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var. APICIFUSCUS, n. var. 
Two specimens from Karoonda to Peebinga (G. E. H. 
Wright), and one from Mindarie (South Australia), have the 
. 
PHYLLOTOCUS, sp. 
An entirely pale specimen (from Edithburgh in the 
Blackburn collection) combines characters of two species, as 
the hind angles of the prothorax are rectangular as in 
macleayi, and the front tibiae bidentate as in occidentalis. 
PHYLLOTOCUS MARGINATUS, Macl. 
Specimens of this species taken on Stradbroke ‘Island 
(Queensland) by Mr. Hacker are smaller (5 mm.), than usual, 
with „Part of the apex of the elytra black, and the pale 
marking es the sides of the prothorax of the female smaller 
n usual. 
. tha 
PHYLLOTOCUS AUSTRALIS, Boi. 
vata, and elytra (except for a slight infuscation of the 
atero apical margins of the latter) entirely pale. . 
PHyYLLoTocus vsTULATUS, Blanch. 
_ The prothorax of this common Western Australian species 
Varies from entirely black (as on the type) to entirely reddish ; 
several specimens before me have the prothorax reddish, with 
three infuscated spots: a moderately long median one and a 
lone towards each side. 
 PnuvrLorocus wAvicULARis, Blanch. 
In his table of the species of this genus Blackburn placed 
“navicularis in the first section “A. Elytra glabrous (or 
nearly so) except along their lateral margin.” But on many 
Specimens before me the hairs are quite as numerous about 
and 
The typical form has the head, prothorax, and a large 
i on each elytron black, the spots frequently have a 
« base as 
AA. Elytra clothed with hairs (at any rate along the suture 
reenish or bluish iridescence, on the sides they occupy 
| about half the length; along the suture they are conjoined for 
About half their own length, being divided in front by a 
