148 [July- 



Hah. Simla [type] {H. Chi2)j)endale : v, vii.1909), N. W. Provinces 

 {coll. Andreioes), Sunderdhunga, W. Almora, alt. 8000 ft. {R. G. C). 



Two 6 d , four 2 § . This species has the prothorax even more 

 mgose than in D. danacaeoides ; the legs and the basal joints of the 

 antennae (joint 1 excepted) are testaceous ; and the elytra, which are 

 broader in $ , are more strongly punctured. 



6. Dasi/tes Tcaslimirensisy n. sp. 



Moderately elongate, shining, aeneo-piceous or reddish-brown, tLe 

 anteuuae, palpi, and legs obscure-testaceous ; clothed with pallid pubescence 

 intermixed Avitli long bristly hairs, which are curled on tlie head and prothorax 

 and semierect on the elytra ; the head and prothorax densely, rugulosely (a 

 narrow smooth space down the disc of the latter excepted), the elytra closely, 

 finely, puuctAte. Head a little iiarrower than the prothorax in (j", the eyes 

 prominent; antennae moderately long, not very stout. Prothorax convex, 

 broader than long, rounded and crenulate at the sides. Elytra much wider 

 than the prothorax, parallel to near the apex in c? > a little widened posteriorly 

 in $. 



Length 2|-3§^ mm. 



Hah. Kashmir {ex coll. Andreioes). 



Two S 6 > one 5 . A reddish brown or aeneo-piceous insect allied 

 to D. scahricollis ; the antennae and legs obscure-testaceous ; the 

 antennae more slender ; the ptrothorax shorter, smooth down the middle 

 in both sexes, and with curled hairs ; the elytra a little more finely 

 punctured. Broader than D. disc refits Gorh., the legs and antennae 

 paler, the prothorax more densely and the elytra not so strongly punctate. 



7. Dasytes danacaeoides, n. sp. 



Danacaea sp. ?, Gorh. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxix, ])p. 293, 322 

 (1895) \ 



Moderately elongate, shining, thickly clothed with pallid pubescence inter- 

 mixed with scattered bristly hairs, which are vt'ry long and erect on the head 

 and prothorax, and semierect and shorter on the el} tra ; black with a brassy- 

 green lustre above and beneath, the tibiae obscure-testaceous towards the 

 apex ; the entire upper surface densely, rugulosely punctate, the puncturing on 

 the elytra rather coarse. Head nearly as wide as the prothorax in (^ , the eyes 

 large ; antennae (J ) moderately long, thickened towards the apex, joints 5-10 

 serrate, transverse, ( $ ) shorter and more slender, Prothorax about as long as 

 broad, narrowed anteriorly and also at the base. Elytra much broader than 

 the prothorax, parallel to beyond the middle in cT, a little widened posteriorly 

 iu 2 . Tarsal claws equal, slightly widened at the base. 



Length o-3o mm. 



