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the rest of the surface of the elytra furnishes a good character in 

 this species. The black markings of the pronotum consist of two 

 large spots placed transversely on the disc. The red markings 

 on the elytra are : the strongly punctured marginal part, which 

 at the sutural apex gives off a vitta; this vitta, which at first 

 bends away from the suture and then runs parallel with the 

 suture (at a little distance from it to considerably beyond the 

 middle of the elytra) and there turns abruptly outward, ending in 

 a dilatation partly encircling the scarcely defined humeral callus; 

 a curved fascia which leaves the lateral red stripe somewhat 

 behind its middle and runs obliquely hindward to join the sub- 

 sutural vitta somewhat in front of its apex (the two vittee and 

 their connecting fascia thus enclosing a black blotch near the 

 apex of the elytra). The antennae of the type are broken, but I 

 judge them to have been when entire about one-half the length of 

 the body. The colouring and markings of this species are sug- 

 gestive of species in Group v. [P. heata, 7Hera, octomaculata, &c.), 

 from which its very much more convex form and non-seriate 

 elytral puncturation at once distinguish it. 

 N. Queensland; sent by Mr. Masters. 



P. Philomela, sp.nov. 



(J. Sat late ovata; minus convexa (e latere visa quam P. im- 

 maculata, Marsh., vix minus convexa); nigra, supra (caf)ite 

 posticescutelloquenigris exceptis)brunneo-testaceo, elytrorum 

 parte laterali dilutiori, antennis basin versus tibiis tarsisque 

 plus minusve rufescentibus; capite confertim subtilius punc- 

 tulato; antennis quam corporis dimidium parum longioribus; 

 prothorace quam longiori ut 5 ad 2 latiori, in disco confertim 

 subtilius (ad latera grosse vermiculatim) punctulato, utrinque 

 latera versus late indeterminate impresso, lateribus sat 

 arcuatis, angulis posticis rotundatis; elytris confuse fortiter 

 rugulose sat crebre minus aequaliter (fere ut P. maculatce, 

 Marsh., sed sine verrucis definitis), punctulatis ; prosterno 

 inter coxas haud (vel in parte postica sola) sulcato. Long. 5, 

 lat. 4 lines. 



