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anteriorly, interstices slightly rugose. Elytra subcylindrical, 
parallel-sided, with a distinct basal depression, puncturation rather 
strong anteriorly, finer towards apex. Legs rather long, femora 
with a small tooth. 
Length 3-4 mm. 
Hah. Ceylon : Dikoya. 
This species, in addition to its pale colour, differs from 
N. obliteration Jac. in the much more strougly punctured head and 
thorax, angulate sides of latter, shorter and nearly black antennae, 
and colour of tibiae and tarsi. 
569. Nodostoma bimaculicolle, Jac. Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova , xxxii, 
1892, p. 899. 
Light testaceous ; thorax with two small black spots. 
Head with a few punctures between the eyes ; clypeus separated 
by deep lateral sulci that extend upwards to the eyes, surface 
rather strongly but very sparingly punctured, anterior border 
deeply emarginate ; antennae filiform, testaceous, terminal joints 
stained with piceous, third joint slightly shorter than the fourth. 
Thorax very short, rather more than twice as broad as long, sides 
obtusely angulate just behind the middle, anterior sulcus deep 
and entire ; surface with some strong punctures in the middle only, a 
small black spot at each side. Elytra with deep depression below 
the base, the latter raised ; a short row of deep punctures near suture 
at base, another within shoulders and a few punctures within the 
depression, the latter sometimes with a small black spot, sutural 
margins more or less piceous ; rest of surface im punctate, punctures 
replaced by closely approximate rows of fuscous spots. 
Length 3| mm. 
Hah. Burma : Karennee. Sumatra. 
This form has a very short thorax, angulated close behind the 
middle, the spots often obsolete. The Sumatran specimens agree 
so closely with those from Burma that I am uuable to separate 
them specifically. 
570. Nodostoma clypeatiun, Jac. P. Z. S. 1887, p. 79. 
Pale testaceous ; apical joints of antennae fuscous. 
Head nearly impunctate on the vertex ; clypeus strongly but 
very remotely punctured, not separated from the face, space above 
insertion of antennae obliquely grooved ; antennae slender, nearly 
as long as the body, terminal three or four joints fuscous or black. 
Thorax twice as broad as long, strongly narrowed in front, sides 
distinctly angulate near base, anterior groove absent ; surface 
strongly punctured at the sides only, middle of disc with a few fine 
punctures. Elytra with very distinct subbasal depression, the 
