igoj.] Records 0/ f he Indian Museum. in 



traces of three longitudinal lines. In apicalis Lw., the spot on the 

 4th abdominal segment is large, distinct and separate from the all 

 black 5th segment. In a few specimens I captured in August 1895 

 at Mussoorie, which seem, almost undoubtedly, this species, I find 

 faint traces of a blackish dorsal band on the 2nd and 3rd segments, 

 and the posterior tibiae are black at the tip and not at the 

 base. A smaller specimen similarly marked, I refer to this species, 

 although it answers fairly to leoninus Rond., except that the disc 

 of the thorax is not darker, nor are the tarsi tips blackish. How- 

 ever, in size (12 mm.) and the apical black posterior tibiae, it agrees 

 with leoninus better than with apicalis. 



Apicalis V. der Wulp (for which, apicalis being preoccupied by 

 Loew, I take the liberty and pleasure in proposing the name of 

 its illustrious author Wulpii) stands out from apicalis lyW. , cingula- 

 tus lyW., and leoninus Rond., by its very prominent and compli- 

 cated fulvous genitals , which are black in the other three species. In 

 cingulatus the abdominal bands are broad, and transverse, extend- 

 ing to the border ; in aurifer the band is dorsal ; in apicalis lyW. , 

 the 4th segment is occupied by a large, black, oval, distinct spot, 

 whilst in leoninus the whole last segment only of the abdomen is 

 black — wherein it differs from Wulpii, which has the last two or 

 three segments purplish brown. These various markings, if con- 

 sistent would sufficiently separate the species — and in the only two 

 species I recognise with certainty, from actual specimens, the con- 

 sistency seems sufficiently present. These are the 4 or 5 apicalis 

 IvW. in my own collection and 5 or 6 damaged Wulpii (one specimen 

 named by Bigot) in the Indian Museum. 



Pt. cingulatus Lw., 1855. 

 Verh. Zool. Bot., v^ 143. 

 h Penang. Westermann's Coll. 



Pt. leoninus Rond., 1875. 

 (Sargus) Ann. Mus. Gen., vii, 454. 

 b lyocality not given. 



Pt. wulpii nom. nov. 

 {Pt. apicalis V. d. Wulp nom bis lectum.) 

 Notes Ley den Mus., vii, 62, 1885. 



b Sumatra, Borneo. Near leoninus Rond., but genitalia 

 fulvous, conspicuous and complex instead of black. 



The Indian Museum specimens {vide note on Pt. apicalis Lw.) 

 are from Margherita (Upper Assam). 



