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HALTICINJE. 



than the vertex; eyes strongly convex; interantennal space very 

 narrow with a deep median impression between two ridges. 

 Antennae slender, a little shorter than the body, and very sparsely 

 covered with fine hairs, especially towards the apex ; first segment 

 long and club-shaped, second shorter and thicker than third, the 

 latter and the following two more or less nearly equal, the sixth 

 very slightly stouter and shorter than the preceding; from the 

 seventh to the end all are nearly equal. Prothorax longer than 

 broad, cylindrical, its sides not margined ; the deep constriction in 

 front of the base divides the prothorax into two distinct portions, 

 the interior of which is broadened and rounded in front and has 

 its surface smooth and im punctate, while the posterior portion 

 is smaller, its surface being narrow ; the pronotum has a few 

 scattered hairs. Scutellum comparatively large, triangular, with 

 apex rounded and surface smooth and impunctate. Elytra much 

 broader at the base than the prothorax ; the humerus is strongly 

 raised, and below it is a sharp longitudinal ridge which vanishes 

 towards the apex ; this ridge divides the surface into two planes, 

 one horizontal and the other vertical. The arrangement of the 

 rows of punctures on each elytron is as follows : on the horizontal 

 surface, i.e. internal to the ridge, there are seven rows of punc- 

 tures towards the base; behind, the short suturai row anastomoses 

 with the next row, and the sixth row bifurcates, posterior to the 

 humerus, into two rows ; about the middle of the length of the 

 elytron eight rows can be counted; on the vertical area, i.e. 

 external to the ridge, there are either four or three confused rows, 

 which towards the apex become reduced to three or two, as the 

 case may be ; all the rows converge towards the apex. Interstices 

 on the external area somewhat raised. Underside smooth, shining, 

 impunctate, sparsely scattered over with fine silvery hairs. 

 Length, 2^ mm. ; length of antenna, 2 mm. 



Assam: Patkai Mts. ; Naga Hills; Assam Valley (all Doherty). 



Type in the British Museum. Described from eight examples. 



There is one example, not in perfect condition, of this genus in 

 the British Museum, collected by Gr. Sogers from the Andaman 

 Islands. It resembles L. assamensis on the whole, but is much 

 lighter in colour and with the elytral punctures larger. Although 

 1 do not wish to make a definite statement about the specific 

 relationships of this specimen, at least the fact that the genus 

 TAprus occurs in the Andaman s is established. 



79. Liprus fulvoniger, sp. nov. 



Prothorax and legs golden-brown ; head and antennas piceous ; 

 elytra and underside black with a bluish tint, shining. 



Head broad, with vertex convex and impunctate; the median 

 impression between the antennas is not so pronounced as in 

 L. assamensis, nor is the difference of elevation between the 

 vertex and the rest of the surface in front. Antenna* about one- 

 half a millimetre shorter than the body: first segment long and. 



