LEM A. 
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slightly marked depression, the punctures deep on the anterior 
portion, much liner posteriorly. Underside and legs clothed with 
line testaceous pubescence. 
Length 5| mm. 
Hah. Eastern India. 
Nearly black (not dark blue as Clark gives), the antenna? long 
and slender, the thorax impuuctate. The above description is 
taken from the type. 
128. Lema nitidissima, sp. n. 
Metallic blue, very shining ; the antennae, tibiae and tarsi black. 
Head constricted behind the eyes, impunctate; the vertex 
with a short but deep groove, not tuberculiform ; ocular sulci very 
deep ; the antennae not extended to the middle of the elytra, 
third joint but little longer than the second, much shorter 
than the fourth, fifth and following joints slightly thickened, 
elongate, terminal joints shorter again. Thorax somewhat longer 
than broad, the anterior portion very moderately widened, the 
angles rounded, not produced ; lateral excavations rather deep, 
bounded by distinct ridges above; basal sulcus very distinct, the 
space behind nearly smooth ; the surface rather convex, either 
impunctate or with some very minute punctures. Scutellum 
black. Elytra subcylindrical and parallel, the basal depression 
well marked, not gradual, extended nearly to the shoulders, the 
punctures closely placed, the interstices with a few minute punc- 
tures, slightly convex at the apex near the sides. Body beneath 
as well as the femora dark blue ; abdomen non-pubescent. 
Length mm. 
Ilab. Travancore : Wallardi ( Coll. Jacoby). 
A rather elongate and subcylindrical species, with a propor- 
tionately elongate thorax, rounded and little widened anterior 
angles and very short third antennal joint. 
129. Lema nilgiriensis, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely, xlvii, 1903, p. 80. 
Metallic blue ; head with two fulvous spots at vertex ; antennae, 
tibiae and tarsi black. 
Head not constricted posteriorly (in the original description 
the opposite is given, but incorrectly), the vertex marked with two 
more or less rufous spots, convex, with a short central groove 
posteriorly ; space in front of the eyes rugosely punctured, the 
latter large and prominent ; antennae with the second to the 
fourth joints gradually lengthened, terminal joints slightly 
thickened but much longer than broad. Thorax subquadrate, 
more or less distinctly punctured on the middle and anteriorly. 
Elytra with a deep subquadrate sutural depression below the base, 
rather strongly punctate-striate, the punctures however somewhat 
distantly placed, the interstices flat. Beneath clothed with fine 
white pubescence. 
