530 Records of the Indian Museum. [Voiv. VIII , 



A slender, dull black insect allied to A^. fairmairei, Gebien, 

 and A^. tenuis, Fairmaire, but differing from both in that the head 

 is usually, like the rest of the body, unpolished. Length, cr'8'3-9'9, 

 9 9*8-ii'0 mm. 



^hehead in all forms resembles that of A. fairmairei, but is 

 somewhat more rounded in front, is not or only slightly polished, 

 and is perhaps even more closely punctured. The horns, too, are 

 somewhat stouter than in that species. 



The anterior angles of the pronotiim are less prominent than in 

 A. fairmairei, and the whole upper surface of the pronotum is 

 more closely punctured. 



The scutellum is punctured and about as long as broad. 



The elytra are marked with numerous punctures arranged 

 somewhat irregularly in double or treble rows. In this respect 

 they resemble A. tenuis rather than A. fairmairei. 



The lower surface resembles that of A. fairmairei, but is some- 

 what more strongly punctured. 



The antennae and legs resemble those of A. fairmairei, but the 

 first joint of the antennal club is transversely rectangular rather 

 than triangular. 



Leptoscapha^ pulchra, n. sp. 



(Plate xliv, fig. 13.) 



Kalek, Abor Country, 3800 ft,, 29-xii-ii, several specimens 

 found under bark. This is the first record of the occurrence of the 

 genus outside Madagascar. 



A slender, parallel-sided, almost Erotylid-like beetle, with 

 reddish head and pronotum, and yellow- tipped dark metallic 

 green or violet elytra, each crossed by a somewhat irregular yellow 

 band. Length 3'5-47 mm. 



The head is very like that of L. spissicornis in form, but does 

 not bear such distinct sutures. The pronotum is also very like 

 that of L. spissicornis^ but its sides are somewhat more nearly 

 parallel. 



The sides of the elytra are straight, not lightly convex as in 

 L. spissicornis. 



The mesothoracic episterna and metathoracic sternum and epis- 

 terna are closely and strongly, the abdominal sterna very finely 

 punctured. In other respects the lower surface resembles that of 

 L. spissicornis. 



The antennae are black, more or less tipped with red at either 

 end. They are 11- jointed. The first joint is a little longer and 

 thicker than the second, which is the shortest of all. The next 

 three or four joints are gradually thickened, the rest are uniformly 

 thick. The terminal joint is oval and about twice as long as broad. 



1 Toxiciim in Gebien's " Catalogue." 



2 Gebien has pointed out to me that this genus belongs not to the Ulominae, 

 as he supposed (following Fairmaire) when his catalogue was prepared, but to the 

 Tenebrioninae. 



