CIILAMYS. 
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smooth, black. Elytra constricted at the middle, a highly raised 
ridge close to suture on the posterior half that sends off two 
more feeble ridges towards the base and connected at the middle 
by a short transverse ridge with suture ; apical portion of each 
elytron with three or four fulvous tubercles, the posterior two 
very strongly developed ; all interstices deeply punctured ; suture 
serrate throughout. Breast and abdomen black, sides of latter 
spotted with fulvous ; apical abdominal segments entirely of that 
colour on the sides. Pygidium flavous, with piceous punctures, 
sides and base with depressions, middle with central ridge ; 
prosternum broadly subtriangular, pointed at the apex. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hah. Southern India {Coll. Brit. Mas.). 
Of distinctly elongate shape. If viewed from the side the 
anterior portion of the thorax is seen to have higher tubercles 
than the posterior portion. 
474. Chlamys nilgiriensis, sp. n. 
Subelongate ; entirely black. Head finely rugose ; antennae 
with second and third joints short, the following joints gradually 
and moderately thickened. Thorax with the middle portion 
gradually aud strongly elevated, the raised portion rounded, its 
middle with two longitudinal ridges that run parallel towards the 
anterior margin, each of these sends off two other ridges to the 
sides, the anterior ridge of these much longer than the other ; 
interstices between ridges reticulate ; basal margin of thorax 
produced into a point at middle. Scutellum transverse, short. 
Elytra slightly constricted at the middle, strongly rugosely 
punctured ; each elytron with about five or six small tubercles, one 
of which is at the middle close to the suture, one at base near the 
shoulder ; apical portion with four short longitudinal ridges, the 
first subsutural ridge has a small transverse tubercle joined to it 
nearly touching the suture ; all interstices strongly foveolate- 
reticulate ; suture finely denticulate throughout. Pygidium bi- 
carinate at base. Body beneath reticulate throughout. Pro- 
sternum triangularly pointed. 
Length 3| mm. 
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiris, Anaimalais {Coll. H. E. 
Andrew es). 
475. Chlamys flavitarsis, sp. n. 
Black ; labrum, antennoe and tarsi flavous. 
Head longitudinally depressed, finely rugose. Thorax with 
the middle portion strongly raised, a high ridge each side at the 
middle, that sends off two others at right angles down each side, 
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