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30. Klxyparida nig-roviridis, n. sp. 



Oblong-ovate , convex, black below; legs piceous; above 

 metallic blackish green ; thorax strongly punctured ; elytra de- 

 pressed below the base deeply punctate-striate , the apex im- 

 punctate. 



Length 1 y, line. 



Head with a few fine and remotely placed punctures; epi- 

 stome forming a single piece with the front, a little more di- 

 stinctly but not more closely punctured: labrum piceous; an- 

 tennae filiform , of half the length of the body , obscure piceous. 

 Thorax transversely convex with a narrow transverse groove 

 near the anterior margin , sides rounded , rather narrowed and 

 deflexed anteriorly, surface subremotely but deeply punctured, 

 the space near the anterior margin impunctate. Scutellum sub- 

 quadrate, impunctate. Elytra but slightly broader at the base 

 than the thorax , convex , the apex rounded , deeply transversely 

 depressed below the base, the latter raised, longitudinally sul- 

 cate within the humeral callus, deeply punctate-striate below 

 the depression, the punctuation disappearing at the apex, in- 

 terstices near the sides slightly costate. 



Amboina, March (L. M. D'Albertis). 



The small size, dark metalHc green colour and deeply punc- 

 tured thorax will assist in distinguishing this species. 



31. fS>liypa.x*id.a. -viridaiia, n. sp. 



Oblong, black below; basal joints of the antennae and the 

 legs fulvous. Head and thorax minutely punctured , dark me- 

 tallic green; elytra of the same colour, finely punctate-striate. 



Length 1-1 '/g fine. 



Head extremely finely punctured at the vertex; episteme se- 

 parated from the face by a fine transverse groove , broader 

 than long with a few distant but deep punctures, its anterior 

 'margin threesinuate ; labrum fulvous. Antennae about half the 



