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spots, which are not very regular in number or position, but 

 with usually a group of three on the disk of each in front of 

 the middle, and two more distinct and close together behind 

 the middle. Apices of the elytra somewhat obliquely trun- 

 cate. Posterior tarsi with the first joint as long as the two 

 succeeding joints combined. 



This and the preceding species, while not differing suffi- 

 ciently to be formed into a genus apart, will form a section in 

 the genus, characterized by the clavate scape of the antennas 

 and the longer first joint of the posterior tarsus. 



Gylindrepomus virgatus (Melly, MS.), n. sp. 



Supra niger, longitudiualiter cinereo-vittatus ; capitis vertice vittis 

 duabus antice conjunetis postice divergentibus ; prothoracis dorso 

 vittis tribus ; elytris singulis vittis tribus, vitta mediana ad 

 medium interrupta ; apicibus elytrorum suboblique truncatis ; 

 corpore subtus cinereo-pubescente cum linea pectoris et maculis ad 

 latera abdominis nigris ; antennis pedibusque nigrescentibus, scapo 

 antice scabroso. 



Long. 15, lat. 3.j mm. 



Hah. Himalayas. 



With deep black and ashy, alternating, very distinctly 

 vittate ; with two ashy and three black vitta? on the upperside 

 of the head ; with three ashy and four black vittee on the 

 upperside of the prothorax, and a broad ashy vitta on each 

 side low down. Elytra each with three ashy and four black 

 vittge, including the black sutural line and the narrow black 

 border externally ; with the ashy vittse all united at the apex, 

 and with the two intermediate black vittse connected by a 

 transverse bar at the middle of their length. The elytra 

 along the black vittge seen to be thickly enough and rather 

 strongly punctured. Elytra somewhat abruptly narrowed 

 posteriorly, with a subsinuate and slightly oblique truncature 

 at the apex. 



Sthenias albicollis } n. sp. (PI. VII. fig. 6.) 



Parvus in hoc genere, griseo-brunneo-pubescens cum prothorace 



lateraliter et plaga postica singuli elvtri albescentibus. 

 Long. 10-13, lat. 3-4 mm. ( <$ $ ). 



Hob. Nilghiri Hills, S. India (Hampson). 



Rather small and narrow for this genus. Prothorax 

 whitish at the sides and greyish white along the middle of 

 the disk ; with a few very small black spots, of which one at 

 the middle of the base and two near the middle of the disk 



