346 Mr. G. Lewis on 



Oval, somewhat convex, black and sliinlng ; the forehead 

 minutely punctulate, stria complete and rather "widely arched • 

 the thorax very linely punctulate, iimer stria complete and 

 minutely crenate behind tlje head, outer stria wanting ; the 

 elytra, outer humeral stria basal, curved and dimidiate, inner 

 stna wanting, dorsal 1-4 complete, 5 and sutural nearly equal, 

 but the sutural just passes the middle ; the pygidia are clearly 

 not closely punctured ; the prosternum, the striee are short 

 and do not pass between the coxse; the basal lobe is im- 

 pressed ; the mesosternura is truncate, stria complete and 

 close to the edge ; the anterior tibige are 5-6-denticulate. 



The fourth dorsal stria in this species is complete, but this 

 does not seem to be an important character in the genus, as 

 in some not otherwise dissimilar species (e. g. fractistiius, 

 Lew. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xvii. p. 342, 1906) the fourth 

 stria is sometimes complete on one side and not on the otlier. 



Hub. Kashmir, North India. 



Atholus atricohr, sp. n. 



Ovalis, convcxiusculus, niger, nitidus ; fronte stria intcgra, antice 

 leviter biimpressa ; pronoto stria externa abbreviata, interna 

 Integra ; elytris striis 1-4 validis, integris, 6 apicali, suturali 

 basi pauhiliim abbreviata ; propygidio aliquantum grosse punc- 

 tate ; tibiis antiois 4-dentatis. 



L. 3|-4 mill. 



Oval, somewhat convex, black and shining ; the head, 

 mandibles canaliculate, stria complete, strong at the sides, 

 feebly sinuous anteriorly, with two circular impressions 

 behind it, surface punctulate ; the thorax, outer lateral stria 

 short, passing from the anterior angle nearly halfway along 

 tlie side, inner stria rather strong and complete, crenate behind 

 the neck ; the elytra, striaj, inner humeral strong, apical, and 

 reaching just beyond the middle, dorsal 1-4 also strong and 

 complete, 5 apical and not quite reaching the middle, sutural 

 shortened a little at the base and turning slightly from the 

 suture at both ends ; the propygidium is coarsely, evenly, 

 and not densely punctate, on the pygidium the punctures are 

 smaller ; the prosternum is narrow between the coxse ; the 

 mesosternum, marginal stria complete and close to the anterior 

 edge, slightly broken at the suture, not quite joining the 

 nictastcrnal stria ; the anterior tibias are 4-dentate. 



Huh. Mashonaland [Guy A. K, Marshall). 



A stercoraceous species which sometimes dies to light. 



