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APPENDIX. TI^'GI DIDJE. 



ridge, the central carination coutinuous frora base to apex, the disk 

 punctate, the posterior area granulosa, the anterior lateral margins 



Fig. 60. — Abdastartus tyrianus. 



stramineous and lamiuately carinate ; apices of the tarsi blackish ; 

 abdomen above dull pale brownish. 



Length excl. elytra 3 millim. ; exp. elytra 5| millim. 



Hah. Bengal ; Pusa (Lefroij), 



Genus EECAREDUS. 

 Recaredus, Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. liii, p. 361 (1909). 



Type, R. rex, Dist. 



Distribution. At present only known from Bengal. 



Head distinctly produced and deflected between the bases of the 

 antennae, and also with a distinct lateral curved robust spine 

 between the antennae and eyes, basal margin moderately concave ; 

 eyes transversely rounded ; antennae robust and pilose, the two 

 basal joints short and robust, second shorter than first, third about 

 twice as long as fourth ; rostrum extending slightly beyond the 

 posterior coxae ; pronotum with a small vesicle or hood which does 

 not extend beyond base of head, and is convex and areolate, lateral 

 pronotal margins strongly convex and bi-areolate, the disk with 

 three central longitudinal carinations, the central one straight, 

 the lateral ones slightly curved, the posterior margin centrally 

 subangularly sinuate ; scutellum exposed, subtriangular, areolate, 

 centrally longitudinally strongly ridged ; elytra with the lateral 

 mai'gins nearly straight, subparallel, convexly rounded at apices, 

 costal area bi-areolate, discoidal and subcostal areas thickly but 

 somewhat smally areolate ; sutural area with the areolets as large 

 as those on costal area ; legs slender. 



