108 LABIDUEID^. 



prouotum is longer and differs in being quite smooth and 

 distinctly widened posteriorly. The femora are blackish in 

 iV. 2^hiletas^ but this is an untrustworthy character. The present 

 species is peculiar among the BracJu/lahina' in having the pronotum 

 quite smooth and also in its red-brown colour. 



Genus METISOLABIS, n. g. 



Brachylabis, Bolivar, Burr (oliDi). 



Type, Brachylabis voelzkowi. Burr. 



Agrees generally with the preceding genus, but the segments 

 of the antennae are longer, not globular, all beyond the second 

 being at least a little longer than broad ; and the eyes are large, 

 elliptical, and nearly reach the posterior angles of the head ; the 

 mesonotum is keeled. From the following genus it differs in the 

 long antenual segments, agreeing in the structure of the eyes and 

 mesonotum. 



Range. India and Madagascar. 



Two species are known to occur in India. 



TahJe of Species. 



1 . Legs uniform reddish ; abdomen with 

 lateral tubercles on fourth segment 

 only ; keels of mesonotum strongly 



converging posteriorly bifoveolata, Bol., p. 108. 



1.1. Femora banded with "black; abdomen 

 with lateral tubercles on third and 

 fourth segments ; keels of mesonotum 

 gently converging posteriorly candeUi, Burr, p. 109. 



59. Metisolabis bifoveolata, Bol. 



Brachylabis bifoveolata, Bolivar, (97) p. 285, pi. 10, fig. 1; Bonn, 

 (00-) p. 53; Kirbi/, (04) p. 16 ; Burr, (08^) pp. 250 & 251. 



Pitch-black, entirely punctulate, and with reddish pubescence ; 

 basal segment of antennae reddish, the rest up to the twelfth 

 black. Mesonotum heart-shaped, with lateral keels. Legs reddish 

 testaceous. Third abdominal segment Mith no lateral tubercles ; 

 fourth segment with a strong blunt tubercle on each side ; the 

 fifth segment impressed at the sides. Forceps of S with branches 

 short, trigonal, gently curved. 



Length of body 12-14 mm. 



„ forceps 2 „ 



Southern India : Trichinopoli (coll. Bolivar). 



Bolivar's description is brief but good, and so is bis figure. 



