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THE 

PROCEEDINGS 


OF   THE 


LINNEAN  SOCIETY 


OF 


NEW    SOUTH    WALES. 


(SECOND    SEBIES.) 
VOE.  I. 

WITH    TWENTY-TWO    PLATES. 


FOE    THE    YEAE    1886 


SYDNEY : 

PRINTED   AND    PUBLISHED   FOR   THE   SOCIETY 
BY 

F.  CUNNINGHAME  &  CO.,  PITT  STPvEET, 

AND 

SOLD  BY  THE   SOCIETY. 

1887. 


CONTENTS   OF  VOL.  I. 

(SECOITD    SEEIES.) 


PART   I. 

PAGE 

Descriptions   of  some   new   Australian   Fishes.     By   E.  P.  Ramsay, 

F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby      4 

A  Contribution  to  the  Knowledge  of  the  Fish-Fauna  of  New  Guinea. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby      8 

Catalogue  of  the  Described  Coleoptera  of  Australia.     Part  III.     By 

George  Masters  21 

Description  of  a  new  Coria  from  the  New  Hebrides.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay, 

F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby      131 

Note  on  Crioceras  australe,  Moore  (?),  a  Lower  Cretaceous  Fossil  from 
Queensland.  By  F.  Ratte,  Ing.  Arts  et  Manuf.,  Paris.  (Plates 
I.  and  II.) 133 

The    Insects    of    the    Fly   River,    New   Guinea.      Coleoptera.      By 

William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c 136 

On  a  new  genus  and  species  of  Fresh-Water  Tortoise  from  the  Fly 
River,  New  Guinea.  By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.  (Plates  III.- 
VI.)  158 

On  certain  Geckos  in  the  Queensland  Museum.    By  C.  W.  De  Vis,  M.A.     168 

Description  of  a  new  Aphanipterous  Insect  from  New  South  Wales. 

By  A.  Sidney  Olliff,  F.E.S 171 

On  a  Microscopic  Fungus  parasitic  upon  the  Cucurbitaceui.     By  E. 

Haviland,  F.L.S 173 

Jottings  from  the   Biological   Laboratory,    Sydney   University.     By 

W.  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc. 

No.  6.  On  the  Myology  of  the  Flying  Phalanger 176 

The  Insects  of  the  Fly  River,  New  Guinea.      Coleoptera  continued. 

By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c 183 

The  Mollusca  of  the  Pareora  and  Oamaru  Systems  of  New  Zealand. 

By  Captain  F.  W.  Hutton       205 

Elections  and  Donations       ...         ...         ...         ...         ...         ...    1,  128,  165 

Notes  and  Exhibits 127,163,238 


IV.  CONTENTS. 


PART   II. 

PAGE 

On  some  Lepidoptera  from  the  Fly  River.     By  E.  Mevrick,  B.A., 

F.E.S 241 

Catalogue  of  the  Described  Coleoptera  of  Australia.     Part  IV.     By 

George  Masters  ..  259 

Miscellanea   Entomologica,  No.   I.      The  genus   Diphucephala.     By 

William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c 381 

A  Revision  of  the  Staphylinidse  of  Australia.     Part  I.    By  A.  Sidney 

Olliff,  F.E.S.     (Plate  VII.) 403 

Notes  from  the  Australian  Museum.     Descriptions  of  two  new  Fishes. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby        474 

Notes  on  some  Australian  Tertiary  Fossils.    By  Captain  F.  W.  Hutton    481 

On  some  Further  Evidences  of  Glaciation  in  the  Australian  Alps.     By 

J.  Stirling,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S 483 

Jottings   from   the   Biological   Laboratory,  Sydney   University.     By 

W.  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc 489 

No.  7.  On  cutting  Sections  of  delicate  Vegetable  Structures. 

No.  8.  On  the  "Vocal  Organs"  of  the  Cicada. 

Mount  Wilson  and  its  Ferns.     By  P.  N.  Trebeck         ...         .,.         ...     491 

List  of  the  Freshwater  Rhizopoda  of  N.  S.   Wales.      Part  I.     By 

Thomas  Whitelegge 497 

Note  on  Ctenodax  Wilkinsoni.     By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,&c...     511 

Notes  on  the  Pvecent  Eruptions  in  the  Taupo  Zone,  New   Zealand. 

By  Professor  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  &c 513 

Notes  on  Australian   Earthworms.      Part  I.      By  J.  J.  Fletcher, 

M.A.,  B.Sc.     (Plates  VIII.  and  IX.)  523 

Notes  on  the   Distribution   of   Ceratella  fusca,    Gray.      By    John 

Brazier,  C.M.Z.S 575 

Elections  and  Donations       239,478,507 

Notes  and  Exhibits 476,505,577 


CONTENTS.  V. 

PART   III. 

PAGE 

Notes  from  the  Australian  Museum.  On  specimens  of  the  genus 
Xipha8ta,  Swainson,  from  Port  Jackson.  By  E.  P.  Ramsay, 
LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby   ...         582 

Catalogue   of  the  Described  Coleoptera  of   Australia.     Part   V.     By 

George  Masters  585 

.Revision  of  Australian  Lepidoptera.     By  E.  Meyriok,  B.A.,  F.E.S.     687 

Notes     on    Synonymy    of    Australian    Micro-Lepidoptera.      By    E. 

Meyrick,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  803 

Miscellanea  Entomologica,  No.  II.  The  genus  Liparetrus    By  William 

Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c 807 

Note  on  Eucalyjitus  leucoxylon,  F.  v.  M.     By  Rev.  W.  Woolls,  Ph.D., 

F.L.S.       " 859 

Contributions  towards  a  Knowledge  of  the  Coleoptera  of  Australia. 
By  A.  Sidney  Olliff,  F.E.S. — 
No.  III.  On  the  genus  Nascio  (Fam.  Buprestidse)      ...         ...         ..      861 

List  of  the  Orchidere  of  the  Mudgee  District.     By  Alexander  G. 

Hamilton  865 

Notes  from  the  Australian  Museum.  On  an  undescribed  species  of 
Chilodactyla*  from  Port  Jackson.  By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D., 
F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby       879 

A  Revision  of  the  Staphylinidas  of  Australia.     Part  II.     By  A.  Sidney 

Olliff,  F.E.S 887 

Notes  on  the  Bacteriological  Examination  of  Water  from  the  Sydney 
Supply.  No.  I.  By  Oscar  Katz,  M.A.,  Ph.D.  (Plates  X. 
and  XL) 907 

On  a  remarkable  Bacterium  (Streptococcus )  from  Wheat-Ensilage.   By 

Oscar  Katz,  M.A.,  Ph.D.     (Plate  XII.)      925 

Botanical  Notes.     By  Rev.  VV.  Woolls,  Ph.D.,  F.L.S.— 

(1)  Note  on  Linclscea  trichomanoide s  (Dry.)      ...         ...         ...         ...     929 

(2 )  Note  on  Crowea  exalata  (F.  v.  M.) 929 

Note  on  a  Labyrinthodont  Fossil  from  Cockatoo  Island,  Port  Jackson. 

By  Professor  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S 931 

On  an  undescribed  Scicena  from  the  New  South  Wales  Coast.     By  E. 

P.  Ramsay,  LLD.,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby     941 

Notes   on  Australian   Earthworms.     Part   II.      By   J.  J.  Fletcher, 

M.A.,  B.Sc.     (Plate  XIII.)      943 

Elections  and  Announcements         ...         ...         ...         ...  579,  856,  884 

Donations         579,  856,  884 

Notes  and  Exhibits  853,881,974 


VJ.  CONTENTS. 


PART   IV. 

PAGE 

Catalogue  of  the  Described  Coleoptera  of  Australia.     Part  VI.     By 

George  Masters 979 

Descriptions  of  new  Lepidoptera.      By  E.  Meyrick,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  ...  1037 

Flowering  Seasons  of  Australian  Plants.     No.  I.     By  E.  Haviland, 

F.L.S 1049 

Notes  on  the  Rutaceae  of  the  Australian  Alps.      By   J.    Stirling, 

F.G.S.,  F.L.S 1052 

Note  in  correction   of  some  remarks  on  an   exhibit  of  Fossils  from 

Bowning.    By  John  Mitchell  1059 

Notes  on  the  Eggs  of  Ptilonorhynchus  violaceus,  Vieill.,  and  of  Rhynchcea 

australis,  Gould.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.  ...    1059,  1060 

Notes  on  Australian  Fossils.     By  F.  Ratte,  Ing.  des  Arts  et  Manuf., 
Paris — 
(1)  Note  on  some  Trilobites  new  to  Australia.     (Plate  XV).  ...  1065 

(2j  Second  Note  on  Tribrachiocrinus  corrugatus,  Ratte,  and  on  the 

place  of  the  genus  among  Palgeocrinoidea.    (Plate  XVI).  ...    1069 

(3)  Note  on  two  new  Fossil  Plants  from  the  Wianamatta  Shalc3. 

(Plates  XVI.  and  XVII) 1078 

List  of  Western  Australian  Birds  collected  by  Mr.  Cairn  and  Mr. 
T.  H.  Boy er-  Bower,  at  Derby  and  its  Vicinity,  with  Remarks  on 
the  species.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.  1085 

Description  of    a   New   Australian   Fish   (Apogon  roseigaster).      By 

E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby  ...    1101 

Flowering  Seasons  of   Australian  Plants.     No.  II.     By  E.  Haviland, 

F.L.S 110 

Some  hitherto  Undescribed  Plants  of  New  South   Wales.     Recorded 

by  Baron  von  Mueller,  K.C.M.G.,  F.R.S.  1105 


CONTENTS.  vii. 

PART    IV.— Continued. 

PAGE 

Description    of    a    new    Species    of     Ifoploeephalm.     By    William 

Macleay,  F.L.S.  1111 

On  the  Biloela  Labyrinthodont.     (Second  Notice).     By   Professor  W. 

J.  Stephens,  M. A.,  F.G.S.     (Plate  XIV.) 1113 

On  new  or  rare  Vertebrates  from  the  Herbert  River,  North  Queens- 
land.    By  C.  W.  De  Vis,  M.A 1129 

Note  on  the  Egg  of  the  Regent-Bird  ( 'Sericulus  melinux,  Lath.)-     By 

E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.     (Plate  XIX.)      113S 

Notes  on  the  Nesting  of  Pyenoptilus  Jfoccosus  in  New  South  Wales. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.     (Plate  XX.)  1139 

Descriptions  of  Australian  Birds'  Eggs.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D., 

F.R.S.E.     (Plate  XIX.)  1141 

Description  of  a  new  Species  of  Hapcdotis  (H.  Bower i),  from   N.  W. 

Australia.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.     (Plate  XVIII.)  1153 

Notes  on  the  Bower-Birds  (Fam.  Scenopidre)  of  Australia.     By  A.  J. 

North      1155 

List  of  References  to  Authentic  Descriptions  of  Australian  Birds'  Eggs. 

By  A.  J.  North  1163 

On  Some  Additional  Labyrinthodont  Fossils  from  the  Hawkesbury 
Sandstones  of  N.  S  W.  By  Professor  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S. 
(Plate  XXII.)      1175 

Notes  on  the  Geology  of  Bowning,  N.S.W.     By  John  Mitchell. 

(Plate  XXI.)        1193 

Bacteriological   Examination    of    Water    from    the    Sydney    Water 

Supply.     No.  2.     By  0.  Katz,  M.A.,  Ph.D 1205 

Elections  and  Announcements         ...         ...         ...         ...       976,  1063,  1124 

Donations  976,  1063,  1124 

Notes  and  Exhibits 1059,1122,1207 

President's  Address 1209 

Office-Bearers  and  Council  for  1887  1236 

Title-page,  Contents,  Index  to  Vol.  I.  (2nd.  Ser. ),  and  Errata. 


EERATA.-VOL.    I. 

(SECOND  SERIES). 


Page  156,  line  15  from  bottom— for  con vexeusculus  read  convexiusculus. 

Page  156,  line  13  from  bottom— -for  clypens  read  clypeus. 

Page  158,  line  7  from  bottom— -for  Carettocchelys  read  Carettochelys. 

Page  161,  line  10  from  bottom— -for  Carretochelys  read  Carettochelys. 

Page  189,  line  7  from  bottom— -for  Euthyhinus  read  Euthyrhinus. 

Page  202,  line  3  from  top— for  P.  pleuristictus  read  T.  pleuristictus. 

Page  202,  lines  4  and  6  from  top— for  P.  lineatus  read  T.  lineatus. 

Page  226,  line  15  from  top— for  C.  accuminata  read  C.  acuminata. 

Page  464,  line  9  from  bottom— for  p.  51  read  p.  139 

Page  465,  last  line— -for  orginal  read  original. 

Page  554,  line  6  from  bottom— /or  Didymogaster  silvaticus  read  Didymo- 

gaster  silvatica. 
Page  557,  line  15  from  top— /or  Sphaexochus  read  Sphserexochus. 
Page  558,  line  8  from  top— for  Tragoceras  read  Tragocerus. 
Page  805,  line  16  from  top— /or  ptterocosmana  read  pterocosmana. 
Page  881,  line  10  from  top— /or  rubritorquatus  read  rubritorquis. 
Page  938,  last  line — omit  the  full  stop  after  apparently. 
Page  946,  line  2  from  top— -for  Intraclitellian  read  Anteclitellian. 
Page  956,  line  7  from  top— /or  p.  361  read  p.  561. 
Page  973,  line  5  from  bottom— for  P.  austrinia  read  P.  austrina. 

Page  1085,  line  2  from  top  \  for  W.  H.  Boyer-Bower  read  T.  H.  Boyer- 
Page  1096,  line  7  from  top  /  Bower. 


PROCEEDINGS 


OF   THE 


LINNEAN    SOCIETY 


OF  NEW  SOUTH    WALES. 


WEDNESDAY,  27th  JANUARY,  1886. 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  in  the 
chair. 


Mr.  W.  H.  Smithers  and  Mr.  S.  MacDonnell  were  introduced  as 
visitors. 


MEMBER    ELECTED. 

J.  Bracebridge  Wilson,  Esq.,  M.A.,  F.L.S.,  Geelong. 


DONATIONS. 

"  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  l'Academie  des  Sciences." 
Paris.  Tome  CI.,  Nos.  16  to  19.  October  and  November,  1885. 
From  the  Academy. 

"  Conference  faite  au  Museum  National  en  presence  de 
L.L.,  M.M.  Imperiales  par  le  Dr.  Ladislau  Netto,  Directeur 
General  du  Museum  National  de  Rio  de  Janeiro."  From  the 
Director. 


2  DONATIONS. 

"  Zoologischer  Anzeiger."     VIII   Jahrg.     Nos.  209,  210,  1885. 
From  the  Editor. 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Cambridge  Philosophical  Society,"  (Eng- 
land.)    Yol.  V.,  Part  IV.,  1885.     From  the  Society. 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Zoological  Society  of  London."  Part  III., 
1885.     From  the  Society. 

"  Memoires  et  Publications  de  la  Societe  des  Sciences  des  Arts 
et  des  lettres  du  Hainault,"  1885.     From  the  Society. 

"  Feuille  des  Jeunes  Naturalistes."  No.  182.  1st  December 
1885.     From  the  Editor. 

"  Memoires  de  la  Comite  Geologique  a  St.  Petersbourg."  Vol. 
III.  Nos,  1  &  2,  1885.  From  la  Comite  Geologique  a  Flnstitut 
des  Mines,  St.  Petersbourg.         , 

"  Bulletin  of  the  Museum  of  Comparative  Zoology,  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  U.  S.  A."  Vol.  XII.,  No.  2,  1885.  Annual  Report  of 
the  Curator,  1885.     From  the  Museum. 

"  Zygaenidse  and  Bombycidae  of  N.  America."  By  R.  H. 
Stretch.  Vol.  I,  1871-1873.  "  On  the  Jeannette  Arctic  Expe- 
dition and  the  Missing  Whalers."  By  C.  W.  Brooks.  "The 
Jeannette  Search  Expedition."  By  C.  W.  Brooks.  "  Origin  of 
the  Chinese  Race."  By  C.  W.  Brooks.  "Arctic  Drift  and  Ocean 
Currents."  By  C.  W.  Brooks.  "Japanese  Wrecks  Stranded  and 
Picked  up  in  the  North  Pacific  Ocean."  By  C.  W.  Brooks. 
"  Early  Discoveries  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands."  By  H.  A.  Pierce. 
"  Footprints  found  at  Carson  States  Prison."  By  H.  W. 
Harkness,  M.D.  "  On  certain  Remarkable  Tracks  found  in  the 
Rocks  of  Carson  Quarry."  By  Joseph  Le  Conte.  "  Pre-Historic 
Footprints  in  the  Sandstone  Quarry  of  the  Nevada  State  Prison." 
By  C.  D.  Gibbes.  "  Fossil  Jaw  of  a  Mammoth."  By  C.  D.  Gibbes. 
"  The  History  and  Distribution  of  the  Fresh  Water  Mussels  "  By 
R.  E.  C.  Stearns.     From  the  California  Academy  of  Sciences. 

"Science."  Vol.  VI.,  Nos.  146-149,  November  20th  to 
December  11th,  1885.     From  the  Editor. 

"Victorian  Naturalist."  Vol.  II.,  No.  9,  January  1886.  From 
the  Field  Naturalists'  Club  of  Victoria. 


DONATIONS.  3 

"  Supplementary  Catalogue  of  the  library  of  the  Australian 
Museum  to  31st  December,  1884."    From  the  Australian  .Museum. 

"  Zapiski  de  la  Societe  des  Naturalistes  de  la  nouvelle  Ru 
Odessa.       Tome   IX,    Fasc.    I.   and    II.,    with    Plates.       "  Flora 
Ohersonensis."       By    E.    A.    Lindemann.       Vol.    I.       From  the 
Society. 

"  Revue  Coloniale  Internationale."  Tome  I.,  Nos.  1-6,  July- 
December,  1885.  From  1' Association  Coloniale  Neerlandaise  a 
Amsterdam. 

"Archives  Neerlandaises  des  Sciences  exactes  et  naturelles." 
Tome  XX.,  3me  Livraison,  1885.       From  the  Society. 

"  Report  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Free  Public  Library,  Sydney, 
1884-5."     From  the  Trustees.. 

"Journal  of  Conchology."  Vol.  IV.,  No.  12,  October  1885. 
From  the  Conchological  Society  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 


NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 


PAPERS    READ. 


NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 


DESCRIPTIONS  OF  SOME  NEW  AUSTRALIAN  FISHES. 
By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby. 

In  the  following  paper  will  be  found  descriptions  of  four  new 
fishes  from  Australian  waters,  the  two  first  having  been  obtained 
in  Port  Jackson,  namely,  Gobius  depressus,  and  Monacanthus 
mosaicus  ;  the  remaining  two,  Solea  textilis  and  Galaxais  kayi 
were  sent  for  identification  to  us  from  the  Adelaide  Museum. 

GOBIUS    DEPRESSUS.       sp.  UOV. 

D.  6  :  1/10  :  A.  1/9  :  V.  1/5  :  P.  17  :  C.  15  :  L.  lat.  ca.  42. 
L.  trans,  ca.  12. 

Length  of  head  5 J,  of  caudal  fin  3|,  height  of  body  11  in  the 
total  length.  Eyes  close  together  on  the  upper  surface  of  the  head, 
the  diameter  is  4 \  in  the  length  of  the  head  and  equal  to  that  of 
the  snout,  which  is  obtuse.  Head  very  much  depressed,  its  breadth 
equal  to  the  distance  between  the  anterior  margin  of  the  eye  and 
the  gill-opening ;  its  height  2g  in  its  length.  Cleft  of  mouth 
oblique  ;  lower  jaw  much  the  longer.  Maxilla  does  not  reach  to 
the  front  margin  of  the  orbit.  Several  rows  of  pointed  teeth  in 
both  jaws,  the  outer  row  in  each  being  much  enlarged  especially  in 
front,  and  moderately  curved.  Fourth  dorsal  spiue  the  longest, 
much  more  than  the  height  of  the  body ;  the  last  spine  is  so  far 
removed  from  the  penultimate  as  to  be  almost  midway  between  it 
and  the  origin  of  the  soft  dorsal :  pectorals  long,  reaching  to  the 
vent  and  equal  in  length  to  the  head  :  anal  commences  beneath  the 


BY    E.   P.   RAMSAY,   F.R.S.K.,  AND    J.   DOUGLAS-OGILHY.  5 

first  dorsal  ray,  and  terminates  beneath  the  eighth  :  caudal  elongate, 
pointed.  Anal  papilla  small.  The  colors  appear  to  have  been 
yellowish-brown,  the  head  and  fins  being  darkest. 

The  specimen  measures  three  and  a  half  inches,  and  was  obtained 
by  Mr.  Brazier  beneath  a  stone  between  tide  marks  on  the  Bottle 
and  Glass  Reef,  Port  Jackson,  during  last  November.  When  it 
came  into  our  hands  it  was  unfortunately  almost  denuded  of  scales, 
whence  the  difficulty  of  determining  with  certainty  the  numbers 
on  the  lateral  and  transverse  lines.  Its  registered  number  is 
B.  9,758. 

MONACANTHUS    MOSAICUS.       sp.  710V. 

D.  35-36:   A.  32-34:   P.  13:  C.  12. 

Length  of  head  3  J,  of  caudal  fin  4^,  height  of  body  1|  in  the 
total  length.  Eyes  situated  far  back  on  the  head,  three  diameters 
from  the  end  of  the  snout,  and  one  apart.  Gill-opening  oblique, 
reaching  but  little  below  the  upper  angle  of  the  base  of  the  pectoral, 
and  equal  to  a  diameter  of  the  orbit,  beneath  the  middle  of  which 
it  is  placed.  Teeth  with  strong  sharp  angular  points  at  intervals. 
Upper  profile  of  snout  rather  concave ;  back  between  the  dorsals 
straight,  and  with  a  gradual  rise  to  the  origin  of  the  second  dorsal. 
The  dorsal  spine  commences  above  the  anterior  third  of  the  eye  ; 
it  is  moderately  strong,  curved  backwards,  and  bears  four  series  of 
small  barbs,  the  anterior  pair  being  close  together  :  soft  dorsal  and 
anal  low,  the  longest  rays  being  in  the  first  quarter.  Ventral 
spine  very  short,  fixed  ;  pectorals  situated  directly  beneath  the 
eyes ;  caudal  rounded.  Skin  velvety.  Colors,  red  with  anasto- 
mosing blue  lines  on  the  head  and  body  ;  some  of  the  upper  spaces 
so  formed  have  a  large  central  spot  of  umber  brown ;  caudal 
brownish . 

The  description  has  been  taken  from  two  specimens  measuring 
respectively  4§  and  4  inches,  which  were  trawled  off  Shark  Reef, 
Port  Jackson,  on  the  9th  instant.      Registered  numbers  B.  9754-5. 


6  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 

SOLEA.  TEXTILIS.       sp.   UOV. 

D.  60  :    A.  43  :    V.  5  :    C.  18  :    L.  lat.  63. 

Length  of  head  \,  height  of  body  J  of  the  total  length.     The 

lower   eye    commences    slightly    in    advance   of    the    upper ;    its 

diameter  is  \  of  the  length  of   head,  and  equal   to   that    of  the 

snout ;  interorbital  space  deeply  concave,  J  of  a  diameter  of  eye. 

Height  of  head  equal  to  its  length.     Upper  jaw  a  little  the  longer. 

Lower   profile    of   head    fringed    with    numerous    small    hair-like 

tentacles ;  a  few  coarser  ones  on  the  lower  jaw.     The  angle  of  the 

mouth  reaches  to  below  the  anterior  margin  of   the  lower  eye. 

Anterior  nostril  tubular ;  a  short  fringed  tentacle  in  front  of  the 

upper  eye.     Teeth  minute.     Dorsal  and  anal  rays  branched  at  the 

tips  :  ventrals  separate  from  the  anal  :  pectorals  absent  :  caudal 

rounded.      Scales  strongly  ctenoid ;  none  on  the  dorsal  and  anal 

rays.      Colors,  sandy,  each  scale  with  a  narrow  semi-circular  black 

margin. 

This  species  belongs  to  that  division  of  the  genus  Solea  separated 

by  Hr.  Kaup  as  Aserragodes.     Our  example  measures  A\  inches  in 

length,  and  was  obtained  by  the  trawl  in  the  Gulf  of  St.  "Vincent, 

some  ten  miles  due  west  from  Glenelg  Jetty,  in  water  about  twelve 

fathoms  in  depth ;  it  has   been  received  in   exchange  from  the 

Adelaide  Museum.     Registered  number  in  the  Australian  Museum 

1.1. 

GALAXIAS    KAY  I.       sp.  710V. 

I).  10  :  A.  11  :   V.  8  :  P.  14  :  C.  16  :  Yert  33/20. 

Length  of  head  5|,  of  caudal  fin  7%  height  of  body  6  in  the  total 
length.  Diameter  of  eyes  I  of  the  length  of  the  head,  £  of  that  of 
the  snout,  and  §  of  the  interorbital  space,  which  is  flat.  The 
breadth  of  the  head  is  equal  to  its  height,  and.  to  the  length  behind 
the  middle  of  the  eye.  Jaws  equal  ;  maxilla  reaches  to  beneath 
the  middle  of  the  eye.  Each  jaw  with  a  single  row  cf  small 
subulate  teeth  ;  edge  of  the  tongue  with  several  larger  recurved 
teeth ;  palatine  teeth  shorter  and  blunter  in  a  narrow  row  on  the 
inner  margin  of  the  bones.  The  length  of  the  interspace  between 
the  dorsal  and  anal  fins  is  equal  to  the  distance  between  the  front 


BY    E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S  E.,  AND    DOUGLAS-OGILBY.  7 

margin  of  the  eye  and  the  base  of  the  pectoral  fin  ;  that  between 
the  anal  and  caudal  equal  to  the  head  in  front  of  the  hind  margin 
of  the  eye  ;  anal  commences  beneath  the  seventh  dorsal  ray  :  the 
length  of  the  pectoral  is  5  of  the  distance  of  its  root  from  the 
ventral,  which  latter  terminates  more  than  its  own  length  from  the 
vent.  Colors,  olive  green  above  the  lateral  line,  yellow  below  ; 
generally  some  short  fasciae  depending  from  the  former  color. 

Several  specimens  of  this  handsome  Galaxias  have  been  forwarded 
to  us  for  identification  by  our  esteemed  correspondent,  Mr.  Robert 
Kay,  General  Director  and  Secretary  of  the  Adelaide  Museum, 
after  whom  we  have  named  it ;  they  were  taken  in  Fifth  Creek,  S. 
Australia  ;  the  largest  measures  3|  inches,  and  is  registered,  I.  3. 


NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 


NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 

A   CONTRIBUTION   TO    THE    KNOWLEDGE    OF   THE 
FISH-FAUNA  OF   NEW  GUINEA. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby. 

The  fishes  described  in  the  following  paper  form  part  of  the 
collections  obtained  (1)  by  Mr.  Froggatt  during  the  recent 
expedition  sent  out  by  the  Geographical  Society  of  Australasia 
to  New  Guinea,  and  (2)  by  Mr.  H.  Sniithurst,  chief  engineer 
of  the  Governor  Blackall,  during  the  official  visit  of  the  late 
Sir  Peter  Scratchley  to  the  coast  of  that  island.  In  both  cases 
these  gentlemen  were  fortunate  in  securing  new  and  distinct 
species,  though,  as  may  be  supposed,  Mr.  Froggatt,  having  the 
advantage  of  investigating  a  new  and  till  then  unexplored  region, 
obtained  the  greater  number  of  novelties.  Of  the  twenty-five 
species  brought  home  by  the  two  expeditions  no  less  than  twelve  are 
here  described  as  new,  namely, — Ambassis  gig  as,  Scolopsis  macro- 
plitlmlmus,  Equula  smithursti,  Gobius  concavifrons,  N ematocentris 
novce-guinece,  JV.  rubrostriatus,  Arius  froggatti,  A.  spatula,,  Hemi- 
pimelodus  dayi,  H.  crassilabris,  Engraulis  scratchleyi  and  Corica 
papuensis  ;  of  the  remaining  thirteen  species  ten  have  not,  so  far 
as  we  know,  been  recorded  by  previous  authors  from  the  south- 
east coast  of  New  Guinea:  these  ten  are  as  follows : — Ambassis 
agrammus,  Synagris  notatus,  Lethrinus  mahsenoides,  Gazza  minuta, 
Eleotris  porocephalus,  E.  butis,  E.  gyriaoides,  Periophthalmus 
schlosseri,  Ghat'Oessus  nasus,  and  Gyrtus  gulliveri,  of  which  latter 
we  give  a  full  description  on  account  of  the  many  errors  in  that 
of  Count  Castelnau.     The  remaining  three  are  Toxotes  jaculator , 


BY    E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  AND    J.  DOUGLAS-OGILBY.  9 

Genres  abbreviatus,  and  Chwtodon  lineolatus,  for  the  last  of  which 
we  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Peter  Henderson,  chief  officer  of  the 
Governor  Blackall,  who  picked  it  up  at  Port  Moresby. 

Ambassis  gigas.    sp.  nov. 

B.  vi.  :  D.  7.  1/12  :  A.  3/11  :  V.  1/5  :  P.  15  :  C.  17  :  L.  lat. 
39  :  L.  trans.  6/13. 

Length  of  head  3£,  of  caudal  fin  4,  height  of  body  2h  in  the 
total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  3{|  in  the  length  of  head,  f  of  a 
diameter  from  the  end  of  snout,  and  jj  of  a  diameter  apart. 
Lower  jaw  the  longer.  Upper  surface  of  head  deeply  concave, 
owing  to  an  abrupt  rise  from  above  the  last  third  of  the  eye  to 
the  root  of  the  dorsal  fin  :  the  maxilla  reaches  to  the  middle  of 
the  orbit.  Vertical  limb  of  preopercle  entire ;  lower  double  edge 
serrated,  the  upper  more  coarsely  so,  the  denticulations  at  the 
angles  being  very  strong  in  both :  interopercle  finely  serrated 
posteriorly  ;  pre-orbital  with  its  lower  edge  serrated,  and  with  a 
raised  ridge  bearing  one  or  two  serrations  superiorly  :  two  small 
spines  at  the  postero-superior  angle  of  orbit.  Villiform  teeth  in 
the  jaws,  vomer,  and  palate,  the  outer  row  in  the  former  enlarged; 
no  lingual  teeth.  Second  dorsal  spine  very  strong,  rather  longer 
than  the  head  without  the  snout ;  second  anal  spine  much  longer 
and  stronger  than  the  third,  more  than  the  head  behind  the  eye. 
The  last  spine  of  the  first  dorsal  is  f  of  the  spine  ol  the  second 
dorsal,  and  is  attached  to  it  throughout  f  of  its  own  length.  Part 
cf  the  outer  ventral  ray  is  filiform,  and  reaches  to  beyond  the 
origin  of  the  anal :  the  pectorals  are  equal  in  length  to  the  second 
dorsal  spine  :  caudal  forked.  Lateral  line  continuous.  Cheeks 
and  opercles  scaly.  Colors,  yellowish  above  the  lateral  line,  each 
scale  with  a  brown  marginal  streak  interrupted  in  the  middle, 
giving  the  fish  a  more  or  less  banded  appearance  :  sides  and  lower 
parts  silvery  :  vertical  fins  dusky  ;  a  deep  black  spot  behind  the 
tip  of  the  second  dorsal  spine. 

The  specimen  measures  over  8^  inches  ;  its  register  number  is 
B.  9958. 

Hab.     Strickland  River,  New  Guinea. 


10  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 

SCOLOPSIS    MACROPHTHALMUS.     sp.  1IOV. 

B.  V.  :  D.  10/9 :  A.  3/7  :  V.  1/5  :  P.  16  :  C.  17  :  L.  lat.  38  : 
L.  trans.  4/15. 

Length  of  head  3 J,  of  caudal  fin  4£,,  height  of  body  3J  in  the 
total  length.  Eyes  large,  their  diameter  2\  in  the  length  of  the 
head,  f  of  that  of  the  snout,  and  -§  of  the  flattened  interorbital 
space.  Cleft  of  the  mouth  somewhat  oblique ;  the  maxilla 
reaches  to  below  the  front  margin  of  the  orbit.  Preorbital  with  a 
strong  spine  directed  backwards,  and  two  smaller  ones  in  front  of 
it.  Vertical  limb  of  the  preopercle  with  strong  simple  denticula- 
tions,  those  on  the  produced  angle  being  the  coarsest ;  opercle 
with  a  distinct  spine.  Teeth  in  the  jaws  small,  acute,  and 
separated  ;  those  in  front  of  the  upper  jaw  rather  longer  and 
curved.  Dorsal  spines  moderate,  the  third  and  fourth  equal  and 
longest,  about  J  of  the  height  of  the  body,  and  little  more  than 
the  diameter  of  the  eye  ;  the  fifth,  sixth,  and  seventh  rays  longer 
than  the  spines  :  third  anal  spine  longer  and  as  strong  as  the 
second,  equal  in  length  to  the  longest  dorsal  spine  :  pectorals  as 
long  as  the  head  :  the  ventrals  do  not  quite  reach  to  the  anal  : 
caudal  forked,  the  upper  lobe  rather  the  longer.  Upper  part  of 
the  head  scaly  as  far  as  the  front  margin  of  the  eyes.  Colors, 
olive-brown,  each  scale  silvery  at  the  base,  and  with  numerous 
round  golden  spots  below  the  lateral  line  j  occiput  dark  brown  ; 
cheeks  silvery.  A  bluish  tinge  on  the  dorsal  and  anal  fins ; 
pectorals  and  ventrals  brown ;  basal  half  of  the  lower  caudal  lobe 
with  an  orange  tint ;  irides  golden. 

The  specimen  from  which  our  description  is  taken  was  obtained 
at  Port  Moresby,  and  measures  8^  inches  in  length.  Its  register 
number  is  B.  9965. 

Cyrtus  gulliveri. 

Kurtus  gulliveri,  Casteln.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc ,  N.  S.  W.  ii., 
p.  233,  and  iii.,  p.  48. 

D.  10/13  :  A.  2/43  :  V.  1/5  :  P.  14  :  C.  17. 

Length  of  head  3*,  of  caudal  fin  4\,  height  of  body  S\  in  the 
total  length.     Diameter  of  eyes  6|  in  the  length  of  the  head,  l£ 


BY    E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.8.E.,  AND    J.   DOUGLAS-OGILHY.  11 

in  that  of  the  snout,  which  is  equal  to  the  convex  interorbital 
space.  Upper  profile  of  the  head  deeply  concave,  owing  to  a 
gibbous  hump  on  the  occiput  which  has  a  roughened  bony  edge, 
and  immediately  behind  which  the  rudimentary  dorsal  spines  com- 
mence. Jaws  equal  when  the  mouth  is  closed  ;  maxilla  reaches 
almost  to  the  hind  margin  of  the  orbit.  Preopercular  edge 
double  ,  both  angles,  but  especially  the  lower,  strongly  spinous. 
Supraorbital  ridge  rough.  Teeth  villiform,  very  numerous  in  the 
jaws  ;  in  a  narrow  band  on  the  vomer  and  palatines.  The  eight 
anterior  dorsal  spines  rudimentary  :  ventrals  reach  to  die  anal 
rays  ;  no  horizontal  spine  between  them  :  pectorals  long,  more 
than  the  head  behind  the  front  margin  of  the  eye  :  caudal  deeply 
forked.  Scales  minute,  cycloid.  Lateral  line  ceases  below  the 
fifth  rudimentary  dorsal  spine.  Colors  diaphanous ;  a  black  spot 
on  each  side  of  the  occipital  hump,  and  a  blotch  of  the  same  on 
the  upper  part  of  the  opercle. 

Length  of  specimen  15  inches;  register  numbr  B.  9960. 

Though  from  an  examination  of  Count  Castelnau's  type  speci- 
men, which  is  fortunately  contained  in  the  collection  of  the 
Australian  Museum  (B.  9208),  we  have  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  our  fish  is  identical  with  his  species,  we  have  thought  it  best 
to  redescribe  it  here,  because  of  the  numerous  errors  in  the 
Count's  description,  which  are  so  marked  that,  if  we  had  not  had 
the  type  specimen  for  comparison,  we  should  assuredly  have  made 
a  new  species  of  our  fish.  Our  specimen  is  from  the  Strickland 
River,  New  Guinea. 

Equula  smithursti.    sp.  nov. 

D.  8/16  :  A.  3/14  :  V.  1/5  :  P.  20  ;  C.  19. 

Length  of  head  4  J,  of  caudal  fin  4  J.  height  of  body  *2\  in  the  total 
length  Diameter  of  eye  J-  of  the  length  of  the  head,  equal  to  that  of 
the  snout,  and  also  to  the  interorbital  space.  Dorsal  profile  much 
more  convex  than  the  abdominal  ;  upper  jaw  very  protractile,  the 
length  of  the  hinder  limb  being  7  J  in  the  total  length  ;  interorbital 
cavity  lanceolate,  twice  as  long  as  broad.  Supraorbital  edge 
smooth  ;  two  small  spines  above  the  antero-superior  angle  of  the 


12  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 

eye,  the  inner  one  being  the  weaker,  and  placed  farther  forward. 
Lower  limb  of  the  preopercle  minutely  serrated.  Teeth  small, 
closely  set,  in  numerous  rows.  Dorsal  spines  weak,  the  first 
minute,  the  second  greatly  elongated,  more  than  half  the  total 
length  of  the  body,  the  fourth  serrated  at  the  base :  second  anal 
spine  elongate,  as  long  as  the  head  :  pectorals  about  equal  to  the 
distance  between  the  snout  and  the  hind  margin  of  the  eye  :  caudal 
forked.  Scales  minute,  none  on  the  chest  or  breast.  Lateral  line 
consists  of  62  tubes,  and  ceases  a  short  distance  in  front  of  the 
caudal  fin.  Colors,  silvery,  washed  with  blue  on  the  back  ;  sides 
of  the  head  tinged  with  gold  :  snout,  and  a  band  from  the  upper 
angle  of  the  eye  to  the  opercle,  black. 

Length  of  type  specimen       inches  ;  register  number  B.  9,962. 

We  are  indebted  to  the  energy  of  Mr.  Henry  Smithurst,  chief 
engineer  on  board  the  Governor  Blackall,  for  our  specimen  of  this 
fine  Equula.  which  he  obtained  at  Hood  Lagune,  New  Guinea,  and 
with  which  we  take  this  opportunity  of  connecting  his  name. 

GOBIUS    CONCAVIFRONS.     Sp.  710V. 

D.  6.  1/10:  A.  1/8:  V.  1/5  :  P.  17  :  C.  13  :  L.  lat.  34  :  L. 
trans.    10. 

Length  of  head  4^,  of  caudal  fin  4§,  height  of  body  5f  in  the 
total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  4^  in  the  length  of  head,  If  in  that 
of  snout,  and  jj  of  a  diameter  apart ;  interorbital  space  convex  : 
snout  obtuse,  its  profile  concave  posteriorly.  Head  rather  broader 
than  high  and  twice  as  long  as  broad.  Cleft  of  the  mouth  rather 
oblique,  the  lower  jaw  the  longer.  Maxilla  barely  reaches  to  the 
front  margin  of  the  eye.  Several  rows  of  teeth  in  both  jaws,  the 
outer  row  being  considerably  enlarged,  especially  in  front.  Third 
dorsal  spine  the  longest,  not  so  high  as  the  body  below  it :  the 
pectorals  reach  to  the  vent ;  the  ventrals  not  so  far  :  caudal 
moderately  pointed  ;  the  anal  commences  beneath  the  fourth  dorsal 
ray :  anal  papilla  prominent,  broader  than  long.  Scales  on  the 
neck  much  smaller  than  those  on  the  body  ;  there  are  about  20 
rows  anterior  to  the  dorsal  fin.     Colors,  above  light  brown,  many 


BY  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  AND  J.  DOUGLAS-OGILBY.       13 

of  the  scales  with  a  dark  spot  posteriorly  ;  below  grey  :  second 
dorsal  and  caudal  spotted  with  dark  brown,  the  latter  tipped  with 
the  same. 

The  specimen  measures  four  inches.    Register  number  B.  9,050. 

Hab.     Strickland  River 

NEMATOCEXTRIS     NOViE-GUINEiE.     Sp.    710V. 

D.  1/5.  1/14  :  A.  1/22-23  :  V.    1/5  :  P.  14  :  C.  18  :  L.  lat.  35  : 
L.  trans.  11  :  Vert.   36. 

Length  of  head  4^,  of  caudal  fin  5-J,  height  of  body  2i  in  the  total 
length.  Eyes  with  an  overhanging  bony  lid  ;  the  diameter  is  $  of 
the  length  of  the  head,  %  of  that  of  the  snout,  and  5  of  the  interor- 
bital  space,  which  is  depressed,  naked,  and  corrugated.  Upper  jaw 
slightly  overhanging  the  lower  ;  maxilla  does  not  reach  to  the 
vertical  from  the  anterior  margin  of  the  eye.  Profile  in  front  of 
the  first  dorsal  very  slightly  concave.  Cleft  of  mouth  angular, 
the  lower  jaw  closing  into  the  angle  of  the  upper.  The  entire 
jaws  both  outside  and  inside,  closely  set  with  short  sharp  recurved 
teeth  :  a  patch  of  similar  teeth  on  the  head  of  the  vomer  ;  none  on 
the  palatiues.  Rays  of  the  first  dorsal  filamentous,  much  longer 
than  those  of  the  second  :  anal  commences  opposite  the  origin  of  the 
first  dorsal :  ventrals  inserted  far  behind  the  base  of  the  pectorals, 
and  reaching  to  the  second  anal  ray  :  caudal  forked.  Scales 
with  crenulated  edges,  covering  the  cheeks,  opercles,  and  occiput 
behind  the  eyes,  the  anterior  scales  being  very  large  and  promi- 
nent;  there  are  17  scales  in  front  of  the  first  dorsal  fin.  Colors 
brownish,  washed  with  silvery,  many  of  the  scales  on  the  upper 
half  of  the  body  with  a  transverse  reddish  or  golden  stripe  ;  the 
vertical  fins  are  distinctly  tinged  with  red,  and  there  are  indica- 
tions of  a  round  dark  spot  at  the  root  of  the  caudal  fin. 

Described  from  a  specimen  4f  inches  long  ;  register  number 
B.  9,947.  Young  examples  are  not  nearly  so  high  in  the  body  as 
the  adult. 

Hab.     Strickland  River. 


14  NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM, 

Nematocentris  rubrostriatus.    sp.  nov. 

D.  1/5  1/11:  A.  1/20  :  V.  1/5  :  P.  11  :  C.  16  :  L.  lat.  32  :  L. 
trans.  11  :  Vert.  33. 

Length  of  head  4£,  of  caudal  fin  5,  height  of  body  3?  in  the  total 
length.  Eyes  large,  their  diameter  2j?  in  the  length  of  the  head,  \ 
of  a  diameter  from  the  end  of  the  snout,  and  one  diameter  apart. 
Upper  jaw  slightly  overhanging  the  lower  ;  maxilla  does  not  reach 
to  the  front  margin  of  the  eye.  Profile  in  front  of  the  first  dorsal 
straight,  or  if  anything  slightly  convex.  Both  jaws  entirely  covered 
with  closely  set  short  sharp  recurved  teeth  ;  a  similar  patch  on  the 
head  of  the  vomer.  The  rays  of  the  second  dorsal  are  equal  in 
height  to  those  of  the  first,  which  are  not  filamentous  :  the  anal 
commences  behind  the  origin  of  the  first  dorsal  fin.  Ventrals 
inserted  far  behind  the  base  of  the  pectorals  :  caudal  forked. 
Scales  with  crenulated  edges,  covering  the  cheeks,  opercles,  and 
upper  part  of  the  head  to  the  middle  of  the  interorbital  space  ;  the 
anterior  occipital  scales  large  and  prominent ;  there  are  15  scales  in 
front  of  the  first  dorsal  fin.  Colors,  silvery,  with  nine  broad  red 
longitudinal  bands  :  the  dorsals  and  anal  dusky  washed  with  red, 
the  second  dorsal  having  a  basal  row  of  brilliant  crimson  spots. 

The  specimen  measures  2f  inches ;  its  register  number  is 
B.  9,949. 

Hob.     Strickland  River. 

Arius  froggatti.    sp.  nov. 

D.  1/7.  0  :   A.  19  :  Y.  6  :  P.  1/11  :  C.  16. 

Length  of  head  4  J,  of  caudal  fin  4|,  height  of  body  5^  in  the 
total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  \  of  the  length  of  the  head,  f  of 
that  of  the  snout,  which  is  obtuse,  and  equal  to  the  breadth  of 
the  bony  interorbital  space :  upper  profile  of  the  head  straight, 
gradually  rising  to  the  origin  of  the  dorsal  fin.  The  height  of  the 
head  is  §  of  its  width,  which  is  equal  to  the  length  excluding  the 
snout  :  upper  jaw  a  little  longer  than  the  lower  ;  width  of  the 
gape  of  the  mouth  3 \  in  the  length  of  the  head.  Median  longi- 
tudinal groove  lanceolate,   distinct,   and  deep;    occipital   process 


BY  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  AND  J.  DOUGLAS-OGILBY.       15 

triangular,  nearly  as  broad  as  long  :  posterior  part  of  the  head 
densely  granulated,  as  also  are  the  edges  of  the  longitudinal 
groove  to  opposite  the  hinder  margin  of  the  eye  ;  there  is  also  a 
granulosa  patch  above  the  base  of  the  pectoral.  The  maxillary 
barbel  extends  backwards  to  the  base  of  the  pectoral  fin,  the 
external  mandibular  not  quite  so  far.  Teeth  in  the  lower  jaw  in 
two  small  angular  patches,  obtusely  conical,  and  villiform ;  in  the 
upper  in  two  similar  oval  patches  :  palatines  with  two  small  oval 
patches  cf  villiform  teeth  anteriorly.  The  dorsal  fin  is  as  high  as 
the  body,  its  spine  as  long  as  the  head  behind  the  posterior  nostril ; 
it  is  strongly  granulated  in  front  for  two-thirds  of  its  height,  the 
remaining  third  and  the  entire  back  being  weakly  serrated  ;  the 
length  of  the  base  of  the  adipose  dorsal  equal  to  that  of  the  rayed  : 
pectoral  spine  very  strong,  considerably  longer  than  the  dorsal 
spine,  slightly  roughened  on  the  outside  and  strongly  denticulated 
on  the  inside  ;  they  almost  reach  to  the  ventrals,  which  on  their 
part  just  touch  the  anal  fin  :  caudal  deeply  forked,  the  upper  lobe 
the  longer.  There  are  numerous  small  round  wart-like  pro- 
tuberances irregularly  scattered  over  the  sides  of  the  body. 
Colors,  steel-blue  above,  silvery  below;  a  faint  white  spot  on  the 
occiput,  and  another  in  the  posterior  angle  of  the  base  of  the 
rayed  dorsal :  base  of  the  pectoral  inside  pale  blue. 

Length  of  specimen  llf  inches;  register  number  B.  9936. 

We  have  much  pleasure  in  dedicating  this  distinct  species  to 
Mr.  Froggatt,  on  whom  the  whole  burden  of  collecting  the 
zoological  specimens  obtained  during  the  late  expedition  of  the 
Bonito  seems  to  have  fallen. 

Hub.     Strickland  River. 

Arius  spatjla.    sp.  nov. 

D.  1/7.  0  :  A.  20  :  V.  6  :  P.  1/9  :  C.  17. 

Length  of  head  3j90,  of  caudal  fin  5J,  height  of  body  6J  in  the 
total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  6j  in  the  length  of  head,  7  of  that 
of  snout,  and  f  of  the  interorbital  space.  The  height  of  the  head 
is  I  of  its  width,  which  is  equal  to  its  length  behind  the  middle  of 
the  eye.      Upper  jaw  so  much   the  longer  that  the  lower  closes 


16  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 

entirely  inside  the  maxillary  teeth  ;  the  width  of  the  gape  of  the 
mouth  is  7  of  the  length  of  the  head.      Median  longitudinal  groove 
shallow  and  indistinct;  occipital   process  narrow,  the  width  of  its 
base  being  one  half  of  its  length,  the  sides  are  convergent  behind 
to  immediately  in  front  of  the  basal  bone  of  the  dorsal  fin  round 
which  they  bend  outwards  ;  posterior  part  of  the  head  granulated. 
The  maxillary  barbel  reaches  to  the  lower  angle  of  the  opercle,  the 
external  mandibular  to  the  base  of  the  pectoral.     A  broad  band  of 
obtusely  conical  villiform  teeth  on  the  jaws ;  the  vomei^ine  teeth 
form  two  small  square  patches,  about  their  own  length  apart,  and 
contiguous  with  the  divergent  palatine  bands,  which  are  thrice  as 
long  as  broad.     The  dorsal  fin  is  higher  than  the  body,  the  spine 
as  long  as  the  head  excluding  the  snout ;  it  is  roughened  on  its 
lower  part  anteriorly,    weakly    serrated    on    its    upper   half  and 
posteriorly  ;  the  length  of  the  base  of  the  adipose  dorsal  is  ^  more 
than  that  of  the  rayed  fin  :  the  pectoral  spine  is  shorter  than  that 
of  the  dorsal,  and  is  weakly  serrated  on  both  sides  :  the  ventrals 
do  not  reach  the  anal  fin  :    caudal  deeply  forked.      Colors ,  brown 
above,  yellowish  below  ;  an  oblong  white  spot  on  the  middle  of  the 
occiput. 

Length  of  the  specimen  described  12^  inches;  register  number 
B.  9,937. 

Hah.     Strickland  River. 

This  species  appears  to  be  allied  to  Bleeker's  Arius  (Hemiarius) 
stoi'mi,  but  it  differs  greatly  in  its  comparative  measurements,  in 
the  arrangement  and  shape  of  its  vomerine  and  palatine  teeth, 
shape  of  the  occipital  process,  &c. 

Hemipimelodus  dayi.     sp.  nov. 

B.  V.  D.  1/7.   O  :  A.  20-21  :  V.  6  :  P.  1/10  :  C.  17. 

Length  of  head  4|,  of  caudal  fin  4J,  height  of  body  5f  in  the 
total  length.  Diameter  of  the  eye  4J  in  the  length  of  the  head,  J 
of  that  of  snout,  and  |  of  the  interorbital  space.  The  height  of  the 
head  nearly  equals  its  width,  which  latter  is  equal  to  its  length 
behind  the  centre  of  the  orbit.  Upper  jaw  the  longer  ;  the  extent 
of  the  gape   of  the  mouth  is  f   of  the   length   of  head.      Upper 


BY  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  AND  J.  DOUGLAS-OGILBY.       17 

posterior  portion  of  the  Lead  closely  granulated  ;  median  longitu- 
dinal groove  lanceolate,  gradually  broadening  to  behind  the  eyes, 
whence  after  a  slight  convergence  it  suddenly  opens  out  into  a 
large  oval  patch  :  occipital  process  narrow,  its  breadth  at  the  base 
not  half  its  length.  Opercle  wider  than  high.  All  the  barbels 
short  and  hairlike,  the  maxillary  just  touching  the  opercle.  A 
few  short  sharp  teeth  irregularly  scattered  over  the  jaws  ;  none 
on  the  vomer  or  palate.  Dorsal  fin  higher  than  the  body  ;  its  spine 
is  weakly  serrated  in  front  and  behind,  and  is  £  of  the  length  of  the 
head  ;  base  of  the  adipose  dorsal  J  of  that  of  the  rayed  fin. 
Pectoral  spine  much  shorter  than  that  of  the  dorsal,  smooth 
externally,  but  strongly  denticulated  on  the  inside,  not  reaching 
to  the  ventrals,  which  themselves  barely  reach  the  anal.  :  caudal 
deeply  forked.  Colors,  steel  blue  above,  silvery  on  the  sides, 
white  below,  the  different  tints  blending  imperceptibly  together  : 
a  small  white  spot  on  the  top  of  the  head  in  the  groove  ;  fins 
light-colored. 

The  example  described  measures  9^  inches,  and  is  entered  in 
the  register  as  B.  9938  ;  its  mouth  was  completely  filled  with 
young  ones,  having  the  yelk-bag  still  attached  ;  the  total  length  of 
the  young  fish  is  §  of  an  inch,  while  the  diameter  of  the  yelk-bag, 
round  which  it  was  partially  curled,  is  more  than  J  of  an  inch  at 
this  stage  of  their  existence ;  the  adipose  fin  extends  from  oppo- 
site the  anal  fin  to  the  caudal,  with  which  it  is  confluent ;  the 
caudal  also  is  but  slightly  forked.  In  a  second  example  the 
young  are  much  more  developed,  the  yelk-bag  has  been  absorbed, 
the  caudal  is  more  forked,  and  the  adipose  dorsal,  though  still 
large,  has  severed  connection  with  it.  In  our  smallest  example, 
but  5  inches  in  length,  the  teeth  are  but  little  more  numerous 
than  in  the  specimen  described.  We  name  this  fine  species  after 
Mr.  Francis  Day  F.L.S.,  F.Z.S.,  &c,  whose  magnificent  work  on 
the  fishes  of  India  is  indispensable  to  every  student  of  Indo-Pacific 
ichthyology. 

Hab.     Strickland  River. 
2 


18  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 

Hemipimelodus  crassilabris.     sp.  nov. 
D.  1/7.   0  :  A.  18  :  V.  6  :  P,  1/12  :  C.  17. 

Length  of  head  4|}  of  caudal  fin  5  J,  height  of  body  5  J  in  the 
total  length.  Eyes  small,  surrounded  by  a  fleshy  lid,  their 
diameter  5jj  in  the  length  of  head,  J  of  that  of  snout,  and  §  of  the 
interorbifcal  space.  The  height  of  the  head  is  but  little  less  than  its 
width,  which  latter  is  equal  to  its  length,  excluding  the  snout. 
Upper  jaw  overhanging  the  lower  ;  the  width  of  the  gape  of  the 
mouth  is  \  of  the  length  of  the  head  ;  lips  very  thick.  Occiput 
very  slightly  granulated,  and  only  on  the  central  ridge  :  median 
longitudinal  groove  almost  obsolete ;  occipital  process  triangular, 
its  breadth  at  the  base  nearly  equal  to  its  length .  Opercle  higher 
than  wide.  Barbels  short,  the  maxillary  not  quite  reaching  to  the 
gill-coverts  :  mandibulary  barbels  close  together  on  the  same 
transverse  plane.  Teeth  in  the  jaws  minute,  scarcely  piercing  the 
gum ;  vomer  and  palatines  toothless.  Dorsal  fin  a  little  higher 
than  the  body ;  its  spine  is  roughened  in  front,  weakly  serrated 
behind,  and  /0  of  the  length  of  the  head  ;  the  base  of  the  rayed 
dorsal  is  f,  of  that  of  the  adipose  fin  ;  pectoral  spine  a  little  shorter, 
but  stouter,  than  the  dorsal  spine,  equal  to  the  width  of  the  head ; 
it  is  roughened  outside,  finely  serrated  inside  ;  they  do  not  nearly 
reach  the  ventrals,  which  themselves  do  not  reach  the  anal  ;  caudal 
deeply  forked.  Colors,  brown  above;  yellowish- white  below,  the 
pectoral  region  silvery ;  top  of  the  head  with  a  round  white  spot 
between  the  eyes.  Basal  half  of  dorsal  and  anal  fins  yellowish-, 
white,  remainder  of  fins  brown  ;  inner  swface  of  pectorals  blue  at 
the  base. 

Length  of  specimen,  7f  inches  ;  register  number,  B.  6961. 
Hah.     Strickland  River. 

Engraulis  scratchleyi.     sp,  nov. 

D.  12  :  A.  38  :  V.  7  :  P.  13  :  C.  19  :  L.  lat.  43  :  L.  trans,  10. 
Length  of  head  5  J,  of  caudal  fin  4|,  height  of  body   4|  in  the 


BY  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  AND  J.  DOUGLAS-OGILBY.       19 

total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  :  of  the  length  of  head,  £  of  a 
diameter  from  tip  of  snout,  and  |  of  a  diameter  apart.  Snout 
pointed  and  overlapping  the  mouth.  Maxilla  enlarged  beyond  the 
angle  of  the  mouth,  not  reaching  to  the  gill-openings ;  upper  jaw 
much  longer  than  the  lower.  Teeth  small,  equal  in  both  jaws  ;  in 
a  long  narrow  band  on  the  palatines,  and  in  two  small  isolated 
patches  on  the  vomer.  The  dorsal  fin  commences  somewhat 
nearer  to  the  end  of  the  snout  than  to  the  base  of  the  caudal  fin, 
and  far  behind  the  insertion  of  the  ventrals.  The  anal  commences 
entirely  behind  the  dorsal,  its  anterior  rays  being  much  the 
longest  :  pectorals  long,  reaching  to  behind  the  base  of  the 
ventrals;  the  upper  ray  not  produced.  Caudal  deeply  forked. 
Scales  large,  deciduous.  There  are  27  carinated  scales  along  the 
abdominal  edge,  11  of  which  are  posterior  to  the  root  of  the 
ventrals.  The  colors  seem  to  have  been  bluish  on  the  back, 
silvery  on  the  sides  and  beneath,  a  steel-blue  band  separating  the 
two  ;  the  dorsal  and  caudal  fins  are  clouded  at  the  margins. 

The  example  from  which  our  description  is  taken  measures 
5|  inches,  and  its  register  number  is  B.  9951.  We  have  given 
the  above  specific  name  to  this  fine  Anchovy  in  memory  of  the 
late  Sir  Peter  Scratchley,  first  High  Commissioner  of  New 
Guinea,  whose  death  at  this  critical  period  in  the  affairs  of  the 
young  colony  is  greatly  to  be  deplored. 

Hab.     Strickland  River. 


CORICA    PAPUENSIS.       Sp.  UOV. 

D.    12-14:     A.   21:    V.  8 :     P.    11:    C.   20:     L.  lat.   40:    L 
trans  10  :  Vert  43. 

Length  of  head,  of  caudal  fin,  and  height  of  body  equal,  and 
5:  in  the  total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  2%  in  the  length  of  head, 
\  a  diameter  from  the  end  of  snout,  and  §  of  a  diameter  apart. 
Body  compressed  and  elongate.  Maxilla  reaches  fully  to  the 
middle  of  the  orbit.     The  origin  of  the  dorsal  is  exactly  midway 


20  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM. 

between  the  point  of  the  snout  and  the  base  of  the  tail,  and 
rather  behind  the  base  of  the  ventrals ;  the  anal  commences  far 
behind  the  termination  of  the  dorsal ;  it  has  no  detached  rays  ; 
caudal  forked,  the  lobes  equal.  Twelve  serrated  scales  anterior 
to  the  ventral  fins,  the  first  of  which  is  placed  far  behind  the 
base  of  the  pectorals  ;  seven  scales  posterior  to  the  ventrals. 
Colors,  silvery,  with  the  occiput  and  a  broad  longitudinal  band 
steel-blue  ;  tip  of  the  upper  caudal  lobe  blackish 

The  specimen  described  measures  3f  inches;  register  number 
in  the  Australian  Museum  B.  9955, 

Hab.     Strickland  River. 


CATALOGUE  OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA   OF 

AUSTRALIA. 

By  George  Masters. 

Part  III. 

Family.     LUCANID^E. 

Sub-Family.     LUCANLDES. 
RHYSSONOTUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

1929  laticeps  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  1ST.   S.  Wales,  (2)  X., 

p.  201. 
Australia. 

1930  jugularis  Westw.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lontl.,  3  Ser.,  I.,  1863, 

p.  429,  t.  14,  f.  1. 
Victoria. 

1931  nebulosus  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  XII.,  1818,  p.  411,  t. 

21,  f.  4;  Sturm.,   Cat.,  1843,   p.   345,  t.  3,  f.  9  ;  W.   S. 

Macleay,  Hor.  Ent.,  I.,  1819,  p.  98. 
foveolatus  Thunb.     Mem.  Ac.   Petr.,  1806,  p.  199. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

1932  parallelus  Deyrolle.     Ann,  Soc.  Ent.    Fr.,  1881,  (6),  L, 

p.  238,  t,  5,  f.  3. 

Australia. 

CACOSTOMUS.      Newman, 

1933  squamosus  Newm.     Mag.  Nat.   Hist.,   IV.,  1840,  p.  364; 

Westw.,  Trans.    Ent.    Soc,   Lond.,   n.  Ser.,  Ill,,   1855, 
p.  211,  t.  11,  f.  6-7. 


22  j  CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

rotundicollis   Westw.       Ann.    Nat.     Hist.,    VIII.,    1841, 

p.  124. 
Moreton  Bay. 

HOMOLAMPRIMA.     Macleay. 

1934^crenulata  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.   Wales.  1885, 
(2).  X.,  p.  200. 
Clarence  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

NEOLAMPRIMA.     Gestro. 

1935  mandibulars  Macleay.  Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885, 

(2),    X.,    p.    139;    Gestro.,  Ann.    Mus.    Genov.,    1875, 
p.  999. 
Herbert  River,  Queensland. 

LAMPRIMA.     Latreille. 

1936  ^nea  Fabr.      Ent.    Syst.,    I.,    1,   p.    2  ;     Schreib.    Trans. 

Linn.  Soc,  VI.,  p.  185,  t.  20,  f.  1  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  V., 
p.  414;  Reiche.,  Rev.  Zool.,  1841,  p.  50;  Ann.  Fr., 
1853,  p.  83;  Macleay,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 
1885  (2),  X.,  p.  130. 

cuprea  Latr.     Nouv.  Diet.  Hist.  Nat,,  XVIL,  p.  279. 

subrugosa  Hope.     Cat.  Lucan.,  1845,  p.  28. 

var.  viridis  Erichs.      Wiegra.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  109. 

Norfolk  Island. 

1937  aurata  Latr.     Nouv.  Diet.  Hist.  Nat.,  XVIL,  p.  278;  W. 

S.   Macleay,  Hor.    Ent.,    I.,   p.    100;    Macleay,    Proc. 

Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885,  (2).  X.,  p.  131.  * 
cenea  Donov.    Ins.  Nov.  Holl.,  t.  1  ;  Guer.  jc  regn.  anim., 

p.  109,  t.  27,  f.  5  ;  Casteln.,  Hist.  Nat ,  II.,  p.  169. 
fulgida  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  231  ;  Burm.,  Handb., 

V.,  p.  413  ;  Dupont.,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  193. 
Schreibersi  Hope.     Cat   Lucan.,  p.  3. 
New  South  Wales,  (Darling  River.) 

1938  insularis  Macleay.     Proc.   Linn.  Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  1885 

(2),  X.,  p.  137. 
Lord  Howe  Island. 


BY    GEOIUiE    MASTERS.  23 

1939  Krefftii  Macleay.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  N.  S.  Wales,  1871, 
II.,  p.  173;  Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885,(2), 
X.,  p.  134. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

1910  Latreillei  W.  S.  Macleay.  Hor.  Ent,  I.,  p.  101  ;  Burm., 
Handb.,  V.,  p.  411;  Erichs.,  Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  I., 
p.  108. 

cenea  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  228. 

amplicollis  Thorns.     Ann.  Fr.,  18G2,  p.  410. 

ccerulea  Donov.     Ins.  Nouv.  Holl.,  t.  1. 

var.  pygmcea  W.  S.  Macleay.     Hor.  Ent   I.,  p.  101. 

var.  Tasmanice  Hope.  Cat.  Lucan.,  p.  27  ;  Macleay.  Proc. 
Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885,  (2),  X.,  p.  132. 

New  South  Wales. 

1941  Micardi  Reiche.    Rev.  Zool.,  1841,  p.    51  ;  Macleay,  Proc. 

Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885,  (2),  X.,  p.  132. 
2)urpurascens  Hope.     Cat.  Lucan.,  1845,  p.  28. 
nigricollis  Hope.     Cat.  Lucan.,  1845,  p.  28. 
sumptuosa  Hope.      Cat.    Lucan.,  1845,  p.  28;  Parry,  Cat., 

p.  7. 
King  George's  Sound,  Swan  River,  &c.  ;  W.  Australia. 

1942  minima  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885.  (2), 

X.,  p.  138. 
South  Australia. 

1943  nigripennis  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885, 

(2),  X,  p.  137/ 
Australia. 

1944  rutilans  Erichs.  'Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I,  p.  170;  Macleay, 

Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885,  (2),  X.,  p.  134. 
Tasmania  ;  Victoria  ;  New  South  Wales. 

1945  splendens  Erich.     Weigm.  Arch.,   1842,  p.  108  ;  Macleay, 

Proc  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885,  (2),  X.,  p.  133. 
Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales  and  Southern  Queensland. 


24      CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA. 

1946  varians  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.    415;  Germ.,   Linn.  Ent., 

III.,   1848,  p.   195 ;    Macleay,   Proc.  Linn.   Soc,    1885, 

(2),  X.,  p.  133. 
cultridens  Burm,     Hanclb.,  Y.,  p.  416. 
Micardi  var.  Reiche.     Ann.  Fr.,  1853,  p.  83. 
South,  and  Western  Australia. 

1947  violacea  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1885, 

(2),  X.,  p.  138. 
Botany  ;  New  South  Wales. 

PHALACROGNATHUS.    Macleay. 

1948  Muelleri  Macleay.     (Laprima.)     Proc.   Linn.,    Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  1885,  (2),  X.,  p.  135  ;  1885,  (3),  p.  474. 
North  Australia. 

CLADOGNATHUS.     Burmeister. 

1949  torresensis    (?    Metopodontus)   H.    Deyrolle.     Trans.    Ent. 

Soc,  Lond.,  1870,  p.  80,  t.  1,  f.  3,  ($),  4  ($;. 
North  Australia  and  Torres  Straits. 

EURYTRACHELUS.     Thomson. 

1950  arfakianus    Lansberge.   CR.     Soc.  Ent.     Belg.,    XXIIL, 

p.  CXYIII;  Wat.,  Ann.,  1885,  p.  342. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

DORCUS.     W.  S.  Macleay 

1951  carbonarius    Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  3    Ser.,  X,    1863, 

p.  515,  t.  21,  f.  3,  a-e. 
Australia, 

1952  pelorides  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  n.  Ser.,  III.,   1855, 

p.  200  ;  1.  c  1863,  t.  21,  f.  2  •  Parry.,  Cat.,  p.  90,  nr.  20. 
Moreton  Bay. 

LISSAPTERUS.     H.  Deyrolle. 
953  Howittanus  Westw.   (Lissotus),   Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  3.  Ser., 
I.,  1863,  p.  513,  t.   21,  f.  1  ;  Parry.,  Cat.,   p.    97,  nr.  8  ; 
Westw.,   Trans,  Ent.   Soc,    1871,    p.     369,    t.    9,   f.    7, 
a,  b,  c,  d ;  H.  Deyrolle,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1870,  p.  98. 
Yictoria. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  25 

LISSOTUS.     Westwood. 

1954  CANCROIDBS  Fabr.      Mant,,  L,  p.  2  ;  Oliv.,  Ent.,  I.,  1,  p.  18, 

t.    4,   f.   11;  Westw.,   Ent.   Mag.,    V..  p.    267;  Burm., 
Handb.,   V.,   p.   402;  Westw.,    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1870, 
p.  371. 
Tasmania. 

1955  CBENATUS  Westw.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc,  n.  Ser.,  TIL,    216,  t. 

12,  f.  3. 
Australia. 

1956  curvicornis  Boisd.      Voy.   Astrol.    Col.,  p.    235;  Reiche., 

Ann.  Fr.,  1853,  p.  82  ;  Latrl.,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  194. 
Tasmania. 

1957  forcipula.  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1871,  p.  366. 

Tasmania. 

1958  furcicornis  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1871,  p.  366. 

Australian  Alps  ;  Victoria. 

1959  Launcestoni  Westw.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1871,  p.  365. 

Tasmania. 

1960  latidens  Westw.     Trans.  Ent,  Soc,  Lond.,  1871,  p.  363. 

Maria  Island  ;  Tasmania. 

1961  menalcas  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  Ser.  III.,  1855, 

p.  214,  t.  12,  f.  1  ;  Parry,  Cat.,  p.  63. 
Australia. 

1962  obtusatus  Westw.     Ent.   Mag.,  V.,   1838,  p.  267  ;  Trans. 

Ent,    Soc,  n.  Ser.,   III.,   1855,  p.  217;  Burm.,  Handb., 
V.,    p.    402;  Westw.,    Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    Lond.,  1875, 
p.  244. 
Tasmania. 

1963  opacus  Parry.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1870,  p.  97. 

Tasmania. 

1964  subcrenatus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1871,  p.  368. 

Tasmania. 

1965  subtuberculatus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  n.  Ser.,  III., 

1855.  p.  215,  t.  12,  f.  2. 
cancroides  var.  Parry.      Cat.,  p.  97,  forte. 
Australia. 


26        CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

HOPLOGONUS.     Parry. 

1966  Simsoni  Parry.     Cist.  Ent.,  1876,  II.,  p.  131,  t.  1,  figs.  1-3, 

Tasmania. 

SYNDESUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

1967  cornutus  Fabr.     Syst.  EL,  II.,  p.   377  ;    W.  S.  Macleay, 

Hor.    Ent.,   I.,   p.    104;    Burm.,   Handb.,   V.,,   p.    333; 

Lacord.,  Gen.  Atl.,  t.  25,  f.  3. 
parvus  Donov.     Ins.  N.  Holl.,  t.  1,  f.  4. 
Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

CERATOGNATHUS    Westwood. 

1968  abdominalis  Parry.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  1870,  p.  99. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

1969  mentifer  Westw.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  1863,  p.  434, 

t.  15,  f.  5,  a-e. 
Australia. 

1970  niger    Westw.     Ent.    Mag.,   V.,    1838,    p.    261,  cum  fig; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  325. 
furcatus  Casteln.      Hist.  Nat.,  II.,  p.  174. 
Australia  and  Tasmania. 

1971  rufipennis  Westw.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1872,  p.  82, 

t.  2,  f.  2. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

1972  Westwoodi  Thorns.     Ann.  Fr.,  1862,  p.  433. 

punctatissimus  Westw.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,   Lond..    1863, 

p.  433,  t.  15,  f.  4. 

Victoria. 

NIGIDIUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

1973  trilobus  Westw.  (Figulus).     Ent.    Mag.,  V.,  1.838,  p.  263  ; 

W.    S.  Macleay,   Hor.    Ent,    I.,    1819,    p.   108;  Parry, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  1873,  p.  343, 

Australia. 

FIGULUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

1974  lilliputanus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  n.  Ser.,  III.,  1855, 

p.  219,  t.  12,  f.  5. 
clivinoides  Thorns.      Ann.  Fr.,  1862,  p.  432. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  27 

1975  nitens  C.  0.  Waterhouse.     Ent.    Month.   Mag.,    1874,  IX., 

p.  7. 

New  South  Wales. 

1976  regularis  Westw.     Ann.  Sc  Nat.,  2  Ser.,  I.,  1834,  p.  120- 

Australicus  Thorns.     Ann.  Fr..  1862,  p.  432. 
pacificus  Dej.     Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  194. 
New  South  Wales  and  Queensland. 

1977  sulcicollis  Hope.     Cat.  Lucan,  1845,  p.  26. 

Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     PASSALIDES. 
AULACOCYCLUS.     Kaup. 

1978  edentulus   W.   S.   Macleay.     King.   Survey,   II.,  p.   439  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  515. 
cylindraceus  Perch.      Mon.,  p.  103,  t.  7,  f.  8. 
fitrcicomis    Boisd.     Voy.    Astrol.    Col.,     1835,    p.    242  ; 

Fauvel.,    Bull.    Soc,    Normand,    VII.,    1862,    p.  135; 

d'Urville,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  195. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  Queensland. 

1979  Kaupi  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1871,  II., 

p.  173. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

1980  Rosenbergi  Kaup.     Col.  Heft.,  III.,  1868,  p.  7. 

Percheroni,  Kaup.,  Col.  Heft.,  III.,  1868,  p.  8;  Mon.  des. 

Pas.,  1871. 
Moreton  Bay. 

1981  teres  Perch.     Suppl.,  I.,  p.  39  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  515. 

Rope's  Creek,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

T^NIOCERUS.     Kaup. 

1982  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   N.  S.  Wales,  1871, 

II.,  p.  174. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

CAULIFER.     Kaup. 

1983  Macleayi  Kaup.  Mon.  des  Pas.,  1871.   Col.  Heft.  III.,  p.  20. 

New  South  Wales. 


28         CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

LEPTAULAX.     Kaup. 

1984  Timoriensis   Perch.     Suppl,   I.,   p.    19,  t.  78,  f.  1  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  V.,  p.  473  ;  Kaup.,  Mon.,  p.  33. 
Australia. 

PLESTHENUS     Kaup. 

1985  quadricornis  Kaup.     Prodr.,  I.,   p.   26;  Mon.,  p.  40,  t.  2, 

f.  4. 
Australia. 

ERIOCNEMIS.     Kaup. 

1986  Lottinii  Boisd.     Yoy.  Astrol.  Col.,  1835.  p.  243. 

Australia. 

MASTOCHILUS.     Kaup. 

1987  Australasicus  Perch.     Suppl.,  I.,  p.  6,  t.  77,  f.  2. 

Macleayi  Kaup.     Col.  Heft.,  III.,  p.  20. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

1988  dilatatus   Dalni.     Schonh.,  Syn.    Ins.,   I.  App.,    p.    144; 

Burin.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  465. 
Chevrolati  Perch.     Mon.,  p.  26,  t.   2,  f.  4. 
crenistrius  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  1835,  p.  244. 
Australia. 

1989  impressicollis  Boheni.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  40. 

Sydney  1 

1990  nitidulus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.   Wales,  1871, 

II..  p.  174,  Gayndah,  Queensland, 

1991  politus  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  465. 

dilatatus  Perch.     Mon.,  p.  29,  t.  2,  f.  6. 
Tasmania, 

1992  polyphyllus   W.    S.   Macleay.     King.,   Survey,   1827,  II., 

p.  439  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  V..  p.  469. 
hexaphyllus  Boisd.      Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  241  ;  Dej.  Cat., 

3  ed.,  p.   194. 
sexdentatus  Eschsch.     Nouv.  Mem.  Mosc,  1.  p.  23  ;  Perch. 

Mon  ,  p.  28,  t.  2,  f.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


15V    GEORGE    MASTERS.  29 

1993  puncticollis    Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc,  N.   S.    Wales, 

1871,  II„  p.  175. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

1994  rigiceps  Hope.     Cat.  Lucan.,  1845,  p.  28. 

Australia. 

CETEJUS.     Kaup. 

1995  Australiensis  Stoliczka.    Journ.  As.  Soc.,  Beng.,  n.  s.,  Part 

II„  1873,  p.  157  ;  Kaup.,  Mon.,  1871,  p.  53. 
Australia. 

Family.     SCARAB^EID^. 

Sub-Family.     COPRIDES. 

CANTHONOSOMA.     Macleay. 

1996  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1871, 

II.,  p.  176. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

CEPHALODESMIUS.    Westwood. 

1997  armiger  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IY.,  p.  177,  t.  8, 

f.  5  ;  Lacord.,  Gen.  Atl.,  t.  26,  f.  5. 
New  South  Wales. 

1998  Castelnaui  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  1868,  p.  80. 

Brisbane,  &c  ;  Queensland. 

1999  laticollis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.,  IT.,  p.  27. 

Queensland. 

2000  Macleayi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  Ill,  1868,  p.  80. 

Rockhampton,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

2001  quadridens  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1871, 

II ,  p.  186. 
Moreton  Bay,  Wide  Bay,  Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

LABROMA.    Sharp. 

2002  horrens  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1873,  (3),  I.,  p.  263. 

W.  Australia. 


30        CATALOGUE    OP    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

HOMODESMIUS.     Sharp. 

2003  Haroldi  Sharp.     Eev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1873,  (3).  I.,  p.  265. 

Rockhampton ;  Queensland. 

EPILISSUS.     Reiche. 

2004  nicer  Lansberge.     Col.  Hefte,  1874,  XII.,  p.  8. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

2005  ustulatus  Lansberge.     Col.  Hefte,  1874,  p.  7. 

Queensland. 

TESSERODON.     Hope. 

2006  angulatus   Westw.     Trans.   Ent,   Soc,   Lond.,  IV.,   1845, 

p.  116,  t.  8,  f.  2. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2007  Hollands  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  65  ;  Hope,  Col.  Man., 

I.,  p.  55,  t.  3,  f.  15  ;  Westw.,   Trans.    Ent.    Soc,  Lond., 

IV.,  1845,  p.  115. 
Novcb  Hollandim  Oliv.       Ent.,  I.,  (3),  p.  174,  t.  13,  f.  117. 
Australia. 

2008  piceus   Hope.     Proc.   Ent.  Soc,   1841,   p.  44  ;  Ann.   Nat. 

Hist.,    1842,    IX.,   p.  224;  Westw.,    Trans.   Ent.   Soc, 
IV,  1845,  p.  116. 

MENTHOPHILUS.     Castelnau. 

2009  carinatus  Reiche.   (Aulacium).     Rev.  Zool.,  1841,  p.  211  ; 

Ann.  Er.,  1842,  p.  68,  t.  5,  f.  1. 
HollandicB   Boiscl.     Voy.  A.strol.   Col.,    p.    152 ;  Casteln., 

Hist.   Nat.,   II.,   p.    74,   t.  4,   £.    4  ;  Lacord.,  Gen.  Atl., 

t.  27,  f.  1. 
Australia. 

2010  subsolcatus  Sharp.     Rev.,  Mag,  Zool,  1873,  (3),  1,  p.  264, 

W.  Australia. 

2011  tuberculatum  C.  O.  Waterhouse.  Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  1874, 

X.,  p.  176. 
Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  31 

AULACOPRIS.     White. 

2012  Reichei   White.     Proc.   Zool.  Soc.,    1859,    p.    118,   t.  58, 

f.  5  ;  C.  O.  Waterh.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1874,  p.  53G. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland  ;  1  Victoria. 

COPR.ECUS.     Reiche. 

2013  hemispelericus  Guer.     Jc  Regn.  Anim.,  p.  76,  t.  21,  f.  3  ; 

Reiche,  Ann.  Fr.,  1842,  p.  72,  t.  5,  £.  2 ;  Westw.,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  IV.;  1845,  p.  114,  t.  8,  f.  3. 

Australia. 

MONOPLISTES.     Lansberge. 

2014  Haroldi  Lansb.     Col.  Hefte.,  1874,  XII.,  p.  9. 

W.  Australia. 

TEMNOPLECTRON.     Westwood. 

2015  l^ve  C.  O.  Waterh.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  1874,  X.,  p.  175  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1874,  p.  527. 
Queensland. 

2016  rotuxdum  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  p.  118,  t.  8,  f.  1. 

Northern  Queensland.      Melville  Island,  &c, 

2017  tibiale  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1871,  II., 

p.  177. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

PLATYPHYMATIA.     C.  O.  Waterhouse. 

2018  ^neopicea  C    O.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1874, 

p.  537. 
Queensland. 

2019  calcaratus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales.  1871, 

II.,  p.  178. 
Merodontus  calcaratus  Macleay. 
Pine  Mountain  ;  Gayndah,  &c. ;  Queensland. 

COPTODACTYLA.     Burmeiater. 

2020  glabricollis  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.   Soc,   1841,  p.  44 ;   Ann. 

Nat.  Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  424. 
Port  Essington  ;  N.  Australia. 


32         CATALOGUE    OF   THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

2021  sub^nea  Harold.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  X.,  p.  41. 

Cape  York  ;  North  Australia. 

ONTHOPHAGUS.     Latreille, 

2022  Adelaide  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.    Soc,   1846,  p.    146;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.,  1847,  p,  282 
Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

2023  anisocerus  Erichs.     Wiegni.,  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  155. 

cupreoviridis  Blanch,     Voy.   Pole.    Sud.   Zool.,  p.    100,  t. 

7,  f.   12. 
Tasmania. 

2024  asper  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,   N.  S.  Wales,  1864,  I, 

p.  125. 
Port  Denison,  Cleveland  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

2025  atrox  Harold.     Col.  Hefte.,  1867,  II.,  p.  27. 

Queensland. 

2026  auritus  Erichs.     Wiegm.,   Arch.,   1842,  I.,  p.  156  ;  Latrl., 

Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  157  ;  Blanch.,  Voy.,  Pole.  Sud.  Ent., 

p.  98. 
cereus  Hope.     Proc.   Ent.   Soc,  1846,  p.  146  ;  Trans.  Ent. 

Soc,  IV.,  1847,  p.  282. 
umbraculatus  Hombr.  et  Jacquin.  Atl.,  t.  7,  £.  8. 
micans  Sturm.     Cat.,  1843,  p.  107. 
Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

2027  Australis  Guer.    Voy.  Coquille.,  1830,  Col.,  p.  78  ;  Harold., 

Col.  Hefte.,  II.,  1867,  p.  35. 
capella  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  p.  153. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  Tasmania. 

2028  bipustulatus  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.,   p.   30;  Oliv.  Ent.,  I.,  3, 

p.  174,  t.   13,   f.   118;  Harold.,  Col.   Heft.,   II.,  1867, 
p.  34. 
Australia. 

2029  capella  Kirby.     Trans.   Linn.   Soc,  XII.,    1818,  p.  398  ; 

Harold.,  Col.  Heft.,  II.,  1867,  p.  29. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  33 

2030  capitosus  Harold.     Col.  Heft..  II.,  1867,  p.  30. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

2031  coxsentaneus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  II.,  18G7,  p.  33. 

granulatiis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1864, 

I.,  p.  124. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

2032  conspicuus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1ST.  S.  Wales,  1864, 

I.,  p.  121. 
Rockhampton  ;  Port  Denison,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

2033  cuniculus   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,    1864,  I.,  p.  123  ; 

1871,  II.,  p.  179;  Harold,  Col.  Heft.,  1867,  p.  35. 
Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

2034  Crotchi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  VIII.,  1871,  p.  115. 

Australia. 

2035  declivis  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.,  1869,  p.  85. 

desectus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  1871, 

II.,  p.  182. 
New  South  Wales  and  Queensland. 

2036  discolor  Hope.     Proc  Ent.  Soc,   1841,  p.  44  ;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  424. 
Port  Essington  ;  N.  Australia. 

2037  Dunnixgi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.,  1869,  p.  85. 

Petersham,  near  Sydney. 

2038  Erichsoni  Hope      Proc.  Ent.  Soc,  1841,  p.  43  ;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.,  IX.,  1842  p.  424. 
inermis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1871, 

p.  183. 
Gayndah,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

2039  evanidus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.  1869,  p.  8b*. 

Tasmania. 

2040  ferox  Harold.    Col.  Heft.,  II.,  1867,  p.  26  ;  Redtenb.,  Reis. 

Novar.,  II.,  p.  56,  t.  2,  f.  7. 
incequalis  Dej.      Cat.,  3  ed.,  p,  156. 
Swan  River ;  W.  Australia. 

2041  fuliginosus  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  156. 

Tasmania. 
3 


34        CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2042  furcaticeps  Masters. 

furcatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1863, 

p.  121  (name  prseocc) 
Port  Denison,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

2043  glabratus  Hope.     Proc.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,    1841,  p.  44  : 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p,  424. 
Port  Essington  ;  N.  Australia. 

2044  granulatus  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  48. 

New  South  Wales,  Victoria  and  Queensland. 

2045  Haagi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  II.,  1867,  p.  37. 

Australia. 

2046  hostilis  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.  1869,  p.  81. 

South  Australia. 

2047  incornutus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  181. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

2048  jubatus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.,  1869,  p.  81. 

South  Australia. 

2049  Kingi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.,  1869,  p.  37. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

2050  laminatus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  119. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

2051  latro  Harold.     Ann.  Mus.,  Genov.,  1877,  X.,  p.  74. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

2052  lucidicollis  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  45. 

New  South  Wales. 

2053  macrocephalus   Kirby.     Trans.    Linn.    Soc,    XII.,    1818, 

p.  398. 
New  South  Wales. 

2054  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  181. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2055  Mniszechi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  Y.,  1869,  p.  80. 

New  South  Wales. 


BT    GEORGE    MASTERS.  35 

2050  mutatus  Harold.     Berl.  Zeit.,  1859,  p.  224. 

hirculus  Erichs.     WLegm.  Arch.,  1842,  L,  p.  157. 
Tasmania,  S.  Australia,  and  Victoria. 

2057  muticus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  L,  1863, 

p.  124. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

2058  nodulifer,  Harold.     Col.  Heft,  1867,  p.  37. 

divaricatus  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  IL, 

1871,  p.  179, 
Gayndah,  Rockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 

2059  ocelliger  Harold.     Ann.  Mus.,  Genov.,  1877,  X.,  p.  75. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

2060  parvus  Blanch.     Yoy.  Pole.  Sud.  Col.,  p.  101,  t.  7,  f.  13. 

Baffles  Bay,  N.  Australia. 

2061  pentacanthus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  II.,  1867,  p.  24. 

quadridentatus  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  1841,  p.  43  • 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  423. 
South  Australia.     Port  Essington.  ? 

2062  perpilosus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  181. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2063  pexatus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  Y.,  1869,  p.  86. 

South  Australia. 

2064  picipennis  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc,  1841,  p.  44 ;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  424. 
Port  Essington  ;  N.  Australia. 

2065  planicollis  Harold.     Deutsche,  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV.,  1880, 

p.  350. 
Somerset ;  N.  Australia. 

2066  posticus  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  154. 

flavolhwatus  Blanch.    Yoy.  Pole.  Sud.  Ent.,  p.  97,  t.  7,  f.  7. 
Tasmania  and  Victoria. 

2067  promptus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  Y,  1869,  p.  82. 

Cape  York  ;  N.  Australia. 
206S  pronus  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  154. 
Tasmania.     Victoria.     N.  S.  Wales. 


36        CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2069  pugnax  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  III.,  1868,  p.  83. 

Brisbane ;  Queensland. 

2070  purpureicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

L,  1863,  p.  123. 
Port  Denison  ;  Queensland. 

2071  quadripustulatus  Fabr.     Spec.  Ins.,  L,  p.  31  ;  Oliv.,  Ent. 

I.,  3,  p.   175,  t.   15,  f.   141 ;  Montrouz,  Ann.  Soc.  agr. 
Lyon.,  VII.,  1857,1.,  p.  22;  Harold,  Col.  Heft.,  II.,  p.  32. 
Queensland. 

2072  quinquetuberculatus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  IN.  S. 

Wales,  IL,  1871,  p..  182. 
Gay nd all  ;  Queensland. 

2073  rubicundulus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.   S.   Wales, 

II.,  1871,  p.  180. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2074  rubrimaculatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

I.,  1863,  p.  122. 
Port  Denison,  Gayndah,  <fcc,  Queensland. 

2075  rufosignatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  122. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2076  rugosus  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  IX.,  p.  398. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria  and  S.  Australia. 

2077  Sciimeltzi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.,  1869,  p.  84. 

N.  S.Wales. 

2078  tabellicornis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  120. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2079  Thoreyi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  III.,  1868,  p.  83. 

Australia. 

2080  vilis  Harold.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  X.,  p.  75. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

2081  viridiobscurus  Blanch.      Voy.  Pole.   Sud.  Col.,  p.  99,  t,  7, 

f.  11. 
Raffles  Bay,  N.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  37 

Sub-Family.     APHODIT  DES, 
APHODIUS.     Illiger 

2082  Australasi/E  Bohein.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  50. 

N.   S.  Wales. 

2083  Candezei  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  IV.,  1868,  p.  85. 

South  Australia. 

2084  erosus  Erichs.     Weigm.    Arch.,    1842,    I.,    p.    157;    Nat. 

Ins.,  III.,  p.  880. 

2085  granarius  Linne.,  Syst.  Nat.,  I.,  2  p.  547. 

Adelaides  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc,    1846,    p.   146  ;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.,  IV.,  p.   284. 
Australia,  (Widely  distributed),  Introduced. 

2086  Howittii  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc,    1846,   p.   147  ;    Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1847,  p.  285  j  Harold.,  Berl.  Zeit.,  1861, 

p.  94. 
Australasia?  Blanch.     Voy.  Pole,   Sud.,  1853,  IV.,  p.  101, 

t.  7,  f.14. 
Victoria. 

2087  lividus  Oliv.     Ent.  I.,  3,  p.  86,  t.  26.  f.  222. 

ci/icticuhts  Hope.     Proc.   Ent.  Soc,  1846,  p.  147  ;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1847,  p.  284. 
spilo])terus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1818,  p.  189. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 

2088  Tasmania  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,    IV.,    1847,   p.   285  ; 

Harold,  Berl.  Zeit.,  1859,  p.  217  ;  1862,  p.  381. 

longitarsus  Redtb.     Reis.  Novar.,  II.,  p.  58. 

Tasmania. 

ATAENIUS.     Harold. 

2089  Australis  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  1875,  XIII.,  p.  89. 

South  Australia. 

PEDARIA.     Castelnau. 

2090  geminatus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.    S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  183;  Harold,  Col.  Heft.,  1875,  XIV.,  p.  211. 
Aphodius  geminatus  Macleay. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


38        CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

AMMCECIUS.     Mulsant. 

2091  crenatipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  II. ,  1871,  p.  184. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2092  nitidicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  185. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2093  obscurus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,   N.    S.    Wales,   II., 

1871,  p.  184. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2094  semicornutus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.    S.    Wales, 

II.,  1871,  p.  184. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

PROCTOPHANES.     Harold. 

2095  sculptus  Hope.     Proc   Ent.   Soc,   1846,   p.    147  ;   Trans. 

Ent,  Soc,  IV.,  1847,  p.  285  ;  Harold,  Berl.  Zeit.,  1861, 
p.  111. 
Australia.     Widely  distributed. 

Sub-Family.     HYBOSOMDES. 

PH^SOCHROUS.     Castelnau. 

2096  hirtipes   Macleay.     (Silphodes.)     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,  N.   S. 

Wales,  L,  1863,  p.  125. 
Port  Denison,  &c  ;  Queensland. 

CELODES.     Westwood. 

2097  bimaculatus  Macleay.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1863, 

I.,  p.  126. 
Port  Denison,  &c ;  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     GEOTRUPIDES. 

STENASPIDIUS.     Westwood. 

2098  nigricornis  Westw.    Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  1849,  p.  144  ;  Trans. 

Linn.  Soc,  XXI.,  p.  17,  t.  3  f.  14. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  39 

BOLBOCERAS.     Kirby. 

2099  Albertisi  Harold.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  X.,  p.  103. 

Cape  York  ;  N.  Australia. 

2100  angulicorne  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

p.  362. 
Port  Curtis  ;  Queensland. 

2101  armigerum  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

p.  360. 
Rockhampton  ;  Queensland. 

2102  Bainbridgei  Westw.     Mon.,  p.  16,  t.  3,  f.  3. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2103  capreolus  Westw.     Mon.,  p.  15,  t.  3,  f.  8. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2104  Carpentaria  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

p.  364. 
Sweer's  Island  ;  N.  Australia. 

2105  cavicolle  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  p. 

363. 
South  Australia. 

2106  corniculatum  Westw.,  Mon.,  p.  17,  t.  3,  f.  13. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2107  cornigerum  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.   Wales,  II., 

p,  363. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2108  coronatum  Klug.     Mon.,  p.  42,  t.  2,  £.  10. 

Western  Australia. 

2109  denticolle  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,  II., 

p.  364. 
Victoria  River,  or  Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

2110  frontale  Guer.      Mag.   Zool.,  1838,   p.  51  ;  Klug.,  Mon., 

p.  41,  t.  2,  f.  7. 
latum  Bainbridge.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  III.,  1842,  p.  80 
serricolle  Bainb.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  III.,  p.  80 
Swan  River,   W.  Australia. 


40        CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OP    AUSTRALIA, 

2111  Gayndahense  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc ,    N.   S.   Wales, 

IL,  1871,  p.  185. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2112  globuliforme  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  127. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2113  Kirbyi  Westw.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  Vol.  21,  p.  13. 

Tasmania. 

2114  lacunosum   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.    Wales,  II., 

p.  361. 

Sydney. 

2115  laticorxe  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  II., 

p.  365. 
South  Australia. 

2116  neglectum   Hope.     Proc    Ent.  Soc,   Lond.,    1841,  p.  43; 

Westw.,  Mon.,  p.  16,  t.  3,  f.  9. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

2117  planiceps  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  II. , 

p.  365. 
Sweer's  Island,  N.  Coast. 

2118  proboscidium  Schreibers.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,   1802,  p.  189, 

t.    20,    f.    2;  W.  S.    Macleay,  Hor.     Ent.,  I.,  p.    122; 

Westw.  Mon.,  p.  13,  t.  3,  f.  1. 

Australasice  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  1818,  p.  462,  t.  23, 
f.  5. 

N.  S,  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S,  Australia. 

2119  puncticolle   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  IL, 

p.  361. 
South  Australia. 

2120  quadricorne  Klug.     Mon.,  p.  42,  t.  2,  f.  6. 

Western  Australia. 

2121  recticorne   Guer.     Mag.   Zool.,    1838,    p.   49,  t.  232,  f.  1; 

Klug.,  Mon.,  p.  43,  t.  2,  £.  8. 

hastiferum   Bainbridge.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    1842,    III., 

p.  81. 
var.  fissicorne  Bainb.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1842,  III.,  p.  82. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  41 

2122  Reichei  Guer.     Mag.  Zool.,  1838,  p.   50;  Westw.,  Mon., 

p.  14,  t.  3,  f.  3. 
Klrbyi  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc,  1841,  p.  43. 
Kirbyi  Bainb.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  III.,  1842,  p.  79. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

2123  Rhinoceros    Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    N.    S.    Wales, 

1863,   I.   p.    126;  Harold,   Ann.   Mus.,   Genov.,   1877, 
X.,  p.  103. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

2124  rotundatum  Hope.     Proc  Ent.  Soc,  1841,  p.  43  ;  Westw  , 

Mon.,  p.  16;  t.  3,  f.  11. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

2125  rubescexs  Hope.     Proc    Ent.   Soc,    1841,  p.  43  ;  Westw., 

.  Mon..  p.  17,  t.  3,  f.  12. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

2126  septemtuberculatum  Bainbridge.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1842, 

III.,  p.  81  ;  Westw.,  Mon.,  p.  14.  t.  3,  f.  6. 
excavatimi  King.     Mon.,  p.  43,  t.  2,  f.  9. 
Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

2127  Sweeri    Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    N.    S.    Wales,  II., 

p.  365. 
Sweer's  Island,  N.  Coast. 

2128  taurus  Westw.     Mon.,  p.  15,  t.  3,  f.  7. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

2129  trituberculatum    Bainb.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,   III.,    1842, 

p.  82  ;  Klug.,  Mon.,  p.  44. 
Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 


Sub-Eamily.     TBOGIDES. 

TROX,     Fabricius. 

2130  alternans  W.   S.  Macleay.     King.,   Survey.  Austral.,  II., 
p.  439. 
N.  S.  Wales? 


42        CATALOGUE    OP   THE   DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2131  AusTRALASiiE  Erichs.      Wiegm.,    Arch.,   1842,   I.,  p.  158; 

Latreille,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  164. 
Tasmania. 

2132  Brucki  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  IX-X,  p.  93. 

Australia. 

2133  candidus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  IX-X.,  p  98. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

2134  Crotchi  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  VIII.,  1871,  p.  116. 

Queensland. 

2135  curvipes  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  IX-X.,  p.  90. 

Australia. 

2136  Dohrni  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  VII.,  1871,  p.  112. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

2137  fenestrate  Harold.     Col.  Heft ,  IX-X.,  p.  97. 

Cape  York.  N.  Australia. 

2138  gigas  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  IX-X.,  p.  48. 

South  Australia. 

2139  litigiosus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  IX-X.,  p.  88. 

South  Australia, 

2140  salebrosus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  186. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2141  semicostatus  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  186. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2142  squamosus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  186. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2143  stellatus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  IX-X.,  p.  92. 

Australia. 

2144  subcarinatus  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc.    N.    S.   Wales, 

1863,  L,  p,  128. 

Port  Denison,  Gayndah,  &c;  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  43 

LIPAROCHRUS.     Erichson. 

2145  aberrans  Fairm.       Pet.  Nouv.,    1877,  II.,  p.  166;  Journ. 

Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  85. 
New  South  Wales. 

2146  asperulus  Fairm.     Pet.    Nouv.,  1877,  II.,  p.  166  ;  Journ. 

Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  85. 

Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

2147  ciliboides  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  1875,  XIV.,  p.  138. 

New  South  Wales. 

2148  crenulatus  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.,  1877,  II.,  p.  166  ;  Journ. 

Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  85. 

Rockhainpton,  Queensland. 

2149  fossulatus  Westw.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1852,  p.  70. 

South  Australia. 

2150  geminatus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,   Lond.,  1852,  p.  69, 

t.  9,  f.  6. 
South  Australia. 

2151  multistriatus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  1874,  XII.,  p.  48. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

2152  oblongus  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  1873,  IX.,  p.  105. 

North  Australia. 

2153  quadrimaculatus   Harold.     Ann.  Mus.,  Genov.,  1877,  X., 

p.  105. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

2154  raucus  Fairm.    Pet.  Nouv.,  1877,  II.,  p.  166  ;  Journ.  Mus., 

Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  85. 

New  South  Wales. 

2155  sculptilis  Westw.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,   Lond.,    1852,  p.  70, 

t.  9,  f.  7. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

2156  silphoides  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  1874,  XIL,  p.  49. 

New  South  Wales. 


44        CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

ACANTHOCERUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

2157  spinicornis  Fabr.     Ent.  Syst.,  I.,  p.  88  ;  W.  S.  Macleay, 

Hor.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  137  ;  Casteln.,  Hist.  Nat.,  II.,  p.  109. 

Australia. 

ANTIOCHRUS.     Sharp. 

2158  brunneus  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1873,  (3),  I.,  p.  267. 

W.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     GLAPHYKLDES. 

PHJENOGNATHA.     Hope. 

2159  Erichsoni  Hope.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  425; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,   1845,  p.   113,  t.  6,  f.  5 ;  Burm., 
Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  475. 
Rockhampton ;  Port  Denison,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 
Sub-Family.     MELOLONTHIDES. 

SPHYROCALLUS.     Sharp. 

2160  brunneus  Sharp.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  IX.,  p.  313. 

N.  W.  Australia. 

CHILODIPLUS.     Sharp. 

2161  Albertisi  Sharp.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  IX.,  p.  314. 

Cape  York  ;  N.  Australia. 

SYSTELLOPUS.     Sharp. 

2162  obtusus  Sharp.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  IX.,  p.  316. 

N.  W.  Australia. 
21tf3  validus  Sharp.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  IX.,  p.  316. 
W.  Australia. 

ATHOLERUS.     Sharp. 

2164  obscurus  Sharp.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  IX.,  p.  317. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

TOSOTARSUS.     Sharp. 

2165  velutinus  Sharp.     Ann.   Mus.  Genov.,   1877,  IX.,  p.  318. 

Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  45 

TRICHELASMUS.     Sharp. 

2166  pilicollis  Sharp.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  IX.,  p.  310. 

S.  W.  Australia. 

ENAMILLUS.     Sharp. 

2167  striatus  Sharp.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1877,  IX.,  p.  320. 

W.  Australia. 

PHYLLOTOCUS.     Fischer. 

2168  apicalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I..  1863, 

p.  85. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2169  assimilis   Macleay.       Trans.   Ent.    Soc,    N.    S.   Wales,   I., 

1863,  p.  81. 
South  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

2170  Australis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,    1835,   Col.,  p.    211;  Dej. 

Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  182. 
discoidalis  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  185. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

2171  bimaculatus  Erichs.     Wiegni.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  170. 

Tasmania. 

2172  erythropterus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,   1850,  p.  97. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

2173  iridescens   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,   N.  S.   Wales,  L, 

1863,  p.  83. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2174  Kingi  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,   N.  S.  Wales,  L,  1863, 

p.  83. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2175  Lottini  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  212. 

Tasmania. 

2176  Macleayi  Fischer.     Mem.    Mosc,   VI.,  1823,  p.  255,  t.  22, 

f.  2,  a.e;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  183, 
prceustus  Boisd.    Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  210;  W.  S.  Macleay, 

Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  181. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 


46        CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

2177  marginalis  Boheni.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  54. 

New  South  Wales. 

2178  marginipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

I.,  1863,  p.  83. 
New  South  Wales. 

2179  marginatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  84. 
New  South  Wales. 

2180  mcestus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  212  ;  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed., 

p.  182. 
New  South  Wales  and  Victoria. 

2181  naviculars  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  97. 

New  South  Wales  and  Queensland. 

2182  oblongus  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  53. 

New  South  Wales. 

2183  palliatus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   N.    S.    Wales,    I., 

1863,  p.  84. 
New  South  Wales. 

2184  pectoralis  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  p.  2,  p.  185. 

New  South  Wales. 

2185  ruficollis   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,   N.  S.    Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  84. 
New  South  Wales. 

2186  rufipennis   Boisd.      Voy.    Astrol.   Col.,    p.    210 ;    Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  184;  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  182. 
Australia  and  Tasmania. 

2187  scutellaris,  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  85. 
New  South  Wales. 

2188  sericeus  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,    II., 

1871,  p.  187. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2189  ustulatus  Blanch.     Cat.  Col.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  97. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  47 

2190  variicollis   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  187. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2191  velutinus  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  53. 

New  South  Wales. 

CHEIRAGRA.     Macleay. 

2192  aphodioides  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales.,  1863, 

I.,  p.  88. 
New  South  Wales. 

2193  atra  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1863, 1.,  p.  88. 

Illawarra  ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2194  lurida  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales.,  1863,  I., 

p.  87. 
Currajong ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2195  pallida  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1863,  I., 

p.  87. 
Parramatta;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2196  pusilla  Blanch,     Cat.  Coll.,  Ent.,  1850,  p.  97. 

Phyllotocus  pusillus  Blanch. 
New  South  Wales. 

2197  pygm^a  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  1863,  I, 

p.  88. 
New  South  Wales. 

2198  ruficollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1863, 

I,  p.  87. 
New  South  Wales. 

MACROTHOPS.     Macleay. 

2199  pallidipennis  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

1863,  I.,  p.  90. 
Victoria  River ;  Northern  Australia. 

2200  rostrata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1863, 

L,  p.  89. 
King  George's  Sound  ;  W.  Australia. 


48         CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OP    AUSTRALIA, 

DIPHUCEPHALA.     Serville. 

2201  affinis  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  L,  1836,  p.  219. 

Australia. 

2202  aurolimbata  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  99. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2203  aurulenta  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc.,  XII.,  1818,  p.  400; 

Waterh.,   Trans.   Ent.    Soc,  L,   1836,   p.    222  ;    Burm., 

Hanrlb.,  IV.,  2.  p.  116. 
foveolata  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,   1835,  Col.,  p.  203;  W.  S. 

Macleay,  Dej.  Cat., '3  eel.,  p.  180. 
New  South  Wales. 

2204  beryllina  Burm.     Handb.  IV.,  2,  p.  121. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2205  castanoptera  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  I.,  1836,  p.  222 ; 

Burm.  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  117. 
Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2206  Childreni  Waterh.     Trans,   Ent.    Soc,   I.,   1836,  p.    218; 

Burm.  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  115. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

2207  ccerulea  Macleay.     Proc  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1883,  (3), 

VIII.,  p.  415. 

Queensland. 

2208  colaspidoides    Gyllenh.      Schonh.  Syn.    Ins.,  I.,   3,  App., 

p.  101. 
lineatoGollis  Boisd.      Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  1835,  p.  201  ;  Dej 

Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  180. 
splendens   W.   S.    Maeleay.      King,  Surv.,    1827,    p.  440; 

Waterh.,   Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    I.,    1836,  p.    220  ;  Burm., 

Handb,  IV.,  2,  p.  120. 
Victoria  and  Tasmania. 

2209  Edwardsi  Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,   I.,   1836,  p.   220 . 

Burm.,  Hadb.,  IV,  2,  p.  121. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  49 

2210  fulgida   Boisd.      Voy.   Astrol.,    1835,    Col.,   p.   205;  Dej. 

Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.  180. 
jyygmcra  Waterh.     Trans.    Enfc.   Soc,   I.,    183G,     p.    227 ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  118. 
Australia. 

2211  furcata  Guer.     Voy.  Coquille,  Zool.,  II.,  1830,  p.  89  ;  Jc, 

Regn,  anim,  t.  24.  bis,  f.  13. 
acanthopus    Boisd.      Voy.    Astrol.,    1835,    Col.,    p.    202; 

Latreille.,  Dej.  Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.  180. 
Hopei  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  I.,  1836,  p.  219  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  119. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2212  hirtipennis  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1883, 

(3),  VIII.,  p.  415. 
Queensland. 

2213  latipennis  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  1883, 

(3),  VIIL,  p.  415. 

Queensland. 

2214  lineata  Boisd.     Voy.   Astrol.,    1835,  Col.,  p.  202  ;  Gory., 

Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  180. 
pilistriata    Waterh.     Trans.     Ent.    Soc,    1836,    p.     221  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  115. 
Richmond  River  ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2215  parvula    Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    I.,  1836,    p.   223 ; 

Burm.,  Handb,  IV.,  (2),  p.  118. 

New  South  Wales. 

2216  PUBivENTRis  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  119. 

Australia. 

2217  pulchella  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  I.,  1836,  p.  221. 

Victoria. 

2218  quadratiger  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent,,  1850,  p.  100. 

Australia. 

2219  rtjfipes  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  L,  1836,  p.  225. 

New  South  Wales. 
4 


50        CATALOGUE    OF    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA. 

2220  rugosa  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  204  ;  Dej.  Cat., 

3  ed.,  p.  180. 
arnea  Sturm.     Cat.,  1826,  p.  204. 
Spmcei  Waterh.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    L,    1836,    p.   224; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IY.,  (2),  p.  116. 
Australia. 

2221  sericea  Kirby.     Trans.    Linn.    Soc,   XII.,    1818,  p.   453  ; 

Waterh.,   Trans.    Ent.  Soc,  L,  1836,  p.  217,  t.  22,  f.  1 ; 

Burm.,   Hand.,  IV.,   (2),  p.    114;  W.  S.  Macleay,  Dej. 

Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  180. 
viridis  Sturm.     Cat.,  1826,  p.  204. 
New  South  Wales. 

2222  smaragdula  Boisd.     Voy.   Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  204  ;  W. 

S.  Macleay,   Dej.    Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.    180  ;  Burm.,  Handb., 

IV.,  (2)  p.  117. 
var.  pusilla  Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,  I.,  1836,  p.  226  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  117. 
New  South  Wales. 

2223  Waterhousei  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  122. 

South  Australia  ? 

OCNODUS.     Burmeister. 

2224  decipiens  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  209. 

Australia. 

M^ECHIDIUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

2225  acutangulus  C.  O.  Waterhouse.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond., 

1875,  p.  196. 
Port  Denison  ;  Queensland, 

2226  Albertisi  Eairm.     Pet.  Nouv.,   1877,  II.,  p.  166  \  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  86. 
Somerset ;  N.  Australia. 

2227  ater  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  195. 

Sydney ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2228  atratus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  212. 

New  South  Wales  and  Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  51 

2229  bidentulus  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.,  1877,  II.,  p.  166  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  86. 
Peak  Downs  ;  Queensland. 

2230  bilobiceps  Fairm.      Pet.   Nouv.,   1877,  II.,  p.  86;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  86. 
Australia. 

2231  brevis  C.  0.  Waterh.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  1875,  p.  195. 

Rockhampton  j  Queensland. 

2232  corrosus  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  1875,  p. 

200. 
Tasmania. 

2233  emarginatus  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875, 

p.  198. 
Australia. 

2234  excisus  C.  0.  Waterh.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  197. 

Port  Denison ;  Queensland. 

2235  gracilis  CO.  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  200. 

Sydney ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2236  Hopeanus  Westw.     Ann  Nat  Hist.,  VIII.,  1842,  p.  457  ; 

Trans.   Ent.  Soc,   IV.,  1845,  p.  81,   t.  5,  f.  3  ;  Lacord. 
Gen.  Alt.,  t.  29,  f.  3  ;  0.  O.  Waterh.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc, 
Lond.,  1875,  p.  197. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2237  latus  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  193. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

2238  longitarsis  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875, 

p.  194. 
South  Australia. 

2239  Macleayanus  Westw.      Mon.,  p.  82;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV., 

2,  p.  211  ;  C.  0.  Waterh.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875, 
p.  199. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2240  Mellyanus  Westw.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  VIII.,  1842,  p.  457; 

Mon.,  p.  82;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  211. 
West  Australia. 


52        CATALOGUE   OF   THE    DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2241  obscurus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,    N,   S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  188. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2242  parvulus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1871, 

p.  189. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2243  Raddonanus  Westw.     Ann.  Nat.  His.,  VIII.,  1842,  p.  417; 

Mon.,  p.  82  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  212. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria, 

2244  rufus  Hope.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  424  ;  Westw., 

Mon..  p.  83,  t.   5,   f.  4;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  212. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

2245  rugosicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  188. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2246  sexdentatus  C.  O.  Waterh.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875, 

p.  199. 
Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

2247  sordidus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.  p.  215  ;  Durville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3,  ed.,  p.   164;  C.   0.   Waterh.     Trans.  Ent. 
Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  198. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2248  spurius  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.   Soc,  XII.,    1818,   p.   462; 

W.  S.  Macleay,  Hor.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  140,  t.  2,  f.  15. 
Kirbyanus  Westw.     Mon.,  p.  80 ;  C.  0.    Waterh.,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  Lend.,  1875,  p.  193. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2249  variolosus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  188  ;  C.  0.  Waterh.,  Trans.    Ent.   Soc,   Lond., 
1875,  p.  194. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

EPHOLCIS.    C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

2250  divergens  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1875,  p.  192. 

Endeavour  River,  Cape  York,  &c,  N.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  53 

CALONOTA.     Hope. 

2251  lineata  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  98. 

hilaris  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  220. 
Colymbomorpha  lineata  Blanch. 
Western  Australia. 

PHYLLOCOCERUS.     C.  0.  Watevhouse. 

2252  purpurascexs   C.   O.  Waterh.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  1876,  (4), 

XVII. ,  p.  71. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

XYLONYCHUS.     Blanchard. 

2253  Eucalypti    Boisd.     Voy.     Astrol.,     1835,    Col.,    p.    186  ; 

Burm.,   Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  223;  W.   S.  Macleay,  Dej. 
Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  172. 
New  South  Wales  and  Victoria. 

2254  l^tus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  218. 

Australia. 

2255  Metrosidert  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  223. 

Australia. 

2256  nigrescens  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  218. 

Tasmania. 

2257  Orpheus  Fauvl.     Bull.  Soc.  Linn.,  Normand,  VII.,  1862, 

p.  138,  t.  9,  f.  16-17. 
Australia. 

2258  piliger   Blanch.     Cat.    Coll.   Ent.,    1850,    p.    218 ;  Burm, 

Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  224. 
Tasmania. 

LIPARETRUS.    Guenn. 

2259  albohirtus  Masters. 

basalis  Macleay.     (name  prseocc.)     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  I.,  1863,  p.  130. 
Port  Denison ;   Queensland. 

2260  atratus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  196. 

Tasmania. 


54        CATALOGUE   OF   THE    DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2261  atriceps  Macleay.     Trans.  Eat.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1863, 

p.  128. 
Maryborough  ;  Gayndah,  &c. ;  Queensland. 

2262  basalis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  105. 

Tasmania. 

2263  concolor  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  169  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  200. 
picipemiis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1848,  p.  194. 
Tasmania  and  S.  Australia. 

2264  convexiusculus  Macleay.     Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

1883,  3,  VIII.,  p.  416. 
Queensland. 

2265  curtulus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  199. 

New  South  Wales. 

2266  discipennis  Guer.     Voy.  Coquille,  1830,  Col.,  p.  90,  t.  3,  f. 

10;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  195  ;  Durville,  Dej.  Cat., 
3  ed.,  p.  181. 
New  South  Wales. 

2267  discoidalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  129. 
Port  Denison  ;  Queensland. 

2268  erythropterus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  103. 

New  South  Wales. 

2269  erythropygus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  105, 

New  South  Wales. 

2270  ferrugineus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  105. 

New  South  Wales. 

2271  flavopilosus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  190. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2272  fulvohirtus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  189. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2273  glaber  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II,  1871, 

p.  191. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  55 

2274  glabratus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  200. 

Western  Australia. 

2275  hirsutus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  197. 

Western  Australia. 

2276  humilis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  105. 

Australia. 

2277  iridipennis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1848,  p.  194 ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  196. 
obscurus  Hombr.  et  Jacquin.     Voy.  Pole.  Sud.  Zool.,  t  8, 

f.  15. 
sylvicola  Blanch.     Voy.  Pole.  Sud.  Zool.,  IV.,  p.  127. 
South  Australia. 

2278  l^evis  Blanch.     Cat.  Col.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  104. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2279  Lottinii  Dupont.     Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.,  p.  212. 

Australia. 

2280  marginipennis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  103. 

New  South  Whales. 

2281  monticola  Eabr.     Syst.   Ent.,   p.   39  ;    Oliv.    Ent.,  I.,  (5), 

p.  77,  t.  6,  f.  57,  a-b. 
Australia. 

2282  nigricollis  Hope.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  225. 

Australia. 

2283  nigrinus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,   1848,  p.   193  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  198. 
South  Australia. 

2284  nudipennis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1848,  p.  194  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  (2;,  p.  196. 
South  Australia, 

2285  pallidus  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.   Wales,   II., 

1871,  p.  190. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2286  parvulus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.    Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  190. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


56         CATALOGUE    OP    THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

2287  ph^enicopterus  Germ.      Linn.  Ent.,   III.,    1848,    p.    192; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2.  p.  197. 
South  Australia. 

2288  pilosus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1871, 

p.  190. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2289  poverus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  105. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2290  pruinosus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  195. 

Tasmania. 

2291  pygm^eus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  199. 

Western  Australia. 

2292  rubicund  us  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.    Wales,  I. 

1863,  p.  128, 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2293  rufipennis  Macleay,     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,   JST.    S.   Wales,  I., 

1863,  p.  129. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2294  rufiventris  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  191. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2295  sericeus  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1871, 

p.  189. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2296  striatus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  104. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2297  sylvicola  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.,  p.  39  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2, 

p.  198. 
convexus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835.     Col.,  p.  209  ;  W.  S. 

Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  181. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2298  tridentatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  191. 
Maryborough,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

2299  tristis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  104. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  57 

2300  unicolor  Masters. 

concolor  Macleay.     (name  pracoc.)     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  I.,  1863,  p.  129. 
Port  Denison  ;  Queensland. 

2301  uniformis  Blanch.     Cat   Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  104. 

Swan  River  ;  "VV.  Australia. 

2302  valgoides  Blanch      Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  105. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2303  vestitus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  103  ;  Voy.Pole, 

Sud.,  IV.,  p.  126,  t.  8,  f.  14. 
Tasmania. 

2304  xanthotrichus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  103. 

New  South  Wales. 

COLOBOSTOMA.    Blanchard. 

2305  rufipennis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  207  ;  Dej. 

Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  181  ;  Lacord.,  Gen.,  III.,  p.  202,  note  1 ; 
Burm.,  Handb.,  IV„  2,  p.  202. 

MICROTHOPUS.     Burmeister. 

2306  castanopterus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  202. 

Australia. 

AUTOMOLUS.     Burmeister. 

2307  angustulus  Burm.     Handb;,  IV..  2,  p.  203. 

Tasmania. 

COMOPHORUS.    Blanchard. 

2308  testaceipennis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  106. 

Australia. 

SCITALA.     Erichson. 

2309  ^nescens  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  233. 

Australia. 

2310  armaticeps   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  192. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 


58        CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

2311  aureorufa  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  113. 

New  South  Wales. 

2312  chlorotica  Gyllenh.     Schon.  Syn.  Ins.,  I.,  (3),  App.,  p.  93. 

Australia. 

2313  glabra  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  113. 

New  South  Wales. 

2314  nigrolineata  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  206  ;  W. 

S.  Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.  p.  181. 
languida  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  168  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IY.,  (2),  p.  232. 
Tasmania. 

2315  pruinosa  Dalni.     Anal.  Ent.,  1823,  p.  53;  Burm.,  Handb., 

IV.,  (2),  p.  231. 
Australis  Boisd.     Yoy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  208. 
geminata  Boisd.     Yoy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  206  ;  W.  S. 

Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  181. 

2316  pullata  Boisd.    Yoy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  207;  Latreille, 

Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  181. 
Australia. 

2317  rorida  Burm.     Handb.,  IY.,"(2),  p.  232. 

Australia. 

2318  rugosiceps  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  113. 

New  South  Wales. 

2319  rugosula  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.,  1869,  p.  123, 

pruinosa  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  113. 

2320  sericans  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  167  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IY.,  (2),  p.  232. 
Tasmania. 

2321  suturalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,  II, 

1871,  p.  192. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

HOMOLOTROPUS.     Macleay. 

2322  luridipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  193. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  59 

COLPOCHILA.      Blanchard. 

2323  crassiventris  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  107 

Swan  River,  W.   Australia. 

2324  Gouldi  Hope.     Ann.  Nat.  His.,  IX.,  1842,  p.  425. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2325  puxctulata  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  107. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2326  Roei  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  227, 

King  George's  Sound.     W.  Australia. 

HAPLONYCHA.     Blanchard. 

2327  Astrolabei  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  194. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

2328  badia  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  228. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2329  ciliata  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,   1835,  Col,   p.   195  ;  W.  S. 

Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.  179. 
Australia. 

2330  crinita  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,   2,  p.  229. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2331  gagatina  Burm.     Handb.,  IV,  2.  p.  228. 

Australia. 

2332  gigantea  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  226. 

Western  Australia. 

2333  iridescens  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent..  1850,  p.  108. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2334  obesa  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,   p.   193,   t.  9,  f.  6  j 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p,  228  ;  Durville,  Dej.  Cat.,  3, 

ed.,  p.  179. 
Tasmanica  Homb.  et  Jacquin.     Voy.  Pole.  Sud.  Atl ,  t.  8, 

f.  8. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2335  obscuricornis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.;  1850,  p.  108. 

New  South  Wales. 

2336  pectoralis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  108. 

Australia 


60      CATALOGUE   OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

2337  pinguis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1871, 

p.  193. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2338  ruficeps  Barm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  229. 

Swan  River ;  W.  Australia. 

2339  rugosa  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  229. 

Australia, 

2340  scutalis  Blanch,     Cat.  Coll.,  Ent.,  1850,  p.  108. 

Australia. 

2341  striatella  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  108. 

Australia. 

2342  Tasmanica  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1848,  p.  191  j  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV,  2,  p.  226. 
South  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

HETERONYX.     Guerin. 

2343  agrestis  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  234. 

Swan  River;  W.  Australia. 

2344  aphodioides  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  110. 

New  South  Wales. 

2345  Australis  Guer.     Voy.  Coquille,  1830,  Col,  p.  85,  t.  3,  f.  9. 

hepaticus  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  163. 
Tasmania. 

2346  castaneus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  194, 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2347  concolor  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  196. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2348  dimidiatus  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  143. 

Tasmania. 

2349  elongatus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent,  1850,  p.  109. 

New  South  Wales. 

2350  fumatus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  162. 

Tasmania. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  61 

2351  glabratus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  L,  p.  162. 

Tasmania. 

2352  granum  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  237. 

South  Australia. 

2353  holomel^nus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  109. 

New  South  Wales. 

2354  holosericeus  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc,    N.   S.   Wales, 

II.,  1871,  p.  194. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2355  infuscatus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  1ST.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  195. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2356  laticeps  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  237. 

Australia. 

2357  laticollis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  109. 

New  South  Wales. 

2358  nigellus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  164. 

obscurus  LeGuillou.     Rev.  Zool.,  1844,  I.,  p.  224. 
Tasmania. 

2359  nigricans  Burm.     Handb.,  IV,  (2),  p.  238. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2360  nigrita  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  110. 

New  South  Wales. 

2361  obesus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  236. 

Swan  River ;  W.  Australia. 

2362  oblongus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent,  1850,  p.  110, 

New  South  Wales. 

2363  obscurus  Blanch.     Cat.    Coll.    Ent.,   1850,    p.    110;    Voy. 

Pole.  Sud.,  IV.,  Zool.,  p.  120,  t.  8,  f.  12. 
Raffles  Bay  ;  N  Australia. 

2364  ovatus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  110. 

Tasmania. 

2365  pallidulus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  195. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 


62      CATALOGUE  OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP  AUSTRALIA, 

2366  pellucidus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  236. 

South  Australia. 

2367  piceus  Blanch,     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  110. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2368  pilosellus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  110. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2369  pilosus  Blanch.      Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  Ill;  Voy.  Pole. 

Sud.,  IT.,  Zool.,  p.  121,  t.  8,  f.  13. 
Baffles  Bay,  N.  Australia. 

2370  planatus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  237. 

South  Australia. 

2371  precox  Erichs.     Wiegm.,  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  165  ;  Blanch., 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  112  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p. 

238. 
Carpentarice  W.  S.  Macleay.     Dej.  Cat.  3,  ed.,  p.  179. 

Tasmania. 

2372  proximus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  235. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

2373  pubescens  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent,  Soc,  N.  S.   Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  194. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2374  rotundiceps  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  111. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2375  rubescens  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  111. 

Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

2376  rubriceps  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  109. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2377  ruficollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,   N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  196. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2378  rufomarginatus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  109. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2379  rugosipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  196. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2380  spadiceus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  238. 

Swan  Biver,  West  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  63 

2381  striatipennis  Blanoh.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  III. 

Tasmania. 

2382  subferrugineus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  235. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2383  substriatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  195. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2384  tempestivus  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  164. 

Tasmania. 

2385  unguiculatus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  239. 

Australia. 

2386  unicoloR  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  111. 

Tasmania. 

CAULOBIUS.     Le  Guillou. 

2387  cervinus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  1835,  Col.,  p.  208;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  207  ;  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  181. 
Australia. 

2388  modestus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850.  p.  112. 

New  South  Wales. 

2389  pubescexs  Erichs.    Weigm  Arch.,  1842, 1.,  p.  164;  Blanch., 

Voy.  Pole.  Sud.  Zool.,  IV.,  p.  122. 
villiger  Hombr.  et.  Jacquin.     Atl.,  t.  8,  f.  17. 
villosus  Le  Guillou.     Rev.  Zool.,  1844,  p.  224. 
Tasmania. 

2390  rufescens  Blanch.      Cat.   Coll.   Ent.,  1850,  p.   112;  Voy. 

Pole.  Sud.  Zool.,  IV.,  p.  123,  t.  8,  f.  11. 
Tasmania. 

ODONTONYX.     Macleay. 

2391  brunneipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.,  1871,  p.  197. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

HAPLOPSIS.     Blanchard. 

2392  lineoligera  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  103. 

grisea  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  206. 
Swan  River  ;   W.  Australia. 


64      CATALOGUE   OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

2393  pilosa  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  205. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

EURYCHELUS.     Blanchard. 

2394  marmoratus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  112. 

New  South  Wales. 

TELURA.     Erichson. 

2395  vitticollis  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.,    1842,   I.,  p.  169,  t.  4, 

f.  6  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.   214;  C.   O.   Waterh., 
Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  1877,  (4),  XIX.,  p.  256. 
Tasmania. 

DIPHYLLOCERA.     White. 

2396  Kirbyana  White.    Grey.  Journ.,  IT.,  App.,  p.  461 ;  Erichs., 

Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  II.,  p.  230. 
Western  Australia. 

NEPYTLS.     Erichson. 

2397  russula  Erichs.     Wiegm.   Arch.,    1842,  I.,  p.  166;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  240. 
Tasmania. 

PACHYTRICHA.     Hope. 

2398  castanea   Hope.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,    1843,    III.,    p.    282, 

t.  13,  f.  4,a-g;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  (2),  p.  242. 
Western  Australia. 

2399  minor  Sharp.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  1874,  XL,  p.  5. 

Western  Australia. 

2400  munda  Sharp.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  1874,  XL,  p.  3. 

Western  Australia. 

2401  pallets  Sharp.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  1874,  XL,  p.  4. 

Western  Australia 

2402  robusta  Sharp.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  1874,  XL,  p.  4. 

Western  Australia. 

2403  tecta  Sharp.     Ent.  Month.   Mag.,  1874,  XL,  p   5. 

N.  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  65 

RHIZOTROGUS.     Latreille, 

2404  Tasmanicus  Burin.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p   375. 

Tasmania. 

RHOPEA.      Erichson. 

2405  heterodactyla  Germ.      Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  p.  191  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  421. 

South  Australia  and  Victoria. 

2406  Verreauxi  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  160  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  421. 

LEPIDIOTA.     Hope. 

2407  squamulata  C.   O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,   1875,  II., 

p.  201. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

LEPIDODERMA.     C.  O.  Waterhouse. 

2408  albo-hirtum  C.  O.    Waterh.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  1875,  II., 

p.  202. 

Port  Bo  wen,  &c,  Queensland. 

HOLOPHYLLA.      Erichson. 

2409  furfuracea  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  426. 

Australia. 

PROCHELYNA.    Erichson. 

2410  heterodoxa  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  2,  p.  451. 

South  Australia. 

2411  rubella  Schauf.     Nunq.  Ot.,  1882,  III.,  p.  552. 

Australia. 

(XELOTHORAX.     Ancey. 

2412  Oberthueri  Ancey.     Le  Nat.,  1880.  II.,  p.  112. 

South  Australia 
5 


66      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

Sub-Family.     RUTELIDES. 
ANOPLOGNATHUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

2413  abnormis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.    Wales,  II., 

1873,  p.  359. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2414  analis  Dalm.     Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.,  L,  3,  App.,  p.  61  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  I.,  p.  440. 
viriditarsis  Leach.     Zool.  Misc.,  1815,  II.,  p.  44,  t.  75,  f.  2. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2415  Boisduvali  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol,,  Col.,  p.  171. 

2)ulchripes  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  I.,  p.  444. 

lineatus  Macleay.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1863, 

p.  18. 
Queensland.     (Widely  distributed). 

2416  srunnipennis  Gyllenh.     Schonh.   Syn.  Ins.,  I.,  3,  App.,  p. 

62  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV,  L,  p.  446. 
castaneipennis  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.,  II.,  p*  126. 
New  South  Wales. 

2417  chloropyrus  Drapiez.     Ann.  Sc.  gen.   Phys.,  Brux.,  1819, 

II.,  p.  44,  t.  16,  f.  4. 
nitidulus  Boisd.    Voy.  Astrol.,  Col.,  p.  176 ;  Burm.,  Handb., 

IV.,  L,  p.  444  ;  Durville,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  171. 
New  South  Wales. 

2418  concolor  Burm.     Handb.,  IV,  2,  p.  524. 

Clarence  River,  &c.  ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2419  dispar  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1873, 

p.  357. 
New  South  Wales. 

2420  Duponti  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  Col.,  p.  147. 

Tasmania  1 

2421  flavipennis  Boisd.     Voy.    Astrol.    Col.,    p.    176 ;    Burm., 

Handb.,  IV,  (1),  p.  447  ;  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  171. 
Blue  Mountains,  &c  ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2422  hirsutus  Burm.     Handb.,  IV.,  (1),  p.  447. 

orichalcicus  Sturm.     Cat.,  1843,  p.  118. 
Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  67 

2123  longipennis  Macleay.     Trons.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 
1873,  p.  356. 
Petersham,  near  Sydney. 

2424  mont anus   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.,  N.    S.   Wales,  II., 

1873,  p.  356. 
Monaro,  Bathurst,  &c. ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2425  nebulosus    Macleay.     Proc.   Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.    Wales,    I., 

1863,  p.  19. 
Rockhanipton,  Port  Denison,  &c  ;  Queensland. 

2426  Odewahnii  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,   II., 

1873,  p.  358. 
South  Australia. 

2427  Olivieri.  Dalm.     Schonh.   Syn.   Ins.,   I.,    (3),  App.,  p.  60  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  (1),  p.  441. 
impressus   Boisd.       Voy.    Astrol.    Col.,    p.    173  ;    W.    S. 

Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  171. 
Sieberi  Sturm.  Cat.,  1843,  p.  118. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2428  pallidicollis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  222. 

New  South  Wales. 

2429  parvulus   C.    O.  Waterh.     Ent.   Month.   Mag.,    1873,  X., 

p.  75. 
Eastern  Australia. 

2430  pectoralis  Burm.     Handb.,  IV,  (1),  p.  443. 

Monaro,  Bathurst,  &c  ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2431  porosus  Dalm.     Schonh.    Syn.  Ins.,  I.,   (3),  App., p.     63; 

Burm.  Handb.,  IV.,  (1),  p.  445. 
inustus  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  XII.,  p.  405. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

2432  quadrilineatus  C.   O.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond., 

1874,  p.  539. 
Queensland. 

2433  reticulatus    Boisd.     Voy.    Astrol.   Col.,    p.    169 ;    Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  (1),  p.  439. 
impressifrons  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  170. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Victoria. 


68      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2434  rhinastus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  221. 

Australia. 

2435  rubiginosus  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  IL, 

1873,  p.  358. 
New  England,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2436  rugosus  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,    XII.,  p.  405 ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,  1,  p.  442. 
modestus  Sturm.     Cat.,  1843,  p.  118. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2437  suturalis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  178  ;  Burm.,  Handb., 

IV.,  1,  p.  448. 
Tasmania. 

2438  velutinus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  181 ;  Burm.,  Handb., 

IV.,  1..  p.  445;  Gory.  Dej.  Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.  171. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2439  viridleneus  Donov.     Ins.  N.  Holl.,   1805,    t.    1  ;    Leach. 

Zool.  Misc.,  II.,  p.  44,  t.  75,  f.  1 ;  Burm.,  Handb.,   IV., 

1,  p.  438. 
ccesareus  Billberg.     Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.,  I.,  3,  App.,p.  58. 
Latreillei  Gyllenh.     Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.,   I.,  3,  App.,  p.   59. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2440  viridicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

1873,  p.  357. 
Darling  Downs,  Queensland. 

CALLOODES.      White. 

2441  ^neus  Waterh.     Ent.  Month.  Mag..  1868,  nr.}  49,  p.  1. 

Rockingham  Bay,  <kc,  Queensland. 

2442  Atkinsoni  Waterh.     Ent.  Month.  Mag..  1868,  nr.,  49,  p.  9. 

Rockingham  Bay,  Queensland. 

2443  Grayanus  White.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,    XV.,   1845.   p.  38; 

C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1874,  p.  539. 
Gayndah,  Rockampton,  Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

2444  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.    Wales,  II., 

1873,  p  360. 
Port  Denison,  Cleveland  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  G9 

2445  prasinus  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent,  Soc,  M.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1873, 

]>.  359. 

North  Australia. 

2446  Rayneri  Macleay.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1863, 

]).   19. 
Port  Denison,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

REPSIMUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

2447  iENEUS  Fabr.     Syst.    Ent.,   p.   34  ;    W.   S.   Macleay,   King, 

Surv.,  II.,  p.  440;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  1,  p.  449. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

2448  manicatus  Swartz.     Schonh.  Syn.  Ins  ,  I.,  3,  App.,  p.  64 ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  1,  p.  449. 
dytiscoides  W.  S.  Macleay.     Hor.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  114  ;  Fischer, 

Mem.  Mosc,  VI.,  1823,  p.  264,  t.  22,  f.  8. 
bracteatus  Drapiez.     Ann.  Gen.  Sc.  Phys.,  Brux.,  I.,  p.  135, 

t.  7,  f.  6. 
var.  Browni  W.  S.  Macleay.     Hor.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  144. 
New  South  Wales.     Victoria  *? 

2449  purpureipes  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  197. 
Gayndah  :  Queensland. 

ANOPLOSTETHUS.     Brulle. 

2450  opalinus   Brulle.      Hist.   Nat.,  III.,  p.   376;   Guer.,  Voy. 

Favor.,  p.  60  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV.,  1,  p.  464. 
King  George's  Sound,  Swan  River,  &c,  W.  Australia, 

2451  roseus  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  224. 

opalinus  Hombr.  at  Jacquin.     Voy.   Pole.  Sud.,  t.  8,  f.  1. 
Raffles  Bay,  N.  Australia. 

EPICHRYSUS.     TO  hite. 

2452  lamprimoides  White.    Journ.  disc.  App.,  II.,  p.  460  ;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV.,   1,  p.  465  ;  IV.,  2,  p.  527  ;  Lacord.,  Gen. 
Atl.,  t.  35,  f,  2. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


70      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

SCHIZOGNATHUS.     Burmeister. 

2453  Macleayi  Fischer.     M6m.  Mosc,    1823,   VI.,  p.  263,  t.  22, 

f.  8.     Boisd.  Voy.  Astro!.   Col.,    1835,   p.  184;  Burm., 
Handb.,  IV.,  1,  p.  462;  Kirby,  Dej.  Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.  171. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2454  nigripennis  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  224. 

N.  S.Wales. 

2455  prasinus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  184  ;  Burm.  Handb., 

IV.,  1,  p.  463,  et,  IV.,  2,  p.  527  ;  Guerin.,  Voy.  Favor., 
p.  62  ;  Dej.  Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.  171. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

AMBLYTERUS.      W.  S.  Macleay. 

2456  cicatricosus  Gyllenh.    Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.,  I.,  3,  App.,  p.  113. 

geminatus   W.  S.  Macleay.     Hor.   Ent.,  I.,  p.  142  ;  Guer. 

Jc,  B.6gn.  anim.  Ins.,  t.   24,  f.  7  ,  Burm.,  Handb.,  IV., 

1,  p.  457,  et.  IV.,  2  p.  526. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

AMBLOCHILUS.     Blanchard. 

2457  bicolor  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent,  1850,  p.  225. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

SAULOSTOMUS.      C.  0.  Water-house. 

2458  villosus  C.   O.  Waterh.      Trans.    Ent.  Soc,   Lond.,    1878, 

p.  225. 
Tasmania  and  Victoria. 

HOMOTROPUS,     C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

2459  luridipennis  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1878, 

p.  227. 
Australia. 

MESYSTOCHUS.     C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

2460  ciliatus  C.   0.   Waterh.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   Lond.,  1878, 

p.  228. 
Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales,  a  Southern  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  71 

Sub-Family.     DYNASTIDES. 

HETERONYCHUS.     Burmeistcr. 

2461  irregularis   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  199. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2462  picipes  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1871, 

p.  198. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

NOVAPUS.     Sharp. 

2463  crassus  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1875,  (3),  III.,  p.  39. 

South,  and  West  Australia. 

2464  simplex  Sharp.     Eev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1875,  (3),  III.,  p.  40. 

Western  Australia. 

PENTODON.    Hope. 

2465  guba  Kirby.     Trans.   Linn.   Soc,  XII.,  1818,  p.  459,  (gen. 

dub.) 

Australia. 

ISODON.     Hope. 

2466  Australasia   Hope.     Col.    Man.,   I.,  p.    97,  t.    3,  f.   12  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  106. 
New  South  Wales. 

2467  curtus  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  107. 

Western  Australia. 

2468  lavicollis   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  198. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2469  laticollis  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  107. 

Western  Australia. 

2470  puncticollis  Macleay.     Trans.  ^Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  197. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2471  subcornutus  Fairm.      Le  Nat.,  1879,  I.  p.  4£. 

Australia. 


72      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

CHIROPLATYS.     Hope. 

2472  curtus  Guer.     Voy.  Coquille,  1830,  Col.,  p.  81. 

Ixion  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  Col.,  p.   165  ;  Latreille,  Dej. 

Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  168. 
Australia  1 

2473  juvencus  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  110. 

Australia. 

2474  l^evipes  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  109. 

Australia. 

2475  latipes  Guer.     Voy.  Coquille,   1830,  Col.,  p.  80,  t.  3,  f.  1  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  109. 
porcellus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  Col.,  p.  164;  Reiche,  Ann. 

Fr.,  1859,  p.  9  ;  Durville,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  168. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2476  MiELius  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,   1842,  I.,  p.   158;  Burm., 

Handb.,  IV,  p.  110. 
Tasmania. 

2477  pecuarius  Reiche.     Ann.  Fr.,  1860,  p.  332. 

South  Australia. 

2478  subcostatus  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.,  XL,  p.  116. 

Australia. 

PERICOPTUS.     Burmeister. 

2479  truncatus  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent..  I.,  p.  6  ;  Oliv.,  Ent.,  I.,  3,  p. 

31,  t.   11  f.  103;  Burm.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  Ill  ;  Lacord., 
Gen.  Atl.,  t.  36,  f.  4. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

PIMELOPUS.     Erichson. 

2480  l^vis  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  176. 

Western  Australia. 

2481  nothus  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  176. 

Western  Australia. 

2482  porcellu§   Erichs.       Wiegm.    Arch.,    1842,    I.,    p.     160 ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  V..  p.  175. 
Tasmania. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  73 

NEPHROPODUS.     Sharp. 

2483  enigma  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1873,  (3),  I.,  p.  269. 

Cape  York  ;  N.  Australia. 

NEOCNEMIS.     Sharp. 

2484  punctata  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1875,  (3),  III.,  p.  42. 

Australia. 

HORONOTUS.     Burmeister. 

2485  duplex  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1875,  (3),  III.,  p.  48. 

Australia. 

2486  optatus  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1875,  (3),  III.,  p.  49. 

Australia. 
2187  variolicollis  Fairm.     Le.  Nat.,  1879,  I.,  p.  46. 
Port  Bowen  ;  Queensland. 

TEINOGENYS.    Sharp. 

2488  brevis  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1873,  (3),  I.,  p.  272. 

South  Australia. 

2489  nitidus  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1873,  L,  p.  271. 

Western  Australia. 

CAVONUS.     Sharp. 

2490  armatus  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1875  (3),  III.,  p.  44. 

Australia. 

CORYNOPHYLLUS.      Hope. 

2491  debilis    Fairm.      Bull,    Soc.    Ent.     Fr.    1877,    (5),    VII., 

p.  CV.  8. 
Australia. 

2492  Fortnuni  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  p.  112,  t.  6.  f.  4  ; 

p.  280,  t.  19,  f.  7. 
South  Australia. 

2493  Haroldi  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  1875.  (3),  III.,  p.  42. 

Australia. 

2494  Major  Sharp.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.,  (1873),  (3),  I.,  p.  273. 

A  ustralia  % 


74       CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OE   AUSTRALIA, 

2495  melas  Fairm.     Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  1877,  (5),  VII,  p.  CV ; 

Jour.  Mus.  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  87. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

DASYGNATHUS.      W.  S.  Macleay. 

2496  Australis  Boisd.     Voy.    Astrol.  Col.,   p.    167  ;  Durville., 

Dej.  Cat.,  3.  ed.,  p.  168. 
Australia. 

2497  Couloni  Burm.     Handb.,  V.  p.  205. 

Australia. 

2498  Dejeani  W.  S.  Macleay.     Hor.  Ent..  I.,  p.  141,  t.  2,  f.  17  ; 

Burm.,  Hand.,  V.,  p.  205  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.,  t.  37,  f.  2. 
var.  Aristides  Dej.  Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.   168. 
Australia. 

2499  Mastersi   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  199. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ORYCTES.     Illiger. 

2500  barbarossa  Fab.     Syst.   Ent.,  I.,  p.  12 ;  Oliv.  Ent.,,  I.,  3, 

p.  32,  t.  12,  £.  109,  a-b. 
Australia. 

2501  Mullerianus    White.       Proc.     Zool.    Soc,   1849,  p.   118, 

t.  58,  f.  4. 
Australia. 

2502  obscurus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.   Wales.  II., 

1871,  p.  200. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

SCAPANES.     Burmeister. 

2503  solidus  Burm.     Handb.,  V.,  p.  207. 

New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

XYLOTRUPES.     Hope. 

2504  Australicus  Thorns.     Arcan.  Nat.,  1859,  p.  18. 

New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  75 

CRYPTODUS.     W.  S.  Macleay. 

2505  caviceps  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  2  Ser.,  IV.,  1856,  p.  0, 

t.  1,  f.  6. 
Swan  River ;  \V.  Australia. 

2506  costulipennis  Fairm.    Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  1877,  (5),  VII., 

p.  CXXIX.;   Journ.  Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV..  p.  88. 
Australia. 

2507  creberrimus  Fairm.     Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  1877,  (5),  VII., 

p.  CXXIX.  ;  Journ.  Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  88. 
Sydney  ;  New  South  Wales. 

2508  cygnorum  Fairm.     Bull.   Soc.    Ent.    Fr.,    1877,  (5),  VII., 

p.  CXXIX.  ;  Journ.  Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV..  p.  90. 
Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2509  decipiens    Fairm.     Bull.   Soc.  Ent.    Fr.,    1877,   (5),  VII., 

p.  CXXIX.  ;  Journ.  Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  90. 
Peak  Downs ;  Queensland. 

2510  diffinis  Fairm.     Bull.    Soc.     Ent.    Fr.,    1877,    (5),    VII., 

p.    CXXVIII.;    Journ.    Mus.,    Godeffr.,    1879,    XIV., 
p.  87. 
Australia. 

2511  praternus  Fairm.     Bull.  Soc.   Ent.   Fr.,   1877,  (5),  VII., 

p.  CXXIX.  ■  Journ.  Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  90. 
Cleveland  Bay  ;  Queensland. 

2512  grossipes   Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.,   1877,   II.,  p.  166  ;  Journ. 

Mus.,  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  91. 
Cleveland  Bay ;  Queensland. 

2513  incornutus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  202. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

2514  neuter  Fairm.      Bull.  Soc.   Ent.  Fr.,    1877,  (5),  VII.,  p. 

CXXVIII ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.,   1879,  XIV.,  p.  87, 
Peak  Downs,   Queensland. 

2515  oblongoporus  Fairm.     Bull.  Soc,  Ent.  Fr.,  1877,  (5)  VII., 

p.  CXXVIII.  :  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV., p.  87. 
Queensland. 


76      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2516  obscurus  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.    Soc,   N.  S.   Wales,  II., 

1871,  p,  201. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2517  paradoxus  W.  S.  Macleay.     Hor.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  139. 

New  South  Wales. 

2518  passaloides  Germ.    Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1818,  p.  182  ;  Westw., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1856,  p.  5,  t.  1,  f.  5. 
South  Australia. 

2519  piceus   Germ.     Linn.   Ent.,   III.,   1848,   p.   190;    Westw., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  IV,,  1856,  p.  2,  t.  1,  f.  2. 
South  Australia. 

2520  platessa  Fairm.     Bull.  Soc.   Ent.  Fr.,   1877,   (5),  VII.,  p. 

CXXIX. ;  Journ.  Mms.  Godeffr..  1879,  XIV.,  p.  88. 
Gayndah,  Peak  Downs,  &c,  Queensland. 

2521  platyceroides  Fairm.     Jour.   Mus.   Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV., 

p.  89. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

2522  politus  Westw.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1856,  p.  4,  t.  1,  f.  4. 

Australia. 

2523  protensus  Fairm.     Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.,  1879,  XIV.,  p.  89. 

Australia. 

2524  rotundicollis  Fairm.     Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  1877,  (5),  VII., 

p.  CXXIX.  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.,   1879,  XIV.,  p.  89. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

2525  subcostatcs  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  201. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2526  Tasmanicus  Westw.     Proc  Ent.   Soc,  1841,  p.  34:  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1845.  p.  21,  t.  2,  f.  1  j  Lacord.,  Gen.  At!., 

t.  37,  f.  4. 
anthracinus  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  160. 
Tasmania. 

2527  variolosus  White.    Grey.  Journ.  Austral.,  II.,  459  ;  Westw. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1856,  p.  2.  t.  1,  f.  1. 
paradoxus  Westw.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1845,  p.  22,  t, 

2,  f.  1-2  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  145. 
Western  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  77 

SEMANOPTERUS.     Hope. 

2528  Adelaid.e  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  p.  281,  t.  19,  f.  81. 

South  Australia. 

2529  convexiusculus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.,  1871,  p.  201. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2530  depressiusculus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.,  1871,  p.  200. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2531  depressus  Hope.     Trans,  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  p.  282. 

South  Australia. 

2532  sub.equalis  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  p.  282. 

South  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     CETONIDES. 

LOMAPTERA.     Gory  et  Percheron. 

2533  aurata  Gestro.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  XIV.,  p.  6. 

Cornwallis  Island,  Torres  Straits. 

2534  Australis  Wallace.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Loncl,  1868,  3  Ser., 

IV,  p.  543. 
Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

2535  cinnamomea  Raffr.     Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VIII.,  p.  CII. 

Australia. 

2536  Duboulayi   Thorns.      Bull.    Soc.   Ent.   Fr.,   (5),   VIII.,   p. 

CXXXVIII. 
Rockingham  Bay,  N.  E.  Coast. 

2537  pulchripes  Thorns.     Bull.   Soc,  Ent.  Fr.,  1877,  (5),  VII., 

p.  LXXXIX. 
Fitzroy  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

2538  Yorkiana  Janson.     Cist.  Ent.,  II.,  p.  248. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

ISCHIOPSOPHA.    Gestro. 

2539  Deyrollei  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc.  ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VIII.,  p.  CII. 

Australia. 


78      CATALOGUE   OP   THE  DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF    AUSTRALIA, 

HEMIPHARIS.     Burmeister, 

2540  insularis  Gory  and  Perch.      (Schizorrhina).     Mon.,  p.  160, 

t.  27,  f.  5  ;  Burra.,  Handb.,  III.,  p.  532. 
Northern  Queensland.      (Widely  distributed). 

2541  Lansbergei  Gestro.  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  1876.  VIII.,  p.  517. 

N.  W.  Australia.      (Nickol  Bay). 

2542  speciosa  Janson.     Cist.  Ent.,  1873,  I.,  (6),  p.  134. 

N.  W.  Australia.     (Nickol  Bay). 

PH^OPHARIS.     Kraatz. 

2543  Browni  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  XII.,  p.  465,  t.  23,  f.  6  ; 

Gory   et   Perch.,    Mon.,    p.    158,   t.   27,   f.    2;    Kraatz, 
Deutsche  Ent.  Zeit.,  1880,  XXIV.,  p.  184. 

Brunoni  Burm.      Handb.,  III.,  p.  522. 

Interior  of  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

PANGLAPHYRA.     Kraatz. 

2544  Duboulayi  Thorns.      Anu.   Soc,  ent.   Fr.,  1879,  (5),  IX., 

Bull.,  p.  XCVL  ;  Kraatz,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV., 
1880,  p.  184. 
North  Australia. 

DILOCHROSIS.     Thomson. 

2545  atripennis  Macleay.     (Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N. 

S.  Wales,  1862,  I.,  p.  13. 
Northern  parts  of  N.   S.    Wales,  and    Southern   parts  of 
Queensland. 

2546  Bakewelli  White.    (Schizorrhina).    Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  1859, 

p.  290 ;  Proc.  Zool.  Soc,  1859,  p.  119,  t.  58,  f.  7. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2547  castanea  Janson.     Cist.  Ent.,  1873,  I.,  p.  133. 

N.  W.  Australia.     (Nickol  Bay). 

2548  sub-foveata  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc.  ent.  Fr.,  1878,  (5),  VIII., 

p.  XXXI. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  79 

2549  torrida  Janson.     (Hemipharis).     Cist.  Ent.,  Vol.,  I.,  1874, 

P237. 
N.  W.  Australia.      (Nickol  Bay). 

DYSDIATHETA.     Kraatz. 

2550  vicina  Janson.     (Diaphonia).     Cist.  Ent.,  Vol.  I.,  1873,  p. 

138  ;  Kraatz,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV.,  1880,  p.  187. 
Western  Australia. 

DYSECTODA.     Kraatz. 

2551  Digglesi  Janson.    Cist.  Ent.,  Vol.  I.,  1874,  p.  238,  t.  7,  f.  1. 

Queensland. 

2552  dispar  Newman.      Ann.   Nat.   Hist.,   2  ser.,  IV.,  p.  336  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  III.,  p.  798. 
Penelope  Newm.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  2  ser.,  IV.,  p.  336, 
Ulysses  Newin.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  2  ser.,  IV.,  p.  336. 
Queensland. 

EUPCECILA.    Burmeister. 

2553  Australasia  Donov.     (Schizorrhina).  Epit.  Ins.,  t.  1,  f.  1 ; 

Gory  et  Perch.  Mon.,  p.  161,  t.  28,  £.  1 ;  Burm.,  Handb., 

III.,  p.  540. 
Panzeri  Swartz.     Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.,  1,3,  App.,  p.  50. 
Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales,  Queensland. 

2554  inscripta  Janson.    Cist.  Ent..  Vol.  I.,  1873,  p.  180,  t.  4,  f.  6. 

Western  Australia. 

2555  Miskini  Janson.     Cist.  Ent.,  Vol.  II.,  p.  136,  t.  1,  f.  4. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

2556  neglecta  (Dej.  Cat,).     Thorns.  Bull.  Soc.  Ent.,  Fr.  (5),  X., 

1880,  p.  XC. 
Western  Australia. 

CAMILLA.     Thomson. 

2557  decorticata  Macleay.       (Schizosrhina).     Trans.   Ent.  Soc, 

N.  S.  Wales.,  I..  1862,  p.  17  ;  Thomson.  Le  Naturaliste, 
II.,  p.  294. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 


80      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF    AUSTRALIA, 

LYRAPHORA.      Kraatz. 

2558  assimilis     Macleay.      (Schizorrhina.)       Trans.    Ent.     Soc, 

N".  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862,  p.  17. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

2559  Deyrollei  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc.   ent,,  Fr.   (5),  VIII.,  1878, 

p.  XL 
Australia, 

2560  gratiosa  Blanch.       (Schizorrhina),    Cat.    Col.   Ent.,    1850, 

I.,  p.  22. 
Moreton  Bay. 

2561  obliquata  Westw.     (Schizorrhina),  Arcan.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  103, 

t.  28,  f.  1 ;  Janson.  Cist.  Ent.,  VIIL,  1874,  p.  241,  t.  7, 
f,  4. 
Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales. 

2562  ocellata  Macleay.      (Schizorrhina),  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  t,  1862,  p.  16. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2563  palmata  Schaum.  (Schizorrhina).      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Loncl., 

1848,  p.  73,  t.  8,  f.  4;  C.  A.   Dohrn.,   Stett.  Ent.  Zeit., 
1875,  XXXVI,  p.  212. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ABLACOPUS.     Thomson. 

2564  trapezifera  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Er..  (5),  VIII,  1878, 

p.  XXXI. 
Australia. 

POLYSTIGMA.     Kraatz. 

2565  octopunctata  Barm.  (Schizorrhina).     Handb.,  III.,  p.  540  ; 

Kraatz.,  Deutsche,  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV,  1880,  p.  191. 
New  South  Wales. 

2566  punctata  Donov.  (Schizorrhina).     Epit.   Ins.  t.  1  ;  Gory  et 

Perch.,  Mon.,  p.  164.  t.  28,  f.    4;  Burm.,    Handb.,    III., 
p.  541. 
Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE   MASTERS.  81 

NEORRHINA.     Kraatz. 

2567  ochracea  Westw.  (Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond., 

2  Ser.,  III.,  p.  73,  t.  7,  f.  8. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

MICROPCECILA.     Kraatz. 

2568  Breweri   Janson.       Cist.     Ent.,    Vol.    L,    1873,    p.    139  ; 

Kraatz.,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV.,  1880,  p.  192. 
Western  Australia. 

2569  cincta  Donov.     Epit.    Ins.   N.   Holl ;  Boisd.,   Voy.  Astrol. 

Col.,  p.  222  ;  Gory  et  Perch.,  Mon ,  p.  168,  t.  29,  f.  4. 
circumcincta  Dej.,  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  190. 
fulvocincta  Blanch.      Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  p.  23. 
New  South  Wales. 

CACOCHROA.    Kraatz. 

2570  gymnopleura  Fischer   (Schizorrhina).      Mem.   Mosc,    VI. 

1823,  p.    257,   t.    22,  f.   4  ;   Boisd.,  Voy.   Astrol.    Col., 

p.   219;  Gory  et  Perch.,    Mon.,  p.  165,  t.  28,  f.  5  ;  W. 

S.  Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  189. 
var.   concolor  Gory   et  Perch.,   Mon.,  p.    165,  t.   28,  f.  6; 

Kirby,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  189. 
var.  tenebricosa  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  189. 
var.  rugicollis  Kraatz.,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV.,  1880, 

p.  194. 
New  South  Wales. 

2571  variabilis   Macleay   (Schizorrhina).     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  X. 

S.  Wales,  I.,  1862,  p.  15  ;  Kraatz  ,  Deutsche.  Ent  Zeit., 
XXIV,  1880,  p.  194. 
Port  Denison,  Rockhampton,  &c. ;  Queensland. 

APHANESTHES.     Kraatz. 

2572  pullata  Janson  (Eupoecila).     Cist.    Ent.,    Vol.    I.,    1873, 

p.  140,  t.  7,  f.  5  ;  Kraatz.,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV., 

1880,  p.  195. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 
6 


82      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

CHLOROBAPTA.     Kraatz. 

2573  Besti    Westw.   (Schizorrhina),     Arcan.    Ent.,    I.,    p.    103, 

t.    28,   f.   2;    Kraatz.,    Deutsche.    Ent.    Zeit.,    XXIV., 
1880,  p.  195. 
Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales 

2574  frontalis  Donov.    (Schizorrhina),    Epit.    Ins.,   t.    1,  f.    2  ; 

Gory    et   Perch.,    Mon.,    p.    163,    t.    28,   f.    3;    Burni., 

Handb.,  III.,  p.  536. 
var.  Cunninyhami  Gory  et  Perch.,  Mon.,  p.  162,  t.  28,  f.  2. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed.) 

2575  viridisignata    Macleay    (Schizorrhina).       Macleay,    Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862,  p.  15. 
King  George's  Sound  ;  W.  Australia. 

CLITHRIA.     Burmeister. 

2576  eburneoguttata  Blanch.     Cat.  Coll.  Ent.,  1850,  p.  23. 

Moreton  Bay.  , 

2577  eucnemis  Burm.     (Schizorrhina).      Handb.,  Ill,,  p.  537. 

Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales. 

2578  incana  Macleay.     (Cetonia).    Trans.  Ent.  Soc  ,  N.  S.  Wales, 

I.,  1862,  p.  19. 
Kockhampton,  Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

TBJCHAULAX.     Kraatz. 

2579  concinna  Janson.     (Schizorrhina).     Cist.  Ent.,  Vol.  I.,  1873, 

p.  134,  t.  VI.,  f.  3  ;  Kraatz,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV., 
1880,  p.  196. 
N.  W.  Australia.     (Nickol  Bay). 

2580  Donov ani  Thorns.     Typi.  Cetonid.,  1878,  p.  23. 

Australia. 

2581  Kirbyi  Thorns.     Typi.  Cetonid.,  1878,  p.  22. 

Australia. 

2582  marginipennis  Macleay.     (Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Ent.  Soc, 

N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862,  p.  13. 
Nortoni  Butler.     Ann.   Nat.   Hist.,  XVI.,   1865,  p.    161; 

Proc.  Zool.  Soc,  1865,  p.  730,  f.  3,  a. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  83 

2583  Philipsii  Scbreib.     (Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  VI., 

1802,  p.  103,  t.  20,  f.  4  ;  Gory  et  Perch.,  Mon.,  p.  158, 
t.  27,  f.  2  ;  Burm.,  Handb.,  III.,  p.  534. 

var.  carinata  Donov.  Epit.  Ins.,  t.  1 ;  W.  S.  Macleay,  III. 
Zool.  Afr.,  III.,  p.  28. 

New  South  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2584  trichopyga  Thorns.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  1878,  Bull.,  p.  X. ; 

Thorns.,  Typi.   Cetonid.,  p.  22. 
New  South  Wales. 

PLATEDELOSIS.     Kraatz. 

2585  Bassii  White.     (Schizorrhina).     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  XX.,  p. 

264,  c    f.  ;  Proc.  Zool.   Soc,   1856,  t.  41,  f.  8  ;  Kraatz, 
Deutsche   Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV.,  1880,  p.  198. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2586  velutina    Macleay  (Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Ent,  Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  L,  1862,  p.  14. 
Port  Denison  ;  Queensland. 

SCHIZORRHINA.     Kirby. 

2587  atropunctata  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.    Soc,  XII.,   p.   464  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  III.,  p.  534. 
quadripunctata  Gory  et  Perch.  Mon.,  p.  157,  t.    27,  f.  1. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

2588  Mastersi   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent,  Soc,    N.    S.    Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  202. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2589  neva  Gestro.     Ann.  Mus.  GenoY.,  XIV.,  p.  15. 

Thursday  Island;  Torres  Straits. 

2590  nigrans  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    N.    S.    Wales,    II., 

1871,  p.  203. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2591  pulchra   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    N.    S.    Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  203. 
Pine  Mountain,  Gayndah,  &c  ;  Queensland. 

2592  Schrebersi  Thorns.     Typi.  Cetonid..  p.  23. 

Australia 


84      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTEEtA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2593  viridicuprea  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1871,  p.  204. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

DIAPHONIA.     Newman. 

2594  dorsalis  Donov.      (Schizorrhina).      Epit    Ins,,  t.   1,  f.   1  ; 

Burm.,  Handb.,  III.,  p.  536. 
Hookeri  Swartz.      Schiinh.    Syn.  Ins.,  I.,    3,  App.,  p.  49  ; 

Gory  et  Perch.,  Mon.,  p.  172,  t.  30,  f.  4. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia. 

2595  luteola  Janson.     Cist.  Ent..  Vol.  I.,  1873,  p.  137. 

Western  Australia. 

2596  nigriceps  Blanch.     (Schizorrhina)     Cat.  Coll.  Ent,  1850,  p. 

23. 
Western  Australia. 

2597  Parryi  Janson.      Cist.  Ent.,  Vol.  I.,  1873,  p.  135,  t.  6,  f.  4. 

South  Australia. 

2598  semi-nigra  Kraatz.     Deutsche.   Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV.,  p.  208. 

South  Australia. 

MELOBASTES.     Thomson. 

2599  xanthopyga  Germ.      (Schizorrhina).       Linn.  Ent,  III.,  p. 

195  ;  Thomson,  Le  Naturaliste,  II.,  p.  294. 
South  Australia. 

TAPINOSCHEMA.    Thomson. 

2600  impar   Maclea)r.       (Schizorrhina).       Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  I.,   1862,  p.   14;  Thorns.,  Le  Naturaliste,  II.,  p 
294. 
Rockhampton,  Gayndah,  <fcc,  Queensland. 

HEMICHNOODES.    Kraatz. 

2601  Mniszechii  Janson.    (Diaphonia).    Cist.  Ent,  Vol.  I.,  1873, 

p.  179,  t  VI.,  f.  2  ;  Kraatz,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit,  XXIV., 
1880,  p.  201. 
Esperance  Bay,  N.  W.  Australia. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  85 

P.ECILOCEPHALA.     Kraatz. 

2602  8UCOINEA  Hope.     (Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond., 

III.,  1843,  p.  281  ;  Kraatz,  Deutsche.  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV., 
1880,  p.  202. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

METALLESTHES.     Kraatz. 

2603  lacunosa  Janson.    (Diaphonia).     Cist.    Ent.,  Vol.  I.,  1874, 

p.  239,  t.  7,  f.  3  ;  Kraatz,  Deutsche,  Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV., 
1880,  p.  202. 
Western  Australia. 

2604  maura  Janson.    (Diaphonia).     Cist.    Ent.,    Vol.    I.,    1874, 

p.  240,  t.  7,  f.  7. 
Western  Australia. 

2605  metallescens    White.    (Schizorrhina).       Proc.    Zool.    Soc, 

1859,  p.  119,  t.  58,  f.  8. 
South  Australia. 

2606  ruficornis  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1874,  p.  477, 

t.  8,  f.  6. 
South  Australia.     Borneo  1 

2607  rugosa  Schaum.    (Schizorrhina).     Trans.    Ent.  Soc,  Lond., 

V.,  1848,  p.  74,  t.  11,  f.  6. 
Australia. 

2608  unicolor  Macleay,  (Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  I.,  1862,  p.  15. 
King  George's  Sound ;  W.  Australia. 

CHONDROPYGA.     Kraatz. 

2609  gulosa  Janson,    (Diaphonia).     Cist.   Ent.,  1.,  1873,  p.  136, 

t.  6,  f.  5  ;  Kraats,  Deutsche.     Ent.  Zeit.,  XXIV.,  1880, 
p.  203. 
Victoria  ;  Merhnbula,  N.  S,  Wales. 

2610  hirticeps  Macleay,  ( Schizorrhina).     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S. 

Wales,  II.,  1871,  p.  203. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 


86      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2611  notabilis  White,    (Schizorrhina).      Stokes   Voy.    Ins.,    I., 

p.  506,  t.  1,1  5. 

Western  Australia. 

CETONIA.     Fabricius. 

2612  advena  Janson.     Cist.  Ent.,  II.,  p.  200. 

Cape  York  ;  N".  Australia. 

2613  fasciculata   Macleay      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,  L, 

1862,  p.  19. 
Illawarra  ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

2614  fulgens  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862, 

p.  18. 
.Rockhampton  ;  Queensland. 

2615  tibialis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  K  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862, 

p.  18. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

GLYCYPHANA.     Burmeister. 

2616  bruxnipes    Kirby.     Trans.    Linn.    Soc,    XII.,    p.    465  ; 

Schaum.,  Ann.  Fr.,  1849,  p   263. 
conspersa  Gory  et  Perch.      Mon.,  p    287,  t.  56  f.  1  ;  Burm. 

Handb.,  III.,  p.  353. 
obscura  Donov.     Epit.  Ins.  (forte). 
viridiobscura  Dej.      Cat.,  2  ed.,  p.  173. 
var.  fasciata  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  50  ;  Burm.  Handb., 

III.,  p.  354. 
var.  perversa  Schaum.     Ann.  Fr.,  1844,  p.  371. 
var.  stolata  Fabr.     Syst.  EL,  II.,  p.  153. 
New  South  Wales  and  Queensland. 

MICROVALGUS.     Kraatz. 

2617  castaneipennis  Macleay,   (Valgus).     Traus.    Ent.    Soc,  N. 

S.  Wales,  II.,  1871,  p.  205. 
Gayndah ;  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  87 

2618  Lapeyrousei    Gory,  et  Perch,  (Valgus).     Mon.,  p.  80,  t.  9, 

f.    1  ;  Burin.    Handb.,   Ill ,   p.    727  ;  Kraatz  Deutsche, 
Ent.  Zeit.,  1883,  XXVII.,  p.  374. 
New  South  Wales  and  Victoria. 

2619  nigrinus    Macleay,    (Valgus).     Trans.     Ent.     Soc,  .  N.    S. 

Wales,  II.,  1871,  p.  205. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

Family.     B  UPRESTID^E. 

CYRIA.     Solier. 

2620  elateroides  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Loncl.,  1872,  p.  244. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2621  imperialis  Donov.     Epit.   Ins.  N.  Holl.,  t.  7,  f.  3  ;  Fabr., 

Syst.  EL,  II.,  p.  204;  Lap.  et  Gory,  Mon.,  I.,  p.  19,  t. 

5,  f.  20. 
var.   Australis   Boisd.      Voy,   Astrol.,   II.,  p.  62  ;    Lap.  et 

Gory,  Mon.,  I.,  p.  20,  t.  5,  f.  21  ;    Durville,   Dej.  Cat.,  3 

eel.,  p.  85. 
var.  gag  cites  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  1. 
Australia.     Widely  distributed. 

2622  vittigera  Lap.  et  Gory.    Mon.,  I.,  p.  21,  t.  5,  f.  22  ;  Saund., 

Trans,  Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  3,  t.  1,  f.  3  ;  Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  6. 
King  George's  Sound,  Swan  River,  &c,  W.  Australia, 

DIADOXUS.     H.  Deyrolle.     (MS.) 

2623  erythrurus  (Stigmodera  erythrura).  White,  Stokes.     Voy. 

I,  p.  507,  t.   1,  f.  7 ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p. 

4;  t.  1,  f.  5. 
Anthaxia  pistacina  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  10. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

2624  scalaris  Lap.   et.   Gory.      Mon.,   I.,  p.   141,  t.  35,  £.  193; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  4,  t.  1,  f.  4. 
Anthaxia  Erichsoni  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  10. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 


88      CATALOGUE  OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

CHALCOPHORA.     Solier. 

2625  Ajax  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  8oc,  Lond.,  1872,  p.  245,  t.  IV., 

f.  6. 
Chalcotcenia  Ajax  Saund. 

Queensland. 

2626  albivittis  Hope.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  214; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Londv,  1868,  p.  6,  t,  1,  f.  7. 
Buprestis  albivittis  Hope. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  and  Tasmania. 

2627  aurofoveata  Saund.     Journ.    Linn.  Soc.,  X.,  p.  334,  t.  10, 

f.  6. 

North  West  Australia. 

2628  Australis  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupres.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  19. 

Australia. 

2629  Australasia  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1872,  p.  248, 

t.  6,  f.  6. 
Chalcotcenia  Australasias  Saund. 
North  West  Australia. 

2630  cuprascens  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  203. 

Chalcotcenia  cwprascens  Waterh. 
Port  Bowen  ;  Queensland. 

2631  elongata  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  203. 

Chalcotcenia  elongata  Waterh. 

Port  Bowen ;  Queensland. 

2632  Fairmairei  Masters. 

*Australis  Fairm.     Journ.    Mus.,   Godeffr.,    XIV,    1879, 

p.  96, 
Chalcotcenia  Australis  Fairm. 
Kockhampton ;  Queensland. 

•  Name  previously  used  by  Thomson. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  80 

2633  farinosa  Fab.     Syst.  Ent.,  p.  219  ;  Lap.   et  Gory,  Mon.,  I. 

Chrysod,  p.  21,  t.  5,  f.  28. 
Bwprestis  farinosa  Fab. 
var.  (1)  ventricosa  Oliv.     Ent.,    II.,   gen.    32,   p.    36,   t.  6, 

f.  03,  a-b. 
North  Australia. 

2634  gigas  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  208; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  5.  t.  1,  f.  6. 
Chrysodema  gigas  Hope. 
Queensland. 

2635  Goryi  Bohem.     Ees.  Eugen.,  1S58,  p.  59. 

New  South  Wales. 

2636  l^ta  C.  O.  Waterh.     Ann.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.,  1884,  p.  371. 

Queensland, 

2637  Lamberti  Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.,    I.,    p.    14,   t.   4,   f.    18 ; 

Saund.,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond..  1868,   p.  7,  t.  1.  f.  8  ; 

Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  9. 
Chrysodema  Lamberti  Lap.  et.  Gory. 
New  South  Wales. 

2638  Martinii  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1872,  p.  247. 

Ghalcotcenia  Martinii  Saund. 
North. West  Australia. 

2639  occidentalis  Waterh.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1875,  p.  205. 

Chalcotcenia  occidentalis  Waterh. 
West  Australia. 

2640  pistor  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.  25,  t.  6,  f.  33. 

Chrysodema  pistor  Lap.  et  Gory. 
Northern  parts  of  Australia. 

2641  pyritosa  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  58. 

New  South  Wales. 

2642  quadriimpressa   Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  1875, 

p.  204. 
Chalcotcenia  quadriimpressa  Waterh. 


90      CATALOGUE   OF    THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2643  quadrisignata   Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1872,  p. 

245,  t.  6,  f.  4. 
Chalcotcenia  quadrisignata  Saund. 
Queensland. 

2644  Salamandri    Thorns.      Bull.    Soc.    Ent.    Fr.,   (5),   IX.,   p. 

CLVIII. 
Chalcotcenia  Salamandri  Thorns. 
Australia. 

2645  superba  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1872,  p.  246,  t. 

6.  f.  2. 
Chalcotcenia  superba  Saund. 
Nickol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

2646  Telamon  Fairm.     Journ.  Mus.  Godeflr.,  XIV.,  1879,  p.  96  ; 

Pet.  Nouv.,  II.,  p.  166. 
Chalcotcenia  Telamon  Fairm. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2647  venerea  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  431,  t.  1Q,  f.  7. 

North  Australia. 

2648  vittata  Waterh.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  (5),  VII..  p.  462. 

Chalcotaziiia  vittata  Waterh. 
Queensland 

NASCIO.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2649  carissima  Waterh.      Ann.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.,  (5),  IX.,  p.  51. 

New  South  Wales. 

2650  Parryi  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1845,  p.  103; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  9,  t.  1,  f.  11. 
Saundersi  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond,  1846,  p.  213; 

White,  Stokes,  Voy.,  I.,  t.  1,  f.  3. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia  and  Tasmania. 

2651  vetustus   Boisd.     Voy.    Astrol.    Col.    p.    85  ;  Lap.  et  Gory, 

Mon.,  L,  p.  2,  t.  1,  f.  1. 
New  South  Wales  and  Victoria. 

2652  vieidis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1872, 

p.  239. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  91 

2653  xanthura  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  Agril.,  p.  30,  t.  7, 
f.  38;  Saund.,  Trans.  Eut.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  8,  t.  1, 
f.  10  •  Hope,  Bupr.j  p.  13. 

Australia. 

BUPRESTIS.     Liniu'. 

54  aukaxtiopicta   Lap.   et   Gory.     Mon.,  I.,   p.   132  ;  Saund., 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  7,  t.  4,  f.  6. 
GuUelmi  White.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.,  1859,  p.  120,  t.  59,  f.  2. 
decostiyma  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  7. 

2655  decemnotata  Lap.  et  Gory.      Mon.,  I.,  p.  133. 

auraatiopicta  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  t.  33,  f.  183. 
Australia. 

2656  discoidea  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  L,  p.  130,  t.  33,  f.  180. 

Australia. 

ASTR^EUS.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2657  flavopictus  Lap.  et.  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.  2,  t.  i,  f.  1. 

New  South  Wales. 

2658  Masters [  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,  N.  S.    Wales.,  II., 

1872,  p.  2i0. 

Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 

2659  navarchis  Thorns.     Rev.  and  Mag.  Zool.,  1856,  p.  115,  t.  6, 

f.  2. 
Australia. 

2660  Samouellei  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  10, 

t.  1,  f.  12  j  Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  6. 
New  South  Wales. 

BUBASTES.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2661  sphjEnoida  Lap.  et  Gory,  Mon.,  I.,  p.  2,  t.  1,  f.  1. 

Australia. 


92      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

EURYBIA.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2662  chalcodes  Lap.  et  Gory.    Mon.,  II.,  p.  1,  t.  1,  f.  1 ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,    Lond.,  1868,  p.  11,  t.  1,  f.  13  ;  Hope, 
Bupr.,  p.  12. 
Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

BRISEIS.     Laferte. 

2663  conica  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.  118,  t.  30,  f  162. 

Australia. 

CINYRA.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2664  spilota  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  219  ; 

Saund.,  Trans,   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  11,  t.  4,  f.  32. 
Cisseis  spilota  Hope. 
Australia. 

TORRESITA.     Deyrolle.     (i.  litt.) 

2665  chrysochloris   Lap.    et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  Bupr.,  p.  122,  t. 

31,  f.  169  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p,  12, 
t.  l.f.   22. 
Biqwestis  chrysochloris  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  7. 

New  South  Wales. 

2666  cuprifera  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  XII.,  p.  457  ;  Lap. 

et  Gory,  Mon.,  I.,  p.  119,  t.  30,  f.  163;  Saund.,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  13,  t.  1,  f.  23. 
chrysoptera  Latr.     Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  90. 
Bwprestis  cuprifera  Kirby. 
Anthaxia  cuprifera  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  10. 
New  South  Wales. 

MELOBASIS.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2667  apicalis    Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc,    N.    S.   Wales,    II., 

1872,  p.  241. 
Gayndah  ;  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  93 

2668  azureipennis   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,    N.    S.    Wales, 

II.,  1872,  p.  240. 

Gayndah,  Rockhampton,  &c  j  Queensland. 

2669  chrysoptera  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Ent.,  II.,  p.  95. 

Australia. 

2670  costata   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.,    N.    S.    Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  241. 

Gayndah ;  Queensland. 

2671  cupreovittata  Saund.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  XIII.,  p.  155. 

Gawler  ■  S.  Australia. 

2672  cupriceps  Kirby.     Trans.   Linn.   Soc.,   XII.,  p.  457  ;  Lap. 

et  Gory,  Mon.,  I.,  p,  119,  t.  30,  f.  164. 
viridinitens  Boisd.      Voy.  Astrol.,  Col.,  p.  94  ;   Dej.,  Cat.  3 
ed.,  p.  90;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  15, 
t.  1,  f.  16. 

var.  iriclescetis  Lap   et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.  121,  t.  31,  f.  167  ; 
Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  8. 

New  South  Wales. 

2673  cyanipennis  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  59. 

New  South  Wales. 

2674  dilatata  Redtenb.     Reis.  Novar.  Zool.,  II.,  p.  85. 

New  South  Wales. 

2675  gloriosa  Lap.    et   Gory.      Mon.,   I.,  p.   123,  t.  31,  f.  170  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  14,  t   1,  f.  15  ; 
Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  7. 

King  George's  Sound,  Swan  River,  &c,  W.  Australia. 

2676  hypocrita  Erichs.     Weigm.  Arch.,  1842.  I.,  p.  135. 

Tasmania. 

2677  igniceps  Saund.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  XIII.,  p.  156. 

S.  W.  Australia. 

2678  l.eta  Saund.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  XIII.,  p.  156. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 


94      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2679  Lathami  Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.,  L,  p.  120,  t.  31,  f.   166; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  17,  t.  1,  f.  20  ; 
Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  8. 

2680  metallifera  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  8  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc, 

Lond.,  1868,  p.  16,  t.  1,  f.  18. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2681  nervosa  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,   Col.,  p.  77,  t.  6,  f.  8 ;  Lap. 

et  Gory,  Mon.,  I.,  p.  121,  t.  31,  f.  168. 
Tasmania  and  Victoria. 

2682  obscura  Macleay.     Trans-  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1872, 

p.  242. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2683  prisca  Erichs.      Wiegm.  Arch.,  1842,  I.,  p.  135. 

Tasmania. 

2684  propinqua  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.   120,  t.  30,  f.  165; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  15,  t.  1,  f.  17  ; 
Hope  Bupr.,  p.  8. 
Australia. 

2685  purpurascens  Fabr.     Syst.  EL,  II.,  p.  217. 

purpureosignata  Lap.  et  Gory.      Mon,,  I.,  p.  6,  t.  2,  f.  9. 
New  South  Wales. 

2686  pyritosa  Hope.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  214  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  13,  t.  1.  f,  14. 
Western  Australia. 

2687  rubromarginata  Saund.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  XIII.,  p.  156. 

S.  W.  Australia. 

2688  Saundersi  Masters. 

*costata  Saund.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  XIII.,  p.  155. 
Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

2689' sexplagiata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.  124,  t.  31,  f.  172. 
New  South  Wales. 

2690  simplex  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1848,  p.  175. 
South  Australia. 

•  Name  previously  used  by  Macleay. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  95 

2091  splendida  Dotiov.     Epit.  Ins.  iNew  Holl.,  t.  7,  f.  4  ;  Saund., 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  14. 
Anthaxia  splendida  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  10. 

Australia. 

2692  suaveola  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  1848,  p.  176. 

South  Australia. 

2693  superba  Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p,   123,  t.   31,  f.    171; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  14,  t.  1,  f.  15a. 
Anthaxia  superba  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  9. 
Australia. 

2694  verna  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.,  Lond,,  IV.,  1846,  p.  214; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  17,  t.  1,  f.  19. 
South  Australia. 

2695  viridiceps  Saund.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  XIII.,  p.  157. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2696  viridis  Saund.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.,  XIII.,  p.  158. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

ANTHAXIA.     Eschscholtz. 

2697  cupripexnis  Chevrol.     Silb.  Rev.,  V.,  p.  77. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2698  cupripes  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1872, 

p.  243. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2699  nigra  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent    Soc,  K  S.  Wales,  II.,  1872, 

p.  244. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2700  obscura  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1S72, 

p.  243. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2701  purpureicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc ,  N.  S.  Wales, 

1872,  p.  243. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


96      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP   AUSTRALIA, 

ANILARA.     Deyrolle. 

2702  Adelaide  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p. 

216  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  19,  t.  4, 

f.  12. 
Anthaxia  Adelaides  Hope. 
South  Australia. 

NEOCURIS.     Deyrolle. 

2703  anthaxioides  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  336. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

2704  asperipennis  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc,  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  339. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

2705  coj:rulans  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  335. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2706  cuprilatera  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  336, 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

2707  dichroa  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  335. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

2708  discoflava  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.   Ent.  Fr.,  (5).  VII.,  p.  339. 

Australia. 

2709  Fortnumi   Hope.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,   Lond.,  IV.,  1846.  p. 

216  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  19,  t.  4, 

f.  10. 
Anthaxia  Fortnumi  Hope. 
South  Australia. 

2710  gracilis  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  K  S.  Wales,  II.,  1872. 

p.  242. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

2711  Guerini  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1845,  p.  103  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  20,  t.  4,  f.  11. 
Stigmodera  Guerinii  Hope. 
South  Australia. 

2712  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc,   N.    S.   Wales,   II., 

1872,  p.  242. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  97 

2713  monociiroma  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  334, 

South  Australia. 

2714  pauperata   Fairm,     Ann.   Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  337. 

Adelaide1,  South  Australia. 

2715  soror  Fairra.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  337. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2716  thoracica  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII,  p.  340. 

King  George's  Sound.  W.  Australia. 

2717  viridimicans  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  335. 
Kins:  George's  Sound. 


o 


CURIS.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2718  aurifera   Lap.  et  Gory.      Mon..    II.,   p.   49,  t.  11,  £.  59; 

Saund.,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.   21,  t.  4,  f.  8. 
Anthaxia  aurifera  Hope.     Bupres.,  p.  9. 
caloptera  W.  S.  Macleay.     Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  89. 
N".  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

2719  aurovittata  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  60. 

Australia. 

2720  brachelytra  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VIL,  p.  333. 

Australia. 

2721  caloptera  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  93. 

Stigmodera  caloptera  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.  48,  t 
11,  f.  58  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  21, 
t.  4,  f.  7. 

Anthaxia  dives  Hope.      Bupr.,  p.  9. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2722  chloriantha  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VIL,  p.  330. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

2723  corusca  Waterb.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist..  (5),  IX.,  p.  51. 

Australia. 

2724  despecta  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VIL,  p.  328. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

2725  Formosa  Gestro.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov..  IX.,  p.  443. 

Queensland. 
7 


98      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OP   AUSTRALIA, 

2726  intercribrata  Fairni.    Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII,,  p.  328. 

Swan  River,  W.    Australia. 

2727  Peroni  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  48,  t.  11,  f.  57. 

Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

2728  Spencei  Mannerh.     Bull.  Mosc,  1837,  VIIL,  p.  68. 

Australia. 

2729  splendens   Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  245. 
Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

2730  viridicyanea  Fairni.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  VII.,  p.  332. 

Bockhampton,  Queensland. 

NOTOGRAPTUS.     Macleay. 

2731  hieroglyphicus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.,  1872,  p.  245. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2732  sulcipennis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  244. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

CAST  ALIA.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2733  bimaculata  Linn.      Syst.  Nat.,  I.,  2,  p.  662  ;  Oliv.,  Ent., 

II.,  32,  p.  88,  t.  12,  f.  140. 
var.  impustulata  Gory.     Mon.,  IV.,  p.  189,  t.  32,  f.  184. 
North  Australia. 

2734  bipustulata   Boisd.      Voy.   Astrol.    Col.,   p.     83  ;   Lap.  et 

Gory,  Mon.,  II.,  p.  3,  t.  1,  f.  2;  d'Urville,  Dej.  Cat.,  3 

ed.,  p.  89. 
bimaculata  Lap.  et  Gory.      Mon.,  II,,  p.  2,  t.  1,  f.  1. 
North  Australia. 

2735  globithorax  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thoins.,  1878,  p.  46 

Australia. 

2736  pacifica  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Ent.,  II.,  p.  83. 

North  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  99 

CONOGNATHA.     Eschscholtz. 

2737  NAVARcrns  Thorns.     Rev.  Zool.,  1856,  p.  115,  t.  6,  f.  2. 

Tasmania. 

JULODIMORPHA.     E.  Deyrolle. 

2738  Bakewelli  White.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  1859,  p.  290  ;  Proc. 

Zool.  Soc,    1859,    p.    119,    t.    59,    f.    4.       (Stigmodera 
Bakewelli  White.) 
South  Australia. 

2739  Saundersi  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thorns.,  p.  51. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

STIGMODERA.     Eschscholtz. 

2740  abdominalis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  IX.,  1868,  p.  467, 

t.  9,  f.  17. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2741  acuticeps  Saund.      Ins.    Saund.,  III.,   1,  1869,  p.  19,  t.  2, 

f.  29. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2742  addenda  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  52. 

Australia. 

2743  adelpha  Thorns     Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  52. 

Australia. 

2744  .eneicornis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,   1868,  p.  472,  t.  10, 

f.  28. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2745  affinis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  461,  t.  9,  f.  4. 

limbata  Lap.  et  Gory,      Mon.,  II.,  p.  36. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2746  alcyone  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc  Ent.  Fr.  (5),  IX.,  p.  LXXVIL 

Australia. 

2747  altezzona  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.    Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  54. 

Australia. 

2748  amabilis  Lay.  et  Gory.  Mon.  II.,  p.  19,  t.  4,  f.  18  ;  Saund., 

Trans.   Ent.    Soc    Lond.,    1868,   p.  35,  t.  3,  f.  1  ;  Hope. 
Bupr.,  p.  3. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


100      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF    AUSTRALIA, 

2749  amphichroa  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  20 ;  Saund.,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  1868,  p.  45,  t.  3,  f.  20. 
sexspilota  Lap.  et  Gory.    Mon.  II.,  p.  35,  t.  8,  f.  40  ;  Hope. 

Bupr.,  p.  4. 
South  Australia. 

2750  amplipennis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  480,  t.  10, 

f.  44. 
Rope's  Creek,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2751  analis  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,    1,    1869,  p.  7,  t.  1,  f.  10. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

2752  anchoralis  Lap.   et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.    26,   t.   5,   f.   26  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  39,  t.  8  ;  Hope. 
Bupr.,  p.  5. 
King  George's  Sound,  Swan  River,  &c,  W.  Australia. 

2753  Andersoni  Lap.  et  Gory.,  Mon.,  II.,  p.  42,  t.  3,  f.  12  ;  Hope. 

Bupr.,  p   5. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2754  assimilis  Hope.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    IV.,    1846,    p.   212; 

Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,   p.   47,  t.  3,  f.  26. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2755  atalanta  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  5,  IX.,  p.   LXXIX. 

Australia. 

2756  atricollis  Saund.      Ins.   Saund.,  III.,  1.  1869,  p.  22,  t.  2, 

f.  33. 
South  Australia. 

2757  atronotata  C.  O.  Waterh.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1874, 

p.  542. 
Queensland. 

2758  audax  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  5,  t.  1,  £.  7. 

Australia. 

2759  auricollis  Thorns.  Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  114. 

Australia. 

2760  Australasia  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.   II.,   p.   32,  t.  7,  f.  35  ; 

Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  37,  t.  3,  f.  4. 
simulata  Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  3. 
N".  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  Tasmania, 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  101 

2761  balteata  Saund.     Ins.   Saund.,    III.,    1,    18G9,  p.   1G,  t.  2, 

f.  23. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2762  bella  Saund.     Cat.  Bupr.  synon.  et  system.,  1871,  p.  71. 

crtientata  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.  I.,  p.  29,  t.  6,  f.  31. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2763  bicincta  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  89  j  Gory.  Mon.,  IV., 

p.  131,  t.  23,  f.  129;  Dej.  Cat.,  3,  ed.,  p.  89  ;  Saund., 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  44,  t,  3,  f.  14. 

hicingulata  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.,  II. ,  p.  30,  t.  6,  f.  32  ; 
Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  5. 

Dejeani  Gory.     Mon.,  IV.,  i.  errat. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2764  bifasciata  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc.,  IX.,    1868,   p.    263, 

t.  9,  f.  8. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2765  biguttata  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.    Wales,    I., 
•      1862,  p.  24. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2766  bimaculata  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.    481,  t.  10, 

f.  48. 
North  West  Australia. 

2767  binotata.      Saund.     Cat.  Bupr.,   synom.    et  system,,   1871, 

p.  72 
bimaculata  Saund.  Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  7,  t.  1,  f.  9. 
North  Australia. 

2768  Bonvouloiri  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  460,  t.  9, 

f.  2. 
Western  Australia. 

2769  Bremei  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV,  1845,  p.  102  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  52,  t.  4,  f.  3. 
New  South  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2770  Brucki  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thorns.,  p.  53. 

Australia. 


102      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2771  Burchelli   Lap.   et  Gory.      Mon.  II.,   p.   33,  t.  7,  f.  37  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1868,  p.  38,  t.  3,  f.  6. 
lanuginosa  Hope.     Trans.  Ent,  Soc,  Lond.,   IV.,  1846,  p. 

215. 
var.  perplexa  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846 

p.  211. 
Western  Australia. 

2772  cancellata  Donov.     Epit.  Ins.  N.  Holl.,  t.  7,  f.  2 ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  25,  t.  2,  f.  1. 
Dejeaniana  Boisd.     Voy,  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  63. 
Dejeani  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  7. 
Western  Australia. 

2773  carinata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862, 

p.  26. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2774  carminea  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1368,  p.  474,  t.  10,  £. 

32. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2775  Castelnaudi  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  9,  t.  1, 

•  f.  13. 
South,  and  Western  Australia. 

2776  Chevrolati  Gehin.     Bull.  Soc.  Mosel.,  1855,  p.  10, 1. 1,  f.  1. 

imperatrix  White.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc,  1859,  p.  120,  t.  59,  f. 

5  ;  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  1859,  p.  290. 
Western  Australia. 

2777  chalcodera  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.,  Mus.  Thorns.,  p.  52. 

Australia. 

2778  cinnamomea  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  L, 

1862,  p.  25. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2779  coccinata  Hope,      Trans.    Ent.    Soc,   Lond.,    IV.,    1845, 

p.    105  ;  Saund.  Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,   1868,   p.    51, 
t.  4,  f.  2. 
South  Australia. 

2780  ccelestis  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  1.,  p.  113. 

South  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  103 

2781  cosruleipes  Saund.      Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  18G9,  p.  13,  t.  2, 

f.  19. 

South  Australia. 

2782  cceruleiventris  Saund.     Ins.    Saund.,   III.,  1,  18G9,  p.  20, 

t.  2,  f.  30. 
South  Australia. 

2783  colorata  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1847,  p.  283. 

South  Australia. 

2784  confusa  C.  0.    Waterh.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,    1874, 

p   541. 
Queensland. 

2785  congener  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  1,  t.  1,  f.  2. 

South  Australia. 

2786  consanguinea  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  49, 

t,  4,  f.  1. 
crocicolor  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  6. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2787  conspicillata  White.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  XII.,  1843,  p.  344; 

signaticollis  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,   Lond.,  IV.,  1846, 
p.  209  ;  Saund.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc    Lond.,  1868,   p.  30, 
t.  2,  £.  16. 
South  Australia. 

2788  costalis  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  14,  t.  2,  f.  21. 

Australia. 

2789  costata  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  470,  t.  10,  f.  24 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2790  costipennis  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1868,  p.  13,  t.  2, 

f.  18. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2791  crenata  Donov.     Epit.   Ins.    N.    HolL,  t.   7,  f.  3  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  41. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2792  crocicolor  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II..  p.  44,  t.  10,  f.  53. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


104      CAfALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2793  cruentata  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.   Soc,  XII.,  p.  445,  t.  23, 

f.  1  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  44,  t.  3, 
f.  17  ;  Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  6. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2794  cruenta  Lap.  et  Gory.    Mon.,  II.,  p.  29,  t.  6,  f.  30  ;  Saund., 

Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond,  1868,  p.  34,  t.  2,  f.  21;  Hope, 
Bupr.,  p.  4. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2795  crux  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,   IX.,   1868,  p.  473,  t.  10, 

f.  29. 
Australia. 

2796  cupreoflava  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  10,  t.  1, 

f.  14. 
Australia. 

2797  cupricauda  Saund.     Ins.   Saund.,  Ill,  1,  1869,  475,  t.  10, 

f.  34. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2798  cupricollis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  IX.,  1868,  p.  470, 

t.  10,  f.  23. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2799  cyanicollis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col,,  p.  91  ;  Lap.  et  Gory, 

Mon.,  II.,  p.  34,  t.  7,  f.  38  ;  W.  S.   Macleay,  Dej.  Cat., 

3  ed.,  p.  89. 
media  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  IV.,  1847,  p.  284. 
rubrocincta  Gehin.    Bull.  Soc  Mosel.,  1855,  p.  13,  t.  1,  f.  5. 
subtrifasciata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  41,  t.  9,  f.   48  ; 

Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  4. 

Australia.     Widely  distributed. 

2800  cyanipes  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  468,  t.  9,  f.  20. 

South  Australia. 

2801  cyanura  Hope.    Ttans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  211  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  31,  t.  2,  f.  17. 
conspicillata  var.  White.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  XII. ,  p.  344. 

Western  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  105 

2802  cylindracea  Sauncl.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,    1868,  p.   476  t, 

10,  f.  35. 
K  S.    Wales. 

2803  decemguttata   Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.,  IV.,  p.    132,   t.    23, 

f.  131. 
Australia. 

2804  decemmaculata  Kirby.     Trans.   Linn.   Soc,  XII.,  p.    456, 

t.  23,  f.  3  j  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.  36,  t,  8,  f.  41. 
N.  S.  Wales, 

2805  decipiens  Westw.  Mag.  Zool.  Bot.,  L,  1837,  p.  253,  t.  7,  f.  2. 

capucina  Thorns.   Rev.  &  Mag.  Zool.,  1856.  p.  116,  t.  6,  f .  3. 
tncarinata  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  I  , 

1862,  p.  29. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2806  delectabilis  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  IV.,  1847.  p.  284; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  40,  t.  3,  f.  9. 
Victoria  and  S.  Australia. 

2807  delia  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc  Ent.  Fr.  (5),  IX.,  p.  CXXIV. 

xVustralia. 

2808  Deyrollei  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc  Ent.  Fr.  (5),  IX.,  p.  CXXV. 

A  ustralia. 

2809  distixcta  Saund.     Journ.   Linn.    Soc,   1868,  p.  473,  t.  10, 

f.30. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2810  distixguexda  Saund.      Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  9,  t.  1. 

f.  12. 
Australia. 

2811  I>onovaxi  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.  p.  17,  t.  4,  f.  15. 

Western  Australia. 

2812  Duboulayi  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1872,  p.  253. 

Nickol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

2813  Duponti  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Ent.,  II.,  p.  60. 

Australia. 

2814  elegantula  White.     Stokes.  Journ.,  L,  p.  507. 

Australia. 


106      CATALOGUE   OF    THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2815  elongata  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  408,  1. 10,  f.46. 

Western  Australia. 

2816  elokgatula  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  246. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2817  erythromelas  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.   Col.,  p.  75,  t.  6.  f.  7  ; 

Lap.   et  Gory.    Mon.,  I.,   Bupr.,  p.,   125,   t.   31,  f.  173  ; 
Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond,,  1868,  p.  36,  t.  3,  f.  2. 
Tasmania. 

2818  erythroptera  Boisd.     Yoy.  Astrol.   Col.,    p.   88;   Lap.  et 

Gory,  Mon.,  IV.,  p.  128,  t,  22,  f.  126  ;  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed., 
p.  89. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2819  excisicollis  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc  ,  N.  S.  Wales  I., 

1862,  p.  31. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2820  flava  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  17,  t.  2,  f.  25. 

South  Australia. 

2821  flavescens  Masters. 

flava  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  55,  (nom. 

prgeocc). 
Australia. 

2822  flavicollis  Saund.    Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  3,  t,  1,  f.  4. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

2823  flavocincta   Lap.   et   Gory.      Mon.,  II.,   p.  6,  t.   1,  f.  2  ; 

Saund..  Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  26,  t.  2,  1  5  . 
Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  1. 
South,  and  Western  Australia. 

2824  flavomarginata  Gem.  et  Harold,     Cat.  Coll.,  p.  1400. 

cruentata  Murray.     Ann.  Soc  Ent.  Fr.,  1852,  p.  253,  t.  4, 

f.  1. 
South  Australia. 

2825  flavopicta  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  92  ;  Lap.  et  Gory, 

Mon.,  II.,  p.  44,  t.  10,  f.  52  ;  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  89. 
bicolor  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  39,  t.  8,  f.  45. 
New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  107 

2820  flavosignata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I., 
1862,  p.  30. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

2827  flavovaria  Saund. 

Jlavopicta  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.  44,  t.  10,  f.  52. 
Australia. 

2828  Fortnumi  Hope.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  IV.,  1842,  p,  102  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  27,  t.  2,  f.  9. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

2829  fulviventris  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  22. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2830  fusca  Saund.     Cat.  Bupr.  syn.  et  system.,  1871,  p.  66. 

Parryi  Hope.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  p.  210;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  25,  t.  2,  f.  4. 
South  Australia. 

2831  gibbicollis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  470,  t.  10, 

f.  22. 
South  Australia. 

2832  Goryi   Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  7,  t.  7,  f.  3  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1868,  p.  23,  t.  1,  f.  26 ;  Hope, 

Bupr.,  p.  1. 
Curtisi  Hope.      Bupr.,  p.  3. 
K  S   Wales. 

2833  grandis  Donov.     Epit.  Ins.  N,  Holl.,  t.   8,  f.   1  ;  Lap.  et 

Gory,  Mon.,  II.,  p.  6,  t.  1,  f.l. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2834  grata  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  11,  t.  1,  f.  15. 

South  Australia. 

2835  gratiosa  Chevrol.    Rev.  Zool.,  1843,  p.  201  ;  Saund.,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  25,  t.  2,  f.  3. 
smaragdina  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,  Lond.,   IV.,   1847, 

p.  283. 
Western  Australia. 


108      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

2836  gravis  Harold.     Col.  Heft.,  V.,  1869,  p.  124. 

obscuripennis  Saund.     Journ.   Linn.   Soc,   1868,  p.  475,  t. 

10,  f.  33. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2837  Haroldi   Saund.     Cat.  Bupr.  syn.  et  system.,  1861,  p.  74. 

viridiventris  Saund.     Ins.   Saund.,  III.,   1,  1869,  p.  20,  t. 

2,  f.  31. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2838  heros  Gehin.     Bull.  Soc.  Mosel.,  1855,  p.  7,  t.  1,  f.  3. 

South,  and  W.  Australia. 

2839  hilaris  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  213  ; 

Saund,,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  52,  t.  4,  f.  4. 
Southern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2840  Hoffma-NNSEggi  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846, 

p.   211  ;  Saund.,  Trans.   Ent,  Soc,   Lond.,   1868,  p.  36, 
t.  3,  f.  3. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2841  Hopei  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  1868,  p.  39,  t.  3,  f.  7. 

Burchelli  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  3. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2842  ignota  Saund.,  Ins.  Saund.,  III.,   1,    1869,  p.  12,  t.  2,  f.  17. 

Victoria. 

2843  imperator  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc  Ent.  Er.  (5),  IX.,  p.  XIV. 

Victoria. 

2844  impressicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  32. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

2845  inconspicua  Saund.  Journ.   Linn.   Soc,   1868,  p.  476,  t.  10, 

f.  37. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2846  indistincta  Saund.  Ins.  Saund  ,  III.,  1869,  p.  11,  t.  2,  f.  16. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2847  Jacquinoti  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  67,  t.  7,  f,  2  ;  Lap. 

et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.  9,  t.  2,  f.  5. 
Neighbourhood  of  Sydney. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  109 

2848  Jansoni  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc, 1868,  p.  462,  t.  9,  f.  6. 

Queensland. 

2849  Jekeli  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  467,  t.  9,  f.  10. 

South,  and  W.  Australia. 

2850  jospilota   Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon ,   II.,  p.    35,   t.    7,   f.   39  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,    1868,  p.  41,  t.  3,  f.  10;  Hope. 
Bupr.,  p.  6. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2851  jucunda  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  481,  t.  10,  f.  47. 

Australia. 

2852  Kirbyi  Guer.      Voy.  Coquille,  p.  65  ;  Lap.  et.  Gory.   Mon., 

II.,  p.  33,  t.  7,  f.  36. 
vivida  Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

2853  Klugi  Lap.  et  Gory.      Mon.,  II.,  p.  27,  t  6,  f.  28;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,    1868,  p.   34,  t.  2,  f.  22;  Hope, 
Bupr.,  p.  4. 

2854  Kreffti  Macleay.     Trans,  Ent.  Soc.,N.  S.  Wales,  II.,  1872, 

p.  245. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2855  L.EVICOLLIS  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  466,  t.  9,  f.  14. 

Australia. 

2856  latithorax  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  112. 

Australia. 

2857  Lessoxi  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  IV.,  p.  127,  t.  22,  £.   125. 

acutithorax  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  113. 
Western  Australia. 

2858  liliput ana  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  114. 

Australia. 

2859  limbata  Donov.  Ins.    1ST.   Holl;,   t.   8,   f.  4;  Saund.,   Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1868,   p.   27,  t.  2,  f .  7  ;  Hope.,  Bupr., 
p.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2860  lobicollis  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  462,  t.  9,  f.  5. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 


110      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP   AUSTRALIA, 

2861  longicollis  Saund.    Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  l.,1869,  p.  21,  t.  2,  f. 

32. 
N.  W.  Australia. 

2862  luteipennis  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.,  IV.,  p.    130,  t.  22,  £.  128. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2863  luteocincta  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  478,  t.  10, 

f.  41. 
Rope's  Creek,  N.  S,  Wales. 

2864  macularia  Donov.     Epit.  Ins.  N.    Holl.,  t.  8,  f .  2  ;  Lap.  et 

Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.  8,  t.  1,  f.  4. 
cicatricosa  Dalm.     Anal.  Ent.,   1823,  p.  53. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2865  maculipennis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,   1868,  p.  480,  t. 

10,  f.  45. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2866  maculiventris  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  32. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

2867  marginicollis  Saund.     Journ,  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  469,  t. 

10,  f.  21. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2868  Martini  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  2,  t.  1,  f.  3. 

N.  W.  Australia 

2869  Mastersi   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  245. 

2870  menalcas  Thorns.     Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr ,  (5),  IX.,  p.  XIV. 

Australia. 

2871  mimus  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  471,  t.  10,  f.  42. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2872  Mitchelli   Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  IV.,  1816,  p. 

209  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  28,  t.  2, 

f.  10. 
Stricklandi  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p. 

220. 
Daphnis  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  112. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  Ill 

2873  Mniszechi  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  460,  t.  9,  f.l. 

South,  and  Western  Australia. 

2874  mohibunda  Saund.     Ins.  Saund,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  18,  t.   2, 

f.  27. 
Australia. 

2875  Murrayi  Gem.  and  Har.     Cat.  Col.,  p.  1401. 

trifasciata  Murray.      Ann.  Fr.  1852,  p.  254,  t.  4,  f.  2. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

2876  mustelamajor  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  115. 

gibbosa  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862, 

p.  26. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

2877  nasuta  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  15,  t.  2,  f.  22. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2878  nigriventris  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N".  S.  Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  27. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2879  obscura  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1, 1869,  p.  26,  t.  2,  f.  39. 

South  Australia. 

2880  obscuripennis  Mannerh.     Bull.  Mosc,  1837,  VIII.,  p.  32. 

Australia. 

2881  ocelligera  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  IV.,  p.  133,  t.  23,  f.  132. 

Tasmania. 

2882  ochreiventris  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  8,  t. 

1,  f.  11. 
Clarence  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2883  octomaculata  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  472,   t. 

10,  f.  27. 
South  Australia,  Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales. 

2884  octospilota  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  28,  t.  6,  f.  29  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  47,  t.  3,  f.  23. 
femorata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  I.,  p.  37,  t.  8,  f,  42. 
Adelaidce  Hope.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  212. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S,  Australia. 

2885  ostentatrix  Thorns.    Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  (5),  IX.,  p.  XCIII. 

Australia. 


112     CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2886  pallidiventris  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p,  42,  t.  9,  f.  50, 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2887  parallela  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,   III.,   1,  1869,  p.  16,  t.  2. 

f.  24. 
South  Australia. 

2888  parva  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869..  p.  26,  t.  2,  f.  40- 

South  Australia. 

2889  parvicollis  Saund.    Ins.  Saund  ,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  1,  t.  1,  f.  1. 

South  Australia. 

2890  Pascoei  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1838,  p.  463,  t.  9,  f.  9. 

Australia. 

2891  Pertyi  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  23,  t.  5,  f.  22  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  50,  t.  4,  f.  l,a ;  Hope, 
Bupr.,  p.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2892  PHiEORRHEA.  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  XII.,  p.  456,  t   23, 

f.  2  ;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  43,  t.  3, 
f.  13  ;  Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  6. 
Western  Australia. 

2893  picta  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  46,  t.  10,  f.  55  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  46,  t.  3,  f.  25. 
purpurea  Hope.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  213. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2894  pictipennis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  471,  t.   10, 

f.  25. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2895  piliventris  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  474,  t.  10, 

f.  31. 
South  Australia  1     Queensland. 

2896  plagiata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  IV.,  p.  132;  Saund.,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  42,  t.  3,  f.  11. 
crenata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  39,  t.  9,  f.  46. 
sexplaqiata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.  IV.,  t.  23  f.  130. 
bicruciata  Hope.      Bupr.,  p.  4. 
Hopei  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  61. 
similata  Bohem.      Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  62. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  113 

2897  producta  Saund.     Journ.   Lion.   Soc,    1868,  p.  482,  t.  10, 

f.  50. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2898  pubicollis  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Loud.,  1874, 

p.  539. 

Western  Australia. 

2899  pulchra  Saund.  Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  22,  t.  2,f.  34. 

North  West  Australia. 

2900  punctatostriata  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  466, 

t.  9,  f.  15. 
Swan  River.  W.  Australia. 

2901  punctatosulcata  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  24, 

t.  2,  f.  37. 
Australia. 

2902  punctatissima  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  24,  t. 

2,  f.  36. 
Australia. 

2903  punctiventris  Saund.     Ins.   Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  17,  t. 

2,  f.  26. 
Gawler,  South  Australia. 

2904  quadrifasciata  Saund.     Journ.   Linn.  Soc,   1868,  p.  477, 

t.  10,  f.  39. 
Australia. 

2905  quadriguttata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.  Wales, 

I.,  1862,  p.  28. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2906  quadrispilota  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,   1,  1869,  p.  5,  t. 

1,  f.  6. 
South  Australia. 

2907  quinquepunctata  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond., 

1874,  p.  341. 
Queensland. 

2908  recta  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  23,  t.  2,  f.  35. 

South  Australia. 
8 


114   CATALOGUE   OP   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP  AUSTRALIA, 

2909  rectifasciata  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  472,  t. 

10,  f.  26. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2910  Reichei  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  13,  t,  3,  f.  10. 

funerea  White.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  1843,  p.  344. 
Western  Australia. 

2911  robusta  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p.  6,  t.  1,  f.   8. 

South  Australia. 

2912  Roei  Saund.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  24,  t,  2,  f. 

2  ;  Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  2. 
cancellata  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.,  II.,  p.  62  ;  Lap.  et  Gory, 

Mon.,  II.,  p.  10,  t.  2,  f.  6. 
Western  Australia. 

2913  rotund ata  Saund.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,   Lond.,  1868,  p.  19, 

t.  2,  f.  28. 
South  Australia. 

2914  rubricauda  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1872,  p.  252. 

Queensland. 

2915  rufipennis  Kirby.     Trans.   Linn.   Soc,  XII.,  p.  456 ;  Lap, 

et  Gory.    Mon.,  II.,  p.  21,  t.  4,  £.  21. 
var.   crocijiennis  Lap.    et  Gory.     Mon.,   II.,   p.    21,   t.    4. 

f.  20  ;  Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  6. 
Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

2916  Rufipes  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862, 

p.  23. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2917  rugosipennis  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  111. 

Western  Australia. 

2918  sagittaria  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  31,  t.  7,  f.  34. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2919  sanguinea  Saund.     Ins.   Saund.,  III.   (1),  1869,  p.  4,  t.  1, 

f.  5. 
Australia. 

2920  sanguineocincta  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  461, 

t.  9,  f.  3. 
North  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  115 

2921  sanguinipennis    Lap.   et  Gory.      Mon.,   II.,    p.    16,    t.    3, 

f.  13  ;  Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,   Lond.,  1868,  p.  29,  t.  2, 
f.  13;  Hope.   Bupr.,  p.  2. 
Victoria. 

2922  saguiniventris  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.   465, 

t.  9,  f.  12. 
South  Australia. 

2923  sanguinolenta  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  45,  t.  10,  f.  54. 

Swan  River  ;  W.  Australia. 

2924  sanguinosa  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,    Lond.,    IV.,    1846, 

p.  210;  Saund.,   Journ.   Linn.    Soc,  1868,   p.   24,  t.    1, 
f.  27. 
South  Australia. 

2925  Saundersi  C.   O.   Waterh.     Ann.   Nat.  Hist.,  (4),  XVII., 

p.  70. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2926  scalaris  Boisd.     Voy.  Astro!.  Col.,  p.  89  ;  Dej.,  Cat.,  3  ed., 

p.  89. 
crucigera  Lap.  et  Gory.    Mon.,  II.,  p.  40,  t.  9,  f.  47  ;  Hope, 

Bupr.,  p.  4. 
South  Australia. 

2927  secularis  Thorns.     Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  111. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2928  semicincta  Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.,   II.,   p.    19,  t.  4,  f.  17  ; 

Saund.,   Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  33,  t.  2,  f.  19  ; 
Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  3. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2929  semisuturalis  Saund.    Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  468,  t.  10, 

f.  19. 
Victoria. 

2930  septemguttata  C.   O.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,    Lond., 

1874,  p.  540. 
Queensland. 


116      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2931  sexguttata  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  29. 
puella  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.,  1,  1869,  p  25,  t.  1,  f.  38. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

2932  sexmaculata  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  465,  t.  9, 

f.  13. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2933  Sieboldi  Lap.  et  Gory.    Mon.,  II.,  p.  38,  t.  8,  f.  44 ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  45,  t.  3,  f.  21  ;  Hope, 
Bupr.,  p.  4. 
Western  Australia. 

2934  similis  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.  Soc,   1868,  p.  463,  t.  2,  f.  7. 

Queensland. 

2935  simulata  Lap.  et  Gory.      Mon.,   II.,  p.    26,   t.   5,   f.  27; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  37,  t.  3,  f.  5. 
Helena  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  215. 
Australia. 

2936  Spencei  Lap.  et   Gory.     Mon.   II.,  p.  13,  t.  3,  f.  9  ;  Saund., 

Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  30,  t.  2,  f.  15  ;  Hope. 
Bupr.,  p.  2. 
New  South  Wales. 

2937  spilota  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  24,  t.  5,  f.  24;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868.  p.  48,  t.  3,  £.  28  ;  Hope., 

Bupr.,  p.  5. 
septemmaculata  (1)  Mannerh.      Bull.   Mosc,   1837,  VIII., 

p.  98. 
New  South  Wales. 

2938  Spinol/e  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  IV.,  p.  129,  t.  22,  f.  127. 

New  South  Wales. 

2939  splendida  Gehin.     Bull.  Soc.  Mosel.,  1855,  p.  64,  t.  2,  f.  5. 

Australia. 

2940  sternoceroides   Thorns.      Bull.    Soc.    Ent.   Fr.    (5),   IX., 

p.  XIII. 
Australia. 

2941  Stevensi  Gehin.     Bull.  Soc.  Mosel.,  1855,  p.  8,  t.  1,  f.  2. 

Western  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1  1  7 

2942  straminea  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,   N.   S.    Wales,    I., 

1862,  p.  25. 
Port  Denison ;  Queensland. 

2943  strigata  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862, 

p.  27. 
Po)  t  Denison  ;  Queensland. 

2944  sub-bifasciata  Saund.     Journ.   Linn.   Soc,   1868,  p.    479, 

t.  10,  f.  43. 
Australia. 

2945  testacea  Saund.     Ins.  Saund.,  III.  (1),  1869,  p.    14,  t.  2, 

f.  20. 
New  South  Wales. 

2946  Thomsoni  Saund.     Journ.    Linn.   Soc,    1868,  p.  477,  t.  10, 

f.  38. 
Australia. 

2947  Thomsoniana  Masters. 

Castelnaudi  Thorns.  Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  53, 

(nom.  praeocc) 
Australia. 

2948  thoracica  Saund.     Journ.   Linn.  Soc.   1868,  p.  464,  t.  9, 

f.  11. 

New  South  Wales. 

2949  tibialis  C.  0.  Waterh.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1874,  p.  440. 

South  Australia. 

2950  tricolor  Kirby.      Trans.  Linn.   Soc,  XII.,  p.  455  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  64. 
curta  Saund.,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  IX.,  1868,  p.  467,  t.  9,  f.  16. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2951  tricolorata  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1874, 

p.  545. 
Nicol  Bay  ;  W.  Australia. 

2952  trifasciata   Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  38,  t.  8,  f.  43  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,   Lond.,  1868,  p.  47,  t.  3,  f.  27. 
apicalis  Lap  et  Gory.      Mon.,  II.,  p.  43,  t.  9,  f.  51  ;  Hope, 

Bupr.,  p.  3. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


118   CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

2953  triguttata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,   N.   S.  Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  28. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2954  trimaculata    Saund.      Journ.   Linn.    Soc,   1868,   III.,    1, 

p.  482,  t.  10,  f.  49. 
North  West  Australia. 

2955  undulata   Donov.   Epit.    Ins.   K   Holl.,  t.   7,  f.  5  ;  Lap.  et 

Gory,   Mon.,   II.,  p.    24,  t,     5,    f.    23  ;    Saund.,    Trans. 

Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  34,  t.  2,  f.  20. 
Laportei  Boheni.  Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  61. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

2956  unicincta  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1872,  p.  252. 

South  Australia. 

2957  variabilis   Donov.     Epit.   Ins.  N.  Holl.,    1805,  t.   7,  f.  1  ; 

Swartz,  Schonh.  Syn.   Ins.  App.,  1817,  p.  118,  t.  6,  f.  6  ; 

Lap  et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.  11,  t.  2,  f.  7-8. 
var.  Kingi  W.  S.  Macleay.     King.  Surv.,  II.,  1827,  p.  441. 
var.  nigripennis  Lap  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  15,  t.  3,  f.  12  ; 

Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  2. 
var.  unifasciata  Lap  et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.  20,  t.  4,  f.  19  ; 

Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  7. 
Australia.   (Widely  distributed.) 

2958  variopicta  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupres.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  54. 

Australia. 

2959  vegeta  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc  ,  Lond.,  IV.,  1847,  p.  283  ; 

Saund.,  Trans,  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  45,  t.  3.  f.  19, 
South  Australia. 

2960  versicolor  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  42,  t.  9,  f.  49. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2961  vertebralis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol/Col.,  p.  66. 

suturalis  Donov.   Epit.   Ins.   N.    Holl.,   t.   8,  f.  5  ;  Lap  et 

Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  p.  18,  t.  4,  £.  16. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria 

2962  Vescoei  Gehin.     Bull.  Soc  Mosel.,  1855,  p.  6,  t.  2,  f.  1. 

Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  119 

29G3  vicina  Saund.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,    1868,  p.  43,  t.  3, 
f.  15  ;  Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  5. 
bicincta  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  31,  t.  6,  f.  33. 

N.  S.   Wales. 

2964  violacea  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  I.,  1862, 

p.  23. 
Port  Denison,  Gayndah,  &c..  Queensland. 

2965  virginea  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.,   1842,  I.,  p.  135. 

Tasmania. 

2966  viridicincta  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lond.,  1874, 

p.  543. 
Queensland. 

2967  viridis  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  46,  t.  10,  f.  56. 

King's  Island,  Bass's  Straits. 

2968  viridivextris  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  K  S.  Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  27. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

2969  vittata  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,   1868,  p.  478,  t.  10,  f.  40. 

South,  and  Western  Australia. 

2970  vitticollis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,  I., 

1862,  p.  30. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

2971  Westwoodi  Saund.     Journ.  Linn.   Soc,  1868,  p.  464,  t.  9, 

f.  10. 
North  Australia. 

2972  Wilsoxi  Saund.  Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  1868,  p.  476,  t.  10,  f.  36. 

Australia. 

2973  xanthopilosa  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1847. 

p.    283  ;  Saund.,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,   1868,   p.    49, 
t.  3,  f.  30. 
parallela  White.     Proc  Zool.  Soc  ,  1859,  p.  119,  t.  59,  f.  3. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

2974  Yarrelli  Lap.  et  Gory.   Mon.,  II.,  p.  14,  t.  3,  f.  11  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,    Lond.,   1868,  p.    32,  t.  2,  f.  18;  Hope. 
Bupr.,  p.  3. 


120   CATALOGUE  OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

elegans  Gehin.     Bull.  Soc.  Morel,  1855,  p.  12,  t.  1,  f.  4. 
Jlavipennis  Gehin.     Bull.  Soc.  Mosel.,  1855,  p.  11,  t.  2,  f.  3. 
South,  and  Western  Australia. 

METAXYMORPHA.     Parry. 

2975  Grayi  Parry.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  V.,  p.  82,  t.  11,  f.  7. 

Australia. 

CALODEMA.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2976  regalis  Lap.  etGory.    Mon.,  II.,  p.  71,  t.  16,  f.  88  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  22,  t.  4,  f.  9. 
Kirbyi  Hope.     Col.  Man.,  III.,  1840,  p.  173,  t.  1  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Alt.,  t.  40,  f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

POLYCESTA.     Solier. 

2977  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,   II., 

1872,  p.  24. 
Gayndah,  Queensland.  ♦ 

ACHERUSIA.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2978  Childreni  Lap.  et  Gory.  Mon.,  I.,  p.  2,  t.  I,  f.  1. 

Australia 

XYROSCELIS.     Laferte,  MSS. 

2979  crocata.  Lap.  etGory.  Mon.,  II.,  Amorph.,  p.  13,  t.  3,  t.  16. 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  53,  t.  4,  f.  15. 
melanosticta  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,    1846 

p.  217. 

nodosa  Hope.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  17. 
Australia. 

SPHENOPTERA.     Solier. 

2980  Australis  Lap.  et  Gory.   Mon.,  II.,  p.  31,  t.  9,  f.  52. 

Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  121 

CHRYSOBOTHRLS.     Eschscholtz. 

2981  atrata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.  II.,  p.  58,  t.  19,  f.  79  ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1868,   p.    18,  t.  4,  f.  13  ;  Hope. 
Bupr.,  p.  10. 
Australia. 

2982  Australasia  Hope.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,    IV.,  1846, 

p.  916;  Saund..    Trans.   Ent.    Soc,   Lond.,   1868,  p.  54, 
t.  4,  f.  14. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

2983  Mastersi    Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,  N.   S.   Wales,   II., 

1872,  p.  247. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2984  Perroni  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  11,  t.  2,  f.  15. 

Australia. 

2985  Saundersi   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,  N.   S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  246. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

2986  viRiDie  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  K  S.  Wales,  II.,  1872, 

247. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ETHON.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2987  affixis   Lap.   et  Gory.     Mon.   II.,  p.  4,  t.    1,  f.  5 ;  Saund., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.   56,  t.  4,  £.  18. 
aurifluus  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  12  ;  Saund.,   Trans.  Eut.  Soc, 

Lond.,  V.,  1847,  p.  27,  t.  2,  f.  5-9. 
proximus  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  62. 
var.  purpurascens  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  12. 
N.   S.  Wales. 

2988  corpulextus  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.,  1858,  p.  62. 

fissiceps  Boisd.    Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  II.,  p.  96  ;  Lap.  et  Gory. 

Mon.,  II.,  p.  4,  t.  1,  f.    4. 
South  Australia. 


122   CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

2989  fissiceps  Kirby.    Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  XII.,  p.  458,  t.  23,  f.  4  ; 

W.  S.  Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.  3  eel.,  p.  92. 
viridis  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  6,  t.  1,  f.  8. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

2990  latipennis   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II. , 

1872,  p.  247. 
Gisseis  cornuta  Gestro.      Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  IX.,  p.  357. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

2991  Reichei  Chev,     Silb.  Rev.,  V.,  p.  82. 

Australia. 

2992  Roei  Saund.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,   Lond.,    1868,   p.   54,  t.  4, 

f.  16;  Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  12. 
Australia. 

2993  subfasciatus  Saund.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  55 

t.  4,  f.  17  ;  Hope,  Bupr.,  p.  11. 
Australia. 

CISSEIS.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

2994  acuducta   Kirby.       Faun.   Bar.    Am.,  IV.,    1837,  p.  162  ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,    1868,  p.  60,  t.  4,  f.  27. 
marmoreus  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.  II.,  p.  3,  t.  1,  f.  3. 
cenea  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  12. 
lata  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  11. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

2995  Albertisi  Gestro.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  IX.,  p.  357. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

2996  albosparsa  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  3,  t.  1,  f.  2. 

Rockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 

2997  bicolor  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  3,  t.  1,  f.  2. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

2998  chalcopterus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  p.  177. 

South  Australia. 

2999  cruciata  Fab.     Syst.   Ent.,   p.    222  ;  Oliv.    Ent.,   II.,  gen., 

32,  p,  105,  t.  7,  f.  74. 
Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  123 

3000  cupreicollis   Hope.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.,   Lond.,   IV.,  1846, 

p.  219  ;  Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  58,  t.  4, 

f.  23. 
ameicolUs  Hope.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  220. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3001  cuprifera  Gestro.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.,  IX.,  p.  357. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

3002  cupripennis  Guer.     Voy.    Coq.    Ins.,j3.  65 ;  Lap.  et  Gory, 

Mon.,   II.,   p.  5,   t.    1,  f.  6  ;  Chev*  Silb.  Rev.   Ent.  V., 
p.  77. 

K  S.  Wales. 

3003  dimidiata  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent,   Soc,   N.   S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  248. 
Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

3004  duodecemmaculata  Fab.     Syst.  Eluth.,  II.,  p.  191. 

duodecimgutlata   Guer.     Voy.   Coq.   Zool.,   p.     65 ;    Boiscl. 

Voy.  Astrol.  Ent.,  II.,  p.   93  ;  Lap.  et  Gory.   Mon.,  II., 

p.  2,  t.    1,  f.    1  ;  Saund.  Trans.   Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868, 

p.  57,  t.  4.  f.  22. 
xanthosticta  Hope.     Bupr.,  p.  11. 
quatuordechwaotata  Hope.      Trans.  Ent.    Soc,  Lond.,  IV., 

1846,  p.  218. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3005  GouLDiHope.     Trans  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  220; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,   p.  58,  t.  4,  f.  24. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

3006  impressicollis   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,    N.   S.  Wales, 

II.,  1872,  p.  248. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3007  irrorata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.  II.,  p.  4,  t.  1,  f.  4. 

Australia. 

3008  lapidosa   W.   S.  Macleay.      King.    Survey.    Austral,    II., 

1827,   p.  441  ;  Saund.   Trans.    Ent.    Soc,   Lond.,    1868, 
p.  64. 
Australia. 


124   CATALOGUE  OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3009  leucosticta  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc,  XII.,  p.  382  ;  Lap. 

et  Gory.  Mon.,  II.,  Eth.,  p.  2, 1. 1,  f.  1. 
stellulata  Dalm  ,  Anal.  Ent.,  1823,  p.  54. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

3010  maculata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  5,  t.  1,  f.  7. 

Australia. 

3011  notulata  Germ.    Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  p.  178. 

South  Australia. 

3012  nubeculosa  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  Soc,  III.,  p.  176. 

South  Australia. 

3013  pulchella  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.   Soc,   XII.,  1818,  p.  380. 

Australia. 

3014  roseocuprea  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc,   Lond.,  IV.,  1846, 

p.    219  ;  Saund.,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,    1868,  p.  61, 
t,  4,  f.  28. 
Kiug  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3015  scabiosa  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  Col.,  II.,  p.  96  ;  Lap.  et  Gory. 

Mon.,  II.,  p.  5,  t.  l,f.  6. 
Australia. 

3016  signaticollis  Hope.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846, 

p.  219;  Saund.,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc,    Lond.,  1868,   p.  57, 
t.  4,  f.  21. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

3017  similis  Saund.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc,   Lond.,  1868,  p.  59,  t.  4, 

f.  25,  irrorata  Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  8. 
Australia. 

3018  stigmata  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon  ,  II..  p.  3,  t.  1,  f.  3. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3019  suturalis   Saund.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc,    Lond.,   1868,  p.  60, 

t.  4,  f.  26;   Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  12. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  125 

3020  viridi-aurea  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  248. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

COR.EBUS.     Lap.  et  Gory. 

3021  chrysopygius  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  p.  178. 

South  Australia. 

3022  marmoratus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,  N.  S.   Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  248. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3023  Westwoodi  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  15,  t.  4,  f.  24. 

Tasmania. 

DISCODERES.     Chevrolat. 

3024  Tasmaxicus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent,  III.,  p.  179. 

Tasmania. 

PARACEPHALA.     Thompson. 

3025  murina  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupr.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  83. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3026  pistacixa  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  IV.,  1846,  p.  218. 

Agrilus  jnstacinus  Hope ;  Saund.,  Trans   Ent.  Soc,  Lond., 

1868,  p   63,  t.  4,  f.  31. 
Aphanisticus  canaliculatus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.,  III.,  p.  180. 
South  Australia. 

AGRILUS.    Stephens. 

3027  aurovittatus.     Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846, 

p.  218  •  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  1868,  p.  63,  t.  4,  f.  30. 
Australia. 

3028  Australasia  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.  21,  t.  5,  f.  25. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3029  deauratus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc,   N.  S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  249. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


126    CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OE   AUSTRALIA. 

3030  hypoleucus  Lap.  et  Gory.     Mon.,  II.,  p.   37,  t.   8,  f.  48 ; 

Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,   1868,  p.  62,  t.  4,  f.  29  ; 
Hope.  Bupr.,  p.  13. 

assimilis  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV.,  1846,  p.  217. 
purpuratus  Hope.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc,    Lond.,  IV.,  1846, 

p.  217. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3031  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc,   R   S.   Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  249. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

Paracephala.     Thomson. 

3032  murina  Thorns.     Typ.  Bupres.  Mus.  Thorns.,  1878,  p.  83. 

Sydney. 

3033  pistacinus  Hope.     (Agrilus)  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  IV., 

1846,  p.  218;  Saund.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1868,  p.  63, 

t.  4,  f.  31. 
canaliculatus  Germ.  Linn.,  Ent..  III.,  p.  180. 
South  Australia. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  127 


Notes  and  Exhibits. 

Mr.  Ogilby  exhibited  specimens  of  Hemipimelodus  Dayi, 
described  in  his  Paper,  showing  the  method,  employed  by  the 
male  hsh,  of  hatching  the  young  and  preserving  them  from 
danger,  by  carrying  them  in  his  mouth  ;  he  remarked  that  this 
habit  had  been  observed  in  several  species  of  the  nearly  allied 
genera  Arius  and  Osteogeniosus,  both  in  India  and  South 
America. 

Mr.  Ramsay  exhibited  an  Albino  Bat  from  a  cave  in  Jamaica, 
probably  of  the  genus  Taphozous. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  chicken  with  four  legs. 

Mr.  T.  W.  Edgeworth  David,  of  the  Geological  Survey, 
exhibited  a  number  of  fossils  from  cores  lifted  by  the  Australian 
Diamond  Drill  Company,  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Wallsend, 
Lake  Macquarie.  The  specimens,  which  were  collected  by  Mr. 
W.  H.  Smithers,  showed  very  distinct  and  beautiful  impressions 
of  plants  characteristic  of  the  Upper  Newcastle  series,  as 
Glossoptei'is  Browniana,  Philotheca  sp.,  &c.  Although  the  diameter 
of  the  core  was  only  2^  inches,  the  fragments  of  leaves  were  so 
perfectly  preserved  as  to  admit  of  the  determination  of  their 
species.  The  cores  were  obtained  at  depths  varying  from  a  few 
feet  to  660  feet  below  the  surface. 

Dr.  Cox  exhibited  two  New  Caledonia  Sling  Stones,  each  of 
about  lib.  weight,  of  an  oval  shape  and  formed  from  stalactitic 
calcite.  They  were  said  to  have  been  found  in  a  hollow  tree  on 
the  Bellenger  River,  but  no  explanation  of  their  change  of  locality 
was  offered. 


WEDNESDAY,  24th  FEBRUARY,  1886. 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,F.G.S.,  in  the  Chair. 


The  President  announced  that  the  Committee  appointed  to  decide 
upon  the  merits  of  the  Essays  in  competition  for  the  Society's  Prize 
of  One  Hundred  Pounds  for  the  best  Original  Essay  on  the  Life- 
History  of  the  Bacillus  of  Typhoid  Fever,  have  reported  that  the 
only  Essay  which  came  before  them,  and  which  was  distinguished 
by  the  motto  "  Advance  Australia,"  is  disqualified  by  the  fact  that 
it  does  not  deal  at  all  with  the  history  of  the  Microbe  in  question ; 
and  that  the  Council  had  consequently  determined  that,  as  the 
prize  had  now  been  offered  for  two  successive  years,  without 
bringing  to  the  front  the  original  investigation  required,  the  offer 
should  not  be  renewed,  and  that  the  Hundred  Pounds  given  by  a 
member  for  this  purpose  should  be  returned  to  the  donor. 

The  President  further  announced  that  the  donor  had  transferred 
the  said  sum  to  the  credit  of  the  general  funds  of  the  Society. 


MEMBERS    ELECTED. 


Mr.  W.  H.  Smithers,  Craigend,  Darlinghurst  ;  Mr.  Markey, 
Sydney  ;  Mr.  William  Allan,  Wingham,  Manning  River ;  Mr.  S. 
MacDonnell,  Bond-street,  Sydney. 


DONATIONS.  129 


DONATIONS. 


"  Zoologischer  Anzeiger."  VIII.  Jahrg.,  Nos.  211,  212.  From 
the  Editor. 

k'  Monatliche  Mittlieilungen  cles  Naturwissenschaftlichen 
Vereins  des  Regierungsbezirkes  Frankfurt."  III.  Jahrg.,  Nos. 
7  and  8,  1885.     From  the  Society. 

"  Simple  Tests  for  Minerals,  or  Every  Man  his  own  Analyst." 
By  the  Rev.  Joseph  Campbell,  M.A.     From  the  Author. 

"  Naturwissenschaftliche  Rundschau,  Wochentliche  Berichte 
uber  die  Fortschritte  auf  dem  Gesammtgebiete  der  Naturwissen- 
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NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSE  CM 


DESCRIPTION    OF    A   NEW    CORIS   FROM   THE   NEW 

HEBRIDES. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas  Ogilby. 

CORIS    VARIEGATA.       Sp.   nOV. 

B.  VI. ;  D.  9/12  ;  A.  3/12  ;  V.  1/5  ;  P.  13  ;  C.  14  :  L.  lat.  63 ; 
L.  tr. 

Length  of  head  3§,  of  caudal  fin  6,  height  of  body  4^  in  the 
total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  J  of  the  length  of  the  head,  equal 
to  that  of  the  snout,  eyes  half  a  diameter  apart.  Jaws  equal ; 
maxilla  extends  to  the  vertical  from  the  front  margin  of  the  eye. 
The  two  front  teeth  in  either  jaw  elongate ;  those  behind  them 
grow  gradually  smaller  towards  the  back  ;  no  posterior  canine. 
The  dorsal  rays  are  somewhat  longer  than  the  spines,  which 
increase  in  length  from  the  front ;  the  pectoral  is  §  of  the  length 
of  the  head ;  the  ventral  ^  of  the  same  ;  caudal  rounded.  Colors, 
anterior  parts  to  the  end  of  the  pectoral  rays  pale  yellowish-brown 
studded  with  numerous  round  dark  reddish-brown,  almost  black 
spots  largest  on  the  opercles ;  the  posterior  part  of  the  body 
uniform  chestnut,  the  division  being  sharply  marked  and  oblique. 
First  eight  dorsal  spines  light-colored  with  small  chesnut  spots  ;  a 
large  black  pale-edged  ocellus,  which  does  not  reach  the  margin  of 


132  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM. 

the  fin,  between  the  eighth  spine  and  second  ray  ;  outside  the  pale 
edging  are  indications  of  a  dark  ring,  which  is  more  pronounced 
behind  ;  a  second  ocellus  covers  the  basal  half  of  the  four  last 
rays ;  the  outer  half  of  the  soft  dorsal  is  dusky  with  a  pale  median 
longitudinal  line,  the  free  tips  of  each  ray  being  white  ;  the  inner 
half  is  pale  with  two  series  of  chesnut  spots :  the  anal  has  also 
white  tips  to  the  rays ;  the  outer  part  is  dusky,  gradually  fading 
into  a  pale  basal  band  ;  a  single  series  of  spots  on  its  anterior  two- 
thirds  near  the  base :  pectorals  and  ventrals  immaculate  :  caudal 
with  a  broad  black  basal  band,  and  a  large  central  triangular  spot 
of  the  same  color,  concave  in  front ;  this  spot  is  broadly  edged 
with  white  except  at  its  lower  anterior  angle  where  it  touches  the 
margin  of  the  fin. 

The  specimen  measures  2|  inches  and  forms  part  of  a  small 
collection  brought  from  Aneiteum  by  Captain  Braithwaite.  Its 
register  number  is  B.  9,566. 


NOTE  ON  CRIOCERAS  A  US TR ALE,  MOORE  1  A  LOWER 
CRETACEOUS  FOSS£L    FROM  QUEENSLAND.  (1) 

By  Felix  Ratte,  Ing.  Arts  et  Manuf.,  Paris. 

(Plates  I.  and  II.) 

This  fossil,  one  of  the  largest  of  the  Cephalopods,  seems  to  1  >e 
identical  with  the  species  described  in  the  above  paper,  by  Mr. 
Chas.  Moore,  in  the  Quarterly  Journal  of  the  Geological  Society, 
under  the  title,  "  On  Australian  Mesozoic  Geology  and  Paleon- 
tology, etc." 

A  part  only  of  the  fossil  is  represented  by  a  reduced  figure  and 
the  shape  of  the  septa  has  not  been  recorded,  in  Moore's  paper. 

The  present  paper  is  accompanied  by  a  drawing  of  the  septa 
(PI.  1),  on  a  scale  of  about  f ,  from  a  large  specimen  in  the  Austra- 
lian Museum. 

The  difficulty  of  drawing  the  septa  in  ammonites  and  allied 
fossils,  arises  from  the  fact  that,  although  the  testa  only  may  have 
been  removed  in  some  places  showing  its  intersection  with  the  septa, 
in  other  places  the  abrasion  has  removed  a  deeper  layer,  and  also 
the  ultimate  sub-divisions  of  the  septa,  leaving  a  broader  and  more 
simple  intersection.  Moreover,  the  ramifications  of  one  septum  come 
so  close  to  the  next,  and  apparently  intermix  so  much  with  it, 
that  it  is  temporarily  lost.  This  explains  why  slight  additions  of 
an  approximative  character  have  been  necessary  to  complete  the 
figure. 

(1)  Quarterly  Jour.  Geol.  Soc,  May  1879,  pi.  XV.,  fig.  3. 


134  NOTE  ON  "CRIOCERAS  AUSTRALE," 

Ho  *vever,  some  of  the  characters  of  the  genus  will  be  sufficiently 
illustrated,  namely  : — The  septa  divided  into  six  lobes,  the  dorsal 
lobe  only  being  formed  of  a  par  number  of  divisions,  the  other 
lobes  formed,  in  general,  of  an  impar  number  of  divisions;  and  the 
dorsal  siphuncle. 

The  description  given  by  Chas.  Moore  deserves  to  be  quoted 
beforehand. 

"  Shell  very  large,  discoidal ;  whorls  rounded  ,  incurved,  the 
"  inner  whorls  rather  closely  fitting  but  separate.  In  the  younger 
"  state,  as  seen  in  the  reduced  figure,  the  shell  possesses  regular 
11  rounded  slightly  curved  ribs  with  intervening  rounded  sulci, 
"  which  increase  in  width  with  the  age  of  the  shell.  In  the  adult 
"  shell  the  ribs  become  widely  separated,  the  largest  chamber 
"  measuring  at  the  back  3^  inches,  and  they  possess  very  acute 
"  ridges,  with  two  depressed  bosses  on  either  side,  the  depression 
"  between  the  ribs  being  regularly  concave." 

"  The  block  containing  the  last  five  chambers  of  the  shell  is 
"  slightly  compressed  on  the  back  ;  and,  though  it  is  not  complete, 
"the  mouth  measures  7^  inches  in  depth  by  7  inches  in  breadth. 
"  The  siphuncular  tube  is  small  and  situated  immediately  under 
"  the  back  of  the  shell,"     (loc.  cit.  p.  257). 

The  elements  of  the  measurements  in  the  specimen  here  repre- 
sented (PI.  2)  approximately  are  as  follows  : — 

Maximum  diameter,  28^  in. 

Thickness  of  the  last  whorl,  10  to  12  in.,  or  at  least  ^  of  the 
above  diameter. 

The  thickness,  in  the  larger  whorls,  seems  to  be,  as  observed  by 
Mr.  Moore,  larger  than  the  width,  therefore,  the  excentricity 
(—  thSness)  which,  for  the  smaller  whorls  is  about  constant  and  of 
™,  would,  thus  be  reversed  in  the  larger  ones,  but  it  has  been 
impossible  to  measure  it  owing  to  the  imperfect  state  of  the  fossil. 
Compared  with  the  width  of  the  shell  the  space  between  the  ribs 
at  the  back  is  about  ^,,  for  the  smaller  whorls  represented  and  for 
the  external  ones,  but  it  increases  considerably  towards  the 
aperture  being  about  ^  in  the  last  coiled  whorls  and  ^  or  more  in 
the  largest  part  that  it  has  been  possible  to  measure. 


BY    FELIX   RATTE,  ING.  ARTS    ET    MANUF.,  PARIS.  1  '.\7> 

Mr.  Moore's  specimen  is  from  the  district  of  the  Upper  Maranoa. 

In  the  Transactions  of  the  Royal  Society  of  N.  S.  Wales  for  the 
year  1882,  Rev.  J.  E.  T.  Woods,  F.G.S  ,  mentions  Crioceras 
australe  from  the  Palmer  River  Goldfields,  and  supplies  two 
photographs  (Plate  X.,  figs.  5  and  6). 

The  specimen  described  in  the  present  Paper  is  from  Yamba 
near  Rockhampton,  and  was  presented  by  R.  N.  Bell,  Esq.,  in  1875. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE. 

I  late  1 . — Septa  of  Crioceras  australe,  {?)  drawn  to  the  scale  of  about  f  nat. 
size.  The  development  of  the  half  series  of  lobes  represented, 
from  the  median  external  to  the  median  internal  line  is  about  13£ 
inches.  The  length  of  the  septa  from  the  lower  end  of  the  larger 
saddle  up  to  the  tip  of  the  superior  lateral  lobe  is  about  six  inches. 
In  order  to  show  how  the  ramifications  of  two  successive  septa 
interfere  with  each  other,  the  following  ones  have  been  partly 
drawn  in  dotted  lines  and  corresponding  letters  put  on  similar 
parts  of  both  walls. 

Plate  2. — To  the  scale  of  about  J.  The  dotted  circular  line  below  the  inner 
whorl  represented,  shows  the  space  between  the  whorls  which  as 
already  said,  although  close  together  are  not  in  contact.  The 
section  on  the  left  of  the  figure  shows  also  that  space. 


136    INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA  " 


THE    INSECTS    OF   THE    FLY   RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA, 

"  COLEOPTERA." 

By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c. 

All  the  Coleoptera  collected  during  the  Australian  Geographical 
Society's  Expedition  to  the  Fly  River,  New  Guinea,  during  the 
winter  months  of  last  year,  have  been  placed  in  my  hands  for 
identification. 

The  collection  is,  for  New  Guinea,  a  large  one,  and  evidences 
great  zeal  and  industry  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Froggatt  the  collector. 
It  numbers  in  all  295  species  and  914  specimens. 

In  any  part  of  Australia,  such  a  collection  would  be  looked 
upon  as  small  for  several  months'  work,  but  in  New  Guinea  it  is 
otherwise  ;  my  own  experience,  and  that  of  all  others  who  have 
collected  in  New  Guinea,  testify  to  the  wonderfully  limited 
Coleopterous  Fauna  of  the  Island. 

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  present  collection  bears  out  fully  the 
observations,  as  to  the  absence  of  certain  groups  and  the  comparative 
numbers  of  others,  made  by  me  in  1875  (Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S. 
Wales,  Vol.  1,  p.  36),  and  by  Mr.  Achille  Raffray  in  1878. 
(Bull.  Ent.  Soc.  Fr.,  p.  225.) 

Thus  of  15  species  of  the  Garabidce  not  more  than  two  are  true 
ground  beetles.  The  Staphylinidce  are  probably  the  only  ground 
beetles  which  are  comparatively  numerous.  On  the  other  hand  the 
lignivorous  beetles  are  numerous  in  certain  tribes,  but  not  so  in 
others,  for  instance  the  Buprestidce  though  of  large  size  and 
brilliancy,  are  few   in     number,    the   same    may   be   said   of   the 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  137 

Cetoniidce,  and  the  Scarabceid(v,  generally  are  very  poorly  repre- 
sented. The  Lycidcc  are  rather  numerous.  The  Tenebrionidce  are 
few.  The  only  really  largely  represented  groups  are  the  Curcu- 
lionidce,  50  species;  the  Brenthidce,  9  species  ;  the  Anthribidce,  6 
species  ;  the  Cerambycidce,  48  species,  and  the  Chrysomelidce,  64 
species.  The  first  of  these  have  been  made  the  subject  of  a 
monograph  lately  by  Mr.  F.  A.  Pascoe,  and  probably  all  in  the 
present  collection  have  been  noticed  or  described  by  him.  I  have 
not  however  in  my  present  paper  got  further  in  my  investigations 
than  the  Heteromera.  The  Tetramera  must  form  the  subject  of  a 
future  paper. 

Family.     CICINDELID^E. 

1.    ClCINDELA    FUNERATA.       Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.,  II.,  1835,  p.  4,  t.  6,  f.  1. 

2.  Therates  basalis.     Dej. 

Spec,  II.,  p.  437  ;  Jc,  I.,  t.  6,  f.  6. — Guer.  Yoy.  Coquille,  Ins., 
t.  1,  f.  6.— d'Uurville,  Dej.  Cat.,  3  ed.,  p.  7. 

3.  Tricondyla  aptera.     Oliv. 

Ent,  II.,  33,  p.  7,  t.  1,  f.  1.  Dej.  Spec,  II.,  p.  483  ;  Jc,  t.  2, 
f.  6.     Guer.,  Jc,  t.  3,  f.  3. 

T.  connata  Lamark.     An.  s.  vertebr.,  ed.  2,  IV.,  p.  677. 

Family.     CARABID^E. 

Sub-Family.     HELLUONIDES. 

4.  Planetes  unicolor.     n.  sp. 

Head  piceous,  niticl,  deeply  and  broadly  impressed  between  the 
eyes  on  each  side  of  a  smooth  median  space.  Antennae  and  palpi 
piceous,  nitid,  the  first  joint  of  the  antennae  thicker  and  larger  than 
the  third.  Thorax  rather  dull  brownish  black,  a  little  broader  than 
long,  emarginate  in  front,  and  as  wide  as  the  head  and  eyes, 
broadly  rounded  on  the  sides,  and  then  narrowed  to  the  base  which 


138     INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

is  truncate  and  about  the  same  width  as  the  apex  ;  the  posterior 

angles  are  rather  obtusely  rectangular,  the  disk  is  flat,  densely 

and   very   minutely   punctured,    clothed   with  a  very  short   silky 

pubescence,   and  deeply   impressed   on    the    median  line,  with   a 

recurved  lateral  margin  and  a  deep  impression  on  the  basal  half 

on  each  side  near  the  posterior  angle.     Elytra  brownish   black, 

opaque,  flat,  parallel-sided,  densely  and  minutely  punctured,  clothed 

with   a   very  minute  silky  pubescence  and  marked  with   8  or  9 

almost  invisible  striae.     The  legs  are  piceous,  the  tarsi  clothed  with 

long  hairs.      Length  5  lines, 

I  place  this  insect  in  W.  S.  Macleay's  genus  Planetes  because  it 

comes  nearer  to  it   than  any  thing  else,   and   I   wish    to    avoid 

multiplying  genera.      The  very  minute  puncturation  and  generally 

obsolete    sculpture    of   the    elytra   however,    indicate    a    marked 

difference  from  others  of  the  genus,  but  in  respect  to  the  points 

usually  accepted  as  good  generic  characters,  I  cannot  observe  any 

difference. 

Sub-Family.     BRACHINIDES. 

5.  Pheropsophus  Papuensis.     Macl. 

Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  Vol.  I.,  p   166. 

I  described  this  insect  from  one  specimen  taken  in  the  Delta  of 
the  Fly  River  during  my  expedition  to  New  Guinea  in  1875. 
The  specimen  then  described  was  a  female,  I  find  a  number  of 
males  in  the  present  collection  and  they  differ  from  the  females  in 
being  much  smaller  and  without  the  red  spot  on  the  elytra. 

Sub-Family.     PERICALLIDES. 

6.  MlSCELUS  MORIONIFORMIS.         Macl. 

Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  Vol.  I.,  p.  168. 
This  species  was  described  from  a  single  specimen  taken  at  Hall 
Sound,  New  Guinea,  during  the  Chevert  Expedition  in  1875. 

Stricklandia.     Nov.  gen. 

Labium  as  in  Coptodera. 

Palpi  moderate,  the  terminal  joint  of  the  maxillary  cylindrical, 
rather  obtuse,  longer  than  the  penultimate.  Labium  longer  than 
broad,  truncate  and  sexsetose. 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  130 

Mandibles  strong,  without  teeth,  broad  at  the  base,  and  acute 
and  curved  at  the  apex.  Mentum  deeply  and  squarely  emarginate 
without  any  median  tooth. 

An  tenure  longer  than  the  head  and  thorax  united,  pubescent 
from  the  third  joint,  which  is  more  than  twice  the  length  of  the 
Becond.  Legs  moderately  long,  the  thighs  inflated,  the  ungues  of 
the  tarsi  minutely  pectinated  on  the  basal  half,  the  fourth  joint  of 
the  tarsi  entire,  with  rather  long  seta?  on  the  inner  apex. 

Body  depressed,  ovate ;  thorax  broadly  margined.  Elytra 
spinose  at  the  apex. 

I  give  this  genus  the  name  of  the  distinguished  President  of  the 
Sydney  Branch  of  the  Geographical  Society  of  Australasia,  Sir 
Edward  Strickland,  K.C.B.,  &c,  to  whose  exertions,  in  a  great 
measure,  the  Expedition  owes  its  excellent  organisation  and  success. 

7.  Stricklandia  pericalloides.     n.  sp. 

Black,  very  nitid ;  head  very  slightly  impressed  on  each,  side 
between  the  eyes,  and  narrowed  considerably  behind  the  eyes. 
These  are  large  and  prominent,  The  antennae  and  palpi  are  dark 
piceous.  The  thorax  is  a  little  broader  than  the  length,  about  as 
wide  as  the  head  and  eyes  at  the  apex,  which  is  semi-circularly 
emarginated,  much  rounded  and  widened  from  the  anterior  angles 
to  about  the  middle,  and  then  rapidly  narrowed  to  near  the  posterior 
angles  which  are  widened  out  into  an  obtuse  broad  recurved  margin. 
The  lateral  margin  is  broad  and  recurved  throughout,  and  is, 
on  the  upper  half,  armed  with  six  or  more  long  setae  spi^inging 
from  prominent  punctures,  there  is  a  strong  seta  of  the  same  kind 
on  each  posterior  angle  ;  the  disk  is  marked  with  minute  transverse 
scratches,  and  the  median  line  is  deeply  marked.  The  elytra  are 
much  broader  than  the  thorax  ;  are  in  length  about  one-half  more 
than  the  width,  and  are  slightly  narrowed  towards  the  apex ;  there 
are  eight  striae  on  each,  with  a  row  of  very  minute  punctures  in  each 
stria,  the  interstices  are  ridged,  the  scutellar  stria  is  short ;  there  is 


140    INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

a  long  acute  spine  at  the  sutural  apex,  and  another  shorter  at  the 
outer  extremity  of  the  apical  emargination.  The  legs  are  piceous. 
Every  portion  of  the  upper  surface  is  clothed  with  a  short  erect 
pile. 

Length,  5  lines. 

In  many  respects  this  insect  seems  to  resemble  the  Madagascar 
genus  Nycteis,  though  the  general  aspect  is  more  that  of  a  Pericallits, 
from  which  however  in  other  respects  it  differs  more  widely.  From 
Thyreopterus,  Catascopus  and  the  other  genera  formed  in  that 
group  by  the  late  Baron  de  Chaudoir,  it  differs  both  in  having 
pectinate  ungues  to  the  tarsi,  and  in  having  no  tooth  in  the 
emargination  of  the  mentum,  while  from,  from  the  Coptoderides  of 
Chaudoir,  to  which  group  I  believe  it  is  really  most  nearly  allied, 
it  differs  in  the  unarmed  mentum  from  all  the  genera  excepting 
Nycteis. 

Sub-Family.      MORIONIDES. 

8.  Morio  stolidus.     Chaud. 

Bull.  Mosc,  55,  p.  336. 

Sub-Family.     CHL.FNIIDES. 
9.  Chl^enius  nigripes.     n.  sp. 

Like  C.  punctatus  Chaud.  Of  a  brownish  black  colour,  with  the 
antennae,  palpi,  and  tarsi,  piceous.  Head  minutely  rugose  ;  thorax 
depressed,  almost  square,  slightly  rounded  on  the  sides,  rather 
distantly  punctured  on  the  disk  and  with  the  median  line  and 
basal  depressions  distinctly  but  not  profoundly  impressed. 

Elytra  rather  wider  than  the  thorax,  with  nine  striae  and  a  short 
scutellar  one  on  each  elytron,  the  interstices  broad,  depressed,  and 
densely  and  minutely  punctate ;  an  orange  patch  near  the  apex  of 
each  elytron  on  the  3rd  to  the  8th  interstice,  the  outer  half  of  the 
patch  extending  nearer  to  the  apex. 

The  under  surface,  thighs,  and  tibiae  the  same  colour  as  the 
upper  surface  but  more  nitid. 

Length,  6  J  lines. 


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Sub-Family.     TRIGONOTOMIDES. 
10,  Lesticus  politus.     Chaud. 

Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.,  Tome  XL,  p.  156. 

There  are  eight  other  species  of  Uarabidso  in  the  collection,  all 
with  one  exception  represented  only  by  single  specimens.  I  find  it 
consequently  impossible  without  sacrificing  the  specimen,  which 
I  have  no  authority  to  do,  to  make  out  with  any  exactness  the 
genus  of  any  one  of  them.     I  simply  therefore  number  them. 

11.  Resembles  in  form  Plochionus. 

12.  Probably  a  Golpodes. 

13.  Near  Thyreopterus. 

14.  Near  Thyreopterus. 

15  and  16.  Near  Coptodera. 

17.  Fam.  Harjoalidce. 

18.  Cyrto-pterus  % 

Family.     DYTISCID^E. 
19.  Hydaticus  flavocinctus.     Gruer. 
Yoy.  Coquille,  II.,  p.  61,  t.  1,  fig.  18.     Aube  Spec,  p.  169. 

20.  Copelatus  politus?     Sharp. 

Sharp  on  Dytiscidse,  p.  568. 

I  have  some  doubts  as  to  this  species. 

Family.     GYRINID^]. 

21.  Enhydrus  Albertisi.     Regimb. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.   Genoa.     Yol.  XYIIL,  p.  70. 

22.  Enhydrus  Frogga/tti.     n.  sp. 

This  species  differs  from  E.  Albertisi  in  being  much  smaller, 
in  being  less  nitid  but  more  of  a  bronzy  hue,  in  having  'the 
scutellum  much  smaller,  and  in  having  the  elytra  much  more 
distinctly  marked  with  opaque  striae. 

Length,  7  lines. 


112     INSECTS  OP  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

Family.     STAPHYLINID^E. 

Sub-Family.     PIESTIDES. 
23.  Leptochirus  Haackei.     n.  sp. 

Like  L.  monilicornis  Fauv.,  but  the  antennse  thicker  and  more 
moniliform  and  the  inner  frontal  horns  more  distant. 

Black,  nitid ;  the  antennae  hairy,  the  third,  fourth  and  fifth 
joints  very  hairy.  Head  quite  smooth,  the  excavation  in  front, 
the  median  canal  and  the  horns  in  front  very  marked.  Thorax 
rectangular,  transverse,  smooth,  slightly  rounded  on  the  sides  and 
with  a  deep  median  line.  Elytra  longer  than  the  thorax,  with  a 
well  marked  stria  near  the  suture,  and  a  longitudinal  groove  near 
each  side.  The  abdominal  segments  are  sparingly  clothed  with 
long  reddish  hair ;  the  extreme  apex  of  the  penultimate  segment 
is  piceous  red.  The  legs  are  slender  excepting  the  fore  tibia? 
which  are  broad  and  serrated  externally. 

Length  fij  lines. 

Sub-Family.     PAEDERIDES 

24.  Paederus  Gestroi.     Fauv. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa,  Vol.  XIL,  p.  237. 

Sub-Family.     STAPHYLINIDES. 
25.  Emus  Albertisii.     Fauv. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa,  Yol.  XV.,  p.  95. 

26.  Leucitus  paradiseus,     Fauv. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa,  Yol.  XV.,  p.  96. 

27.  Quedius  cyaneorufus.     Fauv. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genoa,  Yol.  XII.,  p.  274. 

Family.     HISTERIDAE. 

28.  Hololepta  Batciiiana.     Mars. 
Mom,  1860,  p.  588,  PL  1,  fig.  2. 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  P.L.S.,  &C.  143 

29.    HOLOLEPTA    SlDNENSIS.       Mars. 

Mon.,  1860,  p.  587,  PI.  1,  fig.  1. 

30.  Platysoma. 

31.  Platysoma. 

32.  Platysoma. 

33.  Platysoma. 

M.  Marseul  has  described  many  oi  this  genus  from  New  Guinea 
and  probably  the  above  four  species,  but  as  I  have  not  all  his  works 
to  refer  to,  I  pass  them  over  for  the  present. 

Family.     NITI  DULID^E. 

34.  Ithyphenes  cucujiformis.     Eeitt. 

Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  Vol.  XV.,  p.  454. 

35.  Brachypeplus  1 
Genus  doubtful. 

Family.     COLYDIID^E. 

36.  Dastarcus  confinis.     Pasc. 
Journ.  of  Ent.,  I.,  p.  108,  pi.  VI.,  fig.  6. 

Family.    DERMESTID^E. 
37.  Dermestes  cadaverinus.     Fab. 

Fabr.  Ent.  Syst.,  p.  55.      Oliv.,  Ent.  II.,  9,  p.  7,  t.  2,  f.  9,  a.  b. 
A  European  species,  now  found  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 

Family.     LUCANID^. 
Sub-Family.     LUCANIDES. 
38.  Gnaphaloryx  a  per.     Gest. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa.,  Vol.  XVI.,  p.  324. 


144     INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

39  iEGUS  platyodon.  Parry. 

Proc.  Ent.  Soc,  1862,  p.  112.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  II., 
1864,  p.  56,  t.  10,  p.  1. 

40.  .ZEgus  glaber.  Parry. 
Trans.  Ent,  Soc,  Lond.,  II.,  1864,  p.  59. 

Sub-Family.     PASSALIDES. 
41.    AULACOCYCLUS    PERLATUS.       Kaup. 

Berl.  Ent.  Zeit.  Mon.  Pass.,  1871,  p.  15. 

42.  Vellejus  compergus.     Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.,  p.  244.  Burin.,  Handb.,  V.,  p.  530  ;  Kaup., 
Berl.  Ent.  Zeit.  Mon.  Pass.,  1871,  p.  36. 

43.  Pelops  Gestroi.     Kirsch. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  Vol.  XIY.,  p.  18. 

44.  Labienus  ptox.     Kaup. 
Prod.,  I,  p.  25  j  Berl.  Ent.  Zeit.  Mon.  Pass.,  1871,  p.  39. 

45.  Leptaulax   dentatus.     Weber. 

Fab.  Syst.  EL,  II.,  p.  256.  Perch.,  Mon.,  p.  66,  t.  5,  f.  1. 
Kaup.,  Berl.  Ent.  Zeit.  Mon.  Pass.,  1871,  p.  33. 

Syn.   L.  quadridentatus,  Sturm.   Cat.,  1826,  p.  182. 

L.  timoriensis,  Perch.  Supb.,  1,  p.  19,  t.  78,  f.  1.  Burm., 
Lamell.,  V.  p.  473. 

A  small  specimen,  about  15  mm.  in  length. 

46.  Laches  Comptonii  *?     Kaup. 

Col.  Heft.,  III.,  1868,  p.  28.  Berl.  Ent.  Zeit.  Mon.  Pass, 
1871,  p.  49. 

I  am  not  by  any  means  sure  that  my  identification  of  this 
species  is  correct. 


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Family.     SC  AR  A.BJEI  DM. 

Sub-Family.     COPEIDES. 

47.  Onthophagus  planiceps.     n.  sp. 

Black;  antennae,  palpi  and  legs  piceous.     Head  slightly  nitid, 

minutely  punctate,  almost  flat,  the  sides  before  the  eyes  roundly 
expanded  and  very  slightly  recurved,  the  clypeus  in  the  male 
terminating  in  a  narrow  vertical  plate  ;  in  the  female  in  a  narrow- 
deep  emargination  also  somewhat  vertical.  Thorax  nitid,  finely 
punctate,  broader  than  the  head,  rather  narrower  than  the 
elytra,  broader  than  long,  emarginate  in  front,  rounded  on  the  sides 
and  behind,  convex,  without  tuberosity  and  median  line.  Elytra 
opaque,  with  seven  very  fine  punctured  striae  on  each,  the  sutural 
one  most  distinct.  Interstices  broad  and  flat.  Fore  tibiae  strongly 
quadridentate,  somewhat  resembling  0.  Parryi,  Harold. 
Length,  3  lines. 

48.  Onthophagus  oleipennis.     n.  sp. 

Coppery  black  on  head  and  thorax  and  under  surface,  sericeous 
reddish  brown  on  the  elytra.  Clypeus  large,  flat,  with  a  narrow 
recurved  margin,  transversely  striated  with  a  small  emargination 
in  front  and  a  transverse  semi-circular  carina  marking  the  suture 
with  the  head,  at  the  back  of  the  head  two  short  triangular 
horns,  joined  by  a  slightly  elevated  emarginate  plate.  The 
thorax  is  convex,  broad,  and  densely  punctate,  a  small  depression 
with  a  small  tubercle  on  each  side  of  it  on  the  anterior  part  of  the 
middle.  The  elytra  are  very  faintly  striated,  the  interstices  flat,  a 
short  carina  near  the  base  of  the  third  and  two  similar  ones  near 
the  shoulder.  The  under  surface  and  pygidium  clothed  with 
cinereous  hairs. 

Length,  4  lines. 

49.  Onthophagus  retijollis.     n.  sp. 

Black,  subnitid,  the  elytra  subsericeous.      The  clypeus  is   like 
that  of  0.  oleipennis,  but  more  angular  ;  the  head  is  more  rugosely 
transversely  striolate  ;  the  horns  behind  are  longer  and   the  ridge 
10 


146    INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

between  is  not  emarginate.  The  thorax  is  densely  covered  with 
minute  tortuous  elevations  giving  a  reticulate  appearance,  there 
are  two  incisions  on  the  front  to  receive  the  horns  of  the  head. 
The  striae  of  the  elytra  are  small  but  quite  distinct.  The  under 
surface  is  sparingly  clothed  with  hairs. 
Length,  3  lines. 

50.    LlPAROCHRUS    MULTISTRIATUS.       Har. 

Col.  Heft.,  XII.,  p.  48,  1874. 

51.    LlPAROCHRUS  ALTERNANS.       n.  sp. 

Piceous,  black,  subnitid.  Head  smooth,  a  small  roundish 
depression  on  each  side  between  the  eyes.  Thorax  much  broader 
than  long,  moderately  convex,  smooth,  deeply  emarginate  in  front, 
much  rounded  on  the  sides,  and  a  little  bisinuate  at  the  base  ;  the 
anterior  angles  are  prominent,  the  posterior  rounded,  and  the  sides 
and  base  are  narrowly  margined.  The  elytra  are  broad,  convex, 
and  gradually  widen  to  near  the  apex  ;  the  sculpture  consists  of 
series  of  coarse  costse  alternating  with  smaller  ones,  the  intervals 
occupied  by  double  lines  of  finely  punctate  striae.  The  legs  are 
hairy,  the  fore  tibiae  are  bidentate  externally,  and  strongly 
serrated  along  their  entire  length. 

Length,  5J  lines. 

Sub-Family.    MELOLONTHIDES. 

52.  Lepidiota  quinquelineata.     Macl. 

Proc,  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales.     Yol.  IX.,  p.  701. 

43.  Lepidiota  squalida.     n.  sp. 

Blackish  brown,  entirely  and  uniformly  clothed  with  short 
ashen  scales.  The  parts  of  the  mouth  and  the  front  margin  of 
the  prothorax  beneath  are  clothed  with  long  reddish  hair,  and  the 
mesosternum  with  recumbent  pubescence,  the  sides  of  the  meso 
and  metasternum  and  the  sides  of  the  abdominal  segments  are 
clothed  with  white  scales,  the  legs  are  setose.  The  thorax  is  quite 
as  broad  as  the  length.     The   elytra  are  four  times  the  length  of 


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the  thorax  and  nearly  parallel-sided,  there  arc  three  or  four  spots 
partially  denuded  of  scales  on  each  elytron,  giving  a  faint  spotted 
appearance,  the  fore  tibia4  are  strongly  and  bluntly  tridentate. 
The  scutellum  is  broader  than  the  length. 

Length,  15  lines. 

54.  Melolontha  1 

This  seems  to  be  a  true  Melolontha,  but  as  I  cannot  be  positive  as 
to  the  genus,  I  pass  it  over. 

Sub- Family.     RUTELIDES. 
55.   Anomala.     sp.   doubtful. 

Sub-Family.     DYNASTIDES. 
56.  Scapanes  politus.     Macl. 
Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  Vol.  IX.,  p.  703. 
One  female  specimen. 

Sub-Family.     CETONIIDES. 
57.  Lomaptera  inermis.     Wallace. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  3  Ser.,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  545,  t.  12,  f.  2. 

58.  Euryomia  lateralis.     Wallace. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  3,  IV.,  p.  569,  t.  13,  f.  9. 

59.  Euryomia  rufitincta.     n.  sp. 

A  little  larger  than  E.  lateralis,  and  of  an  opaque  velvety  black. 
Thorax  punctured  with  a  small  yellow  patch  in  front  near 
the  anterior  angles  and  two  small  patches  of  the  same  colour 
near  the  lateral  margin.  The  elytra  are  marked  with  large  variolose 
punctures,  most  densely  behind,  and  have  three  or  four  curved 
costaa  on  each  side  of  the  suture,  there  is  a  reddish  patch  from  the 
humeral  angle,  bordered  by  yellow  and  terminating  in  a  yellow 
patch  behind  the  middle,  the  pygidium  is  yellow. 


148     INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA.,; 

CO.  Gltciphana  velutina.  n.  sp. 
Of  a  velvety  greenish  black,  the  sides  of  the  thorax  very 
narrowly  margined  with  yellow  and  with  very  minute  spots  of 
the  same  colour  on  each  elytron  ;  two,  transversely  placed,  about 
the  middle  of  the  side  ;  one  near  the  posterior  angle,  and  one 
(transverse)  at  the  middle  of  the  apex.  The  under  surface  is  black 
and  nitid,  the  presternum  and  anterior  femora  pilose,  the  sides  of 
the  pro-meso  and  metasternum  covered  with  yellowish  scales  and 
the  pygidium  margined  with  yellow. 

Length  3  lines. 

Family.     BUPRESTID^E. 

61.  Cyphogastra  calepyga.     Thorns. 

Arch.  Ent.,  I.,  p.  430,  t,  16,  f.  6. 

62.  Chrysobothris  auropunctata.     Deyr. 

Ann.  Ent.  Belg.,  VIII.,  1864,  p.  110. 

63.  Melobasis  suturalis.     n.  sp. 

Head  and  thorax  golden  green,  densely  and  sharply  punctate  ; 
the  scutellum  is  broader  than  long,  almost  rectangular,  without 
puncturation  and  of  a  golden  effulgence.  The  elytra  are  cyaneous, 
with  a  golden  green  vitta  on  the  suture  on  the  basal  half  and  a 
large  greenish  patch  from  the  humerus  to  behind  the  middle. 
The  sculpture  consists  of  many  irregular  rows  of  minute  spots, 
and  the  sides  towards  the  apex  are  armed  with  15  or  16  minute 
serrations ;  the  under  surface  is  of  a  brilliant  golden-green  and 
punctate. 

Length,  4  lines. 

64.  Cisseis  dimidiatus.  n.  sp. 
Head  and  thorax  coppery,  the  first  covered  by  the  thorax  to 
the  middle  of  the  eyes  and  clothed  with  ashen  pile,  the  thorax 
reddish  coppery  in  the  middle,  convex  and  with  wide  lateral 
margins  particularly  at  the  posterior  angles  clothed  with  ashen 
pile.  The  scutellum  is  rounded  behind.  The  elytra  are  blue  and 
densely  punctate,  with  a  basal  impression  on  each  side  and 
one    behind    the    humerus.       The   apical    half    is    clothed    with 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  P.L.S.,  &0.  149 

minute  aslien  scales,  and  the  sides  are  very   minutely  serrated,  the 
apex  is  bidentate. 
Length,  3^  lines. 

Family.     EUCNEMIDiE. 

65.  Galba  marmorata.     Guer.-Men. 
Voy.   Coquille   Ent.,  p.    68,   PL   2,    fig.    3.— Mont.— Boisd.  - 
Bonvouloir,  Eucn.,  p.  811,  PL  39,  fig.  3. 

66.  Galba  auricolor.     Bonv. 
Mon.  des  Eucnem.,  p.  821,  PL  39,  fig.  8. 

67.  Galba  Wallacei.       Perroud. 
Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon.,  1864,  p.  98.     Bonv.  Mon.  des  Eucnem., 
p.  822,  PL  39,  f,  9,  and  PL  40,  f.  1. 

68.  Cafolus  moestus.     Bonv. 
Mon.  des  Eucnem.,  p.  780,  PL  37,  fig.  9. 

Family.     ELATERLD^E. 

69.  Alaus   obliquus.     Candeze. 
Mem.  Roy.  Soc.  Liege.,  1874,   143. 

70.  Alaus  infumatus.     Candeze. 
Mem.  Roy.  Soc.  Liege,   1874,  p.  144. 

71-72-73.     Genera  doubtful. 

Family.     LYCID^E. 

74.  Oalochromus  formosus.     n.  sp. 

Head  black,  nitid  ;  thorax  red,  nearly  square,  deeply  impressed 
near  the  anterior  and  posterior  angles,  Scutellum  and  base  of  the 
elytra  red,  the  remainder  cyaueous,  with  about  nine  fine  costse 
on  each  elytron,  under  surface  and  legs  bluish  black.  There  is 
only  one  specimen  of  this  insect,  and  that  very  imperfect,  but  it 
seems  to  be  different  from  any  of  those  hitherto  described. 

Length,  6  lines. 


150    INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA. 

75.  Metriorhynchus  ephippiger.      Guer. 
Voy.  Coquille,  p.  73.     Boisd.,  Voy.  Astro].,  11,  p.  118. 

76.  Metriorhynchus  immersus.     Watevh. 
Typ.  Lye.  Brit.  Mus.,  p.  53,  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  1. 

77.  Metriorhynchus  Doleschalli.     Red  tend. 
Voy.  Novara..  II.,  p.  101,  PI.  3,  fig.  12. 

78.  Metriorhynchus  thoracicus.     Fab. 
Syst.  Eleuth.,  Vol.  II..  37,  p.  117. 

79,  Metriorhynchus  parallelus.     Guer. 
Yoy.  Coquille,  p.  72.     Boisd.,  Yoy.  Astrol.,  II.,   114. 

80.  Metriorhynchus  tenuis,     n.  sp. 

Somewhat  resembling  M.  angustulus,  VVaterh.  Elongate,  narrow, 
parallel-sided,  and  of  a  blackish  brown  colour  excepting  a  reddish 
patch  about  the  scutellum.  The  thorax  beneath  and  the  base  of 
the  thighs  yellow.  There  are  six  cost*  on  each  elytron  with  a 
double  row  of  punctures  between  each. 

Length,  4Jlines. 

81.  Metriorhynchus  serricornis. 

Black  with  a  bluish  tinge,  and  opaque.  Antennae  compressed 
and  serrate.  Head  completely  covered  by  the  thorax.  Thorax 
distinctly  7-areolate,  widened  at  the  base  and  acutely  angled,  a 
very  narrow  basal  margin  reddish,  the  base  biemarginate,  the 
middle  forming  an  emarginate  prominence.  Scutellum  blackish. 
Elytra  red  with  the  apical  fourth  bluish-black,  there  are  10  distinct 
rows  of  square  punctures  on  each  elytron,  every  second  interstice 
forming  a  distinct  costa.  The  thorax  is  yellow,  beneath  the  abdomen 
black,  the  legs  are  brown  with  the  inner  edge  of  the  thighs 
yellowish. 

Length  4^  lines. 


by  william  macleay,  f.l.s.,  &c.  1)1 

87.  Metrioriiynciius  infuscatus. 

Head  black,  antenna)  compressed,  serrate  ;  thorax  dingy  yellow, 
opaque,  areolae  distinct.  Elytra  blackish  brown,  becoming  yellowish 
brown  near  the  base,  six  costae  on  each,  with  a  double  line  of 
punctures  between  them.  Thorax  beneath  and  basal  half  of  the 
thighs  yellow.      Abdomen  bluish  black. 

Length  3^  lines. 

83.  Calopteron  flavicans.     Blanch. 
Voy.  Pole.  Such,  IV.,  p.  76,  PI.  5,  fig.  13. 

84.  Calopteron  amplipenne.     n.  sp. 

Entirely  of  an  opaque  black  excepting  the  basal  third  of  the  elytra 
which  is  red.  The  antennae  are  very  compressed,  the  joints  broad 
and  strongly  toothed  on  the  inner  side,  the  third,  fourth,  fifth  and 
sixth  joints  about  equal.  The  thorax  has  a  lanceolate  middle 
areola  and  is  deeply  serrated  on  each  side.  The  elytra  are  five  times 
the  length  of  the  thorax  and  much  ampliated  behind.  There  are 
five  distinct  costse  on  each  elytron  along  the  whole  length,  and  a 
few  short  intermediate  ones  near  the  base,  separating  the  double 
rows  of  punctures. 

Length  5 J  lines. 

85.  Xylobanus  regularis.     Waterh. 
Typ.  Brit.  Mus.  Lye,  p.  41,  pi.  X.,  fig.  8. 

86.  Xylobanus  obscurus.     n.  sp. 

Elongate,  narrow,  black,  opaque.  Antennae  compressed,  the  inner 
apex  of  each  joint  projecting  into  a  long  point;  thorax 
biemarginate  at  the  base,  the  posterior  angles  acute.  Elytra  long, 
parallel-sided,  quadricostate,  the  humeral  angles  and  a  narrow  sutural 
and  lateral  line  reddish.     Length,  5  lines. 

87.  Cladophorus  ixgenuus.     Waterh. 
Typ.  Brit.  Mus.  Lycidae,  p.  64,  pi.  XVI.,  fig.  2. 


152     INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

88.  Cladophorus  longicornis,     n.  sp. 

This  species  differs  from  0.  ingenuus,  in  being  much  larger,  in 
having  the  antennae  longer  and  more  largely  branched,  in  having 
the  scutellum  and  the  whole  under  surface  black,  and  in  having 
the  elytra  ampliated  towards  the  apex.     Length,  7  lines. 

89.  Cladophorus  apicalis.     n.  sp. 

This  is  also  very  close  to  C.  ingenuus,  and  differs  from  the  last- 
ed, longicornis  in  having  the  scutellum  the  same  colour  as  the 
elytra,  in  having  the  extreme  tips  of  the  elytra  brown,  and  in 
having  the  underside  of  the  thorax  and  basal  tips  of  the  thighs 
yellow.     Length,  7  lines. 

90.  Cladophorus  nigrescens.     n.  sp. 

Black,  antennae  flat  and  toothed  in  the  female,  much  branched 
in  the  male.  Head  and  thorax  nitid,  scutellum  black.  Elytra 
with  the  base  and  costae  red  ;  the  apex  and  the  spaces  between  the 
costse  dark.       The    bases  of  the    thighs  are   yellowish.       Length, 

4  lines. 

91.  Cladophorus  semirufus.     n.  sp. 

Narrow,  elongate,  black  or  bluish-black  all  over  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  basal  two-thirds  of  the  elytra,  which  are  of  a  brick  red  ; 
the  intermediate  costae  are  near  the  base  almost  as  large  as  the  usual 
large  costee. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

92.  Trichalus  pallidipennis.     n.  sp. 

Brownish  black,  the  thorax,  scutellum,  elytra  and  base  of  thighs 
dusky  yellow.  The  antennae  are  long  and  compressed,  and  little 
dentate,  the  discoidal  areolet  of  the  thorax  is  narrow,  the  others 
are  not  traceable. 

93.  Trichalus  apicalis.     n.  sp. 

I  am  in  some  doubt  as  to  the  genus  of  this  insect.  The  colour 
is  bluish  black,  with  the  thorax,  scutellum,  basal  two-thirds  of  the 
elytra,   the  under  side  of  the  thorax  and  the  base  of  the  thigh, 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  153 

reddish  yellow.  The  antennas  are  long  and  compressed.  The 
thorax  is  nearly  truncate  behind  with  the  angles  acute,  the 
discoidal  areolet  is  broad  and  triangular,  the  others  ill-defined,  the 
scutellum  is  square  and  truncate. 

Length,  5  lines. 

Family.     TELEPHORID^E. 

94.  Telephorus   acutipennis.     Guer. 
Voy.  Coquille,  p.  75.     Boisd.,  Voy.  Astrol,  II,  p.  132. 

95.  Tylocerus  antennatus.     Guer. 
Yoy,  Coquille,  Ent.,  p.  74,  PI.  2,  fig.  6. 

This  does  not  quite  agree  with  Guerin's  description,  and  is 
probably  a  distinct  species. 

96.  Genus  doubtful. 

Family.     MELYRID^]. 

97.  Carphurus  cyaneipennis.     n.  sp. 

Head  and  thorax  luteous,  hairy,  the  former  rather  longer  than 
and  completely  bent  under  the  thorax.  Antennae  dentate  beneath, 
the  last  8  joints  black.  Thorax  longer  than  broad,  rectangular, 
depressed  near  the  base.  Elytra  very  dark  blue,  opaque,  punctate, 
pilose,  covering  the  first  segment  of  the  abdomen.  Abdomen 
black,  nitid,  hairy,  the  terminal  segment  and  part  of  the  penultimate 
segment  reddish.     Wings  brownish  black.      Length,  3  lines. 

Family.     CLERID^. 

98.  Omadius.     sp  ? 

99.  Omadius.     sp"? 

A  number  of  species  of  this  genus  have  been  described  by  Mr. 
H.  8.  Gorhaui  in  the  2nd  volume  of  Cistula  Entomologica,  in 
1875  and  1876,  and  as  that  work  is  not  accessible  I  am  unable  to 
say  whether  the  above  two  species  have  been  described  or  not. 


154  INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA.  ' 

Family.     BOSTRICHID^. 

100.  Rhizopertha  religiosa.     Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.,  II.,  p.   140.     Fairm.,  Rev.  Zool.,  1850,  p.  50. 

101.  Rhizopertha  Papuensis.     n.  sp. 

Oblong,  parallel-sided,  piceous  black,  sub-opaque ;  antennas  and 

legs  piceous  red.     Thorax  roughly  punctate  and  opaque,  projecting 

over  the  head,  emarginate  in  front,  retuse  in  front,  toothed  on  the 

anterior  lateral   margin,  and  truncate  and  rectangular  at  the  base. 

The  elytra  are  three  times   the  length  of  the  thorax,  and  of  the 

same  width,  with  9  or  10  rows  of  large  punctures   on   each  with 

slightly  raised  interstices ;  they  are  only  slightly  retuse  near  the 

apex  and  without  teeth  or  tubercle.      A  scanty  whitish  pubescence 

covers  the  whole  body. 

Length,  4  lines. 

102.  Genus  doubtful. 

A  very  minute  insect  and  only  one  specimen. 

Family.     TENEBRIONID^E. 
103.  Nyctozoilus    crenaticollis.     n.  sp. 

I  am  not  at  all  sure  of  the  genus  of  this  insect.  It  is  of  an 
opaque  black  colour  all  over  and  moderately  convex.  The  head  is 
flat  and  punctate.  The  thorax  is  transverse,  emarginate  in  front 
and  bisinuate  at  the  base ;  the  anterior  angles  rounded,  the 
posterior  rather  acute,,  the  sides  slightly  rounded  and  coarsely 
crenulate  ;  the  elytra  have  each  9  distinct  costae  with  broad  smooth 
intervals.  The  antennae  have  the  first  joint  a  little  larger  than  the 
others,  the  second  a  little  smaller,  they  get  gradually  thicker  to 
the  apex. 

Length,  9  lines. 

104  Prophanes  submetallicus.     n.  sp. 

This  and  the  following  species  are  clearly  of  the  same  genus,  but 
the  genus  is  probably  not  strictly  Prophanes.  Black,  nitid,  antennae 
short,   the  last   five  joints   flattened,  enlarged  and   hairy.     Head 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  155 

nearly    flat,  without    marking.      Thorax    nearly    square,   deeply 
emarginate  in  front  and  narrowly  margined,  broadly  margined  on 

the  sides,  and  nearly  truncate  at  the  base  with  a  broad  Blight 
median  lobe,  the  anterior  angles  are  prominently  produced  but 
rounded,  the  posterior  square,  there  are  two  deep  impressions  on 
the  disk  near  the  base.  The  elytra  are  a  little  broader  than  the 
thorax,  and  three  times  the  length,  of  a  reddish  coppery  hue  with 
green  reflections,  and  with  8  rows  of  large  rather  distant  punctures 
on  each  elytron. 
Length,  8  lines. 

105.  Prophaxes  cupreipennis.  n.  sp. 
Like  the  last-named  species,  but  the  anterior  angles  of  the 
thorax  not  nearly  so  produced  ;  the  thorax  is  also  finely  punctate, 
without  the  impression  near  the  base,  and  broader  at  the  base 
than  at  the  apex.  The  elytra  are  proportionately  narrower  and 
larger  •  the  punctures  are  rather  fine  and  the  colour  is  more  of  a 
purplish  than  reddish  copper. 
Length,  7  lines. 

106.  Near  Hemicyclus. 

One  specimen,  genus  doubtful. 

107.  Near  Titlena.     n.  sp. 
One  specimen  only. 

108.  Amarygmus  cupreus.     Guer. 

Voy.  Coquille,  IT.,  p.  102,  pi.  5,  fig.  2.  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astrol., 
II.,  p.  272. 

109.  AMARYC4MUS    INORNATUS.       n.  Sp. 

Black,  subnitid.  Head  most  minutely  punctured,  a  transverse 
line  in  front  of  the  eyes,  epistome  margined  in  front  and  separated 
from  the  iabrum.  Thorax  minutely  obsoletely  punctate,  a  slight 
transverse  depression  close  to  the  base  at  the  median  basal  lobe. 
The  elytra  have  on  each  side  nine  distinct  striae,  the  1st  (scutellar) 
short  and  finely  punctate,  the  others  rather  distinctly  punctured, 
the  punctures  becoming  large  on  the  lateral  stria).  The  legs  are 
piceous  red. 

Length,  5  lines. 


156     INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

110.  Amarygmus  oculeus.     n.  sp. 

Greenish  black,  nitid,  antennae  and  legs  reddish.  Head 
punctate,  suture  of  epistome  rounded.  Epistome  itself  convex, 
not  margined,  eyes  large,  almost  meeting  at  the  back  of  the  head, 
antennae  inserted  on  distinct  tubercles,  thorax  finely  punctate, 
with  a  slight  impression  at  the  base  on  each  side  of  the  median 
basal  lobe.  Elytra  with  8  very  distinct  large  punctured  striae  on 
each  side  and  a  very  short  scutellar  one. 

Length,  5  lines. 

111.  Amarygmus  puncticeps.     n.  sp. 

Greenish  or  bluish  black,  subnitid,  the  antennae  and  legs  yellowish 
red.  Head  strongly  punctate,  the  clypeus  very  large,  biemarginate 
behind,  the  middle  sinus  fitting  into  a  longitudinal  groove  on  the 
head  ;  the  apex  emarginate,  the  labrum  nearly  square,  the  palpi 
filiform,  the  eyes  large  and  entire.  Thorax  punctured,  the 
punctures  large  and  largest  and  thickest  near  the  sides.  Elytra 
striated  and  punctate  in  the  striae,  but  not  so  profoundly  as  in  the 
last  species.  A  strong  tooth  and  notch  near  the  outer  apex  in  the 
four  posterior  tibiae. 

Length  3£  lines. 

112.  Amarygmus  convexeuscuucs. 

Black,  nitid.  Head  very  minutely  punctate,  a  little  emarginate 
at  the  suture  of  the  clypens,  that  and  the  labrum  transverse. 
A  slight  purplish  gloss  on  the  thorax.  Elytra  very  convex  ; 
deeply  striated  with  smallish  punctures  in  the  striae,  and  with  the 
interstices  smooth  and  rather  convex. 

Length,  3  lines. 

113.  Allecula  papuensis.     n.  sp. 

Black,  subnitid,  palpi  and  thighs  piceous.  Eyes  large,  a  small 
oval  depression  on  the  forehead  in  the  narrow  space  between  the 
eyes.  Thorax  almost  square,  the  anterior  angles  round,  the 
posterior  square,  a  slight  emargination  in  the  middle  of  each  side. 
Elytra  elongate,  each  with  8  striae  consisting  of  rectangular  oblong 
punctures  or  depressions. 

Length  7  lines. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &0.  157 

Family.     LAGRIID^E. 
114.  Lagria  pulchella.     Guer. 

Voy.  Ooquille,  II.,  p.  104,  t.  5,  f.  5.  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astrol.,  IT., 
p.  288.      Blanch.,  Voy.  Pole.  Slid.,  IV,  p.  185,  t.  12,  f.  11. 

115    Lagria  azureipennis.     n.  Bp. 

Head  and  thorax  metallic  green,  rather  opaque,  densely  punctate, 
and  about  the  same  length  and  width.  Antennae,  palpi  and  part  of 
the  mouth  reddish  brown.  The  elytra  are  of  a  purplish  sapphirine 
blue,  densely  and  sharply  punctate.  The  pusbescence  is  thin  and 
short  in  this  species,  and  unusually  so  for  the  genus. 

Length,  5  lines. 

116.  Lagria  palliata.     n.  sp. 

Black,  opaque,  convex.  Thorax  wider  at  the  base  than  in  front. 
Elytra  much  ampliated  from  the  shoulders,  very  convex,  finely  and 
irregularly  punctate,  and  with  a  band  of  silvery  pubescence  across 
behind  the  shoulders.  The  tibiae  are  long,  slender  and  rather 
curved. 

Length,  7  lines. 

Family.     CEDEMERID^E. 

117.  Nacerdes  rufipes.     n.  sp. 

Entirely  blackish-brown,  excepting  the  thighs  and  coxae,  labium 
and  the  first  joint  of  antennae  which  are  pale  red,  and  the  rest  of 
the  antennae,  palpi,  tibiae  and  tarsi  which  are  pale  brown.  A  very 
short  ashen  pubescence  covers  the  whole  insect.  The  first  joint  of 
the  antennae  is  very  long,  the  second  very  short,  the  others  long, 
the  2nd,  3rd  and  4th  joints  of  the  maxillary  palpi  are  each  as  long 
as  the  1st  joint  of  the  antennae.  Head  finely  and  densely 
punctate,  eyes  very  large.  Thorax  much  longer  than  the  width, 
constricted  behind  the  middle  and  widened  a  little  at  the  posterior 
angles.  Elytra  broader  than  the  thorax,  elongate,  parallel-sided, 
very  densely  and  finely  punctate,  pointed  at  the  apex,  and  with 
three  fine  costae  on  each  side  of  the  suture. 

Length,  5  lines. 


158  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 


NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 


ON  A  NEW  GENUS  AND  SPECIES  OF  FRESH  WATER 

TORTOISE  FROM  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E. 

(Plates  III.-VI.) 
Carettochelys,  nov.  gen. 

Head  large  subquadrangular,  narrowed  anteriorly,  plates  six  ("?), 
anch ylosed,  rugose ;  nostrils  anterior,  grooved ;  jaws  naked,  with 
sharp  cutting  edges,  the  lower  curved,  without  notches  ;  palate 
grooved.  Head  and  limbs  non-retractile.  Arms  elongate,  narrow, 
compressed,  ridged  on  their  rounded  anterior  portion  with 
narrow  plates,  nails  free,  on  first  two  digits  only,  rest  without 
nails  and  strongly  webbed,  the  tips  flattened,  the  third  the  longest. 
Hindlegs  short,  first  two  toes  with  strong  sharp  nails,  nails  only 
free,  the  rest  strongly  webbed  to  the  tips.  Tail  with  narrow  rings 
above.  Carapace  shield-shaped,  rounded  and  high  in  front, 
pointed  and  keeled  behind.  Plastron  of  9  shields  (1)  rounded 
anteriorly  and  posteriorly,  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  anchylosed  to  the 
marginals.     (See  plate  III.) 

Carettocchelys  insculptus. 

Adult  female. — First  vertebral  plate  oval,  more  than  twice  as 
long  as  wide,  joins  the  nuchal  plate  in  front  and  ends  within  the 
two   adjacent  costals,    3rd  to  6th  similar  in  form,   the   4th   the 

(1)  There  are  two  small  portions  cut  away  from  between  the  2nd  and  3rd 
plates  and  the  marginals,  so  that  it  is  impossible  to  say  if  these  are  extra 
plates  or  parts  of  the  marginals. 


BY  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.  159 

widest,  1^  in  its  length  ;  all  are  separated  from  one  another.  The 
first  wedged  in  between  the  anterior  dorsal  plate  and    first  pair  of 

costals,  narrow  4-sided,  pointed  in  front,  sides  curved,  almost  ovai 
behind,  becoming  obsolete  or  anchylosed  between  the  5th  or  6th 
costal  plate. 

The  nuchal  plate  apparently  anchylosed  with  the  marginal  and 
costals  on  either  side,  the  sutures  scarcely  traceable,  the  1st  pair 
of  marginals  short,  five-sided,  about  half  as  long  again  as  wide, 
somewhat  oblong,  their  outer  margin  rounded,  anterior  upper 
margin  enters  the  outer  lateral  margin  of  the  anterior  plate 
forming  two  sides  of  an  angle,  the  other  margin  joining  the  costal 
plate  and  the  adjoining  second  marginal  plate  are  comparatively 
straight. 

First  pair  of  costal  plates  four-sided,  straight  behind  the  1st 
vertebral  plate  except  where  they  surround  it  ;  greatly  widened  out 
anteriorly  and  laterally,  joining  the  first  two  marginals,  and  part 
of  the  third  where  they  are  nearly  twice  as  wide  as  on  their  dorsal 
boundary,  posterior  margin  more  than  three  times  the  length  of 
the  dorsal. 

Second  pair  of  costals  long,  about  two-thirds  wider  at  the 
marginal  than  at  the  vertebral  boundary,  fourth  marginal 
oblong,    its    suture  opposite  the  hinder  margin  of  the  third  costal. 

The  4th  and  5th  costal  plates  similar  to  the  2nd  pair,  but  each 
increasing  in  width  at  the  junction  with  the  marginals  and 
decreasing  above  on  the  vertebral  line  ;  the  7th,  8th,  and  9th,  and 
the  adjacent  half  of  last  marginal  forming  a  sharp  dorsal  ridge  and 
anchylosed  together. 

Carapace  subcordiform  highly  elevated  and  rounded  in  front ; 
laterally  flattened  behind,  and  strongly  keeled,  the  sides  shelving 
with  the  marginal  shields  expanding,  densely  rugose.  The  three  last 
costal  plates  connected  along  the  vertebral  line  forming  an  elevated 
sharp  ridge,  which  extends  to  the  centre  of  the  pygomarginal,  the 
adjacent  marginal  plates  expanded  over  the  hind  legs.  The  anterior 
margin  of  fore  legs  covered  with  from  7  to  10  narrow  band-like 
oblique  unequal  plates  (see  pi.  VI.,  fig.  1.)  ;  nails  of  the  1st 
and    2nd    toes     long,     whitish   iv    colour :  other   toes   flattened, 


160  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM. 

enveloped  in  skin,  webbed,  the  3rd  the  longest,  webs  extending 
beyond  the  tips.  Hind  legs  (pi.  VI.,  fig  2)  without  any  shields, 
nails  of  1st  and  2nd  toes  free,  3rd  toe  longest,  3rd,  4th,  5th  within 
the  web,  flattened  without  nails.  Tail  with  from  14  to  16  narrow 
curved  plates  on  the  upper   surface,  skin  wrinkled. 

The  2nd  to  6th  marginal  plates  narrow,  the  7th  much  wider 
behind  than  in  front,  8th  almost  square,  the  remainder  gradually 
increasing  in  width  to  the  10th,  which  has  its  outer  border  one- 
fourth  greater  than  its  upper,  which  joins  the  last  two  costal  plates. 

All  the  marginals  from  the  6th  are  slightly  curved  upwards  and 
outwards  to  their  outer  margin,  the  central  is  keeled  on  its 
anterior  half  where  it  forms  the  last  part  of  the  dorsal  lidge, 
adjoining  the  pygal,  but  is  rounded  posteriorly,  bevelled  off  at 
its  hinder  margin  like  the  rest.  All  the  marginals  from  the  6th 
are  very  compressed  and  thinned  off,  forming  a  cutting  outer  edge. 

The  plastron  or  ventral  shield  is  flat,  of  9  plates,  between  the 
1st  and  2nd  pairs  the  interclavicle  a  4-sided  plate  is  wedged  in, 
having  the  two  anterior  or  apical  sides  nearly  twice  as  long  as  the 
posterior  and  formiug  an  acute  angle  between  the  first  pair  of 
clavicles ;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th  pairs  of  plates  with  a  straight  median 
suture  (see  pi.  Ill) ;  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  anchylosed  to  the 
4th  and  7th  marginals.  The  whole  of  the  plates  of  the  carapace 
and  sternum  are  covered  with  small  round  raised  rugations  or  wavy 
irregular  raised  lines  between  shallow  sculptures,  towards  the 
lower  borders  on  the  sides,  these  take  an  elongated  form  some- 
times parallel  to  the  sutures. 

Hind  portion  of  the  head,  the  neck,  and  the  legs  covered  with  a 
smooth  skin ;  head  with  5  to  7  plates,  anterior  and  median 
pairs  anchylosed.  Nostrils  anterior,  widely  grooved  in  front,  coronal 
plates  bent  down  behind  the  eyes,  mandibles  with  a  sharp  cutting 
horny  edge,  the  symphysis  of  the  upper  jaw  rounded  in  front  and 
notched  at  the  sides.  Palate  grooved  on  either  side  (where  not 
cut  away),  the  occipital  shields  are  large  and  broad  and  rugose 
like  those  on  the  back.  Head  large  and  wide,  throat  swollen, 
skin  bare  round  the  eye,  no  preorbital  ridges. 

Measurements: — Total  length  of  carapace  18  inches;  along  the 
curve    of    the    back    19   inches ;    breadth    through     widest    part 


BY   E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.  161 

13-6  inches';  over  the  back  18  inches;  plastron  in  length  14  -5  inches  ; 
breadth  11-5  inches  ;  head  and  neck  about  7  inches,  from  nostril 
to  eye  1*7,  from  nostril  to  posterior  margin  of  occipital  Bhield 
3-4  inches  ;  wrist  and  hand  to  tip  of  third  finger,  6  inches  ;  width 
2*5  inches;  hind  fin  from  plastron  8  inches;  width  3  inches;  tail 
from  plastron  4  inches ;  free  portion  of  marginal  plate  over  the 
tail  2  7  inches. 

Marginals  10  +10-1-1    21 

Costals  8  +  8 M 16 

Pygall   , l 

Nuchal  1 1 

Vertebral  or  neural;  traceable  from  without 6  onlv 

Plastron  or  ventral  shield  9  distinct  plates. 

Episternal  1+   1 , 2 

Interclavicle    1    1 

Hyposternals    1   +   1 2 

Hyosternals  1   +  1 2 

Xiphisternal  1   +   1  2 

The  two  triangular  plates  at  the  side,  shown  in  pi.  III.,  are 
probably  only  the  curved-in  portions  of  the  adjacent  marginals,  and 
have  been  cut  away  in  the  present  specimen. 

Remarks. — I  had  provisionally  placed  this  species  near  the 
genus  Cyclanosteus,  as  it  appeared  to  me  to  be  allied  to  that  genus 
and  to  Emyda,  but  finding  that  it  differed  so  considerably  from 
both,  I  have  been  obliged  to  create  a  new  genus  Carretochelys  for 
its  reception.  If  the  ossified  portions  of  the  genus  Emyda  (Gray), 
were  anchylosed  and  the  posterior  flap  absorbed,  the  plastron 
would  be  almost  identical  with  the  present  species.  There  is 
nothing  in  Gray's  Catalogue  or  Supplement  that  comes  nearer  to  it 
than  these  genera,  but  it  appears  to  me  to  be  a  link  between  the 
river  tortoises  and  the  sea  turtles. 

The  eggs  with  this  specimen  prove  it  to  be  a  female  ;  they  are 
white,  hard-shelled,  and  almost  quite  round,  1*55  x  15  inches  in 
diameter. 

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162  NOTES   FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN   MUSEUM. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATES. 

Plate  III. 

Plastron  showing  the  two  small  plates,  which  may  have  been  part  of  the 
marginals  and  not  separate  plates  as  shown  in  the  figure,  cut 
away  ;  the  points  of  ossification  shown  in  each  plate. 

Plate  IV. 

Fig.  1. — Anterior  portion  of  carapace  showing  medial  and  1st  and  2nd 
vertebral  plates. 

Fig.  2. — Last  pair  of  costals,  pygal,  and  the  partly  ridged  marginal  plate 
and  tail,  from  above. 

Plate   V. 
Fig.  1.— Profile  of  head. 

Fig.  2. — Head  from  above  showing  the  plates. 

Plate  VI. 
Fig.  1. — Fore  leg  slightly  distorted  in  drying. 
Fig  2.-Hind  leg. 


NOTES   AND    EXIIIBITS.  163 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 


Mr.  Ramsay  exhibited   the  Tortoise  described  in  his  Paper. 

Mr.  K.  H.  Bennett  exhibited  a  very  singular  looking  Fungus 
from  Mossgiel.  It  was  quite  new  to  the  members  present,  but 
was  probably  a  species  of  Scleroderma. 

Mr.  Brazier  exhibited  two  new  species  of  Helix,  one  from 
Conond  Station  near  Silverton,  Mitchell  District ;  the  other  from 
the  top  of  slate  ridges  30  miles  N.E.  of  Silverton.  He  said  he 
would  describe  them  at  a  future  Meeting  of  the  Society. 

Mr.  Haviland  exhibited  on  behalf  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Alkin,  a  very 
perfect  specimen  of  a  Sphceria  parasitic  on  a  Caterpillar.  Both  the 
Caterpillar  and  the  Fungus  seemed  to  be  different  from  the  com- 
monly known  species,  the  Caterpillar  being  longer  and  the  Fungus 
much  thicker  and  shorter.  No  information  was  given  as  to 
habitat. 

Mr.  J.  Douglas-Ogilby  exhibited  the  Coris  described  by  Mr. 
Ramsay  and  himself. 

Mr.  A.  Sidney  Olliff  exhibited  specimens  of  Tettix  australis, 
Walker,  a  small  grasshopper  which  he  had  found  in  some  numbers 
in  shallow  fresh  water  pools  on  the  banks  of  the  River  Nepean, 
some  15  miles  above  Penrith  (N.S.W.),  in  the  month  of  September 
last.  Mr.  Olliff  said  that  specimens  were  first  observed  clinging  to 
the  leaves  of  a  water  plant  on  the  surface  of  the  water,  but  after- 
wards many  others  were  found  both  by  Mr.  Ogilby  and  himself 
on  the  stems  of  the  plants  8  or  10  inches  below  the  surface. 
When  disturbed  they  swam  to  the  bottom  of  their  own  accord. 
Mr.  McLachlan,  F.R.S  ,  who  kindly  identified  the  species,  writes 
that  the  Tettix  of  Europe  usually  frequent  dry  sandy  places. 

He  also  exhibited  male  and  female  specimens  of  a  pelagic 
Hemipteron  ( Halobates  ivi'dlerstoffi,  Frauenf.)  which  had  been  cap- 
tured by  Mr.    Wagstaff,  in  a  towing  net  off  the  West  Coast  of 


164  NOTES    AND   EXHIBITS. 

Australia.  The  species  is  of  very  wide  range  and  has  been 
observed  near  Norfolk  Island  and  New  Guinea,  but  has  not 
hitherto  been  recorded  from  waters  west  of  the  mainland  of 
Australia. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  large  Hive  of  Bees  entirely  destroyed  by 
Achrea  grisella,  a  Tinea  introduced  from  Europe.  Also  a  seed 
vessel  of  Trapa  bicornis,  a  Chinese  species,  imported  into  the 
country  as  an  edible,  and  known  as  the  Buffalo  Nut. 

Mr.  C.  S.  Wilkinson  exhibited  some  fossil  Turtle  eggs  embedded 
in  coral  sand  rock,  from  Lord  Howe  Island.  In  the  same  rock  are 
found  numerous  bones  of  Turtles,  associated  with  bones  of  the 
extinct  Horned  Lizard,  Megalania,  of  which  two  skulls  have  been 
found. 

Mr.  Wilkinson  also  exhibited  two  specimens  of  Trochus  impe- 
r talis  from  New  Zealand. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  the  New  Guinea  Coleoptera  enumerated 
in  his  Paper. 

Mr.  Fletcher  exhibited  a  female  specimen  of  Antechinus  jlavipes, 
one  of  the  smaller  Dasyuridse,  having  nine  mammary  fetuses  on 
the  teats  in  the  shallow  pouch.  Mr.  Krefft,  (Trans.  Philos.  Soc. 
of  N.S.W.,  1862-65  p.  10)  who  has  recorded  the  occurrence  of  a 
like  number  in  this  species,  on  one  occasion  met  with  ten  young 
ones.  The  specimen  exhibited  was  kindly  sent  by  J.  D.  Cox, 
Esq.,  of  Cullenbone  near  Mudgee.  Mr.  Fletcher  also  exhibited 
three  blastodermic  vesicles  of  Kangaroos  (Hahnaturus  dorsalis 
and  Osphranter  robustus)  the  largest  of  which  was  about  the  size 
of  a  large  pea,  and  shewed  a  pear-shaped  embryonic  area.  All 
the  vesicles  were  quite  unattached  to  the  uteri,  the  cavities  of 
which  exactly  corresponded  to  the  size  and  shape  of  the  vesicles. 
Also  a  uterine  foetus  of  Osphranter  robustus  of  nearly  the  full 
period,  about  an  inch  long,  with  the  foetal  membranes  attached. 


WEDNESDAY,  31st  MARCH,  1886. 


William  A.  Haswell,  Esq.,  M.A.,  B.Sc,  in  the  Chair. 


Mr  James  Scott,  Mr.  L.  F.  Heydon,  and   Dr.  0.  Katz  were 
introduced  as   visitors. 


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168  ON    CERTAIN    GECKOS    IN    THE    QUEENSLAND    MUSEUM, 


PAPERS    READ. 


ON  CERTAIN  GECKOS  IN  THE  QUEENSLAND 

MUSEUM. 

By  C.  W.  De  Vis,  M.A. 

The  head-quarters  of  Nephrurus  asper,  Giinth.,  seems  to  be  that 
part  of  Central  Queensland,  east  of  the  Dividing  Range,  which  lies 
on  the  northern  slope  of  the  east  and  west  anticlinal.  It  has 
been  received  by  the  British  Museum  from  the  Peak  Downs.  The 
colonial  collection  has  been  supplied  with  examples  from  Bogan- 
tungun  and  Natal  Downs.  Whether  its  range  extends  to  the 
great  southern  watershed  is  not  as  yet  in  evidence.  It  may  be 
that  its  limit  in  this  direction  is  defined  by  the  presence  of  a  second 
species  of  the  genus  represented  by  the  example  which  is  submitted 
for  comparison  under  the  name  of 

Nephrurus  levis, 

distinguishable  at  a  glance  from  iV.  asper  by  its  comparatively 
smooth  lepidosis  and  expanded  tail. 

Description: — Head  very  large,  broader  than  the  neck  and  body, 
subtriangular,  convex.  Snout  as  long  as  the  diameter  of  the  orbit 
and  shorter  than  the  post-orbital  length  of  the  head.  Eye  large, 
prominent.  Nostril  small,  horizontally  elliptical.  Loreal  and 
frontal  regions  rather  concave.  Ear  orifice  a  vertical  slit  half  as 
long  as  the  diameter  of  the  orbit.  Body  moderately  long,  slender. 
Limbs  rather  short  and  slender.  Basal  two-thirds  of  the  tail 
expanded  and  flat  on  the  upper  surface,  the  breadth  of  the  expanded 
portion  two-thirds  of  the  length  of  the  same,  suddenly  contracting 
on  its  right  side  to  a  tapering  peduncle  bearing  a  small  symmetrical 


BY    C.  W.  DE   VIS,  M.A.  L69 

pyriform  knob.  Lepidosis  : — On  the  occiput,  interorbital  space 
and  sides  of  the  frontal  regions  are  small  round  close-set  tubercles 
mingled  with  others  still  smaller.  The  mid-frontal  loreal,  temporal 
and  supraciliary  tubercles  are  much  smaller  but  on  the  last  two 
regions  are  accompanied  by  a  few  of  larger  size.  The  internasal 
tubercles  are  intermediate  in  size,  rough  and,  under  the  lens, 
obscurely  keeled.  Upper  surface  of  the  body  and  limbs  minutely 
granular  studded  with  small  rosettes  composed  of  a  conical  tubercle 
within  a  circle  of  very  much  smaller  and  numerous  tubercles ;  the 
rosettes  are  for  the  most  part  irregularly  disposed  but  on  the  flanks 
they  tend  to  arrange  themselves  in  oblique  lines  ;  they  also  form 
a  regular  curved  line  across  the  back  and  a  less  definite  angular 
band  across  the  shoulders.  The  lower  surface  is  covered  with 
small  tubercles  which  enlarge  a  little  on  the  chest  and  towards 
the  lower  lips.  Rostral  and  mental  subequal,  small  and  low. 
Labials  jjjj.  Above  light  brownish-grey,  a  pale  band  across  the 
occiput,  a  second  across  the  nape,  a  third  very  angular  over  the 
shoulders,  the  former  two  enclosing  a  crescent,  the  latter  two  a 
triangle,  of  the  ground  colour;  a  pale  "["-shaped  mark  on  the  rump  ; 
many  of  the  larger  tubercles,  notably  those  of  the  curved  line 
crossing  the  back,  white ;  under  surface  white.  Entire  length 
94  mm.  ;  length  of  the  head  21 ;  its  breadth  18*5 ;  length  of  the 
body  52;  of  the  tail  21  ;  of  the  fore-limb  22  and  of  the  hind- 
limb  29  mm. 

The  digits  of  the  manus  are  all  on  the  same  plane  as  indeed  they 
are  in  iV.  asper.  The  opposition  of  the  outer  digit  to  the  inner, 
given  as  a  generic  character,  is  limited  to  the  pes. 

DlPLODACTYLUS    T^ENICAUDA. 

A  Diplodactylus  with  uniform  dorsal  lepidosis  associated  with 
preanal  pores  in  the  male. 

Description  ; — Head  short,  shelving  from  the  forehead  to  the 
muzzle.  Snout  rounded,  longer  than  the  postorbital  length  of  the 
head.  Ear  orifice  a  short  narrow  slit.  Body  stout.  Limbs  short 
and  strong.  Digits  short,  broad,  depressed  ;  inferiorly  with  large 
transverse  pads  of  which  the  antepenultimate  is  broadly  cordiform 


170  ON    CERTAIN    GECKOS    IN    THE    QUEENSLAND    MUSEUM. 

and  incised  on  its  distal  edge  ;  the  fourth  digit  has  five  entire 
plates  preceded  by  pairs  of  smaller  ones  at  the  base  ;  the  terminal 
plates  large  and  together  cordif  orm.  Granules  of  the  upper  surface 
moderate  in  size,  round  ;  in  each  interspace  a  minute  granule. 
Granules  of  the  lower  surface  rather  large  ;  of  the  flanks  much 
smaller.  Rostral  pentagonal  with  or  without  a  short  median  cleft 
above,  its  lateral  angle  produced  to  the  nostril  which  is  between 
the  rostral,  the  larger  upper  and  the  five  smaller  posterior  nasals, 
and  the  labials.  Labials  \%  Mental  trapezoid  to  triangular,  larger 
than  the  foremost  infralabials.  No  chin  shields.  The  length  of 
the  tail,  which  is  tapering  in  form,  equals  that  of  the  body  together 
with  half  that  of  the  head  ;  it  is  covered  with  square  or  oblong 
scales  in  regular  rows  but  frequently  every  fourth  row  is  interrupted 
above  by  a  group  of  a  few  small  scales.  The  preanal  pores  are  in 
two  separate  curved  lines  each  of  4-5  pores.  Grey  with  small 
irregularly-shaped  black  spots  as  large  as  or  rather  larger  than  the 
yellowish  interspaces.  A  broad  chocolate  band  commences  between 
the  ilia  and  runs  along  the  upper  surface  of  the  tail  to  its  tip  which 
it  surrounds ;  the  band  is  irregularly  edged  with  black  and  white 
specks.  Tail  beneath  rufous.  Under  surface  of  body  dirty  grey 
with  numerous  black  specks.  Entire  length  129  mm  ;  length  of 
the  head  17*5  ;  its  breadth  15  5 ;  length  of  the  body  57*5  ; 
length  of  the  fore  limb  22*5  and  that  of  the  hind  limb  26  mm. 

Locality,  Chinchilla.     Numerous  examples. 

The  contrasting  colouring  of  this  fine  Gecko  distinguishes  it  at 
once  from  its  congeners. 


NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN   MUSEUM. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  A  NEW  APHANIPTEROUS    INSECT 
FROM  NEW   SOUTH  WALES. 

By  A.  Sidney  Olliff,  F.E.S., 
Assistant  Zoologist,  Australian  Museum. 

The  remarkable  parasite  characterized  below  was  found  in  large 
numbers  on  a  Porcupine  Ant  Eater  [Echidna  hystrix),  which  was 
recently  added  to  the  collection  of  the  Australian  Museum.  It 
chiefly  affects  the  breast  and  head  of  the  Echidna — especially 
near  the  throat  and  in  the  neighbourhood  of  the  ears — attaching 
itself  so  firmly  by  its  rostrum  as  to  render  its  removal  a  matter  of 
considerable  difficulty.  Unlike  the  common  Pidex  irritans  and 
most  of  its  congeners  this  species  does  not  appear  to  possess  the 
power  of  jumping.  Specimens  which  I  removed  from  their  host 
and  kept  alive  for  some  days  gave  no  evidence  of  saltatorial 
habits. 

After  a  careful  perusal  of  the  writings  of  Kolenati,  Westwood 
and  others  who  have  treated  of  the  genera  of  the  order 
Aphaniptera,  I  have  arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  this  new 
parasite  cannot  be  placed  in  any  existing  genus.  I  therefore  pro- 
pose to  name  it  Echidnophaga.  In  form  it  is  more  rounded  than 
most  of  its  allies  and  its  body  is  much  less  spined.  The  mandibles 
are  long  and  only  serrate  at  the  apical  half,  the  fourth  tarsal  joint 
of  the  two  anterior  pairs  of  legs  is  very  small,  and  the  apical  joint 
of  the  labial  palpi  is  longer  than  the  other  joints  taken  together — 
a  character  in  itself  sufficient  to  distinguish  Echidnophaya  from 
Pulex  and  Ceratopsylhcs. 


172  NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 

Family.     PULICIDtE. 

Echidnophaga,  gen.  nov. 

Body  globose,  membranaceous,  almost  destitute  of  bristles, 
except  at  the  anus. 

Antennae  capitate,  four  jointed. 

Head  moderately  large  ;  mandibles  about  half  as  long  as  the 
entire  insect,  not  very  broad,  finely  serrate  on  the  outer  margins 
at  the  apical  half ;  lingua  elongate,  very  fine ;  maxillae  elongate, 
triangular,  with  no  appearance  of  an  articulation  at  the  apex  ; 
maxillary  palpi  four  jointed,  the  first  and  second  of  about  equal 
length,  the  third  slightly  shorter,  the  fourth  a  little  longer  than 
the  first,  acuminate  at  the  apex  ;  labium  elongate,  narrow,  slightly 
constricted  before  the  apex  ;  labial  palpi  three  jointed,  the  first 
short,  the  second  considerably  larger,  the  third  longer  than  the 
two  preceding  joints  taken  together,  pointed  at  the  extremity. 

Legs  rather  long  ;  the  femora  somewhat  thickened  ;  tibiae  armed 
with  rather  large  spines  on  the  external  margins ;  tarsi  five 
jointed,  claws  simple  ;  anterior  and  intermediate  tarsi  with  the 
first  three  joints  of  nearly  equal  lengths,  the  fourth  smaller,  the 
fifth  longer  than  the  two  basal  joints  together;  posterior  tarsi 
with  the  basal  joint  much  larger  than  the  following  ones. 

Echidnophaga  ambulans,  sp.  n. 

Broadly  ovate,  castaneous,  shining,  with  indistinct  green  reflec- 
tions. Antennae  capitate,  finely  setose.  Eyes  rather  prominent, 
small,  pale  castaneous.  Head  moderately  convex  above,  finely 
and  indistinctly  crenulate  in  front.  Thorax  short.  Abdomen 
ovate,  rather  strongly  convex  above,  somewhat  truncate  posteriorly; 
the  anal  region  armed  with  a  few  strong  bristles.  Legs  pale 
castaneous,  tips  of  the  femora  and  tibiae  darker ;  tibiae  with  two 
feeble  notches  on  the  external  margins.  Length  2  mm.  ;  greatest 
width  1^  mm. 

New  South  Wales.   A  parasite  upon  Echidna  hystrix. 

This  species  has  little  in  common  with  the  Pulex  echidna 
described  by  Denny  (Ann.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.,  p.  315, 
pi.  37,  fig.  6,  1843),  from  the  same  host. 


ON  A  MICROSCOPIC  FUNGUS  PARASITIC  UPON  THE 

CUCURBITACE^E. 

By  E.  Haviland,  F.L.S. 

Side  by  side  with  the  disease  which  has  been  so  destructive  to 
the  maize  crops  during  the  past  three  months,  there  has  existed 
another  disease,  affecting,  in  an  almost  equally  destructive  manner, 
the  Cucuibitaceie  ;  rock  and  water  melons,  and  pumpkins  alike 
being  destroyed  in  large  quantities  by  its  ravages.  Singularly, 
both  diseases  have  traversed  the  same  tract  of  country,  from  the 
near  neighbourhood  of  Sydney  northwards  to  the  Tweed  River, 
and  westward,  so  far  as  I  can  learn,  about  forty  miles  from 
the  coast. 

The  practice,  so  common  amongst  Australian  farmers,  of 
planting  pumpkins  between  the  rows  of  maize  ;  and  the  fact 
that  both  these  and  the  maize  have  been  attacked  at  the  same 
time  and  in  the  same  place,  have  given  rise  to  the  idea  that  the 
two  diseases  are  identical.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  however,  they  are 
very  different ;  the  destruction  of  the  maize  being  caused  by  the 
micro-fungus  Ustilago  Candollei,  one  of  the  class  Coriiomycetes  ; 
while  that  attacking  the  Cucurbitacese,  is  Oidium  monilioides  of 
the  Hyphomycetes.  Although,  however,  the  causes  are  different, 
the  results  are  similar  ;  the  destruction  of  the  plant  in  both  cases. 

This  fungus,  Oidium  monilioides,  is  supposed  to  be  identical 
with  that  known  as  Erysiphe  grammis  ;  and  the  genus  Oidium  is 
now,  by  most  mycologists  amalgamated  with  Erysiphe.  They 
differ  in  some  respects,  but  the  one  (Oidium)  is  considered  to  be 
but  a  younger  state  of  the  other.  The  genus  Erysiphe  has  no 
less  than  five  different  forms  of  fruit,  the  multiform  threads 
bearing  conidia,  asci  contained  in  sporangia,  the  larger  stylospores 
produced  in  other  sporangia,  the  smaller  stylospores  generated  in 


174        MICROSCOPIC  FUNGUS  PARASITIC  UPON  THE  CUCURBIT ACEjE, 

the  pycnidia,  and  separate  sporules  which  are  sometimes  found 
in  the  joints  of  the  necklaces  of  the  conidia.  (I).  Oidium  has 
theoretically  the  same ;  but  really  only  produces  two,  conidia  first 
and  at  a  considerable  time  afterwards  sporangia  with  spores. 

Of  the  many  plants  of  rock  and  water-melon  and  pumpkin  that 
I  have  examined,  I  have  found  none  past  the  first  or  conidia  state. 
Indeed  it  is  at  this  stage  that  the  injury  is  done  to  the  plant  by  the 
exceedingly  dense  mycelium,  which  not  only  robs  the  leaves  of 
their  moisture,  but  by  forming  a  close  mat  over  the  underside  of 
the  leaf,  completely  seals  up  the  stomata.  Tf  we  pick  out  from  a 
garden  an  apparently  healthy  plant,  either  of  melon  or  pumpkin, 
but  upon  which  the  fungus  has  really  commenced  its  work,  we 
shall  find  that  in  this  early  stage,  many  of  the  leaves  are  marked 
on  the  underside  with  dirty  white  spots,  and  that  their  edges  are 
beginning  to  curl  inwards.  In  a  day  or  two  each  spot  will  have 
increased  in  size,  and  the  effect  will  also  be  visible  on  the  upper 
surface  of  the  leaf.  At  last  the  spots  will  have  so  much  extended 
their  borders  as  to  have  become  confluent,  and  the  leaf  will  be 
covered  over  its  whole  surface,  by  the  mycelium  of  the  fungus ; 
becoming  dry  and  crisp  and  easily  reduced  to  powder  if  crushed  in 
the  hand.  Under  the  microscope,  the  appearance  of  this  mycelium 
is  that  of  a  very  beautiful  interwoven  mat,  studded  here  and  there 
with  erect  strings  of  conidia,  resembling  minute  necklaces  of  pearls. 
At  this  stage,  any  fruit  that  may  be  upon  the  same  branch  is  lost, 
although  perhaps  not  larger  than  a  small  apple,  by  the  decay  of  the 
fruit  stalk.  There  being  no  transpiration  from  the  dead  leaves, 
any  fluid  that  may  still  be  passed  upwards  from  the  roots,  appears 
to  be  thrown  upon  the  fruit ;  and  this  being  surcharged,  while  the 
vitality  of  the  plant  is  im pared  or  almost  destroyed  ;  decay  begins, 
as  in  most  other  cases,  at  the  articulations.  The  same  thing  occurs 
in  other  plants.  If  for  instance,  we  give  a  fuchsia  a  great  excess 
of  water,  *.  e.,  more  than  it  can  get  rid  of  by  transpiration,  in  a 
few  days  the  leaves  will  become  yellow  and  fall  off  if  only  lightly 
touched  with  the  finger,  breaking  at  the  articulations,  and  carrying 
the  petioles  with  them. 

(1)  Berkeley  Introd.,  Crypt.,  Bot.,  p.  78. 


BY    E.    IIAVILAND,  F.L.S.  175 

As  to  any  remedy,  or  means  of  destroying  the  fungus,  when  once 
in  the  plant,  I  know  of  none  of  any  real  value.  As  the  mycelium 
of  Oidium  does  not  as  a  rule  penetrate  the  leaf,  but  confines  its 
destructive  power  to  the  surface,  it  would  appear  easy  enough  to 
get  rid  of  it,  and  perhaps  to  a  certain  extent  and  in  the  case  of  a 
single  plant  or  so  in  a  garden,  this  may  be  done  ;  but  to  the  farmer, 
the  value  of  a  remedy  would  consist  only  in  its  beiug  applicable  to 
crops  on  a  large  scale.  In  many  cases  amongst  our  small  farmers 
the  loss  of  a  crop,  even  of  pumpkins,  is  severely  felt,  especially  as 
at  this  time,  when  their  chief  product,  the  maize,  has  been  destroyed 
also.  I  think,  however,  that  in  all  cases  of  disease  likely  to  attack 
field  crops,  immunity  must  be  sought  rather  in  preventive  measures. 
More  careful  drainage,  and  irrigation  where  possible ;  especially 
avoiding  the  repeated  planting  of  the  same  ground  with  the  same 
crop ;  and  generally  endeavouring  to  ensure  vigorous  plants  ;  for 
it  may  be  considered  almost  an  established  fact,  that  fungoid 
diseases  rarely  attack  strong  healthy  growing  plants. 

Dr.  Carpenter  in  his  "  Vegetable  Physiology"  speaking  of  the 
spores  of  micro-fungi  says  :  "It  may  be  considered  as  certain,  that 
an  admixture  of  the  spores  of  any  of  these  fungi  with  the  corn- 
grains  will  endanger  the  plants  raised  from  them  ;  but  it  is  equally 
certain,  that  the  fungi  have  little  tendency  to  develope  themselves 
in  plants  that  are  vegetating  with  perfect  heal thf illness."  In 
another  place  speaking  of  Peronospora  infestans  (commonly  known 
as  the  "potato  disease  ")  he  says,  "Just  as  the  yeast  plant  will  not 
vegetate,  save  in  a  fermentable  fluid  ;  so  does  it  seem  probable,  on 
consideration  of  all  the  phenomena  of  the  potato  and  vine  diseases, 
that  neither  the  Peronospora  of  the  one,  nor  the  Oidium  of  the 
other,  will  vegetate  in  perfectly  healthy  plants."  Perhaps  it  would 
be  well  if  our  farmers  in  this  colony,  would  take  hold  of  the  fact, 
that  it  is  the  opinion  of  the  highest  authorities  and  of  practical 
farmers,  both  in  Europe  and  America,  that  careful  cultivation  will 
produce  plants  of  such  vigour  as  may  be  almost  considered  proof 
against  the  attack  of  these  fungoid  parasites. 


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JOTTINGS  FROM  THE  BIOLOGICAL  LABORATORY  OF 
SYDNEY  UNIVERSITY. 

By  William  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc. 
Lecturer  on  Zoology  and  Comparative  Anatomy. 

6.  On  the  Myology  of  the  Flying  Phalanger. 

(petaurista  taguanoides.) 

Petaurista  is  a  Phalanger  which  has  undergone  a  modification 
strictly  paralleled  by  that  observable  in  the  case  of  the  true  Flying 
Squirrels.  A  wide  flap  of  skin  extending  on  either  side  of  the 
body  between  the  fore  and  the  hind  limbs  enables  the  animal,  by 
straightening  the  limbs  and  extending  the  front  pair  forwards  and 
the  hind  pair  backwards,  to  present  a  broad  flat  surface  to  the  air, 
by  the  parachute  action  of  which  it  is  enabled  to  fly,  or  rather 
skim,  in  a  slanting  direction  from  one  branch  to  another. 

An  examination  of  the  muscular  system  of  this  curious  Marsupial 
shows  that  it  is  in  all  essential  respects,  as  in  fact  is  evidenced  by 
the  structure  of  the  skeleton  and  the  dentition,  a  very  near  ally  of 
Phalangista  and  of  Cuscus.  The  special  modifications  of  the  muscles 
connected  with  the  act  of  so-called  flight  are  very  few  and,  with  the 
exception  perhaps  of  the  remarkable  femoro-caudal  muscle,  concern 
only  the  panniculus  carnosus. 

Muscles  of  the  Anterior  Extremity. 

As  in  many  other  Marsupials  the  differentiation  of  the  deltoid 
from  the  trapezius  is  incomplete — a  portion  of  the  fibres  of  the 
latter  passing  over  the  shoulder  and  taking  the  place  of  part  of 
the  former.  In  other  words  the  anterior  part  ot  the  trapezius  in 
Petaurista,  instead  of  stopping  short  at  the  acromion  and  clavicle, 


\',\     WILLIAM   A.    IIASWELL,  M.A.,    B.SC.  177 

passes  over  them  to  the  humerus,  the  part  of  the  muscle  between 
the  shoulder-girdle  and  the  arm  taking  the  place  of  the  middle 
part  of  the  deltoid.  In  Petaurista  there  is  no  fusion  between  the 
fibres  of  the  trapezius  and  those  of  the  clavicular  part  of  the  deltoid 
and  none  of  the  fibres  of  the  former  muscle  are  inserted  into  the 
clavicle  ;  whereas  in  Guscus  (1)  and  to  a  less  extent  in  Phalaugista 
the  anterior  portion  of  the  trapezius  actually  fuses  with  the  deltoid 
and  some  of  the  fibres  of  the  trapezius  are  inserted  into  the  clavicle. 
The  arrangement  of  the  humeral  part  of  the  trapezius  seems  to 
present  considerable  variations  in  other  families ;  it  is  altogether 
absent  in  the  Wombat  according  to  Macalister.  (2) 

The  latissimus  dorsi  in  Petaurista  differs  from  the  corresponding 
muscle  in  Phalaugista  and  in  Cuscus  in  being  undivided  at  its 
insertion  ;  in  the  two  latter  genera  it  bifurcates  to  become  inserted 
in  two  parts — the  one  part  being  inserted  along  with  the  teres  major, 
and  the  other  into  the  bicipital  groove. 

The  humeral  offset  from  the  pannicidus  carnosus  is  rather  more 
powerfully  developed  in  Petaurista  than  in  the  Phalanger ; 
in  the  former  it  is  inserted  by  a  broad  thin  tendon  into  the 
pectoral  ridge  of  the  humerus,  partly  in  conjunction  with  the 
insertion  of  the  pectoralis  quartus,  but  partly  independently.  In 
Phalaugista  vulpina  the  muscle  has  no  independent  insertion,  its 
tendon  joining  that  of  the  pectoralis  quartus,  and  becoming 
connected  also  with  a  tendinous  arch  between  the  two  insertions 
of  the  latissimus  dorsi. 

In  both  Phalaugista  and  Petaurista,  as  in  Cuscus,  the 
acromio-trachelian  consists  of  two  parts  arising  from  the 
atlas  and  axis,  and  diverging  to  become  inserted  at  a  con- 
siderable distance  from  one  another — the  one  into  the  distal  part 
of  the  spine  of  the  scapula  and  the  proximal  part  of  the  acromion, 
and  the  other  into  the  vertebral  (proximal)  part  of  the  spine. 

(1)  Cunningham,     Reports     of     the    Challenger    Expedition,    Zoology. 
Report  on  the  Marsupialia,  p.  3. 

(2)  "  Myology  of  the  Wombat  and  Tasmanian  Devil."     Ann.  Mag.  Nat. 
Hist.,  4th  series,  Vol.  V.,  p.  159. 

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178     JOTTINGS  FROM  BIOLOGICAL  LABORATORY,  SYDNEY  UNIVERSITY, 

The  pectorales  muscles  in  Petaurista  have  essentially  the  same 
arrangement  as  in  Phalangista  and  in  Cuscus.  There  is  a 
pectoralis  major,  which  consists  of  a  large  superficial  part  itself 
divisible  into  two,  and  a  smaller  deep  part  situated  beneath  it  \  a 
pectoralis  minor  which  lies  behind  the  deep  part  of  the  pectoral  is 
major ;  and  a  long  pectoralis  quartus  arising  from  the  linea  alba 
and  the  fascia  over  the  rectus  abdominis.  This  is  an  arrangement 
of  the  pectoral  muscles  which  seems  specially  to  characterise  the 
present  family. 

In  all  three  genera  the  subclavius  is  inserted  wholly  into  the 
clavicle. 

In  Petaurista  the  deltoid  consists  of  two  quite  separate  parts, 
a  scapular  and  a  clavicular,  separated  from  one  another  by  the 
humeral  part  of  the  trapezius.  In  Phalangista  also  the  two  parts 
of  the  muscle  are  distinct,  but,  as  already  noticed,  the  relation  of 
the  trapezius  to  them  is  a  little  closer  than  in  Petaurista ;  and 
the  same,  according  to  Cunningham,  (1)  holds  of  Cuscus.     (2) 

In  Cuscus  there  are  two  coraco-brachiales;  in  Phalangista  and  in 
Petaurista  one  alone  is  represented.  In  the  related  genus  Phasco- 
larctos  (the  Koala)  there  are  two  distinct  coraco-brachiales.     (3) 

A  s  in  Cuscus  and  Phalangista  the  biceps  flexor  cubiti  consists 
in  Petaurista  of  two  parts  separable  throughout  their  length, 
except  near  the  proximal  end  ;  one  of  these  arises  from  the  upper 
margin  of  the  glenoid  cavity  alone,  and  is  inserted  into  the 
coronoid  process  of  the  ulna,  the  other  has  heads  of  origin  both 
from  the  coracoid  process  and  the  glenoid  cavity,  and  is  inserted 
into  the  bicipital  tubercle  of  the  radius. 

The  epitroclileo-anconeus  seems  to  be  of  universal  occurrence  in 
the  Marsupialia ;  it  has  the  same  form  and  connections  in  the 
Petaurista  as  in  Cuscus  and  Phascogale  as  described  by 
Cunningham. 

(1)  L.  c,  p.  9. 

(2)  The  deltoid  is  described  by  Macalister  as  undivided  in  the  Koala 
("The  Muscular  Anatomy  of  the  Koala,"  Ann.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  (4), 
Vol.  X.,  p.  127),  but  Young  ("  Myology  of  the  Koala,"  Journ.  Anat.  Phys., 
Vol.  XVI.,  p.  226),  describes  it  as  consisting  of  two  distinct  parts. 

(3)  Young,  "  Myology  of  the  Koala.1'      (Journ.  Anat.  Phys.,  Vol.  XVI.) 


BY  WILLIAM  A.   HARWELL,  M.A.,  B.SC.  179 

As  usual  in  the  Marsupialia  the  supinator  longus  is  a  powerful 
muscle ;  as  in  Phalangista  and  Cuscus  it  is  inserted  into  the 
scaphoid. 

Both  radial  extensors  are  developed  in  all  the  three  genera  under 
consideration  (1).  In  the  Cuscus  Cunningham  describes  the  extensor 
carpi  radialis  brevior  as  having  three  heads  of  origin,  one  from 
the  outer  condyle,  a  second  from  the  tendinous  expansion  over 
the  supinator  brevis  and  a  third  from  the  posterior  border  of  the 
radius  in  its  proximal  part.  In  Petaurista  the  muscle  has  a  similar 
origin  but  derives  none  of  its  fibres  directly  from  the  radius. 

The  supinator  mantis  {extensor  ossis  metacarpi  pollicis)  in  all 
three  genera  is  inserted  into  the  trapezium  as  well  as  into  the  base 
of  the  metacarpal  of  the  pollex. 

The  arrangement  of  the  extensors  of  the  digits  of  the  manus  is 
the  same  in  Petaurista  as  in  Phalangista  and  Cuscus.  The  extensor 
sublimis  arising  from  the  outer  condyle  as  usual  gives  off  tendons 
to  the  four  ulnar  digits.  The  extensor  profundus,  arising  from  the 
ulna,  is  composed  of  two  parts  ;  the  extensor  secundi  internodii 
polUds  and  the  extensor  medii  ;  the  latter  is  connected  with  the  second 
and  fourth  toes  as  well  as  with  the  middle.  Besides  these  there 
is  an  extensor  minimi  digiti  which  arises  from  the  outer  condyle 
and  represents  an  extensor  secundus.  (2) 

The  extensor  carpi  ulnaris  consists  in  Petaurista,  as  in  Phalan- 
gista and  Cuscus,  of  a  single  muscle. 

