BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 479 



Chalcomela illudens, Baly. 



The habitat of this species is given by its author as "? Adelaide." 

 I have seen no insect agreeing with the description in the numerous 

 South Australian collections that have come under my notice, — 

 but examples have been sent to me, taken near Brisbane by Mr. 

 Bailey, which answer to the description very fairly. The descrip- 

 tion of the purple markings on the elytra corresponds a little 

 doubtfully with the markings of the examples in question, but 

 those markings are so ill-defined and in some lights agree so fairly 

 well that I think my identification is correct. 



Strumatophyma undulatipennis, Clk. 



I have met with an insect near P. Lincoln which agrees very 

 well with Mr. Clark's description, and differs from S. verrucosa as 

 undidatipennis is said to do, — except in the absence of the reddish 

 colour attributed to the sterna and antennae of the latter species. 

 This discrepancy may arise from Mr. Clark's having described a 

 somewhat immature specimen. *S'. undulatipennis was described 

 on a unique example from W. Australia. 



ChALCOLAMPRA ADELAIDE, Sp.nOV. 



Brevis ; ovalis ; nitida ; nigro-senea ; ore, antennis, palpis, 

 pedibusque testaceis ; prothorace duplo-punctato ; elytris striato- 

 punctulatis, interstitiis subtiliter punctulatis. 



[Long. 2, lat. li lines (vix). 



Not unlike the European Prasocuris aucta, Fab., in shape, but a 

 little more attenuated and prolonged behind. The entire upper sur- 

 face is finely, evenly and closely punctulate, — the coarser sculpture 

 being superadded to this system of fine even puncturation. The 

 head is in some examples more or less red; the clypeus is separated 

 from the front by a strong arched impression. The prothorax at 

 the base is nearly twice as wide as it is long, the base being a 



