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are wanting along the middle in front. Thorax narrower than the elytra, not narrowed in 

 front; the punctures coarse, the lateral series at the base mixed with the dorsal series. 

 Hindbody throughout densely and very finely punctured. Front tarsi of male a little dilated, 

 and last ventral segment with a moderately large excision. 



This seems to be a very distinct little species, and resembles in some respects the species 

 of the genus Actobim, Fauvel. It is rather similar to P. rubidus, Er., but has the hindbody 

 much more finely and densely punctured, and the thoracic lateral punctures, as well as those 

 of the head, more numerous. 



Yarkand, November 1873. A single specimen. 



5. PHILONTHTJS PAMIRENSIS, n. sp. 



Ex affinitate Staphylini tenuis, Fab. Angustulus, haud parallelus, niger, elytris rufis, 

 antennis pedibusque posterioribus fuscis, illarum basi pedibusque anterioribus testaceis ; abdo- 

 mine subtiliter punctato. 



Long. 6 mm. 



Antennae stout, distinctly thickened towards the apex ; the basal joint yellow. Palpi 

 blackish. Head oval, narrow, finely punctured at the sides behind the eyes. Thorax nar- 

 rower than the elytra, a little narrowed in front, black, very shining, the dorsal series consist- 

 ing of five fine punctures ; the lateral punctures few and fine. Elytra about as long as the 

 thorax, red, rather finely punctured. Hindbody narrowed towards the apex, the segments 

 finely punctured. 



The male has the front tarsi rather strongly dilated. 



Though closely allied to Staphylinus tenuis, Fab., this species is readily distinguished 

 from it by its black thorax. 



A single individual was found on the road across the Pamir, from Sirikol to Panga, 

 between the 22nd April and 7th May 1874. 



P.EDEUUS (Munich Cat.). 



1. P.EDERUS PUSCIPBS, Curtis. 

 Jhelam Valley. 



OXYTELUS (Munich Cat.). 



1. OXYTBLTJS NITIDTJLTJS, Grav. 



A single individual, without date or locality. 



SCARAB JSID^E (Munich Cat.). 

 SISYPHUS (Munich Cat.). 



1. SISYPHUS HIETUS, Wied. 

 Jhelam Valley, July 1873. Three individuals. 



