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ities in New South Wales. This species is distin ^uished by the 

 absence of a cross vein near the base of the tegmen. I have not 

 seen it. 



2. bipnnctata (Fabricius). 



Memhracis hipufictafa Fabr. 1775 Svst. Ent. 677. 



Scxtius bipnnctata Coding 12. 



I think I ihave identified this correctlv from a single specimen 

 from Queensland, Cairns (viii) ; Faibricius' type was doubtless 

 discolored. There are also specimens from Ca^ns (viii) and 

 Kuranda (viii) apparently identical except that the black spots 

 are absent. Also other specimens from Cairns (viii) and Bunda- 

 berg (ti) which I place at present with tl^js species, but wivch 

 bave the lateral horns turned a little forwards. 



Length: (female) yi-y^^ mill; w'dth across horns 2^-3^ mill. 



What are probably the males (Cairns viii), are only 5^ mill 

 long, with less developed horns. 



3. viresccns (Fairmaire). 



Cenfrofus viresccns Fairmaire 1846 Ann. S. E. France TV. 5x5. 

 :=Ccrcsa suffusa Walker 185 1 List, 530. 

 =Se.vtius z'ircsccns Coding, PI. i. f. 2 (tegm.en). 

 Some examples from New South Wales. Sydney (i-ii), ap- 

 parently belong to var. suffusa. 



Length: 6^ mill; width 3^-3^ mill. 



I do not think that 5". depressns is distinct from this. 



4. assiniilis sp. nov. 



Close to 5. z'ircsccns but a little larger and broader, the horns 

 are distinctly more elongate and less blunt and are less arched 

 before the downward turn near their apex. The horns, and the 

 pronotum between them, are dar'k, but Avthile in S. viresccns the 

 same thing occurs, in that case the w'hole of the pronotum an- 

 teriorly is dark, while in S. assiniilis it is only a band, the anter- 

 ior part being pale. Li 6'. viresccns also the tegmina are imma- 

 •Ci.late. in vS. assiniilis the veins are more or less sparsely marked 

 with black. 



Length: (female) 7^ mill; width 4^ mill 



Hab : New South Wales, Svdnev (\). 



