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D^edrosis, Bates. 

 Leptogastrus, Macl. 

 There is no generic distinction between the above two 

 genera. The species described below as D. apiformis is a clear 

 link between D. (Leptogastrus) mastersii, Macl., and other 

 species of Doedrosis. The following is a table of the species 

 known : — 



1 12 Body not pedunculate. 



2 8 Sparsely pilose, at least on elytra ; 

 prothorax very convex. 



Elytra deeply sulcate, intervals 

 raised; antennae and legs dark. 

 6 Lateral margins of prothorax crenu- 

 late, disc coarsely punctate. 



Colour bronze, elytral intervals 



sharp and rugulose crenato-striata, Bates 



Colour black, elytral intervals flatter 



and plain ambigua, Bates 



Colour bronze, lateral margins of 

 prothorax entire, disc finely punc- 

 tate monticola, Blackb. 



Elytra finely striate-punctate, in- 

 tervals quite flat, antennae red ... victoria, Blackb. 

 9 Body glabrous ; prothorax sub- 

 cordate and more depressed angulata, n. sp. 



10 12 Strongly pilose on elytra. 



11 Elytra sulcate, intervals raised ... pygmcea, Haag-Rut. 

 12 1 Elytra striate-punctate, intervals flat hirsuta, Cart. 



13 15 Body pedunculate. 



14 Elytra glabrous, deeply striate, 

 intervals raised mastersii, Macl. 



15 Elytra pilose, lightly striate, inter- 

 vals flat apiformis, n. sp. 



Bates seems to have been doubtful as to the distinction of 

 ambigua from crenato-striata. I have, I think, both sexes of 

 each, and consider them clearly distinct. The former I have 

 from the Blue Mountains, the latter from Sydney, Illawarra, 

 and the Blue Mountains. D. monticola, Blackb., is also 

 common round Medlow and Blackheath. Specimens from Eden 

 (New South Wales) and Jamieson (Victoria) are also very close 

 to this species. D. victorice, Blackb., I have from Dandenong, 

 Buffalo Mountains, and Wanden (Victoria). I have also a 

 specimen from Cairns (Northern Queensland), which varies 

 only slightly from this specimen in its somewhat coarser 

 sculpture, and may be termed var. cairnsi. D. pygmcea, 

 Haag.-Rut., is common in the Illawarra and coastal 

 district of New South Wales. Mr. Cox has taken it in num- 

 bers under seaweed and shore refuse at Lady Robinson Beach, 

 near Sydney. D. mastersii, Macl., my single specimen, com- 

 pared with type (from Gayndah), was taken by Mr. Lea at 

 Forest Reefs, New South Wales. 



