Australian Bxiprcstidce. 59 



Dull bronzy. Elytra with a cyaneous tint on the disk, 

 and two obscure sutural spots, one near the base and the 

 other just above the middle, covered with a grayish pu- 

 bescence ; just above the apex of each is a somewhat 

 transverse gray pubescent band. Underside, the sides of 

 the breast and of each abnominal segment vnth an ob- 

 scure pubescent spot. 



Head deeply punctured, swollen, furrowed between the 

 eyes. Thorax three-fifths as broad again as long; ante- 

 rior margin produced ; sides rounded ; base with a slight 

 central lobe ; disk deeply punctured and concentrically 

 sti'iated, lateral carina well marked and straight ; base, 

 especially near the posterior angles, depressed. Elytra 

 twice as long as wide ; apex largely rounded and finely 

 denticulate ; surface transversely rugose. Underside and 

 legs punctured, transversely striate, with a few scattered 

 hairs, besides the spots above mentioned. 



Length 4 lines ; breadth 1\ lines. 



Hab. Port Essington. 



6. CissEis siMiLis, (PI. rV. fig. 25). 

 Buprestis irrorata, (Hope, Bupr. p. 8) ; nee L. & G. 



" Bronzea, capite asneo nitido, (tuberculo flavo in medio 



posito *) , thorace marginato minutissime ruguloso, 



elytris subserrulatis albida sericie irroratis. Cor- 



pore infra cupreo nitido." (Hope) . 



Dull bronzy. Legs coppery. Elytra with numerous 



irregular gray pubescent spots, of which three are rather 



larger than the rest, two near the lateral margin, and 



one almost touching the sutvire near the apex. 



Head flat in front, deeply punctured. Thorax three- 

 quarters as broad again at the base as long ; anterior 

 margin two-thirds the length of the base, its angles quite 

 enclosing the eyes ; sides rounded ; base with a small 

 median lobe ; disk punctured and striate in semicircular 

 arcs. Elytra twice as long- as broad; sides subparallel 

 for two-thirds of their length ; apex rounded ; posterior 

 margin finely denticulate ; disk finely and rugosely punc- 

 tured ; each elytron with numerous gray pubescent spots, 

 the chief of which are arranged as mentioned above. 

 Underside and legs punctured, covered with a short fine 

 gray pubescence. 



Length 5^ lines; breadth 2 lines. 

 Hab. Australia. 



* The yellow tubercle mentioned by Mr. Hope is a small lump of extra- 

 neous matter which has adhered to the centre of the insect's head. 