In  none  of  the  three  genera  has  the  pronator  radii  teres  a 
coronoid  head  of  origin.  This  seems  to  be  universally  the  case 
in  Marsupials.  (3) 

Thejlexor  carpi  radialis  in  Petaurista  and  Phalangista  is  inserted, 
as  in  Cuscus  into  both  the  second  and  third  metacarpals. 


(1)  Macalister  describes  a  single  radial  extensor  in  the  Phalanger  as  in 
Macropus,  Phascolomys  and  Sarcophilus. 

(2)  Humphrey.     "  Observations  on  Myology."     p.  185. 

(3)  Macalister.  "  On  the  Myology  of  the  Wombat  and  Tasmanian  Devil." 
Ann.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.,  4th  series  Vol.  V.,  p.  1.  Young,  "On the  Muscular 
Anatomy  of  the  Koala,"     Journ.  Anat.  Phys,,  Vol.  XVI.,  p.  228. 


180     JOTTINGS  FROM  BIOLOGICAL  LABORATORY,  SYDNEY  UNIVERSITY, 

The  palmar  is  longus  is  a  simple  slender  muscle  in  the  specimens 
of  Fetaurista  examined.  It  is  double  in  the  Phalanger  in  some 
cases  ;  sometimes  single.  In  the  specimen  of  Cuscus  dissected  by 
Cunningham  it  consisted  of  three  parts. 

The  flexor  carpi  ulnaru  presents,  as  in  most,  though  not  all, 
Marsupials,  two  heads  of  origin ;  one  from  the  internal  condyle, 
condyle,  and  the  other  from  the  olecranon. 

The  flexor  muscles  of  the  digits  in  Petaurista  and  Phalangista  as 
in  Cuscus,  are  all  more  or  less  closely  amalgamated  at  their  origin, 
where  they  arise  in  a  mass  from  the  inner  condyle  and  the  proximal 
parts  of  the  ventral  surface  of  the  radius  and  ulna.  The  superficial 
part  of  the  common  muscular  mass  gives  off  slender  perforated 
tendons  to  the  four  ulnar  digits ;  while  the  tendons  from  the  deep 
part  are  inserted  into  the  terminal  phalanges  of  all  the  digits. 
This  plan  of  arrangement  of  the  flexor  muscles  of  the  digits  seems 
to  be  very  general  among  the  marsupials.  (1) 

Muscles  of  the  Posterior  Extremity. 

The  gluteus  extemus  consists  in  Petaurista,  as  in  Cuscus  and 
Phalangista,  of  three  parts,  the  hindermost  part  being  the  agitator 
caudce,  the  middle  part  the  gluteus  maximus,  and  the  anterior  part, 
according  to  Cunningham,  having  the  nerve  supply  of  the  tensor 
fascia  femoris  of  other  mammals.  But  besides  these,  Petaurista 
possesses  an  additional  muscle  belonging  to  this  series — a  muscle 
not  represented  in  Phalangista  or  Cuscus,  nor,  so  far  as  I  am 
aware,  in  any  other  Mammal.  It  is  a  ribbon-like  muscle,  situated 
on  the  same  plane  as  the  adductor  caudre  ;  it  arises  from  the 
seventh  caudal  vertebra,  and,  running  over  the  biceps  and 
semitendinosus,  is  inserted  into  the  distal  end  of  the  femur  on  its 
outer  aspect.  A  slender  slip  detached  from  it  joins  the  agitator 
caudal.  It  seems  very  probable  that  the  development  of  this 
peculiar  muscle  is  connected  with  the  special  habits  of  the  flying 
phalanger;  the  name  long femoro-caudal  will  serve  to  indicate  its 
connections  without  implying  any  theory  of  its  functions. 

(1)   Vide  Macalister.     L.c. 


BY  WILLIAM  A.  HASWELL,   M.A.,  B.SC.  L81 

The  piriformis  is  quite  a  distinct  muscle  in  Phalangista  (as  well 
as  in  Petaurista  and  in  Cuscus)  and  is  not  amalgamated  with  the 
gluteus  inedius  as  stated  by  Professor  Macalister.     (1) 

The  arrangement  of  the  biceps  described  by  Cunningham  a  l 
obtaining  in  Cuscus  is  almost  identical  with  that  observed  in 
Phalangista  and  Petaurista.  The  muscle  consists  of  an  ischial 
part  arising  with  the  semitendinosus  from  the  ischial  tuberosity 
and  spreading  out  in  a  triangular  form  distally  to  become  inserted 
into  the  fascia  of  the  leg  ;  and  a  caudal  part  which  arises  from  the 
transverse  processes  of  the  first  two  caudal  vertebrae,  and,  after 
becoming  closely  united  for  a  short  distance  with  the  semitendi- 
nosus, bifurcates— one  part  joining  the  ischial  division  of  the 
muscle  and  the  other  becoming  inserted  into  the  inner  side  of  the 
tibia.     In  all  three  genera  the  bicipiti  accessorius  is  absent. 

In  Petaurista  and  Phalangista  the  rectus  femoris  has  only  a 
single  head ;  in  Cuscus  Cunningham  describes  a  slender  second 
head  arising  from  the  spine  of  the  ilium.  In  the  Koala, 
Macalister  describes  the  origin  as  single.     (2) 

In  Phalangista,  as  in  Cuscus,  the  gracilis  has  no  connection  with 
the  marsupial  bone.  In  Petaurista  on  the  other  hand  a  few  fibres 
are  derived  from  the  base  of  that  bone. 

Cunningham  describes  only  two  adductors  as  occurring  in  Cuscus 
— the  adductor  brevis  and  the  adductor  magnus  ;  but  in  both  Pha- 
langista and  Petaurista  all  three  adductors  are  well  represented. 

In  Cuscus  and  Phalangista  the  gastrocnemius  consists  of  two 
parts  which  are  separable  throughout,  the  inner  part  arising  from 
the  back  of  the  internal  condyle  of  the  femur,  while  the  outer  derives 
its  origin  from  the  sesamoid  at  the  head  of  the  fibula  and  from  the 
outer  condyle.  In  Petaurista  the  muscle  has  the  same  origins,  but 
the  two  halves  are  intimately  united  in  the  middle  of  the  calf. 


(1)  "  Myology  of  the  Wombat  and  Tasmanian  Devil,"  Ann.  Mag.  Nat. 
Hist.  (4th  series),  Vol.  V.,  p.  167. 

(2)  "  Muscular    Anatomy  of  the  Koala."     Ann.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  X. 


182    JOTTINGS  FROM  BIOLOGICAL  LABORATORY.  SYDNEY  UNIVERSITY. 

As  in  the  phalanger  the  plantaris  is  intimately  united  in  Petau- 
rista  with  the  deep  surface  of  the  outer  head  of  the  gasfrocnemiub  ■ 
In  Cuscus  it  is  described  by  Cunningham  as  being  quite  distinct 
from  the  latter  muscle.  In  the  Koala,  according  to  Macalister, 
the  union  is  close. 

The  tibialis  posticus  is  represented  in  Petaurista,  as  in  Phalangista 
and  Cuscus ■,  by  two  separate  muscles  both  inserted  into  the 
scaphoid.  (1) 

As  in  the  forelimb,  so  also  in  the  hind  limb,  the  flexor  muscles 
of  the  digits  are  united  in  all  three  genera  into  one  muscular  mass. 
This  arises  from  the  posterior  surface  of  the  fibula  :  the  superficial 
part  gives  origin  to  tendons  passing  to  the  third,  fourth  and  nfth 
toes  ;  the  deep  part  supplying  tendons  for  all  the  digits  including 
the  hallux. 

The  extensor  longus  hallucis  of  the  phalanger  is  described  by 
Macalister  as  being  inserted  in  the  index  as  well  as  into  the  hallux, 
but  this  is  certainly  not  the  case  in  the  specimens  I  have  examined  ; 
in  Petaurista  also,  as  in  Cuscus,  the  insertion  is  only  into  the 
terminal  phalanx  of  the  hallux. 

The  extensor  brevis  digitorum,  in  Phalangista  and  Cuscus  consists, 
as  regards  its  origin,  of  a  fibular  and  a  pedal  part,  the  former 
consisting  of  two  slips  giving  tendons  to  the  fourth  and  fifth  toes, 
while  the  pedal  part,  arising  from  the  calcaneum,  ends  in  delicate 
tendons  for  the  second  and  third  toes.  In  Petaurista  the  pedal 
part  of  the  muscle  is  not  developed.  (2) 

(1)  According  to  Owen  (Anat.  of  Vert.  III.,  16),  the  tibialis  posticus  in 
Phalangista  vidpina-  divides  into  two  tendons  which  are  inserted  into  the 
internal  and  middle  cuneiforms. 

(2)  Owen  regards  the  part  of  the  fibular  extensor  brevis  going  to  the  fifth 
toe  as  an  internal  peroneus.  (Anatomy  and  Physiology  of  Vertebrates, 
Vol.  III.,  p.  16.) 


THE  INSECTS  OF    THE    FLY    RIVER,  NEW    GUINEA, 

"COLEOPTERA." 

By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c. 

(Continued  from  page  157.) 

Family.     CURCULIONID^E. 
Sub-Family.     BRACHY  DERIDES. 

118.    Rhinoscaphus  Dorle.     Pascoe. 

Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genoa.   Ser.  II.,  Vol.  II.,  1885. 

There  are  a  number  of  specimens  varying  in  size  and  colour,  of 
what  I  take  to  be  this  species.  Mr.  Pascoe's  description  must  I 
fancy  have  been  taken  from  a  worn  and  discoloured  specimen,  for 
all  those  before  me  show  silvery -green  patches  and  markings, 
instead  of  whitish  as  in  the  published  description. 

119.   Pachyrhynchus  quadripustulatus.     Gestro. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genoa,  Vol.  VII.,  p.  1,008. 

I  think  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  P.  verrucosus,  Bates  (Proc. 
Zool.  Soc,  1877,  p.  184),  is  identical  with  this  species,  but  much 
more  fully  described.  Gestro's  description  was  probably  taken 
from  a  rubbed  specimen. 

120.  Apocyrtus  Froggatti.     n.  sp. 

Black,  subnitid.  Rostrum  rugosely  punctate,  thinly  clothed 
with  short  setiform  ashen  scales,  and  with  two  small  ridges  con- 
verging  to   the   head,  scrobes  short    and  large.       Head    smooth 


184       INSECTS  OP  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA," 

behind,  punctate  in  front,  and  ernarginate  at  the  rostral  suture. 
Antennae  strong,  the  scape  reaching  to  the  thorax,  and  nearly  as 
long  as  the  funicle  and  club  combined.  Thorax  moderately  convex, 
broader  behind  than  in  front,  longer  than  broad,  and  very  rugosely 
punctate.  Elytra  very  convex  and  ampliated  behind,  much  con- 
stricted towards  the  apex,  which  is  round,  and  rugosely  punctate 
throughout,  there  is  a  patch  of  silvery-green  scales  near  each 
shoulder,  and  the  apical  third  is  more  or  less  densely  clothed  with 
scales  of  the  same  colour,  enclosing  a  large  round  smooth  spot 
near  the  apex  of  each  elytron. 
Length,  5^  lines. 

121.  Ottistira  fasciata.     n.  sp. 

Black,  opaque,  covered  with  very  short  greyish  or  ashen  scales  ; 
a  very  fine  smooth  keel  extends  from  the  apical  emargination  of 
the  rostrum  to  near  the  back  of  the  head.  The  thorax  is  very 
little  broader  than  the  head,  longer  than  broad,  truncate  and  nearly 
of  the  same  width  in  front  and  behind,  very  little  rounded  on  the 
sides,  and  with  an  almost  obsolete  transverse  constriction  before 
the  middle. 

The  elytra  are  square  at  the  humeral  angles,  much  broader  than 
the  thorax,  convex,  and  terminate  in  a  rounded  point.  On  each 
elytron  there  are  eight  strong  striae  with  oblong  large  somewhat 
distant  punctures  in  them.  Two  broad  and  rather  indistinct  fasciae 
composed  of  whitish  scales  cross  the  elytra,  one  about  the  basal 
third  the  other  about  an  equal  distance  from  the  apex,  having 
between  them  a  rather  narrow  space  quite  denuded  of  scales, 
giving  the  appearance  of  a  distinct  black  fascia,  and  on  this  space  on 
the  third  interstice  from  the  suture  is  a  rounded  conical  tubercle. 

Length  4  lines. 

Sub-Family.     OTIORHYNCHIDES. 
122.  Apirocalus  cornutus.     Pasc. 
Cist.  Ent.,  II.,  p.  590. 

123.  Coptorhynchus  tessellatus.     Blanch. 
Voy.  Pole.  Sud.  Ins.,  p.  223,  pi.  15,  fig.  10. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  185 

124.    COPTORIIYNCIIUS    SPECULATUS.       n.  Sp. 

Black,  nitid,  ornamented  with  minute  white  scales,  rostrum 
short,  gibbous  above  the  scrobes,  and  constricted  a  little  at  the 
eyes,  which  are  small,  round,  and  prominent.  Antennas  long  and 
slender,  the  second  joint  of  the  funicle  rather  longer  than  the 
first.  ELead  deeply  emarginate  at  the  rostral  suture.  Thorax 
densely  punctate, — each  puncture  occupied  by  a  minute  flat 
rounded  scale ;  longer  than  broad,  a  little  narrower  in  front  than 
behind  and  uniformly  rounded  on  the  sides.  Elytra  of  the  width 
of  the  thorax  at  the  base,  much  ampliated  and  convex  behind, 
strongly  striated  with  large  punctures,  and  variegated  with  white 
scales,  most  conspicuous  on  the  base  and  humeral  angles,  and  also 
in  one  or  two  short  interrupted  vittas  near  the  apex.  The  sides  of 
the  meso-  and  metasternum  are  marked  in  the  same  way,  the  thighs 
are  much  pedunculated. 

Length,  2  J  lines. 

125.    COPTORHYNCHUS    BOMBICOLLIS.       n.  Sp. 

Black,  subopaque,  granulate-punctate,  clothed  with  setiform 
and  flat  scales  of  an  ashen  colour.  Rostrum  with  a  very  fine 
keel,  extending  to  between  the  eyes.  Antennas  shorter  and 
stronger  than  in  C.  speculatus.  Thorax  much  longer  than  broad, 
very  convex,  very  much  bulged  out  at  the  sides,  densely  and 
coarsely  punctured,  with  the  sides,  the  median  line  and  the  apex, 
densely  cinereo-squamose. 

The  elytra  are  very  little  longer  than  the  thorax,  and  scarcely  so 
wide,  and  are  roughly  punctured  in  rows,  the  interstices  being  more 
or  less  densely  cinereo-squamose,  giving  the  appearance  of  much 
interrupted  vittse;  the  setiform  scales  are  most  conspicuous  near  the 
apex  of  the  elytra.  The  hind  thighs  are  much  pedunculated,  the 
fore  ones  much  swollen  near  the  apex. 

Length  3 J  lines. 

126.    COPTORHYNCHUS    NUDUS.       n.  Sp. 

Black,  opaque,  squamose,  punctate.  Rostrum  stout.  Head 
emarginate  at  the  rostral  suture,  and  immediately  behind  between 


186       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,   "COLEOPTERA," 

the  eyes  are  three  very  short  striae,  one  central,  the  others  close  to 
the  eyes.  Antennae  long,  rather  stout,  the  first  joint  of  the  funicle 
as  long  as  the  second.  Thorax  longer  than  broad,  moderately 
rounded  on  the  sides  and  convex,  the  minute  setiform  whitish  scales 
on  the  punctures  lying  transversely.  Elytra  convex,  striate,  the 
punctures  small,  the  interstices  uneven,  with  very  minute  shining 
granules.  On  each  elytron  a  little  way  from  the  apex  and  near 
the  side,  there  is  a  round  spot  quite  smooth  and  free  from  scales. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Sub-Family.     HYLOB1IDES. 
127.   Aclees  porosus.     Pascoe. 
Jour.  Linn.  Soc,  Lond.,  XL,  p.  172. 

128.  Orthorhinus  patruelis.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genoa,  1885,  p.  225. 

129.  Niphades  costatus.     Pascoe. 
Jour.  Linn.  Soc,  Lond.,  Zool.,  XL,  p.  174. 

Sub-Family.     ATTELABIDES. 

130.  Euops  cupreosplendens.     n.  sp. 

Head  and  thorax  golden  green,  elytra  of  a  coppery  golden  lustre  ; 
rostrum,  legs,  scutellum,  and  the  whole  under  surface  dark 
metallic  blue.  Head  long  behind  the  eyes,  densely  punctate,  and 
slightly  transversely  constricted  near  the  middle.  Thorax  slightly 
longer  than  the  width  at  the  base,  marked  with  very  minute 
transverse  striolae,  a  very  slight  transverse  depression  about 
the  middle  and  another  well  marked  at  the  base.  Scutellum 
quadrangular,  almost  square.  Elytra  broad  at  the  base,  with  two 
sharp  notches  to  receive  two  small  thoracic  lobes,  the  humeral 
angles  rounded  and  prominently  toothed  or  hooked  on  the  sides  ; 
there  are  nine  fine  minutely  punctured  stria?  on  each  elytron. 

Length,  If  lines. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  187 

Sub-Family.     BALANINIDES. 

131.  Balaxinus  tersus.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  235. 

Sub-Family.     L.^MOSACCIDES. 

132.  L,emosaccus  petulans.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  238. 

Sub-Family.     ALCIDIDES. 

133.  Alcides  Gestroi.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  242,  pi.  1,  fig.  8. 

134.  Alcides   rostratus.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  241. 

135.  Alcides  profluexs.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  239. 

136.  Alcides  brevicollis.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  243. 

137.  Alcides  elegans.     Guer. 
Voy.  Coquille,  II.,  p.  121,  pi.  6,  fig.  6. 

Sub-Family.     MNEMACHIDES. 

138.  ACICNEMIS    ORNATA.       n.  Sp. 

Opaque,  dark  brown,  mixed  with  spots  and  patches  of  reddish 
brown  and  white.  Kostrum  longer  than  the  head  and  thorax 
combined,  curved,  cylindrical  and  slender,  smooth  on  the  anterior 
half,  scaly  and  a  little  thickened  towards  the  base.  Scape  of 
antennae  rising  about  the   middle  of    the  rostrum   and    scarcely 


188       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,   "COLEOPTERA," 

reaching  the  eye,  the  funicle  long  and  slender,  the  second  joint 
longest.  A  small  impression  in  the  narrow  scaly  portion  of  the 
head  between  the  eyes.  Thorax  slightly  convex,  slightly  tuber - 
culate  on  each  side  of  the  median  line  in  advance  of  the  middle, 
gently  rounded  on  the  sides,  longer  than  broad,  truncate  at  the 
base,  and  densely  punctate  and  squamose.  Elytra  a  little  broader 
than  the  thorax  at  the  base,  not  ampliated  behind,  rather  flat, 
more  then  twice  the  length  of  the  thorax  and  finely  striate 
punctate,  the  punctures  each  with  a  short  white  setiform  scale  ; 
white  and  fulvous  spots  are  numerous  on  the  elytra,  but  they 
seem  to  be  quite  irregular.  The  legs  variegated  like  the  body,  but 
the  base  of  the  thighs  are  piceous,  and  there  is  a  whitish  ring  at 
the  commencement  of  the  swollen  part. 

Length,  2£  lines. 

139.    ACICNEMIS    LOBICOLLIS.       n.  Sp. 

Entirely  clothed  with  dense  ashen  scales  varied  with  brown  spots. 
The  rostrum  resembles  that  of  A.  ornata,  but  the  smooth  portion 
occupies  about  two  thirds  of  its  length,  and  the  scape  of  the 
antennae  takes  its  rise  rather  behind  the  middle.  The  funicle  is 
less  slender  also  than  in  that  species  and  the  first  joint  is  much 
shorter  than  the  second.  The  thorax  is  rather  flat,  a  little  longer 
than  broad,  gently  rounded  on  the  sides  which  are  sharply  emar- 
ginated  near  the  posterior  angle,  biemarginate  at  the  base  and 
largely  lobed  at  the  scutellum.  A.  longitudinal  impression  near 
each  side  occupied  by  palish  scales  gives  an  appearance  of  indistinct 
vittse,  a  short  pale  vitta  may  also  be  detected  at  the  centre  of  the 
apex.  The  elytra  are  wider  than  the  thorax  and  more  than  twice 
the  length,  they  are  moderately  convex,  not  ampliated  behind,  and 
terminate  each  in  a  small  round  apex ;  they  are  finely  punctate- 
striate,  each  puncture  bearing  a  short  white  setiform  recumbent 
scale.  The  brown  and  white  ornation  of  the  elytra,  seems  to 
have  no  definite  order.  The  legs  and  under  surface  are  marked 
similarly. 

Length,  3  lines. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLKAY,   F.L.S.,  &C.  189 

Sub-Family.     ITHYPORIDES , 
140.  Pantoxystus  rubricollis.     Boisd. 
Yoy.  Astrol.,  II  ,  p.  442. 

141.  Pantoxystus  cyaneus.     n.  sp. 

This   species   only   differs   from   P.  rubricollis  in   being  a  little 
smaller,  and  entirely  of  a  very  nitid  cyaneous  colour. 
Length,  2  lines. 

Sub-Family.     CRYPTORHYNCHIDES. 

142.  EuTHYRHINUS    DORSALIS.       n.  Sp. 

Chocolate  brown,  opaque,  scaly.  Head  and  base  of  rostrum 
sparingly  clothed  with  yellowish  scales  with  a  large  spot  in  front 
velvety  brown.  The  thorax  is  minutely  punctured  and  granulate, 
with  two  small  discal  spots  and  the  entire  sides  densely  cinereo- 
squamose.  The  elytra  are  profoundly  bilobed  at  the  base,  sharply 
pointed  at  the  apex,  striate-punctate,  and  variegated  with  brown, 
yellow  and  whitish  scales,  the  most  conspicuous  of  these  forming 
an  interrupted  yellowish  patch  in  the  middle  of  the  basal  half. 
The  under  surface  is  densely  niveo-squamose  interspersed  with 
minute  luteous  specks.  This  species  differs  "  inter  alia"  from  E. 
meditabunclus  in  being  much  smaller,  in  having  the  basal  lobes  of 
the  thorax  much  more  acute  and  triangular,  and  in  being  without 
the  raised  basal  margin  on  the  thorax  on  each  side  of  the  sutural 
lobe  as  in  meditabundus. 

Length,  3  lines. 

143.  EUTHYHINUS    IRRORATUS.       n.  sp. 

This  species  is  much  smaller  than  the  last,  the  rostrum  is  densely 
punctate,  its  base  and  a  line  at  each  eye  niveo-squamose,  the  front 
of  the  head  brown.  Thorax  dark  brown,  minutely  granulate,  with 
a  narrow  smooth  median  line  and  two  minute  tubercles  on  the  disk, 
the  posterior  angles  and  the  sides  niveo-squamose  ;  the  three  lobes 
on  the  base  of  the  thorax  are  uniformly  rounded.     The  elytra  are 


190       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,   "COLEOPTERA," 

covered  all  over  with  whitish  spots  and  specks,  a  little  thinner 
behind  the  middle,  giving  a  little  of  the  appearance  of  a  black 
fascia.  The  elevation  on  each  side  of  the  scutellum  so  marked  in 
all  of  the  genus  is  in  this  species  particularly  so,  and  appears  to  be 
formed  of  nitid  granules.  In  other  respects  it  resembles  the  last 
species. 

Length,  2  lines. 

144.  Blepiarda  vitiata.     Pascoe. 
Jour.  Linn.  Soc,  Lond.,  Zool.,  XL,  p.  210. 

145.  Poropterus  concretus.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa,  1885,  p.  262. 

146.  Poropterus  pertinax.     Pascoe. 

Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa,  1885,  p.  263. 

I  am  doubtful  of  the  identity  of  this  insect. 

147.  Orphanistes  grandis.     n.  sp. 

I  cannot  find  any  genus  which  exactly  suits  this  fine  insect,  but 
its  affinity  to  Orphanistes  is  very  marked. 

Black,  subnitid,  elongate,  oval.  Rostrum  a  little  depressed  and 
arcuate,  finely  punctate,  more  densely  at  the  base,  where  it  is 
ridged.  Head  globular,  nitid,  thinly  punctured.  Thorax  longer 
then  broad,  narrow  and  rounded  in  front,  broader  and  biemarginate 
at  the  base,  very  moderately  rounded  on  the  sides  and  scarcely 
convex  above,  foveated,  finely  carinated  on  the  median  line — the 
carina  not  quite  reaching  the  base  or  apex — and  covered  with  a 
very  dense  mass  of  white  scales  excepting  on  the  apex,  and  a  large 
nearly  square  patch  in  the  middle  of  the  base.  Elytra  much 
broader  than,  and  twice  the  length  of,  the  thorax,  the  humeral 
angles  sloping  and  strongly  tuberculate  immediately  behind, 
gradually  narrowed  from  thence  to  the  apex,  strongly  foveated, 
the  fovese  large  and  square,  and  separated  by  narrow  uneven 
insterstices,  and  marked  with  several  white  spots  on   the  anterior 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  191 

half,  and  with  a  broad  white  fascia  near  the  apex.  Thighs  long, 
ringed  with  white,  with  a  tooth  beneath,  the  abdominal  segments 
each  with  two  large  white  spots. 

Length,  8  lines. 

There  are  five  other  species  of  Gryptorhynchides,  all  single 
specimens,  in  the  collection,  but  I  cannot  satisfactorily  determine 
the  genus  of  any  of  them. 

Sub-Family.     ZYGOPIDES. 
148.  Mecopus  tenuipes.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  ser.  4,  Vol.  VII.,  p.  205. 

149.  Arachnopus  binotatus.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  ser.  4,  Vol.  VII.,  p.  258. 

150.    DlOMIA    TETRAGRAMMA.       PaSCOe. 

Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  285. 

151.  Idotasia  ampliata.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  286. 

Sub-Family.    BARIDIDES. 

152.  Myctides  nitidulus.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  293. 

153.  Pseudocholus  cinctus.     Pascoe. 
Journ.  Linn.  Soc,  Lond.,  XII. ,  p.  56. 

Sub-Family.     CALANDRIDES. 

154.  Rhyncophorus  Kaupii. 
R.  velutinus  Fairm.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.,  XXVII. ,  p.  40. 

155.   Diathetes  dispar.     Chevr. 
Le  Nat,  II.,  p.  333,  1880. 


192       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,   "COLEOPTERA," 

156.  Anathymus  singularis.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  1885,  p.  299,  pi.  III.,  fig.  13. 

157.  Sphenophorus  obscurus.     d'Urville. 
Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol,  II.,  p.  148. 

158.  Sphenophorus  nebulosus.     n.  sp. 

Reddish  brown,  opaque  ;  rostrum  thickened  and  scaly  towards 
the  head  and  with  a  fine  stria  along  the  whole  of  its  length  ;  the 
club  of  the  antennse  very  short  and  truncate. 

The  thorax  is  depressed  and  black  on  the  median  line.  The 
elytra  are  strongly  striate-punctate,  the  insterstices  convex,  the 
whole  is  indistinctly  clouded  with  different  shades  of  brown  ;  the 
pygidium  is  rounded  with  four  raised  lines  or  costse  densely  clothed 
with  scales.     The  femora  are  unarmed. 

Length,  3  lines. 

159.  Ganae  pulchella.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa,   1885,  p.  307,  PL  3,  f.  9. 

160.  Laogonia  intrusa.     Pascoe. 

Jour.   Linn.  Soc,  Lond.,  XII.,  p.  76. 
This  is  probably  a  new  species. 

Sub-Family.     COSSONIDES. 

161.  Cossonus  basalis.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic.  Genoa,  1885,  p.  317. 

Family.    BRENTHID^E. 
162.  Eupsalis  promissa.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  and  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.,  1872,  t.  X.,  p.  323,  PI.  XV.,  fig.  8. 

163.  Ectocemus  Wallacei.     Pascoe. 
Journ.  of  Ent.,  I.,  p.  388. 


BY    WILLIAM    M  A  CLEAT,  P.  L  8.,  &C.  193 

164.    MEGACERUS    P0O0N0CERUS.       Fairin. 

Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.,  XXVII.,  2.  p.  43. 

1(35.  Leptorhynchus  bicolor.     Guer. 

Voy.  Coquille,  p.  109,  t.  6,  f.  11.—  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astro!.,  II., 
p.  312. 

166.  Leptorhynchus  linearis.     Pascoe. 

Jonrn.  of  Ent.,  I.,  p.  390 

167.  Leptorhynchus  angustatus.     Guer. 

Voy.  Coquille,  p.  Ill,  t,  6,  f.  12.— Boisd.,  Voy.  Astro!.,  II., 
p.  318. 

168.  Phocylides  Pascoei.     n.  sp. 

Dark  brown,  opaque,  rostrum  very  long,  canaliculate  along  the 
whole  upper  surface,  rectangular,  and  widening  a  little  behind 
the  insertion  of  the  antenna?.  The  antennae  are  short,  nioniliform, 
and  in  the  male  are  inserted  in  advance  of  the  middle  of  the 
rostrum.  The  head  is  rectangular,  roughly  punctate  and  a  little 
longer  than  the  width.  Thcrax  narrowed  at  the  apex,  widening 
in  the  middle,  and  slightly  narrowed  at  the  base,  the  length  more 
than  three  times  its  width,  largely  sulcate  in  the  middle,  and 
densely  punctate.  The  elytra  are  profoundly  punctate-striate,  the 
punctures  large  and  contiguous,  the  stria  on  each  side  of  the  suture 
broad  and  smooth,  the  third  interstice  near  the  base,  and  two  or 
three  places  on  the  first  interstice  towards  the  apex  cf  a  dark 
piceous  red.  In  the  male  the  prolongations  of  the  elytra  are  long, 
depressed  and  margined,  in  the  female  they  are  short. 

Length,  <J  20  lines. 

169.  Miolispa  cordiformis.     n.  sp. 

Piceous  red,  nitid,  rostrum  as  long  as  the  thorax,  nearly  cylin- 
drical, widened  at  the  apex,  and  canaliculate  on  the  basal  part. 
Antennae  short,  moniliform,  the  joints  from  the  second  to  the  apex 
slightly   thickening   and   taking  their  rise  in  the  male  from   the 

middle  of  the  rostrum,  in  the  female  from   near  the  base.     Head 
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194      INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,   "COLEOPTERA," 

nearly  square,  smooth  on  the  vertex,  tricanaliculate  between  the 
eyes.  Thorax  subcylindrical,  widest  behind  the  middle,  deeply 
sulcate  on  the  median  line  and  without  punctures.  Elytra  of  the 
width  of  the  thorax  and  a  little  longer,  with  two  broad  smooth 
striae  next  the  suture  with  a  smooth  raised  interstice,  the  rest  very 
finely  and  smoothly  striate-punctate.  The  suture  of  the  elytra  is  of 
a  brighter  red  than  the  rest.  The  legs  are  short  and  of  a  pale 
piceous  red,  the  thighs  are  clavate  and  pedunculate,  and  the  tibiae 
short,  thick  and  compressed. 
Length,  4  lines. 

170.     MlOLISPA  EBENINA.     11.  Sp. 

Uniform  bluish-black,  nitid.  Rostrum  cylindrical  for  three 
fourths  of  its  length,  enlarged  and  gibbous  near  the  base.  The 
antennae  rise  from  the  swollen  portion  of  the  rostrum,  and  are 
short,  moniliform  and  almost  clavate,  the  last  three  joints 
being  conspicuously  larger.  The  head  is  nearly  square,  but  rather 
longer  than  broad,  and  slightly  narrower  at  the  base  than  in  front, 
and  is  deeply  sulcate  on  the  median  line.  The  thorax  is  narrow 
in  front,  much  rounded  behind  the  middle,  and  quite  smooth  with 
the  median  line  rather  lightly  marked.  Elytra  uniformly  and 
piofoundly  striate-punctate.  The  legs  longer  and  thinner  than 
those  of  the  last  species. 

Length,  4^  lines. 

These  two  species  should  be  placed  in  different  genera,  and  1 
think  that  strictly  neither  of  them  should  be  placed  in  the  genus 
Miolispa. 

171.  Jonthocerus  Papuensis.     n.  sp. 

Entirely  of  a  nitid  pale  piceous  red.  Head  and  rostrum  together 
scarcely  equal  in  length  to  the  thorax,  all  of  these  perfectly  smooth  ; 
the  rostrum  is  flat  and  a  little  curved  downwards  towards  the  apex, 
the  antennae  rise  from  about  the  middle  of  the  rostrum  and  are 
short  for  the  genus,  reaching  to  the  base  of  the  elytra.  The  thorax 
has  no  median  line,  but  is  transversely  constricted  at  the  apex  and 
base.     The  elytra  are  rather   flattened  on  the  disk,  with  a  raised 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  195 

future  and  a  depressed  space  on  each  side,  broadest  at  the  base  and 
running  out  before  the  apex,  with  two  fine  carina?  in  them.     The 
tooth  on  the  inside  of  the  fore  tibiae  is  very  large. 
Length,  2  lines. 

Family.     ANTHRIBID^E. 

172.  Xexocerus   arciferus.     Blanch. 
Voy.  Pole.  Sud.,  IV.,  1853,  p.  196,  PL  13,  fig.  4. 

173.  Litocerus  perplexus.     Pascoe. 
Ann.  Nat.  Hist.,  ser.  3,  Vol.  V.,  p.  47. 

174  Litocerus  fasciatus.      n.  sp. 

Black  or  dark  brown,  densely  covered  except  in  a  few  places 
with  a  short  ashen  grey  pubescence,  the  bare  places  being,  the 
rostrum,  two  broad  lateral  vitta3  and  some  small  spots  on  the  disk 
of  the  thorax,  two  round  spots  near  the  base,  the  outer  the  smallest, 
a  patch  near  the  middle  of  the  lateral  margin,  a  wavy  fascia  behind 
the  middle,  and  two  small  spots  near  the  apex  on  each  elytron,  and 
a  large  spot  on  the  side  of  metasternum.  The  elytra  are  lightly 
striate-punctate.  The  pubescence  under  the  eye  and  on  the  sides 
of  the  sterna  is  snowy  white,  the  legs  are  of  a  very  pale  red. 

Length,  5  lines. 

175.  Litocerus  parvulus.     n.  sp. 

Black,  clothed  with  a  very  short  silky  greyish  or  pale  drab 
pubescence  with  the  exception  of  the  humeral  angle,  four  small 
spots  placed  transversely  near  the  base,  two  very  minute  near  the 
suture  a  little  behind  these,  a  broad  fascia  about  the  middle  not 
reaching  the  suture  and  extending  on  each  side  on  the  under  surface, 
and  one  or  two  very  small  spots  between  that  and  the  apex. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

176  Litocerus  subconvexus.     n.  sp. 

This  species  should  perhaps  be  placed  in  another  genus.  It  is 
more  rounded  and  convex  than  the  others,  and  has  a  remarkably 


196       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,   "COLEOPTERA," 

short  broad  rostrum.  The  general  colour  seems  to  be  brown  mucii 
varied  with  white  and  fulvous,  the  eyes  are  very  large,  round  and 
contiguous,  being  only  divided  by  orange  cilia?.  The  thorax  is 
transverse  and  moderately  convex,  with  a  narrow  median  impression, 
four  indistinct  fulvous  irregular  vittse  on  the  disk,  and  the  sides 
white.  The  elytra  are  much  bulkier  than  the  thorax  and  about 
twice  the  length,  and  striate-punctate,  with,  behind  the  middle,  a 
broad  wavy  whitish  fascia  not  reaching  the  sides,  and  with,  in 
front  and  behind  it,  an  equally  irregular  fascia  of  dark  brown; 
the  pygidiurn  is  triangular  and  tricarinate. 
Length,  5J  lines. 

177.  Nessiara  unituberculata.     n.  sp. 

Dull  opaque  brown,  flat.  Thorax  much  wider  behind  than  in 
front,  the  median  line  lightly  marked,  and  on  each  side  of  it  in 
front  of  the  middle  there  is  a  small  depression  occupied  by  a  granule. 
The  elytra  are  flat,  very  finely  striate-punctate,  the  interstices  plain; 
on  the  4th  interstice  near  the  apex  there  is  a  prominent  tubercle, 
behind  these  the  elytra  descend  vertically,  and  the  space  between 
the  tubercles  is  much  excavated.  The  under  surface  is  entirely 
covered  with  a  greenish-white  pubescence. 

Length,  3 \  lines. 

178.  Nessiara  irrorata.     n.  sp. 

Brown,  varied  with  white,  yellow  and  fulvous  pubescence. 
Head  nearly  vertical  in  front,  and  entirely  covered  with  cinereous 
pubescence.  The  thorax  is  convex,  and  widens  rapidly  to  near  the 
base,  the  median  line  is  distinctly  depressed  and  clothed  with  a 
short  line  of  white  pubescence  at  the  apex  and  from  that  to  near 
the  base  it  is  lined  with  a  reddish  pubescence,  the  whole  of  the  back 
part  is  varied  with  whitish  ill-defined  spots.  The  elytra  are  of  the 
width  of  the  thorax  at  the  base  and  twice  its  length,  very  variegated, 
striate-punctate,  the  second  interstice  elevated  on  the  apical  third 
into  a  sharp  glabrous  ridge,  the  whole  more  or  less  marked  with 
small  white  spots.  There  are  many  and  various  whitish  marks 
besides,  the  most  distinct  being  one  which  seems  to  surround  the 
humeral  angles. 

Length,  4  lines. 


HY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  197 

Family.     CERAMBYCID^. 

Sub-Family.     LAMIIDKS. 

170.  Pitiiomictus  decoratus.     Pascoe. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  16,  PI.  II.,  fig.  1. 

180.  ^Egomomus  ornatus.     n  sp. 

Bluish-black,  nitid.  Head  deeply  furrowed  on  the  median  line. 
Thorax  scarcely  wider  than  the  head,  slightly  transverse,  slightly 
broader  at  the  base  than  at  the  apex,  very  slightly  rounded  on  the 
sides,  with  a  minute  tooth  behind  the  middle,  and  sparsely  punctate, 
chiefly  on  the  sides.  Elytra  much  broader  than  the  thorax  at  the 
shoulders,  narrowed  towards  the  apex  which  is  slightly  truncate, 
irregularly  punctured  on  the  basal  half  and  marked  with  an  oval 
spot  near  the  scutellum,  a  larger  oblique  transverse  one  about  the 
middle,  and  a  minute  one  between  that  and  the  apex,  of  a  short 
luteous  pubescence  The  first  two  of  these  spots  (the  basal  and 
medial)  are  bordered  in  front  with  snow-white  pubescence,  and 
there  are  tnree  short  oblique  stripes  of  the  same  near  the  apex. 
Tli ere  is  also  a  white  oblique  streak  on  the  side  of  the  mesosternum. 

Length,  5  lines. 

181.    ESCHARODES    PAGANUS.       PaSCOC 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  72. 

182.  Symphyletes  squamosus.     Pascoe. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  II.,  p.  79. 

183.    SOTADES    PLATYPUS.       PaSCOC 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  75,  PL  IV.,  fig.  4. 
This  may  be  a  new  species,  in  some  respects  it  scarcely  answers 
to  Mr.  Pascoe's  description. 

184.  Praoxetha  strumosa.     Pascoe. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  s.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  180. 


198       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,   "COLEOPTERA," 

185.  Praonetha   variabilis.     Pascoe. 
Trans.  Enfc.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.   181. 

186.  Praonetha  pallida,     n.  sp. 

Densely  covered  with  a  pale  yellowish  or  ashen  pubescence  with 
brown  spots.  The  head  has  the  median  line  finely  carinated  and 
free  from  pubescence,  with  a  short  transverse  brown  spot  between 
the  antennae.  The  antennae  reddish-brown,  sparingly  pubescent, 
the  fourth  joint  with  a  large  whitish  ring.  The  thorax  is  rather  flatter 
than  in  P.  strumosa,  and  almost  uniformly  cinereo-pubescent,  with 
the  exception  of  two  large  brown  spots  at  the  base  on  each  side. 
The  elytra  are  broader  than  the  thorax,  distinctly  shouldered  and 
striate-punctate,  on  the  third  interstice  there  are  elongate,  tufted 
elevations,  the  humeral  regions  and  a  large  central  spot  on  the 
suture  are  brown,  the  rest  is  of  a  pale  cinereous  hue  with  small 
brown  spots,  and  an  indistinct  pale  brown  patch  extending  from  the 
sides  to  the  central  spot 

Length,  6  lines. 

187.  Praonetha  bizonata.     n.  sp. 

Dark  brown  varied  with  fulvous.  Head  deeply  impressed 
longitudinally,  particularly  between  the  antenna.  The  thorax 
has  two  broad  black  vittse  on  the  disk,  the  intermediate  space  is  of 
brick  red.  The  elytra  are  not  broadly  shouldered  as  in  P.  pallida, 
and  have  only  one  (not  tufted)  tubercle  near  the  base  of  the  third 
interstice.  A  palish  fascia  extends  from  behind  the  shoulder  in 
an  oblique  depression  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  bounding  by  a 
defined  ridge  a  large  sooty  black  spot  which  occupies  all  the  side  of 
each  elytron  to  the  apex,  excepting  a  small  white  spot  near  the  side. 
The  puncturation  is  finer  than  in  the  last  species. 

Length,  6  lines. 

188.  Batocera  l^ena.      Thorns. 
Arch.  Ent.,  1,  p.  450,  PI.  19,  f.  1.     Mon.,  p.  70,  PI.  7,  f.  1. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLKAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  199 

189.    Dm amm us  longicornis.     Thomson. 

Arch.  Ent.  1,  p.  444.     Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III., 
Vol.  III.,  ]).  291. 

190.  Gnoma  affinis.     Guer. 

Voy.  Coquille,  1830,  p.  136,  PI.  7,  fig.  10.  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol., 
II.,  p.  509. 

191.  Glenea  picta.     Fab. 

Stenoconts  pictus  Fab.  Syst.  El.,  II ,  306,  G.  picta  Pasc.  Trans. 
Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  111.,  Vol.  TIL,  p.  337,  PI.  XVII.,  fig.  6. 

192.  Glenea  elegans.     01. 

Saperda  elegans  Oliv.  IV.,  p.  15,  PI.  4,  fig.  40.  G.  elegans 
Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  14,  Vol.  III.,  p.  374. 

193.  Oberea  mundula.     Pascoe. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  432. 

194.   Hestima  trigeminata.     Pascoe. 
Trans  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  447. 

195.  Orixceme  rubricollis.     n.  sp. 

Elongate,  very  narrow,  pale  red  on  the  head,  thorax,  base  of 
elytra  and  legs,  and  blackish  brown  on  the  rest  of  the  elytra,  the 
abdomen,  the  antenua?,  the  mandibles  and  the  tarsi.  The  head 
is  rather  convex  on  its  vertical  face,  and  has  a  very  finely  marked 
median  line.  The  thorax  is  a  little  longer  than  broad,  and 
scarcely  so  wide  as  the  head,  it  is  nearly  cylindical,  and  is  quite 
opaque.  The  elytra  are  about  the  width  of  the  thorax  at  the 
base,  and  get  narrower  behind ;  they  are  more  than  four  times 
the  length  of  the  thorax,  somewhat  bispinose  at  the  apex,  and 
covered  with  large  punctures  in  regular  rows. 

Length,  7  lines. 


200       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA," 

196.  Elais  bimaculata.     Gestro. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic,  Genoa,  IX.,  p.  173. 

197.  Sphingnotus  mirabilis.     Boisd. 

Tmesistemus  mirabilis  Boisd.  Voy.,  Astrol.  11,  p.  468,  PL  VIII., 
fig.  5.  S.  mirabilis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III., 
Vol.  III.,  p.  483. 

198.  Tmesisternus  trivittatus.     Guer. 

Voy.  Coquille,  p.  130,  PL  7,  fig.  12.  Blanch.  Voy.  Pole.  Sud., 
IV.,  p.  284,  PL  16,  fig.  15.  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser. 
III.,  Vol.  Ill,  p.  464. 

199.  Tmesisternus  politus.     Blanch. 

Voy.  Pole.  Sud.,  IV,  p.  288,  PL  16,  fig.  17.  Thomson  Class. 
Longic.  p.  358.  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol. 
III.,  p.  461. 

200.  Tmesisternus  obsoletus.     Blanch. 

Voy.  Pole.  Sud.,  IV,  p.  282,  PL  16,  fig.  20. 

T.  obsoletus.  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol. 
III.,  p.  474,  seems  to  be  a  very  different  insect. 

201.  Tmesisternus  Froggatti.     n.  sp. 

Dark  brown,  nitid,  interspersed  with  patches  of  short,  yellowish 
white  pubescence.  The  head  is  sparsely  punctate,  and  covered 
with  yellowish  pubescence,  excepting  a  u arrow  median  line,  and 
a  slightly  raised  line  on  each  side,  interrupted  by  the  eye.  The 
thorax  is  similarly  pubescent,  the  punctures  and  median  line  only 
being  glabrous.  The  scutellum  is  tranverse,  rounded  and  glabrous 
The  elytra  are  wider  at  the  base  than,  and  more  than  three  times  the 


f.V    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  kc.  201 

length  of,  the  thorax,  irregularly  punctate,  bistriate  on  each  side 
of  the  suture,  and  with  a  large  smooth  nearly  square  spot  on  the 
suture  near  the  base  sending  out  a  branch  from  each  angle,  a 
zigzag  fascia  behind  the  middle,  a  smaller  fascia  behind  the 
apex,  and  numerous  other  spots  and  markings  of  a  nitid  brown. 
Length,  8  lines. 

202.  Tmesisternus  lineatus.     n.  sp. 

In  form  very  like  the  last  species,  the  median  line  of  the  head 
more  deeply  impressed,  and  that  of  the  thorax  not  glabrous.  A 
broad,  smooth  vitta  occupies  the  sides  of  thorax,  and  extends 
along  the  lateral  margins  of  the  elytra  to  the  apex.  The  scutellum 
is  pubescent  and  the  elytra  are  marked  with  about  four,  more  or 
less  interrupted  lines  of  pubescence  from  the  base  to  near  the  apex, 
where  the  pubescence  takes  the  form  of  oblique  spots  and  lines. 
Two  or  three  of  these  spots  encroach  on  the  lateral  vitta  near 
the  apex,  and  one,  very  minute,  above  the  middle.  There  are  three 
slightly  raised  lines  on  each  elytron.  The  under  surface  is 
whitish,  with  small  brown  spots. 

Length,  7  lines. 

203.  Tmesisternus  Thoimsoni.     Pascoe. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.,  Lon.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  475. 

204.  Tmesisternus  monticola.     Gestro. 
Ann.  Mus.  Civic  Genoa  IX.,  p.   161. 

205.  Tmesisternus  transversus.     Pascoe. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  476,    PI.  XIX., 
fig.  5. 

206.  Tmesisternus  pleuristictus.     Pascoe. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  478. 


202       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA," 

207.  Tmesisternus  lateralis,     n.  sp. 

Very  like  P.  pleuristictus,  and  of  the  same  group  as  it  and  P. 
lineatus.  The  thorax  has  the  same  broad  lateral  vitta,  the  median 
line  is  broad  and  smooth,  the  scutellum  is  triangular,  and  the  elytra 
marked  very  much  as  in  P.  lineatus  but  with  a  large  round  yellow 
spot  near  the  middle  of  the  lateral  brown  vitta,  and  two  bands  of 
pale  pubescence  crossing  it  near  the  apex.  The  antennae  and  tarsi 
are  reddish. 

Length,  4  J  lines. 

Sub-Family.     CERAMBYCIDES. 

208.  Ceresium  pachymerum.  Fairm. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  542. 

209.  Tethionea  strumosa.     Pascoe. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond..  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  544. 

210.  Chloridolum  dorycum.     Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.,  p.  519,  PI.  8  fig.  4.— Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc, 
Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  590. 

211.  Xylotrechus  australis.     L.  and  G. 

Mon.  Clyt.,  p.  99,  PI.  19,  fig.  118.— Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc, 
Lond.,  ser.  III.,  Vol.  III.,  p.  607. 

212.  Clytus  velutinus.  n.  sp. 

Velvety  black.  Head  with  yellowish  pubescence  on  its  vertical 
face,  and  a  glabrous  raised  median  line,  whieh  divides  into  three 
between  the  antennae,  but  is  prolonged  to  the  occiput  only  in  the 
median  line,  another  short  ridge  close  to  the  antennary  tuber.     The 


J;V    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  203 

thorax  is  globular,  with  a  white  line  on  the  anterior  margin  behind 
the  eyes,  extending  on  to  the  sides  of  the  presternum,  and  a  pale 
thin  pubescence  covering  a  broad  space  on  the  apex  and  base,  both 
spaces  showing  the  median  line  clear,  and  the  basal  with  two 
additional  clear  spaces.  Elytra  more  than  three  times  the  length 
of  the  thorax,  truncate,  with  a  very  small  external  tooth  at  the 
apex,  marked  before  the  middle  with  an  oval,  oblique  spot  on  each 
side  of  the  suture,  a  large  triangular  spot  on  the  suture  about  the 
middle,  a  small  wavy  mark  near  the  sides  and  the  apex  yellowish 
white,  the  under  surface  barred  with  white.  Thighs  pedunculate, 
reddish  at  the  base. 

Length,  7  lines. 

213.  Clytanthus  angustulus.     n.  sp. 

Of  narrow  elongate  form,  dark  reddish  brown  or  black,  opaque. 
The  thorax  is  twice  as  long  as  broad,  convex  above  and  on  the 
sides,  and  clothed  with  a  greenish  white  pubescence  which  is  thin 
on  the  disk.  The  elytra  are  not  wider  than  the  thorax  and  more 
than  twice  the  length,  a  little  obliquely  truncate  at  the  apex  with 
an  acute  external  tooth  and  marked  with  three  fascia?  which  do  not 
reach  the  sides,  and  the  apex  white.  The  fasciae  are  disposed  as 
follows,  the  first  fascia  near  the  base  forms  a  cross  with  the  suture 
which  is  also  white  as  far  as  the  second  fascia,  the  second  fascia 
is  broader  than  the  first,  oblique  and  of  triangular  form,  the  third 
is  behind  the  middle  and  forms  two  triangles,  the  suture  making 
the  base  of  each.  The  scutellum  is  snow  white  and  so  are  several 
spots  on  the  under  surface. 

Length,  5  lines. 

There  are  five  other  species  of  Longicorns  in  the  collection,  of 
doubtful  genera. 

This  concludes  the  list  of  Coleoptera  collected  on  the  Fly  River, 
New  Guinea,  with  the  exception  of  the  large  family  of  the 
Phytophagi,  which  are  represented  by  over  60  species  chiefly  of 
the     genera     Crioceris,    Adorium,    Aulacophora     and    Aesemia, 


204       INSECTS  OF  THE  FLY  RIVER,  NEW  GUINEA,  "COLEOPTERA." 

many  of  them  undescribed.  I  am,  however,  deterred  from  pro- 
ceeding with  the  completion  of  the  list  as  I  find  that  Mr.  Martin 
Jacoby  is  now  engaged  upon  the  "  Descriptions  of  the  new  genera 
and  species  of  the  Phytophagous  Coleoptera  of  the  Indo-Malayan 
and  Austro-Malayan  subregions,  contained  in  the  Civic  Museum  of 
Genoa,"  and  as  that  museum  is  known  to  possess  most  of  the 
insects  taken  by  Signor  D'Albertis  on  the  Fly  River,  it  becomes 
almost  a  certainty  that,  if  I  proceeded  with  my  present  work,  Mr. 
Jacoby  and  I  would  be,  in  many  cases,  describing  the  same 
insects. 


THE  MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAM ARU 
SYSTEMS  OF  NEW  ZEALAND. 

By  Captain  F.  W.  Hutton, 
Hon.  Mem.  Linn.  Soc.  of  N.  S.  Wales. 

The  correlation  of  the  Tertiary  rocks  of  Australia  with  those  of 
New  Zealand  is  one  of  considerable  interest,  but  one  on 
which,  as  yet,  no  well  grounded  opinion  has  been  given. 
As  a  contribution  towards  arriving  at  correct  ideas  on  the 
subject,  I  offer  to  the  Society  a  list  of  the  Mollusca  of  the 
Pareora  and  Oamaru  Systems  in  New  Zealand,  which  are 
probably  of  Miocene  and  Oligocene  age.  The  list  is  by  no 
means  complete  as  no  catalogue  of  the  large  collections  brought 
to  the  Wellington  Museum  since  1873  has  been  published  ;  but  it 
is  fuller  than  any  previous  list,  as  it  includes,  for  the  first  time,  the 
Tertiary  Mollusca  in  the  Canterbury  Museum  collected  by  Dr.  von 
Haast,  between  1862  and  1875,  during  his  geological  survey  of 
Canterbury,  and  those  collected  by  myself  in  1874-5  when  I  was 
surveying  Otago.  The  nomenclature  also  has  been  carefully 
revised. 

The  list  contains  268  species,  of  which  184  are  confined  to  the 
Pareora  System,  33  to  the  Oamaru  System,  and  51  are  common  to 
both.  But  of  this  latter  number  a  few  are  doubtful.  Evidently 
the  two  systems  are  closely  related  palseontologically,  but  they  are 
separated  stratigraphically  by  an  unconformity  which  is  almost 
always  present.  The  Geological  Survey  divides  the  Pareora  System 
into  upper  and  lower  miocene,  the  blue  clay  of  Wanganui  being  in- 
cluded in  the  upper  division.  But  I  have  elsewhere  shewn  that 
this  blue  clay  belongs  to  the  Wanganui  System  (1),  and,  this  being 

(1)  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  Vol.  18.     The  Wanganui  System. 


206    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

removed,  I  cannot  detect  any  palreontological  break  in  the  system. 
No  doubt  there  is  a  considerable  difference  between  the  fossils  of 
the  upper  and  the  lower  beds,  but  deposition  appears  to  have  been 
continuous  during  the  whole  time  and  I  cannot  make  out  any 
distinct  line  of  separation. 

Also  no  stratigraphica.l  break  has,  as  yet  been  proved  between 
any  parts  of  the  Pareora  System. 

Dr.  Hector  certainly  remarks  in  his  Progress  Report  for  1S77-8 
(p.  IV.),  that  Mr.  McKay  had  found  the  "  Wairarapa  Limestone 

and  underlying   Taueru    clays to  rest  uncom- 

formablyon  the  Taipo  beds,"  and  Mr.  McKay  himself  says,  "I 
consider  that  there  is  sufficient  evidence  to  prove  unconformity 
between  these  beds  and  the  Taipos,  which  I  shall  adduce  when 
describing  those  rocks,'*'  (La,  p.  20).  But  he  never  does  adduce 
this  evidence. 

The  stratigraphical  position  of  the  fossils  from  Kakahu  is  uncer- 
tain. The  beds  containing  them  appear  to  dip  under  limestones 
belonging  to  the  Oamaru  System,  but  the  section  does  not  prove 
this  absolutely  and  it  is  quite  possible  that  the  fossiliferous  beds 
may  have  been  thrown  down  by  a  fault.  The  fossils  themselves  are 
mostly  Pareora  forms,  but  a  few  are  not  known  elsewhere.  Under 
these  circumstances  I  have  admitted  them  into  the  list  as  belonging 
to  the  Oamaru  System  but  with  a  note  of  interrogation. 

CEPHALOPODA. 

Aturia  ziczac,  Sowb.  var  australis  McCoy,  Prod.  Palas.  Victoria, 

Decade  III.,  pi.  24. 

Pareora  System.  — Waihao-forks  ;  Hampden. 

Oamaru  System. — Kakanui;  Weka- pass  Stone  ;  Waihemo. 

GASTROPODA. 

Cylichna  striata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Marine  Moll,  of  JST.Z.,  p,  52. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa  ;  Pareora. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  207 

Cylichna  Enysi,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  16. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick  Basin. 

Tornatella    ovalis,  Hutton,    Trans.    N.Z.    Institute,    XVII., 

p.  325. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Volvula  keflexa,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Inst.,  XVIII. 
Pareora  System.  — White-rock  River. 

Typhis  hebetatus,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Inst.  IX.,  p.  594,  pi.  16, 

f.  1. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.  Harris  ;  Mt.  Horrible  ;  Awamoa. 

Murex  neozelanicus,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe,  Zool. 
iii.,  p.  529,  pi.  36,  f.  5-7. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.  Harris. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Purpura  textiliosa,  Lamarck,  Anim.  sans  Vert.  2nd  ed.,  Vol.  X., 

p.  77,  No.  24. 
Pareora  System. — Cape  Rodney  ;  Trelissick  Basin  ;  Greta,  N. 
Canterbury. 

Purpura  conoidea,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,   Geol.   ii.,  p.    37, 

pi.  15,  f.  5. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere. 
I  have  not  seen  this  species  unless  it  is  Siphonalia  nodosa  var. 
conoidea,  in  which  case  Zittel's  figure  is  not  good. 

Fusus  australis,   Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.   Astrolobe,  Zool.  ii., 

p.  495,  pi.  34,  f.  9-14. 
Pareora  System — Greta,  N.  Canterbury  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Fusus  spiralis,  Adams,  Pro.   Zool.  Soc.  of  London,  1855,  p.  221. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Greta  ;  Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Fusus  dentatus,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX.,  p.  594. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.  Harris;  White-rock  River. 
Perhaps  a  variety  of  the  last  with  longitudinal  ribs. 


208    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Fusus  tegens,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX.,  p.  594. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Peristernia    brevirostris,    Hutton,    Trans.    N.Z.     Inst.,   IX., 
p.  596,  pi.  16,  f.  10  (Turbinella). 
Pareora  System. — Pareora  ;  White-rock  River. 

Peristernia  cincta,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Inst,   XVII.,   p.  327 
(Clathurella)  ;    C.  rudis,  Hutton,  1.  c,  p.  328. 
Pareora  System. — White-Rock  River  ;  Otaio  ;  Waihao-forks. 

SiPHONALIA       MANDARINA,      Dliclos,      Mag.       Zool.,      Vol.      VIII.; 

Fusus  Zealandicus,  Q.  and  G. 
Pareora  System. — Greta  ;  Waikari  ;    Trelissick  ;  White-rock 
River ;   Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Var.  caudata,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  1.  c,    Zool.    ii.,    p.    503, 

pi.  34,  f.  20-21. 
Pareora  System — Callaghan's  Creek,  West] and. 

Siphonalia  dilatata,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  1.  c,  Zool.  ii.,  p.  498, 
pi.     34,   f.     15-16.        Fusus  subreflexus,   Sowb.    in    Darwin's 
Geol.  Obs.  in  S.  America,  p.  259,  pi.  4,  f.  57. 
Pareora  System.  —  Upoko-Ngaruru,  E.  Coast  of  Wellington; 

Awatere;  Greta;  Pareora. 
Oamaru  System  (1) — Kakahu. 
FoiiLCl  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Var.  Crawfordi,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,    p.  3. 
Pareora  System. — Teawaite,  B.  Coast  of  Wellington. 

Siphonalia  plicatilis,  Hutton   Cat.  Tertiary   Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  3. 
Pareora  System. — Tapanui,  Otago. 

Siphonalia  orbita,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  326. 

Pareora  System,.  —  Greta,  N.  Canterbury. 
Perhaps  the  same  as  the  last  species. 

Siphonalia  nodosa,  Martyn,  Univ.  Conch.  Buccinum,  pi.  5. 

Pareora  System,  —  Waihao-forks  ;  Callaghan's    Creek,  West- 
land  (?) ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  209 

Var.  conoidea,  Hulton,   F.  nodosas,   var.    D,   Cat.   Tertiary- 
Moll,  of  N.Z. 

Pareora  Si/stem. — Awatere  ;  Waikari ;  Kanieri ;  New  River, 
Grey  town  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Siphonalia  subnodosa,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Inst.,  IX.,  p.  596, 
pi.  16,  f.  7.  (Cominella)  ;  F.  nodosus,  var.  C,  Cat.  Tertiary 
Mollusca  of  N.Z. 

Pareora  System. — Waikari  ;    White-rock  River  ;    Awamoa  ; 
Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wauganui  System. 

Siphonalia  costata,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX.,  p.  594, 

pi.  16,  f.  2. 

Pareora  System. — Mt.  Harris  ;  White-rock  River  ;  Pareora  ; 
Mt.  Horrible ;  Matakuhi,  Bay  of  Islands. 

Siphonalia  regularis,  Sowerby,   in  Darwin's  Geol.  Obs.   in  S. 
America,  p.  258,  pi.  4,  f.  55. 

Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Pisania  lineata,  Martyn,  Univ.  Conch.  Buccinum,  pi.  48. 
Pareora  System. — Greta,  N,  Canterbury ;  Pareora. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pisania  media,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  326. 

Pareora  System. — Waikari ;  Pareora  ;  White-rock  River. 
Cominella  maculata,  Martyn,  Univ.  Conch.  Buccinum,  pi.  49. 

Pareora  System. — Trelissick  Basin  ;  White-rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Cominella  inflata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,   of  N.    Z.,  p.  6 

(Buccinum). 

Pareora  System. — Kanieri ;  Mt.  Horrible,  Timaru. 

Cominella  carinata,  Hutton,  Cat.    Tertiary   Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  6 

(Buccimnn). 

Pareora  System. — Trelissick  Basin. 
14 


210    MOLLUSC  A  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAM  ARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Cominella  Robinsoni,  Zittel,   Reise  der  No  vara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  36, 

pi.  13,  f.  4. 
Pareora  System. — Port  Hills,  Nelson. 
I  have  not  recognised  this  species.      Perhaps  it  is  a  Siphonalia. 

Cominella    ordinatis,    Hutton,     Trans.    N.Z.     Institute,     IX., 

p.  596,  pi.  16,  f.  8. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Nassa  socialis,  Hutton,  Trans.   N.Z.  Inst.,  XVIII.,    N.   compta 
Hutton,  I.e.,  IX.,  p.  596,  pi.  16,  f.  9,  [not  of  Adams.] 

Pareora   System. — White-rock    River  ;    Awamoa  ;    Pareora  ;* 
Hampden. 

Nassa  incisa,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.  Z.  Inst.,  XVII,  p.  328  (Clathu- 
rella)  ;   C.  cingulata,  Hutton,  I.e.,  p.  327. 
Pareora  System. — Te  Aute,  Hawke's  Bay  j  Greta,  N.  Canter- 
bury. 

Oliva    neozelanica,     Hutton,    Trans.    N.Z.    Institute,    XVII., 

p.  314,  pi.  18,  f.  1. 

Pareora  System. — Greta,  N.  Canterbury  ;  Trelissick  Basin. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Ancillaria  australis,  Sowb.  Sp.  Conch.,  1830,  pi.  7,  f.  44  46. 

Pareora    System. — Waikari ;      Motunau  ;      Mt.      Horrible  ; 
Waihao-forks  ;  Awamoa  ;  Trelissick  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Ancillaria  lata,    Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  325. 
Pareora      System. — White-rock      River;      Tengawai ;      Mt. 
Horrible. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Ancillaria  hebera,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  6. 
Pareora   System. — Greta;   Pareora;  White-rock   River;  Mt. 
Horrible  ;    Otaio  ;  Waihao-forks  ;   Awamoa  ;  Matakuhi, 
Bay  of  Islands. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick  Basin. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  IIUTTON.  211 

Marginella  australis,   Hinds   (?),   Pro.   Zool.  Soc.   of   London, 

1844,  p.  75. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa  ;  Mt.  Royal,  Otago. 

Marginella  dubia,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z  ,  p.  8. 
Oamaru  System.  -  Trelissick  Basin. 

Marginella  ventricosa,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  8. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick  Basin. 

Volvaria  ficoides,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  8. 
Pareora  System  (I) — Oamaru. 

Voluta  Pacifica,  Solander,  Cat.  Portland  Museum,  No.  4039. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Waikari;   Lower  Gorge  of  the 
Waipara ;  Mt.  Harris ;  Pareora  ;  Trelissick  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Var.  elongata,  Swainson,  Exot.  Conch.,  pi.  20-21. 
Pareora  System. — Waikari. 

Oamaru     System.  —  Waipara  ;     Trelissick  ;     Maerawhenua  ; 
Oamaru  ;    Waihemo  ;    Caversham. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Yoluta  gracilis,  Swainson,  Exot.  Conch.,  pi.  42-43. 

Pareora  System. — Awatere ;  Waikari;  Mt.  Harris  ;  Kanieri ; 
Trelissick. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Voluta  attenuata,  Hutton,  Quar.  Jour.  Geol.  Soc.  ol  London, 

Vol.  41,  p.  555. 
Pareora  System.  — Pareora. 
Oamaru  System. — Weka-pass  ;  Trelissick  Basin. 

Voluta  Kirkii,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  325. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick  Basin. 
Oamaru  System  (?) — Kakahu. 

Voluta  gracilicostata,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  38, 

pi.  13,  f.  6. 
Pareora  System. — Port  Hills,  Nelson. 
I  have  not  seen  this  species. 


212    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Yoluta  corrugata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  7. 
Pareora  System. — Maunga-pakeha  Taipo,  E.  Coast  of  Wel- 
lington ;    Awatere  ;    Waikari ;   Mt.  Horrible  ;   Pareora  ; 
Waihao-forks  ;   Mt.  Harris  ;   Kanieri ;  Hampden  ;  Lake 
Wakatipu. 

Voluta  aculeata,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  325. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Mitra  apicalis,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  7. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora  ;   Awamoa. 

Mitra  Enysi,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  7. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora. 
Oamam  System. — Trelissick  Basin. 

Mitra  inconspicua,  Hutton,  Trans.  IST.Z.  Inst.  XVIL,  p.  326. 

Pareora  System, — Mt.  Harris;  Waihao-forks. 

Conus  Trailli,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  10. 

Pareora  System. — Trelissick;  Point  Hill,  Waitaki;  Awamoa. 

Coxus  ornatus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  10. 

Pareora  System. — Pareora  ;  Point  Hill,  Waikati ;  Awamoa. 

Terebra  nitida,  Hinds  (?),  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  of  London,  1843,  p.  152. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora;  White-rock  River. 

Terebra  costata,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  315, 

pi.  18,  f.  6. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa     Otaio. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Terebra  biplex,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Inst.  XVII.,  p.  327. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora. 

Pleurotoma  pagoda,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  5. 
Pareora  System. — Otaio  ;  Mt.  Harris  ;  Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pleurotoma  albula,  Hutton,  Cat.  Marine  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  12. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River  ;  Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY   CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  213 

Pleurotoma   excavata,    Hutton,    Trans.    N.Z.    Institute,    IX., 

p.  595,  pi.  16,  f.  6. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 
Perhaps  a  variety  of  the  last. 

Pleurotoma  fusiformis,  Hutton,    Trans.   N.Z.    Institute,    IX., 

p.  595,  pi.  16,  f.  3. 
Pareora  System. — Waikari ;  Mt.  Horrible  ;  Pareora  ;  Otaio  ; 
Mt.   Harris  ;  Waihao-forks ;  Awamoa ;  Hampden. 

Pleurotoma  Bucilanani,  Hutton,  Cat.    Tertiary   Moll,   of   N.Z., 

p.  4. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River;  Waihao-forks;  Awamoa; 
Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pleurotoma.  Awamoaensis,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z., 

p.  4. 
Pareora  System  — Putiki  Point,  Kaipara;  White-rock  River; 
Mt.  Harris ;  Waihao-forks  ;  Awamoa. 

Pleurotoma  sulcata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  4. 
Pareora  System. — Cape  Rodney  ;  Waikari ;   Trelissick ;  Mt. 
Harris. 

Pleurotoma  robusta,  Hutton,  Trans.   N.Z.  Inst.,  IX.,  p.   595 

pi.  16,  f.  4. 
Pareora  System. — Matakuhi,  Bay  of  Islands  ;  Mt.  Horrible  ; 
White-rock  River. 

Pleurotoma  Haasti,  Hutton,  Trans.   N.Z.   Inst.,    IX.,    p.   595, 

pi.  16,  f.  5. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.  Horrible ;  Pareora  ;  White-rock  River  ; 
Mt.  Harris. 

Pleurotoma  hebes,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  4. 
Oamaru  System. — Cape  Oamaru  ;  Poverty  Bay. 

Pleurotoma  latescens,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  4. 
Oamaru  System. — Mt.  Brown,  Waipara. 


214    MOLLUSC  A  OP  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAM  ARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Drillia  Wanganuiensis,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N  .Z.,  p.  4. 
Pareora  System. — Greta,  1ST.   Canterbury  ;  White-rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Daphnella  striata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  5. 

(Bela). 
Pareora  System. — Awanioa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Clathurella    Hamiltoni,  Hutton,    Trans.    N.Z.    Inst.,   XVII., 

p.  316,  pi.  18,  f.  7. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick  Basin  ;  Waihao-forks. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Clathurella  leptosoma,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Inst.,  XVII.,  p.  328. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Triton  Spengleri,  Lamarck,  Anim.  sans  Vert.,  2nded.,IX.,  p.  627. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Triton  minimus,  Hutton,  Cat  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  5  (1873). 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick  ;  White-rock  River  ;  Awamoa. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick. 

Cassidaria  sulcata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  8. 
Pareora  System. — Waikari ;  Pareora  ;  Kanieri. 

Cassidaria  senex,   Hutton,  Cat.   Tertiary  Moll,   of  N.Z.,  p.  11, 

(Struthiolaria). 
Pareora  System. — Pareora ;  Oamaru  (?). 
Oamaru   System. — Weka-pass  ;   Oamaru  ;    Caversham. 
Much  like  Cassis  Goronadoi  (Crosse),  from  Cuba. 

Natica  neozelanica,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  I.e.,  Zool.  ii.,   p.  237, 

pi.  66,  f.  11-12. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.    Caverhill  ;    Greta;    Pareora;    White- 
rock  River  ;    Hampden  ;   Wangaloa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Natica  Darwinii,  Hutton,   Trans.   N.Z.   Inst.,    XVIII., 
N.  solida,  Sowb.  [not  of  Blainville.] 
Pareora  System. — Awatere;  Trelissick;  Fox's  Gully,  Arahura. 


BY   CAPTAIN    P.  W.  HUTTON.  215 

Natica  gibbosa,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Inst.,  XVIII. 

Pareora  System. — Conway  River;   Hurinui   Mound;    Lower 
Gorge  of  Waipara ;  Trelissick  ;  Mt.  Horrible ;  Pareora  ; 
White-rock  River ;  Waihao-forks. 
Oamaru  System. — Curiosity  Shop  (?)  ;  Kakahu  ($). 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Natica  callosa,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll.  ofN.Z.,p.  9. 
Pareora  System. — East  Coast  of  Wellington. 

Natica  ovata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  9. 

Pareora  System. — Lyndon  ;   Waikari ;  Motunau  ;  Trelissick  ; 
Mt.    Horrible  ;  Pareora  ;  White-rock   River  ;    Kanieri ; 
Callaghan's     Creek,    Westland ;    Awamoa  ;    Pourakino, 
Southland. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick  Basin  ;  Oamaru  ("?) 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Natica  Hamiltoni,  Tate  (*?),  Trans.  Phil.  Soc.  of  Adelaide. 

Pareora  System. — Trelissick  ;  Mt.  Horrible  ;  Pareora  ;  White- 
rock  River. 
Oamaru  System.  — Trelissick. 

Natica    suturalis,   Hutton,  Trans.   N.Z.    Inst.,    IX ,   p.    597, 

pi.   16,  f,   11. 

Pareora  System. — Matakuhi,  Bay  of  Islands  ;  Awatere ; 
Waikari  ;  Mt.  Horrible  ;  Waihao-forks  ;  Awamoa  ; 
Hampden ;  Mt.    Royal,    Otago. 

Sigaretus  subglobosus,    Sowb.   in    Darwin's    Geol.   Obs.   in   S. 
America,  p.  254,  pi.  3,  f.  36-37. 

Pareora  System. — Pareora;  White-rock  River ;  Awamoa. 

Sigaretus  carinatus,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX,  p.  597. 
Pareora   System. — White-rock  River. 

Eulima  aciculata  (?),  Pease,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  of  London,  1860. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 


216    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Odostomia  rugata,   Hutton ;    0.    plicata,   Hutton,   Trans.    N.Z. 
Inst.,  XVIL,  p.  319,  [not  of  Montfort.] 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Cerithium   cancellatum,  Hutton,    Cat.   Tertiary   Moll,   of  N.Z., 

p.  12. 

Pareora  System. — Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the   Wanganui  System. 

Cerithium  nodosum,  Hutton  ;  C.   nodulosum,   Hutton,   Cat.  Ter- 
tiary Moll,  of  N.Z.  [not  of  Brug.] 

Pareora  System. — Trelissick  ;  Mt.  Horrible;  Pareora;  White- 
rock  River;  Waimea,  Westland. 

Cerithium  rugatum,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Mol).  of   N.Z.,  p.  11. 
Pareora  System. — Waikari  ;  Tapanui,  Otago. 

Melanopsis  Pomahaka,   Hutton,    Cat.   Tertiary   Moll,    of    N.Z., 
p.  6  (Ancillaria). 
Pareora  System. — Tapanui,  Otago. 

Struthiolaria   Frazeri,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.    Institute,  XVIL, 

p.  329. 
Pareora  System. — Motunau. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Struthiolaria  cincta,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,p.  11. 

Pareora  System. — Upper   Mohaka,  Hawke's  Bay  ;  Awatere  ; 

Motunau,   Greta  ;  Waikari  ;   Lower   Gorge  of  Waipara  ; 

Opihi ;  Pareora  ;  Kanieri ;  Callaghan's  Creek,  Westland. 

Oamaru  System  (?)  —  Kakahu. 

Struthiolaria    calcar,  Hutton,  Trans.   N.Z.    Institute,  XVIII. 
Pareora  System. — Tengawai ;  Awamoa. 

Struthiolaria    tuberculata,    Hutton,    Cat.    Tertiary    Moll,   of 

N.Z.,  p.  11. 
Pareora  System. — Upper  Mohaka,  Hawke's  Bay  ;  Waikari ; 
Lower  Gorge   of    Waipara ;    Mt.    Horrible ;    Pareora ; 
White-rock  River. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.   HUTTON.  217 

Struthiolaria  spinosa,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.    Institute,    XVIII. 
Pareora  System. — Kawau  ;  East-Coast  of  Wellington  ;  Trelis- 
sick ;    Pareora ;    Upukororo    Creek,    Lake    Te    Anau  ; 
Purakino,  Southland. 

Struthiolaria  vermis,  Martyn,  Univ.  Conch.,  pi.  53. 

Pareora  Syste?n. — Awatere  ;  Motunau  ;  Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Struthiolaria  cingulata,  Zittel,    Reise   der  Novara,    Geol.  ii., 

p.  35,  pi.  15,  f.  2. 

Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Motunau  ;  Mt.  Harris. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Struthiolaria  obesa,   Hutton,   Trans.  N.  Z.   Institute,  XVII., 

p.  329. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick ;  Shepherd's  Hutt,  Waipara. 

Struthiolaria  sulcata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z., 
p.  10  ;  S.  canaliculata,  Zittel,  Peise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii., 
p.  34,  pi.  15,  f.  1  [not  of  Spengl]. 

Pareora  System. — Upper  Mohaka,  Hawke's  Bay  ;  East  Coast 
of  Wellington ;  Awatere. 

Trochita  neozelanica,  Lesson,  Voy.  Coquille,  Zool.  ii.,  p.  395. 
Pareora    System. — Napier;    Greta;    Motunau;    Trelissick: 

Pareora  ;  Awamoa  ;  Hampden. 
Oamaru  Sy stein. — Trelissick. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Trochita  dilatata,  Sowb.  (1);  Zittel,  Peise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii., 

p.  43,  pi.  15,  f.  8. 
Pareora  System.-  -Awatere  ;  Lyndon  ;  Mt.  Cookson;  Waikari ; 
Lower  Gorge  of  Waipara  ;  Point  Hill,  Waitaki. 

Trochita  alta,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  329. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  Piver. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


218    MOLLUSCA  OP  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OP  N.Z., 

Crepidula  costata,  Sowb.  Genera  of  Shells,  f .  3. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Crepidula  striata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of   N.Z.,  p.  14  ; 
Zittel,  1.  c,  pi.  15,  f.  10. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Trelissick  ;  Oamaru. 

Crepidula  monoxyla,  Lesson,  Voy.  Coquille,  Zool.  ii.,  p.  391. 

Pareora    System.  —  Napier  ;     Paparoa,    Upper    Wanganui  ; 
Awatere ;    Motunau  ;    Trelissick  ;    White-rock    River ; 
Awamoa ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Crepidula  incurva,   Zittel,   Reise   der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.    44, 

pi.  15,  f.  9. 
Pareora   System. — Napier  ;    Awatere  ;    Motunau  ;    Lyndon  ; 
Waikari ;  Lower  Gorge  of  Waipara ;  Trelissick ;  Pareora ; 
Awamoa. 

Crepidula  unguipormis,   Lamarck,  Anim.    sans    Vert.,  2nd  ed. 

VIIL,  p.  642, 

Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Hipponyx  radiatus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary   Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  14, 

(Pileopsis.) 
Pareora  System. — Awatere. 

Turritella   gigantea,  Hutton,    Cat.   Tertiary     Moll,    of   N.Z., 

p.  12. 

Pareora     System. — Lower  Gorge    of    Waipara ;    Trelissick  ; 

Pareora;   Pourakino,  Southland. 
Oamaru  System. — Caversham. 

Turritella  concava,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX.,  p.  597. 
Pareora    System. — Matakuhi,    Bay  of    Islands ;    White-rock 
River  ;  Mt.  Horrible  ;  Pareora  ;  Point  Hill,  Waitaki. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  219 

Turritella  Patagonica,  Sowb.  in  Darwin's  Geol.  Obs.  in  S. 
America,  p.  256,  pi.  3,  f.  48 ;  T.  tricincta  var.  /3,  Cat. 
Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z. 

Pareora    System. — Mt.    Cookson ;    White-rock    River  ;  Mt. 
Harris  ;    Kanieri. 

Turritella  Alding^e,  Tate,  Trans.  Phil.  Soc.  of  Adelaide. 

Pareora  System. — Pareora  ;  White-rock  River  ;  Mt.  Harris  ; 
Awamoa  ;  Westland. 

Turritella  rosea,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe,  Zool.  iii., 

p.  136,  pi.  55,  f.  24-26. 
Pareora  System. — Cape   Rodney  ;    Kawau  ;    Awatere  ;    Mt. 
Cookson  ;  Lyndon  ;  Motunau  ;    Greta  ;    Mt.    Caverhill ; 
Trelissick  ;  Tengawai ;  Mt.  Harris  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Turritella  ambulacrum,  Sowerby,  in  Darwin's  Geol.  Obs.  in  S. 
America,  p.  257,  pi.  3,  f.  49  ;  T.  bicincta,  Hutton,  Cat. 
Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z. 

Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Kanieri ;  Hampden. 
Oamaru  System  (?). — Kakahu. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Turritella  tricincta,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  13; 
T.  rosea,  Mantell,  Quar.  Jour.  Geol.  Soc,  Vol.  VI.,  pi.  28,  f. 
16  [not  of  Quoy]. 

Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Mt.  Cookson  ;  Waikari ;  Trelis- 
sick j  Awamoa ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Turritella  ornata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  13. 
Pareora  System. — Hampden  ;  Tapanui,  Otago. 

Eglisia  striolata,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVIL,  p.  329. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Vermetus  moniliferus,  Hutton,   Cat.    Tertiary  Moll,    of   N.Z., 

p.  13. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


220    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Xenophora  conchyliophora,  Born. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Scalaria    marginata,    Hutton,    Trans.    N.Z.   Institute,    XVII., 

p.  330. 
Oamaru  System.  — Curiosity  Shop. 

Scalaria  lyrata,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  41,  f.  18, 
Pareora  System.  — Kawau. 

Oamaru  System. — Port  Waikato  ;  Aotea ;  Kaipuki ;  Weka- 
pass;  Curiosity  Shop;  Opihi ;  Oamaru. 

Scalaria    Brownii,   Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,   p.   42, 

pi.  9,  f.  2. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 
Oamaru  System. — Aotea ;  Brighton,  Westland  ;  Opihi. 
Probably  a  variety  of  the  last  species. 

Scalaria  rotunda,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  10. 
Oamaru  System. — Weka-pass  ;  Brighton,  Westland. 

Scalaria    Zelebori,     Frauenfeld,     Reise    der     Novara,     Moll., 

pi.  1,  f.  6. 
Pareora  System.  —  White-rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Neritopsis    sp.,    Zittel,    Reise   der   Novara,    Geol.    ii.,    p.    43, 

pi.  9,  f.  4. 
Oamaru  System. — Papakura,  Auckland. 

Turbo  superbus,    Zittel,    Reise     der    Novara,    Geol.   ii.,   p.    39, 

pi.  14,  f.  2. 
Pareora  System. — Cape  Rodney  ;  Kawau  ;  Hurinui  Mound  ; 
Trelissick  ;  Mt.  Horrible. 

Rotella  neozelanica,  Homb.  and  Jacq.  Voy,  Pole  Sud.,  Zool.  V., 

p.  53,  pi.  14,  f.  5-6. 
Pareora  System. — Waikari  ;  Motunau. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  221 

Trochus  circinatus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  15. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  New  River,  Greymouth. 

Trochus  nodosus,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,    p.  330. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick  Basin. 

Zizyphinus  punctulatus,  Martyn,  Univ,  Conch.,  pi.  37. 

Pareora  System. — Mt.   Caverhill ;  Weka  Creek,  Weka  Pass. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Zizyphinus  spectabilis,   Adams,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.    London,  1854, 

p.  37,  pi.  27,  f.  7. 
Oamaru  Si/stem. — Trelissick. 
A  living  species  not  yet  found  higher. 

Cantharidus  tenebrosus,  Adams,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1851, 

p.  170. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Trelissick. 
Oamaru  System. — Pahau  ;  Trelissick. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Monilea  Stoliczkai,  Zittel,   Reise  der  Novara,   Geol.  ii.,  p.  40, 

pi.  15,  f.  7.     (Trochus). 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  White-rock  River ;  Awamoa. 

Cyclostrema  (?)  helicoides,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX., 

p.  598. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Pleurotomaria  tertiara,  McCoy,  Prod.  Palse.  Victoria,  Decade  3 

pi.  25,  f.  1. 
Oamaru  System. — Weka-pass ;  Mt.  Somers  building   stone  ; 
Oamaru. 

Haliotis  iris,  Martyn,  Univ.  Conch.,  pi.  61. 
Pareora  System  — Cape  Rodney. 
A  living  species  not  yet  found  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Emarginula    striatula,    Quoy    and   Gaimard,    Voy.  Astrolabe, 
Zool.  iii.,  p.  332,  pi.  68,  f.  21-22. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


222    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 


SCAPHOPODA. 

Dentalium    giganteum,    Sowb.   in   Darwin's    Geol.    Obs.    in    S. 
America,   p.    263,    pi.   2,    f.    1  ;     D.    solidum,   Hutton,    Cat. 
Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  2. 
Pareora    System. — Awatere  (f)  ;    Sherry    River  ;     Waikari ; 

Trelissick  ;    White-rock    River ;    Pareora  ;  Mt.    Harris  ; 

Lake  Wakatipu. 
Oamaru   System. — Weka-pass  ;    Otakaika,    Waitaki ;    Castle 

Rock,  Southland. 

Dentalium  conicum,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z  ,  p.  1. 

Pareora  System. — Waikari ;  Trelissick. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Dentalium  Mantelli,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  45, 

pi.  13,  f.  7  ;  D.  irreyulare,  Hutton,   Cat.   Tertiary   Moll,  of 

N.  Z.,  p.  1. 

Pareora  System. — Port  Hills,  Nelson  ;  Awatere ;  Motunau  ; 
Mt.  Caverhill ;  Mt.  Horrible  ;  Otaio  ;  Pareora  ;  Waihao- 
forks  ;  Mt.  Harris  ;  Hampden  ;  Kanieri. 

Oamaru  System. — Teschmakers,  Oamaru  (M'Kay). 

Dentalium    majus,    Sowerby,    in    Darwin's     Geol.    Obs.    in    S. 
America,  p.  263,  pi.  2,  f.  3. 

Pareora  System. — Westland. 

Dentalium  l^ve,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  2. 
Pareora  System. — Motunau  ;  Mt.  Harris  ;  Kanieri. 

Dentalium  tenue,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  1. 
Oamaru  System. — Wangape  Lake,  Waikato  ;  Raglan. 

Dentalium    ecostatum,    Kirk,   Trans.    N.    Z.  Institute,   XIII., 

p.  306. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  223 


LAMELLIBRANCHIATA. 


Teredo  Heaphyi,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  45, 
pi.  14,  £.  4 ;  Cladopoda  directa,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute, 
IX.,  p.  597,  pi.  16,  f.  13. 

Pareora  System. — Cape  .Rodney  ;  Waihao-forks. 
Oamaru  System. — Curiosity  Shop  ;  Trelissick. 

PANOPiEA  neozelanica,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe,  Zool. 
iii.,  p.  547,  pi.  83,  f.  7-9. 
Pareora  System. — Napier  ;  Motunau  ;  Kanieri, 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Panop^ea  orbita,  Hutton,  Quar.  Jour.  Geol.  Soc.  London,  Vol. 
41,  p.  551  ;  P.  plicata  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z., 
p.  17  [not  of  Sowerby]. 

Pareora   System. — Greta  ;    Pareora  ;    Mt.    Harris  ;    Lake 
Wakatipu. 
Oamaru  System. — Raglan  ;  Cape  Farewell ;  Trelissick. 

Panop^ea  Worthingtoni,   Hutton,   Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z., 

p.  17. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.  Harris  ;  Lake  Wakatipu. 
Oamaru  System.  — Trelissick. 

Panop^ea  sp.,  Zittel,  R,eise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  pi.  9,  f.  2. 
Oamaru  System. — Aotea. 

Corbula  canaliculata,  Hutton  ;   C.  sulcata,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z. 
Institute,  IX.,  p.  598,  pi,  16,  f.  14  [not  of  Lamarck]. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.  Harris  ;  White-rock  River 

Corbula  humerosa,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  330. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Corbula  pumila,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  330. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Corbula  (?)  dubia,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  18. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere;  Motunau;  Mt.  Cookson;  Greta; 
Awamoa  ;  New  River,  Greymouth. 


224    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Ne,era  Kirki,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  18. 

Oamaru  System. — Wangape  Lake,  Waikato. 

Mvodora    subrostrata,   Smith,    Pro.   Zool.   Soc.   London,    1880, 

p.  584,  pi.  53,  f.  6. 

Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pholadomya  neozelanica,   Hutton,   Trans.   N.Z.  Inst.,   XVlL, 

p.  330. 

Oamaru  System. — Trelissick. 

Mactra  discors,  Gray,  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.,  1837,  p.  371. 

Pareora   System. — Napier;  Lower   Gorge  of  Waipara ;  Tre- 
lissick ;  Pareora  ;  White-rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Hemimactra  elongata,   Quoy   and    Gaimard,     Voy.     Astrolabe, 
Zool.  iii.,  p.  518,  pi.  83,  f.  1-2. 

Pareora  System. — Napier  ;  Awatere  ;  Motunau  ;  Lower  Gorge 
of  Waipara. 

Lutraria  solida,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z. ,  p.  19. 
Pareora  System. — Napier  ;  Lower  Gorge  of  Waipara. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Lutraria  sulcata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  19. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Motunau. 

C.ecella  neozelanica,  Deshayes,  Pro.  Zool.   Soc.  London,  1854, 
p.    335  ;    Darina  imsilla,     Hutton,    Cat.     Marine   Moll,    of 
N.Z.,  p.  64. 
Pareora  System.  —  White-rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Zenatia    acinaces,    Quoy  and    Gaimard,  Voy.    Astrolabe,   Zool. 
iii.,  p.  545,  pi.  83,  f.  5-6. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora  ;  Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  225 

Paphia  neozelanica,  Chemnitz,  Conch.  Cab.  VI.,  f.  19-20,  (Mya). 

Pareora   System. — Napier. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Paphia  attenuata. — Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,   of  N.Z.,  p.  18, 

(Mactra). 

Oamaru  System. — Trelissick. 

Paphia  (?)  grandis,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  20. 
Pareora  System.— East  coast  of  Wellington. 

Psammobia  Stangeri,    Cray,  in   Dieffenbach's  New  Zealand,   ii., 

p.  253. 
Pareora  System. — Motunau  ;  Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Psammobia  lineolata,  Gray,  in  Yate's  New  Zealand,  p.  309. 

Pareora  System. — Motunau  ;  Pareora  ;  Point  Hill,   Waitaki. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Hiatula  incerta,  Reeve,  Conch.  Icon.  (Soletellina),  f.  13. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere ;  Pareora. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Tellina  alba,   Quoy  and    Gaimard,    Voy.    Astrolabe,    Zool.    iii., 

pi,  81,  f.  1-3. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Venus  oblonga,  Hanley,  in  Wood's  Index  Test.  Supp. 

Pareora.     System.  —  Castle   Point,     Wellington  ;    Waikari  ; 
Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Venus  meridionalis,  Sowb.  in  Darwin's  Geol.  Obs.  in  S.  America, 
p.  250,  pi.  2,  f.  13;  V.  vellicata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll, 
of  N.Z. 

Pareora  System. — White  Cliffs,  Taranaki  ;  Castle  Hill,  Wel- 
lington ;  Awatere ;  Motunau  ;  Mt.  Caverhill  ;  Mt. 
Cookson  ;  Lyndon  ;  Waikari  ;  White-rock  River  ; 
Awamoa  ;    Tapanui,   Otago. 

Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 
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226    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Venus  Stutchburyi,  Gray,  in  Wood's  Index  Test.  Supp. 
Pareora  System.  — Napier  ;  Pareora  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  theWanganui  System. 

Venus  sulcata,    Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.    Institute,  VII.,  p.    458, 

and  fig. 
Pareora  System. — Napier  ;  Motunau. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Venus  mesodesma,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe,  Zool.  iii., 

p.  532,  pi.  84,  £.  17-18. 

Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Cytherea  Enysi,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z,,  p.  21. 
Pareora  System. — Lower  Gorge  of  Waipara  ;  Trelissick. 

Cytherea  (Callista)  accuminata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of 

N.Z.  (Chione). 

Pareora  System. — Pareora  ;  Tapanui,  Otago, 

Cytherea  (Callista)  assimilis,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of 

N.Z.,  p.  21  (Chione). 

Pareora  System. — Trelissick  ;  Pareora  )  Otaio. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Cytherea  (Callista)   elegans,   Hutton,  Cat.   Tertiary  Moll,  of 

N.Z.,  p.  21. 
«     Pareora  Systeyn. — Clent  Hills  Station  ;  Pareora  ;  Kanieri. 

Cytherea  (Callista)    multistriata,    Sowb.     Thes.    Conch.,  i., 

p.  628,  pi.  36,  f.  177. 
Pareora  System. — Motunau  ;  Greta  ;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Dosinea  magna,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.   22. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick  ;  Pareora  ;  Tengawai. 
Oamaru  System  (*?). — Kakahu. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  227 

Dosinea  subrosea,  Gray,  in  DiefFenbach's  New  Zealand,  ii.,  p.  249; 
D.  dispar  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  22. 
Pareora  System. — Napier  ;  Castle   Point,  Wellington  ;    Cape 
Rodney  ;    Kawau  ;    Awatere ;  Motunau  \  Lower  Gor^e 
of  Waipara  ;  Trelissick  ;  Pareora ;  Awaraoa. 
Found  also  in  the.Wanganui  System. 

Dosinea  Grayi,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  45,  pi.  15, 

f.  11. 

Pareora    System.  —  Awatere  ;     Motunau  ;     Greta  ;     Lower 
Gorge  of  Waipara  ;  Pareora  ;  Mt.  Harris. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Dosinea  limbata,  Gould,  Pro.  Boston  Nat.  Hist.  Soc.,  iii.,  p.  277. 
Pareora  System. —  Greta;  Pareora. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Tapes  intermedia,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe,  Zool.  iii., 

p.  526,  pi.  84,  f.  9-10. 
Pareora  System. — Awatere  ;  Montunau  ;  Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Tapes  curta,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  22. 

Pareora  System. — Upper   Mohaka,  Hawke's  Bay  ;  Waikari  ; 
Trelissick  ;  Pareora. 

Cardium  spatiosum,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p  23. 
Pareora  System. — Cape  Rodney  ;  East  coast   of  Wellington  ; 
Waitotara ;  Trelissick. 

Cardium   multiradiatum,   Sowb.   in   Darwin's  Geol.  Obs.   in  S. 
America,  p.  251,  pi.  2,  f.  16. 
Pareora  System. — Lower  Gorge  of  Waipara. 

Cardium  Greyi,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  23. 
Pareora  System. — Kawau. 

Cardium  patulum,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  23. 
Pareora  System. —  Waihao-forks. 
Oamaru  System. — The  Deans,  Waipara ;  Trelissick. 


228    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Cardium  striatulum,  Sowerby,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1840. 
Pareora  System. — White  Cliffs,  Taranaki. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Cardium  (Protocardium)  serum,  Hutton,  Cat.   Tertiary   Moll,  of 

N.Z.,  p.  23. 

Oamaru  System. — Trelissick. 

Chama  Huttoni,  Hector,  MSS. 

Pareora  System. — Castle  Point,  Wellington. 

Chamostr^ea  albida,  Lamarck,   Anim.   sans  Vert.,  2nd  ed.,  VI., 

p.  585. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Lucina  dentata,  Wood,  Gen.  Conch.,  p.  195,  pi.  46,  £.  7. 
Pareora  System. — Waikari ;  Pareora  ;  Awamoa. 
Oamaru  System.  — Trelissick . 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Loripes  laminata,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.  Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  331. 
Pareora  System. — White-rock  River. 

Loripes  concinna,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.  Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  323. 
Pareora  System.—  White-rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Mysia  neozelanica,  Cray,  in  Diffenbach's  New  Zealand,  ii.,  p.  256. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Crassatella  ampla,  Zifctel,  Reise  der  Novara,   Geol.  ii.,   p.    46, 

pi.  14,  f.  3. 
Pareora  System  — Cape  Rodney  ;  Kawau  ;  Trelissick. 

Crassatella  obesa,  Adams,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  of  London,  1852, 
p.  90,  pi.  16,  f.  2;  C\  Trailli,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll. 
of  N.  Z. 

Pareora     System. — Mt.     Horrible ;    Pareora ;     Mt.     Harris ; 
Awamoa. 
A  living  species  not  yet  found  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  229 

Crassatella  australis,  Hut  ton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N".  Z., 
p.  25  (Astarte).  Perhaps  the  same  as  G.  Lyallii  Sowb.  in 
Darwin's  Geol.  Obs.  in  S.  America. 

Oamaru  System  (V) — Kakahu. 

Crassatella  attenuate,   Hutton,   Cat.   Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z., 

p.  24,  (Mactra). 

Pareora  System. — Point  Hill,  Waitaki. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick. 

Cardita  australis,    Lamarck,  Anim.  sans  Vert.,   2nd  ed.,  VI. 

p.  383. 

Pareora   System. — Napier  ;    Castle   Point,  Wellington ;  Mt. 
Caverhill ;  Mt.  Harris. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Cardita  difficilis,  Deshayes,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1852, 
p.  103,  pi.  17,  f.  16-17  ;  Venericardia  intermedia,  Hutton, 
Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  K  Z. 

Pareora    System. — Castle     Point,     Wellington ;      Motunau ; 
Lower  Gorge  of  Waipara ;  Waikari ;  Hurinui  Mound  ; 
Awamoa. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Cardita  Patagonica,  Sowb.  in  Darwin's  Geo].  Obs.  in  S 
America,  p.  251,  pi.  2,  f.  17  ;  Venericardia  intermedia  var 
£  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  KZ. 

Pareora     System. — Matakuhi,    Bay  of  Islands  ;  Trelissick  ; 

Orari  ;  Mt.  Harris  ;  Awamoa. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick  ;  Kakahu. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Unio  inflata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  25. 
Oamaru  System. — Moreley  Creek,  Southland. 

Trigonia  semiundulata,  McCoy,  Prod.  Palse.  Victoria,  Decade  i 

pi.  19,  f,  4-5. 
Pareora  System. — Awamoa. 


230    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OP  N.Z., 

Leda  fastidiosa,   Adams,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1856,   p.   49  • 
L.  semiteres,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX.,  p.  598. 
Pareora  System. — Waihao-forks. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Leda  sp.  ind.  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  47,  pi.  15,  f.  2. 
Pareora  System.     Awatere. 

Solenelia  australis,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe,  Zool. 
iii.,  p.  471,  pi.  ?8,  f.  5-10;  Nucula  ornata  Sowb.  in  Darwin's 
Geol.  Obs.  iu  S.  America,  p.  251,  pi.  2,  f.  19. 

Pareora  System. — Conway  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Solenella  funiculata,  Hutton  ;  S.  australis,  Zittel,  Reise  der 
Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  47,  pi.  13,  f.  2  [not  of  Quoy  and 
Gaimard]. 

Pareora  System.  — White  Cliffs,  Taranaki  ;  Port  Hills, 
Nelson  ;  Conway  River  ;  Waikari ;  Mt.  Harris  ; 
Hampden. 

The  lamellae  are  closer  than  in  the  last  species. 

Arca  decussata,  Sowb.,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1833,  p.  8. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick. 

Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 
Macrodon   australis,    Hutton,   Trans.    N.Z.    Institute,  XVII., 

p.  331. 
Pareora     System.  — White-rock     River  ;       Mt.       Horrible ; 
Pareora. 

Cucull^ea    ponderosa,    Hutton,     Cat.    Tertiary    Moll,    of   N.Z., 

p.  27. 
Pareora  System. — Korakonui,    East    coast    of     Wellington  ; 

Waikari ;  Trelissick  ;  Lake  Wakatipu. 
Oamaru  System. — Wangarei ;  Kakahu. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  231 

Cucull^ea  Worthingtoni,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,    of  N.Z., 

p.  27. 
Pareora  System. — Waikari ;  Trelissick  ;  Lake  Wakatipu. 
Oamaru  System. — Otakaika,  Waitaki  ;  Kakahu. 

CucuLLiEA  alta,  Sowb.  in  Darwin's  Geol.   Obs.  in   S.   America, 

p.  252,  pi.  2,  f.  22-23. 
Pareora  System. — East  Coast,  Wellington;  Lyndon;  Wai- 
kari ;  Trelissick  ;  Lake  Wakatipu  ;  Callaghan's  Creek, 
Westland. 
Oamaru  System.  —  Raglan  ;  Curiosity  Shop  ;  Kakahu  ;  Ota- 
kaika,  Waitaki ;  Kakanui ;  Kyeburn  ;  Green  Island  ; 
Tokomairiro. 

Cucull^ea  attenuata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z., 
p.  28. 

Pareora  System. — Paparoa,  Upper  Wanganui  :  Lake  Waka- 
tipu. 

Oamaru  System. — Caversham. 

Cucull^ea  singula  ris,  Zittel,   Reise  der  No  vara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.   49, 

pi.  9,  f.  10. 

Oamaru  System.  —  Aotea. 

Pectunculus  laticostatus,  Quoy  and  Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe, 
Zool.  iii.,  p.  466,  pi.  77,  f.  1-2. 

Pareora  Syste?n,  Kawau  ;  Napier ;  Castle  Point,  Wellington  ; 
Port  Hills,  Nelson;  Awatere  ;  Mt.  Caverhill  ;  Lyndon; 
Waikari  ;  Motunau  ;  Lower  Gorge  of  Waipara  ;  Tre- 
lissick ;  Callaghan's  Creek,  Westland  ;  Hampden ;  Wan- 
galoa,  Otago. 

Oamaru  System. — Caversham. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pectunculus  globosus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  28. 

Pareora   System. — Kawau  ;    Hicks  Bay  ;    Wairoa,    Nelson  ; 

Waikari  ;   Motunau  ;  Trelissick  ;    Pareora  ;    White-rock 

River  ;  Callaghan's  Creek,  Westland  ;  Kanieri ;  Oamaru; 

Wangaloa,  Otago. 

Oamaru  System  (*?) — Kakahu. 


232    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMaRU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z  , 

Pectunculus  C?)  cordatus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z., 

p.  28. 

Pareora    System.  —  Wairoa,    Nelson  ;    Greta  ;    Trelissick  ; 
White-rock  River. 

Limopsis  aurita,   Brocchi,    Conch.   Foss.   Subapen.,  pi.   11,  f.   9  ; 
L.  zealandica,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  28. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora;  Otaio  ;  White-rock  River;  Mt. 

Harris  ;  Awamoa. 
Oamaru   System. — Trelissick  ;    Kakahu  ;  Otakaika,  Waitaki. 

Limopsis  insolita,  So wb.  in  Darwin's  Geol.   Obs.  in  S.   America, 

p.  252,  pi.  2,  f.  20-21. 

Pareora  System. — Port  Hills,    Nelson  ;  Kanieri ;    Waikari ; 
Pareora;  White-rock  River ;  Mt.  Harris;  Hampden. 

Mytilus  latus,  Chemnitz  (1),  Conch.  Cab.,  YI1L,  f.  747. 
Pareora  System. — Trel issick . 

Mytilus   magellanicus,   Lamarck,  Anim.   sans    Vert,,    2nd  ed., 

VII,  p.  37. 
Pareora  System. — Napier;  Hampden. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Mytilus  striatus,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVIL,  p,  332. 

Oamaru  System.  — Trelissick . 

Modiola  australis,  Gray,  in  King's  Voyage,  ii.,  p.  477. 

Pareora  System. — Napier;  Mt.  Caverhill ;  Waikari;  Motunau  ; 
Lower  Gorge  of   Waipara  ;  Trelissick  ;  Opihi. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  S3  v  stem. 

Crenella  elongata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  25. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick. 

Perna  sp.  ind.     Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  26. 
Pareora  System. — Castle  Point,  Wellington. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  233 

Pinna    neozelanica,   Gray,   in   Dieffenbach's  New   Zealand,   ii., 

p.  259. 

Pareora  System. — Awatere. 
Oamaru  System  (?). — Kakahu. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pinna  distans,  Button,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  26. 
Oamaru  System. — Curiosity  Shop  ;  Caversham,  Dunedin. 

Lima  laevigata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z,,  p.  33. 

Oamaru   System.  —  Mt.    Soniers   building    stone ;     Opuha  ; 
Waihola  Gorge,  Otago. 

Lima  crassa,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  33. 

Pareora   System. — Lower    Gorge    of    Waipara  ;     Trelissick; 
Pareora. 

Lima  paucisulcata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  33. 
Oamaru  System. — Cape  Farewell ;    Kaipuke   Cliffs  ;    Caver- 
sham C?) 

Lima  colorata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  33. 
Pareora  System. — Mt.  Horrible  ;  Pareora  ;  Awamoa. 

Lima  pal^eata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  33. 

Oamaru  System. — Culverden  ;  Curiosity  Shop  ;    Cave  Creek, 
Mt.  Somers  ;  Coal  Creek,  Rangitata ;  Oamaru. 

Lima  multiradiata,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  33.  ^ 
Oamaru  System. — Curiosity  Shop. 

Lima  Woodsii,  Tate,  Trans.  Phil.  Soc.  Adelaide. 
Oamaru  System. — Poverty  Bay  ;  Trelissick. 

Hinnites  Trailli,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  32. 
Pareora  System. — Trelissick  ;  Av/amoa. 

Pecten   athleta,    Zittel,    Reise   der   Novara,    Geol.    ii.,    p.   49, 

pi.  10,  f.  1. 
Oamaru  System. — Whangape  Lake ;  Tata  Island ;  Motupipi ; 
Trelissick. 


234   MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OF  N.Z., 

Pecten  Triphooki,  Zittel,   Reise  der  Novara,   Geol.    ii.,  p.    52, 

pi.  11,  f.  4. 
Pareora  System. — Napier ;  Maunga-pakeha   Taipo  and  Castle 
Point,     Wellington  ;     Waitotara  ;     Lyndon ;    Waikari  ; 
Motunau. 

Pecten  Hutchinsoni,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  31. 
Pareora  System. — Oamaru  ;  Hampden. 

Oamaru  System. — Tata  Island  ;    Kaipuke ;  Takaka  ;  Weka 
Pass  ;  Trelissick  ;  Kakanui. 

Pecten  Beethami,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  31. 
Pareora  System. — Upoko-ngararu,  Wellington. 
Oamaru  System. — White-rock    Quarry,  Ashley;  Mt.  Somers 
stone  ;  Oamaru  ;  Caversham. 

Pecten  sectus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  30. 

Pareora   System. — Napier  ;  Motunau  ;  Kanieri  ;  Callaghan's 
Creek,  Westland. 

Pecten  Crawfordi,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  32. 
Pareora       System. — Maunga-pakeha     Taipo,      Wellington ; 

Motanau  {%). 
Oamaru  System. — Kakanui. 

Pecten  semiplicatus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  30. 
Pareora  System. — Castle  Point,  Wellington. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pecten  diffluxus,  Hutton,    Cat.   Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  31. 
P.  delicatulus  (I.e.,  p.  30),  is  the  left  valve  of  this  species. 
Pareora    System. — Castle  Point,    Wellington  ;    Weka  Pass  ; 
Greta  ;  Motunau. 

Pecten  venosus,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  30. 
Oamaru  System  (*?; — Oamaru. 

Pecten  neozelanicus,  Gray,  in  Dieffenbach's  N.  Z.,  ii.,  p.  260. 
Pareora  System. — Napier  ;  Greta. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  BUTTON.  235 

Pecten  Williamsoni,  Zittel,  Reise  der   No  vara,  Geol.   ii.,  p.  50, 

pi.  9,  f.  11. 
Oamaru  System. — Raglan  ;  Aotea  ;  Kaipuki ;    Tata  Island  ; 
Blackbirch    Creek,    Nelson ;    Oxford    Chalk ;    Curiosity 
Shop. 

Pecten  scandula,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.  Z.,  p.  29. 
Pareora  System. — Kanieri. 

Pecten  Fischeri,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,   p.  53,  pi.  9, 

f.  1-2. 
Pareora  System. — Orakei  Bay,  Auckland  ('?). 

Oamaru  System. —  Papakura  ;  Port  Waikato  ;  Weka  Pass  ; 
Oamaru. 

Pecten  Yahlensis,  Tenison-Woods,  Trans.  Phil.   Soc.  Adelaide, 
1865,  pi.  1,  f.   4;    S.  lectori  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of 
N.Z.,  p.  30;  P.  Hochstetteri  Zittel,  I.e.  pi.  11.,  f.  5  b. 
Oamaru  System. — Brighton,  Westland  ;  Trelissick  ;  Kakanui. 

Pecten  Hochstetteri,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  50, 

pi.  11.,  f.  5a. 

Pareora  System.  —  Mt.  Cookson  ;  Waikari ;  Motunau  ; 
Waihao  ;  Hampden. 

Oamaru  System. — Wangarei  ;  Raglan  ;  Aotea  ;  Cape  Fare- 
well ;  Kaipuke ;  Pt.  Elizabeth,  Greymouth ;  Blackbirch 
Creek,  Nelson ;  Weka  Pass ;  Trelissick ;  Curiosity 
Shop  ;  Kakahu  ;  Oamaru  ;  Caversham  ;  Waimea  plains, 
Southland ;  Winton. 

Pecten  Aucklandicus,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  53, 

pi.  9,  f.  la. 

Pareora  System. — Orakei  Bay,  Auckland. 

Pecten  Chathamensis,  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.  p.  29. 
Pareora  System. — Napier  ;  Castle   Point,  Wellington. 
Oamaru  System. — Trelissick  ;  Coal  Creek,  Rangitata. 


236    MOLLUSCA  OF  THE  PAREORA  AND  OAMARU  SYSTEMS  OP  N.Z,, 

Pecten  Burnetti,  Zittel,  Reise  der  No  vara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  51,  pi    10, 

f.  2. 
Pareora  System. — Kawau  ;  Napier;  Castle  Point,  Wellington. 
Oamaru  System. — Itaglan  ;  Motupipi  ;  Tata  Island  ;  Takaka  ; 
Oamaru  ;  Waimea  plains  ;  Winton. 

Pecten  polymorphoides,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  p.  51, 

pi.  11.,  L  3. 
Pareora  System. — Cape  Rodney. 

Oamaru  System. — Port  Waikato  ;    Weka    Pass  ;    Trelissick  ; 
Kakanui;  Winton. 

Pecten  convexus,  Quoy  and   Gaimard,  Voy.  Astrolabe,  Zool.  iii., 

p.  443,  pi.  76,  f.  1-3. 
Pareora  System. — Castle  Point,  Wellington. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Pecten  Zittelli,  Hutton,    Cat.   Tertiary  Moll,  of    N.Z.,  p.  32  ; 
Pecten  sp  ind.  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii.,  pi.  9,  f.  3. 
Pareora  System. — Orakei  Bay,  Auckland  (?). 
Oamaru   System.  —  Papakura  ;    Wangape   Lake,    Waikato ; 
West  coast,  Auckland  ;  Poverty  Bay  ;  Cape  Kidnappers; 
Waihao ;  Caversham ;  Haycocks,    Mt.  Hamilton  South- 
land. 

Anomia  alectus,   Gray,  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  of  London,  1849,  p.  117. 
Pareora  System  — White- rock  River. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Anomia  undata,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  XVII.,  p.  324. 
Pareora  System. — Hurinui  Mound  ;  Trelissick. 
Oamaru  System. — Cave  Creek,  Mt.  Somers. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Anomia  trigonopsis,  Hutton,  Trans.  N.Z.  Institute,  IX.,  p.  598. 
Pareora  System* — White-rock  River. 

Placunanomia     neozelanica,     Gray,    in     Dieffenbach's      New 

Zealand,  ii.,  p.  260. 
Pareora  System. — Glenwark. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 


BY    CAPTAIN    F.  W.  HUTTON.  237 

Placunanomia  incisura,   Hutton,   Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,    of  N.Z., 

p.  34. 
Pareora  System. — Pareora. 

Ostrea  Wullerstorfii,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,  Geol.  ii,  p.  54, 

pi.  11,  f.  6. 

Pareora  System.  — Cape  Rodney  ;  Kawau. 
Oamaru  System. — West  coast,  Auckland  ;  Kaipuki ;  Kakahu  ; 
Oamaru  ;  Waihola  Gorge. 

Ostrea    ingens,    Zittel,     Reise   der    Novara,  Geol.     ii.,    p.    54. 

pi.  13,  f,  3. 
Pareora  System. — Te  Ante,    Napier ;  Castle  Point,  Welling- 
ton ;    vVaitotara;  Parakino. 

Ostrea  Nelsoniana,  Zittel,  Reise  der  Novara,    Geol.   ii.,  p.   55, 

pi.  11,  f.  7. 
Pareora  System. — Napier  ;    Manawatu    Gorge  ;     Awatere  ; 

Motunau  ;  Waikari  ;  Orari. 
Oamaru  System, — Cape  Faiewell;  Tata  Island. 

Ostrea  edulis,  Linne,  Reeve  Conch.  Icon.  f.  8. 

Pareora    System. — Motunau ;     Lower    Gorge    of    Waipara  ; 

Hampden. 
Oamaru  System  (?) — Kakahu. 
Found  also  in  the  Wanganui  System. 

Ostrea  incurva.  Hutton,  Cat.  Tertiary  Moll,  of  N.Z.,  p.  35. 

Pareora  System. — Waihi  River,  S.  Canterbury. 
Oamaru  System. — Brighton,  Westland  ;  Oamaru  (j) 


238  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS, 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  specimens  of  Nephrurus  asper,  Gunther, 
and  Nephrurus  levis,  de  Vis,  sent  by  Mr.  de  Vis  to  illustrate  his 
paper.  Also  specimens  of  both  sexes  of  Dipiodactylus  tcenicauda, 
the  other  species  described  by  Mr.  de  Yis. 

Mr.  Macleay  also  exhibited  the  Curculionidce,  Brenthidce, 
Anthribidce,  and  Lonyicornia,  collected  on  the  Fly  River,  New 
Guinea,  mentioned  in  his  paper. 

Mr.  Sidney  Olliff  exhibited  under  the  microscope  specimens  of 
the  remarkable  flea,  Echidnophaga  ambidans,  described  in  his 
paper. 

Mr.  Fletcher  exhibited  specimens  of  Mixophyes  fasciolatus, 
Gunther,  from  the  gullies  about  Mt.  Wilson  (3000ft.)  This  is  a 
new  habitat  for  this  frog,  which  previously  has  been  recorded  only 
from  the  Clarence  and  Tweed  Rivers,  and  Illawarra,  N.S.W. ; 
and  Pine  Mountain,  Queensland.  Mr.  Masters  also  exhibited  a  very 
large  specimen  of  what  is  probably  a  new  species  of  the  same 
genus,  from  Richmond  River.  This  specimen  differs  from  those 
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PAPERS    READ. 

ON  SOME  LEPIDOPTERA  FROM  THE  FLY  RIVER. 

By  E.  Meyrick,  B.A.,  F.E.S. 

The  following  species  were  taken  on  the  Fly  River,  New 
Guinea,  by  the  New  Guinea  Expedition,  and  with  the  addition  of 
several  species  of  Noctuina,  and  a  few  unrecognisable  specimens, 
constituted  almost  the  whcle  collection  of  Heterocera  taken.  As 
such,  it  is  very  deficient  in  numbers,  and  not  particularly 
remarkable  for  interest,  including  only  25  species,  of  which  15 
appear  to  be  new.  Nearly  all  of  these  may  be  said  to  be  of 
normal  Indo-Malayan  types.  The  specimens,  which  from  their 
bad  condition,  were  unidentifiable  or  unfit  for  description,  included 
three  species  of  Bombycina,  one  of  Boarmiadce,  and  three  of 
Botydidce  ;  also  one  possibly  referable  to  the  Depressariadce. 

BOMBYCINA. 

NYCTEMERID  M. 

Nyctemera,  Hb. 

1.   Nyct.  artemis,  Boisd. 

(Lejrfosoma  artemis,  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astr.  V.,  199.) 

One  specimen. 

Ctimene,  Boisd. 

Antenna?  in  £  strongly  bipectinated,  towards  apex  simple, 
moniliform.  Palpi  short,  curved,  ascending,  filiform.  Forewings 
with  transverse  vein  obsolete  between  4  and  6,  6  remote  from  9, 
7  and  8  out  of  9,  11  anastomosing  with  12  at  a  point.  Hind- 
wings  with  vein  5  absent,  6  and  7  tolerably  remote  at  base. 


242  ON    SOME    LEPIDOPTERA    FROM    THE    FLY    RIVER, 

I  have  given  the  generic  characters,  because  I  am  not  aware 
that  the  genus  has  been  properly  denned  before  ;  the  name  is 
therefore  adopted  by  courtesy.  I  conjecture  that  Walker's  genus 
Bursada    is    merely    a    synonym    of    this,     but    it    is     equally 

uncharacterised. 

2.  Ctim.  synestia,  n.sp. 

(J.  27  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs 
blackish.  Fore  wings  somewhat  elongate,  triangular,  costa  gently 
arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  black,  with 
orange-yellow  markings ;  an  oblique  transverse  oblong  spot  in  disc 
at  J,  its  upper  angle  connected  with  an  irregular  streak  almost 
from  middle  of  base,  which  projects  beneath  near  its  origin,  and 
again  less  strongly  in  middle ;  a  large  transverse  oblong  blotch 
about  I,  not  reaching  costa  or  anal  angle,  posterior  edge  sinuate, 
lower  extremity  rounded  :  cilia  black  (imperfect).  Hind  wings 
with  hindmargin  rounded ;  orange-yellow,  with  a  rather  narrow 
black  marginal  band  extending  from  middle  of  costa  round  apex 
and  hindmargin  to  base  of  inner  margin,  dilated  round  apex, 
forming  an  abrupt  rounded  projection  upwards  on  anal  angle, 
along  inner  margin  attenuated  and  less  defined  ;  cilia  black. 

One  specimen. 

LITHOSIAD^. 

Peronetis,  n.g. 
Antennae  slender,  filiform,  in  £  thinly  ciliated  on  apical  half. 
Palpi  short,  curved,  ascending,  loosely  scaled  beneath,  pointed. 
Forewings  with  vein  2  from  near  beyond  middle  of  lower  margin 
of  cell,  3  and  4  stalked,  5  from  near  3,  6  from  near  7,  7  and  8 
stalked,  9  absent,  11  anastomosing  with  12.  Hind  wings  with 
vein  2  absent,  3  and  4  from  point  of  angle,  5  absent,  6  and  7  long- 
stalked,  8  from  middle  of  upper  margin  of  cell ;  in  <J  inner 
margin  broadly  folded  over  beneath,  an  oval  patch  of  thickened 
membrane  covering  posterior  half  of  upper  margin  of   cell. 

3.  Per  on.  xenodora,  n.sp. 

£.  22  mm.    Head,  palpi,  and  thorax  ochreous-orange.   Antennae 
dark   fuscous,    apical   half  obscurely    ochreous.      Abdomen    dark 


BY    E.    MEYRICK,    B.A.,    F.E.S.  243 

fuscous,  apical  third  ochreous-orange.  Legs  ochreous-orange, 
anterior  tibia?  aud  tarsi  fuscous.  Forewings  oblong,  costa 
moderately  arched  on  anterior  half,  hardly  posteriorly,  apex 
round,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ;  deep  fuscous-purple,  with 
ochreous-orange  markings ;  a  streak  along  basal  third  of  costa,  at 
base  extended  to  inner  margin  ;  a  slender  line  along  submedian 
fold  from  base  nearly  to  anal  angle ;  a  moderate  fascia  from 
beneath  middle  of  costa  to  near  above  anal  angle,  extremities 
tolerably  pointed,  anterior  edge  straight,  posterior  edge  much 
curved  ;  a  similar  almost  marginal  fascia  extending  round  apex 
from  %  of  costa  to  below  middle  of  hindmargin,  leaving  a  narrow 
marginal  rim  of  ground  colour,  anterior  edge  concave  :  cilia  dark 
fuscous  (imperfect).  Hindwings  narrower  than  forewings,  short, 
subtriangular,  apex  rounded ;  dark  fuscous ;  a  large  ochreous- 
orange  subquadrate  spot  extending  in  disc  from  ^  to  §,  almost 
reaching  costa  and  lower  margin,  on  upper  edge  towards  anterior 
angle  with  a  cloudy  indentation  of  ground  colour ;  cilia  dark 
fuscous. 

One  specimen.  Cyme  (?)  ochropyga,  Feld.  Reis.  Nov. 
pi.  CXXXIX,  15,  from  Molucca,  is  a  closely  allied  and  very 
similar  species  ;  and  Cyme  (?)  pardalina,  ib.  pi.  CXXXIX,  20, 
also  from  Molucca,  doubtless  belongs  to  the  same  genus. 

LIPARIDIDAE. 
Cypra,  Boisd. 

Palpi  rather  long,  second  joint  rather  slender,  shortly  rough- 
haired,  obliquely  ascending,  terminal  joint  nearly  as  long  as  second, 
vevy  slender,  cylindrical,  horizontal.  Antennae  in  £  moderately 
bipectinated.  Posterior  tibiae  with  median  spurs  absent.  Fore- 
wings with  cell  long,  vein  5  nearer  6  than  4,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10 
and  11  stalked,  12  connected  with  11  above  origin  by  a  cross-bar. 
Hindwings  with  transverse  vein  sharply  angulated,  5  absent,  6  and 
7  parallel,  8  connected  with  upper  margin  of  cell  rather  before 
middle  by  a  short  bar. 

I  believe  the  characters  of  this  genus  have  not  been  before  fully 
given.     It  is  eccentric  in  appearance,  but  correctly  referable  here 


244  ON    SOME    LEPIDOPTERA    FROM    THE    FLY    RIVER, 

4.   Gypr.  delicatida,,  Boisd. 

(Cypra  delicatida,  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astr.,  V.,  201,  pi.  I.,  3;  1  Cozistra 
membranacea,  Feld.,  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CIV.,   5. 

These  specimens  do  not  show  any  distinct  traces  of  the  obscure 
dots  near  the  base  of  the  forewings,  indicated  by  Boisduval,  but  I 
have  no  doubt  of  their  identity,  his  figure  being  admirably  executed 
and  otherwise  agreeing  precisely ;  Felder's  figure  on  the  other 
hand,  is  coarse  and  of  doubtful  identification. 

Three  specimens. 

Laelia,  Stph. 

Probably  (as  suggested  by  Butler)  the  following  species  does  not 
belong  to  this  genus,  but  it  does  not  seem  necessary  to  investigate 
this  here,  in  view  of  the  uncertain  identification  of  the  species,  and 
the  absence  of  information  as  to  the  structure  of  allied  genera. 

5.  Lael.  satumioides,  Snell.  (1). 

(Laelia  satumioides,  Snell.,  Tijd.  v.  Ent.,  1879,  105,  pi.  VIII,  7. 

Snellen's  figure  approaches  this  species  very  nearly,  but  may  not 
be  identical ;  it  is  browner,  and  the  shape  of  the  subterminal  line 
is  somewhat  different ;  I  do  not  feel  able,  however,  to  describe  the 
New  Guinea  specimens  as  distinct  at  present ;  Snellen's  species  was 
from  Celebes. 

Two  specimens. 

Artaxa,  Walk. 

The  characters  of  the  following  species  are  quite  as  in  A.  lutea, 
Fabr.,  except  that  in  the  forewings  vein  6  rises  from  below  7,  in 
the  hindwings  vein  5  is  present,  rising  from  the  transverse  vein 
near  4.  This  difference  of  neuration  is  remarkable ;  the  two 
species  are,  notwithstanding,  so  closely  allied  in  all  other  respects, 
that  I  do  not  consider  it  at  present  necessary  to  separate  them 
generically. 

G.  Art.  paraneura,  n.  sp. 

<J  22-23  mm.,  (j)  28-40  mm.  Characters  of  A.  lutea,  but  fore- 
wings  with  first  line  more  evenly   curved,  second    line    acutely 


BY    E.    MEYRICK,    B.A.,    F.E.S.  245 

angulated  in  middle,  sinuate  inwards  on  upper  and  lower  portions; 
g  with  first  Hue  preceded  and  second  followed  on  lower  half  by  a 
cloudy  ferruginous  band  ;  ?  deeper-coloured  than  in  A.  lutea,  with 
space  between  first  and  second  lines  of  forewings  usually  ferru- 
ginous towards  inner  margin,  lines  very  indistinct. 
Eight  specimens  (4  (J,  4  £). 

GEOMETRINA. 

OENOCHROMIDAE. 

Celerena,  Walk. 

Face  smooth.  Palpi  moderate,  porrected  or  ascending,  with 
appressed  scales,  rough  towards  base  beneath,  terminal  joint 
moderate  or  short,  cylindrical.  Antennae  %  in  £  filiform,  towards 
apex  thinly  ciliated,  sometimes  with  a  tuft  of  hairs  on  back  in 
middle.  Thorax  densely  hairy  beneath,  in  £  with  a  double  dense 
expansible  tuft  between  second  and  third  legs.  Abdomen  in  £ 
beneath  with  a  basal  tuft  of  long  fiue  hairs.  Posterior  tibiae  in  £ 
greatly  dilated,  with  a  long  expansible  tuft  of  hairs  on  inner  side 
towards  middle,  apex  produced  above  into  a  long  horny  projection, 
median  spurs  below  middle,  long,  slender,  crooked,  outer  apical 
spur  absent,  inner  stout ;  posterior  tarsi  with  basal  joint  long, 
partially  dilated  beneath  into  a  projecting  plate.  Forewings 
beneath  in  <J  sometimes  with  a  fold  concealing  a  deep  furrow  above 
posterior  half  of  cell,  or  with  a  cushion  of  short  hairs  ;  7  and  8  out 
of  9,  10  and  11  stalked,  10  shortly  anastomosing  with  9  or  touching 
it  at  a  point  before  8,  12  anastomosing  strongly  with  11  below  10. 
Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4  separate,  5  present,  6  and  7  separate 
8  free,  remote. 

As  the  characters  of  the  genus  are  somewhat  modified  by  a 
knowledge  of  the  following  species,  I  give  them  in  a  corrected  form. 

7.   Cel.  leme,  Boisd. 

Callimorpha  leme,  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astr.  V,  207,  p.  V,  2. 

Antennee  of  £  with  a  median  tuft  of  hairs.  Palpi  ascending, 
terminal  joint  very  short.  Posterior  tarsi  in  £  with  basal  joint 
dilated  on   basal  half  into  a   rather  small  rounded  plate,  second 


246  ON    SOME    LEPIDOPTERA.    FROM    THE    FLY    RIVER, 

joint  moderate,  third  joint  much  longer  than  second,  nearly  as  long 
as  basal.  Forewings  in  £  beneath  with  a  thin  cushion  of  hairs 
forming  an  oblique  ridge  across  middle  of  cell,  without  furrow. 

Boisduval's  figure  is  excellent  and  sufficient. 

Three  specimens  (2  £,  1  £).  According  to  Walker  also  from 
Mysol. 

8.   Cel.  mutata,  Walk. 

(Celerena  mutata.  Walk.,  Suppl.,  167.) 

£.  69  mm.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  bright  deep  ochreous- 
yeilow  ,  shoulders  with  a  dark  grey  spot  ;  palpi  porrected,  terminal 
joint  moderate.  Fcrewings  moderate ;  bright  deep  ochreous- 
yellow;  a  blackish  streak  along  costa  from  base  to  first  fascia, 
continued  very  narrowly  to  second  ;  two  moderate  blackish  fascia?, 
first  from  costa  before  middle,  perpendicular,  second  from  costa 
beyond  middle,  curved  outwards,  meeting  apex  of  first  in  a  regular 
curve  near  inner  margin  before  anal  angle,  neither  touching  inner 
margin ;  space  beyond  and  beneath  second  fascia  wholly  light 
ashy  grey,  darker  towards  apex  ;  some  yellow  scales  near  beyond 
second  fascia  above  middle  :  cilia  grey.  Hindwings  bright  deep 
ochreous-yellow  ;  a  moderate  light  ashy-grey  marginal  band  round 
apex  and  hind  margin,  somewhat  narrowed  beneath,  margined 
anteriorly  by  a  rather  narrow  waved  blackish  fascia  ;   cilia  grey. 

Two  specimens. 

9.    Cel.  prodroma,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  55-61  mm.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  deep  ochreous- 
yellow  ;  palpi  ascending,  terminal  joint  very  short ;  antennae  of  £ 
without  tuft  ;  posterior  tarsi  in  £  with  basal  |  of  first  joint  dilated 
into  a  large  triangular  plate,  second  joint  small,  rather  swollen, 
third  joint  much  longer  than  second.  Forewings  moderate,  in  £ 
beneath  with  ridge  and  furrow  extending  through  posterior  §  of 
cell ;  deep  ochreous-yellow,  markings  blackish  ;  a  streak  along 
costa  from  base  to  fascia ;  a  moderately  broad  perpendicular  fascia 
from  costa  just  before  middle,  reaching  f-  across  wing;  a  hind- 
marginal  band,  extending  on  costa  from  §  to  apex,  attenuated  to  a 
point  at  anal  angle,  its  anterior   edge  excavated  so  as   to  form  a 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,    B,A.,    F.E.S.  247 

curved  bend  in  middle  :  cilia  blackish.      Hind  wings  deep  ochreous- 
yellow ;  a  moderate    blackish  hindmarginal   band,    attenuated    at 
extremities,  rather  broader  on  upper  half,  anterior  edge  shaped  as 
in  forewings  ;  cilia  blackish. 
Five  specimens  (2  ft,  3  Q). 

STROPHIDIAD^. 

I  substitute  this  name  for  that  previously  adopted,  Micr<miadm} 
on  the  consideration  that,  as  the  genus  Micronia,  Gn.,  has  no 
existence,  being  in  fact  a  synonym  of  Strophidia,  Hb.,  the  name 
Micro  niadce  has  no  justification  ;  it  may  also  be  argued  that  my 
family  is  essentially  different  from  that  of  Guenee,  who  included 
in  it  even  sundry  Nbctuina  and  other  discordant  genera,  but  the 
forme'-  point  is  the  essential  one. 

Stesichora,  Meyr. 
10.    ISies.  sphcertstis,  n.  sp. 

£.  54  mm.  Head,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs  white ;  face  and 
palpi  blackish  ;  antennae  pale  ochreous  ;  anterior  legs  dark  fuscous 
above.  Forewings  moderate,  hindmargin  gently  rounded,  slightly 
waved,  oblique  ;  white  ;  two  or  three  round  black  dots  on  costa 
near  base  ;  three  small  irregular  black  dots  on  costa  near  base  ; 
three  small  irregular  black  spots  on  costa  between  these  and 
middle,  variable  in  position  ;  a  similar  spot  on  costa  towards  apex, 
a  larger  very  irregular  apical  one,  two  others  almost  marginal 
below  apex,  lower  very  small,  beneath  this  an  almost  marginal 
dot ;  a  very  fine  blackish  hindmarginal  line  :  cilia  white.  Hind- 
wings  with  hindmargin  rounded,  crenulate,  with  a  short  projection 
in  middle ;  white  ;  two  roundish  black  spots  on  extremities  of 
veins  6  and  7,  and  a  somewhat  larger  almost  marginal  spot  on 
mediiin  projection ;  a  black  dot  on  extremities  of  veins  3  and  5  ; 
hindmarginal  line  and  cilia  as  in  forewings. 

Although  this  differs  considerably  from  8.  puellaria,  it  might 
possibly  prove  to  be  only  a  form  of  that  species  :  it  does  not  differ 
structurally  except  in  having  veins  3  and  4  of  the  hindwings  from 
a  point,  which  is  very  probably  not  constant. 

One  specimen. 


248       ON  SOME  LEPIDOPTERA  FROM  THE  FLY  RIVER, 

Anteia,  Meyr. 

11.   Ant.  acrosema,  n.   sp. 

£  £.  32-41  mm.  Head,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs  white  ;  face 
and  palpi  dark  fuscous,  palpi  very  short ;  antennae  whitish ; 
anterior  legs  dark  fuscous  above.  Forewings  moderate,  hindmargin 
rounded  ;  white ;  costa  with  numerous  minute  black  dots,  rather 
larger  towards  base,  and  one  towards  apex ;  a  moderate  subquadrate 
apical  black  spot,  beneath  which  is  a  small  round  black  spot  near 
hindmargin ;  a  small  black  erect  spot  on  anal  angle  :  cilia  white ; 
veins  3  and  4  from  a  point.  Hind  wings  with  hindmargin  rounded, 
waved,  with  a  short  acute  projection  in  middle  ;  white  ;  a  short, 
blackish  strigula  from  apex  perpendicular  to  costa,  sometimes 
broken  or  reduced  ;  cilia  white ;  veins  6  and  7  from  a  point. 

Two  specimens. 

Strophidia,  Hb. 

12.   Strojih.  harmonica,  n.  sp. 

£.  68  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs 
white  ;  face,  upper  edge  of  palpi,  and  anterior  legs  above  dark 
fuscous;  palpi  moderately  long,  slender,  filiform,  obliquely  ascending, 
consisting  almost  wholly  of  the  greatly  elongated  terminal  joint. 
Forewings  broad,  costa  strongly  arched,  hindmargin  hardly 
rounded  ;  white  ;  costa  with  ten  black  strigula?,  tending  to  be 
slightly  double,  whence  proceed  narrow  pale  brownish  lines,  con- 
verging somewhat  towards  inner  margin,  tending  to  be  partially 
double  and  to  break  up  into  strigula?,  especially  towards  middle  of 
wing  ;  fourth  and  fifth  coalescing  below  middle,  sixth  double 
nearly  throughout,  tenth  obsolete  towards  anal  angle  ;  a  brown 
line  along  hindmargin  :  cilia  white  (imperfect).  Hindwings  with 
apex  and  anal  angle  nearly  rectangular,  hindmargin  produced  in 
middle  into  a  strong  triangular  projection ;  white  ;  a  faint  brownish 
shade  along  inner  margin  ;  seven  faint  brownish  lines  from  costa, 
first  five  rather  converging  and  becoming  obsolete  below  middle, 
last  two  slender,  continued  parallel  to  hindmargin  throughout,  but 
tending  to  break  up  into  fine  strigula? ;  a  black  tolerably  strong 


BY    E.    MEYRICK,    B.A.,    F.E.S.,  249 

hindmarginal  line,  except  on  angulation,  where  it  is  replaced  by 
three  roundish  black  spots,  one  on  upper  side,  two  on  lower  ;  cilia 
white. 

I  do  not  consider  the  peculiar  palpi  need  involve  generic 
separation. 

One  specimen. 

GEOMETRID.E. 

Thalassodes,  Gn. 

In  my  characters  for  this  genus  it  is  stated  by  an  inadvertence 
that  vein  10  of  the  forewings  rises  out  of  9  below  8  ;  it  should  be 
below  7. 

13.   Thai,  byrsopis,  n.  sp. 

£.  34-40  mm.  Head  on  crown  pale  bluish-green,  between 
antenna?  whitish,  face  reddish-brown.  Palpi  reddish-brown  above, 
white  beneath.  Antennae  pale  reddish-ochreous,  base  whitish. 
Thorax  pale  bluish-green.  Abdomen  whitish,  mixed  with  pale 
bluish -green.  Legs  whitish,  anterior  tibiae  and  tarsi  light 
ferruginous.  Forewings  broad,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  slightly 
rounded,  anal  angle  tolerably  rectangular  ;  light  bluish-green, 
with  very  obscure  scattered  whitish  transverse  strigula?  ;  costal 
edge  whitish-ochreous  ;  a  nearly  straight  very  obscure  whitish  line 
from  middle  of  costa  to  ?  of  inner  margin  :  cilia  pale  bluish-green, 
tips  whitish  ;  veins  3  and  4  from  a  point.  Hindwings  with  hind- 
margin  obtusely  angulated  in  middle  ;  colour,  strigul&e,  and  cilia 
as  in  forewings  ;  a  very  obscure  whitish  line  from  5  of  costa  to 
vein  2  at  f,  thence  angulated  and  proceeding,  twice  waved,  to 
inner  margin  at  |. 

Very  similar  to  T.  cldoro'pis,  but  with  the  face  brown,  and  other 
small  differences. 

One  specimen,  in  poor  condition ;  the  description  is  therefore 
drawn  partly  from  a  second,  undoubtedly  of  the  same  species, 
from  Northern  Queensland. 


250  ON    SOME    LEPIDOPTERA    FROM    THE    FLY    RIVER, 

BOARMIAD^l. 

Ateloptila,  n.  g. 

Palpi  moderate,  ascending,  basal  joint  rough-haired,  second  joint 
densely  scaled  beneath,  laterally  compressed,  terminal  joint  minute, 
obtuse.  Antenna?  f,  in  £  strongly  bipectinated,  apical  fourth 
simple.  Thorax  and  femora  hairy  beneath.  Anal  tuft  large, 
spreading.  Posterior  tibia?  in  £  dilated,  basal  half  clothed  on 
inner  side  with  a  long  dense  tuft  of  hairs,  spurs  short,  tarsi  short, 
about  half  tibiae.  Forewings  without  perceptible  basal  impression 
in  £  ;  veins  3  and  4  from  near  together,  6  from  near  9,  7  and  8 
out  of  9,  10  and  11  stalked,  12  connected  with  11  at  origin  from 
10  by  a  short  bar.  Hind  wings  with  veins  3  and  4  from  near 
together,  5  absent,  6  and  7  from  near  together,  8  approximated  to 
7  on  anterior  half  of  cell. 

Allied  to  Boarmia,  but  differing  in  the  neuration,  the  absence  of 
the  basal  impression  in  the  forewings,  and  the  tufted  posterior 
tibia?. 

14.  Atel.  j^samathopa,  n.  sp. 

£.  54  mm.  Head,  antenna?,  thorax,  and  abdomen  whitish- 
ochreous,  brownish-tinged,  sprinkled  with  fuscous  ;  face  and  palpi 
dark  brown ;  legs  light  greyish,  anterior  pair  fuscous.  Forewings 
moderate,  costa  hardly  arched,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded, 
waved  ;  whitish-ochreous,  brownish-tinged,  irrorated  with  fuscous  ; 
a  blackish  oblique  strigula  on  costa  at  ^,  a  dot  in  disc  at  \,  and  a 
very  oblique  strigula  from  inner  margin  near  base,  representing 
first  line  ;  a  straight  shadowy  line  from  middle  of  costa  to  \  of 
inner  margin,  irregularly  marked  with  dark  fuscous  towards  costa 
and  inner  margin  and  on  a  small  median  spot ;  second  line 
represented  by  an  irregularly  sinuate  series  of  about  eight 
blackish  marks,  indicating  apices  of  dentations,  from  §  of  costa  to 
middle  of  inner  margin  ;  an  indistinct  fuscous  dentate  subterminal 
shade,  midway  between  second  line  and  hindmargin,  parallel  to 
hindmargin,  interrupted  at  \  from  costa  and  in  middle  ;  space 
between  this  and  second  line  more  brownish-tinged  ;  a  row  of  very 


BY    E.    MEYRICK,    B.A.,    F.E.S.  251 

indistinct  fuscous  spots  before  hindmargin  ;  a  hind  marginal  row  of 
black  dots  between  veins  :  cilia  whitish-ochreous,  base  brownish- 
tinged.  Hindwings  with  hindmargin  rounded,  dentate ;  colour, 
hindmarginal  dots,  and  cilia  as  in  forewings ;  first  line  obsolete  ;  a 
straight  fuscous  line  at  ^ ;  a  small  indistinct  dark  fuscous  discal 
spot ;  second  line  about  middle,  slender,  dentate,  slightly  sinuate, 
blackish  ;  subterminal  line  cloudy,  fuscous,  dentate  ;  space  between 
this  and  second  line  more  brownish.  Underside  of  both  wings 
uniform  light  ashy-grey ;  discal  spots  moderate,  semilunate, 
blackish  ;  a  darker  grey  slightly  curved  postmedian  line  ;  fore- 
wings  with  costa  spotted  with  dark  and  light,  and  a  small  dark 
grey  blotch  near  apex. 
One  specimen. 

PYRALTDINA. 

PYRALIDIDiE. 

Yitessa,  Moore. 

15.    Vit.  pyraliata,  Walk. 

(Vitessa  pyraliata,  Walk.,  Suppl.,  221,  Meyr.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc. 
Lond.,  1886.) 

One  specimen ;  also  from  Port  Moresby  and  Celebes.  The 
yellow  markings  at  the  base  of  the  forewings  are  variable,  and  not 
to  be  relied  upon  for  specific  distinction. 

SICULODID^E. 

Striglina,  Gn. 

Forehead  rounded,  vertical;  ocelli  present;  tongue  well-developed. 
Antennas  in  £  simple  (1).  Labial  palpi  moderate,  obliquely 
ascending,  second  joint  thickened  with  dense  scales,  terminal  joint 
moderately  long,  cylindrical.  Maxillary  palpi  absent.  Thorax  and 
femora  densely  hairy  beneath.  Foi-ewings  with  vein  1  furcate  at 
base,  8  and  9  separate,  9,  10,  and  11  closely  approximated. 
Hindwings  as  broad  as  forewings  ;  4  and  5  from  near  together,  6 
from  angle,  7  from  a  bend  considerably  before  angle,  8  free, 
approximated  to  7  shortly  opposite  transverse  vein. 


252  ON    SOME    LEPIDOPTERA    FROM    THE    FLY    RIVER, 

Differs  from  Siculodes  by  the  thorax  being  densely  hairy  beneath, 
and  vein  1  of  the  forewings  sharply  furcate  at  base,  both  forks 
well  defined  ;  possibly  also  by  the  antennae,  which  are  stated  by 
Guenee  to  be  simple  in  the  £,  but  I  regard  this  as  very  doubtful. 
Guenee  gives  no  sufficient  characters  for  this  genus,  from  which 
probably  his  Rhodoneura  (originally  only  a  name  without  characters, 
and  therefore  not  to  be  substituted  for  it)  is  not  distinct. 

16.   Strigl.  myrtcea,  Drury. 

(Noctua  myrtcea,  Drury,  111.,  II,  pi.  II,  3;  Thermesia  fenestrina, 
Feld.,  Reis.  Nov.,  pi.  CXVII,  2  ;  Striglina  myrtea,  Gn..  Ann. 
Soc.  Ent.  Fr.,  1877,  285  ;   S.  fenestrate  ib.,  285.) 

£.  29-31  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  thorax  grey,  ochreous-tinged, 
more  or  less  mixed  with  crimson.  Antennas  light  greyish-ochreous. 
Abdomen  crimson,  segments  more  or  less  grey  towards  base.  Legs 
grey,  mixed  with  crimson  beneath.  Forewings  triangular,  costa 
straight,  somewhat  bent  towards  apex,  apex  rectangular,  hind- 
margin  obliquely  rounded  ;  crimson,  with  numerous  short  grey 
strigulse,  tending  to  form  nearly  straight  irregular  transverse 
series  ;  sometimes  a  small  oval  semi-transparent  white  spot  in 
middle  of  disc ;  sometimes  a  white  dot  on  costa  towards  apex  ; 
costal  edge  pale  greyish-ochreous  posteriorly,  spotted  with  grey  : 
cilia  grey,  extreme  apex  crimson  tinged.  Hindwings  triangular, 
hind  margin  rounded  ;  colour  and  strigulse  as  in  forewings  ;  cilia 
white,  basal  third  dark  grey. 

Four  specimens  ;  also  from  Celebes  and  India.  There  can  be  no 
doubt  that  the  spotted  and  unspotted  forms  all  belong  to  the  same 
species,  though  it  is  a  curious  form  of  variation ;  all  the  specimens 
appear  to  be  females,  though  without  dissection  I  cannot  be  sure  of 
this  ;  the  antennae  are  quite  simple  in  all.  There  is  also  variability 
in  the  suffusion  of  the  grey  markings. 

Siculodes,  HS. 

The  following  species  has  vein  1  of  the  forewings  really  furcate 
at  base,  but  the  lower  branch  of  the  furcation  is  obsolete,  though 
its  origin  is  quite  perceptible  ;  this  structure  should  therefore  be 


BY    E.    MEYRICK,    B.A.,    F.E.S.  253 

attended  to.  Compare  on  the  other  hand  the  genera  of  Pyralididce, 
(Endutricha,  for  example,)  where  the  basal  fork  tends  to  disappear 
not  by  the  obsolescence  of  one  branch,  but  by  the  shortening  of 
the  furcation. 

17.   Sic.  hydreutis,  n.  sp. 

£.  29  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  antennae  deep  ochreous  ;  palpi 
moderate,  ascending,  terminal  joint  moderately  long.  Thorax 
ochreous  mixed  with  reddish-brown.  Abdomen  and  legs  pale 
ochreous,  anterior  legs  darker  above.  Forewings  rather  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  almost  straight,  apex  rounded-rectangular,  hind- 
margin  rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  veins  8  and  9  separate  ;  deep 
yellow-ochreous,  irregularly  reticulated  with  ferruginous-brown ; 
an  irregular  ferruginous-brown  streak  along  costa  from  base  almost 
to  apex  ;  the  reticulations  coalesce  to  form  a  straight  transverse 
line  at  g,  dilated  considerably  towards  costa,  an  irregular  streak  from 
beyond  middle  of  costa,  where  it  forms  a  triangular  spot,  towards 
anal  angle,  where  it  is  shortly  furcate,  and  an  irregular  streak 
from  I  ofjCOsta  to  middle  of  hindmargin  :  cilia  ochreous,  basal  half 
tinged  with  ferruginous-brown.  Hindwings  moderate,  hindmargin 
rounded  ;  colour,  strigulation,  and  cilia  as  in  forewings  ;  the 
strigulre  coalesce  to  form  several  tolerably  distinct  irregular  lines  ; 
a  straight  one  near  base ;  two  from  costa  before  middle,  suffused 
together  towards  costa,  first  running  to  §  of  inner  margin,  second 
to  below  middle  of  hindmargin ;  a  straight  irregular  streak  from 
costa  before  apex  to  hindmargin  before  middle. 

One  specimen. 

BOTYDIDvE. 

Glyphodes,  Gn. 

18.   Glyph,  actorionalis,  Walk. 

(Glyphodes    actorionalis.    Walk.     498     (nee    Lcl.)  ;    Lypotigris 
joviafis,  Feld.  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CXXXVI,  25.) 

One  specimen  ;  also  from  New  Hebrides,  Celebes,  and  India. 


254       ON  SOME  LEPIDOPTERA  FROM  THE  FLY  RIVER, 

Pachyarches,  Ld. 

19.   Pack,  psittacalis,  Hb. 

( Margarodes  psittacalis,  Hb.  Zut.  523,  524,  Gn,  308.) 
One  specimen  ;  also   from  Marshall  Islands,   North   Australia, 
Celebes,  China,  India,  and  South  Africa. 

Archernis,  n.  g. 

Face  rounded,  somewhat  oblique ;  ocelli  present  ;  tongue  well- 
developed.  Antennae  J,  in  £  shortly  ciliated  (J),  slightly  sinuate 
below  middle,  with  a  short  streak  of  rough  scales  on  back  below 
sinuation.  Labial  palpi  moderate,  straight,  porrected,  second  joint 
with  dense  projecting  scales  beneath,  terminal  joint  short,  cylin- 
drical, subtruncate,  exposed.  Maxillary  palpi  moderate,  filiform. 
Abdomen  in  £  with  small  anal  tuft,  valves  retracted.  Posterior 
femora  fringed  with  fine  hairs  beneath,  posterior  tibia?  with  spurs 
all  long  and  nearly  equal.  Forewings  with  veins  8  and  9  stalked, 
10  closely  approximated  to  9,  11  very  oblique.  Hindwings  as 
broad  as  forewings  ;  veins  3,  4,  5  approximated  at  base,  6  out  of  7 
near  origin,  anastomosing  with  8  to  A. 

Nearest  to  Semioceros. 

20.   Arch,  callixintha,  n.  sp. 

£.  25  mm.  Head  and  antenna?  yellow,  face  dull  brownish- 
crimson.  Palpi  fuscous,  oblique  lower  half  white.  Thorax  yellow, 
shoulders,  a  central  dot,  and  a  posterior  spot  dull  crimson.  Abdomen 
yellow,  rings  at  \  and  ^,  a  subapical  dot,  and  sides  of  two  apical 
segments  dull  crimson.  Legs  above  pale  yellow,  apical  half  of 
anterior  tibiae,  apex  of  anterior  tarsi,  and  basal  third  of  middle 
tibia?  dark  fuscous,  beneath  wholly  white.  Forewings  rather 
elongate-triangular,  costa  straight,  towards  apex  gently  arched, 
apex  obtuse,  hind  margin  obliquely  rounded  ;  bright  clear  brassy- 
yellow  ;  costa  suffusedly  orange-ochreous,  costal  edge  dark  fuscous  ; 
a  dull  crimson  spot  at  base  of  costa  ;  a  minute  white  dot,  margined 
with  dark  fuscous,  beneath  costa  near  base  ;  a  dull  crimson  dot  on 
inner  margin  at  5 ;  first  line  slender,  ochreous-bi  own,  from  towards 


BY    E.    MEYRICK,    B.A.,    F.E.S.  255 

£  of  costa  to  middle  of  inner  margin,  obsolete  above,  indented 
inwards  below  middle  ;  a  small  round  white  spot,  margined  with 
dark  fuscous,  beneath  costa  at  ^  ;  a  larger  suboval  similar  spot 
beneath  middle  of  costa,  margined  beneath  by  a  subquadrate 
ochreous-brown  spot  reaching  middle  of  disc,  and  including  a  white 
dot  in  its  lower  area  ;  second  line  slender,  ochreous-brown,  irregu- 
larly dentate,  from  J  of  costa  to  §  of  inner  margin,  forming  a  small 
qradrate  projection  posteriorly  in  middle,  and  indented  rather 
more  sharply  beneath  costal  blotch  ;  cilia  whitish-ochreous,  brassy- 
tinged,  with  an  obscure  interrupted  fuscous  line.  Hindwings  with 
colour,  second  line,  and  cilia  as  in  forewings  ;  an  ochreous-brown 
transverse  linear  discal  spot  at  ? ;  a  fine  indistinct  ochreous-brown 
hindmarginal  line,  forming  a  small  cloudy  spot  near  anal  angle. 

One  specimen. 

Nosophora,  Ld, 

Face  vertical,  forehead  with  a  short  projection,  crown  hollowed 
into  a  flat  groove  ;  ocelli  present ;  tongue  well-developed.  Antennae 
f,  in  g  evenly  ciliated  (1),  basal  joint  much  thickened  with  dense 
scales.  Labial  palpi  rather  long,  recurved,  second  joint  beneath 
with  a  long  very  dense  obliquely  projecting  tuft  of  scales  which 
rise  vertically  upwards,  its  apex  curved  inwards,  terminal  joint 
moderate,  cylindrical,  obtuse.  Maxillary  palpi  very  short,  filiform. 
Thorax  with  patagia  in  £  very  elongate.  Abdomen  in  £  with 
anal  segment  elongate,  tuft  small,  valves  retracted.  Posterior 
tibiae  in  £  densely  tufted  on  apical  half  above  writh  long  hairs, 
outer  spurs  half  inner,  posterior  tarsi  densely  tufted  with  hairs 
above.  Forewings  with  veins  8  and  9  stalked,  10  closely  approx- 
imated to  9,  11  very  oblique.  Hindwings  as  broad  as  forewings; 
veins  3,  4,  and  5  closely  approximated  at  base,  7  out  of  6  near 
origin,  anastomosing  with  8  to  near  middle. 

The  position  of  this  genus  is  next  to  Omiodes. 

21.  Nos.  ochnodes.  n.  sp. 

(J.   28  mm.     Head,  palpi,  and  antennae  light  ochreous,  tuft  of 
palpi  fuscous.     Thorax  and  abdomen  fuscous,  anal  segments  light 
17 


256  ON    SOME   LEP1DOPTERA    FROM    THE    FLY    RIVER, 

ochreous  on  back.  Legs  whitish-ochreous,  anterior  tibiae  with  a 
dark  grey  subapical  band,  posterior  tibiae  dark  grey  above.  Fore- 
wings  rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  f  uscous  ;  a  moderate  subtriangular 
light  reddish-ochreous  spot  on  middle  of  costa,  its  apex  white  and 
semi-transparent,  connected  with  apex  of  an  oblique  narrow-oval 
semi-transparent  white  spot  in  disc  :  cilia  fuscous,  with  a  darker 
basal  line.  Hind  wings  fuscous-grey  ;  cilia  grey,  towards  base 
darker. 

One  specimen. 

Conogethes,  Meyr. 

22.  Con.  umbrosa,  n.  sp. 

(j).  27  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs 
whitish-ochreous,  greyish-tinged  ;  palpi  white  towards  base.  Fore- 
wings  rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ;  pale  whitish-fuscous,  with  slight 
purplish  and  brassy  reflections, (  thinly  scaled ;  a  short  inwards- 
curved  transverse  grey  line  in  middle  of  disc,  representing  discal 
spot ;  a  cloudy  grey  line  from  5  of  costa  to  5  of  inner  margin, 
rectangularly  bent  shortly  outwards  above  middle,  thence  some- 
what sinuate,  margined  anteriorly  on  upper  §  by  an  obscure  grey- 
whitish  semi-transparent  fascia-like  blotch,  limited  by  discal  spot, 
beneath  which  it  is  considerably  narrowed  ;  a  fine  fuscous  hind- 
marginal  line  :  cilia  grey-whitish,  with  a  fuscous  line.  Hindwings 
with  colour,  hindmarginal  line,  and  cilia  as  in  forewings  ;  a  moder- 
ately broad  rather  irregular  obscure  grey  whitish  semi-transparent 
band  somewhat  before  middle,  margined  on  both  sides  with  cloudy 
grey  lines  not  reaching  costa. 

One  specimen. 

TINEINA. 

GLYPHIPTERYGID.E. 

SSimaethis,  Leach. 

23.  Sim.  taprobanes,  Z. 

( Simaethis  taprobanes,  Z.,  Hor.  Ross.,  1877,  178,  pi.   II.,  65. 
One  specimen ;  also  from  Ceylon. 


BY    E.    MEYRICK,    B.A.,    F.E.S.  257 

HYPONOMEUTID.E. 

En^emia,  Z. 
This  genus  (erroneously  referred  by  some  to  the  Lithosiadcv)  I 
find  to  be  without  doubt  correctly  placed  here,  in  accordance  with 
Zeller's  own  view  :  apart  from  other  characters,  conclusive  proof 
is  found  in  the  origin  of  vein  8  of  the  hindwings,  which  rises 
separate  as  usual  in  the  TLneina,  and  not  from  the  upper  margin 
of  the  cell,  as  it  invariably  does  in  the  Lithosiadce.  I  have 
retained  for  the  genus  the  name  under  which  it  was  defined  by 
Zeller ;  the  names  Eustixis,  Hb.,  and  Mieza,  Walk,  are  practically 
unaccompanied  by  any  recognisable  definition,  and  cannot  there- 
fore be  adopted  to  the  displacement  of  Zeller's  name.  In  the 
following  species  the  antennae  of  £  are  shortly  ciliated  (J)  •  veins 

4  and  5  of  the  forewings  almost  from  a  point,  6  and  7  from  a 
point,  7  to  below  apex,  8  and  9  from  very  near  7,  11  from  cell  at 
\  ;  transverse  vein  of  hindwings  sharply  angulated  between  5  and 
6,  a  basal  pectination  beneath  lower  median  vein. 

24.  Encem.  pyrUampis,  n.  sp. 
(J.  31  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  antennae  bright  orange,  face  and 
sides  of  crown  pale  yellowish,  base  of  antennae  dark  fuscous. 
Thorax  whitish-yellow,  margins  of  patagia  and  two  curved 
transverse  lines  orange,  on  posterior  §  a  dorsal  fuscous  streak 
mixed  with  red.  Abdomen  orange-red,  towards  base  orange. 
Legs  bright  orange.  Forewings  elongate,  costa  moderately  arched, 
apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  somewhat  oblique,  hardly  rounded  ; 
greyish-fuscous,  obscurely  mixed  with  reddish  on  veins  ;  markings 
pale  whitish-yellow,  irregularly  margined  with  red,  except  on 
costal  margin  ;  a  subquadrate  blotch  on  inner  margin  at  base, 
enclosing  a  red  dot  on  upper  margin  near  base,  and  an  angulated 
red  posterior  streak  ;  an  elongate  semi-oval  spot  along  costa  from 

5  to  | ;  a  subquadrate  oblique  blotch  extending  along  inner  margin 
from  I  to  beyond  middle,  longitudinally  bisected  by  an  irregular 
red  line  ;  a  small  round  spot  resting  on  middle  of  upper  margin  of 
this;  a  triangular  spot  extending  on  inner  margin  from  f  to  near 
anal  angle  ;  an  elongate  blotch  extending  along  costa  from  |   to 


258  ON    SOME    LEPIDOPTERA    FROM    THE    FLY    RIVER. 

round  apex,  included  veins  partially  marked  with  red  ;  costal  edge 
between  this  and  first  costal  blotch  red  :  cilia  fuscous,  round  apex 
and  beneath  anal  angle  orange.  Hind  wings  and  cilia  bright 
orange. 

One  specimen. 

Gen.— % 

Forewings  with  vein  1  furcate  at  base,  2  from  near  angle,  7  and 
8  stalked,  7  to  hindmargin,  11  from  somewhat  before  middle  of 
cell.  Hindwings  rather  narrower  than  forewings,  elongate-ovate  ; 
veins  3  and  4  remote,  4  and  5  from  a  point,  transverse  vein 
unevenly  angulated  between  5  and  6,  6  and  7  tolerably  parallel. 

The  single  specimen  has  lost  its  palpi,  and  is  moreover  a  £  ;  it 
is  therefore  impossible  to  fix  the  genus,  and  I  have  not  attached 
any  name  to  it ;  the  genus  appears  allied  to  Encemia,  but  differs 
by  the  stalking  of  veins  7  and  8  of  the  forewings. 

25.   Gen. — (?)  phlogopa,  n.  sp. 

Q.  22  mm.  Head  and  antennae  yellow,  lower  part  of  face  and 
back  of  crown  red.  Thorax  red,  anteriorly  yellow  (partly 
defaced).  Legs  orange.  Forewings  elongate,  moderate,  costa 
moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  hardly  rounded, 
rather  oblique  ;  bright  yellow  ;  three  moderately  broad  dull  red 
fasciae  margined  with  deeper  and  brighter  red  ;  first  basal,  outer 
edge  slightly  curved ;  second  somewhat  before  middle,  anterior 
edge  straight,  posterior  edge  considerably  dilated  towards  middle  ; 
third  submarginal,  contracted  in  middle,  beneath  this  anterior 
edge  forming  an  acute  triangular  projection  which  touches  middle 
of  second  fascia  :  cilia  bright  yellow.  Hindwings  and  cilia  bright 
orange. 

One  specimen. 


CATALOGUE    OF   THE  DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA  OF 

AUSTRALIA. 

By  George   Masters. 

Part  IV. 


Family.     TRIXA.GID^. 


TRIXAGUS.     Kugeknn. 

3034  elongatus  Bonv.     Mon.  p.  26,  t.  1 ,  f .  9. 

Australia. 

Family.      EUCNEMIB^E. 

ARISUS.     Bonvouloir. 

3035  depressus  Bonv.      Mon.  Ann.   Soc.  Ent.   Fr.  1871,  p.  136. 

Victoria. 

TRIGONOPLEURUS.     Bonvouloir. 

3036  rugulosus  Bonv.     Ann.   Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1875  (4),  X.  Suppl., 

p.  682,  t.  33,  f.  2. 
Victoria. 

DROMCEOLUS.     Kiesenwetter. 

3037  Australasia    Bonv.       Mon.     Ann.    Soc.    Ent.    Fr.    1871, 

p.  231,  t.  10,  f.  3. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3038  dignoscendus  Bonv.     Mon.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1871,  p.  210. 

Victoria. 

3039  lugubris  Bonv.     Mon.   Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.   1871,  p    243. 

Victoria. 


260      CATALOGUE   OP  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTE&A    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

ANABOLUS.     Bonvouloir. 

3040  mirusBoiiv.     Mon.   Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1871,  p.  278. 

Australia. 

PfKENOCERUS.     Bonvouloir. 

3041  subclavatus  Bonv.    Mon.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1871,  p.  286, 

t.  13,  f.  1. 
Tasmania. 

.    FORNAX.     Csstelnau. 

3042  additus  Bon.     Mon.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.   Fr.  1872,  p.  342. 

Australia. 

GALBODEMA.     Castelnau. 

3043  Mannerheimi  Casteln.     Silb.  Rev.  III.  p.  176;  Guer.  Ann. 

Soc.   Ent.  Fr.  1843,  p.  189,  t.  6,  f.  55-59  ;    Bonv.   Mon. 
Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1872,  p.  443,  t.  22,  f.  1. 
Tasmania. 

3044  ruficeps  Bonv.     Mon.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1872,  p.  444. 

Australia  (Murray  River.) 

ORODOTES.    Bonvouloir, 

3045  Jansoni  Bonv.    Mon.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1875,  p.  717. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

LYCAON.     Bonvouloir. 

3046  expulsus  Bonv.       Mon.   Ann.    Soc.    Ent.    Fr.  1875,  p.  727, 

t.  35,  f.  4. 
Melbourne,  Victoria. 

3047  Kraatzi  Bonv.     Mon.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1875,  p.  726. 

Australia. 

3048  nanus  Bonv.     Mon.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.    Fr.  1875,  p.  723. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3049  nigricans   Bonv.    Mon.   Ann.   Soc.  Ent.   Fr.  1875,    p.  720, 

t.  34,  f.  9. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  261 

3050  novus  Bonv.      Mon.   Ann.    Soc.   Ent.    Fr.    1875,    p.    724, 

t.  35,  f.  2. 
Clarence  River,  N.  S.  Wales  ;  Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

Family.     ELATERID^l. 

AGRYPNUS.     Eschscholtz. 

3051  Mastersi  Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   N.    S.   Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  250;  Cand.  Revis.  I.  p.  13;  Ann.  Mus.  Genov. 

1878,  XII.,  p.  100. 
var.  a.  latior,    Macleay.       Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  250. 
var.  b.  Diiboulayi  Cand.    Mem.  Liege,  1874,  (2),  IV.  p.  13. 
var.  c.   ereptus  Jans.  MSS.  ;  Cand.  Mem.   Liege,  1874,  (2), 

IV.  p.  13. 
Gayndah,  Cape  York,  ifec.  ;  Queensland. 

3052  resectus  Cand.     Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  45. 

N.  Australia. 

LACON.     Castelnau. 

3053  alternans  Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  251. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3054  assus  Cand.      Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1S57,  p.  145. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3055  caliginosus   Guer.     Voy.   Coquille,  Ins.   p.  68,  t.   2,  £.  7  ; 

Boiscl.  Voy.    Astrol.   Col.  p.  98,  et  p.  105  ;  Cand.  Mon. 
I.   Mem.    Liege,  XII.    1857,   p.    144  ;    Dej.    Cat.    3   ed. 
p.  99. 
Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Tasmania. 

3056  carinulatus   Cand.       Mon.    I.    Mem.    Liege,  XII.    1857, 

p.  152. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3057  Castelnaui  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.,  1882,  p.  11. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3058  compactus  Cand.    Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.,  1882,  p    10. 

N.  Australia. 


262      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3059  cordipennis  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  99. 

Albany,  King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3060  corvinus  Cand.    Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  12. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3061  costipennis  Germ.    Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  181. 

S.  Australia  and  Victoria. 

3062  crassus  Cand.    Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p,  88. 

Cape  York,  N".  Australia. 

3063  dealbatus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  13. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

3064  Divaricatus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  12. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

3065  Duboulayi  Cand.    Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  86. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3066  FATUUsCand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  91. 

W.  Australia. 

3067  ferrugineus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV  1874,  p.  87. 

Nicol  Bay,  K  W.  Australia. 

3068  gaydahensis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  250. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3069  geminatus  Cand.      Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  149, 

t.  2,  f.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3070  gibbus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  10. 

N.  Australia. 

3071  granulatus   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.    Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  251. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3072  guttatus  Cand.      Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  151. 

Victoria. 

3073  humilis  Erichs.      Wiegm.    Arch.  1842,  1.    p.    136  ;  Cand. 

Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.,  1857,  p.  148. 
Tasmania. 

3074  insignitus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  98. 

Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  263 

3075  labiosus  Oand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  86. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3076  lachrymosus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  96. 

S.  Australia. 

3077  laticollis  Cand.     Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  146, 

t.  2,  f.  12, 
N.  S.  Vv  ales. 

3078  Macleayi  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  10. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

3079  maculatus  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  251. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3080  mamillatus  Cand.     Mon.  I.   Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  144, 

t.  2,  f.  4. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3081  marginatus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  91. 

Clarence  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3082  marmoratus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  94. 

Queensland. 

3083  Mastersi  Macleay.       Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.  S.  Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  252.  " 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3084  moxachus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  12. 

Victoria. 

3085  octavus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.   1874,  p.  95. 

Queensland. 

3086  palpalis  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  13. 

N.  Australia. 

3087  parallelus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  90. 

Queensland. 

3088  pictipennis  Cand.     Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  150. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  Tasmania. 

3089  plagiatus    Cand.       Ann.    Soc.    Ent.    Belg.     XXI.    1878, 

p.  LIV.  _-. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 


b 


264      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3090  pleuriticus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  93. 

Brisbane,  Rockhampton,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

3091  porriginosus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  {2),  IV.  1874,  p.  93. 

W.  Australia. 

3092  princeps  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  89. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

3093  punctipennis  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.   99. 

W.  Australia. 

3094  rubiginosus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  11. 

N.  Australia. 

3095  sculptus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  95. 

Paroo,  and  Darling  Rivers.     (Interior.) 

3096  socius  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  87. 

Ca;,e  York,  N.  Australia. 

3097  ursulus  Cand.    Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  147. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  S.  Australia. 

3098  variabilis  Cand.     Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.   1857,  p.  148. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  Tasmania. 

3099  variolus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  92. 

Queensland. 

3100  Victoria  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  12. 

Victoria. 

MYRMODES.     Candeze. 

3101  akidiformis    Cand.       Mon.    I.    Mem.    Liege,   XII.    1857, 

p.  169,  t.  2,  f.  16. 
Raffles  Bay,  N.  Australia. 

APHILEUS.     Candfeze. 

3102  lucanoides    Cand.       Mon.    I.     Mem.     Liege,  XII.     1857, 

p.  184,  t.  3,  f.  5. 
Dorcostoma  Jansoni  Newm.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   Loud.    IV. 

1857,  p.  52. 
var.  depressus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  185. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTxs.Ro.  265 

ALAUS.     Eschscholtz. 

3103  funebris  Cand.     Mon.   I.    Meni.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  233. 

Australia. 

3104  punerbus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865.  p.  17. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3105  Gibboni  Newm.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   Lond.   IY.    1857,  p.  51. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3106  gigas  Cand.     Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  234. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3107  Macleayi  Cand.      Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  235. 

Clarence  River,  &c. ;  N.  S.  Wales. 

3108  melancholicus  Cand.     Mem.    Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  147. 

Queensland. 

3109  prosectus  Cand.     Mon.  I.  Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  236. 

N".  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3110  pumilus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  149. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3111  sericeus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IV.  1874,  p.  148. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3112  subocclatus   Cand.        Mon.    I.    Mem.    Liege,  XII.    1857, 

p.  229. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

TETRALOBUS.      Serville. 

3113  Albertisi  Cand.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XII.  1878,  p.  108. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

3114  Australasle  Gory.     Ann.    Soc.   Ent.    Fr.    1837,   p.    513, 

t.    14,   f.    1;    Cand.      Mon.  I.   Mem.  Liege,  XII.  1857, 
p.  381. 
Australia. 

3115  capucinus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  27. 

N.  Australia. 

3116  corrosus   Cand..    Ann.    Soc.   Ent.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  57. 

Port  Curtis,  Queensland. 

3117  cylindriformis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  20. 

Australia. 


266      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3118  Fortnumi  Hope.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1842,  p.  74. 

S.  Australia. 

3119  Manglesi  Hope.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1842,  p.  75. 

Australia. 

3120  Murrayi   Oand.     Mon.  I.   Mem.    Liege,  XII.  1857,  p.  382, 

t.  7,  f.  11. 

Victoria. 

GLYPHEUS.     Candeze. 

3121  Lansbergi  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  44. 

Victoria. 

3122  villosulus  Cand.     Mon.  II.  p.  169,  t.  3,  £.  17. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

GLYPHOCHILUS.     Candfcze. 

3123  bicolor  Oand.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.   1878,  p.  lxxv. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3124  Championi  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  45. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3125  furvus    Erichs.       (Atelopus.)      Wiegm.     Arch.     1842,    I. 

p.    142;     Cand.      Mon.   II.  Mem.    Liege,   XIV.    1859. 
p.    523. 
Tasmania. 

3126  leptus  Cand.     Mon.   II.    Mem.   Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  182, 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3127  lucidus     Erichs.      (Atelopus.)       Wiegm.    Arch.    1842,    I, 

p.  143. 
Tasmania. 

3128  occidentalis  Cand.     Mem  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  45. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3129  Tasmanicus  Cand.      iMon.  II.    Mem.  Liege,   1859,  p.   181, 

t.  4,  f.  1. 
Tasmania. 

MONOCREPIDIUS.     Eschscholtz. 

3130  acuminatus   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.    S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  252. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE    MASTERS.  267 

3131  albidus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  X.  S.   Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  255. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3132  ANTENNALIS  Cand.      Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  52. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3133  aphiloides    Cand.      Mon.    IT.    Mem.    Liege,  XIV.     1859, 

p.  237. 
Victoria. 

3134  atratus    Macleay.     Trans.     Ent.    Soc.    K    S.     Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  253. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3135  aurulentus   Cand.      Ann.   Soc.    Ent.    Belg.    XXI.    1878. 

p.  LXXYIII. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3136  Australasia  Boisd.      Voy.    Astrol.    Col.    1835,   p.    104; 

Cand.      Mon.    II.   Mem.    Liege,    XIV.    1859,  p.    230; 
Dej.  Cat.  3rd  ed.  p.  98. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

3137  basalis  Gyll.     Schonh.  Synn.  Ins.  App.  p.  130. 

Australia. 

3138  basilakis    Cand.      Ann.   Mus.    Genov.  XII.  1878,  p.  116. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

3139  breyiceps  Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.   252. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3140  brevipennis  Cand.      Mon.   II.    Mem.    Liege,  XIV.   1859, 

p.   239. 
Moreton  Bay,   Queensland. 

3141  Brucki  Cand.      Mon.  II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  236. 

IS".  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

3142  Candezei  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.    S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.   256. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3143  carinatus    Cand.       Mon.    II.   Mem.    Liege,  XIV.    1859, 

p.   238. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


268      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

3144  castaneipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.    S.  Wales, 

II.,   1872,  p.   256. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3145  cerdo  Erichs.      Wiegm.    Arch.    1842,    I.    p.    137  ;  Cand. 

Mon.  II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  232. 
Tasmania. 

3146  compactus   Cand.      Ann.    Soc.     Ent.    Belg.    XXI.    1878, 

p.   LXXIX. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3147  Cordieri  Le  Guillou.      Rev.  Zool.   1844,   p.    221;    Cand. 

Mon.,  II.   Mem.  Liege  XIV.   1859,  p.   242. 
Tasmania. 

3148  coxalis  Cand.      Mon.   II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  243. 

Tasmania. 

3149  elongatulus  Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.  S.  Wales, 

II.,   1872,  p.  256. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3150  erubescens    Cand.      Mon.  II.    Mem.  Liege,  XIV.    1859, 

p.  231. 
Victoria. 

3151  Eveillardi  Le  Guillou.      Rev.  Zool.  1844,  p.  221 ;    Cand. 

Mon.  II.   Mem.  Liege,  XIV.   1859,  p.   235. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3152  fabrilis  Erichs.     Wiegm.    Arch.   1842,  I.    p.   137  ;  Cand. 

Mon.  II.  Mem.   Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  241. 
Tasmania. 

3153  fictus  Cand.      Mon.    II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  241. 

Australia, 

3154  flavicans  Cand.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XII.  1878,  p.  116. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

3155  flavidus  Cand.      Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  80. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3156  fulvipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.    S.   Wales  II. 

1872,  p.  254. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  269 

3157  fuscicornis  Erichs.     Wiegin.  Arch.  1842,  I.,  p.  138. 

Tasmania. 

3158  Jekeli  Cand.     Mon.   II.   Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,   p.  234, 

t.  4,  f.  14. 
Australia. 

3159  Leluti  Le  Guillou.     Rev.  Zool.   1844,  p.  220;  Cand.  Mon. 

II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  228. 
cinereus  Blanch.     Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  84,  t.  6,  f.  6. 
Raffles  Bay,  N.  Australia. 

3160  macer  Cand.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.   1878,  p.  lxxx. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

3161  Mastersi   Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  252.  ' 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3162  Menevillei    Cand.      Mon.    II.  Mem.    Liege,  XIV.   1859. 

p.  233. 
Western  Australia. 

3163  minor  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.    1872, 

p.  253. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3164  miser  Cand.     Mon.  II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  239. 

Australia. 

3165  nebulosus   Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1ST.    S.    Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  254. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3166  xigripennis    Cand.      Ann.    Soc.    Ent.   Belg.    XXI.    1878, 

p.    LXXIX. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

3167  nitidulus     Cand.      Ann.     Soc.     Ent.    Belg.   XXL    1878, 

p.  LXXX. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3168  plagiatus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  52. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3169  planiusculus  Cand.      Ann.   Soc.    Ent.  Belg.  XXI.    1878, 

p.  LXXIX. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


270      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3170  planus.        Cand.     Ann.     Soc.     Ent,     Belg.    XXT.     1878, 

p.     LXXIX. 

N.  S.   Wales. 

3171  punctatostriatus  Cand.      Mon.    IE.    Mem.    Liege,  XIV. 

1859,  p.  236. 
Australia. 

3172  regularis  Cand.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XII.  1878,  p.  115. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

3173  rufifrons    Cand.      Ann.     Soc.     Ent.     Belg.    XXI.    1878, 

p.  LXXVIII. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

3174  rutilicornis  Erichs.      Wiegm.    Arch.    1842,    I.    p.    138; 

Cand.  Mon.  II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  242. 
Tasmania. 

3175  scapularis  Guer.     Voy.  Coquille,  1830,  p.  69  ;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astro!.  Col.,  p.  104. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3176  scutellatus  Cand.  Mon.  II.  Mem.  liege,  XIV.  1859, 

p.  240. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3177  seniculus    Cand.      Ann.     Soc.     Ent.    Belg.     XXL    1878, 

p.    LXXIX. 

Queensland. 

3178  simulans  Cand.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XII.  1878,  p,  117. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

3179  socius  Cand.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  lxxyiii. 

Victoria. 

3180  spatulatus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  53. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3181  squalidus  Cand.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  lxxx. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

3182  striatus   Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  252. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3183  strigatus   (striatus)   Cand.       Ann.    Soc.    Ent.  Belg.  XXL 

1878,  p.  lxxix. 
Kockhampton,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  271 

3184  subflavus  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  255. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3185  subgeminatus  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    N.  S.   Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  255. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3186  submaculatus  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.   Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  255. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3187  subm armor atus  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 

IT.  1872,  p.  255. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3188  sulcatus     Cand.      Ann.     Soc.    Ent.     Belg.    XXI.    1878, 

p.  LXXVIII. 

Brisbane,  Queensland. 

3189  sulcicollis  Eschsch.     Thon.  Arch.  IT.  (1),  p.  31. 

Australia. 

3190  Torresi  Cand.     Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XV.  1880,  p.  190. 

Australia. 

3191  undatus     Cand.      Mon.     II.    Mem.     Liege,    XIV.    1859, 

p.  299. 
North  Australia. 

3192  ventralis  Cand.      Ann.   Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  78. 

Kockhampton,  Queensland. 

3193  viduus  Cand.     Mon.  II.  Mem.  Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  243. 

Tasmania. 

AEOLUS.     Eschscholtz. 

3194  suillus  Cand.      Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  lxxxii. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

3195  versicolor  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  54. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3196  Waggle  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  54. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

ANCHASTUS.     Leconte. 

3197  Australis  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  lxxxv. 

Victoria. 
18 


272      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP  AUSTRALIA, 

ELASTRUS.     Candeze. 

3198  plavipbs  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  1ST.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  257. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ELATER.    Linn<S. 

3199  asperulus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  64. 

Australia. 

3200  Australis  Cand.      Mon.    II.    Mem.    Liege,  XIV.   1859, 

p.  483. 
Australia. 

3201  Mastersi  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.    S.  Wales,  II., 

1872,  p.  257. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3202  perplexus    Cand.      Mon.     II.   Mem.    Liege,  XIV.   1859, 

p.  482. 
Victoria. 

3203  pusillus  Cand.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  cxxxv. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

MEGAPENTHES.     Kiesenwetter. 

3204  apicatus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  31. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia, 

3205  automolus  Cand.      Mon.    II.    Mem.    Liege,  XIV.    1859, 

p.  495. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  W.  Australia 

3206  DOLENsCand.     Mon.  II.   Mem.   Liege,  XIV.  1859,  p.  495. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3207  rufipes  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  31. 

South  Australia. 

MELANOXANTHUS.     Eschscholtz. 

3208  Australis    Cand.      Mon.    II.   Mem.    Liege,  XIV.    185&> 

p.  520. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  273 

3209  brunneus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  cxxxviii. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia.     . 

3210  cuneiformis  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  69. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3211  dilaticollis  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  69. 

Queensland. 

3212  dimidiatus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  cxxxviii. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

CRYPTOHYPNUS.     Eschscholtz. 

3213  variegatus  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  NT.    S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  257. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

CARDIOPHORUS.     Eschscholtz. 

3214  bicolor  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXL  1878,  p.  clxiv. 

Australia. 

3215  compactus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  82. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

3216  consputus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxiv. 

Victoria. 

3217  despectus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  82. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

3218  flavipennis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxv. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3219  fulvosignatus   Cand.     Mem.   Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxiii. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3220  hamatus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxiv. 

Australia. 

3221  minimus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxv. 

Australia. 

3222  octavus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxiv. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3223  pallidipennis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxiv. 

Australia. 


274      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

3224  venustus  Cand.      Mon.    II.     Mein.     Liege,    XIY.    1859, 

p.   143,  t.  2,  f.  15. 
Australia. 

HORISTONOTUS.     Cand&ze. 

3225  Australis    Cand.      Mon.    III.    Mem.    Liege,  XV.   1860, 

p.  269,  t.  4,  f.  11. 
N.  S.   Wales. 

3226  consobrinus  Cand.      Ann.    Mus.    Civ.  Genov.  XII.   1878, 

p.  133. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

3227  divisus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  45. 

Australia. 

3228  elisus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  44. 

Australia. 

3229  humilis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  45. 

Tasmania. 

3230  lenis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  44. 

Australia. 

3231  longicornis    Cand.     Ann.  Mus.  Civ.   Genov.     XII.   1878, 

p.  133. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

3232  xanthomus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  45. 

Australia. 

CORYMBITES.     Latreille. 

3233  ambiguus  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  96. 

Victoria. 

3234  compsorhabdus  Cand.       Mon.    IV.    Mem.   Liege,  XVII. 

1863,  p.  175. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3235  litura  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  95. 

Victoria. 

3236  nigrinus  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.    Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  258. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  275 

3237  rufipennis  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  258. 
Gaynclah,  Queensland. 

3238  Tasmanicus  Cand.      Mon.   IV.   Mem.   Liege,  XVII.  1863, 

p.  113 
Tasmania. 

3239  xanthopterus    Cand.      Mon.    IV.    M6m.    Liege,    XVII. 

1863,  p.  175. 
Victoria. 

CHROSTUS.     Candle. 

3240  quadrifoveolatus    Cand.       Mem.     Belg.     XXI.     1878, 

p.    CLXX. 
Paroo  River.     (Interior.) 

CHROSIS.     Candeze. 

3241  barbata  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XVII.  1865,  p.  54. 

Australia. 

3242  exarata    Cand.       Mon.    IV.    Mem.    Liege,  XVII.    1863, 

p.  186. 
Australia. 

3243  illita  Cand.     Mon.  IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.   1863,  p.   187, 

t.  2,  f.  7. 
Victoria. 

3244  Lansbergi  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  97. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3245  trisulcata   Erichs.        Wiegm.     Arch.    1842,    I.    p.    139  ; 

Cand.      Mon.   IV.   Mem.   Liege,   XVII.  1863,  p.  186, 

t.  2,  f.  10. 
Tasmania. 

DIADYSIS.     Candeze. 

3246  Morsi  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  99. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

MICRODESMES.     Candeze. 

3247  Mastersi  Macleay.       Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    1ST.   S.   Wales  II. 

1872,  p.  258  ;  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  99. 
Cardiophorus  Mastersi.     Macleay. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


276      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

HAPATESUS.     Candfcze. 

3248  hirtus    Cand.       Mon.    IV.    Mem.     Liege,    XVII.     1863, 

p.  188,  t.  2,  f.  8. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia. 

CREPIDOMENUS.    Erichson. 

3249  Adelaide   Cand.       Mon.   IV.  Mem.  Liege,   XVII.    1863, 

p.  199, 
S.  Australia. 

3250  ^neus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg,  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxx. 

Australia. 

3251  Australis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  108  ;  Cand.    Mon. 

IV.,    Mem.    Liege,    XVII.    1863,    p.    196;     d'Urville, 
Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  107. 
Australia 

3252  cordifer  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxxi. 

Victoria. 

3253  decoratus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.    1842,  I.  p.  141 ;  Cand. 

Mon.  IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.  193. 
Tasmania,  Victoria,  S.  Australia, 

3254  filiformis  Cand.       Mon.   IV.   Mem.   Liege,  XVII.    1863, 

p.  199,  t.  2,  f.  14. 
Victoria. 

3255  fulgidus   Erichs.     Weigm.   Arch.  1842,  I.   p.    140;  Cand. 

Mon.    IV.   Mem.  Liege,  XVII.    1863,  p.  192,  t.  2,  f.  13. 
Tasmania. 

3256  Georgei  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxx. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3257  hirtus  Cand.     Mon.  IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.   195 

S.  Australia. 

3258  luteipes  Bohem.     Res.   Eugen.    1858,  p.    70  ;  Cand.    Mon. 

IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.  195. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3259  metallescens    Cand.        Mon.     IV.    Mem.    Liege,   XVII. 

1863,  p.  197. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  277 

3260  minimus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXL  1878,  p.  clxxi. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

3261  Pulsi  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxx. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3262  rotundicollis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXL  1878,  p.  clxxi. 

Australia. 

3263  seniculus  Cand.      Mon.    IV.   Mem.   Liege,  XVII.   1863, 

p   197. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3264  subopacus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxx. 

Australia. 

3265  sulcatus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxxi. 

Australia. 

3266  t^eniatus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.   1842,  I.   p.    141 ;  Cand. 

Mon.  IV.   Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863.  p.  194. 
Tasuiania. 

3267  testaceus  Cand.     Mon.    IV.    Mem.    Liege,  XVIL    1863, 

p.  198. 
Australia. 

3268  Victoria  Cand.      Mon.   IV.    Mem.    Liege,  XVIL    1863, 

p.  197. 
Victoria. 

PARASAPHES.     Candeze. 

3269  elegans  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  101. 

Queensland. 

OPHIDIUS.     Candeze. 

3270  brevicornis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  259, 
Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

3271  dracunculus  Cand.     Mon.  IV.   Mem.  Liege,  XVIL  1863, 

p.  205,  t.  2,  f.  12. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3272  elegans   Cand.      Mon.    IV.    Mem.    Liege,   XVIL    1863, 

p.  204. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


278      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3273  histrio  Boisd.     Voy,  Astrol.  Col.  p.  105  ;  Cand.  Mon.  IV. 

Mem.    Liege,  XVII.    1863,  p.  204,  t.   2,  f.   11  ;    Dej. 
Cat.  3  ed.  p.  99. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3274  serricornis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  clxxi. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

PARANILICUS.     Candeze. 

3275  Macleayi  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  cxcu. 

Victoria. 

ANILICUS.     Candeze. 

3276  attenuatus  Cand.      Mon.  IV.   Mem.   Liege,  XVII.  1863, 

p.  330,  t.  4,  f.  14. 
Victoria. 

3277  flavipennis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  cxcu. 

Bockhampton,   Queensland. 

3278  loricatus  Cand.     Mon.    IV.    Mem.    Liege,  XVII.    1863, 

p.  331. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3279  nigroterminatus  W.  S.  Macleay.     King's  Survey,  II.  1827, 

p.  441. 
Australia. 

3280  quadriguttatus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,   I.  p.    139. 

Tasmania. 

3281  semiflavus   Germ.       Zeitschr.   V.  p.    163 ;    Cand.      Mon. 

IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.  329. 
anticus.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  106. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed. ) 

LUDIUS.     Latreille. 

3282  atripennis   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  259. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3283  exutus    Cand.      Mon.     IV.     Mem.    Liege,    XVII.    1863, 

p.  304. 
Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  279 

3284  hydropicus  Cand.     Mem   Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  104. 

Queensland. 

3285  lixeatus    Cand.      Mon.    IV.    Mem.    Liege,   XVII.    1863, 

p.  304. 
Queensland. 

AGRIOTES.     Eschscholtz. 

3286  quadripunctatus    Blanch.      Voy.    Pole   Sad,   IV.    p.    91, 

t.  6,  f.  13. 
Raffles  Bay,  N.  Australia. 

ACRONIOPUS.     Erichson. 

3287  ater    Cand.        Mon.     IV.     Mem.    Liege,     XVII.     1863, 

p.  438. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3288  fuliginosus  Cand.     Mon.   IV.   Mem.    Liege,  XVII.    1863, 

p.  437,  t.  5,  f.  10. 

3289  humilis    Erichs       (Atelopus.)      Wiegm.     Arch.     1842,   I. 

p.  143;    Cand.    Mon.   IV.   Mem.   Liege,  XVII.    1863, 
p.  438. 
Tasmania. 

3290  infimus  Erichs.     Wiegm.   Arch.    1842,   I.   p.    143;    Cand. 

Mon.  IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.  439. 
Tasmania. 

3291  pubescens   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  260. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3292  rufipennis  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  259. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3293  Sydneyaxus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  Col.  1835,  p.  109. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

ASCESIS.     Candle. 

3294  Australis  Cand.      Mon.    IV.  Mem.   Liege,  XVII.   1863, 

p.  441,  t.  5,  f.  12. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


280      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3295  Mastersi   Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  K  S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  260. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

DICTENIOPHORUS.     Cand6ze. 

3296  apicalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  261. 
Gayndah,  Queensland.. 

3297  badiipennis   Cand.     Mon.    IV.    Mem.  Liege,  XVII.    1863, 

p.  443. 

Australia. 

3298  fusiformis  Cand.     Mon.  IV.    Mem.   Liege,  XVII.    1863, 

p.  444. 
1ST.  Australia. 

3299  melanoderus  Cand.    Mon.  IV.   Mem.   Liege,  XVII.  1863, 

p.  444. 
Victoria. 

3300  ramifer  Eschsch.      Thon.   Arch.  II.    (1),  p.    34  ;    Blanch. 

Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.   87,  t.  6,  f.  9  ;    Cand.   Mon.  IV. 

Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.  442. 
Hunteri  Boisd.      Voy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  107,  t  6,  f.   10  ;  W. 

S.  Macleay.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  106. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3301  vittatus   Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  261. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3302  vitticollis   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  K    S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  260. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

AGONISCHIUS.     Candle. 

3303  australis  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  cxcvi. 

Queensland. 

3304  lineatus  Cand.     Mem.  Belg.  XXI.  1878,  p.  cxcvi. 

Swan  River.     W.  Australia. 

3305  longicornis  Cand.     Mem.  Liege,  (2),  IX.  1882,  p.  105. 

N.  S.  Wales. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  281 

MACROMALOCERA.     Hope. 

3306  ceramboides  Hope.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  I.  1834,  p.  14, 

t.  1,  f.  3. 
Australia. 

3307  clenosa  Hope.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  I.    1834,   p.  14  ; 

Cand.  Mon.  IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.  501. 
Australia. 

HEMIOPSIDA.    Macleay. 

3308  Mastersi    Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  261. 
Gayndab,  Queensland. 

STICHOTOMUS.     Candeze. 

3309  corrigiolatus    Germ.       Linn.    Ent.    III.    p.    181  ;    Cand. 

Mon.  IV.  Mem.  Liege,  XVII.  1863,  p.  507. 
S.  Australia. 

Family.     CEBRIONID^E. 

CEBRIO.     Olivier. 

3310  rubripexnis    Guer.       Voy.    Coquiile,   Ent.  p.    70;    Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  112. 

Family.     RHIPIDOCERID^. 

CALLIRRHIPIS.     Latreille. 

3311  ruficornis  Gray.      Griff.    Anim.   Kingd.    Ins.   I.    p.    336, 

t.  39,  f.  2  j  Casteln.  Mon.  p.  248. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

ENNOMETES.     Pascoe. 

3312  Lacordairei  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  445,  t.  19,  f.  2. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 


282      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

RHIPIDOCERA.     Latreille. 

3313  attenuata  Westw.      Proc.  Ent.   Soc.   Lond.   1842,   p.  64  ; 

Ann.   Nat.    Hist.  XI.  p.   66  ;  Guer.  Spec,  et  jc.  fasc.  1, 
nr.  1,  p.  6. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia, 

3314  Druryi    Westw.     Drury,  111.   ed.   2,    p.    72,  t.    48,  f.  7. 
mystacina  Drury,  Ins.    III.    p.    279,  t.    48,  £.   7  ;    Guer. 

Spec,  et  jc.  nr.   1,  p.  6. 
Australia. 

3315  mystacina  Fab.     Syst.  Ent.  p.   70;  Herbst.  Kaf.  V.  p.  45, 

t.    46,    f.    13;    Casteln.    Mon.   p.  235,   t.    2,  f.    3,  a-c  ; 
Guer.  Spec.  et.  jc.   fasc.   1,  nr.   1,  p.   5  ;  C.    0.    Water- 
house,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1875,  p.  202. 
Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales,  S.  Australia. 

3316  pumilio  Westw.     Proc.     Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1842,    p.     64  ; 

Ann.     Nat.    Hist.    XL   1843;    p.   66;    Guer.   Spec.  et. 
jc.  nr.  1,  p.  7. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3317  Reichei  Guer.     Spec.  et.  jc.  fasc.  1,  nr.  1,  p.  5,  f  4. 

Swan  River.  W.  Australia. 

3318  tessellata  Westw.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    Lond.   ser.   2,    II. 

p.  236,  t.  12,  f.  1,  a-d. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3319  vestita  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.  I.  p.  256. 

Australia. 

3320  vetusta  Gory.     Guer.  jc.   regn.  anim.  p.   44  ;  Guer.    Spec. 

et.  jc.  fasc.  1,  nr.  1,  p.  7.  f.   14-17. 
brunnea  Westw.     Proc.    Ent.  Soc.    Lond.    1842,  p.    64  ; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1843,  p.  66. 
Australia. 

PSACUS.    Pascoe. 

3321  attagenoides  Pascoe.    Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  446,  t.  18.  f.  4. 

S.  Australia. 

3322  Mastersi  Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  313. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  283 

Family.     DASCILLID^. 

DASCILLUS.     Latreille. 

3323  brevicornis  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales   II. 

1872,  p.  313. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

SCIRTES.     Illiger. 

3324  exoletus  C.  0.  Waterhouse.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1880,  p.  573. 

W.  Australia. 

HELODES.     Latreille. 

3325  Atkinsoni    C.    0.    Waterh.      Ent.     Month.    Mag.    1877, 

XIV.,  p.  27. 
Tasmania. 

3326  Atjstralis  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1841,1.  p.  184. 

Tasmania. 

3327  maculatus    C.    0.    Waterh.      Ent.   Month.    Mag.    1877} 

XIV.,  p.  27. 
Tasmania. 

Family.     MALACODEEMID^E, 

TRICHALUS.     C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

3328  ampliatus  C.  O.  Waterh.      Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  Lond.   1877, 

p.  83,  t.  2,  figs.  97-101. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3329  discoideus    Erichs.       (Metriorrhynchus.)     Wiegm.    Arch. 

1842,   I.  p.    145 ;    C.   O.    Waterh.     Trans.     Ent.    Soc. 
Lond.  1877,  p.  82,  t.  2,  figs.  106-108. 
Tasmania. 

3330  flavopictus  0.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877, 

p.  82,  t.  2,  figs.  92-96. 
Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 


284      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP  AUSTRALIA, 

3331  serraticornis  Fab.      (Lycus).    Syst.  Ent.  p.    203  ;    Oliv. 

Ent.  II.  (29),  p.  12,  t.  l,f.  14  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  IT. 
p.  124  :  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  Lond.    1877; 
p.  84,  t.  2,  figs.  109-112. 
Australia. 

3332  sulcatus  C.   0.  Waterh.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   Lond.,  1877, 

p.  83,  t.  2,  figs.  102-105. 
Brisbane,  Port  Essington,  &c. 

METRIORRHYNCHUS.    Gu^rin. 

3333  abdominalis  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877, 

p.  75,  t.  1,  figs.  19-22. 
Porrostoma  abdominale  C.  O.  Waterh. 
Eastern  Australia. 

3334  apicalis  C.   O.    Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1877, 

p.  77,  t.  1,  figs.  39-44. 
Porrostoma  apicale  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Cape  York,  Port  Essington,  &c,  N.  Australia. 

3335  atratus  Fab.     Syst.  El.   II,   p.    113  ;  Lacord.    Gen.   Col. 

IV.,  p.  297,  nota  2. 
Australia. 

3336  brevirostris  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877, 

p.  74,  t.  1,  figs.  13-14. 
Porrostoma  brevirostre  C.  0.  Waterh. 
N.  W.  Australia. 

3337  cinctus  C.   0.    Waterh.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1877, 

p.  80,  t.  2,  figs.  73-77. 
Porrostoma  cinctum  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Brisbane,  Queensland. 

3338  clientulus  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1877, 

p.  81,  figs.  78-81. 
Porrostoma  clientulum  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3339  dichrous  C.   0.   Waterh.      Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1877, 

p.  86,  figs.  86-87. 
Porrostoma  dichroum  C.  0.  Waterh. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE   MASTERS.  285 

3340  elegans  C.   0.   Waterh.       Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    Lond.   1877, 

p.  75,  t.  1,  figs.  23-27. 
Porrostoma  elegans  C.  O.  Waterh. 
Clarence  River,  N.  S.  Wales  ;  Rockharupton,  Queensland. 

3341  erythropterus  Erichs.      Wiegm.    Arch.  1842,  I.  p.   144; 

C.   0.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   Lond.    1877,  p.   74, 
t.  1.  figs.  1-5. 
Tasmania. 

3342  fallax  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  79, 

t.  1,  figs.  57-60. 
Porrostoma  Jallax  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3343  femoralis   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.   262  ;  C.  0.  Waterh.    Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   Lond. 
1877,  p.  85. 
Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

3344  h^emorrhoidalis  C.  0.  Waterh.       Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   Lon. 

1877,  p.  79,  t.  II.,  figs.  61a-64a. 
Porrostoma  hamiorrhoidale  C.  O.  Waterh. 
Tasmania. 

3345  inquinulus  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877, 

p.  81,  t.  2,  figs.  82-86. 
Porrostoma  inqidnulum  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Australia. 

3346  irregularis  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  1877, 

p.  76,  t.  1,  figs.  18-18a. 
Porrostoma  irregulare  0.  0.  Waterh. 
Mackenzie  River. 

3347  lateralis  Redtenb.  Reis.  Novar.  II.,  p.  100;  C.  0.  Waterh., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  74,  t.  1,  figs,  15-17. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3348  limbatus  C.  0.  Waterh.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   Lond.     1877, 

p.  81,  t.  2,  figs.  88-91. 
Porrostoma  limbatum  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Australia. 


286      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3349  lineatus   C.   O.   Waterh.      Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    Lond.    1877, 

p.  78,  t.  1,  figs.  45-48. 
Porrostoma  lineatum  C.  O.  Waterh. 

N.  W.  Australia. 

3350  lugubris   C.    O.   Waterh.      Trans.  Ent    Soc.  Lond.    1877, 

p.  80,  t.  2,  figs.  69-72. 
Porrostoma  lugubre  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Australia. 

3351  marginatus  Erichs.     Wiegm.   Arch.    1842,  I.  p.    145  ;    C. 

O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  85. 
Tasmania. 

3352  marginicollis   Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.    Soc.    N.   S.    Wales. 

II    1872,  p.    263;    C.   0.    Waterh.    Trans.     Ent.    Soc. 
Lond.  1877,  p.  86. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3353  nigripes  Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.    S.   Wales,   II, 

1872,  p.    262  ;  C.   O.  Waterh.  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   Lond. 
1877,  p.  86. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3354  ochraceus  Dalm.       Schonh.   Syn.    Ins.   III.  App.    p.   31, 

t.   5,  f.    11;  Boisd.    Voy.    Astrol.   II.    p.    122;    C.    0. 
Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  85. 
Australia. 

3355  plagiatus   C.   O.   Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.    Lond.   1877, 

p.  80,  t.  2,  figs.  65-68. 

Porrostoma  plagiatnm  C.  0.  Waterh. 
E.  Australia. 

3356  rhipidius  W.  S.  Macleay.     King's  Survey,  II.  1827,  App. 

p.  442  ;  Lacord.     Gen.  Col.  IV.  p.  297,  note  1. 
septemcavus    W.    S.   Macleay.      King's   Survey,  II.    1827, 

App.   p.    442  ;    C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  Lond, 

1887,  p.  84. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  287 

3357  rufipennis  Fabr.     Syst.   El.  II.    p.    114;  Erichs.     Wiegin. 

Arch.    1842,   I.  p.    145;    Blanch.     Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV. 

p.  75,  t.  5,  f.  12. 
nigrirostris  W.   S.  Macleay.     Dej.    Cat.     3  ed.  p.  Ill  ;  C, 

O.  Waterhouse.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.  Lond.    1887,  p.   74. 

t.  1,  figs.  10-12. 
Tasmania. 

3358  russatus  C.   O.   Waterh,      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   Lond.   1877, 

p.  77,  t.  1,  figs  36-38. 
Porrostoma  russatum  C.  O.  Waterh. 
Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

3359  salebrosus   C.    0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   Lond.  1877y 

p.  79,  t.  2,  figs.  61-64. 
Victoria  and  Tasmania. 

3360  scalaris   C.   0.  Waterh.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  Lond.   1877, 

p.  79.  t.  1,  figs.  53-56. 
Porrostoma  scalare  C.  O.  Waterh. 
N.  W.  Australia. 

3361  textilis  C.  0.  Waterhouse.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  1877, 

p.  77,  t.  1,  figs.  32-35. 
Porrostoma  textile  C.  O.  Waterh. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3362  togatus  C.    0.   Waterh.       Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   Lond.    1877, 

p.  78,  t.  1,  figs.  49-52. 
Porrostoma  togatmn  C.  0.  Waterh. 
ft .  W.  Australia. 

3363  uaiFORMis   C.    0.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   Lond.   1877, 

p.  76,  t.  1,  figs.  28-31. 
Porrostoma  uniforme  C.  0.  Waterh. 
Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

CALOPTERON.    Guerin. 

3364  Australis  Boisd.    Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  119;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed. 

p.  112  ;  C.  0.   Waterh.   Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   Lond.   1877, 

p.  74,  t.  1,  figs.  10-12. 

Australia. 
19 


288       CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3365  Goryi  Le  Guillou.    Rev.  Zool.  1844,  p.  222  ;  C.  O.  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Loncl.  1877,  p.  85. 
Tasmania. 

CALOCHROMUS.     Guenn. 

3366  basalis  C.  0.  Waterh.     Cist.  Ent.    1877,   II.  p.  196,  f.  2. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3367  discicollis  Fairm.      Pet.  Nouv.    1877,   II.  p.  174  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  101. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3368  Guerini  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.    263;    Fairin.    Journ.    Mus.     Godeffr.    1879,    XIV. 

p.  101. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3369  insidiator  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.   1877,   II.  p.   174;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIY.  p.  101. 
Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

XANTHEROS.     Fairmaire. 

3370  angulicollis  Fairm.    Pet.  Nouv.   1877,  II.  p.  167  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  100. 
Brisbane,  Queensland. 

3371  nubicollis  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.   1877,  II.   p.    167;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  99. 
Queensland. 

3372  ochreatus  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.  1877,  II.   p.    167  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  99. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

EROS.     Newman. 

3373  scutellaris  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  146. 

Bremei  Le  Guillou.  Rev.  Zool.  1844,  p.  221;  C.  O.  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  84.  t,  II.  figs.  113-115. 

Tasmania. 

LUCIOLA.     Castelnau. 

3374  Australis  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.  p.    201  ;  Boisd.  Voy.    Astrol. 

II.  p.  125. 
Guerini  Casteln.     Essai,  p.  151,  nota. 
nigripennis  Latr.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  116. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  289 

3375  Dejeani  Gemming.     Col.  Heft.  VI.  1870,  p.  120. 

apicalis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.    127  ;  Dej.   Cat.  3  ed. 

p.  116. 
Australia. 

3376  flavicollis  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  163. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3377  Gestroi  E.  Olivier.      Ann.   Mns.  Civ.  Genov.  1885,  XXII. 

p.  366,  t.  V.  f.  10. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

3378  striata  Fabr.     Syst.    El.    II.   p.   103  ;    Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol. 

II.  p.  129  ;  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  184. 
S.   Australia. 

TELEPHORUS.     Schaffer. 

3379  Australis  Boisd.      Voy.   Astrol.   II.   p.    133;    Dej.    Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  120. 
Australia. 

3380  flavipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  264. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3381  imperialis  Eedtenb.     Reis.  Novar.  II.  p.   103,   t.    4,  f.  1  ; 

Eairm.  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  98. 
K  S.  Wales. 

3382  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  264. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

3383  nobilitatus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  146. 

Tasmania. 

3384  pulchellus  W.  S.  Macleay.      King's  Survey,  App.  p.  442  ; 

Casteln.  Hist.  Nat.  I.  p.  272. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 

3385  pusio  Gemming.     Col.  Heft.  VI.  1870,  p.  120. 

pusillus  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  80. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


290       CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OP  AUSTRALIA, 

3386  ruficollis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.  S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  264. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3387  sticticus  Gemming.     Col.  Heft.  VI.  1870,  p.  120. 

pictus  Casteln,     Hist.  Nat.  I.  p.  275. 
Australia. 

3388  tricolor  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.  I.  p.  275. 

Australia. 

HETEROMASTIX.     Boheman. 

3389  bicolor  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  p.  81,  t.  1.  f.  3. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

ICHTHYURUS.    Westwood. 

3390  depressicollis  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  N.   S.  Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  264. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

SELENURUS.     Fairmaire. 

3391  luteo-pictus  Fairm.     Pet    Nouv.  1877,  II.  p.  167  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  99. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

HELIOTIS.      Castelnau. 

3392  Hopei    Casteln.       Silb.   Rev.  IV.    p.    18  ;    Hist.   Nat.  I. 

p.  257. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

HAPALOCHRUS.     Erichson. 

3393  cinctus    Redtenb.        Reis.     Novar.    II.    p.    106  ;    Fairm. 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.   1879,  p.  103. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

LAI  US.     Gu6rin. 

3394  asperipennis  Fairm.       Pet.    Nouv.    1877,    II.,    p.     174  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  104. 
Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  291 

3395  bellulus    Guer.       Voy.    Ooquille,     p.    78 ;    Boisd.    Voy 

Astrol.    II.    p.     135  ;    Germ.    Linn.     Ent.     III.    1848, 
p.    182;     Fairm.    Journ.    Mus.    Godeffr.    1879,    XIY. 
p.  103. 
Australia.   (Widely  distributed). 

3396  fastidiosus    Fairm.        Pet.    Nouv.    1877,     II.    p.     174  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV,  p.  104. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3397  guttulatus  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.  1877,  II.  p.  174;   Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr,  1879,  XIV.  p.  101. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3398  insignicornis    Fairm.       Pet.  Nouv.    1877,    II.    p.     174  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  103. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3399  Mastersi  Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.     Soc.  N.    S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  265  ;  Fairm.  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV. 
p.  103. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3400  obloxgosignatus  Fairm.     ,Pet.   Nouv.   1877,  II.  p.    174; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  104. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3401  plagiaticollis    Fairm.       Pet.    Nouv.    1877,   II.    p.    174  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  102. 
Australia. 

3402  quinquenotatus   Fairm.       Pet.   Nouv,   1877,    II.   p.   174; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  102. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3403  quinqueplagiatus   Fairm.      Pet.  Nouv.  1877,  II.   p.   174; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  102. 
Queensland. 

3404  rufovirens  Fairm.      Pet.  Nouv.  1877,  II.  p.   174  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  103. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3405  rugulipennis    Fairm.       Pet.    Nouv.    1877,     II.     p.    174; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  102. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 


292      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3406  trisignatus    Germ.        Linn.     Ent.    III.    p.    182  ;    Fairm. 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  104. 
S.  Australia. 

3407  verticalis  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.   1877,    II.  p.   174;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  101. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

MALACHIUS.     Fabricius. 

3408  luridicollis   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  265. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ATT  ALUS.     Erichson. 

3409  abdominalis  Erich.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  147. 

Tasmania. 

3410  Australis  Fairm.       Pet.   Nouv.   1877,  II.  p.   174;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  104. 
Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

CARPHURUS.     Erichson. 

3411  ^neipennis  Fairm.      Pet,   Nouv,  1877,  II.  p.  161  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p,  107. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3412  alterniventris  Fairm.     Journ.   Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV. 

p.  108. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3413  apicalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.   1872, 

p.  266  ;  Fairm.  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  106. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3414  armipennis  Fairm.  Journ.  Mus.,  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  109. 

Queensland. 

3415  atronitens    Fairm.      Journ.     Mus.    Godeffr.    1879,    XIV. 

p.  109. 
Sydney.  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  293 

3416  azureipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N\   S.    Wales,  II. 

1872,    p.    266  ;    Fairm.     Journ.    Mus.     Godeffr.    1879, 
XIV,  p.  108. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3417  basipennis  Fairm.     Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  109. 

Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3418  biplagiatus  Fairm.      Journ.   Mus.    Godeffr.    1879,    XIV. 

p.  110. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3419  brevipennis  Germ.     Linn.   Ent.  III.   1848,  p.  183  ;  Fairm. 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  110. 
S.  Australia. 

3420  cervicalis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.   III.   1848,   p.   183;  Fairm. 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  107. 
S.  Australia. 

3421  cristatifrons  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.  1877.  II.  p.  161;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XI  7.  p.  105. 
Sydney,  N.  S   Wales. 

3422  cyaneipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales.  li. 

1872,   p.    265  ;    Fairm.     Journ.     Mus.     Godeffr.    1879, 
XIV.  p.  108. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3423  diophthalmus  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.  1877,  II.  p.  161 ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr,  1879,  XIV.  p.  107. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3424  elongatus   Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  266  ;    Fairm.  Journ.    Mus.   Godeffr.   1879,  II. 
p.  105. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3425  facialis    Fairm.      Pet.    Nouv.    1877,    II.    p.   161  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  107. 
Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales, 

3426  fasciipennis  Fairm.     Journ.    Mus.    Godeffr.     1879,    XIV. 

p.  109. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 


294      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3427  L.ESIFRONS   Fairni.      Journ.    Mus.    Godeffr.     1879,    XIV. 

p.  107. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3428  marginiventris    Fairm.       Journ.     Mus.      Godeffr.      1879, 

XIV,  p.  106. 
Syndey,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3429  nubipennis  Fairm.     Journ.    Mus.     Godeffr.     1879.    XIV. 

p.  106. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3430  pallidipennis   Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    1ST.   S.   Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  267  ;  Fairm.      Journ.   Mus.   Godeffr.    1879, 
XIV.  p.  105. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3431  philonthoides  Fairm.     Journ.   Mus.   Godeffr.    1879,  XIV. 

p.  108. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3432  rhagonychinus  Fairm.     Journ    Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV. 

p.  108. 
Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3433  scapulatus  Fairm.      Journ.   Mus.     Godeffr.     1879,    XIV. 

p.  109. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3434  segmentarius    Fairm.       Pet.     Nouv.     1877,     II.     p.    161  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  106. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3435  tachyporoides    Fairm.     Pet.    Nouv.     1877,    II.     p.    161  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  105. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3436  telephoroides  Fairm.     Journ.   Mus.  Godeffr.    1879,   XIV. 

p.  106. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3437  xanthochrous    Fairm.     Pet.    Nouv.     1877,     II.    p.    161  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIV.  p.  105. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  295 

BALANOPHORUS.     Macleay. 

3438  biplagiatus  Fairm.     Journ.    Mus.    Godeffr.    1879,    XIV. 

p.  110. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3439  janthinipenxis  Fairm.     Journ    Mus.  Godeffr.  1879,  XIY. 

p.  110. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3440  Masters!   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.    S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  267  j  Fairm.  Journ.  Mus.   Godeffr.  1879,  XIV. 
p.  110. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

HELCOGASTEIi.      Boheman. 

3441  brachyptera  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  82. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3442  cyancptera  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  82,  t.  1,  f.  4. 

N.  S.Wales. 

3443  impressifrons  Bohem.    Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  83. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

AGASMA.    Newman. 

3444  semicrudum  Newm.     The  Zoologist,  App.  p.  116, 

Northern  parts  of  N.  S.   Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

Family.     CLEEID^ 

CYLIDRUS.     Latreille. 

3445  basalis  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  268. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 
-3446  centralis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  44. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 
3447  nigrinus  White.     Clerid.  IV.  1849,  p.  48. 

Tasmania. 


296      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

TILLUS.     Olivier. 

34  48  dux  Westw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1852,  p.  46,  t.  24,  f.  11. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3449  hilaris   White.     Clerid.  IV.   p.  48  ;    Westw.     Proc.   Zool. 

Soc.  1852,  p.  50,  t.  26,  f.  12. 
Tasmania. 

OPILO.     Latreille. 

3450  apicalis  White.     Clerid.  IV.  1849,  p.  56. 

Australia. 

3451  congruus  Newm.     The  Entomol.  1842,  p.  365. 

var.  femoralis  Westw.      White,  Clerid.  IV.  p.  55. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 

3452  eburneo-cinctus  Gorham.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1878, 

p.  160. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3453  ephippiger  White.     Clerid.  IV.  p.  57. 
o     Australia. 

3454  ephippium  Boiscl.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  139,  t.  6,  f.  15. 

Victoria. 

3455  incertus   Macleav.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.   S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  269. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3456  mozrens    Westw.       White,   Clerid.  IV.    p.    57  ;  Proc.  Zool. 

Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  50,  t.  26,  f.  10. 
S.  Australia. 

3457  Pascoei  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  71. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3458  sexnotatus  Westw.       White,    Clerid.    IV.   p.   57  ;    Proc. 

Zool.  Soc,  1852,  p.  51,  t.  26,  f.  7. 

var.    fulcher  White,   Clerid.   IV.   p.   58 ;    Westw.    Proc. 

Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  51. 
Tasmania. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  297 

NATALIS.    Castlenau. 

3459  cribricollis  Spin.     Mon.  I.  p.  203,  t.  16,  f.  4. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3460  Mastersi   Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.  Soc.    N.  S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  269.  - 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3461  porcata  Fab.       Mant.    Ins.  I.  p.  127  ;  Klug,  Mon.  p.  318; 

Spin.  Mon.  I.  p.  201,  t.  16,  f.  2. 
her os  Sturm.     Cat.  1843,  p.  82. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

3462  titana  Thorns.     Mus.  Scient.  II.  1860,  p.  56. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales  ;  Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

ORTHRIUS.     Gorham. 

3463  cylindricus  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  74. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

THANASIMUS.     Latreille. 

3464  accinctus  Newm.     The  Entoml.  1842,  p.  364. 

var.  medianus  Westw.     White,  Clerid.  IV.  p.  55. 
var.  viduus  Westw.     White,  Clerid.  IV.  p.  55. 

3465  acerbus  -Newm.     The  Entoml.  p.  364. 

Victoria. 

3466  confusus  Newm.    The  Entoml.  p.  364. 

Victoria. 

3467  cursorius  Westw.      Proc.  Ent.  Soc.   Lond.    1852,   p.    53, 

t.  25,  f.  5. 
S.  Australia. 

3468  eximius  White.      Clerid.   IV.  1849,  p.  63  ;  Westw.     Proc 

Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  54,  t.  27,  f.  12. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3469  rufimanus  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  74. 

N.  S   Wales. 

3470  sculptus  Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.    S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  271. 

Gayndah,  Rockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 


298      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

CLERUS.     Geoffroy. 

3471  apicalis  Macleay.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872. 
p.  271. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 
3-472  crassus    Newm.        The  Entomol.     p.     15  ;     Klug,     Mon. 
p.  387. 
Australia. 

3473  cruciatus  W.  S.  Macleay.       King's    Survey,  II.    p.    442  ; 

Klug.  Mon.  p.  386. 
Australia. 

3474  delicatulus  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  84. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3475  guttulus  White.     Clerid.  IV.  1849,  p.  59. 

Australia. 

3476  Mastersi  Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.   S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  271. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3477  sepulcralis,  Westw.     Proa  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.   1882,   p.  52, 

t.  25,  f.  9. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3478  ventrauis  Westw.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  51. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

CLEROMORPHA.     Gorham. 

3479  novemguttatus  Westw.     (Clems.)     Proc.  Ent.   Soc.  Lond. 

1852,  p.  49  ;  Gorham,  Cist.  Ent.  II.  187G,  p.  83. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

AULICUS.     Spinola. 

3480  affinis  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  86. 

Queensland. 

3481  albofasciatus  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  85. 

Queensland. 

3482  chrysurus  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.    1874,  p.  299. 

Australia. 

3483  corallipes  Chev.      Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.    1874,  p.  298. 

Tasmania. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  299 

3484  foveicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  272. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3485  imperialis  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  84. 

Queensland. 

3486  instabilis  Newm.    The  Entomol.  p.  15;  King,  Mon.  p.  341; 

Spin.  Mon.  I.  p.  331,  t,  28,  f.  1. 

var.  castanipes  Westw.    White,  Clerid.  IV.  p.  60. 

var.  episcopalis  Spinola.      (olim.) 

var.  tibialis  Westw.      White,  Clerid.  IV.  p.  60. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed.) 

3487  L^ETUsChev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p  16. 

Australia. 

3488  lemoides  Pascoe.    Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  47. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3489  mellinipes  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  16. 

Australia. 

3490  multicolor  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  16. 

Australia. 

3491  ochrurus  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  16. 

Australia, 

3492  plutus  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  298. 

AustraUa. 

3493  rufipes  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.   1872, 

p.  272. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3494  smaragdinus  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  85. 

Queensland. 

3495  splendidus  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  15. 

Australia. 

3496  varicolor  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  16. 

Australia. 

3497  viridissimus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  47. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 


300     CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

TARSOSTENUS.     Spinola. 

3498  Mastersi  Macleay.       Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.    S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  273. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3499  pulcher  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  272. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3500  zonatus  Blanch.     Voy.  Pole  Sud,  p.  62. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

TROGODENDRON.     Gu^rin. 

3501  fasciculatum    Schreib.       Trans.     Linn.     Soc.     1802,    VI. 

p.  195,  t.  20,  f.  6  ;  Klug,  Mon.    p.    326  ;   Spin.  Mon.  I. 

p.  212,  t.  18,  f.  1. 
var.  honestum  Newm.        The    Entomol.    p.     16 ;    Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  IV  p.  454. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

3502  monstrosum  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  87. 

Queensland. 

SCROBIGER,     Spinola. 

3503  albocinctus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  46. 

Moreton  Bay,  Gayndah  &c.  •  Queensland. 

3504  idoneus  Newm.     The  Entomol.  1842,  p.  363. 

Victoria. 

3505  splendidus  Newm.       The  Entomol.    1840,  p.    15  ;  Reichei 

Spin.  Mon.  I.  p.  232,  t.  14,  f.  1. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 

OLESTERUS.     Spinola. 

3506  Australis  Spin.     Mon.  I.  p.  229,  t.  20,  f.  2. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3507  cruentatus  Chev.      Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  300. 

Australia. 

3508  gracilis  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.,  II.  1876,  p.  87. 

Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  301 

EBURIPHORA.     Spinola. 

3509  patricia  King.    Mon.  325. 

Tasmania. 

ZENITHICOLA.     Spinola. 

3510  Australis  Boisd.    Yoy.   Astrol.   Col.   p.  142;   Spin.    Mon. 

I.  p.  826,  t.  28,  f.  2  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.   p.    127.;    Lacord. 
Gen.  Atl.  t.  46,  f  3. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3511  fulgens  Chev.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1843,  p.  41. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3512  fqnestus  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.    1874,  p.  300. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3513  obesus  White.     Stoke's  Yoy.  App.  t.  1,  f.  9. 

var.  obesulus  White.     Clerid.  IY.  p.  26. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3514  sosius  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p,  301. 

Australia. 

ELEALE.     Newman. 

3515  albo-scutellata  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.    Zool.  (3),    II.    1874, 

p.  310. 
Australia. 

3516  anormis  Chev.  Rev,  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  311. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3517  apicalis  Macleay.      Trans.     Ent.   Soc.   N.    S.   Wales,    II. 

1872,  p,  274. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3518  aspera  Newm.     The  Entoruol.,  1841,  p.  3. 

rugosa  Newm.     The  Entomol.,  1842,  p.  364. 
herbacea  Homb.  et  Jacq.  Atl.,  t.  5,  f.  1. 
unicolor  Spin.   Mon.  I.  p.  279,  t.  21,  f.  5. 
Blanch.,  Yoy.  Pole  Sud,  IY.  p.  63. 
Australia. 

3519  aulicodes  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  90. 

N.  W.  Australia. 

3520  basicornis  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.,  1878,  p.  20. 

Australia. 


302      CATALOGUE   OF   THE    DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3521  brevicornis   Chev.     Rev.   Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  312. 

S.   Australia. 

3522  brevis  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  90. 

Freemantle,  W.  Australia. 

3523  chloris  Chev.     Mem.  Fain.  Cler.,  1878,  p.  21. 

Australia. 

3524  chrysidea  Wesiw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Loncl.  1852,  p.  50. 

var.  ceruginosa  Westw.  I.e.,  p  51. 
var.  atricornis  Westw.  I.e.,  p.  51. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3525  disparipes  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  313. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3526  eloxgatula  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.   Wales,  IL 

1872,  p.  274. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3527  excavata  Westw.      Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1852,  p.  46,  t.  24,  f.  10. 

Australia. 

3528  fasciata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  273. 
.  Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3529  flavicornis  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  85. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3530  herbacea  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  310. 

Australia. 

3531  intricata  King.     Mon.  p.   307;  Spin.    Mon.   II.    p.   141. 

t.  15,  f.  5. 
Tasmania. 

3532  lanata  Chev.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  312. 

Tasmania. 

3533  late-fasciata  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  90. 

Queensland. 

3534  laticincta  Chev.      Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  313. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3535  lepida  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  45. 

Moreton  Bay,  Gayndah,  &c. ;  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  303 

3536  obscura  Newm.     The  Entomol.  1841,  p.  16  ;  Klug,    Mon. 

p.  388. 
Australia. 

3537  pulchra  Newm.     The  Entomol.  1841,   p.  16  ;  Klug,  Mon. 

p.  388 
bimaculata  Spin.     Mon.  I.  p.  281,  t.  20,  f.  1. 
South  Australia. 

3538  Reichei  Spin.     Mon.  1.  p.  155,  t.  7,  f.  3. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3539  scrobiculata  Spin.     Mon.  I.  p.  156. 

foveolata  Spin.     Mon.  I.  p.  156,  t.  15,  f.  4. 
Australia. 

3540  sellata  Pascoe.     Jonrn.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  45. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3541  semichrysea  Chev.      Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  309. 

Australia. 

3542  simplex  Newn.    The  Entomol.  p.  16;  Klug,     Mon.  p.    388. 

leucaspis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  186. 
South  Australia. 

3543  simulans  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  45. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3544  smaragdina  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  21. 

Australia. 

3545  speculum  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  309. 

Tasmania. 

3546  Tasmania  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  1874,  p.  310. 

Tasmania. 

3547  venustula  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  21. 

Australia. 

3548  viridicollis  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  274. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3549  viridis    Guer.       Jc.    regn.    anim.     p.    52 ;    Spin.    Mon.  I. 

p.  153,  t.  6,  f.  2. 
Australia. 
20 


304      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA    OF  AUSTRALIA, 

STIGMATIUM.     Gray. 

3550  albifrons  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  25. 

Australia. 

3551  fasciatoventre   Chev.       Rev.   Mag.   Zool.  (3),  II.   1874, 

p.  316. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3552  flavescens   Chev.      Rev.   Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  316. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3553  Gilberti  White.     Clericl.  IV.  1859,  p.  53. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3554  linealba  Chev.      Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  316. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3555  l^vius  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  270. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3556  Mastersi   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.   S.    Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  269. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3557  miserum  Chev.     Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  317. 

Australia. 

3558  quadricostatum  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  25. 

Australia. 

3559  speculare  White.     Clerid.  IV.  p.  54. 

Australia. 

3560  varipes  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  26. 

Australia. 

3561  versipelle  Gorham.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1876,  p.  101. 

Queensland. 

3562  ventrale  Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  270. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

OMADIUS.    Caatelnau. 

3563  olivaceus  Westw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1852,  p.  44,  t.  26,  f.  3. 

Prince  of  Wales  Island,  N.  Australia. 

3564  prasinus  Westw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.    1852,  p.  53,  t.  26,  f.  2. 

N.  S.  Wales ;  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  305 

LEMIDIA.     Spinola. 

3565  biaculeata  Westw.     White,  Clerid.  IV.  1849,  p.   61;  Proc. 

Zool.  Soc.    1852,  p.   52,  f.   1  ;    Lacord.   Gen.    Col.,    IY. 
p.  471.  nota. 
Australia. 

3566  bifurcata  Gorham.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  256. 

W.  Australia. 

3567  carissima  Pascoe.    Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  48  ;  Gorham, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  250. 
S.  Australia. 

3568  concinna  Gorham.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   Lond.    1877,  p.  255. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3569  conferta  Newra.       The   Entomol.   1842,  p.    365  :  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  IV.  p.  471,  nota. 
Australia. 

3570  dia  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  252. 

W.  Australia. 

3571  elongata  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  253. 

S.   Australia. 

3572  exilis  Westw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.    Lond.    1852,  p.  48.  t.  27, 

f.  4 
S.  Australia. 

3573  festiva  Westw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.    1S52,  p.  47,  t.  25, 

f.  3 
Australia. 

3574  filiformis  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  Lond.,  1877,  p.  254. 

W.  Australia. 

3575  flavolineata  Westw.      White,  Clerid.   IV.   1849,    p.    62  ; 

Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  48,  t.  27,  f.  1. 
S.  Australia. 

3576  flavovaria  Westw.    White,  Clerid.  IV.   1849,  p.  62;  Proc. 

Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  49,  t.  27,  f.  3. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


306      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3577  hilaris  Kewm.     Zoologist,   1843,  p.  119;  Gorham,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  250. 
corallipennis  Westw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1852,  p.  47,  t.  25,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3578  inanis  Germ.       Linn.   Ent.    III.    1848  p.    187;    Gorham, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  250. 
S.  Australia. 

3579  interrupta  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  252. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

3580  labiata  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  Lond.    1877,   p.    256, 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia 

3581  maculicollis    Gorham.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.     1877, 

p.  252. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3582  malthinus    Newm.      The    Entomol.  p.    37  ;    Klug,    Mon. 

p.  389. 
Tasmania. 

3583  nitens  Newm.     The  Entomol.  p.  36;  Klug,  Mon.    p.  311, 

t.  2,  f.  8  ;  Spin.  Mon.  II.  f.  34,  t.  38,  f.  1. 
Tasmania. 

3584  obliquefasciata  Gorham.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    Lond.    1877, 

p.  251. 
Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

3585  pectoralis  Westw.     White,  Clerid.  IV.  p.  61 ;  Proc.  Zool. 

Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  49,  t.  27,  f.  6. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3586  picta  White.     Clerid.  IV.  1869,  p.  62. 

Australia. 

3587  pilosa  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  255. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

3588  plumba  Gorham.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  257. 

S.  Australia. 

3589  rufa  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  251. 

S.  Australia. 

3590  sUB-iENEA  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1877,  p.   254. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Tasmania. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  307 

3591  suturalis  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   Lond.  1877,  p.  255. 

W.  Australia. 

3592  Tasmanica  White.     Clerid.  IV.  1869,  p.  62. 

Tasmania. 

3593  V-reversum  Westw.      Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.   1852,  p.   48, 

t.  27,  f.  5. 
S.  Australia. 

3594  xanthozona  Chev.      Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  II.  1874,  p.  321. 

Australia.  ^ 

HYDNOCERA.     Newman. 

3595  bella  Westw.     Proc.  Zool.  Soc.   Lond.   1852,  p.  47,  t.  27, 

f.  2  j  Gorham,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  p.  260. 
S.  Australia. 

ALLELIDEA.      Waterhouse. 

3596  brevipexnis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  48,  t.  2,  f.  9. 

Victoria. 

3597  ctenostomoides  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  II.  1S36, 

p.  194,  t.   17,  f.  1,  a-f. 
Gayndah,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

TENERUS.     Castelnau. 

3598  abbreviates  White.     Clerid.  IV.  1849,  p.  52. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

3599  ruficollis  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,   IT. 

1872,  p.  275. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3600  telephoroides  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  49. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

PYLUS.     Newman. 

3601  anthicoides  Newm.     The  Entornol.  1842,  p.  402. 

Victoria. 

3602  bicinctus  Newin.     The  Entornol.  1842,  p.  364. 

Victoria. 


308      CATALOGUE  OP   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3603  fatuus  Newm.     The  Entomol.  p.  35 ;  Klug,   Mon.  p.  389  ; 

Blanch.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  61,  t.  4,  f.  16. 

ochropus  Klug,  Mon.    p.    341,    t.    2,   f.    10  ;    Spin.   Mon. 

t.  28,  f.  3. 
Passerinii  Spin.      Mon.  I.  p.  283. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria  and  S.  Australia. 

3604  pallipes  Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.    S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  475. 
Gaynclah,  Queensland. 

PARATILLUS.     Gorham. 

3605  basalis  Gorham.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IS? 8,  p.  158. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3606  carus    Newm.     (Clerus.)     The    Entomol.     1840,    p.     15; 

Gorham,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1878,  p.  158. 
S.  Australia. 

CORYNETES.     Herbst. 

3607  unicolor  Chev.     Mem.  Fam.  Cler.  1878,  p.  43. 

Australia. 

NECROBIA.     Latreille. 

3608  pinguis  Westw.      White,   Clerid.   IV.   p.    63  ,    Proc.  Zool. 

Soc.  Lond.  1852,  p.  52,  t.  27,  f.  10. 
Tasmania. 

3609  ruficollis  Fabr.     Syst   Ent.  p.  57  ;    Klug,  Mon.  p.   350 ; 

Spin.     Mon.  II.  p.  103,  t.  43,  f.  6. 
Australia.      (Introduced.) 

3610  rufipes  De  Geer.      Mem.    V.  p.   165,   t.    15,  f.    4 ;    Fab. 

Spec.  Ins.   I.   p.  65,  1781  ;  Klug,  Mon.  p.  350  ;    Spin. 

Mon.  II.  p.  101,  t.  42,  f.  6. 
Australia  W.  S.  Macleay.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  128. 
Australia.      (Introduced.) 

3611  violacea  Linn.      Syst.  Nat.   ed.  10,  p.    356;    Klug,  Mon. 

II.  p.  105,  t.  44,  f.  1  ;  Kiesenw.     Nat.  Ins.  IV.  p.   693. 
Australia.     (Introduced  V) 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  309 

Family.    LYMEXYLONID^E. 

ATKACTOCERUS.     Palisot  de  Beauvois. 

3612  Kreusler^e  Pascoe.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lend.  1864,  p.  46, 

South  Australia. 

LYMEXYLON.     Fabricius. 

3613  australe  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  147. 

Tasmania. 

Family.     CUPESID^E. 

OMMA.     Newman. 

3614  Mastersi   Macleaj.       Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  169. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3615  Stanleyi   Newm.       Ann.   Nat,   Hist.  III.   1839,  p.    303  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  II.  p.  417. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Queensland,  S.  Australia. 

Family.     PTINID^E. 

PTINUS.     Linne. 

3616  adeps  Olliff.    Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  X.  1886,  p.  834, 

Morpeth  and  Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales;  Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

3617  albomaculatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1ST.  S.   Wales. 

II.  1872,  p.  276. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3618  attritus  Olliff.     Proc.   Linn.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,   X.    1886, 

p.  835. 
Port   Lincoln,    S.    Australia  j    King  George's   Sound,    W. 
Australia. 

3619  egenus  Olliff.      Proc.  Linn.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  X.   1886, 

p.  836. 
Sydney,  Illawarra,  Bombala,  &c.  ;  N.  S.  Wales. 


310   CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3620  eminens  Olliff.     Proc.   Linn.   Soc.   N.  S.    Wales,   X.   1886, 
p.  834. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 
362!  exulans  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.   1842,  I.   p.  147  ;  Boield. 
Mon.  p.  499,  t.  17,  f.  16. 
Tasmania. 

3622  fur  Linn.     Fn.  Suec.   1761,   p.    190;  Boield.  Mon.  p.  642. 

Sydney.      (Introduced.) 

3623  imulus   Olliff.      Proc.   Linn.    Soc.  N.  S.   Wales.   X.  1886, 

p.  836. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3624  longus   Olliff.      Proc.    Linn.  Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  X.   1886, 

p.  837. 
Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

3625  tectus  Boield.     Mon.  p.  652. 

pilosus  White.     Yoy.  Ereb.  Terr.  1846,  XL,  p.  8, 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Tasmania. 

DIPHOBIA.    Olliff. 

3626  familiaris  Olliff.     Proc.   Linn.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  X.  1886, 

p.  838. 

S.  Australia. 

ENASIBA.     Olliff. 

3627  tristis  Olliff.     Proc.   Linn.  Soc.  N.   S.    Wales,   X.    1886, 

p.  839. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

MEZIUM.     Curtis. 

3628  affine  Boield.        Mon.   p.    674  ;    Olliff,    Proc.    Linn.   Soc. 

N.  S.  Wales,  X.  1886,  p.  833. 
Australia.      (Introduced.) 

GIBBIUM.     Scopoli. 

3629  scotias  Fabr.      Spec.   Ins.   I.   p.   74;    Olliff,    Proc.    Linn. 

Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  X.  1886,  p.  833. 
Australia.     (Introduced.) 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  311 


ECTREPHES.     Pascoe. 


3630  form i card m   Pasc.     Proc.  Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1866,    p.   16; 

Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1869,  p.  315. 
Kreusleri  King.     (Anapestus).      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.    S. 

Wales,  I.  1866,  p.  317,  E  16,  f.  1. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia  ',  Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3631  Kingii  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1869,  p.  316. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3632  Pascoei  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1869,  p.  315. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

DIPLOCOTES.     Westwood. 

3633  Howittanus     Westw.       Trans.    Ent.      Soc.     Lond.    1869, 

p.  317  ;  Thesaurus  Ent.  Oxon.  p.  103,  t.  3,  f.  6. 
South  Australia. 

3634  foveicollis  Olliff.     Proc.    Linn.    Soc.    N.    S.    Wales,    X. 

1886,  p.  839. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

POLYPLOCOTES.      Westwood. 

3635  longicollis  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1869,  p.  316. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3636  nitidus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1869,  p.  317. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

EP1TELUS.     Newman. 

3637  contumax  Newm.     The  Entomol.  1842,  p.  403. 

Victoria. 

Family.     CIOID^E. 

LYCTUS.     Fabricius. 

3638  rrunneus  J.  W.  Douglas.      Ent.  Month.  Mag.  1876,  p.  137. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


312      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

Family.     BOSTRYCHIDJE. 

BOSTRYCHUS.     Geoffroy. 

3639  bispinosus   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.   Wales,   II- 

1872,  p.  276. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3640  cylindricus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  277. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3641  jesuita  Fabr.     Ent.  Syst.    I.    (2),    p.    361  ;    Boisd.    Voy. 

Astrol.,  II.,  p.  461. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

RHIZOPERTHA.     Stephens. 

3642  collaris  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842, 1,  p.  148.  ^ 

Tasmania. 

3643  elongatula  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  276. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3644  gibbicollis  Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1862,  p.  276. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3645  obsipa  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  222. 

S.  Australia. 

Family.     TENEBRIONID^E. 

ZOPHEROSIS.    White. 

3646  Georgii  White.    Proc.   Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1859,  p.  121,  t.  59, 

f.  6. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

COTULADES.     Pascoe. 

3647  fascicularis  Pascoe.     Journ.   of  Ent.  I.    1860,  p.  119,  t.  7, 

f.  5. 
Tasmania. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  313 

3648  funerosa  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.   107. 

Tasmania. 

3649  leucospila  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  107. 

Port  Essington,  N.  Australia ;   Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

EMEAX.     Pascoe. 

3650  sculpturatus   Pascoe.      Journ.  of  Ent.  1866,  p.  450,  t.  19,. 

f.  7. 
N.  S   Wales. 

DOCALIS.     Pascoe. 

3651  degener  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  1860,  p.  122. 

Tasmania. 

3652  exoletus  Pascoe.     Journ  of  Ent.  1860,  p.  121,  t.  8,  f.  9. 

Tasmania. 

DYSARCHUS.     Pascoe. 

3653  Odewahni  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  1866,  p.  449, 

S.   Australia. 

C.EDIUS.     Blanchard. 

3654  sph,eroides  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.    Soc.    Lond.   1842,  p.  77  - 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  107. 
S.  Australia. 

SOBAS.     Pascoe. 

3655  Australis  Hope.     (Trigonotarsus.)     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond. 

1842,  p.  76  ;  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.   1845,  p.   106. 
N.  S.  Wales  ;  S.  Australia  ;  W.  Australia. 

PBJONOTUS.     Mulsant  et  Rey. 

3656  denticollis  Blanch.    (Opatrum).     Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  1853, 

p.  154,  t.  10,  f.  13  ;  Muls.  Mem.   Ac.  Lyon.  1859,  p.  151. 
Tasmania. 

3657  serricollis  Hope.  (Asida.)      Proc.  Ent.  Soc.    Lond.    1842, 

p.   77  ;    Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    IV.    1845,     p.    108  ; 
Pascoe,   Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  278. 
S.  Australia. 


314      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

APATELUS.     Mulsant  et  Rey. 

3658  Hopei  Muls.     Mem.  Ac.  Lyon.  1859,  p.  154. 

Australia. 

3659  squamosus   Macleay.      Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  278. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

OPATRUM.     Fabricius. 

3660  Australe    Boisd.       Yoy.      Astrol.    II.     1835,     p.     251  ; 

d'Urville,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  214. 
Australia. 

3661  Mastersi  Macleay.      Trans.     Ent.   Soc.    N.    S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  277. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3662  villigervm  Blanch.       Voy.   Pole  Sud,    IV.   p.  154,  t.    10, 

f.  15. 
Baffle's  Bay,  N.  Australia. 

APOSTETHUS.     Pascoe. 

3663  terrenus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  28. 

Queensland. 

CESTRINUS.     Erichson. 

3664  aversus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  278. 

Tasmania. 

3665  Bidwelli   Hope.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  Lond.  V.  1848,  p.  56, 

t.  7,  f.  6  a-e. 
Australia. 

3666  insularis   Hope.      Proc.    Ent.     Soc.    Lond.    1842,  p.   76; 

Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   Lond.    1845,   p.    107 ;    Pascoe,  Ann. 
Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  277. 
Melville  Island,  N.  Australia. 

3667  obscurus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  173. 

Tasmania. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  315 

3668  piceitarsis   Hope.      (Opatrum).    Proc.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond. 

1842,  p.  76  ;  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  108. 
S.  Australia. 

3669  posticus  Pascoe.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1869,  p.  278. 

Tasmania. 

3670  punctatissimus    Pascoe.       Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1869, 

p.  278. 

3671  trivialis  Erichs,     Wiegra.   Arch.   1842,   I.  p.  173  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Alt.,  t.  53,  f.  6. 
longus  Blanch.      Voy.   Pole  Sud,   IV.    1853,  p.  156,  t.  40, 

f.  14  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V.  p.  276,  nota  2. 
Tasmania  and  Victoria. 

ADELODEMUS.     Haag-Rutenberg. 

3672  squalidus  Macleay.     (Cestrinus.)    Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.    S. 

Wales,   II     1872,  p,    278  ;    Haag-Rutenb.     Verh.   Ver. 

Hamb.    1878,   III.  p.  100;  Journ.    Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV. 

1879,  p.  120. 
asperulus  Haag-Rutenberg. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ISOSTIRA.     Pascoe. 

3673  crexata  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  98. 

Moreton  Bay,  Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

ECRIPSIS.     Pascoe. 

3674  pubescexs  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  1866,  p.  456. 

Tasmania. 

HYOCIS.     Pascoe. 

3675  Bakewelli  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  1866,  p.  456. 

Victoria. 

3676  pallida  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent  Soc.  N.  S.Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  278. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3677  pubescens  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.    S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  279. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


316      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED   COEEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

PHYCOSECIS.     Pascoe. 

3678  algarum   Pascoe.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1875  (4,,  XVI.  p.  214. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

3679  litoralis  Pascoe.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1875  (4),  XVI.  p.  214. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

SCYMENA.     Pascoe. 

3680  amphibia  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  94, 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3681  variabilis  Pascoe.     Journ.  ot  Ent.  I.  1866,  p.  455. 

Sea  Coast  of  N.  S.  Wales. 

SPHARGERIS.     Pascoe. 

3682  physodes   Pascoe.      Journ.  of  Ent.   1860,  p.  122,  t.  5,  f.  9. 

Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

MYCHESTES.     Pascoe. 

3683  congestus  Pascoe.    Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1883  (5),  XI.  p.  436. 

Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

3684  lignarius  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  97. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

3685  Mastersi   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.  S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  279.  * 
Gayndah,  Wide  Bay,  &c.  ;  Queensland. 

3686  Pascoei  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p  279. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ORCOPAGIA.    Pascoe. 

3687  monstrosa  Pascoe.      Proc.  Ent.    Soc.   Lond.   1868,  p.    12  ; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  31,  t.  10,  f.  8. 
Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

DIPSACONIA.     Pascoe. 

3688  Australis  Hope.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lorid.IV.  1845,  p.  108. 

S.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  317 

3689  Bakewelli  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.    1860,   p.  124,  t.  7, 

f.  6. 

Tasmania,  and  Victoria. 

3690  pyritosa  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1850,  p.  124. 

Victoria. 

BRYSAX.     Pascoe. 

3691  egenus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  459. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3692  Macleayi  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  459. 

Manning  River,  Port  Macquarie,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3693  saccharatus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  95. 

Pine  Mountain,  Queensland. 

ILYXERUS.     Pascoe. 

3694  asper  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.    II.    1866,  p.  458,  t.  18,  f,  3. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

ULODES.     Erichson. 

3695  variicorxis  Hope.      Proc.   Ent.  Soc.  Loncl.   1842,  p.    78 ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  108. 
S.  Australia. 

3696  verrucosus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.   1842,   I.   p.  181,  t.  5, 

f.  1,  a-b. 

Tasmania. 

ULODICA.     Pascoe. 

3697  hispioa  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  32. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

LATOMETUS.     Erichson. 

3698  pubescens  Erichs.      Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  213,  t.  5,  f.  3. 

Tasmania. 

ELASCUS.     Pascoe. 

3699  crassicornis  Pascoe.     Journ.   of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  120,  t.  7. 

f.  7. 
Victoria. 

3700  lunatus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  120,  t.  7,  f.  8. 

Victoria. 


318      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

GANYME.     Pascoe. 

3701  Howitti  Pascoe.      Ann.  Nat.    Hist.  1869,  p.  33,  t.  10,  f.  7. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

3702  sapphira  Newm.     The  Entomol.  1842,  p.  404. 

Victoria. 

ENNEBJEUS.     C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

3703  ovalis  C.  O.  Waterb.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Loncl.  1878,  p.  299. 

Tasmania. 

TYPHOBIA.     Pascoe. 

3704  fuliginea  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  279. 

N.  S.  AVales  and  Queensland. 


HOPLOCEPHALA.     Castelnau  et  Brulle\ 

3705  callistomonis  Motsch.     Bull.   Mosc.   XLVI.  1873,  p.  469. 

Australia. 

3706  jantinipennis  Chev.     Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1877,  p.  177. 

Australia. 

PLATYDEMA.     Castelnau  et  Brulle\ 

3707  aries  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  280. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3708  laticolle  Macleay.       Trans.    Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  280. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3709  limacella  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  280. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3710  novicum  Motsch.     Bull.  Mosc.  XLVI.  1873,  p.  470. 

Australia. 

3711  oritica  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  280. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3712Pascoei  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,  II.  1872, 
p.  280. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  319 

3713  tetraspilota  Hope.        Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.  78;  Trans. 

Ent.    Soc.   IV.    1845,   p.    108;    Recltenb.   Reis.  Novar. 
II.,  p.  124. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed.) 

3714  thalloides  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  281. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

ALPHITOPHAGUS.     Stephens. 

3715  quadrinotatus  Mars.     Ann.   Soc.  Ent.  Fr.    1876,  (5),  VI. 

p.  110. 
Australia. 

3716  tasmanus  Mars.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1876,  (5),  VI.  p.  110. 

Tasmania. 

SPILOSCAPHA.     F.  Bates. 

3717  crassicornis  Bates.     Ent.   Month.  Mag.  IX.  1873,  p.  203. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

CEROPRIA.     Castelnau  et  Brulle\ 

3718  peregrina  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  460. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

3719  spectabilis  Casteln.  et  Brulle.     Mon.  p.  397. 

amethystina  Dalni.     Dej.  Oat.  3  eel.  p.  219. 
bijmnctata  Meg.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  219. 
chalybeata  Ziegl.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  219. 
Australia. 

3720  valga  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869.  p.  281. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ACHTHOSUS.    Pascoe. 

3721  laticornis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  294. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

3722  Westwoodi  Pascoe.     Journ.   of  Ent.   II.  1863,  p.  43,  t.  2, 

f.  7. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 
21 


320      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

ULOMA.     Castelnau. 

3723  consentanea  Perroud.    Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon.  1864,  p.   119. 

Australia. 

3724  depressa  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  454. 

Queensland. 

3725  ovalis  Perroud.     Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon.  1864,  p.  121. 

Tasmania. 

ALPHITOBIUS.     Stephens. 

3726  diaperinus  Panz.     Fn.  Germ.  1797,  37,  16. 

Sydney.     (Introduced.) 

MESOTRETIS.     F.  Bates. 

3727  ferruginea  Bates.     Ent.    Month.  Mag.   1872,  IX.  p.    151. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

HETEROCHIRA.     Lacordaire. 

3728  Australis  Boisd.     Voy.    Astrol.    II.    1835.   p.    258;    Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  220. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

TOXICUM.     Latreille. 

3729  brevicorne  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  454. 

Victoria. 

3730  distinctum  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   1ST.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  281. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3731  gracile  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1883,  (5),  II.  p.  438. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3732  parvicorne   Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  281. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3733  punctipenne  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  454. 

N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  321 

ENCARA.     Gemminger. 

3734  Bremei  Hope.      (Helaeus.)      Trans.  Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    V. 

1848,  p.  54,  t.  6,   £.  5 )  Lacord.     Gen.  Col.   V.   p.    346, 
nota. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia, 

3735  submaculatum   Breme,  (Encephalus.)  Mon.  I.   p.    25,  t.  7, 

f.  4  •  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  t.  55,  f.  3. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3736  Westwoodi  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  262. 

gibbosum  Breme.      Mon.   I.  p.  23,  t.  5,  f.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

PTEROHELJSUS.     Breme. 

3737  agonus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  461. 

Australia.     (Interior.) 

3738  alternans  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  284. 

Australia.      (Interior.) 

3739  arcanus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  98. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

3740  asellus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  99. 

Wide  Bay,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

3741  Bremei  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  281. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3742  bullatus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  462. 

Queensland. 

3743  confusus  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    N.     S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  283.  " 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3744  dispar  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat,  Hist.  1869,  p.  286. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

3745  elongatus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.   S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  282. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3746  Guerini  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p,  36,  t.  2,  f.  3. 

Tasmania. 


322      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3747  hepaticus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  285. 

Victoria. 

3748  insularis  Breme.       Mon.  I.  p.  30,  t.  3,  f.  6  ;  Blanch.  Voy. 

Pole  Sad,  IV.  p.  151,  t.  10,  £.  8. 
Raffle's  Bay,  N.   Australia. 

3749  Kollari  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  32,  t.  7,  f.  3. 

Swan  Paver,  W.  Australia. 

3750  laticollis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  285. 

Victoria. 

3751  litigiosus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  283. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3752  memnonius  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  462. 

S.  Australia. 

3753  minimus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869.  p.  284. 

Cooper's  Creek.     (Interior.) 

3754  nitidissimus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  282. 

striatopunctatus  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  31,  t.  2,  f.  6. 
S.   Australia. 

3755  ovulum  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.   Ver.   Hamb.    1878,  III. 

p.  97;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  115. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3756  parallelus  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  33,  t.  2,  f.  7. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3757  Pascoei  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  282. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3758  peltatus  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  34,  t.  2,  f.  1. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

3759  piceus   Kirby.      Trans.    Linn.    Soc.    XII.    1818,     p.    468; 

Breme,  Mon.  I.  p.  28,  t.  2,  £.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3760  planus  Blessig.    Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I,  1861,  p.  90,  t.  4,  f.  1. 

Victoria. 

3761  pruinosus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  IT.  1866,  p.  461. 

N.  Australia. 


BY  ^GEORGE   MASTERS.  323 

3762  Eeichei  Breine.     Mon.  I.  p.  35,  t.  2,  f.  2. 

Australia. 

3763  servus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  462. 

Victoria. 

3764  striatopunctatus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.,  p.  266. 

Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

3765  vicarius  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  283. 

N".  S.  Wales,  Queensland,  and  Victoria, 

3766  Walkeri  Breine.       Mon.  I.  p.  27,  t.  2,  f.  4  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Atl.,  t.  54,  f.  3. 
~N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

HEL^EUS.     Latreille. 

3767  Browni  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1818,  p,  467.  t.  23, 

f.  1 1  Breme,  Mon.  I.  p.  62,  t.  6,  f.  6. 
W.  Australia. 

3768  castor  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  464. 

S.  Australia. 

3769  colossus  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  59,  t.  6,  f.  1. 

Australia. 

3770  consularis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  463. 

W.  Australia. 

3771  echidna  White.      Voy.   Capt.   Grey,   1842,  App.  p.  464; 

Breme,  Mon.  I.  p.  64,  t.  7,  f.  1. 
W.  Australia. 

3772  echinatus  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  V.   1848,  p.  54, 

t.  7,  f.  1. 
Australia. 

3773  falcatus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  11.1866,  p.  464. 

Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

3774  Haagi  Dohrn.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1881,  p.  314. 

Australia. 

3775  Hopei  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  68,  t.  5,  f.  4. 

Australia. 

3776  intermedius  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  61,  t.  5,  f.  1. 

S.  Australia. 


324      CATALOGUE   OF    THE  DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3777  Kirbyi  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  56,  t.  6,  f.  4. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3778  Macleayi  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  65,  t.  6,  f.  3. 

King  George's  Sound,  Swan  River,  &c,  W.  Australia. 

3779  Mastersi  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  99. 

Salt  River,  W.  Australia. 

3780  moniliferus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  463. 

S.  Australia. 

3781  ovatus  Guer.     Voy.   Coquille,   II.   1830,  p.   105,  t.  5,  f.  7 

Breme,  Mon.  I,  p.  69,  t.  5,  f.  2 ;  t.  1,  f.  3-4. 
Australia. 

3782  perforatus  Latr.     Regne    anim.    ed.    2,  III.  p.   32,  t.  3, 

f.   6  ;    Breme,    Mon.   I.  p.   55,  t.  6,  f .  2 ;    t.    1,  f.  1-2, 

5-8. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3783  Perroni  Boisd.       Voy.  Astrol.  II.,   p.  259  ;    Breme,  Mon. 

I.,  p.  66,  t.   5,    f.  3;    Dohrn,     Stett.     Ent.   Zeit.   1881, 
p.  313. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3784  princeps  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  Lond.    V.   1848,  p.  52, 

t.  6,  f.  1. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3785  Spencei  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  58,  t.  6,  f.  5. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3786  Spinol^e  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   IV.  1848,  p.  53, 

t.  6,  f.  3. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3787  squamosus  Pascoe.     Ann.   Nat.   Hist.    1869,  p.    286,  t.  12, 

f.  4. 
Darling  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3788  tuberculatus  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  71,  t.  7,  f.  2. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  325 

SYMPETES.     Pascoe. 

3789  Macleayi  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p,  465. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3790  magister  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  465. 

Queensland. 

SARAGUS,     Erichson. 

3791  asidoides  Pascoe.      Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  465. 

S.  Australia. 

3792  asperipes  Pascoe.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  101. 

Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

3793  Australis   Boisd.       Voy.    Astrol.   II.   p.    263  ;   d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  208  ;  Breme,  Mon.  I.  p.  43,  t.  4,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3794  brunnipes  Boisd.     Voy.   Astrol.   II.   p.  264  ;  Breme,  Mon. 

I.  p.  37,  t.  3,  f.  4  ;  Latr.   Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  208. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3795  carinatus  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  41,  t.  3;  f.  2. 

Australia. 

3796  confirmatus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  102. 

W.  Australia. 

3797  contractus    Hope.      Trans.    Ent.     Soc.    Lond.   IV.   1848, 

p.  53,  t.  6,  f.  2. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3798  Duboulayi  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  466. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3799  emarginatus   Guer.       Voy.    Coquille,   II.    1830,   p.   105; 

Breme,  Mon.  I.  p.  47,  t,  3,  f.  5. 

3800  cassidoides  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  265. 

Victoria. 

3801  floccosus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  100. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

3802  gagates  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  52,  t.  4,  f.  1. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3803  granulatus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  197. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 


326      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

3804  incisus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  101. 

Mudgee,  N.  S.  Wales 

3805  infelix  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  466. 

Tasmania. 

3806  interruptus     Boisd.      Voy.    Astrol.    II.    p.    264 ;   Breme, 

Mon.  I.  p.  46,  t.  4,  f.  7 ;  Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed,  p.  208. 
Australia. 

3807  LiEVicoLLis  Oliv.     Ent.   II.  11.  p.    12,  t.  1,  f.  5  ;  Fabr.Ent. 

Syst.  I.  p.  250;  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842, 1,  p.  172, 
t.  4,  f.  7  ;  Breme,  Mon.  I.,  p.  44,  t.  3,  f.  I  ;  Hope, 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  V.  1848,  t.  7.  f.  5. 

costatus  Sol.     Studi.  ent.  1848,  p.  355,  t.  13,  £.  10-13. 

Tasmania,  Victoria  and  S.  Australia. 

3808  limbatus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  278. 

Victoria. 

3809  luridus    Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Ver.    Hamb.  1878,  III. 

p.  98 ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  116. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3810  marginatus  Sol.     Studi.  ent.  p.  356. 

Australia. 

3811  marginellus  Hope.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   V.   p.  55,  t.  6,  f.  4. 

Norfolk  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3812  Odewahni  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  467. 

S.  Australia. 

3813  orbicularis  Breme.     Mon.  I.  p.  51,  t.  4,  f.  4. 

Australia. 

3814  ovalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.   S.   Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  283. 
Gayndali,  Queensland. 

3815  patelliformis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  100. 

Western  Australia. 

3816  peltatus  Erichs.      Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  175. 

Tasmania,  Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales. 

3817  reticulatus   Haag-Rutenberg.      Verh.   Ver.   Hamb.   1878, 

III.  p.  98  ;   Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  116. 
Endeavour  River,  Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  327 

3818  rotundatus  Breme.     Men.  I.  p.  50,  t.  4,  f.  3. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3819  rugosus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  264. 

Australia. 

3820  silphodes  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.   II.  p.  263  ;  Breme,    Mon. 

I.  p.  42,  t.  3,  f.  3  ;  Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  208. 
Australia. 

3821  simplex  Hope.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   V.  1848,  p.  55,  t.  7,  f.  2. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3822  subrugosus  Breme.      Mon.  I.  p.  49,  t.  4.  f.  5. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3823  tarsalis  Hope.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.  55,  t.  7,  £.  3. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

3824  testudineus  Hope.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.  53,  t.  6,  f.  4. 

Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

3825  tricostellus    White.       Voy.     Capt.     Grey,    1841,     A  pp. 

p.  464 ;  Breme,  Mon.  I.  p.  53,  t.  5,  f.  6. 
W.  Australia. 

3826  tristis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  197. 

S.  Australia. 

3827  unicarinatus  Boisd.     Voy.   Astrol.   p.  265  ;    Breme,  Mon, 

I.  p.  48,  t.  4.  f.  6. 
Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

ONOSTERRHUS.     Pascoe. 

3828  Batesi  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Ver.  Hamb.   1878,  p.  99; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV,  1879,  p.  120. 
Queensland. 

3829  LiEviPENNis   Haag-Rutenberg.      Verh.    Ver.     Hamb.    1878. 

p.  100  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  121. 
Queensland. 

3830  l^evis  Pascoe,     Journ.  of   Ent.  1866,  p.  451. 

W.  Australia. 

3831  marginicollis   F.   Bates.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.   1872 

p.  277. 
W.  Australia. 


328   CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3832  opacus  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1872,  p.  278. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3833  punctulatus  F.  Bates.     Ent.  Month.   Mag.  1873,  X.  p.  51. 

W.  Australia. 

3834  vage-punctatus  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Yer.  Hamb.  1878, 

p.  99  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  120. 
Queensland. 

SARAGODINUS.    F.  Bates. 

3835  Batesi  Haag-Rutenberg.      Verh.    Ver.   Hamb.  1878,  III. 

p.  98;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  117. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

3836  Duboulayi  F.  Bates.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1871,  p.  272# 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3837  Howittii  F.  Bates.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1872,  p.  273. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

OPSIDUS.     Castelnau. 

3838  chrysomeloides  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  468. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

AMPHIANAX.     F.  Bates. 

3839  subcoriaceus  F.   Bates.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  Lond.    1873, 

p.  ^50. 
Australia. 

NYCTOZOILUS.     Guerin. 

3840  Dameli  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Ver.   Hamb.    1878,   III. 

p.  98  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  177. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

3841  Deyrollei  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1873,  p.  348. 

Australia. 

3842  Mastersi   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.    Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  284.  " 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  329 

3843  obesus  Guer.     Voy.  Coquille,  p.  93,  t.  4,  f.   2  ;  Mag.  Zool. 

CI.   IX.   p.    8,   t.    104  j  Casteln.   Hist.    Nat.  II.  p.  109  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  t.  55,  f.  4. 
clathratus  Sol.     Studi.  ent.  p.  352,  t.  14,  f.  10-12. 
reticulatus  Dej.    Cat.  3  ed.  p.  208. 
Australia. 

3844  rettculatus  F.   Bates.       Trans.   Ent,    Soc.    Lond.    1872, 

p.  274. 
Monaro,  N.  S.  Wales. 

STYRUS.     F.   Bates. 

3845  elongatulus  Macleay.      (Nyctozoilus.)  Trans.    Ent.     Soc. 

N.  S.   Wales,   II.   1872,  p.  284  ;  F.    Bates,  Trans.  Ent. 
Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  348. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

COSSYPHUS.     Olivier. 

3846  Odewahni  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  468. 

S.  Australia  ;  and  Singleton,  N.  S.  Wales. 

HYPOOILIBE.     F.  Bates. 

3847  Macleayi  F.  Bates.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1872,  p.  276. 

Queensland. 

3848  impunctata   Haag-Rutenberg.      Verb.    Ver.   Hamb.    1878, 

p.  98  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  118. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

AGASTHENES.     ft  Bates. 

3849  Westwoodi  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  353. 

S.  Australia. 

BR1SES.     Pascoe. 

3850  trachynotoides  Pascoe.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.   1869,  p.   146, 

t.  11,  f.  5. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


330   CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

ASPHALUS.      Pascoe. 

3851  ebeninus  Pascoe.    Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  12  ;  Ann. 

Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  147,  t.  11,  f.  3. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

HYPAULAX.     F.  Bates. 

3852  ampliata  F.  Bates.     Ann.  Nat.   Hist,    1874,  XIII.  p.    19. 

Champion  and  Nickol  Bays,  W.  Australia. 

3853  Gayndahensis  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.    S.  Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  284. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3854  marginata  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.   261, 

t.  12,  f.  1,  1  e. ;  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1874,  XIII.  p.  17. 
Clarence  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3855  oblonga  F.  Bates.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.   1868,   p.  263. 

ovalis  F.   Bates.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1868,   p.   263, 

t.  12,  f.  1  ;  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1874,  XIII.  p.  22. 
Clarence  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3856  opacicollis   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  285. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3857  opacula  F.  Bates.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1874,  XIII.  p   18. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3858  orcus  Pascoe.    (Nyctobates.)    Journ.  of  Ent.  1860,  p.  453; 

F.  Bates,  Ann.  Nat   Hist.  1874,  XIII.  p.  20. 
Swan  River,  Champion  Bay,  &c,  W.  Australia. 

3859  sinuaticollis  F.  Bates.       Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    Lond.    1868, 

p.  261  ;  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1874,  XIII.  p.  17. 
Clarence  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3860  tarda  F.   Bates.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1868,   p.    262 ; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1874,  XIII.  p.  17. 
Port  Denison,  Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

3861  tenuistriata  F.   Bates.       Ann.    Nat.   Hist.   1874,    XIII. 

p.  21. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS,  331 


CEULEONE.     F.  Bates. 

3862  Deyrollei  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   Lond.   1868,   p.   264, 

t.  12,  f.  2. 
Northern  parts  of  JS .  S.  Wales. 

NYCTOBATES.     Guerin. 

3863  crenata  Boisd.      Voy.   Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  255;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  225. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3864  feronioides   Pascoe.      Journ.   of  Ent.   II.    1866,  p.  453; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  148,  nota. 
Blue  Mountains,  N.  S.  Wales. 

ENCYALESTHUS.     Motschulsky. 

3365  punctipennis    Pascoe.        (Cholipus.)     Journ.    of    Ent.  II. 
1866,  p.  472. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

PROMETHIS.     Pascoe. 

3866  angulata  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  174. 

Tasmania. 

3867  lethalis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.    1869,  p.  148. 

Queensland. 

3868  nigra  Blessig.      Hor.    Soc.   Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  91,  t.  3, 

f.  1. 
Victoria. 

3869  Pascoei  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  285. 
Gayndab,  Queensland. 

3870  quadricollis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  149. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

OECTOSIS.     Pascoe. 

3871  cylindrica  Germ.     (Upis.)  Linn.   Ent.   III.  1848,  p.  198  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V.  p.  374,  nota  4. 


332   CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

MENEPHILUS.     Mulsant. 

3872  co3RULESCf,ns  Haag-Rutenberg.     Yerh.  Ver.  Hamb.    1878, 

III.  p.   100;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.   XIV.  1879,  p.  122. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Northern  Queensland. 

3873  colydioides  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  175. 

Tasmania. 

3874  convexiusculus  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1842,  p.  79  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IY.  1845,  p.  110. 
S.  Australia. 

3875  corvinus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842.  I.  p.  175. 

Tasmania. 

3876  cyanipennis  Hope.      Proc.    Ent.  Soc.   Lond.   1842,  p.  79  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IY.  1845,  p.  111. 
S.  Australia. 

3877  humilis  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  174  ;  Blanch. 

Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IY.  p.  162,  t.  11,  f.  9. 
Tasmania. 

3878  longipennis  Hope.      Proc.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1842,  p.  79  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.    IY.  1845,  p.  110. 
S.  Australia. 

3879  nigerrimus  Boisd.      Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.   254 ;  Blanch.  Yoy. 

Pole  Sud,  IY.  p.  163,   t.    11.,  f.   10;  Dej.   Cat.  3  ed., 
p.  266;  Blessig,  Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  95. 

Australis  W.  S.  Macleay.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  226. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 

3880  parvulus    Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.    S.   Wales,    II. 

1872,  p.  285. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

MENERISTES.    Pascoe. 

3881  intermedius  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  150. 

S.  Australia. 

3882  laticollis   Boisd.     (Baryscelis).     Yoy.    Astrol.    II.    1835, 

p.  253  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  266  ;  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist. 
1869,  p.  150,  t.  11,  f.  2. 
Victoria. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  333 

3883  politus  Boisd.      (Baryscelis).     Voy.    Astrol.    II.    p.    253 ; 

Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  266. 
Australia. 

3884  servulus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  151. 

Australia  and  Tasmania. 

EPHIDONIUS.    Pascoe. 

3885  acuticornis  Pascoe.     Ann.   Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  152,  t.  11, 

f.  6  ;  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1872,  p.  279. 
S.  Australia. 

3886  Duboulayi  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1872,  p.  279. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

AUGOLESTHUS.     Motschulsky. 

3887  Australasia  Motsch.     Bull.  Mosc.  1872,  XLV.  (2),  p.  35. 

N.  Australia. 

TENEBRIO.     Linne\ 

3888  Australis  Boisd.      Voy.  Astrol.    II.  p.  254 ;  Blessig,  Hor. 

Soc.  Ent.  Boss.   I.    1861,  p.   94;  W.  S.  Macleay,  Dej. 
Cat.  3  ed.  p,  226. 
Victoria. 

3889  molitor  Linn.     En.  Suec.  1761,  p.  224 

Australia.     (Introduced.) 

DECHIUS.     Pascoe. 

3890  aphodioides  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  445. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

3891  scissicollis  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  266, 

t.  12,  f.  8. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland, 

MICROPHYES.     Macleay. 

3892  rtjfipes  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  286. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


334      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

TANYLYPA.     Pascoe. 

3893  morio  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  153,  t.  11,  f.  4. 

Tasmania. 

SITOPHAGUS.     Mulsant. 

3894  NiTiDULUS   Macleay.    (Ipsaphes.)    Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    N.    S. 

Wales,  II.  1872,  p.  168. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

SYNERCTICUS.     Newman. 

3895  heteromerus  Newm.     The  Entomol.  1842,  p.  403. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Queensland,  and  Victoria. 

3896  piceus  Pascoe.   (Aposyla.)  Pascoe,   Journ.   of  Ent.  I.  1862. 

p.  325,  t.  16,  f.  4. 
Queensland. 

CYPHALEUS.     Westwood. 

3897  ^reus  C.  O.  Waterhouse.      Ent.  Month.  Mag.  1877,  XIV., 

p.  72. 
Brisbane,  Queensland. 

3898  cupricollis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  287. 
Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

3899  formosus  Westw.     Arcan.   Ent.  I.  p.  43,  t.  12,  f.  1,  a-c. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3900  fulgidipennis  Boisd.   (Chrysobalus.)  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835, 

p.  267. 
ioj)terus  Westw.   Arcan.  Ent.  I.  p.  43  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V. 

p.  409. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3901  insignitus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  327. 

Queensland. 

3902  Mastersi  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  357. 

chalybeipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  286. 
Gayndah,  <fec,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  335 

3903  quadrispinosus  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1874, 

p.  545. 
Queensland. 

3904  rugosus  Gray.     Griff.  Anim.  Kingd.  31.  t.  80,  f.  5;  Westw. 

Arcan.  Ent.  I.  p.  43. 
aterrimus  Gray.     I.e.  p.  22,  t.  74,  f.  5. 
N.  S.t  Wales. 

3905  Schmeltzi  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Ver.  Hanib.  1878,  III. 

p.  101  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  125. 
Rockhampton,   Queensland. 

3906  valdivianus  Philippi.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1864,  p.  350. 

Australia. 

PLATYPHANES.     Westwood. 

3907  cyaneus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  472. 

N.  Australia. 

3908  gibbosus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  V.  p.  206,  t.  22, 

f.  6. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3909  Godeffroyi  Haag-Rutenberg.    Verh.  Ver.  Hamb.  1878,  III. 

p.  100 ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  123. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3910  oblongus  G.  O.  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1874,  p.  547. 

Australia. 

3911  vittatus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  V.  p.  206. 

S.  Australia. 

PROPHANES.    Westwood. 

3912  aculeatus  Westw.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  V.  p.  204,  t.  24, 

f.  4. 
W.  Australia. 

3913  metallescens  Westw.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  V.  p.  204, 

t.  24,  f.  5  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V.  p.  411,  nota. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3914  spinosus   C.    O.    Waterh.      Trans.  Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1874, 

p.  546. 

Australia. 

22 


336      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3915  striatopunctatus    Westw.       Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.   V. 

p.  205  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V.  p.  411,  nota. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

3916  tricolor  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Ver.  Hamb.   1878,  III. 

p.  101  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  125. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

MCERODES.     C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

3917  Westwoodi  Macleay.     (Prophanes).     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N. 

S.  Wales,  II.  1872,  p.  287  ;  G.  0.  Waterh.  Ent.  Month. 
Mag.  1877,  XIV.  p.  72. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

LAONICUS.     Haag-Rutenberg. 

3918  Dameli  Haag-Rutenberg.      Verh.  Ver.   Hamb.   1878,  III. 

p.  101  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  124. 
Cape  York,  IN.  Australia. 

3919  pilosus  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.    Ver.   Hamb.    1878,   III. 

p.  101  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  101. 
Queensland. 

LYGESTIRA.     Pascoe. 

3920  funerea  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  471. 

S.  Australia. 

3921  lata  C.  O.  Waterh.      Ent.  Month.  Mag.  1877,  XIV.  p.  72. 

E.  Australia. 

3922  simplex   Westw.      Trans.    Ent.     Soc.    V.    1849,  p.    205 ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V.  p.  411,  nota. 
Victoria. 

OPIGENIA.      Pascoe. 

3923  iridescens  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  289. 

Victoria. 

TRISILUS.     Haag-Rutenberg. 

3924  femoralis  Haag-Ruten.     Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879, 

p.  127. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  337 

AMARYGMIMUS.     F.  Bates. 

3925  Duboulayi  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  355. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

ANAUSIS.     F.  Bates. 

3926  Macleayi  F.  Bates.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  356. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

OREMASIS.     Pascoe. 

3927  cupreus  Cray.     Griff.  Anim.  Kingd.  II.  1832,  p.  22,  t.  74, 

f.   2  ;    t.    80,    f.    2.   (Adelium  cupreum   Gray,)    Pascoe, 
Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  470. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3928  Haagi  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  356. 

Queensland. 

APOMESTRIS.     F.  Bates. 

3929  Westwoodi  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  358. 

Goulburn  River,  Victoria. 

CTIMENE.     F.  Bates. 

3930  Breweri  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  360. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

HECTUS.     Pascoe. 

3931  anthracinus     Pascoe.      Ann.     Nat.    Hist.    1869,    p.    290, 

t.  12,  f.  6. 
Bockhampton,  Queensland. 

DECIALMA.     Pascoe. 

3932  Pascoei  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  358. 

Queensland. 

3933  tenuitarsis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  291. 

Victoria. 


338      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

BARYTIPHA. 

3934  socialis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  292,  t.  12,  f.  5. 

Victoria. 

M1THIPPIA.     Pascoe. 

3935  aurita  Pascoe.    Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  293,  t.  12,  f.  3. 

S.  Australia. 

3936  Jansoni  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  359. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

HEMICYCLUS.     Westwood. 

3937  grandis  Westw.     Arcan.  Ent.  I.  p.  44,  t.  12,  £.  3,  a-c. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland, 

3938  metallicus  Westw.     Arcan.    Ent.   I.  p.  44 ;  Lacord,  Gen. 

Col.  V.  p.  412,  nota  1. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3939  punctulatus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  472. 

Victoria. 

CHARTOPTERYX.     Westwood. 

3940  binodosa  Pascoe.  (Altes.)     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  327  ; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  291,  t.  12,  f.  2. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

3941  Childreni  Westw.     Arcan.  Ent.  I.  p.  44,  t.  12,  f.  2. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3942  Mastersi    Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    N.   S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  287. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3943  nitida    Erichs.      (Olisthaena).      Wiegm.    Arch.     1842,    I. 

p.  178,  t.  4,  f.  8. 
Tasmania. 

LEPISPILUS.     Westwood. 

3944  stygianus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  290. 

Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  339 

3945  sulcicollis   Boisd.   (Pachycoelia.)     Voy.  Astrol.   II.    1835, 

p.    248 ;  p.   268,  t.   7,    f.    5 ;   Dej.    Cat.  3  ed.   p.    208  ; 
Westw.    Arcan.  Ent.  I.  p.  44,  t.  12,  f.  4;  Blanch.  Voy. 
Pole  Sud,  IV.   p.    172,   t.   II.  f.  14;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col. 
V.  p.  414,  nota  1. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  Tasmania. 

TETPvAPHYLLUS.     Castelnau  et  Brulle\ 

3946  Reaumuri  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.  II.  p.  224. 

Australia. 

3947  sumptuosus  Hope.      Proc.  Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  1842,   p.  78 ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  109. 
S.  Australia. 

TIT^NA.    Erichson. 

3948  alcyonea  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  180;  Bates, 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1874,  (4),  XIII.  p.  104. 
Tasmania ;  King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

3949  columbina  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  179,  t.  4,  f.  9, 

a-b;  Blanch.  Voy.   Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  178;  Bates,   Ann. 

Nat.  Hist.  1874  (4),  XIII.  p.  103. 
rugosa  Blanch.     Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  178,  t.  12,  f.  2. 
Tasmania,  Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales. 

3950  pulchra  Bates.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1874,  (4),  XIII.  p.  103. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3951  varicolor  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Ver.  Hamb.  1878,  III. 

p.  102  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  127. 
Brisbane,  Queensland. 

MELYTRA.     Pascoe. 

3952  ovata  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  34,  t.  10,  f.  1. 

Tasmania. 

HYM^EA.     Pascoe. 

3953  succixifera  Pascoe.    Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  36,  t.  10,  f.  3. 

Tasmania. 


340      CATALOGUE  OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

ECTYCHE.     Pascoe. 

3954  erebea  Pascoe.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  144,  t.  11,  f.  1. 

Fremantle,  W,  Australia. 

3955  nana  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  145. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

3956  scabripennis  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  360. 

Nickol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3957  sculpturata  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  361. 

Nickol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3958  tueerculipennis   Bates.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1873, 

p.  361. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

MICRECTYCHE.     F.  Bates. 

3959  ferruginea  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  364. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia, 
var.  1  dubia  F.  Bates,  I.e.  p.  364. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3960  intermedia  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  363. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

3961  Ryei  F.  Bates,     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  364. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

CARDIOTHORAX.     Motschulsky. 

3962  acutangulus    Bates.      Ent.    Month.     Mag.     1879,  XVI. 

pp.  32  and  131. 
Brisbane,  Queensland. 

3963  ^neus  Bates.     Ent.  Month.   Mag.  1879,  XVI.  pp.  33  and 

131. 
Australia. 

3964  ^ricollis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  38. 

Queensland. 

3965  angulatus  Bates.     Ent.    Month.   Mag.    1879,  XVI.  pp.  32 

and  75. 
N.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  341 

3966  aratus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  479. 

Pine  Mountain,  Queensland.    • 

3967  armipes  Bates.      Ent.  Month.    Mag.  1879,    XVI.    pp.    30 

and  71. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

3968  brevicollis  Redtenb.     Reis.  Novar.  II.  1868,  p.  130,  t.  4, 

f.  6. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3969  caperatus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  40. 

Hunter  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3970  captiosus  Bates.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.   1879,  XVI,   pp.  33 

and  131. 
Cape  York,  &c,  N.  Australia. 

3971  Castelnaudi  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  38. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3972  chalceus  Bates.     Ent.   Month.  Mag.   1879,  XI Y.   pp.  31 
and  74. 

Queensland. 

3973  connexus  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Yer.  Hamb.  1878,  III. 

p.  102  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIY.  1879,  p.  128. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

3974  cordicollis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  38. 

Brisbane,  &&,  Queensland. 

3975  crassicornis  Bates.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.  1879,  XIY.  pp.  31 

and  74. 
Queensland. 

3976  crenulicollis    Bates.       Ent.    Month.    Mag.    1879,    XVI. 

pp.  33,  and  133. 
Endeavour  River,  Queensland. 

3977  curvipes  Bates.     Ent.   Month.   Mag.    1879,  XIV.  pp.    31 

and  73. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3978  distinctus  Bates.     Ent.  Month.   Mag.  1879,  XVI.  pp.  33 

and  132. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


342      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

3979  dilaticollis  Guer.     Voy.   Coquille,  II.  1830,  p.  100,  t.   4, 

f.  11  ;  Boisd,  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  279. 
Australia. 

3980  encephalus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  39, 

Rockhampton,  &c.,  Queensland. 

3981  egerius  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  478,  1. 19,  f.  4. 

Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales. 

3982  eRrans  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  I860,  p.  479. 

Queensland. 

3983  femoratus  Bates.       Ent.  Month.  Mag.  1879,  XIV.  pp.  30 

and  71. 
Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

3984  fraternalis  Bates.      Ent.  Month.  Mag.  1879,  XVI.  pp.  31 

and  72. 
Queensland. 

3985  grandis  Bates.      Ent.  Month.  Mag.  1879,  XVI.  pp.  32  and 

75. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

3986  Haagi  Bates,     Ent.  Month.  Mag.    1879,  XVI.  pp.  53  and 

133. 
Australia. 

3987  Howitti  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  37. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3988  humeralis   Bates.     Ent.  Month.   Mag.  1878,  XVI.  pp.  33 

and  133. 
Australia. 

3989  Kirbyi  Sol.     Studi.  Ent.  1848,  p.  193,  t,  7,  f.  1-4. 

Australia. 

3990  licinoides  Redtenb.     Reis.  Novar.  II.  p.  129,  t,  4,  f.  5. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

3991  longipes  Bates.      Ent.    Month.   Mag.  1879,  XVI.  pp.   31 

and  73. 
Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3992  Macleayi  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  478. 

Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  343 

3993  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  288. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

3994  opacicollis   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  288. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

3995  pithecius  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  39. 

Gayndah,  Rockanipton,  &c,  Queensland. 

3996  politicollis  Bates.     Ent.  Month.   Mag.  1879,  XVI.  pp.  31 

and  73. 
Upper  Hunter  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

3997  quadridentatus  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond. 

1875,  p.  205. 
Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

3998  simulans  Haag-Rutenberg.      Verh.  Ver.  Hamb.  1878,  III. 

p.  102  ;  Journ.  Mus.   Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  127. 
Rockharnpton,  Queensland. 

3999  valgipes  Bates.      Ent.    Month.   Mag.    1879,   XVI.  pp.    32 

and  72. 
Australia. 

4000  Walckn^ri  Hope.     The  Coleop.  Man.  III.  p.  189,  t.  3,  f.  5. 

N,  S.  Wales. 

BLEPEGENES.     Pascoe. 

4001  aruspex  Pascoe.     Proc.  Ent.    Soc.  1868,  p.  12  ;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.  1869,  p.  42,  t.  10,  f.  2. 
armatus  Preudh.    (Ceradeliuui).    Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg.  XI. 

1868,  p.  128,  t.  3. 
Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4002  EQUESTRis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  28. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

BYALLIUS.     Pascoe. 

4003  reticulatus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.   Hist.  1869,  p.  43,  t.  10, 

f.  6. 
Gippsland,  Victoria. 


344      CATALOGUE  OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

D^EDROSIS.     Bates. 

4004  ambigua  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1868,  p.  269,  t.  12,  f.  3. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4005  crenatostriata  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1868,  p.  268. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4006  PYGMiEA  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Yer.  Hamb.    1878,  III. 

p.  103  ;  Jouru.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  129. 

OTRINTUS.     Pascoe. 

4007  Behri  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  196  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Col.  V.  p.  147,  nota ;  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.   II.   18P6, 
p.  483. 
Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  M.  S.  Wales. 

ADELIUM.    Kirby. 

4008  abbreviatum  Boisd.      Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  281  ;  Latr. 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  232. 
impressum  Blanch.      Voy.    Pole  Sud,  IV.    1853,  p.   177, 

t.  11,  f.  18. 
Tasmania. 

4009  aerarium  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  133. 

Darling  Downs,  Queensland. 

4010  ancilla  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  136. 

Darling  Downs,  Queensland. 

4011  angulicolle  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.  II.  p.  236  ;  Blessig,  Hor. 

Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  99,  t.  3,  f.  4. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

4012  augurale  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  480. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

4013  auratum  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  481. 

N.  Australia. 

4014  brevicorne  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  101, 

t.  3,  f.  2. 
Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  345 

4015  calosomoides  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XJI.  p.  420,  t.  22, 

£.  2  ;  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  275. 
S.  Australia. 

4016  carinatum  Blanch.     Hist.  Nat.  II.  1845,  p.  37  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  Y.  p.  438,  nota  1,  III. 
Australia. 

4017  cisteloides  Erichs.    Wiegm.  Arch.  1842, 1,  p.  176;  Blessig, 

Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  101. 
Tasmania. 

4018  commodum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  139. 

Tasmania. 

4019  congestum  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  482. 

Victoria. 

4020  convexiusculum  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  289. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4021  elongatum  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I  p.  177. 

Tasmania. 

4022  geminatum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  102. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

4023  geniale  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  135. 

Clarence  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4024  geniculatum  Haag-Rutenberg.     Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIY. 

1879,  p.  129. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4025  harpaloides  Boisd.     Yoy.  Astrol.   II.  p.    280  ;  d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  232. 
Australia. 

4026  helopioides  Boisd.      Yoy.   Astrol.   II.   p.   280 ;   d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  232. 
Australia. 

4027  latum  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  482. 

Yictoria. 
4023  licinoides  Kirby.     Trans.  Linn.   Soc.  XII.  p.  421;  Boisd. 
Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  276. 
Tasmania. 


346      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4029  monilicorne   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  291. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4030  neophyta  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  136. 

Victoria. 

4031  obesum  Pascoe,     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  481. 

Victoria. 

4032  orphana  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869.  p.  138, 

Yankee  Jim  Creek,  Victoria. 

4033  panageicolle  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  290. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4034  parallelum  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  199. 

S.  Australia. 

4035  parvulum  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  290. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4036  pilosum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  134. 

Lachlan  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4037  plicigerum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  133. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

4038  porcatum   Fabr.     Syst.    Ent,   p.   239  ;  Oliv.   Ent.  III.   35, 

p.  37,  t.  7,  £.  84. 
caraboides  Kirby.      Trans,  Linn.  Soc.   XII.  p.  466,  t.  23, 

f.  7  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  274. 
porcatulwn  Fabr.  Syst.  El.  I.  p.  211. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4039  punctipenne  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  278. 

Australia. 

4040  reductum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  135. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

4041  repandum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  137. 

Moreton  Bay,  Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

4042  rugosicolle  Boisd.     Voy.    Astrol.   II.    p.   279 ;  Latr.   Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  232. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  347 

4043  rugicolle  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.    Soc.    N,  S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  289. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

4044  ruptum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  139. 

Yankee  Jim  Creek,  Victoria. 

4045  scutellare  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  134. 

Darling  Downs,  Queensland. 

4046  scytalicum  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  137. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

4047  similatum  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  198. 

S.  Australia. 

4048  steropoides  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  138. 

Victoria. 

4049  striatum  Pascoe      Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  481. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

4050  succtsum  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  480. 

Victoria. 

4051  tenebrioides  Erichs.      Wiegm.    Arch.    1842,   I.    p.    176 ; 

Blessig,  Hor.  Soc.  Ent.   Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  101. 
Tasmania. 

4052  vicarium  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  480. 

Western  Australia. 

4053  virescens  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  281  ;  Latr.  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  232. 
Australia. 

4054  viridipenne  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   N.    S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  289. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

SEIROTRANA.    Pascoe. 

4055  catenulata    Boisd.      (Adelium)    Voy.    Astrol.    II.    1835, 

p.  276  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.   p.  232  ;  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent. 
II.  1866,  p.  483. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4056  crenicolle  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  43,  t.  10,  f.  4. 

Mountains  of  Victoria. 


348      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

4057  femoralis  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  292. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4058  integricolle  Haag-Rutenberg.     Verh.  Ver.  Hamb.   1878, 

III.  p.  102  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIY.  1879,  p.  128. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4059  Mastersi  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  104. 

Brisbane,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

4060  nosodermoides  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  104. 

Wide  Bay,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

4061  proxima  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  43. 

Victoria. 

4062  punctifera  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  291. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4063  strigipennis  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  365. 

Australia. 

APASIS.     Pascoe. 

4064  Howittii  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat,  Hist.  1869,  p.  140,  t.  11,  f,  7. 

Victoria. 

LICINOMA.     Pascoe. 

4065  elata  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  104. 

Wide  Bay,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

4066  nitida  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  140. 

Mount  Macedon,  Victoria. 

4067  violacea  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  292. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

BRYCOPIA.     Pascoe. 

4068  dubia  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  293. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4069  longipes  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  293. 
Gayndah,  Queensland 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  349 

4070  pilosella  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  141. 

Mount  Macedon,  Victoria. 

DINORIA.     Pascoe. 

4071  cgelioides  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  103. 

Queensland. 

4072  picta  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  141. 

Tasmania. 

LEPTOGASTE-US.    Macleay. 

4073  Mastersi    Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  294.  * 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

DYSTALICA.     Pascoe. 

4074  homogena  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  142. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4075  subpubescens  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  369. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

PSEUDHELOPS.     Guenn. 

4076  deplanatus  Boisd.     Yoy.  Astrol.  II.    1835,  p.  277,  t.    7, 

f.  6  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V.  p.  438,  nota  1. 
Coripera  deplanata  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  483. 
Tasmania. 

4077  Mastersi   Macleay.     (Coripera.)     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.    S. 

Wales,  II.  1872,  p.  299. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

4078  ocellatus    Pascoe.      (Coripera.)     Ann.    Nat.    Hist.    1869, 

p.  44,  t.  10,  f.  5. 
Mount  Macedon,  Victoria. 

METISOPUS.     F.  Bates. 

4079  purpureipennis  Bates.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  371. 

Norfolk  Island. 


350      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

OMOLIPUS.     Pascoe. 

4080  corvus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  127  ;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist,  1869,  p.  143. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

4081  cyaneus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  98. 

W.  Australia. 

4082  gnesioides  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  143. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

4083  grandis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  294. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4084  l^vis  Pascoe.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  142. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

4085  oblongus  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  379. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4086  parvus  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  379. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4087  socius  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1862,  p.  463  ;  1869,  p.  143. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

CHARIOTHECA.     Pascoe. 

4088  amaroides  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1862,  p.  463. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

CAMPOLENE.     Pascoe. 

4089  nitida  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  44,  t.  2,  f.  4. 


N.  S.  Wales. 


ACROTHYMUS.     Pascoe. 


4090  cjenosus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  476. 

Australia. 

MIMOPEUS.      Pascoe. 

4091  amaroides  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  477. 

Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  351 

TARPELA.     Allard. 

4092  catenulata  Allard.    MT.  Schw.  Ent.  Ges.  V.  p.  239,  1877. 

Australia. 

AMARYGMUS.     Dalman. 

4093  amethystinus  Fabr.       Syst.    Ent.    p.    124  ;  Syst.    El.    II. 

p.  13;  Oliv.   Ent.  III.   58,  p.  9,  t.  1,  f.  9  ;  Boisd.  Voy. 
Astrol.  II,  p.  273. 
Australia. 

4094  anthracinus  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.    1842,  p.  79  ;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  110. 
Australia. 

4095  BicoLORFabr.     Syst.  Ent.  I.  p.   118;  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  14; 

Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  174. 
Australia. 

4096  cgelestis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  345. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

4097  columbinus  Boisd.      Voy.   Astrol.    II.    1835,  p.  271  ;  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  233;  Blanch.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  182, 
t.  12,  f.  7. 
Australia. 

4098  convexiusculus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  297. 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

4099  convexus  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  485. 

Queensland. 

4100  cupido  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  346. 

Queensland. 

4101  cupreus  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.  p.  123  :  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  12;  Oliv. 

Ent.  III.  58,  p.  7,  t.  1,  f.  6. 
verier eus  Gmel.  ed.  Linn.  I.  4,  p.  1728. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4102  cupricollis  Hope.      Proc.   Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.  78 ;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  109. 

S.  Australia. 
23 


352      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

4103  cyanipennis  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.   78  ;   Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  110. 
S.  Australia. 

4104  ellipsoides  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  350. 

Queensland. 

4105  exilis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  346. 

Lachlan  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4106  fastuosus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  200. 

S.  Australia. 

4107  fervens  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  200. 

S.  Australia. 

4108  foveolatus   Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N,  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  297. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4109  grandis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  295. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4110  Howitti  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  348. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  and  W.  Australia. 

4111  indigaceus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  346. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4112  longipennis  Hope.     Proc.   Ent.   Soc.   1842,  p.  79;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  109. 
S.  Australia. 

4113  maurulus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  105. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4114  minutus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  347. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4115  nigritarsis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  485. 

Queensland. 

4116  obsoletus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.   S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  296. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4117  obtusus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  348. 

Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE  MASTERS.  353 

4118  opacicollis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  295. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4119  picicornis  Hope.     Proc.    Ent.    Soc.    1842,    p.    78;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  110. 
S.  Australia. 

4120  picipes  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  295. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4121  polychromus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  348. 

S.  Australia. 

4122  puncticollis  Hope.     Proc.  Ent."  Soc.   1842,  p.  78  ;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  109. 
S.  Australia. 

4123  punctipennis  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  296. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4124  purpureus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  199. 

S.  Australia. 

4125  pusillus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist,  1869,  p.  347. 

Kiama,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4126  resplendens  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  272. 

Australia. 

4127  rufipes  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  294. 
Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

4128  rugosicollis    Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  295. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4129  rugosipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  296. 
Gayndah,    Queensland. 

4130  rugosus  Germ.     Linn.  Ent,  III.  p.  201. 

sulcipennis  Hope.     Proc.   Ent.  Soc.    1842,   p.   78;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  IV.  1845,  p.  109. 
S.  Australia. 


354      CATALOGUE  OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4131  semissus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat  Hist.  1869,  p.  349. 

Kiama,  1ST.  S.  Wales. 

4132  semiticus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  349. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

4133  smaragdulus  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.  p.  123  ;  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  13  ; 

Oliv,  Ent.  III.  58,  p.  6,  t.  1,  f.  5 ;  Boisd.  Yoy.   Astrol. 

II.  p.  273. 

Australia. 

4134  striatus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  297. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4135  suturalis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  350. 

South  and  W.  Australia. 

4136  tarsalis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  485. 

Queensland. 

4137  torridus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.   1869,  p.  351. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

4138  tristis  Fabr.     Ent.  Syst.  Suppl.  p.  102  ;  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  13. 

Australia. 

4139  triangularis  Haag-Rutenberg.      Yerh.  Yer.  Hamb.  1873, 

III.  p.  104;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIY.  1879,  p.  132. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

4140  tyrrhenus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  105. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4141  variolaris  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  145. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

4142  velutinus  W.  S.  Macleay.     King's  Surv.  Australia,  II.  App. 

p.  443,  1827. 
Australia. 

4143  vinosus  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  345. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4144  viridicollis  W.  S.  Macleay.     King's  Surv.   Australia,  II. 

App.  p.  443. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  355 

EURYPERA.     Pascoe. 

4145  cuprea  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1870,  p.  106. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

CHALCOPTERUS.    Blessig. 

4146  affinis  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  109,  t.  4, 

f.  4. 
Victoria. 

4147  cupripennis  Hope.      Proc.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.   1842,  p.  78  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.   1845,  p.  109  ;  Germ.  Linn. 
Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  200;  Blessig,  Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I. 
1861,  p.  109. 
Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

4148  iridicolor  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  107, 

t.  4,  f.  3,  et  6. 
Victoria. 

4149  l^evicollis  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  110, 

t.  4,  f.  5. 
Victoria. 

4150  variabilis  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  108. 

Victoria. 

STRONGYLIUM.     Kirby. 

4151  Australe  Maklin.     Act.  Fenn.  1864,  p.  354. 

Australia. 

4152  Macleayi  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  43. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4153  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    N.    S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  298.  ' 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 
41.54  reticulatum  Maklin.     Act.  Fenn.  1864,  p.  343. 

Australia. 
4155  ruficolle  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,   II. 
1872,  p.  298. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


356      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

PSEUDOSTRONGYLIUM.     Kraatz. 

4156  viridipenne  Kraatz.     Deutsche  Ent.    Zeit.  XXIV.  1880, 

p.  120. 

Queensland. 

TYNDARISUS.    Pascoe. 

4157  longitarsis  Pascoe.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  295, 1. 12,  f.  1. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 


Family.     CISTELID^E. 

ATRACTUS.    Lacordaire. 

4158  columbinus  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.   1835,  p.  284  ;  Bates, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  270,  t.  12,  f.  7. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4159  cyaneus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  299. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4160  eros  Pascoe.     (iEthyssius.)     Ann.  Nat.  Hist,  1871,  p.  357. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4161  ruficollis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  299. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4162  rugosulus   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  300, 
Gayndah,   Queensland. 

4163  virescens  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  284. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4164  viridis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  1835,  p.  283  ;  W.  S.  Macleay, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  233. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4165  vitticollis  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  1ST.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  300. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  357 

ALCMEONIS.    F.  Bates. 

4166  pulchra  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1868,  p.  271,  t.  12,  f.  4. 

S.  Australia. 

LICYMNIUS.     F.  Bates. 

4167  foveicollis  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1868,  p.  272,  t.  12,  f.  5. 

Brisbane,  Queensland. 

4168  strigicollis  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1877,  p.  167  ;  Journ. 

Mus.  Godeffr.  XIY.  1879,  p.  110. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

ANAXO.    F.  Bates. 

4169  brevicornis  Bates.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1868,  p.  273,  t.  12,  f.  6. 

S.  Australia. 

4170  fusco-violaceus   Fairm.      Pet.   Nouv.  II.   1877,   p.   167  ; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIY.  1879,  p.  111. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

CHROMOM^EA.     Pascoe. 

4171  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  300. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4172  pallida  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  319. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4173  Pascoei  F.  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  317. 

Brisbane,  Queensland. 

4174  picea  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  300. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4175  picta  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  491. 

Queensland, 

4176  rufescexs  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  320. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4177  unicolor  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  320. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4178  vittata  Bates.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1868,  p.  318. 

N.  S.  Wales. 


358      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF    AUSTRALIA, 

METISTETE.     Pascoe. 

4179  cisteloides  Newm.     Ent.   Month.   Mag.   V.  1838,  p.  488  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  V.  p.   499,  nota  2  ;  Pascoe,  Journ.  of 
Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  489. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4180  gibbicollis  Newm.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.  V,  1838,  p.  488. 

Australia. 

4181  Pascoei  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  299. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

APELLATUS.     Pascoe. 

4182  lateralis  Pascoe.    Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  45,  t.  2,  f.  1. 

N.  S.  Walea 

4183  Mastersi   Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.    S.    Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  299. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4184  palpalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  298. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

TANYCHILUS.      Newman. 

4185  dubius  Newm.     Ent.  Month.  Mag.  V.  1838,  p.  488. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4186  splendens  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  111. 

Ballarat,  Victoria. 

4187  striatus  Newm.     Ent.  Month.   Mag.    V.   p.   487,   c.   fig.  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  t.  58,  f.  4 ;  Redtenb.  Reis.  Novar.  II. 
p.  134. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

LISA.     Haag-Rutenberg. 

4188  singularis  Haag-Rutenb.  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV,  1879, 

p.  135,  nota. 
Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE   MASTERS.  359 

ISMARUS.     Haag-Rutenberg. 

4189  Godeffroyi  Haag-Rutenberg.     Yerh.    Ver.    Hanib.   1878, 

III.  p.  104  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  134. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

ALLECULA.     Fabricius. 

4190  angusticollis  Bohein.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  100. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4191  Australis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  282  ;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  234. 

4192  canescens  Hope.    Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1842,  p.  80;  Trans 

Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  Ill, 
S.  Australia. 

4193  carbonaria  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  202. 

S.  Australia. 

4194  costata  Haag-Rutenb.    Verb.  Ver.  Hamb.  1878,  III.  p.  105; 

Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  137. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4195  CYLiNDRiCA  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  202. 

S.  Australia 

4196  cylindricollis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  283. 

Australia. 

4197  elongata  Macleay.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  301. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4198  fastigiata  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  202. 

S.  Australia. 

4199  foveicolllis  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1842,  p    80  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  112. 

4200  fuscipennis  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  I.  1861,  p.  112, 

t.  4,  f.  2. 
Ballarat,  Victoria. 

4201  Gouldi  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1842,  p.  80;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  112. 
S.  Australia. 


360      CATALOGUE   OP  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP  AUSTRALIA, 

4202  laticollis  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  p.  100. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4203  Mastersi  Macleay.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  302. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4204  melancholica  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1842,  p.  79  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  111. 
S.  Australia. 

4205  nigricans  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1842  p.  80;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  112. 
S.  Australia. 

4206  omophloides  Hope.     Proc.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.   1842,  p.  79  ; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  111. 
S.  Australia. 

4207  Pascoei  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  302. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4208  pimeloides   Hope.     Proc.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1842,   p.  79; 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV.  1845,  p.  111. 

4209  planicollis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  303. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4210  punctipennis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  302. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4211  rotundicollis  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.  II.  p.  243. 

Australia. 

4212  rugulosa  Boisd.     Voy.   Astrol.  II.  p.  282  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed. 

p.  234. 
Australia. 

4213  subsulcata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  302. 

HOMOTRYSIS.     Pascoe. 

4214  curticornis  Haag-Rutenberg.      Verh.   Ver.   Hamb.    1878, 

III.  p.  105  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  136. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  361 

4215  debilicornis  Haag-Rutenb.     Verh.  Ver.  Hamb.  1878,  III. 

p.  105  ;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  135. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

4216  maculata  Haag-Rutenb.     Verb.   Ver.   Hamb.    1878,    III. 

p.  106;  Journ.  Mus.  Godeffr.  XIV.  1879,  p.  136. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

4217  microderes  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  489. 

Victoria. 

4218  regularis   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  301. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4219  ruficornis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.   S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  301. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4220  subgeminatus  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  301. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4221  tristis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  201. 

S.  Australia. 

HYBRENIA.    Pascoe. 

4222  insularis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  489. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

4223  vittata  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  490. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

CISTELA.     Fabricius. 

4224  convexa  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  303. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4225  depressiuscula  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  303. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4226  ovata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.   S.    Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  303. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


362      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4227  polita  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  304. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4228  securigera  W.   S.    Macleay.     King's  Surv.  Australia,  II. 

1827,  p.  443. 
Australia. 

Family.     PYTHID^E. 

LISSODEMA.      Curtis. 

4229  hybridum  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842, 1  p.  182. 

Tasmania. 

Family.      MONOMMATID^E. 

MONOMMA.     Castelnau. 

4230  Australe  Thorns.     Typi  Cetonidarum,  1878,  p.  40. 

Australia. 

Family.       MELANDftYID^E. 

ORCHESIA.     Latreille. 

4231  elongata  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    N.   S4    Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  304.  ' 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

Family.       LAGEIID^E. 

LAGRIA.     Fabricius 

4232  affinis  Boisd.     Yoy.   Astrol.   II.    1835,  p.  286;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  237. 
Australia. 

4233  cyanea  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  304. 
Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  363 

4234  grandis  Gyll.     Schonh.  Syn.   Ins.  I.   3,  App.  p.  9  ;  Blanch. 

Yoy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  183.  t.  12,  f.  9  ;  Erichs.  Wiegm. 

Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  370. 
rufescens  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  286 ;  Latr.   Dej.   Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  237. 
ruficollis  W.  S.  Macleay.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  237. 
Australia  and  Tasmania.     (Widely  distributed.) 

4235  tomentosa  Fabr.     Syst.    Ent.  p.   125;  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  70; 

Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.   287. 
W.  Australia 

EUTRAPELA.     Blanchard. 

4236  Australica  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  102. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

OMMATOPHORUS.      Macleay. 

4237  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  305. 
Uayndah,  Queensland. 

EUOMMA.     Boheman. 

4238  laterale  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  101,  t.  2,  £.  1. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

DIACALLA.     Pascoe. 

4239  comata  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  46,  t.  2,  f.  6. 

Queensland. 

ICTISTYGNA.     Pascoe. 

4240  adusta  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  492. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4241  vetula  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1866,  p.  492. 

N.  S  Whales. 

Family.     PEDILID^E. 

XYLOPHILUS.     Latreille. 

4242  undatus  Gemming.  Col.  Heft.  YI.  1870. 

fasciatus  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  107. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


364      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

EGESTRIA.     Pascoe. 

4243  griseo-lineata  Fairm.     Le  Nat.  1879,  I.  p.  70. 

Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

4244  pallitibia  Fairm.     Le  Nat.  1879,  I.  p.  70. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4245  suturalis  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  359. 

N.  Australia. 

4246  t^eniata  Pascoe.     Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  358,  t.  14,  f.  9- 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

MACRATKEA.     Newman. 

4247  Australis  King.     Trans   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  2. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

Family.     ANTHICIDJE. 

FORMICOMUS.     Laferte\ 

4248  agilis  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  6. 

Parramatta,  Liverpool  Plains,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4249  Australis  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  8. 
N.  S.  Wales,  S.  Australia,  K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4250  Clarki  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  5. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

4251  cyaneus  Hope.      Trans.   Zool.   Soc.   I.   p.  100,  t.  14,  f.  4  ; 

Laf.   Mon.   p.   68,   t.  24,  f.    3  ;   King,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc. 
N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  5. 
Australia. 

4252  Denisoni  King.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  6. 

Port  Denison,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

4253  humeralis  Macleay.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  306. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE  MASTERS.  365 

4254  Kingi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  306. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4255  Ma.stersi  King.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  9. 

Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4256  obliqui-fasciatus  King.      Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.  1869,  p.  8. 
Parramatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4257  quadrimaculatus  King.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 

II.  1869,  p.  7. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

4258  senex  Laferte.     Mon.  Anth.  1848,  p.  86  \  King,  Trans.  Ent. 

Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  9. 
Australia. 

4259  speciosus   King.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II  1869, 

p.  7. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

TOMODERUS.     Laferte. 

4260  vinctus  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  182;  Laf.  Mon 

Anth.  1848,  p.  70 ;  King,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 
II.  1869,  p.  10. 
Tasmania. 

NOTOXUS.     Geoffroy. 

4261  Australasia  Laf.     Mon.  Anth.  1848,  p.  44,  t.  21,  f.  12; 

King,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  3. 
S.  Australia. 

MECYNOTARSUS.     Lafert<§. 

4262  albellus  Pascoe,     Proc.  Ent,  Loc.  Lond.  1866,  p.  16. 

Australia. 

4263  concolor  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  4. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 


366      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OP   AUSTRALIA, 

4264  Kingi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.    S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  305. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4265  Kreusleri  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  4. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia  ;  Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4266  Mastersi   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  305. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4267  ziczac    King.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc.   K  S.   Wales,    II.    1869, 

p.  4. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

ANTHICUS.     Paykull. 

4268  aberrans  Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  N.   S.   Wales,   II. 

1872,  p.  308.  ' 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4269  abnormis  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  24. 
Parraniatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4270  apicalis  King.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  16. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

4271  bellus  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  13. 

Parramatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4272  bembidioides  Laf.     Mon.  Anth.  p.  131 ;  King,  Trans.  Ent. 

Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  12. 
S.  Australia. 

4273  brevicollis  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  20. 
Neighbourhood  of  Sydney. 

4274  charon  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  19. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE  MASTERS.  367 

4275  comptus  Laf.     Mon.  Antk.  p.  132;  King,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc. 

K  S.  Wales,  II.  1869  p.  12. 
Adelaide,  Gawler,  &c,  S.  Australia. 

4276  concolor  King.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  24. 

Parramatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4277  constrictus  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.  S.  Wales.  II. 

1872,  p.  307. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4278  crassipes   Laf.     Mon.   Anth.    p.    171,  t.    28,  f.   10;  King, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.Wales,  II.   1869,  p.  19. 
A  stralia. 

4279  crassus  King.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.    S.    Wales,   II.   1869, 

p.  21, 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

4280  Denisoni  King.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  15. 
Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

4281  dubius  King.     Trans.  Ent,  Soc.    N.   S.    Wales,    II.  1869, 

p.  15. 
Parramatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4282  floralis  Linn.     Faun.   Suec.    1761,    p.    228 ;    Syst.    Nat. 

ed.  12,  p.  681  ;  King,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 
1869,  p.  17. 
S.  Australia. 

4283  Gawleri  King.      Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  22 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

4284  glaber  King.      Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  14. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 
24 


368       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

4285  glabricollis  King.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    N.    S.   Wales,  II. 

1869,  p.  20. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

4286  hesperi  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  II.   1869, 

p.  18. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  S.  Australia. 

4287  immaculatus  King.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II, 

1809,  p.  17. 

Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4288  intricatus  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869. 

p.  14. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4289  Kingi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  306. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4290  Kreffti  King.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  23. 

Parramatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4291  Kreusleri  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  18. 

S.  Australia. 

4292  laticollis    Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   K  S.    Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  307. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4293  luridus  King.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.   Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  16. 

Port  Denison,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

4294  Macleayi  King.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  23. 
Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY  GEORGE    MASTERS.  369 

4295  Mastersi   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    K    S.    Wales,    II, 

1872,  p.  307. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4296  monilis  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  18. 

Gawler,  and  Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4297  myrteus  King.    Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  14, 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  S.  Australia. 

4298  nigricollis  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869. 

p.  21. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

4299  nitidissimus  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  11. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

4300  pallidus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  307. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4301  propinquus  Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  307. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4302  PULCHERKing.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  12. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia ;  Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4303  rarus  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869,  p.  22. 

Parramatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4304  scydm^noides  King.      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.   Wales,  II., 

1869,  p.  16. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4305  strictus  Erich.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  182  ;  Laf.  Mon. 

Anth.  p.  278  ;  King,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 
1869,  p.  12. 
Tasmania. 

4306  unifasciatus  King.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   K   S.  Wales,  II. 

1869,  p.  13. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia, 


370      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

4307  Wollastoni  King.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1869, 

p.  22. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

Family.     PYEOCHEOID^E. 

LEMODES.     Boheman. 

4308  atricollis  Oberthiir.     Col.  Novitates,  I.  p.  63  (1884). 

Western  Bay,  Victoria. 

4309  coccinea  Bohem.    Res.  Eugen.  p.  103,  t.  2,  f.  2,  a-f ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  V.  p.  604,  nota. 
Victoria ;  N.  S.  Wales ;  Queensland. 

4310  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  308. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

Family.     MORDELLID^E. 

MORDELLA.     Linn£. 

4311  abdominalis  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Boss.  1. 1861,  p.  113, 

t.  3,  f.  3. 
Victoria. 

4312  albosparsa  Gemming.     Col.  Heft.  VI.  1870. 

albosignata  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  108. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4313  aterrima  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  309. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4314  Australis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  289  ;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  240. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

4315  bella  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1878,  p.  230. 

S.  Australia. 


BY  GEORGE  MASTERS.  371 

4316  bruneipennis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  309. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4317  communis  C.  0.   Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.    1878, 

p.  231. 

N.  W.  Australia  and  Tasmania. 

4318  cuspidata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  309. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4319  elegans    C.   0.   Waterh.      Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1878, 

p.  231. 

S.  Australia. 

4320  exilis  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  203. 

S.  Australia. 

4321  felix  C.  O.  Waterh.     Ann.  Nat.   Hist.    1877,  (4),  XIX. 

p.  256. 
Tasmania. 

4322  humeralis  C.  O.  Waterh      Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    Lond.    1878, 

p.  235. 

S.  Australia. 

4323  lepida  Redtenb.     fteis.  Novar.  II.  1868,  p.  141. 

K  S.  Wales. 

4324  leucosticta  Germ.     Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  203. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

4325  limbata   C.    O.    Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1878, 

p.  285. 
Sydney. 

4326  14-maculata  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  308. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


372      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OP   AUSTRALIA, 

4327  multiguttata    C.    O.    Waterh.       Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    Lond. 
1878,  p.  230. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

4328  obliqua  C.  0.  Waterh.      Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1878, 

p.  236. 
S.  Australia. 

4329  octomaculata  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.    S.  Wales, 

II.  1872,  p.  308. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4330  ornata   C.    O.    Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    [Soc.   Lond.    1878, 

p.  233. 
N.  W.  Australia. 

4331  promiscua  Erichs.     Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  181. 

Tasmania. 

4332  ruficollis  C.  0.  Waterh.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.    1878, 

p.  234. 
Tasmania. 

4333  tomentosa  Boisd.      Voy.    Astrol.    II.    p.    290 ;  Dej.    Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  241. 
Australia. 
4334([trivialis  C.  O.  Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1878, 
p.  232. 
S.  Australia. 

TOMOXIA.     Costa. 

4335  flavicans  C.   0.  Waterh.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    Lond.   1878, 
p.  229. 
Clarence  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 


Family.     EHIPIDOPHOEID^E. 

PELECOTOMOIDES.     Castelnau. 

4336  conicollis  Casteln.     Hist.   Nat.   II.   p.  263;  Lacord.  Gen, 
Col.  V.  p.  623,  nota  1. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  373 

4337  Gerstackeri  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  310. 
Gayndah,  Queensland, 

4338  lutea  Gerstack.     (Trigonodera.)   Mon.  Rhipiphorid.  Berlin, 

1855,  p.  7. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4339  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  310. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4340  nuda  Gerstack.     (Trigonodera.)  Mon.  Rhipiphorid.  Berlin, 

1855,  p.  4. 

I  Australia. 

4341  senilis  Gerstack.    (Trigonodera.)  Mon,  Rhipiphorid.  Berlin, 
1855,  p,  6. 
Australia. 

4342  sericea  Gerstack.    (Trigonodera.)  Mon.  Rhipiphorid.  Berlin, 
1855,  p.  7. 

Victoria. 

EUCTENIA.     Gerstacker. 

4343  sericea  Gerstack.     Mon.  1855,  p.  11,  £.  6. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

EVANIOCERA.     Gu&in. 

4344  Gerstackeri  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 
1872,  p.  310. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4345  nervosa  Gerstack.     (Ptilophorus.)  Mon.  1855,  p.  12. 
Australia. 

4346  pruinosa  Gerstack.     (Ptilophorus.)  Mon.  1855,  p.  12. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

EMENADIA.     Castelnau. 

4347  luteipennis   Macleay.      Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 
1872,  p.  310. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 


374      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4348  maculicollis  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  107. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4349  NovvE-Hollandi,e  Gerstack.     Mon.  1855,  p.  24. 

S.  Australia. 

4350  sobrina  C.   O.   Waterh.      Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XL  1883, 

p.  281. 
Melbourne,  Victoria. 

4351  tricolor  Gerstack.     Mon.  1855,  p.  28  ;  C.  0.  Waterh.  Ann. 

Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XI.  1883,  p.  280. 

South,  and  W  Australia. 

NEPHRITES.     Shuckhard. 

4352  nitidis  Shuck.     Ent.  Mag.  V.  1838,  p.  513. 

Tasmania. 


Family.     CANTHARID^E. 

CANTHARIS.     Linne. 

4353  posticalis  Fairm.     Le  Nat.  1879,  I.  p.  46. 

Queensland. 

PALAESTRA.     Castelnau. 

4354  eucera  Fairm.     Pet.  Nouv.  1877,  II.  p.  167  ;  Journ.  Mus. 

Godeffr.  XIV.    1879,  p.   Ill  ;    Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.   1880, 
p.  280. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4355  platycera  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  280 

W.  Australia. 

4356  quadrifoveata  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  281. 

Eastern  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4357  rubripennis  Casteln.     Hist.  Nat.  II.  p.   251  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Atl.  t.  60,  f.  3  ;  Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  280. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  375 

4358  rupocincta  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  281. 

W.  Australia. 

TMESIDERA.      Westwood. 

4359  assimilis  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.  71  ;    Trans.  Ent. 

Soc.  IY.  1845,  p.    103  ;  Fairm.  Stett.   Ent.  Zeit.   1880, 
p.  279. 
S.  Australia. 

4360  rubricollis  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.    1842,   p.    71  ;  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.   IV.   1845,  p.   104;  Fairm.  Stett.   Ent.   Zeit. 
1880,  p.  274. 

S.  Australia. 

4361  rufipexnis  Westw.     Mag.  Zool.  1841,  p.  85;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Col.  V.  p.    685,  nota  1 ;  Fairm.   Stett.   Ent.  Zeit.   1880, 
p.  279. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4362  violacea  Hope.     Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.   71  ;  Trans.  Ent. 

Soc.  IY.  p.  103;  Fairm.   Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  279. 

S.  Australia. 

ZONITIS.     Fabricius. 

4363  ^neiventris  Redtenb.     Reis.  Novar.  II.  1868,  p.  144. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4364  annulata   Macleay.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  N.    S.   Wales,  IL 

1872,  p.  311  ;  Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  268. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4365  apicalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1ST.  S.  Wales,  II.   1872, 

p.  311  ;  Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  268. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4366  bipartita   Fairm.     Le  Nat.   1879,   I.    p.   46;    Stett.    Ent. 

Zeit.  1880,  p.  268. 
Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 


376      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4367  bizonata  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  311  j  Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit,  1880,  p.  267. 
Gayndah,  <fcc,  Queensland. 

4368  cyanipennis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of   Ent.   I.   1860,  p.  57,  t.  3, 

f.  5;  Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  271. 
Victoria. 

4369  cylindracea  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  270. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4370  dichroa  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  204;  Fairm.   Stett. 

Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  263. 
S.  Australia. 

4371  flaviceps    C.    O.   Waterh.     Cist.    Ent.   II.    1875,    p.  54; 

Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  266. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4372  flavicrus  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880  p.  274. 

Australia. 

4373  fuscicornis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  310. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4374  ingigacea  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  276. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4375  janthinipennis  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  277. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4376  limbipennis  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  265. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4377  lutea  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  310  ;  Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  262. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4378  nigro-^nea  Fairm.       Le   Nat.   1879,  I.  p.  46  ;  Stett.  Ent. 

Zeit.  1880,  p.  276. 
South,  and  W.  Australia. 

4379  nigroapicata  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  264. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  377 

4380  nigroplagiata  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  271. 

Gantheaume  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4381  obscuripes  Fairm.      Le  Nat,    1879,   I.  p.   46  ;  Stett.  Ent. 

Zeit.  1880,  p.  262. 
Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

4382  opacorufa  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  269. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

4383  pallicolor  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  264. 

W.  Australia. 

4384  purpureipenxis  C.  0.  Waterh.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1875,  p.  54; 

Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  278. 
Gantheaume  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4385  rostrata  Blessig.     Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  1861,  p.  114,  t.  3, 

f.  5,  a-b  ;  Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  273. 
N.  S.  Wales  ;  Victoria  ;  S.  Australia. 

4386  rugata  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  275. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4387  rugosipennis  Fairm.     Le  Nat.  1879,  1.  p.  46  ;  Stett.  Ent. 

Zeit.  1880,  p.  273. 
Australia. 

4388  Sedilloti  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  277. 

Gantheaume  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4389  seminigra  Fairm.     Le  Nat.  1879,  I.  p.  46  ;  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit. 

1880,  p.  265. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4390  semirufa  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  274. 

W.  Australia. 

4391  splendida  Fairm.     Le  Nat.  1879,  I.  p.  46  ;  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit. 

1880,  p.  267. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4392  tenuicornis  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  269. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 


378     CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4393  tricolor  Le  Guillou.      Rev.   Zool.   1844,  p.  225;  Fairm. 

Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  266. 

Tasmania,  N.  S.  "Wales,  and  S.  Australia. 

4394  ventralis  Fairm.     Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  272. 

Australia. 

4395  violaceipennis  0.  O.  Waterh.     Cist.  Ent.  II.  1875,  p.  54  ; 

Fairm.  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1880,  p.  278. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

PALESTRIDA.     White. 

4396  bicolor  White.     Stokes  Discov.  p.  509  \  Lacord.  Gen.  Col. 

V.  p.  687. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

SITARIDA.     White. 

4397  Hopei  White.     Stokes  Discov.  I.  p.  508,  t.  2,  f.  2. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

GOETYMES.     Pascoe. 

4398  flavicornis  Pascoe.     Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  48,  t.  2,  f.  5. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


Family.     (EDEMERID^E. 

SELENOPALPUS.     White. 

4399  cyaneus  Fabr.     Syst.  Ent.  p.  125  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  III.  50,  p.  7, 

t.  1,  f.  5. 
Australia. 

4400  fuscus  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  II.   1872, 

p.  311. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  379 

4401  Mastersi  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  312. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ANANCA.     Fairmaire  et  Germain. 

4402  Australis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.   1835,  p.  295  \    Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  250. 
rubricollis  Lacord.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  250. 
Australia. 

4403  bivittata  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  294 ;  W.  S.  Macleay, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  250. 
Australia. 

4404  brevicornis  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.   p.   295  ;  Latr.  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  250. 
Australia. 

4405  luctuosa  Boisd.     Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  295  ;  Eschsch.  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  250. 
Australia. 

4406  nigronotata  Bohem.     Res.  Eugen.  1858,  p.  110. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

4407  puncta  W.  S.  Macleay.    King's  Survey,  II.  1827,  p.  443. 

palliata  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  250. 
suturalis  Latr.     Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  250. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4408  ruficollis   Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.   Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  312. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

4409  vittigollis  Macleay.     Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  II. 

1872,  p.  312. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

PSEUDOLYCHUS.     Guenn. 

4410  apicalis  Macleay.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II.  1872, 

p.  313. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 


380      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4411  atratus  Guer.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent,  Fr.  1833,  p.  158. 

King's  Island,  Bass's  Straits. 

4412  cinctus  Guer.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1833,  p.  157. 

Victoria  and  Tasmania. 

4413  h^emopterus  Guer.     Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1833,  p.  158. 

Victoria. 

4414  ilemorrhoidalis  Fabr.     Syst.  El,  II.  p.  113. 

Tasmania. 

4415  marginata  Guer.     Ann.   Soc.   Ent.   Fr.  1833,  p.   156,  t.  7, 

a.  f.  1-6  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  t.  60,  f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

ISCHNOMERA.     Stephens. 

4416  mansueta  Newm.     Zoolog.  App.  IX.  1851,  p.  132. 

Australia. 

DOHRNIA.     Newman. 

4417  miranda  Newm.     Zoology,  App.  IX.    1851,  p.  133;  CO. 

Waterh.  Ent.  Month.  Mag.    1877,  XIV.  p.  23. 
Australia 


MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA. 

No.  I.— THE  GENUS  DIPHUCEPHALA. 
By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c. 

It  is  now  within  a  few  months  of  thirteen  years,  since  I  published 
in  the  Transactions  of  the  Entomological  Society  of  New  South 
Wales,  a  paper  under  the  above  title.  I  adopt  the  same  prefix 
now,  because  my  intention  and  objects  are  the  same  as  on  that 
occasion.  It  was  my  wish  then  as  now,  to  describe  from  time  to 
time  such  new  or  little  known  species  of  insects  as  I  came  across 
in  ray  collection,  and,  to  render  such  descriptions  more  interesting 
and  instructive  to  the  Entomologist,  to  accompany  them  with  a 
review  or  revision  of  the  genus  or  group  to  which  each  species 
belongs. 

In  this  as  in  the  previous  paper,  I  shall  not  take  my  subjects 
in  any  classified  order  but  shall  pass  from  one  to  another,  as  I  find 
most  suitable  to  my  studies.  I  begin  with  the  very  attractive 
and  distinctly  Australian  Group  of  the  Melolonthidce,  comprised  in 
the  genus  Diphucephala  of  Serville. 

A  very  complete  and  excellent  monograph  of  the  genus,  from  the 
pen  of  G.  R.  Waterhouse,  was  published  in  the  year  1835,  in  the 
first  Volume  of  the  Transactions  of  the  Entomological  Society  of 
London.  At  that  time  only  16  species  were  known,  since  then  7 
species  have  been  added — 2  by  Blanchard,  2  by  Burmeister,  and  3 
by  myself.  The  present  paper  adds  20  to  the  number,  so  that  a 
short  revision  of  the  group  seems  to  me  now  to  be  not  merely 
excusable  but  very  necessary. 

My  original  intention  was  to  give  merely  references  to  the  species 
previously  described,  but  finding  the  number  of  new  species  to  be 
described  so  large,  it  seemed  to  me  that  it  would  be  a  matter  of 


382  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA, 

convenience  to  those  interested  in  the  subject,  and  who  are  perhaps 
far  removed  from  access  to  books,  to  make  the  monograph  complete, 
by  including  the  descriptions  of  all  the  species. 

Lacordaire  in  his  "  Genres  des  Coleopteres  "  places  Diphucephala 
in  his  Sub-Tribe  Sericides  which  he  characterizes  thus  : — "  Melo- 
lonthidce  having  the  labium  soldered  to  the  mentum,  mandibles 
prolonged  on  their  internal  face  into  a  large  thin  plate.  Labrum 
none  or  not  separable  from  the  clypeus.  Abdominal  segments  not 
soldered  together." 

The  Sub-Tribe  (Sericides)  is  represented  in  Australia  by  three 
very  distinct  and  characteristic  groups.  1.  The  Phyllotocides,  a 
group  which  I  monographed  in  the  Transactions  of  the  Ent.  Soc.  of 
New  South  Wales  in  the  year  1863.  2.  The  Diphucephalides  the 
group  now  under  consideration  and  3.  The  Mcechidiides,  which 
includes  all  insects  referable  to  the  genus  Mcechidius  of  W.  S. 
Macleay. 

The  second  of  these  groups  is  thus  characterized  by  Lacordaire: — 
"  Labium  corneous,  soldered  to  the  mentum.  Outer  lobe  of  the 
maxillae  toothed.  Clypeus  double.  Posterior  coxse  narrow. 
Metasternum  cut  squarely  behind." 

The  following  is  a  translation  of  Lacordaire's  definition  of  the 

Genus,  Diphucephala. 

Mentum  flat  or  convex,  narrowed  at  the  base,  slightly  rounded, 
truncate  or  slightly  emarginate  in  front. 

Maxillce  robust,  the  external  lobe  armed  with  5  or  6  teeth. 

Palpi  very  short,  the  last  joint  of  the  labial  obconic,  that  of  the 
maxillary  oval,  more  or  less  thick. 

Head  moderately  long,  flat  ;  clypeus  large  ;  nearly  square, 
separated  from  the  forehead  by  a  fine  suture,  varying  in  the  sexes, 
emarginate  in  front. 

Eyes  moderate. 

Antennce  short,  of  eight  joints :  1st  long,  swelled  at  the  apex, 
2nd  nearly  as  long,  obconic,  3rd  short,  4th  elongate  and  compressed, 
5th  very  short,  the  three  last  forming  an  oblong  mass  in  the  males, 
oval  in  the  females. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  383 

Thorax  of  varying  length,  more  or  less  angular  on  the  sides, 
sinuate  or  truncate  at  the  base,  often  grooved  or  foveate  on  the 
disk. 

Scutellum  of  curvilinear  triangular  form,  very  sharp  at  the 
extremity. 

Elytra  of  an  oblong  square  form,  rounded  with  a  perpendicular 
border  at  the  apex. 

Legs  rather  long ;  the  anterior  tibia3  bi-  or  uni-dentate  at  their 
extremities  without  terminal  spur,  the  four  posterior  ciliated  or 
velvety  ;  tarsi  of  variable  length,  the  three  or  four  first  joints  of  the 
anterior  and  two  or  three  first  of  the  intermediate  dilated  in  the 
males  and  clothed  with  long  hairs,  the  claws  robust,  cleft  at  the 
summit. 

Pygidium  perpendicular,  of  variable  form  and  size. 

All  are  insects  of  small  size  and  for  the  most  part  of  intense 
metallic  brilliancy  of  colouring.  The  larvae  are  unknown,  the 
perfect  insects  live,  some  on  leaves,  others  on  the  petals  of  flowers. 
They  are  found  in  all  parts  of  Australia,  but  the  Coast  Districts  of 
New  South  Wales  and  Southern  Queensland  seems  to  be  by  far  the 
most  rich  in  species.  Some  species  have  been  observed  to  become 
occasionally  so  numerous  on  their  food  plants  as  to  be  destructive, 
but  such  cases  I  believe  to  be  very  rare. 

The  following  synopsis  of  the  species  ranged  under  the  most 
prominent  distinctive  features  in  the  genus,  will  I  think  simplify 
the  identification  of  the  species,  and  may  save  the  investigator  much 
of  the  time  which  would  be  spent  in  referring  to  long  descriptions. 

SECTION  I. 

Legs  reddish,  not  metallic. 

Diphucephala  sericea,  Kirby.  Diphucephala  obscura,  n.  sp. 

5,  rufipes,  Waterh.  ,,  ignota,  n.  sp. 

„  lineata,  Boisd.  ,,  minima,   n.  sp. 

„  Eichniondia,  n.  sp.  ,,  nitens,  n.  sp. 

„  nitidicollis,  n.  sp.  „  pubescens,  n.  sp. 

Diphucephala  hirtipennis,  Macleay. 
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384 


MISCELLANEA   ENT0M0L0GICA, 

SECTION  II. 


Legs  of  metallic  lustre. 

Sub-section  A. 

Emargination  of  clypeus  in  the  male  deep,  the  angles  not  or 
scarcely  diverging. 
Diphucephala  Childrenii,  Waterh.   Diphucephala  affinis,  Waterh. 

„  furcata,  Guer.  ,,  Edwardsi,  Waterh. 

Diphucephala  beryllina,  Burm. 

Sub-section  B. 

Emargination  of  clypeus  more  or  less  deep,  the  angles  always 

diverging. 

"  Diphucephala  colaspidoides,  Gyllenh. 

,,  rugosa,  Boisd. 

,,  castanoptera,  Waterh. 

„  ccerulea,  Macl. 

'  ,,  latipennis,  Macl. 

,,  Mastersi,  n.  sp. 

,,  Barnardi,  n.  sp. 

„  laticeps,  n.  sp. 

„  cuprea,  n.  sp. 

„  humeralis,   n.  sp. 

,,  Waterhousei,   Burm. 

„  quadritigeva,  Blanch. 

„  angusticeps,  n.  sp. 

„  azureipennis,  n.  sp. 

,,  pulchella.  Waterh. 

,,  aurolimbata,  Blanch. 

„  smaragdula,   Boisd. 

„  prasina,   n.    sp. 

„  aurulenta,  Kirby. 

,,  parvula,  Waterh. 

,,  purpureitarsis,  n.  sp. 

,,  obsoleta,  n.  sp. 

j j  pygm9sa>  Waterh. 

,,  lateralis,  n.  sp. 


Dorsal  channel  of  thorax 
single.      Lateral   f oveae  i 
not  reaching  the  dorsal 
channel. 


Dorsal  channel  of  thorax 
single.  Lateral  fovese 
extending  across  the 
dorsal  channel. 


Dorsal  channel  of  thorax 
double  at  the  base. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  385 

SECTION  I. 

Legs  reddish,  not  metallic. 

1.    DlPHUCEPHALA     SERICEA,    Kirby. 

Linn.  Soc.  Trans.  Lond.  XII.  p.  463  ;  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent. 
Soc.  Lond.  I.  p.  217,  pi.  22,  fig.  1  ;  Bonn,  Handb.  IV.  2, 
p.  114;  Blanch.  Cat.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  98;  D.  viridis,  Sturm. 
Cat.  1826,  p.  204. 

Head  and  thorax  green  and  subopaque,  densely  and  very 
minutely  punctate,  and  densely  clothed  with  a  short  decumbent 
pile  ;  the  latter  almost  obsoletely  canaliculate  in  the  middle,  and 
slightly  foveate  and  angled  on  the  sides.  Scutellum  smooth, 
depressed  in  the  middle.  Elytra  bluish-green,  sericeous,  lightly 
rugose-punctate,  with  two  slightly  elevated  ridges  on  each  and 
clothed  thinly  with  rows  of  a  decumbent  ashen  pile.  Under 
surface  more  densely  pilose  than  the  upper,  the  pygidium  large, 
rather  convex,  of  a  brilliant  green  with  whitish  pile,  the  penulti- 
mate segment  with  a  fringe  of  long  hairs.  The  legs  are  red,  the 
tarsi  rather  darker,  and  clothed  with  whitish  hairs,  the  fore  tibiae 
are  triangularly  ridged  and  have  two  short  bluntish  teeth  slightly 
recurved  and  close  together  on  the  outer  apex,  and  the  inter- 
mediate have  two  acute  spines  on  the  inner  apex. 

Length,  4J  lines. 

Hob. — Coast  Districts  of  New  South  Wales,  generally  frequent- 
ing Acacia  trees. 

2.   Diphucephala  rufipes,  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  I.  p.  225  ;  Burm.  Handb.  IV. 
p.    115. 

Of  a  brilliant  green  with  red  legs.  Head  and  thorax  very 
minutely  and  densely  punctate,  with  a  very  short  pubescence,  the 
clypeus  of  the  male  moderately  emarginate  and  reflexed  with  the 
angles  not  acutely  pointed.  The  thorax  has  the  dorsal  channel 
narrow   and   the    lateral    foveae     small.     Scutellum    smooth    and 


386  MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA, 

triangular.  Elytra  rugosely  punctate,  two  very  slightly  raised 
lines  on  each  elytron.  The  under  surface  is  densely  covered  with 
white  pubescence.  The  pygidium  is  very  large.  The  fore  tibia? 
are  rather  minutely  bidentate  on  the  outer  apex,  the  intermediate 
minutely  spurred  on  the  inner  apex,  and  the  posterior  are  brown 
on  the  apical  half. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

3.    DlPHUCEPHALA    LINEATA,    Boisd. 

Yoy.  Astrol.  Col.,  p.  202  ;  D.  pilistriata,  Waterh.,  Trans.  Ent. 
Soc,  Lond.,  I.,  p.  21. 

