LONG-IT ABSTTS. 



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about as long as the body; first segment long and club-shaped, 

 second thicker than, and about equal to, third, fourth slightly 

 longer than third ; the rest about equal in length and slightly and 

 gradually thickened. Prothorax broader than long, sides gently 

 rounded; surface convex, distinctly punctate, the punctures 

 becoming sparse towards the apex. Scutellum small, triangular, 

 with apex rounded and surface iuipunctate. Elytra broader at 

 base than prothorax, sides more or less nearly parallel, rounded 

 towards the front angles; surface confusedly and comparatively 

 strongly punctate, the punctures being stronger than those of the 

 pronotum ; interstices smooth and shining. Underside: posterior 

 tibia? with a spine at the apex and a series of spinules on the 

 outer edge, particularly towards the apex; first segment of 

 posterior tarsi half the length of the corresponding tibia. 

 Length, 1| mm. 



Ceylon: Horton Plains, 6000 ft., 18-20. iii. 1682 (G. Lewis). 

 Type in the British Museum. Described from three examples- 



254. Longitarsus liratus, sp. nov. 



Body narrow, constricted at the base of the prothorax and 

 elytra, and narrowing towards the apex ; wingless. General 

 colour dirty brown ; elytra, except the apical part and the lateral 

 margins, abdominal sternites, and apices of the posterior femora 

 smoky. 



Head with vertex iuipunctate, front somewhat convex, inter- 

 antennal carina sharp, surface between the bases of the antenna? 

 and the eyes convex. Antenna? as long as the body ; first segment 

 long and club-shaped, second much shorter, third slightly longer 

 than second, fourth much longer than third: the following seg- 

 ments elongate and about equal. Prothorax broader than long, 

 sides rounded; surface distinctly and strongly punctate, and 

 besides the punctures the whole surface has a certain rugosity. 

 Scutellum small, triangular with the apex rounded, impunctate. 

 Elytra not broader at base than prothorax; from the humerus 

 extends a longitudinal ridge, which delimits the smoky discal 

 surface from the brown marginal part ; seen from above the ridge 

 is quite prominent at the base but not so behind, but when viewed 

 sideways at a certain angle the ridge can be seen to continue 

 backwards and to disappear towards the apex of the elytron ; 

 surface distinctly but confusedly punctate, besides which it is 

 granulate. Underside : compared with the size of the insect the 

 legs appear long ; posterior tibia? long, with the usual series of 

 spinules on the external edge, and ending in a long spine ; first 

 segment of the posterior tarsi half the length of the corresponding 

 tibia. 



Length, 2| mm. As the head and prothorax of the particular 

 specimen from which the above description is drawn up are some- 

 what stretched, the actual length may be 2 mm. 



Nilgiri Hills (G. F. Hampson). 



