542 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse's Notes on 



tiired, and the apical teeth are less separated fi'om each 

 other. 



Head very deeply impressed. Thorax one-third broader 

 than long, very convex, much rounded at the sides, nar- 

 rowed posteriorly, bisinuate at the base, thickly and some- 

 what strongly punctured on the disk, coarsely punctured 

 at the sides. Scutellum green, with only one or two 

 punctures. Elytra scarcely as broad as the thorax, gra- 

 dually acuminated towards the apex, with three yellow 

 spots on each ; the basal one occupies the basal half of the 

 elytra in the form of an L, with the base very broad ; the 

 second s})ot is placed behind the middle, broad, touching 

 the margin but not the suture of the elytra ; the third spot 

 is very small, subapicah The margin at the extreme apex 

 is minutely serrate. Body beneath coppery, sparsely pubes- 

 cent. 



Hah. — Queensland. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



Stigmodcra atronotata, sp. nov. 



Elongata, parallela, punctata, sanguinea, atronotata ; 

 thorace crebre fortitcr punctato ; elytris apice breviter 

 quadrispinosis, striatis, interstitiis crebre punctatis, inter- 

 stitio secundo fere li^vi. 



Long. 4| lin. ; lat. 1| lin. 



Closely allied to S. elerjantula, White, but differs in 

 having the thorax transverse, much more thickly punc- 

 tured ; and the elytra at the apex are much less acuminate, 

 and the four apical teeth are simply the result of each 

 elytron being obliquely emarginate at the apex. 



Head aeneous-black, thickly and strongly punctured. 

 Thorax ])right red above and below, transverse, more than 

 one-third broader than long, somcAvhat depressed pos- 

 teriorly, somewhat thickly and strongly punctured, with a 

 narrow border at the base, a spot on the disk and a small 

 spot on each side black ; the sides are rounded in front, 

 nearly straight behind, the thorax being broadest at the 

 hind angles, which are nearly rectangular. Scutellum 

 blue, concave, with one or two punctures. Elytra scarcely 

 broader than the thorax, gently rounded at the apex, 

 moderately strongly punctate-striate, the interstices (ex- 

 cept the second, which is nearly smooth), thickly and 

 strongly (almost rugosely) punctured; the colour is 

 yellowish- red, with a transverse S])Ot at the base, not 

 reaching the shoulders, a second obhque spot at the side 



