348 Mr. A. M. Lea's Notes on 



v.v. Pygidium not at all, or very 



indistinctly carinate.* 

 w. Size comparatively small (5 



mm. or less) Oc. siibfasciatus, Snd. 



WAV. Size comparatively large (6| 



mm.) Oc. mistra.lis, Snd. 



L.L. Second joint about half the 

 length of third, f 

 M. Scutellimi coarsely punctate . Ca. perlatxhs, n. sp. 

 M.M. Scutellum at most with a few 

 small punctures, 

 N. Scutellum entire. 



o. Prothorax metallic green . . Lo. jjcdlidijyes, n. sp. 

 o.o, Prothorax entirely black. 



p. Elytra entirely black . . . . Lo. atranicntarivs, Ch\i. 

 ]}.p. Elytra black with whitish sub- 

 humeral lobes Lo. auricnlatus, Suff. 



0.0.0. Prothorax not entirely black. 

 p. Elytra blackish, the apex 



pallid Lo. eriithrotii;, Chp. 



p.}). Elytra blackish, the sides only 

 pallid, 

 q. Prothorax black (except at 



sides) in female .... Lo. microscopicns, n. sp. 

 q.q. Prothorax reddish in female . Lo. marginipemds, n. sp. 

 p.p.p. Elytra bright metallic green 



with pallid margins . . . Lo. laterijlavus, n. sp. 

 p.p.p-p. Elytra with pallid longitudinal 

 discal markings. 

 q. Pale lateral margins not con- 

 tinuous Lo. inconstans, n. sp. 



q.q. Pale margins continuous 



around apex Lo. castigatus, n. sp. 



p.p.p.p.p. Elytra at most with basal and 

 sutural markings, 

 q. Upper surface shining . , . Id. snhhrunnea, Snd. 

 q.q. Upper surface opaque . . . Lo. immat'urus, n. sp. 



* In Oc. austrcdis, Snd., the base is feebly, the apex not at all 

 carinate ; in Oc. suhfasciatus, Snd., there is ol'ten an obscure im- 

 punctate line (not at all or scarcely visibly elevated) that from some 

 directions appears like a feeble carina. 



f It is frequent more than half the length of the third, rarely it is 

 not quite half. 



