414 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION D. 
STETHOMELA LATERALIS , n.sp. 
Bluish-violet, with a more or less greenish gloss, especially 
on the head; sides of prothorax pale yellow; under-surface 
(except prosternum) black, with a bluish or greenish gloss; 
muzzle, antennz (apical joints infuscate), and legs red. 
Head with sparse punctures around the margins, becom- 
ing moderately numerous and larger at the base; clypeus 
punctate, its suture deep (from its middle a depressed line 
extends half-way to the vertex, but traceable to the base). 
Prothorax more than twice as wide as long, with minute 
scattered punctures, and with moderately large punctures 
confined to the dark portion, where they are condensed into 
three feeble clusters (extreme base on each side with larger 
shallow punctures). /ytra not much wider than prothorax, 
each with ten rows (the first short) of distinct punctures of 
moderate size, but becoming very small posteriorly, trans- 
versely impressed below shoulders; epipleure transversely 
wrinkled posteriorly. Z bie strongly arcuate. Length 7%, 
width 6mm. 
Hab.—Cairns (type m Macleay Museum). 
In build resembling limbata, but very differently coloured, 
and with tibie more strongly curved than in any other 
species known to me. The yellow portion of the prothorax 
occupies more than half the surface. 
STETHOMELA DISCORUFA, 0.sp. 
* Head black, with a greenish gloss; under-surface 
(except prosternum and middle of metasternum) and legs 
(except anterior femora) black; antenne brownish-black, 
the two basal joints diluted beneath; prothorax lemon- 
yellow, a wide median patch (dilating to base) stained with 
red, a narrow irregular transverse line at base greenish- 
black ; scutellum and elytra deep black, the latter with the 
sides narrowly testaceous, the border angularly dilated near 
and continued across apex; disc on each side with an almost 
circular reddish macula extending across four interstices. 
Head very finely and sparsely punctate; clypeus separated 
(but not throughout) from the face by a rather deep groove, 
from the middle of which a distinct impressed line extends 
backwards to the base. Prothorax more than thrice as wide 
as the length down middle, with very minute scattered punc- 
tures, and with small sparse punctures on disc and on each 
side of middle at base. lytra with regular series of small 
* Male. 
