thence straight to the posterior angles which are acute, the disk is rather finely punctate, and lightly canaliculate in the middle, with a slight transverse elevation behind the middle. Scutellum almost round, punctate. Elytra of the width of the thorax and about twice the length, punctate- striate, the j)unctures deeply impressed and of oblong form, the interstices minutely punctate and transversely rugose, the sides with a sinuation behind the shoulder and a broad smooth margin along the whole length. The legs are I’eddish, the tarsal groove on tlie prothorax is deeply marked. Long. 4, lat. 1^ lines. 211. Lacon kufopiceus, n.sp. Sulj-elongate, reddish-jiiceous, nitid, clothed with minute ciner- eous scales. Head densely imnctate, a little emarginate in front, with the anterior angles a little recurved. Thorax slightly longer than wide, of normal form, but with the sides much serrated and the posterior angles dilated laterally and pointing obliquely back- wards, the disk is sub-couvex, rather coarsely punctate in front, more minutely and densely behind, with a small depressed smooth space at each posterior angle. Scutellum rounded behind, nitid and very sparingly jiunctate. Elyti'a of the widtli of the thorax and nearly three times the length, striate-punctate, the punctures 1236 THE INSECTS OF. THE VICINITY OF KINO’s SOUND, oblong, but much smaller than in the last species ; the interstices flat and almost smooth, becoming rougher near the sides. An Open depression but no distinct tarsal groove on the prothorax. Long. 4|, lat. 14 lines. 212. Lacon atricolor, n.sp. This species resembles the last in many respects, but differs in being larger and of a black colour. The thorax is less serrate on the sides, the posterior angles less acute and pointed backwards, with the smooth space at the posterior angles more depressed and redder, and the median line more impressed in the middle. The scutellum is more densely punctate. Long. 6, lat. 2 lines. 213. Lacon lineatellus, n.sp. Oblong, depressed, black, sub-opaque, densely and minutely punctate, with irregular spots and patches of whitish scales. Head transverse, slightly depressed in the middle, the anterior angles rounded and recurved, the apex emarginate. Thoi*ax as wide as long, the anterior angles a little advanced but not acute, the sides roundly widened fi-om the angles for a third of the length, then straight to the base, the posterior angles very minutely pointed backwards, the base truncate, the disk sul>convex, with three large shallow depressions at the base, and some whitish scaly patches on the sides. Elytra scarcely the width of the thorax and more than twice the length, pai allel-sided to near the apex, densely and minutely striate-punctate, interstices minutely punctate, the whole interspersed with clusters of whitish .scales. Under sui’face and legs brown, punctate, and rather densely covered with cinereous scales, the tarsi and antennce reddish, the tarsal grooves on the prothorax distinctly defined. Long. 5, lat. If lines. 214. Lacon subtilis, n..sp. Elongate, black, sub-nitid, very minutely punctate. Head slightly transverse, scarcely emarginate in front, and shallowly bi- foveate on the forehead. Thoi'ax a little longer than wide, slightly BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 1237 convex, the sides slightly notched above the posterior angles, which are slightly pointed backwards and not acute. Elytra as wide as the thorax, and about three times the length, very minutely striate, the interstices flat, and clothed each with two lines of very minute cinereous scales. Beneath dark brown, finely punctate and minutely scaly, the legs reddish. No tarsal groove on the prothorax. Long. 4|, lat. 1^ lines. 215. Lacon rubicundulus, n.sp. Elongate, flat, rusty-brown, opaque, minutely and densely punctate. Head impressed on the vertex and at the apex. Thorax slightly longer than wide, the anterior angles acute, the posterior a little dilated and rectangular. Elytra about the width of the thorax and more than twice the length, striate-punctate, the interstices slightly convex, each with two or more rows of very minute cinereous scales. No tarsal grooves on the pro- thorax. Long. 5, lat. 1| lines. 216. Lacon foveicollis, n.sp.’ Elongate, black, nitid, finely punctate. Head with three fovese placed transversely on the forehead, the middle one deepest. Thorax a little longer than the width, of normal form, the posterior angles very minutely pointed backwards, the base truncate, the disk not densely punctate, the median line a little impressed in the middle, with a shallow round fovea on each side between the median line and the lateral margin at a little distance from the base, and one or two punctiform impressions on each posterior angle. Elytra about the width of the thorax and over twice the length, striate-punctate, the interstices nearly flat, very minutely punctate, and rather densely covered with very short cinereous pubescence or scales. Beneath brownish, very finely punctate and minutely scaly. Without tarsal grooves on the prothorax. Long. 5, lat. 1 1 lines. 1238 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KINGS SOUND, 217. Lacon macu loses, n.sp. ■ Sub-elongate, brownish-black, sub-opaque, variegated with ^ patches of reddish -yellow scales. Head densely punctate, longi- tudinally impressed in the middle. Thorax slightly wider than long, of normal form, very minutely notched and dilated at the posterior angles, the sides minutely serrated, the disk not densely punctate, transversely sub-convex behind the middle, and marked with several spots of reddish scales, the three or four largest towards the anterior angles. Elytra of the width of the thorax and twice the length, striate-punctate — the strife fine, the punc- tures rather large, the interstices narrow, flat, and minutely punctate, some irregularly reddish patches near the sides and apex, and two very fine wavy indistinct fascife of the same on the disk. Antennie and tarsi reddish, a long narrow tarsal groove on the prothorax. Long. 3|, lat. 1| lines. 218. Lacon communis, n.sp. Sub-elongate, sub-depressed, black, sub-nitid, finely punctate and minutely cinereo-pubescent or scaly. Head punctate and scarcely percejjtibly imjjressed in the middle. Thorax slightly longer than wide, of normal form, transversely ridged behind the middle, the median line distinctly impressed on the posterior half, and the posterior angles minutely obliquely truncate. Elytra about the width, and twice the length of the thorax, punctate striate, the punctures small but distinct, and of square form, the i interstices minutely punctate. Undersurface brown, finely punctate, minutely cinereo-squamose, legs,reddish, the tarsal groove on the prothorax extending to the side. Long. 3, lat. | line. 219. Lacon alboguttatus, n.sp. I Black, sub-nitid, densely and minutely punctate, variegated } with spots of whitish scales. Head canaliculate in front, with a jj transverse depression in the middle. Thorax a little longer than | BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 1239 wide, of normal form, the sides crennlate, the posterior angles slightly dilated and rectangular, the disk sub-convex in the middle, and transversely ridged with numerous spots of whitish scales, largest on the apex and sides. Elytra of the width of the thoi’ax and twice the length, finely striate-punctate, the interstices very narrow and slightly raised, with whitish spots most numerous towards the apex. Beneath brownish, punctate, minutely squamose. Legs reddish, the tarsal groove on the prothorax well marked. Long. 3, lat. 1 line. Near L. guttatus, Cand. 220. Lacon parvulus, n.sp. Oblong, dark brown, opaque, very minutely and densely punctate and rather densely covered with minute cinereous scales. Head emarginate in front, the angles a little recurved. Thorax about as wide as long, of normal form, the base truncate, the posterior angles acutely rectangular, the disk very slightly convex, the median line not impressed. Elytra of the width and twice the length of the thorax, very minutely striate-punctate, with the interstices narrow, flat, and densely and minutely punctate. The tai’sal groove on the prothorax deeply marked. Long. 2^, lat. | line. 221. Lacon fasciolatus, n.sp. Very like the last species, but difiering in being less minutely punctate and striate on the elytra and in having the interstices flatter and apparently wider; the chief distinction, however, i.s in the variegated patches of reddish and cinereous scales on the thorax and elytra, those on the latter being densest towards the apex, and putting on an appearance of faint irregular fasciie about the middle. The tarsal groove on the prothora.x rather lightly marked. Long. 3, lat. 2 line. 1240 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND, 222. Alaus funebris, Cancl. Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 3103. The two specimens I possess of this insect are of smaller dimensions than given in M. Candeze’s description, they have also two round black spots in the centi'e of the thorax, which are not mentioned by ]\I. Candeze, in other respects they so exactly agree with the original description, that I think I am justified in regarding them as the same species. 223. Tetralobus quadrifoveatus, n.sp. Dark brown, sub-nitid. Head punctate, deeply longitudinally impressed between the eyes. Thorax longer than vdde, moderately convex, nearly truncate in front, rounded on the sides, narrowed behind, the posterior angles large, robust, and much pointed out- wards and strongly keeled, the disk punctate, the median line lightly marked, except in the middle, where it is deep, and at the base where it is elevated into a keel terminating in a tubercle, and on each side of the median line there are two deep roundish foveie, one near the middle, the other near the base. The elytra are of the width of the ^videst part of the thorax, and more than three times the length, parallel-sided, rounded at the apex and minutely mucronate, striate — the stri^ faintly punctate, except towards the sides, the interstices broad, scarcely convex, and very minutely punctate. The prosternum is very coarsely punctate, the metasternum is pilose, the legs are reddish, as are the antennae, which are largely pectinate from the fourth joint. Long, 15, lat. 4 lines. 224. Monocrepidics primus, n.sp. Brownish-black, sub-nitid, ^ ery minutely and densely punctate, and clothed with a veiy short light brown pubescence. Head transvei-se, a little rounded and strongly keeled at the apex, the antennae reddish, finely pubescent, attenuated at the apex and not so long as the thorax, the second joint half the length of the BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S, 1241 third, and that about half the length of the fourth. Thorax longer than wide, moderately convex, declivous behind, wider at the base than the apex, the posterior angles long, strong, acute, and pointed backwards, with a long carina in the middle and a short one at the inner margin ; the disk is very minutely and densely punctate, the median line is only traceable slightly at one or two places. Scutellum rounded behind, sub-convex. Elytra narrower than the thorax, more than twice the length, narrowing a little to and rounded at the apex, striate-punctate, the inter- stices flat and extremely minutely punctate. Legs reddish. Long. 7, lat. 2 lines. 225. Monocrepidius secundus, n.sp. This species only differs from M, •primus in being rather more elongate, the head more square, the second and third joints of the antennae equally short, and conjointly shorter than the fourth, the thorax narrower, the scutellum a little pointed at the apex, the elytra scarcely narrower than the thorax. Long. 7^, lat. 2 lines, 226. Monocrepidius tertius, n.sp. Elongate, brown, sub-opaqne, cinereo-pubescent. Head trans- verse, broadly rounded in front, a little longitudinally impressed in the middle, the antenme extending considerably beyond the thorax, the third joint larger than the second, the two together little more than half the lengtli of the fourth. Thorax elongate, gradually widening from apex to base ; the j)Osterior angles long, acute, pointed backwards, and bicarinate — one of moderate length in the middle, the other short and on the inner side ; the basal lobe emarginate, with a small tooth and fovea on each side of it ; the di.sk is sub-convex, minutely punctate, and without median line. Scutellum ovate, sub-convex. Elytra narrowei- than the bo.se of the thorax and about twice the length, gradually narrowed to and .sub-acuminate at the apex, finely .striate-punctate, the 12i2 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’S SOUND, interstices flat and almost invisibly micropnnctate. Legs yellowisb-red, the lamella on the foui’th joint of the tarsi small. Long. 61, lat. 14 lines. 227. Monocrepidius quartus, n..sp. Reddish-brown, sub-nitid, clothed with a very short silky pubes- cence. Head flnely pimctate, rounded in front; lightly impressed in the middle of the forehead. Antenme not reaching the base of the thorax, the second joint about half the length of the third, and both together about the length of the fourth, which is the largest of all. Thoi’ax a little longer than wide, sub-convex, very slightly widened towards the base, the posterior angles strong, acute, bicarinate and pointing straight backwards, the base as in ilA tertius and reddish, the disk minutely and densely punctate, the median line lightly marked behind the middle. Elytra nar- rower than the thorax and twice the length, tapering towards the apex which is rounded, striate- juinctate — the punctures very distinct, the interstices almost flat and extremely minutely punc- tate. Beneath reddish, very flnely punctate, the legs yellowish. Long. 5, lat. 1| lines. 228. Monocrepidius quintus, n.sp. In colour and general appearance very like the last species, but it is of more elongate form, the second and third joints of the antenme are very short and of equal .size. The elytra are very attenuated at the apex, and are much more finely striate-punctate- The under surface and legs are reddish-yellow and finely shagreened. Long. 4|, lat. 1 line. 229. Monocrepidius sextus, n.sp. Black, sub-opaque, covered with a short pale pubescence. Head minutely punctate, very slightly impressed in the middle, the third joint of the antenme small but larger than the second, together about the length of the fourth, which is larger than the fifth. Thorax considerably longer than wide, sub-convex, gradually widening to the apex of the posterior angles, which are long. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 124;J acute, and bicarinate ; disk finely punctate, and without scarcely a trace of median line. Scutellum oval. Elytra slightly nar- rower than the thorax, twice the length and narrowed towards the apex, which is rounded, finely striate-punctate — the punctures small but distinct, the interstices quite flat and extremely minutely punctfite. Under surface and legs brownish, minutely punctate, with a short sericeous pubescence, a deep groove on the side of the prothorax covered by the lateral margin of the pronoturn. Long. 5i, lat. l i lines. 230. Monocrepidius septimus, n.sp. Black, sub-nitid, thinly pubescent. Head very minutely punctate, scarcely impressed in front, antenme reddish-yellow, the second and third joints very short and nearly equal, the apical joint elongate-oval. Thoi’ax much longer than wide, scarcely wider than the head at the apex, and slightly widening to the a]iex of the posterior angles, which are acute, pointed backwards, and l.)icarinate ; the puncturation is dense and very minute. Elytra about the width of the thorax at the base and more than twice the length, a little narrowed and rounded at the apex, striate- puuctate — the punctures small but distinct, the interstices flat and very minutely punctate. Beneath brownish-red, minutely punctate, with a short silky puVjescence ; legs yellow, rather slender ; the lamella of the fourth joint of the tarsi small. Long. 4, lat. f lines. 231. Monocrepidius octavus, n.sp. Elongate, reddish-brown, .sub-nitid, rather den.sely clothed with a very short silky pubescence. Head very minutely punctate, slightly impressed in the middle, the eyes large and prominent, the antenme yellowish-brown, the second and third joints very short, the following ones very serrate, the apical elongate and slender. 'I’horax much longer than wide, sub-convex, a little wider at the base than at the apex, the posterior angles acute and pointed backwards, bicarinate and not long, the retuse portion of 1244 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND. the base of a reddish colour, the median line lightly marked near the base, the whole very minutely punctate. Scutellum ovate, suVj-convex, reddish. Elytra about the wddth of the thorax and t^vice the length, rounded at the apex, and slightly narrowed, hnely striate-punctate, the interstices very minutely punctate. Beneath of a paler reddish-brown than above. Long. 4], lat. 4 line. 232 Monocrepidius nonus, n.sp. Elongate, narrow, black, sub-nitid, very sparingly and minutely jmnctate, transverse, sub-depressed in the middle. Antenme reddish, the third joint a little longer than the second, and the fourth longer than the fifth. Thorax longer than wide, and wider at the base than at the apex, the posterior angles long, acute and bicarinate, the outer carina long and curved a little outwards on its anterior portion, the whole very minutely punctate. Elytra narrower than the thorax and more than t^vice the length, much narrowed to the apex, which is minutely emarginate through the elytra being separately attenuated and rounded, finely striate- punctate, the interstices rather fiat, and almost imperceptibly punctate. Beneath reddish-brown with a short silky pubescence, legs paler. Long. 5, lat. 1 line. 233. Monocrepidius decimus, n.sp. Oblong, brown, thorax red, sub-opaque, covered with a very short dense silky pubescence. Thorax a little longer than wide, almost parallel-sided, the posterior angles acute, projecting back- wards, and slightly bicarinate, no trace of median line. Elytra rather narrower than the thorax and over twice the length, nearly parallel-sided, the apex conjointly rounded, finely but distinctly punctate-striate, the interstices sub-convex and vei’y minutely punctate. Legs reddish-yellow. Long 2J, lat. line. BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 1245 234. Elater longiusculus, n.sp. Elongate, sub-depressed, brown, opaque, densely punctate and closely clothed with a very short scale-like pale pubescence. Head without impression, slightly and broadly rounded in front. Thorax longer than wide, canaliculate, a little emarginate at the apex, widening a little from that to the posterior angles, which are rather long, acute, pointed backwards and somewhat recurved, with one long carina, slightly curved outwards anteriorly. Scutellum squai’e, slightly rounded at the base. Elytra of the width of the base of the thorax at the base, and a little over twice the length, gradually narrowed from thence to the apex which is conjointly rounded, striate-punctate, the interstices nearly flat and densely punctate. Legs and antenme yellowish, the latter short, slight, the third joint as long as the fourth. Long, 6|, lat. 1| lines. 235. Elater ctnnamomeus, n.sp. This species resembles the last in every respect, except in size and colour, the latter being of a uniform opaque cinereous, and in having the interstices between the strise of the elytra, convex. Long. 3|^, lat. | line. 236. Elater inconspicuus, n.sp. Differs from the last two species only in being entirely of an opaque brown above, with very minute setae and scales, and in having the elytra less acuminate towards the apex. Long. 4, lat. 1 line. 237. Cryptoiiypnus dimidiatus, n.sp. Very like C'. variegatus, bi’own, sub-opaque, densely clothed with minute yellowish, whitish, and silvery scales. Thorax a little longer than wide, convex, rounded on the sides, the posterior angles very acute, two deep impre.ssions on the base on each side of the basal lobe. Elytra of the width of the thorax, less than twice 1246 THE INSECTS OF THE VICINITY OF KING’s SOUND. the length, striate-punctate, of a reddish-yellow colour, with a brown fascia behind the middle, and two spots of the same colour near the apex. Long. 2, lat. ^ line. 238. Cryptohypnus semifasciatus, n.sp. Veiy like the last, but of a dark brown colour, the basal impres- sions on the thorax large, long and oblique, the elytra with the base, a broad median fascia not meeting at the suture, another similar fascia towards the apex, and a spot of the same near the apex common to both elytra of a dull golden yellow. Long. If, lat. ^ line. 239. Cardiophouus Froggatti, n.sp. Black, sub-nitid, thorax red. Head convex, minutely punctate. Thorax sub -convex, punctate, larger than wide. Elytra scarcely the width of the thorax at the base, and twice the length, gradually narrowed to the apex, almost nitid, striate-punctate, with a small yellow fascia in the middle, not reaching the side or suture. Long. 2, lat. line. 240. Cardiophorus fasciolatus, n.sp. Very similar to the last species Vnit entirely black, and a little less nitid, the fascia on the elytra smaller and of a paler yellow. Long. 2, lat. 4 line. 241. Cardiophorus quadrimaculatus, n.sp. Of broader form than C. Froygatti, entirely' black, sub-nitid, the thorax more convex, and the elytra less attenuated at the apex and not twice the length of the thoi’ax. Each elytron has a large roundish orange spot near the base, and another more oblong near the a])ex. Long. 1|, lat. 4 line. There are eight other minute species of Elateridte in the col- lection, which I am unable to place exactly in the absence of duplicate specimens for examination. L E I\I N A C E ^ OR DUCKWEEDS. By W, Woolls, Ph.D., F.L.S. I think that the order of Lemnacem has not been fully investi- gated in N. S. Wales, and that more diligent observation will reveal species which have hitherto escaped the notice of collectors. As the order consists of small floating plants, some with, and some without roots (usually found in ponds or stagnant waters, or by the side of rivers and creeks), such objects may easily be over- looked or regarded as fragments of larger aquatic plants. Mr. Bentham and Baron Mueller [Flora Aust. Vol. VII. p. 161), have arranged the species in two genera, Wolffia and the former being of the simplest form and destitute of any fibres or roots, and the latter rather larger and emitting from its under surface one or more fibres or roots. Sometimes the whole surface of a pond is covered by the larger species of Lemna, and from them assumes a bright green appearance ; but Wolffia is not so common, and occurs generally amongst other floating weeds, or is seen as green, somewhat globular, specks on the surface of still waters. When Vol. VI [. of the Flora was published, Wolffia had not bf;en found in N. S. Wales, but the writer of this paper collected it subsequently in a lagoon near Richmond. This .species was referred by Mr. Bentham to W. arrhiza (Wimm ; Ilegelm.), a species common to Europe and India, and found of late years in Britain ; but Baron Mueller considers it distijict from that species, and in his “Census of Australian Plants,” calls it IF. Michelii (Schleid.). In a plant so small (the frond beiilg only half a line in diameter) there is much difiiculty in examining the fructification and hitherto that of the Australian species has not been ascertained, so that even now there may be some donl»t as to its specific name. In the European species, which diflius somewhat in size and 79 1248 LEMNACE^ OR DUCKWEEDS, appearance from the Australian one, the little flowers burst from a cavity on the upper surface of the frond without any spathe or bract, revealing a solitary anther, and a short style with a broad stigma. Of the genus Lemna, the Baron gives for Australia five species, three of which, L. trisulca (Linn.), L. minor (Linn.), and L. giliba (Linn.), have only one root or fibre; whilst L. oligorrTiiza (Kurz), which the writer collected in Parramatta, has five roots or more, and L. polgrrhiza (Linn.) a cluster of many. Three species are recorded from Port Jackson, one from W. Australia, and one from some part of N.S. Wales not specified. In Lemna the flowers issue from a fissure in the margin of the frond, the anthers have two distinct cells, and the style is generally short. Two species of the genus are described shortly in R. Brown’s Prodomus ; the others have been discovered of late years, but much remains to be learned respecting their peculiarities and distribution. Per.sons desirous of studying these minute plants should collect them in some suitable vessel with the water in which they are found, and transfer them to an ordinary tumbler for careful examination. Some of the species possess extra- ordinary vitality. They will keep alive and grow for some time, so that a good opportunity is afforded for observing the mode and time of flowering, as well as the marks which distinguish one species from another. Some writers have noticed the relation- ship of Lemnacece to Cryptogams (see Plantes Cryptogames dii Nord by Lesmazieres), and others have recognised their affinity with the Arum family (Sach’s Text Book of Botany). Brown placed them provisionally with Hydrocharidece, but now they are i-egarded as a distinct order. Whilst the simplest of all pheno- gamous plants, they occupy an important though humble place in the economy of nature. Some of the species afford nourishment to ducks and geese, as well as protection to various kinds of infusoria, and, like other green plants, convert carbonic acid gas into air adapted to respiration. This is said especially of L. minor, which in some seasons increases in a surprising manner, BY W, WOOLLS. 1249 and forms dense masses on the surface of ponds. The writer noticed this peculiarity on one occasion in a pond at Richmond, but the phenomenon is much more frequent in Europe, where the species is said to purify the unwholesome air of marshy places by exhaling oxygen during daylight. So far as Australia is con- cerned, the order requii’es further observation, but as some of the species can only be determined by a powerful microscope, the study of them is attended with difficulty. 1250 ON TWO INSTANCES OF COLOUR VARIATION IN BUTTERFLIES, ON TWO INSTANCES OF COLOUR VARIATION IN BUTTERFLIES. By a. Sidney Olliff, F.E.S. Tlie two butterflies which I venture to bring before the Society’s notice this evening illustrate the remarkable degree of variation to which the colour and markings of the lepidoptera are liable, even in those species which are commonly regarded as the most constant. The first of these is a specimen of Avhat I believe to be the well-known Pyrameis cardui or “ painted-lady,” a species which, with the exception of the valley of the Amazons and certain parts of South America, is found throughout the world. Contrary to the general rule of wide-ranging and much diff'nsed species, P. cardtu is usually very constant in its larger markings, and, there- fore, the singular aberration now described is of some interest. The specimen was captured some years ago by Mr. G. Masters at Bombala, New South Wales, and is remarkable for the absence of certain wing-markings and other charactei’s which may be summed up as follows : — The ground colour is of the usual salmon-red, inclining to orange-ochreous, varied with black markings, but the transverse discal markings which are always present on the fore- w'ing in typical P. cardui, between the median vein and the hind- margin, are entirely wanting ; the hind-marginal band is broader tow'ards the inner angle, the white spots on the apical portion of the wing being disposed as in’ the ordinary form ; the hindwung has the costal and hind-margins rather broadly blackish, and the disc, which is of the usual salmon-red colour, without markings ; parallel to the hind-margin is a row of moderately large white spots, situated between the veins, of which the one nearest the inner angle is ornamented with a few blue scales ; the fringe of both wings (as in the typical form) is alternately black and white. Beneath the forewing corresponds ■with the uj)perside in the absence of the discal markings ; whiti.sh externally suATused with yellow^ -ochreous, a conspicuous wdiite marking at the end of the discoidal cell, bordered internal!}’ and externally by a bold black BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF. 1251 spot ; two small spots near the apex and the hind-marginal border yellow-ochi’eous. Hindwing whitish, sulfused with yellow-ochi’eous near the costal margin, Avith the base and two transverse spots, one on the cell and one beyond it, dai’k brown ; near the hind- margin are two white-centred spots ; hind-margin broadly bordered with yellow-ochreous. At the time this specimen was captured Mr. Masters saw other, and, as he believes, similar buttex’liies, but as he was without a net he was unable to secure them. This Bombala example — for which I would suggest the varietal name P. suffusa — bears a remarkable resemblance in the markings of the upperside to a variety bred by Mr. J. A. Clark from a larva found on the banks of the River Lea, near London, which is figured in the ‘ Entomologist ’ for April, 1880. Like the specimen just described, this variety has the ordinary hind-marginal series of spots represented by small white dots. Now, it is well-known that the dominant Australian form of P. cardiU has the tlu’ee lower spots of this series centred with blue scales as pointed out by Prof. McCoy, who on this account suggested for it the name of P. Kershawi to distinguish it from the typical form in which these spots are black, but I believe it is not generally known that these blue spots are occasionally much obscui’ed in Australian specimens, and that cases have occurred in which European examples have these spots blue-centred. Such a specimen from the New Forest was exhibited at the meeting of the Entomo- logical Society in October, 1884, by i\Ir. Jenner Weir, who called attention to its similarity to the Australian form P. Kershawi:-^ I myself found a second specimen which possessed these blue- centred markings on the sand dunes near the “gates” of the Rhine, at Katwijk, in Holland, fluring the autumn of 1883. If the.se specimens had been caught in this country they woultl undoubtedly have been regarded as P. Kershawi, and passeots have the internal patch of blue scales, but they are entirely absent from the other portions of the wing. The accompanying illustration shows, clearly enough, the size and position of these brick-red spots ; in colour the specimen does not vary from the typical form. NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 1253 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. Dr. Cox exhibited specimens of the under-mentioned 30 species of Land and Fresh-water Mollusca, collected by Mr. C. W. Musson, F.L.S., in the neighbourhood of Narrabri, N.S.W,, and he pointed out the interest attaching to several of them from the stand-point of geographical distribution : — 1. TJnio Angasi, Lea. Hah. — Namoi Rivei', 15 miles S.E. of Narrabri. 2. TJnio amhi(/uui^^ Parreyss. Hah. — From a lagoon near Narrabri. 3. TJnio Austy’alis^ Lamarck. Hah. — Namoi River, near Narrabri. 4. Corhicula minor, Prince. Hah. — Namoi River, Nai'i’abri. 5. Vivipara suhlineata, Conrad. Hcfb. — Namoi River at Walgett. 6. Ancylus australicus, Tate. Hah. — On water plants in lagoons at Narrabri. 7. Melania Jialonne'usis, Conrad. Hah. — Narrabri Creek and Namoi River, Narrabri. 8. Limiuea Lessoni, Deshayes. Hah. — Lagoons at Narrabri. 9. Gahhia ausfrali.'i, Tryon. Hah. — Swamps at Nan'abri. 10. liydrohia Brazier i, E. A. Smith. Hah. — Narrabri Creek. 11. rianorhix M aequariensin, E. A. Smith. Hah. — Rullawa Creek, Narrabri. 12. Planorhia Brazieri, Classon = frayilin, Brazier. Hah, — On water- weeds, Narrabri Cieek. 1254 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 13. Physa imiUistrigata, Tate. Ilah. — On stones in Bullawa Creek, Narrabri. 14. P. Brazieri^ E. A. Smith. Hah. — Swamps near Angledool, W. Narrabri River. 15. P. Lessoni, E. A. Smith. Hah. — Lagoons, Narrabri. 16. P. sp. Hah. — Narrabri River. 17. Succinea eucalypti, Cox. Hah. — Under bark in paddocks, Narrabri. 18. S. strigata, Pfr. Hah. — Under logs at Narrabri. 19. S. strigillata, Adams & Angas. Hah. — On logs in paddocks at Narrabri. 20. Vertigo Strangei, Pfr. Hah. — Under stones at the Little Mountain, Narrabri. 21. V. Rossiteri, Brazier. Hah. — Under logs in ])addocks at Narrabri. 22. Bidimus ( Chondrula) Adelaidee, Adams & Angas. Hah. — Under stones, Little Mountain, Narrabri. 23. Bidiums ( Opeas ) Tuckeri, Pfr. Hah. — N arrab ri . 24. Helix uiorti (? ) Cox. Hah. — Under logs in paddocks, Narrabri. 25. H. Mussoni, Cox. Hah. — Under logs at Narrabri. 26. H. Clio, Cox. Hah. — Under logs at Narrabri. 27. H. Hehe, Cox. Hah. — Under logs at Narrabri. 28. H. Dora, Cox. Hah. — Under logs at Narrabri. NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 1255 29. B.. Liverpoolensisy Brazier. Hah. — In earth under logs at Narrabri. 30 H. Strangei, Pfr. Hah. — Under logs on the mountains near Xarrabri. Also the following well-preserved Carboniferous fossils from the Goulburn River, a tributary of the Hunter : — Spirifera Tasma-niensis, Morris ; S, duodecimcostata., McCoy ; S. convoluta, Phillips ; Platyschisma omhos, Morris ; Producttts hrachythcerus, Sowerby; Stenopora creoiita, Lonsdale. Mr. Brazier exliibited the two wax figures of Aboriginal women described by Dr. Cox in his paper. Professor Tate called the attention of the Meeting to a new Marsupial animal recently received at the Adelaide Museum from Alice Springs, Central Australia, and of which a detailed account by Mr. Zietz of the S. A . Museum, will shortly be given The spe- cimen had been sun-dried and salted, and therefore was not in first-rate condition, but from such observation as was possible at the time the following characters were determinable. In appear- ance the animal somewhat resembles the Cape-mole ( Chrysochloris J', its teeth and fore-limbs indicate that it is insectivorous and a burrower, and though no marsupial bones were observed in a cursory examination, the marsupial characters of the creature were shown by the presence of marginal folds bounding the lactiferous surface, in which, and in other characters also, is implied some affinity to the Monotremes. The animal is evidently a rare one, as it was only the second specimen known, on the testimony of the Vfiacks, during sixteen years. In reference to Dr. VVoolls’ paper Professor Tate pointed out that in it South Australia had not been credited with any members of the Lemnaceye, whereas most of the species referred to had already been recorded from that colony. Mr. Whitelegge exhibited specimens of ^ledusac — Aurelia ccerulea {?) — from Mossman’s Bay, killed in a saturated solution of alum, .showing the excellent results of that mode of preservation. 1256 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. In response to a request, tbe following list of the plants collected by Mr. Froggatt in N.W. Australia {antea, pp. 335 and 425), was communicated by Mr. Fletcher : — NYMPii^ACEiE, KympJura steUata, Willcl. ; Menisperme^, rinospora smilacina, Benth. : Capparide^, Chome tetrandra, Banks; C. viscosa, Linn.; Violace.e, Ili/banthus ennem- permus, F.v.M. ; II. suff'ntticosus, F.v.M. : Elatineae, Bergia pedicellaris, F.v.M. ; Meliace.e, MeJia Azedm'ach, Linn, (var.) : Malvace^, Almtihm sp. ; Hibiscus microchlminSf F.v.M.; II. tiliacens, Linn. : Sterculiace.e, Brachychiton diversifolium, R.Br. ; MeJhania incana, Heyne ; Afehchia j^y^'ci'- midata, Linn. ; WaJtheria indica, Linn ; Tiliace^, Triuinfetta plumigera, F.v.M. ; Corchorus sidoides, F.v.M. : Euphorbiace.®, Buphorbiasig.] BJi yllanthnssTp. SebastianiachameJaea,3 .Ni.: Urti- CACEiE, Celtis strychnoides, Planchon ; Bonzo/zia Indica, Gaudi- chaud ; SAPiNiDACEiE, AtaJaya hemiylanca, F.v.M.; Dodoiwa lauceoJata, F.v.M; D. viscosa, Linn. ; D. pohjzyya, F.v.M.; Dis- fichostemon phydopterns, F.v.M. : Plumbagine.e, Piumbayo Zei- lanica, Linn. : PortulacEjE, Glaytonia nnijiora, F.v.M. ; C. ( CaJandrinia) polyaudra, F.v.M.: C. sp. ; CARYOPHYLLEiE, Pohjcarpaea longijiora, F.v.lM. ; P. corymbosa, Lam. : Amaran- TACEiE, Gomphrena cauesceus, R.Br. ; G. sp. ; 'AHernanthera sp. near A. dedpiens, Benth. ; Ptilotus Macleayi, n.sp. F.v.M. ; P. corymbos'tos, R.Br.; P. spicatus, F.v.M.; P. exaUatus, Nees ; P. gracilis, Poiret ; P. sp. : Salsolace.e, Dysphania jdantagineJla, F. v.M. ; Ficoide^, TriantUema oxycalyptra, F.v.M. ; Mollugo Glinns, A. Richard : NvcTAOiNEiE, Boerhaada diff'itsa, Linn. : Crotalaria retusa, Linn.; G. R.Br. ; G. medicaginea, Lam. ; Lotus Australis, Andrews; Psoralea pateus, Lindley ; ludigofera linifolia, Retz. ; I. cnneaphylla, Linn. ; I. sp. ; Tephrosia sp. ; Hesbania grandijiora, Persoon ; S. Aegyptiaca, Persoon; A Persoon; Erythriua vcspertilio, Bentham ; Gajanus (Atylosia) dnereus, F.v.M.; G. sp. ; Gassia notabilis, F.v.M. ; G. miiuosoidcs, Linn. ; G. S[). ; N eptuuia mouo- sperma, F.v.M. ; Acacia Scntis, F.v.M. ; A. impressa, F.v.M. ; A. flavescens, Gunn. ; A. drepauocarpa, F.v.M. ; A. doratoxyl on. NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 1257 Cunn. ; A. sp. ; Onagre.e, Ludwigia parvijlora, Roxburgh : Sali- CARlE^iE, Rota! a diandra, F.v.M. ; Ammannia multiflora, Rox- burgh ; CoMBRETACEiE, Terininalia sp. ; Gyrocarjnis Jacqtdni, Roxburgh ; MYRTACEiE, Calycothrix microphylla, Cunn. ; C. con- ferta, A. Cunu. ; Melaleuca alsophila, A. Cunn. ; 21. Leucadendron, Linn, j Bavringtonia acutangxda, Gaertner ; Careya Aus- tralis, F.v.M. : Umbellifer^, Bidiscus ylandulosus, F.v.M. ; D. hemicarpus, F.v.M. ; Santalace^., Santalum lanceolatum,. R.Br. : Loranthace.®, Lorauthus acacioides, A. Cunn. : Protea- cEjE, Fersoonia falcata, R.Br. ; Grevillea Wickhami, Meissner; G. refracta, R.Br. ; G. mirnosoides, R.Br. ; llakea arhorescens, R.Br. : Thymele.®, Fimelea p%i,nicea,F\..^v.-, F. sp ; Rubiace®, Operc^i- laria vaginata, Labill. ; Spermacoce sp.; Composit®, Calotis brevi- seta, Bentliain ; Blumeas,p.\ Fluchea tetranthera, F.v.M.; F. Eyrea, F. v.M. : Sphaeranth,us Indicus, Linn. ; Fterocaulon sp.; Gnaphci- lium Indicum, Linn.; 2Ioonia trichodesmoides, Bentham ; Wedelia aspjerrima, Bentham : Goodeniace®, Goodenia sepalosa, F.v.M. ; G. lamprospermaj, F.v.M. ; Yelleya pandurifurniis, A. Cunn. ; V. discophora, F.v.M. : Gentiane®, Eryth,raea australis, R.Br. : Apo- cyne®, Wrightia saligna, F.v.M. : Convolvulaoe®, Ipomoea sp.; Convolvulus parvijlorus, Vahl ; Bretveria media, R.Br. ; B. media, (var.) ; Evolvuhis linifolius, Linn. : Sol an ace®, Solammi sp. : Scropiiulakin®, Stemodia lythrifolia, F.v.M. ; S. sp. ; Buch- nera .sp.; Hydropiiylle®, Uydrolea Zeilanica, Vah] ; Asperi- vohitE., Ehretiasaligua, R.Br.; Heliotrophim ovalifolimu, Forskael ; //. bracteatum, R.Br. ; II. te'ihuifolixim, R.Br, ; II. panicxdatum, R.Br. ; Follichia Zeyhmica, F.v.M. : Vbkbenace®, Callicarpa cana, Linn.; C. laxoceolatum, F.v.M. (var.); C. ^/lox'ibundniu, R.Br. ; C. sp. ; Vitex glabrata., R.Br. : Taccace®, Tacca pianatijida, Fonster : Aroide®, Typlamium augustilobiu,)u, F.v.M. ; Alismace®, AHsma oUgococcum, F.v'.M. : Ponte- DKKiACEyE, Mounchoria cyaxica, F.v.M. : Commeline.e, Aneilrma grnminenm, R.Br.; Cyperace®, Fiwbristylis sp.: Gramine®, Fanicxuu sp. ; S^’taria sp.; Ff^'uuisf'tutu, Arulienuctijui, F.v.M. ; Xex'nchloa imbn’bis, R.Br.; Fi^rutis x’ara, R. I5r.; Audropogo^t, sericeuH, R.Br. ; A. auuvJatus, Forskael ; A. exidtatus, R.Br. ; 1258 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. .d. sp. ; Anthistiria mmihranacea^ Lindley ; Eriacltne squarrosa, R.Br. ; E. ylaum, R.Br. ; E. obtnsa, R. Br. ; E. sp, ; Dan- thonia sp.; EJeusine 'poJystadrya, F.v.M. ; E. cruciata, Lamarck ; Erayrostis tenella, Beauvmis ; E. sp. : CilARACEAi:, Chara sp. : Filices, JAndsaya erisifoHa, Swartz ; Adiantnm lumdatuvi, Burmann : CheiJa'iithes tenuifolia, Swartz ; Acrostich'um cmrenm^ Linn, Mr. Fletcher exhibited two frogs, duplicates of specimens recently submitted to Mr. Boulenger of the Bi-itish Museum, who regards, and will shortly desci’ibe, them as representing two new species, namely, a Limnodynastes from the Mudgee district, collected by Mr. A. G. Hamilton, and a Crinia from Warragul, Gippsland, V ictoria, collected by Mr. R. T. Baker. Also the remarkable frog exhibited at a previous meeting (vide Proceedings, Mai’ch, 1887) which from the cursory examination then possible, nobody present recognised, and which he again showed to point out that it appeared to be a very large old male specimen of Belioporus alhopunctatus, Gray, in which the shagreening of the skin was more than usually developed. Mr. North exhibited the eggs of the following species : — Menura superha, Davies ; M. alberti, Gould ; and 21. victorice, Gould ; also the eggs of six species of Bower-birds, viz.: — Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, Vieillot ; Chlamydodera macidata, Gould ; C. cerviniventris, Gould ; Sericidus uielinus, Latham ; Ailunudus viridis, Latham, and A. macidosus, Ramsay. Mr. J. Douglas Ogilby exhibited three specimens of the larval form of the genus Trachypterus, two of which were obtained from the Mediterranean, and are labelled T. Unnia by Dr. Dohrn ; the third was taken in Port Jackson by Mr, W. Paul, and is probably the young stage of Dr. Ramsay’s 1\ jacksoniensis, a species which is so closely allied to the northeni T. arcticus that there is great doubt as to their specific distinction. The great development of some of the fins is w orthy of notice, especially as in the adult state they are either very much modified or (in the case of the ventrals) entirely absent. NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 1259 Mr. Skuse exhibited a complete collection of Dipterou.s Insects — Sciaridse and Mycetophilidte — described by him in his paper at this and a pi’evious meeting. Ml’. OllifF exhibited the Butterflies alluded to in his paper on Variation of Colour. The President exhibited the pouch of a specimen of Dasyurus viverrinus, which he had received from Mr. Kater, containing eight young ones. The following postscript to Professor Hutton’s paper “Notes on the Mueller Glacier, N.Z.,” which arrived too late to be inserted at the end of the paper {antea, p. 429), was read on behalf of the author : — “ Since my paper was read another important change has taken place in the terminal face of the glacier. The Hooker River now disappears under the ice of the Mueller Glacier just south of the ice-cliffs. It runs down a deep ice-funnel more than 150 feet deep, and re-appears again at the outlet of the Mueller Glacier ; thus proving the correctness of my conjecture that the ice of the glacier descended below the level of the Hooker Valley. Inconsequence of this change there is now an uninterrupted road from the Hermitage to Mt. Cook (July, 1888).” WEDNESDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER, 1888. The Pi'esiclent, Professor Stephens, M.A., F.G.S., in the Chair. Mr. H. Tryon of Brisbane, was present as a visitor. i\lr. H. C. Thomas was elected a Member of the Society. The President announced that two Excursions had been arranged for the ensuing month ; — (a) October 6th — To St. Mary’s, South Creek. To leave Redfern Station by the 9 a.m. train. (b) October 20th — To Springwood, Blue Mts. To leave Redfern Station by the 9 a.m. train. DONATIONS. “ Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinlmrgh.” Vols. XXX. (Part 4); XXXI.; XXXII. (Parts 2-4); XXXIII. (Parts 1 and 2), (1883-88); “Proceedings.” Se.ssions 1883-84, (Nos. 115-118); 1884-85, (Nos. 119 and 120); 1885-86, (Nos. 121 and 122); 1886-87, (Nos. 123-125). From the Society. “ Zoologischer Anzeiger.” XI. Jahrg., Nos. 284 and 285 (1888). From the Editor. “ The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University, Japan.” Vol. II., Parts 2 and 3 (1888). Froyyi the President of the University. DONATIONS. 1261 “ The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 1888.” Vol. V., Part 1. From the Society. “ The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London for the year 1888.” Part 2. hrom the Society. “ Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes.” No. 214 (August, 1888)‘ From the Editor, “ Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R. Universita di Torino.” Vol. IIP, Nos. 44-48 (1888;. From the Museum. “Jahreshefte des Vereins fiir vaterlandische Naturkunde in Wurttemberg.” Jahrg. XLIV. (1888). From the Society. “ Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Frankfurt a. M.” XV. Band, 2 Heft (1888). From the Society. •‘Archives Neerlandaises des Sciences exactes et naturelles.” Tome XXII., Livs. 4-5 (1888). De la part de la Societe Hol- landaise des Sciences a Harlem. “ Archiv fiir Naturgeschichte.” Jahrg. LIII. Band I., Hefts 1-2 ; Band II., Heft 2 (1887). From the Editor. “ The Victorian Naturalist.” Vol. V., No. 5 (September, 1888); “ Eighth Annual Report 1887-8 ;” “ Li.st of Members, &c.” From the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria. “ Bulletin de la Socieite Imperiale des Natux’alistes de Moscou.” Annee 1888. No. 2. From the Society. “The Goldfields of Victoria — Reports of the Mining Registrars for the quarter ended 30th June, 1888.” From the Secretary for Mines., Melbourne. “Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada — Annual Report.” (New Ser.). Vol. IT. (1886). From the Director. “Anales del Museo Nacional, Repiiblica de Costa Rica.” Tomo 1. (1887). From the Museum. 1262 DONATION'S. “Naturhistorisches IMuseum zu Hamburg — Bericht cles Direktor 1887.” From the Director. “ Memoires du Comite Geologique, St. Petersbourg.” Vol. V., Nos. 2-4; Vol. VI.; Vol. VII., Nos. 1-2, (1888). “Bulletins.” Vol. VI., Nos. 11-12 (1887) ; Vol. VII., Nos. 1-5 (1888) ; “Sup- plement au T. VII.” De la part du Gomite. “ The American Naturalist.” Vol. XXII., No. 258 (June, 1888). From the Editors. “ ITie Canadian Eecord of Science.” Vol. III. No. 3 (1888). From the Natural History Society of Montreal. “ Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, U.S.A.” Vol. XIII., No. 10 ; Vol. XVII., No. 1 (1888). From the Curator. “The Australasian Journal of Pharmacy.” Vol. III., No. 33 (September, 1888). From the Editor. “The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.” Vol. III., No. 3 (1888). From the Society. “Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London, 1888.’' Part 4. From the Society. Six Palieontological and Botanical . Memoirs. By Professor Ralph Tate, F.L.S., F.G.S., (kc. From the Author. PAPERS READ. CONTRIBUTION TO A KNOAVLEDGE OF THE GENUS lODIS. By Thomas P. Lucas, AI.R.C.S.E., L.S.A., L.R.C.P Ed., &c. Through the published descriptions of Lepidoptera by Mr. IMeyrick, collectors in Austi’alia are beginning to have the advan- tage of such a basis as is compatible with new work. Hitherto the paucity of books of reference — the scattered fragmenta of records — and the difficulty of recognising the too brief descriptions of described species, have prevented collectors from doing further work. We gladly hail the papers by Mr. Meyrick, and can only express the wish that such contributions will be rapidly multiplied. Of the genus lodu, Mr. Meyrick computes that there are 200 .species. Of these he describes or tabulates 41 in Vol. II. (2nd series) of the Proceedings of this Society. To that list I am now able to add nine species. In addition, I have in this paper given additional localities for sixteen of his tabulated species from specimens in my own collection. loDis glaucosa, n.sp. 9. 20 mm. — Face and head dark green, fillet greenish-ochreous. Palpi light brown, very short. Antennai brown. Thorax dark glaucous-green. Abdomen dark green, posteriorly and laterally lightish-ochreous. Legs ochreous. Forewings with costa rounded, apex angular ; hind margin sinuous, oblique, rounded, apical third sub-convex ; dark glaucous-green, sparingly darkened by indistinct straggling strigulai ; costa brown, densely hairy on free margin j discoidal s))Ot small but conspicuous, black ; cilia light grey, tending to orange at base. Hind wings as forewings ; hind margin strongly bent and diawn to angle at vein 4. Brisbane. One specimen ; October, 1887. In general relationship comes near I. centrophijlla, Me^■r 80 1264 THE GENUS lODlS, lODIS ANGULATA, n.sp. 29 mm. — Head brown, fillet ochreous-white, post-orbital rims white. Palpi green ; terminal joint long, greenish-grey. Antennae brownish-ochreous. Thorax dark blue-green. Abdomen green, sides and apex white. Legs brown, hind pair ochreous, tibiae brown. Forewings with costa ai’ched, apex strongly angular; hind margin oblique, slightly rounded ; bluish-green ; costa only a very tine ochreous line ; discal spot indistinct, small, black ; cilia grey, green at base. Hindwings as forewings ; hind margin strongly bent at vein 4, and thus showing three con.spicuous angles — the apical, the anal, and the central prolongation of vein 4. Brisbane. One specimen. Allied to 1. centrophylla, Meyr., from which it diffei-s in many characteristics. lODlS SUBALPINA, n.Sp. 36 mm. — Head and face pale yellow, fillet white. Palpi crimson. Antennae light brown, whitish underneath. Thorax green. Abdomen green, sides and apex white. Fore and middle legs red, hind legs ochreous-white. Forewings with costa arched , hind margin obliquely rounded ; bright pea-green, costa ochreous ; two finely pencilled interruptedly dentate ochreous lines, first from J inner margin stops short at | across wing immediately below ^ costa, second from ^ inner margin parallel with hind margin for f width of wing, thence sharply rounded inwards to ^ costa ; discal spot deep glaucous-green ; cilia crimson. Hindwings with colour and cilia as in fore wings, the discal spot less distinct ; first line absent, second line J costa to f inner margin, finely pencilled, ochreous, sinuous, dentate ; hind margin angled, bent on vein 4 ; cilia of hind margin greenish-grey. Femshaw, Moe, Victoria (500 to 1500 feet). Allied to I. carenaria, Gn. BY THOMAS P, LUCAS. 1265 lODIS ASSIMILIS, n.Sp. ,^9. 28-30 mm. — Head crimson, fillet ochreous-wliite, back of crown narrowly crimson. Palpi crimson, terminal joint short. Antennae ochi-eous, pectinated, simple towards apex. Thorax deep emerald green ; shoulders nan-owly crimson, hairy beneath. Abdomen green, a conspicuous dorsal ochreous line, apex and sides white. Legs ci'imson, ochreous beneath, hind pair white. Fore- wings with costa slightly arched ; hind margin in ^ scarcely rounded, oblique ; in 9 rounded ; rich deep emerald green ; costa narrowly ochreous, I’ich crimson at base ; a minute but distinct black-green discal spot ; lines absent ; cilia white. Hindwings as forewings, discal spot larger, dark green, cilia ochreous. Bi’isbane. January to June, 1888, Allied to I. vertumnaria, Gn., and /. externa, Walk. loms BicoLORA, n.sp. (J9. 33-35 mm. — Face and head deep green, fillet white, post- orbital rims white. Palpi white, upper surface dax’k grey, terminal joint elongate. Antennae white. Thorax green, densely hairy beneath. Abdomen green ; sides, posterior third of dorsum, and apex white. Anterior legs light red, coxae white ; middle legs ochreous, posterior legs white. Forewings with costa nearly straight, hind margin slightly rounded •, rich glaucous-green, with numerous short interrupted transverse whitish strigulae ; costa wliite, narroMung at base, and at | becoming an attenuated ochreous line : discal spot deep glaucous-green ; a faint, some- times scarcely perceptible, whitish line 3 costa to ^ inner margin and parallel with hind margin ; cilia whitish, dark green at base. Hindwings strongly rounded, obtusely bent on vein 4 ; discal spot faint glaucous-green ; colour, strigulation, and cilia as in forewings. Brisbane; rare. March to May, 1888. 1266 THE GENUS lODIS, This species is strongly allied to I. ocyptera, Meyr. It appears to be larger. Probably it has much more white on the abdomen, and the hind wings are obtusely bent on vein 4. lODIS GRACILIS, n.Sp. 30-32 mm. — Face ferruginous, becoming whitish-green on lower margin, fillet white, post-orbital rims white. Palpi gx’ey, whitish beneath, terminal joint long. Antennse light grey, pectinated, in ^ short, brown. Thorax pale grey-green, white underneath. Abdomen grey-green ; sides, extreme apex, and under surface white. Legs brownish-grey, hind pair white. Forewings with costa slightly arched ; hind margin oblique, slightly I’ounded ; costa light grey, finely edged with reddish- brov/n ; light grey-green ; crossed with numerous fine, sinuous, uninterrupted transverse pale gi’ey strigulse ; a very faintly marked light line from 4 costa to § inner margin, in some specimens uiu'ecognisable ; cilia greenish-white, greener at base. Hindwings with colour, strigulse, cilia, Ac., as in forewings ; anal angle prolonged and acute. Brisbane ; rai’e. November, 1887, to February, 1888. This species is allied to I. ocyptera. It may be distinguished by the very delicate structure of the wings, which are more or less translucent, and by the uniform colour which has the ajipearance of a blue-green feebly dusted with grey. loDis Marine, n.sp. 25-28 mm. — Head green. Palpi reddish-grey, terminal joint prolonged. Antennie greenish-white, finely annulated with grey. Thorax green, collar and shoulders white. Abdomen creamy white ; dorsum ferruginous, centred with white spots on front segments, and having bands of white posteriorly. Fore wings with costa slightly rounded ; hind margin obliquely rounded ; bright green ; costa with nari’ow line of creamy white, toward apical angle becoming ferruginous, and continuous with narrow BY THOMAS P. LUCAS. 1267 band round hind margin ; discal spot small, black ; a ferruginous liiae from | of inner margin, crenate, dentate to half-way across Aving, thence sharply deflected to i of hind margin, and continuous with marginal band ; space enclosed reddish-brown, suffused with light violet ; cilia ochreous. Hindwings as forewings ; discal spot small, black ; a narrow ferruginous band continuous round hind margin and along inner margin to i, slightly diffused on anal angle ; ferruginous band at f costa obliquely across to §, then rounded to ^ of hind margin, space contained reddish- brown, suffused with light violet ■ cilia reddish-brown, on inner margin very long, brownish-grey. Brisbane. November, 1887 ; March, 1888. Appears to come near to Z huprestaria, Gn. The conspicuous large red purplish blotches, which ai’e contiguous on the hind raai’gins of the Avings, readily distinguish this handsome moth. I have named this species in memory of my late wife, who discovered it in NoA’ember, 1887, and Avho for years Avas a most indefatigable collector of Australian Lepidoptera. loDis Eucalypti, n.sp. 32-37 mm. — Face and head green, collar ochreous, dotted Avith ferruginous. Palpi ferruginous, terminal joint long. Antennae ferruginous, in ^ flnely pectinated, pectinations brownish-grey, in 9 finely beaded Avith reddish-ochreous. Thorax rich pea-green, Ijosteriorly on dorsum an elongated ferruginous blotch with pink centre, hairy beneath. Abdomen green, a series of light fer- ruginous dots on dorsum, becoming a diffused blotch on fifth segment, ochreous posteriorly ; sides and undersurface Avhite. Anterior and middle legs Avhitish, coxie light ferruginous, postei’ior legs silky white. Eoi-ewings broad, costa arched, hindmargin rounded ; rich pea-green with numerous iuterriqited sinuous, finely pencilled oclireous-red transverse striguhe ; costa deeply ferruginous, finely irrorated with ochreous ; two sinuous inter- ruptedly dentate reddish-ochreous lines ; first from a ferruginous 1268 THE GENUS lODIS, clot J costa to inner margin, where it is lost in a conspicuous ferruginous dot ; second from i costa to 4 inner margin ; a deep ferruginous band continuous with costa on hindmargin, spots on veins bright golden-ochreous. Cilia ferruginous, tips grey. Hind- wings broad, hindmargin rounded. Colour of hindmarginal band and strigulie as in forewings ; second line finely pencilled, reddish- ochreous, sinuous, dentate, 4 costa to 4 inner margin, pointing deeply inwards in middle third ; cilia as in forewing, on inner margin green, apices grey. Brisbane. November, 1887. A very handsome species, easily distinguished by the ferruginous border of the wings and the numerous ochreous-red strigulaj. Caterpillar allied to the curious fiat larvae, with oblique side projections, of insperata and pieroides. Feeds on dwarf scrubby Eucalyptus. lODIS MARGINATA, ll.Sp. 21 mm. — Head reddish-ochreous, fillet ochreous. Palpi whitish, terminal joint long. Antennce red, underside ochreous. Thorax light blue-gi'een, dorsal line posteriorly and lateral lines red. Ab- domen light blue-green, dorsal line blackish-red, finely annulated with creamy-white. Forewings with costa nearly straight, hind- mai’gin rather obliquely rounded ; light blue-green, almost a milky-blue. Costal band deep red, finely edged with ochreous ; hindmarginal line a series of reddish-black lunul es connected Ijy points, and bordered by a pencilling of lighter red ; sub-marginal line white, finely sinuous. Cilia reddish, terminal half lighter. Hindwings as forewings, hindmargin strongly rounded, angled and bent at vein 4 ; sub-marginal, max’ginal lines and cilia as in forewings. Brisbane. One specimen ; February, 1888. I think this species haixlly belongs to the genus lodia, but as IMeyrick has grouped so many genera together under this name, I have placed it here for the present. Though not large the insect is most conspicuous with its deep x’ed wavy wing border, and by the uniform colour of milky-blue, devoid of marking. BY THOMAS P. LUCAS. 1269 lodis meandraria, Gn. Moe, Gippsland, Victoria. I. stereota, Meyr. Cheltenham, Melbourne, Victoria. I. fugitivaria, Gn. Mount Macedon, Victoria. I. gratiosa, Gn. Beaconsfield, Victoria. I. eentrophylla, Meyr. Moe, Healesville, Victoria. I. submissaria (?), Walk. Melbourne. 1, cadmaria, Gn. Melbourne, Victoria. I. cadmaria, var. Moe, Gippsland, Victoria. 7. rhodocosma, Meyr. Brisbane, Queensland. I. luprestaria, Gn. Cheltenham, Moe, Victoria. I. boisduvalaria, LeG. Fernshaw, Victoria ] Windermere, Tasmania (Mr. Barnard). I. partita, Walk. Brisbane, Queensland. Five specimens. This is a most beautiful species, representing a group of roses on a green ground. I. iosticta, Meyr. Brisbane, Queensland. I. crossota, Meyr. Brisbane, Queensland. 7. insperata, Walk. ^ Melbourne, Victoria : 9 Melbourne, Victoria ; Brisbane. I have taken sevei’al females, but as yet no males, in my own garden at Brisbane. I. pieroidea, Walk. Brisbane, Cooktown, (Queensland. Tiarva feeds on Rose, Guava tree, Eucalypts, &c., and resembles that of I. insperata. 1270 SAPINDACE.E OF AUSTRALIA, SAPINDACE^ OF AUSTRALIA By E,ev. W. Woolls, Ph.D., F.L.S. The species of this order are for the most part natives of the tropics, but, in genera not extending to Australia, they are found in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In Australia the species are more numerous within the tropics, but a few occur in Victoria and South Australia, whilst tvfo (^Dodoncea vucosa and 1). ericifolia) extend to Tasmania, D. ericifolia being limited to that island. According to the Census of Baron Mueller, there are 16 genei’a, including 102 species, of the order in A ustralia ; but only three of the genera are represented in W. Australia, viz., Ueterodendron, Diplopeltis, and Bodoncea, though it is probaVjle that, as the tropical parts become better known, others may be discovered. The genera with the respective species are thus enumerated in the Census : — Cardiospermum, 1 •, Gan-j- phyllutn^ 1 j Atalaya, 6 ; Diploglvttis, 1 ; Erioglonmm, 1 ] Castano- spora, 1 ; Allophyllus, 1 ; Cupania, 23 ; Nephelium, 12 ; Hetero- dendron, 2 ; Uarpullia, 4 ; Akania, 1 ; Diplopeltis, 2 ; Dodonaa, 42; Distichostemon, 1; and Blepharocarya, 1. The species are disti'ibuted in the following order : — Queensland, 61 ; N. S. Wales, 40; W. Australia, 19; N. Australia, 19; S. Australia, 1 1 ; and Victoria, 8. In N. S. Wales the following genera are thus I'epresented : — Atalaya, 3 .species ; Diploglottis, 1 ; Cupania, 8 ; Nephelium, 5 ; Ueterodendron, 2; Harpullia, 3; Akania, 1; Dodonma, 17. Of these, however, the larger species do not extend far beyond the northern borders of the colony — Cupania semiglauca, F.v.M., BY THE REV. W. WOOLLS. 1271 Nephelium leiocarpum (X), F.v.M., and Earpullia pendula, Planch., being the only Sapindaceous trees of N. S. Wales which furnished any woods for the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition of 1887, though specimens of Cicpania anacardioides, A. Rich., might have been procured near the coast not far from Sydney. In the list of Queensland woods furnished by F. M. Bailey, F.L.S., five additional species of Cupania, two of Ratonia, one of Atalaya, one of Nephelium, one of Heterodendron, and one of ATcania are given as afibrding timbers of different qualities, but the larger .species only are said to be common to the scrubs of Queensland and N. S. Wales. The species of the order found near Sydney are : — (1) Cupania semiglauca, F.v.M., generally a small tree in the southern parts of the colony, but attaining a height of 50 or 60 feet in Queensland and the northern scrubs of N. S. Wales. The wood is reported to be soft and of no recognised value. C. ana- car dioides, A. Rich., seldom attains any size, excepting in the northern scrubs and in Queensland, and its wood is not much used. DipUglottis Cimninghami, Hook., which is nearly allied to Cupania (and has a wide range from Queensland to Illawai’ra), does not occur near Sydney. This, according to Mr. Bailey, is called “ Native Tamarind,” and furnishes a close-grained and very tough wood. (2) Nephelium leiocarpum, F.v.M., is the only species of the genus that is found near Sydney, and it extends to Twofold Bay, but it is only a small tree with inconspicuous flowers. Tlie fruit is somewhat remarkable, the black shining seeds being inclosed in a red arillus. (3) JJodonaa is better represented from Port Jackson to tlie Blue Mountains than any other genus of the order, but the species are small. 1). trupuetra, Andr., is very common near Sydney. 1 1 1272 SAPINDACE.® OF AUSTRALIA, is a large shrub ^\’ith angular branches ; and in Queensland, where it attains greater size, the wood is utilised on account of its close grain. B. viscosa, Linn., is also very widely distributed, and when it can be found sufficiently large, the wood is used for xylography and turnery. This is a most variable species, and according to Mr. Bentham, it is found in differing forms in America, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, and the Isles of the Pacific. D. attenuata, A. Cunn., was first noticed by A. Cunningham on his way over the Blue Mountains, but some forms of D. viscosa can scarcely be distinguished from it. D. cuneata, Rudge, is a small spreading .shrub, very common in some places between Sydney and the IMountains. B. truncatiales, F.v.M., is a tall shrub with long narrow leaves, and capsules with very divergent wings. It is found principally in rocky places on the banks of creeks. In the pinnate series of the genus, B. megazyga, F. vM., has occa.sioned some difficulty, as only a solitary specimen of it was found on the banks of the Parramatta River by the writer ; and though many persons have since searched for a similar tree, they hav^e not succeeded in finding one. Baron INIueller thought it probable that the form was a pinnate variety of B. viscosa, but as Mr. Bentham had leceived similar specimens from other quarters, he had described it in the ilora Australiensis as a distinct species. B. finnata, Sm., is a small softly hirsute plant found on the banks of the Nepean ; and probably rare. As far as known, it is confined to N.S. Wales. B. muUijuga, G. Don, marked Port Jackson by R. Brown, was found on George’s River by the writer, but is more common on the Blue Mountains and to the southward, and differs from the last in being very viscid and in haring the flowers in loose racemes. B. horoniifolia, G. Don, is usually regarded as a species belonging to the western side of the Blue Mountains, but the writer collected specimens of it in a sandy bush between Richmond and Castle- BY THE REV. W. WOOLLS, 1273 reagh. The late Mrs. Calvei’t also found it on the Blue Mountains, and according to the Flora Australiensis, it is common to Queensland and Victoria. This species has a more upright habit than some of its congeners and rises co the height of 5 or 6 feet. The larger species of the order, common to Queensland and the northern scrubs, are Cupania pseudorims, A. Rich.; C. xylocarpa, A. Cunn. ; C. nervosa, F.v.M. ; Ratonia pyriformis, Benth. ; R. tenax, Benth. ; Nephelium tomentosum, F.v.M. ; Harpullia pendula, Planch. ; and Ahmia Hilli, J. D. Hook. Atalaya hemiglauca, F.v.M., is abundant in parts of the western interior. It is a small tree, and on the Lachlan has the popular name of “ Rose- wood,” but not allied to other trees called by the same name to the north. The wood is of a yellowish or reddish colour, and being tough, is used for pick handles. The leaves are sometimes eight inches long, and of a harsh texture ; and the flowers are white, in dense panicles, and larger than those of Cupania. Eeterodendron oleifoUum, Desf., is also from the interior, being a small tree with leaves .seldom exceeding four inches in length, loose racemes of inconspicuous green flowers, and seeds half immersed in a red arillus. The sap wood is yellow, but the inner dark brown, hard, and closely grained, and it can be applied to any of those purposes for which European box is used. The distribution of the Sapindaceae is remarkable. According to the arrangement of Bentham and Hooker, 73 genera are known. They are for the most tropical, especially in South America and South Asia ; but they are found also in North America and Northern India, in the South of Africa, and (if Staphylea is reckoned in the Order) in Europe also. The anomalous genus Loxodiscus occurs in New Caledonia, whilst two species of the order extend to Tasmania, and one to New Zealand. Saptindus 1274 SAP1NDACE.E OF AUSTRALIA. reckons some 40 species, chiefly tropical, one of vvhich (S. aus- tralis, Benth.) is endemic, unless indeed, as indicated in the Baron’s Census, the species should be referred to Atalaya. As in Australia Eucalyptus is the most characteristic genus of the Myrtaceaj, and Acacia of the Leguminosae, so Dodoncea represents most fully the Sapindaceje. The genus Dodoncm was established by Linnaeus, and when Willdenow published the plants of that most eminent man in 1799, D. viscosa, D. triquetra and D. angustifolia (the fli’st fromindia, the second from New Holland, and the third from the Cape of Good Hope), were the only known species. Now about 50 have been described, the greater number of which ax’e indigenous in Australia, and from the hop-like appearance of their fruits a)’e called “ Native Hops.” Though not in any way allied to hops truly so called, they are u.sed in parts of the interior for the preparation of yeast. Explorers in Australia refer frequently to the species of JDodoncea. Sir T. Mitchell, in his “ Tropical Australia,” records ten species ] and Baron Mueller, in his “ Botanical Report on Gregory’s Northern Expedition,” mentions nine ; whilst in a late number of his Fragmenta, Vol. ix., he has described some new species and given the geographical limits, so far as known, of the genus in Australia. As regards the distri- bution of the species of Dodoncm, it would be interesting to trace its relation to the origin and migration of the flora generally. Sir J. D. Hooker, in his elaborate essay on “ The Flora of Austi’alia, its Origin, Affinities, and Distribution,” suggests that the massing of most of the peculiar features of the Australian Flora in the west, unmixed there with Poly- nesian, Antarctic, or New Zealand genera, is an argument for regarding Western Australia as the centrum of Australian vegetation, whence a migration proceeded eastward; and the eastern genera and species must in such a case be regarded as BY THE REV. W. WOOLLS. I27r> derivative forms.” Wallace, in his interesting and suggestive “Island Life,” explains on geographical grounds the marvellous difference between the floras of South-eastern and South-western Australia, and he states as a legitimate conclusion “ that South- western Australia is the remnant of the moi’e extensive and more isolated portion of the continent in which the peculiar Australian flora was principally developed.” And he then adds : “ But while this rich and peculiar flora was in process of formation, the eastern portion of the continent must either have been widely separated from the western, or had, perhaps, not yet risen from the ocean.” Now, we find that of the 41 species of Dodomm known to exist in Australia, 18 (and probably that number will be increased) are indigenous in W. Australia, 10 in S. Austi'alia, eight in Victoria, 17 in N. S. Wales, 13 in Queensland, and seven in N. Australia. Of the 18 western species, 11 have not as yet been found in any of the other colonies, and 12 now distributed through the eastern colonies are unrepresented in the west ; whilst one (Z>. viscosa, its var. angustifolia, and others) is found widely scattered in Australia, especially near the coast. Though these figures seem to militate against the supposition that all the S[)ecies originally had their “ centrum ” in the west, and that in process of ages many travelled to other parts of Australia, differing as they established themselves according to the climatic and geologic influences of their new habitats, it must be borne in mind that, in the opinion of Mr. Bentham, the endemic species of Australia are difficult to distinguish by positive characters, and “ that species which at fii'st sight appear the most distinct often pass into each other by tlie most insensible gradations.” But whilst it might be conceived that all the Australian species of Dodoruna emanateilnar condyle is greatly constricted by a deep inteiTOtular notch. In the Anatidm, except CJienoph and Dendrocygna, the condition of this part of the fossil is clearly identifiable, and in none more so than in Nyroca. The depression on the palmar surface is sub-oval in shaije. It commences at the endocondylar tubercle, and runs obliquely proximad to the radial edge of the shaft at its expansion. The form and extent of this depression do not however constitute a character to be relied on as an index of atllnity. The characters, positive and negative, of the fo.ssil in (piestion, ytoint conclusively to the Anatidm as its family, and to Nyroca as its generic status. It was a distinctly larger sp(;cies than its Australian reprcren- tative in tnodern days, being one-eighth moi'e in tlio width (d’ the 81 1280 A GLIMPSE OF THE POST-TERTIARY AVIFAUNA OF QUEENSLAND, Ulna. — The proximal end of an ulna of this duck has been met with, but requires no further notice. elbow joint. Its specific differences in tlie structure of the joint are greater relative length of the ulnar condyle and gi'eater obli- quity of its palmar edge, a greater oVjliquity of the groove between it and the ulnar tuberosity, greater extent of the palmar depres- sion, greater size and di.stinctness of the impression in place of the ectocondylar tubercle, a much deeper transverse depression on the anconal side between the tuberosities and more strongly marked grooves over the anconal side of the joint. If these are deemed sufficient for specific distinction the writer suggests for the extinct bird the name at the head of this notice. Left coracoid. — The fore and aft compression o" the shaft un- mediately below the inner process, and the absence of any expansion or production of the point of that [)rocess are characters almost sufficient in themselves to show that this is a coracoid of one of the Anseres: taken in conjunction wdth the extension of the sternal facet across the whole breadth of the sternal end, they leave no room for doubt on the question. We may in brief compare it directly wfith the corresponding bone in Nyroca australis. It is a trifle shorter, but in the shaft distinctly stronger. The supra- glenoid crest is larger relatively and has a more rapid inclination from the glenoid border — on its hinder side the ridge descending from it to the scapular process is better marked, and overhangs a much deeper and broader depression of the shaft on the hinder side beneath the process — the process itself is more rounded and produced on that side. On the foreside of its upper edge, the area within that edge and a ridge continuing upwards the anterior margin of the glenoid cavity is broader and its limiting ridges stronger. The lower edge of the scapular surface is not exserted, the inner sternal angle is more rounded, the inner side of the expanded end of the shaft more numerously marked with oblique ridges, the glenoid fossa facing le.ss outward. As the superiority in size and strength over the recent bone shown by this corresponds fairly with that observed in the humerus already mentioned, no reason can be given why the coracoid under observation should not be attributed to the same bird. BY C. W. DE VIS. 1281 Nyroca australis, Gld. (PL XXXIII. Hg. 3.) Between a second coracoid of a Nyroca and that of N. australis there are difterences which might be interpreted as specific, but wliich, on the other hand, may be reasonably thought within the range of individual variation; and since difference of geologic time is not of itself sufficient proof to the contrary, this bone is provisionally referred to the extant species. It is the first instance, within the writer’s personal experience, of identity or even of affinity so close, between a recent and postpliocene verte- brate from the Darling Downs.* Anas elapsa, n.sp. (PL XXXIII. figs. 4a, 4b, 4c.) Left tibia. — In this bone the procnemial ridge is produced from the tibial side of the rotular process to a length exceeding its depth, and is upwardly inclined. In the Falconidm and Striges, Alcedinidse and P.sittaci, a peculiar facies is given to the head of the tibia, as seen from above, by the straightness of its anterior border resulting fi’om the feeble development of the rotular process and ectocnemial ridge. As an almost ecpially characteristic form of the part in Passeres, the anterior border curves forward at both ends, forming the edge of a deep median sulcus between the greatly expanded pro- and ectocnemial ridges. This is well illustrated by Memira. In some pigeons also, e.g., Megaloprepia, the junction of the ridges forms a median notch — in others, Macro- j>ygia, Goura, the notch is on the inner side adjacent to the rotular process — Imt in these birds the ridges are comparatively feeble. With a similar disposition a great expansion of the ridges takes place in the Kallidas and Anseres, and in the latter the elon- gation of the procnemial ridge in y>roportion to its depth reaches its greatest extent. That of the fossil is eijiinently natatorial in aspect, and its anserine rather than ralline afiinity is supporti^d by the absence of any scar for a fii’st metatarsal, and by the almost Vide Postscript at the end of tliis paper (p. 129*2.) 1282 A GLIMPSE OF THE POST-TEETIARY AVIFAUN’A OF QUEENSLAND, entire absence of a tendon gi'oove or tunnel on the outer edge of the distal end. Its proportions and general appearance are those of a teal, its size about that of ..1. ^punctata. From this it diflfers as follows : — the head is longer in proportion to its bi’eadth, the notch between the intercondylar tuberosity and entocondylar concavity is deeper, the ectocnemial ridge less falcate in shape descending on to the shaft with a gentler curve, the distal half less attenuated, the tendinous groove on the outer edge obsolete, the distal orifice of the precondylar groove larger. Femur. — The cue to the identification of this bone, the proximal half of a left femur, is given by the unusual expansion forwards of the great trochanter beyond the line of the head and neck, giving an obliquity to its surface, as seen from above, almost characteristic of the Anseres. Among these it agrees nearly in size and proportions with A. punctata, from which it is distinguishable by the small size of the head, narrowness of the neck, and by the lower position and smaller extent of the ghitcei insertions. Uendrocygna validipinnis, n.sp. (PI. xxxiv. figs. 5a, 5b, 6.) Proximal half of left humerm. — -The pectoral process is low, and runs with a straight edge and gentle obliquity from the pectoral crest to the radial tubercle. This points away from the Rap- torial birds, diurnal or nocturnal, the perchers and kingfishers. The process is concave on its inner side ; in the parrots and ]»igeons a slightly concave surface on this side is sometimes seen. The ulnar tubercle is low, contrasting with its elevation in the bustards, ibises, and plovers ; it is much expanded over a deeply excavated sub-tuberous fossa, and its sub-tuberous ridge sweeps 1 lack wards to the shaft with a strong curve and a sharp edge, a form sufficing to distinguish it from the corresponding part in the herons, coots, and pelicans. From the grebes it is not so readily distingui.shed by a single character ; the mo.st obvious difference it presents is the shortness of its iiectoral crest, which in Fodiceps is continued forwards with a sliarp curved edge nearly to the radial tubercle. Analysis leaves only the Anseres among ter- restrial birds for comparison. The highest point of the pectoral BY C. W. DE VIS. 1283 crest is in most clucks in advance of the junction of the sub- tuberous ridge with the shaft ; in Dendroeygna eytoni it is very nearly opposite to that point ; in the fossil it is opposite ; there is, moreover, in D. eytoyii a rather peculiar feature with which the fossil is in close agi’eement — the pectoral process is bent slightly but sharply downwards from the head, rising from a definite line of junction between the two. There appears, therefore, sufficient reason to refer the bone to the genus Dendroeygna, but it cannot be identified with either of the species now living in Australia! From D. eytoni, to which it has the greater resemblance, its didei’ential characters are these ; — the articular head is relatively of much larger size, and is more hemispherical^ the radial tubercle lai'oer. On the inner surface the rido-e borderinsf the sub-tuberous fossa above runs at a nearly right angle from the shaft, and the fossa itself is con.siclei’ably broader. Finally, the whole shows a superiority in size greater than may fairly be allowed to an individual of D. eytnuK Right ulna. — Intermediate in length between the ulnas of D. eytoni and D. gouldi, it is stronger than the latter, which, though consiclei’ably shorter, is less attenuated in the shaft than in the former. This has the reduction of the olecranal and radial processes usual in the swimming birds, and, to a less extent, in the waders. In the form and structure of the )>roximal articular surface it has greater resemblance to D. eytoni than to D. gouldi, but the reverse is the case iu the distal end. It differs from both in having the margin of the ulnar cavity carried across the radial edge, forming an angular line of division between the radial cavity and the facet for the head of the radius ; the insertion of the metacarpal flexor more sti’ongly marked, and pierced with two minute foramina ; and the row of (juill tubercles sca)-cely appreci- able to the touch. The distal joint differs only in size from that of D. eytoni. PoKBlIVlUO (Tj KEBKKT.V, U.Sp. (FI. xxxiv. figs. 7a, 7b. j Dietal hoo-thirde of a right torso- uietatarHe. — The trochlear expan- sion is moderate, the shaft elongate and sub-cylindrical, the trochlear surface for the second toe much proxirnad of that for tlie 1284 A GLIMPSE OF THE POST-TERTIARY AVIFAUNA OF QUEENSLAND, third. These characters exclude from consideration the Passeres, Raptores, Psittaci, Rasores, Tantalidie, and Ardeidaj, as well as the Plovers, Pelecanida?, and Penguins. The scar for the first meta- tareal is distinct, and forbids refei'enceto the Anseres and Grebes The combined features are those of a representative of the Rallidie. The rotular groove for the third toe is truncated on reaching the palmar surface, and the rotular surface for the second is as afore- said entirely proximad of that for the third. Such is nearly the case in Porphyria, and to that genus the bird, a coot of about the same size as Porphyria melnnntus, may, with some diffidence however, be referred. The differences observable on comparing it with its homotax in P. melanotus are great, and possibly of more than specific import. The trochlear surface for the third toe is less expanded but its groove is deeper. It is more distinctly truncated in an outwardly oblique direction, the inner lip of the groove being shorter than the outer. The articular surface for the second toe is also smaller, moie feebly grooved, and it is inclined more sti’ongly outward.s. The fourth toe is more distant from the third. The concavity of the palmar surface of the shaft extends but to a short distance from the calcaneal tubercle, below it the shaft is trihedral. On tiie anterior side there is but little difference beyond a greater depth of the concavity of the [U’oximal end near the fracture. Gallinula strenuipes, n.sp. (PI. xxxiv. figs. 8a, 8b.) Lt'fi tarso-metatarse. — To avoid a tedious repetition of dis- criminating processes this bone may at once be associated with the Rallidse. The shaft is sub-cpiadrate in section, and the calcaneal ])i’Ocess is not cuneiform at its distal end. On these grounds the fossil may be denied admittance into the genus Porphyria. The degree of development of the calcaneal process, and the breadth of the distal expansion, both greater in Gallinula than in Fulica, may determine its reference to the former genus. It is a little less than one-fifth longer than the corresponding bone in Gallinula tenehrosa, but in its relatively larger calcaneal ridge, stronger shaft and broader articulating surfaces for the toes, it shows a species BY C. W. DE VIS. 1285 furnished with a more robust foot. On the anconal side of the bone there is no noteworthy difference between it and its like in G. tenelrosa. On the palmar side the calcaneal process is half as long again and considerably higher ; from its point of subsidence it is continued downwards as an angular ridge nearly to the middle of the shaft ; the lateral ridges are similarly disposed, but more pronounced ; the orifice of the interosseous canal much larger and more external ; the foramen on the outer side of the calcaneal ridge is also relatively larger. The evidence given may perhaps be held to show that the bird represented by this bone was a moorhen, and one of larger size than the living species. Fulica prior, n.sp. (PL XXXV. figs. 9a, 9b.) Proximal and distal moieties of possihUj the same humerus. — Omitting for brevity’s sake a review of the points indicating that tliis is the humerus of one of the Rallidie, we may turn at once to that family and attempt to ascertain the generic position of the fossil, taking only the three genera, Porphijrio, Gallinuia, and Fulica as needful for comparative jairposes. Porphyrio is distinguished from the others by the greater protrusion of tlie articular head, by the convexity of the edge of the sub-tuberous ridge, and by the smoothness of its low pectoral ridge. In none of these characteristics does it agree with the fossil. The pfctoral ridge is longer in Fulica than in Galliniila ; its posterior edge concave ; its anterior end elevated and thickened, forming a distinct tubercle (pectoral crest) ; the radial tuberosity more prominent, the scapular groove wider : in these features the fossil shows .so much nearer an approach to Fulica than to Gallinula, that it may without much reason for hesitation be relegated to that genus. Smaller in all its dimensions than the humerus of F. australis, its head is relatively nairower, with an articular sui'face (sub-conical in F'. australis) moi-e regularly convex ; the tubercle of the [tectoral cn'st feel)lei-, as also the radial tuberosity ; the sub-tuberous fo.s.sa sh^dlower ; the shaft more sharply trihedral anteriorly, more cylindrical posteriorly, and expanding more suddenly at the distal end ; the (‘iidocondylar 1286 A GLLMPSE OF THE POST-TERTIARY AVIFAUNA OF QUEENSLAND, tubercle more obtuse ; the precondylar impression smaller but deeper, and separated from the articular surface by a deeper cavity between the ectocondylar tubercle and the radial condyle. The sum of these differences forbidding the identification of the existing coot with its feebler ancestor, it becomes necessary to distinguish the latter by name, and the colourless one, i^rior, is suggested for it. Plotus parvus, n.sp. (PI. XXXV. figs. 10a, 10b.) Left humerus. — There is no difficulty in recognising the arm bone of a Darter. Having its share of the characteristics of the bone in the Pelecanidae, it has also peculiarities sufficiently well marked for comparative tests. The jjectoral crest is short and low, and from it the edge of the bone runs with a straight course to the radial tuberosity ; this in Pelecanus is a low rounded prominence, but in Plotus and in the fossil is obliquely truncated anteriorly, and there presents a nearly flat triangular suiface ; on the palmar surface of the radial side of the head is a conspicuous impression — broad and shallow in Pelecanus, more contracted and deejier in Plotus. Round the anterior edge of this depression there is in the Pelican of Australia a curved row of equal-sized and equidistant foramina ; in the Darter the foramina are reduced and inconstant in number, and the one at the ulnar end of the .series is by much the largest. The extinct form shows in this respect more affinity with the Pelican than with the recent Darter, its foramina being numerous and regular, but minute. The .sub-tuberous ridge, bettering its name in Pelecanus, hai-dly deserves it in either the extinct or living species of Plotus] in both it is a compressed plate : but on the other hand the ulnar tuberosity produced and over- hanging the scapular groove in Plotus, presents in the extinct bird a forecast of the low trihedral form of it in Pelecanus. At the distal end the radial condyle is elongate, oblique, with a strong sigmoid curve in Pelecanus, and is widely separate from the ectocondylar tubercle ; in the separation is by a narrow gi'oove only, and, reversing the condition in Pelecinus, the condyle itself presents more articulating surface on the inner than on the outer BY C. W. DE VIS. 1287 side of its posterior surface ; in this it is in agi’eement with the fossil. The ulnar condyle is more shortly ovate and less deeply separated from the radial in both species of Plotus, jiast and present, than it is in the Pelican. The endocondylar tuhei’cle, reduced in Pelecanus to one obtuse ridge, and forming in the living Darter a convex cushion-like pi’ominence, is in the fossil species an elongately triangular excrescence ; the posterior end of the tuberosity on this side, a broad convex surface in the Pelican, is, in the recent Plotm and still more in the fossil, produced backwards into a sharp compressed plate beyond the articulating surface for the ulna. On the inner or anconal side of the head of the fossil we miss the very distinct tricipital ridge of Plotus, finding only an inferior development of it as in Pelecanus ; but on the other hand the ancono-deltoid ridge so conspicuous in the Pelican bone is no more recognizable in the fossil than in the recent Darter. Similarly the sub-tuberous fossa is, as it is in the Pelican, much more deeply excavated than it is in the recent Plotus, and instead of affording to the air cells an open cancellated communication with the interior of the bone it is merely pierced, as in Plotus, with a few small foi-amina. In the distal end on this side the structure and form of Plotus are anticipated in every detail. Together with the essential traits of Plotus this bone has, as we have seen, a few indications of extraneous affinity — perhaps we may infer that as an early form of the genus it bad not attained the high specialization of its later representative. Several differences from P. nova-hollandixe have already been mentioned, sufficient perhaps to establish its specific rank j it may be further noted, however, that in the extinct bird the pectoral ridge is lowei', the distal end le.ss expanded, the curvatures of the shaft much less, aiid the size one-thiixl smaller. The palmar impression is alike in both. Xenokiiynchus nanus, n.sp. (Id. x.xxv. figs. 11a, lib). Distal half of a right tibia. — An elevation of the palmar end of the rotular surface, and a well-defined continuation upon it of the rotular channel, are features of the avine tibia which grow 1288 A GLIMPSE OF THE POST-TERTIARY AVIFAUNA OF QUEENSLAND, noticeable in the Tantalidie, and become in the Australian representative of the Ciconidse so pronounced as to give a dis- tinctive facies to its articulating end in its length, narrowness, and salient edges. This we recognise at once in the fossil under view; and noting further its strong resemblance to the Jabiru’s tibia in the massiveness, direction, and sculpture of the bridge traversing the intercondylar space, we cannot but admit con- generic affinity between the two. But the fossil tibia, which shows no signs of immaturity, is in the mean two-ninths less in its dimensions than the recent bone, indicating a bird but little iQore than half the bulk of the jabiru of the present day. There are, moreover, structural differences perceptible in it ; the rotular channel is shallower ; there is considerably less intercondylar space behind the posterior edge of the bridge, the canal under the bridge is relatively very much wider, the ectocondylar tubercle is not prominent, and the double flexure inwards and forwards apparent in the living jabiru between the shaft and the articular end is scarcely appreciable. It will perhaps be granted that there is on the whole sufficient justification for the claim to specific rank preferred on behalf of the bird whose bone the fossil was. Proximal end of an ulna. — Asa postscript to the above maybe noted a later acquisition conflrming it, so far as the size of the bird is concerned ; unfortunately its worn condition unfits it for flescription. Otidid^, gen.ind. (PI. XXXV. fig. 12.) l^roximal half of a right scapula. — In the majority of l)ij'ds within the writer’s range of observation, the glenoid fossa rests upon an expansion to a greater or less' extent of the head of the scapula. From this the .shaft generally narrows rapidly for a space, then expands and flattens to form the blade. In a few instances among Raptores, and again among Pigeons, the palmar edge of the glenoid process is slightly recurved and the surface beneath it rendered thereby a little concave; in the Bustard (^Chorions') this is carried to a much greater extent. Here the lip is distinctly reflected, and the side of the process at its distal half is converted BY C. W. DE VIS. 1289 into a broad shallow groove for insertion of ligament, but this }its on its inner margin for insertion of ligament, shows in the fossil a slight and irregular depression, chiefly occujiied by a large ligamentous pit situated much nearer the outer edge of the bone. The ectocnemial ridge, thick and obtusely edged in D. novoi-hollandice., is in the extinct species compressed, and descends with a sharp edge far below the level of the fiVmlar ridge, prolonging the channel between it and the procnemial ridge. Without allowing for loss by abrasion of the edges of the bone, the transverse measurement of the condylar surface is much the greater in the fossil. On the inner side the ))rocnemial ridge is also seen to de.scend lower upon the shaft, cfuising an inci*ease of surface for muscular attachment between its edge and that of the articular surface. In most of its remaining features the fossil departs but little from the bone of the recent species ; it represents a bird of probably the same average size, but with at least one difference — a .stouter and more muscular leg. Difital end of right tibia. — The comparative shortness of the leg in the extinct species is again exemplified in this fossil. Oonsiderably lai’ger iu all its dimensions than a i-ecent bone of average size, its thickness anteroposteriorly at the end of the shaft is to the greatest breadth of its I’otular surface as 2 to 2^, whereas measurements at the same points of the recent bone give a ratio of 2 to 2|. The rotular surface is also relatively longer fore and aft to a conspicuous extent, and less concave transversely, BY C. ^V. DE VIS. 1291 but this latter character is perhaps in some measure due to abrasion of its edges. On the palmar surface the eminences and ridges for muscular insertions are very much as in D. norce-hol- landice, the differences in themselves being scarcely of .specific value. Left coracoid. — coracoids of living Ratitie are so strongly diflerentiated from each other, as well as from those of the Carinatie generally, that there is but little difficulty in recognizing one of them in the fo.ssil state within generic limits. The present subject is clearly the coracoid of an emu, but having been broken away forcibly from the scapula below its line of confluence therewith, its clavicular process having been lost with the missing portion, and the articular part of its humeral process being also absent, it afllbrds in its remainder but scant guidance to its specific identity. Its proportions are not greatly different from those of I). nouB-hoUandice ; in the least width of the shaft, it is, however, one-tenth narrower, and consequently it has a slender appearance. In D. noi'ce-hollandice a canal passes through the inner edge of the shaft about the middle; no trace of this is to be found in the fossil, in which again the pneumatic foramen beneath the humeral process is larger, and is approached by a short but deep groove in the surface of the shaft. In the existing emu, so far as the writer has observed, there is also a foramen similarly placed, but quite minute and opening directly on the convex surface of the bone. On the small portioir remaining of the upper edge, appearances do not favour the idea that it supported the claA'icle which in. I). novcc-hoUandio’ re.sts on its inner third. This bone, .showing in its proportions a line of departure from the living sjtecies opposite to that indicated by tlie tibia above noticed, may represent a second extinct species, but as a mure rudimeiitaiy wing may well have co-existed with more poweil’ul legs, the contrary is equally probable, and it must therefore Ije [)rovisionally referred to J). patricim. The fossils so referred are from King’s Cicek, and with the excej)tion of Dinornis queeiinlandioc, nol>., are tlie only liird lK)n(*s which have leached the hands of the writer fiom that part of tla^ Darling Dowms. From tlie absence of waterbirils and otln-r aipiatic vertebrates from the eastern sloite of the Downs, .and their 1292 A GLIMPSE OF THE POST-TERTIARY AVIFAUNA OF QUEENSLAND. abundance at a lower level of the drainage area, it may perhaps be legitimate to infer that the uprise which has taken place has not greatly disturbed the relativ^e iev'els of the Cond amine watershed. As with the mammals, so with the birds of this period, a con- siderable number of genera still extant had become established and specifically differentiated, but materials not dealt with in this notice tend to show that they were mingled with many others which have become extinct. Postscript. — Since the paragraph headed N yroca australis was wi-itten, the improbability of this species being represented by the fossil bone in question, has become more apparent to the write)'. Finding recent species, for example Platylca flavipes and regm, more nearly approaching identity in certain of their bones than erta (vide Postscript supra ). DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF FIEZORIIYN- CHUS, FROM THE NEW HEBRIDES ISLANDS. By Dr. E. P. Rams.^y, F.Pt.S.E.., &c. PlEZORHYNCHUS SERICEUS, Sp.nOV. The lores, sides of the face, ear-coverts, throat, hind-neck, under tail-covei’ts, and entire under surface of the body silky white ; upjier tail-coverts white, black at the base. The front and top of the head from the bill to the nape, the interscapular region, a naiTow pectoral band, and the back, clear black ; scapulars and greater wing-coverts white with remains of a black shaft-line ; shoulders and primary coverts black, those of the latter adjacent to the secondaries occasionally mottled with white ; some of the secondary coverts all white; primaries black above, brownish-black below, the margin of their inner webs near their bases, and all the under wing-coverts and axillaries white. Tail black above, largely tipped with white, which colour occupies nearly the whole of the inner web on the outer feathers, leaving only a narrow margin of black on some. Bill black; tarsi and feet lead-colour. The bill is rather sleiider and narrow, with the bristles weak. Length, 6 inches ; wing, 3T ; tail, 2'8 ; tarsu.s, 0 85. lieraarks. — This very neat and elegant species, belonging to the purely black and white section, including P. rerticalis, Sclat., was procured by Captain G. Braithwaite, of the Mission Shi]> ‘ Day iSpi'ing,’ while in Bougainville Channel, on the mainland of ♦Santo, New Hebrides, about two miles iidand. This species might easily be mistaken for Lalay matrix. The resemVdance of A. auatrina to A. adiantovhs consists in the similar obovate or pyriform pinnules, with a like moditication of the apical pinnules. The two ferns, however, differ greatly in the relative sizes of their respective portions, whilst in the British species there is no appearance of the dissimilar lower pinme. From A. Dn., the form of the pinnules will at once distinguish it. I'j04 ADDITIONS TO THE FOSSIL FLORA OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA, The following are the abbreviated specific characters :• — ^^NEIMITES AUSTRINA, Sp. nOV. (I^. XXXVTI.) Sp. Char. — Frond elongately expanding, bipinnate; rachis moder- ately broad, carinate. Pinnie subalternate, elongate, attenuating but slowly towards their apices, almost parallel-sided ; I’achis carinate, frequently zig-zag; pinnules petiolate, rather inequilateral, varying in shape on different parts^of the frond, but generally ovate or obovate-pyriform, sometimes a little sub-i lubricate, prox- imal or inner margins parallel to the rachis ; upper and distal margins b' oadly rounded, and all entire ; pinnules towards the apices of the pinme becoming more truly pyriform, or pyri- form-deltoid, the terminal leaflets being uni-, bi-, or trilobed ; pinnules of the lowest (preserved) pinnae lobate, the apical lobe more or less lanceolate. Petioles short and straight. Nerves well mai'ked, numerou.s, bi- or jjerhaps tiidichotomous. Loc. and Horizon. — I am indebted to Mr. James Smith, of Rockhampton, for an ojiportunity of describing this elegant fern. He states that it was found by Mr. A. E. Holmes, station manager, “ where the latitude of Springsure, and the longitude of Bogan- tungen intersect.” (According to Mr. R. L. Jack, this would be about Mount Budge on the Drummond Range, Central Queens- 2. Phlebopteris. The fern from the Ipswich Coal Measures, is certainly a member of the Dictyopteridie, and apparently referable to the genus Phlebopteris. This section, sometimes called a sub-oi’der, sometimes a family, is already represented in the uppermost Palmozoic and Lower ^lesozoic rocks of Australia, by the genera Glossopteris, Sagenop- teris, and Gangamopteris. According to Scliimper, * the fronds are many times pinnate, or pinnatifid, and the nerves reticulate in some degree or other. * Traits de PaDontol. V^getale, 1S69, I. p. 62 1. BY R. ETHERIDGE, JUX. 1305 Of the many interesting genera contained in this family, Phleb- opteris, as emended by Schimper, is one of the most so, from its general resemblancein form to certain membei s of thePecopterida' — to wit, the genus Aletliopteris. Tn the latter tbe pinnules are simjile, usually entire, always more or less strap-sliaped, decurrent on the rachis, or confluent, and coriaceous, whilst the veins are simple and forking. Now in Phlehopteri% we again observe the more or less elongate, and often strap-shaped decurrent pinnules, but with a wholly diflferent venation — the costa or mid-rib of each having on each side of it a border of reticulate spaces, from which the veins take their rise. This reticulation in various degrees of development is characteristic of the Dictyopteridse, but Schimper has wisely restricted Phlehojoteris to those possessing but a single series of reticulations on each side of the mid-rib. His words are — “a une seule serie d’arcs de chaque cote de la cote.” Amongst a collection of plants in the Australian Museum from thel})swich Coal Measures on the Darling How ns, near Toowoomba, [ observed seme fairly good sjiecimens of what appeared to be an Ahthopteris ; but the nar row elongate pinnules, springing horizontally fi om the rachis did not allow the plant in question to fit happily into that genus. Close examination of the better- preserved examples, revealed a small, and very delicate reticula- tion, consisting of small, elongate, and irregular vesicles, if I may call them .so, lying close to the mid-rib of each pinnule. The appearance presentec^y this reticulation is very well shown in Schimper’s figure of ^Phlehopteris ajfinis, Schenk.* ^ Portions of this fern, which I propose to call Phlebojderis alethopteroidf'S, are as much as seven inches in length, so that the, pinnae must have attained a no rneair size. Individual pinnules, although imperfect, still measure two and a-half inches in length, their breadth, which is very disproportionate to the length, remaining very irnifor-ttr. The greatest width 1 have observecl a pinna to attain, and that again irrqrer fect, was four and a quart<*r inches. Tbe pinnirles are, on an aver-ge, fronr a quarter of an inch Loc, cil. Atlas, t. .3!>, fig. 15. 1306 ADDITION'S TO THE FOSSIL FLORA OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA, to five-sixteenths wide, and are separated from one another by intei-spaces of about a quarter their width. A good deal of irre- gularity exists in the manner in which the mid-ribs of the pinnules are given off from opposite sides of the rachis. Some are oppo- site, others are regularly alternate, many ar« sub-alternate, and others are even intermediate between these positions. The veins are very regular, and given off at an angle which .slightly varies from a right angle with the mid-rib, to one more acute. They bifurcate .shortly after leaving the reticulation, and proceed direct to the margin. Along the rachis, on the confluent portions of the pinnules the veins are longer, and much wuder apart. The rachis is always broad and well-marked, being ridged anfl fluted ; and it may not be uninteresting to note a segmentation of the stem in some of the specimens, and always at the base of the pinnules, but arising only from fracture. The regularity and .stoutness of the rachis and pinnules, give to this fern, especially when not too well preserve 1, almo.st the aspect of a Cycad. The following are the abbreviated specific characters, which will serve to distinguish it : — /j ^Phlebopteris alethopteroides, sp.nov. (PI. XXXVIII. figs. 1-2.) Sp. Char. — Pinnse large, probably elongate. Racliis strong, moderately thick or wide, and longitudinally grooved and ridged. Pinnules lingual-strap-shaped, narrow, very long, parallel-sided, alternate, sub-alternate, or opposite, very regular in appearance, and equidistant, markedly confluent. INIid-ribs strong, tapering gradually, and extending to the apices of the pinnules ; reticula- tion small, consisting of elongate, rather irregular, scale-like vesicles ; veins almost at right angles to the mid-rib, bifurcating immediately after leaving the reticulation. Loc. and Horizon. — Darling Downs, near Toowoomba ( Auatra- Uan Museum) ) Ipswich Coal Measures, Lower Mesozoic. BY R. ETHERIDGE, JUN. 1307 3. Didymosorus, Debey and Ettingshausen. Even more interesting than the plant just described is the third and last specimen from the Desert Sandstone of the Ci’oydoii goldfield, and which seems to be of a type rare in Australian Palfeontology. It is, I believe, identical with \X\^^'Pecopteris glti- chenoides, Oldham and Morris, Avhich should be placed in the genus Didymosorus, Debey and Ettingshausen,* * one of the Glei- cheniacese. This genus resembles the recent Gleichenia, but possesses a different fructification. The frond in Didymosorus is dichotomous and bipinnate, each division being very long, narrow, and nearly parallel-sided ; the pinnae are cpiite linear, either oppo- site, or sub-alternate, on a very narrow rachis. V' The typical species of Didymorsorus, D. com jotoni folia, D. and E., occurs in the Cretaceous rocks of Aix-la-Chapelle, whilst ^ecopteris gleichenoides is found in the Mesozoic rocks of the Rajmahal Series of India. The Australian plant corresponds with the description of the genus in every particular, but w^e do not possess enough of the frond to show dichotomisation. It is either identical with the Indian species, or a mere variety of it, although it has points in common witli the European form. Unfortunately for the purposes of strict identification, the specimens are preserved in a fine siliceous grit, which has obliterated all evidence of fructification, if any such existed, and also of the nervation. As regards sizpte.r aides, Eth., jun. Portion of a frond, witli form and arrangement of the pinnules (nat. size). Fig. 2. — The same. Pinnule enlarged to show the reticulation along the midrib ( x 3. ) Pig. .3. ' Didymosorus (? ) f/leichenoides. Old. & Mor. Portion of a frond, with form and arrangement of the pinnules (nat. size). 1310 DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW AUSTRALIAN FISHES, DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW AUSTRALIAN FISHES. By E. P. Ramsay, F.R.S.E., and J. Douglas Ooilby, F.L.S. Parascyllium collare, sp.nov. The head is broad and flattened above, the snout rounded. Eyes large ; the interorbital space equal to the lengtli of the snout ; the distance between the tip of the snout and the mouth is three-flfths of that between the angle of the mouth and the eye. Spiracles very small. Nasal valves each furnished with a ]iair of small cin’i. A well-developed fold from the angle of the mouth, extending along the lower jaw to a distance equalling the interspace betAV'een the two folds. Teeth — In many rows in both jaws, each with a lateral cusp on either side. Gill-openings — The four anterior ones small, and their own length apart ; the fifth twice as large and contiguous to the penultimate, these two being above the base of the pectoral fin. Fins. — The first dorsal com- mences about the middle of the total length, and is the same size as the second, wdiich commences nearer to the first than to the end of the caudal ; the anal is lower, but with a longer base than the second dorsal, and is situated entirely in front of that fin ; ventrals considerably in advance of the first dorsal, their outer edge obliquely truncate, and forming a very acute angle with the inner edge ; lower caudal lobe large, posterior rounded. Skin very rough when rubbed forwards, owing to the scales, which are numerous and closely set, terminating in an acutely angular point. Colors — Rich brown, with six broad darker transverse bands : the first, extending from a short distance in front of the first gill-opening on either side to the third, and being broadest on the occiput, is of a deep chocolate brown ; the second, behind the tips of the pectoral fins, much lighter in color, a character common to the four following bands ; between and even on all the bands BY DE. E. P. RAMSAY AXD J. DOUGLAS OGILBY. 1311 except tlie first are large roundish spots of a similar color to the first band, and also on the dorsal, caudal, and ventral fins ; pectorals and anal pale brown ; snout and an oblong spot beneath each eye brown ; lower parts dull white. In coloration this handsome Dog-fish is intermediate between F. variolatum and P. nucliale^ having the lound dark spots on the body and fins of the former, and the nuchal collar of the latter, but without its distinct white spots ; while the position of the anal is as described by Dumeril, that of the mouth as in I’rof. McCoy’s species. Our specimen is over thirty inches long, and was taken by the trawl in deep water off Port Jackson, and kindly presented to the Australian Museum by Mr. Oscar Meyer; it is an adult male. Pegister number, I. 1874. Histiopterus elevates, sp.nov. B. vi. D. 7 '24. A. 3/14. Y. 1/5. P. IG. C. 17. L.l. 66. L, tr. 14/50 ca. The lengtli of the head is three and one-fourth, the height of the body two and one-third in the total length. The diameter of the eye is three and one-fifth in the length of the head, fi\’'e- eighths of that of the snout, and about one-sixth less than a diameter apart. Both the snout and the occiput are deeply concave, while the interorbital space is convex with a median groove. The lower jaw is the longer, and both it and the chin aie furnished with .short pa|)illa). The cleft of the mouth is moderate and almost horizontal, and the maxilla extends to the vertical from the anterior nostril. The preopercle is obsoletely seriated on the lower lirali and the rounded angle, as is also the |'Ost-temi»oral hone. Teoth — Both jaws with a broad band of small conical teeth in front, the outer row being enlarged and sliglitly curveil, while on the sides the bands are much narrower and tlie teeth more granular; there aie no \omerine nor palatine teeth. Fins — The donsal spines are unfortunately brok(*n, with 1312 DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW AUSTRALIAN FISHES. the exception of the anterior three, which are short, the third being somewhat less than the diameter of the eye, while the last is mnch more slender than the others ; the anal fin commences Vieneath the eleventh dorsal ray ; the first spine is small, the second long and very .strong, but the tip is broken ofi" in our specimen ; the ventral fins reach to the origin of the anal, and are three-fourths of the length of the head ; its spine is very sti’ong, and is four-sevenths of the same length ; the pectoral fins are long and falciform, reaching beyond the ventrals, and about equal to the length of the head ; the caudal fin is somewhat injured inferiorly, l)ut appears to have been emarginate, with the lobes somewhat acute ; the length of the upper is two-ninths of the total length. Scales — Of moderate size, cycloid, and very thin ; cheeks, a small patch above the opercle, and another above the po.stero-supeiior angle of the eye, scaly ; remaining bones of the head sculptured. The pseudo-branchiee are well developed, and the gill-rakei’s are reduced to mere knobs. Colors — Pale reddish-brown, the bony parts of the head darker, as also are the dorsal and anal spines ; ventral fins and some of the middle dorsal rays black ; lest of the fins colorless. But for the difference in the number of the dorsal spines and some other minor variations, I should have been inclined to con- sider this to be the species described in the “Fauna Japonica” as II. acntirostris. Our specimen, which was obtained in the Sydney market, and measures 11 1 inches, was obtained by the trawl net in seventy fathoms water off’ Port Jackson. Begister number, I. 1894. DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF DEEP-SEA FISH FROM LORD HOWE ISLAND. By J. Douglas Ogilby, F.L.S. The three specimens examined by me, on which I have consti- tuted the following new genus, are in the collection of the Hon. Wm. ^Macleay, to whom I am greatly indebted for permission to describe them. IMr. Masters tells me that they were picked up dead on the beach by Mr. Thomas Brown, and given by him to my informant, avIio deposited them in their present resting-place. Tlie largest is barely two inches in length, and they are in very bad condition, so much so that I have found it impossible to give the fin formula with certainty. The genus belongs to the Sternoptychida\ and is very closely allied to the Atlantic genera Argyropelecus and Sternoptyx, from both of which its dentition at once distinguishes it. Appended is the description : — St E RN 0 PT YC II I D ES, geii . n 0 V . Pseudobrancliias present. Head and trunk much elevated and compressed, the latter passing gradually into the moderately long pedicle. The margin of the upper jaw is formed of the inter- maxillary and maxillary, each of which bears a row of long recurved teeth at a considerable distance from one another ; mandible with a similar row, one of which on either side is much more developed. Two series of pho.sphore.scent spots along the lower side of the head, body, and tail. Sternoptyciiides amabilis, .sp.nov. D. .o 11-12. A. 13(1). V. (1). P. 10(?). C. G18,G(?). Height of body I of total length. Least height of pedicle about j’„ of lieight of body. Length of snout about I of diameter of eye. Colors — silvery. 1314 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. NOTES AND EXHIBITS. Mr. Etheridge exhibited the skull of an aVjoriginal, and in reference to it read the following Note : — “The skull exhibited formed a portion of an aboriginal skeleton found on the western side of North Harbour. The skeleton was found about one foot below the surface protected from the covering soil by the usual flat stones. It lay in a N.E. and S.W. position on the left side, facing to the 8.E., but the lower extremities were more or less drawn up towards the trunk. It was complete with the exception of the left femur and the arm bones. Measurements would show it to be the skeleton of a full-grown and probably flne man. The chief point of interest, however, is in the position of the bones of the left hand, which now lie against the same side of the head, the fingers extended and pressed into the orbit. It would appear that at burial the left arm was doubled up, and the head placed resting on the hand, as a kind of pillow. The speci- men is exhibited on behalf of Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, the Goveniment Geologist, and was found during explorations carried on by Mr. T. W, Edgeworth David, Mr. Pedley, and the writer.” Mr. Etheridge also exhibited the fossils described in his paper. The following note on the synonymy of Fictis scahra, G. Forst., was read by Mr. Maiden : — “ Ficus scahra, G. Forst. ; Syn. F. aspera, G. Forst. ('Purple fig,’ ‘ White fig,’ ‘ Ptough-leaved fig.’ Called ‘Flooded fig’ on the Clar- ence Piiver, N.S.W.) Extends from Victoila to Queensland. F. icaira and F. aspera (so tar as Australian specimens go) have been used apparently indiscriminately by some writers, and as the com- piler of this note has looked carefully into the matter during a compax’ison of some fig-timbers for the Technological Museum, he submits the few remarks which follow, as it is most desirable to secure uniformity of nomenclature. F. aspera in B. FI. vi. 174, followed by Bailey, Syn. Qd. Flora, 489 ; F. scahra in Muell. Cen. p. 22 ; Seemann, Flcrra Vitiensis, 249, Tab. lxiv. ( F. scahra ), lxv. ( F. aspera). Muell. Fragm. x. 114, say.s — ‘ Ficus scahra (G. Forst.), includit F. asperam plurium .scriptorum atque Benthami (B.Fl. vi. XOTES AND EXHIBITS. 1315 174), dum vera F. aspera (G. Forst.), fructibus iiuiltoties uiajovilnis eos F. Caricpe fere a?quantibus facillime divellenda est, ut e delinea- tionibus Forsteii diu iueditis a cl. Seemann demonstrabatur, conf. FI. Vitiensis 249. t. lxiv. et Lxv.). F. aspera apud no.s multo rarior est quam F. scabra.’ Compare also op. cit. vi. 196. Both Bentham and ^Mueller look upon F. aspera and F, scabra merely as varieties of the same species ; they only differ in opinion as to which name shall stand. Seemann gives figures of F. aspera and F. scabra from Fiji, which are cleardy distinct, though his illustra- tions may represent the most extreme forms, connected by inter- mediate ones. But this is somewhat uncertain, and it may also be that Seemann’s statement (op. cit. 250^, that F. aspera, as figured by him with larger fruits than scabra, extends to Australia, is incorrect. As far as I know, we have only the small-fruited form in Australia (identical with F. scabra of the Flora Vitiensis), and although it varies greatly in size and shape of the leaves, there does not appear to be any marked variation of the fruits. Bai'on Mueller in his latest work (Cens. p. 22, the last portion of the statement in Fragm. x. 114, notwithstanding), recognises only one species ( F. scabra) for Australia, and this seems scarcely to admit of doubt. F. aspera should therefore be dropped altogether so far as Australia is concerned. Add&ndv/m — The var. subglabra (Benth.) of F. aspera^, Forst. (B.Fl. VI. 175), should be included undei- F. stenocarpa, F.v.M. (loc. cit. \li). See alsoMuell. Cens. p. 22. It was made a distinct species (F. subglabra, F.v.M.) in Muell. Fragm. IX. 152.” Mr. Maiden also exhibited a portion of the stem of Alyxia huxijolia, E,.Br., for the discovery of su))posed medicinal properties and virtues in which, a patent has recently been taken out in this colony. Ilr. Katz exhibited an admiraVjly finished thermostat (apparatus for cultivating mici’o-organisms at a fixed temperature), a donation of the Hon. W. Macleay to the Biological Laboratory of this Society. This thermo.stat, designed by F. llueppe, has been imported from R. 1\I uencke, Berlin ; it is constructed of copper, and )u-ovided with a Reichert- Babes therino-regulator 1316 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. which kee|)s the required temperature within a few tenths of a degree for weeks. It is, for instance, not difficult to attenuate tlie bacillus of anthrax so as to lose its virulent etiect on animals. Mr. Rohu exhibited a tish ( Serranus cylindricus, GUnth.) from the New Hebrides, originally described from Madagascar, and subsequently recorded from Zanzibar ; and he stated that he was indebted for its determination to IMr. J. D. Ogilby, who believed this to be the first time it had been recorded from the Pacific. Also a carved shield, probably from Fiji, very similar to that figured in a recent issue of the “ Sydney Mail ” as one of those in use by the Botany Bay natives at the time of Captain Cook’s visit Mr. H. Deane exhibited another supply of fossils from Bredbo (vide Abstract for July last) ; and, on behalf of INIr. Williams a monstrous kitten with double liody. Mr. De Vis sent for exhibition the bones of fossil birds described in his paper. The President exhibited, for Dr. Woolls, specimens of Dodoncm attenuata, D. viscosa, D. horoniifolia, &c., and of Heterodendron oleifolium, referred to in his paper. Also two species of Eucalyptus, £. stellulata var. microphylla, and E. stricia, from the Blue ^fountains. Dr. Woolls was desirous to hear of any shrubby sfiecies not with reniform, but with parallel-celled anthers. The Px’esident also exhibited a number of fossils which he had collected some years ago from the Devonian (I) mudstones of Cudgegong, near Rylstone, and which appeai'ed to belong to the family Receptaculitidce, a Palaiozoic grouj) of Hexactinellid Sponges (Dr. G. J. Hinde, Q.J.G.S., 1884, p. 795). He now exhibited them for comparison with the noilular .structures from Bredbo, which were laid before the J uly meeting by Mi\ Deane, and supplemented by an additional exhibit this evening. Also other specimens of the same family from the hard limestones of the county of Argyle. They appear to approach Ischadites rather than Eeceptaculites, but require a more particular examin- ation. Also a Crustacean fossil from the limestone at Bungasalaby Creek, Lake Bathurst, olitained by the late Profe.ssor Thomson of the Sydney University, and probably referable to the Eurypteridie. WEDNESDAY, 31st OCTOBER, 1888. The Hon. James Norton, M.L.C., in the Chair. Hr. J. P. Grant was introduced as a visitor. The Chairman announced that two Excursions had been arranged for the ensuing month : — (a) November 3rd — To Clifton, Illawarra Line. To leave Redfern Station by the 9*35 a.m. train. (b) November 17th — To meet at Circular Quay at 10 a.m. for a harbour cruise. A steamer and refreshments will be provided. DONATIOMS. “Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.” Vol. XXII., Part 1 (1888). From the Society. “The Journal of the Linnean Society of London (1887-88) — Botany.” Vols. XXIII. (Nos. 152-15.5); XXIV. (Nos. 159-162); “Zoology.” Vols. XX. (No. 118); XXI. (Nos. 130 and 131); XXII. (Nos. 136-139); “Listof Member.s, &c.” Session 1887-88. 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From the Society. “ Bulletin de la Society d’Etudes Scientifiques d’ Angers.” Nou- velle Serie — xv® Annee (1885) ; “ Supplement a TAnnee 1884.” From the Society. “ Journal de Conchyliologie.” 3® Serie — Tome XXVII. (1887). From the Director. “ Verhandlungen des naturhistorischen Vereines der preussis- chen Rheinlande und Westfalens.” 