CHLAMYS. 275 



smooth, black. Elytra constricted at the middle, a highly raised 

 ridge close to suture on the posterior half that sends off two 

 more feeble ridges towards the base and connected at the middle 

 by a short transverse ridge with suture ; apical portion of each 

 elytron with three or four fulvous tubercles, the posterior two 

 very strongly developed ; all interstices deeply punctured ; suture 

 serrate throughout. * Breast and abdomen black, sides of latter 

 spotted with fulvous ; apical abdominal segments entirely of that 

 colour on the sides. Pygidium flavous, with piceous punctures, 

 sides and base with depressions, middle with central ridge ; 

 prosternuin broadly subtriangular, pointed at the apex. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hob. Southern India (Coll. Brit. Mus.). 



Of distinctly elongate shape. If viewed from the side the 

 anterior portion of the thorax is seen to have higher tubercles 

 than the posterior portion. 



474. Chlamys nilgiriensis, sp. n. 



Subelongate ; entirely black. Head finely rugose ; antennae 

 with second and third joints short, the following joints gradually 

 and moderately thickened. Thorax with the middle portion 

 gradually and strongly elevated, the raised portion rounded, its 

 middle with two longitudinal ridges that run parallel towards the 

 anterior margin, each of these sends off two other ridges to the 

 sides, the anterior ridge of these much longer than the other ; 

 interstices between ridges reticulate ; basal margin of thorax 

 produced into a point at middle. Scutellum transverse, short. 

 Elytra slightly constricted at the middle, strongly rugosely 

 punctured ; each elytron with about five or six small tubercles, one 

 of which is at the middle close to the suture, one at base near the 

 shoulder ; apical portion with four short longitudinal ridges, the 

 first subsutural ridge has a small transverse tubercle joined to it 

 nearly touching the suture ; all interstices strongly foveolate- 

 reticulate; suture finely denticulate throughout. Pygidium bi- 

 carinate at base. Body beneath reticulate throughout. Pro- 

 sternum triangularly pointed. 



Length 3| mm. 



Hob. Southern India : Nilgiris, Anaimalais (Coll. H. E. 

 Andrewes). 



475. Chlamys flavitarsis, sp. n. 



Black ; labrum, antenna? and tarsi flavous. 



Head longitudinally depressed, finely rugose. Thorax with 

 the middle portion strongly raised, a high ridge each side at the 

 middle, that sends off two others at right angles down each side, 



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