CHRYSOMELID&. 405 
CALOMELA PUNCTIFRONS, N.sp. 
Of a burnished coppery-violet; in places (on head, apex, 
and base of prothorax, base suture, sides, and transversely at 
basal third of elytra), a brilliant metallic green or blue; 
under-surface dark chocolate brown, with a slight metallic 
gloss; legs red (the four posterior femora darker), antenne 
(the apical joints not at all infuscate) and palpi paler. 
Head with a few small punctures at base, and scattered 
about, and some larger ones in front; clypeus widely tri- 
angular, coarsely but not irregularly punctate; its suture 
deep, from the middle a feeble line traceable to base. Pro- 
thorax with moderately large punctures in middle, becoming 
larger and subvariolose on sides, microscopic punctures 
scattered about. Hlytra impressed behind the shoulders, 
each with ten rows of distinct punctures, becoming smaller 
(but still very distinct) posteriorly ; interstices sparsely and 
minutely but (in certain lights) distinctly punctate. 
Length 74, width 44mm. 
Hab.—Rockhampton (types in Macleay Museum). 
The elytral suture is yery narrowly purple, then shades off 
through various degrees of metallic blue, green, and copper 
to the general tone; the transverse sub-basa] markings are 
indistinct from some directions, but very distinct from 
others. 
CALOMELA FUGITIVA, N.Sp. 
Of a metaliic blue, green, coppery-green, and purple; 
uuder-surface and iegs chocolate-brown, and with a metallic 
greenish gloss, sides and claw-joints obscure red ; basal joints 
of antenne (the rest infuscate) and the palpi red. 
Head (including clypeus) with sparse and minute punc- 
tures; median line not traceable. Prothorax with sparse, 
sinall, and irregularly distributed punctures, not much 
denser or larger at sides than elsewhere. Hlytra impressed 
below shoulders, each with ten rows of distinct punctures, 
becoming very small posteriorly; interstices with sparse 
minute punctures. Length 6, width 44mm. 
Hab.—Wide Bay (type in Macleay Museum). 
Close to the preceding species, but more compact in build, 
the colour more metallic or violet, the prothoracic punctures 
sparser in middle, the elytral interstices scarely visibly 
punctate, clypeus sparsely and finely punctate, legs almost 
unicolourous, and antenne with the apical two-thirds in- 
fuscate. The colour varies so much from different directions 
that it is almost impossible to define it; a beautiful purple 
cclour can, however, be usually seen on the base of the head, 