1882 (Erste Half te) ; 1885; und 1886. From tloe Society. “Memoiresde la Societe des Naturalistes de Kiew.” Tome IX., Livs. 1 et 2 (1888). Frmn the Society. PAPERS READ. REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. By the Rev. T. Blackburn, B.A., Corr. Mem. Linn. Soc. N.S. W, Part I. The monographs of the genera Diphuceiyhala and Liparetrus by the Hon. W. Macleay, published in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of N.S.W. in 1886, are probably in the hands of every student of Australian Lamellicornes as valuable books of reference. I hoped that Mr. Macleay would continue the work of monographing the Melolonthidcti of Australia, and have urged him to do so. But he tells me that he has other entomological work of a more pressing nature at j>resent, and that it is not at all likely he will ever return to the work in question. As be was good enough to offer, if I would take up the task, to facilitate my efforts as far as possible by the loan of types from his collection, I have thought well to enter upon it, and have decided to commence with the genus that is the most formidable in respect of numbers, — viz., Ileteronyx. For this work I have at my disposal, — besides my own collec" tion and a large portion of the Macleay collection, those of the Adelaide Public Museum, of the Adelaide University Museum, and of several private collectors, including a very interesting case of specimens obtained some years ago in the Northern Territory by ^Ir. J. P. Tepper. It will be necessary to preface my revision of the species of Ileteronyx Ijy some remarks of a general nature, — first concerning 1322 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, the limits of the genus, — and then concerning the characters that appear to me most reliable for distinguishing and sub-dividing the numerous species that are attributable to it. As originally chai'acterized byM. Guerin-Meneville, the genuswas accommodated to the reception of the single species known to that author, but the discovery of additional species soon made it clear that there are many insects evidently congeneric with H. Australis, for which a place must be found in Heteronyx, by the removal from the category of “ generic characters ” of some characters that had been so regarded. M. Lacordaire (Gen. Col. III. 231), conse- quently I’e-characterized the genus, but in a manner that will not stand as absolutely satisfactory when a large collection of types is examined, for a rigid adherence to his diagnosis of the anterior tibim would exclude species that (so far at least as my observation goes), present no other distinctive character either stnictural or superficial, while a similar application of his diagnosis of the claws of the tarsi would admit species difiering in other important respects from the typical form. Among the genera found in Australia then, possessing the characters that would place them (in M. Lacordaire’s system) in the “groupe Ueteronycides,” — it appears to me that Heteronyx should contain only the species presenting the following charac- ters ; — “ elytra not abnormally short (as in Liparetrus), antennm of eight or nine joints, claws not simple,” and I have not seen any possessing these characters that I should be disposed to exclude ; I regard the last-mentioned of these characters as the most essen- tial one. The following names are, or have been regarded as, more or less .synonymic with Heteronyx. Silopa, Er. (Wiegm. Arch. 1842, I. p. 161). This genus was characterized probably on Heteronyx Australis, Guer., — certainly on a true Heteronyx, — and is an absolute synonym. Omaloplia, Steph. This is a non-Australian genus to which an Australian species (of Caulohius probably) was erroneously referred by MM. Hombron and Jacquinot. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1323 Philochlcenia. The authors just named applied this name to another Australian species 'also appertaining probably to Caulohius ), and it has since been adopted by M. Blanchard for an American genus. Sericesthis was a name applied by Dr. Boisduval (Voy. de I’Astrolabe), — but without any generic definition, — to insects of several genera, among which I doubt there having been a true Jleteronyx ; and probably M. Lacordaire considered it to include part of Heteronyx only through a confusion between that genus and Caulohius. Caulohius, Le Guillou (Rev. Zool. 1844). I have not seen the original diagnosis of this genus, but the insect for which it was proposed is stated by M. Lacordaire to be identical with Silopa pnihescens, Er., which again M. Lacordaire asserts to have per- fectly simple claws ; in that case I think it should be excluded from Heteronyx. If M. Lacordaire’s assertion regarding S. pubescens, Er,, is correct, it is clear that Erichsen attributed his puhescens to Silopa (which he characterizes as possessing bifid claws) in error, and then Le Guillou’s name must be accepted for it. M. Lacordaire considers Caulohius a synonym of Heteronyx, while Dr. Burmeister places it not even in the same yroup of genera. 1 have several species before me which 1 believe to be congeneric with Caulohius villosus, Le G., and am of opinion that Dr. Burmeister is right. At all events the name Caulohius must not be treated as congeneric with Heteronyx, as there is no doubt of the simplicity of the claws in the species attributed to it. Haplopsis, Blanch., is a synonym of Heteronyx, accoi’ding to M. Lacordaire, but it has simple claws, and presents other differences ; I regard it as a good genus. Hostilina is distinguished from Heteronyx by M. Blanchard, on the shape of its labium ; and the genus is doubtfully accepted by M. Lacordaire. I find the labium so extremely subject to variety in Heteronyx, tliat 1 have no hesitation in rejecting the name, although I have not seen the original s{)ecie8, which M. Lacordaire characterizes as having all the ajjjiearance of a Heteronyx. 1324 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, Eurychelus was established by M. Blanchard as distinct from Heteronyx on account of the unusual length of the second joint of the maxillary palpi. I have very ordinary looking species of Heteronyx in w'hich this joint is quite as long as it should be in Eurychelus, but as the species (E. marmoratus, Blanch.), appears to differ in facies from Heteronyx, it would not be wise to reject the name without having seen the type. Nepytis, Er., resembles Heteronyx in having the claws not simple, but differs in having 7-jointed antennae. This latter character I cannot regal’d as absolutely conclusive of generic distinction, but as it seems to be accompanied by an increased length of elytra, the genus may very probably be a good one. It will thus be seen that in the group of Australian genera which would fall into the Heteronycides of Lacordaire, I regard Heteronyx as distinguished by the structure of its claws from all except Enrychelus and Nepytis, from the former of which I can specify no certain distinction (though it is probable such distinc- tions exist), while from the latter it differs in its antennae con- sisting of more than seven joints. To the genus Heteronyx thus defined a very large number of Australian species appertam, and it would doubtless tend to simplify the task of their identification and classification if they could be divided into groups in any degree natural by any tangible structural character. But such subdivision, I am of opinion, is impossible, although the structural differences among the species are so great as to make the subdivision into purely artificial groups exceptionally easy. If the attempt be made to form .sub- genera on the relation of the clypeus to the labrum, or on the number of joints in the antennae, or on the proportions of the hind coxae, or the shape of the femora or tibiae, or on the form of the labium, it will be found that the nearest allies of any given species in one sub-genus are in an entirely different sub-genus. Hence, I think Heteronyx should be treated as an assemblage of insects forming altogether a very natural and distinct group, but with little fixity of structure in any individual organ. BY THE REV. T, BLACKBURN. 1325 As regards the sculpture of the species, the entire absence of geminate striation on the elytra, almost universally present in the allied genera, is very noticeable, and the decided tendency of the prothorax to take the form of being lobed behind is common to all, or nearly all, the species that I have seen. A few remarks will be necessary on the characters that I rely upon for the distinction of species. The character best fitted for the formation of primary groups is to be found, I think, in the shape of the labrum and clypeus and the relation of the one to the other. The upper border of the labrum shows, in most species, a tendency to be dilated in an upward direction, but in very varying degrees. In some species this dilatation is very slight, and the labrum is entirely below the level of the upper surface of the clypeus (as in most of the allied genei’a), but in others it is so strong that the upper surface of the labrum rises to, or above, the level of the upper surface of the clypeus, from the front of which it appears to project upwards^ in which case the anterior margin of the clypeus is usually emarginate for its accommodation, and the reflexed margin of the same is interrupted in the middle. I propose then to divide the genus into two main groups, the first containing those species in which the clypeus is free from the labrum, the other those in which the labrum rises to or above the level of the clypeus. Nevertheless, a few species in which the relation of the labrum and clypeus is exceptional, — being either (a) as in the first group Imt with the labrum exposed by profound emargination of the clypeus, or (b) with the relation evidently connecting the species with the second group, but the labrum not quite sufiiciently erected to place it accurately there, — 1 have thought it most intelligiVjle to isolate as a group of intermediate forms, by which means the two main groups are fairly homogeneous in respect of this particular character. An inspection of the ventral segments will show that (invari- ably, as far as I have .seen) one or two transverse lines of hairs or bristles is to be found on each of them, which 1 have called the 1326 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, “ ventral series.” These are usually soft hairs, but in a few species they are very strong stout bristles ; and as they are in some species confined to the sides of, and in others run all across, the segments, they furnish a valuable key to the distinction of species. The latei’al edges of the prothorax and elytra* ax-e in all cases (so far as I have observed) friixged with a I’ow of bristles or stout hairs, very different from the pilosity that clothes the upper surface in many of the genus. This I call the “ latei’al fi’inge.” It will be oUserved in most species to be entii-ely wanting on the apical margin, but in some it is continued there, and when that is the case it is oi’dinarily doubled or trebled {i.e., thei’e are two or three I’ows one behind another), and the individual hairs or bi istles ai’e stouter than those on the sides. The hind femora vai’y greatly in shape. In some species the outline immediately before the inner apical angle is sti’ongly and angulai’ly pi’oduced (forming a kind of tooth), which in other species is enfeebled almost to the degi’ee of total disappearance. The claws are, in all cases I think, appendiculate I’ather than bifid in the sti’ict sense, but as there is a considei’able variation in the appendiculation and the tei’m “ bifid ” has been used in many existing desci’iptions, I shall continue to use this latter term for those claws in which the inner apex of the basal portion (immediately in front of the appendiculation) is pi’oduced in a well-defined manner and in a direction more or less at a i-ight angle to the longitudinal outline of the claw ; and shall speak of this pi'oduced piece as the “ lower,” and the portion of the claw Ixeyond it as the “ upper ” lobe. The other characters referred to in my descriptions do not, I think, I'equire preliminai-y explanation. The sexual distinctions ax'e not very noticeable, and do not appear to be readily available for distinguishing species. In the *On the elytra these fringes are inserted in the epipleural portion, which in this genus is scarcely at all turned under except at the extreme base. BY THE REV. T BLACKBURN. 1327 males of those species with appencliculate claws, the basal portion of the anterior claws is usually stouter than in the females, and the hind-body of the females throughout the genus is longi- tudinally (i.e., as viewed from the side) considerably more convex than that of the males. The present memoir contains descriptions of all the previously undescribed Australian species known to me, of the first main group (or “section”), of the 2nd (or “intermediate section”), and of that portion of the 3rd in which the antennte are 8-jointed and the claws bifid. I prefix tabulations to aid the study of the des- criptions that follow, and have included in them the names of all the previously described species of which I have types before me. The following species I have not been able to identify, nor are their descriptions sufficiently detailed to allow of my placing them in the tabulation without actual inspection of specimens. They all belong to the group treated of in this present memoir ; — H. latice])s, Bunn. Exact habitat not known ; probably it is allied to H. corpulentus, Mach, but distinguished by its pale colour and by the truncate apex of the elytra, — the outer extremity of truncation being sharply angled. H. planalus, Biirm., from S. Australia. It is said to be remark- able (as its name implies) for its flattened form. II. proicox, Er., from Tasmania. Probably near my H. c&qualis but distinguished inter alia by the prothorax being feebly channelled. H. temj)estivi(,s, Er., from Tasmania. Probably near my H. teslaceus, but with the clypeus evenly rounded in front. H. pilosellus, Blanch., from N.S.W. Not sufficiently charac- terized, no definite distinction from H. piceun, Blanch., being pointed out. II. piceo-niger. Mad., from N.W. Australia would j)roVjaV)ly come war corjyalentus in my taVjulation. 1328 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, The following of Mr, Macleay’s species I cannot be sure belong to this group, though in all probability it is their place ; I do not .1 know the number of joints in their antennte. They appear to be j distinct from all the species known to me : — | H. 'pallidulus and ruficollis, from Gayndah, and H. parvulus ■ and transversicollis from N. W. Australia. | j H. puhescens^ Er., is not a true Heteronyx. | I do not know of any other described species that are likely to ^ be members of this group. I purpose, when I have completed my ^ revision of the genus, adding in an appendix copies of the descrip- tions of such of the species I have then failed to identify as have not already appeared in the Transactions of N. S. Wales Societies. 1st Section.— Clypeus free from labrum ; its reflexed ANTERIOR MARGIN ENTIRE. A. Anteniiie consisting of only 8 joints B. Ventral series consisting of stout ' bristles (claws appendiculate) C. Surfaced furnished with conspicu- ous granules, each granule bear- ing a very long coarse seta insignis, Blackb. CC. Surface not clothed as “ C ” D. Prothorax rugosely and very closely punctured torvus, Blackb. DD. Prothorax not as “ D.” E, Clypeal suture impressed F. Lateral fringes of elytra strongly continued round apex tristis, Blackb. FF. Lateral fringes not con- tinued round apex *frontalis, Blackb. *The bristles in the ventral series are less stout than in the other species of this section, and I’ender the place of this insect in the tabulation doubtful. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN, 1329 EE. Clypeal sutui-e not impressed fortis, Blackb. BB. V entral series consisting of fine hairs C. Surface of clypeus continuous with that of the rest of head ; clypeal suture obsolete D. Clypeus scarcely emarginate in front fulvohirtus, Blackb. DD. Clypeus strongly emarginate in front (claws strongly bifid) hadlus, Mad. CC. Surface of clypeus on a difierent plane from that of the i-est of head ; clypeal suture well- defined D. Hind corners of prothorax ex- planate ; upper tooth of an- terior tibise almost obsolete (claws strongly bifid).... rufopiceus, Mad. DD. Hind corners of prothorax not explanate E. Anterior tibiae bidentate brevicollis, Blackb. EE. Antei'ior tibiae tridentate.... E. Hind angles of prothorax sharp and pointed back- wards Tepperi, Blackb. FF. Hind angles of prothorax rounded ofi*. spretus, Blackb. A A. Antennae con-sisting of 9 joints B. Prothorax moderately (or not so strongly as in “ BB ”) lobed be- hind C. Claws — at any rate the anterior — appendiculate (the appendiculate portion more than half as long as the basal) D. Lateral fringe of elytra not con- tinued round the apex 1330 REVISION OP THE GENUS HETERONYX, E. Clypeus not emarginate F. Sculpture of upper sur- face close, line, and uni- form piceus, Blanch. FF. Sculpture of upper surface coarse and sparse Froggatti, Mad. EE. Clypeus emarginate occidentalis, Blackb. DD. Lateral fringes of elytra con- tinued and increased round the apex horridus, Blackb. CC. Claws bifid ; or, if appendiculate, the appendiculate portion short D. Lateral fringe of elytra (as dis- tingished from general pilosity of surface) not continuous round apex E. Hind COX86 considerably shorter than metasternum on external mai’gin F. Claws at most moderately bifid G. Clypeus distinctly emarginate in front H. Surface very coarsely punctu- late K. Pygidium normal L. Hind COX80 very little shorter than metaster- num solidus, Blackb. LL. Hind coxse much shorter than metasternum INI. Prothorax much more than half again as wide as long Beltance, Blackb. MM. Prothorax scarcely more than half again as wide as long satelles, Blackb. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1331 KK. Pygidium strongly cari- nate Darlingensis, Blackb. HH. Surface very finely punctu- late testaceus, Blackb. GGr. Clypeus not emarginate in front , H. Protliorax closely punctulate gracilifes, Blackb. HH. Prothorax very sparingly punctulate victoris, Blackb. FF. Claws very strongly bifid, upper lobe scarcely longer than lower G. Surface of elytra normal hrevicefs, Blackb. GG. Surface of elytra with long hairs rising from slight elevations H. Free outline of clypeus form- ing a regular curve rugosi'pennisy Mad. HH. Free outline of clypeus flattened and sinuous in front corjmlentus, Mad. EE. Hind coxae scarcely if at all shorter than metasternum on external margin..., F. Front and hind margins of hind coxie strongly converging in- ward cvqualisy Blackb. FF. Front and hind margins of hind coxae but little convergent inward holosericeus, hlacl. DD. Lateral fringe of elytra con- tinued and increased round apex variegatus, Blackb. BB. Prothorax so lobed as to be about half as long behind, as in front of, a line joining the hind angles ... lohatus, Blackb. 1332 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, H. INSIGNIS, sp.nov. Sat elongatus 3 postice leviter cHlatatus ; minus niticlus ; ferru- gineus, albido-pruinosus ; crebre subtiliter punctulatus ; pilis brevibus adpressis vestitus ; prothorace elytris et abdominis seg- mentis 2-5 (his ad latera transvei’sim lineatim positis) granulatis, granulis setis longis rufis instructis. [Long. 6, lat. 3 lines (vix). The pruinosity in some lights make the surface appear of a bluish-white colour. The puncturation of the upper surface is almost uniform, being slightly at its coarsest on the clypeus, and at its finest on the prothorax. The clypeus has a well-defined even reflexed mai’gin, and is nearly evenly rounded in front, very slightly truncate; it forms an even surface with the rest of the head and its suture is feebly marked and slightly arched. The pro- thorax is slightly more than half again as wide as it is long down the middle 3 it is widest close to the base, which is about half again as wide as the front margin 3 the front is strongly emar- ginate, the anterior angles being acute 3 the sides are divergent in a slight curve from the front almost to the base, where they form a roundly obtuse angle with the basal margin which is rather strongly lobed hindward in the middle. The elytra have no fringe at the apex, and are about three times as long (and at their widest ])art nearly half again as wide) as the prothorax. They and the prothorax are irregularly studded with large punctures, the front edge of which is raised in a granuliform manner and from which a vei’y long, coarse, red seta protrudes (the longest of these sette are more than half the length of the prothorax). On the under- side there is a transverse line on the middle (longitudinally) of ventral segments 2-5 formed of strong bristles rising from granules, the bristles being more than half as long as the segment and very stout 3 these rows of bristles commence at the lateral margin and run out to near the middle of the segment, but entirely fail on the central portion. The hind coxae are very little shorter than the metasternura on its external margin, and almost entirely overlap the Vjasal ventral segment. Hind femora much wider than the i BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1333 intermediate, and wider than any segment of the hind body ; about six long bristles on inner basal edge of hind tibia ; basal part of external margin of hind femur with a fringe of strong cilia, their inner apex very little pi’oduced but distinctly angu- lated. The epipleural portion of the elytra is unusually wide, and not at all turned under except at the extreme base. Port Lincoln ; I have seen only a single specimen. H. TRISTIS, sp.nov. Sat elongatus, postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; niger, antennis palpis pedibusque plus minus rufis ; pilis brevibus adpressis vestitus ; capite confertim rugulose, prothorace fortius nec crebre, elytris squamose crebrius, pygidio sparsim, punctulatis ; subtus fortius nec crebre punctulatus ; abdominis segmentis ut prsecedentis setiferis. 6, lat. 3 lines. The head and prothorax scarcely differ in shape and proportions from those of H. insignis, except that the clypeal suture is quite straight ; the elytra are a little less dilated behind. The upper surface is devoid of erect hairs or setse except the pygidium (which is clothed with fine long reddish hairs), and the lateral and apical margins of the elytra which are fringed with coarse red bristles springing from minute granules ; the bristles in the fringes are much closer, but the row is not doubled round the apex. The puncturation on the underside becomes very faint down the middle of the ventral segments. The hind coxaj are shorter than the metasternum and scarcely overlap the basal ventral segment. The hind femora are wider than the interme- diate, but .scarcely wider than the segments of the hind body ; there are a few reddish bristles on the inner basal edge of the hind tibim and a fringe of short hairs reaching from the base to VKjyond the middle of the external mai-gin of the hind femora. The middle line of the pygidium is feebly sulcate in its apical half. The inner apical margin of the hind femora is moderately pro- duced, its outline rounded rather than angulated. Occurs in the Adelaide district. 1334 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, H. FORTis, sp.nov. Minus elongatus ; robustus ; postice leviter dilatatus ; minus nitidus ; niger vel ferrugineus, antennis palpisque testaceis, pedibus plus minus piceis vel rufescentibus ; capite crebre rugulose, pro- thorace leviter minus crebre, elytris rugulose sat fortiter, pygidio vix perspicue, punctulatis j clypeo antice leviter rotundato, margine reflexo medio gracili ; prothorace fortiter transverse, [Long. 4|^, lat. 2|- lines. The clypeus is wide and short, not forming an even surface with the rest of the head, the somewhat angulated clypeal suture appearing to be obscurely elevated, the appearance being caused, however, almost entirely by the clypeus being on a plane slightly lower than that of the rest of the head ; the front margin is strongly reflexed on the sides, but much feebler towards the middle. The prothorax is nearly twice as wide as its length down the middle, the base not quite half again as wide as the front, which is very gently and widely emarginate, with angles but little produced ; the sides diverge strongly from the front to near the middle, and thence less strongly to the base (which is widely and rather strongly lobed in the middle), with which they appear (viewed from above) to form right or almost acute angles ; but the true margin (viewed from the .side) is seen to join the base in a curve. The puncturation is not fine nor close, but has a shallow, effaced appearance, and there is a fairly well marked dorsal channel. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is quite distinct ; each of these bears about nine scarcely traceable strise, among which are several costse feebly defined, rather wide, but very little elevated (in some examples quite obsolete) ; the presence of these give.s at a first glance an impression of the elytra being obscurely geminate-striate, but on careful in.spection it is seen that the costae are not bordered by seriate punctures, and that the puncturation and wrinkling of the general surface is not interrupted by them. The lateral fringe is not continued I'ound the apex of the elytra, which has a very narrow mem- branous border. The pygidium is carinate in its basal half, and BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1335 is pancturecl somewhat similarly to the prothorax. The under- side is strongly punctured, modei’ately closely on the metasternum, very sparingly on the hind coxae, and extremely closely on the ventral segments, in the middle of which the rows of bristles are obsolete and the puncturation less close. The hind coxae are very little shorter than the metasternnm, and the hind femora very little wider than the intermediate, their inner apical portion angulated and strongly produced. An extremely aberrant species, with its nearest allies in the next of my “ sections.” Its height {i.e., the distance that a pin run between ks elytra would pass through its body) is greater than that of any other Heteronyx known to me. The elytra, too, are short, and the longitudinal ridges are quite exceptional. Port Lincoln; also taken by Professor Tate at Fowler’s Bay. X.B. — I have seen some specimens from the eastern and south- eastern parts of S. Australia which are decidedly smaller (3§ lines) than my types of this insect, but do not appear to differ other- wise. H. TOKVUS, sp.nov. 8at elongatus, postice leviter dilatatus ; minus nitidus ; niger, antennis palpisque rufis ; pilis brevibus adpressis sparsim obscure vestitus ; capite prothoraceque creberrime rugulose, pygidio sub- tilius sparsius leviter, elytris squamose minus crebre, punctulatis ; his rugulose transversim rugatis, membrana rufa mai’ginatis ; subtus nitidior, fortius nec crebre punctulatis ; abdominis seg- rnentis ut })rtecedentis setiferis. [Long. 5-6, lat. 2;[-3 lines. Clypeus evenly but not strongly margined, and gently rounded in front (more strongly margined and less strongly rounded in the female than in the male), its surface continuing the plane of the forehead, and the clypeal suture scarcely traceable. The ])rothorax is nearly twice as wide as down the middle it is long, its base about half again as wide as its front margin which is moderately emarginate, with sharp angles ; its sides diverge in a gentle curve from the front to the base ; the ba.sal angles are roundly obtuse, 1336 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, the base bisinuate, the lobe in the middle moderately strong. The head and prothorax ai’e very closely, rugosely, and evenly punc- tured. The puncturation of the elytra resembles that of the prothorax, but is considerably less close and is modified by a system of rather coarse wavy transverse wrinkles ; there are faint indications of about nine strife, between some Of which the interstices are not quite flat. There are no setfe or hairs on the upper surface, except the lateral fringe which is not continued to the apex of the elytra. The metasternum, hind coxfe and hind body are scarcely different from the same parts in B. fortis. The hind femora are markedly wider than the intermediate and have the inner apical angle or tooth very well developed, and their external edge strongly fringed almost to the apex ; the hind tibia? are fringed with strong bristles on their inner side, several being placed close together at the base. Adelaide district ; also near Sedan. H. FRONTALIS, Sp.nOV. Latior ; postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; ferrugineus ; clypeo confertim nigulose, capite postice subtilius minus crebre, prothorace fortius minus crebre, elytris for titer minus crebre, pygidio sparsius subtilius, punctulatis ; elytris post medium mem- brana testacea marginatis ; abdomine ut H. insignis setifero. [Long. 5^, lat. 2| lines. The clypeus is exceptionally short and wide (being nearly four times as wide as long) ; it is evenly margined, and widely rounded in front ; it does not form with the rest of the head a continuous plain surface ; the clypeal suture is distinctly impressed and almost straight. The prothorax is a little more than half again as wide as its length down the middle and about half again as wide at the base as across the front, which is rather strongly emarginate with sharp angles ; its sides diverge in a gentle curve from the apex to the base ; viewed from above they seem to form with its base on either side a sharp right angle, but if the margin be viewed accurately from the side it is seen to curve into the base without BY THE REV. T. BLA.CKBURN. 1337 any angle at all. The puncturation of the clypeus is tine, close, and rugose, that of the rest of the head smooth and a little less close and less fine ; the puncturation of the prothorax is still stronger and less close (but still neither sparse nor coarse), that of the elytra about as close as on the prothorax and decidedly coarser. The elytra are very little wrinkled transversely, and (except a faint trace behind of a sutural stria) have no trace of strife. The pygidium is channelled longitudinally in its apical half. The underside and legs closely resemble those of //. torvus, but differ in the puncturation of the hind body being more enfeebled down the middle portion, and the hind femora being almost impunctate on the inner portion of their surface, and having the inner apical angle much less defined. The ventral series consist of stout hairs rather than bristles. Northern Teridtory of S. Australia. H. FULVO-HIRTUS, sp.nov. Sat elongates, postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus; brunneus, antennis palpisque testaceis ; pilis fulvis brevibus (retrojsum directis) sat dense vestitus, elytris etiam capillis sat longioribus erectis (hand reti-orsum directis) sparsius instructis ; capite crebre rugulose, prothorace sparsius crassissime, elytris crasse squamose, pygidio sparsius sat fortiter, punctulatis ; elytris membrana fulva anguste marginatis ; abdominis segmentis 2-5 ad latera capillis (erectis gracilibus sublineatim transversim positis) instructis. [Long. 4-5, lat. 2-2i lines. The clypeus is widely and gently emarginate in front, with its reflexed margin (though continuous) much attenuated above the labrum ; it forms a continuous surface with the rest of the head, and tlie clypeal suture is barely traceable ; the puncturation is close, rough, and fine in the front of the clypeus, becoming gradually le.ss so hindward to tlie Vjack of the head. The prothorax is nearly twice as wide as its length down the middle, and at the base rather more tlian lialf again as wide as across the front, wliich is very deeply emarginate with sharp strongly ])roduced 1338 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, angles ; its sides diverge in a gentle curve to about the middle, and thence are nearly straight to the base ; the basal angles are roundly obtuse, the base rather decidedly and narrowly lobed in the middle, but scarcely sinuate on either side of the lobe ; the surface is sparingly sprinkled with very large coarse punctures, and bears a fringe of long erect hairs in front. The punctui'ation of the elytra is almost as coarse and sparse as that of the pro- thorax, but has a squamose appearance, and is much run together transversely by vague coarse wrinkles ; there is no indication whatever of sti’ise (in the example before me). The pygidium has faint traces of a keel in front, and has an obscure longitu- dinal fovea in front of the apex. The puncturation of the meta- sternum, hind COX00, and hind body is almost as in H. towns, except that the last-named part is nearly Ifevigate in the middle. The hind coxse are considerably shorter than the metasternum, and scarcely overlap the basal ventral segment. The hind femora are considerably wider than the intermediate, with their inner apical angle strongly produced in a tooth, and their external edge clothed with long soft hairs nearly to its apex ; the hind tibite have fine bristles or hairs on their inner side, sevei’al being crowded together close to the base. Claws bifid. Taken near Sedan by Mr. Rothe. H. BREVICOLLIS, Sp.nOV. Minus elongatus, postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; ferru- gineus ; capite prothoraceque sat Eequalitei- crasse minus crebre, elytris fortius subseriatim nec crebre, pygidio crasse crebrius, punctulatis ; clypeo antice subtruncato, margine reflexo medio angulatim elevato ; prothoi’ace fortiter transverso. [Long. 3, lat. If lines. The clypeus is unusually elongate, the distance from its front to the clypeal suture (which is well-impressed and angulate) being scarcely less than from the latter to the back of the head ; it is sub-truncate in front, with a strong reflexed margin which becomes wider in the middle in such fashion that its dilatation appears as a BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1339 feeble erect tooth ; it does not form with the rest of the head a continuous plane. The prothorax is fully twice as wide as it is long down the middle, the base about a third again as wide as the front, which is evidently bisinuate vvith its angles very little pro- duced ; the sides are gently rounded, the hind angles obtuse (somewhat roundly), the base bisinuate, and hardly lobed in the middle. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is almost non- existent ; these have no distinct striation and their lateral fringe is not continued round the apex (the specimen before me, however, is evidently abraded) , thei’e is a fairly well-defined apical mem- branous border. The pygidium in a fresh specimen is probably clothed with i-ather long erect hairs. The underside is nitid, strongly and rather closely punctured, the puncturation as also the rows of hairs obsolete in the middle of the ventral segments. The hind cox?e are very much shorter than the metasternum, the hind femora much wider than the intermediate, with their inner apical portion scarcely prominent. Claws appendiculate. N. S. Wales; in the collection of the Hon. W. Macleay. H. Tepperi, sp.nov. Sat elongatus, postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; niger, antennis palpisque rufis ; capite crebre rugulose, prothorace spar- sius sat fortiter, elytris fortiter .subsquamose, punctulatis ; his apicem versus membrana testacea marginatis ; pygidio opaco sparsim granulate ; al>domine ut //. fnlvo-hirti hirsute. [Long. 4^, lat. 2| line.s. The clypeus is evenly margined and strongly rounded in front, and forms a continuous surface with the rest of the head, inter- rupted however by the slightly arched and strongly keeled clypeal suture ; the head is punctured as that of //. fiUvo-hirtus. The prothorax is quite twice as wide as its length down the middle, and at the base rather more than half again as wide as across the front which is moderately emarginate with shaiq) angles ; its sides diverge in a gentle curve to about the middle and thence are nearly straight to tlie ba.se with which they form on either side a right 1340 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, angle whose extreme apex is scarcely rounded off and which is a little directed backward ; the base is bisinuate with the middle lobe very wide but rather strongly produced backward ; the surface is rather sparingly and strongly punctured, but the punctures are not large. The punctures on the elytra are much larger and closer than those of the prothorax and are not much run together by transverse wrinkles ; there is a rather distinct sutural stria, and several more are faintly indicated. The underside and legs scarcely differ from those of II. fulvo-hirtus, except in the puncturation of the middle part of the hind body being less sparse. The upper surface is almost devoid of pubescence in the example before me, but probably in a perfectly fi’esh specimen each puncture bears a very short adpressed seta. Claws bifid. A single specimen in the S. Australian Museum ; exact habitat not known. H. SPRETUS, sp.nov. Sat elongatus ; postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; ferrugineus ; capite antice crebre rugulose postice sat sparsim, prothorace sparsius minus fortiter, elytris crasse nec profunde nec crebre, }jygidio subtilius sat crebre, punctulatis ; elytris postice membrana angusta marginatis ; abdoinine ut H. fulvo-hirti hirsute. [Long. 4, lat. 2 lines- Very like H. Tepperi, differing in colour and size, and in the following particular’s ; — the clypeus is much less strongly rounded in fiont being almost subtruncate ; the keel forming the clypeal suture is strongly angulated in the middle ; the clypeus is on a plane slightly below the surface of the rest of the head, which is less closely punctured ; the puncturation of the prothorax is a little less strong, and its hind angles are rounded off (as in H. fulvo-hirtus) ; the pygidium is like that of H. fulvo-hir tits (hnt somewhat narrower), and the ventral segments are almost impunctate in the middle. Claws appendicidate. Sedan ; taken by Mr. Eothe. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1341 H. PiCEUS, Blanch. H. }nceii,s,^\i\wc\\., Cat. Coll. Ent., 1850, p. 110. Latior, postice levitev clilatatus ; minus nitidus ; ferrugineus vel brunneus, antennis palpisque testaceis ; pilis brevibus adpvessis sat dense vestitus ; supra crebre subbilius sat sequaliter (pygidio minus crebre excepto) punctulatus ; elytris ad apicem membrana angusta maiginatis ; abdominis segmentis 2-5 ad latera capillis erectis (lineatim transversim positis) instructis. [Long. 5-6J, lat. 2§-3f lines. The head scarcely differs from that of H. frontalis, except in having the piincturation closer behind, and the clypeal suture slightly angular in the middle. The prothorax is nearly twice as wide as its length down the middle, and its base is nearly twice as wide as its front, which is deeply emargiiiate with sharp angles ; its sides are very gently rounded, and form a I’oundly obtuse angle on either side with the base, which is feebly bisinuate, the middle lobe very wide and inconspicuous. The elytra have scarcely any indication of transverse wrinkling but have more or less faint indication (most evident in the female, hardly discernible in the male) of striation. The puncturation of the upper surface is very fine and close (though decidedly less so than in //. insiynis), and is very evenly distributed, except that it is at its closest on the clypeus, and is much more sparing on the pygidium than elsewhere. Apart from colour the underside and legs scarcely differ from those of II. towns, except in having hairs rather than bristles forming the lateral series of the hind body, and the inner apical angle of the hind femora obsolete. The lateral fringe of the elytra is not continued on the apical portion. 1 have very little doubt of the correctness of my identification ; 31. Blanchard’s descriptions of II. piceus and pilosellus do not specify any definite distinction between the two, but probably (judging by its name) pilosdlus is furnished with longer and more conspicuous pilosity. 1342 REVISION OP THE GENUS HETERONYX, The insect is probably more widely distributed than most of its congeners ; I have specimens before me from S. Australia and N. S. Wales. H. HORRIDUS, sp.nov. Latior, postice vix dilatatus; minus nitidus; piceo-nigei', obscure pubescens ; supra crebre subtilius sat aequaliter (pygidio crassius sparsira excepto) punctulatus ; elytris apice setis crassissimis dense instructis ; abdominis segmentis 2-5 ad latera capillis erectis (lineatim transversira positis) instructis. [Long. 5, lat. 2§ lines This insect is very close to H. inceus^ from which it scarcely differs except in the following respects : — the clypeus is a little longer and consequently more strongly rounded in front with the middle of its anterior mai’gin very slightly sinuate in an upward direction ; there is a little more indication of transverse wrinkling on the elytra, and the bristles in their lateral fringe are much • coarser and instead of ceasing where the lateral margin turns inward towards the apex they become closer and coarser, forming a dense fringe two or three deep pointed backwards along the apex ; on the underside the puncturation of the ventral segments is evidently fainter, more sparse in the middle. The example before me is less decidedly pubescent, but may possibly be abraded. Also resembles H. tristis, differing in its smaller size, in the natui’e of the ventral series, in the anteriorly much more strongly rounded clypeus, &c., ttc. H. SOLIDUS, sp.nov. Minus elongatus ; postice leviter dilatatus ; nitidus ; rufo- ferrugineus, antennis palpisque testaceis ; clypeo prof unde sat crebre, vertice spai’sius, prothorace duplo (subtiliter et crassissime) sparsim, elytris crasse squamose, pygidio sparsim minus fortiter, punctulatis. [Long. 5, lat. 24 lines (vix (. The clypeus is evenly margined and scarcely emarginate in front ; the clypeal suture is strongly impressed and somewhat bisinuate, the plane of the suture not continuous with that of the BY THE REV, T, BLACKBURN. 134a rest of the head. The prothorax is less than half again as wide as its length down the middle, the base about twice as wide as the front, which is strongly emarginate with sharp angles ; the sides diverge somewhat arcuately from the front to the base, with which they seem, viewed from above, to form nearly right angles (the true marginal angles being seen from the side to be rounded off) ; the base is scarcely bisinuate, and is widely and moderately produced backward in the middle. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is strong and coarse, their lateral fringe not continued round the apex, which has a scarcely defined membranous border. On the underside the puncturation is strong and close on the metasternum and hind coxse, not close (especially in the middle) but rather strong on the ventral segments, the hairs in the ventral rows rather fine and more or less continuous all across. The hind coxfe are not much shorter than the metasternum, the hind femora are decidedly wider than the intermediate, with their inner apex I’ounded and only very widely and feebly prominent. The speci- men before me is evidently abraded, but its upper surface bears a few long hairs, which are probably much more numerous in a fresh specimen S. Australia; in the collection of the Hon. W. Macleay. H. BELTANiE, sp.nov. Minus elongatus ; postice hand dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; ferru- gineus ; pilis suberectis fulvis vestitus ; supra (clypeo crebrius ruguloso excepto) crasse sat sparsim punctulatus ; elytris sat fortiter transversim rugatis ; abdominis segmentis capillis erectis longis vestitis. [Long- 3.1, lat. 11 lines. The clyi^eus is evenly margined in front, with its anterior border gently and roundly emarginate, its surface continuous with the rest of the head ; the clypeal suture veiy fine and obscure. The prothorax is almost twice as wide as long down the middle, and the base is about half again as wide as the front, which is slightly emarginate, with angles very little produced ; 1344 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, tlie sides are rather strongly rounded ; the hind angles viewed from above appear almost rounded off; the base is almost evenly rounded from angle to angle, so that thei'e is little indication of a basal lobe. The elytra bear (in addition to the transverse rugae) a number of obscure longitudinal wrinkles (especially one near the suture), which give them a slight appearance in some lights of being striate ; they ai-e punctured only a little more closely than the prothorax, but the presence of the numerous wrinkles makes their whole sculpture look considerably closer. The meta- sternum and hind coxae are sparingly (especially near the middle) and strongly punctured, the latter considerably shorter than the former, and having their hind external angle very much rounded off. The ventral segments are punctured rather sparingly and strongly at the sides — more obscurely in the middle ; the ventral series consist of very fine soft hair.s, and are much confused with other hairs and hardly conspicuous. The hind femora are moderately wider than the intermediate, their inner apical angle well defined, their under surface {i.e., that which is visible when the insect is laid on its back) impunctate or nearly so (the usual roics of punctures of course ai’e present). I have met with a few specimens near Beltana, in the interior of S Australia. H. BREviCEPS, sp.nov. Minus elongatus ; postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; nigro- piceus, antennarum clava pallida ; clypeo confertim rugulose, vertice sparsius, prothorace valde sparsim, subtilius punctulatis ; elytris pygidioque fortiter nec crebre punctulatis. [Long. 4J, lat. 2^ lines. The specimen before me being a very old one it is likely that the colours of a fresh example might be brighter. The head is vei'y short and wide, the clypeus evenly margined and slightly Binarginate in an upward direction in front ; the clypeal suture is strongly impressed and angular, the plane of the clypeus not quite continuous with that of the rest of the head, the surface of the same closely, rugosely and rather finely punctured, that behind the BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1345 suture being more sparsely punctured and not rugose. The probhorax is rather moi’e than half again as wide as its length down the middle, the base about half again as wide as the front, which is very widely and somewhat deeply emarginate with sharp angles ; the sides diverge arcuately in front and are nearly straight behind, appearing from above to form nearly right angles (the true marginal angles being seen from the side to l>e quite rounded od) with the base, which is scarcely bisinuate, and is widely and moderately produced backward in the middle ; the surface is very sparsely and quite finely punctulate. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is very slight and obscure, their puncturation decidedly strong, not close, and scarcely at all squamose ; their lateral fringe is not continued round the apex which has an obscure and very narrow membranous border. The pygidium is extremely nitid, and has a shallow depression near its apex. The underside is very strongly and not closely punctured, the hairs in the ventral rows rather stout, and more or less continuous across the middle, the hind coxae much shorter than the metasternum, and the hind femora not much wider than the intermediate, with their inner apex rounded and not prominent. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Prof. Tate. H. RUGOSIPENNIS, Macl. Through the courtesy of F. M. Bailey, Esq., F.L.S. (Colonial Botanist of Queensland), I have before me specimens taken near Brisbane, which appear without doubt to appertain to this species. From its place in the foregoing tabulation various particulars regarding it are indicated which ]\[r. Macleay did not mention in his original description (Trans. Ent. Soc. N.8.W. II, p. 19G). H. iEQUALIS, sp.nov. Sat elongatus, postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; te.staceo femigineus ; supra pilis suberectis .sat brevibus sat den.se vestitus; capite cra.sse Sfpiamose minus confertim, prothorace subtilitis sparsius, elytris crebrius fortius (nec etiam fortitci), pygidio 1346 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, sparsim subtilius, punctulatis ; abdominis segmentis 2-5 capillis erectis (lineatim transversim positis) instructis. [Long. 4 (vix), lat. 2 lines (vix). The head scarcely differs from that of H. horridus, except in its puncturation being coarse and less close, and is rather lightly impressed, with a squamose appearance. The prothorax is three- quarters again as wide as its length down the middle, and its base is about a third again as wide as its front margin, which is slightly bisinuate, with anterior angles only moderately advanced ; its sides are moderately strongly rounded, and their junction with the base is quite rounded off, the latter being bisinuate, with its middle part scarcely produced backward like a lobe. The elytra are transversely wrinkled, and bear distinct indications of stria- tion. On the underside the metasternum and hind coxae are coarsely punctured (rather closely at the sides, sparingly in the middle) ; the hind body is much more finely and feebly punctured (but without the puncturation being much enfeebled in the middle) ; the ventral segments are furnished with transverse lines of fine hairs which are not obsolete in the middle. The hind coxae are not very much shorter than the metasternum, the hind femora not much wider than the intermediate, and with the inner apical angle scarcely prominent. Western Victoria ; also near Adelaide. H. ViCTORis, sp.nov. Sat elongatus, postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; nigro-piceus, supra pilis brevibus minus dense vestitus ; capite crasse dense rugulose, prothorace crasse sparsius, elytris densius sat fortiter, pygidio sparsius leviter, punctulatis ; abdominis segmentis 2-5 capillis erectis (lineatim transvensim positis) instructis. [Long. 4, lat. 2 lines. The clypeus is gently rounded in front and evenly margined, its surface not forming a continuous plane with the rest of the head, the clypeal suture distinctly impressed and lightly arched, the puncturation of the whole head very even, close, coarse and rugose. The prothorax is rather more than a third again as wide BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1347 as long down the middle and its base is nearly twice as wide as its front margin which is gently emarginate with front angles but little advanced ; its sides diverge from the apex in nearly straight lines to the middle and then are gently arched to the base with which they form an obtuse angle on either side ; the base is strongly lobed backward in the middle. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is well-marked and there is no trace of striae. The underside and legs closely resemble those of H. (equalis, but the inner apical angle of the hind femora is gently and obtusely prominent. Victor Harbour. H. GRACILIPES, Sp.nOV. Sat elougatus ; postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; nigro- piceus, antennis palpisque testaceis, tarsis rufescentibus ; pilis brevibus adpressis albidis vestitus ; supra fortius sat crebre punctulatus j abdominis segmeutis 2-5 capillis erectis (lineatim transversim positis) instructis. [Long. 4-5, lat. 2-2^ lines. The puncturation of the whole upper surface from the apex of the clypeus to that of the elytra is quite uniform, moderately fine and close but not deeply impressed ; the clypeus is evenly margined and rounded in front, its surface not quite in a continuous plane with that of the rest of the head, the clypeal suture moderately impressed and arched. The prothorax is two-thirds again as wide as long down the middle, and the base is aVjout two-thirds again as wide as the front which is strongly emarginate with sharp pro- minent angles ; the sides diverge to behind the middle in nearly straight lines, and thence are arched to the ba.se with which viewed from above they seem to form a defined obtuse angle, but viewed from the side the true margin is seen to be quite rounded off with the base which is only lightly blsinuate though the middle is ratlier strongly i)ioduced backward in a lobe. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is not very conspicuous ; these have no (or almost no) trace of striae ; there is a very fine membranous border behind, and the lateral fringe is not continued round the apex. I'he pygidiuin is sparingly and very faintly {)unctur(;d and is clothed 1348 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONVX, with long fine erect hairs. The metasternum in the middle is shining and coarsely punctured, at the sides less shining and more finely and closely punctured. The hind coxse, and the ventral segments are punctured almost as the metasternum ; the rows of hairs on the ventral segments are feeble but continuous all across. The hind coxse are shorter than the metasternum, the hind femora very little wider than the intermediate, their inner apical angle obtuse and little prominent, — the hind tibia; more slender than is usual in the genus. S. Australia. N.B. — A specimen from Kangaroo Island is of a more ferru- ginous tone than those from the neighbourhood of Adelaide, l)ut does not differ otherwise. H. SATELLES, Sp.nov. Sat elongatus ; postice vix di lata tus ; sat nitidus ; nigro-piceus, antennis palpisque testaceis, clypeo prothoraceque ad latera, et pedibus, rufescentibus ; pilis minus brevibus adpres.sis albidis vestitus ; capite crebre rugulose, prothorace pygidioque sparsius profunde, elytris sparsius minus pi'ofunde (sat crasse tamen), punctulatis ; clypeo emarginato, in medio tenuius marginato. [Long. 3, lat. 1^ lines. The clypeus is bi’oadly and gently emarginate in front (shaped to the labrum), and its reflexed margin is enfeebled in the middle (approximating this species to those of Section iii) ; neverthele.ss the apex of the labrum does not rise to the level of the plane of the clypeus, and the reflexed margin of the clypeus is not interrupted. The surface of the whole head is very nearly a continuous plane and the slightly arched clypeal suture is very obscure. The prothorax is about half again as wide as its length down the middle, and the base is nearly half again as wide as the front, which is strongly emarginate, with sharp prominent angles ; the sides diverge in a gentle curve almost to the base where they are rounded more strongly, joining the base (which is slightly bi.sinuate but rather strongly and narrowly produced backward in BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1349 the middle) almost with an even curve. The transverse wrinkling of the elycra is not at all conspicuous ; these show scarcely any trace of striation, and their lateral fringe is not continued round the apex, which has a very narrow and obscure membranous border. The pygidium is sparsely clothed with long very fine erect hairs. The underside is nitid, sparsely (especially on the middle of the metasternum), and very strongly, punctured. The hairs in the rows on the ventral segments are very fine but long and continued all across. The hind coxae are much shorter than the metasternum, the hind femora very little wider than the inter- mediate, their inner apical angle rounded and not prominent. Hind tibiae slender. A specimen evidently identical with this species, in the collec- tion of the Hon. W. Macleay, is of a dark ferruginous colour. This species is allied to the preceding. S. Australia ; also occurs in N. S. Wales. H. Darlingensis, sp.nov. Sat elongatus, postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; piceo-ferru- gineus, antennis palpisque testaceis; pilis brevibus adpressis albidis sparsim vestitus; capite crebre rugulose, prothorace sparsius fortiter, elytris spansius minus profunde, pygidio (longitudinaliter carinato) crasse sat dense, punctulatis. [Long. 3, lat. 1^- lines. Closely allied to II. satdles, Blackb., the description of which will apply accurately to the present insect except in respect of the following particulars. The reflexed margin of the clypeus is not stronger at the sides than in the middle ; the sides of the prothorax are much more strongly rounded, and the base of the same is evidently mon; strongly lobed ; the pygidium is more coansely and closely punctured and has a strong keel down its middle, and the inner apical angle of the hind femora is more prominent. Darling River; in the collection of the lion. W. IMacleay. 8G 1350 REVISION* OF THE GENTS HETERONTX, H. OCCIDENTALIS, Sp.nOV. Minus elongatus ; postice leviter dilatatus ; minus nitidus ; ferrugineus, pilis suberectis sat brevibus vestitus; capite crebre crasse, prothorace minus fortiter minus crebre, elytris fortitei squamose minus crebre, pygidio sparsim minus fortiter, punctu- latis ; hoc capillis longioribus erectis vestito. [Long. 5, lat. 3^ lines. Clj-peus strongly emarginate in the middle, its margin enfeebled (but not wanting) in the extreme centre ; clypeal suture distinct and sub-angulate, surface of clypeus nearly continuous with that of rest of head. Prothorax two-thirds again as wide as its length down the middle, its width across front equal to its length, its front lightly emarginate, with angles but little produced ; its sides diverge arcuately to behind middle and then curve round to base with which they form a decided obtuse angle, the base is gently bisinuate, and but little produced backward in the middle. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is very slight, their lateral fringe not continued round the apex which has a very narrow membranous border preceded by a transverse depression simulating a wide membranous border. On the underside the metasternum is very sparsely and finely punctured, the hind coxse much more closely and coarsely, the ventral segments moderately strongly and evenly but not closely ; the hairs in the ventral rows are rather fine and are continuous all across. The hind coxae are very little narrower than the metasternum, and are scarcely narrowed toward the middle line of the body. The hind femora are decidedly wider than the intermediate and have their inner apex evidently prominent though not angulated. King George’s Sound ; in the collection of the Hon. TV. Macleay H. TESTACECS, Sp.nov. Sat elongatus ; postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; rufo-testa- ceus, supra pilis brevibus adpressis vestitus ; capite prothoraceque sat fortiter minus dense, elytris pygidioque subtilius dense, punc- BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1351 tulatis ; abdominis segmentis 2-5 capillis erectis (lineatim trans- versim positis)instructis. [Long. 2^31, lat. 1^1 1 lines. The clypeus is rather strongly emarginate (in an upvrard direction) in front, giving it the appearance somewhat of its contour being disturbed by the labrum, but on close inspection the labrum is seen to be altogether below it and its margin to be continuous and even ; its surface continues the plane of the rest of the head, the clypeal suture being straight and rather distinctly impressed; its puncturation is slightly finer and closer than that of the rest of the head. The prothorax is two-thirds again as wide as its length down the middle and its base is about a third again as wide as its front margin, which is gently emarginate with angles very little produced ; the sides are slightly but somewhat evenly rounded, the basal angles rounded off, the base nearly straight. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is fine but distinct; these have no trace of strise except a faint indication of that next the suture, and their lateral fringe is not continued to the apex. On the underside the metasternum and hind coxae are evenly and strongly punctured, the hind body more sparingly and feebly (espe- cially in the middle), where the hairs of the ventral series become very sparse and short. The hind coxae are decidedly shorter than the metastemum, the hind femora not much wider than the inter- mediate, their inner apical angle being rounded and very little prominent. In my collection ; exact habitat not kno^m, but probably it is Port Lincoln. H. VARIEGATUS, Sp.nOV. Sat elongatus, postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus, fortiter punctulatus ; minus breviter pubescens, supra variegatus, capite piceo, prothorace rufo-brunneo, elytris testaceis, antice posticeque infuscatis •. subtus antice piceus postice testaceus, antennis (clava picea excepta) palpis pedibusque testaceis ; abdominis segmentis 2-5 capillis erectis (lineatim transversim positis) instructis. [Long. 2J, lat. 1^ lines. 1352 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX. The clypeus is evenly margined and sub-truncate in front, its surface continuous with the rest of the head, the clypeal suture finely keeled and straight, the whole head very closely, strongly and rugosely punctured. The prothorax is about half again as wide as long down the middle, and its base is about a third again as wide as its front margin, which is slightly bisinuate, with angles but little advanced ; its sides are gently arched and form on either side a roundly obtuse angle with the base which is bisinuate, its middle part only moderately produced backward ; its surface is extremely coarsely and rugosely (but less closely than that of the head) punctured. The elytra are punctured even more coarsely (l)ut a little less closely) than the prothorax ; they are a good deal wrinkled transversely and have scarcely any ti’ace of sti’iation. The pygidium (which is testaceous in colour) is punctured strongly (but much less so than the elytra), and closely. The whole upper surface is rather densely clothed with semi-erect rather short pubescence (the lateral fringe of the elytra being carried strongly round the apex), and has a mottled appearance owing to some infuscation on the elytra round the scutellum and on the hinder part of the disc with some indication of infuscate spots on the prothorax. On the undei’side there is the same mottled appear- ance, almost every part (except the metasternum which is wholly piceous) being more or less testaceous clouded with infuscation ; the metasternum and hind ccxse are coarsely punctured, the hind body I’ather coarsely but not deeply, the puncturation and rows of hairs (which are fine and long) being continued all across. The hind coxse are opaque (in strong contrast to the rest of the sur- face), and have a whitish pruinose appearance ; their hind margin is cut quite obliquely leaving a wide piece of the basal ventral segment visible at the side and almost concealing it towards the middle ; the hind coxie are quite as wide as the metasternum (which is strongly protuberant) on its middle line ; the hind femora are considerably wider than the intermediate with their inner apical angle rounded off and scarcely at all prominent. Western Australia •, sent to me by E. Meyriok, Esq. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURX. 1353 H. LUBATUS, sp.nov. Sat elongatus ; postice leviter dilatatns ; sat nitidus ; femi- gineus, antennis palpisque testaceis ; pilis brevibus adpressis testaceis vestitus ; capite rugulose crebre, pi’otlioi’ace (hoc postice fortiter producto) sat fortiter sat sparsim, elytris fortiter sat crebre, punctulatis. [Long. 4, lat. 2 lines. The clypeus is evenly margined and slightly truncate in front, its surface not quite forming a continuous even plane with the rest of the head, its puncturation closer and not so coarse as that Ijehind the impressed clypeal suture which is slightly arched and tolerably distinct. The pi’othorax is three-fifths again as wide as its length down the middle, and its base is nearly three-fifths again as wide as its front, which is widely but not very strongly emar- ginate with sharp moderately produced angles ; its sides diverge with very slight curvature to the base with which they form a rounded angle ; the base is scai’cely bisinuate but extremely strongly produced backward in a middle lobe. The transverse wrinkling of the elytra is well-marked and there is no trace what- ever of striation ; the lateral fringe is not carried round the apex, and there is little indication of a membranous apical border. The pygidium is not puncculate but granulate, each gx-anule bearing a fine erect hair. The underside (especially the metasternum) is strongly and rather closely punctured on the sides, more feebly and sparsely in the middle. The hairs in the rows on the ventral segments are long and fine and continue strongly across the middle. The hind coxa; are decidedly shorter than the metasternum, the hind femora moderately wider than the intermediate, their innei’ Hi)ex rounded and scarcely prominent. Claws dentate near apex. Pert Lincoln. 2nh !Secito.v. — ( Intermedi.vte). A. Autenuie 9-jointed. Clypeus dee^dy and triangularly excised in tlie middle, in consequence of which the labrum is much exposed 1354 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, B. Upper surface clothed with adpressed hairs, or scarcely pubescent C. Clypeus smooth and almost without punctures CC. Clypeus strongly and closely rugu- lose BB. Upper surface clothed with erect haii’S A A. Antennaj 8-jointed. Clypeus as in 3rd Section, but its upturned apex not quite reaching the level of the clypeus H. L^viCEPS, sp.nov. Minus elongatus ; postice modice dilatatus, minus nitidus ; niger ; antennis palpisque testaceis ; tarsis pygidiique apice piceo- ferrugineis ; capite prothoraceque vix manifeste, elytris sjjarsius sat for titer, pygidio crebrius sat fortiter, punctulatis ; clypeo antice fortiter triangulariter emarginato ; antennis 9-articulatis ; unguiculis bifidis. [Long. 34, lat. 14 lines. The head and prothorax are less shining than the elytra, and their puncturation is very fine, faint and sparing, scarcely visible under a strong lens ; the refiexed margin of the clypeus is very wide at the sides but fine in the middle, the surface of the reflexed margin evidently punctulate ; the labrum (viewed from above) is strongly concave in front ; the surface of the clypeus is quite continuous with that of the rest of the head, and the clypeal suture is entirely obsolete. The prothorax is a little more than half again as wide as long, and its base a little more than a third again as wide as its front, which is gently bisinuate with strongly produced angles ; the sides are gently arched, the hind angles (viewed from above) well-defined and slightly directed hindward ; the base is widely and gently lobed in the middle. The pygidium has a keel down the middle which does not reach the apex. The elytra are scarcely visibly wrinkled transversely, but bear some obscure stria-like longitudinal wrinkles ; they are truncate at the apex and the lateral fringe is not continued round the apex Iceviceps, Blackb. simulator, Blackb. pygidialis, Blackb. ruhescens, Blanch. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1355 which is devoid of a distinct membranous boxxler ; they are finely but strongly, and not closely punctured ; they have scarcely any pubescence, but the specimen before me may possibly be abraded. The metasternum and hind coxfe are rather sparingly (especially in the middle) and strongly punctured, — the ventral segments much more closely. The ventral series are fairly defined, consisting of fine long hairs. The hind coxte are much shorter than the meta- sternum, and evidently longer on the external margin than the second ventral segment. The hind femora are not much wider, but very much longer than the intermediate with the inner apical angle very feeble. The tibite are long and slender. Evidently allied to H. gracilipes, but at once distinguishable^ inter alia, by the triangularly emarginate clypeus, difi'erently shaped labrum, and almost impunctate head and prothorax. Near Adelaide. H. SIMULATOR, Sp.nOV. Sat elongatus ; postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; pube cinerea minus dense vestitus ; niger, plus minus picescens ; antennis testaceis, palpis pedibusque rufescentibus ; crebre fortius (elytris minus fortiter) punctulatus ; clypeo antice fortiter triangulariter emarginato ; antennis 9-articulatis ; unguiculis bifidis. [Long. 3-41, lat. 1^-2 lines. The structure of the head, clypeus and labrum scarcely differs from that in H. Ueviceps, except that the clypeal suture is marked by a fine elevated line, which is angulated in the middle ; the entire head, however, is closely and rather strongly punctulate. The prothorax, also, scarcely differs from that of the same species except in being slightly more transverse and closely and rather strongly (not quite so .strongly as the head) punctured. The elytra are very closely and rather finely punctured with much very fine transver.se wrinkling ; they are decidedly narrow and elongate, their apices somewhat truncate ; they have no striaj except (in .some examples) some indication of a sutural stria ; the lateral fringe is not continued in any cons[)icuous manner round the apex which has no distinct meml)ranous boi dei’. The pygidiuni 1356 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, is closely and rather finely punctuate and is clothed with long erect hairs. The metasternum and hind coxae are punctured closely and moderately strongly at the sides, much less closely in the middle, — the ventral segments rather evenly and closely, but the punctures are feeble at the sides and stronger in the middle. The ventral sei’ies consist of fine hairs and are rather conspicuous. The hind coxae are much shorter than the metasternum and not much longer on the external margin than the second ventral segment. The hind femora are evidently wider and very much longer than the intermediate, with the inner apical angle very feeble. The tibiae are long and slender. This species is allied to H. gracUipes and heviceps. Adelaide district ; not rare. H. PYGiDl.\Lis, sp.nov. Sat elongatus ; postice vix dilatatus ; sat nitidus (capite prothoraceque subopacis) ; ferrugineus ; supra pilis validis erectis sat elongatis (capite prothoraceque crebrius, elytris minus crebre) vestitus ; capite crebre rugulose, prothorace et elytris sparsim sat crasse nec rugulose, punctulatis ; pygidio sparsim granulate ; clypeo antice profunde triangulariter excise ; antennis 9-articulatis ; unguiculis appendiculatis. [Long. lat. 1? lines. The anterior emargination of the clypeus (of which the reflexed border is finely continuous) is so deep as to indent it half way to the base ; its surface does not quite form an even continuous jjlane with that of the rest of the head ; the impressed clypeal suture is fairly distinct, and is angulated in the middle. Tlie prothorax is nearly twice as wide as long, and is modex’ately narrowed in front with sharp and moderately produced front angles ; the sides diverge sinuately from the front to behind the middle, where they are strongly rounded, and then converge in a continuous curve to the base, with which they do not form a distinct angle ; the hind outline of the segment is strongly convex all across, but there is no distinct lobe ; the sculpture of its BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1357 surface consists of large punctures which are neither deep nor close, from each of which a strong erect hair springs. The elytra have scarcely any indication of stride ; their sculpture consists of large and small punctures (the large ones smaller than those of the prothorax, and bearing hairs which are finer than those of the prothorax) rather confusedly mingled ; the lateral fringe is continuous round the apex, which has a very wide membranous border. The metasternum and hind coxae (especially the latter) are faintly punctured — -particularly in the middle — and are very nitid ; the ventral segments are sub-opaque and lightly punctured — moderately at the sides, sparingly in the middle. The ventral series consist of long hairs, and are much confused with other hairs. The hind femora are not much wider than the intei’- mediate, their inner apical portion well defined and knife-edge- like, but not sharply angled. The hind coxse are much shorter than the metasternum, but considerably longer on the external margin than the second ventral segment. The pygidium presents the unusual character of being somewhat strongly inclined under the body (instead of vertical or nearly so, as in most species of the genus). Near Adelaide. H. RUBESCENS, Blaucli. II. rubesceas, Blanch., Cat. Coll. Ent., 1850, p. 111. 1 have before me specimens from Kangaroo Island of an insect which I have no doubt is this Species. As tlie original description is very V>rief I here supidy a fuller one. Moderately elongate, and but little dilated behind. Of a shining piceous colour tending to I’eddish, — es})ccially on the I>rothorax, — the antennm and pal})i testaceous red, the legs pitchy red. The labrum is turned iipward as in the species of Sect, iii., but does not quite reach the level of the surface of the clypeus. The clypeus is widely and gently emarginate (chiefiy in an upward direction, i.«., through the transverse c Jiivexity of its front) and its refiexed margin is continuous ; it forms a nearly even plane 1358 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, with the rest of the head, the clypeal suture being very fine and angulated ] its surface is closely and rather finely rugose. The remainder of the head (which with the clypeus is clothed more closely than the prothorax and elytra with semi-erect brown hairs) is punctured sparingly and rather faintly, uniformly with the prothorax. The prothorax is a little more than half again as wide as its length down the middle, and the base is about half again as wide as the front, which is rather strongly emarginate with acutely produced angles ; the sides are only lightly rounded (their greatest divergence being a little behind the middle) and, viewed fronl above, seem to form almost right angles with the base which is modex'ately lobed in the middle ; its sm-face is clothed uniformly with the elytra, and much more sparingly than the head, with moderately long semi-erect light brown hairs. The elytra are non-striate, and are transversely wrinkled and punctured a little more closely and a little more strongly than the prothorax ; their lateral fringe is not continued in any conspicuous way round the apex, which, however, has a distinct membranous border. The pygiclium is not keeled and is finely and moderately closely punctured. The metasternum, hind coxse, and ventral segments are punctured rather finely and closely (a little more sparingly and strongly in the middle, — especially the hind coxae) ; the hind coxae are much shorter than the metasternum, and a little longeron the external margin than the second ventral segment ; the ventral series consist of fine hairs, and are much confused with other hairs. The hind femora do not differ much from the intermediate ; their inner apical angle rather well defined ; the puncturation of their undersurface rather confused on the external half. TlaAvs bifid. [Long- 4;i, lat. 21 lines. N.B. — A specimen taken by my friend, Mr. J. Anderson, at Port Lincoln, is larger (long. 5| lines) with the clypeal margin scarcely distinct in the middle, and the reddish tone scarcely noticeable even on the pi’othorax, but I think it can hardly be treated as distinct. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1359 3rd Section. — Upper edge op labrum rising at least to a LEVEL WITH THE PLANE OP THE CLYPEUS. Sub-section 1. Antennae 8-jointed. Sub-sub-section 1. Claws bifid. A. Species less than 3| lines in length. B. Elytx’a unicolorous. C. Pilositj light fex’ruginous ixx coloux’ suhmetallicus, Blackb.. CC. Pilosity white (ox’ nearly so) Lindi, Blackb. BB. Elytra with axx apical red spot maculatus^ Blackb. AA. Species over 4|- lines ixx length capillatus, Mach H. CAPiLLATUS, Mach M. capillatus, Mach, P.L.S.N.S.W. (2) ITI, p. 916. Of this species (described on specixnens from King’s Sound ixx N.W. Australia) I fixxd an example axxxong the Coleoptera collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper in the 1ST. Territory of S. Australia. Mr. Macleay speaks of the elytx'a as having three faint striae on either side of the suture ; the N. Territory specimen before me has no striae at all, and that from Kixxg’s Sound has oxxly faint traces of ciie. The original type is no doubt mox-e distinctly striated thaxx either of these, but, as far as nxy observations go, the striatioxx of the elytra in lleteronyx (at least with a vexy few exceptioxxs) is quite a valueless character, as true sti'iatioxx hardly exists ixx the genus and such apparent simulation of it as is occasionally trace- able is a mere individual peculiarity, axxd is never, 1 think, coixnected with anything like a linear arx-axxgement of puncturatioxx. 1 never treat it in my descriptioxxs as a character of axxy importance. The following charactex’s are ixot noticed ixx Mr. Macleay’s desci iptioix of the species, and I am indebted to him (as ixx the case of some other species) for sending me an example with a view to my supplementing his diagnosis. Upper margin of labrum rising exactly to a level with the surface of the clypeus ; antennai 8-jointed ; teeth of fi’ont tibiax strong and acute ; hixxd cox ax not much shorter thaxx metasternum and alxout twice as long oix external margin as second segmexxtof hind body; ventral series consisting of 1360 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX hairs and moderately conspicuous ; hind femora not much wider than intermediate, confusedly punctured all over their under- surface, and with the inner apical angle prominent hut rounded off ; claws strongly bifid. H. SUBMETALLICUS, Sp.noV. Sat brevis ; postice leviter dilatatus ; minus nitidus ; setis longis erectis ferrugineis minus crebre vestitus ; vix perspicue punctulatus ; labro clypeura leviter superante ; antennis 8-arti- culatis ; unguiculis bifidis. [Long. 2?, lat. 1? lines. The upper edge of the turned up labrum is wide, slightly angu- lated in the middle and rises aVjove the surface of the clypeus; the latter is scarcely concave in front and has no reflexed margin in the part overtopped by the labrum ; it is distinctly .separated from the rest of the head by a well-defined impressed slightly arched sucure ; the whole surface of the head is rugulose rather than distinctly punctured. The prothorax is scarcely half again as wide as long, its base bearing a similar proportion to its front margin which is gently concave with angles sharp but little pro- duced ; its sides are rather strongly rounded, the hind angles (viewed from above) being scarcely defined ; the base is moder- ately bisinuate with a fairly defined lobe ; the surface is obscurely aud faintly uneven but without defined puncturation. The surface of the elytra beai’s a faint sculpture similar to that of the pro- thorax, and in addition a row of fine granules close to the suture on either side, outside which is an obscure indication of a stria (noticeable only in certain lights) ; the lateral fringe is hardly distinct from the erect pilosity of the surface and is not conspi- cuous round the apex, which has a distinct membranous border. The sculpture of the underside is quite obsolete. The hind coxte are scarcely shorter than the metasternum and are (on the ex- ternal margin) quite twice as long as the second ventral segment. The ventral series consist of very long fine hairs. The hind femoi’a are v^ery broad, their inner apical angle defined but not in the least produced, their surface bearing the usual coarse serial BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1361 punctures. The legs are more shining than the other parts of the in.sect, and are stout, with distinct puncturation. The lower two I' teeth of the anterior tibise are fairly sharp and strong, the upper- I; most tooth is small and blunt. This species belongs to a small and isolated group of Heteronyx [i (grouping the species by their facies), of which the next two may I' be regarded as members. They bear much general resemblance to Ilaplopsis, which however has simple claws. ! A single specimen occurred to me near Port Lincoln. H. MACULATUS, Sp.llOV. I Sat brevis ; postice leviter dilatatus ; sat nitidus ; setis longis ' erectis pallidis minus crebre vestitus 3 niger, antennis pedibus et elytrorum apice rufescentibus capite sparsim minus crasse, pro- thorace elytrisque crassissime nec profunde (illo sparsim his minus sparsim), punctulatis 3 iabro clypeum sat fortiter superante 3 , antennis 8-articulatis 3 unguiculis bifidis. [Long. 2 (vix), lat. 1 line. The head and clypeus scarcely differ from those of the preceding species in any respect except in being nitid, with more distinct puncturation, and the labrum more strongly rising above the surface of the clypeus. The prothorax is nearly twice as wide as long, its base more than half again as wide as its front margin, which is very lightly convex with well defined but not produced angles, the sides arcuately narrowed from base to front, the hind angles (viewed from above) fairly well defined, the base very lightly bisinuate and widely and gently lobed in the middle. The extremely coarse rugosity (scarcely to be called defined puncturation) of the elytra has a slight linear teTidency which gives in some lights a slight simulation of striation, and there is a good deal of transveise wrinkling 3 the lateral fringes are not distinct from the general pilosity. The underside and legs scarcely differ from those of //, suhmetalUcuH, except in Ijoing very nitid with the sterna, cox;e, and ventral sf^gments distinctly jumctulato — very sparingly in the middle, but more clo.sely at the 1362 REVISION OF THE GENUS HETERONYX, sides. On the anterior tibia? the uppermost of the external teeth is small, but well defined and sharp. Very distinct by the red apex of the elytra, forming a defined round spot on either side. A single specimen occurred to me on Yorke’s Peninsula. H. Lindi, sp.nov. Sat brevis ; postice vix dilatatus ; minus nitidus ; setis longis erectis pallidis minus crebre vestitus ; niger, antennis pedibusque picescentibus : capite sparsim subtilius (clypeo nonnihil crassius crebrius), prothorace sparsim subtiliter, elytris vix perspicue, punctulatis ; pygidio sparsim granulate ; labro clypeum vix superante ; antennis 8-articulatis ; unguiculis bifidis. [Long. 2, lat. 1 line. . Closely allied to H. maculatus, and scarcely differing from it on the upper surface except as indicated in the Latin diagnosis, in the absence of the apical red spot, in the slightly less transversity of the prothorax, and in the presence of some faint scratchy striae (especially one near the suture) on the elytra, the surface of which, though not nitid, would be very smooth were it not for some obscure roughnesses which form the bases of the long hairs. The underside scarcely differs from that of H. submetallicus except in being a little more shining, with puncturation (though spai’ingly and lightly impressed) distinct ; whereas in submetallicus it is so faint as to be hai'dly indicated when viewed under a very strong lens. I have felt some little hesitation in regarding this species as distinct from submetallicus, hut have concluded that the above-named difference, together with the much smaller size of H. Lindi, its having no tendency to metallic colouring, its pilosity being nearly white (instead of ferruginous), and the hind angles of its prothorax appearing, when viewed from above, evidently more defined, can hardly be regarded as indicating a mere variety. Port Lincoln. DIPTER^ OF AUSTRALIA. i By Feedekick A. A. Skuse. Part IV.— THE SIMULID^ AND BIBIONID^E. (Plate XXXIX.) The families Simulidfe and Bibionidie conclude the first sub- division of the Nematocera ; the former contains only the single genus Simulium, Latr., while the latter embraces several genera distributed amongst the four groups — Bibioninse, Hesperinse, Lobogastrinse, and Scatopsinse. All the known Australian Bibionidse are referable to the first and last of these. Judging from the material before me, neither of these families appears well represented in this country, but it is more than probable that the number of exponents known to me is very far from exhaustive. Eleven species of Bibio stand recorded from Aus- tralia, but the descriptions of six of these — five by Macquart and one by Jsennicke — are unfortunately not accessible to me at present 3 four of the remaining five are certainly only different names for the same species ; while the fifth, that of B. suhstitutus. Walk., is much too vague to be of much service for identification. U. imitator is widely distributed in Australia, and it occurs also in New Zealand ; but I have .seen no other species of this genus in the country. In B. fulvipennis, Macquart has described the male, and in B. rujicoxia the female of B. imitator, characterised by Walker in 1835. B. heHoscops, Schiner, is identical with the male of the latter species. Plecia dimidiata and Diloplms lomjiroHtrin, Maccj., both of which are now re-described, complete the sum of the hitherto known Australian Bibionidai. To these I add descriptions of three very distinct species of Phcia, one of Dilophus, and two of Scatopse. 1364 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, The generic diagnoses hereafter given are necessarily incomplete, since the works of authors subsequent to Macquart, containing these in a more detailed and improved form are not at hand for reference, if indeed in the country. Therefore, without general- izing on the strength of the meagre and local material at my disposal, I have been compelled to adopt the only alternative, to minutely describe individual species, and ))oint out some of the apparent discrepancies in the old descriptions. SIMULID^. Genus 1. SiMULiUM, Latr. Simulitim, Latreille, Hist. Nat. Crus, et Ins. XIV. 1804, p. 294; Meigen, Syst. Beschr. I. 1818, p. 289; Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 173, etc. “ Fourth joint of the palpi a little elongated and slender. Antenme cylindrical, 11-jointed; the two first joints separated from the others. Eyes lound. Ocelli wanting. First joint of the tarsi as long as the others taken together. Wings very broad ; basal and marginal cells very narrow.” Obs. — There are only four joints to the palpi. In the following- species it will be seen from the description that the palpi differ from those of S. trifasciatum, Curt., (Brit. Ent. XVI. 1839, p. 765), and Meigen’s description, particularly in the length of the last joint. Latreille, Meigen, Macquart, and Curtis, in theii' diagnoses of this genus, all describe the antennaj as composed of 11 joints, and Meigen and Curtis have both illustrated this by figures, but in the following, which is a peculiar exception in this respect, the number is only 2 + 8 joints. The number of abdominal segments is eight, the last one small. This genus is known from many parts of the world, and occurs in all climates. The insects are generally known by the name of “ sand-flies,” and being provided with a fully developed mouth. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1365 are, like the mosquitoes, very tormenting to mankind and the lower animals. In South America one or more species of Simulium goes by the name of “ mosquito.” In North America it is called the “ black fly.” Sinudmm cohimhatschense, Sch., seems to be the most dreaded species ; it inhabits Hungary, and cattle are said to sometimes succumb to its attacks. Hagen (E. M. Mag. Vol. XIX. No. 227, p. 254) notes a N. American species which feeds upon the blood of the chrysalids of a species of butterfly {Pieris menaina). I have only twice found specimens of the following described species, and then only in very limited mrmbers, and I know no other instance of its capture. It seems rare and local. The so-called “ sand-fly ” of this country is a species of Ceratopogon^ or probably more than one species, only too abundant in many places, and inflicting very painful “ bites.” The larvse of Simulidse are aquatic. 173. Simulium furiosum, sp.n. (PI. xxxix,, fig. 1). — Length of antenme 0‘017 inch ... 0'42 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0'095 x 0-045 ... 2-39 x 1-13 Size of body 0-080 x 0-025 ... 2*02 x 0-62 Antenme short, black, densely covei’ed with a microscopic hoary pubescence; 2- -f- 8-jointed, secorrd joint of the scapirs twice the length of the first, fii’st flagellar joint about as large as the second joiirt of the scapus, three following short, next three large, terminal joint elongate-ovate (fig. lb.). Head, hypostoma, and jralpi black, with a minute yellowish pubescence, very dense on the latter- ; joirrts of the palpi as follows : bir-.st joiirt srrrall, secorrd twice the length of the first, stout, elongate-ovate, third somewhat shorter than the second, more .slender, claviform, a little emai-ginate oir the inner side near the apex, fourth joint somewhat longer than the second, slender, sub-cylindrical, a little dilated towards the apex (fig. la.). Eyes deep black. Thorax black, opaqrre, indistinctly 87 1366 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, divided by three striae, beginning below the anterior margin and terminating before the sciitellum ; rather densely covered, more especially anteriorly, with a microscopic pale yellow pubescence ; pleurae, j>ectus, scutellum, and metathorax black, opaujue. Halteres pallid, the base of the stalk black, with a minute pale pubescence. Abdomen black, opaque, the third to the seventh segment with a square median patch of intense black, densely clothed with short hairs. Legs brownish-black, with a pale yellow pubescence, interspersed with longer hairs ; genua yellow ; metatarsus of the hind-legs nearly twice the length of the four following tareal joints, and longer than the tibise of the inter- mediate- or fore-legs. Wings longer than the entire body, hyaline, brownish at the root ; costal vein black, auxiliary and first two longitudinal veins sordid yellowish-brown ; third, fourth, fifth, and sixth longitudinal v'cins pale. Fir.st and second longitudinal combining with the costa before the tip of the fourth longitudinal vein ; tip of the costal vein nearer the apex of the wing than the tip of the anterior branch of the fork of the third longitudinal ; marginal cross- vein about as long as the petiole of the second sub-marginal cell. Wing-fold between the third and fourth longitudinal veins furcate before joining the posterior border ; wing-fold between the fifth and sixth longi- tudinal veins nearer the former, bent abiniptly forward at its tip, and joining the wing-border very close to the tip of the fifth longitudinal vein j sixth longitudinal vein complete. Hfjh. — Gosford and Berowra (8kuse). August and September. Genus 1. Bibio, Geoflf. Bihio, GeoflTroy, Ins. II. 1764, p. .571, 3 ; Hirtea, Fabricius, Zetterstedt, etc. ; Bibio, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. I. 1818, p. 309 ; Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 177, etc. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1367 “Head almost entirely occupied by tlie eyes in the ^ small, elongated, and inclined in the Proboscis projecting; terminal labella indistinct ; labrum and tongue ciliated towards the extremity. Palpi 5-jointed ; first joint very small. Antenme cylindi’ical, pei’foliated, inserted under the eyes, 9-join-ted ; two first joints separated from the others, the rest very short. Eyes hairy in the naked, small and a little prominent in the 2* Abdomen terminated with two hooks and two tubercles in the Legs hairy; fore femora short, dilated in the ^ > kind pair elongated in the ^ ; tibiae grooved ; fore pair short, dilated, terminated by a long and a short spine ; posterior pair dilated in the (J. Joints of the tarsi elongated ; three pulvilli at the extremity. Two basal cells to the wings.” Ohs. — Macquart does not mention in the above that Bihio has three ocelli, and he says nothing about the shape of the joints of the palpi. In Bxbio imitator t\\Q&Q areas follows : First joint very small, second cylindrical, the width and nearly three times the length of the fii’st, third robust, obovate, as long as the second, fourth rather shorter and not as wide, somewhat claviform, fifth joint rather more slender but about the length of the last, some- what claviform. This pretty well agrees with the diagnosis given by Curtis (Brit. Ent. Vol. 3, 1826, p. 138) from dissections of B venosns. Meigen, Curtis, and Macquart all pronounce the number of joints of the antenn® to be nine, and the first two authors have carefully figured these organs, but in both ^ and ^ speci- mens of B. imitator there are distinctly 2- -}- 8-joints, the last joint somewhat smaller than the one preceding it, though by no means so insignificant as to be liable to be overlooked by anyone who examiued the antenme. The first flagellar joint in B. imitator is as large as either joint of the scapus, the remainder short and transverse. jVbdornen with eight segments. There is great diversity usually in the sexes. The females deposit their eggs in the ground or in dung, where the larvaj feed and the transformations take jdace. The full- grown insects are sluggish in their movements, and are found 1368 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, commonly upon fruit-trees and on flowers. Sometimes called “garden-flies.” The genus is of world-wide distribution. 174. Bibio imitator, Walker. (PI. xxxix., flg. 2, ^). Bihio imitator and ^), Walk., Entom. Mag. II. 1835, p. 470; B. fuhipennis {$) and B. mficoxis (9), Macquart, Bipteres Exotiques, 4th Suppl. 1850, p. 17, Nos. 10 and 11 ; B. helioscops {^), Schiner, Diptera der Novara-Expedition, Zool. Theil, Band II. p. 20, No. 8. (J. — Length of antemue 0'025 inch Expanse of wings 0*220 x0'075 Size of body 0*270 x 0 055 0*62 millimetre. 5*58 X 1*89 6*85 X 1*39 9. — Length of antenme 0*030 inch Expanse of wings 0*290x0*110 Size of body 0*285 x 0*070 0*76 millimetre. 7*35 X 2*79 7*22 X 1*77 (J. — Antennae much shoiter than the head, moderately robust, dull black, 2- 8-jointed, densely covered with a minute pubes- cence, which has an almost hoary reflection in a certain light. Head, ocelli, and palpi black ; the former as wide as the thorax. Eyes black (or having a dull cupreous-red appearance after death), beset with minute black hairs. Thoi’ax black, nitidous, densely covei’ed with golden-yellow hairs ; line dividing the collare and mesothorax, towards the humeri, and posterior margin between the scutellum and origin of the wings, tinged with ochraceous (this colour is not so distinct or scarcely per- ceptible in some specimens) ; scutellum rather densely covered with golden-yellow hairs. Halteres ochraceous. Abdomen flattened, at the base about the width of the thorax, twice the length of the latter, sub-linear, black, opaque, nitidous between the segments, clothed with pale yellow hair.s, the latter most numerous on the first two segments ; forceps not the width of the BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE, 1369 terminal segment, black, distinct. Legs black, nitidous, densely puVjescent ; mucrones of the fore tibise and tibial spurs of all legs deep brown ; pulvilli pallid. Wings the length of the thorax and abdomen taken together, pale smoky-brown, darker anteriorly ; stigma tolerably distinct ; base of wdngs and veins ochraceous ; the costal, first two longitudinal veins, and marginal cross-vein darker, and the middle cross-vein paler than the rest. Sub-costal cross-vein very indistinct. Third longitudinal vein originating a short distance before the marginal cross-vein, its posterior branch not quite reaching the wing-margin ; petiole of the fork twice the length of the marginal cross- vein 3 middle cross-vein joining the third longitudinal at or somewhat beyond the base of the fork ; fourth longitudinal vein very stout ; anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal detached at its base and not quite reaching the wing-margin 3 fifth longitudinal rudimentary. 9. — Antennae rather longer and stouter than those of the (J, in other respect similar. Head narrow, brown or ferruginous- ochraceous, with golden-yellow hairs. Eyes, ocelli, palpi and proboscis black 3 the former beset with microscopic hairs. Thorax ferruginous-ochraceous, nitidous, densely covered with golden- yellow hairs. Halteres ochre-yellow. Abdomen robust, the width of, or somewhat wider than the thorax, about twice its length, ochve-yellow, nearly opaque, clothed with pale yellow hairs 3 lamellae of the ovipositor ochre-yellow. Coxae and tro- chanters ferruginous-ochraceous, nitidous. Femora,* tibite and tarsi black, nitidous, densely pubescent 3 mucrones of the fore tibiae, and tibial spurs of all legs brown 3 pulvilli pallid. Wings a little longer than the abdomen, smoky-brown, considerably darker than those of the ^ 3 stigma distinct 3 base ochraceous 3 veins srnoky-ochraceous. Sub-costal cross-vein very indistinct. Mar- ginal cros.s-vein | the length of the petiole of the fork of the * In dried specimens the genua generally assume a ferruginous-oclira- ceous tinge. 1370 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, third longitudinal; middle cross-vein joining the third longitu- dinal a little beyond the base of the fork ; the rest as in the Hob. — Xew Holland (Walker) ; East coast of Xew Holland, 5, Tasmania (Macquart) ; Sydney (Xovara Exp.), common (Masters and Skuse) ; Knapsack Gully, Blue Mountains (Masters); Saddleback Mountain, near Kiama (Skuse); also New Zealand (Novara Exp.). September to January. Many specimens taken in copula. Obs. — This is without doubt the B. imitator of Walker, and most probably also his B. substitutus, but the description of the latter is too imperfect to be of any use. Schiner’s B. helioscojns only diffei-sin the colour of the halteres, but surely that is scarcely sufficient to constitute more than a mere variety ; in many of my specimens the halteres are. tinged with black, but this I attribute to their age. Macquart has described each sex under a different name evidently because he received his specimens from two distinct localities. 175. Bibio substitutus. Walker. B. substitutus, Walk., List. Dipt. Brit. Mus. 1848, Part I. p. 121. “ 9. — Irutea, capite piceo, antennis pedibusqu^ nigris, coxis luteis, alis nigro-fuscis. “ Body orange ; head piceous ; feelers and eyes black ; legs black ; hips orange ; wings dark brown ; brands indistinct ; fore border veins brown, the other veins tawny ; poisers orange. Length of the body 3 lines., of the wings 7 lines. “ New Holland.” 176. Bibio Marci, Geoffr. B. JIarci, Geoffroy, Hist. Nat. des Ins. II., 1764, p. 571, 3; Loew, Linn. Entom. I. 1846, p. 343, 2. specimens completely re.sembling those of Europe were found by Macquart amongst the Diptera collected on the east BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE, 1371 coast of Australia by M. Verreaux (Dipt. Exot. 4tli Suppl. 1850, p. 18), but I have not yet discovered specimens. The descriptions of (177) B. clavatits, Macq. ; (178) B. nigri- tliorax, Macq. ; (179) B. serricornis, Macq. ; (180) B. rufiventris, Macq.; (181) B. ruhiventris, Macq.; and (182) B. elegans, Jsennicke, recorded from Australia in Walkei’’s “Notes on Diptera (1874),” are at present inaccessible to me. It would not surprise me if most of these eventually prove synonymous with B. imitator. I have specimens of the latter which might well be called davatus, nigrithorax, rujiventris or ruhriventris. If in killing, the 9 left too long in the chloroform bottle, all the bright colouring disappears, and the abdomen assumes a black appearance. Genus 2. Plecia, Wied. Plecia, Wiedemann, Auss. Zw. I. 1828, p. 72 ; Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 175, etc. “ Hea.d small, hemispherical, not so wide as the thorax in the 9. Probo.scis projecting, thick. Labrum rather large, pointed. Palpi five-jointed ; first joint small ; third large, conical. Face as long as the front, convex, projecting to the upper part. Front rather wide, carinated in the 9. Antennte perfoliated, inserted a little lower than the middle of the eyes, 11-jointed ; the first two joints short, cylindrical, little separated from one another ; third rather large, cyathiform, a little elongate ; the following joints short, a little rounded, diminishing somewhat in .size ; the last very small. Eyes convex, rounded. Thorax with two indented lines. Legs nearly naked ; fore-legs : femora elongated, dilated at the apex ; tibiie elongated ; first joint of the tarsi a little elongated ; the rest rather short. Wings once longer than the abdomen in the 9 ; two basal cells ; two marginal 9 ; second posterior cell petiolated.” Obs. — I must remark here that the above number of antennal joints cannot bo taken as a genei ic character, as in the appended de.scrij»tions it will be seen that although B. amp/ipomis 9> 1372 DIPTERA OP AUSTRALIA, 2- + 9-joints, P. m'naticornis has 2- + 8-joints in the (J, and 2-+9- joints in the P. erehea 2- + 8 joints in both sexes, and lastly P. dimidiata 2- + 6- also in both sexes. In all these cases the first joint of the flagellum (or as Macquarts puts it the “ third joint” of the antennee) is larger than any other, and the terminal joint is always extremely small and nipple-shaped. As Macquart was the original describer of P. dimidiata, he should have drawn attention to the deficiency of joints. Possibly describers are two apt sometimes to take things for granted. The palpi ai’e much longer than the antenme. Abdomen with eight segments. The number of known species belonging to this genus is small. It does not appear to be represented in Europe, and the majority of examples have been described from South America, Asia and Eastern Isles. 183. Plecia amplipenxis, sp.n. (PI. xxxix, fig. 3.) — Length of antennse 0 045 inch ... 1T3 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0*390 x 0'140 ... 9*89 x 3*55 Size of body 0*300 x 0*070 ... 7*62 x 1*77 Antennae the length of the head, dull black, densely covei'ed with a minute pubescence, 2- + 9-jointed, all the joints furnished with very short verticils. Head, ocelli, and palpi dull black. Eyes dull black or purplish-black, beset with minute hairs. Thorax, pleurae, pectus, scutellum, and metathorax entirely of a uniform bright ochreous or fei*ruginous-ochreous, opaque, with no pubescence. Halteres long, black, the base of the stem ochreous or ferruginous-ochreous, with a minute pubescence. Abdomen about the width and more than twice the length of the thorax, black, almost opaque, somewhat shining, densely clothed with short black hairs ; ovipositor short. Legs black, except the coxae which are brown, nitidous, densely pubescent ; tibial spurs black ; pul villi yellow. Wings longer than the body, smoky- brown inclining to fuscous, darker antei*iorly ; stigma tolerably BY FREDERICK A. A SKUSE. 1373 distinct ; veins umber-brown. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein rather more than one-third the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal fork; auxiliary vein reaching the costa immediately before the base of the third sub-marginal cell, united to the first longitudinal at the tip of the marginal cross- vein by an indistinct sub-costal cross-vein ; first longitudinal vein joining the costa opposite the middle of the anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein ; anterior branch of the second longi- tudinal vein sinuous ; marginal cross-vein perfectly straight, twice, or rather more than twice, the length of the petiole of the thii'd sub-marginal cell ; branches of the third longitudinal fork not very divergent, the anterior branch bent posteriorly towards its tip ; middle cross-vein originating near the base of the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal fork, joining the second longi- tudinal vein opposite or imperceptibly beyond the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; tip of the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal fork bent inwards ; fifth longitudinal vein complete, meeting the tip of the posterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein on the wing-margin. Ilab. — Cairns, Northern Queensland (Froggatt). Var. f:i. — Three 2 specimens differ from the above in having dark, fuliginous wings (in two instances these are much larger than the above measurements), and the fifth longitudinal vein terminates on the wing-border a little before the tip of the posterior branch of the fourth longitudinal fork. Ilab. — Barron and iNlulgrave Rivers, Northern Queensland (Froggatt). Var. y. — A 9 specimen with rather pale wings, the fifth longi- tudinal vein terminating on the wing-border at the tip of the jiosterior branch of the fourth longitudinal fork, and having the legs of reddish-brown colour. Ilab. — Port Denison (Froggatt). 1374 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Obs. — A specimen in the Macleay Museum from Eramaiiga, New Hebrides, is not distinguishable from the last variety. Some smaller and 9 examples from New Guinea only differ from the Eramanga variety in having blacker legs, and the fifth longitudinal vein joining the wing-border a little before the tip of the posterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein. 184. Elecia ornaticornis, sp.n. (PL xxxix., fig. 4, $). — Length of antennse 0'030 inch Expanse of wings 0*230 x 0 080 Size of body 0*230 x 0 040 0*76 millimetre. 5*84 X 2*02 5*84 X 1*01 9. — Length of antennm 0*040 inch Expan.se of wings 0*280 x 0*100 Size of body 0*230 x 0*045 1*01 milliniHre. 7*10x2*54 5*84 X 1*13 ^ and 9- — Antennse in the shorter than the head, 2- +■ 8- jointed, in the 9 RS long as the head, 2- -f 9-jointed, in both cases the terminal joint exceedingly small and nipple-shaped, densely covei'ed with a minute pubescence, all the joints with vei*y short verticils ; first joint of the scapus and all the flagellar joints fuliginous, the second joint of the scapus ochraceous. Head, eyes, ocelli and palpi dull black ; eyes in the 9 beset with minute black hairs. Tborax, pleurie, pectus, scutellum and metathorax entirely of a uniform bright ochreous, opaque, with no pubescence. Hal teres long and slender, black, the base of the stalk ochre- yellow, with a minute pubescence. Abdomen black, almost opaque, somewhat shining, densely clothed with black hau’s ; in the ^ more .slender than the thorax, and about twice its length, in the 9 as wide as, and twice the length of, the thorax ; ^ forceps small ; 9 ovipositor short. Legs black except the coxse, the latter ochreous nitidous, densely covered with black hairs; tibial spurs black ; pul villi pallid. Wings smoky-brown inclining to luscous, somewhat darker anteriorly ; in the ^ as long as the BV FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1375 entire body, in the J longer ; stigma not noticeable ; veins umber brown. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longi- tudinal vein, in the ^ one-third and in the 9 nearly half tho distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal fork ; auxiliary vein reaching the costa almost oppo- site, but immediately before in the and in the 9 exactly opposite, the base of the third submarginal cell ; first longitudinal vein joining the costa beyond the middle of the anterior branch of the second longitudinal ; anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein a little arcuated at its base ; marginal cross-vein a little bent, twice the length of the petiole of the third submarginal cell ; branches of the third longitudinal fork gradually divergeirt; middle cross-vein very distinct, originating near the base of the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal fork, joining the second longitu- dinal vein in the opposite, in the 9 ^ little beyond, the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; branches of the fourth longitudinal con- siderably divergent towards their tips ; fifth longitudinal vein complete, reaching the border a short distance behind the posterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein. Ifab. — Cairns and Barron River, Noi’thern Queensland (Fi’oggatt). 185. Plecia erebea, sp.n. (PI. xxxix., fig. 5, ^). — Length of antennse 0'025 inch ... 0-62 millimHre. Expanse of wings 0'200 x 0-070 ... 5-08 x 1-77 Size of body 0-200 x0-035 ... 5.08 x0-88 9- — Length of antenna) 0-030 inch ... 0-76 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0-250x0-090 ... 6-35 x 2-27 Size of body 0-2-20 x 0-040 ... 5-58 x 1-01 and 9- — Wholly black. Antenna; rather robust, in the ^ shorter than the head, in the 9 about the length of the head, 2- + 8-jointed, densely covered with a minute pul)esccncc, all the Joints with very short verticils. Eyes not be.set with hairs. 1376 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Thorax nitidous, with two longitudinal treble or quadruple rows of very short blackish hairs from the humeri to the scutellum ; pleurse and pectus dull. Halteres long and slender, with a minute pubescence. Abdomen somewhat shining, densely pubes- cent, more so in the ^ than the 9 j tliG $ about the width of the thorax, not twice its length, more robust and rather longer in the 9 j $ forceps small ; 9 ovipositor short. I^egs densely pubescent, particularly those of the ; tibial spurs black ; pulvilli pallid. Wings dark smoky-brown, darker anteriorly, in the ^ as long as the body, in the 9 longer ; stigma indistinct ; veins umber-brown, the costal, auxiliaiy, first and second longitudinal, and marginal cross-vein darker than the rest. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, in the (J one-third and in the 9 about half the distance from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal fork. Auxiliary vein joining the costa over the base of the third sub- marginal cell ; first longitudinal vein joining the costa before the base of the anterior branch of the second longitudinal ; marginal cross-vein arcuated posteriorly at its tip, its base situated some- what before the tip of the posterior branch of the fourth longitudinal ; petiole of the third sub-marginal cell appearing as a direct continuation of the basal portion of the second longi- tudinal vein, more than half the length of the marginal cross- vein ; branches of the third longitudinal fork widely divergent : middle cross-vein originating near the base of the anterior branch of the fork of the fourth longitudinal vein, joining the second longitudinal vein at a point as much before the marginal cross- vein as the base of the third sub-marginal cell is beyond it ; fifth longitudinal vein complete. Hob. — Lawson, Blue Mountains (Masters). January. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1377 186. Plecta dimidiata, Macquart. (PI. xxxix., fig. 6, ^). P. dmiidiata (^), Macq., Dipteres Exotiqiies, Suppl. 1846^ p. 20, No. 6, pi. 2, fig. 8. (J. — Length of anteniiEe 0-020 inch ... 0-50 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0-180 x 0-060 ... 4-56 x L54 Size of body 0-210 x0-035 ... 5-33 x0-86 5. — Length of antennfe 0-020 inch ... 0-50 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0-250 x0-090 . . 6-35 x 2-27 Size of body 0-230 x 0-045 ... 5-84 x M3 and 5. — Antennae much shorter than the head, moderately robust, stouter in the 9 than in the dull black, densely covered with a minute pubescence, 2- + 6-jointed, all the joints with very short verticils. Head, eyes, ocelli and palpi black, the eyes not beset -with hairs. Thorax ferru- ginous-ochraceous, nitidous, the anterior portion,* from imme- diately below the humeri in the only very slightly on the anterior border in the 9^ dull black ; no visible pubescence when viewed with an ordinary lens ; pleurae black, in the 9 with a scarcely perceptible reddish tinge ; scutellum ferruginous-ochra- ceous, more or less tinged with black in the ^ ; pectus black ; mesothoi-ax black, the metanotum in the 9 ferruginous-ochraceous. Hal teres black, the stem long and slender. Abdomen black, some- what shining, densely covered with black hairs ; in the ^ rather more slender than the thorax and twice its length, rather longer and more robust in the 9 ; ^ forceps small, not the width of the terminal segment ; 9 ovipositor short. Legs black, nitidous, with a dense black pubescence ; tibial spurs short, black ; pulvilli pallid. Wings smoky-brown, with a somewhat greyish tint. • Macquart in his desciiption says, “moitie ant^rieure clu thorax d’un noil- mat.” 1378 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, darker anteriorly ; in the ^ a little longer than the abdomen, in the 9 longer than the whole body and considerably wider than those of the $ ; stigma tolerably distinct in the paler in the ^ ; veins umber-browm The costal, auxiliary, first and second longitudinal, and marginal cross-vein much darker than the rest. Auxiliary vein joining the costa a little before the base of the third sub-marginal cell ; anterior bi’anch of the second longitudinal vein reaching the costa a short distance beyond the tip of the first longitudinal ■, costal vein extending beyond the tij) of the second longitudinal vein about half-way from that to the tip of the anierior branch of the third longitudinal fork ; petiole of the latter half the length of the marginal cross-vein ; marginal cro.ss-vein straight, its base immediately opposite the tip of the posterior branch of the fourth longitudinal ; middle cro.ss-vein originating near the base of the anterior branch of the fork of the fourth longitudinal vein, joining the second longitudinal much beyond the apex of the marginal cross-vein ; fifth longi- tudinal vein complete. Hah. — Tasmania (Macquart); Sydney (Novara Exp., 1 speci- men), common (Mastei’s and Skuse) ; Blue Mountains, and many other localities (Masters and Skuse). September to January. Ohs. — Dr. Schiner first identified the above species as F. dimidiata, Macq., from a single ^ specimen obtained here by the “ Novara ” expedition ; he did not, however, re-describe the species. 1 have not the least doubt about the identity of the New South Wales and Tasmanian species, though ^Macquart’s description of the latter is far from satisfactory. Genus 3. Dilophus, Meig. Diloplius, Meigen, Illig. Mag. II. 1803, p. 264, No. 25; Syst. Beschr. I. 1818, p. 305 ; Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 176. “ Head almost entirely occupied by the eyes in the (J, veiy small and inclined in the 9- Balpi 5-jointed ; third joint dilated. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1379 Antennie cylindrical, inserted beneath the eyes; 11 -jointed; third joint a little larger than the others ; last four joints little distinct one from another. Eyes hairy in the Prothorax elevated, with two ranges of spines. Legs hairy ; fore femora thick, grooved ; tibiie spined in front, and terminated with a coronet of eight spines ; tarsi with three pulvilli. No discoidal cell to the wings.” Obs. — Dilophus Joiigiroslris does not differ from the above in the number of the joints to the antennae, both ^ and 5 being 2- + 9- jointed ; but in D. pictipes (^) they are 2- -f- 7-jointed, the second basal joint globose and larger than the first joint of the flagellum, the last three joints of the latter being more closely united to one another. In D. longirostris the joints of the palpi are much more dilated than in D. pictipes, those of the latter being as follows : First joint small, cylindrical; second, third, and fifth joints twice the length of the first, rather thicker, the former two somewhat pyriform, the fifth joint oblong-oval ; fourth joint rather more robust than the rest, obovate. Ocelli three, arranged in a triangle on the front. Abdomen with eight segments. About fifty species are known. The genus has a wide distri- bution ; the majority of species stand I’ecorded from Europe and North and South America. 187. Dilophus lokgirostris, Macquart. (PI. xxxix., fig. 7, 9). DilopJms longirostris, and 9), Macquart, Dipteres Exotiques, 4th Suppl. 1850, p. 17, No. 4, tab. 1, fig. 8. (J. — Length of antennae 0'020 inch Expanse of wings OdfiOxO'OfiO ... Size of body., 0’210x0'025 ... 0‘50 millimetre. 4 06 X 1-54 5-33 X 0-62 9. — Length of antennae 0’018 inch Expanse of wings 0'180 x 0‘065 Size of body 0’200 x 0 030 0‘47 millimetre. 4'5G X 1 ’66 5 08 X 0‘7G 1380 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, ^ and 5. — Antennae very short, black 2- + 9-jointed ; in the ^ inserted near the base of the proboscis, in the 9 about one- third of its length. Head, eyes, proboscis and palpi black ; front nitidous. Proboscis the length of the head. Palpi inserted near the extremity of the proboscis ; first joint very small, second pyriform, third dilated, larger than the I’est, fourth sub-globose, fifth almost elliptical, rather smaller than the last. Thorax, pleurae, pectus, scutellum and metathorax black, nitidous, with pale yellow hairs ; the two ranges of prothoracic spines better developed in the 5. Hal teres black, the stem more or less testa- ceous. Abdomen black, somewhat shining, clothed with pale yellow hairs, the latter much larger in the ^ than in the $ ; in the slender, twice the length of the thorax, in the 9 almost the width of the thorax and twice its length ; terminal lamellae of the ovipositor black. Legs black ] in the 5 the fore coxae and femora more or less testaceous, tibiae brown. Fore femoi’a shorter and broader than the other pairs, about half the length and twice the bi’eadth of the hind pair ; the latter claviform. Fore and inter- mediate tibiae short ; fore pair with two spines near the base, and three at the middle, on tlie front, also a coronet of spines at the apex, these much more distinct in the ^ than the ^ ; inter- mediate tibiae of the ^ with an apical coronet of weak sjiines. Tn the ^ the first four tarsal joints of the hind-legs enormously dilated, particularly the first joint, which is much wider than the femora of the same legs, second joint about the width of the apex of the tibiae, the rest decreasing in size ; in the 9 the tarsal joints of all legs very slender. Wings longer than the abdomen ; in the ^ hyaline, in the 9 with a pale yellow tint ; stigma pro- minent, brown ; costal, first, and second longitudinal, and marginal cross-vein brown, the rest pale ; pubescence extremely micro- scopic ; opaline reflections. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein not half-way from that of the tip of the anterior branch of the fork of the third longitudinal ; auxiliary vein long, very indistinct towards its tip ; joining the costa immediately beyond the tip of the marginal cross-vein, in BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1381 the 9 the space between the auxiliary and costa deeper yellow than the rest of the wing ; sub-costal cross-vein extremely indis- tinct, situated opposite the base of the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal; first longitudinal vein disappearing just before the costa, from the marginal cross-vein enveloped in the stigma ; base of the marginal cross-vein situate opposite the base of the middle cross-vein ; tip of the second longitudinal vein somewhat nearer the apex of the wing than the tip of the posterior branch of the third longitudinal fork ; middle cross-vein issuing from the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein opposite the tip of the posterior branch, joining the third longitudinal at the base of the fork ; fifth longitudinal vein long, indistinct, not reaching the wing-border. Hah. — Tasmania (Macquart) ; Gawler, South Australia, Ohs. — I find eight 9’s and one ^ in the Macleay collection labelled Gawler, South Australia, which undoubtedly belong to the species originally described from Tasmania. 188. Dilopiius pictipes, s2j.ii. (PI. xxxix., fig. 8). (J. — Length of antennae O'OiO inch ... 0’25 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0T05 x 0-035 ... 2-67 x 0-88 Size of body 0-120x 0 015 ... 3-04x0 38 Antenrue very short, black, 2- -f- 7-jointed. Head, eyes, and [jaljji black; the former nitidous. Thorax wholly black, vei-y riitidous, with a few pale yellow hairs. Halteres black, the base of the stem testaceous. Abdomen slender, more than twice the length of the thora.x, black, nitidou.s, tolerably clothed with pale yellow hairs ; genitalia hidden. Legs slender, testaceous, the fore coxte and femora brighter than the rest, and the following uniber-brown : — the ajjical half of the first joint and the whole of the remaining four joints of the fore tarsi, the a[)ical half of the intermediate and hind femora and tibiui, and the last throe joints 88 1382 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, of their tarsi. Coxae and femora of the fore-legs longer and stouter than those of the other legs. Fore tibiae spined as in lonyirostris, except that the second row of three spines is as near the apex of the tibiae as the row of two is to the base. All tarsal joints equally slender. Wings about the length of the thorax and abdomen taken together, hyaline j stigma prominent, umber- brown; veins umber-brown, the costal, first two longitudinal veins, and marginal cross-vein rather more distinct than the third and fourth longitudinal veins ; auxiliary vein yellow ; pubescence extremely microscopic, brilliant green and blue reflections. Costal vein extending beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein more than half way from that to the tip of the anterior branch of the third longitudinal fork ; auxiliary vein long, almost invisible towards the tip, joining the costa immediately beyond the tip of the marginal cross-vein ; an almost imperceptible trace of a sub-costal cross- vein situated as in D. lonyirostris ; the space between the auxiliary and costa, yellowish ; first longitudinal vein ! disappearing just before the costa from the marginal cross-vein j enveloped in the stigma, its tip almost opposite but immediately before the tip of the anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal i vein ; base of the marginal cross-vein situated opposite that of the middle cross-vein, the latter scarcely visible (totally absent in some specimens) ; tip of the second longitudinal vein rather nearer the apex of the wing than that of the anterior branch of the fork ; middle cross- vein joining the third longitudinal before the base of the fork ; fifth longitudinal vein long, very pale, not reaching the wing-border. Hub. — Knapsack Grully, Blue Mountains (Masters and Skuse). September. Genus 4. Scatopse, Geoflf. Scatopse, GeoflTroy, Ins. II. 1764, p. 545, Le Scathopse noir; Meig. Syst. Beschr. I. 1818, p. 299 ; Macquart, S. a B. Dipt. I. 1834, p. 181. