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quam insutura multo latiori) ornatis, antennis apicem versus 

 subferrugineis ; pedibus piceis. Long., 5J 1. ; lat., 1|^ 1. 



The structure of the head mouth organs and antennae does not 

 differ from the same in N. aumlenta, Pasc. ; the elytra are more 

 parallel more distinctly punctured and scarcely distinctly pubes- 

 cent ; the tarsi are distinctly (though not very much) more slen- 

 der. I do not observe any other notable structural difference 

 from jV\ aumlenta, Pasc, but the difference in coloring prevents 

 any possibility of confusing the two species. The subapical fascia 

 of the elytra commences on the lateral margin about half-way 

 between the middle and the apex and continues there more than 

 half-way to the apex ; its front margin runs obliquely hindward 

 to a point a little behind the middle of its lateral margin ; its 

 hind margin is on the suture about level with its lateral hind 

 margin but its hind margin is deeply roundly emarginate so that 

 the chalybeate apex has the appearance of a round spot. 



Victoria ; sent by Mr. Sloane ; also by Mr. French. 



N. virgata, sp. nov. Elongata; parallela ; pallida (subtus 

 obscura flavo-pubescens) ; capite, prothoraceque maculatim, 

 elytris longituclinaliter adque apicem antennis, et femorum 

 tibiarum tarsorumque parte apicali, nigro-vel piceo-notatis. 

 Long., 5 1.; lat., li 1. 

 Evidently a variable species in the distinctness of its markings, 

 as the two specimens I have seen differ considerably in this 

 respect. Regarding pale yellow as the ground color of the upper 

 surface the dark markings are as follows : — a large space between 

 the eyes, a spot on the vertex, the middle of the front of the 

 prothorax and two large discal spots on the same, the scutellum 

 (which however is clothed with pale pubescence), and on the 

 elytra the suture (widely but not quite to the apex) a narrow 

 interrupted marginal vitta and an apical spot. In one of the 

 examples before me the sutural vitta is subobsolete and the mar- 

 ginal vitta quite faint, while the space between the apical spot 

 and the elytral vittaa is more brightly yellow than the rest of 

 the surface so that it seems to bear a rather conspicuous fascia. 

 This species is evidently more narrow and parallel than the pre- 

 ceding ; the fine cariniform lines on the elytra are less marked 

 than in it or iV. aumlenta. 



N. Queensland ; sent by Mr. French. 



RHYTIPHORA. 



E. Spencerij sp. nov. Piceo-nigra, pilis niveis variegata ; his 

 frontem totam genasque dense sequaliter vestientibus, in 

 vertice (hoc longitudinaliter impresso) tri-radiatim co nden 

 satis, in prothorace lineas transversas plus minusve inter 



