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punctures, the spaces between them a httle less than the diameter 

 of the punctures, a httle less close on the disc and front margin ; 

 the sides (viewed laterally) gently rounded behind the middle. 

 Scutellum distinctly but not thickly punctured at the sides. 

 Elytra thickly and strongly punctured, the punctures irregular 

 and the intervals between them about equal to the diameters of 

 the punctures ; of the visual dorsal costte, the first is rather broad 

 (especially posteriorly), and is punctured rather less strongly 

 than the rest of the elytra, the third costa is rather indistinct, 

 and does not reach the shoulder ; on the sides are three rows 

 (including the marginal one) of strong punctures. Legs pitchy ; 

 anterior tibias with two small teeth. Abdomen thickly and 

 strongly punctured at the sides. Pygidium with large strong- 

 round 25unctures, leaving only narrow intervals between them. 

 Hab, Nepal (Hardwicke). Brit. Mus. 



Aj)ogonia hrunnea, Hope, is only a paler form of this species. 

 The description given by Blanchard (Cat. Coll. Ent. p. 228), of 

 ■' bninnea, Hope," can scarcely refer to this species. " capite 

 parce suhtUiterque punctata,''^ and '' scutello Icevi" do not aj^ply 

 to Hope's insect. 



Apogonia pallescens, n. sp. 



Ovata, convexa, autice angustior piceo-^nea, nitida ; capite 

 baud crebre, subtilius pimctulato ; thorace elytris angustiori, sat 

 crebre evidenter punctato ; scutello lateribus punctulatis ; elytris 

 icneo-testaceis, convexis, paulo ampliatis, fortiter punctatis, 

 parum distincte bigeminato striatis ; tibiis anticis angustis, 

 apice baud dentatis, basi solum denticulis tribus acutis extus 

 armatis. Long. 3f lin. 



The linear anterior tibiae at once distinguish this fi-om the 

 majority of the species of the genus, there are three small sharp 

 teeth near the base on the outer edge. The clypeus pitchy- 

 cupreous, "very distinctly and rather closely punctured. The 

 punctures on the head are small, not very close together, the 

 intervals between them averaging three times the diameter of 

 the punctures. Thorax very shining, aeneous, rather narrowed 

 in front, the punctures are very distinct, but not very large, 

 moderately close, the intervals between them averaging li- times 

 the diameter of the punctures. The elytra are rather ample 

 and convex, rounded at the sides, the pimctuation is strong, 

 and moderately close, the intervals betAveen the punctures 

 scarcely more than the diameter of the punctures, towards the 

 sides the pimctures are smaller and less close; the usual costa? 