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1383 “Palpi concealed, of one distinct joint. Antennse cylindrical, 11 -jointed; the last four little distinct from one another. Eyes reniform. Wings large ; one small linear basal cell ; three posterior ; second petiolated.” Ohs. — Scatopse appears to have only one joint in the palpi ; I could not discover another joint by repeated dissection. Meigen and Macquart both set down the number of antennal joints at eleven; in my specimens the total is 2- -j- 8-joints, as follows; — Second basal joint larger than the first, the seven following flagellar joints short, transvei'se, terminal joint the length of three of the seven preceding joints, conical. There are three ocelli arranged in a triangle on the front, and the abdomen is seven- segmented. The larvae of Scatopse swarm in excrements, and in decomposed vegetable and animal matter. The flies are frequently found upon windows, on leaves of plants, in outhouses and privies, &c. About sixty species are known, the greater number being European, and excepting the following described the remainder are American. 189. Scatopse longipexnis, sp.n. (PI. xxxix., fig. 9.) Q. — Length of antennae 0'020 inch ... O' 50 millimHre. Expanse of wings O'lOO x 0'040 ... 2'54xl'01 Size of body O'lOO x 0 020 ... 2'54 x 0'50 Antennae short, about the length of the head, black, densely covered with a very minute pubescence. Head black, with a very short yellow pubescence. Eyes black. Palpi yellow. Thorax black, nitidous, toleralily covered with a very short yellow pubes- cence, a yello\vish spot behind the origin of each wing at the fX)sterior corners ; pleurae black, nitidou.s, vnth a pale yellowish arcuated stripe running towards the fore coxae ; scutellum and metathorax black, nitidous. Halteres yellow, with a few very short hairs. Abdomen black, nitidous, rather densely clothed with 1384 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, very short yellow hairs. Coxae black. Femora, tibiae and tarsi brownish-black, densely covered with very short yellow hairs. Fore coxae and femora considei’ably more dilated than the inter- mediate or hind pairs. All tibiae of equal thickness, the hind pair longest. Wings the length of the entire body, nearly thi-ee times as long as wide, hyaline, yellowish at the root, beautifully iridescent ; costal, first and second longitudinal, and marginal cross- vein yellowish-brown, the rest very pale and indistinct. First longitudinal joining the costa at a point one-third the distance from the base of the latter to the tip of the second longitudinal ; marginal cross-vein extremely short ; costal vein extending slightly beyond the tip of the second longitudinal vein, termi- nating nearer opposite the tip of the posterior branch of the third longitudinal vein than to the tip of the fourth longitudinal vein; base of the fork of the third longitudinal situated about the middle of the wing, the anterior branch with a short indistinct transverse wing-fold issuing from it not far from the base, reaching half-way across the first sub-marginal cell ; fifth longitudinal vein reaching the posterior border much beyond the tip of the first longitudinal vein. Hah. — Sydney (Skuse). October. Ohs. — This species does not appear common, as 1 have only seen a single specimen. It is easily distinguished at once from the following by the length of the costal and second longitudinal veins, and the pale stripe on the pleurae. At first I was inclined to believe this to belong to the cosmopolitan S. notata, but it does not quite agi’ee with the description given by Loew (Linn. Ent. I, 1846, p. 325), though his figure of the wing shows a venation scarcely distinguishable from that presented in the above insect. 190. SCATOPSB FENESTRALIS, Sp.n. (PI. XXXIX., fig. 10, $). (J. — Length of antennae 0-020 inch ... 0-50 millimetre. Expanse of -wings 0-080 x 0*035 ... 2-02 x 0-88 Size of body 0-075 x0-017 ... 1-89 x0-42 BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1385 9- — Length of antennse 0'017 inch ... 0'42 millimetre. Expanse of wings 0'090 x 0'040 ... 2*27 x LOl Size of body 0-080 x 0-020 ... 2-02x0-50 and 9. — Antennte black, with a hoary reflection, densely pubescent, rather thicker in the 9 ; in the ^ the length of the head, longer in the 9. Entire head, eyes, and palpi black. Thorax black, sub-nitidous, densely covered with a very short black pubescence •, pleurae, scutellum and metathorax black. Halteres black. Abdomen black, sub-nitidous, densely clothed with very short black hairs. Coxae, femora and tibiae black, the genua yellowish. Tarsi ochraceous-brown. The coxae and femora more dilated, and the latter shorter than the intermediate and hind pairs. Wings somewhat longer than the body, a little more than twice as long as wide, less in the ^ than the 9> hyaline, with brilliant opaline reflections ; costal, first and second longitudinal, and marginal cross-vein yellowish-brown, the rest very pale and indistinct. First longitudinal vein joining the costa at a point rather more than one-half the distance from the base to the tip of the second longitudinal vein; marginal cross-vein extremely small; costal vein extending almost imperceptibly beyond the tip of the second longitudinal, reaching the middle of the anterior border, and a little before the tip of the fourth longitudinal vein ; base of the fork of the third longitudinal situated about the middle of the wing, the anterior branch without the short transverse wing-fold appearing in *S'. lomjipennis ; fourth longitudinal not reaching the wing border; wing-fold between the third and fourth longitudinal veins forked; fifth longitudinal complete, reaching the posterior border opposite the tip of the first longitudinal vein. Hah. — Apparently generally distributed in N.S. Wales (Masters and Skuse). Throughout the year ; very abundant in September and October. Ohs. — In the spring months it is scarcely possible to find a window without one or two 8j)ecimens, wliile 1 have frequently 1386 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA. seen hundreds swarming on the inside of shop windows in Sydney. One specimen taken by me on May 9th, after being subjected to chloroform and gummed on card, deposited in a quarter of an hour about 250 eggs, almost in one continuous string. The eggs are white, shining, translucent, more than twice as long as wide, rather larger at one end, 0’007 long x 0’003 mm. wide. EXPLANATION OF PLATE. Plate XXXIX. Fig. 1, Wing of Simvlium furiomm, la palpus Fig. 2. 9) Bihio imitator ($)• Fig. 3. Plecia amplijyennis ( ? ). Fig. 4. 99 ,, omaticornis ( enim ( $ ). Fig. 10. 99 ,, fejiestralis ( ? ). FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OP NEW GENERA AND SPECIES. By the Rev. T. Blackburn, B.A. The following notes and descriptions are founded chiefly on several collections made in the Northern Territory of S. Australia ; I have included, however, among them the results of the examina- tion of various Coleoptera from other parts of Australia that have recently come into my hands ; — CARABID^. Hypharpax. H. Deyrollei, Cast. In a note on this species in the Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia, 1887 (p. 190), I drew attention to the anomalous charactei’s of this insect, which seems to be very isolated among the Australian Harjialides, and also expressed a doubt whether I was acquainted with the male. I have recently procured on the sea coast near Adelaide, a male example which I have no doubt is conspecific with the females previously known to me, although its elytra and undersurface are darker in colour than any of them, and its antenn* have a little more tendency to infuscation towards the apex. A study of this specimen has satisfied me that the insect is much nearer to Hypharpax than to any other described genus ; it presents diflerences however that may possibly indicate generic dLstinction, but as the sexual characters of species already attri- buted to Byjiharjxix pre.sent considerable diversity, I prefer for the present to regard II. J)nyrollei, Cast., as a somewhat aberrant 1388 FUETHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, member of that genus. In the example before me the anterior tar.si are moderately dilated (scarcely less strongly than in typical Hypharpax), but the intermediate only very slightly ; the hind femora are not toothed but they are somewhat dilated in a rounded manner at the place where the tooth is when present (it is quite likely that individuals vary in this respect) ] the hind tibiae are strongly curved near the a[jex and their inner edge is moderately crenulate and fringed -with long cilia. Cyclothorax. C. PUNCTIPENNIS, Mcl. This insect is extremely abundant all over South Australia; Mr. Macleay has done me the favour of confirming my identifica- tion of it. It is very close to C. insularis, Motsch., (of which I possess some specimens from New Zealand named by Mr. Bates), but may be distinguished from the latter by its narrower and more depressed form, and its less transverse prothorax, which, moreover, is decidedly smaller in proportion to the elytra, while the rows of punctures on the elytra can scarcely be said to run in striae. Capt. Broun in the “ Manual of New Zealand Coleoptera,” quotes Mr. Bates as stating that it {C. insularis) scarcely differs from the common Australia Anchomenus ambiguus, Er., the only differ- ence observable being its more aeneous colouring. I have not been able to find this statement in any of Mr. Bates’ published memoirs to which I have referred, and possibly it may have been made in a private communication. Moreover, as Capt. Broun uses no inverted commas in his quotation, it seems doubtful whether he makes Mr. Bates responsible for the latter part of the statement. But not even Mr. Bates’ authority (unless it were stated by himself to be founded on a comparison of the original types) could justify the statement. I have no doubt that A. arabigmis, Er., is a Cyclothorax, but Erichsen states it to be an insect with antennae of pitchy colour the base being testaceous (whereas C. inmlo/ris has wholly testaceous antennae, merely a little infuscate beyond the third joint), the elytra subaeneous (the absence of which character, BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1389 according to Capt. Broun’s quotation of Mr. Bates, distinguishes it), the elytra half again as -svide as the prothorax (which they are certainly not in C. insiilaris), and the systematic punctui*es on the elytral interstices placed quite differently (and very peculiarly) from those of C. insularis. But a further question arises whether A. amhiguus, Er., is the same insect as C. piinclipennis. Mad., and this is not so easily answered. The only tangible differences seem to be that the antennae are differently coloured, and the systematic punctures of the elytra diffei-ently placed. In A. amhiguus the position of the latter is described as so peculiar that it might well suggest the idea of abnormality. But the dark antennae of A. amhiguus in a genus represented by many closely allied species, inclines me to the opinion that the identity of ^Ir. Macleay’s species with Erichsen’s wants confirmation, and I think that Mr. Masters has done wisely in retaining the two names, — for the present at any rate. The descriptions of the following new species of C ydothorax, all from South Australia, points to the probability that Cyclothorax is largely represented on the continent. C. OBSOLETUS, sp.nov. Sat convexus ; niger ; antennis, palpis, pedibusque rufis ; pro- thoi-ace fortiter transverso, trans basin fortiter punctulato, lateribus rotundatis, angulis posticis subrotundatis minute subdentifoi- mibus ) el^drorum disco antice subtiliter quinquies punctulato. substriatis, stria quinta parte dimidia posticali obliterate [Long. 2 1, lat. 1 line. The head, antennae, and palpi do not differ noticeably from those of C. punctipennis, Mcl. The pi'othorax is not much narrower than the elytra, and is nearly half again as wide as it is long down the middle, its base and front margin nearly equal, its sides very strongly rounded, the median line faint and abbreviatetl at both ends, the hind angles extremely obtuse but with a faint indication of being dentiform, the depressed basal area strongly, but not closely, punctured all across, a curved row of strong punctures running transversely a little l>ehind the front margin. 1390 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Each elytron bears five rows of fine punctures placed in scarcely impressed striae; of these the 1st stria is fairly well-defined and reaches the apex, but becomes impunctate in its apical half, the second is scarcely traceable to the apex, but its puncturation extends a little further back than that of the 1st, the next two resemble the 2nd, but their puncturation is a little more abbre- viated, the 5th is scarcely defined or punctulate so far as to the middle of the elytron ; under a Coddington lens a few punctures representing a 6th row are barely discernible ; there is a strongly impressed stria a little before the margin bearing some strong punctures in its anterior half and about five large foveae placed at equal distances apart in its posterior third ; the marginal stria is punctured in its anterior third paid. The colour varies somewhat, having a coppery tone in some examples with the middle part of the hind body and the prosternum inclining to red, and in some having the extreme lateral margins of the prothorax reddish. A broader and more convex species than C. punctipennis, Mcl., with the prothorax much wider and more massive, the punctura- tion of the elytra evidently finer, and only five (instead of six) distinct rows of punctures on the same. From C. amhiguus, Er., it is distinguished by the colour of its antennae, the much greater breadth of its prothorax, the two interstitial punctures of the elytra being both on the 3rd interstice, and probably by details of puncturation, but these latter are not indicated in Erichsen’s description. Port Lincoln. C. PORTis, sp.nov. Convexus; ferruginous vel piceo-ferrugineus ; prothorace for titer transverse, trans basin crasse punctulato, lateribus rotundatis postice rectis, angulis posticis acute rectis ; elytris leviter 6- striatis, striis fere ad apicem sat fortiter punctulatis. [Long. 2-2_|, lat. ^ line (vix). The head and its organs scarcely difier from those of the pre- ceding species except in the antennae being shorter and feebler. The prothorax is about half as wide again as it is long down the BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1391 middle, its base evidently narrower than its front margin, its sides strongly rounded from the front nearly to the base, where they become quite straight and parallel, the median line faint and abbreviated at both ends, the hind angles sharply rectangular, the depressed basal area very coarsely (but not closely) punctured and longitudinally strigose, a strong unpunctured curved furrow running transversely a little behind the front margin. The sculpture of the elytra is very similar to that of G. ohsoletus, except that there are six distinct (though lightly impressed) discal striae on each, which are more strongly punctured, the punctures extending nearly to the apex except in the 6th stria in which they cease (or at least become very obscure) a little behind the middle, and that a 7th stria is faintly traceable like the 6th in G. ohsoletus. A considerably shorter insect than G. punctipennis and ohsoletus, more strongly convex than either, and with the sides more rounded, the antennae feebler and the thorax quite differently shaped. There is a slightly noticeable development of the apical external spine of the anterior tibiae. Near Port Lincoln ; also on Yorke’s Peninsula. C. CINCTIPENNIS, Sp.nOV. Convexus ; piceo-rufescens; elytris piceis, marginibus lateralibus (late) et sutura postice (anguste) testaceis ; antennis palpis pedi- busque testaceis ; prothorace fortiter transverse, trans basin sat fortiter punctulato, lateribus rotundatis, angulis posticis subro- tundatis minute subdentiformibus ; elytroruin disco antice fortius 5 punctulato-substriatis, tibiis anticis apice externa sat fortiter dilatatks. [Long. 2|, lat. I J lines. A very robust species, more convex than G. ohsoletus, with the anterior angles of the elytra considerably more prominent and the sides much more decidedly rounded ; there is very little difference in the head and prothorax except that the latter is somewhat wider in front, and the sculpture of the elytra scarcely differs except in that the punctures in the stria) are larger and stronger, are placed at wider intervals in the rows and scarcely exist behind the front half of the elytra. The evident sub-dentiform external prominence 1392 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, at the apex of the front tibiie might almost suggest generic distinc- tion were it not that a similar character is feebly displayed in C. /ortis, which seems to be quite a typical Cycloihorax otherwise. A single example in flood refuse on the banks of the Torrens. C. Peryphoides, sp.nov. IMinus convexus ; niger ; antennis palpisque rufescentibus ; pedibus in parte ferrugineis ; prothorace vix transverse, trans basin punctulato baud depresso, lateribus rotundatis postice rectis, angulis posticis acute obtusis ; elytris vix striatis, 6-seriatim punc- tulatis, puncturis postice obliteratis. [Long. 2f, lat. 1 line. The head is somewhat narrower and more elongate than that of C. obsoletus, the antennae and palpi as in that species. The pro- thorax is not much more than half as wide as the elytra, its length and width nearly equal, its base and front margin of nearly equal width, the sides very strongly rounded but becoming straight just before the base where it is sharply angled, but the sides of the base being somewhat oblique the angles are slightly obtuse ; the median line is fairly marked but much abbi’eviated at both ends ; the basal area is not depressed (as it is in all the preceding) but is similarly jmnctured, the punctures being considerably larger and more lightly impressed than in C. obsoletus ; a strong unpunctured furrow runs transversely in a curve a little behind the front margin. On the elytra, the sutural stria is well-marked and attains the apex and is punctured in its anterior half ; it can scarcely be said that there are any more strim, but outside the sutural one there are five rows of punctures very similar to those of C. cinctipennis, and near the lateral margin the sculpture scarcely diflfers from the same in C. obsoletus ; the apical third part of the disc is perfectly Isevigate ; as in all the preceding species of Cyclothorax, the abbreviated scutellar stria is indicated by a short row of punctures between the suture and the sutural stria. In my example the legs are black, except the following parts which are reddish — the anterior and intermediate coxae and the under- side of the corresponding femora, the extreme base of the hind femora and of all the tibiae, and all the trochanters and tarsi. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1393 In general appearance very much like a Peryi^hus. Differs from all the species of Cycloihorax described above in having the punctured basal area of the prothorax on the general level of the segment instead of being depressed. Woodville, near Adelaide ; a single specimen. DYTISCID^. Cybister. C. GRANULATUS, Blackb. Since the publication of my description of this insect I have seen a short series of both sexes. The peculiar sculptiu’e of the elytra (which suggested the name) does not appear to be sexual, being quite as strong in the male as in the female, but it varies in both sexes, — some specimens showing it only feebly, — but it is always traceable. In the male the anterior tarsi are strongly transverse, the basal three joints together being considerably shorter than their width ; there is very little sexual pubescence on the intermediate tai’si, and the claws are rather strongly unequal. LAMELLICORNES. Bolboceras. B. Sloanei, sp.nov. Castaneum ; nitidum ; prothorace latera versus creberrime sub- tiliter rugulose, postice utrinque prope medium crebre crasse rugulose, in medio duplo (sparsius subtilissime et sparsim suli lineatirn crasse), punctulato ; elytris punctulato-striatis ; striis suturarn versus leviter, marginem lateralem versus fortiter, impressis ; pygidio crebre subtilius punctulato, dense hirsute ; til.uis anticis externe 6-dentatis, dente basali parvo. [Long. 10-11, lat. G^-7 lines. Maris capite cornu perlongo leviter recurve (exemplo typico prothoraci longitudine fere uiquali) instructo ; prothorace in medio fere ad basin late retuso ; parte retusa pernitida sparsim sul»- tilissirne pimctulata, utrin([ue in medio coruuta, postice curvatim antice rotundatim utrinque profunde excavata. 1394 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Feminse capite bituberculato ; prothorace antice ad medium retuso, parte retusa (antice excepta) elevato-marginata. The transverse carina at the base of the frontal horn of the male in front ( i.e. the clypeal suture) is angulated in the middle, the horn itself being closely and rather finely rugose and simply (but not sharply) pointed at the apex and thinly clothed in its lower half with long fine hairs. The prothorax of the male is difficult to describe owing to the complexity of its sculpture 3 the lateral declivity (on either side) is very closely and rugosely punctured, finely in its lateral half, very coarsely in its middle half ; this system of puncturation is continued narrowly and obscurely across the base and renders the portion of the surface where it prevails somewhat opaque ; the whole of the remainder of the segment is extremely nitid, bears a system of very fine and very sparse puncturation, and forms (regarded as a whole) a great declivity, the surface of which is uneven in the following manner j its middle part (which is sulcate from the base half-way to the apex and bears a few large punctures) does not begin to be decli- vous close to the base, but runs forward a little distance as a fiattened ridge on either side of which the declivity commences almost from the base itself, but in such fashion that its hinder edge here forms a curve on either side neaidy touching the base in its middle, on its inner side margining the central non-declivous ridge (already mentioned), and externally forming a limit of the outside rugosely punctate surface, and then forming the hinder outline of a strong compressed horn which rises (on either side of the central declivity) about half-way between the base and apex of the prothorax, its height above the surface being about one- third that of the frontal horn ; in front of each of the prothoracic horns the surface of the nitid declivity is disturbed (and its area extended laterally) by a deep round impression ; the width of the space between the horns is considerably wider than the distance between the external base of either horn and the margin of the prothorax ; the horns are inclined forward and upward. . In the female the clypeus is strongly declivous its hinder edge forming a strong carina (most elevated in the middle) ; — from each BY THE REV. T, BLACKBURN. 1395 ■end of the middle highly elevated part a strong carina runs obliquely towards the eye rising into a kind of tubercle at its apex where it is met by another carina given off from the extreme end of the carina that forms the hind margin of the clypeus ; the back part of the head is elevated in a bifid tubercle. The prothorax is strongly declivous in its anterior part, the margin of the hinder part of the declivous space being prominent and conspicuous. Mulwala, N.S. Wales; taken by Mr. Sloane, who has gener- ously presented me with specimens of this and other interesting novelties. B. CHELYUM, Sp.nOV. Colore variabile, piceura vel piceo-ferrugineum (nonnullis ex- emplis elytris scutelloque laete ferrugineis) ; prothorace postice, ad latera crasse rugulose, in medio subtiliter, punctulato ; post medium carina forti transversa (marginem lateralem hand attin- gente) instructo ; scutello confertim subtilius punctulato ; elytris sat fortiter punctulato-striatis ; pygidio crebre fortius punctulato, dense hirsute ; tibiis anticis externe 7-dentatis, dente basali minute vel obsolete. [Long. 7-7|^, lat. 4-4-|- lines. Maris fronte antice cornu conico brevi (exemplo typico clypeo lon- gitudine aequali) antice paulo inclinato, postice utrinque tuberculis acutis binis instructa ; prothorace antice subperpendiculari, nitido, pi'ofunde sat anguste longitudinaliter excavato, excavationis lateribus utrinque in cornu acute, capite vix breviori, productis. Feminje fronte antice bituberculata, postice tuberculis 6 trans- versim positis instructa ; prothorace antice subperpendiculari, sat nitido, longitudinaliter leviter excavato, excavationis lateribus utrinque tuberculo conico instructis. The long head horizontally projecting from the bottom of the almost perpendicular front face of the prothorax is very tortoise- like. The surface of the excavated part of the prothorax is almost lievigate in the male ; in the female it is punctured rather more strongly but much more sparingly than the middle jairt of the di.se behind the transverse carina, its puncturation consisting of largo 1396 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, and small punctures intermingled. The prothoracic horns in the male spring from the sides of the excavation a little below the middle of their length and are directed almost straight forward. This species resembles B. laticorne, Mad. The male may be distinguished inter alia by the single horn in the middle of the front of its head, the nari’ower and deeper excavation of its prothorax, and the much longer prothoracic horns which are'pointed at the apex ; the female differs in its clypeus less perpendicular, in the row of 6 tubercles (of which the point of the ocular canthus forms the external one on either side) being placed much more nearly in a transverse line, and in the declivous front part of the prothorax being more perpendicular and more sharply defined. Mulwala, N.S. Wales ; taken by Mr. Sloane. M.ECHIDIUS. M. SINUATICEPS, sp.nov. Nigro-piceus ; minus nitidus ; minus convexus : sat parallelus ; capite antice leviter bisinuato, lateribus obliquis fortiter bisinuatis ; prothorace foi’titer transverse crebre rngulose punctulato, trans- versim rugate, lateribus crenulatis sat fortiter arcuatis angulis omnibus acutis ; elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis alternis leviter convexis ; unguibus simplicibus. [Long. 5-| (vix), lat. 2|^ lines. The peculiar shape of the head seems to distinguish this insect fi’om all others of the genus. The front margin is widely and very gently emarginate, but the emargination is distinctly (though gently) bisinuate. The sides of the clypeus are strongly bisinuate but in such fashion (their obliquity in front being comparatively slight) that the appearance of the clypeus bears a rough resemblance to that of a female Liparetrus of Mr. Macleay’s first section (e. g. L. plmnicopterus, Germ.). The prothorax is not quite twice as wide as it is long down the middle ; its sides are gently arched to behind the middle (where the segment is at its widest) and thence nearly straight (not at all .sinuate) to the base ; the front angles are decidedly, the hind very strongly, acute ; the front BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1397 margin is sti’ongly emarginate, the base strongly bisinuate. Com- pared with the common 31. sordiclus, Boisd., the puncturation of the head is closer and not so strong, and that of the prothoras much better defined and running in transverse or oblique series so that the intervals appear as a system of transverse and oblique wrinkles. The sculpture of the elytra bears much resemblance to the same in 31. sordidus. The setse over the whole surface (at all events in the specimen before me) are not at all conspicuous. The anterior tibiae bear three rather large very blunt external teeth. The underside is shining and coarsely and deeply punctured. Northern Territory of South Australia. Liparetrus. L. L^TicuLus, sp.nov. Ovatus ; nitidus ; niger, antennis palpis pedibus et elytris (in parte) testaceis, pygidio rufescenti ; clypeo antice truncato- lateribus obliquis ; capite crebre rugnlose, prothorace sparsim fortiter, elytris minus fortiter lineatim, propygidio (hoc per, magno) subtilius sat crebre, pygidio crebre foi’titer, punctulatis ; tibiis anticis externe bidentatis, antice in longo processu curvato productis ; tarsorum posticorum articulo primo secundo duplo longiore; antennis 9-articulatis. [Long. 1| lines. An extremely distinct species not falling very naturally into any of Mr. Macleay’s sections of the genus. Its clypeus beais much resemblance to that of L. basalis and its allies, but it has 9- jointed antennse. The elytra are short scarcely reaching half-way from the base of the prothorax to the apex of the pygidium ; they have no trace of geminate striae and their sculpture consists of nearly regular rows of punctures; the te.staceous colour occupies the whole surface except the base suture and lateral margins. The propygidium (in one se.x at any rate) is enormous. The head, pro- thorax (except on the lateral m.argins) and elytra are glal)rous, the propygidium, pygidium and underside sparingly furnished with rather short hairs. The two external teeth on the anterior tibim are small (the upper smallest) and sharp, the ajiical [»art of the 89 1398 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, limb being produced almost in a spine curved outwards at the apex. Probably the other sex has the anterior tibiae differently toothed, the elytra longei’, and perhaps the pygidium and propy- gidium differently punctured. A single specimen, sent by Mr. Rothe of Sedan. L. suAVis, sp.nov. Ovatus ; minus nitidus ; hirsutus ] niger ; pedibus et antennis in parte, palpis et elyti’is omnino, testaceis ; clypeo antice sub- truucato ; capite crebre rugulose, prothorace vix evidentei’, elytris crasse leviter, pygidio fortiter sat crebre, punctulatis ; propygidio granulate ; tibiis anticis (1 alterutrius sexus solum) externe fortiter bidentatis ; tarsis posticis gracillimis, articulo prime secundo vix longiori ; antennis 9-articulatis. lines. This species belongs to the same sub-section of the genus as Z. discipennis, Guer., differing however from nearly all the other members thereof in having the elytra entirely testaceous with (at the most) a little infuscation round the scutellum. The head behind the clypeus is quite evenly convex ; the anterior tibiie are strongly bidentate externally ; the hind tarsi are extremely short and slender, their basal two joints equal to each other in length. In other respects resembling L. discipennis. Murray Bridge, &c. ; in my collection, and in the South Austra- lian Museum. L. MYSTicus, sp.nov. Ovatus ; nitidus ; supra glaber, subtus sparsim breviter pilosus ; ferrugineus capite (clypeo excepto) infuscato ; clypeo antice rotundato-truncato vix emarginato, capite crebre subrugulose sat crasse, prothorace (huic lateribus ampliato-rotundatis) leviter sat crasse minus crebre, elytris sparsius irregulariter (striis geminatis nihilominus sat regulariter), pygidio propygidioque crebx-ius sat fortiter, punctulatis ; tibiis anticis (? alterutrius sexus solum) externe 3-dentatis, dente primo minuto ; tarsis posticis gracilibus, articulo primo secundo parum longiori 3 antennis 7- articulatis. [Long. 2^ lines. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1399 This insect has entirely the facies of an ordinary Liparetrus, but presents some structural peculiarities which might almost warrant the bestowal on it of a new generic name. Its antennse having only seven joints will distinguish it specifically from all its hitherto described congeners, but the number of joints in the antennfe cannot be considered a generic character in the Austra- lian Heteronycidce ; the form of the anterior tibise (with the apical two external teeth very large and sharp, and a very small one above) and the very slight pilosity, are also exceptional. The distance from the apex of the elytra is very little less to the apex of the pygidium than to the base of the prothorax, so that a large piece of the propygidium is exposed, which (as also the pygidium) has no trace of a keel. The geminate stride of the elytra are fairly well-defined ; the puncturation of the interstices similar to that in the geminate striaj, but not quite evenly dispersed. The prothorax is slightly more than twice as wide as its length down the middle, its base very little wider than its front, its sides very strongly and suddenly dilated and rounded in the middle, its hind angles quite rounded off, its disc distinctly channelled. Taken by Mr. J. G. O. Tepper, at Monarto. COLYMBOMORPHA. There does not appear to me to be any sufficient reason for reject- ing this name (as Mr. Masters has done in liis Cat.). The structure of the claws and of the mesosternal process is very different from the same in Calonola. I can now add the information that the sexual characters are quite distinctive; I received, some time ago, a short series collected in Western Australia by E. INIeyrick, Esq., in which I find a single male (unknown to previous writers so far as I can ascertain). It has the antennal club very much longer than that of the female, and five-jointed. Dasygnatiius. The species of this genus are very similar in appearance inter se, and unfortunately their published descriiitions are not particularly 1400 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, good, in no case I think instituting a comparison between one species and another. D. Couloni, Burm., ought certainly to be removed from the genus, and I propose for it the generic name Adoryphorus. As I possess but a single example I am not in a position, by dissection, to expose the generic characters fully, but the character mentioned by Drs. Lacordaire and Burmeister, — the atrophy of the upper lobe of the maxilla — together A\dth its small size and peculiar facies, render it an obvious error to continue calling it a Dasygnathus. According to all the hitherto published descriptions of the genus the upper lobe of the maxillae is devoid of teeth. I have recently dissected a considerable number of specimens appertaining to it and find that very few of them have this lobe toothless. Up to the present time three Australian species that appear to be rightly placed in Dasygnathus have been described, viz., D. Dejeani 9, W. S. Macleay, Australis Boisd., JIastersi, & Q) Mad. The original type of the first of these is in the collection of the Hon. W. Macleay, alongside which (Mr. Macleay tells me) is a male Dasygnathus placed there (I understand) by the original describer. hlr. Macleay has furnished me with a careful description of both these specimens and has given me a male which he has compared with the male just mentioned and found to be identical ; he has also favoured me with a detailed description of a male and female Dasygnathus in the cabinet of Mr. W. S. iNIacleay labelled D. Australis. With these materials before me, and also an assem- blage of specimens of the genus from various collections, I have prepared the following notes and desci’iptions of new species. The specimens standing in Mr. Macleay’s collection as Dejeani and Australis must be regarded as representing those species coi’rectly. The following descriptions of them are compiled (except that of ^ Dtgeani and 9 Australis) from Mr. Macleay’s notes. Dasygnathus Dejeani, W. S. iNIacl. (J. Blackish-pitchy, shining; the underside of a somewhat ferru- ginous tone and rather densely clothed with longish ferruginous BY THE REV, T. BLACKBURN. 1401 hairs except on the ventral segments where these hairs are con- centrated in transverse lines (2 each on the basal 2 segments, 1 each on the rest) ; form very robust and gradually dilating almost uniformly from the front to near the apex of the elytra • clypeus (with a very strong nearly erect reflexed margin) much narrowed from base to apex, the front angles quite rounded off, the outline of the sides and front gently convex. The forehead bears a very stout recurved horn which is rather strongly punctulate to near the apex ; the head behind the horn is impunctate or nearly so. The pro- thorax is just half again as wide as it is long down the middle, and its base is just twice the width of its front ; the anterior angles are well-produced but rounded at the apex, the hind angles obtuse, the sides gently arched and not at all sinuate behind the middle ; the anterior retuse portion extends backward to about the middle of the segment, and neai’ly reaches the rugose lateral fovea on either side, its hinder margin being strongly bi-tuberculate (the two tubercles rather near to each other), and its surface very nitid and punctured on the sides uniformly with the rest of the prothorax, on the middle space moi'e closely and confusedly (especially in front where the sculpture is close and rugose) ; the rugose fovea on either side short (not much longer than wide! ; the furrow Avithin the lateral mai-gin is rugose, wide and deep ; that within the anterior margin is very obscure in the middle and runs nearly parallel to the anterior edge so that the space in front of it is not much wider towards tlie middle than close to its ends j the pro- thorax is not margined along its base which is broadly but not deeply lobed in the middle with a foveate emargination on either side. The elytra are at their widest considerably behind the middle where their combined width is quite of their length down the suture ; they are a little more than twice as long, and (together) about a quarter again as wide, as the i)rothorax ; each of them bears on the disc six well-defined punctulate strite, of which the first (clo.se to the suture) attains the apex, the 2nd fails in the ajncal fifth part, the rest are obsolete in about the apical third p irt ; the interstices among these slrioi are gently convex and are impunctate except the front part of the interstices between the 1402 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 1st and second and between the 5th and 6th w’here there is more or less puncturation ; the space outside and behind the punctulate striate area is rather finely and confusedly punctulate, and there are two fairly defined punctulate striae immediately before the lateral margin. The pygidium is densely punctulate and clothed with long erect hairs at the base and sides while the hind part of its middle space is glabrous and much more sparsely punctulate. The anterior tibiae are strongly and sharply tridentate on their external margin. The mentum is extremely rugulose, longitu- dinally concave behind and without lateral tubercles. [Long. 11, lat. 6 lines. The female (Mr. Macleay writes) has the head rugosely punc- tulate, narrowed a little in front of the eyes, recurved at the apex, with the anterior angles rounded • the thorax wider than long, convex, apex moderately emarginate with a marginal fold which thickens into a small triangular extension in the middle on the median line, the sides rounded and more broadly margined than the apex with strong punctures in the marginal groove, the apical angles slightly advanced, obtuse, the posterior somewhat rounded, the base rather wider than the apex, broadly but not deeply lobed in the middle with a foveate emargination on each side of it, the surface smooth and very minutely and thinly punctate ; scutellum semi-circular, a little depressed and punctate on the base ; elytra scarcely wider than the thorax and nearly twice the length, almost truncate at the base, scarcely widened behind and broadly rounded at the apex. The remainder of the description is similar to what I have written above concerning the male. [Long. lOJ, lat. 5 lines. D. Australis, Boisd. Head nearly smooth, the clypeus somewhat squarely recurved, the frontal horn large and grooved in front the * The groove on the front of the horn is not a reliable specific character : I find it present in some, and absent in other examples of the same species. T.B. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1403 excavation in front of the thorax smaller and more circum- scribed than in Dejean% rugosely and finely punctate along its median line, and surmounted by a transverse ridge which scarcely shows any protuberances ; the rugose furrow near the side deeply marked and quite one-third the length of the thorax ; the scutellum transverse, depressed, and punctate in the middle ; the sculpture of the elytra much as usual in the genus, but certainly smoother and more distinctly striate than in the female, and more rugose at the apex ; the pygidium less pointed and more finely punctate thaA in the female, and not hirsute.'^ [Long. 13, lat. 7 lines. The following is a description of the female taken from a specimen in my own collection ; — Reddish-pitchy, the head and prothorax darker, the underside clothed as in D, Dejeani ; form extremely robust, moderately dilated hindward j clypeus broadly rounded with a strong nearly erect reflexed margin ; the head evenly and rather closely rugulose, with the clypeal suture very little indicated except at its middle, which is marked by a small well-defined tubercle. The pro thorax is again as wide as its length down the middle, and its base is decidedly more than twice as wide as its front ; the anterior angles are rather strongly produced and somewhat sharp, the hind angles quite rounded olf, the sides diverging some- what straighbly from the front to near the middle, and then gently arched (without any sinuation) to the base, which is rather strongly lobed in the middle, is finely margined except in its middle half, and has an obscure foveate emargination on either side ; its surface is finely ^nd thinlv (most finely and thinly in the middle of the disc) punctulate ; the furrow within the lateral margins deep, wide, and rugose, that within the front margin fine and nearly parallel with the front almost to the middle where it is suddenly produced backward, so that the space in front of it appears as a narrow strip abruptly and triangularly produced back- ward at its middle (the apex of the triangular process being * I suspect this absence of hairs may be due to abrasion. T.B. 1404 FURTHER NOTES OX AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, distant from the front of the prothorax nearly as far as the length of the antennal club) ; there is a slight longitudinal concavity in which the puncturation of the surface is at its strongest occu- pying the extreme front of the disc, a small slight indication (on either side) of what in the male is the lateral fovea, and an oblique impressed line on either side a little within the posterior angle (this latter is possibly an indh-idual aberration). The elytra together are very nearly as wide as their length down the suture, and are (behind the middle) a quarter again as wide as, but in length not quite twice, the prothorax; their sculpture is very much as in D. Dejeani, but the second, third, fourth, and fifth striffi show a tendency to run in pairs. The pygidium is much like that of D. Dyeani, but a little more pointed at the apex. The external margin of the anterior tibiae is cut into three very Vdunt teeth. X.B. — Mr. Macleay informs me that the ticket on his D. A ustralis ^ gives ScaraboMS JvJ>a, Kirby,” as a synonym, but I hardly think it can be so. The only known Australian genus presenting the cephalic and prothoracic characters ascribed to S. Juha is Corynophyllv^ (C. raelas, Fairm., agrees veiy well in these respects) ; but the known species are much too small, and it is improbdVjle that Kirby could have omitted reference to the antennae if his insect had been a Corynophyllv^. S. Juha should he, I think, omitted from the AustraKan catalogue ; or, better still, relegated to an apj>endix. D. TRITUBERCULATUS, Sp.nov. Robustus, [X)stice dilatatus ; nitidus ; brunneo-piceus, capite prothoraceque obscurioribus ; subtus f ulvo-hirsutus ; clypeo antice truncate vel obsolete emarginato, angulis rotundato-obtusis, margine reflexo minus erecto; capite postice prothoraceque sparsim subtiliter punctulatis ; hoc leviter transverse, Vjasi (lobo mediano excepto) evidenter marginato ; scutello fortiter tramverso postice obtuso ; elytris punctulato-striatis, latera apjicemque versus confuse punctulatis, striis postice et ad latera ol>soletis. [Long. 12-12J, lat. 7 lines (vix). BY THE REV. T, BLACKBURN'. 1405 Maris f route eomu valido recurvo punctulato instructa ; pro- thorace antice excavatione sat parva (hac postice trituberculata, tuberculo intermedio minuto) instmcto. Segmento apicali ventrali ut B. majoris. Feniinse clypeo postice laminatim triaugulariter producto, parte producta super fi'ontem incHuata ; segmento apicali ventrali utrinque punctis setiferis nonnuUis insti’ucto. The protborax is a quarter again as wide as long down the middle, and evidently (but not much) less than twice as wide at the base as in front. The male differs from that of D. Dejeani as follows ; the head is larger, the clypeus broader in front and truncate, or even very slightly emarginate all across, with its angles, though obtuse, not rounded off, and its sides slightly concave in outline, its reflexed margin not quite so erect. The prothorax is less emarginate in front, and is much less trans- verse, the furrow within the anterior margin considerably further back and very much stronger leartng a wide space in front of it, the anterior concarity veiy much smaller, not reaching back half- way to the base, and occupying (transversely) much less than the middle third of the segment, its concave surface almost impunc- tate except close to the front margin where it is only thinly ]»unctulatc and not at all rugose ; the prominent hind margin of the concavity is proportionally wider than in Dejeani, and has a small tubercle in the middle ; the hind margin of the prothorax is rather strongly margined except in the middle. The sculpture of the elytra is on the same plan, but is altogether feebler and less defined. In the female the clypeus resembles that of the male in its shape anteriorly, but its surface is closely rugose, and its hind margin consists of two lines running obliquely backward and meeting in the centre in an olffuse angle, the hinder part presenting the api»earauce of a triangular lamina laid back (not quite flatly) on the surface of the head, the apex of the triangle being the part least closely applied to the head. On the prothorax the furrow within the anterior margin is as in the male except that it is 1406 - FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, continuous all across and in the middle is strongly and angularly produced backward in such fashion that the strip in front of it is narrow close to the anterior angles and dilates gi-adually towards the middle, but at the middle is suddenly and triangularly pro- duced backward, till the apex of the tiiangle reaches back to a fifth of the length of the prothorax ; there is a small punctulate fovea near the lateral margin on either side about half-way between the base and apex. The elytra resemble those of the male except that the sculpture is altogether stronger. The anterior tibiae are strongly and sharply tridentate on their external edge as in the male. The mentum in both sexes is very rugose and hirsute, and strongly sulcate down the middle nearly to the front ; in the male it is moderately tuberculate on either side. The upi>er lobe of the maxillae is strongly dentate. I ha^ e seen specimens from both X. S. Wales and Victoria. D. MAJOR, sp.nov. (J. Supra piceo-niger subtus fuscus fulvo-hirtus ; sat nitidus ■ clypeo antice reflexo truncato, margine minus erecto ; fronte cornu valido fortiter recurvo instructo ; prothoi-ace leviter trans- verso, (pai-te dimidia antica retu.sa postice fortiter bituberculata in medio longitudinaliter carinata, parte postica valde elevato- convexa supra depres.sa), inter partem retu.sam et marginem lateralem fovea profunda rugosa longitudinali in.structo, mox intra marginem sulcalo rugoso, sparsissime tenuissime puiictulato, margine antico flavo-ciliato fortiter trisinuato; antice post mar- ginem utrinque profunde sinuatim sulcato, margine basali integro ; elytris sat fortiter punctulato-striatis, postice vix dilatatis, inter- stitiis nonnullis punctulatis ; pygidio crebre (apicem versus minus crebre) subtQiter punctulatis ; tibiis anticis obtuse tridentatis ; segmento ventrali apicali apice fortiter arcuatim emarginato ; mento utrinque fortiter tuberculato. [Long. 13^15, lat. 7^8 lines. $. (1 huj. spec.). Clypeo antice angustato minus reflexo rotundato- truncato, sutura clypeali carinata, in medio in tuberculo postice BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1407 inclinatx) elevata ; prothorace baud impresso, margine basali in medio interrupto, margine anteriori late (in medio triangulariter) dilatato, prope angulos anticos fovea rotundata instructo ; tibiis anticis obtusissime bidentatis ; segmento ventrali apicali baud emarginato, sparsim punctulato, punctis breviter setiferis. [Long. 13^, lat. 7 lines (vix). The horn of the male is very stout and strongly recurved, equal in length (on its front face) to the distance from the base of the prothoracic excavation to the front of the prothorax. The pro- thorax is about a quarter again as wide as long and somewhat less than twice as wide at its base as in front ; its sides diverge very strongly for a short distance from the front and then are evenly and slightly arched to the base, the segment thus having a very quadrate appearance. On the elytra, the sutural stria reaches the apex ; then comes a space bearing some strong punctures, irregu- larly placed, in front ; then two punctured strife nearly reaching the apex followed by another two much abbre\dated ; the inter- stices among all four punctureless or nearly so ; between these strife and the margin the elytra are scarcely striated but are finely punctulate, the punctures tending to run in rows, especially near the margin. The sinuous fovea on either side behind the front margin of the prothorax appears to be a narrowed and deepened continuation of the strong furrow that runs close wdthin the lateral margin ; it tends gradually away from the front margin and ceases abruptly about half-way to the central line of the prothorax. The carina running along the centre of the retuse part of the prothorax is feeble in front but becomes stronger behind, its hind apex being raised almost like a third tubercle. The large smooth round tubercle on either side of the mentum is a striking character. The superior lobe of the maxillae has a strong tooth at the aj>ex, and 3 or 4 smaller ones below. The female which I have doubtfully connected with D. major^ resembles it in its massive, yet moderately elongate form, scarcely dilated behind, — and in the sculpture of its elytra, — but the pro- thorax is less quadrate, and the front tibiaj furnished externally with only two (and those almost shapeless) teeth are very puzzling. 1408 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, The sinuous fovea on the front of the prothorax is very similar to that of the male, but is continuous to the centre line where it is rather sharply angulated, the part in front of the furrow resembling in form a hood turned back quite across the front of the prothorax, extending back half a line in the middle, its centre part but little triangularly produced. There are no smooth tubercles on the mentum, but it is strongly convex with its posterior two-thirds deeply and widely sulcate in the middle. The male was sent to me by Mr. Sloane, and was taken near Melbourne. The female is, I believe, from X. S. Wales. Occurs also near Adelaide. N.B. — A specimen (13| lines) in the South Australian Museum, which 1 consider a variety of this insect, may possibly prove to represent a closely allied s[>ecies ; it has the clypeus narrower and slightly emarginate in front, and the prothorax le.ss elevated behind with the lateral furrow continued from the sides all across the base (immediately within the margin as on the .sides). It has the same elongate parallel form as my tyi>e of Z>. major. Differs from Dejeani and AuMralis in the strongly dentate superior lobe of its maxillae, and in the slightly elevated smooth linear keel that runs do"«Ti the retuse ])oi-tion of the prothorax in the male. The size of the prothoracic excavation varies somewhat but in all the examples I have seen it is exceptionally large. Both sexes differ from the two just named and from tritviberculatus in their more parallel form, not dilated posteriorly ; the male differs from that of trittihercidatus by the presence of the keel on the prothoracic excavation, and the female differs from that of Aus- tralis by the sculpture of the head and clypeus, and by the different foveation of the prothorax. D. RECTicoRNis, sp.nov. Minus robustus, jxistice baud dilatatus ; nitidus ; bninneus vel rufo-brunneus, capite prothoraceque obscurioribus ; subtus fulvo- hirsutus ; clypeo antice truncate, angulis rotundato-obtusis, margine reflexo minus erecto ; prothorace leviter transverse basi (lobo mediano excepto) evidenter marginato, sparsim subtiliter BY THE EEV. T. BLACKBURN'. 1409 pimctulato ; scutello subelongato postice subacuminato ; elytris punctulato-striatis, latera apicemque versus confuse punctulatis, striis postice et ad latera obsoletis. [Long. 12, lat. 6^ lines. !Maris fronte cornu erecto sat gracili subtiliter punctulato ’ instructa ; prothorace ut B. trituber culati. Femina ut D. trituhercvJati. Less robust in appearance tban most of its congeners, and not dilated behind the middle of the elytra ; apart from this difference of form, and the totally different shape of the frontal horn in the male, I do not see any good character to distinguish this species from D. trituhercvJatus. The female before me has two round fovese on either side of the prothorax some distance within the lateral margin — one near the front, the other behind the middle — but it is doubtful whether this can be relied on as a constant character. The mentum of the male is smoothly tuberculate on either side, the cavity between the tubercles very deep and narrow (almost as in D. major) ; that of the female is veiy rugose and extremely deeply and widely convex almost from the apex. The superior lolje of the maxillie is strongly dentate. Taken by Mr. Sloane at Mulwala, X. S. Wales. D. iSERMis, sp.nov. (J. Sat elongatus, postice dilatatus ; rufo-piceus ; sat nitidus ; clypeo antice subelevato-emarginato ; sutura clypeali sat elevata in medio laminatim angulatim elevata ; prothorace leviter trans- verse, antice leviter impresso, spatio concavo postice vix bitul>er- culato, raargine antico trisinuato, ad latera mo.x intra marginem sulcato-rugoso, antice post marginem anticam transversim sin- uato-sulcato, (sulco in medio fortiter triangulariter retroducto), utrinque latera versus longitudinaliter rugo.sc-foveato, basi marginato ; elytris pygidioque ut D. majoris sculpturatis ; 1410 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, tibiis anticis exteme fortiter acute tridentatis ; segmento ventrali apicali apice sat fortiter arcuatim emarginato 3 mento leviter convexo in medio leviter concave. [Long. 11, lat. 6 lines (vix). • 9 latet. The absence of a frontal horn in the male at once distinguishes this species. The clypeus is shaped as in the females of the preceding three species, having its hinder margin formed of two oblique lines meeting in the middle in a sharp angle, the whole of this hind margin being laid back (as it were) on the surface of the hinder part of the head and being a little turned up to form the clypeal suture ; it is however more elevated (especially in the middle) than in any female known to me. The sulcus behind the anterior margin of the prothorax resembles that in the female of D. affinis, but is produced backward much more strongly in the middle, running down within the frontal impression on either side to its base (very little in front of the middle of the segment), where the two sides meet in a sharp angle. The prothorax is about a third again as wide as its length down the middle ; the whole segment, however, being smaller in proportion to the elytra than in any of the preceding species. There is a single specimen in the South Australian Museum. D. Masters:, Mad. I have not seen a specimen of this insect, which is evidently very distinct from all its described congeners through the retuse portion of the prothorax in the male having a lateral protuber- ance on either side. The above species appear to be perfectly distinct and separated by reliable characters. I have specimens before me which I believe to represent several other species, but they are closely allied to one or other of the preceding, and I am not sure without examining more specimens that their distinctive characters can be relied on. I find that in Dasygnathm, as in many other genera BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1411 with strong sexual characters, these are liable to vary in their development. I have, in the case of each species, selected a well- developed male for description, but I have seen males of almost every one in which the characters are much enfeebled, — the tuber- cles on the mentum, and the size of the prothoracic excavation being particularly liable to variation. In many specimens the frontal horn is longitudinally concave on its anterior face, but this does not appear to be specific. The sculpture of the elytra is on the same plan (as described in the case of D. Dejeani) in all the species of Dasygnathus known to me, but varies in intensity so much within the limits of a single species that it would be misleading to characterise it particularly. The following table will show the distinctive characters of the species : — A. Sides of the prothoracic excavation in the male devoid of lateral protuberances. B. Elytra conspicuously dilated to considerably behind the middle. C. Male with a recurved frontal horn. D. The prothoracic excavation more or less bitubercu- late behind. E. The prothoracic excavation rugosely and finely punctulate down the middle line (female with an anterior prothoracic impresssion) Australis. EE. The prothoracic excavation with the median line unmarked Dejeani. DD. The prothoracic excavation tritu- berculate behind trituberculatus. CC. Male devoid of a frontal horn inermis. BB. Elytra not dilated behind the middle... C. Frontal horn of male recurved major. CC. Frontal horn erect recticornis. AA. Sides of the prothoracic excavation in the male with lateral protuberances Mastersi. U12 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Adortphorus, gen.nov. Mentum sat angustum, convexuiu, antice lequaliter angustatum, ligula vix clistincta ; palpi labiales sub niente inserti, articulo ultimo ovali ; maxilla lobo superioi*e minuto cylindrico, apice j)enicillato ; mandibulm baud dentatie ; antenme lO-articulatm, flabello parvo ; tibiae ut Dasygnathi format*; tarsi posteriorps modicae, articulo prime sat elongate apice vix dilatato; feminae caput prothoraxque simplicia, hoc post marginem anticum ut Dasygnathi feminei (sed obsolete) sculpturato. I propose this generic name for a small Dynastid which I have no doubt is identical with Dasygnathus Couloni, Burm., a species that certainly ought not to be associated with Dasygnathus Dfgeani, W. S. !Macleay. Unfortunately my specimen, like Dr. BurmeLster’s, is a female. I do not like founding a new genus without knowledge of the male, but as this insect has been described, and cannot, whatever its male may 1*, find a natural place in any hitherto chai'acterised genus, I think I am taking the best course practicable in thus naming it. It agrees so well with Dr. Burmeister's description specifically that I need not add to that description beyond saying that in my example ti e colour of the upper surface is pitchy black rather than a genuine black, and the “ small protuberance on the vertex of the head ” is placed very far back and is very slight. Semanopterus. S. LONGICOLLIS, Sp.nOV. Sat elongatus ; subparallelus ; convexus ; nitidus ; piceo- ferrugineus, rufo-hirtus ; capite transversim rugate, tuberculo conico armate ; prothorace canaliculate punctulato, tertia parte latiori quam longiori, lateribus postice hand sinuatis ; elytris sat fortiter minus oblique tricostatis, costisqiostice abbreviatis, inter- stitiis subtriseriatim punctulatis ; tarsorum posticorum articulo secundo prime multo breWore. [Long. 7^-8, lat. 3|-3f lines. Maris pygidio ad latera crebre, in medio sparsim, punctulato. Feminae pygidio crebre sat a?qualiter punctulato. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1413 Compared >vith S. minor this species is comparatively longer and narrower ; the head and prothorax are scarcely different except in the greater length (in proportion to the width) of the latter, and the absence of sinuation in the hinder part of its lateral outline ; the sculpture of the elytra does not run in quite so oblique a direction ; the sculpture of the pygidium is quite different, as follows — in the male it consists of rather close puncturation at the sides and very sparse in the middle, without any transverse wrinkles, and in the female of close and almost uniform puncturation with scarcely any trace of transverse wrinkling ; while in S. minor it consists of close puncturation in both sexes (in the male, a little more sparse in the middle) accompanied by a very conspicuous system of short curved wrinkles or scratches ; the second joint of the hind tarsi is baiely two-thirds the length of the first, while in S. minor the two are about the same length. From S. angustatus this insect may be distinguished by its longer and narrower prothorax, and its pygidium only fringed with hairs (while in angustatus fine erect hairs clothe the whole of the surface), and from /S. convexiusculus by its very differently sculptured elytra. The other described species are all much larger. Coonabarabran, N.S. Wales ; taken by Mr. Sloane. S. MINOR, Blackb. I have lately received from Mr. Sloane, of Mulwala, specimens taken in various localities in N. S. Wales and Victoria which have the sides of the prothorax behind much more strongly sinuate (almost excised in fact) than in the type of this specie.s, but as I can discover no otlier difterence whatever, and moreover find some variability in this respect even in South Australian exanqiles, I do not think they can be treated as distinct. 90 1414 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Prot^tia. P. MANDARiNA, Weber. This species, I’ecorded from the Philippine Islands, is stated in the Trans. Ent. Soc. 1882, p, 156, to occur very plentifully in Queensland, and to be in the habit of attacking the hives of Trigona (the stingless bee) in great numbers. Protcetia is regarded by M. Lacordaire as a section of Cetonia. It seems singular, if the above statement is correct, that the insect has hitherto escaped the notice of Australian Coleopterists. I do not think that any of the species attributed to Cetorda in Mr, Masters’ Catalogue are identical with P. mandarina. BUPRESTID^. Bubastes. B, INCONST ans, sp.nov. Colore variabilis, cuprea vel mnea, vel viridis, latera versus plus minus cupreo-purpurea ; cylindrica ; capite sat fortiter minus crebre, prothorace (hujus latitudine majori basi posita) crebre minus fortiter, elytris crebre sat subtiliter, sat rugulose punctatis ; his apice obsolete emarginatis. The head is slightly concave longitudinally with an impressed longitudinal line in the hinder part ; the eyes are sub- vertical, oblong, faintly sinuate on their inner margin, widely remote. The prothorax is nearly half again as wide as long, about half again as wide at the base as in front, its sides slightly converging and nearly straight from the base to near the front whence they converge more strongly and arcuately ; the front angles are obscure, the hind angles strong, acute, and pointed backwards, the base lightly bisinuate ; the true margin runs almost entirely on the underside (increasingly so from the hind-angles forward), and is cjuite obsolete near the front ; the surface bears an obscure BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1415 longitudinal furrow in its hinder half, which is deepened into a fovea immediately in front of the base. The elytra are slightly wider than the prothorax, are finely wrinkled in a transverse direction in front, and bear a number of irregular feebly-defined striae which do not interrupt the general puncturation, and the interstices between which are in places feebly convex and (in most examples) here and there more or less Isevigate. The under- side is very sparingly clothed with fine adpressed hairs, and is punctured more coarsely than the upper surface. The apical ventral segment bears a very peculiar elongate transverse sulcus in the hind face of its apex, which is much thickened ; this segment is in one sex truncate behind and level ; in the other sex it is turned up and rounded behind, and the penultimate segment bears at the middle of its apex a short erect blunt spine. B. LATicoLLis, sp.nov. Obscure seneo - cuprea, latera versus plus minus purpureo- ciiprascens capite prothoraceque (hujus latitudine majori in medio posita) crebre confuse, elytris subtilius, subrugulose punctatis ; his apice oblique subemarginato-truncatis. The head longitudinally is widely concave, but without any distinct impressed line ; it is rather coarsely punctulate in front, the puncturation becoming finer and closer hindward. The pro- thorax is finely punctured on the anterior part of the disc and its puncturation thence becomes coarser and less close hindward and outward. [This sculpture of head and prothorax is of the same kind as in the preceding species, but is evidently closer through- out.] The prothorax is about a quarter again as wide as long and something less than half as wide again at the Vjase as in front, its sides nearly straight (but distinctly diverging) from the base to about the middle whence they converge arcuately to the front ; the front angles (as in I>. inc'onstann) are quite obscure owing to the lateral margin being obsolete anteriorly, the hind angles strong, acute and pointed backward ; the surface bears a longitudinal furrow feebly impres.sed, not reaching the front, rather d(iepened in front 1416 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, of the base. The elytra are not in any part at all wider than the widest part of the prothorax ; their sculpture scarcely differs from the same in B. inconstans save in being slightly finer, the punctu- ration, moreover, being more evenly distributed and scarcely interrupted on the interstices of the striae which are less convex in front and more so near the apex (but these last two characters are slight and perhaps not very reliable) ; the outline of their anterior margin is very markedly more strongly convex corres- ponding to the evidently stronger bisinuosity of the hind edge of the prothorax ; their apical sculpture does not differ from that of B. inconstans in any reliably specific manner, but the evenness of the marginal outline is in avei’age specimens even less interrupted, while in some specimens there is an evident oblique truncation, the extremities of which are defined though not spinose. The underside and legs are conspicuously clothed with rather coarse adpresssed short whitish scale-like hairs. The structure of the apical ventral segment appears to be as in B. inconstans, to which the present insect is closely allied, though diftering considerably in the shape of the prothorax, (fee., (fee. The preceding two species of Bubastes both appear to be near B. sphenoida, L. (fe G., so far as can be judged from the very brief description of that insect in which scarcely any tangible characters are mentioned, but “ elytres Vji-epineuses a I’extremite” will not fit either of them. Moreover, there is a third species of Bubastes in the Adelaide Public Museum in which the elytra are bi-spinose at the apex, and which may be sphenoida, although I doubt it on account of the puncturation being coarser than the description of sphenoida would lead one to expect. From Briseis conica, L. (fe G., these insects differ in the non-denticulate margin of their elytra, from Eurybia by their much stouter and more robust form, (fee., (fee. ELATE R ID Tetralobus. This genus presents extreme difficulty to the student, as far as concerns its Australian species, owing partly to the close alliance of some of its members to others, and partly to the insufficiency BY THE HEV. T. BLACKBURN, 1417 of some of the earliei' descriptions. I have lately had in my hands a considerable collection of examples taken in various parts of Southern Australia (from Eucla to Melljourne), and also from various parts of the Northern Territory, and have been unable to consider those from Southern Australia as representing more than one veiy variable species. It is extremly difficult to find two specimens absolutely identical. I find variation to an end- less extent in the development of the furrows or fovese on the head and prothorax, in the outline of the prothorax (especially in the degree of its dilatation about and in front of the middle, and in the degree to which its posterior angles are directed outward), in the distinctness of the striation and the puncturation of the striae of the elytra, and in the shape of the apex of the same (some examples having them separately rounded with scarcely any trace of a mucro, some having them separately rounded with a distinct mucro, and some having them conjointly x’ounded with a more or less defined mucro). Turning to the [)ublished descriptions, one finds T. Australasice, Gory, to be the original Australian species, to which, some years later, the Rev. F. W. Hope added Manglesi and Fortnumi. Between these latter, and between either of them and Australasich, there seems to be no really tangible distinction except size. Some years later M. Candeze added M. 2Iurrayi, with the com- ment, “ Very near Australasue, from which one will nevertheless distinguish it easily by the longitudinal furrow of the head and prochorax, and the much less strong pubescence.” Regarding these distinciions I will observ’e that the latter is very likely to depend upon the freshness of the specimens, and that the former is sufficiently slight, because in the descriptions we find (A?ts- tralasicn) “ fronte longitrorsum profunde sulcata, prothorace canaliculata,” anrl {Marrayi) “front canalicule et foveole, pro- thorax presentant une ligne lis.se au milieu.” A few [)ages further on M. Candeze says of Manglesi that it is very near Murrayi (although he Judges from the description of the former that its head is more .srpiare and its elytra more distinctly punc- 1418 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, tulate-striate), and of Fortnumi that its distinction from Austra- lasia is doubtful. A few years later still M. Candeze added another species from Southern Australia under the name cylindri- formis, which he says must be placed beside Murrayi, and a com- parison of the descriptions furnishes no tangible difference better than that in one the length and width of the prothorax are “ sub- equal,” while in the other that segment is longer than wide. Finally, in describing another species from Northern Australia (a very distinct one), he assigns it a place near cylindriformis, with a note that the latter species may be identical with Fortnumi, My own impression is that all these five names represent one and the same species, and should stand in a catalogue as Australasice., Gory, — or at any rate the rest be relegated to an Appendix (which our Australian Catalogue sorely needs) of names not entitled without further evidence to a place in the body of the work. The examples before me, which I consider as representing forms of Australasice, differ in length from 12 lines to 24 lines. The females are usually larger than the males and much more cylin- drical with a decidedly stronger tendency to anterior dilatation of the prothoi’ax. The head is more or less sulcate longitudinally, but the sulcus in many examples becomes feeble or even disappears before the front margin. The length of the prothorax down its middle is slightly more than its width across the base ; the curve of its sides varies, being generally slight in the males and strong in the females in such fashion that in some examples of the latter the segment is wider just in front of the middle than its length down the middle ; the disc is canaliculate (in some examples more strongly than in others), the channel usually abbreviated at both ends ; the hind angles are sharp, more or less directed outward (most strongly so in the large females as a rule). The elytra are striated and the interstices are usually decidedly convex and closely and finely, but yet a little rugosely, punctured (the punc- tures a good deal I’un together by very fine transverse wrinkles) ; the striag hardly distinctly punctured except near the shoulders and near the apex ; in the largest females the interstices are usually BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1419 less convex, and the puncturation of the striae more evident. In one very large female before me the interstices are quite flat and the striae punctured throughout as in ordinary examples they are punctured near the shoulders (this example, I am told, was taken in company with ordinary specimens). So far as I can judge, too, the females are less pubescent than the males, but this may be accidental. One of the females before me is exceptionally small, a,nd resembles the male in the outline of its prothoi’ax; it is just possible that it may represent a good species, but I cannot identify it with any described, and think it more probably a variety. It should be added that in all the specimens I have seen there are one or two vague impi’essions on either side of the prothorax near the lateral margin. Monocrepidius. M. Tepperi, sp.nov. Fulvo castaneus ; minus nitidus ; minus elongatus ; pube lon- giore sat dense vestitus ; prothorace hand canaliculate, trans angulos posticos quam longitudine in medio latiori, a basi parum angustato, subtilius regulariter sat confertim punctulato, angulis posticis parum divaricatis bicarinatis ; elytris prothorace angus- tioriVjus, a basi leviter attenuatis, apice vix emarginatis, fortius punctulato striatis, interstitiis sat ]>lanis leviter minus confertim punctulatis ; protlioracis margine laterali antice in prosternum subducto ; tarsorum articuli quarti lamella sat lata. [Long. 5J}, lat. 2 lines (vix). The above mentioned characters would place this insect in the tabulation of species given by M. Candeze (Mon. II. pp. 191, &c.) in the same section as lirucki and Jekeli, the former of which is a very large broad species from Victoria, and the latter is a very anomalous insect (exact habitat unknown), of extremely jtarallel form with elytra twice and a half as long as the prothorax, while this is a very ordinary-looking Monocrepidiua, with elytra of normal form and very evidently less than twice and a-half the length of the prothorax down the middle. None of the species 1420 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, described since (at any rate none from Nortliern Australia) are characterized as having the prothoracic margin passing to the underside and there forming the margin of a kind of prosternal gutter, — so I suppose it is distinct from them all. Northern Territory of S. Australia. Collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper, to whom 1 dedicate it, together with several other Coleop- tera already described from the same locality. M. JUVENis, sp.no V. Fuscus, antennis palpis pedibusque testaceo-flavis ; minus niti- dus ; sat elongatus ; pube longiore sat dense vestitus ; prothorace baud canaliculate, trans angulos posticos quam longitudine in medio subangustiori, a basi evidenter angustato, subtilius regu- lariter crebre punctulato, angulis posticis baud divaricatis bicarin- atis ; elytris pi’othorace vix angustioribus, a basi attenuatis, apice vix emarginatis, fortius punctulato-striatis, interstitiis sat planis leviter minus confertim punctulatis ; prothoracis margine lateral) antice in prosternum subducto ; tarsorum articuli quarti lamella sat lata. [Long. 5-6, lat. lines. This species is structurally very near to the preceding, and the sculpture and pubescence of its .surface are very similar, but I think it certainly not a mere variety, as the entirely different colour is accompanied by very different proportions; nor are the differences sexual, as I have both sexes before me. The present insect is a slender elongate form much narrowed before and behind; the other of robust appearance, rather short and parallel as compared with many of its congeners. In J/. juvenis the length of the prothorax down the middle is distinctly greater than its greatest width (across the basal angles), which latter, moreover, scarcely exceeds the greatest width of the elytra, — while in M. Tepperi the width across the basal angles of the prothorax is very evidently (about as 8 to 7) wider than the widest ])art of the elytra and than the length of the prothorax down the middle. They differ, too, in respect of another character that I find not without its value in this difficult genus, — in Tepperi the external margin of the BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1421 protlioi’ax is visible from above (that is on both sides from one point of view) outside the external keel of the hind angle to within a hairsbreadth almost of its hind apex, — while in juvenis from a similar point of view, it seems to disappear under the external keel considerably before its hind apex. Northern Territory of S. Australia; in my collection ; also taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper ; also by Prof. Tate. M. Palmerstoni, sp.nov. Fusco-ferrugineus ; pedibus flavis, capite antice scutello pro- thoracisc|ue angulis posticis rufescentibus ; minus nitidus ; sat elongatus ; pube longiore sat dense vestitus ; prothorace hand canaliculate, trans angulos posticos quam longitudine in medio vix latioi’i, a basi parum angustato, subtilius crebre subrugulose punctulato, angulis posticis bicarinatis vix divaricatis ; elytris prothorace angustioribus a basi attenuatis, apice rotundatis, fortius punctulato-striatis, interstitiis sat planis leviter minus confertim punctulatis ; j)rothoracis mai-gine laterali antice in jjrosternum subducto ; tarsorum articuli quarti lamella minus lata. [Long. 3f, lat. li lines (vix). The narrower lamella on the 4th joint of the tarsi would perhaps j)lace this species in the last division of M. Candeze’s ►Section iii., in which case its place in that section would be beside M. Jictus, from which the absence of a longitudinal carina on the head will at once distinguish it. In M. Candeze’s subdivision of the earlier division it would fall side by side with the preceiling two species and the two others already mentioned. From the latter two it differs as M. Tepperi does. From M. Tepperi (its neare.st real ally, 1 think) it differs by its very small size, somewhat dilferent coloration, less robust build, closer and slightly rugose; prothoracic punctu ration, lateral margins of prothorax posteriorly hidden by the external keel (as in M. juvenis), and apex of elytra not at all cinarginate (this latter may i>ossibly not be a constant cliaracter). Northern Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepjjcr. 1422 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, M. FORTis, sp.nov. Fuscus, antennis palpis pedibusque pallidioribus ; minus elon- gatus, pube longiore sat dense vestitus ; prothorace fortiter convexo, vix evidenter canaliculate, trans angulos posticos quam in medio longitudine vix latiori, a basi vix angustato, confertim subtilius subrugulose punctulato, angulis posticis bicarinatis vix divaricatis ; elytris prothorace vix angustioribus, a basi parum attenuatis, apice vix emarginatis, fortius punctulato-striatis, in- terstitiis planis crebre subtilius punctulatis ; pi-othoracis margine laterali in prosternum subducto ; tarsorum articuli quarti lamella sat lata. [Long. 5i, lat. 14 lines (vix). A species of robust build similar to that of M. Tepperi, and belonging to the same group ; it may be distinguished from that insect by its prothorax being moi’e strongly and somewhat rugosely punctulate with the disc strongly convex and the sides more rounded, scarcely narrowed from the base to a little in front of the middle, with its lateral margins much more hidden by the external Carina of the posterior angles which are less divaricate, and by the interstices of the elytra having less tendency to convexity ; its colour also is quite different. From M. Palmer stoni it is dis- tinguishable by its greatly superior size, different coloration, longer hind angles of prothorax, &c. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Prof. Tate. M. VARIEGATUS, Sp.nOV. Piceo-ferrugineus, capite, palpis, antennis, pedibus et elytrorum dimidio basali, rufis ; robustus, sat latus, pube longiore sat dense vestitus ; jnothorace haud caualiculato, trans angulos posticos quam in medio longitudine parum latiori, a basi angustato, crebre sat fortiter subrugulose punctulato, angulis posticis bicarinatis divaricatis ; elytris prothoi’ace vix angustioribus, hoc duplo longi- oribus, a basi sat fortiter attenuatis, apice interne leviter emargi- natis, striatis, striis antice fortiter postice gradatim obsoletius punctulatis ; prothoracis margine laterali in prostei’iium subducto ; tarsorum articuli quarti lamella sat lata. Long. 6-8, lat. 14-2| lines. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1423 An exceedingly distinct species. The proportion of colours on the elytra varies somewhat, the dark portion being sometimes limited to rather less than the apical half, in some examples occupying fully the apical half and even being produced up the suture a little beyond it ; this dark portion seems to be always sharply defined and not gradually shaded oflf to the red part. The elytra are exceptionally short, veiy little exceeding twice the length of the prothorax. The lamella on the fourth tai’sal joint runs out quite to the middle of the apical joint. Northern Territoiy of South Australia ; taken by Dr. Bovill. Heteroderbs. H. CARINATUS, sp.nov. Fusco-ferrugineus ; antennis palpis pedibusque testaceis ; sat elongatus, pube albida longioi’e sat dense vestitus ; prothorace leviter canaliculate, trans angulos posticos quam in medio longitu- dine vix latioi’i, a basi parum angustato, confertim subtil iter et fortius sparsim punctulato, angulis posticis bicarinatis parum divaricatis ; elytris prothorace vix angustioribus, a basi leviter attenuatis, apice rotundatis (intus vix mucronatis), fortius punctu- lato-striatis, interstitiis subplanis crebre subtiliter punctulatis ; f route longitudinaliter carinata ; prothoracis margine lateral i antice in prosternum subducto ; tarsorum articuli quarti lamella minus lata. lat. 1-^ lines. Distinguished from //. ( Monocrejiidius) alhidiis, Mach, by the Carina on its head. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Prof. Tate. Acroniopus. A. PALLIDUS, si).nov. Eufo-testaceus, breviter pubescens ; prothorace quam in medio longiore paulo latiore, hoc capiteque lequaliter crebre fortiter punctulato baud canaliculate; elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis convexis crebre subtilius punctulatis. [Loiig- l^^t. I line. U24 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, This insect has all the facies of an Acronio'pus, and most of the sLructural characters — the convex forehead and front not margined, the antennae with second and third joints very small, joints 4-10 sub-triangular and 1 1 elongate oval without appendage, the lateral margin of the prothorax not turned under at the apex, the posterior coxae narrow and considerably dilated near the base but not dentate, the elongate basal joint of the posterior tai-si, »fec., «3tc. \ but in some respects it seems to approach Ascesis, having the intermediate coxae sub-contiguous, the prosternal sutures more cuiwed than m Acroniopus (typical), and the fourth joint of the tarsi scarcely lamellated beneath. This joint has a small flattened space near the apex, but it does not seem to be a true lamella. The development of the lamellae varies so much in some genera { Monocrepidius for example) that 1 do not like to found a new genus on this alone, and I think the best course is to refer the insect to Acroniojms with these qualifying remarks. Northern Territory of S. Australia; taken by Mr. .1. P. Tepper. MALACODERMIDtE. Telephorus. T. Tepperi, sp.nov. (J. Rufo-testaceus ; elytris testaceo-brunneis pubescentibus, his apicem versus, antennis (basi excepta), genubus, tibiis tarsisque, infuscatis; prothoracis lateribus pone medium concavis. [Long. 4^ lines. The prothorax is half again as wide as long, its front evenly convex, its sides gently curved to behind the middle, and thence dilated again to the base with which they form a sharp and prominent angle from which the base runs obliquely backwai’d for a certain distance and then is slightly concave in the middle ; the basal and (especially) the lateral margins are rather widely and strongly reflexed ; the surface is shining and not punctured. The antennae are more than half the length of the body, joint 1 equal to 2 and 3 together, 2 half the length of 3, 3-10 compressed BY THE KEY. T. BLACKBURN. 1425 elongate triangular, 11 longer than 10, oblong and pointed, joints 1 and 2 wholly and 3 partially, testaceous. The claws are simple. Extremely like the European T.fulvus, Scop., except as regards the differences involved in the above description ; the elytra, how- ever, though much less shining are much more obscurely (scarcely distinctly) punctulate. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. N.B. — Mr. Tepper’s collection contains two specimens and J) of a Telephorus which I hesitate to distinguish from the above specifically. It is smaller (3-4 1.) and much more obscure in colour, the parts characterized above as rufo-testaceous being pale fuscous, with the sterna and basal portions of the ventral segments dark brown, the tibiae moi’eover being less noticeably darker than the femora. In the female the antennae are only about half the length of the body. T. Palmerstoni, sp.nov. Testaceus ; elytris pubescentibus, obscui'e cyaneis, margine lateral! antice flavo ; genubus tibiis tarsisque (plus minus) et antennis (basi excepta) infuscatis ; elytris leviter rugulose punc- tulatis. [Long. 3-3| lines. Apart from the entirely different coloration this species closely resembles the preceding, but the following differences (though slight) justify its being regarded as a distinct species, — the lateral margins of the prothorax are only very slightly concave in outline and its hind angles are very feebly marked ; the elytra are very distinctly rugulose-punctulate, — almost as .strongly as those of T. fulvus, Scop. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. The preceding two si>ecies appear to be genuine members of the genus Telephorus ; both appear to be distingui.shable from such of their congeners as bear a general resemblance to them by the testaceous colour of the basal joints of their anteim®. 1426 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Laius. ]j. VARIEGATUS, Sp.nOV. Sparsim longe nigro-hirsutus ; supra colore variegatus ; capite cyaneo ; prothorace fulvo, autice transversim late nigro-uni-lineato, disco maculatim infuscato ; scutello cyaneo ; elytris aureo-flavis, basi cyaneis, pone medium fascia versicolori (secundum marginem lateralem et suturam et circum apicem continuata) instructis j corpore subtus, antennis (articulis 3 basalibus flavis exceptis) femoribusque nigro-fuscis, tibiis tarsisque rufescentibus ; capite subtilissime (antice crebre postice sparsim) punctulato ; prothorace quam longiori tertia parte latiori vix evidenter punctulato ; elytris crebre fortius rugulose punctulatis. [Long. 2|, lat. li lines. On each elytron the base is entirely occupied by a cyaneous patch, which is exti’emely narrow at the suture and moderately so on the lateral margin, but on the disc runs down the elytron nearly a third of its length ; a little behind the middle there commences a mark (of a reddish-brown colour variegated with cyaneous) the front margin of which is a curve extending from the lateral margin (about a third of the length of the elytra from the apex) to the suture very near its apex, and including the whole space to the apex except a large round spot of golden yellow colour similar to that of the middle part of the elytra. The basal joint of the antennae in the specimen before me (I am doubtful of its sex) is elongate piriform, equal in length to the next two together ; the 2nd springs from the external apex of the first (so that the antennae appear to be geniculated in an external direction) and is longer than the next two together ; the rest become gradu- ally longer and more slender. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. L. MAJOR, sp.nov. Sparsim longe hirsutus ; supra colore variegatus ; capite nigro, antice cum labro rufo, inaequali, subtiliter sat crebre punctulato ; prothorace rufo, quam in medio longiori quinta parte latiori, vix BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1427 evidenter punctulato, basin versus transversim impresso, lateribus fortiter rotundatis, angulia posticis nullis, basi medio emarginata ; sculello cyaneo-nigro ; elytris rufis, crebre sat fortiter subrugulose punctulatis, magna parte humerali et fascia arcuata apicem versus cyaneis ; prosterno abdomineque rufis ; meso- et meta-sternis cyaneis ; pedibus (coxis, femoribus et tibiis anticis rufis exceptis) nigricantibus •, antennis (articulis basalibus 2 rufis exceptis) obscuris. [Long. 4, lat. 2 lines (vix.) Maris antennarum articulis prime et secundo magnis ; hoc valde depresso, intus valde angulatim dilatato, supra insequali. The hind margin of the humeral spot commences on the lateral margin at a distance from its base of about a fifth of its whole length, runs out in a curve (about three-quarters of the distance across the elytron) towards the suture, and then proceeds obliquely to the scutellum. The post-median fascia is in width about a fifth of the length of the suture ; in shape it bears a rough resemblance to a horse shoe placed on each elytron with its convexity forward and nearly attaining the middle of the elytron. The basal two joints of the antennre (in the male) are nearly equal to each other in length, and together are quite as long as the head ; the 2nd joint is attached to the external corner of the 1st ; on its inner side it runs out from close in front of its base nearly at a right angle to the line of the antenna, so that hei’e the joint is as wide as long, then with a sharp angle its inner outline runs sinuously to the narrow apex of the joint ; on its outer side the joint is gently curved ; of the remaining eight joints each is more slender than the jjreceding one, the 1st and 3rd shorter than the other 5, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd sti’eaked with yellow, the apical the longest. Differs from all other described Australian species of the genus, iyiter alia, by its greatly superior size. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Natalis. N. SKMICOSTATA, Sp.nOV. Minus elongata; picea, ncmnullis exeriq)lis antennarum arto. ulto. pedibusque rufescentibus ; illo valde compresso, siqierlicie 1428 FURTHER SOTES OX AUSTRALIAX COLEOPTERA, compressa apice abrupte truncata inteiue acuminata ; elytris antice crassissime, postice gradatim subtUius, cancel lato-punctu- latis, interstitiis altemis postice fortiter costatis. [Long. 10-12, lat. 3-3| lines. The head has a small obscure depression between the eyes, and is finely and closely punctulate, with some scattered punctures of larger size. The prothorax is slightly wider than long (in some examples a little more so than in others) ; its .sides are scarcely constricted just behind the front and then a little rounded, so as to be at their widest (in some examples .scarcely so) a little in front of the base • its surface is punctured in the same fashion as the head and Ijears (as usual in the genus) a longitudinal fovea on the disc, and an angulate impression (not always strongly defined) near the front ; its sides are strongly rugose. The elrtra to nearly the middle are sculptured much as those of X. porcata, bearing longitudinal lines the interstices between which are divided into quadrate cavities by transverse lines, and the transverse being scarcely less elevated than the longitudinal lines the latter appear scarcely costate; but before the middle the transverse, and the alternate lon- gitudinal, lines begin to fail, the latter soon disappearing, — so that in the hinder j>art of the elytra the alternate interstices appear as strong costae bordered on each side vvith a row of fine punctures, and having the intervals between them quite flat. The shaj)e of the strongly compressed apical joint of the antennae (having its flat- tened face abruptly truncate at the apex with one of the front angles quite blunt and the other acute), .seems to l>e distinctive of the species. In the examples before me (perhaps all of the same sex) the two ventral segments preceding the apical two are closely punctulate in the middle and densely clothed with golden pubes- cence, the rest of the ventral surface being sparsely and faintly punctulate and thinly clothed with hairs. There appears to be some thin pubescence on the upper surface, but all the specimens before me are evidently aVjraded. Diflers from the pre\iously descril>ed species as follows, inter alia, — from Titana, Thoms., in much smaller size, from Mastersi, Mach, in the prothorax not being “ much longer than wide,” — BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURY. U29 from porcata, Fab,, and cribricollis, Spin., in the shape of the apical joint of the antennfe. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; in my collection, and taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. BOSTRICHID^. Apatodes, gen. no V. Gen. Apaten simulans, sed antennis clava lamellata terminatis. I regret being unable to give the charactersof thisgenusmorefullv, but unfortunately I have not a specimen before me in fit condition to bear the necessary manipulation. The resemblance to Apate is very close indeed, and as far as I have been able to investigate the structure it does not diflfer from that of Apate except in having the antennal club composed of three lamellfe, each of which is about equal in length to all the preceding joints taken together. This character alone is suificient to justify generic separation. The basal joint is elongate, the 2nd very little longer than each of the next five, which are all very short. A. Macleayi, sp.nov. Nigro-brunneus ; capite (? alterutrius sexus solum) transversim 4-tubercnlato ; prothorace parum transverse, antice ad latera spino.so, antice et postice obscuie granulate, disco in medio sat rugulose tuberculato ; elytris crebre ^*ix lineatim rugulosis, parte postica declivi, spinis 2 in medio instructa. [Long. 2f, lat. 11 lines. The two spines on the elytra are placed half-way down the posterior declivity, one on either side of the suture, and point backward and outward. This insect must very closely resemble Bostrychus bL'ipinostts^ hlacl., (Trans. Ent. Soc. N..S.W. IT. p. 276) and may possibly be identical with it, although apparently larger than that insect and scarcely fitting the description in respect of the prothoracic sculpture. But in any case Bostrychus bispiuosus is a preoccupied name. N. Territory of S. Austnilia ; collected by Mr. .1. P. Tepper. 91 1430 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTEEA TEXEBRIOXID^. Platydema. P. OBSCURA. sp.nov. Ovalis ; supra ni^ra, subtns picea, antennis, palpis pedibnsque sordide testaceis; capite maris inter oculos comubus 2 acuminatis antice directis instructoj prothorace quam longiori plus duplo latiori ; elvtris puncrulato-striatis, interstitiis punctnlatis fortiter convexis. [Long. 2i, lat. lines (vix). Resembles P. teiraspilota in shape. The prothorax is quite tvrice and a half as wide across the base as it is long down the middle and has its front margin truncate or nearly so, its hindmargin strongly bisinuate ; it is margined all round, rather strongly and evenly narrowed from Ijase to apex with its surface moderately and rather closely punctured, and an elongate fovea running forward from the base on either side about halfway between the middle and the lateral margin. The horns on the head are not much shorter than that segment and viewed from the side are triangular, their upper outline running almost straight forward. The eyes of the example before me are of a testaceous colour. Resembles P. oritica, Pasc., in which, however, inter alia, the prothorax is said to be less than twice as wide as long. Also probably resembles P. Pascoei and laticoUe, Mad., (apparently described on females) ; it appears to be considerably larger than the former and differently coloured, and to differ from the latter inter alia by its prothorax strongly bisinuated at the base. The other described species are veiy different. X. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Prof. Tate. Trieolium. T. FERRUGINEUM, Fab. This species is not included in Mr. Master’s Catalogue; it is, however, plentiful, — doubtless introduced I have it from South Au.stralia and the Northern Territory. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. U31 Toxicum. T. ADDENDUM, Sp.nOV. Xigrum, minus nitidum^ palpis tarsisque rufescentibus ; pro- thorace antice elytris parum angustiori, postice angustato, fortius nec crebre (ad latera crebrius) punctulato, antice posticeque bisinuatis, lateribus sat rectis, angulis posticis subacutis ; elytris pai’allelis, vix striatis, lineatim punctulatis, punctis sat validis, interstitiis baud punctulatis; antennarum clava 3-articulata; oculis baud divisis. Capite concavo, cornubus antice inclinatis, — anticis 2 parvis rectis acuminatis, — posticis 2 elongatis compressis apice birsutis lateraliter Eequabter curvatis instructis. Capite baud cornuto, corpore fortius punctulato. [Long. 5f, lat. 21 lines. Tbe Australian species of Toxicum previously described having antennse with three joints to tbe club and not differing much in size from the present species, are distinctum,^lduc\., jmrvicorne, Mad. Tbe former of these differs inter alia in tbe extremely strong puncturation of tbe elytra, and tbe parallel sides of tbe protborax; tbe latter by tbe latter of tbe characters just men- tioned and by the curve of the posterior horns being close to tbe apex. In tbe present species the posterior horns are evenly bent inward from considerably below the middle, and are not far from meeting at the apex ; the protborax is more than a third again as wide as its length down tbe middle, and is at its widest immediately behind the front, whence it is very decidedly narrowed to the base. N. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by IMr. J. P. Tepper. Hypaulax. H. INTERIORIS, Sp.nOV. Oblongus ; convexus ; supra minus nitidus ; niger, antennis apice palpisque rufo-piceis ; prothorace (plain longiori (piinta parte 1432 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, latiori, basi quam margine antico vix latiori, lateribus (pone medium le\'iter angulatim dilatatis postice sinuatis) incrassatis intus fortiter anguste sulcatis, basi incrassata baud bisinuata, angulis anticis I'otundato-obtusis \dx productis, angulis posticis parvis acutis extrorsum retrorsumque inclinatis, dorso nec foveato nec canaliculate ; elytris baud striatis, seidatim punctulatis, punctis modicis parvisque intermixtis, interstitiis planis minute coriaceis et punctulatis, basi late marginata ; mandibulis apice Vjifidis. [Long. 9 lines, lat. 3| lines. Tbe mentum is moderately transverse, widely notched in front, finely punctulate, devoid of bairs ; gular furrow extremely strong and placed ratber far back ; prosternal process preceded by a fuiTOw (as in H. Orcns, Pasc.), its middle carina narrow and produced behind slightly beyond the lateral carinse ; third and fourth ventral segments slightly sinuous behind ; epistomal suture fairly defined and arched ; labrum scarcely emarginate in front ; 3rd joint of antenme decidedly longer than 4th ; scutellnm very small. The lateral margin of the prothorax is strongly thickened in its front third, and then is suddenly attenuated, thickening out again immediately in a kind of slight angular dilatation behind which it again becomes attenuated. The interstices of the elytra are perfectly flat except at the extreme base where they are very slightly convex ; there is no trace of the large punctures near the scntellum on the first interstice that are found in many species of tlie genus ; the shoulders are roundly obtuse and not prominent, the sides scarcely sinuous behind. The curvature of the anterior tibia? is very slight. The non-striate elytra marked with rows of mingled small and larger punctures, flat finely punctulate interstices, non-prominent shoulders, non-sinuate elytral apices, black legs, bifid man- dibles, tfcc., taken together will distinguish this species from its congeners. INIacDonnell Ranges, Interior of Australia ; taken by Mr. A. S. Wild. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURX. 1433 H. IRIDESCEXS, sp.nov. Oblongo-ovatus ; sat niticlus, capite prothoi’aceque opacis sub- ii’idescentibus exceptis ; niger, antennis apice tarsisque rufescenti- bus ; capite inter oculos bifoveato ; protliorace quam longiori dimidio, postice quam antice paullo, latiori ; lateribus pone medium dilatato-i’otundatis, postice sinuatis, incrassatis, intus baud sulcatis; basi vix bisinuata anguste marginata ; angulis anticis rotundatis> posticis acutis retrorsum inclinatis ; dorso subtiliter obsolete longi- tudinaliter canaliculate ; basi utrinque foveata ; elytris sulcato- punctulatis ; punctis permagnis ; interstitiis ad latera manifeste nec fortiter, suturam versus vix, acute elevatis ; basi minus crasse marginata; mandibulis apice bifidis. [Long. 8, lat. 3? lines. This species seems to oscillate between Hyjmulax and Chileone, which are, T think, too close to be treated as distinct. The following characters have been omitted from the specific diagnosis because if the two genera named above are to stand, this insect might perhaps have to be treated as forming a third closely allied genus. Mentum moderately transverse ; angulated at the sides ; front margin notched in the middle ; surface convex, subcarinate down the middle with a depression on either side, hirsute (1 only in some examples) ; gular furrow moderate, placed well behind the suVjmentum. Epistomal suture well marked, curved. Labrum rather decidedly emarginate in front. Joints 3 and 4 of antennae nearly equal, a little longer than the following joints ; joints 8-11 gradually and not strongly thickened. Prosternal process dis- tinctly turned up at the apex. Third and fourth venti’al segments sinuate behind. In other respects aj^pears to agree with the generic characters of llypaidax. It may be added that the punctures in the I'ows on the elytra are placed far apart, and that there are about 12 to 15 ])unctures in each row from the base to the beginning of the i)Osterior declivity (except the row nearest the suture which is bent round in front nearly to the base of tlie third row, and so contains more punctures); that the head and piothorax are scarcely visibly (or 1434 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, very finely and sparingly in one example before me) punctulate, and that the front tibise are only gently curved. Resembles H. opacula, Bates, in many respects, but the men turn seems to be quite different, the prothorax more strongly transverse, the elytra very differently sculptured (in opacula they are “faintly striate” with their punctures “irregular, frequently two or three run together”), &c., &c. The elevated apex of the prosternal process (appearing as though it bore a shining tubercle) is a notable character, as also the comparative feebleness of the thickened basal margin of the elytra, and the evident (though slight) iridescence of the head and prothorax. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Lygestira. L, SIMPLEX, Westw. An example recently taken near Adelaide by Mr. Rothe agrees quite satisfactorily with the description of this insect, and also with that of L. funerea, Pasc., which, I should say, is almost cer- tainly a synonym of the same species. Amarygmus. M. Blessig (Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 1861) in founding the genus Chalcopterus for certain species that had previously been attributed to Amarygmus, together with some previously un. described insects, expresses a doubt whether any true Amarygmus is to be found in Australia, stating, however, that the number of species he had been able to examine was very small. He states that in true Amarygmus the apex of the mandibles is bifid, and that in all the Australian species he had seen, the mandibles are truncate at the apex. The observation is undoubtedly a valuable one, whether Chalcopterus be regarded as a genus or merely a sub- genus ; but the conjecture of the non-occurrence in Australia of true Amarygmus is a mistaken one, as there are many species with the mandibles formed as he asserts them to be in that genus. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1435 A. DIAPERIOIDES, Sp.llOV. Ovalis ; niger, supra obscure cyaneus, epistomate labroque antice palpisque plus minus piceo-rufis, tarsis dilutioribus ; capite crebre, protliorace sat sparsim, fortius punctulatis ; hoc basi quam elytro- rum basis vix angustiori, quam longitude quamve margo anticus dimidio latiori, lateribus leviter arcuatis, basi margineque antico bisinuatis ; elytris fortiter striatis, striis subtilius punctulatis, interstitiis leviter convexis sparsim subtiliter punctulatis ; seg- mentis ventralibus vix manifeste punctulatis, undatim longitudi- naliter strigosis ; antennis apicem versus manifeste incrassatis. [Long. 2|, lat. 1| lines. This is a true Amarygmus as distinguished from Chalcopterus ; it is very distinct from all the hitherto intelligibly described species, and does not seem to fit even any of Boisduval’s laconic diagnoses. It is perhaps nearest (but not very near) to A. maurulus, Pa sc. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Chalcopterus (Amarygmus) amethystinus, Fab. This species belongs to the genus Chalcopterus. having mandibles truncate at the apex. It has been taken in the N. Territory of S. Australia by Mr. J. P. Tepper. The uniform bright blue colour (in some specimens with a violet tone in certain lights) of its upper surface and its red femora, together with its small pro thorax, and elytra punctured in conspicuous rows (consisting of uniform rather strong punctures not placed very close one to another), the intervals between which are hardly visibly punctulate, render it an easily recog- nisable insect. C. LONGiuscuLUS, sp.nov. Elongatus ; subparallelus ; niger, elytris cyaneis violaceo- micantibus, epistomate labroque antice late testaceis ; capite crebre (spatio inter oculos sparsius excepto), protliorace minus crebre, subtilius punctulatis ; hoc elytris multo angustiori, basi 3436 FURTHER NOTES OX AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, qnam longitude quarave margo anticus minus duplo latiori, lateribus pone medium subparallelis ; elytris pone medium sub- dilatatis, fortiter striatis, striis crebre cancellatopunctulatis, interstitiis sat fortiter rotundato-elevatis sparsim subtilissime elevatis ; segmentis ventralibus subtiliter minus crebre punctu- latis, antice sat fortiter subreticulatim strigosis ; antennis elongatis, apice vix dilatatis. [Long. 8, lat. 3| lines. The elytra are more than four times as long, and (at their widest) quite half again as wide, as the prothorax ; the nature of the puncturation of their strite (arising from fine transverse carinte connecting the raised interstices) is unusual in the genus. X. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. CISTELIDJE. Metistete. M. (Allecula) pimeloides, Hope. I have specimens (taken near Adelaide and in Kangaroo Island) of an insect which agrees very well with the description of this species except in respect of size. Mr. Hope gives 8 lines as the length, but the large.st sj>ecimen before me does not exceed 7 lines ; in allied species, however, 1 find so ■wide a variation in size that I do not consider this an important discrepancy. The insect is apparently a member of the genus Metistete (which, however, is very insufficiently characterised by its author). As the original description is veiy brief, I furnish a fuller one, as follows ; — Black ; thinly clothed with erect hairs which are reddish towards the apex of the elytra ; the front of the clypeus and of the labrum, the wide and c-onspicuous membranous connection Vjetween the 3rd and 4th, and the 4th and 5th ventral segments, the apex of the last ventral segment and the claws, red ; coxae more or less pitchy ; antennae obscure fuscous towards the apex, the apical two joints obscure feiTuginous. Head little elongated, strongly but not coarsely punctured, the punc-tures very close and more or less (especially in the hinder part) running into each BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN*. 1437 Other longitudinally; eyes large, — their distance apart equal above to the length of the basal joint of the antennae (below they are very widely separated). Maxillary palpi with the 2nd joint equal in length to the greatest width of the apical joint, which is very strongly produced on the inner side so as to be transversely triangular ; the 3rd joint small and short but angularly produced ■within. Antennae equal to three-quarters of the body in length ; basal joint short and moderately stout, joint 2 very small, 3 quite twice as long as 1 and 2 together, 4-6 successively shorter, the rest not differing much in length but gradually a little more slender ; all the joints after the first rather slender. Mandibles broad and slightly notched at the apex. Prothorax slightly -wider than long, slightly wider at base than in front, its front angles rounded off, its hind angles sKghtly obtuse but well-defined, its sides rather strongly rounded, its surface very convex (especially longitudinally) and punctured uniformly -with the hinder part of the head. The elytra at their base are of the width of the base of the thorax ; they dilate gradually to a Kttle behind the middle and then contract to the apex, which is acuminate ; the shoulders are quite obsolete; each elytron bears 10 punctulate striae of which the first is abbreviated ; the punctures in the striae are somewhat quadrate and very distinct in front, but become obsolete behind the middle ; the interstices are wide and fiattish in front, becoming gradually narrower and more convex hindward, and are trans- versely rugose and distinctly, but not very closely, punctured ; the epipleurae are sub-verticaL The scutellum is rather finely and rather closely punctured. The legs are rather stout and very long, the hind femora reaching nearly to the ai>ex of the hind body. The anterior tibite are angularly dilated within, just above the middle in the The anterior four tarsi bear a lamella tinder each joint except the last : of the hind tai-si the penultimate joint only is laiuellated ; joints 2 and 3 together are on the front tarsi slightly longer than, on the middle equal to, on the hind shorter than, the first. The apical ventral segment in the male is nearly twice as long as the preceding segment; a forceps-like appendage projects beyond U38 FURTHER yOTES OX AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, it ; each arm of the forceps is very "wide, depressed and curved, so that the broad truncate apex of either is turned towards the other, and each angle of the truncate end beare a sharp hooked tooth ; this appendage in many dried examples is only very partially exserted. Judging from Mr. Newman’s brief description of his Tanychilus gihbicoUis the present species must be very near it, but seems to differ in its elytral striae not being interrupted in front. If this interruption of the striation may have been an individual peculiar- ity of the type, it seems likely enough that AUecvAa 'pitneloide», Hope, (the in.sect here described as I believe) may be the same as Tanychilus gihbicoUis, Newm. M. (Allecula) elongata, Mad. The description of this insect points to its being congeneric with the preceding species and very close to it, but as there is no mention of the striae on the elytra being punctured (other than the statement that the elytra generally are “ densely and finely punctate,”) I presume it is distinct. M. Lixdi, sp.nov. Augusta ; elongata ; sat nitida ; pills erectis vestita ; nigra, antennis pedibusque plus minus picescentibus; clypeo labroque antice, tai-sis apicem versus, et abdominis segmentis apicalibus 3 postice, rufescentibus ; capite crebre subfoi titer, prothoraee scutel- loque sparsim minus fortiter, punctulatis ; elytris striatis, striis (antice manifeste, postice vix penspicue) subtilius crebre punctu- latis ; interstitiis spai-sim punctulatis, antice planis latis, postice convexis minus latis. [(? Long. 5, lat. 1§ lines ; ^ Long. 6, lat. 21 lines. (J. Tibiis anticis intus supra medium angulatim dilatatis; oculis sat appro ximatis ; antennis elongatis ; segmento ventrali apical i forcipite imstructo. Q. Tibiis simplicibus ; oculis minus approximatis ; abdominis apice baud forcipite instructo ; antennis minus elongatis. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1439 Very similar to the insect described above as M. pimeloides ^ Hope. Differs chiefly in the still narrower and more elongate form, in the very much less close puncturation of the prothorax, in the much smaller size of the punctures in the stride on the elytra, and in the less convexity and more sparse puncturation of the inter- stices between the elytral striae, which, moreover, are not trans- versely rugose. The antennae of the male are more than f, those of the female not much more than 4, the length of the body. The forceps-like process at the apex of the hind body of the male is but little exserted in the single ^ specimen before me, but it seems to resemble that of J/. pimeloides except in the apices of the truncate ends of the forceps not being toothed, — but the specimen is so much damaged that possibly teeth may have been broken off. The red colouring on the hind body is as in the preceding species. Port Lincoln. Apellatus. A. PALPALis, Mad. An insect agreeing very well with the description of this species, and which I cannot doubt is identical, occurs all over S. Australia. During a recent visit to Port Augusta I observed it in the utmost profusion over the whole neighbourhood, — under bark of various trees, under stones, running on the ground, flying in the sunshine, and immolating itself in lamps at night. Indidduals which I ascertained with certainty to be the females of this species agree perfectly with the description of A. Mastersi, Mad. The females, however, are very variable in colour and markings ; I have seen some examples agreeing in these respects with the males. In the male the ante-penultimate joint of the maxillary palpi is very long and slender (scarcely shorter than the distance from the base of the antennce to the apex of the labrum), the penultimate less than half as long and strongly dilated from base to apex, and the apical joint about twice the length of the jienultimate, elongate-cul triform in shape with its outer margin strongly con- cave ; the anteniife are about half the length of the lx)dy, joints U40 FrRTHER yOTES ON ACSTRALIAy COLEOPTERA, 1-3 moderately slender (2 very short, 3 a little longer than 1), 4 scarcely longer than 3, 5-10 shorter, 11 slightly the longest of all, 4-8 dilated (each more strongly in succession), 9 and 10 gradually less dilated, 1 1 slender ; the ix>sterior tibue have a small tooth on their inner margin near the apex, and the eyes are almost con- tiguous on lx)th surfaces of the head. In the female the maxillary palpi are scarcely longer than the long joint in the male, the antenme scarcely differ from those of the male except in the intermediate joints not being dilated, the posterior tibiae are unarmed, and the eyes are a Uttle more ■widely sepiarated both above and below. There are five ventral segments (of which the last is evenly rounded at its apical margin) in both sexes. The hind-body (except the base in some examples) is pitchy black. The size varies from 2| to 4 lines. A. APiCALis, sp.nov. 2- Testacea, elytris abdomineque a pice piceis j capite pro- thoraceque subtiliter creberrime punctulatis ; elytris punctulato- striatis ; interstitiis (apicem versus convexis) subtilius sat crebre punctulatis. [Long. 4, lat. li lines. Extremely close to the corresjx)nding sex of A. jxjJpalis, Mad. Apart from colour and markings, the eyes are more approximate, — almost as close as in palpalis — and the head and prothorax are evidently more finely and closely punctured. The latter is also slightly less transverse, and more narrowed in front ; its width across the base Ls about a quarter again its length do^'Ti the middle and very nearly twice the -width of its front margin, the sides converge from base to apex with a very gentle curve, the front is nearly truncate, the base bisinuate, and there is an ill-defined -wide impression down the hinder part of the middle between which and the lateral margin is a small bsisal impression on either side. A single specimen was sent to me from Western Australia by E. Meyrick, Esq. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1441 Homotrtsis. H. TRisTis, Germ. This species (on srhicli the genus Hoinoti'ysis was founded by Mr. Pascoe) is extremely plentiful in South Australia. I feel no doubt that Allecida carhanaria, Gena., is identical with it. The author states that it is extremely close to tristis, but is a little larger, with the elytra not wider behind the middle and more deeply striated, and the prothorax more densely pilose. I have sjjecimens, some larger and some smaller than average tristis, which display some or all of the other distinctive characters mentioned, but they do not appear to be specifically distinct. The character's of Homotrysis, as given by Mr. Pascoe, are very slight; one of them (viz., that the 2nd and 3rd joints of the anterior tar.si are “ not longer ” than the first) is very puzzling, as I do not know any Allecula in which they are longer, and in another sentence Mr. Pascoe speaks of the exceptionally short basal joint of the tarsi in Homotrysis. H. (Allecula) fuscipennis, Blessig. This is stated by its author to be near li. carhonaria, Germ., and is probably congeneric with that species. A comparison of M. Blessig's description of A. fitscipennis with Mr. Pascoe’s of his Homotrysis microderes points strongly to the probability of their being identical specifically, in which case Mr. Pascoe’s name must fall ; both names were founded on specimens from Victoria. M. Blessig’s descriptions. I may remark en jjossayit, are models of lucidity, and his brief memoir on Australian Heteromera is in all respects admirable. Would that we all exhibited like ability and care ! Cistela. C. Australic.a, sp.nov. Ovalis ; ferruginea ; jwothoracis lateribus et femoribus postici.s obscure infuscatis : elytrorum lateribus ''postice gradatim latius) 1442 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, et abdominis lateribus apiceque, nigro-piceis ; capite prothoraceque crebre sat fortiter nec rugulose punctulatis ; hoc transverse, semi- circulari, angulis anticis nullis, posticis acute rectis, basi late lobato (lobo postice einarginato), fovea parva utrinque ante basin posita ; elytris leviter punctulato-striatis, interstitiis sparsim subtilius punctulatis, manifeste transversim rugatis. [Long. 85, lat. I5 lines. The prothorax is almost a perfect semicircle, the base forming the chord ; at a casual glance the puncturation of its surface appears to be somewhat rugulose, but close examination shows that this is not the case. The blackish lateral margin of the elytra is very well defined ; at the base it is rather less than a third the width of the whole elytron, but it gradually dilates hindward till its inner margin meets the suture at a distance from the apex equal to about a quarter the length of the elytron, the whole apex thus being of a pitchy black colour. This insect appears to be a genuine Cistela. