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CHRI'SOMELIDjE. 
The single, apparently female, specimen before me resembles 
very closely A. Jewisi, Jac., but is larger, with a much more 
remotely and less strongly punctured thorax, punctured elytral 
interstices, and different markings on the latter. 
541. Nodostoma violaceo-fasciatum, Jac. Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova , 
xxxii, 1892, p. 901. 
Dark ful vous ; apical joints of an term® black ; elytra with 
broad, longitudinal violaceous band, not extending to apex. 
Head rather convex, strongly punctured, the punctures sparse 
on the vertex, more closely placed anteriorly, three small tubercles 
between the eyes ; antennae black, basal four joints fulvous. 
Thorax transverse, convex, about half as broad again as long, 
sides strongly dentate behind the middle, surface very strongly 
and closely punctured, anterior sulcus deep. Elytra broader at 
base than the thorax, deeply depressed below the base, latter convex ; 
surface strongly punctate-striate, striae distantly placed, punctures 
very fine towards apex ; ground-colour paler than that of the 
thorax, the greater part of the disc occupied by a violaceous band 
which ends in a point before the apex. 
Length 6 mm. 
Hab. Burma: Palon. 
Can be distinguished by the elytral violaceous band. 
542. Nodostoma quadrifasciatiun, sp. n. 
Fulvous; terminal joints of antennae and the tarsi piceous ; 
elytra with a broad longitudinal band on the disc and a narrow 
band near the lateral margins bluish-black. 
$ . Subquadrate-ovate. Head strongly but not closely punc- 
tured : labrum fulvous ; antennae long and slender, third and 
fourth joints very elongate, basal four ffavous, rest blackish. 
Thorax strongly transverse, sides angulate near the base, anterior 
margin not preceded by a sulcus ; surface strongly, closely and 
evenly punctured, more sparingly so near the anterior margin. 
Elytra with a short but deep basal depression, finely punctate- 
striate, punctures stronger on the sides and within the depression, 
extremely fine near the apex ; the discoidal band broad at base, 
gradually narrowed and pointed posteriorly, extending to apex ; 
the marginal band onl} r one hall the width of the discoidal band, 
joined at apex to it. 
Var. The bands extend from base barely to the middle of the 
elytra. 
Length. 5 mm. 
Hah. Sikhim : Mungphu. 
A plainly marked species of which two specimens are contained 
in the Brit. Mus. collection. In the variety the thorax and elytra 
are rather more strongly punctured, but I think it may be referred 
to this species on account of its shape and elytral markings. 
