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broad transverse suleus near the base, scutellum black, broad, | 
elytra much broader at the base, than the thorax, distinctly but . 
not very closely punctured, the punctures somewhat regularlÿ 
arranged, underside and legs metallic dark blue like the upper . 
surface, the apex of the tibiæ and the tarsi closely covered with 
yellowish pubescence. 
Hab. Bengal (Konbir). My collection. 
ADDENDA. 
Gynandrophthalma orientalis n. sp. 
Black, the basal joints of the antennæ and the base of the ante- 
rior tibiæ fulvous, thorax flavous, nearly impunctate, elytra 
strongly and closely punctured, dark blue, the apex fla vous. 
Length 1 line. 
Head bluish-black, finely and sparingly punctured, not transver- 
sely depressed, the clypeus not separated from the face, labrum 
and palpi obscure fulvous, antennæ fuscous or black, the lower two 
or three joints fulvous, the second and third very small, the ter- 
minal joints transverse, thorax nearly three times broader than 
long, the sides nearly straight, the posterior angles rounded, the 
basal margin broadly truncate at the middle, scarcely produced, 
preceded by à very narrow transverse groove, the surface with a 
few minute punctures, flavous, scutellam broad, piceous, elytra 
very closely and distinctly punctured, the interstices finely rugose 
or wrinkled, the apex with a bright flavous spot, underside and 
legs black, finely pubescent, the base of the anterior femora more 
or less fulvous, the first joint of their tarsi very elongate, the meta- 
tarsus of the posterior legs as long as the following two joints 
together. 
Hab. Belgaum. 
À small sized species somewhat resembling G. Raffrayi and 
G. collaris of Europe in its coloration but differing in that of the 
elytra or the thorax respectively. 
Nodostoma brunneum n. sp. 
Dark fulvous, the terminal joints of the antennæ black, thorax 
transverse, the sides strongly dentate near the base, strongly 
punctate-striate. 
Length 1 5/4-2 lines. 
Head strongly but not very closely punctured in the male except 
on the clypeus, the latter not separated from the face, antennæ 
extending to the middle of the elytra, black, the lower four joints 
