238 Mr. W. L. Distant on some 
Coptosoma margherite, sp. n. 
Coptosoma W.?, Dist. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) vol. iv. p. 216 (1899). 
Differs from all the varieties of C. W., Montand., in having 
only two small spots at the anterior margin of the pronotum 
and not another two behind them, the apical spots to the 
scutelium distinctly divided and more truncate, ochraceous 
markings darker, &c. 
Long. 4 millim.; max. lat. 4 millim. 
Hab. Assam: Margherita (Atkins. Coll., Brit. Mus.). 
I formerly gave a description of this species, supra, but 
ascribed it with doubt to the C. W., Montand. Having now 
been able to examine a series of specimens belonging to that 
species, I find that there are apparently two species and that 
one requires a distinctive name. 
Coptosoma nilgirensis, sp. n. 
Dull opaque ochraceous, very sparingly and irregularly 
punctate; head impunctate; pronotum with the anterior, 
lateral, and basal areas impunctate, the punctures being 
sparingly distributed on the disk; scutellum very sparingly 
punctate, a longitudinal space on each side of base impunctate. 
Other characters as in C. cribraria, Fabr. 
Long. 5 millim.; max. lat. 4 millim. 
Hab. Nilgin Hills (Sir G. F. Hampson). 
BOZ1us, gen. nov. 
Body moderately convex above, subovate. Head deflexed, 
convexly rounded in front, the central lobe as long as the 
lateral lobes but not elevated, a distinct transverse impression 
in front of eyes; antenne moderately robust, second joint 
minute; pronotum long, anterior margin concave, anterior 
lateral margins moderately laminately dilated, a distinct 
transverse impression about one third from apex; scutellum 
very strongly transversely impressed near base, the impression 
not extending to the basal angles, and with a deep foveate 
impression on each side of its termination; rostrum just 
passing the anterior coxee ; femora and tibie (especially the 
intermediate and posterior) somewhat longly hirsute ; odori- 
ferous apertures lineate, ascending; abdomen beneath pilose. 
Allied to Tropidotylus, but differing by the non-elevated 
central lobe to the head, the foveately depressed scutellum, 
different position of the odoriferous apertures, &c. 
