246 C. RITSEMA CZ., DESCRIPTION OF FIVE NEW ASIATIC' 



serrulate, the apical ventral segment broadly truncate in a 

 nearly straight line which is preceded by a short, finely- 

 punctate flattened space. 



Length 8.5 mm. — Elongate, shining, above with coppery 

 tinges ; the antennae pale testaceous, the terminal joint of 

 the club slightly infuscate; each elytron provided with two 

 flavous spots which are narrowly surrounded with purplish ; 

 the anterior spot is situated between the 4 th and 7 th striae, 

 the posterior spot between the 3 rd and 6 th striae. Under- 

 neath : the head (except the middle of the throat), the 

 lateral portions of the prosternum and the elytral epipleurae 

 are golden green, the rest is reddish testaceous ; the legs 

 are reddish testaceous with the apex of the femora and the 

 basal half of the tibiae metallic green ; the extreme apex 

 of the tibiae and the tarsi are pitch}-, the base of the claw- 

 joint is rufous. 



Head strongly and densely punctured ; on the narrowed 

 front portion the punctures are much finer. 



Prothorax broader at the base than long, slightly narrowing 

 towards the front margin in faintly curved lines, the sides 

 distinctly crenulate, the front margin straight, the front 

 angles not at all prominent, subangular; the base bisinuate, 

 the basal angles acute, the median lobe rounded. The pro- 

 notum strongly and densely punctured, the punctures larger 

 and more widely separated on the basal half; three smooth 

 spaces at the base: one in the middle and two oblique ones 

 between the middle and the sides. The scutellum is semi- 

 ovate, transverse and impunctate. 



Elytra elongate, parallel-sided, separately rounded at the 

 end, the extreme apical margin very minutely serrulate. 

 Each elytron with ten regular striae of punctures which 

 become larger towards the sides ; those interstices which 

 join the apical margin are costate at the end. 



Under surface of the head (except the throat) provided 

 with large punctures, the metallic coloured lateral portions 

 of the prosternum likewise strongly punctured, the middle 

 portion much more finely ; the elytral epipleurae and legs 

 apparently impunctate, the abdomen minutely and distantly 

 punctured with the exception of the flattened streak in front 



