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the sides in front, more coarsely punctured than the remainder 

 of the surface ; third joint of antenna one-half longer than the 

 second, distinctly longer than the fourth. 



Lema concinnipennis, Baly. 



L. elongata, parallela, subcylindrica, nitido-cserulea ; antennis nigris, 

 abdominis apice fulvo ; thorace subquadrato, subcylindrico, lateri- 

 bus medio modice constrictis, disco ante basin transversim sulcato, 

 fortiter punctato, spatio longitudinali centrali laevi, fere impunc- 

 tato ; elytris infra basin transversim impressis, intra callum hu- 

 merale sulcatis, punctato-striatis, punctis ad apicem minus fortiter 

 impressis, interspatiis planis ; antennis corporis dimidio longiori- 

 bus, modice robustis. 



Var. A. Abdomine corpore concolore. 

 Long. 2\ lin. 

 Hah. Northern China. 



Face subelongate ; eyes deeply notched j lower portion of 

 face closely subrugoso-punctate ; forehead impressed with a 

 short longitudinal groove, very finely punctured. Legs mode- 

 rately robust. 



Lema Psyche, Baly. 



L. oblonga, valde convexa, chalybeo-ceerulea, nitida ; antennis pedi- 

 busque nigris ; thorace subtransverso, cylindrico, lateribus medio 

 modice constrictis, disco tenuissime punctato, basi impresso ; 

 elytris purpureis, robustis, thorace multo latioribus, infra basin 

 transversim depressis, sat fortiter punctato-striatis, striis integris, 

 interspatiis ad apicem convexiusculis, obsolete costatis ; antennis 

 gracilibus, filiformibus, articulis 3° et 4° sequalibus. 

 Long. 3 lin. 

 Hah. Northern India. 



Face subelongate, vertex coarsely punctured ; eyes notched j 

 antennae two-thirds the length of the body ; transverse depres- 

 sion of elytra shallow, obsoletely wrinkled. Legs slender; 

 thighs scarcely thickened. 



The broad elytra and robust form of this insect at once dis- 

 tinguish it from its congeners. 



Lema bipunctata, Baly. 



L. subelongata, piceo-fulva, nitida ; antennis (articulo basali preeter- 

 misso), scutello, thoracis vitta laterali, abdominis fasciis, tibiarum 

 apice tarsisque nigris ; elytris singulatim fovea infra basin, linea 

 suturali alteraque marginali, apice abbreviata, chalybeis. 



Long. 2-2£ lin. 



Hah. Port Natal. 



Forehead impressed with a deep oblong fovea ; antenna? half 



the length of the body, subfiliform, second and third joints 



each equal in length to the first, obovate. Thorax scarcely 



