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basili, nterstitiis l"" 2' que totis (3 antice) punctulatis ; 

 pygidio moclice convexo, ?equaliter minus subtiliter sat crebre 

 punctulato; prosterno minus convexo, stria marginali fere 

 integra (basin vix attingenti) ; mesosterno stria marginali 

 integra impresso ; sternis sat l?evibus ; tibiis anticis extus 

 7-dentatis, dentibus a femore deorsum ad sextum gradatim 

 majoribus (6° nullo modo magno, 7° quam G*"® pauUo minori). 

 Long., 2*1 ; lat. 1*1. 

 This species would fall beside S. ci/anellus, Mars., in that 

 author's tabulation (cited above). From ,S'. tyrrhenus, Blackb. 

 (which is also near cyanellus) it differs, inter alia, by the arma- 

 ture of its front tibiae and by the puncturation of its elytral 

 interstices. From «S'. cyanellus it differs, inter alia, by its uniform' 

 dark-green color, by the interstice between the second and third 

 elytral stride being punctulate only at the extreme base, and by 

 the lateral punctulate area of the pronotum being a narrow strip 

 separated from the lateral margin by an interval almost of its 

 own width and also widely separated from the basal margin of 

 the segment. In the last named character it agrees with 

 S. lyrrhenus. In the typical unique example there are distinct 

 traces of a dorsal stria on the hinder part of each elytron placed 

 so as to appear like an apical continuation of the third stria- 

 after a wide interruption. 

 W. Australia. 



S. viridicupreus, Blanch. The description of this species 

 suggests identity with 5. speciosus, Er. 



S. viridipennis, Lewis. I have specimens from Central xius- 

 tralia of a Saprinus which seems to differ from >S'. viridipennis 

 only by its very much more strongly punctulate elytra and its 

 smaller size (Long., 2 J 1.). As careful comparison reveals no other- 

 difference I suspect that the distinction is sexual. 



S. Australasice, sp. nov. I propose this name for S. Icetus^ 

 Mars, (nee Er.), the synonomy of which will stand, I think, as 

 follows 



S. Australasice, Blackb. 



cyaneus, Payk. (nee Fabr.) 

 hetus, Mars, (nee Er.) 

 cyaneus, Er. (nee Fabr.) 

 S. cyaneus, Fab. The synonomy of this species appears to be- 

 S. cyaneus, Fab , Mars. 

 loitus, Er. 



HYPOCACCUS. 



Of this genus (Groupe Y\. of Sapt'inics according to De Mar- 

 seul), not hitherto reported as Australian so far as I know, I 

 have several species before me. One of them agrees fairly well 



