70 NOTES ON CERTAIN CEYLONESE COLEOPTERA (cLAVICORNIA), 



NiTiDULA INTENDENS, Walk., loc. cit.^Haptoncus jntbescens, 



Murray, Trans. Linn. Soc, Lond., Vol. XXIV., p. 403 (1864). 

 Walker's type is a small stained example. 

 NiTiDULA SIGNIFICANS, Walk., loc. cit. = Haptoucus tetragonus, 



Murray, Trans. Linn. Soc, Lond., Vol. XXIV., p. 401, pi. 



33, fig. 7 (1864). 

 NiTiDULA ^ TOMENTIFERA, Walk, loc. cit.=Aethnostoma und^data, 



Motsch, Etudes Ent., 1858, p. 47, pi. 1, fig. 10. 

 The true position of tliis insect is in the family Dermestidee as 

 indicated by Motschulsky, 

 NiTiDULOPSis ^QUALis, Walk, loc. ciL=Brachi/])eplus omallnus, 



Murray, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., Vol. XXIV, p. 299, pi. 34, 



fig. 7 (1864). 

 A typical Brachypej)lus. The only character given to distinguish 

 the genus Nitiduloiysis is common to almost all the species of this 

 section of the family 

 Rhyzophagus parallelus, Walk, loc. cit.=N'ausibms dentatus 



Marsh, Ent. Brit., p. 108, (1802). 

 This should, of course, be referred to the Gucujidcc. 

 NiTiDULA submaculata, Walk, op. cit., Vol. III., p. 52, (1859) 



^Epurea. n. sp. 

 Meligethes respondens. Walk, loc. cit. p. 53. =Idrethina (Mac- 



roura) nigritula, Reitter, Verh. Ver. Briinn, Vol. XII., p. 82, 



(1874). 

 I have already pointed out (Notes Leyden Mus. VI., p. 74) that 

 Idcethina and Macroura are synonymous and that the latter name 

 is preoccupied. Walker's insect is closely allied to /. hrunnescens, 

 Reitter, which occurs in the neighbourhood of Sydney. 



The two species Tntoma bifascies and Chilocorus opponens, 

 described by Walker as belonging to the Diaperidce and Goccin- 

 ellidce respectively, are varieties of the same species and must be 

 referred to this family. The synonmy is as follows : — 



