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Key to the Genera. 



A. Lateral margins of thorax obsolete ECBRACHIS, p. 433. 



B. Lateral margins of thorax distinct, serrate . MESOCOLASPIS, p. 437. 



Genus EUBRACHIS. 



Eubrachis, Baly, Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv, 1877, p. 248. 

 Pseudocolaspis, Chapuis, Gen. Coleopt. x, 1874, p. 288 ; Lefev. Cat. 

 Eumolp. 1885, p. 85. 



Type, E. spinipes, Baly, from Africa. 

 Range. Europe ; Africa ; India. 

 Characters those of the group. 



759. Eubrachis indica, Baly, Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv, 1877, p. 249. 



Metallic green or aeneous; base of the femora, the antennas 

 and labrum rufous or piceous, terminal joints of the antennae 

 black. 



(S . Head coarsely punctured, vertex swollen, front with ill- 

 defined longitudinal groove : anterior margin of clypeus deeply 

 notched, the notch subangulate; antennae extending to base of 

 elytra, either entirely fulvous or with basal joints only of that 

 colour. Thorax a little broader than long, strongly widened 

 and swollen at the middle on the sides, transversely depressed 

 and narrowed at apex and to a less extent at the base ; surface 

 very closely and rather finely punctured, clothed with short grey 

 pubescence, somewhat sparingly distributed. Scutellum broadly 

 subquadrate, finely punctured and pubescent at base. Elytra 

 very faintly depressed below the base, punctured like the thorax, 

 shoulders tuberculate ; surface clothed with short, erect, silvery 

 hairs. Legs aeneous, base of femora and apices of tibiae more or 

 less fulvo-rufous or sometimes piceous. 



Far. Dark blue. 



Length 3-4 mm. 



Hab. Kashmir ; Himalayas ; Northern India ; Punjab ; Mus- 

 soorie. 



760. Eubrachis rufotibialis, sp. n. 



Obscure cupreous or aeneous, basal joints of the antennae, the 

 labrum and palpi fulvous ; upper surface finely pubescent ; base 

 of femora and the tibiae more or less dark fulvous. 



d. Head broad, finely semirugosely punctured; clypeus not 

 separated from the face, its base finely longitudinally strigose, 

 anterior border deeply triangularly emarginate ; antennae black, 

 not extending to middle of elytra, basal six joints light fulvous, 

 basal joint thick and short, second elongate and slender, last five 

 joints strongly transversely thickened. Thorax about half as 



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