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Balanophorus brevipennis, Germ. {Carphurus), Linn. 

 Ent., Ill, 1848, 138 ; Fairm., Journ. Mus. Gocletfr., 

 1879, p. 110. 



I have not seen the male of this species, but Fairmaire, 

 although the species was unknown to him, probably 

 correctly referred it to Balanophorus, as Germar describes 

 the antennae as " in n'\a,re pcctinatis, infemina scrratis." 



The basal joint of the anterior tarsus is of the remark- 

 able shape that it always is in Balanophorus, but which is 

 not confined to that genus. 



Of three females before me two have the inter-ocular 

 fascia as in the type, whilst a third has the basal two-thirds 

 of the head entirely black, this specimen has also the 

 upper surface of the two basal joints of the antennae 

 black, and one of the others has a black spot on the basal 

 joint; the latter specimen has the third abdominal 

 segment with a black rounded spot on each side, in 

 addition to the black median space. 



Hob. S. Australia; N. S. Wales: Leura, Forest 

 Reefs ; Queensland : Cairns ; Victoria : Carlton. 



Balanophorus janthinipennis, Fairm., Journ. Mus. 

 GodefFr., 1879, p. 110. 



The female of this species was unknown to Fairmaire ; 

 it differs from the male in being larger, the antennae 

 strongly serrate and the basal joint of the front tarsi 

 somewhat smaller, but still of considerable size ; in 

 appearance it resembles both sexes of Carphurus Mfoveatus, 

 but can be distinguished by its comparatively coarsely 

 punctured elytra. 



Ral. N. S. Wales: Sydney, National Park, Forest 

 Reefs ; Tasmania : Beaconsfield. 



Balanophorus scapulatus, Fairm. (CarpJmrus), Journ. 

 Mus. Godeffr., 1879, p. 109. 



Only the female of this species was known to Fairmaire, 

 and he naturally referred it to Garphur^is. I have now 

 both sexes (three males and two females) before me. 

 Of these one of each sex has an infuscate median patch 

 on the head (apparently as in the type), whilst in the 

 others the head (except the muzzle) is entirely black. In 

 one of each sex the two apical segments of abdomen are 



