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N. discicolle is evidently closely allied to iV. genîcnlatum Lefèv. 

 but that species is described with the head, thorax and scutellum 

 of « nigro-piceous » colour as well as the underside; ail the spéci- 

 mens before me agrée with each other and may be at once known 

 from others by the large thoracic biack patches. 



Nodostoma kanaraense n. sp. 



Blackish, antennae and legs flavous, head and thorax deeply and 

 closely punctured, sides of the latter angulate below the middle, 

 elytra strongly punctate-striate, flavous, the suturai and latéral 

 margin and a small spot below the base piceous. 



Length 1 line. 



Head strongly and closely punctured, blackish, generally with 

 two obscure fulvous spots between the eyes, clypeus not separated 

 from the face, punctured like the head, its anterior margin fulvous, 

 antennse pale fulvous or flavous, extending to the middle of the 

 elytra, thorax twice as broad as long, the sides angulate below 

 the middle, obliquely narrowed and straight anteriorly, the surface 

 deeply and closely punctured, without an anterior sulcus, blackish 

 aeneous, the anterior margin narrowly fulvous ; scutellum piceous; 

 elytra pale flavous, with a very shallow dépression below the base, 

 deeply punctate-striate, the punctures piceous, the suturai margin 

 very narrowly, the latéral one more broadly, and a small spot 

 within the dépression, piceous, underside of the same colour, legs 

 flavous. 



Hab. Kanara, S. Bombay, 



This small species is closely allied to N. consimile Baly from 

 Japan but difl'ers in haviiig the thorax with a distinct aeneous gloss 

 and an anterior fulvous margin, the elytra instead of having the 

 basai portion swoUen and impunctate, are hère scarcely raised 

 and distinctly punctured, the humerai callus alone having no 

 punctures; the four spécimens before me show no diflerences in 

 this respect. 



Nodostoma nobilitatum n. sp. 



Black or piceous below, basai joints of the antennaa fulvous, above 

 metallic green or cupreous, thorax angulate near the base, rather 

 strongly but sub-remotely punctured, elytra with basai dépression, 

 strongly punctate-striate. 



Length 2-3 lines. 



Head closely and strongly punctured throughout, labrum fulvous; 

 antennse extending to the middle of the elytra, black, the first 

 four joints fulvous, the basai joint black above ; thorax twice as> 



