68 Records of the Indian Museum. Vor. 2a 
Table separating the Indian species and one from China. 
1. Posterior angles of the lateral lobes of 
pronotum produced in a sharp spine 
more or less distinctly curvate forward. 
2. Lateral carinae on each side of the disc 
of dorsum provided with more than one 
distinct denticle. 
3. Lateral carinae on each side of dorsum 
including hind process ornate with many 
small denticles throughout; dorsum 
bearing distinctly elevated nodes; pro- 
notum of female 21 mm .. multidentatum, sp. nov. 
4. Dorsum of pronotum somewhat smoother. 
3. 3. Lateral carinae on each side of disc of 
dorsum provided with denticles, and 
often tuberculate backward as far as the 
base of process only; hind process very 
long produced ; median carina of pro- 
notum not at all tuberculate over occi- 
put at the front margin; pronotum of 
female 29°5 mm. .. dtscalts, sp. nov. 
2.2. Lateral carinae on each sae of disc 
of dorsum entire, not at all dentate, 
but pale bimaculate, or very indistinct- 
ly subtuberculate ; body and legs often 
adorned with yellow spots: front mar- 
gin of pronotum bearing a tubercle on 
each side below the eyes, and one at 
the middle above the occiput; prono- 
tum of female 19.5 mm. .. indicum, Hancock. 
4. 4. Dorsum above rugose, reticulate ; front 
margin of pronotum at the middle over 
the occiput and on each side below the 
eyes ornate with a tubercle; humeral 
angle on each side bearing a small pale 
denticle ; pronotum strongly prolong- 
ate: pronotum of female 29 mm. chinensis, sp. nov.! 
I. I. Posterior angles of the lateral lobes of 
pronotum more or less triangular or 
acute produced, straight, not at all 
curvate. 
5. Lateral lobes of pronotum with the 
posterior angles slender spiniform pro- 
duced ; anterior border of pronotum on 
each side bearing three tubercles, but 
the middle of dorsum over the occiput 
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! For description of this Chinese species, see report of species outside of India 
at the end of this paper. 
