NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN PHYTOPHAGA 101 



base, subcylindrical, femora thickened, unarmed, tibiae not emar- 

 ginate at the apex, claws bifid, prosternum broadly subquadrate, the 

 anterior margin of the thoracic episternum concave. 



The small species for which this genus is proposed will enter the 

 group of Lepro^mfc of Lefevre but does not agree with any genus 

 placed in that section on account of the sides of the thorax being 

 provided with a margin at the base only in connection with the 

 dilated terminal joints of the antennse and the unarmed femora; 

 the prosternum also is not narrowed between the coxae. 



Leprotes has the femora toothed and long and slender tibiae, also 

 a differently shaped prosternum. 



LEPROTELLA CASHMIRENSIS n. sp. 



Fuscous or blackish, densely clothed with grey scales, antennae 

 and legs fulvous, sculpturing of the upper surface entirely hidden 

 by the scales. 



Length 2 1/2 mill. 



Head not longer than broad, the epistome continued with the 

 face, its anterior margin nearly straight, labrum fulvous, palpi 

 slightly thickened, fulvous, antennae extending slightly beyond the 

 base of the elytra, fulvous, the basal joint dilated, the second, third 

 and fourth joint equal and short, the last named two, much thinner, 

 terminal five joints distinctly dilated, thorax subcylindrical, about 

 one half broader than long, the sides slightly wider at the middle, 

 obsoletely margined at the base, when viewed from above, the 

 entire surface, like the head closely covered with short and thick 

 grey scales, sparingly mixed with others of fulvous colour, the 

 interstices entirely without longer hairs, elytra exactly similarly 

 scaled; tibiae robust, somewhat dilated at the apex, tarsi rather 

 broad and triangular of nearly equal length. 



Hah. Kashmir. (Collection M'" Andrewes and my own.) 



Specimens in which the scales have been rubbed ofi, show a very 

 fine and close punctuation of the thorax and elytra. 



PSEUDOMETAXIS n, g. 



Body subquadrate-ovate, densely clothed with short scales, 

 antenna3 filiform, thorax broader than long, distinctly margined, 

 the margin serrate, legs rather long, the anterior and posterior 

 femora strongly dilated into a large tooth, the intermediate femora 

 less strongly dentate, intermediate tibiae emarginate at the apex, 

 claws bifid, prosternum constricted between the coxae, strongly 



