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more than half as broad again as long, with rounded sides, the 

 sides more deflexed than usual. 



616. Nodostoma tavoyense, sp. n. 



c5" . Fulvous ; elytra, legs, and antennae testaceous ; suture of 

 elytra fuscous. 



Head very finely and sparingly punctured, extreme vertex of 

 head more closely punctured, the punctures elongate ; clypeus 

 with a few deep punctures, sides with a short elongate groove, 

 anterior edge nearly straight ; antennas long and slender, third, 

 fourth, and fifth joints very elongate and slender. Thorax twice as 

 broad as long, sides angulated near the base, anterior sulcus distinct, 

 surface rather strongly but not very closely punctured except at 

 the sides. Elytra elongate, strongly transversely depressed below 

 the base, anterior portion rather strongly punctate-striate, apical 

 area nearly impunctate, two rows of punctures only near the suture. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hob. Burma : Kuby Mines ; Tenasserim : Tavoy. Type in 

 Brit. Mus. 



This species belongs to the group that has an elongate not 

 ovate shape, and a distinctly punctured thorax ; in the Burma 

 specimen the thoracic sulcus is obsolete at the middle. I cannot 

 find other differences of importance. 



617. Nodostoma suturale, Motsch. Evil. Mosc. 1866, p. 410. 



" Eufo-testaceous. Thorax remotely punctured ; elytra dis- 

 tinctly punctate-striate. 



" Length 2 mm. 



"Hab. Ceylon." (MotscJmlsTcy .} 



This and the following four species cannot be identified with any 

 degree of certainty. 



618. Nodostoma viridipenne, Motsch. in Schrenck, Reise Amur. 1860, 



p. 177. 



" Resembles greatly N. ceneipenne in shape, form and colour ; 

 and only differs in the rather shorter elytra, a more trapezoidal 

 thorax, less closely punctured, more shining, and by the feebly 

 dentate femora. 



"Hob. India." (Motschulsty .) 



619 Nodostoma pusillum, Gyllenh. (Colaspia) in Schonh. Syn. Insect 

 i, 2, 1808, p. 233. 



" Greenish-seneous ; beneath bluish-black ; labrum, base of 

 antennae and legs rufo-testaceous. 



"Subglobose. Head finely and remotely punctured. Thorax 

 broadly transverse, scarcely narrowed in front, angles strongly 

 deflexed and pointed; sides scarcely rounded, narrowly mar- 

 gined, posterior angles produced; above strongly convex, finely 



