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  Mr. 
  G. 
  Lewis 
  on 
  

  

  liumeral 
  stria 
  is 
  wide 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  and 
  well 
  sliorteiied 
  at 
  

   botii 
  ends, 
  first 
  dorsal 
  basal 
  and 
  well 
  marked, 
  with 
  a 
  rather 
  

   l6ng 
  and 
  straight 
  appendage, 
  with 
  a 
  puncture 
  within 
  its 
  

   apical 
  end, 
  vepresetiting", 
  perhaps, 
  an 
  appendage 
  to 
  the 
  second 
  

   stria, 
  second 
  stria 
  also 
  basal 
  and 
  iialf 
  tlie 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  ; 
  

   the 
  propygidium 
  is 
  bi-inipressed 
  posteriorly, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  im- 
  

   pressions 
  the 
  ]Hinctnres 
  are 
  somewhat 
  closf, 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  

   there 
  are 
  a 
  few 
  ocellate 
  punctures, 
  along- 
  the 
  base 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  

   disc 
  the 
  punctures 
  are 
  very 
  small 
  and 
  i'ew 
  ; 
  the 
  pygidium 
  is 
  

   coarsely 
  and 
  densely 
  punctate 
  ; 
  the 
  mentum 
  is 
  rather 
  wide 
  

   and 
  the 
  carina 
  obscure, 
  being 
  seen 
  only 
  in 
  certain 
  lights 
  ; 
  

   the 
  prosternum 
  is 
  triangularly 
  widened 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  and 
  the 
  

   anterior 
  lobe 
  is 
  laterally 
  striate 
  ; 
  the 
  anterior 
  tibiaj 
  are 
  

   4-dentate. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  differs 
  from 
  all 
  the 
  known 
  Asian 
  species 
  by 
  

   the 
  position 
  of 
  the 
  thoracic 
  fossettes 
  ; 
  those 
  of 
  //. 
  d7/aJc 
  are 
  

   very 
  similar, 
  but 
  the 
  thoracic 
  angle 
  is 
  emarginate 
  and 
  the 
  

   fossette 
  is 
  behind 
  the 
  emarginafion. 
  

  

  IJab. 
  Sikkim 
  and 
  Trichinopoly, 
  India. 
  

  

  Ilololepta 
  comis, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Oblongo 
  ovalis, 
  depressa, 
  nigra, 
  nitida 
  ; 
  fronte 
  bistriata 
  ; 
  prouoto 
  

   lateribus 
  modice 
  punctato 
  ; 
  elytris 
  stria 
  1 
  dorsali 
  in 
  medio 
  

   evanescenti 
  vel 
  subinterrupta 
  ; 
  propygidio 
  bifoveolato, 
  circum 
  

   grosse 
  at 
  minute 
  punctato 
  ; 
  pj'gidio 
  dense 
  punctato. 
  

  

  L. 
  7| 
  mill, 
  (absque 
  mandibulis). 
  

  

  Oblong-oval, 
  depressed, 
  black, 
  and 
  shining 
  ; 
  the 
  head 
  bi- 
  

   striate, 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  fine 
  punctuation 
  above 
  ; 
  the 
  thorax, 
  

   lateral 
  stria 
  ceases 
  after 
  passing 
  the 
  anterior 
  angle_, 
  within 
  

   the 
  stria 
  in 
  the 
  median 
  area 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  small 
  cluster 
  of 
  punc- 
  

   tures 
  which 
  are 
  continued 
  anteriorly 
  in 
  fewer 
  and 
  finer 
  

   points; 
  the 
  elytra, 
  subhumer;il 
  stria 
  reaches 
  the 
  base, 
  is 
  very 
  

   broad 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  and 
  a 
  little 
  shortened 
  before 
  the 
  apex, 
  

   first 
  dorsal 
  fine 
  and 
  broken 
  or 
  evanescent 
  before 
  the 
  middle, 
  

   second 
  short, 
  basal, 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  small 
  appendage 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  

   the 
  ))ropygidium 
  lias 
  two 
  shallow 
  foveae 
  punctate, 
  the 
  disc 
  is 
  

   smooth 
  and 
  surrounded 
  with 
  scattered 
  punctures 
  of 
  various 
  

   sizes, 
  a 
  few 
  near 
  the 
  middle 
  being 
  the 
  largest 
  ; 
  the 
  ])ygidiuni 
  

   is 
  densely 
  punctate 
  ; 
  the 
  prosternum, 
  keel 
  narrow 
  but 
  trian- 
  

   gularly 
  wide 
  at 
  the 
  base; 
  the 
  anterior 
  tibiae 
  are 
  4-dentate, 
  

   the 
  two 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  are 
  robust 
  and 
  close 
  togeiher, 
  the 
  inter- 
  

   mediate 
  are 
  3-dentate, 
  with 
  the 
  apical 
  tooth 
  bifid. 
  

  

  llah. 
  Congo 
  River. 
  One 
  female 
  example. 
  

  

  