and Species of Ilcteromera. 473 



The Titcena Erichsom^ White, proving upon examination 

 to be generically distinct from Titcena^ has caused me to 

 notice the species of that genus (which are pecuhar to 

 Australia), and to describe some that are new; the New- 

 Zealand group of three species forms a new genus [Artystona)^ 

 the characters of which are fully stated in the body of the 

 paper. I have also thought it interesting to describe the 

 cognate group of species found in New Caledonia which con- 

 stitute my genus Callismilax, some of the species of which 

 have already been described by Montrouzier as belonging to 

 the genus Strongylium. 



The Opatrinus cotivexus, Fairmaire, described from examples 

 coming from Wallis Island, occurs also in New Zealand ; it 

 will form the type of a new genus, totally removed from 

 Opatrinusj and must be placed not far from Scotoderus, 

 Perroud *. 



The Opatrum tuberculicostatmrij White, evidently does not 

 belong to that genus ; as M. Miedel, of Li^ge, is at present 

 engaged upon a monograph of the Oj^af rides, I leave this in 

 his hands. 



I have not as yet been able to consult the work by Blanchard 

 containing the description of his Bolitojyhagus angidifer (from 

 New Zealand) ; I, however, strongly suspect it to be identical 

 with a species I have in my collection, and which I refer to 

 the genus Bradymerus, Perroud : this genus is placed by its 

 author Avith the Bolitophagides ; to me it seems more natural 

 to place it with the true Tenehrionides. 



I have received from Mr. Pascoe examples of the Seleno- 

 palpus cyaneus, Fab. ; these appear to me to be specifically 

 identical with the type specimens (in my possession) of 

 8. chalyheus, White. The characters of this genus lie rather 

 in the form of the hind femora and tibias in the male (of which 



* The description of Scotodenis cancellatus, Perroud, very accurately 

 applies to examples of Iphthimus cancellatus, Montrouz., obtained from 

 the collection of Done. Dechiiis, Pascoe, is but another name for Scoto- 

 derus ; and Perroud's, having priority, must stand. The mesocoxal cavi- 

 ties being widely open externally, revealing the trochantins, at once re- 

 moves this genus from the position where Perroud has placed it, viz. in 

 the vicinity of Antimaclms (a genus of Ulumides) ; as I have previously 

 stated (Trans. Ent. Soc. 18G8, p. 2()5), its true position appears to me to 

 be near to Bins. The Scotodcrm cancellatus is very near to nphodioides 

 (Dechws), Pascoe, but may at once be separated from the latter by its 

 smaller size, more finely punctured protliorax, the more distinctly crenated 

 stria3 of the elytra (especially those by the suture), with the intervals 

 distinctly punctulate. b'cissicollis (Decliius), niihi, may instantly be distin- 

 guished from both by its sparsely punctured and not at {ill rugose head, 

 the very strong (and punctured) groove down the middle of its prothorax, 

 the remainder of the surface of this part being almost impuuctate. 



