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■vitta of the elytra, protliorax coarsely punctured (after the 

 manner of that of C. colorata, Germ.), elytra regularly punctulate- 

 striate (except a little confusion in the dorsal rows) as in 

 C. vittata, the punctures extremely deep and large (almost as in 

 C. vittata, much more coarse than in C. colorata, C. Kirhii, &c.). 

 Eraser Range ; I have the same species from various localities 

 in S. Australia. 



G. imperialig, sp. nov. Oblonga; nigra, supra splendide viridi- 

 cyaneo-aureo et purpureo-micans, pedibus ;eneo- et cupreo- 

 n-idesoentibus, antennis ad basin ruhs ; capite magno sat 

 crebre sat fortiter punctulato, longitudinaliter subtiliter 

 canaliculato ; prothorace (|uam longiori plus quam duplo 

 latiori, sat fortiter sat sparsim (ad latera magis crasse minus 

 sparsim) punctulato, postice cjuam antice fere tertia parte 

 latiori ; elytris vix striatis seriatim sat fortiter punctulatis, 

 interstitiis fere lievibus. Long., 4 1. ; lat., 2 ! 1. 

 ^ A remarkably handsome species, very distinct from its pre- 

 vKjusly described congeners. The blending of the iridescent 

 colours on the upper-surface is almost too intricate for detailed 

 description ; on the head there are four transverse, not sharply- 

 defined, zones of colour as follows (from the hinder part forward): 

 —golden, purple, cyaneous, purple; on the prothorax the zones are 

 longitudinal, being purple in the middle, and on either side suc- 

 cessively green, purple, green. On each elytron, starting from 

 the suture, there are longitudinal vittse as follows: — purple, green, 

 purple, green, purple, green. The wings are of a rich crimson 

 colour. The head is singularly like that of Chrysomela {Ca.rystea), 

 except m its eyes being more strongly granulated ; indeed, the 

 insect bears a strong general res(;mblance to Carystea, with the 

 claws of a Galomela. 



Nilpena, oi' thereabouts. 



i'AKOPSIS. 



P. laterulix, sp. noA'. Breviter ovalis ; minus nitida ; nigro 

 picea, capite prothorace olytrorum margine laterali pedibus 

 antermarum basi et maculis 2 (in segmento ventrali apicali 

 positis) ferrugineis ; capite fortiter subrugulose punctulato ; 

 protliorace quam longiori tripio latiori, sat subtiliter sat 

 ci-ebre (ad latera crasse confertim) punctulato, lateribus sat 

 arcuatis ; elytris sat fortiter vix seriatim punctulatis et 

 lineolis sul)hcvibus nojuiullis insti-uctis. Long., o-M. ; lat.. 



This .species belongs t.i Dr. Cliapuis' "second division" of the 

 genus ; none of the described species in that division bear much 

 resemblance to it. 



Nilpena, or thereabouts. 



