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includes major, Blackb., in this statement; but this is a mis- 

 take, as shown by the author's description, "capite prothorace- 

 que plus minusve cyaneo tinctis ;" moreover, my specimens 

 (from Cooktown and Cairns) were personally determined by 

 the author. Like a few other species, e.g., Gh. yorkensis, 

 Blackb., the pronotum is often so dark that an old or greasy 

 specimen might well appear quite black. Either this is the 

 case with the type, or some mistaken labelling has taken 

 place. In the case of leal and prodi'tor I must candidly con- 

 fess to a blunder of tabulation. I have specimens of proditor 

 from Condon, W.A., determined by the author himself; while 

 those of leai were compared with co-types in Mr. Lea's col- 

 lection.— H.J. C] 



Ch. cyanipennis, Hope = var. of Icevicollis, Bless. "This 

 name must give way to cyanopterus, Hope (type in British 

 Museum). This species was originally described (Gray's Zool. 

 Miscell., i., 1831, p. 32) as from Nepal, but the species is 

 identical with the type of cyanipennis, Hope (at Oxford). It 

 is rather strange that there should be in Bates' collection two 

 specimens purporting to be from Malabar, labelled cyani- 

 pennis, Reiche. I think the Indian localities must be 

 erroneous." (K.G.B.) 



Gh. variabilis, ~Bles$. = vinosus, Tasc-columbinus, Bois. 

 On the synonomy of variabilis with vinosus, Mr. Blair writes: 

 "Your determination of this species (vinosus, ¥asc.—opaci- 

 collis, Blackb., nee. Macl.) is incorrect, so that a name appears 

 to be required for this latter." As regards the synonymy, 

 vinosus, Pasc. = columbinus Bois., Mr. Blair says: "Bates ac- 

 quired with La Ferte's collection a set of duplicate Heteromera 

 from the Dejeanian collection, and amongst these are probably 

 coupes, possibly types of Boisduval's species. These are as 

 follows : — 



" Amarygmus columbinus, Bois. = (7A. vinosus, Pasc.= 

 variabilis, Bless. 



" Adelium harpaloides, Bois. = A. calosomoides , Kirby. 



"A. virescens, Bois. = A. brevicorne, Bless." 



N.B. — The last two were suggested by me (Proc. Linn. 

 Soc, N.S.W., 1908, pp. 275, 276). 



Gh. cupreus, Fab. Mr. Blair's note runs: "I cannot 

 quite match this, but it seems to be very near, if not identical 

 with, setosus, Blackb. The seriate punctures of the elytra are 

 sharper and interstices natter, with but one or two setse to- 

 wards the apex." 



N.B. — For the hiatus left by the want of a name for Ch. 

 opacicollis, Blackb., nee. Macl., I suggest the name confusus. 



Ch. palmer ensis, Blackb., "is erroneously determined. 

 The type is superficially very like cupriventris, Cart., but has 



