BY E. W. FERGUSO^f. 87 



Macl., appears, in Masters" Catalogue, as a synonym of T. exas- 

 peratus Erichs., but it is a good gpecies. T. dubius, I regard as 

 a variety of T. ambiguus, and consider it likely that both T. 

 ambiguus and T. Rayneri will be eventually removed from Talau- 

 rinns, and formed into a new genus. T. spinosus and T. dumosus 

 have been placed in Notonophes by Lea, while I propose to form 

 new genera or subgenera for the reception of T. laticeps, T. rugi- 

 ceps, and T. Dameli. T. scaber Macl., is preoccupied by T. 

 scaber Boisd., and I propose the name T. scabricoUis for Macleay's 

 species; T. tuberculatics Macl., appears also to be preoccupied by 

 T. tuberculatus Boisd., but as the latter name is a synonym of T. 

 verrucosus Gu^r., I do not propose to alter the name of Macleay's 

 species. T. morbillosus Boisd., was wrongly identified by Macleay, 

 and I would propose T. tenebricosus as a substitute for T. mor- 

 billosus Macl. (wee Boisd.). T. incertus is a iexnaXePsalidura, and 

 is synonymous with P. forjiculata Macl. 



Pascoe (Journ. Linn. Soc, xii., 1873) added the names of 

 eighteen species of Talaurinus, of most of which I have had an 

 opportunity of examining cotypes or specimens compared with 

 the types, and would note the following synonyms. T. cariosus 

 is synonymous with T. Dameli Macl.; T. encaustus and 1'. macleayi 

 (var.) with T. incanescens Macl.; T. pupa with Notonophes 

 dumosus Macl.; T. tenuip)es with T. spinosus Macl.; T. victor 

 with 1\ caviceps Macl. T. leminus has been placed by Lea in 

 Notonophes. I am inclined to question both T. lemmiis and T. 

 dumosus being congeneric with N. cichlodes Pasc, but as they 

 certainly should not be allowed to I'emain^ in Talaurinus, I am 

 content to leave them where Lea has placed them, for the present. 

 I regard also N spinosus as generically distinct from N. cichlodes, 

 as well as from N. Iem77ius and N. pupa, but am not yet prepared 

 to state its exact position. 7'. molossus is a species of Sclerorrhi- 

 nus, while I would refer 7'. geniculatus and T. melanopsis to 

 ScJ erorrhinella. A specimen referred to me, marked compared 

 with type of Scl. echi^iops, belonged to the same species as another 

 labelled 7\ simulator. T. phrynos and T. carbonarius are 

 unknown to me. 



