LEPTOMIAS. 185 



a coppery reflexion, the prothorax with a broad lateral pale stripe, 

 the upper edge of which is concave. 



Agrees with L. invidus, Fst., except in the following parti- 

 culars : — Head more distinctly and dispersely punctate, the central 

 stria finer and generally ascending to the vertex. Prothorax 

 broadest at or a little behind the middle, in the former case with 

 the apex about equal to the base, in the latter with the apex nar- 

 rower, the upper surface often with a very faint, more or less 

 abbreviated central stria. Elytra with the base slightly sinuate, 

 less strongly marginate, not 'broader than the base of" the pro- 

 thorax and with its external angles not projecting, the posterior 

 declivity much steeper and more abrupt, the strijB broader and 

 more deeply punctate and the intervals narrower (but this is only 

 apparent when the scaling is abraded). Leys with joint 2 of the 

 tarsi evidently longer than broad. 



Lenyth, S 7-8 mm. ; breadth, 2|-3i mm. 



PuiN-JAB : Chamba, Daliiousie {Smiers Smith). 



Types c? $ in the Dresden Museum. 



I have seen 11 6 6 and only 1 $ . It will be observed that 

 there seem to be two different types of thorax in this species, but 

 they merge into one another, and the individuals are quite similar 

 in other respects, including the genitalia. 



150. Leptomias invidus, Fst. 



Leptomias invidus, Faust,* Stettin. Ent. Zeit. 1886, p. 136. 



Colour black, the unique specimen much rubbed, but apparently 

 with dense dark greyish scaling with a coppery reflexion, and the 

 sides of the prothorax probably paler. 



Head shallowly punctate, the forehead with a short deep stria 

 not ascending the vertex. Rostrum parallel-sided, almost plane 

 above, with a deep central stria, the dorsal edges rounded. An- 

 temwi red-brown, the scape reaching the middle of the eye, the 

 funicle with joint 3 short, equal to 4 and much shorter than 2. 

 Prothorax a little broader than long, the sides strongly rounded, 

 broadest slightly behind the middle, the apex distinctly narrower 

 than the base, the upper surface finely shagreeued in "the middle 

 of the disk and without a central stria, the sides granulate. Elytra 

 ovate, with the base subtruucate and strongly marginate, broader 

 than the base of the prothorax and with the external angles pro- 

 minent, the slope of the posterior declivity more gradual than 

 usual, the stria? rather deep and with broad punctures, the inter- 

 vals convex and broader than the striae, the seta? short, depressed 

 on the disk and suberect beliind. Leys with joint 2 of the tarsi 

 not longer Jhan broad, forming almost an equilateral triangle. 



Lenyth, 7h mm.; breadth, 3 mm. 



Kashmih : 8ind Valley {StoUczka). 



Type 6 in the Dresden Museum. 



