. Coleoptera: Lamellicornia. Scarabaeidae. ANOMALA. 135 shining, with the sides and base gently rounded, the hitter very narrowly margined and the hind angles obsolete. The scutellum is distinctly punctured, and the elytra bear rows of rather close strong punctures. The pygidium is strongly and moderately closely, the metasternum very coarsely, and the abdomen rather strongly, punctured. The front tibia is strongly bidentate and the longer claw of the front and middle feet cleft. Length, 7*5-8 mm.; breadth, 4 mm. Madras: Nilgiri Hills (H. L. Andrewes) ; Sanivarsandai, Coorg, 4000 ft. {T. V. Ea
. Coleoptera: Lamellicornia. Scarabaeidae. ANOMALA. 135 shining, with the sides and base gently rounded, the hitter very narrowly margined and the hind angles obsolete. The scutellum is distinctly punctured, and the elytra bear rows of rather close strong punctures. The pygidium is strongly and moderately closely, the metasternum very coarsely, and the abdomen rather strongly, punctured. The front tibia is strongly bidentate and the longer claw of the front and middle feet cleft. Length, 7*5-8 mm.; breadth, 4 mm. Madras: Nilgiri Hills (H. L. Andrewes) ; Sanivarsandai, Coorg, 4000 ft. {T. V. Eamah-ishna, April). Tyjje in the British Museum. 116. Anoinala robusta. Singhala 7-obustri, Ohaus. Testaceous, with the forehead and vertex, the pronotum (except a line marginal line), the extreme edges of the elytra_(the lateral mnrgins a little more Avidely), and the tarsi black, with a slight metallic lustre ; or entirely bluish- or greenish-black. It is oval in shape, dilated beyond the shoulders, and very smooth and shining. The head is finely, but not densely punctured, and the pro- notum very finely, but a little more strongly towards the sides. The lateral margins of the latter are strongly rounded, the front angles scarcely acute, the hind ym » ^ angles very blunt, and the base gently C Tffi W\^' I'ownded and not completely margined. The scutellum is finely punctured, and the elytra are dilated laterally in the anterior part and bear moderately close but rather _ irregular lines of strongly impressed punc- .,. oi / ., / tures, fhe subsutural interval broad and his. 31.— A?ioma/a . ', , ^ i i. • i rri Tolmsta,S' irregularly punctured anteriorly, ihe py- gidium is moderately coarsely and closely pitted. The front tibia is bidentate, the "hind tibia moderately stout, and the longer claw of the front and middle feet cleft. S. The clypeus is a little produced, with a broad, nearly straight, laterally dilated and strongly reflexed front edge and sharp angles. The le
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