LEMA. 
4y 
central groove, not tuberculate ; eyes deeply notched ; clypeus and 
labrum black ; antennae short and robust, scarcely extended to the 
base of the elytra, the terminal joints subquadrately widened, 
third and fourth joints equal. Thorax with a deep lateral 
constriction, the cavity bounded by an acute ridge above, its lower 
portion greenish-aeneous, anterior angles very slightly tuberculate, 
basal sulcus deep, middle of the disc rather closely punctured. 
Scutellum fulvous. Elytra with a short but rather deep basal 
depression, the punctures very large and closely placed on the 
basal portion, much liner posteriorly, the suture occupied by a 
broad metallic blue band that commences below the base and 
terminates before the apex. Beneath greenish-black, metallic ; 
extreme sides of the abdomen and the tibiae and tarsi fulvous. 
Length 6 mm. 
Hab. India. Type in Brit. Mus. 
This species cannot be considered a variety of either L. breting- 
hami , Baly, or L. lateralis , Jac., on account of the very short and 
robust antennae, colour of the legs, besides other slight differences. 
Section IX. 
Elytra fulvous with sutural or lateral blade bands , 
or blade with fulvous bands. 
93. Lema medio-lineata, sp. n. 
Eulvous; labrum, antennae, the sides of the breast, the abdomen 
and the legs partly, black ; thorax with a central black band ; 
elytra fulvous, the extreme lateral margins and a broad sutural 
band black. 
Head slightly constricted, fulvous ; the vertex, strongly 
punctured and finely pubescent, only slightly raised and not 
divided ; eyes deeply notched ; clypeus and labrum black ; 
antennae long and slender, the terminal joints elongate. Thorax 
rather broader than long, the anterior angles prominent ; the disc 
with two transverse sulci, the anterior sulcus rather deep, extended 
across the disc, the posterior sulcus still more strongly marked, 
the lateral cavities moderately deep, partly black as are the flanks 
of the thorax ; a narrow longitudinal black band is placed at the 
middle of the disc and extends quite to the base ; rest of the 
surface impunctate. Scutellum black. Elytra distinctly and 
obliquely depressed below the base, extremely closely aud strongly 
punctured ; the interstices everywhere transversely wrinkled, 
strongly longitudinally costate at the apex. Underside and legs 
black, middle of breast and base of femora fulvous. 
Length 5 mm. 
Hab. Burma : Ruby Mines {Doherty). Type in Brit. Mus. 
A very distinct species; the puncturatiou aud sculpture of the 
elytra and the system of coloration differ from that of any other 
known Indian Lema. 
