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comment on Ihe species by Blackbiirn but probal)Iy both sexes 

 wei'e known to him. 



Leptops argillaceus Pasc. — Ilab. : Queensland : Gayndals, 

 l'eak Downs, Dawson River. 



Leptops glaucus Pasc. — Hab. : N. S. Wales : Argyle. 



Leptops contrarius Blackb. — Hab. : S. Australia : Idracowra, 

 Farcoola. 



Leptops Horni Rlackb. — Hab. : N. Territory : Fomkinson 



Range. 



Leptops setosus Lca. — Hab. : Queensland : Wide et Moreton 

 Bays, Mackay, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Pine Mountain; N. S. 

 Wales : Clarence River. 



Leptops maleficus Lea. — Hab. : Queensland : Gloncurry, Wide 

 Ray. 



Leptops spiniger Fhs. — Hab. : W. Australia : Espérance Bay. 



Leptops tuberculatus W.-S. Macl. — Hab. : Queensland : Port 



Deuison, N. S. Wales : Clarence et Richmond Ri vers, 



Leptops echidna W.-S. Macl. 

 Var. planicollis Rlackb. 



Black margins of ocular lobes reddish. Moderately covered with 

 dingy greyish scales. 



Rostrum stout, with a strong carina along middle; intermediate 

 carina3 sparsely punctured, thickened and suddenly termined close 

 to eyes. Sublateral sulci (1) rather deep, widened behind and 

 narrowly open in middle of base. Scrobes large, but not sharply 

 defined posteriorly, narrow and deep in front. Antennu3 fairly stout, 

 none of the joints of the funicle transverse. Prothorax moderately 

 transverse, irregularly vermiculate-tuberculate, discal third tlatte- 

 ned (but in front concave) with a widely elliptic outline; sides 

 strongly rounded and somewhat tlattened, the interspaces somewhat 

 depressed; a strong conical tubercle on each side almost directly in 

 front ofcoxiB. Elytra at base very little widerthan prothorax at ist 

 widest, dilating to about the middle; with double séries of coarse 

 and more or less irregular punctures; third sevenlh interstices 



(1) I hâve used this expression for the sulci impressed ou the intsrmediate 

 cariiue, each of wich iu cousequeuce is lougitudiually divided ou its hasal lialf 

 or two-thirds. Thèse sulci vary greatly iu the diÛereut species. 



