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known, appears to have the sides of the prothorax straighter ; this 

 Himalayan insect is placed by its describer near the Chilean 8. cyclops 

 F. and G. 



16. — Scraptia sumatrenns n. sp. 



Elong-ate, stib-fusiforra, flattened above, shining, clothed with rather long 

 pallid hairs, testaceous, the eyes black ; closely, somewhat coarsely, punctate. 

 Head convex, transverse, large, the frontal suture indistinct ; eyes greatly 

 developed, narrowly separated ; joint 4 of maxillary palpi moderately large, 

 securiform ; antennae rather stout, long, filiform, joints 2 and 3 short, sub-equal, 

 those from 4 onwards elongate. Prothorax transverse, sub-campanulate, with 

 two deep basal foveae and a longitudinal impression between them. Elytra 

 long, very little broader at the base than the prothorax, somewhat rounded at 

 the sides, widening to the middle and narrowed thence to the rounded apex. 

 Legs long. Length 4^, breadth 1^ mm. {$?) 



Hah. : Sumatra, Merang (Dolierty). 



One specimen. Larger than 8. sagitti/era, immaculate, the pro- 

 thorax less rounded at the sides and with larger foveae, the elytra more 

 dilated at the middle. The short third joint to the antennae is probably 

 indicative of the male sex. The terminal joint of the maxillary palpi 

 is less angular than in 8. qtiadrwignata and other allied forms. 



17. — 8cra2)tia pallescens, n. sp. 



S ■ Elongate, narrow, depressed, shining, clothed with rather long pallid 

 hairs, testaceous, the eyes black ; somewhat coarsely, closely piuictate. Head 

 short, broad, the frontal suture obsolete ; eyes extremely large, sub-contiguous ; 

 apical joint of maxillary palpi broadly securiform, that of the labial pair also 

 very broad; antennae long, slender, filiform, joints 2 and 3 short, equal, 4-11 

 elongate. Prothorax transverse, semicircular (as seen from above), sinuate at 

 the base, the hind-angles sharp ; with two small basal foveae, and a transverse 

 depression between them. Elytra long, not much wider than the prothorax, 

 sub-parallel in their basal half, roiinded at the apex. Legs long, slender; 

 penultimate joint of front tarsi rather broadly, that of middle pair narrowly, 

 lobed. Length 3, breadth 1 mm. 



Rah.: Assam, Patkai Mts. {Dolierty). 



One male, in good condition. Very like 8. angidaia (infra), and 

 with a similarly large apical joint to the maxillary palpi ; but with 

 the elytra sub-parallel in their basal half and immaculate, the head 

 much larger and with greatly developed eyes, the third antennal joint 

 short, the penultimate joint of the anterior tarsi rather broadly lobed. 



