BY II. J. CABTIOR. 



widening behind sliouldeis, feebly compressed before the middle, apices widely 

 truncate, the truncation bounded by two conspicuous spinses, the exterior the 

 more pi-ominent; striate-pimctate, all intervals convex and impunctate; underside 

 finely and densely punctate. Dimensions : 11-12 x 4-4.5 mm. 



Hab. — S. Queensland: Jandowae (Mrs. Hobler and Mr. R. Illidge). 



The four examples of this species, similar in form and pattern, were sent 

 by the eaptoi-s, and I have much pleasure in naming it after the enthusiastic lady 

 naturalist who has collected so many interesting insects in that district. Belong- 

 ing to the amdersoni group, it differs from all described species in it by the 

 darker elytral marking-s being entirely pre-apieal (except the spines). The long 

 and short faseiaie, connected at suture, look vei-y like an aeroplane or flying 

 dove, as seen from above. The apical structure is intennediate between that of 

 6'. andersoni C. and G. and S. mastersi Macl. (In the former the spines are 

 subequal, in the latter the sutuz-e is rather produced than spinose). The blue- 

 black colour varies ' with the light in which it is viewed, the blue only cleai-ly 

 displayed when viewed sideways. Type in Coll. Cart. 



Stigmodera militaeis, n.sp. (Text-fig. 8.) 



Oblong-obovate ; head, pronotum, ground colour of elytra, legs, tarsi and 

 parts of underside blue, antennae bronze, sides of prothorax widely yellow or 

 orange, elytra with yellow (or orange) markings as follows: an oblique vitta 

 from the shoulder joining a fascia near the middle of each elytron and forming 

 a loop round the shoulder continued backward on underside of margin, the 

 median fascia intemipted at the suture and obliquely directed backwards towards, 

 and continuous to, the sides, an arcuate pre-apical fascia widening towards and 

 fumed upwards at the sides; the abdomen largely, the sternal regions, to a 

 variable degree, yellow or orange. (The c? example is almost entirely yellow 

 beneath, in the ? the pro-, meso-, and met-a-stemum are chiefly blue, the abdominal 

 segments have wide blue margins, the blue sometimes extending over the middle 

 area of segments). 



Head punctate, widely excavated between eyes. Protlmrax: apex lightly 

 bisinuate, base more strongly so, sides widely and evenly rounded, widest behind 

 middle, posterior angles sub-rectang-ular, disc with round, close, lai-ga punctures, 



6. Stig»wde!-a /linclersi, n.sp 

 8. 5. militaris, n.sp 



S.\mansueta Ker 



sub-confluent at sides; medial ehamiel distinct in ?, indicated at base only iu d". 

 Scutellum violaceous, punctate. Elytra widest behind middle, apices separately 

 rounded, striate-puncfate, intervals unifoi-mly convex in ?, lightly so (except at 



