28 Phytophaga Malnyana. 



The following species is unknown to rae, but probably belongs 

 to the genus Lema. 



$Q. Crioceris? scmilhnbata, Blanch. 

 Homb. et Jacq. Voyage au Pole Sud, Zool. iv. p. 307, 



pi. 18, fig. 3. 

 " Crassa, testacea ; antennis basi concoloribus, apice obscurio- 

 ribus ; prothorace medio constricto, vix convexo, basi trans- 

 versim impresso ; elytris latis, nigris, nitidis, margine 

 laterali antico testaceo, subtilissime striato-punctatis, striis 

 duabus suturalibus basi grosse punctatis. 

 Long. 10 — 11 millitn." 

 Hab. Triton Bay, New Guinea. 



This species ought probably to be placed near L. jjectoralisy 

 ante, p. 9. 



Genus Crioceris, Geoffroy. 

 Lac. Mon. Phyt. i. p. 546. 



1. Crioceris quadripustulata, Fabr. 

 Lac. Mon. Phyt. i. p. 558. 

 " Modice elongata, valida, nigra; prothorace elongato, siibcy- 

 lindrico, in medio parum coarctato ; elytris convexis, maxima 

 ex parte laevibus, singulo maculis duabus magnis quadratis 

 (una laterali baseos, altera infra medium) luteo-flavis." 

 Long. 5 lin. (Lacordaire.) 



Hab. Java, Malacca, Penang ; also Siam. 



2. Crioceris ornata, n. sp. (PI. L fig. 2.) 

 Oblonga, subcylindrica, nigra, nitida; thorace latitudine pauUo 

 longiori, lateribus modice coarctato, dorso disci medio 

 tenuissime impresso, ante basin obsolete transversim sulcato ; 

 scutello glabro ; elytris dorso subdepressis, infra basin trans- 

 versim excavatis, basi ipsd obsolete elevata ; punctato-striatis, 

 striis postice deletis, utrisque plaga magna semilunata flava, 

 lono-itudinaliter a basi ad medium et lateraliter vix intra 

 suturam fere ad marginem exteriorem extensa, intus valde 

 sinuata, ornatis. 

 Long. 4 lin. 

 Hab. Sarawak, Borneo, 



Head very deeply constricted behind the eyes ; face subelon- 

 gate, eyes deeply notched ; antennae filiform, fonr-fi*^!is the 

 length of the body, slightly flattened and somewhat thickened 