Green,  nitid,  clothed  rather  thinly  with  white  decumbent  pile 
above  and  below  ;  that  on  the  elytra  being  disposed  in  rows.  The 
clypeus  is  only  slightly  emarginate;  the  thorax  is  sparsely  punctate 
the  lateral  fovepe  very  large  and  deep,  extending  to  the  dorsal 
channel  which  is  large  and  wide.  Scutellum  smooth,  of  curvilinear 
triangular  form.  Elytra  punctate  in  irregular  rows.  Legs  entirely 
red,  the  fore  tibiae  strongly  bidentated,  the  terminal  tooth  consi- 
derably recurved,  the  intermediate  and  posterior  tibiae  spurred  on 
the  inner  apex. 

Length,  3J  lines. 
Hab.— New  South  Wales  1 

The  specimens  of  this  insect  in  the  Macleayan  Museum  have  no 
locality  affixed  to  them,  and  I  have  never  seen  it  elsewhere. 

4.  DlPHUCEPHALA  RlCHMONDIA,  n.  sp. 

Very  like  D.  lineata,  but  much  larger.  The  head  is  bright 
metallic  green,  punctured  in  front  and  smooth  behind ;  with  a 
shallow  impression  between  the  eyes  and  a  transverse  one  on  the 
vertex  ;  the  clypeus  is  broad,  sharply  angled  and  recurved  on  sides 
and  angle.  The  thorax  is  of  a  brilliant  metallic  green,  more  thinly 
pilose  than  D.  lineata,  and  with  the  dorsal  and  transverse  channels 
deeper  and  more  continuous.  Scutellum  smooth  and  a  little 
depressed  in  the  middle.     The  elytra  are  of  a  ruddy  metallic  hue, 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  387 

roughly  and  densely  punctate  with  rows  of  decumbent  pile  as  in 
D.  lineata.  The  abdomen  less  pilose  than  in  that  species.  Legs 
red.     Fore  tibiae  bluntly  bidentate. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — Richmond  River. 

5.    DlPHUCEPHALA    NITIDICOLLIS,  n.  Sp. 

Metallic  green,  legs  pale  red  ;  the  whole  body  clothed  rather 
thinly  with  a  short  ashen  pile.  Head  minutely  and  densely 
punctate,  broad,  and  vertical,  with  the  clypeus  broadly  but  not 
deeply  emarginate  at  the  apex  which  is  slightly  wider  than  the 
base,  and  the  angles  recurved  and  rounded.  The  thorax  has  a 
somewhat  coppery  tinge  and  is  densely  and  minutely  punctate, 
the  dorsal  channel  is  broad  but  not  deep,  the  lateral  fovese  are 
deep  but  do  not  form  a  continuous  transverse  depression,  and  the 
sides  are  acutely  angled  at  the  lateral  fovea. 

The  elytra  are  rugose  and  coarsely  and  rather  transversely 
punctate  with  two  almost  obsolete  costse  on  each  elytron.  The 
pygidium  is  large,  the  apex  smooth  and  of  a  coppery  lustre.  The 
upper  tooth  of  the  fore  tibiae  minute  and  near  the  other. 

Length,  3£  lines. 

Hab. — Illawarra. 

6.    DlPHUCEPHALA    OBSCURA,  n.  sp. 

This  species  resembles  D.  nitidicollis  in  many  respects,  but  it  is 
more  pilose  and  coarsely  punctate.  The  head  has  the  median  line 
on  the  forehead  just  traceable,  the  suture  of  the  clypeus  is  visible 
and  slightly  sinuate  in  the  middle,  the  suture  of  the  proclypeus 
forms  in  the  middle  a  short  transverse  ridge,  the  apex  is  slightly 
emarginate  and  the  angles  are  very  slightly  reflexed.  The  thorax 
has  the  dorsal  channel  large,  depressed  in  the  middle,  and  the 
transverse  depression  extends  right  across  from  one  lateral  fovea 
to  the  other. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 


388  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA, 

7.    DlPHUCEPHALA    IGNOTA,  n.  Sp. 

Coppery-red  on  the  upper  surface,  dark  metallic-green  beneath. 
Legs  red.  Sparingly  pilose  all  over.  Head  punctate,  the 
clypeus  slightly  emarginate,  the  angles  slightly  reflexed  and  some- 
what truncate,  the  suture  of  the  proclypeus  forms  a  semi-circular 
transverse  ridge ;  a  deep  groove  extends  along  the  vertex  from 
one  eye  to  the  other.  The  thorax  is  rugosely  punctate,  the  dorsal 
channel  is  deep  but  narrow,  the  transverse  depressions  large  and 
deep,  but  not  quite  joined  in  the  middle.  A  depression  and  a  few 
small  punctures  on  the  scutellum.  The  elytra  are  coarsely  but 
rather  regularly  punctate,  with  a  tolerably  distinct  callus  at  the 
apical  declivity.  The  under  surface  is  very  nitid  and  very 
sparingly  pilose. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

One  very  defective  specimen  of  this  species  is  all  I  have  seen, 
and  I  have  no  idea  what  part  of  the  country  it  came  from. 

8.    DlPHUCEPHALA   MINIMA,  n.  Sp. 

This  at  first  sight  might  possibly  be  mistaken  for  a  very  small 
specimen  of  D.  rufipes ;  it  is,  however,  very  distinct.  Colour 
entirely  metallic-green  with  reddish  legs.  The  head  is  small  and 
punctate,  the  clypeus  is  triangularly  emarginate  with  the  angles 
rather  acute  and  much  reflexed.  Thorax  nearly  as  long  as  wide, 
the  anterior  angles  acute,  the  middle  of  each  side  distinctly 
angular,  the  lateral  fovese  deep  but  scarcely  meeting  in  the  middle, 
and  the  dorsal  channel  formed  of  a  very  faint  ridge  with  a  broad 
depression  on  each  side.  The  scutellum  is  depressed  in  the  middle 
and  of  a  slight  coppery  hue.  The  elytra  are  coarsely  punctate  in 
tolerably  regular  rows,  and  are  without  vestige  of  longitudinal 
costse.  The  under  surface  is  more  densely  pilose  than  the  upper. 
Tibiae  not  bidentate. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — Currajong.     One  specimen,  Macl.  Mus. 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  P.L.S.,  &C.  389 

9.    DlPHUCEPHALA    NITENS,  n.  sp. 

Of  short  robust  form.  Metallic-green  with  red  legs,  the 
pubescence,  both  above  and  beneath,  extremely  short,  and  not 
dense.  Head  and  clypeus  densely  and  finely  punctate,  the  latter 
scarcely  emarginate  or  reflexed.  Thorax  finely  punctate,  the  disk 
very  nitid  and  of  a  golden-red,  the  sides  not  angled,  the  dorsal 
channel  straight  and  narrow  and  the  lateral  fovea?  small. 
Scutelium  smooth  and  of  a  brilliant  coppery  lustre.  Elytra  green 
on  the  disk  and  golden  or  coppery-red  on  the  sides,  densely  and 
coarsely  punctate  in  irregular  rows,  with  two  of  the  interstices 
and  the  suture  on  each  elytron  forming  smooth  costae.  The  legs 
are  strong  and  of  a  pale  red  colour,  the  fore  tibia?  are  strongly 
bidentated  externally,  the  intermediate  unidentate,  and  both  the 
tarsi  and  extremities  of  the  tibia?  in  the  four  posterior  legs  are 
brown. 

Length,  2 J  lines. 

Hab. — Endeavour  River. 

10.    DlPHUCEPHALA    PUBESCENS,  n.  Sp. 

Green,  the  whole  upper  surface  densely  and  equally  clothed  with 
a  short  yellowish  decumbent  pubesence,  the  under  surface  still  more 
densely  covered  with  a  white  decumbent  pubescence.  Clypeus 
slightly  emarginate  and  reflexed.  Dorsal  channel  of  thorax  broad 
and  shallow  on  its  posterior  half,  the  lateral  fovea?  small.  Scutelium 
smooth.  Pygidium  large,  glabrous  at  the  apex.  Legs  red,  fore 
tibia?  bidentate. 

Length,  2f  lines. 

Hab.     Queensland. 

11.    DlPHUCEPHALA    HIRTIPENNIS,   Macl. 

Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  VIII.  p.  415. 

Hab. — Queensland. 

The  type  of  this  species  is  in  the  Brisbane  Museum,  and  so  far 
as  I  know  nowhere  else.  As  it  was  originally  described  in  the 
Publications  of  this  Society,  I  avoid  repeating  the  description. 


390  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA, 

SECTION  II. 

Legs  of  metallic  lustre. 

Sub-section  A. 
Emargination  of  clypeus  in  the  male  deep,   the  angles   not  or 
scarcely  diverging. 

12.  Diphucephala  Childrenii,  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  Lond.    I.  p.  222  ;  Burm.   Handb.  IV.  p.  115. 

Of  a  general  sericeous  appearance  ;  the  head  and  thorax  are  of 
a  dull  golden-green  colour,  the  elytra  are  of  a  dull  green  margined 
with  golden-green.  The  thorax  is  very  minutely  punctate,  the 
dorsal  channel  light  and  narrow,  the  lateral  fovea3  small.  The 
scutellum  is  smooth  and  longitudinally  impressed  in  the  middle. 
The  puncturation  of  the  elytra  is  of  the  same  character  as  in  the 
other  species  but  more  obliterate.  The  under  surface  is  thinly 
clothed  with  decumbent  pubescence,  the  fore  tibiae  are  bidentate, 
the  teeth  distant,  the  tarsi  are  cyaneous.  The  clypeus  of  the  male 
is  deeply  emarginate,  the  angles  slightly  approaching  in  front. 

Length,  5  lines. 

Hab. — West  Australia. 

13.  Diphucephala  furcata,  Guer. 

Voy.  Coquille,  II.  p.  89;  Begn.  Anim.  t.  24,  fig.  13;  D. 
acanthopus,  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol  Col.  p.  202  ;  D.  Hopei,  Waterh. 
Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.  I.    fig.  219;   Burm.    Handb.  IV.  p.  119. 

This  species  resembles  D.  Childrenii  in  many  respects.  The  head 
and  thorax  are  very  densely  and  extremely  minutely  punctate  like 
shagreen,  the  latter  slightly  marked  as  in  D.  Childrenii.  The 
scutellum  is  also  similar,  the  elytra  differ  in  being  nitid  and  deeply 
punctate,  the  under  surface  is  thinly  pubescent,  and  the  segments 
of  the  abdomen  are  furnished  with  frills  of  long  hair.  The  legs 
are  coppery,  the  tarsi  cyaneous,  the  fore  tibiae  without  the  upper 
tooth  on  the  outside  but  all  the  tibiae  have  a  short  strong  tooth  on 
the  inner  apex.     The  clypeus  of  the  males  as  in  D.  Childrenii. 

Length,  5  lines. 

Hab. — West  Australia. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  391 

14.  Diphucephala  affinis,  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  I.  p.    219. 

This  species  differs  from  D.  furcata  in  being  entirely  of  a  nitid 
metal  lie-green,  the  under  surface  only  being  clothed  with  decum- 
bent pile.  The  thorax  is  distinctly  but  thinly  punctured  in  the 
female,  less  so  in  the  males,  the  dorsal  channel  and  lateral  foveas 
lightly  marked.  The  bidentation  of  the  anterior  tibiae  is  very 
slight,  and  the  teeth  are  distant.  In  all  other  respects  the 
resemblance  to  D.  furcata  is  complete. 

Length,  4|-  lines. 

Hab. — West  Australia. 

15.  Diphucephala  Edwardsi,  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   Lond.  I.  p.    220;    Burm.  Handb.  IV.  p.  121. 

Entirely  of  a  golden-green  colour,  and  not  very  nitid.  Head  and 
thorax  minutely  and  rugosely  punctate,  the  latter  having  the  dorsal 
channel  and  lateral  foveae  very  shallow.  Scutellum  minutely 
punctate.  Elytra  coarsely  punctate  in  irregular  rows,  the  punctures 
becoming  effaced  at  the  apex.  The  under  surface  is  thinly  clothed 
with  decumbent  pile,  the  pygidium  very  sparingly.  Tarsi  cyaneous, 
anterior  tibiae  bidentate  externally,  all  the  tibiae  armed  with  a  short 
triangular  spur  on  the  inner  apex.  The  clypeus  of  the  male  is 
deeply  emarginate,  but  the  angles  diverge  slightly,  showing  an 
approach  to  the  next  group. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — West  Australia. 

16.  Diphucephala  beryllina,  Burm. 

Handb.  IV.  p.  121. 

Brassy-green,  with  the  head,  apical  portion  of  the  thorax,  and 
the  external  margin  of  the  elytra  of  a  coppery-golden  lustre, 
beneath  with  white  pubescence,  the  fore  tibiae  not  bidentate. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — Swan  River. 


392  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA, 

This  is  the  description  given  by  Burrneister  of  this  species,  and 
I  cannot  improve  on  it,  as  I  have  never  been  able  to  recognise  it 
with  certainty.  I  have,  however,  seen  at  the  Australian  Museum 
a  specimen  from  Mt.  Barker,  near  King  George's  Sound,  which 
resembles  the  description,  and  is,  I  think,  very  likely  to  be  the 
very  species ;  if  so  it  undoubtedly  belongs  to  my  Sub-section  A. 

SUB-SECTION  B. 

Emargi nation  of  clypcus,  more  or  less  deep,  the  angles  always 
diverging. 

1.  Dorsal  channel  of  thorax  single,  lateral  foveae  not  reaching 
the  dorsal  channel. 

17.  Diphucephala  colaspidoides,  Gyllenh. 

Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.  1-3  App.  p.  101  ;  D.  lineatocollis,  Boisd. 
Toy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  201  ;  D.  splendens,  W.  S.  Macl.  King's 
Surv.  p.  440 ;  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1.  p.  220 ; 
Burm.  Handb.  IV.  p.  121  ;  D.  pubiventris,  Burm.  Handb. 
IV.   p.    119. 

Brilliant  bluish-green,  covered  beneath  with  whitish  pubescence. 
Head  densely  punctate  in  front,  smooth  on  the  occiput,  the  suture 
of  the  clypeus  distinct,  and  a  little  arched,  the  suture  of  the  pro- 
elypeus  forming  a  short  semi-circular  transverse  raised  line,  and 
the  apex  moderately  emarginate,  the  angles  round  and  reflexed. 
Thorax  thinly  punctate,  the  dorsal  channel  narrow,  the  lateral 
fovese  rather  large  and  the  lateral  margin  reddish-pilose.  Scutellum 
triangular,  smooth.  Elytra  coarsely  and  sub-transversely  punctate. 
Pygidium  large,  with  a  frill  of  long  hairs  at  the  apex.  The  legs 
green,  hairy,  the  fore  tibiae  bidentate,  the  teeth  reddish,  a  strong 
curved  spur  at  the  apex  of  the  hind  tibiae  of  the  male. 

Length,  4  lines. 

ffab. — -Victoria,  Tasmania  and  S.  Australia. 

18.  Diphucephala  rugosa,  Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.    Col.  p.  204;   Dej.   Cat.  3,   p.  108;    D.   Spencei, 
OVaterh.   Trans.  Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    I.  p.  224  ;  Burm.   Hanclb.  IV. 
p.  116. 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L  S.,  &C.  393 

Of  short  broad  form,  coppery-green  colour,  and  sparingly  clothed 
above  and  beneath  with  decumbent  white  pile.  Head  punctate, 
the  clypeus  of  the  males  slightly  emarginate  and  reflexed,  the  angles 
not  acute.  The  thorax  is  covered  with  large  variolous-lookino- 
punctures,  the  dorsal  channel  is  scarcely  visible  except  on  the  basal 
portion,  the  lateral  foveae  are  deep  but  do  not  reach  the  middle,  and 
the  anterior  angles  are  acute.  The  scutellum  is  depressed  behind 
and  very  minutely  punctate.  The  elytra  are  coarsely  and  densely 
punctate.  The  pygidium  is  convex,  rounded  and  glabrous  at  the 
apex.  The  legs  are  green,  the  tarsi  cyaneous,  the  fore  tibiee  biden- 
tate,  the  teeth  reddish. 

Length,  2£  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

Common  about  Sydney  on  flowers  of  Dillwynia. 

19.  Diphucephala  castanoptera,  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   Lond.  I.  p.  222  ;    Burin.  Handb.,  IV.,  p.  117. 

This  is  the  only  species  I  know  with  non-metallic  elytra.  The 
head  is  punctate  and  of  a  golden-green,  the  clypeus  lightly  emar- 
ginate and  reflexed  and  of  a  cyaneous-green,  the  thorax  is  pilose, 
of  a  golden-green,  and  rather  sparingly  punctate,  the  dorsal 
channel  very  broad  on  the  basal  half,  and  the  lateral  fovea)  also 
large.  Scutellum  green,  smooth,  in  form  of  a  curvilinear  triangle. 
Elytra  reddish-chesnut  sparingly  pilose  and  punctate  in  tolerably 
regular  rows.      Anterior  tibiae  strongly  bidentate. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hab. — Port  Macquarie. 

20.  Diphucephala  ccerulea,  Macl. 

Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  VIII.  p.  415. 
Hab. — Queensland. 

Description   omitted   because    previously    printed    in    Society's 
Proceedings. 


394  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA, 

21.    DIPHUCEPHALA    LATIPENNIS,    Mad. 

Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  VIII.  p.  415. 

Hdb. — Queensland. 

Description  omitted  for  same  reason  as  last  species. 

22.   Diphucephala  Mastersi,  n.  sp. 

Of  broad  convex  form,  the  upper  surface  excepting  the  scutellum 
entirely  of  a  reddish  coppery  lustre,  rather  thickly  clothed  with 
decumbent  whitish  pile.  The  head  is  small,  the  clypeus  rather 
deeply  emarginate,  narrow,  the  angles  diverging,  rounded  and 
reflexed.  Thorax  moderately  punctate,  the  dorsal  channel  lightly 
impressed,  and  the  lateral  fovea3  not  large.  Scutellum  golden- 
green,  smooth,  longitudinally  impressed  in  the  middle.  Elytra 
rugosely  but  not  deeply  punctate.  Under  surface  green,  pilose, 
pygidium  pointed,  very  hairy.  Legs  green,  tarsi  cyaneous,  fore 
tibiae  not  bidentate, 

Length,  5  lines. 

Hab. — King  George's  Sound. 

23.     Diphucephala  Barnardi,  n.  sp. 

Nitid  metallic-green  with  an  occasional  bluish-green  tinge,  moder- 
ately pilose  above,  more  densely  beneath.  Head  densely  punctate, 
the  punctures  on  the  clypeus  more  minute,  a  slight  transverse 
depression  from  eye  to  eye  across  the  vertex,  the  clypeus  of  the 
male  rather  deeply  emarginate,  the  angles  porrect,  slightly  reflexed 
and  broadly  rounded  at  the  apex.  The  thorax  is  thinly  punctate, 
the  dorsal  channel  dilated  ovally  on  the  basal  half,  the  lateral 
foveae  very  deep  and  large,  but  not  reaching  the  dorsal  channel 
and  the  lateral  angles  prominent.  The  scutellum  is  triangularly 
rounded,  with  a  depression  in  the  middle  towards  the  apex.  The 
elytra  are  densely  and  rugosely  punctate,  with  the  pile  apparently 
disposed  in  rows  of  single  hairs,  the  female  has  the  lateral  margins 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  395 

behind  broad  and  reflexed  and  a  strong  spine  at  the  apex  of  each 
elytron.  The  legs  are  metallic-green,  the  anterior  tibiae  bidentate, 
the  teeth  reddish — very  minute  in  the  male,  rather  strong  in  the 
female. 

Length,  3£  lines. 

Hob. — Dawson  River. 

I  have  named  this  species  after  George  Barnard,  Esq.,  of 
Coomooboolaroo,  Upper  Dawson,  from  whom  I  have  received  this 
this  and  many  other  rare  and  beautiful  insects.  The  mucrouate 
elytra  of  the  females  are  the  most  distinguishing  feature  of  this 
species. 

24.       DlPHUCEPHALA    LATICEPS,    n.    Sp. 

Entirely  metallic-green,  moderately  nitid,  thinly  pilose  above, 
rather  densely  beneath.  Head  densely  and  finely  punctate,  clypeus 
broad,  square,  lightly  emarginate  in  the  male,  the  angles  rounded 
on  their  internal  face,  and  very  slightly  reflexed.  Thorax  thinly 
and  minutely  punctate,  the  dorsal  channel  rather  lightly  marked 
and  broadest  on  the  basal  half,  and  the  lateral  fovea?  deep,  but  not 
nearly  reaching  the  middle.  Scutellum  smooth.  Elytra  rugosely 
punctate,  the  punctures  somewhat  smaller  and  more  obliterate 
than  in  many  of  the  species.  The  fore  tibiae  are  normally  bidentate, 
the  teeth  and  all  the  tarsi  subcyaneous. 

Length,  4^  lines. 

Hub. — Ilia w arm,  Coast  Districts. 

25.    DlPHUCEPHALA    CUPREA,  n.  sp. 

Like  D.  rugosa  but  of  less  robust  form,  finer  puncturation,  and 
denser  pubescence.  It  is  of  a  semiopaque  golden-green  lustre,  with 
the  elytra  coppery-red,  the  upper  surface  is  thinly  pilose,  the 
under  densely.  The  head  is  broad  and  finely  punctate,  flat,  and 
sharply  and  shortly  reflexed  at  the  apex  of  the  clypeus,  the 
emargination  slight.  The  thorax  is  punctate  but  less  coarsely 
than  in  D.  rugosa,  the  dorsal  channel  is  distinct  and  widest  behind, 
the  lateral  fovese  large  but  not  very  deep  and  the  lateral  angles 
well    marked.     Scutellum  smooth,  depressed  in    the   middle,  the 


396  MILCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA, 

sides  a  little  rounded.  Elytra  transversely  rugosely  punctate. 
Pygidium  rounded  on  the  sides,  convex,  glabrous  at  the  apex. 
Legs  coppery-green,  the  fore  tibiae  normally  bidentate. 

Length,  2J  lines. 

Sab. — Rockhampton. 

26.    DlPHUCEPHALA    HUMERALIS,  n.  Sp. 

Dark  metallic-green,  upper  surface  minutely  pilose,  beneath 
densely.  Head  densely  punctate,  vertical  surface  quite  flat,  the 
emargination  of  the  clypeus  short  and  broad,  the  angles  slightly 
reflexed,  the  suture  of  the  proclypeus  distinct.  Thorax  variolose- 
punctate,  dorsal  channel  lightly  impressed  but  rather  broad,  the 
lateral  foveas  wide,  and  the  lateral  angle  minute.  Scutellum 
smooth.  Elytra  sharply  rugose  punctate,  little  wider  than  the 
thorax,  in  this  resembling  D.  rugosa,  with  a  narrow  basal  margin 
and  the  humeral  angles  of  a  reddish-purple  or  ruby  colour.  The 
fore  tibiae  are  not  bidentate  ;  the  place  of  the  upper  tooth  occupied 
only  by  a  slight  sinuosity. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — Illawarra.        • 

27.  Diphucephala  Waterhousei,  Burm. 

Handb.  IV.  p.  122. 

Green,  subsericeous,  with  the  base  and  apex  of  the  elytra 
cyaneous,  thorax  scarcely  canaliculate,  scutellum  very  smooth, 
fore  tibiae  bidentate.  Male  with  the  clypeus  acutely  angled  but 
not  bidendate,  the  female  unknown. 

Length,  3J  lines. 

This  species  I  have  certainly  never  seen  and  no  locality  is  given 
by  Burmeister.  Notwithstanding  the  very  imperfect  description 
it  evidently  comes  within  the  conditions  of  this  sub-division  of 
sub-section  B. 

28.  Diphucephala  quadritigera,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  100. 

Entirely  golden-green,  above  sparingly,  beneath  rather  densely 
pilose.     Head  lightly  impressed,  very  finely  punctate ;  antennae 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &0.  397 

pitchy  black,  thorax  brilliant  green,  the  middle  of  a  golden  hue, 
punctate,  the  hind  and  middle  fovese  almost  square,  the  lateral 
foveae  deep.  Elytra  green  with  a  golden  hue  chiefly  on  the  sides, 
strongly  punctate  in  series  with  two  slightly  elevated  lines.  Legs 
green  with  white  hairs  ;  tarsi  cyaneous,  the  fore  tibiae  bidentate. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

I  cannot,  from  the  above  description  of  Blanchard's,  make  out 
the  species  with  certainty,  but  if  the  insect  I  take  to  be  it,  is  so, 
the  description  of  the  dorsal  channel  should  be  "basal  half  wider 
and  somewhat  quadrangular." 

29.  DlPHUCEPHALA    ANGUSTICEPS,    n.  Sp. 

Green  with  a  golden-green  gloss,  sparingly  pilose  above,  densely 
beneath.  Head  rather  narrow,  short,  densely  and  minutely 
punctate,  the  clypeus  of  the  male  reflexed  and  emarginate  in  front 
and  pointed  at  the  external  angles.  Thorax  moderately  punctate, 
the  anterior  and  lateral  angles  acute,  the  dorsal  channel  wide, 
particularly  on  the  basal  half,  the  lateral  fovese  large,  deep,  and 
extending  almost  to  the  middle.  Scutellum  a  little  depressed  in 
the  middle  and  minutely  punctate.  Elytra  rngosely  punctate. 
Under  surface  and  legs  of  a  bluish  metallic-green,  fore  tibia? 
bidentate. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab.—N.  S.  Wales. 

30.  DlPHUCEPHALA    AZUREIPENNIS,    n.    sp. 

Dark  green,  elytra  greenish-blue,  the  upper  surface  rather  thickly 
pilose,  beneath  densely  so.  Head  almost  smooth  on  the  vertex, 
thickly  punctate  on  the  forehead,  with  an  impression  on  each  side 
near  the  eyes,  the  clypeus  densely  and  minutely  punctate,  nearly 
square,  and  very  slightly  emarginate  and  reflexed  in  the  male, 
Thorax  thinly  punctate  except  in  the  fovese,  the  dorsal  channel 
deep  and  widening  to  the  base,  the  lateral  fovese  large.  Scutellum 
impressed  in  the  centre   and  minutely  punctate.     Elytra  rugosely 


398  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA, 

punctate,  with  two  slightly  raised  costa?  on  each  side  of  the  suture, 
and  with  the  pile  disposed  in  lines  of  single  hairs.  The  fore  tibia? 
bidentate,  the  teeth  small  and  rather  distant ;  tarsi  subcyaneous. 

Length,  2|  lines.      Male  specimen  only. 

Hab. — Mitchell's  Exp.  Yict.  River. 

2.  Dorsal  channel  of  the  thorax  single,  lateral  fovea?  reaching 
the  middle. 

31.  Diphucephala  pulchella,  "Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  I.  p.  221. 

Green  or  bluish,  nitid,  sparingly  pilose.  Head  smooth  on  the 
vertex,  densely  and  finely  punctate  in  front,  clypeus  in  the  male 
very  slightly  emarginate  and  reflexed,  the  angles  somewhat 
truncate.  Thorax  thinly  punctate,  the  dorsal  channel  of  an 
elongated  oval  form,  the  lateral  foveae  large,  extending  in  a  shallow 
depression  to  the  dorsal  channel.  Scutellum  deeply  foveated  in  the 
middle,  smooth.  Elytra  coarsely  and  thickly  punctuate.  Fore 
tibia?  strongly  bidentate,  the  teeth  reddish. 

Length,  3J  lines. 

Hab. — Victoria  and  South  Australia. 

32.  Diphucephala  atjrolimbata,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  99. 

Smaller  than  D.  pulchella,  depressed,  nitid,  green,  the  middle  of 
the  thorax  and  the  external  limb  of  the  elytra,  of  a  brilliant  golden 
hue ;  above  almost  glabrous,  beneath  with  whitish  pile.  Head 
densely  punctate  ;  clypeus  deeply  forked,  the  angles  spatuliform. 
Thorax  strongly  punctate,  deeply  and  broadly  sulcate  in  the  middle, 
the  lateral  fovea?  deep.  Elytra  flat,  rugosely  punctate,  with 
longitudinal  lines  scarcely  elevated,  and  some  very  short  fulvous 
pile  at  the  apex.     Legs  green,  tarsi  obscurely  cyaneous. 

To  the  above  translated  description  of'Blanchard's,  I  have  only  to 
add—  "  lateral  fovea?  of  the  thorax  traceable  to  the  dorsal  channel, 
and  fore  tibiae  bidentate." 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hab. — Northern  Coast  of  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 


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399 


33.    DlPHUCEPHALA    SMARAGDULA,    Boisd. 

Yoy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  204;  Burm.  Hand.  IV.  p.  117;  D. 
pusilla,  Waterk.     Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1,  p.  226. 

Nitid,  green,  clothed  above  and  beneath  with  decumbent  pile. 
Head  punctate,  the  clypeus  densely,  and  in  the  male  slightly 
emarginate  and  renexed,  the  angles  broadly  rounded.  Thorax 
transverse,  thinly  punctate,  the  anterior  and  lateral  angles  acute, 
the  dorsal  channel  wide  and  deep  at  the  base,  and  the  lateral 
foveae  deep  and  extending  across  the  dorsal  channel.  Scutellum 
depressed  and  minutely  punctate  towards  the  apex.  Elytra 
coarsely  and  rugosely  punctate.  Legs  green,  tarsi  cyaneous.  Fore 
tibiae  bidentate. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Eab.—N.  S.  Wales. 

34.    DlPHUCEPHALA    PRASIXA,  n.  Sp. 

Grass-green,  subopaque,  densely  and  sharply  punctate.  Head 
minutely  punctate,  the  clypeus  of  the  male  roundly  but  not  deeply 
emarginate  with  the  angles  slightly  reflexed  and  rounded. 
Thorax  very  minutely  and  densely  punctate,  the  lateral  angle 
acute,  the  dorsal  channel  very  wide  and  shallow  on  the  basal  half, 
and  the  lateral  foveae  extending  to  the  middle  in  a  shallow  groove, 
Scutellum  rounded  on  the  sides,  depressed  a  little  near  the  apex, 
where  it  is  exceedingly  minutely  punctate.  Elytra  transversely 
punctate,  with  two  distinctly  elevated  costae  and  the  humeral 
callus  of  a  violet  colour.  The  under  surface  is  clothed  with  white 
decumbent  pile,  with  the  apex  of  each  abdominal  segment  glabrous. 
Legs  green,  tarsi  reddish,  the  fore  tibiae  bidentate. 

Lenth,  2  lines. 

Hah. — Bargo. 

3.   Dorsal  channel  of  thorax  double  at  the  base. 


35.     Diphucephala  aurulenta,  Kirby. 

Trans.   Linn.    Soc.   Lond.   XII.  p.    400  ;  Waterh.  Trans.   Ent. 

Soc.   Lond.  I.  p.    222;  Burm.  Handb.   IV.  p.    116;  D.  foveolata, 

Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  203. 
26 


400  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA, 

Of  a  coppery-red  colour,  lightly  pilose  above,  more  densely 
beneath.  Head  densely  punctate  in  front,  depressed  broadly  on 
the  forehead  between  the  eyes,  the  clypeus  in  the  male  very  slightly 
emarginate  and  renexed.  Thorax  coarsely  and  sparsely  punctate, 
the  dorsal  channel  slight  on  the  anterior  half,  and  very  large,  deep 
and  square  on  the  basal  half,  and.  divided  in  the  middle  by  a 
smooth  ridge  ;  the  lateral  fovese  extending  in  a  deep  groove  to  the 
dorsal  channel.  Elytra  densely  and  rugosely  punctate  in  rows. 
Anterior  tibiae  strongly  bidentate,  the  teeth  reddish. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales  Coast  districts. 

I  have  two  imperfect  specimens  of  a  very  brilliant  species  from 
the  Richmond  River,  which  closely  resembles  this  one  in  every 
respect,  excepting  its  more  brilliant  colouring  and  less  pilosity.  I 
have  given  it  the  cabinet  name  of  D.  effidgens. 

36.     Diphucephala  parvula,  Waterh. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lon.  I.  p.  223;  Burm.  Handb.  IV.  p   118. 

Golden  or  coppery-green,  rather  thinly  pilose.  Head  densely 
punctate  in  front,  the  clypeus  in  the  male  somewhat  triangularly 
roundly  emarginate,  the  angles  rounded  and  renexed.  Thorax 
coarsely  and  thinly  punctate,  the  dorsal  channel  broad  on  the  basal 
half,  divided  into  two  by  a  smooth  central  ridge  not  extending 
on  the  anterior  half,  and  the  lateral  fovese  very  wide  at  the  sides, 
and  scarcely  reaching  the  middle.  Scutellum  smooth.  Elytra 
rugosely  punctate,  anterior  tibiae  with  the  terminal  tooth  only. 

Length,  1\  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

37.  Diphucephala  pygm^ea,  Waterh. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  I.  p.  227  ;  Burm.  Handb.  IV. 
p.  118;  D.fulgida?  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  205. 

Green,  scarcely  nitid,  rather  densely  covered  on  the  upper 
surface  with  short  decumbent  and  yellowish  pile,  beneath  more 
densely  whitish  pilose.     Clypeus  of  the  male  narrow  and  recurved, 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  401 

moderately  emarginate.  Head  and  thorax  extremely  minutely  and 
densely  punctate,  having  a  somewhat  sericeous  appearance.  The 
dorsal  channel  of  the  thorax  is  broad  and  very  shallow  on  the  basal 
half,  with  a  very  faint  elevated  ridge  in  the  middle,  the  lateral 
foveas  are  rather  large  and  extend  to  the  middle.  The  scutellum 
is  depressed  in  the  middle  and  very  minutely  punctate.  Elytra 
less  coarsely  punctate  than  usual,  the  two  longitudinal  ridges 
distinct.      Anterior  tibiae  bidentate,  the  teeth  reddish. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 


38.    DlPHUCEPHALA    PURPUREITARSIS,  n.  Sp. 

Green,  head  and  thorax  with  a  blue  tinge,  a  short  thin  pubescence 
on  the  upper  surface,  a  slightly  denser  decumbent  pile  beneath. 
Clypeus  of  male  slightly  emarginate  and  reflexed.  Thorax  finely 
punctate,  the  dorsal  channel  broadly  oval  on  the  basal  half  with  a 
distinct  but  low  middle  ridge,  the  lateral  fovese  not  reaching  the 
middle.  Scutellum  with  a  fovea  near  the  base.  Elytra  rugosely 
and  rather  obliterately  punctate,  rather  nitid,  the  two  longitudinal 
ridges  distinct.  Abdomen  and  legs  brilliant  green,  tarsi  long, 
slender  and  of  a  reddish-purple  colour,  anterior  tibiae  bidentate. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

39.    DlPHUCEPHALA    LATERALIS,  n.  Sp. 

Green,  subnitid,  the  elytra  broadly  bordered  on  the  sides  with 
golden-red,  the  upper  surface  rather  densely  yellowish-pilose.  Head 
densely  punctate,  the  clypeus  of  the  male  very  slightly  emarginate 
and  reflexed.  Thorax  densely  and  finely  punctate,  the  dorsal 
channel  on  the  basal  half  forming  two  rather  narrow  foveae 
separated  by  a  rather  broad  interval,  the  lateral  foveae  are  deep 
and  do  not  reach  the  middle.  The  scutellum  is  slightly  depressed 
in  the  middle.     The  elytra  are  densely  and  sharply  punctate,  the 


402  MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA. 

two  longitudinal  ridges  on  each  side  moderately  distinct.  Under 
surface  thinly  clothed  with  decumbent  white  pile.  Anterior  tibiae 
bidentate. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hah. — New  South  Wales. 

40.    DlPHUCEPHALA    OBSOLETA,  n.  Sp. 

Of  a  coppery  hue,  subnitid,  without  pile  above,  pilose  beneath. 
Clypeus  of  the  male  acutely  angled.  Thorax  rather  thinly  punctate, 
except  in  the  fovese,  the  dorsal  channel  continuous,  but  very  broad 
and  deep  on  the  basal  half,  where  it  is  divided  by  an  almost  obsolete 
ridge  ;  the  lateral  fovese  deep  and  reaching  the  middle.  Scutellum 
of  elongate  triangular  form,  impressed  in  the  middle.  Elytra 
coarsely  transversely  punctate.     Legs  wanting. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hob. — New  South  Wales. 


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A  REVISION  OF  THE  STAPHYLINID^E  OF  AUSTRALIA. 

By  A.  Sidney  Olliff,  F.E.S., 
Assistant  Zoologist,  Australian  Museum. 


Part  I. 


It  is  now  some  months  since  I  undertook,  at  the  request  of  the 
Hon.  William  Macleay,  to  prepare  a  descriptive  paper  on  the 
Australian  Staphylinidse  for  publication  in  the  Proceedings  of  this 
Society.  It  was  not  without  considerable  hesitation  that  I  undertook 
the  task  as  I  knew  that  if  I  did  so  it  implied  the  examination  of 
many  hundred  specimens  and  the  preparation  of  a  large  number  of 
microscopic  dissections  of  their  mouth-parts  and  appendages. 

When  I  began  to  investigate  the  literature  of  the  subject  I  soon 
found  that  as  regards  the  genera  my  work  would  not  be  as 
satisfactory  as  I  could  wish.  Outside  the  Palsearctic  or  North- 
Temperate  region  comparatively  little  is  known  of  these  insects 
and  consequently  the  present  classification  of  the  family  is  founded 
to  a  large  extent  on  the  species  of  Europe  and  North  America. 
Following  the  example  of  that  distinguished  specialist  Dr.  David 
Sharp,  who  in  an  elaborate  paper  on  the  Staphylinidse  of  the 
Amazon  Valley  (Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  1876)  distinctly  stated  his 
object  was  to  describe  the  species  and  that  he  only  concerned 
himself  with  genera  because  questions  of  nomenclature  compelled 
him  to  do  so,  I  have  refrained  from  making  new  generic  names 
except  in  the  case  of  a  few  very  distinct  forms.  When  our  know- 
ledge of  this  group  is  more  complete  I  have  no  doubt  it  will  be 
found  convenient  to  establish  genera  for  some  Australian  species 
now  associated  with  European  forms,  but  at  this  distance  from  the 
large  collections  of  Europe  and  in  the  absence  of  complete  scientific 
libraries  it  is  not  possible  to  deal  with  the  genera  with  any  certainty 
of  good  results  and  I  have,  therefore,  contented  myself  with  sum- 
marizing their  characters  and  adding  such  hints  as  appeared  to  me 
likely  to  assist  in  the  identification  of  their  species. 


404  A    REVISION    OP    THE    STAPHYLINIDjE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

In  the  account  now  laid  before  the  Society,  which  dealing  as  it 
does  with  a  limited  amount  of  material — probably  not  a  tithe  of 
the  existing  species — must  of  necessity  be  only  a  contribution  to  a 
general  monograph  of  the  family,  I  have  restricted  myself  to  the 
definition  of  the  sub-families,  tribes,  genera  and  species.  Affixed 
to  some  of  the  genera  a  few  observations  on  geographical  distri- 
bution will  be  found,  but  all  generalizations  are  postponed  until 
the  completion  of  the  paper. 

The  classification  of  the  Staphylinidse  propounded  by  Erichson  (1) 
in  1840  has  been  generally  followed  up  to  the  present  time ;  a  few 
corrections  and  modifications  have  been  made  by  Duval,  Kraatz, 
Key,  Sharp  and  other  recent  writers,  but  the  broad  principles  of 
his  system  have  been  left  untouched.  In  the  present  paper  the  classi- 
fication employed  by  Lacordaire  in  his  "Genera  des  Coleopteres," 
(Vol.  II.,  1854),  which  is  essentially  that  of  Erichson,  has  been 
adopted  with  but  little  alteration. 

The  only  paper  dealing  exhaustively  with  the  Australian  fauna 
which  has  appeared  is  M.  Albert  Fauvel's  "  Staphylinides  de 
lAustralie  et  de  la  Polynesie,"  published  in  two  parts,  in  the  Annals 
of  the  Genoa  Museum.  (2)  Here  will  be  found  detailed  descriptions 
of  all  the  species  known  at  that  time,  including  a  large  number  of 
new  forms.  How  much  I  am  indebted  to  this  work  will  appear 
throughout  the  following  pages. 

I  have  pleasure  in  thanking  Mr.  Augustus  Simson  of  Laun- 
ceston,  Tasmania,  and  Mr.  George  Masters  for  the  loan  of  their 
collections  and  for  the  trouble  they  have  taken  to  answer  my 
enquiries  as  to  the  localities  and  habits  of  the  species  they  have 
themselves  collected.     To  Mr.  George  Barnard  I  am  indebted  for 

(1)  Genera  et  species  Staphylinorum,  Insectorum  Coleopterorum  familiae  : 
Berlin. 

(2)  Annali  del  Museo  Civico  di  Storia  Naturale  di  Genova,  X., 
pp.  168-298  (1877),  and  XIII.,  pp.  465-598(1878).  Translations  of  a  few 
of  these  descriptions  have  been  published  by  Mr.  S.  E.  Holder  (Trans. 
Royal  Soc.  S.  Australia,  IV.,  pp.  77-97,  1882),  under  the  title  "  Descrip- 
tions of  South  Australian  Staphylinidae  ;  translated  from  the  French  and 
Latin  of  M.  Fauvel,"  but  I  have  not  thought  it  necessary  to  quote  them 
here  as  they  are  not  always  intelligible  and  the  paper  is  very  incomplete, 
only  containing  thirty-two  species. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  405 

a  few  Queensland  species,  and  I  have  to  thank  Professor  Ralph 
Tate  of  the  Adelaide  University,  for  a  small  number  of  specimens 
named  by  M.  Fauvel  as  well  as  for  permission  to  describe  one  or 
two  new  forms  from  the  entomological  collection  which  is  under 
his  charge.  Besides  these  materials  I  have  examined  the  extensive 
collections  in  the  Macleay  and  Australian  Museums,  the  latter 
containing  the  types  of  the  species  from  Gayndah,  described  by 
Mr.  Macleay,  as  well  as  the  specimens  collected  by  myself  in  the 
Blue  Mountains,  in  Tasmania  and  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of 
Sydney. 

Whenever  I  possessed  well-authenticated  specimens  of  a  species 
I  have  redescribed  that  species.  In  not  a  few  cases,  however, 
where  no  specimens  have  been  available  for  examination,  or  where 
the  species  have  been  identified  from  books,  I  have,  in  order  to 
avoid  confusion,  taken  the  description  from  a  previous  author, 
usually  that  of  the  original  describer,  appending  his  initials  in 
acknowledgment. 

Family  STAPHYLINID^. 

Maxillae  of  variable  form  and  structure,  with  two  lobes,  usually 
ciliate,  the  external  often  bi-articulate ;  maxillary  palpi  4-jointed, 
except  in  Aleochara  and  Correa  where  there  is  a  minute  fifth 
joint.  Mentum  more  or  less  corneous,  transverse  or  quadrate,  the 
anterior  part  separate.  Ligula  generally  membranous,  very 
seldom  corneous.  Paraglossia  usually  distinct  and  in  some  cases 
very  conspicuous.  Labial  palpi  usually  3-jointed,  sometimes  (in 
certain  Aleocharinse)  with  one,  two  or  four  joints. 

Eyes  lateral,  except  in  the  Steninse,  usually  finely  granulated. 
Ocelli  or  simple  eyes  exist  in  the  Homalinas. 

Antennae  11,  rarely  10-jointed,  variable  in  form,  but  most 
frequently  filiform  and  shorter  than  the  body  ;  sometimes  clavate 
or  thickened  towards  the  tip  and  in  a  few  instances  distinctly 
clubbed. 

Prothorax  variable  in  form ;  the  side-pieces  not  separate  ; 
coxal  cavities  usually  open  behind.  Mesosternum  and  meta- 
sternum  with  the  epimera  distinct,  the  side-pieces  of  the  latter 
narrow. 


406  A    REVISION    OP    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Elytra  truncate,  the  suture  straight ;  wings  folded  under  the 
elytra  when  present. 

Abdomen  corneous,  very  freely  movable,  with  seven  or  eight 
exposed  segments. 

Legs  variable  in  form  ;  anterior  coxse  generally  large,  prominent, 
conical  and  contiguous,  rarely  (Piestinse)  small,  globular  and  not 
prominent,  or  subcylindrical  and  transverse  (Protininse,  Micro- 
peplus) ;  intermediate  coxse  conical  or  subcylindrical,  not 
prominent,  either  contiguous  or  distant ;  posterior  coxse  variable 
in  form,  contiguous,  except  in  Micropeplus  where  they  are  small, 
cylindrical  and  distant.  Tarsi  usually  5-jointed,  sometimes 
4-jointed,  and  rarely  (in  Micropeplus  and  certain  Oxytelinse) 
3-jointed ;  in  many  of  the  Aleocharinae  the  heteromerous 
character  of  tarsal  structure  is  reproduced  and  reversed  (i.e.  4.5.5) 
and  in  others  the  four  anterior  tarsi  are  four  jointed. 

The  Staphylinidae  or  Pove-beetles  compose  the  group  Brach elytra 
of  authors  and  constitute  an  exceedingly  large  family.  They  are 
mostly  of  small  size  and  are  readily  distinguished  by  their 
elongate  flexible  abdomen  of  which  seven  or  eight  corneous 
segments  are  exposed  and  their  short  straightly  sutured  elytra. 
Their  nearest  affinities  are  with  the  Geodephaga  on  the  one  hand 
and  the  Clavicorns  on  the  other,  but  they  are  generally  considered 
to  form  a  group  in  themselves.  A  great  number  of  the  species 
are  carrion  feeders,  being  found  in  the  dead  bodies  of  animals  ; 
many  are  found  in  the  dung  of  quadrupeds  ;  others  in  rotten 
fungi.  Indeed  the  great  majority  frequent  decaying  animal  and 
vegetable  substances  which  they  assist  in  removing,  the  business 
of  scavengers  being  one  of  their  chief  functions.  They  are  not 
all  scavengers,  however;  many  are  predatorial  and  others  are 
found  in  flowers,  under  bark,  under  sea- weed  on  the  sea  shore, 
frequently  between  high  and  low  tide-marks  ;  whilst  one  or  two 
live  as  parasites  on  small  mammals.  Among  the  most  interesting 
of  the  exceptions  to  these  habitats  may  be  mentioned  the  species 
which  are  found  living  in  the  nests  of  certain  social  hymenoptera, 
particularly  those  found  in  the  nests  of  wasps  and  hornets  (a 
habit  not  yet  recorded  of  any  Australian  species)  and  those  which 


BY   A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  407 

pass  their  lives  in  the  nests  of  ants.  Little  or  nothing  has  been 
written  concerning  the  habits  of  the  Australian  species,  but  the 
Coleopterist  who  has  been  accustomed  to  collect  these  insects  in 
Europe  is  at  once  struck  by  the  constancy  with  which  the  habits 
of  a  particular  genus  or  tribe  are  maintained  in  their  antipodean 
representatives. 

Of  the  metamorphoses  of  the  Australian  Staphylinidae  nothing 
is  known,  and  even  our  knowledge  of  those  of  Europe  is  very 
scanty.  The  larva3  somewhat  resemble  the  perfect  insects  and 
vary  comparatively  little  among  the  different  species.  They  are 
exceedingly  active  and  voracious  not  unfrequently  attacking  prey 
many  times  their  own  bulk.  (1)  Their  chief  characters  may  be 
briefly  summarized  as  follows : — Elongate,  linear  or  narrowed 
posteriorly ;  antennae  composed  of  four  or  five  joints ;  ocelli 
variable  in  number ;  mouth-organs  always  well  developed,  the 
mandibles  simple  or  bifid,  rarely  dentate ;  nine  abdomina 
segments  visible,  the  apical  segment  provided  with  two  movable 
bi-articulate  appendages  ;  legs  short ;  tarsi  terminated  by  a  single 
claw. 

Nineteen  species,  mostly  European,  are  enumerated  by  Chapuis 
and  Candeze  in  their  "  Catalogue  des  larves  Coleopteres,"  and  a  few 
have  since  been  described  by  Candeze,  Kraatz,  Perris  and  others, 
but  there  is,  perhaps,  no  family  so  considerable  as  the  Staphylinidae 
of  which  so  little  is  known  of  the  earlier  stages. 

Sub-Family  I.     ALEOCHARIN^E.    (2) 

Prothoracic  stigmata  conspicuous.  Antennae  inserted  upon  the 
front,  close  to  the  inner  anterior  margin  of  the  eyes.  No  ocelli. 
Elytra  leaving  nearly  the  whole  of  the  abdomen  exposed. 
Abdomen  laterally  margined,  the  terminal  segment  often  indistinct 
and  contracted   within  the  preceding  one.     Anterior  coxae  large 

(1)  For  an  instance  where  a  Staphylinid  larva,  measuring  about  half  an 
inch,  was  observed  in  a  vigourous  encounter  with  an  earthworm  five  inches 
in  length,  see  Nature,  XXX.,  p.  146  and  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond ,  18S4, 
p.  XVIII. 

(2)  For  a  valuable  paper  treating  of  the  genera  of  this  sub-family,  see 
Kraatz,  Linnaea  Entomologica  XI.,  pp.  1-43  (1857). 


408  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

and  conical ;  the  posterior  coxae  transverse.  Tarsi  variable  in  the 
number  of  joints,  having  all  the  feet  5  or  4-jointed,  the  anterior 
4-jointed  and  the  intermediate  and  posterior  5-jointed,  or  the 
anterior  and  intermediate  4-jointed  and  the  posterior  5-jointed. 


Tribe  1.     ALEOCHARINA. 

Maxillae  with  the  outer  margin  of  the  inner  lobe  corneous,  the 
inner  margin  membranous  and  ciliate  ;  maxillary  palpi  moderately 
elongate,  the  terminal  joint  small,  subulate  and  generally  much 
shorter  than  the  preceding  one  :  in  Aleochara  and  Correa  there  is 
a  very  small  additional  joint.     Eyes  not  very  prominent. 

The  following  key,  which  is  chiefly  based  on  the  tables  of 
Lacordaire  and  Fauvel,  will  facilitate  the  determination  of  the 
genera  of  this  tribe  : — 

I.  Antennas  11-jointed. 

A.  Anterior  tarsi  4-jointed,  intermediate  and  posterior 

5-jointed. 

1.  Prothorax  Mrith  the  angles  rounded  or  not  produced. 

a.  Antennas    filiform,    robust   or  slightly    thickened 
towards  the  apex. 

aa.   Head  carried  on  a  very  fine  neck. 

i.  Intermediate  coxae  remote Falagria. 

ii.  Intermediate  coxae  near  together Myrmecopora 

bb.  Head  not  carried  on  a  slender  neck. 

i.  First  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  very  long. 

*  Mesosternal  plate   acute  ;    intermediate   coxae 

subcontiguous Gnypeta. 

**  Mesosternal  plate  rounded  ;  intermediate  coxae 

remote Myrmedonia. 

ii.   First  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  not  very  long, 
not  as  long  as  the  two  following  together. 

*  Intermediate  coxae  remote  Pelioptera. 

**  Intermediate  coxie  near    together ...Homalota. 

b.  Antennae  with  joints  2-6 strongly  dilated  externally.  Apphiana. 

2.  Prothorax  with  the  posterior  angles  produced Dabra. 

B.  Anterior    and  intermediate  tarsi  4-jointed,  posterior 

5-jointed. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  409 

1.  Labial  palpi  2-jointed. 

a.  First  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  at  least  equal  to 

the  2nd  and  3rd  united Placusa. 

b.  First  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  about  equal  to  the 
second Silusa. 

2.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed Bolitochara. 

C.  All  the  tarsi  5- jointed. 

1.  Head  jutting  out,  free  from  the  prothorax,  and  con- 

tracted at  the  base. 

a.  First  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  shorter  than  the 

two    following  together Phloeopora. 

b.  First  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  at  least  equal  to  the 

two  following  together Calodera. 

2.  Head  sunk  in  the  prothorax  or  slightly  contracted  at 

the  base. 
a.  Labial  palpi  4-jointed,  maxillary  5-jointed. 
aa.   Posterior  tarsi  with  the  1st  joint  one-half  longer 

than  the  2nd  .., Aleochara. 

bb.  Posterior  tarsi  with  the  1st  joint  about  equal  to  the 

2nd Correct. 

b    Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  maxillary  4-jointed. 
aa.   External  lobe  of  the  maxillae  provided  above  with 

lobif orm  appendices Polylobus. 

bb.  External   lobe  of    the    maxillae    without   lobiform 

appendices , Oxypoda. 

II.  Antennae  10-jointed  ;  tarsi  4-jointed Oligota. 

1.  Falagria. 

Mannerheim,  Brachel.  p.  86  (1830);  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  II., 
p.  28.  —  Myrmecocephalus,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W. 
II.,  p.  134  (1871). 

Mentum  transverse,  slightly  emarginate  in  front.  Ligula  short, 
bifid  in  front.  Paraglossse  prominent.  Maxillary  palpi  with  the 
second  and  third  joints  sub-equal.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  2nd 
joint  slightly  shorter  than  1st.,  last  joint  thickened  at  apex. 
Maxillae  similar  to  those  of  Homalota.  Mandibles  unarmed. 
Head  nearly  orbicular,  constricted  behind  into  a  narrow  neck. 
Antenme  rather  long,  somewhat  thickened  towards  the  extremity, 
the  2nd  and  3rd  joints   nearly  equal,  longer  than  the  following 


410  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDiE    OP    AUSTRALIA, 

ones.  Prothorax  narrowed  behind,  usually  deeply  furrowed. 
Elytra  truncated  behind.  Abdomen  broadly  margined.  Legs 
rather  long  ;  intermediate  coxse  remote;  tarsi  4:5:5,  first  joint  of 
the  posterior  pair  elongate. 

This  genus  is  widely  distributed,  but  is  more  numerously  repre- 
sented in  the  new  than  in  the  old  world,  a  large  proportion  of  the 
species  being  found  in  tropical  America. 

1.  Falagria    Fauveli. 

Falagria  Fauveli,  Solsky,  Hor.  Soc.  Ent.  Ross.  V.,  p.  113  (1867). 

Myrmecocephalus  cingulatus,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W. 
II,  p.  134  (1871). 

Elongate,  black,  somewhat  shining,  sparingly  covered  with  very 
fine  grey  pubescence,  finely  aciculate.  Head  broadly  transverse, 
moderately  convex,  rounded  behind,  with  a  longitudinal  impression 
in  front.  Antennae  piceous,  longer  than  the  head  and  prothorax 
together,  slightly  thickened  towards  the  extremity;  basal  joint  not 
very  large,  slightly  thickened,  2nd  joint  a  little  shorter,  3rd  about 
as  long  as  the  1st,  7-10  of  about  equal  lengths,  subcylindrical, 
terminal  joint  slightly  larger  and  subacuminate  at  the  extremity. 
Prothorax  cordate,  subopaque,  considerably  longer  than  broad,  at 
its  broadest  part  narrower  than  the  head,  with  a  moderately  strong 
median  line  which  is  impressed  at  the  base ;  sides  slightly  sinuate 
and  feebly  constricted  behind.  Scutellum  rounded  behind,  feebly 
impressed  longitudinally.  Elytra  shining  fuscous,  with  a  coppery 
tinge,  a  little  broader  than  the  head,  subquadrate,  slightly  convex, 
finely  and  sparingly  pubescent ;  the  suture  somewhat  impressed 
near  the  scutellum.  Abdomen  elongate,  somewhat  shining,  nar- 
rower in  front  than  the  elytra,  widest  just  behind  the  middle ; 
segments  2-3  and  the  ventral  segment  margined  with  testaceous. 
Legs  piceous,  tarsi  paler.     Length  3  mm. 

£  The  head  less  strongly  impressed  in  front  and  the  median  line 
on  the  prothorax  less  impressed  posteriorly. 

Gayndah,    Queensland  (in  flood-refuse)  ;    Sydney,   New  South 
Wales  ;  King  George's  Sound,  West  Australia  ;  Tasmania. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY   OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  411 

After  a  careful  examination  of  the  type  specimens  of  Myrmeco- 
cephalus  in  the  collection  of  the  Australian  Museum,  which,  however, 
are  not  in  a  very  good  state  of  preservation,  I  have  arrived  at  the 
conclusion  that  M.  cingulatus,  and  not  M.  bicingulatus,  is  identical 
with  Falagria  Fauveli. 

2.  Falagria   bicingulata. 

Myrmecocephalus  bicingulatus,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W. 
p.  134(1871). 

Elongate,  black,  somewhat  shining,  sparingly  covered  with  fine 
grey  pubescence,  distinctly  aciculate.  Head  broadly  transverse, 
strongly  rounded  behind.  Antennae  piceous.  Prothorax  cordate, 
subopaque,  much  longer  than  broad,  considerably  narrower  than 
the  head,  the  median  line  not  very  strongly  impressed.  Elytra 
broader  than  the  head,  opaque  fuscous,  finely  and  sparingly  pubescent. 
Abdomen  elongate,  narrower  in  front  than  the  elytra,  widest  behind 
the  middle ;  the  second  and  third  segments  margined  with  testa- 
ceous.    Legs  dark  piceous,  the  tarsi  paler.     Length  3f  mm. 

Burnett  River,  Gayndah,  Queensland;  In  flood-refuse. 

The  unique  specimen  described  under  this  name  is  not  in  suffi- 
ciently good  condition  to  permit  of  more  exact  diagnosis.  Its 
larger  size,  broader  head  and  longer  and  more  angularly  rounded 
prothorax  are  the  only  characters  I  find  to  separate  it  from  the 
preceding  species. 

3.  Falagria  pallipes,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  dark  reddish  testaceous,  somewhat  shining,  sparingly 
covered  with  extremely  fine  grey  pubescence  and  very  finely 
punctured.  Head  broadly  transverse,  convex,  strongly  rounded 
behind,  very  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured.  Antennae 
pale  reddish  testaceous,  longer  than  the  head  and  prothorax 
together,  slightly  thickened  towards  the  extremity ;  basal  joint 
moderately  large,  joints  2-3  a  little  shorter,  4-10  of  nearly  equal 
lengths,  subcylindrical,  terminal  joint  slightly  larger  and  acuminate 
at  the  extremity.  Prothorax  considerably  longer  than  broad, 
cordate,    at   its   broadest   part   slightly  narrower  than  the  head, 


412  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDjE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

extremely  finely  punctured,  with  a  strongly  impressed  median 
line  ;  sides  rounded  in  front,  narrowed  and  slightly  constricted 
behind ;  posterior  angles  obtuse.  Scutellum  rounded  behind, 
feebly  impressed  longitudinally.  Elytra  considerably  broader 
than  the  head,  sub-quadrate,  slightly  convex,  extremely  finely 
and  irregularly  punctured,  moderately  closely  covered  with 
fine  grey  pubescence  ;  the  suture  somewhat  impressed  near  the 
scutellum.  Abdomen  moderately  broad  but  narrower  in  front 
than  the  elytra  ;  segments  2-3  and  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
terminal  segment  pale  reddish  testaceous.  Legs  pale  testaceous. 
Length  2^  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania.     (Simson.") 

This  very  distinct  species  differs  from  the  foregoing  in  colour, 
in  its  smaller  size  and  more  robust  form,  and  in  having  its  upper 
surface  extremely  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured. 

2.    BOLITOCHARA. 

Mannerheim,  Brachel.  p.  75  (1830)  ;  Lacoidaire,  Gen.  Col.  II., 
p.  30. 

Mentum  sub-transverse,  contracted  and  slightly  emarginate  in 
front.  Ligula  narrow  and  elongate,  bifid  in  front.  Paraglossse 
very  short,  acuminate  at  the  tip.  Maxillary  palpi  with  the  third 
joint  a  little  longer  than  the  second.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  2nd 
joint  rather  shorter  but  scarcely  narrower  than  first,  the  3rd 
slightly  longer  than  the  2nd.  Maxillae  similar  to  those  of 
Homalota.  Mandibles  unarmed.  Head  nearly  orbicular,  some- 
what constricted  behind.  Antennas  as  in  Falagria.  Prothorax 
gradually  narrowed  in  front.  Mesosternum  carinate.  Elytra 
truncate  behind.  Abdomen  parallel-sided.  Legs  moderately 
long;  intermediate  coxse  not  quite  contiguous;  tarsi  4:4:5,  first 
joint  of  posterior  pair  elongate. 

This  genus,  which  is  of  wide  distribution,  differs  from  Falagria, 
in  the  structure  of  the  ligula  and  tarsi ;  in  fades  it  resembles 
certain  species  of  Oxypoda. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  413 

4.    BOLITOCHARA     DISCICOLLIS. 

Bolitochara  discicollis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.  p.  595 
(1878). 

Facie  et  magnitudine  B.  variae  ;  rufa,  nitida,  parce  pubescens, 
antennis  praeter  basira  rufo  piceolis,  elytris  segmentisque  4-5 
totis,  6°  basi  plus  minusve  latins  nigro  piceis,  liumeris  saepius 
rufescentibus ;  antennis  sat  crassis,  articulo  4°  paulo  longiore 
quam  latiore,  5-10  sensim  brevius  traDSversis,  11°  magno,  obtuso  ; 
capite  vage  utrinque  parum  fortiter,  thorace  elytrisque  sat  dense 
fortius,  his  vix  squamatim,  abdomine  segmentis  2-5  basi  fere 
tantum,  6°  toto  parum  dense  multo  subtilius,  punctatis ;  thorace 
fortiter  transverso,  capite  tertia  parte  latiore,  disco  toto  depresso, 
lateribus  ante  medium  antice  fortiter  rotundato  angustatis,  postice 
parum  angustatis,  angulis  posticis  parum  obtusis ;  elytris  hoc 
tertia  fere  parte  latioribus,  quarta  loogioribus,  sat  transversis ; 
abdomine  parallelo,  segmentis  2-4  basi  profunde  transversim,  5°  vix 
impressis.     Long.  3^  mm.    ( Fvl.) 

Adelaide,  South  Australia  ;  West  Australia. 

3.    HOMALOTA. 

Mannerheim,  Brachel.  p.  73  (1830)  ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  II., 
p.  32. 

Mentum  transverse,  constricted  and  slightly  emarginate  in  front. 
Ligula  very  short,  bilobed.  No  visible  paraglossae.  Maxillary 
palpi  with  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  sub-equal.  Labial  palpi  3- 
jointed,  the  2nd  joint  shorter  than  the  1st,  and  a  little  longer  than 
the  3rd.  Maxillse  with  the  internal  lobe  membranous  on  the  inner 
side,  corneous  on  the  outer  side,  obliquely  cut  off  internally  and 
ciliate  or  armed  with  small  spines  ;  the  external  lobe  a  little  longer 
than  the  other,  corneous  in  the  middle,  membranous  at  the  base 
and  extremity.  Mandibles  unarmed.  Head  sub-orbicular.  An- 
tennae moderately  long,  somewhat  thickened  towards  the  extremity  ; 
2nd  and  3rd  joints  generally  equal  in  length  and  shorter  than  the 
1st.  Pro  thorax  variable  in  form.  Elytra  truncate  behind,  with 
a   short   sinus  which  is  usually   very    distinct    near  the   external 


414  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPH YLINID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

angles.  Legs  moderately  long  ;  intermediate  coxse  near  together  ; 
tarsi  4:5:5,  the  last  pair  with  the  1st  joint  elongate,  joints  2-4 
slightly  decreasing. 

Under  the  name  Homalota  a  vast  number  of  species  from  all 
parts  of  the  world,  varying  considerably  in  form  and  structure,  have 
been  described  ;  latterly  the  original  genus  has  been  to  some  extent 
sub-divided — Gnypeta  and  Brachida  being  established  at  its 
expense — but  it  still  contains  a  vast  assemblage  of  species.  The 
genus  is  here  regarded  in  the  sense  of  Kraatz,  whose  sections, 
founded  on  the  form  of  the  prothorax  and  abdomen,  I  have 
attempted  to  follow. 

Section  1. — Ah domen  parallel. 
a.  Prothorax  strongly  transverse. 

5.  Homalota  piceicollis. 

Homalota  piceicollis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,   p.   577 

(1878). 

Facie  et  magnitudine  angusticollis,  sed  colore  omnino  alia ; 
nigra,  nitida,  corpore  antico  lurido  alutaceo,  nitidulo,  parum  dense 
fulvo  pubescente,  antennarum  articulis  2  primis,  thorace,  seg- 
mentisque  2-3  piceo  testaceis,  antennis  elytrisque  piceolis,  pedibus 
flavis ;  antennis  vix  incrassatis,  sat  brevibus  et  tenuibus,  articulo 
4°  parum,  8-10  magis  transversis ;  capite  vix  perspicue,  thorace 
creberrime  subtilissime,  elytris  paulo  fortius  creberrime  vix 
rugosule,  abdomine  parum  dense  subtilissime,  segmentis  5-6  vage, 
punctulatis ;  capite  disco  medio  foveolato  ;  thorace  capite  sat 
latiore,  fortiter  transverso,  lateribus  parum  rotundatis,  basi 
utrinque  sinuata,  media  parum  fossulata;  elytris  thorace  sat 
latioribus,  tertia  parte  longioribus  ;  abdomine  apice  vix  angustiore; 
£  segmento  7°  supra  apice  truncato,  utrinque  inciso,  extus 
incisuram  spinula  armato,  subtus  triangulariter  parum  producto. 
Long.  2J  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  415 

6.    HOMALOTA    MOLESTA,  Sp.  n. 

Moderately  robust  and  convex,  pitchy  black,  shining,  rather 
sparingly  clothed  with  very  fine  fulvous  pubescence ;  head, 
prochorax  and  elytra  dark  reddish  castaneous,  the  latter  somewhat 
paler  than  the  head  or  prothorax  \  first  two  joints  of  the  antennae 
and  the  legs  reddish  testaceous. 

Hea.d  transverse,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Antennae 
rather  short,  thickened  towards  the  extremity,  4th  joint  slightly, 
5th  to  10th  distinctly  transverse.  Prothorax  finely  and  closely 
punctured,  with  a  distinct  transverse  foveolate  impression  in  the 
middle  near  the  base ;  the  anterior  angles  rounded.  Elytra 
broader  than  the  prothorax,  finely,  irregularly  and  densely 
punctured,  the  external  apical  angles  inclining  to  pitchy,  the  suture 
slightly  impressed  at  the  base.  Abdomen  finely  and  sparingly 
punctured.  Legs  pale  testaceous.  Length  21  mm. 
Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 
Appears  to  be  allied  to  the  foregoing  species. 

7.    HOMALOTA    CORIARIA. 

Homalota  coriaria,  Kraatz,  Ins.  Deutsch.  II.,  p.  282  ;  Sharp, 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  1869,  p.  204;  Fauvel.  Ann.  Mus.  Genov. 
X.  p.  283  (1877) — Homalota  australis,  Jekel,  Col.  Jek.  I.  p.  47 
(1873). 

Forma  lata,  brevi,  convexa  H.  succicolae  et  trinotatae  ;  corpore, 
praesertim  capite  thoraceque  nitidis,  his  densissime  obsolete,  elytris 
crebre  subtilissime,  abdomine  subtiliter  parce  segmentis  2-5 
punctatis,  6.°  fere  laevi ;  nigra  ;  antennarum  basi,  elytris  pedi- 
busque  squalide  testaceis  ;  illis  angulo  apicali  infuscatis  ;  antennis 
robustis,  brevibus,  articulis  4-5,  praesertim  6-10  fortiter  trans- 
versis  ;  capite  thoraceque  latis,  hoc  brevissimo,  late  excavato  (£), 
foveolato  et  subsulcato  (<£),  lateribus  antice  sat  angustatis ;  angulis 
posticis  rotundatis  ;  elytris  amplis,  thorace  quarta  parte  latioribus, 
tertia  longioribus  ;  £  segmento  7.°  supra  leviter  inciso,  incisuram 
extus  sinuato,  utrinque  dentato.      Long.  2  mm.      (Fvl.) 

New  South  Wales ;  Port  Augusta,  Nuriootpa,  South  Australia. 
A  cosmopolitan  species. 
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416  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPH YLINIDvE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

8.    HOMALOTA    ATYPHELLA,    sp.  n. 

Elongate,  slightly  convex,  dark  piceous,  shining,  sparingly 
clothed  with  fine  grey  pubescence  ;  first  two  joints  of  the  antennae 
and  the  legs  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  very  slightly  narrowed  behind,  extremely 
finely  and  closely  punctured.  Antennse  moderately  long,  thickened 
towards  the  extremity,  4th  joint  not  very  small,  longer  than  broad, 
7th  to  10th  transverse,  apical  joint  acuminate  at  the  extremity. 
Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  extremely  finely  and  rather  closely 
punctured  on  the  disc  and  at  the  base,  not  so  closely  punctured 
near  the  front ;  anterior  angles  rounded  ;  sides  arcuately  rounded. 
Elytra  broader  and  considerably  longer  than  the  prothorax, 
extremely  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  the  suture  feebly 
impressed  at  the  base  ;  the  sides  nearly  straight.  Abdomen  finely 
and  very  sparingly  punctured ;  segments  2-4  rather  strongly 
impressed  at  the  base.      Legs  reddish  testaceous.     Length  2^  mm. 

Botany,  Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Lottah,  Gould's  Country, 
Tasmania.     (Simson.) 

This  species  resembles  Homalota  coriaria  in  form,  but  is  some- 
what flatter. 

9.  Homalota  psila,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  moderately  robust  and  convex,  pitchy  black,  shining, 
very  finely  and  sparingly  pubescent ;  the  elytra,  first  two  joints  of 
the  antennae,  and  the  legs  dark  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  rather  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured. 
Antennae  with  the  first  three  joints  elongate,  4th  small,  7th  to  10th 
transverse.  Prothorax  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  sparingly 
clothed  with  very  fine  fuscous  pubescence  ;  the  sides  moderately 
rounded.  Elytra  broader  and  considerably  longer  than  the 
prothorax,  rather  finely,  irregularly  and  closely  punctured,  the 
sides  dusky.  Abdomen  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured  ; 
the  6th  segment  very  sparingly  punctured  and  narrowly  margined 
with  testaceous.     Legs  reddish  testaceous.     Length,  4  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country.  (Simson),  Mount  Wellington  (2,000 
feet),  Tasmania. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  417 

Closely  allied  to  Homalota  trinotata  of  Europe,  but  less  strongly 
pubescent ;  the  head  more  strongly  and  much  less  closely 
punctured,  the  prothorax  not  quite  so  broad  and  the  elytra  rather 
more  finely  punctured. 

10.  Homalota  australis. 

Myrmedonia  australis,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W.  II., 
p.  135  (1871). 

Moderately  robust,  slightly  convex,  reddish  testaceous,  shining, 
rather  closely  covered  with  fine  flavous  pubescence  ;  elytra  dusky  ; 
4th  and  5th  abdominal  segments  pitchy. 

Head  transverse,  rather  large,  convex,  densely  and  rather  finely 
punctured.  Antennas  short,  fuscous,  except  the  first  three  and  the 
apical  joints  which  are  testaceous,  somewhat  thickened  towards  the 
extremity  ;  first  three  joints  elongate,  4th  small,  5-10  transverse. 
Prothorax  strongly  transverse,  considerably  broader  than  the  head, 
narrowed  posteriorly,  densely  and  moderately  strongly  punctured, 
with  a  distinct  foveolate  impression  in  the  middle  at  the  base  ;  the 
sides  gently  rounded.  Elytra  broader  and  seme  what  longer  than 
the  prothorax,  moderately  strongly,  irregularly  and  rather  densely 
punctured.  Abdomen  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured.  Legs 
testaceous.     Length  2J  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

b.  Prothorax  not  or  only  slightly  transverse. 

11.  Homalota  politula. 

Homalota  politula,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  577 
(1878). 

Habitu  et  colore  cmnino  Caloderae  australis,  sed  alii  generis, 
antennis  haud  clavatis,  circa  apicem  parum  incrassatis,  longioribus, 
articulo  4.°  subquadrato,  sequentibus  vix  latioribus,  sensim  latior 
ibus,  sat  transversis,  11.°  dilutiore  ;  punctura  capitis  thoracisque 
nitidissimorum  obsoleta,  elytrorum  quadruplo  creberrima,  subti- 
lissima,  segmentorum  subtilissima,  2-5  sat  densa,  6.°  parciore ; 
capite   minore,    angustiore,    oblongo,    oculis    minoribus  :    thorace 


418  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPH YLINIDjE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

magis  obscuro,  multo  longiore,  angustiore,  vix  transverso,  antice 
paulo  magis  quam  postice  angustato,  lateribus  paruni  rotundatis, 
angulis  posticis  fere  omnino  rotundatis,  fovea  basali  obsoleta ; 
elytris  angustioribus,  sat  dense  fulvo  pubescentibus.  Long. 
2J-2J  mm.     (Fvl) 

Adelaide,   South  Australia. 

12.    HOMALOTA    CHARIESSA,  Sp.  n. 

Elongate,  narrow,  moderately  convex,  reddish  testaceous,  shining, 
very  sparingly  covered  with  fine  fulvous  pubescence ;  head  and 
abdomen,  except  the  first  two  and  terminal  segments,  pitchy 
black  ;  two  first  joints  of  the  antenna)  and  legs  pale  testaceous. 

Head  ratherconvex,  extremely  finely  and  sparingly  punctured  on  the 
disc,  a  few  moderately  strcng  punctures  on  each  side  of  the  middle, 
with  an  indistinct  transverse  impression  at  the  base.  Antennae 
rather  short,  moderately  robust  and  thickened  towards  the  extremity, 
4th  joint  transverse,  5th  to  10th  distinctly  transverse.  Prothorax 
slightly  transverse,  extremely  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured, 
with  four  large  punctures  just  before  the  middle  on  the  disc,  and  a 
few  smaller  punctures  near  the  anterior  margin  ;  sides  moderately 
strongly  rounded.  Elytra  somewhat  broader  and  considerably 
longer  than  the  prothorax,  moderately  strongly,  irregularly  and  not 
very  closely  punctured  ;  the  sides  and  the  external  apical  angles 
pitchy.  Abdomen  finely  and  sparingly  punctured ;  segments 
2  and  3  dusky,  the  7th  and  the  apical  margin  of  the  6th  testaceous, 
the  others  pitchy  black.     Legs  pale  testaceous.     Length  2  mm. 

Hobart,  Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania. 

13.    HOMALOTA    GENTILIS. 

Homalota  gentilis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  578 
(1878). 

Facie  marinae,  sed  minor  et  angustior,  picea  vel  rufo  picea, 
corpore  antico  dense  longius  griseo  pubescens,  capite  nigro  piceo, 
abdomine  praeter  basim  nigricante,  segmento  6.°  apice  latins,  7.* 
toto,  antennarum  articulo  1.°  pedibusque  testaceis  ;  his  rufo  piceis, 
articulo  4.°  subquadrato,  sequentibus  sensim  parum  latioribus,  sat 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  419 

transversis,  11.°  acuminata ;  capite  transverso  non  perspicue, 
tliorace  crebre  subtilissime,  elytris  densius,  paulo  fortius  vix 
asperatim,  abdomine  segmentis  2-4  sat  dense  subtiliter,  5.°  parcius, 
6.°  vage  punctatis ;  thorace  vix  transverso,  subquadrato,  lateribus 
subparallelis,  angulis  posticis  subobtusis,  basi  obsolete  foveolato, 
breviter  vix  sulcato ;  elytris  thorace  sat  latioribus,  quarta  parte 
longioribus,  planiusculis  ;  abdomine  apice  vix  augustato ;  £ 
segmento  6.°  supra  apice  subtruncato,  subtilissime  crenulato,  extus 
utrinque  parum  inciso,  extus  incisuram  vix  spinula  subtilissima, 
brevissima  armato,  subtus  rotundatim  sat  producto.  Long.  2  mm. 
(Fvl) 

Sydney,  New  South   Wales ;  Melbourne,  Victoria. 

14.    HOMALOTA    PAVENS. 

Homalota  pavens,  Erichson,  Kaf.  Mark.  I.,  p.  689  \  Sharp, 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1869,  p.  98 ;  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII., 
p.  578  (1878). 

linearis,  corpore  antico  opaco,  dense  subtilissime  punctato, 
alutaceo,  elytris  antennisque  fuscis,  illis  basi,  palpis  pedibusque 
testaceis  ;  antennis  elongatis,  parum  incrassatis,  robustis,  articulis 
4-6  aequalibus,  multo  longioribus  quam  latioribus,  9-10  vix  trans- 
versis, 11°  ovato,  acuminato;  capite  suborbiculari,  fronte  obsolete 
foveolata  ;  thorace  vix  longiore  quam  latiore,  vix  subcordato,  late 
sulcatulo,  angulis  posticis  indicatis ;  elytris  thorace  tertia  fere 
parte  latioribus,  non  longioribus,  magis  perspicue  punctulatis ; 
abdomine  segmentis  2-5  crebre  omnium  subtilissime  punctulatis,  6.° 
laeviusculo  ;  £  segmento  6.°  medio  carina  longitudinali  elevata, 
segmenti  apicem  fere  attingente,  7.°  apice  denticulis  4  obtusis 
instructo.      Long.  3|  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Victoria ;  also  found  in  Europe. 

Section  2. — Abdomen  narrowed  posteriorly. 

15.  Homalota  sordid  a. 

Homalota  sordida,  Marsham,  Ent.  Brit.  p.   514(1802);  Fauvel 
Anu.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.  p.  576  (1878). 


420  A    REVISION    OP    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Facie  et  colore  Oxypodae  lividipennis  ;  multo  minor,  fusitormis, 
subconvexa,  nigra,  sat  opaca ;  ore,  antennis,  segmentorum 
marginibus,  ano  pedibusque  rufis ;  tarsis  elytrisque  testaceis,  his 
circa  scutellum  f  uscis ;  densissime  brunneo  pubescens ;  corpore 
antico  creberriine  densissime,  abdomine  minus  opaco  dense 
subtiliter  et  aequaliter,  punctatis  ;  antennis  maxime  robustis, 
elongatis,  articulo  4.°  vix  transverso,  5-10  subquadratis,  11.°  duobus 
praecedentibus  longiore  ;  thorace  convexo,  obsolete  sulcato,  parum 
transverso,  antice  sat  angustato,  angulis  posticis  obtusissi  mis, 
basi  vix  sinuata ;  elytris  hoc  paulo  latioribus  et  longioribus ; 
^  segmento7.°  supra  apice  subemarginato,  subtus  conico,  maxime 
producto  ;  (J>  subtus  vix  producto,  profunde  emarginato.  Long. 
3-3J  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Adelaide,  South  Australia.     A  cosmopolitan  species. 

16.    HOMALOTA    ROBUSTICORNIS. 

Homalota  robusticornis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII., 
p.  576    (1878). 

Facie  et  antennis  longis,  maxime  robustis,  longicorni  vicina  ; 
paulo  minor,  magis  nitida,  vix  pilosula,  multo  subtil ius  pubescens, 
triplo  subtilius  crebriusque  punctata,  abdomine  nitido,  segmentis 
5-6  praesertim  subtilius  punctatis ;  antennis  brevioribus  et  minus 
robustis,  articulo  4.°  quadra  to,  5-10  multo  brevioribus,  inter  se 
aequalibus,  vix  longioribus  quam  latioribus,  11.°  multo  breviore ; 
elytris  minus  dilutis,  piceis  facillime  distinguenda.  Long.  2^  mm. 
{Fvl.) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

17.  Homalota  indefessa,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  moderately  convex,  testaceous,  somewhat  shining, 
rather  closely  covered  with  fine  yellowish  pubescence ;  antenna?, 
except  the  first  four  joints,  and  a  large  spot  on  the  disc  of  the 
prothorax  infuscate;  5th  and  basal  half  of  the  6th  and  7th 
abominal  segments  blue-black. 

Head  transverse,  rather  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Antennae 
rather    short,   the  first   four  joints    pale  testaceous,     the    others 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  421 

infuscate;  joints  4-10  transverse,  11th  rounded  at  the  extremity. 
Prothorax  strongly  transverse,  narrowed  behind,  rather  finely  and 
closely  punctured,  with  a  moderately  distinct  infuscate  marking  on 
the  disc  extending  from  just  behind  the  anterior  margin  to  the 
base.  Elytra  considerably  broader  and  rather  longer  than  the 
prothorax,  rather  finely  and  closely  punctured,  obscurely  infuscate 
near  the  sides.  Abdomen  rather  finely  and  moderately  closely 
punctured.  Legs  pale  testaceous.  Length  2^  mm. 
Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania.    (Simson.) 

4.  Gnypeta. 
Thomson,  Skand.  Col.  III.,  p.  6. 

I  have  not  been  able  to  see  the  description  of  this  genus.  The 
characters  indicated  in  the  key  (see  p.  408)  may  perhaps  suffice  for 
its  identification. 

18.  Gnypeta  fulgida. 

Gnypeta  fulgida,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.XIIL,  p.  583  (1878). 

Latiuscula,  subdepressa,  abdomine  attenuato,  antice  subtilissime, 
postice  parcius  longiusque  griseo  pubescens,  nigra,  antennarum 
articulis  3  primis  palpisque  flavis,  pedibus  anticis  ruf  ulis  ;  antennis 
parum  incrassatis,  articulis  6-10  vix  trans versis,  11°  crassiore, 
duobus  praececlentibus  subaequali  ;  capite  transversim  ovali,  sat 
depresso,  disco  inter  oculos  vix  biimpresso,  utrinque  parum  dense 
subtilissime  punctato,  linea  media  longitudinali  latiuscula  laevi  ; 
thorace  sublaevi,  capite  sat  latiore,  fortiter  transverso,  lateribus  sat 
rotundatis,  antice  fortiter  angustatis,  angulis  posticis  obtusis ; 
elytris  sat  transversis,  thorace  quarta  parte  latioribus  et  longioribus, 
apice  declivis,  crebre  omnium  subtilissime  punctulatis  ;  abdomine 
elytris  quarta  parte  angustiore,  segmentorum  2-5  marginibus 
tantum  subtiliter,  6.°  7.°que  vix  punctulatis,  2-3  basil  aevissimis, 
profunde  transversim  impresso-sulcatis,  7.°  apice  supra  truncato, 
subtus  arcuatim  satis  producto.     Long.  2|-2f  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

5.  Apphiana,  gen.  no  v. 

Mentum  transverse,  very  slightly  emarginate  in  front.      Ligula 
very  short,  bifid.     Maxillary  palpi  4-jointed,  the  1st  joint  exceed 
ingly    short,   2nd  elongate  and  thickened  towards  the  extremity 


422  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLIISID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

3rd  slightly  longer  than  2nd,  considerably  thickened  anteriorly, 
4th  small,  much  narrower  than  the  preceding.  Labial  palpi  3- 
jointed,  the  2nd  joint  about  half  as  long  as  the  1st,  the  3rd  some- 
what longer  and  narrower.  Maxillae  narrow,  the  lobes  of  nearly 
equal  lengths  ;  the  inner  lobe  membranous  internally,  ciliate  near 
the  apex  ;  external  lobe  ciliate  on  the  inner  side  near  the  extremity. 
Mandibles  armed  internally  with  two  moderately  large  teeth,  the 
apex  acute.  Head  large,  transverse,  broadly  and  rather  deeply 
depressed  behind  the  antennae.  Eyes  oval,  moderately  large,  not 
very  prominent.  Antennae  11 -jointed;  the  basal  joint  nearly 
twice  as  long  as  broad,  slightly  narrowed  at  each  extremity,  joints 
2-6  feebly  dilated  on  the  inner  and  very  strongly  dilated  on  the 
outer  side, — the  2nd  joint  being  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the 
3rd  as  broad  as  the  second,  but  slightly  shorter,  the  others  consi- 
derably shorter  and  gradually  decreasing  in  breath  ;  7th  joint 
narrower,  a  little  longer  than  broad,  8-10  slightly  increasing  in 
width,  the  apical  joint  nearly  as  long  as  the  two  preceding  ones 
together,  acuminate  at  the  extremity.  Pro  thorax  transverse,  a 
little  narrower  than  the  elytra,  the  sides  and  all  the  angles  rounded. 
Scutellum  small,  triangular.  Elytra  rather  longer  than  the  pro- 
thorax,  truncate  and  narrowly  margined  behind  ;  the  inner  apical 
angles  obtuse.  Abdomen  rather  long,  widest  just  behind  the 
middle,  rather  strongly  margined.  Legs  moderately  long  ;  femora 
unarmed;  tarsi  4:5:5,  posterior  feet  with  the  first  joint  not  quite 
as  long  as  the  second. 

This  genus  is  chieflv  remarkable  for  having  some  of  the  basal 
joints  of  the  antennae  enormously  dilated  externally,  a  character 
unique,  as  far  as  I  am  aware,  in  the  sub-family  to  which  it 
belongs.  Its  location  is  somewhat  difficult  to  determine,  but  I 
am  of  opinion  that  it  cannot  be  far  removed  from  Pelioptei'a, 
which  it  resembles  in  fades,  except  that  it  is  rather  more  convex. 

19.  Apphiana  veris,  n.  sp. 

(Plate  VII.,   fig.   1.) 

Elongate,  parallel,  somewhat  convex,  dark  piceous,  shining, 
finely  and  sparingly   pubescent;  antennae,    palpi,   prothorax  and 


BY    A.    SIDNEY    OLLIFF,    F.E.S.  423 

elytra  reddish  testaceous,  legs  pale  testaceous  ;  prothorax  with  an 
iudistinct  fovea  on  each  side  at  the  base  ;  abdomen  with  segments 
1-3  bordered  with  testaceous  posteriorly. 

Head  slightly  narrowed  behind  the  eyes,  rather  finely  and  not 
very  closely  punctured,  broadly  and  rather  deeply  depressed  in 
front  between  the  antennae  ;  the  depression  extending  to  behind 
the  middle  where  its  limit  is  denned  by  a  small  foveolate  puncture. 
Antennae  considerably  longer  than  the  head  and  prothorax  together, 
the  first  five  joints  paler  than  the  others.  Prothorax  somewhat 
broader  than  the  head,  slightly  narrowed  in  front,  finely  and  not 
very  closely  punctured,  narrowly  margined  behind,  with  an  in- 
distinct fovea  near  each  side  at  the  base  ;  the  anterior  margin 
nearly  straight ;  the  sides  rounded  ;  the  anterior  and  posterior  angles 
strongly  deflexed  and  round  ad ;  median  line  feebly  indicated. 
Scutellum  finely  and  sparingly  punctured.  Elytra  rather  longer 
and  broader  than  the  prothorax,  slightly  increasing  in  width 
posteriorly,  finely  margined  behind,  moderately  strongly  and 
rather  closely  punctured,  moderately  thickly  clothed  with  short 
grey  pubescence  ;  humeral  angles  not  very  prominent ;  posterior 
margins  slightly  sinuate  near  the  external  angles.  Abdomen 
elongate,  narrowed  behind,  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured  ; 
segments  1-4  moderately  strongly  and  not  very  closely  punctured, 
the  others  more  finely  and  less  closely  punctured.  Legs  moderately 
robust,  pale  testaceous.      Length  4^  mm. 

Wagga  Wagga  (under  bark,  in  early  spring),  Sydney,  New 
South  Wales. 

6    Pelioptera. 

Kraatz,  Linn.  Ent.XI.,p.  55(1857) — Termitopora,  Motschulsky, 
Etud.  Enc.  p.  91  (1859). 

Ligula  short,  broad,  bifid.  Paraglossse  slightly  prominent. 
Maxillary  palpi  moderately  long,  3rd  joint  longer  than  the  2nd, 
4th  joiut  small,  subulate.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the  2nd  joint 
short.  Maxilke  with  the  internal  lobe  pubescent  internally  ; 
external  lobe  pubescent  near  the  apex.  Head  rounded,  narrowed 
behind.     Antennas  thickened   towards   the  extremity,  joints  4-10 


424  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDiE    OP    AUSTRALIA, 

transverse.  Prothorax  transverse.  Elytra  obliquely  truncate 
behind.  Abdomen  parallel-sided.  Legs  with  the  intermediate 
coxae  remote ;  tarsi  4:5:5,  the  posterior  pair  with  joints  1-4 
gradually  shorter. 

20.  Pelioptera   specularis. 

Pelioptera  specularis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  579 
(1878). 

Parallela,  subconvexa,  nitidissima,  parcegriseo  pubescens,  nigra, 
capite,  thorace  elytrisque  laevibus,  hie  circa  latera  et  angulum 
externum  parce  subtilissime  punctulatis,  abdomine  sparsim  vix 
punctulato ;  antennis  articulis  3  primis,  palpis,  thorace,  elytris 
praeter  angulos  externos  late,  segmentisque  tribus  basalibus  pi  as 
minusve  piceis,  pedibus  testaceis ;  antennis  sat  tenuibus,  vix 
incrassatis,  articulo  4.°  quadrato,  5-6  vix,  7-10  magis  licet  parum 
transversis,  11.°  acuminato ;  capite  maximo,  thorace  paulo  angus- 
tiore,  convexo,  foveola  disco  medio  parva  ;  thorace  transverso, 
convexo,  antice  paulo  minus  quam  postice  angustato,  lateribus 
parum  rotundatis,  angulis  omnibus  indicatis,  subacutis  ;  elytris 
thoracis  latitudine,  hoc  paulo  longioribus,  quadratis,  parum  con- 
vexis ;  abdomine  elytris  quarta  parte  angustiore,  apice  vix  angus- 
tiore,  segmentis  2-4  basi  transversim  profunde,  5-6  parum  impressis, 
7.°  apice  truncato.     Long.  2^  mm.  (Fvl.) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

21.  Pelioptera.  astuta,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  parallel,  moderately  convex,  dark  piceous,  shining, 
sparingly  clothed  with  short  grey  pubescence  ;  first  two  joints  of 
the  antennre,  palpi  and  elytra  dark  reddish  testaceous,  the  sides  of 
the  latter  darker ;  legs  pale  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured. 
Antennae  short,  somewhat  thickened  towards  the  extremity,  4th 
joint  small,  5-10  transverse,  11th  acuminate.  Prothorax  strongly 
transverse,  moderately  convex,  very  slightly  narrowed  behind, 
finely  and  rather  closely  punctured  ;  sides  gently  rounded.  Elytra 
considerably  longer  and  rather  wider  than  the  prothorax,   finely 


BY   A.    SIDNEY    OLLIFF,    F.E.S.  425 

and  closely  punctured ;  the  suture  feebly  depressed  near  the 
scutellum.  Abdomen  strongly  narrowed  behind,  very  sparingly 
and  finely  punctured,  the  6th  segment  rather  more  closely 
punctured  ;  segments  2-4  strongly  impressed  at  the  base. 
Length  4  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania  (Simson). 

7.  Calodera. 

Mannerheim,  Brachel.  p.  85  (1830);  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  II., 
p.  36. 

Mentum  strongly  transverse,  narrowed  and  slightly  emarginate 
in  front.  Ligula  short,  bifid.  Paraglossia  broader  than  long, 
rounded  at  the  extremity.  Maxillary  palpi  with  the  2nd  and  3rd 
joints  sub-equal,  the  latter  not  much  thickened.  Labial  palpi 
3-jointed,  the  2nd  joint  much  shorter  than  the  1st  and  3rd,  the 
latter  very  slender.  Maxillse  with  the  internal  lobe  armed  at  the 
extremity  with  6  rather  long  spines.  Mandibles  unarmed.  Head 
rounded,  narrowed  behind.  Antennae  thickened  towards  extremity, 
2nd  joint  rather  longer  than  third,  the  following  joints  generally 
transverse,  the  11th  elongate-ovate.  Pro  thorax  narrowed  behind, 
almost  longer  than  broad,  quadrangular  or  sub-oval.  Elytra 
truncate  behind,  very  indistinctly  sinuate  near  the  external  angles. 
Abdomen  parallel-sided  or  slightly  narrowed  behind.  Legs 
moderately  long ;  intermediate  coxas  almost  contiguous ;  tarsi 
elongate,    5:5:5,   the  posterior   pair  with  the   first  joint  elongate. 

Under  this  name  a  number  of  species  varying  considerably  in 
structure  and  fades  have  been  associated.  Many  of  the  European 
species  frequent  very  wet  places,  such  as  the  margins  of  pools,  and 
a  few  are  found  constantly  in  the  nests  of  ants. 

22.  Calodera  inaequalts. 

Calodera  inaequalis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  286  (1877). 

Nitidula,  sat  convexa,  parce  subtiliter  griseo-pubescens,  nigro- 
aenea,  antennarum  articulo  1.°  pedibusque  squalide  testaceis ; 
elytris  circa  suturae  apicem  vix  piceis  ;  antennis  robustis,  articulis 
7-8  quadratis,  9-10  vix  transversis,  11.°  sat  parvo,'oblongo  ;  capite 


426  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDyE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

suborbiculato,  inter  oculos  trans versim  medio  impresso,  crebre 
subtiliter,  thorace  densius  vix  asperatim,  elytris  paulo  fortius 
punctafcis  ;  thorace  capite  sat  latiore,  vix  latiore  quam  Longiore, 
lateribus  parallelis,  ante  medium  fortiter  coarctatis,  angulis 
posticis  parum  obtusis,  sulco  longitudinali  postice  in  fossulam 
latrim  dilatato ;  elytris  thorace  tertia  parte  latioribus,  paulo 
longioribus,  subquadratis,  suturae  basi  apiceque  utrinque  vix 
torulosis  ;  abdomine  elytris  quarta  parte  angustiore,  nitidissimo, 
subacuminato,  segmentis  basi  sum  ma  punctulatis  ibique,  praesertim 
basalibus,  fortiter  transversim  sulcatis  ;  ^7.°  supra  apice  truncato 
et  subtiliter  crenulato.      Long.  4  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 


23.  Calodera  carissima,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  not  very  convex,  dark  reddish  testaceous,  shining, 
clothed  with  fine  grey  pubescence ;  antennae,  except  the  first  three 
joints,  pitchy ;  elytra  and  abdomen  pitchy  testaceous,  with  a 
greenish  tinge. 

Head  sub-orbicular,  finely  and  closely  punctured,  with  a 
tolerably  conspicuous  transverse  impression  between  the  eyes. 
Antennae  with  the  first  three  joints  reddish  testaceous,  the  others 
pitchy;  joints  1-3  elongate,  4-6  slightly  longer  than  broad,  7th 
and  8th  sub-quadrate,  9th  and  10th  slightly  transverse,  11th  not 
as  long  as  the  two  preceding  joints  together,  narrowed  at  the 
extremity.  Prothorax  slightly  longer  than  broad,  rather  finely 
and  very  closely  punctured,  with  a  strongly  impressed  median 
line  which  is  transversely  dilated  and  more  strongly  impressed 
posteriorly ;  sides  arcuately  narrowed  in  front,  the  posterior  two- 
thirds  nearly  straight.  Elytra  sub-quadrate,  considerably  broader 
than  the  prothorax,  rather  finely  and  closely  aciculate-punctate, 
with  a  slight  swelling  on  the  disc  just  behind  the  middle. 
Abdomen  somewhat  narrowed  behind,  segments  2-5  with  a  row  of 
strongly   impressed    punctures    at    the    base,    6th  segment  rather 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  427 

strongly  and  not  very  closely  punctured  on  the  disc,  the  other 
segments  sparingly  and  more  finely  punctured.  Legs  reddish 
testaceous.      Length  4-^  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania.    (Simson.') 

Appears,  from  description,  to  be  allied  to  the  foregoing  species. 

24.  Calodera  australis. 

Calodera  australis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  287  (1877). 

Forma  Ischnoglossae  prolixae,  sed  minor  ;  nitidula,  abdomine 
nitidissima,  parce  flavo  pubescens,  convexa,  rufa,  antennarum 
articulo  primo,  ano  pedibusque  testaceis  ;  capite,  antennis,  elytris 
plus  minusve  circa  angulum  apicalem  abdominisque  segmentis  4-5 
totis,  6.°  que  praeter  apicem  piceis  vel  nigro-piceis ;  antennis 
robustis,  articulis  5-10  fortiter  transversis,  11.°  conico,  sat  magno  ; 
capite  oblongo,  inter  oculos  transversim  parum  impresso,  parum 
dense  subtiliter,  thorace  deusius,  elytris  paulo  fortius  vix  asperatim, 
abdomine  vage  subtiliter  punctatis  ;  thorace  capite  parum  latiore, 
parum  transverso,  lateribus  apice  fortiter  rotundatis,  basi  leviter 
angustatis,  fovea  basal i  sat  lata  lineaque  longitudinali  obsoleta  ; 
'elytris  thorace  quarta  parte  latioribus,  paulo  longioribus  ;  abdomine 
parallelo,  segmentis  basalibus  vix  impressis ;  £  segmento  7.°  apice 
supra  truncato,  dense  subtiliter  crenalato,  utrinque  vix  denticulato, 
subtus  triangulariter  vix  prominulo.     LoDg.  2^  mm.   (Fvl.) 

Adelaide,  South  Australia  ;  Victoria. 

25.  Calodera    abdominalis. 

Calodera  abdominalis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  580 
(1878). 

Praecedente  longior  et  angustior,  paulo  magis  nitida,  parce 
pubescens,  antennis  robustioribus,  articulo  11.°  apice  rufo,  capite, 
thorace  segmentisque  2-4  totis  rufo  testaceis  ;  thorace  multo  an- 
gustiore  et  longiore,  haud  transverso,  capite  vix  latiore,  lateribus  a 
medio  ad  basim  parallelis,  antice  fortius  coarctato,  angulis  posticis 
subrectis,  fovea  basali  latiore ;  elytris  multo  parcius  pauloque 
fortius  punctatis,  abdomine  magis  angusto,  parallelo,  segmentis 
2-4,  5.°  minus,  dimidia  parte  basali  profunde  transversim  impresso 


428  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDjE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

sulcatis  ibique  punctulatis,  caeterum  sublaevibus,  6.°  7.°que  parce 
subtiliter  punctulatis,  pedibus  gracilibus  facile  distinguenda.  Long. 
3J  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Australia. 

26.  Calodera  macilenta. 

Calodera  macilenta,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov,  XIII.,  p.  581 
(1878). 

Elongata,  nitidula,  longius  dense  fulvo  pubescens,  picea, 
antennis  ferrugineis,  articulis  2  primis,  palpis  tarsisque  flavis, 
thorace,  segmentorum  marginibus,  6.°  dimidia  parte  apicali,  7.°  toto 
pedibusque  rufis  ;  antennis  fortiter  clavatis,  articulis  4-10  fortiter 
trait sversis,  11.°  crasso,  apice  rufo ;  capite  minuto,  ovali,  thorace 
dimidio  fere  angustiore,  parce  subtilissime  punctulato ;  thorace 
ovali,  licet  postice  subtruncato,  haud  transverso,  a  medio  ad 
apicem  fortiter  attenuato,  circa  basin  subparallelo,  angulis  posticis 
obtusis,  crebre  sat  fortiter,  elytris  vix  crebrius  paulo  fortius, 
abdomine  parcius  vix  subtilius  punctatis ;  elytris  thorace  sat 
latioribus,  paulo  longioribus,  circa  suturam  et  apicem  rufe- 
scentibus ;  abdominis  paralleli  segmentis  2-4,  5.°  minus,  profunde 
lateque  transversim  impresso-sulcatis.     Long.  4  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

27.  Calodera  ruficollis. 

Calodera  ruficollis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII,,  p.  581 
(1878). 

A  praececlente  corpore  praesertim  antico  nitidissimo,  parce 
longius  pubescente,  statura  minore,  parallela,  antennis,  palpis, 
thorace,  ano  pedibusque  rufo-testaceis,  antennis  brevioribus, 
articulis  4-10  adhuc  magis  transversis,  brevissimis,  capite 
nigro  thoraceque  vage,  elytris  parum  dense  sat  fortiter,  abdomine 
parcius  punctatis  ;  thorace  breviore  et  latiore;  parum  transverso, 
angulis  posticis  rotundatis  ;  elytris  brevioribus,  magis  convexis, 
thorace  paulo  longioribus  ;  abdomine  circa  apicem  subattenuato, 
segmentis  2-4  praesertim  multo  minus,  basi  tantum,  transversim 
impressis,  5.°  integro  distinguenda.     Long.  3  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  429 

28.  Calodera  pyrrha,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,    moderately    convex,     sparingly    covered     with  fine 

fulvous  pubescence,   pale  castaneous ;    antennas,   except   the  first 

two  joints,  head,  external  apical  angles  of  the  elytra  and  the  4th, 
5th  and  6th  abdominal  segments  piceous. 

Head  rather  large,  rather  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Antennae 
with  the  first  two  joints  castaneous,  the  others  piceous  ;  joints  1-3 
elongate,  4th  very  small  and  transverse,  5-10  broader  and  slightly 
transverse,  11th  acuminate.  Prothorax  transverse,  finely  and 
closely  punctured,  with  a  large  foveolate  depression  in  the  middle 
at  the  base ;  the  sides  gently  rounded ;  the  anterior  angles 
strongly  and  the  posterior  feebly  rounded.  Elytra  subquadrate, 
considerably  broader  and  slightly  longer  than  the  prothorax,  finely 
and  closely  aciculate-punctate ;  the  external  apical  angles  and  the 
sides  as  far  as  the  middle  piceous.  Abdomen  nearly  parallel- 
sided,  finely  and  closely  punctured,  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
6th  segment  testaceous.      Legs  pale  castaneous.     Length  4  mm. 

Upper  Hunter,  New  South  Wales. 

29.  Calodera  eritima,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  moderately  convex,  bright  reddish  testaceous,  sparingly 
covered  with  fine  fulvous  pubescence  ;  antennae,  except  the  first 
two  joints,  pitchy  ;  a  large  spot  at  the  base  of  the  elytra,  the  5th 
and  the  basal  half  of  the  6th  abdominal  segments  pitchy  black. 

Head  transverse,  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  the 
punctures  rather  more  numerous  near  the  sides.  Antennae  with 
the  first  two  joints  testaceous  ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  about  equal  in 
length,  4th  subquadrate,  5th  to  10th  transverse,  11th  slightly  nar- 
rowed and  rounded  at  the  extremity.  Prothorax  transverse, 
moderately  strongly  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  less  strongly 
punctured  near  the  sides  ;  sides  gently  rounded.  Elytra  sub- 
quadrate, considerably  broader  than  the  prothorax,  moderately 
strongly  and  not  very  closely  aciculate-punctate,  with  a  rather 
large    transverse    pitchy    black    spot    at    the    base  of   the    suture 


430  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OP    AUSTRALIA, 

common  to  both  elytra.  Abdomen  nearly  parallel-sided,  moder- 
ately strongly  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  segments  2-5  with  a 
row  of  rather  strongly  impressed  punctures  at  the  base,  the  6th 
segment  extremely  finely  and  remotely  tuberculose.  Legs  reddish 
testaceous.      Length  3|-4  mm. 

Wagga  Wagga,  South  Country,  New  South  Wales. 

Allied  to  Calodera  pyrrha^  but  easily  distinguished,  apart  from 
its  colouring,  by  its  more  strongly  punctured  upper  surface,  slightly 
longer  third  and  fourth  antenna!  joints,  and  by  the  absence  of  the 
foveolate  depression  at  the  base  of  the  prothorax,  which  is  the  most 
conspicuous  character  in  C  pyrrha. 

A  specimen  in  the  Macleay  Museum  differs  from  the  typical 
form  in  having  all  the  abdominal  segments,  except  the  hindmargin 
of  the  sixth,   pitchy.      It  must,  I  think,  be  regarded  as  a  variety. 

30.  Calodera  aglaophanes,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  rather  convex,  reddish  testaceous,  shining,  sparingly 
clothed  with  fine  grey  pubescence ;  elytra  with  the  sides  and 
suture,  especially  near  the  base,  obscurely  tinged  with  blue ; 
abdomen  rather  bright  steel-blue,  the  apical  half  of  the  6th  and  the 
termination  of  the  7th  segments  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  moderately  transverse,  rather  strongly  and  closely  punc- 
tured, not  impressed  between  the  eyes.  Antennas  with  the  first 
three  joints  and  the  apex  of  the  terminal  joint  reddish  testaceous, 
the  others  pale  pitchy  ;  joints  1-3  somewhat  elongate,  4-10  trans- 
verse, slightly  increasing  in  width,  11th  longer  than  the  two 
preceding  joints  together,  acuminate  at  the  apex.  Prothorax 
transverse,  moderately  strongly  and  closely  punctured  ;  the  sides 
gently  rounded  ;  the  anterior  and  posterior  angles  rounded.  Elytra 
sub-quadrate,  considerably  broader  than  the  prothorax,  moderately 
strongly  and  closely  aciculate-punctate.  Abdomen  slightly  nar- 
rowed behind,  rather  finely,  irregularly  and  not  very  closely 
punctured  ;  segments  2-6  with  a  row  of  rather  strongly  impressed 
punctures  at  the  base.   Legs  pale  reddish  testaceous.  Length  3|  mm. 

Port  Lincoln,  South  Australia. 

A  very  distinct  species. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    0LLIFF,  F.E.S.  431 

31.  Calodera   CRIBRELLA. 

Calodera  cribrella,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  287  (1877). 

Praecedente  [australis]  paulo  minor,  tota  nigra,  parcius  griseo 
pubescens,  antennis  piceis,  pedibus  squalide  rufis,  tarsis  dilutioribus; 
an  tennis  tennioribus  ;  capite  non  impresso,  parcius  aeque  ac  thorax 
fortiter,  elytris  dense  subtiliter,  abdomine  crebre  subasperatim 
punctatis  ;  thorace  multo  angnstiore,  subcordato,  magis  convexo, 
paulo  longiore  quam  latiore,  basi  foveolato,  angulis  posticis  sub- 
rectis ;  elytris  thorace  tertia  parte  latioribus,  vix  longioribus  ; 
abdomine  apice  parum  angustiore,  nitidulo,  segmentis  2-4  basi 
transversim  fortiter  impressis.     Long.  2J  mm.  {Fvl.') 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales;  Adelaide,  Port  Augusta,  South 
Australia 

32.  Calodera   coracina. 

Tachyusa  coracina,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W.  II., 
p.   135  (1871). 

Elongate,  not  very  convex,  pitchy  black,  sparingly  clothed  with 
fine  grey  pubescence  ;  head,  prothorax  and  abdomen  somewhat 
shining  ;  first  three  joints  of  the  antennae  and  the  legs  dark  reddish 
testaceous,  tarsi  paler. 

Head  finely  and  sparingly  punctured,  not  impressed  between  the 
eyes.  Antennae  rather  short ;  joints  7-10  scarcely  transverse. 
Prothorax  slightly  convex,  about  as  long  as  broad,  considerably 
narrowed  behind,  very  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  with 
a  moderately  large  foveolate  depression  in  the  middle  at  the.  base  ; 
the  posterior  angles  feebly  reflexed.  Elytra  at  the  base  consi- 
derably broader  than  the  prothorax,  widening  posteriorly,  rather 
finely  and  densely  asperate-punctate.  Abdomen  nearly  parallel- 
sided,  slightly  narrowed  at  the  apex,  finely  and  not  very  closely 
asperate-punctate.      Length  2^-  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

M.  Fauvel  appears  to  be  right  in  his  surmise  that  this  species  is 
allied  to  Calodera  cribrella :   indeed  it  would  seem,  judging  from 

about  eight  or  ten  specimens  which  I  have  examined,  that  it  is  the 

28 


432  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

northern  representative  of  that  species.  It  has  the  elytra  a  little 
more  strongly  and  closely  asperate-punctate,  and  the  prothorax 
(which  is  distinctly  foveolate  behind)  and  head  a  trifle  more  highly 
polished. 

33.  Calodera  Simsoni,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  moderately  convex,  pitchy  black,  shining,  sparingly 
clothed  with  fine  black  pubescence  ;  antenna?  and  legs  dark  piceous. 

Head  transverse,  narrowed  behind,  very  finely  and  sparingly 
punctured.  Antennae  with  2nd  and  3rd  joints  equal,  a  little 
shorter  than  the  first,  4-8  elongate,  gradually  decreasing  in  length, 
9th  and  10th  subequal,  about  as  broad  as  long,  11th  elongate, 
slightly  narrowed  towards  the  extremity.  Prothorax  distinctly 
transverse,  slightly  narrowed  behind,  very  finely,  irregularly  and 
sparingly  punctured ;  the  anterior  angles  rounded ;  the  sides 
nearly  straight.  Elytra  at  the  base  much  broader  than  the 
prothorax,  widening  posteriorly,  with  a  few  very  fine  indistinct 
punctures  chiefly  near  the  sides  and  apex  ;  the  suture  somewhat 
depressed  near  the  scutellum.  Abdomen  slightly  narrowed  behind, 
almost  impunctate,  finely  and  sparingly  pubescent  especially  near 
the  sides ;  segments  2-5  impressed  at  the  base ;  6th  segment 
narrowly  margined  with  testaceous.      Length  3-|  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania.  {Simson.) 

This  species  I  propose  to  name  after  Mr.  A.  Simson  of  Laun- 
ceston.  It  is  characterized  by  its  highly  polished  surface  and  by 
its  long  slender  antennae  of  which  nearly  all  the  joints  are  elongate. 
Its  generic  position  must  be  considered  provisional, 

34.  Calodera  pachia,  sp.  n. 

Robust,  short,  slightly  convex,  pitchy  black,  shining,  rather 
sparingly  covered  with  fine  griseous  pubescence  ;  antennae,  except 
the  first  three  joints,  piceous  ;  legs  dark  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  narrowed  behind,  finely  and  moderately  closely 
punctured.  Antennae  with  the  first  three  joints  elongate, 
reddish  testaceous  ;  2nd  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  3rd,  4-6 
very  slightly  longer  than  broad,  7-10  transverse,   11th  narrowed 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  433 

towards  the  extremity.  Prothorax  transverse,  slightly  narrowed 
both  in  front  and  behind,  moderately  convex,  finely,  irregularly 
and  not  very  closely  punctured ;  the  anterior  angles  strongly 
rounded ;  the  posterior  angles  less  strongly  rounded.  Elytra 
much  narrower  in  front  than  behind,  at  the  base  considerably 
wider  than  the  prothorax,  finely  and  moderately  closely  punctured  ; 
the  sides  nearly  straight.  Abdomen  short,  somewhat  narrowed 
posteriorly,  strongly  margined,  finely  and  very  sparingly  punctured  ; 
the  punctures  mostly  confined  to  the  middle  of  the  segments. 

Length   2i  mm. 

Hobart,  Tasmania. 

Owing  to  their  broad  form  I  have  had  considerable  doubt  as  to 
the  generic  position  of  this  and  the  following  species.  I  think, 
however,  that  for  the  present  they  are  best  placed  in  Calodera. 

35.  Calodera  atypha,  sp.  n. 

Rather  robust,  slightly  convex,  pitchy  black,  shining,  sparingly 
covered  with  fine  griseous  pubescence ;  antennae,  except  the  first 
four  joints,  piceous  ;  legs  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  narrowed  behind,  very  finely  and  not  very 
closely  punctured.  Antennae  with  the  first  four  joints  reddish 
testaceous ;  similar  in  structure  to  those  of  the  preceding  species. 
Prothorax  transverse,  very  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured  ; 
the  anterior  and  posterior  angles  rounded;  the  sides  gently 
arcuate.  Elytra  considerably  narrowed  in  front,  very  finely  and 
rather  closely  punctured ;  the  sides  nearly  straight.  Abdomen 
somewhat  narrowed  behind,  strongly  margined,  extremely  finely 
and  very  sparingly  punctured.     Length  2  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania.      (Simson.) 

Nearly  allied  to  the  preceding  species,  but  narrower  in  propor- 
tion to  its  length ;  the  prothorax  is  less  strongly  rounded  at  its 
anterior  angles  and  the  upper  surface  is  more  finely  punctured. 

8.  Myrmecopora. 

Saulcy,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  France  (4),  IV.,  p.  429  (1864.) 
Ligula     rather     elongate,     bifid,    acuminate.       Paraglossse    not 
prominent.     Maxillary  palpi  4-jointed,  the  4th  very  short.     Labial 


434  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDiE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

palpi  3-jointed,  the  2nd  joint  short.  Maxillae  with  the  interior 
lobe  provided  with  spines  near  the  apex.  Mandibles  simple. 
Head  constricted  behind  into  a  narrow  neck.  Legs  rather  long, 
slender  ;  tarsi  4:5:5,  the  posterior  pair  with  the  1st  joint  elongate, 
nearly  equal  to  the  four  succeeding  joints  together. 

Allied  to  Tachyusa,  but  differing  in  the  structure  of  the  labial 
palpi,  labrum  (which  is  rounded  in  front)  and  posterior  tarsi. 
The  genus  was  founded  on  a  species  from  the  Mediterranean 
region  and  has  been  recorded  from  New  Guinea  as  well  as  from 
Australia. 

36.  Myrmecopora  senilis. 

Myrmecopora  senilis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  582 
(1878). 

Facie  Homalotam  plumbeam  satis  simulans,  forma  quasi  Ancyro- 
j^hori  ;  nigra,  vix  nitidula,  corpore  antico  dense  subtilissime 
brevissimeque  griseo-subviridi  pubescens,  segmentorum  marginibus 
omnibus  parce  sat  longe  griseo  pilosulis  ;  antennis  nigro  piceis, 
tarsis  obscure  rufulis  :  antennis  elongatis,  articulis  2-3  longioribus, 
aequalibus,  sequentibus  haud  transversis,  sensim  magis  conicis, 
10.°  vix  transverso,  11.°  oblongo ;  capite  exserto,  lato,  fortiter 
transverso,  ab  oculis  ad  basim  sat  angustato,  crebre  subtiliter 
punctato :  thorace  capitis  latitudine,  obsolete  punctato-alutaceo, 
haud  transverso,  tertia  parte  anteriore  oblique  fortiter  truncato, 
dein  circa  basin  sat  angustato,  angulis  posticis  subrectis,  foveola 
basali  transversim  sulcato,  sulco  tenui  longitudinali  integro  ; 
elytris  amplis,  subclepressis,  thorace  duplo  fere  latioribus  et 
longioribus,  omnium  creberrime  subtilissime  punctulato-alutaceis  ; 
abdomine  elytris  tertia  parte  angustiore,  sat  dense,  apice  parcius, 
subtiliter  punctato,  circa  apicem  parum  attenuato  ;  segmentis  (I  $) 
praesertim  2-5  dorso  medio  magis  elevato  longitudinaliter  sub- 
tilissime acuteque  carinulatis.      Long.  3|-  mm.      (Fvl.) 

Victoria. 

9.  Oxypoda. 

Manneiheim,  Brachel.  p.  69  (1830) ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  II., 
p.  35. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  435 

Mouth-organs  similar  to  those  of  Homalota.  Head  not  at  all 
or  feebly  constricted  behind,  more  or  less  sunk  in  prothorax. 
Antennae  with  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  longer  than  the  others. 
Prothorax  large,  sometimes  narrowed  in  front,  sometimes  parallel 
at  the  sides.  Elytra  obliquely  truncate  behind  and  sinuate  near 
the  external  angles.  Abdomen  either  parallel-sided  or  narrowed 
behind.  Legs  moderately  long  ,  intermediate  coxae  contiguous  ; 
tarsi  5:5:5,  the  posterior  pair  with  the  1st  joint  elongate. 

This  genus  is  represented  in  Europe  by  a  large  number  of  species 
and  is  known  from  North  and  South  America,  from  Africa 
and  from  widely  separated  localities  in  Asia.  Our  knowledge  of 
Australian  members  of  the  genus  is  confined  to  the  two  species 
described  by  Fauvel ;  the  form  characterized  by  Redtenbacher 
under  the  name  Oxypoda  bisulcata  appears  to  be  a  true  Aleochara, 
and  I  find  that  Oxypoda  analis  belongs  to  the  same  genus. 

37.  Oxypoda   variegata. 

Oxypoda  variegata,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  584 
(1878). 

Colore  formosae  parum  vicina,  licet  omnino  alia  ;  rufo-testacea, 
subopaca,  dense  subtilissime  fulvo  pubescens,  abdomine  acuminato, 
antennis,  articulis  2  prirais  exceptis,  segmentis  4-5  sextique  basi 
late  nigro  piceis ;  capite  nigro,  elytris  plus  minusve  infuscatis  ; 
tota  creberrime  omnium  subtilissime,  elytris  paulo  fortius, punctata; 
antennis  sat  brevibus,  articulo  4.°  parum,  sequentibus  fortius 
transversis,  11.°  duobus  praecedent  ibusvix  longiore  ;  capite  latius- 
culo,  brevi ;  thorace  fortiter  transverso,  capite  tertia  parte  vix 
latiore,  lateribus  sat  rotundatis,  antice  fortiter,  basi  parum  angus- 
tatis,  angulis  posticis  obtusis,  supra  scutellum  obsolete  bifoveolato, 
basi  utrinque  subsinuato  ;  elytris  thorace  vix  latioribus,  quarta 
parte  longioribus.     Long.  2|-2|  mm.     (Fvl.~) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

38.  Oxypoda  vincta. 

Oxypoda  vincta,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII. ,  p.  584 
(1878;. 


436  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Minima,  rufo-testacea,  nitidula,  abdomine  nitido,  vix  attenuato, 
longius  fulvo  pubescente  ;  capite  praesertim  prope  oculos  et  vertice 
infuscato  ;  cingulo  abdominali  nigro  angusto,  segmenturn  quintum 
praeter  tertiam  partem  apicalem  occupante  ;  creberrime  subtiliter, 
abdomine  fortius  multoque  parcius,  praesertim  apice,  subasperatim 
punctata  ;  antennis  par  vis,  brevissimis,  articulis  4.°  parum,  5-10  sat 
fortiter  trans versis,  11.°  acuminato  ;  capite  latiusculo,  brevi ; 
thorace  lato,  brevissimo,  capite  tertia  parte  latiore,  lateribus 
rotundatis,  antice  fortius  quam  basi  angustato,  angulis  posticis 
obtusis  :  elytris  thorace  paulo  longioribus,  transversis  ;  abdomine 
circa  apicem  vix  nigro  pilosulo.     Long  1|  mm.     (Fvl.) 

New  South  Wales. 

10.    POLYLOBUS. 

Solier,  Gay's  Hist.  Chile,  Zool.  IV.,  p.  354  (1850);  Lacordaire, 
Gen.  Col.  II.,  p.  157. 

Mentum  narrowed  towards  its  extremity.  Ligula  broad,  bifid. 
Maxillary  palpi  4-jointed,  the  3rd  joint  conical,  the  4th  shorter, 
narrow  and  filiform.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the  terminal  joint 
shorter  than  the  2nd,  cylindrical.  Maxillse  with  the  external  lobe 
divided  into  several  lobes  (processes)  at  the  apex.  Mandibles 
provided  internally  with  a  denticulated  membrane.  Head  short 
retracted.  Antenna?  thickened  towards  the  extremity,  joints  4-10 
obconical.  Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  narrowed  in  front, 
Elytra  sinuate  behind  near  the  external  angles.  Abdomen  either 
parallel-sided  or  narrowed  behind.      Legs  rather  short ;  tarsi  5:5:5. 

This  genus  is  distinguished  by  the  structure  of  the  external 
lobe  of  the  maxillee.  It  is  largely  represented  in  Chili  and  is 
another  instance  of  an  American  genus  finding  its  nearest  allies  in 
Australia. 

39.    POLYLOBUS    CINCTUS. 

Polylohus  ductus,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  284  (1877.) 

In  genere  latissimus,  antice  pbsticeque  attenuatus,  sat  depressus, 

rufus,  nitidulus,  antennarum   articulo  ultimo,   elytrisque,  praeter 

humeros     angulumque    apicalem,     piceis,     abdominis    nitidissimi 

segmentis   4-5  totis   sextoque  dimidia  parte   basali  nigris ;  elytris 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  437 

minus  nitidis,  dense  omnium  subtilissime  f  ulvo-pubescentibus ; 
capite,  thorace  elytrisque  praesertim  omnium  creberrime  sub- 
tilissime punctatis ;  antennis  brevibus,  sat  incrassatis,  articulis 
6-10  sensim  leviter  transversis  ;  capite  parvo,  orbiculato  ;  thorace 
for  titer  transverso,  capite  tertia  parte  latiore,  antice  vix  fortius 
quam  postice  angustato,  lateribus  angulisque  fortiter  rotundatis  ; 
elytris  capite  dimidio  latioribus,  thorace  sat  longioribus,  plani- 
usculis,  angulo  apicali  prof  unde  sinuatis ;  abdomine  robusto, 
sublaevi,  ((^1?)  segmento  6.°supra  vix,  7.°fortius  rugosule  punctulato, 
hoc  apice  late  subtriangulariter  inciso,  vix  crenulato.  Long. 
3  mm.     {Fvl, ) 

Victoria. 

40.    POLYLOBUS    PALLIDIPENNIS. 

Homalota  jxdlidipennis,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W.  II., 
p.  135  (1871). 

Elongate,  slightly  convex,  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind, 
testaceous,  somewhat  shining ;  antennae  testaceous ;  4th  and  5th 
abdominal  segments  piceous. 

Head  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  the  pubescence 
yellow  and  not  very  dense.  Antennae  slightly  thickened  towards 
the  extremity;  joints  2-3  equal  in  length,  4th  a  little  shorter,  5-10 
transverse,  11th  somewhat  larger,  acuminate.  Prothorax  strongly 
transverse,  considerably  narrowed  in  front,  finely  and  closely 
punctured;  sides  arena tely  rounded;  posterior  angles  obtusely 
rounded.  Elytra  a  little  longer  than  the  prothorax,  at  the  base 
slightly  narrower  than  the  prothorax,  widening  posteriorly,  finely 
and  closely  punctured,  with  a  moderately  large  indistinct  spot  near 
the  external  apical  angles  ;  the  sides  feebly  rounded  ;  the  posterior 
margin  deeply  sinuate  just  before  the  external  angles  which  are 
rather  strongly  produced.  Abdomen  considerably  narrowed  behind, 
the  first  three  segments  finely  and  closely  punctured,  the  others 
more  strongly  and  less  closely  punctured.  Legs  pale  testaceous. 
Length  2  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland  ;  New  South  Wales. 


438  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

41.  POLYLOBUS    SODAL1S,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  very  slightly  convex,  somewhat  narrowed  both  in 
front  and  behind,  testaceous,  somewhat  shining  ;  antennse  tes- 
taceous ;  head,  elytra,  and  4th  and  5th  abdominal  segments  dusky. 

Head  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  the  pubescence  yellow. 
Antennse  slightly  thickened  towards  the  extremity,  similar  in  form 
to  those  of  the  preceding  species.  Prothorax  strongly  transverse, 
a  little  more  narrowed  in  front  than  behind,  finely,  irregularly  and 
rather  closely  punctured  ;  sides  arcuately  rounded ;  posterior 
angles  rounded.  Elytra  considerably  longer  than  the  prothorax, 
narrower  in  front  than  behind,  very  finely  and  not  very  closely 
punctured  ;  the  sides  feebly  rounded  ;  the  posterior  margin  deeply 
sinuate  just  before  the  external  angles  which  are  rather  strongly 
produced.  Abdomen  narrowed  behind,  finely  and  closely  punctured. 
Legs  pale  testaceous.     Length  1^-  mm. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

Apart  from  its  smaller  size  and  slightly  more  depressed  form 
this  species  may  be  known  from  Polylobus  pallidipennis  by  having 
the  prothorax  less  narrowed  in  front  and  more  closely  punctured, 
the  elytra  dusky  and  the  abdominal  segments  finely  punctured 
throughout. 

42.  Polylobus  flavicollis. 

Homalota  flavicollis,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W.  II. , 
p.  135  (1871). 

Elongate,  slightly  convex,  narrowed  in  front  and  behind,  reddish 
testaceous,  somewhat  shining  ;  antennae  fuscous,  the  base  and  apex 
reddish  testaceous  ;  head,  elytra,  except  near  the  humeral  angles, 
and  4th  and  5th  abdominal  segments  blue- black. 

Head  very  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  the  pubescence 
yellow.  Antennae  somewhat  thickened  towards  the  extremity  ; 
joints  2-3  nearly  equal  in  length,  4th  considerably  shorter,  5-10 
strongly  transverse,  11th  as  long  as  the  two  preceding  joints 
together,  acuminate  at  the  apex.  Prothorax  transverse,  narrowed 
in  front,  finely  and  closely  punctured,  the  pubescence  very  fine. 
Elytra  longer  than  the  pro  the  rax,  at  the  base  about  as  wide  as  the 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  439 

prothorax,  slightly  broader  behind,  finely  and  closely  punctured,  a 
moderately  large  elongate  reddish  testaceous  patch  at  the  humeral 
angles  extending  obliquely  towards  the  disc ;  the  posterior  margin 
deeply  sinuate  before  the  external  angles  which  are  strongly  pro- 
duced. Abdomen  considerably  narrowed  behind,  finely  and  closely 
punctured.     Legs  pale  testaceous.     Length  If  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland.      A  single  specimen. 

Allied  to  the  preceding  species. 

43.    POLYLOBUS     INSECATUS. 

Polylobus  insecatus,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus,  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  585 
(1878). 

Forma  Oxypodae  exiyuae,  sed  tertia  parte  major,  rufotestaceus, 
vix  nitidulus,  abdomine  circa  apicem  nitido  ;  omnium  subtilissime 
flavopubescens,  antennis  praeter  articulos  4  primos,  capite  abdo- 
minisque  segmento  5.°  nigro  piceis,  elytris  maculatim  oblique  circa 
cliscum  posterius  piceolis  ;  antennis  parum  incrassatis,  vix  pilosis, 
articulis  2-3  aequalibus,  4.°  breviore,  paulo  longiore  quam  latiore, 
5-7  subquadratis,  8-10  parum  transversis,  11.°  magno,  conico,  piceo  ; 
capite  subtiliter  minus  dense,  thorace  elvtrisque  creberrime  sub- 
tilissime, abdomine  segmentis  2-4  crebre  subtiliter,  5-6  parce  magis 
perspicue  punctatis,  his  parum  nigro-pilosis  ;  thorace  fortiter  trans- 
verso,  transversim  oblongo,  parum  convexo,  antice  magis  angustato, 
angulis  posticis  rotundatis  ;  elytris  parum  convexis,  thorace  paulo 
longioribus  et  latioribus ;  abdomine  acuminato.  Long.  2  mm. 
(FvL) 

Gayndah,  Wide  Bay,  Queensland  ;  Blue  Mountains,  Sydney, 
New  South  Wales. 

In  the  common  form  of  the  species  to  which  I  refer  the  above 
name  the  basal  half  of  the  sixth  abdominal  segment  is  piceous  as 
well  as  the  whole  of  the  fifth  segment;  but  one  or  two  specimens 
taken  in  company  with  the  typical  form  and  agreeing  with  it  in 
every  other  respect  have  only  the  fifth  segment  piceous. 


440  A    REVISION    OF   THE    STAPHYLINIDjE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

44.    POLYLOBUS  LONGULUS,  Sp.  n. 

Elongate,  rather  convex,  very  slightly  narrowed  both  in  front 
and  behind,  reddish  testaceous,  shining;  head,  elytra  and  abdominal 
segments  4-6  pitchy  black,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  6th  segment 
reddish  testaceous. 

Head  rather  narrow,  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured. 
Antennae  testaceous.  Prothorax  not  much  broader  than  long, 
very  slightly  narrower  in  front  than  behind,  very  finely  margined, 
finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured;  anterior  and  posterior  angles 
rounded.  Elytra  at  the  base  slightly  wider  than  the  prothorax, 
broader  posteriorly,  considerably  longer  than  the  prothorax,  very 
finely  and  closely  punctured  ;  the  posterior  margin  feebly  sinuate 
before  the  external  angles  which  are  slightly  produced.  Abdomen 
very  slightly  narrowed  behind,  rather  finely  and  not  very  closely 
punctured.     Legs  testaceous.     Length  2^  mm. 

Shelley's  Flats,  New  South  Wales. 

Easily   distinguished  from  any  of  the  foregoing  species  by  its 

rather  long  narrow  form,  by  its  short  broad  prothorax  and  by  its 

evenly  punctured  pitchy  black  elytra  ;  it  is  more  closely  allied  to 

Polylobus  insecatus  than  to  any  other  species  with  which  I  am 

acquainted. 

45.  Polylobus  notus,  sp.  n. 

Rather  broad,  moderately  convex,  narrowed  both  in  front  and 
behind,  reddish  testaceous,  shining ;  antennae  clothed  with 
fuscous  pubescence  except  at  the  base ;  head  black  ;  prothorax 
with  four  large  punctures  in  the  middle,  the  disc  piceous  ;  the 
external  apical  angles  of  the  elytra  and  the  4th  and  5th 
abdominal  segments  pitchy  black. 

Head  rather  broad,  moderately  strongly  and  very  sparingly 
punctured.  Antennae  somewhat  thickened  towards  the  extremity, 
the  first  four  joints  testaceous,  the  others  clothed  with  fuscous 
pubescence  ;  similar  in  structure  to  those  of  the  preceding  species. 
Prothorax  transverse,  as  broad  in  front  as  behind,  finely 
margined,  highly  polished  and  very  sparingly  pubescent,  with  four 
strong  punctures  on   the   disc,   two   considerably   before  the   base 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  441 

and  two  somewhat  nearer  together  at  a  similar  distance  from  the 
anterior  margin  ;  anterior  and  posterior  angles  rounded.  Elytra 
considerably  wider  and  longer  than  the  prothorax,  finely, 
irregularly  and  not  very  closely  punctured,  the  external  apical 
angles  broadly  and  the  posterior  margin  narrowly  margined  with 
pitchy  black ;  the  posterior  margin  feebly  sinuate  before  the 
external  angles  which  are  slightly  produced.  Abdomen  a  little 
narrowed  behind,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Legs 
testaceous.     Length  2|mm. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

A  very  distinct  species  approaching  Polylobus  insecatus,  but 
differing  in  its  larger  size,  broader  and  more  strongly  punctured 
head,  in  its  comparatively  longer  and  dusky  prothorax,  and  in 
having  the  external  apical  angles  of  the  elytra  black.  P.  notus 
and  P.  acceptus  are  more  highly  polished  and  less  closely  pubescent 
than  any  of  the  other  species  of  the  genus  with  which  I  am 
acquainted. 

46.  Polylobus  acceptus,  sp.  n. 

Broad,  moderately  convex,  somewhat  narrowed  both  in  front  and 
behind,  reddish  testaceous,  shining  ;  antennae  fuscous,  finely  pube- 
scent, the  first  three  and  the  terminal  joints  testaceous  ;  head, 
external  apical  angles  of  the  elytra  and  the  4th  and  5th  abdominal 
segments  pitchy  black. 

Head  rather  strongly,  irregularly  and  very  sparingly  punctured. 
An tenme  slightly  thickened  towards  the  extremity;  1st  and  2nd 
joints  elongate,  3rd  and  4th  much  smaller,  5-10  very  slightly 
transverse,  larger,  11th  acuminate.  Prothorax  transverse,  as 
broad  in  front  as  behind,  finely  margined,  castaneous  and  highly 
polished,  with  four  punctures  on  the  disc  similar  to  those  of 
P.  notus.  Elytra  finely,  irregularly  and  not  very  closely  punc- 
tured, more  strongly  punctured  near  the  sides,  the  external  apical 
angles  broadly  pitchy  black.  Abdomen  very  finely  and  not  very 
closely  punctured.     Legs  testaceous.      Length  1^  mm. 

Watson's  Bay,  Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

Very  closely  allied  to  the  preceding  species.  It  may,  however, 
be  known  by  its  smaller  size,  slightly  more  convex  form  and  by  its 


442  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIL\£    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

comparatively  narrower  head  ;  all  the  reddish  testaceous  parts 
of  the  body  are  slightly  darker  in  tint  and  the  pitchy  black 
markings  at  the  angles  of  the  elytra  are  rather  more  pronounced 
and  slightly  larger  in  extent. 

47.    POLYLOBUS    FUNGICOLA,  sp.  11. 

Rather  broad,  moderately  convex,  reddish  testaceous,  shining, 
moderately  closely  pubescent  ;  head  pitchy  ;  the  external  apical 
angles  of  the  elytra,  the  middle  of  the  2nd  and  3rd  and  the  whole 
of  the  4th  and  5th  abdominal  segments  pitchy  black. 

Head  moderately  broad,  sparingly  punctured.  Antennae  with 
the  first  four  joints  testaceous,  similar  to  those  of  the  preceding 
species.  Prothorax  transverse,  somewhat  narrowed  in  front,  finely 
margined,  closely  punctured  and  rather  thickly  clothed  with 
fulvous  pubescence  ;  anterior  and  posterior  angles  rounded.  Elytra 
considerably  wider  than  the  prothorax,  moderately  strongly  and 
closely  punctured,  with  a  pitchy  black  marking  at  the  apex  on  each 
side,  not  reaching  the  suture ;  the  posterior  margin  feebly  sinuate 
before  the  external  angles.  Abdomen  finely  punctured.  Legs 
testaceous.     Length  2  mm. 

Elizabeth  Bay,  Sydney  ;  in. phosphorescent  fungus. 

Allied  to  Polylobus  acceptus  and  P.  notus,  but  readily  separated 
by  its  reddish  testaceous  prothorax,  densely  pubescent  upper 
surface  and  more  strongly  punctured  elytra. 

48.  Polylobus  obesus,  sp.  n. 

Rather  broad,  moderately  convex,  narrowed  both  in  front  and 
behind,  reddish  testaceous,  shining,  rather  thickly  clothed  with  long 
grey  pubescence  ;  antennae  with  the  first  four  joints  fuscous,  the 
others  reddish  testaceous;  head  pitchy;  2nd,  3rd  and  4th  abdominal 
segments  dusky,  5th  segment  pitchy,  6th  and  7th  pale  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  rather  narrow,  with  a  few  fine  punctures  in 
front.  Antennae  moderately  long,  the  1st  and  2nd  joints  elongate, 
3rd  and  4th  somewhat  shorter,  6th  to  10th  transverse,  11th 
acuminate.     Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  considerably  narrowed 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  443 

in  front,  finely  margined,  very  finely  and  sparingly  punctured  ; 
sides  arcuately  rounded  ;  posterior  angles  obtuse.  Elytra  a  little 
longer  than  the  prothorax,  widening  posteriorly,  finely  and 
sparingly  punctured  ;  the  sides  feebly  rounded  ;  posterior  margin 
very  slightly  sinuate  before  the  external  angles.  Abdomen  rather 
finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured.  Legs  testaceous.  Length 
2-2  J  mm. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

49.    POLYLOBUS    USITATUS,    Sp.  n. 

Rather  broad,  moderately  convex,  narrowed  both  in  front  and 
behind,  pale  reddish  testaceous,  shining,  finely  and  rather  closely 
pubescent;  antennae  with  joints  5-11  fuscous;  head  and  4th  and 
5th  abdominal  segments  pitchy. 

Head  rather  narrow,  finely  and  moderately  closely  punctured. 
Antennae  with  the  first  four  joints  testaceous,  the  other  fuscous  ; 
4th  joint  distinctly  shorter  than  third.  Prothorax  broadly  trans- 
verse, narrowed  in  front,  finely  margined,  moderately  strongly  and 
closely  punctured.  Elytra  a  little  longer  than  the  prothorax, 
widening  posteriorly,  moderately  strongly  and  closely  punctured ; 
posterior  margin  very  slightly  sinuate  before  the  external  angles. 
Abdomen  not  very  strongly  and  moderately  closely  punctured. 
Legs  testaceous.      Length  2  mm. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

In  fades  this  species  closely  resembles  the  last.  Besides  the 
difference  in  the  colour  of  the  antennae,  &c,  it  is  more  strongly  and 
much  more  closely  punctured  and  the  pubescence  is  much  shorter 
and  less  dense. 

50.    POLYLOBUS    APICALIS. 

Polylobus  apiccdis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  285  (1877). 

Praecedente  [cinctus]  angustior,  nitidus,  subparallelus,  sub- 
con  vexus,  rufo  testaceus,  antennis  praeter  basin  piceis,  elytris 
macula  magna  nigra  apicali  a  medio  lateris  ad  suturae  apicem 
intus  producta,  abdominis  segmentis  2-3  vix  medio,  4-5  totis, 
6.°  dimidia    parte    basali    nigris  ;    antennis  articulis   7-10  parum 


444  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDiE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

transversis  ;  capite  nigro,  nitido,  vix  punctulato,  sat  transverso  ; 
thorace  brevissiruo,  dimidio  latiore  quam  longiore,  marginato, 
antice  fortissime  angustato,  angulis  posticis  obtusis,  crebre  parum. 
fortiter  punctato,  foveola  basi  latiuscula  ;  elytris  thorace  vix 
latioribus,  tertia  parte  lougioribus,  crebre  fortius,  vix  rugosule  ; 
abdomine  subparallelo,  aequaliter  dense  minus  fortiter  punctatis. 
Long.  2 1  mm.  (Fvl.) 
Victoria. 

51.    POLYLOBUS    TASMANICUS,     Sp.    n. 

Comparatively  short,  rather  convex,  less  narrowed  in  front  than 
behind,  bright  reddish  testaceous,  somewhat  shining,  rather 
densely  clothed  with  fine  fuscous  pubescence ;  head,  external 
apical  angles  of  the  elytra,  2nd  to  5th  and  basal  half  of  the  6th 
abdominal  segments  piceous  ;  antennae  with  joints  5-11  fuscous. 

Head  transverse,  highly  polished,  finely  and  not  very  closely 
punctured.  Antennae  rather  short,  2nd  joint  rather  longer  than 
1st,  3rd  shorter  and  narrower,  4th  short  and  broad,  5th  to  10th 
transverse  and  gradually  increasing  in  width,  11th  acuminate  at 
the  extremity.  Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  considerably 
narrowed  in  front,  finely  margined,  moderately  strongly  and 
rather  sparingly  punctured ;  posterior  angles  obtuse.  Elytra 
considerably  longer  and  somewhat  broader  than  the  prothorax, 
moderately  strongly  rugulose-punctate,  rather  closely  pubescent, 
an  indistinct  triangular  marking  near  the  scutellum  extending 
along  the  suture  and  the  external  apical  angles  broadly  piceous. 
Abdomen  rather  strongly  and  closely  punctured.  Legs  reddish 
testaceous.     Length.  l£  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania.     (Simson.) 

A  very  distinct  species  apparently  allied  to  Polylobus  apicalis. 

52.  Polylobus  parvicornis. 

Polylobus  par vicornis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIIL,  p.  586 
(1878). 

Facie  quadam  Oxypodae  parallelae,  antennis  brevibus,  tenuibus 
colore  et  punctura  a  praecedentibus  [apicalis]  distinctus;  subparal- 
lelus,  convexiusculus,  nitidus,  sat  dense  breviter  pubescens,  piceus, 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  445 

an  tennis,  thorace,  elytris  obscure  post  scutellum  subtriangulariter, 
segmentorum  marginibus,  ano  peclibusque  rufis ;  abdominis  segmen- 
tis  2-4  obscure  rufo-piceis  ;  antennis  basi  dilutioribus,  articulis  4-5 
subquadratis,  6-10  sensim  brevioribus,  fortiter  transversis,  11.° 
acuminato  ;  capite  dense  subtiliter,  thorace  erebrius,  elytris  fortius 
dense,  abdomine  crebre  fortiter  subasperatim,  segmento  6.°  parcius, 
punctatis  ;  thorace  brevissimo  transversim  ovali,  capite  tertia  fere 
parte  latiore,  lateribus  cum  angulis  fortiter  rotundatis,  basi  supra 
scutellum  parum  foveolato  ;  elytris  thorace  vix  latioribus,  parum 
longioribus,  sutura  (1  £)  ante  apicem  vix  elevata ;  abdomine 
parallelo,  circa  apicem  parum  angustato.     Long.  2  mm.   (Fvl.) 

Victoria. 

53.    POLYLOBUS    ATERRIMUS. 

Polylobus  aterrimus,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  586 
(1878). 

A  praecedentibus  colore  primo  visu  maxime  distinctus ; 
oblongus,  antice  posticeque  attenuatus,  convexus,  nitidissimus, 
niger,  antennarum  basi  aliquando  picea  vel  piceo  testacea,  vix 
pubescens,  abdomine  sat  dense  nigro  setoso  ;  antennis  elongatis, 
tenuibus,  parum  incrassatis,  articulis  2-3  elongatis,  4-6  longioribus 
quam  latioribus,  7°  parum,  8-10  vix  magis  transversis,  11.°  tribus 
praecedentibus  vix  breviore ;  capite  thoraceque  vage  subtilissime, 
elytris  sat  dense  subasperatim  punctatis,  segmentorum  marginibus, 
praesertim  4-5,  quasi  denticulis  6-7  obsoletis  supra  asperulis,  6.°  7.° 
que  laevibus  ;  thorace  brevissime  obconico,  transverso,  lateribus 
cum  angulis  posticis  sat  rotundatis,  antice  capite  haud  latiore ; 
elytris  thoracis  basi  paulo  latioribus,  hoc  parum  longioribus, 
abdomine  fortiter  attenuato.     Long.  2  mm.     (Fvl.) 


King  George's  Sound. 


11.  Phloeopora. 


Erichson,  Kaf.  Mark,  I.,  p.  311   (1837);  Lacordaire,   Gen.  Col. 
II.,  p.  38. 

Mentum  transverse,  slightly  emarginate  in  front.       Ligula  very 
short,  bilobed,  rather  broad  at  the  base.     No  visible  paraglossse. 


446  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Maxillary  palpi  very  short,  the  3rd  joint  a  little  shorter  than  the 
2nd.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the  2nd  joint  about  half  as  long  as 
the  3rd,  not  much  shorter  than  the  1st.  Maxillae  rather  short. 
Mandibles  unarmed.  Head  orbicular,  prominent,  narrowed  at  the 
base.  Antennas  rather  short,  somewhat  thickened  towards  the 
extremity,  the  first  three  joints  rather  elongate,  the  2nd  not  much 
longer  than  the  3rd.  Prothorax  a  little  narrower  than  the  elytra, 
slightly  narrowed  behind.  Elytra  obliquely  truncate  behind, 
slightly  sinuate  near  the  external  angles.  Abdomen  very  slender, 
parallel-sided.  Legs  short;  intermediate  coxse  contiguous;  tarsi 
5:5:5,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  pair  slightly  elongate,  shorter 
than  the  2nd  and  3rd  united. 

In  Jacies  this  genus  resembles  Homalota  from  which  it  is  easily 
separated  by  having  all  the  tarsi  five-jointed.  It  is  widely  dis- 
tributed. 

54.    PlILOEOPORA    LAEVIUSCULA. 

Phloeopora  laeviuscula,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  587 

(1878). 

Facie  corticalis,  sed  colore  et  punctura  omnino  alia  ;  parallela, 
subconvexa,  rufula,  nitida,  corpore  antico  sat  dense  fulvo  pube- 
scente,  capite,  pectore,  elytris  segmentoque  5.°  plus  minusve  piceis; 
antennarum  basi,  ano  pedibusque  testaceis  ;  antennis  parurn 
incrassatis,  articulis  4-10  aequaliter  fortiterque  transversis,  11.° 
magno,  oblongo ;  capite  utrinque  sat  dense  obsoletissime,  thorace 
creberrime  obsolete,  elytris  dense  subtilissime,  abdomine  parce 
subtiliter,  segmentis  basi  densius,  subtus  dense  sat  fortiter  punc- 
tatis ;  capite  medio  vix  fossulato  ;  thorace  parum  transverso, 
quadrato,  angulis  posticis  rectis,  basi  utrinque  sinuato,  supra 
scutellum  parum  vel  obsolete  fossulato  ;  elytris  thorace  quinta 
parte  latioribus,  quarta  longioribus ;  abdomine  parallelo,  elytris 
tertia  parte  angustiore,  segmentis  2-5  basi  profunde,  6.°  parum 
trans versim  impresso  sulcatis.     Long.  2-|  mm.    (Fvl.) 

Melbourne,  New  South  Wales. 


by  a.  sidney  olliff,  f.e.s.  447 

55.  Phloeopora  gratiosa. 

Phloeopora  gratiosa,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII ,  p.  587 
(1878).   ' 

Inter  omnes  statura  minima,  colore  corporis  et  punctura  ely- 
trornm  parca  maxime  distincta  ;  sat  depressa,  parallela,  nitida, 
rnfo-testacea,  parce  flavo  pubescens,  elytris  medio,  capite  praesertim 
postice,  elytrorum  vitta  basali  transversa,  medium  non  attingente, 
piceolis ;  segmento  5.°  toto  4.°que  apice  nigerrimis,  6.°  basi  vix 
infuscato  ;  antennis  parum  incrassatis,  articulis  4-10  sensim  paulo 
brevioribus,  transversis ;  capite  vix  alutaceo,  parce  subtiliter, 
tliorace  densius  subtilissime,  elytris  vage  sat  fortiter,  abdomine 
vage  sat  obsolete  punctatis,  segmento  6.°  (*?  £)  praeter  basim  parce 
asperato-punctato ;  tliorace  parvo,  capite  vix  latiore,  non  trans- 
verso,  ante  medium  parum  latiore,  dein  circa  basim  sat  angustato, 
angulis  posticis  indicatis,  disco  toto  late  sat  obsolete  depresso  ; 
elytris  tliorace  tertia  parte  laticribus  et  longioribus,  quadratis  ; 
abdomine  bis  tertia  fere  parte  angustiore,  circa  basim  vix  angus- 
tiore,  segmentis  2-4  profunde  trans versim,  5.°  minus  impresso- 
sulcatis  ibique  impunctatis.      Long.  2  mm.      (Fvl.) 

South  Australia. 

12.  Myrmedonia. 

Erichson,  Kaf.  Mark,  I.,  p.  286  (1837) ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col. 
II.,  p.  29. 

Mentum  transverse,  slightly  emarginate  in   front.     Ligula   very 

short,    broad,    bilobed  ;    the    lobes     rounded.       Paraglossa^   large, 

acuminate,  glabrous  on   the  inner  side.     Maxillary  palpi  with  the 

3rd  joint  a  little  longer  than  the  2nd.     Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the 

2nd  joint  somewhat  shorter  than  1st  and  3rd.      Maxillae   with   the 

internal   lobe   membranous,    corneous   externally,   terminating  in 

three   or  four   hooks  ;  the  external  lobe  much  longer,  slender  and 

corneous.       Mandibles     unarmed.       Head     rounded.        Antennae 

robust,  the   3rd  joint  longer  than  the  2nd,  the  apical  joint  often 

acuminate.     Prothorax  a   little   narrower  than  the  elytra,  with  a 

transverse   impression   and  a  longitudinal   furrow.      Mesosternum 

rounded.      Elytra   slightly  sinuate  at   the   apex.     Abdomen   with 
29 


448  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDiE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

the  terminal  segment  indistinct.  Legs  moderately  long  ;  inter- 
mediate coxae  remote  ;  tarsi  4:5:5,  the  posterior  pair  with  the  1st 
joint  longer  than  the  2nd. 

A  genus  of  world-wide  distribution.  Some  of  the  species  are 
found  in  ants'  nests. 

56.  Myrmedonia  clavigera. 

Myrmedonia  clavigera,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p. 
588  (1878). 

Brevis,  antice  attenuata,  nitida,  albo  pilosa,  abdomine  supra 
glabro,  polito,  crasso,  inflato,  segmentis  2-4  praesertim  basi  trans- 
versim  profunde  sulcatis,  capite  elytrisque  nigris,  thorace 
ferrugineo,  abdomine  nigro  piceo,  antennis  femorumque  apice 
late  piceis,  illis  articulis  4  primis  pedibusque  rufulis,  articulo 
11.°  rufescente  ;  antennis  brevibus,  maxime  clavatis,  articulo  4.° 
praesertimque  5-10  maxime  transversis,  latissimis  ;  capite  parvo, 
suborbiculato,  basi  constricto ;  oculis  parvis  ;  thorace  parvo, 
angusto,  tertia  parte  longiore  quam  latiore,  capite  paulo  latiore, 
ovato,  convexo,  angulis  posticis  rotundatis ;  elytris  thorace  duplo 
latioribus,  tertia  parte  brevioribus,  convexis,  subtiliter  parce 
asperulis ;  abdomine  medio  elytris  paulo  latiore;  segmento  7.° 
angusto,  supra  apice  vix  sinuato,  subtus  longe  obtuseque  producto, 
tarsis  femorumque  basi  flavis.     Long.  3^  mm.     (Fvl.) 

North  Shore,  Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

During  September  last  I  found  a  single  specimen  of  this  species 
in  the  nest  of  a  small  red  ant ;  it  appears  to  be  not  uncommon  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Sydney  as  specimens  are  contained  in  most 
of  the  collections  I  have  seen. 

57.  Myrmedonia  insignicornis. 

Myrmedonia  insignicornis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII., 
p.  589  (1878). 

Facie  et  colore  Porum  ferrugineum  satis  simulans,  sed  capite 
basi  constricto  et  caeteris  omnino  diversa  ;  angusta,  elongata,  tota 
rufa,  nitida,  oculis  nigris  ;  corpore  antico   lateribus   piloso,  licet 


BY   A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  449 

supra  sparsim  flavo  pubescente,  abdomine  sat  dense  breviter  flavo 

pubescente ;    capite   utrinque    vage,    thorace     elytrisque  sparsim 

fortiter,  abdomine  sat  dense   multo  subtilius,  segmento  8.°  crebre, 

punctatis ;  antennis  fusiformibus,  crassulis,  brevibus,  articulis  con- 

nexis,  l.°crasso,  5-9  parum  transversis,  10.°  duobus  praecedentibus 

fere  longiore,  11.°  praecedente  duplo  longiore,  attenuato,  apice  flavo  ; 

capite  fortissime  transverso,  subquadrato ;  oculis  nragnis ;    fronte 

late  profnndeque  impressa  ;  thorace  subquadrato,  capitis  latitudine, 

circa    basim    parum   angustato,     lateribus    vix    sinuatis,     angulis 

omnibus  rotundatis,  prope  angulum   posticum  utrinque   foveolato, 

basi    summa    supra    scutellum    transversim    impresso-foveolato  ; 

elytris  thorace  quarta  parte   latioribus,  vix  longioribus,   subquad- 

ratis  ;    abdomine    elytris    sat    angustiore,     parallelo,     apice    vix 

attenuato,  segrnentis  3-4  basi,  5-7  medio  latius  transversim  impressis, 

septimi  margine  postice  quasi  dentatim  producto,  8.°  apice  obtuso. 

Long.  5J-  mm,     (Fvl.) 

Australia. 

13.  Silusa 

Erichson,  Kaf.  Mark,  I.,  p.  377  (1837)  ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.   Col. 
II.,  p.  45. 

Mentum  broad,  rather  strongly  emarginate  in  front.  Ligula 
slender,  filiform,  entire.  No  visible  paraglossse.  Maxillary  palpi 
with  the  3rd  joint  a  little  longer  than  the  2nd,  the  terminal  joint 
very  small,  subulate.  Labial  palpi  elongate,  2-jointed,  the  2nd 
joint  membranous  at  the  apex,  slightly  incrassate.  Maxillae  with 
the  lobes  unequal ;  the  internal  lobe  very  long,  cultriform,  the 
upper  part  of  the  inner  margin  with  short  closely-placed  spines ; 
the  external  lobe  much  shorter,  broad,  membranous  and  strongly 
pubescent  at  the  extremity.  Mandibles  unarmed.  Labrum  very 
small.  Head  slightly  narrowed  behind.  Antennae  rather  short, 
somewhat  thickened  towards  the  apex,  the  2nd  and  3rd  obconical. 
Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  sides  slightly  rounded,  with  a 
transverse  depression  at  the  bnse.  Elytra  truncate  behind, 
strongly  emarginate  near  the  external  angles.  Abdomen  parallel- 
sided.  Legs  rather  short  ;  intermediate  coxse  near  together  ; 
tarsi   4:4:5,   the   posterior  pair   with  joints   1-4   subequal. 


450  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID.E    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

This  genus  is  composed  of  a  small  number  of  species  and  is 
widely  distributed.  In  fades  it  approaches  Aleochara,  but  differs 
in  the  arithmetic  of  the  tarsi. 

58.    SlLUSA     MELANOGASTRA. 

Silusa  melanogastra,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  590 
(1878). 

Crassiuscula,  antice  magis,  postice  minus  attenuata,  convexa, 
nitida,  rufo  testacea,  parum  dense  flavo  pubescens  ;  antennis  arti- 
culis  5-11,  abdomineque,  praeter  segmentorum  margines,  sexti 
dimidiam  partem  apicalem  septimumque  totum,  nigricantibus  ; 
antennis  brevibus,  incrassatis,  articulis  4.°  quadrato,  5-10  sensim 
latins  fortiter  transversis,  11.°  breviter  conico  :  capite  obsolete, 
thorace  crebre  parum  fortiter,  elytris  asperulis  fortius  dense, 
abd online  parcius  subtiliter  punctatis  ;  thorace  fortiter  transverso, 
capite  tertia  parte  latiore,  transversim  subovali,  lateribus  sat 
rotunclatis,  antice  magis  quam  postice  angustatis,  angulis  posticis 
subrotundatis  ;  elytris  thorace  paulo  latioribus  et  longioribus, 
transversis  ;  abdominis  segmentis  2-3  basi  transversim  profunde, 
4-6  sensim  minus  impressis  ;  £  segmentis  6-7  supra  dense  granulato- 
asperatis.     Long.  2-J-2J  mm.      (Fvl.) 

Fernclale,  South  Yarra,  Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  Port  Frederick, 
Tasmania,  abundant  in  stercore. 

59.  Silusa  pallens. 

Silusa  'pollens,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Gen.  XIII.,  p.  590  (1878). 

A  praecedente  magnitucline  minore,  forma  parallela,  multo 
minus  convexa,  colore  toto  flavo,  segmentis  2-6  basi  vix  obscuris, 
punctura  capitis  thoracisque  fortiore,  hoc  antice  multo  minus 
angustato,  angulis  posticis  subrectis,  lateribus  subparallelis,  disco 
subdepresso,  elytris  longioribus,  non  transversis,  abdomine  sub- 
parallel  o,  fortius  aequaliter  licet  parcius  asperatim  punctato  sat 
facile  distincta.     Long.   2 J  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Sexus  differentia  latet. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 


by  a.  sidney  olliff,  f.e.s.  451 

14.  Placusa. 

Erichson,  Kaf.  Mark,  I.,  p.  370  (1837)  ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col. 
IE.,  p.  45. 

Mentum  transverse,  narrowed  and  slightly  emarginate  in  front. 
Ligula  broad,  entire  and  rounded.  Paraglossae  very  short, 
acuminate.  Maxillary  palpi  with  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  sub- 
equal.  Labial  palpi  2-jointed,  the  first  joint  rather  large,  the  2nd 
much  narrower.  Maxillae  with  the  spines  on  the  inner  lobe  not 
closely  placed,  in  other  respects  similar  to  those  of  Homalota. 
Mandibles  unarmed.  Labrum  transverse,,  truncate  in  front.  Head 
sub-triangular,  narrower  than  the  prothorax.  Antennae  increasing 
in  width  towards  the  extremity,  1st  and  2nd  joints  obconical. 
Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  often  bi-sinuate  at  the  base.  Elytra 
truncate  behind.  Abdomen  parallel-sided  or  slightly  narrowed 
behind.  Legs  short ;  intermediate  coxae  near  together  •  tarsi 
4:4:5,  the  posterior  pair  with  the  1st  joint  equal  to  the  2nd  and 
3rd  together. 

60.  Placusa  teidens. 

Placusa  tr ideas,   Fauvel,    Ann.    Mus.    Genov.    XIII. ,  p.    574 

(1878.) 

Magnitudine  et  facie  Homalotae  caelatae  minimis  exemplariis 
subsimilis,  angustula,  elongata,  parum  nitidula,  dense  fusco 
pubescens,  picea,  capite  nigricante,  antennarum  articulis  3  primis, 
segmentorum  marginibus  anguste,  ano  latius  pedibusque  testaceis ; 
antennis  robustis,  articulo  4.°  maxime  transverso,  5-10  hoc 
latioribus,  fortiter  transversis,  aequalibus,  11.°  elongato,  sub- 
acuminato  ;  capite,  thorace  elytrisque  crebre  subtiliter,  abdomine 
densius  subtiliusque  punctatis ;  capitis  disco  vix  impresso  ;  thorace 
hoc  sat  latiore,  fortiter  transverso,  lateribus  parum  rotundatis, 
disco  in  £  parum  longitudinal  iter  depresso  ;  elytris  thorace  sat 
latioribus,  quarta  parte  longioribus  \  abdomine  parum  attenuate, 
nitidulo ;  £  segmento  7.°  supra  medio  furcatim  sat  breviter 
trispinoso,  utrinque  profunde  sinuato,  spina  extus  longiore  gracili 


452  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

arcuata,  subtus  triangulariter  proclucto ;     CJ)   supra  triangulariter 
producto,    utrinque     profuiide  sinuato,   extus  denticulato,  subtus 
obtusius  producto.     Long.   1^-lf  mm.      (Fvl.) 
Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

61.  Placusa   tenuicornis. 

Placusa  tenuicornis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  575 
(1878). 

Praecedente  paulo  minor,  nitidula,  paulo  fortius  parciusque 
punctata,  parcius  pubescens,  thorace  abdomineque  dilutioribus, 
squalide  flavo-piceis,  hoc  cingulo  piceo  parum  indicato  ;  antennis 
longioribus,  tenuibus,  articulo  4.°  parum  transverso,  sequentibus 
parum  latioribus,  sensim  vix  brevioribus,  8-10  sat  transversis,  11.° 
brevius  ovato ;  thorace  brevTiore,  lateribus  angulisque  magis 
rotundatis  ;  $  segmento  7.°  supra  medio  parum  quadridentato, 
utrinque  sinuato,  extus  breviter  spinoso.     Long.  1  \  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Australia. 

15.  Dabra,  gen.  nov. 

Mentum  transverse,  short,  narrowed  and  moderately  strongly 
emarginate  in  front.  Ligula  rather  long,  slender,  bifid.  Paraglossge 
very  short.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the  basal  joint  rather  broad,  the 
3rd  about  as  long  but  much  narrower  than  the  preceding  joint. 
Maxillary  palpi  rather  short,  1st  joint  very  small,  3rd  considerably 
longer  than  the  2nd,  4th  joint  very  small  and  narrow.  Maxillse 
with  the  internal  lobe  membranous  and  strongly  ciliate  on  the 
inner  side  almost  throughout  its  length,  corneous  externally,  and 
terminating  in  a  fine  hook  ;  external  lobe  slightly  longer  than  the 
other,  ciliate  at  its  extremity.  Mandibles  simple,  gradually 
curved.  Head  sunk  in  the  prothorax,  rather  strongly  produced  in 
front.  Antenna?  short,  moderately  robust,  1st  joint  enlarged,  not 
quite  as  long  as  three  following  joints  together,  2nd  longer  than 
3rd,  4-10  transverse,  the  terminal  joint  elongate  and  acuminate  at 
the  apex.  Prothorax  rather  strongly  emarginate  in  front,  convex 
on  the  disc,  flat  at  the  sides  which  are  provided  with  setae ;  the 
posterior  margin  bisinuate,  the  angles  somewhat  produced.     Elytra 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  453 

truncate  behind,  sinuate  near  the  external  angles  which  are 
moderately  produced  ;  the  sides  provided  with  setae.  Abdomen 
narrowed  behind,  with  lateral  setae.  Legs  rather  short ;  intermediate 
coxa3  near  together  ;  tarsi  4:5:5. 

This  genus  is  founded  on  two  species  found  in  ants'  nests  in 
West  Australia  and  is  allied  to  the  European  genus  Dinarda  the 
species  of  which  are  found  in  similar  situations.  It  may  be  dis- 
tinguished by  its  more  attenuated  setose  body ;  more  strongly 
produced  head  ;  and  by  certain  differences  in  the  comparative 
lengths  of  the  joints  of  the  antennae  and  maxillary  palpi,  particu- 
larly the  enlarged  basal  joint  of  the  former  and  the  elongate  third 
articulation  of  the  latter. 


62.  Dabra  myrmecophila,  n.  sp. 
(Plate  VII.,  fig.  2.) 

Elongate,  moderately  convex,  ferruginous,  somewhat  shining, 
finely  and  very  closely  punctured,  very  finely  pubescent,  the  sides 
strongly  setose ;  antennae  with  joints  4-10  dark  ferruginous. 

Head  broadly  transverse,  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Antennae 
with  the  first  three  and  the  apical  joints  testaceous,  the  latter  as 
long  as  the  three  preceding  joints  together.  Prothorax  at  the 
base  about  twice  as  broad  as  long,  arcuately  narrowed  in  front, 
decidedly  convex  on  the  disc,  flattened  laterally,  very  finely  and 
closely  punctured  ;  the  anterior  angles  obtuse  ;  the  sides  furnished 
with  seven  or  eight  erect  setae ;  the  posterior  angles  moderately 
produced.  Elytra  at  the  base  slightly  narrower  than  the  prothorax, 
somewhat  broader  posteriorly,  finely  and  very  closely  punctured  ; 
the  sides  slightly  reflexed  and  furnished  with  three  or  four  erect 
setae ;  posterior  margin  rather  deeply  sinuate  just  before  the 
external  angles  which  are  moderately  strongly  produced.  Abdo- 
men moderately  narrowed  behind,  extremely  finely  and  not  very 
closely  punctured  ;  each  segment  with  two  or  three  lateral  setae  ; 
segments    2-5    with   a   row   of  fine  setigerous   punctures  on   the 


454  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

posterior  margin ;  6th  segment  with  two  setigerous  punctures  near 
the  posterior  margin,  one  on  each  side  of  the  middle.  Legs 
ferruginous  ;  tarsi  pale  testaceous.     Length  2f  mm. 

Fremantle,  King  George's  Sound,  West  Australia ;  in  ants' 
nests. 

Some  specimens  have  the  elytra  and  abdomen  of  a  much  darker 
ferruginous  colour  than  the  rest  of  the  body. 

63.  Dabra  cuneiformis,  sp.  n. 

Ferruginous,  very  strongly  narrowed  behind,  moderately  convex, 
somewhat  shining,  very  finely  pubescent,  the  sides  setose  ;  head, 
prothorax  and  elytra  very  finely  and  closely  punctured  ;  abdomen 
dark  ferruginous,  shining,  extremely  finely  and  sparingly  punctured. 

Head  broadly  transverse,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured. 
Antennge  reddish  testaceous,  the  apical  joint  considerably  longer 
than  the  four  preceding  joints  together,  acuminate  at  the 
extremity.  Prothorax  at  the  base  more  than  twice  as  broad  as 
long,  slightly  narrowed  in  front,  moderately  convex  on  the  disc, 
flattened  near  the  sides,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured  ;  the 
sides  furnished  with  seven  or  eight  short  erect  setae  ;  the  posterior 
angles  moderately  produced.  Elytra  about  as  long  as  the 
prothorax,  finely  and  closely  punctured ;  the  sides  somewhat 
reflexed  and  furnished  with  three  or  four  erect  setae  ;  posterior 
margin  deeply  and  rather  abruptly  sinuate  just  before  the  external 
angles  which  are  strongly  produced.  Abdomen  strongly  narrowed 
behind,  extremely  finely  and  very  sparingly  punctured  ;  the  lateral 
setae  and  setigerous  punctures  arranged  as  in  the  preceding  species. 
Legs  reddish  testaceous.     Length  2-2^  mm. 

King  George's  Sound,  West  Australia  ;    in  ants'  nests. 

This  species  is  closely  allied  to  Dabra  myrmecophila  in  whose 
company  it  has  been  taken,  but  can  be  separated  at  a  glance  on 
account  of  its  wedge-like  form  and  less  convex  upper  surface  ;  the 
lateral  setae  are  not  so  long,  the  external  angles  of  the  elytra  are 
more  strongly  produced  and  the  terminal  joint  of  the  antennae  is 
comparatively  longer. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  455 


16.  Aleochara. 


Graven horst,  Col.  Micr.  p.  67(1802);  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  II., 
p.  40;  Kraatz,  Linn.  Ent.  XL,  p.  17  (1857). 

Mentum  very  short,  narrowed  and  slightly  emarginate  in 
front.  Ligula  very  short,  broad,  bifid.  Maxillary  palpi  5-jointed, 
the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  subequal,  the  5th  very  small.  Labial 
palpi  4-jointed,  the  1st  joint  longer  than  the  others,  the  4th  very 
small.  Maxillae  like  those  of  Homalota.  Mandibles  unarmed. 
Labrum  transverse,  truncate  in  front.  Head  ovate,  retracted,  not 
narrowed  behind.  Antennas  short,  thickened  towards  the  ex- 
tremity, 1st,  2nd  and  3rd  elongate,  the  following,  with  the  exception 
of  the  11th,  transverse.  Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  narrowed 
in  front,  rounded  at  the  sides.  Elytra  slightly  rounded  behind, 
Abdomen  either  parallel-sided  or  narrowed  behind.  Legs  rather 
short;  intermediate  coxae  somewhat  remote;  tarsi  5:5:5,  first  joint 
of  posterior  pair  distinctly  longer  than  2nd. 

This  is  a  genus  of  world  wide  distribution,  but  is  better  repre- 
sented in  the  old  than  in  the  new  world.  The  Australian  species 
do  not  seem  to  differ  in  habits  from  those  of  Europe  being  found 
under  dead  birds,  mammals,  &c,  and  in  any  decaying  animal  or 
vegetable  matter. 

Section  1. — Prothorax  with  two  impressed  rows  of  punctures. 

64.  Aleochara  speculifera. 

Aleochara  speculifera,  Erichson,  Wiegm.  Archiv.  VIIL,  p.  134 
(1842). 

Elongate,  moderately  broad  and  convex,  shining  black,  tinged 
with  brassy  green  ;  prothorax  with  two  deeply  impressed  longi- 
tudinal rows  of  punctures  on  the  disc  ;  elytra  strongly  and  rather 
closely  punctured,  a  large  discal  patch  and  the  sides  near  the 
humeral  angles  highly  polished  and  free  from  punctures. 

Head  somewhat  depressed  between  the  eyes,  strongly,  irregularly 
and  not  very  closely  punctured  near  the  sides,  almost  destitute  of 
punctures  on  the  disc.  Antennae  with  the  second  joint  a  little 
more   than  half  as  long  as  the  third,  4th  shorter,   5-10  strongly 


456  A    REVISION    OF  THE    STAPH YLINID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

transverse.  Prothorax  strongly  transverse,  slightly  narrowed  in 
front,  rather  strongly  margined  behind,  with  a  deeply  impressed 
row  of  punctures  on  each  side  of  the  middle,  the  sides  broadly 
and  rather  strongly  depressed,  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  the 
anterior  and  posterior  angles  rounded,  the  base  feebly  bisinuate. 
Scutellum  closely  and  rather  strongly  punctured  at  the  base, 
impunctate  at  the  hind-margin.  Elytra  not  longer  than  the 
prothorax,  strongly  and  densely  punctured,  a  longitudinal  patch 
on  each  side  of  the  suture  extending  from  just  behind  the  base  to 
the  apical  two-thirds  and  the  lateral  margins  shining  and 
impunctate.  Abdomen  closely  and  very  finely  punctured  ;  7th 
segment  more  strongly  and  rather  sparingly  punctured.  Legs 
black,  tarsi  piceous.      Length  4^-6  mm. 

Upper  Hunter,  New  South  Wales;  Port  Frederick  (on  the 
sea-shore  under  a  dead  gull),  Tasmania ;  an  abundant  species. 

This  species  is  easily  recognised  by  the  large  highly  polished 
patch  on  the  disc  of  each  elytron. 

65.  Aleochara  punctum. 

Aleochara  punctum,  Fauvel,  Ann.   Mus.   Genov.  XIII.,  p.   593 

(1878.) 

Minimis  exemplariis  fuscipeclis  forma  satis  vicina,  ab  omnibus 
omnino  distincta  ;  nigra,  nitidissima,  antice  posticeque  attenuata, 
parce  griseo  pubescens,  antennarum  articulis  2  primis,  segmento 
7.°  summo  apice  pedibusque  plus  minusve  rufo-testaceis  ;  antennis 
brevibus,  sat  incrassatis,  articulo  3.°  apice  piceo,  basi  rufo,  4.°  vix, 
5.°  magis,  6-10  fortiter  transversis,  11.°  acuminato;  capite  utrinque 
parce  parum  profunde,  thorace  vage  paulo  fortius,  elytris  parum 
dense  fortiter  subsquamatim,  abdomine  disperse  subtiliter, 
punctatis  ;  segmentis  2,  3,  4,  6,  7  disco  medio  laevibus  ;  thorace 
sat  transverso,  antice  fortiter,  postice  minus  angustato,  sulcis 
2  longitudinalibus  basi  profunde  impressis,  medio  et  antice 
evanescentibus,  punctis  4  majoribus,  quadratim  positis  ;  angulis 
])osticis    sat    rotundatis,    basi    fortiter    marginata ;     scutello    vix 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  457 

punctulato ;  elytris  thorace  vix  latioribus  et  longioribus,  trans- 
versis  ;  abdomine  attenuato,  lateribus  breviter  nigro  piloso.  Long. 
U  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Illawarra,  New  South  Wales  ;  Tasmania. 

A  single  individual  from  Tasmania  agrees   in  most   particulars 

with  Fauvel's  description  quoted  above,   but   is   somewhat  smaller 

in  size  (measuring  only   3|-  mm.)  and   has    the  antennae  wholly 

testaceous. 

66.  Aleochara  bisulcata. 

Oxypoda  bisulcata,  Redt.  Keise  No  vara,  Zool.  II.,  p.  27  (1867). 
Aleochara  bisulcata,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  289  (1877). 

Nigra,  nitida,  antennarum  basi,  ano  pedibusque  piceo-testaceis, 
elytris  fulvis  ;  capite  rotundato,  thorace  multo  angustiore,  polito, 
punctis  inter  oculos  dimidiaque  parte  postica  grossis  notato  ; 
antennis  thoracis  mediam  partem  vix  attingentibus,  circa  api^em 
sat  fortiter  incrassatis,  articulis  2-3  elongatis,  aequalibus,  caeteris 
latioribus  quam  longioribus,  11.°  ovali,  attenuato  ;  thorace  dimiclio 
latiore  quam  longiore,  antice  posticeque  angustato,  antice  recte 
truncato,  angulis  maxime  obtusis  postice  omnino  rotundato, 
punctis  grossis  utrinque  irregulariter  notatis,  disco  sulcis  duobus 
longitudinaliter  medio  punctis  grossis  confluentibus  interruptis  ; 
scutello  triangulari,  basi  punctis  aliquot  notato;  elytris  latioribus 
quam  longioribus,  thorace  longioribus,  glabris,  punctis  sat  grossis 
parum  profunde  parceque  notatis ;  abdomine  parallelo,  glabro, 
segmentis  subtiliter  parce  punctatis.      Long.  3J  mm. 

Insectum  Aleocharaegenuinae  maxime  simile,  sed  palpis  labialibus 
3-articulatis  (Rt.  tr.  Fvl.) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Port  Lincoln,  South  Australia. 

If  the  specimen  from  Port  Lincoln  is  correctly  referable  to 
Aleochara  bisulcata,  which  I  see  no  reason  to  doubt,  as  it  agrees 
very  well  with  the  description,  the  small  terminal  joint  of  the 
labial  palpi  must  have  escaped  the  observation  of  Redtenbacher. 
It  is  allied  to  A.  punctum,  but  is  shorter  and  rather  more  convex  ; 
the  prothorax  is  broader,  less  narrowed  in  front  and  not  so  densely 
punctured  at  the  sides ;  the  elytra  and  abdomen  are  more  finely 
punctured. 


458  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^S    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

67.  Aleochara  actae,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  moderately  broad,  and  convex,  pitchy  black,  shining, 
prothorax  with  two  moderately  deeply  impressed  rows  of 
punctures  on  the  disc  ;  elytra,  except  near  the  base,  antennae  and 
legs  dark  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  rather  broad,  strongly  impressed  between  the  eyes, 
moderately  strongly,  irregularly  and  closely  punctured  near  the 
base  of  each  antenna,  almost  destitute  of  punctures  in  the 
middle.  Antennge,  except  the  first  three  joints,  rather  thickly 
covered  with  fine  fuscous  pubescence  ;  the  basal  joint  rather  large» 
the  second  as  long  as  the  third,  4-10  considerably  shorter,  trans- 
verse, the  terminal  longer  than  the  two  preceding  together, 
rounded  at  the  extremity.  Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  slightly 
narrowed  in  front,  rather  strongly  margined  behind,  very  sparingly 
clothed  with  long  yellow  pubescence,  with  a  rather  deeply 
impressed  longitudinal  row  of  punctures  on  each  side  of  the 
middle  and  an  irregular  patch  of  equally  strong  punctures  on  each 
side  at  the  base  extending  to  beyond  the  basal  half ;  the  anterior  and 
posterior  angles  rounded;  the  posterior  margin  very  feebly  bisinuate. 
Scutellum  impunctate.  Elytra  about  as  long  as  the  prothorax, 
reddish  testaceous,  the  base  dusky,  strongly,  irregularly  and  not 
very  closely  punctured,  sparingly  covered  with  rather  long  yellow 
pubescence,  a  longitudinal  patch  on  each  side  of  the  suture  near 
the  base  and  the  lateral  margins  very  sparingly  punctured. 
Abdomen  closely  and  very  finely  punctured,  sparingly  pubescent ; 
7  th  segment  narrowly  margined  with  testaceous.      Length  4-^  mm. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  on  the  sea-shore  under  decaying 
sea-weed. 

Differs  from  Aleochara  bisidcata,  to  which  it  is  evidently  allied, 
in  size  and  colour  ;  the  head  is  deeply  impressed  and  the  punctures 
forming  the  longitudinal  rows  on  the  prothorax  are  more  closely 
united  ;  the  elytra  are  much  more  strongly,  less  closely  and  more 
regularly  punctured  than  those  of  the  common  A.  speculifera. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  459 

Section  2. — Prothorax  without  impressed  rows  of  punctures. 
68.  Aleochara  haemorrhoidalis. 

Aleochara  haemorrhoidalis,  Guerin,  Voy.  Coquille,  Ins.  II., 
p.  63,  pi.  1  fig.  24  ;  Boisduval,  Voy.  L' Astrolabe,  II.,  p.  57  (1835). 

Black,  shining,  with  a  steel-blue  or  bronzy-green  tinge,  moder- 
ately convex,  sparingly  clothed  with  short  fuscous  pubescence  ; 
prothorax  and  elytra  rugose-punctate  ;  abdomen  highly  polished, 
apical  half  of  the  6th  and  the  whole  of  the  7th  segment  reddish 
testaceous. 

Head  strongly  and  rather  closely  punctured.  Antennae  rather 
strongly  clavate,  joints  5-10  broadly  transverse,  the  terminal  joint 
narrowed  but  not  sharply  pointed  at  the  extremity.  Prothorax 
strongly  transverse,  narrowed  in  front,  moderately  strongly  mar- 
gined behind,  strongly  rugose-punctate,  very  indistinctly  impressed  in 
the  middle  near  the  base  ;  anterior  and  posterior  angles  rounded. 
Scutellum  small.  Elytra  transverse,  broader  but  not  longer  than 
the  prothorax,  a  little  more  finely  and  closely  rugose-punctate  than 
the  prothorax.  Abdomen  broad,  only  slightly  narrowed  behind, 
sparingly  and  moderately  strongly  asperate-punctate.  Legs  black, 
tarsi  ferruginous.      Length  4^-6^  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland ;  Bombala,  Penrith  (under  a  dead  Wallaby), 
Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Tasmania,  in  stercore.  An  abundant 
species  in  the  immediate  neighbourhood  of  Sydney. 

69.  Aleochara    brachialis. 

Aleochara,  brachialis,  Jekel.  Col.  Jekel,  I.,  p.  39  (1873). 

Statura  et  magnitudine  fuscipedis,  nigro  picea,  parce  breviter 
fusco-setosa,  parum  nitida,  antennarum  articulis  3  primis,  tibiis 
anticis  tarsisque  obscure  rufis ;  coxis  femoribusque  anticis,  seg- 
mentis  6-7  (penultimi  basi  excepta)  ochraceis ;  antennis  ab  articulo 
4.°  abrupte  latis,  articulis  intermediis  valde  transversis,  plus  duplo 
latioribus  quam  longioribus,  11.°  elongato-ovato,  non  acuto,  capite 
laxe  sat  profunde,  thorace  elytrisque  crebrius  rugoso-punctatis,  hoc 
basi  marginato;  abdomine  profunde  remotius  subaciculato-punctato, 
punctis  setigeris  ut  dermi  partes  coloratis.   Long.  6  mm.   (Jekel). 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland ;  Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 


460  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

If  I  am  correct  in  my  indentification  of  this  species  it  is  very 
nearly  allied  to  Aleochara  haemorrhoidalis.  It  is  pitchy  black  in 
colour,  less  strongly  punctured  (except  the  abdominal  segments 
which  are  rather  more  strongly  punctured)  and  the  base  of  the 
antennEe  and  anterior,  and  in  some  individuals  the  intermediate  and 
posterior,  legs  are  i^eddish  testaceous  ;  the  antennas  in  the  specimens 
before  me  do  not  appear  to  aflord  any  distinctive  characters. 

70.  Aleochara  Mastersi. 

Aleochara  Mastersii,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W.  II., 
p.  136  (1871.) 

Elongate,  rather  narrow,  moderately  convex,  dark  piceous, 
shining,  finely  and  not  very  closely  pubescent ;  elytra  finely  rugose- 
punctate  ;  6  th  abdominal  segment  narrowly  margined  with 
testaceous ;  antennae  and  legs  dark  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured.  Antennae  similar  in 
structure  to  those  of  A.  haemorrhoidalis,  the  three  basal  joints 
paler  than  the  others,  the  apical  joint  sharply  pointed.  Prothorax 
strongly  transverse,  considerably  narrowed  in  front,  strongly 
margined  behind,  finely  and  closely  punctured,  sparingly  clothed 
with  fine  fuscous  pubescence  especially  near  the  sides,  the 
anterior  and  posterior  angles  obtuse.  Scutellum  very  small, 
finely  punctured.  Elytra  transverse,  slightly  shorter  than  the 
prothorax,  finely  rugose-punctate,  moderately  closely  pubescent. 
Abdomen  rather  long,  narrowed  posteriorly,  strongly  and  not 
very  closely  asperate-punctate.     Length  6  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland.     A  single  specimen. 

Closely  allied  to  Aleochara  brachialis  which  it  resembles  in 
having  the  antennas  and  legs  of  a  reddish  testaceous  colour.  It 
is  narrower  and  rather  more  attenuated  posteriorly,  is  more  finely 
punctured  and  has  the  abdomen  of  a  shining  black  colour  with 
the  exception  of  a  narrow  testaceous  basal  margin  to  the  sixth 
segment. 

71.  Aleochara  insuavis,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  rather  narrow,  moderately  convex,  shining  black, 
finely   and   sparingly    clothed  with   black  pubescence  ;  prothorax 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  461 

broadly  transverse  and  finely  margined  behind  j  elytra  extremely 
finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured  ;  6th  abdominal  segment 
narrowly  margined  with  testaceous ;  antennae  and  legs  dark 
reddish  testaceous. 

Head  finely  and  not  very  closely  punctured.  Antennas  similar 
to  those  of  A.  haemorrlboidalis.  Prothorax  strongly  trans- 
verse, nearly  twice  as  broad  as  long,  a  little  narrowed  in  front, 
extremely  finely  punctured,  with  a  dark  fuscous  pubescence,  the 
anterior  and  posterior  angles  obtuse.  Scutellum  short  and  rather 
broad,  very  finely  punctured.  Elytra  transverse,  decidedly  longer 
than  the  prothorax,  extremely  finely  and  not  very  closely  aciculate- 
punctate,  with  a  fine  and  rather  long  fuscous  pubescence. 
Abdomen  very  little  narrowed  behind,  finely  and  sparingly 
punctured.     Length  3|  mm. 

Monaro,  New  South  Wales.  Two  specimens,  in  steoxore. 
This  species,  although  closely  allied  to  the  three  last,  especially 
to  Aleochara  haemorrhoidalis  which  it  most  resembles  in  form, 
may  be  easily  separated  by^its  short  and  strongly  transverse  pro, 
thorax  ;  it  is  much  smaller  and  the  prothorax  and  elytra  are 
extremely  finely  punctured ;  the  pubescence  is  longer  and  the 
abdomen  is  not  asperate-punctate. 

72.  Aleochara  analis. 

Oxypoda  analis,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.W.  IT.,  p.  135 
(1871.) 

Elongate,  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind,  moderately  con- 
vex, dark  piceous,  shining,  sparingly  clothed  with  fine  fuscous 
pubescence  ;  prothorax  rather  finely  and  extremely  closely 
punctured,  the  anterior  margin  and  the  sides  narrowly  margined 
with  testaceous  ;  elytra  finely  and  very  closely  rugose-punctate  ; 
6th  abdominal  segment  margined  with  testaceous,  7th  wholly 
reddish  testaceous  ;  legs  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  finely,  closely  and  regularly  punctured.  (Antennae 
wanting.)  Prothorax  strongly  transverse,  considerably  narrowed 
in  front,  finely  and  not  very  strongly  margined  behind,  very  finely 
and   sparingly  pubescent,   anterior   and   posterior    angles  obtuse 


462  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIBvE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Scutellum  very  small.  Elytra  considerably  shorter  than  the 
prothorax,  dark  piceous,  finely  and  very  closely  rugose-pnnctate, 
the  pubescence  rather  long.  Abdomen  narrowed  behind, 
moderately  strongly  and  rather  closely  asperate-punctate.  Length 
4^  mm.     » 

Gayndah,  Queensland.      A  single  specimen. 

Although  closely  allied  to  Aleochara  Mastersi  this  species  may 
be  readily  distinguished  from  it  by  having  the  anterior  margin  and 
sides  of  the  prothorax  bordered  with  testaceous  and  its  whole 
upper  surface  more  closely  punctured  ;  the  prothorax  is  less 
strongly  margined  behind  and  much  more  closely  and,  if  anything, 
a  little  more  strongly  punctured. 

I  have  carefully  examined  the  mouth-organs  of  the  type 
specimen  in  the  collection  of  the  Australian  Museum  and  find  that 
the  labial  palpi  are  composed  of  four  joints  of  which  the  last  is 
extremely  small,  a  character  sufficient  to  show  that  this  species 
finds  its  place  in  the  genus  Aleochara. 

73.  Aleochara  baliola,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  strongly  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind,  slightly 
convex,  shining  black,  with  a  coppery  tinge  ;  prothorax  strongly 
narrowed  in  front ;  elytra  dark  piceous,  finely  and  moderately 
closely  rugose-punctate ;  6th  abdominal  segment  margined  with 
pale  testaceous ;  legs  dark  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  moderately  strongly  and  closely  punctured  in  front,  less 
closely  punctured  near  the  base.  Antennae  with  the  three  basal 
joints  reddish  testaceous,  the  others  piceous  and  clothed  with  fine 
grey  pubescence ;  the  1st  and  2nd  joints  narrow  and  of  about 
equal  length,  the  3rd  shorter  and  somewhat  broader,  joints  4-10 
transverse  and  slightly  increasing  in  breadth,  terminal  joint 
rounded  at  the  extremity,  not  sharply  acuminate.  Prothorax 
transverse,  strongly  narrowed  in  front,  finely  and  moderately 
strongly  margined  behind,  rather  finely,  irregularly  and  not  very 
closely  punctured,  sparingly  clothed  with  fine  grey  pubescence,  a 
slight  indication  of  a  raised  median  line.  Scutellum  small,  finely 
punctured.      Elytra  transverse,  at  the  base  considerably   broader 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  463 

than  the  prothorax,  considerably  narrower  in  front  than  behind, 
moderately  strongly  rugose-punctate,  rather  closely  covered  with 
fine  grey  pubescence.  Abdomen  narrowed  behind,  finely  and 
sparingly  punctured,  segments  2-5  with  a  row  of  fine  setigerous 
punctures  on  the  posterior  margins.     Length  4^  mm. 

Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Tasmania.    (Simson.) 

This  species  may  be  distinguished  from  the  other  Australian 
members  of  the  genus  by  its  acuminate  form,  broad  elytra  and 
finely  and  sparingly  punctured  abdomen. 

74.  Aleochara  marginata. 

Aleochara  marginata,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Gcnov.  X.,  p.  291 
(1877). 

A.  fuscipedis  minimis  exemplariis  subsimilis,  nigra,  thorace 
nigro-piceo,  basi  lateribusque  late,  antennis  praesertim  basi, 
palpis,  elytris  totis,  segmentorum  marginibus  obscure  runs,  peclibus 
rufo  testaceis  ;  antennis  minus  incrassatis,  articulis  5-10  breviori- 
bus  ;  thorace  breviore,  magis  transverso,  densius  fortiusque  vix 
rugosule,  elytris  subtilius  minus  rugose,  abdomine  vix  densius 
punctatis  ;  thorace  basi  magis  marginato ;  elytris  brevioribus  et 
angustioribus,  thorace  non  latioribus,  quarta  parte  brevioribus, 
maxime  transversis  ;  abdomine  magis  acuminato.  Long.  4|-5|mm. 
(Fvl.J 

Cape  York,  Somerset,  North  Australia. 

75.  Aleochara  croceipennis. 

Aleochara  croceipennis,  Mots.  Bull.  Mosc.  XXXI.,  p.  238 
(1858) ;  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  292  (1877)— Aleochara 
sanguinipennis,  Kraatz,  Wiegm.  Archiv.  XXV.,  p.  17  (1859) — 
Aleochara  maculipewnis ,  Kraatz,  I.e. 

Statura  et  magnitudine  rujipennis,  Er.,  sed  fere  latior,  nigra, 
nitida,  antennarum  articulis  4  primis,  pedibus  elytrisque  rufis,  his 
macula  laterali  majuscula  nigra ;  antennis  breviusculis,  crassis, 
articulis  5-10  fortiter  transversis,  11.°  magno,  acuminato  ;  capite 
thoraceque  fere  ut  in  rufipenni,  sed  angustioribus,  punctura 
utriusque  parca,  illius  obsoleta,  hujus  distincta  ;  thoracis  dorso 
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464  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIBvE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

punctis  4  majoribus  quadratim  positis ;  scutello  punctato  ;  elytris 
thorace  parum  brevioribus,  confertim  minus  prof unde  punctatis ; 
abdomine  leviter  acuminato,  segmentis  fortiter,  apicem  versus 
minus  crebre  punctatis.      Long.  3^  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Gayndah,  Queensland ;  also  recorded  from  India,  Ceylon  and 
the  Celebes. 

The  colour  of  this  species  is  stated  to  be  variable  ;  in  some 
specimens  the  lateral  marking  on  the  elytra  is  wanting. 

76.  Aleochara  vicina,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  rather  narrow,  slightly  convex,  reddish  testaceous, 
finely  and  sparingly  clothed  with  grey  pubescence  ;  head  piceous  ; 
elytra  pale  testaceous,  with  a  moderately  large  dusky  spot  about 
the  scuteilum ;  5th  and  6th  abdominal  segments  dusky  at  the 
base  ;  antennae  and  legs  pale  testaceous. 

Head  very  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Antennae  with  the 
second  joint  shorter  than  the  third.  Prothorax  transverse, 
narrowed  in  front,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured,  the 
pubescence  moderately  close,  all  the  angles  rounded.  Scuteilum 
very  small.  Elytra  about  as  long  as  the  prothorax,  rather  finely 
and  very  closelypunctured,  the  pubescence  fine  and  close.  Abdomen 
slightly  narrowed  posteriorly,  finely  and  moderately  closely 
punctured,  the  pubescence  rather  long.      Length  3  mm. 

King  George's  Sound,  West  Australia. 

Allied  to  Aleochara  croceipennis. 

77.  Aleochara  puberula. 

Aleochara  puberula,  Klug,  Col.  Madag.  p.  51  (1883);  Kraatz 
Wiegm.  Archiv.  XXV.,  p.  16  (1859.) — Aleochara  decor ata,  Aube, 
Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  (2)  XIX.,  p.  311  (1850.) — Aleochara  Armitagei, 
WolJaston,  Ins.  Mad.,  p.  559  (1854.) — Aleochara  dubia,  Fauvel, 
Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  (4)  III.,  p.  429  (1863.) 

Nigra,  fusco-pubescens,  antennis  basi  apiceque,  thoracis  limbo 
tenui,  elytrorum  vitta  obliqua  pedibusque  runs,  abdomine  confertim 
fortius  punctato,  segmento  septimo  supero  subtruncato.  Long. 
H-lf  lin. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  P.E.S.  465 

Antennae  paulo  graciliores,  art.  3  primis  rufo-testaceis,  5-10 
longitudine  vix  latioribus,  ultimo  apice  testaceo.  Capitis  thoracis- 
que  forma  fere  eadem  quae  in  Al.  asiatica,  pubescentia  autem 
subtilior.  Elytra  thorace  partem  breviora,  confertim  fortius 
punctata,  rufa,  macula  triangulari  communi  circa  scutellum  et 
altera  lateral!  nigris.  Abdomen  confertim  fortius  punctatum, 
nigrum,  nitidum,  segmentorum  marginibus  rufo-piceis.  Pedes 
testacei.  Abdominis  segmentum  septimum  superum  maris  vix, 
feminae  leviter  euiarginatum.      (Kr.) 

Gayndah,  Queensland  ;  Paroo  River,  Sydney,  New  South 
AVales  ;  South  Australia. 

A  cosmopolitan  and  souiewhat  variable  species. 

78.  Aleochara  semirubra. 

Aleochara  semirubra,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  293 
(1877). 

Forma  tenuicomis,  sed  minor,  nigra,  opaca,  capite  abdomineque 
nitidulis,  corporeantice  dense  subtiliter  fusco-pubescens,antennaruin 
articulo  1.°,  palpis,  elytris  totis  pedibusque  cum  coxis  et  pectore 
runs  ;  ano  piceo ;  antennis  tenuibus,  articulis  7-10  non  longioribus 
quam  latioribus,  11.°  elongato,  acuminato,  apice  dilutiore  ;  capite 
subtilissime  parcius,  thorace  creberrime,  subtilissime,  elytris  paulo 
fortius  densissime,  abdomine  crebre  fortiter  punctatis ;  thorace 
convexo,  transverso,  antice  arcuatim  fortiter  angustato,  angulis 
posticis  obtusis ;  elytris  thorace  sat  latioribus,  paulo  longioribus, 
planiusculis ;  abdomine  parum  attenuate     Long.  3f  mm.      (Fvl. ) 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

17.   Correa.   (1) 

Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XTIL,  p.  592  (1878). 
Genus  Aleocharae  vicinum.      Corpus  parallelum.     Caput  multo 
majus,  magis  proeminens.     Mandibulae  robustae,  exsertae.     Oculi 

(1)  The  name  Fauvelia  has  been  proposed  for  this  genus  by  Prof.  R.  Tate 
and  adopted  by  Mr.  S.  E.  Holder  (Trans.  Royal  Soc.  S.  A.  IV.,  p.  95)  on  the 
ground  that  Correa  is  preoccupied  in  botany.  As  such  a  change  is  without 
precedent  and  is  contrary  to  the  Strickland  Rules  of  Nomenclature  I  have 
retained  the  orginal  appellation. 


466  A    KEVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

minuti.  Palpi  maxillares  articulo  minuto  addito  (5.°)  bene  distincto. 
Tibiae  anticae  et  intermediae  fortiter  spinosae.  Tarsi  breves,  5- 
articulati,  posticorum  articulo  1.°  circiter  2Hongitudine,  5.°  tribus 
praecedentibus  simul  sumptis  aequali.      (Fvl.) 

This  genus  is  allied  to  Aleochara  which  it  resembles  in  having 
the  maxillary  palpi  5-jointed,  but  is  sufficiently  distinguished  by 
the  form  of  the  posterior  tarsi,  the  first  joint  in  Aleochara  being 
one  half  longer  than  the  second. 

79.    CORREA    OXYTELINA. 

Correct  oxytelina,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  592 
(1878). 

Magnitudine  satis  Aleocharae  nitidae,  multo  longior  et  angustior, 
facie  quasi  Oxyteli  insecati,  parallela,  nitidissima,  parce  breviter 
fusco  pubescens,  nigra,  palpis,  antennarum  articulis  3  primis, 
elytris,  praeter  summam  basim  vix  et  latera  infuscata,  pedibusque 
laete  rufis ;  antennis  parum  incrassatis,  sat  brevibus,  articulo  4.° 
vix,  sequentibus  sat  fortiter  trans versis,  11.°  ovato ;  capite 
thoraceque  insignibus,  utroque  elytris  in  £  latiore,  illo  maximo, 
suborbiculato,  convexo,  hoc  transverso,  subsemicirculari,  antice 
recte  truncato,  angulis  anticis  acutis,  lateribus  parallelis,  basi  cum 
angulis  posticis  rotundato  ;  capite  caeterum  utrinque  parce  sat 
fortiter,  post  oculos  subasperatim  punctato ;  thorace  vage  vix 
perspicue  punctato,  in  (J)  longiore,  antice  parum  angustato  ;  elytris 
parvis,  parum  convexis,  thorace  subbrevioribus,  transversis,  parce 
parum  fortiter,  abdomine  praeter  segmentorum  basim  subtiliter 
parum  dense  subasperatim,  6.°  parcius,  punctatis  ;  £  segmento  7.° 
supra  medio  apice  subtiliter  emarginato,  spinulis  numerosis, 
brevibus,  tenuissimis  quasi  ciliato.     Long.  4-4ty  mm.      (Fvl.) 

Adelaide,  South  Australia. 

18.  Oligota. 

Mannerheim,  Brachel,  p.  72  (1830)  ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col. 
II.,  p.  39. 

Mentum  transverse,  narrowed  and  feebly  emarginate  in  front. 
Ligula    very    small,    bifid.       No   visible   pataglossas.       Maxillary 


BY    A.    SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  467 

palpi  with  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  sub-equal,  rather  swollen. 
Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the  first  two  joints  large,  equal,  the  3rd 
very  small,  subulate.  Maxillae  like  those  of  Ilomalota.  Mandibles 
bifid  at  the  apex.  Head  much  narrower  than  the  prothorax,  not 
constricted  behind.  Antennae  inserted  before  eyes,  short, 
10-jointed,  1st  and  2nd  longer  and  larger  than  the  others,  3-10 
very  small,  the  last  three  or  four  forming  a  gradual  oblong  club. 
Prothorax  short,  wider  than  the  elytra,  slightly  bisinuate  at  the 
base.  Elytra  strongly  and  conjointly  emarginate  behind. 
Abdomen  parallel-sided  or  gradually  narrowed  behind.  Legs 
short;  intermediate  coxae  remote  ;  tarsi  4:4:4,  the  posterior  pair 
with  the  1st  joint  slightly  elongate. 

This  genus  will  be  readily  recognised  by  the  structure  of  the 
antennae  and  tarsi.  The  species  are  occasionally  found  in  ants' 
nests,  but  are  more  frequently  met  with  under  bark  or  in  decaying 
vegetable  substances. 

80.  Oligota  asperiventris. 

Oligota  asperiventris,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  573 
(1878.) 

0.  apiciventri  vicina,  sed  minor  et  dimidio  angustior,  abdomine 
asperatim  punctate  ;  colore  et  facie  parvae  propior,  sed  angustior, 
antennarum  articulo  7.°  minus  brevi,  punctura  corporis  antici 
magis  nitidi  duplo  parciore,  abdominis  parciore  et  praesertim 
multo  fortiore,  pube  omni  longiore  et  parciore,  capite  thoraceque 
rufulis,  elytris  abdomineque  rufo-piceis,  hoc  segmento  sexto 
piceo,  margine  postico  cum  7°  8.°que  rufo-flavo.  Long.  1  mm. 
(Fvl.) 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

Tribe  2.     GYROPHAENINA. 

Maxillae  with  the  outer  margin  of  the  inner  lobe  corneous,  the 
inner  margin  membranous  and  ciliate,  rounded  at  the  apex ; 
maxillary  palpi  with  the  third  joint  rather  strongly  thickened,  the 
fourth  only  a  little  shorter,  subulate.  Labial  palpi  2  or  3-jointed. 
Eyes  large,  prominent. 


468       a  revision  of  the  staphylinidie  of  australia, 

19.  Gyrophaena. 

Mannerheim,  Brachel.  p.  74  (1830)  ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  IT., 
p.  43. 

Mentum  rather  short,  slightly  emarginate  in  front.  Ligula 
short,  rounded,  entire.  No  visible  paraglossae.  Maxillary  palpi 
rather  short,  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  sub-equal,  the  former  much 
broader  than  the  latter.  Labial  palpi  2-jointed,  the  1st  cylindrical, 
the  2nd  a  little  shorter,  slender  and  acuminate.  Maxillae  with 
the  internal  lobe  rounded  at  the  extremity,  and  armed  with 
many  small  closely-placed  spines,  the  inner  side  membranous. 
Mandibles  unarmed,  hidden  by  the  labrum,  which  is  transverse 
and  truncate  in  front,  Head  narrower  than  the  prothorax.  Eyes 
rather  large.  Antennae  variable  in  length,  joints  1-3  slightly 
elongate,  sub-equal,  4-11  gradually  increasing  in  size.  Prothorax 
a  little  narrower  than  the  elytra,  broadly  transverse,  margined, 
rounded  at  the  base.  Elytra  considerably  longer  than  the 
prothorax,  truncate  behind.  Abdomen  broad,  oblong.  Legs 
rather  short ;  the  intermediate  coxae  somewhat  distant  ;  tarsi  4:4:5, 
the  1st  joint  of  the  posterior  pair  elongate. 

81.  Gyrophaena  cribrosa. 

Gyrophaena  cribrosa,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mns.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  569 
(1878). 

Magnitudine,  facie  et  colore  Poweri,  sed  omnino  distincta;  testacea, 
nitida,  capite,  elytris  circa  apicem  abdominisque  cingulo  angusto 
infuscatis  ;  antennis  praeter  basim  vix  fuscis,  articulis  2-3  minimis, 
3.°  fortissime  transverso,  sequentibus  magnis,  latitudine  aequalibus, 
5-10  longitudine  parum  decrescentibus,  9.°  quadrato,  10.°  vix 
transverso,  11,°  acuminato  ;  capite  vix  cupreo,  post  antennarum 
basim  utrinque  impresso  ibique  parce  fortiter  punctato,  oculis  sat 
parvis  ;  thorace  capite  paulo  latiore,  maxime  transverso,  ab  apice 
ad  basim  parum  angustato,  angulis  posticis  fere  rotundatis,  basi 
tenuiter  marginata,  impunctata,  caeterum  disco  fortiter  parce, 
utrinque  adhuc  parcius  punctato,  punctis  4  majoribus  subqua- 
dratim    medio  positis,  5.°    utrinque   extus  ante  medium  ;    elytris 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  469 

fortiter  trans versis,  thorace  paulo  longioribus  et  multo  latioribus, 
fortiter  sat  dense,  vix  circa  scutellum  minus,  punctatis  ;  abdominis 
segmentis  2-5  parum  dense  sat  subtilite.-  punctatis,  6.°  vix  alutaceo  ; 
£  segmento  6.°  supra  apice  patellatim  anguste  truncato,  patella 
extus  parum  profunde  excisa,  spina  elongata,  acuta,  extus  inci- 
suram  protensa.  Long.  2  mm.  (Fvl.) 
Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

20.  Brachida. 

Mulsant  and  Key,  Brev.,  p.  4,  pi.  2,  tig.  14-18  (1871). 

I  have  not  been  able  to  obtain  access  to  the   description  of  this 

genus.      Its  three-jointed  labial  palpi  appear  to  distinguish  it  from 

Gyrophaena. 

82.  Brachida  suturalis. 

Brachida  suturalis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII. ,  p.  570 
(1878). 

Brevis,  crassa,  latiuscula,  sat  nitida,  sat  dense  subtiliter  flavo 
pubescens,  abdomine  parce  piloso,  tota  rufo  testacea,  capite  segmen- 
torumque  5-6  cingulo  infuscatis  ;  antennis  brevibus,  tenuibus,  circa 
apicem  vix  incrassatis,  articulo  1.°  crassiore,  2.°  3.°que  angustiori- 
bus,  aequalibus,  elongatis,  4.°  brevi,  transverso,  5-10  latioribus, 
brevissimis;  capite  parum  dense  subtilissime,  thorace  paulo  densius 
foL'tiusque,  elytris  sat  fortiter  nee  densius,  vix  squamoso,  punctatis  : 
capite  magno,  transverso,  subconvexo,  oculis  magnis ;  thorace 
basi  duplo  latiore  quam  longiore,  a  basi  ad  apicem  arcuatim  sat 
fortiter  angustato,  basi  ntrinque  sinuato,  convexo,  aequali,  angulis 
anticis  rotundatis,  posticis  obtusis  ;  elytris  thorace  paulo  longiori- 
bus, vix  latioribus,  sat  convexis,  apice  medio  et  utrinque  circa 
angulos  sinuatis  ;  abdomine  lato,  brevi,  subparallelo,  elytris  parum 
angustiore,  segmentis  2-3  crebrius  subtilius,  4-6  parce  fortius 
punctatis,  6.°  apice  late  flavo ;  £  elytris  circa  scutellum  vix 
torulosis,  sutura  media  4  vel  5  catenulatim  crenosa,  segmento 
6.°  medio  denticulo  longitudinal]  ter  parum  elevato  instructo. 
Long.  2 J  mm.    {Fvl.) 

9  latet. 

Adelaide,  South  Australia. 


470       a  revision  of  the  staphylinid^e  of  australia, 

83.  Brachida  atriceps. 

Brachida  atriceps,   Fauvel,   Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XII I.,  p.    571 

(1878). 

Convexa,  crassula,  subparallela,  nitida,  praecedente  minor  et 
angnstior,  antennis  robustis,  obscure  testacea,  capite  nigro-piceo, 
thorace  ruiulo,  abdominis  segmentis  4-5  obscure  piceolis,  6.°  fere 
boto  rufo  testaceo  ;  parce  flavo  pubescens  ;  antennis  parum  pilosis, 
incrassatis,  articulis  4-10  sensini  magis  transversis,  11.°  crasso,  tribua 
praecedentibus  subaequali  ;  capite  thoraceque  sublaevibus,  hoc  ante 
basim  transversim  subtiliter  quasi  seriatim  punctato,  brevissimo, 
transversim  ovali,  capite  tertia  parte  latiore,  basi  utrinque  profunde 
sinuato,  lateribus  angulisque  fortiter  rotundatis  ;  elytris  thorace 
vix  latioribus,  paulo  longioribus,  fortiter  sat  dense,  abdominis  vix 
attenuati  segmentis  basi  subtiliter  dense  punctatis.  Long.  2  mm. 
(Fvl) 

Victoria. 

84.  Brachida   basiventris. 

Brachida  basiventris,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  571 
(1878.) 

Facie  satis  crassiusculae  Kr.,  oblonga,  convexa,  rufa,  nitida, 
longe  parum  dense  fulvo  pilosa,  antennarum  articulis  5-11  piceis, 
capite,  elytris  a  pice  a  medio  extus  ad  suturae  apicem  segmentisque 
6-8  nigris  ;  antennis  pilosulis,  articulis  7-10  sat  transversis,  11.° 
piceo,  oblongo,  acuto ;  capite  disco  utrinque  parum  dense  sat 
fortiter,  thorace  sat  crebre  subtilissiine,  elytris  praesertimque 
abdomine  sat  dense  subasperatim  punctatis,  seginento  7.°  laeviore  ; 
thorace  duplo  latiore  quam  longiore,  brevissimo,  a  medio  antice 
posticeque  fortiter  angustato,  postice  fortiter  rotundato,  basi 
anguste  marginata,  punctis  2  majoribus  disco  ante  apicem, 
aliisque  2  ante  basin  approximatis  ;  elytris  transversis,  thorace 
vix  longioribus  et  latioribus,  secundum  suturam  angustissime 
impressis ;  abdomine  parum  attenuato,  segmentis  2-4  basi  trans- 
versim profundius  impressis.     Long.  2\  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  471 


85.  Brachida  annulata. 


Brachida  annulata,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mns.  G-enov.  XIII.,  p.  572 
(1878.) 

A  praeuedente  statura  paulo  minore,  colore  rufo  testaceo, 
abdoruine  sat  fortiter  attenuato,  pube  multo  densiore  et  subtiliore, 
capite  utrinque  disco  crebrius,  thorace  densius  fortiusque,  elytris 
abdounineque  triplo  crebrius  subtiliusque  punctatis,  elytris 
praeter  latera,  segmentisque  4-5  tantuca  nigricantibus  ;  thorace 
angustiore,  minus  trans  verso,  punctis  4  majoribus  disci  non 
perspicuis,  basi  utrinque  sinuata  ;  elytris  paulo  longioribus, 
sutura  baud  impressa ;  segraentis  basalibus  minus  transversim 
impressis,  6.°  subtiliter  sat  dense  punctulato.  Long.  2  mm. 
{Fvl) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

Tribe  3.     GYMNUSINA. 

Maxillse  with  the  inner  lobe  entirely  corneous,  serrate  on  the 
inner  side,  the  apex  hooked  ;  maxillary  palpi  with  the  second  and 
third  joints  very  long,  the  fourth  extremely  small  and  not  very 
distinct.  Eyes  scarcely  prominent, 

21.  Myllaena. 

Erichson,  Kaf.  Mark,  I.,  p.  382  (1837);  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col. 
II.,  p.  48. — Centroglossa,   Matthews,  Ent.  Mag.  V.,  p.  194  (1838). 

Mentum  transverse,  slightly  emarginate,  the  anterior  angles 
enormously  produced.  Ligulavery  small,  rounded,  entire.  Maxillary 
palpi  3 -jointed,  the  1st  joint  minute,  2nd  and  3rd  increasing  in 
width.  Labial  palpi  2-jointed,  1st  joint  elongate.  Maxillse  with 
the  external  lobe  slender,  ciliate  internally  near  the  apex ;  the 
internal  lobe  long,  hooked  at  the  apex,  the  iuner  side  finely  denti- 
culated from  the  middle.  Libium  membranous,  furnished  with 
two  long  filaments.  Mandibles  robust,  unarmed,  provided  on  the 
inner  side  with  a  large  denticulated  membranous  plate.  Head 
somewhat  produced  in  the  middle.  Antennse  slender,  1st  joint 
robust,  2nd  twice  as  long  as  the  3rd.    Prothorax  transverse.   Elytra 


472  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

somewhat  emarginate  behind  near  the  external  angles.  Abdomen 
strongly  narrowed  posteriorly.  Legs  rather  long,  not  spined  ; 
tarsi  4:4:5,  posterior  pair  with  the  1st  joint  elongate. 

86.    MYLLAENA    INTERMEDIA. 

Myllaena  intermedia,  Erichson,  Kaf.  Mark,  I.,  p.  383  (1837) ; 
Matthews,  Cist.  Ent.  III.,  p.  37  bis  (1883). 

Fuscous  black,  clothed  with  a  very  short  fuscous  pubescence, 
closely  and  finely  tuberculate  ;  head  much  attenuated  in  front, 
mouth  yellow  ;  thorax  slightly  dilated  at  the  base ;  elytra  scarcely 
wider  than  the  thorax  ;  abdomen  scarcely  as  long  as  the  anterior 
parts  of  the  body,  conic,  acutely  attenuated  towards  the  apex, 
apical  segment  and  posterior  half  of  the  penultimate  pale,  edge  of 
the  penultimate  segment  white ;  legs  and  antennae  pitchy 
testaceous.      Length  2  mm.     (Matth.) 

Victoria  ;  also  found  in  Europe. 

22.  Dinopsis. 

Matthews,  Ent.  Mag.  V.,  p.  193  (1838);  Kraatz,  Linn.  Ent. 
XL,  p.  37  (1857). 

Mentum  large,  transverse,  broadest  at  the  base.  Ligula  cleft, 
lobes  nearly  as  large  as  the  palpi.  Maxillary  palpi  3-jointed, 
basal  joint  minute,  the  two  others  long,  the  terminal  one  being 
clavate.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  1st  joint  large,  last  joint  very 
small,  acuminate.  Maxillae  with  the  inner  lobe  slender,  acute  at 
the  tip  and  armed  above  the  middle  with  sharp  teeth  ;  the  other 
lobe  slender,  ciliate  at  the  extremity.  Mandibles  with  three 
strong  teeth  on  the  inner  side  above  the  middle,  membianous  and 
denticulate  internally.  Head  produced  in  front.  Antennae  with 
the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  elongate.  Prothorax  and  elytra  transverse. 
Legs  rather  short ;  tarsi  3:3:3,  the  first  two  joints  rather  short,  the 
3rd  as  long  as  the  1st  and  2nd  together. 

87.  Dinopsis    australis 

Dinopsis  australis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  567 
(1878.) 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  473 

D.  erosa  dimidio  minor,  paulo  minus  sericea,  pube  longiore  et 
parciore  ;  antennis  tenuioribus  et  brevioribus,  circa  apicem 
rufulis,  articulis  omnibus  brevioribus  ;  thorace  minus  transverso, 
subsemicirculari,  antice  arcuatim  praesertim  angulis  rotundato, 
angulis  posticis  paulo  acutioribus,  fovea  basali  latiore  et 
profundiore ;  elytris  minus  subtiliter  punctatis,  disco  oblique 
paulo  profundius  impressis ;  abdomine  magis  attenuato,  pube 
ferruginea,  segmento  6.°  dimidia  parte  apicali  7.°que  rufotestaceis  ; 
pedibus  brunneis  ;  £  segmento  7.°  apice  supra  sat  profunde 
triangulariter  inciso,  subtus  vix  longiore,  rotundato.  Long.  2  mm. 
(FvL) 

Victoria. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  VII. 

Fig.  1. — Apphiana  veris;    a,     antenna;    b,     mandible;    c,     maxilla    and 
maxillary  palpus  ;  d,  labium  and  labial  palpi. 

Fig.  2. — Dabra  myrmecophila ;  a,  maxilla  and  maxillary  palpus  ;  b,  labium 
and  labial  palpi. 


474  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 


(NOTES  FBOM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM.) 

DESCRIPTIONS  OF  TWO  NEW  FISHES. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  L.L.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby. 

Myripristis  carneus.     sp.  nov. 

B.  vii.  :  D.  12/15  :  A.  4/11  :  V.  1/7  :  P.  16 :  C.  19  :  L.  lat.  36  : 
L.  trans.  4/9. 

Length  of  head  2J,  of  caudal  fin  5;,  height  of  body  2J  in 
the  total  length.  Diameter  of  eye  3g  in  the  length  of  head, 
equal  to  that  of  the  snout,  and  |  of  a  diameter  apart ;  inter- 
orbital  space  J  of  the  length  of  head.  Posterior  edge  of  hind 
nostril  serrated.  Upper  jaw  rather  overlapping  the  lower  ;  chin 
with  a  very  slight  prominence.  Maxilla  with  a  few  small  blunt 
denticulations  in  front ;  it  reaches  to  behind  the  orbit.  Upper 
surface  of  head  and  orbital  ring  furnished  with  smooth  farrows,  in 
which  are  placed  a  moderate  number  of  circular  pores.  Turbinals, 
pre-  and  sub-orbitals,  all  the  opercular  bones,  the  bases  of  the 
four  anterior  branchiostegals  and  the  post-temporal  bone  serrated  ; 
a  moderately  prominent  spine  at  the  upper  opercular  angle.  Jaws, 
vomer,  and  palatines  with  numerous  small  rounded  molariform 
teeth.  Fourth  dorsal  spine  the  longest,  rather  more  than  ^  of  the 
length  of  head,  and  but  little  shorter  than  the  rays  ;  fourth  anal 
spine  the  longest,  but  not  so  strong  as  the  third  ;  ventrals  shorter 
than  the  pectorals,  which  are  5  of  the  length  of  head ;  caudal 
forked,  the  lobes  rounded.      Colors  ;  uniform  red. 

The  type  specimen  measures  5  J  inches,  and  has  been  presented 
to  the  Australian  Museum  by  Capt.  Farrell,  who  obtained  it  at 
the  Admiralty  Islands ;  its  register  number  is  I.  214. 


E.  P.  RAMSAY,  L.L.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  AND    J.  DOUGLAS-OGILBY.        475 

Syngnathus  parviceps.     sp.  nov. 

1).  29  :  P.  14  :  C.  7  :  Oss.  rings,  15/42. 

Length  of  head  12^,  of  body  including  head  31  in  the  total 
length.  Diameter  of  eye  ^  of  the  post-orbital  portion  of  the  head, 
which  is  longer  than  the  snout ;  interorbital  space  concave,  equal 
to  the  diameter  of  the  eye.  Supraorbital  ridges  high,  extending 
back  along  the  sides  of  the  occiput  ;  a  sharp  bony  occipital  ridge, 
extending  to  the  middle  of  the  first  body  ring.  Opercle  with  a 
median  ridge  from  whence  radiate  strise.  The  dorsal  fin  com- 
mences  on  the  first,  and  extends  over  seven  caudal  rings.  The 
egg-pouch  is  rather  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  tail. 
Mandibular  spine  prominent,  equal  in  length  to  the  orbit.  Colors, 
brown,  fins  and  abdomen  paler. 

The  type  specimen  measures  4|  inches,  and  was  sent  from  the 
Clarence  River  by  Mr.  T.  Temperley,  Inspector  of  Fisheries.  Its 
register  number  is  I.  191. 


476  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

The  Hon.  James  Norton  exhibited  a  number  of  fossils 
(Chaetetes  and  Spirifers)  from  Black  Head,  a  few  miles  south  of 
Kiama.  Also,  specimens  of  a  porphyrinic  rock  from  Coolangatta, 
Shoalhaven,  with  large  crystals  present  in  some,  and  decomposed 
by  weathering  in  others. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  specimens  of  a  large  species  of 
Nitella  with  the  following  explanatory  note. 

"  A  short  time  ago  I  found  in  the  Parramatta  River  a  very 
remarkable  member  of  the  above  genus.  It  is  an  erect  growing 
plant  between  3  and  4  feet  in  height,  mostly  branching  near  the 
base,  and  giving  off  some  five  or  six  whorls  of  simple  leaves,  each 
leaf  consisting  usually  of  three  cells,  sometimes  of  only  two.  The 
stem  and  leaves  (six  in  number)  are  usually  about  ^  of  an  inch  in 
diameter.  The  internodal  cells  of  the  stem  are  usually  4  or  5  inches, 
but  sometimes  much  longer.  I  have  measured  some  of  the  largest 
yet  found,  and  they  are  from  7  to  8^-  inches  in  length.  It  is 
highly  probable  that  the  cells  of  this  plant  are  larger  than  those 
of  any  hitherto  recorded.  There  are  several  other  features  which 
may  not  have  been  noticed  in  the  genus.  For  instance,  the  leaves 
can  be  readily  disarticulated  from  the  stems  without  any  apparent 
injury  to  either.  When  a  cell  is  ruptured  the  sound  produced  is 
not  unlike  that  of  the  bursting  of  the  air-bladders  of  seaweeds. 

The  rotation  exhibited  in  the  inner  nodal  cells  differs  from  that 
of  the  stem  and  leaves,  inasmuch  as  the  chlorophyll  granules  take 
part  in  the  general  rotation.  The  protoplasm  in  the  young  leaves 
when  viewed  under  the  microscope  with  the  edge  of  the  cell  in 
focus,  appears  as  a  series  of  elevations  and  depressions,  and  with 
the  higher  part  of  the  cell  in  focus,  these  elevations  appear  as  clear 
spaces  surrounded  by  small  granules.  Within  the  layer  of  proto- 
plasm there  exist  large  numbers  of  spherical  clusters  of  needle- 
like crystals,  which  circulate  along  the  line  of  demarcation  between 
the  cell-sap  and  the  protoplasm." 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  477 

Mr.  Brazier  exhibited  photographs  of  four  species  of  Partula 
from  the  collection  of  Dr.  Hartman,  of  Westchester,  U.S. — Partula 
Magdelince  and  bellula  from  the  Marquesas  Islands,  Jlexuosa  from 
the  Solomon  Islands,  and  Tryoni  from  Tutuila,  Samoan  Islands. 
For  this  last  species  Mr.  Brazier  explained  that  Dr.  Hartman  had 
given  a  wrong  locality  (Solomon  Islands)  on  the  authority  of 
Mr.  Andrew  Garrett,  the  correct  one  being,  as  above  stated,  the 
Samoan  Islands. 

Mr.  Meyrick  exhibited  the  New  Guinea  Lepidoptera  mentioned 
in  his  Paper. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  thirty -seven  species  of  Diphucephala  out 
of  a  total  of  forty-two  species  recorded  in  his  Paper  on  the  genus. 

Mr.  Fletcher  exhibited  two  stages  of  the  segmenting  ova  of 
Pseudophryne  Bibronii,  and  tadpoles  of  the  same  species,  still 
enclosed  in  their  gelatinous  envelopes,  but  ready  to  hatch  on 
gaining  access  to  water. 

The  President  exhibited  a  specimen  of  a  Boletus  (i?.  bovinus) 
very  abundant  in  the  University  paddocks  at  present,  and  regarded 
as  a  valuable  esculent.  Dr.  Badham  in  his  work  upon  the  edible 
Fungi,  speaks  of  many  species  of  Boletus  as  excellent  in  flavour 
and  perfectly  wholesome.  This  species  has  been  frequently  used, 
and  much  liked — though  its  appearance  is  not  very  attractive. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  fine  collection  of  Land  Shells  from 
Cairns,  Queensland,  among  which  were  large  specimens  of  Helix 
bipartita,  H.  Macgillivrayi,  H.  Franklandie?isis,  and  Vitrina 
Brazieri. 


WEDNESDAY,  26th  MAY,  1886, 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  in  the 
Chair. 


Mr.  Hugh  Pollock,  B.A.  (Dublin),  was  present  as  a  visitor. 


MEMBERS    ELECTED. 


Mr.  Thomas  Steel,  Nausori  Mill,  Rewa  River,  Fiji ;  Capt.  John 
Strachan,  Sydney. 


DONATIONS. 

"  Twenty-Second  Annual  Report  of  the  Zoological  and  Accli- 
matisation Society  of  Victoria  (for  the  year  1885)."  From  the 
Society. 

"  Nouvelles  Archives  du  Museum  d'Histoire  naturelle,  Paris." 
Deuxieme  Serie.  Tomes  VII.  and  VIII.  1885;  "Notes  from  the 
Leyden  Museum,"  edited  by  Dr.  F.  A.  Jentink,  Director  of  the 
Museum.  Vol.  VII.  Nos.  2,  3,  4;  Vol.  VIII.  No.  I,  April  1885, 
Jan.  1886  ;  "  Curtis's  Botanical  Magazine."  Vol.  XLI.  3rd. 
Series,  1885;  "  Report  of  the  Scientific  Results  of  the  Exploring 


DONATIONS.  479 

Voyage  of  H.M.S.  Challenger."  18 73-7 G.  Zoology,  Vols.  XII. 
and  XIII.  Botany,  Vol.  I.  "  Narrative  of  the  Cruise  with  a 
general  account  of  the  Scientific  Results  of  the  Expedition."  Vol. 
I.  Second  Part;  "Encyclopedia  Britannica."  Vol.  XIX.  1885. 
From  the  Hon.  William  Macleay,  F.L.S. 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Cambridge  Philosophical  Society."  Vol. 
V.,  Part  5,  1885.     From  the  Society. 

"  Catalogue  of  the  Australian  Stalk-  and  Sessile-eyed  Crustacea." 
By  William  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc.  From  Dr.  E.  P.  Ramsay, 
F.R.S.E.,  &c. 

"  The  Chemist  and  Druggist  of  Australasia."  Vol.  I.  No.  5, 
May,  1886.     From  the  Publisher. 

"Journal  of  Conchology."  Vol.  V.  No.  1,  Jan.  1886.  From 
the  Conchological  Society  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 

"  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  l'Academie  des  Sciences, 
Paris."     Tome  OIL  Nos.  6-11,  1886.     From  the  Academy. 

"  Zoologischer  Anzeiger."  IX.  Jahrg.,  Nos.  219  and  220, 
1886.     From  the  Editor. 

"  Journal  of  the  New  York  Microscopical  Society."  Vol.  I., 
No.  9,  1885.     Vol.  II.,  No.  1,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Studies  from  the  Biological  Laboratory  of  the  Johns  Hopkins 
University,"  Baltimore.  Vol.  III.,  No.  5,  1886;  "University 
Circulars."     Vol.  V.,  No.  47,  1886.     From  the  University. 

"  Annual  Report  of  the  Trustees  of  the  American  Museum  of 
Natural  History,  New  York."     1884-5.     From  the  Trustees. 

"  Abstract  of  Proceedings  of  the  Royal   Society   of  Tasmania." 

April  13th,  1886.     From  the  Society. 
31 


480  DONATIONS. 

"  Monatliche  Mittheilungen  der  Naturwiss.  Yereins  des 
Regierungsbezirkes  Frankfurt."  III.  Jakrg.,  Nos.  11  and  12  ; 
IV.  Jahrg.,  No   1. 

"  Five  Botanical  Leaflets."  By  Baron  Ferd,  von  Mueller, 
K.C.M.G.,  &c.     From  the  Author. 

"The  Works  of  Francis  Maitland  Balfour."  Memorial 
Edition,  in  four  volumes.  From  the  relations  of  the  late 
Professor  F.  M.  Balfour. 

'•' Natuurkundig  Tijdschrift  voor  Nederlandsch-Indie."  Deel 
XL V.,  1886.  From  the  Kon.  Natuurk.  Yereeniging  in  Ned.- 
Indie. 


PAPERS    READ. 


NOTES  ON  SOME    AUSTRALIAN  TERTIARY  FOSSILS. 

By  Captain  F.  W.  Hutton, 
Hon.  Mem.  Lin.  Soc.  of  N.  S.  Wales. 

Last  year  Professor  R.  Tate  sent  a  very  fine  collection  of  Tertiary 
Australian  fossils  to  the  Canterbury  Museum.  After  an  examina- 
tion of  them  I  beg  to  offer  the  following  notes  which  may  be  found 

useful : — 

Ancillaria  hebera,  Hutton. 

Quite  similar  to  New  Zealand  specimens. 

Nassa  Tatei,    Tenison- Woods. 

This  is  the  same  as  Nassa  compta,  Hutton  (not  of  Adams), 
afterwards  N.  socialis,  Hutton.     Woods'  name  will  stand. 

Marginella  hordeacea,    Tate. 

This  is,  I  think,  the  same  as  the  Awamoa  fossil  that  I  considered 
to  be  M.  australis,  Hinds. 

Terebra   calenifera,  Tate. 

The  same  as  Gerithium  bicorona,  Hutton.  Prof.  Tate's  name 
has  priority. 

SURCULA   ATRACTOIDES,  Tate. 

I  think  this  is  the  same  as  my  Pleurotoma  Haastu 

Triton   pseudospengleri,  Tate. 

Is  the  same  as  T.  minimus,  Hutton.  I  think  Prof.  Tate's  name 
should  stand  as  mine  is  not  distinctive. 


482  NOTES    ON    SOME   AUSTRALIAN   TERTIARY   FOSSILS. 

Torcula  Murryana,  Tate. 
Very  like  small  specimens  of  Turritella  coneava,  Hufcton. 

Entalis  texturatus,  Tate. 
The  same  as  Dentalium  Mantelli,  Zittel. 

Lima  Bassii,  Tenison- Woods. 

The  same  as  L.  colorata,  Hutton.     Mr.  Woods'  name  should 
stand  as  mine  is  incorrect. 

Pecten  incertus,  Tenison-Woods. 
The  same  as  Pecten  Burnetii,  Zittel. 

Pecten  Yahlensis,  Tenison-Woods. 
The  same  as  P.  Hectori,  Hutton.     Mr.  Woods'  name  has  priority. 

Pecten  Aldigensis,  Tate. 
The  same  as  P.  Williamson^  Zittel. 

Grypilea  tarda,  Hutton 
Agrees  with  New  Zealand  specimens. 

Terebratulina  Scouleri,  Tate. 
The  same  as  T.  Suessi,  Hutton. 

Leiocidaris  Australia,  Duncan. 

The  same  as  Gidaris  striatus,  Hutton.     Dr.  Duncan's  name  has 

priority. 

Echinus  Woodsii,  Laube. 

The  same  as  E.  Enysi,  Hutton.     Laube's  name  has  priority. 

Pericosmus  compressus,  McCoy. 

The  same  as  Meoma  Crawfordi,  Hutton.  Professor  McCoy's 
name  should  be  retained  as  the  figure  of  my  species  has  not  yet 
been  published. 


ON  SOME  FURTHER  EVIDENCES  OP  GLACIATION  IN 
THE  AUSTRALIAN  ALPS. 

By  James  Stirling,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S. 
Cor.  Mem.  Roy.  Soc.,   S.  Australia. 

(Communicated  by  C.  S.  Wilkinson,  F.G.S.) 

Since  my  announcement  of  the  discovery  of  glacier  evidences  in 
the  Mitta  Mitta  Valley  (1),  and  Dr.  von  Lendenf eld's  subsequent 
discovery  of  traces  of  ancient  glaciers  on  Mt.  Kosciusco  (2),  an 
interesting  controversy  has  arisen  respecting  the  nature  and 
extent  of  such  glaciation.  Having  recently  undertaken  an 
exploration  of  Mt.  Bogong,  the  highest  mountain  in  Victoria,  in 
company  with  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld,  for  the  purpose  of  discovering 
further  glacier  evidences,  and  so  aiding  a  solution  of  this  im- 
portant question,  I  have  much  pleasure  in  submitting  the  following 
remarks  on  the  results  of  that  expedition.  It  may  be  of  interest 
to  review  my  connection  with  the  controversy  as  a  student  of 
Physiography  resident  in  the  central  part  of  the  Australian  Alps. 
During  1880-83,  when  studying  the  flora  of  the  Australian 
Alps  and  collecting  herbarium  specimens  for  our  venerable  Nestor 
of  Botanic  Science,  Baron  von  Mueller,  it  appeared  to  me 
that  the  date  of  the  introduction  of  the  endemic  florula  of  the 
Australian  Alps  (whose  affinities  were  so  closely  Tasmanian) 
might  safely  be  centred  in  glacial  movements  since  Miocene 
times,  (3)  provided  geological  evidences,  which  would  lend  support 
to  the  hypothesis,  could  be  obtained  for,  as  remarked  by  the 
ex-President  of  the  Linnean  Society,  Mr.  Wilkinson,  F.G.S., 
F.L.S.,   in    one    of    his    admirable    addresses  to  the  Society  (4), 

(1)  J.  Stirling.  On  the  Meteorology  of  the  Australian  Alps.  Trans.  Roy. 
Soc.  Vict.,  1884,  p.  23. 

(2)  R.  von  Lendenfeld.  On  the  Glacial  Period  in  Australia.  Proc.  Linn. 
Soc.  N.S.W.,  1885,  p.  45. 

(3)  J.  Stirling.  Remarks  on  Flora  of  Australian  Alps.  Southern  Science 
Becord,  1885,  p.  93. 

(4)  C.  S.  Wilkinson.  President's  Address,  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.,  Vol.  IX., 
p.  1236. 


484        EVIDENCES    OF    GLACIATION    IN  THE    AUSTRALIAN    ALPS, 

the  existence  of  a  semi-tropic  flora  in  South  East  Australia  during 
Pliocene  times  and  its  subsequent  banishment  from  this  region 
is  evidence  of  a  great  change  of  climate  in  Post-Pliocene  times. 

In  a  paper  which  I  have  in  preparation  on  the  geographic  range 
of  the  flora  of  the  Australian  Alps,  it  will  be  shown  that  many  species 
found  three  between  2,000  and  5,000  feet,  have  a  wide  range? 
recent  researches  on  the  flora  of  Marroca  in  Africa,  and  on  that  of 
Rurum  Valley,  Afghanistan,  having  disclosed  the  presence  of 
numerous  species  of  plants  common  to  the  Australian  Alps  ;  and  as 
Sir  Joseph  Hooker  remarked  many  years  since  in  his  splendid 
Essay  on  the  Flora  of  Australia,  "if  as  complete  evidence  of 
"  such  a  proportionately  cooled  state  of  the  intertropical  regions 
"  were  forthcoming  as  there  is  of  a  glacial  condition  of  the 
"  temperate  zones,  it  would  amply  suffice  to  account  for  the 
"  presence  of  European  and  Arctic  species  in  the  Antarctic  and 
"  south  temperate  regions  of  both  hemispheres  on  the  mountains 
"  of  intermediate  tropical   latitudes."  (1) 

As  early  as  1882  I  discovered  many  examples  of  what  appeared 
to  be  glaciated  surfaces  in  the  higher  regions  of  the  Australian 
Alps,  notwithstanding  that  in  some  areas  there  were  strong 
evidences  of  powerful  sub-aerial  denudation  and  erosion  having 
taken  place  during  Pleistocene  times.  En  jiassant,  I  may  mention 
that  these  apparently  glaciated  surfaces  were  seen  on  the  quartz 
porphyries  of  Mt.  Cobboras  att  elevations  between  4,000  and  6,000 
feet;  on  the  metamorphic  rocks  of  Mt.  Pilot  on  the  Pilot  River 
Valley,  down  to  3,000  feet;  and  on  the  granitic  rocks  of  Mt. 
Kosciusco,  recently  photographed  by  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld.  Partly, 
however,  from  inexperience  of  glaciated  surfaces  elsewhere, 
I  hesitated  to  pronounce  authoritatively  on  them  as  glacier  evi- 
dences until  further  opportunities  were  afforded  me  of  discovering 
moraines,  and  erratics  at  the  lower  levels.  From  the  fact  that  my 
friend  A.  W.  Howitt,  F.G.S.,  had  not  observed  any  appearances 
which  he  could  in  any  way  refer  to  a  glacial  period  analogous  with 
that  of  the  northern  hemisphere  unless  (as  he  further  remarks) 

(1)  J.  D.  Hooker.    Flora  of  Australia. 


BY   JAMES    STIRLING,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S.  485 

the  old  lake  basins  near  Orneo  might  suggest  the  action  of  ice,  (1) 
I  thought  it  very  probable  that  any  pre-existing  evidences  at  the 
lower  levels  might  have  been  scoured  away  by  a  subsequent 
pluviatile  period  (2.) 

The  publication  by  my  friend,  Mr.  G.  S.  Griffith,  of  a  paper  on 
evidences  of  a  glacial  epoch  in  Victoria  during  Post-Miocene  times 
(3),  induced  me  to  re-examine  the  evidences  at  the  higher  altitudes, 
and  to  endeavour  to  follow  the  traces  to  lower  levels  in  the  Indi 
and  Mitta  Mitta  Valleys,  with  the  result  that  I  felt  justified  in 
making  the  announcement  previously  referred  to  on  11th  Decem- 
ber, 1884,  even  though  some  of  the  phenomena  therein  ascribed  to 
glacier  action  might  be  found  on  closer  scrutiny  to  have  been  produced 
by  other  causes.  The  indications  taken  as  a  whole  were  sufficient 
in  my  opinion  to  justify  the  hypothesis  of  glaciation,  for  on  no 
other  conceivable  theory,  as  it  appeared  to  me,  could  the  facts  as 
a  whole  be  accounted  for,  while  refrigeration  of  the  area  and  the 
consequent  production  of  glaciers  in  the  valleys  of  the  Australian 
Alps  over  wide  areas  would  harmonise  with  conclusions  de- 
ducible  from  an  examination  of  the  flora  and  fauna.  In  the 
beginning  of  January  1885,  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld  ascended  Mt. 
Kosciusco  and  photographed  some  glaciated  surfaces.  From  the 
absence  of  any  reference  to  my  previous  announcements  save  a 
mere  reference  from  "  Southern  Science  Record,"  to  the  snow 
patches  at  the  higher  regions  of  the  Australian  Alps,  I  inferred  that 
Dr.  von  Lendenfeld  was  unaware  of  my  previous  writings  and 
discoveries,  or  he  would  not  have  stated  in  his  interesting  paper  on 
the  glacial  period  in  Australia,  read  before  the  Linn.  Soc.  of  N.S.W. 
during  January  1885,  that  the  glacial  area  was  limited  to  100 
square  miles  above  5,800  feet  altitude.  (4)  On  9th  July  I  published 
in  the  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  Victoria,  the  first  of  an  intended  series 
of  papers  on  the  evidences  of  glaciation  in  the   Australian  Alps, 

(1)  A.  W.  Howitt,  F.G.S.    Geology  of  North  Gippsland.    Q.J.G.S.  Lond., 
vol.  35,  p.  35. 

(2)  J.  Stiiiing,  F.L.S.    On  a  Geol.  Sketch  Section  through  the  Australian 
Alps.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc,  S.A.,  1884. 

(3)  G.  S.  Griffiths.     On  Evidences  of  a  Glacial  Epoch  in  Vict,  during  Post 
Miocene  times.     Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  Vict.,  1884. 

(4)  R.  von  Lendenfeld,  Ph.D.     On  the  Glacial  Period  in  Australia.    Proc. 
Linn.  Soc,  N.S.W.,  1885. 


486         EVIDENCES    OF    GLACIATION    IN    THE    AUSTRALIAN    ALPS, 

detailing  certain  phenomena  in  the  Livingstone  Creek  and 
Victoria  River  Valleys.  (1)  During  the  same  month  a  paper  by 
Captain,  now  Professor  Hutton,  F.G.S.  of  New  Zealand,  was 
read  before  the  Linnean  Society  of  N.S.W.,  on  the  supposed  glacial 
epoch  in  Australia  (2),  being  in  part  a  reply  to  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld's 
previous  writings  concerning  a  very  recent  glacier  epoch  in  the 
Southern  Hemisphere,  based  upon  New  Zealand  experiences  and 
explorations,  and  partly  an  endeavour  to  show  that  the  roches 
moutonnees  and  smoothed  surfaces  on  Mt.  Kosciusco  by  no  means 
imply,  or  to  use  the  actual  words  of  the  learned  Professor,  "  it 
"  by  no  means  follows  that  they  were  caused  by  a  glacial  epoch, 
"  because  they  might  equally  well  be  clue  to  greater  elevation, 
"  combined  with  greater  atmospheric  moisture."  We  are  also 
advised  to  "  distrust  an  attempt  to  explain  an  isolated  phenomenon 
by  means  of  a  wide-spread  cause."  Now  it  appears  to  me  that 
Captain  Hutton  would  not  have  assumed  the  isolation  of  the 
phenomena  if  he  had  been  fully  acquainted  with  the  literature  of 
the  subject,  and  especially  my  announcement  previously  referred 
to.  I  do  not  propose  to  join  issue  with  him  in  respect  to  the  dis- 
tinction he  seeks  to  draw  between  a  "glacier  epoch"  and  a  "glacial 
epoch,"  but  merely  to  show  that  the  phenomena  of  glaciation  are 
not  so  isolated  as  his  remarks  would  lead  one  to  suppose  he 
believes  them  to  be.  I  am  led  to  make  these  remarks,  because  as  a 
student  of  Physiography  I  feel  very  much  indebted  to  Prof. 
Hutton  for  the  valuable  information  supplied  by  his  writings 
concerning  the  geological  structure,  flora,  fauna,  and  climatology 
of  New  Zealand,  and  I  should  be  sorry  to  know  that  he  laboured 
under  any  misapprehension  as  to  the  nature  and  extent  of  the 
evidences  of  glaciation  in  the  Australian  Alps.  Following  the 
publication  of  the  papers  of  myself  and  Prof.  Hutton  we  have  one 
by  Prof.  Tate,  F.G.S.,  of  South  Australia,  (3)  read  before  the 
Royal  Society  of  that  colony,  in  which   are  stated  very  clearly  the 

(1)  J.  Stirling,  F.G.S.,   F.L.S.      On    the  Evidence  of  Glaciation  in  the 
Australian  Alps.      Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  Vict.,  1885. 

(2)  Prof.  Hutton,  F.G.S-     On  the  supposed  Glacial  Epoch  in  Australia. 
Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  N.S.W.,  1885. 

(3)  Prof.  Tate,  F.G.S.       On  Post-Miocene  Climate  in  South  Australia. 
Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  S.A.,  1885. 


BY   JAMES    STIRLING,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S.  487 

evidences  in  favour  of  a  glacial  period  in  South  Australia.  The 
objections  by  Mr.  Scoullar,  Cor.  Mem.,  as  to  the  origin  of  the 
glaciated  surfaces  near  Adelaide,  viz.,  that  they  were  caused 
"  by  the  attrition  of  blown  sand,"  are  also  controverted.  I  have 
seen  some  photographs  of  these  glaciated  surfaces,  (sent  to  me  for 
inspection  by  Prof.  Tate)  and  they  resemble  very  strongly  the 
glaciated  surfaces  on  Mts.  Cobboras  and  Bogong,  to  be  herein- 
after referred  to.  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld  has  also  seen  some 
photographs  of  polished  rocks  from  South  Australia,  and 
has  no  doubt  as  to  the  glacier  origin  of  the  polishing,  (1) 
although  he  doubts  whether  the  striae  referred  to  are  isochrone 
with  the  glacial  traces  he  discovered  on  Mt.  Kosciusco.  In  con- 
sequence of  a  very  interesting  correspondence  on  the  subject  of 
glacier  evidences  between  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld  and  myself,  it  was 
arranged  that  we  should  make  a  joint  trip  to  the  highest  mountain 
in  Victoria,  Mt.  Bogong,  and  if  time  and  circumstances  per- 
mitted, explore  the  Bogong  High  Plains  to  the  south,  and  pro- 
ceed thence  along  the  main  dividing  range  towards  Mt.  Kosciusco, 
so  that  his  extensive  European  Alpine  experience  and  my  local 
geological  knowledge  might  be  utilized,  and  the  features  discussed 
on  the  ground.  On  the  3rd  January,  1886,  we  met  at  Snowy  Creek 
junction  and  tributary  of  the  Mitta,  and  on  the  following  three  days 
made  the  ascent  of  Mt.  Bogong  from  the  north,  an  arduous  journey 
but  still  of  great  interest.  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld  has  already  described 
our  journey  in  the  publications  of  the  Mining  Department  of 
Victoria  (Mining  Registrar's  Returns  for  Quarter  ended  March), 
so  that  it  is  unnecessary  for  me  to  repeat  the  narrative.  Suffice  it 
to  say  that  the  evidences  of  glaciation  discovered  by  us  are — 

1.  Erratics  in  the  Reewa  River  and  Snowy  Creek  Valleys. 

2.  Blocs  perches  and  smoothed  surfaces  on  Mt.  Bogong. 

3.  Moraines  at   base    of    Mt.    Bogong,    Mountain    Creek   in 
Reewa  River  Valley. 

The  first  named  are  very  abundant  in  the  Pleistocene   drifts  at 
Snowy  Creek,  consisting  of  huge   basaltic  boulders,  etc.,  in  linear 

(1)  E.  von  Lendenfeld.     Note  on  the  Glacial  Period  in  Australia.     Proc. 
Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.,  Vol.  X.,  p.  330. 


488         EVIDENCES    OF    GLACIATION    IN    THE    AUSTRALIAN    ALPS. 

extension  for  miles,  as  at  Granite  Flat — the  nearest  basaltic  outliers 
being  fully  20  miles  distant  on  Bogong  High  Plains,  etc. 

The  second  or  what  I  have  called  blocs  perches  are  large,  semi- 
rounded  or  sub-angular  masses  of  igneous  or  rather  plutonic  rock 
— hornblende  porphyrites — occupying  the  crests  of  spurs  and 
sidelings  in  a  regular  descending  series  from  near  the  summit  of 
Mt.  Bogong  6,508  feet,  towards  the  Reewa  Valley,  many  of 
them  resting  upon  smoothed  surfaces  of  pegmatite  at  lower  levels. 
(Mt.  Bogong  is  gnessic.) 

The  last  named  are  huge  masses  of  angular  and  sub-angular 
rocks  at  the  base  of  Mt.  Bogong,  pronounced  by  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld 
to  be  undoubted  moraines  (at  an  elevation  of  1,000  feet  above  sea 
level).  I  may  remark  that  these  masses  are  too  extensive  and 
distant  from  the  steep  spurs  of  Mt.  Bogong  to  be  considered  as 
takes ;  besides  which  they  show  evidences  of  translocation. 

I  do  not  purpose  entering  into  a  description  of  further  evidences 
discovered  by  myself  in  the  Mitta  Mitta  Valley,  at  Lake  Omeo, 
or  Benambia  Creek,  etc,  in  the  present  paper.  There  will  in  due  course 
be  communicated  a  second  article  on  the  evidences  of  glaciation  in 
the  Australian  Alps,  together  with  a  reply  to  later  criticisms.  I 
merely  desire  to  show  that  the  evidences  discovered  on  Mt. 
Kosciusco  by  Dr.  von  Lendenfeld  are  by  no  means  isolated,  and 
that  the  highest  mountain  in  Victoria,  Mt.  Bogong,  presents 
features  which  confirm  the  evidences  of  glaciation  elsewhere,  and 
that  there  is  no  a  priori  impossibility  of  the  area  of  glaciation  being 
more  extensive  than  has  been  assumed.  In  conclusion,  I  would 
add  that  taking  into  consideration  the  facts  supplied  to  us  by  the 
examination  of  the  ancient  flora  and  fauna  of  Australia  as  con- 
tained in  the  writings  of  Prof.  Tate  of  South  Australia  and  of  Mr. 
Wilkinson,  F.G-.S.,  of  New  South  Wales,  and  the  geological 
evidences  of  glaciation  over  widespread  areas  daily  accumulating,  it 
is  difficult  indeed  to  resist  the  conviction  that  Southern  Australia, 
as  well  as  South  America  and  Southern  Africa,  and  indeed  New 
Zealand,  all  participated  in  a  period  of  refrigeration,  culminating  in 
an  ice-clad  region  during  later  Pliocene  or  Pleistocene  times,  not- 
withstanding that  many  difficulties  suggest  themselves  in  endeavour- 
ing to  work  out  the  problem  from  mere  localized  observations. 


JOTTINGS    FROM    THE    BIOLOGICAL    LABORATORY 
OF  SYDNEY  UNIVERSITY. 

By  William  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc., 

Lecturer   on  Zoology  and  Comparative  Anatomy. 

7. — Cutting   Sections    of    Delicate    Vegetable   Structures. 

There  is  a  difficulty  in  obtaining  by  the  means  ordinarily 
recommended,  without  considerable  pains  and  loss  of  time,  a 
number  of  fine  sections  of  such  delicate  vegetable  structures  as 
the  prothallium  of  a  fern,  fronds  of  delicate  seaweeds,  or  thin  and 
flexible  leaves  of  land  plants  ;  and  the  following  method  which  I 
have  found  of  service  will  recommend  itself  by  its  simplicity. 

The  specimens  to  be  cut,  if  they  have  been  in  alcohol,  are 
placed  in  water  for  a  few  hours,  and  then  for  a  day  in  a  thick 
solution  of  gum  arabic ;  if  fresh  they  may  be  placed  at  once  in 
the  gum.  Small  pieces  of  carrot  are  placed  in  the  gum  for  the 
same  length  of  time.  ,^The  specimens  [to  be  cut  and  the  carrot 
which  is  to  form  the  embedding  material  are  now  thoroughly 
saturated  with  strong  gum  solution.  Slits  are  made  in  the  pieces 
of  carrot  and  the  thin  structures  to  be  cut  are  inserted  in  the 
slits,  any  interstices  being  frilled  up  with  the  gum.  The 
blocks  of  carrot,  with  the  embedded  specimens,  are  then  frozen 
and  cut  in  the  usual  manner  with  the  Freezing  Microtome. 
When  the  sections  are  placed  in  water  there  is  little  difficulty  in 
picking  out  the  sections  of  the  embedded  objects  from  the  light- 
coloured  and  flocculent  sections  of  the  carrot — an  operation  which 
is  facilitated  by  agitation  of  the  water,  when  most  of  the  narrow 
needle-like  sections  of  the  thin  objects  will  find  their  way  to  the 
bottom  of  the  vessel. 

8. — "  Vocal  organs  "  of  the  Cicada. 
It  is  a  very  prevalent  idea,  and  the  error  is  repeated  in  nearly 
every  manual  of  Zoology,  that  the   Cicada's  organ  of  voice  is  a 
wind  instrument.     That  such  could  not  be  the  case,  however,  a 


490    JOTTINGS  FROM  BIOLOGICAL  LABORATORY,  SYDNEY  UNIVERSITY. 

consideration  of  the  small  bulk  of  the  insect  and  the  great  volume 
of  air  that  would  be  necessary  in  order  to  keep  up  the  very  loud 
sound  produced  would  be  sufficient  to  shew. 

The  structure  of  the  sound-producing  organs  in  this  insect  and 
the  mode  of  production  of  the  sound  were  correctly  described  by 
Reaumur.  (1)  Attention  has  recently  been  called  to  the  subject  by 
Mr.  C.  Lloyd  Morgan  of  University  College,  Bristol,  who,  in  an 
article  in  a  recent  number  of  "  Nature,"  gives  an  account  of  some 
researches  of  his  on  this  subject  published  some  years  ago,  but 
apparently  overlooked  by  recent  authors  of  English  Zoological 
text-books. 

The  sound  is  really  produced  by  the  bending  of  a  stiff  thin 
chitinous  membrane  strengthened  by  stronger  narrow  ribs,  which 
is  situated  on  the  dorsal  aspect  of  the  first  J  abdominal  segment- 
The  membrane  is  acted  on  indirectly  by  a  powerful  muscle — the 
largest  by  far  that  the  insect  possesses — which  springs  from  the 
ventral  side  of  the  abdomen,  and  runs  upwards  and  outwards 
towards  the  dorsal  surface.  This  muscle  ends  abruptly  in  a  trans- 
verse horny  plate,  from  the  centre  of  the  upper  surface  of  which 
a  tendon  passes  to  become  inserted  into  a  part  of  the  frame 
supporting  the  membrane. 

The  loud  shrill  note  emitted  by  the  insect  is  the  result  of  a 
quick  succession  of  crackling  sounds  produced  by  the  movement  of 
the  stiff  aiembrane  with  its  horny  ribs  through  the  agency  of  the 
muscle.  Under  ordinary  circumstances  the  sounds  follow  one 
another  with  sufficient  quickness  to  produce  a  continuous  note, 
and  this  is  effected,  not  by  the  contraction  of  the  muscle  as  a 
whole,  but  by  the  successive  contraction  of  individual  fasciculi,  all 
of  which  act  on  the  horny  plate,  and  thus  the  movements  of  the 
muscle  on  the  tendon  during  the  production  of  the  note  resemble 
these  of  the  hammer-board  of  a  piano  when  a  number  of  the 
keys  are  being  struck  in  quick  succession.      (2) 

(1)  See  Pagenstecher's  "  Allgemeine  Zoologie,"  III.  Band,  p.  143. 

(2)  The  tense  membranous  drums  on  the  ventral  surface  of  the  abdomen 
of  the  male  Cicada,  probably  act  as  resonators,  but  their  entire  removal 
seems  very  little  to  affect  the  loudness  of  the  note. 


MOUNT  WILSON  AND  ITS  FERNS. 

By  P.  N.  Trebeck. 

The  south-west  portion  of  Mt.  Wilson,  which  is  now  occupied, 
is  situated  N.  and  N.E.  of  the  Mount  Wilson  Station,  on  the  Great 
Western  Railway,  about  five  miles  in  a  direct  line,  but  in  conse- 
quence of  a  number  of  deep  ravines  and  gullies  intervening  the 
road  makes  a  circuit  of  10  miles  along  the  top  of  the  range  dividing 
the  waters  of  the  Wollangambe  and  Bowen  Creeks,  both  tribu- 
taries of  the  Colo  River.  The  road  is  an  excellent  one  and  well 
kept,  and  for  the  first  five  miles  goes  along  the  old  stock-route 
known  as  Bell's  line.  It  then  turns  off  to  the  north  and  reaches 
the  foot  of  Mt.  Wilson  390  feet  below  the  summit.  From  the 
railway  station  to  this  point,  the  road  traverses  the  usual  Hawkes- 
bury  Sandstone  of  the  Blue  Mountains,  ferruginous  in  some  spots, 
and  maintains  an  average  elevation  of  3,000  feet,  with  some 
pretty  scenery  to  the  east  in  the  direction  of  Mounts  King  George, 
Tomah,  and  Hay,  and  the  Valley  of  the  Colo,  and  on  the  west 
towards  Mt.  Clarence  and  the  Valley  of  the  Wollangambe. 

At  the  foot  of  Mt.  Wilson,  the  basaltic  rock  and  rich  brown 
and  chocolate  soil  are  met  with,  and  the  sudden  transformation 
from  the  ordinary  dull  brown  stunted  gums,  to  the  most  luxuriant 
growth  of  the  sassafras,  mimosas,  acacias,  tree-  and  other  ferns, 
and  numerous  other  dark  and  bright  green  handsome  shrubs,  is  very 
charming  and  grateful  to  the  traveller  after  the  long  railway 
journey  and  the  drive  over  the  sterile  mountain  country. 

Mt.  Wilson  is  ascended  by  a  well  made  zig-zag  road  cut  out  of 
the  rich  basaltic  hill-side,  shaded  by  overhanging  trees,  shrubs,  and 
tree-ferns,  which  form  a  beautiful  avenue  nearly  to  the  top  of  the 
mount.  About  three  quarters  of  the  way  up  the  zig-zag  is  a 
basalt  quarry  where  the  pentagonal  and  hexagonal  columnar  forma- 
tion is  clearly  visible.  The  road  to  the  seven  residences  on  the 
mount   winds  along  nearly    on  the   crown  of  the  hill,  diverging 


492  MOUNT    WILSON    AND    ITS    FERNS, 

sometimes  a  little  to  the  E.  and  then  to  the  W.,  at  an  average 
elevation  of  about  3,400  feet.  Along  some  portions  of  the 
road  the  residents  have  planted  long  avenues  of  chestnuts,  walnuts, 
elms,  and  other  English  forest  trees,  all  of  which  are  growing  in  the 
greatest  luxuriance.  The  various  homesteads  are  surrounded  by 
grounds,  orchards,  and  gardens,  where  the  English  fruit  trees, 
shrubs,  plants,  and  flowers  grow  in  great  exuberance. 

Mt.  Wilson  extends  from  the  point  of  ascent  about  six  miles  in 
a  general  north-easterly  direction  with  a  few  slight  undulating 
depressions.  The  highest  portions  are  all  basaltic,  and  covered 
with  the  richest  soil,  growing  huge  eucalypti,  sassafras,  shrubs, 
Dicksonia  antarctica  and  other  ferns  in  great  profusion,  but  this 
rich  basaltic  soil  seldom  extends  lower  than  300  to  400  feet  below 
the  crowns  of  the  hills,  except  in  a  few  gullies,  where  the  detritus 
has  reached  a  little  lower.  The  ordinary  Hawkesbury  sandstone 
of  the  Blue  Mountains  is  then  met  with,  and  no  other  kind  of 
volcanic  or  sedimentary  rock  was  noticed.  The  creeks  or  gullies 
nearest  to  the  present  residences  are  called  the  Waterfall,  Cox's. 
Cascade,  and  Crab  Creeks.  At  the  heads  of  most  of  them  there  is 
a  spring  issuing  frequently  near  the  junction  of  the  basaltic  and 
sandstone  rocks.  One  well,  sunk  22  feet  in  rich  basaltic  soil,  gives 
an  excellent  supply  of  good  water. 

The  English  grasses  thrive  well;  the  Cocksfoot  appears  to  be  the 
most  in  favour  and  produces  a  heavy  crop  of  succulent  feed.  Red 
and  white  clover,  and  perennial  rye-grass  also  grow  well. 

There  are  no  kangaroos,  but  an  occasional  wallaby  is  seen  where 
any  patches  of  grass  occur.  Dingoes  are  sometimes  heard  at  night, 
but  do  little  mischief. 

Mr.  J.  D.  Cox  informs  me  that  he  has  obtained  about  60  species 
of  birds  in  the  neighbourhood  .These  include  hawks,  owls,  one  goat- 
sucker, kingfishers,  diamond-birds,  magpies,  shrikes,  flycatchers, 
robins,  the  lyre-bird,  several  species  of  Sericornis  and  of  Acanthiza^ 
thrushes,  the  satin-bird,  honey-eaters  tree-creepers,  parrots, 
pigeons,  one  quail,  and  the  curlew. 

To  the  real  lover  of  ferns,  Mt.  Wilson  is  as  charming  a  spot  as 
can  be  found  anywhere  in  our  Island,  The  rich  volcanic  soil  on 
the  crowns  and  on  the  sides  and  bottoms  of  the  creeks  and  gullies, 


BY    P.  N.  TREBECK.  493 

shaded  by  the  sassafras,  mimosa,  and  other  umbrageous  trees  and 
shrubs,  coupled  with  the  dampness  from  innumerable  small  springs, 
appears  exactly  suitable  to  the  highestdevelopment  of  the  fernspecies. 
The  following  are  those  I  noted  during  a  short  stay.  I  did  not 
contemplate  giving  this  paper,  or  would  have  observed  the  ferns 
more  closely.  There  are  many  more  varieties  of  the  genera  I  have 
enumerated.  I  can  with  much  confidence  recommend  Mt.  Wilson 
as  a  grand  field  for  the  naturalist  who  takes  a  special  delight  in 
ferns  and  allied  plants.  "  The  Happy  Valley  "  on  the  Waterfall 
Creek,  in  addition  to  its  being  one  of  the  most  beautiful  places  in 
the  mountains,  contains  the  greatest  variety  of  ferns  I  have  ever 
seen  in  one  place,  all  growing  in  the  greatest  luxuriance,  many  from 
the  strata  of  the  perpendicular  sandstone  cliffs,  which  are  120 
to  150  feet  high.     This  narrow  valley  is  2,750  feet  above  the  sea. 

Genus,  Alsophila.. 

Alsophila  australis.  Growing  on  the  sloping  sides  of  the  hills 
and  near  the  beds  of  the  creeks  ;  trunk  12  to  20  feet  high,  12  to  24 
inches  in  diameter,  and  fronds  10  to  15  feet  6  inches  long. 

Alsophila  Leichardtiana.  A  slender  and  elegant  tree-fern,  found 
only  in  a  few  places  in  this  colony,  but  more  plentiful  in  Queens- 
land. Height  8  to  15  feet,  fronds  of  a  dark  green,  6  to  8  feet  long, 
spinulose  at  their  bases,  with  thorns  \  inch  long. 

Genus,  Dicksonia. 

Dicksonia  antarctica.  Growing  most  luxuriantly  on  the  very 
summits  of  the  hills  and  down  some  of  the  slopes.  In  some  places 
the  trunks,  which  are  covered  with  rootlets  giving  a  woolly  appear- 
ance, are  35  to  40  feet  high,  18  to  28  inches  in  diameter,  with  fronds 
6  to  10  feet  long. 

Dicksonia  davallioides.  A  beautiful  hardy  variety  with  creeping 
rhizome  and  brown  glossy  stipes,  frond  somewhat  membranous. 
Height  2  feet  to  2  feet  6  inches.     It  is  easy  of  cultivation. 

Gemis,  Blechnum. 
Blechnum  cartilagineum.     Fronds   2  to  2  feet   6   inches    high, 
with  rough  hairy  stipites. 

Blechnum  Icevigatum.      Horizontal  rhizome  and  smooth  stipites. 


494  MOUNT    WILSON    AND    ITS    FERNS, 

Genus,   Todea. 

Todea  barbara  or  australis.  Growing  at  the  sides,  and  in  the 
running  waters,  of  the  creeks,  some  of  the  trunks  6  feet  high,  fronds, 
many  of  which  are  nearly  covered  on  the  lower  side  with  orange- 
colored  sori,  8  to  10  feet  long. 

Todea  Fraseri.  One  of  our  handsomest  ferns,  seen  to  great 
advantage  at  the  Happy  Valley,  Waterfall  Creek,  where  almost 
every  stratum  of  the  sandstone  rock,  up  to  60  or  70  feet  above 
the  bottom  of  the  creek,  is  covered  with  long  rows,  growing  in  the 
greatest  luxuriance,  with  fronds  upwards  of  six  feet  long.  The 
rhizomes  are  frequently  2  to  3  feet  high.  Plentiful  also  in  the 
Cascade  Creek. 

Todea  hymenophylloides,  a  very  beautiful  membranous  fern 
2  to  2  feet  6  inches  high,  but  not  so  plentiful  as  at  Katoomba. 

Genus,  Lomaria. 

Lomaria  discolor,  and  Lomaria  falcata.  Both  very  plentiful,  the 
latter  forming  an  elegant  plant. 

Lomaria  (new),  which  I  take  the  liberty  of  calling  umbellata. 
It  is  a  showy  variety  with  creeping  rhizome,  found  only  in  one 
spot  in  Cox's  Creek,  2  feet  6  inches  to  3  feet  6  inches  high. 

Lomaria  elongata.     Growing  in  great  profusion  in  many  places. 

Lomaria  filiformis.  In  the  Happy  Valley  and  Cascade  Creek, 
where  this  fern  and  certain  species  of  Hymenophyllum  almost  cover 
the  trunks  of  some  of  the  trees. 

Genus,  Gleichenia. 

Gleichenia  dicarpa,  Gleichenia  flabellata.  These  are  not  so  fine 
nor  quite  so  plentiful  as  they  are  nearer  the  coast. 

Genus,  Polypodium. 

Polypodium  australe,  and  Polypodium  Billardieri.  Both  growing 
very  luxuriantly. 

Polypodium  attenuatum.  Found  in  the  basaltic  soil  on  the 
slopes. 


BY    P.   N.  TREBECK.  495 

Genus,  Asplenium. 

Asplenium  bulbiferum.  Growing  near  the  head  of  the  Water- 
fall Creek  in  damp  places,  near  the  junction  of  the  basaltic  and 
sandstone  rocks. 

Asplenium  jliccidum.  This  variety  is  rare.  It  grows  on  rocks 
and  occasionally  on  roots  of  trees. 

Asplenium  jlabellifolium  (repens).  Very  plentiful  ;  would  make 
an  excellent  fern  for  hanging  baskets. 

Asplenium  Jlabellifolium  var.  cristatum.  This  is  a  pretty  sport 
of  the  former,  and  only  found  in  one  spot  in  basaltic  soil. 

Genus,    Adiantum. 

Adiantum  formosum  sometimes  called  giganteum.  In  the  Water- 
fall and  Cascade  Creeks. 

Adiantum  jEthiopicum.  Only  a  small  patch  towards  Crab 
Creek. 

Adiantum  affine.  Found  only  in  one  place  on  Mr.  Gregson's 
land. 

This  genus  appears  very  scarce  at  Mt.  Wilson. 

Genus,  Doodia. 
Doodia  aspera.     Not  plentiful. 

Genus,  Aspidium. 

Aspidium  aculeatum,  and  Aspidium  falcatum.  Both  growing 
luxuriantly  on  the  crowns  of  the  hills  and  down  the  slopes. 
Both  have  proliferous  buds  near  the  end  of  the  rachis,  which 
produce  leaves  and  roots  before  falling  off. 

Aspidium  decomposition.  An  elegant  fern,  with  fronds  beauti- 
fully divided. 

Aspidium  tenerum.     A  delicate  graceful  fern   with  somewhat 

membranous  fronds. 

Genus,  Davallia. 

Davallia  dubia  or  australis.      Though   one  of  the  commonest  is 
an  elegant  fern,  and  grows  plentifully  both  in  the  basaltic  and  sand- 
stone soils. 
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496  MOUNT   WILSON   AND    ITS   FERNS. 


Genus,  Pteris. 
Pteris  aquilina.     The  common  Bracken. 

Pteris  tremula.  Growing  in  great  perfection  at  Happy  Valley, 
3  to  4  feet  high. 

Pteris  incisa.    Found  on  the  hill  sides,  but  is  not  very  plentiful. 
Pellea  falcata.     Growing  near  the  summits  and  on  the  hill  sides. 

Genus,  Allantodia. 

Allantodia  tenera.  This  handsome  fern  grows  in  great 
luxuriance  at  Mt.  Wilson,  the  stipites  being  nearly  6  feet  high, 
and  the  fronds  6  feet  6  inches  long.  A  truly  graceful  and  elegant 
fern. 

Genus,  Hymenophyllum. 

Hymenophyllum  tunbridgense.  A  beautiful  and  delicate  mem- 
branous fern.     Very  plentiful. 

Hymenophyllum  flabellatum.  Grows  in  great  abundance, 
frequently  forming  a  dense  matted  covering  on  the  trunks  of 
certain  tree-ferns.  There  are  other  varieties  of  this  diminutive 
filmy  fein  in  the  deep  gullies  of  Mt.  Wilson.  At  the  Cascade 
Creek,  one  kind,  having  with  its  matted  roots,  grown  down  the 
stream  over  a  precipitous  rock,  hangs  from  it  like  a  handsome 
festoon. 


LIST  OF  THE  FRESHWATER  RHIZOPODA  OF 

N.  S.  WALES. 
Part  I. 

By  Thomas  Whitelegge. 

Excepting  the  short  paper  by  Dr.  R.  von  Lendenfeld,  published 
in  our  Proceedings  of  last  year,  there  does  not  appear  to  be  any 
record  as  to  the  nature  or  extent  of  this  lowly  yet  interesting 
branch  of  our  fauna.  The  following  list  will,  I  hope,  prove 
useful  to  students  of  Australian  Biology,  and  to  others  more  or 
less  interested  in  the  geographical  distribution  of  the  family. 
This  list  being  far  from  complete,  there  is  a  wide  field  yet  open 
for  investigation. 

With  most  of  the  forms  herein  enumerated  I  have  been  familiar 
for  the  last  two  years,  but  it  is  only  during  the  last  few  months 
that  I  have  attempted  any  systematic  search  for  them ;  hence  the 
localities  given  are  few  in  number  and  mostly  near  Sydney.  The 
student  who  desires  to  collect  Rhizopods  should  provide  himself 
with  a  few  wide-mouthed  bottles,  and  a  stick  to  which  may  be 
fastened  either  a  bottle  or  a  hook,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining 
plants  or  mud  from  deep  water.  Mosses,  dead  leaves,  fine-leaved 
aquatic  plants,  and  mud  from  the  bottom  of  stagnant  water  should 
be  collected  and  examined.  Mosses  such  as  sphagnum,  may  be 
taken  home  in  a  box  or  bottle  without  water,  except  that  which 
is  retained  on  the  leaves.  When  required  for  examination  the 
water  should  be  squeezed  out,  or  if  this  method  fails  the  material 
should  be  washed  and  the  sediment  examined. 

When  gathering  aquatic  plants  in  search  of  any  of  the  unattached 
forms  of  microscopic  life,  they  should  never  be  lifted  entirely  out  of 
the   water,    but   floated  or  pushed  into  a  bottle  with   as  little 


498  LIST    OF    THE    FRESHWATER    RHIZOPODA    OF    N.S.W. 

disturbance  as  possible.  By  adopting  this  method  many  more 
living  forms  will  be  obtained  than  would  be  the  case  if  the 
plants  were  lifted  altogether  out  of  water. 

In  the  examination  of  any  material  it  will  be  most  convenient  to 
use  only  such  slips  and  covers  as  maybe  used  subsequently  for  mount- 
ing purposes  ;  by  so  doing  any  object  of  interest  can  be  mounted  at 
once.  When  any  object  of  sufficient  interest  is  seen  it  should  be  got 
as  near  the  centre  of  the  cover  glass  as  possible  ;  all  surplus  water 
should  then  be  removed  from  the  edges,  and  one  or  two  drops  of 
a  1  per  cent  osmic  acid  solution  put  on  the  slide  and  drawn  in 
under  the  cover  by  means  of  a  little  strip  of  blotting  paper  placed 
on  the  opposite  side ;  after  wiping  round  the  edges  to  remove  any 
water  or  acid  that  may  remain,  the  cover  may  then  be  luted 
round  with  very  stiff  shellac  cement,  made  by  dissolving  shellac 
in  spirit.  If  too  much,  acid  is  used  the  objects  will  become  quite 
black  and  useless. 

I  have  prepared  a  goodly  number  of  slides  in  this  manner,  of  which 
some  mounted  over  twelve  months  ago  show  no  signs  of  deterior- 
ation. The  objects  include — Collared  and  Flagellate  Monads, 
Amoeba,  Arcella,  Difflugia,  Clathrulina,  Infusoria,  Rotifers, 
Desmids,  Diatoms,  and  many  other  microscopic  organisms.  Rhi- 
zopods  and  Heliozoa  are  with  a  little  care  easily  fixed  and 
preserved  with  their  pseudopodia  fully  extended. 

The  classification  adopted  is  that  given  by  Prof.  Leidy  in  his 
magnificent  work  on  the  "Freshwater  Rhizopods  of  North 
America."  After  each  species  the  author's  name  with  references 
to  descriptions  is  given,  and  then  follow  the  numbers  of  page, 
plate,  and  figures  in  Leidy's  monograph,  which  is  the  most  com- 
plete work  on  the  subject  in  English,  and  will,  I  have  no  doubt 
be  the  standard  book  of  reference  for  many  years  to  come. 
When  the  numbers  are  interrupted,  as  in  the  case  of  Difflugia 
corona  in  which  on  pi.  xvn  of  Leidy  the  figures  are  from 
1  to  14,  whereas  the  numbers  in  this  list  are  1,  2,  5,  6,  9,  it 
means  that  those  forms  indicated  by  the  figures  only  have  been 
seen  by  me. 


BY    THOMAS    WHITELEGGE.  499 

RHIZOPODA. 

Order  1.     PROTOPLAST  A. 
Sub-Order  I.     LOBOSA. 
Amoeba,  Ehrenberg. 

A.  proteus,  Rosel,  Insecten-Belustigung.     Niirnberg,   1755,   III. 

622,  Tab.   CI.  fig.  A-T;    Leidy,  F.    Rhiz.   K  Amer.   p.  30, 

pi.  I.  figs.  1-8. 
Frequent    on    the  leaves    of    Lemna,  Azolla,  and    Utricularia 
Shea's  Creek,  and  near  Cook's  River  in  a  freshwater  swamp. 

A.  verrucosa,  Ehrenberg,  Die  Infusionsthierchen,  1838,  126,  Taf. 

vni.    fig.   xi.;     Leidy,    F.   Rhiz.    N.    Amer.    p.   53,   pi.    in. 

figs.  1-38. 
This  species  is  rather  rare.     I  have  seen  specimens  from  only 
one  locality.     On  Sphagnum,  Waterloo  swamps. 

A.  radiosa,  Ehrenberg,    Infus.     1838,   128,   Taf.   vni.    fig.   xiii.  ; 
Abh.  Ak.   Wiss.  Berlin,    1830,   p.   39  ;  Leidy,   F.    Rhiz.    N. 
Amer.  p.  58,  pi.  iv.  figs.  1-18. 
Abundant  in  nearly  all  the  localities  mentioned  in  this  list. 

A.  villosa,  Wallich,  Ann.  and  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  1863,  XL 
p.  287,  pi.  vni. 

Very  common  on  dead  leaves  and  decaying  vegetable  matter. 
The  posterior  villi  are  often  hidden  from  view  by  the  presence  of 
foreign  materials  such  as  sand,  Desmids,  and  Diatoms. 

Shea's  Creek,  Waterloo  Swamps,  and  near  Cook's  River. 

Pelomyxa,  Greeff. 

_P.  palustris,  Greeff,  Archiv   fur  Mikros.  Anat.    1874.  X.  p.   51, 
Taf.  iii.-v. 
I    found   this    species   in     abundance     on    floating    masses  of 
Oscillatoria,  near  Cook's  River.     It  attains  a  very  large  size,  some 
specimens  measuring  ^0  inch  in  length,  ^0  to  ^  broad. 


500  LIST   OF    THE    FRESHWATER    RHIZOPODA   OF    N.S.W., 

Difflugia,  Leclerc. 

D.  globulosa,  Dujardin,  Ann.  Sc.  Nat.   1837,  VIII.  311,  pi.  ix. 

figs.    1,   a.-b. ;    Leidy,   F.    Rhiz.    N.   Amer.    p.    96,   pi.  xv. 

figs.  25-31,  pi.  xvi.  figs.  1-24. 
Frequent   on    Sphagnum    in    the    Waterloo   Swamp,    and   on 
Nitella  in  Parramatta  Park. 

D.  pyriformis,   Perty,    Mittheil.    Naturf.    Gesells.    Bern.    1848, 
168;  Leidy,  F.  Rhiz.  N.  Amer.  p.  98,  pi.  x.  figs.  1-5. 
The  typical  form  appears  to  be  rare,  and  I  have  seen  only  a 
few  specimens  ;  other  varieties  are  the  most  abundant. 

Var.  D.  comjyressa,  Carter,  Ann.  and  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  1864, 
XIII.  3rd  series,  p.  22,  pi.  1,  figs.  5-6;  Leidy,  F.  Rhiz.  N. 
Amer.  pi.  xn.  figs.  10-16. 

Frequent  in  Waterloo  Swamps,  Shea's  Creek,  and  in  Parramatta 
Park. 

Var.  D.  cornuta,  Leidy,  pi.  xn.  fig.  17. 

Shea's  Creek  and  in  an  old  stone  quarry  in  Moore  Park. 

Var.  D.  vas,  Leidy,  pi.  xn.  figs.  2-9. 
Same  localities  as  the  last  named. 

D.  urceolata,  Carter,  Ann.  &  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.    1864,  XIII.  3rd 
series,   p.   27,  pi.  1,  fig.  7  ;  Leidy,  p.  106,  pi.  xiv.  figs.  1,  2, 
5,  7,  10. 
Shea's  Creek  and  Parramatta.     Rare. 

D.  corona,   Wallich,  Ann.    and   Mag.    Nat.    Hist.   1864,   XIII. 
3rd  series,  p.  241,  pi.  xvi.  figs.   19-20;  Leidy,   F.    Rhiz.   N. 
Amer.  117,  pi.  xvn.  figs.  1,  2,  5,  6,  9. 
Waterloo  Swamp,  Shea's  Creek,  and  Parramatta.    Not  common. 

D.   acuminata,  Ehrenberg,  Infus.     1838,   131,    Taf.   ix.    fig.    ill.  ; 
Leidy,  F.  Rhiz.  N.   Amer.  109,  pi.  xm.  figs.   1,   2,  8,  9,  11. 

Plentiful  near  Cook's  River,  Waterloo  Swamp,  Parramatta 
Park,  and  in  Duck  Creek,  Clyde.  Forms  like  figs.  14  and  20,  in 
stone  quarry,  Moore  Park.     Rare. 


BY    THOMAS    WHITELEGGE.  501 


Arcella,  Ehrenberg. 


A.  vulgaris,  Ehr.  Abh.  Akad.  Wiss.  Berlin,  1830,  p.  40,  Taf.  1, 
fig.  vi.;  Leidy,  170,  pi.  xxvu.  figs.  1,  2,  3,  11,  12,  25, 
26,  27  and  28. 

Very  abundant,  almost  everywhere,  but  a  very  variable  species. 
The  numbers  of  Leidy's  figures  given  above  indicate  forms  similar 
to  those  I  have  observed  from  many  different  localities.  I  have 
seen  forms  like  figs.  8,  9,  10  and  11  on  pi.  xxviii.  in  Leidy's 
book,  from  Shea's  Creek ;  but  it  is  not  common. 

A.  discoides,  Ehr.  Monatsb.  Ak.  Wiss.  Berlin,  1843,  139;  Leidy, 
F.  Rhiz.  N.  Amer.  173,  figs.  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  23,  28, 
30,  31. 

This  is  perhaps  the  most  common  of  any ;  it  is  found  associated 
with  A.  vulgaris  and  other  species  in  the  greatest  profusion. 

A.  dentata,  Ehr.  Abh.  Akad.  Wiss.  Berlin,  1830,  p.  40  ;  Leidy, 
F.  Rhiz.  N.  Amer.  p.  177,  pi.  xxx.  figs.  10-19. 

This  very  beautiful  species  is  rather  rare.  I  have  found  it  only 
in  two  localities,  in  Shea's  Creek  and  Cook's  River.  In  the  latter 
place  I  found  it  on  Utricularia  ;  in  the  former  on  the  roots  of 
grasses,  sedges  and  floating  plants.  According  to  Leidy's  figures 
and  description  the  number  of  spines  is  from  9  to  12.  The 
specimens  observed  by  me  had  from  10  to  15,  but  their  size  and 
general  characters  are  identical  with  those  of  European  and 
American  examples.  The  figures  given  in  the  "  Micrographic 
Dictionary"  and  also  in  Dr.  Carpenter's  "  Microscope  and  its 
Revelations/'  under  the  name  of  A.  dentata^  probably  represent 
the  var.  angulosa  of  A.  vulgaris. 

Centropyxis,  Stein. 

C.  aculeata,  Ehr.  Abh.  Akad.  Wiss.  Berlin,  1830,  p.  40  ;  Leidy, 
F.  Rhiz.  N".  Amer.   181,  pi.  xxxi.  figs.   1,  3,  4,   12,   14,  23, 

24,  27. 


502  LIST    OF   THE    FRESHWATER    RHIZOPODA    OF    N.S.W., 

A  very  common  and  variable  species  both  in  the  character  of 
the  materials  by  which  the  test  is  invested,  and  in  the  number  of 
spines. 

Shea's  Creek,  Waterloo  Swamps,  Cook's  River,  and  many  other 
places. 

Cochliopodium,  Hertwig  and  Lesser. 

C.  bilimbosa,  Auerbach,  Zeits.  Wiss.  Zoologie,  VII.  1856,  374, 
Taf.  xix.  figs.  1-13 ;  Leidy,  F.  Rhiz.  N.  Amer.  184, 
pi.  xxxn.  figs.  1-25. 

Frequent  on  Lemna  and  Azolla  in  Shea's  Creek,  and  on  Utricu- 
lar ia  near  Cook's  River. 

Sub-Order  II.     FILOSA. 

Euglypha,  Dujardin. 

E.  alveolata,  Duj.  Infusoires,  1841,  252,  pi.  n.  figs.  9-10  ;    Leidy, 
207,  pi.  xxxv.  figs.  2,  3,  6,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15. 

This  is  very  common  and  may  be  obtained  in  abundance  on 
Sphagnum,  in  the  Waterloo  Swamps. 

Trinema,  Dujardin. 

T.   Enchehjs,   Ehr.    Infus.    1838,    132,  Taf.   ix.    fig.    iv.  ;    Leidy, 
226,  pi.  xxxix. 

This  is  a  very  widely  distributed   species.     It  is  very  abundant 
near  Shea's  Creek  and  in  the  Waterloo  Swamps,  near  Botany. 

Order  II.     HELIOZOA. 

Actinophrys,  Ehrenberg. 

A.  sol,   Muller,  Verm.    Terrest.     Fluv.   1773,  p,    76  ;    Leidy,   F. 
Rhiz.  N.  Amer.  p.  235,  pi.  xl. 

Common  in  nearly  all  the  localities  given  in  this  list. 


BY    THOMAS    WHITELEGGE.  503 

Heterophrys,  Archer. 

Heterophils  sp.  1  I  have  on  several  occasions  seen  a  species 
closely  allied  to,  if  not  identical  with,  one  figured  by  Lt'idy  on 
pi.  xlvi.  figs.  7,  8,  9,  13.  It  existed  in  a  pool  of  water 
off  Bunnerong  Road,  which  is  unfortunately  now  quite  dry. 
In  the  same  place  I  found  also  a  colourless  gregarious  species 
resembling  Raphidiophrys  elegans,  but  much  smaller  and 
destitute  of  silicious  spicules.  The  pseudopodia  are  highly 
sensitive  and  the  creature  retracts  them  somewhat  suddenly 
if  disturbed.  It  also  readily  assumes  an  amoeboid  form  if 
subjected  to  pressure.  I  hope  to  re-examine  both  these 
forms  on  some  future  occasion. 

Raphidiophrys,  Archer. 

R.  elega?is,  Hertwig    and    Lesser.      Archiv    fur    Mik.    Anat.    X. 
1874  ;  Leidy,  F.  Rhiz.  N.  Amer.  250,  pi.  xlii.  figs.  1-6. 
This  species  is  not  common.     I  have  seen  it  from  two  localities 
only,  near  shea's  Creek  and  in  the  stone  quarry  in  Moore  Park. 

Vampyrella,  Cienkowski. 

V.  lateritia,   Fresenius,  Abh.    Senck.  Naturf.  Gesells.  II.  1856-8, 
218,  Taf.  x.   figs.   13-19;    Leidy,   F.   Rhiz.     N.    Amer.    253, 
pi.  xlv.  fig.  10-16. 
Frequent   on  Fpirogyra  and  other   floating   Algae  ;  often  free, 
but  usually  creeping  over  the  surface  of  aquatic  plants. 
Localities,  Shea's  Creek  and  near  Cook's  River. 

Actinosphaerium,   Stein. 

A.  Eichhornii,  Ehrenberg,  Bericht.  Preus.  Ak.  Wiss.  1840,  198; 
Leidy,  F.  Rhiz.   N.  Amer.  p.  259,  pi.  xli. 
A  very  common  species,  abundant  in  the  Waterloo  Swamp  and 
many  other  places. 

Clathrulina,  Cienkowski. 

C.  elegans,  Cienk.  Archiv  fur.  Mik.  Anat.  III.   1867,  310,  Taf. 
xviii.  ;   Leidy,  F.  Rhiz.  N.  Amer.  273,  pi.  xliv. 


504  LIST   OF   THE   FRESHWATER   RHIZOPODA   OF   N.S.W. 

This  species  is  very  common  on  Nitella  and  other  fine-leaved 
plants.  I  have  found  it  in  plenty  in  nearly  all  the  places  I  have 
visited  in  search  of  aquatic  life.  Australian  specimens  appear  to 
be  more  luxuriant  in  their  growth  than  European  or  American 
examples,  the  branched  or  compound  state  being  the  most 
prevalent,  whilst  the  solitary  form  is  rare. 

Order  III.     FORAMINIFERA. 

Biomyxa,  Leidy. 

B.    vagans,    Leidy,   F.   Rhiz.  N.    Amer.   281,  pis.    xlvii,  xlviii. 
figs.  5-12,  and  in  Proc.  Ac  Nat.  Sc.  Phil.  1875,  124. 

A  few  months  ago  this  species  was  fairly  abundant  in  my 
aquarium.  I  saw  altogether  about  20  specimens,  many  of  which 
I  examined  with  great  attention.  When  first  placed  on  a  glass 
slip  it  often  assumes  a  spherical  shape,  and  remains  motionless 
for  some  time.  Then  all  at  once  it  begins  to  send  out  pseudo- 
podia  from  all  sides,  but  ultimately  they  appear  chiefly  at  the 
ends  of  the  main  body  of  protoplasm.  The  ramifications,  extreme 
tenuity,  and  rapid  movement  of  the  pseudopodal  processes  are 
really  marvellous.  It  is  a  difficult  matter  to  trace  out  the  actual 
termination  of  the  branches,  on  account  of  their  tenuity  and 
ever  changing  movements.  The  whole  organism  looks  like  an  ani- 
mated spider's  web.  I  have  often  noticed  rounded  masses  at  some 
distance  from,  but  connected  with,  the  main  body  by  very  slender 
threads.  In  these  masses  there  was  a  continued  rotation  of  the 
granular  protoplasm  around  a  large  non-contractile  vacuole. 
The  time  during  which  this  semi-isolation  continued,  varied  con- 
siderably, but  in  one  instance  it  lasted  for  over  an  hour.  When 
the  return  movement  commenced  the  granular  matter  was  con- 
veyed away  first,  and  afterwards  the  large  vacuole  broke  up  into 
a  number  of  smaller  ones,  which  moved  away  in  quick  succession, 
and  were  finally  merged  into  the  main  protoplasmic  body.  The 
vacuoles  are  very  numerous,  and  they  move  about  in  all  directions 
with  the  granular  protoplasm.  A  spherical  granular  nucleus  was 
seen  in  several  specimens. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  505 


Notes  and  Exhibits. 

Dr.  Ramsay  exhibited  the  seed  vessel  of  Adansonia  digitata 
(Sterculiacese),  the  Baobab  of  Africa,  about  16  inches  in  length, 
and  of  an  elongate  oval  form,  and  he  stated  that  he  had  been 
successful  in  growing  some  plants  from  the  seeds. 

Mr.  Palmer  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Mylitta  sp.,  from  Burwood, 
known  as  Native  Bread,  but  so  hard  as  to  be  quite  uneatable. 
Also,  the  seed  vessels  of  Martynia  proboscidea. 

Mr.  Haswell  exhibited  a  living  individual  of  the  species  Asta- 
copsis  serratus,  the  red  variety  from  Mt.  Wilson,  which  when 
alarmed  or  angry  emits  a  distinct  "  fuffing  "  sound  produced  by 
friction  of  the  joints  of  the  abdomen  on  one  another.  Also,  a 
Cicada,  showing  the  muscular  apparatus  and  other  arrangements 
by  which  the  "song,"  commonly  but  erroneously  referred  to  the 
vibrating  "  tympana,"  is  produced. 

Mr.  Trebeck  exhibited  a  fragment  of  auriferous  iron  ore  from 
Mount  Morgan.  In  this  rock  no  gold  is  visible  to  the  eye,  but  is 
nevertheless  present  in  the  average  proportion  of  9  oz.  to  the  ton. 

Mr.  Wilkinson  exhibited  a  series  of  bones,  scutes,  &c,  of 
Megalania,  a  gigantic  Lizard  from  Lord  Howe  Island,  fossilized  in 
a  coral  rock  of  loose  structure.  Dr.  Batusay  showed  that  the 
species  must  be  regarded  as  quite  distinct  from  M.  prisca,  Owen, 
found  on  the  Upper  Condamine. 

Mr.  Wilkinson  also  exhibited  the  right  ramus  of  the  lower  jaw 
of  Thylacoleo  carnifex,  in  absolutely  perfect  condition,  and  pro- 
bably, in  other  respects  also,  the  finest  specimen  ever  discovered. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Caranx  ciliaris,  a,  rather 
rare  fish  from  Port  Jackson,  presented  to  him  by  J.  B.   Hill,  Esq. 

Mr.  Smithers  exhibited  fine  specimens  of  native  copper  from  the 
Keelbottom  Copper  mine,  near  Townsville. 


506  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

The  President  exhibited  a  species  of  Lamprey  (Mordacia) 
from  the  Nepean  River,  at  Camden.  Also  an  engraving  of  a 
very  extraordinary  Ichthy odor ulite  from  the  Carboniferous  formation 
in  West  Australia.  Dr.  Woodward,  who  describes  it,  refers  it  to 
the  genus  Edestus,  a  Carboniferous  form  from  N.  America. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  living  specimens  of  Amoeba  radiosa, 
A.  verrucosa,  and  Clathrulina  elegans,  also  a  number  of  mounted 
slides,  containing  many  of  the  species  enumerated  in  his  list. 

Dr.  Foucart  exhibited  a  leaf  of  a  New  Guinea  tree  possessing 
highly  dangerous  properties,  and  used  by  the  natives  of  South  Cape 
for  stupefying  fish,  and  poisoning  weapons.  It  was  regarded  as 
probably  belonging  to  the  Euphorbiaceous  plant  Excoecaria 
agallocha,  known  as  the  "  Blind-your-eyes." 


WEDNESDAY,  30th  JUNE,  1886. 


The  President,  Professor  W.J.  Stephens,  M.A.,F.G.S.,  in  the  Chair. 


MEMBERS    ELECTED. 


Mr.  J.  J.  Witney,  O'Connell  Street;  Mr.  H.  J.  McCooey, 
Dubbo  ;  and  Mr.  J.  A.  North,  Moonee  Ponds,  Melbourne,  were 
elected  Members  of  the  Society. 


Mr.  Skeat  was  present  as  a  visitor. 


The  President  announced  that  the  Council  at  its  meeting  of 
23rd  June  had  elected  Mr.  James  Stirling,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S.,  a 
Corresponding  Member  of  the  Society. 

He  also  announced  that  the  following  resolutions  had  been 
passed  : — 

1.  That  in  accordance  with  the  wish  expressed  by  several 
Members  of  the  Society,  that  occasional  excursions  for  biological 
and  geological  investigation  should  be  organized  and  carried  out 
under  proper  rules  and  guidance,  it  is  desirable  that  the  Council 
should  make  suitable  arrangements  for  the  management  of  these 
excursions. 

2.  That  the  following  regulations  be  adopted  with  that  view  : — 
A.  At  each  Monthly  Meeting  of  the  Council  it  shall  be  part 

of  their  duty  to  determine  what  excursions  shall 
take  place  during  the  following  month  ;  to  fix  the  time 
and  place  of  meeting  ;  to  nominate  some  Member  or 
Members  on  whom  the  management  and  guidance  of  the 
party  shall  devolve  ;  and  to  fix  the  amount  of  contri- 
bution, if  any,  payable  by  each  individual  taking  part  in 
the  excursion. 


508  DONATIONS. 

b.  An  announcement  of   the  arrangements  of   the  Council 

shall  be  made  at  each  succeeding  Ordinary  Monthly 
Meeting  of  the  Society,  and  published  in  the  Abstract, 
so  that  every  Member  wishing  to  take  part  in  these 
excursions  may  know  exactly  in  each  case  the  time  and 
place  of  meeting,  and  the  cost. 

c.  The  funds  of  the  Society  are  not  in  any  case  to  be  drawn 

upon  for  these  Meetings. 

D.  Any  member  may  bring  a  friend  to  these  excursions,  but 

the  same  person  cannot  be  admitted  as  a  visitor  more 
than  twice  in  twelve  months. 

E.  Unless  specially  arranged  for  and  announced  beforehand, 

no  lunch  or  other  refreshments  will  be  provided. 

3.  That  Members  be  invited  to  suggest  suitable  places  for 
excursions. 

4.  That  the  foregoing  resolutions  be  announced  to  the  Society 
at  its  next  Monthly  Meeting. 

In  accordance  with  these  resolutions  the  President  then  stated 
that  the  date  of  the  first  excursion  had  been  fixed  for  Saturday, 
24th  July,  Members  to  meet  at  the  intersection  of  the  Long  Bay 
Koad  and  Coogee  tramway,  at  11  a.m.,  and,  under  the  conduct  of 
Mr.  Haviland,  to  proceed  to  Botany,  via  Marubra  and  Long  Bay. 

The  following  donations  were  announced  : — 

"  Transactions  of  the  Entomological  Society  of  London,  for  the 
year  1886."     Part  I.     From  the  Society. 

"The  Geographical  Distribution  of  Animals."  By  A.  R.Wallace. 
2  vols.     From  the  Hon.  William  Macleay,  F.L.S. 

"  Journal  of  the  Bombay  Natural  History  Society."  Vol.  I., 
No.  2,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Revue  Coloniale  Internationale."  Tome  II.,  Nos.  4  and  5, 
1886.     From  L' Association  Coloniale  Neerlandaise  a  Amsterdam. 

"  Occasional  Papers  on  the  Queensland  Flora."  No.  1.  By  F. 
M.  Bailey,  F.L.S.     From  the  Author. 


DONATIONS.  509 

"  Transactions,  Proceedings  and  Report  of  the  Royal  Society  of 
S.  Australia."  Vol.  IV.,  1880-81  ;  Vol.  VIII.,  1884-85.  From 
the  Society. 

"Journal  of  the  Royal  Microscopical  Society,  London."  Ser.  II. 
Vol.  VI.,  Part  2,  April,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Zoologischer  Anzeiger."  IX.  Jahrg.,  Nos.  221-223.  From 
the  Editor. 

"  Annales  de  la  Societe  Entomologique  de  France."  6th  Series, 
Tome  IV.,  1884.      From  the  Society. 

"  List  of  Members  of  the  Geological  Society  of  Australasia, 
also  a  Catalogue  of  Works  in  the  Library  of  the  Society,"  compiled 
by  R.  T.  Litton,  F.Z.S.     From  the  Society. 

"  Journal  of  the  Cincinnati  Society  of  Natural  History. '' 
Vol.  IX.,  No.  1,  April,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"The  Canadian  Record  of  Science."  Vol.  II.,  No.  2,  1886. 
From  the  Natural  History  Society  of  Montreal. 

"  Journal  of  the  New  York  Microscopical  Society."  Vol.  II., 
No.  2,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Report  of  the  Committee  of  Management  of  the  Technological, 
Industrial  and  Sanitary  Museum,  Sydney,  for  1885."  From  the 
Curator. 

"  Memoires  de  la  Societe  Royale  des  Sciences  de  Liege." 
Deuxieme  Serie.     Tome  XL,  1885.   From  the  Society. 

"  Abhandlungen  herausgegeben  vom  naturwissenschaftlichen 
Vereine  zu  Bremen."  Band  IX.,  Heft  3,  1886.  From  the 
Society. 

"Records  of  the  Geological  Survey  of  India."  Vol.  XIX., 
Part  2,  1886.     From  the  Director. 

"  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  l'Academie  des  Sciences, 
Paris."     Tome  CIL,  Nos.  12-14,  1886.     From  the  Academy. 

"Feuille  des  jeunes  Naturalistes."  No.  187,  May  1886.  From 
the  Editor. 

"  Report  to  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Health  upon  an 
outbreak  of  Typhoid  Fever  in  the  Municipal  district  of  Leichhardt, 
due  to  polluted  Milk."  By  J.  Ashburton  Thompson,  M.D. 
From  the  Board  of  Health,  Sydney. 


510  DONATIONS. 

South  Australia,  "  Report  on  the  progress  and  condition  of  the 
Botanic  Garden  and  Government  Plantations  during  the  year 
1885."     By  R.  Schomburgk,  Director.  From  the  Director. 

"Bulletin  de  la  Societe  Royale  de  Geographie  d'Anvers."  Tome 
X.,  Fasc.  4  and  5,  1885.     From  the  Society. 

"Victorian  Naturalist."  Vol.  III..  Nos.  1  and  2,  1886.  From 
the  Field  Naturalists'  Club  of  Victoria, 

"  Catalogue  of  the  Fossil  Mammalia  in  the  British  Museum," 
(2  Vols.)  By  It.  Lydekker,  B.A.,  F.G.S. ;  "Catalogue  of  the 
Palaeozoic  Plants  in  the  Department  of  Geology  and  Pal se ontology, 
British  Museum."     By  It.  Kidston,  F.G.S.     From  the  Trustees. 

"Proceedings  of  the  Zoological  Society  for  the  year  1885." 
Part  4.     From  the  Society. 

"  Memoires  de  l'Academie  Imperiale  des  Sciences  de  St. 
Petersbourg."  vn.  Series.  Tome  XXXIL,  Nos.  14-18,  1884. 
Tome  XXXIIL,  Nos.  1  and  2,  1885  -  "  Bulletin,"  Tome  XXX. 
No.  2,  1885.     From  the  Academy. 

"  Verhandlungen  der  Kaiserlich-koniglichen  Zoologisch-bot- 
anischen  Gesellschaft  in  Wien."  Band  XXXV,  Halbjahr  1,  1885. 
From  the  Society. 

"  Annales  de  la  Societe  Entomologique  de  Belgique."  Tome 
XXIX.     Part  2,  1885.     From  the  Society. 

"  Annual  Report  of  the  Comptroller  of  the  Currency  to  the  first 
Session  of  the  Forty-ninth  Congress  of  the  United  States."  From 
the  Comptroller. 

Transactions  of  the  New  York  Academy  of  Sciences."  Vol.  III., 
1883-84.  Vol.  V,  No.  1,  1885  ;  "Annals."  Vol.  III.,  No.  8,  1885. 
From  the  Society. 

"  Annual  Report  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution  for  the  year 
1883."     From  the  Institution. 

"  Catalogue  of  Books  added  to  the  Radcliffe  Library,  Oxford 
University  Museum,  during  the  year  1885,  also  a  list  of  donations." 
From  the  Librarian. 

"  Vogel  von  Neu  Guinea,"  bearbeitet  von  O.  Finsch  und  A.  B. 
Meyer.    No.  II.     From  Dr.  0.  Finsch. 


PAPERS    READ. 

NOTE  ON  CTENODAX  WILKINSONI,  Macl. 
By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c. 

A  few  days  ago  I  received  a  communication  from  Dr.  Ramsay, 
of  the  Australian  Museum,  informing  me  that  he  had  recognized 
the  fish  to  which  I  had  given  the  above  name,  as  being  very 
similar  to  Tetragonurus  Cuvieri,  Risso.  My  paper  was  read  at  the 
last  November  Meeting  of  this  Society,  and  published  in  Part  4  of 
Vol.  X.  of  our  Proceedings.  I  therein  gave  a  full  description  of 
the  fish,  as  far  as  visible  external  characters  were  concerned,  as 
also  a  plate  representing  the  fish  itself  of  natural  size,  and  magnified 
representations  of  the  teeth,  scales,  &c.  I  avoided  giving  any 
opinion  as  to  the  natural  affinities  of  the  fish,  thinking  it  best  to 
leave  that  question  to  greater  authorities  on  classification  than 
myself.  But  I  certainly  was  then  under  the  impression  that 
nothing  resembling  it  had  ever  been  described  .before;  the  discovery 
therefore  of  Dr.  Ramsay  which  I  have  just  mentioned,  necessitates 
my  taking  the  earliest  opportunity  of  correcting  my  error. 

Without  a  doubt  the  genus  Tetragonurus  of  Risso  is  identical 
with  my  Ctenodax :  the  question  of  the  identity  of  the  species 
Cuvieri  of  the  one  genus  and  Wilkinsoni  of  the  other  is  a  matter 
of  minor  importance,  and  can  only  be  ascertained  by  an  examin- 
ation of  both  fishes. 

Much  doubt  has  always  existed  as  to  the  proper  position  of  the 

genus  ;    Cuvier  and  Valenciennes  placing  it  among  the  Mugilidce, 

Lowe  among   the    Scombridce,   Miiller   in  the   Notacanthidce,  and 

finally  Giinther  among  the  Atherinidce.     The  last  named  position 

seems  to  be  generally  accepted  now,  but  probably  only  on  account 

of  its  being  the  opinion  of  such  a  high   authority  as  Dr.  Giinther. 

It  seems  to  me  an  unnatural  position,  so  much  so  indeed,  that  in 
33 


512  NOTE    ON    CTENODAX    WILKINSONI. 

my  search  for  anything  resembling  the  fish  I  named  Ctenodax,  it 
never  for  a  moment  occurred  to  me  to  look  for  it  among  the 
Atherinidce. 

But  whatever  its  affinities  may  be,  there  can  be  no  doubt  of  its 
being  a  remarkable  fish,  and  the  fact  that  it  is  found  only  in  the 
Mediterranean  and  at  the  Madeira  Islands,  and  in  both  places  very 
rarely,  and  that  the  only  other  instance  of  its  existence  is  the 
solitary  specimen  got  by  Mr.  Wilkinson  at  Lord  Howe  Island  in 
the  Southern  Pacific  Ocean,  are  additional  peculiarities  of  much 
interest. 

It  is  evidently  a  deep  sea  fish,  its  large  eyes  and  very  dark 
coloration  are  proofs  of  that.  Emery  has  found  the  young  living 
in  the  codfish.     (Mittheil.  Zool.  Stat.  Naples,  III.,  p.  283.) 

The  Lord  Howe  Island  specimen  seems  to  differ  from  T.  Cuvieri 
chiefly  in  the  size  of  the  eye  and  form  of  the  teeth. 


NOTES  ON  THE  RECENT  ERUPTIONS  IN  THE 
TAUPO  ZONE,  NEW  ZEALAND. 

By  Professor   Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  &c. 

In  throwing  together  a  few  notes  upon  the  recent  eruptions  in 

the  Taupo  Zone  of  New  Zealand,  I  have  been  actuated  solely  by 

a  desire  that  the  groundwork  of  the  extraordinary  phenomena 

which  have  attracted  our  attention  to  that  district  during  the  last 

month  might  be  more  clearly  presented  to  our  minds  than  it  is  at 

present,  and  that  in  this  way  the  exact  and  detailed  accounts  of 

those  disasters  which  we  shall  by  and  by  receive  may  be  the  more 

readily  appreciated    and  interpreted.      It  is  hardly  necessary  to 

premise  that  there   is   little,  if  any,  original  work  in  this  paper, 

the    object    of    which    is    only    to    diffuse    more   generally   the 

information    which     is   already    sufficiently   ascertained.       It   is 

likewise  unnecessary  to  remark  that  the  reports  which  have  as 

yet  appeared  in  our  newspapers  are  imperfect  and  contradictory, 

and  must  therefore  be  to  a  greater  or  less  extent  erroneous  and 

misleading.     I   had    hoped    to    have    a   more    consistent  history 

of  these  events  before  me  at  the  time   when   I  am  now  writing 

(June  28).     But  it  is  probable  that  we  may  have  to  wait  for  some 

considerable  time  longer  before  a  full  examination  of  the  records 

of  the  eruptions  as  derived  from  eye-witnesses,  and  of  the  more 

important  evidence   obtained  from  subsequent  exploration  of  the 

new  ground,  and  from  the  investigation  of  its  transformations  by 

the  violent  operations  to  which  it  has  been  subjected,  can  be  so 

far    completed    as    to    give    the    world    a    full    history    of  these 

phenomena  and  a  satisfactory  explanation  of  their  causes. 

In  the  meantime,  therefore,  a  brief  sketch  of  the  Geographical 
and  Geological  characters  of  the  disturbed  district  may  be  of 
some  little  service  to  those  who  desire  to  obtain  a  rational  and 


514    NOTES    ON    THE    RECENT    ERUPTIONS    IN    THE   TAUPO    ZONE,  N.Z., 

coherent  idea  of  the  extraordinary  phenomena  of  which,  as  I  have 
said,  we  have  as  yet  but  confused  and  broken  accounts.  The 
more  so,  because  the  chief  sources  of  our  information,  in  the 
extremely  valuable  descriptions  and  maps  of  the  late  distinguished 
Geologist,  Ferdinand  von  Hochstetter,  are  by  no  means  readily  or 
generally  available  in  Sydney. 

It  was  in  the  year  1859  that  this  explorer  started  from 
Auckland  in  March  to  investigate  the  country  previously  though 
hastily  examined  by  Dieffenbach  in  1840.  He  reached  Lake 
Taupo  in  April,  after  a  rather  discursive  journey  made  partly  in 
Maori  canoes  and  partly  on  foot,  and  at  once  devoted  himself  to 
the  survey  and  geological  examination  of  the  district.  Thence  he 
proceeded  to  trace  the  manifold  series  of  hot  springs  and  allied 
phenomena  which  crowd  the  banks  of  the  Waikato  and  its  tribu- 
taries, to  the  point  where  it  strikes  away,  from  the  still  more 
energetically  volcanic  area  of  Rotomahana,  Rotorua  and  Tarawera 
into  the  gorge  which  conducts  its  waters  to  the  Middle  Waikato 
district. 

From  this  point  he  diverged  into  the  famous  Lake  Region,  where 
he  remained  until  May.  In  this  flying  survey  he  succeeded  in  laying 
down  a  clear  and  trustworthy  draft  of  the  most  remarkable 
points  in  a  very  remarkable  region,  second  in  interest  to  none,  in 
his  opinion,  except  the  somewhat  similar  Geyser  District  of 
Iceland.  The  third  great  collection  of  allied  phenomena,  and  in 
many  respects  the  most  noteworthy  of  all,  the  Yellowstone  River 
Geysers,  in  the  Upper  Missouri  basin,  was  at  the  time  compara- 
tively unknown.  At  any  rate  he  does  not,  so  far  as  I  recollect,  even 
allude  to  it.  I  do  not  doubt  that  much  has  been  added,  by  way 
of  filling  in,  to  Hochstetter's  sketch,  but  I  have  not  myself  met 
with  any  descriptions  which  have  a  higher  aim  than  the 
production  of  picturesque  images  for  the  lovers  of  the  extra- 
ordinary, whether  in  the  natural  features  of  the  landscape,  or  in 
the  mode  of  life  of  the  people  who  dwell  among  them ;  and 
certainly  none  which  can  be  considered  to  supersede  his  account 
from  a  scientific  point  of  view. 


BY    PROFESSOR    STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  &C.  515 

The  Northern  Island  of  New  Zealand,  inhabited  by  a  race  of 
Maoris  far  more  hot-blooded  and  volcanic  in  temperament  than 
their  congeners  in  the  Middle  portion  of  this  half-insular  half- 
continental  region,  is  in  itself  likewise  distinguished  by  the  fiery 
and  stormy  conditions  of  its  subterranean  energies  from  its  more 
mature  and  tranquil  neighbour.  The  forces  which  have  been  at 
work  in  the  Middle  Island  have  long  been  reduced  to  the  condition 
of  strains  and  tensions,  which  as  they  gradually  overpower  the 
resistance  which  deeply  folded  masses  of  rock  oppose  to  their 
energy,  may  perhaps  result  in  earthquakes,  but  no  longer  cause, 
and  probably  never  again  will  cause,  true  volcanic  action. 

But  in  the  Northern  Island,  however  ancient  the  origin  or  first 
outbreak  of  these  eruptive  forces  may  be,  they  have  continued  to 
the  present  day,  enfeebled  indeed  like  all  other  forces  by  expen- 
diture of  energy  and  lapse  of  time,  but  still  furnishing  us  with  a 
sort  of  museum  of  specimens  for  all  kinds  of  volcanic  actions  and 
products,  which  has  not  as  yet  been  quite  sufficiently  arranged 
or  even  catalogued  for  scientific  purposes. 

The  turbulent  and  dangerous  fanaticism  of  certain  tribes  of 
Maoris  has  been,  I  presume,  the  main  cause  of  the  still  existing 
obscurity  and  uncertainty  upon  these  heads.  This,  however,  no 
longer  remaining  as  an  obstacle,  and  a  staff  of  most  competent 
observers  being  naturally  summoned  to  the  scene  by  the  thunders 
of  Tarawera,  we  may  confidently  look  forward  to  a  not  distant 
period  when  this  district  shall  be  as  thoroughly  studied  and 
familiar  to  the  geologist  as  that  of  Vesuvius. 

The  cordillera  or  backbone  of  the  mountain  system  of  New 
Zealand  runs  in  a  general  direction  from  N.E.  to  S.W.  This 
structure  is  clearly  shown  by  the  sea-contour  of  the  Middle  and 
South  Islands,  but  is  masked  in  the  North  Island  by  a  broad 
spur  or  N.W.  upheaval  which  brings  the  northern  line  of 
emergence  into  a  position  almost  at  right  angles  to  the  main 
strike  of  the  rocks  which  form  the  southern  mass.  N.E.  of 
Cook's  Straits,  however,  these  older  formations  retain  their 
leading  bias  of  fold  and  something  of  their  altitude.  They  form 
the  south-west  coast  which  stretches  from  Wellington  to  East 


516    NOTES    ON    THE    RECENT    ERUPTIONS    IN    THE    TAUPO    ZONE,  N.Z  r 

Cape,  extending  inwards  to  a  rather  uniform  distance  of  about 
50  miles,  and  are  flanked  on  both  sides  by  volcanic  tertiaries.  The 
formation,  however,  of  the  central  portion  which  belongs  to  the 
Maitai  series  of  Dr.  Hector,  is,  according  to  his  determination,  of 
Lower  Carboniferous  character.  They  correspond  consequently  to 
the  rocks  of  the  same  or  approximate  period  with  which  we  are 
familiar  on  the  northern  and  southern  flanks  of  our  Upper 
Carboniferous  area,  and  though  much  more  remains  to  be  worked 
out  in  both  countries,  the  general  conclusions  at  which  Di\ 
Hector  has  arrived  are  not  likely  to  be  much  modified.      (1) 

Now  this  S.E.  coast  range  (known  as  the  Rimutaka,  Tararua,. 
Ruahine  and  Kaimanawa  ranges)  in  its  run  of  over  300  miles 
from  Cook's  Straits  to  East  Cape,  is  flanked  on  its  N.W.  side  by 
a  broad  tract  of  country  the  original  formation  of  which  has 
been  completely  broken  up  and  obliterated  by  volcanic  action, 
and  whose  N.W.  slope  has  been  fractured ;  dislocated  and  over- 
whelmed on  a  gigantic  scale.  For  the  characteristic  Maitai 
rocks  do  not  reappear  except  in  small  isolated  scraps  until  they 
emerge  as  ranges  or  parallel  folds  with  a  N.N.W.  trend,  starting 
from  a  line  running  N.E.  from  Aotea.  The  bearing  of  these 
ridges,  which  flank  the  Middle  Waikato  and  the  Thames,  is 
therefore  inclined  at  an  obtuse  angle  to  the  original  strike  of  the 
S.E.  range. 

All  the  intervening  ground  is  covered  with  the  results  of 
volcanic  action.  In  the  first  place,  from  the  Bay  of  Plenty  to 
the  Bay  of  Wanganui  there  stretches  N.W.  of  the  Ruahine 
Ranges  a  long  and  comparatively  narrow  valley,  the  general  floor 
of  which  is  formed  of  volcanic  ejecta,  mainly  pumice,  arranged  in 
gradually  sloping  plains  or  successive  terraces.  The  highest  point 
or  transverse  watershed  of  this  valley  is  marked  by  the  twin 
giants  Ruapehu,  an  extinct  volcano  over  10,000  feet  in  height,  and 
covered  with   perpetual  snow  and  glaciers,  and  Tongariro,  which 

(1)  The  chief  and  most  characteristic  fossils  of  the  Maitai  series  are 
Spirifera  bisulcata,  Produces  brcwhythertis,Cyathophyllum,  and  Cyathocrimts. 
(Hector,  Handbook,  N.  Z.,  1879,  p.  26),  and  these  are  also  enumerated 
among  the  Lower  Carboniferous  fossils  of  N.  S.  W.  (Wilkinson's  Report, 
&c,  1882.) 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  &C.         517 

has  maintained  a  certain  amount  of  activity  up  to  the  present 
time.  From  this  centre  the  Waikato,  the  Wanganui,  and  the 
Wangahu  rivers  take  their  respective  courses.  The  north-western 
sides  of  this  valley  are  formed  by  the  edge  of  a  vast  plateau  of 
trachytic  lava,  emitted  probably  from  fissures  in  the  first  instance, 
though  subsequently  penetrated  by  a  few  cones  of  eruption. 
These  appear  to  be  more  frequent  in  the  less  elevated  portions  of 
the  plateau,  and  on  the  isolated  patches  which  rise  near  its 
margin,  a  fact  which  may  indicate  a  very  great  thickness  in  the 
central  portion  of  this  trachytic  area.  The  whole  plateau  is 
densely  wooded,  and  intersected  with  deep  valleys,  along  two  of 
which  the  Waikato  and  Wanganui  make  their  way  in  divergent 
directions.  To  the  N.W.,  but  quite  separated  from  these  trachytes 
is  the  Pliocene  basaltic  plateau  of  the  Lower  Waikato.  The 
former  region  therefore  appears  to  be  occupied  by  the  oldest 
volcanic  rocks  which  are  to  be  found  in  the  wifle  space  between 
the  Maitai  rocks  to  the  S.E.,  and  their  re-appearance  on  the 
Thames.  And  it  would  seem  that  these  trachytes  underlie  the 
pumice  beds  of  the  Taupo  Zone  throughout,  and  that  these  latter 
just  conceal  the  line  of  contact  of  the  former  with  the  aforesaid 
Maitai  carboniferous  rocks.  For  at  both  ends  of  the  Taupo  Lake, 
and  in  like  manner  to  the  N.E.  of  Tarawera,  this  trachytic 
formation  emerges  in  insular  patches  from  the  pumice,  supporting 
in  each  case  true  cones  of  eruption  which  have  been  subsequently 
thrown  up  through  it.  These  are  all  represented  by  Hochstetter 
as  having  completed  their  periods  of  activity  by  forming  a  central 
cone  or  plug  of  a  more  silicious  lava,  rhyolite,  within  the  crater 
of  each.  The  same  rock  forms  a  margin  to  Lake  Taupo,  and 
further  occupies  the  whole  area  of  the  Lake  district. 

Now  this  rock  is  of  the  same  materials  as  Obsidian,  which  is 
its  glassy  condition,  cooled  rapidly,  so  as  to  prevent  the  separation 
of  the  constituent  minerals,  and  under  pressure,  so  as  to 
compress  whatever  gaseous  matters  it  might  contain  from  normal 
expansion.  Pumice  on  the  other  hand  is  the  same  material 
charged,  in  its  original  mass,  with  an  enormous  proportion  of 
compressed  gas  (steam)  which  expanding   as  the  lumps  of  liquid 


518  NOTES  ON  THE  RECENT  ERUPTIONS  IN  THE  TAUPO  ZONE,  N.Z., 

rhyolite  are  hurled  high  into  the  air  and  relieved  from  even 
ordinary  atmospheric  pressure,  forms  a  froth  which  is  so  im- 
mediately cooled  and  solidified  as  to  retain  its  spongy  character 
for  ever.  Of  these  materials  the  whole  surface  of  the  Taupo 
Zone  is  composed.  No  wonder  then  if  heated  alkaline  waters 
percolating  through  very  hot  and  soluble  rocks  of  this  kind  in  the 
Rotomahana  country  should  become  heavily  impregnated  with 
silica,  to  be  deposited  as  their  temperature  falls,  and  upon  exposure 
to  the  air,  in  those  beautiful  Sinter  Terraces  which  have  made  the 
name  of  an  otherwise  insignificant  little  lake  famous  throughout 
the  world.     (1) 

If  we  follow  the  Waikato  from  its  sources  on  the  N.E.  flanks 
of  Ruapehu  and  Tongariro,  we  shall  see  that  it  leaves  upon  the 
left  the  dormant  volcanoes  of  the  Kuharua  District,  rising  from 
their  more  ancient  base  of  trachytic  lava,  and  still  maintaining  in 
their  innumerable  hot  springs  very  sufficient  evidence  that  their 
energies  are  not  even  now  quite  worn  out.  Thence  it  flows  into 
the  now  tranquil  basin  of  Lake  Taupo,  sunk  as  it  were  into  the 
tertiary  pumice  beds,  but  revealing  in  its  shores  the  almost 
unbroken  rim  of  rhyolitic  lava  which  underlies  them. 

From  this  lake  the  river  itself  and  its  tributaries,  beset  with 
boiling  springs  and  geysers,  leaves  the  Lake  District  on  the  right, 
and  turning  sharply  to  the  north-west,  cuts  its  way  through  the 
plateau  to  the  broad  expanse  of  the  Middle  Waikato. 

It  is  remarkable  that  the  very  margins  of  the  Lake  District 
drain  outwards  to  the  Waikato,  and  not  inwards  to  the  lakes, 
though  these  lie  at  a  lower  level.  And  this  seems  to  indicate 
that  the  water  supplies  for  the  hot  springs  of  Rotomahana  and  its 
neighbourhood  must  travel  by  subterranean  channels,  and  in  an 
opposite  direction  to  the  surface  drainage,  in  their  course  to 
ultimate  emergence. 

(1)  Dr.  Hector  has  observed  that  the  Sinter  of  the  Lake  District, 
deposited  by  heated  landwaters,  is  represented  in  White  Island,  where  sea- 
water  alone  has  been  concerned  in  the  decomposition  of  the  mother  rock,  by 
Sulphate  of  Lime. 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  &C.  519 

Some  of  the  subterranean  streams  which  thus  rise  to  the 
surface  under  considerable  hydrostatic  pressure  may  originate  in 
the  mountainous  region  to  the  S.E.,  and  some  portion  may  also 
probably  be  derived  from  Lake  Taupo  and  the  Waikato  drainage. 
It  is  obvious  that  the  springs  must  have  their  origin  in  the  rainfall 
of  some  district  of  larger  area  than  that  limited  basin  from  which 
the  Kaituna  and  Tarawera  flow.  This  is  further  divided  into 
two  minor  basins,  Rotorua  to  the  East,  which  is  only  a  few  miles 
in  diameter,  and  Tarawera^  which  is  four  times  as  wide,  and  it  is 
encircled  by  a  lofty  barrier  of  rhyolitic  lavas  broken  only  to  the 
N.E.  for  the  outlet  of  the  river  Tarawera,  and  presenting  the 
appearance  of  a  vast  general  crater  rim  enclosing  the  separate 
crater  lakes  of  Rotokakahi,  Rotornahana  and  Tarawera. 

It  is  worth  notice  that  the  water  level  of  the  first  stands  three 
hundred  feet  higher  than  that  of  the  others,  indicating  an 
independent  and  probably  later  origin  for  this  crater. 

We  are  then  in  possession  of  these  facts  or  reasonable  inferences, 
— First,  the  area  of  the  Lake  district  is  as  a  whole  about  equal  to 
that  of  Lake  Taupo  ;  secondly,  both  tracts  are  surrounded  with  a 
rim  of  rhyolitic  lava,  the  most  recent  of  the  local  volcanic 
products,  forming  in  the  one  case  an  elevated  barrier  or  mountain 
ridge  enclosing  several  lakes  and  mountains  of  volcanic  origin,  in 
the  other  a  sunken  wall  capped  by  pumice  deposits.  Now  Lake 
Taupo  itself  appears  to  have  been  formed  by  a  long  series  of 
explosions  from  more  than  one  volcanic  vent  within  its  circum- 
ference, rending  away  and  dispersing  their  materials,  and  forming 
or  at  least  assisting  to  form  the  great  pumice  deposits  of  the 
whole  region  to  N.E.  and  S.W. 

And  it  is  impossible  to  avoid  the  conjecture  that  all  this  region 
the  Lake  District,  is  undergoing  a  similar  series  of  processes  to 
that  which  has  resulted  in  the  formation  of  the  older  and  single 
la  ke.  By  degrees,  one  would  suppose,  the  greater  portion  of  the 
solid  elevations  over  this  area  may  be  blown  away  or  sink  into 
the  cavities  formed  by  successive  explosions,  until  at  last  when  the 
violence  of  the  subterranean  heat  has  been  exhausted,  a  tranquil 
lake,  like  that  of  Taupo,  may  occupy  the  scene  of  the  late  and 
present  turmoil. 


520    NOTES    ON    THE    RECENT    ERUPTIONS    IN    THE    TAUPO    ZONE,  N.Z., 

It  is  noteworthy  that  the  explosive  centres  are  travelling  to 
the  N.E.  :  Ruapehuand  others  formerly  active,  but  now  extinct, 
and  Tongariro  at  present  still  slightly  active  lie  to  the  S.W. 
Then  the  hot  springs  of  the  Kuharua  country,  the  geysers  and 
hot  springs  of  the  Waikato,  and,  with  still  increasing  activity,  the 
Rotomahana  marvels  continue  the  chain  to  its  N.E.  culmination 
in  the  ever  active  insular  volcano  of  White  Island. 

This  gradual  decrease  in  activity  as  we  move  to  the  S.W. 
along  the  line  of  disturbance  seems  to  be  in  harmony  with  the 
view  that  the  present  condition  of  Taupo  is  only  a  more 
advanced  stage  of  the  same  series  of  which  we  see  some  of  the 
preceding  steps  in  the  late  explosion,  and  that  in  the  course  of 
ages  Tarawera  and  Rotorua  will  come  to  reproduce  a  basin  of 
equal  tranquillity  for  themselves. 

If  there  has  been  in  the  case  of  Tarawera  no  actual  eruption 
of  lava  from  crater  or  fissure,  there  seems  to  have  been  at  least 
an  enormously  increased  energy  of  thermal  action,  involving  the 
actual  incandescence  of  steam  and  other  gases,  and  of  the 
materials  which  their  discharge  shot  up  in  the  clouds.  And  it 
does  not  seem  probable  that  so  great  and  so  sudden  a  paroxysm 
could  have  been  produced  by  any  cause  short  of  a  real  rise  of 
the  fluid  rhyolitic  lava,  either  up  unseen  funnels  left  by 
former  explosive  action,  or  up  new  rents,  whose  rupture  might 
have  caused  the  shocks  of  earthquake  which  appear  to  have  been 
so  frequent  and  so  violent. 

To  what  extent  this  lava  may  have  been  itself  charged  with 
steam  under  intense  compression  may  be  a  question  difficult  of 
determination.  But  seeing  how  the  whole  country  teems  with 
springs,  there  is  no  difficulty  in  supposing  that  such  a  column  of 
white-hot  lava  moving  upwards  would  meet  with  abundance  of 
percolating  waters  which  it  could  almost  instantaneously  change 
into  explosives  of  prodigious  power. 

The  cessation  of  upward  movement  in  the  lava  column,  which 
must  be  consequent  on  so  vast  a  loss  of  heat  as  is  involved  in  the 
expenditure  of  so  much  steam  power,  will  naturally  give  some 
intervals  of  comparative  repose  to  the  surface.      But  after  a  time 


BY    PROFESSOR    STEPHENS,   M.A.,  F.G.S.,  (fee.  521 

the  subterranean  pressures — whatever  their  origin  may  be — are 
likely  to  repeat  their  previous  action,  the  fiery  liquid  will  again 
rise  through  the  water-bearing  strata,  and  the  same  series  of 
explosions  recommence.  While  lava  is  free  from  water,  either 
involved  in  its  mass  or  in  contact  with  it,  its  flow  will  be  regular 
and  its  cooling  gradual  ;  it  will  produce  streams  or  hills  or  cones 
of  lava,  and  will  therefore  tend  to  accumulate  to  some  extent 
about  its  vent.  When,  however,  the  reverse  is  the  case — and 
steam  is  generated  at  a  white  heat  and  under  enormous  pressure, 
the  resulting  explosions,  as  at  Krakatoa,  scatter  into  space  not 
only  the  aforesaid  accumulation,  but  also  the  new  and  active  lava 
itself.  (I  leave  out  of  consideration  the  ordinary  process  of  cone 
formation  with  tuff,  fragmentary  lavas  and  pumice,  as  beside  the 
present  question,  since  neither  Tarawera  nor  any  of  the  other 
volcanic  eminences  about  these  lakes  seem  to  have  been  so 
constructed).  Such  a  rise  in  the  temperature  of  the  lower 
portions  of  the  siphons  of  these  springs  as  would  be  produced  by 
a  movement  of  molten  rock  towards  the  surface  would  certainly 
stimulate  their  action  in  the  highest  degree,  while  the  more 
intense  heat  in  the  rocks  in  immediate  contact  with  the  lava 
would,  as  certainly,  result  in  the  rapid  formation  of  intensely 
expansive  steam  under  intensejpressure,  which,  even  if  we  put  out 
of  the  question  the  steam  which  is  originally  or  at  least  actually 
engaged  in  the  lava  itself,  is  sufficient  to  account  for  the  tuff  and 
pumice  (if  not  lava)  eruptions  at  Tarawera.  Nor  can  one  readily 
imagine  any  other  cause  which  would  readily  bring  about  so 
sudden  an  access  of  violence  in  the  ordinary  action  of  hot  springs, 
together  with  simultaneous  volcanic  discharges  of  very  com 
siderable  intensity. 

Geysers  are  but  little  dependent  upon  waters  derived  from  a 
distance.  They  are  not  phenomena  of  the  same  kind  as  con- 
tinuously flowing  hot  springs  or  artesian  wells  A  very  small 
quantity  of  water  is  sufficient  to  keep  a  large  geyser  in  work, 
the  outflow  in  many  instances  being  inconsiderable.  A  heated 
stratum  of  rock,  at  no  very  considerable  depth  from  the  surface, 
perforated  by  a  funnel  or  vertical  pipe  with  orifice  above,  open  to. 


522   NOTES  ON  THE  RECENT  ERUPTIONS  IN  THE  TAUPO  ZONE  N.Z. 

the  hot  rock  below,  and  receiving  a  small  influx  of  percolating 
waters,  is  the  only  apparatus  required.  It  is,  however,  curious  to 
observe  that  geysers  are  at  present  confined  to  the  three  regions 
mentioned  above — Iceland,  the  Yellowstone  and  the  Taupo  Zone  ; 
and  that  the  characteristic  rock  in  each  is  rhyolibic  lava  of  the 
same  character.  (1) 

It  will  be  very  interesting  to  watch  for  further  symptoms  either 
of  subsidence  and  quiescence  of  the  subterranean  forces,  or  of 
another  outbreak  which  seems  to  me  the  more  probable,  and  is 
indeed  involved  in  my  hypothesis  of  an  upward  movement  of  lava 
in  the  throat  of  Tarawera.  If  such  actions  should  recommence 
we  should  be  justified  in  feeling  some  apprehension  of  a  renewal 
of  true  volcanic  action,  long,  but  how  long  no  one  can  tell, 
dormant  in  this  region. 

(1)  At  the  last  February  meeting  of  the  Geological  Society,  Professor 
Judd,  F.K.S.,  &c.  exhibited  photographs  of  the  geysers  and  terraces  of  New 
Z  ;aland,  taken  by  J.  Martin,  Esq.,  F.G.S.  In  the  instantaneous  photo- 
graphs of  the  geysers,  the  explosive  action  of  the  steam  which  is  still 
engaged  in  the  water  after  its  rise  into  the  air  which  might  have  been 
conjectured,  but  had  never  been  observed  before,  is  distinctly  shown.  'The 
body  of  heated  water,  after  its  rise  from  the  geyser-tube  is  seen  to  be 
violently  dispersed,  probably  by  a  liberation  of  high  pressure  steam.' 


NOTES  ON  AUSTRALIAN  EARTHWORMS. 

Part  I. 

By  J.  J.  Fletcher,  M.A.,  B.Sc. 

(Plates  VIII.  and  IX.) 

In  his  well-known  work  on  "  Vegetable  Mould  and  Earth- 
worms," Mr.  Darwin,  probably  influenced  by  the  recollections  of 
his  travels  over  the  Hawkesbury  sandstone  country  during  a 
very  hot  and  dry  month  (January  183G),  says  that,  until  he 
was  informed  by  Mr.  KrefFt  to  the  contrary,  he  should  scarcely 
have  thought  earthworms  would  be  common  in  New  South  Wales 
with  its  dry  climate.  Mr.  KreffVs  information  was,  however,  of 
a  general  nature,  and  from  the  character  of  the  castings  sent  by 
him  to  Mr.  Darwin,  probably  referred  only  to  the  worms  found  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Sydney.  Having  myself  collected  specimens 
of  five  new,  and  one  undescribed  species  of  earthworms  from  two 
localities,  both  oases  of  rich  volcanic  soil  in  the  Hawkesbury 
sandstone  formation,  and  having  heard  from  gentlemen  who  have 
actually  seen  specimens,  of  the  existence  of  large  worms  in  the 
Hunter  and  Manning  River  districts,  it  seems  safe,  considering 
how  many  rich  tracts  of  similar  country  are  yet  unsearchecl,  to  hazard 
the  conjecture  that,  when  the  earthworms  of  this  colony  have  been 
systematically  collected  and  described,  it  will  be  found,  at  any 
rate  in  the  coastal  districts  where  the  soil  is  good,  that  they 
are  by  no  means  scarce,  and,  as  regards  both  individuals  and 
species,  will  compare  favourably  in  point  of  numbers  with  earth- 
worms in  other  parts  of  the  world.  As  there  are  several  new 
worms  from  Queensland  in  the  Macleay  Museum,  and  as  both  Dr. 
Ramsay  and  Mr.  Masters  have  noticed  large  worms  in  several 
districts  of  the  same  colony,  a  similar  statement  may  be  made 
concerning  both  it  and,  probably,  the  coastal  districts  of  more  or  less 
of  the  whole  continent,  wherever  there   is  good  soil.     The  alluvial 


524  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

flats  in  some  inland  districts  are  not  destitute  of  worms  as  I  shall 
mention  later,  but  with  respect  to  the  extensive  plains  of  the 
interior  where  the  rainfall  is  small,  the  case  may  be  different,  and 
I  should  be  glad  to  receive  information  on  the  subject. 

Up  to  the  present  time  only  three  species  of  earthworms  have 
been  described  from  Australia,  with  a  fourth  (Lumbricus  orthostichon, 
Schmarda)  from  Tasmania.  This  last  was  originally  described  as  from 
New  Zealand,  but  this  locality,  on  the  authority  of  Captain  Hutton, 
is  incorrect.  Two  of  the  described  species  (Lumbricus  Novce- 
Hollandice,  Kinberg,  and  Digaster  lumbricoides,  Perrier)  are  from 
New  South  Wales,  the  third  (Megascolides  australis,  McCoy)  being 
from  Gippsland,  Victoria.  At  present  I  have  met  with  only  one 
of  these  species. 

