Mr. Waterhousi; <>/?, new species of Coleoptcra. 229 



Head black, rather short and broad, rather thickly and very finely 

 j)uuctured, the vertex sparingly punctured, clypeus deeply and 

 transversely impressed. Thorax scarcely broader than the head, 

 about as long as broad, widest in front of the middle, much 

 rounded at the sides narrowed behind, sparingly and scarcely 

 visibly punctiu'ed, Avith a shallow impression on each side of 

 the disk. Elytra bluish-green, one-cpiarter broader than the 

 thorax, very closely finely but distinctly punctured, with a 

 transverse narrow whitish band near the apex. Abdomen 

 shining, yellow, Avith the aj^ex black, very delicately and not 

 very closely punctured, or rather scratched. 



ITab. Tasmania (E. D. Atkinson, Esq.). Brit. IMus. 



Sessim'a snhlineata, n. sp. 



Elougata, augusta, cyaneo-nigra, griseo-pubesceus ; cajjite 

 crebre fortiter punctato ; thorace capite paulo latiori, latitudiue 

 vix longiori, confertim fortiter punctato, dorsim utrincpie 

 impresso, J30stice angustato, lateribus antice rotundatis ; elytris 

 thorace ?- latioribus, subtilius ru2;uloso-punctatis. Lousx. 3 lin. 



Rather a long, narroAV species, bluish-black. Head rather 

 narrow, A'ery thickly and distinctly piinctured, Avith a smooth 

 spot on the forehead. Thorax in front a httle broader than 

 the head, broadest in front of the middle, moderately narrowed 

 l)ehind, the punctuation rather strong and A^ery crowded, the 

 pimctures not large, there is a well marked impression on each 

 side, and the punctuation here is finer. Scutellum thickly 

 punctured. Elytra rather finely and A'ery thickly riigulose, 

 each elytron Avith tAvo fine costa?, the pubescence near the suture 

 forms tAvo greyish stripes, that on the sides is nearly black. 



llab. Tasmania (E. D. Atkinson, Es(p), S. AustraUa (Bake- 

 Avell). Brit. Mus. 



CASSIDID^. 



Epistictia inornata, n. sji. 



01)longo-ovata, piceo-testacea, sub-nitida ; fronte crebro punc- 

 tulata, nigro-variegata ; thorace crebre subtiliter punctulato, 

 disco parcius punctulato, utrinque punctis duobus nigris laivibus ; 

 elytris crebre fortiter pimctatis, margiuibus la'vioribus, parum 

 reflexis ; humeris puncto nigro notatis ; ore, genubus tarsiscpie 

 nigris. Long. 3^—41 lin. 



