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the middle of the base of each elytron joined to the basal 

 border; suture white as far as the middle, where there is 

 a narrow fascia in the shape of a well-marked W ; near 

 the apex there is a second fascia composed of two lunate 

 marks, one on each elytron. The whole of the under side 

 and the legs are more or less clothed with whitish-grey 

 pubescence, which is rather more white below the shoulders 

 and on the sides of the abdominal segments. 

 Hab. — Tasmania (Atkinson). 



Mordella limhata, sp. n. 



Nigra, vix purpurascens, supra aureo-sericea ; thorace 

 linea mediana punctoque utrinque nigris ; elytris margi- 

 nibus, apice, punctoque reniformi utrinque ante apicem 

 nigris ; corpore subtus femoribusque griseo-aureo-sericeis. 



Long. 1^ lin. 



Black, clothed above with golden pubescence, leaving 

 on the thorax a complete mesial line, and a round spot on 

 each side of the disk black. The elytra are clothed with 

 golden pubescence, the margins and apex black, and an 

 elongate-oval black spot cut out of the side of the golden 

 pubescence and confluent with the black of the margin. 

 The palpi and the anterior femora are obscure pitchy. 



^a^.-^Sydney (Salting). 



Mordella humeralis, sp. n. 



Nigra; capite thoraceque flavo-sericeis, hoc vitta mediana 

 lata maculaque magna utrinque nigris ; ely trissub-purpuras- 

 centibus, vitta humerali obliqua flavo-picea, aureo-sericea, 

 post medium guttis quatuor (2 — 2) transversim positis 

 albidis. 



Long. 1 1 lin. 



The dark markings on the thorax are not so well defined 

 as in some of the preceding species. The elytra have on 

 the shoulder an oblique slightly curved yellow stripe, ex- 

 tending from the humeral angle towards the suture to a 

 little before the middle of the elytra, where it then turns 

 upwards and joins the suture ; this stripe is covered Avith 

 golden pubescence. At some distance from the apex of 

 each elytron there are two golden silky spots, one on the 

 margin, the other between it and the suture, a little 

 directed obliquely upwards. The under side and the pos- 

 terior femora and tibia3 are more or less clothed with 



