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a few fine punctures ; basal sulcus not very deep except near the 

 sides, placed rather close to the basal margin. Scutellum fulvous. 

 Elytra obliquely and distinctly depressed below the base and 

 within the shoulders, the punctures large and deep within the 

 depression, the interstices there also somewhat rugose, slightly 

 costate near the apex. Body beneath and the legs fulvous ; tarsi 

 black. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hob. Travancore : Wallardi (Coll. Jacoby). 



Closely allied to L. obscuritarsis, Jac. and L. balyana, Sac., but 

 distinguished from both by the non-sulcate vertex of the head and 

 the less deeply notched eyes, also from the first-named species by 

 the black antenna) and from the second by the fulvous clypeus. 



SECTION III. 

 Thorax longer than broad ; coloration as preceding sections. 



J37. Lema praeclara, Clark, App. Cat. Phytoph. 1806, p. 38. 

 Lema praeclarior, Clark, Cat. Phytoph. I860, p. 27. 



Flavous ; elytra dark violaceous. 



Flavous. Parallel-sided, cylindrical ; head strongly constricted 

 posteriorly ; intraocular space highly raised in the shape of two 

 tubercles, joined in front; antenna? robust, extended slightly 

 beyond the base of the elytra. Thorax elongate and subcylindrical, 

 with rounded anterior angles ; the surface convex, extremely 

 minutely punctured ; the basal sulcus very shallow ; the lateral 

 constrictions form deep triangular cavities. Scutellum fulvous. 

 Elytra without basal depression, dark violaceous, the punctures 

 deep and slightly elongate at the base, much finer posteriorly, the 

 interstices at the latter place strongly costate. Underside and 

 legs fiavous, the latter very robust. 



Length 8 mm. 



Hob. India. 



A large and elongate species, with an elongate and subcyliudrical 

 thorax, its sulcus shallow. The above description is taken from 

 the type in the British Museum. 



38. Lema lacordairei, Baty, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iv, 1805, p. 23. 



Lema cyanipeunis, Lacord. (nee Fabricius) Mon. Phytoph. i, 1845, 

 p. 370. 



Rufous ; elytra metallic blue. 



Head and thorax very shining ; antennae robust, slightly less 

 than half the length of the body. Thorax one-fourth longer than 

 broad anteriorly, smooth or with some minute punctures at middle 

 of disc. Elytra strongly punctate-striate at base, finely so towards 

 apex, interstices smooth. Legs rather short ; claws black. 



The differences pointed out by Baly between this species and 

 the true L. cyanipennis Fabr. consist principally in the always 



