COLEOPTERA. 
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Stigmodera costipennis, PI. II. fig. 18. 
Purpureo-Jusca ; thorace punctato, marginibus flavis; elytris 
quadricostatis, utrinque maculis duabus transversis et altera 
sub humero flavis , ornatis; subtus flava purpureo ornata, 
pedibus purpureis. 
Purplish brown ; sides of the thorax, two transverse spots on 
each elytron, one just above the middle, the other midway between 
it and the apex, a lateral spot just below the shoulder, and two 
very minute spots,, one close to the base, Ihe other near the apex, 
testaceous. Beneath flavous; posterior margin of each abdominal 
segment, the sides of the breast and the legs, purple. 
Head punctured, depressed between the eyes. Thorax at the 
base once and two-thirds as wide as long. Anterior margin pro¬ 
duced in the centre; sides rounded above the middle; base 
largely and shallowly lobed. Surface punctured, with an impressed 
dorsal line and a shallow 7 fovea near each posterior angle. Elytra 
twice as long as wide, largely and densely punctured, each with 
four raised lines; sides deeply sinuate above the middle; apex some¬ 
what attenuate, with an external tooth on each elytron. Beneath 
and legs punctured, with a few scattered hairs. Length 7 lines ; 
breadth 3 lines. 
Hab. New South Wales. 
Stigmodera c(eruleipes, PI. II. fig. 19. 
Caput thoraxque cenei punctati, hujus angulis posticis foveatis; 
elytra ceneo-nigra , utrinque duabus f asciis flavis ornata , sab- 
costata apicibus spinosis; subtus cenea punctata , cinereis 
capillis tecta, pedibus cyaneis. 
Head and thorax bronzy. Elytra bronzy black, each with two 
transverse yellow bands touching the lateral margin, but not quite 
reaching the suture. Beneath bronzy; legs cyaneous. 
Head punctured, channelled between the eyes. Thorax at the 
base three-quarters as wide again as long. Anterior margin 