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. CUECULIONID^. Myllocerus. M. FASCIATUS, sp.nov. Niger ; elytris squamis albis instructis, his fascias 2 formantibus (una basali, altera mediana), apice disperse albo-squamosis. [Long. 2-2| lines. The basal two joints of the funiculus together are equal in length to the following five (which are subequal among them- selves), the basal being a little longer than the second ; the scape nearly equals the whole funiculus, the club nearly equals the px-eceding four joints ; the antennae are clothed with white hairs. The rostrum is wide and parallel. The prothorax is narrowed in front, is about half again as wide as it is long clown the middle its sculpture is rugose, and a more or less distinct keel runs down the middle. The eyes are slightly oblong. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1443 At once distinguishable from all the hitherto described Aus- tralian species of the genus by the conspicuous and well-defined elytral fascise formed of white scales. N. Territoi’y of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper, M. Darwini, sp.nov. Piceus, squamis adpressis pallide viridibus (nonnullis piceis intermixtis) confertim vestitus ; rostro brevi lato ; antennarum funiculi articulo basali secundo parum longiori ; prothorace antice vix angustato, quam longiori dimidio latiori ; femoifibus omnibus Dubtus dentatis. [Pong. 2| lines. The uniformity and pale dead green colour of the scales on this insect (the intermixture of pitchy scales is noticeable only under a strong lens), together with its short broad rostrum, prothorax scarcely narrowed in front, and basal joint of funicle a little longer than the second, will distinguish this species from all its previously described Australian congeners. N. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper, Leptops. L. INSIGNIS, sp.nov. Piceo-niger, elytris squamis fulvis albidis piceisque (maculatim et vittatim congestis) dense vestitis ; rostro in medio acute carinato, vertice longitudinaliter subtiliter impresso ; prothorace crassissime rugoso ; corpore subtus pedibusque dense griseo-squamosis, his setis griseis vestitis. [Pong, (rostr. incl.) 6-8, lat. 21-3 lines. In both the examples before me the head and prothorax are devoid of scale.s, possibly owing to abrasion, but the specimens appear to be very fresh in other respects. The lattex’, at its widest is very little more than half as wide as the widest part of the elytra ; it is slightly wider than down the middle it is long, its base truncate, its front margin rather strongly bisinuate. The elytra are punctulate-striate, the punctures in the striie rather 1444 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, large, the interstices scarcely convex ; the whole surface is densely clothed with scales which form a sharply defined and intricate pattern. The base is narrowly (somewhat more widely about the scutellum), pitchy ; immediately behind it is a large transverse irregularly quadrate yellowish-fuscous patch common to both elytra and extending to the 6th stria on each (where it is at its narrowest) • this is continued somewhat narrowly down the suture and a little before the hinder declivity spreads out again on either side, and here attains the 4th stria ; the scales on the lateral portions (which are much compressed) of the elytra (except in the front part) are greyish in colour, and this tint is widely continued I’ound the apex ; the uiiddle portion of the 5th interstice is quite white. The elytra are much pointed at the apex, and the shoulders are laterally prominent in a subdentate fashion. In one example before me several of the elytral interstices are a little costiform, but in the other example this character is absent. The markings oia the elytra resemble those of a Stenocorynus, but the strongly cavernous corbels seem to associate this insect rather with Leptojys, from which I can discover no diflerence beyond the unusual character of the markings. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. L. Baileyi, sp.nov. Oblongus ; niger ; plus minus sordide squamosus ; capite inter oculos et prothorace antice fortiter bituberculatis ; huic superficie tota tuberculatim rugosa ; elytris tuberculis magnis conicis et nonnullis minoribus 4-seriatim instructis ; interstitiis crasse rugulosis. [Long, (rostro inch) 7^, lat. 2i lines. The rostrum is about the length of the prothorax and is much dilated at its apex, the surface of which bears on either side a thick arched keel or crest ; the tubercles between the eyes are about the same size as the largest of those on the front half of the elytra, and are strongly compressed and longitudinally arched ; a BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1445 very strong narrow central keel runs from a little behind the frontal tubercles nearly to the apex of the rostrum, but is in- terrupted between the tubercles ; an obscure thick keel on either side connects the tubercles and the apical ci’ests ; the scrobes are flexuous and posteriorly obscure. The prothorax is about a quarter wider than long, flattened or slightly concave do^vn the disc with two tubercles (about equal in size to those on the head) narrowly separated at the anterior margin; the whole surface is covered with small shining tubercles of unequal size ; the sides are gently arched. The elytra at their base are scarcely wider than the prothorax and are widest about the middle : each elytron bears a sutural row of small tubercles, with a very large tubercle curved backwards at the summit of the declivity, followed by a row of five large tubercles at equal distances apart from base to near apex (the fourth the largest) ; then a row of four tubercles commencing behind the base, and finally two tubercles, one a little behind the shoulder, the other a little before the middle ; the whole surface is coarsely rugulose and furnished with small obscure tubercles. The funiculus of the antennre is veiy stout, the club nearly as long as the preceding four joints together, and (at its widest part) considerably wider than the funiculus (the joints of which are all subequal). From all the previously described species of Laptops having interocular tubercles, this species appears to be well distinguished by the two large tubercles on the front of the prothorax. It is probably nearest to L. vmsimon, Pasc., which (besides the dift'erence just mentioned) has the club of the antennae not thicker than the funiculus, &c., ii:c. Taken on Fraser Island and sent to me by F. M. Bailey, Esq., F.L.S., Colonial Botanist of Queensland, with who.se name (so widely known among botanists) 1 have ventured to associate this insect. L. FRONTALIS, Sp.llOV. Ovatus, sat brevis ; piceus, squamositate bninneo indutus ; rostro unicarinato, scrobe lata postice obscura oculum baud attin- gente ; capite in medio sulcato, inter oculos utrimjue tuberculo 02 1446 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, compresso instructo ; protborace foi’titer transverse, in medio disci late impresso, rude vermiculato-rugoso ; scutello vix manifesto ; elytris protborace fere duplo latiori, suturam versus obscure (marginem lateralem versus crasse profunde) seriatim punctulatis, singulatim tricostatis (costa interna postice tuberculis rotundatis consistente, externis subtuberculatis), bumeris obliquis valde spinosLs. [Long. 4^-5^, lat. 2|-2|^ lines. Abraded specimens appear to be entirely black. The lateral margins of the upper surface of the rostrum are thickened and convex, so that the rostrum might almost be considered tri. carinate ; it is the upper apex of these lateral ridges of the rostrum which is raised into a compressed rounded tubercle immediately within each eye. The frontal furrow is concealed beneath squamosity in fresh specimens. The prothorax is nearly twice as wude as long down the middle ; its sides diverge from the apex to near the middle, and then are almost straight to the base, and (owing to the extremely coarse vermiculate sculpture of the whole upper surface of the segment), they appear subtuberculate when viewed from above. The distinctness of the tuberculation of the elytral costse varies, but I have not seen any example in which more than the costa nearest the suture (and that only in its hinder part) is distinctly broken into well-defined tubercles. The shoulders resemble those of a Catasarev^. The third joint of the tai-si is very little wider than the second. The second ventral seg- ment is equal to the following two together. A very aberrant species of Lejjtops, but I can find no structural character of generic importance to separate it. N. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Zymaus. Z. (?) iNcoNSPicuus, sp.nov. Rotundato-ovatus 3 piceus, squamis brunneis et griseis dense vestitus (his ad latera, et prothoracis elytrorumque utrinque ad basin) ^fittatim congestis ; rostro in medio late fbrtiter foveato, BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1447 fovea in medio carinata, scrobe curvata oculum baud attingente ; capite in medio longitudinaliter impresso ; prothorace cpiam longiori fere duplo latiori, leviter canaliculate, vermiculato-rugoso ; scutello vix perepicuo ; elytris fortiter convexis, subrotundatis, basi vix (in medio fere duplo) prothorace latioribus, obscure sat crasse seriatim punctulatis, interstitiis subinterruptis minus con- vexis, horum nonnullis postice elevatioribus vix tuberculatis. [Long. 3-4, lat. 1?-2| lines. In a fresh specimen the sculpture is almost entirely buried under the squamosity, which is of a dull brown colour except a wide lateral vitta (indented three or four times within on the elytra), and a short narrow vitta on either side of the middle common to the prothorax and elytra, which are grey ; the squamosity of the underside and legs is greyish rather than brown. But only two of the specimens before me are thus clothed, the rest being older and more or less abraded, and in them the variegation of the surface is not (or very little) noticeable. In a very much abraded specimen the rostrum appears tricarinate above (the lateral carinse being wide and feeble) and it is probable that this sculpture always underlies the squamosity. The eyes are very narrow, vertical and acuminate beneath, the ocular lobes very strong. The triangular apical plate of the rostrum is strongly punctured and concave down the middle. This species has very much the facies of a Ciieorhinns. The genus Zyniaus is very briefly characterized by Mr. Pascoe, as follows ; “A Leptope difiert unguiculis connatis.” The present species does not bear the slighest resemblance other than structural to his species ( Z, hiaodosus ), but as I can discover no other structural character than that mentioned by Mr. Pascoe, to dis- tinguish it from Leptops, I have no alternative but to call it by the name Zymaus. Northern Territory of S. Australia ; in my collection ; also taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. 1448 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Lipothyrea. LiPOTHYREA (?) VARIABILIS, Sp.llOV. Sat anguste ovalis 1) vel ovata ($. 1) ; picea, squainis viridibus (super squamas cupreas positis) dense vestita ; antennarum articulo secuudo primo paulo longiore ; capite rostroque plus minus dis- tincte longitudinaliter subtiliter canaliculatis ; prothorace quam longiori fere duplo latiori, antice angustato, (margine antico fortiter emarginato), postice truncato, in medio canaliculato, lateribus vix arcuatis ; elytris postice abrupte declivibus, apice acuminatis (nonnullis exeinplis subspinosis), punctulato substriatis, interstitiis 4° 7° et 10° rotundato-convexis. [Long. 4|-6, lat. 2-2| lines. Freshly coloured specimens are uniformly and densely covered with bright green scales which appear to be very easily rubbed off, leaving the surface clothed with slightly shining obscure coppery scales, under which the derm is pitchy black ; the legs, when denuded of scales, are of a more or less decided testaceous colour (especially the tibiie ); in fresh specimens the sculpture is almost entirely buried under the scales. This species presents the characters ascribed by Mr. Pascoe to his genus Lipothyrea, but appears to differ so much from the species he has desci’ibed (Z. chloris), that it is only with hesitation I assign it this place, and it is quite possible that it ought to be the type of a new genus of Leptojjsidai. The second joint of the antennal fiinicle being longer than the first is perhaps a generic character (certainly I think of greater ini[)ortance in this group than in many), and it is not shared by L. chloris. The claws (Mr. Pascoe gives no information concerning those of Lipothyrea) are like those of Leptops, from which latter genus I hardly know how to separate the present insect structurally (though it differs much in facies from every Leptops known to me) except by the total disappearance of the scutellum. The rostral scrobes might seem to be distinctive, as also the shape of the rostrum itself, but Leptops varies in rostral characters. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURX. 1449 N’orthem Territory o£ S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P, Tepper. OXYOPS, 0. INTERRUPTUS, Sp.nov. Minus brevis ; sat convexus ; niger, parce squamoso-setulosus ; rostro sat elongate, apice dilatato, medio postice carinato ; capite inter oculos fovea parva instructo ; prothorace quam longiori fere dimidio (quam margo anterior fere duplo) latiori, crasse confuse rugoso, medio et utrinque latera versus longitudinaliter depresso, disco pone medium carinato, a basi ad apicem arcuatim angustato ; scutello elongate elevate ; elytris sat elongatis, antice sub- parallelis, regulariter convexis, lineatim crasse punctulatis, spatia nonnulla rugulosa ferentibus, postice singulatim unituber- culatis, humeris externe conico-tuberculatis. [Long. 7, lat. 3 lines. The specimen before me (which may possibly be abraded) is thinly and irregularly clothed with small pale scale-like setse. The sculpture of the prothorax consists of ridges or “ wheals,” among which are scattered coarse punctures, but the wheals are wanting in three vague longitudinal depressions, the middle one of which bears a carina in its hinder portion. The elytra are here and there strongly rugulose both between row and row of punctures and between puncture and puncture in each row, in such fashion that the non-rugulose portions appear as connected depressions forming on either side (a) a large lateral ti’iangle (with its apex nearly touching the suture, and its base on the lateral margin, containing in its centre a little rugosity) in front of the middle; (b) a stripe running obliquely backward from about the second row of punctures to the lateral margin; (c) a vague space occupying the apical area in its half next the suture. The only tubercles on the elytra are a moderately conspicuous one near the apex of the fifth row of punctures and that on the shoulders, which is extremely conspicuous ; it is, however, scarcely convex on its upper surface, but is directed outward, and has a slightly 1450 FURTHER KOTES OX AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, hooked appearance, though its apex is not sharp. The mesosternal projection is strong and sharp. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. O. PARALLELUS, Sp.nOV. Minus brevis ; subparallelus ; fusco-ferrugineus, pedibus parum dilutioribus, albido squamoso-setulosus, setulis in elytris fasciam postmedianam formantibus ; rostro sat elongato apice minus dilatato, in medio carinato ; capite inter oculos canaliculato, prothorace quam longiori quinta parte (quam margo anterior plus dimidio) latiori, crasse confuse rugoso, disco depresso in medio fortiter carinato ; scutello minus elongato, elevato ; elytris a basi postice leviter angustatis, sat convexis, fortiter cancellato-punctu- latis (interstitiis sat rugulosis), antice bituberculatis, interstitio 3® pone medium calloso. [Long. 2, lat. Knes. Much less strongly narrowed behind than is usual in the genus. In fresh specimens the hair-like white scales are con- densed upon the rostrum and the middle of the prothorax, on the scutellum, and especially on the elytra behind the middle, where they form a fascia very similar to that of 0. fasciatus, Boisd. The sides of the prothorax are almost parallel from the base to the middle, where they are rounded, and whence they converge towards the front. The base of each elytron is tumid from the humeral angle to near the scutellum, the extremities of the tumid region being more elevated than the rest (thus forming the two basal tubercles) ; the interstice on which the inner basal tubercle is situated is strongly carinate from a little before to a little behind the beginning of the apical declivity (thus forming the post median callosity), and several of the external interstices become somewhat cai'inate towards the apex, which consequently has a somewhat undefinedly uneven appearance. The sculpture and markings of the elytra have a general resemblance to those of 0. fasciatus, Boisd., compared with which this insect is of a different colour and much narrower and more BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1451 parallel, the prothorax much more strongly carinate, with elytra more strongly foveate-punctulate and more strongly tumid near the base and more uneven behind ; the mesosternal projection resembles the same in 0. fasciatus. At a casual glance this species looks much like Aterpus cultratiis, Fab. N. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mi\ J. P. Tepper. O. ARMATUS, sp.nOV. Minus latus, postice sat angustus ; piceus, squamis griseis setulosis asqualiter (his nihilominus in scutello et longitudinaliter prothoracis in medio condensatis) minus sparsim vestitus ; rostro sat brevi antice minus dilatato ; prothorace quam longiori quinta parte (quam margo anterior dimidio) latiori, sat fortiter ruguloso, postice utrinque leviter longitudinaliter impresso ; scutello vix elevato ; elytris sat convexis, fortiter seriatim punctulatis, inter- stitiis altenns leviter carinatis, quinta pone medium leviter tuberculata, humeris lateraliter acute spinosis; mesosterno antice acute producto. [Long. 3f-4|, lat. l|-lt lines. A very distinct species, well characterized by its uniform grey appearance, with a whitish stripe down the prothorax and con- tinued on the scutellum, while the elytra have no indication of tuberosity except in the fifth interstice being feebly callous behind the middle, and the shoulders having a strong sharp process directed outward. N. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. O. LATERITIUS, Sp.UOV. Minus brevis ; sat convexus ; piceo-fuscus, interrupte parce breviter squamoso-.setulosus ; rostro bi’evi, lato ; capite inter oculos profunde sulcato ; jtrothorace quam longiori vix (quam margo anterior plus tertia parte) latiori, a basi ad ajhcem sequaliter angustato, basi Vjisinuato, aiqualiter crebre subtilius i)unctulato ; scutello elongato elevato ; elytris a basi po.stice sat fortiter angus- tatis, striatLs, striis crasse punctulati.s, interstitiis punctulatis vix convexis, interstitio 3® basi callo.so, lateribus sat longe pone basin 1452 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, fortiter tuberculato ; femoribus apice fortiter incrassatis ; tibiis omnibus intus fortiter denticulatis. [l^ong- 31,lat. 1^ lines. The arrangement of scales on the elytra is a good deal con- fused ; on each elytron there is an oblique fascia like denuded space immediately behind the middle, immediately in front of, and behind, which the scales are at their greatest density ; but these are in no part very conspicuous. The strong conical tubercle close to the lateral margin of the elytra at about a fifth of their whole length from the base, together with the strong (almost angular) dilatation of the inner apex of the femora, and the strong denticulations on the inner face of all the tibiae, will render this insect easily recognizable. The projection of the mesosternum is obtuse and slight. X. Territoi’y of S. Australia j taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. O. MODicus, sp.nov. Minus brevis; sat conve xus ; piceus, antennis pedibusque rufes- centibus; rosti'o brevi sat lato ; capite inter oculos sulcato ; prothcrace quam longiori vix quarta pai'te (quam margo anterior fere duplo) latiori, a basi ad apicem aequaliter subarcuatim angus- tato, sat fortiter minus crasse ruguloso, disco depresso in medio Carina forti antice abbreviata instructo ; scutello sat elongate elevato ; elytris striatis, striis crasse fortiter, inters titiis crebre subtilius, punctulatis, his alternis antice convexioribus, humeris externe obsolete prominentibus. [Long. 3, lat. 1 § lines. The scales on the head are a little condensed, and rather elongate between the eyes ; those on the prothorax are evenly distributed and sparse ; those on the elytra are much more dense (especially in the apical half), and more or less conceal the sculp- ture except on a space (more or less interrupted by squamosity) commencing immediately behind the anterior declivity, ex- tending thence backward to about the middle of the elytra and limited laterally by the suture and about the 6th interstice (this is very likely to be the normal state of the insect, as I have two specimens before me thus clothed). The shoulders show a BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1453 decided tendency to prominence in a lateral direction, — but cannot be called “ tuberculate.” A very obscure-looking little species, but apparently distinct from everything yet described. The anterior region of the elytra is more strongly than usual (in the genus) declivous towards the prothorax, and the lateral prominence of the shoulders (suggestive of some forms of Leptojjs), — slight but evident in this species, — is exceptional in Oxyops. This latter character seems to be unusually prevalent in the species that occur in the Northern Territory. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. O. MACULATA, Sp.nOV. Sat lata ; supra ferruginea, squamis fasciculatis in tuberculis nonnullis maculatim ornata; subtuspicea. [Long. Sf, lat. 1? lines. The rostrum is somewhat gibbous near the apex. The head ig deeply furrowed between the eyes, the space between the furrow and either eye being clothed with ei'ect long white scales. The prothorax is coarsely rugulose (the base and front of the disc less coarsely than the other parts). The elytra are profoundly foveolate in close rows (the interstices granulate) ; the shoulders are protu- berant laterally in such fashion that viewed from above a slight conical process appears to project beyond the lateral margin on either side ; each elytron beai’s several tubercles which are topped with a coDS})icous fascicle of erect wdiite scales ; the tubercles are arranged as follows, — on the third interstice an elongate one at the base, a small one before the middle, and a large one just above the posterior declivity, — on the 5th interstice a small one level with the middle one of the 3rd interstice, and another small one near the apex, — on the 9th interstice several small ones. The whole upper and under surface and the legs are thinly clothed with small adpressed white scales. The mesosternal projection is very well-defined and pointed. Ai)parently near 0. niveosparm, Pasc., (a species I am not accpxainted with except by description) but diflfering in the shape 1454 FURTHER XOTES OX AUSTRALIAX COLEOPTERA, of the rostrum, in the conspicuous crest of white scales on either side between the eyes, &c^ itc. The 2nd joint of the funiculus is nearly as long as the 1st and 3rd (which are equal each to the other) together. Fraser Island; sent by F. M. Bailey, Esq., of Brisbane. Medicasta. 51. OBSCURA, sp.nov. Fusca, griseo-squamulata, squaniis in elytris fascias tres obscuras (1““ basalem, 2“® medianam, subapicalem) formantibus ; rostro in medio sulcato, basi suVbilobato ; piuthorace quam longiori vix latiori, antice angustato, ruguloso, lateribus a basi antrorsum ad medium subparallel is, a medio arcuatim angustato ; elytris prothorace dimidio latioribus, sub}»araUelis, striatis, striis profunde nec crebre punctulatis. [Long- 2|, lat. 1 line. I think this insect may be referred to Medicasta, though it presents some slight structural differences from the species on which the genus was founded ; its general appearance, however, is very similar. The rostrum is a little longer than the head, its basal portion longitudinally sulcate, the sides of the sulcation convex, clothed with jjale setiform scales, and ending somewhat abruptly on the head nearly as far back as the level of the hind margin of the eyes. The antennje are inserted at a distance from the front of the rostrum about equal to a third of its length ; their scape is less than half as long as the funiculus, and reaches back to about the middle of the eye ; the joints are proportioned much as in the description of Medicasta ; the scrobes are as stated in the descrip- tion of that genus, but hardly extend forward so far as I should expect. The eyes are narrowed at their lower end, but can scarcely be called “acuminatL” The underside is clothed rather evenly but not closely with pale setiform scales. The prothorax is densely clothed with rather pale scales, under which its surface appears to Ije confusedly rugulose. The fascife into which the scales on the elytra are collected are not very conspicuous. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1455 The present insect differs from J/. leucura, Pasc., inter alia by the absence of tubercles on the elytra. Xorthem Teriitory of S. Austraba ; a single specimen taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Belus. B. INSIPIDUS, sp.nov. Is iger, squamulis albidis variegatus ; prothorace canaliculato (canali albido-pubescenti), fortiter granulato (fere tuberculato) ; elytris crasse profunde subinigulose punctulatis, juxta suturam subdepressis, apice productis attenuatis, punctis parvis albido- hirtis confuse omatis ; subtus stemis et latera versus segmentis ventralibus albido-hirsutis ; femoribus anticis obscure dentatis. [Long, (rostr. inch) 6?, lat. 1? lines. Very similar in shape to B. hemistictus, Germ., but vrith the antennse very much shorter (they scarcely exceed the rostrum in length ), the elytra slightly dilated immediately behind the middle, devoid of a carina, much more coarsely sculptured and gently convex longitudinally on either side of the suture, and much more confusedly sprinkled -with spots (vrhich are all small) of pale pubescence (these spots being scarcely more concentrated in one part than in another) ; also the underside is marked differently from that of hemistictus. The rostrum is stout, cyiindric, arched, shining, and finely punctulate throughout, being rather longer than the prothorax ; the head is very coarsely rugulose-punctulate, the orbits lined with pale pubescence ; the prothorax is at its base a little wider than its length down the middle, bears a wide well-defined longitudinal channel which is clothed with pale pubescence, and is sculptured even more coai-sely than the head, the intervals between the punctures being quite tuberculiform ; the scutellum is clothed with pale pubescence. On the undereide the median part of the sterna Ls thinly and the lateral thickly clothed with pale pubescence, the middle part of the ventral segments is glabi-ous and shining while a large spot of pale pubescence occupies either side of each segment, but these sjKjts are scarcely united one with another into 1456 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, the form of a vitta. The anterior femora are scarcely distinctly dentate beneath. The pubescence on the specimen before me, which is probably a female, is very pale bro’wn rather than white, but the specimen is not fresh. X, Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. LONGICORXES. Pachydissus (Ploc.ederus) AUSTRALASI.E, Hope. The collection made by Mr. J. P. Tepper, near Port I)arwin» includes a specimen (^) of a Cerarnhyoid which seems to agree very well with Mr. Hope’s description of this insect, except that it is considerably larger (14|^ lines) than the size there mentioned. Considering the tendency of the Cerambycidce to vary in size, I think a difference of four lines in length not incompatible with identity. The resemblance of this specimen to P. sericus, Xewm., is exce.ssively close, except in respect of the antennfe, which are very different, being nearly twice the length of the body, and ha\'ing their joints differently proportioned ; the 3rd joint is nearly half again as long as the 1st, the 4th equal to the 1st, the 3rd and 4th strongly (but not so strongly as in P. sericus) swollen towards the apex, the 5th .same length as 3rd, the 6th and remain- ing joints each longer and more slender than the joint next before it. P H O B A C A N T H A. P. FAiXAX, Pasc. The size of this species is given by its author as “ 10 lines.” I have a single specimen of that size but the average size is 8 lines. Tryphocharia. The genus Tryphocharia bears a conside ruble re.semblance to Phoracantha, from which Mr. Pascoe, its author, distinguishes it by the small size of its prothorax in proportion to the elytra, by its more linear femora, its forehead more narrowed in front, its BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 14.57 shorter antennae, and especially by the spinose joints of the latter bearing tioo spines instead of one only. It may be added that the antennae have a more or less distinct indication of a twelfth joint. The genus Xypeta (formed by Mr. Pascoe at the same time as Tryphocharia, for an insect previously described by him as Phoracantha 'grallaria) appears to differ from Tryphocharia only by its forehead wider in fi’ont, its longer antennae, and its shorter anterior and longer posterior legs. There can be little doubt, I should say, that Phoracantha gigas, Hope, should be placed in this genus, for though Mr. Hope’s description gives very little information about the structural characters, the accompanying figure represents it as having long antennae with two spines on each spinous joint, and posterior femora slender and much longer than those of Tryphocharia. It is very Likely that among the species described as Phora- cantha there may be others attributable to Tryphocharia., and possibly to Xypeta. The description of P. acanthocera, Hope, reads much like that of a Tryphocharia, but as it contains no mention of the length of the antennae, nor of the number of spines on their spinose joints, nor any statement of the size of the insect, no positive conclusion is possible without a re-examination of the type. It is much to be wished that those who possess any of the original types of the Australian species insufficiently described V>y the earlier author’s would publish a full and minute description of the same in the Transactions of some Australian Society. The following species attributed to the genus Trypitocharia I liave not seen, and am satisfied are quite distinct from anything known to me, viz., T. ifitchelli, Hope ; T. superans, Pasc. ; and T. Mastersi, Pasc. The first of these is said to be found in N.S. Wales and Queensland ; from the description and figure it would appear to be characterizeil e.specially by the very small spine on either side of the prothora.x, the elytra distinctly bispicose at the apex, and the markings of the latter, which are of a pale yellow colour, with the base, the suture, the lateral 1458 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, margins, the apex, and a transverse fascia behind the middle, dark fuscous. It is probable that these markings are variable, but not, I think, to an extent that would bi’ing any species known to me near it. Phoracantha superans (from Tasmania) was originally characterized by Mr. Pascoe as having the spinose joints of the antennae “ armed with a spine at the apex,” but when that gentleman formed the genus Tryphocharia, he placed supeians in it, from which it would appear that the original description was defective. The sides of the prothorax in this insect are said to bear a slender elongate straight spine, and the elytra to terminate in two long acute spines, and to be of a pale fulvous yellow colour, with the base and margins dark chestnut- brown. The description also states that the elytra gradually decrease in size and proximity as they approach the apex, but this character would appear so improbable that there is doubtless some error in the statement which I conjecture should be read as applying to the words “punctures on the elytra” accidentally omitted. T. Mastersi seems to resemble Odeicahni, but to have the apices of its el}i;ra bispinose, the puncturation of the same less close, and the prothorax tubercled (not spined) at the sides. Tlie following species of Tryphocharia are, 1 believe, correctly named in my own collection, and some other collections to which I have access. T. HAMATA, Newm. (longipennis, Hope), said to occur in X. S. Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. !My own specimen is from Western Australia. It (i.e., my Western Australian specimen which, if compared with the original, might possibly prove distinct, though it agrees very well with the description such as it is) is of a rather dark brown colour with an ob.scure blackish fascia considerably in front of the middle of the elytra, — and the front of the lateral margins, the hinder half of the sutui'e, and a kind of vitta occupying the hinder half of the disc of the same, — obscurely darker than the general colour, the interstices of the punctures (especially in a longitudinal direction) obscurely yellowish. The prothorax and bi’east are a BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1459 good deal clothed with rather long pale brown woolly pubescence, the elytra being thinly sprinkled with pale hairs. The prothorax is the same width (from the base of one spine to that of the other) as it is long down the middle, with its upper surface a good deal flattened, and its sculpture of the character usual in the genus, its lateral spines long, slender and curved towards the elytra. The antennae reach a Little beyond the elytra ; their joints from the 4th inclusive extremely flattened (but not carinate on the upper face), joints 3-8 bearing two equal spines (one on each side) at the apex, — all the spines directed, hindward rather than outward, and all small, the pseudo-twelfth joint short but rather well defined ; the elytra are truncated (rather obliquely) at the apex, each end of the truncation bearing a long sharp spine. The hind tibiae are a little curved. T. Odewahni, Pasc. In his description of this species its author states that its elytra have the apex “ rounded,” but in a figure (given by him sub. sequently in the Journal of Ent., Yol. II.) the apices of the elytra are represented as straightly truncate. I have never seen a Tryphocharia having rounded elytral apices, but the species that is most plentiful in South Australia (I have specimens from the far west, from Adelaide, and from the Victorian border) has the apices almost straigbtly truncate with the inner end of the truncation produced in a short sharp spine. The elytra also have an obscure rather large blackish spot on the disc a little in front of the middle, which is represented in the figure of T. Odeicahni but not mentioned in the description, and which appears to be highly characteristic of the species. In other respects this insect agrees with both description and figure of T. Odexvahni and, I have no doubt, is that species. It differs from T. hamata structurally in having the lateral spine of the prothorax smaller and straight (or nearly so), and the external end of the truncate apex of the elytra not spined. The surface of the prothorax is much flattened. The antennte scarcely difl'er from those of T. 4amarown than the other two, and resembles the antemedian one somewhat in shape, but with a blurred and less defined outline. The elytra are about 2^ times as long as together wide, and about four times as long as the prothorax ; they are slightly at their widest Vjehind the middle, and their sides are scarcely perceptibly incurved behind the base. BY THE REV. T. BLA.CKBUR>'. 1461 Allied apparently to T. MitcheUi, Hope, the description of which deals with little but colour 3 that insect, however, is said to be twelve lines in length, and to have a “ minute ” spine on either side of the prothorax ; the description of the markings on the elytra (“ variegated with brown spots ”) is too vague for identiScation, but, judging by the figure, T. MitcheUi has the base suture, lateral margins, and apex infuscate with a .single elytral fascia, postmedian, and of very different shape from the postmedian fascia in the present insect. From the other previously described species, its more robust, massive form will at once separate T. princeps. X. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Hr. J. P. Tepper. T. uxciyATA, sp.nov. (J. Minus robusta; sat parallela; fusca, antennis palpis pedibus elytrisque testaceis, his maculis ternis (basali antemediana et post- mediana) fuscis instructis ; supra sparsim sat longe albido-pubes- cens ; subtus meso- et meta-stemis et segmentorum ventralium parte postica sat dense aureo-pubescentibus ; elytris antice fortiter rugulose, postice gradatim subtUiiis obsoletius, punctulatis, apice singulatim recte tmneatis et bispinosis ; prothorace hand trans- verse, valde ruguloso, tuberculis 4 et spatio mediano lanceolate laevibus instrncto, lateribus spina magna acuta hamata instructis ; femoribus linearibus. [Long. IS, lat. 5 lines. The fuscous spots on the elytra are, — a small one at the base on either side of the scutellum, a small one immediately in front of the middle near the suture on either side, and an elongate larger one touching the suture about half-way between the middle of the elytra and the a}>ex. In the specimen before me the antenna? reach back very slightly beyond the elytra ; their structure scarcely differs from that of the proceding except in joints 6-11 only being distinctly carinate, joint 9 scarcely spined, and the spines on joints 3-5 much more robust with the inner spine very much feebler than the outer. The general form is distinctly more parallel and less convex than in the preceding, the prothorax 93 14:62 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, (of course exclusi\’e of the spines), is not at all mder than long down the middle (in princess it is nearly ^ again as wide as long), and the apical truncation of the elytra runs straight across. The large sharp hooked spine on either side of the prothoras dis- tinguishes this species from all previously described except haniata, Newm., from which it differs "widely in size, colour, &c., ecies) is probably identical with Agapete (characterized by Mr. Xewman in the same year). The diagnosis agrees very well with specimens of Agapete before me, — men- tioning the very peculiar sha])e of the elytra and other characters. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN'. 1467 At first sight it would appear as if the phrase “ tarses a 1®*' article tres court ” were incousistent with this supposition, — since the basal joint of the tarsi in Agapete is decidedly longer than the 2nd ; but the force of this objection disappears when it is borne in mind that the basal joint is decidedly shorter than the following two together, and that the genera with which M. Blanchard associates Anteros have the basal joint at least equal to the following two (that immediately after which M. Blanchard places it, — L'alluphyru, — has that joint much longer than the 2nd and 3rd together). Thus compared the basal joint in Agapete would natui’ally be called ‘‘ very short.” Parmen'omorpha, gen.nov. Gen. Parmence alhnis, sed oculis crasse granulatis. The description of Parmena in Lacordaire’s Gen. des Col. ix. p. 275, exactly tits the small insect for which I propose this new name, with the single exception that the eyes (instead of being “ subfinely ”) are extremely strongly and coarsely facetted. The presence of a small, well-defined, triangular scutellum, and of a small sharp spine on either side of the prothorax, together with the smaller size of the basal ventral segment (very distinctly shorter than the following two together), will separate it from Correstetha, the strong sinus of the intermediate tibiae from the Malayan Dasyerrus, the prothoracic spines from Byhe. P. irregularis, sp.nov. Testaceo-ferruginea, capite prothoraceque obscurioribus ; dense breviter pubescens et capillis longis erectis sparsim vestita ; an tennis (^. I) corpoi-e longioribus, sat robustis; capite prothora- ceque rugulosis nee dense nec crasse punctulatis ) hoc utrinque pone medium spina laterali parva gracili instructo ; elytris lateribu.s basique fortiter nec crebre, disco crassissiiue sparsim, punctulatis. [Long. 3, lat. 1 line. The sculptui’e of the elytra is not unusual in the Dorcadionulo^ — the inner middle part of the disc bearing a few veiy coai-se 1468 FCBTHER K0TE3 OX AUSTP.ALIAX COLEOPTEEA; punctures, -vrhile the remaining space is considerably more closely and less coarsely punctulate. X. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Miceotragus. M. JLXCTCS, sp.nov. Augustus ; cinereo-variegatus, squamis nigrescentibus capil. lisque nigris intermixtis : prothorace rugoso ; elytris 4-costatis, costis extemis apicem juxta, intemLs pone elytrorum medium, connectis. [Lo^^g- 2 lines. Head strongly convex ; prothorax not wider than down the middle long, its base and apex equal (the former bisinuate with the middle rather strongly angulated), its sides somewhat rounded and furnished behind the middle with a strong sharp projection the apex of which is scarcely bent hindward, its surface very convex and coarsely but not closely rugulose ; elytra with their humeral spines strong, sharp and bent, the four costae (i.e., two on each elytron moderately strong and serrate rather than tuberculate, the inner pair meeting on the suture about two-thirds of its length from the base, the external pair meeting on the suture close to the apex, the space between the inner j>air much flattened, the whole surface of the insect covered with rough dirty-looking Vjrown scales mingled (especially along the cost«) with blackish scales and thinly sprinkled with rather long erect black hairs. McDonnell Ranges, Central Australia ; taken by Mr. A- W. S. Wild. Lychbosis. M. Lacordaire [Gen. Col. IX. (2) p. 541] questions the generic identity of the two insects (one from Australia, the other from Sylhet), which Mr. Pascoe as-sociated in this genus, and proceeds to furnish a diagnosis somewhat fuller than Mr. Pascoe’s. The Australian L. luctv/jsm does not altogether fit that diagnosis, — especially I do not find that the scape of the antennae is of the peculiar form M. Lacordaire describes, — and it is veiy likely that BY THE RET. T. BLACKBURX. U69 the learned French author is right in thinking that two generic names are required. In that case the new name will have to take the place of Lychrosis, Lacord., as Mr. Pascoe founded his genus on the Australian species, for which, therefore, the original name must be retained. I may add that I have before me several specimens of L. luctuosus, Pasc., taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper, near Port Darwin, which vary considerably in size (dj-6 lines), and also in markings, some of the white spots on the elytra sho^dng much tendency to run together into connected lines. Hathliohes. H. GRAMMICUS, Pasc. Mr. Pepper's collection of Coleoptera from the X. Territory contains examples of a very variable species that appears to be this insect. The grey lines running down the elytra mentioned in the description of the type are seldom very distinct, and some- times quite untraceable, the whole surface being then evenly clothed with whitish pubescence. Abraded specimens (and judging by their frequency the pubescence seems to be very deciduous) are of an uniform shining ferruginous colour. In very fresh specimens the antennae are evenly clothed with fine whitish pubescence, and their darker colour near the apex (mentioned in the description) is not noticeable. The length varies from 5^ lines to 8 lines. Several of the specimens before me have traces of oblique striae running between feeble rounded carinse down the elytra (scarcely evident except in the apical half), and they may possibly represent a distinct species,* but I can find no other character to distingish them. The abruptly (t.e., suddenly) narrowed apex of the elytra, not drawn out to a long point as in H. linedla^ nor sub-einarginate as in II. \-lineata, but separately obtusely pointed (in some examples separately rounded oil with •Possibly H. moratun, Pasc. The sharpness of the apex of the elytra seems to vary both in the striated and non -striated specimens. 1470 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, scarcely a point), with the extreme apical margin thickened, seems to distinguish this species from all its North Australia congeners — unless H. murimts, Pasc., in the description of which the elytral apices are not characterized, and which is not known to me. H. LACTEOLA, Hope. In the above-mentioned collection there are also specimens of an insect which agree so well with the description of H. lacteola, Hope, that I can hardly doubt their identity with it. They belong, however, to Mycerinopsis, having antenn® considerably longer than the body in the male, and the intermediate tibi® formed as in the Aponiecynides. It must be near J/. uniformis, Pascoe, from which, however, the elongate strongly narrowed apex of its elytra would seem to distinguish it. I may say that the specimens before me are all somewhat more yelloioish in colour than Hope’s description would lead one to expect, but they are all more or less abraded, and there are unabraded portions here and there quite decidedly of a milky white. Their size varies from 4 lines to 6 lines. PHYTOPHAGA. PsEUDOTOxoTus, gen.nov. Palporum maxillarium articulus ultimus oblongo-ovalis, apice obtusus. Ligula membranacea, antice fortiter emarginata. Oculi mediocres, rotundati, sat fortiter convexi, fortitergranulati. Caput minus elongatum, postice manifeste angustatum. Antenn® corpori longitudine ®quales (contigu®. Femora postica vix inci-assata, apicem versus fortiter angustata, parte angustata acute dentata. Corpus totum dense pubescens. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBERX. U71 Differs inter alia fi’om Megamerus in the shape of the apical joint of the maxillary palpi, from Cheiloxena in the nondentate sides of the prothorax, from DvJboxdaia in the strongly convex eyes, from Prionesthis in the dentate hind femora, from Carpopha- gus, Diphanops, Mecynodera, and Ainetalla in the long antennae, and from Polyoptilus in the dense clothing of pubescence. P. LiXEATA, sp.no v. Sat elongata ; ferniginea ; dense albido-pubescens ; elytris costis 3 vel 4 latis obscnris instructis ; his nonnihil denudatis, postice obsoletis. [Long. 4-6, lat. 11-1? lines. The structure of the head and its organs is almost exactly as in Polyoptilus Lacordairei, Germ. The surface is entirely clothed with dense whitish hair beneath which it appears to be finely punctulate. The basal joint of the antennae is about equal to the tliird, — joint 2 short, 3 twice 2, 4 nearly t’wice 3, 5 scarcely longer than 4, 6 equal to 5, 7-11 successively longer, the appendi- culate part of 1 1 very short. The prothorax closely resembles that of Polyoptilus in structure, the suture between the pronotum and prosternum running (as in that genus) on the undereide but appearing more conspicuous ; the prothorax is as long as wide, its greatest width immediately in front of its base, its sides concave in the middle, and convergent in the extreme front, so that a little behind the front the segment is not much narrower than at its Arfdest ; there is a denuded and slightly elevated narrow line (abbrerfated at both ends) running down the middle ; the angles are all obsolete. The elytra are not at all punctulate-striate but (as far as I can observe under the dense pubescence) are I'ather closely punctured with a confused mixture of large and small punctures ; three or four ill-defined wide rounded costje originate at or near the base but do not extend much beyond the middle of the elytra hind wards (very similar costje exist in Polyoptilus Lacordairei), which are almost devoid of pubescence and thus show a ferruginous colour in contrast with the nearly white pubescence, girfng the elyti-a the general appearance of being nearly white with several obscure wide reddish longitudinal vittaj in the anterior 1472 rUBTHEB XOTES OX AUSTBALIAX COLEOPTEBA, two thirds of their length. The legs are extremely like those of Poiyopiiltts, Vjut are a little longer (esj>ecially the tarsi) and more slender. The prostemal process, though very narrow (Hke a knife-edge) distinctly separates the coxse and bends down hind ward (visibly from behind) ; the mesostemal process on the other hand can scarcely be traced distinctly between the intermediate coxae, — thus reversing the structure of Polyoptihus where the intermediate coxae are more distinctly separated than the anterior. The basal ventral segment is rather more than tv^ice the length of the next two together. The resemblance of this insect to a Toxotu8\& most extraordinary. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Ditbopidus. D. Palmerstoxi, sp.nov. Late ovatus; aeneus; labro, antennarumque articulis pidmis sex ful vis; articulo 1“ robusto, 2° subgloboso, 3° elongate, 4°-6° sat breribos; capite prothorauj^Kjue crebre fortiter punctulatis; elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis planis (extemis vix convexis) crebre minus subtiliter punc-tulatis. [Long. 1-1 J, lat. ^li lines. A very wide almost semicircular s|>ecies ; the even, close and very strong puncturation of the head and prothorax, together with the rather close and strong confused puncturation of the elytral interstices, without amy transverse strigosity, wMl distinguish it from all others bearing a general resemblance to it. Probably D. larninalv^, Chap., is its nearest ally from which it differs inter alia in the clypeus not being bidentate (at least not in the specimen Ijefore me), in the prothoracic puncturation being by no means “ acdculate,” and in the even punctulate striation of the elytra. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Idiocephala, The following sr^des I believe to be Aporocera caioxantlva^ described by Mr. Saunders on specimens from Port Essington. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1473 Herr Suffrian has already pointed out that the species in question is probably inseparable from Idiocephala. I have a good many specimens before me, of which one only agrees with the descrip- tion exactly in respect of colour and shape of markings. I. CATOXANTHA, Saund., var. (?) Obiongo-qaadrata ; flava vel ferruginea ; antennis (maris corpore vix longioribus feminae bx'evioribus), tihtiis apice et tarsis picescentibus ; elytris (spatio communi y simulante et marginibus lateralibus ipsis exceptis) cyaneis ; capite prothor- aceque crassissime nec crebre punctulatis ; illo longitudinaliter plus minus conspicue canaliculate ; elytris fortiter subseriatim punctulatis. [Long. 2-34, lat. 1-14 lines. The y-like mark on the elytra is very coarse and thick (as though daubed on with a coarse brush), the extremities of its arms nearly reaching the humeral callus on either side, and its foot being at the apex of the suture. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by several collectors. I. PURA, sp.nov. jJ. Breviter oblongo-quadrata ; flavo-rufa ; antennarum articulis 6 ultimis et prothoracis margine basali summo nigricantibus ; scutello elytrisque Isete cyaneis ; capite prothoraceque fortiter nec crebre, elytris crebre fortiter vix seriatim, punctulatis ; tarsorum apice subinfuscato. [Long. 1|-1?, lat. |-1 line. N. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. I. Palmerstoxi, sp.nov. Breviter oblongo-quadrata ; rufa ; antennis apicem vei-sus, metasterno, abdomine, et .scutello, nigris ; elytris cyaneo-nigro variegatis c:rpite leviter obscure, prothorace sparsim nec fortiter, elytris sat fortiter sat crebre subrugulose vix seriatim, ]»unctulatis. [Long. 11, lat. J line. The dark markings on the elytra ai^ as follows : a blotch shaped like a subequilateral triangle with the front margin of the 1474 FTBTHEB NOTES ON AUSTBALIAN COLEOPTEEA, elytra as its base, and its apex on the suture a little behind the middle, a narrow edging to the hind part of the suture, and (on either side) a blotch of similar shape and size to that already mentioned, having as its base the hinder two-thirds of the lateral margin, and its apex falling on the suture a little behind the middle. Thus if the dark colouring be regarded as the ground tint of the elytra, there would appear to be on each elytron a broad subparallel red stripe running from the lateral margin (immediately behind the base) obliquely almost to the suture, and a red spot on the inner apical extremity not quite touching the suture. The undersurface is thinly clothed with short silvery hairs. 27. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Apobocera. The following species agrees sufficiently well with the description of A. apicaU-8, .Saund., (from X. S. Wales), to prevent my giving it a new name. It appears to differ chiefly in the colour of the ventral segments (which in some examples is almost wholly red), in the elytra being narrowly margined in front with black, and in the scutellum not being margined with black. A. APiCALis, Saund., var. (?) Elongato-quadrata ; rufa ; antennis (late compressis, corpore b^e^■ioribus), elytrorum basi anguste et apice late, pygidio apice, metasterno, abdomine (vel toto vel in parte), femorum et tibiarum apice, tarsisque, nigricantibus ; capite prothoraceque crassissime aoervatim, elytris profunde seriatim sat crebre, punctulatis. [Long. 3, lat. Ig lines. The punctures on the head and prothorax are extremely large and deep ; they are placed on the anterior part of the former, and on the latter are almost confined to the oblique depressions usual in this genus, which run from near the front of the lateral margins to near the middle of the base. The dark apical cloud on the elytra occupies nearly the posterior quarter of those BY THE KEY. T. BLACKBURY. 1475 organs. The second joint of the antenn* is of a jmler colour than the rest. X. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Terillus. T. MiCANS, sp.nov. Oblongus ; convexus ; obscure fuscus vel piceo-ferrugineus, seneo- vel viiidi-niicans ; antennis ferrugineis ; capite, prothorace, et corpore subtus, pilis brevibus vestitis ; capite obscurius, pro- thorace crebre fortiter rugulose, elytris profunde crebre nec rugulose nec seriatim, punctulatis. [Long. 3-3|, lat. If-l^ Unes. The general colour is a kind of pitchy ferruginous much shot vrith pale greenish iridescence on the underside, the head and the prothorax. The general colour of the elytra is of a more decidedly ferruginous tone than that of other parts of the body and their iridescence is coppery rather than green ; the antenuEe are entirely ferruginous ; the legs vary from dark ferruginous to dark piceous in colour, the femora in many examples being jeneous, and the tarsi rarely as darkly coloured as the tibife. The puncturation of the head is close, rather fine, and very rugose, but much obscured by a clothing of shori adpressed shining grey haii's. The separa- tion of the clvpeus from the front is hardly traceable. The basal joint of the. antennae is moderately stout, the 2nd much more slender and a little more than half as long, the 3rd more slender still and about equal to the 1st in length, the 4th and following joints scarcely longer, the apical four a little compressed and dilated. The prothorax is a little less than half again as wide as long, the base a little less than half again as \ride as the front margin, the sides rounded (not at all angulated) with their edges appearing crenulated owing to the rugosity of the puncturation of the .surface, the hind angles acute, the front angles little marked. The scutellum is finely and not closely puuctulate. The surface ot the elytra is quite free from rugosities, and shows scarcely any intlication of transverse sculpture in any light, its puncturation 1476 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, being close, deep, and well-defined. The basal joint of the hind tarsi is a little longer than the second. The tibiae are canaliculate externally, the channel (of the hind tibiae especially) being very deep and wide at the apex. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Dr. Bovill. T. POLITUS, sp.nov. Oblongus ; convexus ; fuscus, viridi-laete micans ; labro antennis pedibusque testaceo - ferrugineis ; capite prothorace et corpore subtus pilis brevibus vestitis ; capite crebre rugulose, prothorace profunde crebrius nec rugulose (hoc quam longiori vix dimidia parte latiori), elytris profunde crebrius nec rugulose vix seriatim, punctulatis ; his sat manifeste transversim rugatis ; interstitiis apicem versus vix convexis. [Long. lines, lat. 11 lines. A very pretty species ; on the head and prothorax the testaceo- fuscous ground colour is almost lost in the brilliant green irides- cence, which, on the elytra, is almost confined to the interior surface of the large fovea-like punctures, though in some examples it is somewhat diffused over the base and apex. On the underside the green iridescence is strongest on the prosternum and becomes gradually less noticeable hindward ; in some examples the pro- sternum might almost be called “ metallic green ” without any qualification. From T. micans the non-rugalose puncturation of the prothorax will distinguish this insect; from T. 2>orosus, Jac., (which it seems to resemble rather closely) it differs inter alia in the prothorax being much less than twice as wide as long. From both it differs considerably in size. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. F. Tepper, ite prothoraceque subtiliter coriaoeis ; clypeo distincte uso FURTHER yOTES OX AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, minus crebre, vertice prcthoraceque leviter sparsim, punctulatis ; scutello subtiliter coriaceo impunctulato ; elytris sat fortiter (pos- tice levius) ponctulato-striatis, interstitiis sparsim subtiliter punc- tulatis ; femoribus posticis inermibus. [Loiig- ^at. 1| lines. The seneous colouring on the prothorax is condned to the front ■where it is obscure and cloudy. The separation between the clyi>eus and front is indicated only by the difference in punctura- tion. Tliere is a distinct longitudinal sulcus between the eyes which in front meets a very ill-defined curved transverse impres- sion. The prothorax is a little more than half again as wide as long, its sides are rather strongly rounded, and its apical margin is considerably narrower than the base. The minutely coriaceous surface of the head and prothorax renders them sub-opaque ; the elytra are very nitid. The green colouring is at its brightest on the elytra, where it occupies the whole space between the fourth stri® on either side extending backward nearly half-way to the apex. X. Territory of S. Australia ; a single specimen taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. R. MEDIOPICTA, Sp.nov. Elongate - ovalis ; nitida ; rufa ; antennis basi, mandibulis, genubus, tibiis apice, et tarsis, piceis ; elytris seneo-nigris, margine laterali antice et sutura (antice plus minus anguste, postice subito late sed interrupte) rufis ; clypeo sat fortiter sat crebre, vertice leviter sparsim, prothorace vix manifeste, punctulatis, scutello impunctulato ; elytris fortiter (postice multo levius) punctulato- striatis ; interstitiis vix manifeste punctulatis ; femoribus posticis inermibus. [Loiig- 1| Ihies. var. E'ytris nigris ■vix subseneis, margine basali, et sutura mar- gineque laterali antice, angu.ste rufis. The rufous colouring on the elytra is extremely variable. The extreme basal margin and the anterior two-fifths of the suture appear to be always rufous, but in some examples much more narrowly than in others • at two-fifths of the length of the suture the rufous colouring spreads out into an elongate-oval spot, which BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. U81 nearly or quite reaches the apex, but at about three-fifths of its length the suture becomes dark again and appears as a narrow stripe dividing the hinder part of the rufous spot j the anterior three-fifths of the lateral margins also are rufous, — in some ex- amples rather widely (especially towards the front), in othei-s very narrowly. Of the antenna the basal three joints (and in some specinaens the base of the fourth) are rufous ; the palpi are tipped, with piceous. The clypeus is separated from the front by a trans- verse furrow, and the latter bears a longitudinal furrow. The prothorax is slightly more than half again as wide as long ; its sides are nearly straight in their hinder two-thirds, then a little rounded and converging to the apex ; the base is about a third again as wide as the front margin ; the angles are all acute and pointed outward. X. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Pi. AMPLICOLLIS, Sp.nOV. Ovata ; nitida ; rufa ; genubus nigris ; elytris regione suturali antice late subseneis, latera versus nonnuUis exemplis longitudin- aliter jeneo-notatis ; clypeo fortiter sat crebre, fronte sparsim sub- tiliter, prothorace fortius nec sparsim (antice subtiliter, ad latei-a ipsa rix distincte) punctulatis ; scutello fere impunctulato ; elytris sat fortiter punctulato-striatis, striis intemis antice leviter im- pressis, interstitiis subtilissime punctulatis ; femoribus posticis inermibus. [Long. 3|, lat. 21 lines (vix). A very short wide insect. The clypeus is separated from the front by a well-defined furrow, the latter being longitudinally channelled. The prothorax is very nearly twice as wide as down the middle it is long ; its sides are strongly rounded, its angles all acute and jX)inted outward ; its base about a third wider than its front margin ; the marginal j>ortion of the surface all round (most widely at the sides) is nearly without punctures ; on the punctured space thus enclosed the punctures are quite strong and close on the sides but become somewhat finer towards the middle. On the elytra the striae are scarcely impressed except near the sides 1482 FURTHER NOTES OX AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, and apex, the punctures in the striae being, however, much finer towards the apex than in front. X. Territory of S. Australia j taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. R. PUNCTULATA, Sp.nOV. Sat late oblonga ; nitida ; fusco-rufa ; clypeo crebre fortius, fronte creVjre subtilius, prothorace disco fortiter sat crebre latera versus etiam magis fortiter crebre, scutello obscure, punctulatis ; elytris antice punctulato-striatis, postice sublsevibus ; femoribus posticis subtus leviter dentatis. [Long. 3, lat. lines. The clypeus is separated from the front by a transverse furrow and the latter bears a short longitudinal channel anteriorly. The prothorax is rather small in proportion to the elytra ; its width is rather more than half again its length ; sides gently rounded ; all the angles acute, the anterior unusually produced in a forward and outward direction, the base not much more than a fifth wider than the front. The striae on the elytra are scarcely impressed but bear strong and rather clo.se punctures, both striae and punctures being nearly effaced in the hinder half ; the interstices are rather sparingly but very distinctly punctured. The tooth on the underside of the hind femora is not much more than an angulation of the outline a little before the apex. N. Territory of S. Au-stralia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. R. POSTiCALis, sp.nov. Elongato-ovata ; minus nitida ; fulva ; capite inter oculos (non- nullis exemplis) elytrorum sutura (antice anguste, postice late dilatatim), meso- et meta-stemis (parte media excepta) et (non- nullis exemplis) femoribus plus minus evidenter, obscure viridibus ; antennis (basi excepta) piceis ; capite le^'iter sparsim, prothorace scutelloque vix manifesto, punctulatis ; elytris subtilius sat sequaliter punctulato-striatis, femoribus posticis inermibus. [Long. 3?, lat. Ij lines. The suture is narrowly greenish (in some examples scarcely so in the extreme front) to about the middle where the green BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1483 colouring begins to dilate and forms an elongate-oval spot extending to the apex and reaching laterally to about the fifth stria on either side. The clypeus is continuous with the hinder part of the head, which bears an elongate notch-like impression between the eyes. The prothorax is about twice as wide as long, its base nearly twice as wide as its front margin, sides straight, front angles acute, hind scarcely so. The interstices of the striae on the elytra are not punctured. The whole insect has a semi- opaque appearance on the upper surface, and is minutely coriaceous. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper ; also in my collection. R. PiCEiTARSis, sp.nov. Sat late oblonga ; nitida ; fusco-testacea ; antennis basi excepta, genubus (obscure), tarsis, et abdominis apice fusco-nigris ; clypeo sparsim fortiter, fronte prothoi’aceque vix manifeste, punctulatis ; elytris sat subtiliter (postice etiam magis subtiliter) punctulato- stiiatis ; femoribus posticis inermibus. [Long. 2f, lat. 1? lines. The clypeus is continuous with the hinder part of the head which is finely canaliculated longitudinally. The prothorax is two-thirds wider than long down the middle, its base a little wider than the front margin, the sides rather sti’ongly rounded, all the angles acute and pointed outward. The interstices of the strife on the elytra are very finely and moderately thickly punctu- late. The extent of dark colouring on the ventral segments is variable, being extended in some examples over more than the apical half. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. R. UNIFORM IS, sp.nov. Elongato-subovata ; nitida ; cyanea ; antennis basi et peJibus (nonnullis exemplis femoribus tarsiscjue piceis) rutis ; capite (clypeo paullo magis fortiter) protLoraceace ; the interstices are impunctate. On the underside the BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. U89 greenish golden colour is confined to the sides and middle of the ])rosternum and is not always present. The legs are of a deep violet colour, the antennae blackish with their base pitchy testaceous. X. Territory of S. Australia ; collected by Mr. J. P. Tepper and others. X.B. — The above insect would seem to difier by its less rounded form from the hitherto described species of Augomela, which it approximates however by the style of its colouring and markings and by the form of its claws, as also of its prosternum ; its antennae resemble those of Calomela. Possibly some authors might consider it the type of a new genus, but I think no great violence is required to associate it with Augomela. Calomela. C. APicALis, sp.nov. Lata ; oblonga ; convexa ; nitida ; rufa ; antennis (basi excepta) nigro-piceis ; elytris (margine laterali excepta) cyaneo-nigris, puncturis ^fiolaceis ; abdomine (segmento apicali excepto) cyaneo vel ^■iridi ; elytris subseriatim, prothorace acervatim, punctulatis. [Long. 85, lat. I5 lines. The general colour of the elytra is black with a scarcely per- ceptible blui.sh tone, but the punctures, though fine, are evidently of a decided blue. The head is rather strongly (but not coarsely) punctured in front, nearly smooth behind. The prothorax is very coarsely punctured at the sides and ha-s some connected clusters of finer punctures about the base and the middle of the disc. The elytra are finely punctulate, the punctures scarcely running in rows except near the apex (where they are very faint). This species must resemble C. cingulata, Baly, from X.W. Australia, Vmt differs inter alia in the elytra not being “ cyanea” or in the least striated, and in the colour of the ventral segments which are entirely metallic green or blue save the front margin of the basal segment and the whole of the apical one which are 1490 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, bright red. I have five specimens before me all quite identical. Even if it be a local var. of C. cingiUaia it seems deserving of a name. N. Territory of S. Australia j taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. C. PUNCTiPES, Germ. This species is generally regarded as a form of Curtisi, Kirby, but I am unable to consider it so. I have before me a long series from widely separated parts of S. Australia which show verv little variety inter se but invariably differ from typical Curtisi in having the prothorax wider and shorter with its disc much more coarsely punctured. Their differences inter se are almost confined to variations in the markings of the prothorax. I believe C. punctipes to be a good species. C. DISTINGUENDA, sp.nOV. Oblonga ; convexa ; sat nitida ; rufa ; antennis (basi excepta) tarsLsque piceis ; elytrorum vitta discoidali (antice abrupte dilatata), femoribus externe et tibiis cyaneis ; capite antice crasse postice subtditer sparsim, prothorace ad latera crasse disco subtilius acervatim, punctulatis ; elytris subtilius punctulatis, puncturis latera et suturam versus seriatim dispositis, illic crassioribus. [Long. 2|, lat. 1| lines. Allied to C. Curtisi, Kirby. Compared with it the prothorax is not quite so short and is decidedly more thinly punctulate on the disc ; the elytra are much more finely punctulate and bear a differently shaped vitta, which is much narrower, and is abruptly dilated in front on its inner side ; and the imderside, scutellum and thorax are entirely rufous, while the tibiae are wholly cyaneous. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. C. TARSALIS, Sp.nOV. Lata ; oblonga ; convexa ; sat nitida ; te.stacea vel nifo-testacea ; antennis (basi excepta) tibiis apice et tarsis nigris ; elytris regu- lariter seriatim, prothorace crasse (praesertim lateribus), capite crasse confuse, punctulatis. [Long. 3, lat. 1| lines (vix). BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1491 The puncturation of the prothorax is strong and by no means sparse on the disc, and becomes close and extremely coarse on the sides. The punctures in the rows of the elytra are I'ather large and strong and somewhat quadrate in shape j the interstices are not convex, and are sparingly and very finely punctured. Allied to C. pallida, Baly, and geniculata, Baly, both of which, however, are narrow insects with the disc of the prothorax finely punctured, the former having the legs entirely testaceous and the latter ha^fing black knees. Chalcomela. C. ExiMiA, Baly. A few specimens agreeing very well with the description and figure of this insect were taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper near Palmerston (X. Terr.). Its precise habitat has not I think been known with certainty hitherto. Amphimela. A. Australis, sp.nov. Late ovalis ; vix perspicue punctulata ; nitida ; nigra ; pro- thorace latera vex-sus late testaceo ; antennis basi pedibusque plus minus picescentibus. [Bong. 1?, lat. ^ line (vix). The antennxe are scarcely so long as the head and prothoi’ax together, joint 1 long and stout, 2 subglobular, 3 slender and nearly as long as 1, 4-6 short, 7-11 much wider and foi'ming a cylindrical club. The antennse are inserted very far apart and close to the internal margin of the eyes. The head beai-s a longi- tudinal furrow on either side close within the eye, and an obscure median fovea. The eyes are large, rather coarsely granulated, and very convex. The prothorax is about three times as wide as long, very strongly convex transversely, narrower in front than behind, its anterior lateral portion consisting of a large tumid projecting lump which is cut oflf from the rest of the segment by a deep oblique sulcus ; the hind angles are obtuse, the base strongly 1 492 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, lobed backward all across ; the testaceous margin on either side is wider than the black central portion ; under a powerful lens the surface is seen to be lightly and sparingly punctulate and to bear on either side near the margin an oblicjue furrow running forward from the base, the portion outside this furrow Vjeing tumid. The scutellum is minute and strongly transverse. The elytra are at their widest in front of the middle where they are a third again as wide as the prothorax, of which they are about four times the length ; they are l ather attenuate towards the apex and are very strongly and sinuately contracted externally from a little behind the shoulder (apparently in order to accommodate the enormously developed hind femora). Their puncturation resembles that of the prothorax but with the addition here and there (especially towards the sides) of some rather stronger punctures. The anterior coxae are strongly prominent, and almost contiguous, with their cavities closed behind.* The hind femora are as largely developed as in Arsipoda, and are unarmed 3 the hind tibiae are somewhat flexuous, and are strongly channelled and denticulate on their external margin, and mucronate at their apex ; their tarsi are inserted slightly above the apex (feebly after the manner of Psylliodes) and have the basal joint equal in length to the remaining three together 3 the claws are appendiculate. The basal ventral segment is very strongly sulcate down the middle (this latter character probably sexual). This remarkable little Ilalticid seems to be certainly very close to the East Indian Ampliimela (of which I have never seen a type) though probably different enough to justify generic separation. Its agreement with Ampliimela in the extraordinary position of its antennte renders it convenient to refer it for the present to that genus which M. Chapuis (its author) regards as constituting a distinct “ groupe ” of the Ilalticides. A single specimen sent by F. M. Bailey, Esq., and taken by him near Brisbane. * I feel practically certain that this is the case, although I have not been able to dissect a specimen ; the example described is in a fairly satisfactory condition for examination. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1493 Nisotra. N. UNICOLOR, sp.nov. Ovata ; nitida ; testacea ; antennis (basi excepta) piceis ; capite impunctato ; prothorace subtilissime, elytris sat foi’titer, crebre punctulatis, his disco obscure subtiliter 3 vel 4 costatis, latera versus sat fortiter longitudinaliter sulcatis. [Long. 2, lat. I5 lines. The prothorax is quite twice and a half as wide as it is long down the middle; its sides are rather strongly rounded and sinuous immediately behind the prominent front angles, which gives them a slightly outward direction ; there is a curved impression on either side near the lateral mai’gin ; the anterior and posterior longitudinal impressions are rather feeble. The pseudo-costse on the elytra are little more than very fine lines appearing paler than the general colour, and interrupting the puncturation which is moderately strong and scarcely tending to a linear arrangement ; the lateral sulcus on each elytron is strong, but does not extend much beyond the middle. A very distinct species. The entirely different colour will at once separate it from its Australian congeners. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Haltica. H. Australis, sp.nov. Supra nitida, cterulea ; subtus cyaneo-nigra, breviter pubescens, antennis tibiis tarsisque fusco-piceis ; capite imequali, inter antennas longitudinaliter carinato, vix evidenter punctulato ; pro- thorace quam longiori paullo latiori, pone medium transversim sat fortiter sulcato (sulco margines laterales attingeute), disco vix evidenter ad latera sparsim subtiliter punctulato ; scutello Itevi ; elytris crebrius .subtilius punctulatis. [Long. 2|-2;', lat. 1[ lines. Extremely like the European II. pusiUa, Duf,, from which it differs as follows : — the antenme are stouter and (with the tibiie and tarsi) are of a more brownish colour ; the prothorax is 95 1494 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, longer in proportion to its width, and is a little more narrowed in front ; the eyes also are a little more prominent. N. Territoiy of S. Australia; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. H. IGNEA, sp.nov. Supra nitida, igneo-cuprea, prothorace obscure viridi-iridescente ; subtus obscure aeneo-picea, breviter pubescens, antennis pedibusque fusco-piceis ; capite insequali, inter antennas longitudinaliter cari- nato, vix evidenter punctulato ; prothorace quam longiori parum latiori, pone medium transversim sat fortiter sulcato (sulco margines laterales attigente), disco vix evidenter ad latera sparsim subtiliter punctulato ; scutello Isevi ; elytris crebrius suVjtilius punctulatis, latera versus sulco longitudinali sat fortiter impresso. [Long. 3-85, lat. I5 lines (vix). The elytral furrow is strong and consi»icuou.s, commencing just behind the humeral callus and reaching to about the middle of the elytra. This furrow, together with the even longer prothorax and different colour, will distinguish this species from the preceding which in other respects it closely resembles. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. H. FERRUGINIS, Sp.nov. Testaceo-ferruginea ; antennis (basi excepta) tarsisque piceis tibiis (anticis 4 leviter, posticis conspicue) et femoribus posticis apicem versus (nonnullis exemplis vix manifeste), infuscatis; capite inter oculos longitudinaliter postice canaliculate antice obscure carinato ; prothorace quam longiori dimidia parte latiori, basin versus transversim sat fortiter sulcato (sulco margines laterales attingente), vix penspicue punctulato ; scutello Isevi ; elytris crebre subtilius (nonnullis exemplis subrugulose) punctulatis. [Long. 3J, lat. 1| lines. N. Territory of South Australia ; taken by Mr J. P. Tepper. N.B. — The preceding three species all seem to agree perfectly with Haltica {Graptodera) and I fail to find any character on which BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1495 to regard them as belonging to a distinct genus. As stated above, H. Australis placed side by side with H. imsilla appears very close even specifically. Dibolia. D. Teppeki, sp.nov. Ovalis ; convexa ; nitida ; ferruginea (certo visu supra viridi- micans) ; capite prothoraceque rufo-£eneis ; elytris femorumque posticorum apice fusco-seneis ; prothorace subtiliter transversim strigoso 3 elytris duplo-punctulatis, hand striatis. [Long. 2^, lat. 1| lines. The eyes are very large, and nearly meet on the summit of the head. The elytra are very finely and very closely punctulate (this puncturation only visible under a powerful lens) and also provided with a system of less fine and less close (though actually fine and close) puncturation ; they have no trace of longitudinal striae. The prothorax is across its base about twice and a-half again as wide as it is long down the middle, its sides are nearly straight, its base is slightly bisinuate. Allied to D. Diihoulayi, Baly (from Western Australia) but differing inter alia in its larger size, its wholly ferruginous antennse but little infuscate towards the apex, and its non-striate elytra. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. OlDES. 0. Tepperi, sp.nov. Flava ; antennis mandibulis tibiisque (basi excepta), tarsis totis, et abdomine plus minusve, piceis vel nigris ; elytris parte posteriori macula elongata magria cyanea ornatis ; capite postice longitudinaliter canaliculate, inter oculos transversim impre.sso, leviter obscure jninctulato ; prothorace quain longioii duplo latiori, antice et postice leviter transversim inijiresso, subtiliter sparsius punctulato ; elytris subtiliter sat crebre punctulatis. [Long. 3J-4, lat. Tj-2 lines. 1496 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, The basal two joints of the antennas are entirely flavous, the following two are more or less infiiscate or piceous towards the apex, the rest black ; the fourth joint is a little longer than the third The hind body is infuscate to a variable extent, in some specimens the infuscation being confined to the middle part of the basal two or three segments while in others it suffuses the whole of the ventral segments except the last, leaN-ing, however, a flavous margin down either side. X. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tej>per. O. SOROR, sp.nov. Flava ; antennis mandibulis tibiLsque (basi excepta), et tarsls totis piceis vel nigris; elytris singulis (marginibus suturali laterali a]>icalique exceptis) cyaneo-nigris ; capite postice longitudinaliter canaliculate, inter oculos transversim impresso, obscure suberasse punctulato; prothorace quam longiori minus duplo latiori, inseqaali, crebre sat fortiter punctulato, antice et postice transversim, et alibi, impresso ; elytris crebre subtilius punctulatis. [Long. 31, lat. 2 lines. The antennae are coloured as those of 0. Teppen ; the third and fourth joints are of equal length, the second very evidently shorter. The blue-black colouring on the elytra occupies the whole surface except a narrow border running entirely round each of them except at the base where it is wanting. Several species of Oides more or less resemVjling this insect have been described from Australia and elsewhere, from all of which the combination of characters mentioned above will, I think, distinguish it. Of Australian species it is no doubt nearest to 0. dr(r*j,mflata.^ Paly, in which, however, the second joint of the antennae is as long as the third, and the prothorax is Jiriely punc- tulate ; 0. IcdahiU, Clark, has the hind body black and the lateral yellow margin not reaching the apex. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. U97 0. SILPHOMORPHOIDES, Sp.nov. Flava, Tel flavo-fusca ; antennis raandibulisque (Vjasi excepta), et elytris \dtta lata submarginali (nec ba.sin nec apicem attingente) postice gradatim dilatata, piceis ; capite longitudinaliter subtiliter canaliculato et inter oculos transversini impresso, minute coriaceo et punctis majoribus obscuris sparsim impresso ; prothorace quam longiori plus duplo latiori, antice et postice transversim (et utrinque longitudinaliter) impresso, capiti similiter punctulato ; elytris crebre minus subtiliter punctulatis. [Long. 3-3y, lat. l‘5-2 lines. The tarsi of this species are scarcely inf uscate. Of the antennte joints 1 and 2 are testaceous, 3-6 increasingly stained with piceous, the rest entii’ely piceous ; joint 2 is short, 3 and 4 equal. On the prothorax the sublateral longitudinal impressions connect the ends of the transverse impressions, so that an oblong transverse discal space, is enclosed. The elytra, as compared with those of allied species, are rather strongly punctured, the head and prothorax exceptionally feebly. The insect bears a considerable superficial re.semblance to a Silphomorpha. Aulacophora. A. Palmerstoni, sp.nov. Supra testacea vel fulva, antennis (basi excepta) et labro infus- catis 3 subtus (capite prothorace et abdominis apice fulvis exceptis) nigra, dense sat longe albido-pubescens ; tibiis apice et tarsis vix infuscatis ; capite vix evidenter punctulato prothorace quam longiori vix dimidia parte latiori, medio fortiter transversim sulcato, latera versus subfortiter punctulato ; elytris crebre snb- tiliter punctulatis. (J. Antennarum articulo primo modice triangulariter dilatato, abdominis segmento apicali trilobato, lobo intermedio oblougo- quradrato, profunde concavo, apice emarginato. [Long. 3-3J, lat. 1* lines. 1498 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, A furrow runs across the head from eye to eye which is much stronger in the female than in the male. From between the bases of the antennae a smooth ridge runs down the middle of the clypeus nearly to its apex. N. Territory of Australia ; taken Mr. J. P. Tepper and others. A. Australis, sp.nov. Sat nitida ; capite prothorace scutello elytrisque flavis ; his basi fascia lata suturam fere attingente et macula magna subapicali nigra instructis, apice ipso angu.ste piceo ; subtus flava abdomine apicem versus et metasterno nigris ; antennis (basi excepta) tibiis tarsisque infuscatis ; capite vix evidenter, prothorace (medio transversim fortiter sulcato) latera versus crebrius fortius, elytris subtilius minus crebre punctulatis. (J. Antennarum articulis 3° (leviter) 4° 5“que (valde) dilatatis ; abdominis segmento apicali longitudinaliter 4-sulcato, inter sulcos interstitiis convexis. The basal black spot (or fascia) on the elytra occupies the anterior quarter extending from the lateral margin almost to the suture, its hinder and inner edges being irregular in outline j the hinder black spot is scarcely smaller than the basal one, and almost touches the lateral margin, being well separated from the suture, with its front edge a little behind the middle of the elytron. The basal joint of the antennje is moderately elongate, the second short, third about equal to 1st (in the male somewhat dilated) fourth slightly shorter than third (in the ^ strongly dilated and accuminate at the extero-apical angle, fifth in male dilated as strongly as fourth than which it is much shorter, — in female similar to fourth and scarcely shorter, — the remaining joints gradually and slightly (in both sexes) increasing in length and decreasing in thickness. I have met with this insect in various localities near Adelaide, and have received specimens from N. S. Wales (from Mr. Sloane). It appears to be a common species, but I cannot discover any description of it among the numerous described forms of the genus. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1499 In some respects it agrees with the description of A. cartereti, but the antennae of that species are said to be as long as the body, the hinder black mark on the elytra is said to be “ at the extremity,” and the underside and legs are said to be “ yellow” without any parts thereof being excepted, — in none of which respects does the present species agree with the description. Agelastica. A. IMPURA, sp.nov. Elongato-ovalis, postice vix ampliata ; rufo-fulva ; capite (an- tennas includente), abdominis segmentis (ultimo excepto) in medio, femoribus (anticis totis, intermediis basi ipsa excepta, posticis dimidia parte apicali), tibiis, tarsisque, nigris ; prothoracis disco infuscato; elytris violaceo-caeruleis ; prothorace impunctato obscure bifoveolato ; elytris sat crebre punctulatis. [Long. 3, lat. If lines. The antennae are nearly as long as the body, rather robust, the 2nd joint short, the 3rd twice as long, the 4th and following joints much longer still. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. A. MELANOCEPHALA, Baly. I have received from several collectors in the Northern Territory specimens of an insect which apj)ears to be this species. It is not quite clear from Mr. Baly’s description, however, whether in the phrase '•'■capite nigro'’ he includes the antennae (the colour of which is not specially mentioned). Those of the species before me are black. Rupilia. R. IMPRESSA, sp.nov. Rufa vel ferruginea ; antennis tibiis tarsisque piceis vel piceo- nigris ; elytris cyaneis cupreo-iridescentibus ; nonnullis exemplis sutura rufa, nonnullis abdomine supra et subtus gemibusque piceo notatis ; capite inaequali, postice longitudinaliter fortiter canali- culato, obscure sat crasse punctulato ; prothorace quam longiori 1500 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, fere dimiclia parte latiori, antice quam postice paullo latiori, inse- quali, trans medium impresso, subtiliter nec crebre punctulato, disco in medio fere Isevigato, margine antico in medio vix evidenter (postico sat fortiter) emarginato, lateribus fere rectis ; scutello sat magno, fovea magna circulari impresso ; elytris crebre subtilius punctulatis, disco sulco longitudinali lato impresso. [Long. 4, lat. 2 lines. I I’efer this insect to Rupilia with some hesitation on account of the structure of its tibim and anteanse, the former being bi- canaliculate externally with the interval between the channels strongly costiform, and the latter being quite f the length of the body with the apical joints scarcely dilated and the shortest of them (8-10) very decidedly longer than wide. I do not know of any characterized genus presenting these features, but as the speci- mens before me agree very well with Rupilia in other respects, I do not think it nece.s.sary to give them a new generic name. Cydippa seems to want the external keel of the tibiae and to differ widely in the style of colour and markings, while the .specimens before me seem to resemble the described species of Rupilia in the latter respects. The colour of the elytra is peculiar being a rather dull blue with a kind of iridescence which in certain lights makes them appear reddish violet or coppery ; their sutural apex reaches to about the base of the antepenultimate segment of the hind body while (owing to the obliquity of the truncation of their apical margin) the external apex is on a level with the base of the penultimate segment (these measurements may not be quite exact as all the specimens before me are much distorted). Immediately behind the base of each elytron and a little within the humeral callus a wide longitudinal depre.ssion commences, and extends to near the apex, apjiearing as though the whole suVjstance of the elytron were indented ; the limits of this depression are not defined but it occupies the whole middle half of the organ. I am doubtful of the sex of the specimens before me. The transverse furrow across the middle of the prothorax is much more conspic- uous in some examples than in others. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1501 I rom Rwpilia ruficollis, Clark, wliich this insect must resemble rath ^r closely, it would seem to be distinguished hiter alia by the unifcrm colour of the antennae, the much finer puncturation of the elytra, by the depressions on those organs and by that on the scutellum. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Prof. Tate and by Mr. J. P. Tepper. Menippus. M. MACULICOLLIS, Sp.llOV. Oblongus ; robustus ; undique pube aurea adpressa vestitus ; f uscus vel ferruginous ; vertice in medio, prothorace ad latera antice et basi in medio, elytris latera apicemque versus, scutelloj antennis, mandibulis apice, femoribus maculis nonnullis, tibiis, tarsis, et meso-metaque sternis ad latera, nigro-piceis ; capite prothoraceque confuse obscure (hoc antice latera versus distincte sat crebre), scutello elytrisque crebre subfortiter, punctulatis ; capite postice longitudinaliter canaliculate ; prothorace quam lon- giori duplo latiori, antice late fortiter transversim arcuatim sulcato, marginibus antico et postico leviter subangulatim eniarginati.s, lateribus (sulci transversi incisura) pone medium emarginatis • antennis longitudine corporis dimidio sequalibus, sat validis. [Long. 4^, lat. 24 lines. The cliaracters of this insect seem to agree very well in all respects with those attrib\ited to Menippus. The colour of the elytra varies a good deal, the ground tint in dark specimens being so pitchy as to obscure the markings ; in the darkest specimen Vjefore me the elytra are of an almost unicolorous pitchy black. The short golden pubescence with which the insect is clothed is spread over the whole surface including the legs and antenme but seems to be very deciduous on the head and prothorax which in most of the examples before me are nitid and almost glabrous. The black spots on the head and prothorax will distinguish this species from M. cynicus, Clark, also from Galeriica semipullata, Clk., which latter moreover seems to have simple claws since 1502 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Mr. Clark attributes it to Gcderuca on the same page on which he distinguishes Menippus from that genus by its claws not being simple. N. Territory of S. Australia; taken by Dr, Wood and Mr. J. P. Tepper. Monolepta. M. Tepperi, sp.nov. Elongato-oblonga ; sat parallela ; fusco-testacea; antennis, tibiis tarsisque piceis; prothorace femoribusque flavo-(magis quam fusco-) testaceis ; elytris disco longitudinaliter Lnfuscatis, spatio infuscato nec basin nec apicem attingente ; supra sat sequaliter subtilius crebre obscure punctulata. [Long. 2§, lat. 1 line. The head is transversely grooved behind the insertion of the antennte between which an obscure keel takes its rise and runs forward for a short distance. The antennm are unfortunately broken in both the specimens before me, but are probably a little more than half the length of the body ; the basal joint is elongate and gently thickened towards the apex, its extreme base being testaceous, its remainder dark shining brown ; joints 2-4 are dull pitchy black, 2 short, 3 longer, 4 longer still ; the rest are wanting. The prothorax is subquadrate, a little more than a half wider than long, the sides but little rounded, the front subtruncate, not much narrower than the base which is rounded. The scu- tellum is triangular and rather small. The vitta-like infuscation on the disc of each elytron leaves a narrow lateral, and a wide sutural, pale margin. Only the apex of the pygidium is exposed. The basal joint of the posterior tarsi is slightly longer than the following three together ; the posterior tibise are armed with a long spine ; the anterior coxal ca\’ities are closed ; the elytral epipleurae wide near the base and quite obscure beyond the middle. Appears to be allied to M. dimidiata, .Jacoby, (from Cape York) but differs from it structurally in the pygidium being almost covered by the elytra. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 1503 Eurispa. E. MAJOR, sp.nov. Piceo-nigra; supra (capite obscuriore excepto) testacea, abdomine medio rufescenti ; prothorace quam latiori tertia parte longiori, ante medium constricto, crasse profunde punctulato ; elytris punc- tulato-striatis, vix evidenter quadricostatis, apice ]valde productis, spinosis ; unguiculis nullis. [l^OHg. 4^-5, lat. 1 line (vix). The anterior constriction and large deep puncturation of the prothorax, and the sculpture of the elytra (which are punctulate- striate, with all the interstices subcostate, — 4 of them slightly more strongly and widely than the others) will distinguish this species from all its previously described congeners. N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. EROTYLID^. Thallis. The species of this genus seem to be rather more widely dis- tributed than most of the Australian Coleoptera. I have found at Port Lincoln T. janthina, compta and vinula described by Erichsen on Tasmanian specimens, also a species which does not appear to differ from T. Erichseni, Crotch (described from N. S. Wales), and another which I take to be T. insueta, Crotch (des- cribed from Rockhampton, Queensland). The insect last mentioned displays all the strongly marked characters which led Mr. Crotch to hesitate in referring insueta to Thallis, and is similarly coloured (though a little more brightly than the de.scription would lead one to expect) ; it differs, however, in having the prosternum a little more prominent behind the coxa3 and a little less coarsely sculptured in front than that of T. insueta is said to be, but I do not think it can be regarded as a distinct species, — at least without an actual compari-son with the type. 1504 FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, Episcaphula. E. GUTTATIPENNIS, Sp.nOV. Picea ; pi’othorace antice et ad latera, elytris singulis maculis 5 parvis, abdomine, et tarsis, rufis ; capite subtilius parcius, pro- thorace (priesertim latera versus) crebre sat fortiter, punctulatis ; elytris seriatim punctulatis, vix striatis, interstitiis crebrius minus subtiliter punctulatis j subtus subtilius minus crebre punctulata. [Long. 24, lat. 1 line (vix). The red spots on each elytron are all small and are placed as follows : — three on the disc at a distance from the base of a ecimens sent to me and now exhibited. I find them to be American Cyprinid® of the genus Carpiodes, Rafinesque (Sclerog- -aathus of Valenciennes), a genus consisting of several sj»ecies, all belonging to the fresh waters of the United States. I have not been aide to make out the exact sj^ecies. J t wmuld l>e interesting to know how and when the fish was introduced into this country, where its acclimatization, as far as Wingecarribee is concerned, seems to have been so perfectly successful.” 1508 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. Dr. Cox stated that he wished to place on record the regularity with which the large green Cicada makes its appearance each year in the neighbourhood of Sydney. For the last 17 years he had noted the dates, which he found to range from October 14th to 30th. Mr. Fletcher read a letter from Hon. Dr. Creed, M.L.C., to the President, calling the attention of the Society to the sudden appearance of myriads of mice in various country districts of this colony, and suggesting that the subject was one worthy of investi- gation, as, owing to the destruction of crops and food for stock, the matter was becoming one of economic importance. Mr. Fletcher pointed out that the subject was one which had not been entirely overlooked, since in the Society’s Proceedings for 1887, p. 447, would be found a paper by Mr. K. H. Bennett, giving particulars of an invasion of rats in the western portion of N. S. Wales during February, 1887. Mr. Fletcher exhibited some young specimens of Peripatus Leucharti, Sang., the progeny of one of the three living specimens exhibited at the Society’s meeting in June last. The mother, for a period of four months, lived in a tin with damp moss and decayed leaves, but died a few days ago after giving birth to four young ones. These, when discovered (they were then a few days old) last Wednesday, were about 7 mm. long when extended, and nearly colourless, though with a lens the dark median nodose dorsal line, and the dark broad lateral band on each side were distinctly sketched out, the antennae also dark ; during the last few days the pattern and colour (dull slaty-blue or grey) have become still more pronounced, and a little diffused ferruginous red has made its appearance. Also a number of botanical specimens, recent acquisitions to the herbarium collected at various excursions, all from the county of Cumberland or contiguous counties, including Zieria involu- crata, B.Br. ; Z. granulata, C.M. ; Bossicm Stephensoni, F.v.M. ; Pultenoia hrunioides, Meiss. ; P. polifolia, A. Gunn. ; Acacia pruinosa^ A. Cunn. ; A. glaucescens, Willd. ; Samolus V alerandi, Linn. ; Persoonia oblongata, A. Cunn.; Grevillea trinervis, R.Br.; G. sericea, B. Br., var. WEDNESDAY, 28th NOVEMBER, 1888. The President, Professor W. J. 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CONTEIBUTIOXS TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE COLEOPTEEA OF AUSTRALIA. By a. Sidney Olliff, F.E.S., Assistant Zoologist, Australian Museum. No. Y. — On Certain Species belonging to Unrecorded Genera. ANOBIID^. Dorcatoma (Herbst). Dorcatoma lanigera, sp.n. Elongate-ovate, moderately robust and convex, reddish testa- ceous, somewhat shining, closely covered with long recumbent testaceous pubescence ; elytra strongly punctate-striate. Head transverse, very finely punctured. Antennse reddish testaceous. Protliorax transverse, rather convex, narrowed in front, linely punctured, the pubescence both longitudinally and transversely recumbent] the sides slightly constricted in the middle. Scutellum very small, transverse. Elytra more than twice as long as the prothorax, nearly parallel for two-thirds of their length, then arcuately rounded to the apex, strongly and rather closely punctate- striate, the interstices narrow, impunctate, and slightly raised, the puljescence fine and silky, especially thick near the sides; shoulders rather prominent. Lf-gs reddish testaceous, tarsi inclining to fuscous. Length 2Jmm. Sydney, New South Wales; found among dead leaves. 1512 os THE COLEOPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, Dryophilus (Chevr.). 1 am in a position to record the occurrence of this genus, having recently examined and described a single specimen of a species closely allied to the European Dryophilus pusillus, Gyll., from Manero, Xew South "Wales. Unfortunately the specimen has met with an accident which has damaged it jjast all recognition, so I am compelled, at the last moment, to withdraw the description from publication. PYTHIDJE. Rhisosimus (Latr.). Rhisosimus corticalis, sp.n. Elongate-ovate, somewhat depressed, shining ; head and pro- thorax bronze-black, inclining to coppery; elytra dark fuscous, with four pale testaceous markings, two near the base and two behind the middle. Head and rostrum finely and closely punctured, the latter strongly dilated at the apex. Antennas inserted con.siderably before the eyes, reddish testaceous, the last three joints forming an indistinct fuscous club. Prothorax narrower them the elytra, broadly transverse, moderately strongly and closely punctured, with two distinct shining elevations at the base, one on each side of the middle ; the sides somewhat narrowed both in front and behind, with two indistinct projections in the middle ; the posterior angles slightly produced, acute. ScuteUum short, transverse. Elytra narrowed both in front and behind, rather strongly convex, very finely and not very closely punctured ; each with two large oblique patches and the apex pale testaceous; the shoulders rather prominent. Legs moderately long, the femora fuscous, the tibiae and tarsi reddish testaceous. Length 2U3i mm. Bowen, Queensland ; under bark of Acacia. This species appears to be very distinct from Bhinosimus Wallacci, Pasc., from Xew Guinea, the only species hitherto known from the Australian or Austro-Malayan regions. BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF. 1513 SILPHID^. Anisotoma (Illig.)- Anisotoma Tasmania:, sp.n. Ovate, rather short, reddish testaceous, shining ; elytra with nine moderately distinct and uniformly punctured striae. Head broadly transverse. Antennae reddish testaceous, last five joints forming a distinct club, of which the penultimate and ante-penultimate are slightly the broadest. Prothorax trans- verse, moderately convex, exceedingly finely punctured. Scutellum small, pointed behind. Elytra more than twice as long as the prothorax, mth regular and distinctly punctured striae, which, if anything, are more strongly impressed posteriorly, the interstices broad, finely and diflfusely punctured. Legs very robust, reddish testaceous ; femora broad, the posterior ones elongate. Length 2 J mm. Port Frederick, Tasmania ; by sweeping at dusk. A single species pertaining, without doubt, to this interesting genus, which is lai’gely represented in Europe and North America, but is new to the Southern hemisphere, was captured by means of the sweeping net in January. Owing to their retiring habits these insects are easily overlooked, so that it is more than probable that other species remain to be discovered. In Europe experienced collectors have found that the best way of obtaining them is by sweeping amongst low-growing herbage at dusk, or just before a thunder storm, when the sky is heavily overcast. 1514r OX mXHEETO rXDESCEIBKD AUSTRALIAX LEPIDOPTERA, DESCRIPTIONS OF HITHERTO UXDESCRIBED AUS- TRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA (RHOPALOCERA). By W. H. Miskix, F.E.S. PAPILIONID^. PIERIX-E. Tachyeis, Wallace. T. Astebia, n.sp. Primaries. — Exceedingly angulated apically. Basal area, costa two-thirds of length, and upper half of discal cell bluish- grey. Apical area not extending to hinder angle, black, and within it sub-apical l>and of white spots, largest near costa; the largest spot slightly suffused with blue-grey, as also inner margin of apical area ; rest of wing white. Secondaries. — Blue-grey, with irregular outer margin of black, widest near apical angle, not reaching nearly to anal angle. Cnderside : Primaries. — White with basal area nearly to end of cell chrome-yellow ; costa and apical area neutral tint ; an indistinct suheapical band of clouded white. Secondaries. — Wholly neutral tint with narrow margin of orange at base of costa ; very indistinct light sub-marginal outer band ; slight ochreous powdering at h»ase of abdominal margin. Expanse 2^ inches. Hah. — Port Douglas, N, Queensland (ColL Lucas). I am indebted to Dr. Luc-as of Brisbane for the opportunity of describing this novelty. The 2 is at present unknown. It is apparently a nearly allied species to Melania of Fabr. BY W. H. MISKIX. 1515 Delias, Hubner. D. Nigidius, Miskin. The 9 of this species was described by me in the Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1SS4, p. 93. I have since procured specimens of the other sex, an examination of which confirms the distinctness of this insect as an undoubted species. As described in the 9, except that there is no black at the base of the wings. Upperside. — Ck>sta very narrowly black ; apical band much restricted, not extending to hinder angle. Secondaries. — ~Qd.se very narrowly black, extending along hinder margin only. Underside. — Black band as above, but rather wider. Other- wise as in 9. Ex. 2^ inches. Hob. — J ohnstone River, X. Queensland (Coll. Miskin). X Y M P H A L I D XYPHALIX-E. Pyrameis, Hub. P. Lucasii, n sp. Primaries. — M holly dark brown, nearly black, excepting a large irregular circular patch of fulvous-ied near the centre of wing, but nearer to base than apex, extending across the centre of discal cell and nearly reaching hinder margin ; within the red patch in centre of cell is a round black spot j sub-marginal outer row of white spots, indistinct towards hinder angle, the largest being about one-third from apical angle ; outer margin fringed with white between the ner%*ules. 1516 ON HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, Secondaries. — Basal area and abdominal border fuscous ; apical angle black, with some white bordering along extremity of veins ; rest of wing fulvous-red, some of the veins marked in black aU through, some at the extremity onlyj abdominal angle black with a sub-marginal Une of white ; a sub-marginal outer row of round white spots ringed with black ; fringe white between veins. Underside : Primaries. — Almost as as on upperside, the colours paler, the fulvous-red with a slightly rosy hue, and the principal white spots larger. Secondaries. — Bronze-brown, with darker patches edged with grey ; row of white spots less distinct than on upperside ; marginal outer band of shining ochreous surmounted by curved line of black. Thorax and abdomen above dark brown, beneath buff. Ex. 2^ inches. Uab. — Fernshawe, Victoria (Coll. Lucas). I have also to thank Dr. Lucas for the loan of this very interesting novelty for description. The species bears no resemblance to any other known one of this somewhat limited genus. It is marvellous that so very distinct an insect should have hitherto escaped notice ; it must, however, be exceedingly local in its habits (in this respect singu- larly peculiar from its congeners), as I believe Dr. Lucas’s specimen to be unique. L Y C ^ N I D .E. THECLIX.E. Hypochrysops, Felder. H. Hecalius, Miskin. I gave a description of the 9 of this species in Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1884, p. 94. I am now enabled to add that of the (J, BY W. H. MISKIN. 1517 a specimen of which in the collection of Dr. Lucas has been kindly lent me for the purpose. (J. Ail the wings lustrous purple margined with black. P'rimaries. — Margined on the costal and outer sides deeply with black. Secondaries. — Widely bordered on every side with black ; anal angle orange-red. O O Underside. — As described in 9, except that the ground colour is not so decidedly yeUow. Thorax and abdomen, upperside black, (former densely clothed with long hairs) ; beneath pale yellow. Ex. 1^ inches. Rah. — Victoria (Coll. Lucas). H. Euclides, n.sp. (J. Upperside. — Both wings dense purple, outer margins nar- rowly bordered with black. Underside. — Pale stone-colour, adorned with reddish-orange bands and spots, all surrounded with margin of light metallic green. Friniaries. — With the orange bands longitudinally along the costa and again within the cell, the latter with two short transvei’se branches terminating in black patches within the cell ; a transverse one at termination of cell and another immediately above and beyond the last-mentioned ; beyond a submarginal ti*ansverse row not reaching posterior margin ; an outer marginal border of same not reaching posterior angle 3 near the base and below the cell an indistinct black patch. Secondaries. — With all the bands transverse, and broken fre- quently into independent patches, but which may be said to consti- tute five nearly equidistant irregular transverse bands 3 base of 1518 ox HITHEETO UXD ESCRIBED AUSTRALIAX LEPIDOPTEEA, costa margined with orange, also anal angle continuing a short distance along outer margin, above which is a band of green, surmounted by crescents of orange, which are crowned with lines of black ; termination of median and sub-median veins marked in black. 9. Uppergide. — Shining blue with violet hue ; borders of dark brown. Prinuiries. — Costal margin widely dark brown increasing in width towards apex ; outer margin also widely dark brown, widest at posterior angle ; discal area shining semi-transparent or whitish ; fringe black. S^coiidari^g. — Margined widely on all sides with dark brown, the brown extending from outer margin in points towards the centre between the veins ; fringe white ; termination of median vein develop>ed into decided tail. Underside. — As in Thorax and abdomen, in both sexes, above dark brown ; Ijeneath pjale stone-colour. Termination of club of antennae and collar reddish-orange. Ex. 1^ ; 9. 1^ inches. Hah. — Gipp« Land, Victoria (ColL Lucas). This sp)ecie5 apptroaches nearest, in app>earance of the underside, to H. Igrdta. H. Olliffi, n.sp. Shining violet, margined with brown. Upperside : Primaries. — Shining violet, outer margin dark brown, widest at ap»ex ; costal margin reddish-brown ; dark short transverse mark at termination of cell ; base dark brown. Se/:ondaritg. — Dark brown, discal area extending almost to base, shining violet ; indistinct blue patch at anal angle. Outer margin dentated : fringe brown. BY VT. H. MISKIX. 1519 Underside : Primaries. — Light brown; costal margin ochreous- yellow ; two short transverse bands within the cell, each lightly margined with steel blue ; a transverse band beyond the cell, not reaching quite across the wing ; an outer marginal band, the two latter lightly margined on inner side with steel blue, all of orange-scarlet ; three black spots arranged triangularly near centre, but rather closer to base of wing. Secondaries. — Ground colour rather darker ; five transverse somewhat curved, not always reaching quite across the wing and generally more or less broken, bands of rich scarlet, very nar- rowly lined, generally on each side, ^vith brassy reflections which in some positions appear black ; a basal and baso-costal short band of scarlet. Termination of nervules marked in black in fringe. Thorax and abdomen, above dark brown, beneath wiutish ; apex of club of antennae reddish. Ex, inches. Hob. — Newcastle, X.S. Wales; Fremantle, W. Australia. The specimen (the ^ is at present unkno^vn) from which my description is made is contained in the Australian Museum at Sydney, where I had the opportunity of examining it through the kindness of INIr. A. S. Olliff, of that institution, and by whom it was captured. It is nearest to H. Ignita, Leach, but is distinguishable from that species (of which I have a good series in my own collection) on the upper side by the generally brighter colour, by the clearly defined marginal borders, and the absence of the copi>erish radia- tions from the outer margin along the nervules in the posterior w'ing ; and on the under side by the somew’hat different arrange- ment of the scarlet bands and the colour of the metallic lx)rders thereto. In Leach’s plate and descriptions the sexes of Ignita are reversed. This is a still further addition to the number of s[>ecies of this l>eautiful genus, making in all ten with which I am acquainted 1520 0>' HITHERTO USDESCRIBED AUSTRALIA^' LEPIDOPTERA. from the Eastern Australian coast — all remarkably well dis- tinguished— eight of which are contained in my collection. Appendix. Upon a recent ^■isit to the Australian Museum I was shown by Mr. A. S. OUiff a pair of butterflies, captured by him at New- castle, belonging to the genus Zeritis, Boisd., which upon a closer examination I recognised as Z. Thyra, L. The appearance of this pretty South African insect in Australia is interesting as evidencing the manner in which species are dififused through the introduction and acclimatisation of plants, which is, of course, the only reasonable mode of accounting for this the first known instance of its pr^ence here. NOTES OX AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS. Pakt Y. By J. J. Fletcher, M.A., B.Sc. Twenty new species, mostly from New South Wales, but with a few from Queensland and South Australia, are described in this paper, the gross anatomy, as in previous papers, being taken into account. They include, besides additions to the genera Mega- scolides (Xotoscolex), Perissogaster, Digaster, and Perichencer’s admirable and superbly illustrated monograph* dealing with the anatomy of Megascolides austraRs, McCoy, the Giant Earthworm of Gippsland, is a contribution most welcome to the student of earthworms. In it Prof. Spencer points out that my name Xotoscolex must give way to Megascolides, McCoy. Nevertheless, as the characters of Megascolides as summed up by Professor McCoy himself weref: — “I am constrained to use a special generic title Alegascolides for the present form, and make it the type of a distinct genus, which only differs as far as I know from Lumbricus in its great size, very much more numerous rings, and the clitellae formed of three separate short bands, not going round the body, but being confined to the ventral side,” an opinion which, so far as I know, Prof. McCoy never subsequently modified — it is obvious that under the circxunstances I was quite justified in proposing the genus Xotoacolex, and in supposing the large Gippsland worms which I examined to be different from Megascolid^s australis. Professor Spencer’s interesting discovery of two separate pairs of vasa deferentia, and of a posterior series of large specialised nephridia will, when other species have l>een as minutely examined, it may be hoped, lead up to characters of diagnostic importance ; e.gr., characters, other than those of the clitellum, which will satisfactorily sejjarate forms like Megascolides {^Xotoscolex) and Cryptodrilm are still desiderata. Nevertheless, as the Tasmanian ^legascolides has a pair of nephridia in each segment, with a pair of couspicuous nephridiopores, while in M. Illaicarrce n.sp., there are, as far as I can discover, only single pairs of testes, ciliated rosettes and vesicular (and presumably a single pair of vasa, for they are not visible in ordinary dissection), it yet remains to be * Trans. Boy. Soc. of Victoria, Tol. I., pt. i., ISSS ; Abstract in Trans, and Proc. Roy. Soc. of Viet., XXIV., Pt. ii., p. 164. tProdomus of the Zoology of Victoria, 1S7S, Decade I., p. 23. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1523 seen whether these and other variable characters are as useful for purposes of classification, as they are interesting from the stand- point of morphology, I have to thank most cordially Messrs. A. G. Hamilton, T. G. Sloane, H. J. Fletcher, and the Rev. T. F. Potts for most valuable help in acquiring material ; also Mr. Masters who brought me the first specimens of C. manifestus which came to hand. I have also to thank the Trustees of the South Australian Museum, and Pro- fessor Tate, F.G.S., of Adelaide, for the opportunity of examining specimens, which, except in one case, were either not new, or on which from paucity of material or the immature condition thereof I am unable to report at present beyond saying that one of Prof. Tate’s specimens is certainly a new species, probably of Megascolides, but it is without any girdle and I have refrained from its dissection. Megascolides (Xotoscolex) Illawaeile, n.sp. Seventeen well-preserved rather contracted spirit specimens from 5‘5 (juv.) to 20 cm. long, 4-5 to 7 mm. broad ; number of segments from about 240-395. (Ten other specimens are more or less frag- mentary). Colour more or less pale slaty-brown or drab, most noticeable anteriorly and on the dorsal sm-face. Prostomium broad from side to side, ribbed, its convex anterior surface marked with from 3-5 vertical grooves ; not dividing the buccal ring •, the latter and usually to a less extent also the second segment ribbed all round right across from the anterior to the posterior margins. SetJB : the interval between the setie of the inner couples about half that between the inner couples themselves, and likewise about half that between the two couples of each side ; the outer row of setie of each outer couple in all the specimens irregularly sinuous after about segment xv, some of the setoe of these rows l>eing two or three times as far as others from the corresi)onding set® of the inner rows of these couples, the closest of them with an 1524 yOTES ON' AUSTRALIAN* EARTHWORMS, occasional exception further apart than the setae of the inner couples but not so far apart as the two couples of each side ; the inner couples not visible on segment xviii, for some distance both in front and behind which segment the setae of the inner couples stand a little closer to each other than elsewhere. Clitellum compiising eight or even nine segments, xrv-xxi or XXII, together with usually some portion of xiii slightly modified ; complete all round when well developed, but thinner, especially on the last few segments, and of a lighter colour on the ventral surface, the inter-segmental grooves here not being altogether obliterated as they are laterally and dorsally. The ventral surface of XVIII tumid, the swelling extending some way on to the segment immediately in front as well as on to the one behind ; a slight depression in the median ventral line divides the swollen surface into two elevations which cairy the male pores, these about corresponding with the intervals between the inner couples of setae. Spermathecal pores two pairs, on or immediately behind the anterior margins of segments vii and ix, a little ventrad of the first row of setae on each side. Xephridiopores not \usible. Dorsal pores commence after about segment xi. Alimentary canal pre.seuts globular dilatations with vascular walls in segments ix-xvi, especially in the last three or so of these ; but there are no calciferous pouches as in J/. Camdenensis. Genitalia : one pair of testes and one pair of ciliated rosettes in XI ; one pair of vesiculae seminales in xii ; genital ducts short and straight, and immediately behind each of them is a pair of small narrow sacs containing several — two in each sac — delicate curved ta|>ering penial setae, the longest about 2 mm. long j these are probably protruded through the male pores. Spermathecae two pairs, the pouches broader and the ducts shorter than in M. Camdenensis, each with a rudimentary rosette-like caecum placed anteriorly on the very short duct near its exit. BY J. J. FLETCHER, 1525 The last pair of hearts is in segment xii. The first complete mesentery is in front of the gizzard ; the next six are veiy thick ; the next tvo thinner, but thicker than those which follow. Xephridial tubules or tufts of tubules numerous, minute ; most conspicuous in segments ill and iv, though more so in the next few segments than further back ; in about the last forty segments, in addition to small tubules, there is a series of larger ones, one on either side of the nerve cord in each segment, doubtless com- parable with the large posterior nephridia described by Professor Spencer in J/. australis. In other repects agreeing with J/. Camdenensis. Hah. — Mt. Kembla, Illawarra, N.S.W. (collected by Mr. A. G. Hamilton). This species comes nearest to M. Camdenensis, from which it diflfers in haAung fewer segments, the clitellum including a segment or two less, and the outermost row of setae on each side irregularly sinuous, as well as in the anatomical characters above mentioned ; probably also the colour is distinctive, but 1 have not seen living specimens. Megascolides (?) (Notoscolex) pygm-eus, n.sp. Tlie complete individuals out of twelve (spirit) specimens from 50-85 mm. long, from 2-4 mm. broad ; number of segments from about 145-200. Colour pallid but with a tinge of brown. Prostomium divides buccal segment only partially (not half). Setae of the outer couples further apart than those of the inner ones. Clitellum : several specimens (juv.) without any sign of it, in the others variously developed, but in none has it quite reached its maximum ; comprising segments xiv-xviii together with some portion of xix, ventrally in front of xvii not so thick as to obscure 97 1526 N'OTES OS AUSTRALIAS EARTHWORMS, the intersegmental boundaries, but from this backwards enor- mously swollen and raised, obscui-ing the division between xviii- XIX. owing to the whole ventral surface of xviii to nearly as far dorsad as the third row of setae on each side becoming tumid and encroaching slightly on xvii and still more on xix ; in the imma- ture specimens without girdles corresponding with the intervals between the setae of the inner couples swollen into slight papillae, the setae themselves apparently wanting, or at least not visible. ^lale pores on two slight depressions on the swollen ventral surface of xahii nearly corresponding with the interval between the setae of the inner couples but a little closer to the median line, dorsad and slightly behind each of which is in some specimens a second small papilla with what looks like a pore : spermathecal pores two pairs, in worms with girdles on distinct papillae on or just behind the anterior margins of viii and ix, opposite but a little dorsad of the first setae. Of the nature of accessory copu- latory structures probably are two intersegmental ridges between XIX and xx, and xx and xxi, reaching on each side to about the second row of setae, involving about one annulus of eaeh segment, and sometimes presenting a pitted appearance ; in one specimen similar ridges between xiii and xiv, and xiv and xv. Xephridio pores not visible. Dorsal pores commence after about segment xi. Alimentary canal : one pair of calciferous pouches underlying the intestine and occupying two segments, xii and xiil, con- stricted, and possibly representing two pairs ; large intestine begins in xv ; in each of segments v and vi a pair of large tufts of tubules, a smaller pair in vii, possibly salivary organs. Genitalia : testes and ciliated rosettes two pairs in x and xi ; vesieulfe seminales two pairs in xi and xii ; prostates in xviii, with short straight genital ducts. Spermathecse two pairs in viii and IX, each with a single very rudimentary caecum. Last pair hearts in xii. Nephridial tubules numerous, minute. Ilab. — lUawarra, X.S.W. