CHENOBIUS. 
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Var. Entirely testaceous above. 
Length 14 ram. 
Hah. Nilgiris (//. L. Andrewes). 
A peculiarly marked species with a variable amount of dark and 
light colouring ; the elytra generally with dark base and suture, 
the thorax sometimes entirely black. I have seen as many 
specimens of uniform testaceous colour above as of those which I 
consider typical. 
333. Ccenobius strigicollis, sp. n. 
Head blackish ; basal joints of antennae testaceous. Thorax 
aeneous, finely strigose. Elytra testaceous. Legs fulvous. 
Head deeply contracted within 
thorax, blackish-aeneous, nearly im- 
punctate ; labrum fulvous ; antennae 
black, basal five joints and base of 
sixth testaceous, terminal six dis- 
tinctly thickened. Thorax nearly 
three times as broad as long, deeply 
transversely sulcate at each side, 
entire surface finely longitudinally 
strigose. Scutellum narrowly lanceo- 
late. Elytra strongly punctate- 
striate, two or three of the outer 
interstices longitudinally convex. 
Underside nearly black and impunc- 
tate. Sides of thorax beneath distinctly punctured. 
Length 1| mm. 
Hab. Nilgiris. Type in Coll. H. E. Andrewes. 
Differs from any other species of the genus in the colour and 
sculpture of the thorax. 
334. Ccenobius semilaevis, sp. n. 
Black ; basal joints of antenmc fiavous ; legs fulvous. 
$ . Eyes very large, connected at top, lower portions of face 
impunctate ; labrum black; antennse very short, basal seven joints 
fiavous, rest black, third to fifth joints very short, nearly equal, 
the following joints gradually thickened. Thorax nearly twice as 
broad as long, sides nearly straight, median lobe triangularly 
pointed ; surface not transversely sulcate, finely punctured, the 
punctures more closely placed at base and sides, middle of disc 
nearly smooth, basal margin not thickened, preceded by a row of 
small punctures. Elytra rather broad, apex broadly rounded, the 
surface with rows of shallow punctures, last two interstices 
convex, rest flat. Legs short and stout. Sides of breast very 
feebly punctured. 
Length 2 mm. 
Hab. Nilgiris. Type in Coll. II. E. Andrewes 
