96 NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN PHYTOPHAGA 



impunctate, fulvous, scutellum fulvous, elytra with a distinct basal 

 depression, closely aud strongly punctate-striate, the ninth row- 

 entire, the interstices slightly costate at the sides, the base with a 

 triangular shaped metallic blue patch, surrounding the scutellum, 

 the posterior portion to near the middle likewise metallic blue, this 

 colour not quite extending to the lateral margin and having its ante- 

 rior edge deeply notched and convex, breast and legs black, abdo- 

 men and the sides of the breast fulvous. 



Hah. Mandar^ Barway, Bengal. 



Although this species seems closely allied to L. histrio Clark, 

 chalyheonotala Gl. and L. Gestroi Jac. it seems certainly to be dis- 

 tinct from either; the shape of the thorax differs entirely from 

 L histrio and the elytral markings are not black but bright blue ; 

 L. chalyheonotata has no basal elytral spot and prominent anterior 

 angles of the thorax as well as a fulvous under side; lastly in 

 L. Gestroi the elytra have two black bands. Of the present insect 

 I have seen two specimens, of which one has fulvous, not black legs 

 but differs in no other way. 



LEMA DUVIYIERI n. sp. 



Obscure fulvous with a slight metallic gloss, antennae very short 

 and stout, fuscous, thorax subcylindrical, the disc with some 

 rows of fine punctures, elytra very closely and strongly punctate- 

 striate. 



Length 5-5 1/2 mill. 



Head impunctate, flat, fulvous, the eyes small and nearly entire, 

 the labrum black, antennae only extending to the base of the elytra, 

 robust, the second and third joint short, the lower three or four 

 joints fulvous, the rest black, much thickened ; thorax subcylin- 

 drical, the anterior portion rounded and thickened, the basal sulcus 

 rather shallow, the surface with some fine punctures at the middle, 

 arranged longitudinally, and some others near the anterior angles; 

 elytra with a very feeble depression below the base, pale fulvous 

 with a slight aeneous gloss, strongly punctured in closely arranged 

 rows, the punctures more widely separated anteriorly than below 

 the middle, where they are much smaller and very closely placed, 

 the interstices near the apex forming narrow costae, the ninth row 

 of punctures not interrupted, below fulvous, legs more or less 

 aeneous. 



Hah. Mandar, Bengal. 



Closely alHed to L. hengalensis Duviv. of which I posess a typical 

 specimen but evidently distinct on account of the general colora- 



