new Species of lllstevidas. 237 



Ilolulepta optiva, sp. n. 



Oblonga, depressa, nigra, nitida ; fronte bistriata, minutissime 

 punctulata ; pronoto lateribus punctate; elytris stria 1 in- 

 tegris, 2 brevi appeudice parvo aucta, 3 basali ; propygidio antice 

 lateribusque grosse, in medio tenuissime piiuctulato ; pygidio 

 dense punctato ; prosterno angusto basi triangiilatim dilatato. 



L. 6^ mill, (absque mandibulis). 



Oblong, depressed, black, and shining ; the head bistriate, 

 surface very finely punctulate ; the thorax, lateral stria rather 

 fine, hamate behind the angle, with a narrow lateral band o£ 

 punctures, some elongate or confluent in the median area 

 and anteriorly behind the angle spread out somewhat ; the 

 elytra, subhumeral stria slightly abbreviated posteriorly, the 

 first dorsal fine but distinctly complete, second short, also 

 fine, and about one-fifth of the elytral length, with a very 

 short apical appendage, third basal and scarcely visible ; the 

 propygidium bit'oveolate and encircled with rather large 

 punctures, some at the sides obscurely ocellate, the punctures 

 inwardly diminish in size until those on the disc are few and 

 very fine ; the pygidium is densely punctate, some points 

 being confluent ; the prosternum, keel narrow, with a widened 

 triangular base ; the anterior tibiae are 4-dentate, the apical 

 teeth are obtuse and close together. 



This is a very distinct species, but the male is unknown. 



Hub. Ogoone, French Congo. One female example. 



HoJolepta }iijonue, Lew., 1894. 



I have an example of this species from Laos, Tonking. I 

 found it originally in South Japan, and took it in considerable 

 numbers. 



Tereirius autelatus, sp. n. 



Cyliiidricus, subelongatus, niger, uitidus, undique punctulatus ; 

 pronoto ad angiilos obscure rufo ; prosterno punctato, striis fere 

 parallelis, antice forte marginato ; mesosterno metasternoque 

 sparse punctatis ; pygidio baud transverso ; tibiis anticis 7-S 

 deuticulatis. 



L. 3i mill. 



Oylindrical, somewhat elongate, black, and shining; the 

 head convex and finely punctulate ; the thorax (and upper 

 surface generally) more clearly and evenly jjunctulate, ante- 

 rior angles obscurely reddish, marginal stria well marked at 

 the sides and very fine behind the head ; the pygidium is 



