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dera known to me, with the apex somewhat as in S. producta 

 Saund. 



NEOcums ORNATA, u.sp. (Plate lii., fig. 11). 



Wide, convex; head, prouotum, and base of elytra metallic 

 blue-green, pronotum with a medial vitta purple, elytra with 

 a wide pale yellow fascia extending obliquely forward to the 

 shoulders and reaching the sides, and backwards towards the 

 apex, this yellow portion margined throughout (widely so at 

 apex) with purple ; underside and legs rich deep blue, suffused 

 with purple. 



Head lightly impressed, closely punctate. Froiiotum very 

 convex, sinuate at apex and at base, sides rather widely 

 rounded, wider at base than at apex, widest near base, medial 

 line subobsolete, without basal fovea, disc more distantly and 

 more finely punctured than the head (except near sides). Elytra 

 not as wide as prothorax at base, each elytron incurved be- 

 hind the shoulder, and thence to apex, narrowly exposing 

 the metallic green body; each elytron separately rounded, 

 and dehiscent behind, considerably shorter than the abdomen, 

 the apical portion of the latter covered by the protruding 

 flight-wings, each elytron narrowly bordered and entire (not 

 serrated near apex). Abdomen closely and finely punctate, 

 with a sparse white pubescence. Dimensions: 7 x 2-8 mm. 



Hab. — Warra, South Queensland (sent by Mr. C. French, 

 F.L.S.). 



Four specimens of this beautiful insect are under examina- 

 tion, two from the Queensland Museum, two kindly sent me 

 by Mr. French, all apparently taken at the same locality 

 and time. While evidently a member of Fairmaire's Group 

 I.e., it difl'ers widely from the three species therein {N. 

 MasUrsi Macl., N. Guerinu Hope, and T. discoflava Fairm.), 

 though nearest the last mentioned (which I have from Perth, 

 W.A.) in size and colour. (In N . discoflava, the yellow mark- 

 ing is oval, disconnected at the suture, while the pronotum 

 is bronze.) 



