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base, deeply punctate-striate, the punctures round and large, closely 

 placed near the suture, more distantly so at the sides, a large 

 subquadrate metallic blue spot occupies the shoulders and extends 

 to the latéral but not to the suturai margin, another more rounded 

 spot Is placed near the apex without touching the margins, under- 

 side and legs fulvous, clothed vvith golden yellovv pubescence. 



Closely allied to L. histrio Clark of which It may possibly be a 

 variety but I think, distinct ; the thorax is not smooth but bas some 

 fine punctures, the elytra bave stronger and more closely placed 

 punctures, the colour of their spots is not black but a distinct rather 

 bright blue and the underside is clothed with golden pubescence. 

 L. praeusta Lac. bas an entirely impunctate thorax with two trans- 

 verse sulci and the elytra bave only one spot at the apex. The two 

 spécimens before me show no variation. 



LEMA MANDARENSIS n. sp. 



Elongate, subcylindrical, blackish-blue, antennae short and 

 robust, thorax subcylindrical, deeply punctured at the dise, elytra 

 very strongly punctate-striate, the ninth row entire. 



Length 4 mill. 



Head impunctate at the vertex, the latter with two more or less 

 distinct rufous spots, not constricted behind the eyes, lower portion 

 of face sparingly pubéscent, antennse short and robust, not exten- 

 ding much beyond the base of the thorax, black, the third and fourth 

 joint equal, the terminal joints strongly thickened, but longer than 

 broad; thorax subcylindrical, longer than broad, the basai sulcus 

 distinct but not very deep, the dise with two rows of strong punc- 

 tures, some other equally distinct punctures are placed near the 

 anterior angles, scutellum truncate at the apex, elytra wider at the 

 base than the thorax, subcylindrical and parallel, scarcely percep- 

 tibly depressed below the base, very deeply punctate-striate, the 

 punctures somewhat elongate, the interstices impunctate, costate 

 at the sides and at the apex, underside and legs nearly black with a 

 slight bluish tint. 



Several spécimens of this small species were obtained which 

 belongs to the small group having a nearly subcylindrical thorax, 

 that is in which the anterior angles are not marked; L. hengalensis 

 Duviv. is a species of similar structure but differs in having a fulvous 

 head and thorax. 



CRYPTOCEPHALUS MANDARENSIS n. sp. 



Flavous, the thorax with two longitudinal black bands, impunc- 

 tate, scutellum black or fulvous, elytra strongly punctured ante- 



