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representing as raany species, very nearlj allied to each other. 

 Then there are from Belgaura several very small species of Elœus 

 or closely allied to it, thèse I hâve not in gênerai found it possible 

 to name from the material before me, but they are very inte- 

 resting, from the distribution point of view. 



M"" H. E. Andrewes has kindly supplied the notes in quotation, 

 on the time of year and circurastances of capture of several species 

 obtained by himself. 



I haveadded descriptions of a few species, from myown collection 

 or other sources to make the list as complète as possible. 



MALACODERMATA. 

 Subfam. Clerides. 



1. Tillus notatus Klug, Mon. Abhand. Berl. Acad. 1842, p. 276. 

 Kanara, Belgaum. 



Very geiierally distributed over the Indo-Malayan région. 



2. Cladiscus sanguinicollis' Spinola, Mon., I, p. 125. 

 Kanara (Bell), Belgaura (Andrewes). 



3. Opilo mollis Linu., Faun. Suec, 1761, p. 186. 



This well known insect has a very wide range, I hâve spécimens 

 from the Philippine Islands and I belive the Japan insect is not 

 différent. Varieties hâve been described simply depending on size 

 and colour, but spécimens from Kurope in my collection bearing the 

 name domesiicus Sturm are distinct. 



Chamba (C. Somers-Smith). One example. 



4. Opilo castaneipennis White, Cat. Brit. Mus. Cleridai, VI, p. 56. 

 Burma, Tharrawaddy (Corbett). 



Also recorded from the Carin Hills (Fea). 



5. Opilo Jiypocaustus Gorham, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 2, XII, 

 1892, p. 730 *. 



Lndia, Kanara (Bell), Burma, Carin Hills *. 



The spécimen from Kanara, has the head and thorax pitchy- 

 black, the latter with a blood-red spot on the front margin, the 

 legs are white at their bases, the basai half of the swollen part of 

 the femora pitchy, the apical half deep red, the tibise and tarsi 

 fuscous; the elytra are uniform sordid yellow with a dark dash 

 under the humérus. 



6. Orthrius tarsalis Gorh., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen., (2) XII, 

 1892, p. 22 *. 



Burma, Tharrawaddy, Bhamo *. 



7. OrtUcxis Fex Gorh., 1. c, p. 21 «. 



Belgaum, Burma, Carin Hills * taken in December under the 



