On a new Cetonia } and a new Species o/Arvicola. 399 



L. — A new Cetonia from Madagascar. 

 By Charles O. Waterhouse. 



The new species which I here describe was lately received 

 in a small collection made at Antananarivo by the late Rev. R. 

 Toy. I propose to call it 



Pantolia brevicollis, n. sp. 



Nigra, nitida, elytris fortiter punctato-sulcatis, apice crebre punc- 

 tata, pygidio creberrime transversim ruguloso. 

 Long. 8 lin. 



Very close to P. striata. It differs in having the thorax 

 shorter and less narrowed anteriorly, the anterior angles not 

 at all prominent. The head and clypeus are delicately punc- 

 tured, the latter scarcely emarginate in front. The punctures 

 on the thorax are not very close together, and are extremely 

 fine and delicate; there are no stronger punctures at the sides. 

 Scutellum smooth. The elytra are channelled and sculptured 

 in the same way as in P. striata. The pygidium is covered 

 with fine, closely placed, transverse ruga? ; there is a slight 

 longitudinal median impression. The posterior femora are 

 sparingly and delicately punctured below, with a line of 

 strong punctures along the anterior and posterior margins. 

 The anterior tibise have three very acute teeth. 



Hob. Madagascar. 



LI. — Description of a new Species of Arvicola from Gilgit. 

 By John Scully. 



Arvicola Blanfordi, sp. nov. 



3 . Head and body 4'55 inches, tail 2*05, hairs at end of 

 tail 0*2, fore foot - 4, hind foot 075, length of ear 0*7, breadth 

 of ear 0*68. Lips, hands, and feet flesh-colour, the nose a 

 little darker ; irides blackish brown. 



General colour of the fur above rather pale brown, with a 

 slight rufous tinge, the hairs being of a deep slate-colour for 

 the greater portion of their length and their ends pale brown 

 with blackish tips. Under surface greyish white, the hairs 

 deep slaty at base with white tips ; along a line separating 

 the colour of the upper and lower surfaces the tips of the hairs 

 are isabelline. Feet white. Tail sullied white, with a dusky 

 stripe along its upper surface, which is most conspicuous near 

 the tip. 



