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apex, and extending below over the greater part of the 

 prothoracic episterna; elytra orange-red, sanguineous at sides, 

 with the suture and apex narrowly cyaneous. In one speci- 

 men this sutural coloration enlarged behind the scutellum 

 and again before the apex into a large macula, with a small 

 spot of the same colour on each side near the middle. In the 

 other specimen the postscutellary macula only slightly indi- 

 cated ; sternum and femora blue, tibiae and tarsi greenish, the 

 last red on the underside, abdomen yellow. 



Head lightly excavated and channelled, regularly punc- 

 tate. Prothorax 4 x 6| mm., convex, apex slightly produced 

 in middle, base lightly bisinuate, the base of elytra fitting 

 angulately into a small excision near posterior angles, medial 

 lobe wide and straight behind, sides lightly and evenly 

 rounded, anterior angles deflexed and obtuse, posterior a little 

 produced and acute; disc finely and evenly punctate, with a 

 smooth medial line, and a basal fovea at each excision. 

 Scutellum elongate-ovate, concave, smooth. Elytra of same 

 width as prothorax at base, sides nearly straight and without 

 denticulation, apex without spines and subtruncate; striate, 

 intervals nearly flat on disc, a little convex at sides and apex. 

 Sternum finely, abdomen minutely punctate, the former rather 

 densely clothed with long white hair. Tarsal hooks finely 

 lobate. Dim., 19-20 x 7J-8 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Berrima. Type in Macleay 

 Museum. 



Two male specimens in the Macleay Museum, with locality 

 labels in the handwriting of the late Mr. Masters, 'are the 

 only specimens I have seen of this distinct species. With the 

 form of praecellens, Kerr., and erubescens, Blackb., the 

 coloration of the elytra is somewhat as in affinis, Saund., with 

 the prothoracic margins somewhat as in conspicillata. White. 



Stigmodera blackburni, n. sp. 

 PL x., fig. 12, 



Oblong-oval. Head, pronotum, and underside bright , 

 bronze, the first and third with a greenish tinge, the second 

 purplish, elytra flavous-sanguineous at base and sides, with 

 basal margin, two fasciae, and apical spot dark-green, the 

 first fascia premedial, formed by three large maculae nearly 

 connected but not extending to sides, the second postmedial, 

 nearly straight, not quite reaching the sides, the apical spot 

 large, bifurcated laterally, scutellum, legs, and tarsi green. 



Head densely, punctate, excavated, and channelled be- 

 tween eyes. Prothorax moderately convex, slightly advanced 

 in middle at apex,, nearly straight at base, widest behind 



