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Moonta, Terowie. One labelled "Northern Territory," 

 probably an error. The series shows great variation 

 in size, clothing, and size of tubercles, so that it is 

 somewhat difficult to obtain two specimens exactly 

 alike. 



122. Sclerorinus riv evince, Macl. — Victoria. A pair from 



Blackburn's collection sent under the synonym S. 

 altemus, Macl. 



123. Sclerorinus bubalus, Oliv. — Tasmania; South Aus- 



tralia. This is the first record of this common Tas- 

 manian species from South Australia; it also occurs 

 in Victoria. 



124. Sclerorinus subcostatus, Macl. — New South Wales: 



Yass. 



125. Sclerorinus, sp. ( ?) — No locality. I have this species 



from Harden, New South Wales. It is close to S. 

 squalidus, but probably undescribed. 



126. Sclerorinus, sp. ( ?) — New South Wales: Mulwala (T. 



G. Sloane). Three specimens of a widely distributed 

 species. It agrees fairly well with the descriptions 

 of S. hopei; I have, therefore, deferred dealing with 

 it until specimens can be compared with the type. 



127. Amycterus leichhardti, Macl. — Western Australia. 



A <3 marked "compared with type." 



128. Amycterus schonherri, Hope. — Western Australia: 



Swan River. 



129. Amycterus draco, W. S. Macleay. — Western Aus- 



tralia. The series sent for examination shows con- 

 siderable variation in the number of tubercles com- 

 posing the median rows on the prothorax. Ail the 

 specimens show granularity of the derm between the 

 elytra tubercles, but less marked than in the type, 

 and in this respect the specimens approach closer to 

 the variety insignisM) Both the number of pro- 

 thoracic tubercles and the granularity of the derm 

 appear to vary independently. The typical characters 

 of draco are the combination of few prothoracic 

 tubercles (4-5) with an asperate derm; those of 

 insif/nis are numerous tubercles (typically about 12) 

 combined with an almost smooth derm. Examples of 

 specimens with few tubercles and an almost smooth 

 derm are not uncommon, but in the asperate speci- 

 mens the prothoracic tubercles are rarely more than 

 seven in number. 



(4) Awaiting publication in my Revision of the Amycterides. 



