I20 GovDiiL, Coleopiera of N.-W. Victoria. [vo\'^xxx\i 



2277. L. iridipennis. Germ. 

 2287. L. phcrnicopterus, Germ. 



L. sqiiumiger, Macl. 



L. villosicollis, Macl. 



L. IcBticulus, Blackb. 



Haplonycha amccna, Blackb. 



H. firma, Blackb. 



H. laminata, Blackb. 



Pachygastra tasmanica, Germ. 



Othnonins hatesi, Oil. 

 A rare species. In February, 1904, near Morton Plains, I 

 took several specimens feeding (during the day) on a species 

 of Helichrysum (?) It is three-quarters of an inch in length ; 

 the head, prothorax, and scutellum black, elytra castaneous, 

 with two conspicuous costoe on each. 



2317. Scitala r or id a, Burm. 



Pentodon australis, Bl. 



Isodon pecnariiis, Beiche. 



Cheiroplatys ace e dens, Bl. 

 2476. C. mcelius, Er. 



Neocavonus bidens, Blackb. 



N. niger, Blackb. 

 2505. Cryptodits caviceps, Westw. 

 2519. C. piceiis, Germ. 



The species of Cryptodus are moderate-sized, dark brown, 

 somewhat flattened beetles, with costate elytra. They have 

 the mouth parts ingeniously protected. It is probable that 

 all frequent the nests of ants. Mr. Lea mentions having taken, 

 a pair of C. caviceps on a nest of the " Meat Ant," Lepto-\ 

 myrmex detectiis. On digging up three small nests of this ant' 

 I obtained ten examples of C. caviceps. Some were in the wide] 

 galleries near the surface, others deep down in the nests, j 

 They iiy b}^ night, often coming indoors, attracted by the 

 light. 



Semanopterus concentriciis, Blackb. 



S. distrihutus, Blackb. 



S. rectangiilus, Blackb. 

 Several species of the genus Heteronyx occur here, but, as 

 these are very difficult to identify with certainty, and I under- 

 stand Mr. A. M. Lea is engaged on a " revision " of the genus, 

 it will be best not to deal with them at present. 



Corrections. — On page 97 of last Naturalist " Bell-Miners " 

 should read " Bell-birds." On page 104, " Hakea rigida " should 

 read " H. rugosa " (see text, page 103). On page 107, the name 

 of Mr. F. keep, Canterbury, should have been included among - 

 those who contributed garden-grown Australian flowers. 



