Subgenus rarauowiiesia, Gestro, 



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Leptispa. To illustrate tliis, I add figures of the heads of 

 Leptispafiliforniis, Germar (type of the genus), L.natalensis, 

 Baly, L. pygm(£a, Baly, and L. godwiai, Baly. Comparing 

 these figures witli tliat of D. longipennis, there can l)e no 

 doubt that the characters of Faradownesia are identical 

 with those of Leptispa. In L. notcdensis it will be noticed 

 that the truncate nature of the front of the head and the 



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1. Faradownesia lonf/ipe7inis, Gestro. 4. Leptispa natalensis; Billy. 



2. Leptispa qodwini, Baly. o. L.fibformis, Germar. 



3. L. pygmcea, Baly. 6. Dowjiesia insiyms, Baly. 



pointedness of the apex of the first joint of the antennae are 

 accentuated. Dr. Gestro has laid stress on these two 

 characters. A figure of the head and prothorax of Downeria 

 insiqnis, Baly (type of the genus), is also given to show the 

 difterence, viz./ the entire absence of these important 

 characters. My second reason is that the forms of 

 Faradownesia I have had occasion to examine possess a 

 short scutellar row of punctures. This is an important 



