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thorax, second and following joints short, terminal joints 
thickened, last ovately elongate. Thorax more than twice as 
broad as long, sides perfectly straight, posterior margin broadly 
rounded and scarcely produced at middle, surface microscopically 
punctured. Scutellum extremely minute. Elytra very finely 
punctured in closely approximate rows, punctures of rather 
uneven size, somewhat larger near the suture. Prosternum 
distinctly longer than broad and constricted at the middle. 
Body beneath very finely and sparingly punctured. 
Length I |— 2 mm. 
Hah. Nilgiris ( Capt . Doivning ). 
Head entirely impunctate, thorax less closely punctured, elytral 
rows of punctures more closely placed, puncturation on both 
thorax and elytra finer. From L. assamensis, Jac., the present 
species differs in the impunctate head, the slightly produced 
median lobe of the thorax, and the much longer prosternum ; 
L. ceylonensis , Jac., is posteriorly less narrowed in shape and 
the puncturation is much stronger. 
Subfamily II. EUMOLPIN.E. 
Body generally oblong and convex ; head more or less inserted 
in thorax ; antennae widely separated at base, generally filiform 
or with dilated terminal joints ; eyes oblong, sinuate or entire. 
Thorax subglobular, subcorneal or cylindrical, sometimes without 
lateral margins. Scutellum always distinct. Elytra short or 
oblong, generally broader than thorax with well-defined shoulders, 
often metallic or clothed with hairs or scales. Legs moderate or 
more or less robust, the femora often with tooth beneath ; tarsi 
variable, generally with triangular joints ; claws simple, appen- 
diculate or bifid. Prosternum always distinct, sometimes narrow, 
sometimes broad. 
This subfamily is numerously represented in India and com- 
prises many brilliantly coloured or metallic species of moderate 
size ; some are entirely covered with pubescence and of dull 
appearance. The subfamily is divided into numerous groups 
which again are arranged in two sections — one in which the 
anterior margin of the thoracic episternum is concave or straight, 
and the other in which this part is more or less convex ; but this 
character has of course to be used in connection with other 
structural details. 
Key to the Groups of the Eumolpiuse. 
A. Anterior margin of thoracic episterna 
straight or concave. 
a. Claws appendiculate. 
a'. Sides of thorax entire, not angulate. 
a 2 . Antennae filiform. 
a‘‘. Intermediate and posterior 
tibiae not emarginate at apex. Iphimkini, p. 285 . 
