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hood of the obsolete basal fossae. The elytra have each 

 six rows of very fine elongate punctures, the seventh row 

 only indicated by a few , and almost obliterated. They are 

 of the same metallic brassy green colour as the thorax , 

 the interstices are quite smooth. 



Underneath the head is thickly punctured. The pro- 

 sternum is somewhat rugose on each side of the elevated 

 middle portion , the latter is triangular , with almost equal 

 sides , compressed and pointed in front , smooth and with 

 its marginal lines almost meeting. There are very fine me- 

 tasternal and abdominal lines, the latter angulated in the 

 middle. Abdomen very finely punctate. The legs are stout 

 and the femora are incrassate , smooth , doubly carinate 

 on their inner edge , thickened towards the tips , and 

 clothed with brown pubescence. The tarsi are very broad 

 (the specimen being apparently a male) their second joint 

 especially , while the basal joint is small , the surface beneath 

 with thick , scaly , brown , shining pubescence. 



This insect can only be compared with M. Dehaani^ from 

 which however it is very different; it is smaller, more 

 convex , more narrowed towards the apex of the elytra , of 

 a brassy green above, more brilliant, and more finely 

 punctured. 



Mierene a ustes sex guttata, n. sp. 



Oblonga , subparallela , nigro-picea , nitida , elytris perob- 

 solete striatis, maculis duabus subhuraeralibus (interiore 

 majori), alteraque magna transversa pone medium flavis. — 

 Long. 14 millim. Q. 



Hah. N. E. Sumatra: Tandjong Morawa , Serdang (Dr. 

 B. Hagen). — One specimen. 



Head shining, very finely punctate except in front and 

 towards the base, where scattered and deeper punctures 

 are found , thorax transversely subquadrate , very smooth , 

 almost glabrous, pitchy-black with very indistinct traces 

 of red markings. The marks on the elytra are placed as 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. X. 



