200 [J^iy, 1892. 



their habits, being most readily recognised, apart from structural 

 differences, by the antennae being much widened in the middle. The 

 Cleridcd are well represented by several exceedingly pretty little 

 insects {Tillus cams, Newm., Opilo 6-notafus, Westw., Thanasimus 

 accinctus, Newm., Lemidia nitens, Newm., Pylus bicincfus, Newm., &c.), 

 which occur chiefly on fences and decayed timber ; the bronze-green 

 species of Eleale which frequent flowers, and the large and curious 

 brown, strongly punctured Natalis porcata, F., which abounds under 

 dry loose bark of Eucalyptus. A fine Lymexylon (Z. australe, Er.), 

 occurred to me rarely near Launceston. 



The Heteromera most frequently met with are several species of 

 Adelium, stout black or bronzy insects, usually of considerable size, 

 which occur in all situations, one being found on the top of Mount 

 "Wellington ; with them, the large flat-backed Coripera deplanata, 

 Boisd., is sometimes plentiful, but is rather local. Eotten stumps 

 yield Nyctohates crenata, Bdv., Promethis angidata, Er., Menephilus 

 corvinus, Er., and M. longipennis, Hope, all black strongly punctured 

 beetles, not unlike Tenehrio ; and under dry loose bark the singular 

 Ulodes verrucosus, Er., the large brown Silpha-\\\e PteroJielcdUS Beichei, 

 Breme, and P. peltatus, Breme, the cylindrical blue Titcena columhina, 

 Er., Ananca puncta, Macl., and, especially in " the Domain," a very 

 beautiful purplish-bronze species of Amarygmus, are met with in more 

 or less abundance. The very pretty Hymcjea succinifer, Pasc, occurs 

 under bark at a good elevation, in company with one or two species 

 of Pythidce {Salpingus ?) , and several fine Melandryidce — Phloeotrya 

 spp., and Orchesia. Cilibe IcBvicollis, Oliv., and a smaller species of 

 the same genus, are found at roots of herbage on sandy beaches near 

 Hobart, and the former is not rare under stones at Launceston. 

 Flowers attract Lagria grandis, Gryll., in abundance, as well as several 

 species of Mordella, one or two of fairly large size. 



The Mhynchophora are certainly the best represented, both as to 

 species and individuals, of all the groups of the Tasmanian Coleoptera. 

 These insects are chiefly obtained by beating and sweeping, and I 

 mounted examples of at least 120 species. Among the most conspicuous 

 are the large and handsome Prostomus scutellaris, F., and Aterpus ruhus, 

 Boh., which occur under bark in company with numerous forms oiAcalles, 

 and of the larger genus Poropterus. By beating the foliage of the young 

 "peppermints," species of Goniopterus, CryptorhyncJms, Belus, &c., 

 are obtained, and the same treatment of AcacicB produces the conspi- 

 cuous Rhinotia hcemoptera, Kirb., and B. dermestiventris, Bdv. The 

 BrentUdce are sparingly represented by species of Cypliagogus and 



