new Species of Histeride. 347 
plete, fourth much finer than the third, fifth short and apical, 
sutural a little longer, reaching beyond the middle; the pro- 
pygidium is rather finely punctulate, punctures scattered ; the 
pygidium with finer punctures and smooth at the apex; the 
prosternum is carinate, without strie; the mesosternum is 
obsoletely produced anteriorly (like that of H. dentipes, Lew.), 
marginal stria fine and complete, of the same form, but not 
joined to that of the metasternum; anterior tibia 4-5- 
dentate. 
This small species is allied to H. myrmidon, Mars., and 
others; the short thoracic stria resembles that of HZ. cwlestis, 
Mars., but it is quite free of punctures. 
Hab. Sumatra (Merang). 
Epierus nemoralis, sp. n. 
Ovalis, conyexus, niger, nitidus, supra tenuiter punctulatus ; elytris 
striis Integris, 4* basi incurvata ; mesosterno antice subrecto, 
L, 24-23 mill. 
Oval, convex, black and shining; the forehead sparsely 
and finely punctulate, with a short, rather deep stria over the 
eye; the thorax is finely punctulate, with large punctures 
scattered on the sides and disk, scutellar fovea very feeble, on 
the edge of the base is a single row of punctures, stria well- 
marked at the sides, fine behind the neck; the elytra are 
without the larger punctures of the thorax, striz crenulate 
and complete, the sutural being only a little shortened behind 
the scutellum, the fourth stria turns conspicuously towards 
the fifth near the base, the fifth turns feebly to the suture, 
the sutural striz are straight, the interstices between the first 
and third striz are the widest especially behind the middle ; 
the propygidium and pygidium (except the apex) punctured 
like the thorax; the prosternum is feebly and very sparsely 
punctulate, striae widening out a little behind, but less so 
anteriorly ; the mesosternum a little broad, stria complete, 
nearly straight in front, and continuing down the sides of the 
metasternum; the anterior tibize are multispinose; the legs 
and antenne reddish. 
This species is larger and more oval than the Asiatic 
species known to me; the fourth stria being bent inwards at 
the base seems to be a good differential character. 
Hab, Assam (Patkai Mountains). 
