408 CHRYSOMELID^E. 



shorter than in that species. X. batyi, .lac., has the head 

 strongly punctured. All the specimens before me seem to be 

 females. 



721. Xanthophorus carinatus, sp. n. 



Fulvous ; apical joints of antennae and thorax piceous ; above 

 clothed with yellowish pubescence. 



Elongate. Head more or less closely and strongly punctured, 

 with a rather high central ridge on the vertex ; clypeus more or 

 less strongly punctured ; basal four joints of antennae fulvous, 

 rest black, third and fourth joints equal, following joints elongate, 

 pubescent. Thorax half as broad again as long, sides not widened ; 

 surface transversely sulcate, very linely but distinctly punctured, 

 finely pubescent. Elytra with similar puncturation and pubes- 

 cence. 



Length 3|-4| mm. 



Hab. Southern India : Ni^giris (Coll. Brit. Mus.~) ; Travancore : 

 Wallardi (Coll. Jacoby). 



Easily distinguished by the strongly raised ridge on the vertex. 

 The Nilgiri specimens, probably females, are larger and more 

 convex and robust. Specimens obtained by Mr. Andrewes on the 

 Nilgiris have the base and sides of the elytra more or less black, 

 these are all females. There is scarcely a trace of any pubescence 

 except in one specimen, which has the elytra clothed with short 

 hairs. 



722. Xanthophorus nigricollis, sp. n. 



Black ; basal joints of antennae, elytra and legs fulvous ; 

 surface above closely pubescent. 



Head black and shining, nearly impunctate and sparingly 

 pubescent ; clypeus very linely punctured ; labrum fulvous ; 

 antennae long and filiform, basal three joints fulvous, rest black, 

 second to fourth gradually lengthened, terminal joints elongate, 

 pubescent. Thorax black, rather shining, subquadrate, sides 

 scarcely rounded ; surface with several transverse obsolete depres- 

 sions near the anterior and posterior margins, finely punctured 

 and sparingly pubescent. Scutellum black. Elytra wider at 

 base than the thorax, minutely punctured, clothed with yellowish 

 hairs, posterior portion sometimes obscure fuscous. 



Length 3-3^ mm. 



Hab. India : Sheinbagauur (Colls. Belgian Mus. <$f Jacoby). 



A very distinct species. 



723. Xanthophorus lexnoides, Walker (Ptiuus) A. M. N. 11. (3) ii. 



p. 283. 



Obscure fulvous above; basal joints of antennas and the legs 

 flavous. 



