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tubercles, in the fourth interstice being granulate (or tuberculate) 

 or not, and on the mucronation of the elytra. The mucronation 

 is extremely variable, some specimens having very distinct, sharp, 

 divergent projections at the apex, others having no sign of these; 

 further, these are not sexual, and there are intermediate degrees. 

 The identity of Macleay's species with T. bucephalus is clear on 

 comparison with Olivier's illustration; also the British Museum 

 specimens are all so named. The species considered by Macleay 

 as T. Westwoodi Bohem., is also synonymous. T. rudis might be 

 regarded, possibly, as a variety, owing to its having the granules 

 or tubercles on the second and third interstices conjoined more or 

 less, and the interstices thus subcostiform. 



Specimens were sent to Paris for comparison with the type, 

 and also with Amycterus granosus Guer. Tn reply, M. P. Lesne 

 kindly writes : "Nous n'avons pas le type; mais Fespece envoyee 

 par vous, figure dans notre collection sous le nom de bucephalus 

 01." In regard to A. granosus Guer., he says: "Nous n'avons 

 pas le type." The description, however, agrees closely, and I 

 believe that A. granosus Guer., must also rank among the 

 synonyms of T. bucephalus Oliv. 



Talaurinus subvittatus, n.sp. 



These Proceedings, 1912, PI. iii., fig.9. 



Black; $ abraded, £ variegated with white scales; head with 

 median (bifurcate on rostrum) and supraorbital vittse, prothorax 

 trivittate on disc and with white on sides, elytra maculate, the 

 macules forming irregular vittye; beneath, each segment with a 

 small patch in centre. 



(J. Elongate-ovate. Head convex, forehead feebly flattened, 

 continued on to rostrum much in the same direction. Rostrum 

 short, widely and moderately deeply excavate, external ridges 

 separated from head by a feeble impression; internal long, obso- 

 lete; median area feebly depressed, with a small fovea at base; 

 lateral sulci rather deep, foveiform. Scrobes closed posteriorly 

 by a slight ridge, with a narrow sulcus behind, extending up and 

 in front of eye. Eyes subovate, rather deeply set. Prothorax 



