NODOSTOMA. 
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Hob. Burma : Momeit. Type in Brit. Mus. 
In this species the elytral puncturation is more closely placed 
and less regular than is generally the case, and the surfaces of the 
thorax and elytra are but slightly convex. Two female specimens 
were obtained by Doherty. 
560. Nodostoma semilaevum, sp. n. 
3 . Fulvous. Head and clypeus with a few fine irregularly- 
placed punctures only ; antennae long and filiform, third and 
fourth joints equal, very elongate, terminal three shorter than 
the preceding joints. Thorax scarcely twice as broad as long, sides 
angularly rounded near base ; surface very remotely and finely 
punctured, with a few deeper punctures at the sides, anterior 
sulcus indistinct at the middle. Elytra oblong, moderately 
strongly depressed below base, strongly punctate-striate, more 
finely punctured near apex, a short oblique costa at the sides near 
the shoulders. Femora unarmed. — $ more broadly ovate, less 
parallel-sided; elytral costa at sides more strongly marked. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hab. Burma: Huby Mines {Coll. Brit. Mas.). 
Bather closely allied to N. subdepressum , but the antennae are 
entirely fulvous, thorax finely and sparingly punctured, the size 
smaller. 
561. Nodostoma oblongo-pimctatum, sp. n. 
$ . Pale fulvous ; terminal joints of antennae black. 
Head very sparingly and finely punctured, a short oblong fovea 
at middle ; clypeus not separated from the face, with a few fine 
punctures ; mandibles piceous; antennae with the basal three joints 
flavous, rest black, third and fourth elongate, equal, terminal joint 
thickened but elongate. Thorax rather more than twice as broad 
as long, sides strongly angulate behind the middle, anterior sulcus 
entire ; surface very finely, rather sparingly and evenly punctured, 
the punctures more or less oblong. Scutellum not longer than 
broad. Elytra with deep foveolate depression below base, strongly 
punctured anteriorly and within depression, finely punctured 
towards the apex, the apex impunctate, a short oblique costa from 
shoulders to margins. Flanks of thorax impunctate ; sides of breast 
strongly and closely punctured. Femora unarmed. Prosternum 
nearly impunctate. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hob. Southern India : Nilgiris {Coll. Jacoby). 
Larger than N. iveisei, Jac., darker in colour, the thorax still 
more transversely shaped, more finely punctured, the punctures 
less closely placed and oblong in shape, the elytral depression 
deeper and foveolate ; this latter character also separates this 
species from N. semilaevum, as does the different thoracic sculpture. 
The strongly punctured clypeus and finely punctured thorax will 
distinguish the insect from N. inconspicuum. 
