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Mimela subsericea, sp. n. 



Viridi-metallica, corpore subtus, pedibus antennisque seneo-testaceis, 

 tarsia rufo-cupreis, corpore supra, creberrirae punctate, capitis 

 antice pronotique margiuibus lateralibus punctis confluentibus, 

 aliis distinctis ; mesosterno minutissime producto, coxas inter- 

 medias baud superante, processu prosternali lato, robusto ; 

 pedibus sat robustis, tibiis anticis baud acute bidentatis, autennis 

 sat gracilibus. 



Long. 14-15 mm. ; lat. max. 8-9 mm. 



Hab. Assam, Naga Hills [Doherty) ; Burma, Ruby Mines 

 {Doherly), Mandalay (^Atkinson). 



Bright metallic green, with the lower surface and legs 

 coppery testaceous and the tarsi more or less fiery-copper- 

 coloured. The body is rather globose and the legs short and 

 stout, and the whole upper surface is very strongly and 

 densely punctured, but moderately shining. The punctures 

 are conHuent on the clypeus and at the sides of the head and 

 pronotum. Tiiere is a straight line of punctures on each side 

 of the elytral suture, leaving a quite smooth inner margin to 

 each elytron, and slight traces of three or four other smooth 

 longitudinal lines upon each. Tiie pygidium is strongly but 

 less densely punctured. The prosternal process is rather 

 broad, the mesosternal process pointed but not produced, and 

 the front tibia has a very long blunt terminal tooth and a 

 slight upper tooth. 



This species is nearly allied to the succeeding one {M. soror) , 

 but smaller and more densely punctured, except upon the 

 pygidium, which is smoother and more shining. The meso- 

 sternum is not distinctly produced as in that species, and the 

 hind angles of the pronotum are much more rounded. 



It is represented in the British Museum and in Dr. Ohaus'a 

 Collection. 



Mimela soror, sp. n. 



Leete viridi-metallica, pygidii lateribus nounihil, corpore subtus 

 pedibusque testaceo-dilutis, ore antennisque flavis ; corpora supra 

 toto dense punctato, clypeo rugoso ; processu mesosternali minuto, 

 acuto, tibiis anticis baud acute bidentatis, antenuis gracilibus. 



Long. 19-20 mm.; lat. max. 10'5-ll-5 mm. 



Hab. N. India, Manipur {Doherty), 



This species is metallic green above and the antennre, legs, 

 and lower surface are ferruginous and more or less suffused 

 with green. A small pale patch is vaguely traceable on each 

 side of the pygidium in certain lights. The form is oval and 



