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18. — Scraptia nilgiriana, n. sp. 



$ . Elongate, depressed, shiiiintr^ rather coarsely pubescent, testaceous, 

 the eyes black ; the head coarsely, closely, the prothorax and elytra more finely, 

 punctate. Head rather small, convex, sub-triangular, well developed behind 

 the ejx's, the latter large and separated by about their own width as seen from 

 above ; antennae moderately long, filiform, joint 3 slightly longer than 2, 4-11 

 elongate ; apical joint of maxillary palpi large, securiform. Prothorax much 

 wider than the head, strongly transverse, semi-circular, sini\ate at the base, with 

 two very deep basal foveae and a deep fovea in the middle between them. 

 Elytra elongate, a little wider than the prothorax, gradually narrowed 

 posteriorly, the apices roiinded. Legs very long ; penultimate joint of the 

 anterior and intermediate tarsi rather broadly lobed. Length 4^, breadth 

 1\ mm. 



Rah.: India, Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andrewes). 



One female, in good condition. This insect agrees with the 

 Chinese S. crihriceps in having a coarsely punctured head ; but the 

 head itself is smaller and sub-triangular, the eyes are more distant, 

 and the elytra are less attenuate posteriorly. Compared with the same 

 sex of 8. melina, from Assam, the head is smaller and more coarsely 

 pimctate, the eyes are less approximate, and the elytra are less 

 narrowed behind. More elongate than S. malaharica* (anfea,'p. 237), 

 wholly testaceous in colour (the eyes excepted) , the antennae stouter, 

 the head more convex, the prothorax larger, etc. 



19. — Scraptia amplicollis, n. sp. 



•j" . Elongate, somewhat fusiform, shining, clothed with rather long, 

 yello^vish pubescence, testaceous, the eyes black ; the head and prothorax 

 densely, finely, the elytra a little more sparsely, punctate. Head transverse, 

 convex, well developed behind the eyes, the latter large, moderately distant, 

 and very deeply emarginate; antennae (imperfect) long, not very slender, sub- 

 filiform, joint 3 considerably longer than 2, those from 4 onwards elongate. 

 Prothorax ample, transverse, inuch wider than the head, semicircular, siniiate 

 at the base, with two deep basal foveae and a shallow depression between them. 

 Elytra elongate, scarcely wider than the prothorax, rapidly narrowed from 

 about the middle, somewhat broadly rounded at the apex. Legs very long, 

 comparatively stout ; penultimate tarsal joint rather broadly lobed. Length 51, 

 breadth 2 mm. 



Hah.: India, Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andrewes). 



One specimen, wanting a portion of the antennae. Larger and 



* Five more specimens of this insect have just been sent me for determination by Mr. E. A. 

 Butler. They were found by Mr. T. V. Campbell in the Nilgiri Hills, and are a little dai'ker than 

 the types, one of them having the suture and sides of the elyti-a strongly infuscate. 



