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but little variation, but in some the tibias, tarsi and the antennae are 

 almost fulvous. 



Augomela ignita n. sp. — Greenish œneous helow, ahove hright 

 cupreous, hasal joints of the antennœ and the palpi fulvous, thorax 

 finely and sparingly punctured, elytra regularly punctate-striate. — 

 Length, 7 mill. 



Head with a few fine punctures, cupreous, the vertex sometimes 

 greenish, clypeus separated from the face by a deep transverse 

 dépression, more strongly punctured, labrum fulvous, antennae 

 black, the lower three joints fulvous, terminal joints flattened, the 

 apical one fulvous at the tip ; thorax nearly three times broader 

 than long, the latéral margins nearly straight, but little narrowed 

 towards the apex, the anterior angles not produced, the surface 

 with a few fine punctures, the sides sometimes with a small fovea; 

 elytra scarcely wider than the thorax, with a deep dépression below 

 the shoulders, the latter prominent, the surface distinctly and 

 regularly but not very strongly punctate-striate, the punctures 

 nearly obsolète at the apex; underside and legs greenish, tarsi 

 fulvous below, prosternum sulcate, emarginate at the base; claws 

 appendiculate, anterior coxal cavities open. 



Hah. Richmond, N. S. Wales. 



A- comparatively small species, principally distinguished by its 

 brilliant and uniform cupreous colour and the basai fulvous joints 

 of the antennae. 



Stethomela foveipennis n. sp. — Greenish-œneous, the hasal 

 and apical joints of the antennœ and the legs fulvous, thorax strongly 

 hut sparingly punctured, elytra finely punctured near the suture^ 

 deeply foveolate-punctate at the sides ; claws largely appendiculate. — 

 Length, 10 mill. 



Of broadly subquadrate shape, dark greenish seneous, the head 

 with two or three punctures only, labrum fulvous, antennae slender, 

 extending beyond the base of the thorax, black, the lower three 

 joints fulvous, the apical two, flavous; thorax more than twice as 

 broad as long, the latéral margins straight at the base, rounded in 

 front, the anterior angles produced, anterior and posterior margins 

 straight, the surface rather flattened, especially so at the sides, the 

 latter deeply and strongly punctured as well as the basai portion, 

 the middle of the dise nearly impunctate ; elytra wider at the base 

 than the thorax, the posterior portion rather strongly deflexed, the 

 dise with two rows of fine metallic green punctures near the 

 suture, the rest of the surface deeply foveolate-punctate, the 

 punctures very irregularly placed in rows and of a metallic green 

 colour, the apical portion more finely punctured ; below of a more 



