170 D. Sharp — New Coleopterous Insects [No. 3, 



STAPHYLINIDiE. 



1. Tachinus stoliczkge. 



T. parvulus, siib-depressus, niger, elytris castaneis vel piceo-castaneis, 

 antennis pedihusque sordide testaceis ; protlwrace fere impunctato, elytris 

 parce punctatis, obsolete sfriyosulis, ahdomine sat crehre sub-ohsolete punc- 

 tato. Long. 6 mm., lat. If mm. 



Hab. On the road across the Pamir from Sarikol to Panjah. 



2. Philonthus stoliczkse. 



P. rubido, Er. similis et affinis : angustulus, sub-parallelus, niger, elytris 

 rufis, antennis fuse is, basi cum pedibus testaceis, ahdominis segmentis fer- 

 rugineo-marginatis ; tJiorace angustulo, subparallelo, serie discoidali punc- 

 tarum 5, et punctis lateralibus sat numerosis, elytris rufis basi summo paullo 

 obscuriore, crebre, fere fortiter punctatis ; abdomine dense, cequaliter subti- 

 literque punctato, opaco. Long. 5 mm. 



Hab. Yarkand. 



3. Philonthus pamirensis. 



^^. affinitate Staph, tenuis, Fabr. Angustulus, haud parallelus, niger, 

 elytris rufis, antennis pedibusque poster ioribusfuscis, illarum basi pedibus- 

 que anterioribus testaceis ; abdomine subtiliter punctato. Long. 6 mm. 



Hab. On the road across the Pamir from Sarikol to Panjah. 



SCARAB^ID^. 



1. Onthophagus concolor. 



O. niger, fere nudus, supra opacus, subtus sat nit idus ; protJio race 

 jperopaco, parcius subtiliter punctato, lateribus ad angulos anteriores eoi- 

 denter sinuatis ; elytris subtiliter striatis, interstitiis parcius et subtiliter 

 punctatis, punctis Jiaud perspicue setigeris. Long. 7 — 9 mm. 



Masc. Gapite vertice medio breviter tuberculato, protlwrace fere mutico. 



Fem. Capite medio lined curvatd sat elevatd, vertice medio lamina ele- 

 rata (ad apicem plus minusve emarginatd) brevissimd 



Hab. Sind valley, Kashmir ; and Murree, Pan jab hills. 



2. Aphodius seger. 



A. Scarabsei granarii, Lin. similis ; oblongus, leviter convexus, nitidus, 

 niger, elytris piceis vel fere nigris, pedibus rufis, clypeo medio emarginato^ 

 f route fere muticd ; prothorace subtiliter punctato ^ versus later a punctis 



