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The type of frenchi (fig. 114) is a large female of the 

 species, with the derm having a glazed appearance and the- 

 punctures more clearly outlined than on any other specimen 

 under examination. 



The type of rudis (fig. Ill) is another large female, with 

 the punctures less sharply defined, although still of large 

 size, and more frequently confluent than usual. The base of 

 the elytra is certainly different in shape to that of the type 

 of frenchi, but the differences appear to be of an individual 

 nature rather than specific. 



Leptops clavus, Fab. '(formerly Hipporhinus). 

 L. elegans, Lea. 



Mr. Arrow informs me that elegans is a synonym of 

 clavus (from comparison with the type of the latter). This 

 being the case, it would appear that the subfamily Ifippo- 

 rhinides must be altogether removed from the lists of Aus- 

 tralian beetles, as the only other species fnigrospinosus, No. 

 4940) standing under the subfamily in Masters' Catalogue 

 belongs to the Amycterides. 



Leptops ebeninus, Pasc. 

 L. crassicornis, Pasc. 

 Mr. Arrow sent for examination a specimen of crassicornis 

 that appeared to represent a variety only of ebeninus, and 

 on his attention being called to this, lie wrote: — "The types 

 of ebeninus and crassicornis differ little, and seem to me to 

 be certainly conspecific." Later on he sent two specimens 

 of the latter and three of the former, including a co-type of 

 each with a label in Pascoe's writing. On ebeninus the 

 tubercles are more conspicuously conical than they are on 

 crassicornis, on whose elytra they are usually rounded and 

 fewer in number; but they belong to one species and to a small 

 group < 12 ) all of whose species are variable. 



Leptops retusus, Pasc. 



L. rostral 'is, Lea. 



The description of retususx is quite misleading; the 

 species is a very distinct one, and has been redescribed under 

 the name of rostralis. On Mr. Arrow informing me of this, 

 three questions as to the type were asked, as follows: — 1. Is 

 there a small tubercle (13) on each side of the elytra just 

 above the middle of the metasternum ? 2. Is there a curious 



(12) E, of the table in Aim. Soc. Ent. Bolge, 190(1, p. 315. 



(13) C, of the table, I.e. 



