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second and third joint, equal, elongate, fourth slightly longer, « 
thorax one half broader than long, the sides straight, the anterior | 
angles oblique, forming a distinct tooth before the middle, the 
dise punctured like the head, elytra strongly and very regularlÿ 
punctate-striate, the rows closely placed, the interstices also 
closely and very finely punctured, underside und legs black, 
shining, the extreme base of the femora, the apex of the tibiæ, 
the posterior tibiæ entirely and their tarsi, fulvous. 
Hab. Chamba, Himalayas. 
Of narrowly elongate and parallel shape, of a dark æneous 
colour and in this respect dissimilar from most of its metallic 
blue congeners. 
Chaetocnema géeniculata n. sp. 
Black, the apex of the femora and the tibiæ flavous, terminal 
joints of antennæ, black, thorax transverse, extremely finely and 
rather sparingly punctured, elytra deeply punctate-striate, the 
interstices flat and impunctate. 
Length 1/2 line. 
Of shining black colour, the head impunctate, with the excep= 
tion of a single deep puncture at the inner margin of the eyes, 
frontal elevations absent, clypeus slightly raised between the 
antennæ, lower portion finely pubescent, impunctate, palpi 
flavous, antennæ slender, extending beyond the middle of the 
elytra, black, the lower four joints flavous, third and fourth 
joints equal, much longer than the second one, thorax twice as 
broad as long, the sides slightly rounded, the angles distinct, the 
posterior margin slightly produced at the middle and rounded, 
preceded by a row of small punctures, rest of the surface very 
minutely and not closely punctured, elytra broad at the base, 
narrowed posteriorly, strongly punctate-striate, the punctures 
round, larger than the space between each at the two first rows 
near the suture, the others more widely separated, those near 
the apex, smaller, incerstices flat and impunctate, except the one 
near the lateral margin which is raised, elytral epipleuræ with a 
few punctures posteriorly, underside black and impunctate, the 
extreme apex of the femora and the tibiæ and tarsi, flavous, 
posterior tibiæ widened, distinctly notched at the middle, the 
first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the following two 
joints. 
Hab. Burmah. 
This little species may be known by the impunctate head, 
the black shining colour of the upper and underside, the long 
and slender antennæ, flat elytral interstices and the colour of 
the legs. 
