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L. cilihoides, Jhir., is described in terms that do not dis- 
tinguish it from ■<(•/(/ pt/hs, Westw., and is probably identical 
with it. 
/v. aherrans, Fairm., Dhlom/ua, liar., and jwlitulus, 
MacL, must be referred to Aiifiorhms. 
L. asperulus, Fairm. The author's description of this 
species does not indicate characters that would enable me to 
place it in the following tabulation. I conjecture that it lias 
probably tridentate front tibiae, and if so it certainly must 
stand among the four species that I have placed last in the 
tabulation. Fairemaire himself states that it is near one of 
them f L. (/ennnatus, Westw.). The statement that the inter- 
stices of its elytra are rugulose seems to distinguish it from 
all the four species I have referred to above, and its colour 
being stated as "black" further indicates its distinctness 
from all of them except geminatus. I have not seen any 
Liparochrus which fits Fairemaire's description. Nevertheless, 
it is to be noted that the differences cited between this species 
and geminatKs (in which the elytral interstices of the elytra 
have a decided tendency towards rugulosity) are so much of 
degree that there is room for doubt whether the description 
may not have been founded on a small, strongly sculptured 
example of the older species, a doubt that could be set at rest 
only by examination of the type or of specimens agreeing with 
Fairemaire's description, and emanating from Fairemaire's 
locality (Peak Downs, Qu.). If its front tibiae have only 
two external teeth the word "nitidissimus" in its descripti')U 
distinguishes L. asperulus from its congeners of the same 
group. 
Ti^BULATION OF CHARACTERS. 
A. Elytra with closely packed, non-gemi- 
nate striae ... ... ... ... multistriatus, Har. 
A A. Elytra with widely spaced striae, 
which run in pair.s.. 
B, Front tibiae bidentate externally. 
C. Elytra opaque, with nitid gran- 
ules on the interstices ... ... silphoides, Har. 
CC. Elytral interstices not bearing 
nitid granules ... ... ... sculptilis, TT'esfir. 
BB. Front tibiae tridentate externally. 
C. Elytra blackish, each bearing 2 
red spots ... ... ... ... quadrimaculatus, TTnr. 
CC. Elytra not bimaculate. 
D. Elytral stnae impressed with 
comparatively large foveiform 
punctui-es ... ... ... fossulatus, TT^sfw. 
DD. Elj^ral striae finely (or 
.scarcely) punctulate. 
E. Expanded lateral part of 
pronotum closely punctulate 
or strigose. 
