788 mr. m. jacoby on new [Dec. 16, 



Scutellum large, its apex rounded, flavous, impunctate. Elytra 

 slightly widened posteriorly, convex, minutely punctured, and covered 

 with yellowish pubescence, which, however, is only visible in a certain 

 light ; the dark green colour is like that of the thorax, here and 

 there stained with purplish patches, hut without possessing any 

 gloss. Underside, as well as the inside of the posterior femora, 

 flavous ; legs olive-green, shining ; tibiae simple, unarmed, claws bifid. 

 Collected by Mr. Champion. 



Genus Oides, Weber. 



29. Oides albertisi. 



Oblong-ovate, convex. Testaceous ; elytra closely punctate, ful- 

 vous, a large square patch at the base and another semitriangular one 

 near the apex black. 



Length 5 lines. 



Hab. Somerset, Australia. 



Vertex convex, smooth, with a fine longitudinal groove, and a deep 

 transverse depression in front of the antennae ; the latter entirely 

 testaceous, the second joint half the size of the first, third and fifth 

 of equal length, fourth longer than either. Thorax nearly three times 

 as broad as long, surface obsoletely punctured, with two or three 

 obscure shallow depressions, testaceous, shining. Scutellum testaceous. 

 Elytra slightly widened behind the middle, closely and distinctly 

 punctured, fulvous, shining ; each elytron with a large square patch 

 at the base, neither reaching the sutural nor lateral margin, and 

 another equally broad but more triangularly-shaped patch near the 

 apex, black ; the latter spot is also interrupted narrowly by the suture, 

 and more broadly by the lateral margin. Entire underside and the 

 legs testaceous. 



This species is closely allied to O. rubrum and O. ornatum, Baly, 

 but differs from the first in the colour of the antenna? and the basal 

 markings of the elytra (which in the present insect do not reach to 

 the lateral margin), and from the second by the pale coloration of the 

 underside and also of the antennae. 



Collected by M. D'Albertis. 



Genus Agetocera, Hope. 



30. Agetocera flaviventris, sp. nov. 



Elongate, robust, convex. Black, shining ; antennae flavous, their 

 apex piceous ; elytra violaceous, abdomen flavous. 



Length 5 lines. 



II ah. India. 



Head elongate, with a deep groove between the eyes ; base and 

 apex of labrum fulvous; antennas (2) filiform, basal joint thick- 

 ened, second short, third to the seventh joints equal, the eighth and 

 following the longest, the joints increasing in thickness from the 

 fourth to the ninth. Thorax transversely subquadrate, sides nar- 

 rowly margined, dilated anteriorly ; surface smooth, impunctate, 

 deeply impressed behind the middle with a transverse short groove, 



