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sides, the basai sulcus indistinct, the surface rather flattened, with 

 a few very minute punctures at the middle of the dise and a small 

 fovea at the middle of the basai sulcus; scutellum not longer than 

 broad; elytra subcylindrical, the basai portion moderately raised, 

 deeply punctate-striate, the interstices impunctate, flat, exceptnear 

 the apex , where they are slightly con vex , the latéral margin strongly 

 raised and accompanied by a deep row of punctures, underside and 

 legs fulvous, a spot at the sides of the breast, the extrême apex of 

 the tibiae and the tarsi, black. 



Hab. '. Africa, Gaboon (my collection). 



L. turgida differs principally from any of its African allies by 

 the nearly impunctate and subquadrate thorax and the colour of 

 the underside and legs in connection with the short robust antennae 

 which gives the species the appearance of a Crioceris, especially 

 that of C. sanguinea Clark; it is however a true Lema, the variety 

 does not diflfer except in the colour of the legs. 



Lema lateralis n. sp. — Dark metallic blue, antenne black, 

 the upper part of the head, the thorax and the abdomen, fulvous ; 

 thorax impunctate; elytra metallic blue, strongly punctate-striate, 

 the sides with a fulvous band, the ninth row of punctures entire. 

 Length 2 1/2 lines. 



Head not constricted behind, impunctate, the vertex fulvous, the 

 lower portion and the space surrounding the eyes, bluish-black, 

 eyes deeply notched, antennae not extending to half the length of 

 the elytra, gradually widened towards the terminal joints, black, 

 the third and fotirth joints equal; thorax not longer than broad, ful- 

 vous, the sides but moderately constricted at the middle, the basai 

 sulcus deep and placed nearly at the middle, the surface impunc- 

 tate; scutellum piceous; elytra without basai dépression, the punc- 

 tures deep, gradually diminishing in size posteriorly, the interstices 

 slighly couvex at the apex, the surface metallic blue, the sides with 

 afulvous band, commencing at the shoulder, strongly widened at the 

 middle and abbreviated before the apex; the breast and legs dark 

 bluish-black, the abdomen fulvous. 



Eab. : India (my collection). 



L. lateralis seems closely allied in coloration to L. praeclara 

 Clark, likewise from India, but differs in the colour of the antennae 

 and that of the underside and legs. I ara indebted to M. Duvivier 

 for this beautiful species. 



Lema glabricollis n. sp. — Riifous ; thorax slighily longer 

 than broad, impunctate; elytra with a short basai dépression, 

 deeply punctate-striate, violaceous-blue, tlie extrême apex fulvous 

 ninth row of punctures entire. 



Length 2 3/4 lines. 



