14. The Cane Grubs of Australia. 
Very similar to albohirta but will differ as follows :—Stigmata 
much larger in comparison to the peritremes the widest portion of the 
peritreme not half as wide as the stigmata (nearly as wide in albohirta), 
the peritremes distinctly open, the opening slit wider than long (peri- 
tremes searcely open in albohirta, the opening slit very narrow, many 
times longer than wide) ; apex of abdomen ventrad with a naked longi- 
tudinal path, with convexed margins, delimited by about four rows of 
rether short, stout sete, these overlapping; the scattered sete being all 
round this path. 
Stage I1.—Greatest length, 31 mm.; width, 8 mm.; length in natural 
curved position, 13 mm.; thickness, 6-5 mm. ; width of head, 4 mm.; 
length to apex of labrum, 3-75 mm. 
Same as Stage ITI. but colour throughout paler; pubescence some- 
what sparser. 
Stage 1.—Greatest length, 17 mm.; width, 4-5 mm.; thickness, 3-25 
mm.; length in normal curved position, 8 mm.; width of head, 2-10 mm. ; 
length, 2 mm. 
Same as Stage II. But pubescence still somewhat sparser. 
LEPIDIOTA Sp. No. 377. 
Stage IiJ.—Greatest length at stretch, 52 mm.; width at base of anal 
segment, 8 mm.; length in natural curved position, 14-5 mm.; thickness, 
6-75 mm.; w idth of head, ©) mm.; length to apex of labrum, 4.25 mm. 
Will differ from albohirta as follows:—Epicranial sclerite very 
finely rugose or coriaceous (in albohirta, the sclerite is finely alutaceous, 
or irregularly reticulate, the lines feebly impressed and appearing as 
cracks) ; sete at its cephalic margin very fine, slender and long, also all 
sete on epicranium ; in albohirta the distal tooth of the retinaculum on 
left mandible is massive, without acuteness and with only a faint indica- 
tion of being divided into two teeth; in this species the two teeth are dis- 
tinct and acute; ventral aspect of mandibles smooth (very finely trans- 
versely striate in albohirta) ; margins of mandibles not uniformly con- 
verging towards apex, the mandible no wider at nearly one-half its 
length from apex than at the apex of the inner tooth, or teeth since it 
is plainly double (in albohirta, margins of mandible uniformly converg- 
ing towards apex, and thus much wider toward base than toward apex 
the inner teeth obtuse and only one distinctly defined); peritremes 
much open, more so than in No, 533; apex of abdomen ventrad with a 
naked path, delimited by one row of about twelve short sete on either side, 
these sete meeting across the naked path, which has its margins gently 
convex, the scattered sete of anal segment all around this area (in 
albohirta none cephalad); pubescence of body rather sparser, more 
noticeably so on ventral aspect of abdominal segments 1-7; body more 
bluish, nowhere creamy or milky white, the coloured parts paler; first 
antennal joint with four sete dorsad; teeth on apex of lacinia and galea 
longer and somewhat curved at apex 
Stage II.—Greatest length, 22 mm.; width, 5-5 mm.; length in 
curved natural position, 9-5 mm.; thickness, 4 mm.; width of head, 
3-10 mm.; length to apex of labrum, 3 mm. 
