Col eopti' roil ■■< Family Cleridce. 91 



fuscous. The breast, a spot in front and one at the base on 

 each side of the thorax, scuteUum and extreme tip of the elytra 

 are clothed with Avhite depressed hairs. 

 Hab. Ivuckhaiiipton, Queensland. 



Synopsis ut Species. 



A. — Apex of elytra not smootlier than the rest. 



luticolor, Spin. — riridii^, Guerin. — Re/r/iii, Sjnn. — 

 aulicodes, Gorii. 

 B. — Apex of elytra siuootli and brilUant. 

 a.- — Elytra unicolorous. 



(wcavata, Westwd. — brevis, Gorham. — oh>;cur<i, Newman. 

 — siiiiplex, Newman. — Intricata, Klug, Spin. 

 b.- Elytra with a fulvous spot or fascia. 



hlmaoiJata, Spin. — latefasciata, Gorh. — pulchcr, Newm. 

 b. b. — Elytra witli a fascia and fulvous apex. 



I<ipi(hi., Pascoe. — lyir. ■sitnidons, Pascoe. 

 c— Elj-tra yellow, apex lilack. 

 selhda, Pascoe. 



Epiclines, Chev. 

 Type E. Gayi, Chev. 



It is not easy to follow M. Chevrolat's views on this genus. 

 It is given twice in his catalogue (Rev. et Mag. pp. 21, 23,) 

 followed by certain species detached underthename Eurymetopum, 

 Blanch. The latter name is inadmissible, vide Lac. Genera 

 p. 463 note (1) ; it is in fact a synonym of the Chilian genus. 



Chevrolat has more lately, Memoire sur la Fam. &c. 1876 

 p. 29, described a number of species under the generic title 

 Dereutes. It is not clear what are the characters which 

 distinguish this genus from Epldines, or that M. Chevrolat is 

 acquainted with the type of Blanchard's genus [maadatus, Bid.], 

 or what species he regards as the type of Dereutes. It would 

 seem to be Chevrolat's view that only two species (Gayi and 

 Basalis) are to be retained under Epidines. Nor can the genus 

 be included among the Hydnoceridea. The eyes being (though 

 slightly) emarginate, I see no reason to depart from the position 

 assigned it by Lacordaire, Chevrolat and others. 



Epidines custicoUis, Spin. Two specimens of this from Mr. 

 Lewis were found, as he assiu'es me, at Hakodate, Japan. 



