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NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 
with my own specimens, I have carefully examined. The pro- 
thoracic maculae are sometimes distinctly marked, often indistinct, 
and frequently entirely absent; frequently the entire basal half of 
the elytra is covered with golden, grey, or occasionally silvery 
pubescence; where the basal half is not so covered there is often 
to be seen an indistinct fascia similar to the middle one, occasion- 
ally appearing as indistinct elongate spots; the middle fascia is 
always of the shape described by Mr. Waterhouse, though varying 
in thickness; the apical fascia varies in thickness, being often 
straight, sometimes complete, often divided into transverse, and 
occasionally into sublunulate spots; the size also is subject to 
considerable variation. 
Mordella limbata, Waterh.; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4325. 
This is a somewhat variable species, many specimens having 
the elongate black spot of each elytron almost obliterated; others 
again have it touching the suture, the pubescence behind it being 
lunulate in shape; the prothoracic maculae are often very indis- 
tinct; the pubescence in many is bright silvery; it is sometimes 
very difficult to decide whether a specimen belongs to this species 
or to M. bell a. 
I lab. — Rope's Creek (Mr. G. Masters); Braidwood, Galston 
(Lea). 
Mordella H-fasciata, n.sp. 
Black; muzzle (palpi in g), base of antennae and spurs obscure 
testaceous. Head with obscure pubescence, which is feebly parted 
in the middle. Prothorax with obscure yellowish pubescence 
bordering the base, and forming some very obscure longitudinal 
stripes (there are traces of three maculae in some specimens). 
Elytra with greyish-yellow pubescence, not bordering, but 
extending in a short triangle from the middle of each side of the 
base; extending close on each side of suture from the scutellum 
to a little beyond the middle, at the base and apex of these almost 
conjoined stripes there are two very short conjoined elongate 
spots (sometimes free), which cause the whole to appear as an 
g or a broad-footed T, almost touching each other on each sid-3 
