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H ALTICIN JE. 



Length, 2| mm. ; breadth, 1 j mm. 



South India: Malabar District, Taliparamba, 30. ix-4. x. 1917 

 (Ramakrishna). 



The location of Motschulsky's type is unknown to me. 



The above description is taken from the two specimens in the 

 British Museum from the above locality ; they were sent by Mr. 

 T. V. Eamakrislma Ayyar to the Imperial Bureau of Entomology,, 

 where the insect was determined by Dr. Gr. A. K. Marshall from 

 Motschulsky's description. For notes on life-history see p. 101. 



In that this insect possesses punctate-striate elytra, the striae 

 being placed at regular intervals, and that the outer edge of the 

 posterior tibiae is without a series of spinules, it differs from 

 the general type of the species of Longitarsus and may in the 

 future become the basis of a new genus. 



250. Longitarsus krishna*, sp. nov. 



Body oblong, elytra somewhat constricted behind the humerus 

 and then broadened again behind. Colour shining black ; antennae 

 piceous ; legs red-brown ; posterior femora and abdominal sternites 

 of a much darker shade of red-brown. 



Head with vertex impunctate, frontal tubercles well developed, 

 bases of the antennae globular and very close together, inter- 

 antennal carina sharp, clypeus raised ; eyes strongly convex. 

 Antennae slender, extending to a little distance beyond the middle 

 of the elytra ; first segment long and club-shaped, second small 

 and thickened, third longer than second, almost equal to, or very 

 slightly shorter than, fourth; the following segments about equal 

 and more hairy. Prothorax somewhat broader than long, very 

 slight iy narrowed behind, sides straight, anterior lateral angles 

 oblique, posterior rounded, the setae at these four corners clearly 

 visible ; surface punctate, the punctures being more crowded 

 towards the base than in front, where they are very sparse. 

 ScuteUum triangular, with apex broadly rounded and with surface 

 smooth and impunctate. Elytra much broader at base than pro- 

 thorax, humerus rounded ; surface confusedly punctate, the punc- 

 tures being much coarser than those of the pronotum, while in 

 the middle they tend to form longitudinal rows. Underside : legs 

 slender, sparsely covered with fine whitish hairs ; abdominal 

 sternites also covered with similar hairs, more particularly the 

 apical segments ; posterior tibiae very long, somewhat expanded 

 at the apex, with the usual row of small spines as well as fine 

 hairs on the outer margin, apical spine prominent ; first segment 

 of posterior tarsi equal to about half the length of the posterior 

 tibia, while the whole tarsus almost equals the tibia. 

 Length, 3| mm. ; breadth behind, nearly 2 mm. 

 Burma : Huby Mines (Doherty). Assam : Manipur, two 

 examples (Doherty). 



Type in the British Museum. Described from three examples. 



* Sanskrit, " black." 



