122 DR. J. E. T. AITCHISON ON THE ZOOLOGY OF 



COLEOPTERA. 



By C. O. Waterhouse, 

 Assistant in the Zoological Department, British Museum. 



GEODEPHAGA. 



1. Dioctes Lehmanni, Menetr. Mem. Ac. Pet. 1849, p. 25, pi. i. f. 7. 



A local species, originally described from Kisil Koum. 

 Sab. Badghis. 



HYDRADEPHAGA. 



2. Cybister tripttnctattts, Oliv. Ent. iii. 1795, 40, p. 14, pi. 3. f. 24. 



A widely distributed Asiatic species. 

 Sab. Hot spring, Tor-shakh, Badgbis. 



PALPICORNIA. 



3. Hydropiultts caraboides, Linn. Faun. Suec. no. 214. 

 A European species. 



LA1IELLICORNIA. 



SCARABiEIDjE. 



4. Scauab^tjs sacer, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 545. 

 Sab. Hari-rud valley. 



5. Homalocopris tmolus, Eiscber, Ent. Boss. i. p. 141, t. 13. f. 1. 



A local species, originally described from Kirgis. 

 Sab. Badgbis. 



MELOLONTHIDiE. 



6. Lachnosterna, sp. 



A testaceous yellow species, witb pitcby yellow bead, thorax, and legs ; about an inch 

 long, shining ; tbe thorax closely and rather finely punctured ; the elytra moderately, 

 closely, and finely punctured, with the usual costa? rather broad. 



Two examples, male and female. 



Sab. Badghis. 



[This species was frequently found in tbe Badghis, stuck on tnorns, the store of one of 

 the numerous Butcher-birds. — J. E. T. A.] 



EUTEIID^. 



7. Adoretus, sp. 

 Sab. Badghis. 



