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A briefly-elliptic species, in general appearance fairly- 

 close to caudata, but entirely red except for the purple elytra 

 (in certain lights almost any part of these may appear to 

 have a coppery-green gloss) ; head with much smaller punc- 

 tures, prothorax with much smaller ones, becoming very 

 minute on disc (on the disc of caudata they are almost as large 

 as on the sides), and the inter-coxal process of prosternum 

 of very different shape (on cat/data it is elongate-subtriangular 

 in shape, bounded by slightly-elevated walls, which meet in 

 front ; on the present species the process is narrower, the 

 groove is distinct throughout, and its walls diverge in front) .. 

 On many specimens the scutellum has infuscated margins.. 

 The elytra are without pcsthumeral impressions. The apical 

 joint of the maxillary palpi is less securiform than usual in 

 the genus. On close examination a feeble subdentiform 

 swelling may be seen at the base of each claw, so that it 

 could not be regarded as simple, as at first it appears to be., 



STETHOMELA KARA, 11. sp. 



Flavous ; elytra dark metallic-blue, except the suture 

 (very narrowly), margins (but just behind the shoulders 

 infuscated), and epipleurae ; a small infuscate spot on each 

 side of base of prothorax, tarsi, parts of tibiae, and tips of 

 palpi more or less infuscated, antennae obscurely bluish, 

 three basal joints more or less flavous. 



Head with rather small punctures, sparser and smaller 

 between eyes than elsewhere, median line well defined ; 

 clvpeus with moderately dense punctures, suture well denned 

 but not very deep, a shallow oblique impression extending 

 from near each end of same to the hind margin of the eye. 

 Antennae moderately long and fairly stout, none of the joints 

 transverse, second about half the length of third. Pro- 

 thorax about thrice as wide as long, sides feebly increasing in 

 width from base to apical third and then rapidly decreasing 

 to apex ; with small scattered punctures and a few of larger 

 size at extreme base towards each side. Elytra subovate, 

 distinctly wider than prothorax ; with regular rows of 

 moderately large punctures, becoming much smaller pos- 

 teriorly, interstices with numerous minute punctures. Claws 

 each with a large suboblong basal appendix. Length, 9 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Dorrigo (W. Heron). Type 

 (unique), I. 4866. 



In some respects close to some of the varieties of limbata, 

 but head with numerous small punctures instead of a few 

 large ones, prothorax with rather minute and scattered, but 

 rather numerous, punctures instead of a few large ones. 



