Species of Indian Curculionidse. 229 



declivity, anJ a broad apical brown band ; leg-3 testaceous 

 yellow, with a brown ring Jiear the apex ot" tlio femora j 

 underparts yellow, tho sternum witli a broad lateral and a 

 narrow central stripe black, the venter with a triangular 

 central black patch on segment 1 and rounded browa lateral 

 spots on seguR'nts 1-3. 



I/eid divided by a transverse furrow behind the eyes ; the 

 front portion with coarse scattered punctation, a very deep 

 central furrow which is abbreviated anteriorly, and an oblique 

 stria on each side in front which is continued on to the base 

 of the rostrum ; posterior part of head glabrous and impunc- 

 tate, very convex, with the sides strongly rounded and with 

 a distinct central furrow. Roslrum fairly closely punctate 

 above, with a i)road furrow between the antenna3 and a 

 shallow rounded impression on the anterior part. Antennce 

 entirely testaceous yellow. Prothorax ^iv'\(\Q\\i\y broader than 

 long^ the anterior and posterior constrictions distinct, the 

 apical and basal margins truncate, broadest at the base, the 

 sides strongly rounded, the dorsum very coarsely and irregu- 

 larly wrinkled, with a deep central furrow which reaches 

 neither base nor apex. /Sc«/e^^?<m transverse, subtrapeziform, 

 the sides moderately rounded, the apex sinuate, so that two 

 projecting angles are formed ; disk shiny, almost impunctate, 

 and with a shallow impression on each side at the base. 

 Eiytra as broad as long, broadly truncate at the apex, the 

 shoulders sharjily rectangular, the sides parallel from there 

 for about one-third of their length, then roundly dilated, the 

 greatest breadth being quite close to the apex ; upperside 

 with broad shallow sulci containing large punctures, the 

 intervals bare, shiny, and very narrow, being no broader and 

 scarcely higher than the transverse ridges between the punc- 

 tures, intervals 3 and 5 slightly more raised ; an oblique row 

 of three sharply conical tubercles from the shoulder to the 

 middle : the tirst very small and immediately above the 

 humeral angle; the second about twice as large, situated a 

 little further back, with its base extending from the fourth to 

 the fifth interval; the third much larger still, placed about 

 the middle, its base extending from interval 2 to 5. Legs 

 with the internal edge of the tibite not denticulate and the 

 outer apical spine bent inwards almost at right angles. 



Long. 6, lat. 3|-4 mm. 



Assam : Nongpoh, Khasi Hills (Pusa coll.). 



Types, c? ? J iu the British Museum. 



This striking species belongs to JekePs subgenus Hopla- 

 poderus, its nearest ally being A. vitticeps, Jek., from China, 

 which is similar in general facies. But apart from various 



