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more coarsely and less closely strigose ; in the female it is 

 more broadly rounded at the apex than in this sex of rufa^ 

 and is impressed and smooth on the underside, and with a 

 slight but distinct narrow, longitudinal, central carina, 

 becoming obsolete towards the apex : the mesosternal process 

 is longer and more incurved, and the anterior tibise of both 

 sexes are without any indication of lateral teeth. 



From var. pseudorufa, Hell., which it is also like in colora- 

 tion, it may be distinguished by the incurved mesosternal 

 process, and the different structure of the pygidium and 

 scarcely emarginate sixth abdominal segment in the female; 

 the male forceps are also very distinct. 



Lomaptera pulchella, sp. n. 



Rufo-castanea, subviridescens, nitida ; capite basibus et prothorace 

 disco viridi-seneis ; elyfcris flavo-virescentibus, sutura late viridi- 

 marginatis, transversim aciculatis, lateribus sabiuflesis ; pygidio 

 subconico. S $ . 



Long. 19-21 mm. 



Babooni, British New Guinea (.4. E. Pratt). 



Front of head and the clypeus, sides and front of thorax, 

 pygidium, underside, antennae, and legs brownish red, with a 

 greenish reflection ; base of head, the disk and a small spot 

 on each side of the thorax, and the centre of the body 

 beneath brassy green ; elytra pale yellow, with a greenish 

 reflection; a broad sutural band, commencing at the base and 

 gradually narrowed to the apex, dark green ; a small humeral 

 spot and the anterior half of the extreme outer margin black. 

 Head very closely punctured on the clypeus, more sparsely 

 so between the eyes, and smooth at the base. Thorax very 

 sparsely punctured on the disk, more coarsely and closely 

 punctured towards the sides, and rugose near the margin ; 

 basal lobe large, almost impunctate, and slightly notched at 

 its apex ; lateral margins a little reflexed ; the basal angles 

 slightly produced and depressed. Elytra sparsely punc- 

 tured at the base and in the scutellary region, the rest of 

 their surface finely transversely aciculated, subcostate at the 

 sides ; the apex a little rounded, with the sutural angles very 

 slightly produced and acute. Pygidium transverse, sub- 

 conical, aciculated both above and Ibelow. Underside finely 

 strigose and with rather sparse grey pubescence ; mesosternal 

 process long, almost cylindrical, a little curved and obtuse at 

 the apex ; apical margin of the sixth abdominal segment a 



