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(Brnll(5) ; labium not emarginate ; tibiao strong^ly curved, especially the 
posterior. Sp. 7?. antnrctica, sp. n., Cast. 1. c. p. 1G6, Now Zealand. 
Parron, g. n., Castolnau, l.c. p. 173. Allied to Promccodcrus emargina- 
tion of mentum unarmed, terminal joints of palpi oval. Sp. n. P. howiitii^ 
Cast. l.c. p. 173, and P. hicolor.. Cast. l.c. p. 174, Paroo Itiverj P. f/randisj 
violacea, and carhonaria, Cast. 1. c. p. 174, Swan River. 
Adotclaj g. n., Castelnau, 1. c. p. 174. Allied to Parroa ; terminal joints of 
palpi strongly securiform ; joints 1-3 of anterior tarsi with small, spongiose 
brushes. Sp. A. concolor and csmcralda, sp. n.. Cast. 1. c. p. 175, Swan River. 
Cerotalis, g. n., Castelnau, 1. c. p. 175. Allied to Promccodcrus) mentum 
without a tooth ; terminal joints of palpi oval and subtruncated; joints 1-4 
of anterior tarsi Avith spongy cushions. Sp. P. degener (Guer.). N. sp. C. scmi-‘ 
violacca, Cast. /. c. p. 176, South Australia; C. suhstriata, Cast, ibid., King 
George’s Sound; and C. versicolor, Cast, ibid., Victoria. 
New species : — ■ 
Cncmalohus i^a^^^pcnsis, Putzeys, Stett. ont. Zeit. 1868, p. 364, Chili ; C. 
gcrmaini, Putz. 1. c. p. 366, Chili; C, goyi, Putz. 1. c, p. 366, Chili; C, abhre- 
viatus, Putz. ibid.. Chili. 
Mccodema crcnaticollis, Redtenbacher, Reiso der Novara, Zool. ii. Col. p. 11, 
pi. 1. fig. 6, New Zealand. 
Mecodema. Castelnau (Trans. Roy. Soc. Viet, viii.) describes the follow- 
ing new species of this genus : — M. howitii, p. 159, New Zealand ; M. rccto- 
lineatum, p. 160, Dunedin, New Zealand; M. lucidum, ibid.. New Zealand; 
M. crenicolle, ibid., Auckland, New Zealand; M. simplex, ibid., Auckland; 
M. blagravii, p. 161, Victoria ; M. impressmn, ibid., Dunedin, New Zealand ; 
M. nltcrnans, ibid., Otago, Now Zealand; M. inerqualc, p. 102, Now Zealand ; 
M. clougntum, ibid.. Now Zealand ; M. percoidcs, p. 163, Tasmania ; M. mo)i- 
tanum, ibid., Victoria. 
p7'oscus illustris, Putzeys, 1. c. p. 311, Syria. 
Meiaglyinma aberrans, Putzeys, 1. c. p. 320, New Zealand. 
Promccodcrus morosus, Putzeys, 1. c. p. 333, Australia ; P. mqjusculus, Putz. 
1. c. p. 333 (perhaps =versfco/or. Cast.), North Australia; P. lucidus, Putz. 1. c. 
p. 339, Melbourne ; P. puella, Putz. 1. c. p. 343, New South Wales. 
Proinecoderus. Castelnau (/. e.) describes the following new species : — 
P. tas?na7iicus, p. 166, Tasmania; P. hassii, ibid.. King’s Island; P. pyg- 
7UCCUS, p. 167, Victoria; P. 7uinutus, ibid.. Swan River; P. 72tg7'ico)'7iis, ibid., 
Victoria ; P. luai'itimus, ibid., Victoria ; P. sb-iato-pimctatus, p. 168, Vic- 
toria ; P. sc77iist7'iatus, ibid.. New South Wales ; P. cdba7iic7isis, ibid., 
King George’s Sound ; P. scauroides, p. 169, Swan RiA^er; P. elegans, 
ibid., Melbourne; P. oblougiis, ibid., Melbourne; P. 7nodestus, p. 170, Tas- 
mania; P.neglectus, ibid., Victoria; P. 7cilcoxii, ibid., Clarence River; P. 
hmdicollis, ibid., hlelbourno ; P.sul\ircdis, ibid., Adelaide; P. howittii, p. 171, 
Melbourne. 
Pu7'ypus pulchcllus, llurm. Stett. ont. Zeit. 18(18, p. 225, note, and p. 227, 
Diicnos Ayres. 
Harpalides : — 
Chaudoir states that Auisodactylus 7iig7'ita (J)Q].)=7n€la}wpus (Ilald. & 
Lee.), and proposes the name of A. Iccontei for Leconte’s A. 7u'gr'ita (Rev. 
Mag. Zool. 1868, p. 161). According to him also {l.c. p. 162) A, crassus 
