NONARTHRA. 



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The structural characters are as stated in the generic description. 

 The thickness of the live apical segments of the antennae may vary 

 to a certain extent, the compression and consequent inner expansion 

 being more pronounced in some examples than in others. The 

 pronotal and elytral punctures are more visible in some specimens 

 than in others, and sometimes this is due to the fact that the 

 punctures on the lighter portions of the surface have dark centres ; 

 the punctures, though tine, are always visible under a high power, 

 when the insect is held at a suitable angle. 



Length, 3-4| mm. 



United Provinces: iianikhet, vi-viii. 1916; West Almora : 

 Knmaon, Sunderdhunga Valley, 8000-12,000 It., JNami Tal, ix. 

 1917, Dudhatoli, 6000-10,000 ft., 8. Garhwal, 6500 ft., lialdwani, 

 Khaula, 4500 ft., (collected from all these localities by H. G. 

 Champion); Almora District, Chaubattia, 6000-7000 ft., 1920 

 (8. R. Archer). JSikkim : Kaiimpong, Darjeeling, 4500 ft., 24. iv- 

 10. v. 1915 (F. H. Gravely, Indian Museum) ; Darjeelmg, 6000 ft., 

 2.x. 1908, by sweeping grass and low herbage (Brunetti, Indian 

 Museum); Gropaldhara, 3400-4700 ft., 3. x. 1914 (//. Stevens); 

 Eungbong Valley, vi. 1912 (W. K. Webb); Kurseong, etc., many 

 specimens in the collection of the late Mons. J. Achard. Simla 

 Hills : Theog, 8000 ft,, 13. v. 1909 {Amiandale, Indian Museum). 

 Assam : Shillong (F. W. Champion). 



Types of variabilis, Baly, and of scatellata, Jacoby, in the British 

 Museum. There are examples of albofasciata, Duviv., in the 

 Brussels Museum. 



65. Nonarthra patkaia, sp. nov. 



Body broad and large. Colour yellow-brown ; the four apical 

 segments of the antennae, the head and the apex of the femora of 

 the hind legs, with the teeth on the edge of the hind tibiae, black; 

 the fourth segment of the antennas fuscous ; palpi and mandibles 

 dark brown. 



Head broad, interocular space slightly depressed in the middle 

 and very finely punctate, interautennal space wide and similarly 

 finely punctate. Labrum and mouth- parts with long bristly hairs. 

 Antennae short, hardly reaching the base of the pronotum, the 

 three basal segments yellow, with fine hairs ; first segment long 

 and club-shaped, almost as long as third, second shorter; fourth 

 to eighth flattened and triangularly produced on the inner side, 

 the fourth smaller than the fifth, which is again smaller than the 

 sixth, the latter and the following two almost equal to each other ; 

 ninth smaller, flattened but not triangularly produced inwardly. 

 Prothoracc formed as stated under the description of the genus, the 

 base being slightly sinuate at each side, and the posterior angles 

 more rounded than the anterior : its dorsal surface transversely 

 convex and, seen under a high power, extremely minutely and 

 finely punctate. Scutellum sharply triangular and impunctate. 

 Elytra almost as broad at the base as the prothorax ; their whole 



