I 



On some Austndidn Miilacodeimidae. 339 



December, ID 13, by A. S. M.'clc. Presented by Oldfield 

 Thomas. Six spi-ciimns examined. 



Tlii.s subspecies is evidi'iiily most nearly allied to P. ^ij/po~ 

 tnrlnnifi luteus^ K. And., wliicli Mr. Meek obtained on 

 Dampier Islanil, but is readily distingnisliable by its much 

 darker cht'st and belly, which contrast 8tron{i;ly with the 

 colour of the neck, instead of nearly agreein<? with it. 

 P. h. luteus was recorded by Dr. Andersen from S.E. New 

 (ininea, extending up to the Huon Gidf. Its occurrence in 

 Damjiier Island is therefore not sur[)risini^. 



To some ext-nt this subspecies o£ liypomelanus tends to 

 lake on the characteristic colour-pattern of P. mariannus and 

 its allies, and confirms Dr. Andersen\s remarks on the affinities 

 of the two groups ('Catalogue/ p. 172). 



XXXVI. — On some Australian Malacodermidae and Curcu- 

 lionidie collected by Mr. G. E. Bryant. By Arthur M. 

 Lea. 



I\ 1908 Mr. Bryant spent some months collecting insects in 

 Australia. Of the beetles taken, the majority of the Malaco- 

 dermidse and Cureulionidse* were sent to me for examination, 

 and the number of new species obtained will show the care 

 taken with many of the smaller forms, so often passed over 

 by collectors. 



Mr. Bryant writes that in the year named he " arrived at 

 Fremantle on 21st July, spent two weeks collecting round 

 Fremantlc, Perth, and Mundaring. Too early in the season 

 to do much good. Arrived at Adelaide 8th August, and 

 spent a week there, and then two weeks in Victoria. 

 vVrrived at Sydney the end of August, and spent five months 

 collecting in New South Wales. Baan Baa is in the north 

 of New South Wales, between Walgett and Wcrris Creek. 

 Spent about a week round Brisbane and a month at Cairns 

 and Knranda, and finally left Australia from Port Darwin.'* 



In addition to the localities of specimens taken by Mr. 

 Bivant, I have given others when specimens of the same 

 were in my own or in other collections. A (ew of the 

 species here described were not actually taken by Mr. Bryant, 



* The Bolide-J, about fifteen species, were overlooked when the 

 8))eciiiiens were sent to uie, aud the Auiycteridea were examined by 

 Dr. Ferguson. 



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