102 HELOTA FRYI. 



situated between the 3rd and 7th , the posterior one 

 between the 3rd and 6th striae. Underneath the head 

 (except the middle of the throat) , the lateral portions of 

 the prosternuui and the elytral epipleurae are golden green, 

 the rest is reddish testaceous with the apical margin of 

 the last ventral segment pitchy; the legs are reddish tes- 

 taceous , with the apex of the femora and the basal half 

 of the tibiae^) metallic green, the extreme apex of the 

 tibiae and the tarsi pitchy , the base of the claw- joint 

 rufous. 



Head strongly and densely punctured, on the narrowed 

 front portion the punctures are much finer. 



Prothorax slightly broader at the base than long, nar- 

 rowing towards the front margin in nearly straight lines; 

 the front margin straight , the front angles not at all 

 prominent, subangular, the basal ones acute, the base 

 bisinuate , the median lobe rounded. The pronotum strongly 

 and rather densely punctured, the punctures larger and 

 more widely separated towards the base ; three smooth 

 spaces at the base: one in the middle and two between 

 the middle and the sides. The scutellum strongly transverse. 



Elytra elongate , slightly narrowing towards the end 

 and here separately rounded in both sexes. Each elytron 

 with ten regular striae of punctures which become larger 

 towards the sides ; those interstices which join the apical 

 margin are costate at the end. 



Under surface of the head (except the middle of the 

 throat) provided with large punctures , the metallic coloured 

 lateral portions of the prosternum likewise strongly punc- 

 tured, the middle portion much more finely; the elytral 

 epipleurae, legs and abdomen apparently impunctate, with 

 the exception of the apical ventral segment which is very 

 finely punctured towards the posterior margin especially 



in the male. 



cf. Anterior tibiae slightly curved , the inner margin 



1) On the anterior tibiae the basal third only. 



Notes from the Leyden IMiiseiiin, "Vol. XVI. 



