Colenpteroii--^ Fninihi Clenda^ 91 



fuscous. The breast, a spot iu front and one at the hase on 

 each side of the thorax, scutelhun and extreme ti]) of the elytra 

 are clothed with white depressed hairs. 

 Hab. Rockhanijiton, (^tueensland. 



Synopsis <jf Species. 



A. — Apex of elytra not smoother than the rest. 



iiiiiculur, Spin. — ririil/'-s, (xueriu. — ReicJtil, Spin. — 

 aulicodes, Gorh. 

 B. — -Apex of elytra smooth and brilliant. 

 a. — Elytra uuicolorous. 



excavata, Westwd. — brccis, Gorham. — obt<ca/y(, Newman. 

 — shiip/cr, Newman. — intricatd, King, S]nn. 

 I).— Elytra with a fulvous spot or fascia. 



Iiiinacidata, Spin. — hiti'fdxciiitK, Gorh. — pnlrln'r, Newm . 

 b. 1). — Elytra witlia fascia anil fulvous apex. 



I'^p'tild, Pascoe. — V(n\ ■^limilavs, Pascoe. 

 c. — Elytra yellow, apex black. 

 selhda, Pascoe. 



Epiclixks, Chev. 



Type E. Ctki/i', Chev. 



It is not easy to follow M. ('hevrolat's views on this genus. 

 It is given twice in his catalogue (lie v. et Mag. pp. 21, 23,) 

 followed by certain species detached under the name Eanjmetopam, 

 Blanch. Tlie latter name is inadmissible, vide Lac. Genera 

 ]). 4t);3 note (1) ; it is in fact a synonym of the Chilian genus. 



C'hevrolat has more lately, Memoire sur la Eam. &c. 1876 

 p. 29, described a number of species under the generic title 

 Dereiites. It is not clear what are the characters which 

 distinguish this genus iixmi EplcJuicM, (jr that M. Chevrolat is 

 aciiuainted with the ty})!' of Blauchard's genus [macn/atiis, Bid.], 

 or what species he regards as the type of Denmtes. It would 

 seem to be Chevrolat's view that only two species {Gay I and 

 Bamlls) are to be retained under Epidines. Nor can the genus 

 be inchuh'd among th(? Hiidiiomrldea. The eyes being (though 

 slightly) emarginate, I see no reason to de})art from the position 

 assigned it by Lacordaire, Chevrolat and others. 



Epldliuis cosfico/Ma, Spin. T'wo specimens of this from Mr. 

 Lewis were found, as he assures me, at Hakodate, Japan. 



