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anteriorly, interstices slightly rugose. Elytra subcylindrical, 

 parallel-sided, with a distinct basal depression, puncturation rather 

 strong anteriorly, finer towards apex. Legs rather long, femora 

 with a small tooth. 



Length 3-4 mm. 



Hob. Ceylon : Dikoya. 



This species, in addition to its pale colour, differs from 

 N. obliteration Jac. in the much more strongly punctured head and 

 thorax, angulate sides of latter, shorter and nearly black antenna?, 

 and colour of tibia; and tarsi. 



569. Nodostoma bimaculicolle, Jac. Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova, xxxii, 



1892, p. 899. 



Light testaceous ; thorax with two small black spots. 



Head with a few punctures between the eyes ; clypeus separated 

 by deep lateral sulci that extend upwards to the eyes, surface 

 rather strongly but very sparingly punctured, anterior border 

 deeply einarginate ; antennaB filiform, testaceous, terminal joints 

 stained with piceous, third joint slightly shorter than the fourth. 

 Thorax very short, rather more than twice as broad as long, sides 

 obtusely angulate just behind the middle, anterior sulcus deep 

 and entire ; surface with some strong punctures in the middle only, a 

 small black spot at each side. Elytra with deep depression below 

 the base, the latter raised ; a short row of deep punctures near suture 

 at base, another within shoulders and a few punctures within the 

 depression, the latter sometimes with a small black spot, sutural 

 margins more or less piceous ; rest of surface im punctate, punctures 

 replaced by closely approximate rows of fuscous spots. 



Length 3| mm. 



Hab. Burma : Karennee. Sumatra. T 



This form has a very short thorax, ahgulated close behiud'the 

 middle, the spots often obsolete. The Suma'tran specimens agree 

 so closely with those from Burma that I am unable to separate 

 them specifically. 



570. Nodostoma clypeatum, Jac. P. Z. S. 1887, p. 79. 



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Pale testaceous ; apical joints of antennae fuscous. 



Head nearly impunctate on the vertex ; clypeus strongly ? but 

 very remotely punctured, not separated from the face, space above 

 insertion of anten^ue obliquely grooved ; antennae slender, nearly 

 as long as the body, terminal three or four joints fuscous or black. 

 Thorax twice as -broad -as long, ,strongly narrowed in front, sides 

 distinctly angulate near base, anterior groove absent; surface 

 strongly punctured at the sides only, middle of disc with a few fine 

 punctures. Elytra with very distinct subbasal depression, the 





