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author’s description* that do not agree with all the species are the head, 
thorax and legs. 
They present to the investigator three typical forms, viz .:— 
I. Corpus subelongatum, supra planatum. Caput in $ valde—in 
$ modice elongatum, parum convexum. Thorax margine 
antica sat profunde impressa. Elytra suboblonga, versus api- 
cem rectim modice angustata, humeris angulatis, in $ sub- 
extensis; supra planata. Pedes antici longiores (praesertim 
in $) ; femoribus muticis ; tibiis $ valde elongatis et arcua- 
tis, subtus integris, 9 multo brevioribus et crassioribus, sub- 
tus medio subangulato-emarginatis. ( Euops , pr. d.) Austra¬ 
lasian group. 
Typus : Attelabus falcatus, Gukr. Voy. Coq. et Icon. R. An. loc. 
cit. = Euops Australasise, Sch. Gen. et Sp. Curcul. v. i. 
p. 319.f 
Conyen.: Euops Howittii, Jehel.% 
I have seen somewhere another species from New Zealand or 
New Guinea. 
* It is easy to recognise from the description of the tibiae that 
Schonherr has known the male only. 
f Varies in having all the parts of the body indicated as bluish by 
Schonherr, of a brilliant metallic-green hue. 
\ Euops Howittii. — Rufo-castaneus, oculis antennis articulisque 
tarsorum duobus ultimis piceis, ore infuscato; rostro subtilissime 
punctulato, apice medio angulatim producto ; capite grosse punctato 
postice sublaevi ; elytris subcrenato-punctatis, interstitiis angustis sub- 
carinatis rugulosis. Long. (rost. excl.) 5^—6; elytr. 3^—3-^. Lat. 
hum. 2^—3 mill. $. Victoria Australia : A Dr. Howitt captus. Mus. D. 
Bakewell. A Euop. falcato , differt: multo major, pro ratione latior, 
rostro minus triangulariter ampliato ; capite crassiore, magis conico, 
oculis planioribus; thorace multo latiore, subtransverso, lateribus evi- 
dentius rotundato; elytris Iatioribus, humeris minus acutis, pone scu- 
tellum obsoletius impressis, punctis a crenulis transversis evidentiori- 
