Australian Culcoptera. 545 



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 The following beautiful species lias lately been brought 

 to Lngkncl by J. W. Lewis, Esq., of Colonel AYavburton's 

 Lxpeditiou in fe. Australia: — 



Stigmodera tricolorata, sp. nov. 



Supra flava, nitida ; capite, thoracis basi maculaque 

 centrali, elytris fascia apiceque viridi-caruleis. 



Long. 12 — 14i lin. ; lat. 5— 5f liu. 



Head green, thickly punctured. Thorax above, and 

 the sides jaeloAv, clear yellow with an oval transverse spot 

 on the disk, and the extreme base greenish-blue. The 

 elytra are yellow, with the extreme base, a broad fascia 

 behind the middle, and the apex, bright blue or greenish. 

 Legs and antenna green. The thorax is transverse, 

 gently convex, with the sides oblique to the posterior two- 

 thirds, and then slightly narrowed to the base, obscurely 

 and moderately thickly punctured. The scutellum is 

 extremely small, bluish-green. The elytra are not very 

 convex, gently narrowed towards the apex, moderately 

 strongly punctate-striate ; the interstices very slightly 

 convex, sparingly and obscurely punctured. The apex of 

 each elytron exteriorly obliquely emarginate-truncate. 

 " $ . Discoidal spot on the thoi-ax nearly or quite joining 

 the basal stripe. Under side of body green, with a spot on 

 each coxa, and the abdomen yellow ; aj^ical segment of 

 this latter truncate. 



2 . Discoidal spot on the thorax smaller. Under side 

 of body green, with a spot on each coxa, and the sides and 

 apex of the abdomen yellow ; apical segment of this latter 

 slightly acuminate, rounded at the apex. 



Hab.—Kicol Bay, W. Austraha. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



In build this species most nearly resembles *S'. semi- 

 cincta ; but perhaps it should be placed near S. Spencci, 

 although the form of the thorax is very unlike any species 

 of that group. 



HETEROMERA. 



Cyphalein.e. 

 Crjphaleus quadrispinosus, sp. nov. 

 Elongatus, convexus, parce i)ubescens, nitidus, nigcr; 

 elytris purpureis, sutura, marginibusque ad apicem viruh- 



