502 KOTES ON THE GENUS STlGMODERA, 



cyaneous patch on the anterior part; the single fascia forms, with 

 the suture, a moderately wide cross, this fascia being much nar- 

 rower than the corresponding marking in S. cupricollis; while 

 the apical patch is quite differently shaped to that in Saunders' 

 species. 



Two other specimens from Mr. Duboulay's collection have been 

 examined (including the (J); these are slightly nari'ower, with the 

 pronotum and underside more coppery. Type in author's coll. 



Stigmodera Tillyardi, n.sp. (Plate lii., fig.3). 



Oblong-oval, slightly convex; head, pronotum, suture of elytra, 

 legs and underside (except the episterna) metallic bronze-green; 

 nitid, sides of pronotum and prosternum widely yellow, antennae 

 and tarsi blue, elytra yellow, with an arcuate longitudinal vitta 

 extending from the base to the middle of the sides, an irregular 

 postmedian fascia, diamond-shaped on suture, narrowed (and 

 sometimes interrupted) on disc and extending to the sides, a 

 wider preapical fascia at first curving forwards then backwards 

 to meet a wide apical border of the same colour (blue-black) as 

 the former markings. 



Head strongly furrowed and punctate, the furrow tei'minated 

 behind by a fovea. Pronotum nearly straight in front, strongly 

 bisinuate, with a wide central lobe behind; apex to base as 2 : 3, 

 sides widely rounded, not at all sinuate, greatest width behind 

 middle; anterior angles obtuse, posterior acute; disc closely and 

 regularly punctate, medial line sometimes indicated by a Isevigate 

 space, always by a small basal fovea. Scutellum depressed, cordi- 

 form, and coppery. Elytra very little wider than prothorax, 

 very slightly enlarged at the shoulder and posterior third, rather 

 flat, finely denticulate on posterior edges; apex narrowly lunate 

 with exterior spine prominent, striate-punctate, the punctures in 

 striae regular and distinct throughout, intervals very little convex 

 and nearly smooth, suture depressed, and a foveate depression on 

 shoulders. Un<lerside closely and distinctly punctate, with sparse 

 clothing of adpressed whitish hair, prosternum furrowed at the 

 middle and sides. Dimensions : 12-14 x 4-5 mm. 



JIab. — Dorrigo and Ebor(Guy Fawkes district), New South 

 Wales(li. J. Tillyard). 



