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to the sides, while the apical blue portion extends more or less 

 forward at the sides; in .S'. varicollis, the ground-colour is red, 

 the postmedian fascia (with very irregular and ragged margins) 

 never extends to the sides; while the apical blue portion is not 

 at all extended forward at the sides but at the suture; while the 

 underside of the femora is red (green in S. Yarrelli). The under- 

 side of *S'. varicollis has a much longer and denser pilosity, 

 especially on sternum, while the punctures on head and pronotum 

 are coarser and more distant (especially in 9) than in S. Yarrelli, 

 with some smooth patches. 



While aware of the fact that S. Yarrelli L. & G., is a common 

 and variable insect, sometimes with red or yellow spots on the 

 head and pronotum, it seems, to the author, to be carrying varia- 

 tion beyond its due limits, to consider the above as a variety only. 

 Types in the author's coll. 



Stigmodera aureola, n.sp. (Plate Hi., fig.6). 



Elongate, subcylindrical; head and pronotum golden bronze, 

 the latter slightly tinged with purple on disc, paler at sides; 

 elytra red, with a narrow transverse sutural spot before the 

 middle, extending to the third interval, a postmedian cruciform 

 fascia (diamond-shaped at the suture, enlarging at its transverse 

 extremities but not reaching the sides, and sometimes interrupted 

 on disc, extending apically along the suture, not reaching the 

 apex) light green; underside, legs, and antennae brilliant golden- 

 bronze, sometimes with a greenish tinge. 



Head lightly channelled, coarsely punctate, with some smooth 

 spaces near base. Pronotum : apex advanced in the middle, 

 anterior angles (seen from above) acutely produced, sides moder- 

 ately rounded, widest in front of middle, slightly sinuate before 

 the acute posterior angles, base very slightly sinuate; densely set 

 with deep round punctures, a smooth medial line more or less 

 distinct terminated behind by a fovea. Scutellum green-bronze, 

 subcordate and foveate, finely punctate. Elytra convex, sub- 

 angulate at shoulders, slightly widening behind shoulders and 

 middle, apex subobsoletely lunate, not spinose; striate-punctate, 

 punctures in striae small and close, intervals strongly convex near 



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