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This species is widely distributed in Australia (there are specimens 

 before me from Queensland, N. S. Wales, S. and W. Australia) and 

 varies considerably in the colour of its scales and tascicles. On the 

 scntellum the scales are usually but not always black, and the black 

 sometimes extends for a short distance behind it, as it often does in 

 Kirhyi. On the elytra there frequently appears to be a large nude 

 patch on each side, but this is due to abrasion. The small fascicles 

 on the prothorax are also readily abraded. Some specimens when 

 alive are densely covered with an ochreous meal. 



There are two specimens from Wide Bay in the Belgian Museum. 



375. Ilaphmyx Macleayi Chevrl. 



On this species there is usually a dense patch of semierect scales 

 behind the scutellum, the scales in the middle of the patch nearly 

 always being black. Structurably I cannot distinguish the species 

 from myrrhatus, but there are always four fascicles on the pro- 

 thorax instead of only two. 



There is a specimen without locality in the Belgian Museum, but 

 I have others from Gootamundra and Sydney (N. S. Wales) -and 

 Somerville (Victoria). 



376. Haplonix SchonJierri Boh. {vestigialis Pasc, porcatiis Lea). 



A widely distributed species of which there are specimens in the 

 Belgian Maseum from Port Lincoln, one in the Hamburg Museum 

 from Australia (1), and I have seen others from Victoria and various 

 parts of N. S. Wales. 



The type of vestigialis was evidently in perfect preservation, as 

 on such the base of the elytra and a subapical fascia of whitish 

 setose scales, and the side pieces of the mesosternum, are densely 

 covered with a pinkish or reddish meal; but this becomes lost in 

 alcohol, and either discoloured or lost with age, abrasion, etc. 

 Such specimens often appear to have the subapical fascia only, 

 the basal marking appearing little more than rather sparsely 

 distributed greyish scales, although occasionally it appears to be 

 fasciate. It was from such specimens that Schdnherri and porcalus 

 were described. The size ranges from 4 to 6,5 mill. 



377. Hwplonyx suturalis Chevrl. 



There are eight specimens before me which appear to belong to 

 this species; but they are all from Queensland-Rockhampton and 

 Port Denison (Belgian Museum) and Mackay (C. French); whilst 

 the type was supposed to be from Victoria. 



(li Marked as having been taken by A. L. Schrader, so probably from New 

 South Wales. 



