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cosovins — which have («) the penultimate joint of the labial palps 

 with more than two setse in front, (5) the mentum with a tooth 

 in the sinus, and (c) the posterior tarsi short, yet I am doubtful 

 w^hether //. bostocki, Casteln.,//. dampieri, Casteln.,and H. ranula, 

 Casteln., can strictly speaking be considered as belonging to the 

 same genus as II. kreffti, Casteln., H. inornatus, Germ., and N. 

 kingi, Casteln., which are typical species of the genus. As a result 

 of extending the limits of the genus Hypharpax to include those 

 species having in combination the characters mentioned above, I 

 have been unable to tabulate the differences between that genus 

 and Phnrticosornus; normally the species of Hypharpax have the 

 derm of the elytra shagreened, while the species of Phorticosomus 

 have not, unless slightly near the lateral m ax-gin ; Harpalus 

 dampieri, Csmteln., H.ra7iula,Ccisteln.,and H. bostocki, Casteln., are 

 as far as I know, the only species at present included in Hyphar- 

 pax which have the disc of the elyti'a not shagreened, but other- 

 wise these three species do not appear to have much affinity 

 towards one another. It may be noted that, as far as my obser- 

 vations go, the third joint of the antennae in Hypharpax is so 

 sparsely setose (and then only near the apex), that it resembles 

 the second joiryb more than the fourth, and may without inaccu- 

 racy be called glabrous, while in the other genera (excepting 

 Fhorticosomus) the third joint is hirsute, except near the base, 

 after the manner of the succeeding joints, though to a less degree. 



38. H. KREFFn, Casteln. ; I.e. Sp. 701. Hah. — Wyndham 

 (Helms). 



39. H. KINGI, Casteln.; I.e. Sp. 700. //a6.— Pinjarrah, Mount 

 Barker, Bunbury (Lea). 



40. H. scuiPTURALis, Casteln. ; I.e. Sp. 697. Hah. — Swan 

 River, Rottnest Island, Darling Ranges, Mount Barker (Lea). 



4L H. ^REUS, Dej.; I.e. Sp. 671. Ilab. — Swan River, Rott- 

 nest Island, Darling Ranges (Lea), Albany (Helms). 



42. H. BOSTOCKI, Casteln. ; I.e. Sp. 676. Hah. — Rottnest 

 Island (Lea). 



43. H. DAMPIERI, Casteln. ; I.e. Sp. 677. Hah. — Newcastle,. 

 Beverley, Pinjarrah (Lea). 



