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NEOHYDNUS. 



Neohydnus Gorham. Ann. Mus. civ. Gen., 1892, p. 742. 



Three species of this genus are represented in M'. H.-L. Andrewes 

 collection from the Nilgiri Hills. One, with entirely pale legs and 

 trophi but otherwise black, and with coarsely punctured elytra, 

 may be near N. pallipes Kraatz, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1899, p. 215, 

 a species from Sumatra. 



A second species represented by one spécimen is similar but 

 with black legs. 



While a third has pale legs, trophi and elytra, which are mar- 



. gined with black at the suture and sides, and with a black apex. I 



do not think it advisable to name thèse examples at présent, there 



being only single examples of two of them, and the antennse are 



not visible or are imperfect. 



Ommadius indiens Gast. Silb. Rev., 1836, p 49. 



Hab. India, Anamalais Hills. Flying and sitting on tree trunks, 

 3500-4000 feet. 



The distinguishing character of this species is the long thorax 

 with very straight sides ; the elytra hâve three dark undulate fasciae, 

 which in my type from Bengal are wide, and the two posterior 

 ones unité at the suture. The spécimens, five in number, are very 

 fresh, and exhibit on the elytra a beautiful golden bloom, the three 

 fasciaî shew no tendency to unité, indeed the second turns rather 

 back towards the base, and both it and the front one are much 

 divided and constricted, they are wide on the margin with a 

 peninsular-like ramus internally. The list of species of Ommadius 

 is now a mère mass of names, those especially described (?) by 

 Herr Kuwerts are mostly synonyms, this author having not 

 attempted to recognise those already indicated. I therefore refrain 

 from adding another possible synonym, where perhaps my former 

 descriptions were not clear enough. In my collection however are 

 quasi-typical examples of Westwoods and other species. 



Stigmatium modestum n. sp. — Sordide testaceum, pices- 

 cens; pilosellum, pube brevi cinereo variegatum, antennis capitis 

 prothoracisque longitudine, vix pubescentibus, cum pedibus testa- 

 ceis, nigro-tinctis ; prothorace subquadrato, lateribus rotundatis, 

 nigricantibus, disco etiam nonnunquam nigro. Elytris plerumque 

 linea humerali, et in triente apicali maculis nigris obliquis varie- 

 gatis. — Long. 5-5.5 millim. 

 Hah. India, Nilgiri Hills, Anamalais Hills, 4000 feet (var. '?) 

 This insect is very variable, but recognisable by its parallel form. 



