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CHBYSOMELIDJi. 
Rather broad and short. Head distinctly punctured between 
Fig. 105. — Melixanthus assamensis. punctate-striate, the humeral spot 
broadly elongate, the margins 
narrowly black. Pygidium and last abdominal segment fulvous. 
Legs short and robust. Prosternum widened posteriorly, flavous, 
its posterior margin concave. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hob. Assam: Patkai Mts. (Coll. Brit. Mas.). 
464. Melixanthus humeralis, sp. n. 
Pale flavous ; head and terminal joints of antenna3 nearly black; 
elytra with a humeral spot and the margins nearly black. 
Narrow and subcylindrical. Head with a few minute punctures 
at vertex, lower portion more strongly punctured ; eyes feebly 
emarginate at middle ; antennae extending to base of thorax, 
apical four joiuts piceous, basal joiut elongate, third, fourth, and 
fifth equal, terminal joints thickened. Thorax about twice as 
broad as long, sides straight at base, narrowed in front; surface 
extremely minutely and closely punctured, the punctures only 
visible under a strong lens. Scutellum black. Elytra very finely 
punctate-striate at base only, punctures obsolete behind the middle, 
all the margins very narrowly black, the shoulders with a black 
spot. Eemora robust. Prosternum longer than broad, impunctate, 
the lateral margins raised. 
Length 2 mm. 
Hob. Nilgiris. Type in Coll. H. E. Andrewes. 
465. Melixanthus malabarensis, sp. n. 
Pale fulvous ; head of male black ; posterior edge of thorax, 
suture and breast obscure piceous. 
Narrow and subcylindrical. Head finely granulate ; antennae 
flavous, second and following two joints very small, rest strongly 
widened. Thorax transverse, narrowed in front, sides but little 
deflexed ; surface very closely and strongly punctured, two oblique 
eyes; clypeus, labrurn and palpi 
flavous ; antennae extending to 
middle of thorax in the female, 
to the base in the male, basal 
joint flavous, following four 
dark fulvous, sixth and following 
joints transversely widened, short. 
Thorax twice as broad as long, 
extreme basal margin black, sur- 
face extremely finely punctured. 
Elytra slightly narrowed pos- 
teriorly, oblong-ovate, very finely 
