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small black spots on each elytron ; others have similar spots 

 increasing in size and running into each other more or less until 

 they assume the form and disposition described above. The black 

 markings on the head when present vary up to the degree of 

 suffusing nearly the whole surface. The prothorax is usually 

 testaceous, but in some examples there are faint fuscous blotches 

 which in rare specimens become a transverse discal row of distinct 

 black spots. The insect is easily recognisable among its allies 

 by the characters indicated in the tabulation. 

 S. Australia and Victoria. 



P. LuciNA, sp.nov. 

 Sat late ovalis; minus convexa; sat nitida; supra rufo-testacea, 

 capite (clypeo excepto) scutello et elytrorum notulis nonnullis 

 (sc. macula communi pone scutellura et in utroque elytro 

 macula magna ad callum humeralem anuloque anteapicali) 

 nigris, antennis apicem versus infuscatis. subtus plus minusve 

 picescens ; capite ante oculos minus elongato ; oculis sat 

 convexis; pro thoracis angulis anticis parum acutis; cetera ut 

 P. Bryope. Long. H-lxo, lat. l-l^ lines. 

 Resembles some varieties of P. Dryope closely in respect of 

 colours and pattern, and is rather close to that species in most of 

 its structural characters, but differs from it in its very evidently 

 shorter head, much more prominent eyes, and less acute front 

 prothoracic angles. Its head is less produced in front than that 

 of the other species of this subgroup, but is evidently more 

 elongate than in the allied species of subgroup iv. I have seen 

 only two examples (they have identical markings), which were 

 sent to me by Mr. Masters. If they had come from a less 

 accurate collector I should be doubtful as to the correctness of 

 the locality cited for them, as the insect is not in any S. Aus- 

 tralian collection known to me. 



S Australia. 



P. Pandora, sp.nov. 



Sat late ovalis; minus convexa; modice nitida; testacea, varie 

 piceo-notata (exempli typici in elytrorum disco fascia contorta 



