PIIYTOPHAGA FROM SIMATKA 391 



piiiictured witliiii the latter, finely towards the apex, the sides 

 with a sliort oblique costa at the shoulders. 



Length 1 ^/^ line. 



Head impunctate , clypeus separated at the sides by a few 

 punctures, antennae extending to al)c)ut the middle of the elytra, 

 Hjivous, the third and fourth joints equal, slender, thorax at 

 least twice as broad as long, the sides strongly obliquely nar- 

 rowed anteriorly, distinctly angulate near the base, the surface 

 with a transverse groove near the anterior margin , sparingly 

 but strongly j)unctured at the sides near the base, the rest of 

 the disc nearly impunctate or with a few fine punctures, the 

 posterior angles with a single long hair, elytra convex, the 

 shoulders very prominent , with a short costa running to the 

 lateral margin , the Ixise with a deep transverse depression , 

 strongly punctured within the latter, rest of the surface finely 

 punctate-striate ; femora unarmed. 



/lab. Pangherang-Pisang. 



This Nodostoma is closely allied to N. nigritarsis, Jac. likewise 

 from Sumatra, but differs in the flavous colour and legs which 

 is the same in the eight specimens l)efore me ; the strong punc- 

 tures near the base and posterior angles of the thorax in con- 

 nection with the other particulars pointed out above, are the 

 principal distinguishing features of this species ; the penis is 

 short and strongly curved, the apex is not narrowed but mo- 

 derately pointed, the excavated portion does not extend far 

 upwards. 



16. Nodostoma nigrosuturatum, n. sp. — Black, head, antennae 

 and legs fulvous , thorax strongly punctured , angulate at the 

 middle, the disc more or less black, the margins fulvous, elytra 

 with basal depression, finely punctate-striate, fulvous, the margins 

 narrowly and a broad suturai band, narrowed and abbreviated 

 posteriorly, black . 



Vai\ a. Elytra without black margins, the suturai band narrow 

 or only indicated. 



Var. b. Thorax fulvous, the other parts as in the type. 



Length I 72 lines. 



