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and pubescent, Ihe dise transversely sulcate at the middle near the 

 sldes, elytra wider at the base than the thorax, closely and strongly 

 punctured, below and the legs pale fulvous, the breast sometimes 

 darker. 



This species may be at once separated by the pale coloration and 

 larger size from N. Andrewesi and frotn N. Balyi by its much less 

 robust shape and the colour of the elytra; in ail thèse species the 

 eyes are not reniform as in the type {N. Balyi excepted) but I cannot 

 fînd other différences sufTicient to justify a generic séparation from 

 Baly's type ; many spécimens of Ihe présent insect are before me but 

 no intermediate forms between it and N. Andrewesi nor N. Balyi. 



DERMORHYTIS FULVIPES sp. n. 



Elongate and parallel, cupreous or green, the antennse and legs 

 fulvous, head and thorax closely and strongly punctured, sides of 

 thorax nearly straight, elytra punctured like the thorax, the inter- 

 stices at the sides transversely rugose. 



Length 7 mill. 



Head very closely and strongly punctured, the clypeus not sepa- 

 rated from the face, labrum fulvous, antennse fulvous, the basai 

 joint more or less aeneous above, the third and fourlh joint equal; 

 thorax subcylindrical, of equal width, the sides nearly straight, not 

 narrowed anteriorly, the anterior angles produced forwards, the 

 surface very closely and strongly punctured, the interstices at the 

 sides slightly wrinkled, also irapressed with some minute punc- 

 tures; elytra parallel, punctured in rows near the suture, more 

 strongly and irregularly soat the sides, where the interstices are also 

 strongly transversely rugose, those near the apex are provided 

 with single, very short hairs; below œneous or obscure cupreous, 

 finely pubescent, the legs fulvous, the femora sometimes more 

 or less seneous; the anterior margin of the thoracic episternum 

 concave. 



Ilab. Pondicherry, India (my collection). 



From other true species of Dermorhytis dislinguished by the 

 colour of the antennse and legs, the partly regular and partly irre- 

 gular sculpture of Ihe elytra, their colour and narrowly parallel 

 shape. 



AULEXIS ASSAMENSIS sp. n. 



Fulvous, closely pubescent, head and thorax fuscous, extremely 

 finely punctured, elytra clothed with fine yellow hairs, punctured 

 like the thorax. 



Length 5 mill. 



