BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 
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of the suture near the apex is an elongate narrow stripe. Meso-, 
middle and sides of metasternum and abdominal segments, and 
base of aculeus with obscure pubescence. 
Aculeus moderately long, broad at the base, strongly lessened 
from there to beyond the middle, then narrow, apex pointed. 
Posterior spurs unequal, longest about two-fifths the length of the 
first tarsal joint. Length 3|-5, width lf-ljmm. 
II ab. — Forest Reefs. 
The markings of the elytra are sufficient to render this species 
easy of identification; at first sight it resembles M. limbata, than 
which it is slightly broader. 
Mordella communis, Waterh.; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4317. 
From New South Wales I have numerous specimens which 
agree in all particulars with the descriptions of this species; they 
are all dingy, many of them having a greasy look, caused by a 
sprinkling of greyish pubescence; the elytral macuhe are often 
obsolete, and they are never very clearly defined. 
Mordella felix, Waterh.; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4321. 
I have this species from Blackheath (Masters), and Forest 
Reefs (Lea). Mr. Waterhouse in describing it says : — " Head 
with a distinct longitudinal impressed line"; this should 
read " pubescence parted in the middle," a character common to 
most species; very few have an impressed line. 
Mordella trivialis, Waterh.; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 4334. 
I have two specimens — one from Galston and the other from 
Newcastle — which agree ver}^ well with Mr. Waterhouse's des- 
cription of this species; he omits to mention the colour of the 
posterior spurs; in my specimens they are piceous-black; in the 
Newcastle specimen the anterior femora are reddish- testaceous, 
the intermediate somewhat darker; in the Galston specimen all 
the legs are concolorous. 
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