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specimens from Fowler Bay. One of the two speci- 

 mens bears a number, "I. 1439," and attached to it 

 is a note by A. M. Lea : — "T. 1439 in Blackburn's; 

 collection Was named luf/uhris, and from Ooldea 

 (Prof. Tate). But was struck out. Blackburn some- 

 times cancelled a number and made use of it later on 

 for a different species, forgetting that he had more 

 than one specimen bearing the number originally. 

 This may or may not be his lugubris, therefore." 



231. Diahp1oi)us, sp. (?) — Among the examples of this 



genus sent are a number of specimens which, after 

 considerable and careful examination, I am inclined 

 to regard as belonging to one variable species. 

 Individual specimens vary much in size and in the 

 number of the elytral tubercles, and to a less extent 

 in the prothoracic crests. Several of the specimens 

 are reddish in colour, but the majority are black : 

 possibly, I think probably, the reddish colour is a. 

 mark of immaturity. A name has not been 

 attached to these specimens, as I think that in all 

 probability they may belong to D. ferreji^, or D. 

 monachus. Indeed, in several collections one or 

 other of these names is attached to specimens which 

 I regard as conspecific with the Museum examples. 

 Unfortunately, both of Pascoe's descriptions are too 

 meagre to enable one to identify his species from 

 them, and until specimens can be compared with 

 the types I think no good can result from attaching 

 either of his names to these specimens. The series 

 are mostly labelled '"S. Australia, Rev. A. P. 

 Burgess," or ''Australia, old collection," but several 

 are from Ardrossan. 



232. Dialeptofus, sp. (?) — Two females labelled "Western 



Australia" probably belong to the same species as 

 the last, but are slightly larger. 



233. DlalepfojniK, sp. (?) — South Australia. Several speci- 



mens, rnostly without locality label, differ from the 

 previous species, but were labelled ''D. ferrena''' in 

 Blackburn's collection. Until the identity of 

 Pascoe's species are established, I think it wiser to 

 leave these specimens undescribed. 



234. TetraJovhy^ elevatux, Pasc. (?) — South Australia: 



Ardrossan, Mount Lofty, Clarendon. A long series 

 of a species which I identify with some slight doubt 

 as T. eh vat lis, Pasc. It is, moreover, the species to 

 which that name is attached in all Australian collec- 

 tions. The specimens vary in size and in shape. 



