NODOSTOMA. 
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fulvous. Thorax twice as broad as long, sides obsoletely augulate 
near base, anterior sulcus deep at the sides, obsolete in front ; 
surface strongly and remotely punctured, punctures similar to 
those on the head. Scutellum metallic green. Elytra with a deep 
basal depression, closely and strongly punctate-striate, distinct to 
apex, but the punctures finer. Legs metallic green ; abdomen 
bluish-black. 
Length 4 mm. 
Hab. Burma. 
Smaller than N. dormeri and N. sil-himense, with metallic-green 
breast and legs, thorax and elytra differently punctured ; the 
metallic underside and legs distinguish the species also from 
N. haroldi , Jac. 
582. Nodostoma femoratum, sp. n. 
Metallic green ; head, basal joints of antennae, thorax and bases 
of anterior and intermediate femora rufo-fulvous. 
Broadly ovate. Head deeply and somewhat sparsely punctured 
at middle, more sparingly so on the vertex ; clypeus emarginate 
at apex ; antennae black, filiform, basal four joints fulvous, third 
and fourth equal, last three joints wanting in the type and only 
specimen. Thorax scarcely more than half as broad again as long, 
sides obtusely angulate behind the middle, moderately narrowed 
anteriorly, with narrow reflexed border ; anterior sulcus deeply 
punctured, shallow in the middle ; surface strongly and sparsely 
punctured on the disc, area near margins nearly impunctate. 
Scutellum metallic green. Elytra moderately depressed below 
base, strongly punctate-striate, the rows of punctures more 
closely approximate at the sides, apex finely punctured. Eemora 
unarmed. 
Length 5 mm. 
Hab. Sikhim: Kurseong (Coll. Jacoby). Assam (Coll. Brit. 
Mus.). 
Differs from N. haroldi , Jac. and N. indicum , Jac. in the shape 
and puncturation of the thorax, which is much less transverse and 
not at all strongly angulated at the sides ; the puncturation is deep 
and slightly scattered, not stronger or closer on the sides than on 
the disc ; the anterior femora alone are fulvous at base, the rest of 
the fore and the whole of the intermediate and posterior legs 
metallic green. Two exactly similar specimens are before me. 
583. Nodostoma variabile, Duviv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely, xxxvi, 1892, 
p. 406. 
Vcir. abbreviation, Jac. Mem. Soc. Ent. Bely, vii, 1900, p. 106. 
Var. mandarense, Jac. 1. c. p. 107. 
Body beneath, legs, part of head and thorax piceous, often with 
a greenish tint; basal joints of antenum testaceous; elytra 
blackish or greenish- black. 
