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is scarcely detailed enough for certain recognition amongst so many 

 similar forms, but evidently closely allied to, if not identical with, 

 L. rufo-testacea, Clk. 



66. Lema castanea, sp. n. 



Dark fulvous ; the labrum, antennae, legs and the underside 

 black ; the anterior femora more or less fulvous beneath. 



Head not constricted, the vertex raised, with the usual central 

 groove posteriorly ; eyes deeply notched, supraocular grooves very 

 deep ; labrum black ; antennae black, long and slender, the basal 

 two joints more or less fulvous beneath or entirely fulvous, third 

 and fourth joints equal. Thorax moderately constricted, the 

 lateral cavities rather elongate and narrow with the usual ridge 

 above, the basal sulcus deep, placed near the basal margin. 

 Elytra rather depressed, with the shoulders moderately prominent, 

 the basal portion slightly raised, the depression deep and short 

 and as usual more strongly punctured than the rest of the surface, 

 the interstices flat except near the lateral margins. Legs slender 

 and elongate, femora thickened, the anterior pair fulvous beneath. 



Length 4^ ram. 



Hab. Assam : Sadiya, Patkai Mountains. 



Smaller than L. lacertosa, Lac., the labrum black, the basal 

 portion of the elytra raised and their puncturation finer, the 

 general colour above dark fulvous brown. 



67. Lema cerea, sp. n. 



Pale fulvous ; antennae (basal joint excepted) and tarsi black. 



Head not constricted, irapunctate, the intraocular space swollen 

 but not divided ; eyes triangularly and moderately deeply notched ; 

 clypeus and labrum fulvous ; antennae black, long and slender, the 

 basal two joints fulvous, third joint slightly shorter than fourth. 

 Thorax transverse, the anterior portion rather strongly dilated, 

 the angles rounded, the basal sulcus very deep and placed 

 immediately behind the middle, the lateral cavities scarcely wider 

 than the sulcus and bounded above by the usual ridge ; the disc 

 impunctate. Elytra with prominent shoulders, the latter im- 

 pressed with a narrow but deep groove within, which nearly joins 

 the foveolate depression near the suture ; the puncturation very 

 fine and not very closely placed behind the middle, the anterior 

 portion as usual much more deeply and strongly punctured ; the 

 interstices only costate at the sides near the apex. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hab. Travancore: Wallardi (Coll. Jacoby); Nilgiris (Coll. 

 Andrewes). 



Of somewhat wax-like appearance, with the antennae, except 

 the basal two joints, and the tarsi black ; the elytra with a foveo- 

 late, rather sudden depression and finely punctured posterior 

 portion. 



