BY H. J. CARTER. 485 



Synopsis of Nascio. 



A. 'J'liorax ilark coppery bronze, willi excavations. Tlie lar-ger and more 



robust species. 

 l.(3)Ehtra dull yellow, brown ami black. 

 2. Intervals between tlie excavations sharp, the excavation before the 



scutellinn as if foiiiied of the confluence of four smaller ones 



vetitsta l5oisd.(N.iS. W. and Vic). 



var. limarifi Kerr.(N.S. W.). 



3. Intervals between the excavations rounded, excavations circular 



sww7Z^?l(^ V.d.Po!l(Q.). 



4. P]lytra coppery, with two broad yellow fascia* 



chi/dita 011.(N.S. VV. and W.A.). 



o.Elytra black, with the apical portion croceus...A'a?t< A?t»a Hope(N.S. VV.). 

 6 Elytra bronze ronlala, n.sp.(N.8. VV.). 



B. Thorax green, bronzj' or black, without excavations. 'I'he smaller 



species. 

 7(8)Apex of elytra without spines. 

 8. Elytra green, with a large bluish-black patch in the middle, ornated 



with two yellow spots carisnima Waterh.(N.8. W.) 



9.(22)Apex of elytra with spines. 

 10. (ll)Prothorax with a single coppery vitta. 



11. Elytra green and varicoloured, ornated with four orange spots. 



IHllyardi, n.sp.(N.S. W.). 



12.(14)Prothorax with black vitta?. 



13. Elytra green, with a large bluish-black patch in the middle, ornated 



with four large yellow spots *pulchraYA.¥o\\(Q.). 



14. Elytra black, with a large irregular longitudinal red band 



Parryi Hope(N.S. VV., Vic, and Tas). 



15.(22)Prothorax without vittte. 

 16.(19)Fjlytra with yellow spots. 



17. Green, each elytron with a yellow spot in the middle 



viridin i\Iacl.(Q. and N.S.W.). 



IS.Bronzy, forehead bright coppery, each elytron with two yellow spots.. 



Enysi Sliarp( N . Z. ). 



19. Bronzy, forehead and undersurface bright metallic green, each elytron 



with two yellow spots quadrinotata V.d. Poll (Tas.). 



20.(22)Elytra without any spots. 



21.Cireeu with purplish reflections, sides of prothorax constricted near 



base, elytral intervals regularly punctured mwida 0I1.(Q.). 



22.Green, sides of prothorax straight, elytral intervals irregularly punc- 

 tured wm/^esiVna 011.(Q. and N.S.VV^.). 



* Species unknown to author. 



