170 [August, 



Allied to B. nipesfre L., though otherwise coloui'ed ; head, pro- 

 thorax, and elytra all rather wider, so that the form is less elongate. 

 Frontal furrows deeper, antennae more slender, median line of prothorax 

 deeper, elytral striae deeper, the punctures lai-ger, the pores on interval 3 

 similarly placed. The testaceous elytra, with median dark patch, will 

 at once distinguish this from all other Indian species. 



UxiTEU Provincks : Kuuuion, Upper Gumti Valley, W. Almora 

 (H. G. Champion), and Binsar, 7700 ft. {Dr. A. J). Imms — For. Ees. 

 Inst.). BiHAiv : Pusa {Dr. M. Cameron — For. lies. Inst., and Agrie. 

 lies. Inst.). Type in British Museum. 



Brmhidium AUDilltochilon, sp. nov. 



Length o'O-frO mm. ; width l*'0-2'1*-j mm. 



Head and prothorax dark metallic green or blue, elytra (including epi- 

 pleurae) testaceous; palpi, joints 1-4 of antennae (apex of 4 and 5-11 fuscous)) 

 and legs flavous ; underside black, greater part of ^■entral surface brown. Head 

 and prothorax sliiu}', elytra only moderatel}' so. 



Head convex, wide, frontal furrows rather deep, parallel, extending on to 

 clypous, ej'es prominent, antennae slender. Profhora.r convex, transverse, a 

 little wider than head, sides gently rounded in front, sinuaie at basal fourth, 

 hind angles right, with well-marked carina ; ujedian line fairly deep, front 

 transverse impression tine but evident, hind one and basal foveae deep, base 

 coarsely punctate, the surface smooth and polished, but with some very lino 

 cross-striation. Elytra moderately convex, half as wide again ms ])rothorax and 

 rather more than half as long again as wide, side border reachiug stria 5 ; 

 striae moderately impressed and rather tinely punctate, stria 1 only deep to 

 apex, the others obsolescent behind, but visible to near apex, the outer striae 

 less deeply impressed than the inner ones, apical stria very slightly developed, 

 intervals slightly convex on disk, tiat at sides and behind, 3 with two rather 

 small pores at about a third and two-thirds, adjoining stria o. Underside 

 smooth. 



The uniformly testaceous elytra will distinguish this species from 

 any other Indian one known at present. It is closely allied to 

 jB. notutum, just described, hut larger and without any black spot on 

 the elytra. The head and prothorax are veiy similar, though a little 

 wider, the elytra less shiny, less deeply striate, and with liner punctures. 



Uxii'ED Provikces : Kumaon, Upper Grumti Valley and IJanikhet, 

 W. Almora ( K. G. Champion) ; Mussoorie, Mossy Falls, and Kemti Falls 

 {Dr. M. Cameron— FoY. Res. Inst.). Punjab : Simla Hills, Theog, 

 7000 ft. ( *§. N. Chatterjee — For. Res. Inst.). SiKKiM : Rangit Valley and 

 Gopaldhara {H. Sti'venn). The type (Gopaldhara) is in my collection, 



An example in my collection from Yunnan-fou differs onl}' in its 

 slightly larger size, less prominent eyes, and rather deeper striae. 



