SPHTEROLINA. 55 



the pronotum, very convex ; surface confusedly covered with 

 punctures which show some tendency towards an arrangement in 

 longitudinal rows ; on each elytron are three longitudinal smooth 

 stripes (and sometimes a trace of a fourth) bounded on either side 



Fig. 18. — Splicer olina rajah, Guerin. 



by a row of punctures. Underside closely punctate, each puncture 

 bearing a fine hair; structure of the metasternum as described 

 under the genus. 



Length, 11-13 mm. ; greatest breadth, 9-10*5 mm. 



Nilgirt Hills (67. F. Hampspn). Originally described from 

 the plateau of the Nilgiris. 



The location of the type is unknown to me. 



34. Sphaeirolina templetoni, Baly. 



Lina templetoni, Baly, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) iv, 1859, p. 60. 

 Sphcerolina templetoni, Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (6) vi, 

 1886, p. 356; VVeise, Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. 1902, p. 110 (nota). 



Head, prothorax, antennae (except the apical club, which is 

 piceous), underside and legs, bright metallic blue ; elytra yellow- 

 brown to dark brown, without metallic sheen. 



Head finely and sparsely punctate, surface above the clypeus 

 uneven ; clypeus bounded on the upper side by a faintly impressed 

 line, the vertical longitudinal line is also faint. Antennae : 

 structure and relative lengths of segments as stated in the generic 

 description. Prothorax broader than long, sides slightly widened 

 anteriorly, anterior angles widely rounded, posterior almost right 

 angles, front margin widely emarginate; surface evenly convex, 



