new Species (>/'IIistericla3. 355 



punctate, with a median elevated line and a small tubercle on 

 each side near the outer edge ; the pygidium also is wholly 

 punctate, with a transverse ridge betore the base; the pro- 

 sternum closely punctate, punctures large and deep ; the 

 niesosternum bisinuous anteriorly, with a tine marginal stria ; 

 the meso- and metasterna are sculptured like the last species, 

 but the punctures or foveoe are smaller, and the median spaces 

 of the metasternuni are clearly and evenly puuctulate ; the first 

 segment of the abdomen has a line of eleven punctures on the 

 anterior edge, and several additional foveai at the side. The 

 smoother parts of the under surface are somewhat aeneous, 

 and the head and thorax have a bluish metallic tinge. 



The general facies of this Ontfwphilus agrees with that of 

 0. alternatuSy Lee. 



Uab. Burmah, Manipore, alt. 7000 feet {Doherty). 



Ejpiechinus taprohance^ sp. n. 



Orbicularis, niger, opacus ; metasterno antice utrinque prof undo 



foveolato. Onthojjhilo arboreo simillimus at major. 

 L. 2 miU. 



Orbicular, opaque, setose; the head very rugose, with a 

 median carina before the neck and one on each side ; on the 

 edge of the clypeus are five shallow pits; the thorax with 

 some large punctures on the disk, with traces of carinse 

 behind the head, and two lateral sulci usually filled with 

 squamous matter ; the elytra are costate, with rows of large 

 punctures in the interstices, the punctures gradually becoming 

 smaller towards the apices, where they cease to be; the 

 prosternum is bicarinate, carinee gradually approaching 

 anteriorly, surface between them smooth, anterior lobe 

 with large punctures ; the mesosternum has two large poly- 

 gonal depressions, one on each side, and a small median 

 sutural fovea; the metasternuni has two large and very deep 

 fovete, one in each anterior angle, the anterior edge of each 

 fovea joins the mesosternal depression. These fove^e are not 

 seen until the sterna are freed of scales. The pygidium is 

 very setose, but when abraded a few large punctures are seen 

 on the surface. 



This species is different to Onthophilus hispidus, Mars., but 

 whether Marseul's description applies (as he thought it did) 

 to 0. hispidus, Payk., is more than doubtful. 1 rely on the 

 sculptui'e of the sterna for specific characters. 



hab. Ceylon. I found this species at Ballangoda in 1882. 



