thorax, second and following joints short, terminal joints 

 thickened, last ovately elongate. Thorax more than twice as 

 broad as long, sides perfectly straight, posterior margin broadly 

 rounded and scarcely produced at middle, surface microscopically 

 punctured. Scutellum extremely minute. Elytra very finely 

 punctured in closely approximate rows, punctures of rather 

 uneven size, somewhat larger near the suture. Prosternum 

 distinctly longer than broad and constricted at the middle. 

 Body beneath very finely and sparingly punctured. 



Length If -2 mm. 



Hob. Xilgiris (Capt. Downing). 



Head entirely impunctate, thorax less closely punctured, elytral 

 rows of punctures more closely placed, puncturation on both 

 thorax and elytra finer. From L. assamensis, Jac., the present 

 species differs in the impunctate head, the slightly produced 

 median lobe of the thorax, and the much longer prosternum ; 

 L. ceylonensis, Jac., is posteriorly less narrowed in shape and 

 the puncturation is much stronger. 



Subfamily II. EUMOLPIN.E. 



Body generally oblong and convex ; head more or less inserted 

 in thorax ; antennae widely separated at base, generally filiform 

 or with dilated terminal joints ; eyes oblong, sinuate or entire. 

 Thorax subglobular, subconical or cylindrical, sometimes without 

 lateral margins. Scutellum always distinct. Elytra short or 

 oblong, generally broader than thorax with well-defined shoulders, 

 often metallic or clothed with hairs or scales. Legs moderate or 

 more or less robust, the femora often with tooth beneath ; tarsi 

 variable, generally with triangular joints ; claws simple, appen- 

 diculate or bifid. Prosternum always distinct, sometimes narrow, 

 sometimes broad. 



This subfamily is numerously represented in India and com- 

 prises many brilliantly coloured or metallic species of moderate 

 size ; some are entirely covered with pubescence and of dull 

 appearance. The subfamily is divided into numerous groups 

 which again are arranged in two sections one in which the 

 anterior margin of the thoracic episternum is concave or straight, 

 and the other in which this part is more or less convex ; but this 

 character has of course to be used in connection with other 

 structural details. 



Key to the Groups of the Eumolpiuae. 



A. Anterior margin of thoracic episterna 



straight or concave, 

 a. Claws appendiculate. 



a'. Sides of thorax entire, not angulate. 

 a' 2 . Antennae filiform. 



a 3 . Intermediate and posterior 



tibias not emarginate at apex. IPHIMKINI, p. 285. 



