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ings on the elytra bear considerable general resemblance to those 
of S. grata, Saund. These markings are all connected on the 
suture ; the basal one is a spot nearly as large as the area of the 
prothorax, and not unlike it in shape, touching the base along 
about three-quarters of its width, but not touching the lateral 
margins ; the space between the basal spot and the median fascia 
is narrowly black on the suture, and is very short; the median 
fascia touches the lateral margins very narrowly, its front edge is 
somewhat triangular, its hind edge sinuous ; the median fascia is 
joined on the suture by a wide stem to the apical spot, which is 
somewhat elongate-quadrate, and very similar in form and size to 
the apical spot of S. thoracica, Saund. (depicted Journ. Linn. Soc., 
vol. LX., tab. 9, fig. 11). 
Victoria ; in the collection of C. French, Esq. 
S. longula, sp. nov. Sat elongata; subdepressa; subglabra‘ 
ceerulea, prothoracis lateribus elytrorum fasciis 2 latis 
suturam haud attingentibus altera mox ante medium externe 
antrorsum producta, altera subapicali externe retrorsum 
producta) prosterni lateribus abdominis lateribus (macula 
utringue in segmentis 2-4 positis exceptis) macula in 
segmento ventrali penultimo medio posita et segmento 
ventrali apicali testaceo-rufis; capite longitudinaliter pro- 
funde sulcato, crebre minus fortiter punctulato; prothorace 
quam longiori plus quam dimidio (postice quam antice fere 
duplo) latiori, sparsim vix fortiter punctulato, lateribus 
incrassatis fortiter rotundatis, basi leviter bisinuata ; elytris 
punctulato-striatis, ad basin late nec fortiter arcuatis ad 
apicem emarginatis et bispinosis, spinis externis valde 
elongatis, interstitlis sparsius punctulatis subplanis latera 
apicemque versus magis convexis. 
Mas latet. 
Feminz prosternomedio sparsim parum fortiter punctulato. 
Long., 9 1.; lat., 32 1. 
The shape of the prothorax is very unusual in the genus, the 
sides being strongly rounded, so that the base is much narrower 
than the widest part, and the widest part being exceptionally far 
from the base—indeed, a line drawn across the prothorax at its 
widest would intersect the median longitudinal line in front of 
its middle; the sides of the prothorax are incrassated, and 
limited by a sulcus, as in §. variabilis, Don. The red lateral 
margins of the prothorax are so wide as together to equal the 
dark intermediate space. 
I hardly know to what species to compare dae its elytra 
spinose at the apex in combination with red-margined prothorax, 
underside variegated with red, and elytra fasciated, place it in a 