From  gardens,  grass  paddocks,  uncultivated  lands,  and  old 
quarries  in  Sydney  or  its  suburbs  I  have  obtained  specimens  of 
four  or  five  species  of  worms.  Of  these,  one  is  without  doubt 
Kinberg's  species ;  a  second  seems  to  be  a  European  introduced 
species  [Lumbricus  olidus,  Hoffmeister)  ;  a  third  is  a  small 
perichsete  worm  which  appears  to  be  closely  allied  to,  if  not  of  the 
same  species  as,  much  larger  worms  found  at  Burrawang,  and  of 
which  a  variety  occurs  at  Mount  Wilson  ;  a  fourth,  of  which  I  have 
found  only  three  immature  specimens  all  devoid  of  a  clitellum, 
has  two  gizzards,  and  appears  to  belong  to  Perrier's  genus 
Digaster,  but  is  different  from  the  species  described  by  him 
from  Port  Macquarie ;  while  a  possible  fifth  species,  known  to  me 
so  far  only  from  the  Elizabeth  Bay  garden,  is  at  present 
un-identified.  I  did  not  find  the  first  of  these,  which  seems  to 
inhabit  comparatively  poor  soil,  either  at  Burrawang  or  Mt, 
Wilson,  but  it  is  evidently  a  wide-spread  species  in  this  colony  as, 
through  the  kindness  of  two  of  our  members,  Messrs.  J.  R. 
Garland  and  A.  G.  Hamilton,  I  have  received  specimens  of  it 
from  Wagga  Wagga,  and  from  Guntawang  near  Mudgee,  and  I 
have  found  it  myself  on  the  banks  of  the  Turon  River,  about  five 
miles  from  Capertee;  thus  showing  that  the  alluvial  flats  of  some 
inland  districts  are  not  destitute  of  worms. 


BY    J.   J.  FLETCHER,   M.A.,  B.SC.  525 

Some  or  all  of  these  worms  cast  on  the  surface  abundantly  during 
and  just  after  wet  weather  especially  in  spring  and  in  autumn.  At 
such  times  also  worms  may  frequently  be  found  on  the  sin  face  under 
logs  and  stones  without  the  trouble  of  digging  for  them  ;  such  situa- 
tions, because  they  retain  moisture  longer,  are  favourite  resorts  for 
them,  and  accumulations  of  castings  may  often  be  found  under  large 
logs,  when  none  are  to  be  seen  elsewhere.  Last  March  after  heavy 
rain  I  dug  up  a  number  of  worms  (L.  JVovce-Hollandice),  many  of 
which  were  snugly  coiled  up  in  little  chambers  at  the  bottoms  of 
their  burrows,  and  this  is  doubtless  the  usual  way  in  which  they 
exist  during  dry  periods.  Like  their  European  congeners,  as 
mentioned  by  Mr.  Darwin,  after  heavy  rains  many  worms  of  this 
species  may  be  noticed  crawling  about  aimlessly  or  lying  dead,  on 
the  garden  paths  or  even  on  the  pavements  in  the  suburbs.  This 
was  very  noticeable  during  the  early  part  of  this  month  (June). 

For  prolific  hunting-grounds  for  worms,  the  neighbourhood  of 
Sydney  will  not  compare  with  the  rich  volcanic  soil  of  Burrawang 
and  of  Mount  Wilson.  These  two  localities  with  Sydney  form 
the  angular  points  of  a  triangle,  of  which  the  two  sides  meeting 
at  the  metropolis  are  each  about  50  miles  long,  as  measured  on 
the  map,  while  the  third  is  somewhat  longer. 

Burrawang  township  is  situated  on  the  coach  road  from  Moss 
Yale  to  Kiama,  at  a  distance  of  10  miles  from  the  railway.  The 
elevation  above  sea-level  is  about  the  same  as  that  of  Moss  Yale, 
namely  2200  feet.  The  district  varies  from  undulating  to  hilly, 
many  of  the  hills  being  still  capped  with  basaltic  boulders.  It  is 
well  watered  with  perennial  creeks,  and  has  an  average  annual 
rainfall  probably  not  less  than  that  of  Moss  Yale  (49  inches).  The 
rich  soil  is  due  to  the  decomposition  of  a  sheet  of  lava  which,  the 
Government  Geologist  kindly  informs  me,  probably  emanated 
from  somewhere  near  what  is  now  Bowral,  and  over-spread 
more  or  less  of  the  Hawkesbury  sandstone  formation  of  the 
district.  The  great  depth  of  ths  rich  red  or  chocolate-coloured 
soil  may  be  noticed  in  the  road-cuttings,  and  I  have  been  told  that 
in  some  places  near  Robertson  it  is  as  great  as  25  feet.    In  one  poor 


526  NOTES    ON   AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

paddock  on  the  farm  where  I  procured  my  specimens,  a  sand  pit 
shows  about  6  feet  of  soil  resting  upon  sand.  The  sandstone  is  not 
everywhere  covered,  for  about  half-a-mile  from  this  farm  it 
crops  out  in  precipitous  cliffs,  and  a  little  further  off  there  is  an 
uncovered  tract  of  about  100  acres,  the  stunted  vegetation  of 
which  both  as  regards  its  general  appearance  and  the  species  of 
plants,  presents  a  striking  contrast  to  the  surroundings,  and 
instantly  calls  to  mind  the  neighbourhood  of  Sydney.  Elsewhere 
the  large  size  of  the  Eucalypts,  the  abundance  of  tree-ferns,  and 
the  large  tracts  of  thick  Sassafras  brush,  much  of  which  however 
is  now  being  cleared,  testify  to  the'  richness  and  fertility  of 
the  soil. 

In  this  locality  I  have  obtained  examples  of  four  new,  and  one 
undescribed  species  of  earthworms.  One  of  these  (Didymogaster 
silvaticus)  seems  to  be  restricted  to  the  Sassafras  brush,  where  it  is 
to  be  found  in  and  under  rotten  logs,  on  the  substance  of  which  it 
feeds.  From  information  kindly  given  me  by  Mr.  C.  S.  Wilkinson 
I  have  since  found  this  worm  under  similar  circumstances  in 
Sassafras  Gully  near  Springwood  on  the  Blue  Mountains.  The 
first  specimens  of  this  species  which  I  saw  were  shewn  to  me  some 
two  years  since  by  Mr.  Haswell,  to  whom  they  were  given  by 
the  Hon.  James  Norton.  It  seems  to  be  a  common  worm  in  the 
brush  country,  as  there  are  specimens  of  it  in  the  Macleay 
Museum  from  Jervis  Bay,  and  from  an  unknown  locality,  possibly 
Springwood,  from  which  place  also  I  believe  Mr.  Norton's 
examples  came.  I  did  not  find  it  at  Mt.  Wilson  though  it 
probably  occurs  there. 

The  other  four  species  all  live  together  in  the  more  open  country 
timbered  with  Eucalypts,  though  they  may  also  inhabit  the  rich 
soil  of  the  brushes.  As  yet  I  have  collected  only  in  a  few  paddocks 
on  one  farm,  so  that  it  is  quite  likely  I  that  other  worms  remain 
to  be  discovered  in  the  district,  which  is  occupied  by  dairy 
farms,  agriculture    not    being  carried  on    to    any   great    extent. 

During  three  of  my  visits  to  Burrawang  I  have  been  able  to 
follow  the  plough,  and  one  could  not  in  any  other  away  get  such 


BY    J.   J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  527 

a  good  idea  of  the  abundance  of  these  worms.  On  one  occasion 
when  the  length  of  the  furrows  was  about  80  yards  I  walked 
behind  the  plough  and  counted  all  the  worms  I  could  see  either  in 
the  furrows  or  sticking  out  of  the  overturned  clods,  and  I  found 
that  for  a  number  of  furrows  the  average  number  of  worms  visible 
under  these  circumstances  was  about  50  per  furrow.  Allowing  a 
foot  for  the  width  of  soil  turned  over  for  each  fresh  furrow,  these 
would  give  nearly  10,000  worms  to  the  acre.  This  is  a  small 
estimate  compared  with  that  given  by  Hensen  for  European 
worms,  namely  53,767  per  acre  (1),  and  quite  insignificant 
compared  with  two  given  by  Urquharb  for  New  Zealand  worms, 
namely  348,840  and  784,080  per  acre  (2).  But  while  Hensen's 
estimate  is  for  worms  found  in  gardens,  in  which  situations  he 
believes  they  are  twice  as  numerous  as  in  cornfields,  and  Urquhart's 
are  for  worms  living  in  pasture  land,  which  in  one  case  had 
been  17  years  in  grass,  my  estimate  is  for  worms  in  virgin  soil, 
for  the  land  to  which  I  refer  was  not  cleared  during  my  earlier 
visits,  and  it  was  being  ploughed  for  the  first  time  on  the  occasion 
to  which  I  refer.  Moreover,  my  estimate  is  obviously  below  the 
mark  for  several  reasons.  In  the  first  place  the  plough  did  not 
turn  up  the  soil  to  a  depth  exceeding  six  inches  if  so  great, 
and  there  were  probably  some  worms  below  this  level ;  and 
secondly  if  the  clods  had  been  broken  up  and  carefully  examined 
more  worms  would  have  been  found.  Hensen  takes  one  gram 
(15*4  grains)  as  his  standard  of  weight  of  a  single  worm,  and 
Urquhart  gives  6  grains  as  the  average  weight  of  his  specimens, 
but  that  of  the  Burrawang  worms  would,  I  think,  exceed  the  first 
of  these  weights,  the  largest  worms,  which  however  are  least 
numerous,  of  which  I  have  one  specimen  measuring  30  inches 
and  a  still  larger  one  measuring  42  inches,  probably  weighing 
over  4oz.  Allowing  therefore  for  the  large  size  of  the  worms  and 
for  the  requirements  of  additional  space  on  this  account,  it  may 


(!)  Quoted  by  Darwin,  loc.  cit.  p.  159. 

(2)  "On  the  Habits  of  Earthworms  in  N.Z."    Trans,  and  Proc.  of  the 
N.Z.  Inst.  Vol.  xvi,  1883,  p.  269. 
34 


528  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

fairly  be  conceded  that,  for  virgin  soil,  Burrawang  is  well  provided 
with  earthworms,  though  of  course  it  is  possible  that  the  particular 
spot  referred  to  may  have  been  an  unusually  favourable  one. 
Doubtless,  as  is  the  case  elsewhere,  the  occupation  of  the 
land  by  man  will  lead  to  an  increase  in  the  number  of  worms, 
but,  as  it  is  quite  exceptional  in  most  country  districts  for 
farmers  to  manure  the  ground,  the  increase  may  be  slow.  A  few 
miles  off  at  Robertson  I  went  to  look  at  a  piece  of  land  which  was 
being  ploughed,  and  which  the  ploughman  told  me  had  been 
cropped  twice,  once  with  corn  and  once  with  potatoes,  and  though 
I  found  the  same  species  of  worms,  I  find  on  referring  to  my  note- 
book that  they  did  not  strike  me  as  being  more  numerous  than 
I  had  seen  elsewhere  (I). 

I  have  mentioned  that  the  worms  of  these  four  species  live 
together,  by  which  is  meant  that  in  the  same  furrow,  or 
even  in  a  few  yards  of  it,  or  by  digging  up  a  few  square 
feet  of  soil  in  a  good  spot,  one  may  obtain  specimens  of  all  four 


(1)  As  the  abundance  of  worms  either  at  Burrawang  or  Mt.  Wilson  at 
the  present  time  is  not  altogether,  if  at  all  attributable  to  the  advent  of 
man,  since  in  both  localities  they  may  be  found  in  undoubtedly  virgin  soil, 
the  following  facts  are  interesting  by  way  of  comparison.  In  "Nature  "  for 
1884  (Vol.  XXIX.  pp.  213  and  406)  will  be  found  two  letters  in  which  the 
writers  say,  that  earthworms  do  not  exist  in  the  prairies  of  the  Canadian 
North-West,  and  in  the  United  States  in  those  of  Kansas,  nor  in  the  Indian 
Territory,  Idaho,  and  Washington  Territory,  possibly  in  some  of  these 
places,  as  the  writers  suppose,  on  account  of  the  prevalence  of  intense  cold, 
and  of  prairie  fires,  or  because  the  soil  is  more  or  less  alkaline.  On  p.  503 
in  a  third  letter,  an  American  writer  commenting  on  the  first,  says  : — "  It  is 
well-known  to  settlers  on  virgin  soils  in  this  country  that  in  the  first  tillage 
of  the  ground  they  will  see  no  earthworms.  This  is  equally  the  case  whether 
they  settle  upon  prairie  land  which  has  been  swept  annually  by  fires,  or 
upon  wood  land  which  has  been  cleared  for  cultivation,  and  which  has  never 

been  burned  over But,  until   settlement  and  tillage  by  man 

there  is  no  trace  of  earthworms  even  in  those  most  favourable  localities 
called  "  beaver  meadows."  At  first  they  are  found  about  the  stable-yard, 
then  in  portions  of  ground  enriched  by  stable  manure,  garden  or  meadow, 
till  at  length  they  may  be  found  in  all  soils,  either  those  cultivated  or  those 

pastured  by    domesticated  animals The  frontier   settlers  in 

Mukoka  in  the  Canadian  Dominion tell  me  that  until  a  place 

has  been  inhabited  for  five  years  it  is  useless  to  search  for  the  earthworm." 
According  to  this  writer  it  would  appear  to  be  introduced  worms  which 
eventually  become  so  numerous. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  529 

kinds  in  different  stages  of  growth.  The  largest  of  these  ( Notoscolex 
grandis)  though  not  so  gigantic  as  certain  worms  found  in  Brazil 
in  Ceylon,  or  at  the  Cape,  nor  as  the  Gippsland  worm  of  which 
Professor  McCoy  measured  an  example  70  inches  long  when  held 
up,  is  still  a  lai'ge  worm,  one  example  among  my  spirit  specimens 
measuring  42  inches,  and  being  of  proportionate  thickness.  The 
other  three,  one  of  which  is  a  perichsete  worm — that  it  has  a 
more  or  less  complete  circle  of  bristles  round  each  segment — are 
smaller,  but  still  fair-sized  worms  ;  their  dimensions  and  characters 
will  be  given  in  the  systematic  part  of  this  paper. 

At  Mt.  Wilson  as  I  shall  mention  presently,  the  abundance  of 
worm  castings  on  the  surface  is  very  striking,  but  at  Burrawang, 
strange  to  say,  the  worms  do  not,  as  far  I  can  discover,  cast  on  the 
surface.  This  statement  may  be  qualified  to  the  extent,  that 
on  a  part  of  the  farm,  where  the  soil  is  so  poor  that 
b>  brickyard  was  opened  for  a  time,  after  heavy  rain  small 
worms  may  be  seen  under  stones  and  logs,  beside  which  one 
may  occasionally  find  a  small  quantity  of  their  castings,  But  in 
the  best  paddocks  such  as  J  have  seen  ploughed,  I  have  never  been 
able  to  find  the  castings  on  the  surface,  nor  under  any  circum- 
stances have  I  ever  found  the  castings  of  the  big  worms  above 
ground,  though  I  have  searched  carefully  over  a  piece  of  land 
before  ploughing,  and  yet  in  the  course  of  an  hour  have  seen  the 
same  ground  teeming  with  worms  only  a  few  inches  below  the 
surface.  I  have  been  to  Burrawang  twice  in  midsummer,  twice  in 
midwinter,  and  once  in  early  spring,  yet  my  experiences  have  always 
been  the  same  as  regards  the  general  absence  of  surface  castings. 
On  the  occasion  of  my  first  visit  not  knowing  where  to  look  for 
them,  and  seeing  no  indications  on  the  surface,  I  did  not  get  to  know 
that  worms  were  found  there,  until  I  questioned  the  men  about  the 
place.  But  though  the  worms  do  not  cast  above  ground 
their  castings  are  abundant  enough  in  their  burrows,  and  very 
often  the  clods  turned  over  by  the  plough  are  simply  riddled 
with  castings  up  to  within  a  few  inches  of  the  surface.  The  best 
opportunity  of  examining  these,  however,  is  furnished  by  the  earth 
round  the  roots  of  fallen  trees.     Many  of  the  large  Eucalypts  on 


530  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

the  farm  have  been  "  ringbarked  "  for  some  years,  and  from  time 
to  time  especially  during  high  winds  after  rain,  some  of  those  on 
sloping  ground  fall,  and  their  numerous,  long,  spreading  roots  tear 
up  large  quantities — often  several  cwt — of  the  soil  compacted 
round  them,  so  as  to  present  the  appearance,  when  seen  from  below, 
of  large  discs  sometimes  six  or  eight  feet  in  diameter.  Here  the 
burrows  of  worms  of  all  sizes,  most  of  them  completely  plugged 
with  cylindrical  castings,  may  be  found  running  in  all  directions, 
some  of  them  nearly  horizontal.  Such  places  are  evidently  favourite 
spots  with  the  worms,  and  they  probably  habitually  live  in  them,  or 
they  perhaps  specially  resort  to  them  for  breeding  purposes,  or 
during  dry  periods.  Generally  if  such  trees  have  not  been 
down  so  long  that  the  earth  has  become  dry,  one  may  count  upon 
finding  two  or  three  big  worms  by  digging  away  the  soil ;  and  it 
is  in  this  way  that  I  have  obtained  many  of  my  best  examples.  (1) 
Still  I  have  never  been  able  to  find  surface  castings  about  the 
bases  of  the  standing  trees,  nor  have  I  found  that  the  burrows  open 
on  the  surface  in  such  situations.  If,  as  I  suppose,  the  worms 
come  to  the  surface  only  exceptionally  or  not  at  all,  it  may  at  first 
sight  appear  difficult  to  understand  under  what  circumstances 
copulation  takes  place.  Nevertheless  as  D'Udekem  (2)  says  of 
Lumbricus  communis  var.  cy  emeus,  "cette  variete  pa  rait  sortir  plus 
difficilement  de  la  terre,  que  les  autres  ;  l'accouplement  parait  se 
faire  sous  terre,"  it  is  possible  that  a  similar  state  of  things  obtains 
with  the  worms  in  question. 

The  burrows  run  perpendicularly,  or  more  or  less  obliquely,  and 
are  sometimes  even  somewhat  devious,  as  one  may  see  by  tracing 
the  course  of  a  worm  ;  so  that  on  one  occasion  in  trying  to  dig  out 
of  its  burrow  a  very  large  specimen,  which  I  saw  for  an  instant 
and  then  lost  sight  of,  I  unintentionally  cut  off  a  considerable 
piece  of  both  ends  with  one  stroke  of  the  spade.     The  surface  of 


(1)  I  do  not  know  at  present  whether  the  worms  live  in  this  way  about 
the  roots  of  living  trees  ;  possibly  such  situations  would  be  too  dry  for 
them  on  account  of  the  absorption  of  moisture  by  the  roots. 

(2)  Mem.  Acad.  Roy.  de  Belgique,  1863. 


BY   J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  531 

the  burrows  in  firm  soil  is  perfectly  clean  and  apparently  without 
any  special  lining,  and  never  in  any  case  have  I  observed  extraneous 
matter  such  as  leaves,  which  might  have  been  dragged  in  from 
the  exterior.  The  plough  generally  cuts  off  a  few  inches  of  the 
tails  of  the  big  worms  or  lifts  the  earth  right  off  them,  but  with 
the  smaller  worms  one  may  find  as  many  examples  with  the  anterior 
end  uppermost  as  not. 

On  page  110  of  Darwin's  book  will  be  found  an  account  of  the 
depths — 3  to  8  feet — to  which  European  worms  burrow.  In  our 
dry  climate  it  might  be  expected  that  worms,  at  any  rate  in  dry 
seasons,  would  extend  their  burrows  to  even  greater  depths,  and 
possibly  it  may  be  so.  At  Burrawang  I  do  not  think  the  worms 
usually  burrow  to  as  deep  as  6  or  8  feet,  though  I  have  only  one 
piece  of  negative  evidence  to  offer  in  support  of  this  opinion. 
Before  my  later  visits  a  road  leading  to  an  adjacent  farm  had  been 
partially  made,  and  the  crown  had  been  taken  off  the  top  of  a 
small  rise  for  a  width  of  perhaps  10  yards,  and  to  a  depth  in  the 
deepest  part  of  about  3  feet.  During  my  last  visit  the  road  was 
approaching  completion,  and  two  men  were  deepening  the  cutting 
to  a  depth  of  four  or  five  feet  more.  I  made  several  visits  to  the 
cutting,  and  saw  some  tons  of  earth  excavated,  yet  I  could  not 
find  a  single  worm  nor  see  any  castings.  Either  the  worms  had 
all  been  removed  in  the  preliminary  excavation,  or  the  soil  just 
there  was  devoid  of  worms.  The  traffic  over  the  road  was  too 
insignificant  to  cause  worms  beneath  the  surface  any  discomfort, 
and  in  the  paddock  on  the  other  side  of  the  fence  not  more  than 
50  yards  distant  I  had  seen  the  plough  turn  them  up  in  abundance, 
so  that  it  is  difficult  to  believe  that  this  particular  patch  of 
very  deep  and  good  soil  was  destitute  of  worms,  and  it  seems 
plausible  to  suppose  that  they  were  removed  in  the  first  instance. 
On  questioning  one  of  the  men  he  told  me  that  the  worms  were 
not  found  in  the  sub-soil,  but  whether  his  experience  was  limited 
to  this  particular  instance  I  do  not  know. 

During  my  last  visit  several  inches  of  rain  fell  in  three  days,  and 
though  on  a  road  in  one  paddock  I  saw  a  few  small  worms  and 


532  NOTES    ON   AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

noticed  tracks,  it  had  not  dislodged  any  worms  from  the  ground 
which  I  saw  ploughed  the  day  after  it  cleared  up  (1).  Neither  do  I 
think  it  was  entirely  owing  to  the  rain  that  the  worms  were  so  close 
to  the  surface  on  this  occasion,  as  on  each  of  my  three  visits  duiing 
ploughing  the  result  has  been  the  same,  as  regards  the  abundauce 
of  worms  and  their  proximity  to  the  surface.  In  Europe  the 
worms  are  obliged  in  winter  to  burrow  deep  to  avoid  the  cold, 
but  at  Burrawang,  though  cold,  from  its  greater  elevation,  com- 
pared with  Sydney,  the  fine  sunny  days  which  prevail  during 
frosty  weather  probably  prevent  the  worms  from  suffering 
discomfort  from  the  cold.  In  summer  time  there  is  no  ploughing 
going  on,  but  one  can  always  ^obtain  worms  by  digging  in  suitable 
ground  without  going  very  deep,  though  probably  at  this  season 
the  worms  are  not  quite  so  close  to  the  surface  as  the  winter 
ploughing  shows  them  to  be  then. 

The  perichaete  worm,  when  handled,  wriggles  and  squirms 
in  a  very  lively  fashion ;  and  when  placed  on  the  ground  it 
soon  burrows  out  of  sight.  Two  of  the  other  worms  are 
less  lively  than  this  one,  while  the  big  ones  are  remarkably 
sluggish  and  passive.  The  day  after  ploughing  if  the  birds 
have  not  found  them  out,  specimens  of  these  three  may  be  found 
dead  on  the  ploughed  ground  apparently  without  having  made 
any  efforts  to  burrow  into  the  ground  again.  On  one  occasion 
having  brought  from  the  field  more  worms  than  I  required  I 
put  two  on  the  ground  in  the  garden  where  they  were  lying  dead 
next  day.     When  the  worms  are  held  in  the  hand  for  a  minute 


(1)  Of  very  large  worms,  from  4  to  6  feet  long,  from  South  Africa, 
originally  described  and  figured  by  Rapp,  and  recently  re-examined  by 
Beddard,  the  latter  says  : — "These  monstrous  worms  appear  to  be  fairly 
abundant  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Port  Elizabeth  and  other  parts  of  the 
Cape  Colony,  but  are  only  rarely  seen  ;  they  do  not  seem  to  move  about  at 
night  like  our  British  worms ;  only  heavy  and  prolonged  rains  drive  them 
to  the  surface  from  their  underground  burrows  ;  on  such  occasions,  as  I  am 
informed  by  a  correspondent,  which  only  take  place  a  few  times  a  year,  the 
ground  is  covered  by  hundreds  of  these  creatures  slowly  crawling  about  in 
all  directions  ;  as  a  general  rule  they  do  not  return  into  the  earth  after  the 
rain  has  ceased,  but  remain  above  ground,  and  are  shortly  killed  by  the 
sun."     (Nature,  Vol,  XXX.,  p.  571.     October,  1884.) 


BY   J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  533 

or  two,  the  milky  perivisceral  fluid  wells  out  of  the  dorsal  pores  in 
considerable  quantities.  When  put  alive  into  spirit  it  conies  out 
in  jets,  which  are  rendered  visible  by  the  coagulating  effect 
of  the  spirit.  Occasionally  when  an  extended  worm  is  touched 
unexpectedly  the  perivisceral  fluid  is  squirted  out  in  jets,  but 
this  is  most  noticeable  in  the  brush  worm,  which  does  it  almost 
habitually  when  irritated.  This  may  perhaps  serve  some  defensive 
purpose,  but  it  seems  to  be  due  rather  to  the  sudden  contraction 
of  the  body,  and  this  view  seems  likely  because  the  body-wall  of 
the  brush  worm  is  more  than  usually  thick  and  muscular,  and  the 
animal  is  capable  of  contracting  its  body  into  a  remarkably  small 
compass.  Professor  McCoy  says  that  the  Gippsland  giant  worms 
are  brittle,  that  when  alive  they  emit  an  odour  resembling  that  of 
creosote,  and  that  fowls  will  not  eat  them  even  when  chopped  up. 
The  Burrawang  worms  will  stand  a  considerable  amount  of 
hauling  without  damage,  they  are  quite  free  from  any  offensive 
smell,  and  poultry  eat  them  greedily. 

The  other  locality,  Mt.  Wilson,  is  about  3,400  feet  above  sea- 
level.  Except  for  the  spur  which  the  road  follows,  it  is  entirely 
surrounded  by  a  labyrinth  of  gullies,  and  the  country  round  is  of 
avery  barren  and  rocky  description  (1).  The  Government  Geologist 
says  of  it  : — "  At  Mount  Wilson  near  the  Great  Western  Railway, 
an  intrusive  mass  of  dense  augitic  basalt  containing  crystals  of 
oligoclase  has  burst  through  the  Coal  Measures  and  Hawkesbury 
sandstones  and  flowed  out  and  covered  the  latter.  Wherever 
patches  of  this  trap  rock  occur  the  soil  resulting  from  the  decom- 
position supports  a  most  luxuriant  growth  of  vegetation,  including 
tree-ferns  and  splendid  timber  trees  of  Eucalypti.  These  patches 
of  dense  vegetable  growth  amidst  the  rugged  Blue  Mountains  are 
in  striking  contrast  with  the  stunted  timber  and  scrub  seen  almost 
everywhere  upon  the  sandstone  formation."   (2) 

(1)  A  general  account  of  Mt.  Wilson  will  be  found  in  Mr.  Trebeck's  paper, 
ante  p.  491  ;  also  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  Du  Faur  on  p.  58  of  the  "'  Railway 
Guide  of  N.  S.  W." 

(2)  Notes  on  the  Geology  of  N.S.W.,  p.  62.     By  C.  S.  Wilkinson,  F.G.S.r. 
F.L.S. 


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534  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

Here  worms,  judging  by  the  abundance  of  the  castings,  are 
individually  as  numerous  as  at  Burrawang.  As  there  was  no 
ploughing  going  on,  1  was  dependent  on  digging  for  a  supply  of 
specimens,  which  I  found  on  subsequent  examination  to  belong  to 
three  species.  One  of  these  is  a  perichsete  worm  at  present  not 
known  to  me  from  any  other  locality,  and  which  I  have  named 
Perichceta  Coxii,  after  Mr.  J.  D.  Cox,  from  whoin  I  first  heard  of 
the  existence  of  earthworms  at  Mount  Wilson,  and  to  whose 
kindness  and  hospitality  I  owe  the  opportunity  of  collecting 
specimens  there.  This  seems  to  be  the  most  abundant  worm  at 
Mount  Wilson,  and  is  to  be  found  not  only  in  the  soil  on  the  top 
of  the  mount,  but  also  in  the  gullies  about  the  base  of  it  consi- 
derably below  the  level  of  the  basaltic  capping,  wherever  the  soil 
washed  down  from  the  high  ground,  and  mixed  with  the  decaying 
vegetable  matter,  forms  a  rich  compost.  The  second  is  also  a 
perichsete  worm  of  which  I  obtained  only  a  few  specimens, 
which  appear  to  be  a  variety  of  a  species  (P  .  austi'alis),  which 
I  found  more  abundantly  at  Burrawang,  and  of  which  stunted 
specimens  are  to  be  met  with  in  the  poor  soil  about  Sydney. 
Of  the  third  species  I  obtained  only  a  single,  young  specimen, 
also  a  perichsete  worm,  which  differs  from  the  others,  among 
other  things,  in  having  four  pairs  of  spermathecse  instead  of 
Wo.  The  only  other  Australian  worms  with  a  like  number  of 
spermathecae  that  I  know  of,  are  in  the  Macleay  Museum,  and 
came  from  Queensland,  and  have  not  yet  been  described.  (1)  I 
therefore  postpone  the  consideration  of  the  third  Mt.  Wilson 
species  until  I  can  obtain  a  further  supply  of  specimens.  I  heard 
of  larger  worms  than  any  I  obtained,  and  these  perhaps  may  also 
be  new. 

Surface  castings  abound  every  where,  in  the  open,  under  and  at 
the  sides  of  prostrate  logs,  at  the  base  of  walls  of  rock,  and  under 
overhanging  ledges,  and   this  both  on  the  summit  of  the  mount 


( 1 )  Since  the  above  was  in  type  I  have  found  two  specimens  of  a  small 
perichaete  worm  with  four  pairs  of  spermathecse,  at  Seven  Hills  near 
Parramatta. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  535 

and   in    the   gullies.     Nothing   could   be  more   striking   than  the 
difference  between  Burrawang  and  Mt.  Wilson  in  this  respect. 

The  castings  form  rugged,  convoluted  masses  plainly  indicating 
their  origin,  often  several  inches  above  the  ground,  but  too 
irregular  and  not  standing  sufficiently  erect  to  deserve  the 
epithet  of  "  tower-like,"  and  they  give  one  the  idea  of  having 
been  ejected  in  so  soft  a  condition  as  to  have  sunk  down  instead 
of  forming  "  towers ;"  otherwise  they  are  very  similar  to  the 
castings  represented  in  Figs.  2  and  3  in  [Darwin's  book.  The 
night  of  my  arrival  it  began  to  rain  heavily  ;  after  the  rain  the 
worms  were  casting  freel}T,  the  fresh  castings  being  of  a  semi-fluid 
consistency,  so  that  from  the  absence  of  tower-like  castings  it  may 
be  that  they  usually  cast  only  during  and  just  after  wet  weather 
As  noted  by  Mr.  Darwin  in  the  case  of  other  worms,  the  castings 
cohere  with  considerable  tenacity  on  drying,  and  after  heavy  rain 
the  old  ones  were  only  partially  disintegrated  thereby.  In  several 
places  where  logs  had  been  burnt,  the  castings  beneath  and  at  the 
sides  of  them  had  been  baked,  but  beyond  a  change  of  colour  they 
were  still  perfectly  recognisable  as  old  castings.  The  worms 
must  materially  aid  in  the  work  of  denudation,  because  there  is 
not  much  level  ground,  and  many  of  the  slopes,  on  which  castings 
may  be  found,  are  tolerably  steep,  so  that  eventually  much  of  the 
soil  brought  to  the  surface  by  the  worms  must  be  washed  clown 
into  the  gullies. 

Since  earthworms  are  so  abundant  at  Alt.  Wilson  it  is  not 
improbable  that  they  are  equally  so  in  the  soil  of  Mts.  Tom  ah 
and  Hay,  which  are  not  many  miles  distant,  and  which,  as  I 
understand,  are  similarly  capped  with  basaltic  rocks.  If  so,  the 
comparison  of  the  worms  from  these  three  spots  may  be  of  great 
interest,  because  practically  these  mountains  have  been  completely 
isolated  for  ages,  since  the  innumerable  ravines  and  gullies  which 
surround  them  may  not  unreasonably  be  supposed  to  form 
insuperable  barriers  to  the  passage  of  worms  from  one  to  the 
other,  and  the  surrounding  country  is  of  such  a  barren  and  rocky 
character  as  to  support  few,  if  any,  worms.     On  the  other  hand  it 


536  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

may  be  that  the  volcanic  outbursts  at  all  three  spots  were  contem- 
poraneous, and  that  subsequently  all  three  localities  were  stocked 
under  similar  circumstances,  and  from  the  same  source,  and  were 
afterwards  isolated  by  denudation,  so  that  the  worms  having  lived 
under  very  similar  conditions  may  not  be  very  different.     (1) 

I  do  not  know  for  certain  whether  the  rich  soil  of  the  Burrawang 
district  forms  a  completely  isolated  tract,  though  on  the  map  this 
appears  to  be  the  case,  or  whether  it  does  not  merge  into  that  of 
Illawarra,  and  this  again  into  some  other  ;  (2)  but  that  of  Mount 
Wilson  certainly  does.  As  the  worms  I  have  described  seem  more 
or  less  restricted  to  these  fertile  spots,  which  must  have  been 
stocked  in  the  first  instance  from  the  then  surrounding  areas> 
possibly  the  existing  worms  are  simply  the  well-grown  and  robust 
descendants  of  ancestors  which  long  enjoyed  a  generous  diet, 
and  the  surviving  remnants  of  a  once  more  widely  spread  worm- 
population  whose  limits  have  since  been  narrowed  by  the  work  of 
denudation,  as  much  of  the  superficial  area  of  the  Blue  Mountains, 
except  perhaps  in  some  of  the  gullies,  is  probably  destitute  of  earth- 
worms at  the  present  time. 


(1)  Similar  remarks  are  applicable  to  Mt.  King  George-  Speaking  of 
this  neighbourhood  Strzelecki  says  : — "Between  these  ranges  lie  yawning 
chasms,  deep  winding  gorges,  and  ff  rightful  precipices.  Narrow,  gloomy, 
and  profound,  these  stupendous  rents  in  the  bosom  of  the  earth  are 
inclosed  between  gigantic  walls  of  a  sandstone  rock,  sometimes  receding 
from,  sometimes  frightfully  overhanging  the  dark  bed  of  the  ravine,  and  its 
black  silent  eddies,  or  its  foaming  torrents  of  water.  Everywhere  the 
descent  into  the  deep  recess  is  full  of  danger,  and  the  issue  almost 
impracticable.  The  writer  of  these  pages,  engulphed  in  the  course  of  his 
researches,  in  the  endless  labyrinth  of  almost  subterranean  gullies  of  Mt. 
Hay  and  the  River  Grose,  was  not  able  to  extricate  himself  and  his  men 
until  after  days  of  incessant  fatigue,  danger,  and  starvation. "  (Phys.  Desc. 
of  N.S.W.  and  Van  Diemen's  Land,  p.  57.) 

(2)  On  the  Geological  Sketch  Map  accompanying  Mr.  Wilkinson's  "Notes 
on  the  Geology  of  N.S.W.,"  no  large  extent  of  volcanic  rocks  is  shewn  in 
this  neighbourhood,  but  several  pei'/ectly  isolated  patches  are  marked  as 
lying  between  the  Railway  and  the  coast.  These,  however,  as  regards 
their  extent  and  limits,  are  probably  only  represented  diagrammatically, 
the  map  being  on  too  small  a  scale  to  allow  of  its  being  otherwise.  I  cannot 
identify  any  connection  between  Burrawang  and  either  of  the  patches 
figured. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  537 

While  Mr.  Darwin  has  exhaustively  treated  the  subject  of  the 
habits  of  European  worms,  so  little  is  known  from  actual  obser- 
vation of  the  habits  of  any  exotic  earthworms  in  their  native 
haunts,  that  I  have,  in  the  foregoing  part  of  this  paper,  quoted 
rather  copiously  from  my  notes.  In  what  follows  my  object 
is  simply  to  describe  intelligibly  the  worms  I  have  collected, 
to  do  which  it  is  necessary  to  take  note  of  at  least  the  more 
prominent  anatomical  characters ;  but  for  various  reasons  I  have 
had  to  postpone  the  consideration  of  the  details  of  the  structure 
and  arrangement  of  the  segmental  organs,  of  the  salivary  and 
intestinal  (calciferous)  glands,  of  the  typhlosole,  and  of  the 
nervous  and  vascular  systems,  as  also  of  the  situation  of  the 
nephridiopores,  and  of  the  relations  of  the  vasa  deferentia  to  the 
prostates  in  most  cases.  The  parasites,  which  in  various  stages 
infest  many,  if  not  all,  of  these  worms  are  also  worth 
investigating.  Too  often  those  who  have  worked  at  the  anatomy 
of  foreign  earthworms  have  had  to  be  content  with  scanty  supplies 
of  badly  preserved  material.  Having  now  obtained  a  general  idea 
of  some  of  our  earthworms,  I  purpose  endeavouring  to  make  the 
most  of  my  good  fortune,  by  re-examining  them  and  any  others  I 
can  get,  in  detail  from  a  morphological  point  of  view,  and  with  the 
help  of  section-cutting.  As  almost  the  whole  of  the  material  I 
have  had  for  examination  has  been  in  spirit  for  more  or  less  lengthy 
periods  and  was,  with  the  exception  of  the  Mt.  Wilson  worms 
which  were  obtained  early  in  January,  collected  in  winter  when 
the  worms  are  sexually  inactive,  I  purpose  collecting  fresh  supplies 
with  a  view  to  special  preparation. 

The  rich  districts  of  Illawarra,  of  the  Hunter,  the  Manning, 
the  Richmond,  the  Clarence,  and  others  of  our  coastal  rivers  as 
well  as  other  parts  of  the  colony,  will  doubtless  yield,  when 
systematically  searched,  a  rich  harvest  of  earthworms,  a  knowledge 
of  which  and  of  their  geographical  distribution  cannot  fail  to  be  of 
great  interest  from  several  points  of  view.  As  my  time  and 
opportunities  for  collecting  material  are  limited,  I  appeal  to 
members  of  this  Society  resident  in  favourable  localities,  for 
information  of  any  description,  or  for  specimens  either  put  straight 


538  NOTES    ON   AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

into  good  methylated  spirit,  or  packed  with  due  allowance  of  space 
in  a  tin  box  or  wide  bottle  with  a  small  amount  of  earth  and  plenty 
of  damp  moss. 

Ferrier  (1)  has  divided  earthworms  into  three  groups,  viz. 
Lumbricini  anteclitellini,  L.  intraclitellini,  and  L.  postclitellini^ 
according  as  the  male  pores  are  situated  in  front  of,  within, 
or  behind,  the  clitellum  or  girdle.  It  is  interesting  to  find 
that  there  are  Australian  representatives  of  all  three  groups.  Too 
little  is  known  of  Australian  earthworms  to  attempt  to  generalise 
at  present,  but  there  are  one  or  two  points  that  may  be  noticed. 
The  occurrence  of  the  genus  Zumbricus  in  Australia  is  interesting, 
because  at  present  it  is  not  known  from  Asia  or  the  East  Indies, 
though  it  occurs  in  N.  and  S.  America,  and  at  the  Cape.  On  the 
other  hand,  there  are  indications  that  the  genus  Perichceta,  which 
may  be  said  to  have  its  head-quarters  in  Asia  and  the  East  Indies, 
is  well  represented  in  Australia,  while  it  is  represented  at 
present  by  a  single  species  in  S.  America.  Again  the  genus 
Acanthodrilus  occurs  both  in  New  Caledonia  and  New  Zealand, 
yet  so  far  it  has  not  been  met  with  in  Australia ;  this  however, 
may  be  simply  due  to  want  of  more  careful  search.  Intraclitellian 
worms  were  first  described  by  Perrier  from  S.  America;  subse. 
quently  several  Asiatic  genera  were  added  to  this  group.  The 
Australian  intraclitellian  worms  described  in  this  paper  have  no 
particular  affinity  with  any  of  the  described  genera. 

Among  the  points  of  interest  presented  by  the  worms  which  I 
have  examined,  the  following  is  perhaps  most  noteworthy,  though 
possibly  some  allowance  must  be  made  for  the  sexual  inactivity  of 
some  of  them  :  in  all  of  them  the  vasa  deferentia  are  quite  inde- 
pendent of  the  testes  (or  seminal  reservoirs  in  L.  Novae- Hollandiai), 
and  (except  in  the  last  named  species)  the  two  pairs  of  testes  are 
either  in  consecutive  segments  (xi  and  xil),  or  two  segments 
intervene  between  these,  which  are  then  in  ix  and  xn,  but  in 
both  cases  the  two  pairs  of  "  ciliated    rosettes"    or  vas    deferens 

(1)  Nouv.  Arch,  du  Mus.  Paris,  Tom.  vm,  1872,  p.  43. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  539 

funnels  are  in  segments  x  and  xi.  A  similar  condition  has  been 
described  by  Perrier  as  occurring  in  Pontodrilus  and  others,  and 
by  Beddard  in  Acanthodrilus. 

In  the  following  list  the  three  described  species  are  included. 

A.  ANTECLITELLIAN  WORMS. 

1.  Lumbricus  Nov;E-Hollandi.e,  Kinberg. 

Lumbricus  Novce-Hollandice,  Annulata  nova,  Ofversigt  af  Kongl. 
Vet.  Akad.  Forhand.  Stockholm,  1866,  p.  95. 

As  there  appears  to  be  no  copy  of  Kinberg's  paper  in  the  colony, 
and  in  neither  of  the  abstracts  available  are  the  specific  characters 
of  the  worm  mentioned,  all  I  can  learn  about  it  is,  that  Kinberg  did 
describe  a  species  of  Lumbricus  from  Sydney.  Professors  Perrier  and 
Lankester,  however,  both  speak  of  Kinberg's  descriptions  as  being 
insufficient  being  founded  wholly  on  external  characters,  (1)  the 
former  writer  also  stating  that  Kinberg  was  unable  to  identify  the 
male  pores  in  the  Australian  Lumbricus  ;  hence  a  fuller  description 
of  it  is  both  desirable  and  necessary. 

The  commonest  species  of  earthworm  about  Sydney  is  a 
Lumbricus  (or  Allobophora  of  Eisen),  and  it  appears  to  be  widely 
distributed  in  this  colony,  for  I  have  received  specimens  of  it  from 
Picton,  from  Wagga  Wagga,  and  from  Guntawang  near  Mud  gee, 
and  I  have  found  it  on  the  banks  of  the  Turon  River  near  Capertee, 
and  at  Seven  Hills  near  Parramatta  (2).  There  can  be,  I  think,  little 
doubt  that  this  is  the  species  to  which  the  examples  examined  by 
Kinberg,  belong,  because  I  have  not  been  able  to  meet  with  any 
other  worms  referable  to  this  genus  except  from  the  Hon.  W. 
Macleay's  garden  at  Elizabeth  Bay,  one  of  the  oldest-established 
gardens  in  Australia,  and  to  which  plants  have  been  brought  from 
many  parts  of  the  world.     In  this  and  in   a  neighbouring  garden 


(1)  Perrier  loc.  cit.  p.  33,  and  Lankester  Phil.  Trans.  Vol.  163,  p.  265. 

(2)  Since  the  above  was  in  type  I  have  received  specimens  of  this  worm 
from  Bowning  near  Yass,  kindly  sent  to  me  by  Mr.  J.  Mitchell. 


540  NOTES    ON    AUSTEALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

originally  part  of  it,  there  flourish  apparently  three  anteclitellian 
worms,  of  which  one  is  without  doubt  the  European  L.  olidus 
introduced,  a  second  is  the  worm  alluded  to  above  as  being  in  all 
probability  L.  Novce-Hollandice,  from  which  the  third  differs  in 
colour,  and  in  the  number  of  segments  comprised  by  the  clitellum, 
but  seemingly  not  in  other  important  points.  I  do  not  know  at 
present  what  this  last  worm  really  is,  but  as  its  habitat  is  so 
restricted  it  may  be  left  out  of  account  for  the  present. 

Large  specimens  of  the  worm  which,  'from  its  abundance 
and  wide  distribution,  it  seems  reasonable  to  suppose  is 
L.  Novce-Hollandice,  from  Sydney  gardens  consist  of  from  130 
to  150  segments,  and  are  from  about  115  to  145  mm.  long  when 
moderately  contracted.  Such  worms  are  larger  than  any  I  have 
seen  from  any  other  locality.  Colour  varying  from  slate  to 
light  or  dark  brown  above,  usually  darkest  in^front  of  clitellum 
whitish  below.  Young  specimens  are  redder  and  bleach  white 
in  spirits,  whereas  the  larger  ones  retain  their  colour.  Body 
cylindrical,  flattened  ventrally,  tapering  anteriorly,  flattened  poste- 
riorly. Prostomium  pear-shaped,  with  a  median  longitudinal 
groove  inferiorly,  embedded  in  the  buccal  segment  for  less  than 
half  the  width  of  the  latter.  After  about  the  fifth,  the  segments 
are  tri-annulate. 

Clitellum  well-developed,  comprising  at  least  eight  segments, 
from  xxvn  to  xxxiv,  but  sometimes  involving  also  portions  of 
xxvi  and  xxxv ;  incomplete  on  the  ventral  surface  of  segments 
xxvn  to  xxix,  but  more  or  less  complete  on  the  remaining  portion, 
the  outlines  of  the  segments  being  usually  quite  obscured.  Imma- 
ture worms  may  be  found  with  a  rudimentary  clitellum,  com- 
mencing as  ventral  and  infero-lateral  thickenings  of  segments  xxx 
to  xxxiv,  there  being  also  two  isolated  thickened  masses  on  segments 
xxxi  and  xxxm  just  dorsad  of  the  main  thickening  on  each  side. 
Later  stages  shew  a  complete  clitellum  for  segments  xxx  to  xxxiv, 
and  finally  in  sexually  mature  worms  all  but  the  ventral  surface 
of  the  three  or  three  and  a-half  preceding  segments  is  added. 

Male  pores  slit-like,  on  segment  xv,  in  the  middle  of  the  segment 
and  between  the  second  and  third  rows  of  setae  on  each  side ;  in 


BY    J.   J.   FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  541 

mature  specimens  the  pores  have  thick  and  tumid  lips,  the  swellings 
often  extending  on  to  the  two  segments  adjacent  to  xv.  Female 
pores  on  xiv,  in  a  line  with  the  setae  and  dorsad  of  those  of  the 
second  rows.  Apertures  of  spermathecae  between  segments  ix 
and  x,  and  x  and  xi,  in  a  line  with  the  interval  between  the 
two  outermost  rows  of  setae  on  each  side.  Dorsal  pores  inter- 
segmental, present  throughout  after  the  8th  segment. 

Ventral  surface  of  segments  ix-xi  swollen,  probably  functioning 
as  adhesive  organs. 

Setae  in  eight  longitudinal  rows  forming  four  pairs  ;  the  inner 
pairs  ventral,  the  outer  lateral  and  placed  just  where  the  change  of 
colour  takes  place.  Setae  simple,  ^-shaped  with  a  very  slight 
enlargement  near  the  middle ;  wanting  on  the  first  and  last 
segments,  present  on  the  clitellum. 

The  alimentary  canal  presents  no  remarkable  deviations 
from  the  Lumbricus  type.  The  buccal  cavity  leads  into  a  muscular 
pharynx  extending  as  far  back  as  segment  v ;  this  is  followed  by 
the  long  oesophagus  which  opens  into  the,  crop  lying  in  segments 
xv  and  xvi ;  the  large  muscular  gizzard  occupies  the  next  two 
segments,  after  which  comes  the  large  sacculated  intestine  which 
continues  throughout  the  rest  of  the  body.  From  segments  vi  to  ix 
the  oesophageal  walls  are  thin,  the  contents  showing  through  them, 
but  in  segment  x  and  the  two  immediately  following  it,  the  walls 
become  thicker,  more  glandular,  and  very  vascular.  In  segment  x 
the  oesophagus  gives  offa  pair  of  lateral  diverticula,  hollow  vascular 
pouches  with  projecting  rugae,  which,  on  slitting  up  the  canal  are 
seen  to  communicate  with  it  by  a  pair  of  apertures.  The  diver ticu- 
lata  in  segment  x  are  always  conspicuous;  but  in  segments  xi  and 
xii  there  are  apparently  no  distinct  pouches,  though  the  oesophagus 
being  constricted  at  the  mesenteries  the  intermediate  portions  of  it  in 
these  segments  externally  appear  swollen,  while  internally  the 
portion  in  xi  presents  a  number  of  very  vascular,  thick  lamellae, 
that  in  xn  being  much  less  modified.  These  are  the  calciferous 
glands  ;  from  this  portion  of  the  intestine,  crystalline  particles  may 
be  obtained,  many  of  which  effervesce  on  the  addition  of  acid,  those 


542  NOTES    ON   AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

which  do  not  being  probably  silicious  grains  of  sand  taken  in  with 
the  food.  In  segments  xiii  and  xiv  the  oesophageal  walls  are  less 
glandular  and  thick.  The  septum  between  the  two  gizzard  seg- 
ments is  usually  wanting. 

The  supra-intestinal  blood-vessel  and  the  dorsal  surface  of  the 
alimentary  canal  from  the  pharynx  backwards  but  more  conspi- 
cuously in  the  intestinal  region,  are  coated,  just  as  in  European 
species,  with  the  brownish-yellow  issue  formerly  termed  hepatic. 

Of  the  male  organs  I  am  able  at  present  to  give  only  a  pre- 
liminary and  unsatisfactory  account,  as  I  have  had  for  dissection 
only  winter  worms  whose  organs   are  in  a  functionally   inactive 
condition;  and  it  will  be  necessary  for  their  complete  understanding 
to  dissect  a  more  perfect  series  of  animals  in  various  stages  of 
growth,    than    I    have     yet    been    able    to    do.     The    condition 
than  I  have  met  with  in  well-grown  worms  with  fully  developed 
clitella  is  as  follows.      In    the    11th  and    12th    segments,    when 
a  worm   is   opened  from  the  dorsal  aspect,   there  are  visible  two 
pairs   of  conspicuous    white    masses    lying   above    the    intestine, 
those  of  each  pair  touching  in  the  median  line.      But  in  addition  to 
these,  there  are  two  other  pairs  of  bodies  of  very  similar  appear- 
ance and  structure,  but   of    very    much    smaller    size  ;     so  that 
in    these  worms,  in  the  condition  met    with  with,  the    vesiculse 
seminales,   or   seminal   reservoirs     are    of    a    fourfold    character. 
The    anterior  pair    of  these    lie    in    segment  ix,  and  are  attached 
to    the    anterior   face    of  the     mesentery    between    segments   ix 
and  x  ;  the    transverse    "  hearts "  in    this    segment    lie    between 
them  and    the  intestine,   and  the  segmental   organs   lie  in  front 
of  them.     The    second    pair    occupy  a    similar    position    in    the 
10th  segment.     The  bodies  of  both  pairs  are  quite  separate  from 
each  other,  smooth,  somewhat  flat  or  cylindrical,  and  not  divided 
into  lobes.      The  bodies  in  segments  xi  and  xn  are  very  much 
larger,   slightly  bi-  or  tri-lobed,  with   the  surface  not  smooth  but 
rather  somewhat  lobulate,  and  those  of  each  pair  apparently  quite 
independent   of     each    other,    and    attached    by  a    stalk    to  the 
posterior  faces  of  the  mesenteries  between  segments  x  and  xi,  and 


BY    J.  J.   FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  543 

xi  and  xn  respectively,  slightly  above,  and  to  one  side  of  tli3 
intestine,  then  arching  over  the  latter  they  touch  in  the  median 
dorsal  line.  Each  pair,  of  which  the  posterior  are  sometimes 
the  larger,  lie  in  their  own  segment.  Under  the  microscope 
portions  of  all  these  four  pairs  of  bodies  shewed  in  my  specimens 
an  abundance  of  various  stages  of  parasites — Gregarines  and 
Angitillula-ttke  Nematoids — with  a  small  quantity  of  spermatozoa 
in  various  stages  of  development. 

Smaller  worms  from  Wagga  Wagga,  Guntawang,  and  Sydney, 
but  with  well  developed  clitella  show  the  same  arrangement  in  a 
more  marked  degree,  the  two  bodies  of  each  pair  in  segments 
XI  and  xn,  attached  to  the  mesenteries  a  little  above  and  to  one 
side  of,  the  intestine,  being  relatively  so  much  smaller  as  to  show 
at  a  glance  their  complete  independence  of  each  other,  and  of  the 
"  ciliated  rosettes."  The  two  anterior  pairs  were  about  as  usual. 
Two  worms  with  only  rudimentary  clitella  shewed  no  perceptible 
difference.  All  these  worms  also  were  collected  in  winter ;  what 
changes  may  take  place  in  the  disposition  of  these  organs 
when  the  worms  are  sexually  active,  I  hope  to  find  out  in  the 
ensuing  spring,  from  the  examination  of  a  series  of  animals. 
The  arrangement  I  have  described  is  remarkable,  and  different 
from  that  of  Lumbricus  ayricola  and  other  European  species, 
which  have  two  pairs  of  seminal  reservoirs  in  segments  x  and 
xi,  those  of  the  anterior  pair  bilobed  and  the  posterior  pair 
unilobed  (1),  the  two  pairs  originating  in  immature  worms 
as  six  small  vascular  outgrowths  of  three  of  the  septa, 
arranged  in  three  pairs,  of  which  the  two  anterior  pairs  coalesce  to 
form  the  bilobed  mass  met  with  in  mature  worms. 

The  two  pairs  of  "  ciliated  rosettes " — or  anterior  dilated 
extremities  of  the  vasa  deferentia, — lie  on  the  floor  of  segments  x 
and  xi,  just  in  front  of  the  posterior  mesenteries  of  these  segments. 
The  first  pair  of  "  rosettes "  thus  lie  below,  and  in  the  same 
segment     as    the   second   pair    of  bodies    above-mentioned,    and, 

(1)  Bloomfield,  Q.  J.  M.  S.  1880. 
35 


544  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

are  as  it  seems  to  me,  quite  independent  of  them  ;  the  second  pair 
occupy  a  similar  position  in  the  following  segment,  and  are  also 
independent  of  the  white  masses  in  the  same  segment.  Below  the 
posterior  white  masses  in  segment  xn,  on  the  floor  of  the  segment 
on  either  side,  and  close  to  the  anterior  mesentery  is  a  small  white 
body  which  on  examination  will  be  found  to  be  a  few  coils  of  the 
vasa  deferentia  just  before  these  pass  through  the  mesentery 
between  segments  xi  and  xn  to  join  the  "  ciliated  rosettes  "  on 
the  other  side  of  it.  The  ducts  from  the  four  ciliated  rosettes  unite 
in  segment  xn  and  continue  as  the  two  vasa  deferentia  to  open  by 
the  male  pores  on  segment  xv. 

Attached  to  the  posterior  faces  of  the  mesenteries  between  ix 
and  x,  x  and  xi,  corresponding  nearly  with  the  position  of  the 
ovaries  in  xiii  are  two  pairs  of  small  but  noticeable  bodies  con- 
sisting of  masses,  of  cells  which  may  be,  and  probably  are  the  true 
testes.  In  European  Lumbrics  the  true  testes,  occupy  a  similar 
position,  and  are  invisible  in  sexually  mature  worms,  being  enclosed 
within  the  seminal  reservoirs.  In  these  worms  also  the  "  ciliated 
rosettes  "  are  enclosed  by  the  seminal  reservoirs.  In  our  Lumbricus 
in  the  condition  I  have  met  with  them,  they  are  free,  as  Perrier 
has  described  them  to  be  in  L.  americanus,  and  in  L.  Victoris. 

The  female  organs  are  much  more  like  those  in  European 
species,  and  consist  of,  a  pair  of  small  pear-shaped  ovaries 
attached  low  down  to  the  anterior  mesentery  of  segment  xiii  on 
either  side  of  the  nerve  cord  ;  a  pair  of  oviducts  commencing  in 
segment  xiii  with  dilated  funnels  having  plicated  margins, 
and,  piercing  the  septum  between  segments  xiii  and  xiv,  opening  to 
the  exterior  by  the  oviducal  pores  on  the  ventral  surface  of  xiv  ;  and 
two  pairs  of  spermathecae,  fsmall,  globular,  shortly  stalked  sacs, 
which,  partially  underlying  the  mesenteries  between  ix  and  x,  and 
x  and  xi  lie  just  within  segments  x  and  XI,  and  open  to  the 
exterior  as  previously  mentioned.  The  spermathecae  of  the  winter 
specimens  examined  by  me  contained  no  spermatozoa. 

The  nervous  and  vascular  systems  call  for  no  particular  mention  ; 
there  are  seven  pairs  of  transverse  hearts  in  segments  vi  to  xn, 
joining  the  supra-  and  sub-intestinal  trunks. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  545 

The  segmental  organs  are  conspicuous,  and  consist  of  coiled, 
glandular,  ciliated  tubes  of  the  usual  Lumbricus  type,  and  similarly 
disposed,  namely  a  pair  in  each  of  the  segments  excepting  a  few  of 
the  most  anterior  ones.  The  external  apertures  of  these  organs  are 
not  discernible  in  the  specimens  I  have  examine.d,  but  in  specimens 
of  a  worm  from  Mr.  Macleay's  garden  differing  from  those  described 
in  colour  and  in  the  number  of  segments  comprised  by  the  clitellum, 
they  are  easily  seen  as  a  row  of  pores  on  each  side,  on  the  anterior 
margins  of  the  segments,  just  dorsad  of  the  second  row  of  bristles 
on  each  side. 

Hab.  Sydney,  Seven  Hills  near  Parramatta,  Picton,  Wagga 
Wagga,  Guntawang  near  Mudgee,  Turon  River  near  Capertee 
(2700  ft.  above  sea  level),  N.  S.  W. 

Obs.  This  worm  seems  to  prefer  poor  and  medium  soils.  I 
have  never  found  it  either  at  Burrawang  or  Mt.  Wilson,  nor  do  I 
know  whether  it  is  found  in  any  of  the  other  colonies.  The 
specimens  from  Wagga  were  from  gardens,  about  drains,  tanks, 
and  damp  places  in  paddocks  ;  the  Guntawang  specimens  were 
collected  over  a  large  extent  of  country,  both  from  cultivated  and 
from  virgin  soil,  and  from  clayey  flats  on  the  banks  of  the 
Cudgegong  River. 

Of  the  two  other  anteclitellian  worms  which  also  occur  in  the 
Elizabeth  Bay  gardens,  one  has  the  characters  of  the  European  L. 
olidus  as  follows  : — Prostomium  pear-shaped,  extending  back  on  the 
buccal  segment  for  about  half  its  width,  number  of  segments  about 
80,  the  lateral  and  dorsal  portions  of  the  middle  of  each  segment  a 
dark  red,  the  anterior  and  posterior  margins  being  yellowish  or 
white,  ventral  surface  white,  clitellum  of  about  six  segments  from 
xxv  to  xxx  or  xxxir,  lighter  in  colour  than  the  other  portions  of  the 
body,  male  pores  on  xv,  setae  in  eight  rows  of  four  pairs.  This 
worm  is  very  partial  to  manure  heaps,  and  emits  an  unpleasant  foetid 
odour.  Mr.  Masters  informs  me  that  birds  will  not  knowingly 
touch  it,  and  that,  if  by  first  feeding  some  tame  curlews  in  his 
gardens  with  ordinary  worms  he  beguiles  them  into  taking  one 
the  foetid  worms,  it  is  instantly  rejected  with  evident  disgust.  The 


546  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

other  anteclitellian  worm  lias  about  the  same  dimensions  as  large 
examples  of  L.  Novce-Hollandia3,  but  is  of  a  pale  flesh-col  on r;  and 
has  a  saddle-shaped  clitellum  of  about  six  segments  from  xxix  to 
xxxv,  sometimes  taking  in  about  half  of  xxviii  and  xxxvi,  and 
incomplete  below. 

B.  INTRACL1TELLIAN  WORMS. 

Notoscolex,  n.  g. 

Intraclitellian  worms  with  clitellum  comprising  some  or  all  of 
segments  xiii-xxiii  ;  male  pores  two,  on  segment  xviii,  on  papillae 
in  a  line  with  the  intervals  between  the  inner  couples  of  setae; 
oviducal  pores  on  xiv  ;  setse  in  eight  longitudinal  rows. 

2.  Notoscolex  Camdenensis,  n.  sp. 

(Plate  VIII,  Figs.  1-5.) 

A  good  spirit  specimen  (somewhat  contracted)  gave  the  following 
measurements. — Length  148  mm.;  breadth  (greatest)  9  mm.; 
length  of  pre-clitellar  region  19  mm.  ;  length  of  clitellum  15  mm. ; 
number  ot  segments  about  220.  This  is  a  very  good  example  of 
average  good  specimens.  Such  a  worm  when  living  and  crawling 
will  extend  itself  to  18  in.  or  2  ft.  Of  two  specimens  measuring 
102  mm.  and  107  mm.  respectively,  and  comprising  each  about 
200  segments,  neither  shewed  any  trace  of  a  clitellum.  When 
alive  these  worms  are  of  a  uniform  pale  flesh-colour,  except  that, 
the  integument  being  very  thin,  the  internal  organs  shew  through 
it  and  locally  modify  the  ground  colour. 

The  anterior  portion  of  the  body  from  somite  XIII  forward  is 
cylindrical,  tapering  slightly  anteriorly.  Behind  this,  except  in 
the  caudal  region,  the  body  is  perceptibly  flatter  in  spirit 
specimens,  but  more  nearly  cylindrical  when  alive,  and  its  breadth 
very  gradually  diminishes  posteriorly  ;  the  last  half-dozen  somites 
more  circular  and  rapidly  decreasing  in  size  ;  mouth  and  anus 
terminal. 

Prostomium  small,  flattened  from  above  downwards,  wide  as 
compared  with  its  thickness,  in  spirit  specimens  hai'dly  projecting 
beyond  the  buccal  somite,  marked  inferiorly  with  one  median  and 


BY    J.  J.   FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  547 

two  lateral  longitudinal  grooves,  with  sometimes  a  second  faint 
outer  groove  on  each  side ;  when  everted  the  anterior  extremity 
more  convex,  the  grooves  then  curving  upwards  to  the  dorsal 
aspect,  producing  a  ribbed  appearance  ;  the  buccal  segment  only 
slightly  notched,  the  prostomium  extending  back  on  it  only  for  a 
about  J  of  its  width. 

Most  of  the  segments  from  iv-xiii  are  wider  than  in  any  other  part 
of  the  body  ;  the  fourth  segment  is  faintly  bi-annulate  ;  the  next 
nine  are  each  divided  by  a  well-marked  groove  into  two  principal 
annuli  of  which  in  segments  vu  to  xiii  the  posterior  ones  are 
subdivided  into  two  secondary  annuli,  and  in  segments  ix-xiii  the 
anterior  annuli  are  similarly  but  not  so  completely  subdivided ; 
slight  variations  may  be  met  with.  Behind  the  clitellum  the 
segments  are  narrower,  and  are  either  bi-annulate,  or  shew  two 
grooves,  one  in  front  of,  and  one  behind  the  setse. 

Clitellum  thick  and  glandular,  comprising  ten  segments  from 
xiv  to  xxiii,  but  occasionally  not  taking  in  quite  the  whole 
of  the  first  or  last  of  these,  complete  except  for  a  narrow  portion 
on  the  median  ventral  line  between  the  inner  rows  of  setae,  but 
even  here  the  surface  of  some  of  the  anterior  segments  is  slightly 
modified  but  never  so  much  so  as  to  obliterate  the  inter-segmental 
grooves  as  is  the  case  on  the  rest  of  it.  My  specimens  were 
collected  in  winter ;  when  the  worms  are  breeding  probably  the 
clitellum  is  even  better  developed. 

Setse  simple,  ^shaped  with  a  slight  enlargement  nearly  in 
the  middle,  on  papillae,  arranged  in  eight  longitudinal  rows,  of  which 
the  four  inner  rows  are  ventral  in  position  and  form  two  couples, 
one  on  either  side  of,  and  rather  close  to  the  median  ventral  line  : 
the  four  outer  rows  form  two  couples  and  are  lateral  or  ventro- 
lateral in  position.  The  rows  of  setse  of  each  of  the  two  outer 
couples  are  further  apart  from  each  other  than  are  those  of  the 
inner  ones ;  all  the  rows  are  plainly  visible  without  a  lens. 
Segments  after  the  first  setigerous. 

Male  pores  two,  situated  on  two  slight  papillae  probably  more 
conspicuous  in  the   breeding  season,  in  a  line   with  the  intervals 


548  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

between  the  setae  of  the  two  inner  couples  ;  the  latter  wanting  on 
somite  xviii  which  bears  the  pores.   In  immature  specimens  also  the 
two  inner  couples  of  setae  on  this  somite  are   wanting,  and  the 
ventral    surface  in  the   region   of    the    male   pores   is    thickened 
somewhat  on  each  side  of  the  median  line.       The  apertures  of  the 
oviducts  are  on  somite  xiv,  one  on  either  side  of  and  rather  close  to 
the  median  line,  just  behind  the   annular  groove,  in  front  of  a 
line  joining    the    setse,    and    slightly    ventrad    of    those    of    the 
two  innermost   rows,      ^permathecal    apertures    between   somites 
vh  and  viii,    and  viii   and  ix,   their   inner    margins  just   about 
in     a    line    with     the    innermost    rows     of    setse    on    each    side 
Dorsal  pores  intersegmental,   commencing  after  somite    viii   and 
continuing  throughout.     Most  of  the  mesenteries  of  segments  VI 
to  xiv  are  enormously  thick  and  muscular,  and  there  are  strong 
interseptal  ligaments. 

The  mouth  leads  into  a  buccal  cavity,  and  this  into  the 
pharynx,  which  for  the  size  of  the  worm  is  short  reaching 
back  to  somite  iv.  The  dorsal  wall  of  the  pharynx  is  especially 
thick  and  muscular.  Following  the  pharynx  is  a  piece  of 
oesophagus  which  after  somite  v  enters  the  large  gizzard ;  the 
anterior  division  of  this  is  thin-walled  and  hemispherical  in 
shape,  and  perhaps  may  function  as  a  crop ;  the  posterior 
division  is  cylindrical,  but  tapering  posteriorly,  thick-walled  and 
muscular.  The  whole  of  this  structure  lies  between  the  two 
mesenteries  of  somite  vi,  but  in  the  spirit  specimens  dissected,  it 
pushed  back  the  mesenteries  between  somites  vi  and  vn,  and  vn 
and  viii,  so  as  to  lie  in  the  first  two  and  partly  in  the  latter 
somite,  the  mesenteries  mentioned  closely  over-lying  one  another 
and  the  gizzard.  This  is  followed  by  the  small  intestine  which  in  each 
of  somites  xiv  to  xvi  is  provided  with  a  pair  of  kidney-shaped  intes- 
tinal (calciferous)  glands.  (Figs.  1  and  2.)  Each  of  the  six 
reniform,  stalked  pouches  is  grooved  transversely  on  its  dorsal 
surface,  a  branch  from  the  dorsal  vessel  running  in  the  groove,  and 
is  attached  to  the  intestine  by  a  duct  arising  almost  from  the  hilus. 
Their  inner  portions  almost  touch  over  the  intestine,  the  dorsal 
vessel  running  below  and  between  them  ;  a  more  detailed  account 


BY    J.  J.   FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  549 

of  the  structure  of  these  glands  is  postponed  for  the  present,  in 
somite  xvii  the  intestine  is  still  thin-walled  and  narrow,  and  in 
somite  xvni  it  dilates  suddenly  into  a  large  intestine,  which  for 
a  short  distance  in  the  first  and  last  portions  of  its  course  is 
straight,  sacculated,  and  constricted  at  the  mesenteries,  narrowing 
gradually  towards  the  anus ;  the  intermediate  portion  when 
distended  and  the  worm  is  contracted  appears  to  be  of  increased 
calibre,  being  closely  coiled  in  a  corkscrew  fashion.  The  intestine 
is  unprovided  with  c?eca  in  any  part  of  its  course,  and  spirit 
specimens  do  not  show  the  yellow  so-called  hepatic  tissue  present 
in  Lumbricus. 

Of  generative  organs  there  are  firstly  two  pairs  of  minutely  lobu- 
lated  or  racemose,  solid,  white  bodies  which  are  in  all  probability 
the  true  testes.  One  pair  is  in  somite  xi  the  other  in  xn,  of 
which  the  posterior  pair  is  the  larger.  The  testes  are  attached  by 
stalks  and  by  ligaments  to  the  posterior  faces  of  the  mesenteries 
between  somites  x  and  xi,  and  xi  and  XII,  slightly  above,  and  at 
each  side  of  the  intestine.  The  testis  of  each  pair  is  separate 
from  its  fellow,  merely  touching,  above  and  below,  and  arching 
round  the  intestine,  so  that  when  the  worm  is  opened  from 
above  they  are  seen  to  overlie  it.  Secondly  there  are  two  vasa 
deferentia,  which  bifurcate  in  somite  xin,  the  four  branches 
commencing  anteriorly  with  complex,  "  ciliated  rosettes,"  which 
receive  the  spermatozoa.  The  anterior  pair  of  these  lie  just 
in  front  of  the  mesentery  between  somites  x  and  xi,  and 
therefore  in  somite  x,  while  the  posterior  pair  occupy  a  corres- 
ponding position  in  somite  xi.  That  is  to  say  the  ciliated  anterior 
dilatations  of  the  vasa  deferentia  lie  in  the  segments  anterior  to 
those  containing  the  testes  from  which  they  receive  the  spermatozoa. 
A  similar  peculiar  arrangement  obtains  in  certain  other  earth- 
worms, of  which  a  case  has  recently  been  described  by  Beddard 
(1)  in  a  species  of  Acanthodrilus  from  New  Zealand  ;  and  it,  or  a 
variation  of  it,  appears  to  be  quite  a  common  arrangement  in 
Australian  worms.  Thirdly  in  somite  xvin  is  a  pair  of  prostates, 
lobulated,  small  for  the  size  of  the  worm,  each  with  a  short  straight 

(1)  P.Z.S.,  1885,  p.  824. 


550  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

duct  which  is  doubtless  joined  by  the  distal  portion  of  the  vas 
deferens  on  each  side,  but  owing  probably  to  the  condition  of  the 
worms  I  have  never  been  able  to  trace  the  exact  connection 
between  them ;  the  common  ducts  open  on  the  exterior  of  somite 
xvin  as  previously  mentioned.  I  have  seen  no  trace  of  any 
penial  setae. 

The  female  portion  of  the  generative  organs  comprises  a  pair  of 
ovaries,  a  pair  of  oviducts,  and  two  pairs  of  spermathecae.  The 
ovaries  are  to  be  found  without  any  difficulty  on  each  side  of  the 
nerve-cord,  attached  low  down  to  the  posterior  surface  of  the 
mesentery  between  somites  xn  and  xm,  and  lying  therefore  in 
somite  xm.  The  oviducts  commence  by  ciliated  funnels  on  the 
anterior  face  of  the  mesentery  between  xm  and  xiv,  situated 
opposite  the  ovaries,  and,  passing  through  the  mesentery,  are 
continued  as  two  short  tubes  which  open  to  the  exterior  on  the 
ventral  surface  of  segment  xiv.  Of  the  spermathecae  there  is  a 
pair  in  each  of  somites  viii  and  ix.  Each  spermatheca  is  a  long, 
narrow  sac,  the  distal  portion  cylindrical  when  distended,  insensibly 
diminishing  towards  the  proximal  portion  which  appears  like  a 
long  duct,  often  bent  like  a  hoop,  on  which,  at  some  distance  from 
the  aperture,  is  a  rudimentary  caecum,  small,  broad,  with  its 
summit  marked  with  four  little  elevations  so  as  to  appear  serrate 
in  outline ;  the  caecum  projects  backwards.  The  spermathecae 
often,  if  not  usually,  aie  folded  inwards  across  the  floor  of  the 
somite,  one  overlying  the  other,  beneath  the  sub-intestinal  vessel. 
They  open  anteriorly  to  the  exterior  by  apertures  of  which  one 
pair  is  between  somites  vn  and  viii,  and  the  other  between  viii 
and  ix. 

The  vascular  system  presents  two  principal  trunks,  one  supra- 
intestinal  and  the  other  sub -intestinal.  Transverse  branches  pass 
from  these  trunks  to  the  adjacent  organs.  They  are  connected  by 
eight  pairs  of  "hearts"  in  somites  VI  to  xm.  There  appears  to 
be  no  subneural  vessel. 

Segmental  organs  of  the  type  met  with  in  Lumbricus  are  absent. 
Attached  to  the  coelomic  wall  are  small  tufts  of  glandular  tubes, 
most  conspicuous  in  some  of  the  anterior  segments. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,   M.A.,   B.SC.  551 

The  nervous  system  calls  at  present  for  no  special  comment. 

Hab.  The  rich  soil  of  Burrawang  in  the  county  of  Camden, 
N.S.W.  j  at  present  I  know  of  no  other  locality. 

3.    JSIOTOSCOLEX    GRAND1S,   n.   sp. 

(Plate  VIII,  Fig.  6.) 

In  its  external  characters,  leaving  out  of  consideration  the 
clitellurn  and  the  setae,  this  worm  looks  at  first  sight  very  like  a 
large  edition  of  N.  Canidenensis,  the  anterior  segments  being  more 
completely  divided  and  subdivided  into  annuli.  These  big  worms 
are  much  less  numerous,  and  in  winter  are  so  often  devoid  of  a 
clitellurn,  that,  before  I  had  dissected  any  of  them,  I  used  to  wonder 
whether  they  weie  not  simply  the  aged  and  patriarchal  forms  of 
the  preceding  species,  which  had  ceased  to  breed,  but  I  found  on 
•dissection  that  the  reproductive  organs,  though  the  testes  are  small 
both  relatively  and  absolutely  for  the  size  of  the  worm,  were  not 
correspondingly  atrophied.  Though  allied  they  are  correctly 
referable  to  different  species,  the  characteristic  points  of  difference 
between  them  apart  from  the  size,  having  to  do  with  the  clitellurn, 
the  setae,  the  alimentary  canal,  the  spei  mathecae,  and  the  more 
marked  annulation  of  the  most  anterior  segments. 

It  is  somewhat  difficult  to  extract  these  large  worms  from  the 
ground  without  injury  to  them,  hence  some  of  my  largest  examples 
are  in  a  fragmentary  condition.  A  whole  specimen  preserved  in 
good  spirit  measures — length  76  cm.,  breadth  11  mm.,  length  of 
preclitellar  region  36  mm.,  length  of  clitellurn  20  nrn.  Three 
softer  specimens  preserved  in  weaker  spirit  are  less  contracted,  and 
measure  from  76  to  106  cm.,  (30  to  42  inches.) 

The  body  is  cylindrical,  tapering  very  slightly  anteriorly,  more 
so  posteriorly,  both  extremities  rather  obtuse.  The  prostomium 
small,  flat,  hardly  projecting  beyond  the  buccal  segment,  marked 
anteriorly  and  inferiorly  with  about  five  or  more  longitudinal 
grooves,  not  embedded  in  the  buccal  ring.  Mouth  and  anus 
terminal.       The    segments    are    widest    (some    of   them    as    from 


552  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

about  vi  to  x  4  mm.),  and  most  annulate  in  the  region  of 
about  the  anterior  thirteen,  where  except  for  about  the  first  five, 
the  mesenteries  are  enormously  thick  and  muscular :  hence  when 
excessively  contracted  this  region  is  olive-shaped,  and  thicker  than 
elsewhere.  At  first  on  account  of  the  numerous  zonitic  markings 
the  first  fifteen  or  sixteen  segments  are  somewhat  difficult  to  count 
from  external  observation  only.  All  these  segments,  except  the 
first,  are  divided  into  two  well-marked  primary  annuli ;  after  the 
third  segment  they  are  further  sub-divided  into  four  secondary 
annuli ;  ix  and  the  next  few  segments  may  shew  slight  traces 
of  a  further  subdivision  of  the  posterior  annuli ;  still  further  back 
the  segments  shew  less  distinctly  four  annuli,  but  there  are  slight 
variations  in  different  specimens. 

The  male  pores  are  situated  on  two  papilla?  on  segment  xviii, 
the  papillae  dove-tailing  in  between  the  ends  of  two  transverse, 
parallel,  glandular  ridges,  one  on  the  anterior  ventral  margin  of 
xviii,  and  the  other  in  a  similar  position  on  xix,  but  both  extending 
some  way  on  to  the  adjacent  segments  ;  usually  there  is  a  depression 
between  the  ridges,  but  sometimes  this  is  absent,  and  the  papilla? 
may  more  or  less  completely  fuse  with  one  or  both  ridges  so  as  to 
give  rise  to  a  more  or  less  complete  glandular  patch.  One  specimen 
26  cm.  long  shows  no  ridges,  and  the  pores  are  indistinct.  In 
others  these  ridges  appear  to  be  the  only  trace  of  a  clitellum,  but 
in  reality  they  are  something  superadded  to  it. 

It  is  easy  enough  at  Burrawang  in  winter  time  when  my  speci- 
mens were  collected,  to  find  worms  of  three  species  with  well- 
developed  clitella,  and  it  is  very  exceptional  to  find  adult  specimens 
of  them  without  this  structure.  It  was  therefore  puzzling  to  find  so 
many  of  the  largest  worms  apparently  without  any  clitellum  except 
the  ridges  I  have  mentioned  ;  but  as  Professor  McCoy  had  described 
something  similar  iu  the  Grippsland  worm,  I  thought  at  the  time 
that  possibly  the  worms  belonged  to  the  same  genus,  as  I  had  not 
then  been  able  to  investigate  the  matter.  Having  now  gone  carefully 
over  the  whole  of  my  material  I  have  found  four  specimens  collected 
by  myself,  which  shew  an  undoubted  clitellum,  still  better  shewn 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,   M.A.,   B.SC.  553 

in  two  specimens  collected  for  me  in  the  spring.  These  specimens 
have  a  clitellum  of  six,  or  six  and  a-half  segments,  commencing 
with  segment  xiv  or  the  posterior  part  of  xin,  up  to  and  including 
xix.  This  region  is  differently  coloured,  has  its  surface  modified, 
but  the  glandular  development  not  so  thick  in  all  cases  as  to 
obscure  the  lines  of  demarcation  between  the  segments,  though  in 
one  specimen  the  clitellum  is  perfectly  complete  all  round  and  so 
thick  that  it  does  do  so.  The  ridges  and  pores  are  s  tuated  on  the 
posterior  ventral  portion  of  the  clitellum.  (Fig.  6.)  In  these 
worms  it  appears  then  that  when  not  actively  breeding  the 
clitellum  is  usually  absent.  The  male  pores  being  on  segment 
xvin,  this  species  also  is  intraclitellian,  and  cannot  be  referred  to 
McCoy's  genus  Megascolides  as  at  present  detined. 

As  in  the  other  species  the  first  four  mesenteries  are  incomplete, 
while  most  of  those  from  segments  vi  to  xin  are  excessively  thick 
and  strong,  with  strong  interseptal  ligaments  ;  in  worms  at  all 
contracted,  they  overlie  one  another  like  saucers,  and  nothing  is 
seen  in  dissections  of  the  contents  of  the  anterior  segments,  until 
they  are  put  aside.  The  presence  of  a  few  enormously  thickened 
anterior  mesenteries  like  these,  prevails  in  all  the  other  worms  I 
have  examined,  except  in  our  Lumbricus,  and  in  Didymogaster,  in 
both  of  which  it  is  much  less  noticeable.  A  similar  arrangement 
has  been  described  in  other  worms,  and,  as  Perrier  suggests,  it  is 
probably  of  assistance  to  them  in  burrowing,  especially  where  the 
ground  is  hard. 

The  setse  are  quite  inconspicuous  even  with  a  lens  after 
removal  of  the  cuticle,  and  I  have  not  yet  satisfactorily  made  out 
their  arrangement,  but  from  what  I  have  seen  I  believe  there  are 
eight  rows  arranged  as  in  the  preceding  species. 

The  male  pores,  as  already  mentioned,  are  on  xvin  ;  the  two 
pairs  of  spermathecal  apertures  are  between  segments  vn  and  viii, 
and  viii  and  ix  ;  the  two  oriducal  apertures  are  on  xiv,  one  on 
either  side  of  and  rather  close  to  median  line,  and  not  very  conspi- 
cuous. The  dorsal  pores  are  intersegmental,  and  commence  after 
about  the  8th  or  9th  segment.     Nephridiopores  not  discernible. 


554:  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

The  alimentary  canal  is  very  similar  to  that  of  the  previous 
species  but  with  the  following  points  of  difference  :  the  crop  lies  in 
segment  v  instead  of  vi,  and  the  reniform  stalked,  intestinal 
glands  in  segments  xiv  to  xvi  are  wanting,  the  portions  of  the 
canal  in  these  segments  being  only  thick-walled  and  swollen, 
glandular,  vascular,  but  without  diverticula ;  the  large  intestine 
begins  in  xvn. 

The  generative  organs  are  also  very  similar  :  two  pairs  of 
racemose  testes  in  segments  xi  and  xn,  attached  to  the  anterior 
mesenteries,  the  only  noticeable  thing  about  them  being  that 
they  were  even  absolutely  somewhat  the  smaller  in  this  species  ; 
two  pairs  of  vas  deferens  funnels  in  segments  x  and  xi,  leading 
into  a  main  vas  deferens  on  either  side  which  doubtless  joins  the 
prostatic  duct  of  the  same  side,  but  in  my  specimens  their  relations 
could  not  be  determined  ;  two  pairs  of  spermathecae  in  segments 
vui  and  ix,  opening  anteriorly,  elongate,  narrow,  almost  cylindrical 
sacs  (about  7  mm.  long  and  l£  mm.  wide),  the  diameter  nearly 
uniform  so  that  the  duct  is  short,  a  protuberance  or  rudimentary 
caecum  given  off  anteriorly  close  to  proximal  end,  the  proximal 
portions  not  coiled,  the  sacs  not  folded  inwards  ;  a  pair  of  ovaries  in 
xni  ;  and  two  oviducts,  having  the  same  relations  as  in  the  smaller 
worm. 

The  vascular  and  nervous  systems  have  not  presented  any 
conspicuous  deviations  from  the  smaller  worms.  Small  tufts  of 
glandular  tubes  coating  the  ccelomic  wall,  more  conspicuously  in 
the  anterior  region  of  the  body,  are  probably  the  segmental 
organs. 

Hab. — Burrawang,  N.S.W. 


i&5 


4.    DlDYMOGASTER    SYLVATICUS,  g.  et  Sp.   n. 

(Plate  IX,  fig.  7  and  8.) 

The  worms  thus  designated  when  their  form  and  general  appear- 
ance, their  habits,  and  certain  structural  characters  are  considered, 
differ  so  markedly  from  any  other  known  Australian  worms,  as  to 
necessitate,  in  my  opinion,  the  creation  of  a  new  genus  for  their 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  555 

reception.  These  worms  in  respect  of  having  the  male  pores  on- 
segment  xviii,  and  in  possessing  eight  rows  of  set?e  and  two 
gizzards,  make  some  approach  to  Perrier's  Digaste-,  but  while  the 
latter  genus  is  postclitellian,  the  worms  under  consideration  are 
intraclitelliin.  The  more  important  generic  characters,  as  far  as 
one  can  judge  from  the  consideration  of  a  single  species,  are  : — 
Clitellum  of  about  five  segments  from  xiii  or  xiv  to  xviii  ;  male 
pores  on  xviii  ;  female  pores  on  xiv  ;  eight  rows  of  setae ;  two 
gizzards. 

This  is  the  worm  previously  alluded  to  as  usually  living  in  and 
under  rotten  logs  in  the  sassafras  brush  at  Burrawang  and  at 
Springwood.  It  appears  to  thrive  on  a  diet  of  rotten  wood, 
though  of  course  it  at  times  must  live  in  the  earth  before  it  gets 
into  the  rotten  logs,  and  Mr.  Wilkinson  informs  me  that  on  one 
occasion  he  saw  a  number  of  them  beneath  an  uprooted  clump  of 
ferns. 

Colour  when  alive  dark  red  almost  plum-colour,  lighter  below ; 
some  spirit  specimens  retain  the  colour  fairly  well,  others  change 
to  a  bluish-grey.  The  segments  of  the  clitellar  region  usually 
lighter,  and  of  a  purple  hue.  The  integument  is  very  thick,  so 
that  none  of  the  vessels  or  organs  show  through  it.  Contracted 
spirit  specimens  are  short,  flat,  and  thick,  and  a  transverse  section 
of  the  body,  except  that  it  is  flattened  ventrally,  would  be 
elliptical  in  outline ;  the  first  few  anterior  and  the  last  few 
posterior  segments  are  more  circular.  Large  specimens  have  a 
length  of  from  70  to  80  mm.,  a  breadth  of  10-12  mm.,  and  a 
thickness  of  8  to  9  mm.,  and  comprise  from  100  to  120  segments. 
The  body  is  Avidest  a  little  way  behind  the  clitellum,  tapering 
anteriorly  and  more  gradually  posteriorly.  When  alive  and 
extended  the  body  is  more  cylindrical  and  more  tapering.  When 
alive  and  very  strongly  contracted  the  body  becomes  of  nearly 
uniform  girth  and  obtusely  rounded  at  both  ends. 

Prostomium  small,  rounded ;  buccal  segment  very  slightly 
excavated,  only  for  about  J,  or  even  less  of  its  width. 

The  segments  are  very  distinct,  there  being  in  some  specimens 
but  little  indication  of  division  into  annuli ;  after  about  the  7th 


556  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

in  others  the  segments  are  bi-annulate,  and  further  back  they  may- 
be even  tri-armulate.      In  all  my  adult  specimens  (collected  in 
winter)  the  only  trace  of  the  clitellum  is  the  distinctly  brighter 
colour  and  the  slightly  modified  surface  of  segments  xiv  to  xviii, 
and  sometimes  of  xiii  except  the  ventral  portion,  but  there  is  no 
thick  glandular   development,   nor  are   the  lines  of  demarcation 
between  the  segments  at  all  obscured.     Such  examples  have  the 
papillse    and    male   pores    conspicuous.      Small   immature  worms 
are   wholly    without   any  trace  of    such    modifications,  and   the 
papillae    and    pores    are    scarcely    noticeable.      Three    specimens 
in  the  Macleay  Museum  though   somewhat  bleached,   shew  five 
segments,  xiv  to  xviii,  still  further  specialised  so   as  to   leave  no 
doubt  of  the    existence   of  a  well  developed  clitellum  during  the 
breeding    season ;    and    in    one    of    them    the    inter-segmental 
boundaries  are  all  but  obliterated,  and  the  clitellum  is  complete 
all    round  except   for   the    ventral   portion    of  xviii.      In  these 
specimens   also  xiii  is   slightly  modified  but  is  well  marked  off 
from  the  other  segments.     The  slit-like   male  pores  open  on  two 
conspicuous  papillae  on  xviii,  situated  laterally  on  the   anterior 
half  of  the    ventral  portion   of  the  segment,  the   anterior  basal 
portions  of  the   papillae   extending  slightly  on  to   the  preceding 
segment. 

The  setae  in  some  specimens  are  quite  inconspicuous :  but 
usually  they  are  easily  discernible  in  eight  longitudinal  rows,  of 
which  the  inner  three  on  each  side  are  ventral  and  straight,  while 
the  outermost  row  on  each  side  is  lateral,  and  in  all  the  specimens 
I  have  seen,  sinuous.  The  second  and  third,  and  third  and 
fourth  about  the  same  distance  apart,  and  a  little  further  distant 
than  the  first  and  second  rows  ;  the  two  innermost  rows  are  about 
3  mm.  apart.  The  setaa  are  simple  /-shaped.  The  setigerous 
segments  commence  with  the  second. 

The  dorsal  pores  commence  after  segment  v,  and  at  first  occur 
regularly ;  further  back,  however,  they  may  be  present  only 
between  every  two  or  even  three,  segments. 

The  two  oviducal  pores  are  situated  on  segment  xiv,  one  on 
each  side  of,  and  rather  close  to  the  median  line  ;  they  are   about 


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557 


1-5  mm.  apart  while  the  male  pores  are  about  4  mm.  apart.  The 
three  pairs  of  spermathecal  pores  are  peculiarly  placed.  There  is 
a  paii-  of  spermathecae  in  each  of  segments  vn,  vm  and  ix :  these 
Open  posteriorly  on  segments  ix,  X  and  xi  respectively  ;  that  is  to 
say,  each  spermatheca  opens  on  the  second  segment  after  the  one 
in  which  it  is  placed.  The  pores  are  slit-like,  not  inter-segmental 
but  situated  well  within  the  anterior  margins,  or  even  just  in  front 
of  the  middle  of  their  respective  segments,  and  in  a  line  with  the 
intervals  between  the  second  and  third  rows  of  seise.  Nephridio- 
pores  not  recognisable. 

The  mesenteries  from  segment  xv  forward  are  thicker  than 
those  which  follow,  but  relatively  are  nothing  like  so  thick  as  in 
the  other  worms. 

The  alimentary  canal  presents  a  muscular  pharynx  occupying 
about  segments  n  to  iv,  a  short  oesophagus  in  segment  v,  which  is 
followed  by  two  globular  gizzards,  one  in  each  of  segments  VI 
and  vii  ;  a  narrow  portion  follows  of  which  that  in  segments 
vm  and  ix  is  thin- walled,  but  in  segments  x  to  xvi  its  walls 
become  thick- walled,  glandular,  and  vascular.  The  part  in 
segment  x  is  swollen  and  globular,  less  marked  in  xi  to  xin,  but 
there  are  no  diverticula ;  in  xiv  there  is'a  long  piece  thrown  into  a 
half-coil  to  the  right  so  that  the  dorsal  vessel  crosses  it  trans- 
versely, a  half  coil  to  the  left  in  xv,  and  another  to  the  right  in 
xvi.  In  xvii  the  walls  are  thinner,  and  the  calibre  of  the  canal 
suddenly  increases,  but  for  two- thirds  of  its  course  the  noticeable 
breadth  arises  not  from  its  being  a  broad  sacculated  canal,  but 
because  the  thin-walled  intestine,  which  is  really  of  less  diameter 
than  at  first  sight  appears,  is  coiled  like  a  corkscrew,  there  being 
in  contracted  worms  a  half  coil  in  each  segment  right  and  left 
alternately.  For  the  remaining  third  it  is  straight  and  forms  a 
rectum,  which  gradually  decreases  in  breadth. 

The  male  generative  organs  comprise  two  pairs  of  testes 
in  segments  ix  and  xn  ;  two  vasa  deferentia  which  branch  in 
segment  xn  and  the  anterior  ciliated  portions  of  which  lie  free  in 
segments   x  and  xi ;  and    a  pair  of  small   prostates  in  segment 


558  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

xviii.  The  testes  are  smooth  white  bodies,  which  superiorly  are 
drawn  out  into  digitate  processes  tapering  to  fine  points.  The 
posterior  testes  are  attached  partly  to  the  ventral  wall,  and  partly 
to  the  posterior  face  of  the  mesentery  between  xi  and  xn.  The 
anterior  ones,  the  basal  portions  of  which  lie  just  behind  the 
posterior  spermatheca?,  are  attached  partly  to  the  ventral  wall, 
and  partly  to  the  anterior  face  of  the  mesentery  between  ix  and 
x  ;  they  are  smaller  and  further  apart  than  are  those  of  the 
posterior  pair.  The  anterior  portions  of  the  vasa  deferentia  are 
very  much  plicated.  The  prostates  are  flattened,  almost  com- 
pletely divided  transversely  into  two  portions.  The  prostatic 
ducts  are  no  doubt  joined  by  the  vasa  deferentia,  as  is  usual, 
but  in  none  of  the  specimens  dissected  by  me  have  I  been  able 
to  see  the  actual  connection  ;  the  common  genital  duct  is  ex- 
cessively short. 

The  female  organs  comprise  a  pair  of  ovaries  in  the  usual 
position  in  segment  xiii  ;  a  pair  of  oviducts  commencing  in  the 
same  segment  by  ciliated  funnels  and  opening  on  the  ventral 
surface  of  the  succeeding  segment ;  and  three  pairs  of  somewhat 
rounded  or  pyriform  sperm athecre,  a  pair  in  each  of  segments  vn 
to  ix,  and  of  which  the  posterior  pair  are  sometimes  the  larger. 
Each  spermatheca  has  a  small  pyriform  caecum  placed  anteriorly 
and  inferiorly,  so  as  to  be  quite  hidden  until  the  spermatheca  is 
turned  back.  The  spermatheca^  appear  to  be  only  very  shortly 
pedunculated,  but  the  ducts  are  really  longer  than  at  first  sight 
appears,  as  they  run  for  some  distance  in  the  body  wall,  and  open 
to  the  exterior  two  segments  behind  those  which  contain  the 
spermathecse  to  which  they  belong. 

The  vascular  system  presents  a  supra-intestinal  trunk  which 
throughout  its  course  is  more  or  less  completely  double,  the  two 
constituent  portions  being  confluent  at,  and  for  a  short  distance 
on  either  side  of  each  of  the  septa,  and  which  in  segments  vn  to 
xiii  is  connected  with  the  supra-nervian  trunk  by  pairs  of  hearts, 
of  which  the  last  three  or  four  pairs  are  especially  large.  Some 
of   the    "hearts"   arise    in   part    from   a  secondary   longitudinal 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  559 

vessel  which  is  noticeable  in  some  of  the  segments  commencing 
with  x :  of  these  peculiarities  I  reserve  a  fuller  description 
until  I  have  been  able  to  make  a  further  examination  of  them. 
There  are  the  usual  transverse  branches  from  the  main  trunks  to 
the  intestine,  &c.  The  double  condition  of  the  supra-intestinal 
trunk  is  not  unlike  what  Beddard  has  met  with  in  two  species  of 
Acanthodrilus  from  New  Zealand. 

The  segmental  organs  are  quite  inconspicuous ;  probably  the 
little  glandular  tufts  attached  to  the  ccelomic  wall  are  these 
organs,  but  to  make  out  their  structure  and  relations  requires 
more  careful  study  than  I  have  yet  been  able  to  give  them.  I 
have  never  been  able  to  see  any  nephridiopores. 

In  each  of  the  four  segments  v  to  ix  or  thereabouts  is  a  pair  of 
peculiar  bodies,  one  lying  on  either  side  of  the  oesophagus,  and 
both  richly  supplied  with  vessels  ;  of  the  structure  and  relations 
of  these  I  must  also  postpone  the  consideration. 

Hob. — Burrawang,  Springwood,  Jervis  Bay,  N.  S.  W. 

C.    POSTCLITELLIAN  WORMS. 

Dig  aster,   Perrier. 

This  genus  comprises  postclitellian  worms  with  two  gizzards  and 
eight  rows  of  seta?.     Only  one  species  has  been  described. 

5.  Digaster  lumbricoides,  Perrier. 

Nouv.  Arch,  du  Mus.  Paris,  vin,  1872,  p.  94,  pi.  i,  fig.  24,  pi. 
iv,  figs.  64  and  65. 

This  species  of  which  I  have  not  yet  seen  examples,  is  characterised 
by  the  possession  of  two  gizzards, — one  in  segment  v  the  other  in 
vn — eight  rows  of  setae,  a  clitellum  of  three  segments  (xiv-xvi), 
male  pores  on  xviii,  two  pairs  of  pear-shaped  sperma  thecae  in 
segments  vin  and  ix,  two  pairs  of  racemose  testes  in  x  and  xi,  a 
pair  of  flattened  prostates. 

Perrier  says  of  this  worm  that  it  is  difficult  at  first  sight  not  to 
confound  it  with  an  ordinary  Lumbricus,  whence  the  specific 
36 


560  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

name,  but  his  description  of  this  species,  probably  from  the  indif 
ferent  material  at  his  disposal  is  not  so  full  and  complete  as  that 
of  most  of  the  others  in  his  most  valuable  paper.  Moreover  the 
description  in  the  text  differs  somewhat  from  that  in  the  explana- 
tion of  the  plate.  Hence  a  further  knowledge  of  this  species  is 
desirable. 

Hob. — Port  Macquarie,  New  Holland.     (Perrier.) 

Obs. — At  Mar  rick  ville,  near  Sydney,  under  the  same  stone, 
I  found  three  worms  which  are  probably  referable  to  Perrier's 
genus.  They  were  all  about  the  same  size,  120  mm,  long  and 
4  mm.  broad  (spirit  specimens),  but  were  evidently  immature  as 
not  one  of  them  shows  the  slightest  trace  of  clitellum.  On  dissecting 
one  of  them  I  found  it  possessed  two  gizzards,  one  in  v  and  one  in 
VI,  and  it  may  possibly  belong  to  this  genus,  though  if  so  it  differs 
in  some  respects  from  Perrier's  species  ;  but  in  the  hope  of  obtain- 
ing fully  developed  specimens,  I  shall  postpone  a  further  account 
of  it  for  the  present. 

PERiCHiETA,  Schmarda. 

This  genus  was  founded  by  Schmarda  for  worms  characterised 
by  the  possession  of  a  complete  circle  or  ring  of  setae  on  each  of 
the  setigerous  somites.  The  researches  of  Perrier  and  others  have 
shewn  that  this,  as  the  generic  character  of  these  forms,  is  insuffi- 
cient. I  have  not  been  able  to  see  several  of  Perrier's  papers,  but 
the  amended  characters  of  the  genus  as  given  by  Beddard  (1)  are 
as  follows  :  "  setae  generally  arranged  in  a  continuous  row  round 
the  middle  of  each  segment ;  clitellum  occupying  2,  3,  or  4  seg- 
ments (14-17).  Male  generative  apertures  paired,  and  situated 
upon  18th  segment  of  the  body,  which  is  always  behind  the 
clitellum  ;  genital  papillae  occasionally  developed  in  neighbouring 
segments.  Female  generative  aperture  single,  and  within  the 
clitellum  upon  the  14th  segment.  Two  pairs  of  testes,  more  or 
less  solid  and  compact,  in  segments  1 1  and  1 2  ;  terminal  portion 
of  vas  deferens  on  either  side  connected    with   the  duct  of  a  large 

(1)  Ann.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.    Vol.  xm,  (5),  May  1884,  p.  401. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  561 

prostate  gland.  Copulatory  pouches  varying  in  number  from  two 
to  four  pairs,  and  provided  each  with  a  variously  shaped  supple- 
mentary pouch  or  pouches.  Intestine  with  a  caecum  on  either  side 
in  26  th  segment " 

No  species  of  this  genus  has  hitherto  been  described  from  Aus- 
tralia I  believe,  though  in  his  description  of  Megascoiides,  Professor 
M'Coy  incidentally  mentions  the  occurrence  of  a  perichaete  worm  in 
Gippsland,  which  he  calls  P.  Gippslandica,  but  of  which  I  have 
been  unable  to  find  any  published  description.  Two  new  species 
are  recorded  in  this  paper,  and  in  addition  in  the  Macleay  Museum 
there  are  specimens  of  at  least  two  worms  from  Queensland, 
different  from  these,  and  probably  differing  from  each  other,  which 
have  uninterrupted  rings  of  setae. 

6.   Perich^eta  australis,  n.  sp. 

(Plate  IX,  figs.  9-11.) 

A  large  Burrawang  spirit  specimen  consisting  of  about  140 
segments  gave  the  following  measurements  :  Length  144  mm.  ; 
breadth  9  mm.  ;  length  of  preclitellar  region  19  mm.  A  Mt. 
Wilson  specimen  has  about  the  same  dimensions.  Body  cylindrical, 
perceptibly  constricted  at  the  clitellum,  region  anterior  to  this 
olive-shaped;  the  last  nine  or  ten  somites  decrease  in  circumference 
rapidly  and  successively.  Colour  from  reddish  to  greenish  brown 
above,  very  iridescent,  much  lighter  below ;  old  worms  are  much 
darker  in  colour  than  young  ones,  which  are  redder.  The  dorsal  vessel 
shews  conspicuously  through  the  skin  in  the  median  dorsal  line. 
Prostomium  pyriform,  with  a  longitudinal  groove  inferiorly, 
extends  on  to  the  buccal  segment  for  about  two-thirds  of  its  width. 

Clitellum  distinct,  comprising  three  somites — xiv  to  xvi  ;  com- 
plete all  round,  not  usually  so  thick  as  to  obliterate  entirely  the 
intersegmental  grooves ;  setae  and  dorsal  pores  present  on  the 
clitellar  segments. 

Setae  simple,  generally  /-shaped,  though  from  the  region  in  front  of 
clitellum  they  are  straighter,  thicker,  with  the  projecting  portion 
transversely  striated  :  arranged  on  a  transverse  ridge  in  the  middle 


562  NOTES    ON   AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

of  each  segment,  but  not  forming  complete  circles,  these  being 
interrupted  in  the  median  ventral  and  dorsal  lines.  These 
interruptions,  of  which  the  ventral  is  the  more  marked,  are  such  as 
would  be  caused  by  the  absence  of  one  or  two  setae  from  a  com- 
plete circle,  that  is  to  say  they  are  about  two  or  more  times  the 
width  of  the  interval  between  two  of  the  setae  :  they  are  usually 
more  marked  in  the  anterior  part  of  the  body  :  posteriorly  the 
dorsal  interruption  often  appears  to  be  rather  apparent  than  real 
by  reason  of  there  being  no  median  dorsal  row  of  setae,  and  it  is 
rendered  more  noticeable  by  the  dorsal  vessel  showing  through  the 
integument  of  the  interval  between  the  first  dorsal  setae  on  either 
side.  The  number  of  seta?  per  segment  varies  somewhat  in 
different  parts  of  the  body,  and  also  apparently  according  to  the 
size  of  the  specimen.  In  front  of  the  clitellum  there  are  20  setae 
to  a  segment ;  just  behind  it  28  ;  and  in  the  caudal  region  32  or 
34  :  or  there  may  be  20,  32  and  36.  Two  specimens  from  Mt. 
Wikon  gave  16,  30,  and  34.  The  first,  and  the  last  few  segments 
not  setigerous. 

Male  pores  two,  each  on  a  conspicuous  mammillary  elevation  on 
segment  xvin,  just  in  front  of  the  line  of  setae  of  this  segment, 
corresponding  with  the  intervaFbetween  the  second  and  third  rows 
of  setae  on  each  side  ;  no  setae  apparent  on  that  part  of  the  seg- 
ment between  the  papillae.  The  pores  themselves  open  on  teat- 
like papillae  situated  on  basal  eminences,  like  a  mammary  gland 
with  its  teat :  no  traces  of  penial  setae  such  as  Beddard  has 
described  in  P.  armata.  The  apertures  of  the  oviducts  are  two 
minute  pores,  one  on  each  side  of,  and  close  to  the  median  line,  just 
in  front  of  the  line  of  the  setae.  There  are  two  pairs  of  speimathecal 
apertures,  between  somites  vn  and  viii,  and  vin  and  ix  ;  they  are 
in  a  line  with  about  the  sixth  row  of  setae  on  each  side.  (In  Mt. 
Wilson  specimens  they  almost  correspond  with  the  interval  between 
the  first  and  second  rows  on  each  side,  but  are  nearer  to  the  former). 
Dorsal  pores  intersegmental,  present  throughout  after  the  fifth 
segment. 

The  buccal  cavity  leads  into  a  muscular  pharynx  extending  as  far 
back  as  the  5th  somite  ;  the  short  oesophagus  leads  to  the  gizzard 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,   M.A.,  B.SC.  563 

in  somite  vi ;  after  which  follows  the  thin- walled  small  intestine, 
which  in  segments  x  to  xn  is  provided  with  three  pairs  of 
intestinal  glands,  vascular  poaches  without  stalks,  not  grooved 
dorsally.  In  somite  xvi  the  large  intestine  commences, 
and  continues  as  a  wide,  straight,  sacculated  tube  through- 
out the  rest  of  the  body.  It  gives  off  no  cseca  in  the 
26th  segment  such  as  commonly  occur  in  most  species  of  this 
genus,  nor  in  any  other  part  of  its  course.  Its  walls  are  more  or 
less  coated  externally  with  a  layer  of  small  yellowish  masses 
in  spirit  specimens,  which  may  perhaps  be  of  a  similar  character 
to  the  so-called  hepatic  tissue  of  Lumbricus,  though  it  does  not 
also  coat  the  dorsal  vessel.  There  is  no  conspicuous  typhlosole  ; 
I  have  not  yet  been  able  to  cut  sections. 

Of  testes  there  is  a  pair  in  each  of  segments  ix  and  xn,  that  is 
to  say  two  segments  intervene  between  those  which  contain  them. 
Each  testis  is  a  long,  racemose,  white  body  attached  below  and  to 
the  mesentery,  broadest  at  its  base,  and  tapering  to  a  point,  the 
distal  portion  being  folded  under  :  thus  shortened  those  of  each  pair 
touch  in  the  median  line  above  the  intestine.  The  testes  of  the  pos- 
terior pair  are  the  larger.  Those  of  the  anterior  pair  are  attached 
below  and  to  the  anterior  face  of  the  mesentery  between  segments 
IX  and  x,  their  basal  portions  being  just  behind  the  two  posterior 
spermathecse.  The  posterior  testes  are  attached  below  and  to  the 
posterior  face  of  the  mesentery  between  somites  xi  and  xn.  In 
each  of  the  two  intervening  somites- — x  and  xi — lies  a  pair  of 
complexly  plicated  "  ciliated  rosettes."  These  lie  on  the  ventral 
wall,  on  each  side  of  the  nerve  cord,  and  just  in  front  of  the 
mesenteries  separating  somites  x  and  xi,  and  xi  and  xn.  They  are 
large  and  conspicuous,  but  owing  to  their  being  squeezed  through 
the  contraction  of  the  worms,  and  to  being  long  in  spirit,  they  are 
somewhat  distorted,  and  it  is  difficult  to  make  out  their  exact 
shape.  The  branches  of  the  vas  deferentia  leading  from  these 
bodies  join  on  each  side  in  segment  xn,  and  the  two  vasa  then 
continue  backwards  on  each  side  of  the  nerve  cord  to  join  the 
prostatic  ducts  rather  close  to  their  origins,  and  at  the  ends  of  the 
outer  legs  of  the   £7-shaped  bends.     Very  frequently  on  opening 


564  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

a  worm  two  white  flocculent  masses  are  seen  filling  the  whole  upper 
portions  of  somites  x  and  xi,  quite  obscuring  what  lies  below. 
At  first  sight  they  look  like  two  additional  pairs  of  testes. 
Under  the  microscope  they  are  seen  to  be  masses  of  spermatozoa 
which  have  been  probably  dehisced  into  these  segments  from  the 
two  pairs  of  testes  in  somites  ix  and  xn,  and  have  been  coagulated 
by  the  spirit.  The  masses  do  not  seem  to  be  enclosed  in  any 
membrane,  and  as  soon  as  they  are  touched  they  break  up  into 
fragments.  The  ciliated  anterior  portions  of  the  vasa  deferentia 
crammed  with  spermatoza  lie  below  these  masses,  the  intestinal 
glands  and  the  hearts  lying  above  or  partly  in  front  of  them,  but 
they  are  free.  Hence  in  this  species  there  appear  to  be  no 
vesiculse  seminales,  the  functions  of  such  being  here  performed  by 
the  segmental  cavities.  The  prostates,  of  which  there  is  a  pair  lying 
in  somites  xvni  and  xix,  one  on  each  side,  are  flattened,  white 
bodies,  transversely  divided  into  lobes.  The  two  prostatic  ducts 
arise  from  the  inner  side  of  the  anterior  ends,  and,  after  a  very  short 
distance,  are  joined  by  the  distal  portions  of  the  vasa  deferentia; 
the  common  ducts,  which  are  £7-shaped  with  the  bends  turned 
forward  and  lying  in  somite  xvu,  increase  in  calibre,  especially  in 
the  proximal  portions,  and  may  possibly  function  as  penes,  but  I 
have  not  been  able  to  find  any  penial  setae.  In  the  one  Mb. 
Wilson  specimen  dissected  the  £7-shaped  portions  of  the  common 
ducts  were  turned  backwards  and  the  bends  lay  in  xix.  The 
two  ovaries  are  large,  flattened,  situated  in  segment  xin, 
attached  low  down  to  the  posterior  face  of  the  mesentery 
between  somites  xn  and  xin.  The  oviducts  commence  by 
plicated  funnels  in  xin,  situated  opposite  the  ovaries,  and  open 
on  the  ventral  surface  of  the  next  segment  by  two  apertures 
instead  of  one,  as  is  usual  in  other  species  of  this  genus.  Th.  re 
are  two  pairs  of  spermathecae, — a  pair  in  each  of  segments  vin 
and  ix — and  they  open  anteriorly.  They  are  pear-shaped  or  rounded 
when  distended,  with  short  stalks,  each  of  them  having  a  caecum 
as  long  as,  but  much  narrow  than  itself,  which  lies  in  front  of  it, 
and  opens  into  the  duct  near  its  orifice  ;  the  free  extremity  of  each 
caecum  dilated. 


BY  J.  J.   FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  565 

The  supra-  and  sub-intestinal  vascular  trunks  are  joined  in 
segments  vi  to  xn  by  seven  pairs  of  hearts,  of  which  the  last  three 
pairs  are  largest,  but  in  this  species  also  there  are  some  pecu- 
liarities about  these  organs  which  require  further  examination. 
Some  of  the  anterior  segments  shew  masses  of  glandular  tufts 
which  may  be  the  segmental  organs.  The  further  consideration  of 
these  organs  also  is  postponed.     No  nephridiopores  discernible. 

Hab.— Burrawang,  Mt.    Wilson  (?),  Sydney,  N.S.W. 

Obs. — Notwithstanding  the  presence  of  two  oviducal  apertures 
instead  of  a  single  one,  and  the  absence  of  intestinal  caeca,  these 
worms  possess  so  many  important  characters  in  common  with  other 
species  of  the  genus  Perichceta,  that  I  have  included  them  in  it. 
A  better  knowledge  of  the  Mt.  Wilson  worms  may  necessitate  the 
making  of  a  new  and  separate  species  for  them,  for,  though  they 
agree  fairly  well  on  the  whole  with  Burrawang  specimens,  they 
still  present  several  points  of  difference,  as  in  the  position  of  the 
sperinathecal  apertures,  and  of  the  bend  of  the  genital  duct,  and 
possibly  in  other  respects.  As  I  have  had  only  two  specimens 
from  Mt.  Wilson,  and  only  one  of  them  for  dissection,  I  prefer 
to  consider  them  as  a  variety  of  the  species,  until  I  can  study 
them  more  fully. 

Sydney  specimens  are  smaller  and  have  fewer  setae,  (one 
example  55  mm.  long  had  about  24  setae  per  segment)  but  have 
the  same  general  characters  in  regard  to  the  clitellum  and  internal 
organs.  From  Seven  Hills,  beyond  Parramatta,  I  have  recently 
obtained  two  worms  similar  in  size  and  general  appearance  to 
Sydney  specimens  but  differing  among  other  respects  in  having 
four  pairs  of  spermathecEe,  some  of  which  have  excessively  long 
caeca.  I  hope  shortly  to  procure  better  examples  of  this  worm, 
which  may  be  the  same  as  the  third  worm  from  Mt.  Wilson, 
previously  mentioned. 

7.  Perichceta  Coxii,  n.  sp. 

The  commonest  worm  at  Mount  Wilson  is,  when  looked  at  from 
above,  in  colour  and  general  appearance,  apart  from  the  clitellum, 


566  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

more  like  xT.  Camdenensis  than  a  perichsete  worm,  though  a  closer 
examination  shews  that  it  is  provided  with  from  16  to  20  or  more 
rows  of  setae,  which  dorso-laterally  are  arranged  somewhat  irregu- 
larly. Nevertheless,  from  the  consideration  of  its  general  charac- 
ters, at  any  rate  provisionally,  it  is  here  included  in  the  genus 
Perichceta.  The  largest  (spirit)  specimen  obtained  measures  190 
mm.  in  length,  with  a  breadth  of  about  9  mm.  in  front  and  7  mm. 
further  back,  but  other  specimens  of  nearly  the  same  length  are 
much  less  in  diameter.  Body  cylindrical,  often  in  spirit  specimens 
contracted  just  in  front  of  clitellum  where  the  mesenteries  are 
thin,  and  the  intestine  of  small  calibre  ;  diameter  greatest  in  the 
region  in  front  of  this  where  the  mesenteries  are  thick  ;  flattened 
somewhat  ventrally,  tapering  very  gradually  posteriorly ;  the 
circumference  of  the  last  few  segments  decreases  rapidly  and 
successively,  and  the  anus  is  situated  either  on  a  central  eminence, 
or  in  the  centre  of  a  disc,  according  to  the  state  of  contraction. 

Prostomium  somewhat  flattened,  marked  anteriorly  and  inferiorly 
with  irregular  grooves  ;  extending  back  on  the  buccal  segment  for 
about  \  its  width. 

The  segments  of  the  posterior  portion  of  the  body  are  either 
free  from  zonitic  markings,  or,  like  those  in  the  middle  region  have 
two,  one  in  front  of  and  one  behind  the  ridge  which  carries  the  setae. 
In  the  anterior  region  the  number  of  annuli  into  which  some  of 
the  segments  are  divided  is  rather  difficult  to  make  out  at  first 
sight.  Segments  n  to  iv  are  bi-annulate  ;  after  these  they  are 
either  tri-annulate — the  setae  being  on  the  middle  annulus,  or  in 
addition,  as  from  about  vn  to  xiii,  the  anterior  and  posterior 
annuli  may  again  be  less  completely  sub-divided,  each  into  two, 
giving  five  annuli  to  a  segment  altogether.  Many  setae  are 
wanting  in  this  region. 

The  clitellum  comprises  4  or  4J  segments  from  xiv  to  xvu,  or 
in  addition  the  posterior  half  of  xiii.  It  varies  in  the  extent  in 
to  which  it  is  developed,  being  sometimes  very  thick  and  complete 
all  round,  or  incomplete  on  the  ventral  surface  of  about  the  last 
segment.     A  good-sized  specimen  140  mm.  long  shews  no  trace 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  567 

of  it.  The  male  pores  are  on  segment  xviii  ;  their  position  is 
determinable  on  a  iirst  examination  only  by  dissection,  as  there 
are  three  or  four  pairs  of  pores  of  accessory  glands  lying  imme- 
diately in  front  of  them,  and  three  pairs  just  behind  them,  and 
there  is  but  little  in  the  appearance  of  any  one  pair  of  them  to 
distinguish  them  particularly  as  the  male  pores.  Of  these  acces- 
sory gland  pores,  which  are  just  external  to  or  about  in  line 
with  the  second  rows  of  seta?  on  each  side,  the  first  pair  are  on 
xvi,  the  second  and  third  pairs  on  xvn,  and  a  pair  on  xviii 
just  in  front  of  and  external  to  the  male  pores,  and  on  each  of  the 
three  segments  following  it ;  sometimes  there  are  even  eight  pairs 
of  pores  ;  and  frequently  there  is  one  pore  more  on  one  side  than 
on  the  other.  The  ventral  portions  of  the  annuli  carrying  the 
pores  are  slightly  thickened,  the  pores  being  situated  on  slight 
elevations  of  these  ("  copulatory  papillae").  They  are  the  apertures 
of  glandular  pouches  whose  bases  are  seen,  when  the  worm  is 
dissected,  as  successive  pairs  of  hemispherical  eminences  situated 
on  either  side  of  the  nerve  cord,  and  beneath  the  prostates. 
Tvvo  specimens  without  clitella  showed  none. 

The  apertures  of  the  oviducts  are  on  xiv  as  in  P.  australis,  but 
not  quite  so  close  to  each  other.  The  apertures  of  the  spermathecas 
are  just  behind  the  grooves  between  vn  and  viii,  and  viii  and  ix, 
and  on  the  anterior  margins  of  the  two  latter  segments,  just 
dorsad  of  the  line  of  the  innermost  rows  of  seta?.  Nephridiopores 
are  quite  indistinguishable  in  my  specimens. 

The  setae  are  simple  /-shaped  and  in  no  way  remarkable,  though 
their  arrangement  is  somewhat  peculiar.  Those  of  each  segment 
are  situated  on  a  median  ridge,  not  however  so  conspicuous  as  is 
usual  in  perichaete  worms,  nor  do  they  form  complete  circles.  The 
setae  are  less  conspicuous  on  the  preclitellar  segments.  Behind 
these  there  is  a  median  ventral  region  about  2  mm.  wide  in  an 
ordinary  specimen,  devoid  of  setae,  and  bounded  on  either  side  by 
a  straight  longitudinal  row  of  them.  External  to  each  of  these 
rows  and  at  a  distance  of  about  1  mm.  from  them  is  a  parallel 
row.  After  these  the  remaining  rows  of  which  there  are  about 
16  altogether,  cease   to  preserve  any  regularity,  becoming  sinuous 


568  NOTES  ON  AUSTRALIAN  EARTHWORMS, 

and  with  numerous  gaps,  so  that  the  setae  on  a  segment  are 
frequently  at  irregular  intervals,  and  vary  slightly  in  number  on 
the  various  segments.  The  median  dorsal  region  is  devoid  of  setae, 
and  the  rows  of  setae  which  bound  it  are  irregular  and  sinuous. 
The  setae  do  not  regularly  alternate  from  segment  to  segment. 
In  the  caudal  region  the  rows  are  more  numerous  (about  30  in  a 
large  worm),  and  more  regular  but  not  perfectly  so,  and  the 
dorsal  and  ventral  interruptions  are  narrower  but  noticeable. 
The  segments  after  the  first  are  setigerous  throughout.  In  front 
of  the  clitellum  the  setae  are  fewer  per  segment,  less  conspicuous? 
and  very  irregular ;  the  first  two  ventral  rows  on  either  side 
being  the  only  regular  ones 

Dorsal  pores  intersegmental,  occur  throughout  after  about  the 
1  ''>th  segment.  The  mesenteries  of  segments  vi  to  xin  are  very 
thick  and  muscular,  the  first  .two  and  the  last  two  of  these  less 
thick  than  the  others,  and  are  braced  together  by  interseptal 
ligaments. 

The  muscular  pharynx  extends  back  to  about  in  ;  the  large 
gizzard  the  anterior  portion  of  which  is  hemispherical,  thin- 
walled  and  crop-like  apparently  lies  in  segments  v,  vi,  and  part 
of  vn,  but  it  is  bounded  posteriorly  by  the  mesentery  between 
v  and  vi,  which  is  quite  thin,  and  which  behind  is  pushed 
backwards  by  the  large  gizzard  ;  the  small  intestine  continues  as 
far  as  segment  xvi,  when  it  suddenly  dilates  and  continues  as  the 
large  sacculated  intestine  throughout  the  rest  of  the  body,  and  is 
unprovided  with  cosca  in  any  part  of  its  course.  The  small 
intestine  is  provided  with  no  less  than  six  pairs  of  pouch-like  diver- 
ticula— calciferous  glands — a  pair  in  each  of  segments  vin  to  xin, 
and  of  which  sometimes  the  last  three  pairs  are  the  largest ;  they 
lie  just  in  front  of  the  mesenteries  intervening  between  the 
segments  containing  them  and  the  succeeding  ones  ;  they  are  not 
dorsally  grooved  as  in  Notoscolex  ;  in  slitting  open  this  part  of 
the  intestine,  the  internal  surface  of  it  and  of  the  glandular 
pouches  is  red,  very  vascular,  and  provided  with  rugae ;  the 
apertures  of  the  pouches  are  distinct;  calcareous  particles  were  not 
noticed. 


BY    J.  J.   FLETCHEK,  M.A.,   B.SC.  569 

Of  generative  organs  there  are  firstly  two  pairs  of  testes,  a  pair 
in  each  of  segments  xi  and  xn.  Each  testis  is  a  white,  racemose 
body,  independent  of  its  fellow,  those  of  each  pair  being  attached 
to  the  anterior  mesenteries  of  the  segments  in  which  they  lie.  Both 
pairs  are  of  about  the  same  size  :  they  overlie  the  intestine,  those  of 
each  pair  touching  in  the  median  line.  The  anterior  ciliated  funnel- 
shaped  portions  of  the  vasa  deferentia  lie  on  either  side  of  the 
nerve  cord  in  segments  x  and  xi,  just  in  front  of  the  mesentery 
which  bounds  each  of  these  segments  posteriorly.  I  have  not 
been  able  yet  to  make  out  the  posterior  portions  of  the  vasa 
deferentia,  nor  under  what  circumstances  they  join  the  prostatic 
ducts.  The  prostates  are  two  long  (7  mm.),  and  wide  (4  mm.), 
flattened,  lobulated  bodies  extending  over  about  nine  segments 
from  xvni  or  xix  to  xxviii,  lying  on  either  side  of  the  intestine. 
The  prostatic  duct  comes  off  from  the  anterior  inner  end  of  the 
gland,  and  is  very  long  and  much  coiled.  The  prostates  in  this 
species  are  much  larger,  and  the  ducts  longer  and  more  coiled  than 
in  any  other  that  I  have  examined.  The  two  ovaries  are  in  the 
usual  position  in  segment  xiii.  The  oviducts  commence  opposite 
these,  and  open  to  the  exterior  in  the  next  segment.  There  are 
four  spermathecae,  a  pair  in  each  of  segments  vm  and  ix,  opening 
anteriorly  •  they  are  pear-shaped  with  a  rather  long  duct,  which 
gives  off  a  short  and  rudimentary  csecum,  wider  than  high.  The 
spermathecae  were  distended  with  fully  developed  spermatozoa. 
The  vascular  system  presents  a  dorsal  trunk  which  is  single,  and 
in  segments  vi  to  xiii  is  connected  with  the  sub-intestinal  trunk 
by  seven  pairs  of  transverse  "  hearts,"  of  which  those  in  the  last 
three  or  four  of  the  segments  containing  the  vascular  intestinal 
pouches  are  the  largest.  The  usual  branches  pass  to  the  intestine, 
and  anteriorly  vessels  are  given  off  to  the  gizzard  and  pharynx, 
but  the  details  require  further  examination.  The  segmental 
organs  consist  of  tufted  glandular  masses,  which  are  large,  stalked, 
and  dendriform  in  some  of  the  most  anterior  segments,  but  smaller 
and  inconspicuous  elsewhere.  A  detailed  account  of  these  will 
be  given  later. 

Hab. — Mt.  Wilson  only  at  present. 


570  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 


8.  Cryptodrilus    rusticus,  g.  et  sp.  n. 

One  of  the  Burrawang  worms  is  postclitellian,  has  eight  rows 
of  setae  arranged  in  a  peculiar  manner,  has  three  or  four  pairs  of 
accessory  gland  pores,  two  pairs  in  front  of,  and  the  others 
behind  the  male  pores  which  are  on  segment  xviii,  and  one  gizzard. 
It  cannot  therefore  be  referred  to  either  of  the  genera  Acantho- 
drllus  or  Dig  aster,  and  seems  to  belong  to  a  new  genus. 

The  best  examples  I  have  (spirit  specimens)  are  about  190  mm. 
long  ;  6  to  7  mm.  broad  ;  have  a  clitellum  about  8  mm.  long ;  the 
length  of  preclitellar  region  short,  only  13-15  mm. ;  and  consist 
of  about  250  somites.  Among  a  number  of  Burrawang  worms 
specimens  (spirit)  of  this  species  attract  one's  attention  by  the 
very  short  preclitellar  region  as  compared  both  with  the  clitellum 
and  with  the  length  of  the  body. 

The  body  is  cylindrical,  rather  obtuse  at  both  extremities  (in 
contracted  spirit  specimens).  The  prostomium  is  small,  somewhat 
flattened,  and  in  some  specimens  irregularly  grooved  anteriorly 
and  inferiorly  ;  embedded  in  the  buccal  segment  for  about  \  of  its 
width.  The  anterior  thirteen  segments  very  distinct,  widest  from 
about  vi-x,  some  of  them  faintly  bi-annulate,  or  tri-annulate  as  they 
are  further  back.  The  clitellum  which  comprises  about  4J 
segments,  extends  from  the  posterior  half  of  xin  up  to  and 
including  xvn,  is  thick,  glandular,  and  well  developed ;  is 
complete  all  round  except  sometimes  on  the  posterior  ventral 
portion  of  about  the  last  segment  of  it.  On  this  is  situated  the 
anterior  pair  of  accessory  gland  pores,  which  are  not  at  first  sight 
readily  distinguishable  by  their  appearance  from  the  male  pores. 
Sometimes  all  the  pairs  of  pores  are  situated  on  little  elliptical 
flat-topped  eminences  ("copulatory  papillae")  in  the  enlargements  of 
as  many  somewhat  dumb-bell-shaped  depressions,  the  outlines  orrims 
of  which  are  raised  and  tumid,  of  which  the  second  one  is  on  xvm, 
and  the  others  on  the  junctions  of  the  two  preceding  and  succeeding 
segments   respectively.     The  first  of  these  dumb-bell-shaped  areas 


BY    J.   J.   FLETCHER,   M.A.,  B.SC.  571 

is  partly  on  the  last  clitellar  segment  but  involves  the  preceding 
segment,  and  just  behind  it  is  a  little  ridge  carrying  the  seta?  of 
the  segment.  The  second  is  on  the  first  post-clitellar  segment 
(xviii),  carries  a  pair  of  pores  and  the  male  pores,  and  extends 
rather  far  back  so  that  it  partially  involves  the  anterior  portion 
of  xix.  The  last  is  on  the  junction  of  xix  and  xx  and  involves 
both  ;  or  if  there  is  a  fourth  it  is  on  the  junction  of  xx  and  xxi. 
One  specimen  had  only  the  two  anterior  pairs  of  pores.  Sometimes 
the  portion  representing  the  handle  of  the  dumb-bell  is  wanting, 
and  then  the  pores  are  situated  in  elliptical  depressions  or  pits, 
which  are  a  little  longer  (transversely)  than  the  intervals  between 
the  inner  rows  of  setae  and  nearly  correspond  with  them.  The 
rows  of  setae  are  visible  on  the  clitellar  segments. 

The  setae  are  simple,  /-shaped,  arranged  in  eight  rows,  not  in 
pairs,  of  which  four  rows  are  ventral,  two  lateral,  and  two  dorsal. 
The  innermost  rows  on  each  side  are  about  3  mm.  apart,  and  are 
about  in  a  line  with  the  inner  side  of  the  heads  of  the  dumb-bell- 
shaped  areas.  The  second  rows  on  each  side  are  about  1  mm.  from 
the    first  rows.      Dorsad   of  each  of  these  at  a  distance   of  about 

3  mm.  (measured  as  in  the  other  case  with  compasses),  is  the  third 
row  on  each  side.  Dorsad  again  of  each  of  these  and  at  a  distance 
of  about  2  mm.  is  the  outermost  row  on  each  side,  so  that  these  are 
quite  dorsal  in  position,  and  measured  across  the  back,  are  about 

4  mm.  apart,  that  is  only  about  1  mm.  further  apart  than  are  the 
two  innermost  ventral  rows  from  each  other. 

The  two  pairs  of  spermathecal  apertures  are  inter-segmental, 
between  vn  and  viii,  and  vin  and  ix,  the  pores  of  the  anterior 
pair  a  little  closer  together,  and  ventrad  of  the  innermost  rows  of 
setae.  There  is  a  slit-like  depression  on  xiv,  on  which  probably 
the  oviducts  open.  Male  pores  slit-like,  not  very  conspicuous, 
situated  on  xviii  not  on  prominent  papilla?.  Nephridiopores  not 
discernible.  Dorsal  pores  throughout  after  about  segment  xni, 
intersegm  ental . 

Most  of  the  mesenteries  of  segments  vn  to  xni  are  very  thick 
and  muscular,  those  of  v,  vi,  xn,  and  xv  less  so,  but  in  the  case 
of  the  last  two  thicker  than  those  which  follow. 


572  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

The  alimentary  canal  comprises  a  short  muscular  pharynx,  a  short 
oesophagus,  a  large  muscular  gizzard  in  v,  which  pushes  back  the 
mesentery  behind  it  so  as  to  lie  partly  in  vi  ;  the  small  intestine 
extends  from  vi  to  xvii,  has  no  special  vascular  pouches,  but 
especially  in  xiii  or  xiv  to  xvi  presents  globular  swellings  with 
thick  vascular  walls,  internally  provided  with  longitudinal  rugae  ; 
the  sacculated  large  intestine  commences  in  xvm,  continues  to  the 
end  of  the  body,  and  is  unprovided  with  caeca. 

The  genitalia  include,  two  pairs  of  small  racemose  testes  in 
segments  ix  and  xn  ;  the  posterior  pair  the  larger,  lying  on  each 
side  of  the  intestine  and  attached  to  the  posterior  face  of  the 
mesentery  between  xi  and  xn  ;  those  of  the  anterior  pair  further 
apart,  just  behind  the  posterior  spermathecae,  attached  partly  to 
the  anterior  face  of  the  mesentery  between  ix  and  x  ;  two 
vasa  deferentia  opening  anteriorly  with  two  pairs  of  ciliated 
rosettes  lying  free  in  x  and  xi,  just  in  front  of  the  posterior 
mesenteries  of  these  segments ;  a  pair  of  prostates  in  xviii 
and  part  of  xix,  tabulated,  with  a  shore  thick  prostatic  duct 
arising  from  the  smaller  lobe,  not  coiled,  gradually  increasing  in 
calibre  ;  two  pairs  of  spernrathecae  in  segments  viii  and  ix,  more  or 
less  pyriform,  opening  anteriorly  by  a  short  duct  from  which  arise 
two  or  sometimes  three  short  and  rudimentary  caeca ;  a  pair  of 
ovaries  in  xiii  in  the  usual  position  •  a  pair  of  oviducts  in  xiv, 
passing  through  the  mesentery  between  xiii  and  xiv  opening 
anteriorly  into  the  former  by  ciliated  expanded  mouths.  I  have 
been  unable  to  determine  under  what  circumstances  the  vasa 
deferentia  join  the  prostatic  ducts.  The  accessory  glands  appear  as 
two  or  more  white  elevations  lying  on  either  side  of  the  nerve 
cord,  with  the  free  portion  of  the  prostate  lying  between  them. 

Segments  vn  to  xn  contain  transverse  hearts,  the  relations  of 
which  require  further  investigation. 

The  segmental  organs  consist  of  dendriform  masses  or  tufts  of 
glandular  caecal  tubes.  They  are  most  conspicuous  in  the  anterior 
segments  as  far  back  as  about  xviii,  after  which  they  are  much  less 
conspicuous.     They  are  most  noticeable  along  a  line  about  2  mm. 


BY    J.  J.   FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  573 

on  each  side  of  the  nerve  cord,  and  are  very  large  in  the  first  five 
segments.        Probably    owing    to    excessive    contraction    in    my 
specimens  their  apertures  are  not  visible  on  the  exterior. 
Hab. — Burrawang,  N.  S.  W. 

D.     WORMS  "IXCERTJE  SEDIS." 

9.   Megascolides  australis,  M'Coy. 

Meyascolides  australis,  M'Coy,  Prod.  Zool.  of  Vict.  Decade  I, 
1878,  p.  21,  pi.  7. 

The  worms  of  this  species  are  chiefly  characterised  as  follows  :- — 
Body  of  from  350  to  500  segments,  about  2  feet  long  when 
contracted  and  about  6  feet  long  when  extended,  setae  difficult  to 
see,  arranged  in  eight  longitudinal  rows  of  four  pairs,  clitellum 
incomplete,  consisting  of  three  short  ventral  bands  between  the 
32nd,  33rd,  and  34th  segments,  position  of  male  and  female 
genital  pores  undetermined. 

From  these  characters  it  would  appear  as  if  these  worms  might  be 
anteclitellian,  but  though  this  is  a  point  which  can  only  be  settled 
by  dissection,  I  venture  to  express  the  opinion  that  on  further 
examination  they  will  probably  be  found  to  be  intraclitellian,  and 
that  the  clitellum  may  be  better  developed  in  the  breeding  season. 

Hab. — Gippsland,  Victoria  (McCoy). 


In  conclusion  I  have  to  thank  several  gentlemen  for  their 
kindness  and  help,  or  for  specimens,  among  whom  I  am  particularly 
indebted  to  my  late  colleague,  Mr.  B.  T.  Baker,  for  the  first 
specimens  of  Notoscolex  grandis  I  obtained,  and  for  his  kindness 
in  making  a  number  of  careful  drawings  of  various  worms  ;  to 
Mr.  J.  D.  Cox  for  the  opportunity  ot  visiting  Mt.  Wilson ;  to 
Messrs.  Garland,  Hamilton,  and  Mitchell  for  specimens  of  Lum- 
bricus  NovcE-Hollandioz  from  their  respective  localities ;  to  Mr. 
Masters  for  the  best  specimens  of  L.  olidus  that  I  have  seen; 
and  to  Mr.  Haswell  for  the  loan  of  several  important  papers, 
which   I   should  otherwise  have  been  unable  to  see. 


574  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS. 

EXPLANATION  OF  PLATES. 

List  of  References. 


ph. 

pharynx 

t. 

testis, 

ce. 

oesophagus 

pr. 

prostrate 

9- 

gizzard 

v.d. 

vas  deferens 

i. 

intestine 

c.r. 

ciliated  rosette 

i.g. 

intestinal  (calciferous)  glands 

g.d. 

genital  duct 

cl. 

clitellum 

sp.a. 

aperture  of  spermatheca 

sp. 

spermatheca 

m.p. 

male  pores 

c. 

caecum  of  spermatheca 

The  numbers  on  the  left  of  the  figures  indicate  segments. 

Plate  VIII. 

Fig.  1. — Anterior  portion  of  the  body  of  Notoscolex  Camdenensis  opened 
from  the  back,  to  shew  the  general  relation  of  the  alimentary 
canal,  and  a  portion  of  the  genitalia.  Portions  of  some  of  the 
thick  mesenteries  are  indicated,  but  the  first  four  being  incom- 
plete should  not  have  been  shewn,  this  region  being  occupied  by 
the  pharyngeal  muscles. 

Fig.  2. — A  pair  of  the  kidney-shaped  intestinal  (calciferous)  glands  seen 
from  the  front. 

Fig.  3. — A  mesentery  with  a  pair  of  testes  attached  to  it. 

Fig.  4. — A  pair  of  spermathecae  displaced,  and  turned  outwards. 

Fig.  5. — SpermathecaB  folded  inwards  in  the  natural  position. 

Fig.  6. — Anterior  portion  of  N.  grandis,  seen  from  below,  to  shew  the 
clitellum,  ridges,  and  male  pores.  In  this  specimen  the  papillae 
on  which  the  pores  open,  are  fused  with  the  posterior  ridge. 

Plate  IX. 

Fig.  7. — Anterior  portion  of  the  body  of  Didymognster  silvaticus,  seen  from 
below.  The  position  of  the  spermathecal  pores  on  IX,  x,  and 
xi ;  of  the  oviducal  apertures  on  xiv  ;  of  the  male  pores  on 
xvni  ;  and  of  the  setae  on  some  of  the  segments,  is  indicated. 

Fig.  8. — Dissection  of  the  anterior  portion  of  the  body  from  above,  to  shew 
the  alimentary  canal  and  part  of  the  genitalia.  The  vas 
deferens  is  represented  disgrammaticaUy  on  one  side,  its  exact 
relation  with  the  prostrate  being  undeterminable  in  my 
specimens.     (Twice  the  natural  size.) 

Fig.  9.— Dissection  of  portion  of  the  anterior  part  of  the  body  of  Perichceta 
australis,  to  shew  the  arrangement  of  part  of  the  genitalia. 
The  left  anterior  testis,  and  the  right  posterior  spermatheca  have 
been  omitted  ;  and  the  ca^ca  of  the  spermathecae  are  turned 
forwards.  Note. — As  the  testes  are  really  attached  to  the  thick 
mesenteries  which  are  here  omitted,  it  is  difficult  to  represent 
them  as  they  really  are. 

Fig.  10. — Spermatheca  with  its  caecum.     (Enlarged). 

Fig.  11.— Prostate  with  the  genital  duct.     (Enlarged.; 


NOTES  ON  THE  DISTRIBUTION  OF  CERATELLA 

FUSCA,  Gray. 

By  J.  Brazier,  C.M.Z.S. 

A  specimen  of  this  Hydroid  Zoophyte  has  been  in  the  Australian 
Museum  for  a  number  of  years  placed  with  the  Gorgonoid  Corals. 
Only  a  few  weeks  ago  when  clearing  out  some  of  the  cellar  rooms 
in  the  Museum,  Mr.  Whitelegge  found  in  some  glass  jars  in  spirits 
some  very  fine  specimens,  supposed  to  have  been  obtained  in  the 
trawl  by  employees  of  the  Fisheries  Commission  of  New  South 
Wales.  It  does  not  appear,  however,  that  any  records  of  the 
trawling,  dates,  or  depths  have  been  recorded,  and  the  only  locality 
given  "  off  Sydney  Heads,"  is  a  wide  term  indeed. 

Genus,  CERATELLA,  Gray,  1868. 

Ceratella  fusca,  Gray. 

Ceratella  fusca,  Gray,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Nov.  26,  1868,  p.  579, 
fig.  2 ;  Carter,  Ann.  and  Mag.  of  Nat.  Hist.  4  series,  Yoi.  XI. 
No.  61,  Jan.  1873,  pp.  8-10;  Bale,  Catalogue  of  Australian 
Hydroid  Zoophytes,  1884,  p.  48 ;  von  Lendenfeld,  Proc.  Linn. 
Soc.  N.S.W.,  1884,  Vol.  IX.  p.  612. 

Bab.— Head  of  Bondi  Bay,  N.S.W.  (J  E.  Gray)  ;  Wreck  Bay 

south  of  Jervis  Bay,  N.S.W.,  found  on  the  beach  after  S.E.  gale 

(J.   Brazier,  1870);  Broughton  Islands  north   of    Port   Jackson, 

33-35  fathoms  (Australian  Museum,  Nov.    1880)  ;  Port  Jackson 

Heads  (Australian  Museum,  Sept.  1879) ;  off  Port  Jackson  Heads 

(N.S.W.  Fisheries  Commission)  no  record  of  depth,  specimens  in 

Australian  Museum  ;  Bondi  Bay,  found  in  grass  wrack  after  S.E. 

gale  (T.  Whitelegge,  May  30,  1886). 
37 


576      NOTES  ON  THE  DISTRIBUTION  OP  CERATELLA  FUSCA,  GRAY. 

The  whole  of  the  specimens  are  in  a  splendid  state  of  preserva- 
vation.  A  portion  of  the  specimen  obtained  by  Mr.  Whitelegge 
in  May,  has  been  mounted   by  him  for  microscopical  examination. 

Dr.  von  Lendenfeld  in  his  paper  on  the  Australian  Hydro- 
medusae  (loc.  cit.  p.  612),  is  very  curt  when  he  says  that  Dr.  Gray's 
description  •'  is  worthless."  If  the  description  is  worthless  the 
figure  given  by  Gray  is  to  the  point  in  all  that  is  required,  for 
though  this  naturalist  generally  gave  a  short  description  of  nearly 
everything  he  described,  he  always  took  care  to  give  good  figures. 

Mr.  H.  J.  Carter,  E.R  S.,  in  his  valuable  paper  on  the 
Hydractiniidse  (loc.  cit.,  p.  10),  calls  attention  to  the  excellent 
illustrations  given  by  Dr.  Gray,  and  any  scientist  who  has  seen 
them  cannot  but  acquiesce.  When  Dr.  E.  P.  Ramsay  was  in 
London  some  two  years  ago,  he  obtained  from  the  British  Museum 
some  Hydroids,  named  by  the  authorities  of  that  Institution,  and 
among  them  is  a  specimen  of  Dehitella  atrorubens,  Gray,  Algoa 
Bay,  with  a  reference  name  Geratella  fusca,  Gray.  This  is 
undoubtedly  Dehitella  atrorubens,  Gray,  the  Australian  Museum 
never  having  received  any  specimen  or  specimens  of  Ceratella 
fusca,  Gray,  from  the  British  Museum.  The  specimen  so  named 
is  Dehitella  atrorubens,  Gray. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  577 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Mr.  Brazier  exhibited  specimens  of  Geratella  fusca,  Gray,  from 
N.  S.  Wales  Coast,  Hydractinia  echinata,  Fleming,  from  England, 
Dehitella  atrorubevs,  Gray,  from  Algoa  Bay,  and  Ghitina  ericopsis. 
Carter,  from  the  Pacific. 

Mr.  Brazier  also  exhibited,  for  Mr.  Deane,  specimens  of  Pecten 
tegula,  Wood,  Vola  fumata,  Reeve,  Patella  tramoserica,  Martyn,  and 
a  piece  of  wood,  all  obtained  while  sinking  the  cylinders  for  the 
railway  bridge  over  the  Parramatta  River  at  Ryde,  at  a  depth  of 
from  30  to  40  feet  below  the  bed  of  the  river. 

Mr.  John  Mitchell  exhibited  a  very  fine  collection  of  Silurian 
fossils  from  Bowning,  near  Yass,  including  a  number  of  Mollusca, 
and  Trilobites  (Phacops,  Harpes,  Bronteus.  Acidasjris,  Encrinurus, 
CromuS}  Splwexochus  and  Calymene)  ;  and  specimens  of  Graptolites, 
probably  und escribed,  and  certainly  the  first  recorded  from 
N.S.W.,  showing  that  the  formations  there  which  have  hitherto 
been  regarded  as  Devonian  are  in  reality  Silurian,  underlying  the 
strata  in  which  the  Devonian  fossils,  which  had  been  supposed  to 
determine  the  age  of  the  whole,  were  found.  Mr.  Mitchell  also 
exhibited  fossil  specimens  of  marsupial  teeth  and  bones  from  the 
caves  of  Cave  Flat,  Murrumbidgee,  these  being  the  first  specimens 
obtained  from  that  locality. 

Mr.  Macdonnell  exhibited  a  sample  of  Diatomaceous  earth  from 
Beechworth,  Victoria,  where  it  is  found  underlying  a  bed  of  peat, 
in  such  quantities  as  to  form  an  article  of  export. 

Mr.  Smithnrst  exhibited  specimens  of  the  Betel  Nut,  and  of 
implements  and  weapons  made  of  ebony,  or  a  quite  similar  timber, 
brought  from  "New  Guinea. 

Mr.  Pedley  exhibited  two  skulls  of  Australian  aboriginals — male 
and  female — found  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Sydney,  and  he 
described  the  way  in  which  the  remains  occur  in  old  middens,  and 
the  steps  to  be  taken  for  collecting  them  from  these  places. 


578  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  fine  collection  of  Insects  lately  received 
from  Cairns,  Queensland,  and  collected  by  Mr.  W.  Froggatt. 
The  Coleoptera  were  very  numerous,  and  contained  many  new  and 
rare  things.  Among  the  Diurnal  Lepidoptera  were  some  beautiful 
Pieridse. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  a  very  large"]  specimen  of  a  female 
Tragoceras  lepidopterus,  Schreibers,  which  had  been  cut  out  of  a 
tree  at  Mount  Victoria.  Also  the  piece  of  wood  from  which  the 
insect  had  been  obtained.  He  said  he  would  be  glad  to  know  the 
name  of  the  tree,  as  a  clue  to  the  habits  of  the  insect,  which  was 
the  finest  of  our  Longicorns,  and  extremely  rare. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  several  microscopical  slides  of  an 
Hydroid  Zoophyte  from  Bondi  Bay,  which  he  identified  as  the 
Ceratella  fusca.  Gray.  It  is  evident  from  the  descriptions  given 
by  Bale,  and  also  by  Lendenfeld,  that  neither  of  them  had  seen 
the  species,  so  that  this  is  probably  the  first  record  of  it  since  its 
description  in  1868. 

Mr.  Fletcher  exhibited  specimens  of  the  eight  species  of  earth- 
worms mentioned  in  his  paper. 


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WEDNESDAY,  28th  JULY,  1886. 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  in  the 
Chair. 


MEMBER    ELECTED. 

Mr.  Hugh  Pollock,  B.A.  (Dublin). 


The  President  announced  that  the  date  of  the  next  Monthly 
Excursion  had  been  fixed  for  Saturday,  21st  August,  Members  to 
meet  at  the  Lagoon  Bridge,  Pitt  water  Road,  Manly,  at  10-30  a.m. 
Mr.  Fletcher  in  charge. 


DONATIONS. 

"Australia.  A  Charcoal  Sketch."  By  Frank  Cowan.  From  the 
Author. 

"Journal  of  the  New  York  Microscopical  Society."  Vol.11, 
No.  3.     From  the  Society. 

u  Bulletin  of  the  Museum  of  Comparative  Zoology  at  Harvard 
College."     Vol.  XII,  No.  3,  1886.     From  the  Director. 

"  Summary  Report  of  the  Operations  of  the  Geological  and 
Natural  History  Survey  to  31st  December  1885,  being  Part  III, 
Annual  Report  of  the  Department  of  the  Interior."  From  the 
Director,  Geological  and  Natural  History  Survey  of  Canada. 

"  Supplemental  Notes  on  the  Palliobranchs  of  the  Older  Tertiary 
of  Australia,  and  a  description  of  a  new  species  of  Rhynchonella." 

"The  Lamellibranchs  of  the  Older  Tertiary  of  Australia  (Part  1.)" 

38 


580  DONATIONS. 

"List  of  AustralianTerebridse."  "The  Fossil  Terebridse  of  Australia." 
"Additions  to  the  Floraof  extra-tropical  S.Australia."  "  Miscellane- 
ous Contributions  to  the  Palaeontology  of  the  Older  Tertiary  Rocks 
of  Australia.''  "  Post-Miocene  Climate  in  S.  Australia  (being  in  part 
a  rejoinder  to  Mr.  Scoular's  paper.)"  By  Prof.  Ralph  Tate, 
F.G.S.,  F.L.S.     From  the  Author. 

"  On  the  Intercentrum  of  the  Terrestrial  Vertebra  ta."  "  On  the 
structure  of  the  brain  and  auditory  apparatus  of  a  Theromorphous 
Reptile  of  the  Permian  Epoch."  "  Report  on  the  Coal  Deposits  near 
Zacualtipan,  in  the  State  of  Hidalgo,  Mexico."  By  Prof.  E.  D. 
Cope.     From  the  Author. 

"  Fourteenth  Annual  Report  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Zoological  Society  of  Philadelphia."     From  the  Society. 

"  Bolletino  dei  Musei  di  Zoologia  ed  Anatomia  comparata  della 
R.  Universita  di  Torino."  Vol.  I.,  Nos.  1-8.  April,  1886- 
From  the  Director. 

"  Catalog  II.  der  ethnologischen  Sammlung  der  Neu  Guinea 
Compagnie  angestellt  im  Konigl.  Museum  fur  Volkerkunde." 
"Ueber  die  ethnologischen  Sammlungen  aus  der  Siidsee."  "Die 
ethnologische  Ausstellung  der  Neu  Guinea  Compagnie  im  Konigl. 
Museum  fur  Volkerkunde."  By  O.  Finsch,  Ph.D.  From  the 
Author. 

"  Royal  Society  of  New  South  Wales.  President's  Address." 
1886.     By  Prof.  A.  Liversidge,  F.R.S.     From  the  Author. 

"  Papers  and  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Van 
Diemen's  Land."  Vols.  I.-IIL,  1849-1859.  "  Monthly  Notices 
of  Papers  and  Proceedings."  1865-1867,  1869,  1872;  also  Jan. 
and  Feb.,  1864;  March-Nov.,  1868;  Sept.-Nov.,  1873;  June- 
Nov.,  1874.  "Papers  and  Proceedings  and  Report  of  the  Royal 
Society  of  Tasmania."  1876-1881.  Report  for  the  years  1868, 
and  1873.     From  the  Society. 

"Victorian  Naturalist."  Vol.  III.,  No.  3,  July,  1886.  From 
the  Field  Naturalists'  Club  of  Victoria. 

"  Annales  des  K.  K.  Naturhistorischen  Hof  museums,  Wien." 
Band  I.,  No.  2,  1886.     From  the  Director. 


DONATIONS.  581 

"Revue  Coloniale  Internationale."  Tome  II.,  No.  6,  1886. 
From  F  Association  Coloniale  Neerlandaise  a  Amsterdam. 

"  Zoologischer  Anzeiger."  IX.  Jahrg.,  Nos.  224,  225.  From 
the  Editor. 

"  Feuille  des  jeunes  Naturalistes."  No.  188,  June,  1886. 
From  the  Editor. 

"  Results  of  Rain  and  River  Observations  made  in  N.  S. 
Wales  during:  1885."  "  Local  Variations  and  Vibrations  of  the 
Earth's  Surface."  "  Anniversary  Address "  (delivered  to  the 
Royal  Society  of  N.  S.  W.,  6th  May,  1885).  By  H.  C.  Russell, 
B.A.,  F.R.A.S.     From  the  Author. 

"  Tijdschrift  voor  Entomologie  uitgegeven  door  de  Neder- 
landsche  entomologische  Vereeniging.  Vol.  XXVIII.,  Parts  3 
and  4;  Vol.  XXIX.,  Parts  1  and  2,  1884  and  1885.  From 
the  Society. 

"Journal  of  Conchology."  Vol.  V.,  No.  2.  From  the 
Conchological  Society  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 

"  Verslagen  en  Mededeelingen  der  Koninklijke  Akademie  van 
AVetenschappen."  3rd  Series,  Vol.  I.,  Part  1,  1885.  From  the 
Academy. 

"  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  l'Academie  des  Sciences, 
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Rendus."    Premier  Semestre,  1885,  Tome  C.     From  the  Academy. 

"  Journal  of  the  Royal  Microscopical  Society,  London,"  Vol. 
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"  New  Zealand.  Preliminary  Report  on  the  Recent  Volcanic 
Eruptions."     By  Dr.  Hector.     From  the  Author. 

"  Hints  for  Collecting  Geological  and  Mineralogical  Specimens." 
By  F.  Ratte.     From  the  Trustees  of  the  Australian  Museum. 

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From  the  Editor. 


582  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM, 


PAPERS    READ. 


NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 


ON  SPECIMENS  OF  THE   GENUS  XIPHASIA, 
SWAINSON,  FROM  PORT  JACKSON. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby. 

The  Australian  Museum  has  recently  received  no  less  than  three 
specimens  of  this  rare  fish,  the  first  on  April  7th  through  the 
Inspector  of  the  New  South  Wales  Fisheries,  the  second  during  the 
first  week  in  May  from  Mr.  Arthur  Weigall,  and  the  third  on  the 
22nd  of  the  current  month  :  the  last  specimen,  having  been 
evidently  disgorged  by  some  other  fish,  was  consequently  worthless. 

The  genus  Xiphctsia  was  established  by  Swainson  in  1839  for 
the  reception  of  a  fish  described  and  figured  by  Russell  under  the 
name  of  "  Tonkah  Talawaree,"  the  latter  author  having  placed  it 
in  the  genus  Ophidium.  In  Swainson's  system  it  was  first  placed 
next  to  Ophidium,  but  was  subsequently  removed  to  the  neigh- 
bourhood of  Cej)ola,  with  which  latter  family  it  has  no  affinities 
whatever.  In  1858  Dr.  Kaup  described  under  the  name  of 
Nemophis  lessoni  two  specimens  obtained  by  MM.  Lesson  and 
Garnot  during  the  Voyage  of  the  Cocjuille,  and  therefore  in  all 
probability  from  the  South  Seas.  Jerdon  in  1851  obtained  two 
examples,  and  from  these  a  drawing  was  made  by  Sir  W.  Elliott, 
which  is  reproduced  by  Dr.  Day,  (Fishes  of  India,  pi.  73),  and  is, 
with  the  exception  of  the  elongate  caudal  ray,  an  accurate  repre- 
sentation of  our  fish.  Subsequently  Dr.  Giinther  in  his  catalogue 
formed  the  genus  Xiphogadits  for  the  reception  of  Russell's  fish, 
though  well  aware  that  Swainson's  genus  was  established  on  the 
same  data  :  he  however  had  taken  previously  a  step  in  the  right 
direction  by  placing  Nemophis  (Kaup)  among  the  Blenniidm. 


BY  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  AND  J.  DOUGLAS-OGILBY.  583 

Following  up  this  clue  Dr.  Bleeker  in  1863  proved  conclusively 
from  the  examination  of  a  specimen  contained  in  the  Leyden 
Museum,  that  the  subject  of  this  memoir  is  a  Blennioid  fish,  or,  as 
Dr.  Day  says  "in  fact  a  Petroscirtes  with  a  tsenioid  or  eel-like  body  ;" 
the  remarkable  form  of  the  dentition,  and  the  size  and  position  of 
the  gill-openings  are  conclusive  proofs  of  the  correctness  of  this 
view.  To  the  Zool.  Ree.  of  1868  Dr.  Giinther  supplies  a  note,  in 
which  he  recognises  the  identity  of  Nemophis  with  Xiphasia,  or 
Xiphogadus  as  he  prefers  to  call  it,  and  appears  to  have  come  to 
the  conclusion  that  there  is  probably  but  one  species.  If,  however, 
Playfair's  description  (P.Z.S.  1868,  p.  11)  be  correct,  there  are 
certain  differences  between  his  fish  and  ours,  which  would  be  suffi- 
cient to  establish  the  specific  rank  of  his  example. 

In  view  of  the  meagre  descriptions  of  this  curious  form  which  are 
available  to  us,  we  have  thought  it  advisable  to  give  a  full 
description  of  our  fish  taken  from  the  recent  examples  above 
mentioned. 

XlPHASIA    SETIFER. 

Ophidium  tonkah-talawaree,  Russell,  Fish.  Vizag.  I.,  p.  28, 
pi   XXXIX. 

Xiphasia  setifer,  Swainson,  Fishes,  in  Lardner's  Cyclopaedia  n., 
pp.  179,  259,  (1839);  Day,  Fishes  of  India,  p.  336,  pi.  lxxiii., 
f.  1,   (1878). 

Xiphichthys  russellii,  Jerdon,  M.  J.  L.  &  Sc,  p.  139,  (1851). 

Xiphogadus  setifer,  Giinth.,  Cat.  iv.,  p.  374,  (1862). 

(?)  Nemophis  lessoni,  Kaup,  P.  Z.  S.  1858,  p.  168;  Gtinth., 
Cat   in.,  p.  296. 

(?)  Xiphogadus  madagascariensis,  Playf.,  P.  Z.  S.  1868,  p.  11. 

B.  vi.  ;   D,  128,  129  ;  A.  116,  115  ;  V.  3 ;  P.  13 ;  C.  12. 

Length  of  head  16  in  the  total  length  ;  height  of  head  \  to  \  of 
its  length ;  caudal  fin  about  ^  of  the  same.  Orbit  3/0  in  the 
length  of  head,   equal  to  that  of    snout,   and   from  J  to  f  of  a 


584  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM. 

diameter  apart.  The  upper  profile  of  the  head  is  rounded,  and 
the  upper  jaw  is  slightly  the  longer  when  the  mouth  is  closed. 
The  mandible  is  armed  with  a  single  row  of  closely  set  recurved 
cardiform  teeth  with  a  greatly  developed  lateral  canine  on  each 
side  which  fits  into  a  groove  in  the  roof  of  the  mouth  ;  the  teeth 
are  similar  in  size  and  number  to  those  of  the  mandible,  with  the 
exception  of  the  lateral  canine,  which  is  barely  J  of  the  size  of 
that  of  the  lower  jaw.  The  dorsal  fin  commences  above  the 
anterior  margin,  and  does  not  quite  reach  to  the  root  of  the  caudal? 
though  its  posterior  rays  extend  more  than  half  its  length,  but  are 
nowhere  joined  to  it.  The  anal  commences  beneath  the 
seventeenth  dorsal  ray,  and  extends  to  the  root  of  the  caudal  fin, 
but  is  not  joined  to  it  by  membrane  ;  the  rays  of  both  fins  are 
simple  throughout  their  entire  length.  The  other  fins  are  but 
little  developed.  Colors,  alternately  dark  and  light  ash,  the  dark 
bands  being  twice  the  width  of  the  light,  and  being  most  defined 
at  the  margins.  All  the  fins  opaline,  the  dorsal  with  a  black 
margin  narrowly  edged  with  white  ;  the  black  margin  however 
broadens  out  into  distinct  blotches  on  the  anterior  half  of  the  fin. 

We  have  received  a  fine  example  of  GastrotokeMs  biaculeatus,  Bl., 
hitherto  only  recorded  from  North  Australia,  from  Mr.  C.  S. 
Jarrett,  who  obtained  it  at  Ballina,  Richmond  River ;  this  species 
is  hitherto  unrecorded  from  N.  S.  Wales. 


CATALOGUE    OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF 

AUSTRALIA. 

By  George  Masters. 

Part  V. 

Family.     CUBCULIONID^E. 

Sub-Family.     BRACHYDERIDES. 

EVAS.    Pascoe. 

4418  acuminata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  183. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4419  argenteiventris     Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.     Lond.    1870, 

p.  183. 
Queensland. 

4420  crassirostris   Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  183, 

S.  Australia. 

4421  lineatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  179. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

PROSAULIUS.     Schonherr. 

4422  ateropterus  Bohem.  Schh.   Gen.    Cure.    V.  p.  842  ;  Labr. 

et  Imh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  nr.  37. 
Australia. 

4423  comosus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  213. 

S.  Australia. 

4424  dispar  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  213. 

S.  Australia. 

4425  Hopei  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  841. 

S.  Australia. 


586      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP  AUSTRALIA, 

EUTINOPHCEA.     Pascoe. 

4426  nana  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1870,   p.    182,  t.    5, 

f.  6,  a-b. 
S.  Australia. 

KHADINOSOMUS.     Schonherr. 

4427  impressus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn,  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  448. 

W.  Australia. 

4428  Lacordairei  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.  Soc.   X.  1870,  p.  449  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VI.  1863,  p.  64. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

EUTHYTPHASIS.     Pascoe. 

4429  acuta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  57,  t.   1, 

£.3, 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

ACALANOMA.    Pascoe. 

4430  reducta  Pascoe,  Ann.   Nat.   Hist.  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  58, 

t.  1,  f.  2. 
Swan  River,  "W .  Australia. 

OCHROMETA.     Pascoe. 

4431  amcena   Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.  Soc.   X.  1870,  p.    415,   t   17, 

f.  6,  a-c. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

DERMATODES.     Schonherr. 

4432  Australis   Boisd.  Voy.   Astrol.    1835,  p.    348;    Dej.    Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  273. 

Australia. 

LAODICE.     Gemminger. 

4433  punebris  Chev.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1880,  p.  cm. 

Darnley  Island,  Torres  Straits. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  587 

PROSTOMUS.     Schonherr. 

4434  scutellaris   Fabr.   Mant.  I.   p.   815  ;    Oliv.    Ent.   V.    83, 

p.  393,  t.  12,  f.   142  •  t.  19,  f.  240  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol. 
II.  p.  343;  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  504. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

STYREUS.     Pascoe. 

4435  geonomoides    Pascoe,    Ann.     Nat.    Hist.   (5),  XII.    1883, 

p.  413. 

N.  Australia. 

PRYPNUS.     Schonherr. 

4436  canaliculars    Gyll.   Schh.    Gen.   Care.    VI.  (2),  p.    232  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VI,  p.  137. 
Victoria. 

4437  fallax  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  232. 

Australia. 

4438  quinquenodosus  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  493. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4439  squalidus   Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  505;    Boisd.   Voy. 

Astrol.   II.    p.    344;    W.  S.    Macleay,   Dej.   Cat.   3  ed. 

p.  269. 
Labr.  et  Imh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  nr.  59. 
bidentatus  W.  S.  Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4440  subtuberculatus  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  494  ;    Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  337. 
Australia. 

4441  texebricosus  Gyll.  Schh.   Gen.    Cure.  I.   p.    344 ;    W.   S. 

Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4442  trituberculatus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  216. 

S.  Australia. 

PACRYRRHYNCHUS.     Germar. 

4443  Australasia  Bohem.   Res.  Eugen,  1859,  p.  119. 

Australia. 


588      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP    AUSTRALIA, 

Sub-Family.     OTIORHYNCHIDES. 

CELEUTHETES.     Schonherr. 

4444  echinatus  Fabr.  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  525. 

Australis  Boisd.   Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.   398  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed. 

p.  291 ;  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  251. 
paganus  Gyll.  Schh,  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  539. 
Australia. 

OTIORHYNCHUS.      Germar. 

4445  sulcatcjs    Fabr.    Syst.    Ent.     p.    155  ;    Rcelofs,  C.  It.  Ent. 

Belg.XX.  1877,  p.  xxxv. 
Port  Adelaide  and  Tasmania.      (Introduced.) 

COPTORHYNCHUS.    Guenn. 

4446  Gestroi   Pascoe,  Ann.   Mus.  Civ.   Genov.  Ser.  (2),  Yol.  II. 

1885,  p.  211. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

4447  Jansoni  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  90. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

4448  lateralis  Boisd.  Yoy.    Astrol.    II.  p.  395  ;    Lacord.   Gen. 

Col.  YL  1863,  p.  153,  note  2  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  294. 
Australia. 

4449  melancholicus  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  396  ;    d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  294. 
Australia. 

4450  scabratus  Oliv.  Ent.  Y.  83,  p.  373,  t.  19,  f.  244  ;    Fabr. 

Syst.  El.  II.  p.  522  ;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  YII.  (1), 

p.  245. 

Australia. 

PSOMELES,  Guenn. 

4451  oblongus  Blanch.  Yoy.  Pole  Sud,  IY.  p.  229,  t.  15,  f.  17. 

Tasmania. 

TYLODERES.   Schonherr. 

4452  spinosus  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  403. 

Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  589 

MERIMNETES.     Schonherr. 

4453  tenuis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  220. 

S.  Australia. 

4454  uniformis  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  254, 

Victoria. 

EUPHALIA.     Pascoe. 

4455  pardalis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,   p.  468,  t.  19, 

f.  14,  a-c. 

W.  Australia. 

PROXYRUS.     Pascoe. 

4456  abstersus   Pascoe,    Journ.    Linn.    Soc.    X.    1870,  p.   438, 

t.  17,  f.  8,  a-c. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4457  lecideosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  438. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

ATMESIA.    Pascoe. 

4458  glaucina  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI.  1873,  p.  446. 

W.  Australia. 

4459  margin ata    Pascoe,    Journ.    Linn.    Soc.   X.    1870,   p.   469, 

t.  18,  f.  3,  a-b. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

TIMARETA     Pascoe. 

4460  crinita  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  383. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

4461  figurata   Pascoe,    Journ.   Linn.    Soc.    XL    1872,    p.    446, 

t.  12,  f.  8. 
Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

4462  satellina  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Sec.  XL  1872,  p.  446. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

PHYLDA.     Pascoe. 

4463  periteloides   Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  100, 

f.  1,  a. 
S.  Australia 


590      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

TITINIA.     Pascoe. 

4464  ignaria    Pascoe,    Ent.    Month.    Mag.    VI.    1869,    p.   101, 

f.  4,  a. 
Victoria. 

4465  marmorata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  Feb.  1872,  p.  132. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

IDASPORA.     Pascoe. 

4466  terrea  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  101,  f.  3,  a. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

TELENICA.     Pascoe. 

4467  nebulosa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc   XI.  1872,  p.  445. 

W.  Australia. 

4468  sublimbata  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI.  1872,  p.  445. 

W.  Australia. 

EPHERINA.     Pascoe. 

4469  longicornis  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.   Mag.  VI.    1869,  p.  102, 

f.  2,  a. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

MYLLOCERUS.     Schonherr. 

4470  aphthosus  Pascoe,   Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  105. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

4471  aurifex  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  103. 

W.  Australia. 

4472  australis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  367  ;    Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  288. 
Australia. 

4473  chrysideus  Pascoe,  Ann.   Mus.   Civ.  Genov.  Ser.  (2),  Vol. 

II.  1885,  p.  216. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

4474  cinerascens  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  104. 

W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  591 

4475  decretus  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  104. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4476  duplicatus  Pascoe,  Ann.   Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  Ser.   (2),  Vol. 

II.  1885,  p.  215. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

4477  glaucinus  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  104. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4478  gratus  Pascoe,   Ann.  Mus.  Civ.    Genov.   Ser.    (2),  Vol.  II. 

1885,  p.  216. 
Somerset,   Cape  York. 

4479  herbaceus  Pascoe,  Ent  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  103. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4480  modestus   Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  Ser.  (2),  Vol.  II. 

1885,  p.  216. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

4481  nasutus  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.   Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  105. 

W.  Australia. 

4482  pudicus  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  104. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4483  rusticus  Pascoe,  Ent.  Month.  Mag.  VI.  1869,  p.  105. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4484  trepidus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  Ser.  (2),   Vol.   II. 

1885,  p.  215. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

SYNOMUS.     Pascoe. 

4485  cephalotes  Pascoe,  Ann.   Mus.   Civ.    Genov.  Ser.  (2),  Vol. 

II.  1885,  p.  217. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

Sub-Family.     EREMNIDES. 

PLATYTRACHELUS.     Schonherr. 

4486  chloris  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870  p.  458. 

W.  Australia. 


592      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

MANDALOTUS.     Erichson. 

4487  crudus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  194. 

Tasmania. 

4488  rigidus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  194. 

Tasmania. 

4489  sterilis  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  195. 

Tasmania. 

4490  vetulus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  195. 

Tasmania. 

OOPS.    Germar. 

4491  pistor  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  220. 

S.   Australia. 

PEPHRICUS.     Pascoe. 

4492  echymis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    Lond.  1870,  p.  184,  t.  5, 

£.  7. 
W.  Australia. 

4493  rattulus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  374. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

Sub-Family.     LEPTOPSIDES. 

SCOTASMUS.     Schonherr. 

4494  carinirostris  Bohem.    Schh.   Gen.  Cure.    VI.     1862,  (2), 

p.  336. 

Australia. 

LIPOTHYREA.     Pascoe. 

4495  chloris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  375. 

Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

CATASARCUS.     Schonherr. 

4496  albisparsus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  35. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4497  albuminosus  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  29, 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  593 

4498  araneus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  29. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4499  bellicosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  28. 

W.  Australia. 

4500  bilineatus  Fahrs.  Schh.    Gen.   Cure.   Y.  p.    813;     Pascoe, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  18. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4501  brevicollis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  32. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4502  capito  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  33. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4503  carbo  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  35. 

W.  Australia. 

4504  ceratus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  24. 

W.  Australia. 

4505  cicatricosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  33. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4506  concretus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  38. 

Queensland. 

4507  echidna  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  28. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4508  effloratus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  21. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4509  ericius  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  37. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4510  foveatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  24. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4511  funereus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  31. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia, 

4512  furfuraceus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  39. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4513  griseus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  22. 

W.  Australia. 


594      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4514  Hopei  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.   Cure.    V.  p.  815;    Pascoe,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  22. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4515  humerosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  30, 

W.  Australia. 

4516  impressipe^nis  Boisd.  Voy.    Astrol.  II.  p.   350,  t.  7,  £.  9; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VI.  1863,  p.  250,  note. 

rufipes  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  814  ;  Labr.  et 
Imh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  nr.  27  ;  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc. 
Lond.  1870,  p.  22. 

W.  Australia. 

4517  intermedius  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  27. 

Champion  Bay,  \V.  Australia. 

4518  lepidus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  39. 

Champion  Ba} ,  W.  Australia. 

4519  longicornis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  20, 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia, 

4520  maculatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  25. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4521  MARGiNLSPiNis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  32. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4522  memnonius  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  26. 

Victoria. 

4523  nitidulus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  30. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4524  ochraceus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  34. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4525  opimus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  19. 

W.  Australia. 

4526  ovinus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  26. 

Queensland. 

4527  pollinosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  23. 

W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  595 

4528  rugulosus    Bohem.  Schh.    Gen.   Cure.   VIII.  (2),   p.   380 ; 

Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  18. 
W.  Australia. 

4529  scordalis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  37. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4530  spinipf.nnis  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  817  ;    Labr.  et 

Imh.   Gen.  Cure.  II.  nr.  27  ;    Pascoe,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc. 
Lond.  1870,  p.  32. 
W.  Australia. 

4531  stigmatipennis   Boisd.   Voy.   Astrol.   II.   p.    349 ;    Pascoe, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1870,  p.  18. 
W.  Australia. 

4532  suturalis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  18. 

Perth,  W.  Australia. 

4533  transversalis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  212  ;  Pascoe, 

Trans.  Ent   Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  25. 
S.  Australia. 

4534  trapa  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  38. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4535  tribulus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  40. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4536  vinosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  2] 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

ONESORUS.     Pascoe. 

4537  candidus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  484. 

Australia. 

4538  maculosus  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.   Soc.   1870,   p.  483,  t.  19, 

f.  13,  a. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

4539  obesus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1870,  p.  483. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4540  tigrinus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1870,  p.  483. 

Australia. 
39 


596      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA 


ESMELINA.     Pascoe. 

4541  flavovittata  Pascoe,  Journ.    Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  484, 

t.  19,  f.  8. 

Blue  Mountains,  N.  S.  Wales. 

LYSIZONE.     Pascoe. 

4542  alternata  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  486. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

APARETE.    Pascoe. 

4543  palpebrosa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  166. 

S.  Australia. 

POLYPHRADES.     Schbnherr. 

4544  aesalon  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  448. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4545  ampliatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1870,  p.  447. 

W.  Australia. 

4546  argentarius  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  809. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4547  biplagiatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.    1870,  p.  447. 

Queensland. 

4548  cinereus  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  806. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4549  laticollis  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  107. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4550  latipennis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  448. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4551  longipennis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  Feb.  1872,  p.  133. 

S.  Australia. 

4552  murinus  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  810. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  597 

4553  nanus   Gyll.  Schh.    Gen.    Cure.    I.    p.   503 ;     Boisd.    Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  342;  Lacorcl.  Gen.   Col.  VI.  1863,  p.  251, 

note  1 . 
Australis  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
leucophceus  Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4554  nitidilabris  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  212. 

S.  Australia ;  K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4555  ortyx  Pascoe,  Trans.  Eut.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  446. 

W.  Australia. 

4556  paganus  Bohem.  Schh.   Gen.    Cure.    VIII.    p.   377  ;  Labr. 

et  Imh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  nr.  36. 
Australia. 

4557  pardalotus  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   Lond.  1870,  p.  447. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4558  perignarus  Earhs.  Schh.   Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  811. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4559  pusillus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  446. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

CHAODIUS,     Pascoe. 

4560  nigrescens  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    Lond.   1870,   p.  187, 

t.  5,  f.  13. 
W.  Australia. 

ESSOLITHNA.    Pascoe. 

4561  pluviata  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  458,  t.  18, 

f.  7,  a-b. 
Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4562  rhombus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  458. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

CHERRUS.     Schonherr. 

4563  Australis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.   II.    1835,    p.   345,    t.    7, 

f.  13  (gen.  dub.). 
Australia. 


598      CATALOGUE   Or   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

4564  aureolus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  Feb.  1872,  p.  133. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia, 

4565  c^nosus  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen,  Cure.  V.  p.  802. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4566  ebeninus  Fahrs.   Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  804. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4567  infaustus  Oliv.  Ent.  V.  83,   p.  400,   t.   25,  f.  353  ;  Gyll. 

Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  500. 

bulbifer  Germ.  Ins.  Spec,  no  v.  p.  333  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol. 

II.  p.  332. 
granulatus  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 

K  S.  Wales. 

4568  iodimerus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  339,  t.  7,  f.  14. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4569  Mastersi    Pascoe,  Journ.    Linn.   Soc.   XI.    1871,    p.   158, 

t.  6,  f.  9. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4570  opatrinus   Gyll.  Schh.    Gen.  Cure.   I.   p.  502 ;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  341. 
rusticus  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4571  plebejus  Oliv.  Ent.  V.  83,  p.   400,   t.  25,   f.  357;    Gyll. 

Schh.   Gen.    Cure.  I.  p.  501  ;  Labr.  et  Imh.  Gen.  Cure. 
II.  nr.   26. 
mistothes  Herbst.  Kaf.  VII.  p.  43,  t.  97,  f.  13. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4572  punctipennis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  158 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4573  silaceus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  157. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4574  vestitus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1870,  p.  209. 

Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  599 

RHYPAROPHILUS.     Schonherr. 

4575  alternans  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (2),  p.  379. 

Australia. 

STENOCORYNUS.     Schonherr. 

4576  aridus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  Feb.  1872,  p.  134. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

4577  crenulatus  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.   147  ;    Oliv.   Ent.    V.  83, 

p.  401,  t.  11,  f.  29  ;  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  321. 
Australis  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  394 ;  W.  S.  Macleay, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  285. 
Queensland. 

4578  lateralis  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  322. 

albolineatus  W.  S.   Macleay,  (Gastrodus),   King's   Survey 

of  Austral.  II.  app.  p,  445  ;  Sturm,  Cat.  1843,  p.  189. 
Australia. 

4579  marginatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  Ser.  (2),  Vol. 

II.  1885,  p.  218. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

4580  vittatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  Feb.  1872,  p.  134. 

Night  Island,  N.  E.  Australia. 

LEPTOPS.     Schonherr. 

4581  acerba  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1879,  p.  450. 

"W.  Australia. 

4582  acutispinis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  376. 

Queensland. 

4583  angustior  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  215. 

S.  Australia. 

4584  argillaceus    Pascoe,    Ann.    Nat.    Hist.    (4),    XII.    1873, 

p.  23. 
Queensland. 

4585  cicatricosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  91. 

Queensland. 


600      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4586  colossus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  451. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4587  crassicornis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  375. 

Queensland. 

4588  crenata  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  222. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4589  dorsata  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870;  p.  453. 

W.  Australia. 

4590  Duboulayi  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  452. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4591  dumosa  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  230. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4592  ebenina  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  454. 

Queensland. 

4593  fera  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  185. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland  ;  Darnley  Island,  Torres  Straits. 

4594  furfuracea  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  376. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4595  glauca  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  377. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4596  Hopei  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.'Curc.  VI.  (2),  p  221. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

4597  humeralis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  215. 

S.  Australia. 

4598  hypocrita  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  92. 

S.  Australia. 

4599  hystkicosa  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  229. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4600  iliaca  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  91. 

Cape  York,  North  Australia. 

4601  incompta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  414. 

Queensland. 

4602  muricatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  232. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  601 

4603  musimon  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  231. 

Rockharnpton,  Queensland. 

4604  ovalipennis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  91. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

4605  polyacantha  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  453. 

Australia. 

4606  puellaris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  377. 

Queensland. 

4607  punctigera  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  413. 

Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

4608  quadridens  Fabr.   Syst.   Ent.  p.  153;    Oliv.   Ent.   V.  83, 

p.  397,  t.  15,  f.  187  ;  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  335. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4609  quadrttuberculata  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure,  II.  p.  301. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4610  reducta  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  185. 

Australia. 

4611  retusa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  452. 

Queensland. 

4612  robusta  Oliv.  Ent.  Y.  83,   p.  398,  t.  25,  f.  356  ;   Bohem. 

Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  298. 
bidentata  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  361  ;  W.  S   Macleay, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4613  Spencei  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  299. 

Australia. 

4614  spinea  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  YI.  (2),  p.  228. 

W.  Australia. 

4615  spinigera  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  YI.  (2),  p.  227. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4616  spinipennis  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  YI.  (2),  p.  223. 

W.  Australia. 

4617  spinosa  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  YI.  (2),  p.  224. 

Salt  River,  (fee,  W.  Australia. 


602      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA    OP    AUSTRALIA, 

4618  squalida  Bohem,  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  300. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4619  subfasciata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  185. 

Queensland. 

4620  superciliaris  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  452. 

Queensland. 

4621  tetraphysodes  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  92. 

Queensland. 

4622  tribulus  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  153  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  V.  83,  p.  396, 

t.  13,  f.  161  ;  Gyll.  Schh.   Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  473. 
echidna  W.  S.  Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
Duponti  Boisd.    Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  333. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed.) 

4623  tuberculata  Bohem.     Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  298. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4624  vermicosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  414. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

BARYOPADUS.     Pascoe. 

4625  corrugatus  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   1870,  p.  186,  t.  5,  f. 

5,  a-b. 

Queensland. 

ZYMAUS.     Pascoe. 

4626  binodosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1870,  p.  449,  t.  7,  f.  5,  a. 

Wide   Bay,  Queensland. 

CATASTYGNUS.     Pascoe. 

4627  limbatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  94. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

4628  rivulosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  94. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

4629  scutellaris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  93. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  603 

4630  stigma.  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  94. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4631  textilis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  95. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Australia. 

ENCHYMUS.     Pascoe. 

4632  humeralis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  X.  1872,  p.  92. 

W.  Australia. 

4633  punctatonotatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  95. 

S.  Australia. 

CENTYRES.     Pascoe. 

4634  ovis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  X.  1872,  p.  91 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

4635  turgidus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  96. 

Queensland. 

AMISALLUS.     Schonherr. 

4636  nodosus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  187. 

Tasmania. 

4637  tuberosus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  798. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4638  Whitei  Waterh.   (Oubicosomus),   Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   Lond. 

(2),  II.  1853,  p.  181  ;  Lacord.   Gen.    Atl.   VIII.   t.   66, 
f.  2,  a. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

HYPHEMA.    Pascoe. 

4639  assimilis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  420. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

ETHEMAIA.     Pascoe. 

4640  adusta  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  418. 

S.  Australia. 


604      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4641  angusticollis   Pascoe,  Ann.    Nat.    Hist.    (5),  XII.    1883, 

p.  419. 
Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

4642  curtula  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat,  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  420. 

W.  Australia. 

4643  sellata  Pascoe,  Journ.   of  Ent.  II.   1865,   p.   418,   t.  17, 

f.  25. 
S.  Australia. 


Sub-Family.     AMYCTERIDES. 

PSALIDURA.     Fischer. 

4644  abnormis  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  215. 
Argyle,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4645  carinata  Boiscl.   Voy.  Astrol.   II.   p.  385  ;  d'Urville,  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  289. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4646  caudata  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.   Wales,  I.    1865 

p.  210. 
Darling  Downs,  Queensland. 

4647  Coxi  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  204^ 

Dabee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4648  crenata  Boisd.   Yoy.  Astrol.   II.    p.  385  ;   d'Urville,   Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.,  p.  289. 
Australia. 

4649  decipiens  Dohrn,  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1872,  p.  143. 

E.  Australia. 

4650  Durvillei    Bohem.     Schh.  G-en.    Care.    VII.    (1),    p.    52  ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  215. 
A  ustralia. 

4651  blongata  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  207. 
Lambing  Flat,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  605 

4652  falciformis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  213. 

Mudgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4653  forficulata  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  210. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4654  foveata  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N,   S.  Wales,  I.  1865 

p.  213. 

N.  E.  Coast  of  Australia. 

4655  granosa  Guer.  Voy.  Coquille,  IT.  (2),  1830,  p.  120  ;  Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  386. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4656  Helyi  Macleay,   Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  I.    1865, 

p.  213. 

N.  Australia. 

4657  Hopei  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  65. 

Australia. 

4658  Howitti  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K   S.  Wales,   I.  1865, 

p.  211. 
Melbourne,  Victoria. 

4659  impressa  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  375,  t.  7,  f .  10  ;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  208. 
Tasmania. 

4660  Mannerheimi  Schh.  Mant.  Sec.  p.  55. 

Australia. 

4661  Mastersi  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  214. 
Ipswich,  Queensland. 

4662  mira  Bohem.  Schh.    Gen.  Cure.   VII.  (1),  p.  51;    Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  204. 
paradoxa,  Sturm,  Cat.  1843,  p.  350,  t.  5,  f.  3,  a-d. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


606     CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

4663  mirabilis  Kirby,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1818,  p.  469,  t.  23, 

f.  9,  a-c;  Fischer,  Mem.  Mosc.  VI.  1823,  p.  265,  f.  11  ; 
Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  381 ;    Gyll.  Schh.   Gen.   Cure. 
II.  p.  470 ;    Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales.  I. 
1865,  p.  202. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4664  mirabunda   Gyll.  Schh.    Gen.  Cure.  II.   p.  471  ;    Bohem. 

Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  52 ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II. 
p.  377  ;    Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Whales  I.  1865, 
p.  207. 
Australia. 

4665  miracula  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  205. 
Mudgee.  N.  S.  Wales. 

4666  mirifica  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  206. 
Australia. 

4667  Mitchelli  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  210. 
Victoria  River,  N.  Australia. 

4668  Montana   Macleay,   Trans  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  209. 
Pine  Mountain,  Queensland. 

4669  postica  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  379. 

Australia. 

4670  reticulata  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  384 ;  Macleay,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  214. 
Wellington  Valley,  N.  S  Wales. 

4671  rufolineata   Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,   I. 

1865,  p.  203. 
Newcastle,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4672  scabra  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  382  \  d'Urville,  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  289. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  607 

4673  Spencei  BoLem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  64. 

Australia. 

4674  SQUALiDABohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  53. 

Australia. 

4675  squamigera  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  212. 
Australia. 

4676  subcostata  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  206. 
Parramatta,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4677  subvittata  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N".  S.  Wales,  I,  1865, 

p.  211. 
Ipswich,  Queensland. 

4678  verrucosa  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  203. 
Australia. 

4679  tuberculata   Boisd.   Voy.    Astrol.  II.    p.    372  ;  d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3ed.  p.  289. 
Australia. 

4680  Wilcoxi  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  209. 
Clarence  River,  N".  S.  Wales. 

TALAURINUS.     Macleay. 

4681  aberrans  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.   Wales,  I.    1865, 

p.  233. 
Victoria. 

4682  alternans  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  231. 
Clyde  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4683  alternatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  240. 
Australia. 

4684  ambiguus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  225. 
Darling  Downs,  Queensland. 


608      CATALOGUE  OF  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

4685  amycteroides   Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  235. 
Victoria  River,  N.  Australia. 

4686  angustatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  241. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4687  Bucephalus  Oliv.  Ent.  V.  83,  p.  399,   t.  25,  f.  355  ;  Boisd. 

Voy.   Astrol.   II.    p.    373;  Gyll.   Sclih.    Gen.  Cure.   II. 
p.  473;  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 
p.  227. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4688  Camdenensis  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  226. 
Camden,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4689  capito  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  17,  t.  2,  f.  7. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4690  carbonarius  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  12. 

W.  Australia. 

4691  cariosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  16. 

W.  Australia. 

4692  catenulatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  234. 
Australia. 

4693  caviceps  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  320. 
Port  Lincoln,  S  Australia. 

4694  costatus  Boisd.  Voy.   Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  384;  d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  289 ;  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K   S. 
Wales,  1865,  p.  238. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4695  Dameli  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  242. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4696  dubius  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.   Wales,  I.   1865, 

p.  226. 
Darling  Downs,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  609 

4697  dumosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  243. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4698  encaustus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  14. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4699  euomoides  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  225. 
Queensland. 

4700  exasperatus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842, 1,  p.  191. 

Howitti,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.   Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  217. 
Victoria. 

4701  excavatus    Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.    Cure.    VII.    (1),    p.    54 ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  236. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4702  foveatus  Macleay,  Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  N,  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  237. 
N.  E.  Coast,  Australia. 

4703  funereus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  11. 

W.  Australia. 

4704  geniculatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  16. 

W.  Australia. 

4705  griseus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  219. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4706  hiscipennis   Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.    S.    Wales,    I. 

1866,  p.  321. 
Yankee  Jim's  Creek,  Victoria. 

4707  humeralis  Macleay,    Trans.    Ent.    Soc    N.    S.    Wales,    I. 

1865,  p.  224. 
Victoria  River,  N.  Australia. 

4708  hystricosus  Bohem.   Schh.    Gen.    Cure.   VII.    (1),  p.  54; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.   242. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4709  impressicollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  239. 
Victoria. 


610      CATALOGUE   OF   THE    DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4710  incanescens  Macleay,  Trans,  Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.    Wales,    I. 

1865,  p.  244. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4711  incertus   Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.   1865, 

p.  221. 
Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4712  Kirbyi  W.  S.  Macleay,  King's   Survey  II.   1827,  p.   444; 

Guer.  Voy.  Coquille,  II.  (2),  1830,  p.  121  ;  Boisd.  Yoy. 
Astrol.   II.   p.  387 ;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1), 
p.  66  ;  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.    1865, 
p.  238. 
Australia. 

4713  lacunosus   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  240. 
Manning  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4714  l^vicollis  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.  Soc.   XII.   1873,   p.    17, 

t.  2,  f.  8. 
Yictoria. 

4715  laticeps  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  319. 
Stirling  Range,  W.  Australia. 

4716  lemmus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  16. 

W.  Australia. 

4717  Macleayi  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  14. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4718  maculatus  Macleay.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  220. 
N.  E.  Coast  of  Australia. 

4719  Manglesi     Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.    Cure.    VII.    (1),    p.    61  ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  244. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4720  Mastersi  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  239. 
Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4721  melanopsis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  13. 

W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  611 

4722  Mitchelli  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  234. 
Victoria  River,  N.  Australia. 

4723  molossus  Pascoe,  Jo-urn.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  13. 

W.  Australia. 

4724  morbillosus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  386  ;  d'Urville,  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.   p.  289  ;    Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.   VII.  t.  67,  f.  4, 
a-c  ;    Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 
p.  222. 
Victoria. 

4725  muricatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  321. 
Stirling  Range,  W.  Australia. 

4726  Murrumbidgensis    Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 

I.  1865,  p.  227. 
Murruuibidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4727  nodulosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent,  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  223. 

Australia. 

4728  pallidus  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  223. 
Australia. 

4729  papulosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  222. 
Australia. 
4 "30  paralleltjs  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent,  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  224. 
Australia. 

4731  pastilla.rius  Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.    Cure.    VII.  (1),  p.    60 ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  232. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4732  penicillatus   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  220. 
morbillosus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  I.  1842,  p.  191  (forte). 
Tasmania. 

40 


612       CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4733  phrynos  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  12. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4734  pulverulentus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  223. 
Australia. 

4735  pupa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  16. 

W.  Australia. 

4736  pustulatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  11. 

W.  Australia. 

4737  Kayneri  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  221. 
W.  Coast  of  Australia. 

4738  Riverine  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  218. 
Lower  Murrumbidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4739  Roei   Bohem.  Schh.   Gen.   Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.    62  ;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  231. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4740  rudis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I,  1865,  p.  227. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4741  rugiceps  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  242. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4742  rugicollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p   241. 
Singleton,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4743  rugifer  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.   II.    p.  378  ;  Macleay,  Trans. 

Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865.  p.  236. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4744  rugosus    Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  229. 
Australia. 

4745  salebrosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  229. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  613 

4746  scaber  Macleay,  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    N.    S.  Wales,  I.   1865, 

p.  240. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4747  scabrosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  235. 
Victoria  River,  N.  Australia. 

4748  semispinosus   Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.    Cure.    VII.    1,    p.    59 ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  232. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4749  simillimus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  237. 
Merimbula,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4750  simulator  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  XII.  1873,  p.  13. 

W.  Australia. 

4751  sph^erulatus   Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.   S.   Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  235. 
Australia. 

4752  spinosus  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  243. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4753  squamosus   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  219. 
Lower  Murrumbidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4754  tenuipes    Pascoe,    Journ.    Linn.    Soc.   XII.    1873,    p.    15, 

t.  2,  f.  2. 
Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 

4755  tessellatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  16. 

W.  Australia. 

4756  tomextosus   Boisd.   Voy.    Astrol.  II.   p.  373,  t.  7,  f.   11  ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  217. 
Victoria. 

4757  tuberculatus   Macleay,  Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  233. 
Victoria. 


614      CATALOGUE  OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA. 

4758  typicus  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.   1865j 

p.  230. 
Argyle,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4759  variegatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  8.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  218. 
Victoria  River,  N,  Australia. 

4760  verrucosus  Guer.Voy.  Coquille,  II.  (2),  p.  121  ;  Boisd.  Yoy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  372  ;    d'Urville,   Dej.   Cat.   3  ed.   p.  289  ; 
Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  230. 
Argyle,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4761  victor  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  10. 

S.  Australia. 

4762  Victoria   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  319. 
Victoria. 

4763  Westwoodi    Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.    Cure.    VII.   (1),  p.    63; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  228. 
New  South  Wales. 

MOLOCHTUS.     Pascoe. 

4764  gagates  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  18,  t.  2,  f.  9. 

Western  Australia. 

CHRIOTYPHUS.     Pascoe. 

4765  acromialis,  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.   XII.  1873,   p.   19, 

t.  2,  f.  10. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

SCLERORRHINUS.     Macleay. 

4766  acuminatus  Macleay,  Trans.  EDt.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  255. 
S.   Australia. 

4767  Adelaide  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1ST.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  247. 
S.  Australia. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  615 

4768  alternus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.   Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  247. 
Wagga  Wagga,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4769  Angasi  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  K   S.   Wales,  I,  1865, 

p.  253. 
S.  Australia. 

4770  angustus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  246. 
Lower  Murrumbidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4771  apicalis  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent,  Soc.    N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  260. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4772  arexosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.'  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  322. 
Flinders  Range,  S.  Australia. 

4773  asper  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   K   S.    Wales,  I.    1865, 

p.  254. 
S.  Australia. 

4774  biordinatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  1. 1866, 

p.  326. 
York  Peninsula,  S.  Australia. 

4775  Bubalus  Oliv.   Ent.   V.  83,   p.  399,  t.   25,  f.    354 ;  Boisd. 

Voy.   Astrol.   II.   p.  382 ;    Gyll.    Schh.   Gen.   Cure.   II. 
p.  474 ;  Bohem.    Schh.   Gen.    Cure.   VII.    (1),    p.    64 ; 
Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.    1865,  p.  257. 
Tasmania. 

4776  confusus  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  251. 
S.  Australia. 

4777  conspersus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  250. 
S.  Australia. 

4778  dilaticollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  258. 
Victoria. 


616      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4779  dimidiatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866» 

p.  324, 
Flinders  Range,  S.  Australia. 

4780  divaricatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  248. 
S.  Australia. 

4781  dolens   Boisd.   Voy.    Astrol.   II.   1835,   p.   376  ;    Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  I.  1865,  p.  264. 
Australia. 

4782  echinops  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  10. 

W.  Australia. 

4783  elongatus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  58;  Germ. 

Linn.    Ent.    III.   p.     217 ;   Macleay,    Trans.    Ent.    Soc. 
N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  259. 
S.  Australia. 

4784  exilis  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    N.   S.   Wales,    I.    1865, 

p.  245. 
Lower  Murrumbidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4785  fuscus   Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  N.   S.  Whales,  I.   1865, 

p.  253. 
S.  Australia. 

4786  Germari  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N,  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  325. 
Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4787  horridus   Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  256. 
S.  Australia. 

4788  Howitti   Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  257. 
Victoria. 

4789  interioris  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales  I.  1865, 

p.  252. 
Stewart's  Land,  Central  Australia. 

4790  interruptus  Macleay,   Trans.    Ent.  Soc.    N.   S.    Wales,   L 

1865,  p.  263. 
Mudgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  617 

4791  irregularis    Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.    S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  263. 
S.  Australia. 

4792  laticollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  326. 
Stirling  Range,  W.  Australia. 

4793  longus   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  258. 
S.  Australia. 

4794  marginatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  9. 

South  Australia. 

4795  Mastersi  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  323. 
Flinders  Range,  S.  Australia. 

4796  meliceps  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  10. 

Rockliampton,  Queensland. 

4797  molestus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  9. 

S.  Australia. 

4798  mucronatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  255. 
Victoria. 

4799  nodulosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  249. 
S.  Australia. 

4800  obliteratus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  1. 1865, 

p.  255. 
Victoria. 

4801  parvulus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  260. 
S.  Australia. 

4802  pilularius  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  324. 
Flinders  Range,  S.  Australia. 

4803  Riverine  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  246. 
Lower  Murrumbidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 


618      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

4804  rugicollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Eat.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  250. 
S.  Australia. 

4805  sabulosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  322. 
Flinders  Range,  S.  Australia. 

4806  sordidus  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.   1865, 

p.  254. 
S.  Australia. 

4807  squalidus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.'S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  261. 
Lambing  Elat,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4808  Stewarti  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  252. 
Stewart's  Land,  C.  Australia. 

4809  Stutchburyi   Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    N.   S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  264. 
Queensland. 

4810  subcostatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  258. 
Wingelo,  N.  S.  Wales, 

4811  sublineatus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  217  ;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales  I.  1865,  p.  250. 
S.  Australia. 

4812  subsequens  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  263. 
Mudgee,  1ST.  S.  Wales. 

4813  tristis  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  388,  t.  7,  f.  12 ;    Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  250. 
Tasmania. 

4814  tuberculosus   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  256. 
Victoria. 

4815  vermiculatus  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  261. 
Braidwood,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE   MASTERS.  619 

4816  verrucosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  262. 
Australia. 

4817  vestitus  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  323. 
Flinders  flange,  S.  Australia. 

4818  vittatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  249. 
S.  Australia. 

4819  Waterhousei   Macleay,   Trans.    Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  251. 
S.  Australia. 

AMYCTERUS.     Schonherr. 

4820  Boisduvali  Dup.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  393  ;    Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  266. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4821  draco    W.   S.    Macleay,    King's   Survey,    IT.    App.    1827, 

p.  244 ;  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 
p.  266. 
W.  Australia. 

4822  Leichardti  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Sec.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  269. 
Lynd  River,  N.  Australia. 

4823  Schonherri   Hope,  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   Lond.   I,  p.  68,  t.  8, 

f.  2  ;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  82  ;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  268. 

W.  Australia. 

ANASCOPTES.     Pascoe. 

4824  muricatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  7,  t.  2, 

f.  6. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

ACANTHOLOPHUS.     Schonherr. 

4825  Adelaide  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    Lond.  (2),  III.  1854, 

p.  76  ;  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.    1865, 
p.  281. 
S.  Australia. 


620      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

4826  amycteroides  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  271. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4827  Angasi   Macleay,   Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  286. 
S.  Australia. 

4828  apicalis  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p,  276. 
S.  Australia. 

4829  approximates  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  283. 
Victoria. 

4830  aureolus  Bohera.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  79  ;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  1. 1865,  p.  272. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4831  bivittatus   Bohem.     Schh.     Gen.   Cure.    VII.  (1),    p.   74  ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.    S.   Wales,  1.  1865,  p.  274. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4832  convexiusculus  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S,  Wales,  I. 

1866,  p.  330. 

Shelley's  Flat,  Randwick,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4833  crassidens  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  276. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4834  crenaticollis  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  289. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4835  denticollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  282. 
Currajong,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4836  dumosus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  77;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  272. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4837  echidna  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent,    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  280. 
Blue  Mountains,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  621 

4838  echinatus   Guer.  Voy.  Coquille,  1830,  p.  122  ;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.   II.  p.    371;  d'Urville,   Dej.    Cat.   3  ed.  p.  289  ; 
Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  280. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4839  gladiator  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  xn.  1873,  p.  6,  t.  2,  f.  3. 

W.  Australia. 

4840  gravicollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1ST.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  329. 
Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4841  Howitti   Macleay.   Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   N.  S   Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  285. 
Victoria. 

4842  humeralis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  278. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4843  hypoleucus    Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.    Cure.    VII.  (1),  p.    76  ; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  275. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4844  hystrix  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  78 ;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  273. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4845  irroratus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  328. 
Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4846  Kreffti  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent,   Soc.    N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  228. 
N.  Australia. 

4847  lateralis  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p. 75;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  277. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4848  Marshami   Kirby,   Trans.   Linn.   Soc.   XII.    1818,  p.  436  ; 

Boisd.   Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.    369  ;  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure. 

II.   p.  472  ;    Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  279. 
echinatus  Dej.  Cat.  1  ed.  p.  64. 
sepidioides  Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  289. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


622      CATALOGUE  OP  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP  AUSTRALIA, 

4849  Mastersi  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   K  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  327. 
Stirling  Range,  W.  Australia. 

4850  mucronatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  287. 
Blue  Mountains,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4851  nasicornis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  6. 

W.  Australia. 

4852  planicollis  Waterh.  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  1854,   p.  78  ; 

Lacord.    Gen.   Col.  VI.   1863,  p.   312,    note;    Macleay, 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  290. 
S.  Australia. 

4853  posticalis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  327. 
Stirling  Range,  W.  Australia. 

4854  rugiceps   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  328. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4855  scabrosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  287. 
Blue  Mountains,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4856  serraticollis  Macleay,   Trans.    Ent.  Soc.   N.   S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  282. 
Wingelo,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4857  simplex  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  7. 

W.  Australia. 

4858  spinifer  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  284. 
Victoria. 

4859  spinosus  Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  274. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4860  squalidus   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  285. 
Merimbula,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  623 

4861  squamosus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  J.   1865, 

p.  287. 
Victoria. 

4862  sublobatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  T.  1866, 

p.  329. 
Dandenong,  Victoria. 

4863  suTURALis Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  72;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  277. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4864  transitus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  K   S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  271. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4865  tribulus   Macleay,  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  1.  1866, 

p.  330. 
Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4866  tridentatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  288. 
Victoria  River,  N.  Australia. 

4867  truncaticornis  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1865,  p.  286. 
Newcastle,  N.  S.  Wales. 

CUBICORRHYNCHUS.     Lacordaire. 

4868  angularis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  331. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4869  Bohemani    Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.     Cure.     VII.    (1),  p.    83; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  291. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4870  calcaratus    Macleay,    Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  N.   S.    Wales,    I. 

1865,  p.  294. 
S.  Australia. 

4871  cichlodes  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  18. 

W.  Australia. 


624      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4872  crenicollis  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   Lond.   1854  p    79  ; 

Lacord.   Gen.   Col.   VI.   1863,  p.  314,  note  2;  Macleay, 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  293. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4873  Dohrni    Waterh.    Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1854,    p.    79; 

Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  293. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4874  eximius   Macleay,   Trans.   Ent.    Soc.   N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  332. 
Stirling  Range,  W.  Australia. 

4875  maculatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  295. 
Murrumbidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4876  maximus  Macleay,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  294. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4877  morosus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  IL   1835,  p.  386;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  289  ;  Bohem.  Schh.    Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  67  ; 
Germ.   Linn.   Ent.   III.    p.    217;  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent. 
Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  292. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  S.  Australia. 

4878  piceosetosus  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    N.    S.  Wales,  I. 

1865.  p.  295. 
Yass,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4879  sepidioides  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1ST.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865 

p.  294. 
Murrumbidgee,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4880  spinicollis  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  332. 
Magadup,  W.  Australia. 

4881  sterilis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  19. 

Victoria. 

POLYCRETA.     Pascoe. 

4882  metrica  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  8,  t.  2,  f.  2. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  625 

HYBORRHYNCHUS.     Macleay. 

4883  bicornutus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  333. 
Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4884  CiENOSus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  80;  Macleay, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865,  p.  297. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4885  crassiusculus   Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.    N.  S.  Wales,  I. 

1866,  p.  334. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4886  furcatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  296. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4887  maculatus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1ST.  S.  Wales,  I.  1865, 

p.  297. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4888  Mastersi  Macleay,  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  335. 
Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4889  prodigus  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  I.  1866, 

p.  333. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4890  rugosus  Macleay,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  N.   S.   Wales,  I.   1865, 

p.  298. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

MELANEGIS.     Pascoe. 

4891  stygius  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  452,  t.  7, 

f.  6,  a. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia, 

EUOMUS.     Schonherr. 

4892  basalis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  390  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3ed. 

p.  289. 
Australia. 


626      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

4893  Fahraet  Schonh.  Sec.  p.  54,  (indscrpt.) ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col. 

VI.  1863,  p.  316,  note  2. 
Australia. 

4894  insculptus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  56. 

Australia. 

4895  retusus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI.   1872,  p.  449,  t.  13, 

f.  12. 
W.  Australia. 

4896  scorpio  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  391,  t.  7,  f.  15. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4897  Stephensi  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  473  ;    Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  388. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

TETRALOPHUS.     \Vaterhouse. 

4898  elevatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  453. 

W.  Australia. 

4899  excursus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  453. 

S.  Australia. 

4900  incanus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  453. 

Victoria. 

4901  sculpturatus  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1853,  p.  174; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  VII.  t.  67,  f.  5,  a. 
Australia. 

ATYCHORIA.     Pascoe. 

4902  funesta  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  416.  t.  17,  f.  22. 

Australia. 

DIALEPTOPUS.     Pascoe. 

4903  collaris  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  57  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  VI.  1863,  p.  316,  note  2. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4904  ferreus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  451. 

Victoria. 

4905  granulatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  449. 

W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE    MASTERS.  627 

4906  macilentus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  451. 

W.  Australia. 

4907  monachus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  451. 

Flinders  Range,  S.  Australia. 

4908  plantaris  Pascoe,    Journ.   Linn.   Soc.    XI.    1872,  p.  449, 

t.  12,  f.  11. 
W.  Australia. 

4909  sepidioides   Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    Lond.  1870,  p.  450, 

t.  7,  f.  4,  a. 
W.  Australia. 

4910  serricollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI,  1872,  p.  449. 

W.  Australia. 

MYTHITES.      Schonherr. 

4911  asperatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  84. 

Sydney. 

4912  degener  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  85. 

Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

4913  perfossus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  210. 

S.   Australia. 

4914  pithecius  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1879,  p.  84. 

Monaro,  N.  S.  Wales. 

4915  sulcicollis    Germ.    (Acanthomus),   Linn.    Ent.   III.  1848, 

p.  211. 
South  and  W.  Australia. 

MYOTROTUS.     Pascoe. 

4916  obtusus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  22,  t.  2,  f.  5. 

Rockhanipton,  Queensland. 

AMORPHORRHINUS.     Lacordaire. 

4917  arcanus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  379. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4918  Australis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.   III.    1848,  p.   209;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  VII.  t.  67,  f.  6,  a-b. 
S.  Australia. 
41 


628      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

4919  poly  acanthus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  454. 

W.  Australia. 

^EDRIODES.     Pascoe, 

4920  fastigiatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p  86,  t.  l,f.  8. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4921  inuus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  86. 

W".  Australia. 

4922  mendosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  86. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4923  nodipennis  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  68. 

S.  Australia. 

BUBARIS.    Pascoe. 

4924  indemnis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  378. 

Mackenzie  Biver.l 

ACHERRES,     Pascoe. 

4925  mamillatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  87,  t.  1,  f.  5. 

W.  Australia. 

ENNOTHUS.     Pascoe. 

4926  fallax  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  87. 

W.  Australia. 

ALEXIRHEA.     Pascoe. 

4927  aurita  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  20. 

W.  Australia. 

4928  falsifica  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  21. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4929  notata  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  20,  t.  2,  f.  4. 

W.  Australia. 

4930  singularis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  55. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  629 

ODITESQS.     Pascoe. 

4931  BUCEROS  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  90. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4932  inccenis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  89. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4933  indutus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  88,  t.  1,  f.  6. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4934  lycosarius  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  89. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4935  perditus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  187  2,  p.  89. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4936  sulcirostris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  90. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

SOSYTELUS.     Pascoe. 

4937  lobatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  91,  t.  1,  f.  1. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

Sub-Family.     SOMATODIDES. 

BOTHY  NORRHYNCHUS.     Schonherr. 

4938  lascivus  Bohem.   Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  85  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  VII.  t.  68,  f.  1  a. 

Australia. 

Sub-Family.     HIPPORHINIDES. 

HIPPORRHINUS.     Schonherr. 

4939  clavus  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  154;  Oliv.  Ent.  V.   83,  p.  392, 

t.  13,  f.  172  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  334. 
Australia. 

4940  nigrospinosus  Donov.  Epitom.  Ins.  N.  Holl.  1805  ;    Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  535. 
Australia. 


630      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OP   AUSTRALIA, 

Sub-Family.     RHYPAROSOMIDES. 

ZEPHRYME.     Pascoe. 

4941  sordida   Pascoe,   Journ.   Linn.  Soc.  X.   1870,  p.  472,  t,  19,. 

f.  12,  a-b. 

Australia. 

OPHRYOTA.     Pascoe. 

4942  squamibunda  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  451. 

Port  Augusta,  S.  Australia. 

DYSOSTINES.     Pascoe. 

4943  cellaris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  232. 

Sydney. 

4944  euligineus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  455. 

Tasmania. 

4945  hoplostethus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  455, 

Tasmania. 

4946  pilipes  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  456. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4947  pustulosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  456. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4948  valgus   Pascoe,   Journ.    Linn.   Soc.   X.   1870,  p.  473,  t.  19, 

f.  1,  a-b. 
Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     CYLINDRORHINIDES. 

STERIPHUS.     Erichson. 

4949  solidus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  190. 

Tasmania. 

PANTOPCEUS.     Schbnherr. 

4950  cervinus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (1),  p.  253. 

Australia. 

PERIPAGIS.     Pascoe. 

4951  rufipes  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  188,  t.  5, 

f.  10,  a. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  631 

LYCOSURA.     Pascoe. 

4952  bispinosa  Pascoe,  Ann.   Nat.   Hist.  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  56, 

t.  1,  f.  9. 
Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 

OCYNOMA.     Pascoe. 

4953  antennata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  234. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4954  cordipennis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  234. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

DECIENUS.     Pascoe. 

4955  sphasodes  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  235. 

W.  Australia. 

PERPERUS.     Schbnherr. 

4956  innocuus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  264. 

Australia. 

4957  insularis  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  265. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4958  languidus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  193. 

Tasmania. 

4959  marginalis  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  124. 

N.  S.    Wales. 

4960  obscurus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  264. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

4961  urticarum  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  232. 

Gayndah,   Queensland. 

4962  variegatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  233. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     MOLYT1DES. 
PSALDUS.     Pascoe. 

4963  ammodytes  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  179. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4964  liosomoides  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Loncl.  1870,  p.  189. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


632      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

METHYPORA.     Pascoe. 

4965  postica  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  416,  fc.  17,  f.  5. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

OPSITTIS.     Pascoe. 

4966  atomaria  Pascoe,  Trans,  Ent.  Soc.  1870,  p.  457,  t.  7,  f.  8. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

STEREMNIUS.     Schonherr. 

4967  tuberosus  Bohern.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  1836,  p,  243. 

Australia. 

SYAGRIUS.     Pascoe. 

4968  fulvitarsis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist,  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  57. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

Sub-Family.      TANYRHYNCHIDES. 

SYNATONYX.     Wollaston. 

4969  ovatus  Wollast.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1853,  p.  188. 

Australia. 

XYNAEA.    Pascoe. 

4970  saginata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  420,  t.  17,  f.  2. 

Australia. 

Sub-Family.     GONIPTERI DES. 

OXYOPS.     Schonherr. 

4971  arcifera  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  481. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4972  arctata  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  482. 

S.  Australia. 

4973  aulica  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  479. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

4974  bilunaris  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  p.  480. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  633 

4975  calidus  Pascoe,  Ami.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  236. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4976  cancellata  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  488. 

S.  Australia. 

4977  clathrata  Bohem.   Schh.   Gen.   Cure.   III.  p.  487 ;  Germ. 

Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  214. 
S.  Australia. 

4978  concreta  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  479. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4979  crassicornis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1870,  p.  480. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4980  excavata  Boisd.    Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  327  ;   d'Urville,  Dej 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
favosa  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  485. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

4981  farinosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  96. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

4982  fasciata  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II,  p.  330. 

obliquata  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.   Cure.   III.  p.  488  j   Germ. 

Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  214. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

4983  fasciculata  Redtenb.  Reis.  Novar.  II.  p.  155. 

Sydney. 

4984  floreds  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  237. 

W.  Australia. 

4985  gemella  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  481. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4986  Hopei  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  483. 

Australia. 

4987  irrasa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  480. 

Queensland. 

4988  marginalis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  481. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

4989  Mastersi  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873.  p.  235. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 


634      CATALOGUE   OP  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTEHA   OF     AUSTRALIA, 

4990  meles  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  236. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4991  memnonius  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  235. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4992  niveo-sparsa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  379. 

Queensland. 

4993  pruinosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  236. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4994  rutilus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  237. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4995  scabrosa  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  328. 

Australia. 

4996  sparsutus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  237. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

4997  squamulosa  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  484. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

4998  tuberculata  Perroud,  Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon,  1864,  p.  155. 

Australia. 

4999  vitiosa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  481. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

PANTOREITES.     Pascoe. 

5000  Breweri  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  239. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5001  cretatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  239. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5002  scenicus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  463. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5003  virgatus  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.   Soc.  X.  1870.  p.  463,  t.  18, 

f.  4. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5004  vittatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  451. 

Australia. 

SYARBIS.     Pascoe. 

5005  Deyrollei  Boelofs,    (Acroteriasus),    Ann.    Soc.    Belg.  XI. 

1867,  p.  76,  t.  2,  f.  2. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  635 

5006  emarginatus    Roel.   (Acroteriasus),    Ann.    Soc.    Belg.  X. 

p.  247,  t.  1,  f.  4. 
W.  Australia. 

5007  gonipteroides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  444. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5008  Haagi   Roel.    (Acroteriasus),  Ann.   Soc.   Belg.  X.  p.   235, 

f.  1,  t.  1. 
Queensland. 

5009  nervosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  238. 

Queensland. 

5010  niger   Roel.    (Acroteriasus),    Ann.    Soc.  Belg.   XI.     1867, 

p.  75,  t.  2,  £.  1. 
Australia. 

5011  nubilus  Roel.   (Acroteriasus),  Ann.    Soc.   Belg.  X.  p.  246, 

t.  1,  f.  3. 
N.  Australia. 

5012  pachypus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  244,  t.  17,  f.  1. 

Queensland. 

5013  punctipennis   Roel.     (Acroteriasus),   Ann.  Soc.   Belg.   XL 

1867,  p.  76,  t.  2,  f.  3. 
Australia. 

5014  sciurus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  444. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5015  semilineatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  238. 

W.  Australia. 

5016  subxitidus  Roel.  (Acroteriasus),  Ann.  Soc.  Belg.  X.  p.  245, 

t.  1,  f.  2. 

Australia. 

BRYACHUS.     Pascoe. 

5017  squamicollis  Pascoe,  Journ,  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  479. 

Queensland  ;  S.  and  W.  Australia. 

5018  subfasciatus  Jekel,  in   litt. ;    Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VI.  1863, 

p.    393,   note  1  ;    Pascoe,   Journ.   Linn.   Soc.   X.   1870, 
p.  479. 
S.  Australia. 


636      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

GONIPTERUS.     Schonherr. 

5019  balteatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  477. 

Queensland. 

5020  cinnamomeus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  477. 

Queensland. 

5021  cionoides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870.  p.  478. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5022  exaratus  Fahrs.    Schh.   Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (1),  p.   462  j  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269  ;  Blanch.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  204, 
fc.  14,  f.  8. 
Australia. 

5023  ferrugatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  477. 

Queensland. 

5024  gibberus   Boisd.  Voy.   Astrol.  II.  p.  324  ;  Dej.   Cat.   3  ed. 

p.  269. 
Australia. 

5025  hyperoides  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  96. 
/  Queensland. 

5026  lepidotus  Gyll.   Schh.   Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  457  ;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  323. 
Australia. 

5027  notographus  Boisd.  Voy.   Astrol.  II.   p.  326;  Latr.   Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269. 
Australia. 

5028  reticulatus  Boisd.    Voy.    Astrol.    II.  p.   326 ;  Latr.    Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed,  p.  269. 
Australia. 

5029  scutellatus  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  458  ;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  322. 
Australia. 

5030  sepulchralis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  478. 

S.  Australia. 

5031  suturalis  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  459  ;  W.  S.  Macleay, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  269  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Ascrol.  II.  p.  325. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


BY  GEORGE    MASTERS.  637 

5032  turbidus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  97. 

Tasmania. 

MINIA.     Pascoe. 

5033  opalescens  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  415. 

Clarence  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

Sub-Family.     H  YPERIDES. 

HYPERA.    Germar. 

5034  acacle  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  180. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

PROPILESIA.     Pascoe. 

5035  albilatera  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  190. 

S.  Australia. 

5036  cretata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  190. 

S.  Australia. 

5037  confusa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  180 

Tasmania. 

5038  florea  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  415. 

W.  Australia. 

EURYCHIRUS.     Waterhouse. 

5039  bituberculatus  Waterh.     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1853, 

p.  183. 

Australia. 

Sub-Family.     DIABATHRARIIDES. 

STRONGYLORRHINUS.     Schbnherr. 

5040  ochraceus  Schh.  Mant.  sec.  p.  66,  (indscrpt.) ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Col.  VI.  1863,  p.  410  ;  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond. 
1862,  p.  227. 
N.  S.  Wales  ;  Victoria  ;  S.  Australia  ;  Tasmania. 


638      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA    OF   AUSTRALIA, 

AROMAGIS.     Pascoe. 

5041  echinata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  422,  t.  17,  f.  3, 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5042  horrens  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  416. 

Victoria. 

ATELICUS.     Waterhouse. 

5043  abruptus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  379. 

Tasmania. 

5044  atrophus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  458. 

Tasmania. 

5045  crassipes  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.   Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  380. 

W.  Australia. 

5046  ferrugineus  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1862,  p.  230. 

S.  Australia. 

5047  guttatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  458. 

Tasmania. 

5048  injEQUALIS  Waterh.  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   Lond.  1862,  p.  229; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  VII.  t.  70,  £.  2,  a-c. 
Tasmania. 

5049  miniatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1872,  p.  134. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     ATERPIDES. 

RHINOPLETHES.     Pascoe. 

5050  foveatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  469. 

Warren  River,  W.  Australia. 
505  x  ignavus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  417. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

IPHISAXUS.     Pascoe. 

5052  jetiiiops  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  416. 

W.  Australia. 

5053  asper  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  470,  t.  19,  f.  7, 

a-b. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEOROE   MASTERS.  639 

ATERPU3.     Schonherr. 

5054  cultratus   Fabr.    Sjst.    Ent.  p.   153  ;    Oliv.  Ent.  V.  (83), 

p.  121,  t.  13,  f.  157  ;  Gyll.Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  252 ; 

Blanch.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  207,  t.  14,  f.  9. 
bicristatus  Fabr.  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  517. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

5055  griseatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  134. 

Queensland. 

5056  horrexs  Gyll.   Schh.   Gen.    Cure.   II.  p.  251  ;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  354. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5057  rubus  Bohem.  Schh.   Gen.   Cure.   VI.   (2),  p.  128  ;  Erichs. 

Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  187. 
Tasmania. 

5058  scoparius  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  188. 

Tasmania. 

5059  seriatus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  355. 

Australia. 

5060  tuberculatus  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  250  ;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  282  •  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  354. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

MYARDA.     Pascoe. 

5061  ferrugata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  421. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

APARETE.     Pascoe. 

5062  palpebrosa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1871,  p.  166. 

S.  Australia. 

PELORORRHINUS.     Schonherr. 

5063  angustatus  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  126. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5064  argentosus  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.  249  ;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  353. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


640      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

5065  margaritaceus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I,  p.  188. 

Tasmania. 

5066  pusio  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  369;  Blanch.   Voy.  Pole 

Sud,  IV.  p,  241,  t.  14,  f.  2 ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VI.  1863, 

p.  416,  note  2. 
variegatus  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  127. 
Australia. 

5067  sparsus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  214. 

S.  Australia. 

MEDICASTA.     Pascoe. 

5068  leucura  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.  Soc.  X.    1870,  p.  442,  t.  17, 

f.  11,  a-d. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

RHLNARIA.     Kirby. 

5069  caliginosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  135. 

Bombala,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5070  cavirostris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1883,  p.  418. 

Queensland, 

5071  costata  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  (1),  p.  198. 

Tasmania. 

5072  cristata  Kirby,  Trans.   Linn.  Soc.  XII.  p.  431,  t.  22,  f.  9. 

a-d  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  415. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5073  diversa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  XII.  1883,  p.  419. 

W.  Australia. 

5074  excavata  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  417. 

Australia. 

5075  faceta  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  419. 

Australia. 

5076  fasciata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  278. 

Australia.     (Interior.) 

5077  foveipennis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  135. 

Bombala,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5078  granulosa  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  (2),  p.  124. 

Tasmania,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  641 

5079  grisea  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  414. 

Australia. 

5080  myrrhata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  136. 

S.  Australia. 

5081  perdix  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  278. 

Victoria. 

5082  rugosa  Boisd.   Voy.   Astrol.   II.   p.  416  j  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed. 

p.  306. 
lopha  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  482 ;  Hope,  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  306. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5083  signifera  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1883,  p.  418. 

Australia.     (Interior,) 

5084  stellio  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  419. 

W.  Australia. 

5085  transversa  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  413. 

Australia. 

5086  variegata  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  411,  t.  7,  f.  10. 

maculosa  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VI.  (2),  p.  125. 

Australia. 

^ESIOTES.     Pascoe. 

5087  leucurus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  278. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5088  morosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  279. 

Victoria. 

5089  notabilis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.   II.   1865,  p.  422,  t.  17, 

f.  16. 
Pine  Mountain,  &c,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     CLEONIDES. 
LIXUS.    Fabricius. 

5090  Breweri  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  384. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 

5091  immundus  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  128. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5092  Mastersi  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  384. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 


642      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

Sub-Family.     HYLOBIIDES. 

CHRYSOLOPHUS.     Schonherr. 

5093  detritus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  IX  1879,  p.  305. 

A  ustralia. 

5094  spectabilis   Fabr.   Syst.    Ent.   p.    155  ;    Herbst.   Kaf.   VI. 

p.  302,  t.  95,  f.  12  ;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IT.  p.  417. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

CURCULIO.     Linne\ 

5095  guttatus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  II.  p.   346. 

Australia. 

DEMYRSUS.     Pascoe. 

5096  meleoides  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  136. 

Sydney. 

ALPHITOPIS.     Pascoe. 

5097  nivea  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  191. 

Champion  Bay,  K.  G.  Sound,  &c,  W.  Australia. 

CECHLDES.     Pascoe. 

5098  A^iffiNUS  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.   Soc.    XI.  1872,  p.  453,  t.  12. 

f.  7. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

CYCOTIDA.     Pascoe. 

5099  lineata  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.   Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  454,  t.  12, 

f.  6. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

LEXITHIA.     Pascoe. 

5100  rufipennis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  192. 

ORTHORRHINUS.     Schonherr. 

5101  iETHiOPS  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  p.  410;  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII. 

p.  124. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  643 

5102  aspredo  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),   IX.  1882,  p.  380. 

Queensland. 

5103  carbonarius  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1882,  p.  381. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5104  carinatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XI.  1873,  p.  181. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5105  cylindrirostris  Fabr.   Syst.  El.  II.   p.   463  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  V. 

83,   p.    180,   no.  158,  t.  11,  f.   128,  t.  19,  f.  128;  Fabr. 

Ent.   Syst.   III.   p.   426,   no.    136  ;  Mant.  I.  p.  105,  no. 

99  ;  Spec.  Ins.  I.  p.  174,  no.  78  ;  Syst.  Ent.  p.    137,  no. 

55 ;  Herbst.  Col.  VI.  p.  309,  no.  283,  t.  84,  f.  7, 1 ;  Oliv. 

Enc.  Meth.  V.  p.  503,  no.  150  ;  Linn.   Syst.  Nat.  Gmel. 

I.  1Y.  p.  1765,no.   240;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III. 

p.  245  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  408. 
innubus  Herbst.  Col.  VI.  p.  172,  no.  133,  t.  71,  f.  15. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed.) 

5106  euchromus  Fairm.  Ann.    Ent.    Belg.  XXVII.    (2),   1883, 

p.  36. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5107  infidus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  181. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5108  Klugi  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  246. 

Australia. 

5109  lateralis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  381. 

Lord  Howe,  Island. 

5110  lepidotus  Erichs.   Wiegm.  Arch.   1842,  I.  p.  196;  Bohem. 

Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  123. 
Tasmania. 

5111  longimanus  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  408. 

Australia. 

5112  meleagris  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  192. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5113  pacificus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  196. 

Tasmania. 
42 


644   CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5114  patruelis   Pascoe,   Ann.   Mus.  Civ.   Genov.  (2),   II.    1885, 

p.  225. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5115  posticus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  382. 

Queensland. 

5116  simulans  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  245. 

Australia. 

5117  spilotus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  247. 

rugirostris  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  248 ;  VII.  (2), 
p.  ]  24. 
,  Australia. 

5118  tenellus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  180. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

EURHAMPHUS.     Shukard. 

5119  fasciculatus  Shuk.     The  Ent.  Mag.  V.  p.  506,  t.  18. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     ERIBHINIDES. 

AOPOLOCNEMIS.    Schonherr. 

5120  albo-guttatus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  305. 

Australia. 

5121  dorso-notatus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  305. 

Australia. 

5122  fulvus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  305. 

Australia. 

5123  guttiger  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  383. 

Victoria. 

5124  lineata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  92. 

N.  S.  Wales.     (Interior.) 

5125  phaleratus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  197. 

Tasmania,  S.  Australia  and  Victoria. 

5126  rufipes  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (2),  p.  446. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  645 

5127  semicinctus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  305. 

Australia. 

5128  suturalis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882;  p.  383. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

DESIANTHA.     Pascoe. 

5129  caudata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  194. 

Victoria. 

5130  silacea  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  193. 

S.  Australia. 

ERIRRHINUS.     Schonherr. 

5131  ferrugatus  Bohem.  Scbh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  166. 

Australia. 

5132  longirostris  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  129. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

CLISIS.     Pascoe. 

5133  modesta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  58. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

CYDM^A.     Pascoe. 

5134  bimaculata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  137. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

5135  luctuosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  137. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

5136  notaticollis    Pascoe,    Ann    Nat.   Hist.    (4),  XVI.     1875, 

p.  59. 
Perth,  W.  Australia. 

5137  pusilla  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  138. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

5138  selligera  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  59. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5139  viridula  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  138. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 


646      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

DIETHUSA.     Pascoe. 

5140  fervida  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  185. 

S.  Australia. 

AGESTBA.    Pascoe. 

5141  rubiginea  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XVI.  1875,  p.  59. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

5142  suturalis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  184. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

ENIOPEA.    Pascoe. 

5143  amcena  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  184. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

LYB^EBA.     Pascoe. 

5144  repanda  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  187. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 

5145  subfasciata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  186. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 

BREXIUS.    Pascoe. 

5146  angusticollis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  201. 

Queensland. 

5147  diversipes  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p,  202. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5148  lineatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  196. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

5149  murinus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.    201,  t.  5, 

f.  15,  a-b. 

Victoria. 

NEMESTRA.     Pascoe. 

5150  incerta  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.   Soc.  1872,  p.  445,  t.  12,  f.  5. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

5151  vibrata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  IX.  1882,  p.  382. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  647 

NEDYLEDA.     Pascoe. 

5152  semiusta  Pascoe,  Journ.    Linn.   Soc.    1872,   p.   445,   t.   12, 

f.  9 ;  1873,  XII.  p.  76. 

W.  Australia. 

EN1DE.    Pascoe. 

5153  iESTUANS  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  188. 

Albany,  King  George's  Sound. 

5154  porphyrea  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1873,  p.  187. 

Albany  and  Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5155  saniosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1873,  p.  188. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

(ENOCHROMA.      Pascoe. 

5156  rubeta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.   Hist.  X.  1872,  p.  93,  t.  1,  f.  18. 

Sydney. 

MISOPHRYCE.     Pascoe. 

5157  hispida  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  X.  1873,  p.  93. 

S.  Australia. 

HEDYOPSIS.     Pascoe. 

5158  selligera  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  189 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

CRYPTOPLUS.      Erichson. 

5159  perdix  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  199. 

Tasmania. 

GERYNASSA.     Pascoe. 

5160  basalis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  190. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

5161  nodulosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  189. 

South  and  West  Australia. 

METHONE.     Pascoe. 

5162  ornata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  60. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


648      CATALOGUE   OF    THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 


DICOMADA.     Pascoe. 

5163  litigiosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  190. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

5164  murina  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  60. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5165  ovalis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  191. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 

5166  terrea  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  191. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

EMPLESIS.     Pascoe. 

5167  filirostris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  185. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5168  lineigera  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  195. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5169  scolopax  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  194. 

S.  Australia. 

5170  simplex  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  195. 

S.  Australia. 

5171  storeoides  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  185. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

PARYZETA.     Pascoe. 

5172  musiva  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  192. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

XEDA.     Pascoe. 

5173  amplipennis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  192. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 

5174  bilineata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  192. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

OLAISLEA.     Pascoe. 

5175  nigricollis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  193. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  649 

RHACHIODES.     Schonherr. 

5176  bicaudatus  Boisd.    (Myllorhinus),    Voy.    Astrol.    IT.  1835, 

p.  418. 

spinicollis  Gyll.   Schh.   Gen.    Cure.   III.   p.    362 ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  VIII.  t.  71,  f.  2,  a-b. 
N.  S.  Wales,  S.  Australia,  and  Victoria. 

5177  conformis  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  309. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5178  dentifer  Bohem.   (Pteroporus),  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2), 

p.  126;  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p   309. 
Tasmania  and  Victoria. 

5179  granulifer  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  309. 

Tasmania. 

5180  multidentatus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  309. 

Tasmania. 

5181  nigro-punctatus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  310. 

Victoria. 

5182  posticus  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  309. 

Australia. 

5183  signaticollis  Chev.  Pet.  Nouv.  II.  1879,  p.  310. 

Victoria. 

STOREUS.     Schonherr. 

5184  signatus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  295. 

Australia. 

5185  variegatus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  294. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

ERYTENNA.     Pascoe. 

5186  consputa  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  196,  t.  5, 

f.  9,  a. 
S.  Australia. 

5187  dispersa  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  196. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


650      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OP   AUSTRALIA, 

ANTYLLIS.     Pascoe. 

5188  aurulenta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  194. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5189  griseola  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XT.  1873,  p.  194. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound 

5190  setosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  193. 

S.  Australia. 

5191  togata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  60. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

CYTTALIA.     Pascoe. 

5192  griseipila  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  195. 

Sydney. 

MERIPHUS.     Erichson. 

5193  coronatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p   195. 

W.  Australia. 

5194  fullo  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  200,  t.  5,  f.  2. 

Tasmania. 

5195  guttatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.   1870,  p.  197. 

Sydney. 

5196  longirostris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  97. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

5197  umbrinus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  196,  t.  5, 

f.  12,  a-b. 

Queensland. 

ORPHA.     Pascoe. 

5198  flavicornis  Pascoe,  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.  Lond.    1870,  p.  197, 

t.  5.  f.  11,  a-c. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5199  persimtlis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  94. 

Sydney. 

GLAUCOPELA.     Pascoe. 

5200  unicolor  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  385. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  651 

PILEODICA.     Pascoe. 

5201  fulyicornis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  386. 

W.  Australia. 

5202  scutellaeis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  386. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia, 

EMPIRA.     Pascoe. 

5203  variegata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  387. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

TPvECHIA.     Pascoe. 

5204  pygm^ea  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  25. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

MYOSITTA.     Pascoe. 

5205  cirrifera  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1870,  p.  198,  t.  5,  f.  4. 

Queensland. 

5206  melanocephala  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  198. 

W.  Australia. 

5207  rufula  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  418,  t.  17,  f.  23. 

Australia. 

5208  sublineata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XYI.  1875,  p.  61. 

Albany,  King  George's  Sound. 

5209  tabida  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  98. 

S.  Australia. 

PHRENOZEMIA.     Pascoe. 

5210  lunata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  195. 

Fremantle,  W.  Australia. 

5211  lyproides  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  95. 

K.  G.  Sound.  W.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.-    AMALACTIDES. 

TRANES.     Schbnherr. 

5212  insularis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  387. 

Lord  Howe  Island. 


652   CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP   AUSTRALIA, 

5213  internatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Eat.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  199. 

Queensland. 

5214  monopticus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  199. 

Queensland. 

5215  sparsus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  131. 

Australia. 

5216  Vigorsi  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  130  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  VIII.  t.  71,  f.  4,  a. 
W.  Australia. 

IPHIPUS.     Schonherr. 

5217  Roei  Bohem.   Schh.  Gen.   Cure.    VII.  (2)  p.  127  j  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  VI.  1863,  p.  509,  note  1  ;  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent. 

Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  200. 

Australia. 

IXAMINE.     Pascoe. 

5218  atomaria  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  200,  t.  5, 

f.  3. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     BELIDES. 

AGNESIOTIS,     Pascoe. 

5219  pilosula    Pascoe,    Journ.    Linn.    Soc.    X.    p.    474,    t.    18, 

f.  6,  a-b. 

Queensland. 

BELUS.     SchOnherr. 

5220  acicularis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1872,  p.  457. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

5221  amplicollis  Jekel,  Ins.  Saund.  II.  1860,  p.  228. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5222  anguineus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1872,  p.  457. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5223  angustulhs  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  206. 

S.  Australia. 

5224  apthosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1872,  p.  457. 

S.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  653 

5225  bidextatus   Donov.   Epitom.    1805,   cum  fig.  j  Boisd.  Voy. 

Ajstrol.   II.  p.    303  ;  W.   S.    Macleay,   Dej.   Cat.    3    ed. 
p.  262  ;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  349. 
Australia.  (Widely  distributed). 

5226  bimaculatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  99. 

Tasmania. 

5227  bispixosus  Perroud,   Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon,  ser.  2.  I.  1853, 

p.  410. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5228  bruxxeos  Guer.  Voy.  Coquille,  1830,  p.   108  ;    Boisd.  Yoy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.   305. 
melanocephalus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.   Cure.  V.   351  ;  Germ. 
Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.   208  ;    Labr.   et  Imh.  Gen.   Cure.  II. 
nr.  5. 

var.  affinis  Perroud,  Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon,  1853,  p.  414. 
Australia. 

5229  cextralis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  95,  t.  1,  f.  4. 

S.  Australia,  Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales. 

5230  coxgestus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  98. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5231  cyaxeipexxis  Bohem.  Pes.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  118. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5232  divisus   Pascoe,  Ann.    Mus.   Civ.    Genov.    ser.   2,  Vol.  II. 

1885,  p.  299. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5233  parixarius  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI,  1872,  p.  458. 

W.  Australia. 

5234  filiformis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  207. 

S.  Australia. 

5235  filum  Jekel,  Ins.  Saund.  II.  p.  231. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5236  fumigatus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  208. 

S.  Australia. 

5237  gaxglioxicus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII   1873.  p.  280. 

Wil  lough  by  Falls,  near  Sydney. 


654   CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

5238  gracilis  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  p.  118. 

N.  8.  Wales. 

5239  Grayi  Jekel,  Ins.  Saunrl.  II.  p.  234. 

Tasmania. 

5240  hemistictus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  204. 

S.   A  ustralia. 

5241  irroratus  Jekel,  Ins.  Saund.  II.  p.  232. 

Tasmania. 

5242  linearis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  475. 

Queensland. 

5243  parallelus  Pascoe,   Journ.   Linn.  Soc.   1872,  p.  458,  t.  12, 

f.  10. 
Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5244  phgenicopterus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  207. 

8.  Australia. 

5245  pica  Jekel,  Ins.  Saund.  II.  p.  230. 

Richmond  River,  N.  S.   Wales. 

5246  plagiatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  475. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5247  rhinotioides  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  I.  p.  102,  t.  14,  f.  6  ; 

Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  353. 
Victoria. 

5248  scalaris  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  205. 

S.   Australia. 

5249  semipunctatus   Fabr.  Syst.   Ent.  p.  135;  Oliv.  Ent.  V.  83, 

p.  241,  t.  12,  f.  141 ;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  348 ; 
liveatus  Donov.  Epitom.  1805,  cum  fig. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

5250  serpens  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  475. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5251  sparsus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  206. 

S.  Australia. 

5252  subparallelus  Jekel,  Ins.  Saund.  II.  1860,  p.  229. 

Richmond  River,  1ST.  S.  Wales. 


BY  GEOUGE   MASTERS,  655 

5253  suturalis   Boisd.    Voy.   Astrol.   II.  p.  304,  t.   7,  f.  20-21  ; 

Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  205  ;  Labr.  et  Iinh.  Gen.  Cure. 
II.  nr.  5. 

Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

5254  vetustus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1870,  p.  203. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

PACHYURA.     Hope. 

5255  Australis   Hope,   Trans.   Zool.   Soc.    I.   (2),   1833,  p.  102  ; 

Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  352  ;  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat. 
Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  280. 
Australia. 

5256  cinerea  Blanch.  (Pachyura),  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  1853,  p.  200, 

t.  13,  f.  7  ;  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  280. 
Tasmania. 

5257  vestita  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  279. 

Murrurrundi,  N.  S.  Wales. 

ISACANTHA.     Hope. 

5258  exigcja  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  280. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

5259  papulosa  Pascoe,  (Pachyura),  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  99  ; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  280. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

CYROTYPHUS.    Pascoe. 

5260  pascicularis  Pascoe,   Journ.  Linn.   Soc.  X.    p.   445,  t.  17,. 

f.  5,  a-c. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

RHINOTIA.     Kirby. 

5261  corallina  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  458. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5262  cruenta  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  475. 

W.  Australia. 


656      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

5263  dermestiventris  Boisd.  Voy.   Astrol.  II.  p.  301  ;   Blanch. 

Voy.  Pole  Sucl,  IV.  p.  198. 
fascicularis  Hombr.  et  Jacq.  t.  1 3,  f.  6. 
Australia. 

5264  elytrura  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  138. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5265  hoemoptera  Kirby,   Trans.   Linn.   Soc.    XII.    p.  427,  t.  22, 

f.  7,  a-d ;  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  244. 
Australia  (widely  distributed). 

5266  Kirbyi  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  357. 

Australia. 

5267  marginella  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  356. 

Hunter  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5268  pectoralis  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  185. 

Tasmania. 

5269  pruinosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  98. 

S.  Australia. 

5270  spinipennis  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VI.  1863,  p.  526,  note  1. 

Australia. 

5271  venusta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  139. 

Gayndah,  Rockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     EURHYNCHIDES. 

CTENAPHIDES.     Pascoe. 

5272  porcellus   Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.    Soc,    X.    p.    477,    t.    18, 

f.  10,  a. 
Champion  Bay,  K.  G.  Sound,  &c,  W.  Australia. 

EURHYNCHUS.     Schbnherr. 

5273  acanthopterus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  308,  t.  7,  f.  17; 

tetracanthus    Bohem.     Schh.    Gen.    Cure.   V.     p.    363 ; 
Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  VIII.  t.  72,  f.  4,  a. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

5274  bellicosus  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  119. 

N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS,  657 

5275  fulvofasciatus  Blanch.  Ann.  Sci.  Nat.  (3),  X.  p.  143. 

Australia. 

5276  l^vior  Kirby,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XII    p.   429  ;  Gyll.   Schh. 

Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  248. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5277  maculatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  281. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5278  muricatus  Kirby,  Trans.   Linn.   Soc.   XII.  p.  468  ;  Boisd. 

Yoy.    Astrol.    II.    p.    308;    Bohem.    Schh.    Gen.    Cure. 
VIII.  (2),  p.  367. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5279  quadridens  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  186. 

Tasmania. 

5280  quadrinodosus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  186. 

Tasmania. 

5281  quadrituberculatus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  361. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5282  scabrior  Kirby,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  p.  429,  t.   22,  f.  8, 

a-f ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  306  ;  Labr.  et  Imp.  Gen. 
Cure.  II.  nr.  8. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5283  scapularis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  204. 

Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     CYLADES. 

MYRMACICELUS.     Chevrolat. 

5284  exsertus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  X.  1872,  p.  95. 

W.  Australia. 

5285  formicarius  Chev.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1883,  p.  359,  t.  15, 

B;  Guer.  Yoy.  Coquille,  1830,  t.  6,  f.  7. 
bistriatus  Guer.  (Rhinolaccus),  Yoy.  Coquille,  1830,  p.  112; 

Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  321. 
unicolor  d'Urville,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  267. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Yictoria. 


658       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

Sub-Family.     APIONIDES. 

APION.     Herbst. 

5286  Albertisi   Pascoe,   Ann.  Mus.    Civ.   Genov.   (2),  II.  1885, 

p.  230. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5287  argutulum  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XJII.  1874,  p.  388. 

Queensland. 

5288  comosum  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  387. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia ;  Queensland. 

5289  pulicare  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  388. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     ATTELABIDES. 

EUOPS.     Schonherr. 

5290  Bakewelli  Jekel,  Ins.  Saund.  II.  p.  22!,  nota, 

Victoria. 

5291  clavigera  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  28. 

Queensland. 

5292  eucalypti  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  28. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

5293  falcata  Guer.  Ic.  regn.  anim.  p.  137,  t.  6,  f.  4. 

Australasia  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  319. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria. 

5294  Howitti  Jekel,  Ins.  Saund.  II.  p.  220,  nota. 

Victoria. 

5295  pulchella  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  61. 

Port  Denison. 

5296  puncticollis  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  117. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5297  trigeminata  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1876,  p.  28. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  659 

Sub- Family.       BHINOMACERIDES, 

AULETES.     Schonherr. 

5298  calceatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  389. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5299  filirostris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  388. 

Albany,  King  George's  Sound. 

5300  melanocephalus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  185. 

Tasmania. 

5301  nigritarsis  Pascoe,  Ann.   Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  389. 

South  and  West  Australia. 

5302  suturalis  Waterh.  (Metopon),  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1842, 

p.  62  ;  Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    Lond.    IV.  1845,  p.    69,  t.   5, 
f.  1,  a. 
Tasmania. 

5303  turbidus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  389. 

Gawler,  South  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     M  A  GD  ALINIDES. 

MAGDALIS     Germar. 

5304  melanocephala  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  142. 

Australia. 

Sub-Family.     BALANIN1DES. 

BALANINUS.     Germar. 

5305  amcenus   Fabr.    Syst.    Ent.    p.    142;    Oliv.   Ent.    V   (83), 

p.  225,  c.  12,  f.  143,  a-b  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  455. 
Sydney. 

5306  Mastersi  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1872,  p.  139. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     ANTHONOMIDES. 

ANTHONOMUS.    Germar. 

5307  Australis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  417;    Dej.  Cat. 

3  eel.  p.  303. 

Australia. 
43 


660      CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

DIAPELMUS.     Erichson. 

5308  Erichsoni  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  205. 

S.  Australia. 

5309  mendax  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  201. 

Tasmania. 

5310  ventralis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  205. 

W.  Australia. 

ORCHESTES.     Illiger. 

5311  perpusillus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  61. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     TYCHIDES. 

ELLESCHUS.     Stephens. 

5312  orbitalis  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VII.  (2),  p.  187. 

Australia. 

ORICHORA,    Pascoe. 

5313  trivirgata  Pascoe,   Journ.    Linn.   Soc.    X.    1870,    p.   486, 

t.  19,  f.  3,  a-b. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

TYCHIUS.     Scbonherr. 

5314  minutissimus  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  133. 

Sydney. 

OCHROPHCEBE.     Pascoe. 

5315  uniformis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  140. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     CIONIDES. 

NANOPHYES.    Schonherr. 

5316  maurus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  61. 

S.  Australia. 

CIONUS.     Clairville. 

5317  ferrugatus  Blanch.  Voy.   Pole  Sud,  IV.   p.    255,  t.    14, 

f.  13. 
Tasmania. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  661 

Sub-Family.     LEMOSACIDES. 

L^MOSACCUS.     Schonherr. 

5318  Australis  Boiscl.  Voy.  Astro!.  1835,  p.  426. 

Tasmania. 

5319  brevipexnis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  439. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5320  catenatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  180. 

Wide  Bay,  Somerset,  &c.,  Queensland  ;  W.  Australia. 

5321  cryptonyx  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  141. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

5322  dapsilis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  140. 

S.  Australia  1 

5323  electilis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  180. 

Australia. 

5324  fulvirostris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  284. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5325  funereus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  282. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

5326  gibbosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  282. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5327  longiceps  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873.  p.  281. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

5328  longimanus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat,  Hist.  1872,  p.  140. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5329  ma.gdaloides  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  283. 

Champion  Bay,  W,  Australia. 

5330  narinus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  141. 

Port  Lincoln,  S.  Australia. 

5331  notatus  Pascoe,    Journ.  Linn.    Soc.  XI.  1871,  p.  180,  t.  6, 

£.4. 
Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5332  ocularis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  281. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


662       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5333  peccuarius  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p,  180. 

S.  Australia. 

5334  querulus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1878,  p.  283. 

W.  Australia ;  Victoria. 

5335  semiustus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1873,  p.  282. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5336  subsignatus  Bohem.  Schh.    Gen.   Cure.    VIII.   (1),  p.   70; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VII.  1866,  p.  14,  nota  2. 
Tasmania. 

5337  synopticus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X,  1870,  p.  440. 

Queensland. 

5338  tantulus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  439. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5339  tarsalis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  283. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5340  ustulus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  181. 

Victoria  and  S.  Australia. 

Sub-Family.     ALCIDIDES. 

ALCIDES.     Schonherr. 

5341  bubo  Fabr.   Syst.  El.  II.  p.  474;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure. 

III.  p.  612. 
Northern  Queensland. 

5342  pentasticus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  III.  1881,  p.  372. 

Cape  York,  N   Australia. 

5343  pusillus   Pascoe,  Ann.    Mus.    Civ.   Genov.   (2),    II.    1885, 

p.  243. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

PLATYURUS.     Blanchard. 

5344  brevicornis  Blanch.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  242,  t.  14.  f.  12. 

Tasmania. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  663 

Sub-Family.     HAPLONYCIDES. 

AOLLES.     Pascoe. 

53-45  nuceus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  451. 

W.  Australia. 

5316  rubiginosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  451. 

W.  Australia. 

ZEOPUS.     Pascoe. 

5347  storeoides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI.  1872,  p.  460. 

S.  Australia. 

HAPLONYX.     Schonherr. 

5348  albofasciatus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  54. 

Tasmania. 

5349  alboguttatus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  60. 

Australia. 

5350  anormis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  38. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5351  centralis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  491, 

S.  Australia. 

5352  cionoides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  491. 

S.  Australia. 

5353  cioniformis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  54. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

5354  Donovani  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  31. 

Australia. 

5355  dotatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  488. 

S.  Australia. 

5356  ericeus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  490. 

S.  Australia. 

5357  fallaciosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  489. 

Queensland. 

5358  fasciculatus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  41. 

Australia. 

5359  frontalis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  38. 

Tasmania. 


664      CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5360  Hopei  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  42. 

Australia. 

5361  insolitus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  31. 

Australia. 

5362  KiRBYiFahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  43. 

Australia. 

5363  lucius  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  489. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5364  Macleayi  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  31. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5365  maialis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  490. 

Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

5366  maleficus  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  VIII.  t.  73,  £.  1,  a-b.  (indscript). 

Australia. 

5367  medio-cinctus  Chev  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  54. 

Tasmania. 

5368  melaspis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  38. 

S.  Australia. 

5369  myrrhatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  488. 

S.  Australia. 

5370  nigrirostris  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  30. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5371  occipitalis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  31. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5372  pectoralis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  60. 

Australia. 

5373  posticalis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  54. 

Australia. 

5374  punctum  Chev.  Le  Nat  I.  1879,  p.  38. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5375  rubiginosus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  30. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5376  rusticula  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I,  1879,  p.  31. 

Queensland. 

5377  Schonherri  Bohem.  Pes.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  134. 

N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  665 

5378  scolopax  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  490. 

Queensland. 

5379  sexvittatus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I  1879,  p.  54. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5380  Spencei  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  607  ;   Chev.  Le  Nat. 

I.  1879,  p.  30. 
Australia. 

5381  suturalis  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  54. 

Victoria. 

5382  tubicen  Chev.  Le.  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  60. 

Port  Augusta,  S.  Australia. 

5383  turtur  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  492. 

S.  Australia. 

5384  ustipennis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  488. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5385  venosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  491. 

S.   Australia. 

5386  vestigialis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  489. 

Queensland. 

5387  vicinus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  60. 

Australia. 

5388  Waterhousei  Chev.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  31. 

Adelaide,  W.  Australia. 

SIGASTUS.      Pascoe. 

5389  pascicularis  Pascoe,   Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  423,  t.  17,  f,  6. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

Sub-Family.     MENEMACHIDES. 

ACICNEMIS.     Lacordaire. 

5390  sororia  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885,  p.  247. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

BERETHIA,     Pascoe. 

5391  sannio  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  463,  t.  10,  f.  2. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 


666   CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 


Sub-Family.     CRYPTORHYNCIIIDES. 

CYLLORRHAMPHUS.     Erichson. 

5392  tuberosus  Erichs.   Wiegra.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  209. 

Tasmania. 

MELANTERIUS.     Erichson. 

5393  ARATUS  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885,  p.  249. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5394  carinicollis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  62. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

5395  cinnamomeus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  142. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5396  floridus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI    1875,  p.  62. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5397  fugitivus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  62. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5398  piceirostris  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  211,  nota. 

Tasmania. 

5399  porcatus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  210. 

Tasmania. 

5400  semiporcatus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  210,  nota. 

Tasmania. 

5401  servulus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  142. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

5402  vinosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  141. 

S.  Australia. 

BRYSIA.     Pascoe. 

5403  cerata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1883,  p.  96. 

Queensland. 

PSYDESTIS.     Pascoe. 

5404  affluens  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  412. 

W.  Australia. 

TEUTHERIA.     Pascoe. 

5405  insculpta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  63. 

Albany,  K.  G.  Sound. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  667 

EUTHEBUS.     Pascoe. 

5406  troglodytes  Pascoe,  Trans.    Etit.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  459, 

t.  7,  f.  14. 
Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

HYBOPHORUS.    Waterbouse. 

5407  rufotuberosus  Waterh.    Trans.    Ent.   Soc.    Lond.    (2),    II. 

p.  206. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

PSEPHOLAX.     White. 

5408  egereus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  196. 

Queensland. 

5409  Mastersi  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  196. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5410  latirostris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  197. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

ZENEUDES.     Pascoe. 

5411  STERCULLE  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  36. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

MECISTOCERUS.     Fauvel. 

5412  denticulatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  63. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

5413  Mastersi  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  459. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

CAMPTORRHINUS.     Schbnherr. 

5414  dorsalis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  434;  Chevr.  Dej 

Cat.  3ed.  p.  318. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

MCECHIUS.     Pascoe. 

5415  anaglyptus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p   96. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 


668       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

METYRUS.     Pascoe. 

5416  collaris  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL   1872,  p.  482,  t.  12, 

f.  4. 

W.  Australia. 

HEXYMUS.     Pascoe. 

5417  monachus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  485. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

5418  tuberosus  Pascoe,  .Tourn.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  188,  t.  7, 

£.  3. 

Queensland. 

POROPTERUS.     Schonherr. 

5419  abstersus  Boheni.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  435. 

Australia. 

5420  antiquus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  433. 

Tasmania. 

5421  bisignatus   Pascoe,   Journ.   Linn.    Soc.   XL    1872,   p.  483, 

t.  12,  f.  2. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

5422  Chevrolati   Waterh.    Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    II.    1853, 

p.  196. 
Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

5423  conifer  Bohera.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  432. 

Tasmania. 

5424  ellipticus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  189. 

Tllawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5425  exitiosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  189. 

Queensland. 

5426  flexuosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  190. 

S.  Australia. 

5427  foveipennis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  484. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5428  hariolus   Pascoe,   Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  19],  t.  7, 

f.  7. 
Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  669 

5429  inominatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hisi\  XI.  1873,  p.  197. 

Queensland. 

5430  Jekeli  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  II.  1853,  p.   197. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

5431  lemur  Pascoe,  Cist.  Ent.  II.  1881,  p.  600. 

Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

5432  morbillosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI.  1871,  p.  190. 

Tasmania. 

5433  musculus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  483. 

Tasmania. 

5434  oniscus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat,  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  198. 

Queensland. 

5435  Parryi  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond,  II.  1853,  p.  198. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5436  porrigineus  Pascoe,   Journ.   Linn.  Soc.   XI.  1872,  p.  483, 

t.  12,  f.  2. 
Victoria. 

5437  prodigus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  285. 

Eclipse  Island,  N.  E.  Australia. 

5438  python  Pascoe,  Cist.  Ent.  II.  1881,  p.  599. 

Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

5439  satyrus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  197. 

Tasmania, 

5440  sphacelatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  191. 

Queensland. 

5441  succosus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  434. 

Tasmania. 

5442  tetricus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist,  XIII.  1874,  p.  412. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

5443  tumulosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  198. 

Tasmania  and  S.  Australia. 

5444  varicosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XL  1873,  p.  198. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5445  verres  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.   Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  192. 

Queensland. 


670       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5446  Waterhousei  Pascoe,   Journ.   Linn.  Soc.  XI.  1871,  p.  189. 

Queensland. 

5447  Westwoodi  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Loncl.II.  1853,  p.  200. 

Australia. 

SCOLYPHRUS.     Pascoe. 

5448  obesus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  413. 

Port  Denison,  Queensland. 

MORMOSINTES.     Pascoe. 

5449  rubus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  429,  t.  17.  f.  15. 

Queensland. 

IMALIODES.     Pascoe. 

5450  nodulosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  98. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

5451  scrofa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  414. 

Albany,  King  George's  Sound. 

5452  subfasciatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  471, 

t.  7,  f.  2,  a. 
Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5453  terreus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.vLond.  1870,  p.  461. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

ELEAGNA.     Pascoe. 

5454  squamibunda  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  462,  t. 

7,  f.  10,  a-b. 
Port  Augusta,  S.  Australia. 

PALETICUS.     Pascoe. 

5455  confinis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  463. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5456  frontalis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Eat.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  464. 

Queensland. 

5457  invidus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  464. 

Victoria 

5458  laticollis   Pascoe,   Trans.    Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1870,  p.  463, 

t.  7,  f.  7,  a. 
Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  671 

5459  pedestris  Pascoe,  Trans.  Enfc.  Soc.  Loud.  1870,  p.  463. 

Queensland. 

DECILAUS.     Pascoe. 

5460  squamosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  206. 

Port  Augusta,  S.  Australia. 

TRAGOPUS.     Schonherr. 

5461  plagiatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  97,  t.  1,  f.  7. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5462  tuberosus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  428. 

Australia. 

ACALLES.     Schonherr. 

5463  acerosus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  (1),  p.  207. 

Tasmania. 

5464  bisignatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  416. 

Gayndah,   Queensland. 

5465  conifer  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  (1),  p.  207. 

Tasmania. 

5466  cribricollis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nafc.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  416. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5467  delirus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  415. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

5468  distans  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XEII.  1874,  p.  416. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5469  Dorle  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885,  p.  257. 

Somerset,  Cape  York 

5470  expletus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  418. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

5471  foraminosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  417. 

Albany,  K    G.  Sound. 

5472  luridus  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  138;  Oliv.   Ent  V.  83,  p.  196, 

t.  14,  f.  175  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  453. 
fuliginosus  Boisd.    Voy,    Astro).  II.   p.   431  (forte);  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  320. 
immansuetus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IV.  p.  328. 
Australia. 


672       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5473  memnonius  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  417. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

5474  nucleatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  416. 

Adelaide,  S.  Australia. 

5475  obesus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  438  ;  Dej.  Oat.  3  ed. 

p.  320 ;  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IV.  p.  329. 
Australia.  ♦ 

5476  perditus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  417. 

Victoria  ;  Albany,  W.  Australia. 

5477  rubetra  Erichs.  Wiegm.    Arch.   1842,  I.    p.  207  ;   Bohem. 

Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  414. 
Tasmania. 

5478  rugosus    Pascoe,   Ann.    Mus.    Civ.    Genov.    (2),   II.    1885, 

p.  256. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

TENTEGIA.     Pascoe. 

5479  favosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  284. 

W.  Australia. 

EUOROPIS.     Pascoe. 

5480  castanea  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  418. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

EMBAPHIODES.    Pascoe. 

5481  pyxidatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  419. 

Lord  Howe  Island. 

IMALITHUS.     Pascoe. 

5482  patella  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.   X.  1869,   p.    466,  t.  19, 

f.  2,  a-c. 

Queensland. 

ONIDISTUS.     Pascoe. 

5483  araneus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  466. 

Queensland. 

5484  nodipennis  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  466,  t. 

7,  f.  1,  a. 
Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  673 

5485  odiosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  466. 

King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

PETOSIRIS.     Pascoe. 

5486  annulipes  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  413. 

Armidale,  N.  S.  "Wales. 

5487  cordipennis  Pascoe,  Journ.    Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  485,  t. 

12,  f.  3. 
Queensland. 

5488  subereus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  467. 

Queensland. 

METHIDRYSIS.     Pascoe. 

5489  afflicta   Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  468,  t.  7, 

f.  9. 

Queensland. 

NICONOTUS.    Pascoe. 

5490  tarphioides  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  469. 

Moreton  Bay,  Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

ACACALLIS.     Pascoe. 

5491  personata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1883,  p.  96. 

Queensland. 

MAECHIUS.     Pascoe. 

5492  axaglyptus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  96. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

AGRIOCILETA.     Pascoe. 

5493  crinita  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  97,  t.  1,  f.  2. 

Rockhampton,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

PLAGYOCORYNUS.      Waterhouse. 

5494  quadrituberculatus   Waterh.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (2), 

II.  p.  202  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  VIII.  t.  74,  f.  3,  a-b. 
Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 


674       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

SALCUS.      Pascoe. 

5495  elevatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  64. 

Port  Bo  wen,  Queensland. 

5496  globosus  Pascoe,  Journ.   Linn.  Soc.  X.   1869,  p.  448,  t.  17, 

f.  2,  a-c. 
Northern  Queensland. 

5497  latissimus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.  1875,  p.  64. 

Port  Bo  wen,  Queensland. 

GLOCHINORRHINUS.    Waterhouse. 

5498  Doubledayi  Water h.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (2).  II.  p.  195  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  VIII.  t.  71,  f.  1,  a. 
Northern  parts  of  N.  8.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

PERISSOPS.     Pascoe. 

5499  mucidus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  194. 

Queensland. 

ORPHANISTES.    Pascoe. 

5500  eustictus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1869,  p.  454,  t.  18, 

f.  9,  a-b. 
Bockhampton,   Queensland. 

AXIONICUS.     Pascoe. 

5501  insignis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.   Soc.  X.  1869,  p.  455,  t.  18, 

f.  8. 
Wagga  Wagga,  N.  S.  Wales ;  Gayndah,  Queensland. 

OS  ACES.     Pascoe. 

5502  naso  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1883,  p.  99. 

Port  Bcwen,  Queensland. 

ODOSYLLIS.     Pascoe. 

5503  crucigera  Pascoe,  Ann.   Mus.   Civ.   Genov.    (2),  II.  1885, 

p.  277. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  675 

EUTHYRRHINUS.     Schonherr. 

5504  meditabundus  Fabr.   Syst.  Eat.  p.  139  ;  Oliv.  Eat.  V.  83, 

p.    196,   t.   11,   f.    132;  Bohera.   Schh.   G-ea.   Cure.  IV. 

p.  272. 
monachus  Boisd.   Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  430 ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed. 

p.  316. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

5505  naviculars  Pascoe,  Joura.  Liaa.  Soc.  X.  1869,  p.  455. 

K.  G.  Souud,  W.  Australia. 

AXIDES.     Pascoe. 

5506  dorsalis  Pascoe,  Aan.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  286. 

Sydaey,  N.  S.  Wales  ;  N.  Australia. 

CH.ETECTETORUS.     Schonherr. 

5507  bifasciatus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IV.  p.  258. 

N.  S.  Wales  (1). 

5508  clitell^e  Pascoe,  Trans.  Eat.  Soc.  Load.  1870,  p.  470. 

S.  Australia. 

5509  gronopoides  Pascoe,  Aaa.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885, 

p.  278. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5510  h^dulus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  470. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5511  latus    Pascoe,    Trans.     Ent.    Soc.    Lond.     1870,    p.    471, 

t.  7,  f.  10. 
Victoria. 

5512  setosus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IV.  p.  257. 

Australia. 

5513  spinipennis  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (2),  II.  1S53, 

p.  203. 

Australia. 

EPHRICUS.     Pascoe. 

5514  obliquus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Eat.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  471. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 
44 


676       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

METACYMIA.     Pascoe. 

5515  marmorea  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   Lond.    1870,  p.   472, 

t.  7,  f.  15. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

ACHOPERA.     Pascoe. 

5516  lachrymosa  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  473. 

Tasmania. 

5517  maculosa  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  473. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5518  uniformis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  474. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

CHIMADES.     Pascoe. 

5519  lanosus   Pascoe,    Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    Lond.    1870,    p.    474, 

t.  7,  f.  13. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

MENIOS.    Pascoe. 

5520  internatus,  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  475. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

iETHREUS.    Pascoe. 

5521  cicatricosus   Pascoe,   Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XVI.   1875,  p.  65, 

t.  1,  f.  8. 
Lord  Howe  Island. 

TYCHREUS.    Pascoe. 

5522  camelus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p,  476,  t.  7, 

f.  18. 
Tasmania. 

5523  sellatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XII.  1873,  p.  286. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

TITUACIA.     Pascoe. 

5524  ostracion  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  477,  t.  7, 

f.  17. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  677 

ANILAUS.'  Pascoe. 

5525  sordidus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  478. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

EXITHIUS.     Pascoe. 

5526  capucinus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  207,  t.  5, 

f.  2;  p.  212,  nota. 
Tasmania. 

DRASSICUS.     Pascoe. 

5527  illotus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.   1872,  p.  99. 

Queensland. 

5528  infaustus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XIII.  1874,  p.  414. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5529  nigricornis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  98,  t.  1,  f.  3. 

Queensland. 

AGENOPUS.     Pascoe. 

5530  agricola  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  99. 

W.  Australia. 

AONYCHUS.     Schonherr. 

5531  Hopei  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  388. 

S.  Australia. 

5532  lineatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  443. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5533  luctuosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1872,  p.  477,  t.  12, 

f.  1. 
W.  Australia. 

COPTOMERUS.    Chevrolat. 

5534  nigrinasus  Chev.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  (6),  I.  1881,  p.  lxix. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

GASTEROCERUS.     Laporte  et  Bruelle. 

5535  nigrckeneus  Chev.  Le  Nat.  III.  1881,  p.  495, 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 


678       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

OMYDAUS.     Pascoe. 

5536  plinthoides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XL  1871,  p.  199. 

Illawarra,  N.  S   Wales. 

(EMETHYLUS.     Pascoe. 

5537  lumbaris  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1870,  p.  482,  t.  7,  f.  3,  a. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

CRYPTORRHYNCHUS.    Illiger. 

5538  albicollis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  221. 

S.  Australia. 

5539  Antares  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  202. 

Tasmania. 

5540  Australis  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  431 ;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  317. 
Australia. 

5541  cariosus  Erichs.  Wiegm.   Arch.  1842,    I.  p.   204;    Bates, 

Trans.  Ent,  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  207. 
Tasmania. 

5542  corosus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  430. 
Australia. 

5543  ephippiger  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  429  ;   Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  318. 
Australia. 

5544  femoralis  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  204. 

Tasmania. 

5545  infulatus  Erichs.   Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  203  ;  Pascoe, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  471. 
Tasmania. 

5546  lithodermus  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol  II.  1835,  p.  428. 
Australia. 

5547  longimanus  Bohem.  Res.  EugeD.  1859,  p.  139. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  679 

5548  mcestus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  314. 

Australia. 

5549  Smius  Erichs.   Wiegm.    Arch.   1842,   I.    p.  202;  Blanch. 

Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV  p.  248,  t.  14,  f.  5. 
Tasmania. 

5550  stigmaticus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  481, 

t.  7,  f.  19. 
Queensland. 

5551  succisus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  206. 

Tasmania. 

5552  teter  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  432. 

Australia. 

TYRT^OSUS.     Pascoe. 

5553  bicolor  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885,  p.  272. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5554  concretus  Pascoe,   Ann.   Mus.   Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885, 

p.  271. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5555  incallidus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  480. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5556  lateralis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  480. 

Queensland. 

5557  microthorax  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  479, 

t.  7,  f.  20. 
Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5558  pardalis  Pascoe,    Ann.    Mus.   Civ.    Genov.   (2),  II.    1885, 

p.  272. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5559  ustulatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc   Lond.  1870,  p.  481. 

Tasmania. 

5560  vetustus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  480. 

Victoria. 

CCELOSTERNUS.     Schonherr. 

5561  humeriper  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1).  p.  373. 

Australia. 


680      CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA^ 

ISAX.     Pascoe. 

5562  gallinago  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  429,  t.  17,  f.  14. 

Queensland. 

BEROSIRIS.     Pascoe. 

5563  calidris    Pascoe,   Ann.    Mus.   Civ.  Genov.   (2),  II.    1885, 

p.  267. 
Rockhampton,  Somerset,  &c,  Queensland. 

MYRTESIS.     Pascoe. 

5564  caligata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  431,  t.  17,  f.  19. 

Queensland. 

PEZICHUS.     Waterhouse. 

5565  binotatus  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (2),  II.  p.  193  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  VIII.  t.  74,  f.  2,  a. 
More  ton  Bay,  Queensland. 

NECHYRUS.    Pascoe. 

5566  incomptus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  99,  t.  1,  f.  9. 

Queensland. 

ENTELES.     Schonherr. 

5567  ocellatus  Redtenb.  Reis.  Novar.  II.  p.  166,  t.  4,  f.  12. 

K  S.  Wales. 

5568  Vigorsi  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IV.  p.  270. 

N.  S.  Wales  and  Queensland. 

AMYDALA.     Pascoe. 

5569  abdominalis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.   Soc.  XI.   1871,  p.  213, 

t.  6,  f.  11. 
Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

PHLCEOGLYMMA    Pascoe. 

5570  alternans  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  483. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  681 

BLEPIARDA.     Pascoe. 

5571  undulata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  430,  t.   17,  f.  12. 

Wide  Bay,  Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

BEPHARUS.     Pascoe. 

5572  ellipticus   Pascoe,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  Lond.   1870,  p.  208, 

t.  5,  f.  8. 
Pine  Mountain,  Queensland. 

PROTOPALUS.     Schonherr. 

5573  cristatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  X.  1870,  p.  488. 

Rockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 

5574  dromedarius  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.   II.   1835,  p.  428 ;  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  316. 
Steiihensi  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IV.  p.  45. 
lllawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5575  Schonherri  Waterh.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (2),  II.  p.  192  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VII.  p.  133,  nota  3. 
Moreton  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

AMPAGIA.     Pascoe. 

5576  erinacea  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  209,  t.  5, 

f.  1. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

IDOTAS1A.     Pascoe. 

5577  ^qualis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  100. 

Cape  York,  Rockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 

5578  evanida  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  100. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     ZYGOPIDES. 

MECOPUS.     Schonherr. 

5579  tipularis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  210. 

Queensland.     (Widely  distributed). 


682       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

ILLACURIS.     Pascoe. 

5580  laticollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  425,  t.  17,  f.  7. 

Pine  Mountain,  Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.      ISORHYNCHIDES. 

LOBOTRACHELUS.     Schonherr. 

5581  exilis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885,  p.  290. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5582  stigma  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  44. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

OTHIPPIA.     Pascoe. 

5583  guttula  Pascoe,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Gen.  (2),  II.  1885,  p.  291, 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

Sub-Family.     CEUTORHYNCHIDES. 

RHINONCUS.     Schonherr. 

5584  nigriventris  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XI.  1873,  p.  199. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     PANTOTELIDES. 

LITURGUS.     Schonherr. 

5585  irrasus  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (1),  p.  83. 

Australia. 

Sub-Family.     BARIDIIDES. 

APHELA.     Pascoe. 

5586  algarum  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  203. 

Sea  coast  of  N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  W.  Australia. 

5587  helopoides  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Eat.  II.  p.   417,  t.  14,  f.  4. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5588  phalerioides  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1870,  p.  202. 

Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  683 

MYCTIDES.     Pascoe. 

5589  barbatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  60. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5590  familiaris   Pascoe,  Ann.   Mas.    Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.   1885, 

p.  293. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

BARIDIUS.     Schonherr. 

5591  amcenula  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  662. 

Australia. 

5592  Australis  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  427  ;  d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  312. 
Australia. 

5593  quadrisignata  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  III.  p.  659. 

Australia. 

PLATYPH^US.     Pascoe. 

5594  lyterjoides  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XYI.  1875,  p.  Q6. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

Sub-Family.     CALANDRIDES. 

BARYSTETHUS.     Lacordaire. 

5595  hemiscotus  Chev.   Bull.   Soc.    Ent.  Fr.  (6),  I.  1881,  p.  vin. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

5596  melanosoma  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  449  ;    Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  YIL  p.  287  ;  Atl.  YIII.  t.  76,  f.  2,  a. 

Australia. 

DIATHETES.     Pascoe. 

5597  morio  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1873,  p.  73. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

TRIGONOTAPvSUS.     Schonherr. 

5598  rugosus  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.   II.    1835,   p.  445  ;    Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  328. 
calandroides  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IY.  p.  844;    Gu6r.  jc. 

regn.  anim.  t.  30,  bis.  f.  9,  a. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


684       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

SPHENOPHORUS.     Schonherr. 

5599  interstitialis  Bohem.  Res.  Eugen.  1859,  p.  148. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5600  Schonherri  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  IV.  p.  875. 

Australia. 

CALANDRA.     Clair  ville. 

5601  oriz,e  Linn.  Amoen.  Ac.  VI.  1763,  p.  395. 

Australia.     (Introduced). 

Sub-Family.     COSSONIDES. 

PHGENOMERUS.     Schonherr. 

5602  exilis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  XI.  1872,  p.  490. 

Gayndah,  Somerset,  &c,  Queensland. 

NOTIOMIMETES.     Wollaston. 

5603  Pascoei  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  594. 

S.  Australia. 

COSSONIDEUS.     Wollaston. 

5604  Pascoei  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  603. 

W.  Australia. 

HALORHYNCHUS.    Wollaston. 

5605  cecus  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  606. 

W.  Australia. 

PENTARTHRUM.     Wollaston. 

5606  nigrum  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  601. 

Tasmania. 

THAUMASTOPHASIS.     Wollaston. 

5607  oculatus  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  606. 

S.  Australia. 

STEREOMIMETES.     Wollaston. 

5608  crassicornis  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  630. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  685 

NOTIOSOMUS.     Wollaston, 

5609  Australis  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  633. 

Australia. 

5610  congener  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  634. 

W.  Australia. 

5611  major  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  633. 

S.  Australia. 

HOMALOTROGUS.     Wollaston. 

5612  arctatus  Pascoe,   Ann.   Mus.    Civ.   Genov.    (2),    II.  1885, 

p.  315. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

APHANOCORYNES.     Wollaston. 

5613  depressus  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  634. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

PENTAMIMUS.     Wollaston. 

5614  canaliculatus  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  640. 

Tasmania. 

5615  rhyncholiformis  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  640. 

Australia. 

5616  suffusus  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  640. 

Australia. 

COSSONUS.     Clairville. 

5617  Albertisi   Pascoe,   Ann.    Mus.  Civ.  Genov.   (2),  II.  1885, 

p.  317. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5618  excavatus  Pascoe,   Ann.   Mus.   Civ.  Genov.    (2),  II.  1885, 

p.  316. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5619  indigens    Pascoe,   Ann.   Mus.   Civ.   Genov.   (2),   II.    1885, 

p.  316. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

5620  PR.EUSTUS  Redtenb.  Reis.  Novar.  II.  p.  171. 

N.  S.  Wales. 


686       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP  AUSTRALIA. 

ISOTROGUS.     Wollaston. 

5621  bilineatus  Pascoe,   Ann.   Mus.   Civ.  Genov.  (2),  II.  1885, 

p.  318. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

HYPONOTUS.     Wollaston. 

5622  subpubescens  Woll.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1873,  p.  626. 

Somerset,  Cape  York. 

ORTHOTEMNUS.    Wollaston. 

5623  disparilis  Pascoe,  Ann.   Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  (2),   II.    1885, 

p.  322. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 

STEREOBORUS.     Wollaston. 

5624  inductus  Pascoe,  Ann.   Mus.    Civ.   Genov.  (2),   II.    1885, 

p.  320. 
Somerset,  Cape  York. 


REVISION  OF  AUSTRALIAN  LEPIDOPTERA. 
By  E.  Meyrick,  B.A.,  F.E.S. 

I. 

In  the  present  paper  I  have  classified  and  described  the  species 
of  five  families  of  the  Macro-Lepidoptera,  my  object  being  to 
present  them  in  such  a  form  as  might  afford  a  ready  means  to 
their  identification  and  study.  These  five  families — Sesiadae ; 
Arctiadae,  including  the  genera  usually  ranked  as  Arctiadae  and 
Lithosiadae ;  Hyjosidae,  including  Hypsa,  Nyctemera,  and  allies ; 
Syntomididae  ;  Zygcenidae  ; — are  presented  as  separately  defined 
groups  ;  and  I  propose  to  omit  for  the  present  all  question  of  the 
relation  of  these  groups  to  one  another,  or  of  their  comprehension 
under  higher  groups.  Such  descriptions  of  older  authors  as  still 
remain  unidentified  I  have  included  in  the  form  of  an  appendix 
at  the  end  of  the  whole,  for  convenience  of  reference  ;  but  in 
some  instances  identification  seems  impossible  \  until  identified, 
they  are  not  to  be  regarded  as  distinct  species.  In  the  present 
instance  I  have  also  included  the  four  species  which  alone 
represent  these  groups  in  New  Zealand,  as  they  are  allied  to 
Australian  forms,  and  may  be  advantageously  considered  with 
them.  The  information  as  to  localities  and  habits  is  necessarily 
very  meagre,  and  I  hope  that  it  may  now  be  supplemented. 

I  am  greatly  indebted  to  Mr.  Macleay,  Dr.  Lucas,  and  other 
esteemed  correspondents,  for  the  means  of  examining  and 
describing  many  new  species  from  their  collections ;  these  will  be 
found  acknowledged  in  their  proper  place.  Without  them  my 
paper  would  have  been  very  imperfect,  for  I  paid  little  attention  to 
these  groups  until  lately,  and  now  regret   many  past  opportunities. 

I  call  attention  to  the  fact  that,  according  to  the  results  of  the 
present   paper,    the    following   generic   names    do   not   represent 


688  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

genera,  and  are  to  be  laid  aside ;  some  of  them  are  in  vague 
general  use  among  certain  writers  :  viz.,  Argina,  Hb. ;  Pitane 
(second  use),  Pallene,  Lerna,  Clisobara,  Aquita,  Uraba,  Coesa, 
Follanisus,  Phaos,  and  Ardices,  Walk.  ;  Diastrophia  and  Toxoloma, 
Feld. ;  Nepita,  Moore  ;  Xanthesthes,  Ramb. 

SESIADAE. 

Ocelli  present,  large.  Antenna?  about  f ,  thickened  posteriorly, 
in  <J  swollen  towards  apex,  ciliated.  Maxillary  palpi  absent. 
Posterior  tibiae  with  spurs  all  present.  Frenum  developed.  Fore- 
wings  with  13  veins,  1  simple  at  base,  2  from  near  angle  of  cell,  7 
and  8  stalked,  1 2  from  upper  margin  of  cell,  1 3  free.  Hind  wings 
with  lc  present,  5  from  about  middle  of  transverse  vein,  8  free. 
Larvae  16-legged,  feeding  internally. 

The  family  appears  characteristic  of  the  northern  hemisphere, 
and  barely  reaches  Australia,  being  only  represented  by  stragglers 
of  one  genus. 

1.  Sesia,  F. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  thickened  on  terminal  half, 
in  £  rather  abruptly  swollen  towards  apex,  strongly  ciliated  with 
fascicles  except  near  apex,  in  both  sexes  with  a  small  terminal 
fascicle.  Palpi  moderately  long,  arched,  ascending,  second  joint 
shortly  rough-scaled  beneath,  terminal  joint  rather  long,  cylin- 
drical, tolerably  pointed.  Abdomen  with  large  expansible  anal 
tuft.  Posterior  tibiae  roughly  haired  above,  spurs  long.  Fore- 
wings  with  vein  2  from  near  angle  of  cell,  7  and  8  stalked,  7  to 
apex,  12  from  about  middle  of  cell.  Hind  wings  with  veins  3  and 
4  approximated  at  base  or  short-stalked,  6  absent,  7  from  angle. 

The  larvae  feed  in  roots  or  shoots. 

A.  Anal  tuf  b  wholly  black   3.  tipuliformis. 

B.  „       ,,     partly  orange. 

a.  Abdomen  black  with  three  or  four  orange 

bands 1 .  isozona. 

b.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments  black.. 2.  chrysophanes. 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  689 

1.  Ses.  isozona,  n.  sp. 

(J  9.  21-22  mm.  Head  and  palpi  orange,  crown  bluish-black 
except  at  back.  Antennae  blue-black,  in  £  orange  in  front  on 
lower  half.  Thorax  blue-black,  a  spot  on  each  side  and  one  behind 
orange.  Abdomen  blue-black,  on  undersurface  in  £  with  six,  in  £ 
with  five  orange  bands,  first,  third,  fifth,  and  in  £  sixth  continued 
round  upper  surface  also,  anal  tuft  in  <J  black,  apex  orange,  in  £ 
orange,  sides  black.  Legs  blue-black,  tibiae  with  a  median  orange 
band.  Forewings  very  narrow,  elongate, gradually  somewhat  dilated, 
apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  oblique,  hardly  rounded  ;  colourless,  trans- 
parent ;  a  moderate  black  margin  all  round  ;  a  narrow  black  fascia 
on  transverse  vein,  rather  oblique  inwards  from  costa,  in  Q  nar- 
rowly interrupted  with  orange  near  inner  margin ;  lower  median 
vein  from  base  to  end  of  cell  in  g  black,  in  £  together  with  space 
between  it  and  dorsal  streak  orange  ;  apical  half  of  posterior  clear 
space  in  Q  orange,  in  g  only  a  very  small  subapical  orange  spot, 
veins  in  posterior  space  wholly  orange  :  cilia  black.  Hindwings 
elongate-ovate ;  colourless,  transparent,  with  a  narrow  black 
margin,  becoming  orange  towards  base  of  inner  margin  ;  veins 
black ;  transverse  vein  marked  by  a  narrow  black  bar  obscurely 
edged  with  orange ;  cilia  black,  tips  orange ;  veins  3  and  4 
approximated  at  base. 

Maryborough,  Queensland;  eight  specimens  (Australian  Museum 
and  Coll.  Masters). 

2.  Ses.  chrysophanes,  n.  sp. 

^  9  18-20  mm.  Differs  from  S.  isozona  only  as  follows: 
Antennae  in  £  white  above  towards  apex.  Thorax  blue-black, 
patagia  and  a  posterior  spot  orange.  Abdomen  wholly  orange, 
base  of  segments  in  Q  narrowly,  in  £  broadly  blue-black,  anal  tuft 
in  £  black  mixed  with  orange,  sides  orange,  in  £  orange,  black  on 
sides.  Forewings  with  black  margin  narrower;  base  and  a  dorsal 
streak  from  base  to  §  orange  in  Q  ;  black  fascia  slightly  oblique 
outwards  from  costa  ;  posterior  clear  space  with  veins  black,  apical 
half  orange  and  anteriorly  black-margined.  Hindwings  with  black 
margin  narrower,  transverse  vein  without  black  bar. 


690  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Bowen,  Queensland  ;  three  specimens  taken  by  Mr,  A.  Simson 
(Coll.  Raynor  and  Masters). 

3.  Ses.  tipulifonnis,  CI. 

<J.  18-19  mm.  Differs  from  S.  isozona  only  as  follows  :  Head 
and  thorax  black,  collar  slenderly  orange.  Palpi  black,  longitu- 
dinally ochreous-yellow  beneath.  Abdomen  black,  with  slender 
ochreous-yellow  subbasal,  median,  and  subapical  rings.  Forewings 
with  apical  half  of  posterior  clear  space  very  dull  orange,  anteriorly 
black-margined,  veins  black,  posteriorly  broad,  no  dorsal  orange 
streak.  Hindwings  with  small  black  triangular  spot  on  upper 
half  of  transverse  vein,  no  orange  markings  ;  veins  3  and  4  stalked. 

New  Zealand,  common  in  the  South  Island  ;  introduced  from 
Europe  with  the  garden  currant  (Eibes),  in  the  shoots  of  which  the 
larva  feeds.  It  is  almost  certain  to  be  found  sooner  or  later  in 
Tasmania,  but  I  have  not  heard  of  its  occurrence  there  as  yet. 

ARCTIADAE. 

Ocelli  present,  conspicuous  or  partially  concealed.  Antennae 
from  ^  to  §  of  forewings,  not  thickened.  Maxillary  palpi  absent. 
Posterior  tibiae  with  all  spurs  present.  Frenum  developed. 
Forewings  with  1  simple  at  base,  7  and  8  stalked.  Hindwings 
with  lc  absent,  6  and  7  approximated  at  base  or  stalked,  8  rising 
out  of  upper  margin  of  cell,  completely  coincident  with  it  towards 
base.  Larvae  16-legged,  uniformly  clothed  with  fascicles  of  long 
dense  hairs. 

Usually  distributed  into  two  families,  Arctiadae  and  Lithosiadae] 
the  only  distinction  asserted  is  in  the  presence  or  absence  of  ocelli, 
and  is  founded  on  error  j  the  ocelli  are,  so  far  as  my  material 
enables  me  to  judge,  always  present,  but  variable  in  size,  and 
tending  during  the  development  of  the  family  to  become  smaller 
and  closely  appressed  to  the  eye,  so  as  to  be  partially  concealed ; 
every  degree  is  found,  and  some  acknowledged  Lithosiadae  have 
them  conspicuous  enough  ;  the  distinction  is  therefore  imaginary, 
and  I  ha~ve  included  all  in  one  family.     The  structure  of  vein  8  of 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  691 

the  hindwings  is  the  most  characteristic  point,  and  affords  a  ready 
test  for  recognition.  Of  the  genera  here  given  Deiopeia  is  the 
most  ancestral,  and  approaches  nearly  to  the  Hypsidae,  from  which, 
the  Arctiadae  appear  to  have  been  developed.  One  or  two  genera 
usually  placed  in  this  family,  I  class  (^according  to  the  diagnosis 
given  above)  with  the  Hypsidae. 

The  following  is  a  tabulation  of  the  Australian  genera. 

1.  Forewings  6  absent 24.   Hestiarcha. 

„  ,,  present    2. 

2.  Forewings  9  absent  (10  and  11  present) —   2.   Exotrocha. 

„  „  present 3. 

3.  Forewings  8  and  9  separate 4. 

,,  ,,  stalked 9. 

4.  Forewings  9  and  1 0  separate    11.   Heterallactis. 

,,  ,,  stalked 5 

5.  Antennae  in  g  ciliated  6. 

,,  „  pectinated  8. 

6.  Hindwings  5  absent  15.  Parelictis. 

„  „  present  7. 

7.  Hindwings  8  from   close   before  transverse 

vein 22.   Scceodora. 

,,  „  before  middle  of  cell 16.   Termessa. 

8.  Tongue  well-developed 17.    Cluaca. 

„         absent  27.  Anestia. 

9.  Forewings  11  anastomosing  with  12   10. 

,,  „  separate 17. 

10.  Antennas  in  <J  ciliated  11. 

„  ,,  pectinated    29.   Asura. 

11.  Hindwings  5  absent   12. 

,,  ,,  present 16. 

12.  Forewings  2  out  of  3 6.   Palcexera* 

„  „  remote  from  3  13. 

13.  Forewings  10  connected  with  9  by  bar 8.   Brunia. 

„  ,,  separate    14. 

45 


692  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

14.  Forewings  in  £  beneath  with  discal  flap  ...   7.   Teulisna. 

,,  „  without  flap 15. 

15.  Hind  wings  in  £  with  apex  obliquely  trun- 

cate     4.   Scoliacma. 

„  ,,  normal 5.   Tigrioides. 

16.  Hindwings  4  and  5  stalked  or  from  point..  12.   Calligenia. 

„  ,,  remote 10.   Symmetrodes. 

17.  Hindwings  4  or  5  absent  18. 

„  both  present     22. 

18.  Forewings  5  absent 19. 

„  „   present 20. 

19.  Forewings  10  connected  with  9  by  bar  ...   3.    Calamidia. 

,,  „  separate 14.  Neobrocha. 

20.  Forewings  10  absent , 19.  Sorocostia. 

„  „  present 21. 

21.  Forewings  10  connected  with  9  by  bar    ...    9.  Lithosia  (A). 

„  „  not  „         21,  Mosoda. 

22.  Forewings  6  connected  with  7  by  bar 13.  Hectobrocha. 

„  „  not  „         23. 

23.  Forewings  10  connected  with  9  by  bar 9.  Lithosia  (B). 

»  „  not  „         24. 

24.  Hindwings  3  and  4  stalked 25. 

„  ,,  separate    28. 

25.  Forewings  4  and  5  stalked 23.    Chiriqyhe. 

„  ,,  separate  26. 

26.  Antennae  of  ^  pectinated 20.  Nola. 

„  ,,  ciliated   27. 

27.  Forewings  10  out  of  7 28.  Butane. 

,,  ,,  separate 18.  Zia. 

28.  Antennae  of  $  pectinated 29. 

„  „  ciliated 32. 

29.  Thorax  densely  hairy  beneath 30. 

„  „  smooth 25.   Thallarcha. 


BY    E.   METRICK,  B.A.,  P.E.S.  693 

30.  Tongue  rudimentary 31. 

„  „  developed 32.  Areas. 

31.  Fore  wings  10  out  of  9  31.  Spilosoma. 

„  „  rising  separate 30.   Metacrias. 

32.  Hindwings  6  and  7  stalked 26.   Comarchis. 

,,  „  separate   33.  Deiopeia. 

I  remark  again  that  in  the  following  generic  descriptions, 
according  to  my  usual  practice,  the  normal  12  veins  of  the  fore- 
wings  and  8  veins  of  the  hindwings  are  understood  to  be  all 
present  and  separate  at  origin,  unless  expressly  indicated  otherwise 
here  or  in  the  family  diagnosis. 

2.   Exotrocha,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennas  in  £  filiform,  moderately 
ciliated  (1),  with  scattered  longer  single  cilia.  Palpi  short, 
porrected,  tolerably  filiform.  Forewings  in  £  beneath  with  round 
membranous  excrescence  beneath  costa  beyond  middle ;  2  from  f 
of  cell,  5  absent,  7  and  8  stalked,  9  absent,  10  and  11  distorted. 
Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4  stalked,  5  parallel,  6  and  7  stalked, 
8  from  middle  of  cell. 

The  distortion  caused  by  the  subcostal  excrescence  makes  the 
neuration  of  the  forewings  somewhat  doubtful ;  the  Q  is  required 
to  obtain  certainty. 

4.    Ex.  liboria,  Or. 

(Noctua  liboria,  Cr.  345  D. ;  Lithosia  liboria.  Feist ,  Mag.  Zool. 
1839,  8,  pi.  XXVI,  1.) 

(J  28-30  mm.  Head  and  thorax  red  ;  palpi,  antennas,  collar, 
and  outer  edge  of  patagia  black.  Abdomen  orange,  banded  with 
black,  with  black  hairs  above  towards  base.  Legs  blackish. 
Forewings  elongate,  gradually  dilated,  costa  almost  straight,  apex 
rounded,  hindmargin  somewhat  oblique,  rounded;  dull  orange-red; 
a  narrow-blackish  streak  along  costa  from  base  to  J.  and  another 
along  inner  margin  from  base  to  beyond  anal  angle  :  cilia  blackish. 
Hindwings  black  ;  a  large  irregular  subcordate  yellow  spot  in  disc 
before  middle,  not  reaching  margins  ;    cilia  black. 


694  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Newcastle,  New  South  Wales ;  two  specimens  (Australian 
Museum).  Probably  also  occurs  as  an  exotic,  but  recorded 
localities  doubtful.  Cramer's  figure,  if  really  this  insect,  is 
atrocious  ;  however,  Feisthamel's  leaves  no  doubt. 

3.  Calamidia,  Butl. 

Tongue  well  developed.  Antennae  in  <J  filiform,  moderately 
ciliated,  with  scattered  much  longer  cilia.  Palpi  moderate  or  very 
long,  ascending,  with  appressed  scales,  terminal  joint  rather  short, 
cylindrical,  or  very  long,  subclavate.  Thorax  somewhat  hairy 
beneath ;  abdomen  clothed  with  long  hairs  above.  Forewings 
with  vein  2  from  middle  of  cell,  5  absent,  6  from  point  with  or 
out  of  9  near  base,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  connected  with  9  by  a  bar. 
Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4  from  a  point,  5  absent,  6  and  7 
approximated  at  base,  8   from   before  middle  of  cell. 

Jt  is  questionable  whether  the  two  following  are  not  sexes  of 
the  same  species,  but  as  T  have  seen  very  few  specimens,  I  have 
no  authority  for  uniting  them  in  face  of  the  great  difference  in 
palpi  and  colouring. 

5.   Gal.  salpinctis,  n.sp. 

<£.  41  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  and  thorax  pale  brownish- 
ochreous  ;  palpi  very  long,  slender,  second  joint  long,  terminal 
joint  rather  longer  than  second,  subclavate,  bent  forward. 
Abdomen  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  whitish-ochreous,  anterior  femora 
dark  fuscous  above.  Forewings  elongate,  narrow  at  base, 
gradually  dilated,  costa  strongly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
obliquely  rounded  ;  whitish-ochreous,  suffused  with  light  fuscous 
except  on  an  elongate-oval  patch  extending  above  inner  margin 
from  base  to  middle,  beyond  and  beneath  which  the  suffusion  is 
much  darker  fuscous :  cilia  whitish-ochreous,  fuscous-tinged. 
Hindwings  and  cilia  ochreous-yellow. 

Victoria  ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Lucas). 

6.   Cal.  hirta,  Walk. 

(Lithosia  hi?°ta,  Walk.  Bomb.  510.) 
<|>.   42-45  mm.     Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  legs  whitish  ; 
palpi    rather    short,     terminal    joint    short,    somewhat    pointed. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  695 

Abdomen  pale  ochreous-yellowish.     Forewings  elongate,   narrow 

at   base,   gradually   dilated,   costa    strongly    arched,  apex   obtuse, 

hind  margin   obliquely    rounded  ;    white,    towards    inner    margin 

anteriorly  and  in   disc   posteriorly   very   faintly    ochreous-tinged ; 

cilia  white.     Hindwings  and  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellowish. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  three  specimens  (Coll.  Masters  and 

Macleay). 

4.  Scoliacma,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  <J  subserrate,  moderately 
ciliated  (1J),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  short,  porrected, 
with  appressed  or  somewhat  rough  scales,  terminal  joint  short, 
pointed.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  beyond  middle,  3  and  4 
stalked  or  separate,  5  absent,  6  out  of  7  near  base  or  rising 
separate  and  connected  with  it  near  base  (both  forms  in  same 
species),  8  and  9  out  of  7,  11  anastomosing  with  12.  Hindwings 
in  £  with  apex  broadly  obliquely  truncate  and  subconcave,  some- 
times with  costal  fold  or  discal  excrescence  ;  3  and  4  stalked  or 
coincident,  5  absent,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  near  middle. 

7.   Scol.  bicolor,  Boisd. 

(Lithosia  bicolora,  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astr.  V,  211,  pi.  Ill,  9;  L. 
rubratra,  Tepper,  Trans.  Royal  Soc.  S.  Austr.  V,  30.) 

£  £.  29-35  mm.  Head  and  collar  crimson.  Palpi,  antennae, 
thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs  blackish  ;  outer  edge  of  patagia,  anal 
tuft,  and  posterior  tibiae  light  crimson.  Forewings  elongate, 
somewhat  dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
obliquely  rounded  ;  veins  3  and  4  stalked  ;  bright  crimson,  disc 
somewhat  mixed  with  blackish  ;  posterior  |  blackish  except  on  an 
attenuated  costal  streak  ;  cilia  pale  crimson.  Hindwings  light 
crimson ;  a  broad  blackish  hindmarginal  fascia,  somewhat 
narrowed  beneath  ;  cilia  pale  crimson. 

Glen  Innes  (3,000  feet),  Newcastle,  Sydney,  and  Bombala, 
New  South  Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria ;  Mount  Lofty,  South 
Australia;  and  occurs  in  Tasmania;  December;  apparently  never 
common.  Boisd uval's  spelling  of  bicolora  is  an  inadmissible 
solecism. 


696  REVISION    OP   AUSTRALIAN   LEPIDOPTERA, 

8.  Scol.  orthotoma,  n.  sp. 

£.  25-29  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  thorax  fuscous,  face  pale 
yellowish-ochreous.  Antennae  and  legs  light  ochreous.  Abdomen 
pale  ochreous-yellowish.  Forewings  elongate,  hardly  dilated,  costa 
gently  arched,  apex  rounded,  hind  margin  very  obliquely  rounded  ; 
veins  3  and  4  separate  ;  light  brownish-ochreous,  sometimes  irro- 
rated  with  fuscous  ;  a  straight  cloudy  rather  dark  fuscous  line 
from  §  of  costa  to  §  of  inner  margin,  more  or  less  interrupted 
above  middle ;  cilia  light  brownish-ochreous.  Hindwings  and 
cilia  light  ochreous-yellowish  ;  a  short  costal  fold  beneath  before 
middle. 

Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas  and  Masters). 

9.  Scol.  pactolias,  n.  sp. 

(£.31  mm.  Head,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs  yellow-ochreous  ; 
palpi  and  antenme  fuscous.  Forewings  elongate,  posteriorly 
dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded  ;  veins  3  and  4  stalked  ;  yellow-ochreous,  with  a  few 
scattered  fuscous  scales  :  cilia  yellow-ochreous.  Hindwings  and 
cilia  pale  yellowish-ochreous. 

Melbourne,  Victoria,  in  April;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Lucas). 

5.  Tigrioides,  Butl. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennse  in  <J  filiform,  moderately 
ciliated  (1),  with  scattered  much  longer  cilia.  Palpi  short, 
porrected,  tolerably  uliform,  terminal  joint  short.  Forewings  with 
vein  2  from  middle,  3  and  4  stalked,  5  absent,  6  out  of  7  near  base 
or  separate  and  sometimes  connected  with  7  by  bar,  8  and  9  out  of 
7,  11  anastomosing  with  12.  Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4 
stalked  or  coincident,  5  absent,  6  and  7  stalked  or  coincident,  8 
from  about  middle. 

The  variations  in  the  structure  of  vein  6  of  the  forewings  all 
occur  in  different  individuals  of  the  same  species,  and  are  of  no 
importance. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  697 

1.  Forewings  without  markings  13.  nana. 

,,  with  dark  markings 2. 

2.  With  longitudinal  branched  streaks  on  veins...  12.  furcifera. 
"Without  longitudinal  streaks 3. 

3.  With  three  blackish  fasciae 10.  alterna. 

Without,,  ,,  ,,      4. 

4.  With  broad  greyish  fuscous hindniarginal  band..  11.  heminephes. 
Without  ,,               ,,                         ,,                „      14.  spilarcha. 

10.    Tigr.  alterna,  Walk. 

(Setina  alterna,  Walk.  Bomb.  520  ;  Lithosia  transversa,  ib. 
Suppl.  229.) 

£.  27-31  mm.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  ochreous-yellow  j 
thorax  with  a  bar  behind  collar,  patagia  except  apex,  and  a 
posterior  spot  black.  Palpi  blackish.  Antennas  grey.  Legs 
blackish,  posterior  pair  ochreous-yellow.  Forewings  elongate, 
hardly  dilated,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  ochreous-yellow  ;  markings  blackish  ; 
a  narrow  costal  streak  from  base  to  a  small  transverse  spot  at  5 ; 
a  transverse  bar  from  inner  margin  at  J,  reaching  more  than  half 
across  wing  ;  a  narrow  irregular-edged  fascia  from  §  of  costa  to  f 
of  inner  margin  ;  a  rather  narrow  hindinarginal  fascia,  dilated  in 
middle  :  cilia  light  ochreous-yellow,  above  apex  blackish.  Hind- 
wings  with  veins  3  and  4  stalked,  6  and  7  stalked  ;  pale  ochreous- 
yellow  ;  a  large  blackish-grey  apical  blotch,  connected  with  a 
narrow  cloudy  hindmarginal  fascia  ;   cilia  pale  ochreous-yellow. 

Blackheath  (3,500  feet)  and  Bathurst  (2,300  feet),  New  South 
Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria ;  not  uncommon. 

11.   Tigr.  heminephes,  n.  sp. 

£.  26-29  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  abdomen 
ochreous-yellow  ;  patagia  dark  fuscous.  Legs  dark  fuscous, 
posterior  pair  ochreous-yellow.  Forewings  elongate,  posteriorly 
strongly  dilated,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
obliquely  rounded ;  ochreous-yellow ;  a  dark  fuscous  streak  along 


698  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

basal  fourth  of  costa  ;  posterior  I  greyish-fuscous  except  on  an 
irregular  costal  streak :  cilia  ochreous-yellow.  Hindwings  and 
cilia  light  ochreous-yellow  •  veins  3  and  4  stalked,  6  and  7  coinci- 
dent. 

Bathurst  (2,300  feet),  New  South  Wales  ;  four  specimens. 

12.   Tigr.furcifera^  Walk. 

(Setina  furcifera,  Walk.  Bomb.  520  ;  S.  trifurcata,  ib.  Suppl. 
237.) 

(J.  24-27  mm.  Head  and  thorax  ochreous-yellow,  with  a  broad 
blackish  longitudinal  stripe  across  crown  and  back,  and  a  blackish 
spot  on  shoulder.  Palpi  ochreous  mixed  with  blackish.  Antennse 
dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  dark  fuscous, 
posterior  pair  ochreous-yellow.  Forewings  elongate,  posteriorly 
dilated,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded ;  ochreous-yellow ;  a  five-branched  blackish  streak  on 
subcostal  vein,  and  three-branched  similar  streak  on  lower  median, 
confluent  towards  base  ;  a  rather  thick  blackish  streak  on  vein  1  : 
cilia  ochreous-yellow.  Hindwings  ochreous-yellow ;  sometimes 
more  or  less  suffused  with  grey  towards  costal  half  and  along 
submedian  fold  except  towards  base  ;  cilia  ochreous-yellow. 

Tasmania;  several  specimens  sent  by  Mr.  Barnard,  jun.  ;  from 
its  marking  the  species  evidently  frequents  grass. 

13.   Tigr.  nana,  Walk. 

(Lithosia  nana,  Walk.  Bomb.  507.) 

<J  £.  20-22  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antenna?,  thorax,  abdomen,  and 
legs  light  yellow-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate,  somewhat  dilated, 
costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  : 
wholly  light  yellow-ochreous.  Hindwings  and  cilia  light  yellow- 
ochreous  ',  veins  3  and  4  stalked,  6  and  7  stalked, 

Duaringa,  Queensland ;  several  specimens  sent  by  Mr.  G. 
Barnard. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S.  699 

14.  Tigr.  spilarcha,  n.  sp. 

^  £.  23-27  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  and  thorax  greyish- 
fuscous,  face  whitish-ochreous.  Abdomen  pale  ochreous-yellowish. 
Legs  light  ochreous.  Forewings  elongate,  narrow,  scarcely  dilated, 
costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  slightly  rounded  j 
light  greyish-ochreous,  sprinkled  with  fuscous  ',  a  moderate  ochre- 
ous-whitish  costal  streak  from  base  to  §  ;  a  small  cloudy  dark 
fuscous  spot  on  inner  margin  at  ^,  and  a  dot  in  disc  obliquely 
beyond  it  :  cilia  whitish-ochreous.  Hindwings  and  cilia  pale 
ochreous-yellowish  ;  veins  3  and  4  coincident,  6  and  7  stalked. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  also  occurs  in  Victoria ;  June  ;  five 

specimens. 

6.   Palaexeha,  n.  g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  evenly  ciliated 
(1),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  short,  porrected,  loosely 
scaled,  terminal  joint  short,  tolerably  pointed.  Forewings  in  £ 
beneath  »vith  strong  costal  fold ;  2  out  of  3  near  base,  3  and  4 
long-stalked,  5  absent,  8  and  9  out  of  7,  10  from  point  with  7,  11 
anastomosing  with  12.  Hindwings  in  £  beneath  with  riclge  of 
-erect  scales  towards  middle  of  costa  ;  2  and  3  stalked,  4  and  5 
absent,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

15.  Pal.  phyllodes,  n.  sp. 

(J  £.  21-23  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennse,  thorax,  and  legs  pale 
ochreous,  sometimes  brownish-tinged.  Abdomen  pale  yellowish- 
ochreous.  Forewings  elongate,  in  <£  strongly,  in  £  moderately 
dilated,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded  )  in  £  yellow-ochreous  suffused  with  brown,  in  Q  pale 
ochreous  closely  irrorated  with  rather  dark  fuscous  ;  two  narrow 
•cloudy  darker  fuscous  fasciae,  in  £  very  obscure,  first  beyond 
middle,  obsolete  on  costal  half,  second  about  5,  curved,  parallel  to 
hindmargin  :  cilia  whitish-ochreous,  with  a  grey  line.  Hindwings 
and  cilia  whitish-ochreous;    disc  in  £  ochreous-yellow. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales,  in  November ;  three  specimens. 
Frequents  swampy  jungle  ;  in  repose  closely  resembles  a  withered 
leaf.  .. ...— -  ■  -. 


\ 


700  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

7.  Teulisna,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  moderately 
ciliated  (1),  with  scattered  longer  ciiia.  Palpi  short,  ascending, 
loosely  scaled,  terminal  joint  short,  somewhat  pointed.  Thorax 
beneath  with  a  transparent  oval  bladder  on  each  side  between 
second  and  third  coxae.  Forewings  in  $  with  strong  flap  of  scales 
from  upper  margin  of  cell  above,  completely  covering  cell  ;  2 
from  middle,  3  and  4  stalked,  5  absent,  6  from  point  with  9,  7 
and  8  out  of  9,  11  anastomosing  with  12.  Hindwings  in  £ 
beneath  with  short  thick  scaled  ridge  on  submedian  fold  at  base  ; 
3  and  4  stalked,  5  absent,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  §. 

16.   Teul.  dasypyga,  Feld. 

(Diastrophia  dasypyga,  Feld.  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CVI,  13.) 
£.  28  mm.  Head  and  antennae  whitish-ochreous,  fuscous- 
tinged.  Thorax  fuscous.  Abdomen  hairy,  dark  grey.  Forewings 
elongate,  moderately  dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  rather  obliquely  rounded,  anal  angle  produced  into  a 
strong  rounded  triangular  projection  ;  fuscous  ;  a  broad  fuscous- 
whitish  costal  streak  from  base  to  beyond  middle,  cut  by  an 
oblique  blackish  bar  before  middle ;  a  narrow  obscure  darker 
fascia  indicated  at  f  ;  cilia  fuscous.  Hindwings  and  cilia  light 
ochreous-yellow. 

Queensland ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Lucas).  Felder  quotes  it 
from  Celebes ;  I  have  little  doubt  of  having  correctly  identified 
his  species  ;  his  figure,  although  stated  to  represent  a  ^,  does  not 
show  the  projecting  anal  angle  of  the  forewings,  which  is  probably 
a  sexual  characteristic,  but  it  is  most  likely  that  he  mistook  the 
sex,  as  in  many  other  instances. 

8.  Brunia,  Moore. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  moderately 
ciliated  (1),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  rather  short, 
porrected,  loosely  scaled,  terminal  joint  short,  somewhat  pointed. 
Forewings  with  vein  2  from  middle,  3  and  4   stalked,  5  absent,  6 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S.  701 

from  point  with  9,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  connected  with  9  by  bar, 
11  anastomosing  with  12.  Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4:  stalked, 
5  absent,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

17.  Brun.  harpophora,  n.sp. 

Q.  33-35  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  abdomen  pale  yellow-ochreous. 
Antennre  dark  fuscous.  Thorax  fuscous-grey,  anterior  margin 
rather  narrowly  pale  yellow-ochreous.  Legs  dark  grey,  femora 
and  posterior  pair  yellow-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate,  some- 
what dilated,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin 
rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  slaty-grey  ;  a  moderate  pale  yellowish- 
ochreous  streak  along  costa  from  base,  continued  round  apex  and 
gradually  attenuated  thence  to  anal  angle ;  base  of  inner  margin 
pale  yellowish-ochreous :  cilia  pale  yellowish.  Hindwings  and 
cilia  pale  ochreous-yellowish. 

Cooktown  and  Cairns,  Queensland ;  three  specimens  (Coll. 
Macleay). 

18.  Brun.  replana,  Lw. 

(Lithosia  replancr,  Lw.  Ins.  N.S.W.  16,  pi.  XV;  L.  dispar, 
Leach  Zool.  Misc.  I,  109,  pi.  XLIX,  1-3.) 

£  Q.  28-41  mm.  Head  ochreous-yellow,  with  a  blackish  bar 
on  forehead.  Palpi  and  antennae  blackish.  Thorax  blackish, 
posterior  half  of  collar  and  a  posterior  spot  ochreous-yellow. 
Abdomen  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  blackish.  Forewings  elongate, 
somewhat  dilated,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  blackish-grey  ;  a  moderate  pale  yellow- 
ochreous  almost  costal  streak  from  base  to  f  ;  base  narrowly  pale 
yellow-ochreous  except  on  costa  ;  in.  £  a  rather  large  irregular 
whitish-ochreous  blotch  in  disc  before  middle  :  cilia  pale  ochreous- 
yellowish.  Hindwings  and  cilia  light  ochreous-yellowish  ;  a  rather 
narrow  irregular  variable  cloudy  dark  grey  streak  along  upper  half 
of  hindmargin  sometimes  obscurely  continued  to  anal  angle. 

Queensland  ;  Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  South  Australia ;  in 
October,  November,  March,  April,  and  June  ;  common. 


702  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

9.    LlTHOSIA,  F. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antenna?  in  £  filiform,  evenly  ciliated, 
with  scattered  much  longer  cilia.  Palpi  rather  short,  porrected, 
filiform,  terminal  joint  short,  obtuse.  Thorax  rather  hairy  beneath. 
Forewings  with  vein  2  from  middle,  3,  4,  5  approximated  at  base, 
7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  connected  with  9  by  bar.  Hind  wings  with 
vein  3  almost  from  point  with  or  out  of  4,  4  and  5  stalked  or 
coincident,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

Sect.  A.  veins  4  and  5  of  hindwings  coincident. 

19.  Lith.  chionora,  n.  sp. 

£.  29  mm  Head,  palpi,  and  antennae  whitish-yellowish. 
Thorax  white.  Abdomen  and  legs  pale  ochreous-yellowish, 
anterior  and  middle  tibiae  and  tarsi  infuscated.  Forewings  elongate, 
moderately  dilated,  costa  posteriorly  moderately  arched,  apex 
obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquel}7  rounded,  slightly  sinuate  ;  white  ; 
costal  edge  slenderly  ochreous-yellow :  cilia  white.  Hindwings 
and  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellow  ;  3  and  4  stalked. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Masters). 

Sect.  B.   veins  4  and  5  of  hindwings  stalked. 

20.  Lith.  bicosta,  Walk. 

{Lithosia  bicosta,  Walk.  Bomb.  506  ;  L.  fraterna,  Butl.,  Trans. 
Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  349.) 

(J  9-  29-31  mm.  Head  and  palpi  orange,  face  and  antennse 
dark  fuscous.  Thorax  fuscous-grey,  shoulders  orange.  Abdomen 
hairy,  whitish-ochreous,  sometimes  greyish-tinged.  Legs  grey, 
posterior  pair  whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate,  moderately 
dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rather 
obliquely  rounded;  grey,  slightly  brownish-tinged;  a  slender  orange 
costal  streak,  bordered  beneath  by  a  slender  white  streak  :  cilia 
grey,  tips  whitish.  Hindwings  and  cilia  light  ochreous-yellow ; 
3  and  4  almost  from  point. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  Tasmania  ;  Mount  Lofty,  South 
Australia;  October;  not  uncommon. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S.  703 

10.  Symmftrodes,  rig. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  filiform,  (in  £  probably 
evenly  ciliated,)  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  short,  porrected, 
tolerably  filiform,  terminal  joint  short,  pointed.  Forewings  with 
vein  2  from  middle,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  11  anastomosing  with  12. 
Hindwings  with  veins  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

21.  Symm.  nitens,  Walk. 

(Lithosia  nitens,  Walk.  Suppl.  231 ;  L.  remota,  ib.  Char.  Het.  9, 
teste  Butl.) 

Q.  27-28  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antenna?,  thorax  and  abdomen  light 
ochreous-yellow.  Legs  fuscous,  posterior  pair  yellowish.  Fore- 
wings  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  rounded, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  whitish-ochreous,  base  ochreous- 
yellow  ;  sometimes  a  faint  curved  greyish  line  at  \  ;  sometimes  a 
cloudy  dentate  curved  greyish  line  at  f  ;  sometimes  posterior  half 
of  wing  suffused  obscurely  with  grey  :  cilia  whitish-ochreous. 
Hindwings  whitish-ochreous,  sometimes  obscurely  suffused  with 
grey  except  towards  base  ;  cilia  whitish-ochreous. 

Queensland;  three  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas).  Appears  to  vary 
considerably.  In  this  instance  I  have  identified  Walker's  species 
from  description  only,  and  it  is  possible  I  may  be  mistaken. 

11.  Heterallactis,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  — (?).  Palpi  rather  short, 
slender,  filiform,  terminal  joint  moderate,  pointed.  Forewings 
with  vein  2  out  of  3,  3  and  4  stalked,  5  absent,  6  approximated  to 
7  at  base,  7  and  8  stalked.  Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4 
approximated  at  base,  5  absent,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

A  singular  genus. 

22.  Het.  euchrysa,  n.  sp. 

<J.  19  mm.  Head  and  collar  clear  pale  yellow,  thorax  fuscous. 
Palpi  yellowish,  towards  base  dark  fuscous.  (Antennae  broken.) 
Abdomen  grey,  anal  tuft  whitish-ochreous.     Legs  whitish-ochreous. 


704  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Fore  wings  oblong-oval,  costa  strongly  arched,  apex  rounded, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  bright  pale  brassy-yellow ;  a 
fuscous  basal  patch,  edged  by  a  straight  dark  purple  fuscous  line 
from  costa  near  base  to  \  of  inner  margin ;  a  rather  broad  some- 
what irregular  fuscous-purple  fascia  from  costa  about  §  to  inner 
margin  before  anal  angle,  anteriorly  dark-margined,  containing 
two  darker  dots  in  disc,  and  followed  by  a  faint  reddish  suffusion 
below  middle  :  cilia  pale  brassy-yellowish.  Hindwings  broad, 
rounded  ;  grey ;  cilia  grey,  towards  apex  whitish. 

Brisbane,  Queensland,  in  September ;  one  specimen. 

12.  Calligenia,  Dup. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  evenly  ciliated 
(1),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  rather  short,  porrected, 
loosely  scaled,  terminal  joint  short,  tolerably  pointed.  Forewings 
with  vein  2  from  middle,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  11  anastomosing  with 
12.  Hindwings  with  veins  4  and  5  from  a  point  or  stalked,  6  and 
7  stalked,  8  from  beyond  middle. 

The  variations  in  structure  of  veins  4  and  5  of  the  hindwings 
occur  within  the  limits  of  the  same  species. 

A.  Hindwings  with  broad  dark  fuscous  marginal 

band  26.  structa. 

B.  „  without  ,,  ,, 

a.  Forewings  more  or  less  rosy. 

1 .  Thorax  grey,  with  rosy  spots  24.  cyclota. 

2.  ,,       wholly  rosy 23.  pyraula. 

b.  Forewings  not  rosy 25.  melitaula. 

23.  Call,  pyraula,  n.  sp. 

£.  31  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  legs  bright 
ochreous-rosy.  Abdomen  whitish-rosy.  Forewings  elongate,  strongly 
dilated,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded  ;  bright  ochreous-rosy  ;  markings  formed  by  irroration  of 
light  grey  scales,  obscurely  darker-edged  ;  four  or  five  spots  near 
base ;    a    slender   twice    indented    fascia    at  £ ;    a     narrow   fascia 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  705 

at  5,  sharply  angulated  above  middle,  connected  with  first  fascia 
above  middle  by  a  slender  streak ;  a  narrow  irregularly  curved 
fascia  from  beyond  middle  of  costa  to  £  of  inner  margin,  touching 
angle  of  second  fascia,  and  indented  near  inner  margin ;  a  very 
indistinct  cloudy  band  between  this  and  hindmargin,  tending  to 
form  streaks  on  veins  ;  hindmargin  and  costa  posteriorly  clearer 
rosy  ;  a  hindmarginal  series  of  dark  grey  dots  :  cilia  pale  grey. 
Hindwings  and  cilia  rosy-whitish,  ochreous- tinged. 

Queensland  ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Lucas). 

24.  Call,  cyclota,  n.  sp. 

£.  32  mm.  Head  pale  rosy,  with  a  grey  cross  on  crown.  Palpi 
grey,  rosy  towards  base.  Antennae  grey.  Thorax  grey,  with 
about  ten  irregular  pale  rosy  spots.  Abdomen  whitish-rosy.  Legs 
rosy,  femora  and  tibia?  with  dark  grey  subapical  bands.  Fore  wings 
elongate,  strongly  dilated,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  dark  grey  ;  a  round  yellow  reddish- 
edged  spot  very  near  base  in  middle  ;  a  pale  yellowish  rosy-edged 
suboblong  spot  on  costa  at  J,  connected  with  inner  margin  at  J  by 
a  curved  series  of  three  small  rosy  spots;  a  pale  yellowish  subtrian- 
gular  spot,  mixed  with  rosy,  on  middle  of  costa,  a  round  yellowish 
rosy-edged  spot  in  disc  beneath  it,  and  a  small  rosy  spot  on  middle 
of  inner  margin  ;  two  transverse  series  of  about  eight  small  spots, 
first  about  £ ,  curved,  nearly  parallel  to  hindmargin,  second  hind- 
marginal  :  cilia  grey.  Hindwings  ochreous-whitish  ;  hindmargin 
narrowly  pale  rosy  ;  cilia  ochreous-whitish. 

Cairns,  Queensland  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas  and  Macleay.) 

25.   Call  melitaula,  n.sp. 

£  9.  28-32  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  thorax  ochreous-yellow, 
slightly  reddish-tinged ;  palpi  externally  grey  ;  thorax  with  two 
anterior  dorsal  spots,  a  mark  on  outer  side  of  patagia,  and  a 
transverse  posterior  mark  grey.  Antennas  grey.  Abdomen  and 
legs  ochreous-yellow,  tarsi  and  tibiae  grey  towards  apex,  anterior 
pair   almost   wholly   grey.     Forewings   elongate-triangular,   costa 


706  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

moderately  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  rather  obliquely 
rounded ;  yellow-ochreous,  base  slightly  reddish-tinged  ;  a  basal 
spot  on  costa  and  four  narrow  curved  fasciae  rather  dark  grey ; 
first  at  ^  ;  second  slightly  before  middle,  irregular,  connected  with 
first  by  a  bar  in  middle  and  less  perfectly  again  near  inner 
margin  ;  third  about  § ,  connected  with  second  by  a  line  towards 
costa,  and  with  an  acute  indentation  below  middle  almost  touching 
second ;  fourth  sub  terminal,  anteriorly  acutely  dentate,  and 
touching  third  near  costa,  connected  with  hindmargin  by  a  bar  at 
\  and  another  in  middle  :  cilia  light  ochreous-yellow,  sometimes 
obscurely  barred  with  grey.  Hind  wings  and  cilia  light  ochreous- 
yellowish. 

Queensland  ;  three  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

26.  Call,  structa,  Walk. 
(Pallene  structa,  Walk.  Bomb.  543.) 
<J  Q.  17-22  mm.  Head,  palpi,  thorax,  and  abdomen  ochreous- 
orange  ;  thorax  with  three  or  four  very  small  grey  spots.  Antennae 
dark  grey.  Legs  orange,  suffused  with  dark  grey  above.  Fore- 
wings  rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex 
rounded,  hindmargin  rounded,  hardly  oblique  ;  ochreous-orange, 
more  or  less  suffusedly  sprinkled  with  dark  fuscous  ;  two  or  three 
dark  fuscous  spots  near  base  ;  three  rather  strong  dentate  narrowly 
curved  dark  fuscous  transverse  lines,  first  about  J,  second  before 
middle,  third  from  J  of  costa  to  J  of  inner  margin ;  veins 
posteriorly  sometimes  lined  with  dark  fuscous  ;  a  hindmargin al 
series  of  dark  fuscous  dots  :  cilia  grey.  Hindwings  ochreous- 
orange  ;  a  few  grey  scales  in  disc  before  middle;  a  more  or  less 
broad  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  band,  somewhat  narrowed 
beneath  ;  cilia  dark  fuscous. 

Richmond  River,  Newcastle,  and   Sydney,  New  South   Wales ; 
not  uncommon. 

13.  Hectobrocha,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.       Antennae    in  £    filiform,  evenly  cili- 
ated (1),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.     Palpi  moderate,  porrected, 


BY    E.  MEYRICK    B  A.,  F.E.S.  707 

loosely  scaled,  terminal  joint  moderate,  cylindrical,  obtuse.  Thorax 
rather  hairy  beneath.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  middle,  5 
absent,  6  connected  with  7  by  a  bar  near  base,  8  and  9  out  of  7, 
10  from  point  with  7.  Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4  from  a 
point,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  ^. 


27.  Hect.  pentacyma,  n.sp. 

£.  28  mm.  Head  white.  Palpi  and  antennae  blackish.  Thorax 
white,  a  spot  on  base  of  patagia,  two  spots  on  middle  of  back  and 
two  on  posterior  margin  black.  Abdomen  and  legs  pale  ochreous- 
yellowish,  anterior  and  middle  tibiae  and  tarsi  sufFusedly  banded 
with  dark  fuscous.  Forewings  rather  elongate-triangular,  costa 
moderately  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  somewhat  obliquely 
rounded ;  white,  towards  hindmargin  becoming  whitish-ochreous  ; 
a  blackish  elongate  spot  on  costa  near  base,  and  two  small 
obliquely  placed  black  spots  in  middle  very  near  base  ;  four  some- 
what irregular  slightly  curved  dentate  blackish  transverse  lines, 
nearly  parallel ;  first  at  J,  second  in  middle,  third  at  f ,  fourth 
near  beyond  third  ;  a  rather  large  round  black  dot  in  disc  beyond 
first  line,  two  others  obliquely  placed  beyond  second,  and  another 
beyond  and  touching  fourth  ;  a  dentate  submarginal  dark  fuscous 
line,  teeth  touching  hindmargin  :  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellowish. 
Hindwings  and  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellowish. 

Queensland  (?)  ;  one  specimen,  unfortunately  without  record  of 
locality. 

14.  Neobrocha,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  evenly  ciliated, 
with  scattered  much  longer  cilia.  Palpi  rather  short,  loosely 
scaled,  rough  at  base,  ascending,  terminal  joint  rather  short, 
obtuse.  Thorax  in  £  beneath  with  striated  bladder  on  each  side 
above  third  coxae.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  middle,  3  some- 
times running  into  4  before  apex,   5   absent,  6   from  point  with   7 

or  separate.  8  and   9   out  of  7,  10  sometimes  out  of  7  near  base. 
46 


708  REVISION    OP   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Hind  wings  with  veins  3  and  4  from  a  point  or  separate,  5  absent, 
6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

The  two  species  are  very  similar,  but  have  structural  differences. 

28.  Neobr.  phaeocyma,  n.  sp. 

£.  25  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  antennae  pale  brownish-ochreous, 
space  between  antennae  fuscous.  Thorax  pale  brownish-ochreous, 
with  an  indistinct  dark  fuscous  transverse  anterior  line.  Abdomen 
grey,  anal  tuft  whitish-ochreous.  Legs  pale  ochreous,  anterior 
tibiae  fuscous  towards  apex.  Fore  wings  subtriangular,  costa  gently 
arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  :  a  short 
thick  membranous  fold  beneath  near  costa  beyond  cell ;  veins  3 
and  4  confluent  towards  apex,  6  from  point  with  7,  10  and  11 
distorted ;  light  brownish-ochreous,  with  scattered  fuscous  scales, 
and  ill-defined  dark  fuscous  markings;  four  somewhat  curved 
dentate  lines  parallel  to  hindmargin,  at  \,  \.  and  two  near  together 
about  | ;  a  small  discal  spot  near  before  third  ;  a  faint  subterminal 
similar  line  ;  a  hindmarginal  row  of  subquadrate  fuscous  spots : 
cilia  whitish-ochreous,  with  a  grey  line.  Hind  wings  and  cilia 
grey,  slightly  brownish-tinged  ;  veins  3  and  4  separate. 

Thursday  Island,  Torres  Straits ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Lucas). 

29.  Neobr.  adoxa,  n.  sp. 

^.  35  mm.  Head,  antenna?,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs  pale 
fuscous  ;  palpi  dark  fuscous.  Forewings  rather  elongate-triangular, 
costa  moderately  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  somewhat 
oblique,  rounded  ;  veins  3  and  4  separate,  6  separate,  10  out  of  7 
near  base  ;  light  fuscous,  thinly  sprinkled  with  dark  fuscous,  more 
thickly  towards  base  and  hindmargin  ;  four  cloudy  dentate  some- 
what unevenly  curved  dark  fuscous  transverse  lines,  at  %,  middle, 
and  two  together  at  §  ;  a  dark  fuscous  discal  dot  beyond  second  : 
cilia  whitish-fuscous.  Hindwings  and  cilia  whitish-fuscous  ;  veins 
3  and  4  from  a  point. 

New  South  Wales  ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay). 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  709 

15.  Parelictis,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  g  filiform,  evenly  ciliated 
(§),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  moderate,  arched,  ascend- 
ing, second  joint  with  dense  scales,  somewhat  rough  beneath, 
terminal  joint  moderate,  filiform,  obtuse.  Thorax  rather  hairy 
beneath.  Forewings  in  £  with  a  short  rough-scaled  furrow  beneath 
vein  2;  2  from  |,  7  and  8  stalked,  9  and  10  stalked.  Hindwings 
in  £  with  apical  part  of  costa  lobed,  partially  aborted,  and  a  short 
rough-scaled  furrow  beneath  vein  2  ;  5  absent,  6  and  7  stalked,  8 
from  middle,  in  £  much  contorted. 

30.   Par.  saleuta,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  37-39  mm.  Head,  antennae,  and  thorax  fuscous  mixed 
with  black.  Palpi  black,  somewhat  mixed  with  whitish-ochreous. 
Abdomen  light  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  blackish,  ringed  with 
whitish,  posterior  pair  suffused  with  ochreous-whitish.  Forewings 
rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  in  £  sinuate  in 
middle,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  slightly  sinuate,  somewhat  oblique, 
inner  uiargin  in  £  emarginate  beyond  middle  ;  white,  finely  and 
densely  irrorated  with  dark  fuscous  ;  about  twelve  cloudy  sub- 
dentate  irregular  curved  transverse  dark  fuscous  lines,  formed  by 
minute  blackish  striae  on  a  yellowish  ground  ;  veins  obscurely 
yellowish  :  cilia  dark  fuscous  mixed  with  whitish,  with  yellowish 
lines  on  veins.     Hindwings  and  cilia  light  ochreous-yellow. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  also  from  Victoria  ;  five  specimens 
(Coll.  Lucas,  Macleay,  and  Masters). 

16.  Termessa,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  evenly  ciliated 
(1),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  moderate,  arched,  ascending, 
loosely  scaled,  terminal  joint  rather  short,  pointed.  Thorix  rather 
hairy  beneath.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  §,  7  and  8  stalked,  9 
and  10  stalked.  Hindwings  with  veins  6  and  7  from  a  point  or 
very  short-stalked,  8  from  ^. 


710  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

A.  Hindwings  white  31.  nivosa. 

B.  „  yellow. 

a.  Forewings  with  apex  obtuse. 

1.  Groundcolour  of  forewings  dark  fuscous.  .32.  catocalina. 

2.  „  ,,  yellow  or  whitish. 
i.   Anterior  margin  of  thorax  blackish. 

*.  forewings  with  first  fascia  blackish- 
fuscous, 
f.  Cilia  of  hindwings  wholly  yellow.  33.   Shepherdi. 
ff.     ,,  „  broadly  blackish 

beneath  apex 34.  laeta. 

**.   Forewings  with  first  fascia  ochre- 

ous-yellow,  black-margined  35.  gratiosa. 

ii.  Anterior  margin  or  thorax  not  blackish.  36.   congrua. 

b.  Forewings  with  apex  subfalcate. 

1.  Forewings  with  blackish  fasciae  entire... 37.   discrepans. 

2.  „         „  not  reaching  costa 38.  conographa. 

31.   Term,   nivosa,  Walk. 

(Lema  nivosa,  Walk.  Suppl.  805.) 

^  £.  27-29  mm.  Head  white,  face  and  palpi  orange.  Antenna? 
blackish.  Thorax  white,  with  a  black  dot  on  shoulder.  Abdomen 
white,  anal  tuft  orange.  Legs  orange,  anterior  and  middle  tibia? 
and  tarsi  spotted  with  blackish.  Forewings  rather  elongate-trian- 
gular, costa  slightly  arched,  apex  tolerably  obtuse,  hindmargin 
straight,  somewhat  oblique,  rounded  beneath  ;  white  ;  a  slender 
black  costal  streak  from  base  to  \,  having  on  its  lower  margin  a 
black  dot  at  each  extremity,  and  one  at  \  of  costa  ;  a  short  orange 
elongate  mark  on  costa  beyond  this  :  cilia  white,  on  upper  i|  of 
hindmargin  with  five  or  six  adjacent  quadrate  blackish  spots  on 
basal  half.  Hindwings  white  ;  a  small  round  blackish  spot  on 
hindmargin  below  middle,  sometimes  obsolete  ;  cilia  white. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  in  September; 
three  specimens. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  711 

32.   Term,  catocalina,  Walk. 

(Clisobara  catocalina,  Walk.  Suppl.  2P9.) 

<£.  28-29  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  legs  dark 
fuscous  ;  abdomen  and  posterior  legs  ochreous-yellowish.  Fore- 
wings  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hind- 
margin  rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  dark  fuscous,  sprinkled  with 
white  hair-scales,  which  tend  to  form  a  spot  on  costa  before  middle ; 
the  absence  of  white  irroration  forms  five  cloudy  irregularly 
dentate  darker  transverse  lines  ;  first  very  near  base,  second  about 
5,  third  from  j?  of  costa  to  middle  of  inner  margin,  fourth  from 
beyond  middle  of  costa  to  f  of  inner  margin,  fifth  from  costa  near 
apex  to  anal  angle  :  cilia  dark  fuscous,  somewhat  mixed  with 
whitish.  Hind  wings  ochreous-yellow ;  a  moderate  almost  apical 
blackish  spot ;  a  large  round  blackish  spot  on  hindmargin  below 
middle,  sending  a  narrow  streak  along  hindmargin  to  anal  angle ; 
cilia  pale  yellow. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales,  in  October ;  five  specimens. 

33.  Term.  Shepherdi,  Newm. 

(Termessa  Shepherdi,  Newm.,  Trans.  Ent.  Lond.  III.  (N.S.)  285, 
pi.  XVIII,  11). 

Q.  33  mm.  Head  whitish-ochreous.  Palpi  and  antennae 
blackish.  Thorax  ochreous-white,  anterior  margin  and  patagia 
black.  Abdomen  light  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  dark  fuscous, 
posterior  pair  yellowish.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa 
gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rather  obliquely  rounded  ; 
ochreous-white,  hindmargin  more  ochreous ;  costal  edge  black 
towards  base  ;  a  narrow  black  fascia  near  base,  not  reaching  inner 
margin  ;  two  broad  blackish  fasciae,  sprinkled  with  whitish  except 
on  margins,  very  irregularly  dentate  ;  first  from  about  J  of  costa 
to  5  of  inner  margin,  second  from  ?  of  costa  to  anal  angle ;  an 
irregular  blackish  streak  along  upper  ^  of  hindmargin,  tending  to 
form  five  small  spots :  cilia  dark  grey,  above  apex  and  above  anal 
angle   broadly  whitish-ochreous.     Hindwings  ochreous-yellow ;  a 


712  REVISION   OP   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

small  blackish  spot  before  apex ;  a  larger  suboval  blackish  spot 
resting  on  hindmargin  below  middle ;  cilia  wholly  ochreous- 
yellow. 

Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  two  specimens. 

34.   Term.  Iceta,  Walk. 

{Termessa  Icata,  Walk.  Bomb.  1689.) 

^  Q.  27-29  mm.  Head  and  thorax  ochreous-whitish  or  yellow ; 
collar,  palpi,  and  antennae  black.  Abdomen  ochreous-yellow.  Legs 
dark  fuscous,  posterior  pair  yellowish.  Forewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rather 
obliquely  rounded ;  whitish-ochreous  or  ochreous-yellow,  with 
blackish-fuscous  markings;  costal  edge  black  towards  base;  a  small 
spot  on  base  of  costa ;  two  moderate  or  rather  broad  very  irregular- 
edged  fasciae,  rarely  touching  in  disc  and  on  inner  margin  ;  first 
from  ^  of  costa  to  I  of  inner  margin,  second  from  §  of  costa  to 
anal  angle  ;  an  irregular  subtriangular  spot  on  upper  half  of 
hindmargin,  sometimes  touching  second  fascia  :  cilia  blackish- 
fuscous,  above  apex  and  above  anal  angle  broadly  pale  ochreous- 
yellow.  Hindwings  ochreous-yellow  ;  a  small  or  moderate  blackish 
spot  before  apex ;  a  small  or  moderate  round  blackish  spot  near  or 
resting  on  hindmargin  below  middle,  sometimes  sending  a  slender 
streak  along  hindmargin  to  anal  angle ;  cilia  ochreous-yellow, 
beneath  apex  broadly  blackish. 

Sydney  and  Mount  Kosciusko  (3,800),  New  South  Wales ; 
Melbourne,  Victoria ;  Albany,  West  Australia ;  in  October, 
November,  and  January,  rather  common. 

35.   Term,  gratiosa,  Walk. 
{Eutane  gratiosa.  Walk.  Suppl.  239.) 

<J  £.  23-25  mm.  Head  white.  Palpi  and  antennae  black. 
Thorax  white,  a  broad  anterior  band  blackish.  Abdomen  and  legs 
ochreous-yellow.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently 
arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  hardly  rounded,  rather  oblique ; 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,   B.A.,  P.E.S.  713 

white ;  costal  and  dorsal  margins  slenderly  ochreous-yellowish ; 
costal  edge  black  towards  base,  with  a  small  black  basal  spot ;  a 
moderately  broad  rather  irregular-edged  ochreous-yellow  fascia  from 
^  of  costa  to  before  middle  of  inner  margin,  somewhat  mixed  with 
fuscous,  and  strongly  margined  with  dark  fuscous  ;  a  moderate 
rather  irregular-edged  dark  fuscous  fascia  from  f  of  costa  to  anal 
angle,  rather  angulated  inwards  in  middle,  slightly  mixed  with 
ochreous  in  disc  ;  a  triangular  blackish  spot  on  upper  half  of  hind- 
margin,  sometimes  touching  second  fascia  :  cilia  dark  fuscous,  above 
apex  and  above  anal  angle  broadly  ochreous-whitish.  Hindwings 
ochreous-yellow ;  a  moderate  blackish  spot  before  apex,  and  a 
similar  spot  on  hindmargin  below  middle,  sending  a  slender  streak 
along  inner  margin  towards  anal  angle :  cilia  ochreous-yellow, 
beneath  apex  broadly  blackish. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  also  from  Victoria  ;  in  October  ; 
four  specimens. 

36.   Term,  congrua,  Walk. 

[Termessa  congrua,  Walk.  Suppl.  265.) 

£  (|>.  28-31  mm.  Head,  palpi,  thorax,  and  abdomen  ochreous- 
yellow  ;  patagia  dark  fuscous  except  towards  apex.  Antennae  grey. 
Legs  dark  fuscous,  posterior  pair  ochreous-yellow.  Forewings 
elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hind- 
margin  somewhat  obliquely  rounded  ;  light  ochreous-yellow,  with 
blackish-fuscous  markings ;  a  small  spot  on  base  of  costa ;  a 
moderate  irregular  fascia  from  \  of  costa  to  \  of  inner  margin  ;  a 
similar  slightly  broader  fascia  from  §  of  costa  to  anal  angle  ;  a 
subtriangular  spot  on  hindmargin  above  middle,  sometimes  connected 
with  second  fascia  ;  cilia  dark  fuscous,  above  apex  and  above  anal 
angle  broadly  ochreous-yellow.  Hindwings  ochreous-yellow ;  a 
dark  fuscous  irregular  fascia  from  costa  near  apex  to  about  middle 
of  hindmargin,  thence  along  hindmargin  to  anal  angle,  dilated  in 
middle,  sometimes  connected  with  hindmargin  beneath  apex  by  a 
bar;  cilia  ochreous-yellow,  towards  anal  angle  grey,  and  sometimes 
on  a  spot  beneath  apex. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales,  in  October;  five  specimens. 


714  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

37.  Term,  discrepans,  Walk. 

(I'ermessa  discrepans,  Walk.  Suppl.  265  ;  T.  hamula,  Feld. 
Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CVI,  5.) 

£.  25-30  mm.  Head  light  ochreous-yellow  or  whitish,  face  and 
palpi  black.  Antennae  grey.  Thorax  blackish,  anterior  margin 
rather  broadly  light  ochreous-yellow  or  whitish.  Abdomen 
ochreous-yeliow.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  posterior  pair  ochreous- 
yellow.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex 
acute,  hindmargin  deeply  concave  beneath  apex,  rather  oblique, 
rounded  beneath  ;  light  ochreous-yellow  or  ochreous-whitish,  with 
two  moderate  irregular-edged  blackish  fasciae ;  first  from  ^  of 
costa  to  before  middle  of  inner  margin,  second  from  |  of  costa  to 
anal  angle  :  cilia  whitish-yellowish,  on  upper  half  of  hindmargin 
and  anal  angle  blackish.  Hind  wings  ochreous-yellow  ;  a  moderate 
blackish  hindmarginal  fascia,  deeply  acutely  indented  above 
middle,  attenuated  towards  anal  angle  ;  cilia  light  ochreous-yellow, 
above  and  below  middle  of  hindmargin  broadly  dark  grey. 

New  South  Wales ;  Fernshaw,  Victoria ;  three  specimens. 
Felder  quotes  South  America  as  a  locality ;  this  is  undoubtedly 
one  of  his  numerous  errors. 

38.  Term,  conographa,  n  sp. 

Q.  24  mm.  Head  whitish-ochreous,  face  black.  Palpi  pale 
yellowish,  terminal  joint  blackish.  Antennae  dark  fuscous. 
Thorax  whitish-ochreous,  posterior  half  black.  Abdomen  light 
ochreous-yellow.  Legs  yellow,  anterior  and  middle  tibiae  and  tarsi 
dark  fuscous.  Forewings  triangular,  costa  anteriorly  straight, 
posteriorly  strongly  arched,  apex  acute,  falcate,  hindmargin 
concave  beneath  apex,  thence  hardly  oblique,  rounded ;  clear 
whitish-ochreous  ;  a  large  triangular  black  patch  extending  on 
near  inner  margin  from  near  base  to  middle,  upper  side  rather 
near  and  parallel  to  costa,  posterior  side  straight,  hardly  oblique  ', 
a  broad  erect  black  fascia  resting  on  posterior  third  of  inner 
margin,  not  reaching  costa,  apex  rounded,  leaving  a  narrow  hind- 
marginal  streak  of  ground  colour  ;  a  small  black  apical  spot :  cilia 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  715 

wlntish-ochreous,  on  apex  and  anal  angle  black,  beneath  apex 
black  at  base.  Hinclvvings  light  ochreous-yellow ;  a  moderate 
irregular  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  fascia,  indented  and  almost 
interrupted  above  middle,  below  middle  with  an  angular  projection, 
•on  anal  angle  suddenly  narrowed  ;  cilia  dark  fuscous,  with  apical 
and  median  pale  yellowish  spots,  on  inner  margin  pale  yellowish. 

Maryborough,  Queensland  ;  one  specimen  (Australian  Museum). 

17.   Cluaca,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  ft  moderately  bipectinated 
throughout.  Palpi  moderate,  porrected,  with  loosely  appressed 
scales,  terminal  joint  moderate,  somewhat  pointed.  Abdomen 
in  ft  somewhat  tufted  laterally  towards  apex.  Forewings  with 
vein  2  from  beyond  middle,  7  and  8  stalked,  9  and  10  stalked. 
Hindwiugs  with  veins  3  and  4  from   a  point  or  short-stalked,   6 

and  7  closely  approximated  at  base  or  short-stalked,  8  from  £. 

39.   Clua.  struthias,  n.sp. 

ft.  31  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  and  thorax  blackish ;  collar 
red,  mixed  with  black  in  middle.  Abdomen  light  ochreous- 
yellow.  Legs  dark  fuscous.  Forewings  rather  elongate-triangular, 
costa  moderately  arched,  apex  tolerably  rectangular,  hindmargin 
rather  obliquely  rounded ;  blackish-fuscous ;  a  pale  ochreous- 
yellow  streak  along  inner  margin  from  base  to  j,  anteriorly 
dilated  into  an  angular  yellow  spot,  posteriorly  merged 
with  a  broad  outwards-curved  pale  ochreous-yellow  fascia  from 
beyond  middle  of  costa  to  %  of  inner  margin,  on  costa  blackish- 
edged,  considerably  dilated  in  disc,  and  containing  a  curved 
transverse-linear  blackish-fuscous  discal  spot  :  cilia  dark  fuscous. 
Hindwings  light  ochreous-yellow  ;  an  indistinct  grey  discal  dot ; 
a  very  narrow  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  fascia;  cilia  dark 
fuscous ;  veins  3  and  4  short-stalked,  6  and  7  short-stalked. 

New  South  Wales ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay). 


716  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

40.    Clua.  rubricosta,  Walk. 

(Gluaca  rubricosta,  Walk.  Suppl.  269.) 

£.  29-33  mm.  Head,  antennae,  and  thorax  blackish  ;  collar  red. 
Palpi  red.  Abdomen  light  ochre  Dus-yellow,  rosy-tinged.  Legs 
blackish,  posterior  pair  above  whitish-ochreous,  rosy-tinged,  coxae 
rosy.  Fore  wings  rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  posteriorly 
moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  somewhat  obliquely 
rounded  ;  blackish-fuscous  ;  a  narrow  red  costal  streak  from  3  to  |  ; 
a  small  spot  at  base  of  inner  margin  and  a  dot  in  middle  very  near 
base  pale  rosy  or  yellowish  ;  sometimes  a  pale  rosy  or  yellowish  dot 
on  inner  margin  at  £ ,  in  one  specimen  surmounted  by  a  small 
round  yellow  spot  :  cilia  blackish-grey,  tips  paler.  Hindwings 
light  ochreous-yellow  ;  a  moderate  blackish  hindmarginal  band, 
narrowed  beneath  and  not  quite  reaching  anal  angle  ;  cilia  dark 
grey,  on  inner  margin  ochreous-yellow,  rosy- tinged  ;  veins  3  and  4 
Irom  a  point,  6  and  7  approximated  at  base. 

Fernshaw,  Victoria  ;  also  from  Tasmania ;  three  specimens. 

18.  Zia,  Walk. 

Face  with  projecting  scales  ;  tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in 
£  filiform,  moderately  ciliated  (1).  Palpi  moderately  long,  por- 
rected,  clothed  with  dense  loose  scales  beneath.  Thorax  crested 
posteriorly.  Abdomen  with  small  crest  near  base.  Middle  and 
posterior  tibiae  with  long  loose  hairs  above.  Forewings  with  tufts 
of  scales  on  surface  ;  2  from  middle,  7  and  8  out  of  9.  Hindwings 
with  veins  3  and  4  stalked,  5  approximated  to  4  at  base,  6  and  7 
from  a  point,  8  from  middle. 

41.  Zi.  tactalis,  Walk. 

(Zia  tactalis,  Walk.  Cramb.  110  ;  Aauita  horridella,  ib.  200). 
£  £.  24-34  mm.     Head,  thorax,    and  abdomen  white,  somewhat 
sprinkled  with  brownish,  thorax  with  some  marginal  black  scales* 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,   B.A.,   F.E.S.  717 

Palpi  brownish,  internally  white.  Antennae  whitish.  Legs  light 
fuscous.  Fore  wings  elongate,  suboblong,  slightly  dilated,  costa 
gently  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  oblique,  almost  straight ; 
white,  sometimes  irroratecl  with  fuscous  ;  a  blackish  streak  along 
submedian  fold  from  base  to  middle,  bordered  above  by  a  reddish- 
fuscous  suffusion  extending  anteriorly  to  costa ;  two  tufts  of 
blackish-fuscous  scales  obliquely  placed  in  disc ;  two  series  of 
short  fine  black  longitudinal  strigulae,  first  from  ^  of  costa  to  ?  of 
inner  margin,  acutely  angulated  in  disc,  second  from  middle  of 
costa  to  beneath  costa  at  j,  thence  to  near  middle  of  hindmargin, 
and  acutely  angulated  to  |  of  inner  margin  ;  a  cloudy  brown  subtri- 
angular  spot  on  costa  at  f ,  containing  a  black  strigula  ;  a  short 
oblique  brown  streak  before  hindmargin  beneath  apex,  containing 
two  short  black  longitudinal  strigulye  ;  a  dark  brown  hindmarginal 
line  :  cilia  fuscous  mixed  with  white.  Hindwings  in  £  g^ey- 
whitish,  in  £  pale  grey,  apex  and  hindmargin  darker ;  cilia  grey- 
whitish. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland  ;  Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  three 
specimens. 

19.  Sorocostia,  Ros. 

Face  with  projecting  scales  ;  tongue  well-developed.  Antennae 
in  g  filiform,  rather  strongly  ciliated  (1J-2),  basal  joint  somewhat 
tufted.  Palpi  from  moderate  to  very  long,  straight,  porrected, 
densely  rough-haired  above  and  beneath.  Middle  and  posterior 
tibiae  clothed  with  long  fine  loose  hairs  above,  in  Q  less  strongly. 
Forewings  with  tufts  of  scales  on  surface  ;  2  from  beyond  middle, 
7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  absent.  Hindwings  with  veins  2,  3,  and  5 
parallel,  4  absent,  6  and  7  stalked  or  rarely  from  a  point,  8  from 
middle. 

The  forewings  have  in  all  the  species  of  this  and  the  following 
genus  three  more  or  less  strong  tufts  of  scales  in  a  row  near  the 
costa,  the  first  being  near  the  base  and  the  third  about  the  middle. 
The  species  are  all  small  and  inconspicuous,  and  therefore  much 
neglected.  The  length  of  the  palpi  is  stated  in  terms  of  the  breadth 
of  the  eye. 


718  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

A.  Head  wholly  white. 

a.  Forewings  with  blackish  transverse  lines. 

1.  Forewings   with   three    black    strigulae 

before  lower  part  of  hindmargin  42.  paroxynta. 

2.  Forewings      without     black     strigulse 

before   lower    part    of    hindmargin. 
i.  Forewings  with  first  and  second  tufts 

black  44.  semograpta. 

ii.  Forewings  with  first  and  second  tufts 

light  grey  53.  leucoma. 

b.  Forewings    without    blackish     transverse 

lines. 

1.  Forewings    with    well-defined    slender 

white  subterminal  line 47.  vetustella. 

2.  Forewings  without  well-defined  slender 

white  subterminal  line, 
i.   Forewings  with  second  tuft  connected 

with  costa  by  a  direct  streak 46.  paromoea. 

ii.  Forewings  with  second  tuft  not  con- 
nected with  costa  by  a  direct  streak  45.  irenica. 

B.  Head  more  or  less  irrorated  with  darker. 

a.  Forewings  with  a  blackish  subcostal  streak 

from  base 48.  aulacota. 

b.  Forewings    without  a   blackish  subcostal 

streak  from  base. 

1.  Forewings  without  blackish  transverse 

lines 49.  parallacta. 

2.  Forewings    with     blackish    transverse 

lines, 
i.   Forewings  without  hindmarginal  black 

marks , 51.  araclmeis. 

ii.   Forewings    with    hindmarginal  black 
marks 
*.   Hindmarginal  black  marks  longi- 
tudinally elongate 43.  trigonota. 

**.   Hindmarginal  black  marks  round, 

dot-lik  e 

f .  Forewings  with  a  small  round 

black  subapical  spot 52.  epicentra. 

f|.  Forewings    without    a    small 

round  black  subapical  spot  50.  cycota. 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,   F.E.S.  719 

42.  Sor.  paroxynta,  n.  sp. 

Q.  14-16  mm.  Head  white.  Palpi  3,  white,  externally  with  a 
longitudinal  ochreous  streak  irrorated  with  black.  Antennae 
whitish.  Thorax  white,  sprinkled  with  fuscous.  Abdomen 
whitish-grey.  Legs  grey-whitish,  anterior  and  middle  tarsi  dark 
fuscous  ringed  with  whitish.  Forewings  elongate,  somewhat 
dilated,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  roundpointed,  hindmargin 
nearly  straight,  rather  strongly  oblique  ;  grey,  very  finely  irrorated 
with  white  ;  a  blackish  irroration  forming  a  cloudy  median  streak 
from  base  to  middle,  expanded  in  disc  ;  lines  very  fine,  black,  some- 
what interrupted  ;  first  from  ^  of  costa  to  ^  of  inner  margin, 
strongly  curved ;  second  from  middle  of  costa  very  obliquely 
outwards,  twice  very  acutely  dentate  outwards  above  middle,  thence 
to  inner  margin  at  f,  posteriorly  irregularly  margined  with  white 
except  towards  costa  ;  inner  and  hind  margins  narrowly  suffused 
with  brownish-ochreous  ;  an  ochreous-brown  streak  near  before  and 
parallel  to  lower  half  of  hindmargin,  containing  three  short  black 
sometimes  confluent  longitudinal  strigulaa  ;  a  hindmarginal  row  of 
short  black  strigulaa  :  cilia  grey,  irrorated  with  white  points,  and 
with  a  row  of  black  points.      Hindwings  and  cilia  light  grey. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  in  August  and  March ;  three 
specimens. 

43.  Sor.  trigonota,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  18-19  mm.  Head  and  thorax  white,  thinly  irrorated  with 
grey.  Palpi  3,  grey,  irrorated  with  white.  Antennae  and 
abdomen  whitish.  Legs  grey,  ringed  with  white,  posterior  pair 
white.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched, 
apex  rounded,  hindmargin  nearly  straight,  rather  strongly  oblique  ; 
whitish-grey  ;  a  black  dot  on  base  of  costa  ;  a  fine  oblique  blackish 
strigula  from  costa  near  base  to  first  tuft ;  a  blackish  mark  on 
costa  beyond  £  ;  first  and  second  lines  indicated  by  two  rows  of 
black  dots,  starting  from  blackish  marks  on  costa  ;  first  from  \  of 
costa  to  \  of  inner  margin,  angulated  on  second  tuft,  which  is 
blackish ;  a  blackish  mark   on  costa  beyond  this,  terminating  in 


720  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

third  tuft,  which  is  white  posteriorly  ;  second  line  from  J  of  costa 
parallel  to  hindmargin,  indented  beneath  costa,  preceded  by  a  very 
indistinct  similar  line ;  subterminal  and  hindmarginal  rows  of 
longitudinally  elongate  black  marks  ;  a  triangular  fuscous  shade 
on  hindmargin  above  middle,  produced  obscurely  along  margin  : 
cilia  grey,  with  white  points,  and  a  few  blackish  scales.  Hindwings 
and  cilia  grey-whitish. 

Melbourne,  Victoria;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas). 

44.  Sor.  semograpta,  n.  sp. 

£.  16  mm.  Head,  antennas,  and  thorax  white.  Palpi 
If,  white,  with  a  few  black  points.  Abdomen  whitish- 
grey.  Legs  white,  sprinkled  with  dark  fuscous,  anterior  tibise 
banded  with  dark  fuscous.  Forewings  elongate-triangular, 
costa  gently  arched,  apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin  nearly 
straight,  rather  strongly  oblique  :  white ;  a  small  black  spot 
on  costa  near  base ;  a  black  dot  in  middle  near  base ;  first 
and  second  tufts  black  in  front,  white  behind  ;  a  small  black  spot 
on  costa  at  -|,  touching  second  tuft,  whence  proceeds  a  fine  black 
inwards  sinuate  line  to  inner  margin  at  I ;  a  double  twice  sinuate 
ill-defined  blackish  line  from  beyond  middle  of  costa  to  f  of  inner 
margin  ;  a  subdentate  blackish  line  from  costa  near  apex  to  anal 
angle,  sharply  indented  outwards  near  costa  and  less  strongly  in 
middle,  anteriorly  suffused  on  upper  ^  ;  a  blackish  hindmarginal 
line,  suffusedly  dilated  at  apex :  cilia  blackish,  irrorated  with 
white  points.      Hindwings  and  cilia  light  grey. 

Sydney,    New    South  Wales ;    Deloraine,    Tasmania ;    Mount 

Lofty,  South  Australia  ;  four  specimens,  in  October,  November, 
and  March. 

45.  Sor.  irenica,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  18-19  mm.  Head,  antennas,  and  thorax  white.  Palpi 
4^-5,  white,  extenally  sprinkled  with  fuscous.  Abdomen  and 
legs  grey-whitish.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  slightly 
arched,  apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin  straight,  very  oblique ; 
white,  partially  thinly  sprinkled  with  pale  greyish-ochreous  ;  three 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  721 

greyisk-ochreous  transverse  streaks,  anteriorly  suffused,  posteriorly 
well-defined  •  first  from  disc  before  middle  to  middle  of  costa  ; 
second  from  |  of  costa  to  beyond  middle  of  inner  margin  ;  third 
kindmarginal,  attenuated  towards  apex,  containing  an  obscure 
wkite  streak  in  lower  kalf :  cilia  wkite,  witk  a  few  greyisk- 
ochreous  points.     Hindwings  and  cilia  grey-wkitisk. 

Mount  Kosciusko  (4300-5000  feet),  New  Soutk  Wales  ;  tkree 
specimens,  in  January. 

46.  Sor.  paromoea,  n.  sp. 

£.  1 5  mm.  Head,  antennae,  and  tkorax  wkite.  Palpi  4,  wkite, 
externally  irrorated  centrally  witk  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen 
wkitisk-grey.  Legs  grey,  ringed  witk  wkitisk.  Forewings  ratker 
skort,  triangular,  costa  slightly  arcked,  apex  round-pointed,  kind- 
margin  almost  straigkt,  ratker  strongly  oblique  ;  wkite,  partially 
tkinly  sprinkled  witk  greyisk-ockreous ;  first  and  second  tufts 
anteriorly  greyisk-ockreous  mixed  witk  blackisk,  connected  witk 
costa  by  cloudy  greyisk-ockreous  direct  streaks,  second  also  witk 
middle  of  costa  by  an  oblique  streak  \  two  greyisk-ockreous 
transverse  streaks,  anteriorly  suffused,  posteriorly  skarply  defined, 
marked  witk  dark  grey  on  veins ;  first  from  |  of  costa  to  beyond 
middle  of  inner  margin,  second  kindmarginal  :  cilia  wkite, 
irrorated  witk  greyisk-ockreous  points  except  on  a  median  line. 
Hindwings  wkitisk-grey  ;   cilia  wkite,  base  greyisb. 

Duaringa,  Queensland ;  one  specimen  received  from  Mr,  G. 
Barnard. 

47.  Sor.  vetustella,  Walk. 

(Eromene  vetustella,  Walk.  Suppl.  1763  ;  Nola  strictalis,  Z., 
Zool.  Bot.  Ver.  1872,  459  pi.  II,  3;  Sorocostia  vetitstella,~Ros.i 
Ann.  Mag.  N,H.  1885,  436.) 

<J  £.  17-19  mm.  Head,  antennae,  and  tkorax  wkite,  patagia 
sprinkled  witk  fuscous.  Palpi  3-3J,  wkite,  externally  irrorated 
witk  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  wkitisk-grey.  Legs  dark  fuscous, 
ringed  witk  wkitisk,  posterior  pair  wkitisk.  Foiewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  gently    arcked,  apex  round-pointed,  kindmargin 


722  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

nearly  straight,  oblique ;  light  ochreous-brown,  towards  base 
suffusedly  irrorated  with  white,  veins  posteriorly  blackish  ;  tufts 
anteriorly  blackish,  posteriorly  white  ;  a  rather  broad  irregular 
white  subcostal  streak  from  base  to  above  second  tuft,  connecting 
with  a  narrower  white  streak  from  second  tuft  to  below  third  ;  a 
fine  fuscous  indistinct  line  from  1  of  costa  to  ^  of  inner  margin, 
curved  outwards  to  touch  second  tuft,  indented  below  middle  ;  a 
straight  irregular-edged  white  streak  from  costa  near  apex  to  §  of 
inner  margin,  anteriorly  sharply  defined,  posteriorly  suffused,  above 
extending  to  apex  ;  a  fine  irregular  dentate  white  subterminal  line, 
touching  hindmargin  below  middle  :  cilia  fuscous,  irrorated  with 
white.     Hindwings  and  cilia  light  grey. 

Blackheath  (3,500  feet)  and  Mount  Kosciusko  (4,300  feet),  New 
South  Wales ;  Victoria ;  Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia ;  in 
January,  several  specimens. 

48.   Sor.  aidacota,  n.  sp. 

£  £.  18-23  mm.  Head,  antennae  and  thorax  white,  more  or  less 
thinly  sprinkled  with  fuscous.  Palpi  4|-5,  white  externally  irror. 
ated  with  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  whitish.  Legs  dark  fuscous, 
irrorated  and  ringed  with  white,  posterior  pair  whitish.  Forewings 
very  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  round-pointed, 
hindmargin  somewhat  rounded,  very  oblique  ;  fuscous,  irregularly 
and  suffusedly  irrorated  with  white ;  a  suffused  blackish  streak 
beneath  costa  from  base  to  middle  ;  a  fine  obscure  very  acutely 
angulated  transverse  line  of  dark  fuscous  dots  about  £ ;  two 
blackish-fuscous  transverse  lines,  acutely  angulated  above  middle  ; 
first  from  middle  of  costa  to  middle  of  inner  margin,  followed  by 
a  parallel  series  of  black  dots  sometimes  confluent  with  it ;  second 
from  f  of  costa  to  inner  margin  before  anal  angle,  marked  with 
black  striguke  on  veins,  somewhat  interrupted  below  angle ;  a 
hindmarginal  series  of  black  strigulse  :  cilia  dark  fuscous,  densely 
irrorated  with  white,  basal  half  barred  with  white.  Hindwings 
and  cilia  grey-whitish. 

Warragul,  Victoria  ;  Deloraine,  Tasmania ;  in  December,  four 
specimens. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  723 

49.   Sor.  parallacta,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  15-18  mm.  Head, antennae, and  thorax  white,  irrorated  with 
grey.  Palpi  4,  white,  externally  irrorated  with  dark  grey.  Abdo- 
men whitish-grey.  Legs  dark  grey,  ringed  with  whitish,  posterior 
pair  whitish.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  slightly  arched, 
apex  round-pointed,  hind  margin  hardly  rounded,  rather  strongly 
oblique  ;  greyish-fuscous,  irrorated  with  white  ;  tufts  anteriorly 
blackish,  posteriorly  white ;  three  faint  irregular  fuscous  lines, 
posteriorly  obscurely  margined  with  whitish  ;  first  from  £  of  costa 
to  ^  of  inner  margin,  angulated  on  second  tuft  ;  second  from 
middle  of  costa  to  §  of  inner  margin,  angulated  in  middle  ;  third 
from  f  of  costa  to  anal  angle,  angulated  above  middle  ;  an  obscure 
transverse  similar  mark  in  disc  between  second  and  third  ;  a  row 
of  obscure  fuscous  spots  along  hindmargin  and  apical  third  of 
costa  :  cilia  fuscous,  irrorated  with  white.  Hindwings  and  cilia 
whitish-grey. 

Mount  Kosciusko  (5,500  feet),  New  South  Wales  ;  in  January, 
three  specimens. 

50.  Sor.  cycota,  n   sp. 

£  Q.  16-19  mm.  Head  and  antennae  white,  sprinkled  with 
grey.  Palpi  3,  white,  externally  irrorated  with  dark  fuscous. 
Thorax  white,  irrorated  with  grey,  sometimes  obscurely  spotted 
with  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  light  grey.  Legs  dark  grey,  ringed 
with  whitish,  posterior  pair  grey-whitish.  Forewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  tolerably  obtuse,  hind- 
margin  somewhat  rounded,  rather  strongly  oblique ;  grey,  very 
finely  irrorated  with  white,  and  with  scattered  dark  fuscous  scales  ; 
tufts  anteriorly  black,  posteriorly  white  ;  three  ill-defined  rather 
irregular  fine  blackish  lines,  posteriorly  obscurely  margined  with 
whitish  ;  first  from  ^  of  costa  to  \  of  inner  margin,  angulated  on 
second  tuft ;  third  tuft  connected  with  costa  by  a  black  strigula  ; 
second  from  |  of  costa  to  |  of  inner  margin,  upper  half  rather 
strongly  curved  outwards  ;  third  from  |  of  costa  to  anal  angle, 
twice  irregularly  sinuate,  somewhat  marked  with  blackish  on 
47 


724  REVISION   OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTEKA, 

veins ;  a  hindmarginal  series  of  black  dots  :  cilia  grey,  irrorated 
with  white,  and  with  scattered  dark  fuscous  scales.  Hindwings 
grey ;  cilia  whitish-grey. 

Thursday  Island,  Torres  Straits  (Lucas)  ;  Glen  Innes  (3000 
feet)  and  Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  Melbourne,  Victoria ; 
Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia;  in  August,  October,  and  December, 
six  specimens. 

51.  Sor.  arachneis,  n.  sp. 

<J.  22  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  thorax  white,  irrorated  with  dark 
grey  ;  palpi  2.  Antennae  whitish.  Abdomen  whitish- grey.  Legs 
whitish,  irrorated  with  dark  fuscous.  Forewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rounded,  somewhat  oblique  ;  grey,  very  finely  irrorated  with  white 
and  blackish  ;  an  oblique  black  strigula  on  costa  near  base ;  a 
very  fine  indistinct  blackish  line  from  ^  of  costa  to  ^  of  inner 
margin,  acutely  angulated  outwards  above  and  below  middle ;  a 
very  fine  indistinct  somewhat  interrupted  blackish  line  from  a  spot 
on  costa  before  middle  to  beneath  costa  at  f ,  thence  bent  parallel 
to  hindmargin,  below  middle  twice  acutely  angulated  inwards ;  a 
faint  darker  irregular  subterminal  line  :  cilia  grey,  irrorated  with 
white  and  blackish  points.      Hindwings  and  cilia  grey -whitish. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  in  October,  one  specimen. 

52.  Sor.  epicentra,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  25-26  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  antennas  white,  finely 
sprinkled  with  dark  fuscous ;  palpi  1|,  terminal  joint  thick. 
Thorax  white,  irregularly  spotted  with  fuscous  arid  thinly 
sprinkled  with  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  grey- whitish.  Legs 
white  mixed  with  fuscous,  anterior  tarsi  dark  fuscous  ringed  with 
whitish.  Eorewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched, 
apex  rounded,  hindmargin  rather  obliquely  rounded ;  white, 
irrorated  with  pale  ochreous-grey,  and  a  few  scattered  black 
scales  ;  tufts   anteriorly  light  ochreous-grey,  posteriorly   white  ;  a 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,   F.E.S.  725 

fine  black  transverse  line  near  base  before  first  tuft,  sometimes 
nearly  obsolete ;  a  fine  black  anteriorly  white-margined  line  from 
5  of  costa  to  J  of  inner  margin,  rather  strongly  curved  outwards, 
indented  in  middle ;  a  short  fine  blackish  strigula  from  costa 
before  middle  to  third  tuft ;  second  line  double,  fine,  blackish, 
outer  more  dotted,  posteriorly  white-margined,  included  space 
light  ochreo us-grey,  from  §  of  costa  to  |  of  inner  margin,  forming 
a  rounded  almost  rectangular  bend  in  middle,  indented  inwards 
beneath  middle  ;  a  small  round  blackish  spot  near  hindmargin 
beneath  apex,  connected  obliquely  with  costa  by  two  blackish 
dots ;  two  blackish  dots  before  hindmargin  about  middle  ;  a  short 
blackish  erect  strigula  from  anal  angle  ;  a  hindmarginal  series  of 
round  black  dots  :  cilia  white,  irrorated  with  pale  ochreous-grey, 
faintly  barred.  Hind  wings  and  cilia  grey-whitish  ;  a  grey  hind- 
marginal  line. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Masters). 

53.  Sor.  leitcoma,  n.  sp. 

£  £.  13-14  mm.  Head  and  antenna?  white.  Palpi  2,  white, 
thinly  sprinkled  with  black.  Thorax  white,  sometimes  with  a  few 
black  points.  Abdomen  whitish-grey.  Legs  white,  more  or  less 
irrorated  with  black,  tarsi  blackish  with  white  rings.  Forewings 
rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  \  ochreous-white,  posteriorly  more 
ochreous-tinged,  more  or  less  suffused  with  whitish-grey,  with  a 
few  scattered  black  points ;  tufts  very  large,  pale  grey  ;  a  short 
thick  direct  black  strigula  from  costa  near  base  before  first  tuft ;  a 
black  dot  on  costa  at  \  ;  two  parallel  approximated  cloudy 
blackish  lines  from  costa  beyond  middle  to  f  of  inner  margin, 
acutely  angulated  outwards  above  middle  ;  a  very  irregular  some- 
what curved  cloudy  blackish  line  from  5  of  costa  to  anal  angle : 
cilia  light  grey  irrorated  with  white,  basal  half  irrorated  with 
black.  Hindwings  and  cilia  in  £  whitish-grey,  in  9  somewhat 
darker. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  in  October,  three  specimens. 


726  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

20.  Nola,  Leach. 

Face  with  projecting  scales ;  tongue  absent.  Antennae  in  £ 
unequally  bipectinated,  towards  apex  simple,  basal  joint  somewhat 
tufted.  Palpi  moderate,  porrected  or  ascending,  loosely  rough- 
scaled  beneath,  terminal  joint  rather  short,  obtuse.  Forewings 
with  tufts  of  scales  on  surface  ;  2  from  about  j,  7  out  of  8  near 
base,  9  and  10  out  of  8.  Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4  stalked, 
6  and  7  stalked.  8  from  before  middle. 

54.  Nol.  lugens,  Walk. 

(Uraba  lugens,  Walk.  Tort,  449  ;  Coesa  viduella,  ib.  Suppl. 
1729,   ^oxoloma  australe,  Feld.,  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  C,  16.) 

£  Q.  23-26  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  legs  dark 
fuscous,  irrorated  with  white.  Abdomen  grey.  Forewings 
elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hind- 
margin  obliquely  rounded  ;  fuscous  irregularly  irrorated  with  dark 
fuscous  and  whitish  ;  a  fine  black  anteriorly  whitish-edged  line 
from  ^  of  costa  to  middle  of  inner  margin,  rather  curved,  slightly 
indented  above  middle  and  near  inner  margin ;  a  slightly  curved 
cloudy  black  streak  from  middle  of  costa  to  §  of  inner  margin, 
followed  by  an  additional  tuft  in  disc ;  a  fine  blackish  posteriorly 
obscurely  whitish-edged  line  from  5  of  costa  to  inner  margin  before 
anal  angle,  somewhat  indented  outwards  in  middle  and  near  inner 
margin ;  an  obscure  cloudy  fuscous  sinuate  line  from  §  of  costa  to 
anal  angle,  often  obsolete ;  three  darker  fuscous  dots  on  costa 
posteriorly  ;  an  irregular  twice  strongly  sinuate  partially  inter- 
rupted cloudy  dark  fuscous  line  from  costa  near  apex  to  anal 
angle  :  cilia  fuscous  irrorated  with  white.  Hindwings  and  cilia 
fuscous-grey,  with  a  darker  hindmarginal  line. 

Cooktown,    Queensland  ;   Melbourne,   Victoria ;    Mount  Lofty, 
South  Australia  ;  several  specimens. 

55.  Nol.  metallojya,  n.  sp. 

(J.  19  mm.      Head   white,  with   a  few   fuscous  scales.      Palpi 
fuscous.     Antennae   whitish.      Thorax   fuscous,  mixed  with  white 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  P.E.S.  727 

and  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  whitish-grey.  Legs  fuscous, 
posterior  pair  whitish.  Fore  wings  triangular,  costa  moderately 
arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  almost  straight,  rather  oblique ; 
white,  partially  irregularly  suffused  with  whitish-fuscous;  a  metallic 
brassy-fuscous  triangular  spot  on  costa  near  base ;  two  very  fine 
irregular  somewhat  curved  dark  fuscous  lines,  first  from  ^  of  costa 
to  middle  of  inner  margin,  second  from  beyond  middle  of  costa  to 
I  of  inner  margin,  included  space  suffused  with  metallic  brassy- 
fuscous,  darker  towards  costa,  and  with  a  cloudy  blackish-fuscous 
irregular  median  streak  becoming  obsolete  beneath ;  a  fine 
irregular  fuscous  line  from  f  of  costa  to  anal  angle,  angulated 
above  middle  ;  a  hindmarginal  row  of  fuscous  dots  :  cilia  fuscous, 
irrorated  with  white.     Hind  wings  and  cilia  light  grey. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  also  from  Victoria ;  in  September  and 
March ;  two  specimens  taken  by  Mr.  Gr.  H.  Raynor.  Closely 
allied  to  the  European  iV.  albula,  Hb. 

21.  Mosoda,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  $  serrate,  moderately 
strongly  ciliated  (1-1^).  Palpi  moderate,  arched,  ascending, 
filiform  or  somewhat  rough-scaled  beneath,  terminal  joint  moderate 
or  short,  tolerably  pointed.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  f,  3  and 
4  separate  or  rarely  stalked,  8  and  9  out  of  7.  Hindwings  with 
vein  4  absent,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  ^. 

A.  Hindwings  with  postmedian  darker  fascia. 

a.  Thorax  anteriorly  blackish 59.  ophiodes. 

b.  ,,  ,,         white 60.  sejuncta. 

B.  Hindwings  without  postmedian  fascia. 

a.  Hindwings  grey 61.   servilis. 

b.  ,,         yellow. 

1.  Forewings  yellow 56.  jucunda. 

2.  ,,  dark  fuscous. 

i.  Basal  joint  of  palpi  black 58.  consolatrix. 

ii.  „  ,,         ,,        whitish-ochreous..57.  anartoides. 

Sect.  A.     Forewings  with  veins  3  and  4  stalked. 


28  REVISION   OF   AUSTRALIAN   LEPIDOPTERA, 

56.  Mos.  jucunda,  Walk. 

(Pallene  jucunda,  Walk.  Bomb.  543  ;    Tospitis  transitana,   ib. 
Tort.  430). 

(J  Q.  16-19  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  antennae  ochreous-yellow. 
Thorax  ochreous-yellow,  posterior  half  black.  Abdomen  dark 
fuscous,  apex  and  undersurface  yellow.  Legs  ochreous-yellow, 
anterior  pair  and  all  tarsi  suffused  with  dark  fuscous  above. 
Forewings  elongate  triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex 
obtuse,  hindmargin  oblique,  nearly  straight ;  ochreous-yellow;  base 
narrowly  black  ;  two  narrow  somewhat  irregular  nearly  straight 
black  fasciae,  first  from  J  of  costa  to  middle  of  inner  margin, 
second  from  f  of  costa  to  anal  angle  :  cilia  ochreous-yellow, 
with  a  small  grey  spot  on  anal  angle.  Hindwings  light  ochreous- 
yellow  ;  a  moderate  blackish  hindmarginal  fascia,  on  upper  half 
leaving  a  slender  marginal  streak  of  groundcolour,  attenuated  near 
anal  angle  :  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellow,  on  lower  half  of  hind- 
margin  grey  on  basal  half. 

Duaringa  and  Gayndah,  Queensland ;  Sydney,  New  South 
Wales  ;  in  November,  not  uncommon. 

Sect.  B.     Forewings  with  veins  3  and  4  separate. 

57.  Mos.  anartoides,  Walk. 

(Mosoda  anartoides,  Walk.  Suppl.  1900.) 
^  £.  22-24  mm.  Head  black,  slightly  mixed  with  whicish- 
ochreous.  Antennae  black,  basal  joint  with  a  whitish-ochreous 
posterior  spot.  Abdomen  black,  anal  tuft  light  yellow-ochreous. 
Legs  dark  fuscous  ringed  with  whitish-ochreous,  posterior  tibiae 
whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently 
arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  black- 
ish-fuscous, thinly  sprinkled  with  ochreous-whitish ;  three  very 
irregularly  dentate  transverse  lines  formed  by  a  denser  ochreous- 
whitish  irroration,  margins  appearing  darker  through  absence  of 
irroration     first  before  ^,  second  from  I  of  costa  to  middle  of  inner 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  729 

margin,  third  from  a  small  ochreous-white  spot  on  costa  at  f  to  anal 
angle ;  a  small  ochreous-white  discal  spot  at  |  ;  an  ochreous-white 
dot  on  costa  before  apex,  a  small  spot  with  dot  on  each  side  on 
hindmargin  above  middle,  and  a  small  spot  beneath  which  are  two 
dots  on  hindmargin  below  middle  :  cilia  blackish,  with  slender 
ochreous-white  bars,  tips  suffused  with  whitish-ochreous.  Hind- 
wings  bright  orange  ;  a  very  irregular  black  hindmarginal  fascia, 
forming  a  moderately  large  irregular  spot  at  apex  and  another 
above  anal  angle,  connected  on  middle  of  hindmargin  by  a  slender 
line  only  ;  cilia  blackish. 

Larva  feeds  on  lichens  on  rock-faces. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  common  in  August,  at  rest  on 
rocks. 

58,  Mos.  consolatrix,  Ros. 

(Mosoda  consolatrix,  Ros.  Ann.  Mag.  N.H.  1885,  381.) 

$  9-  21-25  mm.  Differs  from  M.  a7iartoid.es  only  as  follows  : 
Head  with  sides  and  front  of  crown  whitish.  Palpi  wholly  black. 
Patagia  white  towards  apex.  Forewings  somewhat  lighter,  ochre- 
ous-whitish  lines  more  pronounced,  especially  second  towards  costa. 
Hindwings  with  lower  black  spot  of  hindmargin  reduced  to  a  thin 
marginal  streak. 


-&j 


Bathurst  (2,300  feet)  and  Mount  Kosciusko  (4,700  feet),  New 
South  Wales  ;  also  from  Victoria ;  in  November  and  January, 
several  specimens. 

59.  Mos.  0]?hiodes,  n.  sp. 

£.  25  mm.  Head  ochreous-whitish.  Palpi  black.  (Antennae 
broken.)  Thorax  blackish,  posterior  half  suffusedly  ochreous- 
whitish.  Abdomen  ochreous-yellowish.  Logs  black,  banded  with 
whitish-ochreous,  posterior  pair  yellowish.  Forewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  slightly  sinuate,  apex  rounded, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ;  white,  with  a  few  minute  scat- 
tered black  scales  ;  two  straight  subdentate  cloudy  blackish  lines 
towards  base,   not   reaching  inner  margin  ;  first  and  second  lines 


730  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

thick,  dentate,  black,  included  space  suffused  with  blackish  except 
an  8-shaped  whitish  black-margined  discal  spot,  followed  by  a  small 
white  spot ;  first  from  j?  of  costa  to  5  of  inner  margin,  irregularly 
sinuate ;  second  from  J  of  costa  to  \  of  inner  margin,  irregular, 
forming  a  broadly  quadrangular  bend  outwards  above  middle, 
beneath  parallel  to  first  ;  a  cloudy  blackish  dentate  subterminal 
line,  widely  interrupted  above  and  below  middle  :  cilia  whitish- 
ochreous,  closely  barred  with  blackish,  bars  becoming  obsolete 
towards  anal  angle.  Hindwings  ochreous-yellow  ;  apex  and  a 
cloudy  line  at  f  parallel  to  hind  margin  dark  fuscous  ;  cilia  light 
yellow-ochreous,  towards  apex  dark  fuscous  at  base. 
Victoria ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Lucas.) 

60.  Mos.  sejuncta,  Feld. 

(Pitane  sejuncta.  Feld.,  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CXL,  24.) 
£  £.  16-17  mm.  Head  white.  Palpi  and  antennae  black.  Thorax 
white,  patagia  and  a  central  transverse  stripe  dark  fuscous.  Abdo- 
men dark  fuscous,  anal  tuft  whitish-ochreous.  Legs  whitish-ochre- 
ous  ;  anterior  pair  dark  fuscous  above.  Fore  wings  elor  gate- 
triangular  ,  costa  rather  strongly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hind- 
margin  oblique,  hardly  rounded ;  rather  dark  brown  ;  a 
rather  broad  straight  ochreous-white  fascia  about  ^,  slightly 
dilated  beneath  \  a  narrow  irregular  ochreous-white  fascia  from  § 
of  costa  to  \  of  inner  margin,  dilated  towards  costa,  rather 
indented  inwards  above  and  below  middle  ;  a  small  oblique  white 
discal  spot  preceding  and  often  connected  with  second  fascia ; 
sometimes  a  white  suffusion  forming  a  hindmarginal  fascia  :  cilia 
whitish-ochreous,  with  a  fuscous  spot  at  apex  and  another  on  middle 
of  hindmargin.  Hindwings  in  £  with  a  subcostal  furrow ; 
whitish-ochreous  \  two  cloudy  fuscous  parallel  fasciae,  first  rather 
narrow,  somewhat  beyond  middle,  second  broader,  hindmarginal, 
interrupted  above  anal  angle  ;  cilia  whitish-ochreous,  round  apex 
and  on  a  spot  above  middle  light  fuscous. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  also  from  Victoria  ;  from  May  to 
August,  in  October,  November,  and  March  ;  common. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,   B.A.,   F.E.S.  731 

61.   Mos.  servilis,  n  sp. 

(J.  16-20  mm.  Head  and  thorax  grey  sprinkled  with  white, 
thorax  with  a  white  posterior  spot.  Palpi  and  antennae  dark 
fuscous.  Abdomen  whitish-ochreous,  towards  base  greyish.  Legs 
dark  grey,  ringed  with  whitish,  posterior  pair  whitish.  Forewings 
very  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  rounded, 
hindmargin  very  obliquely  rounded  ;  grey,  irrorated  with  white, 
sometimes  wholly  suffused  with  white  except  basal  patch  and 
median  band  ;  three  blackish  very  irregular  dentate  transverse 
lines ;  first  near  base,  margined  posteriorly  with  white  ;  second 
from  |-  of  costa  to  J  of  inner  margin,  margined  anteriorly  with 
white  ;  third  from  \  of  costa  to  beneath  costa  at  5,  thence  bent 
parallel  to  hindmargin,  below  middle  with  a  very  long  acute 
indentation,  running  to  inner  margin  at  f  ;  a  white  tranverse 
discal  spot  at  §  ;  a  white  hindmarginal  line  :  cilia  dark  fuscous 
barred  with  white,  becoming  whitish  towards  tips.  Hindwings 
and  cilia  light  grey. 

Toowoomba  (2,000  feet),  Queensland  ;  Sydney,  New  South 
Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  in  October  and  December,  at  rest 
on  tree  trunks  ;  five  specimens. 

22.  Scaeodora,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  moderately 
ciliated  (1).  Palpi  moderate,  somewhat  ascending,  filiform, 
terminal  joint  short,  pointed.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from 
beyond  middle,  7  and  8  stalked,  9  and  10  stalked.  Hindwings 
with  veins  6  and  7  long-stalked,  8  from  immediately  before  trans- 
verse vein. 

62.   Scae.  omophanes ,  n.  sp. 

(^.14  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  legs 
light  reddish-fuscous,  with  a  few  whitish  scales.  Forewings 
elongate-triangular,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rather  obliquely  rounded ;  light  reddish-fuscous,  thinly  scaled  ; 
base  darker ;  a  dark  fuscous  somewhat  curved  line  from  about  ^  of 
costa  to  middle  of  inner  margin  ;  a  small  transverse  dark  fuscous 


732 


REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 


discal  spot  at  jj ;  a  dark  fuscous  line  from  J  of  costa  to  f  of  inner 
margin,  slightly  angulated  in  middle,  somewhat  sinuate  on  upper 
half ;  cilia  light  reddish-fuscous,  barred  with  dark  fuscous.  Hind- 
wings  and  cilia  light  fulvous,  thinly  scaled. 

Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  one  specimen,  in  poor  condition  (Coll. 
Lucas). 

23.  Chiriphe,  Walk. 

Tongue .  well-developed.  Antennse  in  £  filiform,  strongly 
ciliated  (1^-2).  Palpi  moderate,  loosely  scaled,  somewhat  ascend- 
ing, terminal  joint  moderate,  pointed.  Fore  wing  with  vein  2 
from  ^,  4  and  5  stalked,  8  and  9  out  of  7,  10  out  of  7  or  separate 
or  absent.  Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4  stalked,  5  separate  or 
out  of  3,  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

A.  Hindwings    with    darker     hindmarginal 

band 65.  procrena. 

B.  Hindwings  without  darker  hindmarginal 

band. 

a.  Forewings   with    complex    transverse 

lines. 

1.  Second     bar    from    inner    margin 

reaching  costa 68.   dictyota. 

2.  Second  bar  from  inner  margin  not 

reaching  costa 67.   dichotoma. 

b.  Forewings  without  complex  lines. 

1.  Forewings  with  two  white  fasciae. 

i.   Face  and  palpi  fuscous 64.  catarrhoa. 

ii.  ,,  ,,     whitish 63.  stenopa. 

2.  Forewings  with  a  single  posterior 

fascia 66.  monogrammaria. 

63.   Chir.  stenopa,  n.  sp. 

(£.17  mm.  Head  and  palpi  dull  whitish.  Antennae  pale 
fuscous.  Thorax  fuscous,  becoming  whitish  behind.  Abdomen 
grey.  Legs  whitish,  anterior  and  middle  pair  fuscous  above.. 
Forewings    elongate,     suboblong,     slightly    dilated,    costa   gently 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,   P.E.S.  733 

arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  rather  obliquely  rounded  ; 
fuscous,  irregularly  irrorated  with  white  ;  two  very  irregular 
moderately  broad  white  fascia?,  margined  with  dark  fuscous  ;  first 
from  ^  of  costa  to  j;  of  inner  margin,  shortly  curved  inwards  below 
middle  ;  second  from  ^  of  costa  to  5  of  inner  margin,  inner  edge 
with  a  bidentate  indentation  in  middle  and  a  bidentate  projection 
beneath  it,  outer  edge  tolerably  straight  ;  a  whitish  apical  spot, 
and  another  on  hindmargin  above  middle,  tending  to  coalesce  :  cilia 
whitish,  base  spotted  with  fuscous  j  vein  10  absent.  Hindwings 
pale  brownish,  towards  base  tinged  with  whitish-ochreous  ;  cilia 
whitish ;  veins  4  and  5  out  of  3,  6  and  7  very  long-stalked. 

Albany,  West  Australia  ;  one  specimen  (Australian  Museum). 

64.  Chir.  catarrhoa,  n.  sp. 

£.  14  mm.  Head  white,  face,  palpi,  and  antenuge  fuscous. 
Thorax  fuscous,  with  a  white  anterior  spot.  Abdomen  fuscous, 
sprinkled  with  whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  rather  elongate-tri- 
angular, costa  slightly  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  rather 
oblique,  slightly  rounded  ;  fuscous,  thinly  irrorated  with  white  ;  an 
outwards-curved  transverse  whitish  line  rather  near  base,  tending 
to  be  suffused  into  first  fascia ;  a  narrow  straight  white  fascia 
from  I  of  costa  to  5  of  inner  margin,  anterior  edge  suffused,  posterior 
edge  subdentate,  margined  with  darker  fuscous ;  a  somewhat 
broader  white  dark-margined  fascia  from  ^  of  costa  to  inner  margin 
before  anal  angle,  irregular,  somewhat  inwards-curved,  forming  two 
abrupt  rounded  projections  inwards  above  and  below  middle,  central 
portion  tridentate  :  cilia  white,  barred  with  fuscous ;  vein  10 
separate.  Hind  wings  fulvous ;  cilia  whitish,  obscurely  barred 
with  pale  fulvous ;  vein  5  separate. 

Albany,  West  Australia  ;  one  specimen  (Australian  Museum). 

65.  Chir.  procre7ia,  n.  sp. 

<£.  15-16  mm.  Head  ochreous-white,  centre  of  crown  greyish- 
tinged,  face,  palpi,  and  antennae  dark  fuscous.  Thorax  dark 
fuscous,  collar  and  anterior  and  posterior  almost  confluent   spots 


734 


REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 


suffusedly  white.  Abdomen  dark  grey,  anal  tuft  yellowish.  Legs 
dark  grey,  posterior  pair  yell  owish.  Fore  wings  elongate-triangular, 
costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ; 
dark  fuscous,  towards  inner  and  hind  margins  irregularly  irrorated 
with  white ;  a  moderate  somewhat  irregular  downwards-curved 
white  streak  from  middle  of  base  to  middle  of  costa,  connected 
with  costa  at  \  by  an  inwardly  oblique  bar ;  a  slender  irregular 
white  fascia  from  |  of  costa  to  f  of  inner  margin,  dilated  into  a 
spot  on  costa,  indented  above  middle  and  near  inner  margin,  and 
with  a  projection  inwards  above  middle  containing  a  dark  fuscous 
dot ;  the  white  irroration  tends  to  form  an  indistinct  spot  on  middle 
of  hindmargin  and  another  above  anal  angle  :  cilia  pale  whitish- 
fuscous,  basal  half  dark  fuscous  barred  with  white ;  vein  10 
separate.  Hindwings  orange ;  a  rather  dark  greyish-fuscous 
moderately  broad  hindmarginal  band,  rather  narrowed  beneath  ; 
cilia  ochrecus-grey-whitish,  basal  half  dark  grey  ;  vein  5  separate. 
Deloraine,  Tasmania  ;  three  specimens  in  December. 

66.   Chir.  monogrammaria,  Walk. 

(Chiriphe  monogi'ammaria,  Walk.  Geom.  1692.) 
£  £.  13-20  mm.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  fulvous,  head, 
collar,  and  anal  tuft  sometimes  whitish.  Palpi,  antennae,  and 
legs  dark  grey,  posterior  legs  whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rather 
obliquely  rounded  ;  fulvous  ;  a  somewhat  irregular  straight  white 
line  from  J  of  costa  to  inner  margin  before  anal  angle  :  cilia  fulvous, 
tips  often  whitish  ;  vein  10  separate  or  out  of  7.  Hindwings  and 
cilia  fulvous  ;  vein  5  separate. 

Glen  Innes  (3,000  feet)  and  Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  from 
August  to  January,  in  March,  and  May ;  common,  frequenting 
pastures,  flying  in  the  afternoon  sun. 

67.  Chir.  clichotoma,  n.  sp. 

<J  £.  14-16  mm.  Head  white.  Palpi  and  antennae  dark 
fuscous.  Thorax  white,  patagia  and  posterior  margin  dark 
fuscous.      Abdomen  grey,  anal  tuft  whitish-ochreous.     Legs  white, 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S.  735 

anterior  pair  dark  fuscous  internally.  Forewings  elongate, 
moderately  dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hind  margin 
obliquely  rounded  ;  white,  markings  rather  dark  fuscous ;  a  streak 
along  basal  fourth  of  costa,  extending  at  base  to  inner  margin  and 
produced  shortly  along  it ;  a  sinuate  streak  from  costa  beyond 
middle  to  g  of  inner  margin,  connected  in  disc  by  a  bar  with  apex 
of  costal  streak  ;  a  short  erect  streak  from  inner  margin  at  §,  not 
reaching  half  across  wing;  a  nearly  straight  streak  from  costa 
before  apex  to  anal  angle,  connected  in  disc  by  a  bar  with  costal 
extremity  of  first  transverse  streak,  and  confluent  at  apex  with  an 
irregular  streak  along  upper  ^  of  hindmargin  :  cilia  white  ;  vein 
10  separate.      Hind  wings  and  cilia   fulvous;  vein  5  separate. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  also  from  Victoria ;  three 
specimens. 

68.   Ghir.  dictyota,  n.  sp. 

g.  14  mm.  Head  whitish-ochreous.  Palpi  and  antennae  dark 
fuscous.  Thorax  whitish-ochreous,  patagia  and  posterior  margin 
dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  ochreous-whitish.  Legs  whitish-ochreous, 
anterior  pair  dark  fuscous  internally.  Forewings  elongate, 
moderately  dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
obliquely  rounded  ;  ochreous-white ;  markings  blackish ;  a  streak 
along  basal  third  of  costa,  near  apex  toothed  beneath,  extending 
at  base  to  inner  margin  and  produced  shortly  along  it  ;  a  rather 
irregular  sinuate  streak  from  beyond  middle  of  costa  to  I  of 
inner  margin,  confluent  on  costa  with  a  second  streak  which  is 
sharply  angulated  outwards  on  median  third  and  runs  to  inner 
margin  at  f  ;  a  nearly  straight  rather  irregular  streak  from  costa 
before  apex  to  anal  angle,  touching  angulation  of  second  transverse 
streak,  confluent  at  apex  with  an  irregular  streak  along  upper  ^  of 
hindmargin  :  cilia  ochreous-white  ;  vein  10  separate,  Hind  wings 
rather  light  fuscous-grey,  towards  base  tinged  with  whitish- 
ochreous  ;  cilia  whitish-ochreous ;  vein  5  separate. 

Toowoomba  (2,000  feet),  Queensland  ;  one  specimen  in 
December. 


736  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

24.  Hestiarcha,  n.  g. 

Tongue  rudimentary.  Antennae  in  £  moderately  bipectinated 
throughout.  Palpi  very  short,  filiform,  drooping.  Forewings 
with  vein  2  from  f.  3  and  4  stalked,  5  and  6  absent,  7  and  8  out 
of  9.     Hindwings  with  veins  4,  5,  6,  and  transverse  vein  absent. 

69.   Hest.  pyrrhopa,  n.  sp. 

£.  13-15  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  abdomen,  and 
legs  ochreous-brown.  Forewings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa 
hardly  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ; 
wholly  ochreous-brown.  Hindwings  bright  orange ;  a  rather 
narrow  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  band ;  cilia  dark  fuscous. 

Port  Lincoln,  South  Australia  ;  four  specimens  in  November. 

25.  Thallarcha,  n.  g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  moderately  bipectinated 
throughout.  Palpi  moderate,  slender,  ascending,  with  appressed 
scales,  terminal  joint  moderate,  somewhat  pointed.  Forewings 
with  vein  2  from  middle,  8  and  9  out  of  7.  Hindwings  with 
veins  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

A.  Forewings  ochreous-yellow 73.  chrysochares. 

B.  „         not 

a.  Hindwings  with  grey  discal  dot 72.  albicollis. 

b.  ,,  without  discal  dot. 

1.  Collar  white 71.  phaedropa. 

2.  „      dark  fuscous 70.  phalarota. 

70.   Thcdl.  phalarota,  n.  sp. 

^.  16-18  mm.  Head  ochreous-white,  face,  palpi,  antennae, 
thorax,  and  abdomen  dark  fuscous,  anal  tuft  yellowish.  Legs 
dark  fuscous,  ringed  with  yellowish,  posterior  pair  pale  yellowish. 
Forewings  elongate-tiiangular,  costa  somewhat  sinuate,  posteriorly 
moderately  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ; 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  737 

dark  fuscous ;  an  ochreous-white  moderately  broad  transverse 
spot  from  inner  margin  at  J,  reaching  |  across  wing  j  a  rather 
narrow  somewhat  inwards-curved  white  fascia  from  I  of  costa  to 
|  of  inner  margin,  more  or  less  interrupted  in  middle  :  cilia  dark- 
fuscous,  a  dot  above  apex  and  a  moderately  broad  space  beneath 
apex  white.  Bindwings  bright  orange;  a  dark  fuscous  triangular 
apical  blotch,  connected  with  a  slender  dark  fuscous  streak  along 
hindmargin  to  anal  angle  ;  cilia  dark  fuscous. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  Beechworth,  Victoria ;  in  August, 
November,  and  March,  four  specimens. 

71.   Thall.  phaedropa,  n.  sp. 

Q.  14-16  mm.  Head  and  collar  white,  face,  palpi,  antennae, 
and  thorax  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  yellowish,  mixed  with  dark 
fuscous.  Legs  dark  fuscous  ringed  with  yellowish,  posterior  pair 
yellowish.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched, 
apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin  somewhat  sinuate,  oblique  ;  dark 
fuseous  ;  a  broad  white  fascia  from  inner  margin  about  ^,  not 
reaching  costa,  upper  side  near  and  parallel  to  it ;  a  moderately 
broad  somewhat  inwards  curved  white  fascia  from  |  of  costa  to 
anal  angle,  outer  edge  broadly  indented  and  sometimes  interrupted 
in  middle  ;  a  small  inwardly  oblique  triangular  white  spot  on  costa 
before  apex  ;  a  small  elongate  white  spot  on  hindmargin  above 
middle  :  cilia  dark  fuscous,  with  white  spots  above  apex  and  above 
anal  angle,  and  a  white  space  below  apex.  Hindwings  orange, 
with  a  triangular  dark  fuscous  apical  blotch ;  cilia  dark  fuscous. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  two  specimens  in  October. 

72.   Thall  albicollis,  Feld. 

(Pitane  albicollis,  Feld.,  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CXL,  37.) 
£.  19-22  mm.  Head  white,  lower  half  of  face  and  palpi  dark 
fuscous.  Antennae  fuscous.  Thorax  dark  fuscous,  collar,  an 
anterior  dorsal  spot,  and  apex  of  patagia  white.  Abdomen  pale 
ochreous-yelluw.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  posterior  pair  yellowish. 
Forewings  elongate,  suboblong,  somewhat  dilated,  costa  moderately 


738  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

arched,  apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin  straight,  rather  strongly- 
oblique  ;  white  ;  a  dark  fuscous  dot  on  base  of  costa  ;  a  narrow- 
somewhat  outwards-curved  dark  fuscous  fascia  from  J  of  costa  to 
5  of  inner  margin,  and  a  narrow  inwards-curved  ochreous-brown 
fascia  from  middle  of  costa  to  beyond  middle  of  inner  margin, 
touching  in  disc  ;  a  suboval  transverse  dark  fuscous  spot  in  disc  at 
5,  connected  with  costa  at  f  and  inner  margin  before  anal  angle 
by  fine  dark  fuscous  lines,  followed  by  a  narrow  cloudy  white 
line,  beyond  which  the  apical  space  is  wholly  dark  fuscous,  except 
a  short  oblique  narrow  white  apical  spot,  and  a  small  white  spot 
on  hindmargin  below  middle  :  cilia  dark  fuscous,  white  opposite 
white  markings.  Hindwings  light  ochreous-yellow  ;  a  discal  dot 
at  f  and  a  small  apical  spot  grey;  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellow. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia  ; 
three  specimens. 

73.   ThalL  chrysochares,  n.  sp. 

£.  17  mm.  Head  deep  ochreous-yellow,  face,  palpi,  and  antennae 
dark  fuscous.  Thorax  blackish,  collar,  an  anterior  dorsal  spot,  and 
apex  of  patagia  ochreous-yellow.  Abdomen  dark  fuscous,  anal 
tuft  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  posterior  pair  ochreous- 
yellow.  Forewings  elongate,  somewhat  dilated,  costa  slightly 
arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rounded,  rather  strongly  oblique  ; 
deep  ochreous-yellow ;  a  small  black  spot  on  base  of  costa  ;  a 
rather  narrow  black  fascia  from  before  middle  of  costa  to  beyond 
middle  of  inner  margin,  anterior  edge  with  a  short  tooth  near 
inner  margin  ;  apical  space  beyond  a  straight  line  from  §  of  costa 
to  anal  angle  blackish,  containing  a  small  ochreous-yellow  spot  on 
costa  near  anterior  edge,  another  at  apex,  and  a  third  on  middle  of 
hindmargin  :  cilia  dark  fuscous,  opposite  spots  ochreous-yellow. 
Hindwings  ochreous-yellow ;  a  cloudy  dark  fuscous  discal  dot  at 
£  ;  a  rather  narrow  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  fascia,  interrupted 
in  middle  ;  cilia  dark  fuscous,  with  a  yellow  spot  on  middle  of 
hindmargin. 

New  South  Wales  ;  one  specimen. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  739 

26.  Comarchis,  n.  g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  serrate  or  slenderly- 
dentate,  ciliated  with  fascicles,  or  filiform,  evenly  ciliated.  Palpi 
moderate  or  rather  short,  porrected,  slender,  with  appressed  scales, 
terminal  joint  moderate,  somewhat  pointed.  Fore  wings  with  vein 
2  from  middle,  8  and  9  out  of  7.  Hindwings  with  veins  6  and  7 
stalked,  8  from  middle. 

A.  Hindwings  with  a  cliscal  dot  or  spot. 

a.  Costa  of  fore  wings  without  black  streak...  81.  sparsana. 

b.  ,,  ,,  with    strong     blackish 
streak  towards  base. 

1 .  Forewings  without  discal  dot 80.  staurocola. 

2.  ,,  with  separate  black  discal  dot, 
i.   Costal    blackish    streak    reaching    to 

middle 74.  isophragma. 

ii.   Costal  blackish  streak  not  beyond  \. 
*.   Hindwings    with    hindmargin 

blackish  to  near  anal  angle  ...75.   chrysochoa. 
**.   Hindwings  with  hindmargin  not 

black  below  middle 76.  jocularis. 

B.  Hindwings  without  discal  marking. 

a.  Base  of  forewings  narrowly  dark  fuscous. .  .82.  aspectatella* 

b.  „  „  not  „  „ 

1.  Thorax  posteriorly  black 77.  tineoides. 

2.  ,,  „  white. 

i.  Second  fascia  divided  into  two  parallel 

lines   79.  oblita. 

ii.  Second  fascia  entire 78.  lochaga. 

Sect.  A.  Antennas  of  £  slenderly  dentate   or   serrate,  ciliated 
with  long  fascicles. 

74.   Com.  isophragma,  n.  sp. 

£  £.   22-23  mm.     Head    dark   grey,    sides    of    crown    whitish- 

ochreous.      Palpi    dark    grey,     lower    longitudinal    half  whitish- 

ochreous.     Antennae   dark  grey,   towards    base    whitish-ochreous, 
48 


740  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

in  (J  slenderly  bidentate.  Thorax  dark  grey  mixed  with 
white.  Abdomen  whitish-ochreous.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  posterior 
pair  whitish-ochreous  except  base  of  tarsal  joints.  Fore  wings 
elongate,  moderately  dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  very  obliquely  rounded;  white;  markings  blackish- 
grey  ;  a  broad  costal  streak  from  base  to  §,  narrowed  at  base  ;  a 
black  dot  in  disc  at  £,  touching  this  ;  a  smaller  black  dot  on  fold 
obliquely  before  first,  touching  apex  of  a  slender  dorsal  streak 
from  base.;  lines  white,  subdentate,  margined  on  both  sides  with 
blackish-grey,  somewhat  angulated  outwards  above  middle ;  first 
from  5  of  costa  to  I  of  inner  margin,  second  from  \  of  costa  to  \  of 
inner  margin,  connected  by  a  broad  grey  dorsal  suffusion ;  outer 
margin  of  second  forming  a  triangular  spot  on  costa  ;  a  black 
discal  dot  at  §  ;  a  narrow  hind  marginal  streak  containing  a  series 
of  white  dots,  with  a  slight  suffused  dilation  beneath  apex  :  cilia 
grey,  becoming  paler  towards  tips.  Hindwings  whitish-ochreous  ; 
a  small  oval  discal  spot  at  §,  and  a  cloudy  apical  blotch  touching  it 
above  grey  ;  cilia  whitish-ochreous. 

Launceston,  Tasmania  ;  two  specimens  in  November. 

75.   Com.  chrysochoa,  n.  sp. 

£  £.  21-25  mm.     Head  black,  front  of    crown  white.      Palpi 
black.     Antennae  black,  in  £  slenderly  bidentate.      Thorax  black, 
posterior  margin  of  collar,  a  spot  on  each  side  of  back,  and  apex 
of     patagia    ochreous-white.        Abdomen    ochreous-yellow,     base 
blackish.     Legs  blackish,    posterior  tibiae  ochreous-yellow.     Fore- 
wings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin    obliquely    rounded ;    bright  orange ;    a   black    costal 
streak  from  base  to  5,  toothed  at  base;  a  slender  irregular  curved 
black   fascia  from  apex  of  costal  streak  to   \  of    inner  margin, 
attenuated  and  interrupted  near  inner  margin  ;  a  narrow  irregular 
slightly  curved  black  fascia  from  before  middle  of  costa  to  middle 
of  inner  margin,  dilated  into  a  triangular  spot  on  costa  ;  a  small 
round  discal  spot  at  ■§- ;  a  black  dot  on  costa  at  §  ;  a  short  irregular 
erect  black  streak  from  inner  margin   before  anal  angle,  more  or 
less  dilated  above ;  a  black  apical  blotch,  its  anterior  edge  running 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  741 

from  |  of  costa  to  anal  angle,  irregularly  concave  above  and 
projecting  below  middle,  more  or  less  distinctly  whitish-margined, 
containing  a  roundish  white  spot  before  apex  and  a  somewhat 
double  white  spot  before  hindmargin  in  middle  :  cilia  blackish 
with  white  spots  above  apex  and  on  middle  of  hindmargin,  and  an 
orange  spot  below  anal  angle.  Hind  wings  orange  ;  a  small  black 
discal  spot  at  ^  ;  a  blackish  hindmarginal  fascia,  moderately  broad 
but  attenuated  beneath  on  upper  half  of  hindmargin,  very  narrow 
on  lower  half  and  not  reaching  anal  angle ;  cilia  blackish,  on  anal 
angle  and  inner  margin  orange. 

Mount  Kosciusko  (4,000-4,500  feet),  New  South  Wales  ;  in 
January,  six  specimens. 

76.   Com.  jocular is,  Ros. 

(Mosoda  jocularis,  Ros.,  Ann.  Mag.  N.H.  1885,  381,  pi.  XI,  6.)' 
^  2-  16-21  mm.  Differs  from  C.  chrysochoa  only  as  follows  : 
Antennae  of  g  triangularly  serrate.  Forewings  ochreous-yellow 
or  whitish-ochreous,  inner  margin  more  orange  ;  erect  streak  before 
anal  angle  not  nearly  reaching  inner  margin  ;  spots  of  apex  and 
hindmargin  and  of  cilia  light  ochreous-yellow.  Hindwings  with 
hindmarginal  fascia  not  extending  along  lower  half  of  hindmargin. 
Sydney  and  Bathurst,  New  South  Wales  ;  in  June,  August, 
September,  November,  and  March,  common ;  appears  to  frequent 
Acacia  decurrens. 

77.    Com.  tineoides,  Feld. 

(Entane  tineoides,  Feld.,  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CVI,  15;  Pitane  amanda 
ib.  pi.  CXL,  36.) 

9.  18  mm.  Head  yellowish-white,  face,  palpi,  and  antennae 
dark  fuscous.  Thorax  dark  fuscous,  collar  and  extreme  apex  of 
patagia  yellowish-white.  Abdomen  light  yellowish,  segments  grey 
towards  base.  Legs  pale  yellowish,  anterior  pair  dark  fuscous 
internally.  Forewings  very  elongate- triangular,  costa  gently 
arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ;  whitish- 
ochreous,  yellowish-tinged  ;  markings  blackish-fuscous ;  a  slender 
streak  along  basal  fourth  of  costa ;  a  slender  fascia  from  apex  of 


742  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

this  to  ^  of  inner  margin,  finely  attenuated  near  inner  margin ;  a 
moderate  rather  irregular  straight  fascia  from  middle  of  costa  to 
beyond  middle  of  inner  margin ;  a  similar  rather  broader  fascia 
from  f  of  costa  to  anal  angle,  connected  above  middle  by  a  thick 
bar  with  an  elongate  spot  on  apical  third  of  hindmargin  :  cilia 
white,  opposite  dark  markings  dark  fuscous.  Hindwings  ochreous- 
yellow  ;  a  dark  grey  apical  spot,  reaching  to  near  middle  of  hind- 
margin  ;  cilia  ochreous-yellow,  towards  apex  dark  grey. 

Bathurst,  New  South  Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  in  Novem- 
ber, three  specimens. 

78.    Com.  lochaga,  n.  sp. 

Q.  21  mm.  Head  white,  face,  palpi,  and  antennse  dark  fuscous. 
Thorax  white,  with  a  blackish  transverse  median  band.  Abdomen 
whitish-ochreous.  Legs  grey,  posterior  pair  whitish-ochreous. 
Eorewings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex 
obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ;  ochreous-white ;  costal 
edge  very  slenderly  dark  fuscous  towards  base ;  markings 
dark  fuscous  ;  a  narrow  somewhat  curved  fascia  from  \  of  costa  to 
J  of  inner  margin  ;  a  moderate  somewhat  irregular  fascia  from 
middle  of  costa  to  §  of  inner  margin,  mixed  with  ochreous  below 
middle,  connected  with  first  fascia  in  disc  by  a  broad  whitish- 
ochreous  bar;  a  moderate  somewhat  irregular  fascia  from  5  of  costa 
to  hindmargin  above  anal  angle,  connected  above  middle  by  a  thick 
bar  with  an  elongate  spot  on  apical  third  of  hindmargin  :  cilia 
white,  on  dark  markings  grey  on  basal  half.  Hindwings  whitish- 
ochreous  ;  a  grey  apical  spot ;  cilia  whitish-ochreous. 

Sydney.  New  South  Wales  ;  one  specimen  in  October. 

79.   Com.  oblita,  Feld. 

(Pitane  oblita,  Feld.  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  CXL,  23.) 

(J  £.  21-23.  Head  white,  face  more  or  less  fuscous.  Palpi 
dark  fuscous.  Antennae  dark  fuscous,  in  £  slenderly  bidentate. 
Thorax  white,  with  a  blackish  transverse  irregular  median  band. 
Abdomen  whitish-ochreous,  anal  tuft  ochreous-yellow.     Legs  dark 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,   F.E.S.  743 

grey,  posterior  pair  pale  ochreous-yellowish.  Fore  wings  very 
elongate-triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
slightly  rounded,  oblique  ;  ochreous-white  ;  costal  edge  slenderly 
black  towards  base ;  an  irregular  curved  slender  black  fascia  from 
\  of  costa  to  \  of  inner  margin,  sometimes  not  reaching  inner 
margin  ;  two  parallel  approximated  somewhat  irregular  straight 
blackish  lines  from  about  middle  of  costa  to  beyond  middle  of 
inner  margin,  second  dilated  towards  costa  and  broadly  interrupted 
above  middle  ;  a  deep  yellow-ochreous  oblong  blotch  in  disc  below 
middle,  extending  from  first  fascia  to  second  of  these  lines ;  a 
black  dot  on  costa  before  J ;  a  very  irregular  narrow  blackish 
fascia  from  J  of  costa  to  hindmargin  above  anal  angle,  almost  or 
quite  interrupted  below  costa,  where  it  forms  a  triangular  spot, 
projecting  inwards  below  middle,  connected  above  middle  by  a  bar 
with  an  elongate  spot  on  apical  third  of  hindmargin  :  cilia  whitish- 
ochreous,  beneath  apex  rather  broadly  blackish  towards  base. 
Hind  wings  whitish-ochreous ;  a  grey  apical  spot ;  cilia  whitish- 
ochreous. 

Mount  Kosciusko  (2,800-4,700  feet),  New  South  Wales;  in 
January,  six  specimeus. 

80.  Com.  staurocola,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  18-19  mm.  Head  white,  face  and  palpi  dark  fuscous. 
Antennae  dark  fuscous,  in  g  slenderly  bidentate.  Thorax  white, 
with  a  dark  fuscous  transverse  irregular  median  band.  Abdomen 
whitish-ochreous,  anal  tuft  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  dark  fuscous, 
posterior  pair  yellowish.  Forewings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa 
gently  arched,  apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin  almost  straight, 
rather  strongly  oblique ;  white ;  a  narrow  dark  fuscous  streak 
along  basal  third  of  costa ;  a  somewhat  curved  irregular  dark 
fuscous  line  from  apex  of  this  to  J  of  inner  margin  ;  a  moderate 
irregular  inwards-curved  fuscous  fascia,  mixed  and  margined  with 
dark  fuscous,  from  J  of  costa  to  J  of  inner  margin,  touching  first 
transverse  line  in  disc,  posteriorly  with  a  projection  below  middle; 
costa  from  first  line  to  median  fascia  narrowly  pale  ochreous  ;  a 


744  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

triangular  dark  fuscous  spot  on  costa  near  apex,  touching  a 
trapezoidal  dark  fuscous  blotch  extending  along  hindmargin  from 
below  apex  to  above  anal  angle,  and  reaching  inwards  nearly  to 
projection  of  median  fascia  :  cilia  fuscous,  darker  at  base,  above 
apex  white,  on  anal  angle  whitish-ochreous.  Hind  wings  whitish- 
ochreous  j  a  discal  dot  at  §  and  a  small  cloudy  apical  spot  light 
grey ;  cilia  whitish-ochreous. 

Newcastle  and  Sydney,  New  South  Wales;  in  September  and 
October,  four  specimens. 

81.   Com.  spar sana,  Walk. 

{Conchylis  sparsana,  Walk.  Tort.  369  ;  Pallene  gracilis,  But!.,. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  376.) 

(J  Q.  16-17  mm.  Head  white  or  ochreous-white,  face  and  palpi 
dark  fuscous.  Antennae  whitish,  in  £  slenderly  bidentate. 
Thorax  black,  collar,  a  small  spot  on  each  side  of  back,  and  apex 
of  patagia  white.  Abdomen  light  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  dark 
fuscous,  posterior  pair  pale  yellowish.  Fore  wings  very  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  some- 
what rounded,  oblique  ;  ochreous-white  ;  markings  blackish  ;  a  dot 
at  base  of  costa  ;  a  dot  near  inner  margin  before  middle  ;  a  series 
of  three  black  dots  from  £  of  costa  to  middle  of  median  fascia ;  a 
slender  rather  irregular  slightly  inwards-curved  fascia  from  middle 
of  costa  to  beyond  middle  of  inner  margin,  followed  by  a  more  or 
less  distinct  cloudy  parallel  almost  confluent  line  ;  a  transverse 
linear  mark  in  disc  at  f,  connected  by  a  suffusion  with  an  irregular 
somewhat  outwards-curved  series  of  dots  from  f  of  costa  to  anal 
angle  ;  an  irregular  suffused  streak  from  costa  near  apex  to  middle 
of  hindmargin,  forming  a  spot  on  costa,  attenuated  beneath  ;  a 
hind  marginal  series  of  dots  :  cilia  ochreous-white  or  whitish- 
ochreous.  Hindwings  light  ochreous-yellow  ;  a  transverse-linear 
dot  in  disc  at  § ,  and  a  small  cloudy  apical  spot  dark  grey ;  cilia  pale 
yellowish. 

Queensland ;    Sydney,   New  South  Wales ;   in  September  and 
October,  rather  common. 
Sect.  B.     Antennas  of  <J  filiform,  moderately  and   evenly  ciliated. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S.  745 

82.   Com.  aspectatella,  Walk. 

(Oecophora  aspectatella  (-alella),  Walk.,  Tin.  G79  ;  Tinea 
oecophorella,  ib.  Suppl.  1813.) 

(J  Q.  15-22  mm.  Head  white  or  ochreons-white.  Palpi  dark 
fuscous.  Antenna?  dark  fuscous,  more  or  less  ringed  with  whitish- 
ochreous.  Thorax  dark  fuscous,  with  anterior  and  posterior  white 
spots.  Abdomen  pale  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  dark  fuscous, 
posterior  pair  pale  ochreous-yellow.  Forewings  very  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded ;  white  or  ochreous-white  ;  markings  dark  fuscous  ;  a 
rather  broad  costal  streak  from  base,  variable  in  extent,  sometimes 
short,  sometimes  reaching  more  or  less  completely  to  median 
fascia,  at  base  expanded  to  inner  margin  ;  twc  irregular  subdentate 
well-marked  lines,  first  from  middle  of  costa  to  before  middle  of 
inner  margin,  second  from  \  of  costa  to  §  of  inner  margin, 
included  space  below  a  line  from  apex  of  first  to  middle  of  second 
more  or  less  wholly  filled  with  dark  fuscous  and  yellow-ochreous 
variably  mixed ;  a  rather  broad  somewhat  inwards-curved  fascia 
from  costa  near  apex  to  anal  angle,  anteriorly  margined  on  upper 
half  by  second  line,  posteriorly  more  or  less  confluent  with  a  sub- 
triangular  spot  on  upper  half  of  hindmargin  :  cilia  white  or 
ochreous-white,  on  anal  angle  dark  fuscous,  round  apex  barred 
with  dark  fuscous.  Hindwings  light  ochreous  yellow  ;  a  cloudy 
grey  apical  spot ;  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellow,  round  apex  sometimes 
barred  with  grey. 

Sydney  and  Mount  Kosciusko  (4,000  feet),  New  South  Wales  ; 
also  from  Victoria  ;  in  January,  four  specimens. 

27.  Anestia,  n.  g. 

Tongue  rudimentary.  Antennae  in  £  moderately  bipectinated 
throughout.  Palpi  very  short,  with  appressed  scales,  somewhat 
pointed,  porrected.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  beyond  middle, 
7  and  8  stalked,  9  and  10  stalked.  Hindwings  with  veins  6  and 
7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 


746  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

83.   Anest.  ombrophanes,  n.  sp. 

^.  19-25  mm.  Head  whitish-ochreous,  face  more  or  less  fuscous 
beneath.  Palpi  and  antennae  dark  fuscous.  Thorax  rather  dark 
fuscous,  with  an  anterior  ochreous-whitish  spot.  Abdomen  orange. 
Legs  dark  fuscous,  posterior  pair  light  ochreous-yellowish.  Fore- 
wings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa  posteriorly  gently  arched, 
apex  rounded,  hindmargin  very  obliquely  rounded  ;  whitish,  often 
suffused  with  fuscous  except  on  median  band  ;  a  suffused  dark 
fuscous  streak  along  basal  half  of  costa ;  an  irregular  dark  fuscous 
line  from  costa  before  middle  to  I  of  inner  margin ;  a  round 
blackish  dot  in  middle  of  disc ;  an  irregular  sinuate  dark  fuscous 
line  from  £  of  costa  to  f  of  inner  margin,  beyond  which  the 
hindmarginal  area  is  usually  fuscous  with  one  or  two  obscure 
whitish  subapical  spots,  more  rarely  white  with  two  dots  above 
middle  of  hindmargin  and  one  below  dark  fuscous  :  cilia  varvins: 
from  fuscous  to  light  ochreous-yellowish.  Hindwings  orange  ;  a 
dark  fuscous  apical  spot,  connected  with  a  slender  dark  fuscous 
streak  along  hindmargin  to  near  anal  angle  ;  cilia  pale  orange, 
base  mixed  with  dark  fuscous. 

Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  in  October,  four  specimens. 

28.   Eutane,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  shortly  ciliated 
(1).  Palpi  short,  porrected,  with  rough  projecting  scales  beneath, 
terminal  joint  short,  concealed.  Thorax  and  femora  hairy  beneath. 
Forewings  with  vein  2  from  J.  4  and  5  approximated  at  base,  8, 
9,  and  10  out  of  7.  Hindwings  with  veins  3  and  4  stalked,  6  and 
7  stalked,  8  from  middle. 

84.  Eut.   terminalis.  Walk. 

{Eutane    terminalis,   Walk.   Bomb.    531 ;    E.    maculata,   Butl., 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  335.) 

^  £.  24-25  mm.  Head  orange.  Palpi  and  antennae  black. 
Thorax  black,  anterior  margin  orange.  Abdomen  black,  anal  tuft 
orange.     Legs  black,  coxae  and  posterior  tibiae  except  apex  orange. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  747 

Forewings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex 
rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely  lounded  ;  black  ;  markings  orange  ; 
a  broad  transverse  spot  near  base,  sometimes  reaching  inner  margin 
and  nearly  costa  ;  two  variable  opposite  spots  about  ^,  sometimes 
enlarged  and  confluent  to  form  a  rather  broad  fascia,  sometimes 
very  small  or  upper  almost  obsolete  ;  a  moderate  hardly  curved 
fascia  from  j?  of  costa  to  §  of  inner  margin,  attenuated  on  inner 
margin  ;  a  hindmarginal  band  of  three  moderate  spots,  two  upper 
often  confluent  on  margin  :  cilia  black.  Hind  wings  orange  ;  a 
variable  black  border,  sometimes  moderately  narrow,  sometimes 
occupying  half  length  of  wing  ;  cilia  black. 

Larva  feeds  on  lichen-dust  on  walls. 

Maryborough,  Queensland ;  Newcastle  and  Sydney,  New  South 
Wales ;  in  September,  October,  January,  and  February,  often 
very  abundant,  flying  in  sun  near  houses. 

29.  Asura,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennas  in  g  moderately  bipectinated 
throughout.  Palpi  moderate  or  short,  slender,  ascending,  loosely 
haired.  Thorax  and  femora  shortly  hairy  beneath.  Forewings 
with  vein  2  from  g-|,  6  from  point  with  9  or  separate,  7  and  8  out 
of  9,  11  anastomosing  or  connected  by  bar  with  12.  Hindwings 
with  veins  6  and  7  stalked,  8  from  |. 

A.  Hindwings  towards  base  orange 85.   lydia. 

B.  „  „  black. 

a.  Palpi  and  crown  black 86.   cervicalis. 

b.  ,,  ,,        orange 87.  habrotis. 

85.  As.  lydia,   Don. 
(Pitane  lydia,  Don., Walk.  Bomb.  532  ;  Asura  gaudens,  ib.  485.) 

£  £.  19-24  mm.  Head  and  palpi  orange,  space  between  antennas 
dark  fuscous.  Antennas,  thorax,  and  abdomen  blackish,  collar  and 
anal  tuft  orange.     Legs  blackish.     Forewings   elongate-triangular, 


748  REVISION    OP   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ; 
black  ;  markings  orange ;  a  moderately  broad  transverse  spot  near 
base,  sometimes  reaching  inner  margin,  and  nearly  costa  ;  two 
variable  opposite  spots  about  f,  sometimes  touching  margins  ;  an 
elongate  transverse  spot  in  middle,  rarely  connected  with  inner 
margin  ;  a  slender  irregular  slightly  curved  fascia  from  ^  of  costa 
to  |  of  inner  margin,  more  or  less  dilated  above  ;  a  hindmarginal 
band  of  three  moderate  spots  :  cilia  blackish.  Hindwings  orange  ; 
a  moderately  broad  hindmarginal  blackish  band,  sometimes  consi- 
derably narrowed  beneath  ;  a  moderate  blackish  fascia  from  costa 
before  middle  to  anal   angle,  rarely  absent ;  cilia  blackish. 

Queensland  ;  Glen  Innes  (3,000  feet),  Newcastle,  Sydney,  and 
Wollongoug,  New  South  Wales ;  Ferns  haw,  Victoria  ;  from  Sep- 
tember to  April,  common. 

86.  As.  cervicalis,  Walk. 

(Asura  cervicalis,  Walk.  Bomb.  484.) 

£.  28-34  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  and  thorax  black,  face  and 
collar  orange.  Abdomen  black,  with  dorsal  and  lateral  orange 
stripes.  Legs  blackish.  Forewings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa 
gently  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  rounded,  rather  strongly 
oblique ;  blackish,  with  five  moderate  irregular  orange  spots ;  first 
towards  base  above  inner  margin  ;  second  above  middle  of  disc ; 
third  above  middle  of  inner  margin;  fourth  in  disc  at  I;  fifth  above 
anal  angle,  more  or  less  bisected ;  cilia  blackish.  Hindwings 
blackish  ;  a  large  transverse  orange  discal  blotch  in  middle,  nearly 
reaching  middle  of  costa,  and  less  nearly  anal  angle  ;  cilia  blackish. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  (Mr.  Masters  states  formerly  common, 
but  not  of  late  years)  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  also  from  Tasmania  ; 
common. 

87.  As.  habrotis,  n.  sp. 

(J.  21  mm.  Differs  from  A.  cervicalis  only  as  follows  :  Head, 
palpi,  and  abdomen  wholly  orange.  Wings  considerably  narrower. 
Forewings  with  two  median  spots  almost  touching. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  749 

New  South  Wales  ;  one  specimen.  May  eventually  prove  to  be 
a  geographical  form  of  the  preceding  species,  but  at  present  seems 
distinct. 

30.  Metacrias,  n.g. 

Tongue  obsolete.  Antennae  in  $  moderately  bipectinated 
throughout.  Palpi  rather  short,  hairy,  concealed  in  rough  hairs  of 
head.  Thorax  and  femora  densely  hairy  beneath.  Anterior  tibiae 
with  developed  spine  beneath  and  apical  hook.  Wings  in  Q 
rudimentary.  Fore  wings  with  vein  2  from  f,  6  from  point  with 
or  out  of  9,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  sometimes  connected  with  9  at  a 
point  above  7.  Hind  wings  with  veins  3  and  4  almost  from  point, 
6  and  7  from  a  point  or  short-stalked,  8  from  ^. 

a.  Forewings    with    a    red     streak    from     base 

beneath  costa 89.  Huttonii. 

b.  Forewings   without   a  red  streak  from  base 

beneath  costa 88.  erichrysa. 

88.  Met.  erichrysa,  n.  sp. 
£.  31-33  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  and  thorax  black  ;  hairs 
beneath  thorax  and  partly  above  tending  to  become  pale  grey 
towards  tips.  Abdomen  black,  marked  with  yellow  on  sides  and 
sometimes  beneath.  Legs  yellow-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  straight,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  strongly 
rounded,  rather  oblique;  vein  10  separate;  black;  markings 
orange-yellow ;  a  slender  costal  streak,  much  dilated  on  basal 
fourth  ;  a  slender  dorsal  streak  ;  a  wedgeshaped  discal  spot  before 
middle  ;  a  moderately  broad  streak  along  submedian  fold  from 
near  base  to  |- ;  a  curved  discal  series  of  five  elongate  spots  about 
| ;  a  subterminal  series  of  eight  dots  or  small  spots,  more  or  less 
connected  by  fine  longitudinal  lines  with  hindmargin  :  cilia  pale 
ochreous-yellow,  basal  half  blackish.  Hind  wings  orange-yellow ; 
a  curved  black  transverse  discal  spot ;  a  moderate  irregular-edged 
black  hindmarginal  band,  on  upper  half  containing  three  or  four 
yellow  dots,  on  lower  half  with  an  elongate  orange-yellow  marginal 
spot  sending  an  acute  projection  to  inner  edge  of  band  near  anal 
angle  ;  cilia  pale  ochreous-yellow,  on  upper  half  black  at  base 


750  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Q.  Wholly  whitish-ochreous ;  wings  minute,  aborted  ;  legs  short, 
stout,  well-developed. 

Larva  wholly  black ;  hairs  black,  those  covering  segmental 
incisions  brownish-ochreous.  Feeds  on  Senecio  bellidioides,  in 
January.     Cocoon  rather  slight. 

Mount  Arthur  (4,000  feet),  New  Zealand  ;  five  specimens  taken 
and  bred  in  January. 

89.   Met.  Huttonii,  Butl. 

(Phaos  Huttonii,  Butl.  Cist.  Ent.  ii,  487.) 

£.  29  mm.  Differs  from  M.  erichrysa  only  as  follows  :  Head 
and  thorax  with  some  yellow-whitish  hairs.  Forewings  with  vein 
10  connected  with  9  at  a  point  above  7  ;  markings  whitish- 
ochreous  ;  no  costal  streak  ;  a  bright  crimson  subcostal  streak  from 
base  to  \.  Hindwings  yellow,  towards  base  mixed  with  blackish ; 
spots  in  hindmarginal  band  reduced,  supra-anal  spot  moderate, 
triangular,  not  reaching  edge  of  band. 

Lake  Wakatipu,  New  Zealand ;  discovered  by  Prof.  Hutton, 
who  also  observed  the  apterous  (j>. 

31.  Spilosoma,  Stph. 

Tongue  rudimentary.  Antennae  in  £  moderately  bipectinated 
throughout,  in  £  also  shortly  bipectinated  or  serrate.  Palpi 
moderate,  porrected,  with  appressed  scales  or  hairy  beneath, 
terminal  joint  rather  short,  somewhat  pointed.  Thorax  and 
femora  densely  hairy  beneath.  Anterior  tibiae  with  more  or  less 
developed  spine  beneath  and  apical  hook.  Forewings  with  vein  2 
from  middle,  6  from  near  or  rarely  out  of  9,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10 
out  of  9  below  7.  Hindwings  with  veins  4  and  5  rarely  short- 
stalked,  6  and  7  from  a  point  or  approximated  at  base,  8  from  ^. 

The  dark  markings  of  all  the  species  of  this  genus  are  very 
variable. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  751 

A.  Hind  wings  rosy. 

a.  Forewings  with  four  moderate  equidistant 

black  costal  spots 92.  erythrastis. 

b.  Forewings  without  such  spots 91.  fuscinula. 

B.  Hindwings  not  rosy. 

a.  Hind  wings  yellow 90.  interfixi. 

b.  „  white. 

1.  Thorax  with  dark  fuscous  stripes  .......93.  fulvohirta. 

2.  „        wholly  white  94.   obliqua. 

90.   Spil.  interjixa,  Walk. 

(Phaos  interfixa,  Walk.  Bomb.  627.) 
(J.  28-30  mm.  Head  and  palpi  black  mixed  with  ochreous- 
whitish.  Antenna)  black.  Thorax  black,  anterior  margin  and 
central  and  lateral  lines  ochreous-whitish.  Abdomen  rosy-crimson, 
with  transverse  black  spots  above,  beneath  whitish  with  three 
rows  of  blackish  spots.  Legs  whitish-ochreous,  anterior  femora  rosy- 
tinged.  Forewings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa  straight,  apex 
obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  whitish-ochreous ;  inner 
margin  narrowly  yellowish  ;  a  suffused  rosy  almost  costal  streak 
from  base  to  J  ;  lower  median  vein  and  branches,  and  vein  1 
slenderly  black ;  a  slender  blackish  fascia  before  middle,  not 
touching  margins ;  a  slender  blackish  fascia  at  §,  upper  half 
strongly  curved  outwards  and  interrupted  by  an  oblong  ochreous- 
yellow  spot  above  middle,  before  which  is  a  quadrate  black  spot ; 
a  moderate  irregular-edged  black  fascia  about  £  parallel  to  hind- 
margin  ;  a  moderate  black  hindmarginal  fascia,  cut  by  a  series  of 
elongate  whitish-ochreous  spots  not  quite  reaching  hindmargin : 
cilia  whitish-ochreous,  basal  half  black.  Hindwings  ochreous- 
yellow,  towards  base  and  along  costa  sufFusedly  mixed  with  black ; 
a  quadrate  black  discal  spot  touching  costal  suffusion  ;  branches  of 
lower  median  vein  sometimes  black  ;  a  rather  broad  black  hind- 
marginal  band,  containing  a  small  ochieous-yellow  mark  on  middle 
of  hindmargin  and  a  small  spot  above  anal  angle ;  cilia  pale 
yellowish,  basal  half  black ;  veins  4  and  5  short-stalked. 


752 


REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 


£  with  black  markings  of  forewings  much  broader  and  more 
confluent ;  hind  wings  without  spots  in  hindmarginal  band. 

var.  £  with  black  markings  of  forewings  broadly  suffused  and 
confluent,  obscuring  the  groundcolour,  which  is  reduced  to  a  few 
very  small  spots;  in  this  specimen  veins  9  and  10  of  forewings 
are  entirely  absent,  and  it  is  therefore  probably  to  be  regarded  as 
a  diseased  and  abnormal  form, 

Specially  recognisable  by  the  black  base  of  cilia,  and  the  yellow 
hindwings. 

Tasmania  ;  four  specimens  (Australian  Museum). 

91.  Sjril.  fuscinulay  Walk. 
(Arctia  fuscinula,    Walk.    Bomb.    616 ;  1  Phaos  vigens,    Butl., 

Proc.    Zool.    Soc.   Lond.    1878,   383  ;    P.   nigriceps,   ib.   383  ;    P. 
notatum,   ib.   383 ;  P.  nexum,  ib.  384  ;  P.  lacteatum,  ib.  384.) 

£  £.  31-36  mm.  Head  whitish-ochreous  or  ochreous,  some- 
times fuscous-tinged.  Palpi  and  antennae  blackish.  Thorax 
whitish-ochreous,  with  more  or  less  broad  central  aud  lateral 
blackish  stripes  from  behind  collar.  Abdomen  bright  rosy,  with 
dorsal  and  lateral  series  of  blackish  spots,  beneath  whitish- 
ochreous.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  femora  rosy.  Forewings  triangular, 
more  elongate  in  £,  costa  almost  straight,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rounded,  in  £  slightly,  in  £  moderately  oblique ;  whitish-ochreous, 
sometimes  fuscous-tinged  ;  markings  black,  very  variable ;  in 
lightest  specimens  basal  fourth  of  costa,  a  small  discal  spot, 
an  interrupted  thick  streak  beneath  central  portion  of  lower 
median  vein,  and  a  broadly  interrupted  streak  above  vein  1  black  ; 
in  darkest  specimens  also  with  disc  up  to  J  wholly  blackish, 
reaching  costa  and  inner  margin  at  ^,  and  posterior  and  hind- 
marginal  irregular  sometimes  confluent  blackish  fascia  ;  all  inter- 
mediate forms  :  cilia  wholly  whitish-ochreous,  rarely  fuscous- 
tinged.  Hindwings  light  rosy  ;  a  roundish  black  discal  spot ;  a 
black  hindmarginal  band,  sometimes  entire,  sometimes  reduced  to 
three  small  bisected  spots,  with  all  intermediate  forms :  cilia 
whitish-ochreous  ;  base  rosy. 


[by    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  753 

Distinguished  from  the  preceding  by  the  wholly  whitish- 
ochreous  cilia  and  rosy  hindwings  ;  the  $  is  distinctly  the  shortest- 
winged  species  relatively  of  the  genus,  but  the  difference  is  not 
noticeable  in  the  Q.  Northern  forms  tend  to  be  less  strongly 
marked  with  black  than  southern. 

Brisbane,  Queensland ;  Newcastle  and  Sydney,  New  South 
Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  from  August  to  October,  in  March 
and  June  ;  common. 

92.   Spil.  erythrastis,  n.  sp. 

£.  42  mm.  Head  ochreous-whitish,  face,  palpi,  and  antennge 
dark  fuscous.  Thorax  ochreous-whitish,  incisions  of  collar  pale 
rosy,  two  spots  on  anterior  margin,  one  on  each  patagium,  and  a 
dorsal  stripe  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  proportionately  long,  bright 
rosy,  beneath  ochreous-whitish,  with  a  dorsal  series  of  transverse 
black  spots  obsolete  towards  base,  and  double  lateral  series  of 
small  black  spots.  Legs  fuscous,  femora  and  middle  and  posterior 
tibite  rosy  above.  Forewings  rather  elongate-triangular,  costa 
anteriorly  straight,  arched  towards  apex,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin 
obliquely  rounded  ;  clear  ochreous-whitish ;  markings  blackish- 
fuscous  ;  five  irregular  transverse  series  of  small  spots,  first  four 
starting  from  moderate  subtriangular  spots  on  costa  ;  first  very 
near  base  ;  second  about  ^,  represented  only  by  one  spot  beneath 
costal ;  third  slightly  beyond  middle,  abruptly  curved  outwards  in 
disc,  thrice  interrupted  ;  fourth  about  f ,  represented  by  a  spot 
below  costal  spot  and  one  on  inner  margin  ;  fifth  consisting  of 
about  eight  dots,  irregularly  placed,  not  reaching  costa :  cilia 
ochreous-white,  with  five  dark  fuscous  spots  on  lower  §  of  hind- 
margin.  Hindwings  bright  rosy;  a  roundish  black  discal  spot; 
a  small  blackish  spot  towards  apex,  and  two  transversely  placed 
towards  hindmargin  above  anal  angle ;  cilia  whitish,  base  whitish- 
ochreous.  Undersurface  of  forewings  suffused  with  bright  rosy 
towards  disc. 

Specially  characterised  by  the  peculiar  shape  of  wing  and 
elongate  abdomen ;    differs   from    S.   fuscinula,   the   only    other 


754  KEVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

species  with  rosy  hindwings,  by  the  conspicuous  equidistant  costal 
spots,  absence  of  costal  basal  streak  and  of  median  and  submedian 
streaks,  and  by  the  dark  spots  of  cilia. 

Lizard  Island,  off  Cape  Flattery,  Queensland  ;  one  specimen 
(Coll.  Macleay). 

93.  Spil.  fulvohirta,  Walk. 

(Ardices  fulvohirta,  Walk.  Bomb.  710;  Spilosoma  subocellatum, 
ib.  1697  ;  S.  conferta,  ib.  Suppl.  295.) 

£  Q.  46-63  mm.  Head  white,  face  blackish.  Palpi  rosy,  base 
and  apex  fuscous.  Antennae  blackish.  Thorax  white  or  ochreous- 
white,  shoulders  narrowly  red,  a  short  stripe  on  patagia  and  central 
more  or  less  complete  stripe  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  yellow, 
ochreous-orange,  or  red,  with  dorsal  row  of  large  transverse  black 
spots,  and  lateral  rows  of  small  spots,  beneath  whitish,  sometimes 
banded  with  black,  sometimes  wholly  black  except  reddish-white 
segmental  margins.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  femora  red.  Forewings 
elongate-triangular,  costa  almost  straight,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  white ;  markings  fuscous,  somewhat 
darker-margined  ;  five  variable  irregular  fasciae,  interrupted  by 
white  lines  on  veins,  and  an  irregular  sometimes  interrupted  dorsal 
streak  from  base  to  middle  ;  first  and  second  fasciae  angulated, 
sometimes  suffused  together  and  with  third  below  middle  ;  third 
from  costa  beyond  middle  to  inner  margin  beyond  middle,  sinuate, 
containing  a  variable  white  spot  above  middle  ;  fourth  and  fifth 
irregularly  confluent  above  middle,  fifth  sometimes  broken  and 
confused,  third  and  fourth  sometimes  confluent  ;  sometimes  a  hind- 
marginal  row  of  small  spots  :  cilia  white,  partly  barred  with 
fuscous  on  basal  half.  Hindwings  white ;  a  roundish  fuscous 
discal  spot  before  middle ;  a  variable  subterminal  fuscous  fascia  or 
series  of  spots  ;  some  scattered  irregular  fuscous  dots  on  hind- 
margin  ;  cilia  white. 

Very  like  the  following  in  some  forms,  but  always  distinguished 
from  it  by  the  dark  fuscous  stripes  of  thorax. 

Queensland  ;  Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria  ; 
Tasmania  ;  Albany,  West  Australia  ;    common,  in  October. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  755 

94.   Siril'  obliqua,  Walk. 

(Syrilosoma  obliqua,  Walk.,  Bomb.  679  ;  Ardices  canescens,  Butl. 
Cist.  Ent.  ii,  29  ;   Spilarctia  obliqua,  ib.  41.) 

^  9.  41-57  mm.  Differs  from  S.  fulvohirta  only  as  follows: 
Thorax  wholly  white.  Abdomen  red,  with  small  dorsal  and 
lateral  black  spots,  beneath  white.  Forewings  with  a  black  dot 
on  base  of  costa  ;  first  fascia  wholly  absent ;  a  discal  dot  beyond 
second  ;  last  three  fasciae  reduced  to  a  single  fascia,  furcate  or 
trifurcate  towards  costa ;  some  dots  towards  hindmargin  in 
middle  :  cilia  white,  with  two  fuscous  bars  above  middle,  some- 
times barred  throughout  with  fuscous.  Hind  wings  white;  a 
small  fuscous  discal  spot  before  middle ;  three  fuscous  spots 
towards  hindmargin,  first  beneath  apex,  two  above  anal  angle. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  in  September, 

common. 

32.  Areas,  Walk. 

Tongue  developed,  rather  short.  Antenna?  less  than  half  fore- 
wings,  in  ^  shortly  bipectinated,  pectinations  obsolete  towards 
base  and  apex.  Palpi  rather  short,  thickened  with  rough  scales 
beneath,  terminal  joint  short.  Thorax  hairy  beneath.  Anterior 
tibia?  with  well-developed  apical  hook.  Forewings  with  vein  2 
from  f ,  4  and  5  from  a  point  or  stalked,  6  from  very  near  or  out 
of  9,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  out  of  9  below  7.  Hind  wings  with 
veins  4  and  5  from  a  point  or  short-stalked,  6  and  7  from  point  or 
stalked,  8  from  before  middle. 

Not  having  seen  Walker's  type  of  Areas,  I  have  been  compelled 
to  rely  on  Mr.  Butler's  authority  for  the  use  of  the  name  for  this 
genus. 

a.  Thorax  with  two  black  spots 96.  costalis. 

b.  „      without       „         „     95.  marginata. 

95.  Ar.  marginata,  Don. 

(Phalcena  marginata,   Don.   Ins.   N.   II.  ;  Areas  Moorei,  Butl., 

Cist.  Ent.  ii,  23,  111.  Het.  V,  28,  pi.  LXXXV,  2  ;  A.  roseicostis 

ib.,  Cist.  Ent.  ii,  23.) 
49 


756  REVISION    OP   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

g  (j).  37-56  mm.  Head  and  thorax  white,  incision  of  neck 
red.  Palpi  red,  terminal  joint  black.  Antennae  black.  Abdomen 
red,  with  dorsal  series  of  black  transverse  spots,  and  lateral  series 
of  small  spots,  beneath  white  with  two  series  of  black  dots.  Legs 
black,  femora  red,  beneath  white.  Forewings  very  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rounded, 
rather  strongly  oblique ;  shining  white ;  a  very  slender  costal 
black  streak  from  base  to  near  apex,  sometimes  absent  ;  a  slender 
red  streak  beneath  this  from  base  almost  to  apex ;  a  slender  black 
streak  along  lower  median  vein  from  base  to  |,  sometimes  absent ; 
sometimes  a  black  dot  beneath  costa  at  §  ;  a  black  elongate  dot 
near  hindmargin  on  vein  2  and  another  on  vein  5,  both  variable 
and  sometimes  absent :  cilia  white.  Hind  wings  shining  white  ;  a 
small  black  transverse  discal  median  spot ;  four  small  irregular 
almost  or  quite  marginal  black  spots,  first  above  apex,  fourth  above 
anal  angle  :  cilia  white. 

var.  a.  Head  and  thorax  suffused  with  ochreous  or  rosy ; 
forewings  suffused  with  rosy  or  yellowish-tinged,  a  subcostal  some- 
times furcate  black  streak,  median  streak  thicker,  trifurcate  or 
quadrifurcate,  a  subdorsal  black  streak  :  hind  wings  tinged  or 
suffused  with  rosy,  two  lower  marginal  black  spots  sometimes 
connected  with  broad  blackish  longitudinal  streaks  nearly  reaching 
base. 

var.  |3.  Forewings  and  hind  wings  wholly  without  black 
markings. 

Varies  much  according  to  locality,  but  all  the  varieties  are 
connected  by  intermediate  forms  and  certainly  identical,  except 
perhaps  var.  /3,  which  however  I  believe  to  be  only  an  accidental 
sport.  Generally  speaking,  it  is  only  in  the  most  Southern  speci- 
mens that  the  black  markings  of  the  forewings  are  much 
developed ;  in  going  North  they  tend  to  disappear  ;  at  Sydney  the 
normal  form  is  that  described  as  typical,  whence  a  perfect  series  of 
geographical  forms  can  be  obtained  leading  to  the  Cook  town  form, 
in  which  the  black  markings  of  the  forewings  are  usually  wholly 
absent ;  the  single  specimen  of  var.  0   was  from  Rockhampton. 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S,  757 

Butler's  figure  of  A.  Moorei  from  India  does  not  differ  from  the 

normal  Cook  town  form. 

Cooktown,   Duaringa,   Rockhampton,    Gayndah,   and   Brisbane, 

Queensland  ;  Newcastle  and  Sydney,  New  South  Wales;  Melbourne 

and  Warragul,  Victoria  ;  Port  Lincoln,  South  Australia  ;  common. 

Also  from  India. 

96.  At.  costalis,  Walk. 

(Aloa  costalis,  Walk.  Suppl.  301.) 
£.  45  mm.  Head  white,  posterior  margin  red.  Palpi  reddish, 
apex  dark  fuscous.  Antennae  blackish.  Thorax  white,  posterior 
margin  of  collar  red,  patagia  with  black  central  spot.  Abdomen 
red,  beneath  and  at  apex  white,  with  a  dorsal  series  of  transverse 
blackish  spots,  and  double  lateral  series  of  small  black  spots. 
Legs  dark  fuscous,  beneath  white,  femora  red  above  except  at  apex. 
Forewings  very  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex 
rounded,  hindmargin  very  obliquely  rounded ;  white  ;  a  narrow 
red  costal  streak  ;  a  small  black  spot  beneath  costa  near  base  ;  a 
somewhat  curved  series  of  four  black  spots  from  J  of  costa  to  ^  of 
inner  margin  ;  two  small  black  discal  spots  placed  transversely 
beyond  middle  ;  a  curved  somewhat  sinuate  series  of  nine  small 
confluent  blackish  spots  from  f  of  costa  to  f  of  inner  margin  ; 
three  small  blackish  spots  between  this  and  hindmargin,  on  costa, 
above  middle,  and  at  f  ;  a  hindmarginal  series  of  small  semioval 
confident  blackish  spots  :  cilia  white,  base  blackish.  Hindwings 
white,  base  reddish-tinged  ;  a  blackish  discal  spot ;  a  rather 
narrow  blackish  hindmarginal  fascia,  attenuated  round  apex, 
acutely  indented  below  apex,  in  middle,  and  towards  anal  angle, 
median  indentation  bifurcate  ;  cilia  white,  base  blackish. 
North  Australia  ',  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay). 

33.  Deiopeia,  Stph. 
Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  shortly  ciliated 
(|),  with  scattered  longer  cilia.  Palpi  moderate,  arched,  ascending, 
second  joint  thickened  with  dense  loosely  appressed  scales, 
terminal  joint  moderate,  cylindrical,  obtuse.  Spurs  extremely 
short.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  5,  7  and  8  out  of  9.  Hind- 
wings  with  veins  6  and  7  approximated  at  base,  8  from  middle. 


758  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

97.  Deio.  pulchella,  L. 

<J  Q.  33-36  mm.  Head  and  thorax  ochreous-whitish,  spotted 
with  black  and  orange.  Palpi  whitish,  terminal  joint  black. 
Antennae  blackish.  Abdomen  white.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  posterior 
pair  white.  Fore  wings  extremely  elongate -triangular,  costa 
slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rather  obliquely  rounded; 
ochreous-whitish  ;  six  angulated  transverse  series  of  black  dots 
between  veins,  first  subbasal,  sixth  hindmarginal,  alternating  with 
five  series  of  two  or  three  small  subquadrate  red  spots,  one  of  each 
series  being  costal ;  four  additional  black  dots  transversely  placed 
in  disc  between  fourth  and  fifth  series  :  cilia  white,  terminal  half 
barred  with  grey.  Hind  wings  white;  two  almost  connected  small 
blackish  discal  spots  on  transverse  veins ;  a  narrow  irregular 
blackish-grey  hindmarginal  band,  dilated  into  a  triangular  blotch 
at  apex,  and  an  irregular  quadrate  smaller  blotch  below  middle; 
cilia  white,  base  dark  grey. 

Brisbane,  Queensland ;  Newcastle  and  Sydney,  New  South 
Wales;  Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia;  in  September,  March, 
and  April,  common,  sometimes  in  abundance.  Also  from  ISew 
Guinea,  Philippines,  Ceylon,  India,  Africa,  and  South  Europe. 

HYPSIDAE. 

Ocelli  present.  Antennae  about  f,  not  thickened.  Maxillary 
palpi  absent.  Posterior  tibise  with  spurs  all  present.  Frenum 
developed.  Porewings  with  1  simple  at  base,  7,  8,  and  9  stalked. 
Hindwings  with  lc  absent,  6  and  7  approximated  at  base  or 
stalked,  8  anastomosing  with  upper  margin  of  cell,  separating 
towards  base,  or  connected  by  a  median  bar  only.  Larvae 
16-legged,  uniformly  clothed  with  fascicles  of  long  hairs. 

Differs  essentially  from  the  Arctiadae  by  vein  8  of  the  hindwings 
not  coinciding  completely  with  upper  margin  of  cell  towards  base. 
The  family  is  principally  tropical,  and  only  three  Australian  genera 
are  strictly  referable  to  it.  At  the  end  of  these  I  have  added  the 
genus  Digama,  which  is  really  allied  to  them,  but  differs  essentially 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S.  759 

in  having  vein  8  of  the  hindwings  approximated  but  not  connected 
to  the  upper  margin  of  cell ;  it  cannot  therefore  be  included  in  the 
family  as  defined,  but  may  be  regarded  as  an  unattached  genus  for 
the  present,  until  I  obtain  further  material  to  constitute  a  family. 
All  four  genera  are  characteristically  Indo-Malayan. 

A.  Hindwings    with    vein  8    anastomosing     with 

margin  of  cell. 

a.  Antennae  in  <J  filiform 35.  Amerila. 

b.  „  „     more  or  less  pectinated  ...34.  Nyctemera. 

B.  Hindwings  with  vein  8  connected  with  cell  by 

a  bar  36.  Hypsa. 

From  these  Digama  differs  as  mentioned  above. 


34.  Nyctemera,  Hb. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  more  or  less  bipectinated 
throughout,  sometimes  shortly  in  £  also.  Palpi  moderately  long, 
porrected  or  rather  ascending,  with  appressed  scales,  terminal  joint 
moderate,  cylindrical.  Forewings  with  6  out  of  9  or  separate,  7 
and  8  out  of  9,  10  connected  with  9  by  a  bar.  Hindwings  with  6 
and  7  stalked  or  separate,  8  anastomosing  shortly  with  margin  of 
cell  near  base. 

1.  Hindwings  yellow 103.  cribraria. 

„     not         „     2 

2.  Forewings  with  white  submarginal  spots 102.  separata. 

„  without  ,,    3. 

3.  Cilia  of  wings  yellow- whitish  except  base 98.  arnica. 

,,  „       wholly  blackish 4. 

4.  Hindwings  with  small  white  spot 99.  annulata. 

„  ,,       disc  wholly  white 5. 

5.  Fascia  of  forewings  divided   by  black  veins 

into  six  spots  100.  tertiana. 

Fascia  of  forewings  undivided  101.  crescens. 


760  REVISION   OF   AUSTRALIAN   LEPIDOPTERA, 

98.  Nyct.  arnica,  White. 

(Agagles  amicus,  White,  Grey's  Disc.  482  ;  Nyctemera  annulata, 
Walk,  (nee  Boisd.)  Bomb.  391.) 

(J  £.  35-39  mm.  Head  black,  a  spot  on  side  of  face  and  incision 
of  neck  orange.  Palpi  black,  basal  joint  orange.  Antennae  black, 
in  (J  rather  strongly,  in  £  shortly  pectinated.  Thorax  black, 
margin  of  collar  and  a  stripe  on  each  side  of  back  meeting  behind 
orange,  margins  of  patagia  whitish-ochreous.  Abdomen  orange, 
base  of  segments  black,  dilating  into  a  dorsal  spot.  Legs  blackish, 
beneath  whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  rather  elongate-triangular, 
costa  posteriorly  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rather  obliquely  rounded ;  blackish  ;  an  orange  basal  dot  beneath 
costa  ;  veins  sometimes  marked  with  very  fine  yellow- whitish  lines 
towards  base ;  dorsal  margin  very  slenderly  yellowish- white  from 
near  base  to  middle  ;  a  moderately  broad  irregular-edged  ochreous- 
white  fascia  from  costa  beyond  middle  towards  anal  angle,  not 
reaching  it,  on  costa  blackish-edged,  interrupted  by  a  blackish  line 
on  lower  median  vein  :  cilia  yellow-whitish  or  pale  yellow,  basal 
half  black.  Hind  wings  with  veins  6  and  7  from  a  point ;  blackish  ; 
a  moderate  irregular  ochreous-white  spot  beyond  middle  towards 
costa  ;  cilia  as  in  forewings. 

Larva  black ;  hairs  spinose,  black  ;  spots  large,  shining ;  dorsal 
line  red  ;  lateral  irregular,  red,  interrupted  by  a  whitish  spot  on 
each  segment ;  sometimes  a  series  of  obscure  whitish  spots  about 
spiracles,  and  an  interrupted  dull  red  subspiracular  line,  both  often 
nearly  obsolete  ;  head  black.     Feeds  on  various  species   of  Senecio. 

Newcastle  and  Sydney,  New  South  Wales;  Melbourne,  Vic- 
toria; Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia;  in  June,  July,  September, 
and  November,  generally  common. 

99.  Nyct.  annulata,  Boisd. 

(Leptosoma  annulatum,  Boisd,  Yoy.  Astr.  V,  197,  pi.  V,  9,, 
Dbld.  Dieff.  N.  Zeal.  ii.  284  ;  Nyctemera  Doubledayi,  Walk.  Bomb. 
392.) 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  761 

(J  9-  38  42  mm.  Differs  from  N  arnica  only  as  follows  :  Head 
and  patagia  wholly  black.  Abdomen  with  black  bands  broader, 
not  perceptibly  dilated.  Wings  with  white  markings  much  smaller, 
sometimes  almost  wholly  obsolete  ;  no  white  lines  on  veins  or  inner 
margin  ;  cilia  wholly  black. 

Larva  black  ;  hairs  black  ;  spots  large,  indigo  blue  ;  dorsal  and 
lateral  lines  narrow,  irregular,  reddish-orange  ;  head  black.  Feeds 
on  various  species  of  Senecio,  sometimes  completely  stripping  the 
plants. 

New  Zealand,  abundant  throughout  North  and  South  Islands  ; 
according  to  Boisduval's  original  statement  also  from  New  Guinea, 
but  I  think  this  is  probably  an  error,  to  be  regarded  as  a  lapsus 
calami  ;  at  least,  it  has  never  been  confirmed. 

100.  Nyct.  tertiana,  Meyr. 

(Nyctemera  tertiana,  Meyr.,  Ent.  Mo.  Mag.  XXIII,  15  ;  N. 
latistriga,  Snell.  (nee.  Walk.),  Tijd.  v.    Ent.   1878,  72,  pi.  VI,  6.) 

^  Q.  42-48  mm.  Differs  from  N.  crescens  only  as  follows  ; 
Abdominal  segments  with  broader  apical  ochreous-yellow  rings. 
Forewings  dark  fuscous,  with  all  main  veins  and  median  and  sub- 
median  folds  yellow-whitish  anteriorly ;  fascia  divided  by  dark 
fuscous  veins  into  six  spots.  Hindwings  often  (not  always)  with 
inner  margin  very  broadly  dark  fuscous,  so  that  the  white  is 
reduced  to  a  large  roundish  discal  blotch. 

Cooktown,  Queensland ;  ten  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay  and 
Lucas).     Also  from  Celebes. 

101.  Nyct.  crescens,  Walk. 

{Nyctemera  crescens,  Walk.  Suppl.  204.) 
^  9.  39-44  mm.  Head  ochreous-yellow,  with  a  large  black  spot 
on  face  and  another  on  crown.  Palpi  dark  fuscous,  basal  half 
yellowish.  Antennae  dark  fuscous,  in  <J  rather  strongly,  in  £ 
shortly  pectinated.  Thorax  black,  a  stripe  on  each  side  of  back 
and   margins    of    collar    and  patagia    ochreous-yellow.     Abdomen 


762  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

blackish,  all  segments  with  apical  white  rings,  becoming  yellowish 
beneath,  anal  tuft  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  blackish.  Forewings 
rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  blackish ;  dorsal  margin  very  nar- 
rowly yellowish-white  from  near  base  to  §  ;  vein  1  yellowish-white 
anteriorly  ;  a  moderately  broad  irregular-edged  ochreous-white 
fascia  from  beyond  middle  of  costa  towards  anal  angle,  not  reaching 
it,  on  costa  blackish-edged,  anterior  edge  acutely  indented  in 
middle  :  cilia  blackish.  Hindwings  with  veins  6  and  7  stalked  ; 
white  ;  costa  narrowly  grey ;  a  moderately  broad  irregular-edged 
black  hindmarginal  band,  semicircularly  excavated  towards 
middle  ;   cilia  blackish. 

Cooktown  and  Cairns,  Queensland  ;  five  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay 
and  Lucas). 

102.  Nyct.  separata.  Walk. 

(Nyctemera  separata,  Walk.  Suppl.  204.) 
^  £.  40-41  mm.  Head  yellow-whitish,  with  a  blackish  spot  on 
forehead  and  another  on  crown.  Palpi  dark  fuscous,  basal  half 
pale  yellowish.  Antennse  dark  fuscous,  in  £  with  very  short 
pectinations  terminating  in  long  cilia,  in  Q  simply  ciliated.  Thorax 
whitish-yellow,  with  ten  blackish  spots.  Abdomen  white,  segments 
grey  towards  base,  anal  tuft  of  £  yellowish.  Legs  grey.  Forewings 
rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse, 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  rather  light  fuscous  ;  dorsal  edge 
very  narrowly  white  ;  an  irregular-edged  white  fascia  from  beyond 
middle  of  costa  to  before  anal  angle,  rarely  reaching  inner  margin, 
in  one  specimen  reduced  to  a  costal  spot  and  three  dots  ;  two  small 
sometimes  confluent  white  spots  towards  apex,  and  a  third  towards 
hindmargin  in  middle  :  cilia  pale  fuscous.  Hindwings  with  veins 
6  and  7  from  a  point ;  white  ;  an  irregular  moderate  dark  grey 
hindmarginal  band,  indented  beneath  apex,  containing  a  small 
white  almost  apical  spot,  and  a  second  (sometimes  confluent  with 
disc  near  middle  of  hindmargin  ;  cilia  grey. 

Cape  York,   Cooktown,  and   Cairns,   Queensland  ;  seven  speci- 
mens (Coll  Macleay  and  Masters).     Also  from  Aru  and  Ceram. 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  763 

103.   Nyct.  cribraria,  CI. 

{Phalaena  cribraria,  CI.  ;  Noctua  astrea,  Drury,  Ins.  Exot.  ii., 
11,  pi.  VI,  3  ;  Bombyx  pylotis,  F.  ;  Xanlhesthes  guttata,  Ramb.  ; 
Aryina  notata  Butl.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  365.) 

£  £.  39-44  ram.  Head  and  palpi  ochreous-yellow,  terminal 
joint  black.  Antennae  dark  fuscous,  in  £  with  very  short  pectina- 
tions terminating  in  long  cilia,  in  Q  simply  ciliated.  Thorax 
ochreous-yellow,  with  seven  small  black  sometimes  pale-margined 
spots.  Abdomen  deep  ochreous-yellow,  with  dorsal,  lateral,  and 
ventral  series  of  small  black  spots.  Legs  ochreous-yellow,  anterior 
and  middle  pair  dark  fuscous  above.  Forewings  rather  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rather 
obliquely  rounded  ;  ochreous-yellow  or  light  orange  ;  five  transverse 
irregular  series  of  from  six  to  nine  small  black  spots,  often  sur- 
rounded with  ochreous-whitish  rings  ;  first  angulated,  second  and 
third  sinuate,  fourth  and  fifth  curved,  fifth  hindmarginal  except 
near  apex ;  two  similar  spots  near  base,  on  costa  and  in  middle  ; 
four  similar  spots  in  a  transverse  irregular  row  in  disc  between 
third  and  fourth  series  :  cilia  ochreous-yellow.  Hindwings  with 
veins  6  and  7  from  a  point,  anal  angle  in  £  produced  into  a  short 
projection ;  orange-yellow,  with  seven  or  eight  black  spots  ;  two 
or  three  in  a  median  series,  one  in  disc  beyond  middle,  one  towards 
inner  margin  at  |-,  and  three  submarginal  ;  three  round  black  dots 
on  hindmargin  towards  middle  ;  a  small  black  spot  on  anal  pro- 
jection ;  cilia  yellow. 

Cape  York,  Cooktown,  Towns ville,  Duaringa,  and  Brisbane, 
Queensland  ;  generally  common  towards  the  north.  Also  from 
China,  Ceylon,  India,  Madagascar,  Africa,  probably  thrmghout 
tropical  regions  of  the  Old  World. 

35.  Amerila,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  simple,  with 
scattered  short  cilia.  Palpi  moderate,  arched,  ascending,  with 
loosely  appressed  scales,  basal  joint  rough  beneath  and  somewhat 
tufted  above,  terminal  joint  moderate,   cylindrical,    obtuse.     Tarsi 


764  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

spinose.  Forewings  in  £  beneath  often  with  a  small  pencil  of 
hairs  on  vein  1  towards  middle  ;  2  from  §,  3,  4,  and  5  approximated 
at  base,  6  from  near  9,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  connected  with  9  by- 
bar.  Hindwings  in  <J  sometimes  with  several  long  spreading 
pencils  of  hair  on  inner  margin  ;  3,  4,  5  approximated  at  base,  6 
and  7  approximated  at  base,  8  anastomosing  with  upper  margin  of 
cell  from  near  base  to  beyond  middle. 

A.  Forewings  with  darker  apical  patch. 

a.  Forewings  with  large  white  basal  patch..  105.  brachyleuca. 

b.  „  without  ,,  „      104,  astreas. 

B.  Forewings  without  darker  patch. 

a.  Abdomen  rosy 106.  serica. 

b.  ,,  whitish-ochreous 107.  rubripes. 

104.  Amer.  astreas,  Drury. 
{Sphinx  astreas*  Drury,  Ins.  Exot.  ii,  pi.  XXVIII,  4.) 
£.  56  mm.  Head  ochreous-whitish,  with  a  black  dot  on  fore- 
head and  another  on  crown.  Palpi  red,  white  beneath,  apex  of  all 
joints  broadly  black.  Antennae  dark  fuscous,  near  base  red  on 
back,  basal  joint  whitish  above,  red  beneath.  Thorax  pale  whitish- 
fuscous,  with  eight  round  black  dots  on  back  in  two  series,  two  on 
each  shoulder,  and  one  on  each  patagium.  Abdomen  rosy,  beneath 
white,  with  a  double  lateral  row  of  black  dots.  Legs  rose-red, 
anterior  and  middle  tibite  fuscous.  Forewings  elongate-triangular, 
costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  gently  rounded, 
very  oblique ;  semihyaline,  tinged  with  whitish-fuscous  ;  veins 
fuscous  ;  a  black  dot  on  base  of  costa,  a  second  in  middle  of  base,, 
and  a  third  close  beyond  second  ;  costa  and  inner  margin  suffused 
with  whitish-fuscous  ;  a  moderately  broad  fuscous  bar  on  trans- 
verse vein,  connected  on  costa  with  a  subtriangular  fuscous  apical 
patch,  of  which  the  anterior  margin  is  subdentate  on  veins,  and 
extends  from  §  of  costa  to  middle  of  hindmargin.  Hindwings 
short,  triangular,  hindmargin  almost  straight ;  semihyaline,  tinged 
with  whitish-fuscous,  more  strongly  towards  inner  margin  ;  veins 
fuscous  ;  a  narrow  fuscous  apical  spot. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  P.E.S.  765 

Cape  York,  Queensland ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay).  Also 
from  India.  It  appears  to  me  that  BoisduvaPs  description  under 
the  name  of  Chelonia  saucia,  Voy.  Astr.  V.,  214,  (of  which  Lithosia 
arthus-bertrand  (!),  Guer.,  is  certainly  a  synonym),  indicates  a 
species  closely  allied  to  A.  astreas }  but  distinct. 


105.  Amer,    brachyleuca,  n.  sp. 

(J  £.  65-72.  mm.  Differs  from  A.  astreas  only  as  follows : 
Groundcolour  of  head  and  thorax  white,  incisions  of  neck 
and  collar  and  posterior  edge  of  collar  rosy-red  ;  basal  joint  of 
antennae  wholly  red.  Forewings  with  basal  fourth  white,  bounded 
by  a  broad  fuscous  fascia,  of  which  the  anterior  edge  is  curved 
inwards,  running  from  ^  of  costa  to  beyond  5  of  inner  margin, 
well-defined,  posterior  edge  suffused.  Hindwings  with  hindmargin 
more  sinuate  (longer  in  £  than  in  Q),  transverse  vein  marked  with 
a  narrow  fuscous  bar. 

Cooktown,  Bowen,  and  Gayndah,  Queensland  ;  five  specimens 
(Coll.  Macleay  and  Masters).  This  is  evidently  the  species 
described  by  Walker  under  the  name  of  the  previous  one  (A.astraea, 
Walk.  Bomb.  725). 

106.  Amer.  serica,  n.  sp. 

^  9.  52-54  mm.  Head  white,  with  a  black  dot  on  crown.  Palpi 
red,  white  beneath,  apex  of  all  joints  black.  Antennae  fuscous, 
towards  base  red,  basal  joint  red  with  a  black  apical  spot.  Thorax 
white,  with  black  dots  as  in  A.  astreas.  Abdomen  and  legs  as  in 
A.  astreas.  Forewings  formed  as  in  A.  astreas ;  pale  whitish- 
fuscous,  unicolorous  ;  extreme  base  white,  with  a  black  dot  on  base 
of  costa,  and  a  second  in  middle  of  base.  Hindwings  very  pale 
whitish-fuscous,  unicolorous. 

Rockhampton  and  Gayndah,  Queensland  ;  four  specimens  (Coll. 
Macleay  and  Masters). 


766  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

107.  Amer.  rubripes,  "Walk. 
(Amerila  rubripes,  Walk.  Suppl.  304.) 

£.  52-60  mm.  Head  white.  Palpi  rosy,  white  beneath,  apex 
of  second  and  terminal  joints  narrowly  black.  Antennae  whitish- 
fuscous,  towards  base  rosy,  basal  joint  white,  red  beneath.  Thorax 
white,  with  black  dots  as  in  A.  astreas,  incisions  of  neck  and  collar 
and  posterior  edge  of  collar  rosy.  Abdomen  whitish-ochreous, 
beneath  white,  with  double  lateral  row  of  black  dots.  Legs  white, 
femora  red  above,  anterior  tai  si  and  tibiae  internally  rosy.  Fore- 
wings  formed  as  in  A.  astreas  ;  snow-white  ;  a  black  dot  on  base  of 
costa,  a  small  one  in  middle  of  base,  and  a  larger  one  close  beyond 
it.  Hind  wings  with  hindmargin  rather  strongly  sinuate  ;  snow- 
white. 

Cooktown,  Bowen,  and  Rockhanipton,  Queensland  ;  thiee  speci- 
mens (Coll.  Macleay). 

36.  Hypsa,  Hb. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  ciliated  shortly 
or  with  moderate  fascicles  (1),  and  scattered  longer  single  cilia. 
Palpi  long,  ascending,  smoothly  scaled,  second  joint  rather  long, 
terminal  joint  not  much  shorter  than  second,  slender,  cylindrical, 
round-pointed.  Forewings  in  <J  beneath  with  roundish  impression 
towards  inner  margin  in  middle,  bordered  above  by  an  oblique 
strigil  ;  2  from  J,  3,  4,  5  tolerably  approximated,  6  from  near  9, 

7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  connected  with  9  by  bar.     Hind  wings  with 
veins  3,  4,  5  approximated  at  base,  6  and  7  approximated  at  base, 

8  connected  with  upper  margin  of  cell  by  bar  before  middle. 
A  Hindwings  with  blackish  marginal  band. 

a.  Hindwings  white  or  whitish. 

1.  Forewings  light  grey,  greenish-tinged...  108.  basilissa. 

2.  ,,  rather  dark  brown 109.   dama. 

b.  Hindwings  deep  yellow. 

1.  Hindwings  with  blackish  median  fascia..  110.  plagiata. 

2.  ,,  without  „      112.  australis 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  767 

B.   Hindwings  without  marginal  band. 


&j 


a.  Hindwings  without  dark  markings 114.   chloropyga. 

b.  ,,         with  blackish  markings. 

1.  Hindwings   with  subterminal   series  of 

black  spots  111.  caricae. 

2.  Hindwings  without  subterminal  series  of 

black    spots    113.  nesophora. 


108.  Hyps,   basilissa,  n.  sp. 

^  Q.  68-72  mm.  Head  white,  crown  and  forehead  orange- 
Palpi  black,  upper  longitudinal  half  of  second  joint  and  base 
of  first  joint  white.  Antennse  dark  grey,  with  a  white  streak 
above  towards  base,  ciliations  J.  Thorax  white,  sprinkled  with 
orange,  collar  and  margins  of  patagia  orange,  a  posterior 
round  spot,  one  on  each  shoulder,  and  one  in  middle  of  each 
patagium  black.  Abdomen  ochreous-yellow,  towards  base  white, 
with  dorsal  row  of  black  dots,  beneath  white  with  two  rows  of 
small  black  spots.  Legs  white,  femora  and  tibiae  striped  with 
black.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  strongly  arched,  apex 
obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  light  grey,  greenish-tinged  ; 
veins  and  folds  white  •  a  small  orange  basal  spot ;  a  black  dot  on 
costa  almost  at  base,  and  a  small  black  spot  in  middle  very  near 
base  ;  a  broad  irregularly  curved  white  fascia  from  costa  at  #, 
narrowed  beneath,  and  reaching  to  near  inner  margin  at  |,  below 
middle  with  black  band  of  undersurf ace  showing  through  obscurely: 
cilia  dark  grey,  with  white  spots  on  veins.  Hindwings  white ;  a 
moderate  subtriangular  black  spot  towards  costa  beyond  middle  ; 
a  moderate  blue-black  hindmarginal  band,  inner  edge  dentate, 
broadest  at  apex,  attenuated  to  anal  angle  ;  cilia  grey,  with  white 
spots  on  veins. 

Cooktown  and  Cairns,  Queensland ;  four  specimens  (Coll. 
Macleay).  Allied  to  H.  dominia,  Cr.,  and  II.  marmorea,  Walk., 
but  with  hindmarginal  band  of  hindwings  entire. 


768  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

109.  Hyps,  dama,  F. 

(Noctua  dama,  F.,  Don.,  Boisd.  •  ?  Phalaena  silvandra,  Or. 
369  D.) 

£  £.  57-64  mm.  Head  and  thorax  deep  orange  ;  a  black  dot 
on  each  side  of  collar,  and  a  small  black  anterior  spot  on  each 
patagium.  Palpi  blackish,  lower  longitudinal  half  of  basal  and 
second  joints  ochreous-yellow.  Antennae  blackish,  fascicles  1. 
Abdomen  orange,  with  dorsal  series  of  transverse  black  spots,  and 
two  sometimes  confluent  series  of  small  spots  on  each  side  beneath. 
Legs  fuscous,  beneath  ochreous-whitish.  Forewings  rather  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin 
rounded,  rather  strongly  oblique,  inner  margin  in  £  prominent 
beyond  middle  ;  rather  dark  brown  ;  veins  and  folds  slenderly 
yellowish-white  ;  a  small  yellowish- white  basal  patch,  containing  a 
basal  orange  spot,  and  about  six  sometimes  partially  connected 
small  blackish  marks  ;  a  narrow  ochreous-white  median  longitudinal 
streak  from  base,  terminating  in  a  moderate  irregular  roundish 
spot  in  middle  of  disc,  shortly  acutely  produced  along  vein  3  ; 
cilia  fuscous.  Hindwings  yellowish-white  ;  a  moderate  blackish 
hindmarginal  band,  dilated  towards  apex,  rather  projecting  inwards 
below  middle,  narrowed  at  anal  angle,  and  continued  as  a  dark 
grey  suffusion  along  inner  margin  ;  cilia  blackish. 

Cape  York  and  Cooktown,  Queensland  ;  six  specimens  (Coll. 
Macleay  and  Masters).  Also  from  New  Guinea ;  if  the  form 
silvandra,  Cr.,  is  specifically  identical,  it  extends  to  India. 

110.  Hyps,  plagiata,  Walk. 

(Hypsa  plagiata,  Walk.  Bomb.  457  ;  H.  discreta,  ib.  Suppl.  216.) 
<£  2'  50-63  mm.  Head  orange,  sometimes  with  small  dark 
fuscous  spot  on  crown.  Palpi  black,  second  joint  ochreous-yellow 
except  at  apex.  Antennae  blackish,  fascicles  1.  Thorax  dark 
fuscous,  collar,  patagia,  and  back  margined  with  orange.  Abdomen 
orange,  segments  with  basal  blackish  bands,  sometimes  obsolete 
towards  base,  extreme  apex  blackish.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  suffusedly 
spotted   with  whitish-ochreous.       Forewings   elongate-triangular, 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  769 

costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded,  inner  margin  in  g  prominent  in  middle  ;  dark  brown ; 
veins  and  folds  slenderly  yellow- whitish  ;  two  narrow  very  irregular- 
dentate  blackish  fascia?  near  base,  both  furcate  and  connected 
towards  costa,  included  basal  area  orange,  outer  one  margined 
posteriorly  by  a  very  irregular  narrow  whitish-ochreous  fascia ; 
an  irregular  roundish  rather  large  ochreous-white  discal  spot 
beyond  middle,  sometimes  containing  a  small  cloudy  dark  fuscous 
spot ;  cilia  dark  brown.  Hindwings  deep  ochreous-yellow  ;  two 
moderate  irregular  blackish  fascia?,  tending  to  be  broken  up  into 
spots,  first  median,  second  hindmarginal ;  cilia  ochreous-yellow. 

Bowen  and  Rockhampton,  Queensland  ;  Clarence  River,  New 
South  Wales  ;  rather  common. 

111.   Hyps,  caricae,  F. 

(Noctua  caricae,  F.,  Don. ;  JV.  alciphron,  Cr.  133  E.) 

£  Q.  55-60  mm.  Head  and  thorax  orange,  with  a  small  black 
anterior  spot  on  each  patagium.  Palpi  orange,  terminal  joint, 
apex  of  second,  and  a  dot  on  basal  joint  black.  Antenna?  black, 
ciliations  thin,  1.  Abdomen  orange,  segments  4-7  with  black 
dorsal  spots,  and  with  a  lateral  series  of  black  dots.  Legs  whitish- 
ochreous,  anterior  and  middle  femora  and  tibia?  blackish  above. 
Fore  wings  rather  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched, 
apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  rounded,  rather  strongly  oblique,  inner 
margin  in  £  prominent  in  middle ;  brown  ;  veins  and  folds 
slenderly  yellow-whitish ;  a  moderate  orange  basal  patch,  outer 
edge  straight,  not  oblique,  containing  black  subcostal  and  median 
dots  near  base,  outer  edge  marked  with  three  or  four  black  dots  ; 
a  small  round  yellow-whitish  discal  spot  on  transverse  vein ;  cilia 
brown.  Hindwings  deep  ochreous-yellow  ;  three  moderate  suboval 
blackish  discal  spots,  first  before  middle,  second  beyond  first, 
third  below  first ;  an  irregular  subterminal  series  of  small  black 
spots,  anteapical  spot  larger,  one  below  middle  further  from 
margin  ;  cilia  ochreous-yellowish. 


770  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Cape  York  and  Cooktown,  Queensland ;  two  specimens  (ColL 
Macleay).  Also  from  New  Guinea,  Java,  Ceylon,  and  India.  In 
the  only  £  which  I  have  examined  vein  1  of  the  forewings  is 
connected  with  inner  margin  by  a  bar  near  apex,  but  this  may 
very  possibly  be  only  an  exceptional  individual  character. 

112    Hyps,  australis,  Boisd. 

(Aganais  australis,  Boisd.  Yoy.  Astr.  Y,  252,  pi.  Y,  3  ;  Ilypsa 
aequalis,  Walk.  Suppl.  214.) 

(J.  53  mm.  Head  orange.  Palpi  orange,  terminal  joint  and  a 
dot  on  basal  joint  black.  Antennae  blackish,  fascicles  1.  Thorax 
orange,  with  a  black  anterior  dot  on  each  patagium.  Abdomen 
orange,  with  dorsal  and  lateral  series  of  small  black  spots.  Legs 
whitish-ochreous,  anterior  and  middle  femora  and  tibia?  fuscous 
above.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched, 
apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  very  obliquely  rounded,  inner  margin 
prominent  beyond  middle ;  rather  dark  brown  ;  veins  and  folds 
slenderly  yellow-whitish  ;  a  moderately  large  basal  orange  patch, 
containing  two  black  subcostal  dots  and  one  in  middle  near  base  ; 
two  moderately  large  yellow-whitish  discal  blotches,  first  sub- 
quadrate,  adjoining  basal  patch,  separated  from  it  by  a  black  dot 
above  lower  median  vein,  and  small  black  spot  below  it ;  second 
roundish,  transverse,  central ;  cilia  fuscous.  Hind  wings  ochreous- 
orange ;  a  very  narrow  (but  probably  variable  in  width)  dentate 
dark  fuscous  streak  along  hindmargin  ;  cilia  fuscous. 

New  South  Wales  (?)  ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay).  Also 
from  New  Guinea  and  Aru. 

113.   Hyps,  nesopkora,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  50-57  mm.  Head  and  thorax  whitish-ochreous,  with  a 
small  black  anterior  spot  on  each  patagium.  Palpi  black,  second 
joint  whitish-ochreous  except  at  apex.  Antennae  black,  fascicles 
1.  Abdomen  orange,  segments  2-4  with  dorsal  black  dot,  5-8 
narrowly  black  at  base,  sometimes  all  black  at  base,  and  with 
lateral  series  of  small  black  spots.  Legs  dark  fuscous,  beneath 
ochreous-whitish.       Forewings    rather    elongate-triangular,    costa 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  771 

moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded, 
inner  margin  in  £  somewhat  prominent  beyond  middle  ;  brown, 
very  finely  sprinkled  with  yellow-whitish  ;  veins  and  folds 
slenderly  yellow- whitish  ;  a  whitish-ochreous  basal  patch  extending 
on  costa  to  J  and  on  inner  margin  to  \,  outer  edge  very  ill- 
defined,  containing  six  round  black  dots,  of  which  three  are 
subcostal,  two  on  submedian  fold,  and  one  on  outer  edge  above 
middle  ;  transverse  vein  suffused  obscurely  with  whitish-ochreous  : 
cilia  brown.  Hind  wings  orange ;  two  moderate  suboval  blackish 
spots,  first  below  middle,  second  beyond  middle,  sometimes  with  a 
few  connecting  blackish  scales ;  a  small  cloudy  blackish  spot 
below  first,  nearly  touching  anal  angle  ;  cilia  orange. 

Newcastle  and  Sydney,    New  South  Wales ;    common    (Coll. 
Macleay  and  Masters.) 

114.   Hyps,  chloropyga,  "Walk. 

( Eypsa  chloropyga,  Walk.   Bomb.    455;  H.  analis,  ib.    1677; 
Agape  cyanopyga,  Feld.  Reis.  Nov.  pi.  OVI,  4.) 

<J).   56-62  mm.     Head  and  thorax  deep  yellow  ;  a  black  anterior 
dot    on    each    patagium.     Palpi    pale    greyish-ochreous,     upper 
longitudinal    half    black.      Antennoe    black,    with   a   white  longi- 
tudinal streak.    Abdomen  ochreous-yellow,  segments  2-4  narrowly 
blackish  at  base  above,  anal  segment  large,  deep  metallic  blackish- 
green.     Legs    whitish-ochreous,    anterior    femora    dark    fuscous 
above.     Eorewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately  arched, 
apex    obtuse,    hindmargin   obliquely    rounded ;    deep   yellow ;    a 
black  almost  basal  dot  on  costa  and  another  in  middle  near  base  ; 
five    small   round    reddish    spots  in  disc,   first  before   £,   second 
beyond  and  above  first,   third  beyond  and  below  second,  fourth 
central,  fifth  beyond  fourth  ;  sometimes  a  sixth  between  fourth 
and  fifth  :  cilia  deep  yellow.     Hindwings  and  cilia  deep  ochreous- 
yellow. 

Cape    York,     Cooktown,    and     Bowen,      Queensland ;     three 
specimens  (Coll.  Macleay).     Also  from  Ceram  and  Amboina. 
50 


772  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

37.  Digama,  Moore. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  moderately  bipectinated, 
apex  simple.  Palpi  moderately  long,  ascending,  smoothly  scaled, 
terminal  joint  moderately  long,  cylindrical.  Forewings  in  £  with 
a  dilated  impression  beneath  on  inner  margin  before  middle  ;  2 
from  §,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10  connected  by  bar  with  9.  Hind- 
wings  in  £  with  oblique  strigil  on  costa  above  before  middle ;  3 
and  4  from  a  point,  6  and  7  short-stalked,  8  closely  approximated 
to  cell  towards  middle. 

115.  Dig.  marmorea,  Butl. 

(Digama  marmorea,  Butl.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  363  ; 
D.  piepersiana,  Snell.,  Tijd.  v.  Ent.  1879,  81,  pi.  VII,  2.) 

£  2-  26-31  mm.  Head  fuscous-whitish,  face  dark  fuscous. 
Palpi  fuscous-whitish,  with  three  dark  fuscous  bands.  Antennae 
dark  fuscous.  Thorax  fuscous-whitish,  patagia  and  two  posterior 
dots  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  ochreous-yellow,  writh  dorsal  and 
lateral  series  of  black  spots.  Legs  dark  fuscous  ringed  with 
whitish,  posterior  pair  whitish  spotted  with  dark  fuscous.  Fore- 
wings  elongate,  moderately  dilated,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex 
rounded,  hindmargin  rather  obliquely  rounded  ;  whitish,  fuscous- 
tinged  ;  a  dark  fuscous  sub-triangular  blotch  extending  along 
costa  from  base  to  I,  reaching  half  aross  wing  ;  a  dark  fuscous 
oblique  strigula  from  costa  at  I,  and  another  at  §  ;  two  black 
dots  obliquely  placed  in  disc  at  J,  two  others  in  middle,  a  fifth  at 
|,  and  a  sixth  beyond  this ;  two  black  dots  on  inner  margin 
obliquely  before  these  respectively,  in  £  forming  two  spots  on 
dilation ;  an  irregular  quadrate  dark  fuscous  blotch  on  inner 
margin  about  § ,  posterior  angle  connected  with  costa  at  5  by  an 
irregularly  sinuate  subdentate  dark  fuscous  line  ;  an  irregular 
narrow  anteriorly  subdentate  suffused  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal 
fascia :  cilia  fuscous-whitish,  with  a  median  row  of  dark  fuscous 
spots.  Hindwings  light  ochreous-yellow ;  a  dark  fuscous  discal 
dot  before  middle ;  a  dark  fuscous  apical  spot ;  cilia  whitish- 
yellow,  round  apex  grey  on  basal  half. 

Duaringa,  Queensland ;  sent  rather  commonly  by  Mr.  G. 
Barnard.     Also  from  Celebes. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  P.E.S.  773 

SYNTOMIDIDAE. 

Ocelli  present.  Antennae  about  J,  thick.  Maxillary  palpi 
absent.  Posterior  tibiae  with  all  spurs  present.  Frenum  developed. 
Forewings  with  1  simple  at  base,  7,  8,  9,  and  10  stalked.  Hind- 
wings  with  lc  absent,  8  absent. 

The  absence  of  vein  8  of  the  hindwings  is  the  main  character- 
istic of  the  family.  In  all  the  species  here  described  the  form  of 
wing  is  practically  identical,  except  that  in  Agaphthora  the  hind- 
wings  are  relatively  much  smaller,  and  it  is  therefore  not  mentioned 
specifically  ;  the  forewings  are  elongate-triangular,  costa posteriorly 
arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  very  oblique,  somewhat  rounded, 
slightly  sinuate  beneath,  inner  margin  short ;  hindwings  short, 
small,  rounded-triangular.  In  the  specific  descriptions  a  normal 
type  of  marking  is  assumed,  consisting  of  five  spots  in  the  fore- 
wings,  first  beneath  lower  median  towards  base,  second  above 
lower  median  before  middle,  third  beneath  lower  median  under 
second,  fourth  below  costa  towards  apex,  fifth  between  fourth  and 
anal  angle,  evenly  bisected  by  a  black  vein  (3)  ;  and  two  in 
hindwings,  first  towards  base,  second  beyond  middle,  both 
generally  bisected  by  a  vein.  The  palpi,  legs,  and  cilia  of  wings 
are  always  blackish,  and  therefore  not  specifically  mentioned. 
The  collar  is  reckoned  with  the  head. 

Most  of  the  species  are  tropical.  There  are  only  four  Austra- 
lian genera,  all  also  Indo-Malayan  ;  in  all  vein  4  of  the  hindwings 
is  absent. 

A  Hindwings  with  vein  3  also  absent. 

a.  Hindwings  with  vein  6  absent 38.  Agaphthora. 

b.  ,,  ,.  present 41.  Euchromia. 

B.  Hindwings  with  vein  3  present. 

a.  Yeins  3  and  5  of  hindwings  from  a  point. 39.  Hydrusa. 

b.  ,,  ,,  „         widely  remote... 40.   Choromeles. 


774  EEVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

38.  Agaphthora,  n.  g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  filiform,  in  £  very  shortly- 
ciliated.  Palpi  short,  porrected,  loosely  scaled.  Spurs  very  short. 
Forewings  with  vein  2  from  |,  4  and  5  stalked,  7  out  of  8  below 
11,  9,  10,  and  11  out  of  8.  Hind  wings  with  veins  3,  4,  and  6  absent. 

116.   Agapli.  ?7ieIanora,  n.  sp. 

Q.  26-27  mm.  Head  black,  face  and  sides  orange.  Antennae 
black.  Thorax  black,  patagia  orange  except  towards  apex. 
Abdomen  black,  lateral  margin  orange.  Forewings  black  ;  spots 
moderate,  transparent,  colourless  ;  first  and  third  confluent  into  a 
rather  elongate  wedge-shaped  spot,  lower  margin  subconcave ; 
second  wedge-shaped,  nearly  as  long  ;  fourth  wedge-shaped,  upper 
angle  cut  off  by  a  black  vein ;  fifth  subovate.  Hindwings 
extremely  small ;  first  spot  absent  ;  second  moderate,  transparent, 
suboval,  unevenly  bisected. 

Cape  York,  Queensland  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

117.  Agapli.  sphenodes,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  25-27  mm.  Only  differs  as  follows  :  Head  orange,  crown 
more  or  less  blackish.  Thorax  black,  with  a  posterior  orange  spot, 
patagia  orange,  except  towards  apex.  Abdomen  orange,  segments 
narrowly  black  at  base,  anal  segment  wholly  black.  Forewings 
with  first  spot  more  elongate  towards  base.  Hindwings  with  spot 
evenly  bisected. 

Cairns,  Queensland  ;  three  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

39.  Hydrusa,  Walk. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antenna?  in  £  bidentate,  dentations 
shortly  ciliated.  Palpi  short,  porrected,  loosely  scaled.  Spurs  very 
short.  Forewings  with  vein  2  from  about  §,  4  and  5  approximated 
at  base  or  from  a  point,  7  out  of  8  below  10,  9,  10,  and  11  out  of 
8.  Hindwings  with  vein  4  absent,  3  and  5  from  a  point  or  short- 
stalked,  6  absent. 


BY    E.  MEYKICK,  B.A.,   F.E.S.  775 

In  the  9  the  anal  hairs  appear  to  be  always  whitish-ochreous  ; 
allowance  must  be  made  for  this  when  the  anal  segment  is  described 
as  wholly  black. 

A.  Fore  wings  with  spots  wholly  absent  B. 

„  „  present  as  usual C. 

B.  Anal  segment  black 139.  bicolor. 

„  „     orange  except  base  138.  eschatias. 

C.  Forewings  with   first  and  third  spots  wholly 

confluent 118.  ecliptis. 

„  „  „  not      „     D. 

D.  Forewings  with  spots  colourless E. 

„  ,,  more  or  less  orange  ...F. 

E.  Thorax  with  orange  spots  120.  pyrrlwdera. 

„  wholly  black    121.  hyalota. 

F.  Abdomen     with     ante-penultimate    segment 

wholly  black  G. 

„  „  „  not         „     K. 

G.  Abdomen  with  ventral  surface  black  throughout  1 23.  cyanura. 

„  „  „  not         „      H. 

H.  Hindwings  with  first  spot  obsolete  or  very  small  123.  leucacma. 

„  „  rather  large,  cloudy 130.  macroplaca, 

K.  Antennae  with  apex  white L. 

„  „  black P. 

L.  Forewings  with  fourth   spot  connected  by  a 

similar  spot  with  fifth  119.  stelotis. 

„  »         not  „  M. 

M.   Hindwings  with  spots  touching 134.  aperta. 

,,  „  remote  N. 

N.  Hindwings  with  upper  part  of  first  spot  obsolete  137.  phepsalotis. 

,,  ,,  moderate 0. 

0.  Hindwings  with  upper  part  of  second  spot  dot- 
like or  absent  ...136.  intensa. 

,,                  „              present,  rather  small...  13 5.  annulata. 
P.  Hindwings  with  spots  touching Q. 

„  ,,  separate  T. 


776  REVISION    OP   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTEBA, 

Q.  Fore  wings  with  fourth  spot  connected  by  an 

additional  spot  with  fifth R. 

„  „  not  „  ...S. 

R.  Additional  spot  as  long  as  fourth  131.  chlorometis. 

„  half  as  long     ,,      133.  nesothetis. 

S.  Abdomen   with  penultimate  segment   wholly 

black 125.  paraula. 

„  „  not  ,,  126.  anepsia. 

T.  Abdomen  with  two  ante-apical  segments  green- 
black  beneath 132.  mochlotis. 

„  „         not  „  „        ...U. 

XJ.  Abdomen  with  penultimate  segment  wholly 

black 124.  antitheta. 

„  >,         not  „  „ W. 

W.  Abdomen  with  anal  segment  black   with  a 

small  orange  spot 127.  pyrocoma. 

„  „         orange  except  base X. 

X.  Forewingswith  a  small  additional  spot  bet  ween 

fourth  and  fifth 1 28.  synedra. 

„  without  „  ,,     129.  hesperitis. 

118.   Hydr.  ecliptis,  n.  sp. 

fi  Q.  31-36  mm.  Head  orange,  space  between  antennae  black. 
Antennae  black.  Thorax  black,  posterior  extremity  sometimes 
orange.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments  black,  ventral  surface 
black  throughout,  apical  segment  wholly  black.  Forewings  black; 
spots  moderate,  pale  dull  orange,  reddish-tinged,  semitransparent ; 
first  coalescing  with  third  to  form  a  large  irregular  oblong  spot : 
second  elongate-trapezoidal  or  wedge-shaped ;  fourth  elongate, 
connected  by  a  similar  additional  spot  with  fifth  ;  fifth  roundish. 
Hind  wings  black  ;  spots  semitransparent,  pale  orange,  margins 
darker  ;  first  large,  roundish,  occupying  nearly  basal  half  of  wing, 
not  reaching  base,  bisecting  vein  black  at  base  only ;  second 
moderate,  irregular,  confluent  in  disc  with  first,  veins  orange. 

Cooktown,  Queensland ;  eight  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas  and 
Macleay). 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  777 

119.  Hydr.  stelotis,  n.  sp. 

(J  9.  32  mm.  Head  orange,  with  small  dark  fuscous  spot 
between  antennae.  Thorax  blackish.  Antennae  black,  apex  white. 
Abdomen  orange,  segments  narrowly  black  at  base,  anal  segment 
wholly  black.  Fore  wings  blackish  ;  spots  moderate,  orange  ;  first 
subquadrate  ;  second  suboblong  ;  third  oblique-transverse  ;  fourth 
small,  rather  elongate,  connected  by  a  similar  spot  with  fifth ; 
fifth  small,  subcordate,  lower  section  smaller.  Hindwings  blackish, 
spots  orange  ;  first  rather  large,  roundish,  reaching  inner  margin  ; 
second  small,  nearly  or  quite  touching  first  in  disc. 

Cooktown,  Queensland  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

120.  Hydr.  pyrrhodera,  n.  sp. 

$  9.  22-25  mm.  Head  black,  face  orange,  collar  and  back  of 
crown  reddish-orange.  Antennae  black,  tip  white.  Thorax  black, 
a  posterior  spot  and  a  small  spot  on  patagia  in  middle  orange. 
Abdomen  deep  orange,  base  of  segments  blue-black,  ventral 
surface  mostly  black  throughout,  anal  segment  wholly  blue-black. 
Forewings  black,  spots  rather  small,  semitransparent,  colourless  ; 
first  roundish  ;  second  larger,  subtriangular ;  third  diamond- 
shaped  ;  fourth  elongate,  posterior  extremity  often  surmounted  by 
a  dot ;  fifth  roundish  ;  rarely  a  small  additional  spot  between 
fourth  and  fifth.  Hindwings  black ;  spots  semitransparent, 
colourless ;  first  moderate,  irregular,  not  quite  reaching  base  or 
margins,  intersecting  veins  dull  orange  ;  second  with  upper  section 
very  small  or  absent,  lower  moderate,  oval. 

Thursday  Island,  Torres  Straits ;  Cape  York,  Cooktown,  and 
Cairns,  Queensland ;  nine  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas  and  Macleay). 

121.  Hydr.   hyalota,  n.  sp. 

£.  32  mm.  Head  orange,  with  a  blackish  spot  between  antennae. 
Antennae  and  thorax  black.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments 
narrowly  greenish-black,  anal  segment  wholly  greenish-black. 
Forewings    greenish-black ;  spots  moderate,    hyaline,    colourless  ; 


778  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

first  small,  round  ;  second  suboval ;  third  diamond-shaped  ;  fourth 
elongate,    narrow ;    fifth    roundish.      Hind  wings    greenish-black  ; 
spots  hyaline,  colourless  ;  first  roundish,   almost  wholly  beneath 
lower  median  vein  ;  second  roundish,  upper  section  very  small. 
Cape  York,  Queensland  ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay). 

122.  Hydr.  leucacma,  n.  sp. 

£  2  33-42  mm.  Head  orange;  a  transverse  line  between  an- 
tenna? dark  fuscous.  Antennae  black,  tip  white.  Thorax  blue-black, 
with  a  posterior  orange  spot.  Abdomen  iridescent-orange,  base  of 
segments  blue-black,  three  apical  segments  wholly  blue-black. 
Forewings  black ;  spots  moderate,  semitransparent,  pale  dull 
orange  ;  first  rather  small,  subquadrate  ;  second  irregular  ;  third 
diamond-shaped,  upper  angle  truncate ;  fourth  very  elongate, 
sometimes  surmounted  posteriorly  by  a  dot :  fifth  subcordate. 
Hind  wings  black  ;  first  spot  very  small,  cloudy,  or  obsolete ; 
second  moderate,  semitransparent,  tinged  with  dull  orange,  sub- 
cordate,  unevenly  bisected. 

Cairns,  Queensland  ;  four  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas  and  Macleay). 

123.  Hydr.  cyanura,  n.  sp. 

^.  30  mm.  Head  orange,  with  a  few  dark  fuscous  scales 
between  antennae.  Antennae  black.  Thorax  black,  posteriorly 
with  a  few  orange  scales.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments 
black,  ventral  surface  black  throughout,  three  apical  segments 
wholly  black.  Forewings  black;  spots  moderate,  semitransparent, 
tinged  with  pale  dull  orange  ;  first  rather  small,  subquadrate  ; 
second  elongate-trapezoidal  ;  third  diamond-shaped,  upper  angle 
truncate ;  fourth  very  elongate ;  fifth  subcordate.  Hindwings 
black ;  spots  semitransparent,  tinged  with  pale  orange ;  first 
rather  large,  subquadrate,  nearly  touching  base,  reaching  from 
inner  margin  to  lower  median  vein,  suffused  with  orange  beneath  ; 
second  moderate,  rounded-triangular,  unevenly  bisected. 

Thursday  Island,  Torres  Straits ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Lucas). 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,   B.A.,  F.E.S.  779 

121.   Hydr.  antitheta,  n.  sp. 

g.  30-35  mm.  Head  orange,  with  a  fuscous  spot  between 
antennas.  Antennas  and  thorax  blackish.  Abdomen  orange, 
base  of  segments  blue-black,  two  apical  segments  wholly  black. 
Forewings  purple-blackish ;  spots  moderate,  semitransparent, 
whitish-ochreous,  slightly  orange-tinged ;  first  subquadrate  ; 
second  similar  ;  third  subtriangular,  sometimes  surmounted  by  a 
dot ;  fourth  very  elongate,  posterior  extremity  surmounted  by  an 
elongate  dot ;  fifth  subcordate.  Hind  wings  blackish  ;  spots  pale 
dull  orange,  partially  semitransparent ;  first  moderately  large, 
irregular,  ill-defined,  nearly  or  quite  touching  margins,  upper 
section  smaller;  second  moderate,  roundish. 

Gayndah,  Queensland  ;  two  specimens  (Australian  Museum). 

125.  Hydr.  paraula,  n.  sp. 

£.  28  mm.  Head  orange,  with  a  blackish  transverse  line 
between  antennas.  Antennae  black.  Thorax  black,  with  a  small 
orange  posterior  spot.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments  broadly 
violet-black,  two  apical  segments  wholly  violet-black.  Forewings 
black  ;  spots  moderately  large,  semitransparent,  pale  dull  orange ; 
first  trapezoidal ;  second  similar ;  third  transverse-suboblong  or 
subtriangular,  sometimes  surmounted  by  a  dot  ;  fourth  very 
elongate,  posterior  extremity  sometimes  surmounted  by  a  dot; 
fifth  roundish.  Hind  wings  black  ;  spots  semitransparent,  pale 
dull  orange ;  first  deeper  orange,  occupying  basal  ?,  touching 
margins  but  not  base,  bisecting  vein  orange ;  second  moderate, 
rounded-triangular,  unevenly  bisected,  anterior  angle  acute, 
touching  first. 

Cooktown,  Queensland ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Lucas  and 
Macleay). 

126.  Hydr.  anepsia,  n.  sp. 

(J.  28  mm.  Head  orange,  space  between  antennas  dark  fuscous. 
Antennas  and  thorax  black.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments 
black,  anal  segment  wholly  black.       Forewings  blackish  ;   spots 


780  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

moderate,  semitransparent,  pale  dull  orange ;  first  very  small, 
rounded  ;  second  trapezoidal ;  third  subtriangular  ;  fourth  elongate, 
very  obscure  ;  fifth  roundish.  Hindwings  blackish  ;  spots  semi- 
transparent,  pale  dull  orange ;  first  occupying  basal  I,  not  quite 
reaching  base  or  costa,  outer  edge  irregular,  bisecting  vein 
blackish ;  second  moderate,  rounded-triangular,  anterior  angle 
touching  first. 

Cooktown,  Queensland  ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay). 

127.    Hydr.  pyrocoma,  n.  sp. 

<£.  42-46  mm.  Head  deep  reddish  orange,  space  between 
antennae  blackish.  Antennas  black.  Thorax  black,  with  a  small 
orange  posterior  spot.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments  black, 
anal  segment  black  except  a  very  small  orange  spot.  Forewings 
black  ;  spots  moderate,  deep  orange,  thinly  scaled  ;  first  rounded- 
quadrate  ;  second  rounded-oblong  ;  third  irregular  diamond-shaped, 
upper  angle  truncate,  upper  side  surmounted  by  a  small  spot ; 
fourth  very  elongate,  surmounted  by  a  small  elongate  spot,  and 
connected  with  fifth  by  a  small  subcrescentic  spot  beneath 
posterior  extremity ;  fifth  large,  roundish.  Hindwings  black  ; 
spots  deep  orange,  thinly  scaled  ;  first  large,  occupyiug  basal  I, 
not  reaching  margins,  outei  edge  irregular,  bisecting  vein  black ; 
second  rather  large,  round,  upper  section  smaller. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

128.  Hydr.  synedra,  n.  sp. 

£  £.  33-41  mm.  Head  orange,  with  dark  fuscous  spot  between 
antennae.  Antennae  black.  Thorax  black,  with  a  small  posterior 
orange  spot.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments  black.  Fore- 
wings  violet-black  ;  spots  moderately  large,  orange,  thinly  scaled  ; 
first  rounded-quadrate ;  second  trapezoidal,  variable  ;  third 
irregular-oblong,  upper  angle  produced  and  truncate,  upper 
side  sometimes  surmounted  by  a  dot ;  fourth  very  elongate, 
sometimes  surmounted  by  an  obscure  dot,  connected  with  fifth 
by    a    small   subcrescentic    spot    beneath    posterior    extremity ; 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  781 

fifth  subcordate.  Hindwings  violet-black  ;  spots  orange,  thinly- 
scaled  ;  first  occupying  basal  g,  outer  edge  irregular,  bisecting  vein 
orange  ;  second  moderate,  transverse-oval,  upper  section  smaller. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland  ;  four  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

129.  Hydr.  hesperitis,  n.  sp. 

£  (J).  40-46  mm.  Head  orange,  a  transverse  line  between 
antennce  dark  fuscous.  Antennae  blackish.  Thorax  blackish, 
with  an  orange  posterior  spot.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of 
segments  blue-black.  Fore  wings  greenish-black  ;  spots  moderate, 
dull  orange ;  first  irregularly  subquadrate  ;  second  similar  ;  third 
diamond-shaped,  upper  angle  acutely  produced,  upper  sides  some- 
times surmounted  by  a  dot ;  fourth  very  elongate ;  fifth  sub- 
cordate.  Hindwings  blackish  ;  spots  dull  orange  ;  first  occupying 
basal  5,  not  quite  reaching  base,  outer  edge  twice  deeply  dentate, 
bisecting  vein  orange ;  second  moderate,  suboval,  upper  section 
much  smaller. 

Cape  York,  Queensland  ;  three  specimens  (Australian  Museum). 

130.   Hydr.  macroplaca,  n.  sp. 

£.  32  mm.  Head  orange,  space  between  antennae  dark 
fuscous.  Antennae  black  (apex  broken).  Thorax  blackish,  with 
a  posterior  orange  spot.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments 
black,  three  apical  segments  wholly  green-black,  ventral  surface 
mostly  blackish  throughout.  Forewings  greenish-black ;  spots 
moderate,  light  dull  orange  ;  first  subquadrate;  second  trapezoidal; 
third  curved-elongate,  surmounted  by  a  small  additional  spot ; 
fourth  very  elongate,  surmounted  by  a  small  elongate  spot,  and 
with  a  dot  beneath  posterior  extremity  ;  fifth  roundish.  Hind- 
wings blackish ;  spots  pale  dull  orange,  cloudy  and  obscurely 
defined;  first  occupying  basal  jj,  bisecting  vein  black;  second 
rather  small,  roundish,  upper  section  almost  obsolete. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales,  in  November  ;  one  specimen 
received  from  Mr.  G.  H.  Ray  nor. 


782  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

131.   Hydr.  chlorometis,  n.  sp. 

^.  21  mm.  Head  light  ochreous-yellow,  with  a  dark  fuscous 
line  between  antennae.  Antennae  blackish.  Thorax  blackish,  a 
posterior  spot  and  a  spot  on  patagia  light  ochreous-yellow. 
Abdomen  light  ochreous-yellow,  base  of  segments  narrowly 
blackish^  sides  of  anal  tuft  blackish.  Forewings  blackish  ;  spots 
rather  large,  transparent,  yellowish-tinged  ;  first  quadrate  ;  second 
elongate:trapezoidal ;  third  curved-oblong,  surmounted  by  a 
smaller  triangular  additional  spot ;  fourth  very  elongate, 
surmounted  by  a  dot,  and  connected  with  fifth  by  a  similar 
equally  elongate  spot ;  fifth  roundish.  Hindwings  blackish  ;  spots 
transparent,  yellowish-tinged  ;  first  large,  occupying  basal  half  of 
wing,  not  quite  reaching  base,  outer  edge  rounded ;  second 
moderately  large,  rounded-triangular,  confluent  with  first  in  disc. 

Glen  Innes  (3,000  feet),  New  youth  Wales  ;  one  specimen  in 
December. 

132.  Hydr.  mochlotis,  n.  sp. 

£  Q.  33-36  mm.  Head  orange,  with  some  fuscous  scales 
between  antennae.  Antennae  black.  Thorax  black,  with  a  small 
orange  posterior  spot.  Abdomen  iridescent-orange,  base  of 
segments  narrowly  violet-black,  two  ante-apical  segments  green- 
black  on  sides  and  beneath,  penultimate  in  £  above  also,  base 
of  anal  segment  green-black.  Forewings  black  :  spots  large, 
thinly  scaled,  light  orange  ;  first  subquadrate  ;  second  similar  ', 
third  irregular,  elongate-pentagonal,  surmounted  by  a  small 
elongate  spot ;  fourth  very  elongate,  surmounted  by  a  very  small 
elongate  spot,  and  connected  with  fifth  by  a  small  spot  beneath 
its  posterior  extremity  ;  fifth  sub-cordate.  Hindwings  black  ; 
spots  thinly  scaled,  light  orange ;  first  very  large,  occupying  basal 
half  of  wing,  outer  edge  irregularly  rounded,  bisecting  vein  not 
black ;  second  rather  large,  roundish,  almost  touching  costa 
veins  not  black. 

South  Australia  ;  three  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  783 

133.  Hydr.  nesothetis,  n.  sp. 
£.  40-46  mm.  Head  orange-yellow,  with  a  dark  fuscous  hand 
between  antennae.  Antennae  blackish.  Thorax  purple-black, 
with  a  posterior  orange-yellow  spot.  Abdomen  orange-yellow, 
base  of  segments  purple-blackish.  Forewings  purple-blackish ; 
spots  rather  large,  thinly  scaled,  light  ochreous-yellow ;  first 
trapezoidal ;  second  similar,  more  elongate ;  third  curved-sub- 
oblong,  surmounted  by  a  smaller  triangular  additional  spot  ; 
fourth  elongate,  surmounted  posteriorly  by  a  linear  spot,  and 
connected  with  fifth  by  a  rather  small  broad-crescentic  spot  beneath 
posterior  extremity  ;  fifth  roundish.  Hindwings  purple-blackish  : 
spots  large,  thinly  scaled,  light  ochreous-yellow ;  first  occupying 
basal    half  of    wing,    outer    edge    irregularly    rounded  ;    second 

roundish,    confluent   with  first  in    disc  above  and   below  middle, 
enclosing  a  small  spot  of  groundcolour. 

Hay,  New  South  Wales  ;  two  specimens. 

134.  Hydr.  aperta,  Walk. 

(Syntomis  aperta,  Walk.  Suppl.  72.) 
£.  40-44  mm.  Head  orange,  crown  broadly  black.  Antennae 
black,  apex  white.  Thorax  black.  Abdomen  orange,  base  of 
segments  blue-black.  Forewings  purplish-black  ;  spots  moderate, 
orange  ;  first  subquadrate  ;  second  trapezoidal ;  third  irregular 
trapezoidal,  anterior  angle  produced  and  truncate,  upper  side 
sometimes  surmounted  by  an  additional  dot ;  fourth  very  elongate, 
posterior  extremity  surmounted  by  a  dot ;  fifth  roundish.  Hind- 
wings  purplish-black  ;  spots  rather  large,  orange  ;  first  occupying 
basal  5,  outer  edge  strongly  rounded,  bisecting  vein  black  or 
sometimes  orange ;  second  roundish,  touching  first  in  disc. 

Bathurst    (2300    feet),  New   South  Wales  ;   in   March ;     three 

specimens. 

135.  Hydr.  annulata,  F. 

{Zygaena  annulata,  F.E.S.  389  ;  Syntomis  annulata,  Eoisd. 
Zyg.  122,  pi.  VII,  8,  pi.  VIII,  2;  Hydrusa  cingulata,  Butl., 
Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1876,  352  ;  H.  nigriceps,  ib.  352.) 

(J  £.  34-40  mm.  Head  orange,  crown  broadly  black.  Antennae 
black,   apex    white.       Thorax  black.      Abdomen    orange,  base  of 


784  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

segments  greenish-black.  Fore  wings  greenish-black;  spots  moderate, 
thinly  scaled,  orange ;  first  subquadrate ;  second  trapezoidal ; 
third  irregular  diamond-shaped  ;  fourth  elongate,  sometimes  sur- 
mounted by  a  variable  dot ;  fifth  roundish.  Hindwings  greenish- 
black  ;  spots  moderate,  orange  ;  first  occupying  basal  third,  outer 
edge  somewhat  irregular,  bisecting  vein  black  ;  second  irregular, 
upper  section  smaller  or  nearly  equal. 

Maryborough,  Queensland  ;  Sydney,  New  South  Wales  j  also 
from  Tasmania ;  in  November,  March,  and  April,  common. 

136.  Hydr.  intensa,  Butl. 

(Hydrusa  intensa,  Butl.,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1876,  353.) 
£  (J).  25-30  mm.  Head  black  on  crown,  face  orange,  collar 
reddish-orange.  Antennae  black,  apex  white,  Thorax  black. 
Abdomen  deep  orange,  base  of  segments  black,  sides  of  anal 
segment  black.  Forewings  greenish-black ;  spots  rather  small, 
semitransparent,  reddish-orange  ;  first  subquadrate;  second  similar; 
third  diamond-shaped ;  fourth  suboblong,  rarely  surmounted  by  a 
dot ;  fifth  roundish.  Hindwings  greenish-black  ;  spots  reddish- 
orange  ;  first  rather  small,  not  reaching  margins,  bisecting  vein 
black  ;  second  thinly  scaled,  small,  oval,  upper  section  dot-like  or 
absent. 

Cooktown  and  Rockhampton,  Queensland ;  Grafton,  Sydney, 
and  Wollongong,  New  South  Wales  ;  in  November  and  April, 
common,  sometimes  abundant. 

137.  Hydr.  phepsalotis,  n.  sp. 

{J.  29-33  mm.  Head  black  on  crown,  face  orange,  collar  reddish- 
orange.  Antennae  black,  apex  white.  Thorax  black.  Abdomen 
reddish-orange,  base  of  segments  black,  sides  of  anal  segment 
black.  Forewings  greenish-black ;  spots  small  or  very  small, 
semitransparent,  dull  orange  ;  first  very  small,  roundish  ;  second 
subquadrate ;  third  irregular  diamond-shaped,  variable  ;  fourth 
suboval ;  fifth  roundish.  Hindwings  greenish-black  ;  spots  dull 
orange ;  first  moderate  or  small,  suboval,  lying  entirely  beneath 
lower  median,  therefore  not  bisected  ;  second  small  or  very  small, 
oval,  upper  section  absent,  sometimes  wholly  absent. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  785 

Maryborough,  Queensland ;  Wollongong,  New  South  Wales  ; 
four  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay  and  Australian  Museum). 

138.   Hydr,  eschatias,  n.  sp. 

£.  32  mm.  Head  black  on  crown,  face  orange,  collar  reddish- 
orange.  Antennae  black,  apex  white.  Thorax  black.  Abdomen 
orange,  base  of  segments  narrowly  black.  Forewings  black  ;  spots 
wholly  absent.  Hindwings  black  ;  first  spot  very  small,  orange  ; 
second  absent. 

One  specimen,  of  uncertain  locality  (Coll.  Macleay). 

139.  Hydr.  bicolor,  Walk. 

(Euchromia  (Hydrusa)  bicolor,  Walk.  Bomb.  255,  Butl.  111. 
Het.  I,  19,  pi.  IX,  1.) 

£  Q.  29-32  mm.  Head  deep  reddish-orange,  with  a  narrow 
black  line  between  antennae.  Antennae  black,  apex  white. 
Thorax  black.  Abdomen  deep  orange,  base  of  segments  narrowly 
black,  anal  segment  wholly  black.  Forewings  and  hindwings 
black  ;  spots  wholly  absent. 

Cairns,  Queensland ;  six  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

40.  Choromeles,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  shortly  bipectinated. 
Palpi  short,  porrected,  loosely  scaled.  Spurs  very  short.  Fore- 
wings with  vein  2  from  about  |,  4  and  5  approximated  at  base, 
7  out  of  8  below  10,  9,  10,  and  11  out  of  8.  Hindwings  with 
vein  4  absent,  3  and  5  remote  at  base,  6  absent. 

This  genus  has  been  previously  characterised  by  Butler  under 
the  name  of  Trianeura,  a  bad  orthographical  blunder  for  Trineura, 
which  name  is  untenable,  having  been  previously  employed  for  a 
genus  of  Diptera  ;  I  therefore  alter  it. 

140.  Chor.  geographica,  n.  sp. 
(J.  21-26    mm.     Head   orange,    sometimes   with    a   fine  dark 
fuscous  line  between  antennae.      Antennae  black.     Thorax  blackish, 
with  moderately  large  anterior  and  posterior  orange  spots.     Abdo- 
men orange,   base  of    segments  blackish,   basal   segment  wholly 


786  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

blackish.  Forewings  blackish  ;  spots  moderate,  semitransparent, 
tinged  with  pale  yellowish-orange  ;  first  very  elongate,  anteriorly 
dilated,  extending  beneath  third  to  its  posterior  edge,  sometimes 
with  a  small  linear  mark  beneath  it  posteriorly  ;  second  trape- 
zoidal ;  third  rather  small,  rounded-triangular,  compressed  between 
first  and  second  ;  fourth  more  or  less  elongate,  sometimes 
surmounted  by  a  dot,  often  connected  with  fifth  by  a  variable 
small  or  elongate  spot  which  is  sometimes  absent ;  fifth  roundish. 
Hindwings  blackish  ;  spots  orange  ;  first  occupying  nearly  basal 
half,  not  reaching  base  or  inner  margin,  outer  edge  indented  in 
middle,  vein  black  ;  second  small,  oval,  not  bisected,  sometimes 
with  additional  dots  above  and  below. 

Queensland  ;  four  specimens.  One  specimen  has  in  one  forewing 
an  abnormal  branch  rising  out  of  vein  1  beyond  middle  on  upper 
side,  an  incidental  deformity. 

141.   Chor.  strepsi77ieris,  n.  sp. 

(J.  32  mm.  Head  orange,  with  a  dark  fuscous  line  between 
antennae.  Antennae  black.  Thorax  black,  with  anterior  and 
posterior  orange  spots,  patagia  orange  except  towards  apex. 
Abdomen  orange,  base  of  segments  black.  Forewings  blackish  ; 
spots  moderate,  semitransparent,  tinged  with  dull  orange,  margins 
darker ;  first  irregular-elongate,  extending  beneath  third ;  second 
rather  small,  subquadrate  ;  third  rather  small,  roundish  ;  fourth 
suboblong,  connected  with  fifth  by  a  small  spot  beneath  anterior 
extremity  ;  fifth  subcordate.  Hindwings  blackish ;  spots  semi- 
transparent,  tinged  with  dull  orange ;  first  divided  into  two, 
upper  small,  quadrate,  beneath  costa  at  ^,  lower  moderate,  some- 
what diamond-shaped,  below  median  vein,  almost  reaching  base 
and  inner  margin ;  second  moderate,  transverse-ovate,  evenly 
bisected. 

Bowen,  Queensland  ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay). 

41.  Euchromia,  Hb. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  in  £  bipectinated,  apex 
simple.  Palpi  rather  shoit,  porrected,  with  appressed  scales, 
somewhat  pointed.     Spurs  short.     Forewings  with  vein  2   from 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,   F.E.S.  787 

|,  4  and  5  closely  approximated  or  from  a  point,  6  near  or  from  a 
point  with  9,  7  and  8  out  of  9  below  7,  1 1  closely  approximated  to 
9,  sometimes  connected  with  it  at  a  point  near  base.  Hindwings 
with  veins  3  and  4  absent,  2  and  5  from  a  point  or  short-stalked, 
6  and  7  from  a  point  or  short-stalked. 

142.  Euchr.  polymena,  L. 
(Sphinx  polymelia,  L.  Syst.  Nat.  ii,   106,  Cr.  13  D.) 

Q.  44  mm.  (Head  absent ;  should  be  head  blue,  antennae  and 
palpi  black,  collar  red.)  Thorax  black,  with  a  white  spot  on 
shoulder,  and  white  spots  beneath.  Abdomen  black,  basal  seg- 
ment red,  second  and  third  posteriorly  blue,  fourth  and  fifth 
crimson-red  except  at  base,  sixth  to  eighth  posteriorly  deep  blue. 
Coxae  white.  Forewings  black ;  spots  deep  ochreous-yellow, 
moderate  ;  first  subquadrate  ;  second  wedge-shaped  ;  third  trape- 
zoidal, touching  second ;  fourth  elongate,  connected  by  a  similar 
spot  with  fifth  ;  fifth  subcordate ;  base  and  a  small  discal  dot  deep 
blue.  Hindwings  black ;  spots  moderately  large,  deep  ochreous- 
yellow  ;  first  almost  basal,  second  transverse-oval,  both  trisected, 
reaching  costa  but  not  inner  margin. 

North  Australia;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay).  Also  from 
Ceylon  and  India. 

143.  Euchr.  irus,  Cr. 

(Sphinx  irus,  Cr.  368  A ;  Glaucopis  irius,  Boisd.  Voy.  Astr.  V, 
192  ;  G.  ganymede,  Dbld.,  Lort  Disc.  519,  pi.  Ill,  3.) 

£.  49-52  mm.  Head  and  thorax  metallic  blue,  face  and  a  streak 
behind  eye  white.  A  ntennae  black.  Abdomen  deep  crimson,  base 
of  segments  narrowly  black  above,  three  basal  segments  metallic 
blue  above  except  base,  coxae  white.  Forewings  black ;  base, 
a  discal  crescentic  spot,  and  a  very  slender  dorsal  streak  metallic 
blue  ;  spots  transparent,  colourless  ;  first  very  small,  oval,  some- 
times obsolete  ;  second  and  third  confluent  into  a  transverse-oblong 
blotch,  unevenly  bisected  ;  fourth  rather  small,  trapezoidal,  some- 
times with  an  additional  dot  beneath ;  fifth  subcordate.  Hind- 
wings black  ;  spots  moderately  large,  transparent,  colourless ; 
first  almost  basal ;  second  transverse-oval  ;  both  trisected,  reaching 

costa  but  not  inner  margin. 
51 


7S8  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

var.  a.  {irius,  Boisd.)  Basal  segment  of  abdomen  ochreous- 
white  above. 

var.  0.  (ganymede,  Dbld.)  Three  basal  segments  of  abdomen 
wholly  black  above. 

Cape  York  and  Cooktown,  Queensland  ;  common  (Coll.  Macleay 
and  Australian  Museum).     Also  from  Ceram  and  Celebes. 

ZYGAENIDAE. 

Ocelli  present.  Antennae  about  J,  thickened  or  pectinated. 
Maxillary  palpi  absent.  Frenum  developed.  Forewings  with  1 
simple  or  furcate  at  base.  Hindwings  with  vein  8  anastomosing 
or  connected  with  upper  margin  of  cell. 

The  Australian  species  belong  entirely  to  two  genera  of  the 
more  ancestral  section  of  the  family,  the  other  and  later  section 
being  principally  developed  in  Europe. 

a.  Hindwings  with  vein  6  absent 42.  Hestiochora. 

b.  ,,  „  „         present 43.  Procris. 

42    Hestiochora,  n.g. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennae  thick,  in  £  bipectinated, 
apex  simple.  Palpi  short,  porrected,  rough-haired  beneath, 
pointed.  Posterior  tibiae  without  middle-spurs.  Forewings  with 
vein  1  furcate  at  base,  2  from  g,  all  veins  separate.  Hindwings 
with  vein  lc  present,  4  and  5  separate  or  from  a  point  or  stalked, 
6  absent,  8  anastomosing  with  upper  margin  of  cell  from  before  to 
beyond  middle. 

A.  Collar  black 147.  rujlventris. 

B.  ,,     not  black. 

a.  Face  orange 1 44.  xanthocoma. 

b.  ,,     black. 

1,  Abdominal  band  red 145.  erythrota. 

2.  ,,  ,,     whitish-ochreous 146.  tricolor. 

144.  Hest.  xanthocoma,  n.  sp. 
£.   18  mm.     Head,  palpi,  and  collar  bright  orange.     Antennae 
blue-black,    pectinations  yellow.     Thorax  blue-black.     Abdomen 


BY    E.  NEYRICK,   B.A.,   F.E.S.  789 

blue-black,  yellowish  beneath,  three  basal  segments  wholly 
ochreous-yellow,  anal  segment  with  a  large  ochreous-yellow  dorsal 
spot.  Legs  dark  violet-fuscous,  beneath  yellowish.  Forewings 
extremely  elongate-triangular,  costa  sinuate,  apex  rounded,  hind- 
margin  extremely  obliquely  rounded ;  blackish-fuscous,  violet, 
tinged  ;  a  thinly  scaled  ochreous-yellow  streak  beneath  costa  from 
near  base  to  \,  acutely  attenuated  posteriorly  ;  a  broad  irregular 
anteriorly  semihyaline  ochreous-yellow  median  longitudinal  streak 
froui  near  base  to  §  :  cilia  dark  fuscous.  Hindwings  elongate- 
ovate  ;  light  ochreous-yellow,  becoming  semihyaline  towards  disc 
below  middle ;  a  rather  narrow  anteriorly  suffused  blackish  hind- 
marginal  fascia  ;  cilia  dark  fuscous  ;  veins  4  and  5  separate. 
Duaringa,  Queensland  ;  one  specimen  sent  by  Mr.  G.  Barnard. 

145.   Hest.  erythrota,  n.  sp. 

(£.22  mm.  Head,  antenna?,  thorax,  and  legs  black  ;  collar  and 
palpi  red.  Abdomen  black,  three  basal  segments,  and  basal  ring 
of  anal  segment  red.  Forewings  extremely  elongate-triangular, 
costa  sinuate,  apex  rounded,  hind  margin  very  obliquely  rounded  ; 
black,  rather  thinly  scaled  in  middle  of  disc ;  a  subcostal 
attenuated  streak  from  near  base  to  \,  and  a  broader  irregular 
submedian  streak  from  base  to  middle  pale  reddish,  semitrans- 
parent ;  a  roundish  red  spot  in  disc  at  f  :  cilia  blackish.  Hind- 
wings  elongate-ovate ;  pale  red,  semitransparent  ;  a  rather  broad 
blackish  hindmarginal  fascia,  thinly  scaled  on  a  patch  below 
middle  ;  cilia  blackish  ;  veins  4  and  5  separate. 

Sydney  and  Goulburn,  New  South  Wales ;  in  October ;  two 
specimens  (Coll.  Ray  nor  and  Macleay). 

146.  Hest.  tricolor,  Walk. 

(Procris  tricolor,  Walk.  Bomb.  Ill,  Butl.  111.  Het.  I,  pi. 
VI,  6.) 

(J  £.  18-27  mm.  Head  black,  in  £  red  on  crown.  Palpi  and 
collar  red.  Antenna?  black.  Thorax  black,  spotted  with  white 
beneath,  tips  of  patagia  sometimes  whitish.  Abdomen  black, 
beneath  whitish-ochreous,   three  basal  segments  wholly  whitish- 


790  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

ochreous  except  at  apex  above,  anal  segment  with  basal  whitish- 
ochreous  ring.  Legs  blue-black,  anterior  coxae  white.  Forewings 
extremely  elongate-triangular,  costa  sinuate,  apex  rounded,  hind- 
margin  very  obliquely  rounded  ;  blackish-fuscous  ;  a  hyaline  streak 
beneath  costa  from  near  base  to  -J,  acutely  attenuated  posteriorly ; 
a  hyaline  median  streak  from  near  base,  gradually  dilated  and 
becoming  obsolete  beyond  middle  of  disc  :  cilia  dark  fuscous. 
Hind  wings  elongate-ovate  ;  almost  hyaline,  very  thinly  scaled; 
an  irregular  suffused  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  fascia,  forming  a 
blotch  at  apex,  very  narrow  in  middle,  somewhat  dilated  towards 
anal  angle ;  cilia  dark  fuscous ;  veins  4  and  5  separate. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Fernshaw,  Victoria  ;  Deloraine, 
Tasmania ;  Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia ;  in  November  and 
December,  not  uncommon.  Mr.  Masters  informs  me  that  it 
especially  frequents  the  flowers  of  Ango-plwra. 

147.  Hest.  rujiventris,  Walk. 

(Procris  rujiventris,  Walk.  Bomb.  110,  Butl.  111.  Het.  I,  15 
pi.  VI,  7.) 

(J  £.  17-18  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  legs 
blackish.  Abdomen  orange,  base  and  apex  blackish.  Forewings 
elongate-triangular,  costa  almost  straight,  apex  rounded,  hind- 
margin  very  obliquely  rounded  ;  wholly  blackish.  Hindwings 
oblong-ovate ;  wholly  blackish,  disc  thinly  scaled  ;  veins  4  and  5 
from  a  point  or  short -stalked. 

Albany,  West  Australia  ;  four  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

43.  Procris,  F. 

Tongue  well-developed.  Antennas  in  £  bipectinated,  apex 
simple,  sometimes  considerably  thickened  (not  in  Australian 
species),  in  (|>  rather  thick  throughout.  Palpi  short,  porrected, 
filiform,  pointed.  Posterior  tibiae  without  middle-spurs.  Fore- 
wings  with  vein  1  furcate  at  base,  2  from  about  |,  all  veins  separate. 
Hindwings  with  vein  1  c  present,  4  absent  or  present,  3  rarely 
stalked  with  4  or  5,  6  and  7  approximated  at  base,  8  anastomosing 
with  upper  margin  of  cell  from  before  to  beyond  middle. 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S  791 

The  structure  of  veins  3-5  of  the  hind-wings  varies  considerably 
in  different  species,  but  the  differences  appear  specific  only. 

A.  Abdomen  very  broad,  strongly  flattened  148.  clolens 

B.  ,,         moderate. 

a.  Abdomen    with    lateral     margins 

white 1 49.  leucopleura. 

b.  Abdomen  with  lateral  margins  not 

white. 

1.  Forewings  with  three  pale  spots  151.  trimacula 

2.  ,,  unicolorous. 

i.  Forewings  bluish  or  greenish. 
*  Hindwings    with   3    and   5 

from  a  point  1 50.   coronias. 

**  Hindwings   with   3  and   5 
remote, 
f  Hindwings  ovate,  evenly 

scaled     155.  viridipulverulenta. 

ft  Hindwings  elongate- 

ovate,  thinly  scaled 
in  disc  below  middle  ..154.  apicalis. 
ii.  Forewings    without    blue  or 
green  tinge. 
*  Forewings  bright  coppery  156.  cuprea. 
**  ,,  blackish. 

f.   Abdomen brigbtgreen  152.  cyanota. 
ff          „          bright     cop- 
pery     153.  subdolosa. 

Sect.  A.  Vein  4  of  hindwings  present. 
148.  Procr.  dolens,  Walk. 
(Brocris  dolens,    Walk.  Bomb.  112,    Butl.    111.   Het.  I,    14,  pi. 
VI,  4.) 

<J  Q.  13-14  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  abdomen,  and 
legs  deep  blackish-green  or  blackish-indigo  ;  antennal  pectinations 
1 J  ;  abdomen  broadly  flattened.  Forewings  elongate,  suboblong, 
somewhat  dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin 


792  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

obliquely  rounded  ;  deep  blackish-green  or  blackish-indigo  ;  cilia 
dark  grey,  tips  pale.  Hindwings  elongate-ovate  ;  blackish-grey, 
rather  thinly  scaled ;  veins  3  and  4  from  a  point  or  short-stalked, 
5  remote. 

Mount  Macedon,  Victoria ;  Campbelltown  and  Hobart,  Tas- 
mania ;  Mount    Lofty,    South    Australia ;  in    December,     rather 

common. 

Sect   B.  vein  4  of  hindwings  absent. 

149.  Procr.  leucophura,  n.  sp. 

Q.  18-19  mm.  Head,  antennae,  and  thorax  dark  fuscous,  palpi 
and  lower  part  of  face  white.  Abdomen  dark  fuscous,  lateral 
margins  white.  Legs  white,  tarsi  fuscous.  Forewings  elongate, 
gradually  dilated,  costa  posteriorly  gently  arched,  apex  rounded, 
hindmargin  very  obliquely  rounded  ;  dark  fuscous  ;  cilia  paler 
towards  tips.  Hindwings  elongate-ovate ;  dark  fuscous  ;  disc 
thinly  scaled,  becoming  semitransparent  towards  base;  veins  3 
and  5  from  a  point. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

150.  Procr.  coronias,  n.  sp. 

(J  Q.  14-17  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antenna?,  thorax,  abdomen,  and 
legs  blackish-green  or  blackish-indigo  ;  antennal  pectinations  3. 
Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex  obtuse^ 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  blackish-green  or  blackish-indigo  : 
cilia  dark  grey,  tips  pale.  Hindwings  ovate  ;  blackish-grey  ;  disc 
rather  thinly  scaled,  especially  towards  base ;  veins  3  and  5  from 
a  point  or  short-stalked. 

Maryborough,      Queensland ;     Sydney,     New     South     Wales ; 

Mount  Macedon,  Victoria ;  in  November,   December,  and  March, 

common. 

151.  Procr.  trimacula,  Walk. 

(Procris  trimacula,  Walk.  Bomb.  110,  Butl.,  111.  Het.  I,  13, 
pi.  VI,  8.) 

X  Q.  18-20  mm.  Head  metallic  green,  crown  black.  Palpi, 
antennae,   and    legs  blackish,   antennal    pectinations    6.     Thorax 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  793 

black,  collar  and  abdomen  brilliant  metallic  coppery,  anal  tuft  in 
<£  whitish,  in  Q  whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate-triangular, 
costa  nearly  straight,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  very  obliquely 
rounded ;  blackish  ;  three  very  cloudy  obscure  dull  ochreous- 
whitish  discal  spots  ;  first  small,  near  base ;  second  large,  median, 
transverse,  nearly  reaching  costa  and  inner  margin  ;  third  small, 
towards  apex  :  cilia  blackish.  Hindwings  elongate-ovate ; 
blackish ;  disc  thinly  scaled,  semitransparent ;  veins  3  and  5 
remote. 

Richmond  River,  New  South  Wales ;  four  specimens  (Coll. 
Macleay). 

152.  Procr.  cyayiota,  n.  sp. 

£.  13mm.  Head,  palpi,  antenna},  thorax,  and  legs  blackish; 
collar  metallic  coppery ;  antennal  pectinations  6.  Abdomen 
brilliant  metallic  green.  Forewings  very  elongate-triangular, 
costa  hardly  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ; 
blackish  :  cilia  dark  grey,  tips  pale.  Hindwings  elongate-ovate  ; 
blackish  ;  disc  thinly  scaled,  semi-transparent  ;  veins  3  and  5 
approximated  at  base. 

Bathurst  (2,300  feet)  and  Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  two 
specimens,  in  February  and  March. 

153.  Procr.  subdolosa,  Walk. 
(Procris  subdolosa,  Walk.  Suppl.  62.) 

$  Q.  14-20  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antenna?,  and  thorax  blackish; 
face  and  orbits  of  eyes  brilliant  metallic  green  ;  collar  brilliant 
metallic  coppery  ;  antennal  pectinations  5.  Abdomen  metallic 
coppery,  anal  tuft  of  Q  ochreous-yellow.  Legs  blackish,  femora 
and  posterior  tibia?  metallic  blue-green.  Forewings  very  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  hardly  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin 
rounded,  rather  strongly  oblique  ;  blackish.  Hindwings  elongate- 
ovate  ;  blackish  ;  disc  thinly  scaled,  semi-transparent ;  veins  3 
and  5  remote. 

Cape  York  and  Rockhampton,  Queensland  ;  Richmond  River, 
Glen   Innes   (3,000  feet),   Sydney,   and    Wollongong,  New  South 


794  REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Wales  ;   Melbourne,   Victoria ;   Albany,   West    A  ustralia ;    from 
September  to  December,  common. 

154.  Procr.  apicalis,  Walk. 

(Procris  apicalis,  Walk.  Bomb.  Ill,  Butl.  111.  Het.  I,  14, 
pi.  VI,  2  ;  Pollanisus  sequens,  Walk.  Bomb.,  115,  Butl.  111.  Het. 
I.,  14,  pi.  VI,  3;  Procris  Novce-Hollandice,  Wallgr.  Wien.  Ent. 
Mon.  1860,  39). 

(J  $•  16-18  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antenna?,  thorax,  and  legs 
brilliant  metallic  blue-green ;  antennal  pectinations  5 ;  tarsi 
dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  brilliant  metallic  blue-green  or  coppery, 
anal  tuft  in  £  ochreous-yellow.  Forewings  elongate-triangular, 
costa  almost  straight,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  very  obliquely 
rounded ;  brilliant  metallic  blue-green  ;  cilia  grey,  basal  half 
black.  Hind  wings  elongate-ovate,  blackish  ;  a  thinly  scaled  semi- 
transparent  patch  below  middle  of  disc ;  veins  3  and  5  tolerably 
remote. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  in  September,  November,  January, 
March,  and  April,  very  common. 

155.   Procr.  virtdipulverulenta,  Guer. 

[Procris  viridipulverulenta,  Guer.,  Mag.  Zool.  1839,  pi.  XI,  3.) 
-J  £.  21-24  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  legs 
brilliant  metallic  blue-green ;  antennal  pectinations  5  ;  tarsi  dark 
fuscous.  Abdomen  brilliant  metallic  blue-green  or  coppery,  anal 
tuft  in  £  ochreous-yellow.  Forewings  triangular,  costa  slightly 
arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded ;  brilliant 
metallic  blue-green  :  cilia  grey,  basal  half  black.  Hind  wings 
ovate,  blackish  ;  veins  3  and  5  tolerably  remote. 

Duaringa,  Queensland ;  Bathurst  (2,500  feet),  New  South 
Wales ;  Deloraine,  Tasmania ;  Adelaide,  South  Australia ;  in 
October  and  November,  common. 

156.  Procr.  cuprea,  Walk. 

{Pollanisus  cupreus,  Walk.  Bomb.  115,  Butl.  111.  Het.  I,  15, 
pi.  VI,  5.) 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  795 

J\  21-27  mm.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  metallic  coppery, 
beneath  metallic-green.  Palpi  and  antennae  metallic  green,  pecti- 
nations 5.  Legs  dark  coppery-fuscous.  Forewings  rather  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  hardly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  oblique, 
slightly  rounded ;  metallic  coppery ;  cilia  fuscous,  base  dark 
purple-fuscous.  Hindwings  ovate ;  blackish,  sometimes  with  a 
few  metallic  green  scales  towards  anal  angle  ;  veins  3  and  5 
remote. 

Albany,  West  Australia ;  also  from  South  Australia ;  several 
specimens  (Coll.  Macleay  and  Australian  Museum). 

Appendix. 

The  following  specific  descriptions  remain  unidentified  ;  probably 
in  some  cases  they  refer  to  known  species  but  are  erroneously 
drawn  up,  in  others  the  species  may  not  be  really  Australian  ;  I 
give  abstracts  of  them  for  reference. 

157.  Zygaenaacharon,  F.,  Ent.  Syst.  556.  Tota  cyanea,  alis 
fuscis,  obscuris,  ano  villoso,  rufo.     Probably  a  Procris. 

158.  Lithosia  plana,  Boisd.,  Voy.  Astr.  V,  209.  Alis  ant. 
cinereo-luteis,  post,  luteis,  thorace  cinereo,  collari  flavo. 

159.  Lactura  dives,  Walk.  Bomb.  486.  Forewings  brown, 
with  seven  yellow  spots  ;  one  near  base,  two  before  middle,  three 
beyond  middle,  one  near  apex.  Hindwings  brown,  towards  base 
luteous. 

160.  Bombyx  curvata,  Don.  Ins.  N.  H.  Alis  testaceis,  ant. 
fasciola  curvata  punctisque  nigris,  post,  basi  roseis  nigroque 
bifasciatis.     Probably  a  Spilosoma. 

161.  TJiemiscyra  laetifera,  Walk.  Suppl.  258.  36  mm. 
Whitish  ;  head  with  a  brown  stripe  on  crown  ;  antennae  red  ; 
thorax  with  anterior  margin  and  a  spot  on  patagia  red,  and  a 
brown  band  connected  behind  with  a  broad  brown  stripe  :  fore- 
wings with  some  red  lines,  and  some  broad  irregular  contiguous 
brown  streaks,  forming  two  incomplete  bands,  connected  on  costa 
and  inner  margin  :  hindwings  ochreous. 


796  REVISION    OP   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 

162.  Nudaria  albida,  Walk.  Suppl.  273.  2C-24  mm.  White  ; 
forewings  with  four  slender  bands ;  first  and  second  widely 
interrupted,  brown,  second  ochreous  in  front ;  third  and  fourth 
ochreous,  third  undulating,  fourth  composed  of  marginal  streaks  ; 
two  black  points  in  disc. 

163.  Eutane  partita,  Walk.  Char.  Het.  64.  I  have  not  seen 
this  description. 

164.  Cyptasia  egregiella,  Walk.  Suppl.  1837.  20  mm.  Head 
white,  aeneous  behind,  ochreous  between  antennae,  an  aeneous  dot 
on  face.  Thorax  white,  collar  edged  with  ochreous,  an  ochreous 
stripe  containing  a  white  dot  in  front.  Abdomen  ochreous, 
beneath  white.  Forewings  aeneous,  with  some  longitudinal 
ochreous  streaks  :  two  oblique  incomplete  irregular  white  bands  ; 
a  few  intermediate  white  spots  on  inner  margin.  Hindwings 
ochreous.  Referred  to  the  Lithosiadae  by  Butler,  but  very  possibly 
erroneously. 

165.  Lithosia  pristirta,  Walk.  Suppl.  1885.  22  mm.  Yery 
pale  ochreous  ;  forewings  narrow,  thinly  and  minutely  sprinkled 
with  brown  ;  hindwings  brighter. 

166.  Hydrusa  humeralis,  Butl.,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  1876,  352. 
29  mm.  Differs  from  H.  annulata  by  the  orange  patagia ;  second 
spot  of  hindwings  large,  almost  touching  first. 

167.  Pallene  elegans,  Butl.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1877,  334. 
18  mm.  Forewings  chocolate-brown;  a  broad  basal  patch,  trans- 
verse constricted  band  beyond  middle,  interrupted  in  centre  to 
form  two  opposed  conical  spots,  and  costal  margin  at  apex  creamy- 
whitish  with  blackish  borders ;  cilia  grey,  minutely  spotted  with 
ochreous.  Hindwings  pale  ochreous,  cilia  darker ;  apex  greyish. 
Head  and  collar  white  ;  thorax  dark  brown. 

168.  Acontia  (Philenora,  Ros.)  undidosa,  Walk.  Noct.  797; 
Ros.  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  1885,  445.  According  to  Rosenstock,  the 
generic  characters  are  as  in  Mosoda,  but  the  forewings  have  vein 
10  from  a  point  with  9,  and  stalk  of  7  and  8,  11  from  anterior 
fourth  of  cell ;  antennae  of  cf  pectinated  ;  tongue  strong.  I  saw 
the  type  of  this  species,  and  remarked  it  as  apparently  unknown  to 
me,  but  did  not  examine  it ;  according  to  a  rough  sketch  I  made, 
the  forewings   are  white,  with  blackish  markings ;  three  irregular 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S. 


797 


lines  roughly  parallel  to  hindmargin,  first  subbasal,  second  before 
middle,  third  at  J  ;  a  costal  streak  from  first  to  second  ;  a  discal 
dot  before  third  ;  an  irregular  fascia  from  costa  near  apex  to  anal 
angle  ;  cilia  barred  with  blackish  ;  hindwings  yellowish,  with  an 
apical  blackish  spot.  I  know  no  species  with  the  above  generic 
characters. 

The  two  following  Indian  species  have  been  recorded  as  Aus- 
tralian, but  I  believe  in  error  ;  at  any  rate  the  locality  requires 
confirmation. 

169.  Deiopeia  syr'niga,  Cr.  pi.  5,  C.D.  (Forewings  banded 
with  rosy  ;  hindwings  rosy.) 

170.  Areas  lactinea,  Cr.  Only  recorded  by  an  error  for  A, 
marginata. 

Index  op  Genera. 


Agaphthora,  n.  g. 


38. 


Amerila,  Walk 35. 

Anestia,  n.  g 27. 

Areas,  Walk 32. 

Asura,  Walk 29. 

Brunia,  Moore 8. 

Calamidia,   Butl 3. 

Calligenia,   Dup 12. 

Chiriphe,  Walk 23. 

Choroaieles,  n.  g 40. 

Cluaca,  Walk 17. 

Comarchis,  n.  g 26. 

Deiopeia,  Stph 33. 


Digarna,  Moore. 


37. 


Euchromia,  Hb. ... 41. 

Eutane,  Walk 28. 

Exotrocha,  n.  g 2. 

Hectobrocha,  n.  g 13. 

Hestiarcha,  n.  g 24. 

Hestiochora,  n.  g 42. 

Heterallactis,  n.  g 11. 

Hydrusa,  Walk 39. 


Hypsa,  Hb 36. 

Lithosia,  F 9. 

Metacrias,  n.  g 30. 

Mosoda,  Walk 21. 

Neobrocha,  n.  g 14. 

Nola,  Leach 20. 

Nyctemera,  Hb 34. 

Palaexera,  n.  g 6. 

Parelictis,  n.  g 15. 

Phragmatobia,  Stph 44. 

Procris,  F 43. 

Scseodora,  n.  g 22. 

Scoliacma,  n.  g 4. 

Sesia,   F 1. 

Sorocostia,  Ros 19. 

Spilosoma,  Stph 31. 

Symmetrocles,  n.  g 10. 

Termessa,  Walk 16. 

Teulisna,  Walk 7. 

Thallarcha,  n.  g 25. 

Tigrioides,  Butl 5. 

Zia,Walk 18. 


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REVISION    OF    AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 


Index  of  Species. 


Names  printed  in  italics  are 

acharon,  F 157. 

adoxa,  n.  sp 29. 

aequalis,  Walk 112. 

albicollis,  Felcl 72. 

albida,  Walk 162. 

alciphron,  Cr 111. 

alterna,  Walk 10. 

amanda,  Feld 77. 

arnica,  White 98. 

analis,  Walk . .  114. 

anartoides,  Walk 57. 

anepsia,  n.  sp 126. 

annulata,   Boisd 99. 

annulata,  F 135. 

annulata,  Walk 98. 

antitheta,  n.  sp 124. 

aperta,  Walk 134. 

apicalis,  Walk 154. 

arachneis,  n.  sp 51. 

aspectatella,  Walk 82. 

astraea,  Walk 105. 

astrea,  Drury. 103. 

astreas,  Drury 104. 

aulacota,  n.  sp 48. 

australe,  Feld 54. 

australis,  Boisd 112. 

basilissa,  n.  sp 108. 

bicolor,  Boisd 7. 

bicolor,  Walk 139. 

bicosta,  Walk 20. 

bracliyleuca,  n.  sp 105. 

canescens,  Butl 94. 

caricae,  F 111. 


synonyms. 

catarrhoa,  n.  sp 64. 

catocalina,   Walk 32. 

cervicalis,  Walk 86. 

chionastis,  n.  sp 171. 

chionora,  n.  sp 19. 

chlorometis,  n.  sp 131. 

chloropyga,  Walk 114. 

chrysochares,  n.  sp 73. 

chrysochoa,  n.  sp 75. 

chrysophanes,  n.  sp 2. 

cingulata,  Butl 135. 

conferta,  Walk 93. 

congrua,  Walk 36. 

conographa,  n.  sp 38. 

consolatrix,  Bos 58. 

coronias,  n.  sp 150. 

costalis,  Walk 96. 

crescens,  Walk 101. 

cribraria,    CI 103. 

cuprea,  Walk 156. 

curvata,  Don 160. 

cyanopyga,  Feld. 114. 

cyanota,  n.  sp 152. 

cyanura,  n.  sp 123. 

cyclota,  n.  sp 24. 

cycota,  n.  sp 50. 

dama,  F 109. 

dasypyga,  Feld 16. 

dichotoma,  n.  sp 67. 

dictyota,  n.   sp 68. 

discrepans,   Walk 37. 

discreta,    Walk 110. 

dispar,  Leach 18. 


BY    E.   MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S. 


799 


dives,  Walk 159. 

dolens,  Walk 148. 

Doub/edayi.  Walk 99. 

ecliptis,  n.  sp 118. 

egregiella,  Walk 164. 

elegans,  Butl 167. 

epicentra,  n.  sp 52. 

erichrysa,  n.  sp 88. 

erythrastis,  n.  sp 92. 

erythrota,  n.  sp 145. 

eschatias,  n.  sp 138. 

euchrysa,  n.  sp 22. 

fraterna,  Butl. 20. 

fulvohirta,  Walk 93. 

furcifera,  Walk 12. 

fuscinula,  Walk 91. 

ganymede,  Dbld. 143. 

gaudens,  Walk 85. 

geographica,  n.  sp 140. 

gracilis,   Butl 81. 

gratiosa,  Walk 35. 

guttata,  Ramb 103. 

habrotis,  n.  sp ,..  87. 

hamida,  Feld 37. 

harpophora,   n.  sp 17. 

heminephes,  n.  sp.  .....  11. 

hesperitis,  n.  sp 129. 

hirta,  Walk 6. 

horridella,    Walk 41. 

humeralis,  Butl 166. 

Huttonii,  Butl 89. 

hyalota,  n.  sp 121. 

intensa,  Butl 136. 

interfixa,  Walk 90. 

interrupta,  L 172. 

irenica,  n.  sp 45. 


irius,  Boisd 143. 

irus,  Cr 143. 

isophragma,  n.  sp 74. 

isozona,  n.  sp 1. 

j ocularis,  Bos 76. 

jucunda,   Walk 56. 

lacteatum,  Butl 91. 

lactinea,  Cr 170. 

laeta,  Walk 34. 

laetifera,  Walk 161. 

latlstriga,  Snell 100. 

leucacma,  n.  sp 122. 

leucoma,   n.  sp 53. 

leucopleura,  n.  sp 149. 

liboria,  Cr.  4. 

lochaga,  n.  sp v. 78. 

lugens,  Walk 54. 

lydia,  Don 85. 

macroplaca,  n.  sp 130. 

maculata,  Butl 84. 

marginata,  Don 95. 

marmorea,  Butl 115. 

melanora,  n.  sp 116. 

rnelitaula,  n.  sp 25. 

metallopa,  n.  sp 55. 

rnochlotis,  n.  sp 132. 

mochlotoma      172. 

monogrammaria,  Walk.  66. 

Moorei,  Butl 95. 

nana,   Walk 13. 

nesophora,  n.  sp 113. 

nesothetis,  n.  sp 133. 

nexum,  Butl 91. 

nigriceps,  Butl 91,  135. 

nitens,  Walk 21. 

nivosa,  Walk 31. 


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REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA, 


B '  ovw-Hollandice,  Wallyr. 
oblita,  Feld 

103. 

91. 
154. 

94. 

79. 

onibropbanes,  n.   sp.   ... 

82. 
83. 
62. 
59. 

orthotoma,  n.  sp 

pactolias,  n.    sp 

r»a  vail  acta    n.  SD 

8. 

9. 

49. 

125. 

46. 

42. 

163. 

27. 

71. 

pbalarota,  n.  sp 

pbyllodes,  n.  sp 

28. 

70. 

137. 

15. 

plagiata,  Walk 

115. 
110. 
158. 
142. 
165. 

65. 

97. 
103. 

23. 
127. 
120. 

69. 

21. 

18. 

roseicosiis,  Butl. 95. 

7ubratra,  Tepper 7. 

rubricosta,    Walk 40. 

rubripes,  Walk 107. 

rufiventris,  Walk 147 

saleuta,  n.  sp 30. 

salpinctis,  n.  sp 5. 

sejuncta,  Feld 60. 

semograpta,  n.  sp 44. 

separata,  Walk 102. 

sequens,  Walk.. 154. 

serica,   n.  sp 106. 

servilis,  n.  sp 61. 

Shepherdi,  Newni 33. 

silvandra,  Cr 109. 

sparsana,  Walk 81. 

sphenodes,  n.  sp 117. 

spilarcha,  n.  sp 14. 

staurocola,  n.  sp 80. 

stelotis,  n.  sp 119. 

stenopa,  n.  sp 63. 

strepsimeris,  n.  sp 141. 

strictalis,  Z. 47. 

structa,  Walk 26. 

strutbias,  n.  sp 39. 

subdolosa,  Walk 153. 

subocellatum,  Walk 93. 

synedra,  n.  sp 128. 

syringa,  Cr 169. 

tactalis,   Walk 41. 

terminalis,  Walk 84. 

tertiana,  Meyr 100. 

tineoides,  Feld •    77. 

tipuliformis,  CI 3. 

transitana,    Walk 56. 

transversa,  Walk 10. 


BY    E,  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  801 

tricolor,  Walk 146.           vetustella.   Walk 47. 

trifurcata,  Walk 12.           viduella,  Walk 54. 

trigonota,  n.  sp 43.           vigens,  Butl 91. 

trimacula.  Walk  151.           viridipulverulenta,Guer.  155. 

undulosa,  Walk 168.           xanthocoma,  n.  sp 144. 


Supplement. 

Since  writing  the  above,  I  have  seen  a  species  which  agrees  with 
Walker's  description  of  Lactura  dives,  and  is,  I  have  little  doubt, 
the  one  intended ;  it  belongs  to  the  Tineina,  and  may  therefore  be 
omitted  entirely  from  this  group. 

The  following  two  additional  species  have  also  come  before  my 
notice. 

271.  Scaeodora  chionastis,  n.  sp. 

(£.15  mm.  Head  white,  lower  part  of  face  and  palpi  whitish- 
ochreous.  Antennae  whitish.  Thorax  white,  patagia  whitish- 
ochreous.  Abdomen  pale  grey,  sides  and  apex  pale  yellowish.  Legs 
whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate-triangular,  costa  moderately 
arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  almost  straight,  rather  oblique  ; 
white;  markings  fuscous,  very  suffused  and  ill-defined;  a  triangularly 
dilated  streak  along  anterior  half  of  costa,  its  lower  angle  connected 
with  inner  margin  before  middle  by  a  slender  line,  and  with  a  spot 
on  costa  at  ^  by  a  narrow  bar  obtusely  bent  in  disc  ;  from  this 
costal  spot  a  slender  irregular  line  to  inner  margin  at  ^,  rectangu- 
larly indented  near  inner  margin ;  a  moderate  subterminal  fascia 
from  apex  to  anal  angle  :  cilia  white,  with  dark  fuscous  apical, 
median,  and  anal  patches.  Hindwings  pale  grey,  purplish-tinged, 
sprinkled  with  pale  brassy-yellow,  especially  towards  base  ;  cilia 
pale  yellowish. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales ;  one  specimen  in  June. 

44.  Phragmatobia,  Stph. 

Tongue  slender.  Antennae  in  £  filiform,  evenly  ciliated,  with 
scattered  somewhat  longer  cilia.  Palpi  moderate,  porrected,  loosely 
rough-haired.     Thorax  and  femora    hairy   beneath.       Forewings 


802  REVISION    OF   AUSTRALIAN    LEPIDOPTERA. 

with  vein   2   from  §,  7  and  8  out  of  9,  10   out  of  9  near  base. 
Hindwings  with  vein  6  and  7  from  a  point,  8  from  middle. 

Should  be  placed  between  Areas  and  Deiopeia. 

172.  Phragm.  inter rupta,  L. 

£,  41  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  thorax  pale  whitish-ochreous, 
rosy-tinged  ;  face  dark  fuscous  ;  thorax  with  a  median  longitudinal 
fusiform  blackish  stripe  throughout.  Antennae  whitish.  Abdomen 
light  rosy-crimson  above,  dark  grey  beneath,  with  dorsal  and 
lateral  series  of  small  round  black  spots.  Legs  black,  coxse  and 
femora  ochreous-yellow  above.  Forewings  very  elongate-trian- 
gular, costa  moderately  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded ;  whitish-ochreous,  rosy-tinged ;  a  thick  black  streak, 
attenuated  anteriorly,  beneath  lower  median  vein  from  near  base 
to  5,  apex  obliquely  truncate  above  ;  two  black  dots  on  transverse 
vein  near  extremities  ;  a  narrow  black  longitudinal  streak  from 
close  beyond  lower  dot,  posteriorly  somewhat  bent  upwards  to 
hindmargin  below  apex  :  cilia  whitish-ochreous,  rosy-tinged.  Hind- 
wings  and  cilia  grey,  thinly  scaled. 

Cairns,  Queensland;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay).  Also  from 
India. 


NOTES  ON  SYNONYMY  OF  AUSTRALIAN  MIRCO- 
LEPLDOPTERA. 

By  E.  Meyrick,  B.A.,  F.E.S. 

The  following  synonyruical  corrections  and  additions,  made  by 
me  from  an  examination  of  specimens  in  the  British  Museum, 
have  been  in  one  or  two  instances  indicated  elsewhere,  but  it  will 
be  convenient  to  give  them  together.  The  corrected  synonymy  of 
each  species  is  here  given  in  full. 

PYRALIDIDAE. 

1.  Balanotis  recurvalis,  Walk. 

Salma  recurvalis,  Walk.  Cramb.  107  ;  Exacosmia  rubiginosa, 
ib.  Suppl.  609 ;  Crambus  melanospilellus,  ib.  Suppl. 
1759 ;  Balanotis  recurvalis,  Meyr.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc. 
Lond.  1884,  70. 

CRAMBIDAE. 

2.  Calamotropha  delatalis,  Walk. 

Crambus  delatalis,  Walk.  Cramb.  176  ;  Chilo  leptogrammellus, 
Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1879,  207. 

3.  Crambus  cuneiferellus,  Walk. 

Crambus  cuneiferellus,  Walk.  Cramb.  175,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn. 

Soc.  N.S.W.  1878,  189;   Crambus  microphaeellus,  Walk. 

Suppl.  1758. 
52 


804      NOTES  ON  SYNONYMY  OP  AUSTRALIAN  MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 

4.  Diptychophora  ochracealis,  Walk. 

Cataclysta  ochracealis,  Walk.  Suppl.  1838;  Eromene  prosma- 
turella,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1878,  198;  B. 
dilatella,  ib.  199. 

I  note  here  that  the  whole  of  the  Australian  species  formerly 
classified  under  Thinasotia,  Hein.,  are  to  be  referred  to  the  genus 
Hednota,  Meyr.,  differing  from  Thinasotia  in  having  veins  6  and 
7  of  the  hindwings  remote,  and  the  forehead  with  a  more  or  less 
developed  cone ;  with  the  exception  of  T.  lativittalis,  Walk.,  and 
T.  torrentella,  Meyr. 

PHYCITIDAE. 

5.  Eucarphia  tritalis,  Walk. 

Hypochalcia  tritalis,  Walk.  Cramb.  47  ;  Cr ambus  vetustellus, 
ib.  176  ;  Eucarphia  vulgatella,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc. 
N.S.W.  1878,  207;  E.  cnephaeella,\b.  1879,  227. 

6.  Epicrocis  patulalis,  Walk. 

Nephopteryx  patulalis,  Walk.  Cramb.  70  ;  Pempelia  rufitinc- 
tella,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1878,  203. 

7.  Epicrocis  oppositalis,  Walk. 

Trachonitis  oppositalis,  Walk.  Cramb.  41  ;  Pempelia  caligino- 
sella,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1879,  221. 

8.  Epicrocis  sublignalis,  Walk. 

Trachonitis  sublignalis,  Walk.  Cramb.  41  ;  Pempelia  strigi- 
ferella,  Meyr.,  Proc,  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1878,  202. 

9.  Crocydopora  cinigerella,  Walk. 

Nephopteryx  cinigerella,  Walk.  Suppl.  1719  ;  N.  stenopterella, 
Mevr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1878,  200. 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S,  805 

TORTRICIDAE, 

10.  Tortrix  copiosana,  Walk. 

Goboea  copiosana,  Walk.  Suppl.  1805;  Tortrix  ceramtcana, 
Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1881,  512. 

11.  Tortrix  humerella,  Walk. 

Cretinous  humerellus,  Walk.  Suppl.  1758 ;  Tortrix  centu- 
rionana,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1881,  518. 

12.  Arotrophora  arcuatalis,  Walk. 

Scopula  arcuatalis,  Walk.  Suppl.  1474  ;  Gr ambus  sub- 
mar  ginellus,  ib.  1760;  Eromene  transcissella,  ib.  1762; 
Arotrophora  arcuatalis,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W. 
1881,  530. 

CONCHYLIDIDAE. 

13.  Oistophora  mediella,  Walk. 

Enopa  mediella,  Walk.  Suppl.  1738;  Oistophora  ptterocosmana, 
Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1881,  699. 

OECOPHORIDAE. 

14.  Placocosma  resumptella,  Walk. 

Oecophora  resumptella,  Walk.  Tin.  681  ;  Placocosma  hephaestea, 
Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1883,  333. 

15.  Antidica  pilipes,  Butl. 

Latometus  pilipes,  Butl.,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  1882,  102; 
Antidica  eriomorpha,  Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W. 
1883,  382. 


806      NOTES  ON  SYNONYMY  OF  AUSTRALIAN  MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 

GLYPHIPTERYGIDAE. 

16.   Hypertropha  tortriciformis,  Gn. 

Heliodes  tortriciformis,  Gn.  Noct.  VI,  198,  pi.  IX,  13 ; 
Orosana  desumptana,  Walk.  Tort.  460 ;  Anthoecia 
divitiosa,  ib.  Suppl.  771 ;  Hypertropha  thesaurella, 
Meyr.,  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  1880,  209. 


MISCELLANEA  ENTOM()LOGICA,No.  II. 

THE    GENUS     LIP  A  ftETRUS. 

By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  tfcc. 

The  first  paper  under  the  above  heading  which  1  communicated 
to  this  Society  at  its  April  meeting,  dealt  only  with  the 
genus  Diphucephala,  a  group  of  the  Melolonthidae  exclusively 
Australian.  The  present  paper  will  be  devoted  to  another  group 
of  the  Melolonthidae  also  exclusively  Australian.  The  genus 
Liparetrus  is  placed  by  Lacordaire  in  his  Sub-tribe  Sericoides, — 
which  differs  from  his  Sub-tribe  Sericides  in  having  the  labrum 
distinct  from  the  clypeus, — and  in  his  group  Heteronycides,  which 
is  characterized  by  having  the  labrum  short,  sub-horizontal,  and  a 
little  emarginate. 

The  genus  was  first  characterized  by  Guerin-Meneville,  in  his 
Entomology  of  the  Voyage  of  the  Coquille.  However,  the 
characters  I  now  give  are  chiefly  taken  from  Lacordaire's  "  Genera 
des  Coleopteres." 

Genus,  Liparetrus. 

Mentum  almost  as  long  as  broad,  a  little  narrowed  at  the  base, 
cut  obliquely,  and  widely  impressed  in  front,  the  labial  part  of  the 
same  width  and  a  little  emarginate. 

Maxillce  robust  the  external  lobe  armed  with  four  or  five  teeth. 

Palpi. — The  last  joint  of  the  labial,  sub-cylindrical,  that  of  the 
maxillary,  thick  and  oval. 

Clypeus  separated  from  the  forehead  by  a  sinuous  line,  of  a 
transversal  square  form,  bordered  in  all  parts,  the  anterior  border 
square,  rounded  or  sinuous. 

Eyes  moderate,  slightly  prominent. 


808  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

Antennce  short,  of  nine  or  eight  joints,  the  three  last  forming  a 
large  sub-oval  club. 

Thorax  transversal,  narrowed  in  front,  serni-circularly  rounded 
at  the  base. 

Scutellum  small,  of  curvilinear  triangular  form. 

Elytra  very  short,  flat  or  little  convex,  rounded  behind,  generally 
not  covering  the  penultimate  segment  of  the  abdomen. 

Legs  moderate,  the  posterior  thighs  strong  ;  the  anterior  tibiae 
strongly  tridentate,  or  sometimes  bidentate,  the  terminal  tooth  not 
perpendicular,  the  four  posterior  tibiae  carinated  and  spiny  ;  the 
tarsi  slender,  longer  than  the  tibiae,  their  claws  feebly  arcuated 
and  simple. 

Abdomen  very  thick. 

Propygidium  very  large,  often  entirely  exposed;  pygidium 
moderate,  perpendicular,  a  little  convex,  of  curvilinear  triangular 
form,  as  long  as  broad. 

The  very  large  penultinate  segment  of  the  abdomen  or  propy- 
gidium of  Lacordaire,  is  the  most  marked  distinguishing  feature 
of  this  genus.  The  species  are  very  numerous,  and  are  found  in 
all  parts  of  Australia,  feeding  on  the  leaves  of  the  various  species 
of  Eucalyptus.     The  larvae  have  not  been  observed. 

The  number  of  species  coming  within  the  limits  of  the  genus,  as 
defined  above,  is  so  great,  and  their  differences  so  minute,  that  to 
characterize  the  whole  of  them  so  as  to  render  the  work  of  identi- 
fication simple,  I  find  it  necessary  to  sub-divide  the  genus  into 
sections  and  sub-sections  founded  upon  characters  of  more  or  less 
importance,  but  all  convenient  and  easy  of  observation.  A  few 
explanatory  observations  on  the  points  in  the  anatomy  of  these 
insects,  which  are  most  useful  in  the  determination  of  the  species, 
will,  I  believe,   be  found  useful. 

By  far  the  greater  number  of  species  of  the  genus  Lipare- 
trus  have  nine  joints  to  the  antennae,  the  others  have  eight. 
Blanchard  (1)  divides  the  genus  into  2  sections  founded  on 
this    character,    while    Burmeister    (2)     merely    uses    it    as    a 

(1)  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  103. 

(2)  Handbuch  der  Entomologie  IV.,  p.  194. 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  809 

specific  character.  In  this  matter  I  follow  Blanchard,  as  I 
find  the  8-jointed  species,  almost  without  exception,  of  such 
uniform  appearance  and  so  different  from  the  9-jointed  ones,  that 
I  think  they  might  well  be  placed  in  a  separate  genus.  Burmeister 
on  the  other  hand,  makes  his  subdivision  of  the  genus  depend 
chiefly  on  what  seems  to  be  an  unimportant  character — the  relative 
length  of  the  1st  and  2nd  joints  of  the  posterior  tarsi.  In 
determining  the  species,  I  look  upon  this  character  as  useful, 
but  as  the  character  of  a  group  it  is  bad,  as  it  separates  species 
evidently  closely  related.  But  others  of  Burmeister's  sub-divisions 
founded  on  the  form  of  the  clypeus  in  the  male  are  undoubtedly 
good,  and  these,  with  some  modifications  and  additions,  I  have 
adopted  in  this  paper  under  the  title  of  Sub-sections. 

Further  sub-divisions  of  these  sub-sections  are  founded  on  the 
variations  in  the  clothing  of  the  species  as  "  villose,  glabrous, 
scabrous,  velvety,  sericeous,"  &c.  Other  anatomical  points,  some 
of  them  sexual,  might  be  enumerated  as  valuable  for  identification, 
but  these  I  think  will  be  readily  ascertained  by  attention  to  the 
descriptions.  I  propose  then  to  group  all  the  species  of  the  genua 
as  follows : — 

SECTION  I. 

Antennae  9-jointed. 

Sub-section  I. 
Clypeus  of  male  terminating  in  a  broad  acutangular  lamina. 

Liparetrus  phaenicopterus,  Germ.  Liparetrus  villosicollis,  n.  sp. 

„         xanthotrichus,  Blanch.  „         flavopilosus,  Macl. 

,,         marginipennis,  Blanch.  „          rufiventris,  Macl. 

,,          fulvohirtus,  Macl.  „          nigrinus,  Germ. 

„          Germari,  n.  sp.  ,,         ater,  n.  sp. 

,,          Mastersi,  n.  sp.  ,,         angulatus,  n.  sp. 

„         capillatus,  n.  sp.  ,,         comatus,  n.  sp. 

„          nitidipennis,  n.  sp.  ,,          nigrohirtus,  n.  sp. 

„         pilosus,  Macl.  ,,         callosus,  n.  sp. 
Liparetrus  Mitchelli,  n.  sp. 


810 


MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 


Sub-section  II. 
Clypeus  with  the  apex  more  or  less  tridentate. 
Liparetrus  Kreuslerse,  n.  sp. 
,,  atratus,  Burm. 

,,         iridipennis,  Germ. 
,,         tristis,  Blanch. 
„         acutidens,  n.  sp. 

Liparetrus  parvidens,  n.  sp. 

Sub-section  III. 

Clypeus  more  or  less  rounded  in  both  sexes. 
a.  Upper  surface  opaque,  velvety,  and  villose. 


Liparetrus  obtusidens,  n.  sp. 
tridentatus,  Macl. 
asper,  n.  sp. 
bituberculatus,  n.  sp. 
sylvicola,  Fab. 


Liparetrus  discipennis,  Guer. 
,,  discoidalis,  Macl. 

„  albohirtus,  Mast. 

„  sericeipennis,  n.  sp. 

„         montanus,  n.  sp. 


Liparetrus  canescens,  n.  sp. 
,,  occidentalis,  n.  sp. 

,,  assimilis,  n.  sp. 

„  holosericeus,  n.  sp. 

,,  pruinosus,  Burm. 


b.  Upper  surface  more  or  less  villose  and  nitid. 
Liparetrus  erythropterus,  Blanch.  Liparetrus  criniger,  n.  sp. 


„  ubiquitosus,  n.  sp. 

„  glabripennis,  n   sp. 

„  luridipennis,  n.  sp. 

„  rugosus,  n.  sp. 

,,  collaris,  n.  sp. 

„  concolor,  Erichs. 

c.  Upper  surface  glabrous. 
Liparetrus  rubefactus,  n.  sp. 

„  atriceps,  Macl. 

„  rufipennis,  Macl. 

„  ovatus,  n.  sp. 

„  sericeus,  Macl. 

,,  micans,  n.  sp. 

j,  par vulus,  Macl. 

„  pallidus,  Macl. 

„  lsevatus,  Macl. 


„  salebrosus,  n.  sp. 

„  convexiusculus,  Macl. 

„  rubicundus,  Macl. 

,,  propinquus,  n.  sp. 

„  lsevis,  Blanch. 

,,  ebeninus,  n.  sp. 

Liparetrus  impressicollis,  n.  sp. 

„  nigriceps,  n.  sp. 

„  opacicollis,  n.  sp. 

,,  rotundipennis,  n.  sp. 

,,  convexior,  n.  sp. 

,,  picipennis,  Germ. 

,,  obscurus,  n.  sp. 

,,  nitidior,  n.  sp. 

„  latiusculus,  Macl. 


Liparetrus  globulus,  n.  sp. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  811 

d.   Body  squamose. 

Liparetrus  vestitus,  Blanch.  Liparetrua  squamiger,  n.  sp. 

,,  nuclipennis,  Germ.  ,,  subsquamosus,  n.  sp. 

Liparetrus  rotundiformis,  n.  sp. 

Sub-section  IV. 

Clypeus  emarginate. 
Liparetrus  abnormalis,  n.  sp.  Liparetrus  siniillimus,  n.  sp. 

Liparetrus  Kennedyi,  n.  sp. 

SECTION  II. 

Antennae  8-jointed. 

Liparetrus  nionticola,  Fab.  Liparetrus  unicolor,  Mast. 

„         ferrugineus,  Blanch.  ,,  pygrnaeus,  Burm. 

„  erythropygus,   Blanch.  ,,  Cookii,  n.  sp. 

,,         depressus,  Blanch.  ,,  hispidus,  n.  sp. 

„  poverus,  Blanch.  ,,  Burmeisteri,  n.  sp. 

,,  valgoides,  Blanch.  „  ordinatus,  n.  sp. 

„         huniilis,  Blanch.  ,,  Msechidioides,  n.  sp. 

Liparetrus  striatipennis,  n.  sp. 
I  now  proceed  to  the  description  of  the  species  in  each  group. 

SECTION  I. 

Sub-section  I. 

Clypeus  of  the  male  prolonged  into  a  broad  acutely-angled 
lamina.     Body  villose. 

1.  Liparetrus  ph^enicopterus,  Germ. 

Linn.  Ent.  III.  184S,  p.  1.92  ;  Burm.  Hanclb.  IV.  2,  p.  197. 

Black,  densely  flavo-pilose,  the  hair  on  the  thorax  somewhat 
darker,  the  elytra  ferruginous,  dispersedly  punctate,  the  clypeus  of 
the  male  elevated  at  the  apex  and  angularly  truncate. 

Length,  4  lines. 


812  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

These  characters  are  scarcely  sufficient  to  distinguish  this  species 
from  its  allies,  and  as  I  regard  it  as  the  type  of  a  large  group, 
I  append  a  translation  of  Germar's  original  detailed  description. 

Head  ovate,  black,  opaque,  rugose! y-punctate,  yellowish-hairy, 
with  the  clypeus  elevated  at  the  margin,  truncate,  in  the  male 
produced  into  a  lamina  emarginate  on  both  sides  before  the  apex. 
Labrum  transverse,  emarginate  at  the  apex.  Palpi  ferruginous. 
Antennae  ferruginous,  of  9  joints,  the  second  joint  almost  as  long 
as  the  first,  the  following  short,  coarctate,  equal,  the  club  brown, 
triphyllate.  Thorax  obsoletely  canaliculate,  punctate,  black,  the 
upper  surface  brownish — the  sides  and  under  surface  jellowish- 
hairy.  Scutellum  punctate,  black.  Elytra  rather  convex,  each 
rounded  at  the  apex,  ferruginous,  more  sparsely  villose,  with  three 
geminate  punctate  striae,  and  the  interstices  more  strongly  but 
sparingly  punctate.  Pygidium  large,  black,  rugosely  punctate  and 
densely  yellowish  villose.  Body  beneath  piceous-black,  yellowish 
villose.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  strongly  tridentate,  the 
anterior  tarsi  thickened  in  the  male,  and  the  anterior  claws 
furnished  at  their  base  with  a  setigerous  tubercle;  the  first  joint  of 
the  posterior  tarsi  shorter  than  the  second,  all  the  pairs  of  claws 
equal. 

The  habitat  of  this  species  is  South  Australia,  where  it  seems 
to  be  abundant  and  widely  distributed. 

2.  Liparetrus  xanthotrichus,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  103. 

Ovate,  black,  covered  with  long  yellow  villose  hair.  Head 
punctate,  the  clypeus  of  the  male  broader  in  front  than  behind  and 
reflexed,  acutely  angled,  the  angles  projecting  laterally,  shallowly 
emarginate  in  front  and  sinuated  a  little  between  the  emargination 
and  the  angles;  that  of  the  female  narrowed  at  the  apex  and  reflexed, 
with  the  angles  obtuse.  Antennae  testaceous,  the  club  black. 
Thorax  black,  opaque,  punctate.  Elytra  dark  ferruginous-red, 
subnitid,  punctate,  not  striate,  more  thinly  villose  than  the  rest  of 
the  body,  with  the  base,  suture,  lateral  margins  and  apex  black, 
the  puncturation  in  the  female  more  distinct.     Legs  piceous-red, 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  813 

anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  anterior  tarsi  in  the  male  much  thickened, 
and  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  second, 
pygidium  and  propygidium  very  densely  villose. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hob. — New  South  Wales. 

3.   Liparetrus  marginipennis,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  103. 

Like  L.  xanthotrichus  but  smaller,  and  sparingly  blackish-villose 
on  the  upper  surface  and  cinereo-villose  beneath.  The  head  is 
black  and  rugosely  punctate,  the  clypeus  in  the  male  is  truncate 
and  rectangular,  with  the  angles  a  little  reflexecl,  in  the  female  it  is 
rounded  and  slightly  re  flexed  all  round.  Antennae  testaceous-red, 
the  club  black.  Thorax  black,  opaque,  punctate,  rather  densely 
villcse.  Elytra  red,  subnitid,  thinly  villose,  rather  coarsely 
punctate,  with  three  scarcely  visible  elevated  lines  on  each  elytron, 
the  base,  suture  and  margins  black.  Legs  piceous-red,  the  anterior 
tibiae  strongly  tridentate;  the  first  joint  of  the  anterior  tarsi  a 
little  prolonged  on  the  inner  lobe,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  much  shorter  than  the  second,  abdomen  black,  punctate, 
cinereo-pilose. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hob. — New  South  Wales. 

This  species  has  a  wide  range  throughout  the  inland  Districts, 
especially  in  the  southern  parts  of  New  South  Wales. 

4.  Liparetrus  fulvohirtus,  Macl. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  II.,  p.  189. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  densely  punctate,  and  closely  covered 
with  erect  soft  pale-red  hairs,  the  latter  with  the  punctures  coarser 
than  those  of  the  head,  and  with  the  median  line  visible.  Elytra 
red  except  on  the  basal  margin,  separately  rounded  and  rather 
dehiscent  at  the  apex,  thinly  clothed  with  erect  hairs,  and  coarsely 
and  irregularly    punctate,  with   the  three  geminate  striae  rather 


814  MISCELLANEA    ENT0M0L0GICA,  NO    II. 

indistinct.  Pygidium  and  abdominal  segments  black,  punctate, 
and  thinly  clothed  with  long  light-coloured  hairs.  The  under 
side  of  the  thorax  densely  clothed  with  hairs  of  the  same  pallid 
hue.     Legs  red. 

Length,  3  J  lines. 

Hab. — Gayndah,  Port  Denison,  Queensland  generally. 

The  above  is  my  original  description  of  this  species,  I  have  now 
only  to  add, — Anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  inner  lobe  of  first  joint 
of  anterior  tarsi  prolonged,  and  clypeus  of  male  reflexed  at  the 
apex,  acutely  angled,  and  very  slightly  emarginate  on  the  apical 
edge.     The   first   joint   of   the   posterior  tarsi    shorter    than    the 

second. 

5.  Liparetrus  Germari,  n.  sp. 

Very  like  L.  phcenicopterus  but  much  larger,  the  clypeus  of  the 
male  broad,  slightly  reflexed,  and  nearly  quite  truncate,  the  angles 
not  very  acute.  Head  and  thorax  black,  densely  punctate  and 
thinly  covered  with  long  cinereous  hairs,  the  median  line  of  the 
thorax  quite  traceable.  Elytra  red,  tolerably  nitid,  villose  at  the 
base  only,  strongly  but  rather  thinly  punctate,  with  three  geminate 
striaa,  the  first  very  distinct.  Abdomen  black,  cinereo-villose,  the 
hair  long  and  rather  thin.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  tibia? 
strongly  tridentate,  the  anterior  tarsi  much  thickened,  the  spur  on 
the  inner  apex  of  the  anterior  tibiae  much  curved,  and  the  first 
joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  much  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  5£  lines. 

Hab. — South  Australia. 

6.  Liparetrus  mastersi,  n.  sp. 

Resembles  the  last  species  (Z.  Germari)  in  size  and  general 
appearance.  It  differs  in  having  the  clypeus  of  the  male  slightly 
emarginate  in  front  and  acutely  angled,  in  having  the  head  and 
thorax  more  minutely  and  thinly  punctate,  and  the  latter  without 
trace  of  median  line  ;  the  clothing  is  also  shorter,  sparser,  and  of 
a  more  yellow  tinge.  The  elytra  are  more  nitid,  and  of  a  more 
ferruginous-red,  the  puncturation  is  thinner  and  stronger,  and  the 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  815 

geminate  striae  are  still  more  marked.  The  legs  are  nitid,  the 
anterior  tibia}  very  strongly  tridentate,  the  inner  spur  nearly 
straight,  and  the  anterior  tarsi  of  the  male  slightly  thickened. 

Length,  5^  lines. 

Hob. — Salt  River,  King  George's  Sound. 

Mr.  Masters  found  these  insects  in  vast  numbers  in  the  summer 
of  1865.  They  passed  him  in  masses  on  the  wing  during  the  space 
of  two  hours,  all  flying  in  the  same  direction.  Salt  River  is  about 
100  miles  inland  from  King  George's  Sound. 

7.  LlPARETRUS  VILLOSICOLLIS,  n.  Sp. 

Like  L.  marginipennis.  Head  black,  finely  and  densely  punctate, 
densely  villose,  the  hair  of  a  lightish  hue,  the  clypeus  of  the  male 
broadened  at  the  apex,  acutely  angled,  reflexed  and  emarginate  on 
the  apex.  Thorax  black,  punctate,  densely  brownish-villose,  and 
slightly  impressed  on  the  median  line.  Elytra  ferruginous-red, 
black  on  the  base,  nitid,  irregularly  punctate,  with  three  geminate 
striae  scarcely  distinct,  and  clothed  with  long  gray  hairs  on  the 
base,  and  very  short  hairs  on  the  rest  of  the  surface.  Propygidium 
black,  finely  punctate,  very  convex,  nitid  and  thinly  clothed  with 
long  cinereous  hair.  Legs  piceous-red,  the  first  joint  of  the 
anterior  tarsi  with  the  inner  lobe  strongly  prolonged  as  in  L. 
fulvohirtus  ;  anterior  tibiae  strongly  tridentate  ;  the  first  joint  of 
the  posterior  tarsi  half  the  length  of   the  second. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hccb. — Southern  Districts  of  New  South  Wales,  Murrumbidgee. 

I  have  seen  what  I  look  upon  as  merely  a  small  variety  of  this 
species  from  South  Australia. 

8.  LlPARETRUS  FLAVOPILOSUS,  Mad. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Yol.  II.  p.  190. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  finely  punctate,  and  covered  with  long, 
yellowish,  somewhat  decumbent  hair ;  the  clypeus  of  the  male 
square,  acutely  angled  and  reflexed,  and  very  slightly  emarginate 
in  the  middle  ;  the   thorax  has   the  median   line  distinct  near  the 


816  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  IT. 

base.  Elytra  testaceous-red  with  the  basal  margin  black,  nitid, 
rather  thinly  clothed  with  hair,  and  irregularly  punctate,  with  the 
three  geminate  striae  rather  indistinct.  Pygidium  and  under  surface 
of  body  black  and  flavo-pilose.  Anterior  tibiae  strongly  tridentate. 
The  first  joint  of  anterior  tarsi  with  the  inner  lobe  prolonged,  the 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  much  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  3  J  lines. 

Hah. — Gayndah,  Queensland. 

9.    LlPARETRUS    RUFIVENTRIS,    Macl. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  II.  p.  191. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  punctate  and  covered  with  long,  reddish- 
yellow,  somewhat  decumbent  hair,  the  former  with  the  clypeus  of 
the  male  acute  and  prominent  at  the  angles  and  reflex ed  along  the 
entire  margin ;  the  latter  with  the  median  line  distinct  almost 
throughout.  Elytra  of  a  rather  dark  red,  nitid,  sparingly  pilose 
and  coarsely  and  irregularly  punctate,  with  the  geminate  striae 
distinct.  Pygidium,  under  surface  of  body,  and  legs  red  and 
cinereo-villose.  Anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  teeth  strong,  acute, 
and  recurved,  no  enlargement  of  inner  lobe  of  first  joint  of  anterior 
tarsi,  the  first  joint  of  posterior  much  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  3J  lines. 

Hob. — G-ayndah,  Queensland. 

10.  Liparetrus  nigrinus,  Germ. 

Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  193  ;  Burm.  Handb.  IV.  p.  198. 

Black,  subnitid,  greyish-villose.  Head  rugosely  punctate,  the 
clypeus  of  the  male  broad,  truncate,  rectangular,  slightly  reflexed; 
of  the  female  rounded.  Antennae  ferruginous,  the  club  brown. 
Thorax  densely  punctate  and  villose.  Elytra  of  a  somewhat 
piceous-black,  convex,  deeply  and  thickly  punctate,  with  a  line 
near  the  suture,  and  two  slightly  elevated  lines  on  each  side,  the 
outer  one  least  distinct.  Pygidium  punctate  and  villose.  Legs 
black,  tarsi  reddish,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  and  the  spine  or 
spur  on  their  inner  apex  very  short.  The  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  shorter  than  the  second. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  817 

Length,  31  lines. 

Hab. — South  Australia. 

Burmeister  describes  this  species  as  having  only  8  joints  to  the 
antennae,  and  the  clypeus  of  the  male  tridentate ;  in  both  cases  he 
is  wrong,  and  has  probably  mistaken  Germar's  species  for  some 
other. 

11.  LlPARETRUS  ATER,  n.  Sp. 

Black,  rather  thinly  fulvo-villose  above,  cinereo-villose  beneath. 
Head  minutely  and  densely  punctate,  clypeus  of  the  male 
emarginate  in  front,  acutely  angled  and  projecting  laterally. 
Thorax  opaque,  very  minutely  but  not  densely  punctate.  Elytra 
piceous-black,  nitid,  free  of  hair  except  at  the  base,  coarsely  and 
irregularly  punctate,  with  three  geminate  striae  on  each.  Propy- 
gidium  nitid,  finely  punctate,  thinly  cinereo-villose.  Legs  piceous- 
black,  anterior  tibiae  piceous-red,  strong,  tridentate,  the  tarsi  of 
the  four  anterior  legs  reddish  and  strong,  the  anterior  claws 
furnished  with  a  setigerous  tubercle  as  in  L.  phcenicopterus.  The 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  much  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  5  lines. 

Sab. — South  Australia. 

12.    LlPARETRUS   ANGULATUS,  n.  Sp. 

Head  black,  densely  fulvo-villose,  the  clypeus  of  the  male 
reflexed  and  very  slightly  emarginate  at  the  apex,  with  the  angles 
acute,  and  produced  laterally.  Thorax  black,  sericeous,  very 
minutely  punctate,  with  the  median  line  broadly  impressed  at  the 
base,  and  with  a  frill  of  long  hairs  at  the  apex  and  sides.  Elytra 
red,  sub-nitid,  iridescent  and  thinly  punctate,  with  three  geminate 
striae.  Under  surface  black,  clothed  with  long  ashen  hair,  the 
pygidium  almost  glabrous,  minutely  punctate.  Legs  piceous,  the 
anterior  tibiae  very  strongly  tridentate,  the  anterior  tarsi  slightly 
thickened  in  the  male,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long 
as  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hah. — New  South  Wales. 


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13.    LlPARETRUS    CAPILLATUS,  n.  Sp. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  subnitid,  punctate,  brownish -villose,  the 
clypeus  of  the  male  truncate  and  reflexed  at  the  apex,  with  the 
angles  acute  but  not  produced  laterally.  Elytra  piceous-red,  nitid, 
and  rather  strongly  punctate,  with  four  geminate  striae.  Body 
beneath  and  pygidiurn  cinereo-villose.  Legs  piceous,  anterior 
tibise  tridentate.  Anterior  tarsi  slightly  thickened  in  the  male,  the 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  much  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  3|  lines. 

Hab. — King  George's  Sound. 

14.    LlPARETRUS  COMATUS,  n.  Sp. 

This  species  is  very  like  L.  marginipennis.  The  clypeus  of  the 
male  is  broadly  emarginate  at  the  apex,  the  hair  on  the  thorax  is 
longer,  the  elytra  are  more  distinctly  sculptured,  the  geminate 
striae  being  very  distinct  and  the  interstices  being  marked  with 
large  thinly-placed  punctures  ;  they  are  also  of  a  lighter  and  more 
nitid  red,  and  the  base  and  sides  are  much  more  narrowly  mar- 
gined with  black.  The  inner  lobe  of  the  first  joint  of  the  anterior 
tarsi  of  the  male  is  prolonged  as  in  L.  fulvohirtus ;  the  first  joint  of 
the  posterior  tarsi  is  one  half  the  length  of  the  second. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — South  Australia  (Interior). 

15.    LlPARETRUS  NITIDIPENNIS,  n.  sp. 

It  is  with  some  doubt  that  I  place  this  species  in  this  subdivision, 
the  clypeus,  though  truncate  and  angled,  being  notched  behind  the 
angle  so  as  to  narrow  the  apex  very  much.  The  whole  upper 
surface  is  glabrous;  the  head  and  thorax  are  black  and  finely 
punctate.  The  elytra  are  of  a  deep  red,  with  black  base,  nitid, 
thinly  punctate,  with  geminate  striae  minutely  punctate.  The 
under  surface  black  and  cinereo-villose,  the  hair  thin  on  the 
pygidiurn.  Legs  piceous-black,  strong,  the  anterior  tibiae  strongly 
tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  less  than  half  the 
length  of  the  second. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — South  Australia. 


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16.    LlPARETRUS  NIGROHIRTUS,  n.  Sp. 

Fulvous  or  brownish-villose  on  the  upper  surface,  cinereo-villose 
beneath.  Head  and  thorax  black,  densely  punctate,  the  clypeus  of 
the  male  broad,  truncate  and  slightly  reflexed  at  the  apex,  the 
angles  projecting  laterally.  Elytra  of  a  deep  dark  red  margined 
all  round  with  black,  and  somewhat  variolose-punctate.  Legs 
piceous,  anterior  tibia?  tridentate,  the  teeth  short,  the  tarsi  thick, 
the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  nearly  as  long  as  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hob. — Queensland. 

17.  LlPARETRUS  CALLOSUS,  n.  Sp. 

Entirely  black,  nitid,  brownish-villose  on  the  upper  surface, 
cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head  densely  and  finely  rugose-punctate, 
the  clypeus  in  the  male  large,  reflexed  and  very  slightly  emarginate 
on  the  apex,  with  the  angles  acute.  Thorax  finely  and  rather 
rugosely-punctate,  without  trace  of  a  median  depression.  Elytra 
rugosely-punctate,  the  geminate  striae  scarcely  or  not  traceable, 
with  a  piceous-red  blotch  on  the  apical  callus  of  each  elytron, 
extending  upwards  more  or  less  in  the  direction  of  the  humeral 
angle.  The  propygidium  is  large,  nearly  half-covered  by  the 
elytra,  and  with  the  pygidiurn,  is  finely  punctate.  Legs  piceous, 
the  anterior  tibiae  lightly  tridentate,  the  anterior  tarsi  thick,  the 
posterior    with    the  first  joint    much    shorter    than     the    second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Sab. — Sydney  (Aust.  Mus.) 

18.  LlPARETRUS  pilosus,  Macl. 

Trans   Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  II.  p.  190. 

Head  black,  punctate,  densely  villose,  with  the  clypeus  of  the 
male  broad,  reflexed,  and  acutely  pointed  outwards  at  the  angles. 
Thorax  also  black,  densely  punctate,  and  thickly  covered  with  long 
erect  soft  light-brown  hairs,  and  with  the  median  line  marked  at  the 
base.  Elytra  very  dark-red  with  the  suture,  base,  and  lateral 
margins  black,  coarsely  and  irregularly  punctate,  clothed  with  erect 
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820  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

hairs  not  quite  so  thick  or  so  long  as  on  the  thorax,  and  separately 
rounded  at  the  apex.  Pygidium  and  under  surface  of  body  black, 
punctate  and  densely  clothed  with  long  ashen  pubescence.  Tarsi 
reddish,  the  anterior  thickened,  the  posterior  with  their  first  and 
second  joints  about  equal. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Sab.  — Gayndah . 

19.    LlPARETRUS  MlTCHELLI,  n.  sp. 

Head  black,  punctate,  densely  brownish-villose,  antennae  reddish 
with  the  tip  of  the  club  brown,  the  clypeusof  the  male  rectangular 
and  considerably  emarginate  on  the  apex.  Thorax  black,  punctate, 
densely  fusco-villose,  the  median  line  just  traceable.  Elytra 
chesnut  red,  nitid,  thinly  but  strongly  punctate,  with  the  geminate 
striae  indistinct,  narrowly  margined  with  black  at  the  base, 
and  moderately  cinereo-villose.  Body  black  with  the  pygidium 
densely  clothed  with  long  soft  erect  white  hairs.  Legs  reddish, 
the  anterior  tibiae  strongly  tridentate,  the  anterior  tarsi  thick  with 
the  first  joint  prolonged  on  the  inner  apex,  and  the  posterior  tarsi 
with  the  first  joint  less  than  half  the  length  of  the  second. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — Victoria  River. 

A  single  specimen  in  the  Macleay  Museum,  labelled  "  Mitchell's 
Exp.,  V.R." 

Sub-section  II. 

Clypeus  of  both  sexes,  or  of  the  male  only,  more  or  less 
tridendate  at  the  apex. 

20.  LlPARETRUS  KreuslerjE,  n.  sp. 

Black,  nitid,  beneath  cinereo-villose.  Head  fulvo-villose,  punc- 
tate, the  clypeus  of  the  male  bi-emarginate,  leaving  the  middle 
and  the  two  angles  as  short  obtuse  prominences,  in  the  female  the 
angles  are  more  rounded.  Thorax  finely  and  densely  punctate, 
free  from  hair  except  on  the  lateral  margins,  and  with  a  fine  dense 
whitish  pubescence  on  the  basal  margin,  the  median  line  lightly 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  821 

impressed.  Elytra  convex  and  punctate,  with  three  distinct 
geminate  stride,  Pygidiuin  and  propygidium  densely  and  minutely 
punctate,  the  former  with  a  smooth  central  keel.  Legs  piceous, 
anterior  tibia?  tridentate  externally,  the  spine  at  the  inner  apex 
short,  the  anterior  tarsi  thick,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsia 
little  shorter  than  the  second,  and  the  ungues  of  all  the  tarsi  only 
slightly  diverging. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hob. — South  Australia. 

21.  Liparetrus  atratus,  Burm. 

Handb.  der  Ent.  IV.  2,  p   196. 

Black,  sericeous,  thickly  and  coarsely  punctate,  the  clypeus 
renexed  and  sharply  tridentate  in  the  male,  less  so  in  the  female, 
the  clypeal  suture  curved  upwards  in  the  middle.  The  thorax 
with  the  median  line  marked  behind.  Elytra  distinctly  striated, 
glabrous.  The  body  beneath  is  cinereo-villose,  the  hairs  on  the 
head  and  thorax  are  blackish.  The  anterior  tibiae  are  reddish- 
brown,  and  strongly  tridentate,  the  tarsi  are  thicker  in  the  male 
than  in  the  female. 

Length,  2|  lines. 

Hah. — Tasmania  and  South  Australia. 

I  believe  I  know  this  species  and  have  it  from  South  Australia. 
It  is  distinct,  as  Burmeister  says,  from  iridipennis  Germ.  I  do 
not,  however,  add  anything  to  Burmeister's  description,  as  my 
South  Australian  insects  may  be  specifically  distinct,  and  I  should 
only  be  making  confusion  worse  confounded  by  giving  additional 
characters  which  may  really  not  apply  to  the  species. 

22.  Liparetrus  iridipennis,  Germ. 

Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  194  ;  Burm.  Handb.  der  Ent.  IV.  2,  p.  196 ; 
L.  obscurus,  Homb.  and  Jacq.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  pi.  8,  fig.  15  ;  L. 
sylvicola,  Blanch,  (not  Fab.)  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  127. 

Entirely  black,  opaque,  and  more  or  less  iridescent  all  over,  but 
chiefly  on  elytra  and  propygidium.  The  upper  surface  is  glabrous, 
the  under  cinereo-villose.  The  head  is  very  minutely  punctate, 
impressed   broadly  and  shallowly  in  the  middle,   and    with   the 


822  MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

clypeus  in  the  male  broad,  reflexed,  and  obtusely  tridentate  on  the 
apex,  in  the  female  rounded  and  not  dentate.  The  thorax  is 
almost  velvety,  thinly  punctate  and  lightly  impressed  on  the 
median  line.  Elytra  iridescent  and  punctate,  with  the  geminate 
striae  distinct.  Body  beneath  cinereo-villose,  the  hairs  on  the 
abdominal  segments  thin  and  decumbent,  the  propygidium  and 
pygidium  glabrous,  opalescent,  and  minutely  punctate,  each 
puncture  appearing  to  carry  a  minute  scale.  Legs  reddish,  the 
anterior  tibise  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  twice 
the  length  of  the  second. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hab. — South  Australia. 

23.  LlPARETRUS   sylvicola,  Fab. 

Syst.  Ent.  p.  39;  Burm.  Handb.  IV.  p.  198;  L.  convexus, 
Boisd.  Yoy.  Astrol.  Col.  p.  209. 

Black,  subnitid.  Head  and  thorax  clothed  with  long  black 
villose  hairs,  the  former  densely  and  minutely  punctate  except  on 
the  vertex,  the  clypeus  broad  at  the  apex  and  very  slightly 
bisinuate,  the  puncturation  of  the  thorax  thin  and  minute,  with 
the  median  line  marked.  Elytra  glabrous,  punctate,  with  three 
geminate  striae.  Under  surface  and  pygidium  cinereo-villose,  the 
latter  finely  punctate.  Legs  piceous-red,  the  anterior  tibise 
tridentate,  the  teeth  obtuse  and  flattened,  all  the  claws  close,  not 
distended.  First  joint  of  posterior  tarsi  rather  longer  than  the 
second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — Victoria. 

24.  Liparetrus  tristis,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  104. 

The  upper  surface  entirely  free  from  hair,  and  of  a  sericeous 
opaque  black,  beneath  densely  cinereo-villose.  Head  and  thorax 
densely  and  minutely  punctate,  each  puncture  containing  a  very 
minute  greyish  scale,  the  clypeus  a  little  tridentate  on  the  apex, 
and  the  base  of  the  thorax  ciliated  with  short  white  hair.  Elytra 
punctate  and  minutely  squamate,  a  little  iridescent,  with    three 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  823 

geminate  striae.  Propygidium  and  pygidium  densely  covered  with 
greyish  scales.  Legs  piceous,  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  teeth  not 
strong,  a  dense  tuft  of  hair  on  the  under  surface  of  the  first  joint 
of  anterior  tarsi,  less  on  the  others,  first  joint  of  posterior  tarsi 
€qual  in  length  to  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — King  George's  Sound. 

25.    LlPARETRUS    TRIDENTATUS,    Mad. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  II.  p.  191. 

Head  black,  punctate,  and  clothed  with  erect  dullish  yellow 
hair,  with  the  clypeus  armed  in  front  with  three  recurved  teeth. 
Thorax  black,  opaque,  subsericeous,  finely  punctate  and  villose  in 
front.  Elytra  of  an  opaque  subsericeous-red,  with  the  punctures 
rather  shallow,  and  the  geminate  striae  tolerably  distinct.  Under 
surface  black,  cinereo-villose,  the  propygidium  and  pygidium  large, 
nitid,  finely  punctate  and  very  sparingly  villose.  Legs  piceous, 
anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  first  joint  of  posterior  tarsi  much  longer 
than  the  second. 

Length,  2J  lines. 

Hab. — Gayndah. 

26.    LlPARETRUS    ASPER,  n.  Sp. 

Elongate-ovate,  black,  subnitid.  Head  densely  punctate,  with 
blackish-villose  hairs,  the  clypeus  very  slightly  bisinuate  at  the 
apex.  Thorax  thinly  and  finely  punctate,  with  a  frill  of  long  erect 
black  hairs  on  the  base,  apex,  and  sides  Elytra  finely  and  rugosely 
punctate,  the  geminate  striae  indistinct.  Body  beneath  densely 
cinereo-villose,  more  thinly  on  the  abdominal  segments,  and  very 
sparingly  on  the  pygidium,  which  is  punctate  and  slightly  carinate. 
Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  tibise  tridentate,  the  spur  on  the  inner 
apex  long,  moderately  strong  and  slightly  curved.  Claws  rather 
divergent,  first  joint  of  posterior  tarsi  considerably  longer  than  the 
second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 


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27.    LlPARETRUS  BITUBERCULATUS,  n.  Sp. 

Ovate,  sub-opaque.  Head  black,  thinly  villose,  and  densely  punc- 
tate, with  two  minute  rounded  tubercles  in  the  centre  of  the 
forehead,  the  suture  of  the  clypeus  much  arched  in  the  middle,  and 
the  apex  tridentate.  Thorax  black,  very  minutely  punctate,  free 
from  hair  except  at  the  sides.  Elytra  of  a  slightly  sericeous 
ferruginous-red,  rather  indistinctly  punctate  and  geminate-striate, 
and  more  or  less  deeply  tinged  with  black  at  the  base  and  margins. 
Body  beneath  black,  sparingly  cinereo-villose,  the  propygidium 
exposed,  and  with  the  pygidium  of  an  obscure  black  or  very  dark 
red  colour.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  first  joint 
of  posterior  tarsi  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  2  J  lines. 

Hah. — South  Australia. 

28.    LlPARETRUS    ACUTIDENS,    n.  Sp. 

Ovate,  fulvo- villose  on  head  and  thorax,  cinereo-villose  beneath. 
Head  black,  punctate,  the  clypeus  terminating  in  three  acute 
reftexed  teeth.  Thorax  of  a  velvety  opaque-black,  with  the  median- 
line  shortly  impressed  near  the  base.  Elytra  of  an  iridescent 
yellow,  nitid,  very  finely  punctate,  with  three  geminate  striae  of 
rather  coarser  punctures.  Abdomen  black,  punctate,  propygidium 
half-covered  by  the  elytra.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  reddish, 
the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi 
almost  twice  the  length  of  the  second. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. —Wide  Bay. 

One  specimen  (Australian  Museum).  This  species  might,  at  first 
sight,  be  taken  for  a  small  specimen  of  D.  tridentatus ;  it  differs, 
however,  as  the  description  will  show,  very  widely. 

29.    LlPARETRUS    PARVIDENS,  n.  Sp. 

Oblong-oval.  Head  black,  finely  and  rugosely  punctate,  fulvo- 
villose,  the  clypeus  large,  renexed,  and  slightly  bisinuate  at  the 
apex,  showing  the  slightest  possible  tridentation.     Thorax  black 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  825 

more  thinly  punctate,  and  villose  except  on  the  middle  of  the  disc. 
Elytra  dark  red  with  blackish  base,  nitid,  punctate,  with  the  geminate 
striae  distinct.  Body  beneath  piceous,  cinereo-villose,  the  propy- 
gidium  and  pygidium  large,  finely  punctate,  and  of  a  dark-red 
colour.  Legs  piceous-red,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  first 
joint  of  the  posterior  tar  si  slightly  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Rah. — Cleveland  Bay  (Australian  Museum). 

30.  LlPARETRUS  OBTUSIDENS,  n.  Sp. 

Oblong-ovate,  nitid,  densely  fusco-villose  on  the  head  and 
thorax,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head  black,  punctate,  the  clypeus 
large,  and  reflexed  with  three  distinct  rounded  prominences  on  the 
apex.  Thorax  black,  somewhat  coarsely  punctate,  the  median  line 
impressed  on  the  base  only.  Elytra  red  with  the  base  rather 
deeply  margined  with  black  and  the  suture  very  narrowly,  and 
punctate  with  the  geminate  striae  rather  indistinct.  Body  beneath 
black,  the  propygidium  and  pygidium  large,  finely  and  transversely 
punctate,  and  thinly  clothed  with  long  whitish  hairs.  Legs  piceous- 
red,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hah. — Bombala  (Australian  Museum). 

Sub-section  III. 
Clypeus  more  or  less  rounded  in  both  sexes. 

a.  Body  above  opaque,  velvety,  and  villose. 

31.  LlPARETRUS  DISCIPENNIS,  GrUer. 

Voy.  Coquille,  Col.  p.  90,  PI,  3,  fig.  10 ;  Burm.  Handb.  IV. 
p.  195. 

Velvety-black  above,  excepting  the  disc  of  each  elytron  which 
is  of  a  sericeous- orange  colour,  the  under  surface  is  of  a  nitid 
black,  the  antennae  excepting  the  club,  the  palpi,  and  the  anterior 
legs  are  red,  the  whole  covered  with  long,  soft,  erect  hairs, 
nearly  black  on  the  back,  and  longer   and  of   a  whitish   colour 


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beneath.  The  head  is  densely  punctate,  the  suture  of  the  clypeus 
deeply  impressed  and  arcuate.  Thorax  broader  than  the  length, 
rounded  on  the  sides  and  considerably  narrowed  at  the  base  and 
apex.  Elytra  obsoletely  striate-punctate.  Propygidium  very 
large,  convex,  rather  thinly  villose  and  minutely  punctate.  An- 
terior tibise  faintly  bidentate,  posterior  tarsi  with  the  first  joint 
one  half  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales,  and  South  Australia. 

This  is  the  oldest  known  species  of  the  genus,  and  is  found 
abundantly  over  a  large  portion  of  Australia.  About  Sydney  it 
is  one  of  the  earliest  harbingers  of  spring,  making  its  appearance 
on  sunny  days  as  early  as  the  last  week  in  July. 

32.    LlPARETRUS    DISCOIDALIS,  Macl. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  I.  p.  129. 

Very  like  L.  discipennis,  but  differs  in  being  smaller,  in  the 
suture  of  the  clypeus  being  less  impressed  and  straighter,  in  the  hair 
on  the  upper  surface  being  whitish,  in  the  discal  orange  patch  on  the 
elytra  being  smaller  and  more  basal,  in  having  a  large  fringe  of 
white  cilia  at  the  base  of  the  propygidium  or  penultimate  segment 
of  the  abdomen,  in  the  reddish  hue  of  the  pygidium,  and  in  the 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  being  only  a  very  little  longer 
than  the  second. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Hab. — Port  Denison,  Cape  York. 

33.   Liparetrus  albohirtus,  Masters. 

L.  basalis  Macl.  (not  Blanch.),  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South 
Wales,  Vol.  I.  p.  130. 

Black,  covered  all  over  with  long,  erect,  flexible  hairs  of  a  light 
ash  colour.  Head  and  thorax  punctate,  opaque  and  velvety,  the 
clypeus  reflexed  at  the  sides  and  apex,  the  latter  somewhat 
truncate  with  rounded  angles.  The  elytra  are  obsoletely  striate- 
punctate,  testaceous-red  and  velvety,  with  the  basal  margin  black. 
The  propygidium  is  very  large  and  of  a  dull  red  colour.     The  legs 


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are  piceous,  the  anterior  tibia?  are  red,  and  scarcely  bidentate,  the 
terminal  tooth  being  long  and  straight  and  the  second  nearly 
obsolete ;  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  is  about  twice  the 
length  of  the  second. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hob. — Port  Denison. 

I  originally  described  this  species  under  the  name  of  basalts,  but 
as  that  name  had  been  previously  used  by  Blanchard  for  another 
species,  Mr.  Masters,  in  his  catalogue  of  the  Coleoptera  of 
Australia,  has  very  properly  substituted  for  it  the  present  name 
albohirtus. 

34.    LlPARETRUS  SERICEIPENNIS,  n.  Sp. 

Smaller  than  L.  discipennis.  Head  and  thorax  black,  opaque, 
rather  velvety,  densely  punctate,  and  thickly  clothed  with  long, 
soft,  erect,  blackish  hairs.  Elytra  deep  red  with  a  sericeous 
opalescent  gloss,  and  minutely  striate-punctate,  the  base  and  suture 
narrowly  black-edged.  Body  beneath  black,  thinly  cinereo-villose, 
the  pygidium  minutely  but  rugosely  punctate.  The  legs  are 
piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  rather  strongly  bidentate,  the  first  joint 
of  the  posterior  tarsi  twice  the  length  of  the  second. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Hah. — New  South  Wales. 

35.    LlPARETRUS    CANESCENS.    n.  Sp. 

Somewhat  like  L.  discipennis.  Ovate,  clothed  above  and  beneath 
with  long  greyish-white  villose  hairs.  Head  and  thorax  black, 
opaque,  and  of  a  velvety  texture,  the  clypeus  glabrous,  renexed, 
and  subtruncate,  with  rounded  angles.  Elytra  testaceous,  subnitid, 
and  punctate,  the  punctures  feebly  impressed,  with  the  base  and 
sides  bordered  rather  deeply  with  velvety-black.  The  pygidium  is 
minutely  and  rather  rugosely  punctate.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior 
reddish,  with  only  the  terminal  tooth  visible,  the  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  is  only  very  slightly  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — South  Australia. 


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36.    LlPARETRUS    OCCIDENTALS,  n.  sp. 

Like  L.  discipennis.  Head  and  thorax  black,  opaque,  minutely 
punctate,  and  densely  fusco-villose,  the  clypeus  large,  truncate  and 
rounded  at  the  angles.  Elytra  slightly  velvety,  iridescent,  of  a 
pale  testaceous-red  deeply  margined  all  round  with  black.  Body 
beneath  black,  on  the  sterna  densely  cinereo-villose,  on  the  abdomen 
and  pygidium  very  sparingly.  Anterior  legs  red,  the  tibiae  with 
the  terminal  external  tooth  long  and  straight,  the  second  a  mere 
inequality  of  the  edge  ;  the  hind  tarsi  are  wanting. 

Length,  2£  lines. 

Hob. — King  George's  Sound. 

This  may  be  regarded  as  the  Western  representative  of  L.  disci- 
jwnnis. 

37.    LlPARETRUS    ASSIMILIS,  n.  Sp. 

A  single  specimen  of  this  species  is  all  I  have  seen.  It  is  in  the 
old  Macleayan  collection,  labelled  N".  S.  Wales,  and  W.  S.  Macleay's 
cabinet  name  as  above.  It  is  very  like  L.  discipennis,  but  smaller, 
the  villose  hair  on  the  upper  surface  more  grey,  the  elytra  less 
velvety  and  of  a  pale  testaceous  hue,  and  with  the  base  only 
margined  with  black  and  that  only  narrowly,  the  other  margins 
narrowly  reddish-brown.  The  body  beneath  dull  dark  red  and 
cinereo-villose,  the  pygiclium  carinate.  Only  one  visible  tooth  on 
the  outer  extremity  of  the  anterior  tibiae  ;  the  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  a  little  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  2  lines. 

ifa&.— New  South  Wales. 

38.    LlPARETRUS    HOLOSERICEUS,    n.  Sp. 

Entirely  black,  glabrous  above,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head 
and  thorax  velvety  opaque,  very  minutely  punctate.  Elytra  more 
nitid,  having  a  satiny  gloss,  the  punctures  small,  and  the  geminate 
striae  distinct.  The  propygidium  and  pygidium  are  nitid,  finely 
punctate,  and  free  from  hair.  The  legs  are  piceous,  the  anterior 
tibiae  tridentate  the  teeth  strong  and  flat,  the  terminal  one  curved 
outwards.  The  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  is  scarcely  longer 
than  the  second. 


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Length,  2  J  lines. 

Hab. — Currajong. 

I  have  only  one  specimen,  I  think  a  female,  so  that  it  is  not 
unlikely  that  it  may  belong  to  the  last  sub-section.  It  certainly 
seems  somewhat  out  of  place  here. 

39.    LlPARETRUS  MONTANUS,  n.  Sp. 

Oblong-ovate,  nigro-villose  above,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head 
black,  punctate,  the  clypeus  broad,  reflexed,  truncate,  with  the 
angles  rounded  and  a  transverse  depression  in  the  middle  not 
extending  to  the  sides.  Thorax  black,  opaque,  indistinctly 
punctate.  Elytra  of  a  pale  lurid  testaceous  colour,  narrowly 
margined  all  round  with  brownish-black,  and  irregularly  punctate, 
with  the  geminate  striae  lightly  marked.  Abdomen  entirely  black, 
the  propygidium  very  large  and  finely  punctate.  Legs  piceous-red, 
the  anterior  tibiae  lightly  bidentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  much  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  2^-  lines. 

Hab. — Monaro,  one  specimen  (Australian  Museum). 

40.  Liparetrus  pruinosus,  Burm. 

Handb.  der  Ent.  IV.  p.  195. 

Black,  sub-opaque,  brownish-hairy  above,  beneath  fulvous-hairy, 
elytra  red,  margined  with  black,  pruinose,  free  from  hair.  Anterior 
tibiae  tridentate,  the  upper  tooth  very  small,  tarsi  reddish. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — Tasmania. 

I  have  never  seen  this  insect,  but  it  undoubtedly  comes  into 
this  place. 

b.  Body  above  more  or  less  villose  and  nitid. 

41.  Liparetrus  erythropterus,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  105. 

Black,  cinereo-villose  beneath,  partially  nigro-villose  on  the 
upper  surface.  Head  and  thorax  finely  punctate  and  thinly 
clothed  with   long  blackish  erect   hairs,  the  clypeus  rounded  and 


830  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

reflexed,  and  the  median  line  of  the  thorax  lightly  impressed, 
most  distinctly  towards  the  base.  The  elytra  are  of  a  dark 
brownish-red,  without  hair,  punctate  but  nob  profoundly,  with  a 
sutural  stria  and  three  geminate  ones  distinctly  marked  on  each 
elytron.  The  pygidium  is  glabrous  and  very  minutely  punctate, 
the  propygydium  the  same,  but  with  a  slight  median  keel.  The 
legs  are  piceous-red,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  spur  on  their 
inner  apex  rather  long,  the  tarsi  slender,  the  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  nearly  as  long  as  the  second.  The  palpi  are  piceous- 
red  and  thick.  The  antennae  are  of  the  same  colour,  with  the 
club  dark-brown. 

Length,  5  lines. 

Hab. — Inland  parts,  New  South  Wales. 

42.    LlPARETRUS    UBTQUITOSUS,  n.  Sp. 

Black,  broadly  ovate.  Head  densely  punctate,  thinly  cinereo- 
villose,  the  clypeus  in  the  male  rounded  and  reflexed  as  in  the 
female,  but  more  nearly  truncate.  Thorax  coarsely  punctate, 
subnitid,  cinereo-villose,  the  anterior  angles  prominent  and  acute. 
Elytra  pale  red,  nitid,  coarsely  but  not  profoundly  punctate-striate, 
each  elytron  entirely  narrowly  margined  with  brownish-red.  The 
under  surface  is  cinereo-villose.  The  pygidium  is  large,  nitid, 
piceous,  glabrous,  and  finely  punctate.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior 
tibiae  tridentate,  lightly  in  the  male,  much  flattened  out  in  the 
female,  the  spur  on  the  interior  apex  very  long  and  slight,  the  first 
joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  a  little  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  2J  lines. 

Hab. — Every  part  of  New  South  Wales. 

43.    LlPARETRUS    GLABRIPENNIS,  n.  sp. 

Shortly  ovate.  Head  and  thorax  black,  densely  punctate, 
clothed  with  long  flaxen  hair,  the  clypeus  round  and  reflexed  at 
the  apex.  Elytra  pale  testaceous,  bordered  with  black,  glabrous, 
subnitid,  faintly  punctate  and  geminate-striate,  and  nearly 
covering  the  penultimate  segment  of  the  abdomen.  Body  beneath 
black,  rather  thinly  cinereo-villose,  the  pygidium  nitid   and  finely 


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punctate.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  light  red  with  the  tibiae  lightly 
tridentate,  the  first  and  second  joints  of  the  posterior  tarsi  long 
and  about  equal. 

Length,  2 1  lines. 

Hah. — Melbourne, 

44.    LlPARETRUS    LURIDIPENNIS,  n.  sp. 

Like  the  last  species.  The  head  and  thorax  fulvo-villose,  the 
puncturation  fine  but  more  rugose.  Elytra  paler  reddish-yellow, 
more  obsoletely  punctate,  and  more  narrowly  edged  with  black. 
The  body  is  rather  densely  cinereo-villose  beneath,  the  propy- 
gidium  exposed  and  with  the  pygidium  clothed  with  short  gray 
scales  as  well  as  hairs.  Legs  piceous,  anterior  tibiae  bidentate,  the 
terminal  tooth  long  and  straight,  the  other  scarcely  visible,  the 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hob. — King  George's  Sound. 

45.  Liparetrus  rugosus,  n.  sp. 

Of  more  elongate  form  than  the  preceding,  and  entirely  of  a 
subnitid  brownish-black,  more  or  less  clothed  all  over  with  long 
flaxen  hairs.  The  clypeus  is  broadly  oval  and  narrowly  reflexed  ; 
the  puncturation  of  the  head  and  thorax  is  dense  and  somewhat 
vermiculate  ;  that  of  the  elytra  is  irregular  and  rather  rugose,  the 
three  geminate  striae  of  other  species  only  showing  as  obsolete 
ridges.  The  legs  are  piceous-red,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate, 
the  inner  spur  short,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  shorter 
than  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hob. — South  Australia. 

46.  Liparetrus  collaris,  n.  sp. 

Elongate,  oval,  black,  subopaque.  Head  finely  punctate,  clypeus 
large,  broadly  reflexed,  rounded  at  the  angles,  slightly  emarginate 
in  the  middle,  and  covered  with  long  erect  blackish  hairs.  Thorax 
minutely  punctate,  the  median  line  distinct  near  the  base,  and  the 


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lateral  margins  and  apex  densely  frilled  with  very  long  blackish 
hairs.  The  elytra  are  brownish-black,  subnitid,  glabrous,  and 
punctate,  with  the  gemmate  stria?  broad  and  distinct.  Body  beneath 
black  and  densely  cinereo-villose,  the  propygidium  very  large, 
glabrous,  and  opaque.  Legs  piceous,  anterior  tibiae  tridentate, 
anterior  tarsi  thick,  the  first  and  second  joints  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  about  equal. 

Length,  4J  lines. 

Rah. — South  Australia. 

47.   Liparetrus  concolor,  Erichs. 

Archiv  fur  Naturg.  VIII.  1,  p.  169. 

Very  like  L.  collaris,  but  a  shorter  insect,  and  less  densely  frilled 
on  the  thorax.  Entirely  of  a  dull  black.  Head  minutely  punctate 
with  a  broad  very  shallow  longitudinal  depression  in  the  middle, 
the  clypeus  narrowly  renexed  at  the  sides  and  apex,  the  angles 
broadly  rounded,  and  the  middle  very  slightly  emarginate.  Thorax 
black,  minutely  punctate,  frilled  with  long  black  hair,  and  the 
median  line  shallow  and  well  marked.  Elytra  rather  shallowly 
rugose-punctate,  with  the  geminate  striae  lightly  marked.  Body 
beneath  densely  cinereo-villose,  almost  tomentose,  the  pygidium 
thinly  villose  and  minutely  rugose,  punctate.  Legs  piceous,  the 
anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  shorter 
than  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — Tasmania,  and  New  South  Wales. 

48.  Liparetrus  criniger,  n.  sp. 

Ovate,  black,  subnitid,  densely  cinereo-villose  above  and  beneath, 
the  hair  on  the  upper  surface  darker  than  that  beneath.  Head  and 
thorax  minutely  punctate,  the  clypeus  broadly  renexed  and  rounded. 
Elytra  dark  red,  becoming  darker  towards  the  base  and  sides,  and 
finely  and  rather  rugosely  punctate,  without,  or  with  scarcely  a 
trace  of,  the  geminate  striae.      The  propygidium  is  large,  exposed, 


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finely  punctate  and  densely  villose.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior 
tibiae  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  much  longer 
than  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — South  Australia. 

49.    LlPARETRUS    SALEBROSUS,  n.  Sp. 

Of  a  somewhat  nitid-black  all  over  excepting  the  legs  which  are 
piceous.  The  head  and  thorax  are  nigro-villose,  the  former 
densely  punctate  with  the  clypeus  truncate  and  reflexed  at  the  apex 
with  obtuse  angles,  in  the  male  the  apex  is  slightly  emarginate, 
the  latter  coarsely  variolose-punctate  with  a  depressed  median  line. 
Elytra  thinly  villose,  strongly  and  irregularly  striate-punctate. 
Under  surface  cinereo-villose,  pygidium  and  propygidium  rugosely 
punctate  and  granulate,  and  somewhat  carinate  in  the  middle. 
The  anterior  tibiae  are   bidentate,  the  spur  on  the  inner  apex  long. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — Victoria,  South  Australia,  and  New  South  Wales. 

50.  Liparetrus  convexiusculus,  Macl. 

Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  VIII.  p.  416. 

Hab. — Queensland. 

I  do  not  reprint  the  description  of  this  species  as  it  has  already 
appeared  in  the  publications  of  this  Society. 

51.  Liparetrus  rubicundus,  Macl. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  I.  p.  129. 

Entirely  a  nitid-red  except  the  head  which  is  black.  The 
clypeus  is  rounded  and  reflexed  in  front,  and  the  clypeal  suture  is 
straight  and  bi-impressed.  Both  head  and  thorax  finely  punctate, 
and  clothed  with  nearly  fulvous  erect  hairs.  The  elytra  are 
glabrous  and  punctate,  the  geminate  striae  rather  feeble,  the  base 
with  the  base  of  the  thorax  very  narrowly  margined  with  black. 
The  propygidium,  which  is  large,  is  less  thickly  villose  than  the 


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rest  of  the  body  and  is  finely  and  thinly  punctate.  Anterior  tibise 
tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  shorter  than  the 
second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hah. — Port  Denison. 

52.    LlPARETRUS  PROPINQUUS,  n.  Sp. 

Like  the  preceding  in  form.  Head  and  thorax  black,  nitid, 
rather  coarsely  punctate,  and  clothed  with  dark-brown  or  black 
villous  hair.  Elytra  piceous-red,  more  finely  punctate  than  L. 
rubicundus.  Body  beneath  black,  cinereo-villose,  the  hair  thin 
on  the  propygidiurn  and  pygidium  which  are  punctate  and  slightly 
piceous.  Legs  piceous-red,  anterior  tibiae  broadly  tridentate,  the 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  21-  lines. 

Hob. — Port  Denison. 

53.  Liparetrus  l^evis,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  104. 

Ovate,  black,  above  nearly  glabrous,  beneath  slightly  cinereo- 
villose  ;  head  somewhat  rugosely  punctate,  with  three  minute 
tubercles  on  the  forehead.  Thorax  black,  subopaque,  very  minutely 
punctate,  the  median  line  lightly  marked,  and  the  apex  and  sides 
frilled  with  brownish  hairs.  Elytra  testaceous,  slightly  sericeous, 
minutely  punctate  and  faintly  striate,  the  suture  slightly  brownish. 
Body  and  pygidium  piceous-red,  the  propygidiurn  nearly  glabrous, 
and  minutely  transversely  punctate.  Legs  piceous-red,  the  anterior 
tibiae  lightly  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  slightly 
longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — King  George's  Sound  (Aust.  Mus.). 

54.  Liparetrus  ebeninus,  n.  sp. 
Like  L.  salebrosus.     Entirely   nitid-black.     Head  densely  punc- 
tate or  granulate,  the   clypeus  refiexed,   broadly  rounded  at  the 
angles  and  very   slightly  emarginate  in  front.     Thorax  strongly 
punctate,  with  dark  hairs  on  the  anterior  portion  and  sides.  Elytra 


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short,  convex,  sharply  punctate,  one  sfria  near  the  suture  more 
distinct  than  the  others.  The  body  beneath  is  cinereo-villose,  the 
hair  less  thick  on  the  propygidium  and  pygidium  which  are  finely 
punctate.  The  anterior  tibiae  are  lightly  tridentate,  the  first  joint 
of  the  posterior  tarsi  a  little  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  2£  lines. 

Hab. — King  George's  Sound. 

c.   Upper  surface  entirely  glabrous. 

55.    LlPARETRUS    RUBEFACTUS,  n.  Sp. 

Entirely  glabrous  above,  moderately  cinereo-villose  beneath. 
Head  black,  densely  and  minutely  punctate,  the  clypeus  large  and 
rounded,  the  suture  almost  straight,  in  the  male  subtruncate  at  the 
apex.  Thorax  black,  subnitid,  rather  thinly  punctate,  median 
line  marked.  Elytra  red,  nitid,  rather  regularly  punctate,  with 
the  three  geminate  striae  distinct.  Body  beneath  black,  abdomen 
red,  the  pygidium  glabrous  and  carinate  in  the  middle.  Legs 
piceous-red,  anterior  tibiae  subtridentate. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — West  Australia. 

56.    LlPARETRUS    ATRICEPS,  Mad. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  I.  p.  128. 

Head  black,  densely  punctate,  the  clypeus  broadly  rounded   and 

margined.     Thorax    piceous-red   sometimes    almost    black,   nitid, 

and  finely  punctate,  with  the  median  line   distinct   and  the  lateral 

margins  fringed  with  long  hair.      Elytra  pale  red,  nitid,  and  finely 

punctate,    with  three  geminate   striae    distinctly  visible    on   each. 

The  whole  under  surface  is    piceous-red,  clothed   with   ashen  hair, 

the  pygidium  is   pale   red,  nitid,  minutely  punctate  and  glabrous 

except  at  the  apex  where  there  are  some  long  flaxen  hairs.     The 

legs  are  red,   the  anterior   tibiae  of  the   males   almost  obsoletely 

tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  almost  as  long  as 

the  second. 

Length,  3|  lines. 

Hab. — Port  Denison,  Gayndah,  &c. 
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836  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

57.    LlPARETKUS  RUFIPENNIS,  Mad. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  I.  p.  128. 

Head  black,  very  finely  and  densely  punctate,  without  pubes- 
cence, clypeus  short,  broad,  rounded,  and  renexed,  a  slight 
median  impressed  line  on  the  forehead.  Thorax  black,  finely 
punctate,  slightly  impressed  on  the  median  line  and  without  hair. 
Elytra  red,  a  little  nitid,  rather  shallowly  punctate,  with  three 
geminate  striae  on  each  elytron.  Pygidium  of  a  dull  red  or 
piceous  hue,  and  glabrous.  Under  surface  of  thorax  cinereo- 
villose,  of  the  abdomen  thinly  pubescent.  Legs  piceous-red,  the 
anterior  tibiae  strongly  tridentate,  the  spur  on  the  inner  apex 
strong  and  acute,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  equal  in 
length  to  the  second. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — Port  Denison. 

58.  LlPARETRUS  OVATUS,  11.  Sp. 

Shortly  ovate,  black,  above  nearly  glabrous,  nitid,  beneath 
with  cinereous  hairs.  Head  finely  punctate,  the  clypeus  renexed 
and  rounded.  Antennae  black.  Thorax  very  densely  punctate  ; 
the  median  line  impressed,  the  sides  ciliated.  Elytra  pale 
testaceous,  very  smooth,  punctate,  with  three  geminate  striae, 
the  suture  and  the  outer  margins  narrowly  edged  with  brown. 
Legs  and  abdomen  black,  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  tarsi  rather 
thick,  first  joint  of  posterior  tarsi  much  shorter  than  second,  the 
ungues  of  all  the  tarsi  large  and  divergent.  Pygidium  densely 
punctate,  clothed  with  very  short  decumbent  pile. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Hab. — Western  Australia. 

59.  LlPARETRUS  sericeus,  Macl. 
Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  II.  p.  189. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  pruinose,  very  finely  punctate.  Elytra 
dark  red,  with  the  base  and  lateral  margins  black,  broadly  rounded 


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or  almost  obliquely  truncate  at  the  apex  and  irregularly  punctate, 
with  four  rather  well-defined  geminate  punctate  striae  on  each 
elytron.  Pygidium  black  and  finely  punctate.  Body  beneath 
black  and  moderately  cinereo-villose.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior 
tibiae  lightly  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  nearly 
equal  in  length  to  the  second. 

Length,  3J  lines. 

Hah.—  Gayndah. 

60.    LlPARETUUS  MICANS,  11.  Sp. 

Ovate,  black,  nitid,  above  glabrous,  beneath  thinly  cinereo- 
villose.  Head  minutely  punctate,  the  clypeus  thinly  punctate  and 
truncate,  with  obtuse  angles.  Thorax  minutely  punctate,  the 
median  line  distinct  on  the  posterior  half.  Elytra  reddish  testaceous, 
bordered  at  the  base,  sides,  apex  and  suture  with  black,  rather 
minutely  punctate  with  three  geminate  striae.  The  pygidium  is 
glabrous  and  punctate,  the  propygidium  is  half-covered  by  the 
elytra.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  very  strongly  tridentate, 
the  first  and  second  joints  of  the  posterior  tarsi  about  equal. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — Endeavour  River. 

61.    LlPARETRUS    PARVULUS,     Macl. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  II.  p.  192. 

This  species  only  differs  from  L.  Icevatus  (glaber  mihi)  in  being 
smaller,  in  having  the  pygidium  and  under  side  of  the  body  black, 
and  in  having  a  narrow  lateral  black  margin  on  the  elytra.  Both 
species  have  the  same  peculiarly  formed  fore  tibiae,  more  like  those 
of  a  Dipliucephala  than  of  a  Liparetrus, 

Length,  If  lines. 

Hab. — Gayndah. 

62.  Liparetrus  pallidus,  Macl. 
Trans.  Ent,  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  II.  p.  190, 
Entirely  of  a  pale  red,  excepting  the  forehead,  which  is  generally 
darker  or  even  black,   nitid,  punctate  and  glabrous   above.     The 
clypeus  is  broad,  short,  rounded  at  the  angles  and  nearly  truncate. 


838  MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

The  thorax  has  the  median  line  lightly  marked.  Elytra  finely 
punctate  and  rounded  at  the  apex  with  the  geminate  striae  tolerably 
distinct.  Propygidium  and  pygidium  minutely  punctate,  and 
clothed  with  very  short  hair.  Under  side  of  body  thinly  clothed 
with  reddish  hair.     Anterior  tibiae  bidentate. 

Length,  2|  lines. 

Hab. — Gayndah. 

63.    LlPARETRUS  L^EVATUS,  Mad. 

L.  glaber,  Macl.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  II.  p.  191. 

The  specific  name  glaber  having  been  used  by  Burmeister,  I  sub- 
stitute that  of  Icevatus  for  this  insect. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  subnitid,  punctate,  and  free  from  hair, 
the  former  with  the  clypeus  reflexed  and  somewhat  rounded  in 
front.  Elytra  reddish-yellow,  nitid,  free  from  hair  and  irregularly 
punctate,  with  the  geminate  striae  traceable.  Abdomen  reddish- 
yellow,  finely  punctate  and  very  sparingly  pilose.  Pygidium  large. 
Legs  piceous,  the  external  apex  of  the  anterior  tibiae  prolonged  to 
half  the  length  of  the  tarsi,  and  without  teeth  on  the  outer 
margin. 

Length.  2  J  lines. 

Hob. — Gayndah. 

64.    LlPARETRUS  IMPRESSICOLLIS,  n.  Sp. 

Ovate,  black,  nitid,  glabrous  above,  very  sparingly  cinereo- 
villose  beneath.  Head  minutely  punctate  on  the  perpendicular 
front,  smooth  on  the  occiput,  the  clypeal  suture  almost  straight, 
the  clypeus  short,  broad,  rounded  and  very  slightly  emarginate. 
Thorax  finely  punctate,  deeply  marked  on  the  median  line,  and 
with  a  deep  transverse  impression  on  each  side  about  the  middle, 
but  not  reaching  either  the  median  line  or  the  sides.  Elytra 
short,  ferruginous-red,  and  finely  but  distinctly  punctate,  with 
three  geminate  striae,  the  base  and  suture  are  narrowly  edged  with 
black,  or  dark  brown.  The  propygidium  and  pygidium  are  glabrous 
and  very  finely  rugose-punctate.     Legs  piceous-red,  the  anterior 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  839 

tibiae  tridentate,  the    first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  longer  than 
the  second. 

Length,  2£  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

65.    LlPARETRUS    NIGRICEPS,  11.  Sp. 

Broadly  ovate,  glabrous  above,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head 
black,  sharply  and  finely  punctate,  and  longitudinally  impressed 
in  the  middle  in  front,  the  clypeus  large,  reflexed  and  rounded  on 
the  angles,  and  a  minute  keel  in  the  middle  of  the  base.  Thorax 
of  a  dull  dark  red,  very  minutely  punctate.  Elytra  of  a  paler 
red  and  with  a  slight  iridescence,  minutely  punctate,  with  the 
geminate  striae  very  faint.  The  body  beneath  is  blackish,  the 
propygidium  and  pygidium  of  a  dull  dark  red,  with  a  few  setiform 
scales.  The  legs  are  piceous-red,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  slightly  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  3^-  lines. 

Hab. — King    George's  Sound.     One  specimen  (Aust.  Mus.) 

66.    LlPARETRUS    OPACICOLLIS,  n.  Sp. 

Oblong-oval,  glabrous  above,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head 
black,  densely  and  minutely  punctate,  with  two  very  small  rounded 
tuberosities  in  front  at  the  clypeal  suture,  the  suture  itself  is  but 
slightly  sinuate  and  the  clypeus  is  broad,  reflexed,  rounded  at  the 
angles  and  coarsely  punctate.  The  thorax  is  very  minutely  and 
densely  punctate  and  of  an  opaque  black.  Elytra  testaceous,  sub- 
nitid,  slightly  iridescent,  and^minutely  punctate,  with  the  three 
geminate  strise  rather  faintly  marked,  and  the  base,  suture  and 
sides  faintly  margined  with  brown.  Abdomen  black,  the  segments 
with  decumbent  hair  on  the  apex,  the  pygidium  and  propygidium 
black;  large  and  thinly  clothed  with  short  whitish  setiform  scales. 
Legs  piceous-red,  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  anterior  tarsi  thick, 
the  joints  clavate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  much  longer 
than  the  second. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — King  George's  Sound. 

Described  from  specimens  in  the  Australian  Museum. 


840  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

67.    LlPARETRUS    ROTUNDIPENNIS,  n.  Sp. 

Shortly  ovate,  convex,  black,  sub-opaque,  sub-iridescent,  glabrous 
above,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head  very  minutely  punctate, 
with  two  very  minute  tubercles  on  the  forehead,  the  clypeus 
broadly  rounded  and  reflexed.  Thorax  opaque,  very  transverse. 
Elytra  piceous  and  sub-opaque,  the  puncturation  and  geminate 
stride  faint.  Propygidium  and  pygidium  large,  very  minutely 
punctate  and  very  thinly  villose.  Legs  piceous,  anterior  tibiae 
bidentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  longer  than  the 
second. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Sab. — South  Australia. 

68.    LlPARETRUS    CONVEXIOR,  n.  sp. 

Except  in  its  greater  size,  this  species  is  in  most  respects  almost 
identical  with  the  last.  The  thorax  is  less  opaque  and  more 
punctate,  the  elytra  are  more  obsoletely  punctate,  the  body  and 
pygidium  have  a  piceous  hue,  the  anterior  tibia?  are  tridentate,  and 
the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  is  twice  the  length  of  the 
second. 

Length,  Ih  lines. 

Hah. — South  Australia. 

69.  Liparetrus  picipennis,  Germ. 

Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  194. 

Broadly  ovate,  flattish,  black,  sub-opaque,  glabrous  above,  cinereo- 
villose  beneath.  Head  minutely  punctate,  impressed  in  bhe  middle 
at  the  clypeal  suture,  the  clypeus  broadly  margined  and  rounded. 
Thorax  sub-sericeous,  minutely  punctate,  the  median  line  distinct, 
and  a  frill  of  hairs  on  the  lateral  margins.  Elytra  piceous,  broad, 
becoming  rather  broader  at  the  apex,  completely  covering  the 
penultimate  segment  of  the  abdomen,  and  punctate,  with  three 
geminate  striaa.  Body  beneath  and  pygidium  piceous-black, 
punctate  and  thinly  villose.  Anterior  tibia?  tridentate,  the  first 
joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 


BY   WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  841 

Hob. — South  Australia,  and  King  George's  Sound. 

This  species  forms  the  type  of  a  distinct  and  perhaps  a  numerous 
group,  easily  recognizable  by  the  less  convex  penultimate  segment 
of  the  abdomen  entirely  covered  by  the  elytra  which  are  dilated 
at  the  apex.  Burmeister  makes  this  peculiarity  the  basis  of  one  of 
his  two  subdivisions,  but  he  has  made  the  mistake  of  taking  the 
L.  concolor  of  Erichson,  as  identical  with  this  species.  The  four 
following  species  belong  to  this  group  : — 

70.  LlPARETRUS    OBSCURUS,  n.  Sp. 

Broadly  ovate,  black,  opaque,  elytra  dark  reddish-brown,  glabrous 
above,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head  minutely  punctate,  the 
clypeus  more  coarsely,  with  the  apex  broadly  rounded  and  reflexed. 
Thorax  less  densely  punctate  than  the  head,  the  median  line 
distinctly  marked.  Elytra  with  the  geminate  stria?  distinct,  the 
intermediate  spaces  lightly  punctate.  Pygidium  rather  rugose, 
carinated  in  the  middle,  the  propygidium  covered,  or  nearly  so  by 
the  elytra.     The  anterior  tibia?  bluntly  tridentate. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Hob. — South  Australia. 

71.  LlPARETRUS  NITIDIOR,  n.  Sp. 

In  form  like  L.  obscurus,  but  with  the  elytra  of  a  nitid,  slightly 
iridescent,  red  colour,  and  with  a  more  distinct  puncturation.  The 
clypeus  of  the  male  is  narrowed,  truncate  and  reflexed  at  the  apex, 
the  angles  obtuse,  and  the  sides  widening  behind.  The  thorax  is 
opaque,  very  minutely  punctate  and  rather  thinly  clothed  on  the 
margins  with  long  erect  blackish  villose  hairs.  Elytra  red,  nitid, 
thinly  but  distinctly  punctate  and  geminate-striate,  at  the  base  and 
suture  narrowly  margined  with  black.  Body  beneath  and  pygidium 
cinereo-villose.     Legs  piceous,  anterior  tibia?  tridentate. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Sab. — South  Australia. 

72.    LlPARETRUS    LATIUSCULUS,    n.    Sp. 

Differs  from  L.  incipennis  in  being  smaller,  more  nitid,  more 
minutely   punctate,  with   the  thorax  less  thickly  fringed  beneath 


842  MISCELLA.NEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

with  hairs,  and  the  median  line  not  traceable.  The  anterior  tibiae  are 
tridentate,  and  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  is  a  little  shorter 
than  the  second. 

Length,  2J  lines. 

Mob. — Wide  Bay     One  specimen  (Aust.   Mus.) 

73.    LlPARETRUS  GLOBULUS,   n.  Sp. 

Shortly  ovate,  entirely  piceous-red,  nitid,  glabrous.  Head 
minutely  punctate,  clypeus  broad,  reflexed,  and  truncate,  with 
rounded  angles.  Thorax  finely  punctate,  a  few  marginal  hairs  on 
the  sides,  the  median  line  deeply  impressed.  Elytra  broad,  short, 
in  the  female  covering  the  propygidium,  finely  punctate,  thegeminate 
striae  tolerably  distinct.  The  body  beneath  is  almost  glabrous,  the 
pygidium  finely  punctate,  the  anterior  tibiae  are  tridentate  in  the 
males,  the  third  tooth  shows  in  the  female,  but  is  nearly  obsolete. 

Length,  1^  lines. 

Hab. — Guntawang. 

This  is  scarcely  one  of  the  2)icipennis  group. 

d.     Body  squamose. 

74.  Liparetrus  vestitus,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Coll.  Ent.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  105  ;  Yoy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  126, 
pi.  8,  fig.  14. 

Ovate,  black,  above  nigro-villose,  beneath  cinereo-villose.  Head 
rugosely  punctate,  the  clypeus  reflexed  and  scarcely  differing  in 
the  sexes.  Antennae  testaceous.  Thorax  short,  broad,  and 
rugosely  punctate.  Elytra  glabrous,  pale  ferruginous,  nitid,  faintly 
punctate,  with  three  geminate  striae,  the  base  black,  and  the  suture 
and  sides  margined  with  black.  Pygidium  scaly  and  hairy. 
Legs  black,  tarsi  ferruginous,  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  first 
joint  of  posterior  tarsi  a  little  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Hab. — Tasmania,  and  South  Australia. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  843 

75.  Liparetrus  nudipennis,  Germ. 
Linn.  Ent.  III.  p    194. 

Broadly  ovate,  black,  opaque.  Head  minutely  rugose-punctate, 
the  clypeus  short,  broad,  reflexed,  and  rounded.  The  thorax 
densely  covered  with  small  greyish  scales,  and  with  villose  hairs 
on  the  sides  and  apex.  Elytra  glabrous,  short,  broad,  irregularly 
striate-punctate,  and  with  three  geminate  striae.  Body  beneath 
cinereo- villose,  the  segments  of  the  abdomen  with  whitish 
pubescence,  and  the  propygidium  and  pygidium  densely  cinereo- 
squamose.  Legs  piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  strongly  bidentate, 
the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  2£  lines. 

Bab. — South  Australia. 

76.  Liparetrus  squamiger,  n.  sp. 

Of  rather  more  elongate  form  than  the  last  species.  Head 
black,  minutely  granulate,  the  clypeus  in  the  male  with  the  angles 
obliquely  truncate.  Thorax  black  and  very  densely  covered  with 
brownish-grey  scales.  Elytra  dark  red,  blackish  at  the  base, 
nitid,  short,  rounded  and  finely  ciliated  towards  the  apex  and 
finely  punctate,  with  three  geminate  striae.  Abdomen  and 
pygidium  covered  with  minute  scales  and  a  thin  pubescence.  Legs 
piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  lightly  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  much  longer  than  the  second. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Bab. — South  Australia. 

77.    LIPA.RETRUS    SUBSQUAMOSUS,  n.  sp. 

Black,  with  the  elytra  and  legs  piceous.  Head  and  thorax 
finely  punctate,  the  clypeus  broadly  rounded  and  reflexed  at  the 
apex.  Elytra  subnitid,  the  puncturation  and  geminate  striae 
distinct.  The  propygidium  quite  exposed,  that  and  the  pygidium 
densely  covered  with  minute  greyish  scales.  Legs  reddish - 
piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  spur  on  the  inner  apex 
long,  slender,  and  slightly  curved. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Bab. — Port  Darwin. 


844  MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

78.    LlPARETRTJS    ROTUNDIFORMIS,  11.  Sp. 

Ovate,  black,  nitid,  and  glabrous  above  excepting  a  frill  of  hair 
on  the  apex  and  sides  of  the  thorax.  Head  and  thorax  finely 
granulose,  the  clypeus  large  and  rounded,  the  median  line  of  the 
thorax  well  marked.  Elytra  distinctly  punctate,  with  three 
geminate  striae.  Body  beneath  rather  thinly  villose,  pygidium 
and  propygidium '  covered  with  minute  whitish  scales.  Legs 
piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate  but  not  strongly,  the  first 
and  second  joints  of  the  posterior  tarsi  about  equal. 

Length,  1|  lines. 

Sab. — King  George's  Sound. 

Sub-section  IV. 
Clypeus  emarginate. 

79.    LlPARETRUS    ABNORMALIS,  n.  Sp. 

Glabrous  above,  cinereo-villose  beneath.  Head  black,  densely 
and  minutely  punctate,  the  clypeus  triangularly  emarginate,  the 
angles  rounded.  Thorax  black,  very  minutely  and  rather  thinly 
punctate,  obtusely  angled  and  a  little  impressed  in  the  middle 
,  of  the  base.  Elytra  ferruginous-red,  nitid,  and  lightly  punctate, 
with  three  geminate  striae  with  similar  punctures.  Under  surface 
black  or  piceous,  the  segments  of  the  abdomen  clothed  with 
decumbent  whitish  hair,  the  pygidium  and  penultimate  segment  large, 
exposed,  glabrous,  and  of  a  dull  red.  Legs  piceous-red,  anterior 
tibiae  tridentate  but  not  strongly,  interior  spur  moderate,  the  first 
and  second  joints  of  the  posterior  tarsi  equal. 

The  form  of  the  clypeus  is  the  peculiar  feature  of  the  species. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Sab. —  South  Australia. 

80.    LlPARETRUS    SIMILLIMUS,  n.  sp. 

This  somewhat  resembles  the  last-mentioned  species  in  the 
emarginate  clypeus,  but  the  emargination  is  rather  deeper,  more 
rounded  in  the  middle  and  the  angles  more  pointed.  The  colour  is 
entirely  of  a  pale  subnitid  glabrous  chesnut,  the  thorax  most 
minutely    punctate,    transverse    and    rounded    behind.        Elytra 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  845 

minutely  punctate,  the  three  geminate  striae  rather  indistinct. 
Pygidium  large,  minutely  punctate,  glabrous  and  carinate  in  the 
middle.  Anterior  tibiae  very  largely  tridentate,  the  two  first 
joints  of  the  posterior  tarsi  equal. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — Interior  South  Australia. 

Three  specimens  of  this  very  peculiar  species  are  all  I  have  seen, 
and  these  are  in  a  very  imperfect  condition. 

81.  Liparetrus  Kennedyi,  n.  sp. 

Ovate,  cinereo-villose,  the  hairs  thinner  and  shorter  above  than 
beneath.  Head  black,  minutely  punctate,  deeply  sunk  in  the 
thorax,  the  clypeus  emarginate  in  crescent  shape  with  the  angles 
obtuse.  Thorax  black,  subnitid,  slightly  impressed  on  the  median 
line  behind  the  middle,  and  punctate,  the  punctures  of  different 
sizes.  Elytra  red,  nitid,  and  punctate,  the  punctures  large  and  rather 
thinly  distributed  except  those  of  the  geminate  striae.  Abdomen 
black  and  finely  punctate.  Legs  piceous-red,  the  anterior  tibiae 
strongly  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  a  little 
shorter  than  the  second. 

Length,  5  lines. 

Hab. — Cooper's  Creek. 

The  only  specimen  of  this  insect  I  have  seen  is  in  the  collection 
of  the  Australian  Museum  labelled  "  Kennedy's  Expedition,"  and 
no  doubt  was  got  by  that  distinguished  Australian  Explorer  on  his 
Expedition  to  the  Victoria  River  or  Cooper's  Creek  in  the  year 
1846. 

SECTION  II. 

Antennae  8-jointed. 

The  insects  of  this  section  are,  as  a  rule,  readily  recognisable. 
They  are  small,  generally  of  a  more  elongate  form,  and  flatter  on 
the  elytra  than  those  of  Section  I,  are  for  the  most  part  clothed 
with  a  dense  pubescence,  and  are  altogether  of  so  distinct  a  character 
as  to  justify  placing  them  in  another  genus.     There  are,  however,. 


846  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

a  few  species  utterly  unlike  the  rest  in  these  respects,  and  apparently 
inseparable  from  some  groups  of  those  with  9-jointed  antennae. 
There  is  also  considerable  variety  observable  in  the  form  of  the 
clypeus,  but  as  the  total  number  of  species  in  the  section  is  small, 
it  is  scarcely  worth  while  making  subsections  founded  on  these 
variations  as  in  Section  I. 

82.  Liparetrus  monticola,  Fabr. 

Syst.  Entom.  p.  39,  and  Syst.  El.  t.  II.  p.  184;  Oliv.  Entom. 
t.  I.  g.  5,  p.  77,  pi.  6,  fig.  57,  a,  b  ;  Gmelin,  Syst.  Nat.  p.  1867  ; 
Herbst,  Coleopt.  t.  III.  p.  137;  Boisd.  Voy.  de  l'Astrob.  t.  II. 
p.  196. 

Convex  and  ovate,  entirely  reddish  testaceous  except  the  head 
and  apex  of  the  thorax,  which  are  black,  and  a  narrow  margin  to 
the  elytra  reddish-brown,  upper  surface  glabrous  and  very  nitid. 
Head  minutely  and  densely  punctate,  the  clypeus  rounded,  reflexed 
and  nearly  truncate  at  the  apex.  Thorax  as  finely  but  much  more 
thinly  punctate  than  the  head.  Elytra  finely  and  rather  regularly 
punctate,  the  punctures  larger  than  those  on  the  thorax,  with  the 
three  geminate  striae  distinct.  Under  surface  of  body  cinereo- 
villose,  the  hairs  becoming  more  decumbent  on  the  abdominal 
segments,  the  propygidium  and  pygidium  glabrous  and  minutely 
punctate,  the  former  half-covered  by  the  elytra,  the  latter  large, 
vertical,  and  fringed  at  the  apex  with  long  hair.  Anterior  tibiae 
very  strongly  tridentate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  equal 
in  length  to  the  second. 

Length,  2J  lines. 

Hab. — Endeavour  River. 

My  specimens,  from  which  the  above  description  was  taken,  are 

from   Cooktown.     I  have  no   doubt  the  species  was  first  taken  in 

Captain   Cook's  Voyage   along  the   Australian  Coast  in  the  year 

1785. 

83.  Liparetrus  ferrugineus,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Col.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  105. 

Shortly  ovate,  nitid,  beneath  cinereo-villose.     Head  black,  villose 
and  minutely  punctate,  the  clypeus   in  the  male  produced  into  a 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  847 

slightly  emarginate,  acute-angled  lamina,  in  the  female  broadly 
rounded  and  reflexed.  Thorax  black,  sharply  punctate,  and 
glabrous  except  on  the  lateral  margins,  with  the  median  line 
marked  tbroughcut.  Elytra  reddish-brown,  glabrous,  and  strongly 
and  irregularly  striate-punctate.  Body  beneath  black,  the  two  last 
segments  large,  red,  glabrous  and  punctate.  The  four  anterior  legs 
piceous-red,  the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate. 

Length,  3  lines. 

ffab.—New  South  Wales. 

84.  Liparetrus  erythropygus,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Col.  Mus.   Paris,  p.  105. 

Smaller  than  L.  ferrugineus,  but  of  the  same  form.  Entirely 
black  excepting  the  two  last  segments  of  the  abdomen  and  the 
anterior  legs  which  are  piceous,  glabrous  and  nitid  above  and 
cinereo-villose  beneath.  The  clypeus  of  the  male  is  less  promi- 
nently laminated  than  in  L .  ferrugineus,  the  thorax  has  no  median 
line,  and  the  elytra  are  rather  more  rugosely  striate-punctate.  The 
anterior  tibiae  are  strongly  tridentate. 

Length,  2J  lines. 

Sab. — Queensland. 

85.  Liparetrus  basalis,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Col.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  105. 

Ovate,  black,  above  nigro-pilose,  beneath  cinereo-villose.  Head 
rugosely  punctate,  the  clypeus  reflexed  and  three-sided.  Thorax 
rugosely  punctate,  pilose,  the  median  line  impressed.  Elytra 
brownish-red,  the  base  blackish,  rugosely  punctate  in  irregular 
striae.  Pygidium  rugosely  punctate  and  villose.  Anterior  tibiae 
bidentate. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hob. — Tasmania. 

This  species  has  two  characters  which  are  to  be  found  in  most 
of  the  following  species  and  which  is  never  found  in  any  of  the 
9-jointed  antennae  group  ;  (1)  the  form  of  the  clypeus  presenting 
three  more  or  less  truncate  faces,  and  (2)  the  anterior  tibiae  having 
two  approximate  teeth  on  the  outer  apex,  and  with  generally 
another  near  the  base. 


848  MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

86.  Liparetrus  depressus,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Col.  Mus.  Paris,  p.   105. 

Black,  depressed,  entirely  clothed  with  reddish  hair.  Head 
black,  densely  clothed  with  red  hair,  the  clypeus  as  in  L.  basalis, 
but  with  the  oblique  sides  of  the  apex  a  little  emarginate.  Thorax 
black,  densely  hirsute.  Elytra  brownish-red,  nitid,  covered  with 
a  short  pile,  and  rugosely  punctate,  with  two  slightly  elevated 
lines.  Body  beneath  and  pygidium  black  and  fulvo-villose.  Legs 
piceous,  the  anterior  tibiae  strongly  tridentate,  the  teeth  occupying 
the  whole  length  of  the  joint,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi 
less  than  half  the  length  of  the  second. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Sab. — New  South  Wales. 

87.  Liparetrus  poverus,  Blanch. 

Cat.  Col.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  105. 

Like  the  last  species,  but  a  little  longer  and  entirely  black. 
The  fulvous  hair  on  the  head  and  thorax  is  less  dense  and  that  on 
the  elytra  is  longer.  The  anterior  tibise  are  bidentate  externally 
at  the  apex  ;  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  very  much  shorter 
than  the  second. 

Length,  3£  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

88.  Liparetrus  valgoides,  Blanch. 
Cat.  Col.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  105. 

Flat,  black,  with  elytra  and  abdomen  reddish,  entirely  cinereo- 
pilose.  Head  densely  hairy,  the  clypeus  as  in  the  preceding. 
Thorax  rugosely  punctate,  rather  densely  hairy,  scutellum  white. 
Elytra  red,  strongly  punctate,  clothed  with  a  short,  rigid  pale  pile. 
Legs  red,  anterior  tibiaa  bidentate.  Abdomen  red,  clothed  with 
white  setiform  scales. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  849 

89.  Liparetrus   unicolor,  Masters. 

L.  concolor,  Macl.,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  New  South  Wales,  Vol.  I. 
p.  129. 

Elongate  oval,  entirely  of  a  reddish-chesnut  colour,  excepting 
the  head  which  is  of  a  darker  hue,  and  clothed  more  or  less  thickly 
all  over  with  short  decumbent  cinereous  pubescence.  The  elytra 
are  very  short  and  rugosely  punctate,  the  propygidium  very  large, 
the  anterior  tibiae  tridentate,  the  posterior  tarsi  with  the  second 
joint  very  long. 

Length,  2\  lines. 

Rob. — Queensland. 

90.  Liparetrus  humilis,  Blanch. 
Cat.  Col.  Mus.  Paris,  p.  103. 

Like  L,  vaigoidesy  but  of  narrower  form  and  entirely  black  or 
piceous.  Head  rugose,  scarcely  pilose,  the  clypeus  slightly  reflexed. 
Thorax  punctate,  thinly  cinereo-pubescent,  scutellum  white.  Elytra 
short,  slightly  attenuated  behind,  rugosely  punctate  and  thinly 
cinereo-pubescent.  Body  and  pygidium  rather  densely  cinereo- 
pubescent.     Legs  piceous,  anterior  tibiae  bidentate. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Sab. — New  South  Wales. 

This  T  believe  to  be  the  Macrothops  Lottinii,  Dupont. 

91.  Liparetrus  pygm^eus,  Burm. 
Handb.  der  Ent.  IV.  p.  199. 

Ovate,  flat,  black,  nitid,  strongly  and  sharply  punctate,  and 
clothed  rather  thinly  with  short  stiff  hairs.  The  clypeus  is  nearly 
as  long  as  broad,  rounded  in  front,  and  very  slightly  reflexed  at  the 
apex.  The  thorax  is  nearly  as  long  as  broad,  and  without  median 
impression.  Elytra  irregularly  striate-punctate.  Body  beneath 
thinly  villose,  the  abdomen  with  a  reddish  tinge  and  sharply  punc- 
tate. Legs  piceous-black,  the  anterior  tibia?  externally  bidentate 
at  the  apex  and  with  a  tooth-like  notch  near  the  base. 

Length,  1^-  lines. 

Hab.—K.  G.  Sound. 


850  MISCELLANEA    ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

92.   LlPARETRUS  Cookii,  n.  sp. 

Oblong-ovate,  piceous,  subnitid,  entirely  covered  with  semi-erect 
pale  fulvous  hairs  above  and  cinereous  hairs  on  the  abdomen. 
Head  punctate,  clypeus  short,  the  angles  truncately  rounded. 
Thorax  punctate,  not  much  broader  than  the  length.  Elytra  dark 
chesnut,  densely  and  rugosely  punctate  with  a  few  indistinctly 
raised  striae,  the  hair  as  dense  but  shorter  than  on  the  thorax 
Propygidium  and  pygidium  densely  hairy,  and  punctate.  Legs  red, 
the  anterior  tibia?  strongly  bidentate,  with  a  tooth-like  notch  above 
the  middle. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hab. — Endeavour  River. 

93.    LlPARETRUS  hispidus,  n.  sp. 

Like  L.  poverus,  ovate,  piceous,  subnitid,  rugosely  punctate,  very 
densely  clothed  above  with  long  erect  reddish  hair.  Clypeus  broad, 
reflexed  in  front  and  subtruncate  at  the  angles.  Thorax  and 
scutellum  very  densely  covered  with  red  hair.  Elytra  very 
rugosely  punctate  and  finely  granulose,  all  disposed  in  many  very 
slightly  marked  striae.  The  under  surface  of  the  body  less  densely 
villose  than  the  upper,  the  hair  on  the  propygidium  very  long. 
Anterior  tibia?  bidentate,  a  tooth-like  notch  near  the  base. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Hab. — New  South  Wales. 

94.    LlPARETRUS    BURMEISTERI,  II.  sp. 

Oblong,  ovate,  black,  nitid,  nigro-villose  above,  cinereo-villose 
beneath.  Head  thinly  punctate,  pointed  in  front  of  the  eyes,  the 
clypeus  in  the  male  rectangular  in  front  and  obliquely  sub- 
emarginate  on  each  side.  Thorax  as  long  as  broad,  finely 
punctate.  Elytra  dark  red,  and  coarsely  and  rugosely  punctate, 
with  one  or  two  slightly  raised  lines.  Pygidium  and  propygidium 
rugosely  punctate  and  rather  densely  villose.  Legs  piceous,  the 
anterior  tibia?  bidentate,  with  a  tooth-like  notch  near  the  base. 

Length,  2J  lines. 

Hab.  —  Illawarra. 


BY    WILLIAM    MACLEAY,  F.L.S.,  &C.  851 

95.    LlPARETRUS    ORDINATUS,  n.  Sp. 

Oblong-oval,  piceous,  nitid.  Head  covered  with  decumbent 
reddish  hairs,  the  clypeus  broad,  reflexed,  truncate,  emarginate 
behind  the  angles.  Thorax  black  and  densely  covered  with 
decumbent  reddish  hair  all  converging  towards  the  scutellum. 
Elytra  red,  densely  and  irregularly  striate  and  punctate,  with  some 
of  the  interstices  a  little  elevated,  and  clothed  thinly  with  short 
whitish  decumbent  hair.  Propygidium  exposed,  that  and  the 
pygidium  and  abdomen  generally  densely  clothed  with  yellowish 
decumbent  hair.  Anterior  tibiae  very  broad  and  bidentate,  a  third 
tooth  near  the  base. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Sab. — Interior  South  Australia. 

96.  LlPARETRUS  M^ECHIDIOIDES,  n.   Sp. 

Ovate,  rather  depressed,  black,  nitid,  sharply  punctate  with  a 
decumbent  setiform  scale  in  each  puncture.  Clypeus  broadly 
rounded  and  reflexed  in  front,  obliquely  truncate  on  the  sides. 
Thorax  rather  coarsely  punctate  and  without  median  line,  the 
anterior  angles  pointed.  Elytra  black  (in  female  piceous),  striate 
in  double  rows  of  white  decumbent  setiform  scales  with  the 
interstices  slightly  costiform,  and  covering  the  penultinate  segment 
of  the  abdomen.     Anterior  tibiae  bidentate. 

Length,  1J  lines. 

Hab. — Piper's  Elats,  Blue  Mountains. 

97.  LlPARETRUS  STRIATIPENNIS,  n.  Sp. 

Ovate,  blank,  subnitid,  punctate,  villose.  Head  thinly  and 
strongly  punctate,  the  clypeus  broad,  nearly  truncate  and  reflexed 
at  the  apex,  the  oblique  sides  a  little  emarginate.  Thorax  coarsely 
but  not  densely  punctate,  fusco-villose.  Elytra  villose,  piceous, 
striate  with  two  rows  of  minute  punctures  in  each,  and  with 
elevated  lines  between  them.  The  abdominal  segments  covered 
55 


852  MISCELLANEA   ENTOMOLOGICA,  NO.  II. 

above  with  silvery  scales,  beneath  and  the  pygidium  with  part  of 
the  propygidium  moderately  cinereo-viliose.  Legs  piceous,  the 
anterior  tibise  bidentate, 

Length,  3  lines. 

Rah.—  Piper's  Flats. 

This  completes  the  species  of  Liparetrus  in  the  Australian 
Museum  and  in  my  own,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  doubtful  and 
unpaired  specimens. 

The  following  species  previously  described  I  have  been  unable 
to  identify  :—  L.  hirsutus,  Burm.  ;  L.  curtulus,  Burm.  ;  L. 
glabratus,  Bui  in.  ;  L.  glaber,  Burm.;  L.  uniformis,  Blanch.;  L. 
striatus,  Blanch.  ;  and  L.  nigricollis,  Hope.  The  first  of  these,  L. 
hirsutus,  I  cannot  place  at  all.  The  description  would  answer 
for  any  of  the  first  sub-section,  but  it  is  also  described  as  having 
8-jointed  antennae,  which  seems  impossible  in  that  group. 
Li.  curtulus  is  also  said  to  have  8-jointed  antenna?,  and  very  short, 
glabrous  elytra;  this  may  be  L.  ferrugineus,  Blanch. ;  L.  glabratus, 
and  glaber,  Burm.,  I  cannot  identify  ;  they  are  Swan  River  insects. 
L.  uniformis,  Blanch,  is  not  sufficiently  described  ;  it  may  be  my 
L.  luridipennis.  L.  striatus  from  Western  Australia  I  cannot 
recognize,  and  Mr.  Hope's  species  L.  nigricollis  from  Port  Essington 
I  have  never  seen,  and  the  description  does  not  even  enable  me  to 
place  it  in  any  of  my  sub-sections. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  853 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Mr.  Douglas-Ogilby  exhibited  the  tongue  of  a  specimen  of 
Lates  calcarifer  shewing  that  it  is  partially  covered  with  patches  of 
grannlose  teeth,  as  previously  pointed  out  by  Dr.  Bleeker  and  the 
Hon.  W.  Macleay,  but  denied  by  European  Naturalists ;  the 
lingual  teeth  are  similar  in  form  and  composition  to  those  of  the 
other  tooth-bearing  bones,  and  the  term  villiform  cannot  be  applied 
to  them. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  from  his  own  collection  eighty-five  species 
of  the  insects  described  in  his  paper  on  the  genus  Liparetrus. 

Dr.  Ramsay  exhibited  photographs  of  the  skeleton  of  Megaceros 
Hibernicus,  the  Irish  Elk,  taken  from  a  very  fine  specimen 
recently  received  by  the  Australian  Museum ;  Tasmanian  stone 
axes — all  pebbles  rudely  chipped  and  without  definite  shape ;  and 
a  double-headed  axe  from  the  Admiralty  Islands. 

Mr.  Brazier  exhibited  a  large  series  of  shells  of  the  genus  Triton 
comprising  examples  of  the  following  species ;  Triton  Tritonis, 
Linn.,  from  the  Solomon  Islands ;  T.  nodiferus,  Lam.,  from 
Marseilles,  France  ;  and  the  variety  T.  australis  from  Berry's  Bay, 
and  Bottle  and  Glass  Rocks,  Port  Jackson,  and  from  Port 
Stephens.  The  type  from  the  Mediterranean  is  a  thick  and  heavy 
shell,  whereas  the  Australian  variety  is  much  thinner.  The  latter 
extends  also  to  Japan. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  living  specimen  of  Phyllurus  inermis, 
the  "  rock  scorpion  "  of  qnarrymen — caught  at  Elizabeth  Bay,  a 
lizard  which  is  now  becoming  scarce  about  Sydney ;  and  a 
specimen  of  each  sex  of  a  N.  American  butterfly  —  Papilio 
androgens — together  with  a  third  specimen  shewing  the  charac- 
teristic form  and  colour  of  both  sexes  one  on  the  right,  the  other 
on  the  left  half  of  the  insect. 


854  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Dr.  O.  Katz  exhibited  pure  test-tube  cultivations  of  Bacteria  in 
sterilised  nutrient  gelatine,  undoubtedly  the  most  satisfactory 
cultivating  medium.  The  bacteria  were  obtained  principally  from 
tap-water  of  the  Sydney  water  supply,  and  from  samples  of 
ensilage,  which  was  brought  by  Mr.  Stanley  from  Coonong,  and 
which  might  possibly  have  some  connection  with  the  reported 
horse-disease.  He  also  exhibited  and  explained  diagrams  showing 
the  cultivation  of  the  micro-organisms  in  nutritive  gelatine  on 
glass-plates,,  a  method  which  enables  one  to  distinguish  between 
the  different  bacteria  as  they  propagate  and  form  colonies,  and  to 
make  pure  cultures.  He  announced  his  hope  of  carrying  out  a 
series  of  examinations  of  water  from  the  Sydney  Water  Supply,  in 
order  to  be  able  to  give  an  opinion  on  its  sanitary  condition. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  an  extraordinarily  rich  gathering  of 
microscopic  forms — Rotifers,  Entomostraca,  Desmids,  Diatoms  and 
others — from  a  small  pond  in  Moore  Park 

Dr.  Cox  exhibited  a  conical  cap,  about  35  inches  long  and  12 
inches  wide  at  the  mouth,  made  by  the  natives  of  certain  of  the 
Fiji  Islands,  from  cobwebs.  It  has  been  supposed  that  such  caps 
were  the  productions  of  a  large  spider,  but  Mrs.  Moreton,  who  gave 
the  example  exhibited  to  Dr.  Cox,  assures  him  that  the  natives 
make  them  by  winding  many  cobwebs  round  a  conical  framework  of 
twigs.  They  are  known  to  Europeans  as  "  Smothering  or 
Execution  Caps,"  but  it  would  appear  that  they  are  used  only  for 
the  purpose  of  infanticide,  especially  for  smothering  deformed  or 
objectionable  children  at  birth,  and  not  for  the  execution 
of  adults. 

