BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 
297 
Scutelhim very small. Aculeus rather long, basal two-fifths 
narrowly margined, unmargined portion much narrower, apex 
truncate. Posterior spurs unequal, the longest twice the length 
of its fellow, and not half the length of the first tarsal joint. 
Length 4f , width If mm. 
llab. — Mt. Kosciusko (Mr. W. Raymond). 
The elytra have an indistinct steel-blue reflection when a light 
is thrown on to them, the reflection on the head becoming greenish. 
From M. aterrima it may be distinguished by its more shining- 
derm and sparser pubescence, but in particular by its aculeus, 
which is much narrower, especially at the apex. 
MORDELLA UNIFORMIS, 11. sp. 
Black; posterior spurs testaceous (<J with anterior legs and base 
of antennae obscurely reddish). Equally covered all over with 
obscure greyish pubescence (sometimes with a yellowish tint). 
Scutellum very small. Aculeus rather long and sharp pointed, 
about as wide as deep, nowhere suddenly lessened. Posterior 
spurs equal, a little more than half the length of the first tarsal 
joint. Length If -2 J, width J-f mm 
llab. — Galston, on flowers of freshly felled " White Gum," 
Sydney, Como, Forest Reefs. 
I suspect this is the species spoken of by the Rev. T. Blackburn 
as occurring in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, and as very 
likely to be distinct from M. baldiensis. At Galston I could 
have taken thousands of specimens; the branches when beaten 
into an umbrella appeared to rain them. 
MORDELLA RUFIPES, Il.sp. 
This species would, I think, be best described by comparison 
with the preceding species, which it strongly resembles. From it, 
it differs in being somewhat broader; aculeus much shorter; four 
anterior legs testaceous, the femora stained with piceous; posterior 
femora black, their apices, the tibiae and tarsi testaceous-red, 
tibise and tarsi tipped with black; posterior spurs unequal in 
