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A female specimen from Albury (N.S.W.) differs in having a 

 greater portion of the outer apex of each elytron black. A male 

 specimen from the Swan River differs in having the elytra entirely 

 red. 



OXYTELUS BRUNNEIPENNIS Macl. 



This is a very distinct species, rendered so by an infuscate line 

 extending along the middle of the abdomen (a character not 

 mentioned in the original description). The eyes are much above 

 the average size, but smaller than in 0. sculptus My specimens 

 are from Sydney. 



OXYTELUS VARIUS Fvl. 



Some years ago at Forest Reefs I remember seeing many 

 thousands of specimens of this species flying around and settling 

 on bags containing potatoes cut ready to be planted out. 



OXYTELUS SEMIRUFUS Fvl. 



This species (which I have from W. Australia, N. S. Wales, 

 and Tasmania) usually has a square black space in the middle of 

 the clypeus; this square is invariably (sometimes but very 

 slightly, however) darker than its surroundings. 



0. sculptos Grav. Hab. — West Australia; Tasmania. 



O. apicalis Fvl. Hab. — Mount Barker, W.A. 



O. rufinodis Fvl. Hab. — Swan River. 



O. vulneratus Fvl. Hab. — Tasmania. 



O. discipennis Fvl. Hab. — Windsor, Sydney, Clarence River, 

 Armidale, and Queanbeyan, N.S.W.; Victoria. 



(). sparsus Fvl. Hab. — Tamworth, Cootamundra, Forest 

 Reefs, Windsor, Clarence and Tweed Rivers, N.S.W. 



0. sub.eneus Fvl. Hab. — Swan River and Newcastle, W.A. 



O. scabrellus Fvl. Hab. — Vasse, W.A. 



0. piceicollis Fvl. Hab. — Sydney. 



O. impennis Fvl., and O. mulas Fvl. I have received speci- 

 mens of both these species from the Rev. T. Blackburn; they are 

 without locality labels, but agree exactly with the descriptions. 



