BY W. MACLEAY, ESQ., F.L.S. 245 



437. — Stigmodera distincta, Saund. Journ. Linn. 

 Soc, ]8G8,2}age 473. 



438. — Stigmodera Mastersii. n. sp. 

 Length 5 lines. 



Brassy black, subnitid, finely punctate. Forehead broadly 

 excavated. Thorax foveate in the centime of the base. Scutellura 

 transverse, smooth, pointed and of a greenish black. Elytra 

 striato-punctate, obliquely truncate and strongly bispiuose at the 

 apex, and of a yellowish red colour with a spot adjoining the 

 scutellum, a narrow fascia behind the middle and a large trans- 

 verse spot reaching the suture near the apex, of a bluish black. 

 Under surface and legs bluish black, subnitid. 



This species is somewhat like the S. distincta of Saunders 

 and S. Andersonii of Laporte and Gory. 



439. — Stigmodera violacea, MacL., W. Trans Ent. 

 Soc. N. S. Wales, I., page 23. 



440. — Stigmodera rufipes, MacL., W. Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. N. S. Wales, I., page 23. 



441. — Stigmodera Krefftii. n. sp. 



Length 4 lines. 



Head and thorax brassy black, punctate and subopaque, the 

 latter lightly marked on the median line and foveate at the base. 

 Scutellum green, coarsely punctate. El3"tra punctato-striate with 

 the second interstice strongly costate, minutely bidentate at the 

 apex, and of a blackish purple colour, with a large spot at the 

 base not touching the suture, and extending along the side at 

 the humeral angle, a bi'oad median fascia not reaching the suture, 

 and a smaller subapical fascia, also not reaching the suture, all 

 of a reddish yellow. The subapical fascia is extended a little 

 along the lateral margin of the elytra and is there of a deep red 

 colour. Under side of body bras.sy black, and slightly pubescent. 

 Legs and parts of the mouth dark blue. 



