1915.] F. H. GRAVELY: Beetles from Cochin. 359 
The head can be retracted into a tubular pouch opening 
below the anterior margin of the prothorax, and the short thick 
antennae can be retracted into the head. The almost globular ter- 
mination of each antenna is ornamented with more or less labyrin- 
thine markings. The mandibles are small and are inserted in the 
middle line as in other Lycid larvae. ‘They are very slender and 
project almost vertically downwards as a whole, but are directed 
slightly backwards basally and forwards distally, being lightly 
curved throughout. Their extremities rest in grooves on the upper 
surfaces of the somewhat fleshy blades of the maxillae, and as the 
mandibles are rather long they press the maxillae downwards till 
they too project almost vertically. The maxillary palps are three- 
jointed (excluding the basal support), and the labial palps two- 
jointed; both have the form of a slender cone. 
The pronotum is roughly triangular, nearly as long as wide, 
truncate in front, and slightly rounded at the two posterior angles. 
The mesonotum and metanotum are roughly rectangular, slightly 
more than twice as wide as long, with the anterior angles some- 
what obtuse and the posterior somewhat acute, especially those of 
the metanotum. Equally well developed spiracles are present on 
the mesothorax and metathorax. 
The first eight abdominal tergites are much alike. The 
anterior ones are somewhat, and the posterior ones much, nar- 
rower than the thoracic segments, and all are very much shorter. 
Each is produced laterally into a simple stout backwardly-curved 
process. The terminal abdominal segment is somewhat longer 
than the segments immediately in front of it, being little more 
than twice as wide as long. 
The abdominal sterna bear a pair of small conical processes on 
their posterior margins. These processes are more distinct on the 
posterior than on the anterior segments, and bear a tuft of 
bristles on the last two. The sternum of the terminal segment is 
without these processes, and bears the sucker-like anus. 
PUPA. 
The pupa is white in life, but the preserved specimens have 
become brownish. 
The pronotum is quadrangular with almost straight sides; it 
is broader behind than in front, and even in front is broader 
than long. It does not overlap the head, which is bent down- 
wards. 
Each of the first three abdominal segments bears on either 
side above the stigma an elongate simple process with conical 
base, and below it a similar but moniliform (? jointed) process. 
The five following segments bear only a pair of conical processes 
above the stigmata, those of the first of these segments being the 
smallest. The terminal segment bears a pair of much slenderer 
processes. 
The appendages are smooth, and not distinctly segmented. 
