232 CUECULIONID^. 



(S with the anal segiueut not impressed ; the liind tibiae without 

 tubercles ; the 7th joint of the funiele shorter in the $ . 



LengtJi, 11|-12 mm.; breadth, 5-6 ram. 



Madbas: Kamnad ; Madura {C. Somers Smith); TrichinopoH 

 (Rebiere); Cuddapah {liev. T. Campbell). 



'Types cJ $ in the Dresden Museum. 



195. Episomus avuncularius, sp. uov. 



Colour light brown above, the thorax with a broad dark brown 

 lateral stripe, which extends on to the base of the elytra and 

 broadens vaguely backwards over the disk ; under-parts whitish ; 

 elytra without white spots. 



Head with a deep furrow and shallow lateral impressions. 

 Rostrum as long as broad, slightly dilated towards apex, central 

 furrow as on tlie head, the lateral costae deeply impressed. An- 

 tennce with joint 2 of the funiele a little longer than 1, but shorter 

 than 7, 3 distinctly longer than 4, 7 elongate, slightly dilated at 

 apex, much longer and narro\Aer than the club. Prothorax as 

 long as broad, cylindrical to near apex, and there slightly nar- 

 rowed, upper surface plicate, the central furrow broad and deep. 

 Scutellum not enclosed, almost circular. Elytra similar in general 

 iacies to those of manipurensis, but with the humeral angles less 

 sharp ; the intervals are approximately equal in width and the 

 alternate ones are not raised, nor are there any elevated spots. 

 Legs with pale scaling and faint darker markings on the femora. 



J unknown. 



Length, 12 mm,; breadth, 6 mm. 



Assam: Patkai Hills (Doherty). 



Type 2 hi the British Museum. 



With the type I have associated another $ (also taken by 

 Doherty in Assam) which agrees with it in every respect, except 

 that joint 7 of the funiele is rather shorter and broader, being 

 almost as broad as the club. 



196. Episomus nebulosus, sp. nov. 



Colour ])ale fawn, the prothorax with a broad, sharply defined, 

 blackish stripe on each side, which is continued on to tlie base of 

 the elytra between the intervals '2 and 5 and then vaguely pervades 

 the disk, the latter being variegated with paler spots in the sulci ; 

 under-parts pale fawn or greyish. 



Head almost plane and without lateral impressions. Rostrum 

 as long as broad, the sides almost parallel, the central furrow 

 dilated in front, the lateral costae not impressed. Anteniue with 

 joint 2 of the funiele longer than 1 or 7, the latter much shorter 

 than the club and widening from base to apex, 3 slightly longer 

 than 4. Prothorax a little longer than broad, subcylindrical, but 

 slightly narrowed at the apex, the basal margin bisinuate, the 

 upper surface less coarsely wrinkled than usual, the central furrow 



