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719. Xanthophorus lsevicollis, sp. n. 
Black, finely pubescent ; basal joints of antennae and legs 
fulvous. 
Head not perceptibly punctured, finely pubescent ; clypeus 
rather narrow, sides carinate, surface wiih a few punctures, 
anterior portion narrowly fulvous ; antennae extending beyond 
middle of elytra, basal three joints fulvous, rest black, third and 
fourth equal, terminal joints elongate. Thorax subqundrate, sides 
not widened, surface transversely sulcate at the middle, sulcus 
interrupted in the centre, disc entirely im punctate, sparingly 
pubescent. Elytra narrowly parallel-sided, very finely and closely 
punctured, pubescence silvery. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hah. Southern India : Trichinopoly (Coll. Jacob g). 
This cannot be considered a variety of X. nigricollis, since the 
thorax has a distinct broad sulcus and shows no trace of punc- 
tures, even when seen under the strongest lens ; the entirely 
black colour of the upper and under sides also distinguishes 
this species. I only know of a single specimen, but it is 
possible that a specimen of larger size and fulvous colour from 
the same locality, which is contained in the Museum at Brussels, 
represents the female of the present species ; in this specimen the 
antennae are shorter and the thorax shows some traces of 
punctures. 
720. Xanthophorus fuscipennis, sp. n. 
Fulvous ; upper surface with fine yellowish pubescence : antennae 
(basal joints excepted), tibiae and tarsi black ; elytra fuscous 
or flavous, with a lateral fuscous stripe. 
Head broad, scarcely perceptibly punctured, shining, vertex 
rather convex ; base of clypeus with some deep punctures, anterior 
margin nearly straight ; palpi slender, flavous ; antennae extending 
beyond middle of elytra, basal three or four joints flavous, rest 
black, third joint half the length of the fourth, terminal joints 
filiform. Thorax half as broad again as long, sides rounded and 
widened at the middle, surface with shallow transverse sulcus at 
the sides, punctured like the head, clothed with very fine silky 
yellowish pubescence. Elytra wider at the base than the thorax, 
similarly punctured and pubescent, but the pubescence thicker, the 
base and a lateral stripe more or less fuscous. 
Var. Entirely fulvous. 
Length 3-5 mm. 
Hah. Ceylon ( Coll. Jaeohy). 
A very variable species in colour and size ; in some specimens 
the antenme, elytra and legs are entirely fulvous, but there are 
no structural characters to separate these ; the clypeus is some- 
times more closely punctured, but always more strongly so 
than in X. flavopilosus. and the third joint of the antennae is 
