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ra. To the first of these, for which I now propose the name of Cne- 

 moplites, belongs the Prionus spinicollis of MacLeay (Appendix to 

 King, ii. 449), which appears synonymous with the Mallodon austra- 

 lis of Boisduval (Faune de TOceanie, 465); congeneric with these is 

 the Mallodon Manillas of Newman (Entomol. 247), so that the genus 

 already contains three described species. 



Family. — Cerambycid^. 



2. (PachydissusJ serious, Newman, Ent. Mag. v. 498. Under bark. 



3. Petalodes laminosus, Newman, Entomol. 9. On Exocarpus. 



4. Phoracantha semipunctata Newman, Entomol. 3. Everywhere 



abundant in January 1840-41. 



5. Phoracantha recurva, Newman, Entomol. 4. Ditto. 



6. Phoracantha quinaria, Newman, Entomol. 3. Ditto. 



7. Phoracantha senio, Newman, Entomol. 4. Under bark of Euca- 



lyptus. 



8. Phoracantha elongata. Stenochorus elongatus, Boisd., Faune de 



rOceanie, 478. Everywhere abundant, January, 1840-41. 



9. Phoracantha imhellis. Puncta; rufo-picea, elytris saturatioribus, 



utriusque macula dorsali, subquadrata, subsuturali, ochracea, 

 paullo ante medium sita; dorso complanatis, apice truncatis, 

 nullo modo armatis. (Corp. long, b unc. lat. '1 unc.) 

 Inhabits New Holland. Three specimens found under the bark of 

 Eucalypti. This pretty little species at first sight a good deal resem- 

 bles the Stenochorus elongatus of Boisduval, but the absence of the 

 apical spines of the elytra, while they are invariably present in the cog- 

 nate species, is, I think, a sufficient specific distinction, if taken in con- 

 junction with its extremely small size. The antennae of the males are 

 much less hirsute and shorter ; the metafemora less incrassated and 

 shorter : in general form however it closely approaches elongatus. It 

 may be remarked that Stenochorus elongatus of Boisduval agrees in 

 every character with Stenochorus dorsalis of MacLeay, except that 

 Mr. MacLeay has particularly described the latter insect as wanting 

 the spines of the antennae. The present species must not be mistaken 

 for the Stenocorus rhombifer, Hope, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1840, p. 49, which 

 has bidentate elytra, and indeed appears to me identical with Pho. 

 elongata of this list. 



10. Didymocantha scutellata. Strongylurus scutellatus, Hope, Proc. 



Zool. Soc. 1840, p. 54. It appears to me that Strongylurus scu- 

 tellatus and Coptopterus cretifer as described by Mr. Hope (1. c. 

 p. 55), are identical. Under decaying timber. 



11. Xystrocera virescensj Newman, Ann. Nat. Hist. v. 19. Under bark. 