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1527 Except that this species is intraclitellian, at present I know of no characters particularly entitling it to be placed in the genus Megascolides. It is one of the species which seems to be more or less intermediate in character between this genus and the typical species of Cryptodrilus. For specimens from Mt. Kembla, the first which I saw, I am indebted to Mr. Hamilton ; subsequently I found others in the neighbourhood of Kiama. Perissogaster nemoralis, n.sp. Of five rather contracted spirit specimens three only (one rather bruised) are whole ; 10-13 cm. long, 4-6 mm. broad ; number of segments, 195-245. Colour pallid or flesh-coloured. Prostomium appears to divide the buccal ring slightly. Setse in eight longitudinal rows, those of the two outer couples further apart (about twice as far) than those of the inner ones. Clitellum comprising segments xiv-xviii, sometimes together with a portion of xiii, complete all round except that between XVI and XVII, taking in the posterior annulus of the former and the anterior one of the latter, is a pair of papillae just dorsad of the inner couples of setae, or they may become more or less fused so as to form an intersegmental ridge ; while the ventral portion of the middle annulus of xviii is tumid as far outwards on each side as the papilla? just mentioned, the ^ pores on two little eminences about corresponding with the intervals between the inner couples of setae ; between xviii and xix is another pair of papillie corresponding with the first pair, and more or less fused with a somewhat ridge-like swollen portion of the middle annulus of xix. Between xix and xx, and exceptionally also between xx and xxi, is an intersegmental ridge-like swelling reaching outw'ards on each side to a little beyond the inner couples of setie. 8]»ermathccal pores two pairs, between vii and vin, and viii and IX, about in line with or a little dorsiul of the first setie. Horsal pores commence after about segment x. 152S NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, Probably of the nature of accessory genital structures are ridge- like swellings of the anterior annuli of viii and ix between the pairs of spermathecal pores. Alimentary canal ; three gizzards in consecutive segments, v-vii ; in segments x-xiv are five pairs of calciferous pouches, not quite so completely pinched oflf as, e.g., in some sj>ecies of CryptodrUns', perhaps an intennediate condition between this and the globular dilatations in P. excavata ; the large intestine com- mences al*out XVII, and is pro^'ided with a typhlosole. Genitalia : two pairs testes and ciliated rosettes in x and xi ; three pairs of vesiculae seminales in ix, xi, and xii ; prostates in xvill, with short thick genital ducts (not so short, however, as in P. excavata), behind and close to each of which, and probably communicating with the exterior through the male pores, are two minute sacs containing several thin, slightly curved, and tapering penial setae, about 1 mm. long without allowing for the curve : the two vasa deferentia join the ducts close to the gland. Sperma- thecae two pairs in viii and ix, nairow cylindrical pouches ■with veiy short ducts, each with a small lobed knob-like caecum. Nephridia ; a number of small tubules (not so numerous as in P. excavata) in each .segment ; in some of the posterior segments the ventral row on each sida larger, a condition which does not seem to obtain in P. exxavata. A pair of large tufted organs, probably .salivary glands, in segment iv. The last pair of hearts in xiii. Hob. — Gosford, N.S.W. (in brush land). This species is readily distinguishable from P. exxavata by the body being much less robust, though compri.sing as many or even more segments, the pattern and arrangement of the supposed accessory copulatory structures being different, dorsal pores being present throughout after about segment x or xr, whereas in P. excavata either they are absent or at most about twenty — and these small or rudimentary — are visible just near the posterior extremity. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1529 Pekissogaster Queenslandica, n.sp. Two spirit specimens 15-3 and 15’8cm. long respectively, 5-8 mm broad; number of segments about 220. Colour flesh-colour, but wdth a slight tinge of brown. Pro- stomium ribbed with from 3-5 vertical grooves ; does not divide the buccal ring, though the latter having its anterior half ribbed all round, it may accidentally appear to do so partially. SetcC of the outer couples further apart (on an average about twice the distance) than those of the inner ones, the outer row of each outer couple sKghtly sinuous. Clitellum : no sign of it in either specimen. Male pores corresponding with the interval between the sette of the inner couples of segments xviii — which are not visible on this segment, — or even a little closer to the median line, in one speci- men on slight papillae. Spermathecal pores two pairs, on the anterior margins of vin and ix, rather close together, and ventrad of the inner rows of setae. Accessory genital structures not developed. Xephridiopores not visible. Dorsal pores commence unusually far forward, the first one rudimentary, between segments ill and IV, the others very conspicuous, not circular but slit-like. Alimentary canal : three gizzards in segments v-vii ; dilatations of the canal in some of the segments xiv and xv, appear to be the only representatives of calciferous glands. Genitalia : two pairs of testes and ciliated rosettes in x and xi ; three pairs of vesicul* serainales in xi-xiii ; prostates in xviii, with very short genital ducts as in P. ejxavata ; penial setae were not met with. Spermathecae : two pairs in viii and ix, each with a rudimentary rosette-like caecum. [The small size of the vesiculae, prostates, tkc., together with the absence of the girdle, all tend to show the non-breeding condition of the single specimen dissected]. Last pair of heaits in xii. 1530 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, Nephridia more numerous and minuter than in P. nemoralis ; in the posterior region, as in that species, the ventral row on each side larger. Hah. — Oxley near Brisbane, Queensland (collected by Mr. T. G. Sloane). The numerous and conspicuous dorsal pores, together with the situation of the spermathecal pores, even in the absence of accessory copulatory structures, suffice to distinguish this species. Digaster Perrieri, n.sp. Twenty-five (spirit) specimens from 3-5 (juv.) to 9 cm. long (the largest specimen in rather a soft condition), 2-5 mm. broad • number of segments from about 110-155. Prostomium divides buccal ring very slightly. Clitellum comprises four complete segments, xiv-xvii, complete all round when well develo])ed, but usually the lines of demarca- tion between the segments not quite effaced on the ventral surface; [a condition which is true also of D. armifera, the specimens which furnished my description of this species I now know to have been immature]. This species is allied to D. armifera., with which it agrees in its general characters ; characteristic points of difierence ai’e : — individuals are of smaller size, the body comprising fewer seg- ments; supposed accessory copulatory structure.s are present, but they are on segments x and xi, or on ix-xi, in one case a rudimentary fourth one on xii, and they consist of ridge-like pro- minences of the middle annuli extending outwards on each side to about the second row of setae, and frequently pi’esenting a pitted appearance, whereas in D. armifera they are somewhat rectangular areas extending antero-posteriorly right or nearly across the segments, and outwards as far as or a little beyond the first rows of setae, and they occur on segments xi and xii, in one case though a rudimentary additional one on x : in both species the ventral ])ortion of segments xvii-xix is more or less altered, presenting BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1531 three parallel modified surfaces, but -with the important difference that in D. armifera each of these is the ventral surface of one> the three segments with the tri-annulate subdivision effaced, these remaining independent of one another ; while in D. Perrieri the middle one is the middle annulus of xviii, the other two being intersegmental, taking in one annulus of each of the two segments between which they occur : the two pairs of vesiculse seminales are in consecutive segments xi and xii : the penial setse are of a different shape, the tips slightly bent inwards, but not cleft, below which for a short distance they are minutely serrate, but not swollen. Hah. — Springwood, Blue Mts., N.S.W. D. lumhricoides, Perr., has a girdle of three segments, xiv-xvi, and the dorsal pores commence after segment iv {vide figs. 64 and 65, and the explanation of them, in Perrier’s monogi’aph, Nouv. Arch, du Mus., Paris, viii, 1872, p. 197) ; moreover, he says of it that the disposition of the setae is that of true Lombrics, and {l.c. p. 145) “ point d’appaieil copulateur.” Both D. armifera and D. Perrieri have at least segment xvii, [and in some recently obtained fine specimens of the former in addition half or two-thirds of xiii and about the anterior annulus of xviii except ventrally] included in the clitellum ; the dor.sal pores commence after about segment X or XI ; the setae of the outer couples are further apart than those of the inner ones ; and both have penial setae. This variation in species of the same genus, in characters which at the commencement of one’s investigations when dealing with a single or only a few species, one is apt to regard as of more than specific importance, is exemplified in the case of other Australian genera. Perrier (in the explanation of fig. 64, l.c. p. 197) says that in 1\ lumbricoidea the two male pores are preceded and succeeded by a pair of ]>apill0e, as in the case of .some species of Perichoifa. In D. Perrieri, especially in worms without girdles, it is evident that the three modified surfaces aVjove-rnentioned consist of three pairs 1532 >'OTES ox AUSTBALIAX EARTHWORMS, of papillae, those of each pair corresponding with, but extending a little way on each side of the inner couples of setae, and by fusion with the modified intermediate portion giving rise to ridges, in worms with girdles the middle one the most conspicuous, the papillae carrying the male pores relatively more developed. In D. armifera there are no papillae on xtHi and xix, but the ventral surface of these segments is raised for a space extending out- wai-ds on each side about as far or a little beyond the first row of setae, whereas on xviii the whole ventral surface is modified to a little dorsad of the inner couples, for a little distance on each side of which the surface is raised into an eminence which carries the male pores [and what appear to be two pairs of accessory pores, which appear to be wanting in D. Perrieri\ ; in worms with girdles these eminences are large and bulge a little fore and aft, while the modification on xvii is absorbed in, or more or less obscured by, the girdle. Cetptodbilus MuDGEAxrs, n.sp. Five rather contracted spirit specimens from 43-58 mm. long, 5-5’5 mm. broad ; number of .segments from about 128-145. Colour when alive probably pallid or flesh-coloured. Pros- tomium only partially divides the buccal ring. Setse of the outer couples further apart (about twice the dis- tance) than those of the inner couples, but quite as far as the two couples of each side: the outermost row on each side in about the anterior half of the body, with an occasional seta out of place, straight ; in the rest of the body in all the specimens these rows are irregularly sinuous, some of the setae being more than twice as far from the corresponding setae of the third row as others, but not alternating regularly ; quite posteriorly the third row' also may become irregular. CLiteUum comprising four complete segments, xiv-rvii, together with more or le^ of xiii (in one of the specimens the whole of XIII may be said to be included, though on the ventral surface the BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1533 groove between xiii and xiv is not qtiite effaced, while just the anterior margin of xviii is modified), complete all round except for a dumb-bell-shafied genital papilla on the hinder portion of it situated between xn and xvir but mostly on the latter, consisting of two small elliptical depressions with tumid margins corres- ponding with the intervals between the setse of the inner couples but extending each way a little beyond them, connected by a sort of ridge, the intervening ventral portion between the depressions, except the posterior annulus of xni, becoming tumid. The ventral surface of xviil forms a shallow depression with raised or tumid margins (or it may be more or less dnmb-beU-shaped like that which precedes it), extending outwards on each side nearly to the second row of setae, on which are situated the male pores just dorsaid of the first row of setae. In three of the specimens between xxi and xxil and occupying the posterior annulus of the former, and the anterior and middle ones of the latter, is an elliptical elevation, its central portion depressed but not extending outwards on each side as far ais the first seta ; a fourth has an additional and similar one between xxii and xxiii ; while the fifth hais them between xx and xxi, and xxi and xxii. 0%fiduct pores on xiv, rather far apart, in front and just ventrad of the inner rows of setae, usually situated towards the ends of a shallow transverse slit-like depression ; spermathecal pores two pairs, on the anterior margins of viii and ix, about opposite the first setae. First dorsal pore after about xi. Xephridiopores invisible. Alimentary canal : gizzard in segment v ; in x to xiii four pairs of calciferous pouches, kidney-shap>ed and stalked, and overlying the intestine as in C. saccarim, not underlying it as in Beddard’s sp>ecie8, and in C. carudicaUxtus ; the large intestine commences in XVI. Genitalia ; two pairs testes and ciliated rosettes in x and xi ; two pairs vesiculse seminales in xi and xii ; prostates in xvii-xxii or XXIII, the genital ducts long and coiled (the vasa deferentia not visible). Spermathecje two pairs, in viii and ix, the stalk (duct) 1534 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, fairly long, with a single rudimentary pear-shaped cjecum close to the exit. Corresponding with the genital papillse are distinct internal white elevations, a pair in front of the genital ducts, the others median, underlying the nerve cord. No penial setse met with. Last pair of hearts in xiii. Nephridia : numerous minute tufts of tubules, more conspicuous in the anterior region as far back as about segment xvii ; no large specialised nephridia in the posterior region as in Megascolides. Hah. — Cullenbone, near Mudgee, N.S.W. ; from the flats, bordering the Cudgegong River (collected by Mr. A. G. Hamilton) This species is allied to C. saccarius, but is easily distinguish- able by (1) the presence of genital papillae on the last clitellar segment, the presence of which interferes with the completeness of the girdle on this segment, (2) the presence of four instead of five pairs of calcifei’ous pouches, (3) the caeca of the spermathecfe being distinctly pear-shaped not rosette-like knobs, (4) while intersegmental tumid areas such as are usually present on the ventral surface between some of the pre-clitellar segments in C. saccarius, are not represented in any of the specimens. Cryptodrilus canaliculatus, n.sp. Twelve spirit specimens (not well preserved and much extended) from 12-5-25 cm. long, 3-5-5 mm. broad; number of segments from about 250-265. Buccal ring bi-annulate superiorly, not divnded by the pro stomium, though being ribbed all round it sometimes appears as if it were completely or half divided by the prostomium. Body faintly but distinctly canaliculate throughout in the median dorsal line. Clitellum comprising four complete segments, xiv-xvii, com- plete all round, in addition the posterior annulus of xiil and the anterior one of xviii may be modified, but are not properly included. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1535 Setae of the outer couples widely separated as in C. mediterreus. On the anterior annulus of xviii, on the middle and posterior annuli of the same segment, and on the anterior one of xix is a pair of papillae corresponding with the intervals between the setae of the inner couples ; the second pair of these apjiarently carry the ( male pores, but they are not at all conspicuous : ventrad of each I papilla of the second pair is in some specimens a small papilla. ! Oviduct and spermathecal pores as in G. mediterreus, but the former in a groove-like depi’ession. In none of the specimens is the ventral surface of some of segments vi-ix modified as in C. mediterreus. Dorsal pores commence between viii and ix. Nephridiopores as in G. mediterreus, the first three or four pairs opposite the fourth setse, then for two or three segments changing to the level of the third setae, then alternating between these two for some distance, and finally between the fourth and second ] on a given segment the two pores are not always at the same level on both sides of the body. Alimentary canal : gizzard in v ; four pairs of calciferous pouches in x-xiii, as in G. mediterreus, lying below and at the sides of the canal 3 large intestine commences in xvi. Genitalia : two pairs of ciliated )’osettes and testes in x and xi 3 two pairs of vesiculae seminales in ix and XII3 prosoates in xviii-xix. Ova'ies and oviducts as usual 3 spermathecee three pairs, in vii-ix, each wiih usually two short cmca, one on each side and in f ont of the duct near its e.'.'it (nearer than in G. mediterreus), but either of these may be slightly bifid or even trifid just at the tip, or completely sub-divided into two or three, or in one case there was but a single broad flat cajcum 5- or 6-lobed just at the tip. Nephridia as in G. mediterreus, that is to say, a pair of convo- luted tubules in each segment after the first one, those of alternate segments opening to the exterior opposite the setoe of the fourth or dorsal rows communicate with thin delicate vesicles just before opening to the exterior. 1536 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, I have no doubt this is also the case in C. mediterreus^ but in the specimens of that species dissected by me, I was unable to see the connection. Rah. — Forbes, X.S.W. ; from the banks of the Lachlan River (collected by Mr. H. J. Fletcher). This species is allied to C. mediterreus, but of the latter indi- viduals have the body less robust and with fewer segments, are without the dorsal grooving, while the characters of the vesiculse and spermathecse are noticeably different. Cryptodrilus Sloanei, n.sp. Four moderately contracted spirit specimens 52-71 mm. long, 5mm. broad; number of segments 135-150; a fifth doubtful specimen (juv.) 35 x 3 mm., number of segments 180. Colour pallid (the specimens somewhat bleached perhaps). Prostomium divides the buccal ring almost completely. Clitellum not developed or indicated in any way in any of the specimens. Male pores on conspicuous papillte on xviii, the pores opposite the second setm, the papillm extending some little way on each side. Three pairs of spermathecal pores opposite the second setse. Alimentary canal : three pairs calciferous pouches in xi-xiii more or less underlying the canal. Genitalia ; vesiculse seminales in ix and xii. Spermathecse three pairs, each of them with two caeca. Last pair of hearts in xill. This species is allied to C. mediterreus and C. canaliculatus. From the former it differs (1) in the prostomium dividing the buccal ring more or less completely, (2) in having the vesiculae seminales in ix and xii, and not in consecutive segments, and (3) in the spermathecae having each two caeca. From the latter it differs in the body having fewer segments, and not being canaliculate, and — as far as I know at present — in the absence of anything like accessory genital papillae. In all three BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1537 species the male and spermathecal pores are remarkably far apart — in line with the second setse — the first and second rows of setse themselves not standing so close together as usual ; the setse of the outer couples very far apart so that the outer row of each is quite dorsal in position. Hah. — Coonabarabran, N.S.W. (collected by Mr. T. G. Sloane). Cryptodeilus Oxleyensis, n.sp. A complete spirit specimen 70 mm. long, 4 mm. broad ; number of segments about 175. Two other specimens more or less incomplete. Colour light yellowish-bi’own, dai^kest anteriorly and superiorly. Prostomium very partially divides buccal ring, both it and the buccal ring marked with a fine linear groove reaching back- wards to the anterior margin of segment ii or even iii, for some distance further back the body sometimes finely and faintly canaliculate in median dorsal line. Clitellum not developed in any of the specimens ; in one of them segments xiv-xvi of a different colour as if indicative of an approaching girdle. IMale pores on small papillje opposite the second setm. Spermathecal pores intersegmeutal, four pairs, opposite the second setaj commencing between segments v and vi. Dorsal pores after segments vi or vii. Alimentary canal; three pairs calciferous pouches in xi-xiii more or less underlying the canal. Genitalia ; vesicuUe seminales in ix and xii : spermathecaj foui- pairs, in vi-ix, each with a distinct single club-shaped cajcum, in the (non-breeding) si»ccimen dissected as long as the pouch itself. Accessory copulatory structures not indicated. Hah. — Oxley, near Brisbane, Queensland (collected by Mr. T. G. Sloane). 1538 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, RA, Like the pi'eceding one this is another species belonging to the group of which C. mediterreus is the type. The grooving of the prostomium and first two segments, the additional pair of sperma- thecal pores, as well as its general appearance are among the external characters which serve to distinguish it. Cryptodrilus manifestos, n.sp. Seven i-ather contracted spirit specimens from 5-7 cm, long, 4 5-7 mm. broad ; number of segments about 150-190. Colour pallid or flesh-coloured. Prostomium divides the buccal ring completely. Segments usually more or less completely tri- annulate, frequently the anterior annular groove the more distinct; segments widest antero-posteviorly and most conspicuous in front of the girdle especially from segments iv or v to ix-xi. Sette in eight longitudinal rows of which on each side two are ventral, one lateral and one dor.sal : the setae of the outer couples further apart than those of the inner ones, and nearly as far as the two couples of each side. On segments XIII-x^'II the setae of the second row on each side stand successively a trifle closer to the corresponding setae of the first row ; on xviii the setae of the inner couples not visible ; from xix to xxii or thereabouts the second rows again diverge. Clitellum comprising four segments, xiv-xvii, complete all round. Male poi'es rather close together in correspondence with the approximated spermathecal pores, separated by a slight depression in the median line, on .small papillae on xviii, just ventrad of the innermost setae. Oviduct pores in front and just ventrad of the first setae ; spermathecal pores four pairs, on the anterior margins of segments vi-ix, the pores of each pair on either side of the median line remarkably close together. On xvii, xix, and on the next three or four segments there are usually accessory copulatory structures — papillae or depressions corresponding with the intervals between the setae of the inner couples, those of some of the anterior pairs connected by a transverse depression. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1539 Qgj.; dorsal pore after segment viii, but less distinct than those pairs follow. Nephridiopores : one pair to a segment, the first jj- p on the anterior margin of segment ii opposite the fourth seta on each side ; the next three pairs opposite the third setae ; the next pair opposite the second or the fourth setse, after which they oscillate regularly between these two ; slight individual variations are common, e.g., in some specimens the two nephridiopores on segment vi correspond with the second setae, while in two others one pore corresponds with the fourth, the other with the second, but on opposite sides of the body in the two specimens, and this arrangement may persist for a few segments or continue throughout. Alimentary canal : the gizzard in segment v ; in x-xiii four pau’s of large calcifex’ous pouches communicating with the canal by rather long ducts, each pair of ducts opening close together but on the floor of the canal ; large intestine commencing in xvi. Genitalia ; testes and ciliated rosettes two pairs in x and xi ; vesiculfe seminales two pairs in ix and xii ; the genital ducts come oflf from the anterior extremities of the long narrow pi’ostates, the hinder portions of which are bent sharply inwards and then forwards — the bends enclosing the genital ducts — sometimes reaching as far forward as segment xiv, or else compacted into a mass by being bent transver-sely first to one side and then to the other. Ovaries and oviducts as usual ; spermathecse four pairs in segments vi-ix, each with a single club-shaped csecum lying in front. The last pair of hearts in Xil, this and the two preceding jxairs very large. Nephridia: two alternating series of convoluted tubules cor- responding with the nephridiof)ores, a pair in each segment after the first, a vesicular ixortion close to the proKimal end of the tubule. JIab. — Waterfall (Mr. Masters), Bulli (llev. T. F. Potts), National Park, N.S.W. This species belongs to the group of which C.medilerreux is the type, but is readily distinguishable by the ])resence of four pairs of spermathecal pores, those of each pair unusually close together. 1540 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHAVORMS, RA, Cryptodrilus (?) UNicus, n.sp. to the Twenty spirit specimens from 3-3 (juv.) to 9 ‘5 cm. k 3-6 mm. broad; number of segments 112-150. Colour above purplish or reddish-brown, lighter below. Pros- tomium divides buccal ring only slightly (about one third). Seg- ments after the first few biannulate, or with one of the annuli again subdivided. Body noticeably depressed in all the specimens, canaliculate throughout dorsally in the median line with a fine impressed line commencing on the prostomium, interrupted at the dorsal pores. Set® in eight longitudinal rows ; the first from the median line and the second from the first at about equal di-stances ; intervals between the second and third, and third and fourth about equal, and double that between the first and second. The inner couples on segment xviii not visible. Clitellum of four complete segments, xiv-xvii, complete all round but not so thick as to obliterate the intersegmental grooves in any of the specimens. Male pore single, on a papilla on xviii in the median line. Oviduct pores two, in front and just dorsad of the innermost setie on xiv : spermathecal pores five, intersegmental, in a single median series commencing after segment iv. Nephridiopores : a pair on the anterior margins of the segments except the first one, the first two or three pairs a little dorsad of, the rest opposite, the fourth setae. Dorsal pores commence after segment v. Alimentary canal; gizzard in v or at; the portions of the intestine in segments ix or x to xii more or less dilated ; in xill-xv there are three pairs of diverticula, the middle pair largest, those (resent agreeing with them. Hah. — Springwood, Blue INIts. Cryptodrilus singularls, n.sp. Forty rather contracted (spirit) specimens are from 45-1 30 mm. long, 3-6 or 7 mni. broad; number of segments from about 205-240. 1548 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, Colonr pallid or flesh-coloured, spirit specimens with a tinge of browm Prostomium rather depressed, dividing the buccal ring slightly. Buccal ring narrow (from before Ijackwards), the next three or four segments successively longer (from before backwards) and wider and biannulate, vi-ix widest and tri-annulate, after which the segments are shorter (from before backwards). Seta in two couples on each side, the first ventral, the second lateral ; the setfe of the former less than -5 ncm. apart; those of the latter about 1 mm. or a trifle more ; the two couples nearly 2 mm. apart. CUteUum when complete comprising segments xiii-xvii, and in addition in a few specimens the first or the first two annuli of xviii, or even a little more in the ventral and ventro-lateral region, so as to include the ^ pores ; the whole of xiii not included in some specimens ; complete all round except for a large genital papiUa on the hinder ventral portion of it. Male pores on papillae occupying the two anterior annuli of XVIII, extending a little way on either side of the setae of the dist couple or altogether dorsad of them, their extremities in line with the extremities of the large genitad papdla, the pores themselves very inconspicuous, about in line with or a little dorsad of the outer seta of each inner couple ; in breeding worms the papillae usually connected by an intervening tumid ridge. Oviduct pores on xrv, in front and ventrad of the setae of this segment, flush with the surface, or sometimes opening towards the ends of a transverse shadlow slit-like depression ; spermathecal pores two pairs, not interseg mental but on small papillae either on the anterior margin of the middle annuli, or between the first and middle annuli of segments viii and ix, just in front of and nearly in line with the first seta on each side. Accessory copulaiory structures or genital papfiUae of a charac- teristic pattern are noticeable in all but the very youngest and smallest specimens, even in those in which the girdle is BY J, J. FLETCHER. 1549 undeveloped. Between segments xvi and xvii, taking in the last annulus of the former and the first two of the latter, is an elliptical smooth and shining convex papilla or boss with a circumferential raised rim, extending a little dorsad of the first couple of setae on each side, narrower at the two ends than it is in the middle ; in worms with well developed girdles it is very conspicuous and large, and encroaches upon the preceding and succeeding annuli so that the inner couples of setae of xvi, when visible, are seen to be immediately in front of it, while posteriorly it may take in the last annulus of xvil, sKghtly pushing the ventral portion of xviii between the male pores a little out of place ; otherwise it is completely surrounded by the glandular epithelium of the clitellum. Two or even three somewhat similar but smaller papillae or bosses (sometimes how- ever they appear as depress ions) not extending beyond the inner couples or even the innermost rows of setae, may occupy similar positions between xviii and xix, xix and xx, and xx and xxi (that is to say the greater portion — two-thirds — of these intersegmental bosses belongs to the posterior segment of each pair) ; but any two of them — most commonly the first or third — may be absent or rudimentary : the relations of the papillae, even before the girdle is developed, variously diversified owing to a tendency of the ventral surface in this region to become modified. Frequently a ventral! intersegmental swelling is present between viii and ix, but ^vithout definite pattern. The first doi-sal pore is between segments xi and xii. Xephri- diopores not visible. Alimentary canal : the gizzard has behind it the first complete mesentery — the posterior one of segment v — ; calciferous pouches are not present, but from viii-xiv the intestine presents slight dilatations, after which there is a large almost pear- shaped one occupying two segments — xv and xvi — which imme- diately attracts one’s notice on 0)>ening a worm ; in xvii the canal narrows again, while the large intestine begins in .xviii ; this is without any typhlosole of the ordinary character, but just from 1550 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, about segments xx to L, its floor presents four conspicuous longitu- dinal ridge-like folds, two on either side of the median line. Genitalia : one pair of testes and one pair of ciliated rosettes in segment xi ; a single pair of racemose vesiculae seminales in xii, attached to the posterior face of the mesentery between this and the preceding segment ; the prostates are in xviii and xix : two pairs of spermathecae in viii and ix, pouches with rather short duct, each with a single rather rudimentary club-shaped caecum placed on the inner side of the duct near its exit. Internally there are white swellings corresponding with the genital papillae. The last pair of hearts in segment xii. Xephridia are minute tubules attached to the coelomic wall at intervals forming about flve longitudinal rows on each side of the body. Mesenteries from the anterior one of vi to the anterior one of XII are thicker than the others. Hab. — Burrawang, N.S.W. PERICH.ETA INDISSIMILIS, n.Sp. Twenty-seven spirit specimens (very successfully killed in an almost fully extended condition) of various stages are from 5-11 cm. long, and 2-3 mm. broad; number of segments from about 90-110, Colour purplish-red above, darkest in the anterior region ; paler below. Prostomium nearly divides (about f or a Little more) the buccal ring ; the latter usually grooved from V>efore backwards in the median ventral line. Setae at first 20 per segment, increasing about xiii to 24, and still further back to 26-30, or rarely a few more. Clitellum present in only one specimen and only then partially developed, comprising segments xiv-xvi. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1551 Male pores on two small papillas corresponding with the interval between the first and second setfe on each side, the pores them- selves a little dorsad of first seta; the papillae frequently connected by an intermediate ridge, while contiguous to and immediately dorsad of each of them is a more or less developed eminence extending outwards to the third or fourth setae, and from before backwards more or less completely across segment xviii. Oviduct pores just in front of the ventral interval devoid of setae on XIV, rather close together ; spermathecal pores two pairs [in one case three pairs, and in another four pores on one side and three on the other], between vii and viii, and viii and ix [when more in front of these] in line with or just dorsad of the first setae on each side. Accessory copulatory structures comprise modifica- tions of the ventral surface of segments vii-x, xvii, and xix-xxiii ; on each of vii-x a pair of sub-circular swellings, one just on each side of the median line, extending outwards to the third or fourth setae, and occupying about the anterior two-thirds of the width (from before backwards) of the segment, a pore-like depression in each, opposite and in front of the interval between the first and second setae ; on the others usually a transverse linear fossa with raised rims in front of the interval devoid of setae, or simply an eminence, and reaching outwards on each side to about the second setae, in one case the posterior four being situated in raised quadri- lateral areas grooved in the median longitudinal line ; in most of the specimens these structures are represented only by ill-defined swollen surfaces, but indications of them in some shape or other are very constant. Nepridiopores invisible. Dorsal pores commence after segment iv or V. Alimentary canal; a white glandular mass commencing on the posterior half of the pharyn.x and extending back to about segment vn. overlying and obscuring the small gizzard in v, is very notice- able ; three pairs of calciferous pouches, in x-xii ; in most of the S|>ecimens dissected the large intestine appeared to begin about xxv, but this was, I think, merely accidental. 1552 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, Genitalia : two pairs of vesiculse seminales, in ix and xii, Sper- mathecie two [three or even four] pairs in segments viii and ix [and VI and v], with caeca as long as the pouch and its duct together. In each of segments vii-ix there is a pair of conspicuous tufted organs consisting of a roundish mass of tubules lying in front of the posterior mesentery with a stalk or duct reaching forward to the anterior mesentery a little dorsad of the spermathecal ducts. Attached to the ccelomic wall just behind the mesenteries are numerous tubules — probably nephridia. In other respects this species calls for ixo special mention. llah. — The shores of Lake Alexandrina, S.A. (collected together with specimens of P. exigua var. M^irrayana near the water’s edge under rotten vegetable matter, by Dr. Stirling in Novembei’, 1887. Coll. Adelaide Museum). Ohs, — This species is apparently closely allied to P. fecunda. I cannot find sufficient difference to justify the separation of of the two specimens with more than two pairs of spermathecm as a different species, and at present I regard them as individual variations. On the whole I find the number of these organs very con.stant in the different species. Perich^eta attenuata, n.sp. Six complete somewhat contracted (spirit) specimens are from 60-100 mm. long, and 2-3 mm. broad; number of segments about 180-220. [Four other incomplete but otherwise good specimens also examined]. Colour pallid. Prostomium only slightly divides the buccal ring (less than half). Body slender ; segments with fewer annuli than in P. Coxii, after the first two or three usually more or less con-spicuously tri-annulate, in the posterior region where the setae are most numerous the annulation absent but the ridges carrying the set® very couspicuous. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1553 Setae on the setigerous segments of about the anterior two- thirds of the body 8 per segment, arranged as in Cryptodrilus in four couples, the interval between those of the outer couples greater (nearly twice) than that between those of the inner couples, but less than that between the two couples of each side ; then increasing to 12, sometimes only 10 or 11 (6 on one side and 5 on the other) visible ; still further back in about the posterior fourth of the body — the last four or five smaller segments excepted — the setae still more numerous, as many as 28, in this region forming two more or less incomplete half-circles, the ventral break very well marked the innermost longitudinal rows of setas being straight throughout, about twice the width of an average interval ; the dorsal break sometimes quite obliterated, some of the dorsal setae coming close to the median line ; the setae of the half-circles at varying distances apart, sometimes quite close, sometimes separated by considerable gaps, hence the rows of setae in this region are most irregular. Clitellum comprising nearly five segments, xiv-xvii together with nearly the whole of xiii, complete all round excej)t for the ventral surface of xvii occupied by genital papillae. Male pores not conspicuous, on papillae on the two posterior annuli of xvii corresponding vdth the intervals between the seta? of the inner couples ; a pair of similar papillae in front, on the two posterior annuli of the ventral surface of xvii, in worms with girdles the papillae larger (usually of both pair.s) and swollen, then often taking in the anterior annulus of the segment immediately behind them so as to ap[)ear intersegmental, the two jjapillai of each side then contiguous or confluent, but more or less separated from those of the op[)Osite side by a depression, the area occupied by the four papillae and the intervening space circum- scribed by a very well-marked raised border or rim, elliptical in outline, its long axis transverse, its anterior and posterior margins well defined just behind the anterior annuli of .xvii and xix, its l.iteral ones more or less fusing with the bases of the papillai whose dorsal limits reach to a little dorsad of the inner couples of setie. 1551 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, Spermathecal pores two pairs, between segments vii and viii, and VIII and IX, opposite the first setse. Dorsal pores commence after about xii, the first one or two not always distinctly visible. Nephridiopores not visible. In having six pairs of calciferous pouches in viii-xiii, as in other respects, this species agrees with P. Coxii. Points of diflfer- ence are that the two pairs of vesiculae seminales are in ix and XII, instead of consecutive segments ; the spermathecae are long pyriform pouches each with a single distinct club-shaped caecum ; the prostates ai’e smaller, extending through only about three segments, and the last pair of hearts is in xii. Eab.—m. Wilson. This, and the species next to be described, belong to the same section of the genus as F. Coxii, characterized by a marked differ- ence in the number of setae on the anterior and posterior setigerous segments, caused by a tendency in the former to a reduction in the number ; also by the pallid colour of the body, and by the large number of pairs of calciferous pouches. [In P. Coxii the setae ai-e not at all conspicuous on the first few setigerous seg- ments, especially on the first two, i.e., segments ii and iii ; but after re-examining a number of specimens I find that these two seg- ments have usually each 8 setae — in one specimen on iii there were 8 on one side and 6 on the other — after which the next few segments have 12, or here and there, as far back as xiii, 14 or 16 ; still further back the setae become more numerous and the seti- gerous ridges more conspicuous, until posteriorly the number increases to about 30 with many gaps in the half-circles, but occasionally when these are more complete as many as about 50 may be counted ; the two innermost (ventral) rows are straight throughout, and are the only regular ones. The body is also much more robust, and the genital papillae are not inter- segmental but are chiefly on the anterior annuli except when there is more than one on a segment]. The three species are BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1555 readily distinguishable from one another, and differ more in appearance than one can easily put into definable characters. Any- one having at his disposal only anterior fragments of a few speci- mens of the two new species, might easily be misled into thinking that he was dealing with species of Oryytodi'xlus. Perich,®ta enormis, n.sp. Nine complete (spirit) specimens, several of them young ones, from 50-87 mm. long, 3-4 mm. broad ; number of segments about 200-220. (Four other incomplete but otherwise good specimens also examined). Agreeing with the foregoing species in most respects, but differing in regard to the number and arrangement both of the sette and of the genital papillse, and in the number of the cseca of the spermathec® ; the body is not so slender, and the dorsal pores seem to commence after segment x, the first two or three not always easy to see. Setae : the first dozen (occasionally one or two less, frequently a few more) setigerous segments with 8 set® per segment, in four couples as in P. attenuata ; then the number increases to 1 2 — rarely 5 on one side of a segment and 4 on the other, or 5 on each side — which number then continues fairly constant ; the additional set® making their appearance between the original second and third rows on each side, or one on either side of each original third row, or here and there one dorsad of the original outermost rows ; the two innermost (i.e. ventral) rows on each side straight throughout, a median ventral interval devoid of set® about twice that between the set® of the first and second rows on each side ; for some distance one or two of the other rows and the outermost one fairly straight also, leaving a broad median dorsal interval devoid of set® ; soon more and more of the set® become shifted dorsad, until in about the posterior half of the body all the rows but the two innermost on each side become more of less sinuously irregular, sometimes alternating irregularly 1556 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS, for some distance, while the dorsal interval devoid of setae becomes correspondingly obliterated, many of the setae being almost in the median line ; in about the posterior fourth of the body this state of things becomes still more marked, the setae — of which on some segments as many as 16 may be counted, a few additional ones having appeared — being now situated on con- spicuous ridges, giving the body a more yerichaete appearance, the setae of the half circles at noticeably irregular distances apart. Genital papillae : between each two segments from xv-xxi is a pair of flat-topped genital papillae with indistinct pores — six pairs when all are developed, but some of them especially the first or the one between xviii and xix, or the hindermost may be wanting alto- gether, or only slightly developed, or only on one side of the body, or the last pair may be between xxi and xxii — opposite and extending outwards a little dorsad of the interval between the first and second setae on each side, the corresponding papillae of opposite sides more or less completely connected across the median line, giving rise to what, for want of a Vjetter appellation, in my descriptions of other worms I have called ‘dumb-bell-shaped.’ The male pores are not very conspicuous, on two little papillae on the pair of genital papillae between xvii and xviii, and | of which are on the latter segment, corresponding with the interval between the first and second setae (not visible on xviii) on each side but just ventrad of the latter. The spermathecae are pouches with rather long ducts, each with two short but distinct club-shaped caeca, one on either side of the duct near its exit, just as in Cryptodrilus Illav^arrcu. Hah. — Near Gosford, N.S.W. (in brush land). Perich^ta Macleayi, n.sp. Twelve (spirit) specimens from 55-90 mm. long, 3-5-4 5 mm. broad ; number of segments from about 80-90. BY J. J. FLETCHER. 1557 Colour above dark purplish-brown especially in front of the girdle, lighter and more reddish at the sides, paler below. Pros- tomium divides the buccal ring for a little more than half, the latter grooved in the median ventral line. Setse at first 20 per segment, just behind the clitellum 24 may sometimes be counted, the number increasing in the posterior region to about 28. The median ventral interval devoid of setae from 2-3 times the width of an ordinary one between two setse ; the median dorsal interval narrower, nearly twice an ordinary one. Clitellum comprising segments xiv-xvi together with two-thirds of XIII and of xvii, complete all round except for a little unmodi- fied patch on which are the oviduct pores. Male pores on papillae on xviii, about opposite the second setae on each side, but being large and slit-like, extending both ways beyond these setae. Spermathecal pores two pairs, between vii and VIII, and viii and ix, opposite or a little ventrad of the third setae. Accessory copulatory structures comprise a pair of genital papillae on xvii, and a similar pair on xix, in both cases a little ventrad of the papillae carrying the male pores, and corresponding with the intervals between the first and second setae ; the papillae of each of these two pairs frequently connected by an intermediate ridge or swelling — on the anterior annulus of xvii and the posterior one of xix ; hence the six papillae and their connections come to enclose a basin-shaped depression ; sometimes the papillae have one or two pit-like depres- sions (apertures ?), and occasionally there is a small papilla on xviii between those carrying the male pores : also a pair of swellings on X, and another on xi, extending a little beyond the first and second setae on each side, and antero - posteriorly across the segments, best defined in worms with well-developed girdles and then each with a central j)ore-like depression. Alimentary canal: only two pairs of calciferous pouches in xi and .\ii. In other respects like I\ australis. 99 1558 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTHWORMS. Rah. — Sydney (common in the Hon. W. Macleay’s garden at Elizabeth Bay). This species is allied to P. australis^ but differs in respect of the papillae on which the male pores are situated not mammillary, in having accessory genital papillae and ridges on xvii and xix, and swellings on x and xi, in having fewer setae in the posterior region, and the spermathecal pores more ventrally situated ; individuals also are smaller, the body comprising fewer segments ; while there is a tendency for much both of xiii and xvii to be included in the girdle. I have recently obtained some large and very fine examples of P. australis which have the ventral surface of xvii more or less tumid, with a depression opposite and in front of the papillae carrying the male pores. NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 1559 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. Dr. Cox exhibited a Crustacean, (Squilla sp.) numbers of •which have of late been brought to market with the large prawns now abundant, having been captured in the prawn-nets. Mr. Ogilby exhibited — (1) A specimen of a fish, Apogon guentlieri, whose mouth was crammed with ova, suggesting the possibility of this species having contracted the habit (well known in other genera, such as Hemipimelodus, Chromis, &c.) of hatching out the ova in the pharynx ; on the other hand, possi- bly the fish, having been placed suddenly in spirits, may have attempted to eject the contents of its stomach, but was unable to complete its work. This view of the matter seems less probable, however, since, from practical knowledge, Mr. Ogilby feels certain that all fishes on the first approach of danger eject the contents of the stomach at once. (2) Two specimens of Ambassis, from the Parramatta River, in which the second dorsal fin has, as often as not, two spines. (.3) Two specimens of a rare South Australian snake, Vermicella bertholdii, presented last week to the Australian Museum by Mr. Zietz of the Adelaide Museum, by whom they had been collected. Mr. Burnell exhibited a monstrous kitten with eight legs. Mr. Macleay exhibited two species of Cyprinidae sent to him by Mr. W. K. Campbell of Elvo, Burradoo. One species was taken in Bowral Creek, and proved to be of an American genus (Carpiodes) identical with some specimens exhibited by him at the last meeting; three specimens of the other species were taken from the stomach of a cormorant, shot on tlie Wingecarriboe River, and arc small specimens of the common Crucian Carp, Carassius vulgaris. 1560 NOTES AND EXHIBITS, Mr. Fletcher exhibited a number of plants collected in the Wagga district by Mr. J. R. Garland, and presented by him to the herbarium. Those of most interest to Sydney botanists were : — Ricinocarpus Bowmani, F.v.M., “ from the ‘ Hanging Rock,’ growing on the steep talus immediately under the precipi- tous eastern face of the mountain, and of interest as not having 'been seen or heard of anywhere else in this neighbourhood, or indeed anywhere so far south ; many vigorous plants are to be met with at the spot referred to, but confined to a space of less than an acre ; flowers in September” : Cassia ereinophila, A, Cunn., “ flowering profusely in the scrub near the Rock Railway Station:” Dampiera lanceolata, F.v.M., “growing luxuriantly about the ballast quarries at the foot of the ‘Hanging Rock’ ; not noticed until this year when it was in full bloom about the end of September” : Grevillea Jloribunda, R.Br., “ from the ironbark ridges at Mimosa, between Wagga and Temora ; also on the < Hanging Rock’ range”: G. parvijlora, R.Br., “from the scrub at Mimosa; locally known as ‘pin bush’”: Ammohium alatum, R.Br., “from the banks of the MuiTumbidgee, near Wagga; blooms in October and November.” Mr. Fletcher also showed two living specimens of Peripatus Leuckarti, Sang., from Burrawang, County of Camden, a new locality for tliis interesting creature, though not far distant from the other places where all the specimens so far recorded from New South Wales have been found, with the exception of Mr. Olliff’s specimen from Cassilis. They were obtained a fortnight ago, under logs, and were the only specimens met with, though careful search was made. One of them has dark tints jjrevalent, the other has rusty red or brown most conspicuous; thus jiresenting the same considerable variation in colour as was pointed out on a previous occasion. Mr. MacDonnell read a letter from Mr. Bostock of England, asking for Australian species of Oribatidse, or for information bearing upon them. WEDNESDAY, 26th DECEMBER, 1888. The Hon, William Macleay, E.L.S., in the Chair, Mr. J. P. Creed, Bari'ister-at-Law, Double Bay, Sydney, and Mr. E. C, H. Chisholm, Ashfield, were elected Members of the Society. The Chairman announced that the Annual Meeting would be held on Wednesday evening, January 30th, 1889, to take pre- cedence of the Ordinary Monthly Meeting on the same date. Also that no Excursion would be held during the ensuing month. DONATIONS. “ The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 1887.” (Vol, IV.) 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From the Editor. “ Report of the Secretary for Mines on the Mineral Statistics of Victoria for the year 1887.” From the Secretary for Mines, Melbourne. “ Anales del Museo Nacional Republica de Costa Rica.” Tomo L, Parts 1 and 2 (1887). From the Museum. “The American Naturalist.” Vol. XXII., No. 261 (Septem- ber, 1888). From the Editors. “ Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada — Cata- logue of Canadian Plants, Part IV., Endogens.” By John INIacoun, M.A., F.L.S., F.R.S.C. From the Director. “ Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.” Vol. XXV., No. 127 (1888). From the Society. “ Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.” Vols. I. ; II.; III. (Nos. 1-6); IV. (Nos. 3 & 4), (1877-88); “Transac- tions.” Vols. I. (except No. 4) ; II. ; VI. ; VII. (Nos. 1 & 2), (1881-87). From the Academy. “ Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885." Part II. From the Secretary. DONATIONS. 1563 “ Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. — Studies from the Biological Laboratory.” Vol. IV., (Nos. 1&2), (1887); “Uni- versity Circulars.” Vols. VL, (Nos. 58 & 59) ; VII., (Nos. 60-64) > (1887-88); “Observations on the Embryology of Insects and Arachnids.” By Adam T. Bruce, B.A., Ph.D. (Memorial Volume). From the University. “United States Geological Survey. — Mineral Resources of the United States, 1886.” From the Director. “ Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, U.S.A.” Vols. XIV. and XV. — [“Three Cruises of the Blake.”] From the Curator. “ Bulletin of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University.” Vol. III. (1888). From the University. “ Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila- delphia, 1887.” Part 3 ; 1888. Part 1. From the Academy. “Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences.” Vol. II. No. 8 (1887) ; “ Memoirs.” Vol. II., No. 1 (1888). From the Academy. “ Proceedings of the Canadian Institute, Toronto.” 3rd Series. Vol. V., Fasc. No. 2 (1888); “ Annual Report.” Session 1886-87. From the Institute. “ Proceedings of the United States National Museum.” Vol. X. (1887), [Sheets 44-45, Plates xxxvi.-xx.xix]. From the Museum. “ Memoires de I’Acadomie Imp(iriale des Sciences de St.- P6tersbourg.” vii.“ Scrie, Tome XXXV., Nos. 4-10 (1887). From the Academy. 1564 DONATIONS. “ Verhandlungen der k. k. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.” Jahrg. 1887. XXXVII. Band, Parts 3 and 4. From the Society. “ Annales de la Soci^td Beige de Microscopie.” Tome XI. (1884-85). From the Society. “Bidrag till Kannedom af Finlands Natur och Folk.” Haftet XLIV. (1887); “Exploration Internationale des Regions Polaires, 1882-83 et 1883-84. Expedition Polaire Finlandaise.” Tome II., Magndtisme Terrestre. De la part de la Societe des Sciences de Finlande. “ Memoires de la Societe Zoologique de France pour I’Annde 1888.” Tome I. No. 2. From the Society. “ Zoologischer Anzeiger.” XI. Jahrg., No. 292 (1888). From the Editor. DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.E.S. XV. OECOPHORIDAE (continued). 584, (72b.) Eulechria alopecistis, n.sp. \1 mm. Head and thorax reddish-fuscous. Palpi fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded j rather dark reddish-fus- cous : cilia reddish-fuscous. Hindwings grey, towards apex slightly reddish-tin ged ; cilia grey-whitish, base slightly reddish- tinged. Melbourne, Victoria 3 one specimen (Coll. Lucas). 585. (104c.) Eul. dryinodes., n.sp. (J. 23 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous, irrorated with black, and minutely S})rinkled with ochreous-whitish ; terminal joint of palpi suffused with dark fuscous, extreme apex whitish. Antennae fuscous, ciliations 1. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Legs rather dark fuscous, suffusedly ringed with ochreous-whitish (posterior pair broken). Forewings very elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; fuscous, mixed with whitish-ochreous and irrorated with dark fuscous ; veins near hindmargin obscurely lined with dark fuscous 3 an irregular obscure blackisli streak from base of costa to disc beyond middle, obscurely margined beneath witli whitish- ochreous, irregularly interrupted with whitish-ochreous at J, and 1566 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, terminating in a suffused obscure small subcrescentic whitish- ochreous spot ; two discal dots very obscurely indicated beneath this ; a faint darker line from costa beyond middle to near apex, thence angulated to inner margin before anal angle : cilia fuscous- whitish, tips ochreous-whitish, basal half irrorated with dark fuscous. Hindwings pale whitish-fuscous, ochreous-tinged, towards apex slightly darker ; cilia ochreous-whitish, with an obscure fuscous line. Victoria (pi’obably near Melbourne) ; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). 586. (107a.) Eid. charierga, n.sp. 12-14 mm. Head and thorax white, sometimes sprinkled with ochreous, edge of shoulder black. Palpi white, in ^ with basal I of second joint and apex of terminal joint black, sometimes with two additional black rings between these, in ^ wholly irregularly sprinkled with black. Antennae fuscous, very ob. scurely ringed with whitish, ciliations in 1. Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft ochreous-tinged. Legs dark fuscous ranged with whitish, posterior pair ochreous-grey -whitish. Forewings very elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; white, more or less irregularly and suftusedly irrorated with ochreous, and with a very few black scales ; a black dot on base of costa ; a second on base of inner margin (in Q sj)ecimen absent) ; a very small oblique black spot on costa at J ; a more or less elongate blackish spot on costa about middle ; a black dot in disc at a second obliquely before it on fold, and a third, larger, in disc at f ; a cloudy outwards-curved line of blackish scales from g of costa to anal angle, suffused and somewhat dilated on upper half, tending to form a small black spot on costa : cilia ochreous-grey-whitish, base more ochreous, with a very indistinct cloudy grey line. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. Bathurst, New South Wales (2500 feet); Deloraine, Tasmania ; Perth, West Australia; five specimens, in October and November. BY E. MEYRICK. 1567 There appears to be some variability in certain details of marking, as in the palpi. 587, (107b.) Eld. s^tenota, n.sp. (J. 12mm. Head white, with a few fuscous scales. Palpi white, basal half and a subapical ring of second joint, and a subbasal ring and apex of terminal joint ochreous-brown mixed with black. Antennae white, ringed with pale fuscous, ciliations 1. Thorax ochreous irregularly mixed with white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark ochreous-fuscous, obscurely ringed with white, posterior pair ochreous- whitish. Forewings very elongate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, hind- margin extremely obliquely rounded ; white, irregularly irrorated with ochreous ; a short black very oblique streak from base of costa; an irregular black dot on costa at two black dots placed one directly beneath the other in disc at I, and some black scales towards inner margin, all united with an ochreous suffusion into an obscure fascia ; a subquadrate blackish spot on costa beyond middle ; an irregular black dot in disc at ; some black scales towards costa before apex: cilia ochreous-whitish, towards base white irrorated with ochreous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochre- ous-whitish. Sydney, Hew South Wales ; Perth, West Australia ; two specimens, in October and November. This and the preceding are ea.sily recognised by their narrow wings and black costal spots. I add here, as promised, a tabulation of the 93 described species of Eidechria. 1. Forewings wholly unicolorous, without marking 2. Forewings not unicolorous 11. 2. Forewings clear white 3. Forewings not clear white 5. 3. Cilia of hind wings yellow towards base 113. aceram. Cilia of hind wings not yellow towards ba.se t. 1568 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 4. Thorax greyish 108. leuco’phanes. Thorax white 583. cycnoptera. 5. Forewings reddish-fuscous 584. alopecistis. Forewings not reddish-fuscous 6. 6. Forewings grey 569. glaphyrota. Forewings not grey 7. 7. Cilia of hindwings grey 582. homochalca. Cilia of hindwings not grey 8. 8. Head yellowish 78. pantelella. Head not yellowish 9. 9. Fore wings ochreous- whitish 10. Forewings grey- whitish 546. autopliylla. 10. Hindwings with posterior half suffused with grey 77. pallidella. Hindwings with posterior half not suffused with grey 574. irenaea. 11. Forewings white with entire dark vertical antemedian fascia 12. Fore wings not white with entire dai'k vertical antemedian fascia 17. 12. Fascia dark fuscous 13. Fascia bright ochreous-brown 14. 13. Thorax with white anterior spot 82. triferella. Thorax wholly dark fuscous .. 561. epiphragma. 14. Anterior mai’gin of thorax ochreous- brown 15. Anterior margin of thorax white 16. 15. Forewings with posterior fascia hind- marginal 563. tropica. Forewings with posterior fascia sub- marginal 562. schalidota. 16. Cilia of forewings with basal half dark fuscous mixed with whitish 84. epicausta. Cilia of forewings wholly yellow-whitish except apex and anal angle 83. hracliypepla. BY E. MEYRICK. 1569 17. Fore wings bright orange-yellow Forewings not orange-yellow 18. Forewings with apical third recldish- ochreous-brown Forewings with apical third not reddish- ochreous -brown 19. Forewings with a well-defined dark subcostal streak Foi’ewings without a well-defined dark subcostal streak 20. Forewings with costa white Forewings with costa light brown 21. Fore wings with well-defined white costal streak Forewings without well-defined white costal streak ..... 22. Costal streak extending to about | Costal streak extending almost to apex 23. Head and thorax wholly orange-yellow Head and thorax not orange-yellow . . . 24. Cilia of forewings clear bright pale rosy Cilia of forewings not bright pale rosy 25. Forewings with yellow transverse me- dian fascia Forewings without yellow transverse median fascia 2G. Hindwings wholly ochreous-whitish, without grey tinge Hindwings not ochreous-whitish, with- out grey tinge 27. Cilia of forewings ochreou.s-yellow Cilia of forewings not oclireous-yellow 28. Forewings with large shaii)ly marked dark dorsal blotch Forewings without largesharply marked dark dorsal blotch 18. 19. 549. malacoptera. 550. heliodora. 20. 21. 578. callisceptra. 579. phaeosceptra. 22. 23. 581. homoxesta. 580. thrincotis. 551. ceplmlanthes. 24. 552. eocrossa. 25. 558. xanthostepliana. 26. 576. cholerodes. 27. 85. chlorella. 28. 540. camalaea. 29. 1570 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 29. Forewings with normal discal dots generally obsolete or represented by one posterior only 30, Fore wings with normal dots sufficiently distinct 38. 30. Forewings with anterior half yellowish, posterior fuscous 560. hemicarpa. Forewings without anterior half yel- lowish, posterior fuscous 31. 31. Forewings nearly uniform dark fuscous 548, heliocoma. Forewings not uniform dark fuscous... 32. 32. Forewings ochreous - yellowish, with fuscous markings 559. goroosema. Forewings not ochreous-yellowish, with fuscous markings 33. 33. Forewings white, with transverse fus- cous markings 564. phaeostephes. Forewings not with transverse fuscous markings 34. 34. Forewings nearly uniform pale fuscous 547. homoteles. Forewings not uniform pale fuscous... 35. 35. Fore wings extremely elongate 36, Forewings not extremely elongate 92. lividella. 36. Forewings with suffused darker costal streak 112. sciophanes. Forewings without suffused darker costal streak 37. 37. Forewings with suffused darker sub- costal streak 577. halmopeda. Fore wings without suffused darker sub- costal streak 575. hyperchlora. 38. Forewings with normally three discal dots (arranged 2, 1) 39. Forewings with normally five or six discal dots, arranged in an oval 66. BY E. MEYRICK. 1571 39. Forewings with narrow black fascia near base 74. episema. Forewings without narrow black fascia near base 40. 40. Forewings with short black subcostal strigula from base 41. Forewings without short black subcos- tal strigula from base 43. 41. Forewings irrorated with ochreous 587. stenota. Forewings irrorated with grey 42. 42. Cilia of hindwings yellowish 572. diagramma. Cilia of hind wings whitish 573. athletis. 43. Hindwings dark grey 44. Hindwings not dark grey 45. 44. Fore wings brown 72. zophoessa. Forewings grey 102. cimmeriella. 45. Forewings rosy-tinged 46. Forewings not rosy-tinged 47. 46. Forewings with posterior line distinct 544. eriphila. Foi’ewings mth posterior line obsolete 80. puellaris. 47. Hindwings yellowish-tinged 95. calotropha. Hindwings not yellowish-tinged 48. 48. Costa with well-defined black spots.... 586. charierga. Costa without well-defined black spots 49. 49. Forewings with two upper discal dots large, lower obsolete 50. Forewings not with two upper discal dots large, lower obsolete 51. 50. Forewings dark fuscous 554. ophthalmias. Forewings pale yellowish 553. ampdiidyas. 51 . Forewings with costa suffusedly blotched with darker 52. Forewings with costa not suffusedly blotched with darker 53. 52. Posterior discal dot double 571. mocldastis. Posterior discal dot single 100. photinella. 1572 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 53. Posterior line sharply indented beneath costa 556. grapMca. Posterior line not sharply indented beneath costa 54-. 54. Head whitish 76. eomnimis. Head not whitish 55. 55. Head yellowish \0\. paurogramma. Head not yellowish 56. 56. Posterior line obsolete 81. aclialinella. Posterior line distinct 57. 57. Head whitish-ochreous 58. Head fuscous or grey 59. 58. Posterior line running to middle of inner margin 73. melesella. Posterior line running to before anal angle 75. convictella. 59. Discal dots subcrescentic, posteriorly white-edged 543. menodes Discal dots not subcrescentic, pos- teriorly white-edged 60. 60. Forewings very elongate 109. a'&rodes. Forewings moderate 61. 61. Forewings grey 62. Forewings whitish - grey, ochreous- tinged 69. griseola. Forewings ochreous 64. 62. Fore wings rather dark grey 71. cremnodes. Fore wings glossy light grey 63. 63. Anterior discal dots connected with inner margin by a streak 541. ichneuta. Anterior discal dots not connected with inner margin by a streak 79. leptohela. 64. Forewings with an interrupted dark mark from inner mai’gin near base. 70. nephelojxi. Forewings without an interrupted dark mark from inner margin near base. 65. BY E. MEYRICK. 1573 65. Expanse of wings 24mm 542. j)elodora. Expanse of wings 13mm 545. aphaura. 68. Eorewings with an interrupted longi- tudinal black median line 67. Fore wings without an interrupted longitudinal black median line 68. 67. Forewings whitish 103. xylopterella. Forewings reddish-fuscous 555. mesophragma. 68. Head white or yellowish 69. Head greyish 81. 69. Hindwings orange-yellow, with dark fuscous apex 93. pliilotlierma. Hindwings not orange-yellow, -with dark fuscous apex 70. 70. Hindwings more or less tinged uni- formly with tawny or orange 71. Hindwings not more or less tinged uniformly with tawny or orange... 27. 71. Forewings with white markings 89. leucopelta. Foi’e wings without white markings. ... 94. hrontomorpha. 72. Forewings with black subbasal fascia 86. transversella. Forewings without black subbasal fascia 73. 73. Forewings with groundcolour wholly ochreous-yellow 90. poecilella. Forewings with groundcolour not wholly ochreous-yellow 74. 74. Forewings with dorsal half ochreous- yellowish 565. elaeota. Forewings with dor.sal half not ochre- ous-yellowish 75. 75. Markings of forewings brown 76. Markings of forewings grey 77. 76. Thorax wliolly white except on sides... 87. variegata. Thorax not white except on sides 91. Jtabrophancs. 100 1574 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICBO-LEPIDOPTERA, 77. Forewings with a whitish spot on costa at 1 78. Fore wings without a whitish spot on costa at f 80. 78. Cilia of hind wings more or less ochre- ous-whitish near anal angle 567. ccdlinveri&. Cilia of hindwings not more or less ochreous-whitish near anal angle... 79. 79. Forewdngs with a narrow entire grey costal streak to f 566. cataploita. Fore wings with a broader interrupted streak 88. Itemipluines. 80. Cilia of hindwings yellowish 568. xanthocrossa. Cilia of hindwings not yellowish. 111. onibrop}u>ra. 81. Fore wings with a small clear black spot on inner margin near Vjase. 557. delotis. Forewings without a small clear black sjK»t on inner margin near base 82. 82. Foiewings with a blackish subV»asal fascia 570. archej>eda. Forewings without a blackish suVjbasal fascia 83. 83. Fore wings with a cloudy whitish me- dian streak 98. dolosella. Fore wings without a cloudy whitish median streak. 84. 84. Forewings suffused with blackish 107. perdita. Fore wings not suffused with blackish.. 85. 85. Hindwings dark fusc-ous 110. tanyscia. Hindwings not dark fuscous 86. 86. Fore wings with posterior line indented beneath costa 87 Forewings with posterior line not in- dented beneath costa 90. 87. Cilia of hindwings whitish 105. grararruxtica. Cilia of hindwings grey 88. BY E. MEYRICK. 1575 88. Costa of forewings with two distinct cloudy darker spots 96. ihliilostaura. Costa of fore wings without two distinct cloudy darker spots 89. 89. Forewings rather short, without white scales 97. amaura. Fore wings elongate, usually Yuth white scales 99. adoxella. 90. Fore wings brown 585. dryinodes. F ore wings grey 91. 91. Discal dots longitudinally elongate 106. scopariella. Discal dots not longitudinally elongate 104. siccella. Oeyocheoa, Meyr. 588. (118a.) Oen. dinosema,zx.s,^. 22 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, sprinkled with grey- whitish. Palpi grey, somewhat mixed -with whitish. Antennte grey-whitish. (Abdomen broken). Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreouS'grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa rather strongly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; grey, with a few dark fuscous scales ; an oblique cloudy blackish streak from base of costa to ^ of disc, followed by a triangular cloudy faintly coppery -tinged fuscous patch extending to near middle of costa ; posterior edge of patch marked by an obscure dark fuscous spot on costa and an angulated obscure blackish mark on lower angle ; a black dot in disc below middle, nearly touching a blackish inwardly angulated line from 5 of costa to anal angle ; apical area beyond this line wholly fuscous, faintly coppery-tinged, except a narrow subcrescentic grey mark imme- diately following line in disc ; a hind marginal series of light grey dots, obscurely separated with dark fu.scous ; cilia light fuscous- grey, with a cloudy row of whitish points. Hind wings rather light fuscous-grey, towards apex somewhat darker ; cilia whitish- fuscous, towards anal angle paler and more ochreous- tinged. Victoria ; one sjtecimen (Coll. Lucas). 1576 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 589. (119a.) Oen. heptarcha, ii. sp. 25 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark fuscoiis irrorated with white. Antennae whitish-grey. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous irrorated with white, posterior pair ochreous- yellowish. Fore^vings very elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous-grey, thinly sprinkled with white ; a short cloudy dark fuscous mark from costa near base ; a cloudy dark fuscous oblique spot on costa at followed by a cloudy whitish suffusion, tending to be faintly produced posteriorly so as to enclose a very elongate semi-oval slightly darker space on costa beyond middle ; a black dot in disc at J, a second on fold rather obliquely beyond it, a third beyond and slightly above first, a fourth beyond third, a fifth beneath fourth, a sixth beyond fifth, and two others transversely placed in disc at |, beyond and above sixth : cilia grey, somewhat mixed with grey- whitish. Hind wings rather light grey, tinged with ochreous ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous, base more yellow- ochreous. Geraldtown, West Australia ; one specimen in November. Placocosma, Meyr. 590. (122a.) Flac. meridarclia, n.sp. 25 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi ochreous-white, lower half of second joint dark fuscous. Antennse dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, apex of patagia white. Abdomen ochreous-yel- lowish, segments suflfused with dark gi’ey towards base. Anterior legs dark fuscous ringed with yellowish, middle legs light ochreous- yellowish ringed with dark fuscous, posterior legs ochreous-yel- lowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; white, suffused with pale ochre- ous-yellowish except on margins of markings ; four moderate rather irregular dark fuscous fasciae, somewhat dilated on costa ; first from base of costa, second from § of costa, confluent on lower half and i-unninsr to about : of inner margin : third from costa BY E, MEYRICK. 1577 beyond middle, fourth from costa before apex, confluent on lower half, running to about anal angle, where they include a small spot cf groundcolour, fourth indistinctly interrupted about middle : cilia ochreous-yellowish, irregularly sufiused with dark grey except at apex and anal angle. Hindwings rather dark bronzy-grey ; cilia ochreous-yellowish suffused with grey, with a cloudy darker grey line near base. Glen Innes (4500 feet). New South Wales ; one specimen, in December. Linosticha, Meyr. Recent discoveries have much enlarged this genus, which appears to have attained considerable development in West Aus- tralia. The following is a tabulation of all the described species ; including Peltophora ortliogramma, which is correctly referable here. 1 . Forewings unicolorous, or at most with one discal dot 2. Forewings not unicolorous, or at most with one discal dot 4. 2. Forewings white 598. cycyiodes. Forewings not white 3. 3. Fore wings blue-grey 599. epixesta. Forewings ochreous-grey 126. scythropa. 4. Forewings yellow 5. Forewings not yellow 7. 5. Apex of hindwings yellow 596. meclianica. Apex of hindwings not yellow 6. 6. Apex of forewings yellow 597. monozona. Apex of forewings purplish 251. orthogramma. 7. Forewings with well-marked fuscous subcostal streak 600. Imcocrossa. Forewings without well-marked fuscous subcostal streak 8. 8. Forewings with ' groundcolour white or whitish 9. 1578 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, Fore\vings with groundcolour not white or whitish 11. 9. Forewings with well-marked dark trans- verse fasciae 595, cyclopliragma. Fore wings without well-marked dark transverse fasciae 10. 10. Fore wings with dark dorsal patch towards base 127. cayiephora. Forewings without dark dorsal patch towards base 602. helictis. 11. Forewings with a white patch towards base 604. supj)letella. Fore wings wdthout a white patch towards base 12. 12. Forewings with pale ochreous-yellowish markings 603. anarcha. Fore wings wdthout pale ochreous- yellowish markings 13. 13. Forewings with blackish subbasal fascia 593. anadesma. Forewings without blackish subbasal fascia 14. 14. Forewings with a short whitish longi- tudinal streak in disc 594, stadiota. Forewings without a short whitish longi- tudinal streak in disc 15. 15. Palpi wholly pale grey 601. hypywtis. Palpi not pale grey 16 16. Antennae white 591. argolina. Antennae fuscous 592. nomistis. 591. (125a.) Lin. argolina, n.sp. (J, 19 mm. Head and thorax fuscous. Palpi white, second joint with lower | and an apical ring dark grey. Antennae white. Abdomen w’hitish-gi'ey. Legs dark grey, posterior pair grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly moderately BY E. METRICK. 1579 dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique, rounded beneath ; light fuscous, irrorated with darker j a black dot in disc at f, a second on fold beneath first, and two transversely placed near together in disc beyond middle ; three very indistinct shoi’t longitudinal dark marks above anal angle •, a transverse series of subcrescentic blackish dots from ^ of costa to inner margin before anal angle, very strongly curved outwards, abruptly indented above middle ; cilia whitish-grey, basal half irrorated with fuscous. Hind wings grey, towards base somewhat paler ; cilia whitish-grey, basal half greyer. Albany, West Australia ; in December, one specimen. Very similar to the following, but readily separated by the peculiar white antennae. 592. (125b.) Liyi. nomistia, n.sp. (J. 16-20 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax fuscous. Palpi white, lower half of second joint dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous- whitish. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints whitish, posterior pair fuscous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly moderately dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hind- margin obliquely rounded ; rather light greyish-fuscous, with a few scattered dark fuscous scales ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at a second on fold beneath first, and a third in disc at § ; an indistinct, sometimes obsolete, line of dark fuscous scales from f of costa to inner margin before anal angle, strongly curved outwards, rather abruptly indented above middle : cilia light fuscous, basal half sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings grey or fuscous-grey ; cilia light grey, basal half suflfusedly darker. Geraldton and Perth, West Australia ; in October and November, three specimens. 59.3. (125c.) Lin. anadesma, n.sp. (J. 19 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint dark fu.scous except apex, apex of terminal joint 1580 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, dark fuscous. Antennse and tliorax fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- whitish. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly moderately dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded; whitish-fuscous, sprinkled with darker fuscous, and with a few black scales ; a slender blackish fascia almost at base ; two small black dots transversely placed near together beyond this ; a slender black transverse bar in disc at f, not reaching either margin ; a slender black bar from rather near costa at 5 to anal angle ; a series of irregular black dots from costa near before apex to anal angle, bent so as to approach very closely to hindmargin, abruptly indented beneath costa ; some cloudy black dots on posterior third of costa : cilia fuscous-whitish, sprinkled with fuscous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish. Sale, Victoria ; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). 594. (125d.) Zm. stadiota, n.sp. 17-19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax grey mixed with white. Antennse whitish. Abdomen whitish-grey. Legs dark grey, apex of joints white, posterior pair ochreous- white. Fore- wings elongate, posteriorly scarcely dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; fuscous-grey, with some scattered black scales, sufFusedly streaked with white between veins ; an indistinct short oblique blackish streak from base of costa ; a moderately lai’ge black dot in disc at g, and a second beyond middle, connected by a white streak ; a thh’d on fold beneath and slightly beyond first, followed by a short white dash, terminating in a fourth dot ; a moderately large black dot on costa before middle, whence proceeds a series of black dots close beneath costa to near apex, thence sharply bent and continued very near hindmargin to fourth discal dot ; a cloudy black dot on inner margin before middle : cilia grey-whitish, base faintly fuscous-tinged, basal half indistinctly barred with grey and bounded by a cloudy interrupted darker grey line. Hind- wings pale grey ; cilia whitish, with an indistinct grey line. BY E. MEYRICK. 1581 i ; oany, West Australia, in December ; very common on fences I beneath Uticalyptus. ‘ 595. (125e.) Lin. cydophray^na, n.sp. i } 18-21 mm. Head ochreous-yellovv. Palpi yellowish-white, I basal § of second joint, and anterior edge of terminal joint dark ; fuscous. Antennae and thorax dai'k fuscous. Abdomen whitish- i ochreous, base of segments grey. Legs dark fuscous, middle pair i suffused with yellowish towards apex of joints, posterior pair I ochreous-yellowish. Forewings moderately broad, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmai’gin rather oblique, nearly straight, ! rounded beneath ; white, sometimes faintly ochreous-tinged ; ; mai’kings dark ochreous-brown ; a small mark on base of inner ! margin ; a rather inwardly oblique x’ather narrow bar from inner I margin at reaching ^ across wing ; a rather narrow straight fascia from ? of costa to beyond middle of inner margin ; a fascia from ^ of costa to anal angle, rather narrow at extremities, remainder dilated into an oval patch which includes a similar smaller white patch ; a streak round apex and upper half of hind- margin, broadest at apex, attenuated to extremities : cilia white, base more or less strongly ochreous-tinged. Hindwings rather light fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous, tips paler. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales, in February and March ; five specimens sent by Mrs. Stephenson. 596. (125f.) Lin. tnedtanica, n.sp. (J. 21 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi ochreous-yellow, basal half of second joint dark fuscous. Antennje dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, posterior margin rather broadly pale ochre- ous-yellowish. Abdomen rather dark fu.scou.s, lateral margins ochreous-yellowi.sh. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous- yellowi.sh. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindniargin oblnjuely rounded ; dark fuscous; markings light ochreou.s-ycllow; a narrow streak along costa from base to J, rather dilated towards base, where it touches 1582 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTE OUS- ■ . inner margin ; a quadrate patch extending on inner margin I middle to near anal angle, its upper side triangularly emarginate> I angles nearly reaching costal streak ; a rather broad fascia from posterior end of costal streak to lower half of hindmavgin : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ; apical fourth ochreous- yellow, with a few dark fuscous scales ; cilia dark fuscous. Mount Lofty, South Australia ; one specimen. 597. (125g.) Lin. monozona, n.sp. (^9- 15-17 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark grey, base and posterior edge pale yellowish. Antennie dark grey. Thorax dark grey, purplish-tinged, posterior margin rather broadly pale ochreous-yellowish. Abdomen grey, segmental margins yellowish. Legs dark grey, posterior pair pale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings 0 elongate, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; pale ochreous-yellow ; a slender ill-defined deep purple fascia from 5 of costa to inner margin before anal angle, lower half sinuate outwards : cilia pale grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia pale grey, slightly ochreous-tinged, with a cloudy darker grey line near base. Perth and York, West Australia ; in November, six specimens. L. orthogranima is closely allied to this, and should be placed next it. 598. (125h.) Lin. cycnodes, n.sp. (J. 20 mm. Head ochreous-yellow, face whitish. Palpi white, anterior edge of terminal joint grey. Antennae grey, base white. Thorax, abdomen, and legs greyish-white. Forewings elongate, ! costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; silvery-white; a grey dot in disc at cilia silvery-white. Hind- wings light grey, more whitish-grey towards base ; cilia white. Perth, West Australia ; one specimen, in November. 599. (125k.) Lin. epixesta, n.sp. 1 9. 22 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax bluish-white finely and densely irrorated with dark grey. Antennae grey, base white. BY E. JIEYRICK. 1583 Abdomen pale gi’eyisli-ochreous. Anterior legs grey, middle and posterior pairs whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very oblique, slightly rounded ; bluish-white, finely and densely irrorated with dark grey, appearing light bluish-grey : cilia bluish-white, basal half irrorated with grey. Hind wings brownish-grey ; cilia whitish- ochreous-grey. York, West Australia ; in November, one specimen. 600. (126a.) Lin. leucocrossa, n.sp. (J. 16-17 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-fuscous, face whitish. Antennae grey. Thorax light ochreous-fuscous, posterior extremity sometimes whitish. Abdomen whitLsh-ochreous. Legs fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; very pale greyish-ochreous, with a few fuscous scales ; a rather narrow white streak along costa from base to apex, margined beneath by a broad ochreous-fuscous streak throughout; an indistinct ochreoiis-fuscous suffusion towards inner margin on basal half ; a cloudy roundish ochreous-fuscous spot above anal angle ; a series of ill-defined ochreous-fuscous dots from subcostal streak near apex to anal angle, and a similar series along hindmargin, nearly confluent : cilia white. Hindwings very pale brownish-ochreous ; cilia white, towards anal angle ochreous-tinged. Carnarvon, West Australia ; in October, two specimens beaten fi’orn a shrub which I could not identify, as it was not in flower or fruit, but possibly one of the Myriacaaa ; I observed only two plants of it ; it may have been a more inland species. 601. (126b.) Lin. h.y)motis, n.sp. 17-18 mm. Head and thorax pale grey. Pal[)i and antenmu whiti-sh-grey. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior pair grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very oblique, slightly rounded ; light shining grey ; a small irregular black dot 1584 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, beneath costa at ? ; an irregular black dot in disc at ?, and a second at some black scales forming an indistinct suffusion on inner margin towards middle ; a series of small indistinct black dots from costa beyond middle very obliquely outwards, sharply bent round in middle and terminating in anal angle, but nearly obsolete on lower half : cilia whitish-grey. Hind wings pale ochreous-grey, jialer and more whitish-ochreous towards base •, cilia ochreous- grey-whitish. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, two specimens. 602. (126c.) Lin. helictis, n.sp. (J. 17-18 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax whitish. Palpi white, second joint with a cloudy grey median suffusion. Abdomen grey- whitish. Legs whitish, anterior pair grey. Fore wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded ; whitish ; a small black dot beneath costa near base, a second in disc beyond first, a third beneath costa at ?, a fourth in disc at ?, and two others transversely placed in disc at ; a small grey cloud beneath middle of costa ; a cloudy light grey semi-oval patch extending along inner margin from \ to anal angle, sometimes mixed with reddish, irregularly interrupted so as to form three unequal spots, middle one largest ; a sei’ies of black dots from beyond middle of costa very obliquely outwards, sharply bent round in middle and terminating in anal angle, indented inwards below middle ; a seiies of black dots along hindmargin and apical third of costa : cilia whitish. Hindwings pale whitish-grey ; cilia whitish. Fremantle and Albany, West Australia; from October to December, three specimens. 603. (127a.) Lin. anarcha, n.sp. (J. 12 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, mixed with dark fuscous. Antennae pale yellowish, annulated with dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-yellow. Legs fuscous, apex of joints pale yellowish, posterior pair pale whitish-yellowish. BY E. MEYRICK. 1585 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; fuscous, sprinkled with dark fuscous, and with some yellowish scales ; an irregular black spot on base of costa, and another on inner margin near base ; three irregular equidistant black spots on fold, connected by a pale yellowish streak ; three irregular black spots in a longi- tudinal series in disc, connected by a pale yellowish streak which is dilated before and above second ; a pale ochreous-yellowish spot on costa towards apex ; an indistinctly indicated angulated posterior series of black dots : cilia light ochreous-yellowish mixed with fuscous. Hindwings fuscous, base obscurely whitish- ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, round apex more or less suffused with fuscous. Bulli, New South Wales ; in October, two specimens. 604. (127b.) Lin. su2)pletella, Walk. (Gelechia supi^letella, Walk, 645.) 11-12 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, apical half of patagia yellow-whithsh. Palpi ochreous-whitish sprinkled with black. Antennse yellow-whitish, annulated with black. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and hairs of posterior tibife whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded; fuscous- grey, irrorated with dark fuscous ; a roundish ochreoiis-white patch near base, extending from inner margin to near costa ; a small indistinct whitish spot on costa before middle ; a whitish streak along fold, separated from the white patch by a dark fuscous dot, and again interrupted by a dark fuscous dot neai- anal angle ; a transverse white spot from costa near apex, adjoining which anteriorly is an obscure dark fuscous dot in disc : cilia light fuscous-grey, basal | irrorated witli blackisli, extreme tips whitish. Hindwings rather dark fu.scous ; cilia fu.scous. Deloraine, Tasmania ; Mount Gambier, South Australia; two specimens in November, apitarently attached to Acacia inelan- oxjjfon. 1586 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 24.* Track YNTis, n.g. Head smooth, sidetufts loosely spreading ; tongue developed, Antenme in ^ serrate, moderately ciliated (1), basal joint moderately elongate, with strong pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with dense scales, rather rough beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, anteriorly rather roughened with scales, acute. Thorax smooth. Posterior tibiie clothed with long dense hairs. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex. Hindwings elongate-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, cilia ^-1 ; veins 3 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 parallel. In the tabulation it falls under the same head with Eidechria, to which it is closely allied, being distinguished by the anteriorly roughened terminal joint of palpi. The following species are all West Australian. 1. Fore wings transversely fasciated 606. delophanes. Forewings not transversely fasciated 2. 2. Forewings with white discal dots 607. metrospila. Forewings without white discal dots ... 3. 3. Forewiugs dark fuscous 605. liyperopta. Forewings not dark fuscous 4. 4. Forewings with groundcolour pale ochre- ous 609. coenodes. Forewings with groundcolour pale grey 608. epipliaula. 605. (127c.) Track, hyperopia, n.sp. 22 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, extreme apex of second and terminal joints ochreous-whitish. Antennso greyish-ochreous, towards base dark fuscous. Abdomen pale grey. Legs blackish, apex of joints and hairs of posterior tibiffi ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly moder- ately dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin rather obliquely i-ounded ; dark fuscous ; a few pale greyish-ochre- ous scales on fold and above anal angle ; a small hardly darker BY E. MEYRICK. 1587 spot on disc at 5, and another at 5, connected by a slender streak of pale greyish-ochreous scales : cilia light greyish-ochreous, with a fuscous-grey line, and barred with fuscous-grey. Hindwings fus- cous-grey, rather paler towards base ; cilia ochreous-grey -whitish, with a broad fuscous line, and a second round apex. Albany, West Australia; one specimen, in October. 606. (127d.) Track, deloplmnes, n.sp. 19 mm. Head pale reddish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochre- ous, second joint with basal half and a subapical band, terminal joint with a subapical band dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, posterior half whitish-ochreous. Abdomen light ochreous-grey. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and hairs of posterior tibiae whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, poste- riorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hind- margin obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous, fuscous-tinged, and with a few scattered dark fuscous scales ; four suffused ill-defined rather dark fuscous fasciae; first narrow, very near base, with a triangular projection outwards on fold ; second at connected with first by a costal suffusion, becoming obsolete towards inner mai’gin ; third at moderately broad ; fourth hindmarginal, broad on costa, attenuated to anal angle, with a projection inwards in middle ; a blackish dot on second fascia in disc, a second beneath it on fold, and a third on third fascia in disc, first and third connected by a clear white fuscous-margined streak, interrupted in middle with dark fuscous ; beyond third dot tbe posterior margin of third fascia is narrowly but deeply excavated, containing a few whitish scales : cilia fuscous-grey, mixed with whitish-ochreous. Hind- wings fuscous-grey, becoming jjaler towards base ; cilia grey- whitish, with two obscure light grey lines, base whitish-ochreous. Geraldton, West Australia ; one specimen, in November. 607. (127e.) Track, melrosidla, n.sj). 16 mm. Head, pal[»i, an ten me, and thorax dark bronzy- fuscous, apex of terminal joint of palpi white. Abdomen grey, 1588 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, terminal half yellow-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and hairs of posterior tibiae whitish. Forewings elongate, poste- riorly scarcely dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hind- margin obliquely rounded ; rather dark fuscous, with bronzy reflections ; three small white dots in a longitudinal series in disc towards middle, connected by two elongate black dots ; a black dot, followed by a minute white dot, on fold before middle : cilia fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey. Albany, West Australia ; in October, two specimens. 608. (127f.) Track, ejnphanlay n.sp. 13-15 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-fuscous, finely irrorated with blackish. Antennae light fuscous. Abdomen pale grey. Legs grey, apex of joints and posterior tibiae whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmai’gin extremely obliquely rounded ; pale grey, finely irrorated with black ; the black irroration tends to accumulate along the fold, where it is sometimes mixed with whitish, and on a discal streak ; a black dot in disc at a second beneath it on fold, a third in disc at f, and a fourth, sometimes obsolete, on inner margin before anal angle : cilia grey -whitish irroi'ated with blackish. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey- whitish. York, West Au.stralia ; in October, .seven specimens. A very obscure-looking insect. 609. (127g.) Track, coenodcs, n.sp. ft. 15-18 mm. Head, palpi, antenme, and thorax pale ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and posterior pair pale whitish- ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmai’gin extremely obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous, irrorated with fuscous; a minute dark fuscous dot in disc at 5, and a second, larger and more distinct, in disc at | : cilia BY E. MEYRICK. 1589 pale ochreous irrorated with fuscous. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, marginal edge fuscous ; cilia pale whitish - ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged. Carnarvon, West Australia; in October, two specimens. Locheutis, Meyr. 610. (131a.) Loch, periscia, n.sp. 11-13 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, with prismatic reflections, and with a few ochreous- white scales. Palpi ochreous- whitish, anterior edge dark fuscous. Antennae grey. Abdomen rather dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae grey-whitish. Pore wings elongate, narrow, costa hardly arched, faintly sinuate, apex round-pointed, hind- margin very oblique, slightly rounded ; dark fuscous, irregularly irrorated with white ; the absence of this irroration produces two small roundish transversely placed and sub-confluent darker spots in disc at |, and another at f ; a small clear whitish-ochieous spot on inner margin near base ; a straight transverse clear white line at 5, hardly reaching costa : cilia light fuscous, with a dark fuscous line, beneath apex becoming paler or whitish towards tips. Hindwings dark fuscous : cilia fuscous-grey, with a cloudy dark fuscous line. Launceston and Campbelltown, Tasmania ; in December, three specimens. loPTERA, Meyr. 611. (132a.) lopt. demica, 22-25 mm. Head, antennse, and thorax white orochreous- whitLsh, antennal ciliations of ^ 3. Palpi with scales of second joint expanded also above towards apex, terminal joint much shorter than second ; white irrorated with ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Anterior legs dark fuscous, midefore and beneath this; a large rather dark fuscous suboval blotch fiom costa at f, reaching more than half across wing, anteriorly touching discal spot, posteriorly margined by an iU-defined line of whitish scales followed by some black scales, indented beneath BY E. MEYRICK. 1595 costa, becoming obsolete towards inner margin : cilia pale ocbreous, with a fuscous line, basal half suffusedlj barred ■with fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey, basal hairs pale whitish-ochreous ; cilia light fuscous, somewhat mixed ^nth pale whitish-ochreous. Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; in October and November, three specimens, attracted by light. Conspicuously distinct by flesh-coloured ground, and large dark blotches. Hieropola, Meyr. In the following closely-related species the terminal joint of the palpi is found to vary in length with species and sexes, and I am therefore now of opinion that this cannot be maintained as a distinct genus, but must be merged in Hoplitica. The four species may be placed together at the end of that genus, and may be recognised from the rest of the species by the yellow and purple colouring ; they may be separated from one another as follows : — 1. Cilia of hindwings wholly grey 2. Cilia of hindwings not wholly grey 3. 2. Hindwings wholly grey 620. thyteria. Hindwings towards costa ochreous-yel- lowish 619. lieviigenes. 3. Hindwings with apex grey 618. callianthes. Hindwings wholly pale ochreous-yel- lowish 150. jucundella. 618. (150a.) Uopl. callianthes, n.sp. (^9. 11-13 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi pale yellow, terminal joint with a dark fuscous median band. Antennae pale yellow annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax pui'idi.sh-fuscous, with a yellow spot on shoulder. Abdomen yellowish. Legs yello\\dsh, ringed with fu.scoiis, anterior tibiae fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded; clear yellow; markings fuscous-purple, irregu- larly margined with dark fuscous ; a ba.siil fascia, broadest on 1596 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, costa; a moderate fascia from ? of costa to middle of inner margin, angulated outwards above middle : a second from beyond middle of costa to § of inner margin, confluent with first on angulation, whei*e it includes a yellow dot ; a third from apex of second to anal angle, rather irregular-edged ; a fourth along hindmargin, attenuated beneath and just reaching third : cilia ochreous-yellow, on anal angle grey. Hindwings pale ochreous-yellowish, towards apex more or less grey ; cilia ochreous-yellowish, round apex greyish, tips sometimes wholly gi'ey. Sydney, New South Wales; Fernshaw, Victoria; from September to December, four specimens. 619. (150b.) Hopl. hemigenes, n.sp. (J. 13 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi pale ochreous-yellow, terminal joint with a dark fuscous median band. Antennae pale yellowish, annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax purplish-grey, with yellow spot on shoulder. Abdomen grey. Legs grey, ringed with yellow- whitish. Fore wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; light yellow, slightly cchreous-tinged ; markings rather dark purplish- grey or greyish-purple, margined with blackish-grey ; an elongate spot along base of inner margin, posteriorly connected with first fascia in disc ; a moderate rather irregular-edged fascia from 1 of costa to middle of inner margin ; a second from before middle of costa to middle of inner margin, where it is confluent with first, angulated outwards in middle ; a third from § of costa to anal angle, more or less broadly connected with second on angulation; a fourth along hindmargin, confluent with third beneath : cilia ochreous-yellow, abo^ e apex and on anal angle rather dark grey. Hindwings grey, towards costa and apex more or less broadly suffused with Kght ochreous-yellowish ; cilia grey. Albany, West Australia; in December, two specimens. 620. (150c.) Hopl. thyteria, n.sp. 9. 14 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-whitish, terminal joint sometimes blackish towards middle. Antennae whitish, annulated BY E. MEYRICK. 1597 with fuscous. Thorax light yellowish (partly defaced). Abdomen grey-whitish, greyer posteriorly, Legs grey, ringed with whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex tolerably pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; light crimson- purple, irrorated with fuscous 3 markings pale yellow, margined with dark fuscous ; four tolerably parallel oblique irregular fasciae; first interrupted below middle ; second not reaching inner margin ; third containing a small spot of groundcolour in disc, rather widely furcate towards inner margin ; fourth broader, less oblique, not quite reaching anal angle ; a narrow streak along upper § of hindmargin ; cilia Kght yellow, above apex and on anal angle light grey. Hind wings and cilia grey. Victoria ; two specimens (Coll. Lucas). PiLOPREPES, Meyr. The following is a tabulation of the four described species (iriodes having been transferred to Lepiclotarsa as noted above). 1. Hind wings yellow 621. anassa. Hindwings grey 2. 2. Forewings with ocbreous-orange markings 152. aemulella. Fore wings without ochreous-orange mark- ings 3. 3. Forewings with broad brown median fascia 623. antidoxa. Forewings without broad brown median fascia 622. aristocratica. 621. (151a.) Fil. anassa, n.sp. (J. 25 mm. Head yellowish-white. Palpi white, basal 5 of second joint dark grey. Antennte grey. Thorax fuscous, becoming ochreous towards shoulders, with a few blue-whitish scales before middle, and a forwards-angulated transverse blue-whitish line behind middle. Abdomen ochreous-yellow. Anterior legs whitish; middle and posterior pair ochreous-yellow, tarsal joints infuscated towards base. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa rather strongly 1598 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded; yellowish- white; a fuscous basal patch, with blue-grey reflections, not reaching costa, extending on inner margin to outer edge nearly straight, cut by a slender whitish line on fold ; a very broad nearly straight fuscous-grey fascia, with blue-grey reflections, from costa before middle to inner margin beyond middle, its anterior half on upper ^ bright yellow-ochreous sufifused anteriorly into groundcolour and posteriorly into colour of fascia ; a very fine denticulate silvery - white line, crossing fascia obliquely from middle of its costal end to above middle of posterior side ; an apical patch, nearly straight-edged anteriorly, extending along hindmargin to near anal angle, glossy grey beneath, changing gradually upwards into yellow-ochreous ; thence suflused into groundcolour, its hindmarginal edge bluish-grey ; cilia dark grey, on costa changing into pale ochreous, on anal angle whitish. Hiedwings rather deep ochreous-yellow, apex and upper half of hindmargin narrowly suflused with dark fuscous ; cilia ochreous- yeUow, on upper half of hindmargin dark fuscous. Bathurst (2500 feet), New South Wales; one specimen in November ; I have seen a second, probably from Victoria. It is one of the finest of the Oecophoriclas ; yet there can be no doubt that it is coloured in elaborate and faithful imitation of the drop- pings of a bird ; the alternating eflects of white shading through yellow into brown, the glistening film of the darker portions, and other details are strictly reproduced. 622. (152a,) Pil. aristoeratica, n.sp. 15-19 mm. Head w'hite, crown sufiTu-sed with fuscous towards centre. Palpi white, a slender sub-apical ring of second joint, and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fu.scous. Antennae grey. Thorax white, back dark fuscous except posteriorly. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Anterior legs white spotted with dark fuscous, middle and posterior pair ochreous-w'hitish. Fore- wings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, rather dilated with scales before middle, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely BY E. MEYRICK. 1599 rounded ; white, towards middle of inner margin faintly ochi'eous- tinged ; a pale grey ochreous-tinged line from -I- of costa to before middle of inner mai’gin, slightly curved outwards, shortly indented on fold ; two irregular sul>dentate light grey cloudy streaks from inner margin between this and base, reaching about half across wing ; a rectangular transverse pale greyish-ochreous blotch, irrorated with grey or fuscous, extending from anal angle § across wing, its upper anterior angle connected with middle of costa by an oblique greyish-ochreous line ; in this blotch near anterior edge, in middle of wing, is a small crescentic dark fuscous spot, convex towards apex of wing, followed by a few whitish scales ; a narrow ochreous-grey streak round apex ; a dark fuscous hindmarginal line, interrupted by teeth of a very fine denticulate white line preceding it : cilia whitish, basal half round apex fuscous, bounded by a blackish-fuscous line which is paler and interrupted on lower half, tips greyish on lower half of hindmargin. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous, basal half suffused with fuscous-grey. Brisbane, Queensland 3 Sydney, New South Wales; from September to December, and in February, six specimens. This also is doubtless imitative of bird’s-droppings. 623. (152b.) Fil. antidoxa, n.sp. (J. 19 mm. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa rather .strongly arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin rather oblique, slightly rounded ; white, ochreou-s-tinged except on mai’gins ; two cloudy grey irregular transverse lines near base ; a broad brown fascia from before middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin, where it is broadest, posteriorly margined with dark fuscous, mixed with grey in disc, and containing four discal tufts of scales arranged in a square, and partially surrounded and mixed with blackish scales ; a short pale grey transverse mark before apex, not touching margins ; hindmargin and apical third of costa spotted with light grey ; cilia white, towards apex whitish-ochreous, terminal half on lower 5 of hindmargin dark grey, llindwiugs fuscous-grey ; cilia light ochreous-grey. 1600 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, Adelaide, South Australia ; one specimen in January. The description is incomplete, for the specimen (with others) was badly damaged by the carelessness of custom-house officials ; but the generic location had been previously ascertained, and as it is very distinct specifically (recalling some European species of Penthhia), the particulars given should be sufficient to ensure its recognition. 31."^ Pyrgoptila, n.g. Head smooth, sidetufts loosely spreading ; tongue developed. Antenn® in (J — (1), basal joint moderately elongate, with j^ecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, terminal joint nearly as long as second, slender, acute. Thorax with strong double crest. Posterior tibi® clothed mth long dense hairs. Forewings with tufts of raised scales on surface ; vein 1 furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to hindmargin. Hindwings elongate-ovate, cilia ^ ; veins 3 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 parallel. Apparently most allied to Trachyjjepla, yet the termination of vein 7 is hindmarginal, 624. (152c.) Pyrg. serpentina, n.sp. 9. 17 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-brownish, mixed with blackish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, sprinkled with blackish. Antenn® fuscous ringed with whitish. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with whitish-ochreous, posterior tibi® whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hind- margin obliquely rounded ; light ochreous-brownish, with some scattered black scales, deeper ochreous-brown on basal third and on a posterior discal patch ; a short black mark from costa near base ; a black dot near beyond apex of this ; a cloudy dark fuscous dot on costa at ; a tuft of scales in disc at g, and a second beneath fold rather obliquely before it, connected by a black line, more or less surrounded with whitish scales ; a dark fuscous narrow trans- verse spot from costa beyond middle, triangulai’ly dilated on costa. BY E, MEYRICK. 1601 reacliing half across wing, lower extremity more blackish ; a quadrate blackish dot, partially whitish-margined, beneath and before lower anterior angle of this; a fine white line, anteriorly margined with dark fuscous, from costa near apex to inner margin befoi'e anal angle, sharply indented beneath costa, thence moder- ately curved, dai’k margin dilated on costa into a triangular spot ; cilia ochreous-brownish, extreme tips whitish, basal half barred with a suffused blackish irroration. Hindwiugs grey ; cilia light grey, with a darker basal line. 32.** Talantis, n.g. Head smooth, sidetufts loosely spreading ; tongue developed. Antennae in ^ with long fine ciliations (4), basal joint moderately elongate, with pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with appressed scales, rather rough beneath towards apex, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate, acute. Thorax with small rounded posterior crest. Posterior tibiae clothed with long dense hairs above. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from near angle of cell, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex. Hindwings elongate-ovate, cilia I ; veins 3 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 parallel. Apparently allied to Mesolecta and Oenochroa on the one hand, and Nej)hogenes on the other, but differing from all these by the long antennal ciliations. The thoracic crest is little conspicuous, and unless the specimen is in fine condition, may be very readily ])assed over. 625. (163a.) Tal. chimerina, n.sp, 21-25 mm. Head, palpi, antennm, and thorax fuscous. Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs fuscous, apex of joints ochreous-whitish, hairs of posterior tibijo ochreous- whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, co.sta moderately arched, apex roundpointcd, hindmargin oldiquely rounded ; fuscous, slightly ochreous-tinged, finely irroratcd with dark fuscous ; a small dark fuscous dot in disc at a second rather obliquely l>eyond it on fold, a third beneath middle of costa. 1602 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, a fourth in disc at f, and a fifth beneath fourth, all sometimes quite obsolete in ^ j very indistinct dark fuscous line from f of costa to inner margin before anal angle, moderately curved out- wards, sharply indented beneath costa, forming a small cloudy dark spot above anal angle, in 9 generally obsolete ; a series of small obscure dark fuscous dots along hindmargin ; cilia grey irrorated with ochreous- whitish. Hind wings pale whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish, with a faint grey line. Sydney, New South Wales, from May to September, therefore purely a winter species ; rather common. Mesolecta, Meyr. 626. (163b.) Mes. xanthastis^ n.sp. (^9- 1^-21 mm. Head orange. Palpi orange, apex of terminal joint dark fuscous, in ^ second joint sufiused with dark grey towards basal half. Antennse dark grey. Thorax orange, with an oblique blackish streak from each shoulder meeting in middle. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft yellowish. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex roundpointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; orange ; markings black 3 a streak from base beneath costa to costa at §, posteriorly suffused and sometimes becoming nearly obsolete ; a round dot in disc at g, and a second beneath it on fold ; a trifur- cate mark in disc at § ; a line from 5 of costa to before anal angle, slightly curved outwards, somewhat indented beneath costa ; a more or less marked suffusion towards apex : cilia grey, darkest at anal angle, suffused with yellow towards base round apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, base yellowish-tinged. Albany, West Australia; in September and December, four specimens. 627. (163c.) Mes. callistis, n.sp. (J9- 16-18 mm. Head orange, centre of crown dark fuscous. Palpi dark grey, second joint more or less pale yellowish at apex. BY E. MEYRICK. 1603 Antennse dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, posterior margin yellowish. Abdouien dark grey, anal tuft yellowish. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin veiy obliquely rounded ; ochreous-yellow ; markings dark grey ; a small basal patch ; a small cloudy spot on inner margin at ; a rather narrow irregular fascia from ^ of costa to middle of inner margin, connected with basal patch by a bar above middle, and dilated into an elongate spot on inner margin ; on posterior margin of this are sometimes two projections in disc, representing normal dots, but these are often absorbed in fascia ; a moderately large semi-oval spot on costa beyond middle, connected by a narrow fascia with anal angle, with a short oblique projection inwards from below middle ; a dot close before lower anterior part of costal spot ; a streak from costa near apex to middle of posterior fascia, emitting from its middle a curved line to anal angle ; a small spot on hindmargin beneath apex : cilia grey irrorated with wLitish-yellowish • basal third yellow indistinctly spotted with dark grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish. Albany, West Australia ; eight specimens, in September and October. Nepiiogenes, Meyr. 628. (167a.) Neph. brachyomis, n.sp. (J. 17 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Antennm dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous-whitish, patagia fuscous. Abdoinen ochreous-grey-whitish, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs rather dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elon- gate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded light grey, slightly brownish-tinged, posteiiorly irrorated with rather dark fuscous ; a moderate dark fuscous basal fascia, well-defined, its outer edge straight ; a minute black dot in disc at a second beneath it on fold, a third above middle of disc, and two others transversely placed in 1604 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, disc at f ; a faint darker curved line from ? of costa to anal angle, indented beneath costa, but hardly traceable ; cilia grey-whitish, basal half obscurely barred with grey on upper half of hindmargin. Hindwings pale whitish-grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish, with a faint darker line. Mount Victoria f3,300 feet), Xew South Wales ; two speci- mens, in November. Near V. orescoa, but wholly without dark costal patch. 629. (169a.) Xej)h. axiota, n.sp. (J. 20-23 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax dark grey, apex of patagia grey-whitish. Palpi dark grey, posterior edge whitish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark grey, |X)sterior pair pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; fuscou.s-grey, with a few grey- whitish scales in disc and posteriorly; a dark fuscous-grey suffused spot on base of costa, reaching half across wing ; an elongate narrow semi-oval dark fuscous-grey patch extending along costa fiom near beyond this to |, surrounded beneath posterior half by a moderately broad white suffusion ; an in*egular blackish- fuscous mark on lower margin of this patch in disc, representing two discal dots ; a blackish-fuscous dot on fold at §, and another near beyond and above it ; a crescentic blackish-fuscous mark in disc at I ; an indistinct dark fuscous line from | of costa to inner margin l>efore anal angle, angulated in middle, lower half curved near hindmargin ; cilia grey, somewhat mixed with grey-whitish. Hindwings grey, fuscous-tinged ; cilia whitish-fuscous. Warragul, Victoria; two specimens taken by the Piev. G, H. Raynor in December. Closely allied to X. protorthra, with which it is almost identical in markings of the fore wings, but immediately distinguished by the grey hindwings. 630. (171a.) Xeph. pyrola., n.sp. (J9. 14-17 mm. Head, i^alpi, and thorax dark ochreous-fuscous, base of palpi whitish. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen dark BY E. METRICK. 1605 fuscous, segmental margins yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair yellowish. Fore wings very elongate, rather narrow, costa hardly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; dark ochreous-fuscous, more or less sprinkled wdth whitish and pale yellow-ochreous scales, especially on posterior ^ ; sometimes a darker fuscous dot on fold before middle, another in disc at f , and a curved line, indented beneath costa, from \ of costa to anal angle, but these are often quite obsolete : cilia rather dark ochreous-fuscous, sprinkled with whitish. Hind wings orange, apical half dark fuscous; inner margin narrowly dark fuscous ; in 2 disc sprinkled with dai’k fuscous ; cilia rather dark fuscous, becoming whitish-yellowish towards anal angle. York, West Australia ; locally common in October, in a dry grassy place. Exceptionally distinct by the orange hindwings. 