536 Dr. Malcolm Cameron’s descriptions of 
rectangular: puncturation much less coarse than on the head, 
umbilicate, disc with narrow smooth central line; pubescence scanty, 
yellow. Scutellum punctured. ZHlytra narrower, but a little longer 
than, the thorax, a little longer than broad, puncturation’ strong, 
deep and close; pubescence yellow, scanty. Abdomen moderately, 
closely, and strongly punctured, pubescence yellow, rather long. 
Hab. 8. Invia, Nilgiri Hills, Ouchterlony Valley, 3000 
feet, in mud workings of Termites in tree (Mr. H. E. 
Andrewes’ Collection). Collected by Mr. H. L. Andrewes. 
17. Pinophilus ngripes, n. sp. 
Black, shining. Head with coarse umbilicate puncturation all 
over, without smooth spaces. Thorax as long as broad, the sides 
rounded and narrowed from the anterior to the posterior angles. 
Abdomen with the bases of the segments strongly and closely 
punctured, the rest finely and sparingly punctured. Antennae red, 
palpi brown, legs pitchy black. Length 12 mm. 
Head transverse, sculpture coarse, close, umbilicate and without 
any impunctate space; temples minute. Antennae long and 
slender, 2nd joint shorter than Ist and 8rd, from 4th to 11th gradu- 
ally decreasing in length, narrowed at the bases and all longer than 
broad. Thoraa as long as broad, widest about the middle, gradually 
narrowed in a curved line anteriorly and more strongly, posteriorly ; 
posterior angles obtuse; puncturation strong, close, umbilicate ; 
disc posteriorly with trace of smooth shining median line. Elytra 
as long as the thorax, as long as broad, sides a little rounded, 
puncturation strong and close. Abdomen with the bases of the 
segments strongly and closely punctured and coriaceous, the posterior 
parts of the segments much more finely and sparingly punctured, 
with the ground sculpture much less distinct; pubescence close and 
silvery. 
d: Last ventral segment triangularly excised, the apex of the 
excision rounded. 
Hab. NortuEern Inpra (British Museum Collection). 
18. Oedichirus niger, n. sp. 
Apterous, entirely black or pitchy, rather shining. Antennae 
palpi and legs pale testaceous, the knees slightly infuscate; pubes- 
cence long, yellow. Length 9-5 mm. 
From the description this must be very near O. birmanus, Fvl., 
but differs in the entirely dark colour and the pale testaceous 
antennae and legs. 
