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mnderatel}' closely juinclured and pubescent. AVKlomon black, finely 

 and nioderatelj' closely pmictiued at the ba>ies of the anterior segments, 

 much more sparingly behind, sparingly pubescent. Legs (including the coxae) 

 black; tarsi pitchy. First joint of posterior tarsi .■shorter than the last. 



J. Anterior tarsi dilated ; 0th ventral segment with very small triangular 

 excision. 



Hab. Nilgiri Hills {II. L. Aiuh-ewes). Type in luy own collection. 



Philonthus maculatus, n. sp. 



Black, shining; head suborbicular ; thorax with dorsal series of five punc- 

 tures ; elytra scarcely bi'onzed, the suture narrowly and obscurely reddish, the 

 di^c with an indeterminate reddish spot extending from the shouldnrs to 

 tilt' middle; posterior margins of the abdominal segments narrowly reddish 

 Antenne slender, all the joints longer than broad, the first two of them fu^co- 

 Lestaceous ; legs testaceous, tlie tibiae pitchy. Length 7'3 mm. Allied to 

 P. varians Payk., but the head is larger and rounder with larger eyes, the 

 antennae a little longer and more slender, the base lighter, the thorax is not 

 narrowed in front, the sides being parallel, the suture of the elytra and the 

 posterior margins of the abdominal segments are reddish, and the latter are 

 more finely punctured and puliescent. Head suborbicular, narrower than the 

 thorax, the median intra-ocular widely se})arated ; the eyes large, their diameter 

 lunger than the temples. Antennae slender, all the joints longer than broad, 

 llie 11th as long as the 10th. Thorax sciirceh' longer than bread, the sides 

 l^arallel ; disc with five moderate punctures on either side and three others 

 externally, Scutellum black, finely and pretty closely punctured. Elytra a 

 liitle shorter than the thorax, slightly transverse and of the colour indicated, 

 tiiifly and closely punctured and pubescent. Abdomen very finely and clo-^ely 

 {>iiiictured and pubescent, n little more sparingly behind. First joint of the 

 posterior tarsi longer than the last. 



(S ■ Anterior tarsi strongly dilated ; 6th ventral segment triangularly 

 excised. 



Rub. Mysore, alt. 4100 feet. 



Staphylimis purpurascens, n. sp. 



Bronze-black, moderately shining, the head, thorax, and elytra with 

 ]Mii[)le-c(>ppery reflex, the abdomen feebly iridescent; first four visible 

 al)(lominal segments with brown tomentose patches at the base on either side 

 of a ratlier obscure golden median patch ; antennae black ; femora reddish- 

 testaceous, tibiae and tarsi pitchy-brown. Length 12 mm. Differs from 

 8. aeneicollis Bernh. in the following respects : — The antennae are entirely 

 dark but similarly constructed ; the head is shorter and transverse, the smooth 

 polished space on the vertex is much larger, the puncturation is coarser and 

 le.■^s close, the pubescence brown and scanty; the thorax is formed as in this 

 species, the puncturation is, however, rather larger, more superficial, and much 

 less close, and a narrow, smooth central space is present in front as well as 

 behind, and the very evident ))urpurasceut reflex. Elytra variegated with 



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