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Head impunctate, the frontal tubercles distinct, but rather 
flat, transverse, clypeus triangular, palpi acute, the antennæ 
extending nearly to the end of the elytra, black, the lower three 
joints fulvous, the second and third one small, equal, the fourth 
as long as the preceding three joints together, pubescent like the 
following joints, thorax twice as broad as long, the sides and the 
posterior margin slightly rounded, the angles not prominent, the 
anterior ones very slightly thickened, the surface impunctate, 
fulvous, scutellum fulvous, elytra very finely and closely punctu- 
red, black, the margins very narrowly fulvous, their epipleuræ 
very broad and concave at the base, continued below the middle, 
the breast and the legs fulvous, the abdomen black, all the tibiæ 
mucronate, the first joint of the posterior tarsi longer than the 
following joints together, claws appendiculate, the last abdominal 
segment fulvous at the apex, the latter in the male ineised at the 
sides, the middle lobe subquadrate. 
Hab. Kanara, S. Bombay. 
The black portion of the elytra seems subject to great variation, 
occupying in some specimens almost the entire disc and in others 
being divided or partly so, into two spots, an anterior small and a 
posterior larger one, or the band is greatly constricted at the 
middle although not divided. I have provisionally placed this 
species in As{ena with which it agrees in the main points, the 
second and third joint of the antennæ are however very short and 
equal, the ely tral epipleuræ are very broad and the general shape 
of the insect is rather different, be this as it may, the species must 
at all events be placed amongst the Luperinæ. 
Luperus Severini n. sp. 
Testaceous, the antennæ (the basal joints excepted) black, 
thorax transverse, impunctate, elytra finely and very closely 
punctured, metatarsus of posterior legs very long. 
Lenght 1 1/2 line. 
Of posteriorly slightly widened shape, entirely flavous or 
testaceous, the head irapunctate, the frontal elevations and the 
carina nearly contiguous, palpi piceous, antennæ black, the lower 
three joints and the base of the fourth, flavous, basal joint 
slender, second, slightly shorter than the third joint, fourth and 
tifth longer, equal, the following joints more slender, thorax 
twice as broad as long, the sides slightly rounded before the 
middle, nearly straight at the base, posterior angles acute, the 
surface with a few very minute punctures, very obsoletely 
depressed at each side, anteriorly, elytra very distinctly and clo- 
sely punctured, legs slender; the posterior femora extending to 
