314 The Insect Fauna of Van Diemen^s Land, 



Eschscholtz arranges under Ludius, but it differs from them 

 in the formation of the feet^ of which the third and fourth 

 joint (Hmb) have a tough sole^ but no leathery appendage. 

 It contains three new species, all remarkable for their 

 colouring. The other genus, Atelopus, is closely related to 

 Agriotes and Dolopius j but is distinguished by having the 

 fourth joint of the foot shortened, and provided with a 

 small appendage. The four new species belong to the 

 least important of the Flaterida. 



The small family of Rhipiceridce, distinguished by having 

 an onychium between the claws, has one species in Van 

 Diemen^s Land — this is BJtipicera mystacina (^) : the points 

 of difference between it and the Brasilian species of the 

 same genus have been examined by Kirby, (a. u. a, O.J, 

 who decided that they are too slight to require the for- 

 mation of a separate genus. 



In the family of Cyjplionides, the typical genus Cyphon has 

 an extensive distribution (t), and we possess species from 

 the different parts of America, Africa, and the East Indies. 

 It is interesting to find it also in the Australian Fauna : 

 our collection has received, however, but one new species, 

 which is allied to our own CypJion lividus. 



No species of the family of the LampyridcB has, as yet, 

 been found. 



The Lycida, on the contrary, have furnished principally 

 new species ; one of which belongs to the genus Porrostoma 



(*) Boisd., Faim. de I'Oceanie, p. 111. Ptiliniis mystacinus, Fabr. Syst. EL. 

 I., 328, 1. Herbst, Kaf. V., 45, 1, T. 46, f. 13. Folytomus mystacinus, Dabn, 

 Anal., 22, 3. I do not know whether, or in what way, BMpicera femorata 

 Eirby, Trans, of the Linn. Soc, XII., 458, 9, differs from this species. 



(t) Scirtes is widely distributed, as well in the Old World, particularly the 

 East Indies, aa in the New. Fabriciua has arranged single species among his 

 hopping ChrysomelcB. 



