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slightly marked depression, the punctures deep on the anterior 

 portion, much liner posteriorly. Underside and legs clothed with 

 fine testaceous pubescence. 



Length 5| mm. 



Hob. Eastern India. 



Nearly black (nob dark blue as Clark gives), the antennae long 

 and slender, the thorax impunctate. The above description is 

 taken from the type. 



128. Lema nitidissima, sp. n. 



Metallic blue, very shining ; the antennae, tibiae and tarsi black. 



Head constricted behind the eyes, impunctate; the vertex 

 with a short but deep groove, not tuberculiform ; ocular sulci very 

 deep ; the antennae not extended to the middle of the elytra, 

 third joint but little longer than the second, much shorter 

 than the fourth, fifth and following joints slightly thickened, 

 elongate, terminal joints shorter again. Thorax somewhat longer 

 than broad, the anterior portion very moderately widened, the 

 angles rounded, not produced ; lateral excavations rather deep, 

 bounded by distinct ridges above ; basal sulcus very distinct, the 

 space behind nearly smooth ; the surface rather convex, either 

 impunctate or with some very minute punctures. Scutellum 

 black. Elytra subcylindrical and parallel, the basal depression 

 well marked, not gradual, extended nearly to the shoulders, the 

 punctures closely placed, the interstices with a few minute punc- 

 tures, slightly convex at the apex near the sides. Body beneath 

 as well as the femora dark blue ; abdomen non-pubescent. 



Length 5| mm. 



Hob. Travancore: Wallardi (Coll. Jacoby). 



A rather elongate and subcylindrical species, with a propor- 

 tionately elongate thorax, rounded and little widened anterioi 

 angles and very short third antennal joint. 



129. Lema nilgiriensis, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Eelg. xlvii, 1903, p. 80. 



Metallic blue ; head with two fulvous spots at vertex ; antennae, 

 tibiae and tarsi black. 



Head not constricted posteriorly (in the original description 

 the opposite is given, but incorrectly), the vertex marked with two 

 more or less rufous spots, convex, with a short central groove 

 posteriorly ; space in front of the eyes rugosely punctured, the 

 latter large and prominent ; antennae with the second to the 

 fourth joints gradually lengthened, terminal joints slightly 

 thickened but much longer than broad. Thorax subquadrate, 

 more or less distinctly punctured on the middle and anteriorly. 

 Elytra with a deep subquadrate sutural depression below the base, 

 rather strongly punctate-striate, the punctures however somewhat 

 distantly placed, the interstices flat. Beneath clothed with fine 

 white pubescence. 



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