HELOTA LUJAE. 221 
Under surface: the triangular middle-portion of the head 
finely and rather sparingly punctured, the lateral portions 
more coarsely so; the sides of the sterna with a few distinct 
punctures; the elytral epipleurae with a few ditto along 
the inner margin of the basal portion; the ventral seg- 
ments apparently impunctate, except one or two hair- 
bearing punctures on both sides of the middle of each 
segment; the legs are finely punctate. 
o. Legs more slender and more elongate than in the Q; 
the intermediate and posterior femora slightly curved, 
flattened beneath; the anterior tibiae distinctly curved, the 
apical third of the inner margin fringed with long fulvous 
hairs; the intermediate and posterior tibiae straight, the 
latter with a tuft of long fulvous hairs at the apex of the 
underside; basal ventral segment simple, without tuft of 
hairs in the middle; the apical ventral segment broadly 
truncated posteriorly, the truncation slightly bisinuate and 
preceded by a large but shallow ill-defined impression 
which is covered by a velvety fulvous pubescence. Apices 
of elytra conjointly rounded, the margin regular not 
sinuated. 
Q. Legs and basal ventral segment simple, apical ventral 
segment truncated posteriorly, the truncation straight. 
Apices of elytra pointed, slightly dehiscent at the suture. 
Hab. Kondué (Belgian Congo). — The described © and 
Q, sent over by Mr. Ed. Luja to whom I dedicate the species, 
are in the State Museum of Natural History at Luxemburg. 
Helota guineensis, Sjéstedti, africana and Lujae may easily 
be distinguished by the aid of the following key. 
§. Fulvous basal half of elytra without 
black spot; the apices of the elytra in 
the Q pointed, without a sutural tooth. 
y. The apices of the elytra in the 
© but slightly prolonged, in the 
o broadly rounded; 7 elytral 
interstice in the © strongly raised guineensis. 
Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXXII. 
