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blackish ; head beneath and sternum coarsely and darkly punctate ; 

 mesosternum with a large irregular luteous spot on each side. 

 Long. 7 to 8 rnm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 5 to 6 mm. 



Hab. Daijiling, Sikkim, Nepal (coll. Dist. and Calc. 

 Mus.). 



This species is easily recognised by its prominent and obtusely 

 rounded pronotal angles. The rostrum reaches the third abdominal 

 segment. Antennae with the second and third joints subequal in 

 length, and much shorter than the fourth ; fourth ami fifth sub- 

 equal in length ; fifth moderately thickened. 



Carbula scutulata, n. s. 

 Head luteous, covered with coarse black punctures, eyes fuscous, 

 the ocelli red. Antennas luteous, somewhat infuscated at apex. 

 Pronotum luteous, coarsely and darkly punctate, the lateral 

 margins levigate, the lateral angles produced into long acute black 

 spines. Scutellum luteous, sparingly and coarsely darkly punctate, 

 a large levigate spot at each basal angle, the apex also broadly 

 impunctate ; the punctures are usually thickest at lateral margins, 

 and sometimes at base. Corium luteous with a purplish tinge, 

 thickly and darkly punctate. Membrane pale hyaline. Con- 

 nexivum luteous, with black segmental marginal spots. Body 

 beneath and legs luteous, with a few scattered black punctures on 

 disk and on femora, and the margins and apices of tire pronotal 

 angles black. Long. 8 mm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 5A mm. 



Hab. Bombay (Leitli) ; N. Khasia (Chcnncll) ; 



(coll. Dist.). 



The fourth and fifth joints of the antenme are subequal in 

 length, and the rostrum just passes the posterior coxae. 



Agceus mimus, n. s. (PL XII. , fig. 1). 

 Head fuscous, the central lobe, excluding ' apex and lateral 

 margins, ochraceous ; eyes greyish ; antennae black, apices of the 

 joints minutely greyish. Pronotum reddish ochraceous, with 

 thirteen fuscous spots arranged six at base, of which two almost 

 occupy the lateral angles and the intervening four are more or less 

 triangular; five discal, of which the central one is longest and 

 intervenes between the two central basal spots, and also between 

 two large spots placed near anterior margin. Scutellum fuscous, 

 with a central longitudinal ochraceous line, and a similar line 

 extending from each basal angle and meeting central line on disk. 

 Corium reddish ochraceous, with fuscous punctures and some 



