192 MARTIN JACOBY 



5. JLiema, liaeiuatoniela,s, Lac. 



Varieties of this species in which the head and thorax are 

 entirely black have been obtained at Sumatra, M.' Singalang 

 by D.r Beccari. 



6. Taenia, Becearii, n. sp. 



Rufo-ferrugineous ; antennae pale testaceous, joints four to 

 seven, piceous; thorax without basal groove; elytra violaceous 

 blue , strongly punctate-striate to the apex , interstices at the 

 latter place, subcostate. 



Length 4 lines. 



Head entirely impunctate, transversely grooved between the 

 eyes, the latter very prominent; antennae of half the length 

 of the body, the third and fourth joints of equal length , the 

 latter and the three following joints piceous, the rest pale tes- 

 taceous. Thorax distinctly longer than broad, moderately dee- 

 ply constricted at the sides, surface without any basal trans- 

 verse groove, with two central rows of very minute punctures. 

 Elytra convex, very obsoletely depressed below the base, the 

 latter somewhat transversely rugose, each elytron with ten re- 

 gular rows of punctures , the latter more deeply impressed at 

 the anterior portion than towards the apex, the interstices to- 

 wards the apex , slightly costate. Underside and legs covered 

 with fine yellowish pubescence. Claws piceous. 



Sumatra, Sungei-Bulu, Septemb. 1878, Ajer Mantcior, August 

 1878 (D.i- Beccari). 



The two specimens before me, seem to be closely allied to 

 L. sumatrensis Baly. Both species having the want of the tho- 

 racic groove in common , the present one may however at once 

 be distinguished from it by the colour of the intermediate joints 

 of the antennae, and the want of the minute punctures at the 

 elytral interstices. 



