988 • MARTIN JACOBY 



This species, although possessing all the structural characters 

 of the genus, differs from any of its allies in the want of the 

 thoracic grooves ; the female is of much larger size, the elytra 

 are more widened posteriorly, much more strongly punctured 

 and the interstices at the sides below the shoulder are raised 

 into two or three longitudinal costae which however only extend 

 to the middle, the thorax is also more transversely shaped ; the 

 male is of a more elongate shape than is the case in most of 

 its allies. 



Eumelepta, n. gen. 



Oblong-ovate, antennae short, the joints submoniliform, thorax 

 transversely convex, elytra semi-regularly punctured, their epi- 

 pleurae continued below the middle, the four posterior tibiae 

 mucronate, the first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the 

 following two joints together ; claws appendiculate, the anterior 

 coxal cavities closed ; prosternum narrow but distinct. 



The insect for which I am obliged to propose this genus has 

 the appearance of a small species of Monolepta, from this and 

 allied other genera, the present genus differs in the short an- 

 tennae, the joints of which are for the most part scarcely longer 

 than broad, the prolonged elytral epipleurae and the distinct 

 prosternum. Eumelepta seems to be allied to Ergana^ Chap, but 

 differs in the structure of the antennae. 



165. Eixxnelepta lbii>lag-iata , n. sp. 



Black, the antennae and the legs fulvous or flavous, thorax 

 flavous, impunctate; elytra finely and closely punctured black, 

 the disc yellowish- white, the tibiae and tarsi more or less piceous. 



Length 1 72 ^i^^- 



Head impunctate, black, shining, deeply transversely grooved 

 between the eyes, the frontal tubercles narrowly transverse, 

 the anterior edge of the clypeus fulvous, palpi obscure fulvous, 

 rather slender, the terminal joint acute ; antennae only extending 



