82 Mr. W. W. Saunders on 



Hephcbstion, Newman, Entomologist, p. 10, 1840. 



Hephoestion ocreatus, Newman. Entomologist, loc. cit. (PI. IV. 



fig. 5.) 



Head, antennas and thorax black, the latter armed with four 

 spines set in a transverse row. Elytra bluish purple, smooth and 

 shining. Abdomen rufous brown, with the apex above black. 

 Legs yellow brown, with the tips of the femora, tibiae and tarsi 

 black. 



In the collection of A. Melly, Esq. 



Length l T *y inch. 



A large and beautiful species, received by Mr. Melly from Aus- 

 tralia, but stated to be from the Island of Chiloe by Mr. Newman 

 in the Entomologist. 



Bimia. 

 Bimia femoralis. (Plate IV. fig. 7.) 



Yellow ochre, with the antennae, eyes, a narrow line along the 

 upper surface of the thorax, posterior legs and middle and ante- 

 rior tibiae and tarsi, black. Hairy. Face with a slight furrow 

 down the centre. Thorax gibbous above, and spiny at the sides. 

 Elytra broader than thorax, pointed, gaping at the suture. Legs 

 robust, rather short. 



Habitat New Holland. 



Length -^ inch. 



In the collection of the Rev. J. W. Hope. 



This species closely resembles the Bimia bicolor of White, in 

 the Illustrated Proceedings of the Zoological Society, but will be 

 found to differ in the narrow instead of broad, black, thoracical 

 band, in the forehead being ochraceous instead of black, and in 

 the middle femora having the same difference of colour. 



Akiptera, N. G. (A/cte ttteoov). 



Head slightly produced in front, with the sides parallel. An- 

 tennce filiform, nearly twice the length of the body, 11-jointed. 

 1st joint robust, pyriform ; 2nd, minute, rounded; 3rd, about as 

 long as 1st; 4th to 11th longer than 3rd, gradually increasing in 

 length, sub-clavate. Eyes reniform, clasping the base of the an- 

 tennae. Thorax transverse, armed on each side with a pointed 



