178 Mr. J. S. Baly's Monograph of the 



rounded; surface shining, finely punctate-striate, the puncturing 

 coarser on the sides in front, indistinct towards the apex ; over 

 the anterior portion of the disc and along the sides are scattered 

 from eight to ten deep punctures. Abdomen red, the base some- 

 times pitchy. Legs red, apex of tibiae and the tarsi black. Anti- 

 pectus acutely toothed. 



Sydney. 



In most Collections. 



Sp. 2. LamproUna grandis, n. sp. 

 Oblonga, rufa ; elytris abdomineque (hoc apice excepto) vio- 



laceis, taisis nigris, thorace foveis quatuor excavatis, elytris 



tenuiter punctato-stiiatis. 

 Long. 6f lin. 



Oblong, shining red. Head smooth, sparingly punctured, face 

 grooved longitudinally ; basal joint of antennee red, the two fol- 

 lowing black (the rest wanting). Thorax transverse, twice as 

 broad as long ; the sides thickened, parallel behind, rounded and 

 slightly widened in front, anterior angles obtuse, front margin 

 concave ; disc smooth, indistinctly punctured, towards the sides 

 are a few shallow impressions ; immediately within the lateral mar- 

 gin are two deep and punctured foveas. Scutellum smooth, brassy 

 black. Elytra violet-bhie, four times the length of the thorax, 

 sides parallel in front, slightly excavated below the shoulders, 

 surface finely punctate-striate, irregularly punctured behind. 

 Abdomen violet, its apex red, basal joints of tarsi black (the 

 rest wanting). Antipectus obtusely toothed. 



A single specimen of this fine insect, unfortimately very im- 

 perfect, is in the British Museum. 



Sp. 3. Lamprol'ma slmillima, n. sp. 

 Oblongo-ovata, rufa, nitida ; elytris abdomineque (hoc apice 



excepto) cupreis, tarsis nigris, thorace laevi, foveis quatuor 



excavatis, elytris tenuiter punctato-striatis. 

 Long. 4 — 4| lin. 



Oblong ovate, shining red ; elytra cupreous. Face grooved 

 longitudinally, clypeus distinctly punctured ; antennae blue black, 

 two basal joints red beneath. Thorax narrowly margined, trans- 

 verse-quadrate, nearly twice as broad as long, narrowed in front, 

 sides slightly thickened, sinuate, the posterior angles acute, front 



