122 NASCrO SIMILLIMA. 



impressed lougitudiual line, at the base with three large 

 deep excavations, and two smaller and shallower ones in 

 the middle before the interstices of the basal ones ; the 

 intervals between these excavations rounded. 



Scutellum trapezoidal , concave. 



Elytra broader than the thorax at the base, rounded at 

 the apex , deeply punctate-striate , with an elevated ridge 

 near the suture. 



Under surface strongly punctured, somewhat more shal- 

 lowly at the 2"^^ , 3rd and 4*^ abdominal segment. — 

 Forehead , underside and legs sparingly covered with white 

 pubescence. 



This species resembles much Nascio vetusta Boisd., but 

 is much smaller, has the thoracic excavations otherwise 

 shaped, without sharp interstices between them, etc. 



2. Nascio p ulc h r a, v. d. Poll. 



Elongata , angusta, nitida, viridis; vertex macula atra, 

 thorax in medio vitta lata et in laterihus duabus vittis an- 

 gustiorihus nigris ornatus; singula elytra in medio plaga 

 magna atro-coerulea , duabus m,aculis sat m,agnis flavis no- 

 tata. Caput prothoraxque crebre punctata; elytra fortiter 

 punctato- striata ^ interstitiis dorsalibus 2'^'', 4^^, 6^'^ et 8^^ 

 magis elevatis , apice quadrispinosa. Subtus fortiter punctata. — 

 Long. 7 mm., lat. 2'/2 mm. 



Habitat Queensland. — In mus. nostro. 



Upper surface green, shining ; the forehead between the eyes 

 with two very small black spots and a large one on the vertex ; 

 the thorax with a broad median black band and a narrower 

 one on each side; each elytron with a large bluish-black 

 patch in the middle, which emits a fine line towards the 

 shoulder and an other one towards the apex , ornated with 

 two large yellow spots — one before, the other behind 

 the middle; underside and feet bright shining metalhc green. 



Head strongly punctured; the tubercle before the inser- 

 tion of the antennae faintly elevated. 



Prothorax evenly convex, the anterior margin rather 



Notes from the Ley den ]VEuseui3i, Vol. VIII. 



