902 MARTIN JACOBY 



45. Nodostoma semipixrpxireuin, n. sp. 



Oblong, metallic dark blue, above purplish, the basal joints 

 of the antennae fulvous, thorax convex, angulate below the 

 middle, finely and subremotely punctured, elytra with basal 

 depression, finely punctate-striate on the disc, the sides strongly 

 punctured. 



Length 2 V4 line. 



Head distinctly but not closely punctured, purplish, the space 

 round the antennae metallic blue, labrum piceous, palpi fulvous, 

 the apical joint piceous, antennae half the length of the body, 

 black , the lower four joints fulvous , third and fourth joints 

 equal; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides straight, obli- 

 quely narrowed towards the apex, angulate below the middle, 

 the disc rather convex, rather finely and not very closely punc- 

 tured , the punctures scarcely deeper nor more closely placed 

 at the sides ; scutellum subquadrate, its apex truncate, metallic 

 blue, smooth ; elytra subquadrate, distinctly transversely depres- 

 sed below the base, metallic bright purplish, the extreme lateral 

 margin blue, the punctuation rather fine and regularly arranged 

 near the suture , coarsely apd closely at the sides , the latter 

 with an obsolete short costa below the shoulder, underside and 

 legs dark blue, the posterior femora with a very small tooth. 



Garin Gheba. 



A single specimen, distinguished by the purplish colour of the 

 upper surface, the evenly and finely punctured thorax and its 

 convex shape. 



46. nVodlina parvixla, n. sp. 



Below blackish, above metallic greenish-aeneous, the basal 

 joints of the antennae and the legs dark fulvous; thorax mi- 

 nutely and remotely punctured, elytra pointed at the apex, 

 strongly punctate-striate, the interstices very minutely punctured. 



Length ^/^ line. 



