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373. Nodostoma congregatum, sp. n. 
6 • Testaceous. Head finely and sparingly punctured at vertex ; 
clypeus slightly more strongly punctate, not separated from the 
face, anterior border deeply emarginate ; antennae extending to 
half the length of the body, all the joints elongate, third and 
fourth equal. Thorax half as broad again as long, sides strongly 
angulate behind the middle, anterior sulcus obsolete at middle ; 
surface closeh r and strongly punctured at middle of anterior 
portion, more remotely and strongly punctured at the sides. Elytra 
oblong, with a short but distinct transverse depression below base, a 
few punctures within depression only : base and rest of surface 
entirely impunctate except on the sides outside the shoulders 
where there are three short rows of punctures, suture likewise 
accompanied by a single row of: punctures as far as the middle. 
Eemora with a small tooth. 
Length 3 mm. 
Bab. Travancore : AYhdlardi {Coll. Jacoby). 
Very nearly allied to N. impressipenne , Jac., but differs in the 
much more strongly angulated sides of thorax and in its punctu- 
ration. The puncturation being dense on the anterior portion of 
the thorax, instead of on the sides, is the reverse of what obtains 
in the allied forms. 
574. Nodostoma aggregatum, sp. n. 
c? . Testaceous, elongate and subcylindrical. Head rather 
strongly and sparsely punctured ; clypeus more strongly punctate ; 
mandibles robust, piceous ; eyes very large ; antennae long and 
slender, testaceous, terminal two joints piceous, third and following 
joints elongate, apical joints shorter and stouter. Thorax twice as 
broad as long, sides obtusely angulate near base, anterior sulcus 
entire ; surface extremely closely and rather finely punctured, the 
punctures crowded on the middle of the disc. Elytra scarcely 
wider at base than the thorax, with a rather deep depression below 
base, closely and strongly punctured at base, less so posteriorly, 
apex nearly impunctate. Eemora very stout, with minute tooth. 
Prosternum broad, strongly and remotely punctured ; rest of 
underside nearly impunctate. 
Length 3 mm. 
Bab. Southern India: Nilgiris ( Capt . Downing ). 
Differs from N. iveisei in its much more elongate and sub- 
cylindrical shape, stronger puncturation of head and the more 
crowded punctures on thorax ; the elytra have also the punctured 
rows much more closely placed at base than in i\ r . iveisei ; lastly, 
the prosternum in that species is shorter and more transverse in 
shape. 
