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is slightly brownish. " The decided difference is found in the 

 shape of the prothorax, which is almost square, as broad before 

 as behind; the lateral margin is a little sinuate before the anterior 

 angle. The elytra are more cylindrical, not at all narrowed 

 behind. In all other respects it resembles C. seliata. 



Length 5^, El. 2|, breadth U mm. 



Australia — (Coll. Chaudoir; two specimens). 



I have an immature specimen of C. dorsalif, Blkb., from 

 Victoria, which is wholly testaceous in colour, and I cannot help 

 suspecting that C. verticalis has been founded on immature 

 specimens and is in reality conspecific with C. dorsaJis. In 

 support of this suspicion it may be noted that the characters of 

 the basal stride of the elytra do irot appear to have been taken 

 into account by M. Putzeys at the time he described C. verticalia; 

 under the circumstances there is nothing for it but to retain both 

 names, but, if I am right in my suspicion as to their identity, a 

 want of carefulness on the part of M. Putzeys has saddled the 

 Australian list with at least one name for which no species is 

 likely to be found in nature. 



Clivina dimidiata, Putzeys. 



Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1866, xxvii. p. 39; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1866, 

 X. p. 185. 



The disposition of the colours is almost tlie same as in C. basal is, 

 but the black part is not so large, very oblique from the lateral mar- 

 gin to the suture where it is prolonged beyond the middle of the 

 elytra; the anterior colour instead of being a dull red is a light 

 reddish testaceous; the legs and antennse are -also of a clearer 

 tint. The eyes are less prominent; the prothorax is less narrowed 

 in front, and less emarginate in the middle of the anterior margin; 

 the elytra are shorter and narrower. 



Length 7, El. 3-5, breadth 1| mm. 



Australia — Melbourne (?) (Coll. Chaudoir; two specimens). 



In addition we learn from the Revision Generale (p. 183) that 

 the central carina of the prosternum is very narrow in G. dimi- 

 diata. It must greatly resemble C. melanopyga, Putz., and 



