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Olenecamptus. 

 Olenecamptus bilobus, Fabr. 



References.— Fabr. Syst. Ent. ii, 234 ; Lefroy, Ind. Ins. Pests, p. 373 (1909). 



Habitat.— Dehra Dun ; Gangetic Plains. 



Trees Attacked. — Pakar {Ficus rumphii), Gular {Ficns glouieratn), and 

 Timla (Fictis roxburghii) . 



Beetle.— Elongate, slender, with very long antennae, 

 more than twice length of insect. Head and greater part 



of prothorax clothed with an orange 

 Description. pubescence ; base of prothorax and 



elytra red - brown, becoming yel- 

 lowish brown in apical part of elytra, moderately shining, 

 the elytra with three white spots ; under-siuface densely 

 clothed with a white pubescence, as also the slender legs. 

 Front of head covered with a white pubescence ; basal 

 joint of antennae swollen and coarsely tuberculate, 2nd 

 very short, 3rd equal to 4th and 5th together, rest sub-equal, 

 last longer than those immediately below it. Prothorax set 

 with a number of parallel transverse ridges. Elytra coarsely 

 punctate, the punctures much finer apically ; the basal 

 white spot is the largest, the one just above it the smallest. 

 Length, 15 mm. to 24 mm. 



Flc. 250. 



Olenecamptus bilobus^ Fabr. 



United Provinces. 



The grubs of this beetle are to be found plentifully in Dehra Dun and 

 southwards throughout the plains of the United Pro- 

 Life History, vinces and Bengal in the three fig-trees mentioned. 

 They appear to affect old decaying trees, and I have 

 not found them myself in young, green, health}^ trees. The beetle appears 

 on the wing in the hot weather and at the commencement of the rains. 

 Lefroy (Indian Insect Pests, p. 376) mentions the beetle as common on 

 pakar, gular, and other tigs in the plains. 



Olenecamptus sp. nov.? 



Reference. — Specimen in too imperfect a state for detailed description. 



Habitat. — Satara, Bombay. 



Tree Attacked. — Anogeissus laiijolia. Satara (Young). 



Beetle.— Elongate, slender. Dark red-brown, elytra lighter-coloured; an elongate white 

 irre'^nilar stripe placed laterally on thorax ; a series of white spots and bands on elytra, as 



follows : (i) a large spot basally with a small one slightly behind; 

 Description. laterally (2) an oblique irregular-edged band medianly with an elliptical 



spot a little behind it ; (3) a narrow oblique spot just below apex with 

 a small one above and nearer suture. Vertex of head with a fine median line, finely punctate. 

 Prothorax much longer than wide, transversely channelled and striate, basal margin black. 

 Elytra wuder than thorax at base, sides parallel in basal half, thence constricted to apex, apices 

 separately rounded ; regularly and somewhat coarsely punctate, punctures denser laterally ; 

 the apical fourth with several rather prominent striae which are less prominent basally. 



