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Metriorrhynchus heterodoxus, Lea. 



A specimen, from the Dividing Range in Victoria, 

 appears to represent a variety of this species, its elytra have 

 more of the tips red than on the type, but the pale parts of 

 the sides are narrower and terminate before the base, instead 

 of being somewhat dilated on the shoulders, the sides of the 

 prothorax are narrowed in the middle, the true second joint 

 of the antennae is concealed from above, and the third is 

 even shorter than on the type. In the original description 

 by a misprint, the first joint of the antennae was made to read 

 "as long as wide and almost concealed"; the reading should 

 have been "2nd almost concealed." 



Metriorrhynchus occidentalis, Blackb. 

 M. disconiger, Lea, var. 



The type and only specimen of this species known to 

 Blackburn is now in the British Museum, but several speci- 

 mens, from the Mallee District of Victoria, agree perfectly 

 with the description. 



Two males, from Hobart, appear to represent a variety 

 of it, they have the black mark of the elytra at its widest 

 almost extending to the middle of each elytron, and continued 

 from the scutellum to slightly nearer the apex than on the 

 typical form; these specimens agree with the description of 

 M. disconiger, consequently the latter name must be regarded 

 as a varietal one only. 



Metriorrhynchus eremitus, Blackb. 

 Three specimens, from Eden (New South Wales), differ 

 from the typical form of this species in having the pale portion 

 of the elytra confined to the tips, and of the prothorax to the 

 sides. 



Metriorrhynchus melaspis, Bourg. 



This species was described as 8-9 mm. in length, with 

 the abdomen ( 3 ) and tibiae entirely pale, and the apex of the 

 labrum and the palpi black. There are numerous specimens 

 in the Museum from the Northern Territory (Mary River 

 and Darwin) that appear to belong to the species, but have 

 the labrum entirely pale, and palpi either entirely pale, or 

 partly infuscated; they measure 8-10 mm. in length. The 

 antennae are strongly serrated in the male, with some of the 

 joints subpectinate ; in the female they are less strongdy 

 serrated. 



(3) By a clerical error in my table the abdomen was noted as 

 "partly" pallid. 



