418 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN AMARYGMIDES, 



same species), are founded on the above-mentioned insect, I am 

 convinced that I have not seen it. 



Passing to Mr. Hope's species, they are six in number (besides 

 sulcipennis already referred to). Of these cujjrijjennis is, I think, 

 quite unmistakable, the commonest of all the Amarygmids in 

 Southern Australia agreeing well with Mr. Hope's brief descrip- 

 tion. C. anthracinus is no doubt a variety, as I have not seen 

 any S. Australian Amarygmid which is habitually of uniform 

 black colour ; I have, however, met rarely with black examples 

 of G. purpureiis, Germ., (as well as of several other species), and 

 as Mr. Hope says that the elytra are striate in C. anthracinum, 

 I believe it to be this black var. of purjjureus ; the name, how- 

 ever, is so inappropriate to an insect of which 99 out of every 

 hundred specimens are brilliant with metallic colours that it 

 would be a matter of regret if the identification were established 

 finally and Hope's name had to take precedence. The identity of 

 C. picicornis could hardly be determined on the description alone, 

 which would fit a good many species, but as I have seen only one 

 occurring near Adelaide that it agrees with, I think that one is 

 probably the true picicornis; it has bifid mandibles and therefore 

 must not be referred to Chalcopterus. C. longij^ennis I have 

 discussed below in re-describing the insect to wluch I believe the 

 name to refer. As regards C. cyanijjennis, a species widely 

 distributed (but I believe not common) in Southern Australia fits 

 the description very well, and I regard its identification as quite 

 satisfactory. G. cupricollis is from an island otf the north coast 

 of Australia, and I have seen nothing that fits the description. 

 Regarding G. puncticoUis I am quite at a loss, as I know nothing 

 (apart from the insects already referred to) that agrees with the 

 description ; the only suggestion I can make is that it may 

 be a variety of purpureus, Germ., in which case Hope's name 

 would take precedence. 



M. Blessig's species are all well described and, I think, quite 

 recognisable ; G. iridicolor is a very well marked insect ; G. 

 variabilis may possibly be identical with one of BoisduvaFs 

 species ; C. qffinis, I think there is hardly a doubt, is a variety 



