169 
NEOCLES. 
N. gue sp. nov. Minus elongatus; piceus plus miuusve 
etallico- bici capite antennis palpis femoribus tibiis 
afa sque: rufis; pube aureo-brunnea (hae nonnihil macu- 
latim disposita) vestitus ; capite sat profunde ruguloso ; 
prothorace quam ongiori vix latiori, regum leviter 
angustato (nihilominus, superne viso, fortiter angustatus 
apparet), antice valde producto, fortiter granalo so-ruguloso, 
longitudinaliter leviter late sulcato, lateribus minus arcuatis, 
angulis anticis sat rectis posticis obtusis ; elytris subseriatim 
confertim punctulatis et granulatis, nullo modo costatis. 
ng., 34 L; lat., 121 
nus is remarkable among the Zwmolpides by the 
duced the pronotum (viewed in a somewhat rem $ x tion 
front ^ dins The present species differs from N. sulcicollis by, 
alia, its non-costate elytra, and the sides of its prothorax 
(though slightly serrate, yet) without a defined median angular 
projection. 
N.S. Wales ; Tweed R. district. 
CASSIDIDZ. 
Mid on a apectin en of 0 mera, Germ., which varies from the 
type in having its pli more or less spotted with black. I 
have taken in com y specimens with and without dark spots. 
Herr Spaeth does m [fear C. mera, to which his insect is at 
any rate extremely close. 
