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but differs inter alia in its less closely punctured prothorax, with 

 rotundate-obtuse hind angles. From the two other previously 

 described Australian species, and from //. Victoriensis, it differs 

 in the very narrow margins of its prothorax. The infuscation of 

 its elytra (which is never clearly detined) consists of a shading 

 round the scutellum and a vitta down the disc of each elytron, 

 which is dilated near, but does not reach, the apex ; this vitta is 

 liable to be broken into several small patches, or even to be 

 scarcely discernible, and in some examples the shading round the 

 scutellum is very faint. In some examples the underside is 

 entirely rufous, in others the metasternum or hind body, or both, 

 may be more or less infuscate. The punctu ration, I regret that 

 I cannot compare satisfactorily with that of any well-known 

 species ; the prothorax is finely alutaceous, and on this surface it 

 is (by no means closely) pitted with faintly impressed, but not 

 very small, punctures ; the punctures on the elytra are still more 

 sparse and faint. 



S. Australia ; common on flowers near Port Lincoln. 



IJ. Mevricki, sp. no v. Ovalis ; pubescens ; testacea vel rufa ; 

 elytris et corpore subtus plus minus infuscatis ; prothorace 

 confertim sat subtiliter punctulato, quam longiori minus 

 duplo latiori, antrorsum angustato, antice bisinuato, lateri- 

 bus angustissime reflexo-marginatis, angulis posticis rotun- 

 dato-obtusis ; elytris sparsim leviter punctulatis. Long., 1 1. ; 

 lat., h 1. 



This species is very like //. Lindensis. T do not find any note- 

 worthy difference in the colours, except that in ordinary types of 

 this the infuscation of the elytra is almost confined to the region 

 of the scutellum, and that the general colour of the elytra is dis- 

 tinctly paler than in J/. Lindensis. It can be at once dis- 

 tinguished from Linde^isis by the much closer and less faint 

 puncturation of the prothorax, and from N. lilipiitana, Reitt., by 

 its different colour, less transverse prothorax, itc. 



W. Australia ; taken by Mr. E. Meyrick. 



H. iiniformis, sp. nov. Ovalis ; vix pubescens ; rufo-brunnea vel 

 nigro-brunnea; an tennis palpis pedibusque rutis; minus sub- 

 tiliter subsjDarsim a?qualiter punctulata ; prothorace quam 

 longiori minus duplo latiori, antrosum angustato, antice sub- 

 bisinuato, lateribus angustissime reflexo-marginatis, angulis 

 posticis rotundato-obtusis. Long., 1 1. ; lat., \ 1. 



The unicolorous dark reddish or blackish brown colour of this 

 species seems to be distinctive, as also its ev^enly distributed punc- 

 turation, which is evidently stronger than in the preceding two 

 species. 



Victoria ; en flowers in the Alpine district. 



