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strongly produced in the middle ; the sides slightly narrow- 

 ing towards the top, somewhat impressed above the pos- 

 terior angles, which are hardly projecting; coarsely punctured. 



Scutellum small, sub-trapezoidal, concave. 



Elytra broader than the thorax at the base , sides slightly 

 sinuate below the shoulders , swelling out behind the middle 

 and then converging in nearly straight lines to the apex, 

 which is provided with four strong short spines; deeply 

 punctate-striate , the 2"^^, é^^, ött and 8^^ ridge somewhat 

 more elevated. 



Beneath strongly punctured, sparingly pubescent. 



3. N a s cio quadrinotata^ v. d. Poll. 



Elongata, angusta, nitida, supra aenea; frons, latera 

 anteriora thoracis et pars in/era colore laete viridi nitentia; 

 singida elytra maculis duabus flavis notata. Caput prothorax- 

 que crebre punctata ; elytra fortiter punctata- striata , intersti- 

 tiis dorsalibxis levibus fere aequalibus, apice bispinosa, ad 

 suturam obtusa. — Long. 9 mm., lat. 3 mm. 



Habitat Tasmania. — In mus. nostro. 



Upper surface shining bronzy with the forehead , the forder 

 sides of the thorax , the scutellum and the shoulders bright 

 shining green ; the underside bright metallic green , the 

 legs green at the outerside and bronzy at the innerside. 

 Each elytron oruated with two small yellow spots — one 

 before, the other behind the middle. 



Head deeply punctured, with a strong tubercle before 

 the insertion of the antennae. 



Prothorax coarsely punctured, rather rugose; before the 

 base transversely impressed; the anterior margin slightly 

 produced in the centre , the sides straight , slightly impres- 

 sed above the posterior angles , which are acute and pro- 

 jecting, the base somewhat lobed. In comparison with the 

 allied species the thorax is narrower , whence results that 

 the elytra look broader at the base and the shoulders more 

 prominent. 



The elytra are deeply punctate-striate, the ridges about 



Xotes from tlie Ley den JMuseum, Vol. VIII. 



