fulvous, with numerous small violaceous round spots; legs flavous. 

 — Length, 5 mill. 



Head closely rugosely punctured, greenish, finely pubescent, the 

 pubescence extremely short, labrum fulvous, palpi flavous, antennae 

 extending beyond the middle of the elytra, fulvous, the sixth, 

 seventh and eighth joints, piceous. Thorax more than twice as 

 broad as long, the sides rounded and widened at the middle, sinuate 

 at the same place, the entire surface of the same colour, sculpture 

 and pubescence as the head ; scutellum broader than long, obscure 

 fulvous; elytra slightly wider at the base than the thorax, rather 

 convex, more strongly punctured than the thorax, the punctures 

 round, very closely placed and each provided with a short hair ; the 

 Interstices transversely wrinkled and with traces of narrow longitu- 

 dinal costae hère and there, of pale fulvous colour with a number 

 of small obscure purplish or violaceous spots placed in three or 

 four irregular rows; underside nearly smooth, the prosternum 

 finely pubescent; legs flavous. 



Hah. New Guinea. 



The coloration of this species, of which three spécimens are 

 contained in my collection, is peculiar and will make the détermi- 

 nation easy. 



GHRYSOMELIN^. 



Phyllocharis gracilis n. sp. — Head and thorax fulvous, the 

 antennœ, the hreast and the legs nearly hlack, elytra finely punctate- 

 striate, metallic blue, the apex fulvous. — Length, 5-6 mill. 



Head impunctate, fulvous, antennse short, bluish-black, the lower 

 joints moniliform, terminal joints more elongate and thickeoed, 

 thorax one half broader than long, subquadrate, the sides straight, 

 the surface impunctate, fulvous, the base in front of the scutelluni 

 transversely depressed and of a more or less dark blue colour, 

 scutellum fulvous or piceous ; elytra narrowly elongate and parallel, 

 with a short transverse dépression below the shoulders, the surface 

 finely punctate-striate ; the punctures nearly invisible below the 

 middle, the colour a bright metallic blue, the apex in shape of an 

 ovate spot fulvous, below piceous, the legs with a more or less 

 pronounced blue gloss, the last two abdominal segments fulvous ; 

 claws appendiculate. 



Hah. Richmond, N. S. Wales. 



A species of comparative small size and easily recognized by its 

 System of coloration. 



Phyllocharis fulvifrons n. sp. — Obscure piceous helow, the 

 head and legs fulvous, apical joints ofthe antennœ and the tarsi blacky 



