150 Mr. M. Jacoby’s descriptions of some new 
tion of the second one, of nearly equal size; thorax three times as 
broad as long, the anterior margin straight, the anterior angles 
produced outwards, the sides rounded, the posterior margin sinuate 
at the sides, the disc very finely and closely punctured, with a large 
fovea near the anterior angles, the surrounding edges of which are 
thickened, and the space behind very finely strigose; scutellum 
impunctate ; elytra rounded and moderately convex, fulvous, with 
a distinct violaceous gloss, strongly and closely punctured, the 
interstices rather wrinkled, the lateral margin thickened anteriorly 
and accompanied by a row of deep punctures; elytral epipleuree 
very broad, transversely wrinkled; abdomen closely punctured ; 
tibiee deeply sulcate ; anterior coxal cavities closed. 
_ Hab. India, Dunsiri Valley ; in the collection of the 
Calcutta Museum and in my own. 
From HH. Wallacei and E. micans, Baly, the present 
species may be distinguished by the foveolate anterior 
portion of the thorax, and the violaceous tint of the 
upper surface. 
Lactica suturalis, Jac. 
Of this species, which has been described by me from 
Sumatran examples, I have received a specimen from 
the Indian Museum of Calcutta, without locality, which 
agrees in general with the type, but differs from it in 
having three longitudinal coste at the sides of each 
elytron (the outer one the longest). This is probably a 
sexual (2) character. 
Lactica amazonica, n. sp. 
Fulvous; thorax deeply transversely depressed, with straight 
sides, impunctate ; elytra very finely punctured, black, with the 
basal margin and the anterior portion of the lateral margins 
obscure fulvous. Length, 2} lines. 
Head impunctate, fulvous, without frontal elevations, the carina 
distinct, the clypeus very strongly swollen; antenne long and 
robust, fulvous, the third joint one-half longer than the second, the 
fourth and following joint twice as long as the third one; thorax 
twice as broad as long, the sides perfectly straight, the anterior 
angles oblique, the base with a very deep transverse groove, limited 
at the sides by an equally deep perpendicular groove, the surface 
in front of the depression swollen, the rest of the dise impunctate, 
fulvous; elytra without basal depression, very finely and rather 
closely punctured, black, shining, the basal and lateral margins 
