8 Mr. Edward Saunders on 



in medio fortiter impressa; elytris striatis, decern 

 maculis aurantiis notatis. Corpore subtus nigro- 

 seneo, pedibus rubris." (Hope) . 



Bronzy-black. Elytra with five small round golden 

 spots on each, one touching the base, the second midway 

 between the first and the middle of the elytron, two others 

 at the middle side by side, (the sutural one a little the 

 lower,) the fifth between these and the apex ; on the late- 

 ral margin are three dull red spots, two near the shoul- 

 der almost touching each other, and one about a third of 

 the length of the elytra from the apex. Underside and 

 legs bronzy-green. 



Head deeply punctured, somewhat depressed between 

 the eyes, with a smooth raised dorsal line. Thorax not 

 quite twice as broad as long ; anterior margin raised, 

 smooth, two-thirds the length of the base ; sides slightly 

 rounded ; base bisinuate ; disk largely punctured, the 

 punctuation becoming denser on the sides, dorsal furrow 

 deep, widening at the base, where it terminates in a round 

 pit ; near the posterior angle on each side is a deep, small, 

 oblong fovea. Elytra deeply punctate-striate, especially 

 at the sides, interstices also punctured ; a little more than 

 twice as long as wide ; sides very slightly sinuate above 

 the middle ; apex truncate. Underside and legs punc- 

 tured, covered with short white hairs. 



Length 8^ lines ; breadth 3 lines. 



Hab. Australia. 



Gen. NASCIO, Laporte and Gory. 



(Ageilus, pars, and Stigmodeea, pars, Hope.) 



1. Nascio xanthuea, (PL I. fig. 10). 



Acjrilus xanthurus, (Hope, Bupr. p. 13); L. & G. ii. Ag. 

 30, pi. vii. fig. 38. 



" Capite nigro, fronte aurantia ; thorace punctate, tuber- 

 culato, nigro ; elytris concoloribus, apicibus aurantiis, 

 striato-punctatis, lineis duabus elevatis. Corpore 

 infra seneo albisque capillis irrorato." (Hope) . 

 Head and thorax black, the former covered with golden 

 pubescence in front. Elytra black, with their apex for 

 about two-fifths of their entire length croceous. Under- 

 side dull bronzy. 



Head punctured, impressed between the eyes. Thorax 



