various new Species of Buprestide. 213 
when examined carefully, I think will be found to be distinct. 
If such is the case, the Entomology of Australia possesses an uni- 
formity of character, in the representative species of each locality, 
which has not yet I believe been noticed. 
Sp. 12. Stigmodera purpurea, Hope. * 
Purpurea, thorace lateribus flavo-marginatis, elytrisque violaceis 
et octo maculis notatis, corpore infra flavo et violaceo, 
Long. lin. 4, Jat. lin. 13. 
Caput antice violaceum, punctatum. Thorax purpurascens, 
punctatus, lateribus flavis. Elytra purpurea, binis lineis 
flavis ad basin, binisque aliis ad latera positis, quatuorque 
maculis flavis parvis in disco notatis. Corpus infra flavum, 
pectore purpureo segmentisque abdominis postice violaceis 
pedibusque concoloribus. 
Received by Mr. Gould from Western Australia. It is allied 
to St. flavopicta of Gory. 
Sp. 13. Stigmodera hilaris, Hope. 
/Eruginosa, elytris miniatis, humeris viridibus maculisque aliis 
concoloribus per discum positis, corpore infra leeté virescenti. 
Long. lin. 3, lat. lin. 1. 
Caput aurato-viride, punctatum. Thorax concolor et crebre 
punctulatus, Elytra rubro-miniata, macula media commune 
viride ad scutellum posita, humeris concoloribus, duabusque 
aliis irregularibus fere in fascias dispositis; apicibus atris et 
bispinosis. Corpus infra leete viride, pedibus concoloribus. 
This lovely insect was received from Port Philip. 
Sp. 14. Stigmodera Saundersii, Hope. 
Atra, elytris miniatis, ad basin 4-maculatis, maculé media rotun- 
data nigra apicibusque nigris. 
Long. lin. 5, lat. lin. 2. 
Caput rufo-zneum. Thorax atro-velutinus, lateribus subro- 
tundis, creberrime punctulatis. Elytra miniata, humeris ex- 
ternis atro-notatis, macula scutellata commune, altera in 
medio disci posita, apicibusque atris. Corpus infra cyaneum, 
punctatum, pectore virescenti, pedibusque viridibus. 
This singularly marked insect was lately sent me by Mr. Fortnum 
from the Adelaide settlement; it is named in honour of Mr. 
