AIA MARTIN JACOHY 



tures at the disc of tlio tliorax and its deeply and closely 

 punctured sides ; the elytra are also more strongl}' punctate- 

 striate ; several species placed jjy Baly in Nudoslomu must tind 

 their places in Cleorma on account of the convex anterior tho- 

 racic episternum. These species as far as I know at present are 

 Nodostotna {Cleorma) basale, Baly, N. collare, Baly, N. purpurei- 

 penne, Ikly, iV. viride, Baly. 



40. Cleorina Gestroi, n. sp. — Broadly ovate, dark violaceous- 

 blue, the terminal joints of the antennae and the tarsi, Llack , 

 head and thorax closely punctured, elytra finely punctate-striate, 

 with basal depression, the sides with a short oblique costa. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head rather strongly and closely punctured, the cly})eus not 

 separated from the face, its anterior edge concave-emarginate , 

 jaws l)lack, antennae extending a little l)eyond the base of the 

 elytra, black, the basal joint metallic blue, the following two, 

 dark fulvous, third joint one half longer than the second , the 

 fifth and following joints rather widened and flattened; thorax 

 twice as broad as long, widened at the middle, tiie sides rather 

 rounded, narrowed in front, the posterior margin strongly oblique 

 at the sides, the median lobe broadly rounded, surface strongly 

 and rather closely punctured, the punctures evenly distributed, 

 tiie base with a ratlun- deep trans^•erse groove in front of the 

 lobe, scutellum subjientagonal, as broad as long; elytra Ijroader 

 at the l)ase than the thorax, subquadrate, very convex, depressed 

 below the ))ase, the shoulders very prominent, followed by a 

 short o])lique costa, the surface very finely punctured in striae, 

 the punctures themselves rather indistinct exce})t those in front 

 of the shoulders which extend to the base, the latter without 

 punctures at its other portions, the punctures below the middle 

 nearly absent, underside and legs like the upper surface, me- 

 tallic violaceous blue, tarsi bhick, anterior margin of the thoracic 

 episternum convex. 



Hah. Si-Rambe. 



One of the largest species of the genus and of an entirely 

 metallic blue colour, it is closelv allied to C. iiohilis, Li'frv. in 



