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and shining, nearly impunctate, the apex of the femora (the 

 anterior four to a greater extend), the tibiae more or less and the 

 tarsi, entirely black. 



Hab. : Hongkong. 



A single spécimen, formerly in the Chapuis collection and 

 named L. scutata is contained in the Brussels Muséum, the spe- 

 cies is not difficult to recognize on account of the sculpture and 

 pattern of the elytra. 



Lema Severini n. sp. — Black, above fulvous ; thorax 

 broader tlian long with a latéral anterior sulcus ', finely punctured; 

 elytra very deeply and closely punctate-striate, the ninth row 

 entire, the interstices convex at the apex. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head not constricted behind the eyes, the latéral grooves nearly 

 absent, clypeus and labrum black, antennae not extending to half 

 the length of the elytra, black, the basai joint fulvous, the third 

 and fourth joints equal; thorax short, the anterior portion trans- 

 verse, broader than the length of the thorax, the angles rather 

 distinct, the sides with a transverse sulcus anteriorly, the basai 

 sulcus very distinct, the surface with some fine punctures at the 

 middle of the dise; scutellum truncate at the apex; elytra slightly 

 and gradually depressed below the base, fulvous, very closely and 

 strongly punctate-striate, the interstices somewhat convex at the 

 base and at the apex, impunctate; underside black, sparingly 

 pubescent, the base of the anterior tibias and the apex of the 

 abdomen more or less fulvous. 



Eab. : Australia, Clarence River (in the collection of the 

 Brussels Muséum, and that of my own, formerly in the Chapuis 

 collection). 



This species resembles L. hœmatomelas in coloration but may 

 be known by the latéral anterior sulcus of the thorax (resem- 

 bling in that respect L. coromandeliana), the principal diffé- 

 rence however, separating L. Severini from most of its allies, 

 may be found in the almost entire absence of the supra-orbital 

 grooves of the head. 



Lema Semperi n. sp. — Rufous, antennse flânons ; thorax 

 subcylindrical, impunctate, elytra metallic Mue, finely punctate- 

 striate, the apex fulvous. 



Var. : Tibias black at their outer margin. 



Length 2 1/2 lines. 



Head impunctate, deeply constricted behind the eyes, the latter 

 very prominent, the intermediate space without a groove, scarcely 

 raised, the entire surface fulvous, antennae extending slightly 



