BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 303 



connected --i^ubescence on the stripes; the pubescence on the 

 iindersurface is similar to that on the head and prothorax, on the 

 a])dominal segments (except the basal) and the aciileus it is sparse 

 and purplish. 



Aculeus rather long, as wide as deep, margined on the basal 

 half. Posterior femora and tibiae rather short and thick, spurs 

 unequal, the longest not half the length of first tarsal joint. 

 Length If -3, width 4-4 mm. 



//rt6.— Galston, on flowers of "White Gum,"' Como, Sydney 

 (Lea); Blackheath (Mr. G. Masters); Jenolan Caves (Mr. J. C. 

 AViburd). 



A rather narrow species, which may be distinguished from M. 

 nigrmis by its much smaller size and by the colour of its legs, 

 that species having them entirely black. 



MORDELLA LONGIPES, n.sp. 



^. Reddish-testaceous; elytra with the suture narrowly black 

 its entire length, the sides from near the shoulders stained with 

 brown, which gradually encroaches upon, but never completely 

 darkens the surface near the suture (when looked at from a little 

 distance there appear to be two narrow rather dull testaceous 

 vittse extending the whole length of the elytra), abdominal seg- 

 ments and aculeus piceous-brown, their apices obscurely reddish; 

 antenme — except basal joints — brownish, posterior tibise and tarsi 

 red, their apices darker. Above with yellowish pubescence, on 

 the elytra only at base and on each side of but not on the suture, 

 the rest of its surface being covered with obscure purplish 

 pubescence; posterior tibite and tarsi edged with blackish seta^. 

 Prothorax with three macula?, the central one large and feebl}^ 

 marked, the outer ones very indistinct. 



Aculeus long, narrow and sharjD-pointed; posterior spurs unequal 

 in length, the longest more than half the length of the first tarsal 

 joint. Length 3-3|, width | (vix) mm 



Hub. — Forest Reefs. 



9. Differs in being very slightly broader, aculeus broader and 

 shorter and the abdominal segments scarcely stained. 



