netu genus and species of HalticiiKR. 595 



tured. Elytra coai'sely pimctate-striate, the stride sub- 

 sulcate towards the apex: interspaces plain, faintly convex 

 posteriorly, each impressed with an irregular row of fine 

 punctures. Hinder thighs strongly thickened, pitchy- 

 black. 



Plectroscelis bella, 



Ovata, convexa, nitida, subtus nigra, pedibus (femoribus 

 posticis piceis exceptis) sordide fulvis; supra saturate 

 metallico-coerulea, antennis pallide fulvis, extrorsum piceis; 

 fronte remote punctata ; thorace distincte granuloso, sat 

 fortiter, subremote punctato ; elytris ad apicem attenuatis, 

 fortiter punctato-striatis, interstitio prope suturam confuse 

 punctato. 



Long. 1 lin. 



Hab. — China, Kin Kiang ; collected by Mr. Lewis. 



Clypeus coarsely punctured, sparingly clothed with 

 adpressed hairs ; encarpas and carina obsolete ; front and 

 vertex finely granulose, remotely punctured ; antenna 

 scarcely more than half the length of the body, the seven 

 outer joints piceous, the 5th and 6th paler than the suc- 

 ceeding ones. Thorax nearly twice as broad as long ; 

 sides straight and parallel, the anterior angles thickened, 

 obliquely truncate ; disk distinctly granulose, deeply but 

 subremotely punctured. Elytra deeply and coarsely 

 punctate-striate, the interspace next the suture covered 

 with coarse irregulax'ly placed punctures ; the other inter- 

 spaces smooth (when viewed vmder a deep lens, minutely 

 reticulate-strigose). Hinder thighs strongly thickened. 



Plectroscelis pliiloxena. 



Anguste ovata, convexa, cuprea, nitida, antennis basi, 

 pedibusque fulvis, illis extrorsum femoribusque posticis 

 nigro-piceis ; vertice subcrebre foveolato-punctato, inter- 

 stitiis granulosis ; thorace subcrebre foveolato, interstitiis 

 Iffivibus, prope apicem obsolete granulosis; elytris foveo- 

 lato-striatis, interstitiis planis, iis prope latera convexis, 

 basi prope suturam confuse foveolatis. 



Long. I lin. 



Hab. — Kin Kiang; Lewis. 



Vertex rather closely foveolate-punctate ; interspaces 

 finely granulose, front separated from the lower part of 

 the face by a fine groove ; six lower joints of antennas 

 fulvous, the rest black ; 2nd more than half the length of 



