192 REV. F. W. HOPE'S OBSERVATIONS 



as received from Van Diemen's Land. The colour of this species in Donovan's plate 

 is not dark enough ; the variety with the basal and median spots united on the elytra is 

 by no means uncommon ; the species is also liable to vary considerably in size ; a small 

 specimen measured only 8J lines long and 2 in width. 



Stenochorus semipunctatus, Fabricius. 



Sten. thorace spinoso, fuscus, elytris antice punctato-rugosis, flavo-fasciatis, postice lavibus, 

 apice bidentatis macula fiava. Vid. Oliv. 4 — 67. p. 37, 48; Stenoch. 69. tab. 2. 

 f. 19 ; Enc. Me'th. 5. p. 303, 56 ; Schonherr, Syn. Ins. vol. i. part 3. page 404. 

 species 9. 

 Long. lin. 11 ; lat. lin. 3. 



The localities of ' BrasiUa' and ' Nova Hollandia' are mentioned by the latter author ; 

 there cannot exist a doubt that the former locality is erroneous. The species is subject 

 to great variation. I mention some of the most particular. 

 Var. a. Elytris in medio trimaculatis, maculis hinis anticis parvis, postica triplo majori. 



(Long. hn. 8; lat. lin. If.) 

 Var. (3. Elytris late Jlavo-fasciatis maculis nigris aspersis. (Long. lin. 7; lat. lin. I5.) 

 Var. 7. Elytris late jlavo-fasciatis, nigris, hinis maculis notatis, apice latefiavo, spinisque 

 concoloribics , antennis pedibusque pallidis. (Long. lin. 1 1 ; lat. lin. 3.) 

 This is probably an immature specimen. 



Stenochorus angustatus, Dejean. 



Sten. valde elongatus, parallelus, pubescens, fusco-cinereus, thorace subplicato, conico, lineig 

 duabus albidis ; elytris macula laterali antica, elongata, fusca. 

 Long. lin. 10; tot. 15. 

 In Museo MM. Dejean et Gory. 



The above description is taken from the ' Voyage de I'Astrolabe,' by Mons. Boisduval ; 



vide part 2. p. 475. 



Stenochorus undulatus. 



Sten. nigro-hrunneus, antennis aurato-tomentosis, thorace supra tuberculato et concolori, 



medio disci macula elevata rubro-picea et polita. 



Descr. — Scutellum aureo-tomentosum. Elytra fusco-brunnea, fasciis hinis mediis 



undiilatis pallide flavis apicibus concoloribus. Corpus infra rubro-piceum, pedibus 



aureo-tomentosis. 



Long. Un. 10; lat. Un. 2^. 



This species inhabits New Holland, and was sent me by Captain Roe from the new 



English settlement at the Swan River in Australia. 1 must remark, that in this species 



the spines at the apex of the elytra appear unusually short, those at the suture are 



scarcely perceptible. I imagine therefore, as the insect is unique and much damaged, 



that probably they have been broken oif. 



