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B. merus^ Pasc. This species is not very intelligibly described. 

 In the author's tabulation of the genus it is placed as " sub- 

 opaque," but in the description it is called " subnitid." It is 

 further distinguished from B. musivus by several characters, and 

 it is added, " in both the elytra are less deeply striated," suggest- 

 ing the enquiry, " less deeply than what 1 " Perhaps words may 

 have been omitted by a printer's error. 



I have before me a species which occurs not uncommonly under 

 bark of Eiicalyj)tus in the Alpine district of Victoria, which, I 

 think, is probably B. merits ; it is a trifle less nitid than is usual 

 in the genus, and seems to agree with Mr. Pascoe's description, 

 such as it is. The longitudinal convexity down the centre of the 

 depressed space on the prothorax is, however, a little better de- 

 fined than the description would lead one to expect. It is re- 

 markable for its very small narrow head, a character not referred 

 to by the author of B. merus. It has the third elytral interstice 

 much narrower than either the second or fourth, a character 

 which at once distinguishes it from B. Victo7'ie7isis. Of the other 

 species having prothoracic sculpture of similar character, musivus, 

 Pasc, seems to be larger, and to have "three lateral alternate 

 interstices costaiform" {sic); costatus, Blackb., has elytra very 

 differently sculptured ; rittatus, Newm., has a much wider head, 

 different colours, etc. 



CUCUJID.5:. 



SILVANUS. 



S. armatuJus, sp. nov. Minus elongatus ; sat convexus ; pubes- 

 cens ; ferrugineus ; prothorace quam longiori vix latiori, 

 crebre subtiliter rugulose punctulato, supra a?quali, lateribus 

 fortiter 6-dentatis ; elytris punctulato-striatis. Long., 1 1. ; 

 lat., ,-%l. 

 Not unlike S. adrema, Kunz, in outline and convexity, but 

 with the prothorax more elongate, narrower (especially behind), 

 and armed at the sides with six strong teeth. 

 Victoria ; Alpine district. 



S. monticola, sp. nov. Sat elongatus ; sat convexus ; pubescens ; 

 ferrugineus ; capiteprothoraceque obscuris ; hoc quam longiori 

 haud latiori, confertim subtiliter vix rugulose punctulato, 

 supra asquali, lateribus subrectis subtiliter sat crebre den- 

 ticulatis, ad angulos anticos dente majori instructis ; elytris 

 punctulato-striatis. Long., 1 1. ; lat., -^ 1. (vix). 



Very like the preceding species, but narrower and more el^i^- 

 gate, with the sides of the prothorax very differently sculptured. 

 Victoria ; under bark of Euccdijptus in the Alpine district. 



