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I have examined three examples of this species, which 

 is more closely allied to S. brunnipes, Boi., then the pre- 

 ceding, but with a similar style of sculpture. It is remark- 

 able for the apparently highly varnished surface, its polished 

 and convex pronotum, coarsely punctate elytra with its 

 irregular series and costate intervals. Wider and more convex 

 than S. brunnipes; it is narrower and less convex than S. 

 sphaeroides and S. frenchi. 



Saragus brunnipes, Boi. Four specimens from South 

 Neptune Island represent a rather coarsely punctate variety 

 of this species. The species was also taken on Black Rocks. 



Pterohelaeus simplicicoUis, Blackb. One specimen from 

 Franklin Island, and another from St. Francis Island, iden- 

 tified by Mr. Carter as probably belonging to this species. 



P. nitidissimus , Pasc. A single specimen from Flinders 

 Island noted by Mr. Carter as having seriate punctures on 

 elytra a little larger than on the typical form. 



P. ovcdis, Blackb. St. Francis Island. 



Helaeus modicus, Blackb. A very interesting series of 

 33 specimens was taken on Franklin Island, ranging in length 

 from 18 to 25 mm. Of these 14 have the curved portion on 

 the left of the apex of the thorax on top of the right portion, 

 and 16 have the right on top of the left; the difference is 

 not sexual; on three the curved parts do not touch, being 

 separated about half a millimetre. The species was also taken 

 on- Goat Island (pi. xiii., fig. 2). 



H. castor, Pasc. Franklin Island. 



Brises duboulayi, Bates. Franklin Island. 



Micrectyche nana, Pasc. A specimen from Franklin 

 Island, identified by Mr. Carter as probably belonging to this 

 species. 



C aediomorpha heteromera, King. Black Rocks, St. 

 Francis, Flinders, and Franklin Islands. 



Hyocis bakewelli, Pasc, var. pallida, Macl. St. Francis 

 Island. 



Trachyscelis ciliaris. Champ. Franklin, Eyre, and Flin- 

 ders Islands. 



Cestrinus aspersus, Blackb. Franklin Island. 



ANTHICIDAE. 



Anthicus strigosus, n. sp. 



PI. xiii., fig. 8. 



Head and prothorax dark reddish-brown, elytra almost 

 black, legs, antennae and palpi more or less reddish, tarsi 

 paler. Elytra moderately clothed with pale, subdepressed 

 pubescence. 



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