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side before the middle legs, and a, brownish spot on the mesosternum behind the 

 front legs. 



General form similar to that of lituratus. Spine-like hairs of the antennae absent or 

 broken oft". 



Middle legs : femur longer than the tibia and tarsus together ; tibia about oue-fifth 

 shorter than the femur; tarsus (PI. II. fig. 5, m.i.) less than half the length of the tibia, 

 second joint about one-sixth the length of the first. 



, Hind legs : femur subequal in length to the middle femur, about one-fifth longer than 

 the tibia and tarsus together ; tibia more than four times the length of the tarsus ; tarsus 

 joints (PL II. fig. 5,k.t.) subequal, second cleft al)Out the middle. 



Abdomen and genitcd segments as in lituratus, but the genital segment below ( $ ), has 

 not the notch in the sides (PI. II. fig. 5 ? ah. l). 



3. Ilalohatodes comjxir, n. sp. (PI. II. fig. G). 



Oblong oval, widest behind the middle. Dull black with yellowish testaceous lines 

 and spots. Under side of body dull black. Front femora of male without a tubercle 

 near the centre and no notch near the apex. 



$ . Length 6*5, breadth 2'5, middle femur 7, hind femur 7 mm. 



$ , Length 6, breadth 3, middle femur 7, hind femur 7*5 mm. 



Habitat. — India {Professor Westivood's Collection). 



$ . Oblong oval, widest behind the middle. Dull black with sparse greyish pubes- 

 cence and dirty yellow-testaceous markings, as foUows: — The head (except a large oblong 

 spot on the vertex, a spot at the apex of the face, apex of the antenniferous tubercles, 

 some streaks and spots on the rostrum, and the gula, which ai^e dull black or brownish- 

 black). The anterior angles, a large semicircular mark on each side, and most of the 

 perpendicular sides of the pronotum. Mesonotum with two short longitudinal parallel 

 lines, the posterior end of each of which joins a comma-shaped mark extending forwards 

 on each side of the disk ; a semicircular mark on each side posteriorly ; a small triangular 

 mark at each hinder angle ; a wavy line along the sides ; a streak above and another 

 below on the acetabula of the hind legs. Sternum with a longitudinal line on each side, 

 joined about the middle by a short transverse line to an irregular spot on each side of the 

 middle of the disk ; and a spot on the inferior margin of the middle acetabula, sometimes 

 joined to the wavy line along the sides. The sides and hind margin broadly of the first 

 genital segment above ; and the hind margin of the first and the whole of the second and 

 third below. Base of the antennee (except at the very extreme base, which is shining 

 piceous). Front legs : most of the under side of the acetabula except a large square spot, 

 coxae, trochanters, femora at base below, and a streak above reaching from the base to 



