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elytra; the second runs obliquely from the humeral callus 
towards the suture (not however reaching it), extends to about a 
quarter the length of the elytra from the apex, and in some 
examples is interrupted a little behind the middle of the elytra; 
the third also commences on the callus and runs (parallel to the 
lateral margin) to the neighborhood of the apex. The vitta are 
variable in their breadth and in some examples have a much 
more sinuous outline than in others. The prosternal fovee in 
this species are extremely well defined. 
N. Queensland ; taken by Mr. Koebele near Cairns. 
CYCLONEDA. 
C. barronznsis, sp. nov. Late ovalis, postice subacuminata ; 
flavo nigroque variegata ; colore nigro in prothorace (ut 
linea transversa apicalis et macula bifida basalis), in elytris 
(ut margo integer, macula basalis discoidalis, fascia lata 
mediana, et fascia lata postmediana,—nonuullorum exem- 
plorum fasciis interruptis), in epipleuris(totis macula elongata 
pone humeros excepta), in corpore subtus toto (abdomine,— 
segmenti basalis parte mediana nihilominus nigro,—excepto) 
et in pedibus (horum anticorum femoribus subtus tibiis 
tarsisque, intermediorum tibiis tarsisque, posticorum tarsis, 
flavis) disposito ; antennis quam capitis (oculis inclusis) lati- 
tudo paullo longioribus, articulis ultimis 2 intus sat dilata- 
tis, apicali ad apicem truncato; clypeo antice vix emarginato; 
oculis sat fortiter granulatis ; prothorace fortiter transverso, 
antice paullo angustato, crebrius subtilius punctulato, antice 
bisinuatim sat fortiter emarginato, marginibus parum arcua- 
tis ; elytris magis fortiter minus crebre punctulatis. Long., 
21,; lat., 121. 
The following characters refer this species to the genus Veda 
(as characterised by Dr. Chapuis, Gen. Col., vol. XII.) :—Head 
free, base of antenne free, epipleure without distinct fover, body 
glabrous, antenne of 11 joints, abdominal lamelle well-defined, 
base of elytra gently emarginate all across, antennge compara- 
tively long, prosternum without a lateral fovea, scutellum nor- 
mally large. I am a little doubtful to which of Dr. Chapuis’ 
subgenera it belongs (Crotch seems to think they should be re- 
garded as valid genera), but on the whole it is most suitably 
placed I think in Cycloneda (Daulis, Muls.). It is a very pretty 
and conspicuous species. The black and yellow coloring of the 
upper surface are so mingled that it is difficult to say which 
should be regarded as the color of the derm. If it be regarded 
as black, the yellow markings are, a fascia on the prothorax nar- 
rowest in the middle where it does not reach into the basal half 
of the prothorax (at the actual middle however it has an angular 
