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MM. picticornis, sp. nov. Modice elongata; supra opaca, pilis 
erectis nonnullis sat sparsim vestita, obscure pupureo- 
brunnea, antennis flavo nigroque lete variegatis, elytrorum 
lateribus antice anguste flavis ; subtus nitida nigra cupreo- 
purpureoque iridescens, femorum tibiarumque basi et 
tarsorum articulis ultimis 2 flavis ; corpore supra confertim 
sat fortiter ruguloso; elytris (ad apicem truncatis) preter 
hance sculpturam foveis magnis nec profundis (his ab apice 
ad basin gradatim minoribuset magis crebris) confuse ornatis; 
sternis sat rugulose punctulatis; abdomine  sublvigato. 
Long., 44 1.; lat., 141. 
The first, second, sixth, seventh, eighth, and eleventh joints of 
the antenne are entirely black (with a slight coppery tone); the 
ninth and tenth are entirely yellow, the rest yellow in the basal 
half and black in the apical half. The basal joint is stout and 
subcylindric, as long as 2 and 3 together, 2 very short, 3-5 
slightly increasing in length successively (5 as long as the basal 
joint), 6, 7, and 11 each about equal to 3, 8-10 each shorter. 
The antenne set back would scarcely reach the apex of the 
elytra. 
Victoria; taken near Berwick by C. French, Esq. ; unique in 
that gentleman’s collection. 
ECTOSTICTA. 
E. ornata, sp. nov. Setis erectis sparsim vestita ; rufa, capite 
prothorace abdomineque nigris, antennis obscuris (articulis 
1° 2° que totis et ceteris basi plus minusve late rufescentibus) 
elytris piceis (spatio communi basali rufo, fasciisque binis 
albis); antennis quam corpus paullo brevioribus articulo 
3° quam 1** manifeste quam 4"* multo quam 5™ vix longiori, 
6°-11° gradatim brevioribus ; capite prothoraceque fortiter 
sat crasse ruguloso; hoc quam latiori parum longiori ; 
lateribus modice rotundatis postice vix sinuatis ;  elytris 
apice rotundatis, juxta scutellum utrinque gibbosis, 
inequaliter punctulatis; oculis sat tenuiter granulatis. 
Long., 3 1. ; lat., +1. 
Compared with £. cleroides, White, this is a smaller much 
more rufus insect. The base of the elytra is bright red all across, 
and this red patch extends backward, irregularly narrowing to 
about the middle of the elytra. From the lateral margin, a 
little behind the shoulder, a moderately narrow white fascia runs 
obliquely inward and (slightly) forward, but stops abruptly at 
the edge of the red patch. The space immediately in front of 
this fascia, and that between it and the hinder fascia, are the 
darkest part of the elytra. The hinder fascia is placed slightly 
behind the middle, is of the same width as the other fascia, and 
