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dépressions and rather strong scattered punctures, which are thicker 

 on the dépressions ; anterior legs elongate, tarsi with yellowish 

 spongy sides. 



Kurseong, Bengal (P. Braet) ; one spécimen. 



As, in ail probability, no large séries of Pentelanguria elate- 

 roides has before been collected, it may be of use to add a fresh 

 description : 



Pentelanguria elateroides Crotch (Cistula Entomologica, Vol. I, 

 page 350). 



Elongate, broadest at about the base of the elytra, narrowed 

 behind, greenish œneous, but varying in colour, some spécimens 

 being greener, and some more brassy than others ; occasionally the 

 thorax is more or less coppery ; the metasternum and part of the 

 segments of the abdomen are more or less red, but this appears to be 

 a very variable character ; head triangular, rather strongly and 

 not very closely punctured, eyes somewhat prominent, finely 

 granulate; antennae short and black with a flat 5-jointed club, 

 basai joints moniliform; thorax subquadrate, very slightly 

 narrowed in front, anterior angles produced and bluntly rounded, 

 posterior slightly produced, base bisinuate, produced in a blunt 

 point before scutellum, upper surface closely and rather strongly, 

 and (especially at sides) rugosely punctured ; in some spécimens 

 however the rugosity is more noticeable than in others ; base with 

 a very âne, scarcely évident margin and with the usual basai 

 dépression scarcely marked ; on each side there is a small but 

 distinct impression corresponding to the usual longitudinal stria ; 

 scutellum smooth, cordiform, set in a deep dépression; elytra 

 finely alutaceous, with 8-9 rows of small punctures, internally 

 excised at apex ; thoracic epipleurae very coarsely rugose, abdomen 

 sparingly, but distinctly, punctured; legs moderately long, anterior 

 tarsi (especially of maie) spongy beneath. — Long. 14-19 mm. 

 Lat. 3-5 mm. 



Kurseong, Bengal (P. Braet) : about eighty spécimens; originally 

 described by Crotch from « India, Himalayas (Hooker, coll*. 

 Janson). » 



I am indebted to the Rev. H. S. Gorham for help in the identifi- 

 cation of the above species. 



Besides the insects above mentioned, M. Severin sent me a 

 number ofother species; several of thèse are new, amongthemone 

 or two species of my genus Crotckia, but they cannot be described 

 as the localities are either wanting or indefinite. 