631. (174a.) Xepli. atmopis, n.sp. 24mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and legs whitish; palpi and shoulders sprinkled with dark fuscous ; anterior legs fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin very obliquely rounded; whitish, irrorated with fuscous naiTowly along costa, broadly towards inner margin and posteriorly ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at a second rather obliquely beyond it on fold, a third above middle of disc, two othei*s transversely placed and sub-confluent in disc at |, and two less defined between lower of them and second ; a curved fuscous line from I of costa to anal angle, indented beneath costa : cilia whitish, sprinkled with fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-fuscous, more whitisli towards anal angle, with a cloudy grey line. Toowoomba, Queensland ; one specimen in December. Allied to X. apora, but differs by less straiglit costa, and absence of grey costal sufiTused patch, as well as other minor points. PiiiLOBOTA, Meyr. I now refer to this genus I\ th^oricn and 1*. themiochroa^ formerly included in Peltophora in the absence of the ^ ; this 102 1606 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, sex is indeed still unknown, but I Lave since obtained true species of Philohota so nearly allied to them specifically, that I have little doubt of the justice of the change, I also propose to include here P. sigmophora and P. suhpunctella, previously placed in Eriodyta, which genus I break up, as will be explained later. A tabulation of the whole genus is added at the end of the species. 632. (176a.) Phil, chiastis, n.sp. (^9- 19-23 mm. Head orange. Palpi ochreons-yellow, antei'ior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-yellow, anterior margin dark purple-fuscous. Ab- domen ochreous-yellow. Legs dark fuscous, middle tibiae and pos- terior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique; yellow; markings dark purple fuscous ; a narrow straight fascia near base ; a narrow streak along costa from base to f ; a slender somewhat outwards-curved fascia from apex of this to I of inner margin, and a similar inwards-curved fascia from before f of costa to anal angle, more or less confluent in middle and sometimes throughout ; a minute dot in disc at g, and in ^ sometimes a small triangular spot on inner margin about middle, connected on inner margin with posterior fascia, and sometimes with discal dot by a straight slender streak ; a narrow fascia along hindmargin, attenuated to anal angle : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous, apex sometimes ochreous- yellow ; cilia light ochreous-yellow. York, West Austi’alia ; in November, .six specimens. Not near any other ; the variation of marking is analogous to that in Coes, triply cha. 633, (184a.) Phil, lithochlura, n.sp. (J. 19-23 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi grey, terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Antennae grey. Thoiax pale whitish-ochreous. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft pale greyish- ochreous. Legs grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly BY E. MEYRICK. 1607 dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very ■obliquely rounded ; pale whitish-ochreous (in less fresh specimens whitish) : cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Mount Kosciusko (4500-6000 feet). New South Wales j in January, common. 634. (188a.) Pkil. monoloncha, n.sp. 21-25 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax in ^ ochreous-yellow, in Q ochreous-whitish, shoulders with a dark fuscous spot ; second joint of palpi except apex, and anterior edge of terminal joint dark grey. Antennae grey. Abdomen pale yellowish-grey, anal tuft of ^ ochreous-yellow. Legs dark grey, posterior tibiae pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindre.argin very obliquely rounded ; in ^ ochreous-yellow, in 5 ochreous-whitish ; a narrow dark fuscous streak along costa from base to apex pointed : cilia in ^ ochreous-yellow, in ^ ochreous-whitish. Hindwings grey ; cilia in ^ light ochreous-yellow, in 5 pale whitish-ochreous. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales; in November, six specimens. 635. (190a.) Phil, thiogramma, n.sp. (J. 28 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi pale yellowish, second joint except apex, and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous-greyish, anal tuft ochreous- yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin rather strongly oblique, slightly rounded ; rather light ochreous-brown ; a rather narrow dark fuscous streak along costa from base to f, posteriorly pointed, margined beneath throughout by a narrower pale ochreous- yellowish streak : cilia light ochreous-brown. Hindwings light grey, brownish-tinged ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. 1608 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, Mount Lofty, South Australia ; one specimen received from Mr. E. Guest. 636. (190b.) Phil, argotoxa, n.sp. (J. 24-25 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs rather dark fuscous ; terminal joint of palpi whitish above ; posterior tibife greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex round -pointed, hind- margin very obliquely rounded ; rather dark fuscous, darker on costal half ; a rather narrow ochreous- white sub-costal streak from base of costa to costa again at 5, including a small dark fuscous dot on its upper margin in middle, and a second on its lower margin at § ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. Mount Lofty, South Australia ; three specimens received from ]\Ir. E. Guest. 637. (191a.) Phil. melanoxantJia, n.sp. 23-25 mm. Head orange. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint and apex of second ochreous-yellow. Antennae dark grey. Thorax orange, with a dark fuscous longitudinal stripe on each side of back. Abdomen pale yellowish-grey, anal tuft ochreous- yellow. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, rather strongly oblique ; deep ochreous-yellow, in 9 lighter and duller ; a rather narrow dark fuscous streak, black-margined beneath, along costa from base to f , posteriorly pointed ; a small dark fuscous spot on inner mai’gin almost at base ; a black dot in disc at a second beneath it on fold, a third above middle of disc, a fourth in disc at a fifth below fourth, and a sixth near before and beneath fifth (in ^ these are smaller and partially obsolete) ; a short inwardly oblique dark fuscous streak from costa to sometimes emitting a curved line of more or less connected dark fuscous dots to before anal angle : cilia whitish-yellowish. Hind- wings grey, veins posteriorly obscurely whitish-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, base yelloArtsh-tinged. Albany, West Australia ; common in September and October. BY E. MEYRICK. 1609 638. (194a.) Phil, lysizona, 22-28 mm. Head \Yliitisli-ochreous or ochreous-yellowish. Palpi grey, terminal joint and apex of second white. Antennte dark grey. Thorax cchreous- white, with a dark fuscous longitu- dinal stripe on each side of back. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair pale ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, very oblique ; ochreous- white ; markings dark fuscous ; a streak along costa from base to f, posteriorly pointed, in ^ continued anteriorly as a subbasal fascia to inner margin, not in ^ ; a dot in disc at a second beneath it on fold, a third above middle of disc, and a curved transverse mark in disc at j ; a short inwardly oblique streak from costa at i, emitting from its apex both a cloudy lighter rather inwards-curved streak and an outwards-curved series of more or less connected dots to anal angle, where they meet ; a small grey suffusion beneath apex ; a more or less distinct hind- marginal series of dots : cilia ochreous-whitish, with an indistinct grey line. Hind wings light grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales; in November, six specimens. 639. (194b.) 7^/iil. hiracistis, n.sp. (J. 34 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish irrorated with fuscous. Antenme grey-whitish. (Abdomen broken.) Legs grey, posterior pair whitish. Forewings very elongate, posteriorly .slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- margin very obliquely rounded : pale fuscous, densely strewn with whitish, except on a very ill-de6ned narrow elongate patch along costa from ^ to 5 ; spaces between veins partially and indistinctly streaked with darker ; a small subelongate dark fuscous dot in disc at a second beneath it on fold, a third in disc at 3, a fourth beneath third, a fifth near before and beneath fourth ; a very obscure darker curved line interrupted by veins, from I of costa to 1610 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, anal angle, rather indented beneath costa : cilia grey-whitish, basal half sprinkled with fnscous. Hind wings light brownish-grey ; cilia whitish, basal half very pale brownish. Duaringa, Queensland ; one specimen sent by Mr. G. Barnard, 640. (195a.) Fliil. olympias^ n.sp. (^. 21-25 mm. Head pale whitish-ochreous. Palpi, antennae^ thorax, abdomen, and legs rather dark grey, hairs of posterior tibiae pale grey. Fore wings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindrnargin very obliquely rounded ; fuscous-grey ; a rather broad slightly darker streak along costa from base to f, posteriorly pointed, its lower edge darker fuscous towards middle, margined beneath from \ to ex- tremity by a rather irregular suffused white streak, narrow in front but broader posteriorly ; an indistinct subcrescentic darker dot in disc at-|: cilia fuscous. Hind wings fuscous-grey; cilia pale fuscous. Mount Kosciusko (5000-6000 feet), Kew South Wales ; in January, five specimens. 641. (198a.) Phil, auxolyca, n.sp. 9. 26 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi grey, apex of second joint whitish. Antennse grey. Thorax grey, posteriorly whitish, anteriorly dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, segmental margins whitish. Legs dark grey, hairs of posterior tibise ochreous- whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round- pointed, hindrnargin very obliquely rounded ; pale fuscous almost wholly suffused with ochreous-whitish, appearing ochreous-grey_ whitish ; markings black ; a small spot on base of inner margin, with some scattered black scales indicating an unexpressed sub- basal fascia ; a dot in disc at a second beneath it on fold, a third above middle of disc, a fourth in disc at §, a fifth beneath fourth, and indications of a sixth near before and beneath fifth ; a short thick inwardly oblique streak from costa at 5, emitting a strongly outwards-curved series of subconfluent dots to inner mardn before anal angle : cilia fuscous-whitish, base whitish BY E. MEYRICK. 1611 indistinctly spotted with pale grey, Hindwings very pale whitish-ochreous, hindmarginal edge fuscous-tinged ; cilia ochre- ous whitish. Mount Kosciusko (6000 feet), New South Wales ; one specimen in January. 642. (198b.) Phil, scieropa., n.sp. (^9- 22-25 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs rather dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; a darker subcrescentic dot or transverse mark in disc at I ; some- times also a darker dot in disc at a second on fold beneath it, and a third above middle of disc, especially in but these are generally obsolete : cilia fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia light fuscous. Mount Kosciusko (6500 feet). New South Wales; in January six specimens. This was one of the three species occurring highest on the mountain ; it was rather common amongst some sheltered, bushes on a small elevation not far from the summit. 643. (201a.) Phil, marmorata, n.sp. 18 mm. Head yellow- whitish. Palpi yellowish-white, second joint with lower half and a cloudy subapical ring dark fuscous. Antennse fuscous. Thorax purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Fore- wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; yellow-whitish ; markings rather dark pur- plish-fuscous, somewhat mixed with blackish ; a thick streak along costa from base to g, posteriorly attenuated ; a small triangular blotch on inner margin before middle, reaching nearly half across wing ; a small irregular blotch on middle of costa, connected with dorsal blotch by a lighter cloud ; on anterior edge of this cloud is a round blackish dot, and beyond its posterior edge a crescentic blackish mark, its upper extremity touching costal blotch ; a roundish blotch on anal angle, reaching more than half across 1612 DESCRIPTIOXS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, ^v^xlg, pK)steriorly suffused, tending to be suffused above into both costal spots ; a subquadrate spot on costa before apex, whence proceeds a curved series of small round spots very near hind- margin to anal angle ; a hindmarginal row of dots : cilia fuscous, base yellow-whitish, on anal angle and on costa except opposite spot wholly yellow- whitish. Hind wings and cilia grey. Queensland ; one specimen (CoU. Lucas). 644. (201b.) Phil, deolias, n..sp. (J. 12-13 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish, more or less infuscated towards middle of crown. Palpi whitish-ochreous. Antenna; and thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen light fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, linged with whitish-yellowish, hairs of posterior tibiie pale ochreous-greyish. Fore wings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hind margin obliquely rounded ; fuscous, mixed with darker fuscous ; a small indistinct suffused pale ochreous-yellowish spot on inner margin near base ; a larger suffused pale ochreous-yellowish spot on inner margin beyond middle, another on costa before middle, and a third on costa at f ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at ?, a second beneath it on fold, and a third, larger, in disc at % : cilia fuscous, terminal half ochreous-whitish with a grey line. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreou.s-grey. Deloraine, Tasmania ; in November and December, locally very common. 645. (201c.) Phil, eriscota, n.sp. 16-18 mm. Head white. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint and apex of second white. Antennae grey. Thorax dark fuscous, anterior margin ochreous-white towards middle. Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair light ochreous-yellowish. Forewdngs elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded; dark ochreous- fuscous, base blackish-fuscous ; markings ochreous-white, in $ clear white, margins slightly suffused ; a moderate fascia near base. BY E. MEYEICK. 1613 broader in 9 ; a narrower fascia from costa before middle to f of inner margin, with an irregular oblique projection downwards from anterior edge below middle, in 9 sometimes merged in a broader dilation ; a rather inwardly oblique wedgeshaped streak from I of costa, reaching half across wing ; a narrow streak along hindmargin from apex to near anal angle : cilia dark fuscous, tips clear whitish-ochi’eous on upper half of hindmargin. Hindwings rather dark fuscous, bronzy-tinged ; cilia fuscous, extreme base ochreous. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales ; in December, four specimens. 646. (202a.) Phil, oriphaea, n.sp. (J. 19-21 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax rather dark fuscous, in’orated with ochreous- whitish. Antennae whitish annulated ^vith dark fuscous. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft whitish-grey- ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and posterior tibiae whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex j round-pointed, hindmargin slightly rounded, very oblique; fuscous- whitish or ochreous-whitish, densely irrorated with fuscous or dark fuscous, appearing fuscous ; a moi’e or less indicated very ill-defined suffused whitish-ochreous streak along inner margin from base to anal angle, indistinctly margined above ^\dth blackish from base to beyond middle, including a small rounded more flistinctly whitish-ochreous projection upwards before middle ; a blackish dot in disc at J, generally followed by a whitish-ochreous dot ; a black dot, sometimes indistinctly circled with whitish- ochreous, in disc at §, beneath which is a whitish-ochreous dot ; an indistinct slender dark fuscous line from I of costa to inner margin V^efore anal angle, thicker on costa, rather strongly curved outwards, sinuate inwards towards both extremities : cilia fuscous- whitish, somewhat sprinkled with fuscous and blackish, with two ob.scure darker lines. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale whitish- luscous, with an obscure darker line. Mount Kosciusko (4600-5000 feet). New South Wales; in January, six specimens. A species of peculiar appearance and doubtful specific affinity. 1614 DESCRIPTIOXS OF ACSTRALIAX MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 647. (205a.) Phil, melaaoglypto., n.sp. (J. 23 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish. Palpi grey, terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Antenna; grey. Thorax whitish, anterior margin dark fuscous, sides posteiicrly ochreous-yellowhsh. Abdomen pale ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscou-s, posterior tibise light yellowLsh. Forewings elon- gate, costa gently arched, apex round-{X>inted, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; ochreous- white ; markings dark fuscous ; a very slender streak along costa from base to | ; a rather narrow sometimes interrupted fascia near base ; a narrow streak from di.sc at ^ to costa at f, with short protuberances downwards at origin and in middle ; a variable irregular patch towards middle of inner margin ; a crescentic mark in disc at f ; an outward.s- curved line from costa at 5 to inner margin before anal angle, sinuate beneath costa, emitting thence a narrow inwards-curved f:i.scia which touches discal cre.scentic mark and rejoins it above inner margin ; a moderate suflfused apical spot : cilia whitish or grey. Hindwings light ochreou-s-yellow, apex slightly greyish- tinged ; cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Bathurst (2700 feet), New South Wales ; in November, four specimens. 648. (205b.) Phil, iphigenes, n.sp. 26-31 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi fuscous-grey, apex of second joint and ix)sterior edge of terminal joint white. Antennae grey. Thorax white, becoming dark fuscous anteriorly. Abdomen whitish-grey. Legs dark fuscous, jxisterior pair ochreou.s-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; white ; markings dark fuscous, somewhat suffused ; a streak along costa from i to §, in ^ to middle only ; a rather narrow slightly curved fascia near ba.se ; a small round spot in disc at a second above middle, connected with costa at | by an oblique streak, a third beneath hret and a fourth beneath second coalescing to form a ci-escentic mark ; a crescentic mark in disc at f ; a cloudy lighter BY E. MEYRICK. 1615 patch towards middle of inner margin ; an outwards-curved line from of costa to before anal angle, indented beneath costa, emitting thence a cloudy inwards-curved fascia which touches discal crescentic mark, and rejoins it above inner margin ; a variable suffusion towards apex ; a hindmarginal row of cloudy dots : cilia ochreous- whitish, with a dark grey interrupted line. Hindwings grey, ochreous-tinged ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous-grey, with a faint darker line. Mount Kosciusko (4000-1600 feet), New South Wales ; Fera- shaw, Yictoria ; in December and January, six specimens. 649. (207a.) Pldl. cosmocrates, n.sp. (^2- 20-22 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, margins more ochreous. (Palpi broken.) Antennse whitish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hiudmargin very obliquely rounded • white ; markings bright yellow-ochreous ; a rather narrow fascia from costa near base, not reaching inner margin ; a flattened-triangular patch on costa tOAvards middle, in ^ narrower and more elongate, extending further towards base ; a transverse bar in disc at touching costal patch, and sometimes also connected with a suffusion along inner margin ; a crescentic mark in disc at its lower extremity sometimes connected with anterior bar by an ill-defined streak ; an outwards-curved line from i of costa to before anal angle, dilated on costa, indented beneath costa, emitting thence a narrow inwards-curved fascia touching discal crescentic mark and rejoining it aljove inner margin ; a hindmarginal row of cloudy dots : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings ochreous-grey ; cilia whitish-grey- ochi*eous, with a faint darker line. Duaringa, Queensland ; three specimens sent by l\Ir. G. Barnard, all partially imperfect. 650. (207b.) Phil, microxantha, n.sp. (^9- 14-16 mm. Head, pal|>i, and thorax deep ochreous- yellow, second joint of palpi sometimes partially fu.scous ; 1616 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, shoulders dark fuscous. Antennse grey, base yellowish. Abdo- men light yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous- yellowish. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round- pointed, hind margin very obliquely rounded ; deep ochreous-y el- low 3 markings dark fuscous, purplish-tinged 3 a streak along costa from base to §, posteriorly attenuated 3 a dot in disc at |-, and a second on fold rather obliquely before it, both sometimes wholly absent 3 sometimes a cloudy streak from first dot to co.sta at 1 3 two dots transversely placed in disc at j 3 a fine cloudy line from costa near apex to anal angle, dilated on costa, sinuate inwards on upper half and bent outwards on lower half, sometimes entirely absent : cilia ochreous-yellow, sometimes with a grey spot above apex. Hindwings grey 3 cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Albany, West Australia 3 in September and October, common. A variable but distinct species. 651. (215a.) Phil, metachroa, n.sp. 21-24 mm. Head and thorax deep or pale ochreous-yellow. Palpi pale yellowish, second joint dark grey except apex. An- tenme whitish-yellowish, annulated with grey. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, posterior tibiae light grey or whitish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, rather strongly oblique 3 dull-ochreous-yellow, variable in depth, sometimes more or less densely suffused through- out with pale greyish ; cilia light ochreous-yellow, on hindmargin with apical 5 sometimes light grey. Hindwings grey 3 cilia grey or whitish-grey, sometimes yellowish-tinged round apex. Mount Kosciusko (5000 feet), Kew South Wales 3 in January, common. The form of variation is curious 3 but the species is always to be recognised from the closely allied P. tyroxantha and P. melirrhoa by the grey abdomen. 652. (216a.) Phil, holocrossa, n.sp. 16-21. mm. Head orange. Palpi grey, above yellowish. Antenme grey. Thorax orange, sometimes greyish-tinged. Ab- domen dark grey, lateral margins and anal tuft yellow. Legs BY E. MEYRICK. 1617 dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Fore^\-ings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; yellow-orange : cilia wholly rather dark grey. Hind- wings and cilia rather dark grey. York, West Australia; in November, common. 653. (220a.) Phil, anazanda, n.sp. O. 24-27 mm. Head yellow-orange. Palpi dark grey, base and apex of second joint whitish. Antennae grey. Thorax dark fuscous, sides posteriorly and apex of patagia white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair pale ochre- ous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique; silvery- white, , doi’sal third suffused with pale yellowish ; markings fuscous, i rather darker-margined ; a moderate rather irregular-edged streak beneath costa from base to apex ; an irregular streak from disc beyond middle to close above anal angle, closely preceded by a small spot on fold, and connected by an ill-dehned upwards- attenuated streak from near its posterior extremity with subcostal streak near apex, continued through it to costa ; a hindmarginal .series of confluent dots : cilia grey-whitish, becoming white at apex and grey at anal angle. Hind wings grey ; cilia pale ochre- ous-yellowish. Perth, West Australia; in Octobex’, tw^o specimens. 654. (220b.) Phil caminfla, n.sp. 25-26 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi blackish, towards base and above white. Antenme gi’ey. Thoi-ax dark grey, anterior margin yellowish, apical half of patagia white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dai-k fuscous, posterior pair pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently ai’ched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; white ; a moderate somewhat irregular ochreous-yellow subcostal sti’eak from ba.se to ape.x ; a similar streak from beneath middle of di.sc near inner and himl margins to a[>ex, posteriorly attenuated, 1618 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, meeting subcostal streak : cilia white, becoming dark grey towards anal angle. Hindwings whitish-grey, yellowish-tinged ; cilia whitish-yellowish, with a cloudy greyish shade. Beechworth, Victoria ; two specimens (Coll. Lucas). 655. (220c.) Phil, iosema, n.sp. 25-26 mm. Head deep ochreous-yellow. Palpi white, in front dark fuscous except towards the base. Antennae gi’ey. Thorax dark fuscous or ochreous-brown, lateral mai’gins pos- teriorly yellow, apex of patagia white. Abdomen light ochreous- yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior ]>air light ochreous- yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round- pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; silvery-white ; markings rather dark fuscous, more or less wholly suffused with bright orange-ochreous ; a moderate streak beneath costa from base to apex ; a streak along inner margin from near base to f, dilated in middle, attenuated to both extremities ; an irregular streak from fold before middle, almost or quite touching dorsal streak, to subcostal streak before apex, slightly curved downwards, dilated above anal angle ; a dot in disc beyond middle, sometimes connected with this ; some indistinct dots on hindmai’gin : cilia light grey, on anal angle darker, at apex yellowish-tinged, on costa white. Hindwings rather light grey, yellowish-tinged, especially on edges ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish. Bathurst (2500 feet), Xew South Wales; in Xovember, three specimens. 656. (221a.) Phil, lathicentra, n.sp. 16-21 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, above and at base white. Antennie grey. Thorax ochreous- fuscous, with a white stripe on each side of back. Abdomen pale whiti.sh-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair pale whitish- ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round- pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; silvery-white j markings rather dark fuscous, more or less suffused with bright ochreous : a slender line along costal edge, with a more or less BY E. MEYEICK. 1619 strong dilation about f ; a moderate straight streak above middle from base to apex, connected by a bar at f (rarely absent) with dilation of costal line ; a moderate streak along inner margin from near base to anal angle ; a narrow oblique bar near hind margin from central streak to dorsal streak ; a hindmarginal row of cloudy subconfluent dots : cilia light grey, ochreous-tinged, more or less whitish towards middle of inner margin, on costa white. Hindwings grey or whitish -grey, slightly ochreous-tinged, especially on edges ; cilia ochreous-wliitish, more ochreous towards base. Carnarvon, Perth, and Albany, West Australia 3 from October to December, common. 657. (222a.) Phil, megalocentra, n.sp. (J. 23-24 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, above and at base white. Antennae grey. Thorax ochreous- brown, paler on back, with a white stripe on each side of back. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, yello wish-tinged. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forevflngs elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, oblique 3 silvery- white 3 markings brown, suflused with deep yellow-ochreous 3 a line along costal edge, dilated about ^ 3 a moderate straight streak above middle from base to apex, with a slight projection upwards in middle, a slight projection downwards at f, and connected by a bar at | witli dilation of costal line 3 a rather nari’ow streak along inner margin from near base to anal angle, with a slight projection upwards in middle 3 a small elongate free spot on fold beneath middle of disc 3 a nari ow oblique bar near hindmargin from central streak to dorsal streak 3 a hindmarginal row of sub- confluent dots : cilia light grey, ochreou.s-tinged, towards middle of hindmargin whitish, on costa white. Hindwings light grey, ochreous-tinged, especially on edges 3 cilia pale whitish-ochreous, more ochreous towards base. Geraldton, West Australia 3 in November, three specimens. 1620 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 658. (224a.) Phil, anarrecta, n.sp. 5. 19 mm. Head white. Palpi white, extreme base fuscous. Antennse white, annulated with fuscous. Thorax white, posterior margin fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs ochreous- whitish, anterior pair infuscated. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; snow-wdiite ; a dark fuscous streak along basal fourth of costa ; a slender dark brown fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin, sharply angulated inwards in middle, lower third abruptly becoming bright yellow-ochreous ; a nearly straight slender dark brown fascia from costal extremity of first fascia to near anal angle, not quite reaching it ; a rather broader dark brown streak from second fascia above middle to costa about f ; a ra ther broad bright ochreous-yellow curved fascia from middle of this streak to anal angle ; a slender dark fuscous hindmarginal line, forming dots on veins : cilia rather dark brown, on costa white, on anal angle whitish-ochreous. Hindwings very pale whitish-ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Mount Kosciusko (4000 feet). New South Wales ; in January, one specimen. 659. (225a.) Phil, orgiastis, n.sp. fl-19 mm. Head dark fuscous on crown, face whitish- jellowish. Palpi whitish-yellowish, apex of second joint and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antenme dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-yellowish. Abdomen dark grey. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with yellowish, middle and posterior tibiae ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; a suffused irregular ochreous- whitish fascia from | of costa, narrowed Ijeneath and not quite reaching inner margin at ?, containing a dark fuscous dot near its ])Osterior edge above middle ; a subquadrate well-defined ochreous- whitish spot on inner margin at |, reaching half across wing ; a BY E. MEYRICK. 1621 few whitish scales in disc above this ; a sub triangular ochreous- whitish spot on costa at f , reaching half across wing ; some whitish scales or indistinct dots on hindmargin : cilia light ochreous-yellow, with an interrupted dark fuscous line near base, at apex and anal angle wholly dark fuscous. Hindwings yellow-orange ; hindmarginal edge and a rather narrow subtri angular apical patch dark fuscous ; cilia in ^ grey-yellowish, at apex and on basal third fuscous, in 9 wholly fuscous-grey. Northampton and York, West Australia; two specimens in November, apparently attached to an Acacia. P. thermochroa is very near this, and should be transferred from Peltophora to this position, though the ^ is .still unknown ; it is easily distinguished by the snow-white markings and cilia. P. theorica, it is reasonable to suppose, will also prove to be referable here when the ^ is known, as it clearly marks the transition from the preceding to the following species, and may certainly be transferred pro- visionally. 660. (225b.) Phil, ophiodes, n.sp. (J. 23 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi whitish, second joint externally blackish except towards apex. Antennfe grey. Thorax Vjlackish. Abdomen ochreous-yelloAvish, before apex and towards base mixed with black. Legs black, ringed with yellovdsh, posterior pair yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; yellow- ochreous ; markings black ; a small spot on base of co.sta ; a sinuous irregular streak proceeding from submedian fold before middle to middle of costa, semicircularly curved and returning to iniier margin before anal angle, thence continued up hindmargin to apex, where it is considerably dilated ; some black scales along posterior half of costa : cilia yellow-ochreous, towards anal angle mixed with dark grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia pale ochreous, with a thick dark fuscous basal line, below middle of hindmargin wholly dark fuscou.s. Victoria ; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). P. siymojdiora is to be tranferred to this position from Eriodyla ; it is nearly allied to 103 1622 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, P. ophiodes, but immediately separated by the white groundcolour and whitish-ochreous hindwings. 661. (225c.) Phil, chalcoxantha^n.s^. ^.21 mm. Head orange. Palpi grey, above yellowish. An- tennae dark grey. Thorax dark purple-fuscous. Abdomen and legs dark fuscous, posterior legs ochreous-yellow. Forewings elon- gate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, liindmargin nearly straight, rather strongly oblique; bright yellow; markings dark purple fuscous ; a narrow streak along costa from base to §, postei’iorly leaving costal edge yellow; a rather narrow transverse spot in disc at 5 ; a rather narrow straight fascia from | of costa to anal angle ; a streak along hindmargin from apex to near anal angle, attenuated beneath : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. Glen Innes (3500 feet), New South Wales ; in December, one specimen. 662. (225d.) Phil, synauges, n.sp. 24 mm. Head deep yellow. Palpi grey, above wliitish- ochreous. Antennae grey. Thorax grey, suffu.sed with brassy- yellowish towards back, posterior extremity purplish. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, middle tibiae pale yellowish, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, rather strongly oblique, light ochreous-yellow ; markings dark purple-fuscous ; costa grey towards base ; a round dot in disc at g, and another beneath it on fold ; a narrow fascia-like streak from beneath costa at § to anal angle, somewhat indented in disc ; a cloudy streak along upper half of hindmargin : cilia whitish-yellowish, on anal angle grey. Hindwings pale yellow, on costal half sutfusedly mixed with fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous, suffused with grey on lower half of hindmargin. Mount Kosciusko (3000 feet). New South Wales; in January, one specimen. BY E. MEYRICK. 1623 663, (225e.) Phil, amoebaea, n.sp. 19-22 mm. Head orange. Palpi ochreous-yellow, base of second joint dark fuscous, terminal joint and apex of second dark fuscous in front. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax deep yellow, anterior margin dark fuscous. Abdomen rather dark grey, sides and apex ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, middle tibiae mo.stly yellowish, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly sti’aight, oblique •, deep yellow ; markings dark fuscous ; four rather narrow tolerably pai’allel fasciae ; first subbasal, pro- duced along costa to \ ; second at not reaching costa, rarely touching costal projection of first ; third beyond middle, scarcely i-eaching costa, connected with second by a subcostal streak ; fourth from 5 of costa to anal angle ; a I’ather thick bar from apex to middle of fourth fascia, but often not quite connected with it : cilia deep ochreous-yellow, on apex and anal angle dark fuscous. Hind^vings dark grey ; cilia grey, rarely paler and yellowish- tinged beneath apex. Perth, West Australia ; in November, common. This and the next two species are very closely allied, but the points of difiei’ence indicated are quite constant. 664. (225f.) Phil, tetragona, n.sp. 17-21 mm. Head orange. Palpi orange, base and apex of second joint, and anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Antennje dark grey. Thorax orange, anterior margin and posterior extremity blackish. Abdomen pale yellowish-ochreous, more or less grey towards base, anal tuft ochreous-yellow. Legs dark fuscous ; middle tibice ochreous-yellow except extremities, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; deep yellow, sometimes becoming whitish in disc posteriorly ; markings Vdackish ; four rather narrow tolerably parallel fasciaj ; first sub- basal, second at J, third beyond middle, second and third not reaching 1624 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, costa, all three connected by a slender subcostal streak ; fourth from 5 of costa to anal angle, somewhat bent or curved inwards in middle ; a rather irregular streak along hindmargin from apex to near anal angle : cilia ochreous-yellowish, at apex and anal angle blackish-grey, sometimes wholly blackish-grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, on upper half of hindmargin more or less wholly grey. Albany, West Australia; in December, common. 665, (225g.) Phil, echidnias, n.sp. (J9. 15-19 mm. Head orange. Palpi ochreous-yellow, base of second joint and anterior edge of terminal joint sometimes grey. Antennte grey, sometimes annulated with yellow-whitish. Thorax deep yellow, anterior margin and posterior extremity dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with pale yellowish, middle tibise and posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; yellow ; markings dark fuscous ; four slender tolerably parallel fascise ; first subbasal, produced along costa to 5 ; second at not reaching costa ; third beyond middle, scarcely reaching costa, connected with second by a slender sometimes interrupted subcostal streak : fourth from I of costa to anal angle ; a rather thick bar from apex to middle of fourth fascia, but not quite connected with it : cilia ochreous- yellow, at apex and anal angle dark fuscous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light ochreous-yellow, with a grey apical spot, rarely greyish-tinged on upper half of hindmargin. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, seven specimens. 666. (227a.) Phil. ca7ninias, n.sp. (JQ. 15-18 mm. Head and thorax bright orange. Palpi orange, anterior edge of terminal joint gi'ey. Antennae grey. Abdomen pale grey, more or less whitish-ochreous posteriorly. Legs grey, posterior pair ochreous- whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex acute, hindmargin sinuate, very oblique; BY E. MEYRICK. 1625 bright orange ; extreme costal edge sometimes whitish or white from to f (more marked in Northern specimens) : cilia light glossy grey. Hind wings grey ; cilia grey- whitish, with a grey basal line. Carnarvon, Gei’aldton, and Albany, West Australia; from October to December, common. 667. (230a.) Phil, catachrysa, n.sp. 17-19 mm. Head orange. Palpi pale yellowish, second joint towards middle, and anterior edge of terminal joint rather dark fuscous, sometimes wholly suffused with dark fuscous. Antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fuscous; hairs of posterior tibiae mixed with pale yellowish. Fore wings elongate, costa* gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, rather strongly oblique ; orange, sometimes sprinkled with grey and purplish ; base in ^ narrowly dark fuscous ; a dark purplish-fuscous apical patch occupying | of wing, its anterior edge rather ill-defined, somewhat rounded off towards costa and inner margin, often tending to show a cloudy projection beneath costa : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. Glen Lines (4500 feet) and Bathurst (2700 feet), New South Wales ; in November and December, common. 668. (230b.) Phil, automima, n.sp. (J. 16-17 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-yellow. Palpi yellowish, second joint towards middle, and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae, abdomen, and legs dark fuscous, i)Osterior legs pale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, ajjex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, rather strongly oblique; ochreous-yellow, variable in depth ; a rather dark brown apical patch occupying | of wing, its anterior edge rather darker, straight in disc, rather rounded off on inner margin, on costa margined by a slender ill-defined streak of groundcolour reaching nearly to apex ; cilia rather dark brown. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 1626 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, Bathurst (2700 feet), New South Wales; in November, three specimens. Whether this species is really distinct from the preceding must be proved by further observations. P. suhjmnctella should be referred here from Eriodyta, and may be placed next to P. Iwmotona. 669. (236a.) Phil, erythrastis, n.sp. 9. 20-23 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous-rosy. Palpi whitish-rosy, lower | of second joint, and anterior edge of terminal joint sometimes infuscated. Antennse white annulated with grey. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs ochreous- whitish, anterior pair infuscated. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; pale rosy, slightly ochreou-s-tinged, on costa clear rosy, towards inner margin more brownish-tinged ; a cloudy rather dark fuscous suftusion forming an inwardly oblique streak from anal angle, reaching half across wing ; cilia pale ochreous-rosy, apical half fuscous. Hindwings ochreous-whitish ; cilia pale whitish-ochre- ous ; sometimes rosy-tinged round apex. Sydney, New South Wales ; in March, two siiecimens. A species of abnormal facies and doubtful affinity. 670. (188b.) Phil. avmlodes,n.%]). (J. 22 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochi’eous. Palpi dark fuscous, above whitish-ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish- ochreous. Forewings veiy elongate, costa almost straight, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; whitish- ochreous, slightly yellowish-tinged ; a moderate light brown streak, rather suffused with groundcolour, close beneath costa from base to f , terminating in an undefined white suffusion, and leaving costal edge slenderly white ; a very inwardly oblique brown wedge-shaped streak from costa near apex, followed by a suffused white mark ; a fuscous dot in disc at f , beneath which is BY E. MEYRICK. 1627 a small longitudinal brownish suffusion ; cilia very pale whitish- yellowish. Hindwings pale whitish-ochreous, fuscous-tinged, and with veins obscurely infuscated ; cilia very pale whitish-yellowish. Fernshaw, Victoria ; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). 671. (226a.) Phil, aetopis, n.sp. (J. 18 mm. Head and thorax bright orange. Palpi orange, lower half of second joint dark grey, terminal joint white with anterior edge dark grey. Antennae dark grey. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale whitish-ochreous. Legs dark grey, po.sterior tibiae whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex subacute, hindmargin faintly sinuate, very oblique ; bright orange ; a small round dark fuscous spot in disc at | : cilia glossy pale grey, round apex more whitish-grey and with base yellow-scaled. Hindwings grey 3 cilia light grey. Fernshaw, Victoria 3 one specimen (Coll. Lucas). 672. (201.*) Phil, melodora, n.sp. (J. 20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochi’eous-whitish, lower half of second joint dark fuscous, terminal joint dark fuscous except towards base. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, anterior half dark fuscous. Abdomen light ochreous-yellowish, posterior half (except anal tuft) suffused with dark grey. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with ochreous-yel- lowish, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded 3 yellow-ochreous 3 markings dark fuscous ; four lai'ge subtriangular spots on costa, reaching about half across wing, first at Vjase, second about third about 5, fourth before apex 3 a transverse blackish-fuscous bar in disc at J, posteriorly slenderly white-margined, its lower extremity connected with a prolonga- tion of apex of first costal spot, its upper extremity toucliing second 3 an irregular suffused fuscous patch on lower part of hindmargin, extending to third and fourth costal spots, and con- taining indications of a curved darker line proceeding from apex 1628 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, of fourth, and a few white scales ; cilia rather dark fuscous, at apex and beneath anal angle ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cUia fuscous, towai-ds anal angle lighter and yello wish- tinged. Fernshaw, Victoria ; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). The following is a tabulation of the 105 described species of Fhilobota. 1. Forewings pale rosy 669. erythrastis. Fore wings not pale rosy 2. 2. Head above rather dark fuscous or grey 3. Head above not dark fuscous or grey... 12. 3. Forewings with ochreous-white subcostal streak 636. argotoxa. Forewings without ochi-eous- white sub- costal streak 4. 4. Hindwings yellow 5. Hindwings grey 7. 5. Forewings unicolorous 183. ellenella. Forewings with white markings 6. 6. Forewings with hindmarginal cilia to- wai-ds middle white 259. thermochroa. Forewings with hindmarginal cilia to- wards middle yellow 659. orgiastis. 7. Forewings with a pale dorsal streak indi- cated 646. oriphaea. Forewings with a pale dorsal streak not indicated 8. 8. Forewings without markings 184. monolitha. Forewings with markings 9. 9. Forewings sprinkled with whitish 10. Forewings not sprinkled with whitish... 642. scieropa. 10. Forewings with a black fascia near base 200. pedetis. Forewings without a black fascia near base 11. BY E. MEYEICK. 1629 11. Forewings rather dark grey 199. erehodes. Forewings pale fuscous-grey strewn with whitish 6-39. hiracistis. 12. Head above yellow or orange (rarely with sides fuscous) 13. Head white, ochreous- whitish, or grey- whitish 73. 13. Forewings with four nearly parallel dark fuscous fasciae 14. Forewings without four nearly parallel dark fuscous fasciae 16. 14. Hindmngs with cilia on lower half of hindmargin grey 663. amoehaea. Hindwings with cilia on lower half of hindmargin light yellowish 15. 15. Fore wings with first and second fasciae connected by a subcostal streak 664. tetragona. Fore wings with first and second fasciae not connected by a subcostal streak... 665. echidnias. 16. Fore wings with a well-defined longitu- dinal .streak 17. Fore wings without a well-defined longitu- dinal streak 53. 17. Forewings with groundcolour yellow 18. Forewings with groundcolour not yellow 34. 18. Forewings with a posterior dark fascia... 19. Forewings ■svithout a posterior dark fascia 24. 19. Forewings with a dark fascia near base 632. chiastis. Forewings without a dark fascia near base 20. 20. Space beyond fa.scia fuscous-grey 21. Space beyond fascia yellow 23. 21. Inner margin dark fuscous 177. arabella. Inner margin yellow 22. 22. With a dark fuscous spot in disc before middle 661. cludcoxantlui. 1630 DESCBIPTIOXS OF AUSTRALIAX MICRO-LEPIDOPTER^ Without a dark fuscous spot in disc before middle 180. irruptella. 23. Hindwings with cilia towards anal angle yellowish 178. hiophora. Hindwings with cilia wholly grey 179. ancylot4>xa. 24. Forewings with a dark fuscous streak along fold 186. auriceps. Forewings without a dark fuscous streak along fold 25. 25. Forewings with a dark costal streak not reaching middle 650. nucroxantha. Fore wings with a dark costal streak reachiug beyond middle or more 26. 26. Forewings with short oblique dark streak before apex 27. Forewings without short oblique dark streak before apex 30. 27. Forewings with a dark costal streak 28. Forewings without a dark costal streak.. 188. nvolUculeHa. 28. Forewings with dark discal dots 637. melanoxantha. Forewings without dark discal dots 29. 29. Thorax with shoulders dark fuscous 189. latifisseUa, Thorax with anterior half wholly dark fuscous - 190. hypocausta. 30. Fore wings with costal edge dark fuscous 31. Fore wings with costal edge not dark fuscous 33. 31. With a red subcostal streak 218. pretiosella. Without a red subcostal streak 32. 32. Forewings with cilia yellow 634. morvoloncJM Forewings with cilia dark grey 217. crocobapta. 33. With a white costal streak 220. adaptatella. Without a white costal streak 219. anachorda. 34. Forewings with groundcolour grey or brown 35. BT E. METBICK. 1631 Forewings with groundcolour white or •whitish 35. With an ochreous-’white dorsal streak 198. Without an ochreous-white dorsal streak 36. With a yellow subcostal streak Without a yellow subcostal streak 196. 37. Subcostal streak slender 635. Subcostal streak bread 181. 38. With a dark fascia near before middle... Without a dark fascia near before middle 39. With a streak from fascia along fold 223. Without a streak from fascia along fold 224. 40. With a dark fuscous fascia close to base Without a dark fuscous fascia clo.se to base 41. Discal dots separate 638. Discal dots connected by a streak 42. Thorax with shoulders only dark fuscous 205. Thorax with anterior margin wholly dark fuscous 647. 43. Forewings -with a dark streak below middle Forewings ■without a dark streak below middle 44. With a dark costal streak 222. Without a dark costal streak 45. With a dark dorsal streak 655. Without a dark dorsal streak 46. Subcostal streak with a tooth beneath... 225. Subcostal stieak without a tooth beneath 47. Markings ochreous-yellow 654. Markings dark fuscous 221. 48. With two slender very oblique dark streaks from costa Without two slender very oblique dark streaks from costa 38. atmohola. 36. 37. acropola. ihiogramnvx. chrysopotama. 39. 40. hracteoMllo.. trijugdla. 41. 43. lysizona. 42. partitella. nvelanoglypta. 44. 48. interlineatella, 45. iosema. 46. aciUella. 47. campy la. hrocJto^ema. 49. 50. 1632 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 49. With first streak reaching base 207. calamaea. With first streak reaching disc only 206. cretacea. 50. With a dark costal streak 51. Without a dark costal streak 653. anazancla. 51. With a dark dorsal streak 52. Without a dark dorsal streak 191. crypsichola. 52. With a free spot in disc 657. megalocentra. Without a free spot in disc 656. lathicentra. 53. Forewings with groundcolour yellow 54. Forewings with groundcolour not yellow 72. 54. With apical dark fuscous. . 55. With apical ^ not dark fuscous 56. 55. Thorax dark fuscous 667. catachrysa. Thorax yellow 668. automima. 56. Forewings with base dark purple-fuscous 57. Forewings with base yellow 59. 57. With dark median fascia 58. Without dark median fascia 231. tentatella. 58. Hindwings yellow 258. theorica. Hind wings dark fuscous 230. fascialis (himaculana 59. Forewings with oblique dark fuscous streak before apex 187. declivis. Forewings without oblique dark fuscous streak before apex 60. 60. With discal dots or spot 61. Wholly without marking 66. 61. Hindwings pale yellow 662. synauges. Hindwings grey 62. 62. Forewings with apex subacute 63. Fore wings with apex round-pointed 64. 63. Thorax wholly orange 671. aetopis. Thorax suffused with dark grey in middle 226. aurinatella. 64. Forewings with a fuscous streak from anal angle to disc 244. suhpunctella. BY E. MEYRICK. 1633 Fore wings without a fuscous streak from anal angle to disc 65. 65. Forewings light yellow, with ill-defined dots 228. euxantha. Forewings deep yellow, with dark fuscous spot 229. xanthiella. 66. Fore wings with cilia wholly yellow, or tips only grey 67. Forewings with cilia wholly grey.. 68. 67. Second joint of palpi dark grey 651. metachroa. Second joint of palpi wholly yellow 236. electrodes. 68. Thorax wholly yellow 69. Thorax with anterior half dark fuscous... 216. melirrhoa. 69. Second joint of palpi orange 70. Second joint of palpi dark fuscous 71. 7 0. Forewings with a blackish line at base of hindmarginal cilia 227. monophaes. Forewings without a blackish line at base of hindmarginal cilia 666. caminias. 71. Abdomen dark grey 652. holocrossa. Abdomen whitish-ochreous 215. tyroxantha. 72. Forewings with groundcolour fuscous 644. aeolias. Forewings with groundcolour ochreous- brown 185. catcdampra 73. Fore wings with a dark fuscous median fascia becoming yellow beneath 658. anarrecta. Forewings without a dark fuscous median fascia becoming yellow beneath 74. 74. With dark fuscous costal streak. 75, Without dark fuscous costal streak 88. 75. Fore wings with groundcolour white or whitish 76. Forewings with groundcolour not white or whitish 82. 76. With dark fuscous fascia near base 77, Without dark fuscous fascia near base ... 79. 1634 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICEO-LEPIDOPTERA, ^77. Anterior margin of thorax wholly dark fuscous 648. iphigenes. Anterior margin of thorax not wholly dark fuscous 78. 78. Thorax with dark lateral stripe 638. lysizona. Thorax with shoulder spot only 212. pruinosa. 7 9. Forewings with dark median streak bent up to costa 204. glaucoptera, Forewings without dark median streak bent up to costa 80. 80. With a dark blotch on inner margin before middle 643. marmorata. Without a dark blotch on inner margin before mid die 81. 81. Forewings with cilia more or less greyish 214. productella. Forewings with cilia wholly white 210. chionoptera. 82. With dark fuscous discal dots 83. Without dark fuscous discal dots 86. 83. With a white longitudinal streak 84. Without a white longitudinal streak 194. phauloscopa. 84. Base of costa white 195. crepera. Base of costa dark fuscous 85. 85. White subcostal streak reaching costa near base 197. orinoma. White subcostal streak not reaching costa near base 640. olympias. 86. Forewings with groundcolour very light grey... 193. neplielarcha. Forewings with groundcolour not grey... 87. 87. Hindwings grey 634. monoloncha Hind wings whitish - ochreous, greyish- tinged 192. xiphostola. 88. Forewings with rosy markings 232. occidua. Forewings without rosy markings 89. 89. Forewings with four straight dark fasciae 90. BY E. MEYRICK. 1635 Fore wings without four straight dark fasciae 91. 90. Third and fourth fasciae confluent beneath 645. eriscota. Third and fourth fasciae separate., 202. herodiella. 91. Costa with three or four dark fuscous spots 92. Costa without three or four dark fuscous spots 93. 92. Groundcolour ochreous-yellow 672. melodora. Groundcolour ochreous- white 213. squalidella. 93. Groundcolour white 94. Groundcolour not white 98. 94. With a straight longitudinal dark streak 95. Without a straight longitudinal dark streak 96. 95. Streak reaching apex 209. agnesella. Streak not reaching apex 208. monogramma. 96. With a black sinuous streak 243. sigmophora. Without a black sinuous streak 97. 97. Anterior discal dots united into a bar... 649. cosmocrates. Anterior discal dots free 203. hapala. 98. With dark streaks between veins 234. melanoploca. Without dark streaks between veins.... 99. 99. Without discal dots, or with one only... 100. With three or more discal dots 103. 100. With a black sinuous streak 660. ophiodes. Without a black sinuous streak 101. 101. Hindwings whitish -ochreous, fuscous- tinged 670. amalodes. Hindwings not whitish-ochreous, fus- cous-tinged 102. 102. Hindwings grey 633. lithochlora^ Hindwings dark fuscous, often suffused with yellow 182. catascia. 103. Forewings with three discal dots 104. Forewings with flve or six discal dots... 105. 1636 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 104. Forewings irrorated with dark grey 235. pulverea. Fore wings not irrorated with dark grey 233. homotona. 105. Fiscal dots large, distinct 106. Fiscal dots obscure 211. hydara. 106. Hindwings pale whitish-ochreous 641. auxolyca. Hindwings grey 201. leucomitra. CoMPSOTROPHA, Meyr. 673. (241a.) Comps, hemispila, n.sp. 17-18 mm. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs M |j whitish-ochreous ; shoulders narrowly dark fuscous ; anterior and middle legs dark fuscous. (Palpi broken.) Forewings elongate, ■» posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex tolerably Jt';; rounded, hindmargin almost straight, oblique ; whitish-ochreous, » jj with a few scattered black scales ; base of costa blackish ; a black J dot in disc at a second somewhat beyond it on fold, and a third « " in disc beyond middle ; a suboval erect cloudy dark fuscous spot 1 on inner margin before anal angle, reaching half across wing ; a M „ row of large semi-circular black dots along hindmargin and apical M § of costa ; cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings pale whitish-grey ; M cilia grey-whitish. 9 Warragul, Victoria ; two specimens (Coll. Lucas). m- 674. (241b.) Com])s. xanthodelta. 12-14 mm. Head rather dark fuscous, becoming pale M yellowish between the antennae and on face. Palpi pale yellowish, «; sprinkled with fuscous towards base. Antennae dark fuscous. 9 Thorax dark fuscous, patagia pale ochreous-yellow except at base. Abdomen grey. Legs grey, apex of joints pale yellowish. Fore wings |l-: elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin nearly ;|f straight, oblique ; rather dark fuscous, posteriorly mixed with light rosy-purple, especially on margins ; a light ochreous-yellow basal patch extending on costa to middle, where it includes a costal 9 streak of groundcolour from base to J, and not quite reaching » BY E. MEYRICK. 1637 inner margin, where it extends to f, its posterior edge whitish in disc, faintly sinuate; a light ochreous-yellow streak from middle of disc to anal angle, becoming white towards disc : cilia light purple-rosy sprinkled with fuscous, terminal third rather dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey. Deloraine and Hobart, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Aus- tralia ; in November and December, locally common. A peculiar and striking species. Eriodyta, Meyr. I propose to retain in this genus E. contentella only, and, by laying stress on characters drawn from the palpi rather than from the scaling of the head, to remove all the remainder into already established genera, as has been already in part indicated ; viz. E. sigmophora and E. suhpunctella into Philohota^ as noted above ; and E. ahductella, E. leptostola, E. hololeuca^ and E. vernahs into Philonympha. To the characters of Philonympha should be added : second joint of palpi with scales dilated and somewhat projecting beneath towards apex ; this should be made the character to distinguish it from Philobota. The characters of Eriodyta should be modified to read : second joint of palpi not reaching base of antennae. Peltophora, Meyr. I have removed hence P. orthogramma, which I have recognised to belong to Linosticha) and P. thermochroa and theorica, which, as noted above, are transferred to Philohota. A tabulation of all the species is given at the end. 675. (252a.) Pelt, epitoxa.^ n.sp. 19-22 mm. Head orange. Palpi dark fuscous, above yellow. Antennae dark fuscous, ciliations 3. Thorax deep yellow, anterior margin, patagia, and posterior extremity dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Eorewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, oblique ; bright deep yellow; markings greyish-purple densely irrorated with blackish; a 104 1638 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, small spot on base of inner margin ; a slender streak along costa from base to f, attenuated to a fine line anteriorly, sometimes continued slenderly to apex ; a narrow rather irregular fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin, rather angu- lated inwards above middle, sometimes interrupted in disc ; a streak along inner margin from rather dilated where it meets central fascia, continued more slenderly along hindmargin to apex; a transverse spot in disc at |, often connected above with a tri- angular apical spot, and lower extremity usually bent to touch hindmarginal streak above anal angle : cilia rather dark grey. Hindwings grey, apex narrowly suffused with whitish-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, more or less suffused with pale greyish except towards apex. Carnarvon and Geraldton, West Australia; in October and November, common. 676. (252b.) Pelt, cremantis, n.sp. (J. 21 mm. Head orange. Palpi dark fuscous, above yellowish. Antennae grey, ciliations 3 J. Thorax light yellow, anterior margin and posterior extremity dark fuscous. Abdomen light ochreous- yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- margin somewhat sinuate, oblique ; light yellow ; markings dark purplish-fuscous; a narrow subbasal fascia, not quite reaching costa, shortly produced along inner margin ; a slender somewhat irregular inwards-curved fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin, where it is dilated into a triangular spot ; a trans- verse spot outlined in disc at f, upper half filled with dark fuscous, lower half open beneath and with lower posterior angle suffusedly produced ; a slender slightly outwards-curved fascia from f of costa to anal angle, inrlented above middle so as to touch upper extremity of discal spot ; an irregular streak along upper half of hindmargin, broadest at its middle : cilia light ochreous- yellow, basal half mixed with fuscous, at apex and anal angle wholly grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish. Geraldton, West Australia; in November, one specimen. BY E. MEYRICK. 1639 677. (252c.) Felt, mychias, n.sp. 20-23 mm. Head orange. Palpi dark fuscous, internally whitish-ochreous or whitish. Antennae dark fuscous, ciliations 3J. Thorax whitish-ochreous or ochreous- white, anterior margin, outer side of patagia, and a posterior spot dark fuscous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous, anal tuft yellowish. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Fore wings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, oblique ; pale whitish- ochreous ; markings blackish ; an irregular upwards-curved streak from middle of base to J of disc, posteriorly terminating in three projections ; costal edge slenderly black from base to §, dilated towards first line ; a rather cloudy line from of costa to middle of inner margin, twice or thrice subdentate • a rather thick line from I of costa to anal angle, sharply angulated outwards in middle, rather indented inwards beneath costa ; a transverse linear spot in disc at |, upper extremity often touching indentation of second line, lower extremity more or less connected by a cloudy mark with second line near anal angle ; a rather large sub- triangular apical spot ; a hindmarginal row of cloudy dots : cilia pale whitish-ochreous, basal half sometimes obscurely barred with grey, at anal angle wholly grey. Hind wings grey ; cilia whitish- ochreous, greyish-tinged at base towards middle of hindmargin. Gerald ton. West Australia ; in October and November, confined apparently to a limited space of a few square yards, but there very common ; I could perceive nothing in the locality different from the surrounding bush. 678. (252d.) Felt, callio'phthalma, n.sp. Q. 17 mm. Head orange-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, above and at base yellowish. Antennae grey. Thorax deep yellow, with a dark fuscous band behind collar. Abdomen whitish- ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, middle tibiae deep yellow except at base and apex, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elon- gate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin some- what sinuate, oblique ; bright deep yellow , markings black 1640 DESCEIPTIOXS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, sprinkled with grey ; a moderately large irregularly outlined ring in disc at its posterior edge connected by an oblique streak with middle of costa, and by a small spot with inner mai’gin beyond middle ; a nearly straight rather narrow fascia from ^ of costa to inner margin before anal angle, containing a small round white spot in middle ; a rather small oblique wedge-shaped apical spot : cilia deep yellow, at apex and towards anal angle dark grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, darker towards base, beneath apex ochreous-whitish towards tips. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, one specimen. 679. (252e.) Pelt, amjyhitoxa, n.sp. 9. 15 mm. Head orange-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, inter- nally light yellowish. Antenme grey. Thorax orange-yellow, anterior half and a small spot near posterior extremity dark purple-fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; bi ight deep yellow ; markings dark purple-fuscous ; a moderate line from ^ of costa to inner margin before middle, angulated outwards above middle ; a slightly thicker line from | of costa to anal angle, slightly curved inwards ; a rather narrow hindmarginal fascia from apex to anal angle, leaving a narrow streak of ground- colour on lower half of hindmargin ; cilia deeji yellow, at apex and anal angle dark grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey, beneath apex yellow-whitish towards tips. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, one specimen. 680. (254a.) Pelt, melanocrossa, n.,sp. 17-21 mm. Head orange. Palpi dark fuscous, above yellowish. Antennse dark fuscous, ciliations 4. Thorax deep yellow, anterior margin broadly dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- yellow, base of segments dark grey. Legs dark grey, posterior tibim ochi’eous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, a}>ex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; bright BY E. MEYRICK. 1641 deep yellow 3 markings purple-blackish ; a slender fascia from costa near base to of inner margin ; a narrow fascia from costa before middle to middle of inner margin, dilated on costa, con- stricted above middle, slightly angulated outwards in middle, connected on inner margin with first fascia 3 a rather narrow fascia from f of costa to inner margin before anal angle, some- what angulated inwards in middle, where it is connected by a bar with second fascia 3 a slender sometimes interrupted outwards- curved line from third fascia near costa to anal angle, where it is dilated and again meets third fascia 3 a rather broad streak along upper half of hindmargin : cilia blackish-grey. Hindwings dark grey 3 cilia dark grey, on costa and towai’ds anal angle whitish- yellowish, Ceraldton, Perth, and Yoi*k, West Australia 3 in November, five specimens. Nearly allied to P. argutella, but immediately separable by the wholly blackish-grey cilia of forewings. 681. (260a.) Pelt, charaxias, n.sp. (J. 18 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal half of second joint blackish. Antennte grey, ciliations 4. Thorax white, anterior margin blackish. Abdomen whitish. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and posterior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin rounded, rather strongly oblique 3 white, slightly yellowish-tinged 3 mark- ings gi-ey mixed with black 3 a tliick streak along basal fifth of costa 3 an irregular outwards-angulated line from apex of this to } of inner margin : an irregular line from J of costa to middle of inner margin, strongly dentate beneatli costa and in middle, upper dentation connected with costa beyond middle by a cloudy mark, lower lialf margining a triangular dorsal spot which extends to near anal angle, and includes a white dot in its ape.x 3 a trifurcate mark in disc at 5, anteriorly touching apex of dorsal spot 3 an outwards-angulated line from \ of costa to anal angle, sinuate inwards on upper half, forming a small spot on costa 3 a dot oi\ costa near apex 3 a moderate cloudy apical spot, connected with a ^6^2 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, , subcon/lueut series of cloudy hindmarginal dots : cilia white, basal half /obscurely barred with grey. Hindwings grey-whitish, hind- *^i^arginal edge greyer ; cilia grey-whitish, with a faint grey line. Tasmania j one specimen received from Mr. G. Barnard. 682. (261a.) Pelt, auayitis, n.sp. ,^.21 mm. Head light ochreous-orange. Palpi dark fuscous, above whitish-yellowish. Antenme dark fuscous, ciliations 3. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair light ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-i)ointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; dark brown ; markings ochreous-white ; a broad fascia near base, not reaching costa ; a moderate direct fascia about middle, not reaching costa or inner margin ; a small irregular spot beneath costa at |, and a second on inner margin at | ; a narrow inwards- angulated fascia from costa near apex to anal angle, posteriorly rather ill-defined : cilia rather dark brown. Hindwings ochreous- orange, hindmarginal edge brownish-tinged ; cilia rather dark brown. Melbourne, Victoria; one specimen received from Mr. Kershaw. 683. (263a.) Pelt, mesodesma, n.sp. 15-18 mm. Head dark fuscous, with some pale yellowish scales on sides. Palpi dark fuscous, above pale yellowish. An- tennse dark fuscous, ciliations 4. Thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fuscous, posterior legs whitish-yellow. Fore wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely I’ounded ; rather dark fuscous ; a moderate irregular cloudy whitish fascia from middle of costa to f of inner margin, in 9 only obsoletely indicated : cilia rather dark fuscous, terminal third yellow-whitish from beneath apex to near anal angle. Hindwings ochreous- yellow ; a slender dark fuscous border along inner and hind margins, irregularly dilated at apex ; cilia rather dark fuscous, towards anal angle pale yellowish. York, West Australia ; in October, two specimens. BY E. MEYRICK. 1643 684. (267a.) Pelt, malacopis, n.sp. 17-19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-ochreous. Antennse whitish, ciliations 3|. Abdomen white. Legs greyish- ochreous sprinkled with white, posterior pair white. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; very pale yellowish-ochreous ; markings deeper ochreous or light fuscous, very indistinct ; costal edge in ^ slenderly white from i to f ; a dot in disc at f, a second obliquely beyond it on fold (both sometimes imperceptible), and a third more distinct in disc at f ; sometimes a small roundish spot above inner margin before anal angle ; a faint cloudy angulated line from f of costa to anal angle : cilia pale whitish-ochreous, becoming white towards anal angle. Hindwings ochreous-whitish, towards base whiter ; cilia white. Wallaroo, South Australia; Carnarvon, West Australia; in October and November, four specimens. 685. (271a.) Pelt, halanota, n.sp. (J. 18 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax pale greyish-ochreous, antennal ciliations 4. Palpi pale greyish-ochreous; base of second joint infuscated. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with whitish, posterior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin nearly straight, rather oblique ; pale greyish-ochreous, with some fine scattered black scales ; a blackish dot in disc at J, a second slightly beyond it on fold, and a third in disc at § ; a roundish blackish spot touching third discal dot beneath and extending to near anal angle ; an outwards-angulated series of irregular blackish dots from J of costa to anal angle : cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish, veins posteriorly with some grey scales; cilia ochreous-whitish. Warragul, Victoria; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). Recalls Compsotropha hemisjnla, but is without the conspicuous hind- marginal dots of that species. 1644 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 686. (272a.) Pelt, amenena, Meyr. i^Peltoi^hora amenena, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1887, 78.) Mountains of South Island, New Zealand. The following is a tabulation of the 31 described species of Peltophora : — 1. Hind wings yellow or orange 2. Hindwings not yellow or orange 7. 2. Forewings with white or yellow blotches 3. Forewings without white or yellow blotches 5. 3. With nine whitish spots 256. marionella. Without nine whitish spots 4. 4. W^ith three whitish fascite and two spots 682. auantis. "With a yellow blotch 264. helias. 5. Forewings dark fuscous 6. Forewings whitish-ochreous 269. conjunctella. 6. With an indistinct whitish fascia 683. mesodesma. "Without an indistinct whitish fascia 263. fulvia. 7. Forewings yellow or with yellow blotches 8. Forewings not yellow or with yellow blotches 18. 8. Thorax wholly yellow 252. coniortia. Thorax not wholly yellow 9. 9. Thorax partially yellow 10. Thorax wholly dark fuscous 16. 10. Forewings dark fuscous with yellow blotches 11. Forewings yellow with dark markings... 13. 11. With nine yellow blotches 255. gloriosella. With six or seven yellow blotches 12. 12. Cilia of forewings wholly blackish-grey... 680. melanocrossa. Cilia of forewings partly yellow 254. argutella. 13. With a dark costal streak 675. epitoxa. Without a dark costal streak 14 BY E MEYRICK. 1645 14. With a white spot in postmedian fascia.. 678. callioplithalma. Without a white spot in postmedian fascia 15. 15. With a dark subbasal fascia 676. cremantis. Without a dark subbasal fascia 679. amphitoxa. 16. Forewings with basal yellow blotch narrow, transverse 267. psilopla. ' Forewings with basal yellow blotch broad 17. 17. Basal blotch broadest on inner margin... 266. hasiplaga. Basal blotch broadest towards costa 265. proximella. 18. Forewings with white blotches 19. Forewings without white blotches 22. 19. Costa towai'ds base dark fuscous 260. niphias. Costa towards base white 20. 20. White fascia beyond middle entire 21. White fascia beyond middle not reaching costa 257. incomposita. 21. Forewings with base yellowish-white 253. atricollis. Forewings with base dark fuscous 261. carphalea. 22. Forewings ochreous - whitish or pale whitish-ochreous 23. Forewings not ochreous- whitish or pale whitish-ochreous 26. 23. With defined dark fuscous transverse markings 24. Without defined dark fuscous transverse markings 25. 24. Head orange 677. mychias. Head white 681. charaxias. 25. With a conspicuous dark dot in disc beyond middle 686. amenena. Without a conspicuous dark dot in disc beyond middle 272. ceraiina. 26. Hindwings whitish 27. Hindwings grey 30. 1646 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPID OPTERA, 27. Hindwings with dark marginal band... 262. cryjmleuca. Hind wings without dark marginal band 28. 28. Forewings with discal dots black 29. Forewings with discal dots ochreous 684. malacopis. 29. With a small blackish spot above anal angle 685. balanota. Without a small blackish spot above anal angle 271. privatella. 30. Forewings with three discal dots 270. eataxera. Forewings without three discal dots 268. glaphyropla. Protomacha, Meyr. 687. (275a.) Prot. ochrochalca, n.sp. i^<^. 16-18 mm. Head and thorax light ochreous. Palpi dark grey, above and towards base whitish. Antennae pale grey. Ab- domen whitish -grey-ochreous. Legs dark bronzy-grey, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa hardly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, very oblique ; shining ochreous ; costal edge hardly whitish towards middle ; a minute dark fuscous dot in disc before middle, a second very obliquely before it on fold (both often absent), and a third more distinct in disc at § ; cilia light shining ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey, sometimes ochreous-tinged. Albany, West Australia; in December, common. Closely allied to P. chalcaspis, but differing from both this and P. con- suetella by the absence of the distinct white costal streak. 44.** Antiopala, n.g. Head smooth, sidetufts loosely spreading ; tongue developed. Antennse in ^ whorled with long fine ciliations (5), basal joint rather stout, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened with dense scales, somewhat rough l^eneath, rather dilated towards apex, terminal joint shorter than second, slender, acute. Thorax smooth. Posterior tibise clothed with long dense hairs above. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from BY E. MEYRICK. ]647 near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to hind margin. Hindwings elongate- ovate, cilia almost 1 ; veins 3 and 4 from a point or somewhat remote at base, 6 and 7 parallel. 688. (278a.) Ant. tepliraea, n.sp. (J. 15-19 mm. Head, antennae, thox'ax, and abdomen fuscous. Palpi rather dark fuscous sprinkled with whitish, apex of second joint whitish. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints whitish, posterior tibiae whitish-grey. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, veiy oblique ; fuscous, finely irrorated with fuscous- whitish ; a short dark fuscous streak beneath costa at base ; a small dark fuscous dot in disc at f, a second obliquely before it on fold, and a third in disc at ; sometimes a dark fuscous curved line from ^ of costa to anal angle, acutely indented above middle, often entirely absent : cilia fuscous, basal half irrorated with fuscous- whitish. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-fuscous. Deloraine and Mount Wellington, Tasmania ; in November and December, common. Saropla, Meyr. 689. (280a.) Sar. ancistrotis, n.sp. ,^9. 14-16 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint ochreous except apex. Antennse grey. Thorax white, patagia ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, pos- terior pair ochreou.s-whitLsh. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, co.sta gently arched, apex acute, hindmargin faintly sinuate, extremely oblique ; white ; markings golden-ochreous ; a rather broad straight streak from middle of base to costa at ^ ; an equally broad rather irregular-edged streak along inner margin from base to aual angle ; a rather narrow fascia near and parallel to hindmargin joining extremities of two streaks : cilia very pale greyish-ochreou.s, base golden-ochreous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. Geraldtou, West Australia ; in October and November, three specimens. 1648 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 690. (280b.) Sar. harpactis, n.sp. (JQ. 12-15 mm. Head white, centre of crown ochreous-tinged. Palpi white, second joint greyish-ochreous except apex. Antennse pale grey. Thorax white, patagia golden-ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs rather dark grey, posterior pair ochreoas- whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, very oblique ; snow-white ; markings golden-ochreous ; a moderate straight streak from middle of base to costa at j ; a moderate streak very near inner margin from base to anal angle, upper edge with a .short projec- tion before middle ; a slender rather inwards-curved fascia from I of costa to anal angle, connecting extremities of these streaks ; a narrow submarginal fascia from costa before apex to close above anal angle but not quite reaching it : cilia very pale greyish-ochreous, base with white scales. Hind wings pale grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. Northampton and Perth, West Australia; in October and November, seven specimens. 691. (283a.) Sar. amydropis, n.sp. 11-12 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish-grey. Palpi white, second joint grey except apex, terminal joint nearly as long as second. Antenme grey. Legs grey, posterior pair grey-whitish. Forewings lanceolate ; whitish-ochreous-grey or grey-whitish, somewhat sprinkled with darker ; cilia whitish- ochreous-grey or whitish. Hindwings lanceolate, grey ; cilia whitish or ochreous-whitish. Geraldton and York, West Australia; in November, four specimens. 692. (283b.) Sar. brachyota, n.sp. (J. 13 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi grey, above white, terminal joint very short, about | of second. Antennae, thorax, and abdomen rather light grey. Legs grey, posterior pair grey- wliitish. Forewings lanceolate ; pale grey : cilia grey-whitish. Hindwings lanceolate, pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish. BY E. MEYRICK. 1649 Perth, West Australia; in October, one specimen. Very similar to the preceding, but immediately distinguished by the singularly short terminal joint of palpi. Pleurota, Hb. 693. (283c.) Fleur, semophanes, n.sp. (^2- 19-22 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, above yellowish-white, more broadly towards apex of second joint, Antennm dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, ajjex of patagia ochreous-yellow. Abdomen dark fuscous, apex yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa slightly arched, apex round -pointed, hindmargin straight, rather strongly oblique ; yellow- whitish, base ochreous-yellow ; markings dark fuscous ; a rather broad streak along costa from base to near apex, extremities pointed, lower margin with a short rounded projection before middle ; a moderate streak along inner margin from near base to f, posteriorly pointed, with a rounded pr’ojec- tion upwards in middle ; a moderate fascia, rather narrowed upwards, from costal streak at § to anal angle ; a slender rather irregular-edged streak along hindmargin from apex to anal angle : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous, towards anal angle j'ather broadly ochreous-yellow ; cilia light ochi’eous-yellow, on costa and upper half of hindmargin fuscous. York, West Australia; in Octobei’, four specimens. A strikingly distinct species. 694. (285a.) Fleur, homalota, n.sp. (J. 18-21 mm., 9 16-17 mm. Head and palpi dark grey sprinkled with whitish. Antennaj dark grey. Thora.x bronzy. Abdomen grey. lA‘gs dark grey, posterior tibia3 paler. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched, a[>ex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, oblique ; bronzy, in 9 somewhat sprinkled with grey-whitish ; a faintly indicated darker dot in disc at : cilia grey, slightly bronzy-tinged. Hindwings grey; cilia pale grey. Perth, West Australia ; in October, locally abundant. 1650 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 695. (286a.) Pleur. cmphaea, n.sp. 19 mm. Head, antennse, and thorax dark grey. Palpi dark grey, hairs of second joint grey-whitish above. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, posterior tibiie pale grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, oblique ; dark brownish-grey, with some scattered black scales tending to accumulate towards inner margin and on veins posteriorly extreme costal edge whitish from to 4 : cilia dark grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey. Geraldton,West A.ustralia; in November, one specimen. Nearly allied to P. tephrina (of which I have now three specimens), but easily recognised by the very much darker groundcolour, and absence of all whitish irroration. 696. (290a.) Pleur. photodotis, n.sp. 13-16 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark fus- cous, second joint with hairs of upper surface light ochreous-yellow. Antenme dark grey. Thorax fuscous, patagia ochreous-yellow. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, posterior tibi£e light grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, very oblique ; ochreous-yellow ; a narrow white streak along anterior half of costa a white median line from near base, and a white line along fold from base, both terminated by fir.st fascia ; two moderate rather irregular parallel dark fuscous fasciae, somewhat mixed with white, not I’eaching costa, 6rst from beneath middle of costa to beyond middle of inner mai’gin, margined posteriorly by a white spot above middle, second from beneath ^ of costa to anal angle ; an iri’egular dark fuscous line round apex and upper half of hindmargin, preceded by an interrupted white line : cilia ochreous-yellow, terminal half dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales; in November, five specimens. BY E. MEYRICK. 1651 697. (294a.) Pleur. macroscia, n.sp. (J. 14-16 mm. Head whitish-oclireous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint dark fuscous except hairs above, base and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax fuscous, with a whitish stripe on each side of back, patagia ochreous-yellowish. Abdomen grey. I^egs grey, posterior pair suffused with whitish-yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- margin sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; very pale ochreous- yellowish ; a very indistinct suffused white streak along costa from base to middle ; a moderate rather dark brown subcostal streak from base of costa to costa again at posterior portion very suffused and indistinct, margined beneath by a white line from near base to middle, of which the extremity forms a hook downwards, touching dorsal streak ; a moderate dai’k fuscous streak along inner margin from base to near anal angle, beyond middle triangularly dilated ; a triangular patch, of which apex is in middle of disc and base extends along hindmargin from apex to near anal angle, irregularly suffused with dark fuscous about veins; an indistinct suffused white line from subcostal streak at § to anal angle ; a white mark beneath apex of subcostal streak ; a white line along hindmargin and apical fifth of costa: cilia pale ochreous- yellowish, terminal half rather dark fuscous except at anal angle, tips yellow-whitish from beneath apex to below middle of hind- margin. Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales; in November and December, common. 698. (289a.) Pleur. hoplophanes, n.sp. l4ram. Head and palpi orange-ochreous. Anteuure grey. Thorax orange, towards centre grey. Abdomen and legs light ochreous. Forewings elongatr*, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, oblicjue ; deep ochre- ous-orange ; costa and inner margin light yellow-ochreous to Iu52 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, beyond middle ; all veins dark grey, mixed with white, except towards costa : cilia orange, with two dark fuscous lines, inter- rupted by white dots below apex. Hind wings and cilia grey. New South Wales (1); one specimen (Coll. Mathew). 699. (299a.) Pleur. holoxesta, n.sp. 14 mm. Head, thorax, and antenme white. Palpi white, second joint with lower half and a subapical ring, terminal joint with anterior edge dark fuscous. Abdomen grey-whitish. Legs grey, posterior pair white. Fore^dngs elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, very oblique; glossy ochreous-white ; extreme costal edge blackish at base ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings in ^ pale grey, in 5 darker grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. Glen Innes (4500 feet). New South Wales ; in December, two specimens. Atheropla, Meyr. I am now enabled to supplement the generic characters, formerly incomplete through the absence of the as follows : Sidetufts roughly spreading. Antennae in ^ with very long tine ciliations «'7-8), basal joint moderate, with small pecten. Hind- wings with cilia ^1. This genus is therefore wrongly placed in the tabulation, and should be altered in accordance with the above characters. 700. (300a.) AtJier. psilopis, (J. 13-14 mm. Head and thoi’ax pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi pale ochreous-yellowish, second joint with a broad oblique dark fuscous band beneath apex. Antenme yellow-whitish, annu- lated with dark fuscous. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft whitish- ochreous. Legs dark grey, apex of joints whitish, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; light ochreous- yellowi.sh, with a few dark fuscous scales towards hindmargin and apical half of costa ; a black dot on base of costa, a second on inner margin near base, a third in disc at a fourth on fold BY E. MEYRICK. 1653 slightly beyond third, and two others transversely placed and near together in disc at f : cilia light ochreous-yellowish. Hind wings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey, slightly yellowish-tinged. Mount Kosciusko (6000 feet). New South Wales ; in January, two specimens. 701. (300b.) Ather. decasinla^ n.sp. (J. 14-16 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale whitish-ochreous, second joint dark fuscous except base and apex, terminal joint dark fuscous on anterior edge towards apex. Antennfe whitish-ochreous, annulated with dark fuscous. Abdomen pale grey. Legs grey, apex of joints ochreous- whitish, posterior jiair ochreous-grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, irregularly sprinkled with fuscous ; costal edge slenderly blackish near base ; a black dot on inner margin near base, a second in disc at i, a third in disc at J, a fourth on fold slightly beyond third, and a fifth, larger and indistinctly double, in disc at | ; the fuscous irroration forms a darker shade from apex to anal angle near hindmargin : cilia pale whitish-ochreous, towards anal angle whitish-grey, with a basal sei’ies of cloudy dark fuscous spots along hindmargin. Hindwings and cilia light gi’ey. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales; in November, common. Aristeis, Meyr. 702. (303a.) Arist. anomodes, n..sp. 17-20 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax white irrorated with ochreous. Antennae whitish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, anterior coxte and femora infuscated. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex jjointed, hindmargin nearly .straight, very oblique ; ochreous-whitish, thinly and finely .sprinkled with dark fuscous; a dark fuscous dot in disc before middle, a second beneath it on fold, and a third in disc at | ; a row of subfjuadrate fuscous dots along hindmargin and sometimes apical fourth of costa ; cilia 105 1654 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, ochreouS'whitish, posteriorly irrorated with grey. Hindwing.s and cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. Sydney, New South Wales; in October, four specimens. This insect has no specific resemblance whatever with A. chrysoteuches, but agrees with it accurately in essential structure, and I am obliged to include them together; possibly some connecting forms may hereafter be discovered. CoESYRA, Meyr. 703. (311a.) Coes, thermistis, n.sp. 13-15 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Pal jfi light yellowish, second joint externally suflfused with dark fuscous except at apex. Antennse yellow-whitish, annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-yellow, patagia and posterior extremity dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints pale yellowish, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; ochreous-yellow, sprinkled throughout with fuscous, especially on costa towards base ; markings rather dark ochreous-fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; a narrow basal fascia ; a dot in disc at f, a second nearly beneath it on fold, a third in disc at f, and a fourth on inner margin at I ; a moderate straight fascia from | of costa to anal angle, narrowed at extremities, anterior edge touching third discal dot ; an irregular streak along hindmargin from apex to below middle : cilia light ochreous-yellow, basal half mixed with fuscous, at aj.ex and anal angle with rather dark fuscous bars. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. Duaringa, Queensland ; three specimens received from Mr. G. Barnard. Allied to C. trijjtyclia. 704. (311b.) Coes, leptospila, n.sp. (J. 12-13 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi whitish- yellowish, lower half of second joint dark fuscous. Antennse BY E. MEYRICK, 1655 dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous, anterior and posterior margins sometimes obscurely yellowish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded j light ochreous-yellow ; base of costa suffused with fuscous j a dark fuscous dot in disc at a second beneath it on fold, and a third in disc at | ; a cloudy fuscous streak from third discal dot to anal angle, and sometimes indications of a similar but less complete streak from third discal dot to costa before apex ; a slender cloudy fuscous streak along hindmargin from apex to anal angle: cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings light grey cilia whitish-ochreous. Duaringa, Queenslaiad ; five specimens received from Mr. G. Barnard. 705. (311c.) Coes, p/iaeocosma, n.sp. (J. 13 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow. Palpi light yellow, basal third of second joint dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous, ringed with whitish-ochreous. Thox'ax light ochreous-yellow, shoulders dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with grey. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with whitish-ochreous (posterior pair broken). Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; light ochreous-yellow; a broad dark fuscous streak along basal third of costa, posteriorly suffused ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at |, and a second obliquely before it on fold ; a rather narrow dark brown fascia, somewhat inwards-curved, from costa Ixeyond middle to inner margin before anal angle ; a rather Ixioad suffusion of scattered dark fuscous scales along hindmargin from apex to anal angle, where it meets the fascia: cilia ochreous-yellow, with an ill-defined fuscous line, and base mixed with fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey. Fernshaw, Victoiia ; one specimen (Coll. Lxicas). 700. (312a.) Coes, stereosema, n.fip. 14-17 mm. Head deep ochreous-yellow. I’alpi yellow- whitish, .secoiul joint except apex, and anterior edge of terminal 1656 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, joint dark fuscous. Antennse and abdomen dark fuscous. Thorax dark pui’ple-fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair light ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, rather strongly oblique ; deep ochreous-yellow ; base of costa and base of inner margin dark pui'ple-fuscous, uniting ; a moderate nearly straight dark purplish-fuscous fascia from f of costa to anal angle, slightly curved near costa: cilia dark purplish-fuscous. Hind wings and cilia dark fuscous. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales; in November and ]\Iarch, five specimens. 707. (313a.) Coes. plwAozoria, n.sp. Q. 18 mm. Head and thorax yellow. Palpi yellow, base fuscous. Antennae grey. Abdomen grey, segmental margins jiale yellowish. Legs dark grey, ringed with whitish-yellowish, posterior tibiae whitish-yellowish. Fore wings elongate, costa rather strongly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded; deep yellow; a narrow irregular slightly inwards-curved fuscous fascia from | of costa to before anal angle : cilia yellow, beneath anal angle grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. New South Wales; one specimen (Coll. Australian Museum). 708. (314a.) Coes, crocinastis, n..sp. 16-17 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and abdomen light ochreous- yellow. Thoi’ax fuscous, anterior and posterior margins light ochreous-yellow. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints yellowish, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forevungs elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; light ochreous-yellow ; a rather thick somewhat irregular dark fuscous erect streak from inner margin immediately before anal angle, apex slightly bent posterioidy, not reaching costa ; a slender cloudy fuscous streak along upper half of hind- margin : cilia light ochreous-yellowLsh, slightly mixed with grey, suffusedly barred with grey at apex and anal angle. Hindwings BY E. MEYRICK. 1657 light oclireous-yellow, costal half suflfused with grey except on hindmargin ; cilia light ochreous-yellow. Carnarvon, West Australia ; in October, two specimens. Closely allied to the following, from which it is best distinguished by the ochreous-yellow apex of hindAvings ; but it is not improbable that further material might show both to be geographical forms of the same species. 709. (314b.) Coes, comoxantha, n.sp. 15-19 mm. Head ochreous-orange. Palpi ochreous-yellow, second joint sometimes mostly suffused Avith dark fuscous, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae and thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-yellow, base grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. ForeAvings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, rather strongly oblique; ochreous-yelloAv; base of costa and base of inner margin dark fuscous, uniting, in ^ very little marked ; a rather irregular narrow dark fuscous erect fascia from inner margin immediately before anal angle, near costa abru2:>tly bent outwards and terminating on costa near apex, upper portion in ^ sometimes nearly obsolete ; a narrow dark fuscous streak along hindmargin from apex to near anal angle : cilia dark fuscous, in ^ mixed Avith ochreous-yelloAvish betAveen apex and anal angle. HindAvings dark fuscous ; a deep yelloAv blotch on anal angle, extending to middle of hindmargin, and about half across Aving ; cilia light ochreous-yelloAv, on upper half of hindmargin suffused with grey. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, common. 710. (321a.) Coes, raenodora, n.sp. 5. 14 mm. Head yelloAV. Palpi yellow-Avhitish, in front dark fuscous. Antennte grey, obscurely ringed Avith paler. Thorax light yelloAv, anterior margin rather broadly dark fuscous. Abdo- men whitish-yelloAvish, base greyish. Log.s dark grey, j)Osterior pair whitish-yelloAvish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointeex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; white, more or less sprinkled with ochreous-brown, except on basal third; a dark fuscous streak along anterior half of costa, posteriorly pointed and suflu.sed ; ba.se of inner margin dark fuscous ; two narrow irregular ochreous-brown fasciie, often partially interrupted or ill-defined ; first from ^ of costa to middle of inner margin, second inwards-curved, from of costa to anal angle ; a darker dot in disc at 3, a second beneath it on foM, and a third in disc at sometimes perceptible but usually absorbed in fasciae; a narrow 1660 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, irregular dark fuscous streak along upper half of hindmargin : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, more or less mixed with fuscous beneath apex and on anal angle. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish- ochreous, in 9 with a cloudy greyish line. Toowoomba (1600 feet), Queensland; Sydney, New South Wales ; in November and December, five specimens, frequenting dense swampy bush. 715. (343a.) Coes, melanoscia, n.sp. 12-14 mm. Head ochreous- white. Palpi ochreous- white, base dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. Thoi-ax white, patagia dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish. Legs white, anterior and middle femora and upper surface of tibiae blackish. Fore- wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- margin nearly straight, very oblique ; white ; markings blackish ; a streak along basal third of costa, posteriorly much suffused ; a rather broad somewhat irregular streak along fold from base to anal angle, posteriorly more or less suffused above ; a dot in disc at g, and a second at § ; sometimes a small cloudy spot on costa at f ; a moderate cloudy streak from costa near apex parallel to hindmargin, reaching half across wing, sometimes continued so as to be almost confluent with submedian streak : cilia white, some- what mixed irregularly with blackish. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish. Albany, W est Australia ; in September, five specimens. 716. (344a.) Coes, innumera, n..sp. 9. 15 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, with a blackish band across crown. Palpi whitish, second joint rather dark fuscous except apex. Antenme whitish-fuscous. Thorax ochreous-whitish. Abdo- men whitish-ochreous. Legs wliitish-ochreous, anterior pair infus- cated. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; whitish, regularly strigulated throughout with very fine transverse dark ochreous- fuscous strise : markincs dark ochreous-fuscous ; a transverse BY E. MEYRICK. 1661 suffusion from inner margin near base, extending half across wing; a rather large round dot in disc at and a second beneath it on fold; an irregular transverse spot in disc at nearly reaching both margins, containing a somewhat metallic grey central transverse mark ; a series of dots from middle of costa, continued veiy near costa and hindmai’gin to inner margin before anal angle : cilia whitish-ochreous, Hindw-ings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. Duaringa, Queensland ; one specimen received from Mr. G. Barnard. The ^ of this peculiar species being unknown, it may not be justly referable here; specifically it may be immediately distinguished from all other known species of the whole family by the peculiar transverse striation, and the blackish band of the head is also a special character. 717. (344b.) Coes, psilostola, n.sp. (^2- 11-13 mm. Head fuscous-whitish, sometimes mixed with dark fuscous on crown. Palpi white, second joint with basal half and a subapical ring, terminal joint with basal and supramedian bands and apex dark fuscous. Antennje whitish, annulated with black. Thorax Avhitish-ochreous, brownish-tinged. Abdomen ochreous-grey-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with whitish, posterior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hiirdmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish, more or less suffused with very pale brown ; markings Vjlackish ; a narrow irregular subbasal fascia, sometimes interrupted ; a black dot in disc at 1, a second rather obliquely beyond it on fold, and a third in disc at ; a subtriangular spot on costa touching first dot, another on inner margin touching second, a third rather larger on costa above third dot, a fourth on inner margin touching third dot, and a fifth on costa before apex, connected by a cloudy .shade with third dot; cilia whitisli-ochreous, with a few blackish scales towards base. Jlindwings grey, slightly bronzy-tinged ; cilia light grey. Sydney, New South Wales ; from October to December, three specimens. 1662 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 718. (344c.) Coes, dictyodes, n.sp. (J. 14 mm. Head fuscous, sidetufts and back of crown white. Palpi, antennae, and thorax rather dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-grey, anal tuft ochreous-tinged. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly ai’ched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded; fuscous; an obscure whitish streak along costa from base to |, interrupted about middle ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at §, a second hardly beyond it on fold, and a third in disc at ; a white streak along fold from near base to anal angle, interrupted by second dot ; a white streak from first discal dot to middle of hindmargin, touching submedian streak at its origin, interrupted by third dot, posteriorly becoming suffused and indistinct ; traces of a curved darker line near hindmargin : cilia whitish-fuscous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-fuscous. Mount Kosciusko (7200 feet). New South Wales; one specimen in January, taken amongst the rocks on the summit of the highest peak. I conjecture that the larva will be found to be a lichen- feeder. Brachynemata, Meyr. 719. (348a.) Brack, amhlyteles., n.sp. (J. 13-14 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint ochreous-fuscous except apex. Antennae whitish. Thorax white, shoulders narrowly ochi’eous-fuscous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs fuscous, posterior pair pale whitish- ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round- pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; white ; markings brownish-ochreous ; a streak along basal fourth of costa, with scattered scales indicating i* s continuation to |^ ; a rather narrow straight fascia from beneath middle of costa to near inner margin before middle ; a moderate fascia from costa before apex to anal angle, its anterior edge forming a sharp angulation which touches BY E. MEYRICK. 1663 lower extremity of a transverse-linear dot in disc at its posterior edge nearly straight ; a row of irregular subconfluent ochreous- fuscous dots along hindmargin : cilia white, with some ochreous- brown scales at anal airgle. Hindwings light grey, apex obscurely whitish-ochreous ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Duaringa, Queensland ; three specimens received from Mr. G-. Barnard. OcYSTOLA, Meyr. 720. (361a.) Ocyst. pyrochrysa^ n.sp. (J. 18 mm. Head, antennm, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark purple-fuscous ; face and palpi yellow-ochreous ; terminal joint of palpi of secorrd. Forewings elongate, costa slightly sinuate, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, oblique ; deep bright yellow \ base narrowly purple-blackish j a very broad dark fuscous-purple hindmarginal band, bounded by an inwards-curved Idackish streak from 5 of costa to ^ of inner margin : cilia dark purple-fuscous. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate, round-pointed, 3 and 4 almost from a point ; bright orange ; a moderate purple-blackish hindmarginal border, broadest at apex, rather projecting in middle, attenuated to anal angle \ cilia blackish. Sydney, New South Wales; one specimen bred from a larva feeding in decayed wood (Coll. Mathew). 721. (368a.) Ocyst. ccdlixantha, n.sp. (^. 13-14 mm. Head light ochreous-yello wish. Palpi whitish- yellowish, terminal joint Antennaj whitish, ciliations 5. Thorax clear yellow. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints whitish, posterior pair pale whitish- ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round- j)ointed, hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; bright clear yellow ; markings fu.scous, more or less partially pale ferruginous on margins ; a streak along basal half of costa, sometimes absent ; a round dot in di.sc at a second oblirjuely beyond it on fold, and a third in disc at hrst two sometimes obsolete ; sometimes an 1664 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, irregular streak from third dot to anal angle ; a narrow hind- marginal fascia from apex to anal angle : cilia yellow, at anal angle light brownish-ferruginous. Hindwings elongate-ovate, 3 and 4 from a point ; very pale grey, more or less suffused with pale whitish-ochreous ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Fernshaw and Warragul, Victoria; in December, three speci- mens. A variable species, but even the least-marked forms seem separable from 0. malacella by the dark hindmarginal streak ; the strongly-marked form is conspicuously distinct. 722. (374a.) Ocyst. dystechna, n.sp. (^5. 13-14 mm. Head, palpi, and thoiax fuscous, sprinkled with ochreous- whitish, terminal joint of palpi Antenme fuscous, ciliations 2|. Abdomen ochreous-grey- whitish. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints and posterior pair ochreous- whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex acute, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; pale fuscous irrorated with darker ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at % a second lieneath it on fold, and a third in disc at | : cilia whitish-fuscous, towards base sprinkled with darker fuscous. Hindwings broad- lanceolate, 3 and 4 from a point ; whitish-grey ; cilia ochreous- grey-whitish. Sydney and Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales ; from June to August, and on the mountains in November, six speci- mens. 723. (379a.) Ocyst. episcota, n.sp. 13-15 mm. Head and palpi in ^ grey, in 9 white, terminal joint almost 1. Antennee dark grey, ciliations 5. Thorax dark brownish-grey, in ^ whitish towards middle anteriorly. Abdomen fuscous. Legs rather dark fuscous, posterior pale ochreous-yel- lowish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex acutely produced, hindmargin extremely oblique, continous with inner margin ; dark brown ; markings ill-defined, in ^ light grey, in 5 white ; a blotch covering basal fourth ; a i-ather narrow fascia from beyond middle of costa to beyond middle of inner BY E. MEYRICK. 1665 margin, connected by a light grey streak on inner margin with basal blotch 3 a small subtriangnlar spot on anal angle 3 some white or pale grey scales towards upper part of hindmargin : cilia fuscous. Hindwings broad-lanceolate, 3 and 4 from a point 3 fulvous 3 cilia fulvous. Sydney and Bathur.st (2300 feet), New South Wales 3 in December, three specimens. 724. (391a.) Ocyst. holonota, n.sp. (^5. 16-20 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish or white. Palpi long, white, apex of terminal joint, and second joint except apex dark grey, terminal joint almost 1. Antennse grey, ciliations 5. Thorax dark fuscous, apex of patagia white. Abdomen whitish- ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently ai’ched, apex acutely produced, hindmargin slightly sinuate, extremely oblique 3 white, sometimes ochreous-tinged 3 markings dark fuscous 3 costal edge more or less dark fuscous on anterior half 3 a moderate irregular streak along inner margin from base to anal angle, attenuated at base 3 a narrow rather inwards-curved fascia from ^ of costa to middle of inner margin 3 an erect triangular spot, containing a cloudy white central dot, on inner margin before anal angle, reaching more than half across wing 3 a narrow irregular- edged fascia along hindmargin from apex to anal angle: cilia white, above apex and on anal angle dark fuscous. Hindwings ovate- lanceolate, 3 and 4 from a point 3 light grey ; cilia whitish-ochre- ous, greyish-tinged. Perth and York, West Australia 3 in October, three .specimens. Closely allied to 0. pauHnella, from which it is most easily di,s- tinguished l.»y the white apex of j>atagia. Haplodyta, Meyr. 725. (398a.) Ilapl. turosema, n.sp. 16-18 mm. Head orange. I’alpi dark fuscous, above orange-yellow. Anteimai dark fu.scous. Thorax dark fuscous, 1666 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, posterior margin orange-yellow. Abdomen ochreous-yellow, basal half dark grey. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; deep ochreous-yellow ; base of costa and of inner margin slenderly dark fuscous ; an erect rather irregular wedge-shaped dark fuscous spot on inner margin before anal angle, I’eaching more than half across wing ; a moderate dark fuscous hindmarginal fascia, nar- rowed almost to a point at anal angle, where it touches preceding spot : cilia dark fuscous, base sometimes yellowish towards middle of hindmargin. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia pale ochreous-yel- lowish. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, six specimens. Recognisable from the two following especially by the wholly yellow cilia of hindwings, and bright colouring. 726. (398b.) Ilapl. perinyctis, n.sp. 15-16 mm. Head orange-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, above light yellowish. Antennsepale fuscous. Thorax ochreous- yellow, anterior half more or less dark grey. Abdomen ochreous- yellowish, basal half dark grey, sometimes mixed with grey posteriorly. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous- yellow, sometimes much mixed with grey •, sometimes a cloudy fuscous streak beneath costa from base to IJ ; an erect wedge- shaped dark fuscous spot on anal angle, reaching more than half across wing ; a cloudy subquadrate dark fuscous apical spot : cilia dark fuscous, sometimes more or less suffused with ochreous- yellowish on upper half of hindmargin, Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia rather dark fuscous, round apex sometimes mixed with liglit yellowish. Perth, West Australia; in November, three specimens. More obscure than the other two species ; best distinguished from II. torosema by the dark fuscous cilia of hindwings, from II. amphidoxa by the partially yellow thorax. BY E. MEYRICK. 1667 727. (398c.) Hapl. ampliidoxa. n.sp. (^9. 13-17 mm. Head orange. Palpi dark fuscous, above yellowish. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax rather dark purplish- fuscous. Abdomen light ochreous-yellowish, towards base grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Porewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindrnargin extremely obliquely rounded; dull yellowish-ochreous; base of costa and of inner margin suffusedly fuscous ; a moderately broad fuscous hindmarginal fascia from apex to anal angle, narrowed to a point beneath, anterior edge with a small abrupt indentation about middle : cilia rather dark fuscous. Hind wings dark fuscous ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish, round apex and upper half of hindrnargin more or less suSused with fuscous. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, eight specimens. Separable by the wholly dark thorax, dull colouring, and anal marking not developed into a separate prolonged spot. Machaeritis, Meyr. 728. (406a.) Mach, doxastica, n.sp. (J. 10 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-fuscous, spidnkled with grey-whitish. Palpi dark bronzy-fuscous, above white. Antennm dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, apex of joints whitish, posterior tibiae pale grey. Porewings lanceolate ; bronzy- fuscous, suffused with yellow-ochreous in disc ; a black dot in disc before middle, a second very obliquely before it on fold, and a third in disc at | ; an indistinct ti’ansvense suffusion of white scales at ^ ; a more distinct white suffusion forming a fascia in middle ; a suffused white rather inwards-curved streak from costa before apex to anal angle, narrowed Vjeneath, followed by some black scales, and preceded on anal angle by a cloudy suffusion of black scales ; cilia fuscous, with an ill-defined blackish line, on co.sta white above streak. Hindwings and cilia grey. Albany, West Australia ; in T)eceuiber, two specimens. 1668 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 729. (406b.) Mach, nephelora, n.sp. (J9. 10-12 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, above mixed with whitish. Antenme and legs dark fuscous, hairs of posterior tibiae grey-whitish. Forewings lanceo- late ; fuscous, sometimes partially ochi'eous-tinged, irregularly irrorated with whitish ; a cloudy white spot on costa at §, and another on anal angle ; sometimes an obscure darker dot on fold at J, and another in disc at f : cilia grey, somewhat mixed with white, base clothed with white scales mixed with light ochreous, sometimes with a dark fuscous dot opposite apex. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey, base suffused with whitish-ochreous, especially on costa. York, West Austi'alia ; in October ; six specimens. 730. (406c.) Mach, honialopis, n.sp. 1^. 10-11 mm. Head and palpi bronzy-grey. Antenn.-e dark grey. Thorax shining bronzy. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, posterior tibiae paler. Forewings lanceolate ; shining bronzy : cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. York, West Australia ; in November, two specimens. 731. (410a.) Mach, synora, n.sp. 14-16 mm. Head grey irrorated with ochreous-whitish. Palpi grey, above whitish, second joint more dilated and loosely scaled beneath than in other species. Antennae grey. Thorax light greyish-ochreous. Abdomen light grey. Legs dark gi’ey, posterior pair ochreous-grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, very oblique ; glossy pale greyish-ochreous ; a minute black dot in disc before middle, a second very obliquely before it on fold, and a third more distinct in disc at | ; rarely indications of two or thi’ee black dots on hindmargin towards middle and on anal angle; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings rather light grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. BY E. MEYRICK. 1669 Perth, West Australia; in October, seven specimens. Although an inconspicuous species, it is readily separated from the others by the different form of wing ; the palpi are also somewhat different, and I am not sure that it is justly included here. Semiocosma, Meyr. 732. (412a.) Sem. mystis, Meyr. ( Semiocosma my stis, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 1887, 79.) Nelson to Dunedin, New Zealand. 733. (415a.) Sem. aj)odoxa, Meyr. (Semiocosma afodoxa, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 1887, 79.) Wellington, New Zealand, 734. (415b.) Sem. 2^latyptera, Meyr. ( Semiocosma platy2)tera, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 1887, 80.) Wellington, New Zealand. 62.* Proteromicta, n.g. Head smooth, sidetufts appressed ; tongue developed. Antenna3 in moderately ciliated (1), basal joint moderate, with strong pecten. Labial palpi moderate, recurved, second joint loosely scaled beneath, terminal joint about half second, moderate, acute. Thorax smooth. Posterior tibise clothed with long dense hairs above. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. Hindwings elongate-ovate, cilia | ; veins 3 and 4 tolerably remote at origin, 6 and 7 parallel. Differs from Oecophora only by the separation of veins 3 and 4 of hindwings, and is perhaps a reversionary development from it, yet the affinity is not quite clear. 735. (418a.) Prot. crymorrhoa, n.sp. 22 mm. Head light groyish-oclireous. Palpi whitish, sccoiul joint dark fuscous except above. Antenna; dark fuscous. Thorax 106 1670 DESCRIPTION'S OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, greyish-ochreous, posterior extremity whitish. Abdomen pale greyish, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish-grey-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex subacute, hindmargin hardly rounded, extremely oblique ; rather light greyish-ochreous ; a moderate straight whitish streak above middle from base to hindmargin below apex; costal space above this fuscous, paler towards apex, darker towards base : cilia light ochreous-greyish, somewhat whitish beneath apex. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale ochreous-greyish. Mount Wellington (3000 feet), Tasmania; Port Lincoln, South Australia ; in November and December, two .specimens. Gymnobathra, Meyr. 736. (425a.) Gymn. om2)halota, Meyr. f Gymnobathra ompimlota., Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 1887, 81.) Christchurch to Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand. 737. (428a.) Gymn. hahropis, Meyr. (Gymnobathra habropis, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 1887, 80.) Nelson, New Zealand. 64*. Gcestia, n.g. Head smooth, sidetufts loose ; tongue developed. Antennse in ^ moderately ciliated (1), basal joint moderately elongate, with pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with appressed scales, somewhat loose beneath, terminal joint nearly as long as second, slender, acute. Thorax smooth. Posterior tibiaa clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 and 3 rising on a curved stalk out of 4 near origin, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. Hindwings elongate-ovate, cilia § ; veins 3 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 parallel. Differs from Oecoj)hora only by the singular and exceptional structure of veins 2-4 of forewings. The genus is constituted for BY E. MEYRICK. 1671 the reception of uniformis, Meyr., (434), previously referred to Oecophora. I had overlooked the peculiar neural character in my specimen (it is not so conspicuous as might be supposed), and am indebted to my valued correspondent, Mr. E. Guest, of Balhannah, for calling my attention to it ; and I have so far departed from my usual practice as to name the genus in grateful recognition of his acumen, and of the generous assistance which I have invariably received from him. Oecophora, Z. 738. (442a.) Oec. cosraanthes,n..sp. • 14-18 mm. Head orange. Palpi ochreous-yellow, base dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-yellow, anterior margin rather broadly dark fuscous. Abdomen light ochreous-yellow. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, very oblique ; ochreous-yellow ; markings dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; a narrow straight rather oblique fascia close to base ; a dot in disc at ? (rarely absent), and a second beneath it on fold, rarely united into a transverse mark ; a rather irregular narrow inwards-curved fascia from I of costa to anal angle ; a suboblong spot on upper half of hindmargin, continued as an irregular line along lower half : cilia rather dark grey, rather broadly sutfused until ochreous- yellow beneath apex. Hindwings grey ; cilia light ochreous- yellowish, tinged with grey at apex. Geraldton, West Australia ; in Octolier and November, common. This and the two following species are closely allied to one another, and to Oe. mifurea. This species diliei-s from the other three by the absence of any dark spot on inner margin ; from the two follow’ing also by the wholly yellow cilia of hindwings, and the anterior discal dots of forewings almo.st always separate ; from Oe. mifurea l>y the partially yellow cilia of forewings. 1672 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 739. (412b.) Oec. hilaropa, n.sp. (J. 18-20 mm. Head orange. Palpi ochreous-yellow, anterior edge of terminal joint and extreme base bbickisb. Antennse dark grey. Thorax pale ochreous-yellow, anterior half blackish. Abdomen ochreous-yellow, suffused with grey, especially towards base. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Fore- wings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hind- margin nearly straight, very oblique ; light ochreous-yellow ; markings blackish, slightly purple-tinged ; a narrow straight rather oblique fascia very near base ; a transverse bar in disc at I, almost always connected with an elongate spot along inner mai’gin beyond middle ; a rather irregular narrow slightly inwards-curved fascia from § of costa to anal angle ; a sub- quadrate apical spot, continued as a cloudy line along hindmargin to anal angle : cilia dark grey. Hind wings dark fuscous ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish, more or less suffused with pale gi'ey on upper half of hindmargin and round apex. Greenmount (on the range near Perth) and York, West Australia ; in N oveinber, five specimens. Easiest separated from Oe. protadelpha by the wholly dark grey cilia of foi’ewings, and the cilia of hindwings wholly yellow on lower half of hindmargin. 