258 [yoTcm'jcr, 



One specimen. The bright yellow spot on the disc of each eh'tron 

 beyond the middle and the triangular common testaceous apical patch 

 readil}^ distinguish the present species. The markings are very different 

 from those of any other Attalus known to me — European, American, or 

 Asiatic. 



Attahcs alutaceus, n. sp, 



2 . Elong-ate-subtriangular, subopaque, finely pubescent, with a few longer 

 hairs intei'iuixed ; aeneous, the basal joints of the antennae beneath, cly pens, 

 basal margin of prothorax, and legs in great part, testaceous, the rest of the 

 antennae black ; alutaceous, the bead and prothorax extremely finely, closely 

 punetulate, the elytra densely, rugulosely punctured, with a few scattered 

 raised points. Head nearly as wide as the prothorax, foveate in the middle 

 between the eyes ; antennae slender, moderately long. Pri)thorax transverse, 

 feebly margined, rounded at the sides and base, foveate in the centre at the 

 base. Elytra broader than the prothorax, rapidly widened posteriorly, 

 moderately long. Posterior tibiae feebly sinuate, simple at tip. 



Length 2| mm. 



Rah. Nilgiri Hills {II. L. Andre\xes). 



One $ . This insect has the upper s\n-face dull, rugulos-e, and 

 uniformly brassy, the testaceous basal margin of the prothorax, and the 

 legs in part, excepted. A. alutaceus bears some resemblance to A. hama- 

 tilis, but it cannot be the V of that species. 



Attalus verticiUatus, n. sp. 



J . Elongate, narrow, shining, finely pubescent, without longer hairs 

 intermixed ; brassy-black, tlie head at the sides in front, muuth-parts (the 

 infuscate palpi excepted), the basal four joints of the antennae beneath, basal 

 margin of prothorax, and anterior and intermediate coxae and legs in great 

 part, testaceous, the apical margin of the elytra whitish, rest of the antennae 

 black ; the head and prothorax very sparsely, minutely punctate, the elytra 

 alutaceous and rugulosely punetulate. Head as wide as the prothorax, the 

 eyes rather prominent ; antennae (fig. 1) slender, extremely elongate, longer 

 than ihe body, set with long, stiiT, projecting, bristly hairs, which aie 

 arranged somewhat in whirls on the third and following joints, 1, 3, 4 sub- 

 equal in length, 5-11 each nearly twice the length of 4, asperate. Prothorax 

 Bubquadrate, rounded at the sides anteriorly. Elytra elongate, a little wider 

 than the prothorax, subparallel, rounded at the apex. Legs very long and 

 slender; anterior tarsi distinctly 5-jointed, 1 and 2 thickened, subconnate, 2 

 extending over 3 above, rounded and nigro- pectinate at tip, the claws equal. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hah. JBurma {A. K. Weld Downiuf/). 



One male, presented to the Museum by Mr. Andrewes, Very like 

 A. hamatilis in general appearance, but with extremely long, subvertieil- 

 late antennae, and normally formed anterior legs in 6 ; the prothorax 



