30 Mr. Edward Saunders on 



very deep on the sides, with a slight dorsal line, on each 

 side of which is a small round depression situated about 

 two-fifths of the entire length of the thorax from the 

 anterior margin. Elytra twice as long as broad; sides 

 subparallel for two-thirds of their length ; apex of each 

 armed with a spine ; disk sti-iate, the interstices on the 

 sides somewhat rugose. Underside very deeply and 

 closely punctured, clothed with long white hairs. 



Length 15 lines ; breadth 6 lines. 



Hab. Swan River. 



17. Stigmodeea Spencii, (PI. 11. fig. 15). 



(Hope, Bupr. p. 2) ; L. & G. ii. Stig. 13, pl.iii. fig. 9. 

 Temnognatha egregia, Bohem. Eugen. Besa, Ins. p. 60. 



" Thorace aeneo, elytris striato-punctatis nigro-violaceis 



testaceo-trifasciatis. Corpus subtus teneum, pectore 



lateribus abdominis flavo-notatis, pedibusque viridi- 



seneis." (Hope). 



Head and thorax coppery golden. Scutellum green. 



Elytra flavous, with their base, a band situated about 



one-fifth of their length from it, and another midway 



between it and the apex, cyaneous ; the apex also for 



about one-fourth of the entire length of the elytra is of 



the same colour ; the two lower bands and the apex are 



connected on the margins. Underside flavous, the sides 



of the thorax, breast, and abdominal segments green ; 



legs and antennge of the same colour. 



Head punctured, with a longitudinal impression on the 

 vertex. Thorax three-fifths as broad again as long ; an- 

 terior margin slightly produced in the centre and at the 

 angles, not quite half as long as the base ; sides much 

 rounded ; base with a shallow median lobe ; disk 

 deeply punctured, with a slight smooth dorsal line. 

 Elytra punctate-striate, punctures on the sides irregular; 

 not quite twice as long as ^vide ; sides slightly sinuate 

 above the middle ; apex truncate, with an external tooth 

 on each elytron. Underside and legs punctured. 

 Length 15 lines ; breadth 6 lines. 

 Hab. Australia. 



18. Stigmodeea signaticollis, (PI. II. fig. 16). 



Hope, Tr. Ent. Soc. iv. 209. 



Stigmodera conspicillata, White, Ann. & Mag. N. H. xii. 



344. 



