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antennis apicem versus plus minusve infuscatis ; antennis 



elongatis sat gracilibus; capite crebre subtiliter nee rugulose 



punctulato ; prothorace quam longiori fere ut 2| ad 1 



latiorij fere ut caput sed ad latera grosse rugulose 



punctulato, angulis anticis acutis posticis nullis, lateribus 



arcuatis; elytris {^ baud, 9 leviter) striatis, puncturis parvis 



sat symnietrice sat crebre in seriebus 10 positis, interstitiis 



planis vel vix convexis crebre subtiliter punctulatis, parte 



laterali baud rugulosa puncturis quam serierum puncturse 



sat majoribus crebre sequaliter impressa; exemplis siccis fere 



totis testaceis. Long. 3|-3|, lat. 2-^-3 lines. 



The metallic markings on the disc of each elytron of living 



specimens are — two basal spots, a wide fascia-like blotch running 



obliquely hindward and outward (abbreviated at both ends and 



placed immediately behind the middle of the elytron), a similar 



but narrower blotch placed near the apex and two spots on the 



lateral margin (of the disc). Dried specimens are not very easy 



to distinguish from /''. nohilitata, Er., but they are of somewhat 



wider form with the testaceous colour of their elj^tra more or less 



clouded with infuscation. 



Victoria; mountainous districts. 



P. NOBILITATA, Er. 



The metallic markings of this species (in life) are of green or 

 golden colour and are placed as follows : — a blotch on each side of 

 the prothorax; and on each elytron a large basal blotch close to the 

 scutellum and a small one near the humeral angle, a vitta 

 (abbreviated in front and having its inner edge sinuous) on the 

 disc close to its external margin from close to the hinder end of 

 which a short branch is given off obliquely (forward and towards 

 the suture), and on the apex of this branch a blotch bearing a 

 rough resemblance to an axe in shape (the handle of the axe 

 standing on the aforesaid branch and the edge of the axe-head 

 being directed obliquely forward and towards the suture). The 

 non-metallic portions of the disc of the prothorax and elytra are 

 of various shades of red and their margins are testaceous. The 



