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subquadrate, the sides straight, the surface deeply tranaversely 

 sulcate at the sides, entirely impunctate, metallic green, scutel- 

 lam broad, impunctate, elytra finely and moderately closely punc- 

 tured, the interstices finely wrinkled; below metallic green, the 

 legs fulvous. 

 Hah. Pondichery (my collection). 



ERGANOIDES gen. n. 



Body oblong, glabrous, aatennae filiform, penullimate joint of 

 palpi slightly thickened, thorax subquadrate, the sides rounded, 

 the dise without dépressions, elytra irregularly punctured, their 

 epipleurae continued below the middle, tibise with a small spine, 

 the metatarsus of the posterior legs as long as the following two 

 joints together, claws appendiculate, prosternum extremely narrow, 

 the anterior cavities closed. 



The insect for which I propose the présent genus has quite the 

 appearance of a small species oï Monolepta and is very closely allied 

 to the African genus Ergana in which I would hâve placed it, had 

 the thorax been of equally transverse shape; it diflers further in 

 having a longer metatarsus. The genus will enter the group of 

 Sermilynœ on account of the closed cavities and mucronate tibise 



ERGANOIDES FLAVICOLLIS sp. n. 



Below blackish, the head, antennœ, thorax and legs flavous, 

 thorax impunctate, elytra dark bluish, closely and finely punctured 

 in irregular rows. 



Length 4 mill. 



Head impunctate, fulvous, the eyes large, frontal tubercles 

 broad, subquadrate, clypeus likewise broad and flat, antennse 

 slender, the second, third and fourth joint gradually lengthened, 

 the fiflh and following joints nearly equal, the apex of the terminal 

 joints slighlly stained with piceous, the others fulvous; thorax 

 scarcely more than one half broader than long, the sides feebly 

 rounded, the anterior angles somewhat obliquely shaped, the 

 posterior margin slightly sinuate, the dise impunctate, fulvous ; 

 scutellum black; elytra metallic dark blue, very closely and dis- 

 tinctly punctured in irregular rows, distinct to the apex, their 

 epipleurse broad and continued below the middle; legs fulvous. 



CANDEZEA HUMERALIS sp. n. 



Elongate, convex, widened posteriorly, testaceous, antennœ (the 

 basai joints excepted) black, thorax subquadrate, obsoletely sulcate, 



