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RUTELA VIRIDI-ENEA: 
R. viridi-enea punctulata ; elytris basi punctatis punctis in 
strias subdigestis ; antennis pedibusque castaneis ; tarsis 
nigris. 
Melolontha viridi-enea. Donov. Ins. New Fill. ; 
Habitat in Australasia. —n 
GREEN-BRASSY RUTELA. 
Green-brassy and punctulated; base of the elytra with 
punctures slightly arranged into stri# ; antenne and feat 
chesnut ; tarsi black. 
Inhabits New Holland. 
Tas. LXXV. Fic: fi. 
RUTELA VIRIDI-TARSIS. 
R. sub castanea; thorace scutelloque eneis; elytris punc- 
tatis punctis in strias digestis ; tarsis viridibus. 
Habitat in Australasia vulgatissimé. 
GREEN-FOOTED RUTELA. 
Somewhat chesnut-coloured; thorax and scutellum w#ne- 
ous; elytra with punctures arranged into striae; tarsi 
green. 
This is a most common insect in New Holland, and 
has been confounded with the preceding species. The 
extremity of the abdomen has always a tuft of fulvous hair, 
which although not peculiar to this species, is never found 
in R. viridi-enea. 
