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form impressions on each, between the second and third 
strie. 
King George’s Sound. 
Feronia Satanas: length 83’; of a brilliant black; head 
large, oval, with the front longitudinal impressions well 
marked ; thorax rounded, truncated in front and behind, 
with the longitudinal sulcate moderate, the front impressions 
almost missing, and the posterior ones deep and broad ; 
elytra oblong, rather convex, of a dark purple; they 
have five strie, which are stronger near the sutura, and dis- 
appear towards the margin, which is impressed ; two puncti- 
form impressions on the interval between the second and 
third striz; legs black; palpi brown; antenne black, 
covered after their fourth article with a brown pubescence. 
King George’s Sound. 
SIXTH GROUP.—PERCUS. 
Feroma Bipunctatus : length 9’; of a brilliant black ; head 
oval, feebly impressed in front; thorax almost square, with 
the angles rounded ; the front transverse impression is feebly 
marked, the sulcate moderately so, but the two posterior 
impressions are deep and linear ; elytra oblong, rather elon- 
gate, convex, covered with striz, which are much stronger 
near the sutura than towards the margin, which is impressed ; 
a strong punctiform impression appears on the interval 
Bagcei the second. and third striz, considerably beyond 
the middle of the length; the humeral angles are well 
marked, and the sides of ihe elytra have sometimes a green 
tinge ; leos, palpi, and antennz black. 
ery common round Melbourne, and also found in New 
South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia... 
This insect is subject to great variations— 
Variety—Of a brilliant green. 
Variety—Small size (7’), and green, from the Islands of 
the Straits of Bass. 
Variety—Elytra more oblong, and rather depressed ; 5 Olea 
brilliant copper purple, or green ‘colour. 
From the floods of the Yarra River. 
Variety—Thorax entirely covered with transverse stricta. 
Melbourne. 
Feroma Montana: length 8’; nearly allied to Bipunctata, 
but the thorax much shorter and broader, with elytra more 
