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base (where they are pale) and then become almost vertical,, 

 with a narrow gutter, where they touch the abdomen. On 

 one specimen the labrum is conspicuously paler than the 

 adjacent parts, on another it is slightly paler, but on two 

 others it is uniform with them. Each elytron appears to 

 have a large suboblong chocolate-brown patch, almost com- 

 pletely bordered with flavous; the flavous part commences 

 abruptly on the margin slightly before the middle, margins 

 the base (for a space about equal to half the length of the 

 prothorax), is deflected near (but not on) the suture almost 

 to apex, and then curves round near (but not on) the side 

 almost to its starting-point. 



AUGOMELA IRIDEA, Baly. 



There are five specimens before me (from Brisbane and 

 Mackay) that appear to belong to this species; they vary in 

 length from 7 to 8^ mm., and with markings (although of 

 the same kind) more sharply defined on some than on others. 

 Balv described the head as "deep metallic blue, with a 

 golden-green reflection." On the specimens before me the 

 head is mostly brassy or brassy-purple, becoming green about 

 the base; four specimens have the legs as described, but on 

 one the femora and tibiae (knees excepted) are both con- 

 spicuously reddish. The middle of the presternum is more 

 densely clothed with hairs than on any other species known- 

 to me, and this character alone will readily distinguish it 

 from them ; each elytron also is without the conspicuous 

 purple cross so typical of ornata, of which at first it appears 

 to be a variety; on ornata also the process is flatter and 

 wider, very sparsely clothed, and much less conspicuously- 

 notched at the base. 



AUGOMELA HYPOCHALCEA, Grerm. 



This species is common in parts of South Australia and 

 of New South Wales, it occurs also at Stradbroke Island and 

 elsewhere in Southern Queensland, and a specimen was in the 

 Blackburn Collection, labelled as from Kiii£ Sound. 



AUGOMELA MULTISEE.IATA, n. Sp. 



Black with a slight bronzy-green gloss, labrum, antennae, 

 palpi, tibiae, and tarsi more or less reddish. 



Head with minute punctures and a vague median line; 

 clypeal suture conspicuously trisinuate. Prothorax more 

 than thrice as wide as long, sides gently rounded, front angles 

 produced ; with minute punctures, and with some larger ones 

 sparsely distributed towards sides, but fairly numerous on 

 extreme base. Elytra almost as wide as long, each side with 



