20 Mr. Edward Saunders on 



spot of the same colour just below the shoulders. Under- 

 side cyaneous, with green reflections ; legs purple ; sides 

 and posterior portion of the breast^ and the lateral mar- 

 gins of the abdomen, coppery. Antennse cyaneous. 



Head pvinctured, with a faint impression between the 

 eyes. Thorax three-quarters as broad again at the base 

 as long ; anterior margin slightly emarginate, three- 

 quarters the length of the base ; sides rounded ; base 

 with a shallow median lobe ; disk deeply punctured, 

 the punctures deeper on the sides; just above the scu- 

 tellum is a very small round impression. Elytra one 

 quarter as long again as wide ; sides subparallel for 

 two-thirds of their length ; apex of each rounded and 

 denticulate ; disk punctured, with a somewhat scaly 

 appearance. Underside and legs punctured, with a few 

 scattered hairs. 



Length 3 lines ; breadth 1 line. 



Hab. Australia. 



2. Neocuris Gueeinii, (PL IV. fig. 11) . 

 Stigmoclera Guerinii, Hope, Tr, Ent. Soc. iv. 103. 



" Violacea, thorace nigro, marginibus auratis. Elytra 

 antice et postice nigro-violacea, in medio fascia lata 

 flava insignita. Corpus infra Isete violaceum, pedi- 

 bus concoloribus." (Hope) . 



Head green ; thorax and elytra cyaneous ; the former 

 with its sides fiery copper colour, the latter with a broad 

 flavousband situated a little above their middle, widening 

 as it approaches the lateral margins. Underside and 

 legs cyaneous. Antennee green. 



Head punctured, depressed between the eyes. Thorax 

 twice as broad at the base as long ; anterior margin 

 emarginate, three-quarters the length of the base, sides 

 rounded ; base slightly lobed ; disk punctured, punc- 

 tures on the sides deeper. Elytra one quarter as long 

 again as wide, sides subparallel for two-thirds of their 

 length ; apex of each largely rounded and finely denticu- 

 late ; disk rugosely punctured, presenting rather a scaly 

 appearance ; apical segment of the abdomen above with 

 a deep round fovea, its posterior margin very finely den- 

 ticulate. Underside rugosely punctured, with a few 

 scattered hairs. 



Length 3 lines; breadth \\ lines. 



Hab. Australia. 



