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The following are descriptions of three new species, together 

 with a table to assist identification : — 



Sympetes bicolor, n.sp. 



Widely ovate, shining, glabi'ous, discal portions of upper 

 suiface and borders of foliate margins piceous-black or brown; 

 foliate margins above and below creamy-yellow; abdomen, undei- 

 side of disc, legs and antennse reddish. 



Head : lal)ruiu narrowed in front and evident, e|iistoma trun- 

 cate and a little raised, front with a triangular ridge in front of 

 eyes, the apex between the eyes depressed, transverse suture 

 separating front from epistoma well marked, the whole evidently 

 but sparsely punctured; antenme not extending to base of pro- 

 thorax, basal joints very slender and subcylindrical, apical four 

 joints enlarged, 8-10 obconic, eleventh elongate-ovoid. Prothorax 

 very transverse and flat (5 x 13 -5 mm.), the discal portion occupy- 

 ing about one-third of the total width, greatest width at base, 

 apex circularly emarginate, anterior angles strongly produced in 

 front of the eyes, acutely dentate and pointing upwards, sides 

 rapidly expanding in a wide curve, sinuate anteriorly, posterior 

 angles very acute, slightly upturned and overlapi>ing elytra; 

 extreme borders wide, convex, reflexed on upper and lower 

 margins except near anterior angles, base and apex with narrow 

 dark I'eflexed border, base trisinuate, foliate margins nearly flat 

 and dotted with very shallow punctures; disc almost flat and 

 rather uneven, with irregular depressions, central carina sub- 

 obsolete but faintl}^ defined near base by a depression on eacli 

 side, the whole finely punctulate. Scictellum semicircular and 

 keeled. Elytra wider than prothorax at Ijase, wider than long 

 (15 X 16-5 mm.); foliate margins nearly equally wide all round, 

 widest at base where they are two-thirds of total width, slightly 

 narrower at apex, humeral angles widely obtuse, sides slightly 

 widening to about half-way, each elytron separately rounded at 

 apex, borders concave, of same width as those of prothorax when 

 viewed from the side and similarly reflexed above and below, 

 foliate margins very thin and transparent, slightly undulate, with 



