HYPHASOMA. 



161 



Head with vertex impunctate, interantennal carina and frontal 

 elevations broad, separated from the vertex by an impressed 

 transverse line. Antennae extending just beyond the middle of 

 the elytra ; first segment long and club-shaped, second small, 

 shorter than either first or third, the next four segments almost 

 equal to each other, eighth to eleventh somewhat shorter, but 

 equal to each other in length. Prothorax much broader than long, 

 upper surface very finelv and remotely punctate, lateral margins 

 somewhat explanate and reflexed, sides sloping, anterior angles 

 not produced. Scutellum large, triangular, with apex rounded 

 and surface smooth and im punctate. Elytra broader at the base 

 than the prothorax, confusedly punctate, the punctures being 

 stronger and closer towards the base, much finer and more remote 

 towards the apex. Underside shining, smooth, sparsely covered 

 with fine hairs. 

 Length, 5 mm. 



Tewancore: Wallardi, 5. ix. 1905 (B. P. Favre). Malabar 

 Coast: Mabe (M. Maindron). 



Type in the British Museum. Described from three examples. 



101. Hyphasoma submetallica, Jacoby. 



Hyphasoma submetallica, Jac, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xlvii, 1903 r 

 p. 111. 



Body broadly oblong-ovate. Colour *of underside, head and 

 prothorax obscure testaceous to piceous ; antennae, apex of femora, 

 tibiae and tarsi black ; elytra metallic dark bluish ; scutellum 

 blackish. 



Bead impunctate, frontal tubercles well developed, clypeus tri- 

 angularly depressed in front. Antennae slender ; first segment 

 elongate, club-shaped, second small, nearly half the length of the 

 first or the third, the latter and the following segments almost 

 equal to each other in length, except the eighth, ninth and tenth, 

 which are somewhat shorter. Prothorax broader than long, sides 

 rounded with a narrow reflexed margin, anterior angles slightly 

 produced outwards; surface almost impunctate, though under a 

 high power a few very fine punctures are visible. Scutellum 

 triangular with apex rounded and surface impunctate. Ulytra 

 broader at base than prothorax, very finely and closely punctate 

 in front, the posterior portion nearly impunctate. Underside 

 very finelv pubescent ; tibiae deeply sulcate ; first segment of 

 hind tarsi as long as the two following segments together; claw 

 segment moderately swollen; prosternum deeply longitudinally 

 sulcate. 



Length, 6 mm. 



Nilgiei HrLLS. 



Type in the British Museum. 



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