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*S'. distingnenda, Thorns. For this, the name being preoccupied, 

 the author proposes to substitute ^\fraterna" 



S.flarn, Tlioms. Tliis name being preoccupied, the autlior pro- 

 poses ^\fiai'idida,^' overlooking the fact that Mr. Masters (loc. cit.) 

 has already proposed ^arescen.s\ 



aS'. aelestis, Kerrs. The name cmlesfAs being pre-occupied by 

 M. Thomson (Arch. Ent. I., p. 113), I propose ^^ stUlata'' as a 

 substitute. 



*S'. obesissima, Thorns. (Typ. Bupr. App. I., p. 32). The habitat 

 given for this species is simply "Australia." I have seen an 

 example belonging to Mr. C. French, which was taken in Queens- 

 land. 



aS'. mao-morea, sp. nov. $ Minus lata ; minus convexa ; sat 

 nitida ; nigro-{«nea, elytris obscure rufis testaceo-maculatis ; 

 capite sternisque dense, abdomine sparsius, griseo-pilosis ; 

 capite vix concavo, linea longitudinali leviter impresso, con- 

 fertim subtilius punctulato ; prothorace quam longiori (et 

 postice quam antice) duabus partibus latiori, confertim sub- 

 tilius punctulato et minus crasse (ad latera magis fortiter) 

 vermiculato-ruguloso, antice fortiter bisinuato vix concavo, 

 lateribus leviter arcuatis, basi leviter bisinuata; elytris 

 fortiter striatis, striis subtiliter punctulatis, interstitiis sub- 

 carinatis subtiliter sparsim punctulatis, interstitio 6° ad 

 basin late crasse ruguloso postice punctis nonnullis magnis 

 instructo, margine basali leviter a^qualiter convexo, apice 

 leviter truncato ; corpore subtus crebre subtilius sat aequa- 

 liter sat aspere (abdomine minus crebre minus aspere) 

 punctulato ; segmento ventrali apicali quam penultimum 

 parum longiori, paullo magis crebre punctulato, apice arcua- 

 tim emarginato. Long., 14^ 1. ; lat., 5 1. 



The testaceous spots on the elytra are not very conspicuous or 

 well defined, and probably are variable. In the example before 

 me there are on each elytron an elongate spot running backward 

 from the middle of the base, a small spot near the suture a little 

 in front of the middle, two or three small spots placed trans- 

 versely a little behind the middle, and a larger oval spot placed 

 transversely near the apex, and the lateral margin is narrowly 

 testaceous except close to the base and apex, its testaceous colour 

 being a little dilated inward at intervals along its course. From 

 the position of the testaceous spots I should conjecture that in 

 some examples the elytra might bear four more or less interrupted 

 transverse fascia?. An elevated carina (abbreviated at both ends) 

 runs down the prothorax of the example before me but is 

 perhaps the result of the vermiculate interstices being accidentally 

 continuous at that part. 



