BY REV. T. BLACKBURN. 693 



to a casual glance confused, and the 10 series by no means con- 

 spicuous. This species occurs in W. Australia, and is a trifle 

 larger than its immediate allies, its size being long. 2-2^ lines. I 

 have an example named by Dr. Chapuis. 



Mr. Masters has sent me for inspection a specimen taken in 

 N.S. Wales which looks as if it might be a variety of P. jucunda 

 with the dark coloui'ing of the elytra ver}' much reduced in area; 

 but, taking into account its habitat, I think it probable that the 

 examination of more examples might lead to its being established 

 as a distinct species. 



P. SCUTIFERA, AVhite (sangtiineotincfa, Clk., P. a7noe7iuIa, Chp) 



One of the prettiest species in the genus. It is of testaceous 

 colour, tlie head (usually red) black at the base, the suture widely 

 red (this red stripe more or less marked with deep black and 

 ceasing abruptly considerably before the apex). On the disc of 

 each elytron is a bright red ^itta (abbreviated at both ends) 

 which is bordered on all its margins except the inner one b}' a 

 deep black edging, the black in some examples invading almost 

 the whole of the red colour. In some examples a red facia 

 connects the red discal vitta of either elytron with its fellow of 

 the other elytron. Each joint of the antenna^ is more or less 

 marked with black, and in most examples there are some infuscate 

 or blackish mai'kings on the under surface. 



The form is strongly convex, the head and prothorax are closely 



and comparatively strongly punctured, and on the discal part of 



the elytra the punctures of the series and of the interstices are so 



similar in size and arrangement as to be almost indistinguishable 



from each other. The size is long. l-|-2 lines. The habitat is 



W. Australia. 



P. Medea, sp.nov. 



Late ovalis; minus convexa; nitida; testacea, antennis leviter 

 infuscatis, elytris apicem versus indeterminate leviter infus- 

 catis; capite crebre subfortiter punctulato, antennis modice 

 elongatis, articulis nullis quam longioribus latioribus; prc- 

 thorace quam longiori ut 2i ad 1 latiori, crebre subfortitei 



