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Attains cuspidatiis, n. sp. 



2 . Moderately elongate, rather convex, a little widened posteriorly, 

 shining, very finely pubescent ; black, the protborax and the autenniil joints I 

 and 2 beneath testaceous, the elytra cyaneous ; the head and protborax 

 extremely finely punctulate, the elytra closely, conspicuously punctate. Head 

 narrower than the prothorax, longitudinally sulcate on the middle of the 

 vertex; antennae moderately long, comparatively stout, feebly serrate, joints 

 5-10 broader than long. Prothorax transverse, convex, rounded at the sides. 

 Elytra a little wider than the prothorax, rather long, depressed below the base, 

 acuminate at the apex, the apices strongly compressed and cuspidate at the 

 sutural angle. Legs slender ; anterior tarsi simple ; posterior tibiae curved, 

 slightly produced at the apex. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hah. Pindar Yallev, Almora District, alt. between 8000 and 

 11,000 ft. (ff. G. C. : vii.1920). 



One specimen, probably $ , the compressed, cuspidate apices of the 

 elytra notwithstanding. A small shining form coloured hl^e the Palae- 

 arctic Ebaeus thoracicus Fourcr. and Attains lusitanicas Er., with 

 rather stout antennae and slender legs. In the absence of one of the 

 sexes, the insect is best placed under Attains. The apices of the elytra 

 are formed somewhat as in various species of Blajjs, Lixvs, etc. The $ 

 of the E. African Hapalochrus candatus ( (5 unknown) also has the 

 tips of the elytra produced. 



Attains eri/tlirocej)halns, n. sp. 



5. Moderately elongate, much widened- posteriorly, shining, finely 

 pubescent, without longer hairs intermixed ; black, the autennal joints 1-3, 

 head (except eyes), prothorax, anterior and intermediate coxae and trochanters, 

 and anterior femora to near apex, testaceous, the elytra nigro-caeruleous ; the 

 bead and protliorax sparsely, minutely, the elytra clostly, finely punctuied, 

 the puncturing on the elytra becomnig more difiuse towards the tip. Head 

 narrower than the prothorax ; antennae moderately long, rather slender, joints 

 4-10 oblong-subtriaugular. Prothorax transverse, convex, sm;dl, rounded at 

 the sides, narrowly margined. Elytra much wider than the prothorax, ol)lung- 

 subtriaugular, broadly, conjointly rounded at the apex, strongly depressed un 

 the disc beluw the base. Legs very long ; posterior tibiae feebly curved 

 simple at tip. 



Length 2^ mm. 



Hab. Nilgiri Hills (//. L. Andretves). 



One specimen. A small form not unlike the very much larger 

 A. hengalensis Pic in general coloration. A. fruhstorferi Pic (1905), 

 from Darjeeling, is perhaps related to the present species ; it has the head 

 black and the antennae Habellate in 6 , and the length is given as 4 mm. 



(Ttj he cvnlin ned.) 



