NODOSTOA1A. 311 



narrowed in front, sides distinctly angulate near base : anterior 

 sulcus deep and entire, impressed with punctures ; surface very 

 finely and rather remotely punctured, lateral margins obscure 

 piceous. Elytra oblong-ovate, deeply transversely depressed below 

 base, strongly punctate-striate anteriorly, more finely so towards 

 apex ; interstices slightly convex, more distinctly so at the sides, the 

 latter rather broadly piceous at base, this colour extends slightly 

 across the elytral depression but is narrowed along the margins. 

 Legs long and slender ; femora with a small tooth. 



$ . Has shorter antenna?, a closely and finely punctured thorax, 

 and the elytra scarcely perceptibly punctured below middle. 



Var. Elytra entirely fulvous. 



Lenf/lh 4-5 mm. 



Hub. Ceylon. 



In a $ in my collection, the head is strongly and remotely 

 punctured, much more so than is the thorax, the entire apical 

 portion of the femora is black and the tooth very distinct. In 

 coloration there is no difference. 



536. Nodostoma maculipenne, sp. n. 



Testaceous ; breast obscure piceous ; thorax with a transverse 

 piceous band ; elytra with one or two spots or short stripes at 

 base, a larger spot near apex and sutural and lateral margins more 

 or less black. 



Head very sparingly and finely punctured, strongly obliquely 

 sulcate on each side at base of clypeus ; the latter transverse, 

 with a row of punctures and a few punctures near the apex, anterior 

 border feebly emargiriate ; antennae filiform, third and fourth 

 joints nearly equal. Thorax short and transverse, sides strongly 

 angulate near base, margins narrowly reflexed, anterior sulcus 

 entire, surface very finely and rather closely punctured, margins 

 and a more or less distinct transverse band on disc black. Elytra 

 oblong, with short but deep depression below base, strongly punc-- 

 tate-striate anteriorly, obsoletely so at npex, shoulders with a very 

 deep sulcus within : the interstices slightly costate at base near the 

 lateral margins, also a short oblique costa from shoulders. Femora 

 unarmed. 



Var. Elytra without spots. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hal. Southern India: Nilgiris ; Shembaganur (Coll. Bi-usseh 

 Mus.}. 



Of the elytral spots two or three more or less distinct are 

 placed close to basal margin, the posterior one of more elongate 

 shape and more plainly marked near suture at some distance from 

 apex. These markings and those of the thorax, with the fine and 

 close puncturation of the latter, will help to distinguish the species. 

 In the variety, the elytra have an obscure spot within the 

 depression and the margins piceous only, the interstices are rather 



