58 Mr. Edward Saunders on 



4. CiSSEIS CUPREICOLLIS;, (PI. IV. fig. 23) . 



Etlion cupreicoUe, Hope^ Tr. Ent. Soc. iv. 219. 



Ethon ceneicolle, Hope, Tr. Ent. Soc. iv. 220, var. 



''Nigro-geneum, thorace cupreo-aurato, binisque minutis 

 foveis albis notatis, lateribus concoloribus ; elytris 

 atris et punctis duodecim albidis notatis ; corpore 

 infra viridi et nitido, segmentis abdominis ntrinque 

 albo-punctatisj pedibusqae viridibus." (Hope) . 



Head and thorax golden bronze, the latter with a white 

 pubescent spot on each side of the disk below its middle, 

 and a similar one near the lateral margin. Elytra nearly 

 black, with numerous round pubescent white spots, the 

 principal of which are thus arranged on each elytron — 

 one touching the base, three nearly touching the suture, 

 and three near the lateral margin. Underside, the sides 

 of the breast and of each abdominal segment with a white 

 pubescent spot. 



Head deeply punctured, channelled between the eyes. 

 Thorax half as broad again as long ; anterior margin pro- 

 duced, three-fifths the length of the base; sides slightly 

 rounded ; base bisinuate ; surface deeply pvmctured and 

 concentrically striated, with a round impression on each 

 side of the disk, and another about half way up the 

 lateral margin on either side ; these foveas are filled with 

 a whitish pubescence. Elytra half as long again as broad, 

 punctured and transversely ridged ; sides nearly straight 

 as far as the middle ; apex rounded ; posterior suture 

 elevated. Underside transversely striated and punc- 

 tured; legs punctured. 



Var. ceneicolle. Upper side entirely dark seneous black. 



Length 2\ lines ; breadth 1 line. 



Hab. Adelaide and Moriatta. 



5. CissEis GouLDii, (PI. IV. fig. 24). 

 Etlion Gouldii, Hope, Tr. Ent. Soc. iv. 220. 



" ^neum, thorace cvipreo-^eneo, fortissimo punctate, late- 

 ribus externe linea elevata senea conspicuis ; elytris 

 iridescentibus, seneis, colore violaceo sparsim asper- 

 sis, maculis duabus obscuris post scutellum positis ; 

 corpore infra seneo, punctate, pedibus concoloribus.^' 

 (Hope) . 



