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disc, a longitudinal space thereon being free from punc- 

 tures ; the sides more closely punctured, lateral border 

 reflexed. Elytra moderately convex, nearly parallel, 

 distinctly but not strongly punctate-striate, the punctarea 

 piceous; interspaces plane, obsoletely convex near the 

 lateral margin. 



Genus Hispodonta, Baly. 

 (Sp. 3.) Hispodonta elegantula. 



Elongato-ovata, subdepressa, nigra, nitida, femoribus 

 anticia (dorso excepto) elytrisque l^te fulvis; his ad 

 suturam striatim, disco exteriori confuse punctatis, 

 vitta suturali (basi abbreviata) apiceque nigris ; thorace 

 subremote sed for titer punctate. 



Long 4-5 lin. 



Hah. — Amboyna. 



Antennas half the length of the body. Thorax not 

 broader at the base than long, sides slightly converging 

 from the base towards the apex, the extreme apex 

 abruptly rounded ; above, transversely convex, disc 

 slightly excavated just in front of the basal margin ; sur- 

 face subremotely impressed with large deep round 

 punctures. Elytra broader than the thorax, narrowly 

 ovate ; sides distinctly margined, the apex of each elytron 

 obliquely truncate ; surface rather strongly punctured ; a 

 common sutural stripe, and a large patch at the apex, 

 black ; this latter covers nearly the hinder fourth of the 

 surface, and sends a branch upwards on the outer disc, 

 which is abbreviated anteriorly some distance below the 

 middle of the disc. 



Genus Peomecotheca, Blanch. 



(Sp. 6a.) Promecotheca Reichii. 



Angustata, subcylindrica flava, nitida, tarsis pallide 

 piceis, abdomine, mandibulis, oculis antennisque (harum 

 articulo basali excepto) nigris ; elytris fortiter punctato- 

 striatis, metallico-ceeruleis, tertia parte antica flava. 



Long. 3^-4^ lin. 

 Hah. — Vavao. 



Antennee two-thirds the length of the body in the S , 

 rather shorter in the ? , slender, filiform, blacky the basal 



