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[March, 



rugosply so at the base ; with a deep oblique groove on each side of the disc, 

 together forming a \/-shaped depression. Elytra ample, much wider than the 

 head, a little longer than broad, rounded at the sides posteriorly ; depressed, 

 along the suture anteriorly, within the humeri, and across the middle ; closely, 

 coarsely punctate, the punctures more or less confluent, and separated by 

 oblique or sinuous, radiating rugae on the depressed portion of the disc, and 

 by tr;insverse rugae along the basal half of the sutural space. Abdomen 

 densely, minutely punctate ; anal brushes long. Legs short ; fourth tarsal 

 joint without lobes. 



J. Sixth ventral segment triangularly cmarginate. 



Length 4-4i mm. (cJ$.) 



JIah. India, W. Almora {H. O. C. : iv.l918). 



Very near D. aeret/s, but with much shorter antennae, less elongate 

 palpi and legs, and smaller eyes, there being nothing intermediate in the 

 five examples sent, Avliieh include cJ and 5 . The head is relatively 

 smaller tlian in the larsfer Indian forms. 



Explanation of Figures op cJ Genital Armature. 

 Nos. 1-5 and 7-9, median and lateral lobes, ventral aspect, and No. 6, ditto, dorsal 

 aspect, the exposed portion of the sac and the basal part of the median lobe 

 omitted, X 24: 1, annandalei ; 2, caeruleonotatus ; 3, cyanogaster ; 4, lobigertis; 

 5, distifima ; 6, andrewesi ; 7, radiatus ; 8, tortuosus ; 9, subvorticosus. 



17. — Dianous pilosus, n. sp. 



Cyaneous, shining, the antennae and palpi black, the elytra with a lar^e, 

 transverse, llavous spot on the disc (not reaching the suture or lower margin) 



