CHRYSOMELIDS&. 415. 
punctures, becoming smaller towards apex and sides; inter- 
stices with sparse minute punctures, Beeb ly transversely 1m- 
pressed behind shoulders. Length 74, width 55mm. 
Hab.—N.Q.: Cairns (Macleay Museum). 
Appears to be allied to caudata, but the head of that 
species is described as “‘fortiter sat crebre . . es punc- 
tulatis’’; in shape it approaches limbata. The punctures 
on the paler portions of the elytra are surrounded by watery 
rings. 
A female specimen (having simple claws), which possibly 
belongs to this species, is entirely reddish, except for the 
elytra; these are deep black, with the apical fourth and a 
large irregularly rounded patch on each elytron (covering 
six interstices) reddish; the head also is without an im- 
pressed median line. 
STETHOMELA T-SPLENDENS, 0.sp. 
*. Upper-surface deep metallic purplish-green, with 
coppery-violet reflections in places, but apparently constant 
in middle of base of prothorax and suture of elytra; epi- 
pleure violet. Under-surface coloured almost as upper, but 
the violet reflections almost absent; legs and antenne tes- 
taceous. 
Head flat, without median line; a few small punctures 
between eyes and on clypeus. V/rothorax highly polished, 
about twice as wide as long; disc with a very few small 
punctures, base and sides with more numerous (but still 
rather sparse) and larger (but rather small) punctures. 
Elytra with regular series of small and rather distinct punc- 
tures, becoming very small towards apex; behind shoulders 
rather strongly transversely impressed, and with a single 
fovea on the tenth series of punctures; interstices with very 
minute and scarcely traceable punctures; epipleure finely 
wrinkled on apical two-thirds. Intercoxal process of pro- 
sternum with a few very distinct punctures. Length 6, 
width 44mm. 
Hab.--N.8.W.: Tweed River. 
A small compact species, in shape resembling limbata, 
the violet markings of the elytra forming (from some direc- 
tions) a distinct T. 
STETHOMELA CUPRIPES, N.Sp. 
*. Deep metallic blue, from the sides appearing almost 
ourple; clypeus coppery-violet. Under-surface black, with 
* Male. 
