144 Arthur M. Lea : 



(probably a number uf these, and at least Staphylinus and 

 Amycterus, wrongly named). Of the others Chileone deyrollei 

 is almost certainly wrongly recorded from the island ; for 

 Creophilus lachrymosus was probably meant Ptomaphila lachry- 

 mosa ; Clivina clivinoides, Heteronychus interpunctus, Entilus 

 apochilus, Cossonus ephippiger and Graptodera australis appear 

 to be manuscript names only. 



The following species recoi'ded from their outing were not seen 

 by me, and should probably be added : — 



Histeridae Saprimus laetus^ 



Scarabaeidae Trox australasiae. 



Scitala pi-uinosa. 



Heteronyx diiiiidiata. 



Bolboceras proboscideiis. 

 Buprestidae Melobasis siiperba. 

 Elateridae Crepidomeuus taeniatus. 



Tenebrionidae Adelium calosomoides. 



Meneristes sei-viilus. 

 Oerambycidae Phoracantlia recnrva. 



In addition to the species here recorded, 25 others were ex- 

 amined, most of which, however, were represented by unique or 

 damaged specimens. The total here given can only be regarded 

 as a comparatively small fraction of the whole, as no specimens 

 were obtained from the hill}' or forest country. It is probable 

 that the island contains almost as many species as an area of 

 equal size in Tasmania, and probably at least 1000 species are 

 to be obtained on it. 



Where I have had specimens of the new species from Australia 

 or Tasmania the additional localities have been given ; but for 

 previously described species this was not considered necessary. 



Eleven of the names given are manuscript only. Of these 

 there are six^ by Mr. Blackburn, which ^vill be described shortly 

 in the Transactions of the South Australian Royal Society, and 

 five by myself. Of these two^ are included in a revision of the 

 Australian and Tasmanian Malacodermidae, which was " read " 



1 Given as latus. 



2 Cercyon kingensis, Cryptophafrus tasiiiaiiiensis, Cis Icaiins, Paropsis aeclivis, P. 

 subfasciata, Chp., var. planior, and Arsipoda variejjata, Wath., var. kinjfensis. Siiit-e this 

 was written, these names have heen puhlished. 



3 Metriorrhynchus obscuripeiniis and Hypattalus exilis. 



