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central groove, not tuberculate ; eyes deeply notched ; clypeus and 

 labrum black ; antennae short and robust, scarcely extended to the 

 base of the elytra, the terminal joints subquadrately widened, 

 third and fourth joints equal. Thorax with a deep lateral 

 constriction, the cavity bounded by an acute ridge above, its lower 

 portion greenish-aeneous, anterior angles very slightly 'tuberculate, 

 basal sulcus deep, middle of the disc rather closely punctured. 

 Scutellum fulvous. Elytra with a short but rather deep basal 

 depression, the punctures very large and closely placed on the 

 basal portion, much finer posteriorly, the suture occupied by a 

 broad metallic blue band that commences below the base and 

 terminates before the apex. Beneath greenish-black, metallic; 

 extreme sides of the abdomen and the tibiae and tarsi fulvous. 



Length 6 mm. 



Hab. India. Type in Brit. Mus. 



This species cannot be considered a variety of either L. bretiny- 

 Jiami, Baly, or L. lateralis, Jac., on account of the very short and 

 robust antennae, colour of the legs, besides other slight differences. 



SECTION IX. 



Elytra fulvous with sutural or lateral black bands, 

 or black with fulvous bands. 



93. Lema medio-lineata, sp. n. 



Fulvous; labrum, antennce, the sides of the breast, the abdomen 

 and the legs partly, black ; thorax with a central black band ; 

 elytra fulvous, the extreme lateral margins and a broad sutural 

 band black. 



Head slightly constricted, fulvous ; the vertex strongly 

 punctured and finely pubescent, only slightly raised and not 

 divided ; eyes deeply notched ; clypeus and labrum black ; 

 antennae long and slender, the terminal joints elongate. Thorax 

 rather broader than long, the anterior angles prominent ; the disc 

 with two transverse sulci, the anterior sulcus rather deep, extended 

 across the disc, the posterior sulcus still more strongly marked, 

 the lateral cavities moderately deep, partly black as are the flanks 

 of the thorax ; a narrow longitudinal black band is placed at the 

 middle of the disc and extends quite to the base ; rest of the 

 surface impunctate. Scutellum black. Elytra distinctly and 

 obliquely depressed below the base, extremely closely and strongly 

 punctured ; the interstices everywhere transversely wrinkled, 

 strongly longitudinally costate at the apex. Underside and legs 

 black, middle of breast and base of femora fulvous. 



Length 5 ram. 



Hab. Burma : Euby Mines (Doherty}. Type in Brit. Mus. 



A very distinct species; the puncturation and sculpture of the 

 elytra and the system of coloration differ from that of any other 

 known Indian Lema. 



