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not instabilis , as taken by Lacordaire. Blackburn (2) com- 

 mented on the above, but owing to the absence of a diagnosis 

 of Phlogistus, retained the name of Aulicus. A description 

 of the new genus has been supplied by Schenkling.( 3 ) 



Phlogistus imperialis, Gorham. 



This insect was originally described from Queensland. 

 I have now to record it from New South Wales, Victoria, 

 South Australia, and Western Australia. As suggested by 

 Hintz,( 4 > there is no doubt Blackburn failed to recognize this 

 species, but confused it with P. episcopalis, Spin., which 

 name I have seen in his handwriting attached to colour varie- 

 ties of imperialis. The latter species is very variable in 

 colour, and apparently Blackburn had not seen a specimen of 

 the typical colouring, otherwise he would probably have 

 recognized it from the description given by Gorham. This 

 species may be readily distinguished from episcopalis, Spin.,. 

 inter alia, by its deep, quadratic, and reticulate punctures; 

 those on the latter species being more shallow, not so square r 

 and not reticulate. 



Phlogistus corallipes, Che v. 



A specimen from Tasmania differs from the typical form 

 in having dark mouth parts and legs, only the front tarsi 

 being reddish. 



Phlogistus mundus, Blackb. 



I have taken this species in the Flinders Ranges, South 

 Australia, together with a colour variety, which has the head 

 and prothorax almost black, the base and apex of elytra a 

 beautiful bright violet, the middle part bearing punctures of 

 a coppery tint, the legs blue, with the exception of the front 

 tarsi and the under-surface of the front tibiae, which are 

 ochraceous. 



Phlogistus modestus, Blackb. 



Blackburn in his description of the above mentions a 

 variety, "pedibus sordide testaceis," as being probably only 

 an immature specimen. I have in front of me nine specimens 

 taken in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia; they 

 all have their legs testaceous, and do not appear in any way 

 to be immature. 



Phlogistomorpha. 



This genus was proposed by Hintz^ 5 ) to receive four 

 species of Phlogistus, viz., olackburni, Schenk. ; apicalis?. 



(2) Blackburn, Trans. Roy Soc. S. Austr., 1900, p. 122. 



(3) Schenkling, Gen. Insect., Fasc. 13, 1903, p. 56. 



(4) Hintz, Deut. Ent. Zeit., 1908, p. 709. 

 (5)Hintz, loc. cit., 1908, p. 715. 



