292 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



MORDELLA FUGITIVA, n.sp. 



Black; palpi and basal joints of antennae piceous-red. Head 

 with griseous pubescence, which is not parted in the middle. 

 Prothorax with base and apex extremel}^ narrowl}^ bordered with 

 greyish pubescence. Scutellum in some lights silvery, in others 

 black. Elytra with two narrow fasciae — which when looked at 

 from the apex are scarcely visible, from in front appearing bright 

 silvery — the first is almost in the exact centre, and is zigzag in 

 shape, appearing in front as two irregular Ws, at the back as 

 two perfect M's; the other fascia is about a fourth from the apex, 

 and is composed of two united spots, the apical edge straight, 

 concave internally. Sides of meso-, and metasternum, abdominal 

 segments and base of aculeus with pubescence as elytral fasciae, 

 anterior femora as head. 



Posterior spurs unequal, longest about half the length of the 

 first tarsal joint. Length 7|, width 2| mm. 



Hah. — Forest Reefs. 



MoRDELLA Raymondi, n.sp. 



Entirely black. Head with griseous pubescence, which is 

 feebly parted in the middle. Silvery pubescence on upper surface 

 as follows : — narrowly edging prothorax, distinct at its l^ase, 

 obscure at apex and sides; scutellum covered or not; each elytron 

 with three extremely short obscure stripes (frequently absent), the 

 most distinct touching scutellum, one in the middle of the base, 

 the other on the shoulder, a small spot behind the base equidistant 

 from it, the side and suture, at the middle a V (the two when 

 looked at from the base forming a perfect W), near the apex and 

 close to the suture (sometimes touching it) an irregularly shaped 

 sjDot. All the margins of meso- and metasternum, sides of abdo- 

 minal segments and upper base of aculeus with silvery pubescence. 



Posterior spurs unequal, longest about two-fifths the length of 

 the first tarsal joint. Length 5|, width IJmm. 



Hah. — Mt. Kosciusko (Mr. W. Raymond). 



