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CFKCULIONID/F. 



with low granules laterally, the central furrow broad and deep. 

 Elytra nai-rowly elongate, subelliptical, the base sballovvly sinuate 

 and marginate, the dorsal outline sinuate near the base, deepest 

 behind the middle, the apices separately rounded, deeply punctato- 

 striate, striae 2 and 3 slightly curved near the base, the intervals 

 rather broader than the striae, subconvex and all about equally 

 raised, the setae rather shorter and sparser on the basal half, 

 longer, denser and more erect behind. Legs black, with thin pale 

 setae ; the outer edge of the front tibiae distinctly curved near the 

 apex, the hind tibiae straight externally, but compressed in the 



Fig. 51). — Lcpiomias lougiilus, Fst., (^ . 



apical half and not denticulate, the inner apical angle broadly and 

 strongly produced and bearing a long tuft of fulvous sette ; front 

 coxae contiguous, intermediate coxae of the 6 with a small 

 tubercular projection. 



Length, 7^-8,4 mm. ; breadth, 2|-3 mm, 



Punjab : "Simla {Hauser — type). United Proyinces : Bagar- 

 kote, 8000 ft., Kumaon {Tytler—ln([. Mus.). 



Types c? ? in the Dresden Museum. 



The description was made from the J type, and I have seen 

 only one other specimen of the same sex. 



IGO. Leptomias curvipes, sp. nov. 



Colour black, the elytra with irregular patches of very small 

 sparse grey scales ; the pronotum with a narrow curved stripe on 

 each side formed of similar scales. 



Head with oidy a few scattered scales ; the vertex coriaceous, 

 the forehead shallo\^'ly punctate and wrinkled, with a distinct 

 central furrow which becomes rather abruptly broadei- and deeper 

 in front. Rostrum evidently longer than broad, narrowing for a 

 very short distance at the base from the eye to the scrobe, thence 

 very slightly and gradually widening to the apex ; the upper 

 .surface almost flat, bare and shallowly and coufluently punctate. 



