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2. — Osphya nilgirica, n. sp. 



? . Moderately elongate, shining ; testaceous, the antennae (except the 

 basal joint beneath), eyes, a faint, indeterminate, interrixpted, transverse mark 

 on the disc of the prothorax, the apices of the femora above, the tibiae (except 

 at the base), and tarsi (the claws excepted), nigro-piceoixs or black ; densely, 

 finely, the prothorax a little more diffusely, punctate, closely pubescent. Head 

 broad, nearly as wide as the anterior part of the prothorax, foveatein the middle 

 between the eyes ; antennae slender, moderately long, joint 2 short, less than 

 half the length of 3, 3-6 elongate [7-11 wanting]. Prothorax transverse, 

 rounded at the sides, a little narrowed in front, bifoveate and feebly trisinuate 

 at the base, and with an indication of a smooth median line, narrowly margined. 

 Elytra moderately long, wider than the prothorax, narrowing from about the 

 middle. Legs rather stout ; basal joint of posterior tarsi not longer than the 

 others united. Length 6, breadth 2 mm. 



Hah. : India, Nilgiri Hills (Andre.wes) . 



One specimen. Very like a small pallid female of the variable 

 0. hipunctafa F., but with a much broader head, a narrowly margined 

 prothorax, and more finely sculptured elytra. The elytral ptmctuation 

 is dense and transversely confluent in both these insects. 



3. — Osphya albofasciata, n. sp. 



$ . Moderately elongate, shining ; nigro-piceous, the prothorax (a broad 

 space on the anterior part of the disc excepted) rufo-testaceous, the antennae 

 with joints 1-3 and the tip of 11, the palpi, and the femora and tibiae in great part, 

 testaceous ; clothed above and beneath with rather coarse, decumbent, pubes- 

 cence, that on the elytra brown, variegated with white on the disc and along 

 the sutural and apical margins (the white hairs condensed into a line down the 

 suture, a short oblong streak on the disc at the base, an angulate fascia below 

 this, and a narrow transverse fascia at about one-third from the apex), the hairs 

 on the rest of the surface whitish ; closely, finely, the elytra a little more 

 coarsely and densely, pimctate. Antennae slender, not reaching the middle of 

 the elytra, joint 2 short, about as long as 5, 3 much longer than 2, 3-5 slightly 

 decreasing in length, 6-11 elongate. Prothorax strongly transverse, rounded at 

 the sides, narrowed anteriorly, feebly explanate laterally, the latero-basal 

 depressions rather deep, the hind angles obtuse. Elytra Avider than the pro- 

 thorax, narrowed from about the middle. Basal joint of posterior tarsi slightly 

 longer than the others united. Length 5, breadth 2 mm. 



Hah.: Assam, Patkai Mts. (Doherty). 



One specimen. An insect easily recognisable by the albo-variegate, 

 nigro-piceous elytra, and the shortened antennal joints 4 and 5. 0. tri- 

 lineata Pic, from Formosa, is described as having albo-lineate elytra, 

 but it cannot be very neai'ly allied to the present species. 



