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CIIETSOMELIN^. 



elytra convex. Head large, quadrate, as broad as the width of 

 the front margin of the prothorax ; eyes convex ; antennae fairly 

 long, the segments moderately stout, the first two swollen. 

 Prothorax broader than long, anterior and posterior margins 

 almost straight, anterior lateral angles rounded, posterior more or 

 less acute, upper surface convex. Scutellum sharply triangular, 

 broader than long. The two elytra are not joined together, but 

 can be separated ; their surface is confusedly punctate. Hind 

 wings absent. Underside : anterior coxal cavities almost closed ; 

 presternum truncate behind ; mesosternum small. The third 

 segment of the tarsi is undivided along the middle, and the claws 

 are not split. 



Range. The Himalayas at a high altitude. 



The name Apaksha is derived from Sanskrit, and means 

 "without wings." This insect bears a superficial resemblance to 

 certain members of the Central Asiatic genus Xenomela, Weise. 



63. Apaksha himalayensis, sp. nov. 



Subnitid, entirely black, with legs sometimes pitchy-brown. 

 Head large, broad, with the surface rugose, strongly and not 



very closely punctate ; in some examples there is a shallow longi- 

 tudinal median depression ; interantennal space with a tl•ans^erse, 

 strongly impressed line ; the whole surface is sparsely covered with 

 fine hairs. Antennae fairly long and stout, reaching the middle of 



Fig. 34. — Apalcsha himalayensis, Maulik, $ . 



