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lO.Length 6-7 nim., form flatter than 9, anterior angles more produced, 



elytral intervals less raised, seriate punctures smaller 



parvuhis Macl. 



ll(]3)Upper surface nitid black, pronotum finely punctate, anterior angles 

 strongl}' produced. 



1 2. Ptjsterior angles produced backwards Sydntyanus Blkb. 



13. Posterior angles not produced rectibasis, n.sp. 



M. corvinus occurs in Tasmania, South Australia, and New 

 South Wales. 



M. coerulescens Haag, is widely distributed in New South 

 Wales and Queensland. 



M. rujicornis Champ., occurs from Tasmania to North Queens- 

 land. M. (t'neiis is only a small bronze variety of it. Mr. Lea 

 has taken several specimens at Cairns, with the elytra dark blue, 

 which seem worthy of a name, for which I propose M. azuri- 

 peiuiis. 



M. humllis Erichs. — The only specimen of this I have seen, is 

 one in the British Museum consignment; larger, wider, the front 

 angles less advanced ; with the differences of underside noted 

 above, it can be easily distinguished from the more common M. 

 colydioides Erichs. 



It is open to question whether M. parvulus Macl., is only a 

 variety of M. colydioides Erichs. I have specimens of the former, 

 compared with type, from New South Wales and Queensland; 

 and of the latter, from Tasmania, and New South Wales. Speci- 

 mens of both are from the Blue Mountains, but the distinctions 

 given above, seem to warrant their separation at present. 



M. Sydney anus Blkb., is very common in New South Wales 

 and Queensland. I have specimens from Eden to Tamljourine 

 M ountain. 



Meneristes Pasc. 



1. Moderately nitid black, tibire of i unarmed, elytra subparallel 



laticoUis Pasc, angxdicoUis Motsch., {t) laticoUis Boisd., T. australis 

 Bless., T. nigerrimn,>i Blanch., var. inter vie.diusVd.s>c., (l)poliius Boisd. 



2(5)Polished ebony-black. 



S.Tibise of S unarmed, angles of prothorax more strongly produced than 1. 

 Elytra ovate, little wider than prothorax at base latior, n.sp. 



