APHTHONA CYANEA. 231 



punctured , the punctures arranged in semiregular rows ; 

 femora obscure piceous , the posterior ones black ; the knees, 

 tibiae and tarsi flavous. 



Hah. Sumatra or.: Taudjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. Hagen). 

 — Two specimens. 



The present insect agrees in all particulars with Aphthona 

 with the exception of the long antennae and their short 

 second and third joints which are equal. In the absence 

 of other species similarly constructed I have placed the 

 present species in Aphthona. 



Sph aero derma parvula , u. sp. 



Fulvous ; thorax extremely minutely punctured ; elytra 

 closely semipunctate-striate , metallic blue, the apices ful- 

 vous. — Length P/s line. 



Head impuuctate , the frontal elevations slightly raised 

 but distinct , of broadly trigonate shape ; labrum dark ful- 

 vous ; antennae entirely flavous or fulvous , the second joint 

 but slightly smaller than the third or fourth joint, the 

 terminal ones more elongate and slender; thorax about 

 twice and a half broader than long , distinctly widened at 

 the middle, the sides straight, the anterior angles obli- 

 quely truncate , the surface scarcely visibly and closely 

 punctured, with a very short perpendicular groove at each 

 side at the posterior margin; scutellum fulvous; elytra 

 broader at the base than the thorax , very rounded and 

 convex , very closely but not very regularly punctate-striate, 

 the interstices also very minutely punctured , the extreme 

 lateral margin impressed by a row of deep punctures , the 

 punctuation disappearing at the apices , the latter , in 

 shape of a triangular spot , fulvous , rest of the surface me- 

 tallic blue ; elytral epipleurae broad , extending to the 

 apices, fulvous; the underside and legs of the same colour ; 

 prosternum longer than broad; mesosternum obsolete; an- 

 terior coxal cavities open ; posterior femora moderately but 

 very distinctly iucrassate , their tibiae slightly curved, armed 



j>Jotes from the Leyden JMuseum , "Vol. IX.. 



