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of this species; but in Boisduval's the species is recorded 

 from Nouvelle-Galles (in Gemminger and Harold it is recorded 

 from Nova Cambria), no doubt New South Wales being 

 meant, but New South Wales then (1835) included both 

 Victoria and Queensland. His description is: "Major, 

 cinerea, thorace pubescente, linea dorsali lata macidaque 

 utrinque atris; coleopteris basi cinereis, maculis quinque 

 atris, fascia rufa." Presuming the dorsal line to be a longi- 

 tudinal one, the only known large Australian species with 

 such a line are elongatula and conspecta ; in the former the 

 median fascia of the elytra is sometimes conspicuously golden, 

 but it is certainly not reddish ; and in the latter it is seldom 

 even golden. It would, however, be inadvisable to identify 

 any species as mixta without additional particulars. It was 

 omitted from Masters' Catalogue. 



3. Mordella ornata, Waterh. A small species from 

 North-western Australia, the two typical specimens not in 

 close agreement and a third doubtfully associated with them. 

 It appears to approach some forms of bella or of limbata. 



4. Mordella parva, Champ. A minute species from Tas- 

 mania. Described from a single specimen "extremely like" 

 pygmaea, but distinct mainly by the fourth joint of antennae 

 being equal to the third, instead of twice as long. 



5. Mordella tomentosa, Boi. To associate this name with 

 any insect from the original description, "Minor olivacea, 

 holosericea, elytris apice nigris, subtus nigra," could be hardly 

 more than a guess, and until the type can be examined and 

 properly described I think the name should be regarded as 

 one impossible of recognition. In Blackburn's collection two 

 specimens of bella were identified as tomentosa, and the 

 description agrees with several specimens of bella before me, 

 although not of the typical form; also with many specimens 

 of limbata, specimens of Tomoxia apicata, of T. melanura, 

 and forms of other species. Its locality was given as New 

 Holland. 



6. Tomoxia flavicans, Waterh. Apparently close to 

 apicata, but with a median as well as an apical portion of the 

 elytra devoid of pale pubescence. Described as from the 

 Clarence River. 



7. Mordellistena aspersa, Champ. A single specimen 

 described as from the Adelaide River (Northern Territory). 

 Apparently very close to austrina, and with the same numbers 

 of oblique ridges on the hind tibiae and two basal joints of 

 tarsi ; but the ridges of different lengths, the third joint 

 apparently without any, and the colour and clothing some- 

 what different. 



