ncii' or little kmncn Cetoniida^. 261 



Elytra with very indistinct rows of punctures on the disc, a 

 sUghtly elevated longitudinal ridge in the centre behind the 

 middle, the siitnre also elevated posteriorly and terminating in 

 a short acute point at the apex ; ferrugineous tinged with 

 olivaceous, with niuiieroiis small spots and irregulai', Avavy lines 

 ocln-eous- white. 



PijgUJlum sti'igose ochreous-white, an ill-defined spot in the 

 centre and a smaller one on each side ferrugineous. 



Beneath shining cupreous, the sides coarsely punctured, hirsute 

 and variegated with ochreous ; mesosternal process strongly 

 dilated and rounded at the apex, Avith a transverse impressed 

 line and fringe of wdiitish hairs ; abdomen closely punctured in 

 the centre, the sides with somewhat triangular white spots, the 

 liasal, penultimate and apical segments Avith transverse spots ; 

 legs cupreous, punctured and hirsute, anterior tibia} with three 

 lateral teeth, the upper tAvo almost obsolete. 



Cape York, N.E. Australia. 



This species is someAvhat similar to P. mandarinea, Weber, in 

 colour and markings but is otherwise very distinct ; it is the 

 only one of the genus yet discovered in Australia. 



Fi'otaetm ccmspersa, n. sp. 



P. angustata, cupreo-fusca, opaca ; capite cupreo-nitido ; tho- 

 race punctis 16 ochraceis ornato ; elytris guttis pluribus (20-22) 

 ochraceis notatis ; subtus cupreo micans. Long. 17 mm. 



Head convex in the centre between the eyes, finely and 

 sparsely punctured, the sides with coarser punctures ; anterior 

 margin of clypeus slightly elevated and impressed in the centre, 

 the sides depressed ; cupreous red, shining, the base dull : 

 antenna3 pitchy. 



Thorax obliquely narroAved from the base, finely and sparingly 

 punctured, the sides coarsely strigose, basal margin shalloAvly 

 emarginate aboA'e the scutellum, the posterior angles rounded ; 

 cupreous broAvn opaque, Avith sixteen very small ochreous spots 

 arranged thus, tAvo on the anterior margin, six in a curved trans- 

 verse roAV in fi-ont, a transverse roAV of four just behind the 

 middle, tAvo at the base and one on each of the posterior angles. 



Scutdlnm large, the apex obtuse, impunctate ; dull cupreous. 



Elytra strongly rounded at the apex, the sutural angles obtuse, 

 with four roAvs of confluent semi-circular punctures behind the 

 middle, the disc and sides with rows of rather coarse punctures, 



