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species, as it is by no means certain that Reitter's genus 

 (type felicitaim^ from Central Asia) is synonymous with 

 -Tagonoides, Fairm. (type delavuyi, from Yunnan). It may 

 he noted that 71 zabriformis, Fairm., is wrongly placed ; it 

 is a Bioramix^ Bates (= Botiras, Fairm. = Faustia, Kr., 

 doubtfully distinct I'rom Platyscelis), \\\\i\Q Botiras siriatellus, 

 Y'dirin. = Bio7'(miix asidioides, Bates. 



Blaps himalaica, sp. n. 



Small, snbcylindrical, rather strongly convex transversely, 

 moderately nitid, black. Head moderately densely and 

 finely punctate, clypeus broadly but feebly emarginate ; 

 antennse not reaching base of thorax, 3rd joint nearly as 

 long as the three following together, 4th to^ 7th equal, 

 slightly longer than wide, 8th to 10th moniliform, about as 

 wide as long. Thorax slightly wider than long, narrower 

 at apex than at base, widest before the middle, sides finely 

 bordered, rounded in front, almost straight or feebly sinuate 

 towards base, anterior margin feebly emarginate, not bordered 

 in the middle, anterior angles rounded, base almost straight, 

 posterior angles subrectangular but blunted at apex ; disc 

 rather strongly convex transversely even at the base, finely 

 and less densely punctate than the head. Scutellum in- 

 visible. Elytra elongate-oval, about \ wider than the 

 thorax, sides feebly rounded, lateral margin visible from 

 above for about half its length, apex rounded with a small 

 sutural excision, but no special thickening or prolongation 

 in either sex, disc finely and not very densely asperately 

 punctate, epipleura subparallel as far as the 2nd abdominal 

 segment, the marginal carinse thence converging to meet 

 about halfway along anal sternite. Prosternal process 

 sulcate, declivous behind the coxae but with a blunt apical 

 projection. Second abdominal segment about as long as 

 anal segment; no hair-pad in the male. Legs normal, 

 femora not markedly clavate, anterior tibise straight, anterior 

 tarsi short, posterior tarsi moderately slender, first joint 

 about as long as last and slightly longer than the 2nd and 

 3rd together, the inferior prolongation of the claw-joint 

 bluntly rounded at apex. 



(^ . Antennae a little longer than those of the ? , and 

 general outline more cylindrical, the elytra a little narrower, 

 but with no obvious characters in the legs or abdominal 

 sternites. 



Length 15 mm. 



2 cJ,l ?. 



Must be very close, ex descr.j to B. helopioides, Seidl., 



