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is so striking that it was not till I had dissected such a speci- 

 men and found eggs that T was satisfied it really was a 

 female. 



I have referred this species to rerpeniK, although the 

 antennae are rather short for that genus, but as there are no 

 other aberrant characters it was not considered advisable to 

 propose a new genus for its reception. "'*■ 



From the description of hingu\(lu>> it differs in being 

 without an impressed line on the prothorax and the suture 

 not carinated posteriorly. 



SUBFAMILY HYLOBIIDES. 



AcLEES pouosus, Pasc. f 



Although not previously recorded as Australian this spe- 

 cies appears to be as common in many parts of Queensland 

 as in New Guinea. It extends also to the Clarence River 

 in New South Wales. When living, specimens are covered 

 with a pinkish meal, but this appears to be of an oily nature 

 and cannot be preserved, 



SUBFAMILY ERIRHINIDES. 



MiSOPHRICE. 



The genus Misoplirice is a very interesting one on ac- 

 count of its clawless tarsi. + It is practically confined to the 

 CasuarmcE, and although on occasions I have taken specimens 

 on other plants, there was always the suspicion that they 

 were there only by chance. On the Casuai-ince, however, they 

 very often swarm, and I have seen eight species and thou- 

 sands of specimens in an umbrella (used for beating into) at 

 the same time. The species are all slow moving, and being 

 of very small size they are apt to be overlooked. The Casua- 

 rhur. also being, as a rule, unproductive of beetles, are often 

 neglected by collectors. It is probably owing to these facts 

 that no species have been recorded from the northern half 

 of Australia, as w'herever I have searched for them in Aus- 

 tralia and Tasmania they were in abundance. In all the 



* In the majority of instances it is hardly advisable to des- 

 cribe single species the position of which is at all doubtful, but 

 as this is a very destructive species in Tasmania it is as well that 

 it should be named at as early a date as possible. It has been 

 seen destroying many buds of the apple, apricot, gooseberry, and 

 currant; but in its natural state may be taken in abundance on 

 several species of Lcpfnsperiii nm. 



f Journ. Linn. Soc, xi., 1873, p. 172. 



X The third joint is broad and appears to be slightly cleft in 

 the middle; there really may be a claw-joint, but I have failed te 

 discover any such under the microscope. 



