new or little known Cetoniicla3. 261 



Elytra with very indistinct rows of punctures on the disc, a 

 sHghtly elevated longitudinal ridge in the centre behind the 

 middle, the suture also elevated posteriorly and terminating in 

 a short acute point at the apex ; ferrugineous tinged with 

 olivaceous, Avith numerous small spots and irregular, wavy lines 

 ochi-eous-white. 



Pijcjidhtm strigose ochreous-white, an ill-delined spot in the 

 centre and a smaller one on each side ferrugineous. 



Beneath shining cupreous, the sides coarsely punctured, hirsute 

 and variegated with ochreous ; mesosternal process strongly 

 dilated and roimded at the apex, with a transverse impressed 

 line and fringe of whitish hairs ; abdomen closely punctured in 

 the centre, the sides with somewhat triangular white spots, the 

 basal, peniiltimate and apical segments Avith transverse spots ; 

 legs cupreous, punctured and hirsute, anterior tibia^ Avith three 

 lateral teeth, the upper two almost obsolete. 



Cape York, N.E, Australia. 



This species is somewhat similar to P. mandarinea, Weber, in 

 colour and markings but is otherwise very distinct ; it is the 

 only one of the genus yet discovered in Australia. 



Protaetia conspersa, n. sp. 



P. angustata, cupreo-fusca, opaca ; capite ciipreo-nitido ; tho- 

 race punctis 16 ochraceis ornato ; elytris guttis phu-ibus (20-22) 

 ochraceis notatis ; subtus cupreo micans. Long. 17 mm. 



Head convex in the centre between the eyes, finely and 

 sparsely punctured, the sides with coarser punctures : anterior 

 margin of clypeus slightly elevated and impressed in the centre, 

 the sides depressed ; cupreous red, shining, the base dull ; 

 antennjB pitchy. 



Thorax obliquely narrowed fi-om the base, fiuely and s^saringly 

 pimctured, the sides coarsely strigose, basal margin shallowly 

 emarginate above the scutellum, the posterior angles rounded ; 

 cupreous brown opaque, with sixteen very small ochreous spots 

 arranged thus, two on the anterior margin, six in a curved trans- 

 verse row in fi'ont, a transverse roAV of four just behind the 

 middle, two at the base and one on each of the posterior angles. 



Scutellnni large, the apex obtuse, impunctate ; dull cupreous. 



Elytra strongly rounded at the apex, the sutural angles obtuse, 

 Avith four rows of confluent semi-circular punctures behind the 

 middle, the disc and sides with rows of rather coarse punctures, 



