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Mr. W. W. Saunders read a paper on Australian Longicorn beetles, of which the 

 following is an abstract. The paper is accompanied by two coloured plates. 



The author observed, that a great many interesting forms among the smaller Lon- 

 gicorns having, during the last few years, been brought to this country from our Aus- 

 tralian colonies, he had thought that an account of them would be interesting to ento- 

 mologists, particularly if he combined with them, figures and short descriptions of 

 some of the interesting nearly allied forms, which had previously only been described, 

 but wanted good portraits to point out their structure. 



First Division. Wings not abbreviated ; eyes rounded or ovate. 



Genus — E n chopte ra. 



Nearly allied to Macrones of Newman, but differs in the longer thorax which is 

 nearly smooth on the sides, and the longer and pointed snout. 



Sp. I. Enchoptera apicalis. 



Dark chesnut-brown, with the forehead and apices of the femora black, the three 



terminal joints of the antennae yellow, and the elytra yellowish brown. 

 Length ^ inch. 

 From Van Diemen's Land. 



Sp. 2. Enchoptera nigricornis. 



Head pale chesnut-brown : antenna; pitchy brown inclining to black : elytra pale 

 chestnut-brown, clothed with yellowish pubescence : legs pitchy-brown with 

 the anterior and middle thighs yellowish brown. 



Length \ inch. 



From New South Wales. 



Genus — Macrones, Newman, Entomologist, p. 33. 



Sp. 1. Macrones exilis, Newman. 



Black, with the sides of the thorax dark rufous brown : elytra yellowish brown, 

 with four darker elevated ridges, and the posterior tarsi white. 



Sp. 2. Macrones rdfus. 



Rufous brown, with a broad ring of black on the first joint of the antennae, and 



another of the same colour on the hind femora. 

 Length 1 ^ inch. 

 From Hunter's River. 



Genus — Brachopsis. 



Differs from Macrones in the less projecting head, unarmed thorax, and shorter 

 and stronger legs, besides other characters. 



