Coleopterous Family Derraestidse. 439 



Mimasaka (/. E. A. Lewis, July 1913). The Museum con- 

 tains a specimen from each locality, two of them males. 



It is black and shining, with the legs and antennse yellow, 

 and a bright red oblique patch upon each elytron behind the 

 shoulder. It is rather broadly oval in shape, the pronotum 

 rather smooth and shining, broadly lobed behind, witii the 

 lateral margins, especially in the male, slightly flattened and 

 the elytra finely and closely punctured, with fine and even, 

 but not close, pubescence. The last joint of the antenna of 

 the male is very large and circular, that of the female similar 

 but less than half the diameter. 



Orphirius jucundus, sp. n. 



Niger, profunde, modice crebre, punctatus, sat longe et sequaliter 

 flavo-pubescens, antennis pedibusque rufescentibus, subnitidus, 

 elytrorum macula transversa antemediana, ad suturam vix attin- 

 genfci, apicibusque Itete rufis ; oblongo-ovalis, prothorace trans- 

 verso, lobo brevi, lato, rotundato. 



Long. 2-2-75 mm. 



Eah. Bombay: Belgaum. 



A series was collected by Mr. H. E. Andrewes, who found 

 large quantities by sweeping grass just after the rains (Nov- 

 ember and December). It was also found in March and 

 April. The species was also taken in Bombay many years 

 ago by the late Dr. Leith. It occurred in Belgaum in 

 company with 0. hiflexus, Reitt. It is larger, more oblong, 

 and less convex than that species, the thoracic lobe is shorter 

 and less pointed, the punctures of the pronotum and elytra 

 larger and more distinct, and the pubescence of the former 

 darker. The anterior red band of the elytra is interrupted 

 at the suture and not continuous as in 0. hiflexus. ThO' 

 terminal joint of the antenna of the male is very large and 

 nearly circular, but slightly pointed at the end, and the 

 penultimate joint is small. The last ventral segment in the 

 same sex is broadly depressed and the hind margin bears a 

 sharp spine on each side of the depression. 



Orphinus nilgireiisis, sp. n. 



Niger, ovatus, valde convexus, fortiter punctatus, breviter flavo- 

 piibescens, pronoti lateribus, elytrorum fascia transversa ante- 

 mediana recta parteque tertia apicali longius et densius pubes- 

 centibus, his partibus nonnunquam rufis, pronoto antice valde 



, arcuato, postice lobo brevi, lato, rotundato praedito. 



Long. 2-2-5 mm. 



Hah. S. India : Nilgiri Hills. 



