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90. Ebœus ? dorsalis n. sp. — Rufo-testaceus, pectore abdomi- 

 neqîte etelytrorum disco ultra médium commimiter nigris, antennis 

 [basi po'a^termissoy/uscis. — Long. 1.5 millim. 



Bab. India, Belgaum. (Taken beating and sweeping during 

 February — 1 in March, 1 in May). 



This little species is obovate, the head and thorax are casta- 

 neous, or pinkish red. The antennse are simple yellow as far as the 

 fourth joint; their third joint is elongate, the foiirth longer than 

 those succeeding it. The eljtra hâve a comraon dorsal black patch, 

 extending from the base along the suture for more than half their 

 length, hère in many spécimens which do not otherwise differ, it 

 divaricates and is widened on the disk, forming an anchor-like mar- 

 king. Puiictuation is distinctly visible on the elytra. Th^î legs are 

 whoily yellow. The elytra are very finely clothed with a depressed 

 yellow pubescence. The scutellum is dark. 



A considérable séries of both forms of this insect were secured, 

 in about equal nurabers. I think they may be the sexes. 



91. Carphurus picipennis n. sp. — Nigro-piceus ^ nitidus^ 

 parce looigius pubescens, capite antice crebre punctato, antennis 

 lemter serratis^ articnlis duobus primis obscure rufis. — Long. 

 4 millim. 



Mas ? antennarum articnlis qîcinto ad decimum acute serratis, 

 subpectinatis. 



Femina ? eisdem l éviter serratis. 



Hab. India., Belgaum (April, early morning). 



Black, shining, clothed with sparse upright hairs, mouth 

 yellow but the mandibles and maxilllary palpi are pitchy, the latter 

 acuminate. Head thickly punctured in front, antennie (of the maie) 

 about half or a little longer than the body ; two basai joints red, 

 the second as long as the third. The thorax is not much longer 

 than wide, impunctate, exceedingly finely margined. Elytra about 

 half the length of the wide body, |)itchy, rather sparsely punctate, 

 not covering two or three segments at the apex. The apical segment 

 (of the maie) yellow. Legs pitchy black. Two examples, of which 

 I think one may be the female. In this latter the antennae are less 

 acutely serrate, and are shorter. The abdomen has the génital 

 segment not extruded, and is black, but it is obviously impos- 

 sible to describe thèse parts from a single spécimen raounted on 

 a point of card. 



92. Carphurus nigrinus n. sp. — Prœcedenti simillimus, 

 minor, niger; antennis fere simplicibus articulis duobus primis 

 Jla'Dis.Elytris{prœsertimfeminit!)brevio7'ibus. — Long. 3,5 millim. 



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