474 Mr- G. J. Arrow on new Species of 



Museum, wliicli is indebted for them to Baron P. de MofFarts, 

 Mr. H. L. Andrewes, and Mr. II. E. Andrewes. 



Anomala [Spilata) strigatn, Cast., is the only hitherto 

 known representative of a group of closely similar South- 

 Indian species. Unfortunately, the scanty description ia 

 confined to the colouring, which is almost the same in all, 

 and it is impossible, without an examination of the type, to 

 decide whether it belongs to one of the species here descril^ed 

 or to another of the group uidcnown to me. I think it wiil 

 not be disputed that it is desirable to describe and differen- 

 tiate here all the forms known to me. 



The following synopsis will supply a ready means of 

 distinguishing the five species in question : — 



1 (8). P'ifth elytral interstice divided hy an uninterrupted 



line of punctures. 



2 (5). P^'gidium finely and sparsely punctured; mesostemal 



' process compressed and strongly curved. 



3 (4). Hind femur strongly toothed iu the male, slightly 



angulate iu the female armctta. 



4 (3). Hind femur simple innoceius. 



5 (2). Pvgidium strongly punctured ; mesostemal process 



* slender, not compressed nor very strongly curved. 

 G (7). Sides of pronotum moderately punctured ; no median 

 yellow line ; mesostemal process not very slender 

 or sharp degcnerata. 



7 (G). Sides of pronotum rugosely punctured; its middle 



with a broad yellow line ; mesostemal process 



rery slender and sharp ru(jUatera. 



8 (1). Fifth elytral interstice incompletely divided madurce. 



Anomala [Sp'ilotci) armata, sp. n. 



Pallide flava, yiridi-metallica, verticis macula lata, prothoracis 

 maculis dualms maximis, iuterdum conthientibus, scutello elytro- 

 nimqnc puncto postbasali oblitjuo, fascia postmediana iiiterrupta 

 aliafiuc subapicali iutegra fusco-viridibus, pygidii lateribus viridi- 

 bns vel brunneis, viridi-cinctis ; corpus ovatum, postice raodice 

 latum, capite dense punctato-rugoso, clypeo lato ; prothoracc et 

 scutello nitidissimis, subtilissimc punctatis, illius lateribus sat 

 fortiter punctatis ; elytris profuude punctato-striatis, iuterstitiis 

 convexis, 5" iiuuctorum serie Integra diviso ; pygidio distincte 

 baud coiifertim punctate; processu mesosternali longo, fortiter 

 curvato et comprosso : 



S , pedum aiiticorum tibia acute bidentata, ungue interne pro- 

 fundo fisse ; pedum posticorum femero subtus fortiter lobato : 



5 , tibiis anticis baud acute bidentatis, fomoribus peslicis subtus 

 angula'iis. 



Long. 10 17 mm. ; lat. max, S'5-9-5 mm. 



Hal). NiLGUJi Hills. 



