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closely punctate ; the punctures are arranged in close longit udinal 

 stria?, although the regularity of the arrangement is not delinite 

 enough to admit of the rows being counted ; the punctures are 

 larger than those on the pronotum. Underside: first segment of 

 posterior tarsi half the length of the corresponding tibia, which 

 has the usual apical spine and the spinules along the external 

 edge. 



Length, 1| mm. 



United Provinces : Kumaon, Eanikhet, Bhatkot (H. G. Cham- 

 pion). 



Type in the British Museum. Described from six examples. 



262. Longitarsus belgaumensis, Jacoby. 



Longitarsus belgaumensis, Jac, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xl. 1896, p. 260. 



Body oblong, parallel-sided. Colour obscure brown ; antennae 

 brown, with several of the apical segments darker ; labrum black ; 

 suture very narrowly piceous ; posterior femora black at the apex. 



Head impunctate, without frontal elevations, clypeus with a 

 central ridge : eyes strongly convex. Antennas not quite extend- 

 ing to the apex of the elytra ; first segment long and club-shaped, 

 second about half the length of the first, third slightly longer 

 than second but distinctly shorter than fourth ; the following 

 segments elongate, slender and about equal. Prothorax somewhat 

 broader than long, sides slightly rounded near the base, anterior 

 lateral angles oblique ; the pore from which the seta rises is placed 

 at a little distance before the middle on each side; surface 

 apparently impunctate, but under a high power some extremely 

 fine dots are seen, and towards the base, in certain lights, very 

 fine longitudinal wrinkles are visible. Scutellum triangular, with 

 apex rounded and surface impunctate. Elytra subcylindrical ; 

 surface distinctly, confusedly and not very closely punctate, 

 besides which the whole surface is minutely granulate. 



Length, 2^ mm. 



Bombay: Belgaum (type-locality). Madras: Palni Hills, 

 Neutral Saddle, 500 ft., 13-15. ix. 1922 (S. Kemp) ; Nilgin Hills 

 (G. F. Hampson): Shervaroy Hills, Tercaud, 5000-8000 ft., 

 7. viii. 1917 (Y. 11. Rao). Bihar : Pusa, on san leaf, 4. viii. 1915 

 (U. Bahadur, Pusa Coll.). United Provinces: Kumaon, Haid- 

 wani District, Eanikhet, and W.Almora (taken on Quereus dilatata), 

 7000-9000 ft., vi. 1917 (all H. G. Champion). Assam : Manipur 

 (Doherty). Ceylon : Colombo, on coast level, 7-27. iv. 1882 (G. 

 Lewis): Kandy, vi. 1908 (G. E. Bryant); Nuwara Eliya, 6234- 

 8000 ft,, 8-11. ii. 1882 (G. Lewis). 



Type in the British Museum. 



This species has a wide distribution in India and Ceylon. It 

 occurs in the North as well as in the South, at high elevations 

 as well as on the sea-coast. One specimen from Manipur, taken 

 by Doherty, is referable to this species. It is therefore to be 



