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HALTICINJE. 



slightly reflexed, anterior angles slightly truncate obliquely, not 

 produced ; surface almost irnpunctate, but under a high power 

 and in a suitable light some very fine scattered punctures are 

 visible. Scutellum irnpunctate. Elytra with punctures only 

 visible when seen under a very strong lens, oblong and parallel- 

 sided, their epipleura broad and concave. Underside: posterior 

 tibiae with a strong spur ; first segment of posterior tarsi as 

 long as the two following segments together. 

 Length, 4 mm. 



Nilgiri Hills (type-locality). 

 Type in the British Museum. 



Section 111 : Subsection III. 



Pronotum and elytra not pubescent (except in Ophrida hirsuta, 

 p. 230) ; claw-segment of hind tarsi not greatly dilated ; front 

 coxal cavities closed or almost closed behind. 



Key to the Genera. 



1. Elytral punctures completely confused 2. 

 Elytral punctures either quite regu- 

 larly arranged in longitudinal rows, 



or at least there is sufficient indica- 

 tion of the punctures tending to 

 form longitudinal rows 10. 



2. Form more or less rounded, strongly 



convex 3. 



Form oblong, not strongly convex . . 5. 



3. Antennae moderately long, extending 



to about the middle of the elytra. . Fuphitrea, Baly, p. 177. 

 Antennae extending to the base of the 



pronotum or a little distance beyond 4. 



4. Apical segments of antennae distinctly 



flattened Acrocrypta, Baly, p. 180. 



Apical segments not flattened, antennae " [p. 183. 



hardly reaching the humerus .... Glaucosph^ra, gen n., 



5. Second and third segments of antennae 



very small, globular, and equal .... 6. 

 Second and third segments not very 

 small and globular, and not equal . 7. 



6. Antennal segments beyond the third 



triangularly expanded ; surface not 



metallic Cerotrus, Jac, p. 185. 



Antennal segments beyond the third 



not triangularly expanded ; surface [p. 187. 



metallic Chaljenosoma, Jac, 



7. Humerus strongly pronounced ..... 8. 

 Humerus not strongly pronounced . . 9. 



8. Prothorax broader than long, with a 



transverse depression on the sur- 

 face ; surface not metallic Cleonica, Jac, p. 192. 



Prothorax quadrate; surface metallic. Mesopa, Ja<;., p. 194. 



