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CICIKDELIDiE. 



55. Tricondyla gounelli, W. Horn. 



Tricondyla gounelli, W. Horn, Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. 1900, p. 861. 

 Var. Tricondyla horni, Maindron, Bull. Soc. Ent. France, 1904 r 

 p. 263. 



Allied to T. granulifera, which it resembles in having the pro- 

 notum elongate and parallel-sided, but it differs chiefly in the 

 sculpture of the elytra, which are also a little shorter and less 

 narrow in the middle ; the whole surface is covered with fine and 

 more or less transverse punctiform impressions ; two or three of 

 these are often confluent transversely and so form irregular wavy 

 lines ; in the middle they are more separate, and at the apex are 

 very fine and scanty, and almost disappear ; the palpi are black, 

 and the labrum and first four joints of the antennae are metallic 

 black, the 3rd and 4th joints being variably ringed with red ; the 

 sculpture of the thorax is very fine. 



Length 23 millim. (21 J sine labro). 



Madras : Eamnad (Favre), Anaimalai Hills (H. L. Andreives). 

 Concerning this species Mr. Andrewes makes the folio wing note : — 

 " May, 3500-4000 ft. On two occasions on the same tree, run- 

 ning round the bole." 1 



Yar. horni, Mndr. 



Larger and more robust than the type, witli the first and 

 second joints of the antennae, at least in part, red ; the longi- 

 tudinal orbital striae and the transverse striation of the pronotum 

 finer, and the elytra more strongly sculptured and rugose to the 

 apex, which is a little more gibbose ; the general colour is a 

 uniform and more or less bright bronze-green ; the femora are for 

 the most part red, but more or less blue on their upper surface. 



Length 20-25 millim. 



Madras : Mountains of Travancore (Favre). 



5(5. Tricondyla macrodera, Chanel. 



Tricondyla macrodera, Ohaudoir, Bull. Soc. Moscou, I860, p. 300. 



Deep black, rather shining ; head large, with the eyes very 

 prominent, orbital striae as a rule not marked, but variable, exca- 

 vation between the eyes deep and narrow, with strong sulci, and 

 without impression at base ; antennae black, basal joints more or 

 less ringed with red ; pronotum with the sides distinctly contracted 

 before the anterior constriction, upper surface almost smooth or 

 with very fine transverse striation ; elytra constricted towards 

 base, widened and gibbose behind, basal portion strongly rugose 

 transversely, central part diffusely and roughly punctured, apical 

 third almost smooth; femora, except apex, red, tibiae and tarsi 

 pitchy black ; underside smooth or almost smooth. 



Length 19-22 millim. 



Sikkim: Darjiling, Mungphu; Bhutan; Assam: Sibsagaiy 

 Cachar ; Tonkin. 



