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sti'ongly and regulavly piuictate-stiiate. the Striae a( the sidcs 

 abbreviated below tlie Shoulders and before the apex. tlie infer- 

 stices at the same places more or less cosiate. below and the 

 legs fülvons. the anterior femora rather strongly dilated iiito 

 a tooth. the olhers to a less degree so, the posterior l'onr tibiae 

 emarginate at the apex, the claws bilid, the anterior niargin oC 

 the thoracic episternum eonvex; proslernum broad. 



Hab. Snmba Island. 



I cannot separate l'roni this species speciniens whieh have 

 the Vertex oi' the head as well as the entire thorax oohtin'cil 

 like the ehtra. there are no other j-traetural dillerences. 



Halticinae. 



Aphthona flaveola sp. n. 



Flavous, the antennae (tlie basal tliree joints excepled) black. 

 thorax subquadrate, impunetate. elytra with a lew inicroscopically 

 line punctures, tarsi stained with fuscous. 



Length 3 mill. 



Head impunetate, the Vertex more or less j^iceous or dark 

 fulvous, frontal tubercles transverse, clypeus with a central ridge. 

 antennae extending to the niiddle ol' the elytra, rather robust, 

 black, the lower three joints fulvous, second and third Joints 

 Short, equal, fom-th as long as the two preceding joints together: 

 thorax scarcely one half broader than long, the sides nearly 

 straight, the anterior angles slightly thickened. the surface im- 

 punetate. elytra i-ather couvex, with a lew scarcely })erceplible 

 punctures, below and the legs flavous. the tarsi slightly stained 

 with luscous. 



Hab. Samba. 



This species resembles several European forins in its uiiilurni 

 llavous coloration. but tlie antennae are nearly black. the thoi-ax 

 has almost straight sidcs and is Iml liltle eonvex and tlic elytra 

 are sliglitly widened at the apex. 



Siett. entoiiu.I. Zeit. 1S0<(. 