Mr.  C.S.  Wilkinson  exhibited  a  very  large  specimen  of  Aphanaia 
gigantea,  and  a  piece  of  sandstone  with  numerous  minute  markings 
believed  to  be  those  of  ostracoid  shells,  both  obtained  by  Mr. 
David,  F.G.S.,  from  the  marine  beds  of  the  Lower  Coal  Measures, 
near  Patterson  ;  also  a  specimen  of  a  remarkable  species  of 
Planorbis  embedded  in  ferruginous  sandstone  from  a  depth  of  25 
feet  from  the  surface  at  Cockatoo  Island.  This  specimen  was  sent 
by  Mr.  J.  H.  Maiden,  and  it  is  of  much  interest,  being  the  first 
fossil  shell  found  in  the  Hawkesbury  formation. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  855 

Mr.  Wilkinson  also  exhibited  samples  of  the  Volcanic  Ash  from, 
and  photographs  of  the  country  about,  Tarawera,  New  Zealand, 
taken  a  few  days  after  the  eruptions  ;  in  connection  with  which 
Mr.  Wilkinson  remarked  that  he  considered  that  these  thermal 
eruptions,  which  were  described  by  Professor  Stephens  at  the  last 
Monthly  Meeting  of  the  Society,  were  primarily  caused  by  move- 
ments in  the  earth's  crust,  along  an  old  N.  E.  and  S. W.  line  of 
disturbance.  The  numerous  earthquakes  would  seem  to  show  that 
New  Zealand  has  been  frequently  affected  by  earth-movements, 
and  judging  from  the  numerous  earthquake  shocks  experienced  in 
Tasmania  last  year,  Mr.  Wilkinson  suggested  that  they  had  been 
increased  by  the  pressure  upon  the  earth's  crust  of  an  unusual 
accumulation  of  snow  and  ice  within  the  Antarctic  Regions.  He 
thought  it  not  improbable  that  the  moisture  in  the  atmosphere, 
which  did  not  fall  during  the  past  five  years  upon  Australia  as  it 
normally  does,  passed  overhead  and  was  precipitated  further  to  the 
south  within  the  Antarctic  Regions.  Otherwise  what  has  become  of 
the  moisture  which  should  have  fallen  here  as  rain  during  the 
long  season  of  drought  through  which  we  have  just  passed  1  In 
the  Glacial  Epoch,  when  there  was  a  vast  accumulation  of  snow 
and  ice  in  the  northern  hemisphere,  very  great  movements  occurred 
in  the  earth's  crust.  If  the  explanation  offered  be  correct,  it  is 
possible  that  more  earthquakes  may  be  shortly  experienced. 


WEDNESDAY,  25th   AUGUST,  1886. 


The  President,   Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  in  the 
Chair. 


Mr.  T.  B.  Lindsay  was  present  as  a  visitor. 


The  President  called  attention  to  the  Circulars  issued  by  the 
Antarctic  Exploration  Committee  appointed  by  the  Royal  Society 
of  Victoria  and  the  Geographical  Society  of  Australasia. 

He  also  announced  that  the  next  excursion  had  been  fixed  for 
Saturday,  September  11th  ;  Members  to  meet  at  No.  2  Jetty,  Cir- 
cular Quay,  at  10  o'clock,  a.m.,  to  proceed  to  Middle  Harbour, 
Dr.  Ramsay  in  charge.  Refreshments  will  be  provided. 


DONATIONS. 

"  Bulletin  of  the  Museum  of   Comparative  Zoology  at  Harvard 
College."     Vol.  XII.,  No.  4.     March,  1886.     From  the  Curator. 

"  Bulletin  of  the  American  Geographical  Society."     No.  1,  1886. 
From  the  Society. 

"  Journal  of  the  New  York  Microscopical  Society."  Vol.  II., 
No.  4.     April,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  The  Goldfields  of  Victoria.  Reports  of  the  Mining  Registrars 
for  the  quarter  ended  31st  March,  1886."  From  the  Secretary  for 
Mines,  Melbourne. 


DONATIONS.  857 

"  Archives  Neerlandaises  des  Sciences  exactes  et  naturelles." 
Tome  XX.,  Livraisons  4me.  et  5me.  1885  ;  "  Liste  Alphabe- 
tique  de  la  correspondance  de  Christiaan  Huygens,  qui  sera 
publiee  par  la  Societe."  De  la  part  de  la  Societe  Hollandaise  des 
Sciences  a  Harlem. 

"  Memoires  du  Comite  Geologique,  St.  Petersbourg."  Vol.  II., 
No.  3,  1886  •  "  Bulletins."  Yol.  V.,  Nos.  1-6,  1886  ;  "  Biblio- 
theque  geologique  de  la  Russie  redigee  par  S.  Nikitin,  1,  1885." 
From  the  Committee. 

"ZoologischerAnzeiger."  IX.  Jahrg.  Nos.  226,  227.  From  the 
Editor. 

"  Transactions  and  Proceedings  of  the  New  Zealand  Institute." 
Yol.  XVIIL,  1885  ;     Index.  Yols.  I-XVII.     From  the  Director. 

"  Notes  on  some  Irish  Fishes  ;"  "  Catalogue  of  the  Fishes  of 
N.  S.  Wales  with  their  principal  synonyms."  By  J.  Douglas- 
Ogilby,  Assist.  Zoologist,  Australian  Museum.     From  the  Author. 

"  Revue  Coloniale  Internationale."  Tome  III.,  No.  1.  July,  1886. 
De  la  part  de  r  Association  Coloniale  Neerlandaise  a,  Amsterdam. 

"Bulletin  de  la  Societe  Imperiale  des  Naturalistes  de  Moscou.'' 
Tome  LXI.  (1885),  Nos.  3  and  4 ;  Tome  LXII.  (1886),  No.  1. 
From  the  Society. 

"  Feuille  des  jeunes  Naturalistes."  No.  189,  July,  1886. 
From  the  Editor. 

"  The  Provincial  Medical  Journal."  Yol.  V.,  No.  55.  July, 
1886.     From  the  Editor. 

"  Description  of  some  remains  of  the  gigantic  Land  Lizard 
(Megalania  prism,  Owen)  from  Queensland,  Australia,  including 
Sacrum  and  Foot-Bones.  Part  IY.  (Abstract).  By  Sir  Bichard 
Owen,  K.C.B.,  F.B.S.     From  the  Author. 

"Victorian  Naturalist."  Vol.  III.,  No.  4.  August,  1886; 
Sixth  Annual  Report,  (1885-6),  and  List  of  Members.  From  the 
Field  Naturalists'  Club  of  Victoria. 


858  DONATIONS. 

"  Transactions  of  the  Entomological  Society  of  London  for  the 
year  1886."     Part  II.     From  the  Society. 

11  Journal  of  the  Bombay  Natural  History  Society.''  Vol.  I., 
No.  3.     July,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Bulletin  de  la  Societe  Zoologique  de  France."  Tome  XI., 
Nos.  1-3,  1886.      From  the  Society. 

"  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  l'Academie  des  Sciences," 
Paris.     Tome  OIL,  Nos.  20-23,  18  86.     From  the  Academy. 

"  Jahreshefte  des  Vereins  fur  Vaterlandische  Naturkunde  in 
Wurtteinberg,"     Jahrgang  XLII.,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Abstract  of  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Tasmania." 
July  and  August,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  The  Quarterly  Journal  of  the  Geological  Society  of  London." 
Nos.  129-166.    February,  1877  to  May,  1886.    From  the  Society. 

"  On  the  Geology  of  Scinde  Island,"  and  two  other  papers.  By 
Capt.  F.  W.  Hutton,  F.G.S.      From  the  Author. 

"  Annuario  del  Museo  Zoologico  della  R.  Universita  di  Napoli." 
Anni  I-VL,  1862  to  1871.  From  W.  A.  Haswell,  Esq., 
M.A.,  B.Sc. 


PAPERS    READ. 

NOTE  ON  EUCALYPTUS  LEUCOXYLON  (F.  v.  M.). 

By  W.  Woolls,  Ph.D.,  F.L.S. 

When  Vol.  III.  of  the  Flora  Australiensis  was  published,  I  was 
firmly  persuaded  that  two  very  distinct  species  of  Eucalyptus 
had  been  united  together  under  the  name  E.  leucoxylon  (F.  v.  ML), 
the  one  representing  a  "  White  Gum"  of  Victoria  and  South 
Australia,  and  the  other  the  "  Red-flowering  Iron-bark"  of  New 
South  Wales  (E.  sideroxylon,  A.  Cunn.  in  Mitchell's  Tropical 
Australia,  p  339).  Having  subsequently  had  an  opportunity  of 
examining  E.  leucoxylon  in  a  living  state  in  Victoria,  and  the  red- 
flowering  variety  of  the  same  cultivated  in  the  Rev.  Dr.  Cameron's 
garden  at  Richmond,  and  also  of  comparing  specimens  of  the 
respective  trees  with  the  figures  of  the  species  in  Brown's  "  Forest 
Flora  of  South  Australia"  I  have  no  hesitation  in  recommending 
that  Cunningham's  name  should  be  restored  to  our  Red-flowering 
Iron-bark.  The  Victorian  and  South  Australian  E.  leucoxylon  is 
a  "  Gum"  with  smooth  bark,  of  moderate  size  (seldom  exceeding 
20  or  30  feet),  and  wood  remarkable  for  its  pale  colour.  According 
to  Brown,  the  bark  is  deciduous  in  December,  and  in  the  young 
trees  "  it  is  yellow  or  reddish-green  in  colour,  quite  smooth,  and 
somewhat  shining,''  while  the  wood,  which  "  when  dry  is  hard  and 
tough,  is  of  a  yellowish- white  or  pale  pinkish-white."  The  tree 
associated  with  this  is  a  very  deeply  furrowed  Iron-bark,  common 
to  several  places  on  this  side  of  the  Dividing  Range,  as  well  as  in 
the  interior.  The  bark  of  it  is  persistent,  and  the  wood,  though 
not  so  tough  as  that  of  the  White  Iron-bark  (E.  paniculata,  Sm.), 
is  of  a  very  dark  colour,  and  useful  for  fencing  and  carpenter's 
rough  work.  The  late  Sir  William  Macarthur  when  collecting  woods 
for  the  Paris  Universal  Exhibition  of  1867,  did  me  the  honour  to 
consult    me  about  this  Iron-bark,  and  having,  by  my    direction, 


860       NOTE  ON  EUCALYPTUS  LEUCOXYLON  (p.  V  M.) 

found  a  tree  suitable  for  his  purpose  not  far  from  Lansdowne 
Bridge  on  the  Liverpool-road,  he  procured  specimens  of  the 
timber.  According  to  Sir  William,  the  average  height  of  the 
species  is  from  40  to  60  feet,  with  a  diameter  of  18  to  30  inches, 
but  in  other  localities  it  rises  sometimes  to  80  or  100  feet,  with 
a  proportionate  diameter,  and  affords  a  considerable  amount  of 
timber.  This  tree  possesses  a  large  quantity  of  kino  in  its  bark, 
which  resin  is  little  inferior  to  that  procured  from  E.  siderophloia 
(Benth.),  and  is  used  medicinally  in  cases  of  dysentery. 

From  a  general  view  of  the  "  White  Gum"  of  South  Australia 
and  Victoria,  and  the  "  Red-flowering  Iron-bark"  of  New  South 
Wales,  no  practical  man  would  suppose  that  they  could  be  varieties 
of  one  species  ;  nor,  indeed,  according  to  Baron  Mueller's  cortical 
system,  would  they  stand  even  in  the  same  section,  the  one 
belonging  to  the  Leiophloice  and  the  other  to  the  Schizophloice.  But 
even  supposing  that  the  differences  of  bark  and  wood  may  have 
arisen  from  geological  considerations,  or  the  influence  of  climate, 
the  two  trees  differ  in  other  respects. 

In  the  "White  Gum,"  the  true  E  leucoxylon  (F.  v.  M.)  the 
young  leaves  are  opposite  and  sessile ;  the  flowers  large,  of  a  deep 
red  colour,  and  generally  in  threes ;  the  pedicels  longer  than  the 
peduncles ;  the  leaves  inclining  to  ovate-lanceolate,  somewhat 
thick,  and  abounding  with  volatile  oil ;  and  the  fruit  large  with  a 
thick  rim  ;  whilst  the  anthers  open  at  the  top  in  pores.  In  the 
"  Red-flowering  Iron-bark,"  the  young  leaves  are  alternate  and 
stalked  ;  the  flowers  smaller,  of  a  lighter  colour,  and  in  umbels  of 
six  or  seven  florets  ;  the  peduncles  and  pedicels  longer  and  nearly 
equal ;  the  leaves  thinner  and  more  lanceolate  ;  the  fruit 
smaller  with  a  narrower  rim  and  more  ovate  in  shape ;  whilst  the 
anthers  are  very  small  with  many  of  the  outer  stamens  anantherous. 

The  "  Red-flowering  Iron-bark,"  as  well  as  the  "  Red-flowering 
Gum,"  have  occasionally  white  flowers;  but  the  character  of  the 
bark  and  wood,  the  general  habit  of  the  trees,  and  the  differences 
noted  (though  not  perhaps  always  constant),  indicate  that  E. 
leucoxylon  and  E.  sideroxylon  must  be  regarded  as  distinct 
species. 


CONTRIBUTIONS  TOWARDS  A  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE 
COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA. 

By  A.  Sidney  Olliff,  F.E.S., 
Assistant  Zoologist,  Australian  Museum. 

No.  III. — On  the  Genus  Nascio  (Fam.  Buprestidse). 

In  a  recent  number  of  the  '  Notes  from  the  Leyden  Museum ' 
(vol.  vin.,  p.  121),  Mr.  J.  R.  H.  Neervoort  van  de  Poll,  has 
turned  his  attention  to  the  Bupresticl  genus  Nascio,  and  has 
published  a  synopsis  of  the  species  including  three  new  forms.  Of 
these  latter  I  have  succeeded  in  identifying  the  Nascio  simillima 
which  I  have  seen  from  the  Endeavour  River,  Cloncurry  and  Port 
Denison,  Queensland.  N.  carissima  (Waterhouse,  Aid.  I.,  pi.  95), 
occurs  in  the  vicinity  of  Sydney,  where  I  have  taken  it  in  the 
flowers  of  A?igophora,  and  there  is  a  specimen  from  Tasmania  in 
the  Macleay  Museum.  All  the  other  recorded  species  of  the 
genus  are  known  to  me,  and  I  now  have  the  satisfaction  of  adding 
three  more  to  the  list. 

Nascio  chydaea,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  moderately  broad  and  convex,  very  dark  coppery 
bronze,  somewhat  opaque ;  head  and  prothorax  coarsely  and 
closely  punctured  ;  each  elytron  with  two  broad  yellow  fasciae  and 
the  apex  provided  with  inconspicuous  spines. 

Head  densely  punctured,  with  a  distinct  median  line,  which  is 
slightly  impressed  in  the  middle.  Prothorax  moderately  convex, 
slightly  narrower  in  front  than  behind,  as  strongly  and  closely 
punctured  as  the  head,  with  two  foveolate  inpressions  on  the  disc, 


862  ON    THE    GENUS    NASCIO, 

one  on  each  side  of  the  middle,  and  a  third  much  smaller  one  in 
the  middle  at  the  base ;  the  anterior  margin  slightly  produced 
in  the  middle ;  the  sides  somewhat  narrowed  in  front,  slightly 
constricted  near  the  posterior  angles  which  are  acute  and  projecting  ; 
the  basal  margin  nearly  straight.  Scutellum  small,  slightly 
concave.  Elytra  broader  than  the  prothorax  at  the  base,  strongly 
and  closely  punctate-striate,  the  striae  impressed  at  the  base,  the 
interstices  moderately  broad  and  strongly  punctured,  with  two 
yellow  fasciae  one  before  the  other  considerably  behind  the  middle 
extending  from  the  sides  to  just  before  the  suture ;  these  fasciae 
are  rather  broad  at  the  sides,  and  gradually  decrease  in  width  as 
they  approach  the  suture.  Underside  bronzy,  somewhat  shining  ; 
sterna  rather  closely  and  strongly  punctured  ;  abdominal  segments 
less  strongly  punctured.  Legs  distinctly  punctured.  Length, 
11-13  mm. 

Rope's  Creek,  New  South  Wales;  Salt  Eiver,  West  Australia. 

Three  specimens  of  what  I  take  to  be  the  female  of  the  insect 
described  above  have  a  much  broader  and  more  convex  prothorax 
without  the  two  discal  impressions,  the  median  line  on  the  head 
very  indistinct,  and  the  apex  of  the  elytra  rounded  and  not 
provided  with  spines. 

Avery  distinct  species  which  is,  perhaps,  best  placed  between 
Nascio  simillima  and  N.  xanihura. 

Nascio  munda,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  metallic  green,  shining,  with  purplish  reflections, 
moderately  narrowed  behind ;  the  head  and  prothorax  rather  dull 
coppery,  the  latter  purplish  in  the  middle;  the  underside  bright 
coppery ;  the  apex  of  the  elytra  provided  with  inconspicuous 
spines. 

Head  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  coppery  in  front,  purplish 
between  the  eyes  at  the  base.  Prothorax  slightly  convex, 
narrowed  in  front,  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  with  a  small 
foveolate  impression  in  the  middle  at  the  base  ;  the  anterior  margin 


BY    A.  SIDNEY  OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  ^63 

very  slightly  produced  in  the  middle  ;  the  sides  slightly  constricted 
before  the  posterior  angles  which  are  acute  and  projecting ;  the 
posterior  margin  bisinuate.  Scutellum  transverse,  rather  deeply 
impressed  in  the  middle.  Elytra  rather  strongly  and  closely 
punctate-striate,  the  interstices  distinctly  punctured,  the  ridges 
moderately  elevated,  the  sides  with  the  apical  half  finely  serrate. 
Underside  bright  coppery,  very  sparingly  pubescent;  theprosternum 
rather  strongly,  irregularly  and  very  closely  punctured  ;  the  meso- 
and  metasternum  less  strongly  and  closely  punctured  ;  abdominal 
segments  much  less  strongly  and  closely  punctured.  Legs  coppery 
green.     Length,  8  mm. 

Cairns,  North  Queensland  (Macleay  Museum). 

This  species  belongs  to  section  b./3.  of  van  de  Poll's  synopsis, 
but  differs  from  its  allies  in  the  absence  of  yellow  spots  on  the 
elytra.  Erom  JSfascio  viridis  it  differs  not  only  in  this  particular, 
but  also  in  having  the  prothorax,  which  is  narrowed  in  front, 
proportionately  shorter  and  the  interstices  between  the  elytral 
striae  and  the  sides  more  regularly  punctured. 


Nascio  multesima,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  metallic  green,  shining,  moderately  strongly  narrowed 
behind  ;  the  head  and  prothorax  rather  dull  coppery,  the  under- 
side bright  coppery ;  the  apex  of  the  elytra  provided  .with 
inconspicuous  spines. 

Head  strongly  and  very  closely  punctured,  coppery.  Prothorax 
slightly  convex,  about  as  broad  in  front  as  behind,  strongly  and 
very  closely  punctured,  with  a  small  foveolate  impression  in  the 
middle  at  the  base;  the  anterior  margin  very  slightly  produced  in  the 
middle ;  the  sides  straight ;  posterior  angles  acute  and  projecting. 
Scutellum  transverse,  slightly  concave  and  finely  punctured. 
Elytra  moderately  strongly  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  finely 
punctured,  the  ridges  moderately  elevated,  the  sides  with  the 
apical  third  finely  serrate.     Underside  bright  coppery,  very  finely 


864  ON   THE   GENUS   NASCIO. 

and  not  very  closely  pubescent ;  the  prosternum  rather  strongly 
and  closely  punctured ;  the  mesosternum,  metasternum,  and 
abdominal  segments  much  less  strongly  punctured.  Length,  6  mm. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

This  species  resembles  Nascio  munda  in  having  no  yellow  spots 
on  the  elytra,  but  may  be  separated  by  its  more  strongly  punctured 
head,  by  its  much  less  strongly  punctate-striate  eh'tra,  and  by  its 
more  parallel-sided  prothorax  ;  the  interstices  between  the  elytral 
striae  and  the  sides  are  very  irregularly  punctured,  in  which  respect 
it  approaches  N,  viridis. 


LIST  OF  THE  ORCHIDE^E  OF  THE  MUDGEE 

DISTRICT. 

By  Alex.  G.  Hamilton. 

My  object  in  compiling  this  list  is  to  contribute  something 
towards  a  knowledge  of  the  geographical  distribution  of  plants 
in  New  South  Wales.  At  some  future  time  I  hope  to  be  able  to 
give  a  list  of  the  remaining  phanerogamous  plants,  and  of  the  ferns. 

Most  of  the  species  hereinmentioned  have  been  collected  by  myself, 
and  determined  by  Mr.  R.  D.  Fitzgerald  from  fresh  specimens. 
For  the  names  of  a  few  species  which  I  have  not  myself  collected, 
I  am  indebted  to  a  list  given  me  by  Dr.  Woolls,  of  plants  which 
he  collected  when  on  a  trip  to  Mudgee.  I  have  to  thank  both 
these  gentlemen  for  their  assistance  in  this  and  many  other 
matters  of  the  kind. 

Some  of  the  species,  notably  those  belonging  to  the  genus 
Caladenia,  are  not  considered  good  by  some  authors,  but  Mr. 
Bentham  points  out,  (in  the  Flora  Australiensis)  that  the  study  of 
the  plants  in  a  fresh  state  may  afford  some  characters  which  will 
separate  those  that  in  a  dry  state  appear  to  be  mere  varieties, 
and  such  study  leads  me  to  think  that  the  species  in  question  are 
good  ones.  It  is  on  the  examination  of  fresh  specimens  that 
Mr.  Fitzgerald  bases  the  diagnoses  of  the  species  in  his  elaborate 
work  on  Australian  Orchids. 

The  greater  number  of  the  species  mentioned  have  been 
collected  within  a  radius  of  five  miles  from  Guntawang.  The 
country  here  is  a  fair  specimen  of  the  district  generally,  including 
rocky  and  barren  hills,  moist,  shady  and  fertile  gullies,  open 
timbered  country,  and  rich  flats  on  the  banks  of  the  Cudgegong 
River.  I  have  also  collected  around  Cullenbone,  Reedy  Creek, 
Two-Mile  Flat,  and  Mudgee,  but  have  found  no  species  differing 
from  those   at   Guntawang,   with  the  exception  of  Bendrobium, 


866  LIST    OF    THE    ORCHIDE^E    OF    THE    MUDGEE    DISTRICT, 

speciosum  and  Sturmia  reflexa,  which  Mr.  J.  D.  Cox  and  myself 
collected  in  Mullamuddy  Gully,  about  5  miles  from  Mudgee.  At 
Cooyal  on  the  Dividing  Range  distant  about  18  miles  from  Mudgee, 
I  found  a  large  number  of  the  ordinary  species  of  the  district, 
and  some  peculiar  to  that  locality.  The  geological  formation  is 
Hawkesbury  sandstone,  and,  as  might  be  expected,  the  plants  there 
bear  a  marked  resemblance  to  those  of  the  Blue  Mountains,  and  of 
that  part  of  the  coast  district  where  sandstone  prevails.  Unfor- 
tunately it  lies  so  far  away  from  me  that  I  have  not  been  able  to 
make  a  complete  collection.  1  am  sure  that  if  I  could  examine 
the  place  thoroughly  it  would  yield  many  additional  species. 

1.  Sturmia  reflexa,  F.  v.  M. 

This  plant  I  have  found  only  on  rocks  facing  south  in  shady 
ravines  at  Cooyal,  and  at  Mullamuddy.  The  flowering  season  is 
from  June  to  September,  but  some  plants  in  my  garden  flowered 
as  early  as  April  1st. 

2.  Dendrobium  speciosum,  Smith. 

At  Cooyal  on  sandstone,  and  at  Mullamuddy  on  basalt.  The 
plants  at  the  latter  place  had  the  finest  racemes  of  flowers  I  have 
ever  seen.     It  flowers  in  October. 

3.  Dendrobium  teretifolium,  R.Br. 

Collected  at  Cooyal  on  moist  sandstone  rocks,  associated  with 
Hyirnenophyllum  tunbridgense.     The  plant  was  small  and  stunted. 

i  D l  podium  punctatum,  R.  Br. 
4. 

(  var.  Hamiltonianum,  Bailey. 

I  have  collected  the  ordinary  purplish-red  form  of  this  plant  at 
Cooyal,  on  both  eastern  and  western  slopes  of  the  Dividing 
Range.  The  yellow  variety  figured  by  Mr.  Fitzgerald  in  Aust. 
Orchids,  Part  7,   pi.  4,  extends  from  Guntawang  to   Cooyal  (21 


BY    ALEX.  G.  HAMILTON.  867 

miles),  and  on  one  occasion  I  collected  it  on  the  eastern  slope  of 
the  Dividing  Range  there.  But  the  purple-flowered  plant  I  have 
not  seen  away  from  the  sandstone.  Of  the  yellow  variety,  M  r. 
Fitzgerald  says — "  It  may  possibly  be  D.  sqiui7natum,  referred  to 
(in  a  note)  by  Bentham,  in  the  Flora  Australiensis,  as  from  New 
Caledonia."  But  the  plants  which  T  sent  Mr.  Fitzgerald  must 
have  altered  in  colour,  as  he  tells  me  they  were  greenish  when  he 
got  them,  and  were  figured  so,  whereas  when  I  packed  them  up, 
they  were  yellow  inclining  to  orange.  Mr.  F.  M.  Bailey,  who 
courteously  sent  me  some  dried  flowers,  described  it  as  a  variety  of 
D.  punctatum  under  the  name  Hamiltonianum,  inProc.  Linn.  Soc.  of 
New  South  Wales,  Vol.  YI,  page  140.  He  informs  me  that  he 
collected  it  at  Stanthoipe  and  on  Moreton  Island,  but  makes  the 
same  remark  as  to  the  colour  being  yellow. 

The  purple  form  flowers  in  December  and  January  ;  the  yellow 
from  November  to  January.  Judging  from  the  few  flowers  that 
mature  seed,  I  think  it  depends  on  insects  for  fertilisation. 

5.  Thelymitra  longifolia,  Forst. 

Common  all  over  the  district.  It  flowers  from  September  to 
October.  As  it  seldom  opens  its  flowers  and  yet  invariably  bears 
seed,  it  must  be  self-fertilised. 

6.  Thelymitra.  megcalyptra,   R.  D.  F. 

Aust.  Orch.  Yol.  I.,  Pt.  5,  1871. 

There  are  many  varieties  of  colour  in  this  flower  ranging  from  pure 
white,  through  pink  to  dark  lilac.  It  is  generally  distributed 
over  the  district,  and  from  its  large  size  is  worthy  of  cultivation. 
It  flowers  from  September  to  October,  opening  about  noon,  and 
remaining  open  later  each  day  till  fertilised,  or  till  it  withers.  As 
it  seeds  freely,  it  must  be  much  visited  by  insects,  but  I  have 
never  been  able  to  observe  the  process  of  fertilisation  taking  place. 

7.  Thelymitra  nuda,  R.  Br. 

This   is    one    of  the  plants  I  have   not   found.     It   has   been 

collected  by  Dr.  Woolls  in  this  district. 
56 


868  LIST    OF   THE    ORCHIDE^E    OF    THE    MUDGEE    DISTRICT, 

8.    DlURIS  AUREA,    Sm. 

Flowers  in  September  and  October. 

9.  Diuris  maculata,  Sm. 
Widely  distributed.     Flowers  in  September  and  October. 

10.  DlURIS    PEDUNCULATA,    K.  Br. 

Found  all  over  the  district.  It  is  the  first  of  the  family  to 
blossom,  beginning  early  in  August,  and  lasting  well  on  into 
September.  It  bears  seed  very  freely  from  its  being  frequented 
by  a  small  brown  and  hairy  beetle  (Liparetrus  sp.),  which  gnaws 
the  ridges  off  the  labellum,  and  at  the  same  time  fertilises  the 
plant. 

11.  DlURIS    ABBREVIATA,  F.  V.  M. 

This  species  frequents  the  hills,  and  flowers  from  the  beginning  of 
October  till  early  in  November.  It  is  sometimes  fertilised  by  a 
folding-back  of  the  stigma,  a  striking  exception  to  the  other 
members  of  the  genus,  which  are  sterile  without  the  aid  of  insects. 
In  this  respect  it  approaches  Orthoceras  strictum. 

12.  DlURIS  sulphurea,  It.  Br. 

Common  on  the  lowlands.     Flowers  in  September  and  October. 

13.  DlURIS  tricolor,  R.  D.  F. 

Jour.  Bot.  Vol.  XXIII.  1885,  p.  135. 

Mr.  Fitzgerald  named  this  plant  from  specimens  which  I  sent 
him.  It  is  common  all  over  the  district,  but  cannot  be  mistaken 
for  any  other  species.  It  is  nearest  to  D.  elongata,  but  differs 
much  in  habit  as  well  as  in  structure.  Baron  von  Mueller,  to 
whom  I  sent  some  dried  plants,  informs  me  that  he  has  had  it 
from  other  localities. 


BY    ALEX.  G.   HAMILTON.  869 

14.    DlURIS   ELONGATA,  R.  Br. 

This  is  D.  punctata  of  the  Flora  Australiensis,  and  D.  lilacina 
of  Baron  von  Mueller.  A  variety  D.  longissima  is  recorded  in 
the  Flora  as  having  been  collected  at  Mudgee.  It  is  the  latest 
Diuris  to  flower,  lasting  from  the  middle  of  September  well  on 
into  December.  There  is  a  considerable  amount  of  difference 
between  the  hill  and  the  lowland  forms. 

15.  Diuris  dendrobioides,  R.  D.  F. 
A  very  rare  orchid.     Flowers  in  September. 

16.  Calochilus  campestris,    It.  Br. 

Flowers  in  the  latter  end  of  September.  Sometimes  fertilised 
like  Diuris  abbreviata,  by  a  folding-back  of  the  stigma. 

17.  Prasophyllum  flavum,  It.  Br. 

I  have  only  once  found  this  species,  at  Reedy  Creek,  but  it  was 
also  collected  by  Dr.  Woolls.     Flowers  in  November. 

18.  Prasophyllum  brevilabre,  J.  Hooker. 
Flowers  from  end  of  August  till  end  of  October. 

(  Prasophyllum  patens,  R.  Br. 
19.  \ 

t  „  ,,  var.  truncatum,  Lindl. 

Flowers  in  September  and  October. 

Prasophyllum  fuscum,  R.  Br. 


20. 

var.  grandiflorum. 

Recorded  in  the  Flora  Australiensis  as  collected  at  Mudgee  by 
Dr.  Woolls. 

21.  Prasophyllum  alpinum,  R.  Br. 

On  the  hills.     Flowers  in  November. 


870  LIST    OF   THE    ORCHIDE^E    OP    THE    MUDGEE    DISTRICT, 

22.  Prasophyllum  rufum,  R.  Br. 

Hare.     On  flats  and  creek-banks.      Flowers  in  May  and  June. 

23.  Microtis  porrifolia,  Spreng. 
Flowers  in  October  and  on  into  December. 

24.  Microtis  parviflora,  R.  Br. 
Flowers  about  the  same  time  as  its  congener. 

25.    CORYSANTHES  11.  Sp. 

This  plant  I  have  discovered  only  this  year.  So  far  as  I  know 
it  is  a  very  local  plant,  only  growing  in  one  gully  of  the 
Beaudesert  Hills.  It  must  be  a  shy  bloomer,  as  I  have  searched  the 
same  place  every  year  since  1878,  and  this  is  the  first  time  I 
have  seen  it.  It  is  at  present  in  Mr.  Fitzgerald's  hands  for 
description.  It  comes  nearest  to  C.  pruinosa.  Flowers  in  July 
and  August. 

26.  Pterostylis  concinna,  R.  Br. 

Generally  distributed  in  moist  gullies.  Flowers  from  June  to 
September. 

27.  Pterostylis  striata,  R.D.F. 

Rare.  I  know  only  one  place  in  the  Beaudesert  Hills  where  this 
plant  grows.     Flowers  in  July. 

28.  Pterostylis  curta,  R.  Br. 

Common  in  shady  corners  among  the  hills  and  rocks.  Flowers 
from  July  to  October. 

29.  Pterostylis  acuminata,  R.  Br. 
Collected  by  Dr.  Woolls. 


BY    ALEX.  G.  HAMILTON.  871 

30.  Pterostylis  nutans,  R.  Br. 

Confined  to  one  spot  in  Biraganbil  hills,  and  to  a  gully  at 
Cooyal.     Flowers  in  June  and  July. 

31.  Pterostylis  clavigera,  R.D.F. 

R.  D.  Fitzgerald,  Jour,  of  Bot.  Vol.  XXIII.,  p.  135. 

Named  from  specimens  procured  from  Biraganbil  Hills,  Near 
P.  7iana,  but  it  has  glands  on  the  anther  wings.  Flowers  in 
September. 

32.  Pterostylis  reflexa,  R.  Br. 

There  are  two  well-marked  varieties  of  this  plant  growing  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Guntawang,  which  I  took  to  be  distinct 
species.  Both  are  figured  in  Australian  Orchids,  Yol.  I.,  pt.  5, 
pi.  7.  The  larger  variety  may  possibly  be  the  plant  named 
P.  revoluta  by  R.  Brown,  but  Bentham  says  that  the  two  forms 
pass  into  each  other  to  such  an  extent  that  it  was  impossible  to 
sort  specimens  into  distinct  varieties  even.  As  I  had  never  collected 
any  plant  linking  the  two  I  thought  them  good  species  till  Mr. 
Fitzgerald  on  receiving  both  from  me  gave  me  the  above  informa- 
tion.    Flowers  from  March  till  July. 

33  Pterostylis  obtusa,  R.  Br. 

Found  only  at  Cooyal  in  rich  soil  at  the  foot  of  a  sandstone  cliff. 
Flowers  in  April. 

34.  Pterostylis  parviflora,  R.  Br. 

The  plants  I  sent  Mr.  Fitzgerald  he  informed  me  were  P.  aphylla, 
but  added  that  he  considered  this  only  a  variety  of  P.  parviflora, 
so  I  have  placed  it  under  that  name.  It  is  generally  distributed 
ttut  is  not  very  abundant.     Flowers  in  April,  May,  and  June. 

35.  Pterostylis  mutica,  R.  Br. 
Common  in  all  parts.     Flowers  from  August  to  October. 


872  LIST    OF   THE    ORCHIDE.E    OF    THE    MUDGEE    DISTRICT, 

36.  Pterostylis  cycnocephala,  R.  D.  F. 

Also  a  common  plant,  but  begins  a  little  later  than  the  preceding, 
and  rarely  lasts  past  the  middle  of  September. 

37.  Pterostylis  rufa,  R.  Br. 

Generally  distributed.  Flowers  in  September  and  November, 
but  I  have  found  it  as  early  as  July. 

38.  Pterostylis  Mitchelli,   Lind. 

Common.  Generally  considered  a  variety  of  No.  37,  but  they 
seem  very  distinct  indeed  to  me.  Flowers  in  September,  October, 
and  November. 

39.  Pterostylis  squamata,  R.  Br. 

Another  form  usually  included  in  P.  rufa.  Generally  distri- 
buted on  rocky  hill-sides.     Flowers  from  September  to  November. 

40.  Pterostylis  Woollsii,  R.  D.  F. 

Plentiful  on  the  eastern  slope  of  the  Beaudesert  Hills.  Flowers 
in  October,  November,  and  December. 

Dr.  Woolls  also  collected  P.  gibbosa,  which  belongs  to  the  same 
group  as  the  preceding  four,  but  I  believe  it  is  now  generally 
considered  to  be  a  variety  only. 

41.  Pterostylis  longifolia,  R.  Br. 

This  variety  differs  from  Mr.  Fitzgerald's  figure  in  having  a 
perfectly  smooth  labellum.     It  flowers  from  June  to  September. 

42.  Caleana  minor,  R.  Br. 
Very  rare.     Flowers  in  November. 

43.  Acianthus  fornicatus,  R.  Br. 
Very  common.     Flowers  from  April  to  September. 


BY   ALEX.  G.  HAMILTON.  873 


44.  Cyrtostylis  reniformis,  R.  Br. 
Common.     Flowers  from  August  to  October. 


*&■ 


45.  Lyperanthus  suaveolens,  R.  Br. 

(Caladenia  suaveolens  in  the  Flora  Australiensis). 

It   has  been   objected  to  the   specific  name  that  the  plant  is 
not  at  all  sweet-scented,  but  I  have  repeatedly  noticed  that  it  has 
a  very  rich   scent  when  exposed  to  hot  sun.     It  is  very  local 
Flowers  from  September  to  November. 

46.  Eriochilus  autumnalis,  R.  Br. 

Common  every  where.  Flowers  from  March  to  May.  In  experiment- 
ing on  this  plant  I  have  repeatedly  noticed  a  viscidity  of  the  pollinia, 
so  that  when  it  is  attempted  to  withdraw  them  from  the  anthers 
a  piece  sometimes  draws  out  into  a  glutinous  thread,  which  on  being 
stretched  flies  back,  and  carries  with  it  a  piece  of  the  pollen.  This 
sometimes  strikes  the  stigma  and  adheres.  In  this  way  the 
plant  is  possibly  often  fertilised  by  its  own  pollen  with  the  help  of 
insects. 

47.  Caladenia  clavigera,  A.  Cunn. 

Rather  rare.     Flowers  in  September  and  October. 

4b.  Caladenia  dilatata,  R.  Br. 
Common.     Flowers  from  September  to  November. 

49.  Caladenia  arenaria,  R.  D.  F. 
Rare.     Flowers  in  October  and  November. 

50.  Caladenia  filamentosa,  R.  Br. 
Common  on  stony  hill-sides.  Flowers  in  August  and  September. 


874  LIST    OP   THE    ORCHIDEjE    OF   THE    MUDGEE    DISTRICT, 

51.  Caladenia  cucullata,  R.  D.  F. 

Collected  at  Guntawang,  Goodaman,  and  Cooyal.  It  has  a 
most  abominable  smell,  and  on  more  than  one  occasion  I  have  had 
a  cloud  of  blowflies  round  me  when  carrying  specimens.  It  is 
possible  that  these  may  be  the  insects  which  fertilise  this  plant. 
Flowers  in  October. 

52.  Caladenia  carnea,  R.  Br. 

Common.  This  is  the  first  Caladenia  to  flower.  From  the 
middle  of  August  to  October. 

53.  Caladenia  alba,  R.  Br. 

Collected  at  Cooyal  in  September,  by  Dr.  Woolls. 

54.  Caladenia  cerulea,  R.  Br. 
Common.     August  to  October. 

55.  Chiloglottis  formicifera,  R  D.  F. 
Collected  only  at  Cooyal.     Flowers  in  September. 

56.  Chiloglottis   trapeziformis,  R.  D.  F. 

Guntawang,  Cooyal,  Mullamuddy.  Flowers  in  September  and 
October. 

57.  Glossodia  major,  R.  Br. 

Common  all  over  the  district.  Flowers  from  the  end  of  August 
to  the  end  of  October. 

Many  of  the  species  especially  those  growing  in  open  flat  country 
are  becoming  scarce,  and  will,  1  fear,  sooner  or  later  become 
extinct.  This  may  be  attributed  to  many  causes,  the  chief  being 
the    struggle  between  introduced  and  indigenous  plants,    to  the 


BY    ALEX.  G.   HAMILTON1.  875 

gradual  change  in  many  respects  produced  by  ringbarking  and 
clearing,  and  to  the  destruction  of  the  plants  by  cattle,  sheep, 
&c.  Sheep  are  especially  fond  of  the  different  species  of 
Diuris,  and  few  of  these  plants  have  any  chance  of  flowering 
where  these  animals  graze 

I  append  a  table  of  the  Mudgee  species  showing  their  distribution 
to  other  colonies  and  to  the  County  of  Cumberland.  This  is  compiled 
from  the  lists  given  in  Mr.  R.  D.  Fitzgerald's  Australian  Orchids 
Vol.  I.,  Dr.  Woolls'  Plants  indigenous  to  the  neighbourhood  of 
Sydney,  Baron  Mueller's  Census  of  Australian  Plants,  Mr.  Bailey's 
Classified  Index  of  Queensland  Plants,  and  Rev.  W.  Spicer's 
Handbook  of  the  Plants  of  Tasmania.  This  table  is  not  so 
complete  as  1  should  like  on  account  of  difficulties  in  the  synonymy. 
For  instance  Baron  Mueller  in  his  Census  does  not  mention 
Caladenia  clavigera,  C .  dilatata,  C.  Jiliimentosa,  and  C.  arenaria, 
as  he  considers  them  merely  varieties  of  C.  Patersoni,  I  believe. 

The  numbers  opposite  each  genus  show  how  many  species  of  it 
have  been  found  in  the  different  colonies. 

TABLE 

SHOWING    DISTRIBUTION    TO    OTHER    COLONIES  : 


Names. 

a"0 

O  5 

■a 

a 

a 
o 
o 

c3 

'  — 
O 

a 

d 

'a 

a 

QQ 

cS 

oS 

O    S-c 

Remarks. 

^o 

CJ 

> 

&H 

< 

< 

Sturmia 

1 

5 

•  •  • 

.  • . 

reflexa 

* 

* 

... 

. . . 

. . . 

Dendrobium 

4 

34 

2 

1 

... 

... 

speciosum  ... 

* 

# 

* 

... 

... 

... 

teretifolium 

* 

* 

.. . 

Dipodium 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

... 

punctatum... 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

... 

var.  Hamiltonianum 

... 

* 

... 

Thelymitra 

4 

2 

8 

7 

9 

13 

longif olia    ... 

* 

# 

* 

* 

* 

* 

megcalyptra 

... 

... 

... 

... 

...  Not  in 

Census. 

nuda 

. . . 

. . . 

. . . 

. . . 

.. . 

>> 

>  > 

876  LIST    OF   THE    ORCHIDEiE    OF   THE    MUDGEE    DISTRICT, 


TABLE  showing  distribution  to  other  colonies — continued: — 


Names. 

*6 
§  3 

t3 

a 
a 

eg 

o 
o 

> 

a 
| 

GO 

cS 
EH 

cS 

< 

3$             Remarks. 

< 

Diuris     

5 

7 

6 

5 

6 

4 

aurea 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

... 

maculata    ... 

* 

■» 

* 

* 

* 

... 

pedunculata 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

abbreviata 

* 

... 

... 

sulphurea  ... 

* 

... 

* 

* 

* 

... 

tricolor 

... 

... 

... 

...  Not  in  Census. 

elongata  (punctata) 

* 

* 

... 

* 

... 

dendrobioides 

... 

... 

... 

. . .  Not  in  Census. 

Calochilus         

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

campestris 

# 

* 

* 

* 

... 

Prasophyllum  ... 

9 

6 

10 

12 

8 

9 

flavum 

*- 

* 

*• 

* 

* 

... 

brevilabre  .. 

* 

* 

* 

patens        

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

... 

fuscum 

alpinum 

rufum 

* 
* 

* 
* 

* 
* 

* 
* 

* 

Generally  considered  a  varietj 
•  •  •  of  P.  fuscum. 

Microtis             

2 

2 

3 

2 

2 

5 

porrif olia    ... 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

parviflora  ... 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Corysanthes 

4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

n.  sp. 

... 

... 

. . .  From  Mudgee  only  as  yet 

Pterostylis 

15 

10 

17 

14 

13 

concinna    ... 

* 

* 

* 

... 

* 

... 

striata 

... 

.. 

... 

...  Not  in  Census. 

curta 

* 

* 

* 

* 

# 

... 

acuminata... 

... 

* 

* 

... 

... 

... 

nutans 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

clavigera    ... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

...  From  Mudgee  only 

reflexa 

* 

... 

* 

... 

* 

* 

obtusa 

* 

* 

* 

* 

... 

... 

parviflora  ... 

* 

* 

* 

* 

mutica 

* 

* 

* 

* 

■* 

... 

cycnocephala 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

. . .  Not  in  Census. 

rufa 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Mitchelli 

.. . 

... 

* 

... 

. . .  Not  in  Census. 

BY   ALEX.  G.  HAMILTON. 


877 


TABLE  showing  distribution  to  other  colonies — continued: — 


Names. 

Pterostylis  squamata 

Woollsii     . . 

longif olia    . . 
Caleana 

minor 
Acianthus 

fornicatus  .. 
Cyrtostylis 

reniformis  .. 
Lyperanthus 

suaveolens 
Eriochilus 

autumnalis 
Caladenia 

clavigera    . . 
dilatata 
arenaria 
filamentosa 

cucullata    . . 

carnea 

alba 

caerulea 
Chiloglottis 

formicifera 

trapeziformis 
Glossodia 

major 


Total  common  genera 
Total  common  species 


ten 


Q  P 


#         * 

2       1 


3      1 
1       1 


2  ... 

1  1 

*  * 

6  3 


'S    *  '■=•    ■**  '-3 

5   C         <D    Sh 


Remarks. 


Not  in  Census. 


(  =  Caladenia  suaveolens.} 


9     10    10    25 

Caladenia  Patersoni,  un- 

*       *     der    which    name    some 

#       #  of  these  are  included  by 

some  authors,  is  found  in 
"'  Q.,    N.S.W.,  V.,  S.A.,  & 
*       *      *  W.A. 

Not  in  Census. 


14 


18    17     18     17     14 

35     32     34    29     25      8 

Appended  is  a  table  giving  an  approximation  to  the  number  of 

genera   and    species,    and   the   number   of    common  genera   and 

species  also  : —  _      ,  ,  _ 

r  Cumbrld. 

Total  genera         ...         26 

Total  species         78 

Total  genera  common  to  Mudgee  18 

Total  species         ,,         ,,  ...  35 


Q. 

V. 

T. 

S.A. 

W.A 

44 

22 

21 

17 

17 

156 

80 

71 

61 

83 

17 

18 

17 

14 

14 

32 

34 

29 

25 

8 

878  LIST    OF    THE    ORCHIDE^E    OP    THE    MUDGEE    DISTRICT. 

The  Cumberland  genera  not  represented  here  are  Bolbophyllum, 
Sarcochilus,  Cy rubidium,  Galeola,  Gastrodia,  Spiranthes,  Orthoceras, 
and  Cryptostylis.  I  believe  I  collected  Cymbidium  canaliculatum 
here  some  years  ago,  but  at  this  length  of  time  cannot  be 
certain,  having  unfortunately  neglected  to  make  drawings  or 
preserve  specimens.  The  eight  above-mentioned  genera  are  mostly 
epiphytal,  or  semi-epiphytal.  The  absence  of  these  plants  is 
doubtless  due  to  the  dryness  of  the  climate  and  soil.  This  is 
rendered  probable  by  the  fact  that  in  the  gullies  at  Cooyal  and 
Mullamuddy,  two  species  of  Dendrobium  and  one  of  Sturmia 
nourish.  In  these  gullies,  on  account  of  the  depth  and  shade, 
there  is  much  more  moisture  than  is  found  in  similar  places  among 
lower  hills. 

The  plant  which  I  suppose  to  have  been  Cymbidium  was 
collected  in  the  same  gully  as  the  new  species  of  Corysanthes, 
which  is  also  a  moisture-loving  form,  and  almost  confined  to  the 
coast  district  and  mountains.  T  cannot  understand  why  Orthoceras 
strictum,  Caleana  major,  and  Cryptostylis  do  not  extend  to  this 
district,  as  they  are  capable  of  resisting  a  considerable  amount  of 
drought.  I  fully  expected  to  find  them  on  the  Dividing  Range  at 
Cooyal,  but  was  disappointed. 

We  cannot  be  said  to  have  any  species — much  less  a  genus 
peculiar  to  the  district,  Diuris  tricolor  having  been  collected 
elsewhere.  Pterostylis  clavigera  and  Corysanthes  (n.  s. )  may  have 
been  overlooked  on  account  of  their  being  so  small  and  incon- 
spicuous. 


NOTES  FROM  TEE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 


ON  AN  UNDESCRIBED  SPECIES  OF  CIIILODACTYLUS 
FROM  PORT  JACKSON. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  L.L.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  and   J.  Douglas-Ogilby. 

Chilodactylus  morwong,  sp.  nov. 

B.  VI.  D.  19-18/27-29.  A.  3/16-17.  V.  1/5.  P.  8/7.  C.  17. 
L.  lat.  55  on  body  6  on  tail.     L.  trans.  7/18-19. 

Length  of  head  420,  of  caudal  fin  4*70,  height  of  body  3*20  in 
the  total  length.  Eyes — diameter  5 '00  in  the  length  of  the 
head,  2*66  in  that  of  the  snout,  and  1*20  in  that  of  the  interorbital 
space,  which  is  convex.  The  upper  profile  of  the  head  is  almost 
straight  to  above  the  posterior  margin  of  the  eye,  whence  it  rises 
with  a  gentle  convexity  to  the  origin  of  the  dorsal  fin.  The 
abdominal  profile  forms  a  sharp  keel  as  far  as  the  ventral  fins. 
The  upper  jaw  is  rather  the  longer  ;  the  lips  fleshy.  The  maxilla 
extends  about  two-thirds  of  the  length  of  the  snout.  Teeth— in 
villiform  bands  in  both  jaws,  with  an  outer  enlarged  row,  the 
teeth  composing  which  are  of  a  conical  shape  and  apart  from 
one  another  Fins — the  dorsal  fin  is  low,  the  fifth  to  eighth  spines 
being  the  longest,  and  equal  to  a  third  of  the  length  of  the  head  ; 
the  notch  between  the  spinous  and  soft  portions  slight :  the  second 
anal  spine  is  rather  longer,  but  equally  as  strong  as  the  third  : 
the  ventrals  do  not  quite  reach  to  the  anus  :  the  second  undivided 
pectoral  ray  is  rather  more  than  a  third  of  the  length  of  the  body, 
and  reaches  to  the  fourth  anal  ray  :  the  caudal  is  deeply  forked. 
We  were  unable  to  detect  any  pyloric  appendages.  Colors — grey, 
darker  above,  most  of  the  scales  having  golden  reflections,  a  broad 


880  NOTES    FROM    THE    AUSTRALIAN    MUSEUM. 

dark  band  between  the  eyes  ;  a  narrow  violet  band  round  the 
eyes  ;  all  the  fins,  except  the  ventrals  are  darker  in  color  than  the 
body,  and  the  dorsal  and  anal  are  ornamented  with  one  or  two 
rows  of  golden  spots  ;  irides  golden. 

The  example  described  was  obtained  in  Botany  Bay,  on  the  6th 
of  the  present  month,  is  in  fine  condition,  and  measures  24*75 
inches.  It  shewed  no  signs  of  breeding.  Registered  number 
I.  769.  There  is  a  second  mounted  specimen  in  the  show  collec- 
tion from  Port  Jackson. 

This  species  is  the  true  "  Morwong"  of  the  Sydney  Market,  in 
contra-distinction  to  Chilodactylus  macropterus,  Rich.,  which  is 
known  as  the  "  Jackass-fish."  As  a  food  fish  either  species  equals 
any  fish  that  is  brought  to  market  here. 

Our  fish  is  evidently  the  eastern  analogue  of  C.  carponemus, 
C.  &  V.,  and  may  be  identical  therewith,  but  in  face  of  the  meagre 
descriptions  hitherto  published  of  the  Australian  Chilodactyli, 
we  fully  describe  this  specimen,  having  come  to  the  determination 
that  we  will  admit  as  Australian  no  fish  which  has  not  been 
properly  characterised. 

We  wish  also  to  mention  that  through  the  kindness  of  Austin 
J.  Cockle,  Esq.,  M.B.,  the  Australian  Museum  has  during  the 
past  month  become  possessed  of  a  fine  specimen  of  the  rare 
Echeneis  scutata,  Giinth.,  from  the  Cape  Seas. 

Note. — The  difference  between  this  species,  the  true  "Morwong," 
and  the  "Jackass-fish"  of  the  Sydney  Market  (Chilodactylus 
macropterus,  Rich.),  having  been  pointed  out  several  years  ago  by 
Dr.  Ramsay,  who  exhibited  specimens  of  each  form  both  at  the 
Melbourne  Exhibition  of  1880-1,  and  the  International  Fisheries 
Exhibition  of  1883,  under  the  respective  names  of  C .  morwong  and 
C.  macropterus,  and  as  many  specimens  of  the  former  species  have 
been  sent  out  by  the  Museum  under  the  name  of  C.  morwong  we 
have  considered  it  advisable  to  adhere  to  this  name  in  place  of 
that  of  C  poly  acanthus  employed  in  the  monthly  sheet  of  the 
Linnean  Society  of  New  South  Wales  ;  more  especially  as 
"  Morwong  "  was  the  name  in  use  by  the  aborigines  of  Port  Jackson. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Dr.  Ramsay  exhibited  a  number  of  very  rare  birds  from  Derby, 
North  West  Australia,  recently  collected  in  that  district  by  Mr. 
Cairns.  He  particularly  drew  attention  to  the  following : — 
Poephila  acuticauda,  Poephila  mirabilis,  Donacicola  pectoralis, 
Emblema  picta,  Estrelda  annulosa,  Estrelda  ritficauda,  Pcecilodryas 
cerviniventris,  Smicrornis  jlavescens,  Pardalotus  rubricatus,  Parda- 
lotus  itropygialis,  Malurus  coronatus,  Malurus  cruentatus,  Cacatua 
gymnopis,  Climacteris  melanura,  Geophaps  albiventris,  Astur 
cruentus,  Trichoglossus  rubritorquatus. 

Mr.  Douglas-Ogilby  exhibited  a  photograph  of  Chilodactylus 
morwong,  the  fish  described  in  Mr.  Ramsay's  and  his  paper. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  under  the  microscope  a  fine  gathering 
of  Infusoria  and  Rotifers  from  the  Waterloo  Swamps,  the  most 
notable  species  being  Bursaria  truncatella  Miiller,  Stentor  igneus 
Ehr.,  Hydatina  senta  Ehr.,  Euchlanis  triquetra  Ehr.,  and 
Asplanclma,  Brightivellii  Grosse.  Specimens  of  the  last-named 
species  were  also  shown  in  spirits,  having  been  killed  by  means 
of  a  mixture  of  spirits  and  chloroform  with  the  corona  fully 
extended. 

Dr.  Cox  exhibited  two  fresh  specimens  of  Cyprcea  decijnens, 
described  by  Mr.  Edgar  A.  Smith  in  the  Pro.  Zool.  Soc.  Lon.  for 
1880,  and  made  the  following  remarks.  "  The  type  specimen  and 
till  now  the  only  specimen  on  record,  is  in  the  British  Museum, 
and  is  '  in  a  worn  state.'  As  Mr.  Smith  points  out  it  is  like  a 
diminutive  C.  thersites.  My  specimens  are  all  even  smaller  than 
the  British  Museum  specimen,  and  the  backs  of  all  are 
characteristically  high  and  humped.  They  have  a  flatter  base 
than  C.  thersites,  as  pointed  out  by  Mr.  Smith,  but  the  colour  is 
darker  than  an  orange-red,  and  almost  amounts  to  a  black  with  a 
tinge  of  red,  doubtless  owing  to  the  specimens  being  quite  fresh  ; 
the  sides  are  quite  as  dark  for  fully  two-thirds  of  their  surface ; 


882  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

indeed  one  specimen  is  quite  covered  with  this  black-red  por- 
cellanous  colouring.  The  apices  of  the  Lacks  of  the  shells  as  a 
rule  are  marked  exactly  as  in  C.  thersites.  None  of  my  specimens 
show  any  disposition  to  be  white  upon  either  side  of  the  aperture 
as  is  the  case  in  that  species.  The  teeth  in  thern  corres- 
pond in  every  way  with  Smith's  description,  but  are  very 
much  darker,  almost  black.  The  interior  is  not  white,  but  rather 
white  with  a  bluish  tinge  ;  the  teeth  on  the  body  whorl  are  dark 
red-brown,  but  just  above  the  line  of  the  teeth  the  surface  is  only 
stained  lightly  with  brown.  The  interstices  between  the  teeth  are 
of  the  same  dark  colour  as  these,  the  number  of  which  corresponds 
exactly  with  Smith's  description.  These  specimens,  which  quite 
set  aside  any  doubt  which  may  have  existed  as  to  the  validity  of 
Mr.  Smith's  species,  are  from  N.W.  Australia,  and  were  obtained 
from  pearl-shell  divers.  It  has  been  ascertained  that  the  large 
green  turtles  feed  on  these  molluscs,  and  some  of  my  specimens 
show  distinctly  where  they  have  been  gripped  by  the  sharp,  pow<  r- 
ful  bills  of  these  animals." 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  large  collection  of  the  magnificent 
Moth — Nyctalemon  Orontes — from  Cairns,  Queensland.  He  also 
exhibited  some  eggs  of  what  he  believed  to  be  the  Painted  Snipe, 
Rh  ynchcea  austra lis. 

Dr.  Hurst  exhibited  some  eggs  which  he  had  taken  from  a  nest 
in  a  mangrove  swamp,  at  Newington,  with  a  view  of  ascertaining 
the  name  of  the  bird.  Dr.  Ramsay  said  he  believed  the  eggs  to 
be  those  of  Glyciphila  ocularis. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  the  following  new  or  rare  reptiles  and 
fishes  collected  by  Mr.  W.  W.  Froggatt,  in  the  vicinity  of  Cairns, 
Queensland.  Snakes  :  Tropidonotus  picturatus,  Schlegel,  Dipsas 
Boydii,  Macleay,  Hoplocephalus  assimilis,  Macleay,  Hoploce- 
phalus  nigrostriatus,  Kreflt,  Nardoa  crassa,  Macleay,  and  Dendro- 
phis  bilorealis,  Macleay.  Lizards  :  Varanus  ocellatus,  Gray, 
Varanus  sp.  %  Hinidia,  n.  sp.,  four  species  of  Geckotidae  unknown 
one  with  tail  of  remarkable  width,  and  several  other  unknown 
lizards.      Fishes  :  Dules   Hasioellii,  Macleay,   Aristeus  rufescens, 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  883 

Macleay,  Sen-amis  lanceolatus,  Bleek.  a  species  new  to  Australia, 
and  a  species  of  Eleotris  probably  unclescribed,  remarkable  for 
its  minute  scales.  Collected  from  the  same  district  were  a 
number  of  frogs,  among  which  Mr.  Fletcher  pointed  out  examples 
of  Hyla  dolichopsis,  II.  ccerulea,  H.  Lesueurii,  H.  Peronii,  II. 
nasuta,  II.  yracihida  (?),  Limnodynastes  or?iatus,  and  two  other 
species  not  determined. 

Professor  Stephens  exhibited  for  Mr.  Percy  Faithful  two  good 
examples  of  grinding  stones  used  by  the  aborigines  as  mortars  for 
crushing  grain,  obtained  from  Springfield  near  Goulburn. 


57 


WEDNESDAY,  29th  SEPTEMBER,  1886. 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  in  the 
Chair. 


MEMBER    ELECTED. 

Dr.  S.  H.  MacCulloch,  Sydney,  was  elected  a  Member  of  the 
Society. 


The  President  announced  that  two  excursions  had  been  arranged 


for  the  ensuing  month  :- 


(1.)  October  9th. — Members  to  meet  at  the  Railway  Station 
Penrith,  at  11  a.m.,  to  proceed  by  steamer  to  Norton's 
Basin,  Nepean  River.      Steamer  provided.     Dr.   Cox  in 


charge. 


(2.)  October  23rd. — Members  to  meet  at  St.  Mary's  Station, 
G.  W.  R.,  at  11  a.m.,  for  a  walk  towards  Rooty  Hill. 
Dr.  Cox  in  charge. 


DONATIONS. 

"Abstract  of  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Tasmania." 
August,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Encyclopaedia  Britannica."  Ninth  Edition.  Yol.  XX.  ;  "  Re- 
port of  the  Scientific  Results  of  the  Exploring  Yoyage  of  H.M.S. 
Challenger,  1873-1876.  Zoology."  Yol.  XIY.  :  "  Notes  from  the 
Leyden  Museum,  edited  by  Dr.  F.  A.  Jentink."  Yol.  YIIL, 
No.  2,  1886  ;  "  Yergleichende  Morphologie  und  Biologie  der  Pilze 
Mycetozoen  und  Bacterien,"  von  A.  de  Bary ;  "  Dr.  Johannes 
Leunis'  Synopsis  der  Thierkunde."  Two  vols.  Third  Edition  revised 


DONATIONS.  885 

by  Dr.  Ludwig  ;  "  The  Entomologist's  Monthly  Magazine."  Vols. 
I.-XVIIL,  1864-1882;  "Text  Book  of  Geology."  By  Archibald 
Geikie,  L.L.D.,  F.R.S.      From  the  Hon.  William  Macleay,  F.L.S. 

"  The  Sydney  University  Calendar,"  1886.  From  the  Univer- 
sity. 

"The  Australasian  Journal  of  Pharmacy."  Vol.  I.,  No.  8, 
1886.     From  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Australasia. 

"  Journal  of  the  New  York  Microscopical  Society."  Vol.  II,, 
Nos.  5  and  6,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Journal  of  the  Cincinnati  Society  of  Natural  History."  Vol. 
IX.,  No.  2,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Canadian  Institute."  Third  Series.  Vol. 
III.,  No.  4,  1886.     From  the  Institute. 

"  The  Native  Plants  of  Victoria,  succinctly  defined."  By  Baron 
von  Miiller.  Part  I. ;  "  Index  perfectus  ad  Caroli  Linnsei  species 
Plantarum.  " ;  "  Descriptive  Notes  on  Papuan  Plants."  Nos. 
IV.,  V.,  VIII. ,  and  Appendix  ;  "Key  to  the  System  of  Victorian 
Plants."  No.  II. ;  "  Systematic  Census  of  Australian  Plants." 
Third  Annual  Supplement  (for  1885).  By  Baron  Ferd.  von 
Mueller,  K.C.M.G.,  F.R.S.     From  the  Author. 

"  Zoologischer  Anzeiger,"  Jahrg.  IX.,  Nos.  228-230,  1886. 
From  the  Editor. 

"  Memoires  de  la  Societe  Royale  de  Geographie  d'Anvers.'' 
Tome  III.,  1886     From  the  Society. 

"  Memoires  de  la  Societe  des  Naturalistes  de  la  nouvelle  Russie." 
TomeX.  Pts.  1  and  2,  1886  ;  "Die  Fossilen  Vogel-Knochen  der 
Odessaer-Steppen-Kalk-Steinbriiche,  &c.  von  J.  Widhalm."  From 
the  Society. 

"  Australian  Museum.  Report  of  the  Trustees  for  1885."  From 
the  Trustees. 

"Records  of  the  Geological  Survey  of  India."  Vol.  XIX., 
Part  3,  1886.     From  the  Director. 

"Revue  Coloniale  Internationale."  Tome  III.,  No.  2,  1886- 
De  la  part  de  la  1' Association  Coloniale  Neerlandaise  a  Amsterdam, 

"  Feuille  des  jeunes  Naturalistes."  No.  190,  August,  1886. 
From  the  Editor. 


886  DONATIONS. 

"  The  Canadian  Record  of  Science."  Vol.  II.,  No.  3,  July  1886. 
From  the  Natural  History  Society  of  Montreal. 

"  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  1'Academie  des  Sciences, 
Paris."  Tome  CIL,  Nos.  24-26.  Tome  CIIL,  No.  1.  From  the 
A  cademy. 

"  Journal  of  the  Linnean  Society"  (London).  Botany.  "Vol. 
XXL,  Nos.  138-140;  Vol.  XXIL,  Nos.  141-144  ;  Vol.  XXIIL, 
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1885-6.     From  the  Society. 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Zoological  Society  of  London  for  the  year 
1886."     Part  I.     From  the  Society. 

"  Bijdragen  Tot  de  Dierkunde."  13e.  Aflevering,  4e.  Gedeelte. 
De  la  part  de  la  Societe  Royale  de  Zoologie,  Natura  Artis  Magistra, 
A  msterdam. 

"Victorian  Naturalist."  Vol.  III.,  No.  5,  1886.  From  the 
Field  Naturalists'  Club  of  Victoria. 

"  Thirty-nine  (39)  Original  Papers."  By  Capt.  F.  \V.  Hutton, 
F.G.S.      From  the  Author. 

"  Bulletin  of  the  Museum  of  Comparative  Zoology,  at  Harvard 
College.     Vol.  XII.,  No.  5,  July,  1886.     From  the  Director. 

"  Bulletin  of  the  American  Geographical  Society."  No.  6,  1882. 
From  the  Society. 

"  The  Mammals  of  Australia,  illustrated  by  Miss  Scott,  and  Mrs. 
Forde,  for  the  Council  of  Education,  with  a  short  account  of  all  the 
species  hitherto  described."  By  Gerard  Krefft,  F.L.S.  From 
George  Masters,  Esq. 

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PAPERS    READ. 


A  REVISION  OF  THE  STAPH YLINID^E  OF  AUSTRALIA. 

By  A.  Sidney  Olliff,  F.E.S., 
Assistant  Zoologist,  Australian  Museum. 


Part  II. 


Sub-Family  II.— TACHYPORIN^. 

Protkoracic  stigmata  conspicuous.     Antennae  inserted  under  the 

lateral  margin  of  the  front  before  the  eyes.     Mandibles  furnished 

on  the  inner  side  with  a  ciliated  membrane  which  is  partly  free  in 

most  cases.     No  ocelli.     Elytra  sometimes  longer  than  the  sternum. 

A  membranous   space  underneath    the    prothorax.     The  seventh 

abdominal  segment  not  very  distinct.      Anterior  coxae  large,  conical 

and  prominent ;  trochanters  very  distinct.     Tarsi  variable  in  the 

number  of  joints. 

Tribe  1.     TACflYPORINA. 

Antennae  eleven-jointed.  Head  not  margined.  Tarsi  five-jointed, 
first  joint  of  the  posterior  pair  moderate  or  short. 

23.  Tachinodeeus, 

Motschulsky,  Bull.  Mosc.  III.,  p.  217  (1858). 

Mouth-parts  similar  to  those  of  Tachinus.  Head  sunk  in  the 
prothorax,  small  and  transverse.  Antennae  long,  filiform,  the  first 
three  joints  elongate,  the  apical  joint  subulate,  pointed  at  the 
extremity.  Prothorax  transverse,  broader  than  the  elytra,  all  the 
angles  rounded.  Scutellum  large,  rounded  behind.  Elytra  longer 
than  the  prothorax.  Mesosternum  carinate.  Abdomen  only  mar- 
gined at  the  base.  Legs  short ;  tibiae  armed  with  small  spines  ; 
tarsi  5:5:5,  the  first  four  joints  gradually  decreasing  in  length, 
the  posterior  pair  with  the  1st  joint  distinctly  shorter  than  the  2nd. 


888  A    REVISION    OP   THE    STAPHYLIXIDiE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Allied  to  Tachinus  and  Cilea,  which  it  resembles  in  having  a 
large  scutellum  and  the  mesostemum  carinate,  but  distinguished 
by  having  its  abdomen  margined  only  at  the  base  (and  that  very 
feebly),  the  elytra  truncate  at  the  extremity  with  their  external 
apical  angles  straight,  and  the  tarsi  shorter. 

88.  Tachinoderus    haemorrhous. 

Tachinoderus  haemorrhous,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X., 
p.   277  (1877). 

T.  fidvipedl  vicinus,  antennis  paulo  crassioribus,  articulo  11.° 
apice  tantum  rufulo,  capite  majore,  nigro,  alutaceo,  vix  perspicue 
crebre  punctulato,  thorace  breviore  et  latiore,  subopaco,  multo 
magis  alutaceo,  creberrime  subtilissime  punctulato,  antice  magis 
truncato,  angulis  anticis  magis  rotundatis,  posticis  fere  rectis, 
retrorsum  non  prominulis  ;  basi  utrinque  dilutiore,  lateribus  a  basi 
ad  apicem  magis  arcuatim  angustatis  ;  fossula  supra  scutellum 
parum  profunda,  latiuscula  ;  scutello  majore  ;  (elytra  desunt)  (1) ; 
abdomine  latiore  et  robustiore,  minus  nitido,  magis  conico,  dimidio 
crebrius  fortiusque  punctato,  segmento  5.°  apice  vix  rufescente, 
6.°  7.°  que  totis  run's,  subtusdilutius;  segmentis3-4  punctis'2  tantum 
utrinque  distantibus,  5.°  punctis  4  fortioribus,  aeque  distantibus, 
in  margine,  6.°  punctis  4  aliis,  magis  elongatis,  a  margine 
paulo  remotioribus  notato ;  pedibus  piceis,  femoribus  anticis, 
genubus,  tarsisque  rufis ;  £  segmento  7.°  supra  quadrifido,  laciniis 
externis  brevioribus,  obtusis,  intermediis  ante  apicem  angustatis, 
acuminatis ;  subtus  segmento  6.°  medio  apice  vix  rufo  ciliato,  7.° 
latius  quadrifido,  laciniis  intermediis  longioribus,  non  acutis,  intus 
sinuato-impressis,  externis  non  acutioribus.     Long.  7  mm,     (Fvl.) 

9  latet. 

North  Australia ;  Cook's  River,  New  South  Wales ;  Tasmania. 


(1)  From  an  examination  of  specimens  obtained  subsequent  to  the  publica- 
tion of  this  description  Fauvel  states  {l.  c.  XIII.,  p.  563)  that  the  elytra  are 
black,  slightly  convex,  transverse,  and  a  little  longer  than  the  prothorax. 
They  are  finely  and  densely  punctured,  and  are  furnished  with  six  or  seven 
very  obsolete  striee  on  the  disc  ;  the  sides  are  finely  margined. 


by  a.  sidney  olliff,  f.e.s.  889 

89.  Tachinoderus  australis. 

Tachinoderus  australis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  277 
(1877). 

Brevis,  ovatus,  sat  convexus,  nitidus,  nigerrimus,  elytris  plus 
minusve  virescentibus,  palpis  antennarumque  articulis  4  primis 
rufis,  pedibus  piceis  ;  antennis  brevibus,  robustis,  ab  articulo  5.° 
dilatatis,  articulis  5-10  maxime  transversis,  11.°  acuminata  ;  capita 
thoraceque  obsoletissime  crebre  punctulatis,  vix  trans versim  strio- 
latis,  elytris  vix  fortius  punctato-striolatis,  quasi  longitudinaliter 
obsolete  multi-sulcatulis,  abdomine  dense  sat  fortiter  aequaliter 
puuctulato,  segmento  3.°  apice  utrinque  punctis  2  majoribus, 
4.°  5.°  6.°que  punctis  4  supra  notatis  ;  capita  trans  verso,  antice 
subtriangulari,  thorace  dimidio  angustiore  ;  hoc  dimidio  circiter 
latiore  quam  longiore,  antice  subarcuatim  fortiter  angustato,  basi 
utrinque  sinuato ;  angulis  posticis  acutis,  sat  proeminentibus  ; 
scutello  vix  striolato  ;  Elytris  basi  thoracis  latitudine,  circa  apicem 
sat  angustatis,  lateribus  impresso-marginatis  ;  abdomine  conico  ; 
Q  segmento  7.°  supra  parum  profunde  quadrifido,  laciniis 
intermediis  longioribus,  apice  acutioribus  ;  subtus  etiam  quadrifido, 
laciniis  intermediis  multo  longioribus,  incisure,  profunde  triangular! 
divisis.     Long.  5  mm.      (Fvl.) 

$  latet. 

Cairns,  Kockhampton,  Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

Easily  distinguished  from  the  preceding  species  by  its  much  more 
highly  polished  and  less  closely  punctured  surface.  Both  species 
appear  to  be  common. 

24.  Conosoma. 

Kraatz,  Nat.  Ins.  II.,  p.  431  (1856) — Conuras,  Stephens,  111. 
Brit.  Ent.  V.,  p.  188  (1832)  ;  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  II.,  p.  53. 

Body  clothed  with  fine  silky  pubescence.  Ligula  bilobed  ;  the 
lobes  emarginate  and  armed  with  pubescence  at  the  extremity. 
Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the  2nd  joint  about  half  the  length  of  the 
first  and  third.  Maxillary  palpi  with  the  penultimate  joint  slightly 
clavate,  the  fourth  small,  subulate.     Maxillae  corneous,  the  lobes 


890  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

nearly  equal  and  pubescent  at  the  extremity  ;  the  internal  lobe 
membranous.  Mandibles  short,  membranous  internally.  Eyes 
somewhat  prominent.  Antennae  rather  long,  slender,  filiform  or 
gradually  increasing  towards  the  extremity;  joints  1-3  generally 
rather  longer  than  the  others.  Prothorax  convex,  truncate  at  the 
base,  narrowed  anteriorly  \  the  anterior  angles  acute.  Elytra  with 
the  external  apical  angles  straight.  Abdomen  not  margined  laterally, 
strongly  narrowed  behind.  Mesosternum  carinate.  Legs  with 
the  anterior  femora  and  tibiae  destitute  of  pubescence  ;  the  femora 
ciliate  at  the  extremity  ;  the  tibiae  of  the  intermediate  and  posterior 
legs  fringed  throughout  their  length;  tarsi  5:5:5,  the  first  four 
joints  gradually  decreasing,  those  of  the  intermediate  and  posterior 
legs  being  long  and  glabrous. 

The  sexual  characters  are  the  same  as  those  of  Tachyporus. 

Although  more  recent  in  point  of  date  I  have  adopted  Kraatz's 
name  for  these  insects  as  Gonurus  is  in  use  for  a  genus  of  birds. 

90.    CONOSOMA    AUSTRALE. 

Conurus  australis,  Erichson,  Gen.  Staph  p.  221  (1840).  ;  Fauvel, 
Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  279  (1877). 

Niger,  fusco  pubescens,  antennis  basi  apiceque  testaceis,  pedibus 
rubris,  elytris  thorace  tertia  parte  longioribus ;  habitu  omnino 
pubescentis,  at  paulo  major,  praecipue  latior,  antennis  brevioribus 
et  debilioribus  magis  fuscis,  thoracis  angulis  posticis  magis  pro- 
eminentibus,  elytris  apice  oblique  truncatis,  abdomine  fortius 
pilose] lo  distinctus ;  C.  littoreo  aequalis,  sed  multo  convexior, 
niger,  subnitidus,  pube  brevi,  depressa,  fusca,  subsericanre 
vestitus  ;  £  segmento  7.°  supra  apice  rotundato,  subtus  triangu- 
lariter  exciso  ;  tarsis  anticis  articulis  3  primis  modice  dilatatis  ; 
£  segmento  7.°  supra  quadrifido,  laciniis  interuiediis  ad  segmenti 
medium  usque  divisis,  subtus  apice  obtuse  acuminato,  setis  rigidis 
ferrugineis  dense  ciliato.     Long.  4|  mm.      (Fvl.) 

Port  Frederick,  Lottah,  Gould's  Country,  Hobart,  Tasmania ; 
Melbourne,  Victoria. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  891 

91.    CONOSOMA    RUFIPALPE. 

Conurus  rujipalpis,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 
p.  136  (1871) — Conurus  stigmalis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X., 
p.  280  (1877). 

Moderately  elongate,  convex,  dark  piceous,  shining,  sparingly 
clothed  with  grey  pubescence  ;  mouth-parts,  legs,  and  antenme 
reddish  testaceous,  the  latter  with  the  first  two  and  terminal 
joints  paler  than  the  others. 

Head  broadly  transverse,  extremely  finely  and  sparingly  punc- 
tured. Antenn89  moderately  long,  very  slightly  thickened  towards 
the  apex,  joints  1-2  moderately  elongate,  3,  4,  and  5  equal,  rather 
long,  the  6th  to  10th  gradually  decreasing,  terminal  joint  oblong 
and  acuminate.  Prothorax  moderately  narrowed  in  front, 
extremely  finely  and  closely  punctured  ;  the  anterior  margin  very 
slightly  projecting  in  the  middle  ;  the  sides  moderately  arcuate  ; 
posterior  margin  nearly  straight.  Elytra  considerably  longer  than 
the  prothorax,  very  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  with  an 
oblique  reddish  testaceous  marking  on  each  side  at  the  base. 
Abdomen  very  nnely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  narrowly 
margined  with  reddish  testaceous.  Legs  reddish  testaceous. 
Length  3|-4  mm. 

Gayndah,  Wide  Bay,  Queensland  ;  Upper  Hunter,  Yass,  Parra- 
matta,  Sydney,  Wagga  Wagga,  New  South  Wales ;  Melbourne, 
Victoria ;  South  Australia. 

In  some  specimens  the  whole  of  the  base  of  the  prothorax  and 
the  abdomen  are  reddish  testaceous  and  others  have  the  body 
wholly  piceous  :  between  these  two  extremes  every  intermediate 
variety  is  found. 

The  form  described  under  the  name  Conurus  stigmalis  is  too 
briefly  characterized  to  permit  of  certain  identification,  but  I 
think  it  probable  that  it  is  identical  with  Conosoma  rufipalpe, 
which  was  erroneously  referred  to  the  genus  Cilea  by  Fauvel. 

92.  Conosoma  activum,  sp.  n. 
Elongate,  rather  convex,  dark  piceous,  shining,  sparingly  pubes- 
cent ;    elytra  with  longitudinal  testaceous  marking  on  each  side 
near  the  suture  ;  antenna?,  mouth-parts,  and  legs  reddish  testaceous. 


892  A    REVISION    OF   THE    STAPH  YLINID^E    OP   AUSTRALIA, 

Allied  to  C.  rufipalpe  which  it  resembles  in  form,  but  differing 
in  the  following  particulars :  the  antennae  are  a  trifle  longer  and 
are  darker  in  colour,  there  being  no  difference  in  the  colour  of  the 
basal  and  terminal  joints  ;  the  prothorax  is  slightly  more  convex  ; 
and  the  elytra  are  provided  on  each  side  near  the  suture  with  a 
rather  broad  longitudinal  marking  which  extends  from  the  base  to 
just  before  the  posterior  margin.  The  whole  body  is  also  some- 
what narrower.      Length  3 \  mm. 

Mount  Romney,  Hobart,  Tasmania. 

Although  the  preceding  species  is  variable  in  colour  I  do  not 
think  it  can  be  made  to  include  the  above  form  as  it  differs 
not  only  in  the  extent,  but  also  in  the  position  of  the  testaceous 
markings.  Both  Gonosoma  rufip>alpe  and  C .  activum  are  allied  to 
C.  australe. 

93.    CONOSOMA    IMPENNE. 

Conurus  impennis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  564 
(1878). 

Praecedente  \ruflpalpe\  paulo  minor,  praesertim  longior  et 
augustior,  paulo  fortius  minus  crebre  punctatus,  longius  fulvo 
pubescens,  colore  toto  castaneo-rufo,  palpis,  antennarum  picearum 
basi,  articulo  11.°  apice  tarsisque  testaceis,  antennis  multo  bre- 
vioribus,  articulis  6-7  sequentibus  vix  longioribus,  thorace  multo 
minore  et  angusto,  antice  minus  augustato,  basi  arcuato,  angulis 
posticis  porrectis,  maxime  acutis,  elytris  parallels,  thorace  angusti- 
oribus,  tertia  fere  parte  brevioribus,  abdomine  parce  brevius  nigro 
piloso,  segmentis  rufo  marginatis.      Long.  4§  mm.     (Fvl.) 

King  George's  Sound,  West  Australia. 

94.    CONOSOMA    TRIANGULUM. 

Conurus  triangulum,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  565 
(1878). 

Magnitudine  et  facie  quadam  Tachypori  formosi,  colore  et 
punctura  praesertim  distinguendus;  praecedentibus  brevius  conicus, 
nitidulus,  convexus,  parcius  fusco  pubescens,  dilute  piceus,  palpis, 
antennarum  articulis  3  primis,  11.°  apice  tarsisque  testaceis ;  thorace, 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  893 

elytris  sutura  et  tertia  parte  apicali  a  scutello  arcuatim,  segmentis 
2,  5-7,  pedibusque  plus  minusve  rufis  ;  segmento  2.°  pube  aurea ;. 
punctura  thoracis  parciore,  vix  perspicue  aspera,  elytrorum 
abdominisque  sat  densa  et  fortiore,  segmentis  6-7  laevioribus ; 
antennis  brevibus,  crassis,  articulis  7-8  quadra tis,  9-10  parum 
transversis ;  thorace  subsemicirculari,  transverso,  antice  fortiter 
arcuatim  angustato,  angulis  posticis  recte  truncatis,  licet  obtusis  ; 
elytris  circa  apicem  parum  angustatis,  thorace  vix  latioribus,  paulo 
longioribus  ;  abdomine  brevius  couico.      Long.  3-4  mm.      (Fvl.) 

Victoria ;  Adelaide,  South  Australia  ;  King  George's  Sound, 
West  Australia. 

95.    CONOSOMA    FUMATUM. 

Conurus  fumatus,  Erichson,  Gen.  Staph,  p.  228  (1840)  ;  Fauvel, 
Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X.,  p.  280  (1877), 

Fuscus,  nitidus,  fulvescenti-pubescens,  antennarumbasi  pedibusque 
testaceis,  thorace  limbo  rufescente,  elytris  thorace  longioribus ; 
statura  intermedins  quasi  inter  C.  pubescentem  et  immaculatum 
(fusculum)  ;  utrique  affinis,  ab  utroque  autem  pube  minus  subtili 
et  thoracis  angulis  posticis  hand  prominulis  satis  distinctus ;  £ 
segmento  7.°  supra  apice  rotundato,  subtus  sat  fortiter triangulariter 
exciso,  tarsis  anticis  articulis  3  primis  leviter  dilatatis.  Long. 
3  J  mm.  (Fvl.) 

Tasmania. 

96.    CONOSOMA    ELONGATULUM. 

Conurus  elongatulus,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales, 
II.,  p.  136  (1871). 

Elongate,  much  narrowed  behind,  dark  piceous,  shining,  sparingly 
clothed  with  fine  grey  pubescence  ;  prothorax  narrowly  margined 
with  dark  reddish  testaceous  at  the  base  ;  antennee  and  legs  reddisli 
testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  scarcely  perceptibly  and  not  very  closely  punc- 
tured. Antennae  rather  long,  thickened  towards  the  extremity,, 
the  first  three  and  the  apical  joints  somewhat  paler  than  the 
others  ;  basal  joint  very  elongate,  joints  2-6  of  nearly  equal  lengths 
and  elongate,  7th  to  10th  much  shorter,  only  slightly  longer  than 
broad,   the   apical  joint    short    and    acuminate  at  the    extremity. 


894  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Prothorax  slightly  transverse,  considerably  narrowed  in  front, 
extremely  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured  ;  sides  rather  strongly 
arcuate.  Elytra  about  as  long  as  the  prothorax,  distinctly  narrowed 
behind,  extremely  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured.  Abdomen 
greatly  narrowed  behind,  very  finely  and  moderately  closely  punc- 
tured. Legs  reddish  testaceous.  Length  4|  mm. 
Gayndah,  Queensland. 

97.  Conosoma  phoxum,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  greatly  narrowed  behind,  reddish  testaceous,  somewhat 
shining,  the  sides  of  the  elytra  and  the  abdomen  almost  piceous, 
finely  and  moderately  closely  pubescent ;  antennas  and  legs  pale 
reddish  testaceous,  the  former  with  the  first  four  joints  elongate. 

Head  transverse,  very  finely  and  sparingly  punctured.  Antennas 
rather  long,  slightly  thickened  towards  the  apex,  the  first  four  joints 
elongate,  the  5th  to  10th  gradually  decreasing  in  length,  the 
terminal  joint  acuminate  at  the  extremity.  Prothorax  transverse, 
much  narrower  infront  than  behind,  extremely  finely  and  moderately 
closely  punctured  ;  sides  strongly  arcuate.  Elytra  rather  longer 
than  the  prothorax,  narrowed  behind,  extremely  finely  and  not 
very  closely  punctured,  with  the  sides  inclining  to  piceous. 
Abdomen  piceous,  strongly  narrowed  posteriorly,  very  finely  punc- 
tured, the  posterior  margin  of  the  5th  and  6th  and  the  whole  of 
the  7th  segment  dark  reddish  testaceous.  Legs  reddish  testaceous. 
Length  4|  mm. 

Adelaide,  South  Australia. 

Allied  to  the  preceding  species. 

98.  Conosoma  ambiguum,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  much  narrowed  posteriorly,  piceous,  somewhat  shining, 
finely  pubescent ;  the  prothorax,  the  inner  apical  angles  of  the 
elytra,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  5th,  and  the  whole  of  the 
two  following  abdominal  segments  reddish  testaceous ;  antennas 
and  legs  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  very  finely  and  sparingly  punctured.  Antennae 
rather  short,  thickened  towards  the  extremity,  the  first  three  joints 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  895 

slightly  elongate,  the  following  ones  shorter,  only  a  little  longer 
than  broad,  the  apical  joint  short  and  acuminate.  Prothorax 
transverse,  narrowed  in  front,  very  finely  and  not  very  closely 
punctured ;  sides  gradually  arcuate.  Elytra  about  as  long  as  the 
prothorax,  narrowed  behind,  finely  and  rather  closely  aciculate- 
punctate ;  the  posterior  margin  of  each  elytron  oblique,  the  inner 
angles  reddish  testaceous ;  the  suture  slightly  raised.  Abdomen 
strongly  narrowed  posteriorly,  finely  and  moderately  closely 
punctured,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  5th  and  the  whole  of  the 
6th  and  7th  segments  reddish  testaceous.  Legs  reddish  testa- 
ceous.     Length  4^-  mm. 

Adelaide,  South  Australia. 

A  very  distinct  species. 

99.    CONOSOMA  ATRICEPS. 

Conurus  atriceps,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 
p.  136  (1871). 

Rather  robust,  convex,  dark  piceous,  shining,  very  finely  and 
sparingly  pubescent  ;  prothorax  rather  bright  reddish  testaceous  ; 
elytra  dark  reddish  testaceous,  the  base  near  the  scutellum  and  the 
sides  piceous. 

Head  strongly  transverse,  extremely  finely  and  very  sparingly 
punctured.  Antennae  fuscous,  rather  short,  slightly  incrassate  ; 
the  first  three  joints  elongate  and  testaceous,  joints  4-10  very 
short,  transverse,  terminal  joint  moderately  long,  acuminate 
and  testaceous.  Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  narrowed  in  front, 
almost  impprceptibly  and  very  sparingly  punctured ;  anterior 
margin  straight  ;  the  sides  gradually  arcuate.  Elytra  longer  than 
the  prothorax,  reddish  testaceous,  rather  darker  than  the  prothorax* 
extremely  finely  and  sparingly  punctured  ;  with  an  obscure  marking 
in  the  middle  at  the  base  and  the  sides  piceous.  Abdomen  piceous, 
moderately  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  the  pubescence  fine 
but  distinct  :  margins  of  the  segments  and  the  whole  of  the  terminal 
segment  obscure  reddish  testaceous.  Legs  reddish  testaceous. 
Length  3  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 


896  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDjE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

100.    OONOSOMA    EXIMIUM,  Sp.  n. 

Rather  robust  and  convex,  piceous,  shining,  finely  and  moderately 
closely  pubescent ;  head  and  prothorax  very  dark  reddish  testaceous, 
the  latter  much  paler  at  the  posterior  margin. 

Head  broadly  transverse,  finely  and  sparingly  punctured. 
Antennae  rather  short,  fuscous,  slightly  thickened  towards  the 
extremity  ;  the  first  three  joints  elongate  and  pale  reddish 
testaceous,  joints  7-10  slightly  transverse,  terminal  joint  moderately 
long,  acuminate.  Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  narrowed  in  front, 
finely  but  distinctly  and  rather  closely  punctured,  with  the  posterior 
margin  narrowly  margined  with  pale  reddish  testaceous  ;  the  sides 
gradually  arcuate.  Elytra  longer  than  the  prothorax,  finely  and 
moderately  closely  aciculate-punctate.  Abdomen  piceous,  much 
narrowed  posteriorly,  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  the 
posterior  margins  of  all  the  segments  inclining  to  reddish  testa- 
ceous.    Legs  reddish  testaceous.     Length  2|-3^  mm. 

Melbourne,  Victoria  ;  Nuriootpa,  South  Australia. 

Very  distinct  from  the  preceding  species  by  its  much  more 
closely  and  more  strongly  punctured  prothorax  and  elytra,  and  by 
its  more  closely  pubescent  abdomen.  It  will  also  be  seen  that  it 
differs  in  colour. 

101.   Coxosoma  enixum,  sp.  n. 

Short,  moderately  robust  and  convex,  piceous,  shining,  finely 
and  not  closely  pubescent;  head  dark  reddish  testaceous  ;  prothorax 
rather  bright  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  transverse,  extremely  finely  and  very  sparingly  punctured. 
Antenna?  rather  short,  fuscous,  somewhat  thickened  towards  the 
extremity ;  the  first  three  joints  slightly  elongate  and  reddish 
testaceous,  4th  joint  slightly  longer  than  broad,  5th  to  10th 
transverse,  the  apical  joint  short  and  acuminate.  Prothorax 
broadly  transverse,  greatly  narrowed  in  front,  finely  and  not  very 
closely  punctured  ;  the  sides  strongly  arcuate.  Elytra  much 
longer  than  the  prothorax,  narrowed  behind,  rather  finely  and 
closely  aciculate-punctate.  Abdomen  piceous,  finely  and  closely 
punctured,  the  posterior  margins  of  all  the  segments  obscure  testa- 
ceous.     Legs  reddish  testaceous.     Length  2£  mm. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    0LLIFF,  F.E.S.  897 

Piper's  Flats,  Gunning,  New  South  Wales  ;  Hobart,   Tasmania 

This  species   is  allied  to   Conosoma  eximium,  but  differs,  apart. 

from   its    colour,   in   having   the   elytra,   which   are    more   closely 

punctured,  a  trifle  longer ;  the  prothorax  is  less  closely  and  rather 

more  finely  punctured. 

102.  Conosoma  discus. 

Conurus   discus,   Fauvel,    Ann.    Mus.    Genov.    XIII.,    p.    565 

(1878). 

(J.  basali  Er.  sat  vicinus,  licet  paulo  minor,  latior  et  brevior, 
aliter  coloratus,  niger,  magis  opacus,  pube  fusca  brevique  dense 
obtectus,  thorace  vix  perspicue,  elytris  abdomineque  crebre  sub- 
tiliter  punctatis ;  ore,  antennis,  thoracis  angulo  postico,  segmen- 
torum  marginibus,  ano  pedibusque  rufis  ;  elytrorum  macula  semi- 
circulari  basi  media  communi  obscure  rufa ;  antennis  robustis, 
brevissimis,  articulis  6-7  fortiter  transversis,  8-10  paulo  longi- 
oribus ;  thorace  amplo,  brevissimo,  duplo  fere  latiore  quam 
longiore,  antice  fortiter  arcuatim  angustato,  angulis  posticis 
rotundatis  ;  elytris  thorace  paulo  longioribus,  non  latioribus,  circa 
apicem  paulo  angustatis,  lateribus  longe  trisetosis ;  abdominis 
praesertim  segmenti  secundi  pube  aureola.    Long.  2  mm.     (Fvl.) 

Victoria. 

103.  Conosoma  personatum. 

Conurus  personatus,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  XIII.,  p.  566 
(1878). 

Inter  caeteros  statura  minutissima  et  colore  maxime  insignis  : 
testaceus,  sat  nitidus,  parce  aureo  pubescens,  elytris  abdomineque 
longe  multi  nigro  pilosis ;  capite  prseter  frontem  brunneo ; 
antennis  prseter  articulos  1-2,  10-11  flavos,  macula  lacrymali 
utrinque  thoracis  basi,  altera  arcuata  elytrorum  apice  suturam 
non  attingente,  punctisque  3,  piceis,  1.°  suturali,  tertia  parte 
anteriore,  2  aliis,  utroque  in  elytri  disco  medio  sitis ;  segmento 
5.°  medio  apice  submaculatim  sextoque  piceis,  7.°  margine  excepto, 
ruf ulo  ;  antennis  brevibus,  crassis,  articulo  5.°  parum,  6-10  fortiter 
transversis ;    thorace    vix  perspicue,    elytris   crebre  subtilissime, 


898  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

abdoniine  obsoletius  punctatis ;  thorace  sat  transverso,  antice 
arcuatim  fortiter  angustato,  angulis  posticis  subrectis ;  elytris 
thorace  paulo  longioribus,  a  basi  ad  apicem  sat  fortiter  angustatis. 
Long.  ±1  mm.      [Fvl.) 

Port  Hacking,  SydDey,  New  South  Wale?. 

A  very  pretty  and  distinct  species. 

25.  Tachyporus. 

Gravenhorst,  Col.  Micr.  p.  124  (1802);  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col. 
II.  p.  54. 

Mentum  strongly  transverse,  truncate  in  front.  Ligula  mem- 
branous, large,  bilobed  ;  the  lobes  rounded,  divergent,  united  with 
the  paraglossae.  Maxillary  palpi  with  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  subequal, 
the  latter  incrassate,  the  4th small,  subulate.  Labial  palpi  3-jointed, 
the  3rd  ranch  more  slender  than  the  first  two.  Maxillae  with  the 
lobes  corneous,  nearly  equal,  pubescent  at  the  extremity ;  the 
internal  lobe  membranous  on  the  inner  side.  Mandibles  short, 
armed  on  the  inside  with  a  narrow  membranous  fringe.  Head 
transverse.  Antennae  rather  long,  slender,  filiform  or  slightly 
thickened  towards  their  extremity;  the  first  three  or  four  joints 
longer  than  the  others.  Prothorax  large,  rather  convex,  narrowed 
in  front,  with  the  anterior  angles  acute.  Elytra  longer  than  the 
sternum,  the  external  apical  angles  truncate  or  slightly  produced. 
Abdomen  finely  margined,  strongly  narrowed  behind.  Mesosternum 
simple.  Legs  moderately  long  ;  the  femora  and  the  anterior  tibiae 
glabrous,  the  intermediate  and  posterior  tibiae  rather  strongly 
spinulose  ;  tarsi  5:5:5,  the  anterior  and  intermediate  elongate, 
with  the  first  three  joints  gradually  decreasing,  pubescent  below, 
the  4th  joint  very  small. 

The  anterior  tarsi  are  often  more  or  less  dilated,  sometimes  in 
both  sexes,  sometimes  in  the  male  only,  but  the  most  important 
sexual  characters  are  afforded  by  the  penultimate  segment  of  the 
abdomen  ;  in  the  male  it  is  entire  above  and  emarginate  beneath, 
whereas  in  the  female  its  dorsal  side  is  quadrifid  and  its  ventral 
entire  and  terminated  by  stiff  hairs. 


BY    A.   SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  899 


104.  Tachyporus  tristis. 


Tachyporus  tristis,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  Wales,  II., 
p.  136  (1871). 

Elongate,  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind,  dark  piceons,  some- 
what shining,  finely  and  moderately  closely  pubescent. 

Head  broadly  transverse,  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured. 
Antennae  reddish  testaceous,  thickened  towards  the  apex  ;  1st  and 
2nd  joints  elongate,  the  1st  rather  longer  than  the  other,  4-10  very 
short,  transverse,  apical  joint  moderately  long,  acuminate  at  the 
extremity.  Prothorax  considerably  narrowed  in  front,  rather  finely 
and  closely  punctured.  Scutellum  rounded  behind,  finely  punctured. 
Elytra  about  as  long  as  the  prothorax,  a  little  narrowed  both  in 
front  and  behind,  finely  and  very  closely  aciculate-punctate. 
Abdomen  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Legs  reddish  testaceous. 
Length  2f  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

A  single  imperfect  specimen. 

105.  Tachyporus  vigilans,  sp.  n. 

Rather  robust,  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind,  slightly 
convex,  dark  piceous,  shining,  very  finely  and  rather  closely 
pubescent ;  antennae  with  the  first  three  joints  reddish  testaceous. 

Head  small,  transverse,  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Antennae 
rather  short,  thickened  towards  the  apex  ;  the  1st  and  2nd  joints 
subequal,  3rd  joint  shorter,  4th  to  10th  transverse,  gradually 
increasing  in  width,  apical  joint  rather  large.  Prothorax  broadly 
transverse,  greatly  narrowed  in  front,  finely  and  rather  closely 
punctured  :  the  sides  strongly  arcuate.  Elytra  a  little  longer  than 
the  prothorax,  slightly  narrower  in  front  than  behind,  finely, 
irregularly  and  closely  aciculate-punctate  ;  the  posterior  margin 
sinuate  before  the  external  angles  which  are  slightlv  produced. 
Abdomen  strongly  narrowed  behind,  finely  and  rather  closely 
punctured.     Legs  ferruginous,  finely  punctured.     Length  2  mm. 

Launceston,  Tasmania. 

Allied  to    the   preceding  species,  but  much   shorter  and  more 

robust. 

58 


900  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID^    OP    AUSTRALIA, 

106.   Tachyporus   RUBRICOLLIS. 

Tachyporus  rubricollis,  Macleay,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  N.  S.  "Wales, 
II.,  p.  137  (1871). 

Elongate,  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind,  reddish  testaceous, 
finely  and  not  very  closely  pubescent,  elytra  darker  in  colour, 
inclining  to  piceous  ;  abdomen  piceous. 

Head  small,  transverse,  finely  and  very  sparingly  punctured. 
Antennae  reddish  testaceous,  rather  short,  thickened  towards  the 
extremity ;  basal  joint  elongate ;  4-10  transverse.  Prothorax 
transverse,  rather  strongly  narrowed  in  front,  finely  and  not  very 
closely  punctured  ;  sides  regularly  and  not  very  strongly  arcuate. 
Elytra  about  as  long  as  the  prothorax,  slightly  narrower  in  front 
than  behind,  finely,  irregularly  and  not  very  closely  punctured ; 
sides  arcuately  rounded  ;  posterior  margin  slightly  sinuate  before 
the  external  angles  which  are  slightly  produced.  Abdomen  strongly 
narrowed  posteriorly,  finely  and  moderately  closely  punctured. 
Legs  reddish  testaceous.      Length  2  mm. 

Gayndah,  Queensland. 

26.  Cilea. 

Jacq.  Duv.  Gen.  Staph,  p.  25 — Erchomus,  Motschulsky,  Bull. 
Mosc.  III.,  p.  218  (1858). 

Body  short,  convex.  Ligula  short,  bilobed.  Maxillary  palpi 
with  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  sub-equal,  the  4th  acuminate.  Labial 
palpi  with  the  3rd  joint  narrow,  elongate.  Head  sunk  in  the 
prothorax.  Antennae  filiform  or  thickened  towards  the  extremity. 
Scutellum  large.  Elytra  glabrous,  without  a  sutural  stria. 
Abdomen  margined.  Mesosternum  carinate.  Legs  moderately 
long;  tibise  armed  with  small  spines;  tarsi  5:5:5,  the  posterior 
with  the  first  joint  as  long  or  longer  than  the  three  following  joints 
taken  together. 

107.  Cilea  lampra,  sp.  n. 

Robust,  moderately  convex,  dark  piceous,  shining,  with  distinct 
purple  reflections  ;  prothorax  narrowly  margined  with  testaceous  ; 
elytra  with  a  large  oblique  testaceous  marking  on  the  disc, 
antennse  and  legs  reddish  testaceous. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  P.E.S.  901 

Head  broadly  transverse,  nearly  impimctate.  Antennae 
moderately  long,  very  slightly  thickened  towards  the  extremity; 
joints  1-3  somewhat  elongate,  nearly  equal  in  length,  4th  to  6th 
slightly  decreasing  in  length,  7th  to  10th  nearly  equal,  apical  joint 
rather  long,  acuminate.  Prothorax  broadly  transverse,  narrowed 
anteriorly,  scarcely  perceptibly  and  very  sparingly  punctured  ;  the 
sides  gradually  and  not  very  strongly  arcuate.  Scutellum  small, 
rounded  behind,  impimctate.  Elytra  considerably  longer  than  the 
prothorax.  a  little  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind,  impunctate 
and  shining,  with  distinct  purplish  reflections  :  each  elytron  with 
a  large  oblique  testaceous  marking  extending  from  near  the 
humeral  angle  to  beyond  the  middle  of  the  suture  ;  posterior 
margin  rounded,  the  internal  angles  obtuse,  the  external  rounded. 
Abdomen  broad,  piceous,  extremely  finely  punctured.  Legs 
reddish  testaceous.      Length  2-2-|  mm. 

Ipswich,  Queensland  ;  Tarcuttah,  New  South  Wales. 

108.    ClLEA    DISCIPENNIS. 

Cilea  discipemiis,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.Genov.  XIII.,  p.  563  (1878). 

Colore  in  genere  unica,  latiuscula,  subconvexa,  nitidissima,  vix 
sericea,  el\tris  omnium  obsoletissime,  abdomine  creberrime  sub- 
tilissime  punctulatis  ;  nigra,  palpis  antennarumque  articulo  ultimo 
apice  flavis,  antennarum  basi,  thoracis  lateribus  late,  basi  angus- 
tissime,  elytrorum  margine  vix,  plaga  oblonga  disco  obliqua  postice 
suturae  conjuncta,  segmentorum  marginibus  pedibusque  rufis ; 
antennis  caeterum  piceis,  sat  elongatis,  parum  incrassatis,  articulis 
3-5  subaequalibus,  6-10  sensim  latioribus  et  brevioribus,  9-10 
quadratis,  11.°  latiusculo  ;  thorace  basi  capite  duplo  circiter  latiore, 
a  basi  ad  apicem  arcuatim  sat  fortiter  angustato,  angulis  posticis 
obtuse  rotund atis  ;  elytris  medio  thorace  vix  latioribus,  antice 
posticeque  aeque  parum  angustatis,  hoc  vix  longioribus,  sat  trans- 
versis,  angulis  posticis  rotundatis,  utrinque  anguste  depresso- 
marginatis  ;  £  segmento  7.°  supra  triangulariter  quadriinciso, 
dentibus  externis  paulo  brevioribus ;  £  profunde  quadrifido, 
spinis  aequalibus,  longis,  acutis.     Long.  2^-2|  mm.      (Fvl.) 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales  ;  Adelaide,  South  Australia. 


902  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINID.E    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

27.  Tachinus. 

Gravenhorst,  Col.  Micr.  p.  135  (1802);  Lacordaire,  Gen.  Col.  II., 
p.  55. 

Mentum  transverse,  truncate  in  front.  Ligula  similar  to  that 
of  Tachyporus,  but  the  lobes  more  divided.  Paraglos.sae  about  as 
long  as  ligula.  Maxillary  palpi  filiform,  moderately  long,  2nd 
joint  a  little  longer  than  the  3rd,  the  4th  slightly  longer  than  the 
3rd,  acuminate.  Labial  palpi  filiform,  3-jointed,  the  second  joint 
shorter  than  the  two  others.  Mandibles,  head  and  antennae  like 
those  of  Tachyporus.  Antennae  filiform,  sligh  tly  thickened  towards 
the  extremity,  terminal  joint  ovate.  Prothorax  transverse,  nar- 
rowed in  front,  truncate  or  strongly  bi-sinuate  at  the  base, 
emarginate  in  front,  posterior  angles  sometimes  projecting 
behind,  the  anterior  angles  slightly  acute.  Elytra  longer  than 
the  prothorax.  Scutellum  rounded.  Abdomen  margined,  with 
the  2nd  ventral  segment  raised  in  middle.  Legs  rather  short ; 
tibipe  armed  with  small  spines;  tarsi  5:5:5,  moderately  long,  the 
first  four  joints  gradually  decreasing  in  length. 

Anterior  tarsi  sometimes  simple  in  both  sexes,  sometimes  dilated 
in  the  male.  Penultimate  segment  of  the  abdomen  in  some 
species  quadrifid  above,  and  cleft  below,  in  the  male,  quadrifid 
above  and  below  in  the  female  ;  in  other  species  the  segment  is 
quadri-dentate  above,  and  deeply  emarginate  below,  in  the  male, 
and  presenting  three  or  four  divisions  above,  and  six  below,  in 
the  female. 

109.  Tachinus  marginellus. 

Staphylinus  marginellas,  Fabricius,  Spec.  Ins.  I.,  p.  337 — 
Tachinus  marginellus,  Erichson,  Gen.  Staph,  p.  263  (1840) ;  Kraatz, 
Nat.  Ins.  p.  412. 

Oblong,  narrowed  both  in  front  and  behind,  moderately  convex, 
dark  piceous,  shining;  prothorax  narrowly  margined  with  testaceous; 
a  narrow  streak  along  the  outer  margin  of  each  elytron  and  the 
posterior  margin  also  testaceous  ;  legs  and  base  of  antennae  reddish 
testaceous. 


BY    A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,   F.E.S.  903 

Head  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Prothorax  broadly  trans- 
verse, finely  and  closely  punctured.  Elytra  more  strongly  and 
closely  punctured  than  the  prothorax,  the  marginal  streak  tolerably 
distinct  and  extending  throughout  the  whole  length  of  the  elytra. 
Abdomen  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured  ;  penultimate  segment 
in  female  with  the  outer  pair  of  teeth  stronger  and  longer 
than  the  inner.     Length  4  mm. 

Rose  Bay,  Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

I  obtained  a  single  specimen  agreeing  in  every  respect  with  this 
common  European  species  from  beneath  dead  leaves  during  the 
present  month  (October).     The  species  is  probably  introduced. 

28.  Leucocraspedum. 

Kraatz,  Wiegrn.  Archiv,  XXV.,  p.  51  (1859) — Euryglossa, 
Motschulsky,  Etud.  Ent.  p.  84  (1859). 

Ligula  entire.  Maxillary  palpi  subfiKforru,  3rd  joint  a  little 
longer  and  narrower  than  the  2nd,  4th  nearly  one-half  narrower  than 
the  preceding  joint.  Labial  palpi  2-jointed,  the  1st  joint  very 
elongate,  the  2nd  subulate.  Maxilla  moderately  long,  mem- 
branous ;  internal  lobe  hooked  at  the  extremity,  armed  with  small 
spines ;  external  lobe  ciliate  at  the  apex,  inner  margin  denticulate 
near  the  base.  Mandibles  small.  Head  concealed,  transverse, 
slightly  convex  in  front.  Antennae  filiform,  2nd  joint  larger 
than  the  1st,  3rd  much  shorter  and  narrower  than  the  preceding, 
10th  slightly  transverse.  Legs  rather  long  ;  tibiae  unarmed  ; 
tarsi  5:5:5,  elongate,  the  1st  joint  of  the  posterior  pair  almost  as 
long  as  the  three  following  joints  together. 

Separated  from  all  the  other  Australian  genera  by  having  the 
head  concealed  beneath  the  prothorax. 

110.  Leucocraspedum  Sidneiense. 

Leucocraspedum  sidneense,  Fauvel,  Ann.  Mus.  Genov.  X., 
p.  281  (1877). 

Caeteris  postice  minus  acuminatum,  sat  convexum,  nigrum, 
parum  nitidum,  pube  subtili  grisea  sat  dense,  abdomine  longius, 
vestitum ;  antennis    basi    late,    palpis     pedibusque    rufo-testaceis, 


904  A    REVISION    OF    THE    STAPHYLINIDJE    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

femoribus  plus  minusve  infuscatis,  thoracis  lateribus  anoque 
piceis ;  antennis  brevibus,  incrassatis,  articulis  6-7  subqaadratis, 
8-10  parum  transversis,  11.°  magno,  oblongo ;  capite  thoraceque 
non  perspicue,  elytris  dense  subtiliter  vix  rugosule,  abdomine  vix 
subtilius  aequaliter  punctatis ;  thorace  subseuiicirculari,  convexo, 
fortiter  transverso,  antice  maxiine  attenuato,  basi  utrinque  pro- 
funde  sinuato,  angulis  posticis  proeminentibus,  subrectis ;  elytris 
convexis,  basi  thoracis  latitudine  et  longitudine,  apice  vix  angus- 
tioribus,  parum  transversis  ;  abdomine  circa  apicem  attenuato  ;  £ 
segmento  7.°  supra  apice  ciliato,  leviter  emarginato,  subtus  integro. 
Long.  2-2f  mm.  (Fvl) 
Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

Tribe  2.     BOLITOBIINA. 
Antennae  eleven-jointed.     Head   margined.     Tarsi  five-jointed, 
first  joint  of  posterior  pair  moderate  or  short. 

29.  Bolitobius. 

Stephens,  111.  Brit.  Ent.  V.,  p.  171  (1832)  ;  Lacordaire,  Gen. 
Col.  II.,  p.  57. 

Mentum  very  short,  membranous  in  front.  Ligula  rather  long, 
rounded  in  front,  very  slightly  emarginate  in  the  middle.  Paraglossae 
short.  Maxillary  palpi  with  the  last  three  joints  equal  or  subequal, 
sometimes  cylindrical,  sometimes  acuminate  at  the  extremity. 
Labial  palpi  3-jointed,  the  first  two  subequal,  the  3rd  a  little 
longer,  obtuse  at  the  apex.  Maxillae  with  the  lobes  ciliate  Mandi- 
bles provided  with  an  internal  membrane  which  is  ciliate  at  the 
base.  Antennae  rather  long,  filiform,  slightly  thickened  towards 
the  extremity,  the  joints,  except  the  last,  obconical ;  the  1st  and 
3rd  joints  longer  than  the  others.  Prothorax  subtransverse, 
projecting  slightly  over  the  base  of  the  elytra;  the  anterior  angles 
depressed.  Elytra  a  little  longer  than  the  prothorax,  truncate 
behind.  Abdomen  margined,  gradually  and  strongly  narrowed 
behind.  Mesosternum  slightly  carinate.  Legs  slender,  rather 
long;  intermediate  cox?e  subcontiguous ;  posterior  femcra  large; 
tibiae  spined  ;  tarsi  5:5:5,  rather  long,  the  first  joint  of  the  four 
posterior  tarsi  elongate. 


BY   A.  SIDNEY    OLLIFF,  F.E.S.  905 

The  elongate  form,  short  elytra,  and  large  size  of  the  posterior 
femora  will  serve  to  distinguish  this  genus  from  Tacky poms  and 
Tachinus. 

The  species  live  chiefly  in  fungi,  especially  in  the  Boleti  and 
larger  varieties,  but  they  are  sometimes  obtained  in  moss,  &c. 

111.  Bolitobius  "Fauveli,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  moderately  convex,  strongly  narrowed  both  in  front 
and  behind,  reddish  testaceous,  shining,  sparingly  clothed  with 
long  pubescence  ;  antennae  dark  piceous ;  the  apical  two-thirds  of 
the  elytra  and  the  last  two  abdominal  segments  black. 

Head  transverse,  rather  short,  moderately  convex,  very  sparingly 
and  extremely  finely  punctured.  Antennae  rather  robust,  distinctly 
thickened  towards  the  extremity;  the  first  two  joints  narrow  and 
reddish  testaceous,  the  others  piceous  and  much  broader,  the  apical 
joint  moderately  large.  Prothorax  slightly  broader  than  long, 
considerably  narrowed  in  front,  scarcely  perceptibly  punctured  ; 
anterior  angles  strongly  rounded ;  the  sides  regularly  arcuate ; 
posterior  angles  slightly  obtuse.  Scutellum  small,  triangular, 
impunctate  and  shining.  Elytra  about  as  long  as  the  head  and 
prothorax  together,  slightly  narrower  in  front  than  behind; 
humeral  angles  rounded  ;  sides  finely  margined  ;  posterior  margin 
obliquely  truncate,  slightly  sinuate  before  the  external  apical  angles 
which  are  slightly  obtuse ;  each  elytron  with  an  impressed  row  of 
fine  setigerous  punctures  near  the  suture  and  another  similar  row 
near  the  side  ;  in  the  sutural  row  there  are  about  twelve,  and  in 
the  other  about  ten  punctures.  Abdomen  strongly  narrowed 
behind,  moderately  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  finely  and  rather 
closely  pubescent  ;  the  sides  furnished  with  rather  long  black  setae. 
Less  reddish  testaceous.     Length  5  mm. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

This  species,  which  represents  a  genus  not  hitherto  recorded  from 
Australia,  is  dedicated  to  M.  Albert  Fauvel,  who  has  done  so  much 
towards  elucidating  the  family  of  Coleoptera  to  which  it  belongs. 


906  A   REVISION    OF   THE    STAPHYLINIDiE    OP    AUSTRALIA. 

112.  Bolitobius  Sharpi,  sp.  n. 

Elongate,  rather  convex,  strongly  narrowed  both  in  front  and 
behind,  very  sparingly  pubescent ;  head  and  prothorax  dark 
reddish  testaceous  ;  elytra  and  abdominal  segments  black. 

Head  transverse,  short,  rather  strongly  convex,  sparingly  and 
extremely  finely  punctured.  Antennae  moderately  robust,  thickened 
towards  the  apex  ;  the  first  two  joints  reddish  testaceous,  the 
others  piceous.  Prothorax  broader  than  long,  strongly  narrowed 
in  front,  extremely  finely  and  very  sparingly  punctured ;  anterior 
angles  strongly  rounded  ;  the  sides  arcuately  rounded ;  posterior 
angles  slightly  obtuse.  Scutellum  small,  rounded  behind, 
impunctate  and  shining.  Elytra  longer  than  the  head  and 
prothorax  together,  slightly  narrower  in  front  than  behind  ; 
humeral  angles  rounded ;  sides  margined ;  posterior  margin 
obliquely  truncate,  sinuate  before  the  external  angles  which  are 
very  slightly  produced  :  each  elytron  with  two  impressed  rows  of 
about  thirteen  punctures,  one  near  the  suture  and  the  other  near 
the  side.  Abdomen  strongly  narrowed  behind,  rather  strongly 
and  closely  punctured,  finely  and  moderately  closely  pubescent ; 
the  sides  furnished  with  a  few  long  black  seta?.  Legs  reddish 
testaceous.     Length   6  mm. 

Sydney,  New  South  Wales. 

Apart  from  its  colour  this  very  distinct  species  may  be  dis- 
tinguished from  Bolitobius  Fauveli  by  its  longer  and  more  convex 
prothorax,  more  parallel-sided  highly  polished  elytra,  and  by  its 
less  closely  pubescent  abdomen.  It  is  dedicated  to  Dr.  David 
Sharp. 


NOTES  ON   THE   BACTERIOLOGICAL   EXAMINATION 
OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY.     No.  I. 

By    Oscar   Katz,    Ph.D.,    M.A. 

(Plates  X.  and  XL) 

(Introductory.) 

When,  some  time  ago,  through  the  generous  and  ever-ready 
assistance  of  the  Hon.  William  Macleay,  who  not  only  defrayed 
the  cost  of  the  necessary  working-apparatus,  but  also  encouraged 
me  in  my  pursuits  in  every  possible  way,  and  to  whom  I  take 
this  opportunity  of  tendering  my  best  thanks,  I  was  fortunate 
enough  to  commence  to  do  some  bacteriological  work  in  the 
laboratory  at  the  Linnean  Hall,  Sydney,  I  fancied  that,  among 
other  interesting  subjects,  the  Sydney  water,  as  used  for  drinking 
and  other  purposes,  might  be  worth  a  biological  or  more  especially 
a  bacteriological  examination. 

It  is  well-known  that  bacteria  or  Schizomycetes  (fission-or  cleft- 
fungi)  occur  in  most  natural  waters,  and  also,  that  these  very 
micro-organisms  are  possessed  of  very  marked  physiological  pro- 
perties, which  manifest  themselves  in  different  ways,  as  processes 
of  oxidation  and  hydratation,  of  fermentation  and  putrefaction, 
according  to  the  chemical  changes  which  they  bring  about  in  various 
substances.  Last  but  not  least,  a  pretty  fair  number  of  bacteria  claim 
a  more  than  usual  interest,  inasmuch  as  they  are  indubitably  proved 
to  be  intimately  connected  with  the  production  of  certain,  so-called 
infectious  diseases  in  man,  animals,  and,  to  some  extent  in  the 
vegetable  world,  while  in  other  such  diseases  the  existence  of  the 
real  contagium  in  the  form  of  a  micro-organism,  has  not  yet  been 
clearly  demonstrated,  but  can  only  be  inferred. 


908       ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY, 

Representatives  of  all  these  groups  of  bacteria  may  be  contained 
in  or  transported  by  drinking-water,  which,  on  account  of  its  being 
a  liquid,  constitutes  an  admirable  vehicle  for  them. 

Some  importance,  therefore,  ought  always  to  be  attached  to 
the  testing  of  potable  waters  for  bacteria,  more  especially  since 
plain  and  convenient,  and  at  the  same  time,  satisfactory  methods 
of  research  are  now  at  our  disposal.  In  cases  and  at  times  of 
epidemics  especially,  for  instance  of  typhoid  fever,  such  inquiries  are 
undoubtedly  extremely  useful,  as  they  may  supply  us  with  facts, 
otherwise  scarcely  or  not  attainable. 

The  water  which  formed  the  subject  of  the  present  examination 
was  pipe- water  from  the  Sydney  supply,  and  was  derived,  in  nearly 
all  cases,  from  the  tapjua  the  laboratory  at  the  Linnean  Hall ;  one 
sample  only  was  obtained  from  a  tap  in  Mr.  Macleay's  house. 

The  remarks  made  in  this  paper  on  the  condition  of  that  water 
as  regards  the  bacteria  found  in  it,  do  not  by  any  means  pretend  to 
be  exhaustive ;  they  are,  in  fact,  but  the  results  of  some  observa- 
tions briefly  relating  to  the  quantity,  and  some  characteristic 
features  of  the  micro-organisms  hitherto  obtained,  and  they 
will  in  time,  I  hope,  be  followed  by  data  of  a  more  comprehensive 
nature. 

Methods  of  Examination. 

In  examining  the  water  under  consideration  I  employed  Koch's 
method,  with  which  I  had  ample  opportunity  of  making  myself 
acquainted  in  Germany  during  the  year  1885.  The  principle  which 
underlies  this  method,  and  in  which  it  so  materially  differs  from  all 
other  methods  relative  to  the  same  subject — I  shall  do  well  to  state 
that  here  in  a  few  words — consists  in  the  application  of  a  solid  and 
at  the  same  time  transparent,  nutrient  soil  for  the  cultivation  of 
vegetable  micro-organisms  in  their  pure  state,  i.  e.  not  mixed  with 
foreign  elements.  In  this  respect,  the  most  universal  cultivating 
medium,  as  used  by  the  school  of  Koch,  is  a  5%-10%  meat-broth- 
peptone-gelatine,  or  shortly  nutrient  gelatine,  which  is  still  solid  at 
a  temperature  of  25°  C.  (77°  F.)  This  nutritive  gelatine — I  need 
scarcely  say  here  that  j^in  conducting  pure  cultures  a  thorough 
sterility  of  all  substances  and  apparatus  used,  is  a  conditio  siite 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ.  PH.D.,  M.A.  909 

qua  7i07i — in  a  liquid  state,  and  having  a  temperature  at  any  rate 
not  higher  than  blood-heat,  is  mixed  with  whatever  it  is  desired- 
to  test  for  micro-organisms.  In  our  case,  a  definite  quantity  of 
water  is  well  distributed  in  a  certain  quantity  of  nutrient  gelatine 
in  a  test-tube,  and  the  still  liquid  mixture  is  then,  with  the  adoption 
of  due  precautions,  of  course,  transferred  to  and  spread  on  sterilised 
glass-plates,  which,  after  sufficient  solidification  of  the  layer  of 
gelatine  has  taken  place,  are  placed  in  a  convenient  form  of 
damp  chamber,  and  therein  subjected  to  temperatures  not  exceeding 
25°  C.  (77°  F.),  for  a  certain  period.  The  great  advantages  of  this 
mode  of  carrying  on  bateriological  examinations  are,  in  the  main  : — 

(1.)  The  modus  operandi  is  extremely  simple  and  free  from 
the  concomitant  complications  of  other  methods  regarding  bac- 
teriology. 

(2.)  The  whole  of  the  germs  in  the  sample  of  water,  or  whatever 
it  may  be  operated  upon  in  the  described  manner,  are  deposited 
all  at  once  on  the  culture-plates  ;  they  become,  each  of  them,  fixed 
to  a  separate  spot  in  or  on  the  solidifying  gelatine.  Here  those 
capable  of  development  in  the  gelatine — most  of  the  Schizomycetes 
are — go  to  form  groups  or  colonies  which  are  not  all  alike,  bat 
according  to  the  specifically  different  germs  from  which  they  ori- 
ginate, differ  from  one  another,  generally  even  to  the  naked  eye. 
In  these  colonies  or  vegetations  the  bacterial  species  are  distinguish- 
able from  one  another,  just  in  the  same  way  as  "  a  number  of 
birds  in  their  flights,  or  socially  living  ants  in  their  wanderings." 

(3.)  From  these  colonies  inoculations  on  or  into  various  nutritive 
media  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  pure  cultivations,  can  be  easily 
and  successfully  carried  out. 

On  the  other  hand,  Koch's  method  of  gelatine-plate-cultivation 
for  the  bacteriological  investigation  of  water,  is  not  altogether 
devoid  of  some  sources  of  error,  which  seem  to  be  mainly  these  : — 

(1.)  There  are  a  few  groups  of  bacteria  which  refuse  to  grow  at 
all  in  nutrient  gelatine,  or,  at  least,  within  the  limits  of  tempera- 
ture for  solid  gelatine.  Parasitic  species  especially,  e.g.  Bacillus 
tuberculosis  (Koch),  will  not  be  found  to  multiply  under  this 
treatment,  nor  will  the  forms  which  are  grouped  together  under  the 


910   ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY, 

name  of  Spirobacteria  (Spirillum,  Spirochaete).  Then  again, 
exclusively  anaerobic  bacteria,  such  as  the  bacillus  of  butyric  acid 
fermentation,  and  the  bacillus  of  malignant  oedema,  will  not,  at 
least  under  ordinary  circumstances,  develop  in  nutrient  gelatine. 

These  groups,  however,  it  must  be  admitted,  form  only  a  small 
part  of  the  whole  class  of  bacteria  ;  yet  it  would  be  very  important, 
at  any  rate,  to  have  in  the  gelatine-plate  process  a  means  for  their 
detection.  By  far  the  greater  majority  of  bacteria,  as  already 
mentioned,  grow  readily  in  or  on  the  common  nutrient  gelatine, 
Koch's  comma-bacillus  of  cholera  asiatica,  and  the  bacillus  of 
typhoid  fever  (Eberth)  can,  if  present  in  the  water  under  examina- 
tion, scarcely  escape  notice.   (*) 

(2.)  It  is  not  always  justifiable  to  regard  the  number  of  bacterial 
colonies  met  with  on  the  plates  of  gelatine  as  corresponding  exactly 
to  as  many  individual  germs  in  the  sample  of  water  under  considera- 
tion. Bacteria,  as  is  well  known,  have  a  tendency  to  form 
various  kinds  of  aggregations,  or  to  combine  in  groups  of  growth 
which  are  not  always  so  easily  separable  into  their  individual 
components.  Therefore,  as  von  Malapert-Neufville  proposes  (f ) 
the  best  way  to  say  is  : — 

One  cubic-centimeter  of  the  water  used 

in  the  experiment  a,  yielded  A  bacterial  colonies. 

55  55  fr)  55  ■**  55  55 

and  so  on. 

A  few  other  objections  to  Koch's  method  of  water-test  are  but 
of  a  slight  and  immaterial  character ;  they  can  be  satisfactorily  met 
by  paying  the  strictest  care  and  attention  to  the  prescribed  course 
and  manner  of  manipulation. 

Before  examining  the  water  which,  as  already  stated  above,  was 
derived  from  a  tap  in  the  Linnean  Hall,  and  once  only  from  one  in 

(*)  Conf.  also  Robert  Freiherr  von  Malapert-Neufville,  "  Bacteriolog. 
Untersuchung  d.  wichtigsten  Quellen  d.  stadtischen  Wasserleitung  Wiesba- 

dens  und    einer  Anzahl    Mineral-Quellen " Zeitschrift   f. 

Analytische  Chemie  von  Fresenius,  Jahrg.  25,  Heft.  1,  Wiesbaden  1886, 
pp.  39-88. 

(t)  Loc.  cit. 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,   PH.D.,   M.A.  911 

Mr.  Macleay's  house,  it  was  always  allowed  to  run  to  waste  for  some 
time,  after  which  about  50  cubic  centimeters  of  it  were  collected 
in  sterilised,  small  so-called  Erlenmeyer's  or  parting  flasks  of  about 
130  ccm.  capacity.  Immediately  after  that  procedure  plate-culti- 
vations were  made,  for  which  purpose  mostly  1  ccm.,  besides  that 
sometimes  ^  ccm.  and  \  ccm.,  of  the  samples  of  water  were  added 
to  the  gelatine  kept  in  test-tubes. 

As  cultivation-plates  I  employ  glass  plates,  about  11  cm.  long, 
and  8  cm.  broad,  and  a  more  satisfactory  and  convenient  shape  is 
arrived  at  by  giving  them  the  form  of  an  octagon  (Plates  X,  XL, 
fig.  1,  2,  3,  4).  The  damp  chambers  used  by  me  consist  of  two 
fiat  glass-dishes  of  strong,  white  glass,  with  perpendicular  walls. 
One  of  them  measures  14-15  cm.  inner  diameter,  and  6-6*5  cmt 
inner  height  or  depth  ;  it  is  destined  for  holding  one  or  more 
of  the  culture- plates.  The  other,  15*5  cm.  inner  diam.  and  3  cm. 
inner  height  or  depth,  is  inverted  and  serves  as  cover  for  the  former. 

The  incubator  for  low  temperatures  up  to  25°  C.  (77°  F.),  in  the 
laboratory,  is  made  after  a  suitable  design  for  such  incubators  ; 
and,  when  necessary,  the  required  temperature  was  kept  up  by 
means  of  a  small  kerosene-flame. 

For  plate-cultivations  I  employed  a  10  %  nutrient  gelatine; 
for  test-tube  cultivations  a  5%-6%  gelatine  (1).  The  microscopical 
examinations  are  made  with  a  microscope  byR.  Winkel,  Gottingen, 
Germany,  having  x\  homogeneous  immersion-objective,  and  con- 
densing apparatus. 

A  direct  microscopical  examination  of  the  samples  under  consi- 
deration was  usually  not  made,  for,  however  important  such  an 
examination  might  appear  theoretically,  yet  its  application  is 
attended    with    such  a   variety  of    disadvantages    that,   after  all, 

(1)  It  was  not  possible  for  me  to  get  in  Sydney  that  variety  of  French 
gelatine  which  is  recommended  for  the  cultivation  of  Schizomycetes.  So  I 
took,  from  want  of  something  better,  a  pretty  good  French  gelatine  (black 
and  gold  label ;  Coignet  Pere  &  Fils  &  Cie,  Paris).  As  to  the  dry  peptone,  an 
essential  although  only  small  ingredient  (1%)  in  nutrient  gelatine,  I  was 
not  able  to  obtain  it  here  at  all.  I,  therefore,  had  recourse  to  preparing 
as  much  as  1  oz  myself  ;  I  employed  it  in  a  not  quite  dry  state.  A  supply 
of  it  and  of  other  material  (especially  gelatine)  is  now  on  its  way  to  me 
from  Germany. 


912       ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OP  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY, 

it  cannot  furnish  precise  results,  and,  therefore,  cannot  be  of 
comparatively  great  value  for  the  bacteriological  analysis  of  water. 
Number  of  Colonies  of  Bacteria. 
In  the  following  table  I  give  a  brief  account  of  the  number  of 
bacterial  colonies  which  made  their  appearance  on  the  cultivation- 
plates,  after  a  period  of  from  two  to  three  days'  incubation,  at  a 
temperature  of  about  20°  C.  (68°  F.)  They  are  always  calculated, 
in  the  now  customary  and  conventional  way  for  one  cubic  centi- 
meter (1)  of  the  samples  under  treatment.  These  figures  have  been 
arrived  at  by  a  series  of  single  experiments,  made  on  1 4  different 
samples,  within  the  space  of  about  two  months.  This  is  indicated 
by  the  date  when  the  sample  had  been  taken.  Moreover,  I  noted 
the  temperature  of  the  water  operated  upon,  and  besides  the  amount 
of  bacterial  colonies  in  general,  I  thought  it  well  not  to  omit  to 
state  in  a  special  column  the  number  of  those  colonies  which  caused 
liquefaction  of  the  gelatine.  It  is  especially  bacteria  of  this  kind 
which  induce  fermentative  and  putrefactive  processes  in  organic 
substances,  although  there  are,  on  the  other  hand,  important 
pathogenic  species  of  bacteria,  e.g.,  the  bacillus  of  typhoid  fever 
(Eberth),  which  do  not  liquefy  the  nutrient  gelatine  in  the  least. 


Date. 

Temper,  of  Water.    Number  of  Colonies 

Liquefying  Colonies 

in  1  ccm. 

inl 

ccm. 

(1)  July  14  0) 

(?) 

167 

166  == 

100  p.c. 

(2)     ,     19 

© 

140 

132  = 

94?  p.c. 

(3)     „     29 

51°  F.  = 

10§°O. 

69 

24  = 

34;j  p.c. 

(4)  Aug.  4 

51   F.  = 

105  C. 

2000 

180  = 

9  p.c. 

(5)     „       8 

52   F.  = 

inc. 

1960 

42  = 

2)  p.c. 

(6)     „     13 

53    F.  = 

"J  0. 

500 

174  = 

34^  p.c. 

(7)     „     18 

511  F.  = 

102  C. 

520 

334  = 

64]|  p.c. 

(8)     „     23 

51    F.  = 

105  c. 

120 

24  = 

20  p.c. 

(9)     „     28 

54  F.  = 

1229  C. 

35 

6  = 

17;  p.c. 

(10)  Sept.  2 

55    F.  = 

125C. 

23 

0  = 

0  p.c. 

(11)      »     7 

60   F.  = 

15*  C. 

160 

70  = 

43J  p.c. 

(12)     „     10 

57  F.  = 

13JC. 

38 

4  = 

105  p.c. 

(13)     „     16 

59  F.  = 

15   C. 

107 

48  = 

445  p.c. 

(U)     „     21 

57   F.  = 

13JC. 

51 

3  = 

6  p.c 

(1)  1  cubic  centim.  (ccm.)  ='060242  cub.  inch. 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,  PH.D.,  M.A.  913 

These  figures  yield,  out  of  the  14  single  cases,  an  average  number 
of  421  colonies  in  1  ccm.,  and  among  these,  86  liquefying  ones, 
equal  to  2O7  p.c. 

From  the  above  table  it  will  be  seen  that  we  have,  as  regards  the 
bacterial  colonies,  numbers  before  us  which  fluctuate  within  rather 
considerable  limits.  The  maximum  of  colonies  enumerated  was 
2000  on  August  4th,  the  minimum  23  on  September  2nd.  On  Aug. 
8th,  the  likewise  enormous  number  of  1960  was  obtained;  twice 
(Aug.  13th  and  18th),  500  and  520  respectively.  In  five  cases  the 
numbers  oscillate  between  100  and  200,  whereas  in  only  five  cases 
out  of  the  whole  were  there  less  than  100  colonies. 

The  amount  of  bacterial  life  in  a  given  sample  of  water  is,  under 
otherwise  quite  the  same  circumstances,  greatly  dependent  on  the 
amount  of  organic  matter  suspended  in  it.  In  other  words:  the  more 
bacteria  in  the  water,  the  greater  the  amount  of  organic  matter  in  it. 
Now  it  is  worth  notice  that  the  numbers  2000,  1960,  500,  520,  as 
stated  above,  were  obtained  on  days  which  succeeded  a  period  of 
rather  heavy  rain.  This  rainfall  carried  or  washed  into  the  supply 
(dams)  a  certain  quantity  of  crganic  detritus  along  with  the  accom- 
panying micro-organisms,  and,  after  a  time,  the  consequences  of  this 
addition  to  the  pipe-water  made  themselves  evident  by  an  enormous 
increase  in  the  quantity  of  bacterial  colonies.  The  water  under 
examination  then  improved  again  vastly,  as  is  well  seen  in  all  the 
remaining  cases  (see  above). 

From  this  also  it  follows  that  a  general  judgment  of  any  water, 
with  reference  to  its  contained  bacteria,  cannot  be  arrived  at  by 
one  single  test,  made  on  one  or  another  day.  Such  an  isolated 
experiment  will  give  us  nothing  but  a  rough  idea  of  the  condition 
of  the  water  for  a  limited  time,  and  is  not  to  be  generalised.  Even 
the  above  14  individual  cultivations  have  to  be  multiplied,  in  order  to 
get  more  correct  and  reliable  average  numbers  which  would  admit 
of  even  a  general  verdict. 

As  regards  the  relation  between  the  quantity  of  bacteria  present 
in  a  given  water,  and  its  quality  from  a  sanitary  point  of  view,  as 


914       ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY, 

a  potable  water,  Professor  Koch  says  (1): — "A  large  number  of 
micro-organisms  indicates  that  the  water  has  received  admixtures  in 
a  state  of  decomposition  and  loaded  with  micro-organisms,  impure 
tributaries,  etc.,  which  might  contribute  in  addition  to  the  many 
harmless  bacteria,  also  pathogenic  forms,  that  is,  infectious  matter. 
Experience  thus  far  has  shown  that  in  good  waters  the 
number  of  germs  capable  of  development  varies  between  10  and 
150.  As  soon  as  the  number  considerably  exceeds  this  limit,  the 
water  must  be  suspected  of  receiving  contributions  from  polluted 
sources.  If  the  number  reaches  or  exceeds  1000  I  should  not 
permit  its  use  as  drinking  water,  at  least  not  in  time  of  a  cholera 
epidemic.  The  number  1000  is  chosen  by  me  as  arbitrarily  as  has 
been  the  case  in  selecting  the  limiting  values  in  chemical  analysis, 
and  I  allow  each  one  to  change  it  according  to  his  convictions." 

After  these  statements  of  Koch  the  particular  tap-water  of 
the  Sydney  supply — yielding  an  average  number  of  421  bacterial 
colonies  in  1  ecru.,  for  a  period  of  little  more  than  two  months  (see 
above) — cannot  be  declared  as  good. 

Description  of   the  bacteria. 

In  what  follows  I  shall  briefly  describe  the  forms  of  bacteria 
hitherto  obtained  from  the  above-mentioned  pipe-water.  This 
description  relates  : — 

(1).  To  the  appearances  of  the  bacteria  under  high  powers  of 
the  microscope.  The  specimens  are  taken  from  colonies  on  the 
glass-plates,  and  examined  both  living  and  after  having  been 
stained  with  Loeffler's  alkaline  methyleneblue-solution. 

(2).  To  the  morphological  features  exhibited  by  the  different 
species 

(a),  in  their  colonies  on  plates  of  gelatine,  both  with  regard  to 
their  naked-eye  appearances,  and  to  those  visible  and  demonstrable 
by  the  application  of  low  powers  of  the  microscope  (70-122  diam.  ', 
transmitted  light;  [narrow  diaphragm.]  ) 

(1)  The  original  text  not  being  at  hand,  I  quote  a  translation  commu- 
nicated in  the  "American  Monthly  Microscopical  Journal."  Vol.  VII., 
Washington,  April  1886,  No.  4,  p.  64. 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,  PH.D.,  M.A.  915 

(b).  in  their  mode  of  growth  in  solid  5-6  %  nutritive  gelatine 
enclosed  in  test-tubes,  or  in  other  words,  in  the  deportment  of 
their  pure  cultivation  in  this  nourishing  soil  and  under  these 
conditions. 

(c).  in  their  pure  cultivation  on  an  oblique  surface  of 
peptonised  agar-agar  broth  or  nutrient  agar-agar  (1)  in  test-tubes. 

Five  specifically  different  forms  of  bacteria  as  yet  have  been  with 
certainty  obtained  from  the  water  in  question  ;  they  are  described 
provisionally  as  Bacterium  (Bacillus  or  whatever  it  may  be) 
A,  B,  C,  &c,  adopting  the  plan  of  Malapert-Neufville.      (2) 

Of  a  few  other  bacteria  the  colonies  of  which  from  time  to  time 
appeared  on  the  gelatine-plates,  it  is  more  than  doubtful  that  they 
were  contained  in  the  samples  of  water  employed.  Firstly,  they 
were  met  with  in  mostly  one  colony  each,  and  only  very  seldom  ; 
secondly,  they  made  their  appearance  after  the  plates,  for  the 
purpose  of  first  examination,  had  already  been  in  contact  with 
the  air  of  the  room  ;  lastly,  they  were  found  only  at  the  surface  of 
the  gelatine.  These  colonies  showed  themselves  to  be  very 
interesting,  and  I  hope  to  return  to  them  at  the  earliest 
opportunity. 

Bacillus  A. 

Microscopical  Characters.  Short  rods  of  from  -0015--0018  mm.  (3) 
in  length  and  about  *0008  in  breadth;  singly  or  in  twos;  extremities 
rounded ;  protoplasmic  contents  not  thoroughly  homogeneous, 
inasmuch  as  the  ends  of  the  rods  stain  with  aniline-dye  better  than 

(1)  Agar-Agar,  or  Japanese  isinglass,  of  good  quality,  is  to  be  had 
in  packets  of  about  J  lb.  at  Chinese  shops,  George-street,  Sydney. 
According  to  a  label  referring  to  a  sample  of  such  vegetable  isinglass  in 
the  Technological  Museum  of  Sydney,  it  is  called  "  Kanten  "  "prepared 
by  exposing  the  jelly  obtained  from  Gelidium  corneum  (Lamarck) 
to  the  intense  frost  of  a  winter's  night.  It  congeals  and  hardens 
and  may  then  be  kept  for  a  great  length  of  time."  So  far  as  I  am 
informed  there  are  more  than  this  one  species  of  seaweeds  used  for 
preparing  Japanese  isinglass  or  agar-agar.  A  nutrient  agar-agar  of  1  % 
withstands  more  than  blood-temperature  without  becoming  liquid,  and  is, 
on  account  of  this  property  and  from  the  fact  that  it  is  not  to  be  liquefied 
by  any  bacterial  growth,  much  used  in  bacteriological  laboratories. 

(2)  Loc.  cit. 

(3)  1  mm.  =  '03937  inch  ;  "001  mm.  =  '0003937  inch. 

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916       ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY, 

their  central  parts.  With  very  active  spontaneous  movements 
which  exhibit  themselves  as  a  tremulous  hurrying  across  the 
field  of  the  microscope,  and  are  especially  extremely  vivid  in  the 
immediate  neighbourhood  of  air-bubbles  in  a  drop  of  water  under 
the  cover-glass  (aerobic  bacterial  form.) 

On  gelatine-plates.  It  forms  at  the  surface  of  the  gelatine 
greyish,  turbid-looking  colonies  of  circular  circumference  (Pis. 
X,  XI,  figs.  1,  3,  4,  a),  which  exhibit,  when  examined  with  low 
magnifying  powers,  granular  contents.  The  colonies  enlarge  very 
rapidly,  liquefying  at  the  same  time  and  at  the  same  rate  the 
gelatine,  effecting  in  the  latter,  at  first,  funnel-shaped,  then  with 
the  advancing  growth  of  the  micro-organism,  watch-glass-like 
excavations  now  filled  with  liquid  matter.  In  the  interior  of  the 
layer  of  gelatine  the  colonies  multiply  much  more  slowly  than  do 
the  superficial  ones. 

When  quite  young — of  from  -Ol-*^  mm.  diam. — the  colonies 
present,  in  optical  section,  more  or  less  perfect  circle-figures, 
with  smooth  outlines,  as  indicated  by  a  bright,  black,  uninterrupted 
line,  and  showing  a  greyish  colour.  Contents  of  the  vegetations 
homogeneous,  slightly  granular.  In  the  larger  ones  signs  of  a 
commencing  liquefaction  of  gelatine  are  visible. 

In  nutrient  gelatine  in  a  test-tube  this  bacillus  displays  a  vigorous 
propagation  which  results  in  the  production,  in  a  proportionately 
short  time,  and  along  the  track  of  the  inoculating  platinum  wire, 
of  an  inverted  conical  bag  of  liquefied  gelatine.  The  growth 
rapidly  spreads  itself  in  the  gelatine,  forming  at  the  bottom  of  the 
conical-shaped  or  forefinger-like  excavation  of  the  latter  a  granular, 
rather  dense  deposit,  whilst  in  the  superincumbent  liquid,  which 
offers  a  turbid  greyish  appearance,  small  granules  and  particles  are 
distributed.  In  course  of  time,  the  whole  contents  of  the  test- 
tube  become  one  liquid  mass. 

On  a  sloping  surface  of  nutrient  agar-agar  in  a  test-tube  this 
bacillus  readily  grows  laterally  from  the  streak  of  the  inoculation, 
and  ultimately   represents   a   greyish-white,    shining,    gelatinous, 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,  PH.D.,  M.A.  917 

elongated,  superficial  layer,  the  edges  of  which  are  smooth  and 
well  defined,  and  thinner,  and,  therefore,  more  translucent  than  the 
other  parts. 

The  culture  of  the  above  bacillus  in  or  on  the  nutritive  media 
here  mentioned,  did  not  cause  any  offensive  smell. 

With  one  or  two  exceptions,  its  colonies  were  always  met  with 
on  the  cultivation -plates  sometimes  in  proportionately  large, 
sometimes  also  in  proportionately  small  numbers.  It  is  the  most 
common  among  the  liquefying  bacteria  from  the  water. 

Bacillus  B. 

Microscopical  Characters.  Short  rods,  '002  mm.  long  and  about 
•0007  mm.  thick.  Occur  singly  or  in  twos  ;  motile;  extremities 
rounded  off. 

On  gelatine-plates.  At  the  surface  of  the  gelatine  the  micro- 
organism grows  in  gelatinous,  glistening,  compact,  but  easily 
separable  patches,  (PL  XI,  fig.  3,  4  b,)  which,  in  reflected  light,  and 
viewed  from  above,  have  a  bluish-grey,  in  transmitted  light 
(especially  if  condensed),  and  viewed  from  the  side,  a  beautifully 
bluish-opalescent  colour.  Contours  or  edges  quite  irregularly 
shaped  (PI.  XI.  fig.  3,  4.  b,).  In  the  centre  of  these  masses,  as 
a  rule,  one  finds  a  small,  somewhat  elevated  part,  forming  as  it 
were,  a  sort  of  nucleus,  from  which  the  spreading  of  the  vegetation 
takes  place.  Under  a  low  magnifying  power  the  contents  of  these 
colonies  look  finely  granular,  and  are  translucent  with  a  light  grey 
tint. 

In  the  interior  of  the  layer  of  the  gelatine  this  bacillus  is  met 
with  in  characteristic  lenticular,  or  Cyclas- Anodonta- and  Unio- 
like  colonies,  which  are  very  often  placed  edgewise  or  obliquely  in 
the  mass  of  gelatine.  (PL  X,  fig.  1,  b ;  pi.  XI,  fig.  3,  4,  b).  They 
are  of  a  nearly  white  colour,  and  rather  viscid  consistency.  Under 
Jow  magnifying  power,  and  if  not  too  old,  these  interior  colonies 
are  of  a,  greyish  colour  (transmitted  light),  having  their  contents 
finely  granular  and  their  contours  smooth.  In  their  optical  section 
they  sometimes  strikingly  resemble  the  long  contour  of  lemons. 


918       ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLYr 

When  quite  young — I  examined  them  -01-'08  mm.  in  diameter — 
the  colonies  are,  in  optical  section,  circular,  translucent,  with  a 
light-grey  colour,  and  possessed  of  perfectly  smooth,  well  denned 
outlines.     Contents  homogeneous,  slightly  granulate. 

In  nutrient  gelatine  in  a  test-tube  this  bacillus  grows  pretty  slowly 
to  a  whitish  solid  thread  of  equal  dimensions  throughout  all  its 
length.  The  contents  of  this  thread  are  not  homogeneous  inasmuch 
as  it  appears  to  be  made  up,  notably  at  its  edges,  of  great  numbers 
of  larger  or  smaller  beads.  At  the  surface  of  the  gelatine  the 
growth  is  more  marked,  extending  centrifugally  beyond  the  point 
of  inoculation,  and  forming  a  shining,  irregularly  indented  film  or 
pellicle  of  a  bluish-grey  colour. 

This  micro-organism  causes  no  liquefaction  whatever  of  the 
gelatine,  neither  in  test-tubes,  nor  on  plates. 

On  an  oblique  surface  of  nutrient  agar-agar  it  grows  readily, 
and  when  exposed  in  an  incubator  at  blood-temperature  it  multi- 
plies considerably,  within  less  than  two  days,  to  indistinctly  greyish- 
white,  jelly-like,  superficial  layers  which  suddenly  cease  to  increase 
in  size,  and  do  not  extend  all  over  the  free  surface  of  the  nutritive 
soil.  On  microscopical  examination  endogenous  spore-formation 
was  found  to  exist.  This  bacterium  usually  made  its  appearance  on 
the  cultivation  plates,  supplying,  on  the  average,  the  largest  contri- 
bution to  the  whole  of  the  bacteria  cultivated. 

At  first  sight  of  the  colonies  and  test-tube  cultivations  of  this 
bacillus,  I  thought  of  the  possibility  of  its  being  perhaps  the 
bacillus  of  typhoid  fever.  The  microscopical  appearances,  are  how- 
ever, against  such  a  possibility.  I  have  not  yet  finished  cultivating 
it  on  potatoes  at  blood-temperature,  nor  have  I  hitherto  made  with 
it  any  inoculation  experiments  on  animals.  In  addition  to  that  it 
would  be  of  paramount  importance  to  have  as  standards  of 
comparison,  for  this  and  other  similar  forms  which  might  be 
detected  in  Sydney  water  or  elsewhere,  pure  cultivations  of  the 
Bacillus  typhosus.  Such  a  pure  culture,  also  of  other  pathogenic 
Schizomycetes,  I  expect  daily  from  Professor  Fliigge,  Director  of 
the  Hygienic  Institution  at  Gottingen  University,  Germany. 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,  PH.D.,  M.A.  919 

Bacillus    C. 

Microscopical  Characters.  Delicate,  slender  rods,  of  from -00 15 
— -0035  mm.  in  length,  and  about  -0004  mm.  in  width ;  with 
somewhat  acutely  rounded  ends  ;  occur  usually  in  threads  or  fila- 
ments, made  up  of  a  great  number  of  individual  rods. 

On  gelatine-plates.  Growing  superficially  it  forms,  at  firsk, 
very  thin,  irregularly  shaped,  opalescent  films,  which,  under  a  low 
magnifying  power,  show  a  mosaic-like  arrangement  of  their 
contents.  Later  on,  with  the  moderately  quickly  advancing 
growth  of  the  colonies,  liquefaction  of  the  gelatine  sets  in,  and  at 
the  bottom  of  the  watch-glass-like  excavation  in  the  latter, 
now  a  liquid  mass,  there  is  seen  a  net- work  of  ochre-yellow, 
rather  thick  and  short  strings  which,  taken  as  a  whole  are 
longitudinal  or  circular  in  shape  (PL  X,  fig.  2,  c).  These 
colonies  spread  themselves  peripherally  more  and  more,  as  more  or 
less  elongated  threads,  which  are  combined  in  more  or  less  wide 
and  elongated  bundles,  these  being  themselves  in  communication 
with  one  another  in  the  most  various  ways. 

In  the  interior  of  the  gelatine  the  colonies  have,  from  the  very 
beginning,  a  yellowish  colour. 

When  in  quite  a  young  stage  of  development  (of  from  -02-* 2 
mm.  diam.)  the  colonies  of  this  bacillus  seldom  represent,  as  a 
whole,  a  circular  shape  (optical  section),  but  they  are  mostly 
irregularly  circumscribed,  with  their  contents  slightly  emarginate 
and  partly  provided  with  offshoots,  often  of  the  most  curious  and 
fantastic  kind,  in  so  far  as  they  resemble  root-fibres,  legs  of  mites 
and  insects,  or  the  like.  Contents  of  these  colonies  granular, 
translucent  with  a  yellowish  tint. 

In  nutrient  gelatine  in  a  test-tube  this  form  grows  in  the  shape 
of  an  inverted,  elongated  cone  which,  if  looked  at  in  transmitted 
light,  offers  a  beautiful  aspect  inasmuch  as  a  central  axis  represent- 
ing the  course  of  the  inoculating  platinum-wire,  appears  to  be  beset, 
all  round,  with  an  almost  invisible,  extremely  fine  and  delicate, 
cotton-wool-like  mass,  of  a  cloudy  appearance.  The  growth 
here  proceeds  but  slowly.      At  the  surface    of   the   gelatine  the 


920       ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY, 

micro-organism  vegetates  more  quickly,  liquefying  the  gelatine  from 
above  downwards,  and  forming  at  the  bottom  of  the  liquefied  mass 
a  dense  ochre-yellow  deposit. 

On  an  inclined  surface  of  nutrient  gelatine  in  test-tubes  it 
multiplies  very  readily,  spreading  laterally  from  the  streak  of  the 
inoculation  in  a  thin  greyish-white  film  over  the  surface  of  the 
gelatine.  On  examination  with  a  pocket-lens  the  edges  of  the 
growth  are  found  to  be  lined  with  minute  fringe-like  processes,  and, 
here  and  there,  more  or  less  elongated  acuminate  offshoots  are  seen 
which  consist  of  an  aggregation  of  minute,  undulatory  fibres,  and 
are  arranged,  on  each  side,  parallel  to  one  another,  running 
obliquely  from  below  upwards,  to  the  right  and  to  the  left 
respectively.  The  gelatine  soon  liquefies,  first  in  a  longitudinal, 
middle  channel,  carrying  down  with  it  to  the  bottom  of  the  glass 
tube,  the  bacterial  vegetation  of  these  spots,  and  depositing  it 
there  as  an  orange-yellow  dense  flocky  and  rather  tenacious  mass. 
The  liquefaction  proceeds  laterally  till,  after  some  time  and  at 
ordinary  temperature,  the  test-tube  is  filled  with  one  liquid  mass. 
Besides  the  superficial  growth,  as  observed  in  the  gelatine-tube, 
of  this  bacillus,  there  exists,  as  long  as  the  gelatine  is  solid,  some 
inner  vegetation,  that  is,  from  the  gelatine-surface  delicate,  cloud- 
like, filamentous  masses  take  their  way  into  the  solid  gelatine  iD  a 
parallel  arrangement  and  in  nearly  a  horizontal  direction. 

On  a  sloping  surface  of  nutrient  agar-agar  this  bacterium  forms 
an  ochre-yellow  superficial  layer  with  glistening  even  surface,  and 
a  narrow,  thin,  transparent,  undulating  border. 

This  species  appeared  now  and  then  on  the   plates,  but  never 

copiously,  fourteen  colonies   at  one  time  being  the  largest  number 

found  (PI.  XI,  fig.  2.) 

Bacillus  D. 

Microscopical  Characters.  Cylindrical,  straight  or  sometimes 
slightly  curved  rods,  of  from  -004- -009  mm.  in  length,  and  about 
•0017  mm.  in  width  ;  occur  singly,  in  twos,  or  in  chains  or  filaments; 
extremities  rounded  off;  with  slosv,  seemingly  pendulum-like,  or 
slowly  gliding,  spontaneous  movements ;  contents  of  the  rods 
homogeneous. 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,  PH.D.,  M.A.  921 

On  gelatine- plates.  This  bacillus  came  under  notice  only 
a  few  times,  and  in  few  colonies.  There  is  in  the  gelatine  a 
watch-glass-like  excavation,  with  perfectly  circular  circumference, 
and  tilled  with  turbid,  liquefied  gelatine,  in  which  the  colony 
(PI.  XI,  fig.  4,  d)  is  seen  to  consist  of  a  central  part  of  peculiar 
flocky,  or  sponge-like  contents,  and  surrounding  it  a  zone  in  which 
there  are  visible  only  small  particles  or  granules,  amidst  the 
greyish,  turbid  gelatine-liquid.  The  spreading  of  the  colonies,  or 
what  is  the  same,  the  liquefaction  of  gelatine  takes  place  at  a  very 
rapid  rate. 

If,  starting  from  such  colonies,  a  fresh  gelatine-plate  is  made, 
one  finds  very  soon  colonies  of  from  -05--3  mm.  in  diameter.  The 
superficial  ones  differ  from  the  interior  ones  in  that  they  are  larger 
and  already  exhibit  liquefaction  of  the  gelatine,  consisting  of 
minute  funnel-shaped  openings  in  the  latter.  All  the  colonies, 
notably  the  deeper  ones,  are  echinate  in  their  appearance,  in  so  far 
as  from  a  central,  on  the  whole  circular  mass  (optical  section)  of 
more  or  less  grey  colour  (transmitted  light),  there  issue  in  different 
directions,  more  or  less  elongated,  spine-or  rod-like  processes  which 
represent  a  rather  dense  zone  or  girdle.  A  little  below  the  surface 
of  the  gelatine  the  colonies  sometimes  give  off  small  tuft-like  off- 
shoots towards  the  surface  of  the  gelatine.  The  quite  superficial 
colonies  are  light-grey  translucent. 

In  nutrient-gelatine  in  a  test-tube  the  bacillus  forms,  at  first 
liquefying  the  gelatine,  a  growth  of  the  shape  of  an  inverted  elon- 
gated cone,  that  rapidly  advances.  At  last  there  is  a  dense  and 
thick  deposit  at  the  bottom  of  a  columnar  mass,  consisting  of 
turbid,  liquid  gelatine.  I  did  not  see  the  liquefaction  go  down 
entirely  to  the  bottom  of  the  test-tube,  so  that  here  part  of  the 
solid  gelatine  remained  unaltered. 

On  an  oblique  surface  of  agar-agar  it  forms  a  quickly  spreading 
compact,  greyish-white,  superficial  layer,  with  its  surface  somewhat 
wrinkled,  also  here  and  there  showing  thin  and  pretty  high 
folds,  which  extend  more  or  less  horizontally  from  the  edges 
towards  the  middle  of  the  growth.  The  marginal  parts  of  the 
latter  are  curved  and  undulatory  ;  the  contours  themselves  are 
pretty  smooth. 


922       ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY, 

Bacillus  E. 

Microscopical  Characters.  About -006  mm.  long  and  '0018  mm. 
broad  cylindrical  rods ;  occur  in  filaments,  consisting  of  a  great 
many  individual  rods,  rounded  at  their  extremities ;  no  spon- 
taneous movement. 

On  gelatine-plates.  This  form  was  only  now  and  then  met  with 
in  a  few  colonies.  At  the  beginning  they  consist  of  but  a  few 
short  threads  crossing  one  another  in  various  directions.  They 
multiply  pretty  quickly,  and  after  about  three  days  present  greyish, 
cloudy  masses,  having  a  central,  darker,  rounded  part,  where  the 
gelatine  is  liquefied  in  a  watch-glass-like  manner,  and  from  which 
delicate  and  multifariously  ramified,  and  more  or  less  elongated 
threads  or  filaments  radiate,  spreading  themselves  at  a  good  distance 
over  the  surface  of  the  gelatine.  Besides  that,  I  once  saw  a  colony 
propagating  in  a  similar  manner  at  the  bottom  of  the  gelatine  on 
the  glass-plate.  This  micro-organism,  therefore,  is  aerobic  as  well 
as  anaerobic. 

In  nutrient  gelatine  in  a  test-tube  it  grows,  like  Bacillus 
C,  in  the  shape  of  an  inverted  cone,  which,  however,  in  this 
case  approaches  somewhat  that  of  a  cylinder.  We  have  here 
a  remarkably  beautiful  growth  of  extremely  delicate,  cloudy,  and 
wool-fibre-like  appearance ;  it  is  scarcely  visible  in  reflected  light, 
and  reminds  one  vividly  of  a  test-tube  pure-cultivation  of  the 
bacillus  of  mice-septicaemia  (Koch).  It  multiplies,  in  the 
interior  of  the  gelatine,  far  more  readily  than  does  Bacillus  C  (see 
above).  At  the  surface,  where  liquefaction  of  the  gelatine 
begins,  the  micro-organism  offers  at  first  pretty  much  the  same 
aspect  as  in  its  cultivation  on  plates  ;  later  on,  with  the  advancing 
liquefaction  of  the  gelatine,  occurring  from  above  downwards,  it 
represents  here  a  greyish-white  film,  covered  by  a  liquid  mass. 

On  a  sloping  surface  of  nutrient  agar-agar  it  develops  a 
luxuriant  superficial  vegetation  of  a  grey-white  colour.  In  the 
middle  it  is  denser  and  more  compact,  being  here  folded  up  and 
provided  with  small  prominences.  At  the  edges  it  is  thinner  and 
has  a  lint-like  appearance,  being  composed  here  of  densely  packed, 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,  PH.D.,  M.A.  923 

handsomely  ramified  threads  or  fibres  which  stretch  over  the  whole 
available  surface  of  the  agar-agar  on  either  side.  Besides  this 
superficial  growth,  there  is  also  some  growth  in  the  interior  of  the 
agar-agar,  inasmuch  as  short,  cloudy  masses  penetrate  from  the 
surface  into  the  substance  of  the  solid  agar-agar. 


In  concluding  this  first  part  of  my  Notes  on  Water  from  the 
Sydney  Supply  from  a  bacteriological  point  of  view,  I  wish  to 
state  once  more  that  they  relate  exclusively  to  the  pipe- water  of 
a  single  locality,  of  a  locality  where  its  quality  might,  of  course, 
be  altogether  different  from  that  at  other  places  in  or  about  the 
city.  The  number  of  bacteria  in  a  given  sample  of  water  bears, 
under  otherwise  the  same  circumstances,  as  has  been  already 
mentioned  above,  a  direct  relation  to  the  amount  of  organic 
matter  in  it,  and  this  organic  matter  will  or  may  not  be  equally 
distributed  throughout  the  whole  supply.  Therefore  it  certainly 
would  be  erroneous  to  apply  what  could  have  been  stated  about 
the  condition  of  the  water  of  that  locality  to  the  whole  supply  in 
general.  Further,  the  above  statements  as  to  the  quantity  of 
bacterial  colonies  in  the  sample  under  consideration  are  the  results 
of  cultivation  experiments  made  during  a  comparatively  cool  and 
dry  season.  How  the  results  will  turn  out  during  the  hot  summer 
or  in  wet  periods  in  winter,  cannot  yet  be  exactly  anticipated. 
Of  special  importance,  of  course,  it  would  be  in  these  bacterio- 
logical examinations  by  means  of  the  gelatine-plate-process,  always 
to  have  a  watchful  eye  on  whether  the  bacillus  of  typhoid  fever, 
this  social  calamity,  might  with  absolute  certainty  be  found  in  the 
Sydney  water,  or  not. 


924      ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATES. 


Plate  X. 


Fig.  1. — Bacterial  colonies  growing  in  a  gelatine  plate-cultivation,  out  of 
1  ccm.  of  pipe-water  (July  19,  1886),  after  two  days'  incubation 
at  about  65°  F.  (18£°  C.)  Natural  size.  (The  layer  of  gelatine 
is  represented  here  as  in  the  following  figures  by  a  brownish 
tint). 

a.  Liquefying  colonies  of  Bacillus  A.  (p.  915). 

b.  Non-liquefying  colonies  of  Bacillus  B.  (p.  917). 

Fig.  2.— Liquefying  colonies  (c)  of  Bacillus  C.  (p.  919),  after  several  days. 
Natural  size.  The  other  colonies  which  were  at  the  same  time 
found  on  the  plate  are  omitted  (July  29th,  1886). 

Plate   XL 

Fig.  3. — Bacterial  colonies  from  \  ccm.  of  water  (Aug.  17th,  1886),  after 
several  days'  incubation.     Natural  size. 

a.  Colonies  of  Bacillus  A.  (p.  915). 

b.  Interior        ) 

h     S        fi  "  1  i  Colonies,  non-liquefying,  of  Bacillus  B.  (p.  917). 

Fig.  4. — Colonies  from  £  ccm.  of  water  (Aug.  23rd,  1886),  after  some  days. 
Natural  size. 

a.  Bacillus  A. 

b.  b,.  Bacillus  B. 

c.  Bacillus  C. 

d.  Liquefying  colonies  of  Bacillus  D. 


ON  A  REMARKABLE  BACTERIUM  {STREPTOCOCCUS) 
FROM  WHEAT-ENSILAGE. 

By  Oscar  Katz,  Ph.D.,  M.A. 

(Plate  XII.) 

A  short  time  ago  I  obtained  through  the  kindness  of  Mr.  A. 
Bruce,  Chief  Inspector  of  Stock  for  New  South  Wales,  some  of 
the  wheat-ensilage  which  had  been  used  at  Coonong,  Urana 
District,  N.S.W.,  as  food  for  horses,  amongst  which  a  fatal 
epidemic,  though  of  short  duration,  subsequently  broke  out. 
The  samples  under  notice  were  of  three  descriptions  :  one  was 
labelled  as  "  fresh  ensilage,"  anotheras  "  three  or  four  days  exposed 
showing  mould  fungus,  as  given  to  the  horses,"  a  third  "fully 
developed  mould  fungus." 

Among  the  micro-organisms — in  all,  three  kinds  of  bacteria,  and 
two  kinds  of  moulds — which  I  cultivated  out  of  the  last-mentioned 
sample,  there  was  one  bacterial  species  that  especially  struck  my 
fancy,  and  is  interesting  in  more  than  one  respect. 

Starting  with  an  infusion  of  the  particular  sample  in  a 
sterilised  *6  p.c.  common  salt  solution  in  a  test-tube,  and  cultivating 
a  minute  part  of  it  (or  even  a  dilution  of  this  minute  part) 
in  10  p.c.  nutritive  gelatine  on  glass  plates,  for  a  few  days, 
and  at  a  temperature  of  about  20°  C.  (68°  F.),  one  finds,  at  the 
surface  of  the  layer  of  gelatine,  amidst  vegetations  of  the  other 
micro-organisms,  small  greyish-white  to  slightly  yellowish-white 
colonies  (PI.  XII,  fig.  1,  x),  having — at  least  the  larger  ones — their 
outlines  irregularly  crenate  or  emarginate.  With  the  advancing 
enlargement  of  these  aggregations  or  colonies,  liquefaction  of  the 
gelatine  underneath  the  latter  commences,  and  the  colonies 
themselves  now  present  beautiful  whitish  substantial   patches,  the 


926        ON    A    REMARKABLE    BACTERIUM    FROM    WHEAT-ENSILAGE, 

central,  greater  part  of  which  is  watch-glass  shaped,  being  situated 
in  a  watch-glass-like  excavation,  now  filled  with  liquid  gelatine 
(PL  XII,  fig.  2,  a,  b,  c,  d,  e,)  ;  the  periphery  of  the  colonies  forms  a 
somewhat  elevated  zone  or  girdle  round  the  inner  mass,  on  the 
surface  of  not  yet  liquefied  gelatine,  and  is  made  up,  in  rather  an 
ornamental  manner,  of  more  or  less  elongated  fringe-like  processes 
or  appendages,  the  arrangement  of  which  is  exhibited  in  PI.  XII, 
fig.  2,  a-e. 

On  examination  with  a  low  power  of  the  microscope  (70-122 
diam.)  the  contents  of  these  colonies  are  seen  to  be  crummy  or 
flocculent.  In  the  interior  of  the  gelatine  the  micro-organism 
vegetates  much  more  slowly  and  does  not  exhibit  that  beautiful 
arrangement  of  the  superficial  colonies. 

I  examined  very  young  colonies,  of  from  -01 — '05  mm.  diam., 
and  in  their  optical  section  they  appeared,  upon  the  whole,  as 
circles  or  (not  so  often)  as  ellipses,  whereas  the  older  colonies  have 
never  been  found  of  such  a  regular  shape.  But  here  and  there 
small  projecting  or  retrograding  parts  were  met  with  in  the 
contours  which  in  themselves  were  not  perfectly  smooth  and 
sharp,  but  looked  as  if  lined  with  extremely  minute  teeth  or 
prominences.  The  contents  are  finely  granular,  and  of  a  more  or 
less  yellowish-grey  colour  (transmitted  light). 

On  investigation  with  high  powers  of  the  microscope  all  these 
colonies  are  seen  to  consist  of  micrococci  which  occur  singly,  in 
twos,  but  more  commonly  forming  strings  or  chains,  often  twisted  or 
bent.  (PL  Xll,  fig.  3.)  Hence  the  name  Streptococcus  for  such 
kinds  of  micrococci.  These  chains  are  aggregated  or  grouped  in 
clusters  (which  represent  the  substance  of  the  colonies).  The 
individual  streptococci  are  more  or  less  globular,  and  measure 
about -0014  in  diameter.  They  stain  intensely  with  methylene- 
blue  solution,  and  other  aniline  dyes. 

Inoculated  into  nutritive  gelatine  in  a  test-tube  (pure  cultivation) 
the  Streptococcus  grows  along  the  course  of  the  inoculating 
platinum  wire  to  a  slightly  yellowish-white,  somewhat  flattened 
thread,  made  up  at  first  of  numbers  of  small  beads.  It  is 
especially   at  the  free   surface  of  the  gelatine  that  it  propagates, 


BY    OSCAR    KATZ,  PH.D.,  M.A.  927 

and  here  it  commences  to  liquefy  the  latter  in  a  funnel-  or  watch- 
glass-like  manner,  besides  spreading  itself  beyond  the  margin  of 
this  excavation  in  the  shape  of  a  very  thin,  fragmentary,  greyish- 
white  film  over  the  surface  of  the  gelatine.  Afterwards  the 
growth  in  the  gelatine  presents  an  inverted  conical  bag  filled  with 
yellowish,  densely  packed  flocky  masses  of  the  micro-organism. 
The  liquefaction  advances  from  above  downwards,  till,  in  course  of 
time,  there  is  seen  in  the  test-tube  one  liquid  mass,  in  which  light, 
filamentous,  fibrine-like  masses  (belonging  to  the  micro-organism) 
are  suspended,  and  at  the  bottom  a  noticeable  deposit  of  yellowish 
colour. 

On  a  sloping  surface  of  a  1  p.c.  nutrient  agar-agar  in  a  test- 
tube  the  organism  multiplies  readily  at  ordinary  temperatures,  and, 
after  some  dajs'  standing,  the  cultivation  presents  a  greyish,  flat, 
superficial  growth  which  appears  wrinkled  or  folded.  This  is 
principally  marked  along  the  streak  of  inoculation,  where  the 
vegetation,  being  also  more  luxuriant,  looks  as  if  covered  with 
short  yellowish-white  threads,  interwoven  with  each  other. 

On  the  cut  surface  of  a  sterilised  potato  the  Streptococcus  like- 
wise readily  propagates.  (PI.  XII,  fig.  4.)  After  some  time  of 
incubation  at  ordinary  temperatures,  it  developes  to  considerable 
masses  of  a  peculiar  yellowish-white  tint  and  creamy  consistency- 
These  masses  do  not  extend  far  over  the  nutrient  surface.  They 
resemble,  following  the  track  of  the  inoculating  platinum  wire,  an 
elongated  chain  of  mountains,  the  edges  of  which  are  characteris- 
tically emarginated,  as  if  lined  all  along  their  contours  with  small, 
bead-like  prominences.  All  over  the  surface  of  these  plateaux, 
and  quite  close  to  one  another,  very  shallow  furrows  are  visible 
which  run  down  to  the  borders  of  the  masses  ;  (conf.  PI.  XII,  fig.  4, 
where  this  appearance  is  roughly  indicated.) 

I  may  well  note  here  that  with  the  propagation  of  the  Streptococcus 
a  peculiarly  sour  but  not  very  strong  smell  was  associated,  which 
was  especially  noticeable  in  the  pure  culture  of  the  bacterium  on  a 
potato  in  a  small  glass  capsule. 


928        ON   A   REMARKABLE    BACTERIUM   PROM   WHEAT-ENSILAGE. 

Whether  this  micrococcus,  or  the  other  Schizomycetes  obtained 
from  the  wheat-ensilage  in  question,  (Plate  XII,  fig.  1,  x,  y,  z,)  is 
pathogenic  or  not,  has  not  yet  been  ascertained,  as  experiments  on 
animals  have  not  yet  been  tried.  Unfortunately  I  am  not  in 
possession  of  preserved  pieces  of  any  of  the  organs  of  the  horses 
which  had  been  feeding  on  the  ensilage,  and  afterwards  succumbed 
to  the  reported  epidemic.  A  microscopical  examination  of  such 
organs  would,  undoubtedly,  have  proved  a  material  aid  in  the 
elucidation  of  the  question. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  XII. 

Fig.  1. — Part  of  a  plate-cultivation  in  10%  nutrient  gelatine  of  an  infusion 
of  the  wheat-ensilage.  The  white  colonies,  x,  belong  to  the 
Streptococcic  described  above  ;  y,  yellowish-green  colonies  of 
short  bacilli  liquefying  the  gelatine  ;  z,  bluish-white  colonies  of 
another  bacillus. 

Fig.  2. — a,  b,  c,  d,  e.  Some  of  the  Streptococcus-colonies  in  a  more 
advanced  state  of  growth. 

Fig.  3. — a  to  1.  Microscopical  appearances  of  the  Streirtococcus  (diagram- 
matic). The  zones  round  the  cocci  represent  the  bright  peri- 
pheral capsules  observable  in  Bacteria. 

Fig.  4.— Cultivation  of  the  Streptococcus  on  potato  (p.  927). 


BOTANICAL  NOTES. 
By  Rev.  W.  Woolls,  Ph.D.,  F.L.S. 

(1)  Note  on  Lindscea  trichomanoides  (Dry.) 

This  elegant  fern,  which  sometimes  rises  to  the  height  of  a  foot 
and  more,  is  common  to  Tasmania,  Australia,  and  New  Zealand,  in 
which  last  locality  it  has  a  very  wide  range  and  is  intimately  con- 
nected with  L.  Lessonnii.  Some  years  since,  I  forwarded  a  specimen 
of  this  fern  to  Baron  von  Miiller,  but  as  it  was  without  fructification, 
Mr.  Bentham  regarded  it  as  doubtful  {Flora  Australiensis,  Vol. 
VII.,  p.  721).  Since  the  publication  of  our  Flora,  L.  trichomanoides 
has  been  found  at  the  Kurrajongby  Mr.  Comrie,  the  Rev.  W.  Scott, 
M.A.,  and  Mr.  R.  Selkirk.  I  forwarded  Mr.  Selkirk's  specimens 
to  Baron  von  Miiller,  who  regards  the  discovery  as  interesting,  and 
expresses  an  opinion  that  the  fern  will  yet  be  found  in  Victoria. 
In  Hooker's  Synopsis  Filicum,  it  is  stated  that  Mr.  Cairns  has 
recently  gathered  the  same  species  in  Fiji.  The  typical  form  is  much 
larger  than  the  var.  Lessonnii,  the  fronds  being  more  compound, 
sometimes  bi-pinnate  and  even  tri-pinnate. 


(2)  Note  on  Crowea  exalata  (F.  v.  M.) 

This  rutaceous  plant  is  a  small  shrub,  mentioned  formerly  by 
Baron  von  Miiller  as  an  "  Alpine  species,"  and  subsequently  united 
by  him  with  Crowea  saligna  (Andr.),  which  is  common  near  the 
coast.     Mr.  Bentham,  judging  from  the  general  habits,  foliage  and 


930  BOTANICAL  NOTES. 

less  angular  stems  of  C.  exalata,  describes  it  as  a  distinct  species  ; 
and  I  believe  that  the  Baron,  influenced  by  the  specimens  which  I 
sent  to  him  last  year,  is  inclined  to  the  same  opinion.  It  is  rather 
curious  that  only  one  shrub  of  this  species  has  ever  been  found  on 
low  ground,  and  that  was  near  Parramatta  some  years  ago. 
Within  the  last  few  months,  a  few  more  shrubs  have  been  discovered 
at  the  Kurrajong. 


NOTE   ON    A   LABYRINTHODONT   FOSSIL    FROM 
COCKATOO  ISLAND,  PORT  JACKSON. 

By  Professor  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S. 

The  circumstances  under  which  this  very  interesting  fossil  was 
discovered  and  obtained  are  sufficiently  curious  to  merit  some  notice. 
And  perhaps  such  notice  may  serve  to  give  fresh  encourage- 
ment to  those  who  had  begun  to  despair  of  finding  any  satisfactoiy 
evidence  as  to  the  epoch  of  our  Hawkesbury  formation,  and  may 
prevent  the  careless  destruction  of  such  evidence  as  will  from  time 
to  time  be  unearthed  in  the  ordinary  processes  of  quarrying. 

It  is  to  the  quick  eye  of  Mr.   Maiden,  the   energetic  Curator 
of  the  Technological  Museum,  that  we  owe,  in  the  first  instance, 
the   very  important    discovery   which  has   now  been   made.     Mr. 
Fagan,  an  engine-driver   employed  on  the  works  of  the  new  Dock 
at  Biloela,  or  Cockatoo  Island,  had  heard  from  one  of  the  labourers 
that  some  "  funny  things"  had  just  been  dislodged  by  a  blast  in  the 
process    of  excavation.       One    of    these  "  funny  things,"   a  very 
large    Planorbis,  or  some  closely  allied    form,   he  obtained,    and 
handed  to   Mr.    Maiden,   who   most  unfortunately  was,  the   very 
next    day,   attacked    by   a    severe    and    dangerous    illness.       On 
his    recovery,    some    weeks    afterwards,  he   communicated    with 
Mr.    C.   S.  Wilkinson,  Government   Geologist,   showing  him   the 
supposed  Planorbis,  and  informing  him  of  the  occurrence  of  other 
fossils  in  the  same  locality.     Mr.  Wilkinson  at  once  despatched  his 
best  •'  fossil-hunter,"  Mr.  C.  Cullen,  to  the  place,  who  found  that 
the  greater  portion  of  the   find,  a  whole  truck  load,  had  been  shot 
down   into  the  waters  of  the  harbour,  and  covered  up  by  great 
quantities  of  less  interesting  material.     He  picked  up,  however, 
60 


932      NOTE  ON  A  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSIL  FROM  COCKATOO  ISLAND, 

one  block  of  sandstone  which  had  an  unusual  and  evidently 
important  impression  of  some  organic  structure.  The  stone  itself 
was  a  rough  conglomerate,  with  some  large  holes  where  pebbles 
had  fallen  out,  and  a  few  fragmentary  pieces  of  shale  still  embedded. 

When  Mr.  Wilkinson  showed  me  the  specimen,  I  recognised  it 
at  once  as  a  thoracic  or  throat-plate  of  Mastodonsaurus — probably 
M.  robustus,  or  at  least  very  closely  related  to  that  species, — in 
consequence  of  its  exact  resemblance  to  the  fossil  from  the  Uni- 
versity collection  which  lies  beside  it  on  the  table.  We  have  not 
the  material  here  for  an  exact  determination  such  as  will  be  made 
in  England  ;  but  there  is  and  can  be  no  question  as  to  the  Laby- 
rinthodont  character  of  the  fossil,  nor,  as  I  believe,  as  to  its 
identification  with  some  species  of  Mastodonsaurus. 

Now  many  considerations  had  induced  the  geologists  of  India 
and  Australia  to  class  upon  the  same  horizon  the  rocks  of  the 
Upper  Gondwana  of  India,  the  Upper  Karoo  beds  of  South  Africa 
and  the  Hawkesbury-Wianamatta  beds  of  East  Australia,  with, 
the  Keuper  and  Rhsetic  or  Upper  Triassic  beds  of  Europe. 

But  the  evidence  so  far  as  Australia  was  concerned  was  not 
quite  satisfactory,  although  increasing  year  by  year ;  and  I  cannot 
but  think  it  a  very  happy  coincidence  that  this  Amphibian  should 
have  turned  up  immediately  after  Mr.  Oldham's  papers  upon  this 
subject  in  the  Geological  Magazine.  I  do  not  intend  to  enter  at 
present  into  any  arrangement  of  the  facts  which  have  been  already 
ascertained,  since  I  am  sure  far  more  competent  hands  will  soon  be 
at  work  upon  the  subject.  There  are,  however,  a  few  points  to 
which  I  may  draw  your  attention  with  reference  to  the  distribution 
of  the  Amphibia,  and  the  early  Mesozoic  Geography  of  Australasia 
and  New  Zealand. 

It  was  remarked  many  years  ago  by  Darwin,  that  these  animals, 
Batrachia  or  Amphibia,   had  a  very  closely  restricted  distribution 
They    are   not   able    to    bear    contact    with    salt-water,    and    are 
consequently  absent  from  almost  all  oceanic  islands.     And  of  the 
four  great  orders  into  which  the  class  is  divided,  only  one  is  at 


BY    PROFESSOR    STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  933 

present  known  in  the  Australian  province.  We  have  no  Newts  or 
Salamanders,  nor  any  Blindworms  ( Ccecilia)  at  present,  nor  have 
we  any  fossil  records  of  their  previous  existence.  But  we  have 
now  two  distinct  types  of  Labyrinthodonts  from  Australia,  one — 
flothriceps,  described  by  Professor  Huxley,  from  a  skull,  of  which 
the  locality  is  unknown,  except  that  the  fossil  was  found  somewhere 
in  Australia.     The  other — the  plate  now  before  us. 

It  is  clear  that  during  the  period  when  these  animals  made  their 
way  into  this  region,  there  must  have  been  an  unbroken  land 
communication  between  India  and  Australia  ;  and  it  seems  likely 
that  it  was  during  this  time  that  Ceratodus,  and  perhaps  Osteo- 
glossum,  immigrated.  Ceratodus  and  Mastodonsaurus  are  found 
constantly  associated  in  beds  of  the  same  age. 

Perhaps  the  ancient  land-connection  between  N.E.  Australia, 
Lord  Howe  Island,  Norfolk  Island,  New  Zealand,  New  Caledonia, 
and  which  extended  to  Indo-Malaya,  as  has  been  beautifully  shown 
by  Mr.  Wallace  in  his  "Island  Life,"  may  have  been  severed  in  very 
early  Mesozoic  times.  And  it  is  possible  that  some  of  our  singular 
forms  of  life,  recert  and  fossil,  may  have  been  introduced  at  an 
earlier  period  than  is  generally  thought  probable.  Indeed  I  think 
that)  the  presence  of  Megalania  in  both  Australia  and  Lord  Howe 
Island,  and  the  relationship  of  the  New  Zealand  Hatteria  to 
Hyperodapedon,  together  with  all  the  remarkable  peculiarities  of 
the  Australian  Fauna,  seem  to  point  in  that  direction. 

Although  any  exact  determination  of  the  true  character  of  our 
interesting  discovery  is  not  under  present  circumstances  possible 
in  this  quarter  of  the  globe  :  yet  it  may  be  of  some  service,  in 
case  of  similarly  happy  accidents  in  the  future,  to  indicate  the 
principal  sources  from  which  information  as  to  the  ancient  habitats 
and  forms  of  Labyrinthodonts  may  be  obtained.  And  first  there 
are  the  two  reports  edited  by  Mr.  Miall,  and  published  in  the 
Reports  of  the  British  Association  for  1873  and  1874,  which 
contain  a  summary  of  everything  known  up  to  that  time.  Later 
information  as  to  the  bibliography  of  the  subject  will  be  found 


934      NOTE  ON  A  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSIL  FROM  COCKATOO  ISLAND, 

in  Palseontologia  Indica  (Ser.  iv,  Vol.  I,  Parts  4  and  5).  The 
attention  however  of  the  committee  thus  represented  by  Mr.  Miall 
was  principally  directed  to  the  skull,  which  is  in  general  the 
most  perfectly  ossified,  and  therefore  the  most  successfully 
preserved  (in  the  very  rude  methods  which  nature  adopts)  of  all 
portions  of  the  skeleton.  The  Bothriceps  of  Huxley,  from  some 
undefined  part  of  Australia,  is  also  known  only  by  the  head  ;  and 
it  will  therefore  be  very  difficult  to  make  out  the  true  relations 
of  our  fossil  unless,  as  I  have  already  said,  it  may  be  determined  as 
a  Mastodonsaurus.  In  Pictet's  classical  work  on  Palaeontology, 
published  indeed  a  long  while  ago,  in  1853-7,  we  find  in 
plate  XXIX.  fig.  6,  "Pieces  scapulaires  de  la  meme  espece" 
(Mastodonsaurus  or  Capitosaurus  robustus)  "  un  douzieme  de  la 
grandeur  naturelle."  The  figure,  justly  enlarged,  corresponds  so 
closely  with  our  specimen  that  I  cannot  doubt  their  practical 
identity.  It  was  the  presence  of  the  fossil  in  the  University 
collection,  here  shown,  from  Stuttgart,  that  led  me  in  the  first 
instance  to  inquire  what  function  it  could  have  fulfilled  in  the 
living  animal,  and  it  was  Pictet  who  gave  me  the  desired  informa- 
tion. He  states  in  the  text  that  "  Gapitosaurus  robustus  H.  de 
Meyer,  a  ete  trouve  dans  les  etages  superieurs  du  Keuper,  pres  de 
Stuttgardt,  M.  Quenstedt  pense  qu'  on  doit  reunir  aux  Mastodon- 
saurus." Quenstedt's  view  seems  to  be  accepted  ;  but  the  whole 
group  still  presents  many  and  serious  difficulties.  When  Professor 
Owen  first  identified  Gheirot/iprium  and  Labyri?ithodon,  a  great 
puzzle  seemed  to  have  been  solved.  But  perhaps  there  are  no 
grounds  for  this  identification  ;  it  is  quite  as  probable  that  the 
famous  foot  prints  were  made  by  a  reptile  as  by  an  amphibian  ; 
and  we  have  actually  no  trustworthy  evidence  at  all  as  to  the 
character  of  these  antiquated  creatures'  limbs.  Some  were  very 
likely,  like  Dolichosoma,  quite  destitute  of  these  appendages ; 
others,  like  Archegosaurus,  certainly  possessed  them.  But  how 
they  moved  with  them  in  the  warm  swamps  or  rivers  which  they 
seem  to  have  frequented,  we  do  not  know,  nor  have  we  reasonable 
grounds  for  conjecture. 


BY    PROFESSOR    STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  935 

This  at  least  we  may  now  assert  of  the  Hawkesbury  formation, 
that  if  it  had,  as  Mr,  Wilkinson's  observations  render 
probable,  a  glacial  period,  it  had  also  one  or  several  eras  of 
genial  warmth  and  moisture.  The  Planorbis  to  which  reference 
has  been  already  made,  the  Unioniclaa  which  have  been  discovered 
in  the  Wianarnatta  rocks,  the  highly  carbonaceous  and  even 
bituminous  character  of  much  of  the  Parramatta  and  Kenny 
Hill  Shales,  and  still  more  emphatically  the  extraordinary  plant 
from  the  Parramatta  River,  described  by  Baron  von  Muller  as 
Ottelia  praterita,  (Jour.  Roy.  Soc.  N.S.W.,  1879,  p.  95),  and  a 
large  fruit  recently  obtained  by  Mr.  Wilkinson,  demonstrate  this. 
Now  here  is  another  singular  correspondence  between  our  Hawkes- 
bury s    and  the  Trias  of  Europe. 

Both  in  the  preceding  (or  Permian  period)  to  which  our  New- 
castle coal  is  reasonably  referred,  and  in  the  Triassic  we  find,  all 
over  the  world,  evidences  of  ice.  And  at  the  same  time  we  find  in 
the  organic  remains  abundant  evidence  of  heat.  It  can  hardly  be 
doubted  by  any  unprejudiced  person  that  both  these  periods, 
whose  records  testify  to  enormous  and  now-a-days  unparalleled 
changes  in  all  plant  and  animal  life,  were  also  times  of  enormous 
and  perhaps  unparalleled  change  of  climate,  during  which  northern 
forms  were  driven  to  the  south,  with  vast  loss  not  only  of  indivi- 
duals, but  of  species,  to  be  driven  back  again  in  the  course  of 
another  ten  thousand  years  or  so,  losing  on  their  road  the  greater 
portion  of  their  whole  army.  This  is  the  true  solution  of  the 
strange  break  between  the  Palaeozoic  and  Mesozoic  time,  and  is 
strongly  corroborated  by  the  fossil  now  before  us;  while  Dr.  J. 
Croll  has  demonstrated  the  fact  on  different  grounds. 

When  this  family  lived  and  flourished  somewhere  north  of  the 
equator,  with  Hyperodapedon,  Ceratodus,  and  other  contemporaries, 
cold  and  inclement  seasons  began  to  increase  their  severity  ;  and 
as  the  Labyrinthodont  clan  were  entirely  carnivorous,  they  had  to 
travel  south  after  their  food,  since  it  also  had  its  own  power  of 
locomotion.  And  so — after  thousands  of  years — they  found  them- 
selves in  South  Africa,  South  America,  India,  and  Australia ;  and 


936       NOTE  ON  A  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSIL  FROM  COCKATOO  ISLAND, 

subsequent  reversal  of  all  climatic  conditions  drove  them  in  course  of 
time  northwards  again.  But  probably  they  met  with  arms  of  the 
sea,  or  some  other  obstructions  which  interfered  with  their  return 
march,  and  they  disappeared  from  the  earth.  They  appear  suddenly 
as  the  very  highest  type  of  Amphibia  in  the  Carboniferous  period, 
and  by  the  incoming  of  the  Liassic  they  are  lost.  (A  doubtful 
exception  I  take  the  liberty  to  disregard).  They  were,  among  the 
frogs  and  their  compeers,  like  crocodiles  among  lizards,  various 
in  size,  sometimes  gigantic,  slow  perhaps,  but  powerful,  and  bent 
on  devouring. 

I  ought  not  to  omit — though  it  is  not  perhaps  a  very  strong  point 
in  evidence — the  occurrence  of  very  similar,  if  not  identical  forms- 
of  a  small  fossil  Entomostracon,  Estheria  sp.  in  the  Indian  Upper 
Gondwana,  the  Argentine  District  of  South  America,  and  the 
Australian  Waianmatta.  I  have  seen  the  small  bivalve  carapace 
from  tha  borings  at  Moore  Park,  through  Dr.  Cox's  kindness,  and 
I  have  also  found  them  near  Campbelltown.  The  same  genus — 
I  dare  not  say  species — is  quite  common  in  the  Triassic  and 
Rhaetic  beds  in  England,  and  upon  the  continent  of  Europe. 

And  so  one  draws  to  the  conclusion  that  the  older  school  of 
geologists  was  right  in  the  assumption  that  similar  Faunas  testify 
to  contemporaneous  epochs.  Much  has  been  said  and  written 
against  this  view  ;  and  the  present  distribution  of  animal  and 
vegetablelife  upon  the  globe  is  the  very  strongest — and  indeed  it 
is  very  strong — weapon  of  the  assailants.  Still,  when  you  find 
the  penological  characters  alike,  when  you  discover  Unionidcet 
Palceoniscus,  Cleithrolepis,  Platysomus,  Mastodonsaurus  as  fossils, 
and  Ceratodus,  Hatteria,  Marsupials,  and  Monotremes  still  living  in 
thesame  province,  you  are,  or  at  least  I  am,  driven  to  believe  that  the 
old  view  was  right,  and  that  it  is  only  since  the  Jurassic  period 
that  the  great  geographical  differentiation  of  Plants  and  Animals 
commenced. 

I  ought  perhaps  to  have  commenced  by  stating  what  part  of  the 
animal    we  see  preserved   upon    the    stone.       But  I  am  a  little 


BY    PROFESSOR    STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  937 

diffident  in  the  matter,  and  though  my  own  conviction  is  strong, 
I  feel  that  others  may  form  very  different  views.  However,  the 
facts  are  as  follows  : — All  the  Mastodonsaurus  group  of  the 
Labyrinthodonts,  and  some  others,  possessed  a  very  curious  breast 
armour,  perhaps  in  compensation  for  the  slight  andpoordevelopment 
of  the  pectoral  arch  in  the  true  skeleton.  The  plates  of  which  this 
armour  or  breastplate  was  formed  have  often  been  mistaken  for 
Chelonian  remains  ;  but  are  remarkably  well  characterised  by  the 
deep,  long,  and  bifurcating  or  reticulated  channels  which  are 
ordinarily  called  muciferous  canals.  Of  these  plates  they  had 
three — one  rhomboidal  in  shape,  medial  and  posterior,  upon  the 
lower  portion  of  the  throat,  and  two  lateral  and  forward,  slightly 
overlapping  the  medial,  and  compared  by  Owen — in  Archegosaurus — 
to  the  elytra  of  a  beetle.  One  of  these  is  now,  I  believe,  before 
you. 

In  conclusion  I  beg  to  be  allowed  to  quote,  from  the  Memoirs  of 
the  Geological  Survey  of  India,  a  few  passages  which  are  certainly 
curious,  and  which  I  think  bear  out — so  far  as  such  evidence  can — 
the  identity  of  our  upper  coal  measures  and  Hawkesbury  with  the 
Damudas  of  India.  We  have  the  same  conglomerates,  the  same 
false  bedding  of  the  sandstone,  and  now  at  last  the  satisfactory 
declaration  of  Mastodonsaurus, 

In  the  report  on  the  Karanpura  Coalfield,  Mem.  Geol.  Survey, 
VII.  3,  Mr.  Hughes  says — of  the  Upper  Damudas,  appearing 
like  Panchets — "  In  many  places  the  rocks  have  been  weathered 
in  the  most  peculiar  manner.  Small  pinnacles  and  domes  are  left 
here  and  there,  and  their  whole  surface  presents  the  appearance  of 
successive  irregular  circles  of  little  scallop-shaped  recesses."  "  This 
weathering  is  more  particularly  apparent  in  those  portions  of 
sandstone  which  stand  up  prominently  in  the  shape  of  domes  or 
pinnacles." 

No  one  who  is  acquainted  with  Hassan's  Walls,  or  any  similar 
district  on  the  edge  of  the  Hawkesbury  sandstone  can  fail  to  see 
the  exactness  of  this  description,   if  transferred  to  this  country- 


938       NOTE  ON  A  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSIL  FROM  COCKATOO  ISLAND, 

Mr.  Mallet  again,  Mem.  Geol.  Surv.  Ind.  VII.  1,  gives  an  account 
of  the  escarpments  with  which  he  was  concerned,  which  will 
precisely  fit  our  Blue  Mountains.  The  same  author  gives  an 
admirable  account  of  the  process  of  erosion  by  which  the  sandstone 
valleys  have  been  excavated. 

Again,  Mr.  Blandford  (Pal.  Ind.  iSer.  iv,  Vol.  I,  Part  1,  p.  ii.) 
describes  the  Panchet  beds  as  follows  : — 

"  The  Panchet  beds  consist  mainly  of  alternations  of  fine  red 
clay  and  of  coarse  sandstone.  The  beds  of  the  former  are  thin, 
rarely  exceeding  12  feet  in  thickness,  and  continuous  over  consi- 
derable areas  ;  the  latter  are  sometimes  above  a  hundred  feet  thick, 
most  irregularly  and  obliquely  laminated,  and  evidently  deposited 
by  water  flowing  with  a  strong  current.  The  component  particles 
of  thesandstonesare  principally  grains  of  quartz  and  of  undecomposed 
felspar,  with  numerous  plates  of  mica,  all  evidently  derived  from 
the  metamorphic  rocks.  These  sandstones  are  rarely  conglomeritic  ; 
the  pebbles,  when  they  do  occur,  comprise  fragments  of  coal, 
shale,  &c,  derived  from  the  Damuda  series.  Towards  the  base  of 
the  Panchets,  fine  muddy  silts  and  shales  occur.  Towards  the  top 
conglomerates  are  more  frequent.  Organic  remains  are  scarce 
throughout.  The  whole  thickness  of  the  series,  excluding  some 
overlying  coarse  ferruginous  sandstones  and  conglomerates,  which 
probably  belong  to  a  higher  formation,  is  at  least  1,500  feet. 

"  It  was  in  one  of  the  more  conglomeritic  bands,  an  argillaceous 
sandstone  with  pebbles  of  shale  and  of  other  rocks,  and  occurring 
about  500  feet  above  the  base  of  the  series,  that  the  bones  now 
described  were  found.  They  were  invariably  detached,  even  single 
teeth  being  met  with  ;  the  jaws  were  fragmentary,  and  many  of  the 
bones  had  been  rolled  and  rounded.  In  addition  to  the  first 
locality  at  Deoli,  other  spots  yielding  fossils  were  subsequently 
found,  all  apparently  at  the  same  general  stratigraphical  horizon, 
and  probably  in  the  same  bed,  which  was  traced  by  Mr.  Tween  for 
a  considerable  distance.  The  other  fossils  met  with  in  the  Panchet 
beds  were  a  few  plants  and  some  Ento?nostraca,  the  most  abundant 
of  which  was  an  Estheria,  apparently.     E.  Mangaliensis,  II.  Jones. 


BY    PROFESSOR    STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S. 


939 


"  Independently  of  the  presence  of  the  Estheria,  which  has  been 
shown  by  Professor  Rupert  Jones  to  be  essentially  a  fresh  (or 
brackish)  water  genus,  there  can  he  little  doubt  that  all  the  beds 
of  the  Raniganj  held  were  deposited  in  fresh  water,  and  I  believe 
the  larger  portion  to  have  been  the  valley  or  alluvial  deposits  of  a 
great  river.  The  total  absence  of  marine  remains,  and  of  mollusca 
of  any  kind,  the  extreme  rarity  of  limestone,  the  constant 
traces  of  rapid  currents  shown  by  the  oblique  lamination  of 
the  sandstone,  all  favour  this  view.  Lacustrine  or  estuarine 
conditions  may  perhaps  have  prevailed  during  the  deposition  of  the 
Talchirs  and  of  the  basement  beds  of  the  Panchets,  possibly  even 
of  the  Damudas  (though  of  this  I  am  extremely  doubtful),  but  I 
am  convinced  that  the  mass  of  the  Panchet  beds  are  a  fluviatile 
deposit.  The  universal  evidence  of  current  actions  in  the  sandstones 
precisely  resembles  those  which  may  happen  in  the  valley  deposits 
of  the  great  Indian  rivers,  in  which  also  stratification  of  fine  clay 
is  frequent,  while  the  first  named  phenomenon  is  totally 
inconsistent  with  deposition  in  lakes  of  any  size.  The  recent 
distribution  of  Estheria  and  similar  Crustacea,  especially  in  India, 
is  in  favour  of  their  Panchet  prototype  having  been  an  inhabitant 
of  shallow  pools,  rather  than  of  extensive  deep  basins  of  fresh 
water.  Large  marshes,  more  or  less  permanent,  frequently  disap- 
pearing almost  completely  during  the  dry  season,  abound  in  the 
valleys  of  large  rivers,  indeed  after  heavy  rains  the  greater  portion 
of  the  river-valley  becomes  an  immense  marsh,  in  which  fine  clays 
may  accumulate. 

"  During  how  great  a  period  of  geological  time  even  small  rivers 
may  occupy  the  same  valleys  has  been  shown  by  Mr.  H.  B. 
Medlicott,  in  his  memoir  on  the  Sub-Himalayan  rocks,  and  when  it 
is  borne  in  mind  that  it  is  only  in  periods  of  general  subsidence, 
continuous  or  intermittent,  that  strata  can  be  accumulated  in  river 
valleys,  it  is  easy  to  conceive  that  a  mere  discontinuance  of  move- 
ment during  a  geological  period  may  suffice  to  cause  such  changes 
as  are  observed  between  the  Talchir  and  Damuda,  and  between  the 
latter  and  the  Panchet  series;  while,  unless  elevation  has  taken 
place,  but  little  denudation  will  have  been  caused." 


940      NOTE  ON  A  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSIL  FROM  COCKATOO  ISLAND. 

Though  these  extracts  are  very  long,  yet  they  cannot  but  be 
interesting  to  us,  especially  as  regards  the  question  of  ancient 
climates. 


(Note. — The  general  absence  of  shells  is  a  remarkable  peculiarity 
of  the  recent  fluviatile  deposits  of  India,  mollusca  abounding  in 
all  its  rivers.) 


NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 


ON    AN    UNDESCRIBED    SCIjENA     FROM    THE    NEW 
SOUTH  WALES  COAST. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby. 


SCLENA    NEGLECTA,    Sp.    nOV. 

B.  VII.  :  D.  10.  1/27-28  :  A.  2/7  :  V.  1/5  :  P.  17-18  :  C.  17-18r 
L.  1.  51-54  :  L.  tr.  9/21  :  Coec.  pyl.  8  :  Vert,  11/13. 

Length  of  head  from  4-10  to  4 -50,  of  caudal  fin  from  6*00  to 
6-33,  height  of  body  from  4-40  to  540  in  the  total  length.  The 
length  of  the  head  is  exactly  three-fourths  of  the  distance  between 
the  anus  and  the  root  of  the  middle  caudal  ray.  Eye — Diameter 
from  5-10  to  5*50  in  the  length  of  the  head,  from  1-25  to  160  in 
that  of  the  snout,  and  from  1*00  to  1*30  in  the  interorbital  space, 
which  is  slightly  convex.  Snout  a  little  obtuse,  slightly  overhang- 
ing the  mandible  ;  upper  part  of  head  straight ;  maxilla  reaches 
to  beneath  posterior  margin  of  eye.  Preopercle  weakly  serrated 
on  the  vertical  and  anterior  half  of  its  horizontal  limb,  the  serra- 
tions strongest  at  the  angle.  Two  flattened  opercular  spines. 
Teeth — Upper  jaw  with  a  row  of  strong  curved  teeth,  distant  one 
from  the  other,  behind  which  is  a  band  of  villiform  teeth,  broadest 
in  front ;  lower  jaw  with  a  row  of  similar  but  much  smaller  teeth, 
between  each  of  which  are  irregularly  scattered  several  small 
conical  ones.  Fins — Dorsal  spines  weak,  the  third  and  fourth  the 
longest,  from  2*20  to  2*40  in  the  length  of  the  head.  Anal  com- 
mences beneath  the  twelfth  ray  of  the  second  dorsal.  Pectoral 
about  five-sevenths   of    the  length  of   the  head.     Ventral  rather 


942         ON    AN    UNDESCRIBED    SCI^ENA    FROM    THE    N.S.W.  COAST. 

shorter.  Caudal  rounded.  Air-bladder — large  with  about  26 
lateral  fringes  on  each  side.  Gill-rakers — 18,  strong,  some  very 
short.  Colors — deep  steel-blue  above  gradually  changing  through 
the  silvery  of  the  sides  into  the  white  of  the  abdominal  region  ;  a 
large  black  axillary  blotch.  Head  rather  duller  than  back,  the 
cheeks  and  preorbitals  tinged  with  gold.  All  the  fins,  except  the 
white  ventral s,  pale  brown.  Irides  golden  and  brown.  Inside 
of  jaws,  and  a  semi-circular  band  beneath  the  edge  of  the  opercle 
orange. 

The  fish  for  which  we  have  thought  it  right  to  form  the  above 
species  is  the  common  Jew-fish  of  our  market,  which  has  hitherto 
gone  by  the  name  of  Scimna  antarctica,  Casteln.;  from  this  how- 
ever it  differs  by  the  great  length  of  the  maxilla,  by  the  presence 
of  numerous  irregular  small  teeth  between  the  curved  ones  of 
the  lower  jaw,  by  the  size  of  the  orbit,  by  the  shortness  of  the 
snout,  &c.  From  S.aquila,  Lacep.  it  may  at  once  be  distinguished 
by  the  position  of  the  anal  fin,  and  the  dentition  of  the  upper  jaw. 

The  three  examples  examined  were  obtained  during  the  last 
month  in  the  Sydney  market,  and  came  from  Broken  Bay  ;  they 
measured  respectively  38'5,  21  "8,  and  19  inches,  and  are  therefore 
a  fair  working  series.  The  smallest  is  a  female,  the  two  others 
males,  but  in  all  three  the  spawn  is  but  little  developed. 

We  also  take  this  opportunity  of  pointing  out  that  Callionymus 
reevesii,  Rich.  (Voy.  Sulphur,  Fishes,  p.  60,  pi.  36,  f.  4)  is  not  the 
female  of  Callionymus  curvicomis,  Cuv.  and  Val.,  as  stated  by  Dr. 
Giinther,  (Cat.  iii.,  p.  145),  since  we  have  several  specimens  of  the 
Callionymus  valenciennesii,  Schleg.  (Faun.  Jap.,  Poiss.  p.  153, 
pi.  78,  f.  3),  which  Dr.  Giinther  places  as  a  synonym  of  C. 
curvicomis,  two  of  which  are  females  with  the  ova  fully 
developed ;  we  are  now  enabled  to  record  C.  reevesii,  from  Port 
Jackson,  having  obtained  a  fine  example  on  the  11th  instant. 


NOTES  ON  AUSTRALIAN  EARTH  WORMS. 

Part  II. 

By  J.  J,  Fletcher,  M.A.,  B.Sc. 

(Plate  XIII.) 

In  the  following  paper  attention  is  called  to  the  fact  that  the 
species  of  earthworm  of  which  I  gave  a  general  account  on  p.  539, 
supposing  it  to  be  the  Lumbricus  Novce-Hollandice  of  Kinberg,  is  in 
reality  different  from  this  ;  and  descriptions  of  nine  new  species  of 
postclitellian  earthworms  are  given,  anatomical  details  as  before 
being  reserved  for  further  consideration.  Of  these  worms  one 
species  belongs  to  the  Australian  Region  (Darnley  Island)  rather 
than  to  Australia  proper,  and  a  second  is  in  all  probability  an 
introduced  species  ;  these  two  are  considered  here  for  convenience. 
The  others  are  from  New  South  Wales  or  Queensland. 

By  the  kind  permission  of  the  Hon.  William  Macleay  I  have 
been  able  to  examine  the  earthworms  in  the  Macleay  Museum. 
These,  exclusive  of  several  species  from  this  colony  of  which  I  have 
myself  collected  examples,  comprise  specimens  from  Percy  and 
Darnley  Islands,  and  from  North  Queensland,  and  represent  six 
species  probably  all  new ;  I  regret  therefore,  that,  owing  to  a 
paucity  of  material  or  to  the  immature  condition  of  some  of  the 
specimens,  I  am  able  to  give  descriptions  of  only  three. 

Percy  Island  is  a  well- wooded,  fertile,  uninhabited  island 
belonging  to  the  Northumberland  Group,  and  lies  some  50  miles 
due  east  of  the  Australian  coast  in  latitude  about  21°  S.  During 
the  voyage  of  the  '  Chevert '  to  New  Guinea  in  1875,  a  short  stay 
was  made  at  this  island,  during  which  Mr.  Masters  obtained  three 
earthworms  belonging  to  two  species.  I  am  unable  to  give  satis- 
factory descriptions   of  these ;  but  as  they  are  interesting  forms 


$44  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

apart  from  their  insular  habitat,  I  give  such  particulars  about  them 
as  I  can,  in  the  hope  that  any  one  who  has  the  chance  of  visiting 
this  island  will  make  an  effort  to  collect  earthworms. 

At  Darnley  Island  in  Torres  Straits  about  80  miles  from  the  New 
Guinea  coast,  and  27  miles  from  Murray  Island,  also  during  the 
voyage  of  the  'Chevert,'  Mr.  Masters  obtained  two  good  specimens 
of  a  typical  perichsete  worm,  which  I  have  described  under  the 
name  of  Perichceta  Darnleiensis. 

The  discovery  of  earthworms  in  these  two  small  islands  is  not 
without  interest,  because  these  animals  have  not  been  hitherto 
recorded  from  any  locality  nearer  to  us  than  the  much  more 
extensive  island  of  New  Caledonia,  though  there  can  be  little  doubt 
that  they  are  to  be  found  in  New  Guinea. 

The  other  earthworms  in  the  Macleay  Museum  have  recently 
been  collected  by  Mr!  Froggatt  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Cairns, 
North  Queensland.  There  are  specimens  of  various  stages  belonging 
to  three  species,  of  which  I  am  able  to  give  descriptions  of  two,  one 
of  them  a  typical  ferichceta,  while  the  other  is  more  like  the  species 
met  with  further  south.  The  third  species  is  represented  by  two 
small  and  immature  specimens  to  which  reference  is  made  later  on. 

Of  the  other  worms  described  in  this  paper,  one  is  in  all  proba- 
bility an  introduced  species,  while  the  other  five  are  indigenous 
to  New  South  Wales,  and,  with  one  exception,  have  been  obtained 
within  a  radius  of  20  miles  from  Sydney.  Two  of  them  are  worms 
somewhat  similar  in  appearance,  and  having  eight  rows  of  setse, 
but  one  of  them  has  two  gizzards  and  is  referred  to  Perrier's  genus 
Digaster,  while  the  other  has  but  one,  and  provisionally  is  referred 
to  the  genus  Cryjrtodrilus.  The  remaining  three  are  new  species  of 
the  genus  Perichceta. 

The  nine  species  of  earthworms  which  I  have  now  described  as 
belonging  to  the  genus  Perichceta,  fall  into  two  very  well-marked 
groups ;  one  of  them  characterised  by  the  possession  of  complete 
circles  of  seta3,  by  the  presence  of  a  pair  of  conspicuous  caeca 
given  off  by  the  large  intestine  in  segments  xxv  or  xxvi,  by  the 
absence  of  the  mesentery  between  the  two  segments  containing  the 
gizzard,  and  by  having  the  latter  organ  situated  a  segment  or  two 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  945 

further    back,    as    well  as  in   one    or  two   other  little   matters. 
To  this  group  belong  the  Queensland  and  Darnley  Island  Peri- 
chaetes,    and  a    third  species   supposed  to   have  been   introduced 
into   this    colony    from    Mauritius.     They  are   all   typical  species 
of  the  genus  Perichoeta,  and  are  very  similar  to  others  described 
from  various  parts  of  S.E.  Asia,  the  East  Indies  and  elsewhere. 
It  is  interesting    to    note  the  occurrence   of  these  typical    peri- 
chsetes    at    Darnley     Island    and    North    Queensland,    whereas, 
further   south  they  seem,   as  far  as  is  known  at   present,  to  be 
absent  (unless  McCoy's  P.  Gippslandica  be  one),  and  to  be  repre- 
sented by  the  perhaps  more  modified  forms  such  as  we  find  in  this 
colony.     These  belong  to  the  second  group  characterised  by  the 
hemispherical  arrangement  of  the  setae,  the  circles  being  interrupted 
in  the   median   dorsal  and   ventral  lines,  by  the  absence  of  csecal 
appendages   of  the  large   intestine,    by   the  gizzard   being   placed 
between  the  two  mesenteries    of  one  segment   though    these  are 
often  displaced,  and  usually  by  the  possession  of  fewer  than  four 
pairs  of  sperrnathecae.       I   have   described  six  species   belonging 
to  this  group,  all,  with  the  exception  of  one  from  North  Queens- 
land, from  this  colony  ;  while  I  have  a  few  small  specimens  of  at 
least  probably  three  undescribed   species   also   from  New   South 
Wales.     Similar  differences  have  been  pointed  out  by  other  writers 
in  species  usually  referred  to  the  genus  Perichceta,  so  that  Beddard 
has  suggested  the  advisability  of  instituting  a  second  genus  for  the 
reception  of  species  resembling  those  of  the   second  group  above- 
mentioned.     I  postpone  the  further  consideration  of  this  matter  for 
the  present  as  I  feel  sure  many  new  Australian  species  remain  to 
be  discovered. 

By  the  kindness  of  Mr.  Haswell  I  have  been  able  to  see  a  copy 
of  Kinberg's  paper  referred  to  on  p.  539,  from  which  I  find  that  the 
species  of  worm  of  which  I  gave  a  description  under  the  name  of 
Lumbricus  Novce-Hollandice  is  different  from  that  described  by 
Kinberg  under  this  name,  and  must  therefore  be  separated  from  it 
as  a  new  species.  The  following  modifications  may,  therefore,  be 
made  in  the  list  given. 


946  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 


A.    INTRACLITELLIAN   WORMS. 

1.   Lumbricus  Nov^-Hollandi^:,  Kinberg. 

Lumbricus  Novce-Hollandice,  Annulata  nova,  Ofversigt  af  Kongl. 

Vetenshaps-Akademiens  Fcirhandlingar  1866,  p.  99. 

Lobus  cephalicus  integer,  postice  quadrangularis,  antice  semi- 
circularis,  segmentum  primum  corporis  longitudine  sequans ; 
cingulum  segmenta  corporis  20-26  occupans  ;  tubercula  ventralia 
(male  pores)  nulla;  longitndo  75  mm.;  segmenta  110.  Setae 
ubique  binge  approximate  ;  juniores  1-2  validiores.     Jun. 

Sidney  Novse-Hollandise,  ubi  terram  humidam  habitat. 

Obs. — The  above  is  Kinberg's  description  in  full.  I  have  not 
yet  met  with  any  Australian  worm  having  a  clitellum  comprising 
segments  xx  to  xxvi. 

2.  Lumbricus  (Allobophora)  Australiensis,  n.  sp. 

Lnimbricus  JN ovce- Holland ice,  Flet.  ante  p.  539. 

For  this  species  of  which  I  have  already  given  a  description  I 
propose  the  above  name.  It  differs  from  Kinberg's  species,  among 
other  things,  in  the  clitellum  occupying  segments  xxvn  to  xxxiv. 

Since  my  description  was  published  I  find  that  in  a  recent  paper 
Bergh  mentions  that  a  fourfold  arrangement  of  thevesiculaaseminales 
obtains  in  several  European  species  which  are  referred  to  Eisen's 
sub-genus  Allobo2)hora,  characterised  by  having  the  male  pores  on 
xv,  and  the  buccal  ring  only  partially  divided  by  the  prostomium. 
(I)  As  the  worm  described  by  me  also  possesses  these  three 
characters,  it  belongs  to  the  same  group. 

As  further  evidence  of  the  abundance  and  wide  distribution 
of  this  species  I  may  mention  that  through  the  kindness  of 
Mrs.  Caird  and  the  Rev.  K.  Corner  to  whom  my  thanks  are 
due,  I  have  received  two  parcels  of  worms,  one  from  Braidwood, 

(1)  Zool.  Anz.  ix.  Jahrg.  p.  232.     Abst.  in  Jour.  Koy.  Microsc.  Soc.  Aug 
1886,  p.  GOO. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  947 

the  other  from  Morpeth  on  the  Hunter.  In  both  cases  the  speci- 
mens, which  were  collected  and  sent  as  samples  of  the  wbrms  of 
the  localities  without  reference  to  any  particular  worm,  belong, 
with  very  few  exceptions,  to  the  species  in  question,  though  each 
parcel  also  contained  one  or  two  immature  examples  of  a  new 
species.  One  of  these  from  the  Hunter  is  characterised  by  having 
three  gizzards. 

C.  postclitellian  worms,  continued. 

10.    DlGASTER    ARMIFERA,  n.  Sp. 

(Plate  XIII,  figs.  1-3.) 

I  have  already  referred  {ante  p.  559)  to  D.  lumbricoides  described 
by  Perrier  from  Port  Macquarie,  and  to  some  worms  found  by 
myself  at  Marrickville  near  Sydney,  which  from  the  dissection  of 
a  single  example  seemed  to  belong  to  the  same  genus  but  to  a 
different  species.  These  specimens  obtained  in  April  were  devoid  of 
clitella  ;  from  under  a  stone  at  the  same  spot  in  July  after  rain  I 
obtained  a  single  specimen  with  a  well-developed  girdle ;  and  in 
August  and  subsequently  in  September  from  under  logs  and  sheets 
of  bark,  also  after  rain,  at  a  locality  near  Parramatta  I  got  six 
specimens  of  the  same  worm,  all  of  which  even  the  smallest  show 
at  least  indications  of  the  clitellum.  These  worms  differ  in  several 
points  from  those  described  by  Perrier. 

The  largest  (spirit)  specimen  was  125  mm.  long,  4*5  mm.  broad  ; 
the  length  of  the  preclitellar  region  13  mm.,  of  the  clitellum  8  mm., 
and  the  number  of  segments  about  205.  Body  cylindrical,  both 
extremities  rather  obtuse  (in  spirit  specimens).  Colour  pale  flesh- 
colour,  the  dorsal  vessel  shewing  conspicuously  through  the 
integument.  Prostomium  depressed,  narrow  above,  slightly  concave 
inferiorly,  extending  on  to  the  buccal  ring  for  about  |  of  its  width. 
Segments  from  about  v  to  xiii  are  widest ;  after  in  they  are 
bi-annulate,  or  as  from  vi  the  primary  annuli  may  be  more  or  less 
completely   subdivided   each  into  two,    giving  four  annuli   to  a 


segment. 


61 


948  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

Clitelluui  comprising  at  least  four  segments,  xiv  to  xvn,  and  some- 
times in  addition  the  posterior  portion  of  xin,  or  superiorly  just  the 
anterior  of  xviii,  margin  or  even  both  may  be  included  in  it ; 
incomplete  on  the  median  ventral  surface.  One  very  small  specimen 
(34  mm.  long)  has  a  very  good  clitellum  which  takes  in  a  small 
portion  of  xn  and  includes  xvn.  As  is  the  case  with  Didymogaster 
and  Notoscolex  grandis,  after  the  breeding  season  the  clitellum 
disappears ;  whereas  in  our  Lumbricus  and  in  other  Australian 
worms  it  seems  to  be  a  more  permanent  structure. 

The  setae  from  different  regions  vary  slightly  both  in  shape  and 
length.  From  the  posterior  region  they  are  about  "35  mm.  long, 
and  shew  the  usual  slight  sigmoid  curve  with  divergent  tips,  the 
imbedded  end  being  blunt.  From  a  few  segments  in  front  of  the 
clitellum  they  are  straighter,  slightly  longer  (*56  to  *63  mm.), 
with  the  enlargement  about  the  middle  more  conspicuous  ; 
arranged  in  eight  rows  forming  four  couples,  two  ventral  and  two 
lateral ;  the  setae  of  the  two  outer  couples  further  apart  than 
those  of  the  inner  ones  as  in  Notoscolex,  and  not  at  equal  distances 
as  in  Lumbricus.  Segments  setigerous  after  the  first.  The  curved 
penial  setae  presently  to  be  mentioned,  are,  without  allowing  for 
the  curve,  twice  as  long  (1*26  mm.)  as  the  ordinary  ones. 

The  ventral  portion  of  xviii  carries  three  pairs  of  pores  of  which 
the  first  and  last  on  each  side  are  in  a  line,  and  are  just  dorsad  of 
the  second  row  of  setae ;  they  are  either  the  pores  of  accessory 
glands,  or  the  penial  setae  may  be  protruded  through  them.  The 
middle  pair,  presumably  the  male  pores,  are  closer  to  the  median 
line,  and  correspond  with  the  intervals  between  the  setae  of  the 
ventral  couples  ;  all  three  pores  on  each  side  situated  on  the  same 
eminence,  and  visible  in  worms  without  clitella.  In  one  specimen 
there  is  a  swollen  ridge  on  the  ventral  surface  of  xix ;  in  another 
there  appear  to  be  a  couple  of  pits  or  perhaps  pores  on  this 
segment,  with  something  similar  on  xvn.  Oviducal  pores  two  on 
xiv,  in  front  of  the  line  of  setae,  and  a  little  ventrad  of  those  of  the 
innermost  rows.  Spermathecal  apertures  two  pairs,  between  vn 
and  vin,  and  vm  and  ix,  just  dorsad  of  the  line  of  the  innermost 
rows  of  setae.     Dorsal  pores  after  about  xn. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  949 

On  the  median  ventral  surface  of  xi  and  of  xii  in  all  the 
specimens  which  have  any  indication  of  a  clitellum  there  is  a 
swollen  nearly  rectangular  area,  about  as  wide  as  the  interval 
between  the  innermost  rows  of  setae,  that  on  XI  occupying  the 
whole  breadth  of  the  segment,  that  on  xii  only  the  breadth  of 
the  first  and  second  annuli;  probably  functioning  as  adhesive  organs. 

The  alimentary  canal  comprises  a  muscular  pharnyx  coated 
superiorly  with  a  white  glandular  substance,  extending  back  as  far 
as  about  iv  :  a  short  oesophagus  leading  to  the  first  globular  gizzard 
in  v  ;  asecond  and  similar  gizzard  in  vi,  the  first  complete  mesentery 
intervening  between  them  ;  a  small  intestine  extending  from  vn  to 
xvi,  of  which  the  piece  in  vn  is  narrow,  in  the  rest  of  its  course 
vascular  and  with  the  interseptal  portions  more  or  less  dilated,  but 
without  any  special  diverticula;  and  a  large  intestine  commencing 
in  xvn,  unprovided  with  caeca.  In  each  of  the  gizzard-segments 
is  a  pair  of  stalked  arborescent  organs ;  the  masses  of  glandular 
tufts  lie  in  front  of  the  first  and  second  complete  mesenteries 
respectively  ;  the  ducts  of  the  anterior  pair  run  forward  and  enter 
the  pharnyx,  much  as  Beddard  has  described  in  Acanthodrilus 
multiporus  (1)  ;  they  are  probably  salivary  glands,  but  whether  the 
second  pair  are  also,  or  what  their  relations  may  be,  the  few  small 
specimens  available  for  dissection  till  now  have  not  enabled  me  to 
determine. 

Six  mesenteries  from  the  second  one  behind  the  posterior  gizzard 
to  the  posterior  one  of  xii  are  thicker  than  elsewhere,  and  have 
interseptal  ligaments. 

The  genitalia  comprise,  two  pairs  of  white  racemose  testes 
in  ix  and  xii,  and  not  in  x  and  xi  as  in  D.  lumbricoides,  the 
anterior  pair  attached  to  the  posterior  mesentery  of  ix,  the 
posterior  pair  to  the  anterior  mesentery  of  xii,  the  testes  of 
each  pair  independent  of  each  other  (2) ;  two  pairs  of  ciliated 
rosettes  or  vas  deferens  funnels  in  x  and  xi,  the  posterior  portions 

(1)  P.  Z.  S.  1885  p.  817. 

(2)  The  bodies  alluded  to  here  and  elsewhere  in  this  paperas  testes,  appear 
to  be  different  from  the  vesicuke  seminales  of  Lumbricus.  The  determina- 
tion of  their  true  character,  however,  requires  special  investigation,  and  I 
leave  it  for  future  consideration. 


950  NOTES   ON   AUSTRALIAN   EARTHWORMS, 

of  the  two  vasa  deferentia  joining  the  prostatic  ducts  quite 
close  to  the  prostates  ;  a  pair  of  small  flattened  slightly  lobulated 
prostates  in  xviii  or  in  this  and  xix,  with  a  straight  or  bent  genital 
duct ;  a  pair  of  ovaries  occupying  the  usual  position  in  xiii  ;  a 
pair  of  oviducts  having  the  usual  relations ;  and  two  pairs  of 
spermathecae,  a  pair  in  vni,  and  a  second  in  ix — the  former  in  the 
second  segment  behind  that  containing  the  second  gizzard — each 
spermatheca  is  an  elongate  narrow  sac  [hardly  pear-shaped]  the 
proximal  portion  for  a  short  distance  somewhat  bent,  with  only  a 
\ery  rudimentary  caecum  ;  in  one  specimen  they  lay  backwards 
across  the  width  of  the  segment  and  were  folded  on  themselves, 
the  distal  portions  somewhat  pear-shaped  but  not  of  much  greater 
diameter. 

The  vacant  lower  and  lateral  portions  of  the  body-cavity 
of  segments  x  and  XI  were  occupied  by  large  white  masses 
consisting  of  developing  and  fully  developed  spermatozoa ;  but  I 
am  at  present  undecided  as  to  whether  they  were  independent  of  the 
ciliated  rosettes  or  whether  they  were  enclosed  with  these  in 
a  thin  membranous  sac.  Behind  the  genital  duct  on  each  side 
are  two  narrow  sacs  lying  close  together,  running  outwards  and 
backwards,  their  outer  ends  attached  to  the  body- wall  just  behind 
the  prostate,  their  inner  ends  close  to  the  proximal  portion  of  the 
genital  duct ;  each  of  tliem  contains  two  long  curved  penial  setae, 
which  close  to  the  pointed  end  are  slightly  swollen  and  studded 
with  minute  spinose  projections  ;  the  tips  are  cleft,  one  of  the 
divisions  being  straight  the  other  curved,  so  as  to  present  a  some- 
what chelate  appearance  (fig.  3).  In  all  my  specimens  these  setae 
were  retracted,  so  that  there  was  no  trace  of  them  visible  on  the 
exterior  ;  and  it  was  not  until  I  put  one  of  the  sacs  under  the 
microscope  that  I  made  the  unexpected  discovery  of  the  presence 
ol  such  setae.  Perrier  makes  no  mention  of  them  in  his  description 
of  D.  lumhricoides,  but  whether  they  are  absent  in  that  species,  or 
whether,  owing  to  the  indifferent  condition  of  his  material  they 
escaped  his  notice,  remains  to  be  seen.  Similar  setaeare  characteristic 
of  the  genus  Acanthodrilus ;  from  any  species  of  which,    however, 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  951 

the  two  gizzards,  the  single  pair  of  prostates,  and  the  two  vasa 
deferentia  of  the  worm  described  by  me,  sufficiently  distinguish  it. 

In  the  segments  behind  the  gizzards  as  far  back  as  xn  there  are 
transverse  hearts. 

Small  tufts  of  glandular  tubules  attached  to  the  ccelomic  wall, 
and  sometimes  also  to  the  mesenteries  probably  represent  the 
segmental  organs;  they  are  largest  in  some  of  the  anterior 
segments.  Their  external  apertures  (nephridiopores)  are  quite 
undiscernible. 

Hab. — Marrickville   near    Sydney,    Auburn    near    Parramatta, 

N.S.Wales. 

Obs. — From  under  stones,  logs,  pieces  of  bark  after  rain  ;  not  very 
common.  This  species  is  readily  distinguishable  from  D.  lumbricoides 
by  (l)the  gizzards  being  in  consecutive  segments  instead  of  in  vand 
vii,  (2)  the  testes  being  in  ix  and  XII  instead  of  in  consecutive 
segments — x  and  xi,  (3)  the  clitellum  including  segment  xvn,  (4) 
the  setse  of  the  outer  couples  being  further  apart  than  are  those  of 
the  inner  ones,  whereas  Perrier  says  that  in  his  species  the  disposition 
of  the  setse  is  that  of  Lumbricus,  [and  (5)  the  presence  of  penial 
setae], 

11.  Cryptodrilus  saccarius,  n.  sp. 

Five  (spirit)  specimens  are  from  57  to  74  mm.  long,  and  5  mm. 
broad  ;  the  longest  of  them  has  the  preclitellar  region  10  mm.  long, 
and  consists  of  about  160  segments.  Body  uniformly  pale  or 
fiesh-colour,  cylindrical,  posterior  region  more  attenuate.  Pro- 
stomium  small,  depressed,  only  slightly  imbedded  in  the  buccal  ring. 
Segments  widest  and  most  prominent  from  the  clitellum  forwards ; 
the  iv  and  v  are  bi-annulate,  while  after  vi  they  are  tri-annulate, 
the  anterior  primary  annuli  being  subdivided. 

Clitellum  comprises  nearly  five  segments,  xiii  to  xvn,  a  very 
slight  portion  on  the  anterior  margin  of  xiii  not  included,  complete 
all  round,  in  one  case  not  quite  so  thick  on  the  ventral  portion  of 
xiii,  and  on  xvn  slightly  encroached  upon  by  the  area  carrying  the 
male  pores. 


952  NOTES    ON   AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

Setae  shorter  than  in  Digaster,  from  •28-,35  mm.  long,  the  im- 
bedded portion  stouter,  with  a  slight  enlargement  about  the 
middle  ;  in  8  rows,  forming  four  couples,  two  ventral  and  two 
lateral,  the  setae  of  the  latter  twice  as  far  apart  as  they  are 
in  the  ventral  couples.  Male  pores  two,  each  on  a  small  papilla 
in  the  enlarged  ends  of  a  dumb-bell-shaped  depression  with 
raised  rims  on  xviii,  nearly  corresponding  with  the  intervals 
between  the  setae  of  the  inner  couples  ;  oviducal  pores  on  the 
ventral  surface  of  xiv,  in  front  and  ventrad  of  the  first  seta  on  each 
side  ;  spermathecal  apertures  four,  a  pair  on  a  slight  eminence  on 
the  anterior  margins  of  vin  and  ix,  just  dorsad  of  the  innermost 
setae,  those  of  each  pair  the  same  distance  apart.  The  accessory 
copulatory  organs  consist  of  two  pairs  of  dumb-bell-shaped  adhesive 
discs  situated  within  two  nearly  elliptical  areas  on  the  junctions  of 
xi  and  xii,  and  xn  and  xiii  ;  on  xviii  just  on  the  outer  side  of  each 
of  the  papillae  carrying  the  male  pores  is  a  second  small  papilla 
carrying  a  pore.  The  dorsal  pores  are  not  distinct  in  front  of  the 
clitellum. 

The  alimentary  canal  comprises  a  muscular  pharynx  occupying 
about  three  segments  ;  a  short  oesophagus  ;  a  large  gizzard  between 
the  mesenteries  of  v  (or  vi) ;  a  small  intestine  extending  back  to  xiv, 
which  in  segments  ix  to  xiii  is  provided  with  five  pairs  of  large 
pouch-like  diverticula  (calciferous  glands),  very  richly  supplied 
with  vessels  ;  and  a  large  intestine  commencing  in  xv.  In  v  and  vi 
are  two  large  aborescent  stalked  masses  probably  salivary  glands. 

The  genitalia  comprise  two  pairs  of  racemose  testes  in  xi  and  xii, 
attached  to  the  anterior  mesenteries ;  two  pairs  of  small  ciliated 
rosettes  lying  free  in  x  and  xi,  the  posterior  portions  of  the  vasa 
joining  the  prostatic  ducts  close  up  to  the  prostates,  which  occupy 
segments  xix  or  xx  to  xxiv  on  each  side  ;  the  genital  ducts  which 
come  off  from  the  anterior  ends  of  the  prostates  but  very  soon 
bend  inwards,  are  very  long,  thick,  and  convoluted  or  bent ;  a 
pair  of  ovaries  in  the  usual  situation  in  xiii  ;  two  oviducts 
commencing  in  the  same  segment  and  opening  by  separate  pores 
on  xiv ;  and  two  pairs  of  spermathecae  in  vin  and  ix,  opening 
anteriorly.     Each  spermatheca  consists  of  three  portions,  a  distal 


BY   J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  953 

cylindrical  sac,  a  proximal  longer  and  narrower  duct  or  stalk  which 
is  bent  or  coiled,  and  a  very  small  rudimentary  caecum  or 
appendage  attached  to  the  stalk,  wider  than  high  and  having  on  its 
apex  three  or  four  faint  elevations.  The  distal  portions  of  the 
anterior  spermathecaB  are  apt  to  be  displaced  so  that  they  may  be 
found  in  either  of  the  two  preceding  segments.  On  the  outer  side 
of  each  genital  duct  just  as  it  passes  through  body  wall  is  a  small 
hemispherical  pouch,  whose  apertures  doubtless  are  those  visible  on 
the  exterior.  In  one  specimen  there  is  a  median  one  under  the 
nerve  cord  a  few  segments  further  back. 

There  are  about  seven  pairs  of  hearts  the  last  of  which  is  in 
xiii,  and  of  which  those  in  the  segments  containing  the  diverticula 
are  the  largest,  especially  the  last  two  or  three. 

Small  tufted  masses  attached  to  the  ccelomic  wall  are  probably 
the  segmental  organs  ;  they  are  larger  in  the  anterior  segments. 

Sab. — Hornsby  (20  miles  from  Sydney),  N.S.W. 

Obs. — Six  specimens  obtained  in  September  under  logs.  These 
worms  do  not  agree  very  closely  with  those  previously  described 
as  C,  rusticus,  but  as  I  wish  to  avoid  multiplying  genera  they  are 
placed  here  for  the  present. 

12.    PERICHiETA    TEXAX,   n.   Sp. 

(Plate  XIII,  fig.  4.) 
The  largest  of  four  specimens  comprises  133  segments,  is  123 
mm.  long,  5  mm.  broad,  and  has  a  pre-clitellar  region  22  mm.  long. 
Body  cylindrical,  tapering  anteriorly  and  posteriorly,  in  spirit- 
specimens  narrow  at  the  clitellum.  Colour  dark  red  above, 
below  whitish  or  with  a  tinge  of  brownish-yellow.  Prostomium 
pear-shaped,  extending  back  on  the  buccal  ring  for  nearly  its  whole 
width,  marked  inferiorly  and  anteriorly  by  a  continuous  longitudinal 
groove,  and  divided  by  a  transverse  groove  just  behind  the  anterior 
margin  of  the  buccal  ring.  From  about  vn  to  xvn  the  segments 
are  widest  (some  of  them  2  mm.)  and  except  for  the  setigerous 
ridge  are  nearly  flat  and  less  convex  than  usual.  After  about  v  the 
segments  are  tri-annulate,  the  setse  being  situated  on  the  middle 
ridge-like  annul  us. 


954  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

Clitellum  complete  all  round,  comprising  three  complete  segments 
— xiv  to  xvi,  while  in  addition  a  portion  of  xin  or  of  xvn  or 
of  both  may  be  included.  Setae  and  dorsal  pores  visible  on  the 
clitellum. 

Setae  short,  about  '28  mm.  long,  relatively  stout,  a  slight 
enlargement  between  the  middle  and  the  free  tip  but  nearer  the 
former ;  arranged  on  conspicuous  ridges,  the  rows  being  interrupted 
for  a  narrow  space  in  the  median  dorsal  and  ventral  regions  ;  the 
number  of  setae  per  segment  is  about  28,  but  in  the  caudal  region 
there  may  be  from  32  to  36.  All  the  segments  setigerous  after 
the  first. 

Male  pores  on  papillae  on  xviii  about  in  a  line  with  the  second 
row  of  setae  on  each  side.  The  two  apertures  of  the  oviducts  are 
on  a  small  elliptical  area  on  xiv,  one  on  each  side  of  and  close  to  the 
median  line.  The  apertures  of  the  spermathecse  are  between  vn 
and  viii,  and  vm  and  ix,  rather  ventral  in  position  and  about  in 
a  line  with  the  second  or  third  row  of  setae  on  each  side.  Dorsal 
pores  present  after  segment  iv.     Nephridiopores  not  visible. 

On  segments  ix  and  x  there  is  a  characteristic  arrangement  of 
what  are  probably  adhesive  discs.  The  ventral  portion  of  these 
segments  for  the  whole  or  nearly  the  whole  breadth  of  them,  and 
extending  outwards  on  each  side  to  about  the  second  row  of  setae  is 
raised  and  thickened,  and  carries  four  circular  pits  or  perhaps  pores, 
one  in  front  of  and  one  just  behind  the  setigerous  ridge  on  each 
side.  The  areas  may  or  may  not  be  subdivided  into  two  by  a  median 
longitudinal  groove  ;  they  may  be  fairly  rectangular,  or  each  of 
them  may  consist  of  two  8-shaped  areas  side  by  side,  the  outlines 
of  the  8's  being  very  broad,  with  the  pit  or  pore  in  the  centre  of 
each  half  (fig.  6).  All  my  specimens  show  these  structures,  the 
arrangement  of  which  at  once  distinguishes  them  from  any  other  of 
our  known  worms. 

The  mesenteries  from  the  anterior  one  of  segment  vm  to  the 
posterior  one  of  xin  are  thicker  than  elsewhere. 

The  alimentary  canal  presents  the  usual  divisions  ;  the  muscular 
pharnyx  coated  with  a  white  glandular  mass  occupies  about  three 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  955 

segments  ;  the  short  oesophagus  occupying  about  a  segment  is 
followed  by  the  large  muscular  gizzard  in  v,  bounded  posteriorly 
by  the  thin  mesentery  between  v  and  vi,  and  which  being 
pushed  backwards  by  the  large  gizzard  is  invested  by  the  next 
mesentery  behind  it ;  the  small  intestine  extends  back  to  xv,  and 
in  segments  xi  to  xiii  is  provided  with  three  pairs  of  pouch-like 
diverticula  ;  and  the  sacculated  large  intestine  commencing  in  xvi, 
which  is  not  provided  with  caeca.  As  in  other  worms  there  are 
strong  ligaments  connecting  the  posterior  margin  of  the  pharnyx 
with  the  anterior  rim  of  the  gizzard. 

There  are  two  pairs  of  testes  in  segments  ix  and  xn,  hardly 
racemose,  the  first  pair  attached  to  the  posterior  mesentery,  the 
second  to  the  anterior  one  ;  the  two  pairs  of  ciliated  rosettes 
occupy  the  two  intermediate  segments  x  and  xi,  the  vacant  portions 
of  the  cavities  of  which  were  filled  with  coagulated  masses  of  fully 
developed  and  advanced  stages  of  developing  spermatozoa,  but 
whether  these  were  enclosed  with  the  rosettes  in  delicate 
membranous  sacs,  or  whether  simply  discharged  into  these  segments, 
and  coagulated  by  the  spirit,  was  not  easy  to  decide  ;  the  posterior 
portions  of  the  vasa  deferentia  doubtless  join  the  prostatic  ducts, 
but  I  could  not  trace  them  in  the  two  specimens  dissected ;  there 
is  a  pair  of  prostates  partly  in  xvni  and  partly  in  xix,  incompletely 
divided  into  three  portions  by  two  transverse  constrictions ;  the 
very  short  genital  ducts  without  any  £7"-shaped  bend  pass  straight 
to  open  on  to  the  exterior.  The  ovaries  in  xiii,  and  the  two  oviducts 
partly  in  this  and  in  xiv  have  the  usual  situations  and  relations  ; 
the  two  pairs  of  spermathecse  are  in  vin  and  ix,  narrower  than  in 
P.  australis,  and  each  has  a  club-shaped  caecum,  shorter  than  the 
main  pouch,  not  dilated  at  the  tip. 

In  many  segments  the  portions  of  the  dorsal  vessel  between  the 
mesenteries  present  indications  of  being  incompletely  double  ;  there 
are  transverse  hearts  in  segments  vi  to  xn,  of  which  the  last  three 
pairs  are  conspicuously  large.  Small  tufts  of  glandular  tubules 
attached  to  the  coelomic  wall  are  probably  segmental  organs. 

Hab. — Auburn  near  Parramatta,  N.S.W. 


956  NOTES   ON   AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

13.  PerichjEta  austrina,  n.  sp. 

(Plate  XIII,  fig.  5.) 

In  six  specimens  the  number  of  segments  varied  from  110  to  128, 
the  length  from  75  to  90  mm.,  the  breadth  was  5  mm.,  and  the 
length  of  the  preclitellar  region  12  mm.  The  worms  of  this  species 
live  together  with,  and  closely  resemble  P.australis  (p.  361)  in  many 
of  their  characters,  but  the  two  species  are  readily  distinguishable. 
The  new  worms  are  smaller,  but,  in  regard  to  the  shape  and  colour 
of  the  body ;  in  having  interrupted  circles  of  setae,  the  latter  being 
more  numerous  in  the  posterior  region  ;  in  having  the  male  pores 
on  papillae  on  xviii,  and  the  oviducal  pores  on  xiv  ;  in  the  principal 
characters  of  the  alimentary  canal,  and  in  the  absence  of  caeca  in 
xxvi  ;  in  the  number,  situation,  and  characters  of  the  testes,  of  the 
ciliated  rosettes,  of  the  ovaries,  and  of  the  oviducts  ;  and  in  the 
general  characters  of  the  vascular  system,  and  of  the  segmental 
organs,  the  two  species  agree  very  closely. 

They  differ  in  the  following  respects: — (1)  the  prostomium 
extends  further  back  on  the  buccal  ring  (for  f  or  even  more  of  its 
width),  and  is  marked  by  a  median  longitudinal  groove  which  is 
prolonged  backwards  so  as  completely  to  divide  the  buccal  ring, 
the  latter  also  divided  in  the  median  ventral  line  by  a  distinct 
groove  ;  (2)  the  clitellum  comprises  nearly  the  whole  of  xvn  in 
addition  to  xiv,  xv,  and  xvi  ;  (3)  the  number  of  setoe  is  slightly 
different,  there  being  16  per  segment  in  front  of  the  clitellum,  24 
or  sometimes  20  for  the  greater  portion  of  the  region  behind  it, 
while  in  the  last  \  or  \  inch  of  the  body  except  in  the  last  few 
segments  of  it,  the  number  may  increase  from  32  to  40,  the  setaa 
in  this  region  being  finer,  closer  together,  sometimes  at  irregular 
intervals,  and  the  dorsal  interruption  having  all  but  disappeared. 
But  the  most  characteristic  points  of  difference  are  (a)  the  presence 
of  three  instead  of  two  pairs  of  sperm athecse,  and  in  the  more 
ventral  position  of  their  apertures ;  (b)  the  presence  of  ventral 
rectangular  thickenings  presumably  of  the  nature  of  adhesive  discs 
on  segments  ix  and  x,  and  of  copulatory  or  genital  papillae  on 
segments  xvn  to  xix  ;  and  (c)  the  absence  of  a  £7-shaped  genital  duct. 


BY   J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  957 

Of  spermathecae  there  is  a  pair  in  each  of  segments  vn,  vm,  and 
ix ;  opening  anteriorly,  the  apertures  being  between  vi  and  vnr 
vil  and  vm,  and  vm  and  ix,  and  nearly  in  a  line  with  the  second 
row  of  setae  on  each  side  ;  each  spermatheca  is  pear-shaped  and  has 
a  long  caecum  as  in  P.  australis. 

On  the  ventral  portion  of  segment  ix  is  a  raised  elliptical  or 
more  or  less  rectangular  area  occupying  the  whole  width  of  the 
segment  and  extending  laterally  as  far  as  the  second  row  of  setse 
on  each  side,  while  on  it  is  a  pair  of  small  pits  or  possibly  pores, 
one  on  each  side  of  and  rather  close  to  the  median  line.  The 
ventral  portion  of  x  is  similarly  modified,  but  here  the  thickened 
area  extends  further  out  on  each  side  (to  the  3rd  row  of  setae),  and 
is  divided  by  a  median  groove  into  two  nearly  square  or  oblong 
areas,  with  a  depression  or  pit  in  the  middle  of  each. 

On  xvii  and  occupying  the  interval  devoid  of  setae  is  a  pair  of 
small  copulatory  papillae  with  a  pit  or  pore  on  each,  rather  close 
together  and  with  their  inner  margins  joined  by  a  short  transverse 
ridge,  so  as  to  form  a  somewhat  dumb-bell-shaped  area.  On  xviii 
ventrad  of  each  papilla  carrying  a  male  pore  is  a  second  but  smaller 
one,  so  that  this  segment  carries  four  papillae.  On  xix  the  arrange- 
ment is  similar  to  that  on  xvii  but  with  the  two  papillae  a  little 
further  apart. 

The  prostates  are  very  much  incised  or  lobulated,  and  the  short 
thick  ducts  run  almost  perpendicularly,  and  are  joined  by  the  vasa 
deferentia  close  to  the  glands. 

The  other  organs  do  not  differ  materiallv  from  what  has  been 
described  in  P.  australis. 

Hab. — Burrawang,  N.S.W. 

The  worms  of  this  species  live  together  with  the  four  other 
species  previously  described  from  the  same  locality,  and  were 
collected  at  the  same  time  as  those  mentioned,  but  thinking  they 
were  young  specimens  of  P.  australis  I  did  not  pay  particular- 
attention  to  them. 


958  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

14.  Perich^eta  gracilis,  n.  sp. 

The  largest  of  about  20  specimens  comprised  about  155  segments, 
was  110  mm.  long,  4  mm.  broad,  the  length  of  preclitellar  region 
being  11  mm.,  that  of  the  clitellum  6  mm.  Body  cylindrical  tapering 
posteriorly  less  markedly  so  anteriorly,  slightly  constricted  at  the 
clitellum  (in  spirit-specimens).  After  about  ix  the  segments  are 
more  or  less  tri-annulate.  Colour  when  alive  a  rich  dark  almost 
port-wine  red  above  (duller  in  spirit  almost  reddish-brown),  lighter 
(yellowish- white)  below.  Prostomium  pear-shaped  extending  back 
on  the  buccal  ring  for  about  §  or  more  of  its  width  ;  buccal  ring 
with  a  median  longitudinal  ventral  groove  completely  dividing  it. 

Clitellum  well  developed,  comprising  four  segments  (xiii  to  xvi), 
or  in  younger  specimens  only  partially  including  xiii  ;  complete  all 
round. 

Setae  short,  about  "28  mm.  long,  with  a  slight  enlargement  at 
about  J  from  the  free  tip,  the  remaining  portion  somewhat  thicker  ; 
arranged  in  two  half-series,  there  being  median  narrow  dorsal 
and  ventral  spaces  devoid  of  bristles ;  all  the  segments  setigerous 
except  the  first  one  and  the  last  three  or  four.  The  number  of  setae 
per  segment  is  from  20  to  24,  the  number  on  the  anterior 
segments  being  slightly  greater  than  that  elsewhere  (one  specimen 
having  24  per  segment  in  front  of,  and  20  per  segment  behind  the 
clitellum)  \  they  are  sometimes  at  slightly  irregular  intervals,  so 
that  those  of  the  various  segments  do  not  form  perfectly  straight 
longitudinal  rows. 

Male  pores  two,  slit-like,  on  papillae,  the  pores  well  apart  on  the 
lateral  margins  of  the  ventral  surface  and  about  corresponding  with 
the  interval  between  the  2nd  and  3rd  rows  of  setae  on  each  side, 
and  in  the  line  of  those  of  the  segment  ;  there  is  one  seta 
visible  on  each  side  on  the  ventral  surface  between  the  pores. 
The  oviducts  apparently  open  to  the  exterior  by  a  single  median 
pore  in  front  of  the  line  of  setae  on  xiv.  There  are  three  pairs  of 
spermathecal  pores  between  vi  and  vn,  vn  and  vm,  and  viii  and 
ix,  rather  lateral  in  position,  and  corresponding  with  the  4th  or 
5th  row  of  setae  on  each  side.     Dorsal  pores  after  about  the  5th 


BY    J.  J,  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  959 

segment.  Nephridiopores  not  discernible.  The  accessory  copulatory 
organs  comprise  three  single  pores  in  the  median  ventral  line 
between  xvi  and  xvn,  xvn  and  xviii,  and  xvni  and  xix  ;  apparently 
a  small  single  papilla  in  the  middle  of  xviii  ;  and  a  pair  of  small 
papillae  also  on  xviii  just  in  front  of,  and  in  a  line  with  those 
carrying  the  male  pores  ;  but  with  the  exception  of  the  last  their 
presence  is  not  constant,  and  some  or  all  of  them  may  be  wanting. 
None  of  the  specimens  show  any  trace  of  adhesive  discs. 

The  alimentary  canal  presents  nothing  remarkable.  The  pharnyx 
extends  back  about  as  far  as  iv,  and  its  hinder  portion  is  coated 
with  a  white  mass  consisting  of  granular  cells,  while  below  it  in 
about  in  is  a  pair  of  tufts  of  glandular  tubules  which  are  probably 
salivary  glands ;  the  short  oesophagus  is  followed  by  the  gizzard  in 
vi,  contained  between  the  two  mesenteries  of  this  segment ;  the 
small  intestine  is  devoid  of  pouch-like  diverticula,  but  in  segments 
xn  to  xv  it  is  very  vascular  and  the  lumen  of  the  intermesenteric 
portions  dilates  so  as  to  give  them  a  globular  appearance  ;  the  large 
intestine  begins  in  xvn  and  has  no  lateral  caeca. 

There  are  two  pairs  of  testes,  in  segments  xi  and  xn,  not  race- 
mose, each  of  them  a  narrow  nearly  cylindrical  smooth  white  body 
attached  to  the  anterior  mesentery  of  the  containing  segment,  and 
with  the  long  axis  transverse  ;  the  inferior  extremities  of  those  of 
each  pair  are  close  to,  but  independent  of  each  other  ;  then  arching 
round  the  intestine  they  nearly  touch  superiorly  in  the  median 
line  ;  there  are  two  pairs  of  ciliated  rosettes,  a  pair  in  each  of 
segments  x  and  xi ;  in  the  specimens  dissected  the  vacant  portions 
of  the  body-cavity  in  these  two  segments  were  crammed  with  fully 
developed  spermatozoa  probably  discharged  into  them  from  the  testes 
in  the  segment  immediately  succeeding  in  each  case ;  the  posterior 
portions  of  the  vasa  deferentia  join  the  prostatic  ducts  close  up  to 
the  prostates,  which  are  a  pair  of  long  laterally  incised  bodies 
commencing  in  xviii  and  extending  back  through  about  the  next 
six  segments ;  there  is  a  long  genital  duct  on  each  side  with  a 
Z7-shaped  bend  as  in  P.  australis  but  differently  disposed,  in  this 
case  the  long  leg  of  the  U  being  anterior,  and  the  concavity  of  the 
bend  turned  towards  the  prostates  ;  in  another  specimen  however 


960  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

they  were  irregularly  *S-shaped.  The  two  elongate,  flattened,  stalked 
ovaries  occupy  the  usual  position  in  xni,  and  opposite  them  are  the 
anterior  portions  of  the  oviducts  which  open  separately  on  the 
ventral  surface  of  xiv.  There  are  three  pairs  of  spermathecse  in 
segments  vn,  viii,  and  IX,  opening  anteriorly  ;  each  spermatheca 
consists  of  a  large  pear-shaped  or  rounded  sac  with  a  narrow  but 
distinct  stalk  from  which  at  the  level  of  its  piercing  the  body-wall 
is  given  off  a  long  filiform  caecum  or  appendage,  much  crimped 
otherwise  it  would  be  longer  than  the  stalked  pouch. 

There  are  very  large  hearts  in  x,  xi,  and  xn. 

The  small  tufts  of  glandular  tubules  attached  to  the  coeloinic 
wall  are  probably  the  segmental  orgaus. 

Hab. — Auburn  near  Parramatta,  N.S.W. 

Obs. — Common  under  logs  and  pieces  of  bark  after  rain. 

15.  Perich^ta  Barronensis,   n.  sp. 

Among  the  worms  collected  by  Mr.  Froggatt  from  North 
Queens]  and  there  are  four  small  specimens  apparently  young 
and  immature  but  sufficiently  distinct  from  those  of  any  other 
species  examined  by  me,  to  permit  of,  at  any  rate,  a  preliminary 
description.  The  largest  of  them  consists  of  about  125  segments, 
and  is  62  mm.  long,  and  4  mm.  broad.  The  prostomium  is  large, 
the  projecting  portion  being  spherical ;  superiorly  it  is  lightly 
grooved  longitudinally  in  the  middle  line,  the  groove  continuing 
backwards,  dividing  the  buccal  ring — which  is  very  narrow — and 
being  visible  about  as  far  back  as  segment  xvi,  interrupted  by  the 
dorsal  pores  where  these  are  present ;  all  the  specimens  show  it, 
so  that  it  is  probably  normal ;  the  buccal  ring  is  also  divided 
longitudinally  in  the  median  ventral  line. 

The  body  in  all  the  specimens  is  constricted  from  about  xm  to 
xvi ;  the  diameter  at  the  extremities  is  much  less,  and  the  anterior 
one  slightly  bent  upwards.  After  the  first  few  the  segments 
increase  in  width  for  some  distance,  and  are  tri-annulate. 

Clitellum  developed  in  only  one  specimen,  comprises  four 
segments  xiv  to  xvn,  complete  all  round.  Setae  about  40  per  segment, 
not  in  complete  circles ;    the  median  ventral  break  is    perfectly 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  961 

distinct ;  there  is  no  median  dorsal  row  of  setae,  and  apparently 
there  is  a  narrow  dorsal  break,  but  as  the  specimens  are  small  and 
contracted  it  is  difficult  to  be  quite  sure.  Male  pores  two,  each  on 
a  prominent  papilla  on  xviii,  the  ventral  portion  between  the 
papillae  slightly  swollen  forming  a  slight  ridge  across  the  interval, 
on  which  ventrad  of  each  papilla  two  or  three  setae  are  visible. 
Oviducal  pores  not  visible.  Spermathecal  pores  three  pairs, 
between  iv  and  v,  v  and  vi,  vi  and  vn,  about  corresponding  with 
the  intervals  between  the  fourth  and  fifth  rows  of  setae  on  each 
side.  Dorsal  pores  after  about  iv.  No  indications  of  accessory 
copulatory  organs  in  any  of  the  specimens. 

The  pharynx  occupies  three  or  four  segments ;  the  oesophagus  is 
rather  long ;  the  gizzard  is  in  vn,  or  at  least  has  immediately 
behind  it  the  posterior  mesentery  of  this  segment,  but  in  front  of 
it  the  mesenteries  were  thin  and  apparently  incomplete  and  difficult 
to  make  out ;  it  pushes  backwards  several  of  the  mesenteries  behind 
it ;  the  small  intestine  occupies  segments  vm  to  xvi,  is  unprovided 
with  diverticula,  but  in  x  to  xiv,  the  intermesenteric  portions  are 
dilated,  especially  in  xi  to  xin  ;  the  large  intestine  commences  in 
xvi,  no  caeca  in  xxvi. 

There  are  two  pairs  of  racemose  testes  in  xi  and  xn,  attached  to 
the  anterior  mesenteries  quite  independently  of  each  other ;  two 
pairs  of  ciliated  rosettes  in  x  and  xi,  the  posterior  portions  of  the 
vasa  deferentia  were  not  discernible ;  in  xviii  a  pair  of  prostates 
their  proximal  portions  long,  narrow,  continuous  with  the  genital 
ducts,  looking  more  like  convoluted  thick-walled  tubes  than  solid 
glands,  their  distal  portions  a  little  more  compact.  The  ovaries 
and  oviducts  have  the  usual  situation  and  relations  ;  the  external 
apertures  of  the  latter  were  not  visible ;  there  are  three  pairs  of 
small  spermathecae,  the  posterior  pair  the  largest,  the  anterior  pair 
the  smallest,  apparently  in  segments  v,  vi,  and  vn ;  each  of  them 
pear-shaped,  very  shortly  stalked,  and  with  a  long  filiform  caecum 
slightly  longer  than  the  main  sac. 

The  lower  and  lateral  portions  of  segments  xand  xiwere  filled  with 
white  masses  of  spermatozoa,  but  whether  they  were  lying  free,  or 
enclosed  with   the  ciliated   rosettes  within  a  membranous  sac  or 


962  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

sacs,  could  not  be  determined.  Attached  to  the  anterior  mesentery 
of  x  on  either  side  of  and  slightly  below  the  intestine  were  two 
smooth  bodies  looking  like  a  third  pair  of  testes,  but  probably  only 
encysted  parasites,  though  microscopic  examination  yielded  nothing 
satisfactory.  In  other  worms  I  have  sometimes  met  with  a 
similar  pair  of  bodies  on  the  anterior  mesentery  of  xiv. 

There  are  transverse  hearts  in  vn  to  xiii,  very  large  in  xi  and  xil. 

The  segmental  organs  consist  of  pairs  of  transversely  disposed 
coiled  tubes,  smaller  and  less  conspicuous  after  about  segment  xviii. 

Bab. — Barron  River  District  near  Cairns,  N.  Queensland 
(Macleay  Museum). 

Obs.  —This  species  is  readily  distinguishable  from  the  other  two 
(P.  austrina  and  P.  gracilis),  which  have  three  pairs  of  sperma- 
thecoe,  by  the  anterior  dorsal  grooving,  and  by  the  absence  of 
accessory  copulatory  organs. 

16.  Perich^eta  Queenslandica,  n.  sp. 

(Plate  XIII,  fig.  6). 

The  largestof  six  specimens  comprising  about  1 20  segments  gave  the 
following  measurements  : — Length  15  cm.,  breadth  7  mm.,  length  of 
the  pre-clitellar  region  26  mm.  Body  cylindrical,  tapering  anteriorly 
and  posteriorly,  the  ventral  surface  for  a  few  segments  just  behind 
the  clitellum  somewhat  flattened.  Prostomium  not  well  shown  ; 
apparently  small,  grooved  anteriorly  and  superiorly,  and  extending 
on  to  the  buccal  ring  for  only  a  short  distance — less  than  J.  The 
segments  are  relatively  wide  and  flat,  widest  from  about  iy  to  xin  : 
in  the  middle  of  each  segment  is  a  conspicuous  transverse  ridge 
carrying  the  numerous  setse  ;  two  furrows  one  in  front  of  and  the 
other  just  behind  the  ridges  divide  the  segments  into  three  annuli, 
but  in  addition  the  first  and  last  of  them  may  show  more  or  less 
complete  further  sub-division  into  two,  so  that  in  such  eases  the 
segments  shew  five  annuli. 

Clitellum  thick  and  well-developed,  comprising  three  segments — 
xiv  to  xvi,  complete  all  round  ;  a  small  elliptical  depression  on  the 
ventral  surface  of  xiv  on  which  are  placed  the  two  apertures  of  the 
oviducts ;  the  setae  on  the  clitellar  segments  are  discernible. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  963 

Setae  about  -46  mm.  long,  with  an  enlargement  at  ^  from  the 
free  end  ;  forming  complete  circles,  arranged  on  transverse  ridges 
in  the  middle  of  each  segment  except  the  first  one,  and  the  last 
few.  The  number  of  setce  is  tolerably  constant  throughout 
and  is  about  60  per  segment  ;  in  small  specimens  a  few  less. 
Male  pores  two,  on  papillae  on  xviii  in  the  line  of  setae,  from 
4  to  5  mm.  apart,  with  13  or  14  setae  on  the  ventral  portion  of  the 
segment  between  the  pores.  The  oviducts  open  on  the  exterior  by 
two  apertures  close  together,  situated  on  a  depression  on  xiv  just 
in  front  of  the  line  of  setae.  There  are  four  pairs  of  spermathecal 
apertures,  rather  ventral  in  position,  a  pair  between  segments  V 
and  vi,  vi  and  vn,  vn  and  viii,  vin  and  ix  ;  the  pores  in  a  line 
with  about  the  sixth  row  of  setae  on  each  side.  Dorsal  pores  after 
about  xn. 

The  accessory  copulatory  organs  in  this  species  are  very  Avell  and 

characteristically  developed.      Firstly  on  the  ventral  surface  of  each 

of  segments  ix,  x,  and  xi  (in  one  case  only  on  x  and  xi),  and  in  front 

of  the    setigerous  ridge  is  a  pair  of  elliptical  or  circular  swollen 

areas  presumably  adhesive  discs,  those  of  each  pair  rather  close 

together,  and  each  with  a  small  central  pit  perhaps  carrying  a  pore. 

Secondly  there  are  six  or  seven  pairs  of  accessory-gland  pores  of 

which  two  pairs  are  in  front  of  the  male  pores,  and  four  or  five 

pairs  behind  them,  and  arranged  as  follows  : — On  xvn  just  in  front 

of  the  line  of  setae   is  a  pair  of  conspicuous  slit-like  pores  a  little 

closer  together  than  the  male  pores  ;  the  second  pair  are  situated  on 

the  junction  of  xvn  and  xviii,  just  behind  the  first  pair,  but  a  little 

further  apart ;  the  third  pair  are  almost  on  the  junction  of  xviii 

and  xix,  the  pores  of  this  and  of  the  second  pair  as  far  apart  as  the 

male  pores  ;  the  fourth  fifth  and  sixth  pairs  are  on  the  anterior  annuli 

of  segments  xix  xx  and  xxi  respectively;  when  there  is  a  seventh 

they  are  on  xxn.     The  last  three  pairs  are  closer  together  even 

than  the  first  pair ;  thus  while  in  a  good  example  the  pores  of  the 

first  pair  were  2  mm.  apart,  those  of  the  last  two  pairs  were  only 

1  mm.  apart.     In  none  of  the  specimens  were  these  pores  situated 

on  papillae  (genital  or  copulatory  papillae),  though  in  the  breeding 

season  these  are  probably  developed ;  but  they  were  placed  mostlv 
62 


964  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

on  elliptical  areas,  of  which  those  of  the  second  and  third  pairs 
were  less  distinct,  and  in  most  of  the  specimens  situated  in  well 
marked  transverse  pits  with  the  papillse  carrying  the  male  pores 
standing  out  well  between  them  ;  this  however  may  be  due  to 
shrinkage  as  in  one  of  the  largest  specimens  there  are  no  pits  and 
the  pores  are  flush  with  the  surface.  In  a  specimen  92  mm.  long 
in  which  the  clitellum  was  undeveloped,  and  the  adhesive  discs 
only  slightly  indicated,  six  pairs  of  pores  were  visible,  but  were  not 
quite  so  conspicuous  as  usual. 

The  alimentary  canal  differs  in  several  points  from  what  I  have 
met  with  in  the  worms  with  interrupted  circles  of  setse,  though 
closely  agreeing  with  what  has  been  described  in  typical  perichsete 
worms  from  other  parts  of  the  world.  The  pharnyx  occupies 
about  three  segments  ;  the  oesophagus  also  about  three  segments,  iv 
to  vi,  is  rather  wide,  and  being  constricted  at  the  mesenteries  the 
intermediate  portions  appear  more  or  less  globular,  and  are  coated 
with  a  layer  of  white  glandular  matter  ;  the  gizzard  along  with  the 
two  posterior  pairs  of  spermathecae  occupies  vn  and  viii,  the 
mesentery  between  these  two  segments  being  completely  wanting  ; 
the  small  intestine  extends  from  ix  to  xiv,  and  in  the  next  segment 
gives  place  to  the  sacculated  large  intestine  which  continues 
throughout  the  rest  of  the  body  ;  the  intermesenteric  portions  of 
the  former  in  x  to  xin  are  dilated  and  more  or  less  globular,  but 
there  are  apparently  no  pouch-like  diverticula.  Thelarge  intestine  in 
xxv  is  provided  with  a  pair  of  long  lateral  caeca  tapering  anteriorly, 
such  as  have  been  so  frequently  described  in  other  species  of  the 
genus,  though  usually  as  being  in  segment  xxvi ;  the  caeca  come  off 
from  the  sides  of  the  canal,  lie  alongside  it,  and  are  directed 
forwards,  their  free  tips  reaching  to  xxi. 

The  genitalia  also  present  some  slight  differences  from  what  I 
have  met  with  in  the  worms  with  incomplete  circles  of  setse.  In 
xi  and  xii  are  two  pairs  of  white  sacs,  which  appear  unmis- 
takably to  be  vesiculse  se^iinales.  The  anterior  pair  are  long, 
nearly  cylindrical  bodies,  their  distal  portions  tapering,  slightly 
adherent  to  one  or  both  mesenteries,  their  proximal  portions  rising 
from  the  floor  of  the  segment  independently  of  each  other  on  either 


BY   J.  J.   FLETCHER,   M.A.,  BS.C.  965 

side  of  the  nerve  cord,  then  curving  round  the  intestine  touching 
superiorly  in  the  median  line.  The  posterior  pair  are  larger,  more 
compressed,  and  each  distally  drawn  out  into  a  narrow  prolongation 
usually  folded  on  itself,  and  slightly  dilated  at  the  tip  ;  these  bodies 
are  attached  by  fibrous  bands  and  a  stalk  to  the  anterior  mesentery 
of  xn,  on  each  side  of  and  slightly  below  the  intestine.  I  could 
find  no  ciliated  rosettes  either  in  x  or  xii,  but  there  is  a  single  pair 
in  XI,  enclosed  within  the  backwardly  prolonged  basal  portions  of 
the  anterior  sacs,  which  continue  along  the  floor  of  the  segment  on 
either  side  of  the  nerve  cord  to  the  posterior  mesentery,  through 
which  apparently  the  contents  of  the  posterior  sacs  gain  access  to 
the  ciliated  rosettes.  In  one  specimen  I  noticed  a  pair  of  small 
white  bodies  attached  to  the  anterior  mesentery  of  xi,  but  enclosed 
within  the  sacs,  which  were  probably  testes.  The  presence  of 
a  single  pair  of  ciliated  rosettes — unless  I  have  overlooked  a  pair 
which  I  do  not  think  is  the  case — is  similar  to  what  Horst  has 
described  in  P.  Sumatrana  (1). 

There  is  a  pair  of  large  tabulated  prostates  incompletely  divided 
into  three  lobes,  occupying  pait  of  from  two  to  four  segments  (xvin 
to  xxi)  on  each  side  ;  the  prostatic  ducts  come  off  from  the  middle 
portions ;  the  posterior  portions  of  the  vasa  deferentia  were  not 
traceable  in  the  two  soft  specimens  available  for  dissection ;  the 
genital  ducts  are  rather  short,  straight  or  bent  but  not  coiled.  There 
is  a  pair  of  flattened  ovaries  occupying  the  usual  position  in  xiii  ; 
the  oviducts  appeared  to  be  as  usual  ;  there  are  four  pairs  of 
spermatheca?,  a  pair  in  each  of  segments  v  to  viii.  Each 
spermatheca  is  a  stalked  pouch,  the  stalk  or  duct  about  half  as  long 
as  the  distal  dilated  portion,  and  giving  off  a  very  short  and  rudi- 
mentary csecum  from  its  upper  part.  The  whole  ventral  wall  of  the 
body  cavity  from  segments  xvii  to  xxn  is  specialised,  but  separate 
glandular  pouches  were  not  noticeable. 

There  are  transverse  hearts  in  segments  viii  to  xn  ;  in  front  of 
viii  the  dorsal  vessel  runs  along  the  top  of  the  gizzard  ;  there  are 
smaller  commissural  vessels  in  vi  and  vn  ;  in  xn  below  the  main 

(1)  Notes  from  the  Leyden  Museum,  Vol.  v.  p.  189. 


966  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

dorsal  trunk  is  a  second  small  longitudinal  vessel  adherent  to  the 
alimentary  canal,  from  which  the  hearts  in  this  segment  seem 
to  arise. 

The  segmental  organs  are  probably  the  small  tufts  of  glandular 
tubules  attached  to  the  ccelomic  wall,  most  conspicuous  in  the 
oesophageal  segments  where  they  are  also  attached  to  the  mesenteries. 

Hah. — Barron  River  District,  North  Queensland  (Macleay 
Museum). 

Pericileta  Darnleiensis,  n.  sp. 

Two  specimens  comprising  108  and  79  segments  were  155  mm. 
and  111  mm.  long  respectively,  in  both  cases  the  breadth  being 
6  mm.,  and  the  length  of  the  preclitellar  region  29  mm.  Body 
cylindrical  tapering  anteriorly  and  posteriorly.  Prostomium  ex- 
tending back  on  the  buccal  ring  for  about  half  its  width.  Segments 
distinct,  rather  wide  and  flat,  widest  (about  3  mm.)  in  front  of 
the  clitellum  as  far  forwards  as  about  v.  From  about  v  to  vin  the 
segments  are  tri-annulate,  with  the  setae  on  a  ridge  on  the  middle 
annulus  ;  from  ix  to  xiii  they  shew  five  annuli ;  in  the  remaining 
region  the  annulation  is  not  quite  so  distinct  but  there  may  be  three 
or  five  annuli  per  segment.  Segments  setigerous  after  the  first  or 
second. 

The  setae  are  about  "42  mm.  long,  with  a  slight  enlargement  at 
about  \  from  the  free  end ;  arranged  in  complete  circles  on 
conspicuous  ridges  on  the  middle  of  the  setigerous  segments.  The 
number  of  setae  is  from  about  60  to  66  per  segment,  most  numerous 
in  the  posterior  region. 

Clitellum  comprises  three  segments  (xiv  to  xvi),  is  very  thick 
and  complete  all  round  ;  a  depression  on  the  ventral  surface  of  xiv 
on  which  are  the  oviducal  apertures.  Neither  setae  nor  dorsal  pores 
visible  on  the  clitellum. 

The  male  pores  are  slit-like  with  plicated  lips  on  xvin,  about 
3  mm.  apart,  in  the  line  of  setae,  with  about  12  setae  on  the 
ventral  surface  between  the  pores.  In  neither  specimen  were  the 
pores  on  papillae,  but  the  latter  are  probably  developed  in  the 
breeding  season.     The  oviducts  in  one  specimen  appear  to  open  by 


BY   J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  BS.C.  967 

separate  apertures  ;  in  the  other  the  apertures  are  not  visible. 
There  are  no  traces  of  accessory  copulatory  organs,  neither  adhesive 
discs  nor  genital  papillae  or  pores.  There  are  four  pairs  of  sperma- 
thecal  pores,  circular  apertures  between  v  and  vi,  vi  and  vn,  vil 
and  vm,  viii  and  ix  ;  rather  lateral  in  position,  and  about  in  a  line 
with  the  tenth  row  of  setae  on  each  side.  Dorsal  pores  after 
xi  or  xii. 

The  alimentary  canal  differs  slightly  in  the  position  of  the  gizzard 
and  in  one  or  two  other  minor  points  from  that  of  the  Queensland 
perichaste.  The  pharynx  occupies  about  four  segments  ;  the 
oesophagus  reaches  from  v  to  viii,  the  distal  half  of  the  portion  in 
viii  dilated  into  a  crop-like  portion  in  front  of  the  large  gizzard  lying 
in  segments  ix  and  x,  the  intervening  mesentery  being  entirely 
wanting ;  the  small  intestine  reaches  back  to  xv  but  gives  off  no 
pouch-like  diverticula,  though  in  xi  and  xin  the  intermesenteric 
portions  are  dilated  ;  the  large  sacculated  intestine  begins  in  xvi, 
and  in  xxvi  is  provided  with  a  pair  of  long,  lateral,  tapering 
cseca,  directed  forwards  and  reaching  to  about  xx,  but  in  the  natural 
position  the  anterior  free  portions  were  tucked  under  the  intestine 
in  xxii. 

There  are  two  pairs  of  testes  (1)  in  segments  xi  and  xn,  not  race- 
mose, occupying  the  whole  width  of  the  segment  except  for  the  space 
occupied  by  the  transverse  hearts  which  lie  behind  them  ;  divided 
into  two  lateral  lobes  and  a  small  median  upper  one,  all  close  together 
in  a  compact  mass  overlaying  the  intestine,  those  of  each  pair  nearly 
touching  above  in  the  median  line ;  they  are  attached  in  each 
case  partly  by  fibrous  bands  and  partly  by  a  stalk,  to  the  anterior 
mesenteries  a  little  below  and  on  each  side  of  the  intestine.  On  the 
floor  of  x  immediately  in  front  of  the  mesentery  between  x  and  xi, 
there  are  apparently  two  bodies  contained  in  a  delicate  membranous 
sac ;  while  on  the  floor  of  xi  beneath  the  anterior  testes  is  a 
similar  but  larger  mass.  These  bodies  I  take  to  be  the  two  pairs 
of  ciliated  rosettes  enclosed  in  membranous  sacs,  in  relation  in  some 
way  to  the  testes  on  the  other  side  of  the  mesentery  in  each  case ; 
or  there  may  be  one  sac  enclosing  both  pairs.     The  posterior  testes 

(1)  These  bodies,,  as  also  in  the  next  case,  are  possibly  vesicular  seminalea. 


968  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

in  xii  have  nothing  of  this  kind  behind  them  and  I  was  able  to  see 
the  vasa  deferentia  passing  through  the  mesentery  to  which  they 
were  attached.  There  is  a  pair  of  much  incised  prostates  occupying 
nearly  three  segments,  xvn  to  xix ;  the  genital  ducts  which  are 
sickle-shaped  and  are  joined  by  the  distal  portions  of  the  vasa 
deferentia  close  up  to  the  gland,  do  not  open  directly  on  to  the 
exterior  but  each  on  the  summit  of  an  elliptical  elevation,  possibly 
a  sac,  nearly  as  long  as  the  prostate.  The  whole  arrangement  is 
very  similar  to  that  figured  by  Vaillant  in  P.  cingulata  (1)  with 
this  difference,  that  in  the  Darnley  Island  worm  both  prostates 
and  genital  ducts  are  relatively  longer,  and  the  vasa  deferentia  join 
the  prostatic  ducts  closer  to  the  glands.  I  hope  to  give  a  figure  of 
these  structures  later  on. 

The  two  ovaries  occupy  the  usual  position  in  xiii  ;  the  arrange- 
ments of  the  oviducts  I  was  unable  to  follow  ;  there  are  four  pairs 
of  spermathecse  in  segments  vi  to  ix  ;  each  spermatheca  consists 
of  a  principal  pouch  and  of  a  caecum ;  the  former  is  divided  by 
a  constriction  into  a  relatively  broad  proximal  portion  or  stalk, 
and  a  slightly  broader  nearly  cylindrical  or  depressed  distal 
portion,  the  whole  somewhat  pear-shaped  ;  the  caecum  is  long 
and  narrow,  irregularly  knobbed  or  provided  with  rudimentary 
blunt  processes,  of  a  glistening  red  colour  contrasting  with  the 
white  pouch,  and  comes  off  from  the  basal  portion  some  distance 
below  the  constriction. 

In  front  of  the  gizzard  there  are  four  complete  mesenteries  ;  the 
first  one  behind  is  very  thick,  the  next  three  are  also  thick,  but 
after  those  they  are  quite  thin  ;  the  thick  ones  are  all  concave 
forwards  like  saucers,  but  are  not  in  contact. 

There  are  four  pairs  of  transverse  hearts  in  x  to  xiii,  of  which 
all  but  the  first  pair  are  very  large ;  in  some  of  these  segments 
there  is  a  second  longitudinal  vessel  from  which  some  of  the  hearts 
arise. 

In  segments  vand  vi  tuftsof  glandular  tubules  seemingly  attached 
to  the  posterior  mesenteries  are  especially  noticeable  ;  they  are 
perhaps  salivary  organs.     Segmental  organs  not  at  all  conspicuous. 

(1)  Ann.  Sci.  Nat.  Zool.  (5),  Vol.  x,  pi.  x,  fig.  7. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  969 

Ilab. — Darnley  Island,  Torres  Straits  (Macleay  Museum,  from 
the  ''GheverV  Expedition). 

PERICHiETA    PEREGRINA,  n.  Sp. 

The  largest  specimen  comprising  about  108  segments  when  alive 
and  moderately  extended  was  1 9  cm.  long  ;  after  being  not  unduly 
contracted  in  spirit  it  was  13  cm.  long,  5  mm.  broad,  the  length  of 
the  preclitellar  portion  being  18  mm.  Body  cylindrical  ;  the  seg- 
ments show  only  faint  indications  of  division  into  annuli.  Colour 
above  of  a  nearly  uniform  brown  with  a  tinge  of  green,  lighter 
below.  Prostomium  pear-shaped,  depressed,  extending  well  back 
on  the  buccal  ring  (for  about  |  of  its  width). 

Clitellum  comprising  three  segments  (xiv  to  xvi),  complete  all 
round ;  on  the  ventral  portion  of  xiv  is  a  small  area  different  in 
colour  or  an  elliptical  depression  carrying  the  two  apertures  of  the 
oviducts  which  are  close  together.     Setae  visible  on  the  clitellum. 

Setae  about  "42  m.m.  long,  with  a  slight  enlargement  at  \  from 
free,  end  from  about  40  to  46  per  segment,  most  numerous  in  the 
posterior  portion  of  the  body,  arranged  in  complete  circles  on  the 
setigerous  segments,  not  on  such  conspicuous  ridges  as  in  the  other 
two  species.     Segments  setigerous  except  the  first  and  the  last. 

Male  pores  two,  conspicuous  transverse  slit-like  apertures  in  the 
line  of  setae  ;  with  about  14  setae  on  the  ventral  surface  between 
them  ;  in  one  specimen  only  were  they  on  papillae,  but  probably 
in  the  breeding  season  such  are  developed.  Apertures  of  oviducts 
two,  close  together  on  xiv.  Apertures  of  spermathecae  four  pairs, 
between  segments  v  and  vi,  vi  and  vn,  vn  and  viii,  and  viii  and 
ix,  in  a  line  with  about  the  seventh  row  of  setae  on  each  side. 
Dorsal  pores  after  xi. 

The  pharnyx  occupies  about  four  segments ;  the  oesophagus 
occupies  v,  vi  and  vn ;  the  gizzard  occupies  two  or  two  and  a  half 
segments  (viii  and  ix  and  part  of  x)  the  first  two  of  these  segments 
also  containing  the  posterior  two  pairs  of  spermathecae  ;  the 
mesentery  between  viii  and  ix  as  also  that  between  ix  and  x 
-entirely  absent,  the  first  complete  one  behind  the  gizzard  being  the 


970  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

anterior  of  XI.  The  small  intestine  extends  from  the  posterior  half 
of  x,  or  xi  to  xv,  and  in  xvi  commences  the  thin-walled  sacculated 
large  intestine  ;  the  former  in  segments  xito  xiv  has  the  lumen  of  the 
intennesenteric  portions  dilated,  most  noticeable  in  the  last  two  ;  the 
latter  in  xxvi  gives  off  a  pair  of  lateral  caeca  turned  forwards  and 
lying  beside  the  canal  in  this  and  the  two  preceding  segments,  the 
distal  portions  of  their  free  tips  being  folded  backwards  otherwise 
they  would  reach  into  xxiii.  In  a  fresh  specimen  the  alimentary 
canal  from  the  gizzard  backwards  and  the  dorsal  vessel  were  coated 
with  orange  (so-called  hepatic)  vasifactive  tissue,  which  is  not 
noticeable  in  spirit  specimens. 

Of  testes  there  are  two  pairs  of  solid  white  bodies  not  racemose, 
in  segments  xi  and  XII,  partly  attached  to  the  anterior  mesenteries 
of  these  segments,  the  lower  portions  of  those  of  each  pair  touch, 
but  it  is  difficult  to  say  whether  they  are  in  any  way  confluent ; 
there  are  two  pairs  of  ciliated  rosettes,  a  pair  in  each  of  segments 
x  and  xi  just  in  front  of  the  posterior  mesenteries  of  the  segments  ; 
those  of  each  pair  do  not,  however,  seem  to  be  free  in  the  segmental 
cavities  but  to  be  enclosed  within  a  delicate  membranous  sac  whose 
relations  are  difficult  to  make  out,  but  probably  communicating  in 
some  way  with  the  testes  in  the  succeeding  segments,  or  perhaps 
both  testes  and  ciliated  rosettes  are  enclosed  in  prolongations  of  the 
same  sac.  The  two  branches  of  each  vas  deferens  join  in  xn  on 
each  side,  and  the  posterior  portions  of  the  vasa  join  the  prostatic 
ducts  quite  close  to  the  prostates,  which  are  smooth  transversely 
incised  bodies  lying  in  xvin  ;  the  genital  duct  is  £7-shaped  with  the 
concavity  of  the  bend  looking  outwards  and  backwards.  The 
ovaries  are  in  xiii  as  usual,  and  the  oviducts  have  the  normal 
relations.  There  are  four  pairs  of  spermathecas  in  segments  vi  to 
ix,  opening  anteriorly  \  each  spermatheca  consists  of  an  elongate 
somewhat  depressed  stalked  pouch,  with  a  long  filiform  caecum 
with  a  dilated  tip,  about  as  long  as  the  main  pouch,  given  off 
anteriorly. 

There  are  three  pairs  of  large  transverse  hearts  in  xi  to  xiii  ; 
in  front  of  xi  the  dorsal  vessel  runs  along  the  top  of  the  gizzard 
and  continues  on  to  the  pharnyx. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  971 

Hah. — Sydney  (believed  to  be  introduced  from  the  Mauritius). 

The  worms  of  this  species  are  not  uncommon  in  the  soil  of  pot- 
plants  in  Sydney  conservatories,  bush-houses,  and  nurseries,  and 
are  regarded  as  a  nuisance  by  horticulturists  on  account  of  their 
interfering  with  the  drainage  of  the  pots.  My  attention  was  called 
to  them  by  Mr.  Masters,  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for  specimens  and 
for  the  information  that  they  are  not  found  in  garden  soil,  and  by 
nurserymen  are  believed  to  have  been  brought  with  plants  from 
Mauritius  to  one  .of  the  Sydney  nurseries,  whence  they  have  distri- 
buted with  pot-plants.  At  present  only  one  species  of  earthworm  is 
known  from  Mauritius,  Lampilo  Mauritii  of  Kinberg,  but  of  which 
Perrier  (1)  after  an  examination  of  Kinberg's  specimens  says  that  it 
it  is  simply  a  species  of  Perichceta.  (2)  Under  any  circumstances 
it  is  different  from  the  worm  described  above,  because  Kinberg  says 
of  it  that  the  buccal  segment  is  not  incised  anteriorly,  and  that  the 
anterior  setae  are  more  numerous   (44)   than   the  posterior  ones 

(30-32). 

D.   INCERTjE  sedis. 

Of  the  three  worms  from  Percy  Island  one  has  the  following 
characters: — Length  92  mm., breadth  6*5  mm.,  number  of  segments 
144;  body  flattened  slightly  from  above  and  nearly  elliptical  in 
section,  tapering  anteriorly  ;  no  trace  of  a  clitellum ;  a  pah*  of 
small  papillae  on  xvm,  doubtless  carrying  the  male  pores  but  these 
are  not  distinct ;  on  the  depression  between  the  papillae  is 
apparently  a  single  median  aperture  ;  setae  very  long,  arranged  in 
eight  rows,  four  ventral  and  four  lateral,  for  the  most  part 
straight  and  regular,  but  in  about  the  posterior  third  of  the 
body  the  two  outer  rows  on  each  side  are  most  irregular,  the 
setae  on  some  segments  being  twice  as  far  apart  as  on  others, 
but  not  alternating  regularly  from  segment  to  segment ;  in  the 
anterior  region  where  the  setae  are  shorter  they  project  backwards, 
but  in  the  posterior  region  they  project  forwards,  more  noticeably 
so  in  the  case  of  the  lateral  rows ;  the  apertures  of  the  oviducts 

and  of  the  spermathecae  as  well  as  nephridiopores  are  not  discernible. 
The  body  is  lightly  grooved  in  the  median  dorsal  line. 

(1)  Comptes  Rendus,  Tome  CII,  No.  15,  April  1886,  p.  876. 

(2)  Loc.  cit.  p.  103. 


972  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    EARTHWORMS, 

The  other  species  is  represented  by  two  specimens  of  which  the 
largest  is  75  mm.  long  and  5  mm.  broad.  Both  specimens  are 
much  shrivelled  and  contracted,  and  their  characters  are  difficult 
to  make  out.  The  anterior  extremity  is  very  obtuse ;  the  body 
tapers  from  before  backwards,  the  diameter  being  least  in  the 
posterior  part  of  it.  The  fourth  segment  is  bi-annulate,  the  next 
four  or  five  are  wider  and  tri-annulate.  There  is  no  trace  of  a 
clitellum  in  either  case.  Setae  in  eight  rows,  forming  two  ventral 
and  two  lateral  pairs,  those  of  each  pair  at  equal  distances  apart, 
a  point  in  which  it  differs  from  any  other  Australian  worm  I  have 
yet  seen  except  Lumbricus,  from  which  its  other  characters  at 
once  distinguish  it.  Two  pores  on  papillae  on  xvm,  presumably 
the  male  pores  ;  these  are  quite  distinct  in  the  large  specimen  ;  on 
the  segment  in  front  of,  and  on  the  second  and  fourth  segments 
behind  xviii,  there  appear  to  be  pairs  of  pores,  but  they  are  so 
indistinct  that  it  is  doubtful  whether  they  really  are  so.  There 
are  two  pairs  of  spermathecal  apertures,  between  vn  and  viii  and 
viii  and  ix. 

Among  the  worms  sent  by  Mr.  Eroggatt  were  two  small  and 
immature  worms  about  60  mm.  long  and  2  mm.  broad;  both  are 
rather  soft.  The  clitellum  is  undeveloped  in  both.  There  are 
eight  rows  of  setae  forming  four  pairs,  two  lateral  and  two  ventral, 
the  .setae  of  the  four  pairs  at  equal  distances  apart.  Dorsal  pores 
after  about  x  or  xi.  On  xvm  there  are  two  conspicuous  papillae 
doubtless  carrying  the  male  pores,  from  which  in  one  specimen 
there  protrude  a  pair  ot  long,  curved,  penial  setae.  This  worm 
may  be  the  same  species  as  the  foregoing  worm  from  Percy  Island, 
and  both  may  be  a  species  of  Disaster,  but  apparently  not  the 
same  as  D.  armijera  in  which  the  setae  of  the  lateral  couples  are 
further  apart  than  are  those  of  the  ventral  ones. 

I  am  indebted  to  Dr.  Ramsay  for  a  specimen  of  a  large  and 
very  fine  worm  about  a  foot  long  from  the  Richmond,  of  which  as 
the  single  speciman  is  not  available  for  dissection,  and  its  characters 
cannot  be  defined  without,  as  well  as  of  some  others  of  which  at 
present  my  supply  of  material  is  insufficient,  I  hope  to  give 
descriptions  shortly. 


BY    J.  J.  FLETCHER,  M.A.,  B.SC.  973 

Sufficient  evidence  has  now  been  offered  that  earthworms  are  by 
no  means  absent  from  Australia ;  and  I  once  more  appeal  to 
members  of  this  Society  resident  in  fertile  parts  of  the  colony 
to  supply  me  with  information  or  with  specimens. 

I  have  again  to  thank  my  friend  Mr.  It.  T.  Baker  for  his  trouble 
in  kindly  making  a  number  of  drawings  for  me. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  XIII. 

List  of  References. 

a.d.  adhesive  discs  p.  prostate 

a.p.  aperture  of  accessory  copulatory  organs  s.  sac  containing  penial  set* 

cl.  clitellmn  $   male  pores 

g.  d.  genital  duct  $    apertures  of  oviducts 

Fig.  1. — Prostate,   genital  duct,  and  sacs   containing  the  penial  setse   in 

Digaater  armifera. 
Fig.  2. — Penial  seta  (enlarged). 
Fig.  3. — Tip  of  a  penial  seta  (much  magnified). 
Fig.  4. — Anterior  portion  of  the  body  of  Perichceta  tenax  seen  from  below, 

to  show  the  "  adhesive  discs  "  &c.  (enlarged). 
Fig.  5.  — Anterior  portion  of  the  body  of   P.  austrinia  seen   from   below 

(enlarged). 
Fig.  6. — Anterior  portion  of  P.  Queenslandica  seen  from  below  (enlarged). 
In  figures  4-6  the  natural  size  of  the  portion  figured  is  indicated  by  the 
lines  at  the  side. 

Note. — The  setse  are  not  indicated  on  the  clitellar  segments  in  figs.  4  and 
5  ;  the  lines  of  demarcation  between  these  segments  are  a  little  too  distinct. 
In  fig.  6  the  papillae  carrying  the  male  pores  on  xviii  do  not  show  as 
clearly  as  they  ought  to. 


974  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Mr.  Brazier  exhibited  a  handsome  specimen  of  fan-shaped 
Retepora  iilicenicea,  Busk,  which  had  been  washed  ashore  after  a 
gale  at  the  mouth  of  the  Bellinger  Kiver.  He  also  exhibited  a 
specimen  of  Meretrix  lusoria,  Lam.,  used  by  the  natives  of  Ysabel 
Island,  Solomon  Group,  for  extracting  hairs  from  the  face  and  body. 

Mr.  Deane  exhibited  two  eggs,  almost  quite  black,  laid  by  a 
common  duck.  He  stated  that  after  several  eggs  were  laid,  the 
colour  for  a  time  became  a  little  lighter,  and  the  laying  ceased,  but 
on  recommencing  laying  the  eggs  were  as  black  as  ever. 

Mr.  Maiden  exhibited  a  fine  specimen  of  shell-conglomerate 
from  high-water  mark  at  Manly  Beach. 

Dr.  Katz  exhibited  pure  cultivations  of  the  Bacteria  mentioned 
in  his  paper,  and  Japanese  Isinglass  of  good  quality.  He  also 
exhibited  several  geological  hammers,  of  best  cast-steel,  from  a 
Westphalian  manufactory. 

Mr.  Smithurst  exhibited  a  fine  slab  of  shale  crowded  with 
impressions  of  ferns,  from  the  Upper  Coal  Measures  at  Wallsend; 
also  a  hollow  ironstone  nodule  from  the  same  district,  and  a 
specimen  of  fossil  Polyzoa  from  Heywood,  Victoria. 

Dr.  Cox  exhibited  two  living  specimens  of  Helix  (Rhagada) 
Kooringensis,  sent  to  him  by  post  from  about  30  miles  N.E.  from 
the  Burra  Burra  Copper  Mines,  S.A.  This  peculiar  species  was 
described  by  Angas  (P.Z.S.  1877,  p.  33),  and  is  closely  allied  to 
H.  tiilveri,  Angas,  differing  in  a  very  striking  manner  from  any  of 
the  other  numerous  Helices  found  in  Australia.  Dr.  Cox  also 
shewed  an  interesting  old  work  of  date  1777  entitled  "  Catalogue 
of  the  different  specimens  of  cloth  collected  in  the  three  voyages 
of  Captain  Cook  to  the  S.  Hemisphere,  <fcc,  illustrated  with 
samples  of  the  cloth." 


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NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  975 

Mr.  Fletcher  exhibited  specimens  of  the  nine  species  of  earth- 
worms described  by  him,  in  addition  to  examples  of  several  species 
of  which  an  insufficient  supply  of  material  does  not  at  present 
admit  of  satisfactory  description. 

Mr.  Ogilby  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Monacanthus  maculosus, 
Rich.,  obtained  off  Cockatoo  Island,  and  stated  that  the  Australian 
Museum  had  not  hitherto  possessed  a  specimen ;  it  was  presented 
to  that  Institution  by  the  Hon.  W.  Macleay.  He  also  exhibited  a 
parasitic  Entomostracon  from  the  Mackerel,  belonging  to  the 
genus  Lerneonema. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  a  collection  of  Foraminifera  from  the 
waters  of  Port  Jackson.     There  were  no  new  forms  of  importance. 

The  President  exhibited  the  fossil  from  Cockatoo  Island, 
mentioned  in  his  paper,  and  a  similar  one  from  Stuttgart, 
Wurtternberg,  with  full-size  photographs  of  each. 

The  President  exhibited,  for  Dr.  Woolls,  the  plants  referred  to 
in  his  note. 


63 


WEDNESDAY,   27th  OCTOBER,  1886. 


The  President, Professor  W.J.  Stephens,  M.  A. ,F.G.S.,  in  the  Chair. 


The  President  announced  that  two  excursions  had  been  arranged 
for  the  ensuing  month  : — 

(1.)  November  6th. — Members  to  meet  at  the  Redfern  Railway- 
Station,  to  proceed  by  the  8*30  a.m.  train  to  Hornsby. 
Professor  Stephens  in  charge. 

(2.)  November  13th. — Members  to  meet  at  No.  4  Jetty, 
Circular  Quay,  at  10  o'clock  a.m.,  to  proceed  to  Middle 
Harbour.  The  Hon.  W.  Macleay  in  charge.  Steamer 
and  Refreshments  will  be  provided.  In  order  to  facilitate 
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PAPERS    READ. 

€ATALOGUE    OF  THE   DESCRIBED    COLEOPTERA  OF 

AUSTRALIA. 

By  George  Masters. 

Part  VI. 

Family.     SCOLYTID^E. 

HYLESINUS.    Fabricius. 

5625  porcatus  Chap.  Synops.  Mem.   Soc.  Roy.  Sc.  Liege,  1869, 

p.  87. 
Australia. 

CRYPHALUS.    Erichson. 

5626  pilosellus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  212. 

Tasmania. 

5627  Sidneyanus  Nordling.  Nachtrag  zu  Ratzeb.  Forstins.  1856, 

p.  75  ;  Ferr.  Berl.  Zeit.  1868,  p.  251. 
K  S.  Wales. 

5628  Wapleri  Eichh.  Berl.  Zeit.  1871,  p.  131. 

Australia. 

XYLEBORUS.    Eichhoff. 

5629  solidus  Eichh.  Berl.  Zeit.  1868,  p.  151. 

Australia. 

TOMICUS.     Latreille. 

5630  truncatus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  212. 

Tasmania. 


980      CATALOGUE  OP  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP  AUSTRALIA, 

PLATYPUS.     Herbst. 

5631  Australis  Chap.  Mon.  Mem.  Liege,  XX.  1866,  p.  142. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

5632  crenatus  Chap.  Mon.  Mem.  Liege,  XX.  1866,  p.  287,  f.  177. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

5633  geminatus    Chap.    Mon.  Mem.  Liege,  XX.  1866,  p.  239,. 

f.  141. 
Australia. 

Family.       BKENTHID^E. 

CYPHAGOGUS.     Parry. 

5634  Odewahni  Pascoe,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1864,  p.  46. 


S.  Australia. 


CEROBATES.     Schonherr. 


5635  Australasia  Fairm.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1881,  p.  463. 

Australia. 

IONTHOCERUS.    Lacordaire. 

5636  ophthalmicus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  320,  t.  15,, 

f.  4. 
Wide  Bay,  Kockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 

TRACHELIZUS.     Schonherr. 

5637  Howitti  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  320. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

CORDUS.     Schonherr. 

5638  acutipennis  Power,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1878,  p.  483. 

Australia. 

5639  hospes  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  209. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

5640  Pascoei  Power,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1878,  p.  484. 

Australia. 

5641  Schonherri  Power,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1878,  p.  483. 

Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  981 

AMORPHOCEPHALUS.     Schonherr. 

5642  Australis  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VII.  p.  423,  note  2. 

Moreton  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

5643  Mniszechi  Power,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1878,  p.  487, 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

5644  stJLCicoLLis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  321. 

W.  Australia. 

ECTOCEMCJS.     Fascoe. 

5645  pterygorrhinus  Gestro,   Ann.    Mus.    Civ.    Genov.    VIII. 

1876,  p.  519. 
Northern  Queensland. 

CEOCEPHALUS.     Schonherr. 

5646  internatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  324. 

Queensland. 

5647  tenuitarsis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1872,  p.  324, 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

SCHIZOTRACHELUS.     Lacordaire. 

5648  dichrous  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VII.  p.  266. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

LEPTORRHYNCHUS.     Guerin. 

5649  Hollands  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  315,  (gen.  dub.). 

Australia. 

Family.    ANTHKIBID^E. 

BYTHOPROTUS.     Pascoe. 

5650  lineatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IX.  p.  467. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Australia. 

ANCYLOTROPIS.     Jekel. 

5651  Waterhousei  Jekel,   Mon.  p.  96,  t.  2,  £.  7  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Atl.  VIII.  t.  78,  f.  7,  a. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


982      CATALOGUE  OP  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP  AUSTRALIA, 

GENETHILA.    Pascoe. 

5652  retusa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  V.  p.  41,  t.  1. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

MACROTRICHIUS.     Motschulsky. 

5653  niveinasus  Mots.  Bull.  Mosc.  1874,  XL VIII.  (2),  p.  232. 

N.  Australia. 

XENOCERUS.     Schonherr. 

5654  leucogrammus   Mots.    Bull.    Mosc.     1874,    XLYIII,   (2), 

p.  238. 

N.  Australia. 

ETHNECA.     Pascoe. 

5655  Bakewelli  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  V.  p.  40,  t.  1. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

TROPIDODERES.     Schonherr. 

5656  albuginosus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p,  184. 

Tasmania. 

5657  musivus  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  184. 

Tasmania. 

DOTICUS.    Pascoe. 

5658  palmaris  Pascoe,  Ann.   Nat.  Hist.  (5),   IX.  p.  27  ;  C.  0. 

Waterh.  Aid,  II.  t.  civ. 
Queensland. 

ECELONERUS.     Schonherr. 

5659  albopictus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  58,  t.  2.  f.  3. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5660  insularis  Fahrs.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  V.  p.  165. 

Swan  Biver,  W.  Australia. 

5661  subfasciatus  Fahrs.   Schh.   Gen.   Cure.   V.  p.  164  ;  Jekel, 

Ins.  Saund.  I.  t.  2,  f.  6. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  983 


BASEOTROPIS.     Jekel. 


5662  ingrata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IV.  1859,  p.  433. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

5663  peregrina  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IV.  1859,  p.  432. 

Port  Essington,  N.   Australia. 

5664  solitaria  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1860,  p.  61. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

OZOTOMERUS.     Perroud. 

6665  Waterhousei  Pascoe,  (Dipieza),  Ann.   Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IV. 
1859,  p.  332  ;  1860,  t.  2. 
Moreton  Bay,  "Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

PHLCEOBIUS.     Schonherr. 

5666  gigas  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  63. 

griseus  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  I.  (2),  p.  377  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  IV.  80, 
p.  9.  t.  1,  f.  10;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  1835,  p.  298; 
Montrouz.  Ann.  Soc.  Agr.  Lyon,  VII,  p.  45. 

Australia. 

CRATOPARIS.     Schonherr. 

5667  callosus  Gyll.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  136. 

Australia. 

5668  ceroderes  Bohem.  Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  VIII.  (2),  p.  352. 

Australia. 

EUCIODES.     Pascoe. 

5669  suturalis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  493. 

S.  Australia. 

AR.EOCERUS.     Schonherr. 

5670  fasciculatus  Degeer,  Ins.  V.  1775,  p.  276,  t.  16,  £.  2. 

var.  sambucinus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  299  (forte)  ;  W. 

S.  Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  259. 
Australia. 


984      CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

Family.     BRUCHID^E. 

BRUCHUS.    Linne. 

5671  quadriguttatus  Bohem.  Nouv.  Mem.Mosc.  I.  1829,  p.  ill; 

Schh.  Gen.  Cure.  I.  p.  74. 
Australia. 

Family.     CE  R  AMB  YCI  D^E. 

Sub-Family.     PRIONIDES. 

SCELEOCANTHA.     Newman. 

5672  glabricollis  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  15, 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5673  pilosicollis  Hope,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (1),   I.  1834,  p.  16, 

t.  2,  f.  1, 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

MIOCYDUS.     Pascoe. 

5674  prionoides  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  60, 

t.  8,  f.  9. 
W.  Australia. 

XIXUTHRUS.     Thomson. 

5675  nycticorax  Thorns.   Bull.   Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  (5),   VIL    1877, 

p    CLIV. 

N.  Queensland. 

PRIONUS.     Geoffroy. 

5676  DiMiDiATUS  White,  Longic.  VII.  (1),  1853,  p.  18. 


Australia. 


CATYPNES.     Pascoe. 


5677  Macleayi  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  244. 
Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  985 

MACROTOMA.     Serville. 

5678  cnemoplitoides  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  V.  1877,  p.  271. 

Australia. 

5679  papyria  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1864,  p.  244. 

S.  Australia*? 

5680  servilis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  49. 

Victoria. 

AGRIANOME.     Thomson. 

5681  gemella  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  15. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

EURYNASSA.     Thomson. 

5682  Australis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  465 ;  d'Urville, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  342  ;  Lacord.  Gen.   Col.  1869,  p.  Ill, 
nota  1,  et.  p.  114,  nota. 
Australia. 

5683  figurata  Pascoe,  (Mallodon),  Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  Lond.  (2), 

V.  1859,  p.  14. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5684  Odewahni  Pascoe,  (Mallodon),    Journ.  of  Ent.    II.   1864, 

p.  242. 
S.  Australia. 

5685  Servillei  Thonis.  Syst.  Ceramb.  p.  304 ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col. 

1869,  p.  110,  nota  2. 
Australia. 

TEISPES.     Thomson. 

5686  dorsalis  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  1864,  p.  305. 

Australia. 

ASPECTROGASTER.    Thomson. 

5687  flavipilis  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  V.  1877,  p.  277. 

Australia. 

CNEMOPLITES.     Newman. 

5688  Australis  Erichs.  Wiegin.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  208. 

Tasmania. 


986       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5689  cephalotes  Pascoe,  (Mallodon),   Journ.   of  Ent.   II.   1864, 

p.  242  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  114,  nota  1. 
Queensland. 

5690  edulis  Newm.  Entomologist,  1842,  p.  351. 

Victoria. 

5691  impar  Newm.  Zoologist,  1844,  p.  415. 

Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

5692  insularis  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1841,  p.  48 ;  Ann. 

Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  428. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

5693  spinicollis  W.  S.  Macleay,  King's  Survey,  App.  II.   1827, 

p.  449  ;  Newm.  Entomol  p.  352. 
Clarence  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

DIOCLIDES.     Thomson. 

5694  prionoides  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  1864,  p.  303. 

Salt  River,  &c,  W.  Australia. 

ANALOPHUS.  C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

5695  parallelus  C.  0.  Waterh.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XIX.  1877, 

p.  423. 
Queensland. 

MALLODON.     Serville. 

5696  stigmosus  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  15. 

Australia. 

NOTHOPH  VTSIS.     Serville. 

5697  lucanoides  Serv.  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1832,  p.  159  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  82,  f.  5. 
S.  Australia 

BREPHILYDIA.     Pascoe. 

5698  jejuna  Pascoe,  (Mallodon),  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1871,  p.  243  ; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  269,  t.  13,  f.  6  ;  Thorns.  Rev. 
Mag.  Zool.  (3),  V.  p.  277. 
Richmond  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  987 


DORX.     Newman. 


5699  pentamera  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  16. 

Australia. 

PITHANOTES.    Newman. 

5700  falsa  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  16  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Col.  1869,  p.  64,  nota  1. 
Australia. 

TOXEUTES.     Newman. 

5701  arcuatus  Fabr.   Mant.   Ins.   I.  p.  129  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  IV   66, 

p.  34,  t.  10,  f.   38  ;  Newm.   Ann.   Nat.   Hist.   V    1840, 

p.  15. 
curvus  Gmel.  ed.  Linn.  I.  4,  p.  1817. 
Tasmania. 

5702  punctatissimus  Thorns.  Bull.  Soc.  Eut.  Fr.  (5),  VII.  p.  clv. 

Australia. 

ELAPTUS.     Pascoe. 

5703  brevicornis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  60, 

t.  8,  f.  8. 
Gawler,  S.  Australia. 

5704  simulator  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  XIX.  1867,  p.  413. 

Northern  Australia. 

ENNEAPHYLLUS.     Thomson. 

5705  aneipennis  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  V.  1877,  p.  257. 

Tasmania. 

KHIPIDOCEEUS.     Westwood. 

5706  Australasia   Westw.   Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  (1),    III.   p.    70, 

t.  3,  f.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

IOTHERIUM.     Pascoe. 

5707  metallicum  Newm.   Ent.   Mag.  V.  1838,  p.  493  ;  Pascoe, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  569. 
Tasmania,  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 


988       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

PHAOLUS.     Pascoe. 

5708  Macleayi  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  (3),   I.   1863,  p.  569, 

t.  13,  f.  3. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

Sub-Family.     CERAMBYCIDES. 
XYSTROCERA.    Serville. 

5709  Australasia  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.    1841,   p.    49 ;  Ann. 

Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  429. 
P.  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

5710  virescens  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  19. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Queensland,  and  Victoria. 

HAMMATOCILERUS.     Serville. 

5711  Australasia  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1842,  p.  48. 

P.  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

SAPOR.EA.     Thomson. 

5712  femoralis  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  VI.  1878,  p.  11. 

Australia. 

CERAMBYX.    Linne. 

5713  lativitta  Newm.  Zool.  App.  p.  115,  (gen.  dub.). 

Australia. 

5714  pullus  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1850,  p.  228. 

Australia. 

5715  subserratus  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1850,  p.  116,  (gen.  dub.). 

Australia. 

PACHYDISSUS.    Newman. 

5716  nubilus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  558. 

S.  Queensland. 

5717  picipennis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  225. 

S.  Australia. 

5718  sericus  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  p.  494. 

turbinaticornis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  224. 
N.  S.  Wales,  S.  Australia,  and  Victoria. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  989 

PHACODES.    Newman. 

5719  distinctus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  373. 

S.  Australia. 

5720  elusus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  373. 

S.  Australia. 

5721  Essingtoni  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1841,  p.  49;  Ann. 

Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  429. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

5722  ferrugineus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  238. 

S.  Australia. 

5723  fuscus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  373. 

S.  Australia. 

5724  longicollis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.  1871,  p.  270. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

5725  Mossmanni  Newm.  Zool.  1850,  App.  p.  124. 

S.  Australia. 

5  726  obscurus  Fabr.  Manfc.  Ins.  I.  p.  151  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  IV.  (70), 
p.  9,  t.  4,  f.  45;  Newm.  Entom.  p.  418:  Blanch.  Voy. 
PoleSud,  IV.  p.  271,  t.  17,  f.  13. 

lentiginosus  Newm.  Entom.  p.  7,  olim. 

Tasmania,  S.  Australia,  Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5727  tenuitarsis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  270. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

OEBARINA.     Pascoe. 

5728  ceresioides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  106. 

S.  Australia. 

5729  tristis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  105. 

S.  Australia. 

AESIOTYCHE.     Pascoe. 

5730  favosa  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  370,  t.  16,  f.  3. 

N.  S.  Wales,  S  Australia,  and  Victoria. 


990       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

HYPERMALLUS.      Lacordaire. 

5731  atomarius  Drury,   111.   II.   1773,   Ind.  I.  p.  93,  t.  41,  f.  6  ; 

Lee.  Journ.  Ac.  Phil.  (2),  II.  p.  177. 
var.  bisjrinosus  Pascoe,  (Tbersalus),  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond. 

(3),  I.  1863,  p.  562;  Lacord.   Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  303,  et 

nota  1. 
Australia  1  (Probably  introduced). 

PHORACANTHA.    Newman. 

5732  acanthocera   Hope,   (Stenochorus),  Trans.    Zool.    Soc.  III. 

(2),  1843,  p.  193. 
Australia. 

5733  crucigera   Hope,   (Stenochorus),    Proc.    Ent.    Soc.     Lond. 

1841,  p.  48;  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  248. 
Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 

5734  fallax  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  549. 

Australia,  and  Tasmania.     (Widely  distributed). 

5735  flavopicta  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.   371. 

S.  Australia. 

5736  gigas    Hope,  (Stenochorus),    Trans.    Zool.    Soc.    III.    (2), 

1843,  p.  190,  t.  12,  f.  5. 
W.  Australia  1 

5737  gracilis   Perroud,  Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon,  1855,  II.  p.  369. 

Tasmania. 

5738  hospita  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  232. 

Queensland. 

5739  imbellis  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  352. 

Victoria. 

5740  impavida  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1850,  p.  114. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5741  lata  Hope,  (Stenochorus),  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  111.(2),  p.  190. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5742  obscura  Don.  Epitom.  Ins.  N.  Holl.  1805,  t.  6,  f.  8  ;  Boisd. 

Voy.   Astrol.  II.  p.    476  ;  Pascoe,  (Diospides),     Journ. 
Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  99. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland; 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS. 


991 


5743  punctata  Don.   Epitoin.    Ins.    N.   Holl.   1805,   t.   6,   f.  5  ; 

Boisd.   Voy.    Astrol.    II.   p.    475  ;  Montrouz.  Ann.  Soc. 
Ent.  Fr.  1861,  p.  276. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

5744  quinaria  Newin.  Entomol.  1841,  p.  3. 

S.  Australia,  and  Victoria. 

5745  recurva  Newm.   Entomol.   1841,   p.   4  ;   Germ.  Linn.  Ent. 

III.  p.  226. 
semipunctata  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  476. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

5746  semipunctata  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  180  ;  Don.  Epit.  Ins.  N. 

Holl.  t.  6,  f.  6  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  IV.  67,  p.  38,  t.  2,  f.  19  ; 
Hope,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.   1840,  p.  48  ;   Trans.  Zool.  Soc. 
III.  (2),  1843,  p.  192. 
inscripta  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  226. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

5747  synonyma  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  19. 

punctata  Kirby,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  p.  470. 

Australia. 

5748  tricuspis  Newm.  Entomol.  1841,  p.  3. 

robusta  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  p.  225. 

var.  gigas  Angas,  South  Austral.  111.  t.  50,  f  21. 

N.  S.  Wales,  S.  Australia,  and  Victoria. 

5749  trimaculata  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  191, 

t.  12,  f.  9. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5750  tunicata  W.   S.  Macleay,  King's  Survey,  II.   1827,  App. 

p.  451  ;  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),   1843,  p.  194. 
Australia. 

5751  vicina  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1841,  p.  48  ;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  248. 

Port  Essington,  N.  Australia. 
64 


992       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

TRYPHOCHARIA.  Pascoe. 

5752  hamata  Newm.    Entomol.    1841,    p.    3  ;  Erichs.     Wiegm. 

Arch.  1842,  II.  p.  247  ;  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX. 

p.  99. 
longipennis  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  p.   190. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

5753  Mastersi  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  61. 

N.  8.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

5754  Mitchelli  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  p.  191,  t.   12, 

f.  8. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5755  Odewahni  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  231,  t.  4,  f.  7. 

S.  Australia. 

5756  superans  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  357. 

Tasmania. 

XYPETA.     Pascoe. 

5757  grallaria  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  231  ;  Journ. 

Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  100,  t.  4,  f.  2. 
Queensland. 

EPITHORA.    Pascoe. 

5758  angustata   Boisd.    Voy.  Astrol.  II,   1835,  p.  475;  Hope, 

Traus.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  192;  Pascoe,  Journ. 
Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  98. 
Australia. 

5759  dorsalis  W.   S.  Macleay,  King's  Survey,  II.  App.  p.  451 ; 

Newm.   Entomol.   1841,    p.    3 ;  Hope,    Proc.  Zool.  Soc. 

1840,  p.  49  ;  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  p.  193. 
var.   elongata  Boisd.   Voy.   Astrol.    II.   p.    478 ;    Casteln. 

Hist.  Nat.  II.  p.  424  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  352. 
var.  rhombij era  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.   (2),  p.  194. 
var.  uniguttata  Hope,   Trans.    Zool.  Soc.  III.   (2),  p.  193, 

t.  12,  f.  7  ;  W.  S.  Macleay,  Dej,  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  352. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  993 

5760  undulata  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2).  1843,  p.  192. 

rubripes  Hope,  Trans.   Zool.   Soc.   III.  (2),    1843,  p.    194, 

t.  12,  f.  4  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  306,  nota  2. 
Australia. 

ATESTA.     Pascoe. 

5761  Angasi  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  233. 

S.  Australia. 

5762  balteata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  233. 

S.  Australia. 

5763  bifasciata  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.    Lond.   (3),   I.    1863, 

p.  552,  t.  4,  f.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

ALLOTISIS.     Pascoe. 

5764  discreta  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  551 ; 

Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  t.  3,  f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5765  scitula  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  551. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 
57G6  unifasciata  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  195, 
t.  12,  f.  6. 
Australia. 

COPTOCERCUS.    Hope. 

5767  aberraxs  Newm.  Entomol.  1841,  p.  4. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Queensland,  and  Victoria. 

5768  biguttatus  Donov.    Epit,  Ins.  N.  Holl.   1805,  t.    6,    f .   7  ; 

Newm.   (Callirhoe),  Entomol.   1841,   p.    3  ;  Hope,  Proc. 

Zool.    Soc.    1840,    p.    51  ;    Trans.    Zool.    Soc.    III.  (2), 

1843,  p.  195  i  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.    Lond.   (3),  III. 

1869,  p.  535. 
tessellatus  Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  352. 
var.  sexmaculatus  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  p.  195. 
var.    senio  Newm    Entomol.    1841,   p.  4;  Erichs.  Wiegm. 

Arch.  1842.  II.  p.  247. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed), 


994       CATALOGUE  OP  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5769  decorus  Perroud,  Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon,  II.  1855,  p.  371. 

Australia. 

5770  pedator  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  232. 

S.  Australia, 

5771  politus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  550. 

Kockhampton,  Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

5772  pubescens    Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.   Lond.  (3),    I.    1863, 

p.  550. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  S.  Australia. 

5773  rubripes  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  477. 

allapsus  Newm.  Entomol.  1841,  p,  4  ;  Blanch.  Voy.  Pole 
Sud,  IV.  p.  261,  t.  16,  f.  3  ;  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch. 
1842,  II.  p.  247  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  86,  f,  3. 

assimilis  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  193. 

Roei  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  194. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

DEMELIUS.     C.  0.  Waterhouse. 

5774  semirugosus  C.  0.  Waterh.   Ent.   Month.   Mag.  XL   1874, 

p.  127. 

Queensland. 

THORIS.     Pascoe. 

5775  eburifera  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1867,  p.  317. 

Queensland. 

DIDYMOCANTHA.     Newman. 

5776  brevicollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  p.  100. 

S.  Australia. 

5777  OBLiQUANewm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.   1840,  p.  20. 

varicomis  Hope,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1840,  p.  54  ;  Trans.  Zool. 

Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  199. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ECTINOPE.     Pascoe. 

5778  spinicollis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  61, 

t.  8,  £.  3. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  995 

SISYRIUM.     Pascoe. 

5779  dorsale  Pascoe,  (Obriuin),  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  237. 

S.  Australia. 

5780  ibidioxoides  Pascoe,   (Obrium),   Trans.  Eut.   Soc.    (2),    V. 

1859,  p.  26. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5781  stigmosum    Pascoe,  (Igenia),   Journ.   Linn.    Soc.    Zool.  IX. 

p.  95,  t.  3,  f.  3. 
S.  Australia. 

5782  tripartitum  Pascoe,  (Obrium),  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  238  ; 

Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  t.  4,  f.  4. 

S.  Australia. 

PSYL1CRIDA.     Thomson. 

5783  gracilis  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  VI.  1878,  p.  17. 

Australia. 
•  CLEISTIMUM.  Thomson. 

5784  venatum  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  VI.  1878,  p.  31. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

ACYRUSA.     Pascoe. 

5785  ciliata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1863,  p.  559. 

Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

SKELETODES.     Newman. 

5786  tetrops  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1850,  p.  113. 

inscriptus  Pascoe,   (Elete),  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  (3),  I.  1863, 

p.  554,  t.  22,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

SIDIS.     Pascoe. 

5787  opiloides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  94,  t.  4,  f.  3. 

S.  Australia. 

PAPHORA.     Pascoe. 

5788  modesta  Pascoe,  Journ.   of  Ent.  II.,  1863,  p.  237  ;  Journ. 

Linn.  Soc.  IX.  t.  4,  f.  6. 
S.  Australia. 


996       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP  AUSTRALIA, 

PORITHEA.     Pascoe. 

5789  intorta   Newm.    Entomol.    1842,  pp.    223,   322 ;    Pa3coe 

Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  1866,  p.  102. 
Australia. 

BETHELICJM.    Pascoe. 

5790  inscriptum  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  363 ;  Journ. 

Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  1866,  p.  97. 
Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

5791  signiferum   Newm.    Entomol.    1840,    p.  10;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Atl.  IX.  t.  87,  f.  3. 
personatum  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1847,  I.  p.  221. 
flavomaculatum  Blanch.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  273  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  348,  nota  1. 
fuscomaculatum  Hornbr.  efc  Jacq.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  t.  16,  f.  8. 
Tasmania. 

ADRJUM.     Pascoe. 

5792  artipex  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  353. 

cucujus  White,  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  p.  323. 

var.    terebrans    Newm.    Entomol.    1842,   p.  353;  Pascoe, 

Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  1866,  p.  105. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed), 

5793  catoxanthum  White,  Longic.  VIII.   (2),  p.  323 ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  VIII.  1869,  p.  349,  nota  1. 
S.  Australia. 

THEPHANTES.     Pascoe. 

5794  clavatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1867,  p.  319. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

CERESIUM.     Newman. 

5795  annulicorne  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  266. 

S.  Australia. 

5796  simplex  Gyll.  Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.  App.  I.  3.  p.  178. 

vile  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  pp.  223,  322. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  997 

Thomson.    CALLIDIOPIS. 

5797  mutica  King,  i.  litt ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  357,  nota ; 

Thorns.  Syst.  Cerarab.  1864,  p.  287. 
Tasmania. 

5798  precox  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.   1842,  I.  p.  220. 

Tasmania,  S.  Australia,  Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5799  scutelllaris  Fabr.  Syst.  El.   II.  p.  338 ;  Erichs.  Wiegm. 

Arch.  1842, 1,  p.  116  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  87,  f.  4. 
Tasmania,  S.  Australia,  Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales. 

NEOSTENUS.     Pascoe. 

5800  morio  Pascoe,  (Lysestia),  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  365. 

W.  Australia. 

5801  Saundersii  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (2),  IV.  p.  91,  t. 

22,  f.  2  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  84,  f.  1. 

rotundicollis  Pascoe,  (Lysestia),  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  365,  t. 

16,  f.  5;  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  p.  123. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

MALTHEBA.     Pascoe. 

5802  flexilis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1871,  p.  271. 

W.  Australia. 

APOSITES.     Pascoe. 

5803  macilentus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  364,  t.  16,  f.  6. 

S.  Australia,  and  Victoria. 

5804  pubicollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  1866,  p.  92, 

t.  3,  f.  8. 
W.  Australia. 

MYSTPvOSA.     Pascoe. 

5805  rubiginea  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  239,  t.  11,  f.  2. 

S.  Australia. 

APHANASIUM.     Thomson. 

5806  Australe  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.   1835,  p.  480;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  348  ;  Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  p.  300. 
sublineatum  Pascoe,  (Solimnia),  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (3), 
I.  1863,  p.  558,  t.  22,  f.  3  ;  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  134. 

N.  S.  Wales. 


998      CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

BARDISTUS.     Newman. 

5807  cibarius    Nfiwm.    Entomol.   1841,    p.    80;    White,  Grey's 

Jouvn.  App.  IT.   1841,  p.   465  ;   Thorns.  Syst.   Ceramb. 

p.  137  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  84,  f.  2. 
piceus  Dej.  (Dicranops),  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  348. 
K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 

TRICHEOP.S.     Newman. 

5808  ephippigera  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  p.   171  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Col.  1869,  p.  372  ;  Atl.  IX.  t.  84,  £.  3. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

DIOTIMA.     Pascoe. 

5809  undulata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  (2),  V.  p.  58,  t.  2, 

f.  9  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  84,  f.  4. 
Pine  Mountain,  Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

PHLYCT^ENODES.     Newman. 

5810  binodosus  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VIII.  1869,  p.  374,  nota. 

Australia. 

5811  pilosus  Pascoe,  Journ.   of  Ent.  II.  1863,   p.  234;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  VIII.  p.  375,  nota. 
S.  Australia. 

58 12  pustulatus  Hope,  (Trachelorachys),  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1840, 

p.  52;  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  111.(2),  1843,  p.  196. 
Tasmania. 

5813  pustulosus  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  p.  20  ;  Blanch.  Voy. 

Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  262. 
brunneus  Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  p.  246. 
fumicolor  Hope,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1840,  p.  52  ;  Trans.  Zool. 

Soc.  Ill,  (2),  p.  196. 
pubescens  Hombr.  et  Jacq.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,    IV.  t.  16,  f.  4. 
Tasmania,  S.  Australia.  Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales. 

5814  tristis  Fabr.  Mant.  Ins.  I.  p.  170  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  III.  50,  p.  12, 

t.  2,  f.  13  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  529. 
Tasmania. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  999 

TESSAROMMA.     Newman. 

5815  sericans  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  221. 

Tasmania. 

5816  triste  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  186  ;  Ent.  Syst.  IV.  App.  p.  453  ; 

Hope,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.    1840,  p.  53  ;  Trans.  Zool.   Soc. 

III.  (2),    1843,  p.  197  ;  Pascoe,   Journ.    Linn.  Soc.  IX. 

p.  123. 
moestum  Gruel,  ed.  Linn.  I.  (4),  p.  138. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5817  undatum  Newm.   Ann.  Nat.  Hist.   V.  p.  20;  Blanch.  Voy. 

Pole  Sud,  IY.  p.  263,  t.  16,  £.  5  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX, 

t.  84,  f.  5,  et  t.  87,  f.  5. 
Macleayi  Hope,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1840,  p.  52  ;  Trans.  Zool. 

Soc.  III.  (2),  p.  197. 
Australia,  and  Tasmania.     (Widely  distributed). 

PETALODES.     Newman. 

5818  laminosus    Newm.    Entomol,    1840,   p.  9,  c.  fig.  <J  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  382. 
S.  Australia. 

5819  plagiatus  White,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist    (3),  II.  1858,  p.  354, 

nota. 

Australia. 

OPSIDOTA.    Pascoe. 

5820  albipilosa  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  p.  101. 

S.  Australia. 

5821  infect a  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  236,  t.  11,  f.  6. 

S.  Australia. 

PIESARTHRIUS.     Hope. 

5822  marginellus  Hope,  Proc.   Zool.   Soc.   1840,  p.  55  ;  Trans. 

Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  p.  200,  t.  12,  f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

STRONGYLURUS.     Hope. 

5823  ceresioides  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  1867,  p.  308. 

Tasmania. 


1000      CATALOGUE  OP  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5824  cretifer  Hope,  Trans.   Zool.   Soc.  1835,  p.  107  ;  III.  (2), 

1843,  p.  200,  t.  12,  f.  3  ;  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1840,  p.  55. 
Odewahni  Pascoe,  (Isalium),  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  235. 
S.  and  W.  Australia. 

5825  orbatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  p.  100. 

Queensland. 

5826  scutellatus  Hope,  (Coptopterus),  Proc.  Zool.   Soc.   1840, 

p.  54  ;  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  199,  t.  12,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5827  thoracicus  Pascoe,   Trans.  Ent.    Soc.  Lond.  (2),  IV.  1857, 

p.  98. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

EXCRETA.     Pascoe. 

5828  unicolor  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  369,  t.  16,  f.  2. 

S.  Australia 

LYGESIS.     Pascoe. 

5829  cylindricollis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  18. 

Queensland. 

5830  mendica  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  62. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

BEBIUS.     Pascoe. 

5831  filiform  is  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  370. 

S.  Australia. 

OXYMAGIS.     Pascoe. 

5832  Grayi  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  101,  t.  3,  f.  2. 

Australia. 

SCOLECOBROTUS.     Hope. 

5833  Westvvoodi  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  I.  1835,  p.  109,  t.  15, 

f.  5;  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  198. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  and  W.  Australia. 

URACANTHUS.     Hope. 

5834  bivittata  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  1838,  p.  172. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  1001 

5835  fuscocinereus  White,  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  1855,  p.  330. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5836  marginellus  Hope,   Proc.   Zool.   Soc.   1840,  p.  54  ;  Trans. 

Zool.  Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  198. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

5837  miniatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  93. 

W.  Australia. 

5838  pallens  Hope,   Proc.    Zool.  Soc.  1840,  p   53  ;  Trans.  Zool. 

Soc.  III.  (2),  1843,  p.  198. 
Tasmania. 

5839  simulans  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  92. 

S.  Australia. 

5840  strigosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  62. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5841  triangularis  Hope,  Trans.  Zool.  Soc.  I.  p.  108,  t.  15,  f.  4; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  88,  f.  1. 
angustatus  Casteln.   Hist.  Nat.  II.  p.  425  ;  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed. 

p.  353. 
elongatus  Gory,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  353. 
N.  S.  Wales  and  Victoria,  S.  Australia  1 

EMENICA.     Pascoe. 

5842  nigripennis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  63, 

t.  8,  f.  2. 
W.  Australia. 

iETHIORA.    Pascoe. 

5843  fuliginea   Pascoe,    Journ.   of  Ent.  II.    1863,   p.  238;  II. 

1865,  p.  369. 
S.  Australia. 

STEPHANOPS.    Newman. 

5844  marginipennis  Fairm.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  75. 

Peak  Downs,  Queensland. 

5845  nasuta  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  p.  510  ;  Saund.   Trans.   Ent. 

Soc.   (2),   I.  t.  4,  f.  4  ;  Lacord.   Gen.  Col.   1869,  p.  392, 
nota  1  ;  Atl.  IX.  t.  88,  f.  2. 


1002   CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

elongaticeps  Blanch.  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  1853,  p.  306,  1. 17, 

f.  20. 
Tasmania,  Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5846  striicollis  Fairm.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  75. 

Australia. 

PSILOMORPHA.     Saunders, 

5847  tenuipes  Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  1.  1850,  p.  80,  t.  4,  f.  1. 

N.   S.Wales. 

RHAGIOMORPHA.    Newman. 

5848  concolor  W.  S.  Macleay,  King's  Surv.  II.  App.  1827,  p.  452 

lepturoides  Boisd.  Voy.   Astrol.  II.  p.  479  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Atl.  IX.  t.  88,  f.  3. 
sexcostata  Thorns.  (Physodroma),  Class.  Longic.  p.  150. 
sordida  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  p.  21. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

5849  exilis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  58. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5850  plagiata  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.  49. 

Australia. 

5851  unicolor  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1842,  p.  49. 

Australia. 

TRITOCOSMIA.    Newman. 

5852  atricilla  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1850,  p.  115. 

Australia. 

5853  Digglesi  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  58. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5854  late-cost ata  Fairm.  Le  Nat.  I.  1879,  p.  75. 

Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5855  paradoxa  Pascoe,   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.    1859,   p.  56  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  408,  nota  2. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

5856  Roei  Hope,  Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   (1),  I.  1836,  p.  17,  t.  2,  f.  3  ; 

Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  p.  149. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  1003 

5857  rubea  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  p.  24. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

TROPOCALYMMA.     Thomson. 

5858  dimidiatum  Newm.   (Tropis),   Entomol.    1841,  p.   34;Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  360  ;  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  1864,  p.  138. 
Queensland. 

TROPIS.     Pascoe. 

5859  oculifera    Newm.     Ann.   Nat.    Hist.   V.     1840,   p.    21  ; 

Entomol.  1841,  p.  34;  Lacord.    Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  410; 
Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  568. 
Tasmania. 

APHIORRHYNCHUS.     Lacorclaire. 

5860  apicalis  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  (2),   V.    1859,    p.    58; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VIII.  1869,  p.  411. 
Queensland. 

5861  divisus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII ,  1871,  p.  271. 

Queensland. 

5862  pulcher  Hope,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  I.  1834,  p.  18. 

Psilomor2)ha    lusoria   Pascoe,    Journ.    of    Ent.    II.    1865, 

p.  367. 
Queensland. 

STENODERUS.     Serville. 

5863  maculicornis  Saund.  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   (2),  I.  1850,  p.  79, 

t.  4,  f.  2  ;  Serville,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1835,  p.  210. 
North  Coast  of  Australia. 

5864  ostricilla  Newm.  Zoologist,  1850,  p.  113. 

Southern  Queensland. 

5865  quietus  Newm.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  IV.  1857,  p.  53. 

Queensland. 

5866  suturalis  Oliv.  Ent.   IV.   1795,  (69),  p.  29,  t.   3,  1.   29; 

Casteln.    Hist.   Nat.   II.    1840,    p.    499;    Thorns.   Syst 
Ceramb.  p.  138. 


1004       CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

var.  abbreviatus  Fab.  Syst.  El.  II.  p.  275  ;  W.  S.  Macleay, 
King's  Surv.  II.  App.  p.  451  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II. 
p.  521. 

var.  ceramboides  Kirby,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  1818, 
p.  472,  t.  23,  f.  11  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  552. 

var.  dor  satis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  521. 

var.   labiatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859.  p.  24. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

SYLLITUS.     Pascoe. 

5867  bipunctatus  C.  0.  Waterh.  Ent.  Month.    Mag.  XIV.  1877, 

p.  75. 
Queensland. 

5868  deustus  Newm.  Entomol.  1841,  p.  95. 

Australia. 

5869  grammicus  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  21  ;  Blanch. 

Voy.  Pole  Sud,  IV.  p.  305,  t.  17,  f.  19. 
var.    rectus  Newm.    Entomol.  1841,    p.  95  ;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Atl.  IX.  t.  88,  f.  4. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

5870  Parryi  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  366. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5871  tabidus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.  1871,  p.  271. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

5872  terminatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.  1871,  p.  271. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

DEMOMISIS.     Pascoe. 

