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productis posticis obtusis ; elytris vix perspicue punctulato- 
striatis. Long., 1—211.; lat., ,»{—1 1. 
This species is much like If. Lapeyrousei, L & G., but differs 
from it by larger size, dark-piceous color of scutellum, and mix- 
ture among the whitish scales of the upper surface of an almost 
equal proportion of dark scales. 
N.S. Wales. 
BUPRESTID. 
CYPHOGASTRA. 
C. Macfarlaner, Waterh. Mr. French has lately received a 
specimen taken in the Endeavour River District of N. Queensland 
apparently referable to this species (which was founded on an 
example from Murray Island in Torres Straits). Mr. Water- 
house’s description consists merely of a few lines briefly in- 
dicating the differences between C. Macfarlanei and C. venerea, 
Thoms., so it is difficult to feel quite sure in identifying his 
insect, but certainly the differences between the specimen from 
N. Queensland before me and C. venerea seem to be almost 
exactly those Mr. Waterhouse specifies. The only discrepancy I 
observe is that whereas Mr. Waterhouse says Macfarlanei has 
“indications of a small impression below the shoulder,” the 
elytra of Mr. French’s insect present a very distinct impression 
within (rather than below) the shoulder—indeed, it is nearer to 
the suture than to the shoulder, but I do not think this quite 
sufficient distinction to warrant the bestowal of a new name. 
METAXYMORPHA. 
M. glorivsa, sp. nov. Nitida; modice elongata ; modice angusta; 
splendide ccerulea, elytris (macula communi suturali apicali 
cerulea et marginibus lateralibus sanguineis exceptis) 
testaceis; capite longitudinaliter leviter sulcato, minus for- 
titer vix crebre punctulato ; prothorace fere ut caput punc- 
tulato, pone marginem anticum transversim impresso, 
lateribus leviter arcuatis, latitudine majori trans basin 
posita ; elytris ad apicem 3-spinosis, sat fortiter striatis, 
striis sat subtiliter sat crebre punctulatis, interstitiis sub- 
planis distincte sat crebre punctulatis; corpore subtus 
(sternorum lateribus punctulatis exceptis) fere levi; seg- 
mento ventrali apicali (maris‘) late triangulariter emar- 
ginato. Long., 13 1.; lat., 54 1. 
This extremely fine and interesting new species of Buprestidw 
has lately been received from N. Queensland by Mr. French. 
Apart from its totally different coloring and markings, it differs 
from WM. Grayi, Parry, inter alia by the regular striation of its 
elytra. The cyaneous patch at the apex of its elytra, which is 
