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setisque nonnullis vestitis, basi late, macula apicali in- 

 distiiicte rufis, fascia mediana lunuliforme cum hac con- 

 juncta interdum etiam ornata ; femoribus basi (posticis 

 fere totis) fuscis. 

 Long. 2^— 2| lin. 



Parallel, somewhat elongate, apparently variable from 

 the two specimens before me. Thorax Avith two spots 

 below the anterior constriction, and in one example (the 

 type), with two others near the base ; elytra in the type 

 wdtli the base broadly red, the remainder, with the ex- 

 ception of an ill-defined spot near the apex, of a dusky 

 leaden hue, tlie extreme apical margin white. In the 

 second example the humerus is tipped with black, the 

 entire margin, apex, and a lunulate fascia, Avith the suture 

 betAveen it and the subapical spot red. 



Hah. — Australia, Moreton Bay; coll. Fry. 



Var . — Ap icalis . 



Prascedenti simillima, prothorace immaculate, elytris 

 macula marginali post medium albida signatis. 

 Long, fere 3 lin. 

 Hab. — Moreton Bay; coll. Fry. 



Possibly a distinct species, but I think only a variety 

 of maculicollis being most nearly allied to the typical 

 form ; the femora are all black in their middle ; the abdo- 

 men has three or four segments more or less rufous. 



Lemidia elongata, n. sp. 



Elongata subparallela, nigra, subnitida, ore, antennis, 

 palpis, femorum basi, tibiis, tarsisque testaceis (abdomen 

 deest); elytris nigro-piceis, crebre subseriatim punctatis, 

 fascia abbreyiata post medium paulo distincta feri'uginea. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Head Avith the eyes very prominent, as Ayide as the 

 elytra, finely granulated ; croAvn Avith A^ery obsolete impres- 

 sions. Thorax longer than Avide, sides very much Ayidencd, 

 and roxuidcd, im})ressed ; disk, uneA'en, impressed l^efbre and 

 behind. Elytra elongate, a narroAV yellow line on their 

 base from the shoidder to near the scutellum. The punc- 

 tuation is serial, ncA^ertheless becoming irregular both ex- 

 ternally, and near the base ; punctures often confluent. 



Hub. — S. Australia; coll. Fry. 



