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also resembles in size and in many points of structure, but differs 

 as follows : Head distinctly punctate and sometimes slightly 

 rugulose in front. First joint of antennae somewhat acutely 

 angulate, but not dentate, at the apex. Prothorax without an 

 anterior tubercle on each side ; the disc raised, and slightly 

 flattened in the middle but not to the same extent as in A. canton, 

 closely punctured especially towards the sides ; the part adjoining 

 the posterior groove obtusely rounded off, not raised so as to form 

 a sharp tubercle or ridge on each side, and the anterior part more 

 feebly tuberculate than in A. cantori. Elytra narrowed each to a 

 rather sharp point at the apex ; the surface finely rugulose or 

 coriaceous, the sculpture somewhat coarser near the base and 

 gradually finer towards the apex. 



Length 40-50 ; breadth 9|-12 mm. 



Hob. Darjeeling. 



From A. cribricolle, van de Poll, with which this species agrees 

 closely in structure, it is readily distinguished by the dark blue 

 or green colour of the femora. 



227. Aphrodisium cribricolle, van de Poll, Notes Leyd. Mus. xii, 

 p. 157 (1890). 



Metallic green or blue, glabrous and glossy above, covered 

 beneath with a rather faint silvery grey pubescence ; femora 

 purplish red, the hind pair tipped with green or blue at the apex ; 

 tarsi fulvous yellow. Head punctate and somewhat rugulose in 

 front. Antennae extended a little past the apex of the elytra in 

 the cf , and not far beyond the middle of the elytra in the 2 ; 

 first four or five joints blue or green and subnitid, the rest dull 

 black ; the first joint acutely angulate; or sub- dentate, in front at 

 the apex. Prothorax with a deep anterior and less strongly- 

 marked posterior groove ; the disc somewhat raised between the 

 grooves, slightly convex, with a gradual slope to the anterior and 

 a short abrupt slope to the posterior groove, strongly and closely 

 punctured especially towards the sides, with the interstices 

 generally slightly raised ; a faint median groove on the anterior 

 part. Elytra nearly three times as long as their width across the 

 base, with coriaceous surface sculpture somewhat coarser near the 

 base and gradually finer posteriorly ; each narrowed to a point at 

 the apex. Metasternum with some sparsely scattered setigerous 

 punctures. Abdomen frequently testaceous on the anterior part of 

 each of the three intermediate segments ; fifth segment in the male 

 with a feeble sinuate etnargination at the apex, the sixth with a 

 narrower and deeper emargination. Femora rather densely punc- 

 tate, the hind pair most so. Intercoxal process of the prosternum 

 rather narrow in the middle, and gradually dilated posteriorly 

 without, however, reaching to the epimera. 



Length 3o-47 ; breadth 8-12 mm. 



Hob. Sikhim. 



