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the thorax, more or less strongly excavated below the base, 

 punctate-striate, near the lateral margins longitudinally sulcate ; 

 epipleurae rounded, prominent. Legs moderately robust ; femora 

 unarmed ; claws appendiculate. Prosternum very broad, flat, 

 the base truncate. Anterior margin of thoracic episternum 

 convex. 



Can be separated from Nodostoma (in which several of the 

 species belonging to this genus were formerly placed) by the 

 form of the thoracic episternum and general rounded and convex 

 shape of the body, also by the more or less thickened terminal 

 joints of the antennae. 



Metallic species with very finely and remotely punctured thorax. 



833. Cleorina nigroviridis, sp. n. 



Nearly black beneath, greenish-black above ; labrum, palpi and 

 basal joints of the antennae fulvous. 



Head impunctate, nearly black ; antennae black, long and 

 filiform, basal four joints fulvous, third and fourth very elongate, 

 equal, terminal joints slightly thickened. Thorax barely twice as 

 broad as long, sides straight, anterior sulcus entire ; surface 

 rather convex, rather finely and very remotely punctured, sides 

 near the margins impunctate. Elytra oblong, very convex, basal 

 portion strongly raised, deeply depressed below as well as within 

 the shoulders ; surface strongly punctate-striate, punctures finer 

 towards the apex, basal portion very finely punctured ; below the 

 shoulders is a costiform tubercle. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hal. Assam (Coll. Brit. Mus.). 



A very dark metallic species with comparatively slender antennae 

 and a more than usually remotely punctured thorax, but possessing 

 all the other characters of the genus. 



834. Cleorina modesta, sp. n. 



Metallic dark green ; abdomen blackish ; basal joints of antennse 

 fulvous ; tarsi black. 



Head extremely finely and remotely punctured ; labrum piceous ; 

 antennae black, basal four joints fulvous, basal joint aeneous above, 

 third and fourth elongate, equal, terminal joints strongly thickened 

 but twice as long as broad. Thorax rather more than half as 

 broad again as long, sides straight, anterior sulcus obsolete at the 

 middle, surface brassy green, subremotely but much more strongly 

 punctured than the head. Elytra with very shallow subbasal 

 depression, rather strongly punctate-striate anteriorly, punctures 

 very fine but distinct to apex. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hob. Assam : Naga Hills (Coll. Brit. Mus.). 



The extremely fine and remote puncturation of the head and the 

 feeble elytral depression are distinctive of this species. 



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