8 Mr. A. M. Lea's List of the 



Aculeus moderately long, hase stoiit and rapidly diniinisliing to 

 near the tip, thence feebly diminishing to the apex, which is 

 almost trnncate. Posterior spurs almost equal and less than half the 

 length of first tarsal joint. 



Length 7 m.m. 



Hah. Q. : Brisbane. 



A rather robust species, that may be readily distinguished 

 by the black apex of the elytra, the pubescence elsewhere 

 on the upper surface is midway in colour between that of 

 M. exilis and M. inusitata. The type specimen has been 

 kindly presented to me by Mr. C. French, in whose col- 

 lection it was unique. 



MORDELLA 9-MACULATA, n. sp. 



Black ; basal half of antenna?, posterior spurs, and anterior legs of 

 a dingy red colour. Head with greyish-white pubescence ; prothorax 

 with black pubescence, but marked with white along the apex, base, 

 sides, and on each side of middle ; scutellum with silvery pubescence ; 

 each elytron with four distinct silvery spots : three close ahmg the 

 suture, nearly equal in size and at almost equal distances, the first 

 slightly longer than wide, the second roTighly rounded, and the third 

 feebly transverse ; the fourth spot is on the side midway between the 

 first and second ; each shoulder and the suture with a feeble sprink- 

 ling of greyish hairs. Sides and middle of sterna and abdominal 

 segments and parts of legs with silvery pubescence. 



Aculeus long and rather thin, but scarcely regular, apex somewhat 

 acute. Posterior spurs almost equal and less than half the length of 

 the first tarsal joint. 



Length 8 m.m. 



Hob. N. S. W. : Victoria {G. French). 



A narrow species of medium size. The elytral markings 

 are very distinctive, and at a glance appear to consist of 

 three pairs of rounded spots. The clothing on the pro- 

 thorax of the (two) specimens under observation appears 

 to be somewhat abraded (quite possibly it should have 

 been described as " white with a median and two lateral 

 dark vittoe "). The white clothing of the scutellum causes 

 the elytra to appear to be 9-spotted. 



TOMOXIA MACULICOLLIS, n. sp. 



Black ; basal joints of antenna) dull red. Pubescence of a glossy 

 purplish-black ; head with greyish pubescence, parted in the middle ; 



