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Cneorides flaviventris n. sp. 
Metallic dark blue, the abdomen flavous, thorax very finely 
and subremotely punctured, elytra very closely and rather 
strongly punctured. 
Length 3 lines. 
Head elongate, transversely grooved between the eyes, the 
vertex impunctate, the frontal tubercles broad, not much raised, 
nearly contiguous, clypeus broad, with a central ridge, its 
anterior margin straight, labrum narrowly edged with fulvous, 
penultimate joint of the palpi rather thick, terminal one short, 
acute, antennæ closely approached at the base, inserted into deep 
cavities and extending to the middle of the elytra, black, the 
lower three joints stained with dark fulvous at the base and 
apex, the basal joint short and thick, subcylindrical, the second 
short, the third and fourth equal, elongate, the following five 
Joints shorter, triangularly widened, the terminal ones normal in 
shape, thorax but little wider than long, the sides subangulate 
before the middle, the posterior angles acute, slightly produced, 
anterior and posterior margin nearly straight, the surface without 
depression, finely and sparingly punctured, scutellum broader 
than long, elytra much wider at the base than the thorax, very 
closely, evenly and rather strongly punctured throughout, with 
traces of longitudinal costæ at the posterior portion, their 
epipleuræ broad, concave, and extending to the apex, underside 
and legs metallic dark blue, abdomen flavous, the last segment 
blackish, with a short median lobe, separated at the sides by 2 
deep groove. 
Hab. Neelgherries,{India (my collection). 
Liroëtes apicicornis n. sp. 
Elongate, fulvous, shining; the last joint of the antennæ black, 
thorax transverse, impunctate, elytra finely and rather closely 
punctured. 
Length 4 1/2 lines. 
Head impunctate, the frontal tubercles broad, trigonate, strongly 
raised, clypeus triangular, penultimate joint of the palpi strongly 
incrassate, apical joint short, acute, antennæ extending to about 
the middle of the elytra, fulvous, the first joint rather short and 
thick, the second one half shorter than the third, fourth and 
following joints equal, the last very elongate and black, pubes- 
cent, thorax more than twice as broad as long, the sides rounded, 
the anterior angles thickened and produced into a short tooth, 
the anterior margin slightly concave or sinuate at the middle, 
