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advanced over the suininit of the posterior declivity, so as to appear 

 like a feeble elongated tubercle. The size varies from i\ to 8 mm. 



Atelicits ferrugineus, Waterh. 



This specie.s was described originally as from South Australia, 

 but occurs as well in West Australia. Victoria, and New South 

 Wales. The interrupted median line of the prothorax, described 

 by Waterhou.se, is not always present. The head is occasionally 

 black. The size varies from ."? tn .5 mm. 



Atelicus inaequal/s, Waterh. 



The scales on this species are usually without lustre, but one 

 specimen before me has many scales with a golden glitter. 



Misophrice hohleri , Lea. 



Some fresh specimens of this species from Mrs. Hobler show an 

 additional range of variation to that of the types. A small specimen 

 measures but 1| mm. Two specimens have the dark scales on the 

 elytra, not black, but reddish-brown, and covering only about one- 

 third of their surface. The species, however, may be readily dis- 

 tinguished by its long and thin elytral setae. 



Thechia alternata. Lea. 



This species is without a scutellum. and so should have been 

 referred to Ce?ichre?iaA I am very doubtful as to whether lioth 

 Cenchreiia and Thechia wull be permanently retained; the presence 

 of a scutellum and the absence (apparent only) of an apical spur 

 to the tibiae are the only distinguishing features of Thechia, and 

 these might very well be outweighed by the common triarticulate 

 tarsi. 



The types of altemafa have an indistinct median fascia on the 

 elytra, two other specimens have the fascia rather more defined. 

 The species is evidently, therefore, close to fasciafa,"^ but differs from 

 the description of that species in having the abdomen uniforndy 

 clothed, instead of "in medio argenteo-squamoso." 



1. Pa,scoe, .lourn. Linn. Soc, 1873, p. 24. 



2. Pascoe, I.e., p. 24, pi. iii., fip. 9. 



