BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 489 



C. TRANSVERSALis, Fabr. Hab.—^outh Australia, Victoria, 

 Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland; Rottnest Island, Gun 

 Island, W.A. 



Cycloneda Barronensis, Blackb. Hab.—Barvon Falls, N.Q. 



Neda testudinaria, Muls. Hab. — Coastal districts of New 

 South Wales. 



N. BouRGEOisi, DeKer. Ilab. — New South Wales. 



Alesia frenata, Er. Hab. — Sj^dney. 



A. STRIGULA, Boisd. Hab. — Richmond and Clarence Rivers. 



Chilomenes quadripustulatus, Muls. Hab. — West Australia 

 (widely distributed). 



Leis conformis, Boisd., var. occidentalis.* 



Typical specimens (which I have from Queensland, New South 

 Wales, Victoria and Tasmania) of this species do not occur in 

 Western Australia; but from Mount Barker I have specimens of 

 a very distinctly marked variety which I have named as above. 

 The variety differs from typical specimens in having the prothorax 

 black except for a narrow border at the apex and sides, or sides 

 only, sometimes with a very narrow stripe along the front of 

 the median line. On the elytra all the spots (with the exception 

 of the humeral) are joined together, the 2nd and 3rd transverse 

 rows (of typical specimens) appearing as a wide transverse fascia 

 extending to both sides and suture, but with sinuous internal 

 margins; on each shoulder is a large spot enlarged towards the 

 suture, not two spots as in specimens from New South Wales and 

 in the majorit}'- from Tasmania. The legs, with the exception of 

 the tarsi, are entirely black. 



I could find absolutely no differences in the eggs, larval stages, 

 and pup?e of typical specimens and the variety, having had those 

 of both under observation at the same time. 



* A text-figure of this variety has been given in the Journal of the Bureau 

 of Agriculture of Western Australia for 1897, p. 1433. 



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