-oO E. W. Fergimon. 



Described from one male and three females, all of which 

 agree in having no tubercles on the second and fourth interstices. 



Associated with these, and from the same locality, are four 

 males and a female, which differ in having elongate, spaced out 

 tubercles on the second and third interstices, the sutural inter- 

 stice is also less raised, except at base, while the punctures are 

 less regular. I can see no other difference except that the pro- 

 thoracic granules are less elongate. 



I am undecided whether these represent a distinct species, or 

 .are merely individual variations ; I am inclined to the former 

 view, but have thought it better not to affix a name to the speci- 

 mens while doubt exists as to their status. 



The dimensions of these specimens with the number of 

 tubercles on the second and fourth interstices vary somewhat, 

 and are given in the following table : — 



Sex. 



Dimensions. 



Se( 



:oncl Interstice. Fourtli Interstice. 



cT . 



. . 16 x5.5 



mm. 





6—8 



5 



3^ . 



. 15 x5 



>> 





2 



4—5 



3 . 



. 17 x6.5 



>) 





4—5 



5 



3 . . 



. 18 x7 



>> 



. . 



2—3 



3 



$ . 



. 17.5x7 



>> 



. . 



4 



3—5 



SCLERORINUS MELICEPS, PaSC. 



Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc, 1873, p. 10; Ferguson, Proc. Linn. 

 Soc. N.S.Wales, 1915, xl., p. 801. 



When in London I had an opportunity of examining the type 

 3 of this species in the British Museum, and made the follow- 

 ing notes : — 



"" Sclerorinus meliccps, Pasc. 3 (Type), belongs to subcostatus 

 ;group and allied to 5. sqiialidiis. Prothorax with small round 

 granules, abraded in centre. Elytra with depressions irregular, 

 transverse, not deep ; granules prominent, about equal in size 

 to interstitial granules; these granuliform forming continuous 

 rows on the third, fifth and sixth, at intervals on the second and 

 fourth, hardly distinguishable from the other granules. Median 

 vitta yellow. Middle tibiae notched. Setae yellow." 



Hab. — Queensland. 



This species was unknown to me at the time I revised the 

 genus, and provisionally it was placed in group V. It should 

 however come into group IV., and next to S. sqiialidus, Macl. 



