384 



specimens ave contained in my colleetion: they seem to represent 

 both sexes, bul llie posterior femora are unarmed. 



Lema Laportei. sp. nov. 



Davk bluish, above nearly black. eyes slightly notched, 

 thorax transverse obsoletely bisuleate, sparingly punctuved, elytra 

 strougly punclate-striate. the interstices impunetate. costate al 



llie apex. 



Length 4 millim. 



Head with a l'ew punctures and a short but deep central 

 longitudinal groove, blackish, the eyes but slightly notched, 

 antennae filiform, black, the third Joint slightly shorter tban the 

 fourth, but twice as long as the second one, the terminal foui' 

 joiuts shorter tban the intermedia'te ones; thorax slightly broader 

 than long, moderately constricted al the sides, the disc with 

 an obsolete transverse sulcus near the middle. the basal sulcus 

 more distinet. placed at some distance from the base. the surface 

 finely pnnetured, the punctures irregularly distributed ; elytra 

 with a short depression below the base, rather strougly punclate- 

 striate, the punctures but slightly finer posteriori}-, the interstices 

 raised uear the apex; below and the legs metallic blue, linely 

 pubescent, the posterior femora rather elongate. 



Hab. Java. (Fruhstorfer.) 



I know of uo other sj>ecies from the Malayan regiou with 

 which to compare the present one; the nearly black upper 

 surface and the finely punetured and bisuleate thorax will help 

 to distinguish the insect. A single speeimen is contained in my 

 colleetion. 



Lema malayana. sp. nov. 



Fulvous, the head, antennae and the abdomen black, thorax 

 broader than long, impunetate, strongly constricted, elytra very 

 finely punetured, the punctures obsolete near the apex. 



Length 6 millim. 



Stott. entoinol. Zeil. 1900. 



