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CEEAMBTCID^. 



the others gradually shorter. Prothorax relatively small (in the 

 Indian species shorter and narrower than the head), transverse, 

 rounded in the middle at each side, furnished with a feeble lateral 

 carina curved downwards from the base to the outer angle of the 

 coxal cavity. Elytra much broader than the prothorax and about 

 six times longer, rounded at the apex ; each with a sharp longi- 

 tudinal carina along the middle. Legs subequal, laterally com- 

 pressed ; hind femora much shorter than the abdomen ; tii'st joint 

 of hind tarsi shorter than the next two united, claw-joint long. 

 Front coxas prominent, strongly transverse, almost contiguous ; 

 the intercoxal part of the prosternum \ ery narrow ; middle 

 coxae also almost contiguous, the mesosternum greatly reduced 

 in size. 



50. Anceme andrewesi, sp. n. 



Entirely of a testaceous or fulvous-red colour, the elytra, 

 ■especially towards the apex, the legs and the body beneath of 

 a somewhat paler tint. Head punctured 

 sparsely in front, closely and subrugosely 

 on the top and at the sides ; mandibles 

 almost A ertically inclined ; louer lobes of 

 the eyes very large, extended forwards 

 between the antennae and the base of 

 the mandibles, the gente in consequence 

 reduced each to a narrow obhque strip. 

 Prothorax shorter and narrower than the 

 head, closely and rather finely punctured, 

 impressed with a sinuate groove just 

 behind the raised front margin, a feeble 

 transverse groove close to the base, and a 

 broader groove or channel along the middle. 

 Elytra strongly and rather closely punc- 

 tured, sparsely setose above and somewhat 

 thickly setose at the apical margin : each 

 A^Hth a sharp dorsal carina which stops 

 short a little before the base in front and at about an equal dis- 

 tance from the apex behind. Dorsal edge of tibiae very narrow 

 and somewhat carinate. 

 Length 14 ; breadth 3 mm. 

 Hah. Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andreives). 



Fig. 20. 



Ance-ne andrewesi, 



Gahan, c?. 



Group PHILINI. 



Head somewhat elongated behind the eyes and more or less 

 narrowed towards the occiput, subvertically inclined in front ; 

 labrum distinct, joined by a transverse suture to the clypeus ; 

 guja without mentigerous process ; eyes large, emarginate. 

 Antennse inserted rather close to the base of the mandibles, the 



