52 CHRYSOMELIDjE. 



98. Lema occipitalis, sp. n. 



Fulvous ; the sides and anterior portion of the head and the 

 antenna? black ; elytra black, the disc with a regular flavous band 

 from base to apex ; the breast, knees, the tibiae and tarsi black. 



Head : the intraocular space slightly convex and sparingly 

 punctured, with a small central fovea, the space in front of the 

 eyes and the entire anterior portion black ; antennaa black, rather 

 long and slender, the basal "joint obscure fulvous, terminal joints 

 slender. Thorax with the anterior portion strongly convex and 

 rather widened, the angles rounded, the lateral cavities sulcifonn, 

 connected with the very deep basal sulcus, the surface entirely 

 impunctate. Scutellum black. Elytra with the basal portion 

 not deeply but distinctly depressed, the punctures at that place 

 deep and very closely placed, with the interstices transversely 

 rugose ; a sutural and a lateral band black, of equal width, but 

 the lateral one slightly widened at the middle ; between these 

 bands is a flavous vitta of nearly similar width. The breast, the 

 apex of the femora and the tibia3 and tarsi black. 



Length 4| mm. 



Hob. Assam : Sadiya (Doherty\ Type in Brit. Mus. 



Coloration similar to that of L. rufo-ornata, var. sinuato-vittata, 

 Clk., but the space round the eyes is black, the elytral bands are 

 likewise black not blue, and the legs differently coloured. 



SECTION X. 



Above fulvous or flavous, elytra with black or bhie spots 

 or markings. 



). Lema histrio, Clark, App. Cat. Phytoph. 1866, p. 29. 

 Lema jansoni, Baly, Joum. Ent. 1861, p. 277. 



Fulvous; marked variously with black spots. Body beneath 

 and legs flavous ; thorax often with 4 spots ; 

 elytra with a humeral and a post-median 

 round spot. 



Head impunctate, labruin black, posterior 

 portion of vertex strongly constricted ; 

 frontal tubercles strongly raised, scarcely 

 divided ; antennae fulvous, scarcely extended 

 to middle of elytra, second to fifth joints 

 gradually lengthened, terminal joints twice 

 as long as broad. Thorax rather widened 

 anteriorly, wit-h pointed angles, sides mode- 

 rately constricted in the middle, basal sulcus 

 deep, surface impunctate ; with or without 

 four small black spots placed subquadrately, 

 two at each side. Elytra with shallow de- 

 Fig. 7. Lema histrio. pression below base at suture, very strongly 



