90 Mr. J. S. Baly on Phytophaga. 



upper surface sculptured as in the preceding species. 

 Claw large and distinct, articulating freely with the 

 third joint ; outer edge of tibise stained with black. 



E. normalis resembles closely in form E. albipennis ; 

 it may be known at once from that insect, as well as from 

 E. Odeiuahnii, by the free claw joint. 



In the two specimens that I possess of this species, 

 the thorax differs somewhat in form ; in one the thorax 

 is distinctly shorter, and the sides are bisinuate ; this 

 difference is probably sexual. 



Eurispa Sowittii. 



Filiformis, sub cylindrica, nigra, nitida, albo-squamosa ; 

 capite ante oculos vix producto, vertice nigro-piceo, 

 pedibus (tarsis exceptis) abdomineque pallide rufo- 

 piceis; thorace elytrisque albo-fuscis; thorace sub- 

 conico, minus crebre foveolato-punctato, medio vitta 

 nigro-picea ornato, lateribus vix sinuatis, albo-linea- 

 tis ; elytris subcylindricis, extus albo-limbatis, striato- 

 foveolatis, interstitiis apicem versus subcostatis, 

 apice attenuatis, utrisque in caudam acutam dorso 

 carinatam productis ; unguibus distinctis. 



Long. 3| lin. 

 Hah. — Melbourne. 



Body clothed with adpressed, narrow, white obcunei- 

 form scales, those on the legs linear. Thorax nearly a 

 third longer than broad, subconic, sides slightly converg- 

 ing from base to apex, upper surface less closely punc- 

 tured than in E. normalis, lateral border slightly thick- 

 ened, white. Elytra attenuated at the apex, each pro- 

 duced into a long acute tail ; surface deeply striate- 

 foveolate, interspaces behind the middle costate, the 

 costce uniting near the apex of the elytron into a single 

 strongly raised ridge, which runs along the caudal spine 

 to its apex. 



Closely allied to the last described species, differing 

 principally in the more conical and less closely punctured 

 thorax, and in the absence of the elevated costse on the 

 anterior half of the elytra ; it possibly may be a local 

 variety. 



