58 SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 



eyes : prothorax strongly transverse, front angles prominent, sides gradually expanding from 

 apex to behind the middle, thence strongly rounded to the base ; hind angles very open and, 

 being depressed, appearing to be broadly rounded (or obsolete) when viewed from above ; 

 sparsely punctured on the disc, more closely so at the sides ; side margins reflexed : scutel- 

 lum distinct : elytra somewhat oval, squarely truncated at base, humeral angle very open ; not 

 densely, and but little rugosely, punctured, the epipleurse muricately punctured, sides fringed 

 with hairs, longest at the shoulders. 



Length 3 to 3J lines. 



Pamir, between Sirikol and Panga. 



ASCELOSODIS GBANDIS. 



Broadly ovate, convex, black somewhat nitid, underside of body black, legs piceous, tarsi 

 and antennse paler : head strongly wrinkled above the eyes : prothorax densely punctured, 

 confluently so at the sides, base considerably wider than apex, front angles not prominent ; 

 sides gradually curvedly expanded to near the base, whence they curve inwards to the hind 

 angles, which are very obtuse ; base rather strongly sinuate at each side, broadly lobed in 

 the middle : elytra convex, humeral angles distinct ; rather closely and regularly and slightly 

 rugosely punctured, the epipleurse strongly muricately punctured : margins ciliated. 



Length 5| lines. 



Dras, Kargil, and Leh. 



ASCELOSODIS INTBRMEDIUS. 



Ovate, black, a little shining, legs pitchy brown, antennae and palpi rufescent : labrum 

 distinctly notched in the middle of fore margin and shortly ciliate : head rugosely punctured, 

 most strongly so above the eyes : prothorax rounded at the sides, more contracted in front 

 than behind ; apex not deeply emarginate, front angles not produced ; base feebly sinuate, hind 

 angles distinct but obtuse ; finely not densely and somewhat uniformly punctured, the punc- 

 tures largest and slightly rugose at the sides : elytra broadest behind the middle, uniformly 

 but not closely or deeply punctured, and faintly rugulose : epipleurse muricately punc- 

 tured ; sides not ciliate ; base feebly emarginate at the middle, thence sloping to the humeral 

 angle at each side ; humeral angle distinct but open. 



Length nearly 4 lines. 



Dras, Kargil, and Leh. 



By its habit, style of punctuation, and non-ciliated sides of prothorax and elytra, this 

 species approaches the genus Syachis. 



ANATOLIC A MONTIVAGA. 



Habit of genus Colposcelis. Head and prothorax finely, not closely, but uniformly, punc- 

 tured : epistoma rather prominent, a little hollowed out at the sides, broadly truncated in 

 front ; mandibles without superior tooth : prothorax as long as broad, contracted behind, 

 widest anteriorly, apex feebly emarginate, front angles depressed and rounded ; hind angles 

 very open, not prominent ; basal margin gradually sloping downwards at each side from the 

 angle to the centre, the point opposite the scutellum is consequently on a lower level than the 



