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292-306. Elytra Mack, blue-black, or violet-black, medial fascia 



nearly straight and continuous. 

 293. Apioal margins of elytra red, pronotum black — bella. 



Saund. ; cruentata, C. and G. 

 294-301. Pronotum bronze. 



295-300. Elytra violaceous, intervals little raised. 

 296. Apices of elytra trispinose, underside blue — bicincta, 



Boisd. ; bicingulata. C. and G. ; dejeani, Gory: 



trispinosa, Kerr. 

 297-301. Apices bispinose. 

 298. Apical spines of equal length, underside bronzy, elytral 



intervals sublaevigate — v'icinu, Saund. ; bicincta, C. 



and G. 

 299-301. External spine longer. 



300. Underside purple, elytral intervals strongly punctate — 



subbifasciata, Saund. 



301. Elytra blue-black, alternate intervals subcostate, under- 



side green-bronze — coeruleipes, Saund. ; variety with* 

 oval basal spots yellow — montana, n. var. 



302-306. Prothorax with red or yellow margins. 



303-305. Margins of prothorax widely and of abdomen red, the- 

 former subangulately widened. 



304. Apices of elytra shortly bispinose — eryihromelas, Boisd. 



Note. — Described as from Tasmania, my specimens- 

 come from Perth, Western Australia. 



305. Apices of elytra strongly bispinose, external spine very 



long — cyanipes, Saund.; armata, Thorns.; longula.. 

 Blackb. 



Note. — The colour varies from blue-black to bright- 

 blue. The widening of the prothorax is also variable, 

 generally widest about the middle, sometimes sulcate 

 within the margin, but in all cases examined the- 

 widest part is more advanced than in erythromelas. 



306. Margins of prothorax and whole underside yellow — 



ma rginicollis, Saund . 

 307-420. Elytra yellow or red with basal margin, 2 fasciae and: 



apex or preapical mark dark. 

 308-353. Apical mark covering apex of elytra. 

 309-350. Pronotum concolorous. 

 310-314. Size large, 15-20 mm. long. 

 311-315. All fasciae extending to sides. 



312. Pronotum and underside coppery or 



shortly bispinose — cupricollis, Saund. 



Pronotum and underside more obscure- 

 Thorns. : deyrollei, Thorns. 



Pronotum black (probably discoloured variety of pre- 

 ceding) -julia, Thorns. 



313. Pronotum blue, underside brilliant-violet, apex un- 



armed (?) — cognata, Kerr. 



Notk. — A species found near Sydney seems to 

 correspond with the author's description, but has 

 finely bispinose apices. 



314. Margins of elytra red, male with yellow abdomen — 



cruenta, O. and G. 



315. Size smaller, 10 mm. long — vigilans, Kerr. 

 316-375. Anterior fascia not extending to sides. 



Note. — While in general this character holds true,, 

 exceptional cases occur. 



green, apices, 

 var. alterzona,y. 



