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var. obscuripennis, n. var. 



Nine males appear to represent a variety of this species; 

 they differ in having the prothorax somewhat narrower, and 

 the elytra entirely black, or at least black feebly diluted with 

 red. The abdominal fovea is exactly as on normal males, 

 and by this the variety may be distinguished from nigrinus 

 and squamiventris. 



Hah. — North Queensland (Blackburn's collection), 

 Cairns (E. Allen); New South Wales: Gosford (H. W. Cox), 

 Galston (D. Dumbrell & Sons), Sydney (A. J. Coates). 



Microvalgus fascictjlatus, n. sp., or var. of vagans. 



<$ . Black, elytra castaneous, sides infuscated. Clothing, 

 except of the abdomen, as in preceding species. Length, 

 2ij-3 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Jenolan (J. C. Wiburd), 

 Galston (A. M. Lea). 



Close to the preceding species, but abdominal fovea 

 apparently much shorter, owing to its apical half being clothed 

 with ferruginous setse, and the sides, from the middle to 

 where they meet at the apex, marked with a conspicuous semi- 

 circle of upright ferruginous hairs, condensed into a fascicle 

 on each side. Seven specimens agree in these details, but 

 it seems possible that they may eventually be found to repre- 

 sent but a variety of vagans. The tarsi are sometimes red- 

 dish, and sometimes other parts of the legs are diluted with 

 red. 



Microvalgus dubitjs, n. sp., or var. of vagans. 



S . Head (muzzle excepted), meso- and metasternum 

 black, prothorax infuscated, elytra and legs reddish or 

 castaneous, propy- and pygidium, abdomen, and prosternum 

 varying from reddish to black, scutellum infuscated, the tip 

 paler. Clothing and shape, except of abdomen, much as 

 those of vagans. Length, 2f-3 mm. 



9 • Differs in being entirely pale, except for most of 

 head, and the meso- and metasternum, which are black or 

 blackish; the abdomen also is larger, and evenly convex. 



Hah. — Victoria: Grampians (C. French). 



Ten. specimens, five of each sex, were given to me some 

 years ago by Mr. French. I cannot, however, distinguish 

 the females from those of several other species. Some males 

 agree with Burmeister's description of lapeyrousei, except 

 that the legs are uniformly coloured, instead of the tibiae 

 being of different colour to those of other parts (as implied 

 in the description). The abdominal - fovea is alike on all the 

 males, and is glabrous in front of the ridges, but wider than^ 



