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39. Mylabris variabilis, Pallas, Ic. p. 81, t. E. f. 7. 



Hab. Hari-rad valley and Khorasan. 

 A European species. 



40. Mylabris Erolovti, Germ. 

 Hab. Badghis. 



41. Mylabris maculata, Oliv. Ent. iii. 47, p. 7, 1. 1. f. 9. 



Sab. Hari-rud valley and Badghis. 

 A European species. 



42. Cantharis conspicua, sp. n. (Plate XIV. fig. 15.) 



Nigra ; capite rude punctato, fronte gutta sanguinea notata ; antennis ferrugineis, 

 atrticulo basali nigro ; thorace rude punctato ; elytris runs, confertim rugulosis 

 et punctulatis, apice nigro ; tarsis plus minusve ferrugineis. Long. 11-13 lin. 

 The punctures on the head and thorax are rather strong, but rather unequal in size, 

 moderately close together. The thorax has a slight impression on the disk, a little in 

 front of the middle ; and there is another impression at the base. The elytra are 

 rugulose and densely and rather finely punctured ; each elytron has two dorsal and one 

 lateral fine lines. The antenna? are a little attenuated from the third joint to the apex. 

 Hab. Hari-rud valley. 



43. Cantharis glabricollis, sp. n. (Plate XIV. fig. 7.) 



Rufo-flava, nitida, corpore subtus nigro ; antennis et ore nigris ; capite thoraceque 

 glabris, punctis nonnullis sparsis ; elytris rugulosis, nitidis ; pedibus nigris, femo- 

 ribus (apice excepto) tibiisque posticis (apice excepto) rufo-flavis. Long. 6-8 lin. 

 Antennae a little longer than the head and thorax; slightly thickened towards the 

 apex. The punctures on the head and thorax are not numerous and are rather obscure. 

 The elytra are considerably rugulose, but shining, with obscure punctures scattered 

 over the surface ; the costse obsolete. The body beneath and the coxae and trochanters 

 black ; the anterior tibia? with a little red on the anterior surface. 

 Hab. Hari-rud valley. 



44. Cantharis l^ta, sp. n. (Plate XIV. fig. 6.) 



Nigra, nitida ; thoracis lateribus flavo-rufis ; elytris cyaneis ; pedibus rufo-piceis, 

 tarsis nigro-piceis. Long. 8-9 lin. 



Antenna? dull black, slightly thickened towards the apex ; the basal joints in part 

 pitchy. Head above tinted with dark steel-blue, rather strongly and moderately closely 

 punctured, with a small red spot between the eyes. Thorax much flattened, very 

 smooth, with a shallow impression in front and at the base. Elytra finely rugulose, 

 with fine punctuation interspersed ; each elytron with the usual three fine costae. The 

 head, the sides of the thorax, and the legs are clothed with rather long pile. The 

 abdomen is delicately punctured, tinted with bronzy green. 



Hab. Badghis. 



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