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surface is just about the centre of the insect (7.¢., a little in front 
of the middle of the elytra), and the greatest height (the insect 
still being inspected from the side) is about half the length of the 
elytra. 
N. Territory of 8S. Australia. 
P. colorata, sp. nov. Fem. Ovata; convexa, elytris ante 
medium (ut P. consimilis, Baly) subgibbosis ; lutea, antennis 
extrorsum obscurioribus, elytris maculis levibus  pallide 
flavis plurimis ornatis, ex his 4 quam ceterz majoribus (sc. 
1 pone basin ad latitudinem mediam, | mox intra marginem 
lateralem ad longitudinem mediam, 1 longe pone longitud- 
inem mediam suturam versus, 1 communi in sutura ante 
medium); capite sat crebre sat subtiliter punctulato, sub- 
tiliter longitudinaliter impresso; antennis quam corporis 
dimidium brevioribus, articulo 3° quam 1"* vix longiori ; pro- 
thorace quam longiori duplo latiori, antice sinuatim fortiter 
emarginato, postice leviter bisinuato, in disco subtiliter 
sparsius acervatim (ad latera crasse) punctulato, interstitiis 
subtilissime punctulatis, lateribus minus arcuatis profunde 
bis emarginatis, angulis anticis mucronatis posticis fere 
nullis ; elytris quam longioribus vix latioribus, sat crebre 
(fere ut P. marmoree, Oliv.) fusco-punctulatis, interstitiis 
subtilissime sparsissime punctulatis antice planis apicem 
versus obsolete rugulosis, angulis humeralibus (a latere visis) 
sat rotundatis deorsum parum productis ; prosterni parte 
mediana modica, longitudinaliter sulcata. Long., 5 1; 
lat., 3-2, 1. ; 
This species is very like P. marmorea, Oliv., having its elytral 
pattern scarcely different, except in the larger spots being larger 
than the corresponding ones in marmorea and the spot near the 
lateral margin being much more conspicuous ; but these characters 
may be variable. From all the allied species having a pattern 
(except consimilis), this one, however, is easily separated by its 
elytra not evenly convex, but with a distinct indication of rising 
into a kind of hump a little behind the base, and from them all it 
is distinguished also by its elytral interstices quite flat except 
near the apex, and even there only feebly rugulose. 
Queensland ; unique in my collection. 
P. glawea, sp. nov. Fem. Sat late ovalis; convexa ; minus 
nitida ; sordide flavo-viridis ; capite sat crebre sat subtiliter 
punctulato, antice breviter longitudinaliter impresso ; antennis 
quam corporis dimidium vix longioribus, articulo 3° quam 
1° sub-breviori ; prothorace quam longiori plus quam duplo 
latiori, antice sat fortiter vix sinuatim emarginato, postice 
leviter bisinuato, in disco sat crebre sat zequaliter minus fort- 
