32 GofDiE. Coleoptera of Xoiih-W'esteni l'i<''<^>'»«- [v\,k xxxvil. 



2811. /. do)iovani, L. and G., juiisoni, bud. 



A specimen of this is from the Murray, near Euston. It has 

 the prothorax bronzy-green, with the margins yellow : elytra 

 yellow, becoming red near apex. 



2970. T vitticollis, Macl., delta, Thoms., fallaciusn, Kerr. 



Also from the last-named locality. This species is reddish- 

 yellow : the centre of prothorax has a vertical black stripe. 

 The rather broadly rounded apex of elytra is black, and there 

 is a narrow black transverse bar about apical third. 



2828. T. fortnumi, Hope. 



A fine, showy species, extremely rare locally. A specimen 

 was taken at Birchip over twenty years ago by Mr. U. Goudie. 

 It was flying amongst a grove of bull -oak trees ; it measures 

 il inches in length, and is yellow, with the disc of prothorax 

 and three broad bands on the elytra dark i)lu(\ While splitting 

 posts and rails, &.C., from the bull-oak timber 1 have found 

 many insects, such as Longicorncs, Buprestids, larvs of wood 

 moths, &c., but searched in vain ior fortnumi. In several cases, 

 however, the workings or tunnels of some large larva were 

 traced, but these ended in the large oval exit-hole through 

 which the beetle had previously emerged. 



Sub-genus C. — C.\sti.\rin"a : elytra striate-punctatc, tarsal liooks 



simple. 



2945. r. Icstacca, Snd. 



2874. C. moribiinda, Snd., dispar, Blackb. (?) 



2820. C. ftava, Snd., flavescens, Thorns., fJaviditln, Kerr. 



These are small beetles half .111 inch or h'ss in h-ngth ; 

 morihiindd has the prothorax and under jjarts l)right green, 

 elytra reddish-yellow. 



2766. ('. hinuiciilaia, Snd., fiiinclivcnlris, Snd., f^iitlaiu, lihukl)., 

 var. — (i) minor, Blackb., (2) ignea, Blackb. 

 An extremely variable species, both in size and coloui-. It 

 varies from less than half an inch to nearly an inch in length. 

 The prothorax may l)e either briglit green, bronzy, or coppery, 

 while the elytra vary from pah' yellow witiuiut markings (these 

 have the bright green prothora.x) to brigJU red, witii strong 

 black, blue, or green markings. 



287O. C. viusldamajor, Thoms., gihhosa, Macl. 



2826. C. flavosignata, Macl.. var. 



28ir>. ('. clongatulu, Macl. 



2804. ('. de.coiliiKiciildld. Kirbw iiia-i/iia/is, Kerr. 



2969. C. vittata, Snd. 



The last three named are fairly ronmion species, Ining lound 

 on flowering shrul)s on while s;ind-liill>. They are narrow and 



