PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM NEW GUINEA 50o 



of which are not angulate while the disc is deeply transversely 

 sulcate, the head also is much more elongate and the face of 

 entirely different structure. 



43. I^upem» l^oicisxi^ sp. n. 



Black, the thorax and legs llavous, the femora impunctate, 

 elytra metallic violaceous, strongly and semiregularly punctured 

 anteriorly, very finely so towards the apex. 



Length 4 millim. 



Head black, impunctate, very shining, the frontal elevations 

 very strongly raised, eyes large and round, antennae extending 

 below the middle of the elytra, black, pubescent, basal joint very 

 elongate and slender at the base, the second one small, third 

 joint double the length, following joints elongate and equal, 

 thorax transversely convex, scarcely twice as broad as long, 

 llavous, the sides rounded at the middle, slightly narrowed at 

 the base, the surface entirely impunctate, elytra wider at the 

 base than the thorax, convex and parallel, with a shallow de- 

 pression below the base, violaceous blue, strongly punctured in 

 closely approached rows near the base, the punctuation much 

 finer towards the apex, legs llavous, slender, the metatarsus of 

 the posterior logs very elongate, the under side black. 



Kelesi (Novemb., Decemb.), Dilo (June, July), Waicunina (June), 

 Bujakori (August), Ighibirei, Paumomu River. 



A well distinguished species on account of the nearly regular 

 ad strong basal elytral punctuation and their violaceous colour. 



44. Lixperixs i^apuaiius, sp. n. 



Black, the basal joints of the antennae, the head, thorax and 

 legs fulvous, thorax finely and obsoletely punctured, elytra black, 

 finely and closely punctured. 



Length 3-3 V2 niillim. 



Head broad, impunctate, the vertex convex, eyes large, fron- 

 tal elevations, trigonate, epistome rather flat, carinate at the 



