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as I have seen several species that certainly could not be separated 

 from Hypocilibe in which the process has no indication of biloba- 

 tion. Perhaps Mr. Bates would have made a new genus of this 

 species, but if that course be pursued with every form presenting 

 slight structural peculiarities a new generic name would be 

 required for almost every species of this group. 



The description of N. Dameli, Haag-R., points to a considerable 

 resemblance of this insect to it, but I do not think the two can 

 be identical, as Haag-Rutenberg says that the prothorax of Dameli 

 is at its widest at the middle, whereas in N. Sloanei the greatest 

 width is distinctly behind the middle ; also the description of the 

 sculpture of the elytra in Dameli does not at all accurately fit N. 

 Sloanei, in which there is scarcely any trace of transverse lines 

 connecting the costse, nor do I find any " minute rust-coloured 

 setae" in the depressed parts of the upper surface. 



N. S. Wales ; taken by Mr. Sloane at Urana. 



Hypocilibe vittata, sp.nov. 



Late ovata ; modice convexa ; sat oj>aca ; piceo-nigra, eljtris 

 vittis 5 testaceis ornatis ; fere impunctulata, abdomine sub- 

 tilissime punctulato et longitudinaliter strigato ; prothorace 

 quam longiori quatuor partibus (postice quam antice fere 

 dimidia parte) latiori, antice sat profunde arcuatim emar- 

 ginato, latitudine majori paullo pone medium posita, lateribus 

 sat arcuatis postice manifeste sinuatis, angulis omnibus 

 •acutis; elytris quam prothorax fere 3^ parte latioribus, postice 

 minus abrupte declivibus ; tibiis intus baud tomeutosis. 



[Long. 9|, lat. 5 lines. 



The whole upper surface of this species is absolutely devoid of 

 sculpture except the row of punctures close to the margin of the 

 elytra, and even that does not extend so far as the middle of their 

 length. The 5 testaceous vittse on each elytron render the insect 

 easy to recognise. 



Queensland ; presented to me by Mr. French. 



