of Australian Chrysomelide. 207 
yellow brown, with a broad chesnut band extending from the 
shoulders to a little above the middle of the suture, and some 
irregular markings of the same colour towards the apex, leaving 
a broad band of the ground colour across the middle. Under 
side of the body chesnut brown, punctured. Legs dark chesnut 
brown, punctured. Tarsi of the same colour, 
Length 2, inch. 
Native of New Holland. 
In the Cabinet of the Rev. F. W. Hope. 
Sp. 6. Onchosoma rufescens, W. W.S. 
Head punctured, dark amber brown, with some ill-defined 
rufous markings on the face. Antenne reddish brown. Thorax 
rugosely punctured, with the lateral margins strongly crenate, and 
having two rounded protuberances on the upper surface, one on 
each side of the central line; chesnut brown, with a broad black 
band passing from the anterior to the posterior margin over each 
protuberance, and three rounded large black spots margined with 
castaneous, one the external side of each protuberance and one in 
-the hollow between them. Scutellum subquadrate, narrowed 
behind, punctured, castaneous brown. Elytra deeply and rugosely 
punctured, with the longitudinal nervures but very indistinct, and 
having two slight elevations at the base, one on the shoulders and 
the other between that and the scutellum; dark chesnut brown, 
with a black patch on the shoulder, and an indistinct broad blackish 
band running along the basal half of the suture. Under side of 
body light reddish brown. Legs robust, punctured, chesnut 
brown, with a large black patch on the outer and inner sides of 
each femur a little below the middle. Tibia blackish towards 
the apex. ‘Tarsi deep chesnut. 
Length 525, inch. © 
In the Cabinet of Capt. Parry. 
Habitat New Holland. 
This is a species distinct in the sculpture of the elytra and 
markings; but owing to the specimen having been gummed it is 
difficult to make out the original colour. 
