ME. E. SAUKDEES 0:S KEW SPECIES OF STIGMODEEA. 467 



Stigmodera curta. (Plate IX. fig. 16.) 



Capite et thorace seneis, hujus lateribus flavis ; elytris punctato-striatis, 

 flavis, sutura^, fasciis duabus post medium et duabus vittis bumeralibus 

 cj'aneis ; subtus aureoviridis. 



Head and thorax dull bronzy ; sides of the latter narrowly bordered 

 with yellow. Elytra yellow, -nith the suture, a band below the 

 middle, which reaches the sides, and a short curved band midway 

 between it and the apex cyaneous ; from each shoulder is a vitta of the 

 same colour extending for about a third of the entire length of the 

 elytra. Beneath and antennae green. 



Head largely and deeply punctured, channelled between the eyes. 

 Thorax once and three-quarters as wide as long; anterior margin 

 nearly straight, half as long as the base ; sides roimded ; base shghtly 

 sinuate. Elj'tra once and two-thii'ds as long as wide, rather wider 

 than the thorax at their shoulders, widest behind the middle, punc- 

 tate-striate ; sides sinuate below the shoulders ; apex truncate, with 

 an external tooth on each elytron. Beneath punctured, covered with 

 short grey hairs. 



Length 5 lines, breadth 2. 



Hab. Australia. 



Stigmodera abdominalis. (Plate IX. fig. 17.) 



Capite et thorace viridibus ; elytris sutura, fascia infra medium macu- 

 laque prope apicem viridibus, rater basin fasciamque mediam macula 

 oblonga ejusdem coloris ; subtus viridis, abdomine testaceo. 



Head and thorax bronzy-green. Elytra croceous yellow, with the suture, 

 an angulated band below the middle, and a spot between it and the 

 apex green ; the colour of the suture widens out at the base so as to 

 extend about two-thirds across each elytron ; there is a vitta of the 

 same colom- above the median band between the suture and side, 

 leaving an equal margin of the ground-colour all round it. Beneath, 

 legs, and antennae bronzy. Abdomen rufous. 



Head punctured, deeply excavated between the eyes. Thorax widest 

 just behind the middle, once and three-quai-ters as broad as long; 

 anterior margin elevated, half as long as the base ; sides diverging 

 in almost sti*aight lines till just past the middle, then shghtly rounded 

 to posterior angles ; base faintly lobed ; surface punctured, especially 

 at the sides ; dorsal line indicated by a small longitudinal sht at the 

 base. Elytra not quite twice as long as wide, punctate-striate, the 

 interstice also punctured ; sides shghtly sinuate above the middle ; 

 apex simply pointed. Beneath and legs punctured, covered with 

 short fine decumbent white hairs. 



Length 6 lines, breadth 2|. 



Hab. Australia. 



Stigmodera Jekellii. (Plate IX. fig. 18.) 



Capite et thorace seneis ; elytris rubris, sutura, fascia post medium 



