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The spots on each elytron are a nearly circular one between 
the scutellum and shoulder, an oblong one placed longitudinally 
on the lateral margin a little behind the base, a fascia-like one 
about the middle, touching the lateral margin but not the suture 
and roundly dilated at its inner extremity, and an arched fascia- 
like one a little before the apex touching the lateral margin but 
not the suture. 
Of the section of Stigmodera having the underside and also. 
the prothorax unicolorous, the elytra of two colours and the apex 
of the elytra spined, the following very small species have been 
described :—sexguttata, Macl.; bella, Saund. ; hilaris, Hope; 
liliputana, Thoms.; parva, Saund.; triguttata, Macl.; lena, 
Thoms. Of these only the first and last bear any marked resem- 
blance to the present species. S. sexguttata, Macl., seems to 
differ considerably in the markings, and also in having the head 
broadly impressed and ‘very finely” punctured, while /ena, 
Thoms., from W. Australia, differs inter alia by the hindmost 
yellow mark on its elytra being straight. 
Queensland; sent to me by C. French, Esq. 
S. septemmaculata, sp. nov. Minus lata; minus depressa ; supra 
sat glabra, subtus sat dense albido-pubescens ; obscure eenea, 
elytris testaceis, basi anguste eneis, maculis 7 nigro-purpureis 
ornatis (sc. communibus in sutura 3 utrinque marginem 
lateralem versus 2, posterioribus 2 in sutura conjunctis) ; 
capite prothoraceque confertim subfortiter (fere ut 
S. amphichroe, Boisd.) punctulatis ; illo longitudinaliter con- 
cavo ; hoc subgibboso, canaliculato, quam longiori plus quam 
dimidio (postice quam antice vix dimidio) latiori, lateribus 
sat fortiter arcuatis, basi leviter bisinuata, angulis posticis 
acutis ; elytris punctulato-striatis, basi late leviter arcuatis, 
apice oblique emarginatis et bispinosis (spinis nigris), inter- 
stitiis subtiliter sat crebre punctulatis; corpore subtus 
crebre subtilius (prosterno medio postice magis sparsim 
magis fortiter) punctulatis. Long., 44 1.; lat., 12 1. 
The submarginal spots on the elytra are placed one a little 
behind the shoulder, the other scarcely behind the middle; the 
sutural spots are placed one about a quarter of its length from 
the base, one (of a diamond shape) slightly behind the middle 
and one near the apex, the hinder two being narrowly connected 
on the suture. 
This is a very distinct species, a little like S. 6-guttata, Macl., 
but much larger, and very differently coloured, with the elytra 
very much more deeply emarginate at the apex, the apical spines 
(especially the external ones) very much larger, &c. 
S. Australia ; Lyndoch ; in the 8. A. Museum. 
