348 CHRYSOMELIDjE. 



A very short and rather broad species sufficiently distinguished 

 by the elytral markings. 



614. Nodostoma obscuro-maculatum, sp. n. 



Obscure pale fulvous ; terminal joints of antennae black ; elytra 

 testaceous, some small elongate spots at base and another spot 

 near the apex piceous. 



Head closely and strongly punctured, shining ; antennae slender, 

 basal four joints testaceous, rest black, third joint slightly shorter 

 than the fourth. Thorax about half as broad again as long, obtusely 

 angulated behind the middle, strongly narrowed in front, anterior 

 sulcus narrow but distinct, surface finely and closely rugose- 

 punctate. Elytra elongate, with deep basal depression, strongly 

 punctate-striate ; interstices closely and strongly longitudinally 

 costate; two short piceous spots at base of outer two rows of 

 punctures within shoulders, another spot on third costa near 

 suture and apex. 



Length 2| mm. 



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



Although closely allied and of nearly similar sculpture to 

 N. corrosicollis, evidently distinct on account of the non-rugosely 

 punctured and shining head, less strongly rugosely-punctured 

 thorax, and the elytral spots, on which the punctures are also 

 less regularly placed. 



615. Nodostoma ornatum, sp. n. 



Greenish-aeneous ; antennae and legs fulvous ; elytra with a 

 round spot at base and an elongate spot at middle near suture, 

 fulvous. 



Oblong-ovate. Head strongly rugose-punctate, obscure fulvous 

 on the vertex ; clypeus not separated from the face, semicircu- 

 larly emarginate in front ; labrum aeneous : palpi fulvous ; basal 

 seven joints of the antennae fulvous, rest wanting in the type and 

 only specimen, second joint as long as the first, more slender, 

 third slightly longer. Thorax transversely subcylindrical, sides 

 deflexed, lateral margins feebly rounded, anterior sulcus distinct 

 only near the angles ; surface extremely closely punctured, the 

 punctures crowded at the sides and partly confluent. Scutellum 

 subquadrate, impunctate. Elytra broadly ovate, with a feeble de- 

 pression below the base, strongly punctate-striate, apex very finely 

 punctured ; first four interstices fulvous behind the middle, thus 

 forming an elongate patch. Femora strongly thickened, with 

 distinct tooth beneath. 



Length 4| mm. 



Hub. Southern Bombay: Kanara (Coll. H. E. Andreives). 



A peculiarly marked species that differs somewhat structurally 

 from other species in the genus in the proportionately long second 

 joint of the antennae and in the shape of the thorax, which is not 