5873  filum  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1867,  p.  310. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

SIMOCRYSA.     Pascoe. 

5874  discolor  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.   Hist.  (4),  VIII.   1871,  p.  272, 

t.  13,  f.  7. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  1005 

MACKONES.     Newman. 

5875  acicularis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  368. 

Tasmania  and  S.  Australia. 

5876  capito  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  566  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  IX.   t.  88,  f.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5877  exilis  Newm.  Entomol.  p.  33,   c.  fig.  \  Saund.  Trans.  Ent. 

Soc.  (1),  I.  p.   78,  t.  1,  f.  6. 
Tasmania,  S.  Australia,  Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales. 

5878  rufus  Saund   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (1),  I.  p.  78,  t.  1,  f.  8. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5879  subclavatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.  1871,  p.  272. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

ENCHOPTERA.     Saunders. 

5880  apicalis  Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  I.  p.  77,  t.  1,  f.  7. 

Tasmania. 

5881  nigricornis  Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    (2),  I.  p.  77,  t.  1,  f.  5. 

ORODERES.     Saunders. 

5882  humeralis   Saund.  Trans.    Ent.    Soc.  (2),  I.  1850,  p.  81, 

t.  1,  f.  3. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

BRACHOPSIS.     Saunders. 

5883  coxcolor  Saund.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  1.  1850,  p.  79. 

Tasmania. 

5884  nupera  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  565. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

PSEUDOCEPHALUS.     Newman. 

5885  arietinus  Newm.  Zool.  1851,  App.  p.  137. 

Tasmania. 

5886  formicides  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  353,  c.  fig. 

Victoria. 

5887  mirus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.    II.    1865,    p.    367  ;    Journ. 

Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  121  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  88,  f.  6. 
King  George's  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


1006   CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

APHNEOPE.     Pascoe. 

5888  sericata  Pascoe,   Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  (3),  I.    1863,    p.   568, 

t.  22,  f.  1  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  422. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

ZOEDIA.     Pascoe. 

5889  divisa  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  362,  t.  17,  f.  1. 

Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

5890  triangularis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  361,  t.  17, 

f.  3. 
Tasmania,  and  Victoria. 

5891  V-album  Boisd.   (Clytus),   Voy.  Astro!.  II.  1835,  p.  485, 

t.  9,  f.  23,  (gen.  dub.). 

elegans  C.  O.   Waterhouse,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1878, 

p.  236. 

Tasmania. 

BIMIA.    White. 

5892  bicolor  White,  Proc.  Zool.   Soc.   1850,  p.   13,  t.  13,  f.  2; 

Lacord,  Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  90,  f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  and  W.  Australia. 

5893  femoralis   Saund.   Trans.  Ent.    Soc.   Lond.   (2),   I.  p.    82, 

t.  4,  f.  7  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  467,  nota  1. 
Australia. 

ACIPTERA.     Saunders. 

5894  semiflava  Saund.   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.   (2),   I.    1850,    p.    83, 

t.  4,  f.  6. 
S.  Australia. 

5895  Waterhousei  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  239.  1. 11, 

f.  4. 
S.  Australia. 

AGAPETE.      Newman. 

5896  carissima  Newm.  Zool.  III.  1845,  p.  1017;  Saund.  Trans. 

Ent.    Soc.   (2),   I.    p.   84,    t.  1,  f.   2 ;    White,    Longic. 
VIII.  (2),  t.  5,  f.  4. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 


BY    GEORGE    MASTERS.  1007 

5897  Kreusleri  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  241. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  S.  Australia. 

5898  vestita  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  91. 

S.  Australia. 

NECYDALIS.     LinnS. 

5899  auricoma  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.   16;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  478,  nota  2. 
S.  Australia. 

MOLORCHUS.     Fabricius. 

5900  sidus  Newm.  (Heliomanes),  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  17. 

Australia. 

EARINUS.     Pascoe. 

5901  KreuslerjE  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  1866,  p.  91. 

S.  Australia. 

5902  mimula  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  241,  t.  11,  f.  3. 

N.  S.  Wales,  S.  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

5903  picta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.  1871,  p.  273  ;  C. 

O.  Waterh.  Aid,  I.  t.  78. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

MECYNOPUS.     Erichson. 

5904  cothurxatus  Erichs.   Wiegm.    Arch.   1842,  I.  p.  223,  t.  4, 

f.  10. 
Tasmania. 

5905  semivitreus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (5),  1859,  p.  96. 

Victoria. 

OMOTES.    Newman. 

5906  cucujides  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  354. 

Victoria. 

5907  erosicollis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  57. 

Victoria. 

5908  PUNCTATissniAyNewm.  Zool.  1851,  App.  p.  129. 

S.  Australia. 
65 


1008   CATALOGUE  OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

PHALOTA.     Pascoe. 

5909  collaris  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.   1866,  p.  96. 

S.  Australia. 

5910  tenella    Pascoe,   Trans.    Ent.     Soc.    (3),   I.   1863,  p.   560, 

t.  23,  f.  1. 
Queensland. 

NENENIA.     Pascoe. 

5911  aurulenta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.   1866,  p.  241. 

Melbourne,  Victoria. 

XYSTCENA.     Pascoe. 

5912  vittata  Pascoe,   Journ.    Linn.  Soc.  Zool.    IX.  1866.  p.  97, 

t.  4,  f.  8. 
Queensland. 

TRICHOMESIA.     Pascoe. 

5913  newmani  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   (2),   V.  p.  18;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  IX.  t.  90,  f.  3. 
Chceropsis  dimidiata  Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  p.  367. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  and  W.  Australia. 

ANTEROS,     Blanchard. 

5914  Spec.   ined.  Blanch.   Hist.    Nat.  II.   1845,   p.   170;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  512. 
Australia. 

HEsTHESIS.     Newman. 

5915  acutipennis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  (3),    I.  1863,  p.  556. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5916  angulatus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  554. 

W.  Australia. 

5917  bizonata  Newrn.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  17. 

Australia. 

5918  cingulata  Kirby,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XTI.  1818,  p.  472. 

N.   S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1009 

5919  ferruginea  Boisd.  Voy.    Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  487;  W.   S. 

Macleay,  Dej.  Oat.  3  ed.  p.  360. 
N.  B.  Wales. 

5920  mcerens  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  21. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5921  murina  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  T.  1863,  p.  555. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5922  ornata  Saund.   Trans.   Ent.  Soc.    (2),   I.  1850,  p.  84,  t.   1, 

f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5923  plorator  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  369. 

Victoria. 

5924  variegata  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  199  ;  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist. 

V.  p.  17. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5925  vesparia  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  557. 

Queensland. 

5926  vigilans  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  556. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

DISTICHOCERA.     Kirby. 

5927  Kirbyi  Newm.   Mon.   Proc.  Zool.  Soc.    1851,  pp.  79,  257. 

N.  S.  Wales  1 

5928  Macleayi  Newm.  Mon.  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1851,  pp.  81,  258. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5929  mactjlicollis  Kirby,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XII.  p.  417,  t.  23,  f. 

10;  Newm.   Mon.  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.   1851,  p.  75,  t.  20  ; 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (2),  XI.  1853,  p.  253. 
ferruginea  Guer.  Voy.   Coquille,  II.  p.    129;  Boisd.  Voy. 

Astrol.  II.  p.  467. 
fulvipennis  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  p.  492. 
rubripennis   W.  S.  Macleay,  King's  Survey  of  Austral.  II. 

App.  1827,  p.  449. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5930  mutator  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  370. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


1010      CATALOGUE   OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

5931  par  Newm.  Mon.  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1851,  pp.  78,  256. 

fuliginosa  Blanch.  Croch.  Cuv.  Regn.  Anim.  t.  66,  bis  f.  4. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

5932  Thomsonella   White,    Ann.    Nat.    Hist.    (3),  III.    1859, 

p.  290 ;  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1859,  p.  122,  t.  58,  f.  6. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

EROSCHEMA.     Pascoe. 

5933  atricolle  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  365. 

W.  Australia. 

5934  Poweri   Pascoe,    Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    (2),    V.   1859,    p.    17, 

t.  2,  f.  2. 
Octavia  nigricolle  Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  p.  147. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  W.  Australia. 

CHAODALIS.     Pascoe. 

5935  Macleayi  Pascoe,  Journ.   of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  367,  t.  16, 

f.  1 ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  91,  f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

PYTHEUS.      Newman. 

5936  jugosus  Newm.  Entomol.  1840,  p.  14. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5937  latebrosus  Newm.  Entomol.  1840,  p.  95. 

var.  pallidus  White,  Voy.  Ereb.  Terr.  p.  19,  t.  4,  f.  4. 

N.  S.  Wales,    Victoria,  S.  Australia,   W.    Australia,    and 
Tasmania. 

5938  pulcherrimus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  28; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  91,  f.  4. 
Queensland. 

BRACHYTKIA.     Newman. 

5939  centralis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    (3),  I.   1863,  p.  564. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5940  gulosa  Newm.   Ann.   Nat.   Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  16  ;  Saund. 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  I.  p.  83,  t.  4,  f.  3. 
Callidiomorphus  depressa  Homb.  et  Jacq.  Voy.  Pole  Sud, 

IV.  t.  17,  f.  3. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 


BY  GEORGE  MASTERS.  1011 

5941  picta  C.  0.  Waterhouse,   Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XIX.  1877, 

p.  424. 
Queensland. 

5942  variaC.  O.  Waterhouse,  Ann.  Nat.   Hist.  (4),  XIX.   1877, 

p.  423. 
Sydney,  N.  S.  Wales. 

PEMPSAMACRA.     Newman. 

5943  dispersa  Newm.   Entomol.  1842,  p.  354. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

5944  pygm^a  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1851,  p.  128. 

Lepidisia  bimaculata  White,  Longic.  1855,  p.  333,  t.  8,  f.  9. 
Victoria,  and  N.  S.  Wales. 

5945  subaurea  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  564. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

5946  tillides  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  1838,  p.  496,  c.  fig. ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  531,  nota  1. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5947  vestita  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  57. 

Victoria. 

TITURIUS.     Pascoe. 

5948  calcaratus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  63. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

OMOPHJENA.      Pascoe. 

5949  Kreusleri  Pascoe,  Journ.   of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  231,  t.  11, 

f.  8. 
S.  Australia. 

5950  TjENiata  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  Zool.  IX.  1866,  p.  93. 

Australia. 

OBRIDA.     White. 

5951  comata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  50. 

Queensland. 

5952  fascialis  White,  Stoke's  Discov.  I.  App.  1846,  p.  510,  t.  2, 

f.  4 ;  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  p.  288. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 


1012      CATALOGUE  OF  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OP  AUSTRALIA, 

SCHIZOPLEURUS.     Lacordaire. 

5953  balteatus  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  VIII.  1869,  p.  535,  nota  1. 

Australia. 

TELOCERA.    White. 

5954  Wollastoni  White,   Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  II.  1858,  p.  355, 

c.  fig. ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  91,  f.  5. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

EBURIGERA.     White. 

5955  octoguttata  White,  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  1855,  p.  332,  t.  8,. 

f.  7. 

Victoria. 

TAPHOS.     Pascoe. 

5956  aterrimus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.   1863,  p.  236,  t.  11,. 

f.  7  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  91,  f.  6. 
S.  Australia. 

TYPHOCESIS.    Pascoe. 

5957  Macleayi  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  (3),  I.    1863,  p.  562, 

t.  23,  f.  4  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  92,  £.  1. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

BIXORESTES.     Pascoe. 

5958  dectus  White,  Longic.    VIII.  (2),  1855,  p.    267;  Pascoe, 

Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  XIX.  1867,  p.  315. 
Australia. 

5959  interruptus  Oliv.   Encycl.  meth.   V.   1790,  p.  307  ;  Ent. 

IV.   67,  p.  35,   t.  17,  f.  133;  Fabr.   Ent.  Syst.  I.  2,  p. 
225  ;  Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  1869,  p.  542,  nota  1. 
Australia. 

HEMISTHOCERA.     Newman. 

5960  flavilinea   Newm.   Zoolog.   App.    1850,   p.   in. ;    White, 

Longic.  VIII.  (2),  t,  6,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1013 

CHLORIDOLUM.    Thomson. 

5961  cinderellum  White,  Longic.  VII.  (1),  p.  156. 

Australia. 

HYLOTRUPES.     Serville. 

5962  asemoides  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  563. 

S.   Australia. 

CALLIDIUM.     Fabricius. 

5963  erosum  W.  S.  Macleay,  King's  Surv.  Austr.  App.  II.  1855, 

p.  450. 
Australia. 

5964  funestum  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  481. 

Australia. 

5965  morosum  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  480. 

Australia. 

5966  vexatum  Newm.  Zool.  1847,  p.  1676. 

Australia. 

5967  vittigerum  Newm.  Zool.  1847,  p.  1677. 

Australia. 

CLYTUS.    Laicharting. 

5968  Australis  Lap.  et  Gory,  Mon.  p.  99,  t.  19,  f.  118  ;  Pascoe, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  III.  p.  607. 
Phidias  Newm.   Entomol.    1842,    p.   246  ;  White,  Longic. 

VIII.  (2),  p.  284. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5969  Curtisi  Lap.  et  Gory,  Mon.  p.  49,  t.  10,  f.  56,  bis. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5970  Durvillei  Lap.  et  Gory,  Mon.  p.  95,  t.  17,  f.  111. 

Australia. 

5971  sexmaculatus  Donov.  Ins.  N.  Holl.  1805,  t.  5,  f.  5  ;  Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  482,  (gen.  dub.). 

Australia. 

CREMYS.     Pascoe. 

5972  diophthalmus  Pascoe,   Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  358;  II. 

1864,   p.   246;  Ann.   Nat.  Hist.  1857,  p.  316;  Lacord. 
Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  92,  f.  3. 
Queensland. 


1014      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

OCHYRA.     Pascoe. 

5973  coarctata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.   1871,  p.  274 

t.  13,  f.  3. 
Mount  Wellington,  Tasmania. 

HOM^EMOTA.     Pascoe. 

5974  basalis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  372. 

Perth,  W.  Australia. 

5975  Duboulayi  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  103. 

W.  Australia. 

TILLOMORPHA.     Rlanchard. 

5976  mcestula  White,  Longic.  VIII.  [2),  p.    290;  Lacord.  Gen. 

Col.  IX.  1869,  p.  91,  nota  2. 
Queensland. 

ECTOSTICTA.    Pascoe. 

5977  cleroides  White,  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  1855,  p.  322. 

var.  simillima  White,   Longic.  (2),  1855,  p.  322  ;  Lacord. 

Gen.  Col.  IX.  1869,  p.  92,  nota  1. 
Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

5978  eburata  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent,   Soc.    (3),    I.    1863,   p.   563. 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  IX.  1869,  p.  92,  nota  1. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5979  ruida  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  104. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

IPOMORIA.     Pascoe. 

5980  tillides   Pascoe,   Journ.  Linn.    Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  104,  t.  4, 

f.  1. 
S.  Australia. 

SOPH  RON.     Newman. 

5981  eburatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  374. 

S.  Australia. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  1015 

5982  inornatus  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  354. 

Cleadne  melanaria  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    (3),  I,   1863, 

p.  561,  t.  23,  f.  5. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

AMPHlRHOE.    Newman. 

5983  decora    Newm.     Entomol.   1841,    p.   24,  c.  fig. ;    Lacord. 

Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  93,  f.  1. 
Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

LEPTOCERA.    Serville. 

5984  suturalis  Pascoe,   (G-laucytes),  Journ.   Linn.  Soc.  X.  1867, 

p.  308. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

5985  vittifera  Buquet.  Guer.  Jc.  E-egn.  Anim.  p.  250. 

Australia. 

ARIDyEUS.     Thompson. 

5986  heros  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  103. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

5987  thoracicus  Don.  Epit.  Ins.  N.  Holl.  1805,  t.  5,  f.  4  ;  Lap. 

et  Gory,  Mon.  p.  50,  t.  10,  f.  58;  Thorns.  Class.  Longic. 
1860,  p.  228;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  93,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ACROCYRTA.    Pascoe. 

5988  chrysoderes  White,  (Clytanthus),  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  1855, 

p.  285  ;  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  IV.  1856,  p.  44. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ISCHNOTES.    Newman. 

5989  Bakewelli  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  56. 

Victoria. 

5990  cylindracea   Newm.    Ann.    Nat,    Hist.    V.    1840,    p.  18; 

White,  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  p.  212,  t.  7,  f.  1. 
S.  Australia. 


1016      CATALOGUE   OF  THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA   OP  AUSTRALIA, 

PURPURICENUS.     Serville. 

5991  Angasi  White,  (Cyclodera),  Angas's  South  Austral.  111.  1847, 

t.  50,  f.  17;  Longic.  VII.  (1),  1853,  p.  140. 
Queensland,  S.  Australia  1 

5992  quadrinotatus  White,  Stokes's  Disco  v.  App.  I.  1846,  p.  510, 

t.  2,  f.  6. 
Australicus  Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  p.  203. 
Queensland,  S.  and  W.  Australia. 

TRAGOCERUS.     Serville. 

5993  bidentatus  Donov.  Epitom.  Ins.  N.  Holl.   1805,  t,  6,  f.  4  ; 

Gray,  Griff.  Anim.  Kingd.  t.  95,  f.  8  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol. 

II.  1835,  p.  466. 
Australia  Serv.  Ann.  Fr.  1834,  p.  61. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5994  fasciatus  Donov.  Epitom.  Ins.  N.  Holl.  1805,  t.  6,  f.  3. 

Australis  Boisd.  Voy.   Astrol.   II.  p.    465,  t.  8,  f.  6  ;  Dej. 

Cat.  3  ed.  p.  344  ;  Casteln.  Hist.  Nat.  II.  p,  404. 
var.   bifasciatus  Guer.    Voy.    Coquille,    II.   1830,  p.    132, 

t.  7,  f.  3. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5995  formosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.    Hist.    (3),   IX.  1862,  p.  463. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

5996  lepidopterus   Schreib.  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  VI.  1802,  p.   197, 

t.  21,  f.  7  ;  Donov.   Epitom.   Ins.    N.   Holl.   t.    5,   f.   3  ; 
Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  466. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

5997  Spencei  Hope,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  I.  1834,  p.  18,  t.  2,  f.  4. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

5998  subfasciatus  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  244. 

W.  Australia,  S.  Australia  ? 

ANASTETHA.     Pascoe. 

5999  raripila  Pascoe,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1866,  p.  28. 

Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1017 

NAOMORPHA.    Thomson. 

6000  textoria  Newm.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  V.  1840,  p.  18  ;  LacorcL 

Gen.  Col.  IX.  1869,  p.  223,  nota  2. 
Australia. 

Sub-Family.     LAMIIDES. 

SPHINGNOTUS.     Perroud. 

6001  insignis  Perroud,  Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon,  II.  1855,  p.  413. 

Australia. 

TEMNOSTERNUS.     White. 

6002  apicalis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  II.  1878,  p.  371. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

6003  dissimilis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  59. 

Moreton  Bay,  Queensland. 

6004  planiusculus  White,  Longic.  VIII.  (2),  p.  335,  t.  8.  f.  6. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6005  vitulus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.  1871,  p.  275. 

Wide  Bay,  &c,  Queensland. 

DORCADIDA.     White. 

6006  biocularis  White,  Voy.  Ereb.   Terr.  Part  XI.  1846,  p.  22, 

t.  4,  f.  11. 

Tasmania. 

STYCHUS.     Lacordaire. 

6007  amycteroides  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  -61 ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  96,  f.  4. 
Pascoei  Thorns.  Phys.  I.  1,  p.  36. 
Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

MICROTRAGUS.     Pascoe. 

6008  arachne  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  361. 

W.  Australia. 

6009  eremita  Pascoe,  Journ  of  Ent.  II.  p.  362, 

S.  Australia. 


1018      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

6010  luctuosus  Shuck.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  1838,  p.  510. 

Tasmania  % 

6011  mormon  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  361. 

S.  Australia. 

6012  senex  White,  Stokes's  Discov.  I.  1846,  p.  511,  t.  2,  f.  7. 

Australia. 

6013  sticticus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  86,  t.  3.  f.  9. 

Australia. 

6014  Waterhousei   Pascoe,   Journ.  of  Ent.    II.   1863,   p.    229  ; 

Lacord.Gen.  Col.  IX.  1869,  p.  266,  nota  2. 
Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

CER^EGIDION.     Boisduval. 

6015  horrens  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.   493;  Mag.  Zool.  1835, 

Class,  ix.  t.  127  ;  Casteln.   Hist.  Nat.  II.  p.  484,  t.  34, 
f.  1. 

Ulawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

ATHEMISTUS.     Pascoe. 

6016  ^thiops  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  307. 

Victoria. 

6017  Armitagei  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  87. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

6018  bituberculatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  306. 

Victoria. 

6019  funereus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  87. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

6020  Howittii  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  306. 

Ulawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 
6021?pubescens  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  352. 
Victoria. 

6022  puncticollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  307. 

Victoria. 

6023  rugosulus  Guer.  Voy.    Coquille,  1830,  p.  134,   t.  7,   f.  9  ; 

Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  506. 
tuberculatus  d'Urville,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  372. 
N.  S.  Wales. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1019 

CORESTETHA.     Pascoe. 

6024  insularis   Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.   Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  64. 

Eclipse  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

MESOLITA.     Pascoe. 

6025  lineolata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  p.  363. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

6026  transversa  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.   I.  p.  363,   t.  17,  f.  7  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Col.  IX.  1869,  p.  277,  nota  2. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

MONOHAMMUS.     Serville. 

6027  acaxthias  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.    (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  65. 

Manning  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

6028  argentatus  Hope,  MSS. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Victoria. 

6029  desperatus  Thorns.  Arch.  Ent.  I.  p.  295. 

Australia. 

6030  fasciatus  Montrouz.  Ann.  Soc.  Agr.  Lyon,  VII.  1855,  p.  63. 

argutus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  III.  p.  299. 
Manning  River,  N.  S.  Wales. 

6031  fistulator  Germ.   Ins.   Spec.  Nov.  1824,  p.  478  ;  Pascoe, 

Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  III.  p.  293. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Queensland,  and  Victoria  *? 

6032  mixtus  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.   Soc.  I.   1841,  p.   48;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  428. 
Queensland. 

6033  ovinus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  228. 

S.  Australia,  and  Queensland. 

6034  togatus  Perroud,  Ann.  Soc.  Linn.  Lyon,  II.  1855,  p.  341. 

Australia. 

6035  vastator  Newm.  Zoolog.  1847,  p.  1677. 

Australia. 


1020      CATALOGUE   OF    THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

PELARGODERUS.    Serville. 

6036  Arouensis  Thorns.  Arch.    Ent.  I.  1857,  p.  466,  t.  17,  f.  8; 

Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  III.  1866,  p.  277. 
Cape  York,  &c,  N.  Australia. 

CALLIPYRGA.     Newman. 

6037  turrita  Newni.  Entomol.  p.  414  ;  White,  Stokes's  Discov. 

t.  2,  f.  5. 
pallidicornis  Thorns.  Arch.  Ent.  I.  p.  190. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

BATOCERA.     Castelnau. 

6038  Boisduvalli  Hope,  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  III.  1839,  p.  230,  t.  2  ; 

Thorns.  Mon.  p.  71. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6039  Browni  Bates,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.   1877,  p.  157,  t.  25,  f .  1  ;  v. 

d.  Poll,  Notes  Leyden  Museum,  VIII.  1886,  p.  30. 
Daintree  River,  N.  Queensland. 

6040  Frenchi  v.   d.    Poll,  Notes  Leyden  Museum,  VIII.    1886, 

p.  30,  t.  1,  f.  4. 
Palmer  River,  N.  Queensland. 

6041  l^na  Thorns.  Arch.  Ent.  I.  p.   450,  t,  19,  f .  1  ;  Mon.  p.  70, 

t.  7,  f.  1. 
Cape  York,  N.  Queensland. 

6042  sapho  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool.  (3),  VI.  1878,  p.  51. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

ROSENBERGIA. 

6043  megacephala  v.    d.    Poll,   Notes   Leyden   Museum,    VIII. 

1886,  p.  32,  t.  1,  f.  5,  and  5a. 
Port  Darwin,  N.  Australia. 

GNOMA.     Fabricius. 

6044  suturalis  Westw.   Griff.  Anim.  Kingd.  II.  1832,   p.   120, 

t.  70,  f.  2  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  510. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1021 

COPTOPS.     Serville. 

6045  Banksi   Fabr.   Syst.   Ent.   I.    p.    176;   Oliv.    Exit.   IV.   67, 

p.  118,  t.  15,  f.  111. 
Australia. 

METON.     Pascoe. 

6046  Digglesi  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.    Soc.    (2),    V.    1859,  p.   59  ; 

Lacord.  Gen.  Atl.  X.  t.  100,  f.  1. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6047  fasciatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (5),  II.  1878,  p.  372. 

Port  Bowen,  Queensland. 

ANCITA.     Thomson. 

6048  crossotoides  Thoins.  Syst.  Cerarab.  1864,  p.  64. 

Aastralia. 

OLENECAMPTUS.    Chevrolat. 

6049  bilobus  Fabr.   Syst.  El.  II.  p.  324  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astro!.  II. 

p.  527  ;  Erichs.  Nov.    Act.   Ac.    Leop.   XVI.    Suppl.  I. 
1834,  p.  269,  t.  39,  f.  9  ;  Pascoe,   Trans.   Ent.    Soc.  (3), 
III.  1866,  p,  316. 
Australia. 

ARSYSIA.     Pascoe. 

6050  vittata  Gestro,  Ann.  Mus.  Civ.  Genov.  VIII.  1876,  p.  522. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

DYSTH.ETA.      Pascoe. 

6051  anomala  Pascce,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.   1859,  p.  31,  t,  2, 

f.6. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ORICOPIS.     Pascoe. 

6052  umbrosus   Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.    (3),   I.   1863,   p.    543, 

t.  23,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 


1022      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

DEMONASSA.     Thomson. 

6053  Macleayi  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  32. 

funeraria  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  1864,  p.  328. 
Illawarra,  N.  S.  Wales. 

ZYGOCERA.     Erichson. 

6054  bifasciata  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  (2),  Y.  1859,  p.  32. 

infuscata  Thorns.  Syst.   Cerauib.  p.  88  (ex  error.). 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6055  oenosa  Erichs.  Wiegra.  Arch.  I.  1842,  p.  223. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

6056  cuneata    Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  542. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6057  luctuosa  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IX.  1862,  p.  465. 

Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Coast. 

6058  lugubris  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  541. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6059  Mastersi  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  VIII.  1871,  p.  276. 

Wide  Bay,  Queensland. 

6060  metallica  Westw.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  1863,  p.  627,  t.  25,  f.  7. 

S.  and  W.  Australia. 

6061  pentheoides  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1S59,  p.  32; 

Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  t.  3,  f.  5. 
Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

6062  plumifera  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  33. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6063  pruinosa  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  489  ;  W.  S.   Macleay, 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  370;  Westw.  Trans.   Ent.  Soc.  1863, 
p.  626,  t.  25,  f.  6,  a-b. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6064  pumila  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  33. 

Hunter  River,  &c,  N.  S.  Wales. 

CYOCYPHAX.    Thomson. 

(065  praonetoides  Thorns.  Rev.  Mag.  Zool,  (3),  VI.  1878,  p.  66. 
Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1023 

THY  AD  A.     Pascoe. 

6066  barbicorxis  Pascoe,   Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  34  ; 

1863,  p.  544,  t.  22,  f.  4. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

PROBATODES.     Thomson. 

6067  piliger  W.  S.  Macleay,  King's  Surv.  Austr.  II.  App.  1827, 

p.  452. 
plumula  Newm.  Zoolog.  1851,  App.  p,   130  ;  Thotns.  Syst. 

Ceramb.  p.  57. 
N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

VELORA.     Thomson. 

6068  sordida  Pascoe,    Trans.    Ent.    Soc.   (3),   I.  1863,    p.    527. 

Australia  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  1864,  pp.  56,  484. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

HEBECERUS.     Thomson. 

6069  anisocera  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  67. 

Queensland. 

6070  antennatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  353. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

6071  Australis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astro!.  II.  1835,  p.  489;  Dej.  Cat. 

3  ed.  p.  362  ;  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  228. 
annulicomis  Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  362. 
funereus  W.  S.  Macleay,  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  362. 
inglorius  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  361. 
Australia.     (Wide]y  Distributed). 

6072  basalis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX,  1867,  p.  301. 

Rockhampton,  Queensland. 

6073  confertus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent,  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  528. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6074  cristata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  68. 

Gayndah,   Queensland. 

6075  crocogaster  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  492  ;  Thorns.  Class. 

Longic.  p.  343. 
66 


1024      CATALOGUE   OP   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

6076  fuscicornis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  227. 

S.  Australia. 

6077  Germari  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  352. 

S.  Australia. 

6078  lineola  Newm.  Zoolog.  1851,  App.  p.  130. 

N.  S   Wales,  and  Victoria. 

6079  marginicollis  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  490,  t.  9,  f.  12: 

Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  362. 
pilicornis  Latr.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  362. 
Australia.      (Widely  distributed). 

6080  niphonoides  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  p.  527. 

Southern  Queensland. 

6081  sparsus  Pascoe,   Journ.   of  Ent.  II.  p.  354,   nota;  Journ. 

Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  81. 
S.  and  W.  Australia. 

6082  varicornis  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  229. 

S.  Australia. 

PRAONETHA.    Pascoe. 

6083  dispersa  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  47. 

N.  Australia. 

6084  pleuricausta  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  89. 

Australia. 

LYCHROSIS.     Pascoe. 

6085  afflictus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  305. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

6086  luctuosus  Pascoe,    Trans.    Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.    1863,   p.  546, 

t.  22,  f.  5. 
Southern  Queensland. 

HATHLIODES.    Pascoe. 

6087  costulatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  305. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

6088  grammicus  Pascoe,  Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  49  ; 

Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  t.  3,  f.  7. 
N.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1025 

6089  lacteolus  Hope,  (Hathlia),  Proc.  Eat.  Soc.  I.  1841,  p.  50  ; 

Ana.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1852,  p.  429. 
Australia. 

6090  lineellus  Hope,  (Hathlia),  Proc.  Eat.  Soc.  I.  1841,  p.  50; 

Aaa.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1852,  p.  430. 
N.  Australia. 

6091  melanocephalus  Hope,  (Hathlia),  Proc.   Eat.  Soc.  I.  1841, 

p.  50  ;  Aaa.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.,  1852.  p.  430. 
gracilis  Blauch.   Voy.    Pole   Sud,   IV.    1853,  p.  301,  t.  17 

f.  18. 
Raffles  Bay. 

6092  moratus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Liuu.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  89. 

Australia. 

6093  murinus  Pascoe,  Traas.  Eat.  Soc.    (2),  V.  1859,  p.  50. 

N.  Australia. 

6094  quadrilineatus   Hope,  (Hathlia),  Proc.  Eat.  Soc.  I.    1841, 

p.  50  ;  Aaa.  Nat.  Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  429. 
N.  Australia. 

MICRACANTHA.     Montrouzier. 

6095  abdomixalis  White,  Aaa.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  II.  1858,  p.  273. 

Port  Essiugtou,  N.  Australia. 

6096  irata  Pascoe,  (iEgomoaius),  Aaa.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IX.  1862, 

p.  464. 
Lizard  Islaad,  N.  E.  Australia. 

6097  misella  Pascoe,  (^Egomooius),  Traas.  Eat.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863, 

p.  529. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

6098  oblita  Pascoe,    (JEgomomus),  Traas.  Eat.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863, 

p.  530. 
Queeaslaad. 

6099  torosa   Pascoe,    (iEgoniomus),   Joura.    of    Eat.     I.    1863, 

p.  223. 
S.  Australia. 


1026      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF  AUSTRALIA, 

6100  Woodlarkiana  Montrouz.   Ann.   Soc.  Agr.  Lyon,  VII.  1, 

1855,  p.  65. 
Bahewelli  Pascoe,  Tians.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  38. 
porosa  Falclerm.  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  370. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

CH^ETOSTIGME.     Pascoe. 

6101  casta  Pascoe,  Arm.  Nat.  Hist.(4),  XV.  1875,  p.  70,  t.  8,  f.  5. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

PROSOPLUS.     Blanchard. 

6102  hollandicus  Boisd.  Voy.  Astro!.  II.  1835,  p.  491. 

Australia. 

ATYPORUS.     Pascoe. 

6103  inteecalaris  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  301. 

Northern  Queensland. 

MENYLLUS.     Pascoe. 

6104  maculicornis   Pascoe,     Trans.    Ent.    Soc.    (3),   III.     1864, 

p.  87,  t.  5,  f.  6  ;  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  300,  nota. 
Sysspilotus    Macleayi    Pascoe,   Journ.   of    Ent.    II.  1865, 

p.  360. 
Northern  Queensland. 

SYMPHYLETES.     Newman. 

6105  albocinctus  Guer.  Voy.    Coquille,   1830,  p.   137,  t.  7,  f.  1  \ 

Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  514. 
Donovani  Newm.  Zoologist,  1851,  App.  p.  129. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6106  Angasi  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  225,  t.  11,  f.  1. 

S.  Australia. 

6107  arctos  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  356. 

W.  Australia. 

6108  anaglyptus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  303. 

Rockhampton,  <iTc,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1027 

6109  Bathursti  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1S66,  p.  85. 

S.  Australia. 

6110  capreolus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  304. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

6111  cinnamomeus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  59. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

6112  collaris  Don.  Epitoni.  Ins.  N.  Holl.  1805,  t.  5,  f.  8  ;  Boisd. 

Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  514. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

6113  decipiens  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  532. 

S.  Australia. 

6114  defloratus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XXI.   1869,  p.  207. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

6115  derasus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  532. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

6116  devotus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  83. 

W.  Australia. 

6117  dichotomus  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1851,  p.  179. 

Australia. 

6118  Duboulayi  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  83. 

W.  Australia. 

6119  egenus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  225. 

N.  Australia. 

6120  farinosus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  (3),  I.  p.  533. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6121  fulvescens  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  p.  531. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

6122  fumatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  224. 

S.  Australia. 

6123  gallus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  226. 

N.  Australia. 

6124  humeralis  White,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  II.  1858,  p.  269. 

Australia. 

6125  iliacus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  84. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 


1028     CATALOGUE  OF  THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

6126  ingestus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent,  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  537. 

N.  S.  Wales. 

6127  lanosus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1869,  p.  208. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

6128  lateralis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  IV.  1858,  p.  250. 

S.  Australia. 

6129  maculicornis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  IV.  1858,  p.  250. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

6130  moratus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  536. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

6131  munitus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  536. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6132  neglectus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  534. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6133  nigrovirens  Donov.  Epitom.  Ins.  N.  Holl.  1805,  t.  5,  f.  7  ; 

Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  513. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6134  pedicornis  Fabr.  Syst.   Ent.  p.   170;  Oliv.   Ent.  IV.   67, 

p.  94,  t.  16,  f.  119. 
Australia. 

6135  pubiventris  Pascoe,  Journ  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  339. 

Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

6136  pulverulens  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  501. 

nodosus  Newra.  Entomol.  p.  362. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  Queensland. 

6137  satelles  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  357. 

Australia. 

6138  simius  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  85. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

6139  sodalis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  41. 

Queensland. 

6140  Solandri  Fabr.  Syst.  Ent.  p.  177  ;  Oliv.  Ent.  IV.  67,  p.  100, 

t.  16,  f.  118 ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  526. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

6141  solutus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc,  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  535. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1029 

6142  subminiatus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  84. 

W.  Australia. 

6143  subtuberculatus  White,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  II.  p.  269. 

Australia. 

6144  torquatus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  71. 

Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

6145  variolosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  I.  1862,  p.  340. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

6146  vestigialis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1864,  p.  226. 

S.  Australia. 

6147  vetustus  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IX.  1862,  p.  464. 

Lizard  Island,  N-  E.  Australia. 

6148  vicarius  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.   1865,  p.  356. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ACRIOTYPA.     Pascoe. 

6149  basalis  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  72. 

Rope's  Creek,  N.  S.  Wales. 

SAPERDOPSIS.     Thomson. 

6150  arm ata  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  1864,  p.  53. 

Australia. 

PLATYOMOPSIS.     Thomson. 

6151  armatula  White,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.    1859,  p.  122.  t.  59,  f.  8. 

Australia. 

6152  obliqua  Donov.   Epitom.   Ins.   N.   Holl.  1805,   t.   6,  f.    2  ; 

Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  500. 
sjnnosct,  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  pp.  52,  483. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6153  tuberculata  Hope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1841,  p.  49  ;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  429. 
Australia. 

PENTHEA.     Castelnau. 

6154  costata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  539. 

K.  G.  Sound,  W.  Australia. 


1030      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA, 

6155  crassicollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  227. 

Interior  of  Australia. 

6156  intricata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  227. 

S.  Australia. 

6157  macularia  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  303. 

N.  Australia. 

6158  melanosticta  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  72. 

Nicol  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

6159  miliaris  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  p.  540. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

6160  pardalis  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  414. 

Tasmania  1 

6161  picta  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  227,  t.  11,  f.  5. 

Interior  of  N.  S.  Wales,  and  S.  Australia. 

6162  pullina  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  p.  539. 

Australia. 

6163  sannio  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  V.  1838,  p.  498. 

Australia. 

6164  Saundersi  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  IY.  1857,  p.  103. 

Swan  River,  W.  Australia. 

6165  scenica  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  p.  540. 

Queensland. 

6166  sectator  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  358. 

S.  Australia. 

6167  solida  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  p.  538. 

Northern  parts  of  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Southern  Queensland. 

6168  vermicularia  Donov.   Epitoni.   Ins.  N.    Holl.   1805,  t.  6, 

f.  1 ;  Boiscl.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  500. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

RHYTIPHORA.     Serville. 

6169  amicula  White,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1859,  p.  122,  t.  59,  f.  7. 

N.  Australia. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1031 

6170  argus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  302. 

Southern  Queensland. 

6171  caprina  Newm.  The  Entomol.  1842.  p.  362. 

Australia. 

6172  cretata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  60. 

Queensland. 

6173  Dallasi  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  XXI.  1869,  p.  207. 

Champion  Bay,  W.  Australia. 

6174  DETRiTAHope,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  1841,  p.  49  ;  Ann.  Nat.  Hist. 

IX.  1842,  p.  429. 
Victoria  1 

6175  intertincta  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  302. 

S.  Australia, 

6176  latifasciata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  72. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

6177  leprosa  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  517. 

Australia. 

6178  mista  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  362. 

N.  S   Wales  1. 

6179  Odewahni  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  86. 

S.  Australia. 

6180  petrorhiza  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  p.  502,  (gen.  dub.). 

Australia. 

6181  piperita  Hope,  Proc.   Ent.   Soc.    1841,   p.   49;  Ann.  Nat. 

Hist.  IX.  1842,  p.  429. 
Victoria  % 

6182  polymita  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  p.  60. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6183  rubeta  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  I.  1863,  p.  538. 

N.  S.  Wales,  Victoria,  and  S.  Australia. 

6184  rugicollis  Dalni.  Schonh.  Syn.  Ins.  I.  3,  App.  1817,  p.  169  ; 

Casteln.  Hist.  Nat.  II.  1840,  p.  476. 
porphyrea  Don.  MSS.  ;  Boisd.  Voy.  Astrol.  II.  1835,  p.  501. 
N.  S,  Wales,  and  Victoria. 


1032      CATALOGUE   OF   THE  DESCRIBED  COLEOPTERA  OF   AUSTRALIA, 

6185  saga  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  358. 

W.  Australia. 

6186  semivestita  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  86. 

Australia. 

6187  sospitalis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  358. 

W.  Australia. 

6188  Waterhousei  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1863,  p.  228. 

S.  Australia,  and  Queensland. 

DEPSAGES.     Pascoe. 

6189  granulosa  Guer.  Voy.  Coquille,   1830,  p.  133,  t.  7,  f.  8j. 

Boisd.   Voy,  Astrol.  II.  p.   499  ;   Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent. 
II.  1865,  p.  359. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

IPHIASTUS.     Pascoe. 

6190  heros  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  530;    Journ. 

of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  357,  t.  16,  f.  4. 
Interior  of  S.  Australia. 

ZYGRITA.     Thomson. 

6191  diva  Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  1860,  p.  69. 

var.  nigrozonata  Thorns.  Class.  Longic.  1860,  p.  70;  Pascoer 

Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.   1866,  p.  118. 
Queensland. 

CORRHENES.     Pascoe. 

6192  cruciata  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  71. 

Gayndah,  &c,  Queensland. 

6193  fulva  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist   (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  70. 

Pockhampton,   Queensland. 

6194  funesta  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  53. 

S.  Australia. 
9195  grisella  Pascoe,  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (4),  XV.  1875,  p.  70. 
Nicol  Bay,  N.  W.  Australia. 


BY  GEORGE   MASTERS.  1033 

6196  guttulata  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  p.  355. 

Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

6197  mystica  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  545. 

Australia. 

6198  paulla  Germ.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  230. 

S.  Australia,  Victoria,  N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6199  stigmatica  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  p.  544. 

Queensland. 

SODUS.     Pascoe. 

6200  venosus  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  304. 

Cape  York,  N.  Australia. 

APOMECYNA.     Serville. 

6201  histrio  Fabr.  Ent.  Syst.  I.  (2),  p.  288 ;  Casteln.  Hist.  Nat. 

II.   p.   492  ;  Pascoe,    Trans.   Ent.   Soc.  (3),   III.   1865, 
p.  153. 

Northern  Queensland. 

6202  nigrita  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  V.  1859,  p.  49. 

Australia. 

MYCERINOPSIS.     Thomson. 

6203  arida  Pascoe,  (Mycerinus),  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  (3),  IX.  1862, 

466  ;  Thorns.  Syst.  Ceramb.  1864,  pp.  50,  483. 
Lizard  Island,  N.  E.  Australia. 

6204  uniformis   Pascoe,  (Mycerinus).    Trans.  Ent.    Soc.    (3),  I. 

1863,  p.  546. 
Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

EUNIDIA.     Erichson. 

6205  Australica  Thorns.  Phys.  I.  (6),  1868,  p.  138. 

Australia. 

ROPICA.     Pascoe. 

6206  exocentroides  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (2),  Y.  1859,  p.  61. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland 


1034      CATALOGUE   OF   THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF  AUSTRALIA, 

ATIMURA.     Pascoe. 

6207  terminata   Pascoe,   Trans.   Ent.  Soc.   (3),   I.  1863,  p.    548, 

t.  23,  f.  6. 
Queensland. 

SYBRA.     Pascoe. 

6208  acuta  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  III.  p.  199,  nota. 

geminata  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  547. 
N.  S.  Wales. 

6209  centurio  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  90. 

N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

6210  incivilis  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  I.  1863,  p.  546. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

ANiESTHETIS.    Mulsant. 

6211  LEPiDAGerm.  Linn.  Ent.  III.  1848,  p.  288;  Pascoe,  Journ. 

Linn.  Soc.  IX.  p.  118. 

S.  Australia. 

PELEAPETE.     Pascoe. 

6212  albula  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  363. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

6213  denticollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1867,  p.  306. 

Gayndah,  Rockhampton,  &c,  Queensland. 

BUCYNTHIA.     Pascoe. 

6214  spiloptera   Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.   (3),  I.  1863,  p.  542; 

Journ.   Linn.   Soc.  IX.   1866,   p.    83;  Lacord.  Gen.  Atl. 
X.  t,  100,  f.  2. 
N.  S.  Wales,  and  Queensland. 

ESSISUS.     Pascoe. 

6215  dispar  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  91,  t.  3,  f.  4. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 


BY   GEORGE   MASTERS.  1035 

ITHEUM.     Pascoe. 

6216  lineare  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1864,  p.  230. 

S.  Australia. 

6217  vittigerum   Pascoe,  Journ.    of  Ent.  II.  1864,  p.  230,  t.  11, 

f.  9. 
S.  Australia. 

ACANTHODERES.     Serville. 

6218  jaspidea  Germ.  Ins.  Spec.  Nov.  p.  475. 

albifrons  Sturm.  Cat.  1826,  p.  87. 
costata  Dej.  Cat.  3  ed.  p.  362. 

S.  Australia  1 

LAGOCHIRUS.     Erichson. 

6219  Incei  Newm.  Zool.  1847,  p.  1677. 

Australia. 

ACANTHOCINUS.     Stephens. 

6220  lineola  Newm.  Zool.  A  pp.  1851,  p.  130. 

Kangaroo  Island,  S.  Australia. 

6221  plumula  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1851,  p.  130. 

Tasmania. 

EXOCENTRUS.     Mulsant. 

6222  erineus  Pascoe,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  (3),  III.  1863,  p.  529. 

Wide  Bay,  Port  Denison,  &c,  Queensland. 

NEISSA.     Pascoe. 

6223  inconspicua   Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.    Soc.    IX.    1866,  p.   82, 

t.  3,  f.  6. 

S.  Australia. 

6224  nigrina  Pascoe,  Journ.  Linn.  Soc.  IX.  1866,  p.  82. 

S.  Australia. 


1036      CATALOGUE   OF  THE   DESCRIBED   COLEOPTERA   OF   AUSTRALIA 

PENTACOSMIA.     Newman. 

6225  scoparia  Newm.  Entomol.  1842,  p.  361. 

Australia.     (Widely  distributed). 

lLL^ENA.      Erichson. 

6226  exilis  Erichs.  Wiegm.  Arch.  1842,  I.  p.  225. 

Australia,  and  Tasmania. 

AMEIPSIS.     Pascoe. 

6227  marginicollis  Pascoe,  Journ.  of  Ent.  II.  1865,  p.  354. 

Southern  parts  of  Queensland. 

OBEREA.     Mulsant. 

6228  pigra  Newm.  Zool.  App.  1851,  p.  131. 

S.  Australia. 


DESCRIPTIONS  OF  NEW  LEPIDOPTERA. 

By  E.  Meyrick,  B.A.,  F.E.S. 

NOCTUINA. 

Thalpochares,  Hb. 

Thalp.  coccophaga,  n.  sp. 

£  £.  18-21  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  and  collar  pale  brownish- 
ochreous ;  thorax  grey  suffusedly  irrorated  with  white.  Abdomen 
pale  grey.  Legs  grey,  irrorated  with  white.  Forewings  elongate- 
triangular,  costa  very  slightly  concave,  apex  round-pointed,  hind- 
margin  strongly  rounded,  oblique ;  dull  fuscous-reddish ;  base 
irrorated  with  white  ;  first,  second,  and  subterminal  lines  very 
slender,  grey-whitish,  distinct,  subterminal  running  to  apex  ;  space 
between  second  and  subterminal  lines  suffused  with  whitish  towards 
costa,  forming  a  triangular  patch,  and  sometimes  less  strongly 
throughout ;  hindmarginal  area  irrorated  with  white  towards  anal 
angle :  cilia  fuscous-reddish,  becoming  grey  towards  anal  angle, 
tips  white.  Hindwings  fuscous-grey,  becoming  ochreous-whitish 
towards  base ;  cilia  grey,  tips  whitish. 

Larva  lG-legged,  stout,  whitish,  head  black;  feeds  on  a  species 
of  Coccus  infesting  a  Macrozamia,  living  concealed  in  a  cocoon-like 
shelter  formed  of  the  exuvise  of  the  Coccus,  and  finally  pupating 
therein.  This  mode  of  life  is  very  singular,  and  not  shared  by  most 
other  species  of  the  genus,  but  the  allied  Tlwdp.  communimacula 
from  Europe  has  similar  habits.  The  present  larva  was  discovered 
by  Mr.  Geo.  Masters,  who  found  it  in  plenty,  and  satisfactorily 
established  that  it  feeds  solely  on  the  Coccus,  and  never  touches 
the  plant.     The  species  of  Coccus  is  at  present  undetermined,  and 


1038  DESCRIPTIONS    OF    NEW    LEPIDOPTERA, 

it  may  perhaps  occur  also  on  other  plants.     When  the  larva  is 
numerous,  it  completely  clears  the  plant  from  Coccus  for  the  time. 
Sydney,  in  November,  December,  and  March  ;  bred  freely  by 
Mr.  Masters,  and  also  taken  commonly  by  myself  at  light. 

Hednota,  Meyr. 
Hedn.  xylophaea,  n.  sp. 

(J  2-  22-23  mm.  Head,  palpi,  and  thorax  brownish-ochreous ; 
labial  palpi  5,  very  slender ;  frontal  cone  strong.  Antennae  grey, 
in  g  subdentate,  shortly  ciliated  (J).  Abdomen  and  legs  whitish- 
grey,  sometimes  ochreous-tinged.  Forewings  elongate,  narrow, 
costa  gently  arched,  apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin  straight,  very 
oblique  ;  brownish-ochreous  ;  a  thick  cloudy  blackish  streak  above 
middle  from  base  to  hindmargin,  much  attenuated  and  tending  to 
be  obsolete  towards  extremities,  sometimes  with  a  cloudy  promin- 
ence on  lower  edge  beyond  middle  ;  a  cloudy  narrow  blackish 
streak  along  submedian  fold  from  base  to  anal  angle  ;  between 
these  in  one  specimen  is  a  straight  white  median  streak  throughout, 
at  posterior  extremity  with  two  wedge-shaped  diminishing  white 
marks  above  it,  and  an  ill-defined  white  subcostal  streak  from  above 
middle  of  disc  to  costa  before  apex  :  cilia  grey -whitish,  with  an 
indistinct  fuscous  line  near  base.  Hindwings  with  veins  4  and  5 
more  or  less  stalked,  or  coincident ;  grey-whitish,  somewhat  greyer 
towards  apex  ;  cilia  white. 

Mount    Lofty,    South    Australia ;    three    specimens   taken    by 
Mr.  E.  Guest. 

TORTETCID^E 

Isochorista,  Meyr. 

Isoch.  cosmota,  n.  sp. 

(J.  17  mm.      Head  and  thorax  dark  fuscous,  face,  antenna?,  and 
patagia    whitish-ochreous.     Palpi    whitish-ochreous,   second  joint 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  1039 

externally  mixed  with  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen  dark  grey,  anal  tuft 
whitish-ochreous.  Legs  dark  grey,  ringed  with  whitish-ochreous, 
posterior  pair  whitish-ochreous.  Forewings  elongate,  moderately 
dilated,  costa  gently  arched,  apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin 
sinuate,  oblique ;  pale  yeilow-ochreous ;  costal  fold  suffusedly 
strigulated  with  dark  fuscous ;  a  nearly  straight  black  line  from 
I  of  costa  to  5  of  inner  margin,  beyond  which  the  groundcolour  is 
wholly  reddish-fuscous,  bisected  by  a  straight  line  from  §  of  costa 
to  anal  angle,  anterior  half  mixed  with  blackish-grey,  posterior  half 
with  whitish-ochreous  ;  a  small  blackish  spot  on  costa  at  f ,  and 
some  blackish  scales  on  hindmargin :  cilia  whitish-ochreous  mixed 
with  reddish,  on  anal  angle  and  upper  half  of  hindmargin  suffused 
with  blackish-grey.  Hindwings  grey,  becoming  ochreous-whitish 
towards  base  ;  a  moderately  broad  dark  grey  hindmarginal  band, 
becoming  blackish  on  anal  angle ;  cilia  grey,  with  a  darker  line  : 
a  membranous  ridge  in  disc  beneath  ;  veins  3  and  4  tolerably 
parallel,  5  more  widely  remote. 

Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia  ;  one  specimen  taken  by  Mr.  E. 
Guest. 

GELECHIADAE 

Magostolis,  n.  g. 

Head  smooth  ;  ocelli  absent  ;  tongue  well-developed.  Antenna? 
longer  than  forewings,  in  £  simple,  basal  joint  with  moderate 
pecten.  Labial  palpi  very  long,  smooth,  slender,  recurved,  terminal 
joint  as  long  as  second,  acute,  Maxillary  palpi  short,  appressed  to 
tongue.  Posterior  tibiae  shortly  rough-scaled  beneath,  median 
spurs  above  middle,  long.  Forewings  with  vein  1  furcate,  2  and  3 
stalked  from  angle,  7  and  8  stalked,  7  to  hindmargin,  9  and  10 
stalked,  11  from  near  end  of  cell  Hindwings  as  broad  as  forewings, 
trapezoidal,  apex  round-pointed,  hindmargin  somewhat  sinuate, 
cilia  | ;  veins  3  and  4  from  a  point,  6  and  7  approximated  towards 
base. 

Near  Crocanthes. 
67 


1040  DESCRIPTIONS   OF   NEW   LEPIDOPTERA, 

Mag.  uranaula,  n.  sp. 

£.   15  mm.     Head,    palpi,  and  antennae  yellow,   face  whitish. 

Thorax   grey,    collar    red,    patagia    ochreous-whitish,    apex    red. 

Abdomen  white.       Anterior    and  middle  legs  yellowish,  apex  of 

tibiae  spotted  with  grey  ;  posterior  legs  white.     Forewings  elongate, 

narrow,  posteriorly  gradually  dilated,  costa  slightly  arched,  apex 

tolerably  acute,  hindmargin  concave   below  apex,   rather  oblique, 

rounded  beneath  ;  rather  dark  grey  ;  a  red  streak  along  basal  third 

of  costa,  bordered  beneath  by  an  ochreous-white  streak,  of  which 

the  posterior  extremity  forms  an  oblong  spot  surrounded  by  a  dark 

grey  line  ;  a  broad  yellow  streak,    margined    beneath   with  red 

except  on    fascia,    along   middle    third    of    costa,    apex  suddenly 

pointed ;  a   rather   narrow    silvery-white    direct  fascia  somewhat 

before  middle,   terminated    above    by    yellow    streak,   margined 

anteriorly  with  red,   posteriorly  with  dark   grey  and  then  more 

broadly  with  red  ;  a  rather  narrow  silvery- white  fascia,  margined 

with  red  all  round,  from  beneath  costa  at  §  along  costa  to  apex, 

thence   along   hindmargin    to   anal    angle  :  cilia  yellow,    beneath 

anal  angle  greyish.     Hindwings  and  cilia  white. 

Queensland  \  one  specimen  taken  by  Dr.  T.  P.  Lucas. 

CRYPTOLECHIADAE 
Cryptophasa,  Lw. 

Crypt,  leucadelpha,  n.  sp. 

<J  £.  41-46  mm.  Differs  from  C.  irrorata  only  as  follows  : 
Abdomen  grey- whitish.  Hindwings  white,  with  moderately  broad 
suffused  fuscous  hindmarginal  fascia  not  reaching  anal  angle. 

Larva  feeding  on  a  species  of  Casuarirm. 

Wimmera,  Victoria ;  five  specimens  (Colls.  Lucas  and  Kershaw.) 

Crypt  ecclesiastic  n.  sp. 

Q.  66  mm.  Head  and  thorax  white.  Antennae  fuscous. 
Abdomen   white,   above    with   a   broad    black    transverse  band 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  1041 

before  middle,  and  five  slender  black  rings  between  this  and  apex, 
apical  scales  yellowish-tinged.  Legs  white,  anterior  and  middle 
tibke  banded  with  black,  all  tarsi  black  with  white  rings.  Fore- 
wings  elongate-oblong,  costa  bent  before  middle,  apex  rounded, 
hindmargin  rather  oblique,  hardly  rounded  ;  shining  white ;  a 
narrow  coppery  hindmarginal  fascia,  forming  alternate  purple  and 
golden  spots  :  cilia  white,  barred  with  dark  fuscous.  Hindwings 
shining  white ;  a  narrow  coppery-purplish  hindmarginal  fascia  ; 
cilia  white. 

Dandenong  Range,  Victoria ;  one  specimen  taken  by  Dr.  T.  P. 
Lucas. 

DEPRESSARIADAE 

GONIONOTA,  Z. 

Gon.  2^yfoboIa,  n.  sp. 

£.  24-27  mm.  Head  red,  spotted  with  yellow.  Palpi  greyish- 
red,  apex  of  second  and  terminal  joints  with  a  yellowish- white 
spot.  Antennas  ochreous- whitish,  becoming  reddish  towards  base, 
beneath  grey.  Thorax  red,  with  three  small  dorsal  yellow  spots, 
and  four  anterior  and  three  posterior  silvery-white  spots.  Abdomen 
ochreous-whitish.  Legs  white,  anterior  pair  dark  red  ringed  with 
white,  middle  pair  reddish-tinged.  Forewings  oblong,  slightly 
dilated,  costa  moderately  arched  towards  base,  apex  evenly  rounded, 
hindmargin  hardly  obliquely  rounded ;  red,  sometimes  posteriorly 
sprinkled  with  yellow-whitish  between  veins ;  all  veins  and  folds 
marked  with  series  of  evenly  arranged  round  yellow  dots  ;  a  narrow 
fuscous  suffusion  along  costa  from  base  to  § ;  a  suffused  fuscous 
band  from  middle  of  submedian  fold  to  costa  at  §,  sending  streaks 
posteriorly  along  veins  ;  about  seven  irregularly  arranged  small 
round  silvery- white  spots  towards  base  of  wing  and  anterior  half  of 
costa ;  a  small  transverse-oval  silvery- white  spot  in  disc  at  §,  a 
smaller  round  spot  above  it,  and  three  silvery- white  dots  on  veins 
beyond  them  ;  a  dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  line  :  cilia  pale  reddish, 
base  fuscous.     Hindwings  and  cilia  very  pale  whitish-yellowish. 

Newcastle,  New  South  Wales ;  two  specimens  (Australian 
Museum). 


1042  DESCRIPTIONS    OF   NEW   LEPIDOPTERA, 

GLYPHIPTERYGIDAE 
Hypertropha,  Meyi. 
Hyper,  chlaenota,  n.  ap. 

£  £.  22-23  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  and  thorax  whitish- 
ochreous ;  thorax  not  crested,  posteriorly  suffusedly  spotted  with 
fuscous.  Abdomen  purplish-fuscous,  beneath  yellowish.  Legs 
dark  fuscous,  ringed  with  whitish  ;  posterior  tibiae  pale  yellowish. 
Forewings  moderate,  posteriorly  considerably  dilated,  costa  gently 
arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  straight,  rather  oblique,  rounded 
beneath  ;  rather  dark  shining  fuscous,  with  coppery  reflections ; 
a  large  whitish-ochreous  basal  patch,  extending  on  costa  to  middle, 
on  inner  margin  to  5,  its  outer  edge  nearly  straight,  on  costa  marked 
with  four  direct  cloudy  blackish  strigulae;  a  small  whitish-ochreous 
irregularly  triangular  spot  on  inner  margin  before  anal  angle, 
containing  a  dot  of  groundcolour ;  space  between  this  and  basal 
patch  thickly  strewn  with  small  bluish-leaden  metallic  spots,  a 
curved  broken  dentate  whitish-ochreous  line  from  \  of  costa  to  anal 
angle,  preceded  by  an  irregular  series  of  bluish-leaden  metallic 
spots,  before  which  is  a  blackish  suffusion  in  disc  :  cilia  shining 
coppery-fuscous.  Hindwings  ochreous-yellow,  with  a  moderate 
dark  fuscous  hindmarginal  border  ;  cilia  light  yellow,  with  a  dark 
grey  basal  line,  above  apex  and  on  hindmargin  from  below  middle 
to  anal  angle  wholly  dark  grey. 

Melbourne,  Victoria ;  Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia ;  several 
specimens  (Colls.  Guest  and  Lucas). 

PLUTELLIDAE 

Acmosara,  n.g. 

Head  rough  on  crown,  hairs  projecting  in  a  strong  tuft  between 
antennae,  face  smooth ;  ocelli  present ;  tongue  well-developed. 
Antennae  f,  in  £  filiform,  serrated  with  scales  on  back,  evenly 
ciliated  (1|),  basal  joint  moderate,  without  pecten.     Labial  palpi 


BY   E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  1013 

moderately  long,  slightly  arched,  obliquely  ascending,  second  joint 
slender,  smoothly  scaled,  terminal  joint  much  shorter  than  second, 
dilated  with  loose  scales  so  as  to  become  elongate-ovate,  obtuse. 
Maxillary  palpi  obsolete.  Posterior  tibiae  with  projecting  hairs 
above.  Forewings  with  vein  1  furcate,  2  from  near  angle  of  cell, 
7  to  costa,  1 1  from  middle  of  cell.  Hindwings  as  broad  as  fore- 
wings,  elongate-ovate,  cilia  §;  veins  3  and  4  parallel,  5  approximated 
to  4  at  base,  6  and  7  parallel,  6  running  to  costa. 

Acm.  polyxena,  n.  sp. 

£.  18  mm.  Head  and  palpi  light  grey,  finely  irrorated  with 
dark  grey  and  whitish,  palpi  whitish  internally.  Antennae  grey. 
Thorax  grey -whitish  mixed  with  reddish-fuscous.  Legs  grey, 
posterior  pair  grey-whitish.  (Abdomen  broken).  Forewings 
elongate,  costa  moderately  arched,  apex  round-pointed,  hind- 
margin  very  oblique,  slightly  rounded  ;  grey,  somewhat  mixed 
with  reddish-ochreous,  and  suffused  with  white  towards  disc ;  a 
cloudy  irregular  central  longitudinal  fuscous-reddish  streak  from 
base  to  near  middle,  margined  above  with  some  scattered  black 
scales  ;  a  fine  black  line  from  disc  at  ?  to  costa  near  apex,  below 
which  the  hindmarginal  area  is  suffused  with  light  ochreous-reddish  : 
cilia  grey- whitish,  with  a  reddish-grey  line  near  base.  Hindwings 
and  cilia  grey- whitish. 

Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia ;  one  specimen  taken  by  Mr.  E. 
Guest. 

HYPONOMEUTIDAE 
Enaemia,  Z. 

Enaem.  erythractis,  n.  sp. 

(J.  28-29  mm.  Head  pale  yellow,  crown  reddish-tinged.  Palpi 
and  antenna?  orange-red;  antennae  with  a  short  spine  on  each 
joint.  Thorax  pale  yellow,  anterior  margin,  and  an  irregular 
transverse  stripe  connected  in  middle  with  a  small  posterior  spot 
red.  Abdomen  orange.  Legs  red,  anterior  and  middle  tibiae  with 
suffused  pale  yellow  band,  base  of  tarsi    yellowish.      Forewings 


1044  DESCRIPTIONS   OF   NEW   LEPIDOPTERA, 

elongate,  costa  strongly  arched;  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded  ;  pale  yellow  ;  all  veins  and  folds  marked  with  somewhat 
irregular  red  lines  ;  a  red  transverse  basal  streak  ;  a  small  red  spot 
on  costa  near  base,  and  another  in  middle  ;  a  red  bar  from  cell  to 
inner  margin  at  £,  and  another  from  end  of  cell ;  a  small  irregular 
red  spot  near  inner  margin  before  middle  ;  a  red  line  along  hind- 
margin  and  apical  fifth  of  costa :  cilia  pale  yellow,  base  red. 
Hindwings  and  cilia  bright  orange. 

Bo  wen,  Queensland  ;  two  specimens  (Coll.  Macleay). 

Enaem.  caminaea,  n.  sp. 

$.  25-26  mm.,  (j).  30-31  mm.  Head  and  palpi  bright  orange. 
Antennse  white,  base  orange.  Thorax  in  £  brown-red,  in  (J)  flesh- 
colour.  Abdomen  orange-yellow.  Legs  orange,  middle  tibiae  and 
tarsi  and  posterior  tarsi  whitish.  Forewings  elongate-oblong, 
costa  moderately  arched,  apex  rounded,  hindmargin  obliquely 
rounded  ;  in  £  brown-red,  in  ^  flesh-colour ;  a  deep  yellow  streak 
along  inner  margin  from  near  base  to  f ,  attenuated  posteriorly ; 
costal  edge  narrowly  orange  except  towards  base  ;  markings 
yellowish- white ;  a  small  semi-oval  spot  on  costa  beyond  J,  and  a 
smaller  subquadrate  spot  beyond  §  ;  a  similar  quadrate  spot  above 
dorsal  streak  at  ^,  and  two  dots  further  on,  last  on  end  of  streak  ; 
sometimes  two  or  three  very  minute  dots  in  disc  posteriorly  ;  a  very 
small  apical  spot,  and  a  dot  on  middle  of  hindmargin,  in  £  some- 
times both  nearly  obsolete :  cilia  orange.  Hindwings  orange- 
yellow,  apical  third  suffusedly  brown-red,  in  Q  more  orange ;  cilia 
orange. 

Newcastle,  New  South  Wales ;  four  specimens  (Australian 
Museum). 

Ceratophysetis,  n.  g. 

Head  with  appressed  scales;  ocelli  present;  tongue  well-developed. 
Antennae  J,  in  g  with  basal  5  extremely  swollen,  somewhat  com- 
pressed laterally,  clothed  with  scales,  central  portion  very  shortly 
lamellated,  apex  filiform.  Labial  palpi  short,  arched,  smoothly 
scaled,  terminal  joint  shorter  than  second,  acute.      Maxillary  palpi 


BY    E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  1045 

short  (1).  Posterior  tibiae  with  appressed  scales.  Forewings  with 
vein  1  furcate,  7  and  8  stalked,  7  to  costa.  Hindwings  as  broad 
as  forewings,  oblong-ovate ;  veins  3  and  4  approximated  at  base, 
5,  6,  and  7  somewhat  approximated. 

Cerat.  sphaerosticha,  n.  sp. 

£.  28  mm.  Head  black,  sidetufts  and  face  ashy- whitish.  An- 
tennae ashy-whitish,  basal  joint  with  two  black  spots.  Palpi  black, 
second  joint  broadly,  terminal  joint  narrowly  whitish  at  apex. 
Thorax  ashy-whitish,  collar,  four  spots  placed  transversely  behind 
it,  and  a  large  posterior  central  spot  black.  Abdomen  golden- 
yellow,  with  two  dorsal  rows  of  black  spots.  Legs  blackish,  tarsi 
with  whitish  apical  rings.  Forewings  elongate-oblong,  costa  arched 
towards  base,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded  ;  pale 
ashy-grey,  with  fourteen  black  spots ;  one  linear  on  base  of  costa, 
two  very  small  at  base  of  inner  margin,  one  linear  beneath  costa 
near  base,  remaining  ten  subcircular,  scattered  over  disc ;  a  hind- 
marginal  row  of  black  spots  :  cilia  pale  ashy-grey,  apex  smoky-grey. 
Hindwings  pale  fuscous-grey,  rather  darker  towards  apex  ;  cilia 
pale  grey. 

Brisbane,  Queensland ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Miskin). 

Thyridectis,  n.  g. 

Head  with  loosely  appressed  hairs ;  ocelli  present ;  tongue  well- 
developed.  Antennae  g,  in  both  sexes  alike  serrate,  minutely 
ciliated  (J),  basal  joint  moderate,  without  pecten.  Labial  palpi 
moderate,  arched,  ascending,  with  appressed  scales,  second  joint 
slightly  rough  beneath,  terminal  joint  shorter  than  second,  cylin- 
drical, not  pointed.  Maxillary  palpi  moderate,  filiform,  porrected. 
Posterior  tibiae  smoothly  scaled.  Forewings  with  vein  1  furcate,  2 
from  near  end  of  cell,  7  to  costa,  8  and  9  stalked,  1 1  from  middle 
of  cell.  Hindwings  somewhat  broader  than  forewings,  elongate- 
ovate,  cilia  5 ;  a  small  transparent  spot  beyond  cell  between  veins 
7  and  8 ;  3  and  4  from  near  together,  6  and  7  parallel. 


1046  DESCRIPTIONS    OF    NEW    LEPIDOPTERA, 

Thyr.  psephonoma,  n.  sp. 

<J  Q.  26-27  mm.  Head  light  ochreous-yellow.  Palpi  dark 
fuscous.  Antennae  greyish.  Thorax  white,  anterior  margin,  a 
spot  on  shoulders,  and  a  posterior  spot  dark  fuscous.  Abdomen 
dark  fuscous,  segmental  margins  white,  anal  tuft  ochreous-yellow. 
Legs  dark  fuscous,  ringed  with  whitish.  Forewings  elongate,  costa 
rather  strongly  arched,  apex  obtuse,  hindmargin  oblique,  slightly 
rounded ;  white ;  a  broad  fuscous  streak  along  costa  from  base 
to  5,  indented  at  J,  apex  pointed  ;  an  elongate  fuscous  spot  extending 
along  inner  margin  from  \  to  f  ;  twelve  small  blackish-fuscous  spots 
or  dots,  first  on  base  of  costa,  two  in  disc  near  base,  two  rather 
larger  on  margin  of  costal  streak  before  and  beyond  middle,  two 
beneath  them  near  dorsal  spot,  one  above  posterior  of  these,  and 
four  in  a  sinuate  series  from  disc  at  f  towards  anal  angle ;  a 
blackish-fuscous  hindmarginal  fascia,  broadest  above  middle,  sud- 
denly attenuated  beneath,  divided  into  six  spots  by  white  veins  : 
cilia  dark  fuscous,  base  white.  Hindwings  grey,  towards  inner 
margin  white  ;  cilia  grey,  becoming  white  towards  anal  angle. 

Newcastle,  New  South  Wales ;  two  specimens  (Australian 
Museum). 

ELACHISTIDAE 

Ptilochares,  n.  g. 

Head  smooth,  sidetufts  small,  erect  ;  ocelli  present ;  tongue 
developed.  Antennae  *,  in  £  serrate,  unevenly  pubescent,  basal 
joint  long,  with  moderate  pecten.  Labial  palpi  moderately  long, 
recurved,  second  joint  with  rough  scales  tending  to  form  a  short 
median  tuft  beneath,  terminal  joint  as  long  as  second,  rather  stout, 
acute.  Maxillary  palpi  very  short,  filiform.  Abdomen  (in  <J  only  ?) 
posteriorly  dilated  laterally  with  rough  projecting  scales,  anal  tuft 
moderate.  Posterior  tibiae  clothed  with  long  loose  hairs  above. 
Forewings  narrow,  lanceolate  ;  vein  1  furcate  (?),  2  from  %  of  cell, 
7  and  8  stalked,  7  to  costa,  11  from  middle  of  cell.  Hindwings  f, 
narrow-lanceolate,  cilia  2 ;  veins  5,  6,  7  somewhat  approximated  at 
base,  7  to  costa. 


BY  E.  MEYRICK,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  1047 

Ptil.  trissodesma,  n.  sp. 

(J.  20  mm.  Head  grey,  sides  ochreous-yellow.  Palpi  pale 
ochreous-yellow.  Antennae  dark  fuscous,  with  median  and  apical 
white  bands.  Thorax  purple-black.  Abdomen  pale  ochreous,  poste- 
riorly and  on  lateral  tufts  blackish,  anal  tuft  whitish-ochreous. 
Legs  black,  banded  with  white,  posterior  tibiae  grey-whitish. 
Forewings  purple-black,  with  three  straight  white  fasciae  ;  first 
moderately  broad,  rather  near  base,  yellowish-tinged  ;  second  in 
middle,  narrow,  not  reaching  inner  margin  ;  third  at  f ,  rather 
inwardly  oblique,  narrow,  almost  linear  in  middle  :  cilia  grey,  with 
a  white  apical  spot.      Hindwings  and  cilia  grey. 

Victoria ;  one  specimen  taken  by  Dr.  T.  P.  Lucas. 

Castorura,  n.  g. 

Head  smooth  ;  ocelli  present ;  tongue  well-developed.  Antennae 
almost  as  long  as  forewings,  basal  half  thickened  with  scales, 
becoming  long  and  roughly  projecting  on  back  towards  middle, 
basal  joint  elongate,  rather  dilated  terminally,  without  pecten. 
Labial  palpi  moderate,  curved,  ascending,  slender,  loosely  rough- 
scaled  beneath  throughout,  terminal  joint  almost  as  long  as  second, 
acute.  Maxillary  palpi  obsolete.  Abdomen  (in  Q)  very  broad, 
flattened,  apical  segment  with  lateral  tufts  of  scales.  Posterior 
tibiae  smooth-scaled,  spurs  long,  tarsi  somewhat  rough  beneath. 
Forewings  elongate-lanceolate ;  vein  1  simple,  2  from  f  of  cell,  6 
and  7  stalked,  7  to  costa,  8  absent,  9  from  near  7,  11  from  J 
Hindwings  §,  elongate-lanceolate,  cilia  2  ;  costa  towards  base  with 
a  fringe  of  rough  scales  drawn  over  wing ;  veins  2,  3,  4,  5  equi- 
distant and  parallel,  6  and  7  approximated  at  base. 

Cast,  chrysias,  n.  sp. 

9.  15  mm.  Head,  palpi,  antennae,  thorax,  and  legs  dark  pur- 
plish-fuscous ;  palpi  yellow-whitish  towards  base ;  thorax  with 
posterior  extremity  orange.  Abdomen  orange-yellow,  anal  segment 
purple-blackish  except  apex.  Forewings  purple-black,  with  four 
roundish  yellow  spots  ;  first  on  inner  margin  towards  base ;  second 


1048  DESCRIPTIONS   OF   NEW  LEPIDOPTERA. 

largest,  in  disc  before  middle  ;  third  on  inner  margin  before  anal 
angle  ;  fourth  on  costa  beyond  third  :  cilia  purple-black.  Hindwings 
yellow,  apical  fourth  dark  purple-fuscous  ;  cilia  dark  grey,  towards 
anal  angle  yellowish. 

Maryborough,  Queensland ;  one  specimen  (Coll.  Macleay). 

LYONETIADAE 

Atalopsycha,  $[eyr. 

From  an  examination  of  the  present  species  I  am  enabled  to  give 
the  neuration  of  the  genus,  formerly  omitted  :  Forewings  with  vein 
1  simple,  2,  4,  and  6  absent,  7  and  8  stalked,  7  to  hindmargin,  9 
from  a  point  with  stalk  of  7  and  8,  10  absent.  Hindwings  without 
cell,  la  and  lc  absent,  2  and  4  absent,  5  and  6  out  of  7,  6  to  hind- 
margin,  8  short,  free. 

Atal.  melanthes,  n.  sp. 

<^.14  mm.  Head  white,  face  and  palpi  dark  fuscous.  Antennae 
grey,  basal  joint  white.  Thorax  dark  fuscous,  becoming  white 
anteriorly.  Abdomen  and  legs  grey.  Forewings  lanceolate, 
white  ;  an  irregular  grey  blotch  towards  base  of  inner  margin, 
with  some  blackish  scales  above ;  middle  third  of  costa  narrowly 
dark  fuscous  ;  a  small  black  spot  in  disc  before  middle,  and  a  second 
beneath  costa  at  -| ;  a  fuscous  spot,  becoming  black  above,  on 
middle  of  inner  margin;  a  cloudy  black  streak  from  costa  near 
apex  to  anal  angle,  where  it  forms  a  spot  :  cilia  grey,  on  apex 
whitish,  below  it  dark  grey,  with  two  black  lines  round  apex. 
Hindwings  and  cilia  grey. 

Mount  Lofty,  South  Australia ;  one  specimen  taken  by  Mr.  E. 
Guest. 


FLOWERING  SEASONS  OF  AUSTRALIAN  PLANTS. 
Br  E.  Haviland,  F.L.S. 

No.  I. — List  of  Plants  Indigenous  in  the  Neighbourhood  op 
Sydney,  flowering  during  July. 


As  it  is  impossible  tor  the  author  to  visit  more  than  a  few 
localities  during  each  month,  these  lists  must  necessarily,  for  the 
present,  be  very  imperfect.  Supplementary  lists  will,  however, 
be  added  as  each  month  recurs,  until,  it  is  hoped,  the  flowering 
seasons  of  at  least  all  the  Cumberland  plants  have  been  obtained. 


Dilleniacese — 

Hibbertia  striata 
,,  acicularis 

,,  linearis 

„  Billardieri. 

Pittosporege — 

Billardiera  scandens. 
Violacese — 

Viola  hederacea 
Hybanthus  Vemonii 
Rutacese — 

Eriostemon  lanceolatus 
„  Croioei 

„  buxifolius 

Phebalium  squamulosum 
Philotheca  australis 
Zieria  Smithii 
,,       Icevigata 
,,       pilosa 


Rutacese — 

Boronia  ledifolia 
„         anemonifolia 
,,         polygalifolia 

Correa  alba 
„       speciosa. 
Droseracese — 

Drosera  peltata 
Geraniaceas — 

Pelargonium  australe 

Oxalis  cornicidata. 
Sterculiacese — 

Lasiopetalum  ferrugineum. 
Euphorbiaceas — 

Ricinocarpus  pinifolius 

Poranthera  corymbosa. 
Leguininosa? — 

Hardenbergia  monophylla 

Kennedya  rubicunda 


1050 


FLOWERING    SEASONS    OF   AUSTRALIAN    PLANTS, 


Legurmnosse — 

Kennedy  a  prostrata 

Hovea  linearis 
„       longifolia 

Dillwynia  ericifolia 
„  Jloribunda 

Aotus  villosa 

Platylobium  formosum 

Glycine  clandestine^ 

Bossicea  heterophylla 
„  rhombifolia 

„         scolopendria 

Acacia  myrtifolia 
„  suaveolens 
,,  longifolia. 
,,  oxycedrus 
,,  discolor 
„       juniper  ina 


Rhamnacese — 

Cryptandra  amara. 
Umbelliferse — 

Actinotus  minor 
Siebera  linearifolia 
Xanthosia  tridentata. 
Proteacese — 

Persoonia  lanceolata 
Grevillea  linearis 
„  sericea 

„  punicea 

Conospermum  ericifolium 
„  longifolium 

„  taxifolium 

Symphyonema  paludosum 
Banksia  ericifolia. 
Thymelese — 

Pimelea  linifolia. 


„  „     var.  Brownei   Rubiacea? — 

Gompholobium  pinnatum  Opercularia  aspera 

„  grandijlorum         Pomax  umbellata. 

„  glabratum       Composite — 


Pultencea  elliptica 
„  stipularis 

„  daphnoides 

„         incurvata 
Saxifrages — 

Bauera  rubioides. 
Haloragea? — 

Haloragis  salsoloides. 
Myrtacese — 

Darwinia  fascicularis 

„         taxifolia 
Callistemon  lanceolatus 
Calythrix  tetragona 
Leptospermum  Jlavescens. 


Cotula  coronopifolia 

Aster  ramulosus 

Brachycome  linearifolia 

Cassinia  dentiadata 

Se?iecio  lautus. 
G-oodeniacese — 

Goodenia  hederacea 
„  heterophylla 

Dampiera  stricta 

Velleia  lyrata. 
Loganiaceae — 

Log  ania  jloribunda 

Mitrasacme  polymorpha. 


BY    E.    HAVILAND,  F.L.S. 


1051 


Solanacece— 

Solanum  nigrum. 
Labiatse — 

Hemigenia  purpurea 
Westringia  rosmarinifolia. 
Verbenaceae — 

Chloanthes  Stcechadis. 
Epacrideae — 

Epacris  longiflora 
„         obtusifolia 
„         microphylla 
Styphelia  tubiflora 
„  viridis 

„  longi 'folia 

Leucopogon  ericoides 
„  juniperinus 


Epacridese — 

Leucopogon  microphallus 

Woollsia  pungens 

Monotoca  elliptica 

Sprengelia  incamata. 
Iridese — 

Patersonia  longifolia 
„  sericea 

Orchidese — 

Diuris  aurea 
„       maculata 

Caladenia  alba 

Glossodia  major 

Pterostylis  nutans 
„  grandiflora 

Prasophyllum  fimbrialum. 


All  the  plants  enumerated  above,  excepting  Acacia  oxycedrics, 
may  be  found  on  the  coast  line  in  the  immediate  neighbourhood  of 
Sydney. 


1052         NOTES    ON    THE    RUTACEJE   OP   THE   AUSTRALIAN   ALPS, 


NOTES  ON  THE  RUTACE^  OF  THE  AUSTRALIAN 

ALPS. 

By  James  Stirling,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S.,  Cor.  Mem.  Linn.  Soc. 

N.  S.  W.,  &c. 

The  remarks  of  Dr.  Woolls  on  the  varieties  of  Crowea  saligna 
var.  exalata,  have  induced  the  writer  to  offer  the  following  notes  on 
the  regional  distribution  of  the  Rutacese  over  the  Australian  Alps. 
That  there  should  exist  on  the  highest  peaks  of  these  mountains 
representatives  of  an  order  whose  geographic  range  extends  over  the 
hotter  and  temperate  regions  of  the  world,  is  perhaps  a  matter  of 
general  interest  to  students  of  botany.  The  whole  of  the  species 
growing  over  the  Australian  Alps  are  endemic,  and  are  comprised 
in  the  tribe  Boroniece  of  the  '  Genera  Plantarum.' 

Zieria  Smith  ii,  Andr. 

Of  seven  species  of  this  interesting  genus  recorded  by  Baron 
Mueller  in  his  '  Systematic  Census  of  Australian  Plants,'  (six  of 
which  are  found  in  New  South  Wales  territory),  I  have  identified 
only  one,  apparently  the  var.  macrophylla,  a  Tasmanian  form. 
It  is  an  arborescent  species  which  attains  its  greatest  luxuriance  in 
shaded  heads  of  gullies  at  sub-alpine  stations,  generally  between 
2,000  and  4,000  feet  above  sea  level.  On  the  whole,  it  seems  to 
flourish  best  over  areas  where  Silurian  sediments  form  the  geolo- 
gical formation,  as  towards  the  heads  of  the  Mitchell  River  and  its 
tributaries  in  Gippsland,  Victoria.  At  this  habitat  the  flowers 
have  an  overpowering  but  agreeable  aroma,  while  the  crushed 
leaves  and  bark  are  exceedingly  foetid.  The  only  slight  differences 
which  I  have  observed  in  the  characters  of  this  species,  when 
comparing    specimens  procured   at    different    altitudes  and  from 


BY    JAMES    STIRLING,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S.  1053 

different  situations  as  regards  humidity,  dryness,  &c,  consist  in 
the  thickness  of  the  leaves,  and  in  their  being  covered  (in  the  sub- 
alpine  varieties)  with  a  dense  stellate  down  on  the  underside  ;  the 
petals  are  also  more  tomentose,  the  flowers  larger,  and  the  branches 
more  frequently  covered  with  prominent  glandular  tubercles. 

According  to  Bentham  and  Mueller,  (1)  this  species  has  an 
extensive  territorial  range  along  Eastern  Australia,  from  Queens- 
land to  Tasmania. 

BORONIA   ALGIDA,  F.  V.  M. 

According  to  the  authors  of  the  '  Flora  Australiensis,'  the  genus 
Boronia  is  limited  to  Australia.  Of  58  species  admitted  by  Baron 
Mueller  in  his  '  Census,'  more  than  half  (35  species)  flourish  in 
Western  Australia,  while  in  the  other  colonies  the  numerical 
proportions  are  as  follows  : — 

North  Australia  and  Queensland 20  species. 

New  South  Wales 13       „ 

Victoria 8       ,, 

South  Australia , 7       ,, 

Tasmania 7       ,, 

So  far  as  I  am  aware,  there  are  only  two  distinct  species  in  the 
Australian  Alps,  one  of  which  is  restricted  to  the  highest 
elevations  and  is  a  very  stable  species,  while  the  other  extends 
over  all  elevations,  and  is  a  very  variable  one.  The  former  (B. 
algida,)  is  a  small  dwarfed  undershrub,  found  on  the  summits  of 
most  of  the  highest  peaks  from  Mount  Howitt  to  Mount  Kosciusko 
and  apparently  does  not  descend  below  5,000  feet.  As  previously 
remarked  elsewhere,  "  it  appears  to  be  governed  in  its  distri- 
bution more  by  climatic  conditions  than  by  the  character  of  the 
soil  or  geological  formation."     (2) 

Boronia  polygalifolia.,  Smith. 

This  ubiquitous  species,  which  extends  from  Queensland  through 
New  South  Wales  and  Victoria  to  South  Australia  and  Tasmania, 

(1)  Flora  Australiensis,  Vol.  I,  p.  307. 

(2)  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  Victoria,  1884,  p.  32.  Phanerogamia  of  Mitta  Mitta. 


1054        NOTES    ON    THE    RUTACE^E    OF    THE    AUSTRALIAN    ALPS, 

has  also  a  wide  altitudinal  range  over  the  Australian  Alps,  as  from 
1,000  feet  in  the  Dargo  Valley,  Victoria,  to  the  summit  of  Mount 
Kosciusko  in  New  South  Vv7ales  at  elevations  of  7,000  feet.  From 
careful  comparison  of  specimens  obtained  at  different  elevations 
and  stations,  as  well  as  on  different  geological  formations,  I  am 
inclined  to  agree  with  Baron  von  Mueller,  that  forms  which  have 
been  ranked  by  other  authorities  as  distinct  species — as  the  B. 
anemonifolia  of  Bentham — have  not  sufficient  claim  to  specific 
rank,  being  only  differentiated  forms  of  well-marked  varieties. 
The  division  of  the  leaves  into  pinnse  in  some  forms,  and  the 
pubescence  of  others  are  not  constant  characters.  And  here  I  may 
be  permitted  to  state  that  the  result  of  my  studies  on  the  plants 
of  the  Australian  Alps  (and  which  I  hope  to  be  able  to  publish  in 
extenso  on  some  future  occasion),  harmonises  strongly  with  the 
view  "  that  existing  species  have  arisen  through  the  variation  of 
pre-existing  ones,  and  the  destruction  of  intermediate  varieties."  (3) 
The  geological  features  lend  additional  strength  to  this  view.  And 
as  remarked  by  the  illustrious  author  of  '  The  Flora  of  Australia.' 
"  If  all  these  attributes  of  organic  life  which  are  involved  in  the 
study,  classification,  representation,  and  distribution,  and  which  are 
barren  facts  under  the  theory  of  special  creations,  may  receive  a 
rational  explanation  under  another  theory,  it  is  to  this  latter  that 
the  naturalist  should  look  for  the  means  of  penetrating  the  mystery 
which  envelopes  the  history  of  species,  holding  himself  ready  to  lay 
it  down  when  it  shall  prove  as  useless  for  the  further  advance  of 
science,  as  the  long  serviceable  theory  of  special  creations,  founded 
on  genetic  resemblance,  now  appears  to  me  to  be." 

Eriostemon. 

This  is  a  somewhat  perplexing,  and  certainly^very  variable  genus, 
in  which  Baron  Mueller  includes  many  species  classed  by 
Bentham  under  several  genera  in  the  'Flora.'  1  incline  to  the  Baron's 
classification,  because  the  species  occurring  in  the  Australian  Alps 

(3)  J.  D.  Hooker,  Flora  of  Australia,  p.  25. 


BY    JAMES    STIRLING,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S.  1055 

are  themselves  so  variable,  that  it  is  easily  conceivable  that  there 
has  been  great  differentiation  of  form  over  the  different  areas  on 
which  this  class  of  plants  flourishes  throughout  Eastern  Australia. 

I  do  not  think  that  the  characters  upon  which  Bentham  depends 
for  the  determination  of  generic,  and  in  some  cases  for  specific  rank, 
are  so  constant  as  that  eminent  botanist  believed  them  to  be.  I 
have  frequently  noticed  that,  even  in  the  same  plant,  slight  morpho- 
logical differences  may  be  seen  ;  hence  if  dried  herbarium  specimens 
from  different  localities  were  handed  to  a  botanist  for  critical 
examination,  it  is  quite  possible  that  minor  and  unimportant 
differences  might  receive  marked  attention  as  indicating  supposed 
distinct  varieties.  I  have  elsewhere  stated  that  climatic  conditions 
have  exerted  a  dominating  influence  in  the  production  of  varietal 
forms,  i.e.,  within  the  range  of  my  limited  observation  on  the 
flora  of  the  Australian  Alps.  Further  more  extensive  examina- 
tions of  the  geological  structure  of  the  area,  and  the  correlated 
vegetation  have  confirmed  me  in  this  opinion.  It  remains  to  be 
seen  whether  more  extended  comparisons  with  the  floras  of  other 
alpine  areas  will  either  prove  or  disprove  this  hypothesis. 

Eriostemon  phylicifolius,  F.  v.  M. 

This  dwarf  shrub,  which  Bentham  has  separated  from  the  genus 
Eriostemon  into  Phebalium,  and  described  as  P.  ffhylicifolium,  is 
almost  restricted  to  the  higher  points  of  the  Australian  Alps,  as 
on  the  quartz  porphyries  (Devonian)  of  Mount  Cobberas,  and  the 
metamorphic  schists  of  portion  of  Bogong  High  Plains.  The  lowest 
elevation  at  which  I  have  seen  it  is  on  the  quartz  porphyry  near 
Mount  Sisters  at  3,000  feet. 

Eriostemon  ozothamnoides,  F.  v.  M. 

On  the  banks  of    the  Mitta  Mitta  at  Hinnomunjee  (1,600  feet), 

this  shrub  attains  a  height  of  12  feet.     It  ascends,  along  the  margin 

of  the  western  Mitta  Mitta  tributaries,  to  elevations  of  5,000  feet, 

but  becomes  stunted,  and  acquires  the  habit  of  E.  phylicifolius  at 

the  higher  elevations.     This  is  also  included  by  Bentham  in  the 

genus  Phebalium. 
68 


1056       NOTES    ON   THE   RUTACEiE   OF   THE   AUSTRALIAN    ALPS, 

Eriostemon  alpinus,  F.  v.  M. 

This  is  identical  with  the  P.  squamulosum  var.  alpinum  of 
Bentham  ;  and  although  stated  by  that  authority  to  have  a  consi- 
derable range  in  New  South  Wales,  as  from  Port  Jackson  to  the 
Blue  Mountains,  Liverpool  Plains,  Clarence  River,  &c,  it  is 
certainly  here  restricted  to  some  of  the  higher  peaks  of  the  Austra- 
lian Alps,  such  as  Mount  Pelot,  6,000  feet,  Mount  Bogong,  6,500 
feet,  &c.  I  have  seen  specimens  with  more  coriaceous  leaves  on 
the  summit  of  the  mountain  in  northern  aspects,  and  others  on  the 
southern  slope,  which  answered  fairly  to  the  typical  description 
given  by  Bentham. 

Eriostemon  ovatifolius,  F.  v.  M. 

I  have  obtained  specimens  of  this  much  branched  shrub  from  the 
stony  ridges  towards  the  summit  of  Mount  Kosciusko  on  the  intru- 
sive granite  areas,  at  an  elevation  of  7,000  feet  above  sea  level;  it 
extends  westerly,  on  the  summits  of  the  highest  mountains,  to  the 
sources  of  the  Macalister  River.  I  have  not  observed  any  forms 
below  5,000  feet.  It  is  identical  with  Phebalium  ovatifolium  of 
Bentham. 

Eriostemon  correifolius,  F.  v.  M. 

This  species  is  not  only  separated  as  a  distinct  genus  {Asterolasia) 
by  Bentham,  but  two  well-marked  varieties,  one  a  lowland  form, 
and  the  other  sub-alpine,  have  been  described  as  distinct  species  (A. 
correifolia,  and  A.  Muellerii).  I  believe  the  difference  in  the 
characters  to  be  variable  and  inconstant,  and  entirely  due  to 
habitat ;  A.  Muellerii  occurring,  as  stated,  in  deep  ravines  of  the 
granitic  Buffalo  Mountains  and  other  localities,  and  A.  correifolia 
at  Port  Jackson  and  Parramatta.  Bentham  directs  attention  to 
the  fact  that  "  the  curious  tendency  to  an  increase  in  the  usual 
number  of  stamens  is  observable  in  some  species  of  both  sections  f 
i.e.,  the  two  sections  into  which  he  proposes  to  divide  the  species 
of  Asterolasia. 


BY    JAMES    STIRLING,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S.  1057 

Eriostemon   TRYMALIOIDES,  P.  V.  M. 

This  rigid  dwarfed  shrub  has  also  been  placed  by  Bentham  in 
Asterolasia.  Its  habitat  is  that  already  mentioned  by  Baron  Mueller, 
and  it  is  governed  more  by  climatic  conditions  than  by  differences  of 
soil,  the  species  nourishing  equally  well  on  the  Silurian  slates  of 
Mount  Hotham,  the  gneiss  of  Mount  Bogong,  the  basalt  of  Bogong 
High  Plains,  and  the  granite  of  Mount  Kosciusko  ;  5,000  feet  is 
apparently  the  lowest  altitudinal  limit  at  which  it  nourishes. 

Eriostemon  Crowei,  F.  v.  M. 

Dr.  Woolls  has  directed  my  attention  to  this  species,  and  from 
the  sample  of  C.  exalata,  which  he  was  good  enough  to  send  me — 
obtained  I  believe  in  the  Blue  Mountains — 1  am  inclined  to 
support  the  view  of  Baron  Mueller,  that  C.  exalata  is  merely  a 
variety  of  G.  saligna.  I  have  obtained  specimens  on  the  granitic 
(metamorphic)  area  at  the  junction  of  Cobungra  and  Big  Rivers 
(Mitta  Mitta  Valley),  which  are  specifically  identical  with  the 
sample  sent  from  the  Blue  Mountains.  Although  Bentham  has 
placed  this  species  in  a  separate  genus,  Growea  (Sin.),  I  adhere 
to  Baron  Mueller's  classification  as  given  in  his  '  Census.'  The 
differences  in  general  habit,  foliage,  and  inflorescence  referred  to  by 
Bentham  in  the  '  Flora  Australiensis,'  are,  in  my  opinion,  due  to 
differences  of  habitat.  Altogether  this  is  a  most  variable  species. 
I  have  observed  very  important  differences  in  the  foliage  and 
flowers  of  the  same  plant.  It  ascends  to  elevations  of  4,000  feet  in 
the  Australian  Alps. 

Eriostemon  trachyphyllus,  F.  v.  M. 

This  tall  shrub  attains  a  height  of  20  feet,  with  a  trunk  6  inches 
in  diameter,  in  the  Went  worth  Valley  towards  Gippsland.  In  some 
places  it  is  the  principal  vegetation,  covering  the  sunny  slopes  of 
the  steep  ridges  (Silurian),  to  the  exclusion  of  other  vegetation. 
The  wood  is  extremely  fine-grained  and  dense,  not  unlike  box- wood. 


1058        NOTES    ON    THE    RUTACE.E    OP    THE    AUSTRALIAN    ALPS. 

Eriostemon  myoporoides,  De  Cand. 

The  localities  given  in  the  '  Flora '  are  those  where  this  shrub 
nourishes.  I  have  not  seen  either  New  South  Wales  or  Queens- 
land specimens  for  comparison  with  the  sub-alpine  form.  The 
glandular  tubercles  are  extremely  prominent  in  the  local  form,  and 
the  flowers  pinkish  in  colour. 

CORREA   AEMULA,  F.  V.  M. 

Of  the  five  species  of  Correct,,  four  of  which  flourish  in  South 
Australia,  four  in  Victoria,  three  in  Tasmania,  three  in  New  South 
Wales,  and  one  in  Queensland,  there  are  only  three  found  in  the 
Australian  Alps — two  lowland  species  struggling  to  higher  eleva- 
tions, and  one  a  distinctly  sub-alpine  form.  Of  the  former, 
C.  aemula  is  found  on  the  Devonian  limestone  area  of  Bindi  in 
Tambo  Valley,  and  G.  speciosa,  Ait.,  var.  cardinalis  in  the 
Haunted  Stream,  also  in  Tambo  Valley. 

Correa  Lawrenciana,  Hook. 

This  species  is  common  at  sub-alpine  habitats  all  over  the  area, 
particularly  towards  Gippsland.  It  ascends  to  elevations  of  4,000 
feet,  and  is  quite  distinct  from  C.  speciosa. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  1059 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

The  following  note  was  read  for  Mr.  John  Mitchell,  in  correction 
of  some  remarks  made  in  our  Proceedings  for  June,  in  reference 
to  some  fossils  from  Bowning  exhibited  by  him.  "  The  late  Rev. 
W.  Clarke,  F.R.S.,  had  declared  the  geological  formation  of 
Bowning  co  be  of  Devonian  age,  having  been  led  to  this  conclusion 
chiefly  by  the  occurrence  of  Calceola  sandalina,  which  European 
geologists  recognise  as  a  typical  Devonian  fossil.  But  above  the 
series  of  rocks  from  which  this  fossil  has  been  obtained,  as  well 
as  in  conjunction  with  it,  I  have  collected  a  number  of  Trilobites 
that  are  typical  of  the  Upper  Silurian,  particularly  several  species 
of  Acidaspis  (a  genus  not  hitherto  recorded  from  Devonian  strata), 
Harpes  itngida,  Staurocephalus  Murchisonii,  Encrinurus  punctatus, 
several  species  of  Galymene  and  others,  all  Silurian  types,  whereas 
from  the  remarks  referred  to,  it  would  appear  that  these  fossils 
were  from  beds  underlying  the  supposed  Devonian  strata.  Hence 
from  the  evidence  furnished  by  these  fossils  I  am  of  the  opinion 
that  the  formation  is  decidedly  Upper  Silurian.  I  may  also  add 
that,  in  so  far  as  it  applies  to  the  geology  of  Yass,  the  error  was 
pointed  out  some  time  ago  by  Mr.  Jenkins,  L.S." 

Dr.  Ramsay  exhibited  a  specimen  of  an  apparently  new 
species  of  Monacanthus,  presented  to  the  Australian  Museum 
by  Mr.  G.  R.  Eastway.  He  also  exhibited  eggs  of  Ptilo- 
norhyncus  violaceus,  and  Rhynchcea  australis,  and  read  the 
following  notes  on  the  subject: — (1)  Ptilonorhynchus  violaceus> 
Yieill.  (P.  holosericeus,  Kuhl).  "  In  the  Proceedings  of  the 
Zoological  Society  of  London  for  1875,  (March  2nd,)  p.  112, 
where  I  first  described  the  egg  of  this  species,  I  laid  stress 
on  the  peculiar  short  ivavy  and  irregidar  markings,  drawing 
attention  to  the  somewhat  similar  characters  exhibited  on  the  eggs 
of  Chlamydodera  metadata ;  at  that  time  I  had  only  two  perfect 
specimens   from  nests  taken  in  the  Wollongong  district.     Since 


1060  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

then  however,  I  have  received  two  well  authenticated  sets,  which 

show  that  the  eggs  previously  described  were  not  of   the   normal 

form,  hence  the  necessity  for  describing  the  most  common  variety, 

in  which   irregular  blotches    and  spots   form    the    characteristic 

markings.     The  eggs  vary  in  proportionate  length,  but  are  usually 

long  ovals,  seldom  even  slightly  swollen  towards  the  thicker  end  ; 

the  ground  colour  is  of  a  rich  cream  or  light  stone-colour,  spotted  and 

blotched  with  irregular  patchy  markings,  and  a  few  dots  of  umber 

and  sienna  brown  of  different  tints,  in   some  almost  approaching 

blackish  brown,  in  others  of  a  yellowish  colour  ;  the  larger  markings 

are  as  usual  on  the  thicker  end,  but  a  few  appear  with  the  small  dots 

on  the  thin  end.     In  this,  the  usual  form,  the  irregular  short  wavy 

lines  previously  mentioned  seldom  appear  except  where  the  larger 

spots  or  blotches  are  confluent ;  as  if  beneath  the  surface  of  the 

shell  are  a  few  irregularly  shaped  faint  markings  of  slaty  grey  or 

pale  lilac.     The  following  are  the  measurements  of  two  normal 

sets  :  — 

,  J  A.  length  1*75  inch,     breadth  1*15  inch, 

IB.       „  1-7     „  „        1-16     „ 

„        1*82     „  „        1*18     „ 

„        1-76     „  „        115     „ 

(2)  Rhynchcea  australis  (Gould).  I  have  always  had  grave  doubts 
as  to  the  specific  distinction  of  the  Australian  painted  snipe  from 
the  Rhynchcea  of  India,  and  a  study  of  the  eggs  of  the  Australian 
birds,  compared  with  those  from  India,  does  not  weaken  my  con- 
viction. A  few  weeks  ago  Mr.  George  Masters  drew  my  attention 
to  the  fact  that  the  egg  I  had  described  and  figured  as  that  of 
Gallinago  (Scolopax)  australis  from  Mr.  Whittell's  collection  (see 
P.  Linn.  Soc.  of  N.S.W.,  1882,  Vol.  VII.,  p.  57,  pi.  III.,  fig.  15), 
was  not  sufficiently  authentic.  After  examining  large  collections 
of  eggs  in  England  during  1883-84,  and  comparing  those  of  the 
European,  American,  and  Indian  specimens  of  Gallinago  with 
Australian  specimens,  I  had  come  to  the  same  conclusion,  but  was 
not  then  in  a  position  to  give  a  definite  opinion  on  the  subject  ; 
quite  lately  however  on  communicating  with  Mr.  K.  H.  Bennett 
of  Mossgiel,  that  gentleman  was  good  enough  to  send  me  the  set 


2(C. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  1061 

I  have  the  pleasure  of  exhibiting  to-night ;  these  are  authentic 
eggs  of  the  Australian  painted  snipe,  Rhynchosa  australis,  and,  as 
will  be  seen,  are  identical  with  the  egg  I  erroneously  described  as 
that  of  GaUinago  (Scolopax)  australis.  Mr.  Masters  exhibited 
a  beautiful  set  of  the  eggs  of  this  Rhynchcea  at  one  of  our 
recent  meetings ;  the  present  set  are  similar  in  every  respect, 
and  were  taken  by  Mr.  K.  H.  Bennett  himself,  at  Ivanhoe,  on 
October  11th,  1885." 

Mr.  A.  J.  North  exhibited  eggs  of  Menura  Victories,  Gould, 
from  S.  Gippsland,  and  of  Gerontlcus  spinicollis,  Jameson,  from 
Hillston,  N.S.W. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  some  magnificent  specimens  of  the 
alga  Claudea  Betmettiana,  Harvey,  hitherto  known  only  from  one 
small  specimen.  It  was  found  abundantly  near  the  Heads  of 
Port  Jackson  during  a  recent  trawling  excursion  in  connection 
with  the  Australian  Museum.  Some  of  the  specimens  taken  were 
nearly  one  foot  in  diameter.  Mr.  Whitelegge  also  exhibited  a 
fine  specimen  of  Eozoon  Canadense,  and  slides  of  it  and  of  the 
above-mentioned  alga,  under  the  microscope. 

Dr.  Hurst  exhibited  two  specimens  of  Sphenceacus  gramineus, 
together  with  a  nest  and  three  lots  of  eggs  obtained  from  a 
mangrove  swamp,  near  Newington,  and  stated  that  during  the 
last  few  weeks  he  had  succeeded  in  shooting  the  birds  on  the 
nest,  thus  establishing  the  identity  of  the  eggs.  At  the  August 
meeting  when  he  exhibited  some  of  the  eggs  it  was  suggested  that 
they  were  those  of  Glyciphila  ocularis.  The  eggs  of  the  three 
takings  present  some  differences  among  themselves,  both  as  to 
their  markings  and  dimensions. 

Mr.  Ogilby  exhibited  a  small  fish,  belonging  to  the  genus 
Apogon  of  which  he  had  picked  out  large  numbers  from  among 
prawns  caught  in  the  Parramatta  River;  it  belongs  to  the  sub- 
genus Apogonichthys,  but  seems  to  be  very  distinct  from  any  yet 
described.  He  proposes  to  call  it  Apogon  roseigaster.  Attention 
was  drawn  to  the  curious  black  lobe  on  each  side  of  the  tongue. 


1062  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  some  very  handsome  butterflies  from 
Cairns,  Northern  Queensland,  comprising  specimens  of  the  following 
species  : — Ornithoptera  Cassandra,  Pa,pilio  Erectheus,  P.  Polydorus, 
and  a  new  species  allied  to  P.  Ambrax,  Pieris  Mysa,  P.  Argenthone> 
P.  nigrina,  Gethosia  Gydijipe,  Cynthia  Ada,  Doleschallia  Bisaltidce, 
and  Diadema  Alimena. 

The  President  exhibited  for  Mr.  Stirling,  specimens  of  Erios- 
temon  trymalioides,  E,  ozothamnoides,  E.  trachyphyllus,  and 
Boronia  algida,  referred  to  in  his  paper.  Also,  two  parcels  of 
volcanic  ejecta  from  the  Taupo  Zone,  N.Z.  One  consisting  of 
Volcanic  Ash  as  it  is  called,  being  mainly  powdered  pumice,  from 
Rotomahana,  and  the  other  of  small  scoria  from  Tarawera, 
evidently  thrown  out  in  a  condition  of  fusion. 


WEDNESDAY,   24th  NOVEMBER. 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  in  the 
Chair. 


The  President  announced  that  the  next  excursion  had  been  fixed 
for  Saturday,  December  4th.  Members  to  meet  at  the  Tramway 
Terminus,  Bondi,  at  12  noon.     Mr.  Fletcher  in  charge. 


DONATIONS. 

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the  Editor. 

"  Revue  Coloniale  Internationale."  Tome  III.,  Nos.  3,  4, 
September  and  October,  1886.  From  L' Association  Coloniale 
Neerlandaise  a  Amsterdam. 

"  Archives  Neerlandaises  des  Sciences  exactes  et  naturelles." 
Tome  XXI.  Livraison  1,  1886.  From  La  Societe  Hollandaise 
des  Sciences  a  Harlem. 

"Feuille  des  jeunes  Naturalistes."  No.  192,  October,  1886. 
From  the  Editor. 

"Victorian  Naturalist."  Vol.  III.,  No.  7,  November,  1886. 
From  the  Field  Naturalists'  Club  of  Victoria. 

"  Annual  Reports  of  the  Department  of  Mines,  Queensland,  for 
the  years  1884,  1885  ;"  "  Handbook  of  Queensland  Geology."  By 
R.  L.  Jack,  F.G.S.  Also,  seventeen  (17)  "  Geological  Reports." 
From  the  Under  Secretary  for  Mines,  Brisbane, 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Queensland."  Vol.  II. 
Parts  1  and  2,  1885;  "  Report  of  Meeting,"  January,  1886.  From 
the  Society. 


1064  DONATIONS. 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Zoological  Society  of  London  for  the  year 
1886."  Part  2  ;"  Transactions."  Vol.  XII,  Part  3,  1886.  From 
the  Society. 

"Proceedingsof  the  Royal  Society  of  London."  Vol.  XXXV1IL, 
No.  238.  Vol.  XXXIX.,  Nos.  239-241.  Vol.  XL.,  Nos.  242-244. 
January,  1885  to  April,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Memoirs  of  the  Geological  Survey  of  India.  Palgeontologia 
Indica."  Ser.  XIV.,  Vol.  I.,  Part  3,  Fasc.  6,  1886.  From  the 
Director, 

"  Comptes  Iiendus  des  Seances  de  l'Academie  des  Sciences, 
Paris."     Tome  CIIL,  No.  6,  August,  1886.      From  the  Academy. 

"  The  Scottish  Geographical  Magazine."  Vol.  II.,  Nos.  9  and 
10,  September  and  October,  1886.  From  the  Hon.  William 
Macleay,  F.L.S. 

"  Bulletin  of  the  American  Geographical  Society."  No.  5,  1884. 
From  the  Society. 

"  Journal  of  the  New  York  Microscopical  Society."  Vol.  II., 
No.  7,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Excursions  in  Madeira  and  Porto  Santo  during  1823,  while 
on  his  third  voyage  to  Africa."  By  the  late  T.  Edward  Bowdich. 
From  J.  C.  Taylor,  Esq. 


NOTES  ON  AUSTRALIAN  FOSSILS. 
By  F.   Ratte,  Ing.   des  Arts  et  Manuf.,   Paris. 


(I.)  NOTE  ON  SOME  TRILOBITES  NEW  TO  AUSTRALIA. 

LlCHAS    SINUATA  (1),  n.sp. 

(Plate  XV.  fig.  15.) 

This  beautiful  fossil  has  been  disengaged  from  blocks  of  lime- 
stone containing  silicified  fossils,  collected  near  the  Wellington 
caves.  Unfortunately  the  heads,  after  having  been  detached  from 
the  stone  by  the  use  of  hydrochloric  acid,  fell  to  pieces,  and  only 
a  few  pygidia  remained  perfect.  The  resemblance  to  L.  palmata, 
Barr.,  is  very  strong.  (See  Barr.  Syst.  Sil.  p.  599,  pi.  28,  fig.  9, 
and  de  Kon.  Foss.  Pal.  Nouv.-Galles,  &c.  p.  57). 

Lichas  palmata  is  included  by  Barrande  in  his  "Etage  E,  Faune 
III,"  and  in  his  "  Etage  D,  Faune  II,"  where  it  formed  colonies. 
In  the  Wellington  limestone  our  species  is  accompanied  by  a 
small  Rhynchonella  which  is  very  common,  and  resembles  R. 
Wilsoni  ;  and  a  Spirifer  resembling  S.  elevata  more  than  S.  crispa 
is  also  very  common. 


(1)  Since  the  above  was  in  type,  I  found  in  Quart.  Journ.  Geol.  Soc. 
1850,  p.  235,  the  description  of  Lichas  hirsutus,  Fletcher,  the  pygidium  of 
which  is  very  similar  to  the  Wellington  fossil.  However,  from  PI.  XXVII, 
bis,  fig.  2,  it  will  be  seen  that  this  species  is  very  variable.  It  is  from  the 
Wenloch  limestone  of  Dudley.  In  consequence  of  the  deep  sinuses  which 
our  fossil  presents  at  the  posterior  angle  of  the  lateral  spines,  considering 
it  a  distinct  and  new  species,  I  suggest  for  it  the  name  of  Lichas  sinuata. 


1066  NOTES   ON   AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS, 

The  following  are  from  Bowning,  and  were  obtained  by  Mr.  J. 
Mitchell,  who  has  presented  a  number  of  specimens  to  the 
Australian  Museum  : — 

Proetus  Ascanius,  Cord.   (?) 
(Plate  XV.   figs.  1-4.) 

Barr.  Syst.  Sil.  pi.  15,  figs.  41  and  42. 

The  specimens  drawn  are  represented  in  Mr.  Mitchell's  collection 
by  one  specimen  about  11  mm.  long,  and  another  about  17  rum.,, 
with  other  fragments  of  the  same. 

The  head  presents  a  character  which  I  find  also  in  Proetus 
ascanius  represented  in  Barrande  by  the  head  only.  While  in  all 
the  other  species  represented,  the  distance  between  the  extremity  of 
the  glabella  and  the  front  is  small,  and,  at  any  rate,  much  shorter 
than  the  length  of  the  glabella  itself ;  in  the  above  and  in  the 
Australian  species,  this  distance  is  exactly  equal  to  the  length  of 
the  glabella. 

As  to  the  pygidium,  it  resembles  that  of  P.  decorus,  Barr.  (pi.  17, 
fig.  13)  but  differs  from  this  only  by  having  eight  costaa  on  each 
side  of  the  axis  instead  of  seven  or  less  ;  the  axes  are  the  same,  and 
I  think  it  hardly  possible  to  distinguish  a  detached  pygidium  of  that 
species  from  one  of  the  Australian  specimens.  Fortunately  two  of 
these  are  nearly  complete,  and  in  the  absence  of  a  complete  figure 
of  P.  ascanius,  I  must  refer  the  species  which  has  been  obtained 
from  Bowning,  provisionally  to  P.  ascanius  with  a  (?.) 

Barrande  includes  the  last  species  in  his  "Etage  F,  Faune  IV." 

Acidaspis  Verneuili,  Barr., 
or 
Acidaspis  vesiculosa,  Beyr.  (?) 
(Plate  XV.,  figs.  5-14.) 

Barrande,  Syst.  Sil.  Vol.  I.  pp.  710-715,  pi.  38,  figs.  1-6,  13-15 
and  19. 

Represented  by  a  head,  (figs.  5  and  7),  and  pleurae  separate. 

The  pygidium,  which  would  enable  one  to  distinguish  between 
these  two  species,  has  not  yet  been  found. 


BY    F.  RATTE,  ING.   DES    ARTS    ET    MANUF..  PARIS.  1067 

The  pleura?,  however,  although  not  complete,  belong  to  a  large 
specimen,  and  show  remarkably  well  preserved  ornaments,  including 
some  of  the  spines,  and  the  spiny  appendages  adjacent  to  the  long 
spines  (fig.  9). 

The  representation  of  these  specimens,  therefore,  was  especially 
interesting  in  consequence  of  these  details,  but  still  more,  as 
there  seem  to  be  traces  of  articulation  between  the  axis  and  the 
pleura?,  a  disputed  point  on  which  I  will  insist  hereafter.  The 
head  does  not  belong  to  the  same  specimen  as  the  pleurae  ; 
the  head  corresponding  to  the  same  specimen  as  these  last  would 
be  exactly  one-half  greater  (  x  1*5)  in  linear  dimensions  than 
the  one  represented,  and  the  total  length  of  the  restored  specimen 
from  the  front  to  the  end  of  the  pygidium,  exclusive  of  the  orna- 
mental spines,  would  be  nearly  120  mm.  or  about  4|  inches.  This 
is  the  largest  size  quoted  by  Barrande  (I.e.,  p.  713)  iorA.  Verneuili^ 
while  A.  vesiculosa  may  attain  to  one-third  more  in  size  (  x  1'33), 
or  over  6£  inches. 

Our  specimen  belongs  to  the  largest  Trilobite  hitherto  recorded 
from  Australia  ;  the  next  largest  forms  I  have  seen,  being  probably 
some  species  of  Bronteus  and  Phacops  from  the  same  locality. 

This  makes  us  more  and  more  hopeful  as  to  the  richness  of  our 
Silurian  fauna. 

There  are  some  few  differences  between  the  specimens  alluded 
to,  and  Barrande's  figures  of  A.  Verneuili  and  A.  vesiculosa;  they 
are  as  follows  : — 

1.  In  the  head  the  larger  tubercles  or  spines  do  not  seem  to 
form  nearly  regular  rows  as  in  these  species,  a  point  rather 
difficult  to  decide  in  consequenee  of  the  bad  state  of  the  specimen. 

2.  The  rounded  nodules  which  belong  to  the  occipital  ring 
although  separated  from  it  and  placed  at  the  back  of  each  of  the 
posterior  lobes,  are  finely  granulated  without  any  addition  of  larger 
tubercles  as  in  the  figures  given  by  Barrande. 

3.  In  the  thorax,  the  long  spines  which  terminate  the  pleurae  are 
more  distinctly  arcuate  than  in  the  same  figure  of  A.  Verneuili. 

4.  The  four  larger  tubercles  on  each  of  the  pleura?  are  regularly 
disposed  as  in  the  above,  but  show,  what  is  not  seen  in  Barrande's 


1068  NOTES   ON   AUSTRALIAN   FOSSILS, 

figure,  a  ring  of  smaller  tubercles  on  an  elevated  surface,  from  four 
to  eight  in  number,  around  each  of  the  four  prominent  ones 
(fig.  5  bis). 

Now  I  come  to  the  supposed  articulation  between  the  axis  and 
the  pleurae  as  shown  in  our  specimen. 

Nearly  fifty  years  ago,  Emmrich  in  "  De  Trilobitis  Disser- 
tatio,  &c."  was  of  opinion  that  such  an  articulation  existed,  and  he 
mentions  Ogygia  Buchi,  and  C onocejihalites  Sulzeri.  Burmeister 
combated  that  opinion,  and  Barrande  confirmed  the  views  of  the 
last  except  in  the  case  of  Arionellus  cetice])halus  (I.e.,  p.  166,  pi.  X.> 
fig.  16.) 

However,  one  cannot  help  being  struck  in  examining  the  specimen 
in  question,  at  the  great  resemblance  to  an  articulation  of  the 
junction  of  the  axis  with  the  pleurae.  It  seems  as  if  the  test  (or  its 
different  joints)  had  been  covered  by  a  thin  epiderm  as  admitted 
by  Burmeister  (Barrande  I.e.,  p.  231),  and  that  this  epiderm  is 
wrinkled  at  the  articulations  as  shown  in  fig.  5,  and  especially  in 
the  enlarged  sketch,  fig.  8. 

Locality  :  Bowning. 

It  may  be  added  that  A.   Verneuili  is  included  by  Barrande  in 

his  "  Etage  E,  Faune  III,"   and    A.  vesiculosa  in  his  "EtageF, 

Faune  IV." 

Acidaspis  Verneuili. 

(Plate  XV.  fig.  10.) 
This  species  is  also  represented  by  a  small  pygidium  9  mm.  in 
width,    corresponding    to  a  specimen    26  mm.   long,    the    spines 
excluded.     It  has  seven  barbed  spines. 

The  following  specimens  are  more  doubtful. 

(Plate  XV.  fig.  11.) 
A  head  with  part  of  thorax  corresponding  to  a  specimen  about  14^ 
mm.  in  length,  measures  1 2  mm.  across  from  the  origin  of  the  genal 
points,  and  only  4  mm.  from  the  front  to  the  border  of  the  occipital 
ring  ;  it  is  therefore  three  times  broader  than  long.  This  character 
corresponds  with  broad  cheeks  and  prominent  eyes,  and  suggests 
A.  Prevosti,  (Barr.  pi.  39).  The  occipital  spines,  however,  are  not 
seen. 


BY    F.  RATTE,  ING.  DES    ARTS    ET    MANUF.,  PARIS.  1069 

(Plate  XV.  fig.  12.) 

A  small  pygidium  which  has  left  its  impression  in  a  hollow, 
is  only  6  mm.  broad,  corresponding  to  a  little  over  10  mm.  from 
front  to  end,  the  spines  not  included.  These  are  12  in  number, 
four  between  the  principals,  and  three  on  each  side.  They,  as  well 
as  the  pygidium,  are  covered  with  numerous  irregular  tubercles. 
This  and  other  characters  correspond  to  A .  Prevosti,  (Barr.  pi.  39, 
and  Suppl.  pi.  12.)  But,  having  only  figures  to  compare  with,  I 
can  arrive  only  at  doubtful  conclusions.  Thus  the  specimen  in 
question  shows  that  the  two  thickened  parts  of  the  principal  spines 
on  the  limb  of  the  pygidium  are  continued  into  a  pad  along  the 
extreme  border  of  the  pygidium  between  these  spines,  and  join  in 
the  middle  the  extremity  of  the  axis,  which  is  not  the  case  in 
Barrande's  figure.  A.  Prevosti  is  placed  by  Barrande  in  his  "Etage 
E,  Faune  III." 

(Plate  XV.  figs.  13  &  14.) 

Two  heads,  one  12  mm.  between  the  ocular  lobes,  the  other  a 
little  smaller,  and  corresponding  to  individuals  about  26^  mm.  and 
24  mm.  respectively,  are  very  much  alike.  One  shows  the  casts  of 
two  occipital  spines,  which  in  the  other  are  broken,  but  in  the 
first  the  anterior  part  of  the  head  is  missing,  while  in  the  second 
this  part  is  terminated  by  a  straight  line  as  in  A.  mira. 


(II.)  SECOND  NOTE  ON  TRIBRAGHIOGRINUS  CORRUGATUS, 
RATTE,  AND  ON  THE  PLACE  OF  THE  GENUS  AMONG 
PAL/EOCRINOIDEA. 

Tribrachiocrinus   corrugatus,  Ratte. 
(Plate  XVI.) 
Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.  S.  W.,  Vol.  IX.  Part  4 ;    Wachsmuth  and 
Springer,   "Revision  of  the  Paleeocrinoidea,"  Proc.  Acad.  Nat.  Sc. 
Philad.  1879  to  1886  (1). 

(1)  Revision,  Part  I,  Proc.  Acad.  Nat.  Sc.  Phil.  1879,  p.  226. 
,,  Part  II     ,,  ,,         „      „       ,,      1881,  p.  177. 

Part  III  „  „         „      „       „      1885,  p.  225. 

Part  III  (Section  2)    ,,      „       „      1886,  p.  64. 


1070  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS, 

This  genus  being  hitherto  entirely  Australian,  it  will  be  suitable 
to  complete  the  description  that  I  have  given  of  the  second 
species  known,  by  stating  the  opinion  of  Messrs.  Wachsmuth  and 
Springer,  (whose  "Revision of  the  Palreocrinoidea,"  has  justreached 
its  end),  and  the  true  place  which,  according  to  these  gentlemen,  the 
genus  considered  ought  to  occupy  in  the  order  Palseocrinoidea. 

If  we  consider  the  calyx  of  a  crinoid,  we  find  that  the  base,  to 
which  the  stem  is  attached,  is  composed  of  a  certain  number  of 
plates.  Let  us  take,  for  instance,  Cyathocrinus,  and  Tribrachiocrinus, 
both  represented  in  our  Carboniferous.  In  Cyathocrinus  the  base 
is  formed  of  five  plates,  and  in  Tribrachiocrinus  of  three  plates, 
but  in  both  cases  the  figure  is  a  pentagon.  In  some  genera  the 
figure  is  an  hexagon,  though  the  former  is  the  more  frequent.  The 
number  of  divisions,  although  most  frequently  five  or  three,  is 
sometimes  four  or  another  number. 

From  these  considerations  the  late  Prof.  Angelin  divided  the 
Silurian  Crinoids  of  Sweden  into  four  sections  :  Trimera,  Tetramera, 
Pentamera,  and  Polymera.  But  the  progress  in  the  study  of  fossil 
crinoids,  due  principally  to  the  authors  of  the  '  Revision,'  and  to 
Dr.  P.  Herbert  Carpenter,  has  led  to  a  classification  upon  more 
natural  principles.  The  last-named  author  in  a  paper  on  the  '  Oral 
and  Apical  systems  of  the  Echinoderms/  "  considers  the  basals  of 
recent  crinoids  to  be  homologous  to  the  genital  plates,  and  the 
radials  to  the  ocular  plates  of  the  Echini,  and  he  traces  the 
homology  to  the  Palseocrinoidea,  in  respect  to  which,  however,  he 
advances  the  opinion  that  the  first  ring  of  plates  resting  upon  the 
upper  stem  segment,  which  have  heretofore  been  nominated  basals 
are  in  many  types  not  basals  at  all.  He  regards  the  set  of  plates 
which  lie  next  below  the  radials  as  the  true  basals,  no  matter 
whether  they  rest  directly  upon  the  stem,  as  in  Platycrinus,  or  are 
separated  from  it  by  another  ring  of  plates,  as  in  Cyathocrinus  ; 
so  that  the  sub-radials  of  most  American  authors,  or  parabasals, 
as  they  are  generally  termed  in  Europe,  are  basals  according  to  his 
view.  The  lowest  or  proximal  ring  of  plates,  in  types  having 
sub-radials,  he  calls    underbasals,    and    these  he   believes   to   be 


BY    F.  RATTE,  ING.  DES    ARTS    ET    MANUF.,  PARIS.  1071 

unrepresented  in  the  other  types  of  Crinoids  and  all  other 
Echinoderms."     .......... 

"  Carpenter's  reasoning  in  regard  to  the  basal  plates  is,  that,  as 
the  genitals  in  the  Echini,  and  the  basals  in  most  Palseocrinoids, 
which  are  generally  considered  to  be  their  homologues,  are  situated 
interradiall  y  with  regard  to  the  general  symmetry  of  the  body,  we 
must  expect  to  find  the  genitals  inPalseocrinoids  in  the  same  relative 
position ;  and  that,  in  forms  like  Cyathocrinus,  which  have  two 
rings  of  plates  below  the  radials,  the  lower  or  proximal  plates  are 
situated  in  line  with  the  radials,  and  hence  cannot  be  the  true 
basals.  He  holds  that  the  same  order  of  plates  cannot  be  radial  in 
one  genus,  and  interradial  in  another.  This  argument  is  unques- 
tionably a  very  strong  one,  and  we  (the  authors  of  the  "  Revision") 
are  enabled  to  confirm  it  by  a  number  of  interesting  observa- 
tions." (1) 

Although  I  feel  justified  in  giving  these  quotations,  on  the 
ground  that  they  lead  to  a  readily  useful  end  in  a  new  and  better 
understanding  of  fossil  crinoids,  I  cannot  follow  the  authors  in 
illustrating  their  numerous  observations  in  support  of  Carpenter's 
views,  and  I  beg  only  to  record  briefly  a  few  simple  instances. 

It  has  been  said  that  the  basals  must  be  interradial  in  position. 
Then  in  some  genera  which  have  no  underbasals,  but  which  have 
three  irregular  basals  forming  a  pentagonal  figure,  namely, 
Platycrinus  (fig.  1),  Symbathocrinus  and  allied  forms,  it  is 
necessary  to  show  that  these  basals  are  interradial  in  position  ; 
this  is  done  by  supposing  the  two  larger  plates  formed  by  the 
conjugation  of  two  smaller  piecas  respectively  ;  if,  therefore,  they 
are  subdivided  as  shown  by  dotted  lines,  it  will  be  understood 
that  the  resulting  five  pieces  will  be  interradial  in  position.  In 
Belemnocrinus,  and  in  the  recent  genus  Rhizocrinus,  the  basal 
pentagon  is  formed  of  five  pieces,  which  are,  therefore,  naturally 
interradial  in  position.  Ln  Eucalyptocrinus  and  3feloc?,i?ius)  the 
base  of  which  is  also  a  pentagon  but  composed  of  four  plates,  one 
being  larger,  this  larger  plate  can  be  divided,  and  then  all  the 
basals  become  interradial  in  position. 

(1)  Revision,  Part  I.  pp.  239,  240. 
69 


1072  NOTES    ON   AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS, 

In  Actinocrinus  the  basal  disc  has  three  plates  forming  an 
hexagon,  and  the  subdivision  of  these  plates  will  form  six 
basals  instead  of  five,  but  then  the  anal  plate  comes  in  as  shown  in 
the  '  Revision  '  (pi.  XV.  fig.  4)  requiring  two  plates,  which  may  be 
considered  equivalent  to  one,  for  its  support,  and  the  structure 
remains  in  principle  the  same  as  in  the  foregoing  cases.  Let 
us  now  consider  forms  provided  with  underbasals. 

In  forms  like  Cyathocrinus,  Rhodocrinus  (fig.  2),  etc.,  in 
which  the  ring  of  plates  next  to  the  stem  is  formed  of  five 
segments,  these  plates  are  radially  situated  as  underbasals,  while 
the  next  ring  is  composed  of  the  five  basals  interradially  situated. 
In  most  of  the  Ichthyocrinida  the  lower  ring  is  composed 
of  three  plates,  but  then,  if  we  divide  them  by  sutures  into 
five,  about  equal  plates,  these  five  will  be  radially  situated  as 
underbasals,  and  exactly  equivalent  to  the  corresponding  set  of 
plates  in  Cyathocrinus,  etc. 

The  authors  of  the  '  Revision '  continue  as  follows  : — 

"It  is  now  a  very  important  fact  that  these  two  rings  of  plates 
— the  first  radials  and  the  interradial  set  of  plates  next  below 
them — are  the  only  ones  which  are  found  in  all  crinoids from  the 
earliest  geological  ages  to  the  present  time.  It  thus  appears  that 
the  evidence  derived  from  the  embryology  of  the  Pentacrinoid, 
and  the  observed  mode  and  order  of  development  in  the  Palaeo- 
crinoids  during  individual  life,  is  fully  and  beautifully  confirmed 
by  the  geological  history  of  crinoids." 

"  All  this  evidence  seems  to  us  (Wachsmuth  and  Springer)  to 
be  conclusive,  and  to  prove  satisfactorily  that  the  two  rings  of 
plates  regarded  by  Carpenter  as  genitals  and  oculars,  are  the 
fundamental  parts  in  the  aboral  side  of  the  calcareous  skeleton, 
and  that  the  subsequent  orders  of  radials  and  interradials  are  to 
be  considered  as  supplementary  to  them,  and  as  the  products  of 
growth  in  the  individual  and  development  in  geological  time." 

('  Our  conclusions  being  thus  in  harmony  with  Dr.  Carpenter's 
views,  we  think  it  both  logical  and  expedient  to  adopt  his  terms, 
and  call  the  first  ring  of  plates  below  the  radials  basals  in  all  cases, 
and  the  second  ring  below,  or  the  proximal  plates  when  there  are 


BY  F.  RATTE,  ING.  DES  ARTS  ET  MANUF.,  PARIS.      1073 

two  rings,  underbasals,  thus  discontinuing  the  term  subradials 
altogether."     (1) 

It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  add  that  the  arrangement  of  the  plates 
and  their  symmetry  will  be  fully  understood,  provided  that  the 
radials  should  be  propeily  traced.  If  in  a  fossil  crinoid  we  know 
the  basals,  we  will  say  that  the  radials  are  "all  the  plates  of  the 
body  above  the  basals,  radially  situated,"  (2)  or  in  other  words 
we  will  say  that  the  radials  are  those  plates  not  in  contact  with 
the  stem  which  are  situated  in  vertical  line  below  the  arm  plates 
which  determine  the  radiating  figure  of  the  animal. 

In  my  description  of  Tribrachiocrinus  corrugatus  (3),  I  used 
terms  previously  adopted  by  different  authors  on  crinoids,  which 
are  not  only  in  discordance  with  the  new  terminology,  (4)  but  are 
henceforth  misleading.    Therefore  I  beg  leave  to  rectify  them  here. 

At  page  1160  I  have  given  a  schematic  table  of  the  arrangement 
of  the  different  parts  composing  the  outer  structure  of  the 
calyx.  In  that  table  I  used  letters  and  signs  to  represent  these 
different  parts,  as  well  as  on  plate  68.  Therefore  in  perusing  this 
table,  together  with  the  following  corresponding  terms,  one  will 
be  enabled  to  understand  the  revised  diagnosis  of  the  genus  as 
given  by  Wachsmuth  and  Springer.    (5) 

At  page  1160  (Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  Yol.  IX.  Part  4.) 

Instead  of :  Bead: 

Basal  pieces  Underbasals 

Sub-radial  plates  or  First  Costals  Basals 

First  anal  plate  or  Intercostal  Azygous  plate 

Interradials  or  Interscapular,  CD,  EA.         Radials 
Interradials  :  (B.  t  AB.)  Anal  (the  lower  in  the  dia- 

gram pi.  68) 
Second  anal  Plate  of  ventral  tube 

Second  Radials  (marked  at  bottom  Brachials   (three    over    the 

of  table  by  the  sign  t)  Radials    BC,  DE.     and 

A.  t  AB.)  and  two  pro- 
bably ankylosed  brachials 
over  the  Radials  CD, 
and  EA. 

(1)  Revision,  Part  I.  p.  244. 

(2)  Revision,  Part  I.  page  250. 

(3)  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  Vol.  IX.  part  IV.,  page  1158. 

(4)  Revision,  Part  I.  p.  249. 

(5)  Revision  Part  III.  Sect.  2,  p.  175. 


1074  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS, 

To  accompany  this  I  give  a  revised  figure  of  the  diagram,  and  a 
correct  sketch  of  one  of  the  radials  with  probably  ankylosed 
brachials  as  suggested  by  the  authors  of  the  Revision.  (1) 
(PI.  XVI,  figs.  3  &4.) 

The  suggestion  that  the  two  radials  symmetrically  disposed  are 
"  compound  plates,  each  representing  a  radial  and  a  bifurcating 
brachial,  which  probably  became  ankylosed,"  (2)  seems  to  me 
perfectly  acceptable,  but  although  I  am  not  ready  to  discuss  the 
opinions  of,  no  doubt,  the  best  authorities  on  crinoids,  I  may  perhaps 
remark  that  the  ankylosed  brachials  are  very  much  reduced  in  size 
and  thickness,  and  that,  if,  according  to  Messrs.  Wachsmuth  and 
Springer,  "they  evidently  supported  two  arms,  one  at  each  side," 
these  arms  were  probably  abortive,  or  at  any  rate  very  much 
reduced,  or  reduced  next  to  nothing,  as  I  do  not  see  any  sockets 
for  them,  nor  any  strength  to  support  them.  This  does  not  at  all 
mean  that  the  plates  in  question  were  not  brachials,  but  that  they 
probably  became  ankylosed   through   having   lost  their  functions. 

At  p.  1163  (I.e.)  I  have  spoken  of  small  covering  plates  repre- 
sented in  plate  68,  figs.  2  and  3.  They  are  no  doubt  plates, 
as  their  impression  appears  distinctly  on  the  outer  as  well  as  on  the 
inner  cast.  In  my  paper,  comparing  these  plates  with  those  of  the 
flattened  vault  in  Rhodocrinus  as  represented  in  de  Koninck's 
work,  I  took  them  to  be  vault  plates.  But,  according  to 
Wachsmuth  and  Springer  (3)  "if  they  are  plates  at  all,  they 
formed  a  part  of  the  disk,  and  as  such  were  covering  pieces  " — I 
cannot  follow  the  authors  in  the  study  of  pieces  which  are  rarely 
observed  in  specimens  of  common  occurrence,  although  of  great 
importance  in  the  classification.  For  this  reason,  and  in  consequence 
of  the  complicated  arrangement  of  these  pieces,  the  evidences  given 
by  previous  writers  are  very  confusing,  and  light  is  thrown  upon 
the  subject  in  Part  III.  of  the  l  Revision  '  in  the  chapter  treating 


(1)  Revision,  Part  III.  Sect.  2,  pp.  174,  175,  and  plate  VI.  fig.  5. 

(2)  Revision,  Part  III.  Sect.  2,  p.  174. 

(3)  Revision,  Part  III.  Sect.  2,  p.  174. 


BY    F.  RATTE,  INTG.    DES    ARTS  ET    MANUP.,  PARIS.  1075 

of  the  "  Interradial,  Interaxillary  and  Interbrachial  Plates " 
(p.  237),  and  in  the  chapter  treating  of  the  "  Ventral  Perisonie" 
(p.  281). 

Although  it  might  appear  natural  to  extract  and  include  here 
the  revised  generic  diagnosis  of  Tribrachiocrinus,  I  think  that  it 
does  not  sufficiently  differ  from  my  description,  while  it  takes 
nearly  the  whole  of  page  175  of  the  'Revision.'  I  think  it  more 
useful  to  give  here  a  glance  at  the  classification  in  order  to  point 
out  the  place  of  this  genus  in  the  Paleeocrinoidea.  I  may  remark 
here  that  I  now  use  the  revised  orthography  of  the  generic  name 
which  needs  no  comment,  the  first  spelling  being  obviously 
erroneous. 

The  generic  name  Tribrachiocrinus  was  proposed  by  Professor 
M'Coy  on  the  supposition  that  there  were  only  three  arms  ;  but, 
if  according  to  Wachsmuth  and  Springer,  the  two  ankylosed 
brachials  supported  two  arms  each  more  than  mere  rudimentary, 
then  our  fossils  would  have  had  three  large  and  four  smaller  arms. 
This  being  so,  the  name  etymologically  considered,  is  now  a 
misnomer  ;  nevertheless  it  conveys  to  the  mind  the  notion  that 
there  were  three  conspicuous  arms. 

In  the  '  Challenger  Report,'  (Zoology,  Vol.  IV.  pp.  149-154,)  will 
be  found,  according  to  Dr.  Carpenter,  the  distinctions  between  Neo- 
crinoidea  and  Paiseocrinoidea.  Among  these  much  stress  is  laid, 
according  to  the  'Revision'  (1)  upon  the  symmetry  of  thecalyxinthe 
Paiseocrinoidea,  which  Carpenter  attributes  to  the  intercalation  of 
an  anal  plate.  To  this  there  are  many  exceptions.  But,  among 
other  differences  there  is  one  absolute,  that  in  the  Paiseocrinoidea 
the  mouth  and  disk  ambulacra  are  completely  closed,  while  in  the 
Neocrinoidea  the  ambulacra  have  open  food  grooves. 

(1)  Rev.  Part  III.,  p.  294. 


1076 


NOTES   ON   AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS, 


The  authors  of  the  '  Revision '  divide   the  Palreocrinoidea  into 
three  suborders  (1)  that  I  will  arrange  synoptically  as  follows  :— 

A.  Plates  of  the    test  articulated  :    2nd    Sub-order  Articulata. 


f  Lower  arm  plates 
incorporated  by 
means  of  interra- 
dial  plates  so  as  to 
form  a  part  of  the 
calyx.  Under- 
basals  frequently 
undeveloped,  etc. 


(2  families) 
Ex.  :  Ichthyocrinus. 

\   1st  Sub-order  Camarata. 

(10  families) 
Ex.  :  Platycrinus. 


I 


B.  Plates 
of  the  test  ] 
united  by 
suture. 


Arms  free  from 
the  first  radials. 
Calyx  composed 
exclusively  of 
basals,  frequently 
underbasals,  five 
radials,  five  inter- 
radials  ventrally 
located,  and  one 
or  two  azygous 
plates,  etc. 


3rd  Sub -order. 
Inadunata. 
I  (Sub-divided.) 


Ventral  covering  con- 
sisting of  compara- 
tively few  pieces. 
Disk  subtegminal  in- 
stead of  being  ex- 
tended into  a  lateral 
sac,  etc 


r 


Larviformia. 

(4  families) 
Ex.  :  Cupressocrinus 


Perisome  partly  or 
wholly  exposed,  the 
interradial  plates 
either  covering  the 
perisome,  or  this 
partly  covering  them 
Portions  of  the  disk 
penetrating  the  calyx 
posteriorly  by  pass-  -{ 
ing  out  through  the 
anal  opening  and 
forming  either  a  bal- 
loon-shaped or  a  tu- 
bular sac,  composed 
of  well-defined  plates 
etc. 


I 


FlSTULATA. 

(10  families) 
Ex.:  Cyathocrinus 
Poteriocrinus 
Tibmchiocrinus 
Encrlnus. 


Tribrachiocriuus  had  been  broadly  compared  with  Cyathocrinus, 
and  its  correct  affinities  had  not  been  understood  before  they 
were  made  out  by  the  American  scientists  who  say  in  the  Revision 
(2) — "  The  radials  enclose  the  azygous  plate  proper,  and  an  anal 
piece  as  in  most  of  the  Poteriocrinidse.      Tribrachiocrinus  is  not 


(1)  'Rev.'  Part  III.  Sect.  1,  pp.  304,  305,  313-315. 

'Rev.'  Part  III.  Sect.  2,  pp.  65,  66,  78,  81-82,  116,  117. 

(2)  'Rev.'  Part  III.  Sect.  2,  pp.  174,  175. 


BY    F.  RATTE,  ING.  DES  ARTS    ET    MANUF.,  PAEtlS.  1077 

such  an  aberrant  genus  as  it  was  supposed  to  be.  It  is  closely 
allied  to  Cromyocrinus  and  Agassizocrinus,  and  like  them  has  large 
basals,  comparatively  small  radials,  and  an  unusually  large  azygous 
plate,  followed  by  the  anal  piece  and  proximate  plate  of  the  ventral 
tube.  It  differs,  however,  from  both  genera  in  the  number  of 
underbasals,  and  the  peculiarities  in  the  radial  regions  which  have 
been  mentioned." 

And  of  the  genus  Cromyocrinus  (1)  they  say  :  "  Cromyocrinus  is 
closely  allied  to  Agassizocrinus,  to  which  it  holds  a  similar 
position  as  Pentacrinus  to  Antedon.  We  doubt  if  Cromyocrinus 
ever  became  detached  from  its  column,  while  all  species  of 
Agassizocrinus  lose  their  column  comparatively  early." 

In  harmony  with  the  above  lines  the  authors  say  further  in 
their  diagnosis  of  T r  ibrachiocrinus  "  Column  apparently  small  and 
circular." 

In  fine,  according  to  these  authors,  our  fossil  is  placed  in  the 
family  Poteriocrinitke  which,  in  the  subdivision  Fistulata  of  the 
sub-order  Inadunata,  comes  next  to  Cyathocrinidce,  and  is  followed 
by  Encrinidcz. 

Before  ending  this  note  I  must  add  to  the  description  of 
Tribrachiocrinus  corrugatus  a  detail  which  is  supported  by  a 
closer  examination  of  the  original,  namely  that  the  ridges  are 
provided  along  their  summits  with  a  line  of  small  tubercles,  and 
that  the  isolated  tubercles  support  ordinarily  a  smaller  tubercle  at 
their  summits. 


(1)  Part  III.  Sect.  2,  p.  171. 


1078  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS, 

(III.)  NOTE  ON  TWO  NEW  FOSSIL  PLANTS  FROM  THE 
WIANAMATTA  SHALES.     (1) 

JEANPAULIA  (?)    PALMATA    Sp.  nOV. 

(Plate  XVII.) 

I  do  not  think  I  shall  exaggerate,  when  I  say  that  the  specimen 
in  the  Australian  Museum,  which  is  here  represented,  is  the  most 
beautiful  specimen  of  the  most  singular  genus  of  fossil  plants  ever 
found  in  Australia. 

A  single  frond  is  nearly  10  inches  broad  and  nearly  one  foot  from 
the  top  to  the  lower  end  of  the  stem,  which  seems  as  if  it  were  still 
attached  to  the  soil  by  its  root.  The  general  outline  is  that  of  a 
palmate  leaf,  and  the  number  of  divisions  is  not  less  than  58, 
reckoning  the  principal,  secondary,  and  minor  sub- divisions. 

But  before  proceeding  any  further  I  must  guard  against 
hastily  referring  this  plant  to  any  known  genus.  At  first 
I  thought  I  could  identify  it  with  J.  bidens,  T.  Woods  (2)  from  the 
Burnett  River  coal  seams,  but  similar  plants  have  been  several 
times  shifted  into  widely  different  orders  before  evidence  could  be 
produced  of  their  organs  of  fructification.  Count  de  Saporta  (3) 
has  included  Jeanpaulia  and  Baiera  together  as  ferns,  but  this  last 
genus  is  now  considered  to  be  coniferous. 

Our  specimen  has  a  well  proportioned  stem,  vertical,  slightly 
curved  at  the  base,  gradually  expanding  at  the  top  and  giving  rise 
to  a  palmate  frond  formed  of  divisions  radiating  from  a  centre  to 
the  periphery  of  a  half  circle. 

The  lateral  sub-divisions  or  rays  are  from  41-  to  5 J  inches  long, 
and  gradually  increase  in  length  to  the  apex,  where  the  longest 
is  7  inches  from  the  centre. 

The  frond  is  divided  into  about  twelve  principal  rays  at  from  five 
to  twenty  millimetres  from  the  origin.  One  of  these  divisions  seems 
to  begin  far  higher  (apparently  the  tenth  from  the  left),  but  it  might 

(1)  Mr.  Wilkinson  has  suggested  to  me  that  these  might  belong  to  the 
Hawkesbury  Sandstone. 

(2)  On  the  Fossil  Flora  of  the  Coal  Deposits  of  Australia,  Linn.  Soc. 
N.S.W.  Vol.  VIII.  Part  1,  p.  132,  pi.  4,  fig.  3. 

(3)  Paleont.  franc.  Terr,  juras.  Veg.  Tome  I.  p.  161. 


BY    F.  RATTE,  ING.  DES    ARTS    ET    MANUF.,   PARIS. 


1079 


be  due  to  a  mistake  in  recording  them,  by  reason  of  the  divisions 
covering  each  other.  Then  at  a  distance  of  four  centimetres  more 
or  less  from  the  centre,  a  secondary  sub-division  occurs,  and  each 
of  the  rays  thus  formed  is  again  divided  at  an  average  distance  of 
from  five  to  eleven  centimetres  from  the  centre,  the  average  sub- 
division taking  place  at  seven  or  eight  centimetres.  Each  of  these 
sub-divided  rays  is  obtuse,  rounded  or  digitiform  at  the  apex. 
They  are  not  as  a  rule  equal,  but  their  length  follows  the  general 
outline  of  the  frond.  Some  of  the  principal  rays,  however, 
(apparently  the  fifth  and  the  ninth)  seem  to  have  their  divisions 
shorter  (the  ninth  evidently),  than  the  proximal  ones.  The 
principal  sub-divisions  are  not  all  regularly  dichotomous,  but  those 
in  the  middle  (apparently  from  the  fourth  to  the  eighth  from  the 
left)  have  some  of  their  ultimate  divisions  in  three  instead  of  two 
parts,  and  this  slightly  changes  the  form  of  the  apex,  which  is 
sometimes  narrower,  less  obtuse,  and  bent  or  slightly  incurved  on 
one  side.  The  width  of  the  ultimate  ordinary  sub-divisions  is  from 
4i  to  10  millimetres,  and  in  the  secondary  rays  which  have  three 
sub-divisions,  they  are  still  narrower,  being  from  3  to  5  millimetres. 
The  following  table  will  give  as  far  as  possible  the  measurements 
and  number  of  divisions,  the  principal  rays  being  numbered  as 
before  from  the  left,  from  1  to  12  : — 


No.  of  Order  of 
principal  ray. 

1        ... 

Number  of  divisions 
and  sub- divisions. 

2x2     ...      . 

State  of 
preservation. 

entire 

Length. 
145  mm. 

2      ... 

2x2     ...      . 

broken   . . . 

1 

3      ... 

2x2     ...      . 

broken   . . . 

1 

4      ... 

2x3     ...      . 

entire 

165 

5  ... 

6  ... 

2x3     ...  . 

2x3     ...      . 

partly  broken, 
broken   . . . 

.150 
1 

(about) 

7      ... 

2x3     ...      . 

enthe     ... 

160 

8  ... 

9  ...     . 

2x3(4) 

2x2      ...      . 

.partly  broken, 
entire 

.165 
155 

10      ...     . 

2x2     

.partly  broken. 

.165 

11  ...     . 

12  ...     . 

2x2     

2x2 

.entire 
.entire 

135 

120 

(1)  There  seem  to  be  here,  only  five  instead  of  six  ultimate  sub-divisions. 


1080  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS, 

The  frond  is  seen  from  its  upper  surface  which  is  coriaceous,  bright, 
nearly  smooth,  and  has  the  external  appearance  of  some  leaves  of 
Calamus.  This  upper  surface  is  covered  with  longitudinal  venations 
slightly  marked,  some,  however,  irregularly  disposed,  being  more 
conspicuous ;  the  under  surface,  on  the  contrary,  shows  by  its 
impression  that  the  venation  was  very  regular  and  very  close,  the 
distance  between  the  veins  being  less  than  half  a  millimetre. 

Although  the  ultimate  bidental  subdivisions  of  the  frond  is  very 
much  like  that  in  Jeanpaidia  bidens,  T.  Woods,  there  is  a  feature 
in  our  plant  which  would  strongly  militate  against  its  being  a  fern. 
It  is  that  the  frond  seems  as  if  it  were  split,  as  happens  in  some 
conifers  and  palms.  It  is  indeed  very  difficult  to  see  the  point  of 
separation  of  the  divisions,  and  I  could  not  see  any  bifurcating 
vein  there. 

According  to  de  Saporta  (I.e.,  p.  463) — "  Les  Jeanpaulia  et 
Baiera  se  montrent  avec  le  EUietien  a  Textreme  base  du  Lias 
Inferieur ;  ils  reparaissent  ensuite  dans  l'Oolithe  et  leur  existence 
se  prolongej  usque  dans  le  Wealdien.  Si  Ton  maintient  la  distinction 
des  deux  genres,  il  semble  que  les  Jeanpaulia  regnent  seuls  dans 
l'lnfra-Lias,  qu  'ils  sont  associes  aux  Baiera  dans  l'Oolithe  et  que 
ceux-ci  leur  survivent  dans  le  Wealdien.  Au  total,  les  Jeanpaulia 
constituent  un  groupe  essentiellement  Jurassique." 

By  coincidence  it  happened  that  Mr.  R.  M.Johnston,  F.L.S., 
read  lately  before  the  Royal  Society  of  Tasmania,  a  paper  entitled 
"  Fresh  contributions  to  our  knowledge  of  the  plants  of  Mesozoic 
age  in  Tasmania,"  (1)  in  which  the  author,  among  other  plants  from 
the  coal  seams  at  Newtown  (Jerusalem  Coal  Basin),  describes  a 
species  of  Baiera  (B.  tenuifolia,  Johnston),  which  he  considers  as  a 
conifer.  It  has  not  a  palmate  frond  like  Baiera  digitata  (Brngt.) 
Schenk,  (2)  and  has  more  the  outline  of  Jeanpaulia  Munsteriana 
(Presl.)  Ung.  on  a  smaller  scale,  while  the  leaves  are  narrower 
comparatively  than  in  this  last  plant. 

Mr.  Johnston  had  the  kindness  to  send  to  the  Museum  the 
following    new    species,     including    his    Baiera  :  —  Tkinnfeldia 

(1)  Proc.  R.  S.  Tasm.  Oct.  11,  1886. 

(2)  Schimperl.c,  p.  423. 


BY    F.  RATTE,  ING.  DES    ARTS    ET    MANUF.,  PARIS.  1081 

odontopteroides    var.   obtusifolia,    Sagenopterls   salisburoides,    and 
Rhacophyllum  coriaceuni,  which  can  be  seen  in  the  Museum. 

CYCADOPTERIS  (?)    SCOLOPENDRINA,  n.  sp. 

(Plate  XVI.  fig.  5.) 

The  other  fern  represented  resembles  the  genus  Cycadopteris, 
JZigno  (1),  and  also  Lomatopteris,  Schimper  (2),  to  which  this  last 
author,  (according  to  Saporta)  has  wrongly  referred  some  true 
Cycadopteris. 

In  both  genera  the  frond  is  thick,  and  the  pinnules  are  not 
deeply  incised,  their  confluence  taking  place  at  a  distance  from  the 
rachis  ;  and  also  in  both  genera  the  pinnules  are  thickened  by  a 
border,  the  true  nature  of  which,  as  distinguishing  the  two  genera 
from  each  other,  it  is  difficult  to  understand  from  a  fossil  in  which 
the  characters  have  been  obliterated  by  pressure,  but  which  is  com- 
pared by  Zigno  to  that  in  Myriopter's  {Cheilanthece). 

There  is  also  a  great  difference  in  the  mode  of  venation,  which 
in  Lomatopteris  is  reduced  to  a  single  principal  vein  in  each 
pinnule,  while  in  Cycadopteris  there  is  a  secondary  nervation. 

Our  fossil  also  resembles  some  species  of  Odontopteris,  and  some 
of  Pecopteris  from  which  it  is  distinguished  by  the  thick  border. 

As  this  fossil  is  represented  in  the  Museum  by  only  a  single 
specimen,  I  could  not  spare  much  of  it  for  an  examination  of  the 
hidden  under-surface  in  order  to  ascertain  whether  there  were 
secondary  veins  or  not,  which  would  place  it  as  Cycadopteris  in  the 
first,  or  Lomatopteris  in  the  second  case.  This  examination  failed 
to  distinctly  prove  the  presence  of  a  secondary  nervation,  although 
the  fragmentary  appearance  of  the  frond  would  make  it  difficult  to 
ascertain  it  beyond  doubt.  In  one  of  the  pieces  examined,  the 
principal  vein  of  the  pinnule  was  distinct  enough,  and  no  vein  was 
seen  to  spring  from  it.  But  as  I  have  said  above,  the  fleshy 
frond  is  entirely  transformed  into  coal,  which  is  much  fractured 
into  geometrical  fragments  as  shown  in  fig.   7  ;    and  it  would  be 

(1)  Saporta,  l.c  ,  p.  417.     Schimper,  I.e.,  I.  p.  47*2. 

(2)  Saporta,  I.e.,  p.  391.     Schimper,  I.e.,  p.  472. 


1082  NOTES   ON   AUSTRALIAN   FOSSILS, 

impossible  to  have  recourse  to  the  delicate  macerations  which 
would  have  resulted  in  the  separation  of  the  epidermis  for 
microscopical  examination  through  transmitted  light,  as  Saporta 
did.     (1) 

Among  the  debris  of  plants  from  the  Wianamatta  shales,  from 
which  Mr.  Whitelegge  makes  such  beautiful  slides,  it  might  not 
be  impossible  to  find  some  thinner  fragments  of  the  same  plant  in 
which  it  would  be  more  easy  to  distinguish  the  venation. 

For  the  diagnosis  of  the  two  genera  under  notice,  I  will  do  no 
more  at  present  than  refer  to  the  authors  already  quoted,  but  I 
will  extract  from  Saporta's  work  his  own  untranslated  interpreta- 
tion of  the  border  of  the  pinnules. 

At  p.  395  he  says — "  Evidemment  voisius  des  Cycadopteris, 
les  Lomatopteris  s'en  distinguent  et  par  l'absence  de  nervures 
secondaires  dans  chaque  pinnule  et  aussi  par  le  repli  marginal, 
remplace  chez  le  premier  de  ces  genres,  ainsi  que  nous  avons  pu 
nous  en  assurer,  par  un  ourlet  (hem  ?)  cartilagineux  oil  viennent  se 
perdre  les  veines  sorties  de  la  mediane"  And  at  p.  419 — "  Le 
bourrelet  (pad  1)  cartilagineux  qui  sert  de  marge  aux  pinnules  des 
Cycadopteris  constitue  aussi  un  caractere  fort  net  empechant  qu'on 
ne  puisse  confondre  ce  genre  avec  eel  ui  des  Pachyteris,  &c. 
ou  Men  enfin  avec  les  Lomatopteris  clont  la  bordure  resulte  d'un 
repli  de  la  marge,  &c." 

Lastly  I  will  add  that  the  character  which  induced  me  in  the  first 
instance  to  regard  the  fossil  as  more  likely  allied  to  Cycadopteris 
than  to  Lomatopteris,  in  presence  of  the  uncertainty  as  to  the 
existence  of  a  secondary  nervation,  is,  that  the  border  appears 
visible  on  the  upper  surface  of  the  frond  as  a  duplication  or  a- 
folding  of  the  epidermis,  but  when  the  under  surface  is  disengaged, 
the  border  is  seen  also  as  a  hem.  As  no  specimens  are  available 
here  for  comparison,  I  give  an  enlarged  section  of  what  can  be 
seen  (fig.  6  bis)  of  that  border  which,  in  the  meantime,  leaves  the 
identification  a  doubtful  matter. 

I  intended  to  give  a  provisional  description  of  one  of  the  fishes 
found  with  these  plants,  which  has  already  been  exhibited  before  the 

(1)  I.e.  p.  393. 


BY    F.  KATTE,  ING.  DES    ARTS    ET    MANUF.,  PARIS.  1083 

Society,  the  specimen  being  beautifully  preserved  and  apparently 
one  of  the  Palwoniscidce,  but  of  puzzling  affinities.  I  have,  however, 
not  yet  found  sufficient  works  of  reference  on  the  subject. 

Although  the  fins  provided  with  fulcra,  and  the  scales  remind  us 
of  some  species  of  Palceoniscus,  the  tail  does  not  seem  a  perfectly 
heterocercal  one,  and  resembles,  in  some  respects,  and  on  a  superficial 
examination,  that  of  a  fish  widely  separated  from  it  in  other  respects, 
viz.,  Lepidotus,  which  is  understood  to  have  had  an  homocercal 
tail.  The  rays  of  the  tail  and  fins  ai*e  divided  at  about  half  their 
length  into  fan-shaped  expansions,  as  shown  distinctly  in  Agassiz's 
fig.  of  Lepidotus  (Vol.  1,  tab.  C),  in  Megalurus  (Vol.  1,  tab.  E), 
in  some  species  of  Palceoniscus,  and  in  other  fishes. 

With  this  fish  are  found  some  others  of  the  same  family,  and 
the  well-known  Cleithrolepis  granulatus  of  the  Hawkesbury 
sandstone. 

I  may  also  add  that  the  plants  found  with  these  fishes  include 
also  a  specimen  of  Thinnfeldia  odontopteroides,  and  that  the  genera 
Jeanpaulia  and  Cycadopteris  or  Lomatopteris,  to  which  they  are 
supposed  to  belong,  are  considered  as  Jurassic  in  Europe.  The  first 
one,  however,  is  also  found  in  the  Khsetic,  which  is  considered  as 
Triassic  ;  and  the  second  may  likewise  have  come  into  existence  in 
the  Trias  also,  (since  it  would  not  be  the  first  instance  where  plants 
have  failed  to  determine  the  age  of  a  formation)  if  more  importance 
than  necessary  was  given  to  its  being  considered  Jurassic  in  Europe, 
as  above  stated. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATES. 

Plate  xv. 
Fig.  1.  —Proetus  Ascanius  (?).    x  2. 

Fig.  2. — Proetus  Ascanius  (?).     A  smaller  specimen,    x  2. 
Fig.  3. — Head  of  same  without  the  movable  cheeks,    x  2. 
Fig.  4. — Pygidium  (probably  of  same  species),    x  2. 
Fig.  5. — Part  of  body  of  Acidaspis  VerneuiU  (?)  drawn  from  a  specimen 

(the  largest  Australian  trilobite)  in  Mr.  J.  Mitchell's  collection, 

Bowning.    Natural  size. 
Fig.  5  bis. — Head   of  Acidaspis   VerneuiU  (?)  corresponding  to  a  smaller 

specimen. 


1084  NOTES    ON    AUSTRALIAN    FOSSILS. 

Fig.  6.  —  Section  a  b,  of  part  of  the  axis. 

Fig.  6  bis. — Sections  m  n,  of  part  of  the  pleurss. 

Fig.  7. — One  of  the  principal  tubercles  surrounded  by  smaller  ones,  x  5. 

Fig.  8. — Junction  (articulation  ?)  of  the  axis  with  the  pleural  x  2. 

Fig.  9. — Small  barbed  spines  placed  on  the  front  of  each  of  the  large  spines. 

Fig.  9  bis.— Same,    x    2. 

Fig.  10. — Pygidium  of  Acidaspis  Verneuili.   x  2. 

Fig.  11. — Head  and  pleurse  of  Acidaspis  near  A.  Prevosfi.   x  2. 

Fig.  12. —Pygidium  of  Acidaspis  near  A.  Prevo&ti.   x  2. 

Fig.  13. — Head  of  Acidasjns  near  A.  ?nira.  x   2. 

Fig.  14. — Head  of  Acidaspis  near  A.  mira.   x  2. 

Fig.  15. — Pygidium  of  Lichas  sinuata,  n.  sp.,  drawn  twice  natural  size,  from 
silicified  specimens  in  the  Australian  Museum.      From  the  lime- 
stone near  the  Wellington  Caves. 
All  the  specimens  here  represented  are,  unless  otherwise  stated,  from  Mr. 
Mitchell's  collection  ;  No.  14  given  by  him  to  the  Museum. 

Plate  xvi. 
Fig.  1. — Example  of  a  crinoid  ( Platycrinus )  with  the  true  basals  (b)  as 

proximal  plates  ;  r  one  of  the  radials. 
Fig.  2. — Examples  of  a  crinoid  (  Rhodocrinus)  with  five  underbasals  (u) 

as  proximal  plates  ;   r  one  of  the  radials . 
Fig.  3. — Diagram  of    Tibrachiocrinus    corrugatus,  Ratte  ;    showing  three 

underbasals  (u)  ;  five   basals  {b)  ;  three  radials   {r)   articulated 

with  three  brachials  (br),  each  of  which  supports  a  strong  arm  ; 

two    radials   (r")   with    ankylosed    brachials,    each    of    which 

supports  two  weak  or  abortive  (?)  arms  ;  an  azygous  plate  (a)  ; 

an  anal  plate  (x),  and  a  ventral  tube  (t). 
Fig.  4. — One  of  the  radials  with  ankylosed  brachial  supporting  probably 

two  arms. 
Fig.  5. — Cycadoptcris  (?)  scolopendrina,  n.sp.,  from  the  Wianamatta  Shales, 

natural  size,  from  a  specimen  given  to  the  Australian  Museum 

by  Mr.  Harber. 
Fig.  6. — Pinnules  enlarged  twice,  showing  the  border. 
Fig.  6  bis. — Section  of  same. 
Fig.  7. — Part  of  surface  enlarged  to  show  regular  mode  of  fracture  of  the 

fleshy  parenchyma  transformed  into  coal. 
Fig.  8. — Baiera  tenuifolia,  Johnston,  a  coniferous  plant  from  the  Jerusalem 

Coal  Basin,   Tasmania,  natural   size,    from   a   specimen   in  the 

Australian  Museum  given  by  Mr.  K.  M.  Johnston,  F.L.S. 

Plate  xvii. 
Jeanpaidia  (?)  palmata,  n.  sp.,  from  the  Wianamatta  Shales,  natural  size, 
from   a  specimen   in  the   Australian    Museum,   given   by   Mr. 
Harber. 


LIST  OF  WESTERN  AUSTRALIAN  BIRDS  COLLECTED 
BY  MR.  CAIRN,  AND  MR.  W.  H.  BOYER-BOWER, 
AT  DERBY  AND  ITS  VICINITY,  WITH  REMARKS 
ON  THE  SPECIES. 

By  Dr.  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E. 

Part  I. 

Mr.  Cairn's  Collection. 

The  Australian  Museum  has  recently  become  enriched  by  a  fine 
collection  of  Birds  from  Western  Australia,  obtained  at  Derby 
and  its  vicinity  by  Mr.  Cairn,  who,  it  will  be  remembed,  made  some 
important  zoological  collections  during  1882-3  in  New  Guinea. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  species  which  have  already  come  to 
hand,  for,  unfortunately,  two  boxes  containing  a  large  portion  of  the 
collection  are  still  missing. 

1.  Astur  approximans,  Vig.  &  Horsf. 

Although  Gould  has  given  the  name  of  Astur  cruentus  to  the 
western  species  I  have  not  yet  seen  any  specimens  that  can  be 
distinguished  from  the  birds  known  to  us  from  Eastern  Australia. 

Salvadori  (Orn.  Pap.  et  Molucc.  I.  p.  60),  places  Gould's  A. 
cruentus  with  Cuvier's  Falco  (Urospizias)  torquatus,  and  my 
Astur  sharpei  and  others  ;  but  in  this  I  cannot  concur. 

Gould's  A.  cruentus,  may  be  the  same  as  the  Timor  bird,  but  it 
is  certainly  not  identical  with  A.  sliarpei.  The  figures  of  A. 
approximans,  given  by  Gould,  (fol.  Yol.  I.  pi.  17),  have  been 
taken  from  immature  birds ;  when  fullv  adult  the  bars  in  the 
under  surface  of  the  body  are  of  a  rich  vinous  red.  Younger 
specimens  closely  resemble  Accipiter  torquatus  in  plumage  (p.  1096). 


1086  LIST    OP    WESTERN    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS, 

2.    HlERACIDEA    ORIENTALIS,  Schleg. 
3.    HlERACIDEA  BERIGORA,    Vig.  &  Horsf. 

Specimens  of  these  birds,  which  are  both  smaller  individuals  than 
those  from  the  eastern  and  southern  parts  of  the  continent,  seem 
to  prove  that  they  may  be  one  and  the  same  species  ;  one  speciuien 
has  a  pale,  almost  white,  breast,  and  a  remarkably  rufous  upper 
surface. 

4.    NlNOX    CONNIVENS-OCCIDENTALIS,  n.  Sp. 

Two  specimens  alike  in  plumage  show  a  larger  amount  of  white 
on  the  upper  wing  coverts,  scapulars  and  hind  neck,  than  in  the 
N.S.Wales  or  Cape  York  specimens  ;  the  whitish  bands  on  the  tail 
do  not  reach  the  shaft  of  the  feathers  ;  all  the  under  surface  of  the 
body  white,  with  a  distinct  well-defined  band  of  rufous  brown 
down  the  centre  of  each  feather  ;  the  outer  webs  of  the  primaries 
near  the  adjacent  tips  of  the  secondaries,  have  also  a  faint  reddish 
tint ;  the  face  is  almost  white  ;  length  15  inches,  wing  12  inches, 
tail  6*8  inches,  tarsus  about  1*4  inch;  the  feet  small,  claws 
comparatively  weak.  I  believe  this  will  prove  to  be  a  distinct 
species,  but  must  be  compared  with  some  of  its  New  Guinea  allies. 
For  the  present  I  place  it  as  a  western  variety  of  N.  connivens, 
which  may  be  distinguished  as  occidentalis. 

5.  Dacelo  cervina,  Gould. 

This  and  its  New  Guinea  representative  D.  intermedia  (Salvad.) 
cannot  be  well  separated  from  D.  leachii  (V.  and  H.) 

6.  Halcyon  sanctus,  Vig.  &  Horsf. 

Slightly  smaller,  and  of  a  clearer  blue  on  the  back  than  our 
N.  S.  W.  specimens,  with  a  narrow  well-defined  white  collar  and 
nuchal  spot.  Wing  3*6  inches,  bill  from  nostril  1*5  ;  total  length 
7  inches  from  the  tip  of  the  bill. 

7.  Halcyon   pyrrhopygia,  Gould. 

Same  as  the  eastern  form  of  this  species,  both  in  size  and 
plumage. 


BY    DR.   E.   P.   RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.  1087 

8.  Alcyone  pulchra,  Gould. 

Highly  coloured  specimens  of  this  beautiful  species,  throat  pure 
white,  all  the  rest  of  the  under  surface  of  a  deep  rich  coppery 
rufous  ;  flanks  tinged  with  violet. 

9.  Artamus  cinereus,  Vieill. 

The  young  have  the  upper  surface  of  the  head  and  body 
mottled  with  ashy  brown,  the  wings  grey,  rump  and  under  tail- 
coverts  black  mottled  with  ashy  white,  the  upper  wing  coverts  and 
scapulars  margined  with  ashy  brown  and  the  tips  of  all  the  quills 
with  a  distinct  margin  of  white  ;  bill  brown. 

10.  Artamus  minor,  Vieill. 

Similar  in  every  respect  to  the  Queensland  specimens.  Length 
5  "2  in.,  wing  3*9  in.,  tail  3*5  in. 

11.  Pardalotus  uropygialis,  Gould. 

Several  specimens  of  this  well-marked  species ;  the  sexes  are 
alike  in  plumage.  The  young  have  the  head  mottled  with  brown, 
and  the  tips  of  the  spurious  wing-feathers  of  the  same  red  tint  as 
in  the  adult,  the  upper  tail-coverts  not  so  bright,  but  still  brighter 
in  tint  than  in  the  adult  of  P.  melanocephalus,  which  this  species 

resembles. 

12.  Pardalotus  rubricatus,  Gould. 

Similar  in  every  respect  to  individuals  from  Central  Queens- 
land. This  bird  appears  to  be  very  plentiful  a  few  miles  inland 
from  Derby  ;  it  is  very  rarely  found  in  N.  S.  Wales. 

13.  Cracticus  robustus,  Lath. 

(C.  nigrogularis,  Gould.) 

Similar  to  the  N.  S.  Wales  birds  of  this  species. 

14.  Graucalus  melanops,  Lath. 
The  only  difference,  if  any,  from  the  eastern  birds  may  be  found 
in  its  slightly  more  swollen  bill,  which,  however,  may  be  accidental 
in  the  single  specimen  sent. 
70 


1088  LIST    OP   WESTERN    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS, 

15.  Campephaga  humeralis,  Gould. 
One  specimen  only,  immature. 

16.  Pachycephala  falcata,  Gould. 

Many  specimens;  the  young  males  are  slightly  more  rufescent  on 
the  under  surface  than  the  females,  which  they  otherwise  resemble. 

One  adult  male  is  slightly  larger  than  the  rest,  and  has  a  narrow 
line  of  white  separating  the  black  band  on  the  chest  from  the 
rufous  breast. 

17.    OOLLYRIOCINCLA    BRUNNEA,  Gould. 

Two  specimens  only,  one  adult  and  one  immature  female  with 
light  brown  bill,  which  in  the  adult  is  quite  black. 

We  have  received  specimens  which  we  believe  belong  to  this 
species,  from  Port  Essington  and  Port  Darwin,  both  adults  and 
young ;  it  is  not  improbable  that  Mr.  Sharpe's  C.  pallidirostris 
may  be  an  immature  example  of  this  species. 

18.    MlMETA  AFFINIS,  Gould. 

This  I  hold  to  be  a  good  species  notwithstanding  the  remarks  of 
other  authors,  who  have  probably  not  seen  an  authentic  specimen. 

19.    POMATOSTOMUS    RUBECULUS,  Gould. 

Differs  from  P.  temporalis  in  being  smaller,  and  by  having  the 
breast  of  a  deeper  tint. 

20.  Myiagra  concinna,  Gould. 

The  feathers  on  chin  and  throat  are  more  erect  and  slightly 
deeper  in  tint,  than  in  its  ally  M.  ])lumbea. 

21.  Rhipidura  setosa,  Q.  &  Gaim. 

The  young  birds  have  the  tips  of  the  wing-coverts  above,  and 
the  secondaries  margined  with  buffy  white.  The  abdomen  light 
buff. 


BY    DR.  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.  1089 

22.  Micrceca  assimilis,  Gould. 

Two  adults  and  one  young.  The  young  have  only  an  indica- 
tion of  the  brown  on  the  breast ;  some  of  the  upper  wing-coverts, 
and  spurious  wings  tipped  with  white ;  the  tips  and  outer 
margins  of  the  secondaries  and  scapulars,  and  the  ends  of  the 
primaries  margined  with  white ;  the  under  tail-coverts,  abdomen, 
flanks,  and  outer  two  tail-feathers  all  white. 

23.  Smicrornis    flavescens,  Gould. 

Apparently  common,  several  specimens  sent ;  this  I  believe  is 
the  smallest  bird  in  Australia. 

24.  Melanodryas  picata,  Gould. 

Two  adult  males.  Mr.  James  Ramsay  obtained  this  species 
in  the  interior  of  N.  S.  W.,  near  Cobar,  where  it  is  rare. 

25.    PCECILODRYAS     CERVINIVENTRIS,    Gould. 

This  bird  appears  to  be  rare ;  specimens  obtained  at  some 
distance  inland  from  the  coast  do  not  differ  in  any  way  from 
Gould's  figure.  (Birds  of  Aust.,  Suppl.,  pi.  15.)  The  measure- 
ments, however,  are  slightly  larger  than  those  of  the  type  given 
by  Mr.  Sharpe.     (Brit.  Mus.  Cat.    V.ol.  IV.,  p.  242.) 

26.  Malurus  coronatus,  Gould. 

Several  specimens  of  this  beautiful  and  rare  species  were  obtained 
inland.  I  believe  these  are  the  first  recorded  since  the  types 
described  by  Mr.  Gould  were  obtained. 

27.  Malurus  cruentatus,  Goidd. 

I  cannot  agree  with  Mr.  Sharpe  (Brit.  Mus.  Cat.  Bds.  Vol.  IV. 
p.  297)  that  Le  win's  Sylvia  dor  sails  is  identical  with  the  present 
species ;  Lewin's  birds  came  from  N.  S.  Wales,  being  obtained  on 
the  Paterson  River,  and  are  undoubtedly  the  Malurus  melanoce- 
phahcs,  V.  &  H.,  as  figured  by  Gould,  fol.  Vol.  III.  pi.  26,  The 
measurements  also  agree.    Gould's  M.  cruentatus  is  much  smaller, 


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and  was  obtained  in  N.  W.  Australia.  I  hold  that  M.  Brownii, 
V.  &  H.  (Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XV.  p.  223)  may  be  the  same  as 
Gould's  M.  cruentatus,  but  is  certainly  not  Lewin's  Sylvia  dorsalis. 
The  facts  are  that  Malurus  melanocephalus  has  the  back  orange- 
red,  and  is  found  as  far  south  as  the  Clarence  and  Richmond 
Rivers.  It  is  stated  to  have  been  obtained  on  the  Upper  Hunter 
and  Paterson  Rivers,  and  extends  to  the  Dawson  River,  Queens- 
land. As  we  go  further  north  and  reach  the  Burdekin  and 
Herbert  Rivers,  the  birds  are  of  a  deeper  tint,  almost  of  a  blood- 
red  on  the  back;  this  variety  is  found  inland  as  far  as  the  Norman 
River  and  Port  Essington,  whence  I  bave  obtained  specimens  ; 
still  further  west  on  the  northern  coast  at  Port  Darwin  and  Derby 
the  birds  become  deepest  in  colour,  and  of  a  clear  blood-red  on  the 
back.     (See  notes  on  Mr.  Boyer-Bower's  collection,  p.  1,100.) 

28.  Cisticola  sp  % 

Mr.  Cairn  has  sent  only  one  specimen,  probably  because  the 
species  was  plentiful,  but  it  appears  to  me  to  be  distinct  from  G. 
ruficejys,  or  else  a  remarkably  well  bleached  specimen,  the  under 
surface  being  silky  and  almost  white,  the  head  alone  slightly  tinged 
with  buff,  the  tail  light  brown  with  a  faintly  defined  subterminal 
spot  of  dark  brown,  margined  on  the  tips  of  the  feathers  with  pale 
buff. 

29.  Ptenoedus  rufescens,  Vig.  &  Horsf. 

One  immature  specimen,  female,  similar  in  every  respect  to 
N.  S.  Wales  specimens. 

30.  Estrelda  annulosa,  Gould. 

This  species  is  confined,  as  far  as  I  know,  to  the  north-western 
portion  of  the  continent ;  and  is  still  rare  in  collections  even  in  this 
country.     Wing  1*9  to  2  inches,  tail  2  to  2*2  inches. 

31.  Estrelda  ruficauda,  Gould. 

Does  not  extend  further  south  than  Central  Queensland. 


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32.    ESTRELDA    PHAETON,  II 0 nib.  &  Jacq. 

I  have  not  found  this  species  south  of  Port  Denison. 

33.    ESTRELDA    CASTANOTIS,   Gould. 

Extends  its  range  to  South  Australia.  All  three  species  appear 
to  be  plentiful  in  Western  Australia. 

34.    DONACICOLA    PECTORALIS,    Gould. 

Several  specimens;  I  have  also  received  this  species  and  Poephila 
leucotis  from  the  Gulf  of  Carpentaria  District. 

35.  Poephila  acuticauda,  Gould. 

A  fine  series  of  this  beautiful  species.  Mr.  Alex.  Morton  found 
this  species  at  Port  Darwin,  and  Mr.  Gould  gives  Port  Essington 
as  the  locality  from  which  the  types  were  obtained.  I  have  not 
met  with  it  in  collections  from  the  Gulf  Districts. 

36.  Poephila  mirabilis,  Homo.  &  Jacq. 

37.  Poephila  gouldiae,   Gould. 

I  am  not  yet  quite  satisfied  that  these  species  are  really  distinct 
but  as  we  have  specimens  now  breeding  in  our  aviaries,  I  hope  the 
time  is  not  far  off  when  this  matter  will  be  settled.  It  is  only  fair 
to  say  that  I  have  failed  to  mate  adults  of  the  red-headed  phase 
with  the  black-headed  varieties,  but  both  have  been  captured  from 
the  same  troop.  I  am  inclined  to  belive  that  the  young  males  and 
the  females  of  both  these  so-called  species  are  alike  in  colour,  both 
having  black  on  the  forehead  and  face,  and  light  dull  plum  coloured 
breasts.  If  they  are  to  be  considered  as  distinct  species,  this  is 
the  only  solution  of  the  question,  but  it  must  be  remembered  that 
we  have  one  variety  with  bright  golden  yellow,  instead  of  red  or 
black  on  the  face  and  forehead.  Poepldla  cincta,  Gould,  is  also 
breeding  readily  in  confinement  in  and  about  Sydney. 


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38.  Emblema  picta,  Gould. 

It  was  quite  refreshing  to  meet  with  skins  of  these  beautiful 
birds,  the  first  obtained,  I  believe,  since  Mr.  Gould  described  the 
types.  The  adult  females  become  with  age  almost  brick-red  on 
the  upper  surface  of  the  body  ;  the  crimson  colouring  on  the  face 
and  down  the  breast  and  abdomen  is  not  attained,  even  in  the  male, 
until  after  the  second  or  third  year,  perhaps  later. 

39.  Stigmatops  subocularis,   Gould. 

Those  who  will  take  the  trouble  to  compare  veritable  specimens 
of  S.  ocularis,  Gould,  with  the  present  species,  will  at  once  see  the 
differences  pointed  out  by  Mr.  Gould,  and  the  distinction  between 
these  two  species.  Dr.  H.  Gadow  (Cat.  Bds.  Brit.  Mus.  IX., 
p.  214),  admits  it  to  be  of  a  distinct  race,  if  not  a  good  species. 
In  its  many  forms  it  is  found  all  over  Australia,  Arti  Islands, 
New  Guinea,  and  the  Malay  Archipelago. 

40.  Ptilotis  sonora,  Gould. 
This  species  has  a  most  extensive  range  being  found  all  through 
the  interior  and  southern  provinces. 

41.  Ptilotis  flavescens,  Gould. 
Apparently  plentiful  in  West  Australia ;  found  also  in  the  Gulf 

districts. 

42.  Stomiopera  unicolor,  Gould. 

This  species  is  not  rare  at  Cape  York,  and  is  also  found  near 
Normantown  in  the  Gulf  of  Carpentaria  district. 

43.  Entomophila  rufogularis,  Gould. 
I  have  received  this  species  and  also  E.  albogidaris,   from  the 
Norman  River,  Port  Essington,  Port  Darwin,  and  West  Australia 
in  general. 

44.  Philemon  sordidus,  Gould. 

The  specimens  sent  by  Mr.  Cairn  agree  well  with  those 
described  by  Gould,  but  with  them  must  be  compared  the  young 
sent  by  Mr.  Boyer-Bower  described  hereafter.     (See  p.  1098.) 


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45.  Melithreptus  albogularis,  Gould. 

This  is  evidently  the  northern  and  western  representative  of 
M.  lunulatas,  but  is  quite  distinct  from,  and  must  not  be  confounded 
with  the  next  very  distinct  species,  M.  lostior  (Gould). 

46.  Melithreptus  l^etior,  Gould. 

Dr.  Hans  Gadow  has  confused  this  species  with  M.  gularis,  Gould., 
from  which  it  is  very  distinct,  probably  because  he  has  had  only  a 
single  specimen  to  judge  from.  A  large  series  now  before  me 
plainly  shows  that  the  two  species  are  quite  distinct  from  one 
another,  their  size  and  colouring  being  unvarying.  I  have  received 
it  from  the  Norman  River  and  other  parts  of  the  interior. 

47.  Dictum  hirundinaceum,  Shaw. 

This  species  is  universally  dispersed  over  the  whole  of  Australia  ; 
feeds  on  berries  and  fruits  of  various  kinds,  but  seems  to  prefer 
those  of  the  Loranthus,  of  which  we  have  in  Australia  so  many 
varieties  if  not  species,  and  of  a  Viscum  (V.  aureum),  which  is 
only  found  as  a  parasite  on  the  Loranthus  ;  this  plainly  accounts 
for  the  distribution  of  the  Loranthus  and  Viscum  all  over  the 
districts  frequented  by  the  Dicceum,  and  in  which  it  is  locally 
known  as  the  Mistletoe  Bird.  The  eggs  are  white,  without  spots  or 
markings  of  any  kind,  sometimes  elongated  ;  an  average  specimen 
measures  0'65  x  0*45  inch,  an  elongated  one  07  x  0'47  inch. 

48.  Climacteris  melanura,  Gould. 

Found  all  over  the  Gulf  district,  also  at  Port  Essington,  and 
apparently  distributed  over  the  whole  of  the  north-west  coast. 
Eggs  similar  to  those  of  C.  scandens,  but  slightly  smaller.  Mr. 
James  Ramsay,  obtained  specimens  about  30  miles  west  of  Cobar. 
The  female  differs  from  the  male  in  having  the  throat  white,  the 
lower  portion  being  tinged  and  margined  with  rufous.  None  of 
our  specimens  show  white  markings  on  the  flanks,  as  figured  by 
Mr.  Gould. 


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49.    SlTTELLA      LEUCOPTERA,  Gould. 

This  is  apparently  a  common  species  ;  several  specimens  of  both 
sexes  obtained. 

50.  Cuculus  inornatus,  Vig.  &  Horsf. 
Apparently    plentiful,   and   extending   over    the  whole    of   the 
continent. 

51.  Mesocalius  palliolatus,  Lath. 

(Chalcites  osculans,  Gould.) 

This  species,  though  nowhere  plentiful,  appears  to  be  distributed 
over  the  whole  of  Australia.  Specimens  from  N.  S.  Wales  and 
South  Australia  do  not  appear  to  differ  from  those  from  the 
N.  W.  coast. 

52.  Scythrops  nov^-hollandi^:,  Lath. 

53.  Centropus  melanurus,  Gould. 

Both  species  apparently  plentiful ;  it  is  doubtful  if  C.  melanurus 
is  specifically  distinct  from  C.  phasianus  of  N.  S.  Wales. 

54.  Cacatua  gymnopis,  Sclater. 

I  have  received  this  species  from  the  interior  provinces,  the  Gulf 
District,  and  Port  Darwin ;  it  ranges  therefore  over  the  whole  of 
the  interior  and  the  N.  W.  Coast  of  Australia. 

55.  Cacatua  roseicapilla,  Viell. 

The  specimens  of  this  species  received  from  the  N.  W.  Coast 
appear  to  be  stunted,  being  slightly  smaller  than  those  found  in 
N.  S.  W. 

56.  Calopsittacus  nov^-hollandi^e,  Gml. 

Found  also  throughout  the  Gulf  district,  as  well  as  in  the  interior 
provinces,  both  north  and  south. 

57.  Ptistes  coccineopterus,  Gould. 
A  smaller  and    more  intensely  coloured  race  than  those  called 
Ptistes  erythropterus,  of  N.S.W.  which  it  otherwise  resembles. 


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58.  Trichoglossus  rubritorquis,  Vig.  &  Horsf. 

Apparently  a  very  common  species,  taking  the  place  of  T.  Novce 
Hollandiw  of  N.  S.  W.  In  the  young  specimens  the  bill  is 
almost  black,  the  collar  round  the  hind  neck  narrow,  and  mottled 
with  light  yellow ;  the  breast  is  also  washed  with  orange  instead 
of  red. 

59.  Trichoglossus  versicolor,  Vigors. 

A  northern  species  extending  as  far  south  as  the  Gulf  district 
(Norman  River),  and  found  over  the  whole  of  the  northern 
and  western  coasts. 

60.  LoPHOPHAPS    LEUCOGASTER,   Gould. 

It  is  highly  gratifying  to  meet  with  a  fine  series  of  this  rare 
and  well  marked  species.  Sub-Inspector  Armit,  late  of  the  Native 
Police,  Queensland,  obtained  specimens  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
Normantown,  Gulf  District,  and  forwarded  a  set  of  the  eggs, 
which  I  described  as  those  of  L.  ferruginea.  The  nest  is  placed 
on  the  ground  and,  like  that  of  Geophaps  scripta,  consists  merely  of 
a  few  blades  of  grass  lining  a  slight  hollow  on  the  lee  side  of  a 
tussock  or  tuft  of  grass.  Eggs  4  in  number  for  a  sitting ;  of  a 
pale  cream  colour.     Length,  1*05  x  0*8  inch. 

61.  Geopelia  placida,  Gould. 

62.  Stictopelia  cuneata,  Lath. 

Both  apparently  common,  the  former  G.  placida,  having  a 
slightly  deeper  tint  of  rose  on  the  under  surface  ;  the  latter  S. 
cuneata  appears  to  be  more  numerously  spotted  with  white  dots  on 
the  wing-coverts,  than  in  the  eastern  individuals  of  this  species. 

63.    HlATICULA.    NIGRIFRONS,   CuV. 

Evidently  plentiful  and  universally  distributed  all  over  Australia, 
frequenting  margins  of  fresh- water  streams,  lakes,  dams,  &c.  Eggs 
three  in  number. 


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64.  Threskiornis  strictipennis,  Gould. 

65.    ARDEA  NOViE-HOLLANDljE,    Lath. 

66.  Tadorna  rad j ah,    Gamot. 
None  of  these  differ  from  eastern  individuals  of  the  same  species. 


Part  II. 
Mr.  T.  H.  Boyer-Bower's  Collection. 

In  addition  to  the  66  species  just  enumerated,  I  have  been  per- 
mitted to  examine  a  fine  collection  made  by  T.  H.  Boyer-Bower,  Esq., 
in  the  viciDity  of  Derby.  All  the  specimens  were  obtained  within 
twenty-five  miles  of  the  coast,  and  although  this  collection  contains 
a  larger  number  of  species  than  that  made  by  Mr.  Cairn,  we  miss 
the  rare  forms  apparently  characteristic  of  the  interior.  This 
want  is  somewhat  compensated  by  the  additional  species  which  we 
are  enabled  to  enumerate. 

67.  Circus  assimilis,  Jard.  &  Selb. 

{Circus  Jardinii,  Gould,  Birds  of  Aust.  fol.  Vol.  I.  pi.  27.) 
A  very  highly  coloured  individual  in  full  plumage. 

68.  Haliastur  sphenurus,  Vieill. 
69.  Milvus  affinis,  Gould. 

70.  Falco  lunulatus,  Lath. 
71.  Tinnunculus  cenchroides,  Vig.  &  Ilorsf. 

(1.  bis)  Astur  approximans,  Vig.  &  Ilorsf. 

Mr.  Boyer-Bower's  collection  contained  a  large  series  of  this  last- 
named  species  in  different  stages  of  plumage,  none  of  which,  how- 
ever, can  be  considered  identical  with  Gould's  Astur  cruentus. 


BY    DR.   E.    P.   RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.  1097 

72.  Strix  delicatulus,  Gould. 
Similar  to  the  N.  S.  W.  individuals  of  the  species. 

73.  Podargus  gouldii,  Masters. 

Like  all  the  members  of  this  genus,  this  species  varies  remarkably 
in  the  tints  and  colour  exhibited  in  its  plumage;  in  size  it  agrees  best 
with  P.  plrnl ' G37W ides,  but  on  reference  to  Mr.  Masters's  description 
it  will  be  seen  that  the  two  species  are  decidedly  different.  (See 
P.  L.  S.  K  S.  W.,  Vol.  1,  p.  45.) 

74.  Eurostopodus  guttatus,  Vig.  &  Horsf. 

The  specimens  here  under  consideration  belong  to  some  of  the 
numerous  varieties  of  E.  guttatus  of  Vigors  and  Horsfield.  The 
predominant  colouring  of  the  upper  surface,  especially  on  the  wings 
and  their  coverts  is  of  a  rich  rufous,  the  under  surface  also  is 
highly  coloured  with  the  same  tint ;  front  and  centre  of  the  head 
richly  mottled  with  rufous  and  black;  under  tail-coverts  light  rufous, 
the  tail  below  with  from  19  to  20  alternate  bars  of  black  and 
rufous,  the  upper  surface  of  the  tail-feathers  freckled  and  barred 
with  ashy  grey  and  rufous,  also  barred  with  black,  all  the  feathers 
being  distinctly  margined  and  tipped  with  rufous.  In  a  second 
specimen  the  rufous  markings  are  not  so  prominent,  the  large  white 
wing-spot  is  confined  to  the  first  four  primaries,  inner  primaries 
with  a  rufous  tip. 

Length  11 J  inches,  wing  8*4,  tail  6*4. 

75.  Merops  ornatus,  Lath. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  ascertain  the  exact  date  when  they 
arrive  in  Western  Australia,  as  in  their  habits  they  more  nearly 
approach  truly  migratory  species  than  any  other  Australian  birds. 

76.  Halcyon  Macleayi,  Jard.  &  Selb. 
Similar  to  the  New  South  Wales  birds. 

77.  Seisura  nana,  Gould. 

A  smaller  species  than  S.  inquieta,  but  having  a  comparatively 
larger  bill ;  female  slightly  tinged  with  yellow  on  the  chest. 
Wing,  3-4  inches;  tail,  3-3  ;  bill  from  forehead,  0-8. 


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78.  Gerygone   albogularis,  Gould. 

Similar  to  the  New  South  Wales  birds.  A  specimen  said  to  be 
the  young  of  this  species,  has  a  decided  wash  of  yellow  on  the 
head  and  throat,  is  slightly  different  in  the  markings  on  the  tail, 
and  may  prove  to  be  the  young  of  a  distinct  species. 

79.    MlRAFRA   HORSFIELDII,   Gould. 

Slightly  deeper  in  tint  than  individuals  from  N.  S.  Wales. 

80.    ClNCLORAMPHUS    CRURALIS,    Gould. 

Mr.  Gould  speaks  of  this  as  a  distinct  species  under  the  name  of 
C.  cantillmiS)  but  I  have  never  yet  met  with  any  specimens  which 
I  could  specifically  separate. 

Both  varieties  are  found  in  N.  S.   Wales,   and  in  South  and 

West  Australia. 

81.  Ptilotis  notata,  Gould. 

A  bird  plentiful  all  over  Australia  north  of  the  Herbert  River, 
very  variable  in  size,  and  in  the  extent  of  the  yellow  marks  on  the 
ear-coverts;  the  smallest  I  identify  as  Mr.  Gould's  P.  gracilis^ 
which  is  found  as  far  south  as  Cardwell. 

82.  Philemon  sp  % 

The  specimens  here  referred  to  may  be  the  young  of  P. 
urgenticeps  ;  they  certainly  are  not  the  young  of  P.  citreogularia 
which  they  resemble,  but  have  an  ashy  grey  patch  behind  the  ear- 
coverts  on  the  side  of  the  neck,  and  a  narrow  line  of  the  same 
tint  on  the  hind  neck  ;  on  the  sides  of  the  neck  is  a  distinct  patch 
of  citron  yellow,  and  the  cheek  is  slightly  tinged  with  the  same  ; 
throat  silvery  white,  with  a  dark  brown  or  blackish  band 
extending  from  the  ear-coverts,  below  it  a  narrow  bare  line 
extends  from  the  nostrils  over  the  eye.  There  is  also  a  narrow 
triangular  bare  space  behind  it ;  all  the  feathers  of  the  wings, 
their  coverts,  and  of  the  inter-scapular  region  are  margined  with 
ashy  white. 

83.  Entomopiiila  albogularis,  Gould. 

This  species  extends  into  the  Gulf  country  and  interior  provinces 
of  Queensland,  where,  however,  it  is  rare. 


BY    DR.  E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.  1099 

84.  Myzomela  pectoralis,  Gould. 
This  species  is,  during  some  seasons,  plentiful  in  the  neighburhood 
of  Cairns  and  Cardwell,  where  I  found  it  breeding  in  1873-74. 
Specimens  from  Cape  York  and  Derby  do  not  differ  from  those 
found  further  south.  The  young  differ  materially  in  plumage  from 
the  adults. 

85.  Chalcites  basalis,  Horsf. 

Similar  to  other  members  of  the  species. 

(54  bis).  Cacatua  gymnopis,  Sclater. 
Found  also  in  the  Gulf  District,  where  it  is  tolerably  plentiful. 
It  belongs  to  the  sub-genus  Licmetis  rather  than  to  Cacatua. 

86.  Calyptorhynchus  naso,  Gould. 
Quite  the  same  as  others  from  King  George's  Sound. 

87.  Phaps  histrionica,  Gould. 

Several  specimens  in  adult  plumage  of  this  well-marked  species. 

88.  Synoicus  australis,  Lath. 
Same  as  the  eastern  form  of  this  species. 

89.  LOBIVANELLUS    MILES,  Bodd. 

(L.  personatus,  Gould). 

This  appears  to  be  a  common  species  in  the  district,  and  similar 
to  the  Cape  York  birds.  Its  range  extends  as  far  south  on  the  east 
coast  as  Cooktown,  its  southern  representative  being  found  as 
far  as  the  Herbert  River  "  Valley  of  Lagoons." 

90.  Erythrogonys  cinctus,  Gould. 
An  inland  species,  but  evidently  dispersed  over  the  whole  of 
Australia;  it  is  plentiful  in  the  southern  provinces  of  the  interior 

91.  Recurvirostra  rubricollis,  Temm. 

92.  Himantopus  leucocephalus,  Gould. 

These  species  are  found  over  the  whole  of  Australia,  both  on 
the  coast  line  and  in  the  interior,  and  are  most  plentiful  on  the 
inland  lakes  of  the  southern  districts. 


1100  LIST    OF    WESTERN    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS. 

93.  Platalea  regia,  Gould. 

94.  Ardea  pacifica,  Lath. 

95.  Dendrocygna  vagans,  Eyton. 
Evidently  dispersed  over  the  whole  of  Australia. 

96.  Sterna  anglica,  Mont. 

(Gelochelidon  macrotarsa,  Gould). 

This  species  is  nowhere  plentiful  in  Australia,  except  during  the 
breeding  season  in  the  interior  of  N.  S.  Wales. 

97.  Sterna  frontalis,  Gray. 
(Sterna  melanorhyncha,  Gould). 

Found  all  over  the  coast  line  of  Australia. 

This  brings  the  species  known  from  the  Derby  district,  including 
a  radius  of  about  100  miles  inland,  up  to  97  species. 

On  the  arrival  of  further  collections  daily  expected,  I  hope  to 
be  able  to  add  a  more  complete  list  of  the  birds  from  these  districts 
in  a  future  paper,  with  more  particulars  as  to  the  exact  localities 
from  which  they  were  obtained. 

Malurus  cruentatus  Boweri. 

(?)  Malurus  cruentatus,  juv.  Gould. 

Among  an  interesting  series  of  red-backed  wrens  I  find  the 
skin  of  a  young  individual  which  has  a  few  crimson  feathers  on 
the  shoulder,  back,  and  rump;  the  remainder  and  upper  tail-coverts 
and  flanks  are  light  fawn  colour  ;  wings  and  tail-feathers  brown 
margined  with  fawn ;  throat  and  abdomen  white,  the  sides  and 
adjacent  flank  feathers  and  thighs  tinged  with  cinnabar-red,  under 
tail-coverts  light  fawn  colour  ;  bill  brown  ;  an  ashy  spot  in  front  of 
the  eye ;  two  or  three  of  the  outer  tail-feathers  tipped  with  light 
fawn  colour  or  light  brown.  This  may,  hereafter,  be  proved  to 
belong  to  a  distinct  species,  and,  if  so,  should  bear  the  name  of 
its  discoverer,  Mr.  Boyer-Bower,  Malurus  cruentatus  Bovjeri. 


NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  A  NEW  AUSTRALIAN  FISH. 

By  E.  Pierson  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby, 

Assistant  in  Zoology,  Australian  Museum. 

Apogon  roseigaster,  sp.  nov. 

B.  vii.  :  D.  6  1/10:  A.  2/9-10:  V.  1/5:  P.  12-13  :  C.  17. 

Length  of  head  3 J,  of  caudal  fin  4f,  height  of  body  3 J  in  the 
total  length.  Eye — diameter  3g  in  length  of  head,  f  of  a 
diameter  from  the  end  of  snout,  and  5  apart.  Interorbitai  space 
slightly  convex  :  upper  profile  of  head  nearly  flat  with  a  con- 
spicuous median  longitudinal  ridge :  maxilla  reaches  to  beneath 
last  fourth  of  orbit.  Inner  edge  of  preopercle  crenulated  on 
both  limbs,  and  with  a  few  small  serrations  at  the  angle  :  outer 
edge  of  preopercle,  and  preorbital,  entire.  Teeth — villiform  on 
jaws  and  vomer.  Fins — dorsal  spines  weak,  the  third  the  highest 
about  §  of  the  length  of  the  head  ;  soft  dorsal  much  higher.  Anal 
commences  behind  the  origin  of  the  soft  dorsal,  and  like  it  is  pro- 
vided with  a  scaly  sheath  at  the  base.  The  ventral  fins  are  half  the 
length  of  the  head  and  much  shorter  than  the  pectorals.  Caudal 
slightly  rounded.  Scales — very  deciduous.  Airbladder — lar<*e, 
truncate  in  front,  each  angle  bearing  a  short  lobe.  Peritoneum 
and  a  lobe  on  either  side  of  tongue,  black.  Colors — pale  yellowish, 
with  the  lower  parts  roseate,  this  colour  divided  posteriorly  into 
two  gradually  decreasing  lobes  by  the  anal  fin,  out  not  extending 
to  the  caudal ;  upper  half  of  spinous  dorsal  black  :  soft  dorsal 
and  anal  pale  red  with  a  longitudinal  black  band  about  half  way 
up ;  other  fins  immaculate. 


1102         NOTES  FROM  THE  AUSTRALIAN  MUSEUM. 

These  little  fishes  appear  to  be  plentiful  in  the  Parramatta 
River,  numbers  being  obtainable  any  morning  in  the  fish  market 
among  prawns  from  that  locality,  along  with  the  recently-recorded 
Ainbassis  gymnocephalus.  Out  of  numerous  specimens  examined 
during  the  last  two  months  the  largest  measured  but  2 -85  inches, 
and  none  were  under  2  inches.  A.U  the  examples  examined 
during  the  latter  half  of  October  and  the  earlier  half  of 
November  were  spawning,  the  milt  or  ova  running  freely  from 
them  on  the  slightest  pressure.  The  scales  of  this  species  must  be 
very  deciduous,  since  notwithstanding  the  numbers  which  we  have 
handled,  we  have  failed  so  far  to  detect  a  single  scale  on  any 
specimen  ;  and  it  is  also  noteworthy  that  the  palatine  bones  are 
unfurnished  with  teeth,  contrary  to  the  rule  holding  good  for 
other  members  of  the  genus. 


FLOWERING  SEASONS  OF  AUSTRALIAN  PLANTS. 


No.  II. 


By  E.  Haviland,  F.L.S. 

Plants  flowering  in  the  Neighbourhood  of  Sydney  during 
the  Month  of  August,  in  addition  to  those  enume- 
rated in  the  List  for  July,  nearly  all  of  which 
are  still  in  flower. 

As  it  is  impossible  for  the  author  to  visit  more  than  a,  few 
localities  during  each  month,  these  lists  must  necessarily,  for  the 
present,  be  very  imperfect.  Supplementary  lists  will,  however,  be 
added  as  each  month  recurs,  until,  it  is  hoped,  the  flowering 
seasons  of  at  least  the  Cumberland  plants  have  been  ascertained. 
When  sufficient  data  have  been  collected,  a  tabulated  statement  will 
be  published,  giving  against  each  species  its  complete  flowering 
season. 


Ranunculacese — 

Clematis  aristata. 
Dilleniacese — 

Hibbertia  volubilis 
„         dentata. 
Poly  galeae — 

Comesperma  ericinum. 
Tremandrese — 

Tetratheca  pilosa. 
Rutacese — 

Phebalium  denticulatum . 
Euphorbiaceas — 

Amperea  spartioides 

Poranthera  microphylla. 
71 


Legunrinosse — 

Gompholobium  Huegelii 
Pidtencm  echinulata 
Acacia  elongata 
Bossima  ensata 
Indigofera  australis 
Oxylobium  trilobatum. 

Crassulacese — 

Tilled  purpurata. 

Myrtacea? — 

Callistemon  rigidus 

,,  linearis 

Melaleuca  ericifolia. 


1104 


FLOWERING    SEASONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    PLANTS. 


Umbelliferse — 

Epacridese — 

Trachymene  incisa 

Epacris  pulchella 

Proteacese — 

,,       purpurascens 

Hakea  acicularis 

Brachyloma  daphnoides 

Conospermum  longifolium 

Leucopogon  amplexicaulis 

var.  angustifolium 

„              esquamatus 

Composite — 

„              lanceolatus 

Gnaphalium  Japonicum 

„              biflorus. 

Epaltes  australis 

Orchidea? — 

Senecio  australis. 

Diuris  sulphur ea 

Campanulacese — 

Dendrobium  speciosum 

Lobelia  gracilis 

,,                linguiforme 

„        anceps 

Caladenia  ccerulea 

„        dentata 

„           carnea 

Wahlenbergia  gracilis* 

Cyrtostylis  reniformis 

Goodeniacese — 

Lyperanthus  suaveolens 

Dampiera  Broionii. 

,,                nigricans 

Myrsinacese — 

Pterostylis  pedunculated 

Myrsine  variabilis. 

„           concinna 

ScrophularineaB — 

„            curta 

Euphrasia  speciosa. 

,,           reflexa. 

Bignoniacese — 

Liliacese — 

Tecoma  australis. 

Stypandra  umbellata 

„         glauca. 

SOME    HITHERTO    UNDESOBJBED    PLANTS   OF  NEW 

SOUTH  WALES. 

Recorded  by  Baron  von  Mueller,  K.C.M.G.,  M.D., 

Ph.D.,  F.R.S. 

Grevillea  Renwickiana,  n.  sp. 

Quite  procumbent;  branches  elongated;  branchlets  nearly  glabrous 
leaves  in  outline  almost  lanceolar,  generally  pinnatifid,  slightly 
recurved  at  the  margin,  glabrous  above,  subtle  appressed-hairy 
beneath,  the  base  cuneately  decurrent  on  the  leafstalk,  the  lobes 
from  semilanceolar  to  nearly  deltoid  and  pungent-pointed  ;  flowers 
2-6  together  on  the  conspicuous  stalk,  much  longer  than  their 
stalklets ;  petals  from  pale-greenish  turning  to  slate-colour,  much 
recurved  in  their  upper  part,  outside  scantily  appressed-hairy,  inside 
glabrous;  hypogynous  gland  almost  semicircular,  depressed,  not 
protruding ;  style  long-exserted,  of  rosy  coloration,  except  near 
the  base  glabrous ;  stigma  at  the  summit  lateral,  roundish-oval ; 
ovary  on  a  short  stipes,  white-silky. 

On  heath-ground  near  the  Little  River  in  the  Braidwood  District, 
at  an  elevation  of  about  3,000  feet  (W.  Bauerfen). 

Branches  lengthening  to  four  feet.  Well-developed  leaves  2-4 
inches  long.  General  flower-stalks  ^-1  inch  long,  with  the  stalklets 
towards  the  summit,  the  latter  about  £  inch  in  length,  scantily 
hairy.  Bracts  minute,  semilanceolar-deltoid,  early  deciduous. 
Rudimentary  calyx  truncate,  only  slightly  descending,  (hardly  less 
developed  than  in  Vitis  and  some  species  of  Rhododendron).  Petals 
through  their  back-curvature  not  much  above  half-an-inch  long. 
Style  hardly  exceeding  an  inch  in  length.     Fruit  not  yet  obtained. 


1106  SOME    HITHERTO    UNDESCRIBED    PLANTS    OF   N.S.W., 

In  its  completely  prostrate  growth  this  very  local  species  is  similar, 
among  East  Australian  congeners,  to  G.  laurifolia  and  G.  repens, 
differing  from  both,  however,  in  the  larger  and  much  less  numerous 
flowers.  The  same  characteristics  remove  it  from  G.  asplenifolia, 
which  has  similar  leaves,  but  is  of  erect  stature. 

The  majority  of  the  flowers  on  the  transmitted  specimens,  as  well 
as  numerous  others  sent  subsequently  at  my  desire  by  Mr.  Bauerlen, 
are  bipistillate,  two  ovaries  developing  on  distinct  stipites,  each 
with  its  own  style  and  stigma,  or  occasionally  two  of  the  pistils 
still  from  the  same  flower  are  connate  into  one  ;  rarely  even  a  third 
pistil  is  developed.  This  tendency  to  floral  duplication  also 
extends  partly  to  the  petals,  which  sometimes  become  augmented 
in  number  also,  while  the  often  scattered  stalklets  may  appear 
solitary  through  the  concrescence  of  two.  Analogous  teratologicai 
states  of  flowers  seem  not  to  have  been  noted  before  in  the  vast 
order  of  Proteacew. 

G.  Goodii  and  G.  cirsiifolia  share  the  same  depressed  or  creeping 
mode  of  growth  ;  the  former  produces  racemes  sometimes  5  inches 
long ;  the  latter  species  has  recently  been  shown  by  Mr.  W.  Webb 
to  occur  on  Mount  Lindsav. 

This  remarkable  plant  has  been  dedicated  to  the  Hon.  Dr. 
Renwick,  who  in  his  legislative,  professional,  and  social  position, 
has  much  promoted  scientific  research  in  this  colony  ;  who,  as 
Executive  Commissioner  for  N.S.  W.  at  the  Melbourne  International 
Exhibition,  advanced  much  the  industrial  and  rural  interests  of  the 
elder  of  these  colonies  ;  who  initiated  there  a  systematic  department 
for  forest-culture;  and  who,  in  his  present  ministerial  position,  also 
gave  for  technologic  purposes  some  support  to  the  travels  of  the 
discoverer  of  this  new  Grevillea. 

Melaleuca   Deanei,  n.  sp. 

Branchlets  glabrous  ;  leaves  scattered,  almost  lanceolar,  thick, 
nearly  flat,  three-nerved,  glabrous  ;  spikes  rather  short  ;  calyces 
imperfectly  velvet-downy,  their  lobes  semi-ovate,  about  half  as  long 
as  the  petals,  deciduous ;  connate  portions  of  the  stamens  shorter 
than  the  calyx-lobes  ;  filaments  in  each  bundle  15-20  ;  anthers  pale, 


RECORDED  BY  BARON  VON  MUELLER,  K.C.M.G.,  PH.D.,  F.R.S.    1107 

almost  oval ;  stigma  slightly  dilated  ;  fruits  rather  large,  smooth  t 
nearly  hemi-ellipsoid,  with  broadish  base  sessile,  without  denticula- 
tions  at  the  orifice ;  valves  deeply  enclosed. 

On  the  northern  side  of  the  Lane  Cove  River,  occupying  sandy 
ground  on  the  ridges  (H.  Deane,  Esq.). 

This  plant  is  closely  allied  to  M.  parvijiora,  which  species,  though 
frequent  along  the  whole  southern  and  also  extratropic  western 
coast-country,  does  not  seem  to  follow  the  eastern  shores  of  our 
continent,  unless  the  present  plant  should  prove  an  outpost  of  the 
large  individual  masses  of  the  species,  and  should  have  become 
somewhat  changed  by  altered  climatic  influences.  The  leaves  are 
larger,  straighter  and  less  acute,  with  a  more  evident  lateral 
nervature,  resembling  rather  those  of  Leplospermum  Icevigatum  ; 
the  spikes  so  far  as  seen  are  shorter,  the  fruits  are  considerably 
larger,  and  do  not  retain  the  calyx-lobes.  Mr.  Betche  seems  to  have 
found  the  identical  plant  on  the  Richmond  River  ;  but  I  have  not 
seen  any  fruiting  specimens  from  there. 

While  alluding  to  a  new  plant  of  this  genus,  the  following 
localities  of  other  rare  species  may  now  be  recorded  :  M.  hyperici- 
folia,  Broger"s  Creek,  up  to  1,800  feet,  there  attaining  a  height  of 
1 5  feet  (Biiuerlen) ;  M.  elliptica  and  M.  adnata,  near  Mount  Rugged 
(Miss  S.  Brooke)  ;  M.  thymijolia,  Cudgegong  (Dr.  Barnard),  Upper 
Clarence  River  (Miss  Brendodi) ;  M.  erianthv,  near  Beverley  (Miss 
Smith) ;  31.  foliolosa,  Endeavour  River  (W.  Persieh) ;  Mitchell  and 
Flinders  Rivers  (Edw.  Palmer)  ;  height  of  the  last-named  species 
to  20  feet,  its  bark  lamellar. 

Bossiaea  Stephensonii,  n.  sp. 

Erect,  almost  totally  glabrous ;  branchlets  rather  slender, 
conspicuously  compressed  ;  stipules  comparatively  large,  from  a 
roundish-broad  base  nearly  lanceolar,  of  almost  foliaceous 
texture  ;  leaves  elliptic-lanceolar,  pointed,  slightly  rough,  hardly 
paler  beneath,  gently  recurved  at  the  margin ;  stalklets  twice  or 
thrice  as  long  as  the  small  calyx  ;  its  bracteoles  basal ;  upper  half 
of  the  calyx  not  much  shorter  than  the  lower,  its  lobes  almost 
deltoid  ;  lobes  of  the   lower  half  semi-lanceolar  ;  fruit  somewhat 


1108     SOME  HITHERTO  UNDESCRIBED  PLANTS  OF  N.S.W., 

elliptical,  but  truncated  into  an  almost  quadrangular  form,  its 
stalk-like  base  not  much  longer  than  the  calyx  ;  seeds  generally  5-6. 

Near  Wollongong  (L.  Stephenson,  B.A.). 

Innovations  somewhat  hairy.  Branchlets  about  ^  inch  broad. 
Leaves  alternate,  chartaceous  in  texture,  almost  distichous,  hardly 
spreading,  ^--f  inch  long,  equilateral,  on  short  stalks,  blunt  at  the 
base ;  veins  particularly  visible  underneath  ;  stipules  green, 
attaining  a  length  of  nearly  ^  inch.  Sfcalklets  very  thin,  about  as 
long  as  the  leaves.  Bracteoles  none  on  the  upper  part  of  the 
stalklet  unless  very  fugacious.  Calyx  scarcely  exceeding  g  inch  in 
length  ;  its  lower  lobes  proportionately  large.  Petals  not  seen. 
Filaments  nearly  as  long  as  the  connate  portion  of  the  stamens. 
Fruit  bent  downward,  scarcely  one  inch  long,  and  ^  inch  broad, 
almost  flat,  prominently  margined,  but  not  obtained  in  a  fully 
matured  state. 

Recognised  by  the  erudite  finder  as  a  distinct  species ;  nearest  to 
B.  heterophylla  (as  a  form  of  which  it  may  cursorily  have  been 
hitherto  passed  over),  but  easily  distinguished  by  uniformly  broader 
not  incurved  leaves,  longer  and  thinner  stalklets  without  any 
bracteoles  towards  the  middle,  smaller  calyces,  blunter  and  less 
stipitated  fruit ;  approaches  in  some  respects  the  West  Australian 
B.  linojihylla,  but  the  leaves  are  constantly  broader,  the  stalklets 
of  the  flowers  longer,  the  calyces  more  deeply  lobed,  while  the 
stipes  of  the  fruit  is  shorter  ;  moreover  from  both,  and  indeed 
most  congeners,  Mr.  Stephenson's  plant  is  separated  by  the  large 
but  slowly  brownishing  stipules. 

Incidentally  it  may  be  here  observed  that  B.  cordigera  has 
been  found  by  Mr.  Wooster,  at  Bolwarra ;  B.  foliosa  by  Mr. 
Bauerlen,  on  the  Genoa ;  B.  buxifolia  by  Dr.  Lauterer,  on  the 
Turon  ;  B.  microphylla  by  Mr.  Stirling,  on  the  Dargo  ;  B.  Armitii 
by  Mr.  Armit,  on  the  Etheridge  and  Percy  Rivers;  further  it  may 
be  noted,  that  on  the  mountains  near  Braidwood,  B.  Kiamensis 
was  found  to  ascend  to  3,800  feet  (W.  Bauerlen),  the  height  of 
the  plant  ranging  from  J  to  10  feet ;  its  fruit  is  much  compressed, 
rhomboid-ovate,  and  about  half  an  inch  long.  Meisner  already 
recorded  8-12  ovules  as  those  of  B.  eriocari^a. 


RECORDED  BY  BARON  VON  MUELLER,  K.C.M.G.,  PH.D.,  F.R.S.    1109 
PULTENAEA  BaEUERLENII,  n.  Sp. 

Erect,  dwarf ;  stipules  elongated,  somewhat  downy ;  leaves 
crowded,  filiform,  channelled,  slightly  pointed,  granular-rough 
outside  ;  flower-heads  terminal ;  bracteoles  about  as  long  as  the 
calyx,  lanceolar,  slightly  downy  at  the  margin  ;  calyx  partially 
glabrous,  its  lobes  subulate-semilanceolar  ;  petals  all  yellow,  the 
upper  one  somewhat  longer  than  the  others ;  anthers  black  ;  style 
nearly  glabrous  ;  ovary  silky. 

On  the  summit  of  Mount  Currock billy,  accompanied  by  Draco- 
phyllum secundum,  Blandfordia  nobilis,  Bossiaea  Kiamensis,  Boronia 
pilosa  and  B.  rhomboidea,  at  an  elevation  of  4,000  feet  (W.  Bauerlen). 
Allied  to  P.  aristata,  but  the  stipules  broader  and  less  pointed,  the 
leaves  never  distinctly  mucronate,  the  bracteoles  not  terminating  in 
a  distinct  bristle,  the  calyx-lobes  much  less  narrowed  upwards  and 
not  long-ciliated,  the  anthers  dark,  and  probably  the  fruit  also  will 
show  marks  of  distinction  ;  from  P.  rosea  it  differs  in  not  having 
silky  bracteoles  and  calyces,  in  more  pointed  lobes  of  the  latter,  in 
colour  of  petals,  in  less  hairy  style,  and  again  perhaps  in  fruit. 

Pultenaea  altissima  occurs  also  on  the  mountains  near  Braidwood, 
up  to  3,000  fpet  (Bauerlen). 

The  opportunity  is  an  apt  one  for  recording  also  those  plants, 
which  from  Mr.  W.  Bauerlen's  recent  collections,  can  now 
additionally  be  indicated  as  occurring  very  far  south  in  New 
South  Wales. 

Mollinedia  Huegelii ;  Shoalhaven 
Gocculus  Moorei  ;  Shoalhaven. 
Euodia  micrococca  ;  Shoalhaven. 
Phyllanthus  Ferdiuandi  ;  Shoalhaven. 
Monotaxis  linifolia  ;  Braidwood. 
Cryptandra  Scortechinii  ;  Braidwood. 
(Wyptandra  ericifolia  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Mir  Delia  pungens  ;  Braidwood. 
Pultenaea  pycnocephala  ;  Mt.  Currock  billy. 
Daviesia  squarrosa  ;  Clyde. 
Daviesia  acicularis  ;  Shoalhaven. 


1110  SOME    HITHERTO    UNDESCRIBED    PLANTS    OF    N.S.W. 

Jacksonia  scoparia  ;   Shoalhaven  (Th.  Weir). 
Acacia  pubescens  ;  Shoalhaven. 
A  Ibizzia  pruinosa  ;  Shoalh a ven. 
Abrophyllum  ornans  ;  Shoalhaven. 
Olax  stricta  ;  Braidwood. 
Panax  cephalobotrys  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Villaresia  Moorei  ;  Bulli  (Kirton). 
Symphyonema  paludosum  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Stenocarpus  salignus  ;  Shoalhaven. 
Banksia  latifolia  ;  Bulli  (Kirton). 
Candollea  linearis  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Mitrasacme  polymorpha  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Ruellia  australis  ;  Shoalhaven. 
Styphelia  esquamata  ;  Braidwood. 
Epacris  crassifolia  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Epacris  Galvertiana  ;  Braidwood. 
Woollsia  punyens  ;  Braidwood. 
Prasophylhmi  striatum  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Lyperanthus  ellipticus  ;  Broger's  Creek. 
Colocasia  macrorrhiza  ;  Ulladulla  (35°  18'  S.) 
Schoenus  ericetorum  ;  Braidwood. 
Psilotum  triquetrum  ;   Broger's  Creek. 


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DESCRIPTION  OF  A  NEW  SPECIES  OF 
HOPLOCEPHALUS. 

By   William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c 

HOPLOCEPHALUS    COLLARIS,  n.  Sp. 

Scales  in  1 5  rows. 

Abdominal  Plates  147. 

Anal  Plate  entire. 

Sub-caudal  Plates  46. 

Total  length  15  inches. 

Length  of  head  to  the  collar,  J  inch. 

Length  of  tail,  3  inches. 

The  general  colour  of  the  body  is  dark  brown,  becoming  of  a  lead- 
colour  towards,  and  on  the  sides  of,  the  abdominal  plates,  and 
clouded  yellowish-white  on  their  middle.  The  head  is  broader 
than  the  neck,  flat,  and  marked  above  with  a  large  black  patch, 
which  extends,  in  front  to  between  the  eyes,  behind  for  two  or  three 
scales  behind  the  occipital  shields,  and  on  either  side  to  about  a 
line  with  the  upper  margin  of  the  eye  ;  behind  the  black  patch 
is  a  white  collar  extending  over  about  three  scales.  The  front? 
sides  and  under  surface  of  the  head  are  white,  speckled  with  black 
or  dark  brown,  with  a  line  of  larger  spots  along  the  upper  labial 
shields,  and  a  narrow  black  bar  from  the  eye  to  the  nasal  aperture. 

The  snout  is  rounded,  the  anterior  frontal  shields  are  not  more 
than  half  the  size  of  the  posterior,  which  are  pentagonal,  the 
vertical  is  elongate  and  parallel-sided,  the  apex  narrowly  and  acutely 
pointed  in  the  middle,  the  base  triangular  between  the  occipitals, 
the  superciliaries  are  about  the  width  of  the  vertical  but  shorter. 
There  are  two  posterior  ocular  shields  and  one  anterior,  which  last 


1112       DESCRIPTION    OF   A    NEW    SPECIES    OF   HOPLOCEPHALUS. 

with  the  nasal  shield  occupies  the  place  of  the  loreal.  The  nasal 
shield  is  elongate,  with  the  nostril  in  the  middle,  the  third  and 
fourth  upper  labial  shields  together  bound  the  entire  lower  margin 
of  the  eye  and  one  half  of  the  anterior  margin.  The  eye  is  of 
moderate  size,  the  pupil  round.  The  body  is  round,  thin  at  the 
neck,  gradually  thickening  to  the  middle,  and  becoming  very  fine 
at  the  tail,  which  terminates  in  an  acute  point. 

I  have  never  seen  but  the  one  specimen  of  this  snake,  which  was 
captured  a  few  weeks  ago  near  Bega  by  Mr.  Charles  Anderson, 
and  sent  by  him  to  Mr.  Masters  the  Curator  of  the  Macleay- 
Museum.  It  is  quite  distinct  from  all  the  other  described  species 
of  Hoplocephalus,  a  genus  now  numbering  24  well-marked  species. 


ON  THE  BILOELA  LABYRINTHODONT 

(Second  Notice.) 

By  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S. 

(Plate  XIV.) 

In  the  former  paper  some  general  statements  were  made  as  to 
the  date  of  the  Hawkesbury  rocks,  and  the  atmospheric  or  climatic 
conditions  under  which  they  were  deposited  ;  and  it  is  possible 
that  the  subject  may  not  require  reiteration  of  similar  arguments. 
Nevertheless,  as  a  preliminary  to  a  more  extended  examination 
into  the  evidence  for  the  identification  of  their  homotaxis  with 
Indian,  S.  African,  Northern  Asiatic,  European  and  American 
rocks,  which  has  been  worked  up  by,  among  others,  the  geologists 
of  the  Indian  Survey,  it  may  be  well  to  recapitulate  what  we  know 
ourselves  of  the  sequence  in  N.  S.  Wales.  And  I  should  venture 
to  say  that  it  is  out  of  the  question  here  to  argue  as  to  the  position 
of  the  Upper  Marine  Beds.  I  shall  assume  them  to  be,  as  generally 
admitted,  Carboniferous,  containing  as  they  do  fossils  of  the 
following  genera : — Zaphrentis,  Palceaster,  Productus,  Spirifer 
(7  sp.),  Pterinea,  Aphanaia,  Aviculopecten,  Conularia,Euomp)halusr 
Murchisonia,  Orthoceras. 

But  the  Newcastle  coal  series,  in  which  no  evidence  is  afforded 
by  marine  fossils,  the  beds  being  entirely  of  land  or  fresh-water 
origin,  can  hardly  be  said  to  have  had  its  homotaxial  position 
ascertained  with  an  equal  degree  of  certainty.  Driven  to  the 
fossilised  plants  of  this  formation  for  such  probable  testimony  as 
they  may  yield,  in  the  absence  of  the  less  ambiguous  marine  fauna, 
we  observe  : — First :  That  Lepidodendron  and  other  unmistakably 
carboniferous  types  are  absent.     Secondly — That  in  the  plant  beds 


1114  ON    THE    BILOELA    LABYRINTHODONT, 

which  underlie  the  strata  containing  the  abovernentioned  marine 
carboniferous  fauna,  and  which,  therefore,  may  claim  paleozoic 
age,  we  have  Glossopteris  Browniana,  which  reappears  in  the 
Newcastle  beds,  but  no  higher  ;  and  G.  primceva,  G.  Clarkei,  and 
G.  elegans,  which  do  not  survive,  but  are  replaced  by  G.  linearis, 
G.  ampla,  G.  reticulum,  G.  cor  data,  G.  tteniopteroides,  G.  Wil- 
kinsonii,  and  G.  parallela.  The  lower  beds  also  contain  Noeggera- 
thiojysis  prism,  and  Annularia  australis  ;  the  upper  N.  spatliulata 
and  N.  media.  Of  these  Annularia,  Phyllotheca,  and  Vertebraria, 
appear  also  in  the  Newcastle  upper  coal  (or  Permian)  beds,  with 
many  other  species,  including  Conifers.  A  ganoid  fish, \Urosthenes, 
is  associated  with  them  in  the  same  beds.  The  natural  conclusion 
then  will  be  that  this  Upper  Coal  is  really  of  Permian  age,  at 
least  in  the  homotaxial  sense. 

This  conclusion  is  corroborated  by  an  examination  of  the  overlying 
Hawkesbury  beds,  whose  Triassic  character  has  been  frequently 
pointed  out  by  the  Indian  geologists,  and  seems  to  have  been  finally 
acquiesced  in  by  the  late  Rev.  W.  B.  Clarke,  who  had  previously 
regarded  them  with  the  Wianamatta  above,  and  the  Newcastle 
Beds  below,  as  really  Upper  Carboniferous.  (Southern  Gold  Fields, 
p.  246  sqq.).  With  reference  to  this  point  we  observe — First,  that 
the  Newcastle  Beds,  belonging  to  the  (Permian  1  or)  Upper  Coal 
measures,  had  undergone  considerable  denudation  before  the 
commencement  of  the  deposition  of  the  Hawkesbury  Sandstone, 
as  Mr.  Wilkinson  has  shown  from  a  section  upon  the  falls  of  the 
Shoalhaven,  and  as  I  have  myself  observed  at  Lake  Macquarie,  so 
that  an  interval  of  some  length  is  here  indicated,  though  its  duration 
cannot  at  present  be  more  than  guessed  at.  Yet  after  a  careful 
consideration  of  the  very  scanty  information  which  is  supplied  us 
by  the  rare  and  imperfectly  preserved  fossils  of  the  Hawkesbury 
formation,  most  geologists  will  probably  agree  with  Mr.  Wilkinson  in 
arranging  it,  homotaxially  at  least,  with  the  Triassic  of  other  regions. 
For  the  characteristic  plants  of  the  Newcastle  Coal  Measures 
have  disappeared.  We  find  no  more  Glossopteris  nor  Vertebraria. 
But  we  find  in  their  place  a  large  and  robust  fern,  if  fern  it  be, 
Thinnfeldia  odontopteroides,  which  is  common  to  both  Hawkesbury 


BY  PROFESSOR  W.  J.  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.        1115 

and  Wianamatta,  Ottefia  prozterita,  a  large  water  plant  with 
fenestrated  leaves  from  the  Parramatta  River,  Unionidse,  a  huge 
Planorbis  (?)  tfcc,  &c,  which  seem  to  indicate  a  much  later  period, 
together  with  Paloeoniscus  and  Ghithrolepis  in  the  Wianamatta, 
or  uppermost  beds  of  the  series.  (Note  2).  The  presence  of 
Macrotamiopteris  is  certainly  in  favour  of  the  Jurassic  age  of  the 
Wianamatta,  but  that  of  Palceoniscus  would  seem  to  out-weigh  it 
in  favour  of  the  Triassic. 

The  evidence,  however,  taken  all  together,  formed  a  strong 
ground  for  this  hypothetical  arrangement,  which  is  now  almost 
established  by  the  discovery,  in  the  middle  of  the  formation,  of 
the  Labyrinthodont  fossil  figured  in  Plate  XIV. 

It  is  plain,  from  what  has  beeii  stated,  that  if  the  Newcastle 
beds  are  Permian,  the  Hawkesbury  are  probably  Triassic.  But 
we  cannot  check  this  conclusion  by  an  examination  of  the  over- 
lying beds.  For  at  least  on  this  side  of  the  main  range,  neither 
the  supposed  Permian,  nor  the  supposed  Triassic,  i.e.,  neither  the 
upper  coal  measures  nor  the  Hawkesbury  and  Wianamatta  have 
ever  been  subject  to  submergence  or  marine  erosion,  except 
exactly  along  the  line  which  from  time  to  time  has  formed  the 
eastern  coast  of  the  continent.  But  they  have  undergone 
enormous  sub-aerial  denudation,  the  records  of  which  may — to 
some  extent — be  read  in  the  gorges  of  the  Blue  Mountains.  It 
may  be  that  the  Clarence  River  beds  are  Jurassic,  yet  since  they 
are  entirely  of  fresh-water  origin,  it  is  difficult,  with  our  present 
scanty  knowledge,  to  correlate  them  with  certainty.  The 
cretaceous  formation  north  of  the  Darling  is  the  first,  after  the 
upper  marine  (Upper  Carboniferous)  beds,  to  offer  the  much  desired 
evidence  which  a  marine  fauna  alone  can  supply. 

In  Mr.  Miall's  report  upon  the  Labyrinthodonts,  (British  Asso- 
ciation, 1S73),  we  have  genera  recorded  from  the  Trias  in  the 
northern  hemisphere  as  follows  : — Europe,  Capitosaurus,  Chalio- 
saurus,  Diadetognathus,  Labyrinthodon,  Mastodonsaurus,  Melo- 
saurus,  Metopias,  Trematosaurus,  Xestorrhytias  ;  Central  India — 
Bracliyops,  Gonioglyptxis,  Pachygonia  ;  South  Africa — Micropholis; 
Australia — Bothriceps.     The  Triassic  forms  in  the  New  World  all 


1116  ON    THE    BILOELA    LABYRINTHODONT, 

belong  to  the  northern  hemisphere,  and  are  Diclyocephalus,  Eupelor, 
Pariostegus.  To  these  forms  Mr.  Lydekker  (Palaeontologia  Indica, 
Ser.  IV.  Vol.  I.  Part  4),  has  added  Gondwanosaurus,  the  Labyrin- 
thodont  from  the  "  Bijori  Group,"  which  forms  the  top  of  the 
Damuda,  and  immediately  underlies  the  Panchets  which  contain 
their  Dicynodon,  Gonioglyptus,  Pachygonia,  <kc,  and  are  probably 
more  or  less  contemporary  with  the  MaDgli  group  which  has  yielded 
Brachyops  laticeps,  (lib.  cit.  p.  2).  Again,  in  Part  5  of  the  same 
volume  the  same  author  describes  certain  Mastodonsaurus  and 
Pachygonia  remains  from  the  Maleri  and  Denwa  Groups,  and  gives 
a  table  of  homotaxial  affinities,  from  which  I  extract  the  following 
table  : — 

Commencing  with  the  Upper  Trias  (Rhaetic  and  Keuper  of 
Europe)  ;  Maleri,  (Upper  Gondwana)  of  India,  and  here  indicated 
by  the  Roman  numeral  I.  we  have 

I.  Europe.  I.  India. 

Belodon.  Belodon. 

Hyper 'odapedon  Hyperodapedon. 

Mastodonsaurus.  Mastodonsaurus. 

Ceratodus  Ceratodus. 

Lower  down  we  arrive  at  the  Bunter  and  Muschelkalk  of 
Europe,  the  Panchets  of  India,  where  we  find. 

II.  Europe.  II.  India. 

Trematosaurus.  Dicynodon. 

Pachygonia. 
Gonioglyptus. 
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  observe  that  Dicynodon  is  a  character- 
istic fossil  of  the  Karoo  beds  in  South  Africa ;  and,  for  my  own 
part,  I  believe  that  the  appearance  of  this  strange  and  obsolete 
type  was  contemporaneous,  in  India  and  Africa,  within  the  not 
excessive  limits  of  one  hundred  centuries,  or  ten  thousand  years, 
which  many  and  various  considerations  seem  to  indicate  as  the  unit 
of  geological  time  ;  (Croll,  '  Climate  and  Time,' passim),  and  that  in 
like  manner  the  Mastodonsaurus,  Capitosaarus,  or  whatever  it  may 
prove  to  be,  certifies  the  contemporaneity  under  such  wide  condi- 
tions as  have  been  indicated  above,  of  the  rocks  seen   at   Biloela 


BY  PROFESSOR  W.  J.  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.        1117 

(Cockatoo  Island)  and  elsewhere  on  the  Eastern  Coast  of  Aus- 
tralia, and  known  everywhere  by  the  late  W.  B.  Clarke's  name  of 
"  The  Hawkesbury  Formation." 

Now  in  this  formation,  as  was  stated  in  the  previous  note  upon 
the  Biloela  fossil,  there  are  abundant  evidences  of  the  action  of 
drift  ice.  At  the  present  moment  I  am  not  aware  of  any  direct 
evidence  of  glacier  action.  Still  the  existence  of  glaciers  in  the 
mountainous  regions  from  which  the  drift  is  derived  must  be 
postulated  if  we  find  in  the  fluviatile  deposits  unmistakable  tokens 
of  glacial  action.  Since  these  have  been  ascertained,  we  need  not 
argue  the  question  of  the  possibility  of  glaciers.  But  we  must  at 
the  same  time  admit  that  there  is  no  evidence  for  a  Glacial  period 
upon  the  present  line  of  coast  of  New  South  Wales.  Moreover, 
it  may  be  boldly  asserted  that  all  that  we  know  of  the  formation 
of  glaciers  will  lead  us  to  locate  them  upon  the  western  rather 
than  on  the  eastern  shores  of  lands,  whose  climatic  or  meteorological 
conditions  might  otherwise  render  their  formation  possible. 

However,  the  evidence  as  to  Drift  ice,  carried  down  by  great 
rivers  in  ancient  times  as  now  in  the  present  day  by  the  Rhine,  the 
St.  Lawrence,  and  scores  of  other  streams,  seems  conclusive.  In 
short  we  may  positively  say  that  the  Hawkesbury  sandstones 
were  deposited  during  a  period  in  which  there  were  upland 
glaciers,  and  tremendous  spring  and  summer  floods.  There  are 
many  regions  similarly  affected  now,  and  there  have  been  many 
more,  as  any  student  of  geology  knows. 

But  at  the  same  time  we  have  to  recognize  the  existence  of  a 
warm  temperate  climate,  in  which  the  luxuriant  Fern  vegetation, 
Ganoid  Fish,  Unionida?,  and  last,  though  the  most  important, 
large  Labyrinth dont  Amphibians  could  exist. 

The  same  phenomena  are  presented  by  Triassic  strata  all  over 
the  world,  and  lead  us  to  the  conclusion  that  the  period  during 
which  this  formation,  with  all  its  singular  and  transitional  fauna 
and  flora,  was  developed,  was  one  during  which  the  earth's  orbit 
was  in  one  of  its  stages  of  extreme  eccentricity,  and  the  globe 
itself  subjected  to  extraordinary  changes  of  climate,  reciprocating 


1118  ON    THE    BILOELA    LABYRIKTHODONT, 

in  the  alternate  hemispheres  in  such  a  manner  that  equable  warmth 
in  the  Northern  or  Southern  was  contempoiary  with  the  most 
extreme  inclemency  in  the  opposite. 

The  particular  horizon  in  which  the  characteristic  fossils  may  be 
looked  for  is,  as  is  shown  by  the  Biloela  remains,  nearly  at  sea-level 
along  the  coast.     It  is  at  the  same  level  that  the  action  ot  river 
ice  has  been   detected  by   Mr.  Wilkinson.     (Report,    &c,   1882, 
p.  53.)     That  quantities  of:  fern  fragments,  with  their  tissues  still 
woody  and  elastic,  are  everywhere  to  be  met  with  in  the  intercalated 
shales ;  that   Ottelia  prceterita,    was    found    on   the  shores  of  the 
Parramatta    River ;    and    that    thick    beds    of    ferruginous    con- 
cretionary  sandstone,  as  seen   at  all   levels,  from  that  of  the  sea 
to    the    heights  of  Waverley,   Randwick,   and  North   Head,    are 
worked  for  road  metal,  or  gravel,  is  all  evidence  to  the  same  effect. 
Now  if  we  follow  this  horizon   to  the  westward,  we  observe  the 
strata  dipping  towards  the  Nepean  fault,  at  a  small  angle,  indeed, 
but   unmistakably.     From    the  first  slope  of    the    ascent    of  the 
Blue  Mountains,  where  the  still  incoherent  sands  have  been  bent 
downwards  towards  the  East,  without  other  disturbance  than  that 
caused  by    the  necessary  sliding  of  bed  over  bed,   and    certainly 
before  their  consolidation  into  what  is  ordinarily  known  as  rock, 
we  find  a  continual  rise  to   the  westward ;  reaching  at    last    its 
culmination  in  the  unabraded  summit  levels  of  sandstone  which 
have  been  protected   from  erosion  by  the  basalt  of  Mount  Tomah, 
Mount  Wilson,  Mount  King  George,  and  Mount  Hay.     At  Mount 
Piddington,  near  Mount  Victoria,  we  find  Thinnfeldia,  and  likewise 
evidences  of  ice,  in  abundance.     There  too,  and  more  particularly 
at  Katoomba,  we  find  the  ferruginous  quartz  conglomerate,  which 
is  repeated  in  identical  form  in  Clark  Island  in  Port  Jackson,  and 
elsewhere  on  the  coast. 

This  I  take  to  be  the  horizon  of  the  fossiliferous  beds  of  Biloela, 
and  it  is  along  this  plane  that  I  should  expect  that  more  important 
discoveries  will  yet  be  made. 

Nothing  however  can  now  upset  the  identification  of  our  Hawkes- 
bury  (and  probably  Wianamatta)  beds  with  the  Trias  of  Europe 
and  India, 


BY    PROFESSOR    Vf .  J.  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1119 

I  cannot  refrain  in  conclusion  from  again  expressing  my  convic- 
tion that  Homotaxial  relations  do  often  imply  contemporaneity — 
not  always  certainly,  nor  we  may  say,  ever  in  recent  periods,  but 
the  more  frequently  the  further  we  go  back  into  the  remoter 
antiquity.  And  I  must  add  that  I  do  not  think  that  an  interval 
of  10,000  years  between  one  formation  and  another  should  be 
considered  as  a  break  in  that  loose  co-ordination  of  dates  which 
we  call  Geological  Time. 

I  may  here  observe,  in  conclusion,  that  the  former  paper  upon 
this  subject  was  written  away  from  Sydney,  and  without  the 
proper  books,  but  from  notes  which  turn  out  to  have  been  in 
some  parts  imperfectly  made.  For  instance,  p.  934,  in  adopting 
Quenstedt's  reference  of  C apitosaurus,  Miinster,  back  to  Jlasto- 
clunsaurus,  Jager,  I  was  flying  directly  in  the  teeth  of  the 
Report  of  187-4,  which  I  had  nevertheless  read,  and  ought  to  have 
better  digested.  For  here  (p.  154)  C.  robiistics,  van  Meyer,  is 
described,  with  the  caution  that  the  shields  in  Quenstedt's  plate 
cannot  as  yet  be  accurately  determined.  They  are  however, 
mentioned  (ibid.)  as  follows: — "Median  plate  rhomboid al  with 
rounded  entering  angles  ;  lateral  plate  not  produced  backwards, 
with  strong  reflected  process ;  radiately  sculptured." 

The     formations    which    in    New    Zealand   correspond    to    the 

Newcastle  (Permian)  and  Hawkesbury  (Triassic)  of  New  South 

Wales,  are  the  Kaihiku  for  the  former,  and  the  Oreti,  Wairoa  and 

Otapiri  series  for  the  latter  (Hector,  N.Z.  Handbook,  1870,  p.  24). 

They  are  of  enormous   thickness,  from    12,000   to  15,000  feet  if 

taken  together,    and  are    principally    marine,  though  Plant-beds 

containing  Glossopteris,  &c,  occur  both  at  the  base  of  the  Kaihiku 

and  at  various  horizons  in  the  later  formations.     Rough  and  heavy 

conglomerates  and  breccias  repeat  the  characters  observed  in  the 

Permian  and  Trias  in  India  (ib.  I.e.)  and  elsewhere  ;  and  the  most 

striking  variation  from  them  is  found  in  the  great  thickness  of  the 

New  Zealand  beds.     It  is  obvious  that  they  also  differ  from  their 

homotaxial  equivalents  in  Australia  by  their  largely  marine  origin. 

This  opens   a    way  to  interesting  speculations  on  the    geological 
72 


1120  ON    THE    BILOELA    LABYRINTHODONT, 

history  of  both  countries,  which,  however,  must  be  passed  for  the 
present,  I  mention  the  subject  here  only  to  note  that  in  New 
Zealand  also,  as  well  as  in  New  South  Wales,  Labyrinthodont 
remains  have  been  found,  as  in  the  Kaihiku,  at  Nugget  Point, 
Otago,  and  in  the  Otapiri,  in  the  Wairoa  district ;  and  that  the 
great  Eosaurus  (?)  of  Mount  Potts,  so  bulky  that  in  some  vertebrae 
the  centrum  is  18  inches  in  diameter,  is  also  referred,  though  with 
some  hesitation,  to  the  same  order  (Hector  I.e.). 

Note  1. — After  the  preceding  paper  had  been  read,  on  November 
30,  I  received  a  note  from  Mr.  Wilkinson  informing  me  of  the 
discovery  of  a  '  Baby  Labyrinthodont '  in  the  railway  excava- 
tions, near  Gosford.  Two  other  Labyrinthodont  fossils  have  also 
turned  up  from  the  Wianamatta  at  Bowral.  The  first  however  is 
from  one  of  the  intercalated  shales  of  the  upper  portion  of  the 
Hawkesbury  sandstones,  and  not  in  the  higher  Wianamatta  beds. 

These  help  to  mark  the  horizon,  upon  which  such  remains  may 
be  sought  for  with  good  hope  of  success,  as  that  of  the  upper  and 
irregularly  bedded  portion  of  the  Hawkesbury,  and  the  lower 
beds  of  the  Wianamatta  formation  ;  contemporary,  it  may  be, 
with  an  early  stage  of  the  basaltic  eruptions  which  have  formed 
the  rich  lands  of  the  Upper  Nepean  and  Wingeecarribee,  and 
have  also  intersected  with  a  net  work  of  dykes  and  small  cones  of 
volcanic  rock  the  whole  valley  of  the  Nepean  from  Bazorback  to 
Pennant  Hills.  The  shales  are  certainly  younger  than  some  of 
the  igneous  rocks  of  the  district,  and  older  than  others,  as  is 
shown  from  the  instance  of  Prospect  Hill  by  the  late  Wm. 
Clarke  (Sedimentary  Formations,  p.  73;,  so  that  the  whole 
region  must  have  been  subject  to  volcanic  outbursts  and 
disturbances  during  long  geological  periods  (though  interrupted 
probably  by  intervals  of  repose),  commencing  with  the  close  of 
the  Permian,  and  ultimately  dying  out  in  the  early  Tertiary. 

Note  2. — In  the  piece  of  rock  alluded  to  in  Note  1,  Palceoniscus, 
Cleithrolejyis,  and  another  Ganoid,  are  associated  with  the  Labyrinth- 
odont.    This  discovery  therefore  helps  to  bind  the  Wianamatta 


BY  PROFESSOR  W.  J.  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.        1121 

and  Havvkesbury  in  a  still  closer  sequence  than  was  before  generally 
recognised.  But  see  Rev.  T.  Woods,  P.L.S.  N.S.W ,  Vol.  VIII. 
Note  3. — Since  the  preceding  paper  has  been  in  type,  the  fossil 
has  been  cleared  from  the  matrix  in  such  a  manner  as  to  show  that 
it  is  really  a  cast  or  impression  of  the  exterior  aspect,  and  that  the 
interior  surface  was  quite  smooth.  It  follows  that  its  position  was 
upon  the  left  side. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  XIV. 

The  upper  figure  represents  a  specimen  from  a  collection  of  fossils  supplied 
to  the  University  some  years  ago,  by  Dr.  Krantz,  of  Bonn,  and  bears  the 
label  "  Mastodonsaurus  robustus,  Qu.  ;  Keuper  sandstein,  Gres  triassique 
superieure,  Upper  Triassic  Sandstone.  Loc.  Stuttgart. "  I  presume  it  to 
be  the  lateral  thoracic  plate  of  the  left  side,  seen  from  below,  with  its  bony 
tissue  well  preserved.  The  anterior  extremity  is  that  towards  the  left 
hand,  the  line  along  which  it  met  the  corresponding  plate  of  the  right  side 
being  just  above  the  scale  of  inches,  and  the  exterior  angle  from  which  the 
ribs  radiate  just  below  the  numerical  ticket.  The  further  extension  upward 
towards  the  right  is  evidently  connected  with  the  plate,  but  perhaps  not 
actually  a  portion  of  it. 

The  lower  figure  represents  a  similar  plate  from  Biloela  or  Cockatoo 
Island,  Port  Jackson.  It  is  apparently  a  secondary  cast  in  sandstone,  the 
bone  having  been  replaced  by  the  matrix.  But  if  it  is  a  primary  cast, 
presenting  a  reversed  image  of  the  original  structure,  it  must  be  regarded 
as  belonging  to  the  right  side  of  the  animal.  The  large  holes  have  been 
formed  by  pebbles  of  shale,  which  had  been  embedded  behind  the  plate, 
and,  presumably,  dropped  out  during  the  rough  handling  of  the  block  in 
the  processes  of  quarrying.  A  portion  of  the  bone  is  still  embedded  in  the 
matrix  towards  the  upper  right  hand  corner,  but  I  have  not  ventured  to 
attempt  its  release,  until  the  specimen  has  been  carefully  examined  by 
others. 


1122  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Dr.  Ramsay  exhibited  (1)  the  supposed  new  species  of  birds 
from  Derby,  recorded  in  his  paper  ;  also  from  the  same  district,  a 
new  species  of  Hapalotis,  with  a  broad  golden-yellow  dorsal  stripe : 
(2)  Large  specimens  of  matured  fruits  of  Ficus  stipulate*,,  grown 
at  Dobroyde,  showing  the  immense  quantity  of  pollen  developed 
at  this  stage  in  the  fruit :  (3)  On  behalf  of  the  Government 
Geologist,  Mr.  C.  S.  Wilkinson,  F.G.S.,  a  series  of  fossil  remains 
from  some  recently  discovered  deposits  at  a  great  depth,  the  most 
notable  being  the  skull,  atlas  vertebra,  humerus,  and  scapula  of  a 
gigantic  Echidna  belonging  to  quite  a  new  form  ;  also  portions  of 
the  carapace  and  plastron  of  a  fresh- water  tortoise;  and  horned 
scutes,  portions  of  the  outer  covering,  and  some  bones  of  a  great 
horned  lizard  (Megalania)  making  a  third  species  of  these  gigantic 
reptiles  now  known.  Dr.  Ramsay  also  made  some  remarks  on  the 
fertilisation  of  Ficus  macrophylla  through  the  agency  of  insects. 

Mr.  Fletcher  exhibited  for  Baron  von  Mueller  specimens  of 
Grevillea  Renwickiana,  Pultencea  Baeuerlenii,  and  Bossicea  Stephen- 
sonii,  three  of  the  plants  described  in  his  paper. 

Mr.  Norton  produced  from  his  own  garden  flowering  specimens 
of  Cassia  Brewsteri  a  beautiful  umbrageous  shrubby  tree  from 
Queensland,  and  Hernandia  bivalvis  a  handsome  tree  from  the  same 
colony ;  also,  Kreysigia  multiflora  an  ornamental  liliaceous  plant 
with  pink  flowers,  from  the  northern  rivers  of  this  colony.  All  of 
these  he  recommended  as  well  worthy  of  cultivation,  and  quite 
hardy  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Sydney. 

Mr.  Whitelegge  exhibited  specimens  of,  and  read  the  following 
note  on,  Volvox  minor,  Stein  : — "  A  few  days  ago  I  found  in  a  pool 
off  Bourke-street,  Waterloo,  a  fine  gathering  of  Volvox  minor,  a 
species  which  I  believe  has  not  hitherto  been  recorded  from 
Australia.  I  have  seen  what  I  thought  to  be  this  species  many 
times,  but  without  the  ripe  spores  it  is  not  readily  distinguished  from 
V.  globator.     Those  I  exhibit  to-night  contain  not  only  mature 


NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS.  1123 

spores,  but  the  oospheres  in  various  stages  of  development,  and 
also  the  form  known  as  Sphaerosira  volvox,  Ehr.  This  has  usually 
been  stated  to  be  a  peculiar  stage  of  V.  globator.  After  many 
years  of  observation,  both  in  this  colony  and  in  England,  my 
opinion  is  that  it  has  nothing  to  do  with  that  species,  but  is  really 
the  male  plant  of  V.  minor.  In  support  of  this  view  I  may 
mention  that  so  far  I  have  failed  to  find  any  trace  of  antheridia, 
or  any  description  of  such  organs,  except  those  produced  by 
Sphaerosira,  and  further  the  last-named  is  always  associated  with 
the  plants  containing  oospheres  of  V.  minor,  and  never  with  the 
true  V.  globator." 

Mr.  Whitelegge  also  exhibited  specimens  of  Lemna  oligorrhiza  in 
flower. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  large  collection  of  Coleoptera  lately 
made  by  Mr.  Froggatt,  at  Port  Douglas,  numbering  500  species, 
many  of  them  new.  He  also  exhibited  the  nest  of  Dicceum  hirun- 
dinaceum  from  the  same  locality. 

Mr.  Eatte  exhibited  specimens  of  crystallised  and  dendritic 
Gold  from  the  casing  of  quartz  leaders  in  mica  schist,  at  Galaarino, 
New  Caledonia,  shewing  a  linear  arrangement  of  sets  of  imper- 
fect octahedra ;  and  a  small  rhombic  dodecahedron  from  Ballaarat. 
Also,  a  polished  specimen  of  diabase  porphyry,  from  Red  Hill, 
between  Ironbarks  and  Wellington,  the  polishing  imperfectly 
effected  owing  to  the  brittleness  of  the  augite  crystals. 

Mr.  Macleay  exhibited  several  large  specimens  of  rock  composed 
entirely  of  fossil  leaves,  received  from  Mr.  Anderson,  of  Newstead 
near  Inverel],  and  read  the  following  note  on  them  from  Mr. 
"Wilkinson  the  Government  Geologist  : — "  These  fossils  are  of 
Eocene  Tertiary  age,  and  with  them  fresh-water  shells  of  the 
genus  Unio,  have  been  found.  Several  of  the  shells  were  exhibited 
by  Profesor  Stephens  at  a  previous  meeting  of  the  Society." 


WEDNESDAY,  29th  DECEMBER,  1886. 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  in  the 

Chair.  

The  following  gentlemen  were  present  as  visitors: — Mr.  J.  H. 
Parr  of  Manchester,  Mr.  Donald  Eraser,  Mr.  W.  Anderson, 
Geological  Surveyor,  Mr.  Thomas  Affleck,  and  Mr.  A.  J.  Sach. 


MEMBERS    ELECTED. 

Mr.  W.  W.  Froggatt  and  Dr.  Henry  A.  Ellis  were  elected 
members  of  the  Society.  

The  President  announced  that  the  next  excursion  had  been  fixed 
for  Saturday,  January  15th.  Members  to  meet  at  Manly  at 
11  a.m.,  to  proceed  to  Narrabeen.     Dr.  Dixson  in  charge. 


DONATIONS. 

"  Revue  Coloniale  Internationale."  Tome  III.,  Nos.  4,  5, 
1886.     From  1' Association  Coloniale  Neerlandaise  a  Amsterdam. 

"  Transactions  of  the  Geological  Society  of  Australasia."  Vol. 
I.,  Part  1,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"The  Aborigines  of  Victoria."  (2  Vols.)  By  R.  Brough 
Smith,  F.L.S.,  F.G.S.  "Victorian  Year  Book "  for  the  years 
1875-1885  (9  Vols.)  By  H.  H.  Hayter,  C.M.G.,  &c.  ;  "  Catalogue 
of  the  Victorian  Exhibition,  1861;"  "Statistical  Notes  on  the 
Progress  of  Victoria"  (1835-1860).  1st  Series,  Part  1.  By  W. 
H.  Archer;  "Natural  History  of  Victoria — Prodromus  of  the 
Zoology  of  Victoria."  Decades  IX.  to  XII.  By  Professor 
M'Coy,  F.R.S.  ;  "Census  of  Victoria,  1881,  General  Report, 
with  summary  Tables,  Diagrams  and  Map."  By  H.  H.  Hayter, 
C.M.G.  ;  "Report  of  the  Secretary  for  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  for  the  year  1884;"   "Handbook   to  the   Colonv  of 


DONATIONS.  1125 

Victoria,  1385;"  "  Colonial  and  Indian  Exhibition,  London,  1886. 
Illustrated  Handbook  of  Victoria,  Australia  j"  "  Catalogue  of 
Exhibits  in  the  Victorian  Court."  From  the  Premier  of  Victoria, 
through  the  Principal  Librarian,  Melbourne  Public  Library. 

"Journal  of  the  Royal  Microscopical  Society  of  London." 
Ser.  ii.,  Vol.  VI.,  Part  5,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Zoologischer  Anzeiger."  Jahrg.  IX.,  Nos.  235-237.  From 
the  Editor. 

"Bulletins  du  Comite  Geologique,  St.  Petersbourg,"  Vol.  V., 
Nos.  7,  8,  1886  ;  "  Memoires,"  Tome  III.,  No.  2,  1886.  From  the 
Committee. 

"  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  FAcademie  des  Sciences, 
Paris."  Tome  CIIL,  Nos.  7-12.  "  Centenaire  de  M.  Chevreul. 
Discours  prononces  au  Museum  d'histoire  naturelle."  From  the 
Academy. 

"  Records  of  the  Geological  Survey  of  India."  Vol.  XIX., 
Part  4,  1886.     From  the  Director. 

"  Annual  Reports  of  the  Department  of  Mines,  New  South 
Wales,  for  the  years  1875-1879,  1881-1885"  ;  "  Official  Catalogue 
of  the  Natural  and  Industrial  products  of  New  South  Wales, 
forwarded  to  the  International  Exhibition  of  1876,  at  Philadelphia ;" 
"  Official  Record,  Sydney  International  Exhibition,  1879"  ; 
"  Census  of  New  South  Wales,  1881"  ;  "  The  Industrial  Progress 
of  New  South  Wales  :  being  a  report  of  the  Intercolonial 
Exhibition  of  1870,  at  Sydney";  "  The  Industries  of  New  South 
Wales."  By  Charles  Lyne  ;  "Statistical  Register  of  New  South 
Wales  for  the  year  1883";  "The  Timber  Trees  of  New  South 
Wales."  By  Arvid  Nilson  ;  "  Report  of  the  Executive  Secretary 
on  the  Bordeaux  International  Exhibition  of  Wines,  1882" ; 
"  Report  on  the  Infectious  and  Contagious  Diseases  in  Stock  pre- 
vailing in  Europe."  By  Alex.  Bruce  ;  "  Report  on  inoculation  for 
pleura-pneumonia  in  Cattle."  By  Alex.  Bruce;  "Results  of  Rain 
and  River  Observations  made  in  New  South  Wales  during  1879, 
1880,  1881."  By  H.  C.  Russell,  B.A.,  F.R.A.S.  ;  "  Explora- 
tion of  the  Caves  and  Rivers  of  New  South  Wales  (Reports, 
Correspondence    &c.)" ;     "  Tin-bearing   Country,    New    England 


1126  DONATIONS. 

(Report  of  Mr.  Licensed  Surveyor  Wilkinson)"  ;  "  Catalogue  of 
the  Minerals  and  Rocks  in  the  collection  of  the  Australian 
Museum."  By  G.  Krefft,  F.L  S.  ;  "  Conservation  of  Water- 
First  Report  of  the  Commissioners,  1886"  ;  "The  Aborigines  of 
Australia."  By  R.  Sadleir,  RN.,  J.P.;  "  An  Inquiry  into  the 
Causes  and  Effects  of  the  Variolar  Vaccina?,  a  disease  discovered 
in  some  of  the  Western  Counties  of  England,  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Cow-Pox."  By  Edward  Jenner,  M.D.,  F.R.S.  ;  "  Select 
extra-tropical  plants,  readily  eligible  for  Industrial  Culture  or 
Naturalization."  By  Baron  Ferd.  von  Mueller  ;  "  Mammalia, 
recent  and  extinct."  By  A.  W.  Scott,  M.A.  ;  "  Report  on  Lunatic 
Asylums."  By  F.  N.  Manning,  M.D.  From  the  Minister  for 
Public  Instruction  (N.S.W.)  through  the  Government  Printer, 
Sydney. 

"  Archives  de  Biologie."  Tomes  I.-V.,  VI.  (Parts  1  and  2,) 
1880-1885;  "  Zeitschrift  fur  wissenschaftliche  Zoologie."  Band 
XL.-XLIL,  XLIII.  (Heft  1-3,)  1884-1886  ;  "Revue  et  Magasin 
de  Zoologie."  3rd  Series.  Tomes  V.,  VI.,  VII.  1877-1879. 
From  the  Hon.  William  Macleay.  F.L.S. 

"  Proceedings  and  Transactions  of  the  Queensland  Branch  of 
the  Geographical  Society  of  Australasia."  2nd  Session.  1886-7. 
Vol.  II.     Part  I.     From  the  Society. 

"  The  Forest  Flora  of  South  Australia."  By  J.  E.  Brown, 
F.L.S.  Parts  1,  2,  4-7,  with  portfolio  ;  "A  Practical  Treatise  on 
Tree  Culture  in  South  Australia."  By  J.  E.  Brown,  F.L.S.; 
"  South  Australia  :  its  History,  Productions  and  Natural  Re- 
sources." By  J.  P.  Stow;  "Handbook  of  South  Australia  (Col. 
and  Ind.  Exhib.  1886)";  "Bibliography  of  South  Australia." 
Compiled  by  Thomas  Gill  (Col.  and  Ind.  Exhib.  1886)  ;  "North 
Australia  :  its  Physical  Geography  and  Natural  History."  By 
the  Rev.  J.  E.  Tenison-Woods,  F.R.G.S.,  &c. ;  "The  Northern 
Territory  of  South  Australia,  accompanied  with  a  map  "  ;  "Woods 
and  Forest  Department — Annual  Progress  Reports  upon  State 
Forest  Administrations  in  South  Australia.  1881-1886."  By 
J.E.Brown,  F.L.S.,  Conservator  of  Forests;  Professor  Tate's 
Report   on    Northern  Territory.       Also    eleven    (11)    Geological 


DONATIONS. 


1127 


Reports.      From  the  Chief  Secretary,  South  Australia,   through 
the  Government  Printer,  Adelaide. 

"  Bulletin  of  the  California  Academy  of  Sciences."  No.  4, 
1886.     From  the  Academy. 

"  Proceedings  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Phila- 
delphia."    Part  III.,  1885.     From  the  Academy. 

"  Journal  of  the  Trenton  Natural  History  Society."  Vol.1. 
No.  1,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"Verhandlungen  der  Kaiserl.-Konigl.  zoolog.-botan.  Gesellschaft 
in  Wien."     Band  XXXV.,  II.  Halbjahr  1885.    From  the  Society. 

"  Memoires  de  FAcaclemie  Imperiale  des  Sciences  de  St.  Pe'ters- 
bourg."  VII.e  Serie.  Tome  XXXIII,  Nos.  3,  4,  1885.  From 
the  Society. 

"Nova  Acta  Regiae  Societatis  Scientiarum  Upsaliensis."  3rd 
Series.     Vol.  XIII.,  Fasc.  1,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Annales  de  la  Societe  Royale  Malacologique  de  Belgique." 
Tome  XX.,  1885  ;  "Proces  Verbaux  des  Seances."  August  1885 
to  July  1886  ;  "  Statuts  de  la  Societe  Roy.  Malacol.  de  Belgique  ; 
deuxieme  edition."     From  the  Society. 

"  Mittheilungen  aus  der  Zoologishen  Station  zu  Neapel."  Band 
VI.,  Heft.  4,  1885.     From  the  Director. 

"  Monatliche  Mittheilungen  des  naturwissenschaftl.  Vereins  des 
Reg.-Bez.  Frankfurt."  Jahrg.  IV,  Nos.  4  and  5,  1886.  From  the 
Society. 

"  Chemical  Handicraft — A  Classified  Descriptive  Catalogue  of 
Chemical  Apparatus,  &c."  By  J.  J.  Griffin,  C.E.  From  Mr.  J.  H. 
Maiden. 

"  Diseases  of  Field  and  Garden  Crops,  chiefly  such  as  are  caused 
by  Fungi."  By  Worthington  G.  Smith,  F.L.S.  From  E. 
Havilancl,   F.L.S. 

"Victorian  Naturalist."  Vol.  III.,  No.  S,  1886.  From  the 
Field  Naturalists'  Club  of  Victoria. 

"  Abstract  of  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Queensland, 
3rd  December,  1886."     From  the  Society. 

"  Bolletino  dei  Musei  di  Zoologia  ed  Anatomia  comparata,  della 
R.  Universita  di  Torino."  Vol.  I,  Nos.  9-15,  1886.  From  the 
Director. 


1128  DONATIONS. 

"  On  a  new  species  of  Wild  Pig  from  New  Guinea,"  and 
'"  Ueber  V6gel  der  Siidsee — Auf  Grund  eigener  Beobachtungen 
und  Sammlungen."  By  Dr.  0.  Finsch,  C.M  Z.S.   From  the  Author. 

"  Feuille  des  jeunes  Naturalistes."  No.  193,  1886.  From  the 
Editor. 

"  Transactions  of  the  Entomological  Society  of  London  for  the 
year  1886."     Part  III.     From  the  Society. 

"  Abstract  of  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Tasmania." 
November  2 2nd,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"  Catalogue  of  the  Blastoidea  in  the  Geological  Department  of 
the  British  Museum  (Natural  History)  with  an  account  of  the 
Morphology  and  Systematic  Position  of  the  group,  and  a  Revision 
of  the  Genera  and  Species."  By  Robert  Etheridge,  jun.,  and  P. 
Herbert  Carpenter,  D.Sc,  F.R.S.,  &c.  ;  "A  Guide  to  the  Ex- 
hibition Galleries  of  the  Department  of  Geology  and  Palaeontology 
in  the  British  Museum  (Natural  History)."     From  the  Trustees. 

"  Journal  of  the  Cincinnati  Society  of  Natural  History."  Vol. 
IX.,  No.  3,  1886.     From  the  Society. 

"The  Canadian  Record  of  Science."  Vol.  II.,  No.  4,  1886. 
From  the  Natural  History  Society  of  Montreal. 

"  The  Fern  World  of  Australia,  with  Homes  of  the  Queensland 
species  f  "  Catalogue  of  Plants  in  the  two  Metropolitan  Gardens, 
the  Brisbane  Botanic  Garden  and  Bowen  Park;"  "Classified 
Index  of  the  First  Supplement  to  the  Indigenous  and  Naturalised 
Plants  of  Queensland,  with  an  Alphabetical  Index  of  genera  of 
the  first  part  of  the  work ;"  "  Queensland  Woods — Catalogue  of 
the  Indigenous  Woods  contained  in  the  Queensland  Court,  Colonial 
and  Indian  Exhibition  of  1886."  "  A  Synopsis  of  the  Queensland 
Flora,  containing  both  the  phanerogamous  and  cryptogamous 
plants."    By  Frederick  Manson  Bailey,  F.L.S.    From  the  Author. 

"The  Scottish  Geographical  Magazine."  Vol.  II.,  No.  11,  1886. 
From  the  Hon.  William  Macleay,  F.L.S. 


ON    NEW  OR  RARE  VERTEBRATES    FROM    THE 
HERBERT  RIVER,  NORTH  QUEENSLAND. 

By  C.  W.  De  Vis,  M.A. 

Halmaturus  sp. 

The  paderaelon  of  the  Herbert  district  is  a  member,  apparently 
undescribed,  of  the  thetidis  group — of  which  it  has  the  familiar 
haunch-stripe  and  red  shoulders.  It  seems  to  resemble  greatly 
H.  Wilcoxi,  McCoy  ;  a  species  not  yet  in  the  hands  of  the  writer — 
further  comment  upon  it  is  therefoie  deferred. 

Phalangista  vulpina. 

From  the  forest  on  the  summit  of  Mount  Echo,  Mr.  Broadbent, 
in  a  late  trip  to  the  Herbert  Gorge,  obtained  a  single  example  of 
a  red  'possum.'  In  a  family  shewing  so  strong  a  tendency  to  the 
assumption  of  rufous  colouring,  that  tint,  however  well  marked, 
is,  for  determinative  purposes,  quite  unreliable.  Though  shorter  in 
the  ear,  broader  across  the  muzzle,  stronger  in  the  teeth,  and 
apparently  longer  in  the  limb  than  the  ordinary  P.  vuljnna,  it  fails 
to  convince  one  that  it  is  anything  more  than  a  variety  of  that 
animal.  But  as  it  may  prove  to  be  a  permanent  variety  of  restricted 
habitat,  and  is  certainly  extreme  in  its  chromatic  variation,  a 
description  of  it  may  not  be  altogether  useless.  The  usual  coffee- 
coloured  streak  on  the  chest  and  throat  is  well  developed,  and, 
passing  faintly  over  the  side  of  the  neck,  spreads  with  a  bright 
tint  over  the  occiput,  nape  and  mantle.  On  the  back  and  outer 
side  of  the  limbs  the  colour  becomes  rufous,  the  hair  of  the  upper 
back  being  at  the  base,  red,  of  the  lower  back  and  limbs  yellow, 
the  tips  of  the  hairs  on  the  body  partly  shining  yellow,  partly 
black,  those  of  the  limbs  black.  The  dark  rufous  colouring  of  the 
upper  surface  ends  abruptly  on  a  line  drawn  from  the  armpit  to  the 


1130   ON  NEW  OR  RARE  VERTEBRATES  FROM  THE  HERBERT  RIVER, 

knee — below  this  the  flanks  and  anteriorly  the  lower  throat  are 
buffy  yellow  becoming  golden-yellow  on  the  middle  of  the  abdomen, 
and  bright  coffee-colour  before  the  scrotum  and  around  the  vent. 
The  ears  are  pale  yellow  externally,  and  the  black  patch  at  their 
base  is  almost  obsolete.  The  customary  markings  on  the  head  are 
recognisable,  the  fore  feet  brown,  hind  feet  brownish-red,  major 
part  of  tail  black.  The  fur  (winter  coat)  is  short  and  crisp,  the 
coarse  hair  of  the  tail  short.  The  size  is  considerably  larger 
than  in  ordinary  Queensland  examples  of  P.  vulpina,  and  the 
contrasted  colouring  gives  the  animal  a  very  different  aspect. 

PSEUDOCHIRUS  MONGAN,  11.  Sp. 

There  is  reason  to  fear  that  the  describer  of  Phalangista 
(Pseudochirus)  Herbertensis  has  been  led  into  a  mistake  in  his 
determination  of  the  sexes  of  that  Phalanger.  It  would  appear 
that  in  the  mountain-top  scrubs  of  the  Herbert  Gorge  there  are 
two  associated  species  of  Pseudochirus,  and  that  these  are, 
curiously  enough,  not  distinguished  from  each  other  by  the 
natives  of  the  locality,  who  give  to  them  the  common  name 
'Mongan.'  From  such  community  of  name  has  probably  resulted 
an  idea  that  they  are  identical,  and  this,  communicated  to  Mr. 
Collett,  has  no  doubt  misguided  him  in  his  determination. 
Trivially  we  may  distinguish  between  the  White-armed  Mongan 
and  the  Brown  Mongan;  systematically  we  may  preserve  the 
native  name  in  the  binomial  of  the  latter  and  apparently  more 
abundant  animal. 

Adult  male — the  colour  of  the  upper  surface,  from  the  forehead 
to  the  base  of  the  tail,  is  a  dark  lustrous  brown — the  hairs  of  the 
back  are  greyish-brown  at  the  base,  and  the  majority  of  the 
longer  hairs  have  their  distal  halves  either  dark  rufous-brown  or 
rufous-yellow,  the  latter  yielding  a  ruddy  sheen  which  is  more 
or  less  lost  on  the  limbs  and  entirely  so  on  the  tail.  The  dark 
brown  of  the  upper  surface  descends  broadly  on  the  chin 
becoming  however  paler  as  it  approaches  the  mid-line.  The  throat 
and  mid-line   of  the  chest   and  abdomen  (including  the  scrotum) 


BY    C.  W.  DE    VIS,  M.A.  1131 

are  white,  as  are  also  the  inside  of  the  arm  to  the  elbow  and  of 
the  thigh  to  the  knee.  A  stripe  of  grey  separating  clearly  the 
dark  brown  of  the  upper  surface  from  the  white  of  the  lower  runs 
along  the  side  of  the  chest  and  abdomen.  The  terminal  fourth  or 
a  little  more  of  the  tail  is  white.  The  ears  are  narrow  and  short 
appearing  but  little  above  the  fur.  The  muzzle  is  nearly  devoid 
of  hair  for  a  space  of  5  mm.  behind  the  tip  and  behind  the 
posterior  edge  of  the  nostril.  The  hands  and  feet  are  large,  and 
the  nude  surface  of  the  tail  is  beset  with  prickly  tubercles. 
Length  of  the  head  and  trunk  13J  in.  (343  mm.),  tail  15Jin. 
(413  mm.). 

The  adult  female  is,  on  the  upper  surface  and  inside  the  limbs, 
smoky  brown  with  little  lustre,  and  that  chiefly  on  the  nape  and 
shoulder.  On  the  loins  and  rump  the  colour  deepens  to  a  blackish- 
brown.  Chin  pale  brown.  Throat  and  behind  the  pouch  dirty 
white.  Rest  of  the  lower  surface  brownish  with  admixture  of 
much  greyish-white,  within  the  pouch  chestnut. 

The  hands  and  feet  are  much  smaller  than  in  the  male,  and  the 
nude  surface  of  the  tail  is  comparatively  smooth.  (These  sexual 
characters  are  common  to  this  species  and  to  P.  herbertensis.) 

The  skull  extracted  from  this  skin  is  so  closely  represented  by  the 
figure  of  that  of  P.  herbertensis  £,  in  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1884,  p.  384, 
as  to  persuade  one  that  it  is  specifically  the  same  as  the  original  of 
the  figure. 

But  a  doubt  remains — the  females  of  the  two  species  may  be  so 
nearly  alike  as  to  require  for  their  determination  a  direct  com- 
parison of  skins.  All  doubt  on  this  score  is  removed  by  an 
example  of  an  indubitable  female  of  P.  herbertensis  captured  in  the 
society  of  an  adult  male,  and  equally  out  of  accord  with  Mr.  Collett's 
description  and  its  sombre  subject.  The  upper  surface  of  this  sex 
of  P.  herbertensis  is  even  more  nearly  black  than  in  the  male  ;  the 
lower  surface  as  purely  and  definitely  white.  Above  the  elbow  the 
arm  is  encircled  by  a  white  ring,  narrow  but  distinct.  There  is 
however  no  trace  of  a  similar  ring  around  the  thigh,  as  developed  to 
a  greater  or  less  extent  in  the  mature  male. 


1132   ON  NEW  OR  RARE  VERTEBRATES  FROM  THE  HERBERT  RIVER, 

Though  a  decidedly  larger  animal  than  P.  mongan  its  skull  is 
distinctly  smaller,  somewhat  shorter,  and  in  a  greater  ratio  nar- 
rower between  the  zygomatic  arches  across  the  palate  and  in  the 
teeth,  which  however  present  no  other  appreciable  difference.  The 
frontal  crests  are  feebler  and  the  parietal  crests  rise  less  high  and 
more  angularly  upon  the  sides  of  the  cranium. 

Different  as  the  two  females  are  side  by  side,  it  was  but  natural 
to  attribute  P.  mongan  £  to  P.  herbertensis  £,  as  long  as  the  other 
sex  of  each  was  absent. 

The  Brill. 

The  Brill  is  the  Flying  Phalanger  of  the  scrubs  which  clothe  the 
tops  of  the  Main  Range,  north  of  the  Herbert  River.     In  almost 
all   its  superficial   characters  it  is  not  to   be  distinguished  with 
certainty  from  the  long  and  well  known  Petaurist,  P.  taguanoides, 
of  the  forest  plains ;  but  from  all  Queensland  examples  of  tagua- 
noides in  the  hands  of   the  writer  it  is  externally   differentiated 
by  the  shortness  of  its  ears.     This  peculiarity  would  have  failed  to 
create  more  than  a  passing  suspicion  of  its  distinctness,  had  not  an 
examination  of  the  skull  suggested  by  it,  revealed  differences  which 
appear  to  show  that  it  has  some  real  significance.     In  general  form 
and  proportions  indeed  the  skull  closely  resembles  some  Queensland 
crania  of  taguanoides,  but  structurally  it  differs  from  them  all  in 
at  least  one  rather  important  particular,  the  size  and  shape  of  the 
tympanic  canal.     This  in  taguanoides  is  constantly  wide,  cylindrical 
and  conspicuously  exserted — in  the  subject  under  notice  the  free 
outer  wall  of  the  tube  is  flattened  and  so  much  adpressed  as  to 
be  barely  visible  on  the  lateral  aspect  of  the  cranium  when  viewed 
from  behind.     The  meatus  is  thus  rendered  comparatively  narrow 
and  its  aperture  oval.    A  modification  in  one  organ  naturally  invites 
attention  to  another,  and  turning,  not  without  expectancy,  to  the 
teeth,  we  find  in  them    individually  and    serially  indications  of 
changes  taking  place  which  are  the  more  valuable  in  that  these 
organs  are  in  taguanoides  proper  subject  to  very  little   variation. 
The  molar  battery  is  considerably  shortened — its  length  in  the  upper 
jaw  goes  3J  times  into  that  of  the  entire  skull,   whereas  in  the 


RY    C.  W.  DE    VIS,  M.A.  1133 

ordinary  form  it  goes  but  3  to  3J  in  the  same  length.  In  form  it 
differs  no  less  ;  attenuation  at  either  end  together  with  increased 
convexity  on  its  outer  side  renders  it  comparatively  crescentic  in 
shape.  The  alveolar  tract  of  the  premolar  and  canine  is  on  the 
other  hand  sensibly  concave  externally — that  of  the  whole  dental 
series  is  therefore  slightly  undulatory,  while  in  taguanoicUs  it  is 
uninterruptedly  convex  outwards.  The  molars,  compared  with 
those  of  typical  skulls,  have  a  peculiar  facies  arising  from  the 
obliquity  of  the  cross  valleys  and  much  greater  smoothness  of  the 
grinding  surfaces.  In  the  three  foremost  of  the  permanent  molars 
there  is  but  a  remnant  of  the  sharp  enamel  fold  at  the  base  of 
each  of  the  outer  cusps  seen  in  taguanoides,  these  cusps  themselves 
have  much  less  asperity,  and  the  inner  cusps  are  reduced  to  a  mere 
prominence  of  the  border  of  the  anterior  angle  of  the  tooth,  the 
hinder  of  them  having  become  obsolete.  In  contour  the  chief 
difference  is  presented  by  the  last  molar  which  is  relatively 
narrower  and  more  regularly  trilateral. 

In  the  lower  jaw  the  premolar  is  considerably  smaller  than  in 
any  available  mandible  of  P.  taguanoides.  Also  its  subsidiary 
lobes  both  fore  and  aft  are  disproportionately  smaller  than  the 
principal  one.  The  first  permanent  molar  is  tricuspidate ;  the 
anterior  moiety  of  the  tooth,  cleaved  in  taguanoides  by  an  oblique 
sulcus,  being  here  undivided — posterior  to  it  the  grinding  surface 
of  this  and  of  the  rest  of  the  molars  is  formed  by  a  series  of  broad 
shallow  subcircular  basins,  bounded  externally  by  much  less 
prominent  cuspidate  angles  than  those  of  taguanoides,  tilted  more 
strongly  outwards  and  crossing  the  alveolar  axis  more  obliquely. 
There  is  further  a  notable  difference  in  the  shape  of  these  lower 
grinders  arising  from  the  absence  of  the  strong  anterior  and  mesial 
contractions  which  in  taguanoides  give  them  somewhat  the  look  of 
a  series  of  aludels  in  place — in  the  mandible  under  notice  the 
valleys  are  nearly  of  the  full  width  of  the  crowns.  The  diastema 
is  longer  and  slopes  more  gradually  forward  to  the  outlet  of  the 
incisive  socket  than  in  taguanoides.  It  has  no  trace  of  teeth 
overtly,  but  in  this  respect  the  animal  probably  varies  as  much  as 
taguanoides  itself,  which  has  in  Queensland  examples  from  one  to 


1134   ON  NEW  OR  RARE  VERTEBRATES  FROM  THE  HERBERT  RIVER, 

three   diastemal   teeth,    and  on   the   other   hand    is   said    to   be 
frequently  devoid  of  them. 

The  cranial,  still  more  the  dental  modifications  exemplified  by 
this  skull,  would  doubtless  have  sufficed  to  distinguish  a  species 
had  they  occurred  in  a  fossil  subject,  and  one  cannot  help  feeling 
surprise  that  they  are  not  accompanied  by  external  characters  as 
clearly  distinctive.  The  absence  of  these,  and  the  possibility  that 
the  Herberton  Petaurist  may  be  found  to  vary  in  dentition 
sufficiently  for  its  full  identification  with  normal  representatives  of 
the  species,  must  give  us  pause  to  await  further  material.  At 
present  one  fails  to  observe  a  superficial  character  that  may  not  be 
paralleled  amongst  the  variations  of  the  recognised  species.  Further 
material  is  not  easily  procurable.  The  animal  inhabits  a  part  of 
the  Herberton  Mountains  haunted  as  yet  by  a  wild  and  dangerous 
tribe  of  blacks,  and  the  collector,  Mr.  Broadbent,  was  unable  to 
procure  more  than  a  single  specimen. 

Dromicia  frontalis,  n.  sp. 

The  occurrence  of  a  Dromicia  in  Queensland  has  not,  so  far  as 
the  writer  can  ascertain,  been  placed  on  record,  and  no  example  of 
a  species  existing  in  the  southern  part  of  the  colony  is  known  to 
him.  It  was  therefore  with  pleasure  that  he  found  a  representative 
of  this  very  interesting  link-form  in  the  Herberton  collection. 
Three  specimens  caught  in  the  same  tree  by  a  blackfellow  were 
brought  to  Mr.  Broadbent — all  three  of  the  same  age  and  size. 
The  two  which  are  females  have  their  pouches  open,  but  whether 
they  have  borne  young  is  very  doubtful — from  their  stage  of 
dentition  they  cannot  be  more  than  two-thirds  grown.  Immature 
as  they  are,  however,  they  are  well  characterised,  and  cannot  be  con- 
founded with  nana,  concinna,  or  unicolor.  They  may  be  described 
as  D.  frontalis  ("  Cubbie-cubbie"  of  the  natives). 

Fur  short,  not  extending  on  to  the  tail  ;  tail  not  incrassated  at 
base  ;  nails  and  pads  of  second  and  third  toes  separated  ;  a  distinct 
patagial  fold  ;  colour  above  varied,  beneath  uniform  ;  size  small. 

On  the  upper  surface  greyish  fawn,  rather  darker  on  the  vertex 
and   occiput   (in    one  Q    example  on  the  nape   also).     Forehead 


BY    C.  W.  DE    VIS,  M.A.  1135 

and  a  line  passing  over  the  eye  and  root  of  the  ear  pale  fawn,  with 
a  darker  mesial  stripe  (conspicuous  in  spirits)  running  forward  to 
the  muzzle.  Eyelid  and  around  the  eye  dark  brown  in  a  patch 
extending  a  little  forwards  on  the  face.  Edge  of  the  ear  internally, 
and  anterior  half  externally  dark  grey.  Hinder  half  of  the  ear 
white.  A  dark  brown  streak  runs  down  the  side  of  the  neck  and 
expands  on  the  fore  part  of  the  arm.  On  the  back  of  the  thigh  is 
a  less  distinct  patch  of  similar  colour.  Upper  surface  of  maims 
and  pes  brown.  All  the  lower  surface  yellowish-white.  This 
extends  over  the  upper  lip,  to  the  back  of  the  ear,  over  the  edge  of 
the  lateral  fold  and  around  the  distal  end  of  the  leg. 

The  fur  is  short  and  silky  and  terminates  at  the  rump.  The 
base  of  the  tail  is  contracted  and  sparsely  covered  with  hair ;  it 
consequently  appears  lighter  in  colour  than  the  rest  of  the  tail  on 
which  the  hair  is  moderately  close,  long  and  of  a  dark  brownish 
grey  above,  recumbent,  with  a  distinct  tendency  to  form  a  fringe 
on  either  side.  The  under  surface  of  the  tail  is  more  scantily 
clothed  with  shorter  white  hair  continued  centrally  to  an  eighth  of 
an  inch  from  the  tip,  and  laterally  nearly  to  the  tip.  The  ear  is 
short,  rounded  and  broad  at  the  base,  well  clothed  externally  and 
fairly  well  internally  with  short  hair.  The  muzzle  is  broad  and 
obtuse.  The  hair  on  the  hinder  part  of  the  face  is  elongated  and 
spreads  vibrissre-like  over  the  root  of  the  ear.  The  claws  are  well- 
developed  and  exserted.  The  fleshy  pads  of  the  manus  and  pes 
are  nearly  smooth,  the  central  pad  of  the  manus  and  terminal 
pads  of  the  pes  being  alone  slightly  striated  longitudinally. 

The  length  of  the  head  and  body  is  1*7  inch  (43  mm.),  of  the 
tail  1-65  inch  (42  mm.). 

NlNOX  BOOBOOK,  Var.  LURIDA. 

Taking  due  heed  of  the  possibility  that  the  little  owl  to  be  noticed 
may  be  a  dwarfed  variety  of  JV.  boobook,  the  writer  refrains  from 
giving  it  a  specific  name ;  at  the  same  time  he  is  induced  to  point 
out  its  distinctive  features  by  a  wish  to  maintain  the  usefulness 
of  Mr.  Sharpe's  key  to  the  genus. 

Synoptical  characters. 
73 


1136  ON  NEW  OR  RARE  VERTEBRATES  FROM  THE  HERBERT  RIVER, 

Breast  spotted. 

Head  uniform,  brown. 

Belly  chestnut- brown,  densely  spotted. 

Adult  males — head  and  all  the  upper  surface,  including  wing  and 
tail-coverts,  deep  smoky  brown  ;  uniform  or  tending  to  coffee-brown 
on  the  hind  neck  and  scapulars — the  latter  with  a  large  white  spot  on 
each  outer  web  and  frequently  a  smaller  one  on  the  inner.  One 
or  two  small  buffy  spots  on  each  side  of  the  hind  neck.  Primary 
coverts  dark  brown.  Quills  dark  brown  washed  with  rufous  on 
the  inner  edge  as  far  as  the  notch,  and  imperfectly  barred  on  the 
inner  web  with  more  or  less  distinct  and  elongated  spots  not 
reaching  the  edges.  Inner  secondaries  with  a  series  of  white  or 
buff  spots  on  the  inner  webs,  outer  secondaries  not  or  very 
indistinctly  barred  with  buff  on  the  outer  web.  Forehead  grey ; 
loral  pencils  whitish  with  black  shafts  and  tips.  Fore  part  of 
cheeks  and  chin  impure  white  ;  ear-coverts  brown  ;  a  narrow  eye- 
brow and  post-auricular  are  rufous  ;  middle  of  throat  rufous,  each 
feather  with  a  blackish  central  streak.  Rest  of  the  under  surface 
chestnut  brown,  uniform  or  fading  to  buffy  white  around  and 
before  the  vent.  Each  feather  with  a  spot  of  white  on  either  web, 
the  spots  diminishing  in  size  but  remaining  distinct  as  far  forwards 
as  the  hinder  edge  of  the  throat.  Leg  feathers  short,  fawn  or 
coffee-brown.  Under  tail-coverts  similar  in  colour  with  a  spot  of 
white  on  each  web  most  distinct  on  those  of  the  basals.  Under 
wing-coverts  rufous,  the  outer  mottled  and  streaked  with  dark 
brown.  Edge  of  the  wing  buffy  white.  Bill  black  to  a  very 
variable  extent  from  the  base,  lead-colour  in  life.  Feet  dusky, 
white  in  life.  Total  length  11  inches,  wing  8*25,  tail  5,  tarsus 
1-25,  middle  toe  1-33. 

Hab. — Dark  thick  scrubs,  a  few  miles  from  Cardwell. 

Two  specimens. 

Ninox    rufa,  Gould. 

Three  adult  examples  of  this  fine  owl  occur  in  the  collection. 
It  is  difficult  to  conceive  its  identity  with  N.  strenua,  Gld.,  and 
until  connecting  forms  present  themselves  it  is  more  convenient 
to  name  both  in  our  lists. 


BY    C.  \V.  DE    VIS,  M.A.  1137 

Varanus,  sp. 

Teeth  obtuse,  sub-compressed  ;  snout  broad,  depressed,  measured 
from  the  anterior  angle  of  the  eye  equal  to  the  distance  therefrom 
to  the  anterior  border  of  the  ear-orifice  ;  tail  depressed  at  the  base, 
moderately  compressed  posteriorly  ;  scales  of  the  head  large,  flat, 
irregular  in  size  and  shape,  largest  between  the  orbits,  those  of  the 
supraorbital  and  temporal  regions  smaller ;  no  enlarged  series  of 
supraorbitals  ;  scales  of  the  back  oval,  much  longer  than  broad, 
tectiform,  of  the  tail  keeled  and  subspinose,  the  median  pair  above 
elevated,  strongly  keeled  and  forming  a  subspinose  groove ; 
abdominal  scales  in  86  rows,  smooth  and  flat ;  nostril  nearer  to  the 
tip  of  the  snout  than  to  the  angle  of  the  eye;  canthus  rostralis 
rather  sharp  ;  grey  above  with  darker  spots  of  two  or  three  scales 
each  on  the  sides,  confluent  into  reticulating  lines  on  the  back  ; 
under  surface  with  numerous  pale  grey  transverse  bars  ;  base  of 
tail  above  varied  with  paler  scales,  for  the  rest  uniform. 

Locality — Herbert  River  ;  collected  by  Mr.  K.  Broadbent. 

Notwithstanding  the  perfect  smoothness  of  the  abdominal  scales, 
and  also  entire  absence  of  enlarged  superocular  scales,  one  cannot 
dismiss  a  suspicion  that  this  is  a  local  variety  of  V.  prasinus.  On 
one  side  of  the  head  a  single  superocular  scale,  broader  than  long, 
is  surrounded  by  a  ring  of  smaller  scales  ;  on  the  other  side  even 
this  faint  approach  to  a  serial  differentiation  of  the  scales  is  wanting, 
certainly  a  very  different  state  of  things  to  that  which  obtains  in 
V.  iwasinus.  However,  a  notice  of  the  lizard,  if  further  examples 
prove  it  to  be  really  prasinus^  will  at  least  serve  to  record  the 
presence  of  that  species  on  the  mainland  of  the  colony. 


1138         NOTE  ON  THE  EGG  OF  THE  REGENT-BIRD. 

NOTE    ON    THE   EGG   OF   THE    REGENT-BIRD, 

SERICULUS  MELINUS,  Lath. 

By  Dr.  E.  Pierson  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E. 

(Plate  XIX.,  fig.  4.) 

Recently,  having  had  several  communications  from  numbers  of 
this  and  other  Scientific  Societies  in  Australia  and  Great  Britain 
asking  for  information  and  a  description  of  an  authentic  egg  of 
this  bird,  I  venture  to  offer  to  the  Society  a  carefully  made  descrip- 
tion and  coloured  figure  of  an  egg  taken  from  the  oviduct  of  the 
bird  itself,  from  which  it  will  be  seen  that  most  of — I  may  say 
nearly  all,  the  so-called  Regent-Birds'  Eggs  in  the  hands  of  collectors 
both  in  this  and  the  neighbouring  colonies  are  not  authentic. 

Sericulus  melinus,  Lath. 

Egg. — The  ground-colour  is  of  a  delicate  white  with  a  faint 
shade  of  French  grey ;  towards  the  thicker  end  is  a  zone  of 
irregularly  shaped  spots,  some  being  confluent ;  these  are  of  a  light 
lilac  or  bluish-grey  and  appear  beneath  the  surface  of  the  shell, 
over  which,  and  on  the  remaining  surface  of  the  egg,  are  irregular 
angular  lines  and  linear  markings  and  letters  of  sienna  and  brown, 
forming  loops,  crosses,  and  arabic-like  marks  and  figures,  some 
resembling  the  figures  4,  6,  7,  8,  3,  &c,  &c,  and  in  one  place  at 
the  thinner  end  an  irregularly  formed  capital  M.  Very  few  of 
the  lines  quite  encircle  the  egg,  but  many  cross  and  recross  each 
other  over  the  surface  towards  the  thicker  end  ;  the  thin  end  has  a 
few  similar  shorter  detached  marks.  Length  1*35  inches  by 
0-9  inch. 


NOTES  ON  THE  NESTING  OF  PYCNOPTILUS 
FLOCGOSUS  (Gould),  IN  N.S.W. 

By  Dr.  E.  Pierson  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  F.G.S.,  &c. 

(Plate  XX.) 

Some  months  ago  I  made  some  remarks  on  the  occurrence  of 
this  hitherto  scarce  bird  in  N.  S.  Wales,  prior  to  which  it  had  only 
been  recorded  from  our  more  southern  provinces.  Our  taxidermist, 
Mr.  J.  A.  Thorpe,  procured  some  beautiful  specimens  in  the  flesh 
at  Cambewarra,  about  100  miles  south  of  Port  Jackson;  and  Mr. 
Yardley,  of  that  district  has  forwarded  quite  recently  the  nest  and 
eggs  taken  by  a  Mr.  Sinclair,  a  timber-getter  working  in  the 
adjacent  scrubs.  The  nest,  I  am  informed,  was  placed  on  or  very 
near  the  ground  among  some  debris  on  a  bank  or  slope ;  it  is  a 
rather  loose  structure,  built  of  shreds  of  bark  chiefly,  and  lined 
with  feathers  of  various  kinds,  among  which  may  be  distingushed 
those  of  the  Lyre  bird,  Cat-bird,  and  some  of  the  Pycnoptilus 
itself.  In  form  it  is  somewhat  dome-shaped,  placed  on  its  side  and 
with  a  large,  rough  ill-defined  opening,  which  was  probably 
narrowed  by  the  adjacent  debris  among  which  it  was  placed. 

The  eggs,  two  in  number  for  a  sitting,  are  in  tint  of  a  dark 
rich  purplish  brown  like  those  of  Sericornis  citreogularis,  with  an 
indistinct  zone  at  the  larger  end  of  a  blackish  tint,  and  a  few 
ill-defined  obsolete  spots  of  the  same  on  the  other  parts  ;  they  are 
smaller  and  more  dot-like  nearer  the  thin  end,  where  the  ground- 
colour is  slightly  lighter  in  tint ;  they  measure  as  follows  (A.) 
1  inch,  by  0-75,  and  (B.)  0'95  inch  by  075  inch.  They  are 
decidedly  swollen  and  much  shorter  in  proportion,  but  otherwise 
very  like  the  dark  variety  of  the  eggs  of  the  Sericornis  citreogularis. 


1140        NOTES  ON  THE  NESTING  OF  PYCNOPTILUS  FLOCCOSUS. 

Mr.  A.  J.  North,  of  Melbourne,  who  took  a  nest  of  this  species 
so  far  back  as  October,  1878,  at  Childers,  in  South  Gippsland,  and 
exhibited  the  first  specimens  I  had  seen,  at  the  International 
Exhibition  held  in  Melbourne,  1880,  informs  me  that  this  species 
was  very  plentiful  in  that  district  up  to  1881,  but  the  numerous 
clearings  made  by  the  "  selectors"  have  since  driven  the  birds  to 
other  parts.  The  eggs  he  states  show  no  difference  from  those  here 
described,  except  that  some  are  slightly  longer,  and  not  so  swollen 
as  others. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  XX. 

Fig.  1,  Nest,  and  fig.  2,  Egg  of  Pycnoptilus  floccosus,  from  the  Cambewarra 
District. 


DESCRIPTIONS  OF  AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'  EGGS. 

By  Dr.  E.  Pierson  Ramsay,  RR.S.E ,  M.R.I.A.,  &c. 

(Plate  XIX.,  tigs.  1-3,  5  and  6.) 

At  the  request  of  several  of  my  friends  in  the  country,  who  are 
interested  in  Australian  Oology,  but  have  not  access  to  collections 
containing  authentic  specimens  of  eggs,  I  beg  to  submit  the 
following  descriptions  of  such  as  are  rare,  or,  in  my  own  opinion, 
have  been  imperfectly  or  incorrectly  described. 

Astur  radiatus,  Lath. 

I  take  the  following  description  from  my  note  book,  under  date 
October  11th,  1884,  p.  25. 

'  The  egg  of  Astur  radiatus,  just  received  from  Mr.  Barnard,  of 
Coomooboolaroo,  in  the  Dawson  River  District,  Queensland, 
is  much  like  a  large  egg  of  Astur  apjtroximans  or  that  of  Aquila 
morphnoides.  It  is  of  a  dull  white,  roundish,  with  a  few 
blackish  brown  smears  and  blotches,  and  irregular  markings  and 
dots  of  a  slightly  darker  shade ;  the  shell  is  slightly  rough. 
Length  2*2  inches,  diameter  1*8  inches.'     (No.  147). 

Astur  approximans,  Viy.  and  Horsf. 
The  eggs  in  set  No.  A,  are  of  a  long  narrcw  oval ;  colour  dull 
white,  smeared  with  yellowish-buff;  length  1*74  inches  by  1*3, 
inches.  A  second  set,  No.  B,  show  smears  to  a  less  extent,  and 
there  are  a  few  scattered  spots  of  a  deep  reddish-brown ;  form 
a  round-oval.  Length  1*75  inches  x  1*4  inches  in  breadth. 
(Note-book,  1880-1,  p.  5.) 

Haliastur  sphenurus,  Vieill. 

Egg  roundish,  white,  with  a  slightly  bluish  tinge  on  the  inner 
surface    of    the    shell,    with    numerous    dots,    a   few    spots    and 


1142  DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'    EGGS, 

irregular  markings  of  dull  yellowish-brown.  The  shape  of  some 
specimens  is  a  true  oval,  equal  at  both  ends,  but  swollen  in  the 
centre.  Length  2*15  inches  x  1*8  inches  in  breadth.  [Note-book, 
1882,  p.  33.) 

Falco  subniger,  Gould. 

It  is  through  Mr.  K.  H.  Bennett's  exertions  and  liberality 
that  I  am  enabled  to  describe  the  eggs  of  this  rare  species, 
taken  by  himself  on  the  27th  of  September,  1884.  There  were 
four  laid  for  a  sitting,  which  closely  resemble  large  specimeus  of 
the  Merlin's,  and  are  not  unlike  finely  freckled  eggs  of  Hieracidea,. 
but  of  a  richer  or  brighter  red,  the  ground-colour  being  obscured 
with  rich  reddish  dots  and  freckles  all  over  the  surface ;  in  some 
these  dots  form  confluent  markings  on  one  end  of  the  egg,  or 
patches  on  the  side  ;  they  are  almost  identical  in  colour  and  shape 
with  those  of  F.  hypoleucus,  but  larger  ;  the  shell  is  of  finer 
grain  than  is  shown  in  those  of  the  Hieracideas.  In  form  they 
are  almost  true  ovals  being  but  slightly  swollen  at  the  thicker 
end;  one  is  rather  elongate  in  form.  Length  (A)  2*1  x  1*6 
inches;  (B)  2-13  x  1-58  inches;  (C)  2*18  x  155  inches. 

Strix  Candida,  Tickell. 

I  am  indebted  to  my  friend  Mr,  A.  J.  Boyd  for  a  set  of  the  eggs 
of  this  species  taken  in  the  Herbert  District,  Queensland ;  like 
those  of  all  others  of  the  genus,  they  are  white,  but  have  a  slight 
bluish  tinge  ;  in  form  oval,  rather  swollen  about  the  centres  : 
length  (A)  l-68  inches  x  1*25  inches  in  breadth ;  (B)  1*7  inches  x 
1*25  inches. 

EUROSTOPODUS    ALBOGULARIS,    V.  and  H. 

Having  recently  received  from  Mr.  A.  Clark  a  very  fine 
specimen  of  the  egg  of  this  species,  which  differs  in  size  and  colour 
from  all  I  have  before  examined,  I  cannot  let  the  occasion  slip 
by  without  describing  so  fine  a  specimen.  The  eggs  taken  at 
Gootchy  by  Mr.  D.  Helsham,  were  evidently  quite  authentic,  as 
the  bird  was  flushed  off  the  egg,  and  several  specimens  shot  by 
myself   at    the  time.     The   Gootchy  eggs   are  smaller    than   the 


BY    E.  P.   RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  M.R.I. A.,  &C.  1143 

present  specimen,  but  slightly  larger  than  those  of  E.  guttatas. 
The  egg  at  present  under  consideration  in  size  is  almost  as  large 
as  that  of  Podargus  hwrwralis,  The  egg  from  Gootchyis  1  *53  x  1*05 
inch ;  colour  light  cream  with  black  round  dots.  That  received  from 
Mr.  A.  Clarke,  is  of  a  rich  deep  cream-yellow,  having  on  one  side  a 
cluster  of  round  black  spots,  which  touch  one  another  here  and 
there,  and  a  few  similar  dots  sprinkled  over  the  remaining  surface  ; 
length  1*55  inches  x  1*15  inches  in  breadth.  In  consequence  of 
the  great  width  of  the  egg  it  appears  to  be  larger  than  it  really  is. 

Sphexura  longirostris,  Gould. 
Ground-colour  whitish,  spotted  freckled  and  dotted  all  over,  but 
more  closely  on  the  thicker  end,  with  dark  wood-brown.     Length 
0-9  inch  x  0-72   inch.      Taken  by  Mr.   George  Masters  at   King- 
George's  Sound,  West  Australia. 

Amytis  striatus,  Gould. 

The  eggs  of  this  species  closely  resemble  those  of  Ptenosdus 
rvfescens.  The  ground-colour  is  white,  almost  obscured  towards 
the  thicker  end  with  freckles  and  dots,  forming  confluent  spots 
of  rich  red ;  in  some  forming  a  zone,  in  others  extending  in  an 
irregular  patch  over  the  end.  Length  0.85  x  0*65  inch.  Taken 
by  Mr.  K.  H.  Bennett  at  Mossgiel. 

Hhipiditra  setosa,  Quoy  et  Gccim. 
Similar  to  that  of  P.  motacilloides,  but  much  smaller.  It  is  of 
a  light  cream  colour,  with  dull  wood-brown  spots  forming  a  zone 
at  the  larger  end.  Length  0  68  x  0*55  inch.  Taken  by  Mr.  Alex. 
Morton  at  Port  Darwin.  Other  specimens  similar,  but  with 
larger  and  better  defined  markings  have  recently  been  received 
from  Mr.  T.  H.  Boyer-Bower,  from  Derby. 

Rhipidura  rufifrons,  Lath. 

This  species,  although    a  constant  visitor  to  Sydney  and  the 

neighbourhood,   seldom    breeds   except   in   the  thick   brushes   of 

Illawarra,  or  such-like  localities.     The  eggs  are  two  for  a  sitting, 

of  a  pale  cream  colour,  or  creamy  white,  with  a  zone  of  spots  and 


1144  DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'    EGGS, 

dots  of  light  wood-l>rown,  and  a  few  dots  of  lilac,  the  markings 
being  confined  to  the  zone,  with  the  exception  of  one  or  two  large 
dots  on  the  remainder  of  the  surface.  Length  0*7  x  0*52  inch. 
(Front  Mr.  Ralph  Margrave's  Coll.) 

PlEZORIIYNCIK'S    ALBIVENTRIS,  Gould. 

Monarclta  albiventris,  Gould,  Supp.  Bds.  Aust.  pi.  13. 

From  the  British  Museum  Catalogue  of  Birds,  Vol.  IV., 
pp.  418-19,  I  gather  that  the  true  Piezorhynchus  trivirgata  of 
Temminck  is  not  found  in  Australia,  and  that  the  bird  figured  by 
Gould  under  this  name  must  therefore  be  a  distinct  specieSj  which 
Mr  Sharpe  names  P.  gouldii.  Against  this  I  have  nothing  to  say, 
but  it  may  be  as  well  to  remark  that  the  bird  which  we  recognise 
here  as  Gould's  P.  trivirgata,  viz.,  Sharpe's  P.  gouldii,  is  not  the 
same  as  the  white-bellied  species  P.  albiventris  of  Mr.  Gould, 
nor  is  it  found  farther  north,  as  far  as  I  know,  than  the  Burnett 
and  Burdekin  Rivers,  but  it  is  found  as  far  south  as  the  Hunter  ; 
and  I  have  eggs  taken  by  Macgillivray  on  the  Clarence  River. 
I  also  met  with  it  on  the  Richmond  River.  I  hold  that  Gould's 
P.  albiventris  is  a  good  species  confined  to  the  north,  and  quite 
distinct  from  its  southern  representative  in  N.S.W.,  P.  gouldii. 

Having  previously  described  the  nest  and  eggs  of  P.  gouldii, 
Sharpe,  (Monarcha  trivirgata,  of  Gould),  and  of  Jlonarcha 
melanopsis,  Vieill.  {M.  carinata,  V.  and  H.,  Gould's  Bds. 
Aust.,  pi.  b'5),  I  need  only  mention  that  these  descriptions  will 
be  found  in  the  Ibis;  of  the  former,  M.  trivirgata  of  Gould,  in  Ibis, 
Vol.  IV.,  n.  s.  1868,  p.  271,  and  of  the  latter,  M.  carinata,  in  the 
Ibis,  1865,  Vol.  l.n.  s.,  p.  302. 

The  nest  of  P.  albiventris  is  similar  in  every  respect  to  that  of 
Mniarcha  melanopsis,  Vieill.,  only  slightly  smaller,  and  the  eggs  of 
the  several  species  are  scarcely  to  be  distinguished  from  one  another 
except  by  their  size.  Those  of  P.  albiventris,  Gould,  measure 
08  in  length  x  0*56  inch.  The  ground-colour  is  white,  the 
whole  surface  being  sprinked  over  with  freckles  and  dots  of  bright 
red,  which  becoming  confluent  near  the  thicker  end,  there  form  a 
zone. 


BY    E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  M.R.I.A.,  &C.  1145 

P(ECILODRYAS   SUPERCILIOSA,   Goilld. 

The  nest  of  this  species  somewhat  resembles  that  of  an 
Eopsaltria.  The  eggs  also  resemble  those  of  E.  australis  (Lath.), 
but  are  much  smaller.  The  ground-colour  is  of  a  rich  apple- 
green,  but  in  some  of  a  bluish  tint ;  some  are  zoned  and  sprinkled 
with  spots,  others  have  irregular  or  confluent  blotches  of  reddish 
brown.  Two  eggs  are  considered  by  this  bird  sufficient  for  a  sitting. 
Length  (A)  0-78  x  0-56  inch;  (B)  0-8  x  0-55  inch;  (C)  0-77 
x  0*57  inch  ;  (D)  0*9  x  0*55  inch,  this  last  being  an  elongated 
abnormal  specimen.  They  were  taken,  and  the  birds  shot  by  Mr. 
Ed.  Spalding  at  Rockingham  Bay  in  1868. 

Eopsaltria  gularis,  Quoy  et  Gaim. 

E.  griseogularis,  Gould,  Handbook,  sp.  176. 

Eggs,  two  or  three  for  a  sitting.  The  ground-colour  is  of  a  pale 
apple-green,  with  a  zone  of  dots  and  spots  round  the  larger  end  of 

a  light   reddish-brown  ;  they  approach  in  tint  faded  eggs  of  E. 

nana,    Ramsay,  but  are  much  larger.      Length  0'83    x   0*6  inch. 

Taken  by  Mr.   George   Masters  at   King  George's  Sound,  West 

Australia. 

Malurus  melanotus,  Gould. 

Eggs  like  those  of  M.  cyaneics,  from  which  they  are  not  to  be 
distinguished  ;  white,  with  rich  red  dots,  spots,  and  in  some, 
blotches  scattered  all  over  the  surface,  crowded  on  one  end,  or 
forming  a  broken  zone  near  the  thicker  end  ;  the  size  of  an  average 
specimen  is — long  axis,  0*63  inch  ;  short  axis,  048  inch  ;  of  a 
heavily  blotched  specimen,  0*65  x  0-45.     (Dobr.  Mus.  Coll.). 

Malurus  callainus,  Gould. 

This  wren,  one  of  the  latest  species  described  by  Mr.  Gould,  is 
far  from  rare  in  the  interior,  my  brother  Mr.  James  Ramsay  having 
no  difficulty  in  obtaining  as  many  specimens  as  I  required  during 
one  season,  both  of  its  nests  and  eggs,  with  the  birds  shot  there- 
from.    Although  the   eggs  appear  quite  different  from  those  of 


1146  DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'    EGGS, 

other  species  of  the  genus,  still  it  is  difficult  to  express  these 
differences  in  a  description.  Eggs  white  or  pinkish  white,  with 
minute  dots  and  small  spots  of  rich  red  sprinkled  over  the  whole 
surface,  in  some  forming  zones,  in  others  blotches.  What  I 
consider  the  more  typical  eggs  of  this  species,  are  those  with  a  few 
dots  of  dark  red  sparingly  sprinkled  over  the  whole  surface  of  the 
shell,  closer  together  on  the  thicker  end,  but  seldom  forming  a 
distinct  zone  ;  all  more  or  less  pointed  ;  (1),  0*67  x  0'48  inch  ;  (2), 
0-67  x  0-48  inch  :  (3),  0*66  x  0-48  inch.      (J.  E  ,  Dobr.  Mus.) 

Malurus  LAMBERTI. 

The  eggs  of  this  species  cannot  be  distinguished  from  those  of 

M.    cyaneus    or   many  others  of  the  genus  ;   two  of  this  species 

before  me  are  heavily  blotched  with  red,  forming  a  zone  on  the 

thicker  end ;  another  has  the   spots   smaller  and  sprinkled  over 

the  whole  surface.     Length  (1),  0-64  x  0-48  inch  ;  (2),  0-65  x  0-47 

inch. 

Falcunculus  frontatus,  Lath. 

Although  this  species  breeds  freely  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
Sydney,  its  nest  is  seldom  met  with,  and  its  eggs  are  still  rarer. 
This  arises  chiefly  from  the  inaccessible  places  in  which  the  birds 
build,  the  very  tops  of  the  tall  Eucalypti,  so  that  even  when  found, 
they  are  seldom  procurable. 

The  nest  is  a  deep  cup-shaped  structure  of  fine  shreds  of  bark 
strongly  woven  together,  and  strengthened  with  cobweb,  and 
lined  with  grasses. 

The  eggs,  seldom  three  in  number,  resemble  those  of  Myiagra 
nitida,  but  are  more  elongated ;  white  with  a  few  dots  of  greyish 
lilac  and  slaty  black  sprinkled  over  the  surface,  but  in  some 
crowded  on  the  thicker  end,  where  some  are  confluent,  forming 
spots  or  irregular  short  linear  markings.  Length  (A)  0*9  x  065 
inch  (Dr.  Hurst's,  Coll.) ;  (B)  0-85  x  0-63  inch  ;  (C)  0-92  x  064 
inch ;  B  and  C  have  no  irregular  markings  on  the  shell,  merely 
a  few  minute  dots  almost  black.  A  description  of  the  egg  of 
Falcunculus  leucogaster  will  be  found  in  Gould's  "Handbook  to 
the  Birds  of  Australia,"  I.  p.  230. 


BY    E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  M.R.I. A.,  &C.  1147 

Geocichla  macrorhyncha,  Gould. 

The  nest  and  eggs  very  much  the  same  as  those  of  G.  lunulata, 
Lath.,  but  are  larger  ;  the  eggs  are  three  for  a  sitting,  of  a  greenish 
white,  strongly  freckled  all  over  but  more  numerously  at  the 
larger  end  with  rich  reddish-brown  ;  some  confluent  markings 
take  a  longitudinal  direction  or  run  obliquely  with  the  long  axis  of 
the  egg.  An  average  specimen  measures  1*33  inches  in  length  x 
0*95  inch  through  its  short  diameter. 

AMADINA   MODESTA,  Gould. 

During  the  years  1863  to  1866,  this  species,  from  a  few  pairs  of 
escaped  birds,  had  bred  and  multiplied  considerably  in  the 
neighbourhood  of  Eastern  Creek  and  Blacktown,  &c.  They  also 
appeared  on  the  Bell  River,  near  Cardington,  where  several  nests 
were  taken  by  my  brother,  Mr.  J.  S.  Ramsay,  24th  December, 
1869.  Nests  like  all  others  of  the  genus,  and  the  eggs  white, 
4  or  5  for  a  sitting,  roundish;  in  length  0*6  x  0*46  inch: 
0-57  x  0-54  inch  ;  0-6  x  0'5  inch  ;  0-6  x  0*5  inch. 

DONACICOLA    CASTANEOTHORAX,  Gould. 

This  species  is  widely  distributed  over  the  whole  of  N.  S. 
Wales  and  Queensland.  It  breeds  plentifully  in  the  extensive 
grass-beds  of  the  Clarence  and  Richmond  River  districts,  also 
at  Maryborough,  Q.  Eggs  five  seldom  four,  white;  length 
0-64x048  inch;  0-65x0-48  inch;  0-67x0-5  inch;  two  other 
eggs  from  same  nest  are  slightly  smaller.  Taken  at  Iindah, 
Mary  River,  19/2/72. 

POEPHILA    CINCTA,  Gould. 

This  speciss  was  formerly  abundant  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
Rockhampton,  but  during  my  visit  to  those  parts  in  1869-70,  not 
a  specimen  could  be  found,  the  bird  having  been  entirely  extermi. 
nated  by  the  "  trappers,"  for  the  European  markets.     It  is  thinly 


1148  DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS*   EGGS, 

dispersed  over  the  country  to  the  north,  but  is  replaced  in  the 
Gulf  districts  by  its  near  ally  P.  atrojiygialis.  It  nests  in  the 
long  grass  and  Pandanus  bushes.  Lays  five  eggs  of  a  bluish 
white,  elongated  in  form.  Length  0'7  x  048  inch  ;  072  x  0'5 
inch.  We  have  at  present,  among  others,  both  P.  cincta  and  P. 
longicauda  breeding  in  our  aviaries. 

POEPHILA    GOULDLE,  Gould. 

This  species  and  the  one  known  as  P.  mirabilis  have  been  found 
breeding  in  company  upon  numerous  occasions.  Both  are  plentiful 
inland  from  the  Gulf  district  to  Derby  in  West  Australia.  The 
nest  is  similar  to  others  of  the  genus,  composed  of  dry  grasses 
without  any  other  lining.  The  eggs  are  white,  slightly  pyriform 
in  shape.  Length  (1)  0-64x049  inch;  (2)  1-65x0-5  inch. 
Five  are  laid  for  a  sitting.     (From  Dr.  Hurst's  Coll.) 

Estrelda  phaeton,  Bomb,  et  J  acq. 

The  eggs  here  described  were  taken  by  Mr.  J.  Rainbird  in  1864, 
from  some  of  the  nests  at  that  time  common  on  extensive  grass 
lands  near  Port  Denison.  The  nest  is  like  all  others  of  the  family,  a 
flask-shaped  structure  of  grasses,  with  a  long  narrow  entrance, 
placed  on  its  side  in  any  convenient  place,  either  in  Pandanus 
trees  or  adjacent  shrubs,  or  among  the  stronger  of  the  grass  stems. 

The  eggs,  4  or  5  for  a  sitting,  are  small  in  comparison  with  the 
size  of  the  birds  ;  lenc;th  0'65  x  0*45  inch  in  breadth. 


i&' 


Orthonyx  temminckii,  ~Vig.  and  Borsf. 

0.  sjnnicaudtcs,  Temm. 

Mr.  Gould  in  his  Handbook  has  already  described  the  nest  of 
this  species,  which  is  usually  known  under  the  name  of  0.  sjrini- 
caudus.  Nests  obtained  by  my  collectors  in  the  Richmond  River 
scrubs  in  1865-6,  were  all  placed  on  the  ground  at  the  base  or 
between  the  "  buttresses  "  of  trees,  and  composed  of  mosses  and 
debris  of  leaves,  &c.  Eggs  white,  large  comparatively,  1*13  x  0  35- 
inch. 


BY    E.  P.  RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  M.R.I.A.,  &C.  1149 

SlTELLA    TENUIROSTRIS,   Gould, 

This  is  a  somewhat  doubtful  species,  and  Dr.  Gadow,  who  has 
presumedly  examined  the  type  from  Mr.  Gould's  collection,  has 
made  it  still  more  doubtful  by  placing  it  as  identical  with  Sittella 
pileata;  but  on  reference  to  Mr.  Gould's  Handbook,  Vol.  I.  p.  610. 
it  will  be  seen  that  that  author  considered  the  bird  a  variety  of 
S.  chry  softer  a. 

As  I  have  specimens  agreeing  very  well  with  Mr.  Gould's 
description,  from  the  interior  provinces,  obtained  by  Mr.  James 
Ramsay,  I  prefer  to  consider  it  more  nearly  allied  to  5.  chrysoptera 
than  to  any  other.  The  length  of  the  bill  is  0-7  inch.  The  nest 
is  a  very  beautiful  structure  placed  between  the  upright  forks  of 
often  a  dead  branch ;  it  is  very  deep,  open  above,  the  edges  sharp 
not  rounded,  and  composed  of  fine  shreds  of  bark,  lichens  and 
cobweb,  the  outside  felted  or  "  shingled  "  with  small  scales  of  bark 
fastened  on  with  cobwebs,  and  made  to  so  resemble  the  sides  of  the 
forked  branch  between  which  it  is  placed,  as  to  be  most  difficult  of 
detection  ;  the  interior  is  usually  lined  with  "mouse-eared"  lichen, 
and  the  colour  of  the  eggs  closely  resembles  that  of  the  lichen  itself. 
The  eggs  are  3,  seldom  4  in  number,  of  a  delicate  greenish  white, 
with  dots  and  confluent  irregular  markings  of  slaty-lilac,  and  slate- 
black,  the  lilac  freckles  appearing  beneath  the  shell;  in  some  forming 
a  zone  of  larger  spots  near  the  thicker  end,  in  others  the  spots  are 
nearly  evenly  dispersed  over  the  whole  surface.  Length  (A) 
0-63x0-55;  (B)  0-68x0-55;  (C)  0-66x0-53;  (D)  062x0  52 
inch. 

Climacteris  erythrops,  Gould. 

I  am  indebted  to  Mr.  K.  H.  Bennett,  of  Mossgiel,  for  a  fine  set 
of  the  eggs  of  this  species,  the  first  I  had  seen ;  they  closely 
resemble  some  of  the  varieties  of  those  of  Ptenoedus  rufescens, 
but  have  a  climacterine  look  about  them,  and  a  smooth  shell.  The 
ground-colour,  apparently  white,  is  obscured  with  evenly  dispersed 
dots  and  freckles  of  a  rich  red,  which,  occasionally  confluent,  form 
elongated   spots  here  and   there;  some  have  a  zone  formed  by 


1150  DESCRIPTIONS    OP    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'    EGGS, 

confluent  spots  of  red  intermixed  with  slate  or  lilac-brown,  and 
here  the  spots  are  largest,  and  the  lilac  marks  appear  beneath 
the  shell.  The  following  are  the  measurements  of  a  set — (A) 
0-83  x  0-65  inch  ;  (B)  0-85  x  0'63  inch  ;  (C)  0-82  x  063  inch. 

While  about  it,  I  may  as  well  make  some  remarks  on 
Climacteris  leucophoea,  Lath.,  Climacteris  scandens,  Temm.,  and 
Climacteris  pyrrhonota,  Gould. 

Recently  on  consulting  the  British  Museum  Catalogue  of  Birds, 
Vol.  VIII.,  I  was  greatly  surprised  to  find  the  female  of  C. 
leucophoea  described  as  that  of  C.  scandens,  and  vice-versa;  how 
such  a  mistake  crept  in  it  is  hard  to  imagine.  I  should  also  like 
to  ask  the  learned  author  of  this  volume  how  "  Glyciphila 
ocularis,  Gould,  P.Z.S.,  1837,  p.  154,"  becomes  a  synonym  of  C. 
leucophcea.     (See  Cat.  Bds.,  p.  336,  Vol.  VIII.) 

Moreover  under  C.  scandens  (p.  337)  the  female  of  C.  leucophcea 
is  described.  The  sexes  of  C.  scandens  differ  in  plumage  only  in 
the  markings  on  the  chest,  and  in  this  respect  they  resemble  C. 
melanura,  Gould,  C.  erythrops,  Gould,  C.  melanota,  Gould,  and  C. 
rufa,  Gould.  But  C.  leucophoza  and  C.  pyrrhonota  belong  to  another 
section  of  the  genus.  C.  pyrrhonota  the  first  specimen  of  which 
I  shot  and  skinned  at  Springfield,  near  Goulburn,  in  January, 
1865,  is  closely  allied,  if  not  identical  with  C.  leucophcea;  it  has 
nothing  to  do  with,  nor  does  it  in  any  way  resemble  C.  scandens. 
For  the  present  I  shall  say  no  more  as  it  is  my  intention  to  revise 
the  synonymy  of  this  genus  hereafter. 

Ptilotis  notata,  Gould. 

The  eggs  of  this  species  are  very  similar  to  those  of  the  other 
members  of  the  genus,  being  of  a  pinkish  white  ground-colour, 
with  rich  dark  spots  on  the  thicker  end,  some  confluent,  forming 
blotches  larger  than  usual.  They  come  nearest  to  those  of 
Ptilotis  auricomis,  and  measure  (A)  0-9  x  0'65  inch  ;  (B)  0'91 
inch  x  064  inch.     Taken  by  Mr.  Boyer-Bower  near  Cairns,  Q. 


BY    E.  P.   RAMSAY,  F.R.S.E.,  M.R.I.  A.,  &C.  1151 

Myzomela  nisra,  Gould. 

The  nest  is  a  shallow  cup-shaped  structure  of  fine  shreds  of  bark 
or  similar  material,  usually  placed  over  a  horizontal  fork  of  a 
branch.  Mr,  K.  H.  Bennett  informs  me  that  some  years  ago  this 
species  was  found  plentifully  near  Mossgiel  feeding  in  the  Sandal- 
wood trees,  (Myoporum  platycarpum). 

Eggs  two  for  a  sitting ;  they  are  of  a  dull  white  or  cream-white 
with  an  indistinct  zone,  which  in  some  consists  of  distinct  dots  of 
dull  brown  near  the  thicker  end,  in  others  clouded  markings 
of  light  brown.  Length  (A)  0-6  inch  x  047  inch  ;  (B)  0-63 
inch  x  048  inch. 

Ptilopus  superbus,  Temm. 

The  egg  of  this  fruit-dove  is  remarkably  small,  in  comparison 
with  eggs  of  other  pigeons  of  a  similar  size.  I  have  received 
a  specimen  taken  by  Mr.  Boyer-Bower  in  the  brushes  near 
Cairns,  Queensland,  and  although  I  may  have  previously  described 
the  egg  of  this  species  taken  out  of  Australia,  I  think  it  not 
out  of  place  to  give  a  description  of  a  truly  authentic  Austra- 
lian specimen.  Eggs  white,  oval,  rather  elongated  and  pointed, 
1*2  x  0*83  inch ;  two  only  are  laid  for  one  sitting. 

Anas  gibberifrons,  Mull. 

There  has  been  much  discussion  about  this  species  which  had 
always  been  looked  upon  in  Australia  until  the  last  few  years,  as 
the  female  of  A.  castanea  {A. punctata,  of  Gould's  Bds.  Aust.) 

I  have  not  been  able  to  find  any  good  characteristics  between 

the  females  of  these  species  up  to  the  present  time.     But  the  males 

may  at  once  be  known,  as  in  A.  gibberifrons,  the  sexes  are  alike  in 

plumage ;  in  A.  castanea  the  male  has  a  rich  chesnut-red  breast 

and  a  glossy  green  head  when  adult,  and  even  in  the  young  male 

the  chest  is  tinged  with  rufous.     The  eggs  are  usually  6  to  10  in 

number,  and  are  laid  in  the  hollow  branches  of  trees,  &c.     Creamy 

white.      Length  2-15x1-45  inches.      The  eggs  of   A.   castanea, 

Eyton,  are  similar  in  size  and  colour, 
74 


1152  DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'    EGGS. 


Anas  supercilosa,   Gmel. 

The  eggs  of  this  species  vary  in  number  from  6  to  10  for  a 
sitting.  The  nest  is  often  placed  at  some  distance  from  the  water 
among  herbage  on  the  ground,  which  hides  the  bird  from  view  when 
sitting.  Often  a  small  "  run  "  through  the  long  grass  and  herbs 
leads  to  the  nest  itself.  A  great  variety  of  situations  is  chosen  for 
the  nest,  and  the  eggs  are  always  covered  over  with  down  and 
feathers  of  the  parent  bird  when  she  leaves  the  nest.  The  colour 
is  a  pale  cream  tint,  sometimes  with  a  greenish  shade.  One  egg  I 
have  seen  has  a  round  green  spot,  but  this  must  be  looked  upon 
as  quite  accidental.  Average  length  2*2  by  1-9  inches  in  breadth. 
{Note-booh,  1880-1,/?.  4.) 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  XIX. 

Eggs  of  Australian  Birds. 

Fig.  1. — Egg  of  Chlamydodera  macidata. 

Fig.  2. —      ,,      Ptilonorhynchus  violacem. 

Fig.  3. —       ,,      Pachycex>liala  gutturalis,  showing  a  double  band  of  spots 

caused  by  retention  in  the  oviduct. 
Fig.  4. —      ,,      Sericidus  melinus. 
Fig.  5. —       ,,      Pachycephalia  gilberti. 
Fig.  6  —      ,,      Ailurcedus  crassirostris. 


DESCRIPTION    OF   A    NEW  SPECIES    OF   HAPALOTIS, 
(H.  BOWERI)  FROM  NORTH  WEST  AUSTRALIA. 

By  Dr.  E.  Pierson  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  &c. 


Hapalotis  Boweri,  sp.  nov. 

Plate  XVIII. 

Adult  male. — The  hair  appears  to  be  of  one  kind  only,  and  is  of 
a  light  grey  pencilled  with  longer  black  hairs  on  the  upper  surface 
of  the  body  and  limbs  ;  from  slightly  in  front  of  the  ears,  down 
the  back  of  the  head,  and  central  portion  of  the  back,  is  a  broad, 
distinct,  but  irregular  band  of  golden  brown,  rufescent  on  the  nape, 
and  on  the  base  of  the  tail  for  about  an  inch  from  its  root ;  from 
thence  for  about  one-sixth  of  its  length,  the  tail  is  blackish.  For 
the  remainder  of  its  length  the  tail  is  quite  white — almost  bare  in 
the  central  portion,  but  with  the  hairs  becoming  longer,  until  it 
ends  in  a  well-defined  brush  of  long  white  hairs  ;  the  scaly  rings  are 
visible  for  about  three-fourths  of  the  whole  length,  the  upper  and 
under  surface  of  the  hands  and  feet,  and  the  whole  of  the  under 
surface  of  the  body  is  white.  Whiskers  black,  their  tips  extending 
to  the  shoulders  ;  a  narrow  black  ring  round  the  eye.  Ears  brown, 
almost  naked,  the  tips  rounded.  Total  length  to  root  of  tail,  11 
inches;  tail  to  end  of  vertebrae,  12  inches  ;  extent  of  reddish-brown 
mark  at  the  root  of  tail,  1  inch ;  of  the  black  patch  following,  2 
inches ;  the  brush  of  hair  at  the  end  of  the  tail  extends  1  inch 
beyond  the  last  vertebra.  Distance  from  snout  to  eye,  1  '2  inches  ; 
distance  from  snout  to  base  of  the  ear,  2 *2  inches ;  the  ear  in 
length  along  the  back  portion,  1  inch  ;  width  across  base  in  front, 
05  inch;  hind  foot,  2*1  inches;  fore  foot,  1  inch. 


1154       NEW  SPECIES  OF  HAPALOTIS  FROM  NORTH  WEST  AUSTRALIA. 

I  regret  to  find  that  the  skull  has  been  removed  in  preparing 
the  skin,  but  the  dentition  is  doubtless  the  same  as  in  the  other 
members  of  the  genus ;  outwardly,  this  species  is  a  typical 
Hapalotis.  (1) 

This  well-marked  species  comes  nearest  to  H.  airicalis  of  Gould, 
but  is  larger  and  differs  considerably  in  its  markings.  In  the 
small  ears  and  rusty  hue  down  the  back,  it  approaches  H. 
hemileucura  of  the  same  author,  but  in  colour  and  markings  it  is 
otherwise  quite  distinct  from  these  and  all  other  previously 
described  species. 

I  have  dedicated  this  very  distinct  species  to  my  lamented 
friend  and  fellow-worker,  the  late  T.  H.  Boyer-Bower,  Esq.,  who 
has  so  recently  lost  his  life  in  exploring  the  unknown  coast  district 
of  North  "Western  Australia,  and  who  had  forwarded  to  me  the 
type  specimen  in  one  of  his  last  consignments. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  XVIII. 

Hapalotis  boweri,  Ramsay. 

Fig.  1. — Side  view  of  skull. 

Fig.  2.— Palate,  &c. 

Fig.  3. — Skull  from  above. 

Fig.  4. — Ramus. 

Fig.  5. — Side  view  of  same. 

Fig.  6. — Under  surface  of  hindfoot. 

Fig.  7. — Under  surface  of  forefoot. 

Fig.  8. — Teeth  of  upper  jaw  (enlarged). 

Fig.  9. — Teeth  of  lower  jaw  (enlarged). 

All  figures  (except  S  and  9)  of  natural  size. 


(1)  Since  the  above  was  written  I  have  received  another  specimen  from 
Mr.  Cairn's  collection  made  in  the  same  district ;  the  skull  of  which  will 
be  found  figured  of  natural  size  in  the  plate,  together  with  the  hand  and 
foot. 


NOTES    ON   THE   BOWER-BIRDS    (FAM.  SCENOPIDjE) 

OF  AUSTRALIA. 

By  A.  J.  North. 


This  beautiful  and  interesting  section  of  the  Paradiseidce 
claims  special  attention  at  the  hands  of  Australian  Naturalists. 
The  nidification  and  eggs  of  five  species  are  now  known,  but 
these  descriptions  being  distributed  over  various  publications, 
I  thought  perhaps  a  few  notes  I  have  put  together  on  the 
subject,  would  be  of  interest  to  some  of  my  fellow-workers  in 
Australian  Oology.  Having  had  access  to  the  Dobroyde  and  other 
collections,  I  am  enabled  to  give  descriptions  of  thoroughly 
authentic  specimens. 

Ptilonorhynchus  violaceus,  Vieill. 

The  range  of  this  species  extends  over  the  whole  of  the  east 
and  south  coasts  of  Australia,  from  Rockingham  Bay  in  the  north 
to  the  Port  Phillip  and  Otway  districts  in  the  south.  The 
favourite  localities  or  parts  where  this  species  is  most  plentiful, 
are  the  scrubs  or  thickets  of  the  mountain  ranges,  where  wild 
fruits  abound;  but  it  also  visits  the  gardens  of  the  settlers 
and  feeds  on  almost  any  kind  of  fruit. 

In  1878  I  first  met  with  them  breeding  in  the  ranges  of  South 
Gippsland,  particularly  on  the  Strzelecki,  and  in  the  neighbour- 
hood of  the  Tarwin  River,  where  I  obtained  both  nests  and 
bowers.  The  first  nest  I  found  was  built  in  a  musk  tree  (Olearia 
argophylla)  about  six  feet  from  the  ground,  and  resembled 
that  of  Cracticus  destructor.  The  eggs  are  usually  two  in  number 
for  a  sitting. 


1156  NOTES    ON    THE    BOWER    BIRDS    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Eggs  in  my  own  collection  from  Gippsland  vary  slightly  from 
those  in  the  Dobroyde  collection  from  the  Illawarra  district, 
being  more  swollen  and  heavily  marked.  The  latter  were 
described  in  the  Proceedings  of  the  Zoological  Society  of  London, 
amongst  those  of  other  birds.     (P.  Z   S.,  1875,  p.  112). 

The  Gippsland  specimens  appear  much  stronger  in  the  texture 
of  the  shell  than  any  of  the  New  South  Wales  examples  I  have 
met  with,  and  are  of  a  rich  cream  colour,  with  irregular  dashes 
and  markings  of  a  dark  umber,  some  of  them  being  superimposed, 
and  a  few  are  of  a  pale  lilac  tint ;  the  remainder  of  the  surface  is 
thickly  covered  with  minute  dots  and  freckles  of  light  brown, 
together  with  several  hair  lines  of  the  same  colour,  particularly 
towards  the  larger  end.     Length,  1*71  inch  x  1*1  inch. 

