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CHRYSOMELID..E. 
Hah. Southern Bombay : Belgaum. 
The obscure aeneous colour, black underside and legs and strong 
elytral puncturation principally distinguish this species. In some 
specimens the tarsi are obscurely fulvous, but the sculpture and 
colour separate these from N. tarsalis, Duv. 
e. Above pubescent. 
oil. Nodina hirta, sp. n. 
iEneous or cupreous ; finely pubescent ; antennae and legs 
fulvous. 
B . Oblong-ovate. Head closely and finely punctured, sparingly 
clothed with fine grey pubescence ; clypeus semicircularly emar- 
ginate in front, not separated from face; labrum fulvous; antennae 
entirely fulvous, terminal joints strongly thickened, extending 
nearly to the middle of the elytra. Thorax quite twice as broad 
as long, sides straight at base, rounded anteriorly, surface extremely 
closely and rather strongly punctured and sparingly pubescent. 
Elytra finely punctate-striate, the interstices extremely minutely 
punctured and granulate, finely pubescent. Legs rather long and 
robust. Prosternum strongly transverse, finely punctured. Under- 
side obscurely aeneous, nearly smooth. 
$ . Elytra a . ith an acute costa from shoulders nearly to apex 
and close to lateral margins, preceded by another rather shorter 
costa. 
Length l|-2 mm. 
Hob. Nilgiris ( H . L. Andreives). 
A rather remarkable species on account of the finely pubescent 
upper suffice, which, however, can only be seen in well preserved 
specimens ; the closely punctured thorax aud finely granulate and 
punctured elytral interstices further distinguish the species. 
I give below translations of the descriptions of three species indi- 
cated by Motschulsky. It seems impossible, however, to identify 
them for want of details. 
512. Nodina subdilatata, Motsch. Mud. Eni. 1858, p. 109. 
“A little larger and more rounded than N. pusillci, thorax more 
transversely shaped, more strongly narrowed anteriorly, the poste- 
rior angles more produced, puncturation stronger. Elytra with 
more strongly rounded sides, the punctures stronger and visible to 
apex.” {Motschulsky.') 
Hob. India ( teste Motschulsky). 
513. Nodina laevicollis, Motsch. Etud. Ent. 1858, p. 109. 
“ One half larger, more convex and more smooth than N. pusillci ; 
last five joints of antennae black. Thorax more convex, punctu- 
ration extremely fine. Elytra : the punctures obliterated on the 
sides and apex. 
“ Hab. India.” ( Motschulsky .) 
