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is black , each has a slight prominence before the extremity, and 

 protected by tbis there is an indistinct patch of scales , they are 

 rather coarsely and not deeply punctured , and besides the coarse 

 punctuation tbey are finely punctured, and bear numerous but very 

 small pale scales. Pygidium moderately closely punctured, but regu- 

 larly clotbed witb pale scales , each of which fills and so hides a 

 puncture. Metastern um with a depressed pubescence at the sides, 

 impunctate and with a sagittate mark on the middle , at the apex 

 with scales; hindbody rather closely clothed with pale greyish scales. 

 Front tibiae slender and with only two teeth. Middle tibiae also 

 slender and without prominences; bind tibiae only a little broader at 

 the extremity and with one obscure carina on the middle; tarsi 

 bearing white scales , the first Joint rather longer than the second. 

 Mesosternum with a minute process between the legs. 



This puzzling species appears to be very intermediate between 

 Zeucopholis and Lepidiota; I have seen but a single individual, whose 

 sex I have not ascertained. 



Lepidiota rufipennis (n. sp.): Nigro-picea, elytris rufis , capite 

 thoraceque dense sat fortüer punctatis , squamulis minutissimis munitis; 

 elytris parcius sed fortiter punctatis , squamulis minutis adspersis , basi 

 lineis elevatis duabus sat distinctis; metasterno villoso, abdomine dense 

 aequaliter albido-squamoso. — Long. 28 mill. 



India bor. 



Antennae and palpi pitchy, last Joint of the latter rather stout. 

 Head blackish, covered densely with deep punctures, in each of which 

 is a small, pale, seta-like scale : clypeus not at all emarginate. Thorax 

 with the base a good deal produced in the middle , but not at all 

 sinuate on each side , the sides a good deal dilated in the middle, 

 the lateral margins obsoletely crenulate; it is of a pitchy colour and 

 very densely covered with moderately fine punctures, in each of which 

 is a very minute scale. Elytra reddish , a little shining , rugulose, 

 rather coarsely but not densely punctured and with very small scattered 

 white scales which are not evenly distributed but placed together in 

 two and threes , the suture is distinctly elevated , and on the basal 

 part of each are two not very distinct elevations , the lateral margin 

 is black. Pygidium closely punctured , each puncture filled by a 

 minute scale. Metastern um pubescent. Hind femora thickened,. their 



