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broad as long; anterior margin very slightly produced, not quite 

 half as long as the base ; sides diverging rapidly to about the middle, 

 then a little rounded and subparallel to the base, which is bisinuate ; 

 surface punctured, especially on the sides ; dorsal liue slightly im- 

 pressed ; lateral margins elevated and somewhat reflexed. Elytra 

 twice as long as wide, punctate-striate, sides subparallel to about 

 the middle ; apex of each with a short sutural spine. Beneath and 

 legs punctured, covered with rather long grey pubescence. 

 Length 16 lines, breadth 6^, 



Closely allied to S. laticollis, Thorns., from wkicli it diifers in the 

 shape of the thorai;, which is less convex, wider in frojit, the 

 margins reflexed. Elytra more deeply striate, abdomen margined 

 with red. 



Hab. Australia. 



Stigmodbra sanguiniventris. (Plate IX. fig. 12.) 



Capite et thorace aeneis, punctatis, hujus lateribus rubris ; elytris stri- 

 atis, rubris, apicibus nigris ; subtus pectore seneo, abdomine rubro. 



Head and thorax bronzy, the latter vdth its lateral margins red. Elytra 

 red, with just their base and apex bronzy. Beneath, sides of thorax, 

 and the abdomen red ; legs and breast and antennae bronzy. 



Head punctm^ed, covered with very short hairs, with a slightly impressed 

 dorsal line. Thorax twice as broad as long ; anterior margin nearly 

 straight, half as long as the base ; sides diverging in straight lines till 

 behind the middle, then slightly rounded and convergiag to the base, 

 which is almost straight ; surface deeply punctured, especially at the 

 sides ; disk with a smooth dorsal line. Elytra once and two-thirds as 

 long as vnde ; sides sinuate just above the middle ; apex truncate ; 

 disk finely punctured, striate, the striae punctured on the sides. 

 Beneath and legs punctured, hairy. 



Length 12 Hues, breadth 5|. 



Hab. Australia. 



Stigmodera sexmaculata. (Plate IX. fig. 13.) 



Nigra; thorace macula utrinque elytrisque maculis quatuor rubris; 

 subtus cyanea, lateribus abdominis rubro maculatis. 



Black ; thorax with a red spot on each margin, commencing at the an- 

 terior angle, but not quite touching the base, extending for about 

 a quarter of the entire width of the thorax towards the disk. Elytra 

 each with a large red spot above the middle, which is deeply sinuate 

 on its upper margin and rounded on its inferior, and a smaller one of 

 the same colour midway between the centre of the elytra and the apex ; 

 both of these touch the lateral margins, but not quite the suture. 

 Beneath and antennae cyaneous blue ; sides of thorax and abdomen 

 spotted with red. 



Head punctured, covered with short hairs. Thorax twice as broad as 

 long ; anterior margin slightly produced, cihate, not quite half as long 



