BY H. J. CARTER. 505 



evenly rounded, widest at middle, medial line obscure; measure- 

 ments of apex, base, and length, 3, ih, 3 mm., respectively. 

 ScuteUum cordiform, metallic green, depressed. Elytra of same 

 width as prothorax at base, very little widened at shoulders and 

 behind the middle, apex rather blunt, each elytron with a minute 

 excavation with a short internal spine; striate-punctate, intervals 

 minutely punctate, flat on disc (except at apex), the exterior two 

 (including the marginal) subcostate. Underside without hair; 

 prosternum with moderately large, the abdomen with much 

 smaller shallow punctures. Dimensions : 12-13 x 4-5 mm. 



Hah. — Geraldton, West Australia(Mr. H. Giles). 



Two specimens, the sexes, are before me. The dark sutural 

 marking is enlarged on anterior portion, forming a hastate spot 

 common to both elytra; the lateral vitta is comma-shaped, with 

 the thicker part hindmost, and terminating in front of the 

 humeral enlargement; the postmedian fascia in the male specimen 

 is undulate, twice thickened on both margins, and narrowly 

 extended to the sides; in the female, it does not extend to the 

 sides; both fasciae are connected by the sutural mark. In shape 

 like S. decemmaculata Kirby, its pattern is of the type common 

 to S. iospilota Lap. et Gor., aS*. anchoralis Lap. et Gor., S. tricolor 

 Kirby, but the combination of yellow-margined pronotum and 

 underside, yellow spot on head, with its subcylindric form, dis- 

 tinguishes it readily from any of these. Types in author's coll. 



Stigmodera Doddi, n.sp. (Plate Hi., fig. 10). 



Short and wide, considerably enlarged at the apical third; head 

 and antenn£e coppery-green, mouth blue, pronotum dark coppery- 

 green, elyti'a yellow, with base, a large rectangular spot at middle 

 of base, a postmedial fascia (extending to sides, widening behind 

 at suture) and apex dark green, underside and legs blue. 



Head and pronotum densely punctate, the former excavated 

 and canaliculate, the latter convex, straight at apex, sinuate at 

 base; sides moderately rounded and a little indented before the 

 acute anterior angles, widest behind middle, posterior angles 

 acute, without any dorsal line, a large central fovea at base; 

 measurements of apex, base, and length, 2, 3, 2 mm., respectively. 



