TR1CLIOXA. 
4/5 
Head impunctate, fulvous; eyes notched at their inner margins; 
clypeus broader than long, separated from the face by a shallow 
transverse groove ; antennae pale fulvous, extending to the 
middle of the elytra, third and fourth joints equal, terminal joints 
scarcely thickened. Thorax fulvous, more than twice as broad as 
long, slightly widened at the middle, the sides nearly straight, the 
surface scarcely perceptibly punctured, rather convex. Scutellum 
black. Elytra slightly wider than the thorax, very slightly depressed 
below the base, regularly and distinctly punctate-striate anteriorly, 
the punctures nearly obliterated behind the middle. Femora 
fulvous, the posterior femora strongly dilated into a tooth, the 
anterior pair dentate to a less degree ; the posterior four tibiae 
emargiuate at the apex ; claws bifid. 
Var. a. Head and thorax fulvous without spots ; el} r tra black, 
the apex tiavous. 
Var. b. Thorax and elytra black. 
Var. c. Entirely fulvous. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hab. Southern Bombay : Kauara ; Belgaum. 
This is a most variable species in regard to coloration, varying 
from flavous to black, with or without black markings. In some 
specimens the thorax is fulvous with the black spots confluent, 
in others the head aud thorax are fulvous and the elytra black 
with a pale flavous apex, but all these forms show by their shape 
and sculpture that they represent the same species. They can 
be recognized by their short subquadrate, not narrowly elongate 
shape and by the transverse exceedingly finely punctured thorax 
and its equal width ; the typical banded form is of course easily 
known. 
819. Tricliona picea, Jac. Ann. Soc. JEnt. Belg. xxxix, 1895, p. 284. 
Piceous ; basal joints of the antennae flavous ; the anterior 
femora with a broacl triangular tooth. 
Head extremely finely punctured with a more or less distinct 
central ridge ; clypeus distinctly separated from the face, wedge- 
shaped, its surface finely rugose ; antennae extending to the middle 
of the elytra, the basal five joints flavous, the rest black or entirely 
fulvous, third joint slightly shorter than the fourth. Thorax 
rather broad, of equal width, the sides straight at the base, 
rounded and slightly narrowed in front : the disc rather sparingly 
but distinctly punctured at the sides leaving the small middle 
portion nearly impunctate, posterior margin straight at the sides, 
slightly but broadly produced at the middle. Scutellum as broad 
as long. Elytra very shallowly depressed below the base, deeply 
punctate-striate anteriorly, the punctures much finer posteriorly 
and closely approximate. Anterior femora strongly dilated into a 
triangular tooth, the other femora less strongly dentate. 
