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scutellum and finely punctured elytral interstices, the prosternum 

 also is broadly not pointedly produced; Ihe female of the présent 

 species is much larger, llie anlenna3 are much shorter with the 

 third and following joints nearly equal and the thorax much more 

 transverse. 



ATROPIDIUS ROBUSTUS sp. n. 



Subquadrate-ovate, fulvous, head finely punctured, thorax 

 impunctate, elytra finely punctate-striate, fulvous, a transverse 

 bilobed band at the base and a large spot near the apex, black. 



Var. The elytral bands replaced by tvvo spots, placed transver- 

 sely (2. 2.). 



Length 4 1/2 mill. 



Of broad and subquadrate shape, the head very finely and closely 

 punctured, flat, the eyes widely separated and broadly emarginate, 

 labrum pale, antennaî short, ilavous, the last six joints thickened, 

 thorax strongly transverse, with the sides greatly deflexed, narro- 

 wed anteriorly, the base produced into a point at the middle, the 

 surface entirely impunctate, fulvous, scutellum invisible, elytra 

 with the latéral lobes strongly produced and angular, finely punc- 

 tate-striate, the shoulders rouuded, the interstices flat and impunc- 

 tate, reddish fulvous, the base with a transverse black band, deeply 

 bilobed at the posterior edge, abbreviated at each side, the posterior 

 portion with another large transverse black spot, pygidium finely 

 rugose-punctate, under side pale fulvous, finely punctured, proster- 

 num much broader than long, the sides carinate. 



Hab. Anamalais. Obtained by beating in May. 



The largest species of the genus and evidently variable in regard 

 to the elytral markings, of which two spécimens are contained in 

 this collection. 



EUMOLPID^. 



DEMOTINA ANDREWESI sp. n. 



Obscure piceous, clothed with grey scales, antennse and legs 

 more or less fulvous, head and thorax densely pubescent, elytra 

 closely and strongly punctured, clothed with grey scales arranged 

 in closely approached rows. 



Length 3 1,2 mill. 



Head not longer than broad, densely clothed with pale grey scales, 

 epistome and labrum fulvous, antennse slender, fulvous, the ter- 

 minal joints widened, third and fourlh joint very elongate, equal, 

 thorax about one half broader than long, the sides rounded and 



