Referate. 



III 



Lymexylonidae, Ptinidae, Tenebrionidae, and Erotylidae. In the family Scydmaenidae, 

 Scydmaenus kingensis is proposed as a new name ior S. kingi, Lea (nom. praeocc); 

 whilst in the family Bostrichidae tliere are biologicai notes on Xylopsocus bis/dnosus 

 Macl., and Rizopertha dominica, Fab. 



Tiilyard, R. ]. On the Genus Diphlebia [Nevroptcra : Odonatn]: with Descriptions 

 of new Species, and Life-histories. tom. cit., p. 584, plates XiX. and XX.] 



Turner, A. Jefferis. On some Types of Lepidoptera in the National Museum, 

 Melbourne. Mem. Nat. Mus. Melb., No. 4, Feb. 1912, p. 16. 

 An important paper with critical notes on a number of types, the M. S. 

 names of which are apparently in Walkers hand-writing. A new species, Cirjjhs 

 dasyc/iema, is described, also a new Genus Ocybolo, of which the type is seim'fusca 

 Walk., three of Walker's species are also redescribed. 



Ashton, Howaptfl. Catalogue of the Victorian Cicadidae in the National Museum, 

 Melbourne. Op. cit., p. 23, pl. iv., figs b, d— h, j, k. 

 Twenty-two species are listed. In addition to critical notes a füll synonomy 

 and bibliography are also given. 



Ashton, Howard. Descriptions of New Australian Cicadidae in the National 

 Museum, Melbourne. Op. cit., p. 39, pl. iv., figs. a, c, i. 

 Three new species are described; Macrotristria dorsalis^ Melampsalta cylindrica, 

 and M. capistrata. 



Lea, Arthur M. On a New Rhytiphora in the National Museum, Melbourne, 

 Op. cit., p. 33, with fig. in text. 

 The new species is Rhytiphora macleayi. 



Froggatt, W. W. The Fowl Tick {Argns persicus^ Oken). Agric. Gaz. N. S. Wales, 

 vol. XXIII, part, 3, March, 1912, p. 254, text, figs. 

 Populär paper dealing with the occurrence of the tick in Australia, its 

 distribution, description and habits, and methods for eradication. 



Lea, Arthur M. Descriptions of Australian Curculionidae, with Notes on 

 Previously Described Species Part IX, Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia, 

 Vol. XXXV., Dec, 1911, p. 62. 

 [Note: This volume, although published in December, 1911, was not re- 



ceived by me in time for inclusion in my record of the work of its year. W. J. R ] 



Lower, Oswald B. Revision of the Australian Hesperidae, Op. cit., p, 112. 

 This paper includes description of several new forms. 



Blackburn, Rev. T. Further Notes of Australian Coleoptera with description 

 of New Genera and Species. No. XII. Op. cit., p. 173. 

 This paper deals with the Coprides. Sericoides, Stethaspides, True Melolon- 

 thides and Elaterids, and contains keys, as well as descriptions of new genera 

 and species 



Froggatt, W.W. Parasitic Enemies of the Mediterranean Flour Moth (Ephestia 

 kuehniella, Zeller). Australian parasites indicated are Amorphota ephestia^ 

 Cameron, n. sp., (Fig. 1), and Hadrobracon hebeto?', Say (Fig. 2). Agric. Gaz. 

 N. S. W., vol. XXIII , part 4, April, 1912, p. 307. 



Ashton, Howard. Some New Australian Cicadidae. Proc. Roy. Soc. Vict., vol. XXIV. 

 (New Series) part II., March, 1912, p. 221, pls XLIX— LI. 

 Eleven new species are described and figured ; one of these is included in 

 a new genus, for which the name^ Owra is proposed, the type of which is 0. in- 

 signis, Ashton. 



Waterhouse, G. A. and Lye N. G. Descriptions of and Notes on Some 

 Australian Hesperidae, Vict. Nat, XXVIII., No. 12, April 11, 1912, p. 223. 

 Two new species are described, besides which there are critical notes on 

 three previously recorded forms. 



Waterhouse, G. A. A Second Account of the Winter Butterflies of North 

 Queensland. Austr. Nat.. 11., Part 10, April 2, 1912, p. 126. 

 Contains pogular notes on a collecting trip in N.-Queensland during the 

 monts ofjuly, 1910, and June 1911, together with lists of species obtained at Kuranda, 

 Cairus, Townsville, and Brisbane. Altogether 159 species were captured. 



