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of the Black Sea, and, therefore, European, but the majority are from 

 Southern India ; I do not recollect seeing any in Mr. Wallace's collec- 

 tions from the Malayan Archipelago, and hitherto but one has been 

 described from Australia — M. australis, Bois.* 



The following table will assist in the recognition of the species : — 



Head narrowed below the eyes. 

 Scrobes approximate above. 



Prothorax as broad at the apex as at the base ...... M. herbaceus. 



Prothorax much broader at the base. 

 Eyes round. 



Form robust M. aurifex. 



Form more slender. 



Pale green M. glaucinus. 



Ashy M. pudicus. 



Byes oblong ....M. cinerascens. 



Scrobes not approximate. 



Head broad between the eyes M. decretus. 



Head narrower. 



Elytra narrowly ovate , ...M. aphthosus. 



Elytra broadly ovate M. rusticus. 



Head not narrowed below the eyes..... M. nasutus. 



Myllocerus lierbaceus. 



Moderately ovate, covered with pale golden-green scales with a 

 slightly opalescent tint ; head and rostrum finely punctured, the latter 

 flattish above, with a decided angle as it descends towards the side ; 

 antennae testaceous, clothed with fine whitish hairs, scape slender ; pro- 

 thorax transverse, with a slender impressed line in the middle, scarcely 

 contracted at the apex, the base narrow ; scutellum punctiform, distinct ; 

 strise of the elytra with sharply defined, oblong, approximated punctures ; 

 beneath and legs testaceous-yellow closely covered with bright golden- 

 green scales. Length, 2 —2 \ lines. 



Sab. Champion Bay. 



Myllocerus aurifex. 



Eobust, broadly ovate, pale green or yellowish with a slight golden 

 tint, more or less mixed with patches or spots of fawn ; head small, 

 rostrum rather short and narrow, no median impressed line ; scrobes 

 approximating above and nearly reaching the eye ; prothorax much 

 narrowed anteriorly, the sides moderately rounded; scutellum com- 

 paratively large, sub- cordiform ; elytra very much broader than the 

 prothorax at its base, strongly convex ; body beneath golden-green, 



* From the author's short description, this insect would appear to differ from the species described 

 beneath in having its under-surface of a silver-green.— F. P. P. 



