142 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vor 2s, 
the first thoracic segment such hairs form a row behind the anterior 
margin, one or two similar dorsal and one lateral hair being present 
on each side behindthem. On the second and third thoracic seg- 
ments there are two dorsal and two lateral hairs on each side, the 
dorsal ones being situated as usual one on the outer side of the 
other, and the lateral ones one behind the other. There are moder- 
ately long hairs above the legs on all segments, and a ventral pair 
of hairs between them ; on the third segment there are about three 
very long hairs, resembling in size and position the ventral hairs of the 
abdominal segments. On the first seven abdominal segments there 
are two pairs of dorsal hairs, one pair of lateral hairs, two or one 
pairs of ventral hairs, and one pair of weaker hairs nearer the middle 
of the ventral surface than the last named. The hairs on the eighth 
and ninth abdominal segments resemble those on the segments in 
front of them, except that there are three instead of two dorsal ones. 
The tenth abdominal segment bears the usual circumanal ring, and 
has short hairs scattered all across the ventral surface instead of 
having a mid-ventral hairless band like the preceding segments. 
Aceraius grandis, Burmeister, subsp. hirsutus, Kuwert. 
Locality.—Darjiling District: Pashok, ca. 2000 it. 
The lengths of the larvae before me vary from 38-50 mm. 
The largest larvae have jaws and labrum of about the same size 
as those of cast larval skins belonging to pupae found with these 
larvae, so presumably they are full grown. The beetles found 
with them are all about 40 mm. long. Doubtless the size of full- 
grown larvae varies like that of the adult beetles. The head 
resembles that of Episphenus indicus, except for the presence of a 
group of two or three well marked hairs in the lateral angles of the 
frons. The body is covered with pile as in that species, but this is 
inclined to be densest mid-dorsally instead of laterally. The tho- 
rax is without special hairs as a rule, but one or two pairs of rather 
small dorsal ones are present on the third segment in some speci- 
mens; these and the three pairs which are present on each of the 
first six abdominal segments, form a series of transverse dorsal 
lines. Theseventh, eighth and ninth abdominal segments are with- 
out hairs. The tenth bears the usual circumanal ring. 
Aceraius kuwerti, Zang. 
(Pibexx ie.) 
Locality.—Sarawak: Kinabalu, 4500 ft. 
Two specimens 46 and 68 mm. long respectively. The head 
resembles that of the preceding species except that the long 
hairs are more numerous, both in the lateral angles of the 
clypeus and behind the antennae. In the larger of the two speci- 
mens there are also a few long hairs among the shorter ones that 
border the frons and fill its posterior angle. The thoracic and first 
seven abdominal segments each bears a transverse dorsal line of 5-7 
