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specimen of laeta, but the labrum is much longer than in that 

 species, being less than twice as wide as long, instead of more 

 than twice as wide as long, the elytral clothing is less depressed 

 and not quite so dense, and the tibial notches are less con- 

 spicuous. Viewed at right angles to the derm, the upper- 

 surface appears to be green or bluish-green, but from an 

 oblique direction it is conspicuously purplish ; and when 

 appearing purplish the pubescence also disappears. I have 

 referred it to AA, in the table, as vague remnants of the 

 transverse prothoracic impression may be seen, but regarding 

 it as belonging to A, it might be associated with viediana, as 

 from certain directions the prothoracic pubescence of one side 

 appears to disappear exactly at the middle, but this is due 

 more to the fugitive colour rather than to a distinct parting,, 

 as on mediana; it is also much larger than that species. Re- 

 garding it as belonging to aa, it would be associated with lonrja, 

 which is considerably narrower and otherwise very different. 

 Short as is the clothing on the elytra, it is still shorter on the 

 head and prothorax. 



TOMYRIS MEDIANA, U. Sp. 



cj- . Bright golden-green : labrum and apjDendages (black 

 tip of antennae excepted) flavous. Densely clothed with short, 

 silken pubescence, on the prothorax conspicuously parted in 

 the middle. 



Densely covered with small asperate punctures, less clearly 

 defined on elytra than on head and prothorax. Antennae 

 thin, slightly passing tips of elytra. Fifth segment of 

 abdomen with a rather large median fovea. Length, 3 mm. 



9 . Differs in being larger (4 mm.), of a beautiful golden- 

 red, only the tip of clypeus green, antennae shorter and 

 abdomen more convex and non-foveate. 



//^/6.— New South Wales: Sydney (A. M. Lea), Hill- 

 grove (C. Hardcastle). Type, I. 3473. 



The prothorax of both sexes, when viewed obliquely^ 

 appears to have a conspicuous median line, due to the parting 

 of the pubescence, and this character will readily distinguish 

 it from most species of the genus. The sexes are strikingly 

 different in appearance, but the types were taken in cop. The 

 male is much like laeta in miniature. The derm of the female 

 is much the colour of that of rasa, but the punctures are much 

 smaller, 



TOMYRIS APICICOLLIS, U. Sp. 



9 . Brassy ; labrum and appendages (black tips to some 

 of the antennal joints excepted) flavous. Moderately densely 

 pubescent, with elytra, in addition, with fairly numerouSy 

 longer erect hairs. 



