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:and female is probably an accidental variety ratber tban a 

 sexual distinction. 



Tbree specimens occurred on flowers near Port Lincoln. 

 T. Andersoni, s^. nov. (femina). Parce pubescens ; testaceus ; 

 capite, antennis, palpis, pedibus, lineis in protborace 

 nonnullis, et maculis in corpore subtus, nigris vel piceo- 

 nigris ; elytris l^ete cyaneis, antice nitidis sublsevigatis ; 

 postice opacis, granulatis ; antennis corpore multo bre- 

 vioribus. Long. 3 — 3il. 

 Tbe antennae are scarcely tbree-quarters tbe lengtb of the 

 body. The thorax has the following dark marks : — A short line 

 a little within the margin about the middle of each side, a still 

 shorter line on either side close to the base, and a small spot in 

 the middle (almost obsolete in one of my specimens ; probably 

 these are variable). It is decidedly transverse, and is scarcely 

 narrowed behind. On the under side the coxag, some marks about 

 the apex of the metasternum, and a spot on either side of each 

 of the first five segments of the hind body are blackish. Dedi- 

 cated to my friend Mr. J. Anderson, of Port Lincoln. 



Two specimens occurred on flowers near Port Lincoln. 

 T. vibex, sp. nov. (femina). Parce pubescens; flavus ; capite 

 (macula flava postica excepta), palpis, antennis, pedibus, 

 maculis nonnullis in coxis, metasterno, abdominisque 

 apice, nigris ; elytris violaceis, antice sublaevigatis nitidis 

 valde ;in9equalibus, postice opacis granulatis; antennis 

 corpore sat brevioribus. Long. 4i- 1. 

 The head has a large yellow triangular patch behind, the apex 

 of which runs out between the hind part of the eyes. There are 

 some indications of similar marking in the preceding species. 

 The thorax resembles that of T. Andersoni, but is a little more 

 contracted hindward, and entirely testaceous. The underside 

 is entirely of a bright canary-yellow colour, except the coxae 

 (which are black, spotted with yellow) and the head meta- 

 sternum and extremity of hind body (which are marked with 

 black). The elytra have the humeral callus well defined, and 

 between it and the suture there is a large strongly convex elon- 

 gate wheal which runs about a third of the distance to the apex, 

 gradually narrowing on its external side. The antennae are 

 about three-quarters the length of the body. 



I possess a single specimen, taken in Victoria. The exact 

 locality is not known to me. 



T. pauxillus, sp. nov. Sat elongatus ; parallelus ; uiger vel 

 seneo-niger, prothorace testaceo, hoc quam longiori plus 

 duplo latiori ; elytris pubescentibus crebre rugose punctu- 

 latis ; maris antennis corpore vix, feminae sat evidenter, 

 brevioribus. Long. 4i 1. 



