470 MR. E. SAUNDERS OK KEW SPECIES OE STIGMODERA. 



Stigmodera gibbicollis. (Plate X. fig. 22.) 



Capite thoraceque punctatis, nigris, hujus lateribus late ferrugineis ; 

 elytris cyaneis, fasciis duabus latis utrinque testaceis; subtus punc- 

 tata, cyanea, pubescens. 



Head and thorax black, tlie former with the mouth cyaneous, the 

 latter with its lateral margins rufous. Elytra cyaneous, with a wide 

 triangular ferruginous spot on each, just above the middle, touching 

 the lateral margin, the apices of the triangles almost meeting on the 

 sutui'e J between this and the apex is a slightly curved band on each, 

 not quite touching the suture. Beneath, legs, and antennae cyaneous. 



Head punctured, with a deep channel between the eyes. Thorax at the 

 base once and two-thirds as broad as long ; anterior margin slightly 

 elevated and emargiuate, half as long as the base ; sides diverging in 

 rather curved lines till within about a third of their length from the 

 base, then rounded and converging to the posterior angles; base 

 slightly sinuate ; disk convex, punctured, with a smooth dorsal line. 

 Elytra punctate-striate, twice as long as wide ; sides sinuate below 

 the shoulders ; apex of each terminating in a sharp point. Beneath 

 and legs punctured, covered with white hairs. 



Length 6 lines, breadth 2. 



Hab. Adelaide. 



Stigmodera cupricollis. (Plate X. fig. 23.) 



Capite et thorace cupreis, punctatis ; elytris striatis, nigris, tribus fasciis 

 utrinque flavis ; subtus cuprea, punctata. 



Head and thorax cupreous, disk of latter purplish. Elytra black, each 

 with a short flavous band extending from the shoulder to about a 

 quarter of the entire breadth of the elytron from the suture, and two 

 others of the same colour, one placed just above the middle, the other, 

 which is rather wider, between it and the apex ; neither of these quite 

 touch the suture. Beneath, legs, and antennae coppery ; tarsi aureous-. 



Head deeply punctured, channelled between the eyes. Thorax at 

 the base once and three-quarters as wide as long; anterior margin 

 elevated, nearly straight, half as long as the base ; sides diverging 

 in straight lines for two thirds of their length, then subparallel to 

 the base, which is almost straight ; surface punctured, the punctures 

 on the sides, especially near the posterior angles, larger and deeper ; 

 disk with a faint smooth dorsal line terminating at its base in a 

 deep puncture. Elytra punctate-striate, once and two- thirds as 

 long as wide ; sides swelling out slightly behind the middle, apex of 

 each minutely bidentate. Beneath and legs punctured, covered with 

 a short silky white pubescence. 



Length 9 lines, breadth 3^. 



Hab. Australia. 



Stigmodera costata. (Plate X. fig. 24.) 



Capite et thorace aeneis, punctatis; elytris striatis, flavis, interstitiis 



