COLASPOSOMA. 
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<5 • Head finely and rather remotely punctured, depressed 
between the eyes ; clypeus separated by a transverse groove, 
finely punctured ; antennae fuscous, terminal joints slightly darker, 
third and fourth elongate, equal, fifth and sixth much shorter, 
the following joints more elongate and slightly thickened. Thorax 
twice as broad as long, sides rounded, narrowed anteriorly ; surface 
convex, slightly depressed near the anterior margin, punctured like 
the head, the punctures evenly distributed. Scutellum with a few’ 
fine punctures. Elytra rather elongate and somewhat narrower 
than the thorax, sutural portion remotely and finely punctured 
in rows,' sides transversely wrinkled from base to behind the 
middle, with a rather distinct depression below the shoulders. 
2 . Antennae longer, third, fourth and fifth joints elongate, 
following joints shorter. Thorax less convex, more transverse 
and more distinctly narrowed in front, sides with some fine grey 
pubescence. 
Length 5-6 mm. 
Bab. Southern India : Nilgiris ; Ceylon. 
Principally distinguished by the pale legs with metallic knees. 
The male organ is very slender, strongly curved and pointed, 
upper surface very deeply longitudinally sulcate, bounded at base 
by the truncate edge of the non-sulcate portion. C. geniculatum, 
Jac. has strongly punctured thorax and elytra, the male organ is 
quite different. C. versicolor, Lefev. has dark terminal joints of 
antennae, aciculate punctures and black tarsi. A little pubescence 
at sides of thorax is present in well-preserved specimens. 
771. Colasposoma laticolle, Jac. Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg. vii, 1900, 
p. 115. 
Dark cupreous ; antennae and legs fulvous or with aeneous 
gloss; beneath piceous with a metallic appearance. 
6 . Head closely and strongly punctured throughout ; the 
clypeus separated from the face by an obsolete triangular de- 
pression, its surface punctured like the head but the interstices 
longitudinally strigose ; labrum piceous ; antennae pale fulvous, 
extending to the middle of the elytra. Thorax nearly three times 
as broad as long, very convex, its sides strongly rounded, the 
angles distinct but not produced ; the surface very closely and 
strongly punctured, the punctures evenly distributed, not stronger 
at the sides than in the middle, the latter with a narrow short 
smooth raised line, the space behind the anterior margin trans- 
versely depressed. Scutellum distinctly and rather closely punc- 
tured. Elytra not widened posteriorly, the shoulders prominent, 
the puncturation rather stronger than that of the thorax and 
arranged in somewhat regular closely approximate rows ; a very 
narrow and not strongly raised costa extends from the shoulders 
to behind the middle, the sides with a rather strongly deflexed 
lateral margin. Legs robust, obscure fulvous, with a more or less 
metallic green gloss ; the anterior tibiae slightly curved, strongly 
