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the underside black, the thorax much wider, the tarsi nigro- 

 setose. The thing you call palmer ensis, Pascoe had as grandis, 

 Macl., which you say it is not, so it seems in need of a name." 

 [The specimens, of which I have two from Rockhampton, 

 which I determined as palmer en sis have the tarsi fulvo-setose, 

 as stated by the author, though Blackburn admitted that his 

 unique type was not in a good condition for determining this 

 fact. There seems to be a possibility of some mistake here. 

 A re-examination of my specimens shows an insect rather near 

 carinaticeps, Blackb., even containing distinct ocular carinse, 

 but with more or less concolourous elytra — one greenish, the 

 other purplish — but wider and larger than my specimens of 

 carinaticeps, but with similar sculpture. As the latter species 

 does certainly occur in the Rockhampton district, it is possible 

 that my so-called -palmer ensis may be a var. of carinaticeps. 

 It is better at present to avoid the further confusion of adding 

 a name. — H.J.C.] 



There is a small omission in my Chalcopterus table. After 

 109 should be inserted 109a. Size smaller. 



In the Amarygmus table, A. pectoralis, Blackb., was 

 inadvertently omitted. It should be placed near knrandce, 

 Mihi., and distinguished, inter alia, by its coarsely-punctured 

 sternum. In this table (p. 37), for geminatus read gemmatus 

 (as in description). 



AMARYGMUS. 



A. tristis, Fab. "The type is not in the Banks Collection, 

 its habitat and whereabouts are not stated in the description. 

 The latter says 'elytris cyaneis,' which may be taken as refer- 

 ring to the form with purple elytra." 



A. obtusus, Pasc, "is, I believe, specifically distinct. 

 You seem to have taken a specimen I sent as 'near obtusus, 7 

 to be identical, which I did not intend. My remarks stated, 

 'type ( obtusus) larger, thorax much more rounded at sides, 

 head punctulate between eyes, clypeus depressed at base, punc- 

 turation of elytra the same and jaws.' I may add — a distinct 

 though narrow ocular sulcus. It was formerly catalogued as 

 Chalcopterus. " 



A. pusillus, Pasc, "is not maurulus, Pasc., but is like a 

 black pinguis, Blackb., of the same size, shape, and form of 

 elytra! interstices. Mauritius you have correctly identified." 



N.B. — Types of pinguis, perplexus, and queenslandicus, 

 are all of same colouration, thorax dark blue-black (almost- 

 black), elytra distinctly blue. Pinguis differs in its more con- 

 vex elytral interstices, but I am unable to separate queens- 

 landicus and perplexus (I see no trace of ocular sulcus in the 

 latter) . 



