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SOME NEW SOUTH INDIAN ANTHBIBIDAE IN THE 

 COLLECTION OP MR. H. E. ANDREWES. 



By K. JORDAN, Ph.D. 



1. Litocerus nilgiriensis spec. nov. 



c? ?. Brownish-black. Rosti-iim and the whole nncler-snrface densely pubescent 

 clayish grey, like the markings of the pronotum and elytra. Segments 1—3 

 of the antenna and the joints of segments 4 — 8 pale testaceous, the apex 

 of the eleventh segment testaceous and pubescent white, the antenna of the S 

 longer than the body, 4 — 8 cylindrical. Pronotum punctured laterally, with a 

 transverse groove before the middle, the sides (exclusive of two brown spots), 

 a broad mesial stripe, and two spots iit each side of this stripe clayish grey ; 

 carina straight above, and forming a semicircle at the sides. The clayish grey 

 pubescence of the elytra forms three irregular transverse bands, one at the base, 

 much frayed out posteriorly and enclosing a brown humeral halfring ; a second 

 band behind the middle, and a third at the tip, the last two usually more or less 

 connected by additional markings placed between them, there being also small 

 clayish grey spots in the large anterior black-brown area, a square spot at the 

 basal third of the suture being particularly conspicuous. Basal third (?) or 

 two-thirds (cJ) of femora pale testaceous ; proximal portions of the tibiae and tirst 

 tarsal segment and the whole second tarsal segment white. Abdomen of S without 

 tubercle. In the ? the clayish grey pubescence on the side of the pronotum is 

 broken up into spots, and the sterna bear brown lateral spots. 



Length : (i — 7 mm. 



Hab. Nilgiri Hills. 



A considerable series of both sexes. 



The pale tip of the eleventh antennal segment and the shape of the pronotal 

 carina will be sufficient to distinguish this species from others. 



2. Hypseus picticoUis spec. nov. 



c? ? . Brownish black. Eostrum twice as broad as long, sparsely pubescent 

 grey. Frons triangular ; in S hardly so broad as the club of the antenna ; in ? 

 about one-fourth the width of the rostrum. The first, second, seventh and eighth 

 segments of the antenna rufous, the eleventh pale luteous. Prothorax a little 

 broader than long, coarsely punctured at the sides, more finely in centre, with an 

 interrupted yellowish mesial line, which is dilated to a spot before the scutellum ; 

 the central space of the pronotum is bounded by four grey lines, forming a rhomb, 

 and the sides are occupied by three grey longitudinal lines, which are more or 

 less connected with one another; carina convex above, with acute lateral angles. 

 Elytra depressed behind the base, the basal margin rufescent, the third interspace 

 somewhat elevate, with a luteous elongate spot at the base and another behind 

 the middle, the latter being placed between two black elongate spots ; a third 

 luteous elongate spot at the base in the fifth interspace, suture with numerous 

 small luteous spots ; the other interspaces more dispersedly spotted with luteous. 



