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CilRYSOMELID.E. 
Bab. Burma : Paungde (Coll. II. E. Andrewes). 
Similar in coloration to N. bipunctatum, Jac., smaller, the 
thorax much more strongly punctured ; elytra with rows of 
coarse punctures, continued and becoming finer posteriorly ; 
femora unarmed. 
545. Nodostoma nigrofasciatum, Jac. Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova , xxvii, 
1889, p. 163. 
$ . Fulvous or testaceous ; apical joints of antennae black ; 
elytra with sutural and lateral black margins. 
Head with a few extremely fine punctures ; clypeus very obso- 
letely separated from the face, deeply semicircularly emarginate in 
front, bidentate at the sides ; antennae long and slender, third 
joint much shorter than the fourth. Thorax twice as broad as long, 
sides very prominently angulate behind the middle, the tooth slightly 
flattened, anterior sulcus deep at sides, obsolete at middle ; surface 
finely and remotely but more distinctly punctured than the head. 
Scutellum rather elongate and pointed. Elytra distinctly wider 
at base than the thorax, broadly ovate, basal portion and shoulders 
highly raised, a short oblique costa from the shoulders to the 
margin, raised portion of base with deep depression below, studded 
with a few deep punctures, rest of the surface very finely and 
i r regu larly p un c t u red. 
Ear. Elytra black. 
Length 4 mm. 
Bab. Bengal : Mandar. Burma : Bhamo, Teinzo. 
A 7 . nigrofasciatum may be distinguished by the acutely produced 
sides of the thorax and the sparse and fine puncturation of this 
part, also by the irregularly arranged elytral punctures on the 
posterior half, a rare character in these insects ; the coloration is, 
however, very variable. Another mark of distinction is the short 
third joint of the antennae as compared with the fourth. 
Elytra partly or almost entirely impunctate. 
546. Nodostoma dharwarense, sp. n. 
Fulvous ; terminal joints of antennae black ; elytra with a short 
longitudinal stripe at base, a narrow sutural and broader lateral 
band, black. 
Head distinctly punctured at vertex, rest of surface sparingly 
punctate ; clypeus not separated from the face ; antennae with the 
second joint nearly as long as the first, third slightly longer than the 
second but shorter than the fourth joint. Thorax twice as broad as 
long, sides distinctly angulate below middle, anterior sulcus narrow, 
deep and entire ; disc irregularly but somewhat closely impressed 
with shallow punctures, not extending to the sides. Elytra ovate, 
with a short depression below base, the latter only distinctly punc- 
tured, rest of surface very obsoletely so, a short black stripe from 
