1914.] F. H. Gravely : An Account of the Oriental Passalidae. 283 



Nilgiri Hills — Ootacamund ; Gudalur ; Naduvatum. 



Madura — Dindigal. 



Trichinopoli. 



Cuddapah. 



Episphenus neelgherriensis (Percheron). 



Passalus neelgherriensis, Guérin-Méneville in Percheron,' 1841, p. 4, pi. Ixxvii, fig. i. 



Passalus neelgherriensis, Burnieister 1847, P- 469- 

 (Passalus neelgherriensis. Smith, 1852, p. 6.) 

 ? Aceraius neelgherriensis [part], Kaup, i868fl, p. 30. 



Aceraius-\ infantilis + f puerilis + ? neelgherriensis [part', Kaup, i868/>, pp. 4 and 6. 

 (Aceraius infantilis + puerilis + neelgherriensis [part], Gemminger and Harold, i858, p. 972.) 



Laches "f infantilis + '\ puerilis + ? Basilianus neelgherriensis [part], Kaup, 1871, pp. 48 and 55-6. 

 (Laches infantilis -^ puerilis ■\- Basilianus neelgherriensis [part], Wytsman, 1884, pp. 335-6.) 

 (Basilianus Neelgherriensis + Laches Puerilis + Epilaches Infantilis. Kuwert, 1891, pp. 164 and 167.) 



Analaches 'f filius + infantilis + Laches puerilis + Basilianus inaequalis + certus, Kuwert, i8g8, 

 PP- 336, 338 and 341. 



Basiliamis "fbinominis, Zang, 1905«, pp. 243-4. 



Basilianus -f neelgherriensis, Zang, 1905c, p. 223. 



Basilianus ^neelgherriensis + ■\binominis, Zang, 1906, pp. 179-183. 



Episphenus 'f neelgherriensis , Gravely, above pp. 222-223, pi. xi, figs. 21-2167. 



The measurements given by Kaup indicate that he has confused with this species 

 some large form (doubtless E. indiens). Although E. neelgherriensis is less variable 

 in size than the preceding, it is sufficiently variable in other respects to have received 

 several distinct generic and specific names, based on characters which are proved by 

 the series before me to be of no taxonomic value. 



The name Analaches filius, Kuwert 1898, should read Epilaches filius; for the 

 generic names Analacfies and Epilaches, Kuwert 189 1, have been transposed by their 

 author in his 1898 paper, as Zang has already pointed out (1905, p. 24). Epilaches 

 filius, Kuwert, of which I have seen specimens determined by Kuwert himself, is 

 identical with Episphenus neelgherriensis ; and so are Epilaches infantilis (Kaup) and 

 Laches puerilis, Kaup, of which I have seen the types. Of two specimens of the 

 former species from JMniszech's collection one proved to be Episphenus neelgherriensis 

 and the other a species of Cetejus. 



I^ocalities: — 



Madras Presidency : Coorg. 



Malabar. 



Nilgiri Hills — Coonoor, c. 6000 ft.'; Ootacamund, 7800 ft. 



Annamalai Hills — various locaHties ranging from about 



3000-5500 ft. ' 

 Madura — Dindigal. 



' See above, p. 270, footnote 3. 



'^ For more detailed reference to localities round Coonoor and in the Annamalais see above, p. 223. 



