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NOTES ON THE AMYCTEFMDES IN THE SOUTH AUS- 

 TRALIAN Museum, with Descriptions of New 

 Species.- Part I. 



By Eustace W. Ferguson, M.B., Ch.M. 



[Head April 2, 1914.] 



Some little time ago, on requesting permission to examine 

 the Amy derides in the South Australian Museum, the authori- 

 ties of that institution very kindly allowed me full oppor- 

 tunity to examine all the specimens in their charge and to 

 describe the new species. The present paper deals with the 

 first four principal genera, together with one or two smaller 

 allied ones. I have thought it advisable to note all the species 

 sent for examination, together with their habitat. In this 

 connection it should be noted that many of the older speci- 

 mens are without locality labels beyond "Australia. Old 

 collection." The collection is particularly rich in species of 

 Sclerorinus, but I have purposely deferred commenting on 

 the range and distribution of these until the genus is con- 

 sidered as a whole in the revision of the subfamily at present 

 being published in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of 

 New South Wales. The descriptions of the new species are 

 given at the end of the paper. 



1. Psalidura reticulata, Boisd. — New South Wales: 



Sydney. 



2. Psalidura coxi, Macl. 



P. coxi, Macl., var. A. — New South Wales: Tam- 

 worth. 



3. Psalidura costipennis, Ferg. — Queensland: Mount 



Tambourine (A. M. Lea). Four specimens, two of 

 each sex, agreeing with type except that costse are 

 perhaps slightly less prominent, and the setae are 

 more numerous. 



4. Psalidura miracula, Macl. — New South Wales : Blue 



Mountains, Tenterfield. 



5. Psalidura approximata, Ferg. — Victoria: Mount 



Buffalo (Blackburn). 



6. Psalidura forficulata, Macl. — South Australia: Ar- 



drossan (Tepper). I can detect no difference between 

 Queensland specimens and this single South Aus- 

 tralian example. It would be interesting to know if 

 the species occurs elsewhere in South Australia; 

 otherwise, if this locality be correct, it is very diffi- 

 cult to account for its occurrence so far south. 



