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of the segment; the hinder margin of the apical dorsal 

 segment has the shape of an accolade: — . — . The dark 

 coloured tip of the femora is strongly punctured, the 

 tibiae very finely so; the anterior tibiae are curved and 

 their inner margin , at a small distance from the apex , 

 somewhat angularly enlarged, whereas a very minute dila- 

 tation is present on the outer margin between the first 

 named dilatation and the middle of the tibia. 



Hah. Burma: Ruby Mines (Doherty). — A single male 

 specimen. 



Helota rotundata Rits. 9* 



Agreeing with the cf ') , but the anterior tibiae but very 

 slightly curved and the intermediate and posterior tibiae 

 not constricted before the apex ; the elytra separately roun- 

 ded at the apices and provided with a very minute sutu- 

 ral tooth ; the last ventral segment regularly rounded behind. 



Hah. Burma : Momeit (Doherty). — Two specimens , one 

 of which is now in the Leyden Museum. 



Helota Fryi^ n. sp. cf and 9* 



Resembling Helota dubia Rits. ^) and a finis Rits. ^) but 

 broader, with the elytral spots differently placed (the 1st 

 pair between the 3rd and 7th striae, the 2nd pair between 

 the 3rd and 6th), and the apices of the elytra rounded 

 in both sexes. 



Length 9 mm. — Elongate, shining , above bronze green 

 with faint coppery tinges ; the antennae pale reddish testace- 

 ous with the terminal joint of the club infuscate; each 

 elytron provided with two flavous spots which are nar- 

 rowly surrounded with bluish black ; the anterior spot is 



1) Ann. Mus. Civ. di Genova, vol. XXX, 1891, p. 891. 



2) Ann. Mus. Civ. di Genova, vol. XXX, 1891, p. 901. 



3) Notes Leyd. Mus. vol. XIII, 1891, p. 253. 



Notes from thie Leyden Museum, Vol. XVI, 



