298 CHKYSOMELIDjE. 



Hab. Southern Bombay : Belgaum. 



The obscure aeneous colour, black underside and legs and strong 

 elytral puncturation principally distinguish this species. In some 

 specimens the tarsi are obscurely fulvous, but the sculpture and 

 colour separate these from N. targalis, Duv. 



e. Above pubescent. 



511 . Nodina hirta, sp. n. 



uiEneous or cupreous ; finely pubescent ; antenna) and legs 

 fulvous. 



c? . Oblong-ovate. Head closely and finely punctured, sparingly 

 clothed with fine grey pubescence ; clypeus semicircularly emar- 

 ginate in front, not separated from face; labrum fulvous; antennae 

 entirely fulvous, terminal joints strongly thickened, extending 

 nearly to the middle of the elytra. Thorax quite twice as broad 

 as long, sides straight at base, rounded anteriorly, surface extremely 

 closely and rather strongly punctured and sparingly pubescent. 

 Elytra finely punctate-striate, the interstices extremely minutely 

 punctured and granulate, finely pubescent. Legs rather long and 

 robust. Prosternum strongly transverse, finely punctured. Under- 

 side obscurely aeneous, nearly smooth. 



. Elytra A ith an acute costa from shoulders nearly to apex 

 and close to lateral margins, preceded by another rather shorter 

 costa. 



Length l|-2 mm. 



Hab. Nilgiris (H. L. Andrewes}. 



A rather remarkable species on account of the finely pubescent 

 upper suface, which, however, can only be seen in well preserved 

 specimens ; the closely punctured thorax and finely granulate and 

 punctured elytral interstices further distinguish the species. 



I give below translations of the descriptions of three species indi- 

 cated by Motschulsky. It seems impossible, however, to identify 

 them for want of details. 



512. Nodina subdilatata, Motsch. Stud. Ent. 1858, p. 109. 



"A little larger and more rounded than N. pusilla, thoi-ax more 

 transversely shaped, more strongly narrowed anteriorly, the poste- 

 rior angles more produced, puncturation stronger. Elytra with 

 more strongly rounded sides, the punctures stronger and visible to 

 apex." (Mot&ehulsky.') 



Hab. India (teste Motschulsky). 



513. Nodina laevicollis, Motsch. titud. Ent. 1858, p. 109. 



" One half larger, more convex and more smooth than N. pusilla ; 

 last five joints of antennae black. Thorax more convex, puuctu- 

 ration extremely fine. Elytra : the punctures obliterated on the 

 sides and apex. 



"Hab. India. 



