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shorter than in that species. X. balyi, .Tac., has the head 
strongly punctured. All the specimens before me seem to be 
females. 
721. Xanthophorus carinatus, sp. n. 
Fulvous; apical joints of antennae and thorax piceous ; above 
clothed with yellowish pubescence. 
Elongate. Head more or less closely and strongly punctured, 
with a rather high central ridge on the vertex ; clypeus more or 
less strongly punctured ; basal four joints of antennae fulvous, 
rest black, third and fourth joints equal, following joints elongate, 
pubescent. Thorax half as broad again as long, sides not widened ; 
surface transversely sulcate, very finely but distinctly punctured, 
finely pubescent. Elytra with similar puncturation and pubes- 
cence. 
Length 3|-4| mm. 
Hcib. Southern India: Nilgiris {Coll. Brit. Mus .) ; Travancore : 
Wallardi {Coll. Jacoby). 
Easily distinguished by the strongly raised ridge on the vertex. 
The Nilgiri specimens, probably females, are larger and more 
convex and robust. Specimens obtained by Mr. Andrewes on the 
Hilgiris have the base and sides of the elytra more or less black, 
these are all females. There is scarcely a trace of any pubescence 
except in one specimen, which has the elytra clothed with short 
hairs. 
722. Xanthophorus nigricollis, sp. n. 
Black ; basal joints of antennae, elytra and legs fulvous ; 
surface above closely pubescent. 
Head black and shining, nearly impunctate and sparingly 
pubescent ; clypeus very finely punctured ; labrum fulvous ; 
antennae long and filiform, basal three joints fulvous, rest black, 
second to fourth gradually lengthened, terminal joints elongate, 
pubescent. Thorax black, rather shining, subquadrate, sides 
scarcely rounded ; surface with several transverse obsolete depres- 
sions near the anterior and posterior margins, finely punctured 
and sparingly pubescent. Scutellum black. Elytra wider at 
base than the thorax, minutely punctured, clothed with yellowish 
hairs, posterior portion sometimes obscure fuscous. 
Length 3-3 1 mm. 
Hab. India : Shembaganur {Colls. Belgian Mus. $ Jacoby). 
A very distinct species. 
723. Xanthophorus lemoides, Walker (Ptiuus) A. M. N. 11. (3) ii, 
p. 283. 
Obscure fulvous above; basal joints of antennae and the legs 
flavous. 
