COLEOTTERA OF THE FAMILY STAPIIYLINIDAE 21 



Athela (Dimetrota) hutchinsoni sp. n. 



Moderately shining', black, the fare-parts with slight metallic reflex. Antennae and legs 

 black, the tarsi yellow. Length 3.2 mm. 



In the broad head resembling cadaz'erina Bris. but differently colored, the antennae a 

 little stouter, the elytra longer and in this respect resembling marcida Er. Head broad, a 

 little narrower than the thorax, extremely finely, very sparingly punctured, distinctly coria- 

 ceous. Antennae with the 3rd joint as long as the 2nd, 4th and 5th slightly longer than broad, 

 6th as long as broad, 7th to 10th distinctly transverse. Thorax more than a third broader 

 than long, the sides gently rounded, the posterior angles rounded, along the middle behind 

 feebly and broadly impressed, very finely, asperately, much more closely punctured than the 

 head, the ground sculpture similar. Elytra almost twice as long as the thorax, with similar 

 but rather closer puncturation and similar ground sculpture. Abdomen a little narrowed 

 before the apex, finely, moderately closely punctured on the anterior segments, more sparingly 

 behind, less strongly coriaceous, and more shining than the fore-parts. Tibia without long- 

 setae. 



3 : 8th dorsal segment truncate : 6th ventral segment a little produced, narrowed and 

 rounded. 



Indian Tibet: Marsimik La, altitude 18.394 feet. 16-VII-32. 



Ororotse Tso, altitude 17,381 feet. 16-VII-32. Two examples under .stones amongst 

 scanty grasses. 



AleocJiara (Coprochara) bilincata Gyll. 



Indian Tibet: Tsak-Shang, above Tso-moriri, altitude 15,985 feet. Amongst grasses. 

 31-VIII-32. A widely distributed species. 



