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insects was sold by auction by J. C. Stevens on 6th April 1891 (Nature, April, 1881: 
CLXXI and Atheneum, April, 1891: 247). Through the kindness of Mr D. B. 
Janson I have been able to examine a sale catalogue annotated by his grandfather. 
Lots 116 to 121 made up of ‘Specimens of Amber containing insects of various 
orders’ have a pencil note “gum copal”’ beside them. Four lots were purchased 
by Sowerby and two by Fulton. As these gentlemen were dealers it must be assumed 
that the specimens were sold privately, and are now lost. The figure depicts an 
individual with drawn out and sharply pointed anterior angles of the prothorax. 
This feature does not occur in any known Indian species but is characteristic of a 
number of Madagascan species. Champion (1916 : 245) suggested that Hope may 
have been mistaken in the origin of his resin and that wnicolor was a pallid form of 
the Madagascan Centrostethus cuspidatus (Klug). This may well be the case as 
Hope (loc.cit.: 48, footnote) records that he also received Animé from Madagascar. 
The generic attribution is based on the close resemblance of the figure to Agrypnus 
cuspidatus (Klug). 
Agrypnus unicus (Fleutiaux) comb. n. 
Lacon unicus Fleutiaux, 1919 : 21. 
Adelocera unicus (Fleutiaux) Fleutiaux, 1926 : 96. 
Holotype. TANZANIA: 3, Afrique orientale allemande, Kilimandjaro versant 
sud-est Alluaud & Jeannel; Prairies alpine du Bismarkhiigel (alt. 2600-2800, 
mars—avril 1912, st. 70); Lacon unicus Fleut., type (MNHN, Paris). 
Agrypnus ursulus (Candéze) comb. n. 
Lacon ursulus Candéze, 1857 : 147. 
Lacon ursulus Candéze; Neboiss, 1956 : 13. 
LECTOTYPE (present designation). AUSTRALIA: 9, Laf. Sydney, N. Holl. 
ursulus Cdz, type [Cand.]; Janson coll. 1903.130; Lacon ursulus Cdze, Cand. type 
e coll. de Laferté [Janson] (BMNH). 
The metasternum and wings are much reduced in length. 
Agrypnus vandepolli (Candéze) sp. rev., comb. n. 
Lacon Van-de-Polli Candéze, 18876 : 285. 
LECTOTYPE (present designation). AUSTRALIA: 9, Normantown, Queensland 
(Ch. French); Lacon Van de Polli Cand. Type [? Van de Poll]; Collection Neervoort 
Van de Poll, type de Candéze [Fleut.] (MNHN, Paris). 
Neboiss (1965 : 13), following Schenkling (1925 ; 30), lists vandepollt as a synonym 
of variabilis Candéze. Comparison of the descriptions indicates that the synonymy 
is not justified. L. vandepolli possesses golden scales and deep tarsal grooves on the 
propleurae, characteristics which do not occur in variabilis. I believe that the 
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