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narrowed in front, sides distinctly angulate near base ; anterior 
sulcus deep and entire, impressed with punctures ; surface very 
finely and rather remotely punctured, lateral margins obscure 
piceous. Elytra oblong-ovate, deeply transversely depressed below 
base, strongly punctate-striate anteriorly, more finely so towards 
apex ; interstices slightly convex, more distinctly so at the sides, the 
latter rather broadly piceous at base, this colour extends slightly 
across the elytral depression but is narrowed along the margins. 
Legs long and slender ; femora with a small tooth. 
5 . Has shorter antenna?, a closely and finely punctured thorax, 
and the elytra scarcely perceptibly punctured below middle. 
Var. Elytra entirely fulvous. 
Length 4-5 mm. 
Hah. Ceylon. 
In a 5 in my collection, the head is strongly and remotely 
punctured, much more so than is the thorax, the entire apical 
portion of the femora is black and the tooth very distinct. In 
coloration there is no difference. 
536. Nodostoma maculipenne, sp. n. 
Testaceous ; breast obscure piceous ; thorax with a transverse 
piceous band ; elytra with one or two spots or short stripes at 
base, a larger spot near apex and sutural and lateral margins more 
or less black. 
Head very sparingly and finely punctured, strongly obliquely 
sulcate on each side at base of clypeus ; the latter transverse, 
with a row of punctures and a few punctures near the apex, anterior 
border feebly emarginate ; antennae filiform, third and fourth 
joints nearly equal. Thorax short and transverse, sides strongly 
angulate near base, margins narrowly reflexed, anterior sulcus 
entire, surface very finely and rather closely punctured, margins 
and a more or less distinct transverse band on disc black. Elytra 
oblong, with short but deep depression below base, strongly punc- 
tate-striate anteriorly, obsoletely so at npex, shoulders with a very 
deep sulcus within : the interstices slightly costate at base near the 
lateral margins, also a short oblique costa from shoulders. Femora 
unarmed. 
Var. Elytra without spots. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hah. Southern India: fMilgiris ; Shembaganur {Coll. Brussels 
Miis.). 
Of the elytral spots two or three more or less distinct are 
placed close to basal margin, the posterior one of more elongate 
shape and more plainly marked near suture at some distance from 
apex. These markings and those of the thorax, with the fine and 
close puncturation of the latter, will help to distinguish the species. 
In the variety, the elytra have an obscure spot within the 
depression and the margins piceous only, the interstices are rather 
