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146. Mectstocephalus spissus ^V(K)(1. 



Journ. Acad. nat. sci. Phil, 1863, ser. 2, 5, p. 43.i 



Lamnonyx spissm Silvestri, Fauna Hawaiiensis, 1904, 3, p. 326;= Records 

 Indian mus., 1919, 16, pt. 1, no. 5, p. 75, fig. XIX, 1-10.' 



Localities. — Hawaiian Islands: Oahu orKaui;^ Maui: Haleakala; 

 Molokai: Kau; Kauai: Halemanu ;'- Hawaii : Kilauea.^ 



This species has otherwise been definitely recorded from Burma and 

 Sumatra byPocock(Ann. Mus. civ. Genova, 1891, 30, p. 424) who notes 

 it is not uncommon in the Indo-Malayan area (Weber's Reise, 1894, 

 3, p. 317). 



147. Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood. 



Journ. Acad. nat. sci. Phil., 1863, ser. 2, 5, p. 43.^ Haase, Abhandl. Mus. 



Dresden, 1887, 5, p. 101. = 



Mecistocephalus tahitiensis -pororus Haase, Ihid., p. 102.' 

 Lamnonyx tahitiensis Attems, Fauna siidw. Austr., 1911, 3, p. 1.58.^ 

 Lamnonyx tahitiensis Silvestri, Records Indian mus., 1919, (.16), pt. 1, no. 5, 

 p. 47, fig. XVIII, 1-12.= 



Localities. — Society Islands: Tahiti.^ Queensland: Gayndah, 

 Rockhampton.- New South Wales: Loftus.^ W. Australia: Tam- 

 ala, Northampton, Eradu, Wooroloo, Lion ]SIill, Guildford, Subiaco, 

 Jarrahdale, Collie, Bunburry, Donnybrook, Gooseberry Hill, York, 

 Cranbrook, Torbay; Albany.-* Fijis: Viti Levu.^ New Guinea: 

 Sattelberg.^ 



148. Megethmus ferrugineus (Hutton). 



Himantarium ferrugineum Hutton, Ann. mag. nat. hist., 1877, ser. 4, 20, p. 115. 

 Geophilus huttoni Pocock, Op. cit., 1891, ser. 6, 8, p. 223.i 



Locality. — New Zealand: Wellington.^ 



Dasyptyx, gen. no v. 



Differing from Mecistocephalus sens. str. in having the mandibular laminae 

 dentate only distally and the portion proximad of the teeth with margin 

 densely cihate to base instead of dentate throughout. It also differs in having 

 the lateral pieces of the labrum densely ciUate throughout instead of being 

 •whoUy smooth. 



