346 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXIII. 1916. 



b 1 . Meso-rnetasterua without distinct punctures on the sides. 

 c 2 . Dorsal carina of pronotum entire. 



g 3 . Dorsal carinula joining the dorsal carina ; midtibia not mucronate. 

 e 4 . Black postniedian patch of elytra interrupted] or constricted 



at the suture A. vicina. 



f 4 . This patch continuous across suture, produced backward in 



the sutural interstices . A. ge.mina. 



g 4 . This patch produced forwards as well as backwards on the 



suture A. crux. 



h 3 . Dorsal carinula remaining separate from the dorsal cai'ina, which 

 does not approach the base so much as in the previous 

 species ; midtibia mucronate. 

 k 4 . Spots of elytra small, with the exception of the postmedian 

 patches, at most the subbasal spots fairly large 



A. transversus. 



i 4 . Elytra with several fairly large spots before and behind the 



postmedian patches . . A. parvulus. 



d 2 . Dorsal carina of pronotum intemvpted in centre . A. diversa. 



b. Pronotum impunctate. 



e 2 . Metasternum impunctate. 



i 3 . Abdomen more extended black than lnteous grey. A.fucata. 



j 3 . „ about as extended black as ochraceous at sides 



A. suda. 

 k 3 . „ more extended luteous grey or luteous than black. 



j 4 . Lateral black stripe of pronotum broad. 



c 5 . Elytrum with large oblique black half-moou at beginning 

 of apical declivity . .... A. metadata. 

 d 5 . Elytra almost evenly marmorated and spotted with grey 



A. samarana. 

 k 4 . Lateral black stripe of pronotum reduced to one or two spots 



A. fasciata. 

 P. Metasternum punctate . . . . .A. depressipennis. 



B. Intercoxal process of mesosternum convex or tuberculiform. 



c. Pronotum slightly bi-impressed . . . . . .A. puncticollis. 



d. „ strongly „ ...... A. papuana. 



1. Apolecta nietneri Lac. (1866) 



A. n. Laoordaire, Gen. Coleopt, Atlas, p. 28. pi. 80. fig. 3. 3a, $ (1866) (Ceylon) ; Gemm. & Harold, 

 Cat. Col. ix. p. 2739 (1872) (Ceylon) ; Jord., Nov. Zool. v. p. 237. sub no. 19 (1898) ; Bovie, 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 14. p. 317 (1905) (Ceylon). 



Ceylon. 



2. Apolecta andrewesi spec. nov. 

 Of. p. 342. 



South India. 



3. Apolecta enganensis Jord. (1897) 



A. e. Jordan, An. Mus. Civ. Genoa xxxviii. p. 640. no. 47 (1897) (Engano) ; Bovie, I.e., p. 317 

 (1905) (Engano). 



Engano. 



