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each side of the abdominal segments, and one on each 

 side of the base of the aculeus. The antenna and palpi 

 are pitchy at the base. 



Hab. — Moreton Bay. 



I think that there is no donbt that M. ahdominalis, 

 Blessig (1861 ), and M. octomaculata, McLeay (1872), are 

 synonyms of leucosficta, Germ. (1848). 31. \4-maculata, 

 McLeay, is easily distinguished by the narrow transverse 

 fascia across the disk of the thorax. 



Mordella communis, sp. n. 



Nigra ; capite thoraceque flavo-griseo-sericeis hoc vitta 

 mediana punctoqne utrinque nigris ; scutello flavo-griseo; 

 singulo elytro margine basali angustissime guttisque sep- 

 tem griseo-sericeis ; corpore subtus plus minusve griseo- 

 sericeo. 



Long, 2^ lin. 



The elytra have the extreme base narrowly bordered 

 with yellowish-grey pubescence, from which are emitted 

 three very short stripes (or elongate spots), one close to 

 the suture, one in the middle of the base, and the third on 

 the shoulder. A little way from the base there is a small 

 round white spot, and about the middle are two irregular 

 spots, the one nearer the suture, a little higher than the 

 outer one ; near the apex, and close to the suture, is a 

 larger white spot. The grey- pubescence on the under 

 side forms a Avhite stripe close to the margin of the elytra 

 on the meso- and metasterna ; there is also a spot on the 

 middle and one at the side of the basal segment of the 

 abdomen, and a smaller one on the side of the second and 

 of the third segments. The anterior femora are obscure 

 pitchy. 



Hab. — N. "VY. Coast of Australia and Tasmania. 



The Tasmanian specimens do not seem to differ from 

 the type specimen, but there are two examples in the 

 Museum Collection from Sydney, which appear relatively 

 a trifle shorter and with less broad thorax ; the markings 

 are more tinged with yellow, relatively larger, and the 

 inner one of the pair in the middle of the elytra is more 

 distinctly V -shaped ; these may prove to be a distinct 

 species. 



Mordella elegans, sp. n. 



Fusco-nigra, latior ; capite thoraceque aureo-sericeis, 

 hoc vitta mediana maculaque utrinque nigris : scutello 



