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THE AMYCTERID.E OF THE ^'VOYAGE DE U ASTRO- 

 LABE;' 1835. 



By Eustace W. Ferguson, M.B., Ch.M. 



In 1835, there appeared, in the "Voyage de 1" Astrolabe ' " 

 (Vol. ii.), the descriptions, by Boi.sduval, of sevei'al new Austra- 

 lian weevils referred to the genera Ami/ctertis and AcaiUholophus. 

 In this work," Boisduval appears not only to liave described the 

 specimens actually brought back by the ' Astrolabe,' but to have 

 listed previously described species; and, all too briefly, to have 

 diagnosed, and named those which were iri other Parisian collec- 

 tions. 



Through the kindness of the authorities of the Brussels Museum, 

 and of Mr. A. M. Lea, of Tasmania, I have recently had the 

 opportunity of examining such types as belonged to the Coll. 

 Dejean. As the descriptions of these are all quite inadequate 

 and worthless, being composed mostly of a couple of lines in 

 Latin, with a French translation beneath; and as the species are 

 mainly unknown or misidentified here in Australia, I have 

 endeavoured to redescribe them more clearly, and to relegate them 

 to their proper genera. 



Following is a list of the species described or mentioned, 

 with the name of the Collection from which the specimen was 

 described. 



Genus ill Masters' 

 Species. Catalogue. Collection. 



Psalidura mirabUis Kirby ... Psalidura ... Dejean 



* ,, reticulata (Macl.) Boisd. ,, 



* ,, ci'enata (d'Urv.) Boisd. ,, 

 ,, impressa Boisd. ... ,, 

 ,, mirahunda Gyll. ... ,, 



* Talaarinus scaber 'Boiad. .. ... ,, ... Dejean 



' „ tuberculatus (d'Urv.) Boisd. ,, 



• Indicates species of which type has been examined. 

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