Mordcllidfe of I he Fiji Islands. 5G5 



resemblance to a Tomoxia, but the scutellum, though trans- 

 verse, is bluntly rounded at the apex instead of beinjjj 

 enuirj^inate. Oilier species of similar form, but diflerent 

 coloration, are M. yraphiptera^ Cliamp., and some un- 

 described species from the Malay Archipelago. 



Mordella veitchi, sp. n. 



Small, slender, black, with the exception of the labrum, 

 palpi, base of antennae, anterior legs, and posterior tibial 

 spurs, which are testaceous; pubescence black variegated 

 with silvery-grey which is (listrii)uted as follows : — liead, 

 almost entirely ; thorax, anterior and posterior margins, a 

 pair of submedian lines on disc, slightly oblique, and a spot 

 on each side between these and the anterior angle ; scutel- 

 lum ; elytra, a humeral spot on each, an oblique spot 

 behind it extending nearly to the suture, an oblique spot 

 near the outer margin just behind the middle which is 

 confluent with a common sutural spot at about two-thirds 

 of their length. Antennae slender, 2nd joint larger than 

 3rd, -Itli to 10th serrate within but longer than wide. 

 Intermediate tarsi a little longer than the tibite, first joint 

 longer than the rest together. Spurs of posterior tibiie 

 unequal, the inner three times as long as the outer. Style 

 slender, feebly bent downwards about middle, twice as long 

 as hypopygiura. 



Length 3| mm. (style included). 



2 ex., Labasa, Dec. 1921 (R. Veitch). 



A small slender species with the general appearance of a 

 Mordellisteiia, but with no oblique comb-ridges on the 

 posterior tibiae and tarsi. The spots and bands of pale 

 pubescence on the elytra form two V-shaped marks, the 

 anterior originating from the shoulders and open on the 

 suture, the second situated a little behind the middle. 



MORDELLISTENA. 



Small species differing from Mordella in the presence of 

 obli({ue comb-like ridges on the outer face of the posterior 

 tibicC and of the first two or three tarsal joints. 



Key to the Species. 



1. Colour black with more or less extensive 



yellow markiufrs 2. 



