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the apices are rather narrowly pointed ; the sutural margins 

 end in a very minute tooth. Each elytron has ten regular 

 striae of punctures which become larger and deeper towards 

 the lateral margins; the interstices become costate on the 

 apical portion, especially the 3 rd and 9 th which touch the 

 apical margin. 



The under surface of the head has in the middle portion 

 some large and deep punctures ; similar punctures are 

 present on the lateral portions of the prosternum, on the 

 middle portion the punctures are less numerous and fine; 

 some very distinct punctures are present in the anterior 

 lateral corners of the metasternum ; the elytral epipleurae 

 are sparsely, the abdomen rather densely but very finely 

 punctured ; a few larger punctures are present at the sides 

 and on the apical segment. The apical ventral segment is 

 broadly truncate at the end, the truncation preceded by a 

 short declivous space which is as broad as the truncation 

 and limited anteriorly by a regularly curved line. The 

 metallic apical portion of the femora is finely, the tibiae 

 are more strongly punctured ; the anterior tibiae are slightly 

 curved, the intermediate and posterior ones straight. 



Hah. Tonkin: Montes Mauson, 2 — 3000' (H. Fruhstorfer). 

 ■ — The described 9 is i n the collection of Mr. René Oberthür. 



Helota Renati, n. sp. 9» 



Allied to Helota curvipes Oberth., Desgodinsi Rits. and 

 pustulata Rits., but larger and at once distinguished from 

 these species by the coarse punctuation of the elytra out- 

 wards from the yellow spots. Moreover: its 9 nas the 

 apices of the elytra conjointly rounded, whereas they are 

 pointed in the female sex of the three allied species. 



Length 1 1 1 / 2 mm - — Subshining; above dark bronze 

 with bright coppery red tinges ; the scutellum metallic 

 green; the antennae rufous, the club infuscate; the anterior 

 angles of the pronotum fulvous; the elytra provided with 

 four small convex yellow spots, the anterior pair placed 



Notes from the Leyden Museum , Vol. XXV. 



