LEM A. 
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a few tine punctures ; basal sulcus not very deep except near the 
sides, placed rather close to the basal margin. Scutellum fulvous. 
Elytra obliquely and distinctly depressed below the base and 
within the shoulders, the punctures large and deep within the 
depression, the interstices there also somewhat rugose, slightly 
costate near the apex. Body beneath and the legs fulvous ; tarsi 
black. 
Length 5 mm. 
Hab. T ravancore : Wallardi (Coll. Jacoby). 
Closely allied to L. obscuritarsis , Jac. and L. balyana , Jac., but 
distinguished from both by the non-sulcate vertex of the head and 
the less deeply notched eyes, also from the first-named species by 
the black antennae and from the second by the fulvous clypeus. 
Section III. 
Thorax longer than broad ; coloration as preceding sections. 
37. Lema praeclara, Clark , App. Cat. Phytoph. 18(36, p. 68. 
Lema praeclarior, Clark, Cat. Phytoph. 1866, p. 27. 
Elavous ; elytra dark violaceous. 
Elavous. Parallel-sided, cylindrical ; head strongly constricted 
posteriorly ; intraocular space highly raised in the shape of two 
tubercles, joined in front ; antennae robust, extended slightly 
beyond the base of the elytra. Thorax elongate and subcylindrical, 
with rounded anterior angles ; the surface convex, extremely 
minutely punctured ; the basal sulcus very shallow ; the lateral 
constrictions form deep triangular cavities. Scutellum fulvous. 
Elytra without basal depression, dark violaceous, the punctures 
deep and slightly elongate at the base, much finer posteriorly, the 
interstices at the latter place strongly costate. Underside and 
legs flavous, the latter very robust. 
Length 8 mm. 
Hab. India. 
A large and elongate species, with an elongate and subcylindrical 
thorax, its sulcus shallow. The above description is taken from 
the type in the British Museum. 
38. Lema lacordairei, Paly , Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iv, 1865, p. 23. 
Lema eyanipennis, Lacord. ( nec Fabricius) Mon. Phytoph. i, 1845, 
p. 370. 
Bufous ; elytra metallic blue. 
Head and thorax very shining; antennae robust, slightly less 
than half the length of the body. Thorax one-fourth longer than 
broad anteriorly, smooth or with some minute punctures at middle 
of disc. Elytra strongly punctate-striate at base, finely so towards 
apex, interstices smooth. Legs rather short ; claws black. 
The differences pointed out by Baly between this species and 
the true L. eyanipennis Eabr. consist principally in the always 
