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latter are often interrupted by deeply impressed punctures ; 

 the 3fd and 5th interstices show some large punctures ; the 

 interstice between the 2ii'l and d''''^ striae becomes costiform 

 towards the end and extends to the extreme tip of the 

 elytra; the epipleurae are impunctate. 



The abdomen is distantly covered with extremely fine 

 but distinct punctures , and the segments have an ill-defined 

 impression at the sides ; the apical segment is not quite as 

 long as the d^^ and 4*^ taken together and regularly 

 rounded behind. 



The legs are smooth , sparsely and extremely finely 

 punctured , the anterior tibiae more distinctly punctured. 



Two female specimens , one of which is now in the col- 

 lection of the Leyden Museum. 



Helot a affi n is , n. sp. Q. 



Closely allied to Helota duhia Rits. ^) and strongly resem- 

 bling it. In the new species, however, the flavous spots 

 on the elytra are larger , the front angles of the prothorax 

 are much more broadly rounded , and the apices of the 

 elytra are less acuminate. 



Length 8^/2 mm. — Very narrow and elongate, somewhat 

 narrower than duhia ; shining , above metallic green with 

 bronze and coppery tinges; the antennae pale reddish 

 testaceous, the terminal joint of the club infuscate; each 

 elytron provided with two proportionately large flavous 

 spots which are narrowly surrounded with bluish black ; 

 the anterior spot is situated between the 3'"'^ and 7th gtriae , 

 the posterior one between the S'^i and 8th Underneath the 

 head (except the throat) , the lateral portions of the proster- 

 num and the elytral epipleurae are bright golden green , 

 the rest is testaceous; the legs reddish testaceous with the 

 apex of the femora and the basal half of the tibiae metallic 

 green; on the tibiae the green colour is slightly continued 



1) Ann. Mus. Civ. di Geaova, Vol. XXX (1891), p. 901. 



Notes from tlie Leyden IVIuseuixi, Vol. XIII. 



