OTIORRIIYXCIIUS. 257 



confluent punctation and a deep fovea. Ilostrum evidently broader 

 than long, the sides narrowed from the base to near tlie middle 

 the genaj angularly dilated, the upper surface with sliallow 

 confluent punctatu)ii and a faint central carina. Anteww ferru- 

 gnious, the termnial joints of the funicle bead-like and about as 

 long as broad. FrothorcLV an long as broad, the sides moderately 

 rounded, broadest at the middle, the upper surface with very close 

 confluent punctation and with a smooth slight!}- raised central line 

 i-eachnig from the base nearly to the apex, the sides subgranulate. 

 Ehjtra ova, scarcely striate, but with ro«-s of small punctures, 

 the intervals coriaceous and without regular punctures, the poste- 

 rior declivity distinctly retuse, the pubescence long entirely 

 recumbent and without any raised set.-e. Legs ferruginous the 

 trout tibias not denticulate internally. ' 



Length, 41 mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Kashmir {Stoliczka). 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



2'2b. Otiorrhynchus peregrinus, sp. nov. 



Colour black, with rather thin recumbent yellowish pubescence 

 and without raised seta? (but perhaps abradetl). 



Head aciculate on the vertex, the forehead with shallow con- 

 fluent punctation and yellowish pubescence. Rostrum about as 

 long as broad, the sides narrowed from the base to the middle the 

 gen^ strongly and roundly dilated, the upper surface with shallow 

 confluert punctation and an indistinct central carina in the basal 

 half. Antenme piceous, the terminal joints of the funicle louo-er 

 than broad. Fvotho r ax ^slung as broad, the sides strongly rounded 

 broadest rather behind the middle, the apex a little narrower tliaii 

 the base the upper surface with very close small confluent punc- 

 tures and with a very short and narrow smooth central line in the 

 aiiterior hall, with fairly dense pubescence, the sides subgranulate. 

 Elytra ova\ with very shallow and distinctly punctate stri^ the 

 intervals finely shagreened, the pubescence hue and recumbent 

 without raised seta3. Legs piceous, with the femora blackish, the 

 front tibife rather strongly denticulate internallv. 



Length, 64 mm. ; breadth, 3| mm. 



Baluchistan : Kaha Pass. 



Type 2 in the British Museum. 



In Mr. H. E. Andrewes's collection there is an example from 

 Kashmir (apparently a d" ) in which the elytra are rather narrower 

 and have suberecr set^e on the declivity ; the prothorax is less 

 closely punctured and the smooth central line is broken ind 

 longer. 



22t). Otiorrhynchus russicus, Stierl. 



0^j.jv%/te/»^.^ r«Wc;.., Stierlin, Mittheil. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. vi 



Colour shining black, with sparse minute setee, the anterior 

 margin of the prothorax piceous. nueuoi 



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