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a transversely-elliptic or rounded one between, all three, 

 however, sometimes obscurely connected in some lights. On 

 the under-surface and legs the golden markings also vary in 

 extent. The species occurs from Northern Queensland 

 (including some of the adjacent islands) to Roebuck Bay in 

 North-western Australia. 



Var. A. Golden markings of prothorax in the form of 

 three disconnected spots, on elytra irregularly margining the 

 base and sides, and turning up for a slight distance along 

 suture, but not touching the suture itself (on all the speci- 

 mens before me, both of the typical form and of the varieties, 

 the suture is invariably purple or blue, although sometimes 

 very narrowly so). 



Var. B. Like A, but with golden zone of prothorax not 

 broken up into spots, although with undulated margins. 



Var. C. Each elytron with golden markings connected 

 along (but not touching) suture, as well as side, and enclosing 

 two large purple spots, the first irregularly curved, the second 

 irregularly subtriangular. 



Var. D. With markings as on typical form, but of a 

 fiery golden-red, not margined with green. 



Var. cupreosjdendens, Lea. Golden markings of elytra 

 confined to base and sides. 



Chalcomela variegata, Jac. 



A specimen from Dorrigo ( 31i probably belongs to this 

 species, but it has the prothorax coppery-green and purple, 

 instead of cupreous and green; the elytra also have obscurely 

 purplish markings, but these are common variations in the 

 subfamily. Two other specimens, from Gympie, probably 

 also belong to the species, but differ in having the under- 

 surface, legs (except for a metallic-green gloss in places), and 

 antennae dull-red, the labrum also is of but one colour 

 (instead of two as on the type and the Dorrigo specimen) ; 

 one has the prothorax entirely metallic-green, on the other it 

 has obscurely-defined patches of purple. On all the suture 

 is narrowly purplish. On these specimens, on close examina- 

 tion and from certain directions, a feeble subdentiform 

 swelling may be seen at the base of each claw, but it could 

 easily be overlooked, even when searched for; so that, as the 

 apical joint of the maxillary palpi is not securiform, it 

 appears better left in Chalcomela than transferred to Augo- 

 mela, to several species (Ityjxjchalcea and allies) of which it 

 bears a strong: resemblance. 



(31) Near the Richmond River, probably the original locality, 

 although such was given as Richmond. 



