124 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. VIII, 



Epierus nemoralis, Lew. 



Lew., Ann Mag. Nat Hist. (6), ix, 1892, p. 347. 



Kobo, 400 ft., Rotung, 1400 ft., in rotten wood and under 

 bark. Several examples. 



Reported only from Assam. 



Parcpierus, nov. gen. 



Corpus ovatuni, parviim. Caput planum. Fronte haud striata. 

 Antennis sub frontis niargine insertis. Foveola sub angulo protho- 

 racis lamina pectoris obtecta. Pronotuni transversum, postice in 

 medio basali angulatum, extus marginatuin. Elytra apice truncata, 

 striata. Striis dorsalibus postice obliteratis. Epipleuris sfriatis. 

 Propygidium transversum, pygidium triangulare, declivia. Pro- 

 sternum latum, bisiriatum, basi truncatum vel leviter incisunu Meso- 

 sternum antice in medio subrotundatum vel productum vel rectum ; 

 sutura meso-metasternali forti saepe curvaia. Tibiae anticac parum 

 dilatatae, extus brevissime multtspinosae ; foveola tarsali indistincta. 



Different from Epierus, Er., in the large prosternum, the 

 mesosternum which is obtuse or produced in front, the dorsal 

 striae which are obliterated near the apex of the elytra. Fre- 

 quently the anterior marginal stria of the mesosternum is 

 wanting. There is no peculiar transverse mesosternal stria except 

 the very distinct separation-line between the meso- and meta- 

 sternum. This stria is frequently arched in front. All the species 

 of this genus are very small. 



This genus is proposed to receive Epierus amandus, vSchm. 

 (type), and its allies monticola, vSchm., and corticicola, n. sp., also the 

 New Zealand species rusfictis, Broun, simplex, Broun, sylvanus, 

 Lew., rufescens, Reitt., abrogatus, Broun, planiceps, Broun, 

 purus. Broun, crenulatus, Broun, punctulipennis, Broun, belong 

 to this genus. Epierus foederatus, Lew., seems also to l3e con- 

 generic with the species mentioned. 



Parepierus corticicola, n. sp. 



Oblongo-ovalis, convexus, piceus, nitidus. Fronte plana, haud 

 striata. Thorace punctulaio, regione antescutellari impresso, stria 

 marginali integra. Elytris striis subhumeralibus nullis, dorsalibus 

 I — 4 distinctis postice plus minusve obliteratis, 5 obsoleta utrinque 

 abbreviata, suturali punctiformi, geminata. antice subabbreviata. 

 Pygidio vix perspicue puncticulato. Prosterno lato, striis sub- 

 parallclis utrinque vix diver gentibus. Mesosterno antice rotundato, 

 haud marginato ; sutura meso-me' sternali curvata, valde crcnata. 

 Tibiis anticis multispinosis. 



Long. li — If mm. 



Similar to Parepierus amandus, Schm.. but more oblong in 

 outline and much more convex. Also the double sutural stria is 

 quite different in the new species. E. monticola, Schm., also is 



