BY MALCOLM CAMERON. 447 



CONOSOMA OBSURECrTTATUM n. sp. 



Shining brownish-} ellow, the head pitcli}' beliind : elytra 

 each with four black seta? at the side, at the base of each with 

 a small indeterminate pitchy spot, each slightly and inde- 

 terminately infiiscate about the middle : abdomen with the 

 base of the 3rd (visible) segment and the middle of the 4th 

 black or infuscate. Antennae testaceous, the 8th and 9th 

 joints black. Legs testaceous. Length 2.8 mm. About the 

 size and general facies of C. hipnnctatum Gr., but with longer 

 thorax and rather stouter antenntB. Head extremely finely 

 and sparingly punctin-ed. Antenna.' short, the 3rd to 5th 

 joints a little longer than broad, gradually decreasing in length, 

 the 6th and 7th about as long as broad, the 8th to 10th 

 distinctly transverse, gradually increasing in breadth, 11th 

 rounded. Thorax slightly transverse, very finely, moderately 

 closely punctured, finely yellow pubescent. Elytra longer 

 than the thorax, distinctly longer than broad, finely more 

 closely punctured than the tliorax. finely yellow pubescent, 

 sides with four seta'. Abdomen very finely and moderately 

 closely punctured, the 1st (visible^ segment densely yellow 

 pubescent, the rest much more sparingly, the sides and apex 

 with long black seta\ 



Mt. Murud. 7000 to 8000 feet. 4 specimens. 



Tachinoporcs n. gen. 



In the elongate form and strongly pointed abdomen much 

 resembles a BoUtoiid, imt the temples and posterior coxse are 

 not bordered; from Tacliyporiis it differs in the non-subulate 

 4th joint of the maxillary palpi, from Tachinus in the setiferous 

 sides of the elytra and the facies ; systematically its position 

 would appear to be adjacent to these genera. Temples not 

 bordered below; gular sutures separated. Tongue broad, 

 bilobed, maxillary palpi with the 3rd joint short, the 4th more 

 than twice as long, the base broad, gradually pointed to the 

 apex. Labial palpi short, three-jointed, 2nd joint shorter than 

 1st, 3rd longer than 2nd, gradually narrowed and pointed, 

 about as long as the 1st. Thorax almost circular, truncate 

 in front, much wider than the elytra, the epiplurap partly 

 visible when viewed laterally, the sides narrowly margined, 



