BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN, 143 



will in combination distinguish this species. The antennal scape 

 is of a bright ferruginous colour, but the general colour is darker 

 than in most species of the genus. 

 Victoria ; Alpine district. 



Emplesis ocellata, sp.nov. 



Minus elongata ; ferruginea, squamis ferrugineis aliis fuscis aliis 

 albidis variegata ; in elytris squamis fuscis maculam niagnam 

 communem basin attiugeutem postice sequaliter rotundatam 

 et alliido-cinctam formantibus ; funiculi articulo basali quam 

 2"^ duplo longiori, ceteris brevibus ; prothorace sat transverso 

 mox pone apicem sui)ito constricto-angustato supra insequali; 

 elytris striato-punctulatis. 

 Maris rostro quam prothorax sublongiori, apice leviter arcuato, 

 modice robusto, supra opaco longitudinaliter striato et 

 iineatim squamoso _: antennis paulio pone rostri apicem 

 insertis. 

 Femina latet. [Long. 1^, lat. j line. 



The remarkable spot formed by the scales on the upper surface 

 will at once distinguish this species from all its congeners. This 

 spot commences on the elytra at the base where it reaches from 

 shoulder to sliouldeh From each shoulder the external marginof the 

 spot runs hindward curving to the suture, which it reaches at about 

 the middle of its length. The large common spot thus enclosed 

 consists of dark brown scales mixed with a few scarcely noticeable 

 lighter ones (those of the rest of the surface being pale ferru- 

 ginous) ; the spot is margined (somewhat narrowly) with white 

 scales and is continued forward a little on the prothorax, as is also 

 the whitish border, both dark spot and pale border becoming 

 gradually narrower and less distinct towards the front of the 

 prothoiax, but the pale border being traceable evidently nearer to 

 the front than is the dark S|)ot. The principal inequalities on 

 the surface of the prothorax are two obscure gibbosities placed 

 near the front on either side of the median line, which is feebly 

 impressed. The prosternum is very feebly and widely concave in 

 front of the coxse ; the intermediate ventral sutures are slightly 



