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rior tibiae which are moreover more deeply notched, and 

 by the minute teeth on the apical third of the inner margin 

 of the posterior tibiae. 



The portion of the anterior tibiae situated between the 

 notch and the end of the tibia is broader and the black 

 line along this portion is more densely fringed. The interme- 

 diate tibiae are armed at the end of the inner margin with a 

 black tooth, and on the apical third of the posterior tibiae a few 

 very minute black denticles are present on the inner margin. 



The apical ventral segment is broadly truncate posteriori}', 

 the truncation preceded by a pubescent, semicircular impres- 

 sion which is as broad as the truncation ; along the curved 

 side of the impression numerous closely set minute punctures 

 are to be seen. 



In most of the specimens the flavous elytral spots are 

 situated between the 4 th and 7 th and between the 3 rd and 

 7 th striae, but in other ones both spots are between the 3 rd 

 and 7 th striae, whereas also a few intermediate stages are 

 before me. 



It is not improbable that later on will be stated that this 

 insect is the male sex of Helota pusilla Obertii., a species 

 of which the female sex only is described. 



Hab. British Bhotan : Padong (Rev. Fath. L. Durel). — 

 Specimens of this species are in the collection of Mr. R. 

 Oberthùr and in that of the Leyden Museum. 



Helota Sharpi n. sp. tf. 



Very much resembling the two preceding species and of 

 the same size. 



From Boulet it differs by the darker coloured terminal 

 joints of the club of the antennae, by the otherwise shaped 

 anterior tibiae (the)* are less slender and more deeply and 

 more narrowly notched on the middle of the inner margin, 

 and the margin of the widened portion between the notch 

 and the end of the tibia is straight and black), and by the 

 minutely toothed apical third of the inner margin of the 

 posterior tibiae ; these denticles are black and stand upon 

 a dark coloured line. 



From consanguinea it differs very conspicuously by the 



