new or little known Cetoniidpe. 137 



Head shining black, a transverse band between the antennae 

 continued anteriorly along the sides, and a small spot in front of 

 it, yelloAV, sparsely punctate between the eyes ; clypeus finely 

 punctate, sides rounded and moderately reflexed, apex acutely 

 emarginate ; antenna3 and palpi reddish brown. 



Thorax shining black, a longitudinal line in the centre ter- 

 minating in a short transverse mark just above the scutellum, 

 and a marginal band on each side almost united in front, not 

 quite reaching the posterior angles and partly interrupted near 

 the anterior angles by a waved black spot, yellow ; impunctate, 

 anterior margin slightly produced in the centre, basal margin 

 strongly trisinuate. 



Scutellum shining black, acute, with a l)road central longitudinal 

 yellow stripe, finely punctate on each side at the base. 



Elytra shining black, reddish at the sides, a longitudinal 

 curved stripe on the basal half of the disc dilated internally at 

 its apex almost to the suture, and containing a small lilack spot, 

 two transverse spots placed obliquely behind the middle, and a 

 curved spot at the apex, yellow ; a sutural row of shallow 

 punctures and a few very faint points on the disc ; each elytron 

 separately rounded at the apex, the sutural angle produced into 

 a minute spine. 



Pij<jldium shining black, with a curved mark on each side, 

 and a subquadrate spot at the a}>ex, yellow, convex, linely 

 transverse strigose. 



Beneath shining black, with yellow markings at the sides, 

 abdomen with transverse yellow stripes ; mesosternal process 

 long, pointed and slightly incurved at its apex ; legs black, 

 posterior femora with a yellow stripe on the outer side, anterior 

 tibiae acutely tridendate. 



Hab. Cape York (X.E. Australia). Coll. Janson. 



Closely allied to E. Aastralasln', but presenting abundant 

 distinguishing characters. 



The only specimen 1 have seen of this interesting species has 

 been recently received from W. H. jNIiskin, Esq., of Brisl)ane, to 

 whom I have much pleasure in dedicating it. 



Protaitia n-ioeuyuttata, (Cluni'.) n. sp. Plate 1. lig. \. 



P. olivacea, supra opaca, capite nitiihi; corpore albo-maculato, 

 capitis guttis 6, thoracis 16, scutelli 2, elytrorum circa 27 albis. 

 Long. 22 mm., lat. 12 mm. 



