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(in his diagnosis) that the pubesence of M. nigra is black. The 

 size (which I also referred to) is not a satisfactory distinction 

 alone, and therefore, as it seems improbable that M. nigra is not 

 among the species before me, I am of opinion that M. Baileyi is 

 identical with Reitter's species. Unfortunately, there is still 

 further entanglement in the synonymy of this insect, for (as 

 noted T.R.S, S.A., 1894, p. 204, and 1895, p. 31) I received it 

 from Mr. Lea subsequently to my description of Baileyi under 

 the name Carpophilus obsciirus, Macl. (on a supposed comparison 

 with Macleay's type) and too hastily adopted the correction. 

 Afterwards Mr. Masters sent it to me as Nitidula concolor, Macl. 

 This caused me to look carefully into the matter, and I found 

 that blasters' identification is correct, and that Mr. Lea must 

 have compared it with a specimen which was not the real type of 

 C. obscurus, Macl., as it does not at all agree with Macleay's 

 description. The synonymy, therefore, appears to be as follows : 

 M. {Nitidula) concolor, Macl. 

 nigra, Reitter. 

 Baileyi, Blackb. 



obscurus {Carpophilus), Blackb., T.R.S., S.A., 1894, 

 p. 204, nee. Macl. 

 M. densita, Reitt. This species is said to be common to 

 Ceylon and Australia. It seems to be a very small Macro ara 

 notable especially by the extremely close puncturation of its 

 pronotum and the red colour of its front tibiae in contrast to the 

 colour of its other legs. I have seen nothing like it and suspect 

 that it is erroneously quoted as Australian. 



M. [Nitidula) latens, Blanch. The description of this insect 

 is almost certainly that of a Macroura, but is not precise enough 

 to identify it with any insect known to me. Any one of three or 

 four species may with about equal probability be that on which 

 Blanchard founded his description. 



M. bicalcarata, sp. nov. Fem. Late ovalis; vix nitida ; fulvo- 

 vel cinereo-pubescens ; piceo-nigra, antennis pedibusque 

 rufo-brunneis, illarum articulo ultimo infuscato ; capite 

 creberrime minus subtiliter (quam M. brunnescentis magis 

 crebre minus subtiliter), pronoto crebre subtilius (a parte 

 antica retrorsum gradatim minus subtiliter), quam 

 M. brunnescentis minus subtiliter) punctulatis ; pro- 

 thorace fortiter transverso, antice angustato, lateribus 

 arcuatis, angulis posticis (superne visis) subacutis retrorsum 

 inclinatis, a latere visis obtusis ; elytris confertim inaequaliter 

 (quam M. brunnescentis magis perspicue minus confertim) 

 striatis, striis inaequaliter punctulatis, interstitiis angustis 

 haud punctulatis ; tibiis anticis extus ad apicem dentibus 

 binis magnis armatis, his fere contiguis. Long., 2 1.; lat., 



