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of a specimen previously mentioned by him as a var. of S. 

 riridicincta. Waterh. (Tr. Enr. Soc., Lond., 1ST -i. p. 543.) I 

 have not seen the var. ) last named, but am quite satisfied that 

 S. Carpentaria is distinct from St viridicincta, as it differs not 

 only in colouring and pattern ( which are very widely distinct i 

 but in numerous other characters also, e.g., its prothorax notably 

 more strongly transverse, the stria? of its elytra more closely 

 punctured, the extero-apical tooth of its elytra less acute. 



S. elegantula. "White (Stoke's Journ., I., p. 507.) Its author, 

 Eter describing this species, says "near coccinata, Hope.'" I 

 cannot find any difference at all in the two descriptions indicating 

 that they are not founded on one and the same species. Hope, 

 it is true, calls the antemedian mark on the elytra a spot (not 

 reaching the suture) whereas according to White it is a fascia 

 rowed by a deep notch before reaching the suture, but there 

 are so many species of Stigtnodera in which an antemedian dark 

 marking consists of a fascia liable in varieties to be broken up 

 into isolated spots that no specific value can be attributed to the 

 character, and I can rind no other to fall back upon. The 

 species is a very distinct one, with no close allies as yet described. 



S. Pascoei, Saund. This magnificent insect is stated by its 

 author to occur in " Australia,"' without the mention of any more 

 exact habitat. I have seen an example in the collection or Mr. 

 W. W. Erog^att. which was taken at Kalgoorlie, in Western 

 Australia. 



S rrinrfea. Kerr. In Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1892, M. Kerre- 

 mans proposes this name as a substitute for the nom. praeocc. 



lestis, Kerr. I, however, had in 1890 (Tr. R.S., S.A.. p. 148 

 i posed the name still ata for it. 



S. rfavescens, Masters (flava y Thorns.). M. Kerremans (Mem. 



Soc. Ent., Belg.. 1892, p. 148 makes this identical with S.flava, 



•Saund. The latter species I am familiar with, and it is corre 



lescribed as having the apex of each elytron rounded. 



S. flaveseens is described as having the apex of each elytron 



lentate. Unless Thomson's description is actually incorrect 

 the two can hardly be identical. 



S ::rpv.cina. Blackb. I rind that this is a nom. praeocc. having 

 been used by Thomson (Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1S56, p. -16) for an 

 insect that appears to be identical with decipiens, Westw. How- 

 ever, I subsequently (Tr. R.S.. S.A.. 1894, p. 141) described 

 under the name Caroli a Stigmodera which I was eventually 

 - ::sfied must be regarded as a var. of my capucina (J.c . 1897 

 p. 31) and consequently Caroli becomes the name of the species 

 that I originally named capucina. 



S. cirinata. Macl. M. Kerremans i Mem. Soc, Ent., Belg., 

 1892, p. 115) gives this name as a synonym of S. plagiata, Gory. 



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