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Antemiae pitchy. Head black, densely and very coarsely punc- 

 tured, clypeus broad and short, much reflexed in front, and distinctly 

 emarginate in the middle. Thorax ratlier broad, a good deal more 

 narrowed at the front than at the base, the front angles acute, the 

 hind ones obtuse but scarcely rounded, it is black in colour, densely 

 and coarsely punctured , some of the interstices about the middle 

 rather larger so as to be smooth and shining; the surface appears 

 to be quite free frora scales , but when much magnified it is seen 

 that there is a pale scale at the bottom of each puncture. Scutellum 

 coarsely and closely punctured except at the apex which is smooth. 

 Elytra quite blaclc, rather coarsely and moderately closely punctured, 

 with three rather distinct lines down each. Pygidium rather closely 

 punctured and bearing white scales, which are not very conspicuous, 

 and also some fine hairs. Undersurface and legs much pubescont, 

 the hindbody densely clothed with white scales, except at the base of 

 each segment , so that it has the appearance of being white with 

 transverse black lines; the front tibiae are very strongly tridentate; 

 the tarsi are rather elongate; the hind femora are only moderately stout. 



An individual of this very distinct species was labelled in La- 

 fertes collection „Lepidiota rugosicottis Reiche, Himalaya"; I have a 

 second specimen ei tirely agreeing with it from Sylhet. 



Lepidiota tridens (n. sp.) : Opaca, olivaceo-fusca, elytris olivaceo- 

 rufescentibus ; scutello utrinque macula alba ; thorace sat crebre minus 

 fortiter punctato, punctis sqtiamidis minutissimis ; elytris fere impunctatis ; 

 metasterno breviter pubescente ; abdomine parcius albido-squamoso. — 

 Long. 37 mill. 



Laos (Mouhot!). 



Antennae pitchy, with the club pitchy red. Last Joint of maxil- 

 lary palpi moderately stout. Clypeus a good deal emarginate in the 

 middle. Head greyish , coarsely and moderately closely punctured, 

 each puncture filled with a rather large white scale. Thorax much 

 narrower than the elytra, the sides rauch narrowed behind, the hind 

 angles obtuse, the base not sinuate at the sides, the lateral margin 

 strongly crenulate , it is of a dark greyish olivaceous colour , quite 

 dull, with evenly distributed rather fine but deep punctures, at the 

 bottom of each of which is a minute, pale scale. Scutellum impunc- 

 tate, with a conspicuous patch of white scales at the base on each 



