190 Mr. Jacoby’s descriptions of phytophagous 
an entire absence of any metallic colour, which is 
generally present at the elytra in S. bicolor. S. Kirbyt, 
Baly, differs in its general coloration, being obscure 
olive-green ; the elytra are much more distinctly and 
closely punctured, the punctuation more decidedly 
geminate, and the interstices are also punctured; the 
femora are much shorter and less slender, and their 
upper edge less distinctly channelled. The four speci- 
mens contained in my collection are all males; the 
female is unknown to me. 
Lema cribraria, n. 8. 
Below piceous, above obseure metallic greenish; thorax trans- 
versely plicate-rugose ; elytra very closely and deeply punctured, 
the punctures smaller and subeonfluent towards the apices. 
Var. Elytra fulvous, the sutural and lateral margins obscure 
seneous, under side fulvous. Length, 33 lines. 
Head with a few punctures at the vertex, the latter divided by a 
deep longitudinal groove; eyes very large and prominent, deeply 
notched; clypeus broadly triangular, black, with some transversely- 
placed punctures; antenne stout, black, not extending much 
beyond the base of the elytra, the third and fourth joints nearly 
equal, the following dilated; thorax slightly longer than broad, 
moderately constricted at the middle, the entire surface trans- 
versely and irregularly rugose, without punctures, the space near 
the base with more distinct and contiguous strige; scutellum 
slightly emarginate at the apex; elytra cylindrical, of an obscure 
ereenish-zneous colour, closely and deeply punctured, the punctua- 
tion only arranged in regular rows near the suture, the rest divided 
(more distinctly at the sides) by transversely-raised intervals, the 
punctuation becoming very irregular, finer, and nearly confluent 
near the apex, where they again assume the position of rows near 
the sides, the interstices being there raised and connected with 
those to be seen near the suture. Under side and legs piceous. 
Hab. Cameroons, W. Africa; Delagoa Bay (var.), 
(Mrs. Monteiro), (my collection). 
This species, although closely allied to L. Dregei, 
L. australis, and L. azurea, seems to differ from all in 
the punctuation of the elytra, which is much more 
closely placed, and consisting of about twelve rows of 
punctures, which towards the apex become very small 
and irregular, often confluent; the elytra have no trace 
