68 AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA : NOTES AND NEW SPECIES. ii. 



Stigmodera donovcmi C. and G. This species, placed by me as a synonym 

 of S. jansoni Saund. in my Revision (Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Aus., 1916, p. 93) is, 

 I now consider, quite distinct from Saunders' species. 



Specimens of S. jansoni taken by Mr. R. Illidge at Gympie, Queensland, 

 correspond with the description. It is longer, more pai-allel than donovcmi, the 

 apical spines on each elytron closer, the interspace less oblique than in that 

 species, while the undei-side is clear green, the same being flavous — the abdominal 

 segments with gi'leen mai-gins — in S. doiiovani. The 9 has a concolorous green 

 prothorax without yellow margins — a fact unnot-ed in the description. 



Mr. Illidge has taken both species in the same district. My examples of S. 

 donovani are from Rockhampton. 



■9. spencei C. and G. Two examples, the sexes, in Mr. Illidge's collection 

 have only one fascia, besides the dark apical mark, on elytra. 



S. cydista Rainb. Mr. T. G. Sloane has lately (Dec, 1921) taken tkree 

 examples of this at Barrington Tops (Mount Royal) that differ only from the 

 typical form in having the medial fascia broken up into two spots 'on. each 

 elytron; one, round, near sutivre, the other on side. The three are exactly alike. 



S. praetermissa Cart. This species appears to be moderately common in 

 Victoria. Since my description appeared, several examples have been sent me 

 tor determination, taken by Mr. J. E. Dixon and others. 



The following new species of Stigmodera have lately come under my notice 

 from various soiu-ces : 



Stigjiodeba auripera, n.sp. (Text-iig. 3.) 



Oval, robust; head, protlborax, scutellum, underside, antennae and elytral 

 markings bi-illiant golden bronze (pronotum with a violaceous tinge near centre), 

 leg's and tai-si coppel-y gTeen ; elytra yellow with thie basal border widely, a short 

 preapicsil fascia, interrupted at suture and 'extending over two-thirds of width, and 

 extreme apex, golden bronze. 



Head channelled and concave; coarsely, irregiilarly punctate, the punctures 

 liner between eyes. Prothorax truncate in front, moderately bisinuate at base, 

 widest behind middle, thence rather straightly naiTowed, lightly towards base, 

 strongly towai-ds apex; disc coai-sely punctate at centre, base and sides, the 

 punctures sub-confluent at sides, more mdely set towards centre, finer and dense 

 towards apex, a little depressed in front of scutellum, medial line smooth for 

 the greater pari. Scutellum cordate and concave, nitid and impunctate. Elytra 

 well widened bdhind shouldei-s, lightly compressed before the middle, margins 

 linely serrated near apex, apices rounded but not quite meeting; striate-punctate, 

 all intervals convex, strongly so at sides and apex, intervals sparsely but dis- 

 tinctly punctate; sternal area coarsely, the abdomen flnjely and densely punctate. 

 Dimensions: 17 x 7 mm. 



iJafe.— N. Queensland (Mr. H. P. Dodd). 



A single female, taken by the Kuranda naturalist, was received without 

 locality label. In general form it suggests S. secularis Thorns, and S. fiilviventris 

 Macl., but it is not, in colour, form or pattern, near any of the species appearing 

 in the section of my tabulation (op. cit., p. 102) to which it belongs. "Elytra 

 with basal margins, post-medial fascia and apex only dai'k." Type in Coll. 

 Cart. ' . 



Stigsiodera aueolimbata, n.sp. (Text-iig. 4.) 



Oblong oval, lightly attenuated at apex; head, prothorax, scutellum, under- 

 side, appendages, basal margin and suture of elytra golden gTeen; elytra yellow 



