358 Mr. G.J. Arrow on new 



ppccies, whicli sex, in each, has the liiml troclianters very 

 long and .•^pinose. In I), lineata, l)iit not in the allied species, 

 the middle tarsi are shortened and thickened also in the male. 



Geotrupidae. 

 Ochodosus deceptor, .sp. n. 



llufo-tcptBceiis, lircvilor ovatua, corporc supra omnino sat dense 

 graiuilato, subtus la;viore, flavo-hirsuto ; clypoo purvo, semi- 

 circulari, maiidibuHs cxtus regulariter arcuatis ; prothoraco 

 latissiruo, margino latorali reclo, angulis anticis rectis, posticis 

 haud late arcuatis; scutello elongate, apice acute; elytris dis- 

 tinctc striatis, interstitiis dense setosis. 



Long, ryo-6-o mm. 



c? • Tibia) antic® angulo interne producto, femere postice ante apicom 

 dentato. 



9 . Capitis vcrticc tuberculis duobus geminatis armato. 



Hub. S. India, Bombay, Madura, Kanara. 



This species has a close resemblance to the European 

 0. chrysovxelinus, F., but the sculpture of the whole upper 

 surface is rather less dense, the.«ide margins of tiie prothorax 

 straighter, the posterior ani^les less broadly rounded off, and 

 the scutelium rather narrower and more acute at the apex. 

 The secondary sexual distinctions of tiie male are the same, 

 but the female is distinguished by a slight crest ui)on the 

 forehead consisting of two closely approximate tubercles. 

 These are absent in 0. chrysomelinus, whicii has instead a 

 single tubercle near the tip of the clypeus. 



OchodcBus palliduSf sp. n. 



Pallide testaccas, ovatus, capito prothoraceque minute et dense 

 rugosis, setiftTis, elytris subnitidis, miuute punctulatiset sctiferis ; 

 clypeo brevispimo, late ; mandibuHs extua sinuatis, apico paulo 

 productis, intus leviter dentatis ; prothoraco late, margine laterali 

 recto, augulis anticia fero acutis, posticis haud late arcuatis ; 

 pcutc'llo mediocre, haud acute angulato; tibiae anticac dente 

 apicali lengo. Laud acuto, secundo eat acuto, tertio minutissimo. 



Ix*ng. 0-5 mm. 



/lab. N. India. 



Two speciraens, both females, were collected by Capt. Boys 

 and have been in the Museum since 1848. The species is 

 more elongate than tiie preceding one and the elytra are 

 paler and more shining, the sculpture being much less dense. 

 In addition the mandibles are more produced, the clypeus 

 jihorter and broader and the scutollum less elongate. The 

 hind tibise and tarsi are longer and sle-nderer and the second 

 tooth of the front tibiae more acute. 



