244 THE INSECTS OF GAYNDAH, 



433. — NOTOGRAPTUS HIEROGLTPHICUS. 11. sp 

 Length 2 J lines. 

 This insect is very much like the last species, it differs chiefly 

 in its much smaller size, in the head being without tubercles and 

 with the white hair forming two rather indistinct fascias, in the 

 thorax not having the lateral longitudinal depressions extending 

 to the apex, and in the elytra having a rather narrow line of 

 golden pubescence extending from the base to near the apex, 

 in a series of zigzag and rectangular forms. 



434. CUEIS SPLENDENS. n. Sp. 



Length 6 lines. 

 Head brassy green, densely punctate, and deeply excavated 

 in front along the median line. Thorax broader than the length, 

 a little broader behind than in front, somewhat lobed in the 

 middle at the apex and base, rounded at the anterior angles, 

 acute at the posterior angles, and of a dark blue colour, with the 

 median line and the sides of a reddish golden lustre and punctate, 

 the former narrow in front and broad and foveate behind, the 

 latter broad and but slightly foveate. Scutellum small, round, 

 and of a reddish golden hue. Elytra as broad as the thorax at 

 the base, slightly narrowed behind, obliquely truncate at the apex, 

 slightly sinuate on the sides, irregularly and coarsely punctate, of 

 a coppery red on the suture and sides, with a strong costa near the 

 sides behind and with two costse on the middle of each elytron 

 which portion is of a greenish hue. Body beneath brassy green, 

 legs blue. The male is smaller and of less brilliant colouring 

 than the female. 



The most marked distinguishing feature in this species seems 

 to be the broad obliquely truncated elytra. I have seen several 

 species from northern parts of Australia similar to it in this 

 respect, but none of them have been described. 



435. — Stigmodera impressicollis, MacL., W. Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. N. 8. Wales, I., page 32. 



436. — Stigmodera sexguttata, MacL., W. Trails. 

 Ent. Soc. N. S. Wales, I., 2}ctge 29. 



