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little constricted at middle, border serrated near apex; each 

 elytron bispinose, with small oblique excision at extremity, 

 exterior spine the more prominent; striate-punctate, seriate 

 punctures small, intervals flat on disc, the sutural intervals 

 costate towards apex, intervals unevenly and sparsely punc- 

 tate. Abdomen and sternum finely punctate, and sparsely 

 clothed with whitish hair. Dim., $ , 14| x 5 mm.; 9> 

 16 x 6 mm. 



Hah. — Western Australia: Cue (H. W. Brown). 



The sexual coloration as above may be accidental and 

 individual, but the pattern alone distinguishes it from other 

 described species. Somewhat similar in shape to broirni 

 f supra) and lonc/icollis, Saund., it is flatter and less cylindric 

 than the former. The only species to which it may be com- 

 pared in colour scheme of the elytra is praecellens, Kerr., but 

 in general form and structure is nearest to lonr/icoUix, Saund. 

 Tvpes in the author's collection. 



Stigmodera neglecta, n. sp. 

 PL x., fig. 18. 



Elongate-ovate. Head, pronotum, and underside blue, 

 pronotum and sternum with some bronze reflections; elytra 

 yellow with the following dark-blue markings; basal margin, 

 wide oblique vitta behind the shoulders, an elongate-oval 

 antemedial spot on the suture, wide postmedial fascia and 

 apical patch, the sutural spot, fascia, and apical patch con- 

 nected along the suture; antennae and legs blue. 



Head furrowed and lightly excavate in front ; densely, 

 not deeply punctate. Prothorax lightly convex, nearly 

 straight at apex, strongly bisinuate at base, widest at base, 

 sides arcuately narrowing to apex, all angles a little acute; 

 disc with large round punctures, sparsely placed behind, 

 becoming dense and finer on front half ; with an elongate 

 central fovea and two oval foveae at base. Scutellum cordate 

 and depressed. Elytra slightly wider than prothorax at base, 

 sides lightly sinuate, apex bidentate with a rather wide 

 shallow excision between teeth, posterior margins entire ; 

 striate-punctate, intervals flat on middle, strongly convex at 

 sides and apex; quite impunctate (except in humeral swelling). 

 Sternum strongly, abdomen very finely punctate and clothed 

 with dense recumbent hair. Dim., 17 x 7 mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Blue Mountains. Type in 

 author's collection. 



I find a female specimen misplaced amongst a series of 

 vnduhita, Don., which it resembles closely at first sight, 

 especially in the elytral ' pattern and size ; otherwise I can 



