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mens contained in my collection the entire underside is testa- 

 ceous as well as the 3 terminal joints of the antennae. 



30. Spliaerometopa, acroleuca,, Wiedem. 



Amongst other normally coloured specimens from Java a single 

 one from Passeroean (Lansberge) has the elytra dark violaceous 

 blue there is however no other difference to be found and I be- 

 lieve it to be a variety of the present not uncommon species. 



Sutrea, Baly. 

 31. Sutrea, Balyi. 



Ovate, widened behind, black; basal joints of the antennae, 

 the four anterior legs and the thorax, testaceous; elytra very 

 finely punctured, black, a transverse spot at the middle and 

 another at the extreme apex of each elytron , yellowish white. 



Length 2 Yo lines» 



Head black, shining, impunctate, the space between the an- 

 tennae divided by a shallow longitudinal groove ; antennae slen- 

 der, extending to one third the length of the elytra, obscure 

 testaceous, the apical joints darker, third and fourth joints 

 equal; thorax more than twice as broad as long, of equal width, 

 the anterior margin concave , posterior one straight , the sides 

 rounded and narrowly margined; surface very finely rugose, 

 of a uniform testaceous colour; scutellum and elytra black, the 

 latter widened posteriorly, extremely finely punctured when seen 

 with a strong lens ; each elytron with a narrow transverse spot 

 at the middle not touching either margin and a small rounded 

 spot at the apex, yellowish white; underside and posterior fe- 

 mora black. 



New Guinea, Fly River (L. M. D'Albertis). 



This genus, established by M.'^ Baly, contains a small number 

 of closely allied and nearly similarly coloured species, from 

 which the present one is principally distinguished by the posi- 

 tion and shape of the elytral spots, which resemble those of 



