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685. Scelodonta immaculata. sp. n. 



Dark aeneous. Head deeply and closely punctured, sulci very 

 deep, forehead with a central longitudinal groove : clypeua 

 distinctly bidentate in front ; antenna) nearly black, with the 

 basal two joints aeneous, third elongate, terminal joints strongly 

 thickened. Thorax transversely subcylindrical, sides rounded, 

 surface closely transversely strigose. Scutellum transverse, punc- 

 tured. Elytra strongly convex, faintly transversely depressed 

 below base, closely punctate-striate, punctures transverse, inter- 

 stices finely punctured, longitudinally costate at the sides. Femora 

 strongly dentate. Prostemuni much broader than long, remotely 

 punctured. Abdomen finely, breast strongly, punctured. 



Length 4 mm. 



Hob. Travancore : AVallardi (Coll. Jacoby). 



686. Scelodonta longicollis, sp. n. 



Dark bronze-coloured. Head finely granulate, closely punctured 

 and longitudinally strigose, interstices with some very short grey 

 hairs; antennae wirh the terminal joints black and gradually 

 thickened, basal joint aeneous, third and fourth equal. Thorax 

 scarcely broader than long, sides strongly rounded and widened ; 

 surface depressed on the disc, transversely strigose throughout, 

 studded with scattered hairs. Scutellum transverse, distinctly 

 punctured. Elytra longer than broad, depressed below base and 

 longitudinally depressed at the sides near the middle, closely and 

 strongly punctured in rows ; interstices within depressions and at 

 the sides feebly costiform, furnished with single short hairs like 

 those on the thorax; an obscure spot on the middle of disc. Legs 

 rather elongate ; anterior femora unarmed, the others with a small 

 tooth. Sides of breast closely covered with white pubescence. 



Length 4 mm. 



Hab. Kashmir. Type in Coll. H. E. Andrewes. 



The thorax in this species is longer than in that of any other 

 form known to me from India or the East. 



Group HETERASPINI. 



Body above more or less strongly pubescent. Thorax with 

 distinct lateral margins. Elytra broader at base than the thorax, 

 Intermediate tibiae einarginate at apex ; claws bifid. Anterior 

 margin of thoracic episternum concave. 



Metallic species distinguished by the long silky pubescence of 

 the upper parts. A single genus only is known from India. 



Genus TRICHOCHRYSEA. 



Trichochrysea, Baly, Journ. of Ent. i, 1860, p. 195. 

 Type, T. mouhoti, Baly, from Cambodia. 

 Banae. India ; China ; Malayan Subregion. 



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