166 f-^"'-^' 



two along the median line placed in a shallow sulcus, and with one or two 

 additional impressions on each side just within the sinuous submarginal groove. 

 Elytra slightly rounded at the sides, rather finely punctate-striate, the inter- 

 stices sparsely, minutely punctulate, the line pubescence seriately arranged 

 along- each stria. Ventral surface opaque, the last two abdominal segments 

 shining, the metasternum without polished space. 

 Length 1| mm. 



Hah. W. Almora and llanikhet, Kumaon {H. G. C. : v. 1919, 

 iv.l920). 



A long series, varying a little in the sculpture of the elytral inter- 

 stices, and in the colour of the upper surface, the prothoracic foveae 

 iTSually with a bluish tinge, the specimens with slightly broader epistouia 

 assumed to be males. O. sexfoveatas would perhaps be best placed in 

 the section Sothochhes Rey (^^z Catnjytochthehius Kvuvert). . 



Ochfhehiits nitiJipen^iis^ n. sp. 



Oblong-oval, robust, very sparsely pubescent, the hairs on the elytra 

 seriately arranged along the striae ; brassy above, the prothorax with a faint 

 cupreous tinge, the under surface black, the legs (the tips of the tarsi 

 excepted) testaceous, the palpi piceous ; the head (the juxta-ocular tubercles 

 excepted) and prothorax opaque, the elytra sliining. Head triangular, densely, 

 rugulosely punctulate, with two small narrow foveae between the eyes, and a 

 small central one at the base, the labrum deeply emarginate. Prothorax much 

 wider than the head, narrowing from near the apex to the base, the margins 

 sinuate in their basal third, the membranous margin reaching the anterior angles ; 

 densely, rugulosely punctate, the disc with a narrow median sulcus, two small, 

 shallow, subobsolete foveae on each side of it, and a narrow, sinuous, olilique, 

 submarginal groove. Elytra somewhat rounded at the sides, rather coarsely 

 punctate-striate, the interstices flat, polished, sparsely, very minutely punctu- 

 late. Ventral surface opaque, the last two abdominal segments shining. Legs 

 rather stout. 



Length I5 mm. 



Hah. W. Almora, Kumaon {H. G. C: vi.l919). 



Two specimens. More robust than O. ae.rforeafiis ; the prothorax 

 with the foveae on the disc almost oKsolete and the median two replaced 

 by a narrow sulcus, the basal constriction starting from nearer the middle, 

 the membranous margin extending forward to the anterior angles ; the 

 elytra more coarsel}^ punctate-striate, the interstices flat and polished, 

 tlie rest of the upper surface being opaque. 



Ocltthehius rivaJis, n. sp. 



Oblong-oval, narrow, sparsely, finely pubescent, the elytra shining, the 

 head and prothorax rather dull : brassy above, black beneath, the legs (the tips 

 of the tarsi excepted) and palpi (the terminal jnint excepted) testaceous. Head 