Ailurozdus  crassirostris,  Payk. 

A.  Smithii,  Vig.  &  Horsf.;  Gould,  Handbook,  Yol.  I.  p.  446. 

Hah. — East  coast  of  Australia,  extending  from  Moreton  Bay  in 
the  north,  to  Cape  Howe  in  the  south.  This  species  is  common 
on  all  the  ranges  near  the  coast  in  New  South  Wales,  but  up  to 
the  present  the  nest  is  known  only  from  one  taken  by  Mr.  Ralph 
Hargrave  at  Stanwell,  near  Wollongong,  in  the  Illawarra  District. 

Both  nest  and  eggs  were  described  by  Dr.  Ramsay  in  the 
Proceedings  of  the  Linnean  Society  of  New  South  Wales,  1878, 
Yol.  II.  p.  107. 

To-day  1  had  the  pleasure  of  examining  this  set  of  ftggs,  and  the 
most  striking  characteristic  about  them  is  their  unusually  small 
dimensions,  for  the  size  of  the  bird. 

Although  approaching  closely  to  P.  violaceus  in  its  habits,  neither 
this  nor  the  following  species  is  as  yet  known  to  make  a  bower. 

Ailurgedus  maculosus,  Ramsay. 

This  is  a  smaller  species  than  the  preceding,  and,  as  far  as  is 
known  at  present,  is  confined  to  the  coast  ranges  between  the 


BY    A.  J.  NORTH.  1157 

Herbert  River  and  Cooktown.  In  the  vicinity  of  Rockingham 
Bay  it  is  not  rare,  but  nothing  is  at  present  recorded  of  its 
economy  or  nidification.  In  habits  it  is  stated  to  closely  resemble 
the  New  South  Wales  species. 

Chlamydodera  nuchalis,  Jard.  &  Selb. 

This  is  the  largest  representative  of  this  genus,  and  is  found  in 
Northern  and  North  Western  Australia.  A  fine  specimen  of 
the  elegantly  formed  bower,  together  with  the  birds,  may  be  seen 
in  the  National  Museum  of  Melbourne.  Its  nest  and  esrsrs  are 
still  desiderata,  but  when  found  will  undoubtedly  approach 
those  of  C.  metadata.  It  is  strange  that  neither  of  the  large 
collections  made  recently  by  Mr.  Cairns  and  Mr.  Boyer-Bower  in 
North  Western  Australia,  contain  any  representatives  of  the 
genns  (1). 

Chlamydodera  orientalis,  Gould. 

Chlamydodera  nuchalis,  Ramsay  (nee.  Jard.  &  Selb.)  Ibis, 
1865,  p.  85. 

The  first  recorded  specimens  of  this  species  were  obtained  about 
twenty  miles  inland  from  Port  Denison,  and  were  distributed 
among  Museums  under  the  name  of  C.  nuchalis.  (See  Ibis, 
1865,  p.  85). 

This  is  the  eastern  representative  of  C.  nuchalis,  from  which  it 
diners  very  slightly. 

Nothing  is  recorded  of  its  nidification. 

Chlamydodera  maculata,  Oould. 

Our  knowledge  of  the  range  of  this  species  has  recently  been 
extended  to  Cape  York;  previously  Rockingham  Bay  was  con- 
sidered its  northern  limit  on  the  coast,  and  the  Murray  district  in 


(1)  Since  this  was  in  print,  Mr.  Boyer-Bower's  last  consignment  has  come 
to  hand,  and  contains  two  specimens,  both  females. — E.P.R. 


1158  NOTES    ON    THE    BOWER    BIRDS    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

Victoria  and  South  Australia,  its  most  southern  range.  The  interior 
provinces  are  the  stronghold  of  this  species,  where  it  is  found 
plentifully  dispersed  all  over  the  Lachlan  and  Darling  River 
districts.  It  occurs  inland  about  80  miles  west  from  Rockhampton 
on  the  Dawson  River,  and  is  also  reported  by  Mr.  Kendal 
Broadbent  from  Charleville,  a  new  settlement  about  125  miles 
west  of  Brisbane. 

The  nest  is  an  open  structure  placed  in  a  low  tree,  and  is  saucer- 
or  bowl-shaped,  composed  of  sticks,  and  lined  with  grass  and 
feathers. 

It  is  very  rarely  indeed  that  C.  maculata  is  found  near  the 
coast,  although  on  one  occasion  Dr.  Ramsay  procured  an  egg  on 
Ash  Island,  near  Hexham,  on  the  Hunter  River,  about  10  miles 
from  the  sea  coast.  This  was  in  1861,  and  probably  the  first 
time  that  the  egg  had  been  found,  although  this  fact  appears  to 
have  escaped  the  Doctor's  memory,  since  he  described  another  egg 
of  the  same  species  13  years  afterwards  (P.  Z.  S.,  1874,  p.  605), 
when  Mr.  J.  B.  White  was  credited  with  having  obtained  the 
first  specimen. 

I  give  Dr.  Ramsay's  description,  which  is  that  of  the  typical 
egg,  and  of  the  most  usual  variety  found. 

"In  form  elongate,  tapering;  shell  thin  and  delicate,  somewhat 
shining  and  smooth.  Ground-colour  of  a  delicate  greenish- white 
tint,  surrounded  with  narrow,  wavy,  twisted,  irregular,  thread-like 
lines  of  brown  dark  umber,  light  umber-brown,  and  a  few  blackish 
brown,  which  cross  and  recross  each  other,  forming  an  irregular 
network  round  the  centre  and  thicker  end  ;  towards  the  thinner 
end  they  are  not  so  closely  interwoven,  and  light  brown  lines 
appear  as  if  beneath  the  surface  of  the  shell,  also  a  few  black 
irregular  shaped  linear  markings,  much  broader   than   the  rest, 


BY   A.  J.  NORTH.  1159 

show  conspicuously  against  the  pale  greenish-white  ground  ;  and 
here  and  there,  over  the  whole  surface,  are  scattered  ill-shapen 
figures  resembling  twos,  threes,  and  fives  (2,  3,  5)  of  various  tints 
of  colour.     Length,  1*5  inch  ;  breadth,  1  inch." 

In  1875,  Mr.  James  Ramsay  obtained  several  specimens  of  both 
birds  and  eggs  at  Tyndarie  ;  and  others  were  received  from  the 
Clarence  River  District.  Since  then  the  eggs  have  become  less 
rare,  and  are  to  be  found  in  most  collections  formed  in  the  interior. 
The  eggs  of  C.  maculata  vary  considerably  in  the  extent  of  their 
markings,  and  sometimes  in  the  tints  of  colouring  ;  one  I  have 
from  the  Dawson  River  District  is  slightly  smaller  than  usual, 
and  has  the  ground-colour  a  faint  greenish-grey  covered  all  over 
with  a  fine  network  of  light  brownish  linear  markings  closer 
together  near  the  thicker  end  ;  others  have  their  markings  confined 
altogether  to  the  larger  end  of  the  egg. 

The  bower  is  a  beautiful  arched  structure  of  twigs  and  grass, 
placed  on  end  on  the  ground,  and  secured  by  a  platform  of  sticks, 
which,  as  wel]  as  the  inside,  is  highly  decorated  with  shells  and 
bleached  bones  of  birds  and  small  animals,  &c.  This  latter 
propensity  has  gained  for  this  species  in  some  parts  of  the  interior 
the  name  of  the  "  Sepulchre  Bird"  ;  in  other  parts  it  is  known  as 
the  "  Pink  Pole". 

Chlam^dodera  guttata,  Gould. 

As  far  as  I  know  I  have  never  yet  seen  this  somewhat  doubtful 
species,  but  Dr.  Ramsay,  while  recently  in  London,  availed  himself 
of  the  opportunity  of  examining  the  type,  and  after  comparing 
his  notes  with  a  large  series  received  from  all  parts  of  Australia, 
he  does  not  consider  the  slight  differences  exhibited  in  C.  guttata, 
sufficient  to  warrant  its  being  separated  from   C.  maculata.     It 


1160  NOTES    ON    THE    BOWER    BIRDS    OF    AUSTRALIA, 

will  be  necessary  therefore  to  receive  a  complete  series  from  North 
Western  Australia,  where  the  type  was  obtained,  before  their  points 
of  distinction  can  be  finally  determined. 

Chlamydodera  cerviniventris,  Gould. 

This  species  is  found  at  Cape  York,  the  Islands  of  Torres  Straits, 
and  in  the  southern  portions  of  New  Guinea.  This  is  the  only 
known  species  of  the  genus  that  has  not  the  handsome  rose- 
coloured  frill  on  the  nape  of  the  neck.  Its  bower  is  larger  than 
that  of  any  of  the  foregoing,  and  has  the  sides  nearly  parallel 
with  one  another,  with  a  very  slight  curvature  at  the  top.  It 
is  not  so  highly  ornamented  as  the  bowers  of  other  members  of 
this  genus. 

The  nest  is  an  open  one,  cup-shaped,  and  built  near  the  ground ; 
it  is  composed  of  twigs,  pieces  of  bark,  and  moss,  and  is  lined 
inside  with  grass,  &c.  The  egg  is  very  like  that  of  C.  maculata, 
with  the  same  peculiar  linear  markings  crossing  and  recrossing 
each  other  all  round  ;  it  is  slightly  larger  and  in  form  more 
swollen.  Dr.  Ramsay  informs  me  that  an  egg  of  this  species 
said  to  have  been  taken  by  one  of  Mr.  G oldie's  party  while 
exploring  in  New  Guinea,  found  its  way  to  London,  where  it 
was  sold  at  a  great  price  as  that  of  Paradisea  rac/c/iana,  which 
it  in  no  way  resembles. 

Sericulus  melinus,  Lath. 
Plate  XIX.,  fig.  4. 

This,  perhaps,  the  most  beautiful  of  all  the  Bower-builders,  and 
one  of  the  earliest  known  species,  was  described  by  Latham  in 
1801,  under  the  name  of  Turdus  melinus  ;  since  that  date,  how- 
ever,  it   has   been   redescribed   many  times   and    under   various 


BY    A.  J.  NORTH.  1161 

names,  of  which  that  given  to  it  by  Swainson,  S.  chrysocephalus 
appears  the  most  appropriate,  if  not  the  oldest.  Dr.  Ramsay 
discovered  the  bovver  of  this  species  in  I860,  on  Ash  Island,  and 
the  nest  in  1875  in  the  dense  scrubs  of  the  Richmond  River 
district. 

The  nest  was  an  open  one  resembling  that  of  a  Collyrio- 
cincla  in  size  and  structure  ;  it  was  built  in  a  cluster  of  "  lawyer 
vines,"  Calamus  australis. 

The  bower  is  a  poor  one  compared  with  those  of  the  Chlamy- 
doderce,  but  otherwise  is  not  unlike  that  of  Ptilonorhynchus 
violaceus,  though  smaller  and  more  loosely  put  together. 

The  egg  is  a  long  oval,  slightly  swollen  at  one  end,  the  ground- 
colour being  of  a  pale  lavender  ;  upon  the  larger  end  and  beneath 
the  surface  of  the  shell  is  a  zone  of  nearly  round  and  oval-shaped 
spots  of  a  uniform  pale  lilac  colour,  which  in  some  places  are 
confluent ;  on  the  outer  surface  all  over  the  larger  end,  to  the 
lower  edge  of  the  zone,  are  irregularly  shaped,  but  well-defined 
linear  markings  of  sienna,  assuming  strange  shapes  ;  two  prominent 
markings  being  a  'double  loop,  and  a  scroll,  others  less  conspicuous 
are  in  the  shape  of  the  letter  Z  and  the  figure  6,  while  several  of 
the  markings  stand  at  right  angles  to  one  another  ;  from  the  lower 
edge  of  the  zone  and  dispersed  over  the  rest  of  the  surface,  are  a 
few  bold  dashes  of  the  same  colour,  several  lines  being  straight, 
but  marked  obliquely  across  the  egg,  others  are  like  the  letter  V 
with  one  side  lengthened  at  a  right  angle,  and  the  figure  7,  while 
upon  the  lower  apex  is  a  single  mark  in  the  shape  of  the  letter  M. 
The  pecularity  of  the  markings  of  this  egg  are,  that  the  spots 
appear  to  be  on  the  under  surface,  and  the  linear  markings  on 
the  outer  surface  of  the  shell. 

Length  1*35  inch  x  '09  in  breadth. 


1162  NOTES    ON   THE    BOWER    BIRDS    OF    AUSTRALIA. 

ScENOPffiUS  dentirostris,  Ramsay. 

This  remarkable  bird  is  quite  unlike  any  other  genus  of  the 
family,  and  is  found  only  in  the  dense  brushes  of  the  Bellenden 
Ker  Range,  situated  on  the  North-east  Coast  of  Queensland ;  its 
range  does  not  extend  further  north  than  the  scrubs  near 
Cooktown,  nor  has  it  been  found  further  south  than  the  Herbert 
River.  As  far  as  at  present  known  this  species  does  not  build  a 
bower,  but  in  lieu  thereof  clears  a  space  in  the  scrub  about  10  feet 
in  diameter,  and  ornaments  it  with  little  heaps  of  bright  berries, 
and  gaily  coloured  leaves  and  flowers  &c.  An  interesting  account 
of  the  habits  of  this  species  will  be  found  in  the  Proceedings  of 
the  Zoological  Society  of  London,  1875,  p.  591.  Nothing  is  known 
of  its  nidification  at  present. 


LIST  OF  REFERENCES  TO  AUTHENTIC  DESCRIPTIONS 
OF  AUSTRALIAN  BIRDS'  EGGS. 

By  A.  J.  North. 

Having  received  at  various  times,  many  inquiries  as  to  where 
authentic  descriptions  of  Australian  Birds'  Eggs  may  be  found, 
I  beg  to  lay  before  the  Society  this  List  of  References,  hoping 
that  it  may  prove  useful,  to  those  members,  who  like  myself  take 
an  interest  in  Australian  Oology.  I  may  say  that  these  references 
refer  to  descriptions  published  chiefly  since  the  issue  of  Gould's 
*  Hand-book  to  the  Birds  of  Australia/  and  that  this  List  will  be 
augmented  from  time  to  time  as  descriptions  of  authentic  specimens 
come  under  my  notice. 

Astur  approximans,  Vig.  and  Horsf . ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  2nd  Ser. 
Vol.  Lp.  1141  (1886). 

Astur  radiatus,  Lath.;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I.  p.  1141 
(1886). 

Accipiter   cirrhocephalus,  Vieill. ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  53.     Bead  Jan.  1882. 

Aquila  audax,  Lath. ; — Ibis,  1863,  Vol.  V.  p.  446. 

Aquila  morphnoides,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  JV.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  412. 
Read  Oct.  1882. 

Alcyone  azurea,  Lath.  ; — Ibis,  1866,  Vol.  II.  New  Series,  p.  327. 

Artamus  minor,  Vieill. ;— P.L.S.,  KS.W.,    Vol.     VII.  p.  407. 
Bead  Oct.  1882. 

Amytis   striatus,    Gould; — P.L.S.,    fl.S.W.,    2nd  Ser,    Vol.  I. 
p.  1143  (1886). 

Acanthiza  pusilla,  Lath,  j — P.Z.S.  1866,  p.  574. 


1164       REFERENCES    TO    DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'  EGGS, 

Acanthiza  nana,  Vig.  and  Horsf.  ; — P.Z.S.,  1866,  p.  573. 

Acanthiza  lineata,  Gould  ;—  P.Z. S.,  1866,  p.  571.    PI.  of  nest. 
p.  572, 

Amadina  modesta,   Gould; — P.L.S.,   N.S.W.,  2nd   Ser.    Vol.  I. 
p.  1147  (1886). 

Ailurosdus   smithii,  Vig.  and  Horsf.  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  II. 
p.  107.     Read  June  1877. 

^Egialitis  monachus,  Geoff.;— P.L.&,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  57. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

^Egialitis  nigrifrons,  Cuv.  ; — P.Z.S.,  1877,  p.  336. 
^Egialitis  ruficapillus,  Temm  ; — P.Z.S.,  1877,  ^>.  337. 
Ardea  nov.e-hollandi^:,  Lath. ; — P.Z.S.,  1877,  p.  341. 

Anas  superciliosa,  Gmel. ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,   2nd  Ser.    Vol.  I. 
p.  1152(1886). 

Anas  gibberifrons,  Mull.  ;  )  P. L. S.,    N.S.W.,   2nd    Ser.    Vol.    L 
Anas  castanea,  Eyton  ;       J        jo.  1151  (1886). 

Baza  subcristata,  Gould; — P.Z.S.,  1867,  p.  392. 

Botaurus  POiciLOPTiLus,Wagl. ; — P.L.S.,N.S.  W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  55 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Butoroides  flavicollis,  Lath. ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  55. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Butoroides  macrorhyncha,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  56.     Read  Jan.  1882. 

Biziura  lobata,  Shaw  ; — Ibis,  1867,  Vol.  III.  New  Series,  p.  413, 
pi.  VIII.  fig.  1. 

Caprimulgus  macrurus,  Horsf. ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  581. 
Chelidon  ariel,  Gould  ; — Ibis,  1865,  Vol.  I.  New  Series,  p.   299. 
Collyriocincla  parvula,  Gould  j — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  585. 
Cisticola  exilis,  Lath.  ; — Ibis,  1866,  Vol  II.  New  Series,  p.  328. 


BY    A.  J.  NORTH.  1165 

Cisticola    rujiceps,    Gould  ; — Ibis,    1868,    Vol.   IV.    New    Seizes, 
p.  277. 

Chthonicola  minima,  Gould;— P.Z.S.,  1869,^.  3b§, pi.  XXVII. 

fig-*- 

Cincloramphus  cantillans,  Gould  ; — Ibis,  1866,   Vol.   II.  N.  S. 
p.  328. 

Chlamydodera  maculata,  Gould  ; — P.Z.S.,  1874,  p.  605. 

Chlamydodera  cerviniventris,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    2nd 
Ser.  Vol.  I.  p.  1160  (1886). 

Corvus  coroxoides,  Vig.    &   Horsf. ; — Ibis,    1865,    Vol.    I.    New 

Series,  p.  303. 
Calornts  metallica,  Tenim. ; — P.Z  S.,  1875,  p.  594. 

Climacteris  erythrops,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,NS.  W.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1149  (1886). 

Climacteris  melanura,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 

p.  1093  (1886). 
Climacteris  leucophoza,  Lath.  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  Vol.  VII. p.  51. 

Bead  Jan.  1882. 

Cuculus  inornatus,  Vig.  &  Horsf. ; — P.Z.S.,  1865,  p.  462. 

Cuculus  cineraceus,  Vig.  &  Horsf.  (C.  flabelliformis) ; — P.Z.S., 
1865,  p.  463. 

Chalcites  plagosus,  Lath.  -—P.Z.S.,  1869,  p.  359,  pi.  XXVII. 
fig.l- 

Chalcites   basalis,  Horsf. ;— P.Z.S.,  1869,  p.  359,  pi.   XXVIZ 

fig-z. 

Chalcites  minutillus,  Gould; — P.Z.S.,  1875,/).  600. 

Casuarius  australis,  Wall ; — P.Z.S.,  1876,  p.  119. 

Choriotis  australis,  Gray; — Ibis,  1867,    Vol.    III.  New  Series, 
p.  417,  pi.  IX.  fig.  1. 

Cladorhyxchus  pectoralis,  Dubus  ; — P.L.S.,  N.  S.  W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  57.    Read  Jan.  1882. 


1166      REFERENCES   TO    DESCRIPTIONS   OF   AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'  EGGS> 

Casarca  tadornoides,  Jard. ; — P.L.S.,  JV.S.W.,    Vol.  VII.  p.  58. 
Bead  Jan.  1882. 

Dacelo  leachii,   Vig.   and  Horsf.  ;—P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,    Vol.   VII. 
p.  45.     Bead  Jan.  2hth,  1882. 

Donacicola    castaneothorax,    Gould ; —  P.L.S.,    JV.S.W.,    2nd 
Ser.  Vol.  I.  p.  1147  (1886). 

Dioeum    hirundinaceum,    Shaw; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    2nd.     Ser. 
Vol.  I.  p.  1093  (1886). 

Dendrocygna  eytoni,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  1877,  p.  346. 

Elanus  axillaris,  Lath.; — P.L.S.,  JV.S.W.,  Vol.  II.  p.  109.  Read 
June  1877. 

Eurostopodus  guttatus,  Vig.  and  Horsf. ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  581. 

Eurostopodus    albogularis,    Vig.  and   Horsf.; — P.Z.S.,    1875, 
p.  581. 

Eurystomus  pacificus,  Lath.  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  46. 
Bead  Jan.  25th,  1882. 

Eopsaltria  australis,  Lath.  ; — Trans.   PhiL  Soc,  N.S.W.,  1865, 
p.  326,  pi.  I.,  figs.  7  &  8. 

Eopsaltria  gularis,  Quoy  et  Gaim.; — P.L.S '.,  N.S.W.,  2nd.  Ser. 
Vol.  I.  p.  1145  (1886). 

Eopsaltria  nana,  Ramsay  ; — P.L.S.,  A7.S.W.,  Vol.  II.  p.  374. 

Ephthianura    tricolor,    Gould; — P.L.S.,    JV.S.W.,    Vol.    VII. 
p.  48.     Bead  Jan.  1882. 

Ephthianura  aurifrons,    Gould; — P L.S.,  N.S.W.,    Vol.    VII., 
p.  48.    Bead  Jan.  1882. 

Ephthianura  albifrons,  Jard.  and  Selb.  ; — Ibis,  1863,  Vol.   V. 
p.  178. 

Estrelda  phaeton,  Homb.  et  Jacq.  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  2nd  Ser. 
Vol.1,  p.  1148  (1886). 


BY   A.  J.  NORTH.  1167 

Entomophila  rufogularis,  Gould; — P.L.S.,   N.S.W.,    Vol.   II. 
p.  111.     Read  June  1877. 

Eolophus  roseicapilla,  Vieill. ; — P.LS.,  JV.S.W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  53.     Read  Jan.  1882. 

Excalfatoria  australis,  Gould; — Ibis,  1868,  Vol.  IV.  iV.  S. 
p.  279. 

Eudromias  australis,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,Vol.  VII.  p.  410. 
Read  Oct.  1882. 

Erythrogonys  cinctus,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  KS.W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  412.     Read  Oct.  1882. 

Erythra  quadristrigata,  Horsf. ; — P.Z.S.,  1868,  p.  388. 

Falco  hypoleucus,  Gould;— P.L.S.,  N.S. W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  414, 
Read  Oct.  1882. 

Falco  subniger,  Gould;— P.L.S.,  &.S.  W.,  2nd  Ser.Vol.  I.  p.  1142, 

(1886). 

Falcunculus  frontatus,  Lath.;  P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1146  (1886). 

Gypoictinia  melanosternon,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  413.  Read  Oct.  1882 ;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VI. 
p.  148  (1881). 

Gymnorhina  tibicen",  Lath.  ; — Ibis,  1865,  Vol.  I.  New  Series, 
p.  300. 

Graucalus  hypoleucus,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  408.     Read  Oct.  1882. 

Gerygone  flavida,  Ramsay  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  587. 

Geobasileus  reguloides,  Yig.  and  Horsf.;—  P. Z.S.,  1866, p.  575. 

Geobasileus  chrysorrhous,  Quoy  et  Gaim. ; — P.Z.S.,  1866, 
p.  575. 

Geocichla  macrorhyncha,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  JSf.S.W.,  2nd  Ser, 
Vol.  I.  p.  1147  (1886). 

Glyciphila  subfasciata,  Ramsay  ; — P.Z.S.,  1868,  p.  385. 
75 


1168      REFERENCES    TO    DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'  EGGS) 

Geophaps  scripta,  Temm. ; — P.Z.S.,  1876,;?.  116. 

Geopelia  tranquilla,  Gould  ;— P  L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  54. 

Bead  Jan.  1882. 

i 

Geopelia  cuneata,   Lath. ;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    Vol.    VII,  p.   54. 
Bead  Jan.  1882. 

Glareola  grallaria,  Temm.  ;— P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  410. 
Bead  Oct.  1882. 

Gallinula  tenebrosa,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  56. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Haliastur  leucosternus,  Gould; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  578. 

Haliastur  sphenurus,  Vieill. ; — P.L.S.,  JV.S.  TV.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1141  (1886). 

Hirundo  frontalis,  Quoy  et  Gaim.  ; — Ibis,    1868,  Vol.  IV.  New 
Series,  p.  275. 

Halcyon  pyrrhopygius,  Gould  ; — Ibis,  1866,  Vol.11.  New  Series, 
p.  327. 

Halcyon  macleayi,  Jard.  and  Selb. ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,^?.  583. 

Hylacola  pyrrhopygia,  Vig.  and  Horsf. ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol. 
II.  p.  108.    Bead  June  1877. 

Himantopus  leucocephalus,  Gould  ; — P.Z.S.,  1867,  ^9.  600. 

Herodias  pacifica,   Lath. ;— P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  Vol.   VII.  p.  ±\2. 
Bead  Oct.  1882, 

Leucosarcia  picata,  Lath.  ; — P.Z.S.,  1876,  p.  116. 

Lophophaps  leucogaster,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1095  (1886). 

Lobivanellus  lobatus,  Lath.  ; — Ibis,  1867,  Vol.  III.  New  Series, 
p.  419,^.  IX.  fig.  2. 

Milvus  affinis,  Gould;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  413.  Bead 
Oct.  1882. 


BY   A.  J.  NORTH.  1169 

Milvus  isurus,  Gould;—  P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.   VII.  p.  53.  Read 
Jan.  1882. 

Myiagra  plumbea,  Vig.  and  Horsf.  \—Ibis,    1865,    Vol.  I.   New 
Series,  p.  301. 

Myiagra  concinna.  Gould  ;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,   Vol.    VII.  p.  48. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Micrceca  fascinans,  Lath.; — Trans.    Phil.  Soc.   N.S.W.,  1865, 
p.  329,  pi  I.  figs.  9  and  10. 

Monarcha   carinata,  Teuim.  ; — Ibis,   1865,  Vol    I.  New  Series, 
p.  302. 

Monarcha  trivirgata,  Gould; — Ibis,  1868,  New  Series,  Vol.  IV. 
p.  271. 

Monarcha    albiventris,    Gould; — P.L.S.,    N.S.W.    2nd    Ser. 
Vol.  I.  p.  1144(1886). 

Menura  superba,  Davies  ; — P.Z.S.,  1868,  p.  49. 

Menura  alberti,  Gould  ;—  P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  50.  Read 
Jan.  1 882. 

Menura  victorle,  Gould;— P.L.S.,   N.S.W.,    Vol.    VII.  p.  50. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Malurus  lamberti,  Vig.  and  Horsf.; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.  2nd  Ser. 
Vol.  I.  p.  1146  (1886). 

Malurus  melanotus,  Gould.  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1145  (1886). 

Malurus  leucopterus,  Quoy  et  Gaim. ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol. 
VII.  p.  49.    Read  Jan.  1882. 

Malurus  leuconotus,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  49. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Malurus  callainus,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol.1. 
p.  1145  (1886). 

Malurus  cruentatus,  Gould;  P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol  VII.  p.  408. 
Read  Oct.  1882. 


1170      REFERENCES   TO    DESCRIPTIONS    OF   AUSTRALIAN   BIRDS*  EGGS, 

Mirafra  horsfieldii,  Gould  ; P.Z.S.,  1865,  p.  689. 

Myzomela   nigra,    Gould; — P.L.S.,   ff.S.W.    2nd    Ser.    Vol.    I. 
p.  1151  (1886). 

Melicophila  picata,  Gould ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  414. 
Read  Oct.  1882. 

Melithreptus  gularis,  Gould  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  /;.  597. 

Myzantha  flavigula,  Gould;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  52. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Megapodius  tumulus,  Gould; — P.Z.S.,  1876,  p.  118. 

Malacorhynchus     membranaceus,    Lath.  ;  —    P.L.S.,    JV.S.W. 
Vol.   VII.  p.  58.     Read  Jan.  1882. 

Nycticorax    caledonicus,    Lath.; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    Vol.    VII. 
p.  55.     Read  Jan.  1885. 

Nyroca  australis,  Gould  —P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    Vol    VII.  p.  59. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Origma  rubricata,  Lath.  ; — Ibis,  1863,  Vol.  V.  p.  445. 

Oreocincla  lunulata,  Lath.  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  £>.  110. 

Oriolus  viridis,  Lath.  ; — Ibis,  1863,  Vol.  V.  p.  179. 

Oriolus  affinis,  Gould.  ;—RL.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol,  VI.  p.  57 6.  Read 
April  27th,  1881. 

Orthonyx  temminckii,  Vig.  and  Horsf.,  (0.  spinicaudus,  Temm.)  — 
P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I.  p.  1148,  1886. 

Ocyphaps  lophotes,  Ternim  ;—P.L.S.,  N'.S.  W.,    Vol  VII.  p.  410 
Read  Oct.  1882. 

QEdicnemus  grallarius,  Lath. ; — P.Z.S.,  1877,  p.  335. 

Pandion  leucocephalus,  Gould  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  578. 

Pardalotus   punctatus,  Temm. ; — Ibis,   1868.     Vol.  IV,   AT.  S. 
p.  272. 

Pardalotus  striatus,  Temm.; — Ibis,  1865,  Vol  I,  New  Series, 
p.  298. 


BY   A.  J.  NORTH.  1171 

Pardalotus  melanocephalus,  Gould  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  584. 

Pardalotus    uropygialis,    Gould; — P.L.S.,   N.S.W.,    Vol.    II. 
p.  110.     Head  June,  1877. 

Pardalotus  rubricatus,  Gould  ; — P.Z.S.,  1877,  p.  350. 

Pteropodocys  phasianella,   Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.  Vol.  VII. 
p.  47.     Read  June,  1882. 

Pachycephala  melanura,   Gould; — P.LS..,  N.S.W.,    Vol    VII. 
p.  47.     Read  Jan.  1882. 

Pachycephala  olivacea,  Vig.  and  Horsf . ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.  Vol. 
VII.  p.  47.     Read  Jan.  25th,  1882. 

Poecilodryas  superciliosa,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol. 
I.  p.  1145  (1886). 

Psophodes  crepitans,  Vig.  and  Horsf.  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  588. 

Pycnoptilus  floccosus,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1139  (1886). 

Pyrrhol^emus  brunneus,   Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    Vol.    VII. 
p.  49.     Read  Jan.  1882. 

Poephila   cincta,    Gould ;— P.L.S.,    N.S.W.    2nd    Ser.    Vol.  I. 
p.  1147  (1886). 

Poephila  atropygialis,  Diggles; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  II.  ^.3. 
Read  June,  1877. 

Poephila  gouldl*:,  Gould  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1148  (1886). 

Pitta  strepitans,  Temm. ; — Ibis,  1867,  Vol.  III.  New  Se7'ies, 
p.  414,  pi.  VIII.  fig.  2. 

Pitta  simillima,  Gould  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  591. 

Ptilonorhynchus  holosericeus,  Kuhl ;  (Ptilonorhynclms  viola- 
ceus,  Vieill.)— P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  112;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W. 
2nd  Ser.  Vol.  1,  p.  1059,  1886. 


1172       REFERENCES    TO    DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'  EGGS, 

Pomatostomus  temporalis,  V.  and  H. — Trans.  Phil.  Soc.  K.S.W.y 
1865,^.316,^.  I,  fig.  1. 

Pomatostomus    superciliosus,    V.    and    H. — Trans.    Phil.    Soc. 
XT.S.W.,  1865,  pi.  I,  fig.  2. 

Pomatostomus  ruficeps,  Hartlaub; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII. 
p.  46.    Read  Jan.  25th,  1882. 

Pomatostomus  rubeculus,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  K  S.  W.,    Vol.    VII. 
2?.  46.    Read  Jan.  25th,  1882. 

Ptilotis  lewinii,  Swains.  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  595. 

Ptilotis  auricomis,  Lath.  ; — Ibis,  1864,  Vol.  VI.  p.  243. 

Ptilotis  fusca,  Gould;— Trans.  Phil.  Soc.  tf.S.W.,  1865,  p.  321, 
pi.  I,  fig.  4. 

Ptilotis  notat a,   Gould ;  —  P.L.S.,    N.S.W.    2nd  Ser.    Vol.    I. 
p,  1150,  1886. 

Philemon  sordidus,  Gould  ;— P.L.S.,  KS.  W.,    Vol.    VII.  p.  52. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Platycercus    pallidiceps,    Vig.  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    Vol.   VII. 
2).  53.     Read  Jan.  1882. 

Ptilopus  superbus,    Temm.  ; — P.L.S.,    N.S.W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
2).  1151  (1886). 

Phaps  histrionica,   Gould  —P.L.S.,  KS.W.,    Vol.    VII.  p.  409. 
Read  Oct.  1882. 

Platalea   flavipes,   Gould;— P.L.S.,  KS.W.,    Vol.    VII.  p.  54. 
Read.  Jan.  1882. 

Porphyrio  melanotus,  Temm.  ; — P.Z.S.,  1877,  £>.  343. 

Parra  gallinacea,  Temm.  ; — Ibis,  1867,    Vol.  III.  New  Series, 
p.  417,  ^.  VIII.  fig.  3. 

Porzana  palustris,  Gould  ;— P.L.S.,  KS.W.,   Vol.    VII.  p.  56: 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Puffinus  carneipes,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  III.    p.  406. 
Read  Dec.  30th,  1878. 


BY   A.  J.  NORTH.  1173 

Rhipidura  rufifrons,  Lath.; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1143(1836). 

Rhipidura  setosa,   Quoy  et  Gaim.  ; — P.L.S.,  JV.S.W.  2nd  Ser. 
fol.  I.  p.  1143(1886). 

Recurvirostra    rubricollis,    Temm.  ; — P.L.S.,   JV.S.W.,      Vol. 
VII.  p.  411.     Bead  Oct.  1882. 

Rhynch^a  australis,  Gould ; — P.L.S.,   JV.S.  W.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1060  (1886). 

Rallina  tricolor,  Gray  ; — P.Z.S.,  1875,  p.  603. 

Strix  Candida,  Tickell;— P.L.S.,  KS.  W.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I.  p.  1142, 
(1886). 

Seisura  inquieta,  Lath.; — Trans.  Phil.  Soc.  N.S.  W.,  1865,  p,  325, 
pi.  I,  Jig.  6. 

Smicrornis    brevirostris,    Gould ; — P.Z.S.,  1869,  p.    359,   {pi. 
XXVII.  fig.  9.) 

Stipiturus  malachurus,  Lath. ; — Ibis,  1863,  Vol.  V.  p.  177. 

Sphenura  brachyptera,  Lath.; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  50. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Sphenura   longirostris,    Gould; — P.L.S.,    JV.S.W.,    2nd    Ser. 
Vol.  I.  p.  1143  (1886). 

Sericulus  melinus,  Lath.  ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.  IF.,   2nd  Ser.    Vol.  I. 
p.  1138  (1886). 

Struthidea  cinerea,  Gould  ,—P.L.S.,  N.S.  W.,  Vol .  VII.  p.  406. 
Read  Oct.  1882. 

Sittella  tenuirostris,  Gould ; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  I. 
p.  1149(1886). 

Sarciophorus  pectoralis,  Cuv.  ; — Ibis,   1867,   Vol.    III.      New 
Series,  p.  420,  pi.  IX.  jig.  3. 

Spatula  rhynchotis,  Lath.; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,   Vol.    VII.  p.  57. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 


1174       REFERENCES    TO    DESCRIPTIONS    OF    AUSTRALIAN    BIRDS'   EGGS. 

Sternula  nereis,   Gould i—P.LS.,    JN.S.W..    Vol     VII.  p.   59. 
Bead  Jan.  1882. 

Talegallus  lathami,  Gray; — P.Z.S.,  1876,  p.  116. 

Tribonyx  ventralis,  Gould;— P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,    Vol.  VII. p.  56. 
Read  Jan.  1882. 

Xerophila  leucopsis,  Gould; — P.L.S.,  N.S.W.,  Vol.  VII.  p.  407. 
Bead  Oct.  1882. 

Xanthomyza  phrygia,  Lath.; — Trans.  Phil.  Soc,  N.S.W.,  1865, 
^.319,^.7,^.3. 


ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS 
FROM  THE  HAWKESBURY  SANDSTONES  OF  NEW 
SOUTH  WALES. 

(PLATYGEPS  WILKINSONII,  AND   TWO    UNNAMED 

SPECIMENS.) 

By  Professor  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S. 

(Plate  XXII.) 

In  a  previous  paper  (read  Sept.  29),  on  a  Labyrinthodont  fossil 
from  Biloela  (p.  'J  31  of  this  volume),  some  expression  was  given  of 
an  expectation  that  more  remains  of  the  same  character  would  be 
forthcoming  before  very  long.  But  the  writer  was  nevertheless 
rather  astonished  to  learn  (Nov.  30),  from  Mr.  C.  S.  Wilkinson, 
Government  Geologist  of  N.S.W.,  that  a  'Baby  Labyrinthodont ' 
had  just  been  met  with  in  a  cutting  on  the  Northern  Railway, 
and  to  have  his  anticipations  so  suddenly  realized.  Besides  this 
fossil  there  have  turned  up,  among  the  collections  of  the  Geological 
Survey  Department,  two  others,  one,  an  unmistakable  fragment  of 
the  jaw  of  a  large  Labyrinthodont,  with  teeth  so  much  weathered 
away  as  to  display  their  internal  structure  ;  the  other,  a  portion  of 
a  smaller  individual,  showing  the  proximal  portions  of  some  8  or  9 
ribs,  together  with  the  vertebrae  to  which  they  belonged,  and  with 
considerable  remains  of  integumentary  structures,  which  seemed 
to  the  writer  to  indicate  that  it  also  belonged  to  the  Labyrinthodont 
type.  Of  this  more  anon.  Confining  our  attention  in  the  first 
instance  to  the  '  Baby  Labyrinthodont,'  it  is  worth  while  to  state, 
for  the  information  of  collectors,  and  as  helping  to  determine  the 
exact  horizon  of  the  deposit,  that  this  extremely  interesting  frag_ 
ment  was  discovered  during  the  excavations  upon  the  railway  now 


!- 


1176       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES, 

in  process  of  construction  between  the  Great  Northern  and 
Sydney,  at  a  point  near  Gosford,  a  well-known  village  on  Brisbane 
"Water,  the  northern  arm  of  Broken  Bay.  Together  with  it  were 
found  large  numbers  of  Cleithrolejns,  Palceoniscus,  and  many  other 
ganoids  as  yet  undetermined. 

The  Matrix  of  these  specimens  is  a  light  grey  micaceous  shale, 
belonging  to  one  of  those  beds  of  similar  character  which  are 
frequently  intercalated  in  the  Upper  Hawkesbury  rocks.  This 
particular  piece  contains  fragmentary  plant  impressions,  of  ferns  and 
Phyllotheca,  a  nearly  perfect  specimen  of  Cl&ithrolepis,  the  body 
and  tail  of  a  Palceoniscus  (both  of  them  species  well-known  as 
belonging  to  the  Wianamatta  formation  in  N.S.W.),  and  above  all 
the  interesting  stranger  now  for  the  first  time  introduced 
to  our  acquaintance.  This  fossil  exhibits,  as  I  shall  afterwards 
point  out  in  detail,  the  head,  the  shape  of  which  may  be  compared 
to  that  of  Platycephalus,  the  throat-  or  thoracic-  plates,  and  the 
vertebrae  and  ribs  of  the  trunk.  The  tail  is  broken  off  by  the 
unfortunate  fracture  of  the  stone. 

The  Head  has  the  upper  surface  exposed,  and  is  parabolic  in 
outline,  rather  squarely  convex  to  the  rear,  displaying  large  oval 
orbits,  a  parietal  foramen,  and  (probably)  one  nostril ;  it  is  covered 
with  bony  plates,  which  are  obscurely  sculptured  in  very  faint  relief. 

The  Thoracic  plates  are  whitish  or  chalky  in  appearance,  owing 
to  the  presence  of  calcite  in  their  radiating  furrows.  They  look 
as  if  they  belonged  to  the  upper  and  not  to  the  lower  surface 
of  the  animal.  But  they  correspond  so  exactly  with  all  that  is 
recorded  as  to  the  Thoracic  plates  of  the  Labyrinthodonts  (Miall, 
Report  Brit.  Ass.  1873,  p.  241  ;  Owen,  Palaeontology,  p.  179  ; 
Lydekker,  Palaeontologia  Indica,  Ser.  IV.  Vol.  I.  &c,  &c.) 
that  one  must  regard  them  as  belonging  to  the  ventral  face, 
for  on  close  examination  it  may  be  seen  clearly  that  the  medial 
shield  overlaps  the  inward  margins  of  the  laterals  ;  whereas, 
as  seen  from  the  outside,  "it  is  overlapped  by  the  lateral  plates  to 
a  considerable  extent,  especially  upon  the  antero-external  borders  ; 
and  frequently  only  the  hinder  part  is  exposed,"  (Miall,  I.e.)  and 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1177 

"  the  outer  surface  is  sculptured  by  radiating  furrows,  except  at  so 
much  of  the  marginal  part  as  is  overlapped  by  the  lateral  pieces.'' 
(Owen,  I.e.  p.  179\  This  fact  of  course  shows  that  we  have  the 
upper  or  inner  face  of  these  structures  exposed,  and  that  their 
external  or  downward  aspect  is  hidden.  It  follows  then  that, 
while  we  have  the  upper  surface  of  the  Head  preserved,  the 
anterior  part  of  the  vertebral  column,  and  the  whole  upper  surface 
of  the  body  have  been  more  or  less  engaged  in  the  counterpart 
stone,  which  is  lost ;  that  we  see  in  our  specimen  the  interior 
surface  of  the  Thoracic  plates  displayed  by  the  removal  of  the 
upper  part  of  the  body  ;  and  have  a  view,  from  above,  of  all  the 
vertebrae  and  ribs,  except  some  few  of  the  anterior  joints,  a& 
far  as,  and  including,  the  indications  of  a  pelvis  or  equivalent 
support  for  a  weak  hinder  limb.  The  Amphibian,  therefore,  lies 
flat  upon  its  belly,  while  the  fishes  which  are  associated  with  it 
on  the  slab  are  naturally  laid  flat  upon  their  sides. 

Before  proceeding  further  it  must  be  clearly  understood  that 
the  greater  part  of  the  details  which  I  am  about  to  describe 
cannot  be  made  out  by  a  hurried  observation,  nor  even  by  the 
most  careful  examination  if  made  on  one  single  occasion.  The 
varying  illumination  which  we  receive  under  various  conditions  of 
the  atmosphere  is  found,  in  such  almost  obliterated  inscriptions, 
to  bring  out  from  time  to  time  particulars  of  form,  relief,  sculpture, 
and  colour  which  otherwise,  as  under  a  perfectly  clear  sky  and  in 
bright  sunlight,  remain  invisible.  Points  and  lines  which  become 
clearly  distinguishable,  if  not  distinct,  at  one  moment,  seem  to 
vanish  as  suddenly  as  they  appear,  and  one  may  look  in  vain 
to-day  for  forms  which  yesterday  might  be  measured  and  drawn 
without  difficulty.  It  follows  that  the  figure  which  accompanies 
this  paper  is  fairly  entitled  to  an  amount  of  consideration  which 
one  would  not  presume  to  claim  under  circumstances  of  a  less 
perplexing  character,  and  that  it  should  be  judged  not  upon  a 
single  comparison  with  the  original,  but  after  a  long  series  of 
examinations  on  different  days,  and  at  different  hours.  It  is  not 
probable  that  many  persons  will  take  this  trouble.  Nor  indeed  is 
it  necessary.     If  these  drawings  are  correct,  or  so  far  as  they  are- 


1178       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES 

correct,  they  will  be  supported  by  the  evidence  of  the  future, 
since  we  may  fairly  expect  that  many  additional  specimens  of 
Labyrinthodonts  will  be  in  our  hands  before  long. 

The  Head,  which  is  about  27  mm.  in  length,  by  about  32  mm.  in 
breadth  at  the  base,  is  crushed  flat,  or  even  rather  hollow,  although 
the  parietal,  quadrato-jugal  and  occipital  bones,  and  the  rim  of 
the  orbit,  remain  in  low  relief.  The  parietal  foramen,  and  the  two 
orbits,  are  distinct  enough,  though  the  left  hand  anterior  portion 
of  the  rim  of  the  left  hand  orbit  has  been  broken  away,  and  a  part 
of  the  opening  filled  by  a  small  fragment  of  bone,  either  extruded 
from  below,  or  slipped  from  the  side.  One  of  the  nostrils,  the 
right,  may,  I  think,  be  observed  near  the  anterior  margin  and  medial 
line  ;  the  other  has  disappeared.  The  left  mandible  lies  outside 
and  clear  of  the  jugal  and  maxillary  bones.  A  portion  of  the 
right  maxilla  is  also  preserved,  and  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
frontal  (I)  is  well  marked,  The  posterior  left  hand  angle  seems  as 
if  it  ought  to  have  the  quadrato-jugal  united  with  the  supra- 
temporal,  and  that  with  the  postorbital  and  squamosal,  but, 
as  even  with  the  utmost  effort  I  fail  to  determine  any  sutures, 
I  only  make  a  conjecture  to  that  effect.  This  part  is  sculptured 
with  shallow  traces  radiating  from  the  angle,  and  there  is  a 
depression  or  half-pit  just  inside  the  angle,  as  if  at  the  angle  the 
bone  had  resisted  a  pressure  which  was  sufficient  to  break  down 
the  soft  material  to  the  right  of  it.  This  additional  strength  at 
the  very  angle  may  have  been  due  to  the  articulation  of  the  lower 
jaw  directly  below  it.  (1)  The  parietal  bones  are  obviously 
marked  out  by  the  foramen,  from  which  similar  traces  of  shallow 
pits  radiate  in  all  directions,  but  mainly  forwards  and  backwards. 
The  super-occipital  ends  abruptly  backwards,  as  do  the  other 
bones  of  the  posterior  margin  of  the  head,  as  if  their  hinder 
portions  had  been  in  a  cartilaginous  condition,  and  had  so 
missed  complete  preservation ;  although,  indeed,  in  the  furrow 
which  thus  abruptly  terminates  the  occipital  region,  there  are  seen 


(1)  Can  this    be    referred    to  the    «  internal  articular  buttress'    of   the 
Mandible? 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1179 

two  irregular  protuberances  about  10  mm.  apart ;  which  I  suppose 
to  indicate  the  epiotic  cornua  in  a  quasi  cartilaginous  condition. 
Between  them,  I  have  once  or  twice  thought,  but  hesitate  to  say, 
that  one  of  the  two  condyles  was  to  be  made  out,  in  an  equally 
imperfect  state.  The  appearance  which  suggested  this  may, 
however,  be  really  a  trace  of  the  atlas. 

Miall  (I.e.  p.  229)  states — "That  in  Labyrinthodonts  of  the 
carboniferous  the  occipital  region  appears  scarcely  ever  to  have 
been  ossified,  and  that  owing  to  its  cartilaginous  character,  it  has 
left  little  or  no  record."  "  In  the  Triassic  Labyrinthodonts,"  he 
continues,"  "  the  occipital  region  was  fully  ossified."  But  not,  I 
presume,  in  individuals  so  young  as  ours. 

Dimensions  of  Head. 

Length  (about)    ,  27  mm. 

Breadth     ,,      32 

Distance  of  orbit  from  base  of  skull 10 

Least  width  of  interorbital  space 8 

Length   of    orbit 8 

Width  of  orbit   6*5 

Distance  of  parietal  foramen  from  base  of  skull  8 

From  centre  of  occipuc  to  posterior  end  of  orbit  14 

From  tip  of  snout  to  anterior  end  of  orbit  (about) ...     9 

It  is  probable  that  these  proportions  of  the  skull  would  have 
been  different  if  the  animal  had  attained  a  higher  degree  of 
development.  For  as  Miall  says  (I.e.,  p.  233.)  "Like  all  the 
bones  of  the  face  not  only  in  Labyrinthodonts  but  in  vertebrata 
generally,  the  nasals  become  longer  and  longer  relatively  to  the 
brain  case  as  age  advances.  This  is  notably  the  case  with  long- 
snouted  animals,  such  astheCrocodilia,  and  is  mostapparent  in  those 
species  of  Labyrinthodonts  which  have  elongated  skulls."  And 
again,  "as  the  parietals  lengthen  with  age  the  (parietal)  foramen 
is  placed  further  and  further  back  in  the  interparietal  suture  " 
(ib.  p.  234).  In  this  case  the  foramen  is  about  8  mm.  in  advance 
of  the  centre  of  the  occiput,  and  about  2  mm.  behind  the  line 
joining  the  hindmost  points  of  the  orbits. 


1180       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES, 

If — as  seems  reasonable — we  consider  the  relative  positions  of 
the  posterior  angles,  the  parietal  foramen,  and  the  orbits  to  be  of  a 
more  permanent  character  than  those  which  are  subjected  to 
continued  and  increasing  differentiation  with  increase  of  age,  and 
compare  this  '  triangulation'  with  the  figures  given  by  Miall 
(Rept.  1874,  p.  192,  PL  IV.- VII.)  we  shall  discard,  as  being  in 
these  respects  remote  from  our  example,  the  following  types : — 
Mastodonsaurus,  Trematosaurus,  Metojrias,  Brachyops,  Rldnosaurus, 
Loxomma,  Batrachiderpeton,  Pteroplax,  Keraterpeton,  and  retain 
Capitosaurus,  and  even  the  very  elongate  Archegosaurus,  as  more 
nearly  related.  Capitosaurus,  it  will  be  remembered,  is  the  genus 
to  which  the  Biloela  fossil  seems  referable.  (Archegosaurus,  besides 
its  Permian  character,  can  hardly  have  had  its  cranial  region, 
even  in  its  youngest  forms,  and  considered  apart  from  its  facial 
bones,  so  broad  and  squat  as  this  before  us).  On  the  other 
hand,  indeed,  if  we  follow  the  Tabular  View  (Miall.  I.e.  p.  149)  it 
will  be  placed  in  Section  II.,  Brachyopina,  along  with  Brachyops, 
Bothriceps,  Micropholis,  and  Rldnosaurus.  Vet,  referring  to  the 
Analysis  of  Characters  (ib.  p.  174)  we  find  the  following  notes  of 
the  mature  Capitosaurus  combined  in  this  immature  example,  viz.  : 
— Skull  broad  ;  orbit  oval,  large,  (1)  posterior;  interorbital  space 
greater  than  transverse  diameter  of  orbits  ;  mandible  with  internal 
articular  buttress  (I) ;  thoracic  plates  externally  sculptured,  lateral 
plate  with  reflected  process  (1). 

These  considerations  lead  us  to  search  among  the  genera  most 
nearly  approaching  to  Capitosaurus  for  the  adult  form  of  which 
our  fossil  is  an  immature  representative.  It  is  very  possible  that 
this  particular  form  may  be  as  yet  undescribed.  But  Bothriceps 
(described  by  Huxley,  Q.  J.  G.  S.  XV.  p.  647)  is  Australian,  though 
its  particular  locality  is  not  known,  and  therefore  has  a  certain 
claim  upon  our  consideration.  There  is  only  one  species  known, 
B.  australis,  and  this  seems  to  differ  in  some  important  points 
from  our  fossil.     For  the  snout  is  more  pointed   (or  the  head  more 

(1)  Ambiguous  character.  The  orbit  is  large  in  proportion  to  length  of 
skull,  which  is  a  variable. 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1181 


triangular),  the  greatest  width  is  more  in  advance,  the  parietal 
foramen  is  much  further  behind  the  orbits,  and  the  anterior  suture 
of  the  frontals  far  more  forward  than  its  apparent  position  in  our 
specimen.  The  sculpture  of  the  head,  from  which  the  name  is 
derived,  is  in  the  form  of  detached  and  promiscuously  scattered 
pits,  whereas  in  ours  it  shows  traces  of  regular  and  radiate 
arrangement.  Moreover,  if  we  denote  the  greatest  breadth  of  the 
head  by  the  co-efficient  100,  since  that  dimension  may  probably 
have  more  stable  relations  to  the  distances  of  the  orbits  and 
foramen  from  one  another  and  the  occiput,  we  obtain  the  following 
table  of  comparison  : — 

Bothriceps  Australis.    Platyceps  Wilkinsonii. 

Greatest  breadth 100  100 

From  centre  of    occiput  to  posterior 

end  of  orbit   115  43 

Length  of  orbit 61  25 

Width  46  20 

Least  width  of  interorbital  space 34  25 

The  relative  distances  of  the  '  foramen '  from  the  orbits  I  have 
not  calculated,  but  judged  from  the  eye.  As  I  cannot  refer  this 
fossil  to  any  previously  described  genus,  I  am  induced  to  give  it, 
provisionally,  and  only  for  the  sake  of  convenience,  a  name  of  its 
own,  although  it  savours  somewhat  of  rashness  to  found  a  genus 
upon  a  specimen  in  so  low  a  stage  of  development.  I  propose, 
therefore,  to  call  it  Platyceps  Wilkinsonii,  the  specific  name  being 
given  in  honour  of  our  respected  Vice-President,  Mr.  C.  S. 
Wilkinson,  F.G.S.,  &c,  by  whose  kindness  I  have  been  enabled  to 
submit  the  specimen  to  a  prolonged  examination. 

[Lydekker,  however,  in  his  description  and  figures  of  the  Bijori 
Labyrinthodont,  (jrondwanosaurus  Bijoriensis  (Pal.  Ind.  Ser.  IV., 
Vol.  1,  pt.  4.)  touches  on  so  many  points  which  are,  to  say  the 
least,  illustrative  of  this  specimen,  that  I  am  induced,  secundis 
curis,  to  give  a  brief  account  of  his  statements  and  conclusions, 
as  they  fall  in  with  the  course  of  this  paper.  The  head  of 
Gondwanosaurus  then,  to  begin  with,  is  elongate,  being  about 
half  as  long  again   as   broad.     But  the  value  of  this   character 


1182       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES, 

depends  so  much  on  the  age  of  the  individual,  that  it  becomes  of 
minor  importance  in  a  comparison  between  individuals  of  different 
ages.  The  relative  position  of  the  orbits,  parietal  foramen,  and 
quadrato-jugal  angles  corresponds  well  enough,  especially  if  we 
admit  that  along  with  the  prolongation  of  the  facial  bones  the 
articulation  of  the  lower  jaw  was  also  gradually  thrust  further 
and  further  to  the  rear.  '  The  degree  of  backward  extension  of 
the  Quadratojugal  varies  greatly,  according  to  the  species,  and,  in 
Archegosaurus,  according  to  the  age  of  the  individual.'  Miall. 
I.e.,  p.  235.] 

The  '  Lyra,'  consisting  of  paired  muciferous  (?)  canals  running 
more  or  less  longitudinally  along  the  surface  of  the  cranial  bones, 
is  rather  obscure  and  often  escapes  the  eye.  It  may  however  be 
seen  upon  the  left  squamosal,  near  its  probable  junction  with  the 
parietal,  and  curving  slightly  forwards  and  outwards  to  the 
posterior  margin  of  the  left  orbit.  I  cannot  make  out  whether  it 
is  here  evanescent  or  whether  it  continues  without  interruption  to 
the  place  where  it  may  again  be  made  out  passing  round  the 
inner  side  of  the  orbit,  and  so  forwards.  The  only  sutures 
between  cranial  bones  which  I  can  see  (or  perhaps  imagine)  is 
that  between  the  left  post-orbital  and  quadrato-jugal  bones,  and  that 
between  the  right  frontal  and  pre-frontal.  The  frontal  bones  are 
sculptured  with  shallow  longitudinal  pits,  and  similar  furrows  run 
from  the  parietal  foramen  backwards  as  has  been  hinted  above. 
There  is  no  sign  of  teeth. 

[In  Gondwanosaitrus,  the  dentary  piece  of  the  mandible  bears 
a  row  of  small,  acute,  and  subcylindrical  teeth.  It  also  laps 
outward  from  beneath  the  jugal  and  maxilla  so  that  the  head  is 
slightly  '  underhung'  in  the  same  manner  as  in  our  specimen.] 

The  Vertebrse  are  all  alike,  so  far  as  I  can  see.  If  the  neural 
spine  was  ever  ossified,  it  has  been  removed  in  the  counterpart. 
The  two  small  knobs,  paired  right  and  left,  which  represent  each 
joint,  seem  to  be  the  rudiments  of  the  neural  arches  and  trans- 
verse processes.  They  exhibit  some  chalky  markings,  and  other 
indications  of  form  which  may  be  capable  of  interpretation  by  skilled 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1183 

observers.  The  centrum  seems  to  have  been  only  cartilaginous.  At 
least  I  can  see  no  trace  of  it.  [In  Gondwanosaurus,  each  vertebra 
consisted  originally  of  a  bony  neural  arch,  from  which  a  bony 
plate  descended  on  each  side,  and  joined  a  median  ventral  portion. 
The  intervening  inferior  portions  of  the  column  being  represented 
by  unossified  remains  of  the  notochord.]  The  Vertebra?  number 
sixteen  (16)  from  the  posterior  termination  of  the  medial  plate,  to 
the  indication  of  a  pelvis.  There  is  no  appearance  of  a  sacrum. 
It  appears  as  if  the  number  of  vertebras  in  advance  of  the  posterior 
end  of  the  throat  plate  was  eight  (8),  and  these,  together  with 
their  appendages,  seem  to  have  been  in  the  process  of  fossilisation 
crushed  down  into,  and  amalgamated  with,  the  thoracic  plates  which 
lie  beneath  them.  For  it  can  hardly  be  questioned,  as  shown 
above,  that  we  have  the  inner  or  upper  surface  of  these  plates 
exposed,  that  is,  that  the  spinal  column  lies  between  them  and 
our  eyes,  and  that  consequently  any  portions  of  the  spine  which 
may,  from  whatever  cause,  appear  to  be  beneath  this  inner  or  upper 
face  are  nevertheless  in  reality  above  it,  although  perhaps  sunk 
into  or  through  the  surface,  Some  such  portions  of  these  anterior 
vertebras,  similar  in  every  respect  to  those  behind  them,  are  quite 
distinctly  visible,  and  appear,  the  ribs  especially,  as  if  they  lay  in 
an  impossible  situation  beneath  them.  I  can  only  suggest,  as  a 
possible  explanation  of  this  contradiction,  that  the  process  of 
mineralization,  by  which  calcite  has  been  deposited  in  the  radiations 
of  the  plates,  has  also  effected  a  similar  deposition  in  the  slight  and 
scarcely  solid  bones  which  were  pressed  down  upon  them. 

[On  second  thoughts  I  am  led  to  the  conclusion  that  the  ribs 
and  vertebras,  which  seem  to  stand  out  in  low  relief  upon  the 
surface  of  the  plates,  and  nevertheless  to  be  crossed  by  the  white 
lines  of  calcite  as  if  they  were  seen  through  their  substance,  are  in 
reality  impressions  in  relief  from  Moulds  in  intaglio  formed  by 
the  shrinking  or  flattening  of  very  imperfectly  ossified  bones  or 
cartilages  ;  and  that  thus  these  reliefs  are  casts,  or  squeezes,  in 
the  soft  and  thin  but  horny  material  of  the  plates,  these  being 
pressed  upwards  into  the  aforesaid  Moulds.] 
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1 184       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL    LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES, 

Ribs  are  attached  to  all  the  vertebrae,  including  those  two 
which  the  specimen  retains  behind  the  pelvis,  or  its  indication. 
I  can  best  describe  them  by  quoting  direct  from  the  Report  often 
cited  above  (Brit.  Ass.  1873,  p.  240.)  "  As  to  form  they  are 
usually  compressed  (transversely  to  the  axis  of  the  trunk)  at 
either  end,  but  are  nearly  cylindrical  in  the  centre  of  the  shaft. 
They  are  short,  relatively  to  the  probable  dimensions  of  the 
thorax  and  strongly  curved.  A  capitulum  and  tuberculum  are 
present  in  all  well  preserved  examples.  Both  articular  surfaces 
are  slightly  concave  and  adjacent,  and  appear  to  have  articulated 
with  the  vertebral  transverse  process  ;  a  notch  or  groove 
commonly  separates  them,  and  is  usually  continued  for  some 
distance  along  the  shaft  of  the  rib."  Except  for  the  '  strong  curva- 
ture' of  the  ribs,  (1)  the  above  description  will  be  seen  to  correspond 
with  singular  closeness  to  the  specimen  before  us,  if  we  take  into 
consideration  the  extremely  immature  and  almost  embryonic 
condition  of  its  ossification  in  general,  together  with  the  following 
remarks  upon  Archegosaurus  (I.e.)  "  Some  very  young  examples 
afford  evidence  of  cartilaginous  vertebral  extremities,  this  evidence 
consisting  of  the  separation  of  the  proximal  ends  of  the  ribs  from 
the  vertebral  column  by  a  regular  interval,  and  the  hollowing  out 
of  the  ends  as  if  in  conjunction  with  cartilage  ;  at  this  stage  a 
transverse  process  may  be  seen  to  project  for  a  short  distance  from 
the  lamina  of  the  corresponding  superior  arch."  Though  this 
account  could  hardly  have  been  established  upon  our  specimen,  yet 
it  is  plain  that  the  specimen  follows  the  diagnosis  with  curious 
fidelity.  The  true  head  and  tubercle  of  each  rib,  and  the  approaching 
portion  of  the  transverse  process  were  evidently  cartilaginous  and 
have  quite  disappeared. 

[In  Gondwanosaurus  the  ribs  display  the  general  Labyrinthoclont 
character — expansion  at  the  two  extremities,  and  articulation  with 
the  transverse  processes  of  the  vertebrae  by  a  distinct  capitulum 
and  tuberculum.] 

(1)  Owen,  Paleontology  p.  172,  describes  the  ribs  of  Archer/osawu*  as 
"  short,  almost  straight,  expanded  and  flattened  at  the  ends,  round  and 
slender  in  the  middle." 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1185 

Just  in  advance  of  the  right  thoracic  plate  a  wedge-shaped  bone, 
perhaps  belonging  to  the  hyoid  arch,  is  visible,  but  indefinite  ; 
while  on  both  sides,  and  partly  between  the  plates  and  the  posterior 
angles  of  the  head  there  appears  a  set  of  three  or  four  parallel 
*  rows  of  ossicles  '  more  or  less  united  in  continuous  lines,  and 
slightly  curving  forwards  and  inwards.  These  latter  unques- 
tionably represent  the  Branchial  arches,  and  serve  as  another 
indication  of  the  very  early  or  low  stage  of  development  to  which 
this  individual  had  only  just  attained  at  the  time  of  death. 

The  Thoracic  plates,  as  has  been  already  shown,  are  seen  from 
above,  that  is  to  say,  their  inner  or  upper  surface  is  exposed  to  view 
by  the  removal  of  whatever  structures  may  have  lain  within  or  above 
them  in  life.  They  are  extremely  thin,,  like  fish  scales,  and  are 
ornamented  with  radiating  furrows,  which  are  whitened  by  a  deposit 
of  calcite  ;  those  of  the  laterals  showing  through  the  rays  of  the 
overlying  medial  as  if  they  intersected  them.  One  can  also 
discern,  as  has  been  before  stated,  traces  of  the  anterior  vertebrae, 
with  the  ribs  appertaining  to  them,  so  pressed  down  into,  and  so 
united  with,  the  substance  of  the  plates,  that  it  seems  as  though  the 
spinal  column  passed  along  their  further  surface.  [Another 
and  better  explanation  is  given  in  a  preceding  note.] 

Their  form  may  be  thus  roughly  described  : — The  Medial  is 
pentagonal ;  the  anterior  half  is  triangular,  nearly  equilateral, 
with  the  apex  a  little  rounded.  The  posterior  half  is  bounded  by 
three  sides,  the  middle  being  the  shortest.  They  are  all  concave 
or  emarginate,  and  the  angles  between  them  are  rounded.  The 
sculpture  radiates  from  the  centre  of  the  shield. 

The  shape  of  the  Laterals  is  not  so  readily  determined  or  described; 
it  must  suffice  to  say  that  the  general  shape  is  oval,  the  broad  end 
in  front,  and  that  they  converge  towards  the  same  point,  not, 
however,  quite  meeting,  but  having  the  angle  between  them 
closed  by  the  anterior  apex  of  the  overlying  medial.  The  sculpture 
of  the  laterals  radiates  from  their  external  angles,  which  are  very 
obtuse,  and  are  a  little  in  rear  of  the  centre  of  the  medial. 


1186       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES 


The  outer  flanges  of  the  lateral  plates  ("reflected  process")  appear 
to  be  continued  backwards  beyond  the  points  from  which  the 
furrows  radiate,  and  which  may  be  called  th  sir  centres  of  ossificati  on. 
These  prolongations  seem  to  be  distinct  bones,  and  may  perhaps  be 
supraclavicles,  as  in  the  figure  of  the  plates  of  Gondwanosaurns, 
Lydekker,  Pal.  Ind.  Ser.  IV.  I.  4.  At  each  centre  of  ossification 
is  a  pit,  with  a  tubercular  (?)  centre,  where  I  suppose  the  scapula 
and  coracoid  to  have  approached,  if  not  articulated  with,  the 
thoracic  plates  or  clavicules.  The  coracoid,  however,  is  lost,  like 
the  scapula,  or  was  perhaps  only  cartilaginous  and  has  left  no 
sign.  At  the  outer  angles  of  these  laterals  are  some  scattered 
fragments   which   may  possibly  belong  to  the  shoulder  girdle. 

Their  dimensions  are  as  follows  : — 

Medial  Plate. 

Length 15  mm. 

Width  (about) 13 

Length  of  each  anterior  margin 11 

Length  of  each  lateral  margin   9 

Length  of  the  posterior  margin 6 

Lateral  (Left  Side.) 
Length  from  centre  of  radiation  to  anterior  margin 

(about) 11 

Greatest  width  (about)  6 

[In  Gondwanosaurus  the  thoracic  plates  appear  to  be  identical, 
though,  of  course,  in  a  much  more  advanced  stage  of  development, 
with  those  of  our  specimen.  "  The  central  plate  or  interclavicle  is 
imperfect  posteriorly,  having  been  broken  off  posteriorly  to  the 
central  point  from  which  the  sculpture  radiates ;  this  missing 
portion  has  been  restored  in  outline  in  the  figure."  But  in  our 
specimen  the  plate,  though  perfect,  is  truncate  and  emarginate 
posteriorly,  and  the  same  may  have  been  the  case  with  the  Bijori 
fossil.  "  When  complete  this  plate  formed  an  unsymmetrical 
rhomboid,  covered  with  a  sculpture  consisting  of  elongated  pits 
radiating  towards  the  periphery  from  a  centre  situated  at  the 
junction  of  the  maximum  longitudinal  and  transverse  diameter. 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1187 

The  size  of  the  pits  increases  regularly  from  this  centre  to  the 
periphery.  The  lateral  plates  or  clavicles  are  irregularly  triangular 
in  form  and  largely  overlap  the  anterior  portion  of  the  inter- 
clavicle  ;  although  apparently  not  meeting  in  the  median  line. 
The  external  angle  is  the  thickest  portion  of  the  lateral  plate,  and 
from  this  point  there  radiates  a  sculpture  very  similar  to  that  of 
the  median  plate.  The  hone  is  sharply  flexed  at  the  external 
angle,  beyond  which  it  is  produced  into  a  slender  process  which  is 
in  apposition  with  a  slender  and  but  imperfectly  preserved  bone, 
termed  by  Prof.  Gaudiy  the  supra  clavicle  (sus-claviculaire). 
Fragments  of  other  bones  are  seen  lying  in  a  deeper  plane  at  the 
posterior  border  of  the  thoracic  shield  which  doubtless  represented 
other  elements  of  the  shoulder  girdle,  but  they  are  too  imperfectly 
preserved  to  admit  of  determination  ;  although  one  of  them  may 
very  probably  correspond  to  the  coracoid."  The  figures  which 
Lydekker  gives  of  the  thoracic  plates  correspond  exactly,  except 
in  the  greater  maturity  of  their  development,  and  therefore  in  their 
size,  excepting  also  the  doubtful  restoration  of  the  medial,  with  the 
characters  of  our  specimen.  But  in  both  figures  (Plate  3  and  4), 
the  ventral  aspect  is  represented,  showing  the  medial  overlapped  by 
the  laterals,  instead  of  the  laterals  being  overlapped,  as  in  the 
dorsal  aspect,  and  in  this  specimen,  by  the  medial.  I  may  observe 
that  in  plate  4  the  figure  is  upside  down,  the  anterior  portion 
being  turned  towards  the  bottom  of  the  page.] 

The  sixteenth  vertebra,  counting  from  the  posterior  edge  of  the 
medial  plate  carries  on  the  right  hand  side  of  it  a  bone  in  the 
position  of  the  proper  rib,  and  differing  from  the  other  ribs,  at 
least  at  the  proximal  end,  only  in  size,  having  the  head  nearly 
twice  as  broad  as  theirs.  The  shaft  appears  to  expand  towards 
the  distal  extremity,  but  is  imperfect.  Of  the  corresponding  bone 
on  the  left  side  only  the  head  is  preserved. 

The  next  vertebra  is  more  closely  approached  on  both  sides  by 
a  pair  of  bones,  which  are  very  imperfect,  and  are  smaller 
than  the  preceding  pair.  It  is  quite  possible  that  a  little  clearing 
of  the  matrix  might  give  us  more  information  here,  at  least  on 
the  right  hand  side.  But  I  religiously  refrain  from  tampering  with 
the  goods  of  which  I  am  only  '  bailee.' 


1188       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYR1NTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES, 

These  enlarged  and  altered  ribs  appear  to  correspond  with  those 
observed  in  Menojioma,  and,  the  anterior  pair,  with  those  of  other 
Urodela,  except  Proteus  and  Amphiuma,  their  distal  ends  abutting 
against,  and  being  united  by  ligaments  with  the  ilia.  (Encycl. 
Brit.  s.  v.  Amphibia,  T.  H.  H.).  Nothing  appears  to  be  known  of 
the  structure  of  this  pelvic  girdle  in  any  other  Labyrinthodont 
than  Archegosaurus  ;  and  it  is  interesting  to  observe  the 
approximation  of  oar  subject  in  this  respect  to  amphibians  now  in 
existence.  It  is  possible  that  some  traces  of  bone  about  the  distal 
extremity  of  the  first  sacral  rib  may  represent  other  portions  of 
this  girdle.  But  the  supporting  rays  in  both  pairs  of  limbs  would 
seem  to  have  been  entirely  cartilaginous,  since  there  is  no  trace  of 
either  humerus  or  femur,  which,  if  at  all  ossified,  would  surely  have 
been  preserved,  inasmuch  as  the  whole  animal  was  evidently  quietly 
buried,  and  without  any  mutilation  or  decomposition.  Such  limbs 
could  not  have  supported  the  creature  upon  land  ;  and  indeed  the 
slightness  and  weakness  of  the  pectoral  and  pelvic  girdle  tell  the 
same  story.  It  must  therefore  have  been  aquatic,  furnished  with 
four  paddles,  but  probably  depending  mainly  upon  the  tail  for 
locomotion.  And  this  perhaps  larval  condition  corresponds  with 
the  distinct  presence  of  branchiae,  and  with  its  situation  as  a  fossil, 
in  the  exact  place  where  it,  with  the  fishes  swimming  about  it, 
was  by  some  means  or  other  put  to  sudden  death,  and  covered  up 
with  a  layer  of  micaceous  mud. 

We  may  conjecture  that  animals  of  this  kind,  in  the  toothless 
condition  of  their  early  youth,  fed  in  part  at  least  upon  the  spawn 
of  the  Fishes  whose  society  they  seem  to  have  frequented.  And  the 
large  numbers  of  the  latter  which  have  been  found  together  in  the 
Gosford  cutting  shows  that  they  used  to  move  about  in  shoals,  a 
conclusion  which  also  follows  from  the  large  numbers  recently 
obtained  by  Dr.  Ramsay,  Curator  of  the  Australian  Museum,  from 
biickyards  near  Marrickville,  in  which  the  Wianamatta  Shales  are 
quarried  for  the  manufacture  of  bricks.  We  also  see  that  these 
fishes,  which  are  all  of  them  Ganoids,  lived  in  quiet  lagoons  with 
muddy  bottoms,  which  were  formed,  in  Triassic  times  as  at 
present,  by  shifting  of  the  great  river  courses,  and  which   then,  as 


BY  PROFESSOR  STEPHENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1189 

now,  are  liable  from  time  to  time  to  an  invasion  of  flood  waters 
from  the  main  channel.  And  we  are,  perhaps,  not  presuming  too 
much  on  these  analogies  when  we  conjecture  that  such  shoals  of 
fish,  thriving  in  the  tepid  waters  of  these  lowland  lagoons  and 
anabranches,  and  associated  with  Labyrinthodonts  in  these 
habitats,  may  frequently  have  been  killed  in  large  numbers  by  a 
sudden  irruption  of  cold,  perhaps  icy,  waters  and  mud  which  at 
once  destroyed  and  preserved  them.  It  may  be  observed  that  the 
Dipnoi,  Protopterus,  Lepidosiren  and  Ceratodus  which  claim  some 
sort  of  relationship  to  these  amphibia,  all  belong  to  warm  climates 
and  tepid  waters ;  and  that  the  only  Ganoids  now  existing 
belong  either  to  temperate  and  sub-tropical  regions,  like  Lepi- 
dosteus,  or  to  tropical  and  sub-tropical,  like  Polypterus ;  facts 
which  seem  to  indicate  an  adaptation,  at  least,  to  such  conditions 
as  those  under  which  our  Triassic  rocks  were  formed.  I  suppose 
also  that  the  strong  head  and  throat-plates  of  the  Labyrinthodonts, 
as  well  as  their  hard  dermal  scutes  or  indurated  integument,  like 
the  ganoid  scales  of  Paheoniscus,  Lepidosteits,  &c,  the  cuirass  of 
PUrichtltys  and  Coccosteus,  (1)  the  bucklers  of  Acipe?iser,  and  the 
rugged  mail  of  the  Crocodiles,  bear  all  of  them  a  certain  relation 
or  accommodation  to  fluviatile  habitats.  These  animals  all  live, 
or  appear  to  have  lived,  in  great  rivers  with  strong  and  irregular 
currents,  and  subject  to  sudden  inundation  by  freshes,  in  which 
heavy  materials,  such  as  stones  and  logs,  might  be  carried  along 
with  a  velocity  dangerous  to  any  organism  upon  which  they  might 
strike.  Some  protection  was  manifestly  requisite  for  the  welfare 
of  aquatic  animals  exposed  to  such  perils,  and  it  was  obviously 
desirable,  in  their  interests,  that  this  protection  should  be  such  that 
external  hardness  and  stiffness  should  be  accompanied  by  internal 
elasticity  and  toughness,  and  that  brittleness  of  any  structure 
should  especially  be  avoided.  All  these  conditions  are  united  for 
Labyrinthodonts  in  the  deeply  corrugated  or  pitted  plates  ot  bone 
and  the  hard  scutes  or  studs  which   lay  immediately  beneath   the 

(1)  I  assume  that  the  conditions  under  which  the  Old  Red  and  the  New 
Red  Sandstone  were  deposited  to  have  been  closely  analogous,  if  not 
identical  in  character. 


1190      ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES, 

skin,  which  clothed  it,  and  in  the  cartilaginous  state  of  the 
skeleton,  beyond  which  few  of  them  advanced.  For  these 
characters  all  harmonise  with  the  object  in  view.  Perhaps  one 
might  even  add,  as  a  concomitant  variation  towards  the  same  end, 
the  strangely  complicated  structure,  trussed,  braced,  and  com- 
pensated, of  the  Labyrinthodont  tooth. 

The  second  specimen  which  is  exhibited  this  evening  is  from 
Bowral,  from  the  Wianamatta  Shale.  This  fragment  is  so 
impregnated  with  iron  as  to  make  a  good  ore.  It  appears  to  be 
a  portion  of  a  maxillary  bone,  is  about  2  inches  in  length,  and 
bears  the  remains  of  five  teeth  much  weathered  and  broken.  They 
were  set  very  close  to  one  another,  and  may  have  been  about  three- 
quarters  of  an  inch  in  length,  with  a  diameter  at  the  base  of  about 
•37  inch.  Their  material,  like  that  of  the  bone,  has  been  mainly 
replaced  by  transparent  calcite.  The  bone  exhibits  parallel  ridges, 
and  is  about  an  inch  in  width. 

The  last  specimen  of  the  three  is  also  from  Bowral,  in  a  dark 
indurated  shale  belonging  to  the  Wianamatta  series.  It  contains 
portions  of  11  vertebra?,  with  the  ribs  of  the  left  side.  The  spinal 
column  is  marked  by  a  flattened  ridge,  well-defined  at  the  edges, 
about  2  mm.  in  width,  and  probably  representing  the  series  of 
neural  spines.  Some  obscure  undulations  from  front  to  rear  may 
indicate  joints. 

About  the  same  distance  to  the  left  are  seen  the  proximal  ends 
of  the  ribs,  not  less  than  4  mm.  in  width,  though  perhaps  expanded 
by  pressure.  The  ribs  were  hoi  low,  and  are  now  principally  filled 
with  calcite,  a  narrow  streak  of  which  is  also  visible  along  the 
spine.  Miall  on  Hijfonomus  (Report  1874,  p.  173)  describes 
similar  ribs,  and  gives  a  note  from  Owen  upon  them,  in  which  it 
is  shown  that  the  cavity  was  not  properly  a  medullary  one,  but 
was  posthumous,  and  due  to  the  solution  of  the  primitive  cartila- 
ginous mould  of  the  boDe,  which  had  remained  unchanged  by 
ossification  in  the  living  species.  He  concludes  that  these  bones 
were  originally  solid,  and  composed,  as  in  most  amphibians,  of  an 
osseous  crust  enclosing  cartilage.     Their  shape  is  peculiar,  probably 


BY    PROFESSOR    STEPPIENS,  M.A.,  F.G.S.  1191 

owing  to  distortion.  The  head  portion  is  nearly  a  right-angled 
triangle,  with  *  the  perpendicular  4  mm.  in  length  parallel  to  th  e 
spine,  the  base,  about  5  mm.,  curving  gradually  to  the  rear,  and 
the  hypotenuse,  about  7  mm.,  bending  towards  it  at  an  angle  of 
about  40.°  The  shafts  then  bend  backward,  so  as  to  become  more 
or  less  parallel  with  the  spine,  for  about  17  mm.,  and  are  con- 
sequently in  close  juxtaposition.  They  then  bend  outward,  about 
10  mm.,  and  so  disappear. 

It  is  not  easy  to  account  for  this  double  curvature  of  the  ribs, 
unless  some  such  twisting  of  these  curved  bones  has  occurred  as 
might  result  from  a  forward  shift  of  the  upper  surface  of  the  fossil, 
pushing  the  upper  and  proximal  extremities  forward,  while  the 
distal  and  lower  remained  stationary,  or  moved  in  the  opposite 
direction.  This  would  throw  any  vertical  portions  of  the  series 
of  ribs  into  the  same  straight  line,  and  would,  under  the  supposition 
which  follows,  account  for  the  close  approximation  of  the  shafts  at 
about  half  their  length,  while  it  would  also,  by  the  attendant 
vertical  pressure  tend  to  make  any  forward  processes  spread 
outwards. 

It  may  therefore  be  conjectured  that  each  rib  diverged  from  the 
spine  outwards  and  backwards,  but  nearly  horizontally  ;  that  it 
then  bent  down  nearly  vertically  towards  the  ventral  aspect ;  and 
that  finally  it  curved  forwards  towards  the  head.  For  under  such 
circumstances  a  gradual  pressure  from  above  and  behind  would 
produce  just  such  an  arrangement  as  has  been  described. 

Certainly  it  may  be  doubted  whether  ribs  of  such  a  character 
can  be  Labyrinthodont.  Still,  the  tubular  bones,  the  apparently 
cartilaginous  notochord  and  the  dermal  scutes — together  with  the 
occurrence  of  No.  2  in  the  same  beds — offer  evidence  which  must 
be  lodged  in  the  opposite  scale.  And  I  do  not  think  anyone  will 
regard  this  fossil  as  the  remains  of  a  Fish. 

The  preceding  description  and  argument  is  based  on  the  assump- 
tion that  we  have  the  dorsal  aspect  presented  to  us.  And  the 
-whole  appearance  of  the  fossil  seems  to  warrant  this  assumption. 
But  there  is  a  little  difficulty  in  the  way,  since  the  remains  of  the 


1192       ON  SOME  ADDITIONAL  LABYRINTHODONT  FOSSILS,  N.  S.  WALES- 

integumentary  scales  overlie  the  vertebraB  and  ribs,  while  according 
to  Miall  (Report  1873,  p.  245)  this  armour  is  entirely  ventral. 
However  (ib.  p.  246),  it  is  also  stated  that  "granular,  shagreen-like 
scales  have  been  found  to  cover  other  parts  of  the  body  of  a  few 
Labyrinthodonts."  If  these  scales  are  really  ventral,  the  supposed 
series  of  neural  spines  must  be  regarded  as  the  representative  of 
the  lower  face  of  the  notochord.  In  any  case,  however,  the  integu- 
ment presents  a  finely  granular  surface,  studded  with  small  scutes, 
which  are  arranged  sometimes  singly  or  by  twos  and  threes,  and 
sometimes  in  broad  patches.  No  sort  of  symmetry  in  the  distribu- 
tion of  these  patches  is  observable,  or  in  their  shape;  so  that  one 
is  led  to  conjecture  that  these  '  scutes '  appeared  piecemeal  with 
advancing  age,  and  may  perhaps  have  disappeared  in  the  same  way. 
The  shape  of  those  which  are  isolated,  and  therefore  developed 
without  interference,  is  elliptical,  the  longer  axis  being  transverse 
to  the  spine ;  the  margin  forms  an  elevated  rim,  which  surrounds 
a  depressed  area  at  apparently  the  same  level  as  the  skin  outside. 
When  they  are  grouped  in  numbers  they  are  either  arranged  along 
diagonal  lines  like  the  scales  of  ganoids,  the  diagonals  sloping 
forwards  and  inwards,  or  they  are  set  in  quincunx,  like  shingles  on 
a  roof,  or  scales  in  ordinary  fish,  but  not  overlapping,  although  a 
striking  resemblance  to  imbrication  is  produced  by  the  irregular 
development  of  the  rim,  the  anterior  portion  being  little  raised,  or 
not  at  all,  while  the  posterior  is  even  more  elevated  than  in  the 
isolated  examples.  They  remind  one  forcibly  of  the  dermal 
papillae  of  Monacanthus,  or  of  sharks. 

These  two  fossils  seem  sufficiently  hard  to  allow  of  transparent 
microscopic  sections  being  prepared  from  them ;  a  method  which 
would  throw  much  light  upon  doubtful  and  unknown  points  of 
structure. 


NOTES  ON  THE    GEOLOGY   OF  BOWNING,  N.S.W. 
By  John  Mitchell. 

(Plate  XXL) 

The  following  notes  bear  more  particular  reference  to  the  Geology 
of  the  Parish  of  Bowning,  and  a  small  area  eastward  of  it  bounded 
by  Limestone  Creek.  Some  general  references  will  also  be  made 
to  the  geological  features  of  the  country  to  the  west  of  this  area. 

The  former  area  may  for  convenience  be  considered  as  consisting 
of  two  divisions,  one  extending  in  an  east  and  west  direction  from 
Limestone  Creek  to  a  low  ridge  or  boss  of  quartz  porphyry  about  a 
mile  west  of  the  Public  School  on  the  Great  Southern  Road,  and 
running  in  a  generally  N.  and  S.  course,  parallel  with  the  strike 
of  the  sedimentary  rocks  ;  the  other  extending  from  this  ridge 
westward  to  the  Black  Range,  or  western  boundary  of  the  parish. 

Physical  Features. — The  Parish  of  Bowning  forms  a  small  portion 
of  the  Southern  Table  Lands,  and  has  an  elevation  above  the  sea 
of  from  1,800  ft.  to  2,400  ft.  The  surface  is  of  an  undulating 
character  in  the  central  and  northern  area,  and  decidedly  rugged 
in  the  southern. 

The  most  striking  feature  is  Bowning  Hill,  which  is  a  pyramid- 
shaped  mass  rising  abruptly  to  a  height  of  from  600  to  700  ft. 
above  the  immediate  level  on  the  eastern  boundary  line  of  the 
parish. 

The  principal  valley  forms  the  basin  of  Bowning  Creek,  and 
follows  the  general  strike  of  the  rocks,  having  been  formed  chiefly 
by  the  erosion  of  the  exposed  edges  of  the  more  fragile  kinds. 

The  porphyry  ridge  already  referred  to  divides  the  parish  into 
two  fairly  equal  parts,  and  separates  the  waters  of  Bowning  and 


1194  NOTES    ON   THE    GEOLOGY    OF    BOWNING,  N.S.W., 

Two-mile  Creeks  in  the  higher  portions  of  their  basins.  Ultimately 
the  Two-mile  Creek  crosses  a  denuded  part  of  the  ridge,  and  joins 
the  Bowning  Creek  two  miles  south  of  the  township.  From  this 
until  it  joins  the  Yass  River,  the  bed  of  the  Bowning  Creek  chiefly 
passes  along  quartz  porphyry,  and,  notwithstanding  the  insignifi- 
cance of  the  stream  and  the  extreme  hardness  of  the  rock,  it  has, 
for  some  miles,  worn  a  passage  of  considerable  depth. 

Climate. — The  climate  of  Bowning  may  be  termed  cool.  For 
eight  months  of  the  year  frosts  are  common,  and  usually  during 
each  winter  light  falls  of  snow  take  place.  Even  in  winter 
when  the  sky  is  cloudless  the  days  are  genial ;  but  with  sunset 
the  temperature  rapidly  falls  in  winter  and  summer  alike.  In 
summer  the  temperature  rarely  exceeds  100°  F.  in  the  shade,  and 
occasionally  frosts  occur  in  December.  These  extremes  of 
temperature  are  trying  to  delicate  constitutions. 

The  average  rainfall  is  about  20  inches  per  annum.  The 
prevailing  winds  are  westerly.  During  the  month  of  November 
they  blow  west  from  sun-rise  to  sun-set,  when  an  east  wind 
succeeds,  that  is,  a  sea  breeze,  which  lulls  towards  midnight. 

In  December  and  January  when  the  Great  Plains  of  the  west 
have  been  thoroughly  heated,  it  is  not  unusual  for  the  wind  to  set 
eastward  for  three  or  four  clays  continuously. 

The  easterly  winds  bring  up  the  rain-clouds  ;  but  the  moisture 
is  not  precipitated  until  their  return  by  the  westerly  winds,  except 
at  rare  intervals. 

Distribution  of  Rocks. — In  the  eastern  division  of  the  area  now 
treated  of,  and  starting  from  the  eastern  boundary,  is  a  bed  of 
coralline  limestone,  a  continuation  of  the  same  bed  concerning 
which  Mr.  Jenkins  has  already  given  some  interesting  details  in 
his  paper  '  On  the  Geology  of  Yass  Plains.'  (1)  Next  succeeds 
a  stratum  of  shale  with  masses  of  coral  distributed  through  it, 
then  fossiliferous  shale,  and  an  impure  limestone,  the  'trilobite 

(1)  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.W.  Vol.  in.  pp.  21,  216  ;  Vol.  iv.  p.  404. 


BY    JOHN    MITCHELL.  1195 

bed'  of  Mr.  Jenkins.  Then  follows  an  immense  bed  of  shale  or 
mudstone  which  readily  crumbles  to  mould  when  exposed  to  the 
action  of  the  sun  and  air. 

From  Barber's  Creek  to  Bowning  Creek  the  Great  Southern 
Railway  crosses  the  bed  almost  at  right  angles  with  the  strike  for 
a  distance  of  three  miles,  and  exposes  it  in  all  the  cuttings.  On  the 
rises  to  the  N.  and  S.  of  the  railway,  bands  of  flagstone  varying 
from  an  inch  to  two  or  three  feet  in  thickness  occur.  They  are  in 
general  separated  by  layers  of  mudstone  or  micaceous  slightly 
coherent  grit.  Almost  encompassing  the  mass  forming  Bowning 
and  Bald  Hills  and  stretching  out  from  it  on  the  east  to  Barber's 
or  Derringullen  Creek,  is  a  bed  of  coarse  conglomerate.  In  places 
this  bed  has  undergone  much  alteration,  and  presents  a  porphyritic 
appearance,  the  enclosed  pieces  of  coral  having  been  silicified.  In 
others  the  change  has  been  slight,  and  corals  enclosed  remain 
perfect.  Bowning  Hill  and  contiguous  mass  is  composed  of 
metamorphic  rock,  the  base  being  in  my  opinion  quartz  porphyry, 
and  the  superincumbent  portion  a  porphyroid  or  felstone.  In  the 
vicinity  of  Bowning  township  the  rocks  found  to  tne  east,  with  the 
exception  of  the  limestone,  recur.  In  the  position  that  the  lime- 
stone should  occupy,  did  it  occur  on  the  western  side  of  this 
division,  is  a  thick  bed  of  coarse  silicious  grit  intercalated  with 
strata  of  fine,  friable,  micaceous  sandstone,  and  altered  shales. 
Immediately  east  ot  this  grit  is  a  thin  bed  of  sinter-like  rock, 
evidently  originally  a  coralline  limestone.  Also  in  conjunction 
with  this  grit  occur  thin  beds  of  quartzites  and  jasper.  One  of 
these  quartzite  beds  I  shall  designate  the  Atrypa  Zone,  because 
of  the  vast  number  of  A.  reticularis  contained  in  it.  And 
lastly  advancing  westward  is  the  quartz  porphyry  ridge.  This 
extends  W.  to  the  Two-mile  Creek,  and  on  the  Great  Southern 
Road  has  a  thickness  of  about  5,000  ft.  Where  it  has  been  much 
denuded  the  interior  shows  a  very  granitic  aspect ;  and  some 
fragments  of  it  that  I  submitted  to  the  Mines  Department  were 
determined  to  be  granite.  But  this  determination  was  arrived  at 
from  macroscopical  inspection  only,  and  therefore  cannot  be  accepted 
as   conclusive.     South   of  Bowning   Hill  between  Bowning  and 


1196      NOTES  ON  THE  GEOLOGY  OF  BOWNING,  N.S.W., 

Derringullen  Creeks  to  the  Yass  River,  the  following  rocks  appear 
in  the  order  named — conglomerates,  shales,  impure  limestones^ 
limestone,  incoherent  micaceous  sandstone,  coarse  sandstones  and 
flagstones,  and  porphyry. 

In  the  western  division,  starting  from  the  porphyry  ridge  and 
proceeding  from  east  to  west,  first  appears  a  bed  of  fossiliferous 
shale,  the  decomposition  of  which  has  formed  a  fertile  loamy  soil. 
Beyond  this, as  seen  on  the  Binalong  Road,  are  some  veins  of  jasper, 
and  a  bed  of  sandstone  containing  minute  fossils.  West  of  these 
rocks  to  the  boundary  of  the  Parish  at  Flinter's  Gap  on  G-.  S.  Road, 
all  the  rocks  exposed  appear  more  or  less  altered,  though 
undoubtedly  of  sedimentary  origin.  A  large  proportion  of  them 
are  cherty  in  character,  and  some  are  porphyritic. 

At  Murray's  Hill  and  along  the  N.  W.  boundary  of  the  parish 
porphyry  intrudes.  The  southern  part  of  this  division  I  have  not 
had  the  opportunity  of  examining  fully  ;  but  from  a  casual 
inspection  the  rocks  seem  less  altered,  and  sandstones  occur  in 
several  places.  About  three  miles  8.  W.  of  the  township  a  remarkable 
felsitic  grit  is  exposed  shewing  some  fossils.  Through  this  grit 
E.  and  W.  runs  a  diorite  dyke,  the  grit  on  each  side  of  it 
merging  gradually  into  the  diorite.  Through  the  diorite  runs  a 
quartz  vein  bearing  a  good  per  centage  of  copper  and  galena  with 
a  little  silver.  In  this  place  also  is  a  small  outcrop  of  limestone 
in  which  a  few  fossils  are  imbedded.  It  is  worthy  of  remark  here 
that  the  same  limestone  is  visible  in  the  Two-mile  Creek  about 
a  mile  to  the  east,  and  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  porphyry  ridge, 
thus  showing  that  the  porphyry  is  intrusive. 

Position  of  the  stratified  rocks. — The  stratified  rocks  have  all 
undergone  change  from  their  original  position,  and  are  considerably 
tilted  and  folded,  but  maintain  throughout  conformability,  as  well 
as  a  regular  strike  and  dip. 

The  general  strike  is  a  little  E.  of  N.,  and  the  dip  N.  of  W. 
The  dip  varies  from  5°  to  as  much  as  87°.  The  eastern  division 
forms  a  synclinal  basin,  having  been  tilted  on  the  W.  side  by  the 


BY    JOHN    MITCHELL.  1197 

intrusion  of  the  porphyry  boss,  and  synchronously  on  the  E.  by 
a  similar  intrusion.  Among  the  results  effected  by  the  forces 
that  led  to  the  formation  of  this,  was  probably  the  production  of 
Bowning  Hill ;  bat  to  enter  into  arguments  to  prove  this  would 
at  present  be  a  digression.  All  the  strata  are  well  defined  except 
where  severe  plications  have  taken  place. 

To  estimate  the  thickness  of  the  whole  system  with  any  degree 
of  exactness  is  at  present  not  possible. 

Sections. — Starting  from  the  junction  of  Limestone  and  Barber's 
Creeks  on  the  east,  and  proceeding  nearly  west  to  where  the 
G.  S.  Road  crosses  the  porphyry  ridge  on  the  western  side  of 
Bowning  township,  we  obtain  a  section  of  the  eastern  division,  or 
what  may  more  properly  be  termed  a  double  section  ;  for,  as  stated 
already,  this  embraces  a  synclinal  basin  ;  and  as  one  half  of  the 
basin  differs  slightly  from  the  other  I  shall  give  an  ideal  section  of 
each.  The  calculations  as  to  thickness  must  be  accepted  as  rough 
approximations  only. 

Commencing  with  the  eastern  section,  a  bed  of  coralline  limestone 
advancing  a  little  beyond  our  eastern  boundary,  first  claims 
attention  ;  this  is  found  to  rest  on  a  stratum  of  micaceous  grit, 
just  beyond  which  the  porphyry  is  exposed. 

This  limestone  alone  would  afford  matter  for  several  papers.  Pro- 
bably not  another  place  can  be  found  in  the  colony  so  fraught  with 
interest  to  the  palaeontologist  and  geologist.  What  an  accumulation 
of  ancient  marine  life  is  here  displayed  before  our  eyes  !  And  how 
admirably  preserved  !  Everywhere  corals  of  various  kinds  present 
themselves,  and  commingling  with  them  are  numerous  molluscs, 
Euomphalus,  Orthoceras,  PenHmerus,  Atrypa,  Trochus,  and  other 
genera  being  well  represented.  But  to  revert  to  the  stratigra- 
phical  description  of  the  bed.  Throughout  it  has  a  stratified  aspect ; 
and  at  this  point  seems  to  be  divided  into  two  parts  by  a  bluish 
micaceous  rock.  The  lower  division  lies  in  thin  strata  separated 
from  each  other  by  thin  layers  of  mudstone,  thus  giving  evidence 
of  periodical  invasions  of  sediment  into  a  clear  sea.  Distributed 
through  the  mudstone  are  calcareous  nodules  frequently  containing 


1198      NOTES  ON  THE  GEOLOGY  OF  BOWNING,  N.S.W., 

srood  fossils.  The  limestone  is  of  a  nodular  character.  This 
feature  may  have  been  caused  by  the  presence  of  fine  non-calcareous 
silt,  which  filled  the  spaces  between  the  corals,  and  prevented  their 
cohesion.  This  zone  is  rich  in  brachiopods  and  gasteropods.  Of 
crustaceans  I  have  obtained  fragments  of  two  trilobites,  Cheirurus, 
sp.,  and  Cromus  Beaumonti.  Among  the  brachiopods  are  the 
familiar  Upper  Silurian  species  Atrypa  reticularis,  Pentamerus 
oblongus ;  also,  remarkable  above  others,  is  a  deeply  corrugated 
Pentamerus  of  triangular  shape,  that  1  have  not  yet  identified,  and 
which  appears  to  be  typical  of  this  zone.  The  dip  is  from  30°  to 
40°,  and  its  direction  S.  of  W.  The  whole  thickness  may  be 
estimated  at  125  ft. 

The  upper  portion  of  the  bed  is  thicker  and  more  compact. 
During  its  growth  the  invasions  of  silt  had  ceased,  and  corals  and 
molluscs  increased  without  hindrance  except  for  the  antagonism 
that  may  have  prevailed  among  the  different  forms  of  life.  The 
characteristic  fossil,  not  coralline,  is  the  large  Euomphalus  Clarkei, 
A  very  large  /  entamerus  also  occurs.  The  dip  is  less  than  in  the 
lower  division  and  ranges  from  15°  to  20°.  The  upper  division 
has  a  thickness  of  about  200  feet,  so  that  the  total  thickness  of 
the  bed,  therefore,  may  be  fixed  at  300  feet.  Further  south, 
however,  at  the  Humewood  beds  of  Mr.  Jenkins's  paper,  it  attains 
greater  thickness.  It  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  remark  here 
that  the  general  strike  of  the  bed  agrees  well  with  the  trend  of 
our  present  coast-line.  From  this  fact  the  obvious  conclusion  to 
be  drawn  is  that  our  ancient  coast-line  had  a  similar  trend. 

Passing  westward  we  advance  to  the  next  bed.  Here  we  have 
presented  the  evidence  of  a  great  and  sudden  change  in  the 
ancient  physical  features.  The  clear  sea  became  densely  charged 
with  fine  sediment,  which  established  the  beginning  of  the  end  of 
the  coral  reef  just  referred  to. 

This  bed  not  only  introduces  a  great  change  in  the  character  of 
the  rocks,  but  a  sweeping  change  of  fauna.  From  this  upward  most 
of  the  large  molluscs  disappear  to  be  seen  no  more  throughout  the 
series.  Corals,  encrinite  stems,  and  some  brachiopods  are  found  in 
the  lower  part  of  the  bed. 


BY    JOHN    MITCHELL.  1199 

The  later  portion  exhibits  few  fossils  except  bryozoan-like 
markings.  Numerous  cavities  occur,  and  these  were  perhaps  at 
one  time  occupied  by  corals.  The  composition  is  shaly,  and  its 
thickness  20  to  30  feet. 

Next  in  order  comes  a  bed  of  slightly  hardened  greyish  shale, 
40  to  50  feet  thick  at  the  point  where  J  have  made  the  section. 
In  other  places  it  reaches  double  of  that  thickness.  This  may  be 
designated  the  '  lower  trilobite  zone,'  for  it  is  here  that  this  order 
first  appears  as  a  distinguishing  feature.  In  its  eastern  out-crop 
representatives  of  the  following  genera  occur  : — Acidaspis,  Cromus 
( Beaumonti),  Eiicvinurtis  (punctatus),  Ccdymene,  and  Sphcerex- 
ochus.  From  the  western  outcrop,  in  addition  to  the  above 
genera,  it  has  yielded  Harpes,  Bronteus,  Cheirurus,  Stauro- 
cephalus,  Proetits,  and  others.  The  mollusca  are  represented,  with 
few  exceptions,  by  brachiopods  of  small  size.  Prints  of  hydrozoa 
are  plentiful  ;  and  occasionally  the  remains  of  a  seaweed  may  be 
found.  One  of  the  most  noteworthy  things  in  connection  with  this 
bed  is  the  sudden  appearance  of  so  many  trilobites,  and  particularly 
those  belonging  to  the  genus  Acidasp)is,  which  in  this  case  follows, 
instead  of  precedes,  such  genera  as  Encrinurus,  Cheirurus,  and 
Cromus.  This  bed  came  to  an  end  by  the  cessation  of  sedimentary 
deposits,  and  a  comparatively  clear  sea  supervened  for  a  short  period, 
and  admitted  of  the  formation  of  a  thin  bed  of  impure  limestone 
apparently  not  more  than  10  feet  thick.  This  is  the  '  Phacops 
Bed'  of  Mr.  Charles  Jenkins,  (vide  his  paper  on  the  Geology 
of  Yass  Plains).  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  below  these  Calceola 
sandalina  occurs ;  also  a  small  coral  resembling  Petraia  bina.  The 
whole  bed  largely  consists  of  trilobite  remains  arranged  in  layers. 
The  sea  must  have  literally  swarmed  with  them.  But  notwith- 
standing their  number,  to  obtain  a  perfect  specimen  of  any  species 
is  a  rarity.  Among  the  genera  that  can  be  distinguished  are 
Phacop>s,  Acidaspis,  and  one  resembling  Angelina.  The  largest 
species  has,  from  the  inspection  of  a  fragment  only,  been  pronounced 
to  be  Phacops  longicaudatus.  With  Mr.  Jenkins  I  consider  that 
it  bears  a  strong  likeness  to  some  forms  of  Dalmania. 
77 


1200     NOTES  ON  THE  GEOLOGY  OF  BOWNING,  N.S.W., 

Associated  with  these  trilobites  are  the  following  : — A  coral 
which  I  take  to  be  Petraia  corniculum,  Orthis  testudinaria  (?), 
Leptaena,  a  large  Pleurotomaria,  Platyceras,sp.,  Cycloiiema,  Stropho- 
mena,  an  Orthoceras  having  a  close  affinity  to  0.  ccereesiense,  and 
Orthis  biloba.  Superimposed  on  this  bed  is  an  immense  one 
of  shale  with  intercalated  thin  bands  of  flagstone.  Its  thickness 
cannot  be  less  than  1,300  ft.  Towards  the  completion  of  the 
bed  the  bands  of  flagstone  and  grit  become  more  numerous  and 
thicker.  Throughout  this  vast  deposit  fossils  are  either  rare  or 
altogether  absent.  In  the  sandstone  at  the  top  I  have  obtained 
the  prints  of  shells  like  Orthis  and  Atrypa.  The  absence  of 
fossils  from  these  shales  would  appear  to  have  resulted  from  an 
absence  of  life  over  the  area  they  occupied  at  the  time  of  their 
formation,  following  upon  the  introduction  of  conditions  unfavor- 
able to  organisms.  The  shales  themselves  are  of  a  nature  well- 
fitted  for  the  preservation  of  organisms,  had  they  been  present. 

From  this  bed  we  reach  a  series  of  beds  that  mark  alternate 
periods  of  marine  disturbance  and  inactivity.  These  are  most 
likely  sequences  of  considerable  upheavals  and  subsidences  of  the 
then  sea- bottom. 

The  first  of  these  beds  is  one  of  conglomerate  20  feet  thick. 
The  matrix  is  shale  or  mudstone  ;  some  of  the  fragments  are 
corals  and  pieces  of  limestone  showing  markings  of  Pentamerus  and 
other  shells.  Then  come  40  feet  of  soft  shale  followed  by  25  feet  of 
conglomerate  rich  in  fragments  of  encrinital  limestone.  On  this 
lie  about  100  feet  of  sandstone  of  a  flaggy  character.  Then 
follow  about  250  feet  of  shale  containing  numerous  water-worn 
stones,  in  parts  almost  a  conglomerate.  Near  the  top  of  the  bed 
are  many  thin  bands  of  flagstone.  Next  is  a  bed  of  laminated 
shale  with  bands  of  flagstone,  150  feet  thick.  On  this  rests  a 
coarse  conglomerate  50  feet  thick.  Enclosed  are  boulders  of 
fossiliferous  limestone.  Succeeding  this  is  a  number  of  thin 
strata  of  shale  and  sandstone  alternately,  whose  united  thickness 
may  be  about  50  feet ;  and  then  is  reached  the  latest  deposit.  This 
is  a  bed  of  coarse  conglomerate  that  cannot  have  a  thickness  less 


BY    JOHN    MITCHELL.  1201 

than  300  feet.  It  bears  a  very  sea-shore  aspect,  and  marks  the 
close  of  the  series.  It  has  yielded  a  number  of  corals  and  some 
molluscs,  all  probably  derived  from  the  destruction  of  oldei  beds. 
Among  the  latter  are  RhynchoneUa,  Orthis,  and  a  Megalodon. 

This  completes  a  section  of  the  eastern  half  of  what  may  be 
termed  the  Bowning  Synclinal  Basin. 

The  western  half  differs  very  little  from  the  eastern  except  that, 
instead  of  the  limestone,  at  the  base  occurs  a  bed  of  coarse  silicious 
grit,  and  there  is  some  alteration  of  some  of  the  lower  strata 
to  sinter  and  quartzite,  and  that,  after  the  great  bed  of  shale,  the 
succeeding  beds  are  fossiliferous  to  near  the  close  of  the  series, 
including  a  third  zone  of  trilobites. 

Passing  now  to  the  western  division.  Resting  against  the 
porphyry  are  some  altered  rocks,  and  beyond  these  a  bed  of  shale 
in  some  parts  merging  into  impure  limestone.  It  is  rich  in  fossils, 
but  they  have  suffered  much  decomposition  and  contortion. 
Avicula,  Pentamerus,  and  some  gasteropods  are  noticeable.  The 
trilobites  Gromus  Beaumonti,  and  Encrinurus  punctatas  are  also 
yielded.  The  thickness  of  the  bed  appears  to  be  from  400  to  500  ft. 
Adjoining  this  bed  on  the  line  of  section,  that  is  along  the  G.  S. 
Road,  the  rocks  are  hidden  for  some  distance  ;  but  on  the  Binalong 
Road  a  mile  further  north  the  succeeding  rocks  are  altered  shales 
and  jasper.  From  the  shale  I  have  obtained  minute  specimens  of 
brachiopods  and  gasteropods.  From  this  point  to  Flinter's  Gap 
(locally  known  as  Carroll's  Gap),  the  western  boundary  of  the 
parish,  the  rocks  are  all  of  altered  character,  as  far  as  can  be  judged 
from  the  outcrops.  They  consist  of  variously  coloured  cherts  and 
porphyroids  of  a  jointy  nature.  Some  bear  indications  of  once 
having  been  fossiliferous.  Their  thickness  is  from  2,000  to  3,000  ft. 
I  estimate  the  total  thickness  of  this  section  at  not  less  than  3,000  ft. 
The  distance  along  this  section  is  three  miles  nearly,  which  with 
the  eastern  portion  gives  a  total  sectional  length  of  eight  miles. 
The  western  section  is  doubtless  in  a  large  measure  a  repetition  of 
the  eastern  one  ;  but  the  rocks  have  been  subjected  to  greater 
change.  North  and  south  of  the  sectional  line  the  rocks  appear  in 
places  less  altered. 


1202  NOTES    ON    THE    GEOLOGY    OF    BOWNING,  N.S.W., 

West  of  this  formation  come  what  have  been  termed  by  Mr. 
Jenkins  the  '  Murrumbidgee  Beds/  which  have  been  so  designated 
because  a  good  section  of  them  is  visible  at  Cave  Flat  on  the 
Murrumbidgee;  but  in  my  opinion  the  name  '  Coodradigbee  River 
Beds'  would  be  more  appropriate  ;  for  nearly  the  whole  course  of 
this  river  passes  along  these  beds  in  the  direction  of  their  strike. 
These  beds  are  of  interest  because  of  their  extent,  and  the  likelihood 
that  they  are  of  Devonian  age.  Indeed  the  discovery  by  Mr.  Ratte 
of  the  Australian  Museum,  of  a  portion  of  an  Asterole^is,  and  certain 
Ammonites  and  Nautili  of  Devonian  character  in  collections 
obtained  from  them,  together  with  the  fact  pointed  out  by  Mr. 
Jenkins  in  his  '  Geology  of  Yass  Plains',  that  most  of  the  fossils 
recognised  as  Devonian  types  by  De  Koninck,  and  represented  as 
belonging  to  the  Yass  beds,  really  belong  to  the  beds  in  question, 
make  their  Devonian  identity  almost  certain.  Their  occurrence 
can  be  traced  from  Boorowa  on  the  north,  southward  through. 
Binalong,  Mylora,  Bookham,  Cave  Flat,  and  along  the  course  of 
Coodradigbee  River  (Little  River,  locally),  for  upwards  of  seventy 
miles. 

Palceontological  features. — Owing  to  the  difficulty  of  getting 
palseontological  specimens  identified  in  the  colony,  I  am  not, 
in  the  present  paper,  able  to  give  this  branch  the  fulness  of 
treatment  its  importance  requires  ;  but  I  hope  shortly  to  be  in  a 
position  to  give  a  complete  list  of  the  fossils  which  occur  in  the 
Bowning  series.  At  present  my  remarks  will  be  confined  to  the 
genera,  and  a  few  species  that  ha\e  already  been  identified  by 
Professor  De  Koninck  through  the  instrumentality  of  the  late 
Rev.  W.  B.  Clarke,  F.R.S.,  or  whose  identification  is  rendered 
easy  by  their  wide  distribution. 

Up  to  the  present  no  signs  of  terrestrial  remains  have  been 
discovered,  and  the  only  vegetable  remains  yet  yielded  are  prints 
of  seaweed. 

A  distinctive  feature  of  the  Bowning  beds,  especially  the 
Bowning  side  of  the  eastern  division,  is  the  number  and  beauty  of 
the  remains  of  hydrozoa   and  of  polyzoa,  among  which  may  be 


BY    JOHN    MITCHELL.  1203 

mentioned  a  sertularian,  Fenestella,  Glaucanome,  and  others.  These 
are  chiefly  confined  to  the  lower  strata,  associated  with  trilobites 
of  the  lower  zone  ;  and  some  of  them  bear  a  close  affinity  to 
Devonian  types.     Crinoids  are  plentiful. 

The  mollusca  supply  representatives  of  Orthis  (socialis  and 
biloba  being  among  the  species),  Atrypa  (marginalis  and  reticularis), 
Terebratula,  Pentamerus  (oblongus  and  galeatusj,  Retzia,  Pterinea 
(pumila),  Spirifer  (asper  and  crispus),  Rotella,  Patella,  Trochus 
(bilix),  Bellerophon,  Euomplialus,  Pleurotomaria,  Ctenodonta, 
Leptaena,  Meristella,  Lingula,  Rhynchonella,  Discina,  Orthoceras, 
and  Megalodon  (one  species).  Among  the  Spirifers  is  one  seemingly 
identical  with  a  species  obtained  from  the  carboniferous  rocks  at 
Jamberoo. 

Most  worthy  of  special  attention  is  the  occurrence  of  Orthis 
bihba,  0.  socialis,  Pentamerus  oblongus,  P.  galeatus,  Spirifer 
asper,  S.  crispus,  Atrypa  reticularis,  A.  marginalis,  Pterinea 
pumila,  Platyceras  angulatum  (I),  and  Orthoceras  ccereesiense  Hicks, 
all  typical  of  the  Silurian  age.  A  few  of  the  many  corals  are 
Favosites  gothlandica,  F.  aspera,  Heliolites  iaterstincta,  Receptacu- 
lites  Clarkei,  Petraia  bina,  Ptychophyllum,  Zaphrentis. 

The  Bowning  series  has  peculiar  interest  by  reason  of  the 
number  of  genera  and  species  of  trilobites  it  has  yielded.  My 
researches  have  brought  to  light  14  genera  representing  30  species. 
They  include  Encrinurus  punctatus,  Cromus  Reaumonti,  Bronteus 
Partschi,  Calymene  (4  sp.),  Sphaerexochus  mirus,  Harpes,  Phacops 
(3),  Cheirurus,  Lichas,  Asaphus,  Proefois,  and  Acidaspis.  Mr.  Ratte 
(ante  pp.  1066-1069)  has  identified  several  of  these.  Of  other 
crustacean  forms  I  obtained  specimens  of  what  appear  to  be 
f  ragmeDts  of  a  species  of  Pterygotus  and  of  Stylonurus. 

Of  vertebrate  remains  no  certain  indications  have  been  met  with. 

Geological  Age. — Reviewing  the  general  character  of  the  fossils, 
especially  those  of  the  trilobite  order,  among  which  the  genus 
Acidaspis  stands    out    prominently,    I    have  little  hesitation   in 


1204      NOTES  ON  THE  GEOLOGY  OF  BOWNING,  N.S.W. 

referring  the  age  of  the  Bo  wiring  Beds  to  the  Upper  Silurian 
System.  The  great  development  of  shale  rocks  strengthens  this 
conclusion. 

Minerals. — Copper,  iron,  and  lead  occur  in  many  places.  Copper 
and  lead  ores  are  found  in  several  parts  of  Limestone  Creek ;  and 
small  veins  of  galena  are  met  with  in  Bowning  Creek.  A  little 
gold  has  been  obtained  from  some  of  the  creeks  which  empty  into 
the  Limestone  Creek. 

Surface  Accumulations. — The  alluvial  flats  along  the  course  of 
the  Bowning  and  Limestone  Creeks  are  formed  of  rich  black  soils. 
On  some  of  the  hills  large  accumulations  of  water-worn  stones  are 
noticeable.  These  have  resulted  from  the  disintegration  of  the  con- 
glomerates. Small  agates  are  plentifully  distributed  among  them. 
The  decomposition  of  the  unfossiliferous  soft  shales  in  situ  has 
formed  considerable  beds  of  clay,  while  that  of  the  fossiliferous 
shales  has  formed  very  fertile  loamy  soils.  Some  of  these  shales 
may  be  found  to  be  of  economic  value  as  fertilizers. 


PLATE    XXI. 

Ideal  Section  of  Bowning  Synclinal  Basin. 

(The  data  for  the  completion  of  the  eastern  portion  of  the  section  were 
obtained  from  the  exposure  of  the  strata  in  the  Sharpening  Stone  Creek.) 


NOTES  ON  THE   BACTERIOLOGICAL    EXAMINATION 
OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY.      No.  II. 

By  Oscar  Katz,  Ph.D.,  M.A. 

Owing  to  some  unavoidable  circumstances,  especially  to  the  want 
of  appropriate  material  for  cultivating  media,  I  was  not  able  to 
continue,  as  I  wished  to  do,  the  bacteriological  examination  of 
Sydney  Water,  until  November  18th,  that  is  for  about  two 
months  (vide  these  Proceedings  1886,  p.  912).  From  that  date, 
however,  up  to  December  21st,  I  was  able  to  test  nine  samples  of 
water  from  the  Sydney  Supply,  derived  from  the  tap  in  the 
laboratory  of  the  Linnean  Hall.  On  October  17th,  I  had  the  oppor- 
tunity of  subjecting  a  sample  of  water  from  the  Prospect  Reservoir 
to  a  bacteriological  test. 

The  results  of  the  examination  of  the  first-named  samples  may 
be  seen  in  the  following  table  : — 


Date. 

Temper,  of  Water. 

Number  of  Colonies    Liquefying  Colonies 
in  1  ccm.                          in  1  ccm. 

(1)  Nov. 

18 

71°F.  =  21i°C. 

214            78  =  36?  p.c. 

(2)       „ 

22 

70  F.  =  215  C. 

540          142  =  26|  p.c. 

(3)       „ 

30 

73  F.  =  22£  C. 

426          218  =  51J  p.c. 

(4)  Dec. 

3 

74  F,  =  23£  C. 

156            92  =  59    p.c. 

(5)       » 

6 

72  F.  =  22*  C. 

8              4  =  50    p.c. 

(6)       ,, 

8 

74  F.  =  23J  C. 

18              4  =  221  P-c. 

(7)       „ 

13 

70  F.  =  215  C. 

44            15  =  34x\  p.c. 

(8)       „ 

16 

74  F.  =  23*  C. 

245            71  =  29    p.c. 

(9)      „ 

21 

72  F.  =  225  C. 

342          112  =  32*  p.c. 

The  mean  number  of  colonies  out  of  these  nine  single  tests  amounts 
to  221  for  one  cubiccentim.  of  the  water  in  question;  the  mean  of 
the  liquefying  colonies  is  82,  i.e.  about  37  p.c. 


1206    ON  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  WATER  FROM  THE  SYDNEY  SUPPLY. 

The  above  figures  indicate  a  relative  purity  of  the  water,  if 
compared  with  those  obtained  on  previous  occasions.  The  greatest 
number  of  bacterial  colonies  which  made  their  appearance  on  the 
plates  of  nutritive  gelatine  was,  as  is  seen,  540,  whereas  in 
three  cases  with  8,  18,  44  colonies  respectively,  the  water  might 
be  looked  upon  as  nearly  free  from  micro-organisms. 

As  far  as  the  kinds  of  bacteria  which  came  under  observation 
are  concerned,  several  new  forms  were  isolated  in  addition  to  some 
of  those  described  before.  These  bacteria,  or  at  least  the  more 
interesting  of  them,  will  be  dealt  with  at  another  time. 

Here  it  may  suffice  to  mention  that,  so  far,  pathogenic  species 
have  not  been  found  to  occur  in  the  tap-water  under  consideration. 

With  regard  to  the  sample  of  water  derived  from  the  Prospect 
Reservoir,  alluded  to  above,  I  have  to  state  that  it  was  not  handed 
over  to  me  until  some  time  had  elapsed  from  the  moment  it 
had  been  taken.  On  examination  it  proved  to  be  exceedingly  rich 
in  bacteria  capable  of  propagation  in  nutrient  gelatine  ;  for  about 
4,000  colonies  could  be  referred  to  1  ccm.  of  the  water  under 
treatment.     Liquefying  colonieswere  comparatively  very  few. 


NOTES   AND    EXHIBITS.  1207 


Notes  and  Exhibits. 

Dr.  Ramsay  exhibited  eggs  of  Ptilonorhynchus  holosericeits, 
Chlamydodera  metadata,  C.  cerviniventris,  Sericulus  melinus, 
Ailurcedus  crassirostris  in  illustration  of  Mr.  North's  Paper;  also 
of  Puffinus  brevicaudis,  the  Mutton  Bird  of  South  Australia.  Dr. 
Ramsay  also  exhibited  a  very  remarkable  Helix-shaped  case,  pro- 
bably of  a  Trichopterous  Insect,  from  Japan. 

Mr.  Deane  exhibited  a  Spider  of  the  genus  Gastracantha,  and  a 
specimen  of  Melaleuca  Deanei  from  Lane  Cove,  a  species  described 
by  Baron  von  Mueller  in  a  paper  read  at  last  month's  Meeting  of 
the  Society. 

Mr.  Norton  exhibited  specimens  both  in  flower  and  seed,  of 
Aarophyllwm  venosum  (one  of  the  "Christmas  Bushes")  which 
is  generally  considered  very  rare,  but  is  growing  and  seeding 
plentifully  at  the  Linden  Caves.  Also,  for  distribution  among 
those  present,  seeds  of  Acacia  oxycedrus  from  Faulconbridge,  which 
he  thought  would  make  a  valuable  hedge  plant.  Also,  from  the 
same  neighbourhood  a  specimen  of  Styphelia  which  appeared  to  be 
the  true  Sydney  "  Five  Corner ;"  and  a  remarkable  fungus, 
Hydnum  imbricatum,  Grev. 

Dr.  Katz  exhibited  six  different  pure  cultivations  of  Bacteria 
from  Sydney  Water ;  also,  a  showy  cultivation  of  Bacillus  (Micro- 
coccus) prodigiosus  in  nutrient  Agar. 

Mr.  Masters  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Ornithoptera  Victorice 
(female)  from  Guadalcanar,  Solomon  Islands.  He  stated  that  one 
specimen  was  taken  by  Mr.  McGillivray  thirty  years  ago,  and 
until  very  lately  it  was  the  only  specimen  known. 

Mr.  Smithurst  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Antique  Green  Porphyry, 
or  Oriental  Verd-antique,  from  the  temple  of  Antoninus  and 
Faustina  in  the  Roman  Forum. 


1208  NOTES    AND    EXHIBITS. 

Mr.  Fletcher  exhibited  (1)  for  the  Rev.  J.  Milne  Curran,  of 
Cobar,  a  specimen  of  the  rare  plant  Grevillea  ajiethifolia,  R.  Br., 
in  fruit,  and  read  the  following  note  from  Mr.  Curran.  "Baron 
von  Mueller  tells  me  that  this  plant  has  not  been  collected  since 
Cunningham  found  it  near  Peel's  Range,  and  that  until  now  the 
fruit  has  been  unknown  to  botanists.  I  have  met  with  it  in  only 
one  locality  in  this  district,  a  few  miles  west  from  Nymagee  Copper 
Mine,  growing  on  sandy  soil — geological  formation  Devonian." 
(2)  For  Dr.  Dixson,  photographs  of  two  Fin-Back  Whales 
(Balcenoptera)  male  and  female,  captured  at  Twofold  Bay  last 
September. 

The  President  exhibited  the  fossils  described  in  his  paper, 
together  with  a  drawing  of  Platyceps  Wilkinsonii. 


ANNUAL  GENERAL  MEETING. 


26th  January,  1887. 


The  President,  Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.  A.,F.G.S.,  in  the  Chair. 


President's  Address. 

The  Society  has  now  completed  the  Twelfth  Year  of  its  existence, 
and  has  already  issued  Ten  Yearly  Volumes,  the  first  having  been 
found  sufficient  to  contain  the  whole  work  of  the  two  years  of  its 
infancy.  The  Address  which  I  now,  according  to  custom,  deliver 
upon  our  Twelfth  Anniversary  will  complete  the  Eleventh,  which 
however  will  be  known  as  the  First  of  the  Second  Series.  There 
are  many  and  obvious  advantages  in  breaking  up  an  indefinite 
succession  into  convenient  sections ;  and  such  an  arrangement 
has  consequently  met  with  very  general  adoption. 

There  is  no  such  special  virtue  in  the  10,  that  Ten  Volumes 
should  always  compose  a  section,  or  determine  a  series  ;  but  yet  it 
has  been  very  frequently  preferred  to  other  numbers,  and  is  at  least 
as  old  as  the  time  of  Pliny,  the  Historian,  who  divided  his  otherwise 
interminable  work  into  Decades  of  Ten  Books  each. 

Every  Anniversary  Meeting  is  accompanied  with  a  melancholy 
retrospect  over  the  continually  increasing  number  of  comrades, 
friends,  or  associates  who  have  deceased  within  the  memory  of  the 
survivors.  In  some  instances,  as  for  instance  in  the  famous 
Waterloo  Banquet,  the  number  of  these  survivors  themselves 
soon  began  to  diminish  with  startling  rapidity,  year  by  year,  since 
there  were  none  to  succeed  to  the  empty  places.  It  is  not  so  with 
a  Corporation  or  Society  such  as  ours.     Under  our  conditions 


1210  president's   address. 

the  loss  of  one  friend  is  partly  made  up  by  the  accession  of 
another,  and  the  guild  remains  intact  and  immortal.  The  natural) 
though  perhaps  not  altogether  logical,  recoil  from  the  thought  of 
an  immediate  oblivion  (which  after  all  can  in  few  cases  be  long 
delayed),  and  the  consolation  which  humanity  finds  in  the 
assurance  that  the  death  of  the  individual,  though  acknowledged 
to  be  inevitable,  and  even  necessary  for  the  vitality  of  the  Society, 
will  nevertheless  be  regarded  with  a  tender  regret  by  the  surviving 
members,  are  feelings  which  always  take  some  part  in  the  forma- 
tion and  maintenance  of  clubs,  guilds  and  corporations,  even  where 
their  ostensible  and  principal  object  is  of  quite  a  different  or  even 
opposite  character. 

It  is,  therefore,  part  of  my  duty  this  evening  to  lay  before  you 
such  brief  notices  of  those  who  have  been  removed  from  our 
company  by  death  since  our  last  General  Meeting,  as  is  com- 
patible with  the  main  purpose  of  the  day. 

Mr.  T.  H.  Boyer  -  Bower,  an  enthusiastic  naturalist  and 
collector,  especially  of  the  Avifauna  of  this  country,  who  enriched 
the  British  Museum  and  the  Zoological  Society  with  many  rare 
or  new  forms,  especially  from  the  imperfectly  explored  regions  of 
the  north-west,  has  left  a  gap  which  will  not  readily  be  filled. 

The  Hon.  W.  A.  Brodribb,  M.L.C.,  F.R.G.S.,  well  known  in 
these  colonies  for  his  kindness  of  heart  as  well  as  for  his  almost 
ubiquitous  energy  in  all  sorts  of  business,  was  also  an  active 
member  of  the  Geographical  Society  of  Australasia,  and  of  the 
Royal  Society  of  New  South  Wales.  He  passed  away,  after  a 
long  and  blameless  life,  on  May  31,  respected  and  regretted 
by  all. 

The  Rev.  C.  Kalchbrenner,  Corresponding  Member  of  this 
Society,  and  a  recognised  authority  on  the  description  and 
classification  of  the  Fungi,  has  also  passed  away.  Owing  to  the 
remoteness  of  his  place  of  residence,  near  Zips  in  Hungary,  few 
or  none  of  us  ha\  e  had  the  advantage  of  his  personal  acquaintance, 
but  his  works  bear  witness  for  him. 


president's   address.  1211 

Dr.  Schuette,  long  and  well  known  in  Sydney,  both  for  his 
professional  skill  and  for  his  devotion  to  Science,  died  during  his 
absence  in  Germany. 

Commander  T.  Stackhonse,  R.N.,  who  died  at  Rocky  Mouth, 
Clarence  River,  where  he  had  been  residing  for  eight  months 
under  the  kind  care  of  Dr.  Hood,  must  be  regarded  as  the 
originator  of  this  Society,  of  which  he  was  the  first  Honorary 
Secretary.  His  special  pursuit  was  Botany,  though  all  branches 
of  Science,  even  of  the  most  speculative,  interested  him  to  a  very 
unusual  degree.  After  his  removal  from  Sydney  he  resided  for 
some  years  at  Yamba,  in  the  Clarence  River  district,  where  he 
employed  himself  with  great  success  in  the  investigation  and 
discovery  of  rare  or  new  species  ;  and  where,  unfortunately,  he 
contracted  by  exposure  to  severe  weather  the  illness  to  which  he 
ultimately  succumbed. 

Mr.  W.  Wilson,  of  Monaltrie,  Richmond  River,  has  also  passed 
away  ;  and  at  the  last  moment  I  learn  the  death  of  the  Rev. 
Benedict  Scortechini,  LL.B.,  distinguished  for  his  extensive  and 
laborious  researches  into  the  Botany  of  Queensland.  He  seems 
to  have  died  at  Perak,  his  career  of  usefulness  and  distinction 
being  thus  suddenly  closed. 


The  Society  has  continued  to  receive  important  donations  of 
Books  for  the  Library,  especially  from  the  liberality  of  Mr. 
Macleay,  to  whom  we  also  owe  the  excellent  Bacteriological 
Laboratory  in  which  Dr.  Katz  is  now  carrying  out  his  researches 
into  the  character  of  the  Sydney  Water  Supply. 

We  have  also  received  from  the  Governments  of  N.  S.  Wales, 
Victoria,  S.  Australia,  and  Queensland,  liberal  grants  of  their  scien- 
tific publications  ;  from  the  Geological  Survey  Department  of  India 
a  set  of  all  their  Memoirs  and  Reports,  as  well  as  of  the  Palseon- 
tologia  Indica,  an  acquisition  of  the  utmost  value  to  the  Geologist 
in  Australia;  from  the  Geological  Society  of  London,  10  volumes 
of  their  Quarterly  Journal ;  Catalogues  from  the  British  Museum; 
and,    from    Professor   F.    M.   Balfour's  relatives,  a  copy  of  the 


1212  PRESIDENTS     ADDRESS. 

Memorial  Edition  of  his  works.  Other  donations  and  exchanges 
are  too  numerous  to  be  specified  here.  They  are  duly  recorded  in 
the  Proceedings. 


'.-5- 


On  the  last  anniversary  I  had  the  honour  to  submit  to  you  an 
abstract  of  the  work  accomplished  by  this  Society  during  the  year 
then  closed,  and  by  other  similar  Associations  in  Australasia  during 
the  preceding  twelve  months.  And  in  following  the  same  course 
to-day,  I  beg  to  draw  your  attention  to  the  quality,  as  well  as  the 
quantity  of  these  transactions.  They  appear  to  hold  a  continuous 
advance,  and  indicate  not  only  the  learning  and  intelligence  of 
the  writers,  but  evidently  also  the  growing  interest  of  the  public 
in  questions  of  Science,  and  especially  of  Natural  History.  I  have 
on  this  occasion  classified  the  Papers  of  this  Society  according  to 
their  subject  matter,  retaining  in  each  branch,  as  before,  their 
sequence  according  to  their  priority  of  time,  and  not  according 
to  any  estimate  of  their  relative  importance.  I  commence, 
therefore,  with  Zoology,  continuing  with  Botany,  and  closing  the 
list  with  Geology  and  Palaeontology ;  and  hope  that  I  may  furnish 
a  serviceable  guide-post  for  the  excursionist  over  our  thousand 
pages  of  serious  matter,  not  superseding  but  assisting  in  the  use  of 
the  Index  of  our  Transactions.  This  is  of  more  importance, 
naturally,  in  the  case  of  the  allied  societies,  whose  yearly  volumes 
are  not  generally  accessible  to  our  members,  except  in  the  Society's 
rooms. 

Mammalia. — Mr.  Haswell  describes  the  Myology  of  Petauristaj 
p.  176.  Mr.  de  Vis,  p.  1129,  mentions  some  doubtfully  new  species 
of  Halmaturus,  Phalangista  Petaurista,  and  describes  Dromicia 
frontalis,  n.  sp.,  Pseudochirus  mongan,  n.  sp.  A  new  species  of 
Hapalotis  from  N.  W.  Australia,  H.  Boiveri,  is  described  by 
Dr.  Ramsay,  p.  1153,  being  named  after  the  late  Mr.  T.  H. 
Boyer-Bower,  its  discoverer,  who  has  since  deceased. 

Aves. — The  Oology  of  Australian  Birds  is  investigated  by 
Dr.  Bamsay  and  Mr.  North  in  several  papers,  pp.  1138-52, 
1155-74.  Dr.  Bamsay  also  contributes  a  paper  on  the  Birds  of 
West  Australia,  p.  1085. 


president's   address.  1213 

Reptilia. — A  new  Freshwater  Tortoise,  Garettochelys  insculptus, 
obtained  by  the  Geographical  Society  in  the  late  Expedition  to  New 
Guinea,  is  described  by  Dr.  Ramsay,  p.  158,  and  regarded  as 
intermediate  between  the  Freshwater  Tortoises  and  the  Sea 
Turtles.  Mr.  C.  W.  de  Vis,  describes  two  new  species  of  Geckos, 
Nephrurus  levis  and  Diplodactylus  tcenicauda,  p.  168.  Also, 
Varanus  sp.,  p.  1137.  Mr.  Macleay  describes  a  new  Iloplocephalus, 
H.  collaris  making  the  24th  Australian  species  on  record,  p.  1111. 

Pisces. — Dr.  Ramsay  and  Mr.  Ogilby  have  a  note  on  Xiphasia 
{Xiphogadus)  setifev,  Swainson,  p.  582,  and  also  describe  the 
following  new  species  from  Australia  and  New  Guinea — Ambassis 
yigas,  Apogon  roseigaster,  Arius  Froggattii,  A.  spatida,  Aristeus 
JWovce-guinece,  A.  rubrostriatus,  Chilodactylus  morwong,  Corica 
Fapuensis,  Coris  variegata,  Engraulis  Scratchleyi,  Equula  Smith- 
ursti,  Galaxias  Xayi,  Gobius  depressus,  G.  concavifrons,  Hemi- 
pimelodus  Dayi,  H.  crassilabris,  Monacanthus  mosaicus,  Myripristis 
cameus,  Scicena  neglecta,  Solea  texlilis,  Syngnathus  parvicejis,  pp.  4, 
8,  131,  474,  879,  941,  1101.  Mr.  Macleay,  p.  511,  refers  to  the 
previously  described  Ctenodax  Wilkinsoni,  Macl.,  from  Lord  Howe 
Island,  to  note  that  it  is  generically  identical  with  Tetragonurus, 
Risso,  but  that  its  position  among  the  AtherinidaB,  as  assigned  by 
Gilnther,  can  hardly  be  regarded  as  natural.  It  occurs,  so  far  as 
is  yet  known,  only  in  the  Mediterranean,  at  Madeira,  and  at  Lord 
Howe  Island. 

Insecta. — Mr.  Masters  continues  his  Catalogue  of  the  described 
Coleoptera  of  Australia,  Parts  III.,  p.  21,  containing  the  Lucanida?, 
Scarabaaidaa,  Buprestidse  ;  IV.,  p.  259,  Trixagidae,  Eucnemidae, 
Elateridge,  Cebrionidse,  Rhipidoceridae,  Dascillidae,  Malacodermida?, 
Oleridae,  Lymexylonidaa,  Cupesidae,  Ptinidse,  Cioidee,  Bostrychidae, 
Tenebrionidae,  Cistelidse,  Pythidae,  Monommatidse,  Melandryidae, 
Lagriidaa,  Pedilidse,  Anthicidae,  Pyrochroidae,  Mordellidae,  Rhipi- 
dophoridae,  Cantharidse,  GEdemeridae,  ;  V.,  p.  585,  Curculionidae, 
VI.,  p.  979,  Scolytidse,  Brenthidae,  Anthribidee,  Bruchida3,  Ceram- 
bycidae.  Mr.  Macleay  describes  the  Coleoptera  collected  on  the 
Fly  River  N.  G.,   during  the  Geographical  Society's  Expedition, 


1214  president's   address. 

with  the  exception  of  the  Phytophagi,  upon  which  Mr  Martin 
Jacoby  is  at  present  engaged.  In  Miscellanea  Entomologica 
No.  1,  p.  381,  the  same  author  gives  a  complete  Monograph  of  the 
genus  Diphucephala,  and  in  No.  2,  p.  807,  deals  in  the  same 
manner  with  Liparetrus.  Mr.  Olliff  describes  p.  171,  a  new 
Aphanipterous  Insect,  parasitic  upon  Echidna  hystrix,  which  he 
proposes  to  name  Eelddnopliaga  ambulans.  He  contributes  a 
revision  of  the  Staphylinidae  of  Australia,  pp.  403,  887,  abstaining 
as  much  as  possible  from  the  manufacture  of  new  genera.  He 
describes  new  species  of  JVascio,  p.  861.  Mr.  Meyrick  describes, 
p.  241,  new  species  of  Lepidoptera  from  the  Fly  River,  N.  G., 
belonging  to  the  genera  Ctimene,  Peronetis,  Artaxa,  Celerena, 
Stesichora,  Anteia,  Strophidia,  Thalassodes,  Sicidodes,  Nosophora, 
Co7iogethes,  Encemia,  and  establishes  Ateloptila,  n.  g.  of  Boarmiadse 
and  Archernis  n.  g.  of  Botydidse.  Also,  p.  687,  he  classifies  and 
describes  the  species  of  five  families  of  Australian  Macrolepi- 
doptera,  with  four  species  which  are  their  only  representatives 
in  New  Zealand,  viz.,  the  Sesiadse,  Arctiadpe  (including  the  group 
generally  called  Arctiadse  and  Lithosiada?),  Hypsidse  (including 
Nyctemera  and  allies),  Syntomididse,  and  Zygaenida? ;  striking  out 
certain  misleading  names,  rectifying  the  nomenclature,  and 
describing  new  species,  with  Index  of  genera  and  species.  Also, 
p.  803,  he  states  and  corrects  the  synonymy  of  16  sp.  of  Australian 
Microlepidoptera.  Also,  p.  1037,  he  describes  16  new  species  of 
Australian  Lepidoptera,  belonging  to  14  genera,  of  which  6  are 
new.  Mr.  Haswell,  p.  487,  describes  the  "  vocal  organs "  of  the 
Cicada. 

Vermes.— Mr.  Fletcher  has  two  papers,  pp.  522,  943,  on  Australian 
Earthworms,  viz  : — Lumbricus,  Notoscolex  n.  g.,  Didymogaster 
n.  g.,  Digaster,  Perichwta,  Cryptodrilus  n.  g.,  Megascolides,  with  full 
descriptions  of  the  more  important  parts  of  their  anatomy,  their 
habits  and  localities. 

Hydrozoa. — Mr.  Brazier,  p.  575,  records  the  identification  of 
Ceratella  fusca,  Gray,  from  various  localities  in  the  neighbourhood 
of  Port  Jackson. 


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Rhizopoda. — Mr.  Whitelegge  has  drawn  up  a  list,  p.  497,  of  the 
Freshwater  Rhizopocls  found  in  the  vicinity  of  Sydney,  comprising, 
at  present,  2-4  species. 

Botany. — Mr.  Haviland,  in  a  paper,  p.  173,  on  Oidium 
monilioides,  a  fungus  which  does  enormous  injury  to  the  various 
species  of  Cucurbitacea?  grown  in  field  and  garden,  urges  high 
cultivation,  and  the  consequent  production  of  healthy  and 
vigorous  plants,  as  the  only  treatment  which  is  likely  to  be 
practically  serviceable  against  pests  of  such  insidious  character. 
A  series  of  papers  has  also  been  commenced  by  the  same  author, 
in  which  the  normal  seasons  of  flowering  are  to  be  stated 
authoritatively  for  all  our  indigenous  flora,  two  numbers,  for  the 
months  of  July  and  August,  having  already  appeared,  pp.  1048, 1103. 
Mr.  Whitelegge  contributes  a  note  on  a  specimen  of  Char  a  australis, 
the  cells  of  which  are  of  extraordinary  size,  and  very  convenient  for 
examination  under  the  microscope  of  the  movements  of  the  living 
protoplasm.  Mr.  Haswell,  p.  489,  describes  a  simple  method 
for  obtaining  fine  sections  of  delicate  vegetable  structures.  Dr. 
Woolls  has  a  note,  p.  929,  on  Lhidscea  trichomanoides,  from  the 
Currajong,  and  on  the  occurrence  of  Gvowea  exalata  in  the  same 
locality  and  at  Parramatta.  Also,  p.  859,  on  the  distinction 
between  Eucalyptus  leucoxylon,  and  E.  sideroxylon,  which  have 
been  united  in  the  Flora  Australiensis  under  the  former  name 
Mr.  Trebeck  gives  an  account  of  Mount  Wilson,  with  an  enumeration 
and  general  description  of  its  Ferns,  with  their  various  habitats. 
Mr.  A.  G.  Hamilton  reports  in  like  manner  upon  the  Orchids 
of  the  Mudgee  district,  with  a  table  of  their  Australian  distribu- 
tion. Dr.  Katz,  who  has  been  for  some  time  encased  on  the 
Bacteriological  examination  of  the  Sydney  Water  Supply,  carried 
on  in  the  Laboratory  which  forms  part  of  this  institution,  has 
communicated  the  results  of  his  inquiries,  so  far  as  they  have 
been  prosecuted  at  present,  in  two  papers,  pp.  907,  1205.  He  also 
gives  an  account  of  a  remarkable  Bacterium,  a  species  of  Strepto- 
coccus found  growing  in  some  wheat  ensilage  at  Coonong,  Urana 
district,  which  had  apparently  produced  a  serious  epidemic  among 
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1216  president's   address. 

the  horses  fed  upon  it,  p.  925.  Mr.  J.  Stirling  has  investigated 
the  distribution  and  origin  of  the  Rutacea?  of  the  Australian 
Alps,  and  contributes  a  paper  upon  that  subject,  p.  1052. 

To  conclude,  Baron  von  Mueller,  p.  1055,  describes  the  following 
species  of  New  South  Wales  plants  not  previously  determined, 
Grevillea  Renioickiana,  Melaleuca  Deanei,  Bossicea  Stejihensoni, 
and  Pultencea  Bceuerlenii,  with  further  notes  on  the  Southern  limit 
of  northern  forms. 

Geology  and  Palceontoloyy. — Mr.  Ratte,  p.  133,  has  a  note, 
illustrated  with  plates,  on  Crioceras  Australe  from  Yamba  near 
Rockhampton.  Also,  p.  1069,  a  second  note  on  Tribrachiocrinus 
corrugatus  described  Vol.  IX.,  p.  1158  by  the  author,  in  which 
the  terminology  of  Messrs.  Wachsmuth  and  Springer,  as  used  in 
their  Revision  of  the  Palaeocrinoidea,  is  applied  to  this  species. 
Also,  on  Jeanpaulia  1  and  Cycadopteris  from  the  Wianamatta 
Shales,  p.  1078,  and  on  species  of  Trilobites,  new  to  Australia,  of 
the  genera  Lichas  Proetus  and  Acidaspis,  from  Wellington  and 
Bowning,  p.  1063.  Captain  Hutton  contributes  a  revised  list  of 
the  Mollusca  of  the  Pareora  and  Oamaru  System  of  New  Zealand 
(Miocene  and  Oligocene),  which  though  still  incomplete  is  much 
fuller  than  any  previously  published,  containing  altogether  268 
species,  with  notes  on  the  nomenclature  of  some  Australian  Tertiary 
Fossils.  Mr.  J.  Stirling,  dealing  generally  with  a  discussion  which 
has  waxed  rather  warm  as  to  a  Glacial  period  in  Australia, 
summarises  fresh  and  unquestionable  evidence  in  the  form  of 
Erratics,  Blocs  perches.  Smoothed  Surfaces  and  Moraines  from 
the  Reewa  River  and  Mount  Bogong ;  and  refers  to  the  relations 
between  our  Alpine  and  the  Tasmanian  flora  as  bearing  collateral 
testimony  to  the  same  effect.  Mr.  J.  Mitchell,  who  has 
been  for  some  time  engaged  upon  the  Geology  of  Bowning, 
has  drawn  out  a  full  account,  p.  1193,  stratigraphical  and  palse- 
cntological,  of  that  district,  showing  the  Silurian  character  of 
many  portions  which  had  hitherto  been  deemed  Devonian,  and 
describing  the  intercalation  of  the  igneous  rocks  of  the  district. 
On  the  receipt  of  the  newspaper  accounts  of  the   Eruptions  in 


president's   address.  1217 

the  Taupo  Zone,  N.Z.,  and  before  any  intelligible  reports  by  com- 
petent observers  had  reached  us,  I  drew  up  a  sketch,  p.  513,  of  the 
Geological  features  of  the  district,  chiefly  from  Hochstetter's 
Atlas,  and  ventured  upon  some  speculation  as  to  the  future 
development  of  volcanic  action  in  that  region,  which  still  awaits 
fulfilment.  I  still  hold  however,  the  same  opinion,  and  think  it 
probable  that  Rotor ua  and  Rotomahana  with  the  other  lakes  of 
that  system  will  gradually  after  many  periods  of  disturbance  sink 
into  the  quiescent  condition  of  Lake  Taupo.  Having  detected 
in  a  fragmentary  fossil  from  Biloela  (Cockatoo  Island),  Port 
Jackson,  the  characters  of  a  lateral  thoracic  plate  of  a  Laby- 
rinthodont,  ( Mastodonsaurus  ?),  I  put  together  some  consider- 
ations as  to  the  presence  of  Labyrinthodont  Fossils  in  the 
Hawkesbury  rocks,  and  the  conclusions  to  which  it  would  seem  to 
lead  us,  both  as  to  the  age  of  the  Hawkesbury-Wianamatta  System, 
and  as  to  the  Geographical  condition  of  that  period,  pp.  931,  1113. 
A  further  discovery  of  a  small  but  fairly  perfect  fossil  of  a  youno- 
Labyrinthodont  having  been  subsequently  made  near  Gosford, 
Brisbane  Water,  I  gave  a  full  description  of  it,  p.  1175,  with  further 
observations  upon  the  character  of  the  formation,  and  being  unable 
to  refer  it  to  any  hitherto  described  form,  assigned  to  it  the  provi- 
sional title  of  Flatyceps  Wilkinsonii. 

The  Journal  and  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  N.S.W. 
for  1885  contains  as  follows  : — 

1.  The  President,  H.  C.  Russell,  B.A.,  F.R.A.S.,  in  his  address 
at  the  opening  of  the  Session,  May  6,  besides  extraneous  matter, 
deals  with  many  points  of  local  scientific  interest,  as  e.g.,  the 
Longitude  of  Sydney  ;  the  question  whether  our  coast  is  undergoing 
elevation  or  subsidence,  the  relation  between  the  great  Rain  and 
Dust  Storms  of  the  Interior,  and  the  oscillations  of  level  in  the 
waters  of  Lake  George. 

The  Longitude  of  Sydney,  as  determined  by  the  latest  telegraphic 
observations,  is  lOh.  4m.  49 -55s.,  a  result  which  it  seems  worth 
while  to  quote.     The  evidence  as  to  elevation  or  subsidence  of  the 


1218  PRESIDENTS     ADDRESS. 

coast  is  examined,  but  the  question  as  to  the  present  processes  left 
undecided,  although  subsidence  during  a  comparatively  recent 
period  is  demonstrated.  Curious  irregularities  of  the  mean  sea 
levels  in  Port  Jackson,  1873-84  are  pointed  out,  maxima  and 
minima  differing  by  1*75  inch  ;  but  these  variations  are  accounted 
for  by  other  causes  than  alterations  in  the  level  of  the  land. 

The  Rainstorm  which  in  January  1885,  traversed  the  colony 
from  Milparinka  to  Jervis  Bay,  is  compared  with  similar  storms 
in  1881-3,  and  with  the  Dust  Storms  of  Feb.  6,  1885,  and  Dec.  12, 
1883. 

A  self-recording  gauge  has  been  erected  on  Lake  George  for  the 
purpose  of  registering  changes  of  level  due  to  evaporation,  &c.  It 
has  however  also  revealed  very  unexpected  movements  in  the 
waters  of  the  lake,  apparently  of  the  same  nature  as  the  ebb  and 
flow  of  the  Lake  Leman  and  other  large  expanses  of  landlocked 
water.  Some  observations  upon  the  gravel  beds  of  the  basin  are 
of  much  importance  as  bearing  upon  the  Geological  history  of  this 
singular  deposit  upon  our   '  Great  Divide.' 

The  same  author  has  also  contributed  a  paper  on  Local 
Variations  and  Vibrations  of  the  Earth's  Surface,  in  which  he 
continues  the  same  subject,  and  draws  special  attention  to  the 
connection  between  low  barometric  pressure  and  increase  of 
instability  in  the  earth's  crust,  inclining  however  to  the  view  that 
the  atmospheric  movements  which  are  due  to  the  first,  may  also 
take  great  part  in  causing  the  latter  series  of  phenomena.  Great 
ocean  waves,  such  as  are  called  Earthquake  Waves,  are  shown  to 
occur  in  May  and  August,  originating  sometimes  in  Earthquakes 
of  severe  character,  but  always  accompanied  by  great  barometric 
disturbance,  and  coincident  with  the  passage  of  our  globe  through 
a  meteor  stream.  Along  with  the  earlier  of  the  two  periods  a 
marked  fall  of  temperature  is  observable. 

Other  papers  are  contributed  as  follows  : — By  G.  H.  Knibbs, 
L.S.,  on  a  system  of  accurate  measurement  by  means  of  long 
steel  ribands  ;  by  Mr.  L.  Hargrave,  on  Flying  Machines,  2 
papers;  by  the   Bev.  P.   Macpherson,  M.A.,   on  some  causes  of 


president's   address.  1219 

decay  of  the  Australian  Forests,  ascribing  the  destruction  of  the 
Eucalyptus  mainly  to  the  multiplication  of  the  Phalangers 
(Opossums),  but  also  to  the  ravages  of  '  a  small  copper-coloured 
beetle  '  (sic) ;  also,  by  the  same  author,  on  the  Stone  Implements 
of  the  Aborigines  of  Australia  aDd  other  countries,  in  which  he 
shows  that  there  is  little  or  no  evidence  for  a  geologic  antiquity 
for  the  Australian  blacks  in  Australia.  Dr.  Brandis,  F.R.S., 
communicates  a  note  upon  Bamboos  from  N.  W.  Himalaya, 
A rundinaria  Jalcata,  and  A.  spathijlora,  which  are  also  recom- 
mended by  Baron  von  Mueller  for  cultivation  in  1ST.  S.  W.  Dr. 
Morris,  F.R.M.S.,  recommends  various  media  for  mounting 
Diatoms,  with  an  account  of  his  experiments  upon  them.  A  short 
note  on  the  characters  of  the  Adelong  Reefs,  by  S.  Herbert  Cox, 
F.C.S.,  F.G.S.,  concludes  the  general  papers.  But  in  the  proceedings 
of  the  Medical  Section,  Dr.  Manning  offers  '  a  Contribution  to 
the  Study  of  Heredity,'  in  which  he  enters  into  a  consideration  of 
certain  conditions  which  tend  to  produce  idiocy  or  imbecility.  It 
was  in  the  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Newcastle  that  his  enquiries 
commenced,  with  a  view  to  ascertain  how  far  these  evils  were  the 
result  of  hereditary  mischief ;  but  was  checked  in  his  course  by 
the  shocking,  but  not  really  strange,  discovery  that  more  than 
one-third  of  the  patients  had  no  known  friends  or  relatives. 
These  children  and  victims  of  vice  had  been  picked  up  in  the  streets 
where  they  had  been  cast  away  like  human  refuse,  which  indeed, 
poor  creatures,  their  parents  had  made  them ;  and  so  the 
investigation  of  Heredity  was  impossible  in  their  case.  The  author, 
therefore,  directed  himself  to  the  examination  of  cases  in  which 
two  or  more  of  a  family  were  afflicted  with  mental  weakness,  and 
so  to  the  particular  investigation  of  the  history  of  21  families  with 
a  total  of  82  children,  50  of  which  were  thus  affected.  The  data 
and  arguments  are  of  two  pathological  a  character  for  this 
occasion. 

The  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Tasmania  for  the  year 
1885,  contain  besides  a  large  number  of  interesting  and  important 
notes  the  following  papers,  viz.  : — 


1220  president's    address. 

By  the  Hon.  W.  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  on  the  Zoology  of  Australia, 
being  a  general  view  of  the  whole  animal  kingdom,  as  represented 
in  the  Australian  Province,  p.  285. 

By  Mr.  A.  B.  Biggs,  p.  309,  on  the  Lunar  Eclipse  of  March 
30-31,  1881.  Also  by  the  same  author,  a  paper  on  Earth  Tremors 
in  Tasmania,  describing  the  apparatus  which  he  has  adopted  for 
their  measurement,  determination  of  their  direction,  and  accurate 
timing  of  the  movements,  and  suggesting  that  these  Tremors  are 
caused  by  distant  or  general  disturbances  so  propagated  as  to 
stimulate  local  strains  into  sympathetic  activity,  p.  325. 

By  R.  M.  Johnston,  F.L.S.,  on  the  relationship  of  the 
Upper  Paleozoic  and  Mesozoic  formations  of  Southern  Tasmania, 
with  the  associated  diabasic  rocks,  arguing  that  these  latter  belong 
to  two  periods,  the  one  older  than  and  underlying  the  Upper  Coal 
Measures,  and  the  other  more  recent  than  either,  and  penetrating 
both  as  an  eruptive  rock,  p.  310.  Also,  by  the  same  author, 
an  account  of  the  Silurian  Fossils  of  the  Gordon  Limestones,  p.  313; 
Descriptions  of  New  Species  of  Tertiary  leaves  from  Mt.  BischofF, 
belonging  to  Eucalyptus,  Quercus,  Laurus,  Taxites,  &c,  pp.  322, 
335  ;  a  series  of  three  papers  on  the  Upper  Palaeozoic  and  Mesozoic 
Bocks  of  Tasmania,  with  a  full  description  of  all  the  Tasmanian 
Coal  Plants,  and  an  account  of  their  distribution,  pp.  343,  361, 
362.  Also,  a  table  of  comparative  classification  and  Map  of  the 
General  Geological  Features  of  Tasmania 

By  R.  A.  Bastow,  F.L.S.,  on  Jungermannia  reticulata,  and  on 
Tasmanian  Mosses  in  general,  pp.  311,  318,  337. 

By  W.  F.  Petterd,  C.M.G.S.,  Descriptions  of  new  species  of 
Marine  Shells,  viz.  : — Pecteii  aktinos,  Diaphanna  nivea,  Cassis 
tumida,  p.  320,  Ancillaria  fusiformis,  A.  obtusa,  p.  342. 

By  Baron  v.  Mueller,  K.C.M.G.,  A  Note  on  the  Life  and 
Works  of  the  French  Botanist,  Jean  Julien  Houton  de  la 
Billardiere,  p.  334. 

By  Baron  von  Groddeck,  Remarks  on  the  Tin  Ore  of  Mount 
Bischoff,  p.  388,  in  which  he  states   that  the   rocks  which   carry 


president's   address.  1221 

the  tin  lodes  are  not  Quartz  porphyry,  but  porphyritic  Topaz  rock, 
with  which  Tourmaline  occurs  in  quantity. 

By  T.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.,  a  paper  on  the  Records  of  Boring 
in  Upper  Palaeozoic  beds  of  Cascades,  Hobart,  and  in  the  Coal 
Measures  at  Tarleton,  Mersey,  in  which  the  views  of  Mr.  Johnston 
as  to  the  lower  Greenstone  are  combated,  and  some  suggestions 
made  as  to  the  Homotaxis  of  the  Tasmanian  and  Australian 
Super-carboniferous  formations,  p.  403. 

By  J.  R.  McClymont,  M.A.,  on  the  Topography  of  Edels  Land, 
De  Witt's  Land,  and  Carpentaria,  p.  407. 

From  the  Royal  Society  of  Victoria  we  have  received  no  commu- 
nications during  the  past  year. 

In  the  Eighteenth  Volume  of  the  Transactions  of  the  New 
Zealand  Institute,  May  1886,  we  find  papers  as  follows  : — First, 
Miscellaneous,  &c.  : — 

By  Mr.  E.  Tregear,  maintaining  the  Aryan  Origin  of  the  Maori, 
by  a  comparison  of  the  language  of  the  latter  with  Sanscrit, 
(Hindustani)  Persian,  Gothic,  Greek,  Celtic,  &c.  He  further 
compares  the  Neolithic  civilization  of  Europe  with  that  of  Old  New 
Zealand. 

By  Professor  v.  Haast,  on  the  Stone  Weapons  of  the  Morioii 
and  Maori. 

By  W.  T.  L.  Travers,  F.L.S.,  on  ancient  and  modern  Food  Plants. 

By  Mr.  E.  Bartley  on  the  Building  Timbers  of  Auckland. 

By  the  Rev.  S.  W.  Baker  on  the  New  Volcano  near  Tongatabu* 

By  J.  C.  Crawford,  F.G.S.,  a  strongly  written  protest  against  the 
illogical  and  slovenly  Methods  of  Spelling  and  Pronunciation 
followed  by  English  people. 

F.  W.  Frankland,  F.I.  A.,  has  a  paper  on  the  Non-Euclidian 
Geometry,  and  Mr.  F.  Bull  on  a  new  form  of  Seismograph. 


1222  president's   address. 

Secondly,  on  Zoological  Subjects,  viz.  : — 

By  Professor  Parker,  on  a  Genealogical  Tree  of  the  Animal 
Kingdom,  to  serve  as  a  guide  to  the  student  in  a  museum.  The 
'Tree'  is  an  actual  construction  of  wood  and  wire,  showing  by  its 
various  ramifications  the  presumed  descent  of  such  types  as  are 
regarded  of  principal  importance.  Also,  by  the  same,  on  the 
Skeleton  of  Notornis. 

A.  Reischek,  F.L.S.,  contributes  a  series  of  eight  papers  on 
N.  Z.  Ornithology,  and  notes  on  Sphenodon  punctatum,  and  the 
habits  of  the  Mustelidse. 

Mr.  Taylor  White  has  Remarks  on  Moa  Feathers,  and  on 
Hybrids  between  Anas  boschas  and  A.  super xiliosa. 

Mr.  Hugh  Martin  writes  on  the  Protection  of  Native  Birds. 

W.  Colenso,  F.L.S.,  on  a  new  species  of  Sphenodon,  S.  diver  sum. 

W.  A.  Hamilton  on  the  Native  Birds  of  Hawke's  Bay  ;  on  a 
large  specimen  of  Orthagoriscus  mola ;  and  on  the  Fungi  known  as 
Vegetable  Caterpillars. 

Mr.  T.  W.  Kirk  contributes  two  papers  on  the  species  of 
C arpophaga,  and  Platyaercus ;  on  a  new  species  of  Argonauta* 
A.  Bulleri ;  on  a  new  Pill  Millipede  Sphcvrotherium  novce-zea- 
landice ;  and  on  some  specimens  of  Vorticella. 

Mr.  W.  Smith  describes  the  habits  of  Ocydromus  australis. 

T.  F.  Cheeseman,  F.L.S.,  describes  a  new  species  of  Ghromodoris, 
C.  amoena.  G.  M.  Thompson,  F.L.S.,  and  C.  Chilton,  M.A.,  give  a 
critical  list  of  the  Malacostraca  of  N.  Z.  ;  and  the  latter  also 
describes  a  new  Philygria,  P.  Thomsoni.  E.  Meyrick,  B.A., 
continues  his  descriptions  of  N.  Z.  Micro-Lepidoptera,  and  corrects 
his  previous  nomenclature  of  the  Geometrina.  Mr.  A.  T. 
Urquhart  also  continues  his  history  of  N.  Z.  Spiders  :  Mr.  R.  J. 
Kingsley  describes  a  new  Butterfly,  Diadema  nerina ;  A.  Purdie, 
M.  A.,  the  life  history  of  Epyaxa  rosearia  ;  and  Mr.  G.  V.  Hudson, 
the  Metamorphosis  of  the  Caddis  Fly. 

The  Third  section  of  these  proceedings  is  devoted  to  Botany,  and 
contains  papers  as  follows,  viz.   — 


president's   address.  1223 

By  W.  Colenso,  F.L.S.,  on  new  plants  of  the  orders  Filices, 
Musei  and  Hepatica?.  Also,  new  species  of  Raniuicrdus,  Stellaria, 
Stack! imisia,  Pomaderris,  Haloragis,  Gunnera,  Hydrocotyle,  Go\> 
rosma,  Olearia,  Mentha,  Plmelea,  Attstralina,  Arthropodium, 
Litzida,  Scirpits,  Isolepis,  Gahnia,  7  Genera  of  Orchids,  and 
various  Cryptogams.  Also,  on  Weeds  introduced  from  Britain, 
and  on  CUanihus  puniceus.  D.  Petrie,  M.A.,  describes  n.  sp.  of 
Gotula,  Myosotis,  and  Carex.  Mr.  R.  M.  Laing  writes  on  the 
Classification  of  Alga?,  and  the  Fucoids  of  Banks  Peninsula ; 
J.  Baber,  C.E.,  on  the  growth  of  Transplanted  Trees ;  T.  F. 
Cheeseman,  F.L.S.,  on  n.  sp.  of  Goprosma  ;  J.  Buchanan,  F.L.S., 
on  Cyttaria  Purdiei)  T.  Khk,  F.L.S.,  on  Nelson  Flora ;  and  W.  M. 
Maskell,  F.R.M.S.,  on  a  new  Desmid. 

The  Fourth  or  Geological  section  contains  papers  by  Capt.  W. 
H  utton,  F.G.S.,  on  the  Geology  of  Scinde  Island,  on  which  the 
town  of  Napier  is  built,  arguing  that  it  is  composed  of  rocks 
belonging  to  the  Petane  series  resting  unconfonnably  on  limestone 
and  sandstone  beds  belonging  to  the  Ahuriri  series.  Also 
descriptions  of  new  Tertiary  Shells  ;  and  a  paper  on  the  Wanganui 
System,  its  fossils,  and  its  relations  to  the  Paieora.  Mr.  A. 
McKay  also  discusses  the  question  of  the  age  of  the  Scinde 
Island  rocks,  and  comes  to  conclusions  opposite  to  those  arrived 
at  by  Capt.  Hutton,  in  his  paper  mentioned  above.  A  full  report 
of  the  observations  of  the  Total  Solar  Eclipse,  September  9th, 
1 885,  is  to  be  found  in  Section  V.,  together  with  a  paper  by  Prof. 
F.  D.  Brown,  upon  Siemen's  Theory  of  the  maintenance  of  Solar 
Heat.  Section  VI.,  Chemistry,  contains  notes  of  a  new  alloy  of 
nickel,  Aivaruite,  from  Barn  Bay,  by  Mr.  W.  Skey,  and  on 
Platinum  Crystals  in  the  iron  sands  of  Orepuki  Goldfield,  by  Mr. 
W.  S.  Hamilton. 

The  Eighth  Volume  of  the  Royal  Society  of  S.  Australia,  (for 
1884-5)  issued  May,  188C,  contains  papers  as  follows  : — 

By  Mr.  J.  J.  East,  on  a  Geological  Section  from  Port  Wakefield, 
at  the  head  of  St.  Vincent's  Gulf  to  the  plains  of  the  Murray,  in 


1224  president's   address. 

which  it  is  shown  that  a  vast  period  of  time  must  have  elapsed 
between  the  upheaval  with  much  faulting  and  contortion  of  the 
lower  beds  and  the  deposition  of  the  upper.  The  former  contain 
no  fossils,  but  are  regarded  as  presilurian. 

By  Mr.  C.  Winnecke,  lists  of  plants  from  Central  Australia  and 
near  Sturt's  Range,  examined  by  Baron  v.  Mueller. 

By  Mr  S.  Dixon,  on  indigenous  shrubs  of  S.  Australia  suitable 
for  fodder,  in  which,  besides  the  well-known  Salsolacese,  such 
unlikely  genera  as  Bodoncea,  Geijera,  Bursaria  and  Pittosporum 
are  mentioned  as  supplying  valuable  forage. 

By  Mr.  W.  A.  Jones,  on  Iridescent  Clouds,  distinguishing 
them  from  ordinary  halos  and  fragmentary  rainbows. 

By  Mr.  Gavin  Scoular,  on  a  Glacial  Period  in  S.  Australia, 
referring  the  phenomena  which  support  such  a  view  to  the  last 
period  of  extreme  eccentricity  between  240,000  and  80,000  years 
ago,  but  restricting  the  ice  action  to  the  drift  of  icebergs  from  the 
south. 

Professor  Tate,  in  rejoinder,  argues  that  the  evidences  of  glacier 
action  in  S.  Australia  are  numerous  and  pronounced,  and  reach  as 
low  as  the  present  sea  level ;  that  the  glacial  phenomena  were  not 
local,  but  are  attributable  to  those  cosmic  causes  which  produced 
glaciation  at  a  more  recent  period  in  the  northern  hemisphere  ; 
that  the  extension  of  the  subaerial  deposits  of  the  glacial  period 
below  sea  level  demand  elevation  of  the  land  at  the  period  of 
their  accumulation  corresponding  in  amount  at  least  with  that  of 
their  present  submergence ;  that  the  relationship  of  the  Post 
Miocene  faunas  and  floras  of  the  continent  was  closer  with  those  of 
the  large  adjacent  insular  masses  than  that  which  now  obtains,  and 
that  this  was  probably  furnished  by  elevation  of  the  sea  bed ;  and 
finally  that  the  present  arid  zone  of  Central  Australia  was  during 
the  glacial  period  a  region  of  copious  rainfall,  of  fresh  water  seas 
and  perennial  rivers,  and  served  as  the  line  of  migration  of  the 
eastern  species  of  south-western  generic  types,  and  vice  versa. 


president's   address.  1225 

Also,  by  the  same  author,  Additions  to  the  Flora  of  South 
Australia,  Notes  on  the  Australian  Palliobranchs  of  the  older 
Tertiary,  and  Part  I.  of  a  Monograph  of  the  Lamellibranchs  of  the 
same. 

By  Mr.  E.  Guest,  on  the  Nomenclature  of  some  S.  A.  Butterflies. 

By  Mr.  W.  T.  Bednall,  on  the  S.  A.  species  of  Murex  and 
Typhus. 

By  Mr.  W.  E.  Cooke,  on  Weather  Forecasts  in  S.  A. 

By  Prof.  Lamb,  on  Electric  Currents  in  Masses  of  Iron  ;  and  on 
Luminosity  of  Flame. 

By  F.  S.  Crawford,  on  the  Apricot  Disease. 

By  Mr.  W.  Howchin,  on  Foraminifera  from  the  Government 
Boring  at  Hergott. 

The  Proceedings  also  contain  an  abstract  of  the  various  excur- 
sions made  by  the  Field  Naturalists'  Section  of  the  Royal  Society, 
containing  many  matters  of  general  interest. 


The  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Queensland,  Vol.  II., 
for  1885  (June  1886),  contain  the  following  papers,  viz.  : — 

The  Presidential  Address  for  1885,  by  J.  Bancroft,  M.D.,  in 
which  among  other  subjects  of  interest,  reference  is  made  to  the 
prevalence  of  Filaria  and  Hydatid  diseases,  and  to  the  modes  of 
prevention  now  adopted  with  good  effect. 

By  W.  E.  Armit,  F.L.S.,  F.R.G.S.,  on  the  Papuans,  pointing 
out  the  extraordinary  variety  of  size,  form,  colour  and  other 
ethnological  characteristics  observable  among  them  ;  and  dwelling 
on  the  high  qualities  which  are  possessed  in  many  respects  by  these 
savages.  Also  by  the  same  author,  Notes  on  the  Languages  of  the 
Louisiade  Archipelago,  and  the  Islands  adjacent  to  the  South 
Eastern  Extremity  of  New  Guinea. 


1226  president's   address. 

By  L.  A.  Bernays,  F.L.S.,  on  the  Economic  Aspects  of  Ento- 
mology, quoting  the  practice  of  France,  Germany,  and  the  United 
States  in  popularizing  and  diffusing  knowledge  of  Insect  Pests, 
their  natural  enemies,  and  the  means  of  counteracting  their 
mischiefs,  as  one  well  worth  following  in  Australia. 

By  Mr.  W.  H.  Try  on,  on  Trichodesmium  erythrceum  or  Sea 
Sawdust  off  the  Queensland  Coast,  and  pointing  out  some  indica- 
tions cf  its  poisonous  or  pathogenic  character.  Also,  a  paper  on  the 
Harvesting  Ants  of  Queensland. 

By  C  De  Vis,  MA.,  on  Notiosaurus  dentatus ;  on  Eleotris 
crescens  ;  on  Oi'nithorltynchus  agilis  ;  on  Cahjptotis,  a  new  genus  of 
Skinks,  and  three  n.  sp.  of  Salarias  ;  on  a  n.  sp.  of  Apistus  ;  and 
on  a  fossil  Saurian,  regarded  as  intermediate  between  the  Croco- 
diles and  the  Alligators. 

By  Mr.  J.  Keys,  a  second  part  of  the  Contribution  to  the  Flora 
of  Mount  Perry. 

By  Mr.  W.  K.  Broadbent,  on  the  Birds  of  the  Chinchilla 
District  upon  the  Condamine,  with  a  list  of  those  collected  by  him. 

By  W.  A.  Tally,  B.A.,  F.R.G.S.,  &a,  on  the  Measurement  of 
Base  in  the  Queensland  Trigonometrical  Survey. 

By  Baron  v.  Mueller,  K.C.M.G.,  &c,  on  Ekeocarpus  Bancroftii, 
a  new  Tiliaceous  Tree  from  N.  E.  Australia. 

By  Mr.  B.  Wagenknecht,  on  the  Brisbane  Rainfall. 

By  E.  Palmer,  M.L.A.,  on  the  Plague  of  Rats  in  N.  and  N.W. 
Queensland,   1869-70. 

By  R.  C.  Ringrose,  M.A.,  on  the  necessity  for  a  permanent 
Geological  Survey  of  Queensland. 

A  Note  by  John  Falconer,  C.E.,  on  Artesian  Wells  in  the 
Maranoa  District  j  with  other  minor  papers  and  communications. 

The  completion  of  Mr.  Caldwell's  task  in  the  examination  of 
the  reproductive  process  in  Marsupials  and  Monotremes  has  noAv, 
I  believe,  been    attained  ;    and   the  very  remarkable  results  at 


PRESIDENTS     ADDRESS.  1227 

which  he  has  arrived  are  to  be  forthwith  published  in  the  Transac- 
tions of  the  Royal  Society.  I  am  not  at  present  aware  of  any 
other  Zoological  work  of  special  Australian  interest  being  carried 
out  abroad. 

In  General  Botanical  work  Baron  von  Mueller  is  of  course  to 
the  front  with  the  Lithograms  of  the  Myoporinous  Plants  of 
Australia,  with  74  excellent  figures  of  Eremophila  and  Myopovmn  ; 
has  issued  a  supplement  to  his  Census,  "  Descriptions  of  Plants 
collected  in  Capricornic  Australia,"  and  a  supplement  to  his  list  of 
"  Australian  Fungs."  Mr.  F.  M.  Bailey  continues  his  Flora  of 
Queensland ;  and  Dr.  Woolls  has  examined  the  Eucalypts  of  the 
Wellington-Mudgee  district  in  a  communication  to  the  '  Sydney 
Mail.' 


I  have  on  many  occasions  urged  the  study  of  Natural  History  as 
an  essential  part  of  general  education.  And  if  I  could  think  that 
any  real  progress  was  being  made  in  that  direction,  I  should  not 
have  troubled  you  again  with  this  matter. 

But  while  an  improvement  is  certainly  perceptible  in  the  public 
appreciation  of  those  Sciences  which  are  seen  to  lead  to  a  sort  of 
'payment  by  results' — and  it  is  well  for  us  that  such  is  the  case — 
I  do  not  see  much  evidence  of  a  more  serious  pursuit  of  Science  for 
the  sake  of  Science,  or  to  speak  more  generally  for  knowledge  for 
its  own  sake,  in  the  educational  establishments  of  the  country 
at  large. 

And  the  conviction  which  I  entertain  that  such  a  pursuit  is 
natural  and  lawful,  and  that  it  is  even  (to  some  extent)  obligatory 
upon  civilized  men,  and  that  it  fails  to  be  recognised  in  that  light 
entirely  on  account  of  a  pedantic,  irrational  and  unnatural  system 
of  public  education,  must  serve  as  my  excuse  for  troubling  you 
once  more  with  my  considerations. 

To  commence  with  a  recital  of  the  principal  difficulties  which 
stand  in  the  way  of  Scientific  education  becoming  an  integral  and 
indispensable  factor  in  our  public  education,  I  would  draw  your 
attention  to  four  in  particular,  the  first  of  which  seems  almost 
irremovable,  the  second   only  requires  wise  legislation,  the  third 


1228  president's   address. 

depends  for  its  existence  on  the  policy  of  a  department,  and  the 
fourth  is  supported  by  a  tradition,  which  had  a  value  once,  but 
which  as  now  formulated  is,  like  the  third,  mainly  productive  of 
idleness,  and  hatred  of  study.  Though  all  efforts  at  carrying  the 
Royal  Road  to  Knowledge  through  these  four  obstacles  may  and 
must  for  the  present  end  in  failure,  yet  there  will  come  a  time 
when  the  Education  Engineers  of  the  day  will  triumph  over  all. 
And  it  is  some  little  advance  in  that  direction  even  to  look  at  and 
estimate  the  evils  which  their  existence  maintains. 

Now,  in  the  first  place  the  atrocious  heterography  of  our  written 
language  puts  out  of  the  question  any  rational  method  of  teaching 
to  read.  In  this  respect  we  are  almost  in  the  condition  of  the 
Chinese,  nay,  from  one  point  of  view  we  are  behind  them.  Their 
characters  represent  things  or  notions,  one  for  each,  though  in  the 
different  dialects  these  characters  are  represented  by  different 
sounds,  while  we  distinguish  vale,  veil,  vail,  by  the  difference  of  the 
character,  though  we  make  no  distinction  in  sound.  With  us  the 
same  sound  is  represented  by  a  variety  of  characters,  and  different 
sounds  by  the  same  character.  For  instance,  the  true  sound  of  A 
long  is  given  by  that  letter  in  Hard,  by  E  in  Sergeant,  and  by  EA 
in  Heart ;  E  long  is  represented  by  AT  in  Air,  A-E  in  Mare,  EI  in 
Heir;  E  short  by  AI  in  Said,  EA  in  Head;  I  long  by  EE  in  Seed, 
EA  in  Mead,  EI  in  Receive,  IE  in  Believe.  AY  in  Quay,  E  in 
Fever,  I  in  Invalid  ;  I  short  by  U  in  Busy,  IE  in  Sieve,  E  in 
England,  EE  in  Breeches.  So  also  we  have  the  same  vowel  sounds 
in  Awe,  Lord,  Fall,  Naught,  Brought,  Broad  ;  in  Trough  Know- 
ledge, Malt,  Moll ;  in  Roll,  Coal,  Bowl,  Roe,  Sew ;  in  Moon,  Rue, 
Blew,  Fruit,  Through,  Shoe  ;  in  Could,  Hood,  Full,  Soot ;  and, 
finally,  the  same  vowel  sound  is  represented  by  00,  O,  U,  EA, 
E,  OU,  I,  in  Blood,  Word,  Curd,   Heard,  Her,  Rough  and  Bird. 

The  diphthongs  are  no  better  off,  and  some  of  the  consonants  show 
confusion  worse  confounded. 

We  have  F  sounded  as  V  in  Of,  and  written  GH  in  Trough. 
One  and  Won  are  sounded  alike  ;  Gig  and  General  commence  with 
the  same.  Cat  and  Kitten  with  different  letters. 


president's   address.  1229 

l"n  reciting  the  Alphabet,  H  is  pronounced  Aitch,  a  sound  which 
is  absolutely  alien  to  its  power.  In  You  and  Union  we  have  the 
same  initial  guttural,  Either  and  Ether  have  quite  different  dentals, 
and  S  in  Busy  is  Z. 

The  list  of  anomalies  may  be  indefinitely  extended  ;  but  we  have 
here  enough  for  our  purpose.  I  do  not  doubt  but  that  the  diffi- 
culty of  learning  to  read  is  doubled  by  the  utter  confusion  of  the 
vowels,  and  doubled  again  by  the  misuse  of  the  consonants.  For 
the  latter  disadvantage  we  have  no  remedy  short  of  a  purely 
Phonetic  system,  such,  for  instance,  as  Pitman's  Stenographic 
character  without  abbreviations.  For  the  former  we  could,  if  we 
had  any  more  courage  than  sheep,  easily  find  one.  Voltaire  is  said 
to  have  defined  Etymology  as  a  science  of  language  in  which  the 
vowels  went  for  nothing,  and  the  consonants  for  very  little.  Taking 
the  jest  for  earnest,  and  applying  this  Etymological  principle  to 
English,  we  should  replace  the  historical  vowel  characters  by  real 
and  significant  ones,  as  is  done  in  the  written  language  of 
every  other  civilised  nation.  This  would  reduce  the  difficulty 
of  reading,  and  therefore  the  useless  expenditure  of  time  and 
mental,  or  at  least  memorial,  labour  by  one-half.  I  must  not 
pursue  this  subject  further,  though  otherwise  I  might  point 
out  many  other  economies  which  might  be  readily  effected 
upon  the  same  grounds ;  for  there  is  yet  the  second  heavy  load 
to  be  mentioned,  which  is  laid  upon  the  British,  and  upon 
them  alone,  in  the  earliest  and  most  irksome  of  the  labours 
of  childhood.  This  load  is  our  mediaeval  system  of  Weights  and 
Measures,  in  which  there  are  but  two  items  upon  which  we  can 
look  with  satisfaction,  one,  the  enactment  that  a  Gallon  must 
contain  exactly  10  pounds  of  water  at  a  given  temperature,  and 
the  other,  Gunter's  chain  of  100  links.  We  have  two  different 
Pounds,  and  three  different  Ounces  ;  the  binary  system  of 
avoirdupois,  suitable  enough  to  an  elementary  condition  of 
commerce  and  cultivation,  is  broken  by  the  inexplicable  introduc- 
tion of  an  arbitrary  7  ;  and  the  areas  which  have  been 
scientifically  measured  by  the  chain  are  forthwith  thrown  into  the 
chaos  of  Roods  and  Perches. 


1230  president's   address. 

On  this  head  one  might  enlarge  for  hours.  Bat  I  will  not 
trouble  you  with  more  than  a  humble  appeal  to  help  in  relieving 
the  voung  from  their  dreadful  burden  of  compound  addition, 
compound  subtraction,  compound  multiplication,  and  compound 
division.  There  are  no  such  monsters  in  the  Decimal  System. 
There  the  child  learns  one  process,  applicable  to  all  arithmetical 
questions,  and  has  time  to  think  about  the  reasons  of  things,  if  he 
be  of  an  intellectual  nature,  and  is  not.  if  he  be  naturally 
averse  from  mental  labour,  frightened  also  from  study  by  the 
horrid  bugbears  which  we  present  to  him.  Remember,  too,  that  in 
the  highest  education,  or  at  least  the  education  which  is  commonly 
supposed  to  be  most  proper  for  gentlemens'  sons,  the  whole  of  this 
business  is  quietly  ignored — an  arrangement  which  may  indeed 
leave  people  unprepared  for  many  offices  of  life,  but  which  at  least 
does  not  stupefy  them  with  an  overpowering  fog  of  idiotic  details. 
Why  is  the  education  of  working  people  burdened  with  a  load 
which  those  who  are,  in  the  vulgar  phrase,  better  off,  do  not  touch 
with  the  tip  of  the  finger  ^  I  do  not  question  that  if  British 
legislators  here  or  elsewhere  once  came  to  understand  how  heavily 
this  ancient  lumber  weights  and  cripples  the  classes  whose  time  for 
schooling  is  limited,  and  how,  consequently,  more  enlightened 
Governments  can  turn  even  worse  material  to  better  purpose,  and 
so  outrun  us  in  the  general  competition  of  the  world,  there  would 
be  little  time  lost  in  substituting  new  machinery  lor  that  which  is 
worn  out.  A  single  Act  of  Parliament  establishing  a  Decimal 
System  of  Weights  and  Measures  would  effect  more  for  the 
higher  education  of  the  masses,  than  the  expenditure  of  millions 
upon  millions  under  our  present  system. 

But  these  obstacles  cannot  be  removed  by  a  department,  much 
less  by  individual  effort.  The  third,  worse  than  these,  because  more 
aimless  and  less  useful,  besides  being  so  tedious  and  perplexed  that 
the  teacher\s  themselves  are  all  at  sea  in  its  intricacies,  is  the  pride 
of  the  Public  School,  the  Glory  of  the  Department,  the  Analysis 
of  the  Sentence ! 


president's   address.  1231 

Those  who  have  had  anything  to  do  with  the  various  University- 
Examinations  in  which  pupils  from  Public  and  other  Primary 
Schools  compete,  know  well  how  terrible  a  failure  the  teaching  of 
this  subject  on  the  average  must  be.  And  in  such  a  matter  failure 
is  not  merely  the  negative  of  proficiency,  but  it  is  a  positive  proof 
of  deterioration  and  stupefaction  of  the  mind.  No  one  not  trained 
to  this  analysis-business  could,  unless  by  a  preternatural  talent  of 
fatuity,  display  such  a  total  incapacity  to  comprehend  things  as  a 
very  large  number  of  competitors  do.  As  soon  as  one  of  them  has 
lead  a  sentence  as  proposed  for  parsing  or  analysis,  it  seems  to  lose 
all  meaning,  and  its  reader  to  lose  all  sense.  And  yet  this  very 
work  ought  to  be  the  most  logical  part  of  our  teaching,  instead 
of  being,  as  it  is  in  the  opinion  of  many  competent  judges,  the  most 
unscientific,  and  positively  detrimental. 

I  have  alluded  to  the  comparative  contempt  with  which  some 
of  these  subjects  are  treated  in  those  schools  which  lay  claim  to 
the  most  aristocratic,  if  not  philosophic  methods  of  instruction  and 
discipline.     But  these  wearisome  subjects  are  nevertheless  rendered 
necessary  by  the  existence  of  an  obsolete  system  of   orthography, 
and  an  antiquated  set  of  weights   and   measures,  and  it  is  of  no 
use  to  ignore  the  system  under  which  we  live.     Until  we  reform 
it,  we  must  work  it.     It  is  the  best  we  have,  and  ought  to  be  used. 
And  so  a  just  Nemesis   has   inflicted    on    the  higher  schools    a 
grievous  imposition  of  tasks  quite  as  disagreeable,  much  heavier, 
and,  in  nine  cases  out  of  ten,  without  the  compensation  of  utility. 
Now,  I  am  not  going  to  run  down  the  study  of  Ancient  Literature. 
On  the  contrary  I  hold  it  to  be — for  those  who  have  both  capacity 
and  leisure — one  of  the  most  fertile  fields  in  which  the  human 
mind  can  work.     But  I  do  protest  against  the  general  enforcement 
of  its  cultivation,  and  more  particularly,  upon  the  methods  which 
have  come  to  be  adopted,  especially  during  the  last  half  century. 
Principias  and  Initias  and  other  rubbish  of  the  kind  have  nearly 
jostled  any  exercise  of  the  thinking  faculty  out  of  the  school  door, 
and  the  incessant  practice  of  composition  not  only  absorbs  a  most 
disproportionate  amount  of  time  and  labour,  but  also  in  nine  cases 
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1232  president's   address. 

out  of  ten  depraves  the  taste  which  it  is  meant  to  refine.  A  good 
teacher  indeed  may  make  any  subject  instructive  and  attractive;  and 
intelligence  and  imagination  may  be  cultivated  even  in  the  learning 
of  English  Spelling,  English  Weights  and  Measures,  and  Exercise 
Books  in  general.  But  I  do  not  thank  the  subject  for  that  which 
may  be  extorted  from  it.  I  need  not  pursue  a  matter  upon  which 
I  have  enlarged  on  previous  occasions,  but  confine  myself  to  the 
repetition  of  the  statement,  that  science  can  never  under  our 
present  plans  of  school  work,  obtain  even  elbow  room. 

But  the  scientific  spirit  may  enter  unperceived,  and  turn  to 
advantage  even  the  poor  opportunities  that  are  grudgingly 
conceded.  The  alphabet  itself  may  be  scientifically  taught.  It 
must  indeed  be  learnt  by  rote,  since  alphabetical  arrangements  of 
things  are  in  universal  use ;  and  without  reason,  since  it  must  be 
difficult  to  explain  to  a  child  why  GH  may  stand  for  the  same  sound 
as  F.  But  the  organic  distinctions  of  articulate  sounds  and  the 
methods  by  which  each  is  formed  may  be  made  quite  intelligible, 
and  are  quite  scientific  subjects.  The  Latin  Grammar  itself — though 
the  Accidence  must  be  committed  to  memory  with  or  without  reason 
— affords  abundant  material  for  the  foundation  of  the  Sciences  of 
Grammar,  Logic,  and  Comparative  Philology.  Weights  and 
Measures,  especially  of  area  and  capacity,  can  be  used  as  an 
admirable  introduction  to  Geometry.  And  so  with  all  other 
subjects.  Much  has  to  be  simply  committed  to  memory,  in  order 
to  be  used  as  soon  as  possible.  But  to  learn  by  heart  what  one 
will  not  use  for  a  dozen  years,  or  never,  is  sheer  waste  of  time. 

To  know  by  heart  the  Table  of  Atomic  weights  might  be 
convenient  for  the  Chemist,  especially  in  the  examination  room, 
but  few  have  been  bold  enough  to  support  the  proposal  that  this 
and  the  like  tasks  should  supplant  the  old-fashioned  Poetry  Book. 
Because  nothing  should  be  enforced  upon  the  mere  memory  except 
such  facts  or  formulas  as  are  wanted  for  immediate  and  continuous 
use.  Passages  of  Poetry  and  Oratory  are  not  merely  committed 
to  memory ;  but  are   absorbed    by  the  whole  mind,    reason  and 


president's   address.  1233 

imagination  and  other  faculties  co-operating  with  the  memory. 
Of  such  lessons  I  need  say  nothing,  and  they  are  not  often 
overdone. 

But  to  fix  upon  the  barren  memory  tables  of  Specific  Gravity,  Sets 
of  Formulas,  Lists  of  Classification,  is  not  only  not  Science,  but  is 
as  much  opposed  to  the  Scientific  Spirit,  as  the  ordinary  '  learning' 
of  Latin  Grammar.  Many  things  must  certainly  be  learnt  by 
heart  before  they  can  be  understood  ;  and  a  vast  proportion  of  the 
information  which  it  is  necessary  to  acquire  must  be  taken  on 
trust,  and  from  authority.  This  is  as  true  of  what  is  called 
*  Science '  as  of  any  other  kind  of  '  Learning.'  And  it  is  quite 
possible  to  be  very  glib  in  Scientific  Terminology,  and  well 
crammed  with  Scientific  dogmas,  without  having  gained  one  breath 
of  the  Scientific  Spirit. 

This  is  the  state  of  Barry  Cornwall's  "Tutors  of  Hall  and  College, 
with  a  great  deal  of  learning  and  little  knowledge."  If  you 
asked  an  average  teacher — who  could  reel  off  at  a  moment's  notice 
the  number  of  miles  in  the  diameter  of  the  sun,  the  earth,  and  the 
mocn,  their  distances,  times  of  revolution,  nay  their  very  weights — 
why  the  moon  rises  later  every  night ;  why  the  sun  moves  through 
the  Signs  of  the  Zodiac ;  why  planets  sometimes  move  faster, 
sometimes  slower  than  the  fixed  stars,  he  would  probably  answer 
that  these  questions  were  improperly  put.  In  most  cases  you 
would  gain  no  further  information.  Yet  these  are  the  obvious 
phenomena  which  his  book  learning  is  only  acquired  because 
it  is  supposed  to  explain,  and  which  it  does  explain  if  it  be 
properly  used.  And  this  brings  us  to  a  practical  definition 
of  what  is  to  be  regarded  as  the  elementary  scientific  teaching 
proper  for  general  schools.  Every  subject  is  scientifically  taught 
when  the  phenomena  which  it  presents  are  fully  explained  to 
the  understanding  of  the  pupil — even  though  that  explanation 
may  involve  the  acceptance  of  a  vast  number  of  facts  and 
laws  which  it  is  impossible  to  demonstrate  to  him,  but  the 
meaning  of  which  he  can  understand,  and  the  proof  of  which 
he  believes  on  sufficient  authority  to  be  complete. 


1234  president's   address. 

If  this  may  be  received  as  a  definition  of  Science  in  the  scliool, 
many  objections  made  sometimes  in  good  faith,  and  sometimes 
from  mere  indolence,  but  sometimes  also  out  of  hostility  open 
or  dissembled,  will  be  found  to  disappear.  It  is  reasonably  said 
for  instance  that  an  average  schoolboy  cannot  be  allowed  the  run 
of  a  Chemical  Laboratory,  much  less  a  dozen  of  them  together. 
The  stenches  and  explosions  in  which  their  science  would  surely 
exhibit  itself,  and  to  which  it  would  confine  its  investigations, 
would  at  least  unfit  the  school  for  occupation,  even  if  the  walls 
might  be  left  standing.  The  Physical  Laboratory  would  prove 
even  more  fatal.  Electric  shocks  and  flashes  would  from  time 
to  time  decimate  the  scientist  detachment,  though  a  glorious 
enthusiasm  might  quickly  fill  the  vacant  places. 

It  is  difficult  to  write  seriously  upon  this  objection,  which  is 
perfectly  good.  The  only  fault  of  it  is  that  no  one  in  his  senses  has 
ever  proposed  such  lunatic  arrangements,  even  if  they  have  in 
certain  cases  actually  been  made.  But  carefully  conducted  experi- 
ments, with  still  more  carefully  constructed  explanations  are  possible 
enough  in  Mechanics,  Physics,  and  Chemistry,  and  will  be  of 
advantage  to  the  average.  All  special  capacity  in  any  subject  may 
possibly  enjoy  special  indulgence.  But  I  think  experiments 
carried  out  by  the  pupil  in  person  had  better  be  made  at  home. 

Again,  in  all  the  Physical  Sciences  artificial  apparatus  is 
essential.  And  this  is  a  very  real  difficulty  in  the  case  of  primary 
schools,  and  not  unimportant  in  the  case  of  others. 

Moreover  the  actions  illustrated  are  foreign  to  daily  experience,  or 
at  least  not  constantly  suggested  to  our  observation.  In  Natural 
History  on  the  contrary  we  are  always  in  the  Laboratory.  The 
most  tremendous  yet,  to  us,  the  most  trivial  phenomena  are  inces- 
santly appealing  to  our  senses  and  our  intellect,  and  it  is  only  our 
schooling  that  renders  us  apathetic,  blind  and  deaf,  and  dead  to 
their  challenge. 

The  courses  of  the  Sun  and  Moon,  the  Starry  Heavens,  Winds 
and  Clouds,  Rain  and  Dew,  Springs  and  Watercourses,  Hill  and 


president's   address.  1235 

Valley,  Forest  and  Plain,  with  the  living  creatures  which  occupy 
them  and  the  flowers  that  adorn  them  are  always  around  us,  always 
accessible,  always  as  ready  to  teach  as  we  are  to  learn. 

And  it  is  therefore  in  the  study  of  external  nature  that  habits  of 
rational  observation  of  phenomena  ought  to  be  cultivated  in  every 
young  person.  Many  will  grow  up  into  Chemists,  many  into 
Engineers  in  Steam  or  Electricity,  but  all.  in  or  out  of  a  Scientific 
profession,  are  or  ought  to  be  in  some  sort  of  communion  with 
Nature. 

There  are  some  who  shrink  from  the  analysis  of  these  phenomena 
either  from  an  oversensitive  timidity,  which  fears  to  intrude  into 
the  secret  workings  of  creation,  or  from  an  unpractical  and  senti- 
mental preference  of  a  phantasmagoria  of  their  own  imagination  to 
the  realities  of  truth.  But  none  of  us  are  thus  misled.  We  believe 
the  investigation  of  nature  to  be  one  of  man's  duties,  and  we  believe 
also  that  in  nature  truth  is  both  stranger  and  grander  than  fiction. 

It  is  for  the  Statesman  to  see  that  the  general  education  of  the 
people  is  such  as  to  render  them  more  observant,  more  intelligent, 
more  capable  of  rational  recreation,  and  consequently  more  cheerful 
in  spirit,  and  more  open  to  the  highest  influences  of  morality  and 
religion  than  they  are  now.  I  do  not  regard  the  Interpretation  of 
Nature  as  a  panacea  for  all  the  ills  of  the  State,  and  have 
intentionally  refrained  from  all  reference  to  the  inculcation  of 
high  principles,  or  the  maintenance  of  loyal  obedience  to  authority, 
and  the  cultivation  of  self-control  among  the  younger  members  of 
our  community,  all  of  which  nevertheless  would  obtain  an  immense 
advantage  by  the  substitution  of  vital  teaching  for  our  present 
mechanical  and  half  dead  routine. 

1  would  not  be  understood  to  imply  that  teachers  are  not  doing  most 
valuable  service  to  the  State  even  under  the  present  system,  or  that 
no  pupils  appreciate  and  enjoy  that  food  which  is  as  sawdust  to  the 
majority.  But  I  do  say  that  both  the  best  teachers  and  the  best 
scholars  are  most  unfairly  handicapped  by  the  kind  of  study  upon 
which  a  large  proportion  of  their  time  and  energies  is  spent ;  and 


1236  president's   address. 

that  consequently  a  large  proportion  of  the  funds  so  liberally 
provided  by  the  State  for  the  education  of  the  people,  is  actually 
wasted  upon  fatiguing  labours  which  are,  and  will  remain,  absolutely 
fruitless. 

Smooth  the  road  as  we  may,  the  ascent  of  the  hill  is  steep  and 

arduous.     But  the  beauties  of  the  scenery  quicken  the  wearied 

interest,  and  encourage  the  climber  to  ever  renewed  exertion,  if  only 

the  track  is  in  tolerable  order.     Where  enormous   patience  and 

labour  are  required  for  the  smallest  step  in  advance,  it  is  idle  to 

suppose  that  average  people  will  mount   any   higher  than  they 

are  forced. 

Floreat  Societas  Linneana. 


On  the  motion  of  the  Hon.  J.  Norton,  M.L.C,  a  vote  of  thanks 
was  accorded  to  the  President  for  his  Address. 

The  Hon.  J.  Norton,  M.L.C,  Hon.  Treasurer,  reported  on  the 
financial  condition  of  the  Society,  showing  a  credit  balance  of 
£40  6s.  9d 

The  following  gentlemen  were  elected 

OFFICE-BEARERS  AND   COUNCIL   FOR    1887. 

President  : 
Professor  W.  J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G  S. 

Vice-Presidents  : 

Rev.  J.  E.  Tenison-Woods,  F.L.S.,  F.G.S. 

Dr.  James  C.  Cox,  F.L.S.,  &c. 

C.  S.  Wilkinson,  F.L.S.,  F.G.S. 


office-bearers  and  council.  1237 

Honorary  Secretaries  : 

Hon.  William  Macleay,  F.L.S. 
E.  P.  Ramsay,  L.L  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.  Edwin  Haviland,  F.L.S. 

Dr.  Thomas  Dixson.  Dr.  George  Hurst. 

H.  Deane,  M.A.,  C.E.  J,  H.  Maiden,  F.B.G.S. 

W.  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc.      P.  R.  Pedley,  Esq. 

P.  N  Trebeck,  J.P. 


LNDBX    TO    VOL.    I. 

(SECOND   SERIES.) 
Names  in  Italics  are  Synonyms. 


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PAGE 

PAGE 

Ablacopus  ... 

.. . 

80 

Aclees  porosus 

...     186 

Abrophyllum  ornans 

1110 

Acmosara    ... 

...  1042 

Acacallis 

. . . 

673 

polyxena    . . . 

...  1043 

Acacia  Brownii 

1050 

Acontia  (Philenora)  undulosa 

...     796 

discolor 

... 

1050 

Acriotypa    ... 

...  1029 

elongata 

1103 

Acrocyrta   ... 

...  1015 

juniperina 

1050 

Acroniopus 

...     279 

longifolia 

1050 

Acrophyllum  venosum 

...  1207 

myrtifolia 

1050 

Aero  thymus 

...     350 

oxycedrus 

1050, 

1051, 

1207 

Actinocrinus 

..  1072 

pubescens 

1110 

Actinophrys  sol 

...     502 

suaveolens 

1050 

Actinosphaerium  Eichornii 

...     503 

Acalanoma  ... 

586 

Actinotus  minor 

...  1050 

A  calles 

671 

Acyrusa 

...     995 

Acanthiza  lineata 

1164 

Adansonia  digitata    ... 

...     505 

nana 

1164 

Adelium 

344-347 

pusilla 
Acanthocerus 

1163 

Adelodemus 

...     315 

. . . 

44 

Adiantum  /Ethiopicum 
affine 

...  495 
...     495 

Acanthocinus             ...              ...   1035 

Acanthoderes             ...             ...   1035 

Acanthodrilus        538,  539,  543,  549, 

[559,  570,  95o 

Acantholophus           ...             ...     619 

Accipiter  cirrhocephalus          ...  1163 

formosum 
Adorium     ... 
Adrium 
^Edriodes    ... 
.Egialitis  monachus  ... 

nigrifrons  ... 

ruficapillus 

...  495 
...  203 
...  996 
...  628 
...  1164 
...  1164 

torquatus 

1085 

...  1164 

Acherres 

628 

iEgomomus  ornatus  ... 

...     197 

Acherusia   ... 

... 

120 

^Egus  glaber 

...     144 

Achopera     ... 

... 

676 

platyodon 

...     144 

Achrea  grisella 

... 

164 

^Eolus 

...     271 

Achthosus  ... 

. . . 

319 

.Esernia 

...     203 

Acianthus  fornicatus 

872,  ; 

yEsiotes 

...     641 

Acicnemis   ... 

665 

xEsiotyche  ... 

...     989 

lobicollis 

188 

^Ethiora 

....  1001 

ornata 

1S7 

.Ethreus 

...     676 

Acidaspis      ...     577 

, 1059, 

1199, 

1203 

A  gagles  amicus 

...     760 

mira 

1069, 

1083, 

1084 

Aganais  aust/cdis 

...     770 

Prevostif?) 

K'68, 

1069, 

1084 

Agape  cyanopygcL 

...     771 

Verneuili(?) 

1066, 

1067, 

1068 

Agapete 

...  1006 

vesiculosa 

1066, 

1067, 

1068 

Agaphthora 

773,  774 

Acipenser    ... 

. . . 

1189 

melanora 

...     774 

Aciptera 

... 

1006 

sphenodes 

...     774 

11. 

INDEX. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Agasma 

...     295 

Allecula 

359-360 

Agassizocrinus 

...  1077 

papuensis 

...     156 

Agasthenes 

...     329 

Allelidea 

...     307 

Agenopus 

...     677 

Allobophora 

539,  946 

Agestra 

...     646 

Allotisis 

...     993 

Agnesiotis  ... 

...     652 

Aloacostcdis 

...     757 

Agonischius 

...     280 

Alphitobius 

...     320 

Agrianome  ... 

...     985 

Alphitophagus 

...     319- 

Agrilus 

...     125 

Alphitopis 

...     642 

Agriochseta... 

...     673 

Aisophila  australis    ... 

...     493 

Agriotes 

...     279 

Leichardtiana 

...     493 

Agry pnus    ... 

...     261 

Amadina  modesta     ... 

1147,  1164 

Ailurccdus  crassirostris 

...  1156 

Amarygmimus 

...     337 

maculosus 

...  1156 

Amarygmus 

351-354 

Smithii 

1156,  1164 

convexiusculus 

...     156 

Alaus 

...     265 

cupreus    . . . 

...     155 

infumatus 

...     149 

inornatus... 

...     155 

obliquus 

...     149 

oculeus    . . . 

..      156 

Albizzia  pruinosa 

...  1110 

puncticeps 

...     156 

Alcides 

...     662 

Ambassis  agrammus 

8 

brevicollis 

...     187 

gigas 

9 

elegans 

...     187 

gymnocephalus 

...  1102 

Gestroi 

...     187 

Amblochilus 

...      70 

profluens    . . . 

...     187 

Amblyterus 

...      70 

rostratus    ... 

...     187 

Ameipsis 

...  1036 

Alcmeonis  ... 

...     357 

Amerila 

759,  76a 

Alcyone  azurea 

pulchra 
Aleochara...  405,  408,  409 

...  1163 

...  1087 

,  434,  450, 

astreas 
brachyleuca 
rubripes       ...  \ 

764,  765 
764, 765 
764,  766 

[455,  462 

serica 
Amisallus 

764,  765 
...     6"3 

actse 

...     458 

Ammcecius 

...      38 

analis 

...     461 

A  mceba  proteus 

...     499 

Armltagei . . . 

...     464 

radiosa 

499,  506 

baliola 

...     462 

verrucosa     . . . 

499,  506 

bisulcata    . . . 

457,  458 

villosa 

...     499 

brachialis... 

459,  460 

Amorphocephalus 

...     981 

croceipennis 
decor  ata    ... 

463,  464 
...     464 

Amorphorrhinus 
Ampagia 

...  627 
...     681 

dubia 
haBmorrhoidalis. 

...     464 
.  459,  460, 

Amperea  spartioides 
Amphianax 

...  1103 
...     328 

[461 

Amphirhoe... 

...  1015 

insuavis     ... 

...     460 

Amphiuma  ... 

...  1188 

macidipennis 

...     463 

Amycterus  ... 

...     619 

marginata 

...     463 

Amydala 

...     6S0 

Mastersii  .. 

460,  462 

Amytis  striatus 

1143,  1163 

puberula    . . . 

...     464 

Anabolus     ... 

...     260 

punctum  ... 

456,  457 

Anresthetis  ... 

...  1034 

sanguinipennis 

...     463 

Analophus  ... 

...     986 

semirubra . . . 

...     465 

Ananca 

...     379 

speculifera 

455,  458 

Anas  castanea 

1151,  1164 

vicina 

...     464 

gibberif  rons 

1151,  1164 

Alexirhea 

...     628 

punctata 

...  1151 

Allantodia  tenera     ... 

...     496 

superciliosa 

1152,  1164 

INDEX. 


111. 


PAGE 

Anascoptes...  ...  ...     619 

Anastetha   ...  ...  ...   1016 

Anathymus  singularis  ...     192 

Anausis       ...  ...  ...     337 

Anaxo         ...  ...  ...     357 

Anchastus  ...  ...  ...     271 

Ancillaria  australis  ...  ...     210 

hebera  ...  210,481 

lata  ...  ...     210 

Ancita         ...  ...  ...  1021 

Ancylotropis  ...  ...     981 

Anestia       ..  ..  691,  745 

ombrophanes  . . .     746 

Angelina      ...  ...  ...  1199 

Anilara        ...  ...  ...       96 

Anilaus        ...  ...  ...     677 

Anilicus      ...  ...  ...     278 

Annularia  australis  ...  ...  1114 

Anomia  alectus  ...  ...     236 

trigonopsis  ...  ...     236 

undata  ...  ...     236 

Anoplognathus  ...  ...  66-68 

Anoplostethus  ...  ...       69 

Antechinus  flavipes  ...  ...     164 

Antedon      ...  ...  ...  1077 

Anteia  acrosema  ...  ...     248 

Anteros       ...  ...  ...  1008 

Anthaxia     ...  ...  ...       95 

Anthicus     ..._  ...  366-370 

Anthoecia  divitiosa  ...  ...     806 

Anthonomus  ...  ...     659 

Antidica  eriomorpha  . . .     805 

pilipes  ...  ...     805 

Antiochrus...  ..-  ...       44 

Antyllis       ...  ...  ...     650 

Aolles          ...  ...  ..      663 

Aonychus    ...  ...  ...     677 

Aopolocnemis  ...  ..     644 

Aotus  villosa  ...  ...  1050 

Aparete       ...  ...  596,639 

Apasis          ...  ...  ...     348 

Apatelus      ...  ...  ...     314 

Apellatus    ...  ...  ...     358 

Aphanaia    ...  ,..  ...   1113 

gigantea  ...  ...     854 

Aphanasium  .  .  ...     997 

Aphanesthes  ...  ...       81 

Aphanocorynes  ...  ...     685 

Aphela         ...  ...  ...     6S2 

Aphileus      ...  ..  ...     264 

Aphiorrhynchus  ...  ...  1003 

Aphneope     ..  ...  ...  1006 

Aphodius     ...  ...  ...       37 


Apion 

Apirocalus  cornutus . . . 
Apooyrtus  Froggatti 
Apogon  roseigaster  ... 
A  pomecyna 
Apomestris ... 
Aposites 
Apostethus... 
Apphiana    ... 

veris 
Aquilaaudax 

morphnoides... 
Aquita 

horridella 
Arachnopus  binotatus 
Araeocerus  ... 
Area  decussata 
Arcella  dentata 

discoides 

vulgaris 
Archegosaurus 


l'AGK 

...  658 
...  184 
...  183 

1061,  1101 
...  1033 
...  337 
...  997 
...  314 
408,  421 
...  422 
...  1163 

1141,  1163 
...  688 
...  716 
...  191 
...  983 
...  230 
...  501 
...  501 

501 

934,  937,  1180,  1182 

[1184,  118S 

...  254 

...  254 

...  752 

1096,  1164 
...  1100 
...  688 
...  754 
755 
693,  755,  802 
755,  757 
...  797 
755,  797 
755,  757 


Archernis    ... 

callixantha 
Arctia  fuscinula 
Ardea  Novte-Hollandise 

pacifica 
A  r  dices 

fulvohirta 
canescem 
Areas 

costalis 

lactinea 

marginata 

Moorei 

roseicostis  ...  ...     755 

Argina         ...  ...  ...     688 

notata  ...  ...     763 

Aridaeus      ...  ..  ...  1015 

Arionellus  ceticephalus  ...  1068 

Aristeus  rufescens     ...  ...     8S2 

Arisus  ...  ...  •••     259 

Arius  ...  ...  ...     127 

Froggatti  ...  ...  8,  14 

spatula  ...  ...  8,  15 

storm  i  ...  ...       16 

Aromagis     ...  ...  ...     638 

Arotrophora  arcuatalis  ...     805 

Arsysia        ...  1021 

Artamus  cinereus      ...  ...   1087 

minor         ...         1087,1163 
Artaxa         ...  ...  ...     244 

lutea  ...  ...     244 


IV. 

INDEX. 

PAGE 

1 

PAGE 

Artaxa  paraneura 

... 

244 

j  Aulacophora 

...     203 

Asaphus 

1203 

;  Aulacopris  ... 

...       31 

Ascesis 

279, 

Auletes 

...     659 

Aspectrogaster 

985 

Aulicus 

298,  299 

Asphalus 

330 

Automolus 

..        57 

Aspidium  aculeatum 

495 

Avicula 

...  1201 

decorapositum 

495 

Aviculopecten 

...  1113 

f alcatum    . . . 

495 

Axides 

...     675 

tenerum     . . . 

495 

Axionicus    .. 

...     674 

Asplanchna  Bright wellii 

... 

S81 

Bacillus 

909-922 

Asplenium  bulbiferum 

. . . 

49o 

tuberculosus 

...     909 

rlabellifolium 

495 

Baiera 

1078, 10S0 

flaccidum 

495 

digitata 

...  1080 

Astacopsis  serratus  ... 

505 

tenuif  olia 

1080,  1084 

Asterolasia 

1056 

,1057 

Balaninus    ... 

...     659 

correifolia 

1056 

tersus 

...     187 

Muellerii 

1056 

Balanophorus 

...     295 

Asterolepis 

... 

1202 

Balanotis  recurvalis 

...     803 

Astrreus 

91 

Banksia  ericifolia 

...  1050 

Astur  approximans  1085, 

1096, 

1141. 

latif  olia 

...  1110 

[1163 

Bardistus    ... 

...     998 

emeritus              881, 

1085 

1096 

Baridius 

...     683 

radiatus 

1142 

1163 

Baryopadus 

...     602 

Sharpei 

1085 

Barystethus 

...     683 

Asura 

691, 

Barytipha  ... 

...     338 

cervicalis 

748 

Bascotropis 

...     983 

gaudens 

•  •• 

747 

Batocera 

...  K>20 

habrotis 

748 

laena 

...     198 

lydia 

747 

Batrachiderpeton 

...  1180 

Atcenius 

37 

Bauera  rubioides 

...  1050 

Atalopsycha 

1048 

Baza  subcristata 

...  1164 

melanthes 

•  •  • 

1048 

Bebius 

...  1000 

Atelicus 

638 

Belemnocrinus 

...  U71 

Ateloptila    ... 

250 

Bellerophon 

...  1203 

psamathopa 

250 

Belodon 

...  1116 

Aterpus 

639 

Belus 

652-655 

Atesta 

•  •• 

993 

Bepharus     ... 

...     681 

Athemistus 

1018 

Berethia 

...     665 

Atholerus    ... 

•  •  • 

44 

Berosiris 

...     680 

Atimura 

1034 

Bethelium  ... 

...     996 

Atmesia 

589 

Billardiera  scandens 

...  1049 

Atractocerus 

309 

Bimia 

...  1006 

A tr actus 

356 

Biomy xa  vagans 

...     504 

Atrypa 

1197, 

1200 

Bixorestes  ... 

...  1012 

marginalis 

1203 

Biziura  lobata 

...  1164 

reticularis      1195, 

1198, 

1203 

Blandfordia  nobilis   ... 

...  1109 

Attalus 

292 

Blechnum  cartilagineum 

...     493 

Aturia  ziczac 

206 

lsevigatum 

...     493 

Aty choria    ... 

626 

Blepegenes ... 

...     343 

Atyporus     ... 

1026 

Blepiarda    ... 

...     681 

Augolesthus 

333 

vitiata 

...     190 

Aulacocyclus 

27 

Bolboceras  ... 

...39-41 

perbatus 

144 

Bolbophyllum 

...     878 

INDEX. 


Boletus  bo vinus 

Bolitobius  ... 

Fauveli 
Sharpi 

Bolitochara 

discicollis 

Bombyx  cur vata 
pylotis 

Boronia  aigida 

anemonifolia 

ledifolia 

pilosa 

polygalifolia 

rhomboidea... 

Bossiaja  Armitii 
buxif  olia 
cordigera     . . . 
ensata 
eriocarpa 
f  oliosa 
heterophylla 
Kiamensis 
linophylla    ... 
microphylla 
rhombifolia 
scolopendria 
Stephensonii 

Bostrychus ... 

Botaurus  poiciloptilus 

Botbriceps  933,  934, 

australis . . . 

Botliyiiorrhynchus    ... 

Brachida 

atriceps 
annulata 
basiventris  ... 
suturalis 

Brachopsis 

Bracbycome  linearifolia 

Brachyloma  daphnoides 

Brachyops 

laticeps    ... 

Bracbytria 

Brepbilydia 

Brexius 

Briseis 

Brises 

Bronteus     ... 

Partschi 

Bruchus 

Brunia 

harpophora... 
replana 


PAGE 

...  477 

...  904 
905,  906 

...  906 
409,  412 

...  413 

...  795 

...  763 

...  1053 

1049,  1054 

...  1049 

...  1109 

1049,  1053 
...  1109 
...  110S 
...  1108 
...  1108 
...  1103 
...  110S 
...  110S 

1050,  1K)8 
1108,  1109 

...  110S 
...  1108 
...  1050 
...  1050 

1107, 1122 
...  312 
...  1164 

1115,  11S0 

1180,  1181 
...  629 
414,  469 
...  470 
...  471 
...  470 
...  469 
...  1005 
...  1050 
...  1104 

1115,  1180 
...  1116 
...  1010 
...  986 
...  646 
...  92 
...  329 
577,  1199 
...  1203 
...  984 
691,  700 
...  701 
...     701 


Bryacbus    ... 

Brycopia 

Brysax 

Brysia 

Bubaris 

Bubastes 

Bucyuthia  ... 

Buprestis     ... 

Bursaria  truncatella 

Butoroides  flavicollis 

macrorhyncha 
Byallius 
Bythoprotus 
Cacatua  gymnopis 

reseicapilla. 
Cacochroa 
Cacostomus 
Cecelia  neozelanica  . 
Caedius 
Oaelodes 
Cafolus  miestus 
Caladenia  alba 

ar  en  aria 

cserulea 

carnea 

clavigera 

cucullata 

dilatata 

fllamentosa 

Patersoni... 

suaveolens 
Calamidia  ... 

birta 

salpinctis 
Calamotropba  delatalis 
Calamus 

australis     . . . 
Calandra 

Calceola  sandaliua    ... 
Caleana  major 
minor 
Callidiopis 
Callidium 
Calligenia    ... 

cyclota     . . . 

melitaula 

pyraula    ... 

structa 
Callimorpha  lerve 
Callionymus  curvicornis 
Reevesii 
Valenciennesii 
Callipyrga  ... 


P\GE 

635 
348 

317 

666 

628 

91 

1034 

91 

881 

1164 

1164 

343 

...     981 

881,  1094, 1099 

...  1094 

...       81 

...       21 

...     224 

...     313 

...       38 

...     149 

874,  877,  1051 

873,  875,  877 

874,  877,  1104 

874,  877,  1104 

873,  875,  877 

874,  877 
873,  875,  877 
873,  875,  877 

875,  877 
873,  S77 
692,  694 
...     694 

..     694 

...     803 

...  1080 

...  1161 

...     684 

1059,  1199 

...     S78 

872,  877 

...     997 

...  1013 

692,  704 

704,  705 

704,  705 

...     704 

704,  706 

...     245 

942 

942 

942 

1020 


vi. 

INDEX. 

X 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Callirrhipis 

281 

Cardium  serum 

..     228 

•Callistemon  lanceolatus 

1050 

spatiosum  ... 

..     227 

linearis  ... 

1103 

striatulum 

..     228 

rigidus   . . . 

1103 

Carettochelys 

..     158 

Calloodes    ... 

68 

insculptus 

..     158 

Calochilus  campestris 

869,  i 

Carphurus 

292-294 

Calochromus 

288 

cyaneipennis 

..     153 

formosus 

. . . 

149 

Casarca  tadornoides . . . 

...  1166 

Calodema 

120 

Cassia  Brewsteri 

..  1122 

Calodera 

40£ 

),  425 

Cassidaria  senex 

..     214 

abdominalis 

•  •  • 

427 

sulcata     . . . 

..     214 

aglaophanes 

430 

Cassinia  denticulata 

..   1050 

atypha 

433 

Castalia 

...       9S 

australis 

427 

Castorura 

..  1047 

carissima     . . . 

426 

chrysias     . . . 

..  1047 

coracina 

431 

Casuarius  australis   ... 

...  1165 

cribrella 

431 

Cataclysta  ochracealis 

..     804 

eritima 

429 

Catasarcus 

592-595 

inaequalis    . . . 

.  .  . 

425 

Catascopus 

..     140 

macilenta    ... 

428 

Catastygnus               ...            I 

302,  603 

pachia 

432 

Catypnes 

...     984 

pyrrha 

42* 

),  430 

Caulifer 

...       27 

ruficollis 

■  •« 

428 

Caulobius    ... 

..       63 

Simsoni 

432 

Cavonus 

...       73 

Calonota 

53 

Cebrio 

...     281 

Calopsittacus  Novse-Hollandise 

1094 

Cechides 

..     642 

Calopteron 

287,  288 

Celerena 

...     245 

amplipenne 

151 

lerne 

..     245 

flavicans... 

151 

mutata 

..     246 

Calornis  metallica    ... 

1165 

prodroma    . . . 

...     246 

Calymene           577,  1059, 

1199, 

1203 

Celeuthetes 

...     588 

Calyptorhynchus  naso 

1099 

Centroglossa 

..     471 

Calythrix  tetragona 

1050 

Centropus  melanurus 

..  1094 

Camilla 

79 

phasianus 

..  1094 

Campephaga  humeralis 

1088 

Centropyxis  aculeata 

..     501 

Campolene... 

350 

Centyres 

..     603 

Camptorrhinus 

667 

Ceocephalus 

..     981 

Candollea  linearis 

1110 

Cephalodesmius 

..       29 

Cantharidus  tenebrosus 

221 

Ceraegidion 

..  1018 

Cantharis    ... 

374 

Cerambyx 

.      988 

Canthonosoma 

29 

Ceratella  fusca         575,  576,  £ 

77,  578 

Capitosaurus    1115,  1116, 

1119, 

1180 

Ceratodus     933,  935,  936,  11] 

6,  1189 

robustus 

934, 

1119 

Ceratognathus 

..       26 

Caprimulgus  niacrurus 

1164 

Ceratophysetis 

..   1044 

Caranx  ciliaris 

505 

sphaerosticha 

1045 

Cardiophorus 

273 

,274 

Ceratopsyllus 

..     171 

Cardiothorax 

340-343 

Ceresium 

..     996 

Cardita  australis 

•  •  • 

229 

pachymerum 

.      202 

difficilis 

229 

Cerithium  bicorona... 

..     4S1 

Patagonica    ... 

229 

cancellatum 

..     216 

Cardium  Greyi 

227 

nodosum 

..     216 

multiradiatum 

228 

jioduloswn 

..     216 

patulum 

... 

227 

rugatum 

..     216 

INDEX. 


Vll. 


Cerobates 

Ceropria 

Cestrinus 

Cetejus 

Cethosia  Cydippe 

Cetonia 

Chaetectetorus 

Chaetodon  lineolatus 

Chaetostigme 

Chalcites  basalis 

minutillus 
osculans     ... 
plagosus    . . . 

Chalcophora 

Chalcopterus 

Chaliosaurus 

Chama  Huttoni 

Chamostra^a  albida 

Chaodalis 

Chaodius 

Chariotheca 

Chartoptery  x 

Chatoessus  uasus 

Cheiragra 

Cheirotherium 

Cheirurus     ...  1198 

Chelidon  ariel 

Chelonia  saucia 

Cherrus 

•Chileone 


PAGE 

...  980 
...  319 
...  314 
...  29 
...  1062 
...  86 
...  675 
9 
...  1026 

1099,  1165 
..  1165 
...  1094 
...  1165 
88-90 
...  355 
...  1115 
...  228 
...  228 
...  1010 
...  597 
...  350 
...  338 
8 
...  47 
934 

, 1199,  1203 
...  1164 
...  765 
597,  598 
...  331 


Chilodact3Tlus  carponemus 
macropterus 

...     880 
...     880 

morwong 
poly  acanthus 
Chilodiplus 

879,  880 
...     880 
...       44 

Chiloglottis  formicifera 

874,  877 

trapeziformis 
Chimades    ... 

874,  877 
...     676 

Chiriphe 

catarrhoa 

692,  732 
732,  733 

dichotoma 

732,  734 

dictyota 
monogrammaria 

732,  735 
732,  734 

procrena 

732,  733 

stenopa 

...     732 

Chiroplatys 
Chitina  ericopsis 
Chlaenius  nigripes     ... 
punctatus  ... 

...       72 

...     577 
...     140 
...     140 

Chlamydodera  cerviniventris      1160, 

T1165 
guttata              ...  1159 

489, 


PAGE 

Chlamydodera  maculata    1059,  1157, 

1158,1159,  1160,  1165 

nuchalis  ...   1157 

orientalis  ...  1157 

Chloanthes  stsechadis  ..     1051 

Chloridolum  ...  ...  1013 

dorycum  . . .     202 

Chlorobapta  ...  ...       82 

Chondropyga  ...  85,  86 

Choriotis  australis     ...  ...  1165 

Choromeles  ...  773,  785 

geographica  . . .     785 

strepsimeris 
Chrioty  phus 
Chromomiea 
Chrosis 
Chrostus 
Chrysobothris 

auropunctata 
Chrysolophus 
Chthonicola  minima 
Cicada 

Cicindela  funerata     ... 
Cidaris  striatus 
Cilea 

discipennis 
lampra 
Cincloramphus  cantillans 
cruralis 
Cinyra 
Cionus 

Circus  assimilis 
Jardinii 
Cisseis 

dimidiatus    . . . 
Cistela 
Cisticola  exilis 

ruficeps 
sp. 
Cladognathus 
Cladophorus  apicalis 

ingenuus 

longicornis 

nigrescens 

semirufus 

Cladorhynchus  pectoralis 

Clathrulina  elegans  . . . 

Clathurella  Hamiltoni 

leptosoma 

Claudea  Bennettiana 

Cleistimum... 

Cleithrolepis   936,  1115,  1120,  1176 

granulatus    ...  1083 


786 
614 
357 
275 
275 
121 
148 
642 
1165 
490 
...  137 
...  482 
888,  891,  900 
..  901 
...  900 
1098,  1165 
...  1098 
...  92 
...  660 
...  1096 
...  1096 
122-125 
...  148 
361,362 
...  1164 
1090, 1165 
...  1090 
...  24 
...  152 
151,152 
...  J52 
...  152 
...  152 
...  1165 
503,  5(16 
...  214 
...  214 
...  1061 
...  995 


viii. 

INDEX. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Clematis  aristata 

...  1103 

Conosoma 

...     889 

Cleromorpha 

...     298 

activum 

891,  892 

Clerus 

...     298 

ambiguum 

...     894 

Climacteris  erythrops 

1149,  1165 

atriceps 

...     895 

leucophcea 

1150,  llb5 

australe 

890,  892 

melanota 

...  1150 

discus 

...     897 

melanura  881 

1093,  1165 

elongatulum 

...     893 

pyrrhonota 

...  1150 

enixuin 

...     896 

scandens 

1093,  1150 

eximium    ... 

...     896 

Clisis 

...     645 

f umatum    . . . 

...     893 

Clisobara     ... 

...     68S 

impenne    . . . 

...     892 

catocalina 

...     711 

personatum 

...     897 

Clithria 

...       82 

phoxum 

...     894 

Cluaca 

691,715 

rufipalpe    . . . 

891,  892 

rubricosta 

...     716 

triangulum 

...     S92 

struthias 

...     715 

Conospermum  ericifolium 

...  1050 

Clytanthus  angustulus 

...     203 

longi  folium 

...  1050 

Clytus 

...  1013 

var.  angustifolium  1104 

velutmus 

...     202 

taxifolium 

...  1050 

Cnemoplitus 

985,  986 

Conularia 

...  1113 

Coccosteus 

...  11S9 

Conurus 

...     SS9' 

Cocculus  Moorei 

...  1109 

atriceps 

...     895 

Cochliopodium  bilimbosa 

...     502 

aust  rails 

...     890 

Coelosternus 

...     679 

discus 

...     897 

Ccelothorax 

...       65 

elongatulus  ... 

...     893 

Ccesa, 

...     688 

fumatus 

...     893 

vlduella 

...     726 

impennis 

...     892 

Colly riocincla  brunnea 

...  li-88 

personatus   . . . 

...     897 

parvula 

...   1164 

rufipalpis    ... 

...     891 

Colobostoma 

...       57 

stigmalis 

...     891 

Colocasia  macrorrhiza 

...  1110 

triangulum  . . . 

...     892 

Colpochila 

...       59 

Conus  oruatus 

212 

Colpodes 

...     141 

Trailli 

...     212 

Comarchis  ... 

693,  739 

Copelaitus  politus  (?)... 

...     141 

aspectatella 

739,  745 

Coprrecus    ... 

...       31 

chrysochoa 

739,  740 

Coptocercus 

...     993 

isophragma 

...     739 

Coptodactylus 

...31,  32 

j ocularis  ... 

739,  741 

Coptodera 

...     141 

lochaga    ... 

739,  742 

Coptomerus 

...     677 

oblita 

739,  742 

Coptops 

...   1021 

sparsana  . . . 

739,  744 

Coptorhynchus 

...     588 

staurocola 

739,  743 

bombicollis 

...     185 

tineoides 

739,  741 

nudus 

...     185 

Comesperma  ericinum 

...  1103 

speculatus 

...     185 

Cominella  carinata    ... 

...     209 

tessellatus 

...     184 

inflata 

...     209 

Coraebus 

...     125 

maculata 

...     209 

Corbula  canaliculata. . . 

...     223 

ordinatis 

...     210 

dubia 

223 

Robinsoni 

...     210 

humerosa 

...     223 

Comophorus 

...       57 

pumila 

...     223 

Conchy  lis  sparsana    . . . 

...     744 

Cordus 

...     980 

Conocephalites  Sulzeri 

...  1068 

Corestetha... 

...  1019 

Conogethes  umbrosa 

...     256 

Corica  papuensis 

...  8,  19 

Conognatha 

.-       99 

Coris  variegata 

...     131 

INDEX. 


IX. 


PAGE 

Correa         ...  405,408,409,465 

oxytelina         ...  ...     466 

■Correa  aemula           ...  ...  1058 

alba                 ...  ...   1049 

Lawrenciana ...  ...  1058 

speciosa         ...  1049,  1058 

var.  cardinal  is  ...  1058 

Corrhenes                    ...  ...  1032 

Corvus  coi'onoides     ...  ...   1165 

Corymbites                ...  274,275 

Corynetes    ...              ...  ...     308 

Corynophyllus           ...  ...73,74 

Corysanthes  sp.         ...    870,  876,  878 

pruinosa  ...     870 

•Cossonideus               ...  ...     684 

Cossonus     ...             ...  ...     685 

basalis         ...  ...     192 

Cossyphus                  ...  ...     329 

Cotula  coronopifolia  ...  1050 

Cotulades                  ...  312,  313 

Cozistra  membranacea  ...     244 

Cracticus  destructor...  ...  1155 

nigrogularis  ...  1087 

robustus     ...  ...  1087 

-Crambus  cuneif erellus  . . .     803 

delatalis     ...  ...     803 

humerellus  . . .     805 

melanospilellus  ...     803 

microphaeellus  ...     803 

submarg  inellus  . .      805 

vetustellus ...  ...     804 

Oassatella  ampla     ...  ...     228 

attenuata  ...     229 

australis  . . .     229 

Lyallii  ...  ...     229 

obesa      ...  ...     228 

TraUli 228 

Cratoparis                  ...  ...     983 

Cremys        ...             ...  ...  1013 

Crenella  elongata      ...  ...     232 

Crepidomenus            ...  276, 277 

Crepidula  costata      ...  ...     218 

incurva     ...  ..      218 

monoxyla  ...     218 

striata       ...  ...     218 

unguiformis  ...     218 

Crioceras  australe    ...  133,  135 

'Crioceris                      ...  ...     203 

Crocydopora  cinigerella  . . .     804 

Cromus             ...             ...  577,  1199 

Beaumonti     1198,  1199,  1201, 

[1203 

■Cromyocrinus            ...  ...  1077 

80 


PAGK 

Crowea  exalata  929,  1052,  1057 

saligna  929,  1052,  1057 

Cupressocrinas  ...  ...  1076 

Cryphalus  ...  ...     979 

Cryptandra  amara  ...  ...  1050 

ericifolia  ...  1109 

Scortechinii         ...   1109 

Cryptodrilus  rusticus  570,  953 

saccarius  944, 951 

Cryptodus  ...  75,  76 

Cryptohypnus  ...  ...     273 

Cryptophasa  ecclesiastis  ...  1040 

irrorata  ...  1040 

leucadelpha        ...  1040 

Cryptoplus  ...  ...     647 

Cryptorrhynchus       ...  678,  679 

Cryptostylis  ...  ..      878 

Ctenaphides  ...  ...     656 

Ctenodax  Wilkinsoni  ...     511 

Ctenodonta  ...  ...  1203 

Ctimene      ...  ...  241,337 

synestia       ...  ...     242 

Cubicorhynchus        ...  623,  624 

Cuculla±a  alta  ...  ...     231 

attenuata  ...  ...     231 

ponderosa  ..     230 

singularis  ...  ...     231 

Worthingtoni  ...     231 

Cuculus  cineraceus   ...  ...  1165 

inornatus    ...         1094,  1165 
Curculio      ...  ...  ...     642 

Curis  ...  ...  97,98 

Cuscus    176,  177,  178,  179,  180,  181, 

[182 
Cyathocrinus    516,  1070,  1071,  1072, 

[1076 
Cyathophyllum         ...  ...     516 

Cycadopteris  1081,  1082,  1083 

scolopendrina  1081,  1084 

Cyclanosteus  ...  ...     161 

Cyclonema ...  ...  ..  1200 

Cyclostrema  (?)  helicoides      ...     221 
Cycotida     ...  ...  ...     642 

Cydmasa        ...  ...  ...     645 

Cylichna  Enysi  ...  ...     207 

striata         ...  ...     206 

Cylidrus  ...  ...     295 

Cyllorrhamphus        ...  ...     666 

Cymbidium  ...  ...     878 

Cyme  (?)ochropyga  ...  ...     243 

pardalina        ...  ...     243 

Cynthia  Ada  ...  ...  1062 

Cyocyphax  ...  ...  1022 


X. 


INDEX. 


PAGE 

Cyphagogus               ...  ...     980 

Cyphaleus                  ...  334,  335 

Cyphogastra  calepyga  ...     148 

Cypra          ...             ...  ...     243 

delicatula        ...  ...     244 

Cyprsea  decipiens      ...  ...     881 

thersites      ...  881,882 

Cyptasia  egregiella  ...  ...     796 

Cyria           ...             ...  ...       87 

Oyrotyphus                ...  ...     655 

Cyrtopterus               ...  ...     141 

Cyrtostylis  reniformis  873,  877,  1104 

Cyrtus  gulliveri        ...  ...  8,  10 

Cytherea  (Callista)  acuminata       226 

assimilis    ...  ...     226 

elegans      ...  ...     226 

Enysi         ...  ...      226 

multistriata  . . .     226 

Cyttalia      ...             ...  ...     650 

Dabra          408,452 

cuneiformis     ...  ...     454 

myrmecophila...  453,454,473 

Dacelo  cervina           ...  ...  1086 

intermedia    ...  ...  1086 

Leachii  ...        1086,  1166 

D?edrosi3     ...             ...  ...     344 

Dalmania     ...             ...  ..    1199 

Dampiera  Brownii    ...  ...   1104 

stricta       ...  ...   1050 

Daphnella  striata      ...  ...     214 

TJarina  pusitta           ...  ...     224 

Darwinia  fascicularis  ...   1050 

taxifolia    ...  ...  1050 

Dascillus                    ...  ...     283 

Dastarcus  confinis    ...  ...     143 

Dasygnalhus              ...  ...       74 

Davallia  (dubia)  australis        ...     495 

Daviesia  acicularis  ...  ...    1109 

scpuarrosa    ...  ...  1109 

Dechius                       ...  ...     333 

Decialma                    ...  ...     337 

Decienus                     ...  ...     631 

Decilaus                      ...  ...     671 

Dehitella  atrorubens  576,  577 

Deiopeia  691,  693,  757,  797,  802 

pulchella     ...  ...     758 

syringa        ...  ...     797 

Demelius                    ...  ...     994 

Demomisis                  ...  ...   1004 

Demonassa                 ...  ...   1022 

Demyrsus                    ...  ...     642 

Dendrobium  speciosum  866,  875,  1104 
linguiforme         ...   1104 


Dendrobium  teretifolium 

PAGE 

866,  875 

Dendrocygna  Eytoni 

...  1166 

Dendrophis  bilorealis 

...     882 

Dentalium  conicum  ... 

...     222 

ecostatum 

. . .     222 

giganteum 

...     222 

irregulare 

...     222 

laeve 

...     222 

ma  jus 

...     222 

Mantelli  ... 

222,  482 

solidum 

...     222 

tenue 

...     222 

Depsages     ... 

...  1032 

Dermatodes 

...     586 

Dermestes  cadaverinus 

...     143 

Desiantha... 

...     645 

Diacalla 

...     363 

Diadema  alimena 

...  1062 

Diadetognathus 

...   1115 

Diadoxus 

...      87 

Diadysis 

...     275 

Dialeptopus 

626,  627 

Diapelmus 

...     660 

Diaphonia 

...       84 

Diastrophia 

...     688 

dasypyga... 

...     700 

Diathetes 

...     683 

dispar 

...     191 

Dicaeum  hirundinaceum 

1093,  1123, 

[1166 

Dicksonia  antarctica... 

492,  493 

davallioides 

...     493 

Dicomada 

...     648 

Dicteniophorus 

...     2S0 

Dictyocephalus 

...  1116 

Dicynodon 

...  1116 

Didymocantha 

...     994 

Didvmogaster  silvaticas 

526.  553, 

[554,  574,  948 

Diethusa 

...     616 

Difflugia  acuminata  . . . 

...     500 

compressa  ... 

...     500 

cornuta 

...     500 

corona 

498, 500 

globulosa    ... 

...     500 

pyriformis... 

...     500 

urceolata    . . . 

...     500 

vas 

...     500 

Digama 

772, 797 

marmorea 

...     772 

pieptersiana 

...     772 

INDEX. 


XI. 


Digaster    555,  559,  570,  944,  952,  972 

lumbricoides      524,  559,  947, 

[949,  950,  951 

armifera       ...    947,972,973 


Dihammus  longicomis 

...     199 

Dilhvynia  ericifolia  ... 

...   1050 

floribunda    . . . 

...   1050 

Dilochrosis 

78,  79 

Dinarda 

...     453 

Dinopsis 

...     472 

australis 

...     472 

Dinoria 

...     349 

Dioclides     ... 

...     986 

Diomia  tetragramma 

...     191 

Diotima 

...     998 

Diphobia 

...     310 

Diphucephala      48-50,  3S1, 

382,  477, 

[807,  837 

acanthopus 

...     390 

affinis   . . . 

3S4,  391 

angusticeps 

384,  397 

aurolimbata 

384,  398 

aurulenta 

384,  399 

azureipennis 

384,  397 

Barnardi 

384,  394 

beryllina 

384,  391 

cserulea 

384,  393 

castanoptera 

384,  393 

Childrenii 

384,  390 

colaspidioides 

384,  392 

cuprea 

384,  395 

Edwardsi 

384,  391 

efFulgens 

...     400 

foveolata 

...     399 

fulgida  (?) 

...     400 

furcata       384 

390,  391 

hirtipennis 

383,  389 

Hopei  ... 

...     390 

humeralis 

384,  396 

ignota  ... 

383,  388 

lateralis 

384,  401 

laticeps 

384,  395 

latipennis 

384,  394 

lineata 

3S3,  386 

lineatocottis 

...     392 

Mastersi 

384,  394 

minima 

383,  388 

nitens 

383,  389 

nitidicollis 

383,  387 

obscura 

383.  387 

obsoleta 

384,  402 

parvula 

3S4,  400 

pUlstriata 

...     386 

PAGR 

Diphucephala  prasina  384,  399 

pubiscens  383,  389 

piibiventris  ...     392 

pulchella  384,  398 

purpureitarsis    384,  401 
pusilla  ...     399 

pygmaea  384,  400 

quadritigera      384,  396 
rufipes        383,  385,  388 
rugosa      384,  392,  395, 
[396 
Richmondia       383,  386 
serioea  383,  385 

smaragdula        384,  399 
Spmcei  ...     392 

splendens  ...     392 

viridis  . . .     385 

Waterhousei      384,  396 
Diphyllocera  ...  ...       64 

Diplocotes  ...  ...  ...     31i 

Diplodactylus  ta^nicauda        169,  238 

Dipodium  punctatum     866,  867,  875 

var.  Hamiltonianum    S(i6, 

[867,  875 

squamatum  ...     Sf>7 

Dipsaconia  ...  ...  316,317 

Dipsas  Roydii  ...  ...     882 

Diptychophora  ochracealis      ...     804 
Discina        ...  ...  ...  1203 

Discoderes  ...  ...  ...     125 

Distichocera  ...  ...   1009 

Diuris  abbreviata      ...    868,  869,  876 
aurea  ...868,  876,  10-1 

dendrobioides  869,  876 

elongata  ...   86S,  869,  876 

lilacina  ...  ...     869 

longissima       ...  ...     869 

maculata  ...868,  876,  1051 

pedunculata    ...  868,  876 

sulphurea  868.  876,  1104 

tricolor  ...   868,  876,  878 

Docalis         ...  ...  ...     313 

Dohrnia       ...  ...  ...     380 

Doleschallia  Bisaltida?  ...   I1  62 

DDlichosoma  ...  ...     934 

Donacicola  castaneothorax  1 147,  1 166 

pectoralis  881,  1091 

Doodia  aspera  ...  ...     495 

Dorcadida  ...  ...  ...  1017 

Dorcus         ...  ...  ...       24 

Dorx  ...  ...  ...     987 

Dosinea  dispar  ...  ...     227 

Grayi  ...  ...     227 


Xll. 


INDEX. 


Dosinea  limbata 

PAGE  1 

...     227 

Elleschus     .. 

PAGE 

660 

magna 

...     226 

Emarginnula  striatula 

221 

subrosea 

...     227 

Embaphiodes 

672 

Doticus 

...     982 

Einblema  picta 

881, 

1092 

Dracophyllum  secundum 

...  1109 

Emeax 

313 

Drassicus    ... 

...     677 

Einenadia    ... 
Emenica 

373 

,  374 
1001 

Drillia  Wanganuiensis 

...     214 

Empira 

. . . 

651 

Dromicia  concinna    ... 

...  1134 

Emplesis 

. . . 

648 

frontalis 

...  1134 

Emus  Albertisii 

142 

nana 

...   1134 

Emyda 

.. . 

161 

unicolor 

...  1134 

Ensemia 

257 

,  258 

Dromoeolus 

...     259 

caminaea 

1044 

Drosera  peltata 

...  1049 

ery thractis    . . . 

1043 

Dules  Haswellii 

...     882 

pyrilampis 

257 

Dysarchus  ... 

...     313 

Enamillus   ... 

... 

45 

Dysdiatheta 

...      79 

Enasiba 

... 

310 

Dysectoda  ... 

...      79 

Encara 

... 

321 

Dysostines  ... 

...     630 

Enchoptera 

1005 

Dystalica    ... 

...     349 

Enchymus  ... 

... 

603 

Dysthseta    ... 

...   1021 

Encrinurus 

577, 

1199 

Earinus 

...  1007 

punctatus 

1059, 

1199, 

Eburigera    ... 

...  1012 

[1201, 

1203 

Eburiphora 

...     301 

Encrinus 

.. . 

1076 

Ecelonerus 

...     982 

Encyalesthus 

. . . 

331 

Echeneis  scutata 

...     880 

Endotricha 

253 

Echidna  hystrix 

171,  172 

Engraulis  Scratchleyi 

8,  18 

sp. 

...   1122 

Enhydrus  Albertisi  ... 

141 

Echidnophaga 

171,  172 

Froggatti   . . . 

141 

ambulans 

172,  238 

Enide 

... 

647 

Echinus  Enysi 

...     482 

Eniopea 

... 

646 

Woodsii 

...     482 

Enneaphyllus 

... 

987 

Ecripsis 

...     315 

Ennebaeus    ... 

318 

Ectinope 

...     994 

Ennometes 

. . . 

281 

Ectocemus  ... 

...     981 

Ennothus     ... 

... 

628 

Wallacei 

...     192 

Enopa  mediella 

•  •  • 

805 

Ectosticta   ... 

...  1014 

Entalis  texturatus 

482 

Ectrephes   ... 

...     311 

Enteles 

•  •  • 

680 

Ectyche 

...     340 

Entomophila  albogularis 

1092, 

1098 

Edestus 

...     506 

rufogularis 

1092, 

1167 

Egestria 

...     364 

Eolophus  roseicapilla 

1167 

Eglisia  striolata 

...     219 

Eopsaltria  australis  ... 

1145, 

1166 

Elais  bimaculata 

...     200 

griseogtdaris 

1145 

Elanus  axillaris 

...  1166 

gularis 

1145 

1166 

Elaptus 

...     987 

nana 

1145 

1166 

Elascus 

...     317 

Eosaurus 

1120 

Elastrus 

...     272 

Eozoon  Canadense    ... 

.. 

1061 

Elater 

...     272 

Epacris  Calvertiana  ... 

1110 

Eleagna 

...     670 

crassifolia     ... 

1110 

Eleale          ...             ...    301 

302,  303 

longiflora 

. . . 

1051 

Eleotris  butis 

8 

microphylla 

. . . 

1051 

gyrinoides  ... 

8 

obtusifolia    ... 

.. . 

1051 

porocephalus 

8 

pulchella 

... 

1104 

sp. 

...     883 

purpurascens 

... 

1104 

Epaltes  australis 
Epherina     ... 
Ephidonius... 
Epholcis 

Ephthianura  albifrons 
aurifrons 
tricolor 
Ephricus     ... 
Epichrysus ... 
Epicrocis  oppositalis 
patulalis    . . . 
sublignalis 
Epilissus 
Epitelus 
Epithora     ... 
Equuia  Smithursti    ... 
En-homus    ... 
Eriochilus   autumnalis 
Eriocnemis 
Eriostemon . . . 

alpinus 
buxifolius 
correifolius 
Crowei 
lanceolatus 
myoporoides 
ovatifolius 
ozothamnoides 
phylicifolius 
trachyphyllus 
trymalioides 
Erirrhinus  ... 
Eromene  dilatella 

praematurella 
transcissella 
vetustelta    ... 
Eros 

Eroschema  ... 
Erysiphe  graminis     . . . 
Erytenna     .. 
Erythra  quadristrigata 
Erythrogonys  cinctus 
E3charodes  paganus... 
Esmelina     ... 
Essisus 
Essolithna  ... 
Estheria  MaDgaliensis 

sp. 
Estrelda  annulosa 

castanotis    . . . 
phaeton        1091, 
ruficauda 
Ethemaia    ... 


INDEX. 

Xlll. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

...   1104 

Ethon 

121,122 

...     590 

Ethneca 

...     982 

...     333 

Eucalyptocrinus 

..    1071 

...       52 

Eucalyptus  leucoxylon 

859,  860 

...  1166 

paniculata 

...     859 

...  1166 

siderophloia 

...     860 

...  1166 

sideroxylon 

859, 860 

...     675 

Eucarphia  cnepheeella 

...     804 

...       69 

tritalis 

...     8"4 

...     804 

vulgatella 

...     804 

...     804 

Euchlanis  triquetra  . . . 

...     881 

...     804! 

Euchromia  ... 

773,  786 

...       30 

bicolor 

...     785 

...     311 

irus 

...     787 

992,  993 

polymelia 

...     787 

...  8,  11 

Euciodes 

...     983 

...     900 

Euctenia 

...     373 

873,  877 

Eudromias  australis . . . 

..    1167 

...       28 

Euglypha  alveolata  ... 

...     502 

...  1054 

Eulima  aciculata  (?)  ... 

...     215 

...  1056 

Eunidia 

...  1033 

...  1049 

Euodia  micrococca    . . . 

...  1109 

...  1056 

Euomma 

..     363 

1048,  1057 

Euomphalus  ...          1113, 

1197,  1203 

...  1049 

Clarkei  ... 

...  1198 

...  1058 

Euomus 

...     625 

..    1056 

Euops 

...     658 

1055,  1062 

cupreosplendens 

...     186 

...  1055 

Euoropis 

...     672 

1057, 1062 

Eupelor 

...  1116 

1057,  1062 

Euphalia 

...     5S9 

...     645 

Euphrasia  speciosa   . . . 

...  1104 

...     804 

Eupcecila     ... 

...       79 

...     8<>4 

Eupsalis  promissa     ... 

...     192 

...     805 

Eurhamphus 

...     644 

...     721 

Eurhynchus 

656,  657 

...     288 

Eurostopodus  albogularis 

1142,  1166 

...  1010 

guttatus 

1097,  1143, 

...     173 

[1166 

...     649 

Eurybia 

...       92 

...  1167 

Eurychelus... 

...       64 

1099,  1167    Eurychirus... 

...     637 

...     197    Euryqlossa  ... 

...     903 

...     596    Eurynassa  ... 

..      985 

.  1034    Euryomia  lateralis    ... 

...     147 

...     597                      rufitincta  ... 

...     147 

...     938    Eurypera     ... 

...     355 

936,  939    Eurystomus  pacificus 

...  1166 

881,  1090    Eurytracheliis 

...       24 

...  1091     Eustixis 

...     257 

1148,1166    Eutane         ...             ...    692,746,797 

881,  1090                 qratiosa 

...     712 

603,  604 

maculata 

...     746 

XIV. 


INDEX 


Eutane  partita  ...  ...  796 

terminalis      ...  ...  746 

tineoides         ...  ...  741 

Euthebus    ...  ...  ...  667 

Euthyphasis  ...  ...  586 

Euthyrrhinus  ...  ...  675 

dorsalis  ...  189 

irroratus  ...  189 

meditabundus    ...  189 

Eutinophcea  ...  ...  586 

Eutrapela   ...  ...  ...  363 


Evaniocera  ... 

Evas 

Eaucosmia  rubiginosa 

Exaereta 

Excrecaria  agallocha.. 

Excalfatoria  australis 

Exithius 

Exocentrus... 

Exotrocha  ... 

liboria 
Falagria 

bicingulata 

Fauveli 

pallipes 

Falco  hypoleucus 
lunulatus 
subniger 


(Urospizias)  torquatus. 


...  373 
...  585 
...  803 
...  1000 
...  506 
...  1167 
...  677 
...  1035 
691,693 
...  693 
408,  409,  412 
...  411 
410,411 
..      411 

1142,  1167 
...  1096 
1142, 1167 


Falcimculus  frontatus 

leucogaster 
Fauvelia 
Favosites  aspera 

gothlandica 
Fenestella   . . . 
Ficus  macrophylla 

stipulata 
Figulus 

Formicomus 
Fornax 

Fusus  australis 

dentatus 

nodosus 

subreflextis 

spiralis 

tegens 

Zealandicus 
Galaxias  Kayi 
Galba  auricolor 

marmorata 

Wallacei 
Galbodema  . . . 
Oaleola 


1147, 


1085 

1167 

1146 

465 

1203 

1203 

1203 

1122 

1122 

26,27 

364,  365 

260 

207 
207 
209 
208 
207 
208 
208 
4,6 
149 
149 
149 
260 
878 


Gallinago  (Scolopax)  australis 

PAGE 

1060, 

[1061 

Gallinula  tenebrosa  ... 

..  1168 

Ganae  pulchella 

..     192 

Ganyme 

..     318 

Gasterocerus 

..     677 

Gastrodia    ... 

..     878 

Gastrotokeus  biaculeatus 

..     584 

Gazza  minuta 

8 

Gelidium  corneum    ... 

..     915 

Gelochelidon  macrotarsa 

..  1100 

Genethila     ... 

..     982 

Geobasileus  chrysorrhous 

..  1167 

reguloides 

..  1167 

lunulata 

..  1147 

Geocichla  macrorhyncha 

1147, 

Geophaps  albiventris 

..     881 

scripta 

1094, 

Geopelia  cuneata 

..  1168 

placida 

..  1095 

tranquilla  ... 

..  1168 

Geronticus  spinicollis 

..  1061 

Gerres  abbreviatus    ... 

9 

Gerygone  albogularis 

..   109* 

rlavida 

..  1167 

Gerynassa   ... 

..     647 

Gibbium 

..     310 

Glareola  grallaria 

..  1168 

Glauconome 

.    1203 

Glaucopela  ... 

..     650 

Glaucopis  ganymede  ... 

t 

787,  788 

irius 

t 

787, 788 

Gleichenia  dicarpa    ... 

..     494 

flabellata... 

..     494 

Glenea  elegans 

..     199 

picta 

..     199 

Glochinorrhinus 

..     674 

Glossodia  major          ..  87^ 

-,8- 

7,  1051 

Glossopteris 

111 

1,  1119 

ampla 

..  1114 

Browniana 

IS 

17,  1114 

Clarkei  ... 

..   1114 

cordata  ... 

.    1114 

elegans  ... 

..  1114 

linearis   ... 

..  1114 

parallela 

..  1114 

primeeva... 

..  1114 

reticulum 

..   1114 

tamiopteroides 

..  1114 

Wilkinsonii 

..  1114 

Glycine  clandestina  ... 

..   1050 

Glyciphana  velutina... 

..     148 

Glyciphila  ocularis       882, 

ioe 

1,  1150 

subfasciata 

. 

..  1167 

INDEX. 


XV. 


PAGE 

PAGK 

Glycyphana 

86 

Halorhynchus 

...     6S4 

Glypheus     ... 

266 

Hamniatocherus 

...     988 

Glypbochilus 
Glyphodes  actorionalis 

266 
253 

Hapalochrus 

...     290 

Gnaphalium  Japonicum 

1104 

Hapalotis  apicalis     ... 

...    1154 

Gnaphaloryx  aper     ... 
Gnoma 

143 
1020 

Boweri 
hemileucura    . . . 

1122, 1153 
...  1154 

affiuis 

199 

Hapatesus 

...     276 

Gnypeta      408,414,421 

H  aplony  cha 

...      59 

f  ulgida 

... 

421 

Haplonyx    ... 

663-665 

Gobius  concavifrons  ... 

8,12 

Haplopsis    ... 

63.  64 

depressus 

4 

Hardenbergia   monophyll 

a     ...  1049 

Gohoea  copiosana 

805 

Harpes     ...             ...  577, 

1199,  1203 

Goetymes    ... 

... 

378 

ungula 

...  1059 

Gompholobium  glabratum 

... 

1050 

Hathliodes 

1024,  1025 

grandiflor 

urn . . . 

1050 

Hatteria     ... 

933,  936 

Huegelii 

1103 

Hebecei'us  ... 

1023,  1024 

pinnatum 

1050 

Hectobrocha 

692,  706 

Gond  wanosaurus      1116, 

1181, 

1182, 

pentacyma 

...     707 

[1183, 

1184, 

1186 

Hectus 

...     337 

Bijoriensis 

1181 

Hednota 

...     804 

Gonioglyptus 

1115, 

1161 

xylophaea  ... 

...  1038 

Gonionota  pyrobola  . . . 

1041 

Hedyopsis 

...     647 

Gonipterus ... 

636 

Helams 

323.  324 

Goodenia  hederacea  ... 

1050 

Helcogaster 

...     295 

heterophylla 

1050 

Heliodes  tortriciformis 

...     806 

Graucalus  hypoleucus 

1167 

Heliolites  interstincta 

...  1203 

melanops  ... 

1087 

Heliotis 

...     290 

Grevillea  anethifolia 

1208 

Helix  bipartita 

...     477 

asplenifolia 

1106 

Brazieri 

...     477 

cirsiifolia   ... 

1106 

Franklandiensis 

...     477 

Goodii 

1106 

Kooringensis 

...     974 

laurif olia    . . . 

1106 

Macgillivrayi 

...     477 

linearis 

1050 

Silveri 

...     974 

punicea 

1050 

Helodes 

...     283 

Kenwickiana 

1105 

,1122 

Hemichnoodes 

...       S4 

repens 

1106 

Hemicyclus 

155.  33S 

sericea 

1050 

Hemigenia  purpurea 

...   1051 

Grypheea  tarda 

482 

Hemiopsida 

...     281 

Gymnorhina  tibicen . . . 

1167 

Hemimactra  elongata 

...     224 

Gypoictinia  melanosternon 

1167 

Hemipharis 

...       78 

Gyrophaena 

468,  469 

Henri  pimelodus  crassilabris  ...  S,  b 

cribrosa . . . 

468 

Dayi 

S,  16,  127 

Hakea  acicularis 

1104 

Hemisthocera 

...  1012 

Halcyon  Macleayi 

1097, 

1168 

Hernandia  bivalvis 

...  1122 

pyrrhopygia 

1086 

1168 

Herodias  pacifica 

...  116S 

sanctus 

... 

1086 

Hesthesis 

...  100S 

Haliastur  leucosternus 

1168 

Hestiarcha ... 

691, 736 

sphenurus    1096,, 

1141 

1168 

pyrrhorhopa 

...     736 

Haliotis  iris 

221 

Hestima  trigeminata 

...     199 

Halmaturus  dorsalis  .. 

164 

Hestiochora 

...     788 

Wilcoxi 

1129 

erytbrota 

788,  789 

Halobates  wiillerstoffi 

163 

rufiventris 

788,  790 

Haloragis  salsoloides 

1050 

tricolor     . . . 

788,  7S9 

XVI. 

INDEX. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Hestiochora  xanthocoma 

...     788 

Hoplocephalus  assimilis 

...     882 

Heterallactis 

691,  703 

collaris 

...   1111 

euchrysa 

...     703 

nigrostriatus 

...     882 

Heterochira 

...     320 

Hoplogonus 

26 

Heteromastix 

...     290 

Horistonotus 
i  Horonotus  ... 

...     274 
...       73 

Heteronychus 

...       71 

Hovea  linearis 

..   1050 

Heteronyx 

...60-63 

longifolia 

..    1050 

Heterophrys  sp. 

...     503 

Hy  ban  thus  Vernonii 

...  1049 

Hexymus    ... 

...     668 

Hybophorus 

...     667 

Hiaticula  nigrif rons  . . . 

...  1095 

Hyborhynchus 

...     625 

Hiatula     incerta 

...     225 

Hybrenia    ... 

...     361 

Hibbertia  acicularis  ... 

...  1049 

Hydaticus  flavocinctus 

...     141 

Billardieri 

...  1049 

Hydatina  senta 

...     881 

dentata     . . . 

...  1103 

Hydnocera ... 

...     307 

linearis 

...  1049 

Hydnum  inibricatum 

...  1207 

stricta 

...   1049 

Hydr actinia  echinata 

...     577 

volubilis  . . . 

...  1103 

Hydrusa      ...             ...    773, 

774,  797 

Hieracidea  berigora  ... 

...   1086 

anepsia     ... 

776,  779 

orientalis 

...   1086 

annulata    ...  775, 

783,  796 

Himantopus  leucocephalus 

...  1099, 

antitheta 

776,  779 

[1168 

aperta 

775,  783 

Hinnites  TraiJli 

...     233 

bicolor 

775,  785 

Hipponyx  radiatus   ... 

...     218 

chlorometis 

776,  782 

Hipporhinus 

...     629 

cingulata 

...     783 

Hirundo  frontalis 

...  1168 

cyanura  ... 

775,  778 

Hololepta  Batchiana 

...     142 

ecliptis    . . . 

775,  776 

Sidnensis . . . 

...     143 

eschatias 

775,  785 

Holophylla ... 

...       65 

hesperitis 

776,  781 

Homtemota... 

...   1014 

humeralis 

...     796 

Homalota    ...          408,  413, 

414,  435 

hyalota    . . . 

775,  777 

atyphella... 

...     416 

intensa     . . . 

775,  784 

australis    . . . 

415,417 

leucacma... 

775,  778 

chariessa  . . . 

...     418 

macroplaca 

775,  781 

coriaria 

415,  416 

mochlotis 

776,  7S2 

Jlavicollis  ... 

...     438 

nesothetis 

776,  7S3 

gentilis 

...     418 

nigriceps 

...     783 

indefessa  ... 

...     420 

paraula   . . . 

776,  779 

molesta 

...     415 

phepsalotis 

775,  784 

pallidipennis 

...     437 

pyrocoma 

776, 780 

pavens 

...     419 

pyrrhodera 

775,  777 

piceicollis... 

...     414 

stelotis 

.775.777 

politnla     . . . 

...     417 

synedra 

.776,  780 

psila 

...     416 

Hyla  cserulea 

..      883 

robusticornis 

...     42' 

dolichopsis 

...     883 

sordida 

...     419 

gracilenta  ? 

...     883 

binotata    . . . 

...     417 

Lesneurii 

...     883 

Homalotrogus 

...     685 

nasuta 

...     883 

Honiodesmins 

...       30 

Peronii 

...     883 

Homolamprima 

22 

Hylacola  pyrrhopygia 

...  1168 

Homolotropus 

.'.'.       5S 

Hylesinus 

...     979 

Homotropus 

...       70 

Hylonomus... 

...  1190 

Homotrysis 

360,  361 

Hylotrupes 

...  1013 

Hoplocephala 

...     318 

Hymsea 

...     339 

INDEX. 


XV11. 


PAGE  ' 

Hymenophyllum  nabellatum...     496 
x  J  r  J  tunbndgense    49b 

TJ       •  ...     315 

Hyocis        ...  -  330 

Hypaulax   ...  •••  *"  537 

Hypera        ...  •••  ■"  q^q 

Hypermallus  ...  •• 

Hyperodapedon  933,  USD,  u« 

Hypertropha  chlsenota  ...  « 

thesaurella  _  .- 

tortricif  ormis    ...  < 

Hyphseria    ...  — 

Hypochalcia  tritahs 

Hypocilibe 

Hyponotus  -  "• 

Hypsa       ..  ...  73»i  <DD> 

aequalis 

aiialis  •  ••  ••• 

australis  ...  JJJ, 

basilissa  ...  ^b, 

caricse  •  •  •  ^' 

chloropyga     ...  '°<. 

dama  •••  766< 

discrete 
dominia 

marmorea       . . .  ••  • 

nesophora       ...  i?i 

plagiata  ...  'bb 

Ichthyocrinus 
Ichthy  virus... 
Ictistygna   ... 
Idaspora 
Idotasia 

ampliata 

Illacuris 

Illsena 

llyxerus 

Imalioides  ... 

Imalithus     ..  ••• 

Indigof era  australis  ... 

Ionthocerus 

Papuensis 

Iotherium   ... 
Iphiastus     ... 
Iphipus 
Iphisaxus    ... 
Ipomoria 
Isacantha    ... 

Isax 

Ischiopsoplia 

Ischnomera 

Ischnotes      .. 

Ismarus 

Isochorista  cosmota  ... 


Isodon 

Isostira 

Isotrogus 

Itheum        ... 

Ithyphenes  cucujiformis 

Ixamine 

Jacksonia  scoparia 
Jeanpaulia  ... 

bidens     . . . 
Munsteriana 
palmata . . . 
Julodimorpha 
Kennedy  a  prostrata ... 
rubicunda 

Koala 

Kreysigia  multiflora... 

Kurtus  Gulliveri 

Labienus  ptox 

Labroma 

Labyrinthodon 

Laches  Comptonii  (?) 

Lacon 
Lactura  dives 

Laelia  •  •  • 

saturnioides  ... 

Lsemosaccus 

petulans 

Lagochirus ... 

Lagria         •••        .     ••• 
azureipennis   ... 

palliata 
pulchella 

Laius 

Lampito  Maurith     ... 

Lamprima 

Laodice 

Laogonia  intrusa 

Laonicus 

Lasiopetalum  ferrugmeum 

Lates  calcarifer 

Latometus 

pilipes 
Leda  fastidiosa 
semiteres 

sp.  — 

Leiocidaris  Australia 

Leinidia 

Lemna  oligorrhiza     ... 

Lemodes 

Lepidiota    ..  ••; 

quinquelineata 

squalida 

Lepidodendron 


PAGE 

71 

315 
686 
1035 
143 
652 
1110 
1073,  1080,  1083 
1078,  1080 
...  1080 
1078,  1084 
..   99 
...  1050 
...  1049 
181,  182 
...  1122 
...   10 
..  144 
...   29 
934,  1115 
..  144 
261-264 
795,  801 
...  244 
...  244 
661,  662 
...  187 
...  1035 
362,  363 
...  157 
...  157 
...  157 
290-292 
...  971 
22-24 
...  586 
...  192 
...  336 
..  1049 
...  853 
...  317 
...  805 
...  230 
..   230 
...  230 
...  482 
305-307 
...  1123 
...  370 
...   65 
..  146 
..   146 
...  1112 


XV  111. 

INDEX. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Lepidoderma 

...       65 

Lima  Woodsii 

...     233 

Lepidosiren 

...  1189 

Limnodynastes  ornatus 

...     S83 

Lepidosteus 

...   1189 

Limopsis 

aurita 

...     232 

Lepidotus    ... 

...   10S3 

insolita 

...     232 

Lepispilus 

33S,  339 

zealandica . . . 

...     232 

Leptaena     ... 

...  1200 

Lindsasa  Lessonnii    ... 

...     929 

Leptaulax 

...       28 

trichomanoides 

...     929 

dentatus    ... 

...     144 

Lingula 

...   1203 

quadridentatus 

...     144 

Liparetrus             53-57,  807, 808,  853 

timoriensis 

...     144 

abnormalis 

811,  844 

Leptocera 

...   1015 

acutidens 

810,  S24 

Leptochirus  Haackei 

...     142 

albohirtus      S10, 

826,  827 

monilicornis 

...     142 

angulatus 

809,  817 

Leptogastrus 

...     349 

asper 

810,  823 

Leptops 

599-602 

assimilis  ... 

810,  S28 

Leptorhynchus 

...     981 

ater 

809,  817 

angustatus 

...     193 

atratus     . . . 

810,  821 

bicolor 

...     193 

atriceps    . . . 

810,  835 

linearis 

...     193 

basalis      ...  826 

847,  S4S 

Leptosoma  annulatum 

...     760 

bituberculatus 

810,  824 

artemis     ... 

...     241 

Burmeisteri 

811,  850 

Leptospermum  flavescens 

...  1050 

callosus    . . . 

809,  819 

lsevigatum 

...  1107 

canescens 

810,  827 

Lema 

.     688 

capillatus 

809,  818 

nivosa 

...     710 

collaris     ...  810 

,831,  S32 

Lerneonema  sp. 

...     975 

comatus  ... 

809,  818 

Lesticus  politus 

...     141 

concolor  810,  832 

,841,849 

Lethrinus  mahsenoides 

8 

convex  ior 

810,  840 

Leucitus  paradiseus 

...     142 

convexiusculus 

810,  833 

Leucocraspidum 

...     903 

convexus  ... 

...     822 

•Sidneiense 

...     903 

Cookii 

811,  850 

Leucopogon  amplexicaulis 

...   1104 

criniger   . . . 

810,  832 

biflorus 

...   1104 

curtulus  ... 

...     852 

ericoides 

...   1051 

depressus 

811,  848 

escpiamatus 

...  1104 

discipennis  810, 

825,  826, 

juniperinus 

...   1051 

[827,  828 

lanceolatus 

...   1104 

discoidalis 

810,  826 

microphyllus 

...   1051 

ebeninus  .. 

810,  834 

Leucosarcia  picata    ... 

...   1168 

erythropterus 

810,  829 

Lexithia 

...     642 

erytliropygus 

811,  S47 

Lichas   hirsutus 

...  1065 

' 

ferrugineus  811, 

846,  847, 

palmata 

...   1065 

[852 

sinuata 

1065,  1084 

flavopilosus 

809,  815 

sp.  .. 

...   1203 

fulvohirtus    809 

813,  S18 

Licinoma 

...     348 

German  ... 

809,  814 

Licymnius  .. 

. . .     357 

glaber       ...  837, 

83S,  852 

Lima  Bassii 

...     482 

glabratus 

...     852 

colorata 

233,  482 

glabripennis 

810,  830 

crassa 

...     233 

globulus  ... 

S10,  S42 

laevigata 

...     233 

hirsutus  ... 

...     852 

multiradiata     ... 

...     233 

hispidus  ... 

811,  S50 

palaeata 

...     233 

holosericeus 

810,  828 

paucisulcata     ... 

...     233 

humilis    . . . 

811,  S49 

INDEX. 


XIX. 


PAGE 

PAGK 

iparetrus  impressicollis 

810,  838 

Liparetrus  striatipennis          811,  85L 

iridipennis 

810,  S21 

striatus    . . . 

..     852 

Kennedyi 

811,  845 

subsquamosus        811,  843 

Kreuslerte 

810,  S20 

sylvicola         810,  821,  822 

lsevatua         810 

,  837,  838 

tridentatus    810,  823,  S24 

lsevis 

810,  834 

tristis        ...            810,  S 22 

latiusculus 

810,  841 

ubiquitosus            810,  83" 

luridipennis  81C 

,831,  852 

unicolor   ...            811,  S4 9 

msechidioidea 

811,  851 

unif  ormis... 

..     852 

marginipennis 

809,  813, 

valgoides...   811,  848,  849 

[815,  818 

vestitus    ...            811,  842 

Mastersi ... 

809,  814 

villosicollis            809,  815 

micans 

S10,  837 

xanthotrichus      S09,  812, 

Mitchelli... 

809,  820 

[813 

montanus 

810,  829 

Liparochrus 

..       43 

monticola 

811,  846 

alternans 

..     146 

uigriceps... 

S10,  839 

multistriatus 

..     146 

nigricollis 

...     852 

Lipothyrea  ... 

..     592 

nigrinus  ... 

809,  816 

Lisa 

..     358 

nigrohirtus 

809,  819 

Lissapterus 

..       24 

nitidior    . . . 

810,  841 

Lissodema  ... 

..     362 

nitidipennis 

809,  818 

Lissotus 

..       25 

nudipeunis 

811,  843 

Lithosia       ...              ...            ( 

192,  702 

obscurus        810 

821,  841 

arthus-bertrand 

..     765 

obtusidens 

810,  825 

bicosta 

..     702 

occiden  talis 

810,  828 

bicolora 

..     695 

opacicollis 

810,  839 

chionora 

..     702 

ordinatus 

811,  851 

dispar 

..     701 

ovatus 

810,  836 

fraterna 

...     702 

pallidus     . . 

810,  837 

hirta 

..     694 

parvidens 

810,  824 

liboria 

..     6S3 

parvulus . . . 

810,  837 

nana 

..     698 

phaenicopterus 

809,  811 

nitens 

..     703 

[814,  817 

plana 

..     795 

picipennis    810, 

840,  841, 

pristina 

..     796 

[842 

remota 

..     703 

pilosus     ... 

809,  819 

replana 

..     701 

poverus    ...    811 

,  848,  850 

rubratra 

..     695 

propinquus 

810,  834 

transversa 

..     697 

pruinosus 

810,  829 

Litocerus  fasciatus    ... 

..     195 

pygmaeus 

811,  849 

parvulus    . . . 

..     195 

rotundiformis 

811,  844 

perplexus  ... 

..     195 

rotundipennis 

810,  840 

subconvexus 

..     195 

rubefactus 

810,  835 

Liturgus 

..     682 

rubicundus 

810,  833 

Lixus 

..     641 

rufipennis 

810,  836 

Lobelia  anceps 

..  1104 

rufiventris 

809,  816 

dentata 

..  1104 

rugosus     ... 

810,  831 

gracilis 

..  1104 

salebrosus       810 

,  833,  S34 

Lobivanellus  lobatus 

.    1168 

sericeipennis 

810,  827 

miles    ... 

..  1099 

sericeus    . . . 

810,  836 

personatus 

..  1099 

simillimus 

811,  844 

Lobotrachelus 

..     682 

squamiger 

811,  S43 

Logania  floribunda    ... 

..  1050 

XX. 


INDEX. 


Lomaptera  ... 

inermis 

Lomaria  discolor 
elongata 
falcata 
filiformis 

Lomatopteris 


Lophophaps  fenuginea 
leucogaster 
Loranthus   ... 
Loripes  concinna 
laminata 
Loxomma    ... 
Lucina  dentata 
Luciola 
Ludius 
Lumbricus  agricola     . . 


PAGK 

...  77 

...  147 

...  494 

...  494 

...  494 

...  494 

1081,  1082,  1083 


Meechidius  ... 
Magdalis 
Magostolis  ... 

uranaula  . . . 
Malachius 


PAGK 

50-52,  382 
...  659 
..  1039 
...  104a 
...  292 


1095 
1095,  1168 
...  1093 
..     228 
...     228 
...  1180 
...     228 
288,  289 
278,  279 
...     543 
americanus  . . .     544 

Australiensis  . . .     946 

communis  var.cyanens    530 
Novae- Hollandise    524,  525, 
[538,  539,  540,  546,  553, 
943,  945,  946,  948,  951 
olidus  524,  540,  545 

orthostichon  . . .     524 

Victoris      ...  ...     544 

Lutraria  solida  ...  ...     224 

sulcata        ...  ...     224 

Lybaeba        ..  ...  ...     646 

Lycaon        ...  ...  ...     260 

Lychrosis    ...  ...  ...   1024 

Lycosura      ..  ...  ...     631 

Lyctus         ...  ...  ...     311 

Lygesis        ...  ...  ...   1000 

Lygestira    ...  ...  ...     336 

Lymexylon  ...  ...     309 

Lyperanthus  ellipticus  ...  1110 

nigricans  ...   1104 

suaveolens         873,  877, 

[1104 

Lypotigris  jovialis     ...  ...     253 

Lyraphora  ...  ...  ...       80 

Lysizone      ...  ...  ...     596 

Macratria    ...  ...  ...     364 

Macrodon  australis    ...  ...     230 

Macromalocera  ...  ...     281 

Macrones     ...  ...  ...  1005 

Macrotseniopteris      ...  ...   1115 

Macrothops  ...  ...       47 

Lottinii    .  *  ...     849 

Macrotoma  ...  ...     985 

Macrotrichius  ...  ...     982 

Mactra  discors  ...  ...     224 


Malacorhynchus  membranaceus  1170 

Mallodon     ...             ...  ...     986 

Maltheba    ...             ...  ...     997 

Malurus  Brownii       ...  ...  1090 

callainus     ...  1145,  1169 

coronatus  881,  1089 

cruentatus    881,  10S9,  1090 

[1169 

Boweri  ...   1100 

cyaneus      ...  1145,  1146 

Lamberti    ...  1146,  1169 

leuconotus  ..  1169 

leucopterus  ...   1169 

melanocephalus  10S9,  1090 

melanotus  ...  1145,  1169 

Mandalotns                 ...  ...     592 

Margarodes  psittacalis  ...     254 

Marginella  australis  211,  481 

dubia       ...  ...     211 

hordeacea  ...     481 

ventricosa  ...     211 

Martynia  proboscidea  ...     505 

Mastochilus                ...  ...28,29 

Mastodonsaurus     932,  933,  934,  936, 

[937,  1115,  1116,  1119,  1180 

robustus  ...932,  934,  1121 

Mecistocerus              ...  ...     667 

Mecopus      ...             ...  ...     681 

tenuipes      ...  ...     191 

Mecynopus...             ..  ...  1007 

Mecynotarsus            ...  365,  366 

Medicasta  ...             ...  ...     640 

Megaceros  Hibernicus  ...     853 

Megacerus  pogonocerus  ...     193 

Megalania  164,  505,  933,  1122 

prisca        ...  ...     505 

Megalodon                 ...  1201,1203 

Megalurus  ...             ...  ...  1083 

Megapenthes              ...  ...     272 

Megapodius  tumulus  ...   1170 

Megascolides              ...  553,  561 

australis  524,  573 

Melaleuca  adnata      ...  ...  1107 

Deanei     ...  1106,  1207 

elliptica   ...  ...   1107 

eriantha  ...  ...   1107 

ericifolia ...  ...   1103 

foliolosa  ...  ...  1107 


INDEX. 

XXI. 

PAGE 

PAGB 

Melaleuca  hypericifolia 

...  1107 

Metriorrhynchus  Doleschalli . . . 

150 

parviflora 

...  1107 

ephippi 

ger  ... 

150 

thymifolia 

...  1107 

immersus    . . . 

150 

Melanegis  ... 

...     625 

infuscatus  ... 

151 

Melanodryas  picata  ... 

...  1089 

parallel 

us    ... 

150 

Melanopsis  Pomahaka 

...     216 

serricornis  ... 

150 

Melanoxanthus 

272,  273 

tenuis 

150 

Melanterius 

...     666 

thoracicus  ... 

150 

Melicophila  picata    ... 

...  1170 

Metyrus 

668 

Melithreptus  albogularis 

...  1093 

Mezium 

310 

gularis 

1093,  1170 

Micracantha 

1025 

lretior  . . . 

...  1093 

Micrectyche 

340 

lunulatus 

...  1093 

Microdesmes 

275 

Melobasis    ... 

...92-95 

Microeca  assimilis     ... 

1089 

suturalis   . . . 

...     148 

f ascinans   . . . 

1169 

Melobastes ... 

...       84 

Micronia     ... 

247 

Melocrinus... 

...  1071 

Micropeplus 

406 

Melosaurus... 

...  1115 

Micropholis 

1115, 

1180 

Mely  tra 

...     339 

Microphyes 

333 

Menephilus 

...     332 

Micropoecila 

81 

Meneristes... 

332,  333 

Microthopus 

57 

Menios 

...     676 

Microtis  parviflora    ... 

871 

),  876 

M  enopoma 

...  1188 

porrifolia    . . . 

87< 

),  876 

Menthophilus 

...       30 

Microtragus 

1017, 

1018 

Menura  Alberti 

...  1169 

Micro  valgus 

56.  87 

superba 

...  1169 

Mieza 

257 

Victorise 

1061,  1169 

Milvus  affinis 

1096, 

1168 

Menyllus    ...             ... 

...  1026 

isurus 

1169 

Meoma  Grdwfordi    ... 

..      482 

Mimeta  affinis 

1088 

Meretrix  lusoria 

...     974 

Mimopeus  ... 

•  •  ■ 

350 

Merimnetes 

...     589 

Minia 

... 

637 

Meriphus    ... 

...     650 

Miocydus    ... 

•  •  • 

984 

Meristella  ... 

...  1203 

Miolispa  cordiformis 

•  •  • 

193 

Merops  ornatus 

...  1097 

ebenina 

194 

Mesocalius  palliolatus 

...  1094 

Mirafra  Horsfieldii  ... 

1098, 

1170 

Mesolita 

...  1019 

Mirbelia  pungens 

1109 

Mesotretis  ... 

...     320 

Miscelus  morioniformis 

138 

Mesystochus 

...       70 

Misophryce 

647 

Metacrias    ... 

693,  749 

Mithippia   ... 

338 

erichrysa  ... 

...     749 

Mitra  apicalis 

212 

Huttonii    ... 

749,  750 

Enysi 

212 

Metacymia ... 

...     676 

inconspicua    . . . 

212 

Metallesthes 

...       85 

Mitrasacme  polymorpha 

1050, 

1110 

Metaxymorpha 

...     120 

Mixophyes  fasciolatus 

238 

Methidrysis 

...     673 

Modiola  australis 

232 

Methone 

...     647 

Mcechius 

... 

667 

Methypora... 

...     632 

Moerodes     ... 

•  •  • 

336 

Metisopus  ... 

..      349 

Mollinedia  Huegelii... 

1109 

Metistete    ... 

...     358 

Molochtus  ... 

614 

Meton 

...   1021 

Molorchus  ... 

1007 

Metopias     ... 

1115,  1180 

Monacanthus  maculosus 

... 

975 

M  etriorrhynchus 

284-287 

mosaicus 

. . . 

4,5 

angustulus ...     150 

sp.       ... 

... 

1059 

XX11. 


INDEX. 


PAGE 

Monarcha  albiventris  1144,  1169 

carinata    ...  1144,  1169 

melanopsis  ...  1 1 44 

trivirgata  1144,  1169 

Monilea  8toliczkai    ...  ...     221 

Monocrepidius           ...  266-271 

Monohammus             ...  ...  1019 

Monomma  ...             ...  ...     362 

Monoplistes               ...  ...       31 

Monotaxis  linifolia  ...  ...   1109 

Monotoca  elliptica    ...  ...  1051 

Mordacia  sp.               ...  ...     506 

Mordella     ...             ...  370-372 

Morio  stolidus           ...  ...     140 

Mormosintes              ...  ...     670 

Mosoda  ...  692,  727,  796 

anartoides     ...  727,728 

consolatrix    ...  727,729 

jucunda         ...  727,  728 

ophiodes         ..  727,729 

sejuncta        ...  727,  730 

servilis           ...  727,  731 

Murchisonia                ...  ...   1113 

Murex  neozelanicus  ...  ...     207 

Myarda       ...             ...  ...     639 

Mycerinopsis              ...  ...   1033 

Mychestes                  ...  ...     316 

Myctides                    ...  ...     683 

nitidulus     ...  ...     191 

Myiagra  concinna     ...  1088,  1169 

nitida         ...  ...     1146 

plumbea  1088,  1169 

Mylitta  sp.                ...  ...     505 

Myllaena                    ...  ...     471 

intermedia  ...  ...     472 

Myllocerus                 ...  590,591 

Myodora  subrostrata  ...     224 

Myoporum  platycarpum  ...  1151 

Myositta                      ...  ...     651 

Myotrotus                   ...  ...     627 

Myriopteris                ...  ...  10S1 

Myripristis  carneus  ...  ...     474 

Myrmacicelus            ...  ...     657 

Myrmecocephalus      ...  409,411 

bicingulatus...     411 

cingulatus  410,411 

Myrmecopora            ...  408,  433 

senilis  ...  ...     434 

Myrmedonia              ...  408,447 

australis  ...     417 

clavigera  . . .     448 

insignicornis  ...     448 

Myrmodes...               ...  ...     264 


Myrsine  variabilis    ... 

PAGE 

...   1104 

Myrtesis 

...     680 

Mysia  neozelanica     ... 

...     228 

M  y  s  trosa 

...     998 

Mythites      ... 

...     627 

Mytilus  latus 

...     232 

magellanicus 

...     232 

striatus 

...     232 

Myzantha  flavigula  ... 

...  1170 

Myzomela  nigra 

1151,  117Q 

pectoralis 

...  1099 

Nacerdes  ruflpes 

...     157 

Nanophyes 

...     660 

Naomorpha 

...  1017 

Nardoa  crassa 

...     882 

Nascio 

90,  91,  861 

carissima 

...     861 

chydaea 

...     861 

multesima 

...   sea 

munda 

862,  864 

simillima 

861,  862 

viridis 

863,  864 

xanthura 

...     862 

Nassa  cmgulata 

...     210 

compta 

210,  481 

incisa 

...     210 

socialis 

210,  481 

Tatei 

...     481 

Natalis 

'     ...     297 

Natica  callosa 

...     215 

Darwinii 

...     214 

gibbosa 

...     215 

Hamiltoni 

...     215 

neozelanica    . . . 

...     214 

ovata 

...     215 

solida 

...     214 

sutnralis 

...     215 

Neaera  Kirki 

...     224 

Nechyrus     ... 

...     680 

Necrobia 

...     308 

Necydalis    ... 

...  1007 

Nedyleda     ... 

...     647 

Neissa 

...  1035 

Nematocentris  novre-guinese  ...  8,  13 

rubrostriatus  ...  8,  14 

Nemestra     ...  ...  ...     646 

Nemophis  lessoni       ...  582,583 

Nenenia       ...  ...  ...  1008 

Neobrocha  ...  ...  692,  707 

adoxa      ...  ...     708 

pbaeocyma  . . .     708 

Neocnemis  ...  ...  ...       73 

Neocuris      ...  ...  96,  97 


INDEX. 


XXU1. 


PAGE 

PAGE 

Neolamprima 

22 

Nycteis 

...     140 

Neorrhina   ... 

.. 

81 

Isyctemera 

...     759 

Neostenus   ... 

997 

arnica 

759,  760 

Xephopteryx  cinigerella, 

804 

annulata . . . 

759,  760 

paiulalis 

804 

artemis    ... 

...     241 

stenopterella 

804 

crescens  ... 

759,  761 

Nephrites    ... 

... 

374 

cribraria . . . 

759,  763 

Nephropodus 

73 

Doubltdayi 

...     760 

Nephrurus  asper        ...    168, 

169 

,  23S 

latixtriga 

...     761 

levis 

168 

,  238 

separata 

759,  762 

Nepita 

... 

688 

tertiana 

759,  761 

Nepytis 

... 

64 

Nycticorax  caledonicus 

...  1170 

Neritopsis  sp . 

... 

220 

Nctobates 

...     331 

K  essiara  irrorata 

196 

Nyctozoilus 

328,  329 

unituberculata 

196 

crenaticollis 

...     154 

N  iconotus   ... 

... 

673 

Nyroca  australis 

...  1170 

Nigidius 

26 

Oberea 

...  1036 

Ninox  boobook  var.  lurida 

1135 

mundula 

...     199 

connivens 

1086 

Obrida 

...  1011 

connivens  occidentalis  . . . 

1086 

Ochrometa  ... 

...     586 

ruf  a 

... 

1136 

Ochrophoebe 

...     660 

strenua 

1136 

Ochyra 

...  1014 

Kiphades  costatus 

186 

Ocnodus 

...       50 

Nitella  sp.    ... 

. . . 

476 

Ocynoma     ... 

...     631 

Noctua  alciphron 

. . . 

769 

Ocyphaps  lophotes  ... 

...  1170 

axtrea 

... 

763 

Oditesus 

..      629 

caricce 

769 

Odontonyx 

...       63 

dama 

. . . 

768 

Odontopteris 

...  1081 

liboria 

693 

Odostomia  plicata 

.     216 

myrtaea 

. . . 

252 

rugata 

...     216 

Nceggerathiopsis  media 

... 

1114 

Odosyllis 

...     674 

prisca 

... 

1114 

Oebarina 

...     9S9 

spathulata 

1114 

Oecophora  axpectatella 

...     745 

Kola 

692 

,  726 

resumptella 

...     805 

albnla 

727 

Oectosis 

...     331 

lugens 

726 

(Edicnemus  grallarius 

..  1170 

metallopa 

. . . 

726 

CEmethylus 

...     678 

strictalis 

721 

(Enochroma 

...     647 

Xosophora  ... 

. . . 

255 

Ogygia  Buchi 

...  1068 

ochnodes . . . 

255 

Oidium  moniloides    ... 

...     173 

Nothophysis 

. . . 

986 

Oistophora  mediella... 

...     805 

Notiomimetes 

. . . 

684 

jyterocosmana 

...     805 

Notiosomus 

685 

Olansea 

...     648 

Notograptus 

98 

I  Olax  stricta 

...  1110 

Notoscolex  ... 

546 

Oleara  argophylla     . . . 

...  1155 

Camdenensis 

546 

551. 

Olenecamptus 

...  1021 

[566,  574 

Olesterus     ... 

...     300 

grandis  529,  551 

,57 

1,948 

i  Oligota 

409,  466 

Notoxus 

365 

asperiventris  ... 

...     467 

Novapus 

... 

71 

Oliva  neozelanica 

...     210 

Nucula  ornata 

230 

Omadius 

...     304 

Nudaria  albida 

796 

1                  sp. 

...     153 

Nyctalemon  Orontes... 

... 

8S2 

|  Omnia 

...     309 

xxiv. 

INDEX. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Omin^tophorus 

..     363 

Orthorrhinus  patruelis 

...     186 

Omolipus    ... 

..     350 

Orthotemnus 

...     686 

Omophsena 

..   1011 

Orthrius 

...     297 

Omotes 

..  1007 

Oryctes 

...       74 

Omydaus     ... 

..     678 

Osaces 

...     674 

Onesorus 

..     595 

Osphranter  robustus... 

...     164 

Onidistus    ... 

6 

72,  673 

Osteogeniosus 

...     127 

Onosterrhus 

327 

Osteoglossum 

...     933 

Onthophagus 

..32-36 

Ostrea  edulis 

...     237 

oleipennis 

..     145 

incurva 

...     237 

Parry  i... 

..     145 

ingens 

...     237 

planiceps 

..     145 

Nelsoniana     . . . 

...     237 

feticollis 

..     145 

Wullerstorfii... 

...     237 

Oops 

..     592 

Othippia 

...     682 

Opatrum 

..     314 

Otiorhynchus 

...     588 

Opercularia  aspera    . . . 

..   1050 

Otrintus 

...     344 

Qphidimn  tonkah-talawaree    5 

82,  583 

Ottelia  praeterita      ...935,  1115, 1 

Ophidius     ... 

2 

77, 278 

Ottistira  fasciata 

...     184 

Ophryota    ... 

..     630 

Oxalis  corniculata     ... 

...  1049 

Opigenia 

..     336 

Oxylobium  trilobatum 

...  1103 

Opilo 

..     296 

Oxy magis    ... 

...  1000 

Gpsidota 

..     999 

Oxyops 

632,  634 

Opsidus 

..     328 

Oxypoda     ... 

409,434 

Opsittis 

..     632 

analis 

435,  461 

Grchesia 

..     362 

bisulcata 

...     457 

Grchestes    ... 

..     660 

variegata     . . . 

...     435 

Orcopagia    ... 

..     316 

vincta 

...     435 

Oremasis 

..     337 

Ozotomerus 

...     983 

Oreocincla  lunulata  ... 

..  1170 

Pachyarches  psittacalis 

...     254 

Orichora 

..     660 

Pachycephala  falcata 

...  10SS 

Oricopis 

..  1021 

melanura 

...  1171 

Ongma  rubricata 

.  1170 

olivacea 

...   1171 

Orino3me  rubricollis  . . . 

..     199 

Pachydissus 

...     988 

Oriolus  affinis 

.  1170 

Pachygonia 

1115,  1116 

viridis 

.  1170 

Pachyrrhynchus 

587 

Ornithoptera  Cassandra 

..  1062 

quadripu 

stulatus   183 

Victorias 

..  1207 

verrucosus       ...     183 

Oroderes 

..  1005 

Pachyteris    .. 

...   1082 

Orodotes 

..     260 

Pachytricha 

...       64 

Orosana  desumptana 

..     806 

Pachyura     ... 

...     655 

Orpha 

..     650 

Paecilocephala 

...       So 

Orphanistes 

.     674 

Prederus  Gestroi 

...     142 

grandis   . . . 

.     190 

Palaeaster    ... 

...  1113 

Orthis 

120 

0,  1201 

Palseoniscus      936,  1083, 

1115,  1120, 

biloba 

1201 

),  1203 

[1176,  11S9 

socialis 

1203 

Palaestra 

...     374 

testudinaria    . . . 

.   1200 

Palaexera     . 

691,  699 

Orthoceras        1113,  1197 

120 

0,  1203 

phyllodes     ... 

...     699 

caereesiense 

120 

0,  1203 

Palestrida   ... 

..     378 

strictum  ... 

.     868 

Paleticus 

670,  671 

Orthonyx  Teniminckii 

114 

3,  1170 

Pallene 

...     68S 

spinicaudus 

.   1148 

elegans 

...     796 

Orthorrhinus 

6 

42-644 

gracilis 

...     744 

INDEX. 


XXV. 


Palhne  jucunda 
gtrucba 

Panax  cephalobotrys 
Pandion  leucoeephalus 
Panglaphy  ra 
Panopaea  neozelanica 
orbita 
plicata 
Worthingtoni 
sp. 
Pantopceus  ... 
Pantoreites 
Pantoxystus  cyaneus 

rubricollis 
Paphia  attenuata 
grandis 

neozelanica    . . . 
Paphora 
Papilio  Ambrax 
androgeus 
Erectus 
t  olydorus 
Paracephala 
Paradisea  raggiana   ... 
Paranilicus 
Parasaphes 
Paratillus     ... 
Pardalotus  melanocephalus 


punctatus    . 
rubrioatus 
striatus 
uropygialis 
Pai'elictis     ... 

saleuta 
Pariostegus 
Parra  gallinacea 
Partula  bellula 
flexuosa 
Magdelinaj  . 
Tryoni 
Paryzeta 
Patella  tramoserica  . 

sp. 
Patersonia  longifolia 

sericea 
Pecopteris  ... 
Pecten  Aldigensis 
athleta 
Aucklandicus 
Beethami 
Burnetti 
Chathamensis 
81 


I'AGE 

728 

706 

1110 

1170 

78 

223 

223 

223 

223 

223 

630 

634 

189 

189 

225 

225 

225 

995 

1062 

853 

1062 

1062 

125 

1160 

278 

277 

308 

1087, 

[1171 

...  1170 

831,  1087,  1171 

...  1170 

881,  1087,  1171 

691.  709 

709 

1116 

1172 

477 

477 

477 

477 

648 

577 

1203 

1051 

1051 

1081 

482 

233 

235 

234 

236,  482 

...     235 


Pecten  convexus 
Crawfordi 
delicatulus 

diffluxus 

Fischeri 

Hectori 

Hochstetteri 

Hutchinsoni 

incertus 

neozelanicus 

polymorphoides 

scandula 

sectus 

semiplicatus 

tegula 

Triphooki 

venosus 

Williamsoni 

Yahlensis 

Zittelli 
Pectunculus  cordatus 
globosus 
laticostatus 
Pedaria 
Pelargoderus 
Pelargonium  australe 
Pelecotomoides 
Pelioptera  ... 

astuta 
specularis 
Pellea  falcata 
Pelomyxa  palustris  . 
Pelops  gestroi 
Pelororrhinus 
Pempelia  caliginosella 
riifitinctella, 
tstrigiferetta 
Pempsamacra 
Pentacosmia 
Pentacrinus 

Pentainerus     1197,  1198, 

galeatus 
oblonarus 


Pen  tain  imus 
Pentarthrum 
Penthea 
Pentodon 
Pephricus    ... 
Pericallus    ... 

Perichseta  538,  560,  565, 944,  945,  971 
armata     ...  ...     562 


I'AOK 

236 
234 
234 
234 
235 

235,  482 
235 
234 
482 
234 
236 
235 
234 
234 
577 
234 
234 

235,  482 

235,  482 

236 

232 

231 

231 

37 

1020 

1049 

372,  373 

408,  423 

424 

424 

496 

499 

144 

639,  640 

804 

804 

804 

1011 

1036 

1077 

1200,  1201, 

[1203 

..  1203 

..  1198 

...  685 

...  684 

1029,  1030 

...   71 

...  592 

...  140 


XXVI. 


INDEX. 


Perichceta  australis  . . .  534 

PAGE 

,  561,  567, 

Phaos  lacteatum 

PAGE 

...     752 

[57 

4,  956,  957 

nexum 

...     752 

austrina  ...    956,  962,  973 

nigriceps 

...     752 

Barronensis 

...     960 

notatum 

...     752 

cingulata 

...     968 

vigens 

...     752 

Coxii 

534,  565 

Phaps  histrionica 

1099,  1172 

Darnleiensis 

944,  966 

Phebalium  denticulatum 

...  1103 

Gippslandica 

561,  945 

ovatifolium 

...  1056 

gracilis 

958,  962 

phylicifolium 

...  1055 

peregrina... 

...     969 

squamulosum 

1049,  1056 

Queenslandica 

962,  973 

Pheropsophus  Papuensis 

...     138 

Sumatrana 

...     965 

Philemon  argenticeps 

...  1098 

tenax 

953,  973 

citreogularis 

...   1098 

Pericoptus  ... 

...       72 

sordid  us   ... 

1092,  1172 

Pericosmus  compressus 

...     4S2 

sp. 

...  1098 

Periophthalmus  schlosseri 

8 

Philenora    ... 

...     796 

Peripagis     ... 

...     630 

Philotheca  australis... 

...  1049 

Perissops     ... 

...     674 

Phkeobius  ... 

...     983 

Peristernia  brevirostris 

...     208 

Phlteoglymma 

...     680 

cincta 

...     208 

Phloeopora... 

409,  445 

Perna  sp.    ... 

...     232 

gratiosa  ... 

...    447 

Peronetis    ... 

...     242 

laeviuscula 

...     446 

xenodora    ... 

...     242 

Phlycta?nodes 

...     998 

Peronospera  infestans 

...     175 

Phocylides  Pascoei  ... 

...     193 

Perperus     ... 

...     631 

Phoenocerus 

...     260 

Persoonia  lanceolata 

...  1050 

Phcenomerus 

...     684 

Petalodes    ... 

...     999 

Pholadomya  neozelanica 

...     224 

Petaurista  taguanoides  176-182, 1132, 

Phoracantha 

990,  991 

[1133 

Phragmatobia 

...     801 

Petosiris 

...     673 

interrupta 

...     802 

Petraia  bina 

1199,  1203 

Phrenozemia 

...     651 

corniculum    . . . 

...  1200 

Phycosesis  ... 

...     316 

Petroscirtes 

...     583 

Phylda 

...     589 

Pezichus 

...     680 

Phyllanthus  Ferdinand i 

...  1109 

Phacodes    ... 

...     989 

Phyllococerus 

...       53 

Phacops      ...                577, 

1199,  1203 

Phyllotheca                  127, 

1114,  1176 

longicaudatus 

...  1199 

Phyllotochus 

...45  47 

Phteapete    ... 

...  1034 

Phyllurus  inermis 

...     853 

Phsenognatha 

...       44 

Pieris  A  rgenthone     . . . 

...   1062 

Phaeochrous 

...       38 

Mysa 

..  1062 

Phoeodica    ... 

...     651 

nigrina 

...  1062 

Pha?opharis 

...       78 

Piesarthrius 

...     999 

Phalacrognathus 

...       24 

Piezorhynchus  albiventris 

...  1144 

Phalaena  cribraria  ... 

...     763 

gouldii 

...   1144 

marginata . . . 

...     755 

trivirgata 

...  1144 

silvandra    ... 

...     768 

Pimelea  linifolia 

...  1050 

Phalangista                ...  176-182,  1130 

Pimelopus 

...       72 

vulpina  ... 

1129,  1130 

Pinna  distans 

...     233 

Phalota 

...   1008 

neozelanica     . . . 

...     233 

Phaolus 

...     988 

Pisania  lineata 

...     209 

Phaos 

...     68S 

media 

...     209 

Huttonii 

...     750 

Pitane 

...     688 

interlixa 

...     751 

ttlbicollis 

...     737 

INDEX. 


XXV11. 


Pit  cine  amcmda 

741 

Plochionus 

...      141 

I  y  diet 

747 

Podargus  Gouldii 

...   1097 

oblitet 

742 

humeralis 

...  1143 

sejuncta 

730 

phalaenoides 

...  1097 

Pithanotes  ... 

987 

Pcecilodryas  cerviniventris  881,  1089 

Pithomictus  decoratus 

197 

superciliosa 

1145,  1171 

Pitta  simillima 

1171 

Poephila  acuticauda 

881,  1091 

strepitans 

1171 

atropygialis 

1148,  1171 

Placocosma  hephastea 

SOS 

cincta        1091, 

1147,  1148, 

resumptella 

S05 

[1171 

Placunanomia  incisura 

237 

Gouldise 

1091,  1171 

neozelanica 

236 

leucotis 

114S,  1091 

Placusa 

409,- 

longicauda 

...  114S 

tenuicornis    ... 

452 

mirabilis      881, 

1091,  1148 

tridens 

451 

Pollanisus 

...     688 

Plagyocorynus 

... 

673 

cupreus 

...     794 

Planetes 

138 

sequens 

..      794 

unicolor 

... 

137 

Polycesta    ... 

...     120 

Planorbis  sp.          854,  931 

,  935, 

1115 

Polycreta    ... 

...     624 

Platalea  flavipes 

1172 

Polylobus    ... 

409,  436 

regia 

1100 

acceptus    ... 

441,  442 

Platedelosis 

S3 

apicalis 

443,  444 

Platycephalus 

... 

1176 

aterrimus  ... 

...     445 

Platyceps  Wilkinsonii 

1181, 

1207 

cinctus 

...     436 

Platyceras  ... 

1200 

flavicollis  ... 

...     438 

angulatum  (?) 

1203 

fungicola  ... 

...     442 

Platycevcus  pallidiceps 

1172 

insecatus          439,  440,  441 

Platycrinus      1070,  1071, 

1075, 

1084 

longulus     . . . 

...     440 

Platydema 

318,319 

notus          ...    440, 

Platylobium  formosum 

1050 

obesus 

...     442 

Platyomopsis 

1029 

pallidipennis 

437,  438 

Platyphaeus 

.. 

683 

parvicornis 

...     444 

Platyphanes 

335 

sodalis 

...     43S 

}  latyphymatia 

.. 

31 

Tasmanicus 

...     444 

Platypus 

980 

usitatus 

...     443 

Platysoma  sp. 

143 

Polyphrades 

596,  597 

Platysomus 

936 

Polyplocotes 

...     311 

Platytrachelus 

591 

Polypodium  attenuatum 

...     494 

Platyurus   ... 

662 

australe 

...     494 

Plesthenus  ... 

28 

Billardieri 

...     494 

Pleurotoma  albula    ... 

212 

Polypterus 

...  1180 

Awamoaensis 

213 

Polystigma 

...       80 

Buchanani 

213 

Pomatostomus  rubeculus 

...   10SS 

excavata 

,  m 

213 

ruficeps 

...  1172 

fusiformis 

213 

superciliosus   ...   1 1 72 

Haasti  ... 

i 

213,  481 

temporalis 

...   1088 

hebes 

t  # 

213 

Pomax  umbellata 

...  1050 

latescens 

t  m 

213 

Pontodrilus 

...     539 

pagoda  ... 

212 

Poranthera  corymbosa 

...  1049 

robusta  ... 

213 

microphylla 

...  1103 

sulcata   . . . 

213 

Porithea 

...     996 

Pleurotomaiia  tertiara 

.  . 

221 

Poropterus 

668-670 

sp. 

12( 

»o, 

1203 

concretus 

...     19 

XXX. 


INDEX. 


Scalaria  Zelebori 

l'AGE 

...     220 

Siebera  linearifolia   ... 

PAGE 

...  1050 

Scapanes 

75 

Sigaretus  carinatus  ... 

...     215 

politus 

...     147 

subglobosus 

...     215 

►Sceleocantha 

...     984 

Sigastus 

...     665 

Scenopceus  dentirostris 

...   1162 

Silusa 

409,  449 

Schizognathus 

...       70 

melanogastra . . . 

...     450 

Schizopleurus 

...   1012 

pall  ens 

...     450 

Schizorrhina 

...83,84 

Simaethis  taprobanes 

...     256 

Schizotrachelus 

...     981 

Simocrysa 

...  1004 

fSchoenus  ericetorum 

...  1110 

Siphonalia  costata     ... 

...     209 

Scisena  antarctica 

...     941 

dilatata   ... 

...     208 

aquila 

...     942 

mandarina 

...     208 

neglecta 

...     941 

nodosa 

...     208 

Scirtes 

...     283 

orbita 

...     208 

Scitala 

...       57 

plicatalis... 

...     208 

Scleroderma  sp. 

...     163 

l  egnlaris  . . . 

...     209 

Sclerorrhinus 

614-619 

subnodosa 

...     209 

Scolecobrotus 

...   1000 

Sisyrium 

...     995 

IScoliacma   ... 

692,  695 

Sitarida 

...     378 

bicolor 

...     695 

Sitella  chrysoptera    ... 

...  1149 

orthotoma... 

...     696 

leucoptera 

...  1094 

pactolias 

...     696 

pileata 

...  1149 

Scolopsis  macrophthalmus 

...  8,  10 

tenuirostris 

1149,1173 

Scolyphrus  ... 

...     670 

Sitophagus 

...     334 

Scapula  arcuatalis     ... 

...     805 

Skeletodes 

...     995 

Scotasmus  ... 

...     592 

Smicrornis  brevirostris 

...  1173 

Scrobiger     ... 

...     300 

flavescens 

891,  1089 

Seymena 

...     316 

Sobas 

...     313 

►Scythrops  novse-hollandire 

...   1094 

Sodus 

...  1033 

Seirotrana  ... 

347,  348 

Solanum  nigrum 

...  1051 

Seisura  inquieta 

1097, 1173 

Solea  textilis 

...    4,6 

nana 

...  1097 

Solenella  australis     ... 

...     230 

Selenopalpus 

378,  379 

funiculata 

...     230 

Selenurus    ... 

...     290 

Sophron 

1014,  1015 

Semanopterus 

77 

Sorocostia  ... 

692,  717 

Senecio  australis 

...  1104 

arachneis  ... 

718,  724 

lautus 

...  1050 

aulacota    . . . 

718,  722 

Sericornis 

...     492 

cycota 

718,  723 

citreogularis  sp. 

...   1139 

epicentra  ... 

718,  724 

Serioulus  melinus      1138,  1160,1173, 

irenica 

718,  720 

[1207 

leucoma     . . . 

718,  725 

chrysocephahis 

...   1161 

parallacta . . . 

718,  723 

Serranus  lanceolatus . . . 

...     883 

paromoea  ... 

718,  721 

Sesia 

...     688 

paroxynta... 

718,719 

chrysophanes    . . . 

688,  689 

semograpta 

718,  720 

isozona 

688,  689 

trigonota  ... 

718,719 

tipulif  ormis 

688,  690 

vetustella  ... 

718,  721 

St  Una  alterna 

...     697 

Sosytelus 

...     629 

J'urcifera 

...     698 

Sotades  platypus 

...     197 

trif areata 

...     698 

Spatula  rhynt'hotis   . . . 

...  1173 

Siculodes    ... 

252 

Sphaeria  sp. 

...     163 

hy  dreutis    . . . 

.'.'.     253 

Sphaerexochus 

577,  1199 

Sidia 

...     995 

minis 

...  1203 

INDEX. 


XXXI. 


PAGE 

PAOK 

Sphserosira  vol  vox    ... 

1123 

Stigmodera ... 

99-120 

Sphargeris  ... 

316 

Stipiturus  malachurus 

...  1173 

Sphenaeacus  gramineus 

.. . 

1061 

Stomiopera  unicolor 

...  1092 

Sphenophorus 

684  | 

Storeus 

...     649 

obscurus 

. . . 

102 

Streptococcus             ...    925,  ! 

nebulosus 

192 

Stricklandia 

...     13S 

Spbenoptera 

... 

120 

pericalloides 

...     139 

Sphenura  brachyptera 

... 

1173 

Striglina 

...     251 

longirostris 

1143, 

1173 

fenestrata    . . . 

...     252 

Sphingnotus 

1017 

myrtsea 

...     252 

mirabilis 

200 

Strix  Candida 

1142,  1173 

Sphinx  astreas 

764 

delicatulus 

...  1097 

irus 

7S7 

Strongylium 

. . .     355 

polymelia 

787 

Strongylorrhinus 

...     637 

Sphyrocallus 

44 

Strongylurus 

999,  100O 

Spilarctia  obliqua 

755 

Strophidia  .  . 

...     247 

Spiloscapha... 

319 

harmonica 

...     248 

Spilosoma    ... 

693 

,  750 

Strophomena 

...  1200 

erythrastis 

751 

,753 

Struthidea  cinerea     . . . 

...  1173 

fulvohirta 

751 

,  754 

Struthiolaria  calcar  . . . 

...     216 

fuscinula 

751,  752 

,  /  oo 

canaliculata 

...     217 

interfixa  ... 

751 

cincta  ... 

..,     216 

obliqua     ... 

751 

,  755 

cingulata 

...     217 

Spiranthes  ... 

•  •  • 

878 

Frazeri 

...     216- 

Spirifera  bisulcata     ... 

576 

obesa  ... 

...     217 

elevata 

• .  ■ 

1065 

spinosa 

...     217 

Spirifer  asper 

1203 

sulcata 

...     217 

crispus 

1065, 

1203 

tuberculata 

...     216 

Sprengelia  incarnata... 

1051 

vermis 

...     217 

StaphyUnus  marginellus 

902 

Sturmia  refiexa 

866,  875 

Staurocephalus  Murchisonii   ... 

1059 

Stychus 

...  1017 

sp.    ... 

1199 

Stylonurus  ... 

...  1203 

Stenaspidius 

. . . 

38 

Stypandra  glauca 

...  1104 

Stenocarpus  salignus 

.. . 

1110 

umbellata 

..  1104 

Stenocorus  pictus 

199 

Styphelia  esquamata 

...  1110 

Stenocorynus 

599 

longifolia  ... 

...  1051 

Stenorlorus  ... 

1003 

1004 

tubiflora    ... 

...  1051 

Stentor  igneus 

881 

viridis 

...  1051 

Stephanops ... 

1001 

1002 

Styreus 

...     5S7 

Steremnius ... 

632 

Styrus 

...     320 

Stereoborus 

686 

Surevla  atractoides  ... 

...     481 

Stereomimetes 

684 

Syagrius 

...     632 

Steriphus    ... 

f'30 

Syarbis 

634,  635 

Sterna  anglica 

. . . 

1100 

Sybra 

...  1034 

frontalis 

1100 

Syllitus       ... 

...  1004 

melanorhyncha 

1100 

(  Sylvia  dorsalis 

1089,  1090 

Sternula  nereis 

•  • . 

1174 

Symbathocrinus 

...   1071 

Stesichora  puellaria  ... 

247 

Symmetrodes 

692,  703 

sphseristis 

247 

nitens... 

...     703 

Stichotomus 

281 

Sympetes  ... 

...     325 

Stictopelia  cuneata  ... 

1095 

Symphyletes 

...  1026 

Stigmatops  ocularis  ... 

1092 

squamosus 

...     197 

subocularis 

. , 

1092 

i  Symphyonema  paludosuir 

i  1050,1110 

xxxii. 

INDEX. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Synatonyx  ... 

...     632 

Termessa  catocalina 

710,711 

Syndesus     ... 

...       26 

congrua 

710,  713 

Synercticus 

..     334 

conographa 

710,  714 

Syngnathus  parviceps 

...     475 

discrepans 

710,  714 

Synoicus  australis     ... 

..  1099 

gratiosa 

710,  712 

Synomus 

..     591 

lpeta 

710,  712 

Syntomis  annulata    ... 

..     783 

nivosa 

...     710 

aperta 

..     783 

Shepherdi 

710,711 

Systellopus... 

..       44 

Termitopora 

...    423 

Tachinoderus             ... 

..     887 

Tessaromma 

...     999 

australis 

..     889 

Tesserodon 

...       30 

haeinorrhous 

..     888 

Tethionea  strumosa  ... 

...     202 

Tachinus     ...             ...   888,  S 

02,  905 

Tetragonurus  Cuvieri 

511,  512 

marginellus 

..     902 

Tetralobus  ... 

265,  266 

Tachyporus                ...            * 

598,  905 

Tetralophus 

...     626 

rubricollis 

..     900 

Tetraphyllus 

...     339 

tristis     ... 

..     899 

Tetratheca  pilosa 

...  1103 

vigilans... 

..     899 

Tettix  australis 

...     163 

Tachyiisa  coracina  ... 

..     431 

Teulisma 

692,  700 

Tadorna  radjah 

..  1096 

dasypyga     ... 

...     700 

Tamiocerus 

..       27 

Teutheria    ... 

..      666 

Talaurinus  ... 

607-614 

Thalassodes 

...     249 

Talegallus  lathami    ... 

..  1174 

brysopis 

...     249 

Tanychilus 

.      358 

chloropis 

...     249 

Tanylypa   ... 

..     334 

Thallarcha  ... 

692,  736 

Tapes  curta 

227 

albicollis 

736,  737 

intermedia 

'.'.     227 

chrysochares 

736,  738 

Taphos 

..   1012 

phaadropa 

736,  737 

Taphyzous  sp. 

..     127 

phalarota 

...     736 

Tapinoschema 

..       84 

Thalpochares  coccophaga 

1037 

Tarpela 

..     351 

communimacula     1037 

Tarsostenus 

..     300 

Thanasimus 

...     297 

Tecoma  australis 

..  1104 

Thaumastophasis 

...     684 

Teirogenys... 

..       73 

Thelymitra  longifolia 

867,  875 

Teispes 

..     985 

megcalyptera 

867,  875 

Telenica 

..     590 

nuda 

867,  875 

Telephorus                 ...              2 

89,  290 

Themiscyra  lsetifera 

..     795 

acutipennis 

..     153 

Theph  antes 

...     996 

Tellina  alba 

..     225 

Therates  basalis 

...     137 

Telocera 

..   1012 

Thermesia  fenestrina 

...     252 

Telura 

..       64 

Thinasotia 

...     804 

Temnosternus 

..  1017 

lativittalis 

...     804 

Tenebrio 

..     333 

torrentella 

...     804 

Tenerus 

..     307 

Thinnfeldia  odontopteroides       1083, 

Tentegia  biplex 

..     672 

[1114.  1118 

Terebra  calenif era     . . . 

..     481 

var.  obtusi folia 

...  1080 

costata 

..     212 

Thoris 

...     994 

nitida 

..     212 

Threskiornis  strictipennis 

...  1096 

Terebratula 

..  1203 

Thyada 

...  1023 

Terebratulina  Scouleri 

..     482 

Thylacoleo  carnifex  .  . 

...     505 

Suessi 

..     482 

Thyreopterus 

140,  141 

Teredo  Heaphyi 

..     223 

Thyridectis 

...   1045 

Termessa    ...           ...           6 

91,  709 

psephonoma 

...  1046 

INDEX. 


XXX111. 


PAGK 

PAGK 

Tigiioides 

692 

,696 

Tragocerus  ... 

..  1016 

alterna 

697 

lepidopterus 

..     578 

furcifera    ... 

697 

,698 

Tragopus     ... 

..     671 

heminephes 

697 

Tranes          ...             ...            651,  652 

nana 

697 

,  69S 

Trapa  bicornis 

..     164 

spilarcha   . . . 

697 

,699 

Trechia 

..     651 

Tillea  purpurata 

1103 

Trematosaurus           ...        1115,1116 

Tillomorpha 

1014 

Trianeura  ... 

..     785 

Tillus           

296 

Tribonyx  ventralis    ... 

..  1174 

Timareta     ... 

589 

Tribrachiocrinus       1070,  1075,  1076, 

Tinea  oecophorella     ... 

745 

[1077 

Tinnunculus  cenchroides 

... 

1096 

corrugatus 

..1069, 

Titsena 

loo 

,339 

[1073,  10/ 

7,  1084 

Titinia 

590 

Trichalus     ...             ...            283,  284 

Tituacia 

676 

apicalis 

..     152 

Titurius 

1011 

pallidipennis 

..     152 

Tmesidera 

375 

Trichaulax  .. 

82,  83 

Tmesisternus  Froggatti 

200 

Trichelasmus 

..       45 

lateralis 

202 

Tricheops    ... 

..     998 

lineatus 

201 

,202 

Trichoglossus  novas-hollandire 

1095 

mirabilis 

.. . 

200 

riibritorquis  881,  1095 

monticola 

201 

versicolor 

..  1095 

obsoletus 

... 

200 

Trichomesia 

..  1008 

pleuristictus 

201 

,  202 

Tricondyla  aptera 

..     137 

politus 

200 

connata  ... 

..     137 

Thomsoni 

201 

Trigcnia  semiundulata 

..     229 

transversus 

201 

Trigonopleurus 

..     259 

trivittatus 

... 

200 

Trigonotarsus 

..     683 

Todea  australis 

494 

Trinema  enchelys 

..     502 

barbara 

494 

Trineura 

..     785 

Fraseri 

494 

Trisilus 

..     336 

hymenophylloides 

494 

Tritocosmia 

..  1002 

Tomicus 

979 

Triton  australis 

...     853 

Tomoderus 

365 

minimus         ...            5 

!14,  481 

Tomoxia 

372 

nodif  eras 

..     853 

Torcula  Murryana    ... 

... 

482 

pseudospengleri 

..     481 

Tornatella  ovalis 

207 

Spengleri 

..     214 

Torresita 

92 

Tritonis 

..     853 

Tortrix  centurionana... 

805 

Trixagus 

..     259 

ceramicana   . . . 

805 

Trochita  alta 

..     217 

copiosana 

... 

805 

dilatata 

..     217 

humerella 

, , , 

805 

neozelanica 

..     217 

Tosotarsus 

44 

Trochus  bilix 

..  1203 

Tospitis  transitana   ... 

. . . 

728 

circinatus     . . . 

..     221 

Toxeutes 

. . . 

987 

imperialis    ... 

..     164 

Toxicum 

• . . 

320 

nodosus 

..     221 

To.voloma 

. . . 

688 

sp. 

..  1197 

australe 

726 

Trogodendron 

..    300 

Toxotes  jaculator 

8 

Tropidoderes 

..     982 

Trachelizus 

980 

Tropidonotus  picturatus 

..     882 

Trachonitis  oppositalis 

S04 

Tropis 

..  1003 

biiblignalis 

... 

804 

Tropocalymma 

..  1003 

Trachymene  incisa 

1104 

Trox 

41,  42 

82 

XX  XIV. 


INDEX. 


Tryphocharia 
Turbo  superbus 
Aldinga? 
Turdus  melinutf 
Turritella  Aldingae   ... 
ambulacrum 
bicincta 
concava    . . . 
gigantea   . . . 
ornata 
Fatagonica 
rosea 

tricincta   ... 
Tychius 
Tychreus     ... 
Tylocerus  antennatus 
Tyloderes    ... 
Tyndarisus... 
Typhis  hebetatus 
Ty  phobia    ... 
Typhocesis ... 
Tyrtseosus  ... 
Ulodes 
Ulodica 
Uloma 
Unio  iuflata 
Uraba 

lugens 
Uracanthus 
Urosthenes 

Ustilago  Candollei    ... 
Vampyrella  lateritia 
Varanus  ocellatus 
prasinus 
sp. 
Velleia  lyrata 
Vf-llejus  compergus  ... 
Velora 

Venericardia  intermedia 
Venus  meridionalis  ... 
mesodesma     . . . 
oblonga 
Stutchburyi  ... 
sulcata 
vellicata 
Vermetus  moni  iferus 
Vertebraria     ... 
Villaresia  Moore i 
Viola  hederacea 
Viscum  aureum 
Vitessa  pyraliata 
Vitrina  Brazieri 
Vola  fumata 


PAGE 

992 
220 
219 
1160 
219 
219 
219 
218 
218 
219 
219 
219 
219 
660 
676 
153 
588 
356 
207 
318 
1012 
679 
317 
317 
320 
229 
688 
726 
1001 
...  1114 
...  173 
...  503 
...  882 
...  1137 
882,  1137 
...  1050 
...  144 
...  1023 
...  229 
...  225 
...  226 
...  225 
...  226 
...  226 
...  225 
...  219 
...  1114 
...  1110 
...  1049 
...  1093 
...  251 
.  477 
...     577 


1000, 


1122, 
1122, 


Voluta  aculeata 

attenuata 

corrugata 

gracilicostata 

gracilis 

Kirkii 

Pacifica 
Volvaria  rlcoides 
Volvox  globator 

minor 
Volvula  reflexa 
Wahlenbergia  gracilis 
Westringia  rosmarinifolia 
Woollsia  pungens 
Xantheros  ... 
Xanthetthes 

guttata    . . . 
Xanthomyza  phrygia 
Xanthosia  tridentata 
Xeda 
Xenocerus 

arciferus    . . . 
Xenophora  conchyliophora 
Xerophila  leucopsis  ... 
Xestorrhytias 
Xiphasia 

setifer 
Xiphichlhys  riistellii 
Xiphogadus  madagascariensis 

setifer    . . . 
Xixuthrus  ... 
Xyleborus   ... 
Xylobanus  obscurus 
regularis 
Xylonychus 
Xylophilus 
Xylotrechus  australis 
Xylotrupes 
Xynaea 
Xypeta 
Xyroscelis  ... 
Xystsena 
Xystrocera ... 
Zaphrentis 
Zenatia  acinaces 
Zeneudes     ... 
Zenithicola... 
Zeopus 
Zephryne    ... 
Zia 

tactalis  ... 
Zieria  laevigata 

pilosa 


PAGE 

212 
211 
212 
211 
211 
211 
211 
211 
11 2^ 
1123 
...  207 
1104 
1051 
1051,  1110 
...  288- 
...  688 
...  763 
...  1174 
...  1050 
...  648 
...  982 
...  195 
220 
1174 
1115 
582 
583 
583 
583 
582,  583 
984 
979 
151 
151 
53 
363 
202 
74 
632 
992 
120 
1008 
988 
1203 
...  224 
...  667 
...  301 
...  663 
...  630 
692, 716 
...  716 
...  1049 
...  1049 


1113 


INDEX. 


XXXV 


Zieria  Smithii 

var.  macrophylla 
Zizyphinus  punctulatus 

spectabilis 
Zoedia 
Zonitis 


PAOB 

1049,  1052 
..  1052 
...  221 
...  221 
...  1006 
375-378 


Zopherosis  ... 
Zygaena  acharon 
anuulata 

PAGE 

...     312 
...     795 

...     783 

Zygocera 

Zygrita 

Zymaus 

...   1022 
..     1032 
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Descriptions    of .  some   new   Australian   Fishes. 
F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas  Ogilby 


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By   E.   P.  FvAmsay, 


A  Contribution  to  the  Knowledge  of  the  Fish-Fauna  of  New  Guinea. 
By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas  Ogilby       

Catalogue  of  the  described  Coleoptera  of  Australia.     Part  III.     By 
George  Masters  


Description  of  a  new  Cor  is  from  the  New  Hebrides. 
F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby      , 


By  E.  P.  Ramsay, 


Note  on  Crioceras  aiistrale,  Moore  (?),  a  Lower  Cretaceous  Fossil  from 
Queensland.  By  F.  Ratte,  Ing.  Arts  et  Manuf.,  Paris.  (Plates 
I.  and  II.) 


The    Insects    of    the    Fly   River,    New   Guinea. 
William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c 


Coleoptera.      By 


On  a  new  genus  and  species  of  Fresh- Water  Tortoise  from  the  Fly 
River,.  New  Guinea.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.     (Plates  III. 
VI.)  

On  certain  Geckos  in  the  Queensland  Museum.    By  C.  W.  De  Vis,  M.  \ 

Description  of  a  new  Aphanipterous  Insect,  from  New  South  Wales 
By  A.  Sidney  Ollife,  F.E.S 

On  a  Microscopic  Fungus  parasitic  upon  the  Cucurbitacece.     By  E 
Haviland,  F.L.S.  

Jottings  from  the   Biological   Laboratory,    Sydney   University.     By 
W.  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc. 
No.  6.  On  the  Myology  of  the  Flying  Phalanger 

The  Insects  of  the  Fly  River,  New  Guinea.       Coleoptera  continued, 
By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S. ,  &c 

The  Mollusca  of  the  Pareora  and  Oamaru  Systems  of  New  Zealand 
By  Captain  F.  W.  Hutton       


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Elections  and  Donations 
Notes  and  Exhibits    . . . 


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127,  163,  238 


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On  some  Lepicloptera  from  the  Fly  River.     By  E.  Meyrick,  B.A., 

F.E.S 241 

Catalogue  of  the  Described  Coleoptera  of  Australia.     Part  IV.     By 

George  Masters  ..  259 

Miscellanea   Entomologica,  No.   I.      The  genus   Diphucephala.     By 

William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c.  381 

A  Revision  of  the  Staphylinidse  of  Australia.     Part  I.     By  A.  Sidney 

Olliff,  F.E.S 403 

Notes  from  the  Australian  Museum.     Descriptions  of  two  new  Fishes. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby        474 

Notes  on  some  Australian  Tertiary  Fossils.    By  Captain  F.  W.  Hutton     4S1 

On  some  Further  Evidences  of  Glaciation  in  the  Australian  Alps.     By 

J.  Stirling,  F.G.S.,  F.L.S 483 

Jottings   from   the   Biological   Laboratory,   Sydney    University.     By 

W.  A.  Haswell,  M.A.,  B.Sc 489 

No.  7.  On  cutting  Sections  of  delicate  Vegetable  Structures. 

No.  8.  On  the  "Vocal  Organs"  of  the  Cicada. 

Mount  Wilson  and  its  Ferns.    By  P.  N.  Trebeck         491 

List  of  the  Freshwater  Rhizopoda  of  N.   S.   Wales.      Part  I.     By 

Thomas  Whitelegge 497 

Note  on  Ctenodax  Wilhinsoni.     By  William  Macleay,  F.L.S.,&c...     511 

Notes  on  the  Recent  Eruptions  in  the  Taupo  Zone,  New   Zealand. 

By  Professor  Stephens,  M. A.,  P. G.S.,  &c 513 

Notes   on   Australian   Earthworms.      Part  I.      By  J.  J.  Fletcher, 

M.A.,  B.Sc 523 

Notes  on  the  Distribution  of  Ceratella  fusca,  Gray,  from  the  Coast  of 

N.S.W.     By  John  Brazier,  C.M.Z.S 575 

Elections  and  Donations       «         ...  239,  478,  507 

Notes  and  Exhibits 476,505,577 

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Notes  from  the  Australian   Museum.     On   specimens    of    the   genus 

Xiphasia,   Swainson,    from   Port   Jackson.     By    E.  P.    Ramsay, 

LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby 582 

Catalogue   of  the  described  Coleoptera   of   Australia.     Part   V.     By 

George  Masters  585 

Revision  of  Australian  Lepidoptera.     By  E.  Meyriok,  B.A.,  F.E.S.     C87 
Notes     on    Synonymy    of    Australian    Micro -Lepidoptera.      By    E. 

Meyrick,  B. A.,  F.E.S.  ...         —         803 

Miscellanea  Entomologica,  No.  II.  The  genus  Liparetrus.    By  William 

Macleay,  F.L.S.,  &c SOT 

Note  on  Eucalyptus  kucoxylon,  F.  v.  M.     By  Rev.  W.  Woolls,  Ph.D., 

F.L.S 859 

Contributions  towards  a  Knowledge  of  the  Coleoptera  of  Australia. 

By  A.  .Sidney  Olliff,  *. 
No.  III.  On  the  genus  Ara ^.  ''esticke)       ...  ...         ..      861 

List  of  the  Orchidese  of  the  Mudgee   L  ^.act.     By  Alexander  G. 

Hamilton  ...     865 

Notes  from  the  Australian  Museum.  On  an  undescribed  species  of 
Chilodactylus  from  Port  Jackson.  By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D., 
F.E.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby      879 

A  Revision  of  the  Staphylinidse  of  Australia.     Part  II.     By  A.  Sidney 

Olliff,  F.E.S.' 887 

Notes  on  the  Bacteriological  Examination  of  Water  from  the  Sydney 
Supply.  No.  I.  By  Oscar  Katz,  M.A.,  Ph.D.  (Plates  X. 
and  XL) 907 

On  a  remarkable  Bacterium  (Streptococcus )  from  Wheat-Ensilage.   By 

Oscar  Katz,  M.A.,  Ph.D.     (Plate  XII.)      925 

Botanical  Notes.     By  Rev.  \V.  Woolls,  Ph.D.,  F.L.S.— 

(1)  Note  on  Lindscea  trichomanoides  (Dry.)       ...         ...         ...         ...     929 

(2)  Note  on  Crowea  exalata  { F.  v.  M.) 929 

Note  on  a  Labyrinth odont  Fossil  from  Cockatoo  Island,  Port  Jackson. 

By  Professor  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S 931 

On  an  undescribed  Scicena  from  the  New  South  Wales  Coast.     By  E. 

P.  Ramsay,  LL  D  ,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Douglas-Ogilby      941 

Notes   on  Australian   Earthworms.     Part   II.      By   J.  J.  Fletcher, 

M.A.,  B.Sc.     (Plate  XIII.)      943 

Elections  and  Announcements         ...  ...  ...  ...  579,  856,   884 

Donations         579,  856,  884 

Notes  and  Exhibits  853,881,974 


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Catalogue  of  the  Described  Coleoptera  of  Australia.     Part  VI.  '    By 

George  Masters.  979 

Descriptions  of  new  Lepidoptera.  By  E.  Meyrick,  B.A.,  F.E.S.  ...  1037 
Flowering  Seasons  of  Australian  Plants.     No.  I.     By  E.   Haviland, 

F.L.S 1049 

Notes  on  the  Rutaceas  of  the  Australian   Alps.      By   J.    Stirling, 

F.G.S.,  F.L.S ..    1052 

Note  in  correction   of  some  remarks  on  an   exhibit  of  Fossils  from 

Bowning.     By  John  Mitchell  .. 1059 

Notes  on  the  Eggs  of  Ptilonorhynchus  violaceus,Vieill.,  and  of  Rhynchcua 

australis,. Gould.  By  E.  P  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.  ...  1059,  1060 
Notes  on  Australian  Fossils.     By  F.  Ratte,  Ing.  des  Arts  et  Manuf., 

Paris — 

(1)  Note  on  some  Trilobites  new  to  Australia.     (Plate  XV).  ...  1065 

(2)  Second  Note  on  Tribrachiocrinus  corrugatus,  Ratte,  and  on  the 

place  of  the  genus  among  Palteocrinoidea.    (Plate  XVI).  ..     1069 

(3)  Note  on  two  new  Fossil  Plants  from  the  Wianamatta  Shales. 

(Plates  XVI.  and  XVII) 1078 

List  of  Western  Australian  Birds  collected  by  Mr.   Cairn  and   Mr. 

T.  H.  Boy er- Bower,  at  Derby  and  its   Vicinity,  with  Remarks  on 

the  species.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.  10S5 

Description   of    a   New   Australian   Fish    (Apo<jon  roseigaster).      By 

E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.,  and  J.  Doijglas-Ogilby  ...  1101 

Flowering  Seasons  of  Australian  Plants.     No.  II.     By  E.  Haviland, 

F.L.S 1103 

Some  hitherto  Undescribed  Plants  of  New  South  Wales.     Recorded 

by  Baron  von  Mueller,  K.C.M.G.,  F.R.S.  1105 

Description    of    a    new    Species    of     Hoplocephalus.     By    William 

Macleay,  F.L.S.  1111 

On  the  Biloela  Labyrinthodont.     (Second  Notice).     By  Professor  W. 

J.  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S.     (Plate  XIV.)  1113 

On  new  or  rare  Vertebrates  from  the  Herbert  River,  North  Queens- 
land.    By  C.  W.  De  Vis,  M.A 1129 

Note  on  the  Egg  of  the  Regent-Bird  (Sericulus   melinus,  Lath.).     By 

E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.     (Plate  XIX.)      1138 

Notes  on  the  Nesting  of  Pycuoptilus  Jloccosua  in  New  South  Wales. 

By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.     (Plate  XX.)  1139 

Descriptions  of  Australian  Birds'  Eggs.     By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D., 

F.R.S.E.     (Plate  XIX.)  ..         ...         1141 

Description  of  a  new  Species  of  Hapalotis  (H.  Boweri),  from  N.  W. 

Australia.  By  E.  P.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  F.R.S.E.  (Plate  XVIII.)  1153 
Notes  on  the  Bower-Birds  (Fam.  Scenopida?)  of  Australia.     By  A.  J. 

North      ...         ...         ...         ...         ...         ...  1155 

List  of  References  to  Authentic  Descriptions  of  Australian  Birds'  Eggs. 

By  A.  J.  North  1163 

On  Some  Additional  Labyrinthodont  Fossils  from  the  Hawkesbury 

Sandstones  of  N.  S   W.     By   Professor  Stephens,  M.A.,  F.G.S. 

(Plate  XXII.)      1175 

Notes  on  the  Geology  of  Bowning,   N.SiW.     By  John  Mitchell. 

(Plate  XXI.)        1193 

Bacteriological   Examination    of    Water    from    the    Sydney    Water 

Supply.     No.  2.     By  O.  Katz,  M.A.,  Ph.D 1205 

Elections  and  Announcements         ...         ...         ...         ...       976,  1063,  1124 

Donations  976,  1063,  1124 

Notes  and  Exhibits 1059,1122,1207 

President's  Address    ...         ...         ...         ...  ..         ...         ...         ...  1209 

Office-Bearers  and  Council  for  1887  1236 

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