MJÖBERG, CETONID^, RUTELID^, PASSALID^ ETC. 7 



13. Schizogiiathiis mesosternalis Ohaus. — 3 spec- 

 imens of this recently described species from Atherton, N. 

 Queensland, March 1913 (det. Ohaus). 



14. Schizoguatlius compressicoruis Ohaus. — Under 

 this species I class one male specimen from Mt. Tambourine, 

 S. Queensland. 



Fam. Passalidae. 



Our present knowledge of this weli-defined family is 

 greatly due to the monographical work »Die Passaliden di- 

 chotomisch bearbeitet» by A. Kuwert, who bas critically 

 classified not less than 600 species, and given a good ta- 

 bulation of the 38 different groups, into which he devides 

 his rich material brought together from a great number of 

 the leading museums in Europé. The classification of the 

 family up to date has been very little altered, although sever- 

 al critical remarks have been made upon Kuwert's work. 

 Since his monograph appeared (1896—98) some few new gen- 

 era and about 100 (98) new species have been added, thus 

 bringing up the number of the hitherto known species of the 

 world to 700. 



From Australia 40 species have been recorded up till 

 now. 37 of those are to be found in Kuwert's monograph; 

 3 species have been added by Blackburx. The latter author 

 considers Masiochilus impressicoUis Boh. as identical with 31. 

 polyphyllus Mc Leay, which is quite in error. Blackburn wri- 

 tes (Träns. Royal. Soc. of Victoria 1900, p. 208): »There have 

 been a considerable number of synonyms bestowed on the 

 species of Masiochilus, most of which are duly recorded in 

 Master's Catalogue, but one very obvious case of synonymy 

 seems to have escaped notice hitherto, viz.: M. impressicoUis, 

 Bohem. = polyphyllus W. S. Mac L., the latter being much 

 the older name». As a matter of fact M. impressicoUis Bo- 

 hem, is a well-defined species. It belongs as Kuwert has 

 shown, to the genus Pelops. The locality »Menado» as given 

 by Kuwert (p. 321) is not correct. It is an Australian species 

 taken, as shown by the label on one specimen in the Stock- 

 holm Museum, at »Sidney». 



