316 The Insect Fauna of Van Biemen's Land. 



Of the family of Telepliorida, two species have been found ;: 

 one is a new^ genuine Cantliaris i^) : and the other belongs 

 to the genus ChanliognatJms, Hents, (t) hitherto held to be 

 exclusively American. It has been repeatedly described (J) 

 under the name C. lugubris. 



The family of Melyfida presents only one small beetle of 

 the Malachian group. It is a new species of my genus 

 Attains (§), which has hitherto seemed limited to Southern 

 Europe. 



Several Van Diemen^s Land species of the family of Cler- 

 idm have been mentioned by Mr. Newman (^) ; one of them 

 called Hydnocera [nitens) is distinguished from the Ameri- 

 can species by the formation of the male antennse^ though 

 it resembles them in habit. This species was forwarded 

 by Mr. Westwood ; the others are unknown to me. The 

 species in our collection are very different ; one, Clents intri- 

 eatus, belongs to an unimportant division of this genus^ 

 which division differs from the typical form chiefly in its 

 slightly toothed claws^, and by an approach in habit ta 

 that of Opihis. A second species, Opilus patriciiis i^*) 

 forms with two Madagascar species a small group in this 

 genus, which group differs from its type in the breadth 



being rounded, not pointed, and in tlie third joint of tlie antennse being fully as long 

 as the fourth. 



(*) It appears more correct to retain the Linnsean name of this genus, for Linnseus 

 is certauily the best authority as to nomenclature. I should not, however, call the 

 family Cantharides. 



(+) Transact. Amer. Philosoph. Soc.N. Ser. III. It is identical with CaUiantMa Dej, 

 I do not know how far the extreme elongation of the maxiUee is cliaract eristic of the 

 numerous species. This genus is distinguished from Gantharis also by the shape of the 

 palpi, of the feet, and in the male by a large plate which covers the oval duct from 

 below. 



(t) Cantliaris Z«(irM&ris,Fabr. Syst. El. I. 297, 17. Telephm'us pti,lc7ielhis,McLcLea,y, 

 King, Nar. II., 442, 38. Guer. Voy. d. 1. Coquille, Zool. II. 2, p. 77. Callianthia pul- 

 che'la, Boisd. Faun, de I'Oceanie, p. 131. 



(§) Entomography, I., p. 89. 



(If) The Entomologist, 1841, p. 35. (Clerusf) {Pylus,) fatuus, JEleale aspera, Hyd' 

 nocera nitens, and H. JfoMJtinus. 



**) This, and the species previously mentioned will be described in the periodicals of 

 our academy by Dr. Klusj:. 



