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oblong. Elytra nearly parallel, subdepressecl , very slightly 

 depressed below the base , deeply punctate-striate , the punct- 

 uation getting a little finer towards the apex , where the 

 interstices are distinctly costate , an elongate black spot is 

 placed at the shoulder and a larger round one near the 

 apex of' each elytron , while a subtriangular spot occupies 

 the space directly below the scutellum of both elytra, not 

 extending lower than the one at the shoulder. 



Entire underside and legs pale flavous, finely pubescent; 

 posterior femora not extending beyond the first two ab- 

 dominal segments. 



A single specimen was obtained. 



3. Lema coromandeliana , Fabr. 



Besides a normally coloured specimen, a variety of this 

 species is contained in the present collection which differs 

 from any described by Mr. Baly in his » Monograph of 

 the Malayan Phytophaga". In this specimen the head and 

 thorax are fulvous, the legs and antennae piceous, the 

 elytra obscure violaceous blue , each elytron having a broad 

 longitudinal band of fulvous extending from the base to 

 nearly the apex, leaving only the margins of the ground 

 colour. In the variety of L. Bretinghami Baly these co- 

 lours are reversed. The present one is fulvous below. 



4. Cryptocephalus quadriplagiatus , u. sp. 



Flavous. Antennae short , black , basal joints flavous. 

 Thorax fulvous, lateral margin and a spot at the base, 

 flavous. Elytra finely punctate-striate, fulvous, a round 

 spot at the middle and another smaller one at the apex , 

 as well as the suture anteriorly, yellow. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head flat, finely rugose-punctate; eyes broadly emaro-i- 

 uate; antennae not extending beyond the first third of the 

 elytra, the first 2 or 3 joints fulvous, the rest black , short. 

 Thorax very convex, greatly narrowed anteriorly, the si- 

 Notes i'rom the Leytlen JMuseuiii, "Vol. V. 



