60 CJIHYSOMELIDJ3. 



below the middle of the elytra, the third and following joiuts very 

 elongate and cylindrical. Thorax rather broader than long, the 

 anterior portion much widened, with a very small tubercle at the 

 anterior angles ; the disc strongly convex with rows of very fine 

 punctures at the middle, sometimes obsolete ; basal sulcus very 

 deep, the space below it with another more shallow transverse 

 groove. Scutellum black. Elytra very obsoletely depressed below 

 the base, deeply and closely punctate-striate, the interstices strongly 

 costate near the apex, the shoulders smooth ; a peai'-shaped elongate 

 metallic-blue spot is placed below the scutellum and extends to 

 the middle of the suture, while a similarly coloured band occupies 

 the entire apex of the posterior third portion. Underside arid 

 legs black. 



Length 6 mm. 



Hob. Malabar Coast ; Nilgiris. 



Of almost similar elytral coloration and pattern to L, signati- 

 pfnnis, Jac., but larger, the head and thorax black, not fulvous, 

 and the posterior elytral blue portion of a different shape. 



113. Leina arrogans, sp. n. 



Black ; thorax purplish ; elytra fulvous, apex purplish-blue. 



Head black, strongly constricted posteriorly, vertex with two 

 transverse flavous spots ; eyes very large and prominent, feebly 

 notched ; antennas very long and slender, third joint shorter than 

 fourth. Thorax not longer than broad, strongly constricted at 

 sides, anterior angles slightly pointed, basal sulcus very deep, not 

 widened into a cavity at sides, the basal portion with some obscure 

 transverse ridges black, anterior portion purplish, a few fine 

 punctures on middle of disc. Elytra fulvous with slight purplish 

 gloss, broad, rather flat, shoulders prominent ; basal portion with 

 distinct depression, strongly and closely punctate-striate, apical 

 portion to the extent of one-fourth metallic purplish-blue, anterior 

 edge of this colour irregularly dentate. Legs long and slender, 

 black, and like the underside finely pubescent. 



Length 5| mm. 



Hob. Nilgii-is (Andrewes). Type in Coll. H. E. Andrewes. 



Elytra coloured like those of L. prceusta, Lac., but the thorax is 

 purplish, with a single sulcus only. Smaller than L. admirabilis, 

 Jac., and without the suturai purplish spot, apex less broadly of 

 that colour. 



114. Lema momeitensis, sp. n. 



Fulvous ; the labrum black ; elytra fulvous, the posterior half 

 from the middle metallic blue. 



Head not constricted posteriorly, impunctate ; the vertex with 

 two highly raised tubercles, deeply divided posteriorly ; eyes 

 prominent, feebly notched ; labrum black ; antennae long and 

 slender, fulvous, the third joint slightly shorter than the fourth, 



