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EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate XII. 



Fig. 1. ... Cicindela antiqua, Lea. 



2. ... Laius miraculus, Lea. 



3. ... ,, mirocerus, Lea. 



4. ... Atractocerus tasmaniensis, Lea, with wings re- 

 moved. 



5. ... ,, victoriensis, Blackb., antenna. 



6. ... ,, ,, ,, apical joints 



of palpus. 



7. ... Polyplocotes perforatus, Lea, head and antennae. 



8. ... ,, ,, ,, ,, from side; A, 

 perforation through head ; B, tip of mandible. 



Plate XIII. 



Fig. 9. ... Laius apicicollis, Lea, elytral pattern. 



10. ... ,, melanoderes, Lea, elytral pattern. 



11. ••• ,, flavonotatus, Lea, elytral pattern. 



12. 13. „ ammophilus, Lea, elytral pattern. 



14. ... ,, acervatus, Lea, elytral pattern. 



15. ... ,, stenotarsus, Lea, elytral pattern. 



16. ... ,, concavifrons, Lea, elytral pattern. 



17. ... ,, filamentarius, Lea, elytral pattern. 



18. ... ,, flavifrons, Lea, elytral pattern. 



19. ... ,, aulacoplioroid.es, Lea, elytral pattern. 



20. ... ,, variegatus, Blackb., elytral pattern. 



21. ... ,, pretiosus, Blackb., elytral pattern. 



22. ... ,, eyrensis, Blackb., elytral pattern. 



23. ... ,, quinquenotatus, Fairm., Var. 2, elytral 

 pattern. 



24. ... Copidita nigronotata, Boh., elytral pattern. 

 25, 26. ,, languida, Blackb., elytral pattern. 



27. ... ,, sloanei, Blackb., elytral pattern. 



28. ... Oxacis caloptera, Lea, elytral pattern. 



29. ... ,, picticeps, Lea, elytral pattern. 



30. ... Laius mirocerus, Lea, prothorax from in front. 



31. ... ,, apicicollis, Lea, prothorax from the side. 



32. 33. ,, melanoderes, Lea, basal joints of an- 

 tennae. (55) 



34j 35. ,, flavonotatus, Lea, basal joints of antennae. 



36, 37. ,, acervatus, Lea, basal joints of antennae. 



38. ... ,, stenotarsus, Lea, basal joints of antennae. 



39. ... ,, concavifrons, Lea, basal joints of antennae. 



40. ... ,, filamentarius, Lea, basal joints of an- 

 tennae. 



41. 42. ,, flavifrons, Lea, basal joints of antennae. 

 43, 44. ,, auiacophoroides, Lea, basal joints of an- 

 tennae. 



45, 46. ,, pretiosus, Blackb., basal joints of an- 



tennae. 



47,48. ,, eyrensis, Blackb., basal joints of antennae. 



49, 50. ,, quinquenotatus, Fairm., basal joints of 



antennae. 



(55) The basal joints of the antennae of the males of Laius vary in 

 apparent shape from almost every point of view. 



