74 Mr. S. Maulik on Epistictia reicheana, Guerin. 



of the body ; the first joint is almost as long as the third, the 

 second is much smaller ; fourth, fifth, and sixth are equal to 

 each other in length ; seventh to eleventh are slightly thicker, 

 more hairy, and darker. The mouth-parts are yellow. 

 Viewed from underside there is a ridge along the middle of 

 the interocular space. 



Prothorax quadrate. The arrangement of the spines and 

 their variation have been discussed above. In the accom- 

 panying figure (p. 73) the spines of the front margin are shown 

 diagrammatically. It shows the number, but does not express 

 the manner in which they stand. The upper surface has two 

 transverse shallow depressions, it is coarsely and roughly 

 punctate, it may have whitish hairs, and there may be a 

 longitudinal impression along the middle. The last two 

 characters may not be present in all examples. The surface 

 is not so shiny as the elytra. 



Scutellum triangular, with the apex rounded. The surface 

 is subnitid and granulate. 



Elytra constricted in the middle, punctate-striate ; the 

 punctures are large, coarse, deep, and they touch one another. 

 Owing to the spines on the elytra the number of rows 

 of punctures cannot be accurately counted. On each side of 

 the scutellum there is a short row of three or four minute 

 spines. The humerus is raised, along the raised portion there 

 are four .long spines. Besides these spines on each elytron 

 there are about nine or ten moderately long spines. The 

 margin of each elytron, including the apical portion, has got 

 about eleven long spines ; at the apex they have become very 

 small. In between the long spines there occur very minute 

 spines. 



Underside smooth, shining, impunctate. The claw-joint 

 projects beyond the third joint of the tarsus. 



Eastern Himalayas : Darjeeling, Sikkim. 



This species has not been reported from any other locality. 



I thank Dr. C. J. Gahan for reading this note. 



XL — Note on Epistictia reicheana, GuSrin, 

 By S. Maulik, B.A. Cantab., F.E.S. 



In 1844 Guerin-Meneville described a species, viz. Calo- 

 pepla reicheana, in the ' Iconographie du Rbgne Animal de 

 G. Cuvier,' texte ii. p. 286. lie commences with the 



