BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 
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short pubescence, tibiae with a few long hairs, antennae with 
blackish setae and rather long outstanding hairs. Head and pro- 
thorax with large shallow punctures, almost concealed by- 
pubescence; elytra seriate-punctate (in about ten rows), the 
punctures large and coarse at base, becoming obliterated towards 
apex; mesosternum densely and strongly punctate; metasternum 
and abdominal segments densely and minutely punctate, the 
former with large scattered punctures; legs very densely and 
minutely punctate. 
Head truncate at base, about as long as the width across eyes; 
eyes rather large, prominent and finely faceted; antenme rather 
stout, not quite reaching apex of metasternum, the distance 
between their bases slightly less than between them and the apex 
of mandibles, composed of twelve joints, 1st small, globular, dis- 
tinctly separated from 2nd, 2nd larger, about the size of 7th, 3rd 
narrowest, 3rd-llth subequal in length and increasing in width, 
12th not quite as long as lOth-llth combined, its basal half about 
the size and shape of 11th, decreasing then to apex. Prothorax 
wider than long, longer and slightly wider than head, strongly 
constricted towards and truncate at base, apex transversely 
globose; median canal distinct but shallow in the middle, obsolete 
at base and apex. Scutellum triangular, considerably longer 
than wide. Elytra parallel-sided to near apex, fully twice as long 
as head and prothorax combined, about once and a half as 
wide as the latter at base, base scarcely truncate, shoulders feebly 
rounded; a feeble depression near the base (only visible when 
viewed sideways). Margins of mesosternal keel finely carinate. 
Legs long, tibiae almost straight. Length 5 J, width 1 J mm. 
Hob.— Blackheath, KS.W. 
May be distinguished from either L. coccinea or L. Master si by 
its much more elongate form, less angular prothorax, longer 
scutellum, longer pubescence, distinctly twelve- jointed antenna?, 
&c; in both of those species the scutellum is tranvserse, in 
Mastersi rounded, and in coccinea truncate at apex. Members of 
this genus are subject to considerable alteration of colour if 
immersed for any time in spirits, the head and prothorax 
