1921.] 105 



Hah. W. Almora Division of Kumaon {H. G. C). 



One male. Near JI. albocaudaius ( d ), Tjut with metallic and more 

 ilistinctly punctured elytra, the apices of which are very differently 

 liaped, the antennae less elongate. 



Hi/pehaeus quadrisi[/)i((tus, n. sp. 



2 . Elonoate, nnicli widened posteriorly, sparsely pubescent, sinning ; 

 black, tiie liead, anteimiie, protborax (a patcli on the disc excepted), and legs 

 (the bases of the I'eniora, and the posterior tibiae in part, excepted) testaceous ■ 

 tlie elytra with tlie suture from a little below the base, the apex, au oblique, 

 triangular mark below the base (nearly reaching the sutural streak and 

 extending downwards at the sides), and an oblique, angulate, forwardly- 

 directed streak on the disc towards the apex, also testaceous; the head and 

 protborax sparsely, extremely minutely, the elytra densely, distinctly, punctate, 

 llead barely as wide as the protborax ; antennae not very slender, moderately 

 long, serrate from joint ^ onward. Protborax transverse, convex, rounded at 

 the sides. Elytra flatteued, elongate-subtriangular, much wider at the base 

 tlian the protborax. Legs slender ; posterior tibiae somewhat bowed at the- 

 ape.x. 



Length !?,\y nnn. 



Hah. Kanikhet Division of Kumaon (H. G. C). 



One specimen, provisionally referred to Hijpeljaeus in the absence' 

 of the 6 . The black elytra, with the suture from near the base, the 

 apex, and two oblique streaks on the disc of each testaceous ; the sutural 

 stripe is slightly dilated anteriorly and nearly joins the first streak on the 

 disc. 



Hypehaeus spin! cor nis, sp. n. 



S' Moderately elongate, narrow, parallel-sided, sparsely, very finely 

 pubescent, shining ; testaceous, the head black at the base and white in front ; 

 the elytra with a common, broad, subtriangular space at the base (reaching the 

 humeri) and a broad oblong patch beyond the middle (nearly reaching the 

 suture and outer margin), and the under surface in great part, black ; head and 

 protborax almost smooth, the elytra obsoletely punctulate. Head as wide as 

 the protborax, the eyes rather large ; antennae (fig. 1) long, joints 2 and 3 short, 

 moniliform, equal, 4 greatly thickened, ear-like, angularly dilated and bearing 

 a rather long slender tooth within, 5 transverse, toothed within, 6-10 subtri- 

 angular, 11 elongate. Protborax convex, transverse, rounded at the sides. 

 Elytra long, subparallel, simply roui'ded ai d not excavate at the tip. Legs; 

 very slender: posterior tibiae slightly curved. 



5- Antennae shorter, simple and more slender; head black; elytra 

 widened and more convex j)osteriorly. 



Length U -2 mm. (J^.) 



Hah. W. Almora [ d $ : v. 1917, iv.l918] and Eanikhet Divisions 

 of Kumaon {H. G. C). 



