Faunal Subregions of Australia. 



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Map showing entomological districts of Australia as now suggested. 



Euronotian 

 Province 

 of Tate. 



West Torresian District 



Middle 



South 



North Bassian „ 



Middle 



Riverina ,, 



South Australian ,, 



8. South West Australia 



9. North West Australia 

 10. Central Australia 



6, 7, 9, 10 form Eremian Province of Tate, with rainfall less than 25 in 

 is Autochtlionian Province of Tate. 



Continental part of 

 Torresian Subregion 

 of Spencer. 

 Continental part of Bas- 

 sian Subregion of Spencer. 



Eyrean Subregion 

 of Spencer. 



(9) The North-west District. — This is perhaps a weakly defined 

 portion of the Eyrean sub-region ; probably all the country watered 

 by the De Grey, Ashburton, Gascoigne and Murchison Rivers should 

 be included in it, but its Carabidae are too little known, especially 

 in regard to their eastward range, for this district to be treated of 

 with confidence. 



(10) Central Australia — as intended by me in 1905 — corresponded 

 to the Larapinta district of Tate (Horn Expedition, Botany), which 

 centres round the MacDonnell Ranges, but in practice it may be 



