178 ■ August. 



distinct border, narrower and more clearly marked at sides, the sides gently 

 rounded, sinuate at about a fourth from base, hind angles sharply rectangular, 

 with well-developed carina ; median line usually impressed in middle only, 

 basal foveae deep, contiguous to hind angles, tlie base moderately depressed and 

 coarsely but not very closely punctate, one or two punctures general!}' extending 

 forwards along sides and median line, surface smooth. Elytra convex, ovate, 

 a little more than a third as wide ngain as prothorax, and about half as 

 long again as wide, shoulders much rounded, extremity a little pointed, 

 side border barely reaching stria o, above which it ends in a minute tooth, 

 there being no basal border; punctate-striate, bwth striae and punctures 

 moderately deep on dislv, but very faintly impressed behind and at sides, 

 especially stria 7, though the punctures on the inner striae are visible to near 

 apex, stria 1 deep throughout, curving sharply round at apex and generally 

 joining 2, which is a little deeper than the others and sometimes interrupted 

 before extremity, scutellary stride short, apical stria fairly deep, joining 5 ; 

 intervals moderately convex on disk, Hat at sides and behind, 3 with two large 

 pores adjoining stria 3, plact-d a little before a. third (where the elytra are 

 slightly depressed) and two-thirds respectively, surface smooth and polished. 

 Underside smooth. 



Not unlike B. lampros Herbst, but less brighth' coloured. Head 

 Avith shorter and narrower ±\utows, eyes smaller; prothorax narrower, 

 the sides niucli less strongly rounded ; elytra without basal border, more 

 convex, sides more strongly rounded, shoulders nearly effaced, striae 

 deeper and reaching nearer apex, stria 1 joining 2 at apex, a well-marked 

 apical stria. 



SiKKiM : Lachung, Gopaldhara, Karponang, and Tonglu, 10,000 ft. 

 many examples ( H. Stevens). United Pbovikces : Kumaon, West 

 Almora, Sunderdhunga, 8000 to 12,000 ft. ; Pindar Valley, 8000 to 11,000 

 ft.; Nainital, Ilanikhet, Bhatkot, many examples (//. G. Champion). 

 PuxJA]j : Simla Hills, Baghi, 8500 ft., above Kufri, 8500 ft. ; Xarkanda, 

 9000 ft. (all Dr. S. W. Kevip—lndi. Mus.). The type (Oopaldharaj is 

 in my collection. 



In the Simla exam})Ies the legs are lighter in colour, and tlie upper 

 surface has a distinct greenish tinge. 



BemJ)iiliuni Jiempi, sp. nov. 



Length 3'o-4'0 mm. : width l'4-l-7o nnn. 



Upper surface dark aeneous, apex of elytra sometimes faintly red, beneath 

 piceous black; joint 1 of antennae and base of 2-4 (rest fuscous), and palpi 

 (penultimate joint fuscous) testaceous, legs flavous (sometimes a little darker). 

 Surface shiny. 



Head with simple, .xhort, wide, par.ilh-l, but comparatively deep furrows, 

 eyes moderately convex, antennae barely reaching basal third of elytra, surface 

 smooth. Prothorax convex, cordate, distinctly wider than head and about a 



