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3885. Catoptes albosparsus sp. nov. 
Opaque, nigrescent, legs and antennae dark fusco-rufous; the clothing 
variegate, consisting chiefly of depressed fuscous squamae; rather paler 
brown ones cover a great portion of the thorax, the suture, and the 3rd 
and 5th interstices of the elytra, and whitish ones form several small spots 
on the dorsum; setae numerous, short, erect, and fuscous principally, but 
there are many quite white conspicuous ones also. 
Rostrum a third shorter than thorax, very slightly dilated at the anten- 
nal insertion, straight elsewhere, thickly covered with scales and setae which 
render the carina indistinct. Thorax oviform, a little broader than long, 
with a slight longitudinal depression at the base, its punctation concealed, 
without inequalities. Scutellum white. Elytra oblong, quite twice the 
length of thorax, slightly broader, and subtruncate, at the base, moderately 
narrowed but not vertical behind ; the suture only slightly elevated behind 
and bearing a few white setae just below the top of the declivity, 3rd inter- 
stices only feebly raised, each terminating in a blackish spot, bordered 
behind with grey, but not distinctly nodiform there ; they are apparently 
striate-punctate. 
Scape stout, normal; 2nd joint of funiculus slightly longer than the 
basal, 3rd a little longer than broad, joints 4-7 short and moniliform ; club 
elongate. 
Legs stout, tibiae slightly flexuous and bearing numerous short erect 
setae. 
Ocular lobes moderate. Kyes subrotundate, just free from thorax. 
Scrobes short, subapical, visible above. Posterior corbels normal. 
The first part of the description will at once lead to its identification. 
Length (rostrum inclusive), 44.mm.; breadth, quite 14 mm. 
Ben Lomond. Unique. Found by Mr. T. Hall, 6th March, 1914, at 
an elevation of nearly 4,000 ft. ; 
3886. Catoptes pallidipes sp. nov. 
Subovate, without inequalities, opaque ; fuscous, legs and tarsi fusco- 
testaceous, antennae fusco-rufous ; covered with depressed, infuscate and 
grey squamae, the paler ones irregularly distributed on the dorsum but 
almost entirely covering the posterior declivity; the setae short, greyish, 
mostly decumbent. 
Rostrum a third shorter than thorax, parallel, squamose, obsoletely cari- 
nate, transversely depressed at the base. Thorax oviform, slightly broader 
than long, its sculpture hidden. Scutellum subtriangular. Elytra rather 
broad, subcordate, nearly thrice the length of thorax, the base oblique 
towards the suture, rather broader than that of the thorax, with curvedly 
narrowed shoulders, not vertical behind; they are finely striate-punctate, 
with simple interstices, the suture, however, is somewhat convex along the 
declivity and subcristate half-way down. 
Scape stout, barely reaching thoracic apex, with decumbent setae ; 2nd 
joint of funiculus as long as the Ist, neither elongate, joints 3-7 short ; 
club elongate-oval. 
Ocular lobes slightly developed. Eyes just free from thorax, sub- 
rotundate, rather large, flat. Scrobes short, visible above. Legs moderate, 
tibiae shghtly flexuous. 
This is about the smallest species as yet made known. The hind-body 
is, proportionally, rather broad. 
