84 Kev. H. 8. Gorliam's Notei^ on the 



Lacoixlaire take.s Insfahi/is Xewui. as the type, but in his 

 Monograph Spinola seems to consider Nero to be so, and instahilis 

 is figured [pi. 28, fig 1.] without antennae. I think there is no 

 doubt the American species must be separated from the Aus- 

 tralian, and would suggest the name Pldogistns for the latter 

 "enus. I have not, however, ventured on the alteration at 

 present, not having had an ojiportunity of examining any 

 American species referred to this genus. Clievr. [Kev. et Mag. 

 de Zool. 1874 p. 48] describes three species from Cwha,, hasicollis , 

 albo-'jaftalatiis, and hlJineatas. 



AttUcus biUi'iilatus, Spin. II p. 148, G. and H. Cat. ]>. 1739 

 forms the type of his genus 3Iuisca, and notwithstanding 

 Lacordaire's note. Gen. des. Col. \). 452, it seems that this 

 species must be dissociated from the remainder. The club of the 

 antenna? is serrate. 



AuLicus, >Si)inola. 



Atdlciis hn per ill is, n. sp. 



Cieruleus, nitidus, thorace violaceo, disco fossulato, lateribus 

 fortius ampliatis, elytris fortiter striato-punctatis, lateribus 

 purpureis. Long. lin. 3^-4. 



Head blue, distinctly rather coarsely punctured, a small shallow 

 fovea between the eyes. Antenna? and palpi yeUow. Thorax 

 with its sides very much widened below the anterior constriction, 

 and e(|ually narrowed before and behind, disc much depressed, 

 bluish violet above, blue beneath. Elytra with rows of closely 

 packed large square punctures, ceasing before the apex, those 

 nearest the suture and margin terminating first, of a beautiful 

 blue at the suture as far as the first row of punct\ires and to the 

 second near the scutellum, the remainder of a fine coppery 

 violet or purple. Legs blue, purple above. 



Hab. (.Queensland, (►Saunders). 



Aullcasscidptas, Mc. Leay, Tr. E. 8. X.8. W., 1875 {Thrumsimus.) 



Subtus c;eruleus, capite thoraceque ;eneo-piceis, elytris fortiter 

 striato-punctatis, fascia mediana purpurea, vel violacea, basi, 

 apiceque purpureo, aineo, viridique variegatis. Long. lin. 3i-4. 



Head punctured, eyes not prominent, thorax a little wider 

 than head, rather thickly and distinctly punctured, disc even, 

 anterior constricted line deep, sides not much widened but 



