290 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



with my own specimens, I have carefully examined. The pro- 

 thoracic macula? are sometimes distinctly marked, often indistinct, 

 and frequently entirely absent; frequently the entire basal half of 

 the elytra is covered with golden, grey, or occasionally silvery 

 pubescence; where the basal half is not so covered there is often 

 to be seen an indistinct fascia similar to the middle one, occasion- 

 ally appearing as indistinct elongate spots; the middle fascia is 

 always of the shape described by Mr. Waterhouse, though varying 

 in thickness; the apical fascia varies in thickness, being often 

 straight, sometimes complete, often divided into transverse, and 

 occasionally into sublunulate spots; the size also is subject to 

 considerable variation. 



MoRDELLA LiMBATA, Waterh.; Mast. Cat. 8p. No. 4325. 



This is a somewhat variable species, many specimens having 

 the elongate black spot of each elytron almost obliterated; others 

 again have it touching the suture, the pubescence behind it being 

 lunulate in shape; the prothoracic maculae are often very indis- 

 tinct; the pubescence in man}^ is bright silvery; it is sometimes 

 very difficult to decide whether a specimen belongs to this species 

 or to M. bella. 



llah. — Rope's Creek (Mr. G. Masters); Braidw^ood, Galston 

 (Lea). 



MoRDELLA H-FASCIATA, n.S]D. 



Black; muzzle (palpi in ^), base of antennae and spurs oljscure 

 testaceous. Head with obscure jDubescence, which is feebl}^ parted 

 in the middle. Prothorax with obscure yellowish pubescence 

 bordering the base, and forming some very ol^scure longitudinal 

 stripes (there are traces of three maculae in somie specimens). 



Elytra with greyish-yellow pubescence, not bordering, but 

 extending in a short triangle from the middle of each side of the 

 base; extending close on each side of suture from the scutellum 

 to a little beyond the middle, at the base and apex of these almost 

 conjoined stripes there are two very short conjoined elongate 

 spots (sometimes free), which cause the whole to appear as an 

 H or a broad-footed T, almo:it touching each other on each sid ) 



