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Herr van de Poll and [ both described some Australian Astrei 
in 1889, that his descriptions seem to have been published before 
mine, and that probably his A. Jansonz and my A. Tepperi are 
names of one and the same species. When writing that note I 
considered the question whether Meyrick: and Badeni are iden- 
tical and considered it doubtful, an opinion I still hold. Herr 
van de Poll gives as the first-named habitat of A. Badeni 
“Gawler, S.A.,” and adds as a second locality “‘Swan River.” I 
doubt whether any Astreus is common to these very distant 
localities, and if the type of A. Ladeni really came from Gawler 
I should expect to find it different from A. Meyricki which is 
from N.W. Australia. No doubt the two species are at any 
rate much like each other, but I notice that A. Badenz as figured 
has the basal spot of its elytra extending across two interstices 
while in A. Meyricki it seems to be constantly limited to one 
interstice,—nor do I find any trace in Meyricki of the fine red 
line which is depicted across the basal margin of the elytra in 
Baden. On these grounds I look upon it as quite likely that if 
the types of the two could be compared other differences would 
be found. 
BUBASTES. 
B. splendens, Blackb. The Coleoptera collected at L. Calla- 
bonna by Mr. Zietz include what I take to be a second specimen 
of this insect. It is notably smaller than the type with elytra 
tending towards violet in color and the puncturation throughout 
seems to be a trifle less strong but, judging from the extreme 
variability of its congener 6. inconsistens, Thoms., these differ- 
ences are unlikely to be specific. 
CHRYSOBOTHRIS. 
C. interioris, sp. nov. Obscure znea, hic illic cuprascens, elytro- 
rum foveis sat lete cupreis; capite antice sat crasse rugu- 
loso-punctulato et transversim inequali, postice crebre sub- 
tilius punctulato (in medio levi et canaliculato), oculis minus 
approximatis ; prothorace quam longiori duabus_ partibus 
latiori, leviter canaliculato (canali antice obsoleto), crebre 
subtilius transversim rugato et sat crebre punctulato, antice 
et postice equaliter angustato, ineequali (presertim utrinque 
oblique leviter impresso), lateribus (superne visis) in parte 
mediana rectis vel fere concavis hinc et antice et postice 
angulatim convergentibus, basi valde trisinuata; elytris 
crebre subtilius punctulatis, costis discoidalibus 4 et costa 
abbreviata subscutellari instructis, foveis 3 impressis, lateri- 
bus denticulatis fere ab humero, apice obtuso ; corpore sub- 
tus in parte mediana sparsim (latera versus sat crebre) 
punctulato, puncturis a parte antica retrorsum gradatim 
