CORYNODES. 
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the more cylindrical not medially widened shape. C. travancorensis , 
Jac. is larger, has much shorter antennae and elytra deeply 
depressed below the base. 
bOl. Corynodes sheppardi, Baly , Descript, new gen. ty spec. Phytoph. 
1864, p. 7. 
Corynodes clypeatus, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely, xlviii, 1904, p. 389 
Metallic green ; antennae purplish, basal joints partly fulvous. 
<$ . Head very finely punctured, more or less strongly longitudin- 
ally depressed at the middle; clypeus separated from the face by a 
narrow transverse groove, much broader than long, very finely and 
closely punctured ; labrum metallic green ; antennae extending to 
the middle of the elytra, basal joint subquadrate, metallic green, 
following two more or less fulvous, apical joints purplish, gradu- 
ally dilated. Thorax nearly twice as broad as long, of nearly 
equal width, sides feebly rounded in the middle, surface very 
sparingly and finely punctured. Scutellum obsoletely depressed 
at the middle. Elytra with a short basal depression, very finely 
punctured in irregular, rather closely approximate rows, interstices 
often aciculate. Prosternum rather strongly punctured, longer 
than broad, slightly convex. Claws appendiculate. 
5 . Antennae shorter. 
Length 10-12 mm. 
Hah. Southern India : Mercara, Coorg ; Nilgiris ; Bombay : 
Kanara. 
862. Corynodes speciosus, Lefev. Bull. Soc. Ent. Bely, xxxv, 1891, 
p. cclxxvi. 
Blackish-blue ; elytra reddish-cupreous, on the sides greenish- 
cupreous. 
Head strongly and remotely punctured, irregularly impressed 
between the eyes ; labrum piceous ; palpi and antennae bluish- 
black, terminal five joints dilated. Thorax globular, very shining, 
remotely and deeply punctured. Scutellum smooth, apex rounded. 
Elytra obsoletely depressed below the base, densely and strongly 
punctured, punctures (especially near the suture) subgeminately 
arranged. Legs short ; claws appendiculate. 
Length 8 mm. 
Hah. Sikhim, 
Allied to C. parry i, Baly, but differently coloured, and separated 
by the strong and remotely placed punctures on the thorax. 
863. Corynodes burmanicus, Jac. Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova, xxxii, 
1892, p. 917. 
Hark violaceous-blue. 
Head strongly swollen at the vertex, the latter very strongly 
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