CHLOBIDOLUM. 



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220. Chloridolum nympha, White (Callichroma), Cat. Coleopt. B. J/., 

 Longic. p. 161 (1853). 



Metallic green, with the femora purplish red, the tibiae steel- 

 blue, the tarsi bluish black, the 

 antennae steel-blue, the breast 

 and abdomen brassy green with 

 a faint covering of golden- 

 yellow pubescence. Head nitid, 

 sparsely and finely punctate on 

 the front, transversely striated 

 at the sides and rugulose-punc- 

 tate on the crown. Antennae 

 of <5 twice as long as the 

 body ; first joint strongly and 

 rather closely punctured,marked 

 with a groove along the front 

 face and produced in a sharp 

 angle or spine at the apex ; 

 fourth joint shorter than the 

 fifth, about equal in length to 

 the second and third united. 

 Prothorax with a strong conical 

 tubercle at the middle of each 

 side, and a short obtuse tubercle 

 near to the front margin ; 

 transversely and rather strongly 

 striated and nit id all over the 

 upperside, furnished with two 

 feeble tubercles just behind the 

 anterior transverse groove, and 

 two more distinct and more 

 widely separated, in front of the 

 posterior groove. Scutellum 

 glabrous. Elytra very closely 

 punctured and dull, with a finely shagreened appearance. Femora 

 of the hind legs extend well beyond the apex of the elytra ; first 

 joint of hind tarsus longer than the remaining joints united. 

 Length 30-39 ; breadth 6f -9 mm. 

 Hob. Sikhim : Darjeeling, Mungphu ; Manipur (Dolierty). 



Fig. 77. Chloridolum nymplin, 

 White, 3. x f. 



221. Chloridolum perlsetum, White (Callichroma), Cat. Coleopt. 

 B. M., Longic. p. 161 (1853). 



Metallic green, the head and prothorax glossy, the elytra dull ; 

 antennae dark blue or violaceous ; femora red, with the tips of the 

 two anterior pairs and the distal third or so of the hind pair dark 

 blue or violaceous like the tibiae ; body beneath glossy green, with 

 a faint covering of grey pubescence which gives silvery reflections 

 in certain lights. Head minutely and rather sparsely punctured 



