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The whole of the insect, with the exception of the elytra, is of a 
dull fuscous black. The elytra are ochreous or dull ferruginous, 
with a blackish rather broad plagia commencing near the callus on 
each and becoming wider at the apex, where it returns up the 
suture a little way, and runs out to the apex. The sides of the 
thorax are rounded, and gently reflexed. 
This insect is allied to Z. wropygialis Muls. which Crotch has 
placed in the genus Brumus. | 
It does not appear to consort at all with such species as PB. sutu- 
ralis or B. deserlorum. 
Two specimens from Dalhousie, Himalayas. 
Clanis pubescens. 
Coccinella pubescens Fabr., Suppl., p. 77 (1798). 
Clanis pubescens Muls., Spec. Col. Trim., p. 999. 
A large series of what I think to be this species were found by 
Mr Andrewes, those from Kanara being more robust and rather 
larger than those from Belgaum and perhaps pertaining to a diffe- 
rent species. Among the Belgaum examples are some which have a 
faint indication of a dark undefined marking on the disk, and one 
very pubescent, and apparently fresh specimen has a distinct 
arcuate plagia, convex outwardly, on the centre of the disk of each 
elytron, but does not otherwise differ from the other Belgaum 
specimens. Since writing the above I have through the kindness of 
M. G. Severin been able to examine the type of Clanis soror Weise, 
and I have compared it with the Belgaum insect, and with repre- 
sentatives of C. pubescens from Ceylon and Pondichery in Crotch's 
collection, and with a number of fresh specimens from Ceylon (Point 
du Gaälle) taken by Mr George Lewis, and I come to the conclusion 
they must all be referred to one species, It is the fact that some 
examples differ from others in the depth and distinctness of punc- 
tuation, but it is well known that pale immature specimens of any 
species, differ in this way from older ones; and the pubescence is 
very often much worn off in old and not carefully preserved 
examples. And there is no other constant difference that I can see. 
Of this species M. Andrewes says, « Fairly common from Feb. to 
May; once in July; generally beating trees and especially young 
coppice ». 
Clanis binotata n. sp. 
Orbicularis, pubescens, ferrugineus, elytris singulis puncto 
discoidali nigro. — Long. 2 millim. 
Hab. Inpra, Belgaum, Kanara (Andrewes, Bell). 