740. (442c.) Oec. protadelpha., n.sp. 15-20 mm. Heatl orange. Palpi ochreous-yellow, anterior edge of terminal joint, and extreme base blackish. Antennte dark grey. Thorax ochreous-yellow, anterior half blackish. Abdomen dark grey, apex ochreous-yellow. Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin nearly straight, very oblique ; ochreous- yellow ; markings purple-blackish ; a narrow straight oblique fascia very near base ; a narrow direct fascia from middle of inner margin, reaching | across wing, produced along inner mai’gin as a wedge-shaped streak to near anal angle ; an irregular narrow slightly inwards-curved fascia from | of costa to anal BY E. MEYRICK. 1673 angle, dilated on costa, anterior edge with a short projection in middle, sometimes narrowly interrupted at lower extremity ; a subquadrate apical spot, continued as a cloudy line along hind- margin to anal angle : cilia dark grey, beneath apex more or less distinctly suffused with yellowish. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, yellowish- tinged at base and beneath apex. Perth, West Australia; in October and November, common. 741. (453a.) Oec. politis, Meyr. {Oecopliora politis, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 1887, 81, ib. 1888.) Wellington, New Zealand. Cremnogenes, Meyr. 742. (465a.) Cremn. siderola, Meyr. (Cremnogenes siderota, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 1887, 82.) Mount Arthur, New Zealand. Crossopiiora, Meyr. 743. (472a.) Cross, aetodes, n.sp. (J. 26 mm. Head, palpi, antennje, and thorax rather dark grey. Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish-grey. Forewings very elongate, costa gently arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin faintly sinuate, extremely oblique ; grey ; a minute inconspicuous darker dot in disc before middle, a second obliquely beneath and before it, and a third, larger and more distinct, in disc before § ; two minute very inconspicuous darker dots obliquely transversely placed near together below middle : cilia grey, ochreous-tinged. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale dull greyish-ochreous. Mount Lofty, South Australia ; one specimen received from Mr. E. Guest. Conspicuous in the genus by its large size. 1674 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 66.* ArtiastiSj n.g. Head smooth, sidetufts appressed; tongue developed. Antennae in with long fine ciliations (3-5), ba.sal joint moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, recurved, second joint with appressed scales, slightly rough beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, slender, acute. Thorax smooth. Posterior tibiae clothed with long dense hairs above. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. Hind wings ovate-lanceolate or broadly lanceolate, cilia about 1 ; veins 3 and 4 remote, 6 and 7 parallel. Nearly allied to Crosso])hora, from which it difiers essentially only by the separation of veins 3 and 4 of the hindwings, which are almost parallel. The three species are best distinguished by the colour of the hindwings. 744. (474a.) Art. heliacma, n.sp. (^9- 14-15 mm. Head, palpi, antennse, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fuscous-grey ; antennal ciliations 5 ; anal tuft and posterior tibiae pale yellowish. Fore wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acutely produced, hindmargin sinuate, ex- tremely oblique ; dai’k fuscous-grey : an indistinct darker dot in disc at f : cilia dark fuscous-grey. Hindwings clear orange; cilia in ochi’eous-yellow, in 9 grey- Bathurst (2300 feet). New South Wales ; Petersburg, South Australia ; in October and November, two specimens. 745. (474b.) Art. tejnda, n.sp. (J9. 18-21 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax dark fuscous-grey, antennal ciliations 3. Palpi fuscous, somewhat sprinkled with grey-whitish. Abdomen fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, posteiior tibia; whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed or almost acute, hindmargin slightly rounded, extremely oblique; dark fuscous-grey; an obscure BY E. MEYRICK. 1675 darker dot in disc at g, a second ratlier obliquely before it on fold, and a third in disc at f ; a very obscure darker line from | of costa to anal angle, indented above middle : cilia rather dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia glossy fulvous. Sydney, Kew South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; in September and October, four specimens. The larva feeds between joined leaves of Eucalyptus. 746. (474c.) Art. 'ptochopa, n.sp. 2. 16-1 7 ram. Head, palpi, antenna, thorax, abdomen, and legs grey ; anal tuft whitish-ochreous ; posterior tibiae grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, hindmargin faintly sinuate, extremely oblique ; grey, mixed with paler and darker ; an obscure dai’k grey dot in disc at |, a second rather obliquely before it on fold, and a third in disc at f ; an indistinct sinuate darker line from f of costa to anal angle : cilia fuscous. Hindwings fuscous-grey ; cilia fuscous. Campbelltown, Tasmania ; in December, two specimens. Macrobathra, Meyr. 747. (479a.) Macr. trimorpha, n.sp. 14-16 mm. Head ochreous-yellow, back of crown generally narrowly dark fuscous. Palpi ochreous-yellow, anterior edge of terminal joint, and extreme base dark fuscous. Antennie blackish, annulated with whitish-yellowish. Thorax ochreous-yellow, anterior margin dark fuscous. Abdomen orange-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous ringed with yellowish, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate - lanceolate ; rather light ochreous-yellow; markings dark fuscous ; a rather narrow straight oblique fascia almost at base, outer edge faintly whitish-margined ; sometimes an irregular spot on inner margin beyonfl middle, anfl sometimes also a small spot on costa before middle, connected with donsal spot by a slender cloudy angulated fa.scia, but the.se markings are often wholly absent; a moderate hindmarginal fascia, rather variable in 1676 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, breadth on costa, anterior edge irregular or nearly straight, narrowed to a point at anal angle : cilia rather dark fuscous, often more or less strongly suffused with ochreous-yellowish beneath apex and below anal angle. Hindwings dark fuscous ; a more or less extended light ochreous-yellow longitudinal median patch from base to about ?, sometimes emitting slender streaks along margins of cell ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish, more or less greyish-tinged towards base on upper part of hindmargin. Carnarvon and Geraldton, West Australia; in October, common, frequenting a phyllodineous Acacia which I have not identified. The vai-iability of this species is extraordinary. 748. (479b.) Macr. heterozona, n.sp. 17-20 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow, sidetufts more orange. Palpi light yellow, terminal joint with two longitudinal blackish lines. Antennae dark fuscous, annulated with whitish- yellowish. Thorax rather dark purplish- fuscous, apex of patagia sometimes yellowish. Abdomen light ochreous-yellow. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair light ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; rather light ochreous-yellow ; a very slender dark fuscous rather oblique fascia almost at base, somewhat dilated on costa, not quite reaching inner margin ; in ^ a broad rather dai’k purplish-fuscous fascia from costa about ^ to inner margin, where it extends from beyond middle almost to anal angle, rather abruptly narrowed on costa, in ^ represented only by a cloudy narrow spot along inner margin ; a moderate rather dark purplish- fuscous fascia along hindmargin, narrowed to a point at anal angle, anterior edge slightly curved, in 9 niore or less nearly confluent with preceding fascia : cilia rather dark ochreous-fuscous. Hind- wings rather dark fuscous ; cilia pale brownish-ochreous. more or less yellowish towards base. Northampton, West Australia; six specimens in November, frequenting an unidentified phyllodineous Acacia which is there the commonest tree. BY E. MEYRICK. 1677 749. (484a.) Macr. aphristis, n.sp. 12-15 mm. Head white, back of crown dark fuscous. Palpi white, terminal joint with two longitudinal black lines. Antennae blackish, annulated with white. Thorax yellowish-white, anterior mai’gin dark fuscous. Abdomen bright yellow-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with white, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; yellowish-white ; markings dark fuscous ; a moderate straight oblique fascia almost at base ; a rather narrow slightly outwards-curved fascia from before middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin ; from middle of posterior edge of this fascia a branch proceeds to costa at f, with a projection beneath costa almost or quite confluent with hind- marginal fascia •, a rather narrow hindmarginal fascia, more or less dilated towards costa, narrowed to a point at anal angle: cilia grey, beneath apex and beneath anal angle white. Hindwings dark grey ; a small irregular hyaline patch at base j cilia gi’ey, towards anal angle whitish-ochreous, base more or less yellowish- tinged, especially round apex. Carnarvon and Northampton, West Australia ; in October and NovemVjer, four specimens. 750. (489a.) Macr. pompholyctis., n.sp. 16-17 mm. Head white, back of crown dark fuscous. Palpi white, second joint sometimes ferruginous-tinged beneath apex, terminal joint with two longitudinal black lines. Antenme black, spotted with white. Thorax white, anterior half dark fuscous. Abdomen very pale yellowish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with white, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous ; base of wing and of inner margin slenderly white ; markings ochreous-white ; a moderate fascia from \ of costa to | of inner margin, gradually dilated upwards ; a moderate somewhat semicircular spot on middle of costa ; a narrow suberect spot from inner margin at I, rather outwardly oblique, reaching about half across wing ; a narrow irregular fascia near apex, much dilated on costa : cilia 1678 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, rather dark fuscous, on upper extremity of ante -apical fascia white, on lower extremity generally with a white basal spot. Hindwings rather dark fuscous-grey ; cilia pale greyish-yellowish. York, West Australia ; in November, four specimens. 751. (490a.) Macr. parthenistis, n.sp. 9. 15 mm. Head ochreous-whitLsh, back of crown dark fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, extreme base dark fuscous. Antennae ochreous-white. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior femora dark fuscous, middle and posterior tibiae dark fuscous banded with white. Foremng.s elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous j markings white ; a narrow transverse direct fascia from costa before not reaching inner margin ; a small spot on middle of costa ; a small spot above anal angle, not touching it ; a moderate semicircular spot on costa at i : cilia rather dark fuscous, towards anal angle paler. Hind- wings rather dark fuscous-grey ; a small hyaline spot towards middle of base ; cilia rather light fuscous. Carnarvon, West Australia ; in October, one specimen, 752. (491a.) Macr. harmostis, n.sp. (J. 11 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, terminal joint dark fuscous Antennae blackish, with a broad white subapical band. Abdomen dark grey. Legs dark fuscous, middle and posterior tibiae ringed with white. ForeAvings elongate- lanceolate ; dark fuscous ; markings white, partially somewhat ochreous-tinged ; a narrow straight fascia from ^ of costa to before middle of inner margin ; a small spot on middle of costa ; a small spot above anal angle, not quite touching it; a transverse inwardly oblique spot from costa at reaching nearly half across wing : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; an irregular elongate pale ochreous-yellowish median patch extending from ba.se to about middle, not nearly approaching inner margin ; cilia gi-ey. Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, one S[)ecimen. BY E. MEYRICK. 1679 753. (496a.) Macr. hyalistis, n.sp. (J. 12mm, Head, antennae, and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, terminal joint dark fuscous in front. Abdomen fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae ringed with white. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; rather dark fuscous ; three rather small whitish spots on costa, reaching nearly half across wing, at and 4; first costal spot preceded by a darker fuscous transverse line reaching nearly to inner margin ; a darker cloudy spot in disc before middle, and another on costa before third costal spot : cilia fuscous, beneath anal angle more whitish-fuscous. Hind- wings rather dark fuscous, Vjasal f subhyaline except towards costa ; cilia pale fuscous, more whitish-fuscous towards anal angle. York, West Australia ; in October, one specimen. ZoNOPETALA, Meyr. 754. (33a.) ^o)i. melanocentra, n.sp. (J. 22 mm. Head, palpi, antennse, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-white ; lower half of second joint of palpi dark fuscous. Legs greyish-ochreous, posterior pair pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, oblique; white, faintly ochreous tinged, and witli some thinly scattered black scales ; a black dot in disc at \ : cilia white. Hindwiiigs and cilia ochreous-whitish. Melbourne, Victoria ; in December, one specimen. Trachyntis, Meyr. 755. (606a.) Track, xenopis, n.sp. (J. 12 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous mixed with whitish. Antenme dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, posterior margin whitish-ochreous. Abdomen rather dark fuscou.s. 1680 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, becoming light ochreous-yellowisli towards apex. Legs dark fuscous ringed with whitish-ochreous, hairs of posterior tibise ochreous-yellowisli. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindniai'gin very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, mixed with blackish ; three cloudy, very irregular moderate white fasciae, at about and f ; first rather bent towards base near costa, third forming a whitish-ochreous spot on costa, and indented in middle of posterior edge ; a small very obscure blackish spot in disc at i ; a second on fold beneath it, and a third in disc at | ; an ochreous-white dot on costa near apex : cilia grey, basal half mixed with blackish, tips paler round apex. Hindwings and cilia rather dark fuscous. Albany, West Australia ; in December, one specimen. Philonympha, Meyr. 756. (250a.) Phil, chalcopho'agma, n.sp. (J9- 13-15 mm. Head deep orange. Palpi dark fuscous, above whitish-yellovvish. Anteniife dark fuscous. Thorax deep bronzy- ochreous, with obscure paler central and lateral stripes. Abdomen pale ochreous-yellowisli, towards base rather dark grey. Legs dark fuscous, middle tibiie and posterior pair ochreous-yellowisli above. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded, continuous with inner margin ; bright deep bronzy-ochreous ; a slender white streak along costa from base to beyond middle ; an elongate black dot in disc before middle, a second on fold somewhat before first, and a third in disc beyond middle, first and third connected by a white mark ; a fine white line along fold from base almost to anal angle, interrupted by second dot ; a narrow inwards-curved white fascia from | of costa to near anal angle, in 9 fine and linear except on costa ; an irregular white streak along hindmargin, some- times partially absent : cilia greyish-ochreous, beneath anal angle blackish-grey, on costal markings whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. Perth, West Australia ; in November, five specimens. BY B. MEYRICK. 1681 Appendix II. This contains additional localities and times of capture, and occasionally other notes, for those species earlier described. 1. Pcd-paria aurata. Ardrossan, South Australia. Larva pink^ back partly greenish-yellow ; head reddish-brown ; feeds exposed on Eucalyptus sp. ; pupates in a flat oval case formed of two pieces of leaf ; bred by Mr. E. Guest. 2. P. lamhertella. Newcastle, New South Wales. 4. P. rectiorella. Newcastle, New South Wales, in October. 6. P. eonephella. Bathurst, New South Wales. 7. P . micrastrella. Mount Lofty, South Australia ; bred freely by Mr. E. Guest. 8. P. euryplianclla. Georges Bay, Tasmania. 9. P. semijtinctella. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Bathurst (2500 feet), New South Wales ; Ardrossan, South Australia. 10. P. uncinella. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Mount Kosciusko (4300 feet), New South Wales; Georges Bay, Deloraine, and Hobart, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty and Port Lincoln, South Aus- tralia j from September to January. Larva flesh-coloured ; dorsal reddish-brown ; lateral and si)iracular reddish-brown, waved, narrower ; head dark brown ; feeds on Eucalyptus sp. ; bred by Mr. E. Guest. 11. P. aulacois. Bathurst, New South Wales. 12. P. falcifcra. Georges Bay, Tasmania, in January. IG. Lepidotarsa chrysopoca. Deloraine, Tasmania, in November. Tliis species is variable, the forewings being sometimes partially suffused with fuscous. 19. Eochrois callianassa. Launceston, Deloraine, Carnpbell- town, and Georges Bay, Tasmania; from October to January. 21. E. dejuacteUa. Bathurst, New South Wales; Kangaroo Island, South Australia ; Geraldton, West Australia ; in October and November. 1682 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 23. E. pulveridenta. Cooma (3000 feet), New South Wales. 25. E. aclea. Deloraine, Tasmania ; in November, beaten commonly from Leptospermum. 26. E. protopliaes. Fernshaw, Victoria ; Campbelltown, Tas- mania \ in November. 28. Zonopetala divisella. Duaringa, Queensland ; Bathurst (2400 feet). New South Wales ; in March. 29. Z. clerota. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales ; Fernshaw, Victoria; in December and March. 31. Z. decimna. An additional synonym (accidentally omitted) is Oecophora ustella, Walk. 678. Larva extremely stout; dirty whitish ; head black ; segments 2-4 each with a blackish dorsal plate ; segments 5-7 grey on back ; anal segment reddish-tinged. Feeds in a flat oval case on lichen-dust and dead wood ; case formed of two plates, upper much larger so as to overlap all round, composed of fragments of wood woven with silk; in Sep- tember and October. 34. Heliocausta incarnatella. Larva feeds between joined leaves of Eucalyptus sp., in August. Pupa in a very strong white cocoon between the leaves. 35. H. inceptella. Quorn and Wirrabara, South Australia; in September. 36. H. severa. Glen Innes (3500 feet), New South Wales; Wirrabara and Mount Lofty, South Australia; York, West Australia; from October to December. Larwa rather stout; whitish-grey or pale greenish, posterior margins of segments whitish-ochreous ; a broad rather irregular fuscous lateral stripe ; head ochreous-brown, spotted with dark fuscous ; second segment ochreous-brown, on sides blackish ; third with a blackish-grey lateral spot in place of stripe ; anal segment yellow-whitish, dotted with dark fuscous. Feeds between joined leaves of Eucalyptus hemiphloia, in October. 37. B. lirnhata. Sydney and Mount Kosciusko (4300 feet). New South Wales ; in October and January. BY E. MEYRICK. 1683 41. H. liemiteles. Glen Innes (3500 feet), Newcastle, and Bathurst, New South Wales ; in December. 43. S. triphaenatella. Bathurst (2400 feet) and Sydney, New South Wales j in November. 47. H. euselma. Melbourne, Victoria. 50. Euchaetis metallota. Melbourne, Victoria. 51. Euryplaca ocellifera. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales. 52. E. demotica. Mount Kosciusko (4300 feet), New South Wales; Deloraine, Tasmania; in December. 57. Hoplitica sohriella. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales; Port Lincoln, South Australia; in November and December. 58. H. myodes. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales ; in December. 60. H. carnea. Bathurst (2500 feet), New South Wales. 61. H. repandida. Glen Innes (3500 feet), New South Wales ; Georges Bay, Tasmania ; in December. 62. H. pudica. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Blackheath (3500 feet). New South Wales; in December. 63. H. leucerythra. Glen Innes (3500 feet), Bathurst (2500 feet), and Mount Kosciusko (4000 feet). New South Wales ; !Mount Lofty, South Australia. 65. II. rufa. Shoalhaven, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria; Mount Lofty, South Australia; from November to J anuary. 66. II. ahsumptella. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 69. Eulechria griseola. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales. 71. E. cremnodes. Bathurst (2500 feet). New Soutli Wales; also from Victoria. 78. E. pantelella. Glen limes (3500 feet). New South Wales; in December. 1684 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 81. E. achalinella. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Bathurst (2300 feet), New South Wales; Georges Bay, Tasmania; from December to March. 82. E. triferella. Tenterfield, New South Wales ; October to December. 83. E. h achypepla. Fernshaw, Victoria. 89. E. leucopelta. Bathurst (2300 feet). New South Wales. 90. E. poecilella. Bathur.st (2500 feet). New South Wales ; Mount Lofty, South Australia. 91. E. hahrophanes. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales ; in Mai’ch. 97. E. amaura. Bathur.st (2500 feet) and Blackheath (3500 feet). New South Wales; in March. 98. E. dolosella. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales ; in i\Iarch. 99. E. acloxella. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales ; Georges Bay, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; Tas- manian captures in January, but it does not appear so early on the continent. 101. E. paurogramma. Deloraine, Tasmania; November to January. 102. E. chnmeriella. Cooma (3000 feet). New South Wales. 103. E. xylopterella. Glen Innes (4500 feet). New South Wales ; in December. 1 04. E. siccella. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 105. E. grammatica. In June, several specimens. 106. E. scopariella. Taken freely in June. 109. E. aerodes. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales. 110. E. tanyseia. Petersburg. South Australia. 111. E. omhrophora. Carnarvon, West Australia. 116. Leistarcha iohola. An earlier name is scitissimella, Walk. 807, which must be adopted. Sydney, New South Wales ; in September. BY E. MEYRICK. 1685 118. OenocJiroa endochlora. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 119. Oe. iohaphes. Georges Bay, Tasmania; in December. 120. Machetis aphrohola. Campbelltown, Tasmania; in Sep- tember. 121. Placocosma Jiephaestea. An earlier name is resimptella, Walk. 681, which must be adopted. 126. LinosUcha scythropa. Georges Bay, Tasmania. 132. loptera aristogona. In June and July, several specimens. 21-28 mm. 134. Macronemata elaphia. Mount Kosciusko (5600 feet). New South AVales; in January. 136. Phloeopola asholaea. Warragul, Victoria. 139. P. psephophora. Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales ; Fernshaw, Victoria ; Georges Bay, Tasmania. 140. P. tw'hatella. Fernshaw, Victoria. 141. P. confusella. Newcastle, New South Wales. 143. P. lanausa. Newca,stle and Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales ; Albany, West Australia. 147. Sphyrelata ochrophaea. Launceston, Tasmania. 148. indecorella. Melbourne, Victoria. 149. S. melanoleuca. This name is misprinted melanaleuca. 169. Nephogenes foedatella. Duaringa, Queensland ; Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales. 175. Antidica eriomorpha. An earlier name is pilipes, Butl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1882, 102, which must be adopted. Warragul, Victoria. 177. Philohota arabella. Bathurst (2300 feet), New South Wales. 178. P. biophora. York, West Australia. 180. P. irruptella. Newcastle, New South Wales. 181. P. chrysopotama. Bathurst (2400 feet), New South Wales. 182. P. catascia, Bathurst (2400 feet), New South Wales. 107 1686 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 184. P. monolitJui. Bathurst (2500 feet), New South Wales. 186. P. auriceps. Bathurst (2500 feet), New South Wales. 187. P. declhh. Glen Innes (3500 feet), Bathurst (2400 feet), and Cooma (3000 feet), New South Wales. 190. P. hypocamta. Melbourne, Victoria. 192. P. xiphostola. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 198. P. atmobola. Campbelltown and Georges Bay, Tasmania. 199. P. erehodes. Toowoomba (2000 feet), Queensland. 201. P. leucomitra. Mount Kosciusko (4300 feet), New South Wales. 202. P. herodiella. Mount Kosciusko (4300 feet). New South W ales. 203. P. hapala. This name is misprinted hapula. 204. P. glaucoptera. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales. 213. P. squalidella. Georges Bay, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; in January. 214. P. productella. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Bathurst (2300 feet). New South Wales. 215. P. tyroxantha. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales. 216. P. melirrhoa. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales. 219. P. anachorda. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales. 222. P. interlineatella. Mount Lofty, South Australia; Gerald- ton and Albany, West Australia. 223. P. hracteatella. Newcastle, New South Wales; Mount Lofty, South Australia. 224. P. trijugella. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales; in March. 226. P. aurmatella. Mount Kosciusko (4000 feet). New South Wales. 228. P. euxantha. Georges Bay, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Australia, 229. P. xanthiella. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales; Perth, West AustraKa. BY E. MEYRICK. 1687 230. P, himaculana. An earlier name is fascialis, Fab., Ent. Syst. 644, which must be adopted. Bathurst (2400 feet), New South Wales; Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 232. P. occidua. Bathurst (2500 feet), New South Wales. 237. Leistomorpha hrontoscopa. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales. 239. Compsotropha selenias. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales; in November. 240, C. stropliiella. Deloraine, Tasmania ; Carnarvon and Perth, West Australia. 243. Eriodyta {Philohota) sigmophora. Melbourne, Victoria. 245. E. {Philonympha) alductella. Warragul, Victoria. 246. E. leptostola. Bathurst (2500 feet), New South Wales; Warragul, Victoria. 253. Peltophora atricollis. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales. 256. P. marionella. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales ; York, Perth, and Albany, West Australia ; in November. In West Australian specimens the dark border of the hind wings is usually considerably broader, sometimes occupying nearly half the wing, but no distinction can be drawn by means of this character, which varies much individually. 259. P. {Philohota) thermochroa. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 261, P. carphalea. Duaringa, Queensland. 265. P. proximella. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales ; Femshaw, Victoria ; in December. 26G. P. hanplaga. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales. 273. Orophia cinetica. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Bathurst (2700 feet), New South Wales ; Mount Lofty, South Australia; in February and March. 276. Protomacha cara. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales ; Deloraine, Tasmania ; in November and December. 1688 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 278. Phryganeutis cinerea. Sydney, New South Wales; in May. 280. Saropla hyperocha. Mount Kosciusko (5000 feet), New South Wales ; in January. 286, Pleurota tephrina. Glen Innes (3500 feet), New South Wales; Geraldton, West Australia; in December. 287. P. psephena. This name is misprinted pesephena. 290. P. hrevivittella. Duaringa, Queensland. 294. P. psammoxantha. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales. 297. P. chlorochyta. Mount Kosciusko (5000-6000 feet). New South Wales ; in February. 298. P. stasiastica. Fernshaw, Victoria ; in November and December. 299. P. argoptera. Mount Kosciusko (4000 feet). New South Wales; Fernshaw, Victoria; Albany, West Australia; in January and March. 303. Eulachna dasyptera. Duaringa, Queensland. 307. Coesyra dichroella. Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Bathurst (2400 feet). New South Wales; in November and December. 308. C. iozona. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wale.s. 309. C. distephana. Albany, West Australia. 312. C. triptycha. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales; in November and December. 316. C. zanclotoma. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales; in November. 317. C. annularis. Melbourne, Victoria. Philolota athletica, Bos., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1885, 443, is a later synonym of this. 323. C. paracycla. Bathurst (2500 feet). New South Wales. 328. C. stenog)tera. Duai’inga, Queensland ; Glen Innes (3500 feet), New South Wales; Georges Bay, Tasmania; Perth, West Australia ; in November and December. BY E. MEYRICK. 1689 334. C. parvula, Geoi’ges Bay, Tasmania 3 fi’om October to March. 335. C. aspasia. Geraldton, Perth, and Albany, West Aus- tralia 3 from October to December. 336. C. panxantha. Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales 3 in November. 337. C. amylodes. Toowoomba (2000 feet), Queensland 3 in December. 349. Brachynemata singulata. Bathurst (2700 feet) and Cooma (3000 feet). New South Wales 3 Stawell, Victoria 3 Carnarvon, Geraldton, and Albany, West Australia 3 in October and January. 350. Microhela epicona. York, West Australia. 353. Heterozyga coppatias. York, West Australia. 354. Oxythecta alternella. Fernshaw, Victoria. 356. 0. hieroglyphica. Albany, West Australia 3 in December. 359. 0. acceptella. Glen Innes (3500 feet). New South Wales. 360. Crepidosceles iostepham. Sydney, New South Wales 3 in November. 362. Ocystola hemicalypta. Larva feeds in a case, consisting of a hollowed cylindrical twig, on Eucalyptus. 366. 0. hemisema. Launceston, Tasmania 3 Albany, West Aus- tralia 3 in December. 367. 0. oxytora. Georges Bay, Tasmania 3 in January. 370. 0. acroxantha. Cooma (3000 feet). New South Wales 3 Melbourne, Victoria 3 in J anuary . 377. 0. psamatkma. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 385. 0. illuta. Bathurst (2700 feet). New South Wales 3 Mount Lofty, South Australia. 386. 0. lithophanes. Campbelltown, Tasmania 3 in December. 387. 0. monostropha. Toowoomba (2000 feet), Queensland 3 Mount Kosciusko (4300 feet), New South Wales 3 Mount Lofty, South Australia 3 in December and January. 1690 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 388. 0. homoleuca. Glen Innes (3500 feet), New South Wales; Fernshaw, Victoria ; York, West Australia; in December. 390. O.glacialh. Bathurst ("2500 feet). New South Wales; in March. 407. Machaeritis psathyra. Albany, West Australia; in Sep- tember and October. 410. M. aegrella. Geraldton and Perth, West Australia. 419. Leptocroca sanguinolenta. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 433. Oecophora ochroma. Melbourne, Victoria. 434. Oe. ( Guestia ) uniformn. Mount Lofty, South Australia. (^9- 19-20 mm. Forewings with a third dot on fold rather obliquely before first. Hind wings distinctly tinged with purple- reddish. 441. Oe. hjmphatica. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 472. Crossophora thetias. Albany, West Australia; in December. 47 5 Oc}dogenes advectella. Albany, West Australia; in December. 476. Disselia aleurota. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 492. Macrohathra alternatella. York and Perth, West Australia. 496. M. synastra. Geraldton and York, West Australia ; in November. 504. 21. nephehmorpha, Melbourne, Victoria. 509. Palparia tJieophila. Georges Bay, Tasmania. 515. Zonopetala synarthra. Mount Lofty, South Australia. 516. Z. erythrosema. Melbourne, Victoria. 517. Reliocausta atoecha. Newcastle, New South Wales. This concludes the family for the present. Large as is the number of species recorded, — in no single region has any family of the Tineina been previously found to contain two-thirds of the total here reached — no collection can be made in any untouched locality without the immediate discovery of new forms. The uniformity of structure throughout the whole is extraordinary, and the limits of the family as laid down may be considered BY E. MEYRICK. 1691 established. Tlie generic classification of this mass of closely- related species has been difficult ; the points of structure on which it has been necessary to rely are in some cases slight, in others difficult of observation, and I cannot hope not to have committed some errors of judgment; yet I trust that this paper may be found to afibrd a reasonably sound groundwork for the study of a highly interesting and attractive group. In the following indices the numbers refer to those attached in ordinal succession. Index op Genera. Antidica, Mevr 34. Eulachna, Meyr 49. Antiopala, Meyr 44.** Eulechria, Meyr , 15. Aochleta, Meyr 61. Euphiltra, Meyr 6. Aristeis, Meyr 50. Euryplaca, Meyr 10. Artiastis, Meyr 66.* Guestia, Meyr , 64.* Atelosticha, Meyr 11. Gymnobathra, Meyr... 64. Atheropla, Meyr 47. Haplodyta, Meyr 59. Atomotricha, Meyr. . . . 16. Heliocausta, Meyr 8. Brachynemata, Meyr... 53. Heterozyga, Meyr 55. Brachysara, l\Ieyr 17. Hieropola, Meyr , 30. Coeranica, Meyr 48. Hoplitica, Meyr 14. Coesyra, Meyr 51. loptera, Meyr 26. Compsotropha, Meyr... 37. Lathicro.ssa, Meyr 63.* Cremnogenes, Meyr 65.* Leistarcha, Meyr. 18. Crepidoscele.s, Meyr. . . . 57. Leistomorpha, Meyr... 36. Crossophora, Meyr 66. Lepidotarsa, Meyr 4. Disselia, Meyr 68. Leptocroca, Meyr 63. Eclecta, Meyr 3. Linosticha, Meyr 24. Enchocrates, Meyr 2. Locheutis, Meyr 25.* Eochroi.s, Meyr 5. Machaeritis, Meyr 60. Eomystis, Meyr 5.* Machetis, Meyr 20. Epipyrga, Meyr 52. hlacrobathra, Meyr. . . . 69. Eriodyta, Meyr 38. INLacronemata, Meyr... 27. Euchaetis, Meyr 9. Mesolecta, Meyr 32.* 1692 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, IMicrobela, Meyr . 54. Piloprepes, Meyr 31. Nephogenes, Meyr . 33. Placocosma, Meyr 21. Nymphostola, Meyr.. . 12. Pleurota, Hb 46. Ochlogeiies, Meyr . 67. Proteodes, Meyr 13. Ocystola, Meyr . 58. Protei'omicta, Meyr 62.* Oecophora, Z . 65. Protomacha, Meyr 43. Oenochroa, Meyr . 19. Pyrgoptila, Meyr 31.* Orophia, Meyr . 42. Saropla, Meyr 45. Oxythecta, Meyr . 56. Satrapia, Meyr 70. Palparia, Wing 1. Semiocosma, Meyr 62. Peltophora, Meyr . 41. Sphyrelata, Meyr 29. Petalantlies, Meyr . 23. Talantis, Meyr 31.** Philobota, Meyr . 35. Thalerotricha, Meyr... 44. Philonympha, Meyr... . 40. Thamnosara, Meyr 63.** Phloeopola, Meyr . 28. Trachyntis, Meyr 24.* Phriconyma, Meyr . 25. Trachypepla, Meyr 32. Phryganeutis, Meyr.. . 44.* Zonopetala, Meyr 7. Index of Species. Where no author’s name is added, the species is described by myself. Names printed in italics are synonyms. abductella, Walk .... 245. adoxella ... 99. ahatersella, Walk .... 359. advectella. Walk ... 475. absumptella, Walk .... 66. aegrella ... 410. acceptella, Walk .... 359. aemulella. Walk ... 152. aceraea .... 113. aeolias ... 644. achalinella .... 81. aerodes ... 109. aclea .... 25. aethalea ... 172. acmaea .... 530. aetodes .. 743. acrobaphes .... 384. ati topis ... 671. acropola .... 196. agaclita ... 348. acrotropa .... 327. agelaea ... 376. acroxantha .... 370. agnesella, Newm ... 209. acutella, Walk 24, 225. aleu rota ... .. 476. adaptatella, Walk .... 220. allatella, Walk .. 271. BY E. MEYRICK. 1693 allocoma 351. alopecistis 584. alphitella 17. alternatella, Walk 492. alternella, Walk 354. amaiodes 670. amaura 97. ambly teles 719. amenena 686. amoebaea 663. amotella, Walk 148. amphicloxa 727. amphidyas 553. amphilyca 341. amphitoxa 679. amydropis 691. amylodes 337. anacborda 219. anadesma 593. anaema 459. anarcha 603. anarrecta 658. anassa 621. anastrella 161. anazancla 653. ancistrotis 689. ancylotoxa 179. anoyrota 131. anemarcha 482. aneriiodes 502. annularis 317. anoinodes 702. antheinodes 432. anthera 371. anthodora 310. antLopetala 122. antidoxa 623. apanthes 458. aparthena 249. aphanes 333. aphaura 545. aphristis 749. aphrobola 120. aphrontis 466. apodoxa 733. apora 174. apothyma 324. arabella, Newm 177. archepeda... 570. archescia 524. arenivaga 346. argolina 591. argonota 491. argoptera 299. argotoxa 636. argutella, Z 254. aristocratica 622. aristogona 132. armigerella, Walk 457. asbolaea 136. aspasia 335. aspidephora 160. asthenopis 711. asyneta 471. athletica, Ros 317. atliletis 573. atmobola 198. atinopis 631. atoecha 517. atricollis 253. attactella, Walk 414. auautis 682. 1694 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, aulacois 11. aurata, Walk 1. aui’iceps, Butl 186. aurigena, Walk 4. aui’inatella, Walk 226. aui’orella 15. austalea 345. austera 418. automima 668. avitophylla 546. auxolyca 641. axiota 629. balanota 685. banausa 143. barysoma 176. basilica 311. basiplaga, Walk 266. limaculana, Don 230. biophora 178. brachyomis 628. brachyota 692. brachypepla 83. bracteatella, Walk 223. brevdvittella, Walk 290. brochosema 221. brontodes 505. brontomorplia 94. brontoscopa 237. caelatella 281. calamaea 207. callianassa 19. callianthes 618. calligenes 402. callinieris 567. calliophthalma 678. calliploca 426. callisceptra 578. callista 372. callistis 627. callixantha 721. callizona 291. calotropha 95. camelaea 540. caminias 666. campyla 654. canepboi’a ...... 127. cara, Butl 276. carnea, Z 60. carnifex, Butl carphalea 261. catachrysa 667. catalampra 185. cataplasta 566. catascia 182. cataxera 270. catopti’ina 321. centropis 615. cephalanthes 551. ceratina 272. cei’aunobola 501. chalcaspis 275. chalcophragma chalcoxantha 661. charaxias 681. charidotis 241. cliarierga 586. chiastis 632. chimerina 625. chionea 389. cbionoptera 210. chirista 421. cblorella 85. BY E. MEYRICK. 1695 chloritis 449. chlorochyta 297. chlorosoma 489. cholerocles 576. cliolodella 68. clirysogramma 465. chiysopoca 16. chrysopotama 181. chrysospila 507. chrysoteuches 304. chi’ysotoxa 480. cimmeriella 102. cinerea 278. cinetica 273. cingulata 349. cleronoma 283. clerota 29. cnephaea 695. coarctatella, Walk 422. coenodes 609. coenosa 67. colonias 539. conioxantha 709. concisella, Walk. . 322. confectella, Walk 4. confusella, Walk 141. coniata 375. coniortia 252. conjunctella, Walk 269. connexella, Walk 359. conspicuella, Walk 155. constrictella, Walk 500. consuetella, Walk 274. contentella, Walk 242. contextella, Walk 451. convictella, Walk 75. copiosella, Walk 415. coppatias 353. cosmanthes 738. cosmocrates 649. costimacula 64. crassinervis 289. cremantis 676. cremnodes 71. crepera 195. cretacea 206. crocinastis 708. crocobapta 217. crocoxantha 528. crymalea 497. crymorrhoa 735. crypsichola 191. crypsileuca 262. crystallina 391. cyclophragma 595. cyclotoma 313. cycnodes 598. cycnoptera 583. dasyptera 303.. decaspila 701. decisana, Walk 31. declivis, Walk 187. dejunctella, Walk 21. delophanes 606. del Otis 557. deltoseina 332. demica Oil. demotica 52. desmophora 130. desmotoma 484. diagraimna 572, dichroclla, Z 307. 1696 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, cliclethra 394. (lictyodes 718. clinocosma 135. dinosema 588. discincta 344. disema 340. distephana 309. divisella, Walk 28. divisella, Walk 307. dolosella, Walk 98. doxastica 728. dryinodes 585. dystechna 722. echidnias 665. ecliptica 320. egelida 165. elaeodes 40. elaeota 565. elaphia 134. electrodes 236. ellenella, Newm 183. endesma 295. endochlora 118. endoleuca 534. ennephela 166. enoplia 374. eocrossa 552. eonephella 6. epicausta 84. epiclialca 467. epicona 350. epidesma 519. epimicta 442, epimylia 450. epiphanes 416. epiphaula 608. epiphragma 561. episcota 723. episema 74. epitoxa 675. epixesta 599. erebodes 199. eremaea 438, ergatis 339, eriomorpha 175. eriphila 544. eriscota 645. ei’itima 302. eroticella , ... 27. erytlirastis 669. ei'ythrosema 516. euanthes 380, eudoxa 518. eurrhoa 446. euryleuca 487. euryleucota 154. euryphanella 8. euryxantha 479. euselma 47. euxantha 228. exanimis 76. exanthema 361. exarcha 1 44. falcifera 12. fascialis, F 230. flavidella, Walk 427. foedatella, Walk 169. fulvia, Butl 263. galactina, Feld 54. galaxias 158 gephyrota 343. glacialis 390. BY E. MEYRICK. 1697 glaphyropla 268. glaphyrota 569. glauconephela 30. glaucopis 14. glaucoptera 204. gloriosella, Walk 255. gnomica 364. gonosema 559. grammatica 105. grammophora 403. graphica 556. griseata, Butl 453. griseicostella, Z. 214. griseola, Z 69. gypsina 296. liabrocosma 49. habrophanes 91. habropis 737. halraopeda 577. liamatella, Walk 428. hamaxitodes 477. hapala 203. harmostis 752. harpactis 690. beliacma 744. lielias 264. helica 138. lielictis 602. lieliocoma 548. beliodora 550. lieniera 408. lieniicalypta 362. liemicarpa 560. heuiigenes 619. liemiinochla 452. lieminephela 483. hemiphanes 88. hemiphragma 714. hemiscia 38. hemisema 366. bemisphaerica 431. hemispila 673. hemiteles 41. hemitropa 498. heniocba 404. hephaestea 121. beptarcba 589. herodiella, Feld... 202. hesperidella 3. hesy cbaea 511. heteropla 400. heterozona 748. bexastera 124. bieroglvpbica 356. bilaropa 739. biracistis 639. birax 13. boloclera 536. boloci’ossa 652. bololeuca 247. bolonota 724. boloxesta bomalopis 730. bonialota bouiocbalca 582. bomodoxa 462. bomoleuca 388. boiiioteles 547. boniotoua 233. bomoxesta 581. boplode.sina 464. boidopbaues 698. 1698 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. horaea 456. Hutionii, Bull 412. hyalistis 753. hydara 211. hyetodes 429. hyj^erarcha 613. hyperchlora 575. hyperocha 280. hyperopta 605. hypnotis 601. liyjx)causta 190. hypochalca 436. ichneuta 541. illuta 385. incarnatella, Walk 34. inceptella, Walk 35. inclusella, Walk 20. incomposita 257. indecorella, Walk 148. indocta 409. innumera. 716. interlineatella, Walk 222. iobaphes 119. iohola 116. iochalca 401 . iosema 655. iospila 533. iostephana 360. iozona 308. ipkigenes 648. irenaea 574. iriodes 151. iiTuptella, Z 180. Isabella, Newm 301. isarithma 369. isogi'amma 325. jucundella, Walk 150. lactella, Walk 117. laetiferana, Walk 18. lagara 437. lambertella, Wing 2. lathicentra 656. latifissella, Walk 189. latiorella, Walk 271. leptobela 79. leptospila 704. leptostola 246. letharga 448. leucerythra 63. leucocentra 420. leucocrossa 600. leucodetis 522. leucomitra 201. leucopeda 494. leucopelta 89. leucophanes 108. leucoplanetis 153. lichenella, Walk 412. lichenodes 162. limbata 37. limlatay Bull. 424. liosarca 538. lithochlora 633. lithocosma 512. lithogly pta 1 45. lithophanes 386. lividella 92. lopelictes 133. lucifuga 1 28. lyclmosema 444. lygrosema 358. lymphatica 441. BY E. MEYRICK. 1699 lysizona 638. macarella 460. macroscia 697. malacella 368. malacopis 684. malacoptera 549. maranta 461. marginellay Walk 22. marionella, Newm 256. marmorata 643. mathematica 167. matudnella, Walk 22. mechanica 596. mediella, Walk 31. megalocentra 657. melanargyra 499. melanocentra 754. melanocrossa 680. mel anod elta 146. melanoglypta 647. melanoleuca 149. melanoma 32. melanomitra 485. melanoneura 279. melanoploca 234. melanoptila 163. melanoscia 715. melanospora 405. melanota 488. melanoxantha 637. melesella, Newm 73. melichlora 300. melirrhoa 216. melliflua 331. melodora 672. menodes 543. menodora 710. meridarcha 590. mesocentra 612. mesodesma 683. mesophragma 555. mesophthora 510. mesopora 481. mesoxantha 382. metachroa 651. metallota 50. metriopis 537. metrospila 607. micrastrella 7. micropis 616. microschema 173. microxantha 650. milichia 378. mimica 527. moclilastis 571. molliculella, Walk 188. monodyas 352. monogramma 208. monolitha 184. monoloncha 634. monophaes 227. monostadia 478. monostropha 387. monozona 597. mychias 677. mylicella 277. myodes 58. myriophtlialma 506. mystis 732. neochlora 56. nephelarcha 193. nephelomorpha 504. 1700 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, nephelonota 355. nephelopa 70. nephelora 729. neurota 398. niphadia 470. nipliadobola 490. niphias 260. iiiphodesma 395. nomistis 592. noserodes 712. nubifera.. 440. nyctopis 157. occidua 232. ocellaris 315. ocellifera 51. ocbrocausta 238. ocbrochalca 687. ocbroma 433. ochrophaea 147. ochroptera 330. oecophorella, Walk 4.3. oenopa 473. olympias 640. ombropbora 111. omichlota 338. omraatias 114. omphalota 736. opliiodes 660. opbthalmias 554. oplithalmica 319. opoi'aea 455. orescoa 168. orgiastis 659. orinoma.... 197. oi’iphaea 646. or thogr amma 251. oxyina 468. oxytora..., 367. pallidella 77. pancbrysa 305. pantelella 78. panxantha 336. pai'acycla 323, paraderces 713, paragramma 306. paralyrgis 44. parca, Butl 424. parthenistis 751. parthenopa 46. partitella, Walk 205. parvula 334. paulinella, Newm 392. paurogramma 101. pedetis 200. pelodora 542. pelosticta 39. peloxantha 297. perdita... ...' 107. periclyta , 125, perinyctis 726. periscia 610. peroneanella, Walk 412, personata 318. phaedrella 53. phaedryntis 520. phaeoco.sma 705. phaeosceptra 579. phaeosteplies 564. phaeozona 707. phauloscopa 194. phegophylla 454. philadelpha 430. BY E. MEYRICK. 1701 philocala. 282. philochora 129. philopsamma 171. philostaura. 96. philotherma 93. ])biloxena 326. photinella 100. photoclotis 696. phthorodoxa 469. phylacopis 529. phylarcha 42. picarella, Walk 413. picrophylla 513. pilipes, Butl 175. placoxantha 381. platyptera 734. poecilella.. 90. poliarcha 535. polioci’ana 445. politis 741. pom phol yetis 750. porphyrea 503. prasophyta 417. pretiosella, Walk 218. privatella, Walk 271. productella, Walk 214. propriella, Walk 220. protadelpha 740. proteis 523. protochlora 159. proto^ramma 288. j)rotopha<-8 26. protorthra 170. proto.sticha 379, protoxantlia 45. proxiinella, Walk 265. 108 pruinosa 212. psacasta 164, psamathina 377. psammoxantha 294. psathyra 407. psephena 287, psephophora 139. pseudospretella, Stt 435. psilopis 700. psilopla 267. psilostola 717. psychra 411. ptockopa 746, pudica, Z 62. pudorinella, Walk. 18. puellaris 80, pulverea 235. pulverulenta 23. pura 250. pyramis 383. pyrgonota 617. pyrochrysa 720. pyrosema 293. pyrota 630. pyrrhoptera 329. quadratella, Walk 266. quadi’ipustulella, Walk... 33. rectiorella, Walk 4. repandula, Z 61. resumptella, Walk 121. rctractella, Walk 31. rhizobola 532. rhodopis 525. rhodospila 495. rbodoxantha 526. \ro8abella, Newm 10 1702 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, rufa 65. rufogrisea 48. rufosparsa, Bull. 55. samphoras 406. sanguinolenta... 419. sarcophanes 531. sarcoxantha 423. scbalidota 562. scholaea 447. scieropa 642. sciophanes 102. scitissimella, Walk 116. scopariella, Walk 106. scythropa 126. .seleniaca 324. selenias 239. semifusella^ Walk 18. semijunctella, Walk 9. .semiota 474. .semocausta 137. semophanes 693. sericata 59. serpentina 624. .severa 36. siccella, Walk 104. siderodeta 463. siderota 742. sigmophora 243. sobriella, Walk 57. sordida, Butl 115. soreutis 521. spartodeta 156. sphaeiophora 123. squalidella.. 213. stadiota 594. stasiastica 298. stenoptera 328. stenota...., 587. stereosema 706. strophiella 240. subpunctella, Walk 244. sulfurea 443. suppletella, Walk 604. suppressella, Walk 393. synarthra 515. synastra 496. synauges 662. synchyta 142. synora 731. tanyscia 110. tentatella, Walk 231. tephraea 688. tephrina 286. tepida 745. teras, Feld. 413. tetragona 664. thalamepola 397. thalamia 5. themeropis 284. theophila 509. theorica 258. thermistis 703. thermocbi’oa 259. tbesaurina 508. thetias 472. thiasotis 365. thiogramma 635. tholodella 425. thoracta 399. thrincotis 580. thymodes 363. thyteria 620. BY E. MEYRICK. 1703 torosema .. 725. vegrandis .. 347. transverse] la, Walk. ... ... 86. vernalis .. 248. triferella, Walk .. 82. xanthastis .. 626. trijugella, Z .. 224. xanthiella, Walk .. 229. trilicella .. 396. xanthocrossa .. 568. trimorpha ,. 747. xantkodelta .. 674. triphaenatella, Walk. .. . 43. xanthostephana .. 558. triptycha .. 312. xenopis tritkyra .. 486. xiphostola .. 192. tritoxantha ,. 514. xutliocoma .. 493. tropica 563. xylopterella .. 103. turbatella, Walk .. 140. zalocoma „ 285. tyranna . 373. zanclotoma .. 316. tyroxantha 215. zonostola .. 314. uncinella, Z .. 10. zonoteles .. 357. uniformis ,. 434. zophodes .. 439. ustella, Walk .. 31. zophoessa .. 72. utuella, Feld 427. zygophora ,. 614. variegata 87. 1704 ON SIMPLE STRIATED MUSCULAR FIBRES, ON SIMPLE STRIATED MUSCULAR FIBRES. By William A. Haswell, MA., D.Sc., Lecturer on Biology, Sydney University. A comprehensive study of striated muscular tissue as it is exhibited throughout the various classes of the animal kingdom appears to lead to the conclusion that there are two main types not in any way directly related to one another, distinguishable among the fibres which are classed together generally as striated. Of these the one— the compound type of fibre— I have dealt with elsewhere as regards its structure and distribution. The present paper contains some observations on the second or simple type of fibre. These simple fibres differ for the most part only in the presence of transverse striations from the non-striated fibres of the same animal ; they are of the same, or nearly the same, thickness as the latter, are not more readily split into longitudinal elements, and each consists, almost invariably, of a single cell. The sub-stance of such fibres is, however, transversely striated ; it is marked by regularly arranged transverse lines or bands, which may be visible in the fresh condition or may only be brought out by the action of staining agents ; in some instances the striation may be due to the division of the fibre into a series of alternating bands or discs of different optical properties, such as are presented by the mus- cular fibres of the compound striated type ; but of the presence in any simple striated fibre of transverse networks, such as charac- terise the compound fibres, I have not been able to find sufficient evidence. BY WILLIAM A. HASWELL. 1705 Fibres of this description have been described by Max Schultze* * * §, Briicke,* Yirchow,* C. F. Marshall,! and others as occurring in the umbrella of certain Medusae. Many of the muscular fibres of Holothuria, Synapta^ Echinus, Asterias and other Echinoderms possess, according to Leydig,! an appearance of transverse stri- ation which is due to their being made up of wedge-shaped segments closely compressed together. Schwalbe,§ however, describes the muscular fibres of Ophiothrix as possessing a peculiar double- oblique sti’iation about the nature and significance of which there is considerable room for doubt; it is at least probable that in this, as in other instances to be afterwards referred to, in which Schwalbe describes this form of striation, the supposed double character of the markings was due to a wrong deduction fi’om the appearances presented by the fibres. || In the pedicellarise of Sea-Urchins the fibres of the occlusor niuscle.s, as first pointed out by Geddes and Beddard,H present an appearance of transverse striation. These markings are not readily visible, at least in the Echinid I have made the subject of examina- tion ( Strongylocentrotus erythrogrammus ), in the living condition, and I have failed to bring them out by the gold method ; but in specimens treated with watery solution of haematoxylin and yellow chromate of potash, after Heidenhain’s method, they come * Quoted by Marshall as below. t “ On the structure and distribution of striped and unstriped muscle in the animal kingdom.” ‘Quart Journ. Micro. Sci.’ Vol. XXVIII. (1887h X “ Lehrbuch der Histologic.” § “ Ueber den feinerer Bau der Muskelfasern wirbelloser Thiere.” ‘Archiv fur Mikro. Anat.’ V. (1869). II Engelmann (“ Ueber den faserigen Bau der contractilen Substanzen mit besonderer Berilcksichtigung der glatteu und doppelt schriiggestreiften Muskelfasern.” ‘ PHuger’s Archiv,’ XXV. 1881,) recognises iSchwalbe’s double-obli(jue striation, and explains it much as Fol seeks to explain all cases of supposed transverse striation in the Mollusca. (Vide in/ra). IT “Sur I’histologio des pedicellaires et des muscles do I’oursiii.” ‘Comptes Hendus ’ 1881. Also, F. Bcddard, “ Striated muscles in Kchinida,” ‘Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.’ (5) Vol. X\H1. (1886). 1706 ON SIMPLE STRIATED MUSCULAR FIBRES, out with such regularity that they must be held to be due to the fibres being made up of alternating series of stainable and unstain- able segments, which, however, are not distinguishable by a marked difference in optical properties. Among the lower worms few instances of the occurrence of such fibres have been recorded. According to Ley dig* * * § the uterus of Echinorhynchus nodulosus contains in its walls transversely striated fibres ; but in his account of the same organ in the common species of the genus (E. gigas), Andresf makes no mention of striated fibres, and they do not occur in the only species I have had the opportunity of examining. Again G. R. WagenerJ described the muscular fibres of Nemertines as transversely striated ; but the striations seem to be of a very indefinite character. To the category of simple striated fiVjres appears to be referable also the striated muscular tissue found by Jourdan§ in Protula intestinum, in which he describes the striations as being as numerous and as fine as in the striated fibres of Mammals. In certain other Polychseta striated (simple) fibres have been described by various observers, but the appearance of striation seems to have been produced in many of these cases, if not in all, by the folding or wrinkling of the fibre||. In the muscular pharynx of Aphrodita, Lebert^ described striated fibres, but this is a mistake — the appearance described and figured being due to the crossing at right angles of two sets of simple non-striated * “ Lehrbuch der Histologic.” + “ Weibliches Geschlechtsapparat des Echinorhynchus gigas.” ‘Morph. Jahrb.’ IV. Bd. J “ Ueber die Muskelfaser der Evertebraten.” ‘ Archiv von Reichert und du Bois-Reymond,’ 1863. § “Sur la structure des fibres musculaires de quelques Ann^lides poly- chfetes.” ‘ Comptes Rendus,’ 1887. II Vide Rohde, “Die Musculatur der Chistopoden.” ‘ Zool. Anz.’ VIII. Jahrg. IT “ Recherches sur la formation des muscles dans les animaux.” ‘ Ann. des Sci. Nat. Zool.’ (3) Tome XIII. (1850). BY WILLIAM A. HASWELL. 1707 fibres, the annular and the radial. The only other class of “ Worms” in which simple striated fibres appear to occur is in certain Rotatoria ; but these cases I have not had the opportunity of examining ; it is possible that they may be degenerate com- pound fibres. In connection with no group of animals do we find a greater con- flict of statements regarding the muscular tissue than in the case of the Mollusca. Striated fibres have been described in the swim- ming lobes of the Pteropoda and Heteropoda, in the buccal mass of various Gastei’opoda (Leydig,'^ Schwalbe,! Marshall,! Harvey Gibson§), in the heart of various Mollusca (Leydig,^ Dogiel, || Gibson§), in the retractor of the eyes of Helix (Gegenbaur^), the abductors of various Lamellibranchs (Schwalbe,! Wagener,^'^-' Marshall!), the abductor of the Pectinidse alone (Blanchard!!) while Pol!! has recently announced the opinion that ‘true striation’ does not occur in any Mollusc. I have not been able to go over more than a small portion of the ground covered by the literature of this part of the subject ; but the observations which I have been able to make have led me to a conclusion which may be said to be intermediate between the opinion expressed by Blanchard and that expressed by Pol. * “ Lehrbuch der Histologic. ” t L.c. : L.c. § “ Anatomy and Physiology of Patella vulgata, Part I. Anatomy,” ‘ Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin,’ Vol. XXXII. (1886). II “ Die Muskeln und Nerven des Herzens bei einigen Mollusken. ” ‘ Archiv f. mikro. Anat.’ XIV. Bd. (1877). *T “ Die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Landgastropoden. ” ‘ Zeitschr. f. wiss. Zool.’ III. Bd. (1851). ** “ Ueber die Muskelfaser der Evertebraten.” ‘ Archiv von Reichert und du Boia-Reymond, ’ 1863. t+ “ A propos des muscles stride des Mollusques Lamellibranches.” ‘ Bull. Soc. Zool. France,’ 1888. Also, “ Sur la structures des muscles stride des Mollusques Lamellibranches.” ‘ Bull. Soc. Zool. France,’ 1888. XX “ Sur la structure microscopi(iue des muscles y Philippi (V. z-b. G. Wien, 1865, p. 597, taf. xxiii, fig. 2) for the reception of some South American insects which that author referred to this family, is regarded by Baron Osten-Sacken as identical with Geranomyia of the Tipulidm (Mon. Dipt. N. America, Part IV., Tipulidae, 1869, p. 79). These insects have a cosmopolitan range ; only Mochlonyx, with two or three species, appears at present to be confined to Eui’ope, but it has possibly been overlooked in other countries. The brilliant species belonging to Megarrhina, although few in number, are widely scattered, being represented in North and South America, the West Indies, North and South Asia, the Eastern Isles, and in Australia. The typical genus Culex, comprising the true mosquitoes, has a world-wide dissemination, and includes some 160 described species ; in Europe from extreme north to south about 30 species are known, and the same number are recorded from both North and South America, of which one species, C. annulatm, is common to the former two continents ; two species stand I’ecorded from Mexico and an equal number from the West Indies. In Southern Asia and the Eastern Isles about 25 species are known to occur, eleven have been named from Africa, four have been discovered in New Zealand, and in the present contri- bution no less than 21 are recorded for Australia. One species appears to have been introduced into this country, judging from the accounts of old colonists, and is possibly a variety of G. ciliaris, Linm It may have been imported from Europe in the water-tanks belonging to some of the old sailing vessels. As the I’ailway lines extend so this mosquito reaches portions of the country often hitherto exempt from it, and it has been, and is being, communicated to other places along the coasts by water traffic. Certain descriptions in Meigen’s and Macquart’s works fit this species fairly well as far as they go, but are much too brief and unsatisfactory to be of much service for conclusive identification ; and none of the more modern works giving descriptions of Culicidse being available to me, I have been compelled to simply give the description of this species without BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1719 attaching any name, in the hope that some foreign Dipter- ologist may be able to identify it. It is par excellence the domestic nocturnal pest of all the Australian colonies, rivalling its other wingless co-operators in bloodthirstiness. To residents who have been in the country a considerable time, the dreary hum of this evil genius of the sleeping-chamber is generally considered more ti’oublesome than its operation of phlebotomy, while to a new- comer the inflammation caused by the latter is accompanied with extreme irritation. The genus Anopheles, although numbering but few species, — less than thirty, — is widely diflfused. Five species are prevalent in Europe, seven in North America of which latter no less than three are common to it and Europe, one in the West Indies, at least four occur in South America, two in Southern Asia and the Eastern Isles, and lastly five is the small and undoubtedly unrepresentative total of Australian species. The genus ^des seems very limited in numbers ; two species are found in Europe, the same in North America, and one is now described from Australia. Of the remaining two genera belonging to the sub-family CoRETHRiNA, very little is known out of Europe Corethra has two known species in North and one in South America, and about eight species appear on the European list. Mochlonyx, as already mentioned, seems to be restricted to two or three species, all of which are European. The habits and young stages of the gnats or mosquitoes ai*e so well known that it is needless for me to recount them here. Tlie perfect insects occur about Sydney all the year I’ouiid, but very aVjundantly during the summer months ] certain species conceal themselves during the day, coming out in myriads in the evening, and returning to some suitable retreat again before daybreak ; others are day-fliers and cause much annoyance to travellers in the bush, especially as they sometimes appear in dense clouds. INIany species may be obtained by disturbing bushes, others are com- monly found in caves, hollow tree.s, &c., of course more particularly 1720 DIPTERA. OF AUSTRALIA, those situated in close vicinity to stagnant water and marshy places, wdiere the insects may be frequently observed drinking. I must take this opportunity of gratefully acknowledging the assistance derived from the Hon. William Macleay’s MSS., which w’ere freely handed to me for my use ; also the help from Drs. J. and T. L. Bancroft and Mr. Henry Tryon, of Brisbane ; Mr. A. G. Hamilton, of Mt. Kembla, Illawarra ; Mr. De Meyrick, of Penrith ; and Mi. George Masters, in obtaining for me valuable material for description. Genus 1. Megarrhixa, Desv. Megarrhina, Desvoidy, Essai sur les Culicides, Mem. Soc. d’Hist. Nat. de Paris, III. 1827, p. 412 ; Macquart, Dipteres Exotiques, Vol. I. 1838, p. 32, pi. 1, fig. 1. Proboscis bent downwards about the middle of its length ; in the ^ almost the length of the body, in the ^ a little shorter. Palpi in the ^ a little longer than the proboscis ; first joint short ; second, third, and fourth elongate, cylindrical, of equal length except the second, which is a little shorter ; in the 9 of rather less length than the proboscis, with five cylindrical joints of nearly equal length. Antennas in the ^ with bushy plume.s, the second joint a little elongate ; in the 9 the joints elongate, with a few long hairs at the base. Prothorax projecting from each side in the form of a scale ; bordered with hairs in the naked in the 9. Abdomen : the last three segments bordered laterally wdth hairs in the the copulatory organ accompanied by tw'o append- ages terminating in a point. Wings : first marginal cell very small ; transverse veins very remote from the petiolated cells. Obs. — The above is derived partly from Macquart’s synoptical table on p. 29, and partly from the additional characters enumerated by him on p. 32, drawn from the sexes of M. hcemorrhoidalis, the type of this genus. I would add the following observations wdth reference to the species hereafter described, more particularly as it does not correspond in every particular with Macquart’s description or figure. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1721 Head small, subglobose, free from the thorax. Eyes lunula r, emarginate at the insertion of the antennse, more closely approxi- mate above in the 9 than in the Palpi* in the ^ a little shorter than the proboscis, densely clothed with scales, six- jointed ; the first two joints very short, the third, fourth, and fifth elongate, cylindrical, the fifth somewhat longer than the third and the fourth somewhat longer than the fifth, the sixth joint nearly twice the length of the fifth, acuminate. Proboscis in both sexes equal in length to the abdomen and half the thorax, densely clothed with scales. Antennae 2- -f- 12-jointed. Thorax ovate, much more pointed anteriorly than in Culex ; pro thoracic lobes bordered with hairs in both sexes ; scutellum more oblong than in Culex. Abdomen flattened, sub-claviform, with eight segments, the last three segments in both sexes densely bordered laterally with long hairs. Legs long, slender, minutely spinu- lose ; coxae short. Wings longer than the abdomen, incum- bent in repose ; auxiliary, first longitudinal, and basal half of the fifth longitudinal vein densely covered with more or less turbinate scales. Humeral cross-vein and sub-costal cross- vein present, the latter situated at the middle of the auxiliary vein. Marginal cross-vein present, the second longi- tudinal vein appearing before it in the first basal cell in an ill-defined manner, like an incrassation of a wing-fold. Second longitudinal terminating in a very small short fork, with a cuneiformly narrowed base, both branches bent slightly anteriorly at their extreme tips in the Third longitudinal vein not originating from the second longitudinal vein, joined to it by a supernumerary cross-vein, and staiting at the middle cross-vein, which is situated much before the latter and exactly ojiposite the posterior cross- vein. f Fourth longitudinal vein with a long fork. *The palpi aud anteiinaj of the only specimen of the ? I have seen are broken off near the base. tin both sexes the tliinl b)ngitiuliiial vein appears to traverse the first posterior cell to its base as a very indistinct incnissation of a wing-fold, but in the specimen of the ? before me the third longitudinal is covered with scales for some distance before the middle cross-vein. / 1722 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, cuneiformly narrowed towards the base, the anterior branch slightly bent posteriorly at its extreme tip in the Fork of the fifth longitudinal vein very long, its base situated some distance before the sub-costal cross-vein. Sixth longitudinal vein some- what sinuous, joining the margin beyond the posterior cross-vein, in the 9 opposite the supernumerary cross-vein (PI. XL., fig. 1). As far as I am aware only eiglit species of this very distinct genus hav'e been hitherto described — one from North and another from South America, one from the West Indies, four from Southern Asia and the Eastern Isles, and one from Amur, Northern Asia. 191. Megarrhina speciosa, sp.n. (W. Macleay, MSS.). (J. — Length of antenn* O'lGO inch ... 4-06 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0'330 x 0'060 ... 8 39 xL54 Size of body 0-440 x 0-080 ... 11-17 x 2-02 Antennfe brown, a little more than half the length of the palpi ; basal joint black, with hoary reflections : second joint more than twice the length of the third, ornamented with some beau- tifully iridescent scales, the whorl of very long hairs situated about ^ from the apex. Head covered with brilliant margaritaceous scales, chiefly reflecting green ; in a certain light appearing brown ^vdth a bright pale greenish line round the hinder border of the eyes. Proboscis (0-300 in.) somewhat longer than the palpi (0-285 in.), deep metallic blue, with a purplish reflection before the bend, brown beyond. Palpi deep metallic blue, with jiurplish reflections, the third joint ringed with golden- yellow at the apex (this is much more distinct underneath), and the fourth joint with a broader ring of the same V)eyond the middle. Thorax brown, the lateral margins and prothorax densely covered with pale greenish scales, the latter with long brown hairs ; hinder margin and scutellum richly adorned with brilliantly iridescent scales and long brown hairs ; pleurae with a naked brown stripe from the origin of the wings to the scale-like prothoracic projection, below this densely covered BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1723 with silvery scales ; metanotum brown, naked. Halteres ochre- yellow. Abdomen about twice the length of, but narrower than, the thorax, flat, deep metallic blue, except the first segment, the latter green with a yellow patch on each side ; fifth segment showing some golden-yellow laterally, sixth and eight segments ornamented with a strong tuft of golden hair laterally, the seventh with black tufts ; all the segments slightly bordered with golden hairs laterally ; the first to third and fifth to seventh segments golden-yellow beneath with a metallic blue longitudinal stripe down the centre, fourth entirely metallic blue, and the terminal one brilliant pale green. Coxse clothed with silvery scales. Femora and tibhe metallic violet, the former golden- yellow beneath. In the intermediate- and fore-legs (the hind legs wanting below the tibim in the specimen before me), the first joint of the tarsi white except at the base, and the second also except at the apex ; the rest metallic violet. Wings longer than the abdomen, with a pale brownish tint antei'iorly and along the fifth longitudinal vein, veins pale brown, cilia pale, and short ; weak reflections. Auxiliary vein joining the costa almost opposite but somewhat beyond the tip of the posterior branch of the fifth longitudinal ; sub-costal cross-vein distinct, situated about mid- way between the origin of the anterior branch of the fifth longi- tudinal vein and the origin of the second longitudinal ; fork of the latter very small, the tips of the branches slightly bent ante- riorly 3 sui)erniimerary cross-vein equal in length to the middle cross- vein ; posterior cross-vein more than twice the length of the latter, rather sinuose ; tip of the anterior branch of the fifth longitudinal vein joining the margin opposite the middle of the second posterior cell ; a very prominent wing-fold running close to the posterior side of the fifth longitudinal for the whole of its length and another on the anterior side in the anal cell. II ah. — Port Denison, Queensland (Masters). Ohn. — The above is taken from a single ^ specimen whose hind- legs are lost beyond tin; tibiie, and whose thorax is perhaps partly denuded. Tlnnc* is also a 9 specimen in tiie Macleay collection taken by .Mr. Masters about twenty years ago near Sydney ; it 1724 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, seems to me to belong to this species, but is too abraded to satisfactorily decide. I do not know of any other captures of specimens of this genus in Australia, and I have never yet had the fortune to see a living example of these evidently scarce, and extremely magnificent insects. Genus 2. Culex, Linn. Gulex, Linnieus, Syst. hi at. 1735 ; Fauna Suecica, 1761 ; Geoffroy, Hist. ii. Ins. 1764; Fabricius, Gen. Ins. 1776, p. 203; Ent. Syst. 1794 ; Latreille, Gen. Cr. et Ins. IV. 1809, p. 246 ; Meigen, Syst. Beschr. i. 1818, p. 1 ; Macquart, S. a B. I. 1834, p. 33 ; Curtis, Brit. Ent. Vol. XII. 1835, p. 537 ; Zetterstedt, D.Sc. 1850; Walker, I. B. III. 1856, p. 243; Schiner, F.A. II. 1864. Head small, almost globose, situated moderately deep in the thorax. Eyes lunular, emarginate at the insertion of the antennse, approximate above. Ocelli wanting. Palpi porrected, clothed with scales ; longer* than the antenme in the six-jointed, the last three joints haiiy ; first two joints short, third long and slender, fourth the longest, clavate, fifth and sixth about equal length, the fifth longer than the sixth or the latter longer than the fifth ; in the ^ very short, five-jointed ; first joint rather longer than the second, membranous at the base, second small, third clavate, fourth longest and stoutest, fifth extremely small, nipple-shaped or gemmiform. Proboscis long, slender, densely clothed with scales, straight or a little bent. Antennse por- rected, about the length of the thorax, shorter than the proboscis, 2- -|- 12-jointed, first joint of the scapus large and globose.; in the ^ second rather longer and stouter than the first flagellar joint, whorled with very long hair towards the apex ; the ten following flagellar joints short, fusiform, whorled in the middle with very long hair, the penultimate joint greatly elongated beyond the whorl, terminal joint long, shorter than the last, slender like the continuation of the last, with a few moderately *Meigen, Macquart and Curtis all say “longer than the proboscis ” in the brown, spotted with a few small patches of white scales ; a little testaceous under the origin of the wings; scutellum somewhat testaceous-brown, with long yellow hairs ; inetanotum deep brown. Halteres brownish-ochraceous. Abdomen twice the length of the thorax, deep brown, nearly fuliginous; each segment bordered anteriorly with a narrow band of white scales and fringed posterioi ly with golden-yellow hairs ; underneath covered with white scales. (Joxje reddish-brown, with white scales. Beinora deep brown above. 1738 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, white beneath (in the fore- and intermediate- pairs the brown pre- dominates), and just perceptibly white at the extreme apex ; tibiae and tarsi sordid brown, with a yellowish-grey reflection, all joints, except the last tarsal joint, with a small ring of white at the base. In the hind-legs the metatarsi equal in length to the tibiae. Wings longer than the abdomen, hyaline, the veins thickly covered with brown scales, chiefly long and very slender, cilia brownish-grey. Auxiliary vein reaching the costa about opposite the tip of the posterior branch of the fifth longitudinal vein; middle and posterior cross-veins very pale, the former a little shorter than the latter and situated in front of it a distance equal to twice its length ; first sub-marginal cell a little longer and distinctly narrower than the second posterior cell, its base situated almost opposite but slightly beyond the base of the latter ; anterior branch of the fifth longitudinal vein as in the last species. Hah. — Blue Mountains (Masters); Berowra, N.S.W. (Skuse). January. Ohs. — I have seen only two specimens of this well-marked species. 201. CuLEX XOTOSCRIPTUS, sp.n. (W. Macleay, MSS.). (J. — Length of antennae O’OTO inch Expanse of wings.. 0'140 x 0'030 ... Size of body 0-160 x0'030 ... 1-77 millimHres. 3*55 X 0-76 4-06 X 0-76 — Length of antennae 0-085 inch Expanse of wings 0-160x0-040 ... Size of body 0-180 x 0-035 ... 2-14 millimetres. 4- 06 X 1-01 5- 56x0-88 — Antennae light brown, verticils greyish-sericeous, about the length of the palpi ; first joint of the scapus with a small patch of silvery-white scales on the inner side. Eyes olive-green, bordered behind with a fine line of silvery- white scales, followed by a broad band of black or very deep violet-black, behind which BY FREDERICK A. A, SKUSE. 1739 is a patch of yellow scales. Proboscis as long as the palpi, violet-black, or very deep violet-brown, with a moderately broad ring of white just beyond the middle. Palpi brown, violet-black towards the apex, the last two joints ringed with white at the base. Thorax deep umber-brown, with a dense minute black pubescence, and marked tudinal lines ; — a median coming furcate before fork enclosing a space scence) ; a short golden- line on each side of this. with several fine longi- one of silvery -white, be- reaching the scutellum (the entirely destitute of pube- yellow (sometimes silvery) starting below the anterior border and terminating before the middle of the thorax ; a lateral long sinuous silvery-white one, the anterior extremity very close to the median line, the posterior half little bent ; lastly there is another short line of silvery-white above the wings, the anterior extremity of which does not reach the middle of the thorax ; pleurae, scutellum, and metanotum paler brown than the rest of the thorax, the first spotted with (generally eleven) small patches of silvery-white scales ; scutellum bordered with a broad line of silvery- white scales, interrupted a short distance from each extremity ; the interstices of the thoracic lines and the scutellum beset with long black hairs. Halteres pale, with some white scales. Abdomen twice the length of the thorax, deep violet-black or violet-brown, each segment bordered anteriorly with ochre-yellow scales and spotted laterally with a small patch of silvery-white scales ; long golden-yellow hairs ; beneath violet-black or violet-brown, each segment with a slight Vjand of silvery-white scales anteriorly, the short terminal segment covered with silveryAvhite scales ; holding forceps deep brown. Coxae yellowish, with silvery-white scales and golden-yellow hairs. Femora, tibiie, and tarsi violet-black, a silvery-white line along each side of the femora and tibije, and a ring of silvery-white at the base of all the joints of the tarsi of the hind-legs, and on the first and second joints of the tarsi in the fore- and inter- mediate legs. Wings about the length of the abdomen, pelluciosite the tip of the sixth longitudinal than to the origin of the second longitudinal, reaching the posterior border at a point opposite the middle of the second posterior cell. JIah. — Murrumbidgee, N.S.W. (Prof. W. J. iStephens). Ohs. — A day-dying mosquito. 1746 DIPTERA OP AUSTRALIA, 209. CuLEX Macleayi, sp.n. 9.- -Length of antennae 0’095 inch ... 2-39 millimetres. Expanse of wings 0’170x0 050 ... 4'31 x 1-27 Size of body 0-190 x 0-040 ... 4-81 x 1-01 Antennae fuliginous, about the length of the proboscis ; first joint of the scapus and base of the second testaceous. Head deep brow'n, densely covered with golden-yellow scales, interspersed with a few brown hairs. Proboscis violet-brown, lighter in the middle, six times the length of the palpi. Palpi violet-brown. Thorax deep brown (when denuded), densely covered with golden-yellow scales and scattered brown hairs, traversed by two indistinctly traceable parallel longitudinal bare lines ; pleurae lighter browui than the thorax, spotted with a few small patches of white scales and golden-yellow hairs ; scutellum and metanotum more or less testaceous-brown, the foi mer covered with golden-yellow scales and long brown hairs. Halteres ochre-yellow. Abdomen twice the length of the thorax, deep umbrous-brown with an almost im- pex’ceptible violet reflection, each segment bordered anteriorly with a very narrow band of whitish or pale yellowish scales, densely fringed posteriorly and laterally with long pale golden-yellow hairs ; venter densely covered with whitish or pale yellowish scales ; lamellie of the ovipositor light brown, densely pubescent. Coxse ochraceous or testaceous, with white scales and golden- yellow hairs. Femora, tibise and tarsi covered with violet-brown scales, the undersides of the former two being covei-ed with whitish or pale yellowish ; in the hind-legs the tibiae slightly tipped with whitish or pale yellowish. In the hind-legs the tibia and meta- tarsus of about equal length. Wings longer than the abdomen, hyaline, the veins densely covered with very long fine brown scales. Auxiliary vein joining the costa opposite the tip of the posterior branch of the fork of the fifth longitudinal ; middle cross- vein shorter than the postei-ior cross-vein, situated in front of it a distance a little greater than the length of the latter ; first sub-marginal cell scai’cely narrowei’, but considerably longer, than BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1747 the second posterior cell, its base lying a short distance before that of the latter, and opposite the tip of the auxiliary vein ; anterior branch of the fifth longitudinal vein originating opposite a point i mid-way between the origin of the second longitudinal vein and J the tip of the sixth longitudinal, reaching the posterior border ■ opposite the middle of the second posterior cell. 't . I Hah. — King Geox'ge’s Sound, Western Australia (Masters). Two specimens. 210. CULEX LINEALIS, Sp.n. — Length of antennae 0 095 inch ... 2-.39 millimetres. ■ Expanse of wings 0T60 x 0'045 ... 4-06 x 1T3 Size of body 0-200 x 0-040 ... 5-08 x 1-01 Antennse brown, about f the length of the proboscis ; fix’st joixxt of the scapus dull x-eddish-brown, with yellow scales. Head bx'own, dexisely covex’ed with golden-yellow scales and hairs. Proboscis ixxxifoi'mly covered with violet-black scales, aboxxt six times the length of the palpi. Palpi uxiiformly covered with violet-black scales. Thox-ax brown, with foxxr distinct lixies of golden-yellow scales, and densely bordex-ed laterally with goldexi- yellow scales ; interstices of the lines bax-e or nearly so ; two median lixxes x’unning parallel, and rather close togethex-, fx’onx the . anterior border for two-thix-ds the length of the thorax, at this i poixit apparently coalescent, but proceeding to the scutelluxxx is a i slightly wider fork, the branches being parallel ; the other two lines startixig below the axiterior border, running pax-allel, and continuing to the scutellum, and lying somewhat nearer to the median lines than to the lateral border of scales ; pleui-® brown, with a few somewhat indistinct patches of white scales and a small tuft of moderately long white haix’S under the origin of the wings ; scutellum browxi, with two lines of golden-yellow scales, coalesent at the apex, and appearing as a coxitinuation of the two median lines of the thorax ; beset with long golden-yellow hairs ; metanotum brown. Halteres ochre-yellow. Abdomen xxot quite 1748 DIPTERA OP AUSTRALIA, twice the length of the thorax, superior segments covered with violet-black scales, each segment bordered anteriorly with a very narrow band of ochre-yellow ; venter ochre-yellow, each segment bordered posteriorly with a moderately narrow baud of violet- brown or violet-black. Coxjb and femora ochre-yellow, the latter more or less covered along the n]>per side and at the tip Avith violet-black scales, the extreme apex of the femora ochre-yellow ; tibite and tarsi violet-black or violet-brown, the former Avith a more or less distinct line of ochre-yelloAv on the sides and slightly ochre-yellow at the extreme apex, and the first tAvo joints of the tarsi very slightly and indistinctly ochre-yelloAv at the base. In the hind-legs the tibiaj about J longer than the metatarsi. Wings longer than the abdomen, hyaline, the veins densely covered with violet-brown scales. Auxiliary vein joining the costa opposite the middle cross-vein and a little before the tip of the posterior branch of the fork of the fifth longitudinal ; middle cross-vein rather indistinct, longer than the posterior cross-vein situated beyond it a distance twice the length of the latter ; first sub- marginal cell scarcely longer than the second posterior cell, considerably narrower, its base lying a short distance beyond that of the latter ; anterior bi’anch of the fifth longitudinal vein as in the last species. Hah. — Knapsack Gully, Blue Mountains ; Hexham, and Wheeny Creek, N.S.W. (Skuse). October and January. 211. CULEX (? sp.) (J. — Length of antennai 0*085 inch Expanse of wings 0*160 x 0 040 ... Size of body 0*220x0*040 ... 2*14 millimetres. 4*06 X 1*01 5*58 X 1*01 — Length of antennae 0*100 inch Expanse of wings 0*180x0*045 Size of body 0*220 x 0*047 2*54 millimetres. 4*56 X 1*13 5*58 X 1*18 and 9- — Antennae light brown ; first joint of the scapus and basal half of the second joint ochre-yellow or orchraceous, in the ^ BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 1749 more than | the length of the palpi, the basal half of each of the first eleven flagellar joints whitish or yellowish ; in the ^ some- what longer than the proboscis. Head brown or oclu’eous-brown (when denuded), densely covered with golden-yellow scales and hairs. Proboscis covered with bx'own or brownish-ochreous scales, violet-brown or violet-black at the base and towards the extremity ; in the ^ about seven times the length of the palpi. Palpi in the light ochreous-brown, the scales with a faint violaceous tinge, the fourth joint with a pale indistinct naked yellow ring at the base ; in the ^ uniformly covered with violet-black scales. Thorax generally ochreous- or testaceous-brown, sometimes darker (when denuded), densely covered with golden-yellow scales, indistinctly traversed by four very fine naked lines,* two median parallel ones terminating at an oblong bare space immediately in front of the scutellum, and two lateral curved lines, running straight from the scutellum to nearly the niiddle of the thorax then turning off to the lateral margin, these latter being frequently imperceptible ; lateral margin and posterior portion of the thorax densely beset with long golden-yellow hairs ; pleurrn more or less ochreous- or testaceous-brown, frequently very pale, sometimes reddish-brown, with a few small, and often indistinct, patches of white scales ; scutellum ochre-yellow, or ochreous-brown, covered with golden-yellow scales and fringed with long golden-yellow hairs ; metanotum ochreous or light brown. Halteres pallid or ochre-yellow, the club infuscated. Abdomen more than twice the length of the thorax in the shorter in the ^ ; covered superiorly with violet-black or violet-brown scales, each segment bordered anteriorly with a narrow band of pale ochre-yellow ; all the segments densely fringed posteriorly and beneath with golden- yellow hairs ; venter covered with whitisii or yellowish scales ; ^ forceps and 9 ovipositor ochreous-yellow, densely haired. Legs covered with violet-brown scales, the femora with white scales •These lines are often very difficult to make out except in fresh specimens, Imt their course can always he plainly seen on a perfectly denuded thorax when viewed in a certain light, being then represente])Osite the base of the anal cell and some distance before the marginal cross-vein ; third longitudinal vein aj)poaring to commence a short distance before the supernumerary cross-vein 1760 DIPTERA OP AUSTRALIA, and before the tip of the sixth longitudinal vein ; middle cross- ■ vein in the ^ situated somewhat before or exactly in line with tlie posterior cross-vein, in the ^ beyond the latter a distance equal to its length, always situated beyond the supernumerary cross-vein a distance equal to its length ; all about the same 1 length ; first sub-marginal cell considerably longer and narrower j than the second posterior cell, the tips of the fork slightly conver- | gent, its base situated opposite that of the second posterior cell. Hah. — Clue Mountains, N.S.W, (Masters). Ten specimens. Genus 4. ^des, Meig. jEcles, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. Vol. I. 1818, p. 13; Macquart, j S. a B. Vol. I. 1834, p. 37 ; Zetterstedt, D.Sc. 1850; Walker, 1 l.B. iii. 1856 ; Schiner, RA. II. 1864. “Antennse porrected, filiform, 14-jointed, plumose in the (J, pilose in the 9* Proboscis porrected, the length of the thorax. * Palpi very .short. Wings scaly, incumbent.” Ohs. — This is all the information about the genus given by | Meigen (Syst. Beschr. I.), while Macquart simply says, “ Palpi : very short 9 pointed, thick at the base.” From the single 9 specimen before me I derive the following additional characters, I all of which have perhaps been already pointed out by modern Dipterologists, but whose works are not available in Australia. Head small, sub-globose, scarcely sunk in the thorax. Eyes reniform, a little emarginate at the insertion of the antennae, not quite contiguous on the front. Ocelli wanting. Palpi very short, densely scaled, 4-jointed ;* first two joints minute, the second larger than the first, third joint short, obovate, fourth joint about one third longer than the third, almost elliptical. Probo.scis slender, densely scaled. Antennae porrected, considerably shorter than the proboscis, 2-+ 12-jointed; first joint of the scapus large, globose, second pyriform, somewhat wider and about ^ longer * Should there be a minute terminal joint it is hidden in the scales, but to ascertain whether this be so the specimen might be sacrificed in the attempt. BY FREDERICK A, A. SKUSE. 1761 than the flagellar joints, both densely scaled ; flagellar joints short, cylindrical, verticillate-pilose at the base, separated by short pedicels, the terminal joint longer than the rest, coniform. Thorax oblong, arched ; prothoracic lobe scarcely noticeable ; scutellum small ; metathorax steep. Halteres small. Abdomen almost cylindrical, tapering towards the extremity, with eight segments. Legs long, slender, the fore pair the shortest ; minutely spinulose ; metatarsal joint very long, in the hind-legs longer than the tibim ; ungues small, acute. Wings longer than the abdomen, narrow, elongate, densely ciliated, the veins very densely covered with more or less elliptical scales which completely cover the wings 3 incumbent in repose. Humeral cross-vein and sub- costal cross-vein present, the latter situated much before the middle of the auxiliary vein. Marginal cross-vein wanting. Second longitudinal vein starting from the first longitudinal vein a short distance beyond the sub-costal cross-vein, ter- minating in a long narrow fork the branches of which run parallel. Third longitudinal vein bent sharply downwards at its base then running perfectly straight to the apex of the wing, originating at a point a little nearer to the base of the fork of the second longitudinal than to the origin of the latter. Middle cross-vein situated close to the base of the third longitudinal vein. Fourth longitudinal vein terminating in a fork about equal in width and length to that of the second longitudinal vein, its base lying before that of the latter. Posterior cross-vein situated before the middle cross-vein and and about opposite the tip of the sixth longitudinal vein (PI. XL., fig. 4). 218. u®DES VENUSTiPES, si>.n. g. — Length of antennae 0'045 inch ... 1T3 millimetres. Expanse of wing.s 0T20 x 0‘035 ... 3 04 x 0 88 Size of body O'lSO x 0'030 ... 3'81 x 0'7G Antennae deep brown, about the length of the proboscis, covered with a very short hoary pubescence ; verticils moderately 1762 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, long, brown ; Vjoth joints of the scapus covered with brown and white scales, those of the second overlapping the basal half of the third joint, so that these two appear to be one long robust joint. Head with a large patch of erect yellowish scales, covering the front, and surrounded laterally and behind with brown scales and some long brown hairs ; some white scales on the hinder border of the j eyes. Proboscis deep brown, somewhat spotted with white scales, 1 with a ring of white in the middle and another rather broader one ! immediately before the terminal lobes. Palpi rather more than 4 [ the length of the proboscis, deep brown, the third joint dusted, with white scales and the last joint with a few white scales at the extreme apex. Thorax deep brown, densely covered with a mixture of brown and yellowish scales, interspersed with tolerably long brown hairs, three oblong patches of the yellowish scales arranged in a triangle, rather distinctly visible on the anterior portion of the thorax, the apical patch beginning below the anterior border, and the bases of the lower patches reaching a little below the middle of the thorax ; pleurae deep brown with irregularly dispersed white scales ; scutellum testaceous, with yellowish and brown scales and brown hairs ; metanotum deep brown. Halteres deep brown, the stem testaceous. Abdomen about the width and twice the length of the thorax, almost umber-brown where denuded, very densely clothed with bi own and white scales, the latter pre- dominating at the sides of the segments and underneath; segments fringed with long yellowish hairs. Legs slender. Coxae deep brown, with white scales. Femora, tibiae, and tarsi brown, thickly covered with very small white rings and spots, except that in the tarsi of the hind legs the whole of the third, and most of the fourth joint (except at the apex), purely white. In the hind-legs the tibiae | the length of the metatar.sus. Wings the length of the abdomen, hyaline, all the veins thickly beset with somewhat broad, more or less elliptical,* brown and yellowish * I have only seen the wing-scales of this shape in the present species ; it may be a peculiarity of the genus ; those of Megarrhina are more or less turbinate, whilst in Ctilex and A nopheles they are long and very slender. BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSB. 1763 scales, chiefly the former, which almost completely cover the wings ; veins pale ; cilia brownish-grey ; purpureous and azure reflections. Auxiliary vein joining the costa almost opposite but somewhat before the base of the first sub-marginal cell ; sub-costal cross-vein situated not far before the origin of the second lon- gitudinal vein ; middle cross- vein same length as the posterior cross-vein, situated considerably beyond the lattei', and about opposite the middle of the posterior branch of the fifth longitu- dinal vein ; anterior branch of the fifth longitudinal vein issuing at a point somewhat nearer opposite to the oi'igin of the second longitudinal than to the tip of the sixth longitudinal ; the latter situated opposite the posterior cross-vein ; second posterior cell about same width as, but scarcely shorter than, the first sub- marginal cell, its base lying befoi’e that of the latter. Ilah. — Elizabeth Bay, near Sydney (Skuse). One specimen. EXPLANATION OF PLATE. Plate xl.. Fig. 1, Venation in wing of J/egrarrAma. Fig. 2. 5, ,) jj ,, Cultx. Fig. .3. ,, ,, ,, ,, Anopheles. Fig. 4. ,, ,, ,, ,, ^des. Fig. 5. Diagram illustrating the terminology for the veins and cells as applied to the Culicidae. Veins. Costa ( V. costalis ). a, g. Transverse shoulder-vein ( v. tram, humeralis ). b. Auxiliary ( v. auxiliaris ). c. Sub-costal cross-vein ( v. tram, subcostalis ). p. 1st longitudinal ( v. long. Irna). d. Marginal cross- vein (v. tram, marginalis). q. 2nd longitudinal ( v. long. 2da). s, e, f. Anterior branch ( v. long. 2da ramus anterior ). c. 1764 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA. Veins — continued : Supernumerary cross-vein. r. 3rd longitudinal ( v. long. 3a J. t, g. Middle cross- vein ( v. t'rans. media ), y, 4tli longitudinal (v. long. 4a). x, li, k. Anterior branch ( v. long. 4a ramus anterior), h. Posterior cross-vein ( v. trans. posterior ). z. 5th longitudinal ( v. long. 5a ). x, 1, m. Anterior branch ( v. long. 5a ramus anterior). 1. Incrassation of wing-fold, u, v. 6th longitudinal ( v. long. 6a ). n. Cells. Costal ( c. costalis ). A. Sub-costal ( c. subcostalis). B. Marginal ( c. marginalis ). C. 1st sub-mai’ginal (c, suhmarginalis Ima). D. 2nd sub-marginal ( c. suhmarginalis 2da). E. 1st posterior ( c. posterior Ima). F. 2nd posterior (c. posterior 2da ). G. 3rd posterior ( c. jiosterior 3a ). H. 1st basal ( c. basalis Ima). I. 2nd basal ( c. basalis 2da ). J. Anal ( c. analis ). K. Axillary ( c. axillai'is ). L. Spurious, M. LIST OF THE AUSTRALIAN P AL.EIG HTHYES, WITH NOTES ON THEIR SYNONYMY AND DISTRIBUTION. By J. Douglas Ogilby, F.L.S., Assistant Zoologist, Australian Museum. Part i. The series of papers, of which the present is the first in- stalment, appears to me to have become necessary, owing to the additions made to the Australian Palseichthyan fauna since the publication of Mr. Macleay’s “Appendix” in January, 1884, to the additional information collected as to their distribution in our sub-region, and to certain changes which I have thought it necesssary to make in the synonymy of this sub-class, if we are to remain in strict accordance with the “ law of ]iriorit> ” approved of by the British Association in 1842, and re-affirmed in 1878. Under the heading of “Note on C. (Carcharias) tricuspidatus” will be found some remarks on the constitution of families, by which it will be seen that I consider that these arbitrary groups of genera should be itlier very much diminislied or very greatly increased in nuinljer. I have not however attempted in this yjaper to make any change in the system adhered to by Dr. Gunther in liis Catalogue, though feeling fully assured that sooner or later that system must collapse. The first two families of Dr. Giinther’s Catalogue, the Carchariidee and the Lamnidai, are the subject of this [)ai’t. Of these twenty authentic and two douljtful S[>ecies are mentioned. Of the twenty-two, five are not included in Mr. Macleay's list, one of which (Carcharias maervrus) has only recently b(!en desctilied by Dr. Ramsay and myself ; two (C. aciUns and C. vienisorrah) 112 1766 LIST OF THE AUSTRALIAN PALiEICIITHYES, are well known tropical forms ; and the remaining two are those previously mentioned as doubtful, namely, G. tricuspidatus of whose specific value I confess myself sceptical, and Lamna cornubica of whose correct identification I am equally sceptical. With respect to the synonymy the following changes are pro- posed, and the reasons for each plainly set forth under their individual headings — Sphyrna for Zyycma, Isurus for Lanina^ and Cetorhinus for Selache. So few Australians take any scientific interest in the distribution of our fishes, that it is almost impossible to gain definite informa- tion on that point, absolutely none of an authentic character being attainable except at the main centres of research, such as Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Hobart, while the vast sea-board of West Australia, with its rich and varied endow- ment of marine fauna, is so far as we are concerned almost a terra incognita. It will therefore be easily understood that the difficulties, which have to be surmounted by naturalists in the attempt to define with any degree of accuracy the limits of the distribution of our species, especially the marine species, are almost insurmountable ; and this must be taken as an excuse for the meagreness of the information which I am able to give, since I have only included localities from whence there is an authentic record ; in order to make this paper more interesting I have included the south coast of New Guinea in the list of localities. The species to which an asterisk is prefixed are now for the first time included in our fauna. CARCHARIID^. Carcharias, Rafinesque (1810). *1. C. ACUTUS, Riipp. Burnett R., Q. ( Austr. Mus.). This example, which is but twelve inches in length, agrees in every point, excepting that mentioned in the paragraph on the succeeding species, with Ruppell’s fish, and with a Madras specimen from the collection of Mr. Francis Day. BY J. DOUGLAS OGILBY, 1767 2, C. CRENiDENS, Klunz. Queensland. I have still (v. Proc. Linn. Soc. iT. S. Wales, X. 1885, p. ) grave doubts as to the propriety of separating this from the preceding species, the more so tint in our example of C. acutus the fold on the upper is almost equally as long as that on the lower jaw, and it thus forms, so far at least as that point is concerned, a connecting link between the two fishes. In the absence however of other specimens for comparison I do not feel justified in absolutely rejecting Dr. Klunzinger’s species. 3, C. MUELLERi, 21. & H. Cape York, Q. (2£acleay 2his.). 4, C. ACUTIDENS, Riipp. Torres Straits ( 2Iacleay 2Ius.J. Note on C. tricuspid atus. Day. In his ‘Fishes of India,’ p. 713, Mr. Francis Day mentions that the British Museum contains a large South Australian example of this supposititious species. In the Australian Museum collection there are two half-grown mounted specimens— labelled Odontaspis taurus — with distinct pits at the root of the caudal fin, and in which, owing perhaps to the mounting, I am unable to detect any trace of spiracles. I have also seen and examined in the flesh a freshly-caught specimen, which had, along with the pre- caudal pits, plainly visible spiracles. In all other points these examples agree precisely with Odontaspis taurus, and I cannot therefore see my way at present towards recognizing Mr. Day’s species. Prof. McCoy has also noticed ( Frodr. Zool. Viet., dec. VII. p. 13 ) the occa- sional presence of the pre-caudal pits in Odontaspis. In the recent specimen mentioned above the nictitating mem- brane was jiresent, a character of which Mr. Day has unfortunately omitted all mention from his description, doul^tlesH because he considered it unnecessary in a genus which always jjossesses these protective appendages to the eye. This variability however has the etl'ect of raising a 1768 LIST OF THE AUSTRALIAN PALiEICHTHYES, far graver and more important question, namely, what differences are sufficient to constitute a family 1 Is the mere presence or absence of a nictitating membrane, a character which seems to be absolutely immaterial to the well-being of these fishes, unsupported by any other impor- tant differences, sufficient ? And if this question should be answered in the affirmative how can a scientist with any pretentions to consistency deny a similar rank to such specialized forms as the Hammer-headed Sharks (Sphyr- nina), the Hounds {Mustelina), and others among which Odontas^ns must be included. 5. C. MACLOTi, 21. & H. Port Jackson, N.S.W, [Macleay Mus.). New Guinea {Giinther). 6. C. GLAUCUS, Linn., sp. Tasmania {Giinther, Allport). 1 New South Wales (Tenison- Woods). 7. C. GANGETicus, M. & 11. Poi’t Jacksou, N.S.W. {2facleay Mus.). *8. C. MACRURUS, R. & 0. Port Jackson, Botany and Broken Bays {Austr. Mus.), common. 9. C. BRACiiYURUS, Gnth. Australia {Giinther). It is possible that the foetus from the Australian coast, mentioned by Dr. Gunther as being in the British Museum, may belong to the preceding species. 10, C. MELANOPTERUS, Q. . A single specimen of the “ Bask- ing Shark,” captured off Portland, Vic., in November 1883, gives the species a right to a place in our fauna, and is further remarkable as being hitherto the only authenticated record of its occurrence south of the equator. The generic name Cetorhinus having been used by Blainville {Bull. Soc. Philom. 1810, p. 121 ) for this shark many years previous to that of Selache by Cuvier (Regne Anim. 2nd. ed. II. 1829, p. 391), and being pre-eminently applicable to this Whale-like form, is assuredly the correct title to give it. A LIST OF THE BIRDS FOUND IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, NEW SOUTH WALES. By a. J. North, F.L.S. The County of Cumberland is about sixty-three miles long by forty miles wide, contains an area of 914,880 acres, and exhibits an avi-fauna as varied as its flora and geological features. The dense scrubs of the coast here attract many stragglers from both the northern and southern colonies, and the whole avi-fauna exhibits most of the characteristic forms for which Australia is so notably peculiar. It is bounded on the north by the Hawkesbury River, west and south by the Nepean and Cataract Rivers, and on the east by the Pacific Ocean. This list has been compiled mostly from specimens that have come under my notice during the last two years, many of which have been sent as donations to the Australian Museum. The numbers refer to Dr. Ramsay’s “ Tabular List of Australian Birds (1888),” to which I would refer anyone wishing to obtain a knowledge of the range of the species over the Australian Continent. 1. Circus assimilis, Jard. & Sdhy. 2. Circus gouldi, Bonap. 3. Astur cinbreus, Vieill. 6. Astur approximans, Viy. & Horsj, 9. Accipiter cirrhocepiialus, VieAll. 10. Aquila audax. Lath. 12. Halletus leucogaster, Oinel. 14. Haliastur sphenurus, VieiH. \o. Milvus affinis, Go'>haw. 515. Pezoporus fokmosus, Lath. 517. Lathames discolor, Shavj. 518. Trichoglosses nov.e-iiollandi/e, Gmel. 520. Trichoglosses ciilorolepidotes, Kuhl. 8 BIRDS FOUND IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, N.S.W. 522. Glossopsitta concinnus, Shaw. 524. Glossopsitta pusillus, Shaw. 527. Ptilinopus swainsonii, Gould. 529. Ptilinopus superbus, Temm. 530. Megaloprepia magnificus, Temm. 533. Lopholaimus antarcticus, Shaw. 534. Chalcophaps chrysochlor.a., Wagl. 535. Leucosarcia picata, Lath. 536. Phaps chalcoptera, Lath. 537. Phaps elegans, Temm. 550. Macropygia phasianella, Temm. 556. Turnix varius. Lath. 560. Turnix velox, Gould. 563. Coturnix pectoralis, Gould. 564. Synoicus australis, Lath. 565. Synoicus diemenensis, Gould. 568. Excalfatoria australis, Gould. 573. (Edicnemus grallarius. Lath. 575. Haematopus longirostris, Vieill. 578. Lobivanellus lobatus. Lath. 580. Sarciophorus pectoralis, Cuv. 581. Charadrius fulvus, Gmel. 582. Squatarola helveticus, Linn. 590. ^GIALITIS NIGRIFRONS, CuV. 592. ^GiALiTis RUFiCAPiLLA, Temm. 595. Totanus incanus, Gmel. 612. Limosa uropygialis, Gould. 613. Gallinago australis. Lath. 615. Numenius cyanopus, Vieill. 616. Numenius uropygialis, Gould. 627. Ardea PACIFICA, Lath. 628. Ardea NOViE-HOLLANDiiE, Lath. 629. Herodias alba, Linn. 631. Herodias melanopus, Wagl. 636. Nycticorax caledonicus. Lath. 637. Botaurus poictlopterus, TFa^^. BY A. J. NORTH, 1779 638. Butoroides macrorhyncha, Gould. 641. Ardetta mindta, Linn. 642. PoRPHYRio MELANOTUS, Temm. 650. Hypot.bnidia philippensis, Linn. 651. Rallus brachipus, Swains. 654. PORZANA FLUMINEA, Gould. 655. PoRZANA PALUSTRis, Goidd. 657. Cygnus atratuS; Lath. 668. Anas superciliosa, Gmel. 669. Anas castanea, Eyton. 676. Bizigra lobata, Shaio. 677. PoDicEPS CRIST ATUs, Linn. 678. PoDICEPS NESTOR, Goidd. 679. PODICEPS NOV^-HOLLANDIiE 683. Largs pacificgs, Lath. 684. Xema NOV.R-HOLLANDI.E, Steph. 687. Stercorarius antarcticus, Less. 689. Hydrochelidon hybrida, Pall. 692. Sterna media, Horsf. 693. Sterna bergii, Licht. 695. Sterna frontalis. Gray. 700. Sterngla nereis, Gould. 711. Diomedea e.xglans, Linn. 714. Diomedea melanophrys, Temm. 718. Fglmargs giganteus, Gmel. 729. .^Estrelata cookii, G. R. Gray. 734. Pgffinus sphengrgs, Goxdd. 736. Prion tgrtgr, Smith. 737. Prion ariel, Goidd. 746. PlOTGS NOViE-HOLLANDIiE, Gould. 747. Sgla serrator, Ranks. 751. GrACGLGS NOV.H-HOLLANDIiE, Stcph. 753. Gracglgs legcogaster, Gould. 754. Graculus melanolegcus, Vieill. 755. Gracglgs stictocepualgs, Ronap. 756. Pelecangs conspicillatgs, Temm. 1780 BIRDS FOUND IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, N.S.W. The following species can only be regarded as stragglers in the County of Cumberland : — 154. Chibia bracteata, Gould. 314. Pitta strepitans, Temra. 326. Sericulus melinus, Lath. 351. Calornis metallica, Temm. 360. Glyciphila albifrons, Gould. 444. Orthonyx spinicaudus, Temm. 464. SCYTHROPS NOV^-HOLLANDIiE, Lath. 527. Ptilinopus swainsonii, Gould. 529. Ptilinopus superbus, Temm. 710. Phaeton rubricauda, Bodd. NOTES and exhibits. Mr. Sidney Olliff sent for exhibition a beautiful Xoctuid of the genus Pliyllodes, nearly allied to the Amboynese P. cons2>icillator. Cram., which he proposed to call P. Meyricki. One specimen from Mount Bellenden-Ker, Queensland, has been in the collec- tion of the Australian Museum for some time, and more recently a specimen was received from Mr. C. French for identification, but without information as to its exact habitat. Mr. Whitelegge exhibited a specimen of an earthworm {Allolobojihora turgida, Eisen) with two tails, found at Summer Hill. Mr. Skuse exhibited the Diptera described in his paper ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 30th January, 1889. PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. When I last had the honour of addressing this Society, rather more than a year ago, many persons were endeavouring to get the Centenary celebrated with universal rejoicings. The most absurd proposals were heard exploding in all directions, in the vain effort to stimulate an enthusiasm which had no substance or basis. Each agitator called upon everybody else to be enthusiastic, but no symptoms of enthusiasm were visible, excepting those which were well paid for out of the public purse. But no one can deny that we have kept our Centennial year in a way not lightly to be forgotten. With political squabbling and scuffling inside and outside Parliament, with strikes among shearers, coalminers, and mariners on grounds incredibly slight, and accompanied by symptoms of a dangerous want of self-control, with clamour against Chinese labour, and affected terror of invasion by Chinese hordes, and with a disastrous drought over the greater part of the territory, we must admit that we have something to remember. We close the year very consistently with a battle- royal between Protection and Free Trade. Yet the community as a whole has kept an even course, undisturbed by all this skirmishing on its frontiers — and the prosecution of scientific and literary studies hius certainly shown no signs of enfeeble- ment. One enterprise indeed seems to require special mention, though it is not for me to enter into details. That is the inauguration of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (mainly due to the perseverance of Professor Liversidge\ which will, we trust, grow by degrees into an institution as potent for ‘ 113 1782 president’s address. the extension of human knowledge as those of Britain (the parent of all), of America and of Gennany. The Linnean Society of New South Wales numbers at present 174 members, 11 having been removed by death, resignation or otherwise, and 15 new members having been elected during the year. The Council has elected Mr. W. M. Bale, F.RM.S. of Mel- bourne, and the Rev. T. Blackburn, B.A. of Adelaide, as Corre- sponding Members. Three members have deceased in the course of 1888, The Right Hon. W. B. Dailey, Mikluho-Maclay, and Dr. Ewan. The Right Honourable W. B. Dalley. — It would be an unreasonable and needless repetition of eulogies, the echoes of which have not yet died away, if I were to indulge in any particular reminiscences of our departed friend ; of his generosity, wit, and extraordinary capacity. For his name is known, as that of no other Australian is, throughout the British people, outspread and dispersed as they are over the habitable glol>e ; and that one action of his by which all at once his fame was won has thrown a fresh and splendid illumi- nation upon the hidden strength and unrecognized resources of that vast Society. I turn from these thoughts, which indeed are hardly in keeping with the purpose of this address, and alx>ut which there may perhaps be some difference of opinion, to one smaller remembrance in which we all equally partake, and in which we cannot but be unanimous. I refer to his speech at the dedication of this Linnaean Hall, a little more than three years ago, in which he proposed the health of the donor, and in the unlaboured sentences of which we see disclosed, incidentally and unconsciously, something of that enthusiastic and affectionate disposition which formed a main element in his character, and which was perhaps more attractive and engaging than all his other great qualities. Mr. Dailey was an original Member of the Society. PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. 1783 Nikolai Nikolaevitch Mikleho-Maclay died in St. Petersburgh in Api’il last. Of an ancient Cossack family, he was born on his father’s estate in the Ukraine in 1846. At the age of nineteen he commenced the study of jurisprudence at Heidelberg, which however he soon abandoned for the more congenial pursuit of Natural Science, and especially of Comparative Anatomy, at Jena and Leipzig. After many exten- sive excursions (in pai't at least in the company of Prof. Haeckel), reaching as far as the Canaries on the one side and the Red Sea on the other, we find him at Messina with Dr. Dohrn engaged in zoological researches. It was here that the difficulties which beset their investigation comfinced them that the most important means for assisting the advance of Biological Science was the establish- ment of what we now-a-days call Biological Stations. From this conviction has grown the great institution at Naples, the parent of many. Maclay took great pains to have such a station established here, and ^\nth some success. But the building which was erected has been required for the purposes of military defence, and the matter is now in abeyance. I shall not attempt to follow the course of Maclay’s travels, which may be found in a very full notice of his travels and labours by Dr. O. Finsch. (Deutsche Geographische Blatter, xi. 3 and 4). It is sufficient to refer to his solitary residence among the wild Papuans of Astrolabe Bay during a period of 17 months, from which he was rescued, more dead than alive, by a Russian Man-of- W ar. I proceed to mention that he arrived in Sydney for the first time in July 1878, when he became the guest of our friend INIr. Macleay, leaving again in !March 1879, for New Guinea and Melanesia. Returning to Australia he remained for some months in Queensland, pu.sliing his investigations as usual, until in January 1881 he again re-appeared in Sydney. After another trip in the Wolverine to the S.E. of New Guinea, lie left us for St. Petersburg, in order to make arrangements for the publication 1784 president’s address. of his travels, the cost of which the Emperor undertook. He returned in 1883, and not long after married Mrs. R. Clarke, a daughter of Sir John Robertson. Maclay again left Sydney, and for the last time, in 1886. He contributed no less than 34 pa|>ers and notes to the Proceedings of this Society, which will be found in Yols. iii. IV. VI. viii.-x. These are generally very brief but pregnant observations. In conjunction with Mr. Macleay he also drew up three papers on the “ Plagiostomata of the Pacific,” which appeared in Yols. iii. viii. x. respectively. The Bibliographical notice at the end of Dr. Finsch’s sketch, quoted above, is probably complete for the later portion, but is very or quite deficient as regards his earlier works; as, for example, his researches in the Calcispongiae,* and his essays on the “ Brain of Yertebrates.”f In an obituary notice of Mikluho !Maclay which appeared in “Nature,” xxxvii. 597 (1888), it is stated that the records of his travels with their rich anthropo- logical results are to be found mainly in the Proceedings of the Batavia Society, and the Russian Geographical Society. It seems right to add that he always disclaimed the title of Baron, which somehow or other got prefixed to his name before his arrival in Sydney, probably at Hongkong or Singapore. He found it, however, impossible to shake it oflT, perhaps owing at first to his imperfect English, and finally, I suppo.se, came to acquiesce in it as a matter of no importance. Dr. Ewan, of Sydney, who became a member in 1882, died in England, after an absence of nearly two years from the colony. *I find the following quoted by v. Lendenfeld, P.Z.S. 1886, p. 6.33 : — 1. Ueber Guancha blanca, einen neuen Kalkschwamm. Jen. Z. Nat. Bd. IV. 1868. 2. Ueber einige .Schwamme des nordlichen .Stillen Oceans u.s.w. M6m. Ac. Petersb. S^r. 7, tom. xv. 1870. 3. .Schwammfauna des Weissen Meeres, und des Arktisches Oceans. Bull. Ac. Petersb. tom. xv. 1871. t Beitraje zur. vergl. Neurol. Das Gehim d. .Selachier, Ganoiden, u. Teleosteen Leipz. 1870, 4to. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 1785 The Libraiy of the Society has been enriched during the past year by many donations of books, among which must be mentioned : — 1. From the Government of Victoria — Iconography of Australian Species of Acacia, F. v. Mueller, K.C.M.G., e Cacomantis imperratus. W. W. Froggatt. — On the Natives of West Kimberley, N. W. Australia. E. G. W. Palmer. — On Foster Parentage among Birds. W. M. Bale, F.R.M.S. — On new and rare Hydroida in the Australian Museum collection. 2 Plates. Rev. J. Milne Curran, F.G.S. — On Carboniferous and Silurian Fossils from Central New South Wales. W. J. McKay, B.Sc. — An original investigation into the development and structure of the Pineal Eye in Hinulia (Lygosoma) tceniolata, and Grammatophora ( Ampldholums J muricata. 3 Plates. J. D. Ogilby, F.L.S. — (1) On the Destruction of Fish in the National Park by a species of Saprolegnia, (2) On a new genus and species of Deep Sea Fish from Lord Howe Island, and (3) Notes on the synonymy and distribution of Australian Palse- ichthyes. J. J. Fletcher, il.A., B.Sc. — (1) On Imng specimens of Feripatics Leuckarti, (2) List of Plants obtained by Mr. Froggatt in W. Australia, (3) Notes on Australian Earthworms, Part 5. T. G. Sloane. — A note on the Carenides wdth descriptions of new species. J. D. Cox, M.D., F.L.S. — On two Wax Figures obtained from an aboriginal camp near Rockhampton. 2 Plates. T. P. Lucas, M.R.C.S.E., d:c. — Contribution to a knowledge of the genus lodis. PRESIDEN'T 8 ADDRESS. 1795 Dr. E. P. Ramsay, F.R.S.E. &c. — On a new species of Piezor- hynchus from the New Hebrides Islands. W. H. Miskin, F.E.S. — Descriptions of new Australian Rho- palocera. E. Meyrick, B.A., F.E.S. — Descriptions of Australian !Micro- Lepidoptera, Part xv. — (Ecophoridse continued. W. A. Haswell, M.A., B.Sc. — Lecturer in Biology, Sydney University (1) On simple striated Muscular Fibres, (2) Jottings from the Biological Laboratory of the Sydney University. Nos. x.-xii. Here follows an Aualytioal Arrangement of the foregoing. Mammalia. I. Anthropological. 1. Notes on two human figures made in wax by aborigines near Rockhampton. J. C. Cox, 1223. PI. xxv., xxvi. 2. On the Natives of W. Kimlx;rley. W. W. Froggatt, 651. 3. On an Aboriginal Skeleton from N. Harbour. R. Etheiddge, jun., 1314. II. General. 1. On the Fauna of the Bellenden-Ker ranges, inc. Dasywrus, sp.n. PhalanyUta vulpina, sp.n., &c. E. P. Ramsay, 1299. Aves. 1. Nests and Eggs of certain Australian Birds. A. J. North, 146. Nest of Alcyone pulcJira, p. 269 ; of Rhipidura preissi and Malurics pxdcherrinms, 414. 2. Egg of Cacomantis insperatiis. G. Huret, 421. 3. On Sympathy and Fosterage among Birds. E. G. W. Palmer, 740. 4. On Piezorhynchus sericem, sp.nov., from N. Hebrides. E. P. Ramsay, 1293. 1796 president’s address. Reptilia. 1. Dipsas ornata, n.sp., and Diemenia angusticeps, n.sp. from King’s Sound, N.W.A. W. Macleay, 416. 2. Pineal Eye in Hinulia and Grammatopliora. W. J. Mackay, 876. PI. xxii.-xxiv. Royal Society of South Australia. List of the Ophidia of South Australia. A. Zietz. Pisces. 1 . On the genus Tetragomirus of Risso. E. P. Ramsay and J. D. Ogilby, 9. Tripterygium^ n.sp., 419. Parascyllium, n.sp., Histiopterus, n.sp., 1310. 2. Sternoptychides, n.g. J. D. Ogilby, 1313. Australian Palae- ichthyes, p. 1765. 3. The Fishes and Fisheries of the Oriental ( Malay. sian) Region J. E. Tenison- Woods, 165-255. Pis. v.-vi. 4. Note on Urolophus testaceus. W. A. Haswell, p. 1713. Royal Society of Tasmania. Several new Fishes are described by R. M. J ohnston, W. Saville Kent, and A. Morton. N.B. — Vol. XXII. of the Challenger Reports contains an account of the Deep Sea Fishes, by Dr. Gunther. Mollusca and Molluscoida. 1. Land and Freshwater Mollusca of Malaysia. J. E. Tenison- Woods, 1003. PI. xxvii.-xxx. Royal Society of Queensland, Vol. v. List of Land Shells recorded from Queensland. C. Hedley. Crustacea. On Sacculina infesting Australian Crabs. W. A. Haswell, p. 1711. Vol. XXIV. of the Challenger Reports is devoted to the Crustacea Macrura, by C. Spence Bate, F.R S. PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. 1797 Insecta. 1. Australian Diptei’a. F. A. A. Skuse, viz. : Cecidomyidae, 17 PI. II., III. Sciaridse, 657. PI. xi. Mycetophilidse, 1123. PI. XXXI., XXXII. Simulidae and Bibionidae, 1363, PI. xxxix. Culicidae, 1717, PI. xl. 2. Catalog’ue of all the known Coleoptera of N. Guinea. G. Masters. Pt. I., 271 ; Pt. II., 925. 3. Hemiptera of the Hawaiian Islands. Rev. T. Blackburn. 343. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with description of n.sp., &c., 805. Revision of the genus Heteronyx, &c., 1321. Further notes, with descriptions of new genera and species, 1387. 4. Rhopalocera from Mt. Bellenden-Ker, Qld. A. S. Olliff. 394. On Colour Variation in Butterflies, 1250. Contributions towards a Knowledge of the Coleoptera of Australia, No. V., 1511. 5. Insects of King’s Sound, N.W. Australia. W. Macleay, viz. ; Cicindelidse and Carabidae, 443 ■ Lamellicornes, 897 ; Ster- noxes, 1227. 6. Note on the Carenides, with descriptions of new species. T. G. Sloane, 1101. 7. On the genus lodis. T. P. Lucas, 1263. 8. Descriptions of new Australian Rhopalocera. W. H. Miskin, 1514. 9. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. Pt. XV. E. Meyrick, 1565. Royal Society of South Australia. On Australian Coleoptera, several papers by the Rev. T. Blackburn. Vermes. 1. Notes on Australian Earthworms. Pt. V. J. J. Fletcher, 1521. Royal Society of Victoria. Transactions, Vol. i., Pt. I. The Anatomy of Megascolides australis (giant earthworm of Gippsland). W. Baldwin Spencer, B.A., Prof. Biol. Univ. Melb. 5 plates. 1798 president's address. C(ELENTERATA AND PORIFERA. 1. New and rare Hydroida in the Australian Museum. W. M. Bale, 745. PI. xii.-xxi. Note. — Vol. xxiii. of the “Challenger” Reports contains the completion of Professor Allman’s monograph on the Hy- droida. Vol. XXIV. is occupied by the Report on the Tetractinellid Sponges, by Professor Sollas. Miscellaneous. 1. Bacterioscopical Examination of Sydney Ice. O. Katz, 256. 2. On the Venom of Australian Snakes, 400. 3. On the Cattanach Disinfectant, 727. 4. On Simple Striated Muscular Fibres. W. A. Haswell, 1704. On a Method of Preparing Blastoderms of the Fowl, 1712. 5. Note on Living Specimens of Feri'patus Leuckarti. J. J. Fletcher, 892, 1508. ‘ II. Botany. 1. Ptilotus Macleayi, n.sp., and Acacia sjiodiosperma, n.sp., from W. Australia. F. v. Mueller, 162. 2. Flowering Seasons of Australian Plants, No. viil. E. Havi- land, 267. 3. Notes on Jussicea repens, &c W. Woolls, 357. Lemnaceae, 1247. Australian Sapindaceae, 1270. 4. Medicinal Plants of N.S.W. J. H. Maiden, 355. Food Plants of Australia, 481. Synonymy of Ficus scahra, 1314. 5. On the Destruction of Fish in the National Park by a species of Saproleynia. J. D. Ogilby, 890. 6. List of Plants from N.W. Australia, collected by \V. W. Froggatt. J. J. Fletcher, 1256. Royal Society of N.S. Wales. Vol. xxi. 1. On some N.S.W. Tan-substances. J. H. Maiden, F.R.G.S. 2. The Influence of Bush Fires in the Distribution of Species. Rev. R. Collie, F.L.S. president’s address. 1799 Royal Society of Tasmania, 1887. Tasmanian Hepaticee. R. A. Bastow, F.L.S. Royal Society of Queensland. Vol. v. The Lichen Flora of Queensland. Pt. I. J. Shirley, B.Sc. Books. The Useful Native Plants of Australia and Tasmania. J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., &c. Printed by order of the committee of management, Technological Museum of New South Wales. Sydney : Turner and Henderson. London : Triibner and Co. III. Geology and Geography. 1. On Tridis oscillans, an extinct Hypsiprymnodont. C. W. DeVis, 5. PI. I. Post-Tertiary Avifauna of Queensland, 1277. Pis. xxxii.-xxxvi. 2. Fossils of Rolling Downs Formation N.E.A. (Mesozoic) Otodus a^'pendiculatus, Lamna Daviesii, sp.n., 156. PI. iv. Idiiliyo- saurus, sp., 405. PI. vii. Plesiosaurus, sp., 410. PI. viii. Also Ferns, viz., Aneimites austrina, Lower Garb. PI. xxxvii. PhlehojAeris aletliopteroides, Lower Mesoz. PI. xxxviii. 