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  Species 
  of 
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  237 
  

  

  Ilololepta 
  optiva, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Oblonga, 
  depressa, 
  nigra, 
  nitida 
  ; 
  fronte 
  bistriata, 
  minutissime 
  

   punctulata 
  ; 
  pronoto 
  lateribus 
  punctato 
  ; 
  elytris 
  stria 
  1 
  in- 
  

   tegris, 
  2 
  brevi 
  appendice 
  parvo 
  aucta, 
  3 
  basali 
  ; 
  propygidio 
  antice 
  

   lateribusque 
  grosse, 
  in 
  medio 
  tenuissime 
  punctulato; 
  pygidio 
  

   dense 
  punctato 
  ; 
  prosterno 
  angusto 
  basi 
  triangiilatim 
  dilatato. 
  

  

  L. 
  6i 
  mill, 
  (absque 
  mandibulis). 
  

  

  Oblono-, 
  depressed, 
  black, 
  and 
  shining; 
  tlie 
  head 
  bistriate, 
  

   surface 
  very 
  finely 
  punctulate 
  ; 
  the 
  thorax, 
  lateral 
  stria 
  rather 
  

   fine, 
  hamate 
  behind 
  the 
  angle, 
  with 
  a 
  narrow 
  lateral 
  band 
  of 
  

   punctures, 
  some 
  elongate 
  or 
  confluent 
  in 
  the 
  median 
  area 
  

   and 
  anteriorly 
  behind 
  the 
  angle 
  spread 
  out 
  somewhat 
  ; 
  the 
  

   elytra, 
  subhumeral 
  stria 
  slightly 
  abbreviated 
  posteriorly, 
  the 
  

   first 
  dorsal 
  fine 
  but 
  distinctly 
  complete, 
  second 
  short, 
  also 
  

   fine, 
  and 
  about 
  one-tifth 
  of 
  tiie 
  elytral 
  length, 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  

   short 
  apical 
  appendage, 
  third 
  basal 
  and 
  scarcely 
  visible 
  ; 
  tlie 
  

   propygidium 
  bifoveolate 
  and 
  encircled 
  with 
  rather 
  large 
  

   punctures, 
  some 
  at 
  the 
  sides 
  obscurely 
  ocellate, 
  the 
  punctures 
  

   inwardly 
  diminish 
  in 
  size 
  until 
  those 
  on 
  the 
  disc 
  are 
  few 
  and 
  

   very 
  fine 
  ; 
  the 
  pygidium 
  is 
  densely 
  punctate, 
  some 
  points 
  

   being 
  confluent 
  ; 
  the 
  prosternum, 
  keel 
  narrow, 
  with 
  a 
  widened 
  

   triangular 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  anterior 
  tibise 
  are 
  4-dentate, 
  the 
  apical 
  

   teetii 
  are 
  obtuse 
  and 
  close 
  together. 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  distinct 
  species, 
  but 
  the 
  male 
  is 
  unknown. 
  

  

  Hub. 
  Ogoone, 
  French 
  Congo. 
  One 
  female 
  example. 
  

  

  IJoJolepta 
  hi'jonm', 
  Lew., 
  1894. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  an 
  example 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  from 
  Laos, 
  Tonking. 
  I 
  

   found 
  it 
  originally 
  in 
  South 
  Japan, 
  and 
  took 
  it 
  in 
  considerable 
  

   numbers. 
  

  

  Teretrius 
  auiela/us, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Cylindricus, 
  subelongatus, 
  niger, 
  uitidus, 
  undique 
  punctulatus 
  ; 
  

   pronoto 
  ad 
  aiigulos 
  obscure 
  rufo 
  ; 
  prosterno 
  punctato, 
  striis 
  fere 
  

   parallelis, 
  antice 
  forte 
  marginato 
  ; 
  mesosterno 
  metasternoque 
  

   sparse 
  piinctatis 
  ; 
  pygidio 
  baud 
  transverso 
  ; 
  tibiis 
  anticis 
  T-S 
  

   deuticulatis. 
  

  

  L. 
  3i 
  mill. 
  

  

  Cylitidrical, 
  somewhat 
  elongate, 
  black, 
  and 
  shining; 
  the 
  

   head 
  convex 
  and 
  finely 
  punctulate 
  ; 
  the 
  tiiorax 
  (and 
  upper 
  

   surface 
  generally) 
  more 
  clearly 
  and 
  evenly 
  punctulate, 
  ante- 
  

   rior 
  angles 
  obscurely 
  reddish, 
  marginal 
  stria 
  well 
  marked 
  at 
  

   the 
  sides 
  and 
  very 
  fine 
  behind 
  the 
  head 
  ; 
  the 
  pyj^idium 
  is 
  

  

  