XODOSTOMA. 343 



003. Nodostoma hirsutum, S p. n. 



Piceous, strongly pubescent ; base of femora and the elytra 

 dark fulvous. 



Oblong. Head dark fulvous, strongly and closely punctured 

 and rugose, sparingly pubescent; eyes entire; clypeus not sepa- 

 rated trom the face ; antenna} scarcely extending to middle of 

 elytra, basal four joints fulvous, rest nearly black, second joint 

 curved, elongate and as long as the third, fourth longer than the 

 third, following joints slightly thickened. Thorax about half as 

 broad again as long, sides distinctly angnlated behind the middle, 

 obliquely narrowed anteriorly, surface finely and closely rugose 

 and pubescent, interstices subtuberculate anteriorly. Scutellum 

 piceous, punctured and pubescent, rather large, subpentagonal. 

 Elytra wider at base than the thorax, parallel-sided, subcylindrical ; 

 entire surface strongly and closely rugose, irregularly punctured 

 and clothed with long yellow pubescence. Femora incrassate, 

 minutely toothed beneath. Prosternum very broad, finely rugose 

 and pubescent. 



Lenrjili 4 mm. 



Hab. Assam : Patkai Mta. Type in Brit. Mus. 



A very aberrant species, which, although it possesses nearly all 

 the structural characters of the genus, differs in the long second 

 joint of the antenna, the entirely rugose upper surface and the 

 long although rather sparingly distributed pubescence above. 

 Notwithstanding these structural differences, I prefer at present to 

 locate it in this genus. 



604. Nodostoma cribricolle, sp. n. 



Flavour. Head finely granulate, sparingly punctured, opaque ; 

 clypeus semicircularly emargiuate ; antenna? black, basal three 

 joints flavous, second joint as thick as the basal joint but shorter, 

 terminal joints scarcely thickened. Thorax half as broad again 

 as long, sides angulated just behind the middle, apex and base 

 strongly obliquely narrowed, anterior sulcus feeble but distinct ; 

 surface closely and finely punctured and wrinkled, clothed with a 

 little extremely short pubescence. Elytra oblong, with distinct 

 basal depression, strongly and closely punctate-striate, punctura- 

 tion nearly as strong at apex, an obscure fuscous elongate mark 

 behind the middle. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hab. Southern India : Nilgiris. Type in Brit. Mus. 



Allied to oV. pubicolle, Jac., disc without markings, elytra more 

 regularly punctate, not irregularly punctured at base near suture 

 as in the allied species. 



605. Nodostoma antiquum, sp. n. 



Head and thorax fulvous ; apical joints of antennae black ; 

 rlvlra testaceous ; femora more or less piceous. 



Head closely rugose and sparingly pubescent ; basal four joints 



