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D. Puncturation of elytra asperate (colour 



of elytra almost uniformly castane- 



ous) ... ... ... ... cecUiense, Blackb. 



DD. Puncturation of elytra smooth 



(elytra black, with red markings) interiorls, Blackb. 



Section II. — Aberrant Crypto rhopala, antennal club with more 

 than two joints. 



A. The ashy pilosity of elytra in only two zones 



(antemedian fascia and basal sp )ts) ... confertum, Reitt. 

 AA. The ashy pilosity in five zones (three 

 fasciae and basal and apical spots). 



B. Elytra black ... ... ... ... australe, Hope. 



BB. Elytra castaneous ... ... ... variabil e, Reitt. 



AA.'V, The ashy pilosity in four zones ... quadrifasciafum, Blackb. 



AAAA The ashy pilosity in three zones .. terzonatian, Blackb. 



C. {a7ithre7tus) australe, Hope. I have referred above to the 

 probable identity of C. Erichsoni, Reitt., with this species, but 

 as Hope's description is of very little value it seems necessary to 

 state the reasons for my opinion, as follows : I have before me 

 examples from Adelaide — Hope's locality — which are certainly 

 conspecific with examples of a Crytorhojmlum (Section II.) from 

 Melbourne — Reitter's locality. These agree perfectly with 

 Reitter's description of Erichsoni — though not so well (as noted 

 above) with his subsequent note on the antennse — and I have 

 little doubt of their being that insect. Reitter describes quite 

 satisfactorily the three fasciae and basal and apical spots of 

 whitish pilosity on the elytra and the spots on the pronotum — the 

 latter distinct only in a very fresh specimen. Hope's description 

 •consists of only 17 words and as far as it goes perfectly describes 

 specimens of the insect before me — both from Adelaide and Mel- 

 bourne — which are not very fresh, but have lost some of the 

 smaller patches of pilosity. mentioning the three fasciae on the 

 elytra and the lateral spots on the pronotum, but passing over the 

 small pilose spots on the middle of the pronotum and the base 

 and apex of the elytra. This may well have been either because 

 Hope's type was somewhat abraded or in accordance with his 

 evident custom of attaining brevity by limiting his description to 

 the mention of a few leading particulars. 



■C. Casuarince, sp. no v. Elongato-ovale ; sat nitidum ; supra 

 pilis cinereis vestitum ; piceum, elytris castaneis utroque 

 maculis 2 infuscatis (his longitudinaliter positis) indeter- 

 minatis ornato, antennis pedibusque rufotestaceis ; pro- 

 thorace fortiter transverso, antice angustato, supra subtilius 

 sat crebre punctulato, angulis posticis (superne visis) 

 refcrorsum directis sat acutis ; elytris minus crebre minus 

 subtiliter punctulatis ; prosterni sulcis ovalibus, ad latera 

 positis ; antennis sat abrupte clavatis, clava 2-articulata, 

 articulo ultimo quam penultimus haud multo majori. Long., 

 n 1,; lat., i 1. 



