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of the two, and the second and third joints of the tarsi are 

 strongly dilated. 



CLERIDAE. 

 Lemidia basiflava, n. sp. 



Glossy black; front of head, antennae, base of elytra, and 

 parts of front and middle legs flavous, hind legs black, the 

 knees all more or less pale. Sparsely clothed with moderately 



1, Arthropterus articularis, n. sp. 2, Lemidia variabilis, 

 n. sp. 3, Diethusa insignita, n. sp. 4, Front leg, D. insignita, 

 n. sp, (j> . o, Front leg, D. mollis, Lea, Q . 6, Hind leg, Edusa 

 pulchra, n. sp., $ . 7, Hind leg, E. pulchra, n. sp., 9 . 



long straggling hairs, becoming shorter, more or less erect and 

 seriate on elytra. 



Head wide, almost impunctate with a few subrugose 

 punctures at sides near ocular suture, inter-ocular impressions 

 distinct. Prothorax about as long as wide, sides rather 

 suddenly inflated at the middle, distinctly narrower than 



