HYPEBAXIS. 419 



terminal joints shorter. Thorax half as broad again as long, lateral 

 margins obsolete anteriorly, surface sculptured like the head and 

 similarly pubescent. Scutellum subpentagonal, pubescent. Elytra 

 with a depression below the base, rather pointed at the apex, 

 strongly and closely punctate-striate, clothed with fulvous pub- 

 escence like the rest of the body but the pubescence interrupted 

 by a black spot near the scutellum : an oblique transverse band 

 behind the middle and a shorter band near the apex that is joined 

 by a longitudinal stripe near the suture. Legs with the femora 

 more or less piceous, armed with a distinct tooth. Prosternum 

 subquadrate, broad. 



Length 4-5 mm. 



Hal). Malabar : Belgaurn, Mahe ; Nilgiris. 



The thickened anterior and posterior femora in this species 

 place it with more right in Hyperaxis than in Demotina. The 

 dark bands and spots of the elytra are often more or less obscure, 

 but the latter are of a more shining appearance on account of the 

 denuded bands and the puncturation is stronger than in the allied 

 species ; great variability, however, obtains in this respect, also in 

 regard to size, scarcely two specimens are alike; only well-preserved 

 specimens can be distinguished by the regular shape and position 

 of the elytral dark bands. 



738. Hyperaxis foveolatus, sp. n. 



Beneath nearly black, above closely covered with brownish-grey 

 scales ; elytra with numerous small black foveae ; labruin and 

 antennas fulvous. 



Oblong. Head densely covered with thick scales ; clypeus dark 

 brown, closely punctate, anterior margin black, nearly straight ; 

 eyes round ; antennae filiform, third and fourth joints elongate, 

 equal (terminal three joints wanting in the type and only known 

 specimen), eighth shorter than the preceding joints. Thorax nearly 

 as long as broad, narrowed anteriorly, sides rounded, surface 

 entirely covered with scales. Elytra wider at base than the thorax, 

 about twice as long as broad, surface with small black foveae 

 arranged partly in rows, interstices with short stiff black hairs. 

 Body beneath with short grey pubescence. Anterior and posterior 

 femora strongly incrassate, each with distinct tooth ; intermediate 

 femora more slender though similarly toothed, their tibiae ernar- 

 ginate at apex. Prosternum broad, widened at apex. 



Length 5| mm. 



Hab. Southern India : Nilgiris (Coll. H. E. Andrewes). 



The elytra in this species are oF peculiar structure and the black, 

 shining impressions form a kind of network. 



739. Hyperaxis distincta, Duviv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxvi, 1892, 



p. 411. 



Brownish-fulvous, varied with grey above ; antenna) and labruin 

 fulvous. 



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