1-2. Didymosorus ? gleidienoides. PI. xxxviii. 3. 1300. 3. On the Mueller Glacier, N.Z. F. W. Hutton. 429. PI. ix., x. and 1259. 4. On Acidaspis longispinis, a new Trilobite from Bowning. J. Mitchell, 397. 5. Geographical Notes in Malaysia and Asia. J. E. Tenison- Woods, 557. 6. Carboniferous and Silurian Fossils from Central N.S.W. J. M. Curran, 800. Royal Society of New South Wales, Vol xxi. 1. Remains of Vegetable Tissues preserved in Queensland Opal. D. A. Porter. 2. Origin of Gold-bearing veins and of the associated minerals. J. C. B. Seaver, C.E., &c. 1800 president’s address. 3. On the Silt Beds of Port Jackson. F. G. Gipps, C.E. 4 Soils and Sub-soils of Sydney and Suburbs. J. B. Henson, C.E. Vol. XXII., Part 1. 1. A Sketch of the Geology of N.S.W, is included in the An- niversary Address of the President. C. S. Wilkinson, F.G.S., &c. 2. Forest Destruction and its Effects. W. E. Abbott (with discussion). 3. On some Minerals and Mineral Localities in N.S.W. D. A. Porter. Royal Society of Tasmania, 1887. The Tertiary Rocks of Australasia. R. M. Johnston, F.L.S. Royal Society of Victoria, Vol. xxiv. On certain Metamorphic and Plutonic Rocks at Omeo. A. W. Howitt, F.G.S. Royal Society South of Australia, Vol. x. The Gastropods of the Older Tertiary of Australia. Prof. Tate. Part 1. Royal Society Queensland. 1. Catalogue of the known Minerals of Queensland. E. B. Lindon, A.R.S.M. 2. Ovmiia grata, an extinct P. PI. Diprotodont. C. W. DeVis, M.A. Royal Geographical Society of Australia. N.S.W. Branch. Vols. iii. and iv., containing the records from January 1, 1885 to December 3i, 1886, have recently been published, containing (principally) vai’ious papers on the Exi)loration of New Guinea, with some account of N.W. Australia. Queensland Branch, Vol. ill., Part 1. Books, Reports, ic. 1. The hlinei’als of New South Wales. Professor Liversidge. Triibner & Co. president’s address. 1801 2. In the Records of the Geological Survey of India, Vol. xxi., Part 3, is an article by Dr. Waagen on the Carboniferous Glacial period, of much interest in connection with the evidence of Ice Action in Australia, which has been so much discussed of late. Of this more below. 3. The Report of the Committee of the Royal Society appointed to investigate the phsenomena of the Krakatao eruption has now been published. No copy, I believe, has as yet arrived in Sydney, but a Review or brief abstract of its contents by Sir R. S. Ball appears in the Contemporary Review for November, and this is so accessible a periodical that it is unnecessary to do more than give the reference. The paper will be found to be of most extraordinary interest. 4. An elaborate paper on the Mesozoic Mammalia, Marsupialia and Insectivora, by H. F. Osborn has appeared in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 5. The Department of Mines has published in one volume, 4to, Report on the Mineral Products of N.S.W., by Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary for Mines; Notes on the Geology of New South Wales, by C. S. Wilkinson, F.G.S., Geological Surveyor in charge, and Description of the Seams of Coal worked in New South Wales, by John MacKenzie, F.G.S , Examiner of Coalfields. Also, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of N.S.W., Palseon- tology No. 1, The Invertebrate Fauna of the Hawkesbury- Wianamatta Serie.s, &c., by R. Etheridge, jun., Paheontologist to the Geological Survey and Australian Museum. 6. In the Bulletin of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University, Ohio, U.S.A., Aug. F. Foerste describes new species of E acrinurus, Pkacops, C ijatlboplLijlluia, Endo- phijllum ; and a specimen of PlaurodicLy'ihiii prohlenialicum from the Upper Silurian beds at Downing, near Yass, sub- mitted by our fellowmernber, Mr. J. Mitchell. 1802 PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. In tlie paper by Dr. Waagen mentioned above (Geolog. Jour. Ind. Rec., Vol. xxi., pt. 3), he discusses the upper carboniferous and overlying formations in the Gondwana system of India, the Karoo beds in South Africa, and the Australian coal measures and Hawkesbury-Wianamatta series. The paper was published in German and has been translated for the Records. Dr. W. commences with large extracts from Dr. Blanford’s address, Geolog. Sect. Brit. Ass., Montreal, 1884, as giving a satisfactory account of the Indian portion, continues with an account of the African, drawn from the published Memoirs by Wyley, Q.J.G.S., XXIII ; Griesbach, ib., xxvii ; Sutherland, ih., xxvi ; Dunn, ib,, XXV, and proceeds to the supposed Australian equivalents, depending here mainly upon the authority of W. B. Clarke. There is nothing very new in this portion of this paper, but it may be as well to summarise it here. He commences by stating that there are no marine beds of any importance in the peninsula of India, but that in Bengal and Central India a great sequence of freshwater beds is found, known as the Gondwana system. The uppermost portion in Cutch and about the mouth of the Godavari contains mai’ine beds of uppermost Jurassic or lower Cretaceous age, interstratified with beds containing plants corres- ponding to the middle Oolites of England. Below these there are no marine fossils, so that no exact determination of period can be made. t The lowest or Talchir beds are shales and sandstones undoubtedly of Glacial origin, being full of huge ice-marked boulders, and resting on ice-grooved surfaces of the Vindhya (Devonian ?) lime- stones. The Karharbaris, which succeed without any break, are coal measures, with Vertebraria, Glossopteris, Ganyamopteris, Kceggerathiopsis, etc. The next, or Damuda.s, are also coal measures with a better preserved flora, which bears very close relationship to the preceding. Here also Estheria occurs with Bracliyops and Gondwanosaurus (Labyrinthodonts). The Pan- chets complete the Lower Division of the Gondwanas, being president’s address. 1803 sandstones with remains of Reptiles, Epicamfodon and Dicynodon, and Labyrinthodouts, Pachygonia, Gonioglyptus and Glyptognatlms, The flora still bears a general resemblance to that of the older beds, but also presents Thinnfeldia, Odontopteroidea, aud Cyclop- teris. The base of the upper Gondwanas is formed by the Rajmahal Beds. In these a quite different flora suddenly appears. In the former “more than one half the species are ferns with simple individual fronds and anastomosing venation,” i.e., are of the Glossopteris type. In the latter, Cycads become far more abundant than any other plants and are associated with Araucarites, Cunninghamites, etc. The Ferns are also of a later type, as Glei- chenia, Dichsonia, Macrotoeniopteris, Asplenites, &c. Eguisetum and Lycopodites also occur. So far as appears from a comparison of the fossils with those of Europe, the flora would be classed as Rhmtic. The Kota-Maleri beds which succeed contain Hyperodapedon ; the arnphicoslian crocodiles Parasuchus, Belodon and Thecodontosaurus; Pachygonia, Mastodonsaurus and other undetermined Labyrintho- donts ; Ceratodiis, Lepidotus, Tetragonolepis and Dapedius. Here the Ganoid Fishes are Liassic, but Ceratodus extends from Permian to Jurassic. The uppermost beds of the Upper Gondwanas, found at Cutch and about the mouth of the Godavari, contain species of plants found also in the Lower Oolite of England, with Glossopteris and Sagenopteris, while the marine beds contain mollusca, as has been before said, of Cretaceo-Jurassic age. Thus far Waagen has been mainly quoting Blanford : What follows is his own, drawn from the authorities mentioned above. The Karoo formation in S. Africa, bears a singular resemblance to the Indian Gondwanas. It is composed of about 7000 feet in thickness of .sandstones, resting (uricomformalfly) mainly on the (proliably) Carboniferous Table-mountain Sandstones, (wliich are related — as I understand the author — to Lepidodeudron beds at Grahamstown and elsewliere), but partly also ou the underlying Devonian. The lowest or Ecca beds (ecjuivalents of the Tulchirs 1804 president’s address. acc. W.) consist of glacial conglomerates piled on scored and grooved surfaces of the Table Mountain Sandstone, shales much confused by ice movement, and finally of coal measures containing Glossopteris. Above these are the Koonap beds, not yet worked out, but assumed to represent the Damudas ; and then the Beaufort shales (equivalent to the Panchets, W.), with abundant Reptilian and some Amphibian remains, and Glossopteris Browniana, Phyllotheca, &c. The Reptiles are described by Owen in B. M. C. Fossil Reptilia of S. Africa, and belong to the Dicynodonta, Theriodonta, and Dinosauria. {Dicynodon is found in the Indian Panchets). The Beaufort beds are succeeded by the Stormberg white and red sandstones, and subordinate beds of Shale and Coal (representing the Kota jNIaleri and Rajmahal, W.). The following ferns have been described : — Pecoptens ( thimifeldicC). Bgt. (sic). Qy. Thinnfeldia odontopteroides ? „ StUherlandi. Cyclopteris cuneata. Tceniopteris Daintreei. “ All these are species which occur equally in the uppermost plant bearing beds of Australia.” The skull of a Mammal, Tritylodon triglyphus, very closely allied to the genus Triy- ly pirns from the Rhsetic bone-bed of Wiirtemberg, has also been found here. Thirdly, in the Uitenhage deposits we have, as in the Cutch- Godavari of India, an alternation of Plant and Marine beds. The plants are from the European point of view Jurassic, from the Indian, Rajmahal. The Mollusca, (including Trigonia, 3 sp.), are Neocomian as compared with those of the Cutch-Godavari beds, which are referable to the Lower Cretaceous (Tithonian) of Europe. Dr. Waagen gives the results at which he has thus arrived in a table containing also a column of Australian equivalents, which president’s address. 180-5 evidently requires alteration, and which I therefore omit, together with his sketch of the Geology of Eastern Australia. The general conclusions at which the author arrives may best be stated in his own words. §1. “ It is evident that in South Africa, equally with India and Eastern Australia, great rock systems occur, which are rather nearly related to each other, and certainly agree with each other far more closely than with any series yet known in Europe or America. The greater part of these formations are evidently of Freshwater origin; and huge lakes and vast river systems must have occupied the regions where to-day we find the forma- tions in question. § 2. “ This observation led long since to the assumption of a great continent which in early geological periods extended over a great part of the southern hemisphere, and which in area may not have been greatly less than the present Asia-European conti nent. § 3. “ The story of this continent seems to have been a highly singular een killed off in these southern regions continuful to flourish for long ages of geological time, diminishing at last under 1808 pkesidekt’s address. similar circumstances in the Permian, and so at last disappearing altogether from the earth. It follows that we must regard this new or Mesozoic flora, more hardy and more stunted than that which preceded, to have originated in the Africo-Indo-Australian Continent during the period of refrigeration, and subsequently during a similar alter- ation in northern climates to have extended itself northwards throughout the whole north temperate zone. And it is probable that the great revolution which occurred in the marine fauna also, at the close of the Palaeozoic period, may be due to the great depression of temperature, which, extending during the Upper Carboniferous period over the whole southern hemisphere (Dr. W. makes an exception of South America), subsequently in Permian times spread over the greater part of the globe. (Dr. W. regards our Hawkesbuiys as Permian.) I believe that this is a fair abstract of Dr. Waagen’s views, which at first sight seem as probable as they are ingenious. But there is something to be said on the other side. I gave Dr. Waagen’s ipsissma verba in a rather long quotation above, because that draft on our imagination is a very heavy one, and demands the strictest scrutiny. To the first paragraph (§1) no exception can be taken; the resemblance of the forma- tions is the basis of all speculation upon the relations between the geological structures of South Africa, India, and Aus- tralia, and must not be dropped out of sight for a moment. But it does not follow that all the rest of Dr. Waagen’s views should be accepted. Some of them appear to me to be more than doubtful. The hypothesis (§2) that a great conti- nent, not Antarctic, nor even all of it south of the equator, united, during and before the Triassic period, Africa, India, and Australia is quite unsupported, and indeed seems to be hardly in accordance with ascertained facts. The land connection between Africa and India, the IjEMURIA of Dr. Hartlaub, has been conclusively shown by Wallace — “ Island Life,” p. 394 sq. — to be (like Atlantis) an assumption not only without warrant, but to be PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. 180» superfluous for the explanation of tlie phenomena on which it is based, and, moreover, to be inconsistent with the evidence which they give. That Australia was once united AN-ith Asia, and that in Mesozoic time, is certain ; and that New Zealand was joined about the same time by way of N. E. A.ustralia, or New Caledonia, is very probable. But that Africa and Australia were ever united, except as outliers of an Antarctic continent, is quite contrary to the conclusions fairly drawn from the facts of the case, that is to say, the resemblances and dissimilarities of the fauna and flora. I am not sure that T understand what is meant by the “ falling in” (§4-5-6) of vast regions of the earth’s surface; but I am sure that the arguments for the general permanence of continental and oceanic areas as such are too strong to be quietly disregarded. One must also demur to the supposed Glaciation of the supposed Continent (§ 8). In order to theformation of permanent ice, whether in the form of isolated glaciers or of ice sheets (which are phe- nomena differing only in degree) these three combined conditions are requisite: (1) Dry land (or at best exceedingly shallow water). (2) High latitude, or high land. (3) An abundant .snowfall. Now it is assumed that there was here in the Mesozoic period such a dry land uniting 8. Africa, India and Au.stralia. But of this there is no sort of proof. High latitude is certainly wanting, and even the horizontal formations which are in evidence show that at least where they were in making there was no general glaciation. Moreover, the veiy extent of the hypothetical conti- nent is fatal to the hypothesis of an extended ice sheet, since, excej)t where very high mountains occui-, the interior portions of all continents receive a veiy restricted rainfall in comparison with the coasts. I cannot bring myself to entertain this tln^ory of a vast glaciated continent, at any rate in latitudes so low and on botli siiles of the Kquator. And yet such a tlieory almost necessarily follows from the h}'pothetical synchronism of theTalchirs, the Ke<'a conglomer ates and lyjwer Marine (Jhicial l>cdH. But when any hypothesis 1810 president’s address. on being pushed to its legitimate consecpience developes an absurdity, an impossibility or an extreme improbability, one naturally turns back to the premises. And so it becomes worth while to examine whether there are any substantial grounds for the supposition of contemporaneous glacial action in India, Africa and Australia during the Upper Carboniferous (or Oarbonifero- Permian) period. It will from the foregoing be understood that my use hereafter of the word “glacial” does not imply any belief in a general glaciation or ice sheet, but only in the existence of glaciers in mountain districts, of icebergs floating in marine currents, or of river ice swept down in spring floods. I do not quite understand why every statement as to Glacial periods, or periods of very considerable local glaciation, older than the Pleistocene should be received with so much distrust and ho.stile cavil as is the case at present with English Geologists. For at any term during which the fossiliferous .sedimentary rocks were being deposited Glaciers would surely be formed wherever the conditions mentioned above were favourable. And these conditions depend both upon general astronomical causes, and upon Geographical modifications which may be either local or general. In the same way, under certain Geographical and Astronomical com- bined variations, a moist and equable climate may have prevailed, and may again prevail in Arctic and Antarctic regions, though not in both at the same time. There seems to me no sufficient ground for assuming that even during the remotest period of recorded life the internal or I’esidual heat of the globe has had any appreciable effect upon the distribution of living forms upon its surface. Dr. Croll has enumerated (Climate and Time, p. 292 seq.) a great number of supposed instances of both Glacial and Interglacial periods, beginning with the Cambrian ; and, after making all reasonable allowance for bias in the mind of the writer or of his authorities, there must surely remain a basis of truth in the concur- rent opinion of so many observers. I may add that Mr. Wilkinson president’s address. 1811 ■was strongly impressed with the glacial character of a Silurian conglomerate Avhich he found near Temora (David, Q.J.G.S., XLiii. p. 195.) Farther, it is accepted by most candid incpiirers that Dr. Croll’s views as to the Alternation of Extreme and Temperate climates in the Xorthern and Southern Hemispheres (Climate and Time, p. 75, Chs. xiv.-xviii., tfec.,) are not only theoretically satisfactory, but are also borne out by all such evidence as is obtainable. “The most important result for us,” says Darwin, “ arrived at by !Mr. Croll, is that wherever the Northern Hemisphere passes through a cold period, the temperature of the Southern is actually raised, with the winters rendered much milder, chiefly through changes in the direction of the Ocean currents. So conversely it will be with the Northern hemisphere while the Southern passes through a glacial jieriod.” (Origin of Species, Ed. vi., p. 336.) The rest of chapter xii. is taken up with this argument. Wallace, Island Life, p. 151, sq. discusses the same question. It results that an Indian Glacial period must be compared with an Australian Interglacial, and that only the African and Australian (and Soutlj American 1) periods of Glaciation (in any sense of the word) can have been contemj)oraneous. We must therefore con- fine our attention in the flrst place to the lands south of the Equator, in which the course of events during the Carbouiferous and Mesozoic periods seems to have been somewhat as follows, viz. : — Dunng the later Devonian and older Carboniferous there was developed in the Holarctic regions, a form of vegetation which is known in the Northern Jfeiuisphere as Carboniferous, but which, Uj avoid ambiguity, 1 shall call the Lepidodendron flora. Tliis gradually extended itself on a restricted scale into the South African and Australian regions witliout, as it seems, entering the pre.sent peninsula of India, which was at that time disconnected from the northern mainlatid, New Zealand, or even Tasmania. Eiistern Australia at this period consisted of a chain of islands, extending along the line of the present Great Dividing Kang«‘, 1812 president’s address. with outliers towards the west. From the characters of the Lepidodendron flora which then floiu’ished there, we conclude that the climate also was insular, — equable, moist and temperate, — at least in the maritime districts. Other considerations lead us to imagine high ranges of mountains in the interior, covei’ed with snow, and with numerous glaciers descending towards the lower ground. The southern Island of New Zealand may be adduced in illustra- tion of the supposed conditions of Eastern Australia at this period. A similar climate seems to have prevailed in the region iiow known as South Africa. I know nothing of the state of the southern extremity of South America at this time, but in Brazil this Holarctic Lepidodendron flora was abundant. The whole globe indeed seems to have enjoyed, for ages upon ages, a climate uniformly temperate, moi.st and equable, as is testified by the unanimous evidence of the fossil fauna and flora. But there came a time when these conditions, while remaining unaltered in the Northern Hemisphere, met with a partial reversal in the Southern. In the Northern regions the Lepidodendron flora continued in uudiminished luxuriance for vast periods of time, gradually yielding in the Permian to the presence of climates too severe or extreme, and to the competitions of hardier natures. But long before that period it had entii’ely disappeared from the South. A great change in the climates of South Africa and East Australia took place, affecting the Marine forms of life to an infinitesimal extent, if at all, but sweeping away the whole of the Terrestrial flora. This difierence in the results of the change, together with other considerations, leads us to suppose that it was probably consequent on a land connec- tion having been established between Australia and an Antarctic continent, with a coincident disruption of the previously existing communication between Australia and the great northern con- tinent. An extreme or continental climate, with an excessive range of temperature, accompanied by violent floods and corres- ponding droughts, now superseded the moist and temperate PRESIDENT S ADDRESS. 1813 comiitions which had preceded, and under which the Lepido- dendron flora liad flourished. Unable to endure this alteration, the older type of vegetation entirely disappeared from the southern hemisphere, being replaced in favourable positions, such as the East Australian region, by Antarctic forms, Avhich, collectively, 1 shall call the Glossopteris flora. For long Geological periods this retained its hold upon the countries which it had occupied, sometimes so luxuriant under “ecpiable, moist and temperate conditions,” as to produce many great series of coal seams, but also, at intervals and in particular localities, checked by the recurrence of an extreme climate. Many alternations of elevation and subsidence took place in the meanwhile, but at last (after the formation of the Newcastle Coal) a change occurred, at a time when l>oth S. Africa and Australia were united by the Antarctic continent, which gradually put an end to the existence of Glossopteris in these regions, and in course of time replaced it by Teeniopteris, Thinnfeldia, & c. This alteration is recorded in S. Africa by the space between the Beaufort and Stormberg beds, in New South Wales by tluf interval between the Newcastle and Clarence River series, in ^'ictoria by the Bacchus Marsh beds, and in Queensland and . Tasmania by broken series of changing character, as at Burruin and Jerusalem, which lead gradually to the coal measures of Ipswich, and of various localities in Tasmania, to the Victorian (,'arbonaceous series, and to the Clarence River beds of New South i Wales. In iKitli Queensland and Tasmania this latest coal is found in small detached basins, which olTer no evidence as to superposition to the surveyor, and can only be {)rovisionally arranged by exami- nation of their witry scanty flora. It would therefore appc*ar that subsequent pc distinguislie)! lithologically from tho original rock out of whoso dchris they arc constructed. To such an accidental and long HubHU({uent forma- tion wc must refer the remarkable OUtHa K.v. M. I’roc. Koy. Soc. N SW. 187!), p. !)5, whic.-h seems to l>e Tertiary, and pr<»bably Koceno (sec Baron v. Mueller’s pa|K-r, l.c.), though found in what was l>cliuved to L’ true Hawkesbury sandstone. 1816 president’s address. the existence of this form is continued even into the cretaceous deposits of Cutch, where Glossopteris ajjpears for the last time in the lower latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, but still creeps northward until, during the Oolitic period, it becomes firmly established in Europe. I hope on a future occasion to lay before you an abstract of the evidence which has been accumulated about these questions, without as yet having received a satisfactory interpretation ; but for the present I venture to conclude that the hypothesis of an Indo-Africo- Australian glaciated continent is improbable and unnecessary, and that the evidence of glacial action forms a most insecure basis for the determination of contemporaneous formation in different localities. Floreat Soctetas Linneana. On the motion of Mr. P. N. Trebeck a heai’ty vote of thanks was accorded to the President for his Address. The Hon. James Norton, M.L.C., Hon. Treasurer, reported on the financial condition of the Society, showing a credit balance of £15 19s. 4d. The following gentlemen were elected OFFICE-BEARERS AND COUNCIL FOR 1889. President : Professor W. J. Stephens, M.A., F.G.S. Vice-Presidents : Rev. J. E. Tenison- Woods, F.L.S., F.G.S. James C. Cox, M.D., F.L.S. C. S. Wilkinson, F.L.S., F.G.S. OFFICE-BEARERS AND COUNCIL. 1817 Honorary Secretaries : Hon. William Macleay, M.L.C., F.L.S. E. P. Ramsay, LL.D., F.R.S.E. Honorary Treasurer : Hon. James Norton, M.L.C. Director and Librarian ; J. J. Fletcher, M.A., B.Sc. Council : John Brazier, F.L.S. W. A. Haswell, M. A., D.Sc. H, Deane, M.A., C.E. George Hurst, M.B., Ch.M. THOM.A.S Dixson, ]\LB., Ch.M. J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., F.C.S. Robert Etheridge, Junr. Percival R. Pedley P. N. Trebeck, J.P. INDEX TO VOL. Ill (SECOND SERIES.) The Name.s in Italics are Synonyms. Abacetus flavipes P.\GE .. 480 quadratipennis .. 480 Abutilon .. 1256 Acacia ... 3-58, 1274, 15 2. 1676 aneura .. 483 Bidwilli .. 483 calamifolia . . . .. 164 cibaria .. 484 doratoxylon ... .. 12.56 drepanocarpa .. 12.56 falcata .. .359 farnesiana .. 560 flavescens .. 1256 glaucescens ... .. 1.508 hispidula .. 267 implexa .. .359 impressa .. 12.56 linearis .. 267 liuifolia . 268 longifolia .. 484 melanoxylon... . . 1 .585 penniner\is .. .. 3.59 pruinosa .. 1.508 salicina var. varians .. .360 scirpifolia .. 164 .Sentis .. 1-2.56 8pr>dio8perma .. 164 Aca-na sanguisorba- ... .. 484 narmnUona .. 484 Acanista .. 976 Acanthaster echinites .. -2-A5 Acanthia lectularia ... .. .348 Acanthias Hlainvillii .. 10!Mi Acanthiza lineata .. 1775 liana .. 1775 pusilla .. 1775 Acanthodiii ra carunculata .. 1776 Acanthoclinas littoreua .. 1096 Acanthophis antarctica .. 416 AcanthophthalmuB ... .. 176 PAGE Acanthopsis ... ... 176 Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris 1777 Acanthus ilicifolius ... ... 649 Acavws ewhroes ... ... 1041 lentils ... ... 1041 Accipiter cirrhocephalus ... 1773 Aceraius ... ... ... 302 Acetes indicus ... ... 243 Achatina ... ... 100-5, 10-51 javanica ... ... 1053 sumatrana... ... 1053 icallacei ... ... 10-53 Achelous whitei ... ... 240 Achras australis ... ... 484 laurifolia ... ... 360 Achyranthes aspera ... ... 360 Acianthus exsertus ... ... 267 Acidaspis ... ... 150, .398, 399 longispinis ... .397 Acineinis ... ... ... 9.36 Aclada ... ... ... 1147 Aclees ... ... ... 9.33 Acmuui eUiptu'a ... ... 512 jlorUmnda .. ... 512 Acnemia ... ... 1137, 1148 Acorynus ... ... ... 958 Acracu andromadia ... ... .394 Acritus ... ... ... 294 Aorocephalus australis ... 1776 Acrocyrta .. ... ... 962 Acrodicrania 1135, 1149, 1194 atricauda 1195, 1197, [1198, 1221 fasciaUi ... 1198 Botosioanda 1196 AcroiiiopuB... ... ... 1424 palliduH ... ... 1423 Acronycliia liuvis ... .. 268 AcroBtichum aurcuin ... 12*58 Actca aureolata ... ... 239 INDEX. 11. Actsea rueppellii spongiosa Actinidia ... Actinus Actumnus setifer Acupalpus bimaculatus ornatus . . . quadrimaculatus Acythopeus Adansonia digitata . . (iregorii ... Adelosia piciinanus ... Adelotopus brevipennis elongatulus la; vis linearis ... longipennis Adenanthera pavonina Adiautites ... Adiantum sethiopicum cordatuin lunulatum Adocimus ... Adoryphorus Couloni Aechalia grisea pacifica patruelis . . -.^kles ... 1717, vemistipes /Egialitis nigrifrons . . . ruficapilla... .^gintlia temporalis . . Aegoinomus ..•Egotheles novse-hollandise Aegus Aenigma parvuhmi Aesernia yEstrelata cookii Agametis ... Agapete Agaricohia ... Agaricus campestris Agaromyia . . . Agelastica impura melanocephala Agetinus aequalis Australis corinthus jugu laris subcostatus Aglaophenia longicornis PAGE •2.39 2.39 647 280 240 475 474 474 949 ... 48.5 485, 651 ... 809 ... 459 ... 4.59 ... 460 ... 460 ... 460 485, 486 ... 1301 I ... 361 ... 648 648, 1258 ... 295 1400, 1412 ... 343 ... 343 ... 343 1719, 1760, 1763 ... 1761 1466, 1778 1778 1776 974 1774 300 4.50 985 1779 944 1467 ... 1148 . . 1150 ... 485 ... 1147 ... 1499 ... 1499 1478, 1479 1478, 1479 ... 1479 .. 1479 ... 1479 759, 795 ... 795 PAGE Aglaophenia macrocarpa 791, 799 parvula... ... 790 Phillipina 788, 789 phyllocarpa 793, 799 plumosa ... 795 sinuosa ... 790, 799 ureiis 786, 787, 788, 789 Whiteleggei 794, 799 Agonischius 323 Agi'ilus 315 Agriotes 323 Agrypnus ... 319 Masters! - 1233 Ailurcedus maculosus 147, 1-2.58 viridis 1258, 1776 Akania 1270, 1271 Hilli 1-273 Alaus 320 funebris 1-240 Alausa palasah 184 Alcides 935 Alcyone azurea 270, 1774 pulchra •269 337 Aleochara . . ‘277 Alethopteris 1.305 Aleurites ... 343 moluccana 486 triloba 486 Alisma oligococcurn 1257 Allecula ... 333, 1436, 1438, 1441 carbonaria 1441 fuscipenuis 1441 pimeloides 1438 Allmania nodiflora 162 Allochotes ... 3-28 Allocotocera 1127, 1149 Allocotocerus 277 Allodia 1139, 1140, 1148 Allolobophora turgida 1780 Allophyllus 1270 ternatus 542 Alocasia macrorrhiza 500 Alopena 993 Alopias vulpes 1772 Alosa kowal 183 Alpheus comatularum 243 ed wards! 243 minus 243 Alsophila australis 70, 486 487 Cooper! 486 excelsa 486 487 Alstonia constricta .361 Alternanthera decipiens 1256 IXDEX. Ul. Altingia chinensis P.\GE .. 649 Anatella p.\nE 1140, 1148 Alycaeus ...1005, 1006 1007, 1068 Anathymus ... 950 chaperi ... 1069 Ancjeus ... 287 diplochilus ... ... 1068 Anchastus ... ... 321 gibbosulus ... 1068, 1069 Anchithyrus ... 938 gibbus . loss Anchomenus ambiguus 1388, 1389, jagori .. 106S [1390 jousseaumei ... 1069 Ancistria ... 297 microconus ... ... 1069 Ancylus australicus ... ... 12,53 microdiscus ... 1069 Irvinse ... 894 oligopleuT’is ... 1069 Ancyrona ... ... 295 parvulus ... 1069 Andretisia debilis ... 531 perakensis ... ... 106S Andropogon annulatus ... 1257 Alyxia buxifolia ... 1315 exaltatus ... 1257 Amadus ... 942 sericeus ... 1257 Amarantus widis ... ... 487 Aneilema gramineum ... 1257 Ainarj-gmus 332 14.34, 14.35 Aneimites .. 1300, 1302 diaperoides ... 1435 acadica ... 1302 maurulus ... 1435 adiantoides 1.302, 1303 AmaryUii mtHtrcdaska ... 502 austrina 1.302, 1303, 1304 Ambassis ... 217, 1.5.59 Anellobia mellivora ... .. 1777 kopsi ... 185 Angelasta ... ... 970 nalua ... 216 Angiopteris ... 600 Amblyceps mangois ... ... 187 evecta . . . ... 487 Amblymora ... 971 Anguilla australis ... 890 Ametalla ... ... 1471 bengalensis ... 188 Ammafcius elongatulus ... 905 Anguis fragilis ... 883 occidentalis ... 905 Anisophyllus ... 328 rugicollia ... 905 Anisotoma tasmaniaj... .. 1513 semica*cu8 904, 90.5 Anobium longicorne... .. 603 Anmiannia multiflora ... 12.57 Anomala ... 305 Ainmobium alatum ... ... 1.560 Anopheles ... 1717, 1719, 1751, 1702, Ampelita 1034, 1038 [1703 'jCMliwra ... 1038 annulipes ... ... 1753 Amphibolurus ... 870 atratipes ... ... 1755 Amphidromiu 1044, o o J Mastersi ... _••• ‘I’’! [1048, 1049 musivus ... 1754, 17-)7 Amphimela. ... 1492 stigmaticus .. 1758 Australis ... ... 1491 Anoplognathus cereus 507, 555 Analsillus ... ... 9.39 Anostoma ... ... 1009 Anabas scanrrhina ... 310 Antliaxia purpurascens ... 1229 Anaclima ... 11.44, 1147 uniformis ... ... 1229 Anamirta coccuUis ... 212, 21.3 Anthiivs (rsoiidanthias) cichlupH 741 Anaiica ... .3.34 Aiitliistiria niembranaeea ... 125.8 Anapho .. 741 .AiitlKK-'ercis (?) lb)pW(M)dii ... .307 AnarcUi ... 41, 4 4,40, 1110 Aiitlinixomor|)l)UH ... ... .310 Anas castanea ... 1779 AiithiiH australis ... 1770 cla|Mta... 1281. 12'.»2 .Aiitidica rrinmorpha ... ... 108,5 punctata ... 1282 pilipes ... 10,8.5 ■upcrciliosa ... 1779 Aiitiopala ... ... 1040 IV. INDEX. P.\GE Antiopala tephraea ... ... 1647 Antiiaclophila 1130, 1149, 1183 electilis 1183, 1187 nigra ... 1183, 1188 nubipennis petulans Apate Apatodes ... Macleayi Apellatus apicalis Mastersi ... palpalis . . . Aperostoma discokleum Aphanesthes Aphanisticus occidentalis Aphelomera 1137 1184 1183, 1186, [1221 ... 1429 ... 1429 ... 1429 ... 1440 ... 1439 1439, 1440 ... 1058 ... 860 ... 317 ... 1233 1149, 1157, 1204, [1206 Syclneyensis 1207, 1221 Aphodius fimetarius ... ... 663 Imdus ... ... 904 Aphrodita ... ... ... 1706 Aphthona ... ... ... 988 Aphyoda ... ... ... 951 Apirocalus ... ... ... 931 Apistus carinatus ... ... 217 Apium australe ... ... 487 prostratum ... ... 487 Aplonis fuscus ... ... 890 Aplostoma ... ... 1027 Aplysia ... ... ... 1708 Apobletes ... ... ... 290 Apocyrtus ... ... .. 928 Apogon fucatus ... ... 217 guentheri ... ... L559 poeciloptenis ... 217 quadrifasciatus .. 217 Apogonia ... ... .. 305 Apolecta ... ... ... 958 Apolephthisa .. 11.32, 1149 Aponogeton elongatus . . . 488 monostachyus . . . 488 | Aporocera apicalis ... ... 1474 catoxantha ... 1472 Aporonotus ... .. 939 Apriona ... ... ... 968 Aprosictus Duivenbodii ... 1465 intricatus ... 1464 Aprosmictus scapulatus ... 1777 Apua ... ... .. 176 Aquila audax ... .. 1773 Aquilaria agallocha ... ... 607 Arachnoides placenta Arachnopus Araucaria Bidwillii ... Arcania 11-spinosa ... pulcherrima ... Archseopteris Archaster angulatus Archetypus Archidium stolonaceum Ardea novfe-hollandise pacifica Ardetta minuta Areca Arenga Arganus Argopistcs . Argopus Argynnis inconstans Argyropelecus Arinia A ri ophanta jcmus martini .. Aristeis anomodes .. chrysoteuches Aristolochia pistolochia Arisus Arius arius PAGE ... 229 ... 944 ... 488 ... 241 ... 241 ... 1.301 ... 226 ... 9.58 ... 3.36 ... 1778 ... 1778 ... 1779 ... 618 ... 618 ... 319 ... 989 ... 989 ... 394 ... 1313 ... 1069 ... 1024 ... 1024 ... 1653 ... 1 654 ... 216 ... 317 ... 197 ccelatus falcarius militaris thalassinus truncatus Arrhenotus Arsipoda .. Artamus personatus sordidus superciliaris Artanema fimbriatum sesamoides 181, 197, 255 ... 197 .. 197 ... 186 ... 197 ... 963 987, 1492 ... 1774 ... 1774 ... 1774 ... 214 ... 214 Artiastis ... ... ... 1674 heliacma ... ... 1674 ptochopa ... ... 1675 tepida ... .. 1674 Artocarpus ... ... 618 Arum Colocasia ... ... 499 orixense ... ... 552 Aryptjeus ... ... ... 937 Ascesis ... ... ... 1424 Asindulum 11.30, 1144, 1145, 1146 Asphoudylia 37, 39, 41, 43, 47, 108, [145 Loewi ... ... 108 rubicunda ... 109 INDEX. V. Aspidiinerus PAGE ... 1001 Aspidium ... .. 64S Aspidomorpha ... • ... 998 Aspidorhynchus ... 156 Asplenium .. ... 648 Astelia alpina ... 489 Asterias ... 1705 rubens 227 tenuispina ... ... 225 Asterina exigua ... 226 gibbosa ... 226 penicillaris ... 226 Astomum brachycaulon ... 3.36 \nride ... .336 Afltra;a ... 244 .\stroloma humifusum 267, 489 pinifolium 267, 489 Aatropecten euryacanthus ... 227 javanicus ... 226 polj'acanthus ... 226 Astur approximans ... ... 1773 cinereus .. 1773 Asynapta .37, 40, 41, 44, 47, 12.3. [14.5 tianmiula ... ... 124 parietina ... .. 125 poctoralis ... ... 112 priaca ... 125 Asy testa ... 937 AUL-nius ... 304 Atalantia glauca ... 489 -Atalaya 1270, 1271, 1274 hemiglauca ... 12.56, 1273 AtelaU ... 975 Att-leia ... 1136, 1149, 1201 spa^licithorax 1202, 1221 •Atella propinqua ... .394 Atergatus Horidus ... ... 239 iiitegerrimus ... 2.39 Atcrpus cultratus ... ... 1451 Ateuchus Hollandio^ .. ... 897 Athicsia ... 299 Athene atrenua ... 1771 Atheropla ... ... 16.52 decaapila ... ... 16.5.3 ptiilopis ... 16.52 Athcrr>aperma rnoachata .363, 489 Atriplex cinerea ... IIHI tln'tujtu/uUH ... 41M) htt/imiu ... 490 -Atrypa reticularis ... ... 804 Atypichthya .. 1770 Atyporia .. 971 PAGE Atypus ... 1770 Atysa ... 994 Augomela ... 987, 1489 acervata . . . ... 1488 Aulacochilus ... 1000 Aulacophora ... 991 Australis ... 1498 cartereti ... 1499 Palmerstoni ... 1497 Auletes ... 934 Aurelia cierulea ... 1255 Australica ... ... ... 986 Avicennia officinalis... .. 490 tomentosa.. 490, 507 Azana ... 1138, 1147, 1157 Azygoplon ... 773, 774 productuin, 774, 775, 776 [783, 798 Bacca orientalis ... 213 BjEckea diffusa ... 268 linifolia ... 267 Balaninus ... ... 9.34 Banksia ... 3-59, 483, 491, 517 , 518. [521, 548 collina ... 491 ericifolia ... 491 ornata ... 483 Barbus apogon ... 182 aureus ... 187 bunnanicus ... 182 hexastichus ... 182 jerdoni ... 182 kolus ... 18.3 rnalaharicm... ... 182 neilli ... 182 stracheyi ... ... 182 tor ... 182 Barilius guttatus ... 143 Baris ... 948 Barrington ia .. 6.34 acutangula ... 12.57 Canya .. ... 494 Baryrliynchus ... 9.56 Barystethus ... 9.50 Babjceni ... 968 Batrisoinorpha ... 287 Batrisus ... 2-S8 Ikiuera capiUita ... 268 Bcccaria ... 1001 BcKonia ... 601 Bclionota ... ... 314 Bellinurus ... ... 231 Belonuchus ... 282 VI. INDEX. PAGE Belostoma iiidicum ... ... 150 Belus ... 9.34 hemistictus ... 1455 insipidus ... 1455 Beuthamia . . ... 647 Bergia pedicellaris . . . ... 1256 Berosicus ... ... 940 Berosiris ... 940 Berosus . . . 824, 826, 830, 832 Australia? 826, 827 decipiens ... 827 discolor 829, 830, 8.31 duplo-punctatus 828, 830, 831 externespmosus 824, 826, [827 Flinders! 831, 832 gravis ... 826 luridus 828, 829, 831 majusculus 824,820,827, 830 ovipennis ... 829 simulans ... 832 spinosus ... 825 sticticus 830, 832 Betta pugnax ... 179 Beyrichia sp. ... 804 Bibio .. 1363, 1366, 1367 clavatus ... 1371 elegans ... 1371 fulvipennis 1363, 1308 helioscops 1363, 1368, 1370 imitator 1.363, 1367, 1368, [1.370, 1371, 1386 Marci ... 1370 nigrithorax ... 1371 rubiventris ... 1371 mticoxis 1363, 1368 rufiventris ... 1371 serricomis ... 1371 substitutus 1363, 1370 venosus ... 1367 Billardiera angusti/olia ... 491 canariensis ... 491 grandiflora ... 491 latifolia ... ... 491 mutabilis ... 491 scandens ... 491 Birgus latro ... 238 Bixa Orellana ... 193 Biziux'a lobata ... 1779 Blepharocarya ... 1270 Blepiarda ... ... 943 Blumea sp. .. ... 1257 Boerhaa\ia diffusa ... .. 1256 Bolboceras cavicolle... chelyum cornutum fenestratum globuliforme hippopus P.\GE ... S4a ... 1395 ... 90G ... S45 843, 844 ... 907 ingens ... ... 90<) Kirbii ... ... 842 laticorne ... 1390 miilticostatus ... 304 planiceps ... 84.i proboscideum . . . 842 Reicliei... ... 9n5 rotuiidatiim 843, 844, 905 rubescens ... 900 simpliciceps . . . 844 yioanei ... ... 1393 Tatei ... ... 842 Boletina 1134, 1135. 1140 Boletus ... ... ... 1150 Bolithobia ... ... ... 1147 Bolithomyza ... ... 1147 Bolitochai'a .. ... 278 Bolitophila ... 1128, 1140 Bombax heptaphyllum ... 492 lualabaricum . . . 492 Borassus ... ... ... CIS flabelliformis ... 500 Boronia rhoutboidea 364,381 Bossiaja Stepheiisoni .. 1508 Bostrichus bispinosus ... 1429 Botaurus poicilopterus ... 1778 Bothrideres ... ... 297 Bothriorhinus ... ... 956 Bowenia spectabilis ... ... 492 Brachinus ... ... 273 Brachycampta ' ... 1140, 1148 Brachychiton Delabechii ... 540 diversifolium ... 1256 platanoides ... 547 populueum .. 545 Braohydicrania 1143, 1149, 1215 abbreviata ... 1219 fumosa 1179, 1218, LI 221 pictiventris ... 1217 pullicauda ... 1210 Brachynemata amblyteles ... 1662 siugulata ... 1689 Brachyneura ... ... 126 Brachjpalpus ... ... 1146 Brachypeza ... 1139, 1148 Brachvsoma simile ... ... 416 IKDEX. PAGE ! Brady mei-us ... ... 330 Brady sia ... ... 6o9, 60S, 1 14S | Braniia indica ... ... 383; Brasenia peltata ... 364, 492 1 Breweria media ... ... 1257 Breynia australasire ... ... 229 Briseis conica ... ... 1416 Brissus i;arinatus ... ... 229, Bruchia amoena ... ... 336! Whiteleggei... ... 336 1 Bmguiera ... ... ... 600 i Brya.xis ... ... 988! Bubastes cylindricus ... 1228 i inconstans 1414, 1415, 14161 laticollis ... .1415' spheiioida . . 1228, 1416; Buccinum acideatiun ... 1084 | Hcabrum ... Buchanacia ar1x)rescena Bucharis Bugnla Bulimus 1083 492 981 12.57 Bulimus gracilis grcgaritis heerianus hochstctteri indicus interrupta inversus javanica laevus laxispirus leucoxanthtis leucoxarthus libromis linstedti loricatus lorraini macasmriensis melanomma mundus palaceus palaicanensis PAGE 1051 1050 1048 1052 1051 1046 1047 1046 1048, 1049 10.52 1046 1046 1044 1047 1046 1050 1046 1047 1047 1048 1044 1710 perversa 1046 i ... ... 1005, 10.50 perversus 1004, 1046, 1047, aperta 1051 [1048, loss glandula ... 1050 polymorphus 1047 gregaria 10.50 porcellanus 104!» lorraini 10.50 purua 1048 spilozona ... 10.50' rusticus 1044 iS ... 1051 sinistra 1046 ... 100.5, 1007, 1043, 1044, I sinistralis ... 1049 [1045, 1046, 10.50 sp. loss achaliuacem 10.52 spilozonus . . . 10.50 aculisAimus 10.52 suUana 1046 adamsii 1049 sumatranua 1049 adclai 1047 Buabeckia «r5ori»o ... 494 cert-u-^ 10.51 Mitcbelli 493 rilrina 1046 iiohilis 494 cUrinus 1047 Hntoroidca mocrurliyncha 1779 wjmea 1047 Byl>o 1467 contrariua ... 1049 Byleora ap. 42.3 denneirjiirntnit 1052 ('alK)tnba peltata .364 4I>2 dfxlra 1046 Cacatua 1278 rUmgatuM 1047 galerita 1777 eniac’iatuB ... 104K Cacia 9fi9 gairriculum 101.8 I CacGchroa ... S»iO glandulxu ... 10.501 gyinnopleura 858 vm. INDEX. Cacochroa obscura ... PAGE ... 858 Cacomantis flabelliformis ... 1777 insperatus 422, 1777 pallidus ... 1777 Caelidia ... 306 Caelocrania .. 997 Caenochira ... 947 Caesalpinia Bonducella ... 382 C’afius ... 281 Cafolus .. 319 Cajanus (Atylosia) cinereiis ... 1256 Caladenia ... ... 493 Caladium ... ... 601 acre ... 499 jnacrori'hizon 500, 552 Calamus australis ... 146 Calandra ... 951 Calamlrinia Balonnensis ... 498 Calappa ... 2.35 hepatica ... 234 lophos ... 241 Calcinus ... 236 Callia amboinensis ... ... 1072 Callicarpa cana .. 1257 floribundum ... 1257 lanceolatum ... 1257 Callichrous bimaculatus 181, 187 micropus ... 187 Callichthys 248, 249 asper ... 248 Callidemum ... 981 Callima ... 996 Calliouymus longicaudatus ... 186 Callipepla ... ... 991 Callirrhipis ... 323 Calliscapterus 1102, o o [1111 campestris 1105, 1111, coruscus [1112, 1122 ... 461 dispar ... 1105 foveolatus 462, 1122 Odewahnii 1110, nil speciosus ... 1110 viridiseneus 461, 1122 Callispbyris ... 1467 Callistemon .. 58 Callitris calcarata ... 381 Callocephalon galeatum ... 1777 Calloodes Greyanus ... ... 920 Calobodes ... ... 938 1 Calochromus ... 326 1 Calodema .. ... 314 ; Calomela ... PAGE ... 1489 apicalis ... 1489 cingulata ... 1489, 1490 Curtisi ... 1490 distinguenda ... 1490 geniculata.. ... 1491 pallida ... 1491 punctipes ... ... 1490 tarsalis ... 1490 Calonota ... 1399 Calophyllum inophyllum ... 493 Calopteron ... ... 325 Caloruis metallica ... 1780 Calotes 884, 885 Calotis brsviseta ... 1257 Calvasterias asterinoides ... 225 Calycothrix conferta ... 1257 microphylla ... 12.57 Calyptomena ... 601 Calyptorhynchus banksii ... 1777 funereus ... 1777 Camaena ... 1040 Camellia .. 647 hongkongensis ... 648 Camia ... 947 Campanularia bispinosa ... 796 caliculata 755, 775, [776, 796 var. makrogona 755, [796 costata 757, 766 marginata 757, 758 sen ulata 757, 796 spinulosa 756, 757 Camptomyne ... 977 Camptorhiuus ... 939 Campylomyia ... 134 Campylomyza 35, 36, 41, 45, 46, 4/, [54, 133 143, 145 seratipennis ... 135 amplipennis ... 142 crocea ... 136 implexa ... 139 pellax ... 140 perpallida 134, 135 persimilis ... 136 subtilis ... 137 Sydney ensis ... 141 vicina ... 138 Canavalia obtusifolia ... 493 Candezea ... ... 996 Canthium quadrifidum ... 501 Caphyra aroheri ... 240 INDEX. IX. C'apparis canescens Mitchelli nobilis Capraria calycina Caracolus ... C araux hippos leptolepis Carassius aureus vulgaris Carcharia,s ... acutideus acutus brachyurus crenideus gangeticus glaucus ... laticaudus macloti .. macrurus melanopterus menisorrah inuelleri... tricuspidatus C'archarodon Rondeletii C’arcinus moenas C'ardamine ... ... 494 hirsuta ... ... 494 parviffora ... 494 paudjuga ... 494 Cardanus ... ... ... .SOI C'ardiasthesis ... ... :i4S sodalis... ... .'148 Cardiophorus .. ... fasciolatus ... 1240 Fi(j(/gatti ... 1240 quadriniaculatu.s 1 240 Cardiospcrmuni ... .. 1270 Halicacabum ... 494 Carenidium .. 1102, llO.'l, 1100 lacuHtrc... ... 1122 CarenoscaphuH 401, 1104, 110.», 1117 lucidus ... 110.') quadripuQctatiiH 401, [1 10.') viridiMiiinus 400, 1 122 Carenum 1 102, 1 10.8, 1 104, 1 10.7, I KMi (1122 arcnanum .. Hotielli breviformc.. PAGE PAGE . . . 493 Carenum cupreo-marginatum ... 1 1 12, ... 493 [1113, 1122 ... 494 cyaneum ... ... 1105 ... 531 decorum ... ... 1115 ... 1023 fugitivum ... ... 1122 170,189 iauthiuum ... ... 1116 ... ISO inconspicuum ... 1122 180 interruptum ... 1115 ... 187 Itevicolle ... ... 1110 ... 1559 Isevipenne ... ... 1117 ... 203 Macleayi ... 1105, 1122 ... 1707 murrumbigense ... 1122 1765, 1 766, 1 707 obsoletum . . ... 1 1 22 porphyreum 1112 rugatuin ... .. 1122 scaritioides 1106,1122 Carex ... ... .. 048 Careya arborea ... ... 494 australis ... 494, 1257 Cargillia australis ... ... 495 Carissa Broicnii ... ... 495 ovata ... ... 495 CarocoUa pyrostoma ... 1033 Carphurus ... ... ... 328 Carpilius ... ... 2.34, 235 Carpiodes sp. ... 1507, 1559 Carpophagus ... ... 1471 Carpophilus ... ... 294 Caryota ... ... ... 618 Casnoidea ... ... ... 273 Ca.snonia angusticollis 446, 447 Clarensii ... ... 447 globulicollis ... 447 Cassia eremopbila ... ... 1500 mimosoides ... ... 1250 notabilis ... ... 1250 Cassida ... ... ... 998 Cassytlia filiformis ... ... 495 giiineennif> ... ... 495 Castanospermum austrulv ... 490 Ca«taiiOHi)ora ... ... 1270 Casuarina ... ... ... .359 crivtala ... ... 4!t0 eipiisetifolia ... .301 (ruitnii ... ... 490 lUtoraltH ... .. 001 jiiarrornr/m ... 490 f/utulriitUrin ... 4!Mi stricta ... 490 CabidroinuH lOUuyi ... ... 475 1114, 1122 Cutasarcti* ... ... ... 1410 ... 1100 CatascopUH .. ... ... 271 ... 1112 CatastyguuH ... ... 9.31 1768 ... 1767 . 1708 ... 1768 ... 188 ... 1768 1765, 1768 .. 1768 1765, 1708 ... 1707 20.3, 1705, [1766, 1767 ... 1.58 1.59, 1771 ... 1710 X. IKDEX. PAGE Cataulus ... ... .■• 1075. Catha edulis ... ... 367 Cathartus ... ... ... “-99 Catoca 36, 41, 45, 46, 47, 143, 145, [1146 Caulobius 1322, 132.3 villosus ... ... 1323 Cavonus turrihis ... ... 922 Cebia ... ... ••• “-96 Cecidogona... 41, 45, 47, 144, 1146 carnea ... .. 144 Cecidomyia... 35, .36, 37, 3S, 41, 42, 43, 47, 53, 54, 60, 61, 14.5 baccata .. ... 65 circinas .. ... 6‘2 destmctor . . . 35 difficilis ... ... 63 Frauenfeldi ... 62 gibbula ... ... 67 nobilis ... ... 66 rcgilla ... ... 64 tritici ... ... 35 vitulans... .. 63 C'edrella australis ... ... 364 Toona ... ... 364 Celeuthes ... ... ... 930 Celtis stryclmoides ... ... 1“256 Cenchrena ... ... ... 933 Cenobita ... ... ... 236 perlata ... ... 242 Centipeda Cunninghami ... 3S6 orbicularis ... 386 Centrocnemis ... ... 1148 Centropogon ... ... 189 indicus (?) ... 178 Centropus phasianus... ... 1777 Cephalodesmius armiger ... 1.507 Ceratella ... ... ... 749 fusca ... 745, 718, 749 Ceratocarcinus dilatatus ... 239 Ceratodus ... ... ... 1277 Ceratoplax ciliatus ... ... 240 Ceratopogon ... .. 1365 Cercyon dorsale ... ... 840 flavipes ... ... 840 fossum ... ... 840 Ceresium ... .. .. 960 Cerithium Jluviatile ... ... 1087 Ceroplatus • 1124, 1129, 1145, 1151, [1152, 1163, 1166, 1167 Masters!... 1151, 1164, [1167, 1221 sesoides [1150, 1151 PAGE Ceroplatus tipuloides ... 1151 Ceropria ... ... ... 330 Cerotelion ... ... ... 1 1 47 Cervulus reevesii ... ... 650 Cerylon .. ... ... 297 Cestracion ... ... 1715, 1770 Cestrorhinus ... ... 1770 Cetonia ... ... ... 1414 Cetorhinus ... ... 1766, 1772 maximus ... 1772 Cha-tectetorus ... ... 942 Chatodon ... ... ... 170 Chaetura caudacuta ... ... 1774 Chalcites basalis ... ... 1777 plagosus ... ... 1777 Chalcomeia ... ... 985 eximia .. ... 1491 Chalcophaps chrysochlora .. 1778 Cbalcophora ... ... 312 Chalcopterus ... 1434, 1435 amethystinus ... 1435 longiusculus ... 1435 Cbalcosoma ... ... .307 Channa orientalis ... ... 179 Chanos salmoneus ... ... 170 Chara sp. . . . ... ... 1 258 Charadrius fulvus ... ... 1778 Chariotheca ... ... ,331 Chariscapterus 1101,1104,1111, [1122 opulens ... 1112 Chastomera ... 47, 112, 145 bella ... ... 112 Chatoessus maculatus ... 187 * Cheilanthes tenuifolia ... 1258 Cheilocena ... ... 1471 Cheiroplatys occidentalis ... 921 Cheneeia ... ... ... 1146 Chenopis ... ... ... 1279 Chenopodina Australis ... 547 maritima ... .547 Chenopodium auricomum ... 497 awitrale ... 547 erosum . . . 497 murale ... 497 Chibia bracteata ... 1775, 1780 Chileone ... ... ... 14.3.3 Chilocorus ... ... 1001 Chilodontis ... ... 10.50 Chirocentrus dorab ... 187 Chirogonia ... ... 9,38 Chirozetes ... ... 945 Chltenius ... ... ... 275 INDEX. xi. P.\G E r.xr.F. Chlipnius australis ... ... 463 Cisseis suturalis ... 1*231 maculifer .. ... 463 Cismus . . . 507 subcostatus ... 463 aiistralasica ... ... 552 Chlamydodera cel•^•iniventris .. 1*258 hypoglauca ... ... 552 maculata ... 1*258 opaca .. 553 Chlamydosaurus Kingii ... 886 Cistela Australica ... ... 1441 Chloridolum ... 961 Cisticola ruficeps ... 17/5 Chloritis ... 1037, 1038, 1039 Citriobatus pauciflorus ... 498 Chlorophthalmus nigripinnis ... 1096 Citrus australis ... 498 Chonottssp. ... 803 Planchonii ... 498 striatella ... 804 Cladognathus .. 299 Choriotis 1*288, 1*289 Cladophorus ... 3*25 Chreonoma ... 979 Clarias dussumieri ... ... 187 Chromis .. 1559 magur 180, 187 Chrysobothris ... 315 Clausilia 1005, 1055 incana ... 1*230 borneensis ... ... 1056 viridis ... 1*230 cornea ... 1056 Chrysochloris ... 1*255 corticina ... .. 1056 Chrysococcyx ba.salis ... 4*21 excurrens ... ... 1056 Chrysodema pistor ... ... 12*27 filicostata ... 1056, 1057 Saundersi ... 12*27 var. tenuicosta ... 1057 Chrysophrys australis ... 890 heldii 1055, 1056 rubroptera ... 186 javana 1055, 1056 Chthonicola sagittata ... 1776 junghuhni ... ... 1056 Cibrella omata 2*25 inoluccensis ... 1055 Cicada mocrens 51 1, 555 obcsa .. 1056 C'icindela ... *271 orientalis ... 1056 albolineata ... 444 penangensis ... 1055 circumcincta ... 443 .■^chwaneri ... ... 1056 crassicornis ... 445 sumatrana ... ... 1055 Froggatti ... 443 Clavellina ... ... 1710 oblongicollis 445, 446 Claviger ... 1086 tenuicollis ... ... 446 hippocastanum .. 1086 trivittata ... 444 Claytonia lialonncnsis ... 498 Cidaris metularia ... *2*2.8 polyandra... 498, 1256 C'lica ... *279 uniHora ... 1*256 Cilibe ... 331 C'leobis .. 940 C'illenum .. *276 Cleogonus .. ... 938 Cincloramphus cruralis ... 1776 Cleume tetrandru ... 1*256 C'inclosoma punctatum ... 1776 viscosa 390, 1*2.56 Cionella sumatrana ... ... 1053 CleptometopuH ... 976 Circus aaaimiliH ... 1773 Clibanarius vulgaris... ... 24*2 gouldi ... 1773 ClimacUTiH erj’throps ... 1777 Cisscis 315, 863 lcucopb02 .366, .'>02 226 226 226 singulari.s .Sloanei tenuis ... unicus .. Cryptodus Fairniairei variolosus ... CryptohypnuB dimiiliatus seinifasciatus variegatus Cryptolii'inus .Montroiizieri simplex Cryi>topoan^ila bunnanica ... 183 coriiiculum ... 10.59 Daniina Manksia- 1.50 fliscoiileuH ... ... 10.58 I >aiiio rheinardti 187 fasciatUH ... ... 10anis taygetus .394 fulmiriulatiiH ... 10«K) l)antliunia sp. 12.58 hungcrfonliaims ... 10.58 1 >aphnandra iiiicrantha 367 latistrigUH ... .. 1060 repaiidula .367 lindst^ti ... 10.59 l)nrodilia ( 'asth'iiaui .. 465 liratulus ... . 10.59 Dastari.us ... 297 lotigipiluM ... ... 1060 Dasyerrus ... 1467 op;uinuN ... 10.58 Masygiiiithus, 1.399, 1100, mo. 1411 |>arvuluH ... ... 10.59 alii ids... 1410 XVI. IKDEX. PAGE Dasyenathus Australis 1400, 1402, [1404, 140S, 1411 Coulom 1400, 1412 Dejeaui 1400, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1408, 1411, 1412 inermis 1409, 1411 major. 1405, 1406, 1407, [1408, 1409, 1411 Mastersi, 1400, 1410, [1411 recticornis. 1408, 1411 trituberculatus, 1404, [1408, 1409, 1411 Dasypogon ... ... 31 Dasyimis gracilis ... 1296 maculatus... ... 1297 viverrinus .. ... 1259 Datnioides polota ... ... 185 Uegis ... 948 Delabechea rupestris ... 546 Delias argenthona ... ... 395 my sis ... 395 nigidius 394, 1515 Delma impar ... 1096 Ddomphalus ... 1030 Demotina ... ... 982 Dendrobium canaliculatum ... 504 speciosum ... 504 Tattonianum . . . 504 Dendrocittit ... 601 Dendrocygua 1279, 1283 eytoui... ... 1283 gouldi... ... 1283 validipinuis, 1282, 1292 Dendrophylla nigrescens ... 245 Deretiosus ... ... 944 Derris forsteniana ... ... 214 uliginosa ... 213 Desmodium ... 645. Dexagia ... 932 Diachoris ... ... 1710 Diadema alimena ... 394 bolina ... 394 setosum 227, 228 Diadocidia ... 1126, 1127, 1146 Diallus ... 972 Diamesa ... 41 Dianepsa ... 1147 Diaphoromerus Froggatti ... 468 laticollis ... 468 multipimctatus 467 nigi’ans ... 470 PAGE Diaphoromerus opacus ... 469 politus ... 465 porcatulus ... 469 sericipermis ... 470 sexpunctatus.. 466 sulcatulus ... 467 Diatassa ... 940 Diathetes ... ... 950 Diathr}*ptus ... 938 Dibolia Duboulayi ... ... 1495 Tepperi ... 1495 Dicaeum huundmaceum ... 1777 Dicercomorpha ... 314 Dichrosoma ... 310 Dicksonia antarctica ... 504 Billardieri ... 504 Dictamnia ... ... 961 Didiscus glandulosus ... 1257 hemicarpus ... 1257 DidjTuocarpus ... 601 Didymosaurus 1307, 1308 comptonifolia . . . 1307 gleichenoides 1308, [1309 Diemenia angusticeps 417, 422 Dietysus ... 3.32 Digaster 1521, 1546 armifera 1530, 1531, 15.32, [1546 lumbricoides ... 1531 Perrier i 1530, 1531, 1532 Digenethle ... ... 310 Digitalis 214, 216 Dilasia ... .348 DilochrosLs torrida ... ... 923 Dilophus ... 1378 longirostris 1363, 1.379. [1382, 1.386 pictipes 1379, 1381, 1386 Dineutes ... 277 Dinomis queenslandiae ... 1291 Diochares . ... 967 Diogenes ... 2.36 miles 242 Diomedea exulans ... ;L’ 1779 melaiiophiys ... 1779 Diomia ... 946 Diomonus ... 1144, 1146, 1153 Diom5'za ... 46 Diorhabda ... ... 994 Dioscorea bulbifera ... ... 505 hastifolia ... . . . 505 XVll. INDEX. Dioscorea lati folia PAGE ... 505 Diplosis negotiosa ... PAGE ... 104 sativa ... .505 obsoleta . . . 83 transversa . . . 505 Oreas ... 107 DiospjTOs CargiUia ... ... 495 parilis ... 87 Kaki ... 540 paula .. 74 Dipelicus ... ... 307 percata ... 72 Diphanaps ... .. 1471 plumbea ... 67, 69, 70, 71 Dtphasia rectangular in ... 74S probata ... 77 symmetrica ... 745 quaesita ... 90 Diphacephala ... 1321 rusticula ... 89 Diplocheilus mirabilis « 1 5, < < 6 saxatilis ... 102 Diploglottis ... 1271 scelesta ... 96 Cunninghamii 506, 1271 scenica ... 72 Diplommatina ... 100.5, 1069 senilis ... 88 canaliculata ... 1070 sulfurea 86 concinna ... 1070 tritici ... 35 crosseana ... 1070 vegrandis ... ... / 8 mirabilis ... 1070 villosa 80 nevilli ... 1070 violacea ... 101 superba ... 1070 Dipsas omata 416, 422 Diplopeltis ... ... 1270 Dipterocarpus 618 Diplosis 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 47, 6S, Dirhiza ... 37, 40, 41, 44, 47, 115 [112 124, 145 lateritia ... 115 abbreviata ... 75 Discognathus ... 177 actiosa ... 105 Discus ... ■ ... ... 1030 adusta ... 82 Disoon platycarpus ... .. 5.32 araneosa ... 82 iJi.sselia aleurota ... 1690 ardens 75 Distechost*-mon ... 1270 bellula ... 87 phylloptei us 12.56 l»onibycina ... 79 Distylium ... ... 647 brevij^ennis.. ... 71 Distypsidera ... 272 caeca 76. 78 Ditjuula brevirostris ... ... 186 edentula ... 186 insidiatrix ... ... 186 Eragrostis ... 648 tcnclla ... ... 12.58 Erel>acea ... 9.39 Erjjias ... 9.31 Enachne glauca ... 12.58 obtuHa ... 12.58 f«|UarroKa .. 12.58 Eriobrjtrya ... ... 647 Eriocnemis .. ... .302 Eriodyta IWH;. 16.37 rOxlnTteJIfi ... 16.37, 1687 contentella . 16.37 hotolenrn . . , .. 16.37 h:i>loiUola ... 16.37, 1687 1606, 1621, [16.37, 1687 ^igmo/ihora Eriodyta subpunctella PAGE 1606, 1626, [1637 ... 1637 ... 1270 ... 268 vemalis Erioglossum Eriostemon Crowei .. Eriphia lajvimana var. Smithii 240 Erythrjea austi-alis ... 372, 1257 Erythrina indica .. ... 507 vespei’tilio ... 12.56 Erythrinus ... ... ... 249 Erythrodryas rosea .. ... 1775 Escharodes ... ... ... 973 Eubactrus ... .. 956 Eucalyptus 359, 373, 482, 1466, 1581, [1675, 1681, 1682, 1689 amygdalina 373, 374 calophylla corymbosa globulus hemiphloia maculata oleosa ... piperita ... rostrata siderophloia tesselaris Euchaetis metallota ... Eucheuma speciosum Eucopella campanularia 748, Eucorynus ... Eucycla Eudalia Froggatti ... subbevia Waterhousei Eudema Australe convexum ... nobilc parvulum ... Eudicrana ... 1127, KudyaainuH... EudyiiamiH cyauocephala EugeisHona ... Eugenia anutraliK •Jaiiibolana ... Mooni inyrtiffilia ... .Sniithii 'rienieyana ... Vunt<;natii ... Eulaclinu da»yptcra ... 374 267, 335, 374 373, 374, 377 ... 1682 335, 374 ... 373 .. .374 373, 374, 378, [425 335, 374 ... 374 ... 168.3 ... 511 751, [796 ... 9.58 ... 990 ... 44S ... 44S 447, 448 ... 463 ... 462 ... 462 ... 46.3 1148, 11.5.3 ... 941 ... 1777 ... 618 ... 618 ... 512 378, 51 1 .378, 511 ... 512 ... 512 ... 512 ... 268 ... 1688 XX. INDEX. PAGE PAGE p]ulebia plagiata ... 452 Eulechria hyperchlora ... 1570 Eulechria ... 1567, 1586 ichneuta ... ... 1572 aceraea ... 1567 irenaea ... 1568 achalinella 1572, 1684 leptobela .. ... 1572 adoxella . . . 1575, 1684 leucopelta... 1573, 1684 aerodes 1572, 1684 leucophanes ... 1568 alopecistis 1565, 1568 lividella ... ... 1570 amaiira 1575, 1684 malacoptera ... 1569 amphidyas ... 1571 melesella ... ... 1572 aphaura ... 1573 menodes . . . ... 1572 archepeda... ... 1574 mesophragma ... 1573 athletis ... 1571 mochlastis ... 1571 autophylla ... 1568 nephelopa... ... 1572 bracliypepla 1568, 1684 ombrophora 1574, 1684 brontomoi'pha ... 1573 ophthalmias ... 1571 calHineris ... ... 1574 pallidella ... ... 1568 callisceptra ... 1569 paiitelella . . . 1568, 1683 calotropha ... 1571 paurogramma 1572. 1684 camelaea ... ... 1569 pelodora ... ... 1573 cataplasta... ... 1574 perdita ... 1574 cephalanthes ... 1569 phaeosceptra ... 1569 charierga .. 1566, 1571 phaeostephes ... 1570 chlorella ... ... 1569 philostaura ... 1575 cholerodes ... 1569 philotherma ... 1573 cimmeriella 1571, 1684 photinella... ... 1571 convictella . . 1572 poecilella ... 1573, 1684 cremnodes 1572, 1683 puellaris ... ... 1571 cycnoptera ... 1568 schalidota... ... 1568 delotis ... 1574 sciophaiies ... 1570 diagramma ... 1571 scopariella 1575, 1684 dolosella ... 1574, 1684 siccella 1575, 1684 dryinodes ... 1565, 1575 stenota 1567, 1571 elaeota ... 1573 tanyscia . . . 1574, 1684 eocrossa . . . ... 1.569 thrincotis ... .. 1569 epicausta ... ... 1568 transvei’sella ... 1573 epiphragma ... 1568 triferella .. 1568, 1684 episema ... ... 1571 tropica ... 1568 eriphila . . . ... L571 variegata ... ... 1573 exanimis ... ... 1572 xanthocrossa ... 1574 glaphyrota ... 1568 xaiithostephana ... 1569 gonosema ... .. 1570 xylopterella 1573, 1684 grainmatica 1574, 1684 zophoessa . . . ... 1571 graphica ... . 1572 Eumaea ... 995 griseola . . . 1572, 1683 Eumicnis ... 289 habrophanes 1573, 1684 Euonymus . . ... 649 halniopeda ... 1570 Euops . . 934 heliocoma... ... 1570 Eupagunis ... ... 236 heliodora ... ... 1569 Eupatorium ... 646 hemicarpa ... 1570 Euphema pulchella ... ... 1777 hemiphanes ... 1574 Eupholus ... 927 homochalca .. 1568 Euphorbia . . 378, 12.56 homoteles... ... 1570 Drummondi ... 379 homoxesta ... 1569 pilulifera... ... 379 INDEX. PAGE , Euplecta ... ... ... 10*2.i ; Euplectus ... ... ... *289; Euploea Sylvester ... ... 394 ; Eupoecila ... ... ... 31 1 j Eupsalis ... ... ... 9o6 1 Eurhynchus ... ... 934 j Eurispa major ... ... 1503; Eiirostopodus albigularis ... 1774 i Eurj’a japonica ... ... 649 Eurybia ... ... ... 1416 Eiu’ycera ... ... .. 1149 Eurychelus ... ... 1324' marmoratus ... 1.324 ; Euryrratera extevm ... ... 1043; Eurj'cus cressicla ... ... 395! Enrygnathus ... ... 1101 i Euryomia ... ... ... 311 j Eiiryomphala ... ... 10.30 Euryplaca demotica... ... 168.3 j ocellifera .. 1683 Euryscaphus 1103, 1104, 1106 1 arenarius 1108, 1109, | [112 Falagria Falco lunulatiis nielanogenys Falcunculus frontatus Farfugium ... Faunus ater cantoi'i Fa via Favosites ... Feuestella ... Ferouia Australasia? (Cratogaster) Fibularia ovulum volva Ficus aspera glomerata platypoda scabra stenocarpa vesca Figulus bipmnctatus ... 1122 Fimbristylis ferox ... ... 1109 F'lagellaria iiidica Tatei ... .. 1110 Flindersia maculosa .. Eurystomus pacificus ... 1774 strzeleckiun Eurytrachelus ... 300 Fornax Eusideroxylon zwageri ... 607 Frenela Endliclieri .. Eustrcphus Broiniii... ... 513 Froinia milleporella .. latifolius . 513 Fulica WatHonianUH ... 513 australis Eutbyrhinus ... 941 prior EuUjma ... 461, 1104. 1117, 1119 Fulmarus giganteus .. Adelaid.'e ... ... 1122 Fungia dana? loddonense .. ... 1122 echinata Euj-oliu rinV/ia ... 4S7 patella Evolvulus alsinoides ... 379 Funginu linifolius ... .379, 1257 Fusunus acumiiiatuH Examnes ... 961 persicariuB .. Kxurrhenus ... 972 Fusus Exca-caria Agallocha ... 380 Futornus ... Kxcalfutoria australia ... 1778 liabbia australis Kxechia 1141, 1148 Calatbca elcgaus Kxocarpus cupresaiformiH ... 51.3 (>al:ixoa astneuta latifolia ... ... 51.3 (iaJaxiuM nrijilltirea .. 514, 1314 514, 1314 648 luzonif.iiMiii .. 513 mininta ... ... 51.3 oi'o/n ... ... 51.3 Exzemotes ... ... 972 Eyryomjthala ... ... 10.30 Fagrii-a ... ... ... 61 S Fagus Cunninghariiii ... .50.J (iaiba ( luleiif biMpiiiosuH ( Saluocvrdo rayneri fialenica Hotiiipullata ( •alcrucclla Italeua australia sulcata PAGE 277 1773 1773 1775 647 1087 1087 1087 244 336 626, 804 811 809 228 228 648 1315 514 514 1315 1315 514 301 1257 380 359, 380 380 318 381 1284, 1285, "39, 1768, 1285 1285 1292 1779 244 244 244 1 147 515 515 244 954 12.5.3 242 241 1010 319 240 1772 1.502 1.501 991 1769 XXll. INDEX. Gallinago australis ... PAGE ... 1778 Gallinula ... 1284, 1285 strenuipes .. 1284, 1292 tenebrosa ... 1284, 1285 Ganae ... 951 Ganophyllum ... 1270 Gastrocercus ... 943 Gastrodia sesamoides ... 515 Gaultheria autipoda ... ... 515 depressa... ... 515 hispida ... ... 516 Gaurambe ... ... 296 Gebiopsis darwinii ... ... 242 Geiiera salicifolia ... 381 Geitonoplesium angustifolmm 516 asjierum ... 516 cyinosuin ... 516 montanim ... 516 Gelasimus vocans 235, 240 Gelexhia suppletella . . . ... 1585 Gelidium ... ... 211 corneuni . . . 198, 210 spiniforme ... 210 Gelsemium... ... 646 Geneja 1148, 1157 Geobasileus chrysorrhcea ... 1776 reguloides ... 1776 Geocarcinus ... 2.36 Geocichla lunulata .. ... 1776 Georissa 1005, 1076 monterosatiana ... 1076 semisculpta... ... 1076 Geoscaptus approximatus ... 462 ; Itvvissimus ... 462' Geotonius jucundus ... ... 344 subtristis . . . ... 344 i GeotrocMis 1027, 1040, 1041, 1042 Geranium atistrale ... ... 516' dissectuin ... 516 1 parviJlo7'um ... 516 philonothum ... 516 pilomm . . . ... 5161 potentilloides ... 516 1 Geranomyia ... 1718! Gerres filamentosus ... ... 185! lucidus ... 185 Gervillea ... ... 802 Gerygone albigularis ... 17751 fusca ... 1775 Gigadema Froggatti ... 449' sulcatum ... 449 Gigartina speciosa . . ... 511- Glapliyroptera ... 1148' Gleichenia bindrabunensis clichotoma Hermanni Gleichenites gleichenoides Glessula javanica sumati'ana ... wallacei Globaria Glcedeina ... Glossopsitta coueinnus pusillus Glossopteris Glyciphila albifrons fulvifrons Glycyphana bruuipes Glycyrrhiza psoraleoides Gnaphaliuni Indicum Gnaphaloryx Gnathaphanus Darwini pulcher Gnoma Gnoriste Gobius biocellatiis ... giuris philipi tentacularis ... Gomphrena canescens sp. Gonatonotus pentagonus G oniaster obtusangulus Gonioclema.. pauxillula Goniodiscus cuspidatus gracilis ... pleyadella sebaj Goniosoma crucifera... intecpiale... natator . . . Gonodactylus chiragra graphui’us Gonophora .. Goodenia lamprosperma sepalosa Goura Albertisi Gracilaria coufervoides Graculus leucogaster melanoleucos P.\GE ... 1307 .. 1309 516, 64S ... 516 ... 1308 ... 1308 1005, 1053 ... 1053 ... 1053 ... 1053 ... 839 ... 952 ... 1778 ... 1778 ... 1304 1776, 1780 ... 1776 ... 311 ... 924 ... 338 ... 1257 ... 300 ... 808 ... 465 ... 969 1134, 1146 ... 186 ... 186 ... 186 ... 186 ... 1256 ... 1256 ... 239 ... 226 47, 60 ... 61 ... 226 ... 226 ... 226 ... 226 ... 240 ... 240 ... 240 232, 243 ... 2.33 ... 997 ... 381 ... 1257 ... 1257 ... 1096 ... 517 ... 1779 ... 1779 INDEX. XXlll. PAGE PAGE Graculus novi»-hollandi« ... 1779 llakea, lewocephala ... 518 stictocephalus ... 1779 leucoptera 507 , 518 Grallina picata ... 1774 longicuspis 518 Grammatophora S76, S77, S7S, SSI, lorea 3.35 , 518 [SS4, SS9 strict a 518 angulifera ... 6S6 tephrosperma... 518 barbata ... SS6 virgata 518 oristata ... SS6 Halcyon 1279 muricata S76, S77, pyrrhopygius 1774 [SS6, SS7 sanctus 1774 oruata ... SS6 Halecium 749 reticulata ... 8S6 gracile ... 759, 760 , 796 Cirapsus strigosus 23.5, 240 parvulum ... 700 , 796 variegatus ... ... 235 Haliffitus leucogaster 1773 Gratiola pedunculata ... 3S1 Haliastur sphenurus 1773 peruviana ... ... 3S1 Halicornaria saccaria 788 Graucalus melanops ... 1774 Haliotis iris 1507 mentalis ... ... 1774 Haliph}'sema ramulosa 151 firevillea ... 4S3, 491 Halme 902 annulifera ... ... 517 Haltica 988, 1494 floriljunda ... 1.560 australis 1493, 1495 Kennedyana 335, 517 ferruginis 1494 lorea ... 51S ignea 1404 mimosoides ... 1257 pusilla 1493, 1405 parvitlora ... ... 1560 Halyzia 1001 refracta ... 12.57 Hapatesus . 322 sericea, var. ... 1508 Haplaner assiniilis ._ 473 trinervis . . . ... 1.508 niarginatus 472 Wickhami... ... 12.57 puncticollis 473 474 CJrcMia helicteri/oUa... ... 517 recticollis ... 472 polygama ... ... 517 subsericeus 473 Guestia .. 1070 Haplocheilus argyrotfcnia 187 uniformis ... 1671, l(i!)0 Haplodyta amphidoxa 1666, 1607 O Ufllarila pofypliragmoides ... .549 periniyctis 1666 ijuilaudina Bouducella 382, (410 torosema 1665, 1666 Gyga-us ... 041 Haplopsis ... 1323, 1.3(il Gygis Candida ... 402 Haptoncus ... 204 ( lyniiiapiHtus trachinoidea ... ISO Hardenbergia nionnphylla 382 fiyranaateria biaerrata ... 220 iiarpalus ... 275 46.5 carinifera . 220 inornatus .. SOS Gyninobatbra Imbropia ... 1070 Harposa ... 207 ilciM-ceruh ... 072 xxiv. INDEX. P.UiE PAGE Hectarthrum ... 297 Helix anozona ... 10.37 Helaeus ... 863 antiqua ... 1041 brevicostatus ... 865 argillacea 1039, 1040 echinatus .. 867 arguta ... 1021 horridus ... 866 arthurii ... 10.30 intermedius ... 864 aspersa ... 1708 princeps 864, 865 atacta ... 10.34 Heleocharis plantagmea ... 519 atrofusca ... 10.34 sphacelata ... 519 aurita ... 10.37 Helicarion ... 1005 1010 hahderiana ... 1024 albellus ... ... 1011 haliensis ... 1020 borneensis ... 1010 bataviana ... 1020 celebensis ... 1011 batchkmensis ... 1028 idae ... lull bicolor ... 1029 lineolatus ... 1011 biconvexa ... 10.34 permollis .. 1010 bijug a ... 1025 sericeus ... 1011 blmacnsis ... 1013 suturalis ... 1011 biompliala .. 1039 Hdkella ... 1013, 1033, 1036, borneensis .. 1023 [1038, 1039 broolei ... 1024 hijrons ... 1024 hrotii... ... 1013 jnvanensis ... ... 1017 bnlbulus ... 1038 unhonalis ... ... 1016 bulhus ... 10.38 Helichrysum ajdculatum ... 338 campanula ... 1033 semipapposum . . . 3^8 cantoriana ... 1029 Helicia ternifolia ... 524 carinifera ... 1028 Helicigona ... 10.33, 1042 castanea ... 1Q13 Helicogena... 1032, 1033, 1039 celebensis ... 1022 Heliocausta atoecha... ... 1690 centralis ... 1021 euselma ... 1683 ceramensis ... 10.38 hemiteles .. 1683 ceroconus ... 1027 incarnatella ... 1682 chevalierii ... 1022 inceptella ... 1682 cidaride ... 1022 limbata... ... 1682 cidaris 1015. 102.3 severa . . . ... 1682 cincta ... 1020 triphaenatella ... 1GS3 cinnamomea ... 1018 Heliolites sp. ... 804 circumpicta ... 1014 Helioporus albopunctatus .. 12.78 citrina 1004, 1013, 1015, Heliothris armiger ... ... 1.50 [1016, 1017, 1088 Heliotropiixm bracteatum ... 1257 clairviUea 1019, 1023 ovalifolium ... 1257 clypeus ... 1025 paniculatum ... 12o7 coagulata ... 1015 tenuifolium ... 12.57 coffea. . . ... 1014 Helix, 1005, 1007, 1011, 1027, 1030, collis... ... 10.36 1043, 1045, 1046, 1047, colorata ... 1014 1050, 1053, 1055, 1057, coluber ... 10.37 170/, 17 08 compta ... 1036 adnata ... 1019 coudoriana ... 1040 aglaja ... 1019 conicoides ... 1026 albula ... 1043 consul ... 1018 algira ... 1088 coutrarius ... 1049 amarula .. 1084 conula ... 1028 angxdata ... 1027 conulus ... 1028 INDEX. XXV. 1*AGE PAGE Helix conuts ... 10-27 Helix bxva ... 104S convoluta ... lois lahateusis 1041 corrosa ... 10-20 lais ... 1043 crassula ... 10:1-2 lauceolata 1042 crespifjiiyi ... 1014 lardea 1029 cretacta ... 1013 latizoua 10.34 crj'ptopila ... 1031 lenta... 1041 cutteri ... lOlS leucophloea 10-28 cymatium ... 10-22 leucophthalma 1043 itensa ... 10-22 Liveipoolensis 1-255 dtsynizii ... 1017 lorquini io:i4 (lonovani ... 1021 lowi ... 1012 embrechtiana ... ... 1038 loxoti'opis 1033 encloptycha ... 1036 lutna... 10:10 euchroes .. 1041 lychiua 1026 everetti ... 1031 macdougcdli ... 1012 exceptiuncula... ... 1035 mackenziana . . . 1024 expansa ... 1037 malaccana 1019 extensa ... 1043 inalayana 1035 fasciolata ... 1036 mammilla 1033 flamima ... 1047 margaritus 1037 jiuveola ... 1035 marginata 1029 flavidula ... 1035 martcnsi 10:19 flexuosa ... 10.-19 martini 1023, 1024 falvizotui ... 1016 meimdensis 10-21 fulvo-carnea ... ... 1019 mendax 10:12 galericulum ... 1043 rnersispira 10:17 gennanus ... 1040 micula 10-28 ... 10-24 rniliacea 1031 ylutinona ... 1015 milicea 1031 ijoronlalemiii . . . ... 10-29 milium 1031 guttata .. 1037 monozonalis 1016 ijyuHtriuna ... 10-28 moiti (?) 1-2.54 hcUata ... 1014 natiinoiiU's 1017 hanluuini ... 1041 najiula 10-25 htlichujlden ... 1031 neinoralin 1013 ht^rkloltunia ... ... 1021 7iemoreiusis 1013 heroica ... 10:14 HOhiliH 1021 huyonin .. 10-24 iiodifera 1042 h u rnj)h re yt ia na ... 10-20 oldigunia 1(117 hutbuni ... 10:12 ohucurula 10:10 iytoHcenH ... 1016 oculuH capri ... 1066 indiiniata ... 1044 urbinda 10:12 indiila ... 1018 oritntaJiH 1040 infnnit ... 1019 oi'ii'itrMiM 101 1 infjninata ... 10-20 palawuiiica 1040 interrupla HtnUtroritu ... 1049 /utlniicola 1013 jnnxu ... 1024 paf>illa 1033 jarunira ... 1017 jinrcijiila 1016 jenyiiai ... 1026 pcnatigeiiHia 10.-1.5 juruuda ... 1018 fMjrukoiiHis 1040 kobeltiaiia ... 1035 jitrlucida l(tl2 kurri... ... 10.36 jiurrtraa 1046, 1040 XXVI. INDEX. PAGE 1 PAGE Helix /yeaseana ... 1023 Helix undidata ... 1034 pheyne ... 10.35 j unguicula ... 1039 phryne ... 10,35 1 uuguiculastra ... ... 1038 pileolus ... 1042 1 uuguiculiua ... 1039 jnleus ... 1041 ungulina 1038, 1039 planorbi? ... 1029 ^ unizonalis ... 1016 porcellana ... 10.33 1 virens ... 1022 pulvisculum . . . ... 10.32 viridis ... 1012 pyrostoma ... 10.3.3 vitellns ... 1013 quadrifasciata... .. 10.35 vitrea ... 1042 quadrispira ... .. 1030 vittata ... 1024 quadrivolvus ... .. 1039 icaandersiana . . . ... 1019 quoyi ... 1034 wallacei ... 1023 rapa ... ... 1023 wiiiteriaiia ... 1032 rareyuttata ... 1014 wonosariensis ... ... 1011 regalis ... 1024 zebra... ... 1037 rhynchostoma... ... 1042 zoae ... ... 1042 riedidii ... 1022 zodiaca ... 1038 rumphii ... 1024 zodiacus ... 1038 scahra ... 1083 zoUingeri ... 1029 uchumachei'iana ... 1022 zonalis ... 1036 securiformis . . . ... 1022 zonaria 1036, 1037 Hfmisculpta ... 1020 Helluosoma longicolle ... 450 simplex ... 1032 parvulum 450 sinistra ... 1024 viridipeiine ... 450 sorrocula ... 10.35 Helmia bulhifera ... 505 souleytiana ... 1021 Helosciadium anstrale ... 487 sp. ... .. 1254 prostratum ... 487 sparsa ... 1014 Hemiaspis ... .. 230 squamulosa ... 10.32 Hemichroa peiitandra ... 163 stephoides ... 1019 Hemicyclus ... 331 Strangei ... 1255 Hemiergis decresiensis ... 886 stursiaua ... 1042 Hemipharis Froggatti ... 923 subvitrea ... 1042 insularis ... 923 sidpihnrea var. ... 1014 Hemiplecta... 1014,1021,1022 sumatrana .. 10.32 bimainsis ... 1013 sumatrensis ... 102.3 cidaris ... ... 102,3 swettenhami . . . ... 1041 halata ... ... 1014 tais ... ... 1026 peaseana ... 102.3 ternatana ... 1028 Hemirhamphixs limbatus ... 187 tersa... ... 1012 Heniochus ... 170 thais ... ... 1026 Herodias alba ... 1778 thieroti .. 1041 melanopus ... 1778 thomsoni ... 1044 Herpestis Monuieria ... 38.3 timorensis ... 1029 Herpetolitha liniax ... ... 244 trailli ... 1040 Hestima ... 971 transversalis ... ... 1040 Heterocenti'otus mamrnilatus 228 tricolor ... 1028! trigonarius . . . 228 trochus ... 1014 Heterodendron 1270, 1271 tropidophora . . . ... 1026 oleifolium 1273, tuba ... ... 1038; [1.316 lumens ... 1022 Heteroderes . . ... 321 timhilicaria ... 1017 albidus ... 1423 INDEX. XXVll. PAGE Heteroderes carinatus ... 1423 Heterodontus ... ... 1770 Heteronychus lucidus ... 920 Heteronyx 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, [1335, 1359, 1361 ajqualis.. 1327, 1331 [1345, 1347 australis ... 1322 badius ... 916, 1329 Beltanse 1330, 1343 breviceps 1331, 1344 brevicollis 1329, 1338 brevior ... ... 305 capillatus ... 916, 1359 corpulentus 914, 1.327, [1331 Darlingensis 1331, 1349 fortis 1329, 1334, 13.36 Froggatti 915, 1.330 frontalis 1.328, 1336, 1.341 fulvo-hirtus 1329, 1337, [1339, 1.340 gracilipes 1331, 1.347, [1355, 1356 holosericeus ... 1.331 horridus 13.30, 1342, 1346 insignis 1328, 1332, 1333, [1336, 1341 insularis ... 305 la-viceps 13.74, 1.355, 1.3.56 laticeps ... ... 1327 Lindi 13.59, 1.362 lobatus 1 .33 1 , 1 .35.3 maculatus 13.59, 1.361, [1.362 occidentalis 1.330, 13.50 pallidiiliis ... 1.328 parvulus 918, 1.328 piceoniger 914, 1327 piceus 1327, 1.330, 1341, [1.342 piloHcIlus 1327, 1341 ]>laiiatuH ... 1.327 pra?<;ox ... ... 1327 puheMceiut.. . ... 1.328 pygidialis 1.3.54, 1.3.56 rubc-Hccns 13.54, 13.57 ruHcollia... ... 1328 rufopiceuB 91.5, 1329 nigoaipeniiia 9l4, 1331, [1.34.5 satdIcH 1.3:i0, 1.348, 1.349 scuUitus ... ... 917 117 Heteronyx simulator solidus spretus subfuscus subglaber PAGE 1354, 1355 1330, 1342 1329, 1340 916, 917 ... 918 submetallicus 1359, 1360, [1361, 1362 Heteropeza 918, 919 ... 1327 1329, 13.39, [1.340 1327, 1331, [1350 1328, 1.335, 1337, [1338,1.341 transversicollis 917, 1.328 tristis 1328, 1333, 1342 variegatus 13.31, 1351 Victoria 1331, 1346 subvittatus tempestivus Tepperi testaceus torvus 42, 47, 54, 57, 145 transmariua ... .57 Heterophasis ... 952 Heteroplax dentatus ... 240 Heteropterna 1129, 1149, 1166 Macleayi 1167, 1221 Heterotaxis ... 319 Heterotrica ... 1147 Heterozyga coppatias ... 1689 Hibiscus grand ijiorus ... 519 heterophyllus ... 519 microchlfenus ... 1256 rosa-sinensis ... 179 Sturtii ... 338 tiliaceus 519, 649, 1256 Hieracidea orientalis ... 1773 Jlieropola ... ... 1595 Hinulia, 876, 877, 878, 881, 884, 88.5 australis ... 886 elegans (Irayii ... 886 .. 886 l.abillardicri ... 886 Kichardsonii ... 886 sp. 876, 886, 887, 8.88 ta-iiiolata ... 876, 881, 886, 887, 888, 889 White! ... ... 886 MippopuH maculatus .. 244, 247 iiirneola auricula . I udiu ... 519 |K>lytricha ... ... 520 Hirtea ... ... ... 1.366 iliruiido iicoxciia ... ... 1774 llispa . . ... ... 998 iIis|Kjiloiita ... ... 997 xxvni. INDEX. PAGE Histiopterus acutirostris ... 1.312 elevatus ... 1311 Holocanthus ... ... 170 Holochila absimilis ... ... .394 Hololepta ... ... ... 290 Holosus ... ... ... 287 Holothuria... 220,221,222,170.5 ananas ... ... 221 edulis ... ... 221 peruviana ... 221 Holotrochus ... ... 285 Homalota ... ... ... 278 Homalotrogus ... ... 952 Homaspis ... 1131, 1149, 1191 meridiana... 1192,1221 H omo sapiens var. australis ... 1 295 Homotrysis ... ... 1441 fuscipennis ... 1441 inicroderes ... 1441 tristis . . ... 1441 Hopea .. ... ... 618 Hoplitica ... ... ... 1595 absuinptella ... 1 683 calliantbes ... 1 595 carnea ... ... 1683 hemigenes 1595, 1596 jucundella ... 1595 leucerythra ... 1683 myodes ... ... 1683 pudica ... ... 1683 repandula... ... 1683 rufa ... ... 1683 sobriella ... ... 1683 thy ter ia ... 1595, Hoplocepbala Hoplocephalus curtus Hoplocerambyx Iloplonenus Hoplosoma Hormocerus Hormomyia 37, 39, 41, 43, 47, Hostilina lutulenta 1 596 330 400 960 275 995 956 110, [112 110 1.323 Houttuynia ._ ... 647 Hovea leiocarpa ... ... 520 longipes ... ... 520 Hyalina lowi ... ... 1012 Hyalinia ... ... 1005, 1027 amboinensis ... 1027 Hyastenus diacanthus ... 239 oryx ... ... 239 planasius ... 239 Hybauthus enneaspermus sutfruticosus Hybicus Hybocystis 1005, 1006, elephas, 1075, jousseauinei Hydaticus ... Hydnum Hydra Hydractinia Hydra-na acutipennis angustata ... luridipennis Torrensi .. Hydrobaticus Australis luridus tristis... Hydrobia Brazieri ... Hydrobiomorpha Bovilli Tepperi Hydrobius ... assimilis... Australis fuscipes ... inacer nitidiusculus oblongus I Zealaudicus ' Hydrocena pyxis Hydrochelidon bybrida Hydrocotyle asiatica Hydrocus Adelaidse... angustatus regularis .. Victoriae ... Hydrolea Zeilanica ... Hydropeltis purpurea Hydrophilus Hydrosaurus giganteus varius . . . Hydrous caraboides ... Hygrotophus nutans j Hylacola pyrrhopygia I Hylecfetus ... I Hylobiua ... Hylogyne sjieciosa ... ; Hylopemon Hylotastes Hyparinus I Hypaulax ' interior is... PAGE 383, 1256 ... 1256 ... 938 1073. 1075 1076, loss ... 1076 ... 276 ... 1150 ... 750 ... 749 . 838 ... 838 .. 838 ... 836 ... 823 ... 824 ... 824 ... 1253 ... 814 816, 817 814, 817 815, 817 817, 818 ... 819 818, 819 ... 819 ... 819 ... 819 817, 818 ... 1076 ... 1779 ... 383 ... 832 833, 834 833, 835 .. 834 ... 1257 ... 492 ... 815 ... 886 ... 886 ... 815 ... 816 ... 824 ... 1775 ... 329 ... 933 ... 548 ... 958 ... 319 ... 941 1431, 1433 ... 1431 INDEX. XXIX. FA< ; E PAGB Hypaulax irulescens ... 14;« ' lodis assimilis ... 1265 opacula ... ... 14:14 1 hicolora ... 1265 Orcus ... u:i2 boisduvalaria ... ... 1269 Hypermetra ... 9;i2 j huprestaria 1267, 1269 Hyphaenia ... 007 cadmaria ... 1269 Hypharpax 13S7, KISS var. ... 1269 Deyrollei ... 13S7 carenaria .. 1264 inornatus ... SOS cen trophy 11a 1263, 1264, 1269 opacipenniB ... 471 crossota ... 1269 parvus ... ... SOS Eucalypti ... 1267 varus ... 471 externa ... 1265 Hypnoe ... 1714 fugitivaria ... 1269 Hypochrysops Euclides ... 1517 glaucosa .. 1263 Heoalius ... 1516 gracilis ... 1266 Ignita ... 1510 gratiosa ... 1269 Olliffi ... 1518 insperata 126S, 1269 Hypocoelus ... 319 iosticta ... 1269 Hypocysta irius ... :104 marginata ... 1268 Hyponieces ... 027 Mariie ... 1266 Hypostomus ... 249 meandraria ... 1269 Hypota;nidia philippensis ... 1779 ocyptera ... 1266 Hypselostoma 1005, 1054 partita ... 1269 bensonianum ... 1054 pieroides 126S, 1269 Hypsiprvmnodoii 5, 6, 7. S rhodocosma ... 1269 moschatus . 1205 stereota ... 1269 Hypsipryinnus 5, 6, 7, 8, 1205 suhalpina ... 1264 Mysia ... 1001 suhmissaria ... 1269 I Ijaous antarcticus ... ... 2.16 vertumnaria . . . ... 1265 Ichthyosaurus 405, 406 lonidium sulTruticosum ... .383 Australis 405, 407, loptera aristogona ... 1590, 1685 [40S, 400 demica ... 1589 campylodon 408, 400 Iphis ... 2.34 communis ... 408 Iponuea 520, 1257 M arathonensis . . . 40S, palmata ... 267 [400 I’es-capra; ... ... 384 platyodon ... 40S tuhcrculata ... 648 Idicthina ... 205' Ipsichora ... ... 949 /i/iVt /n'inliH.. ... 74S Ischiena ... 29.5 Idiocephalu 1472, 1473 Ischioplitcs... ... 974 caUjxantlia J472, 1473 IschiopBopha ... .309 I’almcrstoni ... 1473 Isndoii picipeiinis ... 921 pura ... 147.1 IsoctopsiH gramiiiifolia ... .3.38 IdirxIcH apicata ... 1.50: IsuruH 1766, 1771 Idotaxia ... 046! glaucuH ... 1771 Iiiiatliia ... 037 Itliy phenes ... 295 Inijjcrata anindinacca .. 613; IxioHiiorum npin< Kenn ... 498 Iiidigofcra enncaphylla .38.3, 1 2.50 .JainhoHa ... 618 liiiifolia ... 12.56 1 tUUtTIlllH ... 512 »p. ... I2;50 Tfujiftiana... ... .',12 Ino ... 207 .Iiitrcjpha moluec.'iiia 4S0 lrioi>«pIu8 ... ... 207 .iohia ... 9SS lodm 126.3, 1208 .loiithocerus ... 9.57 angulata .. 12ti4 Jwja moluccinKiM ... 1081 XXX. INDEX. Junonia orithya Jussisea diffusa repens Justicia procumbens Kadsura Kaliella perakensis ... Kennedya monophylla Kowala thm-acata ... Labeo fimbriatus nandiua Laccoptera Laccopterum deauratum loculosum spencii Lacerta Lachnostema Lacon alboguttatus ... atricolor communis fasciolatus foveioollis Froggatti guttatus incultus lineatellus maculosus nigrescens parvulus porriginosus ... rubescens rubicundulus ruf opiceus subtilis Laemophiceus bistriatus difficilis Lindi ... testaceus Laemosaccus Lafijea scandens Laganum decagonale depressum peronii Lagenaria vulgaris ... Lagenoplastes ariel .. Lagocheilus striolahis trochoides Lagorhilus toicnsendi Lagria Laius PAGE ... 394 Laius major PAGE ... 1426 337, 3.38 variegatus ... 1426 337, 338 Lalage ... 1294 ... 337 i banksii ... 1292 338, 384 ^ tricolor ... 1775 ... 647 Lambertia ... 483, 491 ... 1025 formosa ... ... 521 ... 382 Lambnis ... 234 ... 183 1 laciniatus .. ... 239 ... 182 : longimanus ... 239 ... 182 longispinus ... 239 ... 998 1 prensor ... 239 ... 1104 1 Lamna 157, 158, 159 1 cornubica 1766, 1771 .. 1105 1766. 1771 .. 1122 Daviesii 159, 161 ... 1122 Lamprima ... ... 299 ... 878 Languria ... 999 ... 305 Lantana camai’a ... 560 ... 320 Laodice ... 925 ... 1238 Laogonia ... 951 ... 12.36 Laportea gigas 365, 384 ... 1238 Larus pacificus ... 1779 ... 12.39 Lasiodactylus ... 295 .. 12.37 Lasioptera 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 44, .. 12,34 [47, 54, 127, 133, 145 ... 12.39 aurata ... 129 ... 1235 corusca . . . ... 1.31 ... 1236 helvipes ... ... 132 .. 1238 Masters! ... ... 127 .. 1234 miscella ... ... 131 .. 1239 nodosjB ... ... 1.30 ... 12.34 vastatrix . . . 49, 53, 128 ... 1234 Lasiopteryx ... 127 ... 1237 Lasiosoma ... 1132, 1147, 119.3 ... 12.35 Lates calcarifer ... 185 ... 12,36 Lathamus discolor ... ... 1777 ... 298 Latolseva ... ... 296 ... 842: Lavatera Behriana ... ... 521 840, 842 plebeia ... 521 ... 841 Leander natator ... 233 ... 841 Lebia ... 273 ... 9.35 : Leia 1124, 1136, 1146, 1152, 1199 758, 796 1 fulva .. ... 1201 228 Leichhardtia australis ... 526 228 Leiochrinus ... 330 ... 228 Leiochrodes ... .330 ... 520 Leis ... 1001 ... 1774 Leistarcha ?o6o?a ... 1684 ... 1067 scitissimella ... 1684 ... 1067 Lejomya ... 1147 ... 1068 Lema ... 980 ... 33,3 Lemna 1247, 1248 ... 328 gibba ... 1248 INDEX. XXXI. PAGE I PAGE Lenina minor 1248 Leptospermum styphelioides ... 522 oligorrhiza 1248 Lespedeza ... ... 646 polyrrhiza 1248 Lesticus ... 275 trisulca 1248 Lestremia ... 36, 41, 45, 46, 144, Leperina 296 [145, 1146 Lepicliota ... 305 Leucitus ... 280 Darwini SoO, S52 853, Leucopogon kinceolatiis ... 523 [854, 855 parvijioi'us ... 523 clegener 853, 855 polystachyus ... 523 delicatula ... S52, 853, 855 Eichei ... ... 523 Kothei 853, 854 Leucosarcia picata ... ... 1778 rufa 854 Leucosia ... 234 sqaninlata... 920 craniolaris ... .. 241 Lepidocephalichthys 176 haematosticta ... 241 Lepidotaisa chrj’sopoca 1681 mannorea ... ... 241 iriodes ... 1597 White! ... 241 Lepidotus ... 156 Lichmera australasiana ... 1776 Leptacinus 282 Licuala ... 618 Leptaulax... 301 Lilia ... 348 Leptochirus 285 Lima 1708, 1709 Leptocroca sanguinolenta 1690 Limax 1046, 1708 Leptomeria acerba ... 513 Limnaia Lesson! ... 1253 acida 522, 538 Limnodynastes ... 1258 aphylla ... 522 Limonia australis ... 498 Billardieri 522 Limosa uropygialis ... ... 1778 pungtns ... 522 Limulus ... 230, 231, 232 Leptomicrus 282 Lindsaya ensifolia ... ... 1258 Leptomorphus ... 1133, 1144, Linkia diplax ... 225 [1146 iniliaris ... 225 Lei>topoma ... 1005, 1068 multifora .. 225 aspirans 1068 pacifica ... 225 (enebricoKum 1067 pauciforis ... 225 Leptops 1444, 1445, 1446, 1447, rosenbergi ... 225 [1448, 14.53 Linosticha .. ... 1577 Bailey i 1444 anadesma 1578, 1579 frontalis 1445 anarcha ... 1578, 1.784 insignia 1443 argolina ... ... 1578 musimon 144.5 canephora ... 1578 Lcptorhynchus 955 cyclophragma L578, L581 Ix'ptospennum 69 cycnodes... 1577, 1582 iiciculare 522 epixesta ... 1577. 1582 barcafum 522 Iielictis ... 1578, 1.584 ilivariratnm 522 hypnotis... 1.578, 1583 ftoribuiulum 522 leucocroBsa 1577, 1583 junijitrifolium 522 mechanica 1577, 1581 jHtUfK rmum 522 inonuzona 1577, 1582 rnuUijIorunt 522 noniistis ... 1578. 1.579 Oj-yctdruH 522 orthograniina 1577, 1.582, jtfmic {riorum 522 [16.37 rerun-i/oliitm .. 522 scythropa 1.577, 1687 nJtrirauU 522 stndiota ... 1.578, 1.580 scoparium 522 Buppletella 1578, 1.586 HfjiiarroHuni Linum arujustljoUum .. ... 623 XXXll. INDEX. PAOE I Liuum margiuale ... ... 523 Liocassis poecilopterus ... 181 Liparetrus ... 848, 1321, 1322, 1396, [1399 atriceps ... ... 848 badius ... 912, 913 basalis ... ... 1397 discipennis ... 1398 fallax ... ... 849 gagaticeps ... 913 juvenis ... ... 849 lEeticulus ... 1397 lanaticollis ... 912 latiusculas ... 849 mysticus ... 1398 Palinerstoni ... 847 pha;nicoptei’US 912, 1396 picipennis 848, 849 posticalis 848, 849, 850 rubifactus ... 912 rufipennis ... 912 suavis ... ... 1.398 Liparis reflexa ... ... 268 Liparochrus ... ... 304 geminatiis ... 910 globuliformis ... 910 multistriatus ... 910 politulus ... 910 Lipothyrea ... .. ... 1448 chloris ... ... 1448 variabilis ... 1448 Liquidambar ... , . 649 Lispinus ... ... 286 Lissan the //oo^en ... .. 523 intermedia ... 524 montana ... ... 523 sapida .. ... 523 strigosa ... ... 524 suhuluta ... ... 524 Lissopis ... ... ... 954 Lithocaris ... ... ... 283 Lithostrotion ... ... 336 Litocerus ... ... ... 957 LiUms brevis ... ... 1062 Livistona austi’alis ... ... 524 inermis ... ... 524 Lixus ... ... ... 932 Lobelia purpurascen.s ... 267 Lobivauellua lobatus ... 1778 Lobotea erate ... ... 197 aurinamensis ... 197 Locheutia periscia ... ... 1589 Lomaptera . . . ... 308,309 PAGE Loiichocarpus ... 214 Lopholaimua antarcticua ... 1778 Lophozozymus epheliticus ... 239 Loranthus acacioides ... 1257 Lotus australis ... 1256 Lovenia elongata 229 Loxodiscus .. . !!! 127k Loxonomena ... 803 Loxopleimis ... 981 Luciola ... 327 Ludius ... 323 Ludwigia parvdflora . . ... 1257 Luidia maculata ... 226 Lumbricus ... ... 1522 Luperodes ... ... 993 Lutjanus argentimaculatus ... 183 johnii ... 185 Lnzziriaga cymosa ... ... 516 latifolia . . . ... 513 Lvcaena boetica ... 394 Lychrosis ... .. 1468, 1469 luctuosus ... 1468, 1469 Lycus ... 323 Lygestira funerea ... 1434 simplex ... 14.34 Lygosoma ... 876, 886 casuariuEe ... 401 Lyonsia reticulata ... ... 267 Lypuea ... 988 Ly props ... 331 Lytocarpus... . . 788, 789, 795 Phillipinus 7 86, 789, [795, 799 urens 789, 790 Maba Cargillia ... 495 laurina .. 524 Macacus St. Johannis ... 649 Macadamia ternifolia ... 524 Machaeritis ... 1667 aegrella . . . . . 1690 doxastica ... 1667 homalopis ... 1668 nephelora ... 1668 psathyra ... 1690 synora . . . ... 1668 Machetis aphrobola ... 1685 Macrobathra ... 1675 alternatella ... 1690 aphristis ... 1677 harmostis ... 1678 heterozona ... 1676 hyalistis ... 1679 nephelomorpha 1 690 INDEX. XXXlll. P.A.GE PAGK Macrobathra parthenistis 1678 Malaoothena ... 993 poinphol3’ctib ... 1677 Mallotus philippiuensis ... 385 syuastra 1690 Malurus cruentatus ... ... 414 triinorpha 1675 cyaneus 421, 422, 1775 Macrocera 1124, 1129, 1 145, 1148, lamberti ... 1775 [1152, 1157 pulclierrimus 414, 415 alpicola ... 1163 Malva Behriana ... 521 (iecorosa .. 1159, 1161, Preissiana ... 521 [1221 Mauorhina melanophrys ... 1777 delicata ... 1 158 Mantisquilla . . ... 2.32 Masters! 1 159 1161, 1221 Maranta ... 601 Macrochlaviys 1012 lOlS, 1025 Marattia ... 6(X) cutttri 1018 tlaxiuea ... 526 fuivo-carnea 1019 salicina ... 526 utephoide-^ 1019 Marlea Vitiensis ... 526 Macrocycloidea 1030 Marqniaia Billardieri ... 501 Macrogyrus 276 Marsdenia Leichhardtiana ... 526 Macroneinata elapliia 1685 Marsilea 539, 543 Macrones ... 177 quadrifolia ... 526, 543 gulio ISl. 186 Mastacembelus 176, 177 Macroneura 1 146 armatus 178, 255 Macropus 1295 unicolor ... 178 Macropygia 1281 Mastochilus ... 301 phasianeba 148, 1778 Matalia sternalis 229 M aa'orrhynchn 1146 Matoiiia ... 600 Macroatyla 4 , 143 Matuta banksii ... 241 Macrozaniia 525 lunaris .. 241 Mi<[uelii 525 victrix ... 241 spiralis ... 525 -\Iaxiinia ... 976 Madrepora abrotinoide.s 244 Mnzeutoxeron rufum ... 502 acervata ... 244 .Mecocerus... ... 958 appersa ... 244 .Mec'opus ... 944 arbuscula 244 .Mecynodera ... 1471 bracliiata 244 Medicasta ... ... 14.54 conigera .. 244 1 cue lira ... M-i.”) echinata ... 244 obscura ... ... 14.54 nobilis 244 .Meilinilla .. ... 600 plaiit'igiiiea 244 Megaliiiiiastoma 10U5, 1 006, 1072, rosaria ... 24 4 [1073 secuuda ... 244 aiiustoiiia 1072, securis .. 244 [1073 spicifera ... 244 doriae ... 1073 subiiluta 244 leferi ... 1073 Mscchidius ... .•lu.- >, 847 sectdalnuin 1072, Albertihi... 847 [1073 bilobicepH 8-47 Mfgaloprepia ... 1281 caviceps ... 846 iiiagiiiticUH ... 1778 tisiticepH . 911 .Megalotroclia sp. ... 1096 Kroggatli 91 1 .MfgaluruH gramiiieiis ... 1776 HinuaticepH 1.396 .MugaiiieruH ... 1471 Br.irdiduM 1397 MegupeiitlicH ... .322 Magaris 937 .Mugarrliiiia 1717, 1718, 1 720, 1762, Maia miersii 2.'W [1763 XXXIV. INDEX. PAGE PAGE Megarrhina haeinorrhoidalis ... 1720 Melania granospira ... ... 1086 speciosa ... 1722 granum ... 1084 Megascolides 1521, 1522, 1523, 1527 harpula ... 1086 australis 1522, 1525 hei'culea ... 1079 Canidenensis 1.524, herklotzi ... 1085 [1525 hippocastanum ... 1084 Illawarrse 1522, 1523 infracostata ... 1079 pygmseus ... 1525 inhonesta ... ... 1082 Melaleuca ... ... 62 javanica ... 1083 alsophila ... 1257 labuanensis... ... 1082 leucadeudron 267, 1257 liEvis ... 1080 nodosa .. 131 latronum ... 1080 uncinata ... ... 385 lineata ... 1086 Melanatria variabilis ... 1079 lirata ... 1086 Melanhyphus ... 307 malayana . . . ... 1083 Melania 1078, 1277 mttcalfei ... 1082 acanthica ... ... 1084 microstoma . . . ... 1085 acicula ... 1081 moluccensis ... 1081 aculeus ... 1080 monile ... 1081 agrestis ... 1079 myurus ... 1084 amabilis ... 1082 obesula ... 1080 angulifer ... 1078 orientalis . . . ... 1084 anthracina ... ... 1081 ornata ... 1082 arcte-cava ... ... 1081 ovalana ... 1082 arcticava .. 1081 papuensis ... ... 1082 armillata ... ... 1085 parreyssii ... ... 1083 asperula ... 1086 parv^a ... 1078 bacillus ... 1081 perfecta ... 1079 Balonnensis ... 1253 phlebotomuvi ... 1080 brookei ... 1079 pontificalis ... ... 1079 celebensis ... ... 1085 py ramus ... 1082 circumstriata ... 1079 riquettii 1085, 1086 clavaefonnis ... 1080 rudicostis ... ... 1084 coarctata 1079, 1083 rudis ... 1085 cofifea ... 1086 scabra ... 1083 constricta ... ... 1079 scabrella ... 1084 crassilabrum ... 1078 seniicancellata ... 1080 crenifera ... 1085 semicosta ta... ... 1085 crenulata ... ... 1080 semigrauosa ... 1086 crepidinata . . . ... 1082 semiornata ... ... 1081 cybele ... 1084 setosa ... 1084 cylindracea... ... 1083 soolooensis ... ... 1080 diadema ... 1084 spinulosa 1083, 1084 disjuncta ... ... 1082 strobilus ... 1085 distinguenda ... 1082 subsuturalis ... 1082 dura ... 1085 subulata ... 1080 episcopalis ... 1079, 1088 sulcospira ... ... 1078 fasciolata . . . ... 1083 sumatreusis ... 1079 Jlavida ... 1086 suturalis ... 1083 foeda ... 1078 terehra 1080, 1081 fontiualis ... ... 1083 terebriformis ... 1081 fulgida ... 1081 torquata ... 1080 fulgurans . . . ... 1082 tristis ... 1082 INDEX. XXXV. PAGE Melania tuberculata ... 1083 var. Alalayana . .. 1083 turris ... ... 1081 unifasciata ... ... 1083 iiniformis ... ... 1081 variabilis ... ... 1079 Wallace! ... ... 1079 winteri ... ... 1085 zollingeri ... ... 1080 Melanitis leda ... ... 394 Melanocoleus ... ... 318 Melajioidts circumstriata ... 1079 cylhidracea .„ 1083 herctdea .. 1079 ptrfecta... ... 1079 tuheradata ... 1083 uni/'a-'sciata ... 1083 Melanotus ... ... .322 Melanoxanthus ... ... 322 Melastoma ... ... 600 decemfidum ... 648 luacrocarpon ... 648 repens ... ... 648 Meles chinensis ... ... 650 Melhania incana ... ... 1256 Melia Azedarach ... ... 12.56 composita ... ... 385 Meliornis nov»-hollanilii« ... 1776 serioea ... ... 1776 Meliphaga phrygia ... ... 1776 Melithreptus brevirostris ... 1777 lunulatus ... 1777 Melo ... ... ... 244 Melobasis ... ... ... 314 lauta ... ... 1228 Melochia pyramidata ... 12.56 Melodorum Leichbardtii ... 528 .Menippua ... 995, 1501, 1502 cynicua ... ... 1.501 inaculicollis ... 1501 Meniapcmiurn cocculua ... 212 .Mentha ... ... ... 386 gracilia ... ... 385 saturcoidca ... 267, 385 Mcnura all>t.*rti ... ... 12.58 Buperba ... 1258, 1775 victor] iu . . 1258 •Mcnyllua . . ... ... 974 Merimna atrata ... ... 1230 Merionoeda ... ... 961 •M crops oniatua ... ... 1774 Merit luia d ichotomn ... ... 516 PAGE Meseinbryanthemum acinaciforme aequilaterale [386 386, 529 glancescens ... 529 nigrescpns ... 529 prcecox ... 529 Jiossi . . . ... 529 Mesolecta ... 1601, 1602 callistis ... ... 1602 xanthastis ... 1602 VI espilia globulus ... 228 Mensala ... 1146 Metanthia ... ... 949 Metetra ... 948 Metialma ... ... 946 Metistete ... ... 1436 elongata . . . ... 1438 Lindi ... 1438 pimeloides 1436, 1439 Meton ... 970 Metopiestes ... 296 Metrarga ... 347, 348 contracta ... ... 347 nuda 347, 348 obscura ... 347 Metriorrhynchus ... 323 Metrodira subulata ... ... 22.5 M etrosideros gummifera ... 507 Misenia ... 977 Miastor ... 42, 47, 54, 58, 145 Masters! ... .59 procax 58, 60 Micippa curtispina ... ... 239 mascarenica ... 239 Micracantha ... 974 .Micneca fascinans ... ... 1775 Microbcla epicona ... ... 1689 Micrococcus prodigiosus . . . 257 Microcossouus ... 953 .M icrocyntina .. 1025 Microcystis 1019, 1025 palmicola ... 1013 .Vlicrolepta ... ... 995 Microlomaptera ... 309 Microinyia ... 36, 46 .M icrorrhagus ... 318 .Microsciara ... 1146 .Microsoris Forstcri ... .. 529 •Microthcle ... 222 .Microtragus junctus... ... 1468 .Millettia rustrata ... 215 Hcricua ... 215 Milvus aHinia ... 1773 INDEX. Mimeta viriclis Mimosa scandenn Sophora' Mimosciara Miinusops Browniana Kauki var. Browniana.. parvifolia Minous monodactylus Miocalles ... Miolispa Miotus Mirafra horsfieldii ... Miscelus Misgunius anguillicaudatus .. Mispila Mithrodia clavigera... Mitra episcopalis vulpecula Mitrasacme Mochlonyx... 1717, 1718 Mocoa Entvecasteauxii Guichenoti . . Mollugo glinus Molohrus 659, 664, 67*2 Moloch horridus Molpadia Momaea Monarcha melanopsis Monocentrum ... 1103 Monochirus Mouochoria cyanea .. Monoclona 11*27, 1148, Monocrepidius 321, 1419, albidus Brucki decimus fictus f ortis Jekeli juvenis 14*20, nonus octavus Palmerston! primus quartus quiutus secundus Septimus sextus Tepperi 1240, 1419, [1421, PAGE 1776 507 484 144 530 530 530 530 217 943 956 931 1776 274 187 975 225 243 243 646 1719 886 886 1256 1145 886 •221 995 1775 1105 997 1257 1149 14-24 14-23 1419 1-244 1421 14-22 1419 1421 1244 1243 1421 [14*22 1241 1242 1-242 1241 1243 1-24-2 1420, 14*22 PAGE Monocrepidius tertius 1*241, 1*242 variegatus ... 14*22 Monolicrana ... ... 54 Monohammus ... 967, 968 Monolepta ... ... 996 dimidiata ... 150i Tepperi ... ... 1502 Monotoca elliptica ... ... 1096 Moonia trichodesmoides .. 1*257 Mordella ... ... ... 333 Morinda ... ... ... 649 citrifolia .. ... 530 Morio ... . ... 275 Mormosintes ... ... 939 Mucterophallus ... ... 311 Mucuna gigantea .. 386, 530 Mugil ... ... ... 204 niger ... ... 9 strongylocephalus ... 18(i Muhlenbeckia adpressa var. hastifolia ... 530 Gunnii . . . 530 Mulciber ... ... ... 970 Miillera ... ... ... 2-21 Mura?na ... ... ... 175 Murfenesox ... ... 187 Murex adustus ... ... 243 haustellum ... ... 243 palma-rosai ... ... 243 saxatilis ... 243, 247 tenuispina ... ... 243 Mussa ... ... ... 244 Mustelus antarcticus ... 1770 Mycalesis terminus ... ... 394 Mycerinopsis ... ... 1470 uniformis ... 1470 Mycetina ... ... 1147 Mycetobia ... 1128, 1146 Mycetoica ... ... 1147 Mycetomyza ... ... 1147 Mycetophila, 1124, 1142, 1145, 1151, 115*2, 1153, 1208, 1*211, 1216 sequalis propriii Mycomya . . Mycosia Mycothera ... Mycozetaja . . Myctides ... Myiagra rubecula Myliobatis ... 1213 1213, 1215, [1221 ... 1147 ... 1147 1142, 1148 ... 1147 ... 948 ... 1775 ... 1716 INDEX. XXXVll. My litta australis Myllfena Myllocerus Darwini .. fasciatus Mynonebra... Myoporum clebile . . . diffusum . . . insulare ... platycarpum serratum tOLsmanicum Myra affinis australis carinata Myriogyne minuta ... Mynnecopora Myrtus acmenioicles .. fragrantissima Smithii Mysolius Myxostoma petiverianum Myzantha garrula Myzomela sanguinolenta Nabis curtipennis innotatus Koelensis lusciosus oscillans ruVjritinctus ... subrufus Nacerdea ... y^uffeia Hpinulosa Nanina, 1005, lOlil, 1014, P.\UEl .. 531 I ... 278’ ... 1443 ... 1442 ... 976 ... 531 ! ... 531 ... 532 ... 532 .. 532 ... 532 ... 234 ... 241 ... 241 ... 241 386, 387 ... 277 ... 532 ... 532 ... 512 ... 280 ... 1062 ... 1777 ... 1777 ... .353 ... 352 ... 352 ... 3.53 ... .3.52 ... .351 351 , .352, 353 ... 3.34 ... .538 1019, 1020, Nanina cinnainomea circumdata. circumpicta citrina clairvillea . clypeus coagulata . coffea consul contnstata . convoluta . corrosa crespignyi . cutteri cymatiuin . decrepifjnyi decrespii/nii clesgrazii clonovani fulvizona .. fulvo-carnea glutinosa halata heiklotsiana Imgonis huniphreysiar ignescens induta infan.s inquinata interrupta janus jnvana jaranenHis 101; aglaja [1021, 1025 ... 1019 javaiiica jucunda amphidroma .. 1023 lhnplithalma 2.36, 210 cordimana ... 2.36 Ocystola acroxantha ... 16S9 oryza OlwjHsa OmaditiH Oinaloplia ... OinoscuH Kroggatti PAGE 1663 1664 1664 1690 1689 1689 1665 1690 1689 1689 1664 1689 1689 1665 1689 1663 27.3 886 1768 1772 942 948 1671 1671 1672 1690 1690 167.3 1672 1671 1690 1682 1778 1601 1575 165.5 1.576 16.5.5 1496 1496 1496 1497 1496 1496 646 970 1277 244 244 978 328 1.322 477 xl. INDEX. PAGE PAGE Omolepida Casuariiue 401, 886 Opisthostoma paulucciae 1071 Omotagus ... 959 perakense 1071 Oncinopus neptunus... 238 Oreoica cristata 1 775 Onitis 302 Oreophorus reticulatua 241 Onthophagus .302 Origma rubricata 1776 acuticeps 903 Orionoeme 971 atrox . . . 898 Ornitrophe serrata ... .542 bicornis 901 Orobia ... ... 1018, 1019 cruciger 902 Orochlesis 942 declivis 899 Oronotus ... 307 devexus 899 Orophia cinetica 1687 fissiceps 899 900 Orphanistes 942 humeralis 903 Orphnephila 1146 incanus 904 testacea 26 integriceps 900 Ortalia 1002 minusculus 902 Ortalis 31 nodulifer 898 Oi-this 804 propinquus 901 Orthoceras ... 803 purpureicollis 901 Orthonyx spaldingi ... 148 rubescens 903 •spinicaudus 1780 mfosignatus 899 Orthoprosopa nigra 423 salebrosus 900 Orthorhinus 933 villosus 902 OrthoalyluH 1046 Onychomorpha lamelligera 241 lavus 1049 Oodes 275 Orthotemnus 953 australis 464 Orychodes ... 955 Fitzroyensis ... 464 Oryctes Barbavossa ... 923 Froggatti 463 , 464 Oryctoderus 306 lilliputanus . . . 464 Oryza sativa 534 pygmseus 464 var. glutinosa . . . 193 riverinae 463 Osorius 285 Opatrum 329 Osphilia 946 Opeas ... ... 1051, 12.54 Osphromenus olfax ... 179 Opercularia vaginata 12.57 trichopteiTis 186 Opheonia ... 447 Osseteris 943 Ophichthys boro 188 Ostedes 977 Ophidiaster pusillus... 22.5 Osteochilus chalybeatus 183 Ophiocephdlus 177 triporus 187 micropeltes 178 255 Osteoglossum 177 punctatus 179 bicirrhosum 178 striatus 186 formosum 178 Ophioglossa 277 leichhardtii 178 Ophiothrix ... 1705 Othelaia 971 Ophrida 989 Otodus 1.58 Opisthoporus 1005, 1006, 1061 appendiculatus 157, 15J , 161 javanus 1061 Otolithus hiauritus ... 196 penangensis 1061 maculatus... 196 pertusus 1061 ruber 196 solutus 1061 Oto]X)ma ... 1073 spiniferus 1061 Ottistira 925 sumatranus 1061 Ovulum ovum 244 Opisthostoma 1005, 1006. 1071 Owenia acidula 5.34 crespignyi 1071 cerasifera 5.34 INDEX. xli. P.4GE PAGE Owenia venosa o3o Palparia aulacois ... ... 1681 Oxalis cognat a 535 aurata ... 1681 corniculata 535 eonephella ... 1681 mkrophylla ... 535 euryphanella ... 1681 ])erennans 535 falcilera . . . ... 1681 Premiana 535 lambertella ... 1681 Oxycephala 997 micrastrella .. 1681 Oxydema ... 953 rectiorella ... 1681 Uxyomus ... 304 seniijunctella ... 1681 Oxyops 14.53 theophila ... ... 1690 armatus 1451 unciuella ... ... 1681 fasciatus 1450, 1451 Faludomus ... 1087 inteixuptus ... 1449 broti .. 1088 lateritius 1451 crassus ... ... 1088 inaculata 1453 cyanostomus ... 1078 inodious 1452 isaeli ... 1088 niveo-sparea 1453 luteus ... 1088 parallelus ... 14.50 moreleti ... ... 1088 Oxyrhina ... 158, 1771 Paniponerns ... 274 Oxystethus 322 Paiulanus ... ... 535 (Jxytelus ... 285 odoratissimus . . . 535 Uxythecta acceptella 1689 pedunculatus . . . 536 alternella 16S9 spiralis . . . 535 hieroglyphica 1689 Pandion leucocephalus ... 1774 0/otomerus 959 Pangasius niacronema ... 187 Pachycephala 296 micronema ... 186 gutturalis 1775 Panicum . . . 648 rufiventris 1775 amahile ... 536 Packychilm parrum 1078 decoin posituin 536 Fachycorinus 282 Icei'inode ... 536 Fachydissus 960 jiroli/erum . . . ... 536 AustraLaaiie 14.56 sp. ... 12.57 sericus ... 1456 Pauigena ... ... 948 Pacliygrapsi.a tranaversiis 240 Faiitialia ... ... 946 Facliyiieura 1146 Faiitoxystus ... 937 I’achyrliyuchua 927 Fapilio egipius ... 395 Fasderus 2.S3 erectheus 395, 1252 Fippalosomiui 932 ulysBos ... 395 Fagurua 236 Papuina (anreolafn ... ... 1042 FauL-nion carciiiuH 243 nodiftra ... 1042 ornatu.s 233 ParacyniuB 819, 820 Pnticojilf rin 1.301 iciieiiM ... ... 820 Faloeotoma styphelana 424 Lindi 820, 821 Falaina 1060, 1070 iiigro-nnieiiB ... 821 Falaminua 2S4 iiitidiuHculuB ... 820 FalinuruH ... 2.36 HublineutuB 820, 821 faaciatufl ... 236 Faragnotna ... 967 ornatuR . . 242 Faraiiacn-iia 820, 821 FaliBcaphuB IIOI, 1105, 1117 ParaBcylliutn collaro ... 1310 fclix 1118 iiucbale ... 1311 Fallininarchua 1277 vai iolatuni ... 1311 FalmcrHt<«nia 8.5.5 ParaRtaHia ... ... 306 lifjvilli 8.57 ParaBtetmiia 1138, 1149 xlii. INDEX. PAGE PAGE Paratinia ... 1131, 1148 Pardalotus affinis ... 1774 assimilis ... ... 1774 omatus . . . ... 1774 punctatus ... 1774 Parexechia ... 1127, 1149 Parinarium Nonda ... ... 536 Paritiura tiliactum ... ... 519 Parmena ... 1467 Parmenomorph a ... 1467 irregularis ... 1467 Paromalus ... ... 293 Paropsis ... 987 Parthenope horrida ... ... 233 Partidahatavioh ... 1047 Pasythea hexodon ... 757,771,796 quadridentata 770, 771, [784, 796 Patella tramoserica ... ... 1708 vulgata ... 1707 Pa tula 1005, 1030 lutea ... 1030 obscurata ... 1030 quadrispira ... ... 1030 Paxillus 1069, 1070 Fccopteris gleichenoides 1307, 1309 linearis . . . ... 1,308 Pecten 1708, 1709 pleuronectes... ... 244 Pedicellina echinata... ... 151 Pelamys ... 190 Pelargoderus ... 967 Pelecanus ... 1286, 1287 conspicillatus ... 1779 Pelecotomoid es ... .334 Peltophora 1637, 1644 amenena 1644, 1645 amphitoxa 1640, 1645 argutella 1641, 1644 atricollis 1645, 1687 auantis 1642, 1644 balanota 164.3, 1646 basiplaga 1645, 1687 calliophthalma ... 1639, [1645 carphalea 1645, 1687 cataxera ... 1646 ceratina ... 1645 charaxias 1641, 1645 coniortia ... 1644 conjunctella ... 1644 cremantis 1638, 1645 crypsileuca ..*. 1646 Peltophora epitoxa ... fulvia . . . 1637, 1644 ... 1644 ... 1646 ... 1644 ... 1644 ... 1645 164.3, 1646 1644, 1687 glaphyropla gloriosella helias . . . incomposita malacopis marionella melanocrossa 1640, 1644 mesodesma 1642, 1644 mychias 1639, 1645 niphias ... 1645 orthogramma 1577, 1637 privitella ... 1646 proximella 1645, 1687 psilopla ... 1645 theorica 1605, 1621, 1637 th<^i'mochroa 1605, 1621, [1637, 1687 ... 306 Pemelopus ... Penseus affinis canaliculatus monodon var. velutinus Penestica ... Pennaria amtralin ... rosea symmetrica Pennisetum Arnhemicum Pentaceros affinis muricatus obtusatus regulus reinhardtii superbus turritus verrucosus westermanni Pentagonaster inaequalis semilunatns Pentamerus Pentaphylax euryoides Pentarthrum Penthelispa Penthina ... Periaptodes Perichaeta ... attenuata australis .. 243 233 243 243 959 747 747 747 1257 227 226 226 227 227 226 226 227 227 226 226 336, 804 ... 649 ... 953 ... 297 ... 1600 ... 969 1521, 1531 1521, 1552, [1555 1557, 1558 Co.xii 1521, 1552, 1554 enormis ... 1521, 1555 INDEX. xliii. PAGE Perichaeta exigua var. Murrayana [1552 fecunda ... ... 1552 iDdissimilis ... 1550 Macleayi... ... 1556 Perichius ... ... ... 944 Perignamptus ... ... 304 Perigona ... ... ... 274 Periophthalmus koelreuteri, 172,255, Peripatus Leuckarti 892, 1508, 1560 Novae-Zealandiae ... 894 Perissogaater ... ... 1521 excavata 1528, 1529 nemoralis 1527, 1530 Queenslandica ... 1529 Perissops ... ... ... 940 Perissus ... ... ... 962 Perotis rara ... ... 1257 Perrhaebius ... ... 943 Persoonia ... ... ... 537 falcata ... ... 1257 oblongata ... 1 508 Peryphus ... ... 1393 Petalostigma quadriloculare ... 388 Petosiris ... ... ... 943 Petricola ... ... ... 1708 Petrochelidon nigricans ... 1774 Petroeca goodenovii ... 1775 leggii .. ... 1775 Petroliathes corallicola ... 242 dentata . . . 242 Petromyzon ... ... 881 Petrophila pulchella ... 267 PftroHtlinivm proHlratum ... 487 Pezoporus formosus ... ... 1777 Phacopa caudatua ... ... 399 fecunduB ... ... 399 Phaeduta ... 1055, 1056 PhanomeniB ... ... 954 PhajochrouB ... ... 304 Phaeton rubricauda . . . 402, 1780 Phalangiata ... 6, 7, S archeri ... ... 1299 cookii ... ... 1299 hcrlxjrtenHiH ... 1299 johnsUjiiii ... 1297 leniuroidea ... 1299 »I). ... ... 1299 Pha[)S chalcoptera ... 1778 elcgann 1778 hiatrionica .. .. 148 PhascoluB . ... 219 Mux ... ... 5,37 118 Phaseolus Mungo PAG E ... 5.37 Phelister ... .. 292 Pheropsophus ... 273 verti calls ... 451 Philemon corniculatus ... 1777 Philhydrus laevigatus ... 822 marginellus ... 822 Philobota 1605, 1606, 1628, 1637 actropola ... 1631 acutella ... 1631 adaptatella ... ... 1630 aeolias 1612, 1633 aetopis 1627, 1632 agnesella ... 16.35 amalodes . . . 1626, 1635 amoebaea ... 1623, 1629 anachorda ... 1630, 1686 anarrecta . . . 1620, 16.33 anazancla ... 1617, 16.32 ancylotoxa ... ... 1630 arabella 1629, 1685 argotoxa 1608, 1628 atJilftica ... 1688 atmobola ... 1631, 1686 auriceps 1630, 1686 aurinatella ... 16.32, 1686 automima ... 1625, 16.32 auxolyca 1610, 16.36 himaculana... 16.32, 1687 biophora 16.30, 1685 bracteatella 16.31, 1686 brochosema... ... 1631 calamaea ... 16.32 caminias 1624, 16.3.3 campy la 1617, 1631 catachrysa ... 1625, 16.32 catalanipra... ... 16.33 cutaacia 16.35, 1685 chalcoxantha 1622, 1629 chiastia 1606, 1629 chiono|)tera ... 16.34 chryaojxjtama 1631, 1685 coamocratea 161.5, 16.35 crejiera ... 16.34 cretacea ... 1632 crocobapta ... ... 16.30 crypaichola ... ... 16.32 declivia 16.32, 1686 cchidnina ... 1624, 1629 electrodes ... ... 16.3.3 elleiiclla ... 1628 erelK>dea 1629, 1686 eriacota 1612, 16.35 xiiv. INDEX. Philobota erythrastis euxantha . fascialis glaucoptera hapala herodiella hiracistis holocrossa homotona hydara hypocausta. interlineatella ioseina iphigenes irruptella lathicentra latifissella leucomitra lithochlora lysizoua marmorata megalocentra raelanoglypta melanoploca melanoxantha melirrhoa melodora inetachroa ... microxantha molliculella... monogramma monolitha . . . monoloiicha monophaes ... nephelarcha occidua olympia& ophiodes orgiastis orinoma oriphaea partitella ... pedetis phauloscopa pretiosella ... productella... pruinosa pulverea scieropa sigmophora... PAGE 1626, 1628 1633, 1686 1632, 1687 1634, 1686 16.35, 1686 1635, 1686 1609, 1629 1616, 1633 1626, 16.36 ... 1636 16.30, 1686 1631, 1686 1618, 1631 1614, 16.34 16.30, 1685 1618, 16.32 ... 16.30 1636, 1686 1606, 16.35 609, 1631, 1634 1611, 1634 1619, 1632 1614, 1631 ... 1635 1608, 1630 1616, 16.33, 1686 1627, 1635 1616, 163.3 1615, 1630 ... 1630 ... 1635 1628, 1686, 1607, 16.30, [16.34 ... 16.33 ... 1634 1634, 1687 1610, 16.34 1621, 1622, 1635 1620, 1628 ... 1634 1613, 1628 ... 16.31 ... 1628 ... 1634 ... 1630 1634, 1686 ... 1634 ... 1636 1611, 1628 1606, 1621, [1635, 16.37, 1687 qualidella ... 1635, 1686 Philobota subpunctella synauges tentatella tetragona ... theorica 1605, PAGE 1606, 1626, [1632, 1637 1622, 1632 . 1632 1623, 1629 1621, 1632, [1637 thermochroa 1605, 1621, [1628, 1637, 1687 thiogramma 1607, 1631 trijugella ... 1631, 1686 tyroxantha, 1616, 1633, 1686 xanthiella . . . 1633, 1686 xiphostola ... 1634, 1686 Philocalis ... ... 988 Philochlaenia ... ... 1323 Philonthus ... 280 Philonympba 1637, 1680 chalcophragma 1680 vernaiis ... 1637 Philophlfeus Froggatti . . . 455 Pliilopotamis ... 1087 olivaceus ... 1087 Philoscaphus ... 1104 Barnardi ... 1122 carinatus ... 1122 tuberculatus ... 1122 Philydrum... ... 646 Philyra pisum ... 241 Phlasochrous hii’tipes ... 905 Phlajodromius ... 274 Phlebopteris 1304, 1305 affinis ... 1305 alethopteroides 1305, [1306 Phloeobius ... ... 959 Phlceophagosonia ... 953 Phloeopola asbolaea ... 1685 banausa ... 1685 centropis ... 1592 confusella ... 1685 dinocosma ... 1591 hypex’archa ... 1591 mesocentra ... 1590 micropis ... 1593 psephophora ... 1685 pyrgonota ... 1594 turb^atella ... 1685 zygophora ... 1592 Phocylides ... ... 956 Phoracantha 1456, 1457 acanthocera ... 1457 . fallax ... ... 1456 INDEX. xlv Phoraca ntha gigas ... PAGE ... 14.^7 Pinnotheres obesus ... PAGF . 241 grallaria ... 1457 Finns sinensis . 645 superans ... 145S Piper Novje-Hollandise . .389 Phormesa ... ... “29(> Pipturus argenteus ... . 538 Phorticosomus Nuytsi ... 4fJ5 propinquus . 538 Phosphuga... S72, S73 Pirena . 1087 Phraotes ... 929 atra... . 1087 Phronia 1140, 1148 cantori . 1087 Phrj'ganeutis cinerea ... 1688 picta . 1087 Phthinia 1135, 1147 terebralis ... 108' •, 1088 Phylaitis ... 946 Pithomictus . 977 Phyllacanthus imperialis ... 228 Pitta strepitans . 1780 Phyllanthus 648, 12.56 Pittosporum angustifolhim . 538 Phyllobrotica ... 993 phillj'rseoides . . . 538 Phyllocharis ... 986 undulatum . 389 Phyllodes conspicillator ... 1780 Pitys . 1030 Meyricki ... ... 1780 Placocosma hephaesta 1685 Phyllopappm lanceolatus ... 529 meridarcha 1576 Phyllota phylicoides ... 268 resumptella 1685 Phyllotreta ... 988 Placuna placenta 244 Phyllus johnstonii ... ... 190 sella 244 Physa Brazieri ... 12.54 Plcesius 294 gibbosa ... 894 Plagiodera ... 985 Lessoni ... 1254 PlaneteUa ... 1146 multistrigata ... ... 12.54 Planetes 273 sp. ... ... 12.54 Planetes 1146 Physalis minima ... 5.37 Planispira 10.34, 1035, 1036, 1037, parvi flora ... ... 537 r 10.39 Physignathus Lesueurii ... 886 atacta 1034 Phyxium ... ... 972 atro-fusca 10.34 Picria anymtifoUa ... . . . 537 coluber 1037 uxperrima . . . 537 exceptiuncnla 10.35 attenuala .. .537 rxpatim ... 1037 barbarorum ... ... 537 lallzona ... 10.34 hamulom ... 537 martemi ... 10.39 hieracioides ... ... 537 phryne 10.35 Pieris menapia ... 1.36.5 zonal in 10.36 I'ietopalpus ... 1147 zonnria ... 10.36 J’iezorhynchus 1293, 1294 Planorbia lirazkri ... 125.3 aericeuH ... 129.3 fragilia 12.5.3 verticalis ... 129.3 Macquariensia 12.5.3 Piloprcpea ... ... 1.597 Platcdaloaia .31 1 acinubjlla ... 1597 Platycercua eximiua 1777 anaitaa ... 1597 peiinaiitii 1777 antidoxa ... 1.597, 1.599 I’latycoelna 275 arisUjcruticn 1.507, 1.59.S Plutydeiiia laticollo ... 14.30 Pilumnua dc haanii ... ... 2.39 olmcura ... 1430 laVjyrinthicuH 2K) oritica ... 14.30 veapertilio ... 2.‘I0 i I’aacru-i ... 14.30 Piiiiek-a punicea ... 12.57 tetra«pilf)ta 1430 ap. ... 12.57 1 Maty lea llavipea 1292 Pimtdopua ... 856 1292 Piiianga ... 618 Platypus ... 9.54 xlvi. INDEX. PAGE Platyroptilon 1144, 1147, 1153 Platyschisma oculus... ... 1255 Platysoma ... 291, 292 Platytenes ... ... 940 Platy thorax 1104, 1111, 1114 interioris 1112, 1113 Platyura ... ... ... 1163 Platyura 1124, 1130, 1144, 1145, [1152, 1154, 1169 conformis fenestralis fulva graphica magna monticola Schineri venuata Platyuris Plecia 1175 1172, 1221 ... 1176 1179, 1221 ... 1170 ... 1177 ... 1174 1171, 1173 ... 1144 1363, 1371 amplipennis 1371, 1372, 1386 dimidiata 1363, 1372, 1377, [1378, 1386 1372, 1375, 1386 1372, 1374, 1386 . 177 erebea ornaticornis Plecoglossus Plectostoma De Crespignii ... 1071 Plectropis ... ... 1032, 1041 Plectropoma ... ... 189 Pleopus ... ... ... 1295 Plesiastina . . . 1128, 1147, 1148 Plesiosaurus ... 410,412 Australis ... 412 crassicostatus ... 412 dolichodeirus ... 411 Holmesii ... 412 Hoodi ... ... 412 Mackayi ... 412 macrospondylus ... 412 Sutherland! ... 412 Traversi ... 412 Plettnsa ... ... ... 1718 Pleurota argoptera ... ... 1688 brevivitella ... 1688 chlorochyta ... 1688 cnephcea ... ... 1650 holoxesta ... ... 1652 homalota ... ... 1649 hoplophanes ... 1651 macroscia ... ... 1651 photodotis ... 1650 psammoxantha ... 1688 psephena ... ... 1688 semophanes ... 1649 PAGE Pleurota stasiastica ... 1688 tephrina 1650, 1688 Pleurotoma babylonica ... 244 Plintheria ... ... 958 Plochionus humeralis 454, 455 semivittatus . . . 455 Ploiaroides pulchra . . . ... 350 rubromaculata . . . 349 White! ... ... 349 Plotea herklotzi ... 1085 winteri ... 1085 Plotia granum ... 1084 scabra ... 1083 Plotus 1286, 1287 novae-hollandiaa 1287, 1779 parvus 1286, 1292 Pluchea Eyrea ... 1257 tetranthera ... 1257 Plumbago Zeilanica... 389, 1256 Plumiera acutifolia ... ... 571 Plumularia alata 782, 783, 798 aurita . . . 784, 798 caliculata 780, 799 campanula 747, 776, 777. [778, 798 compressa 784, 785, 798 delicatula ... 776 filicaulis 774, 783 gracilis ... ... 746 laxa ... 776 obliqua ... ... 783 prodiicta 773, 774 pulchella ... 784 Ram say i ... 746 rubra 746, 777, 778, 798 setacea 747, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 785, 799 setaceoides 776, 781, 798 spiuulosa 783, 798 Torresia 747, 776, 777, [798 tripartita 747, 778, 779, [799 turgida 779, 780, 786, [799 779 244 987 1774 1282 1779 1779 Wattsii Pocillopora Podagrica ... Podargus strigoides Podiceps cristatus nestor INDEX. xlvii. Podiceps novte-hollandife PAGE 1779 PAGE Portulaca oleracea ... 390,498,539 Podocarpus aspleni/olia 538 Portunus holsatus ... 1711 pungens ... 538 Porzana fluminea 1779 spinulosa 538 palustris 1779 Podontia ... 989 Potemnemus 968 Podophthalmus vigil 240 Potergus ... 319 Pfecilodermii populnea 545 Pouzolzia Indica 1256 Perculatu8 22H Strongylua ... ... ... 29.5 .Strophicua ... ... ... 327 .StroplioiHuiia corrugatella ... S03 Styli'lium ... ... ... 646 .Sty[)hulin udacfiidena ... 517 ijliuirr.ncf.nn ... 547 ijnidiiim ... ... 523 humi/iim .. ... 489 liv. INDEX. PAGE PAGE Styphelia wiojitena .. 523 Tachyris Melania 1514 parvijlora... 523 Tachyusa ... 279 pinifolia ... 489 Talantis 1601 Richei 523 chimerina . . . 1601 sapida 523 Talinum polyandrum ... 498 strigosa 524 Tanychilus gibbicollis 1438 triflora 547 Tany stoma 1054 Styrax ocloratissima... 649 Tarebia armillata 1085 Suseda 547 celebensis 1085 maritima 547 coffea 1086 Subulina 1051 crenifera 1085 octona 1507 Jlavida 1086 Succinea 1057 lineata 1086 borneensis ... 1057 microstoma ... 1085 eucalypti ... 1254 riquetti 1086 gracilis 1058 Tasmannia aromatica 506 minuta 10.58 Tectona grandis 560 obesa 1057 Telangia 946 strigata 1254 Telephae .. 948 strigillata ... 1254 Telephanus 298 subrugata ... 1057 Telephorus 327, 1425 taylori 1057 fulvus ... 1425 Sudis gigas 249 Palmerstoni 1425 Sula personata 402 Tepperi ... 1424 serrator 1779 Telopea speciosissima 48.3, 491 , 548 Sulcospira iypica 1078 Temnoplectron 302 Sunius 283 lucidum 898 Sunorfa 288 occidentale ... 898 Sus leiicomystax 650 pygmaeum 898 Sutrea 988 rotundum 897 Sybra 975 Temnopleurus toruematicus 227 ,228 Sylliodes ... 1492 Temnorhynchus .307 Syllitus 961 Tenerus 329 Symvm'us ... 1147 Tephrosia ... 215, 1256 Symphyletes 974 purpurea ... 392 Symphyllia 244 toxicaria ... 215 Symphyonema paludosum 400 Teratidium... 1103, 1105 Synapha 1146 Terebra 244 Synapta ... ...221, 223, 1705 Terias sp. ... 394 Synaptura oi’ientalis 186 Terillus carinatus 1476 Synarmostes 304 micans 1475, 1476 Synoicus australis ... 1778 politus 1476, 1477 diemenensis 1778 porosus 1476, 1477 Syntemna ... ... 1133, 1147 Terminalia Catappa . . . 548 Synthecium 766 oblongata 549 orthogonia 767 , 797 sp. ... 548, 634, 1257 Syrichius ... 941 Ternstrcemia japonica 645 Syzygium hrachynenmm 512 Tesserodon ... 302 897 jambolammi 511 angulatus 897 T abernaemontana orientalis . . . 392 variolosus 897 Tacca pinnatifida ... ,548, 1257 Tethionea ... 961 Tachinoderus 280 Tetracha Australasias 443 Tachyris Asteria 1514 1 Hopei 443 INDEX. Iv. PAGE PAGE Tetracoptus ... 953 Tetradactjius decresiensis ... SS6 Tetragonella hnplexicoma ... 549 Tetragoneura 1132, 1146 hirta ... ... 11.33 Tetragonia expansa ... ... 549 implexicoma ... 549 inermis ... ... 549 Tetragonurina ... 10 Tetragonurus ... 9, 16 atlanticus ... 10 cuvieri... 9, 10, 15 \vilkinsoni .. 9, 11 Tetralobus ... ... 1416 Australasia' 1417, 1418 cylindrifonnis ... 1418 Fortnumi ... 1417, 1418 Manglesi ... .. 1417 Murrayi 1417, 1418 quadrifoveatus ... 1240 Tetrigus ... .323 Teucrium inflatum ... ... 646 Teuthis concatenata ... ... 186 Thalainita sima 240, 1710 Thalas.sina anomala ... ... 242 Thallis ... 1000, 1.503, 1504 compta ... 1503 Erichseni ... 1503 insueta ... 1503 janthina ... 1503 vinula ... 1.503 Thamiaraa ... ... 278 Thectura ... ... 278 Thelenota ... ... 222 Thenus orientalis 242 Theoclia 9.37 Therapon jarbua ... 185 Tberatcs ... 272 Thetium drupaceum ... 522 Thinocharis !!! 28.3 Tlioracophorus ... 287 Tbuiaria hidem ... 746 feneatrata ._ 772, 773 (|U(ulridens ... 772 aitiuoRa ... 772 aub-articulatu, 740, 707, 70S TliycHtetha ... ... 046 Thylaccnlea decuasatuH ... 804 Tbynnichthys aandkhol ... 18.3 Thyone 221 Tbyraaia ." 081 Tbyrsit«H ... 10 'rbyaanotua... ... 646 Tiara acanthka .. 1084 crenulari>i ... 1084 cybde ... 1084 diadema ... 1084 orientalis ... 1084 Timonius Rumphii .. .. 549 Tinnunculus cenchroides ... 1774 Tinospora smilacina ... ... 1256 Tipula 35, 1145 tritici ... 35 Tlos muriger ... 241 Tmesiphorus ... 288 Tmesisternus 964, 966 Tomicus ... 663 ramuloiTim ... 663 Tomyris ... 1479 Totanus incanus ... 1778 Toxicum 330, 1431 addendum ... 1431 distinctum ... 1431 pa^^^corne ... 1431 Toxotus ... 1472 chatareus ... ... 185 Trachydosaurus rugosus ... 886 Trachyntis ... 1586 coenodes 1586, 1588 delophanes 1586, 1587 epiphaula 1586, 1588 hyperopta ... 1586 nietrospila 1586, 1587 xenopis ... ... 1679 Trachypepla ... 16g0 Trachypterus arcticus .„ 1258 jacksoniensis ... 1258 ttnnia .. ... 1258 Trachys ... 317 Australis ... ... 1233 nigra ... 1233 Tragocerus ... 062 3’ragopus ... ... 047 Trapezia cyniodoco ... Triacantbus brovirostris ... 240 ... 188 'J'riantbcma oxycalyptera ... 1256 Triaplatys ... OO.S 'I'riballuH ... 203 'I'rilK)liuiii fernigincuin ... 14.30 'IVicbaluH ... ... .326 Tricboglosstis cblorolepidotus 1777 iinvu>-bollandim 1777 Tricbonta 1124, 1140, 1148, 11.52. 11208 illfftnbiliB ... 1210 Vegeta 1200, 1221 Ivi. INDEX. PAGE Trichosia 658, 659, 665, 668, 723, i [1148, Masters! ... 723, 725 Trichosiplion australe ... 547' Trichostigmus ... ... .301 ' Triclia ... ... ... 8 oscillans ... ... 8; Tricondyla ... ... 272 Tridachna gigas ... ... 247 squamosa... 244, 247 Trigona .. ... ... 1414 Trigonodera ... ... 3.34 Trigonella suavissima . . . 5.50 Trigonops ... ... ... 9.31 Trigonoptera ... ... 971 Trigonothops fasciata 451, 452 nigricollis .. 452 ' ornata... ... 452 pallidicollis . . . 4.52 pallidior ... 451 Tripp.talm australasicus ... 542 Triphasia glauca ... ... 489 Triphylopteris ... ... 1.302 Tripiieustes angulosus ... 228' Tripterygium striaticeps ... 4 1 9 Tristania ... ... ... 1471 Triton maculatus ... ... 24.3' sp. ... ... .. 1708 Tritozyga ... 44,46, 143, 145 Triumfetta plumigera ... 1256 Trixagus elongatus ... ... 1233 Trizygia ... 1137, 1149, 1157, 1204 flavipes ... 1205, 1221 ; Trochomorpha 1005, 1007, 1026, [1027! angulata ... 1027 • hatchianensis ... 1028 bicolor ... 1029 [ cantoriana ... 1029 carinifera ... 1028 j ceroconus ... 1 027 I conulus ... 10281 conus ... 1027 gorontalensis ... 1029 , gysseriana ... 1028 lardea ... 1029 leucophloea ... 1028 micula ... 1028 planorbis ... 1029 i tematana ... 1028, timorensis ... 1029 tricolor ... 1028 zollingeri ... 1029 PAGE Trochonanina ... 100.5, 1026 conicoides ... 1026 jenynsi ... 1026 lycheria ... 1026 lychnia ... 1026 tropidophora ... 1026 Trochorhopalus ... ... 9.50 Trochus hortensis ... ... 1014 niloticus ... ... 244 papilla ... ... 10.33 Trogophloeus ... ... 284 Tropidolepisma Kingii ... 886 major ... 886 nitida ... 886 Tropisternus ... ... 815 Trox ... ... ... 304 alatus ... ... 907 asperatus ... ... 908 asperrimus ... ... 909 dilaticollis ... ... 907 nodicollis ... 908, 909 vitreomaculatus ... 909 Truucatella... ... ... 1077 aurantia... ... 1077 marginata .. 1077 scalaroides ... 1077 valida ... 1977 Trygon .. 1714, 1715, 1716 pastinaca ... 1714, 1715 walga ... ... 188 Trypauchen vagina ... ... 186 Tryphocharia, 1456, 1457, 1458, 1459, [1462, 1463 liamata... 1458, 1459, [1460, 1462, 1463 longipennis ... 1458 Masters! 1457, 1458 Mitchelli 14,57, 1461 Odewahni 1458, 1459, [1460 princeps 1460, 1461, [1462 ... 1462 ... 1457 ... 1461 293, 294 ... 244 ... 244 ... 1062 ... 1778 ... 1778 punctipennis superans unciuata Tryponaeus ... Turbinella cornigera Turbo mamroratus ... petiirrianus . . . Turnix varius velox Tylocenis ... ... ... ,327 Typha angustifolia . . . 393, 550, 555 INDEX. Ivir PAGE PAGE Typha Brovmii ... .550 Vivipara 1277 latifoUa 550, 551 sublineata ... 1253 Shuttkicorthii ... 550 Voluta vespertilio ... 243 Typhlocarcinus villosus ... 240 Volvulus punctatus ... 839 Typhlops nigrescens .. .. 1096 scaphiformis 839 Typhonium angustilobium ... 1257 Vulpes hoole 650 Brownii ... 552 Waldheimia flavescens 1709 Typophonis ... 984 Waltheria indica 1256 Tyrkeosus ... .. 941 Wedelia asperrima ... 1257 Tyms ... 2SS Westwoodia 961 Umbrina I'ussellii .. 186 Wistaria 215 Unio ... 245, 651, 1277 Wolffia 1247 ambiguus ... 1253 arrhiza 1247 Angasi ... 12.53 Michelii 1247 Australis ... 12.53 Wrightia saligna 1257 delphinus ... 618 Xantho scaberrimus ... 239 sub-trigonus ... 618 Xantholinus 282 Unona Leichhardtii .. ... .528 Xanthophffia variabilis 4.52 Urolophus ... 1714, 171.5, 1716 Xanthorrhoea 533 testaceus 1713, 1714, 1715, arborea 423 [1716 hastilis 553 CroHtigma platypodum ... 514 Xaurus 960 Urtica fjifjantea ... .5.38 Xenia novaj-hollandifie 1779 Vaccinium ... ... 601 Xenidea 989 Vallisneria spiralis ... ... 400 .Xenocerus ... 957 Vallonia undulata ... ... 1034 Xenolea 970 Varanus 884, 885 Xenorhynchus nanus 1287, 1292 Velleya cliscophora . . . ... 12.57 Xeuotrupis 954 pandurifonnis ... 1257 Xerochloa imberbis ... 1257 Ventenatia humxjuxa ... 489 XeMa ... 1014, 1016, 1019, 1023 Vermicella iK-rtholdii ... 1.559 cinnamomea 1018 Vernonia cinerea ... 267 Ximenia americana ... 554 Verliyo TJwUiijamig ... ... 10.54 elliptica 5,54 mortleli ... 1054 exarmata ... 554 Kossiteri ... 1254 hmrina 554 Strangei ... 12.54 Xipotlieata ... 972 Vesperugo abramus ... .. 649 Xixuthrus ... 960 molossus ... 64!t Xyaste 979 Viftex celthtnuk ... 10S5 Xycliusa 946 V id fna 1028, 1029 Xylobaiius .. 324 Vigna lanceolaki ... .5.52 Xylostroina gigantcum 335 lutca .. 268 Xylotrupes ... 307 Villigera 46 .\ ypctu 14.57 Vitcx .. 649 YpoMitafa ... 144, 1147 glabrata .. 12.57 Vulenia 997 Vitis 482, .507 Zamia npiralU 52.5 hypoglauca ... .5.52 Zoritis 1.520 opaca ... .5.5.3 Thyra 1.520 Vitrina ... 1005, 1010, 1011, 1012 Zieria granulata 1.508 alhella ... 1011 invuliicrata 1.508 niicleola ... 1010 liL'vigata 268 pfrmoUiM ... 1010 Zizyphua ctUiilfolia ... .5.54 Vivcra zibvtha ... 6.50 jujuba .5.54 INDEX. 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