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Hah. W. Almoi-a District of Kumaon (//. G. C). 



A long series, sexes not identified. A very small, narrow form, with 

 transversely subquadrate, somewhat coarsely punctured prothorax, sharply 

 curvato-striate elj^ra, and the first ventral segment with two longi- 

 tudinal impressed lines, which separate the smoother central space from 

 the coai'sely punctured lateral portions. The European C. histeroides F. 

 has narrower tibiae and wants the ventral lines. Various species of Gerylon 

 from Ceylon and India have been described by Motschulsky, Sharp, and 

 Grouvelle, but the Kumaon insect cannot be identified with any of them. 

 A smaller undescribed form from Dehra Dun (C arcuatum Grouv. in 

 litt.) comes near it. 



Thorictodes erraticas, n. sp. 



Elongate, convex, moderately shining', finely pubescent, ferruginous ; 

 above and beneath rather closely punctured, the puncturing a little closer ou 



Thorictodes erratic us. X 20. 



the prothorax than on the elytra, the interspaces alutaceous. Head small ; 

 eyes minute, hidden beneath the angular lateral prominences of the head, in 

 front of which the antennae are inserted; antennae short,stout, 11-jointed, 1 very 

 stout, 9-11 fused into a broad club. Prothorax longer than broad, oblongo- 

 cordate, strongly rounded at the sides, sinuously narrowed towards the base 

 and also much narrowed in front. Elytra oblong-oval, about twice the length 

 of the prothorax, widest towards the apex, hollowed at the base, the humeri 

 angular. Legs stout ; anterior tibiae broad, elongate-triangular, the inter- 

 mediate and posterior pairs narrower, the latter slightly bowed inward ; tarsi 

 5-jointed, thickened. 

 Length 2j mm. 



Hab. W. Almora District of Kumaon (S. G. C). 



One specimen. More elongate, more robust, and much larger than 

 T. lieyderii Eeitt., the type of the genus ; the elytra narrowed at the 



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