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prostenium is slightly coustricted before the coxre ; anterior 

 tibife 4-deiitate. 



This species differs chiefly from cavata iu the meiitum not 

 being distinctly carinate in the male, iu the form of the 

 thoracic fovea, and in the punctuation of the propygidium. 



Hub. Sukabumi (2000 feet), West Java. 



Hololepta cavata, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovalis, depressa, nigra, nitida ; pronoto lateribus sparsira 

 punctulato ; elytris striis 2 dorsalibus brevissimis, 1* appendicu- 

 lata ; propygidio circum punctato ; pygidio dense punctato. 



L. 8-8| mill, (absque mandibulis). 



Oblong-oval, depressed, black and shining ; the head, 

 surface with microscopic punctures, without strise, forehead 

 impressed, the mentum is very feebly carinate in the male ; 

 the tliorax has a few lateral punctures chiefly iu the anterior 

 area, the anterior angle is not notched nor emarginate, but 

 close behind the angle there is a shallow fovea almost 

 circular in outline ; the elytra has two basal striae well- 

 marked, the first having a short appendage ; the pro])ygidiuni 

 has an external circle of punctures, the lateral points are the 

 lai-gest, but apically there are two clusters joining together, 

 a.id here the punctures are most dense ; the pygidium is 

 densely punctate ; the prosternum is slightly constricted 

 before the coxte ; the anterior tibiae are 4-dentate. 



The general characters of this small species are similar to 

 those of baulnyi, but the thoracic fossette in the male is 

 difl^'erent in form and position. 



Hub. Ruby Mines, Burmah (Doherti/). 



Note. — Clean and bright specimens of Hololepta carta, 

 Mars., Hister curvatvs, Er., and Scapomegas auritus, Mars., 

 are distinctly bluish, although they have all been described 

 as black. 



Tej-et7'iosoma pai'aium, sp. n. 

 Subcylindricum, cyaneum, nitidum, undique dense et fortiter 



punctatum, pedibus piceis ; elytris traiDsversim basi impressis ; 



prosterno grosse punctato ; mesosterno baud marginato, aiitice 



in medio obtuse arcuato ; a metasterno leviter distinct o ; pro- 



pvgidio dense punctulato. 

 L. 2| mill. 



Cylindrical, blue, shining, above rather densely and rather 

 coarsely punctate ; legs obscurely brown ; the head closely 



