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apex. The thorax is rather strongly narrowed, with a slight sinuation in 

 front, and the anterior angles are acute. The elytra have scarcely any traces 

 of longitudinal lines, the lateral margin is not at all thickened, and the apex 

 is obtusely rounded. The pygidiuni is densely and transversely undulate- 

 rugose and asperated ; the under side of the body faintly punctured, the 

 sternum thinly clothed on the sides with reddish hairs. 



MiMELA DULCISSIMA, H. Sp. 

 M. glahrce (Hope) affinis. Multo major, ovata mediocriter elongata, 

 supra Isevis, pomaceo-viridis, cameo-lacteo relucens. Caput parum profunde 

 dense pimctulatum. Thorax disco laevis lateribus punctulatis utrinque 

 foveola impressis. Elytra postice leviter ampliata mmutissime et sparse 

 hneatim punctulata. Pygidium Iseve, politum. Subtus cum pedibus 

 cyanescenti-viridis metallica pectore sparsim piloso. Tarsi antici, (J, 

 unguiculo interiori robustiori dorso medio brevissime dentato. Mesosternum 

 breviter (vix ultra coxas) productum. Long. 21 millim. 



Sze-chuen. Agrees very well with Hope's description of 

 M. decipiens, which, however, according to Burmeister, who 

 appears to have examined the type specimen, has an elliptical 

 form and long mesosternal process. 



MiMELA SPLENDENS, GylL, in Schonh. Syn. Ins. i. 3 app. 

 p. 110 ; Burm. Handb. d. Ent. iv. 2, p. 506 (nee 

 M. splcndcns, Burm. iv. 1, p. 288). M. lucidida, Hope, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. i. (1835), p. 113; Burm. Handb. iv. 1, 

 p. 287. M. simplex, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1866, p. 345. 

 Sze-chuen. A widely-distributed species : in China, Corea, 



Japan, and the Island of Formosa. 



Spilota plagiicollis, Fairm , Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1886, p. 829; 



var. Anomala {Paraspilota) impicta, Bates, Proc. Zool. 



Soc. 1888, p. 374. 



Sze-chuen (Yunnan, Fairmaire). A. (Paraspilota) impicta, 



from Korea, is certainly only a variety of this species, in which 



the under surface is chiefly testaceous-yellow, and the thorax 



generally immaculate. 



Anomala (Euchlora) millestriga, n. sp. 

 A. solidce (Erichs.) quoad formam siniilis. Breviter ovata viridis baud 

 metallica elytris postice plus iniuusve thoraceque margine anguste tlavo- 

 translucentibus, antennis et palpis fulvo-rulis. Caput crebre (clypeo 

 confluenter) punctatum. Thorax undique punctatus sed politus. Elytra 

 minute punctata et latera versus trans versim strigulosa, plus minus ve 

 distincte striato-puuctata nee costata, margine laterali ((? ?) tenui. Tarsi 

 antici unguiculo interiori ^ intus medio dilatato-dentato, $ recto. Pygidium 

 viridi-metalhcum dense asperato-rugulosum, apice utrinque indistincte flavo- 

 maculato. Subtus saturate viridis, interdum virido-aeneo metallica. Long. 

 17—18 miUim., $ ? . 



Sze-chuen. 



Anomala (Aprosterna) castaneipennis, Fairm., Comptes Piend., 

 Soc. Ent. Belg. 1891, April, p. 18. 



Sze-chuen. M. Fairmaire's examples were from Kiu-Kiang 

 and Shanghai. 



