,-. 'January, 



Rah. Sitoli, C. Almora, U.P. {R. G. Champion: viii.1919, " iu 

 phintatitjii trees killed l)y Feridenniuin"'), Bhowali, Kumaon {H. G. 

 Chiminori and A. I). Liims, 17.ii.l913, " under bark of Fiiius loH(ji- 

 folia''), Jaunsar (i'. F. Sfebbinr/, loc. cit., in galleries of the Scolytid 

 beetle Foli/graplius longifolia iu F/'nus longifolia). 



Allied to JL.jlavipennis Mots, iu build and form of prothorax, but 

 the anterior angles of the prothorax are even less marked, the punctura- 

 tion finer, and the coh>ur different. One specimen, probably 6 , has a 

 transversely oval, raised area on the clypeus, but no trace of the median 

 longitudinal ridge found in the cS oijlavipennis. 



8. IFyj)0'j)li}oeiis tripardhis, sp. n. 



Elongate, uarrow, the head, thorax, and aiiteuiiae biowuish, the elytra and 

 legs fiavoLis, the former with tlie apex broadly brown. Thorax about as long 

 as w'ide, all its margins arcuate, anterior angles completely rounded, basal 

 angles obtuse ; disc couvex, rather strongly and closely punctate. Elytra tw^o 

 aud a half times as long as wide, rather strongly punctnte, the linear arrange- 

 ment of the punctnres more evident than in H.Jlavipeimis. The apical browm 

 patch on the elytra occupies about one-quarter of their leugtb, is not sharply 

 defined, and extends forward in a triangular form along the suture, where it 

 meets a much paler and indistinct triangular scutelhir patch. 



Length 2i mm. 



Rah. Nilgiri Hills, Ouehterlony Valley, alt. 3U00 ft., June {A. K. 

 Weld Downing, in Coll. R. E. Andrewes). 



Allied to R. stehhincfi (supra), but smaller and narrower in pro- 

 portion to its length than most other species, with rounded anterior 

 angles to the pi'onotum. 



i). Rypopliloeus limhaticollis, sp. n. 



Narrow, elongate, tlavous, with the head, thorax, and pygidiuni largely 

 brown. Head with the front of clyiieus and inner margin of the eyes paler, 

 rather stiongly but not closely punctate ; antennae piceous, extending beyond 

 middle of thorax, joints 5-10 strongly tiansverse; thorax brown above with a 

 uarrow tlavous border all roimd, about as long as broad, sides nearly straight 

 for the greater part of their length, arcuately rounded towards base and apex, 

 anterior angles rounded, posterior obtuse but distinct, disc sparsely punctate 

 with a median impunctate line, the punctures rather elongate and huer than 

 tliose of the head; elytra )iea.rly two and a half tinjes <'is long as broad, striate- 

 punctate, the tivst, third, and tilth interval.-^ with a median row of widely spaced 

 punctures. Underside and legs fiavous. 



Length '.J mn:. 



Rah. Nilgiri Hills, Ouehterlony Valley, alt. 3500 ft., January 

 kR. L. Andrewes ; "in dead Ficus ''). 



