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CHRYSOMELIDiE. 
Head entirely impunctate ; clypeus distinctly separated from 
the face, its margins raised, anterior edge semicircularly emarginate, 
surface entirely smooth ; antennae with the basal four joints and 
part of the fifth pale fulvous, rest blackish, third and fourth joints 
equal. Thorax half as broad again as long, scarcely narrowed in 
front, sides rounded, anterior sulcus entire, surface not perceptibly 
punctured. Elytra ovate, very feebly depressed below the base, 
with two or three rows of fine punctures near the suture, rest of 
surface impunctate, very shining ; a broad sutural band, black, 
extending from base to apex and widened at the apex. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hob. Bengal {Coll. Jacoby). 
554. Nodostoma andamanense, sp. n. 
Eulvous ; sutural and lateral margins of elytra narrowly black. 
Head with two or three fine punctures only ; clypeus strongly 
punctured at base, deeply emarginate, angles strongly pointed ; 
mandibles black ; antennae flavous or fulvous, very slender, third 
joint slightly shorter than the fourth. Thorax twice as broad as 
long, of even width, sides strongly rounded, anterior sulcus distinct, 
surface very remotety and finely punctured at the sides. Elytra 
elongate, pointed at apex, very deeply transversely sulcate below 
the base and within the shoulders, distinctly punctured within 
depression and with two or three rows of punctures near the 
suture, apical portion strongly deflexed and nearly impunctate, a 
short oblique costa below the shoulders, sutural margins strongly 
raised. 
Var. Elytra entirely fulvous. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hab. Andaman Islands {Colls. Brit. Mus. Jacoby). 
The strong deflexion of the posterior portion of the elytra can 
best be seen when the insect is viewed sideways. The punctura- 
tion of the thorax is distinct only at the sides, where it is arranged in 
somewhat regular longitudinal rows : this character and the strongly 
rounded sides and shape of the elytra will help to distinguish this 
species. The specimens before me are apparently females. 
Above fulvous ; sides of thorax generally ungulate. 
555. Nodostoma obliteratum, Jac. P. Z. S. 1887, p. 80. 
Pale fulvous, subelongate. Head and clypeus with a few fine 
punctures, the anterior border of the latter semicircularly emar- 
ginate ; antenn» flavous, extending very nearly to apex of elytra, 
third joint much shorter than fourth, terminal joints more or less 
fuscous. Thorax twice as broad as long (not three times, as 
originally given), sides angulate near the base, strongly obliquely 
narrowed in front, anterior sulcus deep and entire, surface very 
sparingly and finely punctured. Elytra slightly broader than the 
thorax, with rather shallow basal, short depression, sparsely 
