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at their middle ; above smooth and shining, impunctate, with the 

 exception of a few fine impressions, which are placed in two or 

 three somewhat irregular rows down the centre of the disc; just 

 in front of the basal margin is a single distinct fovea. Scutellum 

 transverse-quadrate, obscure rufous. Elytra oblong -elongate, 

 convex, distinctly impressed transversely below their base ; each 

 elytron with ten regular rows of fine punctures, which become still 

 finer towards their apex, the outer row sulcate. Beneath rufous, 

 sparingly covered with very short pubescence ; middle of abdomerj 

 stained with piceous ; tibiae and tarsi, the extreme apex of the 

 latter excepted, black ; posterior pair of thighs much shorter than 

 the abdomen. 



Hab. Northern China. Collected by Mr. Fortune. 



Lema oculata. 



Elongata, convexa, pallide fulva, nitida ; capite (basi extrema 

 excepta), antennarum articulis intermediis, pectore elytro- 

 rumque linea brevi annuloque apicali, nigris ; tibiis tarsisque 

 nigro-piceis. 



Long. 4 lin. 



Elongate, convex, pale shining fulvous; head, intermediate joints 

 of antennae, the breast, a short line near the middle of the outer 

 margin, and an annulus at the apex of each elytron, black ; tibiae 

 and tarsi piceous. Head constricted behind the eyes, front ob- 

 liquely grooved on either side; face sub-elongate; shining black, 

 base of neck fulvous ; antennae slender, filiform, nearly equal in 

 length to the body, second and third joints, together with the 

 first and fourth beneath, shining fulvous, fifth and three following 

 black, three apical joints yellowish-white. Thorax sub-cylindrical, 

 rather longer than broad ; sides deeply constricted at their middle, 

 above smooth and shining, impressed here and there on the sides 

 with a few fine punctures ; behind the middle is a shallow trans- 

 verse groove, terminating at either end in the lateral constriction. 

 Scutellum smooth, shining black. Elytra oblong, convex, obso- 

 letely depressed transversely below their base, each elytron with 

 ten regular rows of fine punctures ; shining fulvous, a short lon- 

 gitudinal line just within the middle of outer margin, the suture 

 from immediately before its middle, and a large patch covering 

 the posterior third of each elytron and enclosing a circular fulvous 

 spot, black. Beneath shining fulvous, covered with short ad- 

 pressed hairs ; breast black, tibiae and tarsi piceous. 



Hab. Ecuador. 



