inO [-Tnly, 



an elevation of about 10,000 £t. Separable from its Himala_yan allies ])y 

 the conspicuous, subseriately-arranged, smooth, raised points on the 

 elytra, the almost entirely testaceous antennae and legs, and the closely 

 intermixed long bristly hairs on the upper surface. 



10. Dasytes monilicornis, n. sp. 



(S . Comparatively short, shiniiig', brassy-black, the antennal joints 2-4 

 testaceous, the others infuscate or black, the tibiae (except at tlieir api«es) and 

 tarsi (tlie black claws excepted) also testaceous ; clothed with pallid pubescence 

 intermixed with longer bristly hairs, which are erect on the head and prothorax 

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

 disc of the latter a little more sparsely, punctate, the elytra closely and ratlier 

 sirongly punctured. Head a little narrower than the prothorax; antennae 

 long, rather stout, thickening outwards, joints 5-10 subraoniliform, 5, 7, and 9 

 wider than 4, 6, and 8, transverse. Prothorax broader than long, rounded and 

 crenulate at th^^ sides, obliquely narrowed anteriorly. Elytra rather short, 

 parallel, much wider than the prothorax. Legs long, not very slender. 



Length 2^!, mm. 



Hah. Ranikhet Division of Kumaon (Ji. G. C). 



One specimen. Distinguished from its Indian allies by its very 

 small size, short elytra, and rather elongate, stout antennae, joints G-10 

 of which are submoniliform and 5, 7, and 9 widened. The antennal 

 structure is very like that of the Mediterranean Dasytisciis graminicola 

 Kies., as figui-ed by the author in 1859, the present insect having a 

 narrower prothorax than in the Dasytiscus. 



11. Dasytes hreviusculus, n. sp. 



5 . Comparatively short, subopaque, the elytra shining, obscure nigro- 

 caeruleous, the antennal joints 2-6 testaceous, the other joints and the legs 

 infuscate or piceous ; clothed with fine pallid pubescence intermixed with 

 bristly hairs, which are erect on the head and prothorax and semierect on the 

 elytra; the head and prothorax densely rugulosely, the elytra more strongly, 

 punctate. Antennae short, rather slender, thickened outwards, joints 5-10 

 transverse, 5, 7, and 9 wider than 4, 6, and 8. Prothorax coiivex, transverse* 

 sinu iusly riarrowed anteriorly and also narrowed at the base. Elytra much 

 broader than the prothorax, short, widened posteriorly. Legs slender. 



Length 2 mm. _ 



ILih. W. Almora Division of Kumaon {II. Q. C). 



One example. This little bluish insect has the elj'tra as short as in 

 D. monilicornis, but they are more finely punctured ; the antennae are 

 short, slender, and differently formed, though there is the same disparity 

 in the width of the intermediate joints ; and the legs are quite slender. 



