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form), and from Jlaveola by the comparative closeness of the 

 punctures in its elytral series as well as by the less robustness of 

 its antennse. It is" an insect of moderate size (long. 3-4 lines), of 

 short subglobular C occinella-Vike form, and entirely testaceous or 

 rufo-testaceous in colour saving the antennae, which (except near 

 the base) are usually infuscate or even blackish. Living speci- 

 mens usually have some ill-defined golden blotches on the head 

 and prothorax, and the elytra more or less distinctly tessellated 

 with feeble golden or silvery colouring. I have numerous 

 examples before me from S. Australia, Victoria, and N S. Wales. 



P. VITTATA, sp.nOV. 



Late ovalis, fere semicircularis ; modice convexa ; testacea, 

 antennis apicem versus infuscatis, capite rufescenti postice 

 nigro, prothorace medio indeterminate obscuro, elytris vittis 

 latis binis (altera subsuturali ante medium subinterrupta, 

 altera submarginali antice abbreviata) ante apicem con- 

 junctis aureis vel viridibus (areis inter vittas piceis) et macula 

 humerali concolori ornatis (exemplorum siccatorum coloril^us 

 fere obsoletis capite et prothorace medio rufescentibus, elytris 

 indeterminate obscure umbratis, capite postice nigro, antennis 

 apicem versus infuscatis, ceteris partibus testaceis vel viridi- 

 testaceis); antennis elongatis sat gracilibus; capite subfortiter 

 crebrius subrugulose punctulato; prothorace quam longiori 

 triple latiori, antice fortiter angustato, fere ut caput (sed ad 

 latera multo magis grosse) punctulato, latera versus late sat 

 fortiter impresso, angulis anticis acutis posticis nullis, lateri- 

 bus arcuatis; scutello sublievi; elytris leviter striatis, punc- 

 turis rotundis minus parvis sat symmetricis sat crebre in 

 seriebus 10 positis (fere ut P. decoloratce, Chp., sed serie 10** 

 antice symmetrica), interstitiis minus subtiliter minus crebre 

 punctulatis (his maris planis feminte leviter convexis), parte 

 laterali baud rugulosa ut interstitia punctulata et puncturis 

 majoribus (his quam serierum punctui'je manifesto minus 

 subtilibus et sat tequaliter dispositis) confuse impressa. 

 Long. 4-41, lat, 31-34 lines. 



