400 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION D. 
Var. ALTERNATA. 
A variety in the Macleay Museum from Brisbane differs 
in baving the markings deep black, and occupying a much 
greater portion of the surface. ‘The head, except for four 
spots, is black; the prothorax has four stripes, of which the 
two median are wider than the others (these are at the 
extreme sides, and wider than any of the pale stripes) ; the 
elytra are black, except for three narrow fascia, a very small 
medio-lateral spot, and a small subapical spot on each side ; 
of the fasciz, the basal one is curved, so as almost to resemble 
the figure 5 on each side; the second is just before the 
middle, and is interrupted, and not continuous to sides or 
suture; the third is curved, one-third from apex, and not | 
continuous to sides or suture. The abdomen is almost 
entirely black, the tibiz are pale; the antenne are coloured 
as the type. 
PHYLLOCHARIS 10-MACULATA, n.Sp. 
Head, prothorax, legs, and antenne (the seven terminal 
joints infuscate) red; under-surface (except prosternum) 
black; scutellum black; elytra black, but with ten pale 
sharply-defined spots; of these, six are almost round, two 
(scutellar) are elongate suboval, and two (subapical) are 
lunulate; four form a transverse series near the base, four 
just before the middle, and two at less than one-third from 
apex, the series being equidistant from each other. 
Head impunctate, or nearly so; clypeus semi-circular, 
from each side an oblique groove extends backwards to 
beyond the eye, but near the eye sends out a short internal 
groove. Antenne stout, the pale joints feebly, the others 
densely punctate. Jrothorax almost twice as wide as long, 
base feebly bisinuate, sides straight (except for a slight 
diminution near apex), anterior angles produced and 
moderately acute, posterior rectangular; impunctate. 
Elytra subovate, at base wider than prothorax, widest at 
about apical third, with series of small punctures, between 
which are irregular series of still smaller punctures, so that 
the whole becomes somewhat confused. Length 4, width 
24mm. 
Hab.—Wide Bay (types in Macleay Museum). 
The smallest of the genus with which I am acquainted. 
In shape it approaches flexuosa, except that the prothorax 
is proportionately wider and more parallel-sided. The eyes 
are coarsely faceted, a character strongly at variance with 
the other known species, but scarcely sufficient to warrant 
generic separation. ; 
