258 Rey. H. Clark on new Australian Phytophaga. 
been received from Port Dennison by Mr. Baly, Mr. Bakewell, and 
myself, 
Genus Aporivum, Oliv. 
1. A. dorsosignatum, n. sp. 
A, ovale, lateribus sat rotundatis, impunctatum, nigrum, flavo notatum ; 
capite fronte longitudinaliter foveolata, flavo; thorace transverso (late- 
ribus arcuatis et submarginatis), nigro, lateribus margineque anteriore 
flavis; scutello triangulari, nigro; elytris impunctatis, nigris, sutura, 
marginibus et basi (latius) flavis; pedibus nigris (femoribus basalibus 
flavis); corpore subtus nigro, prosterno medioque metasterno flavis ; 
antennis fusco-nigris, articulis basalibus fuscis. 
Long. corp. lin. 43, lat. lin. 23. 
A species sent home frequently from Moreton Bay by Mr. Diggles. 
I have also received it by the kindness of Miss Delpratt, residing in 
the interior of Queensland. 
2. A. Fryit, n. sp. 
A, late ovale, leviter punctatum, flavo-stramineum, vittis 4 nigris, nitidum ; 
capite inter oculos longitudinaliter foveolato, flavo; thorace breviter 
transverso, lateribus subparallelis et marginatis, angulis anticis promi- 
nulis, posticis rotundatis, in disco medio marginem versus anteriorem lata 
et transversa fovea (quae, haud margines attinet apud terminum undique 
profundior), disco obscure punctato, pallide flavo, transverse nigro adum- 
brato ; scutello triangulari, flavo; elytris satis amplis, leviter sed con- 
fertissime punctatis, testaceo-flavis, vittis undique duabus nigris basin 
sed haud apicem attingentibus, et ad apicem inter se coéuntibus; vittis 
rectis, parallelis, equalibus, marginibus vix definitis sed quasi suffusis ; 
corpore subtus flavo, fusco adumbrato; pedibus flavis, tarsorum lateri- 
bus exterioribus fuscis; antennis nigro-fuscis, art. 1mo et 240 flavis. 
Long. corp. lin, 44, lat. lin, 2}, 
Although at first sight almost identical with A. seminigrum, yet 
quite a distinct species: the markings of the head are different ; in 
the thorax the peculiar transverse depression has no existence in the 
latter species. I think I can trace a slight want of similarity in the 
punctuation ; at all events the colouring of the two insects is in detail 
different—flavous instead of rufous, and suffused instead of sharply 
defined bands; the colouring also of the legs and underside is differ- 
ent. My friend Mr. Alexander Fry of Kensington has, with many 
other interesting species from his almost unrivalled collection, added 
also this to my cabinet. He received the insect from Queensland. 
3. A. seminigrum, Nn. sp. 
A, late ovale, leviter punctatum, leete flavum, vittis 4 nigris; capite trans- 
verse foveolato, flavo ; thorace parvo, lateribus /eviter rotundatis, lateri- 
bus et margine anteriore marginatis, disco leviter punctato plano (un- 
