52 SECOND YAEKAND MISSION. 



34. ADORETTJS SIMPLEX, n. sp. 



Angustulus, parallelus, sat elongatus, testaceus, densius albidosetosus, subopacus, subtus 

 parcius setosus, nitidus ; clypeo rotundato, in medio alte reflexo ; prothorace basi cequaliter 

 et tenuiter marginato, angulis posterioribus rotundatia; elytris obsoletissime costatis, crebrius 

 punctatis. 



Long. 10 mm., lat. 4^ mm. 



The labrum is shining, the basal part is rather large, and has a series of small tubercles 

 arranged at a distance from the rather deeply serrate edge ; the appendicular portion is broad, 

 but is not distinctly carinate along the middle. The punctuation of the head seems close, 

 but is quite obscured by the conspicuous depressed white setae or hairs. The thorax is not 

 very short (for the genus Adoretus) ; the raised margin is fine, and is not more strongly elevated 

 at the base near the side than elsewhere ; the hinder angles are rounded, but not broadly so ; 

 its punctuation is only moderately close and coarse. The elytra are rather closely punctured, 

 and have only indistinct longitudinal costse. 



The specimen described is no doubt a male ; it has the legs moderately long, and the 

 anterior tibiae tridentate. 



I am unable to point out any near described ally for this species, although I have several 

 closely allied undescribed Indian species in my collection. 



Jhelam Valley, July 1873. 



PENTODON (Munich Cat.). 

 35. PENTODON TRTJNCATUS, n. sp. 



Nigro-piceus, nitidus, capite anterius truncato, angulis inter se distantibus tuberculo 

 longitudinali acuto, fronte in medio tuberculis duobus minutis ; prothorace fortiter punctato, 

 basi ad angulos posteriores tenuiter marginato; elytris sat crebre haud prof und punctatis, 

 seriebus duplicatis haud distinctis. 



Long. 19 20 mm., lat. 12 mm. 



Head. finely and densely rugose, in the middle with two minute tubercles, in front trun- 

 cate and not margined; the unmargined part terminated on each side by a distinct longitudi- 

 nal tubercular elevation ; lateral portions of head with a thick elevated margin. Thorax with 

 the hinder angles completely rounded, and the fine lateral margin continued along the base till 

 the commencement of the slight sinuation on each side ; the surface is shining ; the punctua- 

 tion is moderately fine and not close about the base and the middle ; it is closer about the 

 front and sides, and quite dense and coarse towards the anterior angles. The sutural stria of the 

 elytra is very distinct, but only indistinctly punctured ; of the three double longitudinal series 

 of the elytra only the inner one is distinct ; the punctuation of the elytra is moderately close, 

 the surface completely shining. The pygidium is sparingly punctured, but is rugose at each 

 side angle, and there are some obscure, fine, transverse rugae quite at the base. 



The species is similar in form and appearance to the European Scarabceus punctatus, but 

 it is smaller ; the punctures of the elytra are more numerous and finer, and it is rendered very 

 distinct by the distant tubercles of the front margin of the head. 



Kogyar, 31st May to 2nd June 1874. Two individuals, which are no doubt both males. 



