1918.] 103 



large; the front in bolli sexes furnished with two short stout spines; 

 the vertex with a curved, imprej-sed, transverse line posteriorly ; eyes moderate, 

 not prominent ; puucturatioii fine, not very close, more sparing in front and on 

 the temples ; no visible ground-sculpture. Antennae with the 1st joint long 

 and stout, blackish, the 3rd a little shorter than the 2nd, tiie 4th slightly 

 transverse, the 5th to the 10th gradually increasing in breadth, the Uth about 

 as long as the two preceding joints together. Thorax transverse, widest just 

 behind the anterior angles, the sides strongly convergent and slightly sinuate 

 before the obtuse posterior angles; the disc with a -groove extending prac- 

 tically the whole length in the middle line, and with a small impression on 

 each side behind and internal to the anterior angles ; puncturation fine and 

 sparse on the disc, coarser and closer laterally ; median groove punctured ; no 

 visible ground-sculpture. Elytra fuscous-black, more or less dirty testaceous 

 at the shoulders, widened behind, transverse ; puncturation fine and very 

 sparing and no ground-sculpture visible. Abdomen black, shining, almost 

 impunctate. 



c?. Seventh ventral segment with a broad shallow emargination at the 

 posterior margin ; 6th with a narrow shallow emargination at the pos- 

 terior margin, which is sinuated on either side and with a v<«light impression 

 before the emargination. 



Rah. V^^Di^, Nilgiri Hills {A. K. Weld JDowdinr/). 



Stenus (s. str.) conjluens, n. sp. 



Bronze-black, shining-, with slight aeneous reflection on the fore parts ; 

 antennae and legs black ; elytra coarsely punctured, the punctures confluent 

 postero-internally. Length 4 mm. About the size and build of 6'. belli Fauv., 

 but in other respects quite different. Head narrower than the elytra, the 

 vertex with a short shining carina posteriorly, the lateral impressions broad 

 and shallow ; coarsely punctured ; pubescence white and scanty. Antennae 

 slender, the 1st joint elongate, 2nd much shorter than the 3rd, 3rd to 8th 

 elongate and slender, gradually decreasing in length, 9th to 11th shorter and 

 broader than the preceding, forming a slender club. Maxillary palpi with the 

 1st joint reddish testaceous, the rest fuscous. Thorax a little longer than 

 broad, widest at the middle, from thence obliquely narrowed anteriorly, the 

 sides parallel posteriorly ; disc with a shallow longitudinal impression pos- 

 teriorly and a small, smooth, shining elevation on each side of the middle 

 line; puncturation coa''se, rugulose, more or less confluent. Elytra much 

 longer and wider than the thorax, longer than broad, uneven ; puncturation 

 coarse, rugulose, notably confluent posteriorly near the suture. Abdomen 

 gradually and distinctly narrow^ed posteriorly, bordered and without basal 

 keels ; rather closely and moderately coarsely punctured on the first two 

 visible segments, gradually less coarsely and closely punctured tow^krds the 

 extremity. Tarsi long and slender, the first joint longer than the last. 



(S . Sixth ventral segments broadly eraarginate posteriorly, the 4th & 5th 

 feebly impressed in the middle line throughout. 



Hah. Udia, Lebong, alt. 50U0 feet {H. M. Lefroy), 



