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extra spot at the apex, connected with the similarly coloured black 
suture at the posterior portion, of this however, there is in some 
specimens only a trace, as the black markings differ in size. 
Longitarsus rufipennis n. sp. 
Ovate, dark fulvous or rufous, antennæ as long as the body, 
black (the basal joints excepted); thorax broader than long, impunc- 
tate, elytra widened at the middle, nearly impunctate; legs black, 
base of femora and tibiæ fulvous. 
Lenght 1 line. 
Head impunctate, frontal elevations only indicated, carina 
acutely raised, palpi piceous, antennæ nearly extending to the 
end of the elytra, black, the lower three joints rufous, third joint 
one half shorter than the fourth, but longer than the second joint, 
the following ones elongate, thorax scarcely one half broader than 
long, the sides feebly rounded at the middle, the anterior angles 
oblique, the surface impunctate, scutellum broader than long, 
elytra widened towards the middle, the surface scarcely percep- 
tibly punctured, wings absent, legs long and stout, black, the 
extreme base of the femora, fulvous, metatarsus of the posterior 
legs less than halfthe lenght of the tibia, the second joint half the 
lenght of the first, prosternum very narrow. 
Hab. Madura, Madras Presidency. 
Longitarsus belgaumensis n. sp. 
Obseure fulvous, antennæ nearly as long as the elytra, labrum 
black, thorax subquadrate, nearly impunctate as well as the elytra, 
the suture very narrowly piceous, posterior femora black at the 
apex. 
Length 1 line. 
Of elongate and parallel shape, the head impunctate, without 
frontal elevations, clypeus with a central ridge, labrum black, 
antennæ not quite extending to the apex of the elytra, fulvous, the 
apical joints darker, second joint rather long, third slightly longer 
but shorter than the fourth joint, following ones elongate and 
slender, thorax one half broader than long, the sides slightly 
rounded near the base, the anterior angles greatly oblique, forming 
a tooth at a little distance before the middle, surface impunctate, 
but very finely wrinkled near the base, elytra subeylindrical, the 
suture very narrowly darker, the surface not perceptibly punctu- 
red, posterior femora very long and thick, their apex black, penis 
very straight and slender, slightly narrowed at some distance from 
the apex, the latter pointed. 
