BY W. MACLEAY, .TUN., ESQ. 29 



14. — Stigmodeea sexguttata. 

 ^neo-viridis capite late impresso, thorace subtilissime punc- 

 tate, elytris punctatis striatis flavis sutura guttisque duabus 

 sutaralibus a3neo-viridibus guttis duabus lateralibus nigris. 

 Long. 3 lin., lat. 1 lin. 

 Hab. Port Denisou. 

 The head and thorax are of a brilliant metallic green, and 

 very finely punctured, the former with the face broadly impi-essed ; 

 the scutellum is also green, and punctured. The elytra, which 

 are scarcely bidentated at the apex, are punctato-striate, and of a 

 yellow colour, with the suture and two spots on the suture, one 

 behind the middle the other apical, of a brilliant green ; and two 

 small marginal black spots, one a little behind the shoulder, the 

 other behind the middle. The under surface is bright green, and 

 slightly pubescent. 



15. — Stigmodeea trtcarinata. 

 Aurantia capite bimaculato fronte impresso, thorace punctato 

 medio postice depresso subcarinato vitta media guttisque 

 duabus utrinque nigris, elytris punctatis tricarinatis postice 

 unidentatis sutura postice apiceque nigro-cyaneis, meso- 

 thorace metathorace ventreque subtus cyaneis, femoribus 

 anticis ad basin flavis. 

 Long. 7 lin., lat. 2| lin. 

 Hab. Rockhampton. 

 The upper surface is orange coloured ; the head is punctured 

 with a deep impression, and a black spot in the middle of the 

 face, there is also a black spot on the top of the head ; the 

 antennse are black. The thorax is closely and minutely punctured ; 

 the medial dorsal line is broadly depressed, particularly towards 

 the base, and is finely cai'inated in the centre, there is also a well 

 marked impression near the posterior angles, a black vitta 

 occupies the centre, with a small round spot on each side near the 

 middle, and another on and almost below the lateral margin. 

 The scutellum is impressed and punctured. The elytra are punc- 

 tured, and have three elevated ridges extending along their 

 whole length, one near the suture, the second taking its rise from 

 the same place at the base, and running parallel to and near the 

 first ; and tlie third about lialf-way between the second and tli© 



