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ELATERIDAE. 



MoNOCREPiDiiJS MINOR Macl . 



(j\I. alpicohi Blac'kb. ; M. dolosti.s (Cand. MS) Sc4i\varz. ) 



The types of minor agree well with some cotypes of M. alpicola. A specimen 

 of the species was sent to me some years ago by M. Candeze, as M. dolosus Cand., 

 an MS. name subsequently published by Sehvvarz, whose description agrees with 

 the types of M. minor, and also with the specimen sent by Candeze. 



MONOCREPIDIUS EVEILLARDI Le G. 



{M. hreviceps Macl.; M. rubicundus Macl.) 



The type of M. hreviceps agrees with specimens in the Blackburn and Lea 

 collections identified by Candeze as M. eveillardi; its head has been forced upwards 

 and backwards, so that it _ appears shorter than usual, and its median carina is 

 concealed. The type of M. rubicundus is an abraded specimen of eveillardi, with 

 the derm and punctures in consequence more clearly exposed ; its head is in the 

 normal position, the left hind angle of its prothorax has been broken off at the 

 tip, but the right is as on the type of hreviceps. The two discal spots of denser 

 clothing on the pronotum, typical of eveillardi, are present on both of the Gayn- 

 dah types. 



MoNOCREPlDiu.s APHiLOiUE.s Cand. 



{M. mastersl Macl.) 



The types of M. mastersi agree well with some specimens identified by Can- 

 deze as M. aphiloides, and with others standing under the latter name in the 

 Blackburn collection. The species varies c(msiderably in size, and occurs in 

 (Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. 



Lacox VARIABILIS Cand. 



(L. alternans Macl.) 



The type of L. alternaxis is quite an ordinary male of L. variabilis, of which 

 there are specimens in the Blackburn and Lea collections, identitied by Candeze. 



Lacon guttatus Cand. 



(L. maculatus Macl.) 



The type of L. maculatus is a rather small specimen of L. guttatus, of which 

 there are specimens in the Blackburn and Lea collections, identified by Candeze. 

 Its derm, as well as the clothing, is mottled. 



ANTHICIDAE. 



AXTHICUS INTRICATUS King. 



{A. ovipennis Lea.) 



This species is distinct amongst the Australian Anthici by its pronotum being 

 densely and finely longitudinally strigose (or suhreticulate) ; King speaks of the 

 "intricate markings" of the prothorax, no doubt referring to its sculpture. In 



