io22.] K. G. Blair: Fauna of Barkuda I. 295 



to be identical with Hoplobrachium asperipenne Fairm., from Mada- 

 gascar. The British Museum possesses a considerable number 

 from Ceylon and Southern India, and it is probable that the 

 Madagascar record is erroneous or accidental. An old specimen in 

 the Museum purporting to come from Mauritius is noted as of 

 doubtful locality, some of the insects to which its Register No. 

 applies being S. African species, while others are from Ceylon. 



Strongylium annandalei sp. nov. 



Subopaque, black. Head and thorax coarsely and densely 

 punctate, eyes moderately approximate, separated by a space about 

 equal to the length of the third joint of the antennae. These entirely 

 black, 3rd joint equal to 4th, and equal to 1st and 2nd together, 

 joints 5 to 11 a little shorter and thicker, with larger punctures and 

 more opaque. Thorax as wide as head, feebly transverse, anterior 

 margin straight, the border scarcely thickened in the middle, 

 lateral margins rounded in the middle, slightly sinuate towards 

 base and apex, carinate throughout, anterior angles rounded, 

 posterior angles acute. Elytra wider than thorax, parallel, shoul- 

 ders rounded, lateral carina invisible from above; striae with 

 large deep squarish punctures, each of which has a small tubercle 

 in the middle of each side, intervals convex, subopaque, with fine 

 scattered punctures. Underside more nitid but strongly punctate 

 throughout, prosternum with a conical projection behind the 

 coxae, last segment of abdomen ( c? ) with a feeble median depres- 

 sion, subtruncate at apex. Legs moderately nitid. densely punc- 

 tate, anterior femora somewhat thickened about middle, all tibiae 

 slender, feebly sinuate within, tarsi slender, clothed beneath with 

 yellow hairs, claw-joint of anterior tarsi slightly longer, that of 

 posterior tarsi slightly shorter than the rest together. Length 

 12-14 mm - 



2 ex., 25 - vii-4-viiiT7 (N. Annandale); 1 ex., r5-22'viii6 

 (F. H. Gravely), also 1 S. India and Ceylon in Brit. Mus. (type). 



Probably allied to S. marseuli Lew., from Japan, but more 

 cylindrical in form, with the antennae and legs less slender, the 

 elytral intervals convex, not carinate, etc. Similar punctures in 

 the elytral striae are also found in certain W. African species, e.g. 

 S. borchmanni Geb., Arch. f. Nalurgesch., 1920 (1921), Abt. A, 6 

 Heft, p. 174, fig. 



Family CISTELIDAE. 



Allecula humeralis, sp. nov. 



Elongale, black, subopaque, with the legs and underside piceous. 

 Head densely, rather finely, punctate, eyes separated by a space 

 equal to the width of one of them, bordered internally by a slight 

 furrow which is not produced downwards towards the clypeus. 

 Antennae slender, joints 3-1 1 subequal, 5th to roth slightly thick- 

 ened within towards apex. Thorax feebly transverse, slightly 



