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tured and bears rather fine pale scales. Scutellum rather closely 

 punctured except along the middle. Elytra of a dull reddish eolour, 

 quite dull, rather coarsely but not densely punctured, each puncture 

 bearing a pale scale, there is no trace of elevated lines, but tliere 

 are a very few larger scales scattered here and there (apparently 

 only about twelve on each elytron). Pygidium narrow and elongate, 

 moderately closely punctured and bearing pale scales, but with a bare 

 space down the middle. Undersurface similar in eolour to the upper 

 and clothed with pale scales in a similar manner, the scales being 

 replaced on the metasternum by fine hairs , and on the sides of the 

 prosternum by setae. Front tibiae bidentate, with a very large in- 

 distinet upper tooth. Hind legs slender and elongate , the tibiae 

 without transverse carinae; the hind tarsi are slender and elongate 

 so that the three basal joints are 6 1 / 2 mill. in length (the other 

 joints are wanting in my speeimen), the second Joint longer than the 

 basal one. 



This species is a very peculiar one and I should have made it 

 a distinet genus, were it not for the fact that the genera of Melolon- 

 thini are at present in such a chaotic state , that I think it is no 

 advisable to make fresh names for new genera at present. The 

 Lepidiota bicolor is apparently pretty closely allied in strueture to 

 this species, but the peculiarities are not in it so strongly marked. 

 The hind legs are formed much as in Rhizotrogus, while the proster - 

 nal process approaches that of Lepidiota. 



Lepidiota bicolor (n. sp.): Opaca, capite thoraceque nigris, elytris 

 rufis, abdomine rufo , venire nigricante , pygidio utrinque nigro-lineato ; 

 metasterno fusco partim breniterque pubescente. — Long. 21 mill. 



India. 



Antennae red, club moderately long. Head rather small, black, 

 rather coarsely punctured, finely and sparingly on the vertex, clypeus 

 completely rounded. Thorax with the sides rounded and a good deal 

 narrowed towards the front, the base somewhat sinuate on each side, 

 the hind angles obtuse and a little rounded, they are not at all de- 

 pressed; it is of a peculiar dull black eolour , having a somewhat 

 • velvety appearance , it is distinctly punctured with moderately fine, 

 round, widely separated punetures. Scutellum large, infuscate red, 

 the sides with somewhat coarse but indistinet punetures. Elytra dark 



