(58 CHEi'SOMELIDJE. 



Var. andretvesi, Jac.(Ann. Soc.Ent.Belg. 1903,p.81). Antenna? 

 and legs rnore or less fulvous. 



Length 4 mm. 



Hob. Nilgiris (H. L. Andreives}. 



Speciineus of this species lately obtained by Mr. Andrewes in 

 different parts of the Nilgiris show a finer thoracic pimcturation, 

 but do not differ in other respects from the type. The species is 

 closely allied to L. cyanea, .Fabr., but has constantly two fulvous 

 spots on the sides of the vertex of the head, these are not raised 

 as in some other species ; the punctures of the elytra also differ 

 from L. cyanea, they are smaller and less closely placed ; all the 

 specimens agree in these respects. 



130. Lema purpurea, sp. u. 



Purplish-violaceous ; the antennae and tarsi black. 



Head with a few minute punctures, the vertex scarcely 

 raised, with a short central groove ; eyes round, not deeply 

 notched ; clypeus bluish ; antennae very long and slender, 

 the third joint slightly shorter than the fourth, the following 

 joints very elongate. Thorax obliquely widened in front, the 

 anterior angles tuberculate, the lateral constrictions deep so as to 

 form a broad cavity, within they are studded with numerous 

 short ridges ; the basal sulcus deep. Scutellum slightly broader 

 than long. Elytra with a short but rather deep basal depression, 

 the latter more deeply punctured than the rest of the surface, 

 the punctures very regularly placed, the interstices costate near 

 the apex. Beneath and the legs purplish -black. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hob. Mauipur (Dolurty). Type in Brit. Mus. 



Principally distinguished by its entirely purplish coloration, the 

 flat vertex to the head and the long antenna?. 



131. Lema nigro-violacea, sp. n. 



Dark purplish-blue ; antenna?, underside and legs black. 



Head very convex at base, impunctate, ocular sulci deep ; eyes 

 large and prominent, deeply triangularly notched; clypeus swollen, 

 impunctate; antennae rather robust, fifth and following joints 

 thickened, twice as long as broad, third and fourth equa\, shorter 

 than fifth. Thorax subquadrate, broadly and deeply excavate at 

 sides; transverse sulcus deep, placed immediately behind the middle, 

 anterior angles with a very small tubercle: surface with a few 

 remotely placed punctures over the middle of the disc. Scutellum 

 subquadrate. Elytra with very deep depression below base near 

 suture, finely punctate-striate, the punctures proportionately 

 widely separated, interstices perfectly flat. 



Length 3-4 mm. 



Hab. Nilgiris (//. L. Andreives). 



Differs from L. pin-purea, Jac. in the strongly convex vertex of 



