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the head, the sides rounded and narrowed before the middle anteriorly, 

 narrowed in a nearly straight line to the obtuse posterior angles, 

 the disc rather broadly impressed throughout in the middle ; closely 

 and finely punctured and pubescent, coriaceous. Elytra square, a 

 little longer and broader than the thorax, very finely and closely 

 punctured and pubescent. Abdomen closely and finely punctured 

 and pubescent in front, much more sparingly on the sixth, seventh 

 and eighth segments. 



(J. Posterior margin of the eighth abdominal segment with a 

 semicircular excision on either side bounded externally by a sharp 

 inwardly directed spine ; the margin between the excisions crenulate. 



Hah. Mandai, in rotting fruit. 



104. Homalota cingulata, n. sp. 



Black, scarcely shining ; the thorax reddish-brown ; the abdomen 

 (with the exception of the sixth segment) dark reddish-testaceous. 

 First two joints of the antennae and legs testaceous. Length 1 -5 mm. 



Head transverse, quadrate, narrowed behind the eyes, finely and 

 closely punctured except on the front, which is impressed, ground- 

 sculpture fine and coriaceous. Antennae stout, the 2nd joint 

 longer than the 3rd, the 4th to the 10th transverse and gradually 

 increasing in breadth, the penultimate joints about two and a half 

 times broader than long, the 11th rather long, conical. Thorax 

 transverse broadest about the middle, gradually rounded and 

 narrowed anteriorly, more strongly narrowed and very slightly 

 sinuate to the posterior angles, which are obtuse and form a minute 

 blunt tooth; the base very indistinctly sinuate on either side, not 

 at all produced in front of the scutellum ; the disc broadly impressed 

 in the middle throughout its length, very closely and finely punctured 

 and pubescent, finely coriaceous; anterior angles and middle of 

 the sides with a seta. Elytra one-thiid longer and a little broader 

 than the thorax, square, very finely and closely punctured and 

 pubescent. Abdomen very finely and very sparingly punctured and 

 pubescent. 



^ { ?). Sixth ventral segment a little produced, narrowed and 

 rounded at the extremity. 



Hab. District not noted ; in rotting fruit. 



105. Homalota fuscipennis, n. sp. 



Black scarcely shining, the thorax opaque, the elytra pitchy-black ; 

 antennae rather long, fuscous ; legs testaceous. Length 2 mm. 

 Head obsoletely foveolate on the disc, very finely and closely 



