354 RTTTELINJE. 



large, very shining and not closely punctured, semicircular in 

 shape, witli the margin strongly reflexed ; the eyes are large and 

 prominent, and the t'orehe:i,d densely punctured. The pronotum 

 is densely punctured, with the sides curved and all the angles 

 indicated but obtuse. The elytra are closely and rather shallowly 

 pitted, and the costse are narrow and moderately distinct. The 

 pygidiura is moderately punctured and closely clothed with hair, 

 which forms a moderately long outstanding tuft at the extremity. 

 The antennae are 10-jointed. The front tibia is armed with 

 three acute teeth, which occupy nearly half its length, the second 

 rather nearer to the third than to the first ; the tarsi are 

 moderately long and slender, and the shorter claw of the hind 

 foot is reduced to a vestige. 



c? • The longer front and middle claws are bent and thickened 

 towards the end and only very minutely cleft. 



Length, 8 mm. ; breadth, 4-4'5 mm. 



Bengal: Konbir, Tetara(type); Bombay, North Kanara(r. 72. Z>. 

 Bell). 



Type in Capt. Moser's collection. 



388. Adoretus pusilhis, sp. nov. (Plate V, fig, 47.) 



Dark brown, with the clypeus, the sides of the pronotum and 

 elytra, and the humeral and apical calli rather vaguely paler ; the 

 sternum and legs (except the tarsi) are yellowish, and the abdomen 

 is generally darker beneath. 



It is elongate-oval and moderately convex, closely clothed above 

 with fine and rather uniform grey bair, the elytra having extremely 

 few longer erect liairs. The head is moderately large and closely 

 granulated ; the eyes are prominent, and the clypeus semicircular, 

 with strongly reflexed margins. The pronotum is strongly, closely 

 and rather confusedly punctured, with the sides well rounded, 

 the front angles nearly right angles and the hind angles very 

 obtuse. The elytra are confluently punctured and have moderately 

 well developed costae. The pygidium is minutely rugose and 

 clothed witli fine decumbent hair, which is only a little longer at 

 the apex. The front tibia is armed with three sharp, nearly 

 equidistant teeth, and the longer front and middle claws are cleft 

 at the tip. 



c? . The longer front and middle claws are dilated towards the 

 end and excised near the base. 



Lemjth, 8-8*5 mm. ; breadth, 4 mm. 



Bombay : Kasana (July), Igatpuri (July). 



Ty2)e in the British Museum ; co-types in the x\gricultural 

 Research Institute, Piisa. 



Exceedingly like A. hengalensis, Brenske, and almost identical 

 in size, shape and colouring, but rather more strongly punctured, 

 the punctures of the pronotum, in particular, being larger and 

 more distinct. The costse are also more distinctly developed upon 

 the elytra ; the elytral clothing is more uniform and the erect 

 setae are very few. 



