BY H. J. CARTER. 503 



Five specimens, including the sexes, were taken by Mr. Tillyard 

 in December, 1911. The species superficially resembles— so far 

 as markings go — iS. octospilota Lap. et Gor., as figured by Saunders 

 (Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1868), but it differs from that very 

 common species in the following particulars. Form more elongate 

 and depressed, posterior denticulation, apical spine more pro- 

 minent, colour of the head, pronotum and underside bronzy olive- 

 green, the sides of pronotum more widely flavous (so that the 

 lateral margins of the dark coloration form nearly a straight line). 

 The punctures of pronotum much finer than in -S'. octospilota, 

 while the punctures in tlie elytral striae are unusually regular and 

 distinct, with the intervals nearly smooth. Types in author's 

 coll. 



Stigmodera septemspilota, 11. sp. (Plate Hi., fig.5). 



Elongate-ovate, depressed, Head, disc, apex (narrowly), and 

 base of pronotum, legs and antennae golden-green; sides of pro- 

 thorax widely yellow, above and below this yellow, margin not 

 extending to apex or base; elytra yellow, with seven violet-black 

 spots, three in a line on the anterior third, three on the posterior 

 third (in each case the middle spot lying on the suture common 

 to both elytra), the postraedian middle spot placed behind its 

 fellows, the apex itself containing the seventh and largest spot; 

 underside of ^ with sides of sternum and the whole abdomen 

 yellow, the rest dark metallic green, in the ^ the whole abdomen 

 dark metallic green, in both sexes densely clothed with white 

 adpressed hairs. 



Head excavated, canaliculate, and with the pronotum densely 

 and finely punctate (as in S. iospihta Lap. et Gor.). Pronotum 

 slightly convex, narrow, straight in front, bisinuate behind; sides 

 gradually widening to three-fourths of their length, then more 

 abruptly narrowed; measurements of apex, base, and length, 2, 3, 

 2\ mm. respectively; all angles acute and slightly produced, 

 medial laevigate line faintly evident, terminated by a small fovea. 

 Scutellwm cordate, depressed. EJi/tra slightly wider than the 

 pronotum at base, sides scarcely sinuate, apex semicircularly 

 lunate, each elytron bispinose, the exterior spine much the longer; 



