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The markings on the elytra consist of a very narrow basal 

 border, a fascia in front of the middle resembling that of 

 S. 8imulata % L. and G. (as figured Tr. Ent. Soc, Lond., 1868, t. 

 2, fig. 15), a fascia behind the middle resembling that of 

 S. prcscellens, Kerremans (widest on the suture and sinuously 

 narrowed to the margin), a spot at the apex resembling that 

 of S. nndulata, L. and G. (as figured Tr. Ent. Soc, Lond., 

 1868, t. 2, fig. 20), and narrow dark coloring along the suture. 

 In general form this species is very much like 8. cruenta, L. and 

 G., but is a little more depressed and wider with the sides of the 

 prothorax very decidedly flattened out. 



Tasmania ; in the collection of C. French, Esq. 

 S. campestris, sp. nov. Minus lata ; modice convexa ; antennis 

 capite prothoraceque seneis viridescentibus, scutello viridi, 

 elytris brunneo-testaceis (basi summa, sutura, fascia post- 

 mediana, et apice nigro-violaceis), corpore subtus pedibusque 

 cyaneis ; capite antice sat producto, longitudinaliter sat pro- 

 funde canaliculato, fortiter sat crebre punctulato, clypeo 

 antice triangulariter exciso ; prothorace quam longiori (et 

 postice quam antice) ut 14 ad 1 latiori, fere ut caput punc- 

 tulato, lateribus modice arcuatis, latitudine majori fere ad 

 basin posita, basi sat fortiter bisinuata ; scutello sparsim 

 punctulato ; elytris ad apicem late arcuatim emarginatis 

 bispinosis, punctulato striatis, interstitiis antice parum 

 evidenter (postice gradatim fortius, apicem versus valde 

 fortiter) convexis sat crebre minus fortiter punctulatis ; 

 corpore subtus subfortiter sat crebre (sternorum parte inter- 

 coxali sparsim sat subtiliter) punctulato. Long., 44 1.; lat., 

 1 f 1. 

 A species bearing much general resemblance to S. distincta, 

 Saund. (as figured in Journ. Linn. Soc, 1868, t. 10, fig. 30), but 

 differing in the suture being widely of blackish violet color. 

 Differs from the description also in the prothorax being much 

 less than twice as wide as long and its base much less than twice 

 as wide as its apical margin, and in the sutural apex of the 

 elytra being distinctly spiniform. 

 Queensland ; sent by Mr. French. 



S. Caroli, Blackb. Having seen reeently some more examples 

 of S. capucina, Blackb., and discovered it to be a very variable 

 species I have come to the conclusion that S. Caroli is probably 

 an extreme variety of it. Unfortunately the description of 

 capucina was founded on a then unique example in Mr. French's 

 collection so that I had not a specimen before me when I 

 described Caroli. 



S. pulchripes, sp. nov. Modice lata ; minus convexa ; capite 

 prothoraceque nigro-viridibus, elytris brunneo-testaceis 



