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in size. The post-median fasciae touch the margins and ex- 

 tend somewhat obliquely upwards towards the suture, but 

 not quite touching it. The impunctate parts of elytra are 

 glistening; the protuberances near the scutellum are rudi- 

 mentary, only a small shagreened patch being visible, the 

 knees are sometimes diluted with red and parts of the tibiae 

 are infuscated. Comes nearest to T. ephippium, Boisd., from 

 which it can be easily distinguished, inter alia, by the punc- 

 tures on the head and prothorax being larger, disc of pro- 

 thorax without deep depression, and the absence, near base of 

 elytra, of two protuberances bearing tufts of hair. 



Zenithicola funesta, Chev. 

 Hab. — Stradbroke Island, Queensland, New South Wales, 

 Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia. 



Zenithicola crassa, Newm. 

 Hab. — Queensland and New South Wales. 



EUNATALIS. 



Schenkling < 6 ) stated that the genus Natalis of Castelnau 

 (1836) was founded upon N. laplaeei from Chili; to this 

 genus were afterwards added two other Chilian and many 

 Australian species. Subsequently (1906) for N. punctipenms, 

 Germ, (from Chile), Schenkling proposed the genus Neogy- 

 jponyx, but this must now be regarded as a synonym of Natalis. 

 Klug (1842) did not recognize Natalis as a valid genus, but 

 Spinola (1844) did so, incorrectly giving porcata, Fab., as 

 its type; he was followed by most authors until recently. 

 Schenkling (1909) therefore proposed that the three Chilian 

 species should remain in Natalis, and the name E Una 'talis be 

 substituted for the Australian species. 



Stigmatium ventrale, Macl. 

 This species is variable in size, ranging from 7 mm. to 

 10 mm. in length. It has now to be recorded from Queens- 

 land, Stradbroke Island, and South Australia. 



Stigmatium gilberti, White. 



This insect is widely distributed in Australia, and some- 

 what variable inter se. On two South Australian specimens 

 there is a distinct dark narrow band across the reddish portion 

 of the elytra, about midway between the base and where the 

 black commences; the oblong subapical spots of pale hairs 

 extend right to the apex. 



(6) Schenkling, loc. cit., 1909. 



