BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 593 



W. S. Macleay, first characterised by BruUe in 1834) was antici- 

 pated by Homalosoma (Wagler, 1830, Reptilia). Trichosternus 

 (Chaudoir, 1865) is too near Trichosternum (Wollaston, 18G5, 

 Coleoptera). 



Secatophvs (Castelnau, 1867) must replace Frio7iophorns 

 (Chaudoir, 1865), too near Frionophora (1833, 1848, 1851, and 

 1879), and preoccupied by rrionophorus (1854). 



Pseudnceneus (Tschitscherine, 1891) should be used instead of 

 Leptopodus (Chaudoir, 1874, ined.), preoccupied by Lepiopjodus 

 (Cuvier, 1817, Pisces). 



Gratogaster (Blanchard, 1853) antedates Tiharisiis (Castelnau, 

 1867); and must replace Cyphosoma (Hope, 1842), which is 

 preoccupied by Cyphosoma (Mann., 1837, Coleoptera). 



(2) It also appears to me that the following generic, or sub- 

 generic, names at present in use in the Australian Platysmatini 

 cannot stand, and the propriety of their being changed is now 

 suggested : — 



Cyrtoderus (Hope, 1842) nom. piseoc. 



Rhahdotus (Chaudoir, 1865) too near Rhahdota (Dejean, 1833^ 

 Coleoptera). 



Ceneus (Chaudoir, 1865, gen. ined., diagnosed 1874) too near 

 Cenea (Alder, 1847, Mollusca). 



Nelidus (Chaudoir, 1878) too near Nelidia (Stal, 1861, Hymeno- 

 ptera). 



Eurystomis (Chaudoir, 1878) too near Eury stoma and Eurysto- 

 mus previously used. 



(3) New genera and species described by M. Tschitscherine as 

 Australian : — 



Liopasa crepera (gen. et sp. nov.), Hor. 8oc. Ent. Ross., xxxv., 

 1901, p. 8. 



ParanuTus petri (gen. et sp. nov.), I.e., p. 11; congeneric with 

 Trichosternus dilaticeps, Chaud. 



C astelneaudia ( Triehosternus ) hecate, sp. nov., I.e., p. 13. 



Darodilia lonyula, sp. nov., I.e., xxxv., 1902, p. 509. 



