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OF THE 



NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA 



obtained by M' H.-L. Andrewes and M"" T.-R.-D. Bell 



at the Nilgiri Hills and Kanara 



by llnrtîn Jacoby. 



Through the kindness of M. H.-E. Andrewes I received a large 

 number of Phytophaga which were obtained by his nephew 

 M" H.-L. Andrewes in the Nilgiri Hills and some olhers coUected 

 by M"" T.-R.-D. Bell at Kanara in the Bombay Presidency.^ 



The Nilgiri Hill species are very interesting and for the most 

 part new to science; they were obtained at an average height of 

 5,000 ft. those at Kanara atabout 3,000 ft. The number of new spe- 

 cies shows how much there is yet to be done in those parts and 

 others of India before we can hope to bave even an approximate 

 idea of its fauna. 



I bave added a few other species from my collection from 

 other parts of India but when the locality is not given, the Nilgiri 

 Hills are in ail instances the « Iribitat » where the spécimens were 

 obtained. The types and cotypes of ail are contained in the collec- 

 tion of M"" H.-E. Andrewes and that of my own. 



LEMA NILGIRIENSIS sp. n. 



Metallic dark blue, the antennse, tibige and tarsi black, thorax not 

 tuberculate anteriorly, the dise with two rows of punctures, the 

 anterior parts irregularly punctured laterally, elytra with deep 

 basai dépression, strongly punctate-striate, the interstices notcon-, 

 vex, the ninth row of punctures entîre. 



Length 4 mill. 



Head deeply constricted behind the eyes, the extrême base (when 

 visible) marked with rufous, the vertex convex, with a short cen- 

 tral groove, the space near the eyes rugosely punctured, the lalter 

 deeply notched, elylra with joint two, three and fourth gradually 

 lengthened, the basai joint metallic blue, the others black; thorax 

 not longer tlian broad, strongly constricted at the sides, the basai 

 sulcus deep, placed immediately below the middle, the space below 

 thesulcusimpunctate, the dise with two rowsofcomparatively strong 

 punctures, olhers are placed near tlie anterior angles, scutellura 

 subquadrate; elytra wilh a short but deep dépression below the 

 base near the suture, strongly and regularly punetate-striate, the 



