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lateral margin, which is also a little elevated, the interstice 

 between the fii\st and second ridges is occupied by another towards 

 the apex ; there is a deep excavation at the humeral angle on 

 each side ; the apex is so slightly notched, as to give the appear- 

 ance of only one tooth ; the hinder part of the suture and the apex 

 are of a bluish black. The whole under surface is blue, with 

 the exception of the prothorax, and anterior thighs, which are 

 orange coloured. 



16. StIGMODERA PLAVO-SICtNATA. 



Nigro-viridis capite punctato late impresso, thorace punctato 

 flavo macula magna tridentata transversali basique nigro- 

 viridibus, elytris striatis subtiliter punctatis fascia media 

 obliqua striga subapicali lateribusque antice flavis, corpore 

 subtus flavo maculis lateralibus segmentisque abdominalibus 

 antice cyaneis. 

 Long. 7 lin., lat. 2^ lin. 

 Hab. Rockhampton. 

 Dark green and but slightly brassy, the head is punctui'ed 

 and broadly impressed in front, the thorax is also punctured, but 

 finely, its colour is yellow with a broad transverse patch of dark 

 green near the apical margin, and apparently extending to the 

 margin in the centre, the patch is straight in front and trilobate 

 behind, the basal margin is dark green, there is a deepish depres- 

 sion in the centre at the base, which extends over the scutellum. 

 The elytra, which are dark green, have two narrow fascias and the 

 lateral margins as far as the hinder fascia yellow ; the first of 

 these fascias is about the middle and slopes forward on each side 

 towards the suture forming a kind of flat arch, the other fascia is 

 near the apex, is still narrower and forms a sort of reversed 

 arch. The elytra are closely punctured all over, striated, and 

 rounded at the apex. The under surface is yellow with the 

 exception of the head. The legs and some spots on the body and 

 the anterior margins of the abdominal segments which are dark 

 green, are black. 



17. — Stigmodera vitticollis. 

 Testacea capite punctato viridi-teneo, thorace subtilissirae 

 punctato basi utrinque emarginato vitta media nigra, elytris 

 punctulatis striatis postice bidentatis ad humerum lobatis 



