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punctures, the spaces between them a little less than the diameter 

 of the 23unctures, a little less close on the disc and front margin ; 

 the sides (viewed laterally) gently rounded behind the middle. 

 Scutellum distinctly but not thickly punctured at the sides. 

 Elytra thickly and strongly punctured, the punctures irregular 

 and the intervals between them about equal to the diameters of 

 the jjuuctures ; of the usual dorsal costal, the first is rather broad 

 (especially postei'iorly), and is punctured rather less stronglv 

 than the rest of the elytra, the third costa is rather indistinct, 

 and does not reach the shoulder ; on the sides are three rows 

 (including the marginal one) of strong punctures. Legs pitchy : 

 anterior tibite with two small teeth. Abdomen thickly and 

 strongl}- punctured at the sides. Pygidiimi with large strong 

 round punctures, leaving only narrow intervals between them. 

 Hab. Nepal (Hardwicke). Brit. Mus. 



A'pogonia brunaea, Hope, is only a paler form of this species. 

 The description given by Blanchard (Cat. Coll. Ent. p. 228), of 

 " brunnea, Hope," can scarcely refer to this species. " ca2nte 

 parce siiitiliterque pimctato," and '" scutello loivl^' do not apply 

 to Hope's insect. 



Apogonia pjaUescens, n, sp. 



Ovata, convexa, antice angustior piceo-aniea, nitida ; capite 

 haud crebre, subtilius punctulato ; thorace elytris angustiori, sat 

 crebre evidenter punctato ; scutello lateribus punctulatis ; elytris 

 ajueo-testaceis, couvexis, paulo ampliatis, fortiter punctatis, 

 parum distincte bigemiuato striatis ; tibiis anticis angustis, 

 apice haud dentatis, basi solum denticulis tribus acutis extus 

 armatis. Long. 3| lin. 



The linear anterior tibia; at once distinguish this from the 

 majority of the species of the genus, there are three small sharp 

 teeth near the base on the outer edge. The clypeus pitchy- 

 cupreous, very distinctly and rather closely pimctured. The 

 punctures on the head are small, not very close together, the 

 intervals between them averaging three times the diameter of 

 the pimctures. Thorax very shining, ameous, rather narrowed 

 in front, the punctures are very distinct, but not very large, 

 moderately close, the intervals between them averaging 1-|- times 

 the diameter of tlie punctures. The elytra are rather ample 

 and convex, roundixl at the sides, the punctuation is strong, 

 and modonitely close, the inter \-als between the punctures 

 scarcely more than the diameter of the punctures, towards the 

 sides the punctures are smaller and less close ; the usual costal 



