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Long, (rostr. excl.) 4 ^—5; elytr. 2^—3^. Lat. hum 2 T 5 5 —3 mill. 
$ Minor, thorace lateribus minus rotundato-ampliato ; elytris lon- 
gioribus , versus apicem magis angustatis ; tibiis angustioribus 
et longioribus , apice intus non ampliutis, unco unico exteriori 
intus oblique directo armatis , anticis arcuatis. 
$ Tibiis omnibus rectis , apice intus amplialis cum unco secundo 
perpendiculari. 
Patria : Colombo, Ins. Ceylon. A. Dom. Nietner captus. Mus. 
Bowring, Dohrn, Sauuders et Jekel. 
Rostrum subtriangularly ampliate towards the apex, which is trian¬ 
gularly emarginate, shorter than the head. Labrum partly, mandibulse 
and parts of the mouth black. Head subcylindric-quadrate, somewhat 
longer than broad, convex, impunctate, in some specimens slightly, in 
others hardly transversely impressed above the base, with the occiput 
more convex than the vertex. Antennce fulvous or rufous, last joints 
infuscate, club fuscous. Thorax very slightly punctate, punctures at 
the base and on the two black spots stronger; these two spots are large, 
irregularly round, each placed at the middle of the length and the lateral 
third of the width. Scutellum smooth, a little convex, hardly trans¬ 
verse. Elytra somewhat longer than broad ; apex of each widely 
rounded. 
Attelabus (Paramecolabus) casruleus, Jekel. 
Oblongo-ovatus , subsericeo-nitidus ; cceruleus aut violaceus; vostro 
crebre punctato , basi cum fronte impressa canaliculato; capile 
antice subplanato , punctulato , postice convexo Icevi ; thorace trans¬ 
verse convexo , lateribus rotundato, subtiliter punctato ; elytris ante 
medium transversim impressis , punctis seriatis versus apicem suc¬ 
cessive minoribus et obsoletioribus impressis. 
Long, (rostr. excl.) 6—7; elytr. 4—5. Lat. hum. 2 T 7 0 — 3$,; pone 
med el. 2 T 8 0 —3^ mill. 
$ Tibiis angustioribus , apice haud amplialis , unco unico exteriori 
armatis , anticis longis , arcuatis. 
