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loim. the sides rouiided betöre the middle, sliglith' uarrowed 

 at the base, tlie surfaee neurly impunctate anteriorly, the 

 base with some deep punetures inegularly distributed, the 

 anterior anulefi- fulvous within, elytra very regularly and 

 rather strongly punctate-striate, the Shoulders prominent and 

 tbllowed at the sides by several deep foveae, placed trans- 

 versely, the interstices very minutely punctured, legs fulvous, 

 the l'our anterior tibiae strongly eurved, claws appendieulate, 

 prosternum emarginate at the base, longitudinally sulcate. 



Hab. Queensland. 



To be distinguished IVom olher allied species by the 

 Julvous elypeus, the punctures at the base only of the thorax, 

 the ^hort autennae and the general bright metallic green 

 coloration of the upper surfaee; in both the specimens before 

 me, the anterior angles of the thorax are fulvous at the 

 inner side. 



Stethomela olivacea sp. n. 



Fulvous, anteunae (the basal joints excepted) black, 

 thorax strongly punctured at the sides, the disc sparingly 

 punctured. elytra olivaceous-green, very deeply punctate- 

 striate. the lateral margins purplish. 



Length S^jo lines. 



Head with a i'ew punctures at the lower portion, the 

 elypeus separated from the face by a transverse groove, 

 antennae extending nearly to the middle of the el^'tra, black, 

 the lower two joints fulvous, terminal joints elongate. thorax 

 niore than twice as broad as long, the sides nearly straight, 

 the anterior margin deeply concave, the disc sparingly and 

 rather tiuely, the sides strongly and rather dosely punctured, 

 fulvous, el3'tra metallic green, of an olivaeeous tint, the mar- 

 gins more or less distinctly purplish, the Striae very deep 

 aud regularly punctured, the interstices minutely punctate, 

 the Shoulders moderately prominent, bounded by a transverse 

 depression below, the punctures within this depressioii larger 

 than the others; underside and legs fulvous, prosternum 

 emaiginate at the base, th.e apex truncate and perpendicularly 

 produced. 



Hab. Queensland. 



Allied to S. Bahji but the sculpturing of the thorax 

 and that of the elytra quite ditferont as well as the colour 

 of the latter. 



Stett. enloiiiol. Zeil. 1S95. 



