40 CUECUL10>"1D.E. 



Head almost plane ou the forehead, with fine confluent puncta- 

 tion and three narrow sulci, liosirum sliglitly dilated towards 

 apex, the apical angles not acuminate, shallowly impressed in the 

 middle, with a fine central carina and a shallow longitudinal 

 impression on each side close to the lateral margin. Proihorax 

 transverse, truncate at base and apex, the latter rather nar- 

 rower, sides rounded, broadest before the middle ; upper surface 

 convex, set with low granules, which are sometimes covered by 

 the scaling, and with a fine central carina (often much abbre- 

 viated) and a shallow' impression on each side. Elytra quite 

 similar to those of B. variegatus, Kedt. 



Apical ventral segment more elongate, more acuminate and 

 convex in the 5 ; with a shallow impression in the 6 . 



Length, 4|-5| mm.; breadth, 3-3| mm. 



Punjab: Murree [Stoliczhi); Dalliousie {C. Somers Smith). 



Type in the British Museum ; of B. chpressus in the Indian 

 Museum. 



9. Blosyrodes variegatus, Ilnh. 



Blosyrus variegatus, Redtenbacher * Iliigers Kaschm. iv, 1848, 



p. 539. 

 Blosyrus costatus, Redtenbacher,* 1. c. p. 540 (n. syn.). 

 Blosyrodes interruptus, Jekel, Ool. Jekel. 1875, p. 161 (n. syu.). 



Colour black, with brown sealing, obscurely variegated with 

 paler scales, and with an ill-defined oblique pale band on each 

 elvtron. 



Fig. 13.— Blosyrodes variegatus, Eedt. 



Head plane, the rugose punctatiou hidden by the scaling, with 

 a deep narrow central furrow and a shallow one on each side of 

 it. Eostrum. dilated at the apex and with the apical angles rather 

 acutely prominent, almost plane above and with three narrow 

 carinse (sometimes obscured by the scaling). Prothorax strongly 

 transverse, the sides rounded, broadest before the middle, the 

 apex narrower than the base, evenly covered with distinct sepa- 

 rated punctures and very short erect setse, with a narrow central 



