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for the present. It seems probable that Spercheus is well represented in 

 India, as it is known to be in Africa. One species has recently been 

 described from the Philippines. 



Spercheus heJli, n. sp. 



Sperchcus helJi Regimbart, in coll. Andrewes. 



Oblong-oval, veiy convex, shining; obscnve rufo-testaceou , the head, 

 prothorax, and elytra sparsely fusco-niaculate, the apex of the terminal joint 

 of each tarsus black. Head very broad, gradually, obliquely narrowed from 

 the eyes forward, the raised lateral niiirgins subangulate, the clypeus also 

 angularly raised on each side of the central emargination in J and obtusely so 

 in 5 ; the intra-ocular space densely, the anterior portion more sparsely, punc- 

 tured. Prothorax very short, broad, much wider than the head, the margins 

 explanate, rounded, and slightly converging behind ; closely punctate. Elytra 

 gibbous, evenly convex on the disc, arcuately explanate at the sides; with 

 closely packed rows of moderately coarse punctures, the narrow interspaces 

 smooth, three of them subcostate towards the apex in 5; the outer row of 

 dorsal punctures coarse and bordered externally by a polished space, the 

 humeral callosities prominent. Length 3^-4, breadth 2-i^|mni. (J $)• 



Hah. India, Karachi (T. B. Bell, in coll. Andreioes and Mus. 

 Brif.). 



Two males and one female, all injured by pinning. These insects 



were examined some years ago by the late Dr. Regimbart, one of them 



having been labelled by him as "type"; but the description has not been 



published. 



Sperclteus hinodulus, n. sp. 



Oblong-oval, very convex, shining; dirty-testaceous, the head somewhat 

 rufescent, the space between the eyes and the disc of the prothorax suffused 

 with piceous, the elytra with scattt^red darker spots, tlie maxillary palpi at the 

 tip and the apex of the terminal joint of each tarsus black. Head very broad, 

 closely punctured, the punctures coarser and more crowded between the eyes, 

 the latter large and convex ; clypeus broadly emarginate, the rehexed margins 

 moderately prominent, obtusely angulate on each side of the emargination. 

 Prothorax very short, much wider than tlie head, moderately explanate at the 

 sides, the latter slightly converging posteriorly and feebly rounded, the anterior 

 angles rather prominent; closely punctate, and with an indication of a shallow 

 median gToove. Elytra gibbous, uneven, rounded and moderately explanate at 

 tlie sides, abruptly declivous posteriorly, with numerous irregular rows of 

 rather coarse punctures, and a pnllid, smooth, oblong tubercle at the middle of 

 the disc similar to the one on the humeral prominence, the sutural region 

 longitudically sulcate on the apical declivity; viewed laterally, the elytral 

 surface also appears to be obsoletely quadricostate, the first lidge from the 

 suture limitiug the apical groove externally. I>ength 3f, breadth ^^V mm. 



Hah. India, Sunderbans in Bengal {F. W. C). 



One specimen, presumably $ . This insect cannot be the sexual 

 complement of >S'. gihhus, as at first sight would appear to be likely, the 



