236 



Very short and compact. Scutellum transverse and 

 widely rounded. Pygidium moderately long, its tip rather 

 acute. Antennae rather thin. Spurs to hind tibiae very 

 unequal, the longer fully twice the length of the shorter. 

 Length, 3§-4§ mm. 



Ha b. —Norfolk Island (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 5903. 



Five specimens were taken from the flowers of an intro- 

 duced tree. Of these three have the markings sharply defined 

 but all different : on the type they are darker than on the 

 others and on each elytron consist of a suboval spot immedi- 

 ately behind the scutellum, two oblique disconnected vittae 

 on the shoulder, an irregular postmedian fascia, and a 

 strongly-curved subapical one; this specimen (fig. 103) in 

 many respects approaches a specimen (fig. 76) of hamatilis 

 from Wide Bay, and it is possible that the Norfolk Island 

 specimens should be regarded as forms of that widely- 

 distributed and extremely-variable species. On the second 

 specimen (fig. 104) the humeral markings consist of a fairly 

 large spot connected with the base, and a conspicuous discon- 

 nected V, and the postmedian fascia is broken up into four 

 very unequal spots on each elytron. On the third specimen 

 (fig. 105) the humeral markings are as on the type, but 

 the postmedian fascia appears as two widely-separated spots 

 on each elytron; the subscutellar spots and subapical fascia, 

 however, are very similar on all three. On the pronotum 

 the black discal portion is in one piece; but the margining 

 parts indicate remnants of the three dark spots of so many 

 species of the genus. The other two specimens at first glance 

 appear to have the pubescence entirely dark, but on turning 

 them about in various directions vague (or submerged) 

 markings become evident, and are seen to consist on each 

 elytron of a post-scutellar spot, humeral markings, a sub- 

 apical fascia, and remnants of a postmedian one. 



MORDELLA NOTATIPENNIS, n. Sp. 



PI. xv., fig. 106. 



Black ; parts of antennae and of front legs and spurs to 

 hind tibiae obscurely reddish. With silvery pubescence on 

 head and scutellum, margining base, apex, and sides of 

 pronotum, forming distinct spots on elytra, and rather obscure 

 ones on under-surface. 



Short and compact. Scutellum transverse, the apex 

 widely rounded. Pygidium rather long and very acute. 

 Antennae and tibial spurs much as in preceding species. 

 Length, 4 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 

 Type (unique), I. 5894. 



