Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera from the 

 Indo-Malayan and Austro-Malayan subrcgions, contained in the Genoa Civic 

 Museum, by 



First Part 



1. Sag-ra puncticollis, n. sp. 



Obscure purplish-aeneous; head and thorax closely punctured, 

 the latter subquadrate; elytra transversely depressed below the 

 base , obscure purplish-aeneous strongly geminate punctate- 

 striate , the interstices more finely punctured and transversely 

 rugose, each elytron at the sides with a bluish green spot at 

 the middle. 



Mas. Posterior femora slightly longer than the elytra, gla- 

 brous at their inner side, gradually thickened towards the 

 middle, at the apex with two teeth, the anterior one long, 

 the posterior one , very short and situated in front of the in- 

 ner angle; posterior tibiae strongly curved at the base, from 

 there to the apex nearly straight, the latter ending in a wi- 

 dened obliquely truncate, not mucronate point; outer margin 

 of the tibiae near the apex armed with a long and acute tooth, 

 inner margin with a smaller tooth placed closer to the apex, 

 the inner space between the teeth closely covered with fulvous 

 pubescence. 



Fern. Posterior femora not longer than the elytra, keeled at 

 the inner side with a short ridge near the apex, the extremities 

 of which are slightly dentate; posterior tibiae slightly curved 

 entirely unarmed. 



Length 11 lines. 



