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pubescence, black, the lower portion fïavous, antennse slender, 

 black, the lower three or four joints flavous, thorax scarcely twice 

 as broad as long, the sides strongly rounded, the surface transver- 

 sely sulcate at the sides and longiludinally so at the middle, flavous, 

 finely wrinkled or rugose, scutellum fuscous, elytra metallic green 

 or aeneous, the extrême suture purplish or dark coloured, the entire 

 surface miniUely transversely wrinkled, sparingly clothed with fine 

 pubescence, underside black, legs testaceous. 



Hab. Nilgiri Hills, also Khasia Hills. June, July. 



Probably closely allied to A. purpiirea AUd. of which I can only 

 find a two lined diagnosis; from A. assamensis Jac. distinguished 

 by the flavous thorax. 



LUPERODES OBESA sp. n. 



Ovate, very convex, testaceous, the under side black, thorax 

 impunctate, the sides straight, elytra microscopically punctured. 



Length 4 mill. 



Of short, ovate and very convex shape, pale testaceous, the head 

 with a few extremely minute punctures, the frontal élévations very 

 broad and subtriangular, clypeus broadly wedge-shaped, eyes large, 

 antennse slender, scarcely extending to the middle of the elytra, 

 testaceous, the first and third joint elongate, equal, the following 

 joints shorter, thorax distinctly narrowed anteriorly, with straight 

 latéral margins, basai margin rounded at the middle, the angles 

 acute, the surface impunctate, scutellum pale, elytra with the 

 greatest élévation at the middle, shining, scarcely perceptibly 

 punctured, their epipleurae continued below the middle, breastand 

 abdomen black, legs testaceous, posterior tibise with a long spine, 

 the first joint of their tarsi of half the length, anterior coxal cavities 

 open. 



Hah. Nelgherries (my collection). 



I possess two spécimens of this species, much distinguished by 

 the short and convex shape, that of the thorax and the black under 

 side. 



KHASIA ANDREWESI sp. n. 



Above obscure piceous or fulvous, slightly metallic, below and 

 the legs testaceous, antennae extremely long, thorax subquadrate, 

 fmely rugose, elytra closely punctured, the interstices finely longi- 

 ludinally costale, legs extremely elongate. 



Length 3 mill. 



Of spider like appearance, the head very broad and convex, 



