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silvery pubescence, enclosing on the apical two-fifths four equal- 

 sized spots, extending in a narrow line from the middle of each 

 of the two central ones about half-way to the base, sides narrowly 

 margined, base narrowly margined and trisinuate, the middle sinus 

 equal in width to the two lateral combined. Each elytron with 

 numerous small silvery spots, two oblique ones at the base, one 

 along suture, another near the middle, at its base close to the 

 first but their apices v>ddely separated, a very indistinct spot on 

 shoulder, behind the middle spot and almost touching its apex 

 there is a round one, at a short distance behind this is an oblique 

 spot, outside this and slightly in advance of it and on the side is 

 a small spot, slighth^ before the middle and close to suture an 

 ovate spot, behind and midway between this sjjot and the apex is 

 an irregular spot, which, with another one close to it, form an 

 irregular interrupted ololique S. Undersurface with silvery-grey 

 pubescence, more silvery at the sides, and leaving on the sides of 

 the metasternum and abdominal segments small triangular patches. 

 Aculeus with silvery pubescence at its base. 



Aculeus rather long, broad at the base, moderately sharplv 

 pointed, strongly lessened about the middle. Posterior spurs 

 unequal, the longest slightly curved, and fully half the length of 

 the first tarsal joint. Length 4|, width 11^ mm. 



Hah. — Forest Reefs. 



A pretty, very distinct and rather robust little sjDecies, the 

 markings of which are more in character with those of the larger 

 species than among those of its own size. The markings of the 

 prothorax — if always visible (I have l)ut two sjDecimens to judge 

 from) — should render its identification easy. 



MoRDELLA LATICEPS, n.sp. 



Black; antenna? and anterior femora reddish-piceous. Head 

 with obscure griseous pubescence; prothorax at its apex and sides, 

 and the scutellum with dirty pale yellow pubescence. Elytra with 

 similarly coloured pubescence narrowly bordering the base, cover- 

 ing the shoulders from which a stripe (not, however, always 

 present) runs obliquely towards the suture, close to which it 



