On some Australian Malacodermidae. 3S9 



December, 1913, by A. S. Meek. Presented by Oldfield 

 Thomas. Six specimens examined. 



This sub-jpecies is evidently most nearly allied to P. hypo- 

 melnius /nteus, K. And., wliich Mr. Meek obtained on 

 Dampier Island, but is readily distinguishable by its much 

 darker chest and belly, which contrast stron<>ly with the 

 folour of the neck, instead of nearly agreeinoj with it. 

 P. h. luteus was recorded by Dr. Andersen from S.E. New 

 (iuiiiea, extending up to the Huon Gulf. Its occurrence in 

 Dampier Island is therefore not surprisini^-. 



To some extent this subspecies of hypomelamis tends to 

 take on the characteristic colour-pattern ot P. mariannus and 

 its allies, and contirms Dr. Andersen^s remarks on the affinities 

 of the two groups (' Ciitalogue/ p. 172). 



XXXVI. — On some Australian Malacodermidse and Curcu- 

 lionidae collected by Mr. G. E. Bryant, ^j Akthur M. 

 Lea. 



In 1908 Mr. Bryant spent some months collecting insects in 

 Australia. Of the t)eetles taken, the majority of the Malaco- 

 dermidae and Curculionidffi^ vvere sent to me for examination, 

 and the number of new species obtained will show the care 

 taken with many of the smaller forms, so often passed over 

 by collectors. 



Mr. Bryant writes that in the year named he " arrived at 

 Fremantle on 21st July, spent two weeks collecting round 

 Fremantle, Perth, and Mundaring. Too early in the season 

 to do much good. Arrived at Adelaide 8th August, and 

 spent a week there, and then two weeks in Victoria. 

 Arrived at Sydney the end of August, and spent five months 

 collecting in New South Wales. Baan Baa is in the north 

 of New South Wales, between Walgett and Werris Creek. 

 Spent about a week round Brisbane and a month at Cairns 

 and Kuranda, and finally left Australia from Port Darwin." 



In addition to the localities of specimens taken by Mr. 

 Bryant, I have given others when specimens of the same 

 were in my own or in other collections. A \'eyv of the 

 species here described were not actually taken by Mr. Bryant, 



* Tlie Behdes, about fifteen species, were overlooked when the 

 specimens were sent to me, and the Amycterides were examined by 

 IJr. Ferguson. 



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