248 Mr. Edward Saunders on 



Chalcotcenia australasice, n. sp. PI. VI. fig. 6. 



Viridis, capite excavato. Thorace punctato, lateribus 

 impressis, rugosis, flavo-tomentosis. Elytris costatis, 

 costis apiceque cyaneis, interstitiis impressionibus dua- 

 busque discalibus flavo-tomentosis. Subtus ruguso-punc- 

 tata. 



Green ; raised portions of thorax and elytra, and the 

 apex of the latter cyaueous, depressions filled with a 

 yellow powdery pubescence. 



Head deeply excavated between the eyes and rugosely 

 punctured. Thorax with the anterior margin nearly 

 straight, sides rounded in front, nearly straight and 

 subparallel behind ; base with a wide, slightly rounded, 

 central lobe ; surface rugosely punctured, dorsal line 

 impressed; sides each with an oblong rugose impression, 

 extending from the base to the anterior angles, filled 

 with yellow pubescence. Elytra wider than the thorax, 

 sides slightly sinuate above the middle, sharply and 

 finely denticulate posteriorly. Surface rugosely punc- 

 tured, each elytron with the suture, and four lines 

 considerably raised, between these, near the base, 

 are narrower raised lines, which are very irregular and 

 abbreviated. There are two irregular impressions on 

 each elytron, one of a somewhat triangular shape above 

 the middle, the other narrow and transverse, midway 

 between it and the apex. These impressions aud the 

 spaces between the costfe are filled with yellow pubes- 

 cence. Beneath and legs rugosely punctured, covered 

 with yellow pubescence. 



Length 11 lin. ; breadth 4 lin. 



Hab.—N. W. Australia. 



Should follow superha, Hope. 



Paracupta tibialis, n. sp. 



Caput aureum, transverse rugosum, linea dorsali fovea- 

 que utrinque impressum. Thorax viridis, aureo-micaus. 

 Elytra viridia, lateribus Itete cupreis ; punctato-striato, 

 marginibus postice denticulatisi Subtus aureo- viridis, 

 punctata ; femoribus viridibus ; tibiis basis viridibus, 

 apicibus flavis; tarsis antennisque flavis. 



Head golden. Thorax green, the sides with golden 

 reflections. Elytra green, with a wide band on 



