n± [March, 



ruginous ; the elytra with a transverse angulate fascia on the outer half just 

 below the base, and numeroiis small scattered spots, fvilvous, the spots towards 

 the apex clvistered into an irregular undulate fascia ; thickly clothed with rather 

 coarse, decumbent piibescence, the hairs along the sides of the prothorax and 

 elytra projecting beyond the margin, which appears ciliate. Head densely 

 aspei'ato-punctate, the transverse frontal groove arcuate, deep ; antennae rather 

 short, extending to a little beyond the humeri, joints 3-7 comparatively slender, 

 gradually becoming shorter and broader, 6 and 7 about as long as broad, 8-11 

 wider, together forming a loose 4- jointed club, 9 and 10 transverse, 11 ovate." 

 Prothorax short, broad, moderately rounded at the sides, narrowed anteriorly, 

 bisinuate at the base, the hind angles obtuse ; densely asperato-punctate, the 

 basal foveae deep, and with a sliallow fovea opposite the scutellvim. Scutellum 

 strongly transverse. Elytra oblong, not, or very little, wider than the prothorax ; 

 shallowly punctato-striate, the interstices almost flat, densely, roughly punctu- 

 late. Legs moderately long, rough, pubescent, the tibial spurs small. Length 

 31-4, breadth 1^-1| mm. (<??.) 



Hab.: N. India, W. Almora (if. G. Champion, 18.v.'16). 



Three specimens, found with the preceding species on Polyporus 

 on Alnus nepalensis. Very like the European M. atomarivs F., M. 10- 

 pundatus F., and various allied Japanese and N. American forms ; but 

 narrower, and with a rougher head and prothorax, the latter without 

 isolated larger punctures, the joints 17 of the antennae not so wide 

 as those following, so that 8-11 form a loose club. M. fraternns 

 Grouv.,* from Kurseong, E. Himalayas, the only species of the genus 

 recorded from India, the luaique type of which is in the Calcutta 

 Mviseum, seems to be somewhat similar : it is described as having the 

 epistoma almost smooth, joints 6-10 of the antennae transverse, the 

 prothorax sub-asperate and strongly, deeply punctate, etc., and therefore 

 cannot be synonymous with the insect here described. 



Melandkyidae. 



Penthe ahnorensis, n. sp. 



Elongate, broad, sub-opaque ; black, the scutellum ferruginous, the terminal 

 joint of the antennae yellow ; thickly clothed with fine, adpi-essed, blackish 

 pubescence, that on the scutellum fulvous. Head small, triangular, densely, 

 finely punctate, the shallow transverse frontal groove connected with an inter- 

 ocular median sulcus ; antennae pilose, moderately stout, reaching to about the 

 basal fifth of the elytra, joint 3 very elongate, more than twice the length of 2, 

 4 and 5 sub-equal in length, 5 widened, compressed, flattened and rugose beneath, 

 and closely ciliate with pallid hairs along the lower inner edge, 6-10 much shorter 

 and narrower, sub-equal, 7 also fringed with pallid hairs on inner edge beneath, 

 11 acuminate-ovate. Prothorax very broad, short, twice the width of the head, 

 * Records of tliu liiiliaii Museuiu. VI, p. ■.i]P, (1911). 



