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testaceous, the third and fourth joints scabrous ; beneath with a 

 black spot on the side of each abdominal segment. 



Length 5 — 7 lines. 



Differs from all the other species of this genus in the simple, 

 not corrugated prothorax. 



Callia chrysomelina. 



C. sub-depressa, purpureo-cerulsea ; capite, thorace, antennarum 

 articulo primo basi, femon'busque (apice excepto) luteis, reli- 

 quis (antennis pedibusque) nigris. 



Para. 



Rather depressed ; head, thorax, first joint of the antennae at 

 the base, and femora, except at the apex (in the post-femora 

 almost entirely), luteous yellow ; elytra rather broad, thickly 

 punctured, purplish blue, clothed with short stiff oblique!y-set 

 black hairs; rest of antennae, legs, and points of the mandibles, 

 black ; abdomen beneath steel blue. 



Length 4^ lines. 



Serville is probably in error in describing the eyes of this genus 

 as being entire ; they are very deeply and decidedly emarginated 

 in this and other species which I have examined. 



Idea proxima, 



L rufo-testacea ; oculis mandibulisque nigris; antennis lono-is, 

 articulo quarto apice, et sequentibus fuscis. 



Ceylon. 



Reddish testaceous, sparingly pubescent ; eyes and mandibles 

 black ; antennae twice the length of the body, the fourth joint at 

 the apex, and remainder blackish brown. 



Length 4 lines. 



Near /. prolata, but the prothorax narrower, and the elytra 

 wider and less pubescent. 



lolea histrio. 



\. fusca, pubescens ; prothorace duabus, elytris basi et maculis 

 utrinque duabus (quarum una perampla) apiceque fulvis ; 

 subtus pedibusque testaceis ; metathorace lateribus macula 

 nigra lunari ornato. 



Ceylon. 



Coarsely pubescent, dark brown, becoming gradually lighter 

 posteriorly ; prothorax and elytra with well-defined fulvous 



