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tibiae a good deal dilated towards the extremity. The ventral Seg- 

 ments densely and evenly covered with fine white scales. 



I obtained my specimen of this species from Lafertes collection, 

 in which it was labelled Lepidiota rußpennis Eeiche. 



Lepidiota discedens (n. sp.): Rufescens, capite thoraceque nigri- 

 cantibus, fortüer punctatis, squamulis parvis, pallidis adspersis , elytris 

 partim punctatis squamulisque parvts sparsim adspersis lineisque tribus 

 obsoktis vix elevatis; subtus pallidosquamosa, metasterno dense villoso. — 

 Long. 38 mill. 



Siam (Mouhot!). 



Antennae reddish. Last Joint of maxillary palpi elongate and 

 linear (parallel-sided). Head short, clypeus not emarginate, coarsely 

 and deeply punctured, the punctures bearing pale scales. Thorax 

 broad and very transverse, its colour between red and black, the base 

 near the hind angles not at all sinuate , the sides rounded in the 

 middle and a good deal narrowed towards the front, the lateral mar- 

 gins indistinctly crenulate , the surface rooderately closely covered 

 with deep , rather coarse punctures in each of which is a round, 

 whitish scale. Elytra dull reddish, with the suture and 3 or 4 in- 

 distinct lines on each slightly elevated, they are covered with rather 

 sparing and distinct , but not coarse punctures , in each of which is 

 an extremely small white scale. Pygidium shining, sparingly punc- 

 tured towards the extremity, at the base rather closely covered with 

 scale bearing punctures. Metasternum densely covered with a long 

 fine erect pubescence : the ventral segments rather coarsely and closely 

 punctured, the punctures bearing white scales, but the three basal 

 segments in the middle shining and very sparingly punctured. Hind 

 legs with the feraora incrassate and the apex of the tibiae much dila- 

 ted; the transverse carinae or prominences on the tibiae very distinct. 



I believe the only specimen I have seen of this very distinct 

 species is a female. 



Lepidiota rugosa (n. sp.): Nigra, supra fere nuda, subtus villosa, 

 abdomine albido-squamoso ; thorace dense fortüer que rugoso-punctato ; ely- 

 tris fortüer punctatis, lineis tribus sat elevatis. — Long. 37 mill. 



Sylhet, Himalaya. 



