go 
its allies, and with the puncturation of its elytra unusually fine 
and sparse. 
Victoria. 
M. albotincta, sp. nov. Ovalis, minus elongata ; nitida ; nigro- 
picea, tibiis tarsisque dilutioribus, elytrorum lateribus 
albidis ; antennis quam corporis dimidium paullo longioribus, 
minus robustis, articulo basali sat elongato, 2° brevi, 3° 
quam 2" sesquilongiori, 4° sat elongato (1°, et 2° 3° que con- 
junctis, longitudine sat zquali) ; capite vix perspicue punct- 
ulato, inter oculos transversim profunde arcuatim sulcato ; 
prothorace quam longiori duplo latiori, transversim vix 
impresso, fortius sat crebre punctulato ; elytris ut prothorax 
punctulatis ; epipleuris pone medium obsoletis; tarsorum 
posticorum articulo basali quam ceteri conjuncti vix longiori. 
Long., 12 1.; lat., # 1. (vix). 
Apart from other characters the coloring of this species is so 
distinctive that it is impossible to confuse it with any of its 
described allies. 
Victoria. 
M.(?) tarsalis, sp. nov. Oblongo-ovalis; sat nitida; supra 
sordide testacea hic illic indeterminate infuscata, antennis 
nigris, pectore abdomineque nigris, pedibus  testaceis ; 
antennis robustis, quam corpus paullo brevioribus, articulo 
basali minus elongato, 2° sat brevi, 3° quam 2™ parum 
longiori, 4° sat elongato (quam 1™ et quam 2"* 3"° que con- 
juncti sublongior1); capite sat magno (quam prothorax haud 
multo angustiori), distincte punctulato, inter oculos trans- 
versim profunde arcuatim sulcato ; prothorace quam longiori 
dimidia parte latiori, transversim obsolete impresso ; subt- 
iliter sat crebre punctulato; elytris crebre subtilius (quam 
prothorax paullo minus subtiliter) punctulatis ; epipleuris 
pone medium obsoletis; tarsorum posticorum articulo 
basali (? maris solum) valde dilatato, quam ceteri conjuncti 
subbreviori. Long., 21 ].; lat., 4 1. 
I feel much hesitation in attributing this species to Wonolepta 
on account of the remarkable dilatation of the basal joint of its 
hind tarsi, and also on account of that joint being not quite so 
long as the three following joints together. I cannot, however, 
find that any other genus has been characterised to which this 
insect might be referred, and the tarsal character does not seem 
sufficient to justify the formation of a new genus. 
S. Australia ; near Quorn. 
M. croceicollis, Germ. I have not seen any Galerucid agreeing 
with the description of this species, but it does not seem at all 
likely to be a true Monolepta as its author states that the third 
joint of its antenne is as long as the fourth. 
