COLEOPTERA. 
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and legs punctured, with a few greyish hairs. Length 6£ lines; 
breadth 2% lines. 
Hab. Australia. 
Stigmodera distinguenda, PI. I. fig. 12. 
Caput thoraxque cenei, hujus lateribus sanguineo-rubris; elytra 
rubra duabus fasciis iraiisversis, maculaque prope apicem , 
viridibus, punctato-striata apicibus minute bidentatis; subtus 
punctata , rubra, pectoris lateribus pedibusque viridibus. 
Head and thorax bronzy, the latter with its sides narrowly 
sanguineous. Elytra sanguineous, with their extreme base, two 
transverse bands, the upper of which does not touch the lateral 
margins, a semilunulate spot above the apex and the apex itself, 
green. The suture between the base and the first band and 
between the second band and the apex is of the same colour. 
Beneath sanguineous ; sides of the breast and legs green. 
Head punctured, deeply channelled between the eyes. Thorax 
once and three-quarters as broad as long. Anterior margin elevated 
and slightly produced in the centre; sides rounded; base with a 
shallow median lobe. Surface punctured, dorsal line indicated at 
the base by a large puncture. Elytra once and three-quarters as 
long as wide, densely punctured and punctate-striate; sides slightly 
sinuate above the middle, apex of each very finely bidentate. 
Beneath punctured ; sides and legs covered with short grey hairs. 
Length 6 lines; breadth 2£ lines. 
Hab. Australia. 
Stigmodera Castelnaudt, PI. I. fig. 13. 
Caput thoraxque punctati cyanei, liujus lateribus flavis et linea 
dorsali impressa; elytris croceis punctato-striatis, duabus 
fasciis apiceque cyaneis; subtus punctata jlava cyaneo 
ornata. 
Head and thorax cyaneous, the latter with its sides widely 
orange-red. Elytra orange-red, with two wide bands and the apex 
