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to tenth joints strongly serrated. Spurs to hind tibiae 

 subequal. Length, 6-8J mm. 



Hob. — Queensland: Rockhampton ; New South Wales: 

 Illawarra, Sydney (Macleay Museum), Dorrigo (H. J. Carter). 

 Type, I. 6003. 



At first glance apparently close to 9-maculata, but with 

 a conspicuous spot on each side of scutellum, and the pro- 

 thoracic markings very different; the latter are the same in 

 number and disposition to those of mvltiguttata, but the 

 elytral ones are very different to those of that species. Of 

 this species all the specimens (except to a certain extent in 

 size) agree in the prothoracic markings, but I have regarded 

 as the typical form that one of which there are five specimens 

 from four localities before me; on this form on the pronotum 

 there are five sublongitudinal spots in front, either free or 

 connected with the apex, and varying somewhat according 

 to the individual, there are four spots at the base and two 

 submedian ones ; on each elytron (excluding a narrow and 

 feeble latero-basal spot, quite concealed from above) there 

 are five spots, of which four are not quite in a straight line, 

 one is basal, one half-way between it and a submedian spot, 

 and one at the apical fourth, the fifth spot is near the side 

 in a transverse line with the second spot, and not posterior to 

 the hind end of that spot. 



Var. 1. On a specimen (fig. 96) from Illawarra (in the 

 Macleay Museum) the hind end of the posthumeral spot is 

 distinctly posterior to the second spot, and the spot on each 

 side of the scutellum is broken up into two small ones. It 

 is also of rather small size. 



Var. 2. On two specimens from Lord Howe Island (26 ) (in 

 the Australian and Macleay Museums) the posthumeral spot is 

 almost entirely posterior to the second spot : the pygidium also, 

 although long and thin, is truncated at its tip, instead of 

 running out to an acute point. 



MORDELLA AURONOTATA, n. Sp. 



PI. xv., figs. 97, 127-131. 



Black; palpi, parts of front legs, and base of antennae 

 obscurely reddish. With golden pubescence on head, and 

 forming numerous conspicuous spots elsewhere. 



Rather compact. Scutellum transverse, sides oblique, 

 apex widely truncated. Pygidium elongate but with the tip 



(26) When on the island recently I saw a fairly large spotted 

 specimen on maize flowers that probably belonged to this variety, 

 but it escaped capture. 



