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rather distinctly punctured anteriorly, centre of disk with two 

 rows of punctures. Scutellum very small. Elytra convex wi- 

 thout any basal depression , strongly and closely punctate-striate 

 the punctuation as distinctly visible at the apex as at the base; 

 surface piceous with a slight violaceous tint, a transverse fla- 

 vous band extends across the middle of each elytron but is in- 

 terrupted narrowly by the suture. Underside and the base of 

 the tibiae, flavous. 



Australia, Somerset (Gape York) (L. M. D'Albertis). 



This species would find its place best in Lacordaire's 13. 

 group on account of the subcylindrical thorax. 



4. X.<ema, Gtestvoi, u. sp. 



Fulvous , labrum , antennae (the basal joint excepted) breast 

 and the posterior legs, black. Elytra distinctly punctate-striate, 

 a transverse band at the base and a spot near the apex , black. 



Var. antennae and legs fulvous. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head impunctate, not constricted behind the eyes; labrum 

 black, finely pubescent; antennae more than half the length 

 of the body, filiform. Thorax not longer than broad, the basal 

 sulcation very distinct, surface entirely impunctate , shining ful- 

 vous. Scutellum of the same colour. Elytra rather strongly de- 

 pressed below the base near the scutellum very distinctly punc- 

 tate-striate to the apex, the ninth stria entire, fulvous, with a 

 transverse black band across the base, occupying one third of 

 their length, a rounded black spot, the margins of which are 

 irregularly dentate is placed at a little distance from the apex. 

 Breast black , abdomen and the anterior femora , fulvous , the 

 entire underside covered with fine yellowish hairs. 



Sumatra, Ajer Mantcior, August 1878 (0, Beccari). Var. Java, 

 Buitenzorg (G. B. Ferrari). 



AUied to L. unicimta Guér. and L. hifasciala Oliv. but of 

 much smaller size and separated by the black breast and the 

 different shape of the dark elytral markings. 



