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in the two examples before me, but they are intricate and difficult 

 to describe. The anterior two-thirds of the lateral margin is 

 widely and unevenly piceous ; a little in front of the middle a 

 rather faint narrow transverse fascia runs from this margin to 

 the suture, close to which it becomes wide and strongly coloured ; 

 at the apex of the piceous margin another transverse fascia of 

 zig-zag form runs across the elytra and, close to the apex of the 

 elytra, a third ; there is a common piceovis spot around and 

 including the scutellum, and a smaller one on each elvtron 

 immediately in front of the middle of the anterior fascia. A 

 round and rather deep but not large fovea is impressed on the 

 base just within the shoulder. The hind margin of the apical 

 ventral segment is cut all across into a close series of spines or 

 sharp teeth ; it is possible that this is a sexual character. The 

 claws are like those of Chalcolam'pra. 



N.S.W., Richmond River ; sent to me by Mr. T. G. Sloane. 



Calomela flavescens, sp.nov. 



Elongata : subparallela ; flavo-testacea ; nitida ; labro 

 medio et antennarum articulis 6-10 apice, nigris ; genubus, 

 mandibulorum ytalporumque maxillarium apice, et anten- 

 narum articulis 4-5 supra 6-10 que Vjasi, plus minus infus- 

 catis ; capite prothoraceqiie subtilius seqnaliter sat crebre 

 punctulatis ; elytris seriatim fortius punctulatis, interstitiis 

 planis subtiliter sparsim punctulatis. [Long. 4, lat. 1 \ lines. 

 The prothorax is more than twice as long as wide, and is 

 very little wider at the base than in front ; the sides are gently 

 convex in front of the middle and are very slightly sinuate in 

 front of the base ; the front margin is strongly convex and the 

 base has a well-defined median lobe ; all the angles are sharp. 



This species must be very near C. pallida, Baly, the exact 

 habitat of which is unknown. But C. 2^allida is said to be entirely 

 testaceous or pale fulvous except the antennae which ai-e black 

 (except the basal joints). In the present species the apex of the 

 jaws and of the maxillary palpi, a line down the labrum, and the 

 knees, are more or less infuscate while the antennae have the 



