424 CHRYSOMELIDJS. 



specimens a broad fuscous subsutural band extends along each 

 elytron near to apex, in others this is absent. 



Length 4-4^ mm. 



Hob. Malabar: Mahe (Coll. Jacoby). 



Whether this species is really specifically distinct from the 

 preceding or only a form of it is doubtful, but the elytra are quite 

 differently marked. It is also uncertain whether the subsutural 

 fuscous band of regular shape, present in the two specimens 

 before me, is due to the absence of hairs caused accidentally or 

 is normal. 



747. Hyperaxis grisea, sp. n. 



Blackish, covered with grey scale-like pubescence ; antennae, 

 base of femora and the tibiae more or less fulvous. 



Head closely covered with grey scales ; clypeus not separated 

 from the face, transverse, anterior margin dark fulvous, concave- 

 emarginate : labrum fulvous ; antennae extending to the middle 

 of the elytra, basal joints slender, fulvous, terminal joints shorter 

 and thicker, slightly darkened, third joint very slightly longer than 

 the fourth, terminal four rather strongly thickened. Thorax 

 nearly twice as broad as long, lateral margins strongly rounded 

 and widened at the middle, strongly obliquely narrowed anteriorly, 

 entire surface covered with short grey scales. Scutellum similarly 

 clothed, broad, sides rounded. Elytra wider at the base than the 

 thorax, oblong, parallel-sided, finely punctured in extremely close 

 rows, clothed with scales like the thorax and single bristle-like 

 short fulvous hairs (only seen when the specimen is held sideways). 

 Femora thickened, the middle femora each with a very short tooth ; 

 apex of the intermediate and posterior tibiae emarginate, the 

 emargination very slight ; claws bifid. Prosternum elongate ; 

 anterior margin of thoracic episternum concave, not separated 

 from the prosternum by grooves. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hob. Southern India : Trichinopoly (Coll. Jaeoby). 



Smaller that //. variegattts, Jac., the anterior and posterior 

 femora although distinctly thicker than the intermediate, are 

 much less so than in the allied species and their dental armature 

 is smaller. 



Genus PSEUDOMETAXIS. 



Pseudometaxis, Jac. Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg. vii, 1900, p. 101. 



Type, P. serraticollis, Jac., from Burma. 



Range. Burma. 



Subquadrate-ovate : densely clothed with short scales and 

 sparingly with short erect hairs; antennae filiform. Thorax 

 broader than long, distinctly serrately margined. Legs rather long ; 



