268 Mr. Watekhouse on new species of Hoplia. 



arcuate, the disc longitudiLially impressed. Elytra very flat, a 

 trifle longer than broad, the shoulders nearly rectangular, blunt, 

 the sides scarcely arcuate, no distinct sub-apical callosity. Legs 

 long, tibia? and tarsi sparingly clothed with small narrow pale 

 greenish scales. All the upper surface of the insect is densely 

 clothed with dull pale yellow-green scales ; the pygidium bright 

 pale silvery-green. 



Variety. Scales above rather bright golden-green. 

 Hab. Nepal. Brit. Mus. 



Hoplia scntcJlaris, n. sp. 



Oblonga, supra dejiressa, opaca, supra squamis viridi-albis, 

 subtus squamis fere albidis dense vestita ; scutello, tibiis tarsis- 

 que squamis viridi-argenteis micantibus tectis. Long. 3^ lin., 

 lat. 2 liu. 



Forehead, thorax and elytra densely clothed Avith small round 

 dull greenish-white scales, the sides of the thorax and the whole 

 underside of the insect densely clothed with nearly white (or 

 extremely pale green) scales. The scales on the scutellum, tibias 

 and tarsi are narrower, closer, and pale silvery-green. Thorax 

 evenly convex, the sides distinctly l:)ut not very strongly angular 

 in the middle, the base with a rather broad mesial lobe. Sciitel- 

 lum rather large, triangulai', a trifle longer than the width at the 

 base. Elytra a httle broader than the thorax, ^ longer than 

 broad, even and flat on the back, j^arallel at the sides, the 

 shoulders distinct but blunt, the sub-apical callosity not con- 

 spicuous ; there are some lines of minute black dots, from which 

 proceed short black hairs. Anterior tibiaj with three teeth, but 

 the uppermost very obsolete; anterior tarsi almost without scales. 

 Antennte and parts of the mouth black. 



Hab. N. China (Fortune). Brit. Mus. 



Allied to //. Paivce, Woll., but smaller and less broad, a little 

 less depressed, thorax gently sinuate on each side at the I'jase, 

 scutellum larger, elytra relativeh' a little longer, &c. 



