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235. Protliorax widest at base, apices of elytra bispinose — 



neglecta, n. sp. 

 23G. Elytra red witb short subapical fascia — indistincta t 



Saund. 

 237-2o2. Size smaller, 12 mm. long or loss. 



238. Alternate intervals of elytra subcostate costata, .Saund. 



239-252. All intervals uniform. 



240-247. Apex of elytra widely dark, humeral vitta arcuate*. 

 241-243. Elytra 1 markings blue. 



242. Pronotum and underside violet or coppery, form elongate 



and parallel — wilsoni, Saund. ; var. sir/ma. Kerr. 



243. Pronotum and underside peacock-blue, sides of elytra 



sinuate — flavopicta, Boisd. ; bicolor, C. and G. ; 

 coin rata, Hope. 



244. Pronotum and underside metallic-green, elytral markings 



purple — flavopurpurea, Cart. 



24o-247. Pronotum coppery. 



24G. Underside coppery — confusa, Waterh. 



'247. Underside blue black — agrestis, Kerr. 



248-253. Apex of elytra very narrowly dark or pale with p re- 

 apical marking. 



249-251. Form convex and robust, preapical fascia anchor-shaped.. 



250. Pronotum and underside bronze-black — anchoralis, C. 



and G. ; arborifera, Blackb. 



251. Pronotum and underside coppery — simulata, C. and G. ^ 



helenae, Hope; var phryne, Thorns. ; var. lais. 

 Thorns.; var. triramosa, Thorns.; distinguenda, 

 Thorns.; fraterna, Kerr. 



252. Form narrower and natter, extreme apex narrowly 



green (rarely connected with pveapical marking) — 

 • iospilota, C. and G. 

 253-259. Abdomen (at least apical segment-) yellow. 

 2o4-2o8. Size large (15 mm. long or more), elytra red, preapical 



mark straight. 

 255-257. Apices of elytra finely but distinctly bispinose. 



256. Pronotum irregularly and coarsely punctate — speciosa T 



Ken-. 



Notk. — Tn general with postmedian fascia ; tins,, 

 in type specimen, only represented by a spot on each 

 side, not mentioned in the description. 



257. Pronotum regularly and finely punctate — ignota, Saund. 



258. Abdomen of male yellow, of female green, apices of elytra 



witb minute excision not bispinose — jekelli, Saund. 



259. Size smaller, elytra yellow, preapical mark cordate or 



sagittate — abdominalis, Saund.; ('r)unica. Kerr. 



Notk. — Unica, Kerr., described as from Sydney. 

 With a long experience amongst collectors in this 

 district, the only species I know near it is ah<lom- 

 inalis, Sound., and the author's description may well 

 apply to a discoloured specimen of abdominalis in 

 which the green markings appear black. 



2t)U-265. Protliorax with yellow or red margins. 



261. Underside golden-green. 



262-264. Preapical marking cordate or anchor-shaped. 



263. 14-15 mm. long, sides of protliorax and ground of elytra 



orange-red- —cupida, Kerr. 



264. 10-12 mm. long, sides of protliorax (narrowly) and elytra 



yellow — tricolor. Kirby; ciirta, Saund.; opinio. Kerr. 



