BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 297 



Scutellum very small. Aculeus rather long, l)asal two-fifths 

 narrowly margined, unmargined portion much narrower, apex 

 truncate. Posterior spurs unequal, the longest twice the length 

 of its fellow, and not half the length of the tirst tarsal joint. 

 Length 4 J, width 1| mm. 



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



The elytra have an indistinct steel-blue reflection when a light 

 is thrown on to them, the reflection on the head becoming greenish. 

 From M. alerrima it may be distinguished b}'- its more shining 

 derm and sparser pubescence, but in particular by its aculeus, 

 which is much narrower, especially at the apex. 



MORDELLA UNIFORMIS, n.sp. 



Black; posterior spurs testaceous {^ with anterior legs and base 

 of antennte obscurely reddish). Equally covered all over with 

 obscure greyish pubescence (sometimes with a yellowish tint). 



8cutellum very small. Aculeus rather long and sharp pointed, 

 a))out as wide as deep, nowhere suddenly lessened. Posterior 

 spurs equal, a little more than half the length of the first tarsal 

 joint. Length If-^l, width |-| mm. 



Ilab. — Galston, on flowers of freshly felled " White Gum," 

 8ydney, Como, Forest Reefs. 



T suspect this is the species spoken of by the Rev. T. Blackburn 

 as occurring in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, and as very 

 likely to be distinct from J/, haldiensis. At Galston I could 

 have taken thousands of specimens; the branches when beaten 

 into an umbrella appeared to rain them. 



MoRDELLA RUFIPES, n.Sp. 



This species would, I think, l)e^ best described by comparison 

 with the preceding species, which it strongly resembles. From it, 

 it differs in being somewhat Vjroader; aculeus much shorter; four 

 anterior legs testaceous, the femora stained with piceous; posterior 

 femora black, their apices, the tibite and tarsi testaceous-red, 

 tibise and tarsi tipped with ])lack; posterior spurs unequal in 



