644 REVISION OF THE GENUS PAROPSIS, 



seen an authentic type. It is possible that there may be incorrect 

 identifications among these; but I think not since they are all 

 species descril)ed as presenting well marked characters. 



T have to thank many friends for their courtesy in lending me 

 their collections for study and comparison, especially Mr. Masters, 

 to whom I fear I have given much trouble by my enquiries, 

 regarding types in the Macleay Museum, and who has done me 

 the great favour of sending me specimens carefully compared with 

 those types, whereby the reliability of my memoir has been vastly 

 increased, making him really a co-worker with me in the pro- 

 duction. 1 have had the privilege also of examining the following 

 collections, viz., S.A. Museum, Agricultural Department of New 

 South AVales and Agricultural Bureau of W. Australia, together 

 with tlie collection of Mr. A. M. Lea; also numerous specimens 

 forwarded by Mr. A. Simson, Mr. C. French, Mr. W. W. Frog- 

 gatt, and the late Messrs. Olliff and Skuse. 



TABULATION OF THE SPECIES FORMING SUBGROUP I. 



A. Prosternum not svilcate down the middle insolens, Blackb. 



AA. Prosternum sulcate down the middle; but very 

 wide, and scarcely narrowed in front. 

 B. Colour testaceous or red, elytra moderately 

 punctured. 

 C. Prothorax at its widest much behind the 

 middle, 

 D. Sides of elytra nearly vertical, a slight 



subhumeral depression extranea, Blackb. 



DD. Sides of elytra slope obliquely outward, 



no subhumeral depression sternalis, Blackb. 



CC. Prothorax at its widest scarcely behind 



the middle funerea, Blackb. ■ 



BB. General colour black ; elytra coarsely punc- 



tvired squiresensis, Blackb. 



AAA. Prosternum normal, but other characters 

 exceptional, as follows : — 

 B. The humeral calli elevated into large ear-like 



processes papuligera. Still. 



BB. A well- defined antemedian discal exca- 

 vation on the elytra. 



