268 CLRCL'LIONID.l-. 



than the space between the scrobes, the width of this space much 

 greater than the lengtli of the eye; the eyes quite lateral, shortly 

 ovate and moderately convex. Rostrum much broader than long, 

 slightly narrowed from the base to the middle, but not dilated at 

 the apex, the upper siu-faee almost jjlane, with a short central 

 stria and a tine rather indistinct lateral carina on each side. 

 Antennce piceous brown, the scape not reaching the middle of the 

 prothorax ; the funicle with joint 2 much longer than 1, 5-7 equal 

 and about as long as broad, 3 and -i slightly longer. Prothorax 

 nearly twice as broad as long, the sides almost straiglit and 

 parallel, the apex and base of equal width, the upper surface with 

 close deep punctation throughout. Scutellum distinct. Elytra 

 ovate, truncate at the base, broadest at the middle, the dorsal 

 curvature only slight in front, the strife shallow, but with deep 

 punctures when denuded, the intervals with very short depressed 

 setae. 



Length, 4^-4^ mm. ; l)readth, 2^-2^ mm. 



BEiiGAL: Chota Xagpur (Cardan). ~ 



Type in the British Museum. 



237. Ptochus apicatus, sp. nov. 



Colour piceous, with dark grey scaling variegated with vague 

 darker markings. 



tiead almost glabrous beneath the scaling, tiie forehead much 

 broader than the length of the eye and with a faint central stria, 

 the eyes sublateral, nearly touching the front margin of the pro- 

 thorax, very short, ovate and almost plane, liostrum about as 

 long as broad, a little narrowed from the base to the middle and 

 slightly dilated at the apex, plane above, with a short central and 

 two lateral carina? on each side, all partly hidden by the scaling. 

 Antenna; dull ferruginous, the two basal joints of the fimicle 

 equal, 3-7 short and bead-like, the club elongate. Prothorax 

 broader than long, the sides rounded, broadest before the middle, 

 strongly narrowed behind, so that the base is a little narrower 

 than the apex, Mith coarse punctation w^hich is partly visible 

 through the scaling, and with a large fovea on each side behind 

 the middle. Scutellum invisible. Elytra subglobose and abruptly 

 acuminate behind, truncate at the base, broadest before the 

 middle, the longitudinal curvature very convex, the striae rather 

 deep and distinct!}^ punctate, the intervals with rather sparse 

 shoi't stiff erect setae. Lecfs piceous, the tarsi paler, with thin 

 grey scaling and short erect seta3. 



Length, 2|-S^ mm.; breadth, li-l| mm. 



Sikktm: Muugphu (/i^HnsoH— type); Darjiling, 6000-7000 ft. 

 {C. A. Paiva—lw(\. Mus.) ; Phubsenng, Lebong,'5000 ft. (//. J/. 

 Lefroy — Pusa Coll.). 



Type in the British Museum. 



