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HALTICINjE. 



those of the elytra form one continuous uniform curve on each 

 side ; surface closely and confusedly punctate, but there are faint 

 indications of seven or eight longitudinal, rows on each elytron, 

 these being more visible towards the sides than towards the 

 suture. Underside covered with brownish hairs; double spine at 

 the apex of the posterior tibia large and sharp. 



Length, 3| mm. ; breadth, 3 mm. 



Bomeay: Belgaum (Andrewes Coll.). 



Type in the British Museum. Described from five examples. 



Jacoby doubtfully referred these examples from Belgaum to 

 Argopistes limbatus, Motsch., from Amur-land. I think it is 

 more convenient to regard them as different species. 



214. Argopistes quadrimaculatus, Jacoby. 



Argopistes quadrimaculatus, Jac, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xlvii, 

 1903, p. 107. 



Body ovate, convex. Colour brown ; each elytron with two 

 black spots, a round spot at the base, nearer the scutellum,?and 



another, more elongate and obliquely placed, at about the middle ; 

 in one example these black spots are obsolescent, though their 

 position can be recognised. 



Bead with vertex impunctate, lower portion of face concave. 

 Antennas extending beyond the base of the pronotum, but not 

 reaching the middle of the elytra ; second segment thicker than, 

 but about equal in length to, third, fourth longer ; from the fifth 



Fig. 111. — Argopistes quadrimaculatus, Jac. 



