PTOciius. 265 



approximated; the ceutral dorsal area not well defined, tlie 

 lateral carinae rapidly disappearing behind the antennae, shallowly 

 impressed near the apex and with a narrow central carina 

 throughout. Antenncp piceous, the two basal joints of the funicle 

 subequal, the remainder bead- like and scarcely longer than broad. 

 Prothorax about \h times as broad as long, the sides rounded, 

 broadest at the middle and distinctly constricted near the apex, 

 the basal margin gently rounded and broader than the apex, 

 which is truncate dorsally, the upper surface with the sculpture 

 hidden by the scaling and set with stiif short erect setae, 

 Scutellum not apparent. Ehitra shortly and broadly ovate, the 

 greatest width about the middle, rather broadly rounded behind, 

 the shallow punctate striae partially obscured by the scaling, the 

 intervals broad and almost plane, with short stout erect setae. 



Length, 3| mm. ; breadth, 2\ mm. 



Madiias: Hadagalli, on pulse {E. Ballard). 



Type in the British Museum. 



232. Ptochus ovulum, Est. 



Ptockus ovulum, Faust,* Deut. Eut. Zeit. 1897, p. 353. 



Colour black, with uniform pale fawn scaUng above and below. 



Head with tine close shallow punctation beneath the scaling, 

 the forehead with a central furrow, the eyes subdorsal, nearly 

 circular and moderately convex. Rostrum about as long as broad, 

 the sides gradually narrowed from the base to the middle, 

 evidently dilated at the apex, impressed above, shallowly punctate, 

 with a deep central tuirow and a distinct lateral carina on each 

 side. Antenna' dark ferruginous: the funicle with joint 1 nearly 

 twice as long as 2, 3-7 longer than broad, the club elougate. 

 Prothorax about as long as broad, the sides rounded, broadest 

 before the middle, evidently narrowed behind, the base and apex 

 of equal width, the upper surface with coarse punctation which 

 is partly visible through the scaling. iScuteUiun present, but very 

 small. Eh/tra ovate, subtruncate at the base, broadest about the 

 middle, the longitudinal curvature very convex, the striae deeply 

 punctate when abraded, the intervals with very short and strongly 

 depressed setae. 



Length, 3|-4 mm.; breadth, lf-2 mm. 



Madras : Madura (C. Somers Smith). 



Tijpe in the Dresden Museum. 



233. Ptochus afflictus, Est. 



Ptochus afflictus, Faust,* Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1886, p. 141. 



Colour piceous, with uniform brownish-grey scaling. 



Head finely striolate, the forehead broader than the space 

 between the' scrobes, the eyes lateral, round, small and very 

 convex, liostrum broader than long, slightly narrowed from the 



